Crafting Musketeers Half way reminder blog

Hiya peeps

Today is the halfway reminder post for  Crafting Musketeers Challenge Blog #18 where the theme this month is Autumn Colours.

I decided to stamp an image this time instead of the usual digital images. I did enjoy it too, there's something different about stamping... so relaxing lol.
A small card again from me and also a tent or landscape card.
The stamps is from Whiff of Joy (check UK distributors for this company rather than paying the import duties from USA) and is from a range of stamps using the boy image called Oakley. I coloured him with a mixture of Promarkers and Graph It pens.
The ribbons are from Crafty Ribbons, Jam Pot selection Tawny Orange colour

From my own stash:
Base card, gold foiled A4 Hunkydory card, Sentiment quoting "Happy Birthday", faux diamond gems. The bit of rope by the ribbon knots is from my stash "almost throw outs" (then realising that I might be able to use the tiny bit of thick twine on something).

I am entering this card in to the following challenges:

Singing In The Sea....

Wow, you are honoured!!!! 2 posts in one evening....

Another Kraftin' Kimmie too, this time by artist Annie Rodrigue at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and shes called Aurora

I wanted to create a fully embellished card with lots of flowers and a couple of charms (all from  my stash, as is the base card & metallic card label base for the sentiment).
Both ribbons are available from Crafty Ribbons website, they are the Sea Shell small at 50p per meter and Jam Pot Ribbons  a selection of assorted ribbon strips of 1m lengths all for £1 per bag, of which all the colours are fabulous with a wonderful selection of shades/complimentary colours of the required actual colour choice.
The card base was cut using my Spellbinders Grand Decorative Circle die set in a pale blue gingham check.
Aurora was coloured in using a mixture of Flexmarkers and Sakura Gelly Roll Glitter pens.

I am entering this in to the following challenges:

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog theme is Anything Goes

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
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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