Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Creative Cottage Challenge Blog :-)



The Creative Cottage is a new challenge blog that will start on 10th March :-)

They are giving away 4 sets of digi papers to 4 winners !!! the papers are gorgeous eh !! Pop over to The Creative Cottage for further details :-)



I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)


Play it again Sam,, err Gruffie !! :-)

oh how corny is that title !!! ughugh ,,,, never mind !! :-)

I love this Gruffies stamp this one is called Beary Nice Song :-) Isn't he cute :-)



I coloured the image with copics and inked the edges with dusty concorde distress inks. I mader the frame with a Martha Stewart round the page punch set I love these ,,,, need more !!!! :-) The papers are from Crafty Individuals, I have had them for years and I was saving them because I thought they were so lovely ! :-)
The flowers are Prima roses that have been glittered with diamond stickes and a silver organza bow added to make the bouquet :-) The ribbon slider is a spellbinders die which I then sponged with pearlescent lilac ink to highlight the embosssed areas :-) The 'love' sentiment is a SU stamp :-)




I am entering this card into these challenges :-

Just Cute Bears ,,,,, Lilac

Everybody's Art Challenge ,,,,, Easel Card :-)


I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)


ABC 'E' for ELVES and FAIRIES

We had some lovely entries to our D for Decorations challenge :-) even though we are still in February it is a good idea to get ahead with Christmas cards so we don't have the last minute rush :-)

The theme for the next 2 weeks on the ABC Christmas Challenge is

E for ELVES with the extra option of Red and Green :=) we realise this is a diffy one so you can use Fairy's too :-)

We are being sponsored by our teamie Lacey who owns the store Stamp and Create :-) Lacey is offering a fabby prize ,,, pop over to the challenge blog to see it ! She also very kindly gave the DT some lovely ribbon and charms to use on our cards :-) thank you Lacey :-) x x



I made my card following Jo's fab layout on the Sketch Saturday Challenge :-) incidentally Lacey is sponsoring that challenge too :-)



I used a stamped image that Cathy very kindly posted to me, thanks Cathy :-) x x This one is a lovely Whiff of Joy Wee Elf image ,, very cute eh ! :-)
I colored the image with copics and inked the edges with a green/gold ink and embossed with sparkle EP, the papers are My Minds eye and the sentiment is Hero Arts :-) I used various punches and dies for the snowflakes :-)



The DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see ,,, so please pop by the challenge blog and their blogs to leave a comment :-) I hope you join us for the challenge too :-)


I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)


Simon Says,,,,,,, Vintage with Flowers :-)

We had loads of fabulous entries to our recipe challenge and blog hop :-) Thanks to everyone for joining in :-) We will announce all the winners soon on the Challenge Blog ,,, so just bear with us ,,, we have time zones to deal with,,,,!! :-)

This week we have a gorgeous challenge for you ! VINTAGE WITH FLOWERS :-) sooo romantic eh ! :-)

Anna our 'old' and loved DT member just happens to be THE QUEEN OF PRIMA ,, so who better to join us for this challenge !!! :-) You have to pop over to her blog ,, or the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to see her wonderful layout ! Fabulous ! :-)

The DT are showcasing Prima Flowers this week :-)The Simon Says Stamp store have a fabulous area in their store just filled with the most colourful array of flowers you can imagine ,,,, beautiful Prima blooms :-)

The prize this week is a $25 spending spree with free shipping in the Simon Says Stamp Store !






I made my card using my brand new Hero Arts Dandelion stamp that was in a DT pack form Heidi ,,,, how lovely is that !! :-) I know I will be using this alot ,,, isn t it beautiful ! :-) I think it made THE perfect frame for the Sarah Kay image I used :-)
I coloured the image with distress inks ,,, for a change :-) and inked the edges with the same inks ,,, :-) I then triple embossed and made the cracked glass effect,,, very old looking eh ! :-) The frame was made on my cricut and I embossed a swirly pattern in old gold EP :-) The papers are Basic Grey Origins. I also used a Basic Grey epoxy clip to hold the 'ticket' :-) the flowers are Prima which have been coloured with a copic air brush to match the colours perfectly :-) the brads are Kaiser Craft. I also added a charm to finish :-)




this piccy shows the 'cracked glass' a little better but it looks better IRL ,, maybe I should try taking a side view,,, hmmm ;-) Vicky has made a fabulous tutorial on this technique on the ABC Technique Challenge so I am entering this card into the challenge :-)

My Time to Craft Challenge,,,,, In the Frame

Allsorts Challenge ,,,, tags tickets or labels

The Copic Creations Challenge is colouring embellishments with copics :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-) Anna and the DT have made some wonderful creations for you to see so pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to see them ,, and please join in :-)

I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)


The winner of my Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop Candy :-)

I have just pressed the button ,,,, and the winner is

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

97

Timestamp: 2010-02-24 08:24:52 UTC

the lucky girl is Sue Scoopystuff !! :-) congratulations :-) If you choose the Cuttlebug Folder you would like and email me your choice and your address it will be posted out to you :-)

thanks to everyone for joining in the fun :-) I am sorry I couldn t give you all a prize ! :-) x x

We have a fab challenge this week too ,,, hope you all join us :-)


I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)