Get Creative Challenge 6 - Celebrate anything new!

Good morning! We have had a full week of snow with really bad storms at the back end of last week so plenty of the white stuff all around and with low temperatures it's going to be hanging around for a while but we are so prepared for it this year!!!

Today is the start of Challenge 6 over at Get Creative Challenges and we have a fab sponsor this time round  - Its our own Angie with her very own Digi company Angie's Digi Stamps - she has some adorable characters including the one I have chosen to color for my Design Team card. To enter the challenge is very easy - just check out the rules here and follow the theme which this time round is Celebrate something new!

 

On to my creation. I have chosen to do a new baby card:

 

 

This little fellow is called Cute Bug I have colored him with my Polychromo Pencils and fussy cut him. After coloring Mollie asked why I had made him into a bee when he was a caterpillar lol - I'd just focused on his stripes!! I have used a bright orange card for matting and have die cut a scalloped circle for the sentiment using the same card. The sentiment is from a Crafter's Companion Sentimentals collection. I have used papers from Docrafts Papermania Capsule Collection to tie the colors together and a little bow for a finishing touch.

 

So come on pop by Get Creative Challenges and join our challenge you've nothing to lose and may win a fab prize!



Phineas The Peacock

Good morning all I was lucky enough to get hold of the Peacock during the pre-order over at So Suzy Stamps and couldn't wait to use him. Suzy did a Facebook competition to name him and Phineas was the favorite of the Design Team members.

Todays post is a reminder about our January challenge over on the So Suzy blog - It is easy to enter just check out the rules which you can find here. This month we have started theming the challenge and for January the theme is something new and what better way to showcase this but with another new release stamp.

So here is his debut for my blog:

 

 

I have used Indigo Blu's Flitter Glu to stamp him and the used their gilding flakes to give him his regal glow! The stamps are so detailed that even with gilding flakes you don't lose the definition of the swirls. The gems within his swirls are hot gems in which are black with an iridescent coating. I have then used the top part of So Suzy Stamps crown stamp in each corner for the swirls again stamped and gilded with flakes. I have used a blank shaped card blank, Phineas has been matted onto gold mirror card and purple glittered Core'dinations.

 

Before I go, did you know that So Suzy Stamps can be found on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter. Yes you should join us there and find more inspiration and fun.



Fairies and owls

Good morning! I hope it's warmer where you are, we have lots of snow and this week has been the coldest this season with wind-chills dropping to -20!! We've managed to stay safe and warm

Today sees the mid way reminder for Scribble and Scraps 35th Challenge!! If you haven't yet entered then pop over to the blog. As always it's anything goes and the rules are simple - you can find them here. The prize is crafty goodies from Scribble and Scrap store this challenge is some gorgeous flowers!

 

 

On to my make for the design team - I have used a Sweet Pea Stamp which can be purchased from the Scribble and Scrap online store along with a wide selection of other crafty goodies.

This is Norma J Burnell's Fairy Tangles Butterfly Fairy Owl

 

 

She has been colored with Polychromo Pencils - I am quite pleased with how she has turned out and need to use my pencils more! I have matted her onto dark pink card and used 2 papers from my stash as backing paper. again matted onto pink and turquoise card. I have then used a few skittles to embellish the card. These stamps need very little dressing up as they are so detailed and show themselves off!

 

Thanks for stopping by - I appreciate the love that you leave! 

 

 



With Love

Good morning. It now looks how Michigan in winter should do now. We had plenty of snow fall and are due a steady fall all week! Looks pretty from the inside and luckily I don't have to drive in it until Wednesday when the ploughs will be running regularly!

Challenge 35 has started over at Scribble and Scraps Challenge and I am so addicted to their Wee Toppers that I have used yet another one for my design team card!

If you want to join us it's easy - just follow the rules you can find here and add your creation which can be anything from a card to a home furnishings project as long as it's own made. As always we are anything goes!

 

This is from the Hopeful set of toppers - isn't this little puss adorable?

The card blank is a shaped one from Craftwork Cards and I have scored and folded it into an easel. The edge of this fit well with the shape of the topper. I have used Blue card from my stash which complements the balloons as matting and cut this with a spellbinder die to match the topper. The sentiment is from a Crafter's Companion Humphrey set and again I have die cut the card to continue the shape through the card This has then been fixed in place with foam tape so it acts as a stopper for the easel. A few of the card candie again from Craftwork cards just add a flash of color. a very simple card but didn't need much to show off the gorgeous the topper!



Welcome to the Little Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge!

Good evening everyone! Excitement is abound again as I am one of the new design team for A Lil patch of Crafty Friends and our first challenge goes live today!

Each challenge starts on the 1st and the 3rd Sunday of the month at 9am Australian Eastern Time, we have 2 design teams who will be showcasing the gorgeous digi-stamps of the challenge sponsors.

Each Challenge has 3 sponsors who will be offering some fab prizes so stop by read the simple rules and link your entry - good luck!

The first challenge is Anything Goes and is sponsored by

 

A Day for Daisies offering a $12 gift certificate

 

Ppinkydolls Art - Offering 3 images

 

Ching-Chou Kuik - Offering 1 image

 

For this challenge I have used one of Ching-Chou Kuik's gorgeous digi-stamps

 

 

 

This is Iris. I have colored her with my Spectrum Noir pens and used a Spellbinder die to cut her out. I have then color tinted the background with ink before removing the image from the die.

The backing paper is from a Crafter's Companion's Cute companions cd and I have used a corner punch to decorate. This has then been matted onto purple card and the image placed on top. Some flowers from my stash complement the image.

 

Thanks for stopping by, now why don't you pop over to the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends blog and enter our Challenge!