CREATIVE CRAFT COTTAGE #54

CHALLENGE #54

The Theme for this Challenge is....
ADD SOME SPARKLE

And our sponsor is LACY SUNSHINE 

Huge thanks to Lacy Sunshine!

Prize for this challenge is..

3 DIGI IMAGES of the winners choice!

So my DT inspiration this time around.
I decided on something simple.

I used the image EMILY SPRING LADYBUGS from LACY SUNSHINE.
So I made a birthday card...Christmas cards are always pretty but there comes a time when we have to move away from the Season.

So for my card I used a dark blue base card.
I matted and layered 2 pieces of card from a pretty paper pad in my stash. I tied a piece of contrast blue ribbon around the mats before adhering it to the main card.
The image turned out quite good I thought (I am a colouring novice Im afraid so not perfect).
I put this on to the card with foam pads to give it some depth.
In the top left corner I put a tini pennant banner across the corner and in the top right I added a blue sparkly gem.
I made a small bow (getting quite good at this even if I do say so myself) in the same blue ribbon as the piece I put round the mats.
Above that I placed a Birthday sentiment tag and below it I placed another blue sparkly gem.

I think it made a pretty Birthday card!
But then Im biased :)

Please consider paying a visit to our other DT members blogs for more inspiration.

We hope very much you will join us for this challenge and we look forward to once seeing some lovely creations.

Have a lovely day and my very best wishes to you for Christmas and the New year!
Happy crafting!

Mary x
 

2 CRAFTY GIRLS #8

CHALLENGE #8

Well here I am again with another DT inspirational post!

This time for the reopening challenge at 2 CRAFTY GIRLS

A lovely lady Jade Morrison has reopened this blog and restarted the challenges. So a huge thank you to Jade for this and all her hard work getting this off the ground.

The theme is ANYTHING GOES and our lovely sponsor this time around is

PATTIES CREATIONS

So my first DT inspirational post for this lovely team.

I started off with a dark blue blank base.

I chose the image HEARTS WITH RIBBON from PATTIES CREATIONS.

I coloured the image with my Spectrum Noir markers, cut around it and coloured the background a blue/grey colour. White was too much.

I added a square piece of patterened background paper to the centre of the card as a mat, leaving a piece of the base card showing at either side.

I added a sentiment topper to the left side of my card and the coloured image to the right side.

At the top left of the coloured image I added 2 stars and at the bottom right corner I added a sparly gem. Above the sentiment topper I added a triple loop bow in black & white gingham.

Everything to make this card came from my stash.

I hope you like my little bit of inspiration to you and it will give the encouragement to come and join in the fun with us. We would love to see your creations!

Please also take a look at our other DT members and see what they have created too.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Happy crafting!

Mary xx

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS #116

CHALLENGE #116

THEME IS 'XMAS...ANYTHING BUT A CARD'

Our sponsors for this challenge are

ALL DRESSED UP

ppinkydolls

AURORA WINGS

 

 

 The prizes for this challenge are.....

(ALL DRESSED UP STAMPS)

2 DIGI IMAGES

(PPINKYDOLLS)

3 DIGI IMAGES

(AURORA WINGS)

$10 WORTH OF IMAGES

Prizes well worth winning!!

 So this challenge is CHRISTMAS with ANYTHING BUT A CARD.
Wow so much you can make!
So I chose to make this.....

 A cute Christmas Decoration.
I purchased the cutting file from the Silhouette Design Store.
Its 3 small 'petal' shaped gift boxes on a tray with tiny Christmas decorations attached with twine.
I made the boxes in red, green and white and alternated the same colours for the decoration tags and the small letter toppers on the front.
I used red, green and white jute to tie the decorations.
The small tray I made with some Christmas paper stock from my stash. 
I cut out the base tray twice and stuck them together using double-sided tape.

I coloured the HOLLY SPRITE image from AURORA WINGS using Spectrum Noir markers.
I fixed her to the tray behind the centre box using small 3D sticky pads so she would 'stand up'.
I think she turned out kinda cute! 

I hope you like what I did and will gain some inspiration from it.
It is up to you now. So come and join us and maybe win yourself some prizes.

And you can also visit the rest of the team and see what inspiration they have done for you.
We have a very talented team of crafters!

Have a lovely day and thank you for visiting my blog today.

Mary xx
   

CREATIVE CRAFT COTTAGE #53

CHALLENGE #53 

Good morning!
Here we are with another challenge at CREATIVE CRAFT COTTAGE.
We have two lovely sponsors yet again and I would like to thank to them for allowing the DT to use their images for this challenge. I hope we did them justice.

Our theme this challenge is ANYTHING GOES

and

Our sponsors for this challenge are
KARLEIGH SUE

  MY STITCH BACK IN TWINE

The prize for this challenge is...
4 DIGI IMAGES.

I decided to make a box for my DT inspiration for this challenge.
I used ITS MY BIRTHDAY and coloured it using Spectrum Noir Markers.

I made the base box in white and covered the top in a pretty paper.
I placed the coloured image on the right side with foam pads for a 3D effect.
In the top left corner I added a pretty flower from SCRAP & CRAFT one of my favourite places for purchasing my craft stash.
Underneath the flower I added a sentiment again placed with foam pads.
In the centre of the box I placed a self-adhesive sparkly flourish from my stash.

I hope you like what I did and get some inspiration from it.
Happy crafting! and hope you will join us for this challenge.


Mary
xx

Please visit some of our other DT members for more inspiration. 

They are a fantastic team of crafters!

 Now, it's your turn. Why not make something for the Christmas holiday.

There are fabulous prizes to win!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

LETS CREATE & CRAFT #108

CHALLENGE #108

The theme is CHRISTMAS!

For my DT inspiration this challenge I chose to make a card that was a little whimsical maybe....

I used some cute images I printed out from a CRAFTERS COMPANION INSPIRATION cd I have..

it has some lovely Nordic style images and papers on it.

I made a 5x7 blank from white cardstock.

I covered the front with  green patterned paper I printed from the cd also.

Inside I covered with a piece of blue card from my stash.

I printed a sheet of toppers from the cd and cut out a Santa & reindeer one.

I added this to the front of the card with sticky pads.

In the bottom right corner I added a bow I made using 'Merry Christmas' ribbon from my stash.

I didnt think it needed anything else adding.

I hope you will get some inspiration and ideas from my card.

Happy crafting! and we hope you will join us for this challenge.

Please visit our other DT members for more inspiration.

Mary DT member x

 

CRAFTY ADDICTS FACEBOOK GROUP #1

CHALLENGE #1

THEME FOR THIS CHALLENGE IS 'SAY IT WITH FLOWERS'

AND OUR SPONSOR IS 'A DAY FOR DAISIES'

I am really happy to be a part of this new Design Team and would like to thank Abbie and Helen for inviting me. I hope it is a great success. So come along and join in the challenges. There will be some lovely prizes to be won.

For this challenge our lovely sponsors are A DAY FOR DAISES and they are offering a $12 gift card for their shop. 

Our other sponsor STARSTAMPZ are offering 2 digi images.

It is the turn of Abbie's Allstars Team to post our inspiration projects for this challenge.

So on to my card.

The image I chose to use for this challenge is....

CHRISTMAS BELLS

So here is my inspiration card...

I used a nice Xmas red card from my stash to make the base card blank.

I put a die cut topper from a paper pad from STUDIO LIGHT in my stash.

In the border on the left of the topper I placed the coloured Christmas Bells image.

I put it on with sticky pads to give it a 3D effect.

In the top right corner I placed a small sentiment, a bow tied from some gold coloured cord and placed a paper Poinsettia on top.

In the bottom right corner I placed a die cut snowflake from the same paper pad as the topper.

In the centre I put a pice of handmade holly.

On the inside of the card I put a strip of music sheet paper across the centre.

In the top left corner I placed a gold bow and underneath the music sheet I placed a heart sentimnet from the Studio Light paper pad.

I hope you like what I did and find some inspiration from it.

Happy crafting and we look forward to seeing you in our challenge!

Mary

xx

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS #115

CHALLENGE #115

THEME IS 'BRR...ITS COLD OUTSIDE'

Good morning and welcome to our challenge at Crafting For All Seasons

Our sponsor for this challenge is THAT CRAFT PLACE.

The prize is 3 images from THAT CRAFT PLACE

The image I used for my inspiration card is 'LET IT SNOW'

And here is what I did with it....

 

I made a 5x7 card blank then printed out a background paper from a Crafters Companion CD which had part of 'Romany Christmas' on it. The paper was 7x7 so I turned the card blank on its side and adhered the background paper to it that way. A small piece was above the fold in the card.

I took  some tags from a Nordic Christmas paper pad in my stash and adhered one to to the top left corner at an angle. The other I placed in the bottom left corner. I placed a self adhesive clear gem to the top of the bottom tag and another to the top of a tree in the background paper. I made a small bow from some blue & white striped ribbon in my stash and put tht at the left side of the card.

I placed the coloured image to the right side of the card.

She originally had some snowballs as part of the image but unfortunately I cut them off when I was cutting out the image so I improvised and used tiny pieces of a cotton wool ball and stuck them on the card for snowballs.

I tied a small just bow to the top of the tag placed at the top of the card.

I hope you like what I did and find a little inspiration from it.

I look forward to seeing your entries into our challenge.

Happy crafting!

Mary x