06/10/2015

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes !

Good Afternoon!
We have a new challenge starting at PAPERTAKE WEEKLY today of Anything Goes! 
We have also given you the option to make a Halloween Treat Holder but I decided not to go for this and make something C&S instead! I have used one of my smaller 4x4 Card Blanks and an old Penny Black stamp,
INGREDIENTS -
Penny Black Stamps
Yellow Sprinkles by Doodlebug
INKS USED -
Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black
Copic Ciao Markers - E00, E21, R11, Y11, B000, BG93, BG96, W1 & W3

Thanks for popping by & I hope you all have a nice day, I am celebrating my 25th!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

04/10/2015

The Ribbon Girl Card Challenge - Lace & Pearls !

Good Morning!
It's time for this months Card Challenge over at the RIBBON GIRL CHALLENGE and this month's theme is Lace & Pearls! 
I decided to make a Christmas card but with a colour scheme you wouldn't normally use.
INGREDIENTS -
Penny Black Stamp
Maja Design Papers
Collall All Purpose Glue, Twinklets & Ranger Glossy Accents
Paper Doily & Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

INGREDIENTS FROM THE RIBBON GIRL -
INKS USED -
Archival Ink - Coffee

Thanks for popping by,
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

03/10/2015

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Embossing !

Good Morning!
It's the first Saturday of the month which means it's time for our new monthly challenge over at PBSC and this time the theme is 'Embossing!' 
I have used one of the older Penny Black stamps that I have and kept today's card Clean & Simple. For the Embossing Aspect I inked up the stamp with Distress Ink then covered the stamped image with Sticky Embossing Powder, once this had been heated up I sprinkled some Distress Glitter over the top!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges -
ALLSORTS - NATURE
INGREDIENTS -
Penny Black Stamps
Black & Silver Sprinkles by Doodlebug
Collall All Purpose Glue & Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool
INKS USED -
Distress Ink - Hickory Smoke
Archival Ink - Watering Can

Thanks for popping by,
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

30/09/2015

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes + Option of a Sketch !


Good Morning!
This week's challenge at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS is
Anything Goes + Option of a Sketch!
(If you want to use a sketch you can choose between the one below or one of the others on our Sketch page. Just state which you have used).
Remember the choice to use a Sketch is completely yours.
This week's prize is from THE RIBBON GIRL and is a £10 GIFT VOUCHER!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges -
DEEP OCEAN CHALLENGES - AUTUMN
(I have opted for Autumn Colours)
INGREDIENTS -
Penny Black Stamp
Maja Design Papers
Paper Doily, Bark Star, Collall All Purpose Glue, Twinklets & Ranger Glossy Accents
Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

INGREDIENTS FROM THE RIBBON GIRL -
INKS USED -
Archival Ink - Watering Can

Thanks for popping by,
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

29/09/2015

Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick !

Good Afternoon!
We have a new challenge starting at PAPERTAKE WEEKLY today of Take Your Pick! 
Whenever we have these challenges we give you an option of 4 different themes to play along with. 
The choices this time are to use a Sketch, Autumn Colours, a Technique of Embossing and finally there's the option to use Distress Inks. 
This time I have opted for just one of these options, Autumn Colours. I thought this was the perfect choice as Autumn has certainly arrived this past week in my garden!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges -
BUNNY ZOES CRAFTS - TEENS & TWEENS
INGREDIENTS -
Stamping Bella Stamp
Maja Design Papers
Flowers from The Ribbon Girl & Wild Orchid Crafts
Cheesecloth & Ribbon from The Ribbon Girl
Paper Doily
White Sprinkles by Doodlebug
Gold & Red Shimmer Dome Stickers by Papermania
Collall All Purpose Glue, Twinklets & Ranger Glossy Accents
Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool
INKS USED -
Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black
Copic Ciao Markers - E00, E21, E31, E33, E35, E37, R11, R20, R37, Y17, Y35, YR16, YG63, YG67, BG93, BG96, W1, W3 & W5

Thanks for popping by,
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

25/09/2015

My Mums Craft Shop - Christmas Tag !

Good Morning!
Today I have something that I shared over on the MMCS BLOG earlier this week. I have created a Christmas Tag using one of the recent Wild Rose Studio stamps.
The Die is the same one that I used on my last blog MMCS post, I just love the stitched edges! The floral die in the background is also a new Die that I treated myself to a couple of week's ago from the recent Penny Black release.
INGREDIENTS -
'Santa & Rudolph' Wild Rose Studio Stamp
Sentiment Stamp by Stamping Bella
Penny Black 'Burst of Red' Die
Maja Design Paper
Flowers from The Ribbon Girl & Wild Rose Studio
Cheesecloth & Ribbon from The Ribbon Girl
Gold & White Sprinkles by Doodlebug
Ranger Glossy Accents, Twinklets & Frantage Embossing Powder
Tim Holtz Distressing Tool
INKS USED -
Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black
Copic Ciao Markers - C1, C2, C5, C7, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20, R46, R59, Y28. B000, B00, BG93, BG96, W1 & W3

Thanks for popping by,
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

23/09/2015

Creative Inspirations - Something Sweet !

Good Morning!
This week's challenge at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS is Something Sweet!
Your creations this week can have a super sweet and cute feel to them ... or you can take the theme literally and include some sweet treats on your designs. It's up to you!
This week's prize is from PETAL LU and is a £10 LUCKY DIP!
INGREDIENTS -
Stamping Bella Stamp
Magnolia Paper
Flowers from The Ribbon Girl & Wild Orchid Crafts
Cheesecloth & Ribbon from The Ribbon Girl
Paper Doily
Silver Shimmer Dome Stickers by Papermania
Collall All Purpose Glue, Twinklets & Ranger Glossy Accents
Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool
INKS USED -
Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black
Copic Ciao Markers - C1, C5, C7, E00, E21, E29, E31, E33, E37, R11, R20,
R46, R59, BG93 & BG96

Thanks for popping by,
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX