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Friday 6 October 2017

EMERALD CITY CRAFTS CHALLENGE # 4 - ANYTHING GOES

Hello!
Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge, it was difficult choosing winners!
You can see the challenge rules right here...
http://emeraldcitycraftschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge-rules.html
The challenges will be monthly on the first Friday of each month.
They will run for 3 weeks and the theme will always be
'Anything Goes'
 So here is my bit of inspiration for you this time around....
More of The 'SO CUTE' Ephemera cards.
The lovely Ephermera cards can be found in the Linda Simpson Designs web shop...
http://lindasimpsondesigns.com
along with lots of beautiful papers and other sets too.
I hope you like my inspiration for you and you will join us for our challenges.We do hope you will join us for some fun.
Happy crafting!

Mary x
DT for Emerald City Crafts

Thursday 5 October 2017

LET'S CRAFT & CREATE CHALLENGE #130 - ANYTHING GOES option WITCHY/AUTUMN

Hello lovely people!
We have a new challenge starting today over at
This challenge....
CHALLENGE #130
ANYTHING GOES option WITCHY/AUTUMN
Remember to visit us again for our half-way post from Team 2 on 19th of the month. 
This is my DT inspiration for you this time around.
A simple card this time around.
I used a precoloured image from THE PAPER SHELTER

Hope you like it and I hope you will join our challenge.
Happy crafting!

Hugs
Mary x
Owner/DT at Let's Craft & Create

CRAFTING WITH AN ATTITUDE CHALLENGE #32

Welcome to CRAFTING WITH AN ATTITUDE Challenge #32
A new challenge today.
We have no sponsor for this challenge.
This is my project....
I used a precoloured image from The Paper Shelter
I love their images.
Hope you like my bit of inspiration.

Happy crafting!!
Mary
DT at Crafting With An Attitude

Wednesday 4 October 2017

THE MERRY CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE #37 - ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS

I love making Xmas cards.
We now have two Design Teams with inspiration for you!
Holly & Ivy Team and Tinsel Team...I am part of Tinsel team!
We will post our projects on alternate weeks
Here is my DT project for this week.
Our theme will always be....
ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS
This is my inspiration for you this time...
I decided on a 3D decoupaged gift tag for this project.
I started by cutting a gift tag shape from kraft card.
I covered the front and back with a 'snowy' patterned paper.
 Then I put a Santa decoupage set I had in my stash on the front of the tag using 3D glue gel.
I used some red and white twine from my stash to make the string for the gift tag.
I hope you like what I did.
Thanks for stopping by today and see you next week!!

Hugs,
Mary x
DT for The Merry Christmas Challenge
 

Sunday 1 October 2017

SHEEPSKI DESIGNS BLOG CHALLENGE #6 - USE SOME PINK

Well here we are with Challenge #6 for.....
SHEEPSKI DESIGNS BLOG CHALLENGES
The theme for this challenge is....
USE SOME PINK
You can read the rules....
HERE
So here is my DT inspiration for you!
I used Andrea's image '50's CHIC'
You can purchase it
HERE
I hope you like what I did with the image and it will give you some inspiration.
Thank you for visiting today.

Happy crafting!!
Mary x
DT at Sheepski Designs

MIX IT UP CHALLENGE #6 - ANYTHING GOES + WATERCOLOURING

Please feel free to take our blog logo and display on your own blog.
***THESE ARE OUR CHALLENGE RULES***
The challenges at MIX IT UP will run for a whole month,
with lots of inspiration from our DT.
You can enter up to 5 projects in our challenges and combine them with as many 
other challenges as you wish.***
All our challenges will be 'ANYTHING GOES' with an optional twist. 
Your projectscan be anything, cards, ATC, Mixed Media, 3D Projects, Altered Art, papercrafts
and/or scrapbook layouts. We want to 'mix it up'!
The challenge will close at 6pm EST (11PM GMT (UK time)
on the last day of the month.
We hope you will join us for all our challenges.
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This challenge - #6
ANYTHING GOES with optional twist WATERCOLOURING
This is my inspiration project for you.
Hope this will give you lots of inspiration.
I started off with a 5.75x5.75 base card.
I cut a piece of Watercolour card and painted the background using SPECTRUM AQUA MARKERS using a combination of blues and oranges to make my background.
I stamped the image of a country cottage and a sentiment onto the background and coloured the cottage using the Aqua's. I think I got quite a nice effect.
Hope you like what I did and it will inspire you to join in with our challenge.

Remember its an 'Anything Goes' challenge and the 'twist' is always optional but please do try the option in your project.
Thank you for stopping by today!
I sure appreciate all your visits.

Happy crafting!
Mary
DT Mix It Up Challenges 


Wednesday 27 September 2017

CRAFT CONSORTIUM - 'THINKING OF YOU' WEEK

Hello and thank you for stopping by today.
My DT post for CRAFT CONSORTIUM today features some beautiful paper pads from HACKNEY & CO
These are being shown on CREATE & CRAFT on October 9th.
Hope you will be watching.
So my first sample is a card created using ENGLISH GARDEN collection
As it is 'THINKING OF YOU' week I decided to make a card for this.
These papers are so pretty!
I also used Duck Egg satin ribbon and resin flowers from the  ALWAYS & FOREVER collection and some tiny white pearls from the same collection. The toppers in the centre I fussy cut from the cover of the paper pad.

I do hope you like my first inspiration for Craft Consortium and you will drop by to see more when I post more inspiration for you.

Craft Consortium products used....
                 Hackney & Co English Garden Paper Pad
                 Duck Egg Satin Ribbon
                 Duck Egg Resin Flowers
                 Self-adhesive white pearls
                 Silver Glitter Card

Do please have a browse round the Craft Consortium website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram for more inspiration, special offers and giveaways.

Remember to share any projects you make using Craft Consortium products by tagging us on Facebook and Instagram at #ccmakes

Happy crafting!
Mary
DT at Craft Consortium