Embossing

What a lovely challenge this week, over at Glitter n Sparkle...

"Use embossing - dry / heat "

I chose dry embossing - I am totally useless at heat embossing

and never seem to get a good finish that I'm happy with....

The lovely image I have used is:

"Lizabeth wild daisies" from Lacy Sunshine.

I found the paper I wanted for the backing first...

she seemed to be a bit of a hipster girl...

and I really liked the backing paper.

I thought it would also work with one of my fave ebossing folders, 

and then I found some ribbon to match perfectly...

It was JUST long enough to fit! 

The sentiment was a freebie from Desert Divas.

I also embossed a simple line around the backing paper

and the edge of the white card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges...

Fussy n fancy - monochrome - 12 Feb
QKR Stampede - one for the kids - 5 Feb
Brown sugar - atg - 5 Feb
Creative fingers - atg - 5 Feb
Sassy studios - monochrome - 4 Feb
I love promarkers - atg  (GDT) 10 Feb
Fantastic tuesday - atg with flowers - 2 Feb
Through the craft room door - atg - 2 Feb
Melonheadz friendz - cool colours - 1 Feb
House of cards - embossing - 1 Feb

Inspired by a song...

Over at Glitter n sparkle this week, the theme is 

"inspired by a song"

so we would like you to create a card and let us know 

what song inspired you to make it...

 I was certainly inspired by a song for this card!

I was watching "the sound of music" while picking my image.... lol!

I used the eldeweiss image from the "Switzerland bundle"

over at Ikes Art.

Its a lovely set of images, including this edelweiss,

a swiss cow (wearing a cowbell!), a scene of a swiss

 cottage with mountains and cablecar, a swiss army knife and all its features

and even a swiss stamp!

It's a bumper bundle!

I also wanted to use the cow for a card - i printed him out, coloured him

(which took an age!) 

and then promptly lost him! :(

Oh well.

(UPDATE: 30 / 01/ 16 - 6:45pm...
 I just found the cow I coloured - in between my big shot plates!!! lol! )

I used my docrafts embossing folder, 

printed out the words of the edelweiss song 

and embossed and inked the edges.

Then I coloured the image with my promarkers and poped it some some

 3d foam to stand off the verse.

 Glossy accents finished the petals. 

A couple of die cut butterflies and

a punched butterfly finished this card.

 I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cards galore encore - atg - 31 Jan
Paper creator - atg - 1 Feb

SLS lines - atg - 11 Feb
Crafty friends - atg - 29 Jan
Creative fingers - atg - 4 Feb
Inspiration destination - atg - 28 Jan
Crafty addicts - atg / elegance - 4 Feb
Passion for promarkers - flower power - 26 Jan
Oh la la creations - in the country - 1 Feb

Monochrome

"Monochrome"

is this weeks challenge at Glitter n Sparkle. 

I thought this image would be perfect - a hot chocolately drink, 

for a January birthday... to keep you warm in this cold weather!

I decided to stick with various browns, when I got this lovely image

called "cinnamon swirl" from Limited Runs.

My friends birthday is coming up, so I decided to make this one for her.

I coloured the image with my promarkers 

and added a sentiment on the PC, from Pink Petticoat - which is now sadly closed.

The backing paper cane from a stack I bought a few years ago, 

in my favourite place: Hobby Lobby , while we were visiting Canada / America. 

The flowers are Dovecraft flowers and i diecut the corner

using a cuttlebug corner die. 

I hand-drew on friends name onto the image.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

QKR Stampede - lots of layers - 22 Jan
Polkadoodles - winter birthday - 29 Jan
Little miss muffet - atg - 27 Jan
Crafting for all seasons - monochrome - 20 Jan
Fresh brewed designs - atg - 21 Jan
Crafting from the heart - atg - 17 Jan
Oooh la la creations - girlie - 17 Jan

Tic-tac-toe board

We have a tic-tac-toe challenge this week over at Glitter n Sparkle...

So, you work in a line of 3 -  horizontally, vertically, or diagonally,

making sure your card / project encompasses all those elements. 

I took a diagonal... No patterned paper, digi image and glitter...

The image is: "50's food set" and is from Digital Delights.

The soda glass, burger, hotdog and popcorn all come as separate images.

They are lovely to colour...

 I used my promarkers alongside my lyra pencils.

I stamped the sentiment and added the glittery stars - for the "glitter" part of the board.

I hand - drew the border...using black and red pens, along a ruler.

I have already decided who this card is going to...

a male member of my family!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Brown sugar - atg - 13 Jan

Jo's scrap shack - atg - 16 Jan

Crafters cafe - square cards - 14 Jan

The sisters of craft - atg -  1 Feb 

As you like it - atg - 13 Jan

Digi choosday - CAS - 20 Jan
Crazy challenge - celebrations - 17 Jan
Where the heart is - atg - 1 Feb

The male room - atg - 20 Jan
QKR Stampede - cas - 15 Jan
613 Avenue - atg (optional: birthday) - 17 Jan
Quirky crafts - celebration - 30 Jan

Snow

For our January challenge. over at Patties Creations,

we would like you to use an image with SNOW on it...

I chose "Cardinal on branch"

and used glamour dust to show all the snow...and also used

it to create a very thin line around the whole image.

The backing paper came from a dovecraft pack which I got in the sales last year,

and I simply coloured the cardinal with my promarkers.

The sentiment is a freebie I found on the net. 

This is so much nicer in real life, where you can really see

the glamour dust sparkle! 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

As you like it - anything goes - 13 Jan
Sisters of craft - anything goes - 1 Feb
Crafty enjoyments - CAS - 26 Jan
Creative cottage - release the glitter - 20 Jan
Whimsy stamps - winter (add snowflakes) -  12 Jan
Through the craft room door - anything goes - 12 Jan
PINspirational - sketch - 18 Jan
Bunny zoes crafts - sparkle - 11 Jan
Crafting from the heart - anything goes - 10 Jan
Craftin desert divas - let it snow - 12 Jan

Aunt's birthday

So, I got a really cute image from a sponsor I haven't used before,

for my second card for the "anything goes " challenge this week

at Glitter n Sparkle...

The image is by Kitty Bee Designs and is called "sewing kit"

How cute!

So this card is for my Hubbys Aunt..
Her birthday is in a couple of days and she loves crafting, sewing, and cats!

I coloured the image with my promarkers and
diecut the buttons from my new docrafts die... I have had it
a while and hadn't got round to using it yet...
I thought they would suit this card brilliantly!
The butterflies are my fave... punched Martha Stewart. (silver mirror card)
I made the handing button using the ribbon part of a precious heart
diecut and snipped off the heart and popped on the button instead.
The Lace border is also a diecut - from memory box.
The backing paper came in a set I bought recently, in "The Works"

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Catch the bug - atg - 8 Jan
Crafty calendar - something new (new buttons die) 28 Jan
Crafty friends - use something new (new buttons die) 15 Jan
Crafters cafe - square cards - 14 Jan
QKR Stampede - feathers and - or fur - 7 Jan
Digitally sweet - colour palette - 1 Feb
Crazy challenge - celebrations - 11 Jan

Anything goes!

Happy new year! 

Well, it's hear already - another year!

And to start us off at Glitter and Sparkle, we have a favourite challenge...

"anything goes!"

I have used "teacher / student / geek" from Polkadoodles...

Working in a school, as a teaching assistant, there are a lot of people

that this card would work well for.

I printed the image with a free sentiment from Desert Divas
and coloured her with promarkers.
I drew a little doodled border and added some bakers twine
with a silver flower paperclip embellishment.
I used 3d foam behind, to raise the whole thing from the base card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The sisters of craft - atg - 1 Feb

As you like it - atg - 13 Jan
C.R.A.F.T - atg - 7 Jan
Through the craft room door - atg - 6 Jan
Crazy challenge - celebrations - 11 Jan