New Challenge #104 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hello Again

I'm back again with the second of today's blogs.
I really do hate being ill as it throws 
everything out of sync,
just gotta take things day to day
and focus on the good days.
And like I said in my previous post,
 so glad that I am now feeling 
at least 90% better.

Here is my project for this Week:-

The Theme at 
Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Use Some Flowers

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Fresh Brewed Designs who are offering

3 Images from their store

Sassy Studios who are offering

4 Images from their store

A Day For Daisies who are offering

a $12 Gift Certificate for their store

My project for this week is:-

Green Lady Digi Stamp 

from A Day For Daisies
(one of our sponsors)

To began with I used a Pre-cut 
White Panel Screen Card.
(stash).
I hand cut out a rectangle from the middle
of the panel to make a window.
And then using Light Purple Stripes and Flowers Card
(stash)
I cut it to fit and covered the front of the Card.

Next I printed off the Image on
White DC Paper,

and coloured it in 

using my Promarker Pens.

  Skin -  Vanilla
                                              Satin
Dusky Pink (Cheeks)
Maroon (Lips) Amethyst (Eyeshadow)
Hair - Black

Flowers - Slate
Maroon

Amethyst

Lilac

Cool Grey1

Hat - Lilac
Cool Grey 2

Dress - Lavender

Lilac
Cool Grey 1

Cool Grey 2

To frame the Image I Die-Cut out
Pick Of The Bunch - Peony Window
(Tonic)
on Light Purple Card 
(stash).
On the Embossed parts of the Frame 
(except the Flowers)
I highlighted it with my White Shake Pen
(Graph'It).
I use a Manual Big-Shot Die Cutter Machine.

For my Flowers, 
I first used a Flower Head Punch
(X-Cut)
on Pearlised Dark Purple Paper,
and Pearlised White Paper.
(both from stash),
and placed 4 Clear Craft Dew Drops
(stash)
in the centre of each one.
For the larger flowers
I used the Petal Posy (14pc) Die Set
(X-Cut)
Made up of 5 Layers for both Flowers.
Using 3 of the Larger different size Blooms
(1,2,2)
on the Pearlised Dark Purple Paper,
and 2 of the Smaller size Blooms
(3,2)
on the Pearlised White Paper.
Curling each of the petals up and 
fixing them together with
a Light Purple Spotted Sun Brad and
Metallic Purple Flower Brad
(both from my stash).

To finish my Card off I added
some 1mm Seed Flatback White Pearls
(stash)
to the drops on the Green Lady's Hat.

I'd like to enter this Card in the following Challenges:-
A Day For Daisies - #105 - Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge - Q For Quadruple
Crafting From The Heart - #37 - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges - #67 - Flower Power
Cuttlebug Mania - Anything Die-Cut
Deep Ocean - #87 - At Least One Flower
Ladybug Crafts - September - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - #220 - Anything Goes/Flowers
Robyn's Fetish - #231 - Oriental
Ruby's Rainbow - #88 - Anything Goes
The Crafters Cafe - #83 - Shaped Cards
Whimsy Stamps - #75 - Monochromatic

Challenge #103 at Glitter N Sparkle

So Sorry,

Last week was a bit of a bad one for me
I was not well at all. 
Which is why my project hasn't 
been put on till today.
Finally feeling much better thank goodness.

Last week I had some Biscuits,
Homemade Marbled Strawberry Melting Moments Biscuits
 to make for a friend 
and I wanted something nice to put them in.

So here is my project for the Week:-

The Theme at 
Glitter n Sparkle was:-

Include Some Pink

Strawberry House Digi Stamp 

from Gingerloft (at Stitchy Bear)
(one of our sponsors)

To began with I cleaned out an empty
Bisto Gravy container,
and Lined it with Tinfoil.

Using some Mid Pink Card
(stash)
I cut it to size and wrapped it around the
outside of the container.

I then printed off the Image on
White DC Paper,

and coloured it in 

using my Promarker Pens.

Buttercup

                                       Gold
Poppy
Carmine
Dusky Rose

Caramel
Cinnamon

Cocoa
Burnt Sienna

Shale

  Meadow Green

Apple

Pear Green

Moss
Pine

Cool Grey 2

Cool Grey 4

Cool Grey 5

I then Die-Cut the Image out using
the Largest of the Majestic Labels 8
(Spellbinders)
For the Label I used the 2nd Smallest Majestic Labels 8
and cut it out of the Mid Pink Card.
and using some White DC
I drew round the inside of the small die,
and Cut it out by hand to make the insert,
and I went around the edge with my Dusky Rose Pen.
Then hand-wrote on the 
'Strawberry Melting Moments'.

To finish my Card off I added
hand-made a fancy bow
made from Pink Organza
(Stash)
which I added to the Lid.

It is very simple to make this Bow.
Using Ribbon at least 20mm wide,
just fold the ribbon around its-self,
(8-10 times)
at the width you want your bow to be
(I used my four fingers on my hand).
then using a pair of sharp scissors in the middle,
cut a V shape towards the middle 
of the ribbon on each side.
Tie it tight where the two points face each other
(I used a Tie wrap)
and then start spreading the Loops out.
Start at one end and pull and twist them 
to the Left then the Right alternately,
and then repeat on the other end.
Finally fluff and tweak the ribbon
till you are happy with the result.

I'd like to enter this Card in the following Challenges:-
Altered Eclectics - September - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations - #110 - Anything Goes/
Pink for Breast Cancer
Brown Sugar - #113 - Anything Goes
Craft-Dee Bowz - September - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - #37 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls - #27 - Anything Goes
Graph'It Markers - #38 - Pink
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - #178 - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - #02 - Anything Goes
Suzy Bee's - #48 - Anything Goes/Use Some Red
Through The Craft Room Door - 23-30 - Anything Goes

New Challenge #102 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hello everyone

Well its been another week where I haven't
really seen my partner.
He was suppose to have 3 days off 
at the end of the week 
and he got called in to work for 2 of them,
so its been kinda lonely,
though I can get plenty of crafting done 
hehe.

Then yesterday was just a disaster from 
beginning to end.
1st broke the big FishTank,
2nd the Clutch starts to go on the Car,
3rd lost the Stone from my Engagement Ring 
while out shopping (for the new FishTank).

Anyway this week I decided to try something new 
with my card.
I enjoy a bit of painting on Canvas 
in different mediums with
Acrylics, Oils and Watercolours.
And I thought this Image looked so much 
like a painting that I wanted to 'Paint' it.
And with the time of year now it lent itself to the
Autumn/Fall colours.
Here is my project for this Week:-

The Theme at 
Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Use A Punch

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Ike'sArt who are offering

3 Images from their store

Stamping Chef who are offering

3 Images from their store

Bunny Zoe who are offering

a $10 Gift Certificate for their store

Fred She Said who are offering

a $10 Gift Certificate for their store

My project for this week is:-

Castle Digi Stamp 

from Ike'sArt
(one of our sponsors)

To began with I used an A4 Sheet
of White Card
(stash)
which I folded in half, to make my Base Card,
trimmed to 14.5cm x 20cm

I then printed off the Image on
White DC Paper,

and coloured it in 

using WaterColour Paints
(Artist Grafix Collection).

                                   - Chinese White

                                   - Lemon Yellow

                                   - Sap Green

                                   - Green Deep

                                   - Burnt Sienna

                                   - Raw Umber

                                   - Crimson Red

                                   - Vermilion

                                   - Prussian Blue

                                   - Lamp Black

Using Oak Brown pre-embossed Wood Effect Card,
(stash)
I cut four 2cm and four 1cm strips. 
Using the 2cm Strips I punched them out using
my Delicate Lattice Border Punch
(Tonic),
and cut them to the sizes I needed 
for the Inside Frame,
2x 11cm and 2x 7cm.
The 1cm strips I used as the Outside Frame 
2x 14cm and 2x 19.5cm,
then mitred the corners to fit each other.

To finish my Card off I added
Silver Bobbled Peel-Off Strips
around the edge of the 'Frame'.

I'd like to enter this Card in the following Challenges:-
A Creative Romance - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - September - Autumnal Colours
Cards Galore - #9 - Make A Card
Crafting At The Weekend - #5 - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - #35 - Anything Goes
Craftin' Desert Divas - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls - #26 - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - #54 - Outdoors
Creative Moments - #51 - Anything Goes/Fall Colours
DL.Art Thankful Thursday - #140 - Fall
Doodle Pantry - #50 - Any Digi Goes
Ike's World - #21 - Anything Goes
Imagination Crafts - September - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts - September - Anything Goes
Mema's Crafts - September - Fall Theme
Milk Coffee - Colours Of Autumn
Scrapbook Stamp Society - #49 - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - #70 - Fall/Autumn
Sister Act - #74 - Anything Goes
Suzy Bee's - #46 - Anything Goes
The Crafty Bloggers - September - Anything Goes
The Kraftyhands Challenge - September - Autumn Colours
The Male Room - #18 - Autumn/Fall
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Tokbobok - #16 - Masculine

New Challenge #101 At Glitter N Sparkle

Hello Again

Well its Sunday again,
though my days are seem all mixed up now lol.
My Partner has his new job and 
he seems to be working all the time :(
and his days are all over the place.

We managed to spend a good 
3 days in the garden
at the beginning of this week, 
while the sun was shining.
And managed to get at least half of it 
pruned, weeded and cut back.
Now just waiting for another spurt of sunshine
and some more days off to do some more,
before Autumn arrives in full force.

This week I decided to keep my Card nice and simple.
And I think it reflects this weeks hard work 
in the Garden so well, 
especially with all the Summer Flowers.
Here is my project for this Week:-

The Theme at 
Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Use A Digi

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Crafty Sentiments who are offering

3 Images from their store

Stampin' Boutique who are offering

3 Images from their store
(4 if their Images are used)

Eureka who are offering

5 Images from their store

QKR Stampede who are offering

5 Images from their store

My project for this week is:-

Frame Full Of Flowers Digi Stamp 

from Eureka Stamps
(one of our sponsors)

To began with I cut out a Rectangle Card
from White Card.
(stash).

I then printed off the Image on
White DC Paper,

and coloured it in 

using my Promarker Pens.

  Daffodil -  Lemon
                                              Yellow
Mustard
Gold
Tulip - Yellow
Gold
Honeycomb

Spice
Poppy

Poppy - Poppy
Burgundy

Cool Grey 5

Crocus -  Amethyst

Lilac

Lavender

Blue-eyed Grass - Cornflower
Denim Blue

Duck Egg

Leaves - Meadow Green

Apple
Pear Green

Moss

Boarder - Sandstone
Caramel

Cocoa

I rounded off the Corners of the Card
with 5mm Corner Punch
(X-Cut)
To finish my Card off I added
some Honey Yellow Sparkling Glitter
(Craft Planet)
which I added to all the Flower Stamens
and 5mm Black Flatback
Dotted Rhinestones
(stash)
to the Poppy Centres.

I'd like to enter this Card in the following Challenges:-
A Gem Of A Challenge - #127 - It's Summer Time
Crafting At The Weekend - #5 - Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - September - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - #34 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls - #26 - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Delightful Challenges - Don't Be Square
Digi Makeover - #156 - Anything Goes
Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes with Eureka Stamps
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #51 - Anything Goes
Imagination Crafts - September - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts - September - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - #193 - Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish - #228 - Anything Goes
Sister Act - #73 - Anything Goes
Suzy Bee's - #45 - Anything Goes
That Craft Place - Summery Colours
Totally Gorjuss - #252 - Bling
Try It On Tuesday - How Does Your Garden Grow