New Challenge #220 at Glitter N Sparkle

HAPPY NEW YEAR,

and I wish you all the most joyous 
2017.

Well after a lovely time away,
(despite my parents getting stuck in Norway,
where it took them 4 days to get home
 due to the weather being so bad,
their Flights were being cancelled all the time.)
we are all back home where we belong.

But I think the best news, we as a family have had,
is my Brothers news.
He and his wife are expecting,
and yes to make it more fun they are having
un-identical TWINS.
(hence this weeks project)
I am wishing them both and my nephew
all the best in the coming months,
and I can't wait to meet my new
Nephew and Niece.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

New Beginnings

Our Sponsor this week is:-

A Day For Daisies who are offering

a $12 Gift Certificate

My Project this

week is:-

My Mom Loves Daisies Digi Stamp

To begin with I used 6" Square White Card

(stash)

To which I added a slightly smaller square of  Pearlised Purple Card

(Ross Papers)

I then placed a layer of
Cream Pastel Flower Backing Paper.
(Ross Papers)
I also made 2 Rectangle Panels for the Card 
from the Pearlised Purple and 
Cream Flower Paper.
One smallish Rectangle 
and one more like a Strip 
to go across the Middle of the Card

Next I printed off the Image

on White DC Paper

And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens.

Ivory

Satin

Primrose
Lemon
Yellow
Sunflower
Gold
Amber
Pale Pink
Baby Pink
Sunkissed Pink
Dusky Rose
Meadow Green
Apple
Pastel Blue

I cut the Image out into a Square

and Backed it on to some more
of the Pearlised Purple Card

Next I took the 'Twins' Sentiment

(Mink Designs)

and Cut it out around the outside Circle.
I then Backed it onto a Die-cut Circle
(Sizzex)
of the Pearlised Purple.
I added 2 Light Pink Pearls and
2 Light Blue Pearls 
(Anita's)

to the Sentiment

Finally I added Purple Jellies

(stash)

to the Top left and Bottom Right
of the Base Card.

New Challenge #190 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hi,

Well as you all know I've been finishing off my College course
and had a few exams over the last couple of weeks
but now I'm finally finished.
I've completed my AAT Level 2 Bookkeeping and Accounting,
and looking forward to September when I start my Level 3.
In the mean time I am now starting to look for work
(which is a scary thought after not being able to work for so long)..

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Flower Power

Our Sponsors this week are:-

A Day For Daisies who are offering

a $12 Gift Certificate

Bugaboo who are offering

7 Images from their store

Ike's Art who are offering

a $15 Gift Certificate

My Project this

week is:-

Skirt of Flowers Digi Stamp

from A Day For Daisies

(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used Polkadot Embossed White Rectangle Card Card

(stash)

on which I used a 5mm Corner Punch
(X-Cut)
to round off the corners.

Next I printed off the Image

on White DC Paper

And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens.

Satin
Putty
Sunkissed Pink

Primrose

Buttercup
Lemon
Sunflower

Filling her Dress in with Crystal Glamour Dust
(Deco Art)

I then used an Embossing Folder Swirls
(X-Cut XCU515125)
around the Image and trimmed,
and again used the 5mm Corner Punch.
I then backed it with Pearlised Pastel Yellow Card
(Ross Papers)
and trimmed the corners of that as well.

Along the Left Side of the card I used some 
2cm Verigated Glitter Yellow Organza

(Kanban - Glitz Ribbon)

end.

For the Sentiment I used the
'Youth is a Gift' Clear Stamp

(Acid Drops & Whatnots)

with Tuxedo Black Ink
(Momento)
which I placed on the card with a bump in the middle,
so it looks like a ribbon.

Around the Top Right Corner
I placed 1 Medium White Paper Rose
and 2 Small Yellow Paper Roses 

(Craft)

end.

Finally following the Polkadots on the Base Card,
I added 2mm Pastel Yellow Pearls

(Anita's)

along the left side of the Card,
and across the corner on the Bottom Right.

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

Challenge #155 at Glitter N Sparkle

I felt like a change,

so instead of making the usual Card,

I went for a Picture.

(The Title of this Image gave me the idea)

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle was:-

Anything Goes

Our Sponsors were -

Limited Runs

A Dau For Daisies

Oddball Art

My Project for this

was:-

Picture Perfect Digi Stamp

from A Day For Daisies

(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I printed the Image out

  on White DC Paper

And coloured it

in using my Promarker Pens

Satin 

Blush

Ivory

Blossom

Rose Pink

Baby Pink

Salmon Pink

Carmine

Maroon

Ruby

Burgandy

Caramel

Chestnut

Henna

Walnut

Pastel Green

Mint Green

Grass

Emerald

Pine

Metallic Gold

Then I cut the Image to fit inside the Frame.

The Frame is a Basic Plain Pine Frame,

which I decorated up.

To start with I used 2 strips of 

Oriental Rose Scalloped Edge Peel-Offs,

(stash)

cut to the required lengths.

Then to neaten up the Corners

made some Flowers from Punches.

To start with I used Green Card 

and Punched out 4 Leaves

(Woodware Craft Collection)

Then used Set 2 Flowers Punches

(Tonic) 

using Carmine Card for 4 Base Flowers

and Pink Card and Glitter White Card 

to Punch out 4 of each from the Top Flower.

Once I had Glued them all together I added 

Metallic Gold Candi's

(Craftwork Card Candi)

to the center of each Flower.

For a Final touch I added a

 lovely Gold Dragonfly Charm

(stash)

which I thought complemented it.

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-
Petal Lu - Sept - ATG

Challenge #138 at Glitter N Sparkle

Post #4, 

Here is the 3rd of my Glitter n Sparkle Blogs that I have missed.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle was:-

One For The Ladies

My Project this week was:-

Lady Hat Bow Digi Stamp

from A Day For Daisies
(one of our sponsors)

To start with I used a 19.5cm Pre-Cut White Scalloped Edged Card
(stash)

Then I cut a 17.5cm Square of Pearlised Silver Card
(Ross Papers)

For the Top and Bottom I cut two 5.5 x 16.5cm Strips 
of White/Mint Green Fan Paper
(Roaring 20's - Art Deco Foil Paper - Papermania)
Then using White DC Paper and Borders Die
(XCU503050 - X-Cut)
I cut 2 .

I printed the Image out
  on White DC Paper
and coloured it in

using my Promarker Pens

                                                            Skin        - Vanilla
                                                                            - Satin
                                                                            - Dusky Pink (Cheeks)
                                                                            - Dusky Rose (Lips)
                                                            Hair        - Sandstone
                                                                            - Cinnamon
                                                                            - Cocoa
                                                                            - Burnt Sienna
                                                            Dress      - Meadow Green 
                                                                            - Apple
                                                                            - Cool Grey 1 (Shading)
                                                                            - Cool Grey 2 (Shading)
                                                            Hat         - Meadow Green
                                                                            - Apple
                                                                            - Cool Grey 1 (Shading)
                                                                            - Cool Grey 2 (Shading),
                                                            Bow        - Pastel Green
                                                                            - Meadow Green
                                                                            - Cool Grey 1 (Shading)

I then traced around the Image using a Circle Die
(9.5cm)
and fussy cut it out so that I didn't cut the Hat and Bows off.
Using a slightly larger size Circle Die 
(10.8cm - Sizzix)
I used Mint Green Card
(stash)
to place the Image on.
Also With the Mint Green Card I cut 4 Corners 
and a 3x5.5cm Rectangle,
Which is backed on a 3.5x6cm Pearlised Silver Card.

Next I Punched out 3 Flowers on White Paper,
(Petal Pair, Set 3 - Tonic Studios)
and 3 flowers on Mint Green Card
(Flower Punch - X-Cut).
For the Sentiment I Die-Cut out Happy Birthday
(Joanna Sheen)
from a Scrap of Pearlised Black Paper
(scraps box)

 On the Hat Brim I added Holographic Mint Green Glitter.
And to the Bow and the Necktie 
I added Iridescent Mint Green Glitter
(both from Glitter Magic)

For an extra flourish I added a Mint Green Feather
(Roaring 20's - Art Deco - Papermania)

To make it pop I added some Pastel Green Mica Powder
to some water and misted it over the whole card.

Finally I added 6mm Gun Metal Grey Pearls and 
3mm Mint Green Pearls
to the White Boarders.
And 2mm Gun Metal Grey Pearls 
to the Center of the Flowers 
(all Pearls in stash).

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-

Bastel-Traum - #30 - Birthday

The Corrosive Challenge - #227 - Leave a Little Sparkle

Midway Post Challenge #30 at Open-Minded Crafting

Hello again 

to another beautiful Saturday.
Well this week has certainly been a trying but interesting one.
Lets just say I've very glad I have my crafting to turn to,
otherwise I am quite sure my sanity would have departed along time ago.

My darling partner has been called to work on his days off to cover
for his counterparts holiday so that comes to nearly 2 weeks without a break.
So not many hugs going around as you can imagine.
(And with things going the way they are in my life at the moment I
need all the hugs I can get.)

On a positive note though I might be accepted on a
Part-time Training Course to help me get back to work,
albeit working from home due to my disabilities.

Yet again it is the halfway point of our Challenge
over at Open-Minded Crafting,
and I am here sharing my Inspiration Card with you all.
I wanted to try something this week that I
have admired before but never done,
a Spinner Card

The Theme at

Open-Minded Crafting is:-

Up In The Air

Our Sponsors are:-

A Day For Daisies who are offering

3 Images.

Jessica Weible Illustrations who is offering

a $10 Gift Certificate.

Sentimental Susan who is offering

7 Images.

MilkCoffee Stamps who are offering

3 Images.

My Project for this

week is:-
Over The Rainbow Digi Stamp

from A Day For Daisies 

(one of our sponsors)

To begin with I chose a 17cm Square White Card

(stash)

I covered the entire of the front of the Card with
Rainbows AquaBlue Digital Paper
(Happy Hearts Studio - Brighter Days)
And to make the Window aperture in the Card
I used the Large Plain Die from the
 Framelit Ovals Collection
(Stampin' Up!) 

Then using Aqua Blue Paper
(stash)
I Die -cut out a Frame for the Window
using the Large Scalloped Die and the 2nd Largest Plain Die.

Next I printed the Image off twice,
one of them a reverse of the other.

I coloured the Image

using my Promarker Pens.

                                                           Child -            Vanilla (Skin)
                                                                                   Satin (Skin)
                                                                                   Blush (Cheeks)
                                                                                   Sandstone (Hair)
                                                                                   Caramel (Hair)
                                                                                   Duck Egg (Romper Suit)
                                                                                   Cool Aqua (Romper Suit)
                                                                                   Cool Grey 1 (Wings)
                                                           Rainbow -      Poppy
                                                                                   Yellow
                                                                                   Honeycomb
                                                                                   Grass
                                                                                   Cyan
                                                                                   Amethyst
                                                           Cloud -           Cool Grey 1
                                                                                   Cool Grey 3 
                                                           Birds -            Sandstone
                                                                                   Caramel
                                                                                   Cococa

Once both Images had been Fussy Cut out,
I placed them both together with a length of 
White Thread down the middle
(so it can spin)
and attached it to the 'Window'.

For the Inside of the Card I started by covering it with the
Aqua Blue Paper.
Then using White Cloud Aqua Digital Paper
(Happy Hearts Studio - Brighter Days)
I Die Cut out 2 Scalloped Ovals,
one with the center removed.

For the Sentiment I use Psalm 127:3
which I hold very dear to me,
as I do truly believe that 
'Children are a gift from the Lord'.

This was printed out on White DC Paper 
and Die-cut out with the 2nd Plain Oval Die,
then edged with the Cyan Promarker.

I added a few embellishments just to finish it all off.
All around the Outside edge and Inside of the Card,
 and also around the Outside Oval Window 
I used Rainbow Edging Strip Peel Offs
(Range)
Then I added a Rainbow Braid Ribbon 
(Boyes Haberdashery)
across the bottom of the Card.
I also added Holographic White Glitter
(Glitter Magic)
to the Wings, on both sides.
And finally I added two 1cm 
Deep Aqua Blue Chipped Rhinestones
(stash)
to the top corners.

I would like to enter this card in

the following Challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks - #234 - Things With Wings
A Day For Daisies - #115 - Add Some Glitter
Card Mania  - #65 - Add Some Red
Corrosive Challenges - #218 - Things With Wings
Cuttin' And Stampin' - #8 - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet - #104 - Anything Goes
Sister Act - #94 - Anything Goes
Sisters Of Craft - Feb - Anything Goes
Southern Girls - #104 - Winged Things