Stamp with fun #157–DT card

Good morning dear friends.  Another Monday has rolled around too quickly for my liking lol!  I wish we could work 2 days and have a 5 day weekend haha!  I don’t think the government or my bank manager would be very happy with that idea lol!

I’m here this morning to share my DT card for this week’s stamp with fun challenge.  Our theme this week is a really easy one and we expect lots of gorgeous entries – “favourite colours” – just let us know in your post what your favourite colours are!  Now I know some of you have an aversion to pink but I really like using it so my favourite colours are pink and kraft and here is my card:

I have also used one of my all time favourite sugar nellie stamps image called ‘just a girl’ and I’ve coloured her with promarkers.  I also decided to paper piece her dress for a change.  The pretty papers are from the forever friends ‘new arrival’ 6x6 designstax and the kraft card is from dies to die for.  The lace is from eBay and the butterflies were cut out with a die-namics die. 

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

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

The sugar bowl challenge – sketch and option stripes/plaid

Joanna sheen challenge – for someone special (card is for a friend who is going through a tough time at the moment)

Crafts and me challenge – 3d embellishments

The pixie cottage challenge – sketch and/or paper piecing

CES challenge – paper piece it

Drunken stampers challenge – you’re a krafty one

Totally gorjuss challenge – bling

Penny black and more challenge – oh so cute

 Pretty little ribbon shop challenge – to die for

Stamptacular challenge – freebie week

I hope you can join in with our challenge this week and I cannot wait to see what you create.  I’ll be back later with the details of the brand new challenge over at cupcake craft challenge, although I don’t have a card to share this week as it’s the turn of Team B to showcase their work.  Whatever you’re up to today have a wonderful time and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: sugar nellie stamps – ‘just a girl’ rubber stamp

Papers: forever friends – ‘new arrival’ 6x6 designstax, kraft card from dies to die for

Tools: promarkers, lace from eBay, die-namics butterfly die, circle nesties, sentiment created on the pc, adhesive gems from MeiFlower, chalk for clouds, SU scalloped border punch

Charisma cardz #8–DT card

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Please scroll down to see my PFP/Stamp with Fun DT card

Hello again dear friends.  I’m back with a very late DT card for charisma cardz challenge (I should have posted it last Thursday – what am I like – I’m getting worse I think lol!).  The theme is “masking” and if you’re not sure how to achieve this technique here is a link to a simple tutorial by Beate Johns on SCS, although if I can do it I think most people can haha!.   I decided to use two older stamps from sugar nellie from the gorjuss girls range, which are still firm favourites of mine.  Here is my card:

The images I used are ‘just a girl’ and ‘sitting’ and I coloured them with promarkers and flex markers,  The gorgeous papers are first edition from the ‘hideaway’ paper pad and I coloured the doily with a cats eye chalk ink pad to match my papers.  I added a memory box flourish and some lollipop flowers and I was done.  I really like the sunshine-y feel to this card, especially as they are not colours I would normally use.

Our sponsors this week are Simon Says stamp who are offering a $20.00 voucher to spend in their online store and Pink Cat Studio who are offering a prize of 5 digi images. 

The rest of the design team have created amazing cards as always (and Jenni and myself used the same images on our cards lol!).  Please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate the lovely comments you leave for us. 

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

The sugar bowl challenge – sketch & option kraft

Critter sketch challenge – buttons, buttons, I love buttons

Incy wincy designs challenge – something old/new (images old, papers new)

Kaboodle challenge – think spring

The pink elephant challenge – let’s see those layers

Pollycraft challenge – spring has sprung

Simon says stamp challenge – anything goes

Card makin’ mamas challenge – let’s see some green & coloured image

Stamping for the weekend challenge – BINGO (glitter/sparkles, lace – doily, butterflies)

One stop craft challenge – button it

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge, although you’ll have to be quick as it ends in just over a day!!  I cannot wait to see what you create.  I would like to welcome my newest follower Isa – *waves hello* who left me lovely comments this morning – much appreciated hun and I hope you’ll pop by often.  I may be back later with another card so until then have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by today.

 

Card ingredients:

Images: sugar nellie stamps – gorjuss girls ‘sitting’ and ‘just a girl’

Papers: first edition – ‘hideaway’ paper pad, white digital stamping card from craftwork cards

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, die-namics butterfly die, SU circle punches, stickles, memory box flourish die, personal impressions sentiment stamp, doily from Joanna Sheen (I think!) tonic (Tim Holtz) distressing tool, buttons from fantastic ribbons, circle nesties

Passion for Promarkers #135–DT card

Well, long time no see lol!  I’m sorry that I haven’t blogged for so long (again) but it’s been really hectic and I’ve seem to be chasing my tail and playing catch up for the last few weeks.  Hopefully once I’ve blogged this week’s DT cards I can get back to normal, well that’s the plan anyway. 

I would normally blog my cards in order of the challenges but I’m going to share my DT card for this week’s passion for promarkers challenge first as I want to enter it into the sugar bowl challenge before it ends haha!

This week’s challenge has been set by Maya and she has chosen “grey & purple”.  These have to be your dominant colours (but hair, skin and fur are allowed).  Here is my card:

I’ve used an image from Sugar Nellie stamps called ‘domestic goddess’ and coloured it with promarkers and flex markers.  The embossed cardstock is actually a light grey but some reason it looks beige in the picks – my usual photography skills at work lol!  The doily started life as a large square but I cut it down on the side and stuck it back together to make a frame for the image – I think it looks quite pretty.

Our sponsor this week is Whiff of Joy stamps and one lucky winner will receive a stamp of their choice. 

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples so please pop over 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:

The sugar bowl challenge – sketch

Papertake challenge – anything goes

Crafts and me challenge – use a new image

Frosted designs challenge – ribbon and/or twine

Fussy ‘n’ fancy challenge – polka dots (ribbon)

Stamping for the weekend challenge – embossing

Allsorts challenge – free and easy

Drunken stampers challenge – something new (stamp)

Crafter’s companion challenge – anything goes

Paper pretties challenge – add texture (embossing)

I hope you can join in with our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing what you create.  I would like to welcome my newest followers - Sarah Davey and Donna Angliss *waves hello"* – I hope you enjoy your visits to my little part of blogland. 

I’ll be back later with another catch up post but until then thanks so much for stopping by. 

Card ingredients:

Image: Sugar Nellie stamps – ‘domestic goddess’

Papers: creative imaginations – ‘sonnets lavender’, DCWV – grey textured card, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, lace doily from crafty friend, personal impressions sentiment stamp, oval nesties, ribbon from fantastic ribbons, stickles, heart buttons from stash, chalk ink pad for distressing edges, cuttlebug ‘swiss dots’ embossing folder

Stamp with fun #141–DT project

Good morning dear crafters.  I hope you all had a good weekend and I trust the weather calmed down for most of you.  It was lovely here on Saturday but the heavens opened yesterday.  I am so behind with my Christmas preparations – I still haven’t trimmed up and I’ve yet to write any cards – but it will all work out in the end as it always does!! 

I’m here this morning with my DT project for this week’s stamp with fun challenge.  Our theme this week is “packaging/gift wrapping” and you can make anything you like, it doesn’t have to be for Christmas but it is perfect for any last minute Christmas gifts you may have to make.  As luck would have it I brought home an empty biscuit tin from work last week so it was an ideal opportunity to repurpose it.  Here is my decorated tin:

front view

top view

back view

close up of image

I decided not to make a Christmas tin but instead made a girly tin as my niece’s birthday is coming up in a week’s time so I thought I could fill it with something yummy for her.  I used a neglected stamp from sugar nellie stamps called ‘gorjuss sitting’ and coloured her with promarkers and flex markers.  The pretty paper is cosmo cricket (which is double sided and I used both sides) and the beautiful broderie anglaise lace is from wild orchid crafts. 

The rest of the design team have created wonderful samples again this week, 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 altered tin in the following challenges:

Corrosive challenge – anything except Christmas

Stampin’ sisters in Christ challenge – make a birthday card/project

Divas by design challenge – anything goes (2nd entry)

Flutterby Wednesday challenge – open theme

Cute card Thursday challenge – anything goes

Do you stack up? challenge – something old (my stamp and paper)

Meljen’s challenge – use green

The sugar bowl challenge – sketch & option do something unusual

Fairy tale challenge – gift box or gift i.e. bag

Totally papercrafts challenge – anything but Christmas

Allsorts challenge – it takes two – use 2 colours (pink & green)

Penny black and more challenge – happy birthday (2nd entry)

I will be back later with my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge so until then I hope you have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by.

Ingredients:

Image: sugar nellie stamps – “gorjuss sitting”

Papers: cosmo cricket – ‘twist & shout” (I think!)

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, circle nesties, magnolia doohickeys flower die, MS butterfly punch, pearls from the hobby house, stickles, lace from wild orchid crafts, twine from the pretty little ribbon shop

Passion for promarkers #127–DT card

Good morning dear friends.  I cannot believe how grey and murky it was yesterday – I went to work in the gloomy conditions and when I came home and it looked exactly the same.  I cannot wait for spring to come around again and we get the lighter nights – I know I’m wishing my life away lol! 

Anyway onto nicer things – it’s time for a brand new challenge over at passion for promarkers challenge.  This week the lovely Michele has set the theme and she has chosen “swirls and sparkles” which is such a lovely combination and so versatile for any occasion.  I decided to make a Christmas card as I still don’t have enough yet!  Here is my card:

I have used a super cute image from sugar nellie stamps called “snow buddies” and I coloured it with promarkers and flex markers.  I used my gorgeous new echo park paper pad called ‘winter park’ and it so beautiful.  There is something really “fresh and clean” about blue and white isn’t there and with the pop of red I think it’s a really fun colour scheme.  There is an abundance of stickles on all their “fluffy” bits and sparkly gems too  and the swirls are cut out with an x-cut punch. 

Our sponsor this week is Letraset and one lucky winner will receive one of their brilliant Promarker Stamping Kits.

The design team have created beautiful cards once again this week, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate the lovely comments you leave for us.

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

OSAAT challenge – anything goes

Lollipop crafts challenge – anything goes

Paper playtime challenge – use a stamped image and add a sentiment

Pollycraft challenge – Christmas fun

Fab ‘n’ funky challenge – baby it’s cold outside

Paper pretties challenge – non traditional Christmas colours

Do you stack up? challenge – a splash of blue

Moving along with the times challenge – let it snow

The sugar bowl challenge – sketch and option ice/snow

Phindy’s place challenge – Christmas card

2 sisters challenge – let it sparkle

One stop craft challenge – blue

Totally gorjuss challenge – swirly whirly

The beary sweet challenge – your beary best

Bizzy Becs challenge – Christmas and make is sparkle

Crafter’s companion challenge – let it snow

Crafty calendar challenge – winter wardrobe

St. Luke’s charity cards challenge – Christmas is coming

I’m also entering this into the sugar nellie Facebook challenge which is an inspiration photo of a red, white and blue cake (which looks very yummy by the way)! 

I hope you will have a chance to enter our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing what you create.  Don’t forget our DT call ends tonight at 5pm – we are certainly going to have a tough decision to make as there are so many wonderful entries.  I hope you have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: sugar nellie stamps – “snow buddies”

Papers: echo park – ‘winter park’ paper pack, SU real red cardstock

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, stickles, SU basic rhinestones, personal impressions sentiment, circle nesties, ek success swirl punch

Cupcake craft challenge #167–DT card

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Please scroll down to see my Stamp with Fun DT card

Hello again friends, I’m back as promised with my card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  This week the lovely Maarit has set the theme and she has chosen “textalicious”, so we want to see all your text papers,  actual pages from books/newspapers or even an image with a book on it.  Here is my card:

I have used a new stamp (for me at least!) from sugar nellie stamps called ‘Jasmine’ and coloured her with flex markers and promarkers.  The gorgeous papers are authentique from the ‘uncommon’ 6x6 bundle collection and the black card is bazzill bling (which I turned over and used the ‘dull’ side).  The grey card is an odd piece I found in my stash – it maybe DCWV!

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

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples for your inspiration, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate all the wonderful comments you leave for us.

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

Dream valley challenge – anything goes (2nd entry)

OSAAT challenge – use a digi

Papertake challenge – anything goes

Freshly brewed challenge – anything goes

4 crafty chicks challenge – die cuts

CCEE stampers challenge – 4 different embellishments (seam binding, pearls, die cut leaves, flowers)

Paper crafting journey challenge – use a digi

The sugar bowl challenge – sketch + option patchwork

Cardmadfairy’s digi days challenge – friendship (Jasmine & her froggy friend)

2 sisters challenge – ribbon

Challenge up your life challenge – friendship (Jasmine & her froggy friend)

CR84FN colour challenge – black, pink & neutral

The beary sweet challenge – your beary best

I hope you can find the time to enter our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing what you create.  I hope you have a fantastic Monday and thanks so much for stopping by today.

Card ingredients:

Image: sugar nellie stamps – ‘Jasmine’

Papers: authentique – ‘uncommon’ 6x6 bundle collection, bazzill bling black card, grey card from stash

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, ek success retro flower punch, pearls from the hobby house, sentiment created on the pc, SU oval all punches, magnolia doohickeys leaf die, seam binding from wild orchid crafts 

Passion for promarkers #123–DT card

Good morning dear friends.  I trust you all had a good Monday – mine was great - work whizzed by for me, which is always a good thing.  I had to take my son to the doctors for a routine check up and then called in to see my parents but it was so wet and windy here that as soon as I came home I snuggled in my PJ’s and didn’t set foot outside the door again – a perfect evening in my book lol!  I hope you managed to avoid the terrible downpours we seem to be having at the moment. 

As it’s Tuesday it’s time for a brand new challenge over at passion for promarkers challenge.  This week I had the honour of setting the theme and I chose “for a child” and I don’t mind what you make as long as it’s age appropriate for a child.  Here is my card:

Now even though it is a baby card I think it can still be classed as a card for a child!!  Well it’s my challenge so I’m accepting baby card entries this week lol!  I made this card for a friend in work who’s daughter has just had her first baby – a little boy named Sonny.  My friend wanted a card that could also be framed as a keepsake and so I bought this adorable sugar nellie stamps digi image especially.  Isn’t it just the most beautiful baby image ever!  Even though it doesn’t look like it’s coloured that much I seemed to tinker with the colouring for ages but I’m quite happy with the finished image. I used both promarkers and flex markers to colour it.  I kept the card relatively flat (in case it was framed) and the layout is fairly uncluttered, which is unusual for me. 

Our sponsor this week is Letraset and one lucky winner will receive one of their brilliant promarker stamping kits.

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples once again this week, so please pop over and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us.  Speaking of the design team I would like to send my congratulations to my fellow teamie Emma (and her partner Steve) on the new arrival of their beautiful baby daughter Olivia Roni.  Well done Emma!! 

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

The sugar bowl challenge – sketch + option clean & simple (although I did rotate the sketch)

I love promarkers challenge – cute

Let’s craft and create challenge – one for the kids

Shelly’s images challenge – show us what you got

CAS-ual Friday challenge – use any medium to colour your image

Crafty Ann’s challenge – clean & simple

CES challenge – new beginnings

Our creative corner challenge – fabulous faces

St. Luke’s charity cards challenge – let’s hear it for the boys

Creative inspirations challenge – monochromatic

I hope you will be able to join in with my challenge this week and I look forward to seeing what you create.  I would like to welcome my newest followers, Bo, Rachael (aka Angel-23), Linda Simpson and Marleen *waves hello* – thanks for following me and I hope you’ll visit again soon. 

By the way don’t forget to check out my ‘mini candy’ at the top of my blog for your chance to win a £10.00 gift  voucher for DigiStamp Boutique. I hope you have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by today.

Card ingredients:

Image: sugar nellie stamps – ‘bambino’ digi image

Papers: wild rose studio I think, although found it loose in my stash, card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, magnolia doo-hickeys flourish die, birth details printed on pc, sentiment around edge – personal impressions clear stamp, SU basic stones, nesties labels one small

Cupcake craft challenge #164–DT card

** THIS IS MY SECOND POST FOR TODAY **

Please scroll down to see my DT project for Stamp with Fun challenge

Hello again friends.  As promised I am back once more to share my card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  This week the lovely Rachel has set the theme and she has chosen “buttons & bows” which I’m sure will be a very popular challenge.  I had to make a card for an order so I incorporated the two.  Here is my card:

As you can tell from my card I am still waiting for my ink to be delivered (and I’m starting to get VERY impatient).  I hope it will arrive today or I will be one very unhappy crafter!!  I have used this gorgeous sugar nellie simply sassy image called ‘boho chic’ and coloured her with promarkers and flex markers.  The gorgeous papers are first edition from the ‘bird song’ paper pad. 

Our sponsor this week is digi doodle shop and they are offering one lucky winner a $10.00 voucher to spend in their online store.

Don’t forget we also have our ‘icing on the cupcake’ sponsors and for October we have two!!  Firstly we have Polka Doodles and they are offering one lucky winner a copy of their ‘pretty sweet’ CD collection.  Our second sponsor is Scrap Affair and they are offering one lucky winner a 5 pack of promarkers. 

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples as always, 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:

Stamptacular challenge – you choose

Whoopsi daisy challenge – free and easy

Divas by design challenge – button up

Little miss muffet challenge – girly girl

Meljen’s challenge – use ribbon

Shelly’s images challenge – show us your layers

Fairy fun challenge – sugar and spice and everything nice

Jellypark friends challenge – use pink and a ribbon

Raise the bar challenge – pink is in

Totally gorjuss challenge – bingo (bows, buttons and flowers)

Crafter’s companion challenge – pink and green

A gem of a challenge – sketch

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing what you create.  Have a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by – it really means the world to me.

Card ingredients:

Image: sugar nellie – simply sassy ‘boho chic’

Papers: first edition – ‘bird song’ paper pad, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, magnolia flower doohickey die, ribbon from fantastic ribbons, buttons and letter stickers from stash, personal impressions ‘happy birthday’ stamp, clear & simple stamps ‘daughter’ stamp, see-d’s number stamps, baker’s twine from the pretty little ribbon shop, circle nesties, stamping up oval all punches

Stamp with fun #132–DT card

Good morning dear friends.  I hope you all had a fab weekend, but boy don’t they go by too fast.  I can’t believe it’s time for work already groan!!  However on the positive side it also means it’s time for a brand new challenge over at stamp with fun challenge.  This week we have a wonderful sketch by Tina to work with.  I had been asked by a friend at work to make a card for her daughter’s 21st birthday so I decided to combine the two!  Here is my card:

and here is the sketch:

I have used a gorgeous image by Sugar Nellie stamps from the simply sassy range called ‘retail therapy’ and I coloured her with promarkers and flex markers.  The colour scheme was chosen by my friend as her daughter loves these colours.  I have to admit I did struggle to find papers that complimented each other and most of these have been in my stash for years.  It does look much better IRL and my friend was very happy with it!  I recently treated myself to some new magnolia doohickeys dies – the flowers and swirl – and I love them already so expect to see them on all my cards for the next few weeks lol!.  The card is 8 x 8 in size and as it was such a layered sketch I think I worked really well on a larger size card.  

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples once again this week, 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:

Corrosive challenge – purple + 1 other colour (mine is teal)

OSAAT challenge – anything goes

Sentimental Sunday challenge – anything goes

Stampin’ sisters in Christ challenge – anything goes

Aud sentiments challenge – happy birthday

Crafty purple frog challenge – layers

Hanna & friends challenge – bingo (lace, pearls and dies)

Fairy fun challenge – sugar and spice and everything nice

The poodles parlour challenge – birthdays or buttons or brads (I’ve used brads and birthday)

 Simply create challenge – older than 6 months (my papers)

One stop craft challenge – anything goes

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge this week and I cannot wait to see what you create.  I would like to welcome my newest followers – Dawn Lancaster, Julie-Ann, Wishes, Jane Gould, Nicola Jayne Saul, Elaine, Cath, and KarmaFran *waves hello* – thank you so much for joining my little bit of blogland, I hope you will visit me again soon.  I’ll be back later with my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by today. 

Card ingredients:

Image: sugar nellie stamps – simply sassy ‘retail therapy’

Papers: basic grey – ‘romani’ paper (now retired I believe), plain paper from stash, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, lace from wild orchid crafts, magnolia doohickeys flowers and swirls dies, brads from stash, making memories ‘cheeky’ shimmer letter and number stickers,personal impressions sentiment, clear and simple stamps sentiment, circle nesties

Passion for promarkers #114–DT card

Good morning dear friends, how are you all doing this morning?  Unfortunately by the time you are reading this I will be in work *groan* but hey I have to pay for my crafty goodies somehow lol!  I’m back this morning as it’s time for a brand new challenge over at passion for promarkers challenge.  This week I have the honour of setting the theme and have chosen “no patterned paper”.  Now as you know I LOVE my papers so I really don’t know what possessed me to pick this theme haha!  Definitely a challenge then and I’m sure lots of you are like me too and love your paper, but if I can do it then you can to!  Don’t forget you must use your promarkers, aqua markers, tria markers, or even flex markers if you’re lucky enough to have them, to be eligible for our prize draw.  Here is my card:

It wasn’t a deliberate act but I seem to have used another sugar nellie stamps image today and this one is called ‘delicious’ and that cake certainly does look delicious doesn’t it.  She is obviously coloured with promarkers and I’ve just used yellow and kraft cardstock.  The yellow card is embossed with my swiss dots embossing folder and the kraft cardstock has been run through a card ribbler!!  The gorgeous lace is from wild orchid crafts. 

Our sponsor this week is whiff of joy stamps and the lucky winner will receive one of their newly released stamps called “which direction”. 

                                                                         

The rest of the design team have created amazing cards once again this week, 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:

Cutie Sunday challenge – lace puncher

Pile it on challenge – sweet treats

Karen’s doodles challenge – use your punches or die cuts

Ooh la la creations challenge – no backing paper

Divas by design challenge – birthday

Hanna & friends challenge – in the kitchen

Pixie dust studio challenge – tween teen’s dream

Sassy studio designs challenge – use more than 1 die cut (labels 8 and flower die)

Simon says stamp challenge – food and drink

Alphabet challenge – O is for only 3 embellishments (lace, pearls and flowers)

Crafty Ann’s challenge – scallops/fancy borders

Fussy and fancy challenge – 3 or more of your fave embellishments (pearls)

Simply create challenge – time to distress

Challenge up your life challenge – no patterned paper

CR84FN colour challenge – yellow, kraft and neutral

Mark’s finest papers challenge – emboss it

The beary sweet challenge – tic tac toe (pearls, emboss and lace)

I hope you can join in with my challenge and I can’t wait to see what you create.  Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: sugar nellie stamps – simply sassy range ‘delicious’

Papers: none, SU crumb cake cardstock, yellow card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, personal impressions sentiment, pearls from the hobby house, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, A4 card ribbler, MS border punch, marianne creatables rolled flower dies, labels 8 nesties, lace from wild orchid crafts, cats eye chalk ink pad (creamy brown), scissors for distressing edges

Cupcake craft challenge #156–DT card

** THIS IS MY SECOND POST FOR TODAY **

Please scroll down to see my Stamp with Fun DT card

I’m want to apologise for the lateness of my post.  I scheduled it like I normally do but somehow it disappeared and here I am re-typing it all again!!  Anyway I’m back to share my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge and this week the lovely Donna has set the theme and she has chosen “a gift card” i.e. she would like to see a card that is also a gift.  I have to say I really struggled with this challenge, I don’t know why as I’ve made gift cards before but I think I wanted to try something different but couldn’t decide what to do.  In the end I decided to try and make a criss-cross card, which I think turned out ok for a first try.  Here is my card (sorry a few more pics than normal today):

Close up of image:

Outside and inner panel:

Inner panel:

I seem to have had a sugar rush today as both my cards feature a sugar nellie stamps image.  This card features ‘furry friends’ which is so cute and it’s such a simple image to colour!  I think I will be changing the gift card to a prettier one nearer Christmas but this one was the only one I could lay my hands on when I made the card.  I kept the inside panel quite simple with just a stamped but uncoloured image and cute sentiment and a few snowflakes.  I’ll definitely be trying this style of card again – so thank you Donna for making me try something new!

Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo stamps and they are offering one lucky winner a prize of 7 digi images from their online store. 

Don’t forget we also have our ‘icing on the cupcake’ sponsors, and for August we have 3 as it is our birthday month.  Firstly we have Crafts U Love who are offering a £15.00 voucher to spend in their online store, secondly we have Mo’s Digital Pencil who are offering a $10.00 gift code to use in their online store and thirdly we have Sew Sweet who are offering a £10.00 gift voucher to spend in their online store.  So definitely lots of yummy reasons to play along this month.

The rest of the design team have created stunningly gorgeous gift cards, 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 criss-cross card into the following challenges:

Everybody art challenge – gifts

ABC Christmas challenge – Q is for quote + an image

Fab ‘n’ funky challenge – a stitch in time (faux stitches on inside panel)

Little Miss Muffet challenge – multiple images

Meljen’s challenge – sparkles, shines and glitter

Raise the bar challenge – beat the heat (my chilly Christmas card)

Stamping for the weekend challenge – holidays (Christmas)

Totally papercrafts challenge – Christmas in August

Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas challenge – Christmas birthday or anything goes

Crazy 4 challenges challenge – bingo (square card, die cuts and 2 or more papers)

Totally gorjuss challenge – cute and cuddly

Christmas crafting challenge – cute Christmas

Crafter’s companion challenge – glitter and glitz

Corrosive challenge – girlie

OSAAT challenge – bling it up

Stampin’ sisters in Christ challenge – try something you’ve been afraid to try before (criss-cross card)

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge and I can’t wait to see what you create.  Have a wonderful evening and thanks for stopping by today.

Card ingredients:

Image: sugar nellie stamps – ‘furry friends’

Papers: first edition – ‘festive treats’ paper pad

 Tools: promarkers, stickles, circle nesties, SU tab punch, SU sentiment from ‘best yet’ stamp set, dovecraft snowflake punch, kaisercraft gems, game gift card borrowed from son!