Dreamtime Craft Supplies DT Call

Good Morning - Well the snow and the arctic temperatures has returned this week so I've spent most of my days inside keeping warm.

This has given me plenty of time to play in my craft room and time to make a card to enter the design team call over at Dreamtime Craft Supplies. They are a paper craft supplies company who sell a full range of goodies for people like me who want to indulge in a crafty passion. 

I was inspired to enter their team call because they appear to want a team with a friendly approach which I believe is one of my qualities, I enjoy browsing other people's blogs to see how they have made things and leave them some love - this is often how I get my inspiration for my own makes. I like to use a variety of products and always promote where these are from on my blog posts. As well as my blog, I am an active member of a number of social media sites and love posting my makes on there sharing info of the companies I am designing for. If I am doing design team work I always try and make a focal point of the image or product I am using so it is shown to it's best advantage. Because of this, I like my cards to be clean and simple in design unless the product or challenge calls for a different style.

Dreamtime Craft Supplies have some fabulous Magnolia stamps so I browsed through mine and chose to use Edwin and the butterfly. 

Isn't he a cutie - I stamped him onto Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth cardstock and used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color him adding darker highlights to his hair with a Spectrum Aqua Marker.

Once colored, I die cut him with a Spellbinder die, using the edge die to cut a further 2 panels in contrasting papers.

I used a white card blank and layered the die cut pieces onto a design paper from Lili of the Valley, (which have unfortunately been discontinued) along with some yellow gingham paper from my stash. 

I used some yellow checked ribbon as a border across the lower part of the card and stamped a Dreamy sentiment again from Lili of the Valley onto some of the matching paper. This was then framed with more of the gingham paper before being adhered to the center of the ribbon. A die cut Precious Butterfly from Memory Box was then added to tie in with the stamped image.

Thank you for stopping by - I would appreciate if you could leave me a comment before you leave.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes 

Crafts Galore Encore - Use a Stamp or Digi

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Use Patterned Paper

One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes 

Scrapy Land - Use a die Scrapy Land Sells

Some one is snoozing!!!

Good evening. I'm here with my Christmas makes again.

 

12 months of Christmas link up challenge starts again today and our sponsor this month

 

 

Fresh Brewed Designs

 

and if you follow the challenge theme this month you can win a fab prize from them!

 

We also have an additional Sponsor:

 

 

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

 

Who is giving one free digital paper to everyone who links up a minimum of 2 cards to the challenge. You only have to follow the theme if you want to win Fresh Brewed Designs prize. A mini set of 6 digital papers will be given to 1 random winner!

 

On to my Design team card:

 

 

I have used Santa Takes a Nap image and colored him with my Spectrum Noirs. I have matted green card and digital papers from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles onto my card and used a spellbinder's window die to cut out a window on my papers and to cut a window frame. I  stamped my Christmas tree (using Hero art's color layering Christmas tree) behind it. This has been decorated with colored stickers. The sentiment was printed using my pc and matted onto the same card.

 

He really needs to wake up eat his cookies, drink his milk and get to work!!!

 

Now come over to the 12 Month's of Christmas Link up and enter your Christmas makes!!!

 

 

 

 

WANTED!!!!!

Hello -  I'm back again with another fab new release over at My Whimsical Little World - 2 adorable little western characters - Howdy Partner and Howdy Lass!

 

Me being a girly girl decided I would use the Howdy Lass cowgirl but with a twist I have made her quite girly:

 

She is colored with my Spectrum Noir Markers and I just had to use pink! However some girls can be real trouble causers and she is certainly ready to draw those guns so I had to add a bit of  naughtiness to the card

 

 

So here she is Wanted - dead or alive! I die cut the image with a tonic die and then inked the edges. I then used a spellbinder cattails die to cut the embellishments using Kraft card. I printed the sentiment on the backing paper using my PC and matted this onto more Kraft card.

So she is a Badass cowgirl who loves pink!

 

Why not go and check out the other new release - a cowboy - they could ride off to the sunset together!

 

Whilst your checking out My Whimsical Little World don't forget that this month's freebie is still available a delicious double cupcake with a cherry on top!

 

 

And if that's not enough you can pop by the Facebook group and enter the progressive challenge

If you haven't got your stamp yet head on over the Etsy store for this month's stamp - Little Prince where he is available at half price whilst the challenge is running. Once you have completed your project upload it to the challenge album here. the prize is a set of 3 digi stamps and you will also receive July's challenge digi stamp free!

 

Thanks for stopping by and I would appreciate

 if you could leave a comment - I love to read what people think of my makes :)

 

 

 I have entered this into the following challenges
 Graph-its coloring challenge Pretty in pink

 

 

 

Baby boy

Good morning! it's time for another new stamp release over at My Whimsical Little World and there are 3 fab digi-stamps this week. As always these images are adorable we have a sweet little girl - thinking of you, a boy on his phone - Hey There and a baby newborn- Baby Boy!

 

I have chosen to showcase the adorable baby which has challenged me as I had more skin to color!

 

 

Doesn't he look so sweet in his oversized cap! I have colored him with my Spectrum Noir Markers and then fussy cut him. The card blank has been matted with blue card and this gorgeous paper which is from Lili of the Valley. It makes it look like the little man is fast asleep on his comforter.  The sentiment is from a very old stamp collection which is no longer available and I have die cut this using a Spellbinder die. The baby shapes have also been die cut from Memory Box dies and glued in place around the "comforter"

 

My Whimsical Little World have a Progressive challenge over on Facebook , If you haven't got your stamp yet head on over the Etsy store for this month's stamp - Little Prince where he is available at half price whilst the challenge is running. Once you have completed your project upload it to the challenge album here. the prize is a set of 3 digi stamps and you will also receive July's challenge digi stamp free!

Also... stop by our FREEBIE section and grab your free cupcake of the month.  Please pin only the watermarked image not the file you download. 

 

 

 

Oh Baby

Good morning - It's Memorial Day here, a time for the American nation to remember the heroes who have helped to serve their country.

 My blog post today is showcasing a So Suzy new release. Have you seen the gorgeous new stamps this month? There are some adorable baby stamps just pop by the shop to take a look, but before you do why not enter the challenge this month's challenge. The details can be found under the May tab at the right hand side on the So Suzy blog.

 

I couldn't resist - I love pink and girly so I have used the pretty baby carriage stamp for my showcase card today:

 

 

I stamped the image with Tim Holtz Pick Raspberry distress ink and then water colored it with my Spectrum Aqua pens. I then die cut it using a spellbinder die and before removing from the die color tinted the card using the same ink. The papers were some scraps from my stash which I distressed and again color tinted using a doily as a template on the front piece of card. I then printed the sentiment from my PC and used the same die set to cut this - again tinting it with the distress ink. The vines were cut from a Cheery Lynn die and the flowers from my stash. I used just a few pearls to fill some blank areas and embellish the baby carriage.

 

 Thanks for stopping by and before you leave hit the May tab on the top right of the So Suzy Stamps blog and enter our challenge. If you don't have a blog - don't worry you can enter over at our Facebook group

 

For more inspiration why not check So Suzy Stamps out on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest

Whiskers with flowers

Good morning. It's a lovely spring day here, the sun is shining and we have finally got flowers in the garden!
 

Just in time for the Wags and Whiskers new challenge who's theme this time is flowers.

The challenge runs for 2 weeks and you can enter 2 times per challenge. It must be a new project, fit the theme, no back linking and the linky must be a direct link to your project entry.

 

You can use any stamp to enter the challenge however if you use a Wags 'n' Whiskers stamp you will be entered into a 2nd draw for a free Wags 'n' Whiskers digital stamp in addition to the regular prize of a Wags 'n' Whiskers rubber stamp!

 

Onto my Design team make for this challenge:

 

 

I have used Gemma and Bella's Spring fun stamp they have been colored with  my Spectrum Noir markers. I have then used a spellbinder die to cut the image out and a distress ink to tint the card.

I used a scalloped card blank folded into an easel shape and glued the image to this. The backing paper is from Lili of the Valley and I have matted this and my sentiment onto lilac card. The sentiment, which is a stamp from my stash, acts as a stopper for the easel.

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you leave some love before you leave to join the challenge!

 

 

From "owl" of us...

Good morning hope you all had a great Easter and didn't over indulge on the chocolate!!!

 

It's time for another challenge over at Get Creative Challenges and our theme this month is use a tag!

Well you'd think this would be easy - which it probably would be for someone who reads the theme BEFORE starting their card!!!

 

Our sponsor this time is Lemon Shortbread and the winner gets 3 of their gorgeous images.

 

The challenge is easy to enter all you have to do is follow a few simple rules which you can find here and then add your design to the linky!

 

On to my card:

 

 

I have used Owl on a branch digistamp printed straight onto my card blank and colored of course with my Spectrum Noir markers. I have then (a change to my original plan) die cut 2 spellbinder tags from Core'dinations card and 6 adorable little owls from a new memory box die - forest Neighbors and placed these on the card.  The sentiment stamp I have used is from a Crafters Companion's  Rachel Ann Miller collection. A have then added a few pearls just to enhance the card.

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Crafting from the heart - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs - CAS

Mema Crafts - Use a diecut or punch

Not just a card - Anything goes

Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes

 

 

 

Exciting news!!!

Good morning all hope you have some fab things planned for Spring break, we are setting off on a road trip in an RV today so we are very excited!

 

This is not my only exciting news I have been given a place on Wags and Whiskers Fab design team and I and debuting my first card today.

 

Wags and Whiskers are a stamp company who have the most adorable stamps for sale. They run a fortnightly challenge which is themed.

The prize is a Wags and Whiskers rubber stamp.  You can use any stamp for the challenge however, if you use a Wags and Whiskers stamp you will be entered into a second draw to win a digistamp.

Rules are

You can enter any type of paper-craft project.

You can enter 2 times per challenge.

You must use a new project - no back linking.

Follow the theme.

You link must be a direct link to your entry.

 

Now onto this challenge my first make for the design team:

 

 

The theme is use buttons. I have used Snuzzle Love for my image. She has been colored using Spectrum Noir pens and fussy cut. I have to honor the design of my card to Pinterest - not sure where it originated from though. I used Lili of the Valley backing papers matted onto some pink card. I printed the sentiment on some checked paper from the same collection using my pc and glued this to the base paper. I then cut the frame using spellbinder dies, I fixed acetate to this and foam tape to seal the edges. Yellow and pink buttons were placed on top of the checked paper and the frame placed over them making the shaker element. I used a pink fine tip pen for the faux stitching and placed the image on the card. I then used 4 square pink buttons with bakers twine threaded through them for further embellishments.

Mollie has already claimed the card as she says the girl looks just like her - and she's not wrong!!

 

 

So Suzy Stamps Blog Hop

 

Good morning and welcome to the So Suzy Stamp's April release blog hop

 

 

Yes the store has some gorgeous goodies that are being released today and we the design team are doing a blog hop to celebrate. If you follow the hop and comment on each blog the you could be in with a chance of winning a $15 gift certificate.

 

You will have until 5th April at 11.59pm to comment and winners will be chosen at random and will be announced on the So Suzy blog and Facebook page on April 6th.

 

You should be arriving here from the lovely Jennifer's blog, if you stumbled in from elsewhere then just head on over to the So Suzy Stamps blog for the full hop list

 

So on to the release and the start of April's challenge. This month the theme is birthdays you can enter as many times as you want the only rules being use a So Suzy Stamp and follow the theme Simple!!!

 

I have used one of the fab new stamps girl on a swing:

 

 

Isn't she just adorable!!! I have colored her with my Spectrum Noir pens and added Polychromo pencil to her hair for more texture. The backing paper is from a Papermania capsule collection. I have used a spellbinder die to cut the tree twice, once on brown card and the second on the green. These have been placed on top of each other and the tree trunk in the green has been cut away to show the brown underneath. The flowers were made using a small flower punch, shaped and glued to the tree.

 I placed a water-colored background behind the tree and then used pop stickers to fix the little girl in place. This was then matted onto the background paper.

The sentiment was printed from my pc onto the same paper used in the background. I then matted this onto some of the brown card. I die cut some vines and added some of the flowers around the sentiment to tie in with the image.

I think you would agree the little darling is so sweet.

 

Thanks for stopping by and if you are following the blog hop you need to hop on over to Kim's blog to see what fab makes she has designed. Oh and don't forget to stop by either the So Suzy Facebook group or the blog and enter our challenge!

 

Before I go, did you know that So Suzy Stamps can be found on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter. She also has a showcase Facebook Group - So Suzy Stamps Flaunt it if you made it - where you can show your own designs (and enter our challenge) made with these fab stamps.

 

 

 

 

A little help from a friend

Good evening (or morning if you are in Australia!) I can't believe how quickly this year is passing - March already and we are still under a few feet of snow!  

 

Today is the start of Challenge five over at Lil Patch of Crafty friends. The challenge as always is anything goes and you can find the rules here. The main one to observe is you can only enter 10 challenges along with ours.

 

Once again we have some fab sponsors offering great prizes:

 

The Stamping Boutique Offering 2 images but can get 3 if you use a TSB image

 

Flat Friends Boutique Offering 3 images

 

Concetta Kilmer Offering 3 images

 

I have used an image from the Stamping Boutique for my design team make

 

 

This is Help from a friend I loved this image as soon as saw it, you can just imagine the poor fairy collapsed from exhaustion (Or she has been partying and had a little too much nectar to drink!!!)  and the loving butterfly picking her up and carrying her home. I have colored her and the background with my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and although it doesn't show on the photo I have used clear Wink of Stella on her wings, parts of the butterfly wings and the sparkle effects in the background. I cut the image using a spellbinder die. I have then matted yellow card onto a white card blank and used some backing paper from Linda Ravenscroft's A touch of Magic cd. I have added some yellow ribbon and a die cut butterfly as embellishments.