Just Us Girls challenge #825 - Stencil Week

Hello again friends!  I'm back to share my DT card for the Just Us Girls challenge and this week it's 'ATG Stencil Week'.  As long as you use a stencil you can create anything you like so I'm sure there will be lots of entries.

I recently bought a pretty layering stencil by Nellie Snellen from a destash group on FaceBook so decided to show it some love instead of putting it away and forgetting about it lol!  I used the carnation trio of inks as there were 3 layers to the stencil and I love this trio so much.  I added a few die cuts and voila my card was done.  I hope you like it. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and used the stencil and carnation inks to create my pretty background.  I used a stitched rectangle die to cut the panel down slightly.  I die cut 2 ovals; one from white card and one from vellum and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I die cut some flowers from white card and using the same ink pads added some colour to the centres.  I also die cut the separate flower centres and added a darker ink to them before adhering them to the flowers with liquid glue.  I die cut some leaves from vellum as I didn't want any other colour on my card today.  Before adding the ovals to the card panel I arranged the flowers in the lower part with foam squares and the leaves were added with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment using the darkest carnation ink pad and added a few clear sequins with liquid glue.  The oval panel was then adhered with double sided tape.  I added some scrap white card behind the background and adhered it to the card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another stitched rectangle from white card and added a tiny strip of the background across the bottom with liquid glue.  I had some flowers left over so added them to the bottom right corner with liquid glu.  I stamped the sentiment in the dark carnation ink in the centre of the panel and this was then adhered to the card base with double sided tape. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create challenge - ATG optional twist May flowers

Allsorts challenge - ATG (happy 17th birthday Allsorts!)

As You Like It challenge - favourite season (my favourite season is Spring as it's warm but not hot and all the flowers and plants are starting to come to life)

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - ATG optional mood board

Classic Design challenge - ATG optional twist anniversary or birthday

Crafty Gals Corner challenge - ATG optional flowers for mom

Do-All Creative challenge - ATG optional flowers as an eye catcher

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - use a stencil and/or embossing folder (I used layering stencils)

Little Red Wagon challenge - create your own background (I used stencils for my background)

Make My Monday challenge - say it with flowers

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - ATG 

Such a great challenge and I cannot wait to see what you create. Please pop over to the challenge blog and leave some love for the rest of the design team. Our guest designer is Kerry so please leave her some love too.

I appreciate you stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Nellie's Choice - layered combi stencil set - flower

*Gina K Designs - master layouts 02 die set (for stitched rectangle)

Gina K Designs - birthday sprinkles mini stamp

Gina K Designs - springy sketches mini stamp

Gina K Designs - ink pads - light, medium & dark carnation

Gina K Designs - clear quartz solid sequins 

Spellbinders - be bold blooms die set

Spellbinders - essential stylish ovals die set

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Stampin' Up!  - cardstock vellum (no longer available)

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 
Thank you x

Cupcake craft challenge #132–DT card

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Please scroll down to see my Stamp with Fun DT card

Hello again, I told you I’d be back, and I’m not one to break a promise lol!  I’m here to share my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  This week’s challenge has been set by our competition winner Em and she has chosen a lovely theme of ‘pink polka dots’ – how fantastic is that theme?  I had to make a card for a friend in work so set to work to combine the two.  Here is my card which is A5 in size for a change:

I have used a super fun image from Sassy Studio Designs called ‘sassy Cassie’ and I have used a stamping up 12x12 paper pack called ‘sweet pea’ that I forgot I had (but I think it’s now retired)!!  I used last week’s Friday sketcher’s sketch as I really loved it but didn’t have time to use it last week.  I will definitely be using it again as it is really effective I think. 

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp and the lucky winner will receive a $20.00 gift certificate to spend in their online store.

Don’t forget we also have our ‘icing on the cupcake’ prize and for March our sponsor is Wild Rose Studio and they are offering two super cute stamps to one lucky winner.

 

The rest of the design team (including our guest designers for March – Helen, Maarit & Poppit) have created amazing samples for your inspiration so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Aly’s Sunday challenge – anything goes

The crafty pad challenge – use a ribbon

Cupcake inspirations challenge – inspirational photo (I was inspired by the flowers and colours)

Digital Tuesday challenge – celebrations

Aud sentiments challenge – birthday cards, packaging or gifts

Crafty sentiments challenge – birthdays

Pixie dust studio challenge – seeing polka dots

Southern girls challenge – brads, gems or dewdrops (I’ve used gems)

Crafty Ann’s challenge – birthday card

Fun with shapes and more challenge – happy birthday

Simply create challenge – flowers

Stamp something challenge – March digi day

Catch the bug challenge – anything goes

Little Claire’s challenge – flowers

Ok, so that’s it for me today.  I hope you can find the time to enter our challenge and I look forward to seeing what you create.  Have a wonderful Monday and thank you for stopping by today.

Card ingredients:

Image: Sassy Studio Designs – ‘sassy Cassie’

Papers: SU – ‘sweet pea’ 12x12 paper pad, SU soft suede cardstock, LOTV stamping card

Tools: promarkers, sentiment created on the pc, SU oval all punches, ek success retro flower punches, nellie’s choice stamen punch, SU basic rhinestones, MS cherish border punch, ribbon from stash

Cupcake craft challenge #127–DT card

** THIS IS MY SECOND POST FOR TODAY **

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SEE MY STAMP WITH FUN DT CARD

Hello again everyone, I’m back again as promised (you can’t get rid of me that easily lol).  I have another DT card to show you, this time for the cupcake craft challenge.  This week the lovely Faye (aka fluffy) has set the theme and she has chosen “old macdonald had a farm” so we want to see something on your card/project that you would find on a farm.  I’m sure you’ll agree that this is a brilliant theme!  Here is my card:

I have used a gorgeous freebie digi image from Pronty which I received just for signing up for their newsletter.  I thought this little shepherdess image minding her cutie sheep was very apt for our challenge this week.  The pink colour of her dress isn’t quite so vivid IRL but again my photography skills have let me down – definitely need to look for a class I think lol! 

Our sponsor this week is Crafty Emma’s store and the lucky winner will receive a sentiment and ribbon bundle.

 

  

Don’t forget we also have our ‘icing on the cupcake’ prizes up for grabs too.  Blue Jelly Stampin’ (our very own Victoria) is offering a one lucky winner, chosen at random, some Stampin’ Up! stash including a selection of 12x12 SU papers, rhinestones and a brilliant Techniques booklet.  We also have Polka doodles who are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random, the scrummy Sundae of Seasons CD Rom and thirdly we have The Paper Shelter who are offering one lucky winner, chosen at random a $10 Gift Certificate to spend in store.  See the challenge blog for pics.

The rest of the design team have created amazing cards and projects for your inspiration so please pop over and take a peek.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us. 

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Pear tree designs challenge – flowers

Crafty cardmakers challenge – floral

Paperminutes challenge – flowers

Papertake challenge – sketch

Top tip Tuesday challenge – fab flowers

The pixie cottage challenge – sketch and/or flowers

Scrapbook sisters challenge – add a little friend (she has 3 little friends)

Digi doodle challenge – swirls

Moving along with the times challenge – spring (my image)

Simon says stamp challenge – animal antics

Crafty catz challenge – flowers

Basic grey challenge – flower power

Stamp, scrap & doodle challenge – get punchy

Totally gorjuss challenge – as you like it

Right-e-o that’s all from me today.  I hope you will have a chance to enter our challenge and I look forward to seeing what you create.  I’d like to say hello to my newest follower “poodlechops43” (sorry I don’t know your “real” name) I really appreciate your support.  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: Pronty – shepherdess freebie digi image

Papers: basic grey – hopscotch paper pad, elzybells kraft card stock

Tools: promarkers, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, ek success flourish punch, personal impressions sentiment, Papermania adhesive stones and pearls, circle nesties

Charisma cardz #2 – DT card!

Hi everyone, I’m sorry I meant to post this yesterday but time just got away from me.  I’m here to share my DT card for this week’s charisma cardz challenge and I will also be announcing the lucky winner of my mini-candy at the end of the post.  This week’s theme over at charisma is “good luck” so as long as it’s got good luck in the wording somewhere you will be fine!  Again as I couldn’t make a new card I submitted an older card that I found in my archives that I had never blogged before.  Here is my card:

The image is a sugar nellie stamp by Leanne Ellis called “fizz”.  I really should dig out all my older SN stamps as I have quite a few and I rarely use them, which is sad! 

We have two sponsors this week, firstly we have Tellen’s Place and they are offering a $10.00 voucher to spend in their etsy shop.

Our second sponsor is The Stamping Boutique and they are offering 5 digis of the winner’s choice.

The rest of the DT have created amazing cards as always, so please pop over the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us. 

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Crafter’s companion challenge – sketch and/or something new (my card covers both)

Order of the opus gluei challenge – tropical (I think my colours are tropical)

Ooh la la creations challenge – bling it on (my gems and glittery paper)

I love promarkers challenge – punches

Oldie but a goodie challenge – bright and cheerful

Top tip Tuesday challenge – anything goes (second entry)

Crafty creations challenge – new beginnings (my card is for a new job)

Creative craft world challenge – anything goes

Fab ‘n’ funky challenge – let’s get warm and toasty i.e. warm colours

Stampavie and more challenge – glitter (my paper is very glittery)

Sassy studio designs challenge – use something you’ve had at least a year (image)

Creative cottage challenge – something new (again my card is for a new job)

Meljen’s challenge – square or round cards only

Paper play challenge – cutie patootie

Easy craft projects challenge – use your old stash (everything on my card is old!)

Crafty calendar challenge – new beginnings & option punched border (my card covers both)

So now onto the exciting bit, the part you have all been waiting for, the lucky winner of my mini-candy.  The prize was a new simply sassy image by Sugar Nellie Stamps called “Bella bunting”.  Here is a pic to remind you:

 

So without further ado, the lucky winner of the SN stamp is CHRISTINE who left me this comment:

Tine said... Hi Denise. A lovely card as usual! I hope your great aunt loved her special card for her special birthday. Tine :)

 

Well done Christine, please can you email me with your details and I’ll get your stamp in the post to you.  Thanks for all your comments, it was lovely to read them all.  I would also like to say a big “welcome” to my new followers.  It is so lovely to have you come and visit my blog and hopefully I can pop by and visit you too!  Thanks too for the lovely and thoughtful get well wishes most of you left me yesterday – it is much appreciated.  Crafters are definitely the nicest people!!  Well I’ve rambled on enough today I think, have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by. 

 

 

Card ingredients:

Image: Sugar Nellie Stamps – Leanne Ellis – ‘Fizz’

Papers: All from DCWV ‘sorbet’ stack

Tools: promarkers, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, SU oval all punches, oval nesties, sentiment created on the pc, PM adhesive stones

Passion for promarkers #77 – DT card

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a good week so far.  I am back today to share with you my DT card for this week’s passion for promarkers challenge.  This week’s theme has been set Julie and she has chosen ‘colours of old photographs’ i.e. sepia or black & white colour scheme.  I decided to go with the black & white theme.  Here is my card:

I’m not too sure about the skin being grey also, but I think it does tone in with everything else.  Overall I’m happy with my shading and the image is so gorgeous I think it would look good whatever the colouring was like!

Our sponsor this week is Secret Crafter and the lucky winner will receive a £10.00 voucher to spend in their online store.

The rest of the DT have created amazing cards once again this week, so please pop over and take a look.  We really love reading your comments each week and are so grateful for your support of our challenge.

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

The crazy challenge – things with wings

Lexi’s creations challenge – anything goes

Crafty creations challenge – fables and fairytales

Flutterby Wednesday challenge – anything goes

For fun challenge – use metal (my two silver brads)

Let’s craft and create challenge – let’s party

Cute card Thursday challenge – use vellum, parchment or tissue paper (my sentiment is stamped on vellum)

ABC challenge – g is for glitter

Fairy fun challenge – make your own flowers

Frosted designs challenge – make your photo/image larger than half of the size of your card/layout

2 sisters challenge – birthday

Wee memories challenge – birthday

I hope you like my card today and that it inspires you to join in with our challenge this week.  I can’t wait to see what you create and look forward to visiting your blogs.  Unfortunately I have to go to a funeral today, my husband’s friend has lost his father to cancer, so not a nice day for me today.  Thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: some odd girl – ‘fairy Mae’

Papers: DCWV from the glitter stack and grey cardstock, black card is bazzill bling (but I used the reverse)

Tools: promarkers, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, paper doily from stash, PM adhesive stones, personal impressions sentiment, vellum and brads from stash, stickles

Cupcake craft challenge #111 – DT card

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Please scroll down to see my earlier post

Hello again, I told you I’d be back (I’m sounding a bit like Arnie now aren’t I lol!).  I’m here again to share with you my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  It is my turn to set the theme this week and I have chosen ‘Happy Hour’ so basically anything to do with drinks but that can also include soft drinks, tea, coffee etc.  I have used another newly released image from DigiStamp Boutique on my card this week called ‘party time Zoe & Flo’ and it is part of the offer of the month (so available at a brilliant price).  Here is my card (sorry about the glare off the gems):

Don’t they look like they are having a fab time?  A perfect image for party invites too I think! 

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp and the lucky winner will receive a $20.00 plus free shipping.

Don’t forget we also have our cupcake madness and our sponsor for October is Lili of the Valley and the lucky winner will receive 3 stamps of their choice.  To be eligible for this prize you must enter at least 2 challenges during the month of October. 

The DT have created some gorgeous cards once again this week so please pop over at take a peek.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us. 

I can enter my card into the following challenges:

Papertake challenge – sketch

Stamptacular challenge – layer it on

Creative card crew challenge – bloomin’ marvellous

Creative craft challenge   - glamour puss

Everybody art challenge – friends

Creative cottage challenge – bling it on

Scrapbook sisters challenge – diamonds are a girl’s best friend

CRAFT challenge – fancy floral

Hanna & friends challenge – so dotty

Stamp something challenge – something to celebrate

Basic grey challenge – sparkle

Our creative corner challenge – colour challenge

Sweet stampin’ challenge – punch it out

Well I hope you enjoy your Monday and that the weather is a little bit drier for you.  I can’t thank you enough for all the lovely comments you leave for me.  I’m slowly trying to catch up with them and will try and come and pay a visit to you all soon.  Thanks for stopping by.

 Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique - ‘party time Zoe & Flo’

Papers: basic grey – sugar rush paper pad, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, PM adhesive stones, sakura stardust pens, white gel pen

Passion for promarkers #69 – DT card

Morning everyone, it’s time for a brand new challenge over at passion for promarkers challenge.  This week Julie has chosen an inspiration photo for us to use:

Cool picture isn’t it?  Here is my card:

 

Our sponsor this week is Sugar Nellie Stamps and the lucky winner will receive 3 stamps of their choice. 

Please check out the design team cards as they have made gorgeous cards this week so why not pop over and take a look.  We always appreciate your lovely comments. 

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Creative belli challenge – old stamps (I haven’t used this SN stamp in such a long time)

Creative inspirations challenge – lace and sparkle (hope my pearls count as sparkle)

Charisma cardz challenge – something new or not done before (never wrapped lace around an image before)

The sugar bowl challenge – sketch and option of buttons (I didn’t use the option I forgot!!)

Simple doodles challenge – spots and dots (my paper and pearls)

Totally papercrafts challenge – let’s go dotty (my paper)

Totally gorjuss challenge – flowers (1 punched flower and flowery paper)

Cutie Sunday challenge – pretty in pink

A pocketful of posies challenge – floral fantasy (my paper and punched flower)

Lexi’s creations challenge – flower power (my paper and punched flower)

I hope you will have a chance to join in with our challenge this week.  I look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your wonderful creations.  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: sugar nellie stamps - ‘sitting’

Papers: MME – quite contrary paper pad (free with craft magazine), plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, lace from wild orchid crafts, pearls from the hobby house, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch

By the Cute & Girly challenge – Guest DT projects

I am so excited to share with you my guest designer projects for the September By the cute and girly challenge. This month’s theme is “Indian summer” and I have to say I was a little perplexed as to what to make. One of the sponsors this month is whimsy stamps and they offered some images for the DT to use on their projects. I used one of their images called “Emma swinging” on my card. I also decided to make a sweet little gift box after seeing the fantastic tutorial on the Whiff of Joy tutorial blog. Here are my projects:

There are some great prizes to be won for this month’s challenge including:

prize1 - Joanna Sheen £10 voucher

prize2 - Simon Says Stamp $20 voucher

prize3 = Whimsy Stamps $15 voucher

prize4 - Little Snippets $15 gift voucher

And finally they will also choose 2 guest designers at random to join them for their November challenge.

Please pop over and check out the DT cards and projects as they are all gorgeous. I hope you will be inspired to join in with this month’s challenge. I can’t wait to see what your create.

I can enter my projects into the following challenges:

The crafty pad challenge – simply pearls (I used pearls on both my projects)

OSAAT challenge – girlie and/or colour inspiration (both my projects are girlie I think)

Kaboodle challenge – 2 patterns, 2 plains, flowers and/or lace (my card fits this recipe)

Totally stampalicious challenge – anything but a card (obviously my box!)

Hanna and friends challenge – pearls and swirls (my card)

Fun with shapes and more challenge – dots, swirls, flowers and text (my card)

Stamping for the weekend challenge – anything goes

Bee crafty challenge – anything goes

CES challenge – anything goes

Crazy 4 challenges challenge – lattice (my box has a punched lattice border)

Just us girls challenge – template challenge (my box)

Anything goes challenge – say it with flowers (my card)

Stampavie and more challenge – anything but a card (my box)

Your next stamp challenge – anything goes

Wow now I have to go and link them up lol! I hope you have been enjoying the lovely weather we’ve been having – our challenge is quite apt I think!! Thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: whimsy stamps - “Emma swinging”

Papers: basic grey – max & whiskers paper pad, SU soft suede card stock

Tools: promarkers, EK success swirl punch, EK success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, pearls from the hobby house, sentiment from “happy day” stamp set by the greeting farm, SU scallop border punch, oval nesties

Box ingredients:

Image: the greeting farm – chibi india

Papers: basic grey – marrakech paper pad, SU soft suede cardstock, SU whisper white cardstock

Tools: promarkers, MS border punch, MS butterfly punch, SU clear button, twine and ribbon from stash, pearls from the hobby house, circle nesties