Getting Organised for Christmas

I really need to start getting myself organised for Christmas and the mid challenge inspiration over at Polkadoodles has hopefully kick started me! I used a digi from Work & Play Hollybobs CD which I coloured with my Graph'its. The image is also available as a digi here The actual card base is in the frame section from the Picnix 2 CD. The cracker and sentiment are also from the Hollybobs CD. I've just added a bit of glitter, ink, twine & gems from my craftbox to bling it up a little. I love cross pollinating with Polkadoodle CD's as they all work together so well.  

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I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/challenge-336-anything-goes.html

http://myheartpiecesdigitalstampchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/08/use-digistamp.html

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/challenge-25.html

http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/dtbst-244-its-all-about-love.html

Hooray... Hooray... Its a Holi Holi Day

Okay now I've got that really annoying song in your head it's time for a brand new theme over on the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog. Let's see your 'Fun in the Sun' creations. I've opted for a caravan holiday card. Well I do live at the seaside and we are inundated with holiday makers at the moment. I created a side stepper card (details below) using one of the backing papers (printed onto cardstock) from the fabulous Work & Play 3 collection. The ticket sentiment, border, caravan and sun worshipper are all pre coloured from the cd. I just added a yellow flower & brad to mimic the sun.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/weekly-challenge-and-new-release.html

If you'd like to make a side stepper card from scratch just follow the instructions below.

• You will need a piece of card stock 14.5cm wide x 24cm long. Now depending on if you want a left or right handed stepper to where you start scoring. My steps (in above photo) are to the right so you need to score from the left.

• you need to score (from the left) at 2cm and again at 4cm the full width of the card.
• then at 8cm, 12cm & 18cm you score BUT only down to 7cm. It may pay at this point to draw a pencil line in from 8 - 18cm and 7cm down as this will be a cut line.
• From the left at 14cm you will need another score line going back up to that cut line.
• You then need to use a craft knife and metal ruler to cut your cutline.
• Fingers crossed if you then follow the diagram below you will end up with a side stepper card.

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Have a great day!

Clash of the Colours

Wow I'll be honest this weeks Mid Challenge over at Polkadoodles scared the living daylights out of me as I'm normally a very tone on tone crafter but I decided to just go with the flow and see what happened.

I used the fabulous Sugarplum Daisy CD Rom this week you need to have it in your collection as it's so very useful. I made a whacky/clashy background with strips of backing paper, I stuck them down horizontally (carefully butting them up to each other) then cut them vertically then staggered the pattern onto my chosen card stock. The cute little bee digi's were a delight to colour in with my new blendable pencils, the sentiment is also from the same CD. Just a couple of die cut circles & some handmade flowers complete my design.

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I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

/www.4craftychicks.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/anything-goes-challenge-and-crazy-egg.html

4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/challenge-23.html

A twinkle.......

....of glitter added for this weeks challenge I've used the brilliant new 'Work & Play Hollibobs' CD there are so many cute little characters to choose from I opted for the gorgeous penguin, I printed him off several times and layered him up adding a bit of glitter as I went.  The papers, sentiment, bow and snowflakes are all on the cd too. Making my Christmas cards is going to be so much fun this year.

Thanks for stopping by I appreciate any comments you may like to leave me.

This week I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges.

www.charismacardz.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/15-anything-goes.html

cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/challenge-329-pretty-papers.html

sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/dtbst237-christmas-in-july.html

First Class Male

So it's mid challenge time over at Polkadoodles and for my DT project I thought I'd make my son a birthday card. I used the postman digi from Work & Play 4  I coloured  him in with Graph'it Markers (skin, 4115, 4155, 4170, hair & shoes, 9502, 9503, 9504, uniform, 9013, 9014, 9015, red sakura glitter pen for trim, postbox, 5210, 5220, 5230,5240, sack, 9502, 9503, 9504, 9506). The papers are also from the same CD. I scaled down some of the digi letters/envelopes to create a border and made my own sentiment.

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenge

http://cceestampers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/ccee1427-red-white-and-blue.html

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/challenge-21.html

Latest Facebook Giveaway

Well done Becky Ivory the latest recipient of a handmade card via my Facebook page. The image is a digital stamp from 'Here Come The Girls' coloured with Graph ' it Markers. Various die cuts bits of foliage & a couple of handmade roses. The backing paper is from my crafty stash and the border is from Lace Doily Accents by spellbinders.

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Floral Tag

Today I decided to just play for once I had no idea where I was going so I played safe & made a tag although the first one did end up in the bin!

I cut a tag shape from kraft card and embossed it using a floral 'Darice' folder I then coloured it using panpastels (violet, phthalo green, copper & bronze). I added a bit of purple ric rac ribbon to the base and some green ribbon through the top.

I then set to work on the flowers, leaves & flourishes using a combination of die cuts and punches in complimentary colours. I tried to add a variety of different textures and I'm really not used to this 'look' but I have to admit although out of my comfort zone I did enjoy myself!

I'd like to enter this tag in the following challenge

http://panpasteluk.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/challenge-16-flora-and-fauna.html