Sunday, 5 July 2009

Pink and Fluffy

Threre is a new challenge blog called Crafty Downloads. They are running monthly challenges and are looking for Design team members.
For this month's challenge you need to use Angelic Molli and make a pink and fluffy card. Three people will be picked to become design team members.


I coloured Molli in using my promarker and matted her on to the dp and then white cardstock. I matted the dp onto white cardstock ( and restisted the urge to distress it!). I added pink feathers and a pink flower with a large gem in the middle. Gems in the top and bottom corners complete the card.
Recipe
Stamp(s):Crafty Downloads Angelic Molli
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: Making Memories
Embellishments: Feathers flower and gems from stash

Saturday, 4 July 2009

SCSC challenge week #39

This week's Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge has been set by me and it is to use three ribbons on your card. I had intended to use three different ones, but as Ellie has been in charge of the designing of this card we only got to use the one ribbon - 3 times!
This is for one of Ellie's Pre-school leaders as she moves to Primary school in September. Ellie has chose the papers and the image, which I coloured in using Promarkers. I kept the layout very simple as the papers are quite busy!! I added three ribbon tags to the image. Finally I stamped and matted a sentiment.

Here's another card for the leaders (there's 6 of them!)

Again really simple and rather bright!!

Do take a peek at the other DT creations and I look forward to visiting you and seeing what you have come up with.
Recipe:
Stamp(s): CC Designs digi images Gretel and Heidi
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: K and Co Sparkly Sweet
Embellishments: ribbon from stash

Friday, 3 July 2009

Tilda with flower

We have friends coming for the weekend, so in between cleaning the house and tidying I have sneaked into my craft room to get a final crafting fix. No card making until Sunday night now :(
I have combined the Friday Sketcher sketch with the just Magnoli challenge, charms.


I watercoloured Tilda and distressed the edges in Antique Linen and Maghogany. I rotated the sketch - it just seemed to work better for me like this. The dp is my new MME pad - I LOVE it!!! I matted everything onto a couple of colours of cardstock. I punched some flowers and a swirl, added a bit of organza ribbon and it was done ... so back to the cleaning and cooking :(!


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Tilda with flower
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: MME Wild Asparagus
Embellishments: punched fowers and swirl, ribbon, charm and pearls from stash

Thursday, 2 July 2009

Distressed Magnolia

I love a bit of distressing, and on the Just Magnolia blog they have a distressing challenge. This has been a labour of love for me, and lots of playing with new techniques. I made my own background and have added very little dp to this - all distressed.
Here's my card ...
And a close up of the corner ...


This is how I did it .
I used Antique Lineen and distress some cream, lightly hammered cardstock.
Then I put mt Glimmer Mist screen in the corner...
and went over the cardstock and screen with Tattered Rose ink.

So it now looks like this ...
Then I sprayed Old Lace glimmer mist over the cardstock and screen and let it dry.
I added my design paper and then using a larger screen inked part of it up, and made the decorate bottom right corner.

Here's a close up. As the screen is plastic the distress ink does have a tendency to dapple, but I think that makes it look distressed and cracked.
Then I added lace, my image and flowers.
The biggest challenge for me has been letting each step dry before doing the next.
I don't think my glimmer mists are liking the heat - they are quite splodgy at the mo. Any suggestions gratefully recieved.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Tilda with flower basket
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Porcelin
Embellishments: Glimmer screen decorative corners, lace, Prima Hydragaenas

A 4 challenge card!!

Gosh, another really hot day - my washing was only out for 20 minutes this morning!!!
I have managed to get some crafting done - it has been a bit of a challenge as the pens bled and the fan sent the papers flying everywhere. However I have managed to make a card for 4 challenges:
Colour Create - grassy green, apple green, lemon, sunflower yellow and white
Sugar Bowl - sketch and sparkle
Cute Card Thursday - stitching
Charisma Cardz - buttons


I coloured my image using promarkers and then masked her and spritzed the image with gold glimmer mist (thanks for the idea Kim!!). My glimmer mist was a bit blobby today - obviously not enjoying the heat!! I matted all the papers and fauxed stitched them using white gel pen. I punched three flowers and spritzed them with gold glimmer mist, then threaded gold thread through the buttons and added them to the centres. I finished the card off with a punched swirl and some flat backed green pearls.

Just need to find somewhere cool for the afternoon!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar Nellie Country garden
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: K and Co
Embellishments: punched flowers and swirl, buttons, gold thread and pearls from stash

DDCC challenge #55

This week's DDCC challenge is a sketch ... by me!!

I coloured my image in using my promarkers and then cut it out using my nesties. I distressed and inked the edges. I love this Wisteria pad and so used a couple of pieces. I struggled to find matching ribbon (stunned by this considered the yards I have!!) so just punched some flowers and added gems. Here is the sketch ...



Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar Nellie Gorguss Girl Little Goth Girl
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: Basic Grey Wisteria
Embellishments: punched flowers, gems from stash

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

WHiff of Joy Recipe

Gosh it is hot here and no breeze. Beth has collapsed in a heap and Ellie is content to watch telly with the fan on, so i have managed to do a bit of crafting. This week's Whiff of Joy challenge is a recipe, 3 dp, 3 flowers and 1 ribbon.


I watercoloured Willow and then distressed the background in antique linen, shabby windows and peeled paint. I have had these Basic Grey papers for a while but no got round to using them. I matched the brown cardstock and matted everything so the elements stood out. I added three prima flowers (not used these for ages and they were feeling neglected!!) and some organza ribbon.

I am going for much simpler layouts and less embellies at the mo ... and am liking the results.

Off to find a cool spot to collapse until my after school lot arrive to play.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Willow with Sunhat
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Porcelin
Embellishments: Prima flowers, brads and ribbon from stash

Who's for Strawberries?

I made a card last night for the Passion for Promarker challenge (moss and poppy), but it also fits the Spoonfull of Sugar challenge (Summer) and I used this week's Papertake Weekly sketch.
I coloured Wllow in using my promarkers and matted her onto coredinations cardstock. I have pinched an idea from my blogging buddy Ali - I stamped strawberries and coloured them in to make the dp as I hadn't got any dp that went with the colours. Fnally I added punched flowers and leaves and a strawberry charm.


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Willow with Strawberries
Colouring Media: promarkers
Papers: coredination
Embellishments: punched flowers and leave, gems and ribbon from stash

ABC challenge U is for ...

United States
It is our 1st Anniversary so each design team member has a littel RAK up for grabs. We are also welcoming Fiona, our Guest DT member to the team full time ... she has just had a baby so no card this week!
For this challenge we want to see red, white nad blue, stars and stripes, what ever you think of when you hear United States.
I went for a red/white/blue colour theme with a few stars!! Skateboarding is always something I think of in connection with the USA so I used SK8ter boy from Sugar Nellie and coloured him using promarkers. I inked the edges of the cardstock in red and blue ink, and cut some stars using my nesties. I added a few red brads to finish it.
Do check out the DT blogs and have a go ... remember each DT has a RAK up for grabs and one lucky person will join the Design Team.



Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar Nellie SK8TER Boy; Papermainia Sentiments
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: DCWV adheshive stack
Embellishments: brads from stash

Monday, 29 June 2009

Turquoise and brown

I have finally found the time to join in the Next Level challenge (a sketch this week) and have combined it with this week's Stamp with Fun colour challenge.

I used my promarkers to colour in my image and then cut her, the mat and circle out using my nesties. I embossed the circle using my Swiss Dots folder, and embossed the dark turquoise cardstock using my flowers folder. I rotated the sketch and added ribbon, having punched slots in the cardstock to thread it through. I stamped my sentiment and added layered punched flowers and a swirl. The turquoise brads finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamp(s): GUgar Nellie Sitting Gorguss Girl
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: Coredinations cardstock
Embellishments: punched flowers and swirls, ribbon, pearl and brads from stash