Merry Christmas!
I have been a little quiet blogwise throughout December - sometimes life just gets in the way... But I will be back after the New Year with more cards to share with you. In the meantime I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks for popping over to my little piece of blogland throughout the year, and wish you and your families a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
Mandy x
Materials Used:
Tim Holtz stamp sets - Bird Crazy, Crazy Things, Crazy Talk
GraphIts - 8110,, 8220, 8250, 5120, 5215, 5220, 2780, 9101, 9102, 9501, 9502, 0000
Copics - E50
Sakura - fine line pen
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Anything Goes!
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Art By Miran - 3 digi images
Imagine That - $10 gift certificate
Materials Used:
Art By Miran - Hello Mr Snowman digi
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E44, E47, E53, B000, B91, B93, B95, B97, YR14, YR16, C1, C2
Core'Dinations - orange card
Hunkydory - white card
Its time
for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine,
and for this challenge the
theme is Sweet Dreams of Christmas.
Please pop on
over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5
digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.
We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a
special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from
the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #71 (see details on the Challenge Blog).
I am adding this to:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes November 2015
Materials Used:
Lacy Sumshine - Sugi Fairy Godmother digi
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E44, E47, E50, E53, R85, Y17, YG63, B91, B93, B95, B97, B000, C1, C2, C4
Core'Dinations - blue card
Hunkydcory - white card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Anything Goes!
I chose to use this gorgeous image from Lacy Sunshine, even though I always struggle with red as I find that all alcohol markers in red bleed a lot - any one else have that problem?
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Lacy Sunshine - 3 digi images
Bugaboo Stamps - 7 digi images
I am adding this to:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes November 2015
Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Minty Mer digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E40, E42, E44, E47, R83, R85, YG61, YG63, R14, R17, R27
Core'Dinations - red card
Hunkydory - white card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is use 3 of something.
I chose to use this beautiful ballet slippers image, and I was originally going to colour it in shades of ivory as I thought that would look really pretty - but as you can see when it came to it I used pink! I added 3 pink pearls to be my 3 of something.
There are three fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Sparkle n Sprinkle - 3 digi images
The Stamping Boutique - 2 digi images
Dis Digi Stamps - $12 gift certificate
I am adding this to:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes November 2015
Materials Used:
Sparkle N Sprinkle - Ballet Shoes
Copics -R81, R83, R85
Core'Dinations - pink card
Hunkydory - white 5 x 7 card blank
Pink pearls from stash
Happy Halloween!
Well I have to be honest, I don't often buy Halloween crafty goodies, but when I saw this stamp and die set from Lawn Fawn... well I just have to have it, as it is so cute!
I am adding this to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 27/10/15 - 02/11/15
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes November 2015
Materials Used:
Lawn Fawn - Booyah stamp and die sets
Copics - C1, C2, C4, V15, V17, R81, YR12, YR15, YR16, YR18
Ranger Distress Inks - spiced marmalade, wilted violet
Crafters Companion - black card
Hunkydory - A6 white card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Anything Goes!
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Dr Digi- 2 digi images
Karleigh Sue - $10 gift certificate
I am adding this to the following:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes October 2015
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 27/10/15 - 02/11/15
Materials Used:
Dr Digi - Keep Fit Kenneth digi image
Copics - C0, C2, C4, C6, C8, E00, E01, E02, E51, B91. B93, B95, B97
Sakura - black micron pen 0.5
Crafts Beautiful - Spring 2012 paper collection (yes I have had this in my stash that long!!!)
Hunkydory - white card blank
Its time
for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine,
and for this challenge the
theme is Once Upon A Dream - so show us all your favourite fairy tale cards!
Please pop on
over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5
digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.
We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a
special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from
the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #68 (see details on the Challenge Blog).
I am adding this card to:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes October 2015
Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Sugi Winter Princess digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E44, E47, E50, E51, R83, R89, YG63, YG67, C2, C4, C5, C7, B000, B91, B93, B95, B97
Wink of Stella - clear Wink of Stella pen
Core'Dinations - blue card
Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Anything Goes!
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Oddball Art - 3 digi images
Bugaboo Stamps - 7 digi images
I am adding this to the following:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes October 2015
Materials Used:
Oddball Art - Lizzy Love IMG155B
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E44, E47, E51, C2, C4, R81, R83, R85, R89, B000, YG61, YG63, YG67
Core'Dinations - pink card
Hunkydory - white square card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Easel Cards. Now I would have to admit that easel cards are not my favourite to make, so this was definitely a challenge for me!
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Sparkle n Sprinkle - 3 digi images
Digital Delights - $5 gift voucher
I am adding this to the following:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes October 2015
Materials Used:
Sparkle n Sprinkle - Christmas Ornaments
Core'Dinations - purple card
Sue Wilson - bow die (need to figure out which one - sorry!)
Stampin' Up! - rhinestones
Hunkydory - white card
Its time
for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine,
and for this challenge the
theme is Monster Mash - you can do anything creepy cute relating to Halloween or Harvest. I'm not really sure that this image is meant to be for Halloween, but I decided I would make it into a Halloween card anyway!
Please pop on
over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5
digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.
We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a
special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from
the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #68 (see details on the Challenge Blog).
I am adding this to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 05/10/15 - 12/10/15
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes October 2015
Art By MIran - Anything Goes #42
Simply Create Too - #96 Halloween Colours
That Craft Place - Halloween
Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Mena Day of the Dead Curiosities digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E44, E47, YR02, YR07, YR09, R83, YG61, YG63, V12, V15, V17, C0, C1, C2, C4
Stampin' Up! - Witches Brew washi tape
Hunkydory - 5 x 7 white card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Anything Goes!
There are three fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Bugaboo Stamps - 7 digi images
Lacy Sunshine - 3 digi images
Di's Digi Stamps - $12 gift certificate
I am adding this to the following:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes October 2015
Materials Used:
Bugaboo Stamps - Halloween Xmas Owls and sentiment
Copics -YR02, YR07, YR09, YR24, YG11, YG13, YG23, R14, R17, R27, Y17, E42, E44, E47, E51, E55, E57
MCS - crystal glitter
Crafters Companion - orange card
Hunkydory - 5" x 7" white card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Anything Goes! I chose this fun witchy digi so made a Halloween card.
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Oddball Art - 3 digi images
Bugaboo Stamps - 7 digi images
I am adding this to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 29/09/15 - 05/10/15
Materials Used:
Oddball Art - Tiffany the Terrible digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E43, E44, E47, R81, R83, YR02, YR07, YR09, YR23, YR24, YR27, YG61, YG67, V09, V12, V15, V17, C4, C6, C8 (I think that must be the most colours I have used on a card for a while!)
Neat and Tangled - sunset shimmer mix sequins
Lucy's Cards - pretty pansy sequins
Crafters Companion - orange and purple card
Hunkydory - white 7" x 5" card blank
Its time
for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine,
and for this challenge the
theme is Christmas Under the Sea. I created this underwater scene in Serif and then coloured and cut out the digi image and stuck it on top - pretty much looks like one piece of card as I stuck it on flat.
Please pop on
over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5
digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.
We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a
special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from
the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #67 (see details on the Challenge Blog).
I am adding this to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 22/09/15 - 28/09/15
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Stick It Down (digi image stuck down flat onto the main layer)
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - September Anything Goes Christmas
A BIt More Time to Craft Challenge - #4 Anything Goes
12 Months of Christmas - #9 Anything Goes
Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Missy Manatee's Christmas Package digi image
Copics - R81, R83, R85, R89, YG61, YG63, YG67M E50, E51, E53, E57
Wink of Stella - clear
Stampin' Up! - rose red card
Serif Craft Artist Professional - Fantasy Mermaid digi kit
HUnkydory - white square card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Ice Cream - so you need to feature an image of an ice cream or use ice cream flavour colours. I have used raspberry ripple ice cream as the inspiration for my card, with a dash of chocolate sauce!
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Lacy Sunshine - 3 digi images
Imagine That Digis - $10 gift certificate
I am adding this to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 22/09/15 - 28/09/15
12 Months Of Christmas - #9 Anything Goes
Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Frozen Razz E Berry digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E44, E47, E51, C1, R81, R83, R85, R89, YG61, YG63, YG67
Stampin' Up! - rose red card and Designer Series Paper
Spellbinders - classic squares and lacy squares dies
Hunkydory - white square card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Use a Bow and/or Christmas. I went for Christmas with a candy bow (some may call it a knot?!)
There are three fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
The Stamping Boutique - 2 digi images
Cute As A Button - 2 single digi images
Di's Digi Stamps - $12 gift certificate
Materials Used:
The Stamping Boutique - Snow Friends digi image
Copics - R22, R24, R27, YG61, YG63, YG67, B00, YR07, E43, E44, E47, E51, C4, C5, C7
Kanban - red ribbon
My Craft Studio - crystal glitter
Core'Dinations - red card
Hunkydory - white 7" x 5" card blank
Its time
for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine,
and for this challenge the
theme is Winds of Change - anything to do with the changes in seasons.
This card turned out very different to what started in my mind! My mojo has been seriously missing the last few months (yes months!!! not good!) so I have been watching a lot of YouTube recently for ideas. I wanted to make a partial die cut frame with an inked background, but then I thought hmm... this is a digi image so no dies, and if I do a square partial die cut around the image I will really struggle to cut the image out! So I thought, ok, I'll a straight line cut either side of the image and would cut around it - and voila this is what I came up with!
The inked background turned out to be a nice surprise too. I haven't done much ink blending, but see so many wonderful creations where people have used this technique, so I wanted to do that on this card instead of using a background paper. I thought I would do the background before colouring the image so that I could match the colours. At first it was quite splotchy and I wasn't very pleased with it at all, but I thought ah well lets do some colouring and I'll decided what to do then - and what happened? While I as colouting, the ink all smoothed out and gave me quite a nice piece for the background - I hope you agree!
Please pop on
over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5
digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.
We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a
special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from
the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #66 (see details on the Challenge Blog).
I am adding this card to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 08/09/15 - 14/09/15
A BIt More Time to Craft Challenge - #3 Anything Goes
Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Emily's Windy Day digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E43, R83, R85, B00, YG61, YG63, YG67, YR21, YR23, YR27
Stampin' Up! - Butterfly Basics stampt set, Inks: Tangelo Twist, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Hello Honey
Simon Says Stamp, Pretty Pink Posh, Neat & Tangles - sequins
Hunkydory - 5" x 7" white card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Anything Goes!
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Sparkle N Sprinkle - 3 digi images
DeeDee's Digis - $15 gift certificate
Materials Used:
Deedee's Digis - Christmas Cookies
Serif Craft Artist Professional - digi layout
Core'Dinations - red card
Hunkydory - white DL card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Use a Sentiment - nice and easy!
As soon as I saw the sentiments in this set I knew which one I wanted to use! However, I could not find a suitable 60's stamp in my collection to use with it, so I chose this flower power image from My Craft Studio to make this cute notecard - perfect to send to friends just to say hello!
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Crafty Sentiments Designs - 3 digi images
DeeDee's Digis - $15 gift certificate
Materials Used:
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Black and white sentiments set 1
My Craft Studio - 60s image set
Its time
for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine,
and for this challenge the
theme is Back to School!
Please pop on
over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5
digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.
We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a
special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from
the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #65 (see details on the Challenge Blog).
Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Mindy Art 101
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E43, E44, E47, C1, C2, C5, R83, R27, YG61, YG63, B91, B93, B95
Core'Dinations - blue card
Hunkydory - white card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Girly - so a feminine card or a card featuring a girl!
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Lacy Sunshine - 3 digi images
Art By MIran - 3 digi images
I am adding this card to the following:
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes #2
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 25/08/15 - 31/08/15
Materials Used:
Art By Miran - digi girl 119 Pop Star Suzy digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E51, E42, E43, E44, E47, C2, C4, C5, R21, R22, R27, BG18, BG53, BG57, BG70
Stampin' Up! - Bohemian designer washi tape
Hunkydory - white card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is Children - so you need to make a card for a child or featuring a child
There are two fabulous sponsors this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Inky Impressions - prize TBC
Paper Creator - prize TBC
I am adding this card to the following:
A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes #1
Materials Used:
Inky Impressions - Angelica at the Hop digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E51, YR21, YR23, YR27, R81, R83, R85, YG63, C0, C2, C3
Serif - background and embellishments
Wink Of Stella - clear pen
Brother Scan N Cut - to cut out the digi image
Crafters Companion - black card
Hunkydory - white card blank
Its time
for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine,
and for this challenge the
theme is Super Hero!
Please pop on
over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5
digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.
We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a
special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from
the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #63 (see details on the Challenge Blog).
I am adding this card to the following:Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 28/07/15 - 03/08/15
A BIt More Time to Craft - #1 Anything Goes
Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Devine Pain Destroyer Superhero digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E50, E51, E44, YG61, YG67, R81, R21, R22, R27YR21, YR23, YR27, B000, B00, B91, B93, B95
Creative Expressions - Cosmic Shimmer golden sparkle pearl pva glue
Core'Dinations - blue card
Hunkydory - 5" x 7" white card blank
It's
time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge, and
this week the theme is use ribbon or twine - I chose to use some bakers twine that has been in my stash for some time!
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Dr Digi - 2 digi images
Little Blue Button Stamps - $10 gift certificate
I am adding this card to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 28/07/15 - 03/08/15
Craft Your Passion Challenges - #272 Always Anything Goes
Materials Used:
Dr Digi - Two Fat Boys digi
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E43, E44, E51, C0, C2, C4, C6, Y17, R21, R22, R27, B91, B93, B95
Creative Expressions - bakers twine, primary colours pack
Die-namics - fishtail flag stax dies
Crafters Companion - black card
Hunkdory - white card blank
Materials Used:
