New Challenge #168 at Glitter N Sparkle

Merry Christmas,

and a Happy New Year to you all.

This will be the last Post I do for Glitter 'N' Sparkle this year,
as we are all taking a well deserved break over the Xmas Holidays.
So I wish you all the very best over this holiday season.

I will be back in 2016 with a New Challenge
and some good news!

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

GLITTERY, SPARKLY CHRISTMAS

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Sami Stamps who are offering

a $12 Gift Certificate for their store.

Cute As A Button who are offering

2 Images from their store

My Project this

week is:-

Curious Gifts Digi Stamp

from Sami Stamps

(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used an A4 Sheet of Dark Green Card

(stash)

which I then folded in half to make the Base Card.
Next I matte and layered it using 
Red Glitter Card
(The Range)

Next I printed off the Image

on White DC Paper

And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens.

Putty

Lipstick Red

Berry Red

Ruby

Crimson

Meadow Green

Grass

Pine
Sandstone
Caramel

Warm Grey 1
Ice Grey 3
Black

Next I die-Cut the Image out using
the large Ornate Frame
(X-Cut - SCU503043)
To make it 'Sparkle' I added
Xmas Green and Xmas Red Glitter
(Glitter Magic)
to the Ribbons.
I didn't think it was enough so I then added
Holographic Embossing Powder
(Papermania)
to the Presents and Paper.
I think it slightly changed the colour of the Glitter 
that was already on when I added the heat oops!
Note to self always add the loose glitter last.

I used a strip of 6cm Sparkly Red/Green/Gold Striped Ribbon
(Boyes Haberdashery)
and wrapped it around the corner of the Red Card Layer,
so that It looked like a Wrapped Present.

Next I  Die-cut out my Sentiment
Using a scrap of Dark Green Card
using the Merry Christmas Die
(Creative Dies)

Finally to the Bottom Left Corner of the Image
I added a 2cm Red Rhinestone Flower

(which I found in my Gems Stash - so not sure where they came from)

and to that I added 6 2mm Green Rhinestones

(stash)

New Challenge #167 at Glitter 'N' Sparkle

Well hello there,

It has been a hectic fortnight,
hence the lack of posts and this one is also Late.
Been cramming for my Exam which is later on today
(fingers crossed).

I also had my middle Sisters Baby Shower on Sunday,
which went amazingly,
probably down to my little Sisters brilliant planning
and organizational Skills.
hopefully it will only be a month and a bit
then I can say 'Hello' to my new Niece.

Well on with the crafting

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Traditional or Non-Traditional Colours

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Pattie's Creations who are offering

2 Images from their store.

Crafty Sentiments who are offering

3 Images from their store

Ike's Art who are offering

3 Images from their store.

Crafty Sentiments who are offering

5/3/1 Images from their store

My Project this

week is:-

Oh Holy Night! Digi Stamp

from Stitchy Bear
at Sunsational Stamps

(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used an A4 Sheet of Pearlised White Card

(Ross Papers)

which I then folded In Half to make the Base Card.
Next I matte and Layered it using 
Silver Mirror Card
(The Range)
Whiter Glitter Card
(The Range)
and Silver Holographic Card.

(stash)

Next I printed off the Image

on White DC Paper

And to do something different I used
True Silver Glitter - Stars
Holographic Silver Glitter - Writing
Holographic Gold Glitter - Crosses
Iridescent Yellow Glitter - Windows
Holographic Moss Green Glitter - Trees
(All glitter from Glitter Magic)
Crystal Glamour Dust - Snow
(Deco Art)

Finally I added 3 Holographic Snowflakes

(Craft For Christmas)

to the Top Right Corner.

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-
A Snowflakes Promise - #12 - Christmas/Winter
Bastel-Traum - #36 - Winter
Bunny Zoe's - Nov/Dec - Sparkle
Crafty Creations - #304 - Happy Holiday
Crazy Challenge - #211 - Christmas
Creative Inspirations - #340 - Merry Christmas
Inky Chicks - #60 - Merry Christmas
Paperminutes - #413 - Winter Greetings
Whimsy Stamps - #89 - ATG/Winter

New Challenge #13 at Morgan's ArtWorld

Hello Again,

Well its been a Chrismassy kind of week.

The decorations are all up,

and the Christmas Presents have started arriving in the post.

I will have to sort out some time to wrap them all,

otherwise I can see me staying up all 

Christmas Eve night wrapping lol .

Anyway on with this fortnights Card:

The Theme at

Morgan's ArtWorld is:-

Non-Traditional Colours

Please come join in with us HERE.

This week we are showcasing

Morgan Fitzsimon's Images,

Please visit the SHOP.

My Project for

this Challenge is:-

Xmas Santa Digi Stamp

To begin with I used a Pre-cut 3 Panel Screen White Card

(stash)

from which I cut out a 'Window' 

from the middle of the Middle Panel.

I then shaded the White Card face in with

swirls of Dark Blue, Light Blue and Mid Grey Chalk

(Decorative Pastel Chalks - Dovecraft)

to give it a Marble Effect.

And using Pastel Blue Mica Powder

(from my tester pot)

I buffed over the whole of the Card to give it a sheen.

Next I printed off the Image

on White DC Paper

And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens:

Satin

Blush

Putty

Buttercup

Cool Aqua

Duck Egg

Pastel Blue

Denim Blue

Cyan

Aegean

Blue Pearl

Cornflower

China Blue

Artic Blue

Sky Blue

Powder Blue

Azure

Royal Blue

Ice Grey 1

Ice Grey 2

Ice Grey 3

Ice Grey 4

Ice Grey 5

Metallic Silver

I then cut it so that it would fit inside the

'Window of the base card.

You can't see it very well in the photos,

but I then added lots of Embossing Powder with Watermark Ink 

(Versamark) 

and Glitter. 

To start I used Vanilla Sparkle Embossing Powder 

on the 2 Teddies. 

Then I used Sparkling Snow Embossing Powder 

on the White parts of Santa's Suit. 

Silver Bells Embossing Powder 

on the Big Present Bows 

(all WOW! Embossing Powders) 

For the Ground I used 

Seafoam White Embossing Powder. 

And on the Sack I used 

Holographic Embossing Powder.

(both Papermania) 

I also added some Holographic Silver Glitter 

(Glitter Magic) 

to the Belt for the Sack, Buttons, 

Waist Belt, Boot Buckles. 

I went around the 'Window Frame' with 

2mm Plain Silver Peel-off Strips. 

Then I went around the outside of the Card with 

1mm Bobbled silver Peel-off Strips.

I also use a Holographic Silver

'Happy Christmas' Peel-off for my Sentiment

(all from my stash)

I used the scraps of White Paper from the Image

and I Die-Cut out 2 Snowflake Shapes

(Marianne Designs)
I coloured the larger one in using

the Arctic Blue Promarker.

and then used the Holographic Embossing Powder

on both of them to make them Sparkle.

I then made a Bow using

1cm Cyan Blue Organza

(Boyes Haberdashery)

and I placed the Snowflakes on top of the Bow.

Across the Bottom of the Card I used a strip of

Silver Tree and Snowflake Boarder Ribbon

(Boyes Haberdashery)

that I had in My Scrap Box.

Finally I added the Pearls,

I used 6x Light Blue Pearls 4mm and 1x Mid Blue Pearl 4mm

on the Snowflakes.

4x Light Blue Pearls 4mm and 2x Mid Blue Pearls 4mm

on the Silver Ribbon

(it had holes where the Pearls are)

I used 11x White Seed Pearls 2mm for all of the Holly Berries

on the Digi Image.

I also used 3x Blue Pearl Stars 10mm,

to look like Stars in the Sky.

(All Pearls from my stash)

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-

4 Crafty Chicks - #275 - Winter
Artistic Inspirations - #146 - ATG/Christmas
Crafty Sentiments - Winter

Deep Ocean Challenge - #118 - Santa Is Coming To Town

Fab N Funky - #284 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

I Love Promarkers - #297 - Winter

Inky Chicks - #60 - Merry Christmas

Karleigh Sue - #7 - ATG/Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Kitty Bee Designs - #62 - Christmas

Wags N Whiskers - #167 - Ribbons and/or Pearls

WOW! - December - Winter

New Challenge #165 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hi,

Its been a nice peaceful week for a change
though the other half is insisting we start
Xmas decorating soon.
So last night was spent putting up the
1st Christmas Tree.
The rest is to be finished off on the
1st December as planned.
Honest he's  bigger kid than the Kids lol

I would also like to wish all my friends
who live in the States a
'Happy Thanksgiving'
(I know it was on Thursday,
but better late than never)
Hope you all had a fantastic day.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Incude A Bow

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Digital Delights who are offering

a $5 Gift Certificate for their store.

A Day For Daisies who are offering

a $12 Gift Certificate for their store

A Random Fan who are offering

3 Images from their store.

My Project this

week is:-

December 26th Digi Stamp

from Stitchy Bear
at Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet

(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used Pre-cut Round Bauble Card

(stash)

which I then covered with Pearlise Gold Card.
I then Die-Cut out Circles using the

Framelet Circle Die Set (8pk)

(Sizzex)

using Green Card, Pearlised Red Card 
and Pearlised Champagne Card.

(all from my Scrap Card Box)

Which I placed on using Foam Pads
to give it a bit of depth.

For the Bauble Top I used some Glitter White Card
(Scrap Box)
which I Punched using the Lace Trim
(X-Cut)

I then stuck it on and cut it to fit.

Next I printed off the Image

on White DC Paper

And coloured them in using my Promarker Pens

Satin

Dusky Pink

Putty

Dusky Rose

Lipstick Red

Red

Berry Red

Poppy

Crimson

Yellow

Apple

Pine

Cool Grey 1

Metallic Gold

I added a sentiment of my own
'Wakey Wakey, rise and shine.
'Tis the season for Mistletoe and Wine'
in Pine Green.
which I printed on the Computer
in the Heart of the Digi Image
using the Dragline Font.

Next I made up a Die-cut Poinsettia from 
Pearlise Green and Pearlised Burgandy Paper

(which I found in my Die box - so not sure where they came from)

and to that I added a Handmade Bow
using 1.5cm White Ribbon with Gold

(Boyes Haberdashery)

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-

Crafting By Designs - Nov - Get Ready For Christmas
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - #257 - Use Die-cuts or Punch's
Cutie Pie - #93 - Simply Cute and Christmassy
Fab 'n' Funky - #283 - Christmas
Left Of Center - #106 - Nothing Square (Top 3)
One Stitch At A Time - #251 - ATG/Winter
Papertake Weekly - Nov - Take Your Pick (Winner)
(Colour/Technique/Product)
Passion for Promarker - #324 - Christmas Is Coming
Pile It On - #97 - Use Red and Green
Suzy Bee's - #108  ATG/Add A Die-cut

New Challenge #164 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hello Again,

Well I'm pleased to say that I am feeling back to normal

(well as normal as I get)

again, but still awaiting news from the Hospital.

This week has been rather good,

it was my Step-daughters 12th birthday this week

(they grow up way to fast).

We had a lovely meal out to celebrate on Wednesday.

And opening of the presents was met with joy and tears.

LEGO is just the best present ever,

we got her some Minecraft Lego sets

to keep her entertained.

Then last night we had my Mum and Dad,

come for a visit and another lovely meal out.

I don't get to see them that often

so love spending time with them.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Purple and Black

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Digital Delights who are offering

a $5 Gift Certificate for their store.

A Day For Daisies who are offering

a $12 Gift Certificate for their store

A Random Fan who are offering

3 Images from their store.

My Project this

week is:-

Indigo Lady Digi Stamp

from A Day For Daisies

(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used 2x A4 Sheets of Pearlised Purple Card

(Ross Papers)

which I Die-Cut out using the

Accordion Fancy Label Card Die - 771

(Elisabeth Craft Designs)

I also use the Border Trim from the Die (x8)

with Pearlised Black Paper

(Ross Papers)

Which I then placed around the edges of the

'1st and Last Pages'.

Next I printed off 2x Image

(one of them reversed)

on White DC Paper

And coloured them in using my Promarker Pens

Ivory

Satin

Blush

Yellow

Lavender

Lilac

Orchid

Amethyst

Plum

Aubergine

Violet

Ice Grey 1

Ice Grey 2

Ice Grey 3

Ice Grey 4

Ice Grey 5

Black

I also printed off a Japanese Proverb

using JSA Lovechinese Font

(dafont.com)

Then I used the Insert Dies from the Card Set

and Die-Cut out the Images and the Proverb.

I then went around the edges with my Black Pen

(Promarker).

On the Images I added Glamour Dust

(Deco Art)

to the small Head Fans and the Large Fan

and Holographic Gold Glitter

(Glitter Magic)

to the Trims of the Fans.

I also added 2x 5mm Dark Purple Dotted Rhinestone

(stash)

to the top corners.

To the Proverb I added a Handmade Bow

made from 1cm Black Lace

(Boyes Haberdashery)

topped with a Purple Dotted Rhinestone.

I also added a Black Bamboo Peel-Off

(stash)

to the gap in the middle of the Proverb.

Finally I added 4x 5mm Black Dotted Rhinestones

(stash)

to each of the corners of the Frame of the

'Middle Page'.

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-

ABC Challenge - V Is For Violet
Artistic Inspirations - #144 - ATG/Feminine
Craft-Dee Bowz - Nov - ATG
Fantastic Tuesday - #112 - ATG/Add Purple (Winner)
Karleigh Sue - #6 - One For The Girls
Melonheadz Friends - Tic-Tac-Toe
(Ribbon/Die-Cut/Bling)
The Crafty Addicts - #4 - ATG/Use Die-Cuts
Word Art Wednesday - #210 - ATG

New Challenge #163 at Glitter N Sparkle

Another Day, Another Week,

I had a lovely week up until Thursday.
Started the new Module for my course, which of course
I totally loved.
Then unfortunately Wednesday Night/Thursday Morning
I had a flare up of my Gallbladder,
which kinda put me out of action for 2 days.
but thankfully I am feeling much better now.
Just got to ring the Hospital Monday Morning and see if
I can find out what is happening for my Surgery date.

But anyway on with the crafting,
due to not feeling to good this week was
just a quickie card,
but I do like how it turned out.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Use A Die-Cut/Punch Shape

Our Sponsors this week are:-

All Dressed Up who are offering

2 Images from their store.

Oddball Art who are offering

3 Images from their store.

Cute As A Button who are offering

2 Images from their store.

Sunsational Stamps who are offering

5/3/1 Images from their store.

My Project this

week is:-

Cindy Digi Stamp

from Oddball Art

(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used an A4 Sheet of Cream White Card

(stash)

which I folded in half and cut to make a 16cm x 13.5cm Base Card
I then Matte and Layered it up using
Pre-embossed Black Card
and Rust Card
(both from stash)
I rounded off the Corners using a  10mm Corner Punch,
on the Cream and the Black Card
and a 5mm Corner Punch on the Rust Card.
(both X-Cut)

Next I printed off the Image

  on White DC Paper

And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens

Ivory

Satin
Putty

Blush

Gold

Antique Pink

Pumpkin

Ginger

Orange

Burnt Orange

Spice

Ice Grey 1

Ice Grey 2
Ice Grey 3
Ice Grey 4
Ice  Grey 5
Black

I added some Holographic Copper Glitter
(Glitter Magic)
to the edge of Her Wings and to the Hearts,
1 on her Dress and the one hanging under the Skull.
I also added some Glossy Accents
(Ranger)
to her Eyes.

I Die-cut out the Jelly Picture Frame
(Sizzix)

from Black Paper
(stash)Then cut the Image out so that it would fit inside the Frame.

Finally I added 5mm Light Orange Dotted Rhinestones

(stash)

to each of the corners of the Frame.

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-
A Bit More Time To Craft - #8 - ATG (Winner)
Brown Sugar - #172 - No Patterned Paper
Craft Your Passion - #287 - ATG
Crafts Galore Encore - Nov - Use A Stamp/Digi Image
Crafting From The Heart - #85 - ATG
Crafty Catz - #301 - Girls Only
Oddball Art Stamps - Facebook - Nov - ATG
Suzy Bee's - #106 - ATG/Fairies
The Crafty Addicts - #4 - ATG/Use Die-Cuts

New Challenge #162 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hi again,

Well I think my poor little Furbaby is
terrified out of his poor wits.
Like all cats and dogs at this time of year,
we need to give them plenty of hugs and cuddles.
Though I don't think he understands why
there have been 4 days of terrifying noises.
With the other half working nights as well this week,
I haven't even seen any bonfires or fireworks
(those seen out of your window don't count lol).
But I hope everyone had a good and safe Guy Fawkes Night.

I wanted to follow a Sketch again this week
and I chose this one from
Sketch Saturday

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Use Some Red

Our Sponsors this week are:-

SLS Lines who are offering

3 Images from their store.

The Stamping Boutique who are offering

2 Images from their store
(or 3 if a TSB or Glitterbabes Image is used).

Morgans ArtWorld who are offering

3 Images from their store.

Ppinky Dolls who are offering

3 Images from their store.

My Project this

week is:-

Red Riding Hood Digi Stamp

from Ppinky Dolls

(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used a 17cm Square White Card

(stash)

which I Matte and Layered up using
Red Card
(stash)
and White/ Red Dots and Red/White Dots Paper
(stash)
Placing the 2nd Layer at the angle wanted in the Sketch.

Next I printed off the Image

  on White DC Paper

And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens

Ivory

Satin

Blush

Soft Lime

Lemon

Canary

Salmon Pink

Lipstick Red

Red

Berry Red

Poppy

Meadow Green

Leaf Green

Olive Green

Pastel Blue

Blue Pearl

Denim Blue
Midnight Blue
Sandstone
Caramel
Cinnamon
Cocoa
Burnt Sienna
Terracotta
Chestnut
Henna

Burnt Umber

Walnut
Shale

Ice Grey 1

Ice Grey 2
Ice Grey 3
Ice Grey 4
Ice  Grey 5
Black

Once I backed it onto some more Red Card,
I added Glamour Dust
(DecorArt)
to the Ground Area to look like Snow.
And to both the Girl and the Wolf's Eyes
I added some Glossy Accents
(Ranger).

For the 'Ribbon End' on the Sketch,
I cut it out of some White Glitter Card
(from my Scrap Box).

I added 1mm White Seed Pearls to the Sky Area
for Stars/Snowflakes.
And on the Corners I add 3mm Red Pearls

(stash)

Finally I Handmade my Bow using
1cm Red with White Polka Dots Satin Ribbon,

(Boyes Haberdashery).

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-
Allsorts - #336 - Ribbons And Bows
Come And Get It  - #94 - Lots of Sparkle
Craft Rocket - #3 - Pearls/Gems (Top3)
Creative Inspirations - #334 - Sparkle!
Fantastic Tuesday - #110 - ATG/Let See Some Stars
Lacy Sunshine - #71 - Tic-Tac-Toe
(Use A Digi, Ribbon/Lace, Pattern Paper)
Sketch Saturday - #386 - Sketch
Sparkles Monthly Challenges - #73 - Pearls and/or Lace