Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Simon Says ,,,,,,, Get In Shape !! :-)


HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!  are you going out trick or treating tonight ,,, or getting dressed up ready to party ?? ,,,  no ,,, me neither :-) 

This week the theme over on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge  is ,,,,,,,,

GET IN SHAPE

Don't panic ,,, nothing too energetic ,,, just no square cards this week :-)

As always Heidi will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store!
 

A few weeks ago Sarah made THIS hexagon card for the ‘Trendy’ challenge which I LOVED so I thought I would CASE her idea :-)

I made an easel card using Spellbinders Hexagon dies and products from the Simon Says Stamp November Card Kit. I loved the little birds on this paper and used that as the starting point. 


I used a Simon Says Stamp Exclusives Small Forest Tree die to cut out some shimmery card, I had mopped up the excess Lindy’s Stamp Gang Tawny Turquoise spray from a previous project and used it :-) I popped a cute little Studio Calico Wood Veneer Bird, adding a little eye with black Enamel Accents.

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The twine and the button were also in the kit, isn’t that Basic Grey button gorgeous !! eta, the button and twine were also in the November Card Kit


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You have until Wed Nov 7th 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in :-) 

Thanks for looking :-) this is our lovely GD, Laura’s last week with us and I would like to thank her for being such a FAB designer for us over the past few weeks :-) It has been a pleasure to work with you and wish you the very best for the future :-)

For those of you affected by the terrible hurricane, I am thinking of you all and hope you are all safe xx 

Challenges :

Creative Card Crew ,,,,, Fancy Folds
Addicted to Stamps ,,, Things with Wings
Corrosive ,, Know When To Fold ‘Em
Charisma Cardz ,,,, Don’t be Square
Fab n Funky ,,, Die Cuts/Punches



Thanks for popping by :-) I really appreciate your comments so please leave me one ;-)
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Starry Starry Night ,,,,,, :-)

Happy Halloween !!  Are you going out partying or trick or treating ?? ,,,, NO !!,,, me neither :-),,, a quiet night in front of the telly is in store for me ,,,, such an exciting life I lead ,,,,, :-)

Christmas will be here in a few short weeks and if you haven’t started  your cards yet ,,, then you had better get a wiggle on !!  Luckily there are loads of challenges with Christmassy themes at the mo’ so plenty of scope for linking :-)

It is Miria’s turn to host the ABC Christmas Challenge and the theme for the next 2 weeks is ,,, 

V FOR VIBRANT ,,, 

so we would like to see nice bright colours this time :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Dulcie from the Wild Rose Studio so a choice of 2 stamps on offer :-)

and the Crop Stop who will be giving a $15 Gift Certificate :-)

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For my card I used this gorgeous Starry Night image from the Wild Rose Studio :-)




Is it cheating to use an Xmas Bella printed panel ? :-)  I love these,, when you’re pushed for time you can make a quick and easy card in minutes ! The papers are from an  Xmas Bella pack too. I added a couple of Memory Box stars and a few hearts die cut using a Holiday Shapes die, and some ribbons and a LOTV sentiment to finish :-)


Thanks for looking :-) the DT have made some gorgeous cards so hop on over to the ABC Xmas Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges :
Sketch Saturday ,,,,,, Sketch
Crafty Ann’s ,,,,, Christmas

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Meeces Holly Sailing :-)

Hi all :-) I hope all is well with everyone and for those of you in the US, I hope you are all safe from the storm,,,, thinking of you all xx 

This week on the Papertake Weekly Challenge Dawny has made us a fab sketch to follow ,,but you can choose any previous sketch too, just let us know which one you chose ! :-)


We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fab voucher to go crafty shopping on offer ! 

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I saw a card made using this House Mouse Holly Sailing stamp on Dorte’s blog a while ago and just had to get the stamp for myself ,,, how cute is this ! :-)

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I coloured with Copics and inked the edges with Tumbled Glass DI, I then added Star Dust stickles and Crystal glitter on the snow and Glossy Accents on the berries.The papers are from a Memory BoxYuletide’ pack and I added a couple of gorgeous glittered swirls using a Simon Says Stamp Harrington Vine Die. I used Martha Stewart snowflake punches, coloured with tumbled glass ink and added a little button and twine. The sentiment banner was made using a Folded Banner die and I heat embossed a silver Merry Christmas :-)

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Thanks for looking, the DT have made some gorgeous cards and we have a new DT girlie joining us !! The one and only Jacqui !! woo hoo !! :-) 


Challenges :
Love to Create ,,,, Lots of layers
Ooh La La ,,,, Christmas
Stamp and Create ,,,Winter Wonderland

Christmas Card Challenges ,,,, Pop It Up
52 Christmas Throwdown ,, Punches or Die Cuts

Monday, October 29, 2012

Less Is More ,,,,,, :-)

Hi all :-) I am back from our little city break to Seville, we had a lovely time even though we picked the only rainy 3 days in 6 months :-) Going around on an open top bus in torrential rain is an experience I think everyone should have ,,,, lol :-)

I have made  2 cards following Chrissie’s sketch over on the Less Is More Challenge ,,, one I really don’t like but will show ya anyway :-)

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I used the faux letterpress technique on this using a Sizzix Dots embossing folder and Hero Arts Wet Cement shadow ink. I die cut a Larger Forest Tree from Simon Says Stamp Exclusives dies and added a cute little Wood Veneer Bird from Studio Calico. The  sentiment is a SSS exclusives too and I added some metallic twine to finish.

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For this one I used a grey card as the base and stamped a Hero Arts Potted Plant onto a scrap of the same card and divided into 3 portions. I then layered it onto Peppermint Bazzill and used some red fun flock on the flowers and added a few dabs of Platinum Stickles for seeds. I made an extra pot and sprayed with Studio Calico Shine, this looks really gorgeous and shimmery IRL and awful on the photo :-) I went around the edges with a white gel pen and heat embossed the sentiment. 
I am not overly fond of this one but am sure it will come in handy ,,, can never have too many ‘thanks’ cards :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I hope you all have a lovely evening and for those of you in the path of the hurricane I hope you all stay safe  xx thinking of you all xx

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Simon Says ,,,,,, Autumn Leaves :-)

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge !! Thank you for joining us for Joy's Eerie Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too :-)

We will be back soon with the name of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher !! :-)

This week the challenge is ,,,,,,,,

AUTUMN LEAVES 

As always Heidi will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store!


Having recently bought this super cute House Mouse Stamp of the Month for September, ‘Happy Windsay’ I thought this would be perfect for the theme :-)

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I stamped twice, coloured with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky Distress Ink. I made the frame using a design on the Silhouette Cameo, using a dark brown card, and embossed with clear and gold embossing powders, it looks quite aged :-) The papers are from a new Lily Bee Autumn Spice pack and I added a swirl using a Simon Says Stamp Exclusives Harrington Vine die.  The sentiment goes along with the image and is called ‘Blows Me Away’ 

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I bought an extra set of these stamps for a blog candy for the House Mouse and Friends Challenge blog hop, so  if you would like a chance to win them see this post :-)

I am currently in Spain on a mini break so I will see you all when I get back

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So now it's YOUR turn ! Happy Crafting !!
You have until Wed Oct 31st 8am EST time to join in :-)




Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Light Up the Sky with Fireworks !!

November 5th will soon be here and for all those in the UK that will mean bonfires and fireworks  so that is the theme on the Papertake Weekly Challenge ,,,, 

Light Up Your Cards with Glitter  and Sparkle ! :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Mary and Andrea aka The Ribbon Girl so a fab prize on offer !! :-)

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We don’t celebrate Guy Fawkes here but I still wanted to go with the Fireworks theme so I thought I would make a Happy New Year card :-)

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For the background I used plain dark blue card and sprayed with Tawny Turquoise spray from Lindy’s Stamp Gang, so shimmery IRL.  I used a Hero Arts Fireworks stamp and silver glitter embossing powder to light up the sky and added a few crystal gems for stars in there too :-)  The London skyline was a design for the Silhouette Cameo and I added some little windows, a gear, also cut on the Sihouette with 2013 in the middle. I made the  Happy New Year sentiment using a Simon Says Stamp ‘oh Happy day’ die,a Sizzix Typeset Alphabet die and lots of crystal glitter :-)

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I am now on my way to Seville in Spain for a little holiday so will catch up with you all when I get back Smile 

 

Monday, October 22, 2012

Colourful Challenge and Hop on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge :-)

Eeeeeekkk!  It's a SPOOKY SWEET & COLOURFUL BLOG-HOP

Use any combination of these colours Orange, Purple, Lime Green and Black

You can create projects that are Spooky for Halloween, or Sweet as can be with Treats, or just Colourful (using any combination of these 4 fun colours).  Your Choice.  This leaves things open for many possibilities and that makes us happy because more peeps can play along.

You should have arrived here from the lovely Lori’s blog, if not then you may need to start on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog 

We are proudly SPONSORED by...
One lucky winner will get a $25 Gift Certificate.

I used this super cute Gruffie stamp, Punkin Head, that was a lovely gift from America :-)

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I coloured with copics and used Pumice Stone DI around the edges. The papers are from an All Hallows Eve pack and I used Spiced Marmalade DI to colour the card for matting.  I used a Memory Box Chadwick Label and matching Trick or Treat stamp, the Happy Halloween sentiment was printed on my Silhouette Cameo machine. I added some twine and a Martha Stewart button and charm that were also gifts from America ,, thanks soo much  xxxx :-)

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The sentiment was stamped using an Inkadinkado Mini Scary Words set.

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I will be giving away this set of House Mouse 'stamps of the month' for September,
Happy Windsday and Blows me Away :-)


If you would like a chance to win this candy then you need to leave me a comment and  join in with the House Mouse and Friends Challenge and I will randomly draw a winner from all the entries over on the linky


From here you need to hop over to our lovely 'old' teamie  Mary's  blog to see the fabulous card she made:-) I hope Mary re joins our team !!! :-) Such a  lovely and super talented lady ! :-)
 
Good Luck and Happy Crafting


Challenges :
Addicted to Stamps ,,, Animal Friends
Come and Get It ,,,, Halloween
Fashionable Stamping ,,, Halloween/Halloween Colours
Just Some Lines ,,, Too Cute to Spook
Sweet Stampin ,,,,, Halloween
Card Crafters Circle ,,,, Halloween
Simply Create Too ,,, Pumpkins
Stampin for the Weekend ,,, Something Spooky

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Penny Black ‘Cheers’ :-)

Hi all :-) It was my lovely friend, Charlie’s, 50th birthday party yesterday and this is the card I made for her :-)

Charlie is by no means a cow but I thought this Penny BlackCheers Cow Party’  image was perfect for the occasion :-)




So this is 'Charlie' with her vodka and tonic, coloured with copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky DI. The papers are  from an American Crafts Sketchbook pack and I used a Sizzix  Rosette die and some Telephone Wire washi tape to make the badge :-) I added some twine, oodles of Star Dust Stickles and a couple of dew drops to finish.



Thanks for looking :-) I hope you’re all having a lovely weekend ! Smile

Challenges :
Penny Black Saturday ,,,,,, Sketch
By the Cute & Girly ,,,,, Birthdays
Natalie and Amy’s ,,,, Birthday Bling
Cute Card Thursday ,,,,,Glitter
Lollipop Crafts ,,,,, Birthday


Friday, October 19, 2012

Birthday Whoot :-)

Hi all :-) I hope all is well and you’re ready for a fun weekend :-)
I recently bought this cute Birthday Whoot stamp by Art Impressions and thought I would ink him upand join in with the Sketch Saturday Challenge :-)


I coloured with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky DI, I added Star Dust Stickles and Glossy Accents on his eyes and beak.
The papers are from an American Crafts Pumpkin Patch pack and I used a Simon Says Stamp Exclusives Tall Forest Tree die, some Martha Stewart punched leaves and some twine to finish :-)

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I used a  Little Whoot on the inside :-)

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Thanks for looking, Please leave me a comment so I know you popped by
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Challenges :
Sketch Saturday ,,,, Sketch
Daring Cardmakers ,, Don’t Worry Be Happy
Fussy and Fancy ,,,, Anything Goes