New monthly Cupcake Craftroom challenge!

It's time for a new Cupcake Craftroom challenge and this month we want to see lots of LAYERS!  This month the DT used the new Cupcake Cards and Crafts Flourish collection and here's my make...

Some of you may be having de ja vu as I've shown this Make It Crafty Adele before in my blonde hair tute hair here.  Well, I didn't have time to make anything with her at the time but as soon as I saw these gorgeous papers, I knew it was a match made in heaven!  I used the soft sage colour of the Flourish (front of card) and Damask (inside card) paper designs.

You can see more gorgeous DT inspiration over at the challenge blog here.  You have a whole month to join in so I hope to see your layered projects too!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Bunny Zoe's - girls, girls, girls
• Wags 'n Whiskers - kraft
• Color Me Copic - big hair
• The Kraft Journal - anything goes with kraft
• The Paper Shelter - punches/dies
• Crafts and Me - birthdays
• Paper Makeup - anything goes
• Craft Your Passion - things with wings (the little butterfly)
• Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes

 

soRRy You feel so IckY!

No, I haven't forgotten my grammar!! I'm here today with a get well card because I just can't seem to make enough of these in the current horrid weather we are experiencing in the UK!! 

This is for a male colleague and love this Paper Makeup Flubu Monster and that sentiment comes with him.  I used my fave Bazzill Smoothies Kraft cardstock for the base and papers from the Crate Paper School Spirit 6x6 pad - brilliant papers with this brilliant image!!  I also used Distress Inks stain in Picket Fence to soften the edges and papers - this is so easy to use for this technique!

And do you like my layout?  I used this month's Quixotic Paperic sketch - hope it has inpired you to play along for a chance to win a £15 prize!  Link your projects up here - I hope you can join in!

That's it from me today!  See you next Thursday but before I go, don't forget to check out the new goodies in store!

* KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS JAN RELEASE *
* NEW SOME ODD GIRL STAMPS RELEASE *
* NEW THE GREETING FARM RELEASE *
* KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS DEC RELEASE *
* SIMPLY GORJUSS - NEW RUBBER & A6 CLEAR SETS

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• Karen's Doodles - cute and cuddly (well, he is cute and don't cha wanna cuddle him?!!)
• Crafty Sentiments - punches and dies
• Creative Card Crew - fantasy creatures
• Do You Stack Up - anything goes

Look, no stamping!!!

...well, apart from the sentiment!  So, a new challenge has opened over at at Flutter By Wednesday and this week is an open challenge, just make sure you use your fairies, angels or butterflies!  And not only that, but this is going to a month long challenge!  So plenty of time to get your entries in!!

I made this...

I used a selection of Magnolia dies (you can get most from Dies To Die For here) and a Martha Stewart butterfly punch and lots of Distress Ink in Antique Linen!  I used some more of the very few papers I have left from my BasicGrey Wisteria paper pad - I'm trying not to get tempted to buy a replacement one!

This challenge will run from Wednesday the 7th through midnight PST on December 31 - so plenty of time to get your fluttery creations in!  You can see with the rest of the gorgeous DT creations over at the Flutter By Wednesday blog!  

  

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• Sir Stampalot - bingo (brad, lace, pearls)
• Crafty Ribbons - make a tag
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes
  

A distressing time over at Pollycrafts Monday!

 (Please scroll down for my Make It Monday DT post!)

It's Pollycrafts Monday and this week we are challenging you toget distressing!  Now I don't normally associate distressing with these cuties but actually shabby chic goes really well with them!  Here is my DT make...

 

 

I love love love this baby collection!  This is Moon Lullaby, one of four from the Little Stars collection.  At only 99p each, it's difficult not to treat one's self!!  I used my trusty Tim Holtz distressing tool to softly roughen the edges and Distress Ink in Antique Linen to highlight the edges.


I hope you get a chance to play along this week!  This week's prize is a £10 voucher from Pollycrafts - that's a lot of 99p digis!!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• The Fuzzy Wuzzy challenges - shaped card with animal (there is a lickle ickle bear on the moon!)
• Totally Gorjuss - something round
• Paper Pretties - die cuts
• Crafty Sentiments - die cuts
• Catch The Bug - distressed or shabby chic

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, K&Company Small Wonders Girl
Stamps: Pollycrafts Moon Lullaby, Paper Salon sentiments

Mediums: Copics, Distress Ink in Antique Linen
Accents: none!

Tools: Grand Nestabilitie and Nestabilitie dies, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool

 

Animal crazy over at Totally Ladybug Tuesday!

Yep, you got it - we're all about animals over at the Totally Ladybug Tuesday challenge this week!  The ever talented Pinky wants us to create something with an animal on it somewhere and here is my make...

 

 

I just had to use that uber fun Magnum again!  This is Add-On Magnum with the balloon from the Add-Ons set and the sentiment is from the Flipflop stamp set and, finally, the sentiment inside the card is from the Sentimental Numbers set.

You can get your animal inspiration over at the DT challenge blog here!  See you later and thanks for visiting me!

I am entering my card into I Love ProMarkers for animals, CRAFT challenge for happy birthday, Paper Sundaes for pop it up and That's Krafty Thursday to use kraft cardstock.

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill kraft cardstock (from Quixotic Paperie here), BasicGrey Cupcake paper pack

Stamps: LCI Add-On Magnum, Add-Ons, Flipflop stamp set, Sentimental Numbers, Hero Arts checked background stamp

Mediums: Aqua ProMarkers

Accents: ribbon from stash

Tools: My Favorite Things border die, Martha Stewart border punch, Stampin Up large window punch, Nestabilities label die inside card

Make mine a Make It Monday!!

Before I get onto my DT card for Make It Monday here is SOME VERY IMPORTANT NEWS!  As many of you know, Michelle of Pink Paper Paradise started off Make It Monday as a way for people to share, but it's taken over her blog!!  So as from today we now have a brand new spankin' blog dedicated to Make It Monday!  If you already have our badge, please could you update it with the new linky below.  Now Michelle can have her own space to create and share!

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com

Onto my MIM card!  This week we are being sponsored by Platypus Creek Stamping and Crafts - they have a mixture of goodies and this week they are giving away a gorgeous set of sweetie stamps!  Go take a look at the challenge blog here to see what you can win!  They even have some freebie digis and I used Hannah's Guitar and "you rock" sentiment (both found here) - I thought they would be the perfect compliment to my all time fave Kenny K Rock Chick!  I even used the guitar as a border as you can see inside the card - how cool is that?!

 

 

I hope you get a chance to upload your card to Make It Monday - we love seeing your creations!  And don't forget, the more comments you leave on other entrants' posts mentioning you saw their card/project on MIM, the more entries - and therefore chances! - you have of winning second prize!  You can see all the deets and the other DT makes here.

Bye for now and thank you for visiting me!


I am entering this card into Your Next Stamp challenge for texture (the distressing).

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, Core'dinations cardstock, BasicGrey Bittersweet paper

Stamps: Kenny K Rock Chick, Platypus Creek Stamping and Crafts Hannah's Guitar and "you rock" sentiment (both found here)

Mediums: Copics, Distress Ink in Black Soot, black fine liner pen

Accents: none

Tools: Nestabilities label die inside card, Tim Holtz distressing tool

A vintage hello!

Hi all!  You know how much I love those Pollycrafts images and this week their Monday challenge is a sketch with a vintage theme.  I'm not well versed with the vintage style so I kept mine pretty simple...

 

 

Is it vintage enough?  Not sure, but I think the colours and distressing help!  I used Vintage Ronnie that Paula created especially to raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance - you can read all about it on Paula's blog here.

That's it from me today - have a lovely Friday!

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, BasicGrey Recess

Stamps: Pollycraft Vintage Ronnie, Paper Salon sentiment

Mediums: Copics, Distress Ink in Antique Linen

Accents: clip from stash

Tools: Nestabilities dies, EK Success border punch inside card, Tim Holtz distressing tool

We challenge you to celebrate over at Totally Ladybug Tuesday!

(Please scroll down for my A Spoonful of Sugar DT card!)

Celebrate what, you ask?!  Anything you want!  The ever sophisticated and well dressed Pami has set the Totally Ladybug Tuesday challenge this week for 'celebration'!  Here is what I did...

 

 

As much as I love sweet, whimsical Buttercup the dog from the Ladybug Crafts Ink range, I'm lovin' Magnum the naughty cat more and more!  This one is Add-On Magnum with the balloon and cake stamps from the Add-Ons set and the sentiment is from the Magnum Sentiments set.  I love how you can mix and match all the images up!  I watercoloured him on thick linen cardstock with my Distress Inks to give his fur some texture and I really liked the way it came out - it looks like suede IRL!

I hope you can join in with this week's challenge and you don't need to use a LCI stamp but we love it when you do!  You can see all the other gorgeous DT makes here.  

Thanks for visiting me - toodle-oo for now!


I am entering my card into Karen's Doodles happy birthday challenge, Totally Gorjuss for fluffy, Make It Monday to just share your creativity and Catch the Bug for four or more layers (at least four on this!).  

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, linen cardstock, BasicGrey Cupcake paper pack

Stamps: Add-On Magnum, Add-Ons, Magnum Sentiments set

Mediums: Tim Holts Distress Inks

Accents: dew drops

Tools: Nestabilities square, star and scallop label dies