Photo Inspiration at Incy Wincy

 

 

Good morning time for another challenge at Incy Wincy

this week our challenge is

' Photo Inspiration'

 

and we are sponsored by the fab

Bugaboo Stamps

 

I have used this cute image from our sponsor to make a thank you card, I have coloured them with my promarkers adding some glossy accents to the flowers on the tortoise's shell and the ladybirds dots. The papers are Dovecraft back to basics 2 and I have used my new spellbinders border dies I think you might be seeing a lot of these)

 

 

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

Metal Mania at Incy Wincy

Good morning time for another challenge at Incy Wincy

this week our challenge is

' Metal Mania'

All you have to do is either add some Metal or your image has something that would be made from Metal, so you could use brads, pins, Staples, poppers.... or even an image with a swing, shovel wagon or anything you can think of.

 

and we are sponsored by the fab

Stamp Fairy

 

For my card I have used this cute image from our sponsor called Linda Spring 1, I have coloured her with my promarkers. My papers are from MME ( sorry can't remember which pad) and I have matted and layered them onto some dark grey card. I've dug out my much neglected paper flowers and put some different sized ones together with a METAL brad, added a die cut swirl instead of some leaves. The ribbon was is my stash not sure where it's from but think it's probably from Crafty Ribbons.

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

Crafty Bloggers Network - O's & X's challenge (die cut/punches, flowers, ribbon)

Joanna Sheen - Girls, girls, girls

Paper Playtime - Buttons or Brads

Animal antics at Incy Wincy

Good morning time for another challenge at Incy Wincy

this week our challenge is

' Animal Antics '

and we are sponsored by the fab

Care2Stamp

I made this card for my husband as today is our 18th Wedding Anniversary. I have used this fun image from Wee Stamps coloured with my promarkers, I added glossy accent to the bugs noses and silver liquid pearls to the little dots around the flowers. The papers are from MME Oliver pad which was still on my desk from last weeks card. I used my fiskers border punch for the grey strip across the card and added some small brads to the corners for a bit of interest. The heart was cut with a fiskers hand punch and the Love you sentiment was a papermania one that I have had for ages. 

 

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

ABC Challenge - Wedding/Anniversary

Creative Moments - Use Brads

Polkadoodles and Studio 12 - Anniversary

 

Onwards & Upwards Blog Hop

My post today is part of a blog hop for my DT teammate Jennifer's Onwards & Upwards blog event that she is hosting this weekend over on her blog this is what she has to say about the event -

 

The ‘Onwards and Upwards’ weekend will take place right here on Friday 10^th – Sunday 12^th May 2013. Posts will go live every hour from 4pm – 10pm Friday, and then 10am – 10pm Saturday and Sunday (BST), with a mix of giveaways, tutorials, challenges, inspiration, a blog hop, and more! The event graphics above show you a glimpse at some of the projects that will be featured, and the prizes that will be given away. But there will be more, lots more!

The theme for the weekend is loosely inspired by my word of the year ‘Progress’ (see my word of the year layout here). However, ‘Onwards and Upwards’ is about all kinds of things, including: hopes and dreams, resolutions and goals, uplifting quotes and sentiments, travel, trying new things, positive reinforcements, finding direction, or just looking to the skies for subject matter or embellishments (clouds, planes, birds, hot air balloons, and more)!

I have made a little altered beer mat (coaster), I've covered it in papers form MME Paris & Co pad and then inked the edges with Iced Spruce Distress Ink. I stamped some swirls with the same ink to give the edges some interest.  I've printed off one of my favourite quotes onto some matching DP and distressed the edges and then painted them with distress stickles. Finally I added a die cut heart to the corner. 

If your already following the hop you should have arrived here from Jo.B. If our not what are you waiting for head over to Jennifer's blog to start the hop from the beginning.

 Have a look at the fab prize you could win by leaving a comment on all the blogs in the hop, finishing at www.jennifergracecreates.com to let Jennifer know you've been all the way around, then you'll be in with a chance to win a prize pack of cheerful Glitz Designs Color Me Happy and Simple Stories 24/7, worth over £25! All entries must be received by Monday the 13th of May at 10.59pm BST. 

 

Your next stop along the hop is... Jacky'. 

 

 

Grey & Yellow at Incy Wincy

Good morning time for another challenge at Incy Wincy

this week our challenge is

' Grey & Yellow '

and we are sponsored by the fab

Kenny K

&

Dr Digi

For my card I have used this fab image from Kenny K called Happy Hour and I have teamed her with some lovely papers from My Minds Eye Oliver pad. I've used my new memory box dies to cut the stars adding a tiny yellow gem to each of them. Ribbon and brad are both from my stash and the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards, I have coloured it yellow to match with my promarkers.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Craft - Dee BowZ - Anything goes ( must include a handmade bow)
The Crafty Bloggers Network - X's & O's ( Ribbon, Stamp, Gems or bling)
ABC Challenge - Tic Tac Toe (Ribbon, use a Punch, Designer papers)

S J Crafts Sketch for National Scrapbooking Day

Over at S J Crafts we have a sketch challenge for you to celebrate that today is National Scrapbooking Day. Of course not being a scrapbooker I used the sketch to make a card which I hope you'll agree follows the sketch.

 

 

If you are planning some crafting this weekend (or anytime soon as this challenge will stay open right up until the end of May!) why not play along using our sketch and enter - you could win a £10 voucher to spend in the shop.

 

 

The image is from Dilly Beans coloured with promarkers and fussy cut out around the flowers. The paper are  My Minds Eye - Collectable -Memorable 6 x 6 Pad,  I also used some Self Adhesive Pearls as embellishments and Diamond Stickles on the flowers.

Also if you  have time why not pop over to the S J Crafts Facebook page Sarah has a giveaway for one lucky liker.

 

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

Allsorts - Add Some Sparkle

One Stop Craft Challenge - Flower Power

Stampotique Designers Challenge - SDC98 Pink & Turquoise

2 Sisters Challenge - Bingo Bash ( punch's diecuts/ sentiment/ flowers or gems pearls/ image / sentiment)

 

Ocean Animals

 

 

Good morning time for another challenge at Incy Wincy

this week our challenge is

' Ocean Animals'

and we are sponsored by the fab

Meljen's

 I've used this cute octopus from our sponsor and coloured it with my promarkers adding glossy accents to the hearts. the papers are from Dovecraft Back to Basic's 2, sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and I added a button and some twine from my stash.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Delicious Doodles - Something Fishy
Cupcake Craft Challenge - All At Sea
 

Fan ( tache) tic Brother

Here is another card I made for Rhys's birthday in Febuary, I really have slacked this year with blogging but I starting to catch up now. Not sure what is is with moustaches but they are popping up on everything in the shops at the moment and seem to be bang on trend with the teenagers we have cushions, mugs, notepads, pens in this house all with moustaches.  This one uses this fab image from Dustin Pike which I've coloured with my promarkers. The papers are from Echo Park Everyday Eclectic and the sentiment is a computer generated one.

 

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

The Lollipop Ladies - Moustache Lollipops ( Facial Hair)
The Paper Shelter - For The Boys
Card Crafters Circle - Boys to Men



Joy Fold Card Tutorial

Morning today I've got a quick tutorial for you which I did for the S J crafts blog to show you how to make a Joy Fold card.

 

 To start off with you need 2 sizes of card blanks, I've used 135mm square & 96 mm square card blank. You need to cut half of the front off of the larger card blank which you can see in the photo below.

 

 

Next you need to pretty up your card blanks I've used papers from My Minds Eye - Collectable - Memorable 6 x 6 pad. You will need to cover the fronts as well as the insides of both card blanks.

 

Now position the smaller card blank on top of the larger one as above and stick down.

 

 

Next you will need to attach something to the front which will act as a catch to hold the front of the smaller card shut. I've used a sentiment to hold mine closed but you could use some other kind of embellishment. I've raised my sentiment up on foam pads to allow room for the front to slide under it.

 

Here's my card closed up ready to decorate.  I have used some Penny Black Stickers on the front and again on the inside. The only other thing I added to mine was some self adhesive pearls.

 

I hope that all made sense if you have any questions please let me know and of course if you have a go at making a Joy Fold Card I would love to see it.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Crafts for Eternity - Perfect Papers ( 3 or more papers)
Charisma Cardz Challenge - Polka Dots
Paper Pretties - Fabulous Folds
Make My Monday - Fancy Folds
Melonheadz Friends - Fancy Folds
Paper Playtime - More Than 1 Fold

 

Queen for a Day/Fantasy/Bling it Up/Land of Make Believe at C.R.A.F.T.

Today is my last challenge as GDT over at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge, how quick has this month gone? Our challenge this week is

'Queen for a Day/Fantasy/Bling it Up/Land of Make Believe'

and our sponsors this week are

QKR Stampede

Sassy Studio Designs

Gingerloft

Trimgym's Digistamps and Images

I used this cute dragon from QKR Stampede coloured with my promarkers. The papers I used are from Echo Park Everyday Eclectic teamed with some Kraft card.

 

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

LEJ Designs - Mystical, Magical & Mysterious

Diva's By Design - Inspired by a Movie ( mine by Pete's Dragon)

Art Impressions - Layer It Up

My Minds Eye - Collectable - Memorable

Afternoon today I've got a card to share with you that I made using some of the papers that Sarah from SJ Crafts sent me  from My Minds Eye - Collectable - Memorable 6 x 6 pad. I kept the card very simple to show off the gorgeous colours in this pad lot's of pinks / aqua / pale yellow and lime green. I cut the circles with nesties and inked the edges with distress inks just to soften them against the harsh white background  I used the following colours Antique Linen, Worn lipstick & Iced Spruce. The White has been embossed with my swiss dots folder. The image has been stamped directly onto the patterned paper and I coloured it with my promarkers. I made a rolled flower from some scraps of paper and added some self adhesive pearls to finish it all off.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Use Circles onyour Creation
Great Impressions - Pastel Colors and/or Polka Dots



How Many Layers?????

Hello it's time for another challenge at

 Incy Wincy

this week our challenge is

' A Sketch '

Lots of lovely layers for you to play with

 

and we are sponsored by the fab

Limited Runs Digis 

&

Digital Delights 

 

I have used this pretty birdhouse image from Limited Runs coloured it with my promarkers and inked around the edge with Milled Lavender Distress Ink. My papers are all from Papermania Vintage Notes pad. I distresses all the edges and then inked them with distress ink. I added a few paper roses and some sticky pearls to finish it off.

 

 

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

A Gem Of A Challenge - Distress It

Art Impressions Challenge - Layer It Up

Gingerloft Challenge - Torn/Distressed

  I ♥ ProMarkers - Pastel Colours

Sketch time at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

 

Good morning time for another challenge at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge where I am GDT this month and this week our challenge is

" A Sketch"

and we are sponsored by the fab

Bugaboo Stamps

&

Pattie's Creations

&

Lauretta's Digital Stamps

&

The Cutting Café

 

I have used this cute fairy image from Bugaboo which I coloured with my promarkers. The papers are from Dovecraft Back to Basics and the sentiment was a freebie which unfortunately I didn't save the name of the artist. I've added lots of stickles to give her some sparkle.

 

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

Fur & Feathers at Incy Wincy

 

 

Good morning time for another challenge at Incy Wincy

this week our challenge is

' Fur & Feathers '

and we are sponsored by the fab

Delicious Doodles 

&

Cedar Chest Designs

 

I have used one of my favourite images from Delicious Doodles to make my ATC it is called Snow Cuddles. I have coloured the image with my promarkers adding glamour dust to the snowflakes. I used a Clear Star Sakura Gelly Roll pen to add some sparkle to her hair. Around the edge of the of the ATC I'v used Aleenes Glitter snow which I then dabbed into the Glamour Dust  for added sparkle.

  

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