Autumn at Stampavie and More

Good morning. Hope you are all keeping well and those not I wish well soon.

 

Today I'm here to share my DT card for 

STAMPAVIE AND MORE

and this fortnight we have the theme

AUTUMN 

Here's what I did: 

 I had great fun putting this card together - starting with creating the background using my PanPastels and various leaf stamps that I heat embossed with True White EP.

I also randomly stamped some with various Distress Inks

The adorable image is Miss Anya Autumn - coloured with PM's - I love these rich spice colours.

The 'leafy' floral embellishment was made using Tim Holtz Tattered Poinsettia die, a button and a touch of rafia ribbon.

The wreath is a gorgeous digi from Pattie's Creations 'Autumn Wreath' - coloured with PanPastels and PM's

Sentiment ticket - Whimsy Stamps

Challenges I would like to enter:

Anything Goes - Anything Goes

Celebrate the Occasion - Fall

Die Cuttin' Divas - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs - Anything Goes

Totally Stamaplicious - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl - Picture Inspiration

Pattie's Creations - Autumn Colours

Wags N Whiskers - Fall Colours



Thanks for popping by today.

Have a fabulous day.

TTFN

Picture Inspiration at Loves Rubberstamps GDT

Hello again :o)

As I mentioned in my first post today - please scroll down to see my DT card for An Oldie But Goodie I'm back with a much happier card :o)

This is my last GDT project for 

LOVES RUBBERSTAMPS 

and this week we have a picture for your inspiration:

I decided to go with the colours and this is what I came up with:

I haven't inked this little sweetie up in ages - so naughty!!!

Image - Belles & Whistles 'A Blossom for You'

Coloured with PM's 

I've used the last of my favourite Portobello Road DP's - but I have got the Papermania CD-Rom so I can print more anytime I feel the need :o)

 I've also used my favourite die of the moment - Memory Box Corner Bow - hope you're not getting tired of it lol!!!

Sentiment - Kaisercraft

Adhesive pearls from stash

I would like to take the opportunity to thank Laura and the team for having me as their Guest Designer for October. I have thoroughly enjoyed making all my projects for their challenge themes.

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to check out the awesome inspiration from the regular DT.



Challenges I would like to enter:

Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Crafting When We Can - Chose a Countries Colours

Stampin for the Weekend - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Lots of Layers



Thanks for popping by (again) today - I really appreciate your visit.

Have a fabulous day.

TTFN

Spots & Stripes at An Oldie But Goodie

Good morning. 

I'm here with my first DT post for today and this one is for 

AN OLDIE BUT GOODIE 

and this fortnight the lovely Helen has picked the theme

SPOTS AND STRIPES

Here's what I did:

Unfortunately I had a request from my MiL for a sympathy card recently and I wanted to keep the design simple but elegant. The card is for one of my MiL's oldest friends. He was the Best Man at her wedding and he also Christened Jack many years later.

I recently won some images from Floppy Latte Designs and I chose this Lily Card Frame as I thought it would suit this sad occasion. I simply added the text before I printed the image off and then fussy cut it out.

My six months or more items are the Design Papers - my Mind's Eye 'Lost & Found' and the gorgeous satin ribbon.

The pearl swirl was bought recently at GNPE.

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to check out the fabulous inspiration from my DT buddies.



I don't think I would like to enter any challenges with this card - I'm just so sorry I had to make it :o(



I'll be back very shortly with a much happier card for my last GDT project for Loves Rubberstamps.



Until then - thanks for popping by.

TTFN

We're Distressed at Cutie Pie

Good morning. Hope you all had a lovely weekend. It has turned so cold here but not as cold as it has for some - we've had no snow - although both John and Jack wished we had as they are both back to work and school today :o(

So it's the start of a new week and also the start of a new challenge over at 

CUTIE PIE 

and this fortnight we would like to see you 

DISTRESS YOUR CARDS

Our sponsors this week are:

offering 1 lucky winner a whooping $25 online spend - wowzers wish I could enter myself lol!!!

And

who are offering another lucky winner 4 digi images of their choice - Ruth has some gorgeous images so you will be spoiled for choice!

So here's what I did:

I took my initial inspiration from the fab sketch over at The Sugar Bowl this fortnight and picked this adorable Sugar Nellie image 'Warm Winter Wishes' - aren't they just so cute and snuggly?

Image coloured with PM's and FM's and lashings of Glamour Dust added to the fur trim of the hat.

Edges lightly inked with Spun Sugar Distress Ink

I distressed all the edges of the scrummy DP's - Dovecraft  Back to Basics 'Vintage Christmas'

Snowflakes - Die cut using Spellbinders Create a Flake 3 and 4

Dew Drops from the Ribbon Girl

Sentiment - LOTV 

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to check out the gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the Cuties.



Challenges I would like to enter:

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

Challenges 4 Everybody - Always Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenges - Christmas Card - Optional Pop it Up

Dream Valley - Glitter and Bling

OSAAT - Make 1 for Christmas

The Crafty Pad - Christmas is Coming

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Embellishment Die Cuts and/or Punches

Christmas Stampin all Year Long - Circle

Crafty Ann's - Christmas



Thanks for your popping by today - I really appreciate your visit and any comments you may wish to leave.

Have a fabulous day.

TTFN

Breast Care Thank You

Good morning. Hope you all remembered to put the clocks back and have enjoyed your extra hour in bed or if you're like me had an extra hour crafty playtime before the day starts proper :o)

Today's share is for someone I know that is currently undergoing treatment for BC and wants a card to give to the nurses at the end of the course of treatment shortly.

So I thought Saturated Canary's  'Boobie Love' image would be just perfect!

I took my initial inspiration from the shaped card challenge at Saturated Canary and used one of the fabulous new shaped cards from Craftwork Cards that I got at GNPE for the base card.

  Image coloured with PM's and FM's

 I also took inspiration from the challenges at A Gem of a Challenge this week where they are looking for Polka Dots and used some scrummy papers from First Edition 'Birdsong' Collection and In the Pink are looking for lots of pink with buttons and bows.

I love my new Memory Box Corner Bow Die :o)

This also used:

Spellbinders:

 Grand Nesties - Plain & Scalloped Circles

Plain & Scalloped Rectangles

Sentiment - LOTV

Challenges I would like to enter:

A Gem of a Challenge - Polka Dots/Spots

Saturated Canary - Shaped Cards

In the Pink - Lots of Pink with Buttons and Bows

Sketch Saturday - Sketch #231

Fairy Tale - Monochrome with Dies and Punches

Fussy and Fancy - Anything Goes

Thanks for popping by my blog today - I really appreciate your visit.

Have a fabulous day.

TTFN

In Stitches at Allsorts

Good morning. It's the weekend and this post was going to be scheduled as we were supposed to be travelling up North to visit John's Mum who recently celebrated her 80th birthday :o) but unfortunately Jack hasn't been too well so we had to cancel :o(

So as it is Saturday that means it's time for a new challenge over at 

ALLSORTS

and Brenda picked the theme

IN STITCHES

Here's what I did:

 I got the sewing machine out (must be the second time this year lol!!!) and 'doodle' stitched - that's my description for my wibbly wobbly lines around a panel that I embossed with the gorgeous Tied Together embossing folder.

 I heat embossed an image from this week's sponsor - Flonz Craft 'Butterfly on a Branch' using Stampedous Glitter Enamel EP

and then added some scrummy Lilac Blossom Sequins by MeiFlower from My Crafty Heart

Edges inked with Dusty Concorde Distress Ink

 To finish I added some scrummy lace, a retro punched flower and some Martha Stewart punched leaves

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to see what the rest of the DT have done and to check out the full details of the prizes on offer from the sponsors this week.



We are also having a DT call and the full details can be seen here.



Challenges I would like to enter:



Eureka Stamps - Things with Wings

Critter Sketch - Embossing

House of Gilli - Embossing

Crazy Challenge - Handmade Flowers

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Stitching

Totally Gorjuss - Things with Wings



Thanks for popping by my blog today and any lovely comments you may wish to leave - I love to read them all and really appreciate you taking the time.

Have a fabulous weekend.

TTFN

Too Cute to Spook at MAWTT

Hello again - I'm back with my 2nd DT post for today. 

Hope you are all keeping well and those not I wish well soon.

I'm having a lovely week with John and Jack - been out to lunch every day - a girl could get used to that :o)

So I'm here to share my DT card for

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and this week I'm playing host and have picked the theme 

TOO CUTE TO SPOOK

I recently bought some of these paint pots:

and here's what I did with one of them:

I covered the inside with black card stock and then decorated the outside.

This little sweetie is Witchy Wryn from Tiddly Inks and I merged the digi image onto a digi LO in Serif Craft Artist and then coloured her with PM's.

 I added some silver spider's webbing around the outside of the paint pot before I added the image panel.

 Spooky Treats sentiment from Pink Petticoat 'Spookydoodlies' collection

 and so is the Happy Halloween sentiment on the paint pot lid

And here are the treat bags that I will put in the paint pot for the neighbours' children when they come 

'Trick or Treating' next week.

Our sponsor this week is 

offering  lucky winner 

3 images form their online store.

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to check out the spookalicious projects from my gorgeous DT buddies - I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafting for all Seasons - Spooky

Crafty Creations - Halloween Spooks

Creative Belli - Halloween

Inky Impressions - Halloween

MMCS - Spooky

The Paper Shelter - Halloween

Sisterhood of Crafters - Halloween

LEJ Designs - Trick or Treat

Tiddly Inks - Halloween

Top Tip Tuesday - Halloween

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Halloween/Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Halloween



Thanks for popping by my blog today - I really appreciate your visit.

Have a fabulous day.

TTFN

 

Don't Be Square at Charisma

Good morning. I'm here with my first DT post for today (I'll be back very shortly with another DT post)

This week over at 

CHARISMA CARDZ 

I'm playing host and I have picked the theme

DON'T BE SQUARE

Here's what I did:

 When I recently went to the GNPE I bought some of these fabulous Elegant Centre Step Cards from WhichCraft

 One of our sponsors this week is the fabulous Sally-Ann from Digi Stamp Boutique and I have used a cute snowman from the Snow Peeps collection - available here 

Coloured with  PM's and lashings of Diamond Stickles 

 Sentiment - Creative Expressions

Snowflake - Spellbinders Create a Flake

Centre of snowflake - Ribbon Girls Diamonte Spacer and Aurora Acrylic Gem

 Memory Box Winterland Christmas Trees

DP's - Bo Bunny 'Mistletoe Collection'

Pom Pom Trim from The Ribbon Girl

Challenges I would like to enter:

ABC Christmas - U for Up to You

I Love Promarkers - Christmas is Coming

Creative Card Crew - Fancy Folds

Ooh La LA Creations - Christmas Sentiment

Totally Gorjuss - Bling it On

Christmas Stampin all Year Long - Traditional Colours

Totally Papercrafts - Christmas

Thanks for popping by.

I'll be back in a bit.

TTFN