Scribble & Scrap Challenge #32 Reminder

This is a reminder for challenge #32 at Scribble & Scrap. The current challenge runs until 6pm (GMT) on Saturday. A full list of all the rules is on the blog. The theme for Scribble & Scrap is always "Anything Goes"

My DT card features a stamp set available in the Scribble & Scrap shop.

This is an 8"x8" card I made for a teenage girl's birthday. I used Spellbinder die-cuts in white, red and black card and some large punched hearts.

The image is from the Santoro Gorjuss 'The Collector' eight piece stamp set. I stamped Gorjuss onto Super Smooth card and added the hearts randomly around her. I coloured the image with Promarkers.
The card was finished with some twine and a heart gem. 

I've entered this card in the following challenges:
http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/11/challenge-20-anything-goes.html
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-122-anything-goes.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-85.html
http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/4-cc-222-die-cuts.html
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-56-anything-goesmake-it.html
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-239-anything-with-die-cuts-at.html
http://ema-ginationstation.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/AG-ch-no-9.html
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-10/

Scribble & Scrap Challenge #32

Welcome to Challenge #32 at Scribble & Scrap. Thank you to all who joined in with challenge #31, the winners have been announced on the blog.

The theme for Scribble & Scrap is always "Anything Goes" and there is a full list of all the rules on the blog.

My DT card features some of the lovely products available in the Scribble & Scrap shop.

I covered a card blank with a gorgeous paper from First Edition 6x6 New Bloom papers. Using an X-cut punch and another New Bloom paper I created a panel down the right hand side. I attached a length of lilac satin ribbon to some turquoise lace and placed that across the card.

The image is a Sweet Pea Norma J Burnell stamp - Guardian of the Meadow which I coloured with Polychromos. After trimming around the image I matted it onto a piece of card edged on one side with an X-cut punch. I tucked a Dovecraft Cream Circular Doily behind it which I'd coloured with Shaded Lilac Distress Ink.

I coloured a Santoro Mirabelle Wooden Butterfly with a Pan Pastel and decorated it with faux pearls.

I finished the card with a satin bow and some more faux pearls.
You can share your Sweet Pea Stamp projects on Facebook in the dedicated Sweet Pea Friends and Fans group.

I've entered this card in the following challenges:
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/dt-call-and-anything-goes.html
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper_1.html
http://www.onecrazystampercom.blogspot.ca/2014/11/november-anything-goes-challenge.html
http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/sisters-of-craft-november-anything-goes.html
http://a-crafty-mess.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-1.html
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-121-use-2-or-more-colors.html
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/qkr-stampede-challenge-114-bling-it-on.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-84.html

The Dragon Keeper

I have been playing with another of the gorgeous Sweet Pea stamps available from the Scribble & Scrap shop. There are so many to chose from but this one caught my eye because of the fabulous little dragon.

I edged a 6"x 6" card blank with Pan Pastel and then layered two papers from the Bo Bunny Enchanted Garden paper pad. I used a strip of paper from First Edition New Blooms to cover the join and wrapped it with lilac lace and satin ribbon.

The gorgeous image is Sweet Pea Stamps Norma J Burnell's Fairy Tangles The Dragon Keeper. I just adore the little dragon perched on her shoulder. I'd love to have a pet dragon. I coloured the stamp with Polychromos on watercolour paper and die-cut it to fit in the Scalloped oval.

I finished the card with some paper flowers, faux pearls and a satin bow. 

Please visit the Scribble & Scrap shop for your own Sweet Pea stamps and other crafting goodies. And don't forget to join in with the Scribble & Scrap challenge where the theme is always 'Anything Goes'. You can share your Sweet Pea Stamp projects on Facebook in the dedicated Sweet Pea Friends and Fans group.

Shabby Chic Gardenia

I took a bit of time out to do some colouring this week and finished a gorgeous image I started a while ago. I also wanted to use some fabulous papers I've been stroking for ages. This is the result.

The papers are from an old Prima A4 pad called Epiphany. I added some lace, a punched border and a die cut. I scruffed the edges of the papers and fussy cut the bow.

The image is called Gardenia and is by the talented Mitzi from Aurora Wings. I coloured her with Copics and Promarkers. I then die cut her using an X-cut scalloped circle and dusted the edges with Pan Pastel. I tucked some more lace behind parts of the image.

I finished the card with some handmade flowers and pearls.

I'd like to enter this card in:

 http://aurorawingschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-9-anything-goes.html

Scribble & Scrap Challenge #31 Reminder

This is a reminder for challenge #31 at Scribble & Scrap. The current challenge runs until 6pm (GMT) on Saturday. A full list of all the rules is on the blog. The theme for Scribble & Scrap is always "Anything Goes"

My DT card features some of the gorgeous products available in the Scribble & Scrap shop.

I layered papers from First Edition 6x6 Rose Garden papers onto Kraft Card and scuffed the edges. One I fixed to the card base and the other is a panel. I added three Dovecraft Cream Circular Doilies and three flowers made from Scribble & Scrap Flowers and Things, White and Sky, one of which I coloured with Pan Pastels.

The image is the gorgeous Sweet Pea Stamps Norma J Burnell’s Fairy Tangles Midsummer Dragonflies stamp which I coloured with Promarkers and Copics. I layered her onto Kraft card. I added a satin bow, some die-cuts and pearls to finish the card.
There is a Facebook page for fans of Sweet Pea stamps. We'd love to see you there.

I've entered this card in the following challenges:
http://a-crafty-mess.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-1.html
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-120-anything-goes.html
http://milkcoffeechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/hand-color-image.html
http://avenue613.blogspot.nl/
http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-6.html
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-117-anything-goes-stars.html
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.nl/2014/11/ttcrd-challenge-nov11-nov17.html
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-55-anything-goescelebration.html

Remembrance Day 2014

Today is Remembrance Day in Britain. It is also known around the world as Armistice Day, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day and Anzac Day. The First World War officially ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 and we remember those who lost their lives with a two minute silence at 11 am. Towns and cities across Britain commemorated Remembrance Day with  civic services last Sunday which, as the second Sunday of November, is known as Remembrance Sunday.

The poppy has become the well known symbol of remembrance as it was made popular by the poem In Flanders Fields inspired by the sea of red flowers that thrived on some of the worst battlefields of the war. 

My card today is humble in comparison.

I printed the sentiment directly onto hammered cream card which I folded in half. I added a red ribbon and bow.

The image is a stamp from Indigoblu called Poppy Heart. I coloured it with Polychromos and matted and layered it onto red card and gold pearlescent card. I finished the card with some black gems.

This year there is the added significance that it is 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. To commemorate the centenary a beautiful, but temporary, tribute has been created around the Tower of London. It is called Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red and is made up of 888,246 red ceramic poppies. Each flower represents one soldier from Britain, Australia and the Commonwealth who lost their life in the war. 

Each of these poppies has been sold to raise money for six charities involved in caring for the Armed Forces.

I think this is a most wonderful tribute and really brings the message home about just how many soldiers lost their lives. The poppies will now be removed from the tower but ...

We Shall Not Forget

Scribble & Scrap Challenge #31

Welcome to Challenge #31 at Scribble & Scrap. Thank you to all who joined in with challenge #30, the winners have been announced on the blog.

The theme for Scribble & Scrap is always "Anything Goes" and there is a full list of all the rules on the blog.

My DT card features some of the lovely products available in the Scribble & Scrap shop.

I started with an 8x8 card blank and used a beautiful paper from the Craftwork Cards Pretty in Pink 8x8 paper pad. It is covered in gorgeous gilded butterflies. I cut a square from another of the foiled papers from the same pad and matted it onto beige card.. I wrapped a pink silk ribbon round it before attaching it. I stamped a sentiment from the Dovecraft Curiosity Corner Sentiment Stamp set.

The stamped image is the Santoro Mirabelle “Butterfly” clear stamp and I coloured it using my Polychromos.

I took two of the Santoro Mirabelle Wooden Butterflies and heat embossed them with pink embossing powder. I then added some Frantage. I finished the card with some Hobby House Boutique paper flowers Daisies - pink and a silk ribbon bow.

I've entered this card in the following challenges:

http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-55-winners-53.html

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-55-anything-goescelebration.html

http://ema-ginationstation.blogspot.nl/2014/11/AG-ch-no-6.html

http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-35-anything-goes-or-paper.html

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.nl/2014/11/challenge-157-anything-goes.html

http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/sisters-of-craft-november-anything-goes.html

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-116-anything-goes-happy.html

http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-5.html

http://slslinesdigitalstamps.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-2-pink.html?spref=fb

Kraftyhands November 2014 Challenge

Today is the start of the November challenge at Kraftyhands. Thank you to those of you who joined in with the October challenge, the winners have been announced on the blog. This challenge is just for fun. 

The theme this month is 
"Christmas Cheer"
I've made an easel card to show you. I used the S for Santa CD. It is full of fabulous papers, card making sets, humourous toppers, money wallets, inserts and more.

I printed off three of the papers, a sentiment and one of the toppers from a card making set. I used a plain red card for all the matting.

I love this image. It's from one of the card making sets and comes as a decoupage. It has different sayings for the speech bubble. I mounted the layers with foam pads.
I finished the card with some snowflakes and red faux pearls.

Please visit the  Kraftyhands Challenge Blog for a full set of the challenge rules and to view the inspirational DT creations. Remember to be a follower of the challenge blog to qualify for entry in the challenge. Visit the Kraftyhands webshop to get your copy of this fantastic CD and lots more.

Emporium of Curiosities Debut

Today and tomorrow sees the debut of a fabulous new CD from Kraftyhands on the British Craft Network. It's called Emporium of Curiosities and is packed full of the most gorgeous vintage and Steampunk images and papers. There are toppers, postcards, embellishments and more.

Here are some samples I created with the CD.

I scruffed the edges of blue card and the images, added lace and die-cut feathers.

A simple card using a couple of papers and postcards as tags.

I created a base for the wonderful vintage paper and image by Frantaging some SB die-cuts. I added frantaged butterflies and some pearl flowers.

Here I've used  some elements from one of the card making sets. I embossed around the clock face and the center of the paper buttons. A doily and a corner die-cut are the only items I added.

Here I've layered up some beautiful papers and postcards with die-cut clocks. I've added Frantage to some of the corners.

So many of the papers and images can be used for either male or female cards. Here I prettied a postcard topper by adding a bunch of roses I cut from one of the backing papers.

Make sure you watch the Kraftyhands shows on the British Craft Network to see more samples and some fabulous demonstrations by the boys.

The CD is available from the Kraftyhands webshop.

Scribble & Scrap Challenge #30 Reminder

This is a reminder for challenge #30 at Scribble & Scrap. The current challenge runs until 6pm (GMT) on Saturday. A full list of all the rules is on the blog. The theme for Scribble & Scrap is always "Anything Goes".

My DT card features some of the gorgeous products available in the Scribble & Scrap shop.

I started by making a frame from a Whimsey corner die as a mat for a dark purple spotty paper from the Simply Gorjuss 8x8 paper pack. I then layered them onto pearlescent purple card. I wrapped an organza ribbon around the layers and mounted them onto an 8x8 card blank and inked the edges. I made the flowers from an X-cut die set.

I used stamps from the Gorjuss Toadstools stamp set for the image and coloured it with my Promarkers. I then die-cut it and inked around the image lightly before adding it to the front of the card.

I finished the card with an organza bow and a wooden hedgehog from my stash. 

I've entered this card in the following challenges:

http://4craftychicks.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/crazy-egg-anything-goes.html

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/qkr-stampede-challenge-111-of-kind.html

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-81.html

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-253.html

http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-54-winners-52.html

http://treasuredtimesrubberstampschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/challenge-28.html

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-118-anything-goes.html

http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/

http://ema-ginationstation.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/AG-ch-no-5.html