Crafty Calendar December Challenge - Christmas Time with Sami Stamps

Good afternoon to everyone.  It's the first Saturday in December so we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar.  Are you ready for Christmas yet?  My decorations are up and most of my presents are bought so I'm starting to feel Christmassy.  I still have lots of cards to make but I'm not feeling the pressure just yet...

For this months challenge the theme is

'CHRISTMAS TIME'

so share your Christmas creations.

For my card I have used:

Frosty Stars Digital Stamp from Sami Stamps coloured with copics and that's about it really, other than some die cut card, Stardust Stickles, clear Wink of Stella and Dovecraft Liquid Enamel Effects. 

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Sami Stamps

who is offering a $12 gift card for the winner.

Pop over Crafty Calendar to check our the gorgeous DT creations using other images from Sami Stamps and share your

'CHRISTMAS TIME'

creations.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon.

Hugs x

Crafty Calendar November Challenge - Autumn Colours

Good Afternoon, I hope everyone is having a good day.  Not so much blogging at the moment, I was on holiday for a couple of weeks and since I've got back every spare minute has been spent making Christmas decoration ready for our Brownie Christmas fundraising stall.  Nearly all done, just a little bit of sewing left to do, then I'll have to make a start on my own Christmas crafting...

Today is the first Saturday in November so it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar.  Our theme this month is

Autumn Colours.

Autumn weather has definitely arrived,  the weather has turned a lot colder today just in time for bonfire night.

For my card I have used:

CC Designs Pollycraft Tawny stamp coloured with copics.

DP's are from the Nitwit Collections Enchantment paper pad

The greeting is from the Woodware Patch An Owl stamp set,

We have two sponsors this month so two prizes for two lucky winners.

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

Crafty Ribbons

and

Lawn Fawn

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and share your Autumn colour creations and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Now off to our local bonfire and firework display, definitely need to wrap up warm tonight....

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon.

x

Crafty Calendar October Challenge - Halloween

Good morning all.  It's the 1st October today and the first Saturday in the month so we have a new monthly challenge over at Crafty Calendar.

I'm current having a few days away enjoying the sights in Edinburgh so it will be a quick post today.

Our theme for this month is

Halloween

so time to share your spooky creations.

For my card I have used:

'Boo I Can See You' digital stamp from All Dressed Up coloured with copics.  The skirt has had a covering of clear Wink Of Stella so that it twinkles and sparkles but this isn't showing well on the photo.

The image has been cut using a stitched  die from the Die-namics Blueprint 14 and then mounted on orange and then black card.

The flags have been cut using the smallest die from the Die-namics Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner Stax

The greeting is from the Kraftin' Kimmie 'Too Cute to Spook 2' stamp set stamped with versamark ink and embossed with white powder.

We are sponsored by this challenge by:

All Dressed Up

who is offering two digital images to the winner

A short bio about All Dressed Up

Hi I am Wendy Burns I live in Nottingham UK with my husband and two children who have been the inspiration behind the characters,  in particular my daughter who has kept me up-to-date with blogging and trends.  I work predominantly within the textile children’s wear market, fashion and interiors.

I trained as a textile designer and although my work is digital based, I love to retain that hand drawn /sewn feel which I hope comes across in my artwork.

Digital stamps is a new challenge for me and the opportunity to work with the All Dressed Up Team and has been very exciting, in particular the creative way my characters have been given individual personalities by the designers .

All Dressed Up is a newly launched blog with an enthusiastic team who are passionate about stamping.  The coordinators Anne Lise and Bettina along with an amazing design team are also known as The Dressy Girls.

We have a friendly Facebook page, regular blog posts, tutorials, challenges and freebies .The stamps can be purchased from the Etsy shop which is updated on a monthly basis.

We really are friendly bunch and would love to see your creations so please feel free to contact us and visit the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar this month and share with us your

Halloween

projects and while you're there check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon.

Hugs x

Crafty Calendar September Challenge - Back To School Card

Good afternoon to all.  Hope you are all well.  A bit later posting today as I've only just got home from work.

It's the first Saturday in September, Autumn is fast approaching and we have a new monthly challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar.

The theme for this month is

'Back To School'

so you can share your altered items, covered books, good luck cards, etc.

My niece is due to start her nursery school this month and is so excited. 

For my card I have used:

Robyns Fetish Digital Stamp 'Katie Reading' coloured with copics.

The DP is from a paper pack I picked up at The Range called Deco Time.  The pack is 32 sheets 6x12 and it has lots of gorgeous glittered patterned papers.

The Dr Seuss quote stamp is from set by Kraftin Kimmie called Bookworm Trinkets.

I made the crayon border using crayon clipart images from 3am Teacher.  I tried to place the crayons in colour order to match the lines on the striped paper.  I think I nearly managed it....

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Robyns Fetish

who is offering some fabulous digi images for one lucky winner.

Pop over to Crafty Calender and share your 'Back To School' creations and while your there check out the gorgeous DT creations.

That's all from me for now....off to watch Strictly before an early night so that I'm ready for work again tomorrow....work on a SUNDAY....no day of rest for me this week....

See you soon and thanks for stopping by

Hugs x

Crafty Calendar August Challenge - Fun In The Sun Bugaboo Card

Good afternoon to all.  I hope you are all having a good day.  Can you believe that it's August.....more than half the year has gone already.  This year's been a bit up and down, latest thing is OH's mom being in hospital but she's on the mend now so that's good.

It's the first Saturday of the month and we have a new challenge over Crafty Calendar and our theme for this month is

"FUN IN THE SUN".

Here in the UK today the weather is gorgeous and sunny so it was a shame that I went to work this morning and missed some of it.

For my card I have used:

Crab Boat by Bugaboo Digi Stamps coloured with copics and then fussy cut.

The waves have been cut using my cricut and a svg called Wave Border from Miss Kate Cuttables.

The background was created by blending distress inks over some cloud masks.

We are sponsored for this challenge by

Bugaboo Stamps

who is offering 7 digi stamps to one lucky winner

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and share your FUN IN THE SUN creations and don't forget to check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Now I think I might go and see what happening in the Olympics at the moment

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you all soon....

Hugs x

Crafty Calendar July Challenge - All Dessed Up use a Die or Punch card

Good afternoon.  I hope everyone is having a good day, a little bit late posting today but I had to wait until I'd got home from work.  It's been a few weeks since I posted a card because I had a little bit of an accident with my laptop and managed to smash it's screen (I put something on the keyboard and then forgot it was there and closed the lid....very silly) so it's taken a few weeks to get properly back online.

It's the first Saturday of July so that means we have a new monthly challenge over at Crafty Calendar.

Our theme for this month is

"USE PUNCHES AND/OR DIES".

For my card I have used:

'Smile it's your Birthday' digital image from All Dressed Up coloured with copics.

The DP's are from the Design by Dani Magical Memories digital paper pack.

The heart is cut using a Sizzix die and the film strip was cut using my Cricut Explore and a SVG file called 'Film Strip Frames' from My Scrap Chick 

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

All Dressed Up

who is offering 2 digital images to the lucky winner.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and share your creations using a punch or die and don't forget to check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Now off to the Little Craft Room to try to escape the sport overload that going on in our house at the moment with Wimbledon and Euro Championship Football....

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you all soon....

Hugs x

Tiddly Inks Skater Girl Wryn Birthday Card

Good morning .  I hope everyone is well.  What an amazing week of weather we had here in the Midlands.  On Wednesday due to the amount of rain that fell in a short amount of time every route home from work was flooded.   I don't think I've ever seen rain like it, a number of vehicles were submerged, so I decided the only option was to park up and head to the pub to wait it out....I know a number of people that had their homes flooded so I was lucky it just affected my route home.

This weekend is celebrating the Queens 90th Official Birthday with the trooping of the colour and street party in the Mall.  My Brownie pack had our own red, white and blue tea party on Thursday celebrating the occasion with red, white and blue cupcakes, jellies and biscuits and making paper plate crowns.  I have a card to share today and it's just by coincidence it's in a patriotic red, white and blue.

I have used:

Tiddly Inks Skater Girl Wryn coloured with copics.

DP's are from my stash.

Red, white & blue ribbon threaded through a star border die cut

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Challenge 16

Creative Playground Challenge - Tic, tac, toe (Buttons, patterned paper, ribbon)

Alphabet Challenge - H for Hand Coloured

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

DL ART - Red, White & Blue

Thanks for stopping by and have a good weekend.

Hugs x 

Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Hayley the Hero Birthday Card

Good morning all.  Another Stamping Bella card to share with you this morning, this is using one of the Tiny Townies which I love.  I made this birthday card for my Sister-in-Law along with a coordinating gift card holder.

For this card I have used:

Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Hayley the Hero coloured with copics.

DP's are from the Forever Friends Kraft Notes paper pack

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Tic Tac Toe (Use a die, Image birthday or sentiment, use a die, pearls)

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon.

Hugs x

Crafty Calendar June Challenge Card - Fathers Day/For a Male

Good morning.  Hope you are all well.  Well we're in June,  the year is nearly half way through.  With two bereavements in the family, I had a sad May so here's hoping June is better which I'm sure it will be, summer will have arrived and the sun will be shining, oh I nearly forgot that I'm in the UK so it will probably be cold and rainy just for a change....

It's the first Saturday of the month so we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar.  The theme this month is

'FATHERS DAY / FOR A MALE'

so time to share your masculine themed creations.

For my card I have used:

Dr Digi's House of Stamps 'Spells for Beginners' digital image coloured with copics.

DP's are from the Gorjuss 6 x 6 paper pack.

The blue background has been liberally spritzed with Perfect Pearl mist.  It doesn't really show that well on the photo but in real life it shimmers and sparkles.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin'  - Father's Day/Special Man

Let's Colour Linky Party 10 - Anything Goes/Coloured

Creative Corner - Just For Men

Aloha Friday Challenge - Masculine Card

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes

A Beautiful Mess - Anything Goes

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Welcome to the brilliantly bizarre brain of Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.  Here you will find monsters, aliens, odd balls and Dundertons as well as many many more wonderful digital stamps.  Our artist and founder cut his teeth in the craft world at the company "Just  Inklined", where his unique digis made a huge impression.  We're hoping to continue to entertain and amuse, with our growing catalogue of great value digis with a sense of humour.

Join us over at Crafty Calendar with your male themed creations and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon.

xx

Digi Stamp Boutique Murphy Set 1 Birthday Card

Good morning.  Hope you are all okay today.  Can you believe it's the first of June already....time is flying by.

I have a birthday card to share today using a gorgeous image from Digi Stamp Boutique.

It was going to be a Fathers Day card but mid make I changed my mind and it is now a birthday card.

For this card I have used:

One of the images from Digi Stamp Boutique Murphy Set 1 coloured with copics.

The DP's are from my stash.

A couple of felt stars, a few pearls, a Craftwork Card greeting and some red ribbon completed the card. 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

The Male Room - Critters or Bugs

Deep Ocean Challenge - Our Furry Friends

Scrap-Creations - Father's Day/Masculine Card

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon.

xx

Stamping Bella Uptown Girl Faith the Fairy Birthday Card

Good morning.  Hope you are all okay today.

I have a card to share today using one of the Stamping Bella Uptown Girl stamps.  I love these stamps and I don't use them often enough.

For this card I have used:

Uptown Girl Faith the Fairy coloured with copics.

The DP's are some offcuts from my stash.

Not added a great deal to this card other than a border with a bit of ribbon and a button, a greeting and a few pearls as I wanted the image to be the main focus.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Ellibelle's Creative Moments Lets Color Linky Party - Anything goes & something coloured

Allsorts Challenge Blog - In the Pink

Alphabet Challenge - G for Girlie

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon.

xx

Gorjuss Girls Toadstools Birthday Card

Good Morning.  Hope you are all well today.

I have a card to share today using one of the Gorjuss Girl Urban stamps.

For this card I have used:

The Gorjuss Girls Urban Stamp Toadstools coloured with copics.

I have added a faux border to the image.

The DP's are some offcuts from my stash.

The greeting is made using my Dymo Embosser Daisy Wheel Labelmaker.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon.

xx

Papermania Watercolour Rainbow Birthday Card

Good morning all.  Hope you are well this morning.

I have been playing with my watercolour paints again so I have a card to share today where I have attempted to make a rainbow effect background. 

I stamped the image Papermania Mini Stamp Fox with Archival ink and masked the image with Aquatint Liner.  When that was dry I brushed the watercolour paper with water and then added the different colours of watercolour paint in layers.  I spritzed the image with water to get the colours to blend and merge a little bit more.

When the watercolour was dry I removed the mask from the fox and coloured him with watercolour pencils and clear Wink of Stella.

The greeting is stamped with Archival Ink.  I managed to smudge some ink when I stamped the greeting  so I had to add the orange corner panel to hide my little mistake...

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon.

xx

Crafty Calendar May Challenge Mid Month Card - Things With Wings

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all having a good day.

Just a quick post with a reminder card for our challenge over at Crafty Calendar. 

The theme this month is

'THINGS WITH WINGS'

and you have until the 28th May to enter this months challenge.

For my card I have used:

Butterfly on a Toadstool digital stamp from Angie's Digital Stamps that I have embossed on watercolour card using a Ranger Emboss It pen and white embossing powder and have then coloured using Spectrum Aqua Pens.

I used blue & green watercolour paints for the background, I applied the colour then sponged it to get a softer mottled finish.

The greeting was stamped with versamark ink and embossed with white embossing powder (as you can tell white embossing powder is my favourite thing at the moment).

Mounted onto red and then blue card with 3 card candy in the corners and pearl dots added onto the image using Viva Decor Perlen-Pen

Still need to practise more with my watercolours....

We are have two sponsors for this months challenge so two prizes are up for grabs:

Angie's Digital Stamps

who is offering some digis to one winner

and

Crafty Ribbons

who is offering £10 to send in their store to the other winner.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar to share your 'Things with Wings' creations, don't forget you only have until the 28th May to enter this months challenge.

See you soon.

xx