PapercraftJunkies # 6

Welcome to our last challenge of the year at PapercraftJunkies. Thank you to all who took part in Denyse's Embellish It! challenge. The standard of entries was very high and Denyse will be announcing the winners in a few days time.
There are lots of fabulous digi images in the PapercraftJunkies shop where there is a terrific sale on at the moment and even a freebie section. There have been lots of recent additions to the shop including some fantastic background scenes.
Challenge # 6 is hosted by the lovely Dawn and the theme she has chosen is "Bingo Board". That means you follow either a line across, down or diagonally to include three elements.  Or you could use everything for a full house!  You will find the board further down this post.

For my card I went down the left hand side and used Ribbon, Flowers and Buttons.

I used a paper from MCS Quintessential Country Garden and matted it onto silver mirri board. Before attaching to the 8" x 8" card blank I wrapped a turquoise ribbon around it. I also inked the edges of the blank with Distress Ink Salty Ocean.

I used the fantastic Flower Heart digi and changed the colour of the outline drawing to blue using MCS. I then coloured the flowers, vines and leaves with Promarkers and matted it onto silver mirri.
This image will look wonderful coloured with reds for Valentine's Day.

The paper flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I tied a bow with the ribbon and found some flower and heart buttons in my stash which matched the card perfectly.

Here is the board for you to play along with.

Head over to the Challenge Blog where you can see the fabulous projects our Design Team have been busy creating to hopefully inspire you for this challenge.
There are fabulous digi prizes and badges up for grabs for the lucky winners. The challenge winner will win 4 PapercraftJunkies digi images from the shop if they've used a PCJ image on their entry, otherwise, the winner can choose 3 PCJ digi images. They will also receive the code for a winners badge.
Also, 3 favourites will be chosen to receive one of the fabulous blog badges as shown in the side bar where you'll find a full breakdown of the prizes and rules too. You have until 9:59 am on December 31^st 2013 to enter your crafty creations, we can't wait to see what you make.

Have a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year. We hope to see you all in 2013!

PapercraftJunkies #5

Welcome to my second challenge post of today and to PapercraftJunkies challenge #5. The lovely Denyse is hosting this fortnight's challenge and the theme she has chosen is "Embellish it". That means your crafty project can be any theme but it has to have at least one handmade embellishment on it. There are fabulous digi prizes and badges up for grabs for the lucky winners, and a bigger prize if you use a PapercraftJunkies digi on your project. There are lots of fabulous digi images in the PapercraftJunkies shop where there is a terrific sale on at the moment and even a freebie section.

I got the inspiration for my DT card from the beautiful Doodle Christmas Tree digi that Tracey designed. I love the scrolls that the tree is made from and wanted to create a similar effect from wire. You get a ready coloured digi and a black and white outline digi for this image making it super value.

I used a 6" x 6" card blank and covered it with gold mirri matted with a red Papermania textured card. I printed the coloured tree digi onto green card and matted it onto gold mirri. I used a white pen to add highlights to the scrolls and decorated the tree with some red and green gems.

To create my embellishments I used some gold wire and red and green beads from my stash. I wound the wire around my Papermania bow maker, threading it with the beads at intervals. I tucked the ends of the wire embellishments behind the sentiment and secured with Pinflair. I finished the card with some more red and green gems in the top corners.

Head on over to the PapercraftJunkies challenge blog for more inspiration from the other DT members and a full breakdown of the prizes and rules. You have until 9:59 am on December 15th to enter your crafty creations, we can't wait to see what you make.

PapercraftJunkies #4

Today is the launch of a new challenge at PapercraftJunkies and it’s my turn to host this fortnightly challenge.  Thank you to everyone who took part in the last challenge, the winners will be announced in a few days.
We have a fantastic theme this time, it’s “White on White”. Your image can have some colour but we’d like to see everything else in white. You can enter any kind of craft project, providing it follows the theme. There are quite a few prizes on offer for different categories, so check out the sidebar on the challenge blog for the details and the rules.  You have until 10am on the 1st December to enter, so to give you some inspiration here is my DT card.

I covered the front of an 8"x 8" card blank with white Centura Pearl to which I'd attached a length of wired white patterned ribbon. I then embossed a piece of white card with a snowflake folder that came free with a magazine. I edged the panel with a silver Promarker.

I used the Christmas Snow People image and coloured the black and white version with Pastel Blue, Pale Pink and Ice Grey 1 Promarkers. I used a silver Promarker around the edges for definition. I think the image is so cute with the little birds in the center. The sentiment is a silver peel-off.

For my embellishments I used a Marianne poinsettia die and snowflake dies and a Cheery Lynn small leaf flourish die. They were all cut from plain white card and spot glittered. To finish with I tied a bow with the white wired ribbon.

Don't forget to visit the PapercraftJunkies Challenge Blog to check out the fabulous cards from the other Design Team members to give you some more inspiration. Everyone has, of course, used images from the lovely Tracey and they can all be found in the PapercraftJunkies Shop. There are some wonderful freebies up for grabs too, so make sure you pop by to have a good look.

PapercraftJunkies Challenge #3

Welcome to a new challenge at PapercraftJunkies, which runs until 14th November. The winners of the previous one will be announced in a few days. Thank you to everyone who took part and we hope you will join in with challenge #3.
There will be two winners for this challenge, one for using a PCJ digi and one for using any other image, there will also be a badge for three runners-up to put on their blogs. The prizes will be a digi of the winners' choice. Don't forget that it doesn't have to be a card you enter, it can be any crafty make as long as it follows the theme.
The theme this time is "Something with Wings" and here is my DT card to give you inspiration.

I started by covering an A5 card blank with a paper I printed from MCS Quintessential Country Garden CD. I printed a second paper and cut it in an oval using an X-Cut die and inked around the edge with Memento Rich Cocoa. The gate is from the MCS Quintessential Country Garden paper pack, which I coloured with Distress Ink Antique Linen.

The butterflies were created using digis from the  PapercraftJunkies shop. I made the larger butterfly with the Butterfly Wing set and added a hand drawn body.  The digis come in a black and white version and also a coloured example. I wanted to choose my colours to match the papers I'd selected so I coloured the wings using Promarkers.

I used the Fairy Wing set to create  the smaller butterfly. I coloured this one with Polychromos. Again, I hand drew the body, coloured it black and then added black Cosmic Shimmer PVA. Both butterflies have been mounted on the card with foam pads to give them dimension.
I finished off with some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and some organza ribbon from my stash. Then I dotted Cosmic Shimmer liquid pearls around part of the oval and as butterfly trails.
Dont forget to visit the PapercraftJunkies shop to check out all the fabulous digis Tracey has designed, you will even find some fantastic freebies. Check out the other DT cards on the challenge blog, and make sure you enter the challenge, we look forward to seeing your creations.

PaperCraftJunkies Halloween Challenge

PaperCraftJunkies are holding their second challenge over at the PaperCraftJunkies Challenge Blog. This one runs until the end of the month, which, as you probably know, is Halloween. So, our theme this time is "Halloween" of course!
There will be two winners for the challenge, one for using a PCJ digi and one for using any other image, there will also be a badge for three runners-up to put on their blogs. The prizes will be a digi of the winners' choice. Don't forget that it doesn't have to be a card you enter, it can be any crafty make as long as it follows the theme.
Here is my DT card as some inspiration for you.....
 

I covered an 8"x8" card blank with black card and matted a pumpkin backing paper I'd printed from Joanna Sheen's Cardmaker's Year CD. Before sticking the paper down, I wrapped a length of  "spider's web" down one side that I'd coloured black.

For the main image I cropped and printed a beach hut digi which I recoloured in MCS. I cut it out and coloured a night sky background with Polychromos. I printed a cute little monster and a "scaredy cat", both of which I coloured with Promarkers. I placed the cat in the window and gave the monster a goody bag then added a couple of ready coloured digi trees. All the images, apart from the Trick or Treat bag, are available as coloured and outline digis from the PaperCraftJunkies website.

The pumpkins were a free download from the internet, which I coloured with Promarkers, and the sentiment was created in MCS. I then die-cut it and inked the edges in black.
Just in case you need a bit more inspiration don't forget to have a look at the range of digi images available at PaperCraftJunkies, you may even find something relevant in the Freebies section (Hint! Hint!).
It's now time to get creating yourselves, we can't wait to see what you make for "Halloween" 

PaperCraftJunkies Reminder

I just wanted to remind you all about the first fortnightly challenge over at PaperCraftJunkies. We have a fabulous theme for you; "Best of British". With all the celebrations for the Jubilee and Olympics this year, I think we all have something suitable in our crafty stash. If you don't though, you can head over to the PaperCraftJunkies shop and pick up some free coloured digi images to play with.
There will be two winners for each of our challenges, one for using a PCJ digi and one for using any other image, and don't forget that it doesn't have to be a card you enter, it can be any crafty make as long as it follows the theme.
Here is a second card I made for this challenge.

I  matted and layered red card and a backing paper from Docrafts "Best of British" Forever Friends DVD onto an 8"x8" blank. I also printed  the decoupage of the black cab and made the sentiment from a journalling card. I used one of PCJ's free images of the Bluebeary Hill Jubilee Bear.

I made up the decoupage without the Forever Friends bear and cut a windscreen to fit in the cab. I then cut out the Bluebeary Hill bear, mounted him on foam pads and placed him in front of the taxi. 

I created the bunting by colouring stripes in red and blue on plain card and cutting into triangles. I then threaded them onto cord and strung them across the front of the card. I finished off with a couple of bows made from coloured cord.
I hope this has inspired you and that you'll join in with this great challenge.
You have until midnight on October 14th to get your entries in.

DCC and Friends Challenge Reminder

There are still 10 days to go for Challenge #3 at DCC & Friends where the theme is "Character Crazy". We would like to see any crafty creation featuring a character. This challenge is being sponsored by PaperCraftJunkies who are offering a generous prize of six digi images of the winner's choice. If you use a digi image from PCJ you will be entered into a special draw to win a crafty prize from DCC & Friends. There is a good selection of freebies you can use, so make sure you visit.
Here is my midway inspiration for you.

I started by covering an 8"x8" card blank with red textured card from Papermania. I created the backing paper in MCS by cropping and tiling a small section of one of the digis. Then I changed the colour. I embossed a piece of  blue Core'dinations card with some Donna Salazar die-cut cogs and sanded it lightly.

My "characters" are Henry and Uncle Charlie Rustin. They are available as digi images from the PaperCraftJunkies shop. I put the two coloured versions together and took them into MCS where I gave them a makeover by changing the colours.  After cutting them out I inked around them with Barn Door Distress Ink.

The cogs were coloured by blending Tea Dye and Barn Door Distress Inks. I created the cog border by die-cutting halfway through the dies and the sentiment was done in MCS.
Pop along to the DCC challenge blog for some more inspiration and to enter the challenge. Don't forget to collect your Treasure Hunt letter to be in with a chance of a crafty prize.

Emma's Cards Challenge # 9

I'm still having to apologise on behalf of Blogger for making a mess of the appearance of my blog. They seem either unwilling or unable to fix the problem, so, sorry you're having to look at this format instead of my pretty background and font.

Announcing this month's challenge at Emma's Cards! The theme is "Happy Birthday Bryan", so basically, it's a crafty make for a male birthday. This challenge is sponsored by Pink Tulip Creations. Bryan himself will be donating some Christmas themed embellishments to go with the main prize which you can see at the bottom of this post. Bryan is the lovely Emma's partner, and this challenge runs until the end of the month.
Here is my DT card to give you some inspiration.

I started with my favourite 8"x8" blank and matted and layered it with textured brown and orange card from Papermania. The backing paper with the cogs and wheels is from Kanban's Industriana pad.

The robots are digi images from PaperCraftJunkies. They are called Henry Rustin and Uncle Charlie Rustin. I coloured them with Polychromos, used Spellbinders Labels Eleven to die cut them and then inked the edges with Distress Inks Tea Dye.

The cogs are Donna Salazar's "Sprightly Sprockets" which I cut out of silver mirri card. I created the brown cog border by only die-cutting half way through them and I finished the card with a silver sentiment border peel-off.
The winning entry will receive this fantastic prize. It's an  MDF Advent Calendar kit with a retail value of £23, available exclusively from Pink Tulip Creations.

And this is how it can look when you make it up, a real Christmas keepsake.

 

Lastly, I'd like to wish a Happy Birthday to Bryan!

PaperCraftJunkies Challenge #1

I'm still having to apologise on behalf of Blogger for making a mess of the appearance of my blog. They seem either unwilling or unable to fix the problem, so, sorry you're having to look at this format instead of my pretty background and font.

I am very excited  to announce the first bi-monthly challenge over at PaperCraftJunkies and I'm very proud to tell you that I'm on the Design Team. The lady behind PCJ is Tracey Grundy, a very talented artist. Tracey also holds classes and enjoys "upcycling". This challenge runs until 14th October and the winner will receive a prize of any digi of their choice from the PCJ shop.
For our first challenge the team was asked to use our choice of the free Jubilee digis available in the PaperCraftJunkies shop. They can be found in the "Freebies" section of the website. I chose a few of the designs, including Jade and Jonny Jubilee and  BlueBeary Hill Jubilee King. This is the card I made.

I took an 8"x8" card blank and matted and layered with blue cardstock and a backing paper from Docrafts Forever Friends "Best of British" DVD. I also printed off the sentry box and, after adding the sentiment and resizing, the journaling card.

The images are already coloured so, I just printed Jade and Jonny a few times and decoupaged them. I printed the Jubilee King once and placed him in the sentry box with the children in front.

I made a panel with blue card and another backing paper from the DVD and added the sentiment and an organza bow.
We look forward to seeing your entries.  Please pop along to the shop and have a browse at the fantastic images. Don't forget to pick up your freebies too.

DCC and Friends Challenge # 3

Are you all ready for another challenge at DCC & Friends? Today kicks off our 3rd challenge and the theme is "Character Crazy". You have until October 15th to enter your crafty creations along this theme and collect your next Treasure Hunt letter.
Our fabulous sponsors are PaperCraftJunkies who are offering six digis of the winner's choice. Please visit their website, there is so much more on offer than the fantastic images, including some freebies. And, if you use an image from PaperCraftJunkies on your entry you will go into a draw for a bonus crafty prize from DCC & Friends.      

This is my DT card, made with fabulous images by Tracey Grundy from PaperCraftJunkies.

I made an 8" x8" easel card and covered the front with a green textured card from Papermania, I layered that with a  paper from Kanban's Industriana pad. The chevron card is from Papermania's Happy Days pad.
I die cut the cogs with Donna Salazar's Sprockets set from blue Core'dinations card, then used them to emboss the green Core'dinations card before using as embellishments.

The robots are from the Rustin (get it?) family, the blue one is called Henry and the brown one is Uncle Charlie. I used Promarkers to colour them both then die cut them with Spellbinder's labels eleven. I inked the edges with Distress inks Weathered Wood and Bundled Sage.

The stand was made with off cuts and mounted on foam pads.  I created the sentiment in MCS and I cut some dies from plain card and coloured them with promarkers for the finishing touch.
Thank you to all who entered last month's challenge, the winners will be announced next weekend. We can't wait to see your entries for Challenge #3 at DCC & Friends, and please, do come and join us at Dawn's Card Swap on Facebook.