Ornaments

Hello, thanks for your visit, I always appreciate 

you took the time. Today we begin a new challenge at

Sparkles Christmas Challenges a monthly challenge.

Challenge # 109 Ornament/s

Please visit the blog for more information and

to see the amazing inspirational ideas from the DT.

For my card I decided to go for Black and Gold, 

I checked back on my blog to see my previous version of

this card and was shocked to find it was in 2011!!

Here it is. 

Materials used are Black and gold glitter card

Spruce stamp by Sheena Douglass - Pinescape Set.

Ornaments and Bow by Chloe's Creative Cards.

Wow! gold pwder used on embossed stamped items.

Die cut in glitter card. Thanks again, hope to see you soon,

Icy Cold

Good morning, thanks for your visit. Today at

Cardz 4 Guyz we have a new challenge, chosen by Sian

Challenge #233  Icy Cold

For more details please pop to the blog, you will also

see the wonderful Icy Cold inspiration from the design team. 

I made a 7" card, stamped snowflakes by Sheena Douglass- 

Ornate Snowflakes and heat embossed with silver E.P.

around the edges. Used a silver mirri mat for the main card. 

Watercoloured the sky with Distress Inks. 

Main image stamp is Scenic Winter by Sheena Douglass.

I coloured the trees with a green Promarker and a white gel pen.

Scattered with Irridescent Glitter, Glue pen and Diamond Frost. 

Sentiment from my stash.

Hope you don't have any icy cold weather wherever you may be. 

Stay warm and keep crafting.

Something Beginning with 'S'

Hello everyone, I am so pleased to tell you I am feeling

so much better, the last three days have been poorly days.

The worst is now over and I can again enjoy and partake in 

crafting and of course blogging.

Today, we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. 

I have chosen the theme - #108 Something Beginning with 'S'

Please check out the blog, see the details and of course

take a look at the DT inspirational creations. 

For my card, I have made a Square card, not unusual for

 me, but I also have made a Square frame.

The background is a beautiful Scene, coloured with

Promarkers, with lots of glitter added. The stamp is by

Sheena, as is the Stag which has been added with

dimensional stickers.  The stamp set is - Scenic Winter. 

The Snowflakes are from a Dreamees stamp set.

I hope you enjoy.

Christmas Critters

Hell again, today we begin a new challenge at 

Cardz 4 Guyz - #208 Christmas Critters.

Please check the blog for details and to see the DT 

inspiration, again some wonderful creations from the team.

The sentiment stamp is by Crafter's Companion.

The remainder stamps are by Sheena Douglass

A Little Bit Sketchy - Faith.

Coloured with Promarkers, Zig Brush colours, 

Distress inks and glitter. 

Embossing Heat, Dry or Both

Hello, thanks for your visit, today we begin a new challenge

at Sparkles Christmas Challenges. 

Our monthly challenge for November was chosen by Debbie

Embossing, Heat, Dry or Both

We look forward to seeing you join us, pop over to the blog for 

details and to see what the DT have created to inspire you.

I used a white straight edge card 6" sq.

A dark blue mat. A white card embossed with snowflakes.

Lightly coloured with DI Broken China. Small peel off 

centres added to the snowflakes.  A stamped and watercolour

painted holly corner. A silouette stamp of Santa and sleigh.

The rooftops section was first heat embossed,

then I  fussy cut and decoupaged the stamp, from

Sheena Douglass - Bah! Humbug Set 1.

Coloured with Promarkers with lots of glitter added. 

Have fun creating, happy crafting. 

Summer Sunny Days

Hello again, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new 

two weekly challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.

Janis has chosen Summer Sunny Days

Please pop to check out the blog and the ideas from the DT.

I have a deckle edge white card, with a dark blue mat and 

silver mirri layer to mount my stamped image.

The image is Laguna Surf by Sheena Douglass 

from Crafter's Companions

I coloured the sea and sky with water coloured Distress inks.

the remainder was coloured with varied Promarkers. 

How I wish I was there.

Hint of Summer to Come

Hello, thanks for your visit. Another beaautiful day in the UK, but boy

it isn't easy getting the photos taken. I know I should invest in a light

box but, it is a lot of money. Maybe one day. 

Today we have a new challenge at Make My Monday.

Janet has chosen A Hint of Summer to Come

We are looking forward to your ideas, the DT have some super

projects, please pop over to see them. 

I kept my card simple to emphasise the one image.

Messing about on the water - by Sheena Douglass.

Made by Crafter's Companions.

I watercoloured the background using several Distress Inks.

The image was coloured using Promarkers. 

Thanks, see you all again tomorrow, with two more blog

challenges to take you to.

Snowflakes

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at

Sparkles Monthly Christmas Challenges.

Joan has chosen for us 

Snowflakes

The DT have some amazing inspiration on the blog.

Why don't you pop over and take a peek.

My card is a 5 x 7 inches white card. The background is 

brown paper, the snowflake stamps by Sheena Douglass, were 

heat embossed with white detail powder. 

Pearls added to the centres.

A greeting added on a white strip of card. Lace and ribbon added. 

Cardz 4 Teenz

Hi everyone, today we are starting a new exciting challenge 

at Cardz 4 Galz. Babs has challenged us with a brilliant

suggestion, of Cardz 4 Teenz. (Galz only of course) 

The Design Team have created some fabulous inspiration, please

pop over to check them out, we all love comments, they are so 

much appreciated. Thank you.

I decided my card is for an older teenager, who loves her rock music.

Black and pink paper and card. I made the star and added peel off dot waste.

The guitar and sentiment are from Sheena Douglas Rock n Roll

Stamp sets in the Just For Men collection. 

Anything But A Card

Hi, thanks for popping by.

Today a new challenge begins at My Time To Craft

Amy has chosen - Anything But A Card

I bought this little vinette box some time ago, from a charity shop,

I removed the wooden flower inside, and re-vamped it with

green acrylic paint. 

The wall paper was created by stamping flowers with

Funky Flowers by Hobby Art.

The bird - Funky Bird also from Hobby Art.

Flower created using stamps in my stash. 

The Bee is a stamp by Sheena Douglass

Happy greeting an MDF purchase.

Make My Monday - Photo Inspiration

Firstly I apologise for the Blue photo, taken late in the afternoon.

Well this is my second attempt and I still have a blue glow, I'll try again tomorrow.

Today being Monday is time for the new challenge at 

Make My Monday

Shawna has chosen for us a Photo to inspire us.

Please do pop over to the blog to check out the

Photo for Inspiration and the wonderful ideas from the DT.

For my card, I decided to make a panel as in the photo.

I used several Brusho powders and water on a piece of watercolour paper.

When dry ( with my heat tool) I'm too impatient for natural drying,

I stamped with Black Versafine, added clear embossing powder,

then heat set the EP. 

The stamps I used are by Sheena Douglass

from the Flower Power set. 

I matted the strip first onto white card then onto black to define it. 

The sentiment stamp also heat embossed is from Hobby Art.

Birds of a Feather

hi, everyone, thanks for yoru viist. Today at Cardz 4 Guyz, 

for one week  our challenge is...........................

Birds of a Feather

We want to see birds, not just a little one flying off the page, 

we want to know your card's main image is one or more birds. 

The Design Team have once again created fantastic inspiration, 

please pop over to the blog to see them and the details.

For my card, I ahve used a 6" square Kraft card.

Used a bark embossing folder with a piece of Kraft card, 

Lightly coloured with DI Gathered Twigs.

Die cut an oval, stamped Little Claire

Swirly Whirly Owl Family.

Coloured with Promarkers.

Stamped Sheena Douglass Funky Flowers branch.

Coloured, fussy cut added with 3d dimensionals. 

The greeting is so cute, from Honey Doo Stamps. 

Have fun with your Birds of a Feather. 

Challenge # 12 - Christmas

Hi everyone, so close to Christmas, maybe your needing those 

last minute cards,  we have the perfect challenge for your at

Cardz 4 Galz

Amy has chosen for the challenge simply....

Christmas

The Design Team have some wonderful inspiration

For My Card

 I used a pearlised dark blue card,

I stamped the pine needles with Perfect Medium (or Versamark), 

and used Silver Bells WOW! Embossing powder.

 The pine needles stamp is from Creative Expressions designed by Sheena Douglass.

I stamped and embossed with the same Wow powder - 

the baubles and bows

by Chloe's Stamps. The sentiment is a Crafter's Companion .

Hope you enjoy making your Christmas card for the challenge.

Wishing all my visitors a very

Happy Christmas

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Challenge #2 Fairies

Hi, thanks so much for taking the time to visit me, it is  greatly appreciated.

This being only our second challenge at Cardz 4 Galz I do hope you have found us.

Please do pop over to check out the new blog and see the Fairies by the DT.

Jan has chosen the challenge, not surprising really for I know how much 

she loves her LOTV fairies. 

For my card

A white scallop edge card

Kraft card to mat pieces

All papers from Dovecrafat paper pad - Garden Party

Strip of hessian (burlap) and crystal gems.

Flowers stamped with Dreamees stamp.

Leaves stamped with a Sheena Douglass leaf stamp

The main image and Sentiment by LOTV.

Fairy stamp is an old one but a favourite of mine

Fairy Thistledown.

Coloured with Promarkers.

Lots of Glamour Dust glitter scattered around.

Have fun- hope you can join in the fun. 

Something beginning with F

I am thrilled to have been accepted onto the Design Team at 

Make My Monday

The team have been on their summer break and are returning 

with additional DT members. Please pop over to meet everyone.

For my first DT project the theme set is

Something Beginning with the letter F

I have recently used my fish stamps on another project, 

so didn't have to think too hard. Any excuse to use them. 

Card Information

Blue cardstock to make a 6" sq card.

White card embossed with a folder - large spots.

Distress inks to colour panels. 

Chipped Sapphire to stamp the fish.

Heat embossed the fish with clear embossing powder.

Stamps are by Sheena Douglass - 

Underwater Angels and Hidden Stars.

Blue and white twine

Greeting from my stash.

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I am so pleased to have been invited to join the team,

I am sure there are exciting and interesting times ahead, 

I hope you will be popping in to see  future projects. 

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Something Beginning with the letter S

Sea Shells, Stafish, Sentiment, String and Square card.

Hello again,  this week at Cardz 4 Guyz  we are giving you a break from Easter projects, unless of course you wish to make something for Easter, because you have SO much choice this week. The challenge chosen by Helen is Something beginning with the letter S. Please take a look at the Design Team's inspiration, it is amazing. For my project, I have chosen Sea Shells.  I used a bought   scalloped edged Kraft card, matted with pale blue and then white card. The main image was matted onto Kraft card. For the main image I used a piece of white card,  added and blended several Distress Inks, blues, a little yellow, pale brown. I  heat embossed second generation stamped shells using Gathered Twigs ink and clear embossing powder. I sprinkled and heated to melt, some blue and gold spinkles from Stampendous Frantage powders.  Added twine, tied with a bow securing a starfish charm.  I hope you are thinking of maybe taking up the challenge. See you at C4G. Have fun. Thanks for visiting and for any comments you may leave.
Stamps - Shells - Creative Expressions  and Sheena Douglass.
Sentiment - Kaisercraft

#55 Let's Pretend

I am so happy and releived to be back to my crafting. Due to being very poorly I haven't been around for almost three weeks. It is so good to be back. I have sent my apologies to all of the Design Teams I belong to, I have so missed being part of the challenges, but I am back. Yippee.!
To get us started at Cardz 4 Guyz, we have a challenge from Kim, the choices from this challenge are so varied. LET'S PRETEND. Got your thinking caps on, it can be a faux technique, or you could be pretending to be someone and dress up, anything is possible when you pretend.  The Design Team have again come up with some amazing inspiration, please pop over to see their work.  Returning from being sick I decided to try a new technique for me, which I found at Splitcoast Stampers,
there is a lovely video of Melissa Banbury for a faux leather technique.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/fauxstampedleather/
Thank you so much for this Melissa I am pleased with my first attempt but I now can see where I can improve, which I will be trying the next time, for I greatly enjoyed the technique.
I used these stamps - Fir Trees and the flying owl - Sheena Douglass and tress from Elusive Images.
All the colouring has been achieved using Tim Holtz Distress Inks,
I hope you will have a try either with a faux technique there are so many available, or your project could be of dressing up as long as it is  MASCULINE , we will be thrilled to see it.

Autumn Leaves

For the next two week's at Ruby's Rainbow Challenge # 89 will be Autumn Leaves. I hope you will be popping over to the blog to se the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team. Autumn is my second most favourite season, the colours are so vibrant and interesting. For my card, I added with dimensionals a white decorated square onto a square card. For the smaller square, I added DI to one edge only, starting with Scattered Straw, through various autumnal colours ending at the edge with Vintage Photo. I added some brown and cream twine. The leaves were created by randomly adding and blending numerous autumnal Distress Inks to a piece of scrap card, once completley blended and dry, I stamped 3 leaves with a stamp from Sheena Douglas Leaves stamp set, I used Black Soot and embossed with clear embossing powder to give a super shine to them. The sentiment is from the same stamp set. I look forward to visiting you and hope you enjoy creating your Autumn Leaves.

Water

Hi, for this week at Cardz 4 Guyz, the theme is Water. There are some amazing inspiring projects over on the blog, from the Design Team and the Guest Designers, which show there are so many ways you can add water to your project. I love my underwater stamps from Sheena Douglass, so this was another way I could put them into action. I was inspired by a card on Pinterest from the Sheena Douglass team, this is my version of the card. I used both the Hidden Stars and Underwater Angels stamp sets. Salty Ocean, Broken China, Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks were used.
Kraft card and Stampendous Fine Detail White embossing powder for the embellishments. I look forward to visiting everyone of you who enter the challenge. I hope you have a happy week.

Fantasy at MTTC

It's Fantasy this week at My Time To  Craft , the Design Team have had a fabulous time, so please pop over to the blog to check out the amazing inspiration of the Fantasy world. For my card, I chose from my stamps, this adorable Mermaid - Annabel the Mermaid by Crafty Sentiments, she is so cute. The rock, bubbles and seaweeds are from the same company. The little fishes are from a Sheena Douglass set of Underwater stamps. The greeting stamp is from Kanban Crafts - Sugar Buttons set. I coloured the sea with DI Broken China and Faded Jeans, both as a water colour and blended from the ink pad with Cut and Dry around the edges. Remainder was coloured with Promarkers. Finally matted onto some highly polished mirri card.  Have fun in your Fantasy world, I look forward to visiting to see your creation.