Totally Papercrafts challenge

This week's Totally Papercraft Challenge is

Girly Girly

and we are sponsored by  

Crafty Emma's Store -

£10 voucher to spend in store (p+p not included).

 I used Fashionista from Sugar Nellie's Simply Sassy range ... she looks really girly in that frilly tunic ... and coloured her in using my promarkers and their new nibs (LOVE them!!).  The dp is My miinds Eye Stella Rose, and I added raffia lace, a doilly, and ribbon from my stash.  I ounched the flowers and added pearls to their centres.

Challenges:
 Trully Scrumptious - sketch
Oldie but a Goodie - lace and ribbon
Papertake Weekly - hot, hot, hot - hope its hot enough, although the green is cooling!
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Creative Stamp Friends - Summer (colours)

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

This week's Totally Papercrafts Challenge is

The Beach

  Our sponsor is...

Meljen's Designs, the winner can choose 4 digi images.

Thisretired Sugar Nellie Maggie and Hamish image, Rockpool, seemed perfect!!  I don't really do sandy beaches, but love rockpools ... so my beach is rocky and pooly!!  I coloured the image in using my prisma pencils and the dp is Basic Grey.  As it is rather busy, I just added some ribbon and starfish charm.


Challenges:
Crazy Challenge - on the beach
Creative Inspirations - To the Seaside
Dream Valley Challenge - ribbon
Oldie but a Goodie - anything goes

Totally Papercrafts challenge

Its Friday (at last!!) and time for another Totally Papercrafts challenge - this week's challegne is Spots and stripes.  Now I have really seen enough spots from the girls' chicken pox to last me a life time, so there aren't many spot going on, just a few!!

The images are from LaLa Land Creations and Make it Crafty, and I coloured them using my prisma pencils, before layering them up.  Everything is distressed using my TH tool and vintage photo ink.  The dp is from Nitwits, the flag banner and sentiment banner are from Cuddly Buddly, and the sparkly 50 is from my stash.

I have made it for one of our very close friend's 50th birthday ... in days gone by he would have loved to have been a pirate methinks!

Challenges:
Paperplay - Stars and stripes (got stripes and I thought USA ... red, white and blue.  Hope its OK!)
My Time to Craft - Extra images
Stamp Something - 4th July/celebration/red, white and blue
Oh Lala Creations - Special Man

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

This week's Totally Papercraft challenge is diecuts and punches.  Our sponsor is...

And here is my card...

I used Guinevere from Sugar Nellie and coloured her using my promarkers.  I cut her out and matted her onto the oval mat, which I had wrapped bakers twine round.  The dp is Pink Petticoats, and the lace and twine is from my stash.  I used my TH tattered florals die and a Marianne Creatible die to make the flowers and button.  I added some bakers twine to the button.  Oh I faux stitched everything. 

Now my little one, Beth is off poorly with the chicken pox, and she made a card for her Grandad's birthday and bogged it here ... and Lou left a comment that made Beth's head swell so she was struggling going through doors!!!  So while I was making this card yesterday beth was sat making comments like ... "her hair should be lighter", "I wouldn't use blue Mummy, she'd look prettier in pink", "too many squares Mummy"(referring to the dp!!), "I wouldn't put that there" (its a sketch!!), ... and the peice de resistance ... "I think I colour better than you Mummy"!!! ... yes my younger daughter gave me lesssons in crafting!!  She is still alive, fit, and healthy!!  my payback is going to be a black marker pen to join the spots!!

 Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - birthstone (Saphhire)
Colour Create - blue, grey, white
Sugar Bowl - Sketch
CRAFT - stitching

 

Totally Papercrafts challenge

Its my first time to set a challenge over at Totally Papercrafts Challenge ... and this week's challenge is Anniversaries.   We are sponsored by

Meljen's Designs

and the prize is  FOUR digi images of winners choice.

 I used this fab Penny Black stamp, Squeeze me til I squeak, and coloured it using my Prisma pencils.  The dp is from NitWits and I matted everything onto kraft, and distressed the edges of the papers.  I added a PB sentiment stamped onto kraft, some lace, a heart doilly that I distressed using tea dy distress ink.  I finally added some flowers.

Challenges:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge -distressing
 

Ballerina Tilda

I am really struggling to find time to craft at the mo ... and when I have the time I don't feel like it thanks to hay fever. We have had friends here for the weekend, so I have only had a little time to escape into the craft room, partly because small children have been sleeping in there.

I got this gorgeous Tilda on Friday (thank you Nikki!) and I just had to ink her up .. and have managed to fit a few challenges in:
Friday sketcher - I rotated the sketch
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Under - charms
Raise the Bar - Colour me happy - favourite colour ... that'd be purple!!
Totally Papercraft - recipe (4 embellishments (I read this as types of embellies!), 3 papers, 2 ribbons/lace, 1 image)
Stampavie and More - lace and button

I watercoloured Tilda and distressed the edges, before adding stickles. I added raffia lace and lilac ribbon, bow tied with my bow maker, and a button centre. I layered a flower and added some pearls and a butterfly charm ... don't have ballet related ones ... but might need to get some now!!

The girls are shattered as we have been very active this weekend ... I need to get the ironing done so Ellie has uniform for tomorrow, and do some tidying, as we have a house that resembles a bomb site!

Recipe:
Stamp(s) Magnolia Ballerina Tilda
Colouring: distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Koishi
Embellishments: raffia lace, ribbon, button, pearls, flowers and charm from stash

Last night's crafting

I have a busy day so far ... the garden beckoned this morning, so now we have an empty compost heap, mulched beds and 3 planters planted with flowers. The garden has alos been swept and all the outdoor toys scrubbed and dried ... oh and I also cleaned inside the house and have sdone some ironing. So now I am having a cuppa and got my feet up while Dave takes the girls to a party.
I made a couple of cards last night so I thought I would share them with you.

This card covers these challenges:
Just Magnolia - Punch it out
Cute Card Thursday - mono mania
Totally Papercrafts - distressing
Friday Sketcher - sketch
Allsorts - petals and pearls

I coloured this gorgeous Tilda in promarkers and distressed the background. I distressed the edges of the papers and cardstock. I flipped the sketch and added some studded ric rac to the panel and a twine bow. Finally some flowers, a pin and some pearls. I punched some swirls out and a large punched flower to put under the cherry blossom.

My next card covers these challenges:
Wags n Whiskers - Scallops
Fuss and Fancy - Sketch
Totally Gorguss - texture
Allsorts - Petals and Pearls
Stamp Something - stitching
I coloured this gorgeous Wags N Whiskers image using my promarkers. I cut her out and sat her into the oval. I love this Wisteria paper and used co-ordinating cardstock and flowers to complete the sketch. I added pearls to the flowers and corners nad for texture some raffia lace. I faux stitched round the edges of the dp.

My lovely friend Samantha has awarded me these two awards .. thank you hunni.
I am going to pass them on to my fabby DT teamies and all my followers.

A bookmark

I have made a bookmark as part of my Mum's birthday present, and it covers the following challenges:
Totally Papercrafts - sketch
A Spoonfull of Sugar - bookmark
Katharina's Whiff of Joy Guest Design call.
I watercoloured Melinda using my distress inks and cut her out. The pink cardstock is cuttlebugged with the writing embossing folder, and inked over the top. I made paper beads using the dp.

Sorry this is a short post, the girls have dental appointments this afternoon, so its teeth cleaning and off we go.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Whiff of Joy Melinda reading book
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Porcelin
Embellishments: ribbon and button from stash

Snuzzles and cuddles

Its Saturday morning and I have been up since the crack of dawn thanks to our 'delightful' cat who has obviously read somewhere that owners like their cats to bring very alive shrews (or mice) into the bedroom to torture!! She stalked off to my craft room to kill the first and we managed to liberate the second ... but by 6am I was wide awake ... so I thought i would have a go at making some challegne cards before cracking on with some DT work.
For both cards I have my latest stamps .. both from Wags 'n' Whiskers .. and bought before Lent!!!

The first card covers these challenges:
Wags 'n' Whiskers - favourite things ... stamps, charms, flowers, distress inks ...
Sketch Saturday - sketch
Stamp Something - touch of Spring (I think the papers are spring like!)
Totally Papercrafts - Lots of Spots
Fuss 'n' Fancy - Dazzle us
Cute Card Thursday - metal mania
Totally Gorguss - Flower Power
I masked the wings off and stamped the image, before watercolouring it using distress inks and distressed round the outside in tumbled grass (new and just a bit fab!). I rotated the sketch and the sentiment is Magnolia, with the not masked off. Sorry I have just noticed the charm is twisted ... opps! I added some gems in a sort of swirl, some flowers and spacers and a charm.

Now I bought this image as it reminded me of one of my favourite things ... younger daughter Beth and her favourite teddy Harvey (no pink bow!!) ... oh and she is wearing her favourite colour ... pink!!

Onto the second card ...
Friday Sketchers - sketch (rotated)
Wags 'n' Whiskers - favourite things (see above)
Cute Card Thursday - metal mania
Totally Gorguss - Flower power
Allsorts - tag/label/ticket
Totally Papercrafts - Lots of Spots
I LOVE this image ... it is Ellie and her bunny! I watercoloured the image and distressed the edges. I faux stitched the dp and added a Tim Holtz ticket for the sentiment. The flower is layered and I added a charm to it. Finally some white organza ribbon and a ickle bow.

Here are my gorgeous babies with Bunny and Harvey ... you can't really see Bunny ... trust me she is well loved and very patched!!! (Auntie JoJo will confirm that as she's the one that gets to patch Bunny!)
Ellie on New year's Day 2005 with Bunny - they were both 3 weeks old!!
and finally Beth in April 2007 with Harvey ... the day she got him.
The girls were supposed to be going swimming ... but that has been cancelled ... so hubby is on playing duty so I can craft :)
I will be blog hopping later ... got lots to catch up on as I have had a really busy week and not much 'pooter time.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Wags 'n' Whiskers Bear Hug, Snuzzle Love; Magnolia sentiment
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers:MME Pretty Please
Embellishments: ribbon, charms, spacers, brads, flowers from stash

Christmas cards

I am still on the 2 Christmas cards a week drive, and I have managed to find some challegnes that don't involve love and hearts!!!

The first card covers these challenges:
Wags n Whiskers challegne - metal (I used spacers)
Basic Grey Challenges - sketch (rotated)
Totally Papercrafts - recipe - 3 embellishments, 2 papers, 1 image
Cute Card Thursday - spots and dots

I watercoloured the image and distressed the edges with mahogany distress ink. I love these BG papers and distressed the edges and matted onto blue cardstock. I stamped the swirl and added some white raffia. The flowers were a RAK from Jill and I used spacers rather than brads for the detail ... not done that before but I quite like the effect.

The next card covers these challenges:
Friday Sketchers - sketch
Bah-Humbug - holly
Allsorts - distressing + button/bow
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - pins and pearls
I adore this stamp, these meeces are so cute!! I watercoloured the image and distressed the edges. I distressed the dp and cardstock. I added the ribbon and bow, and the pearls are cream ones that I coloured using my holly promarker. I don't have any pins ... a bit dangerous with little hands helping to craft!!

We have had a busy morning ... a bit of crafting and the girls have had their swimming lessons. They are both doing really well and Beth is going to move up a group next time.

I am hoping to get some crafting in this afternoon, and make a few DT cards ... but it is lovely here so might go for a walk first.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Wags n Whiskers Sweet Danni and Bella, WOJ Swirls set; Penny Black Holly Jolly Christmas, Hero Arts sentiment
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Figgy Puddy; DCWV Christmas stack
Embellishments: all from stash