Fancy a bit of Candy Floss?

Hiya peeps,

Another late evening blog post, this time for a small Kraftin' Kimmie stamp called Fabby Flossy


I stamped her directly on to the white linen effect and coloured her with my Promarkers and
Flexmarkers choosing my favourite colour at the moment (well for a long time now since my
Donny Osmond days (lol) which is purple (as purple is also Donny's favourite colour, well it was
going back to 1970+)....

Back to the card, As I wanted to make a clean & simple card I just added the hand tied bow and the 2 small little faux pearl flowers in the bottom corners.....
Any questions please dont hesitate to contact me using the comment box below, I promise to get back to you asap.

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

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge, theme is Anything Goes

Less Is More Challenge Blog, Wk193 One layer with 2 of something

Little pom pom by LOTV

Hiya peeps,
Yes its another evening post by me!!! lol, Ive been busy with the stamps this afternoon...
this one by Lily of the Valley called Pom Pom, which incidentally, is being retired at the end
of November, so, if you like her enough to want to buy her, please hurry!!

I stamped Pom Pom directly onto the Papermill Direct, white linen effect card, added 2 different
sorts of white lace, the top layer of lace having a slight pearlescent effect to the eye!.
Coloured with a mixture of Flexmarkers & Promarkers and a touch of Sakura Gelly Roll pen in
Clear Star. Flowers are by Wild Orchid Crafts, a pink Gardenia with two pink and one lilac Cherry Blossoms..  The little "Sent with Love" is from my own stash as is the paper layer inside the card.
I honestly cant remember where I got that sentiment from either, it was already stamped on to that piece of card in my "sentiment box". The white lace on the inside is the same as the bottom layer of lace on the outer of this card.
I hope you like this cutie as much as me ;0 xx

I am entering this in to the following challenges:

The Ribbon Girls Challenge, theme is LOTV image & add LACE

Lily Of The Valley Challenge, Anything Goes

Elisabeth Bells Apples....Oct 2014

Hiya peeps,

Its a cool evening here in Staffordshire and I expect in most parts of the UK.
Im writing this tonight as Im going to enter this creation in to a challenge that ends
tonight.

I wanted, also to follow some requirements of other blog challenges and they will be listed
below as I enter them.

This card is only 6 x 4 inch and the image is called "Apple Picking" from Elisabeth Bell
which fits in with the Elisabeth Bells World Challenge Blog theme for this month, which is
"Apples & Twine".
The apple backing paper is also from Elisabeth Bell and both that & the backing paper can
be found on A cd rom called Simpler Times by Elisabeth Bell but was distributed by
Katy Sue Designs. From what I can see though, it no longer available from there but Ive not
asked/checked.
If you have any questions about this card please dont hesitate to ask by leaving me a comment
below the photos.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Elisabeth Bells World Challenge, theme is Apples & Twine

Whimsy Stamps Challenge, theme is Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenge, theme is Anything Goes

21 wishes for a Happy Birthday

Hiya peeps, yes an early post for me,, before I go to bed actually!! Ive had a tiring last couple of days and its knocked it out of me so Ive done nothing but sleep earlier tonight, so of course, Im wide awake now and its almost 3am lol.

I can now post this blog about a fabulous 21st Birthday card for a long time friends son., as they went on holiday for their birthday & I received a Facebook message to say that he loved the card and wondered "how on earth I knew what car he liked??" lol My friend then said nothing to him about telling me just a "wink wink". Now thats what I call a friend.

The card is an 8x8 inch card made using Papermill Direct white linen effect 270gsm card. Its what I mainly use for the majority of my cards now, when I dont use that I use other card stock available also from Papermill Direct. It depends on what card stock the card actually suits better.
The picture of the Scoobie (car) was downloaded from Google but it is a copyright free image as thats all I use.
The verse is from Hallmark Card Studio Deluxe software that I have installed on my laptop. Its a wonderful thing to have as I can get access to hundreds if not thousands of verses/sentiments for all occasions and then I can always create my own using the card studio.
I cant remember where I got the alloy wheels backing card from, Im sorry to say! Its more than likely either Hunkydory or Kanban. The foiling of the wheels is excellent I will say though, lol
I hope you like this card as much as both I did and the young guy who I sent it too.

I am entering this card in to the following challenges:

http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/challenge-255-young-boy.html
(I sincerely apologise if this card is too old for this challenge. To me he is still a young boy).

http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/sisters-of-craft-october-anything-goes.html

http://www.diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/challenge-185-anything-goes.html

http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-84-use-punches-andor-diecuts.html

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-261-die-cuts-only.html

http://aagwat.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-01.html

My Guest Design Team project(s) for Recycle, Re-Purpose and Reinvent

The overall theme of CS Designs blogs focuses on Recycling 

and using Throwaway items in your Art.

I hope you like my Guest Design Project for this wonderful blog that I have the fabulous honor to be a guest for this month of October. I will be posting another
project in a couple of weeks. For this first challenge of Recycle, Re-Purpose and Reinvent
Ive transformed recycled a milkshake powder tub that my teenage daughter was
about to throw away. I instantly thought of a sturdier holder for the larger pairs of scissors that I use in my crafting (3 pairs lol). The largest & heaviest being my ribbon scissors, (see the photos below, as the dark purple handled scissors are the pair that Im on about). So I started getting my stash ready for this project. 

First I need to tell you about: 

We're Also Having A Blog Hop with lots of Fun Prizes

To help us Celebrate our 1st challenge here on Recycle, Re-Purpose & Reinvent.    There are 7 blogs participating in this Hop and 6 Great Prizes to be given out. Because we want you to become acquainted with our  fabulous new team you must  visit and leave a comment on Every Participating Project Post along the way in order to be eligible to win any of our prizes. 

There will be 6 winners altogether,:  3 will be chosen from all the comments left on our participating posts, 2 will be chosen from all those that participate in our 1st challenge and 1 from those that find the hidden ghost somewhere on the CS Designs Store. Our Blog Hop starts today Oct 1st, 2014 and ends  at 11:55 October 13th, and winners will be announced on Nov 1st. All Winners will receive their choice of 3  digital designs from the CS Designs Online Store.    Art you ready to party?   

You need to start HERE - ON THIS BLOG (There are two ways to win on this blog, join our challenge or leave us a comment) Angela …   The Paper Craft Nook Blog Judy …  In Search of my Creative Side Laine … Hugs 4 the Heart Designs Marg..Crafty Cards by Marg(You are here) Chris ... Doodle Pieces  Chris ... / CS Designs   .. The store does not allow comments so to play and be eligible for a prize you will have to find my little ghost hidden somewhere among my designs and write to me with where you found him. I will chose 1 winner from all those who find him.

 

Note: Because we all live in different parts of the world, our blogs may not all go live at the same time, so if you visit a blog and can not find the blog hop post, come back  here a little later, check the links and try visiting again.  

Now back to my project of transforming the milkshake tub. (Ive posted photos below showing before and after).

I started with the blank tub and glued on 2 pieces of backing papers from my own stash to cover over the details of what was in the tub. I also took the paper slightly higher than the top of the tub so it wasnt showing the silver coloured trim. I then added a thin strip of black lace using extra strong double sided tape, followed by a strip of dark brown "eyelash" trim (so called as it looks like eyelashes). The next thing I did was to wrap a wide strip of loose weave hessian around the base and tied a bow using an old piece of garden twine that I found in my "oddments" drawer in the kitchen.. lol (I dont suppose anyone else has one of those drawers do they???)

After making sure that all the lace/twine & hessian were stuck down & dry I coloured a picture of 

Zombie Powder
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dark And Edgy / Artful Sentiment
from the 
Haunting Apparitions 
section of the website

in an Almond colour from my Graph It marker/alcoholic pen collection to give it an antique/classic/old look about it. It turned out rather good if I say so myself.  Now to the back of the tub, I didnt want it to look "bare" without a picture/image so I decided to add the 

Shrunken Head 1
Shrunken Head Digital Stamp
from the 

Haunting Apparitions

which was coloured with a mixture of Promarkers & Graph It pens, apart from the "nail" through the hair tie which I coloured with a Silver coloured Sakura metallic pen. He was close cut out and stuck down with Collall glue gel.

Thats it!! I hope you have liked my first post for Recycle, Re-Purpose and Reinvent Challenge Blog and that you will join in our Blog Hop, which gives you the chance to see the Design Team members of this wonderful blog, take a look through at their styles & their previous creations. 

regarding the blog hop, dont forget to start off on the first one on the above list, which is the Challenge Blog itself!!!  Good Luck!!

I am entering this project in to the following challenges:

The Sisters of Craft, October, Theme is Anything Goes http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/sisters-of-craft-october-anything-goes.html

Divas By Design, Wednesday, 1 Oct 2014, Theme is Spooky Creations

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/spooky-creations.html

Inspiration Destination, #1 Theme is Anything Goes

http://ema-ginationstation.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/AG-ch-1.html

Little Tangles #46, theme is Anything Goes
http://www.littletangles.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/challenge-46-anything-goes.html

Sassy Studio Designs DTBST #249, theme is Anything Goes
http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/dtbst-249-anything-goes.html

The Pink Elephant #270, theme is Anything Goes
 http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe270.html

My Craft Creations challenge 29/9-11/10/2014, theme is Anything Goes
http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.co.uk/p/new-challenge.html

Crafting By Designs October, theme is Anything Goes
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/october-anything-goes.html

Creative Inspirations, Challenge 283, theme is Lovely Lace!
http://cinspirations.blogspot.com.es/2014/10/challenge-283-lovely-lace.html

A bit of Goth....

Hiya peeps

A darker side of me for this post using an image drawn by the awesome Rick St Dennis. His drawing of  SkuLl with Roses (which can be found by clicking on the link).  I decided that I wanted to decorate a large tag with this coloured (by Promarkers) beautiful digi stamp.  I  die cut the Majestic labels by Spellbinders and glued the image to it.
I dont want to go into too much detail regarding the creation of this tag, as not only is this post photo heavy, I dont want the text to be so long either!!
If you have any questions about what I used and where I brought it, please leave me a comment & I will answer asap, usually by the next lunch time.

I am entering this creation in to the following challenges:

RSD September 2014 Progressive Challenge

Paper Wings Productions, Sept Challenge theme is: Ribbon or Twine

Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog, the theme is: Favourite Embellishment (mine being ribbons)

Decorate To Celebrate, theme is Anything Goes  (Party item is a gift tag for a teenager) 

Scribble & Scrap Challenge Blog #28 - 3 Entries Only!

A Special Card For A Special Little Girl

Hiya peeps,

Two posts in one day, well you are honoured!!! lol ;0

This post is all about a Birth Congratulations card that I recently made for a dear friend of mine daughter. I had known the mum & daughter for over 10 years now & it feels so much longer as they are really lovely ladies. Im sure that the daughter is a fantastic mum. Im just so sorry that they no longer live close enough for a quick visit. Anyway the little girl who was born & to whom this card is for is, as you have probably guessed is called Hope and she is absolutely gorgeous.
I decided to create an extra special card for them and this is the result... an acetate front card in the shape of a dress. I know for a fact now that it was received with great admiration and compliments of " Its gorgeous" and "It will definitely go into Hope's memory box".
I did draw the dress myself and all of the design is of my own imagination. The greeting/sentiment/verse was printed off, die cut out using Spellbinders Grand Decorative Oval die set and placed on the reverse of the "dress". I used Crafters Companion 400gsm construction strength acetate. I also made the box for the card too, complete with pink tissue paper from my own stash and tied with a white organza ribbon.
Please feel free to comment below with any questions or comments you may have.

I am entering this card in to the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss Challenge & the theme is: Baby

7 Kids Challenge #109: Anything Goes with a twist of Ribbons or Lace (Ribbon & Lace used, both in pink) also used Spellbinders Grand Decorative Oval die set available in your store by clicking on the blue description just above.

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge, theme is: Shaped Card

Miriam's Crafting Blog, theme is: Kids


Whimsy Inspires Challenge, theme is: Monochromatic I have used pinks with the off touch of white

Glitter and Sparkle Challenge #103, theme is: Must Use Pink