Different Shapes

Good morning bloggers, I hope you are all having a fabulous weekend. I'm here today with my latest DT make for We Do Doobadoo. The challenge this time is "Different Shapes" You can use a different shaped card or use lots of different shapes on your card. Here is my make:

For the card base I have used the Shape Art 1, and then again a few times to create layers. I then used the Stencil Art A5 - Metal 1 to emboss the cream layer. I used the Orange Extra Dark - Pan Pastel to distress the edges. On the card I have used the Card/kraftboard laser Art A5 - Gears and the stamps are from Premium Craft Brands.

Fancy and Frills

It's time a new challenge over at the Graph'It Marker Challenge Blog. The challenge set last week was Fancy and Frills and here is my take on it.
I have printed one of the papers from the Studio 12 CD-rom Picknix Collection 1 onto some card and made a box. I then printed the cupcake image from the same CD  onto some Ultimate Graphic 160gsm paper and coloured it with Graph'It Markers. I then cut some die cuts and stamped the sentiment and Butterfly from a Premium Crafts Brands stamp set. I used a Graph'It MIX'IT Palette and a blender pen to give the butterfly a water coloured look. I coloured the edges of all the die cuts with  Graph'It Markers.

The  Graph'It Markers I used were:

7240, 7220, 7210, 

5120, 5115, 5110

Digi Choosday challenge week 21

Before I get onto my challenge card I wanted to ask have you grabbed yourself the latest CD in the fab Work & Play series, number 4? There are some fab images on there! It features 10 black and white and coloured digis plus 60 backing papers, sentiments and toppers - great value! So go grab it here

And now onto the challenge, over at Digi Choosday this time it is Spots and Stripes. Here is my DT make.

The image and the bunting are from the new Work & Play Collection 4. The image is coloured with Graph'It Markers. I made my own background with the spots and stripes by embossing the Dutch Doobadoo Diamond Mask/Stencil Art A5 onto white card. I then added the colour with the Permanent Red - Pan Pastel and the Ultramarine Blue - Pan Pastel. I then outlined the diamonds with a black pen. I also used the Dutch Doobadoo Envelope Stencil.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Love to Scrap - Anything Goes

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Stamps and Fun - Stripes

Digi Choosday challenge week 20

Hello everyone, hope you have all had a lovely sunny weekend and managed to get some time to sit outdoors and enjoy it. I love the sun and when it's out, I'm never in! So the challenge this week over at Digi Choosday is perfect timing. The challenge is "Holiday fun"

The image is by Emma Canning and is called Summer Time, she is coloured with Graph'It Markers. The postcard is a stamp from the Postcard stamp set from Premium Craft Brands. The dies I've used are Tattered Lace

I am entering this into the following challenge:

Artistic inspirations - Anything Goes/punches or dies

Crafting from the heart - Anything Goes

Paper Makeup - String/Twine/Ribbon

LTSCB - Anything Goes

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

The Paper Nest Dolls - Anything goes

Premium Craft Brands challenge

I hope you are all having a good weekend. I'm here today with my DT make for the Premium Craft Brands challenge blog. The challenge theme is Florals.
Here is my make

For the background I have used the Dutch Doobadoo Mask/Stencil Art A5 - Flower Swirl. I went around the stencil with a black pen to make the design pop more. I then used the Magenta Extra Dark Pan Pastel through the mask just around the edges. I then use the Magenta Pan Pastel and went a little further in the stencil. Finally for the middle of the stencil I used the Orange - Pan Pastel. I took the mask away and went around the edges with the Black Pan Pastel. I then painted over the background with Maimeri Glassy Gel.
I covered some die cut flowers with the same Pan Pastels and then painted over them with Maimeri Iridescent Paste for added sheen. Finally I stamped the frame and message from the Premium Art Brands Roses stamp set.

We Do Doobadoo Challenge #6

The challenge over at We Do Doobadoo this time is lace. For my project this time I have made a gift jar. I will put some nail varnish, cotton wool balls, toe separators, nail file etc in the jar to make a lovely gift.

I have used the Dutch Doobadoo Denim Jeans - 2 sheets Dark and the pink gingham is also from Dutch Doobadoo.

Graph'It Markers challenge week 20

This time over at the Graph'It Marker Challenge blog the challenge is "Oranges and Lemons"
Here is my entry.

The image, embellishments, sentiments and the papers are from the fabulous Work & Play Collection 4 which is now available on pre-order to be dispatched soon.

The Graph'It I have used to colour him are:

Skin: 4115, 3120, 4155, 4145, 4135

Oranges: 2110, 2120, 2130

Yellows: 1110, 1130, 1150, 1170, 1180

I am entering this into the following challenges

Polkadoodles challenge week 20

Good morning everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Polkadoodles and it is Things With Wings.
I've taken the theme laterally and this is my make.

So where's the wings you are asking! They are on her arms, water wings!

The cute image is from the Work and Play collection CD 4 which will be in the store soon!

She is coloured with Graph'It Markers. The papers are from the Wonderland CD-Rom and the die cut beach huts are from Tattered Lace. To get the distressed effect on them I painted them with White Gesso and then used Pan Pastels over the top. Then I have sanded them and then added a touch more Gesso on the railings. I think the effect is great, give it a go!

For the sand and sea I have used some micro beads I have had in a drawer for years!

I am entering this into the following challenge:
Crafty Girls - Anything Goes
DL Art - Something feminine
Digistamps 4 Joy - Anything Goes

Embellish it!

It's Tuesday again already, where does the time go these days!

So over at Digi Choosday this week the challenge is "Embellish It" 

I've used the adorable Angel Digital Stamp by Emma Canning and coloured it with Graph'It Markers. The papers is a freebie from the recent blog hop over at Polkadoodles to celebrate their 5th birthday.

I've chosen to use flowers from the Work & Play Collection 2 CD and a butterfly from the Studio 12 CD-rom Picknix Collection 1. I've also used ribbon and a button from my stash.

The Graph'It Marker colours are:

Skin: 4115, 3120, 4155, 4145, 4135

Hair: 1210, 1230, 3110, 3140, 3180

Dress: 5110, 5115 5120
And the glitter markers on her wings.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Just Inspirational - Anything goes
Love rubber stamps - Girly, Glittery & Glam
Fitztown - Feminine
Sweet Stamps - Polkadots

Memories of the Maldives

I'm here today with some mid challenge inspiration for the Premium Craft Brands Blog. The challenge set last week was to pick a colour palette. Here is my chosen colour palette

I chose this colour palette as it reminded me so much of my Maldives holiday. Oh how I wish I was back there right now! Anyhoo, onto my project, here it is.

It started out life as a plain cardboard door hanger. I started by covering it in a layer of white Gesso and letting it dry (I used a heat gun to hurry it on). I then placed the Doobadoo Flower Swirl stencil over it. I mixed the Ultramarine Blue Pan Pastel with some Maimeri Light Modeling Paste and used it in random places over the stencil. I then did the same with the Turquoise Pan Pastel, and then the Permanent Green Pan Pastel. Finally I covered the whole thing with Maimeri Glassy Gel to make it look wet like the ocean. I then layered up some spiders web, a wide ribbon and a narrow ribbon and tied them around the centre. I then cut a set of flowers out of the Tattered Lace Lavish Blooms. I coloured the flowers with the same Pans and then coated them with Maimeri Iridescent Paste. I was just wanting to give them a different look but the paste made them really pliable and lots easier to curl and mold into shape. I can see me using this lots more now!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Paula Holifield Crafts - Flower Power

A Sprinkle of Imagination - Anything goes

Emerald Faeries - Ribbon and Lace

Altered Eclectics - Anything goes

Graph'It Markers challenge week 19

I'm here this time for the mid challenge inspiration for the Graph'It Marker challenge blog which was set last week and is "Lets go Pink" so here is my entry

The image and papers are from the 5th Birthday celebration blog hop over at Polkadoodles. You have until the 30th May to join in the blog hop and grab yourself £11 worth of freebies and the chance to win a massive blog candy worth £100. So as soon as you've finished here get yourself over there and join us.

The Graph'Its I have used to colour this image are:

Skin: 4115, 4145, 4155, 3120, 4135

Pinks: 5150, 5170, 5180 & 5110, 5120, 5125, 5130

The heart, the large corner and the flowers are all Tattered Lace dies. I ADORE those Lavish Bloom dies! The frame is a Sizzix die and the felt border is from a room decor strip from Dunelm Mills

I am entering this into the following challenges
Crafting at the weekend - anything goes
Digi Designs - Use those markers
Just some Lines - Flowers
Kit and Clowder - Flowers
Pumpkin Spice - About A Girl
Suzy Bee's - Flowers

Polkadoodles challenge week 19

Good morning all, it's time for some mid challenge inspiration over at the Polkadoodles blog. The challenge that was set last week is to use something old and something new together. Here is my card.

The image I have used is from the Work & Play Collection 2 CD, which is also available as an instant download. Or you can just buy the Gardener image by itself. The papers are the "old" element on this card and they are from the Pretty Tuff CD Rom. The garden shed it made my using a wood effect stamp on kraft card and then I've used the Tattered Lace beach hut die. I think it makes it look like a garden shed, don't you? The mushrooms are also from a TL die. The little plant pots are real terracotta and were given to me by my friend in Spain who rescued them from going in a bin as she knew I would use them!

The Graph'It Markers I have used to colour the image are:

Skin: 4115, 4145, 4155, 3120, 4135

Greens: 7250, 7270, 7290

Digi Choosday challenge week 18

Good morning everyone, it's time for another challenge over at Digi Choosday and this week the challenge is to make something for a kids party. Here is my make

I have used the Boys Hoot Download Bundle to create this invite, I thought the owl peeking out of the box was perfect for a surprise party. I took the topper into a graphic program (MCS) to make the sentiment. I have layered up the lid and bow on the box and the sentiment using 3D foam.

Tattered Lace Challenge Blog Challenge 2

So here I am at last with my first make for the Tattered Lace Challenge Blog Challenge. We are onto challenge 2 and the challenge this month is Romance and Roses. To enter this challenge all you need to do is use a minimum of one Tattered Lace die. Of course more is fine!

The prize for the winner for this challenge will be a 3 month subscription to the Tattered Lace magazine for issues 7, 8 & 9, which is worth a whopping £38.97! And if you have seen these magazines yet, you are really missing out as each issue contains a FREE die! Pop over to Crafting.co.uk and check out the full range.

Anyway, enough babbling from me. Here is my DT make for this month

I have use the Summer Rose die and the Florentine Heart die. 

I have coloured the die cuts with the Permanent Red and permanent Green Shade Pan Pastels.