Tag you're it x 2!!

I missed out on doing Tim's May tag, so I made 2 using inspiration from his June tag.

I made this tag using a photo of my Dad - he's 70 this year!!!

I used vintage photo and peeled paint distress stain to create the tag background, and then stamped the background stamp over the tag.  I used distress markers to colour in parts of the photo, before placing it onto some torn design paper.  I distressed the edges in walnut stain ink.  I stained up some seam binding and added it to the tag., before adding a buckle with more binding tied through it.  Finally I added some metal work and an adage ticket and some film strip.
 

I used the photo Tim used on his tag for this and coloured it using my distress markers.  The tag background is created using worn lipstick and vintage photo distress stain.  I stained up some embrodiered flower strip and added a photo strip, a brass heart and a teaddy charm, aged using crackle paint.

Challenges -
Make it Monday
Cupcake Craft- Tag you're it
Joanna Sheen - remember when
The Stamp man - make it for a man
Simon Says Stamp and Show - texture

Red, white and blue ...

... and lots of Portabello Road!!!!  I love these papers,especially the red gingham!

 For this card I used a SU flower stamp and matching punch, and stamped the flower in Not Quite Navy before punching it out.  I matted it onto red gingham paper and added a red pearl to its centre.  A few pearls for decoration and that's it.

Challenges
Less is More - red, white and blue

I love Krista's Saturated Canary images and Party Hardy is one little cutie.  I think its the cheeky face that does it for me!!  SHe is coloured with promarkers and I added some glamour dust to the cake.  I used a die cut from the Prtabello pack, and added gingham ribbon, and a bow with a wooden button at its centre.  Finally a pearl swirl to finish.

Challenges:
OhLaLa Creations - make it girly
Stampavie and more - for a girl
Fab n Funky - celebrations
I love Promarkers - use a digi
Dutch Dare Card challenge - pearls and swirls
Crafty Catz - buttons and bows

Another of Krista's images - Skateboard, again coloured with promarkers.  I added some plaited twine, a gold painted clock dies and some stars made using my nesties.  This is for one of the boys I mind - who thinks skatebaording should be an olympic sport!!  Not that he's obsessed with skateboarding ... not at all!!
 Challenges -
Tuesday throwdown - masculine
Simon Says stamp and show - one for the boys
Passion for Promarkers - inspiration picture
Cute Card Thursday - planes, trains and automobiles

Challenges for the cards -
Craft your days away - red, white and blue
Creative Craft - red, white and blue
 SImon Says Stamp - anything goes
Divas by design - anything goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - red, white and blue
Moving along with the times - red, white and blue
Secret Crafter Saturday challenge - anything goes

The Craft Garden June challenge

 The Craft Garden challenge this month is an inspiration picture with a twist ...


As well as using the first day cover as inspiration you can't use red, white and blue all together - just 1 or 2 of the 3!

I made a tag -

I covered the tag with this 7 Gypsies paper and then went over the paper with my cool peri dabber, just to take the vibrancy edge off.  I stamped all over the tag crowns in gold ink, before stamping the flourish and carte postale (from 7 Gypsies Conservatory set) in black archival ink.  The regal lion was stamped in versamark ink and then embossed with gold embossing powder.  I cut out the Tim Holtz weathered clock using grungepaper and painted it using my gold dabber.  I painted the left over bits of grungepaper in gold and stamped on the 60 from the IndigoBlu Circus set and the ticket in archival ink.  Finally I added the bow.

Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge

This week's theme over at the  Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge  is Wedding.

 I love CAS cards and lots of white and embossing - all perfect for a wedding card.  The sentiment is from Wedding Day Wishes, and I used my nesties to cut it and the kraft mat out.  The white cardstock has been embossed using a SU hearts embossing folder and I added some hearts cut from gold sparkly paper and some gold shot organza ribbon - very simple but elegant!!

Challenges:
Simply Create - wedding/love
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Divas By Design - anything goes
Fab n Funky - celebrations

Get SMASHing!

Crafting Time have started selling K & Co SMASH folios and accessories - and I LOVE SMASHing!! If you would like to see the full range they have in store you can check it out here.  I have been SMASHing for a wile now and sent Nina and Helen some sample pages ...

I confess to having become a total SMASH addict. I have dabbled with scrapbooking, but always found the layouts a little daunting, as I have quite a 'scrappy' mind, and the pages always seem so formal. I love SMASH books as it is reminiscient of my scrapbooks as a child - picture, ticket, photo and a bit of doodling (journalling if you want to be posh!!). Its also relatively quick - or not depending on the page you are doing and what you want to say!

I own all 6 of the orginal books and each (well 4 of them as I have yet to start 2 of them!) has a different focus. My blue folio (retro) is about me ... and my family!!! My orange folio is called Picture this and focuses on pictures of significant things in my life, things I want to do, likes, dislikes etc. The pink folio (pretty in pink) is a weekly journal of what we have all been up to, and finally my green folio (Eco) is my crafting book.

I love all the accessories you can get to decorate your pages, and you don't just have to stick to SMASH goodies - flowers, toppers, stickers are all used, even the little money envelopes I use to send money to school with my children - they look fab decorated.

Its Crafting Time DT post

This week's theme for the Its Crafting Time design team is music.  I decided to alter a tin to hold the girls' recorders and whistles ...

I cleaned out a used can of baked beans and measured some white cardstock to go round it.  I stamped over the cardstock in black archival ink using the Music background from the Artistic Stamper, and then distressed it in old paper and linen distress inks.  I scrunched the cardstock up and swipted over the wrinkles with frayed burlap distress ink.  I added some Tim Holtz tissue tape (symphony) and stained some cardstock using black soot distress ink, before cut some musical notes out using a Marianne Creatible die.  Finally I painted the notes using rock candy crackle paint to give them a distressed look.

 Make it Monday
Secret Crafter Saturday challenge - anything but a card
 

Basic Grey Challenge

 We'er going all regal over at the Basic Grey Challenge.  We are celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee so anything regal goes - crowns, royalty, tiaras etc goes.

The lovely Heidi from Simon Says Stamp has sponsored us again.

(Please remember that this does nto include any postage and packaging charges that may apply)

 I simply adore this fab LOTV stamp, Its my Party - she is just so grumpy!!!!  I coloured her using my promarkers and flexmarkers.  The dp is Basic Grey Boxer, and I made some rolled flowers using the same dp.  I added the inkadinkado sentiment - perfect for this image, and some red gingham ribbon.

Challenges:
Creative Card Crew - dimension
Papertake Weekly - true colours
I love Promarkers - diecuts
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - birthdays

Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge

 This week's theme over at the  Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge  is thank you.

I used this fab digi image Cherry Blossom branch, and coloured it with promarkers and flexmarkers.  The dp is digital gingham papers - loves me gingham!!!!  I added the sentiment from the Many Thanks sentiment set.  I added some gingham ribbon, a bow and some flat backed pearls.

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

Its My turn to choose this week's Totally Papercraft's theme, and I have chosen the theme

Animals

This weeks fabulous sponsor is

Digi Stamp Boutique 

 I used some of Crafter's Companion's fabulous dHumphries Corner decoupage, and having layered it up, matted it onto Basic Grey Piccadilly papers.  I added some ribbon and a layered flower with a brad at its centre.  

 Challenges- 

Crafters Companion - here comes Summer

Creative Card Crew - dimension

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

My Mum's Craft shop - recipe

Sailing

My Dad is celebrating a milestone birthday in a couple of weeks - 70!! 

I used this fab image, Sailing boat, from Lili of the Valley, and coloured it using my promarkers.  The dp is Basic Grey Bocer, and I added card candi coloured with matching promarkers, and the circle sentiment stamp from LOTV, and a sentiment I have had for AGES!!  Dad doesn't do fussy so I didn't risk adding too many embellishments!

CHallenges:
Passion for Promarkers - birthdays
Papertake Weekly - true colours
Simon Says Stamp - Father's Day, Special male
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Charisma Cardz - no flowers
Joanna Sheen - happy birthday