Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Today I am sharing a Halloween pumpkin treat box made using the fabulous Stampin Up! curvy keepsake die - isn't it cute!

I inked the lines on the pumpkin, stamped and die cut the leaves, and cut the pumpkin face on my Brother Scan N Cut.  Hope you like it!

I am adding this project to the following:
That Craft Place Challenge - Halloween

Materials Used:
Stampin Up!: curvy keepsake die, MDS emoticostume digi download, flower patch stamps, flower fair framelits, tangelo twist card and ink, mossy meadow ink and ribbon
Core'Dinations - black card
Brother Scan N Cut - to cut the pumpkin face

Weekly Panda Post - 15th March 2013

Hello, and welcome to today's Panda Post!  This week I have a quick card to share with you made using some of the lovely goodies in the new Crafters Companion Party Paws range.  I used a topper, the corners, a sentiment and part of a backing paper along with a piece of pink Core'Dinations card.  I love this image with Bamboo sitting on the branch with all the pretty blossom - and will be making something using the rubber stamp very soon!

As soon as I get my crafting mojo back that is - as it just seems to have gone AWOL this week!  What do you do when this happens?  I like to look at magazines and blogs for inspiration, but even that isn't working this week :-(  I think I just need to stop worrying about it, and hopefully he'll be back at the weekend :-)

Thanks for stopping by.

Mandy x

I am adding this card to:
Make It Monday - Linky Party #131

Materials Used:
Crafters Companion - Party Paws papercraft kits
Core'Dinations - pink card from the So Mod card stack
Craftwork Cards - white square card blank

Saturated Canary - Thankyou Girl

Here is a card I made using the lovely Thankyou digi from Saturated Canary.  I love these images, though I haven't worked with many of them yet - you see so many fabulous cards with beautiful colouring on them, and I think I need a lot more practice with my copics to get the same results, particularly on the hair.  So this card is me having a go!

I am adding this card to:
Make It Monday - Linky Party #130

Materials Used:
Saturated Canary - Thankyou digi image
Copics - E000, E00, E02, E15, E71, E77, R22, C1, YR20, YR23, G43, G46, V04, V05, V06, BG57, BG72
Core'Dinations - Vacation blues card
Spellbinders - Classic ovals, grand decorative ovals one, scalloped ovals, fleur de lis motifs
Kanban - irridescent gems
Cardmaking & Papercraft - Floral Fantasy paper pack by Louise Tiler
Craftwork Cards - white square scalloped card

Lacy Sunshine #3 - Double Trouble

Morning! Its time for the launch of the 3rd Lacy Sunshine challenge! The theme is Double Trouble - so twosomes of animals or people and will run from 3rd - 16th March. You'll find all the rules over on the blog, but basically if you enjoy using digi stamps or rubber stamps you will enjoy playing along!

The prize is a $30 voucher to spend in the Lacy Sunshine Shop where you will be able to stock up on Heather's yummy digi images, and a winners blinkie. There will also be a Top Three who will each receive a blinkie and 2 of Heather's digis.

I had some really fun new digis of Maddie and Jamie (a brand new character) to play with, and created this scene in Serif Craft Artist.  It took a bit of time to colour in as I made this card 8" x 8", but I was really pleased with the result, and hope you like it too!

I am adding this card to:
No Matter Which Challenges - #7 Anything Goes
That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Adventurer Maddie, Adventurer Jamie, Adventurer Digi Bits (leaves, plants, volcano)
Copics - B000, B02, YG61, YG63, YG67, YR20, YR23, YR27, C2, C3, C5, C7, E000, E00, E02, E21, E25, E31, E33, E35, E37
Core'Dinations - Nostalgia card stack
Crafters Companion - Centura Pearl snow white card

Its Use Your Favourite Colour at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge

Its Use Your Favourite Colour at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog this week, and yep, you guessed it - I chose pink!

I had this really sweet bunny image from Stampart Design to use and I couldn't resist making it into an Easter card - a little early but it means I will have at least one to send!

This week there are 3 prizes up for grabs, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Sassy Studios - 4 digi images

StampArt Design - 5 digi images

Digital Delights - $5 gift voucher

I am adding this card to the following:
Make It Monday - Linky Party #129

Materials Used:
StampArt Design - Raggedy Bunny Tulip Bouquet
Copics - C1, C3, C5, C7, R81, R83, R85, YG03, YG06, BOO
Me To You - With Love paper pack
Spellbinder - classic ovals, grand decorative ovals one
Core'Dinations - pink card
Creative Expressions - white lace ribbon
Hole punch, embossing tool and mat - to make the "dotz"

Have a Happy Panda Birthday!

I was so excited to get the new Eleanor & Pickles Panda Bear digi from Lacy Sunshine as I love anything and everything to do with Giant Pandas!  After colouring the image I decided to cut Eleanor out (sorry Pickles - next time I promise you'll be on the card!) and make something very pink!

If you want to get this image pop over to the Lacy Sunshine Shop - you'll find this and loads of other fab images by the very talented Heather Valentin to add to your crafty stash.

And don't forget, last weekend it was the launch of the first Lacy Sunshine Blog challenge - its anything goes and you have until the 16th of Feb to enter!  

I am adding this card to the following:
Make It Monday - Linky Party #126
Dies to Die For - Anything Goes (Die-namics wonky scallop border)
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Eleanor & Pickles Panda Bear digi image
Copics - C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, E000, E00, E02, BG000, BG01, BG05, YR20, YR23, RV10, RV13, black multi-liner 0.5mm
Sizzix - Pennants dies
Die-namics - Wonky Scallop Border
Core'Dinations - grey card
Kanban - Cream Soda paper pad
Craftwork Cards - white square card blank
Pink ribbon from stash

Steampunk Rio

Something a bit different for today!  I made this card for the Simply Betty Stamps Facebook group challenge using the Steampunk Rio digi.  I'm still not quite sure about the completed card, maybe I should have put some of the sprocket dies on with dimensional glue rather than flat?  But I do like the colours and Rio is a fun little character!

I am adding this card to the following:
Make It Monday - Linky Party #126

Materials Used:
Simply Betty Stamps - Steampunk Rio digi stamp
Copics - E000, E00, E02, E33, E35, E37, R22, B93, B95, B97, B99, YR20, YR23, C2
Prima - Craftsman paper pad
Spellbinder - Classic Circles, Spritely Sprockets
Core'Dinations - Vintage card stack
Craftwork Card - brown square card

Go Team Sunshine!

Superbowl 2013!  Now this is not really a big thing here in the UK, but when I saw this image I knew I just had to do a card to celebrate the game, and put a bit of a Lacy Sunshine twist on it! So, if you are watching the game today - enjoy, and Go Team Sunshine!!!

And if you are not watching the game (or even if you are), and have a bit of time to craft, why not pop over to the Lacy Sunshine Blog to take a look at some more inspiration from the rest of the Lacy Sunshine Creative Team, and if you want to purchase this or any other Heather Valetin digis take a look in the new Lacy Sunshine Shop.

I am adding this card to the following:
Make It Monday - Linky Party #126

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Eleanor and Pickles Football Champs digi
Copics - C1, C2, C3, B000, B00, B02, R22, R27, R29, YR20, YR23, YG91, YG95, E000, E00, E02, E31, E33, E35, black multiliner 0.5mm
Echo Park - Christmas This & That paper pad
Core'Dinations - All In The Family Berry Reds
Whiff of Joy - banner die
Spellbinders - Classic Circles
Craftwork Cards - square white card blank

Lacy Sunshine - Happy Lil Flowers

Evening!  I've made the card I would like to share with you today using a fabulous new image from Heather Valentin called "Eleanor and Pickles Happy Lil Flowers" - and aren't they cute dressed up as flowers!  Another brightly coloured card from me to bring some colour into our day during these cold snow days here in the UK!

You can buy this digi image directly from Heather's Lacy Sunshine Shop (which is the only place you can buy them) and see more yummy cards using her digis on the Lacy Sunshine Blog.

I am adding this card to the following:
Make It Monday - Linky Party #124
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - #29 Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - Flowers and Butterflies
Eureka Stamps - #23 Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Eleanor and Pickles Happy Lil Flowers digi
Copics - C1, C2, C3, C4, B000, BOO, G000, G00, G02, YR02, YR04, YR07, E31, E33, E35, E000, E00, E02, Y000, Y00, Y02, R20, R22
My Mind's Eye - Tangerine paper pad
Core'Dinations - Roy G Biv card stack
Spellbinders - Classic Ovals, Scalloped Ovals
Craftwork Cards - white square card blank

Bring Me Sunshine....

Evening! On this cold and snowy day I thought I'd try to bring a bit of sunshine to our day with this card made using the Miranda and Mo CD from Kraftyhands which you can buy here.

Now, I have to admit that yellow is not my favourite colour, and I wouldn't normally choose it for my cards - but I love this image and think its bright and cheery and is one of my favourites on the CD!

I hope you are all keeping warm and safe, and making the most of being indoors by getting all your crafty goodies out and having a play!  And if you do have some time on your hands to craft you may want to check out the Kraftyhands Challenge Blog as there are still a few days to enter the January challenge "New Beginnings".

I am adding this card to the following:
Simply Create Too - #29 Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Linky Party #124

Materials Used:
Kraftyhands - Miranda and Mo CD
Core'Dinations - Yellow card from the So Mod card stack
Spellbinders - Labels Two, Classic Circles
Kanban - irridescent gems
Craftwork Cards - white square card blank

Miranda and Mo's Debut

Hi Everyone!  I'm introducing Miranda and Mo to you today - a really sweet little girl and her mouse who feature on the new CD from Kraftyhands which debuts on Create and Craft TV tomorrow, Thursday 17th January at 9am and 4pm.  I'm looking forward to seeing the shows, but I'll have to catch up later with recordings as I'll be at work when the live shows are on, so if you have chance, tune in to see Mike and Ian show you round the CD and all the lovely samples by the Kraftyhands Design Team - I'll be sharing more of mine with you over the next few days :-)

The CD is full of toppers, decoupage, shaped cards, backing papers, gift boxes and more - plenty to keep you busy making pretty cards especially for spring and summer (which are hopefully just around the corner)!

I am adding this card to the following:
Make It Monday - Linky Party #123
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Kraftyhands - Miranda and Mo CD (topper and backing papers)
Core'Dinations - blue card from the Roy G Biv stack
Spellbinders - Classic Circles, Asian Accents
Craftwork Cards - square scalloped edge card

Its Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge

Its Anything Goes over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog this week, so come on over and share all your lovely crafty projects with us!

This week there are 2 prizes up for grabs, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:

Di's Digi Downloads - $10 voucher

StampArt Design - 5 digi images

I am adding this card to:

Make It Monday - Linky Party #122
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes #52

Materials Used:
StampArt Design - Little Bear Happy Birthday Princess
Copics - 0, C2, C3, C4, RV02, RV04, black multi-liner 0.5mm
Spellbinder - Fleur de Lis motifs
Silhouette Cameo - Princess Carridge
Core'Dinations - pink and black card
Pink Petticoat - pink dotty paper
Craftwork Cards - white card blank

Use Your Favourite Embellishments at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge

Welcome to 2012, and the first challenge of 2013 over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog and this week the theme is "Use Your Favourite Embellishments". So for me that meant my card had to include paper flowers!  And I was able to team up this sweet image from The Digi Garden with some flowery paper and flowers made using Spellbinder dies.
 
This week there are 2 prizes up for grabs, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:

Bugaboo Stamps - 7 digis

The Digi Garden - 7 digis

I am adding this card to:
Make It Monday - Linky Party #121
Through The Craftroom Door - #51 Anything Goes

Materials Used:
The Digi Garden - Lucy's Flowers digi image
Copics - 0, C2, C3, E000, E00, E02, E31, E33, E35, E93, V05, V06, V09, YG23
Crafts Beautiful - 2013 Luxury Spring Paper Collection
Core'Dinations - purple card
Spellbinders - Classic Circles, Bitty Blossoms, Picot Edged Circles
Craftwork Cards - white square card blank

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa.... I have been very good... please bring me lots of crafty goodies for Christmas :-)  I hope that you have all been good, and that Santa visits tonight bringing you all you have wished for!

I am adding this card to
Make It Monday - Linky Party #120
The Pink Elephant - #180 Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Cameo Silhouette - Dear Santa die cuts
Core'Dinations - red and green card
Craftwork Cards - A6 white cards

Merry Christmas from Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge

Its Christmas over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog for the last blog challenge of the year!  So, here is an opportunity to share some of those last minute Christmas cards you've made.  I had this fun image from Bugaboo to use, quite a lot of colouring as I printed it out quite large (its an A5 card), but I really enjoyed using the image to make this card.

This week there are 2 prizes up for grabs, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:

Bugaboo Stamps - 7 digis

Doodle Dragon Studios - $10 gift certificate

 

I am adding this card to the following:

Make It Monday - Linky Party #120

Through The Craftroom Door - #49 Anything Goes
The Squirrel and The Fox - #33 Christmas
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - #103 Christmas Birthday or Anything Goes At Christmas
Card Crafter's Circle - #53 Red, White and Green
Card Makin Mama's - Happy Holidays

Eureka Stamps - #19 Christmas Spirit

Materials Used:
Bugaboo Stamps - Ava and Deacon Merry Christmas Sign
Pebbles Inc - Christmas Stripes paper
Copics - R14, R27, RV42, YG06, YG09, C1, C2, C4, C5, E21, E33, E35, E51
Letraset - black fine line drawing pen
Memory Box Die - Corner Bow
Core'Dinations - green card
Craftwork Cards - A5 white card blank
Kanban - red gem
Hunkydory - glitter

Jolly Holly Elves

I decided to have a play with some digi stamps today, and I've used this fab image from Heather Valentin to make a Christmas card (yes I know I said you wouldn't see any more, but I couldn't resist!) Heather has two blogs where you can see her work The Enchanting Art of Heather Valentin and Lacy Sunshine.

I am adding this card to the following challenges:
Stamping With The Dragon - Anything Goes
Card Crafters Circle - #52 December Celebrations
One Stop Craft Challenge - #208 Christmas Friends
Charisma Cardz - #48 Christmas
In The Pink - # 9 Gonna Be A Pink Christmas

Materials Used:
Heather Valentin/Lacy Sunshine - Eleanor & Pickles Jolly Holly Elves digi image
Lili Of The Valley - sentiment stamp
Copics - TG06, YG09, C-0, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-7, RV04, RV014, E21, E33, E35, E51, BG000
Letraset - black fine line drawing pen
Spellbinders - Classic Circles, Scalloped Circles
Kate Knight - Christmas Collection Paper Stack
Hole punch
Core'Dinations - green card
Craftwork Cards - white card blank

Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge

The 5th December - can you believe that 3 weeks today it will be Boxing Day here in the UK, so The Big Day will be all over!  I just don't know where the time is going at the moment!

Anyway, as its Wednesday, its time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog and this week the theme is "Anything Goes".  I used a cute little girl digi stamp from Digi My World and teamed her up with a background from a Polkadoodles CD, making it look like she is watering flowers in a big magical garden.
 
This week there are 4 prizes up for grabs, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:

Di's Digi Downloads - $10 voucher

Digital Delights - $5 voucher

Digi My World - $10 voucher

Sassy Studio Designs - 4 digis

I am adding this card to the Make It Monday - Linky Party #118

Materials Used:
Digi My World - Garden Girl Cindy digi stamp
Polkadoodles - Sugar Plum Daisy CD (background)
Copics - YG17, YG67, BG000, RV02, RV21, RV23, BV00, BV000, BV02, E02, E21, E33, E35, E40, E51, C-2, C-3, C-7
Core'Dinations - green card
Creaftwork Cards - whit card, sentiment oval
Silver mirri card from stash

Steampunk Pink

Happy Tuesday Everyone!  Here is another card I made using the Kraftyhands Steampunk Emporium CD which you can now buy here and while you are there take a look at the project gallery where you will find inspiration from other Design Team members.

This time I decided to leave the inks and grungy things in the box and went "pink and pretty" - although I did use some Core-Dinations Whitewash card which I sanded a little bit :-)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Make it Monday - Linky Party #117
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes #46

Materials Used:
Kraftyhands - Steampunk Emporium CD
Core'Dinations - pink whitewash card, Sand It Gadget
Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Steampunk and Gadget Gears dies
Craftwork Cards - white card blank

So Thankful at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog

Wow! Its Wednesday again already! So its time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog and this week the theme is "So Thankful".  I made a card using a really sweet bear digi image from Dustin Pike/Doodle Dragon Studios.

There are 3 prizes up for grabs this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:

Stitchy bear Digital Stamps - $10 voucher

Doodle Dragon Studios - $10 gift certificate

http://digidarladesigns.com - TBC

I am adding this card to the Make it Monday - Linky Party #116

Materials Used:
Dustin Pike/Doodle Dragon Designs - Fairie Bear with Birdhouse digi stamp
Copics - B32, C-1, YR00, YR20, E15, E21, E33, RV10, V01, Y00, YG06, YG09
Wink of Stella - Clear pen
Spellbinders - Classic Circles, Lacy Circles,
Crafters Companion - Picket Fence die, Morehead CD (backing paper)
Craftwork Cards - white card blank
Core'Dinations - purple card
Kanban - irridescent gems
Unknown - Thank You stamp

Time Flies

Here is the last of my Steampunk style cards for now - and it turned out very differently to what I had in my mind when I started!  For this one I embossed a mask, sanded the image and then cut out the inner "blank" pieces to form the main image.  The background was printed from the Steampunk Emporium CD and stamped with a chicken wire image (a new purchase which I can see coming in very handy). The face image was printed and cut out with a Spellbinder circle die (as I hate trying to cut circles...), I also printed some text onto one of the backing papers on the CD.  Everything was inked and or distressed, layered up and this is the result!

I am entering this card in Through The Craftroom Door - Challenge #43 Anything Goes

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend - I am off to cook dinner and watch Strictly Come Dancing :-)

Materials Used:
Kraftyhands - Steampunk Emporium CD
Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Weathered Clock die
Spellbinder - Classic Circles
Creative Expressions - Chicken wire rubber stamp
Ranger - Black Soot Distress Ink
That Special Touch - Winged Dress Form mask
Core'Dinations - black card, Sand It Gadget
Serif Craft Artist Professional - to print the text (LD Punch Out)