Crafty Sentiments 'Craft With A Child' Challenge

Good morning, today is the day for a new challenge over at Crafty Sentiment Designs and this week we challenge you to 'Craft With A Child' that is of course if you can but if you can't you can do what I did and 'Craft For A Child'. It is not that I don't have children quite the opposite they are just all a little too old to want to craft with mum especially as three of them are boys lol.

I decided to go all girlie with my card and used this pretty little fairy called 'Taski' she is one of the older releases but still available in digital format HERE. It wasn't until I got to the end of my card and wondered why I had an extra piece of pink cardstock left I realised I had left the second layer's mat out!!

Do you like my double bow? I used to really struggle with bows then my friend Tracy aka Scrap Happens brought me a peg bow maker which makes them so much easier and the other day I found some you tube video's with different types of bows you can make so watch out there could be a bow on everything soon lol.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Cardstock - Bazzill

Designer Papers - Nitwit Collection 'Fairy Tale'

Image - Crafty Sentiments 'Taski'

Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments 

Medium - Promarkers

Glitter - Stickles

Die - Nestabilities 'Classic & Scalloped Ovals'

Ribbon - Recycled from a gift

Challenges I would like to enter this card into:-

Crafts 4 Eternity - Sketch (turned sideways)

Stamps R Us - There Was A Little Girl

Bunny Zoe's - Fairies

By The Cute & Girly - Things With Wings

Clear It Out Tuesday - Wing It Out

Truly Scrumptious - Things With Wings

The Emerald Faerie Garden - Sugar & Spice 

Stamp Something - Use A Digi

One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi

Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes

Birthday Sundaes - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Ribbons

That's all from me today people but please do pop over to the Crafty Sentiments Challenge Blog to see all the other girl's crafty projects.

Good afternoon all, it has not been a great day here weather wise one minute sunshine and the next heavy downpours.  

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to win 5 really cute stamps from a company called Love To Stamp Little Darlings Range. They are an American company and this is only their second release but I think they will be popular pop over and have a look you won't be disappointed.

Today I have inked up 'Catch A Falling Star' and just look at the detail in that image. This is not my normal choice of colour's but there are a few challenges with this pick and so decided it wouldn't be a challenge if I didn't give it ago plus I have had that star paper forever lol.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Cardstock - Mixture of Bazill & Pearlised

Designer Paper - Stars DCWV 'Adhesive Stack' & Striped 'Drawn'

Image - Little Darlings 'Catch A Falling Star'

Medium - Promarkers

Sentiment - Computer Generated

Die - Nestabilities 'Classic & Scallioped Square'

Ribbon - Gift

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Pollycraft - Celebration option Stars & Stripes

Paper Playtime - Red, White & Blue

Use It Tuesday - Red, White & Blue -star paper

My Mums Craft Shop - Stars & Stripes

Crafting For All Seasons - Red, White & Blue

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Red, White & Blue

DYSU - Squares

Craft Us Crazy - Red, White & Blue or Summer

Card Making Mama's - Red, White & Blue

2 Sister's - Birthdays

Creative Inspirations - Red, White & Blue

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - Stars & Stripes

I Did It - Patriotic

Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back tomorrow with my Crafty Sentiments Designs design team card.

Crafty Calendar Challenges July Challenge

Good morning all. It is the first Saturday of the month so that means it is time for another Crafty Calendar Challenges Challenge. This month we are challenging you to the theme 'Under The Sea'. 

I have been so busy with my Christmas projects for  yesterday's Crafty Sentiments New Release that I completely forgot about this challenge and was just thinking my project would be late when I remembered this card I made for one of my husband's students who is seriously unwell. You see that little Scuba Diver there on my card well, that is my husband lol and that is how he spends his days, not bad eh, he calls it work!!


I brought these stamps a couple of years ago from someone in America whose name escapes me at the moment, they are lovely stamps and beautifully clear images but they are a bit of a specialist interest and I only ever use them to make cards for my hubby's students and colleagues.


As this was for a man I decided to leave the images uncoloured and have not added any embellished, I just double matted my cardstock layers but it doesn't show up too well.

Supplies:-

A5 Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Cardstock - Bazzill

Stamps - Unknown

Ink - All Colours 'Memento'

Sentiment - Inkadinkado 'LM807712 '

Not many supplies for this card.

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

My Partner In Crime - Beach Theme

A Spoon Full Of Sugar- Get Well

Hanna & Friends - For A Man

Crafty Ann's- Get Well/ Thinking of You

Sparkles Forum- At The Beach

Thanks for stopping by, please hop over to the Crafty Calendar Challenge Blog to see all the creations from the other design team members.

Crafty Sentiments New Release Blog Hop, Come Join Us.

WARNING this post is picture heavy!!

Good morning all. 

Have you all enjoyed the last five days of Crafty Sentiments previews? Well the wait is over the stamps are finally available today and you can get them HERE.

Today we are finishing with a blog hop so if you are a regular visitor or just stumbled across my blog you will want to go back to the main Crafty Sentiments Blog to start the hop so you don't miss any of the wonderful creations along the way.

For my project I decided to make a Lumière using a battery powered tea light. I printed four of my images onto tracing paper, I was going to colour them but decided against it plus I thought the colour would be lost when the light was on. 

Be warned I took lots of photo's to show the lit and unlit effects of each side, I had to take the lit photo's in a wardrobe to get the light to show up. When you want a dark overcast day I get bright sunshine, never satisfied lol.

Christmas Song

Dressing The Tree

Taking A Nap

Winter Wishes

So as not to leave poor Billy and his sledge out I made a gift tag to go with my gift. I again printed the image on tracing paper which looks lovely in real life but the photo seems to catch more of the backing paper than the actual image. The back of the tag has 'to' and 'from' on it with a sentiment saying 'Sending Love On Christmas Day'

Gone Sledging

Supplies:-

Designer Papers - My Mind's Eye 'I Believe'

Stamps - Crafty Sentiments Available HERE Now

'Christmas Fun' Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments 'A Christmas Wish'

'Sending Love On Christmas Day' Sentiments - Crafty Sentiments 'Let It Snow'

Die - Nestabilities Classic Ovals

Tracing Paper - Left overs from my teaching days!!

Tea Light Battery Powered - QS Stores

Ribbon - Anitas

Eyelet - Papermania

Cricut Tag - Winter Woodland

I-Rock Gems - Imaginisce 

Here are the challenges I would like to enter these projects into:-

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

For Fun - Christmas

Crafty Emma's - Anything But Square

Ok people Rebekah's wonderful blog is your next stop on the Crafty Sentiments Blog Hop so hop on over and have fun.

Just in case you missed anyone or got lost along the way here is the full list:-

Crafty Sentiments 

Shell

Heather

Jac

Hazel

Kim - your here

Rebekah 

Crafty Sentiments

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of the hop. This hop will run until 4th July 2011.

Crafty Sentiments 'Christmas In June' Challenge & New Release Previews Day Five

Good morning all. It's day five and the last day of Crafty Sentiments Christmas In July Previews but don't fret we have a blog hop for you tomorrow.

Plus as today is challenge day we are challenging you to 'Christmas In June', make any project with a Christmas theme.

Today we are showcasing 'Taking A Nap', this is another of the adorable image's you could win (see day one's post for details).

As soon as I saw this image I thought of a window scene. To create it I used a 6" square panel for the back of the card and added clear acetate to create the front. I then stuck the stripy paper (my wallpaper) to the back panel and placed the image onto this. I cut a window frame, two Christmas tree's and the branch all from Bazzill cardstock (my outside) and added those to the front of the acetate but unfortunately this isn't obvious from my photo because I couldn't get a picture to show up the acetate without it having the flash light right across it. I will try another photo in the morning to see if I can get a better view.

Supplies:-

All Cardstock - Bazzill

Designer Papers - Papermania 'A Wonderful Christmas Time'

Image - Crafty Sentiments 'Taking A Nap' Avail July 1st

Medium - Promarkers

Acetate - Local Craft Shop

Snow - Flower Soft 'Diamond White'

Cricut - Winter Woodland - tree's 3", branch 2"

Ok so now it is over to you lets see your Christmas projects, it is never too early to start!!

Here are the other blogs showcasing for you today so don't for those comments:-

Shell

Heather

Jac

Hazel

Dora