Challenge cards

 I had a colouring session last night, so I had to craft this morning rather than do house work!!!

I used one of the Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy range ... luv a latte and coloured her in using my pens.

 I followed the sketch from Sketch Saturday, and rather than use lots of dp, I used white cardstock for the background, and used my martha Stewart board to score the diamond pattern .. its works perfectly with the BG Marjolaine papers I chose.  I added some card candy and a PB sentiment. As it is a thank you card it also fits this week's Totally Papercrafts challenge.

My second card also used Luv a Latte ... I have been experimenting with same colours and paper pads differernt looks for the same image ...

 I followed the sketch challenge from CRAFT this week, and the recipe from Creative Inspirations fitted perfectly with the sketch.  I layered up some ribbon and some mulberry flowers and added a button to the centre of the flower.  It also fits the Basic Grey challenge, spots and dots.


And finally ...card 3 ...

 I used this gorgeous fairy, Clover,toadstool dreams, and coloured it using my pens.  I adapted the sketch from Sketch Saturday, and used the same scored diamond background as before.  I added some card candy to finish.  I am entering this into the POllycraft Challenge, and Cupcake Craft challegne, as both are asking for something new .. .this image hs been used for the first time ... so its new :)  oh and scoring is a new technique for me.

I am going to bite the bullet and have a go fot the Simply Sassy GDT call ...

Make a Simply Sassy card with the style you love the most. Show me what your good at.

( I'll give you good time so that you can manage to get some SS stamps if you don't have)

 Post your card in your blog and tell your readers about our GDT call, and link it here with the blue frog

Off to watch Tinkerbell with Beth ... hope I stay awake LOL!!


 

InStyle Stamps Fairy Tale Release

 Here is another of January's amazing releases from InStyle Stamps.  Take a look at Fairy Tales! A brand new rubber stamp set with six fairy tale inspired images. Snow White, Rapunzel, Alice, Sleeping Beauty, Thumbelina, And Red Riding Hood - they are all in there in amazing detail, just waiting for you to create with them! Fairy Tales will retail for $21.95, and will be available for purchase in the store just after CHA.
 

 Here are a couple of samples I made ...
 I could resist having a go at making tower for Rapunzel ... and once I started I got a little carried away!!

 I will be posting a tutorial on how i made this card ... just got to get round to typing it up.  I coloured Rapunzel in using my pens and trimmed the image to create the window.  I used Basic Grey's Marjolaine and cut vines and decorative bits out using Marianne Creatible dies.  The flowers are from Prima.  I used tiny green adhesive pearls for the centres of the flowers.   More details will be on my tutorial post and you will see all the layers more clearly.
Pens used: ivory, blush, sunkissed pink, gold, mustard, yellow, primrose, warm grey1-5, B45, B93, B00

 
Here is a different view to show the depth of the card ...

 I am entering this card into the Allsorts challenge - Fancy Folds, and Basic Grey 's Dots and Spots challenge.

 One of the other images is Snow White ...

 I coloured her in using my pens and used my nesties to cut her out.  The edges of the image are inked in red ink.  The dp is Basic Grey Curio, and I made an easel card.  I used some red satin ribbon, and a huge prima flower layered with a spacer and pearl brad.  I added a heart charm.  For the base I followed the layout and used a pearl brad to stop it slipping.

 Pens: ivory, blush, sunkissed pink, cool grey 5,4,3,1, cyan, sky blue, artic blue, gold, canary yellow, lemon, primrose, meadow green, apple, crimson, ruby

And don't forget January's  InStyle Stamps Sketch challenge. Here is the sketch ... 

You'll notice some differences with our challenges this year. Each one has a specific keyword, so that you can upload to online galleries. We encourage to share your projects on your blog, and over on Paper Craft Planet - we have a fun group over there and will be starting a customer gallery. Each month we'll draw a random winner who will receive a litle gift from us, just for having a project in there! So always use the challenge keyword, and "instylestamps" (no quotation marks) when you upload at Paper Craft Planet!
 And here is a card I made using the sketch and Thumbelina:

 Thumbelina is just so precious nestled in those leaves (or flowers!).  I coloured her using promarkers and copic pens.  The edge of the image is distressed using thyme ink.  The dp is Basic Grey's Marjolane and i added a couple of satin ribbons from my stash, and some card candy.
Pens used: ivory, blush, sunkissed pink, gold, mustard., primrose, meadow grren, apple, YG03, G21, B45, B93, B00

 

InStyle Stamps Gracie and Twirla release

 Introducing Gracie and Twirla! Aren't they just the most adorable pair? This rubber stamp set comes with nine images - Gracie twirling, Gracie tying her ballet slippers, Twirla dancing, a pair of ballet slipper, dancing feet, two different tutus, a wand, and a sentiment ("ballet keeps you on your toes"). How adorable are they? Like our Fairy Tales set, Gracie and Twirla will retail for $21.95 and will be available for purchase just after CHA. (I'll be showing you samples from the fairy tales Set tomorrow).

And here is a sample I made using the set...

I chose one of the tutus and sets of ballet shoes and coloured them in before cutting them out.  The dp I used is K and Co (Classic K I think), and I pleated some off white tulle across the centre to replicate the tulle in a tutu.  To add a bit of depth to the tutu, I also pleasted some tulle under it, and glimmered misted it with a bit of pearl.  I added some pale blue ribbon, and a bow, before adding some cherry blossoms and roses that I had glimmer misted in frost and pearl.  Finally a pale blue crstal chandelier thingy.

Here's a view of the tutu with its tulle underskirt.

I am entering this card into Stampin for the Weekend's New and blue challenge ... new are the images.

 Recipe: 
Stamp(s):  Tutu and ballet shoes from Gracie and Twirla set, InStyle Stamps
Colouring Media: Promarkers - ivory, Artic Blue, Sky Blue
Papers:  K and Co Classic
Embellishments:  ribbon, tulle, flowers and crystal chandelier from stash

CAS Joy

 My lovely blogging buddy and at times DT teamie Ali and I both love CAS cards.  Ali is much braver than me and regularly blogs her's ... I am getting better at it!!
We have a ickle challegne between us for CAS cards and Ali set the theme 'one for the girls' ... and here is my card ...

 I just could not resist this gorgeous Sugar Nellie digi Joy, and she is a dream to colour.  As I was doing a CAS card I kept the colour scheme very simple .. .blue.  I just couldn't bring myself to do pink Ali, sorry!!!!  I followed the sketch over at Totally Gorguss as it is perfect for CAS cards.  The white cardstock is embossed using my Swiss dots folder.  I left part of it unembossed to fit the sketch and added some thin ribbon.  This week's Paper Play challenge is clean and simple so I am entering it into that too.  Stampin for the Weekend have a new and blue challenge .. new image and blue, oh and as Joy is a digi I am entering it into this week's digi day challenge over at Stamp Something.

I will be back later with some amazing stamps from InStyle Stamps .. Virginia is definitely spoiling us this month.

Recipe: 
Stamp(s):   Sugar Nellie Joy
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: 
Embellishments: ribbon from stash

A couple of cards ... and Miffy

My craft desk was bereft of my lovely pussy cat yesterday ... she had been missing for a couple of days.  We leafletted the street asking people to look in their sheds for her .. .and a lovely man did and found her.
So here she is this morning, helping me out ... well sort of helping!!

I konw Christmas has just been and gone, but Pops has the idea to start making Christmas cards again, so we now have a FB group called Sunday for Santa ... and this week's challegne is All that Sparkles ... lots of glitter!

I combined the challegne with this week's LOTV challenge as I just LOVE James ... I think I might have overdone the gold glamour dust!!!  I coloured him with my copics and glazed the baubles.  The corners were created using my Mairanne Creatible die, ad the dp is Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses .. I bought it 2 Christmases ago and really haven't got into using it!
The card fits these challenges:
Lili of the Valley - sketch
Cute card Thursday - old stash

Onto my 2nd card ... by now Miffy was ensconced on my chair so I had to colour standing up!!

A friend asked me to make a card for his fiancee ... I don't do engagement and wedding cards overly well ... not really got the right images.  But this ickle mouse seemed to fit as he is throwing petals around (loves me ... loves me not!!!)  I coloured it using my copics and promarkers and again used some very neglected dp - Basic Grey Koishi ... didn't get into this one either, far to busy for me I think!!  I added some lilac ribbon and a bow ... no flowers as the papers really don't need anything more.  And no sentiment .. not sure what he wants to put on it!
And challenges ... (I am counting engagement as a New Beginning)

Simon Says Stamp - New beginnings
Creative Card Crew - New beginings
 Trully Scrumptious - sketch + dreaming of summer (image and papers are summery)
 House Mouse and friends - New beginnings
Cute Card Thursday - old stash - papers

 

A sad WOYWW and InStyle Stamps sketch challenge

This is my work desk this morning ... I couldn't decide last night what to stamp up!!

 The LOTV image is ready to go on a card ... coloured the car red ... no red papers ...hmmmmm!!!

Something is sadly missing from my desk this morning ... my pussycat.  She hasn't been home for 36 hours and we are getting a little worried about her :(  Hopefully she will return from her adventure and join in my crafting later today.


Its also time for the InStyle Stamps Sketch challenge. Here is the sketch ... 

You'll notice some differences with our challenges this year. Each one has a specific keyword, so that you can upload to online galleries. We encourage to share your projects on your blog, and over on Paper Craft Planet - we have a fun group over there and will be starting a customer gallery. Each month we'll draw a random winner who will receive a litle gift from us, just for having a project in there! So always use the challenge keyword, and "instylestamps" (no quotation marks) when you upload at Paper Craft Planet!

 

ABC challenge

Welcome back to ABC and today we announce our new changes. From now on as well as a letter theme we will also have a sketch for you to follow.

We are very lucky to be sponsored by

 have offered this stamp

To the lucky winner.

Here is the sketch we would like you to follow with the extra being L is for Lace.

I coloured Tilda in using my promarkers and cut her out. I used my sizzix tag die to cut out the tag.  I added some blue organza ribbon and some antique stained lace.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and my stash.

I am entering this into these challenges:
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

 Recipe: 
Stamp(s): Magnolia Tilda with Present
Colouring Media: Promarkers

Papers: Basic Grey Cappella
Embellishments: ribbon, lace, flowers from stash

My kind of card

I love making clean and simple cards with lots of white .. just don't blog many as they don't seem to fit challenges.  Anyway I was out with a crafting friend and her children this morning, and we dared each other ... to make a white based card using NO embellishments or fancy bits ... including embossing folders!!!  Oh boy was that a challenge .. .no embossing folders!!
Anyways this is what I came up with ...

 I coloured one of my new Tilda's that I got before Christmas, and have only just inked up (shame on me!!) using promarkers and then cut her out.  I matted her onto a white circle, and then used some teal cardstock for the triangle.  I stamped the sentiment straight onto the card and because I had to add something I added some card candy.  Never done a white card with NO embossing ... but its worked out OK :)

It fits these challenges:
Sketch Saturday - sketch
Passion for Promarkers - Thank you
Cupcake Craft challenge - white is white
Creative Inspirations - use something new
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes
CRAFT - Thank you
Allsorts  - thank you



Recipe: Stamp(s): Colouring Media: Papers: Embellishments:

Bubbles

I have managed to make a card at last for a few challenges ... Christmas is over and my craft room is no longer a bedroom!

 I coloured Tilda in using my promarkers and then thanks to a cat and some mucky feet, I cut her out!!  I embossed some blue cardstock using my Swiss Dots folder.  The spotty ribbon is from my stash, I have had it ages and thought i would never use it, but it goes perfectly with these papers.  I added some stickles to her wings and some irridescent dots for the bubbles .. .they show up more in real life.  I have made it for a friend's little girl's birthday .. that i forgot!!!  So I think it counts as a celebration card.

I am entering in to these challenges:
Friday Sketch - sketch
Simon Says Stamp - time to party/celebrate
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - glittery
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Magnolia Blowng Bubbles
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: Basic Grey marjolane
Embellishments: from stash

InStyle Stamps 2011

 Things are a changing over at InStyle Stamps this year ...starting with a new line up on the design teams ... yes teams .. there are three now.  You can find the list of teams and designers over at the InStyle Stamps blog.  I was really delighted to stay on as the images are all fabulous and Virginia, Taylor and the rest of the girls are amazing to work with.

The Chicks will be sharing projects made with our new rubber stamp sets, and occasionally existing rubber we have for sale in the store. They'll be creating tutorials, working on our Wednesday Challenges, and in general just being amazing. The Chickies will be working with our digi images and sharing step by step instructions on how they make their projects for you. The Chicklets will also be working with digi images, and you'll be seeing their fantastic art in challenges throughout the craft universe. 

But as well as 3 Design teams we have other news ...

BIG things are in store for InStyle Stamps this year - starting with our very first trip to CHA at the end of this month! We'll be debuting our brand new, super adorable, RUBBER stamp sets - that's right, I said RUBBER stamp sets! Just wait until you see how fantastic they are. We also have a great line up of our popular digi images to release in 2011.

Trust me ... I have seen the January releases and they are amazing, stunning and fantastic .. .I WANT them all ... note that Virginia .. .I WANT , no NEED them all :)