Girls love Gold

Happy Sunday all, I'm back with my second post today. Please click HERE for my AAA Cards post. 

Although my post title suggests Gold this embossing powder is

actually WOW Metallic Copper sparkle. In fact I bought it last year

and the little pot was lost in my drawer until I found it yesterday and 

cracked it open for the first time. Love the result!

Card Recipe:

My Favourite Things: Sun Ray Stencil

Inked through with Versamark ink before embossing with the copper EP

MFT Die-namics: Sentiment strip with a sentiment from 

Clearly Besotted: Say it in Style set - heat-embossed in Hero Arts White EP

To finish I've added some sequins and pearls from my stash

I'd like to enter this at

CAS(E) This Sketch

Happy Little Stampers: Stencilling

... and as luck would have it

CAS on Sunday have just popped their challenge up 

on the blog today and it's GOLD (hoping my copper counts!)

Ok that's all for now ... off to do some more crafting It's really cold and wet here today so what else can I do ... housework, ironing, cooking ... NAH!
Thanks for stopping by and see you soon.

Sunday Challenge Combo

Hello friends I've a couple of cards to share with you today for challenges I've neglected recently :-(  sometimes there's just not enough hours in the day to enter them all.
The first card is to enter at this week's Muse Card Challenge and CAS on Sunday.  Although I love Michelle's work I honestly couldn't get my head around her Muse card this week and I've been racking my brain constanly!
Then ... a little lightbulb moment when I popped over to CAS on Sunday. It's a 'chevron' themed challenge so I zapped some inspiration from their AMAZING DT.

Here's Michelle's card

 

Card Recipe:

Uniko Studio: Balloon Bash

Clearly Besotted: Happy Birthday sentiment set

MFT: Chevron Stencil

Distress Inks in Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers & Evergreen Bough

Next up is to enter at ColourQ 

My cousin gets married next month but I'm not sure if these colours

are too garish for a wedding card. Basically I 'needed' this colour red

for the love word die on another card and die-cut the centre but then 

thought it was too nice a shape to discard and this is what happened!

Card Recipe:

Uniko Studio: Flower Power #3

Clearly Besotted: Bridal Bouquet sentiments

Lawn Fawn: Love word Die

Impression Obsession: Heart Die - using the spare hearts

I coloured them black, winked with stella then drizzled with glossy accents

The red die cut panel was a freebie from Dies to Die for

Ok that's my lot for today but hope to see you in the week.

It's half term in the UK so no work for the week but it always 

flies by and never enough crafting done! 

Thanks for stopping by and have lovely evening.

Grey Wet and Snowy Outside ...

... so what better excuse to get crafting!
Actually it didn't really go to plan as my mojo seized up!!! I managed one card though and I'd like to enter it into a few challenges

Supplies Used:

Stencil: Memory Box

Clearly Besotted: Say it in Style Sentiment

Doodlebug: Sprinkles

Distress Inks: Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed 

& Scattered Straw

I decided to try out a new challenge for me using a sketch 

from Crazy4Challenges but I think if it's allowed they have 3 challenges

on the go so I'd like to link up to all three:

Sketch, Clean & Simple, and photo inspiration 

the idea of this one is to use the image as a blank canvas for a new craft room

 and in addition to stamps and paper the first things that came into my head to install 

in this gorgeous room should be used in my project ... so I'm going with inks and bling

   

Other Challenges:

Inkspirational: Ombre

CAS on Sunday: Stencil It

     

Ok that's all for me today.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll catch up with you soon.

Christmas is Here!

Yeah ... well almost!  Just a few hours away until midnight here in the UK.
My card today is to for all my AMAZING Blog buddies, DT buddies and wonderful followers. Here's wishing each one of you, in whatever part of the world you live,  a Fantastic Christmas and New Year
 I've met but a few of you yet feel I've known you all forever. Your comments, inspiration and friendship are hugely valued and I'm certainly looking forward to more fun and crafting with you next year!

I was going to go with a crazy, silly card but went for the 

heartfelt one instead ... and it wouldn't be a blog post 

if I didn't enter a few challenges - so here goes ...

Addicted to Stamps & More: Anything Goes 

(optional twist 'Love')

Whoops! Quick edit here - I missed the boat at 

Addicted to Stamps & More but as luck would have it

I realised this could definitely fit in at 

Pixies Snippet Challenge

CAS on Sunday: Christmas

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Time Out Challenge: Word inspiration

(Christmas is Love with all the Trimmings)

   

Card Recipe:

Impression Obsession: Heart Die

Pink Petticoat: Sentiment

DP: Papermania & DCWV

So if you find yourselves a little bored and stuck for something to do 

over the next week then head off to your craft space!!!

You could join in some of these challenges too.

Thanks as always for stopping by my blog and

Happy Christmas

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SANTA PLEASE STOP HERE

Hi happy crafters and thanks for stopping by today. I've had a little bit of crafty time today so here's a card to share

I'd like to enter this card at the following challenges

CASology: Flag - 

 I'm hoping my little candy signpost will count

CAS on Sunday: Children's Card

Again the sweeties and santa reference ... does this count I wonder?

   

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Naughty or Nice with matching dies

Stencil: Imagination Crafts used with textured embossing paste & glamour dust

Mama Elephant: Landscape die

Signpost: Computer generated

Ok hope you all have a good week and hopefully 

I'll have another card to share tomorrow.

Bye for now

TRADITIONAL COLOURED CHRISTMAS

Hi fellow crafters ... hope you are all well today

I've another Christmas card to share with you and

if I think back to last year by the time December came along

I was well ready to move on to the next season of cards!

The problem is there's so many adorable Christmas products out there

we've just got to keep making them! HoHoHo! 

Anyway enough of that cheesy Christmas stuff here's my card ...

Card Recipe:

Gold 'crackled' cardstock: The Papermill Shop

Circle Baubles using Uniko Studio: Background Builders circles

with a wiggly bit of gold foil card for the top

Sentiment: Clearly Besotted Little Puddings stamp set,

which is heat embossed in gold onto vellum

Banners: Sizzix Framelits

Gems, nailheads and gold metallic 'twine' from my stash 

... Apologies this twine is so springy just noticed the bows 

must have moved as I took the picture ... Grrrr!

Challenges I'd like to link to:

Addicted to Stamps: Photo inspiration

CAS on Sunday: Use 'twine' or 'ribbon'

Pixies Snippet Challenge

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: Ornaments

  

Ok that's all from me today.

Thanks for stopping by my blog

and see you all soon

MINI CREATURES, BUGS & CREEPY CRAWLIES

Morning Crafty Pals

Here we are again ... Saturday which means

A new Less is More Challenge

and this week it's all about Little Creatures

 so dig out your stamps and goodies and get busy!

I've raided my digi images and this one is a pre-coloured

stamp from Pollycraft which I've embellished with 

Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents.

The sentiment is Clearly Besotted: from the In the Frame set

stamped onto a mini banner die from WPlus9

To add a little interest to my card I've embossed a horizontal strip
using a die from the MFT Die-Namics Blueprint 13 set.

I'm also entering this card at CAS on Sunday where the

current theme is 'Emboss It' and hopefully this little strip will suffice!

Next up I've used another digi stamp - this one was free 

but I'm sorry can't remember where I picked it up from.

The sentiment is Clearly Besotted: Sweet Little Sentiments,

Scalloped die also Clearly Besotted then for added interest

bakers twine, gems from my stash and glossy accents.

I've gone a bit crazy on the colour for this one as I'm following the 

colour palate at ColourQ plus the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches but

hopefully you can still make out my little bugs!

  

Stamps Used: Clearly Besotted: Build a Bug with matching dies

& sentiment from: It's Your Birthday

Uniko Studio: Flower Power 6

Design paper is Doodlebug and the caterpillars are drizzled with

more glossy accents.

Ok that's all for me so over to you talented people

and I can't wait to see your creations - you certainly pulled

all the stops out with the 2 of something challenge last week.

So have a fun and crafty weekend and I'll be back soon. 

                                                         

LET'S DANCE

Morning Blog buddies and thanks for stopping by today.

We are back round to Saturday again and another

theme challenge at Less is More

Face the Music & Dance

For this card I've used a digi-stamp from Delicious Doodles - Charleston,

teamed with a Frame-it die from My favourite things to make a shaker card.

The 'Happy' word die and Anniversary sentiment are both Clearly Besotted.

The sequins in my shaker are from Doodlebug with hearts from my stash.

To finish off a strip of DP from Echo Park and some gems for sparkle!

I'd like to enter this over at CAS on Sunday where the theme is

'Sequins Celebration'

Does ''You Rock' count?!?!? Hope so as the die-cut sentiment was a lucky freebie 

ages ago from Dies to Die for and I've been hanging on to it waiting for 

the ideal opportunity to use it ... and here it is.

It's adhered to the card on 3d adhesive to add some dimension.

The guitar has been in my stash for about 10 years! 

I can't remember where it's from it's so old.

 AND for that bit of dazzle ... I've added some nail heads from Josy Rose.

And last but not least ....

Here's two little girl cuties using Lili of the Valley images with the addition

of twine and DP from my stash, sentiments from Paper Smooches and 

Clearly Besotted plus Wink of Stella and Glamour Dust.

Ok as is the norm I'm handing over to you talented crafters

to join in the challenge and have some musical fun.

You've all done a fantastic job on the 'Beverages' challenge 

last week and I know you'll do brilliantly with this one too.

Can't wait to see what you come up with.

Happy crafting!

                                                                 

HAPPY DAYS

Hello Blog friends, once again I've been AWOL for a few days.

To be honest I've not been too well so feeling sorry for myself!

Got a permanent headache that just won't shift despite painkillers.

Even my beloved crafting has taken a back-seat! Grrr!

Anyway to brighten the mood my daughter got her GCSE results today and I'm so proud.

She doesn't want me to discuss it but she's done really well and I'm so happy for her.

She's certainly worked hard and deserves her fabulous A*s & A grades.

So I decided to make a card for a couple of challenges and although a congrats card

it's not the normal exam type I've been doing of late! In fact it's one for the box!

Materials Used:

Uniko Studio: Strike a Pose stamp set

Mama Elephant: Just Hatched sentiments

TAWS: Funny Faces stamps

Gems and die-cut pram from my stash.

Challenges:

Uniko Studio: Special Occasions

CAS on Sunday: Baby Card

Addicted to Stamps & More: Clean & Simple

Addicted to CAS: Geometric 

(might be pushing it with this one but hoping the circles count)

  

Thanks for stopping by my blog, much appreciated and I'll catch up with you all soon.

                                                             

SPARKLING BUTTERFLY

Morning and thank you for popping by, here's my first card for today.

I'm so happy it's the school holidays as it's meant I've had
more time to craft since my holiday, and I'm enjoying posting daily where possible.

Today there'll be three posts; I hope you enjoyed my 'Getting to Know Me' Blog Hop post
earlier and learned a little about where I get my inspiration and my crafty process.

Materials Used:

Clearly Besotted: Sentiment from Design A Tree set & Standalone Butterfly Die 

which has been die-cut onto shiny foiled card

Gems from my stash

Challenges I'd like to enter:

CASology: Stripe (hope my strip of gems will count)

CAS on Sunday: Butterfly

Simon Says Stamp: Make it Sparkle

Time Out: Celebrations with optional Butterflies

  

            

Ok that's all for now but please pop back later if you can 

for the Uniko Studio August Reveal & Release.