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Wednesday 27 January 2016

CRAFTY ADDICTS FACEBOOK #3

Theme for this challenge is
ANYTHING GOES - SOMETHING WITH WINGS

Our sponsors are
and

Thank you very much to our sponsors once again.

And here is my half-way inspiration post.
This is what I created using



I coloured the image using
COPIC SKETCH MARKERS & SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS.

I started of with a silver pearlescent base card.
I matted and layered with 2 shades of a blue/grey card from my 'bit box'.
I glued the two mats together then wrapped some silver grey ribbon around the two mats and stuck it down on the underside.
I added a small bow to the left side of the ribbon.
I used a strip of pretty flowered paper also from my 'bit box' to put a strip down the right side and placed the image in the middle of the card, stuck on using 3D foam pads.
In the top left corner I placed one blue flower with two green leaves and in the bottom right corner I placed a 'Happy Birthday' sentiment from stash.

I hope you like what I did and will gain some inspiration from it.
There iss till plenty of time to join our challenge so come along and join in the fun.
We loook forward to seeing all your creations!

Please take a moment to stop by our other DT members blogs to see their creations too.

Thank you for stopping by today and happy crafting!

Mary
xx

Thursday 21 January 2016

JADE'S SPARKLING BUTTERFLIES #11

ADD A TAG TO YOUR CARD/PROJECT

Our sponsor for this challenge is
THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE
And the prize is...
3 SINGLE DIGI IMAGES

I chose to use the image DOLL WITH HEART 
This is what I came up with....


I use a red base card approx 5x7" and mat and layered it with 2 pices of card, one in red paper the other with a flourish frame print. Both from the PION DESIGN new paper FOR MY VALENTINE.
I took a verse and a tag from the same pad and placed one in the top left corner, the other in the top right corner. At the top of the tag I placed some red flowers from PETAL LU and made a bow from some red jute twine. I then made a triple bow from some really pretty red ribbon and placed it between the verse card and the coloured image in the bottom right corner which I put at a slight angle.
The image was coloured using SPECTRUM NOIR markers.

Hope you like my little card and will gain some inspiration from it.
Please do visit our other DT members blogs for more inspiration.

Thank you for visiting today.
Have a lovely day and happy crafting!

Mary x 

CREATIVE CRAFT COTTAGE #56

Sadly this is my last DT project for CREATIVE CRAFT COTTAGE.
I have decided to step down from the DT so I have more time to work on my colouring.
I would like to thank Lisa and Eileen for allowing me to be a part of their team for this short time and wish them the very best of luck with the challenges. Also to the other DT members I say a fond farewell but I am sure we will 'bump into one another' around the blogs.

The theme for ths challenge is ANYTHING GOES
And our wonderful sponsors are....



For this challenge I chose to use the ROSALEE image.
And this is my project.....


So I started off with a 6x8" base card and covered the front in a lovely red paper from the new Pion Design 'TO MY VALENTINE' papers. These really are very pretty papers but I love Pion Design so maybe Im biased lol.
It kind of fitted perfectly with the red roses in the image.

I coloured the image with SPECTRUM NOIR and my new COPICS which just arrived a few days ago. I love them! Eventually I am hoping to have all the COPIC markers.

I made a double bow in a deep red ribbon, cut a piece of a border and a ticket sentiment from the same Pion Design papers. I added the image at a slight angle in the top right corner...and dotted a few spots of red glitter glue to make some 'sparkly gems'.

I hope you like what I did and will gain some inspiration from it and join us for this challenge.
We look forward to seeing your creations.

I hope you will take a peek at our other DT's blogs for more inspiration.

Thank you for stopping by today and please do leave me a comment so I know you have visited and I can return the visit :)
Have a lovely day and happy crafting!

Mary xx

Wednesday 20 January 2016

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS #120


The theme for this challenge is
RIBBON & PEARLS
Our sponsors for this challenge are....

 


For this challenge I used an image from STITCHYBEAR

This is what I did with the image for my DT inspiration


I coloured her using SPECTRUM NOIR markers and used pretty shades of pink.

I made a 5.5"x 5.5" white base card.
I cut a piece to cover the front from a pretty pad I just purchased
FLORAL PAVILION from FRIST EDITION PAPERS.
I cut a piece of deep pink ribbon and placed it across the front of the patterned paper before sticking it to the front of the base card.
Then I added a double bow in the same pink ribbon.
I added a white branch with some small pink flowers with a pearl in the centre then 3 deep pink pearls in the top right corner. I also put 2 of these pearls on the front of the Babybugs dress top.
Lastly I added a 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' sentiment in the top left corner.

Hope you like what I did and gain some inspiration from it.
Please do visit our other DT members and see what they created.

Now its up to you...we would love to see your creations in our challenge.

Thank you for stopping by today and dont forget to leave me a comment so I can visit you also.
Have a lovely day and happy crafting!

Mary xx

Thursday 7 January 2016

JADE'S SPARKLING BUTTERFLIES #10


Theme for this challenge is
ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL

Our sponsors are
with a prize of
3 SINGLE DIGI IMAGES
and
with a prize of
3 SINGLE DIGI IMAGES

So you may be thinking about the blog name...
JADES SPARKLING BUTTERFLIES
was
2 CRAFTY GIRLS

The blog owner JADE MORRISON decided to change the name to something more appropriate for us and this is what Jade and the DT came up with. More than appropriate I would say!

So on to my project for this challenge.
The image I chose to use was CHRISTMAS ANGEL from ROBYN'S FETISH.
This is what I made with it.





I used some lovely papers from PION DESIGN.
Lovely papers!

I layered a white base card with a beige mix mat and on top of that I put a grey mat.
It gave a lovely contrast I thought.
Around the mats I placed a piece of silver glittery netting then tied a bow in the same netting and  placed it to the left side.
I added some white Poinsettia flowers and Holly leaves in the top left corner and on the right side I placed the coloured image which I coloured with Spectrum Noir markers.
I placed a sentiment between the flowers and netting bow.
Not very Christmas style but enough 'brightness (in the netting) and beauty (the angel and flowers)' to cover our theme.

So I hope this will give you some different inspiration.
Please do visit our other DT members and see their inspiration too.
They have all done some beautiful work as always.

So I hope you will join us in this challenge and we look forward to seeing what you create.
Thank you for stopping by today!
Happy crafting!

Mary X

Would also like to enter this in the following challenges....

A BIT MORE TIME TO CRAFT - Challenge #11 - AG
CARD MANIA - Challenge #76 - WINTER FUN
THE CRAFTY ADDICTS - Challenge #6 - AG/CELEBRATIONS






 

CREATIVE CRAFT COTTAGE #55

Theme for this challenge is
RELEASE THE GLITTER

And our lovely sponsors are
The prize is 4 DIGI IMAGES
and
   The prize is 4 DIGI IMAGES

My DT project for this challenge is...


I used a cutting file from the Silhouette Design shop for this project.
A bottle tag.

I used a lovely paper pad I recently purchased from SCRAP AND CRAFT called HIDDEN DESIRES. I used one 12 x 12 sheet and used both sides to get the contrast. I thought it worked quite well.

The image NEW YEAR BABY I coloured with Spectrum Noir markers.
I added some glitter, which sadly does not show up very well on the picture and added a few silver stars for a bit more 'sparkle'.
I placed the coloured image on the main tag piece at a slight angle.
I added a circle embellishment and the word 'Cheers' to the circle. Put on a few dabs of glitter glue and added a few silver stars.
And that was all it needed really.

Hope my little project will give you some ideas for your entry.
Please do visit our other DT members. They also have some fabulous inspiration for you too.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you will join us for this challenge.
Happy crafting!

Mary x

Wednesday 6 January 2016

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS #119


The theme for this challenge is
MONOCHROME

And our lovely sponsor is
with a fabulous prize of
7 DIGI IMAGES!

As the theme is MONOCHROME for this challenge I had some pretty pink papers to use.
And as I had coloured the image in pinks it wasnt a hard choice.

So here is my DT inspiration for this challenge....


I chose the cute image
KID POCKET TOPPER - GIRL WITH BOW
I coloured her with SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS

I started with a fuschia pink 8 x 8in. base card.
I cut out a stand for the back of the card, so it is a single sided card.
I cut a mat 6.25in. square in pale pink cardstock  and stuck it to the front of the base card.
Next I cut a 5.5in. suare mat in a pink and white checked cardstock and added it on top of the pale pink mat at a slight angle.
In the top left corner I added a layered butterfly. I cut out the bottom layer in the fuschia pink card and the top lacey layer in the pale pink card. I stuck them together and folded the wings of the top layer upwards slightly then placed two self-adhesive pink pearls on the body.
In the top right corner I added a bow made from netting in a pale pink. It has a sheen to it so looked quite pretty. Then right in the top corner I placed a few self-adhesive pink pearls.
In the bottom right corner I placed the coloured image at a slight angle. Then in the bottom left corner I placed some paper flowers cut from the pink and white checked paper I used for the top mat layer.
I placed a small pink pearl in the centre and added two or three pearl strands around the flowers.
In the centre I placed a small card sentiment.

And thats my DT card for this challenge.
I hope you like it and will get some inspiration from it.

Please do visit our other DT members.
They too have some fabulous projects to share.
We look forward to you joining us and seeing your wonderful creations.

Thank you for stopping by and happy crafting!!

Mary DT x

Tuesday 5 January 2016

LETS CREATE & CRAFT #109


The theme for this challenge is
LAYER IT UP


Here is my DT inspiration for you....hope it will help with some ideas.

I cut a white base card measuring 5.5 x 6ins.
I chose some patterned papers from STUDIO75 for the mats.
I cut two contrasting pieces of card for the mats.
One piece slightly smaller than the base card and the other slightly smaller than the first.

Then I cut a FLOURISH HEART using a die from APPLE BLOSSOM. 
It is quite an intricate die but it cut beautifully! I cut this in a very pale lemon cardstock just to give a hint of a contrast colour. I placed this on the card front in the centre.

In the bottom right corner I placed some small white paper flowers and branches.
In the bottom left corner I placed a bow made from some wide silk ribbon in a beige colour.
It has a lovely sheen to it!

Finally in the top left corner I placed a die cut sentiment. I placed this with sticky pads to give it depth.

Plain and simple but very pretty.
I hope you like what I did and will gain some inspiration from it and enter our challenge.
Please do visit our other DT members blog to see what inspiration they came up with.

So we look forward to seeing all your entries!
Thanks for stopping by. Have a super day!
And happy crafting!!


Mary xx

Would also like to enter this into following challenges.....

A BIT MORE TIME TO CRAFT - Challenge 11 - AG