Crafty Creations Challenge 33 - tea and coffee

This week at Crafty creations the challenge is Tea /Coffee.

I decided to make a set of atc's with a tea theme.

I have used a vintage illustration of a tea plant and made little tea bags from polly pockets to hold mini versions of picture with a little ribbon and a hand written sentiment.

They attach to the atcs wrapped round a large fancy eyelet/snap by We are Memory Keepers.

All attaching of papers to atcs is done with coloured staples and inking and doodling to finnish.

Thanks so much to our sponsor this week Annaandbella

The lucky winner will recieve this stamp!

I really enjoyed visiting all your creations last week - looking forward to seeing what you get upto this week!

Pssst! Liz these are my atcs for the Drayton swap this month.......

Hi Mum!

My Mum and Dad are popping up for dinner on Thursday! So on with a few little cards for Mum to replenish her stock .....

A couple of sqaure Baby boy cards using the fantastic illustrations of Mo Manning - basic grey papers,

Copics to colour, Basic Grey Rubons, velvet ribbon from Donnas Den,

Large eyelets ( on special at docrafts) and some doodling.

Baby girl card using my doodle of Geraldine Giraffe .....

Basic Grey paper to back.

Simon Snail - I love these colours and that Basic grey paper is fab!

Have some more to do as she is needing some thinking of you and get well cards......better get sticking!

Copic Colour Challenge - R29, BG05, Y15.....

This week over at Copic colour Challenge the colours are

R29, BG05, Y15

I have also added into the mix R59, BG09, Y17, G05 & G17.

I had a couple of small thankyou cards to make and have used my own doodles

of Simon Snail and Funky Flowers 1

with some tiny Basic Grey rubons and Basic Grey papers as backing.

Pop over to copic colour challenge and see all the fab colouring by the Dt

Last few samples for Polkadoodles

Just the last few Polkadoodles samples using their new rubber stamps.

If you get a chance watch them on Create and Craft at 9a.m. Tuesday 15th September!

Clara Cupcake - Make a Wish

A great sketch from Dare U 2 Digi Stamp this week and lovely cards by the DT as always - pop over and have a look!

I am also combining this with Copic Creations that has a challenge of your favourite colour combinations.

One of my all time favourites is purple, red and turquoise.

I have used BV00, V12, V15, V17, YR20, R20, E00, E04, E08

R37, R59, BG09 & BG49.

Copic creations have a wonderful prize - a gift certificate for illustrations by the wonderful Mo Manning!

Pop by and have a look at the fab colouring by the girls at Copic Creations!

For my card I have used my own doodle Clara Cupcake, paper off cuts and some Coredinations Vintage, copics with a little sakura and a Basic Grey rubon.

Christmas pudding and Ponsettia more polkadoodles......

 

The Christmas pudding is really cute and

the ponsettia is beautiful for modern or more traditional cards.

I do love both the tress, the holly is a great doodle aswell.

I really enjoyed making all the tags - something I don't often make - but I have a feeling this

Christmas will be different!......

New Polkadoodles samples using stamps.....

Yes more samples using the new stamps!

Lots of sentiment stamps - the sheets are jam packed with designs -

obviously I have my favourites!

How cute are these owls - pretty patterned tummies!

More Polkadoodles using the new stamps.....

Some more Polkadoodles rubber stamp samples as promised to show you they can also be used for cards ,tags etc other than for Christmas.

These are from the Sugar Birdies collections.

I absolutely love this quirky tree - so cute!

Polkadoodles Challenge 17

This is Ruth's second week setting the challenges with the Polkadoodles team - well done Ruth! This week the challenge was for a non card project and there is some fantastic work from the DT this week, decorations, shoes, sticker books, sweetie holders, postit books, doorhangers and soooo

much more! My DT contribution was two bookmarks.

I have used Jingle Jangles and Sugar Birdies cd's to print the papers and images to colour. I have used my copics to colour Polly and owl. A little inking to edges, eyelets to set embellishments and ribbon to finnish.....

Come join us with your "not a card" project. All entries are due in by Sunday 20th September 12a.m. GMT
You don't have to use Polkadoodles products and you could win something yummy!

Polkadoodles - new releases - Tue 15th Sept......

As a wee sneek peek - I am going to put a few projects on my blog each day that are samples I have sent to Nikky for the next release at Polkadoodles at 9a.m on Craft and Create Tuesday 15th September.....

Polkadoodles have created a fab range of rubber stamps to use along side their cds or independantly!

I can vouch for their quality - great to work with....I have been having lots of fun!

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 16 - A card for a child with a removable element.

This weeks challenge over at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge is to make a card for a child with a detachable element.

I had a card to make for Jenna who is 6 and loves My Little Pony. I decided to make a shrink plastic bag tag to match the image on my card. I used copics to colour my card. Sakura stardust to colour the shrink plastic.

This week you can win any 5 digi images from my shop at shop handmade

Hope Jacare

A great range of projects once more by the DT - pop by and vidit - you may get some ideas! All entries to be in for 8p.m. on Wednesday 16th September - Random.org will pick the prize as always!

Craft Creations Challenge 32 - Embossing and a special request

My DT card this week for Crafty Creations is for a nurse for her 40th Birthday. I have Used Basic Grey papers, Some embossing on silver foil to create the sentiment, some clear faux stich heat embossing on edges of card for added detail. I have used alpha brads for name, papermania ribbons and some red cross brads from stash.

This week we also have a special request!

(the next part is copied from Crafty Creations Blog)

Ann made this card for a young 13 yr old girl who had part of her arm amputated after a boating accident. You can find her story HERE on her neighbor Erin's blog. This girl's neighbor has taken it upon herself to seek out fellow cardmakers like us, to make a card for Paige, and she is offering up blog candy just for helping cheer up this sweet girl! If you could send a card to Paige it would mean so much!! Also, here is what we will do; if you wish to make this week's challenge card for Paige and you let us know, then we will put your name in the draw for this week's blog candy twice! Thanks everyone!!

This is the fantastic prize being offered by Deena this week - well worth a go I'd say and it would be lovely if anyone can also create a card for Paige. Thankyou x

Steve's Birthday card for a painter

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE

I was absolutely thrilled to be asked by my first follower - Keryn - to make a birthday card for her husband Steve. I have to say probably as you all know there is somewhat more challenge making a card for another cardmaker and how much did I enjoy this challenge!

Steve is a keen painter so the request was for a painter themed card.

I used a gatefold card base with matts of Basic grey papers all inked at edges.

 The easel and the brush was designed on my pazzles and then cut out using Crate papers, layered for depth and all edges inked.

The canvas on the easel was made with grungeboard painted with crackle paint for a distressed/aged effect.

The images are Basic Grey rubons added to the canvas.

The easel is attached to the left hand side of card, the brush and some additional paint splats are attached to the right hand side of card.

Two eyelets are set on easel with ribbon to tie card closed. I made a small palette cut by hand with sakura details and set with eyelets to make a closure for the card.

Crate paper alpha stickers were used for sentiment.

I am entering this into the Spoon full of sugar challenge which is distressing. I have used a distressing effect with the crackle paint on the canvas and the background papers used are distressed.

Thanks again Keryn for the challenge...

James 1st Birthday - Copics Colour Challenge

This weeks Copics Colour Challenge was a great selection of colours for me to put some life into my doodle of Gerald Giraffe. This is for James 1st Birthday this week. I have use Basic Grey paper as a background and some alpha stickers then added to the sentiment with a doodle. I used the closest colours I had - YR23, E04, E08, YG95 &G99

James 1st Birthday - Allsorts

Last night and this morning I spent making a picture for my Godson James's 1st Birthday this week. I asked Vicky her preference - James does like Thomas already - so Thomas it is. Have to admit I was most of the way through it when I realised I hadn't put James( one of the other engines) besides Thomas as i'd thought!

That will have to wait for his Christmas pressie!

It's ideal for Allsorts Challenge this week - something for the men/boy's.

I used a picture of Thomas and paperpieced alot of it then added detail with copics.

Background are Basic Grey papers which I think worked really well.

Pop over and have a look at the fab prize they are giving away this week and some great DT cards....

Polkadoodles - Spots and stripes

Ooooo Spooky! This weeks challenge at Polkadoodles is to create your project with spots and stripes - my stripes are my spidersweb and spots is the pumpkin and spider paper that I have used for my background. I have used the Halloween download bundle for my DT card that you can find at the Polkadoodles shop - lots of yummy goodies and a few scarey ones......haaaaaaa! Really too cute to be scarey! Anyhows you can use anything you like - doesn't need to be Polkadoodles! Just have your entry in by 12 a.m. Sunday 13th September.
Lots of fab cards from the Dt this week - you can tell we love our work! Cute fimo spiders , a lovely robin and those cute owls, elegant deer and so much more! Pop by and say hello - the more the merrier.
Congratulations to this weeks winners:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 15 - something other than a card......

This week our sponsor is Donnas Den and its a great prize ....come join us!

My good intentions of making a mirror for my C.R.A.F.T DT contribution this challenge fell by the wayside. So instead I did a little tissuetex - this is something I often do for fundraisers at nursery/school and normally goes down well. Great for decorating floating candle bowls.

Blank bottles from IKEA - water down some P.V.A. and tear up your tissue( brain is not working this morning - but it's the type with fibres through) . Apply pva to bottle, stick on tissue and apply more pva on top of tissue to smooth out. Leave overnight to dry and then I like to add stickles or details with glass outliner.

These are the fab prizes supplied by our sponsor Donnas Den this week....

Crafty Creations Challenge - 3 or more patterned papers!

This weeks challenge at Crafty Creations is to use 3 or more patterned papers.   I am still appologising for terrible photos (bad workmen and all that) this time down to lack of daylight, too much rain and a huge amount of glitter card! I had two special birthday cards to create and both wanted lots of glitter....

I have used a Black sparkly card base. The amazing new Papermania handmade glitter papers as the first layer for my 40th and 18th numbers and names. DCWV Pocket full of posies printed papers - again with glitter for top layers of numbers and names. Some fabric flowers with gem brads as centres. Lots of off cuts of My Minds eye papers as larger butterflies. Some diecut handcoloured leather flowers with gem brads as centres . On the 18th the 'Daughter' is some Papermania resin alpha stickers. So lots of bling to add to the photography problems.....anyway enough of my moans! Come play with us - it's Wednesday and the time is right to get crafty once again. We love to see any type of project created for our challenges, so come on join in and you could win......lots of crafting basic goodies yum!

On your Anniversary - Copic Creations

This weeks challenge at Copic Creations is red , pink, white and hearts. I had a couple of Anniversary cards to make. The second one is for the challenge. I doodled an image and printed it on white Bristol board and some patterned papers that I think are Creative imaginations. I then paper pieced them and coloured with copics. Layered onto another patterned paper and doodled round edges. I have then added a toggle fastening - heart shapped with ribbons and secured to card with eyelets. So sorry about the quality of my photos at present but there is no - sunlight here - hope it will return soon......