Stamping With Dragons DT Call, March 2013

Good Evening Crafters one and all & to everyone who isnt a crafter!  Well, its Easter Sunday and Im on here writing whilst the tv is on in the background. I should have posted this on here yesterday but I will admit that I wasnt very well yesterday and spent most of the day in bed.
About me: Im a disabled single parent to 2 girls, the eldest is married and has 2 lovely, wonderful sons, and the youngest daughter of mine is still a teenager.  I have been unable to work for the last 5 years because of my progressive disabilities, but I keep myself busy with my creations, my crafting is my life. Im 51 years old and I have a wonderful crossbreed of a dog called Reggie. Even with my disability adaptations now making my craft area alot smaller, im still insistent on creating new cards, some for charity, some are commission orders from new customers, others are my returning customers. For them all I dedicate this edition on my blog.

Enough about that, well im entering in to another Design Team competition.  This time its for the company Stamping Dragons or Dragons Lair Designs as they are also called by.

I am going to show you my 3 favourite creations as a card maker & designer. The cards, in photographic order are:
A Mini Scrapbook album which when open shows 13 pages, each one decorated with a different pattern of backing paper and a different photo of Sophie. The front cover is very highly embellished chipboard circle. I had so much fun designing and creating this album, choosing all the different elements that I could use on it...

The second card I have shown on this post., is that my image will be all over their databases by now for all the traffic units to stop me for defects! Its a digi image that I have purchased from Stamping Dragons ltd called "Dodge Tourer 1914", this has been coloured in using my Promarkers. I love this image as its a simple effective design working well on the backing papers I have chosen to use.

The third card I have shown on here is another newish one-its a Wedding Day card which I have made for my eldest step daughter. The most favourite thing I love about this card is the embellished lace patterned dome front cover that I am well pleased with as it finishes off the card to its fullest beauty.

I am entering this post on my blog into the Design Team call for Stamping Dragons blog:
 http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.ie/2013/03/design-team-call-2013.html

Kenny K's Kraty Krew Challenge Entry Wk 135

Well, what does everyone think of this snow?? Here in Burntwood, Staffordshire, we have roughly, 3 inches of it and it means that I wont be able to go anywhere!! With being disabled and now not driving a car it means that I rely on my mobility scooter... for obvious reasons I wont be using that this weekend. lol ;)

Right, back to the challenge. Ive decided to enter Kenny K's Krafty Crew Blog Challenge 135 this week. It ends on sunday so I was lucky enough to see the blog this morning.
My entry is a Grand Scalloped Circle card base, cut using my Spellbinders in a pale green colour.  I then added a large circle cut again, using my Grand Circles, in a pale blue striped paper (but I cant remember which cdrom it was from). I then added red polka dot ribbon and added 3 faux pearl hearts. The Kenny K image I chose & coloured with my Promarkers is: Prisoner Of Love
I have used this card as a "Love" card as a guy giving it to a girl in saying: "You have my love all to yourself" type of thing.
I love working with Kenny K downloads and stamps as they are so precise, so detailed and fun!

I am entering this card into the following challenge:

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/challenge-135-its-one-for-girls.html

A card for my Nephews First child + "Stella Says Sketch Challenge 130"

I got the wonderful news last weekend that my nephew and his wife are expecting their first child in August after 6 years of trying!!  The digi stamp called "Shopping for Two" from Bababoo was the first (and most apt) choice for the card I made for them.....  Following in baby tradition I used pastel shades of purple, yellow, green and blue for the backing papers. I Coloured the digi stamp using shades of lilacs, lemons and greens. I added 3 different types and colours of lace down the side of the card on the right hand side and then a stick on glittered ribbon across the width. The verse was found on the Hallmark Card Studio 2009 Software. I cut round the edges of all the papers and topper using Purple Cows Freestyle Mouse Cutting Kit and blade No 2808 (deckled type edge).
As with all of my cards lately, I love it!! I hope you do too....
A busy weekend ahead I add, sorting and tidying my craft stash lol, Im not looking forward to that bit!

Im entering this card in to the following challenge:
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/stella-says-sketch-challenge-130.html

Have a great weekend, what ever you are doing and see you soon
Happy Crafting




Love Marg x

The Paper Shelter Design Team entry

Hiya Peeps

I decided ages ago that I would love to be on a design team for a craft company, well now Ive got the chance. Its for a company called The Paper Shelter who are based on the American continent. Their images are cute with quite a lot of detailing. I used an image that is quite old but I still like her.
I decided to create an A4 card using pastels, pinks, blues purples and green. The main card is made from an A3 piece of 225gsm ivory card brought direct from the manufacturer in the Lake District. I then added a cut piece of pink card from Brazzil which has a linen effect. On top of that is a paper I brought from The Paper Shelter, its a blue frame with a smallish pattern backing paper on it. The pink scalloped rectangle on which the image rectangle sits on is again from The Paper Shelter.
The 2 types of lace that Ive stacked are a white lace and a multi coloured one. They look so gorgeous together that Im so happy that I had them both in my stash. Everything else listed below were all in my stash:
Pale blue feathers, the paper flowers (that look so realistic), the pink tinged beads, the flower shaped faux pearls. the purple ribbon that has "Happy Mothers Day" printed on it and of course the two types
of lace that I used.
All in all, one gorgeous card I think...do you agree?????
I value your opinions and sincerely thank you for taking the time to read and follow my blog
{{{Hugs}}}
Marg

NOW THAT'S WHAT'S CALLED A MINI CARD.......

 

 

 

Hiya from a cold & wet Staffordshire, it's horrible here but it's more

than likely the same if not worse where you are..

 

 

Below is a photo of todays card, well I finished making it today, so

it still counts lol. It's a commission order for a new customer from

Colchester so as it's on it's way to her this afternoon I can tell you

about why an orange mini?

This card has been made for the customers daughters boyfriend "who

simply adores his little bright orange Austin Mini Cooper., he spends

so much time tinkering/washing & caring for it that you'd think it was

his baby". The number plate is the lads name.

The end result is a fun filled card for a guy who loves his car! I will post

the customers comment/review under this post when it's received.

I love it & i'm sure Darrell will.. Happy Birthday Darrell on February 14th!!
I cant take credit for the drawing, I downloaded the image off a google search.


I am entering this card into the following challenge:
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/challenge-154-happy-birthday.html


 

Alicia's Challenge January 2013

Before you say anything...........
 
Yes, I have been busy while i've not been posting on here.!!! lol ;)

I've had my first commission for a set of wedding stationary, well, invites for day & evening but it's a start, and a challenge. More on that soon. In other words, Wait and See!!!

Back to Alicia's Challenge;
 
The task is to make anything, using one of Alicia's digi stamps and the theme is to use your favourite crafty item on your creation!


My favourite crafty item has got to be my Spellbinders cutting dies....
I used a pale purple (but not quite lilac) cardstock, manufactured and supplied direct from the Lake District in an A3 size. I then used my "Grand Nestabilities" "Scalloped Circles" dies to cut the main card, making sure that I left a fold on one side so I had a spine on the card "hence the shaped card".
The shaped brown backing paper was cut using a die just one size smaller than the main card, then as I had printed my image the day before, I was able to immediately use one of my Spellbinders "Grand Nestabilities" "Grand Circles" die to cut a perfect circle around the image.

I then coloured the young lady in using some of my crafty stash of Promarkers.
The smaller die cuts were cut from Spellbinders & Marianne Designs (I've only got a couple of sets of dies that aren't Spellbinders). I used a metallic purple pen to write the sentiment on the plain die cut circle.
The pink dotty ribbon is also from my stash.

 

I am entering this card into the following blog challenge:

 

Alicia's Blog Challenge, number 2

found here-http://www.aliciaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-2.html

 

Blog candy available

Yes, blog candy is available on a friends blog, a friend that I met through Facebook.
Well, we've never actually met but I feel as though that I've known Dawn for years.
"Crafting Dawn til Dusk" is a wonderful blog, Dawn also "owns & runs" a website,
a newsletter, a challenge blog, a facebook group and various challenges, card swop
groups all as well as being a mother to 4 lovely chilrdren and a housewife.
More like Superwoman rather than "just housewife & mum to 4"??

Catch up with the blog candy, (so much to win), by clicking on the link below;


http://www.craftingdawntilldusk.net/2012/08/blog-candy-to-win.html

Photos of the blog candy that can be won;