That Craft Place challenge

Its Sunday and that means it's time for a That Craft Place challenge and the theme this week is Indepence day or red, white and blue.  I went mad and made a couple of projects!!

Lisa sells the most amazing jumbo wooden pegs to alter.  I painte the peg with picket fence distress stain to add a whitewashed look, and then simply wrapped some spotty grosgrain ribbon round it.  I die cut large flowers out of navy blue paper and added my own crocheted flowers.   I tied a bow, added a wooden heart button and a flwer button with some embroidery thread tied through it.  Finally some more red button flowers.

Supplies: 

 wooden peg

Embellishments: crochet flowers, buttons, ribbon

Tools: Joy flower die, crochet hook

Challenges:

The Paper Shelter - lots of flowers

I used Beach Ball from Crafty Sentiments and coloured her in using my promarkers, before cutting her out and matting her onto a fancy oval. I love these papers from Fair Skies, very country in lots of ways.  I matted them onto navy cardstock, and added a doilly some lace and ribbon.  I crocheted some flowers and added buttins and a knot to them.  I die cut a banner and hanging heart and finally added som bling.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Beach Ball

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: promarkers 

Papers: Fair Skies

Embellishments: lace, ribbon, gems, buttons, doilly, crochet flowers

Tools: Memory box ribbon die, Lalaland banner die, Spellbinders floral ovals die

Challenges: 

Bearly Mine  - dies/punches

Creative Card Crew  - dies/punches

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Crafting by designs - anything goes with a summer twist

Charisma Cardz - tons of layers

Fuss and Fancy - bling it on

Crafty Catz - bling it on

Totally Papercrafts - punches and dies
Addicted to Stamps - pennant

 

Crafty Sentiments June release

Crafty Sentiments are going to be releasing 5 new rubber stamps tomorrow - I am going to show you 2 off them -

This is Nurse Primrose:

 I coloured primrose with my pens and then matted her onto red cardstock.  i used these fab papers from Pink Petticoat, and simply added some gingham ribbon.  The sentiment was googled - sorry I can't remember where i found it. And finally I added some red buttons.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Nurse Primrose

Sentiment:a digi

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: Pink Petticoat gingham

 Embellishments: gingham ribbon, buttons

Tools: 

Challenges:

And this is The Nest

I confess to being slightly scared colouring the bird and nest in!!!  I used my copics and then simply matted it onto kraft cardstock and ginham papers.  I added a ribbon and pearl, and some pearls.  Finally I added the sentiment.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments The Nest

Sentiment: Sugar Nellie

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: Pink Petticoat gingham

 Embellishments: gingham ribbon,pearl

Tools: 

Challenges:

DutchDare - Summer's coming
Allsorts - in the garden

 

Hobbycutz challenge

Its  time for  Hobbycutz challenge

The theme for this fortnight's challenge is Masculine or Father's Day.

We don't really celebrate Father's Day, but my Dad's birthday is in June and he likes a bit of rally racing, so this seemed perfect fo him.  The car is a lasercut from Hobbycutz, and I simply created the background using a grunge check background and tyre marks stamps.  I added some TH film strip as Dad loves to photograph the cars as they come past his house, and stamped the sentiment.

Supplies: 

Image: Hobbycutz lasercut car
Visible Image grunge check background, tyre marks

Sentiment: grunge alphabet stamp set

Colouring medium:

Papers: 

Embellishments: 

Tools: 

Challenges: 

Love to Create - father's day/special guy

Anything goes - father's day

Creative Craft - for the fellas

Party time Tuesday - Happy Father's Day

Crafty Creations - 1 for the boys

Simon Says Stamp - Masculine/father's day

Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Crazy4 - Father's Day 
Glitter n Sparkle - father's day/male cards

Butterfly Butterfly

Today I thought I would show you a pretty card I made just for the fun of creating ...

I love making WOW cards, embossing and getting messy - and this card covers all 3!!!  I cut the card base and then embossed it using this butterfly border folder.  I then ran the card base through my sewing machine.  I made the flower using a Tim Holtz die (I am too lazy to score one myself!!) and assembled it (that's the messy part as I managed to get glossy accents everywhere!).  While the flower was drying I stamped the large butterfly from Visible Image stamps up and coloured it in using my promarkers and flex pens.  I cut it out, added pearls to its centre and then bent its wings to make it look like it was flying. Finally I stamped the butterfly sentiment.

 

For more inspiration don't forget to check out the Visible Image's facebook page, and the Visible Image blog where we have a monthly challenge.  This month's theme is Visible image has Character.

Supplies:

Image: Visible Image Large Butterfly

Sentiment: Visible Image Butterfly Sentiment

Colouring medium: promarkers

spring lilac, peony, soft aqua

Papers:

Embellishments: flat backed pearls

Tools: Tim Holtz flower die, Darice butterfly border embossing folder

Challenges:

Craft your passion - haberdashery items

Incy Wincy  - bring on spring

Stamps and fun=creativity - butterfly

Totally gorguss - anything goes with a flower

Bearly Mine  - dies/punches

Creative Card Crew  - dies/punches

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

I love Promarkers - all stitched up

Flutterby Wednesday - open

For that special man ..

I thought I would have a play with my masculine stamps from Visible Image Stamps.

I used versafine onyx ink and white linen cardstock - the roughness of the cardstock creates an aging/distressed effect when you stamp.  I cut my card base and then stamped across it twice using the metal plate background stamp - it repeats perfectly.  I then scored a couple of lines before stamping the tyre marks across the bottom.  I added some ribbon in between the score lines.  I stamped the Men's Collage onto cardstock, cut it out and matted it onto black cardstock.  Finally I stamped the sentiment from the More than words sets and matted it onto black cardstock.

 And for more inspiration don't forget to check out the Visible Image's facebook page, and the Visible Image blog where we have a monthly challenge.  This month's theme is Visible image has Character.

Supplies:

Image: Visible Image metal plate, tyre marks, Men's Collage

Sentiment: Visible Image More than Words

Colouring medium:

Papers:

Embellishments:

Tools:

Challenges:

Sweet Stampin - masculine/father's day

Love to Create - father's day/special guy

Anything goes - father's day

Creative Craft - for the fellas

Party time Tuesday - Happy Father's Day

Crafty Creations - 1 for the boys

Simon Says Stamp - Masculine/father's day

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - ebony and Ivory

Stampavie and more - ribbon or lace

 

Visible image DT card

Today I am showing you some of the non character stamps from Visible Image Stamps.

A bit out of my comfort zone, but i had an idea and went playing!!  I stamped and then masked the Ink splat, and then stamped the grunge check background across the card base.  I left a wee gap and then stamped the retro dots background across the base of the card before adding the ribbon.  It turned out better than I expected :)

 And for more inspiration don't forget to check out the Visible Image's facebook page, and the Visible Image blog where we have a monthly challenge.  This month's theme is Visible image has Character.

Supplies:

Image: Visible image Ink splats, grunge check background,
retro dots background

Sentiment:

Colouring medium:

Papers:

Embellishments:

Tools:

Challenges:

 

Crafty Sentiment challenge

 Its time for another Crafty Sentiments challenge, and the theme this week is Something fishy.

I stamped and masked Primrose beautiful mermaid before stamping the coral rock. I coloured the images in using my pens and added pearl pen dots.  The dp is digi paper, and I added a doilly, some ribbon and a bow.  Finally I added the anchor charm and little fish. 

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments  Primrose beautiful mermaid, coral rock

 Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: Copics

Papers: BMD spots

Embellishments: doilly, ribbon, charms

Tools: 

Challenges:

Make My Monday - ribbon or lace
Allsorts - here come the girls
Papertake Weekly - anything goes

 

Visible Image DT card

 Today I am showing you Molly from Visible Image Stamps.

I do love Molly, she reminds me of my younger daughter Beth, especially with the ripped off teddy's head!!  Icoloured her in using my pens and then cut her out.  I stamped the Brick wall background repeatedly over the cardstock in weathered wood distress ink.  Thes backgrounds from Visible image are brilliant as they are designed to repeat perfectly, so you can create large backgrounds from a reasonably sized stamp.  I then stamped the ink splats in black soot and raspberry distress ink, before stamped the Live your dream sentiment.  Finally I graffittied pinkster across a splat as that is what the lovely Sue calls me - and this is her birthday card :)

 And for more inspiration don't forget to check out the Visible Image's facebook page, and the Visible Image blog where we have a monthly challenge.  This month's theme isVisible Image has character - so get those character stamps out!

Supplies:

Image: Visible Image Stamps Molly
Visible Image brick wall, Visible Image ink splats

Sentiment: Visible Image Stamps Live your dreams

Colouring medium: Copics

Papers:

Embellishments:

Tools:

Challenges:

Anything goes - handmade backgrounds 

Make it Monday

 

Visible Image Monthly Challenge

 Today its a new month and so its time for another challenge from Visible Image.  We have a fab theme this month - show us your characters so we want to see character stamps - and Visible Image have 10 amazing characters to choose from if you want to use one of their's.

So I am showing you 4 of them - Clara, Edgar, Katie and Emma.

I masked Clara and Edgar together and then coloured them in using my pens.  If you want to know how to mask characters so they are positioned together, without having to cut them out, look HERE).  I stamped round the edge of the image using the grunge flourish stamp and added some distress ink.  I distressed and stitched the dp, before stamping the men's collage onto kraft cadstock and distressing ot.  I added pearl and lace trim, and flowers that I frantaged.

Challenges:
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Crafts and Me - shabby chic

Stampavie and More  - ribbon or lace

 Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon

Crafting by designs - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
ABC challenge - o for open
Totally Papercrafts - anything goes

OK onto Katie:

 Again Katie is coloured in using my pens - I was inspired by our boss lady, Helen's, hair - love the redness of it.  The dp is Basic GreyKnee highs and bow ties and i added some ribbon, a bow, pearls and some flowers.

Challenges:

Divas by Design - tie a ribbon
Fab n Funky - 1 for the girls
Allsorts - here come the girls

And finally Emma:

Emma was coloured in using my pens and added glamour dust to the tiara and jewellry, and I kept the layout very simple in order to show off the image.  The dp is Basic Grey Plumeria and I simply addded some lace, flowers and pearls.

Challenges:

 And for more inspiration don't forget to check out the Visible Image's facebook page.

 

Basic Grey Challenge

 Its time for another Basic Grey challenge and the theme this time is Fun in the Sun.

I used this gorgeous Crafty Sentiments image, Beach Life, and coloured it using my pens.  I love this BG papers, they are so fun and summery.  I matted it onto kraft cardstock, and added the die cut banners.  Finally I added some gingham ribbon and stamped the sentiment, which was in the Crafty Sentiments February Stamp kit.

As always, our wonderful sponsor, Simon Says Stamp is offering one lucky winner a fab $25 shopping spree in the Simon Says Superstore. 

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Supplies: 

 Image:  Crafty Sentiments Beach Life

 Sentiment: Crafty Sentiments Lazy Days from the February Stamp kit

Colouring medium:copics

Papers: Basic Grey Life of the Party

Embellishments: gingham ribbon

Tools: Dienamics banner, LLC banner

Challenges:

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Stampavie and More  - ribbon or lace

 Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon

Crafting by designs - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Fab n Funky - 1 for the girls 
Totally Papercrafts - anything goes
Allsorts - here come the girls 
Crazy4 - summer inspiration