Totally Gorjuss - Lace and or Pearls

It's time for a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss. This week are challenge is to use Lace and or Pearls and we are sponsored by The Hobby House.

For my card this week I have uses this Saturated Canary image coloured with my promarkers. I added sparkle to her dress with diamond stickles and dotted pearls in her hair with a Pinflair pearl wand. The papers are from an old Papermania pad that has sat buried at the back of my drawer for ages. I teamed it with some navy card. The flouirish in the corner is from a Memory box die and again I added pearls to in with the pearl wand and the flower is another memory box die with an adhesive pearl in the centre of it. The little butterflys are punched from the DP with a woodware punch.

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

Passion for Promarkers - Fairytale ( this digi stamp reminds me of Cinderella)
Seize the Birthday - Colouring
Moving Along With The Times - Girly Cards
Stamping For The Weekend - Happy Birthday

Incy Wincy Texture

Morning time for a new challenge at Incy Wincy and this week we want to see texture in you projects. We have one of my favourite sponsors this week

Bugaboo Stamps

They kindly gave the DT some images to use and I picked this one called Flower Shelf I have used my promarkers to colour it adding glossy accents to the vases, stickles on the flowers, some small purple gems and a sakura stardust pen. I used a daisy embossing folder to add texture  to my background. I tied a piece of ribbon around the card which I have coloured with my pens and added a small butterfly charm. The sentiment is a rub on.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Created With Love - Pink & Purple
That Craft Place - Charming

Totally Gorjuss - manly

Well I've been a bad DT member ( due to being so ill before christmas and only just catching up now) I haven't taken part in many of the challenges over at Totally Gorjuss since they asked me to be on the DT. This card is late (only a day I'm getting more organised) as I forgot to take a photo of it in time to go on the DT blog but thought I would post it here and link up to them.

So this weeks challenge at Totally Gorjuss is Manly a theme that was not very popular on the DT, I quite like making male cards so think I must be odd!! Our sponsor this week is 

Crafters Companion.

I have used this fab image from Digi Stamp Boutique called Golf Alf whcih I coloured with promarkers. the papers are from a paper cellar pad which I've teamed with kraft card. I added a little tag of the patterned paper held together with an eyelet as embellishment on the top of the image. The sentiment is stamped in cocoa memento straight on to the DP.

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

Digi Stamp Boutique - January Challenge

Charisma Cardz - Birthday

Crafty Little Fairies - Kraft
Dream Valley Challenge - Boys/Men

Mum Card

 

 Something a little bit different from me today not a promarker in sight!! I can remember seeing this style of card on a blog a long time ago but have no idea what it would be called. I have cut a panel out of a standard 6 x 6 card blank and stuck the letters over the gap. I have used papers from MME Cut Paste Flair pad teamed with some black card I love how the soft colours really stand out against the black. I used the word art function in word to create the letters and numbers printing them onto normal card which I then cut out and stuck onto my patterned paper, you need to use quite thick card to give the card front some strength. I have put stickles all around the edges of the letters and numbers to finish them off. I used my fiskers scalloped lace border punch for the bottom edge.

 

This gorgeous flower has been cut with Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers die from some of the pink ombre paper in the pad I love the way this has allowed me to cut the flowers all from the same sheet but with the differing shades. I have used a Basic Grey Candy Button to the centre of the flower and gone round all the edges with stardust stickles.

 

Here's a view of the card slightly open, you can just about see another sheet of that gorgeous ombre paper this time in an aqua green shade.

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

Just Inspirational Challenge - Girly

Rhedd and Rosies Challenge  - Polka Dots

Miriam's Crafting Blog - Flowers

Crafting By Designs - Birthdays

Lothian Crafts - Female Birthday  using dies

 

3 Favourite Embellishments at Incy Wincy

 

Well good morning and a Happy Year if there is still anyone out there I back after a very long break feeling much better thankfully and raring to go. Today's post is for Incy Wincy where our challenge is to use your 3 favourite embellishments we have 2 fantastic sponsors this week Digital Delights and QKR Stampede whose image I have used.

I've kept my card quite simple today so the fab image shines through, I haven't coloured the image at all just printed it straight onto a textured cream paper, the paper has a slight blue fleck to it. The papers are from MME Lost & Found Oliver pad and the sentiment is a new stamp I bought from Stamping All Day who have a fab selection of sentiment stamps all individual so you don't have to buy a whole set just for the one you wanted and there customer service is great my stamps arrived within 2 days even though it was between Christmas & New Year. For my 3 embellishments I've used tiny brads, ribbon and eyelets.

 

 

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

Lawnscaping Challenge - Let's Party

The Crazy Challenge - Cards For Men

DT call at Incy Wincy

Just a quick post to let you know we have a DT call over at Incy Wincy heres all the details




CALLING all CRAFTY ladies and gents!!!!   

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge blog is looking for YOU!!!!  

We are searching for 4 or 5 talented people who love to create and would love to be part of our little family!!!  

Your term will be 6 months and you will be provided with images from our sponsors - you will be required to post the sponsors badge & a link to their store on your blog post

Challenges run every Monday (post at 2:00 am MST)
 
You will be required to visit the participants blogs to view and comment on their cards according to the schedule we have set up
You will choose a Top 3 and a winner according to a rotation schedule 

You will be required to be the Blog Post Author on a rotating basis with the other team members

Open communication is VERY important! We are VERY flexible and understanding, and we like to laugh - a LOT!!!!    IF this interests you, we'd love to have you join our team!!!!

Please send a little bit of information about yourself, a link to your blog, and TWO pictures of your favourite projects to:   incywincychallenge@hotmail.com 

Design Team Call ENDS Dec. 10 - we will let the lucky ducks know by Dec. 15 and your term will start Jan. 6

THANKS! We look forward to hearing from you!!!!
HUGS,
Chris, Nikki & Hev

For The Men In Your Life at Incy Wincy

My second post today this time a card for the new challenge at Incy Wincy which should have been posted yesterday this week our challenge is For The Men In Your Life. As always we have a fab sponsor who this week is Stamp Fairy. I've used this cute little cowboy piggy from them on my card coloured as always with promarkers. The papers are from an old Basic Grey pad. I added some gold card candy and some diecut stars as embellisments.

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

Childs Christmas at Totally Gorjuss

This is the first of 2 post from me today as I'm running behind with my DT posts as I've not been very well and haven't moved from the Sofa since sunday in fact I'm still there now, I've been to the doctors this morning and seems I have the start of pneumonia so have to take a course of antibotics and rest. Anyway back to the reason for this post Saturday saw the start of a new challenge at Totally Gorjuss which this weeks is Childs Christmas and we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and The Ribbon Girl.

My image is from Bugaboo and I have coloured her with Promarkers and added stickles to her wings. The papers are from a pad from last year can't recall which one at the moment. Embellisment wise I've added some red nailheads to the corners and a strip of pink ribbon across the middle.

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge - For a Child
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas
Creative Craft Challenge - Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Easel Cards at Incy Wincy

 

Good morning it's time for a new challenge over at Incy Wincy and this week we want to see your Easel Cards. Our fab sponsors this week are  Kenny K and Lacy Sunshine.



 

 

I choose this fun reindeer image from Kenny K  which I coloured with my promarkers, I added glossy accents to their sunglassed and Rudolphs nose and stickles to highlight the shirt, present, garland and candy cane. The sentiment is a digi stamp which I printed onto blue card. The papers are all from MME 12 Days of Christmas pad which I using up from last year.

3 Patterened Papers at Totally Gorjuss

 

Time for a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week we are challenging you to use 3 Patterened Papers. I have used this cute little Christmas owl which I won a few weeks ago from Sweet N Sassy stamps I've coloured him with my promarkers and added frosted lace stickles to his trim on his hat. The papers are Studio Calico Wonderland pad teamed with some kraft card.

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

My Heart Pieces - Red & Green + any other colour

I Love Promarkers - Red & Green

Ladybird Crafts Ink - Use Kraft

Altered Diary

 

Today I have an altered diary to show you I started off with this very plain and boring black diary which I bought for a £1 and this is what I turned it into.....

 

I made this diary for my DD Shannon who has a thing about all things nerdy and as soon as I saw this glasses paper I knew I wanted to use it for something for her having recently started work she needs a diary to write her shifts down in. I started off with sheet of kraft card which I cover the whole diary with. I then matted the glasses paper which comes from MME Cut Paste Flair pad onto a piece of black card. I have used some Basic Grey Candy Buttons in the corners to add a little bit of interest to them. 

The glasses are from a necklace which I took apart I have used a set of numbers from an old set of Alpha's which I had tucked away. I stuck the glasses down with glossy accents and then filled the lenses with it to give them a more realistic appearance. I added a couple of flat backed gems to the corners for a little bit of sparkle.

I would like to enter my diary into the following challenges:
Crazy For Challenges - Let's Frame It ( Hope the glasses count as a frame)
Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything but a card
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything but a card
Craft My Life - Anything goes but no cards
Creative Creations Challenge - Sparkle & Shine ( gems are sparkly and the glasses are shiny)


Sketch time at Incy Wincy

Good morning from a very cold house we have had no heating since last Wednesday hopefully by the time I get home we will have a new boiler and a warm house. This weeks challenge at Incy Wincy is a sketch which my lovely teamie Karen drew up for us

 

 

we have two sponsors this week Digital Delights and Milk Coffee.

 I have used this cute image Reindeer Boy from Milk Coffee coloured him with my promarkers adding frosted lace stickles to the fluffy parts of his outfit. My papers are from MME Mistletoe Magic pad, the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and the Christmas tree is a diecut that I was sent yonks ago.

 

 



 

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

Cards For Men - Christmas

C is for Challenge - Winter is Coming

The Crafty Bloggers Network -  Christmas

Remember

 

This weeks challenge at  Totally Gorjuss is Remember, as soon as I saw this theme it made me think of Poppies with it being November so I set about make a poppy from ribbon, I followed the instructions on here apart from my red ribbon was 40 mm wide and I didn't have any black ribbon wide enough so I place a button inside the black ribbon I had and sewed around it. Other than that I kept the card nice and simple with just a couple of green swirls and an embossed background so the poppy stood out.

 

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Delicious Doodles - Remembrance Sunday/ Thinking of You
Crafting With Dragonflies - Make Your Own Flowers
Stamp & Doodle - Rememberance

Six On The 6th

 Wow can you believe another month has gone past and it's time for S J Crafts series Six on the 6th the idea being that every month you join in and make 6 Christmas cards so that when it's gets to Christmas it's not so much of a rush, having counted my cards the other day I have almost 30 ready which is good for me. This month I decided to stray away from the normal (for me) cards with DP and a coloured stamped image, I have heat embossed a background stamp using Versamark ink and silver sparkle embossing powder and then inked all over it with Festive Berry Distress ink.

 The back ground stamps are both from Visible image, the sparkly silver ribbon is from my local haberdashery shop. In the card above I have tied a double bow and added some tiny jingle bells and a sentiment and the one below I have cut a snowflake with my spellbinders die adding a hero arts red gem to centre.

 

 

 

I would like to enter my cards into the following challenges:

Visible Image - Make It Sparkle

Fab N Funky - Traditional Christmas Colours

Holly Jolly Christmas - Traditional Colours (sort of)

Ribbon, Twine or Fibres at Incy Wincy

 

This weeks challenge at Incy Wincy is Ribbon, Twine or Fibres and we are sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs. I have used their  Little Honeys Little Mermaid image  to make this cute notebook for my little girl. I have coloured the image with promarkers adding some diamond stickles to her tail and I have used a gold sakura pen to highlight her hair. The paper is from MME cut & past flair pad, I added a couple of strips of silver rik rak across the middle of the pad and then dotted silver liquid pearls around. The flowers have been in my stash forever and I used some flat back pearls to decorate them.

I would like to enter my notebook into the following challenges:

Craft My Life - Anything goes but no cards

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Embellishment Bingo (Flowers - Ribbon - Glitter)

Some exciting news

Today I'm here with my first card as part of the Totally Gorjuss DT. This weeks theme is Anything Goes with Snow, I have used this cute snowman stamp from Kraftin Kimmie which I won a few weeks ago. I have coloured him with promarkers adding some silver stickles to his buttons. I've used my snow embossing folder for the background and distressed all the edges and added some frosted lace stickles to them.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Kraftin Kimmie - Pick A Holiday
A Gem of a Challenge - Christmas is Coming
Allsorts - Christmas Cheer
Crafty Calendar - All things Christmas