New Challenge #171 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hello Again,

Well the White Stuff has finally fallen from the sky
and is laying on the ground.
Arrrggg well that's me stuck inside,
honest I look like Bambi on Ice
when I go out in the Snow.
And the worst thing is I have to go to College tomorrow,
and the Mr's car is in the Garage
so I will have to use the bus and risk walking........
Keeping everything crossed that it melts away quick,
It can come back on Tuesday when I don't have to go anywhere.

Anyway this weeks project is a Card I have made
for my Nephew's 2nd Birthday.
He is just so cute and adorable,
and he also has the most amazing name lol.
Yes he is also called Sam !!!
(well Samuel in full)
Just wish I could see them all more often,
but I'm here in England,
and they are over in Denmark.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Monochrome

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Limited Runs who are offering

3 Images from their store

Oddball Art who are offering

3 Images from their store

Ppinky Dolls who are offering

3 Images from their store

My Project this

week is:-

Ollie the Giraffe Digi Stamp

from Limited Runs

(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used a A4 Sheet of Burnt Orange Card

(stash)

which I cut into a Triangle with 24cm length sides.
I then Marked off on each side at 12 cm and 
connected them to make the inverted center Triangle,
using a Valley Fold.
On each of the 3 outside Triangles,
I then marked off the bottom 3rd and made the Mountain Fold.

Using Orange Giraffe Glitter Paper
(Safari Kids - DCWV)
I cut out Triangles to fit all of the outer 3 corners,
from the fold up.
And on the reverse side I used some Light Orange Card
(Scrap Box)
along the bottom 3rd of the Outer Triangles,
(between the folds)

To make them look less harsh against the Burnt Orange Card,
I lightly distressed the edges of the Light Orange Card
using Antique Linen Distress Ink.
(Tim Holtz)
I also added 6 Orange/Silver Striped Candies
(stash)
to the overlap Corners of the Triangles

Next I printed off the Image twice

on White DC Paper

And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens.

Oatmeal
Gold
Honeycomb

Amber

Pumpkin

Mandarin

Burnt Orange

I cut one of the Images out in a Triangle
3mm smaller that the Base Card.
Then I fussy cut the other Image out,
and attached it on top of the triangle Image 
using a Mini Card Spring
(Docrafts - Papermania)
so that it pops and bounces around, when the card is opened

For my Sentiments I used the ones that came with the Image,
colouring them with the Mandarin Promarker Pen
and cutting them out by hand.

Finally I added the Orange Letter Buttons

(Trimits Decorative)
'S' 'A' 'M',
one to each of the Light Orange Card Corners
which show when the Card is folded up.

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-
Cardz 4 Guyz - #102 - Happy Birthday
Crafting For All Seasons - #117 - Monochrome
Create And Inspire - #37 - ATG
Creative Knockouts - #124 - Card For A Child
Fab 'N' Funky - #287 - For A Child (Winner)
Robyn's Fetish - #299 - Animals
Send A Smile 4 Kids - 16/01 - Birthday Fun 4 Kids
Simply Papercrafts - #21 - ATG
That Craft Place - 17/01 - ATG
The Male Room - #26 - ATG

New Challenge #133 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hi,
Thought I would give you all an update on the rest of this week today.
I finally started my Accountancy Course this week,
and I am LOVING all of it.
I do 2 days a week which its taxing on my Physical Health,
but the mental stimulation is fantastic.
Doesn't matter how old you are
you can always learn something new.
So for me this is the start of me
trying to get back to some kind of work.
And I so can't wait to do all of my training.

This week I wanted to try something new
(not card based)
and create a 3D Project.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Anything But A Card

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Limited Runs who are offering

3 Images from their store.

Sammi's Stamps who are offering

$12 Gift Certificate for their store.

My Project this week is:-

Art Deco Flower Digi Stamp

from Limited Runs
(one of our sponsors)

To start with I used a Plain Glass Coffee Mug 
I had in my cupboard, 
which I though could use a bit of jazzing up.

Next I printed the Image out on White DC Paper
to the size of the Mug.
I cut out the Circle and the stuck 
the Image to the inside of the Mug.

Using this as a template I used
 Black Glass Paint
to go around the out line of the Digi Image.
Then using the Yellow, Red, Green, Blue and Black 
Glass Paints
(all by Grafix)
I coloured the Image in on the Glass Mug.
Mixing the colours when needed.