Tuesday 30 August 2011

A Birthday Card

Today is my daughter's 22nd birthday so Happy Birthday Vicki, wow well did all those years go!!
Here is the card I made for her, she loves pink and all things girlie so thought this image was perfect for her.


Supplies:-
6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore
Cardstock - Bazzill
Designer Papers - Nitwit Collections 'Pink Swear Kit'
Image - Teddy Bo 'Bea 'When You Wish Upon A Star'
Medium - Promarkers
Sentiment - Computer Generated
Shine - Ranger 'Glossy Accents'
Border Die - Nellie Multi Frame
Lace - Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Gems - Papermania 'Shimmer Dots'

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-
Hooked On Crafts - Things With Wings
Stamps R Us - Anything goes
Passion For Promarkers - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Fussy & Fancy - Celebration
Totally Gorgeous - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Thursday 25 August 2011

Crafty Sentiments Summer Of Fun Blog Hop & Ribbons & Bows Challenge.

Good morning all, have you been enjoying this week's previews of the Crafty Sentiments Summer Of Fun New Release? well the wait is over the stamps go on sale today but before that we have a blog hop for you.

You can be in with a chance of winning the 1 of the 4 New Main Summer of Fun Character stamps from us. They are amazing. Four of you will receive 1 each of the stamps. So you have a great chance of winning. 


If you arrived here from Jac's blog you are on the right track however if you just stumbled across my blog or you regularly pop in and want to start at the beginning of the blog hop please go HERE.

The Rules are simple. 

1 Post the Summer of Fun Banner on your sidebar with a Link to the Crafty Sentiments Store.

2. Comment on the Design Teams Cards Previewing the images for Thursday 25 August.

You have until Monday 29th 7pm GMT to complete the hop

 I decided as soon as I saw the image of Billy 'Lets Swim' that I was going to make a fish bowl, I had seen something similar on Tereesa's Up Late 2 Create blog some time ago and had been wanting to make one ever since and this seemed the perfect time. I also used some of the fish from the accessory set.

Today is also the start of this week's challenge which is 'Ribbons & Bows', now this wasn't easy to incorporate in my fish bowl and I made it even harder on myself by forgetting to add them until over half of the bowl had been put together. They are not the best and you probably can't see them that well but what I did was twist some seam binding and add it to make some of the reeds. If you click on the photo's to make them bigger you can see the ribbon more easily. I had to use brads at the top to hold it together temporarily as the large gromlets I ordered didn't arrive in time.

The fish bowl itself was cut out of acetate on my Cricut using the Everyday Paper Dolls Cartridge at 8.5" x 10" to give you an idea of the size. I then added various sea life from Pack Your Bags Cartridge. I embossed most of the cuts using various folders and added some faces to my cuts with the Peachy Keen Funshine Faces set. All of the cuts and images are attached with very fine fishing line, they then dangle and swing freely in the bowl. I used my Cri-Kit glitter pens in my Cricut to draw all the pieces before adding them as die cuts as they then look like shadows but unfortunately the camera hasn't picked this up. The bubbles all had glossy accents added to them.

My 4 year old god son came in just as I had finished this and asked what the little boy's name was, I told him Billy and he promptly informed me that Billy will be dead soon because he hasn't got a snorkel or regulator!! I guess that is what happens when your dad and uncle are Scuba Diving Instructor's lol. Way too old for his little years!!

This looks so much better in real life as it all moves.




I added this photo of a side angle to show how it goes together but it is not very clear, the jelly fish/octopus was very pleased to have another photo taken lol.

Supplies:-
Acetate - Local Craft Store
Cardstock - Bazzill & American Crafts
Image - Crafty Sentiments Billy 'Lets Swim' & Accessory Stamps
Medium - Promarkers
Peachy Keen PK-944 Funshine Face Parts
Brads - Papermania
Seam Binding Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Glossy Accents - Ranger
Embossing - Cuttlebug 'D'vine Swirls, Houndstooth, Swiss Dots, Tiny Bubbles)
Cricut - Everyday Paper Dolls & Pack Your Bags

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-
 As this is not a card I was not sure on a couple of challenges, if it is not allowed I apologise and please just delete my entry. Thanks

Bitten By The Bug 2 - Use A Stamp With Cricut Cuts
Ooh La La - No Backing Paper 
Tuesday Throwdown - Dimension & Texture
Papertake Weekly - Dies To Die For
Passion For Promarkers - No Patterned Papers
The Paper Shelter - Die Cuts & Punches
Scapalicious USA - Anything But A Card
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Peachy Keen Face It - Use Animals
One Stop Crafts - Bold & Bright

Ok that is all from me and thanks for staying with me through this rather long post. You are now off to visit the wonderful Rebekah to see what she created for you but just in case you get lost, have problems with links or just want to start at the beginning here is the complete list of who is playing along.


Wednesday 24 August 2011

Crafty Sentiments Summer Of Fun Preview Day 3

EDIED:- I am really sorry about all the green lines behind the words, I can't find where they came from or how to get rid of them YET.

Good morning everyone and welcome to the third day of Crafty Sentiments Summer Of Fun Previews. We will be having previews from Monday through to Thursday with Thursday ending the previews with a blog hop, where you will have the chance to win 1 of the 4 new main image stamps from this release, there will be 4 winners in total picked at random from the comments left and of course after checking that you placed the banner on your blog. Banner available on the top right of my blog and it must be linked to the web shop http://craftysentimentsdesigns.co.uk/. The new stamps will be on sale from August 25th.

For today's card I have used 2 stamps again, 'A Good Book' paired with 'Summer Bench' accessory stamp. Of course it is another cute and girlie card but I promise tomorrow's won't be either a card or for a girl!! 

I dug deep into my stash of scraps for these papers, they are from the very first  two pads Forever Friends produced lol I think they one was a birthday pad and the other babies, how long ago was that. The reason my grapes look so dark is because I added glossy accents and the camera seem's to have only caught that. Do you like my sky? I did it with  Powder Blue Promarker, a make up sponge and a flower punch! I really like the effect, I did it on yesterday's card too but it wasn't quite as I liked.


Supplies:-
6" Square Card Blank - Bazzill
Cardstock - Bazzill
Designer Papers - Forever Friends (sorry name unknown it is long gone in the bin)
Images - Crafty Sentiments 'A Good Book' & 'Summer Bench'
Medium - Promarkers
Shine - Glossy Accents
Border Die - Nellie Multi Frame MFD023
Twine & Button - Pollycraft Monday Win
Gems - Anita's Gem Wheel

Challenges I would like to enter:-
KB Cute - Use Twine
Papertake Weekly - Dies To Die for
My Time To Craft - Here Comes The Girls
Bearly Mine - Bring On The Bling
Craft-Room - Masking
Crafty Ann's - Scallops &/Or Fancy Border
Paper Sundaes - Use 2 Of Green, Twine, Buttons or Banner

Please pop over to the Challenge Blog to see who else has made a card for today's preview and of course I will be back tomorrow with a blog hop creation.

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Crafty Sentiments Summer Of Fun Preview Day 2

Good morning everyone and welcome to the second day of Crafty Sentiments Summer Of Fun Previews. We will be having previews from Monday through to Thursday with Thursday ending the previews with a blog hop, where you will have the chance to win 1 of the 4 new main image stamps from this release, there will be 4 winners in total picked at random from the comments left and of course after checking that you placed the banner on your blog. Banner available on the top right of my blog and it must be linked to the web shop http://craftysentimentsdesigns.co.uk/. The new stamps will be on sale from August 25th.

Today I am previewing 2 images (1 main image and 1 accessory image) of the new releases Primrose 'Blowing Bubbles' with  'Kitty On Fence'. I have kept with my cutie cards for little girls theme (see yesterdays post for explanation) but I have to say I think these images really do have that about them anyway. I think these two are my favourite's of the release, umm did I say that yesterday as well lol. I dug out these really old K&Co papers from the 'Simply Sweet' range as I thought they were nice and girly and then I found this really, really old ric rac ribbon which I had brought for my daughter to use on her scrapbooking when she was about 13 lol (she is 22 next week). I used my Cricut with the Elegant Edges cartridge to die cut the shape at the top of the card, I can't tell you what size it was as I kind of stretched and shaped to fit really. I added glossy accents to the bubbles but I don't think it shows up very well in the photo.


Supplies:-
6" Square Card Blank - Bazzill
Designer Papers - K&Co 'Simply Sweet'
Image - Primrose 'Blowing Bubbles & 'Kitty On Fence'
Medium - Promarkers
Glossy Accents - Ranger
Gems - Anita's
Ric Rac Ribbon - Unknown
Cricut - Elegant Edges Cart

Challenges I would like to enter this card into:-
Lothian Crafts - Anything Goes
Stamps R Us - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - Summertime
Little Miss Muffet - Multiple Images
The Stamp Man - Anything Goes With Summer Colours
Totally Gorgeous - Cute & Cuddly
Secret Crafter Saturday - Create A Scene
Crazy 4 Challenges - Bingo (Square Card, Die Cut Shape & 2 or more Designer Papers)

Please pop over to the Challenge Blog to see who else has made a card for today's preview and of course I will be back tomorrow with another cutie for you.

Monday 22 August 2011

Crafty Sentiments Summer Of Fun Preview Day 1

Good morning everyone and welcome to the first day of Crafty Sentiments Summer Of Fun Previews. We will be having previews today through to Thursday with Thursday ending the previews with a blog hop, where you will have the chance to win 1 of the 4 new main image stamps from this release, there will be 4 winners in total picked at random from the comments left and of course after checking that you placed the banner on your blog. Banner available on the top right of my blog and it must be linked to the web shop http://craftysentimentsdesigns.co.uk/. The new stamps will be on sale from August 25th.

Today I am previewing Primrose 'Riding The Waves', isn't she a little cutie sat there in her rubber ring enjoying a cool drink which she has no intention of sharing with that gull lol. I am not sure it shows in the photo but I added glossy accents to the drink to give some definition. I also added the little bikini charm which I have had forever and often wondered when I would be able to use it, today just seemed to fit. I made the little ruffled flower from a piece of seam binding ribbon to match the flower on her hat as I didn't have a small flower that colour.

My friend turned up just as I was beginning to sort the images and claimed them all before I had even started lol, she immediately said they were perfect for my god daughter's friends who will be 6 next birthday. I told her I thought she was right and she said good can I have two of each!! Cheeky or what lol.


Supplies:-
6" Square Card Blank - Bazzill
Cardstock - All Bazzill
Designer Paper - DCWV 'Adhesive Stack'
Image - Primrose 'Ride The Waves'
Medium - Promarkers
Border Die - XCut
Charm - Unknown had forever
Flower Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Buttons - Stash
Thread - DMC
Gems - Anita's Gem Wheel

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-
Creative Card Crew - Handmade Flowers
Papertake Weekly - Bingo (Buttons, Ribbon & Free)
My Time To Craft - G is for Girl, Gull, Glass & Gems)
Simon Says Stamp - Food & Drink
My Mums Craft Shop - Summer Time
The Paper Variety - Add Thread
4 Crafty Chicks - Where's The Metal
Raise The Bar - Beat The Heat
The Poodle Parlour - Anything Goes
Wags 'N' Whiskers - Outdoor Fun
Fussy & Fancy - Use A Lot
One Stitch At A Time - Bling It Out

Please pop over to the Challenge Blog to see who else has made a card for today's preview and of course I will be back tomorrow with another cutie for you.

Friday 19 August 2011

Above Rubies Fun & Prizes

Good morning all, no card from me today but I just popped in to share this as I don't want you to miss out.
Lots of fun & prizes so if you have a Cricut of any kind hop on over and have a look.

21 Days of Giveaways Flyer from Above Rubies Studio

Thursday 18 August 2011

Crafty Sentiments No Sentiment Challenge

Good morning people thank you for stopping by. 
This is going to be a quick post as it is late and I just realised I hadn't written it!!

Today's challenge at Crafty Sentiments Designs is 'No Sentiment' so nice and easy.

I made a card that I think could be used for lots of occasions and I didn't make a square card either shock horror, I can't remember when I last made anything other than square lol, this card is just 4" x 5". 

I used a great sketch for my card today which was created by a young girl named Carly. Carly has her own challenge blog aptly named 'Sketches by Carly', please pop over and show her some support she really is a talented young lady.

Also the image I used for my card is on sale over at the Crafty Sentiments Store so don't miss out on a bargain.


Supplies:-
Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop
Designer Papers - Echo Park 'Walk In my Garden'
Image - Crafty Sentiments 'Tuti Fruti Bunny'
Medium - Promarkers
Doily - Local Cookery Shop
Gems - Papermania 'Mosiac Gems'

Challenges I would like to enter this card into:-
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
The Poodle Parlour - Round The Garden
Totally Stampalicious - 1 Circles, 1 Square, 1 Triangle

Don't forget to snag the banner at the top right of my blog and post it on your's and then hop along with us next week for a chance to win one of four stamps from next week's new release.

All the design team are working hard this week to bring you previews from the 22nd August - 25th August featuring our new Summer of Fun release.

Oh one more thing there is a freebie image on the Crafty Sentiments Challenge Blog so no excuses why you can't join in this week!!

Monday 15 August 2011

No Card But Some Good News.........

Firstly, I wanted to tell you that Crafty Sentiments Designs are having a sale. You can get 10% off selected items from now until the end of August.


Secondly, you may of seen the banner on the top right hand side of my blog telling you of our new release. If not here it is below.


Well you could use this as a chance to win, here is what you need to do:-

1. Post that banner on your blog sidebar with a link to the challenge blog as you see here http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/  

2. Leave a comment each day on the blog's previewing.

That's all you have to do to be in with a chance to win 1 of 4 stamps that are going to be given away. That will be 1 stamp given away per day from the comments left.

Good luck everyone, you can see from the banner just how cute this release is going to be.

Saturday 13 August 2011

A Sort Of Card For Some Challenges

Good afternoon I really wish this weather would make up it's mind. I hope where ever you are it is better than here, we have rain one minute then sun and then rain again grrrr.

I just popped on to share this, well I am not sure what to call it, it is like a card but not actually attached to a card base so is it called a topper? I don't know. It was made by request after I used this image (Elisabeth Bell's Digi 'Little Best Friends') previously, the lady said it would be perfect for something she was putting together for someone. All I know is it is going to be attached to something else along with some other details so I guessing a bit like a collage.


Supplies:-
Designer Papers - DCWV 'Citrus Stack'
Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments
Medium - Promarkers
Face - Peachy Keen 'Everyday Character Assortment'
Lace - Local Hardware Store
Cricut - Expression, Elegant Edges & Pack Your Bags.

Cricut Cuts
Elegant Edges - Large Stamped Circle 4.5"
Elegant Edges - Mats 3.5" & 3.75"
Pack Your Bags - Sun & Shells 2"

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-
Elphine House - Fun In The Sun
Craft Your Passion - Under The Sea or Favourite Season (Summer)
My Craft Spot - It's Hot out There 
KB Cute - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Water Themed
Die Cut Dreams - Holiday Fun
Everybody Art - Summer
Clear It Out Tuesday's - Summer Is Here 
Paper Pretties - Die Cuts
Really Reasonable Ribbons - Sizzling Summer 
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Digi Day
Card Mad Fairy's - Summer Holidays
The Stamp Man - Anything goes With Summer Colours
One Stop Crafts - At The Beach
St Luke's Charity - Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside
I Did It - Children

Wow there are a lot of the same challenges this week.
Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Thursday 11 August 2011

Crafty Sentiments Punches & Dies Challenge

Good morning people, thank you for stopping by. 

It's Thursday and so that means it's time for another challenge at Crafty Sentiments Designs and this week we are challenging you to use 'Punches & Dies'. Nice and easy so grab your punches, dies or even as I did my Cricut, any kind of die cuts or punches allowed.

I have used pretty little Primrose dressing the snowman which was one of last week's new release images. Now I have added those gems which on the packet say 'snowflakes' but to me they look awfully like stars, what do you think?


Supplies:-
Cardstock - Bazzill Smooth
Designer Papers - Dovercraft 'Tis The Season'
Medium - Promarkers
Die - Cricut Elegant Edges cut at 4.5"
Punch - Unknown 
? Snowflakes - Just Pots

Challenges I would like to enter this card into:-
Ooh La La - Oh Christmas
Fussy & Fancy - Christmas In August
Fab 'N' Funky - It's Christmas

That's all from me today but please pop over to the Challenge Blog and see what the other ladies have been up. We have two guest designers with us again this week who wonderful creations last week so can't wait to see what they made this week.

Sunday 7 August 2011

Belles n Whistles All Customer Blog Hop

We are so excited to be a part of this special release. Along this hop you will find those new releases. And we, as customers of Belles ‘n Whistles, get to play along using any of our favourite BnW Stamps…
Today we are celebrating  the rebirth of the darling SweetArt girls designed by none other than Artist Elisabeth Bell. Belles ‘n Whistles now has a total of 17 SweetArt girls in their store. They were just too beautiful to be left sitting in the archives. Elisabeth Bells talent deserves better than storage, don’t you think?
If you have just popped in, it would be great if you started in the beginning, and hopped along with us. You will find the master list of participants over on the Belles ‘n Whistles Inspirational Blog.  To keep things easy, please follow that list and leave a comment on each blog.  Do you know why?  Because YOU could win a stamp from Belles ‘n Whistles, just for leaving some love along the way.  There will be FIVE winners chosen randomly from comments that have been left along the way.  No one knows who’s blog the winners will come from.  
So sit back, grab a cup of coffee, tea, or Lemonade and enjoy all the fun and exciting things we, the Belles ‘n Whistles Customers, have to share with you today.
For my card I have used the sweet, sweet image very appropriately named 'Sweet Dreams' which I was lucky enough to win in one of the Belles n Whistles challenges just a few weeks ago. Isn't little Eden the sweetest baby ever? I have followed a sketch but also added a little surprise tag at the top of my card. I thoroughly enjoyed making this card and even remembered to photograph the inside for you too, although I left if quite plain.



Supplies:-
6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore
Designer Papers - Craft Creations 'Baby Girl Words' & DCWV 'Nursery Stack from 2008' I think
Cardstock - Bazzill
Image - Belles n Whistles 'Sweet Dreams'
Tag Wording - Clear Choice 'Baby Arrival'
Sentiment - Papermania
Medium - Promarkers
Dies - Nestabilities 'Classic & Scallop Oval and Labels Seven'
Tag - Cricut Plantin Schoolbook 4" & 4.25"
Lace - Local Fabric Store
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Charm - Local Craft Store
Thread - DMC 818
Gems - Imaginisce 'Glam Rock Rhinestuds'

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-
CLP Challenge - Sketch
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes option of Metal
Bearly Mine - Charm The Spots Off
Charisma Cardz - Bingo (Circles, Ribbons, Charms)
Hanna & Friends - Dots or Stripes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Card Cupids - Buttons and/or Ribbons

That's all from me for today. Don't forget to hop along to all the blogs for your chance to win, it couldn't be any easier.
Thank you to Belles and Whistles for having me play along with their All Customer Blog Hop.