Santa

Hi everyone, hope you are well.  We begin a new challenge today

at Sparkles Christmas Challenges. 

Mary Mac has chosen a popular one, so we are hoping

for a really good turnout. 

Challenge #89 is Santa

I used a 7" white scallop card. - Gold mirri card.

Papers from a 6" paper pad - The Magic of Christmas

Gold peel offs for thre corners.

The Santa stamp is by Stampendous - coloured with Promarkers.

The Christmas greeting is by Crafter's Companions.

Quickie Christmas Card

Hi, welcome to my blog. Today begins a new challenge
at Sparkles Monthly Challenges  blog.
The last challenge for the year chosen by me, will be
A Quickie Christmas Card or a Happy New Year card.
Please check out the blog for details and to see the DT inspiration.
For my card, needing a quickie I used a bought card, with a pretty
embossed border, which I lightly dusted with green chalk, with a red pen
dotted on some berries.
The Santa stamp is a favourite of mine from Stampendous stamps.
I coloured with Promarkers and sprinkled the usual Christmas glitter.
Hope you like my quickie card. 

Add Some Texture

Hi, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at

Cardz 4 Galz., chosen by Sian we want you to 

Add Some Texture

I have painted and decorated an MDF door hanger, using

stamps, paint, Distress inks, torn distressed papers and card.

Added Frantage gold mixed embossing powder, stamped 

and created a flower. Added lace and gems. 

Name Your Powder

Hello everyone, thanks for your visit.

Today we are starting a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.

Donna has chosen - Name Your Powder -

We need to see you have used Embossing Powder.

The Design Team have enjoyed getting out their heat tools

please pop over to see their amazing inspirational creations. 

A plain white card, pink background card. White card embossed

using an embossing folder.

A strip of black card, a strip of white card with white heat embossed

flowers, stamp used is a La Blanche flower head. 

I used Stampendous White Detailed powder, which created a 

resist background. I blended Distress Inks Picked Raspberry and 

Worn Lipstick. The greeting is a stamp by Crafter's Companions. 

Travel

Hello, today begins a new challenge at My Time To Craft 

The challenge for the next two weeks is Travel. 

Please visit the blog to see the wonderful inspiration form the DT.

I have a scallop edge card, yes my favourite card, I admit.

Papers used are from a Trimcraft pad - English Garden.

The stamp of Paris is by Stampendous.

Coloured gently with pencils. 

Greeting is a stamp by LOTV.

Ribbon and card candi from stash.

Movie Madness

Hello everyone, today is the start of a new challenge at

Cardz 4 Galz - Amy has chosen for us Movie Madness.

Please pop over to the blog to check out more details of

the challenge and of course to see the amazing,

imaginative creations from the wonderful Design Team.

My card is a memory of Walt Disney's  version of  

Hans Christian Anderson's  --- The Little Mermaid.

I had such fun messing about to create the background, using my 

Distress Inks. The mermaid stamp is by Stampendous.

The underwater foliage and octopus are from a set of stamps

bought at a Craft Fair from a £1 tub. I used Promarkers to colour,

along with Sparkles for the tail and hair. 

Can't wait to see your Movie Madness interpretations. 

Entered into the DT Call at thefairyandthe unicornchallenge
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes with Something new - new stamps
as above the octopus and underwater foliage.
Inkychicks - Anything Goes
Paper Nest Dollies - Anything Goes

No Layers

Hello everyone, today is the start of a new challenge at 

My Time To Craft (MTTC).

Alison has chosen for the challenge

NO LAYERS

The Design Team have some super inspiration, so please

pop over to see their ideas. 

I recently bought this amazing stamp (half price) at a

craft event. There is no name on the package so I call him

A Vintage Santa by Stampendous Stamps. 

I used Promarkers to colour him. The star is coloured with a 

gold glitter gel pen. 

The addition of the holly and berries is a stamp from 

Katy Sue Designs - Tall Tails.

Have fun and thanks for your visit. 

Time Flies

Hello, thanks for your visit. I would love you to leave a comment.

Today sees the start of a week long challenge at

Cardz 4 Guyz

We are all probably feeling this at the moment - of how

TIME FLIES

Please pop to the blog to see the DT inspirational creations.

Thinking of time - I thought of a clock - most clocks are round - SO

I made a circular card.

Background paper and card candi from my stash. 

Stamps used - Stampendous Time Flies clock and sentiment.

So Crafts Chronology set free with a magazine.

Paper Piecing Challenge

My second grandson celebrated his eighteenth  birthday on Monday this week. Over the weekend I had made this card for him. He is a very snapper dresser, he loves vintage clothes, so I thought this card would be well received which I am delighted to say it was. Over at Crafty Cardmaker their theme this week is Paper Piecing which is the technique I used to dress this Kanban gentleman to give it a more fashionable appearance. I used the same papers as were used for the background. They are from a Country Gent by LOTV. I made the bunting, added threaded buttons. The Time Flies and clock with wings are one stamp from Stampendous. Enjoy the Journey is from a Creative Expressions stamp set of Vintage Transport. 

#56 Anything Goes @ ATSM

Hello, once again we find it's time for Anything Goes ( #56)  at Addicted to Stamps and More. I try during the Anything Goes weeks to step away from making a card, though this is not what the swap means, you can do anything at at all, giving you an opportunity to try something new or show us the latest successful technique you have learnt, as it say ANYTHING GOES. Some weeks ago my small class asked to decorate some boxes, the set above are my teaching sample, they were at various stages for the class, I have since finished them. I am going to put these to an extra use, by sending them to my partner at a Yahoo group called StampersUK, where we hold a monthly swap, this month it too, is Anything Goes,  my partner will receive these before this post appears on my blog. 

Recipe

A set of 3 boxes, paper mache type, cost less than £2

White emulsion paint (cheaper than Gesso)

Green Acrylic paint

White Tissue paper

Stazon ink pad

Diluted PVA glue

Selection of Steampunk style stamps from

Stampendous, Kanban, Non-Sequitor from The Stampman

Flower forming dies, Marianne and Spellbinder.

Paper Piecing

This week at Make My Monday Fliss has chosen for the theme a technique, Paper Piecing. I know it is self explanatory but for those who may be new to crafting, it means, once designed, either stamped or a photo image, areas can be changed by either stamping on a different piece of coloured paper, or re-printing your design with different colours, then adhering these pieces to your first drafted image. In my case I used a Stampendous Stamp of the mermaid and from Crafty Sentiments the rock and seaweed. Using different papers I have covered the mermaid's fish end and tail, the two lower shells, the seaweed and some of the seaweed at the top and bottom of the card. I coloured the remainder with Promarkers. The background was created using Distress inks, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Stormy Sky and Broken China. I added a pearl to her hair and Glossy Accents to the seahorse and bubbles. If you haven't tried this technique before I do hop you will accept the challenge, you'll be pleasantly surprised at the changes you can make. Have fun.
I am also entering this card into the Craft a Scene - Under the Sea Challenge for the month of July.
Also into Quirky Crafts challenges - Octypus's Garden (in the Sea)
PS Pleased to add the card was chosen in 3rd place in the Top 3. Thanks girls.

BLOG HOP - BLOG HOP

Welcome everyone to our very first Blog Hop at Addicted to Stamps and More!

We are SO excited because we have such a wonderful designer/sponsor to introduce you to and there are amazing prizes to be won!!  In fact there will be 8 prizes up for grabs by joining in our blog hop.

How do you win these amazing prizes? All you have to do is leave a comment on the main blog and then comment on EVERY blog that is participating in this hop. Easy peasy!! 

Firstly, I would like to introduce to you our sponsor for this hop -

Ignacio from Nicecrane Designs

You will be stunned at the selection that is on offer over at the store. You have digital images, pre-coloured digital images, backgrounds, collages, bookmarks, ATC's, templates and so much more!!

There are so many themes to choose from too - all you could want for your Vintage projects, Christmas projects, Easter projects,  Steampunk, Halloween projects............. the list just goes on!

Now on to the fun part!!

 Each blog has a different prize up for grabs!!!!! Don't forget to leave a comment on each blog to be in the running for a prize. 

Below is the list of blogs that you must visit.

You are HERE at Caz's Blog

Next is

Nonni

Deept

Danielle

Florence

Sandie

Kylie
Addicted to Stamps and More 

We have all incorporated products from Nicecrane Designs in our projects.

I chose a sheet of STEAMPUNK designs for I love how there are no rules in Steampunk, just go where your imagination takes you. 

So, have fun looking at all the blogs and we hope to inspire you to create using these wonderful designs.

Nicecrane Steampunk Sheet

Here is my card...............

Materials used

Distress Inks TH - Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Scattered Straw, Broken China, Vintage Photo.

White and Black card. Promarkers, Sakura Silver Gel Pen, Scissors to scrape the edges of card to distress. 

Stamps - Digis Stamp Flying Machine from our Sponsor Nicecrane Designs, Stampendous Lady and Time Flies with Pocket Watch. Creative Expressions Hand with pointing Finger and Enjoy The Journey, Kanban Cogs,  Crafty Individuals -3 Gentlemen,

"Next on the list to visit is the amazing Nonni  Don't forget that you must visit all the links to be in the running for the prize, if you get lost either return here or to the main blog.  There is a prize to be won on every blog!!"

B is for Bottles

At Alphabet Challenges , Avril has chosen for the letter B - Bottles.  For my project I decided to use stamps from Crafty Individuals. There is the Floradora Perfume advert and two sets of bottles of perfume from CI 335 and 341. I used TH Distress inks to add the colours. The corner stamp from Sheena Douglass was heat embossed with Stampendous white detail powder . Please pop over to the main blog where my fellow team mates have had great fun, obviously against character there are a number of bottles which hold alcohol. LOL I wonder how many varieties of bottles we will see over the next two weeks? have fun everyone. 

Visiting Paris at MMM

Thanks Val for the wonderful Vintage weeks, I greatly enjoyed your challenges. At Make My Monday during October it is Fliss's choice of a French theme, this being the first week it is PARIS. Oh la la.

For my project I first took a sheet of previously prepared copy paper, which I created using Starburst Stains from the Stampman, I then added the stamped image of Paris from Stampendous. I added the colour with chalks, added Frantage mix around the edges and at the base. I added a button and pink pearls to embellish. All tied together with some purple mesh and fancy fibres. I would like to thank Jill from The Stampman who demonstrated the use of the Frantage at a workshop, I learnt so much from her on that day. Now I am wanting to see your creations of Paris ladies. Please pop over to MMM to see the wonderful projects from the DT. 

An Old Button

Use it up Tuesdays is a lovely challenge blog, which I would join in more often if I had more time, don't we all say that at least once a day?  their main principle is, as it says, Use it up, we all have stash lying around forever. Well, this week they are going further and have asked us to use up TWO old  items from our stash. Oh! that could have been painful. I have managed though, my two old items are the beautiful old button from my button box, passed on from my mother,  along with the organza ribbon, from my ribbon box. I have some more recent touches, the Paris stamp and the Fran-tage, both from Stampendous.
I am also entering this card into Make It Mondays - Anything Goes,
Oldie But Goodie Challenges, (see old items above) - Anything Goes
My Craft Spot - Buttons and Bows

Medals and Monarchs

I recently purchased the Stampendous LONDON stamp, I didn't of course need it, but oh! I did want it so badly. I am sure I will find many uses for it over the years. Umm!! Of course it works perfectly for the Sir Stampalot monthly challenge, which for May is Medals and Monarchs. My square card has a collage of print outs from the Debbie Moore London Shabby Chic which has been topped with the London stamp, coloured with Promarkers. I added gems to the crown.
I am also entering this card into Craft Your Days Away - challenge, Red, White and Blue.

Butterflies

I've made several larger and more ornate butterfly cards during this spring, so with the challenge being Butterflies at The Rainbow Lady, I decided on small, soft and subtle for a change. I coloured the edge of the main card with Peeled Paint and stamped the agapanthus stamp (Stampendous) with the same ink. The ferns, were stamped with Crushed Olive.The butterflies from Lyndsay Mason, where stamped onto coloured card. the small Just for you is from a Crafter's Companions set which I find very useful for many cards.