6 December 2010

Treasures box

This tin started off it's life containing yummy fudge my parents brought me back from their trip to Lands End!

Sadly as all the contents were eaten quite rapidly, it became 'just a tin' until I decided to decorate it into a little trinket box

I have used papers from Dovecraft, sizzix corner dies, letters from Martha Stewart alphabet punches, and stickles, ribbon and gems from stash.

5 December 2010

Crafty Ribbons blog!

Pop over to the crafty ribbons blog to see this card I made for them with their new Gingerbread ribbon range! Apparently it travelled to the Paris exhibition with them and all the french ladies were asking how I tied the bow! ooh I'm famous abroad ;) (well almost lol)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:


I Did it Creations #32 - Vintage Christmas

This weeks challenge at I Did it Creations is Vintage Christmas! We are sponsored by Hope Jacare and I was lucky enough to get to use this delicious looking Christmas Pudding image! Yum I am soooo looking forward to eating lots of christmas food soon!!

Back to my project! I have coloured the image with promarkers and inked around the edges and corners with Peeled Paint Distress Ink. The papers are from Papermania and FF, and the larger BP is inked around the edges with Tea Dye DI. I've added red flat backed gems and gold flat backed pearls. The sentiment is craftwork cards inked with DIs, the holly punch is MS and the berries, holly and borders have had the stickles treatment!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

OSAAT #42 Old Stash New Stash

Welcome to another Sunday which means it's time for another challenge at One Stitch at a Time! This week we want to see you using some Old Stash and some New Stash!

Our lovely sponsor is Michelles Scrap who are generously offering our winner a fab $15 voucher!

For my project this week I've used this adorable image called 'Hollys New Bed' by Stampin Dragon. This reminds me so much of what our cats might do when they are feeling mischievous!

Thanks for looking! Dont forget to stop by the OSAAT blog to see the rest of the DTs lovely projects!

2 December 2010

C.R.A.F.T. #79 - Christmas Birthday

At the C.R.A.F.T Challenge this week, we want to see your cards made around the theme of Christmas Birthday!

 We are sponsored by the lovely Angela at Toucan Scraps, who is offering our lucky winner the choice of one product from her store at the Stitchy Bear and I Did it Creations Crafting Boutique!

The DT were lucky enough to get to play with Angelas Jolly Christmas paper pack for our projects, and this is what I've come up with:

I've used a Manga girl image which was sent to me a while ago by my lovely friend Trisha! She's coloured with Promarkers and glamour dust on her fluffy bits! Card Candy is from Craftwork cards, swirl is a quickutz die which I've added gold stickles to.

Thanks for looking and dont forget to enter the challenge over at C.R.A.F.T to be in with a chance to win!

Charisma #48 - Sketch with a twist

Welcome to this weeks challenge at Charisma! This time, we want to see you use our sketch with a twist - the twist being that a sentiment or verse is the main focus rather than an image!
We are sponsored by the generous folks at Simon Says Stamp, who are offering a $20 voucher to one winner!


And Meljens Designs, who are giving one lucky person 4 digis of their choice!!


For my project this week I've used a lovely sentiment which was a freebie a while ago from Raindrop Echo Designs. I've cut this out using Nesties lablels 8 and inked the edges with DI's in Antique Linen, Tea Dye and just a touch of Walnut Stain. The circle behind the sentiment is embossed with Music notes cuttlebug folder. The smaller background square is made with a stamp from Dimension Fourth, using Tea Dye DI's and distressing the edges with Peeled Paint DIs. The larger background square is K&Co paper and the corners are made with Sizzix dies. Ribbon is from stash.

1 December 2010

Challenges

Note - words in red mean that it doesnt change from week to week. 'Just for fun' means just that! Please note that some challenges may have other limits on entries that are not listed here so please check, if you notice something that changes which I havent noticed yet please let me know via commenting! If you find any new challenge blogs then feel free to leave a comment too and I'll add them here! :) Hope this helps someone!
Sunday
Saturday
2 Sisters (2 weeks) - Thinking of you
Allsorts - Anything Goes
Basic Grey (2 weeks) - BG ITEM, on break until Jan 8th
Bee Crafty (2 weeks) - DIGI STAMP and not yet posted
Blackleaf Studios - SKETCH
Card Patterns - SKETCH
Catch The Bug (1 entry) - Ne
w Year
Craft Your Days Away (2 weeks) - punches or die cuts (ends Jan 7)
Crafty Calendar (monthly, 1 entry) - sketch, optional christmas
Crafty Emma - anything goes
Crazy 4 Challenges (just for fun) - on break until 1/1
Create4fun - SKETCH
Ellephantastic (2 weeks, 1 entry) - christmas / winter  (ends 1/1)
i{heart}2stamp - on break until 2011
Just Us Girls - (back 1/1)
Marks Finest Paper - Mustard, Blue and Green
One Stop Craft - Sketch (ends 31/1)
Our Creative Corner (just for fun) - felt or flocking

Our Daily Bread Designs - Not yet posted
Penny Black - Use Penny Black Image and Recipe: 3 papers, 1 ribbon, 1 charm (ends 7/1)

Secret Crafter - In the Farmyard
Sketch Saturday - SKETCH
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - Sketch

Sweet Stampin (2 entries) - Celebreations (ends 1/1)
Sweet Stop - SKETCH

Totally Gorjuss - for someone special (ends 8/1)
Twisted Sketches - SKETCH
Unscripted Sketches - SKETCH


Friday
Alphabet H is for Hats
Annabelle Stamps (monthly) - SKETCH
Character CafeShiny/Foil
Clean & Simple (just for fun) - SKETCH
Crafty Anns (2 weeks) - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz (1 entry) – your choice (ends 6/1)
Daring Cardmakers – At the beach (ends 7/1)
Delicious Doodles - Purple Reign
Digi's With Attitude! – Anything Christmas (ends 6/1)
Fairy Fun Fridays (2 weeks) – use Kraft cardstock
Fairy Knoll (2 entries) - Anything Goes
Fairy Tale (2 weeks, 2 entries) - Baby
Friday Sketchers - SKETCH
Get Sketchy - SKETCH (on break until 7/1)
Mami Doodles (2 weeks) - cherish your online friends
No Time To Stamp - quick and easy gifts
Raise The Bar - (on break until 2011)
Sew Many Cards - DIGI or RUBBER STAMP and Anything Goes
Stamp Man (2 weeks, just for fun) – anything goes tag
Stamp Something – something with tag or pocket (ends 30/12)
Stampin' For The Weekend (2 weeks, 1 entry) - Christmas (ends 7/1)
Taylored Expressions - SKETCH (on break)
Totally Papercrafts – Time to Party (ends 6/1)
Wags 'n Whiskers - snowflakes (ends Jan 7th)
Winter Wonderland – Thank you (ends 31/12)

Thursday
AiFactory – Not yet posted
CCEE Stampers (just for fun) - Use mittens (ends 5/1)
Charisma Cardz (3 entries) – Pearls & Lace
Colour Create (2 weeks) - COLOUR
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge – New Year
Crafty Sentiments – Anything Goes (ends 5/1)
Create with Connie and Mary – Sketch
Cute Card Thursday – Sketch
Delightful Challenges - Happy new year (ends 6/1)
Digi Doodle Shop's Best – Anything goes
Dutch Dare (2 weeks, 2 entries) - Winter
Eat Sleep Stamp - SKETCH (on break until 6/1)
Hodge Podge Shop (2 weeks) – Blue & Silver
Meljens Designs – no challenge contest
Moving Along With The Times (3 entries) – Anything goes but no christmas
Pals Paper Arts - Sketch
Paper Play (2 entries) – No cards (ends 5/1)
Paper Romance – on break until 5/1
Pixie Dust Studio – Sketch and theme 'Merry Holidays'
Rainbow Lady's - 'Your choice from 2010'
Sassy Studio Designs (just for fun) - CAS Holiday cards
Shirley2Girls - no challenge this week
Some Odd Girl (2 weeks) – minimum 2 types of bling
Southern Girls (2 weeks) - Vintage
Stamp Insanity – Holiday cards your way (ends 29/12)
Stampin' B's (just for fun) – use ribbon but no bows or tying
Stampin With The Dragon (2 weeks) - not yet posted

Wednesday
Colour Dare - COLOUR
Colour Throwdown - COLOUR
Cooking It Up With Katie – Favourite ribbons and brads (ends 5/1)
Crafts & Me - Anything Goes (ends 4/1)
Crafty Creations – Angels
Creative Belli (2 weeks) - Merry Christmas
Creative Cottage (2 weeks) – Christmas card and Matching bag (ends 5/1)
Digistamps 4 Joy (2 weeks) - Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky - Quick & Easy does it (ends 5/1)
Freshly Brewed – Merry Christmas (ends 29/12)
Gingersnap Creations – colour challenge (snow, pine, mahogany)
House That Stamps Built - CASE the Inspiration card (ends 5/1)
In Style Stamps (monthly InSpiration) – Valentines Day
Inktegrity - on a break
Little Red Wagon (just for fun) - Last minute place card or favour
Paper Pretties - Birthday card
• Penny Black at Allsorts (monthly) - Use PB image and Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Penny's Paper-Crafty (2 weeks) - on break until 19/1
Pixie Cottage - SKETCH and/or Party/Celebration
Play Date Cafe - colour combo
Rubber Redneck (just for fun)- COLOUR
Scrapbook Sisters – It's a mans world
Simon Says Stamp – Anything goes
Sisterhood of Crafters - on break until 12/1
Stampavie and More (just for fun) - Red
Stampin' Royalty – Sketch
Stars and Stamps - NO GLITTER and Valentines Cards
Sweet Sketch - SKETCH
Truly Scrumptious (2 weeks) – SKETCH and Frame it (ends 4/1)
Wild Flower Patch - on break until next year

Tuesday
Anything Goes – all the colours of the rainbow
Artful Inkables (2 weeks) –
A Spoonful Of Sugar - Christmas (ends 11/1)
Cards & Things (just for fun) - on break until next year
ColourQ - COLOUR
Claudia & Co -(was Crafty little place) starts 4/1
Creative Card Crew (2 weeks) - Christmas Birthdays
Digital Tuesday - DIGI STAMP and Lets Celebrate
Everybody-Art-Challenge – First snow
Flourishes – not yet posted
Lord Have Mercy - SKETCH
Midnight Madness - SKETCH
My Time To Craft (just for fun) - Santa Baby
Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - BIRTHDAY and Colours red, white and green
Passion for Promarkers - use Promarkers & anything goes (ends 4/1)
Scrap-Creations - on a break
Skipping Stones Design - SKETCH
Tuesday Morning Sketches - SKETCH
Tuesday Taggers – Share your favourite 2010 creation
Tuesday Throwdown – on break until next year

Monday
2 Sketches 4 You - SKETCH
Bunny Zoe's Crafts (2nd Monday) – Sparkle and Shine
Cards For Men (2 weeks) - MASCULINE and not yet posted
Craft Your Passion - Christmas
Crazy Challenge (2 entries) – Let it snow
Critter Sketch - Christmas (ends 3/1)
Cupcake Craft – Thank You (ends 3/1)
Die Cut Dreams - Girly
Fairymoon Crafts (1 entry) - SKETCH (ends 3/1)
Incy Wincy Designs – shaped cards
Karber Weekly - DIGI STAMP and not yet posted 
Lexi's Creations (2 weeks) - glitter and pearls
Little Paper Shop - Square
Mojo Monday - SKETCH
Ooh La La Creations (2 weeks) – Nativity scene
Paper Playtime - Christmas
Pink Elephant (2 weeks) – winter wonderland (ends 9/1) 
Pollycraft – white christmas (ends 9/1)
Scrapmaster's Paradise – on break
Shabby Tea Room – Scandinavian Christmas
Sketch and Stash (2 weeks) - SKETCH
Stamp with Fun (just for fun) - Sketch
Stamps R Us (2 weeks, 2 entries) – Anything goes
There She Goes – Button it up
Woodware USA (1 entry) – Sketch