New Challenge #170 at Glitter N Sparkle

Good Morning,

and welcome to my 1st post of the day,
Where we are saying Hello to the New Year (2016)
and Goodbye to the old (2015)

Think I am finally coming to grips with all the
changes that are happening in my life.
Finding the happy balance between responsibilities and fun.

I am also regretting the New Years Resolutions I made.
How many people make them then within a week
have given them all up and gone back to normality.
Really sometimes we expect ourselves to do miracles,
instead of setting realistic goals to achieve.
(though to be fair both of mine are realistic,
just so hard to keep the willpower going).

Anyway on with the crafting,
at least that keeps my mind busy
and off the other stuff lol xx

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Tic-Tac-Toe

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Digital Delights who are offering

a $5 Gift Certificate for their store

Pattie's Creations who are offering

3 Images from their store

SLS Lines who are offering

3 Images from their store

My Project this

week is:-

1920's Flapper Charlestone Dancer Digi Stamp

from SLS Lines

(One of our sponsors)
My line is Distress/Button/Glitter

To begin with I used a A4 Sheet of Pearlised Champagne Card

(stash)

which I cut out an Art Deco Fan Base Shape.
(Brother Scan and Cut )
Using the rest of the Card I cut it into a 14cm x 20cm Rectangle.
Then folded it into 3 parts, at 5cm.and 10cm,
to make the Easel Card Base.

Next I cut out the Art Deco Fan Frame
from Metallic Gold Card, 
(stash)
1mm smaller than the Base Shape.
(Brother Scan and Cut )

Next I printed off the Image

on White DC Paper

And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens.

Ivory
Satin
Putty

Dusky Rose

Pear Green

Sunflower

Cinnamon
Cocoa
Walnut
Burnt Sienna

Cool Grey 5
Black
Metallic Gold

Then I fussy cut the Image out.
To make the Dress Sparkle and Shimmer I added
Crystal Glamour Dust Glitter.
(Deco Art)

To make the Distressed Backgrounds I cut out 2 Rectangles
from White DC Paper,
6cm x 8.5cm and 4cm x 13cm.
Then I used a sponge to drag and distress the Inks on the Paper.
I used Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo 
and Walnut Stain Inks 
(all Tim Holtz Distress Inks).
I then cut them to fit in the places I wanted them to be.
For the outside parts of the Fan 
I just used the Inks straight onto the Card.

So the Card would stand up, I used a strip of 
4cm Sparkle Gold and Walnut Ribbon
(Boyes Haberdashery)

Which I wrapped around a spare strip of the
Champagne Card and stuck to the bottom of the Card,
so that I made a lip for the Easel to rest against.

Finally I added 2 Brown Duck Feathers

(Trimits Decorative)
over the top and I secured them with a Beige Button.
(my Button Box)

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-
City Crafter - #293 - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Craft Your Passion - #293 - ATG
Crafting From The Heart - #93 - ATG
Crafts Galore Encore - Jan - ATG
Creative Knockouts - #123 - ATG
Creative Ladybirds - #11 - ATG
Just Us Girls - #325 - Use Metals/Metallics
Ooh-La-La Creations - #195 - Girlie
Penny's Challenges - #259 - More Than 1 Fold
Unicorn Challenge - #5 - Get Your Glad Rags On

Challenge #145 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hi everyone,
Well its been a while since I have managed to have
enough time to do my Blogs
so there are a few for you to catch up on.

We have had a few family issues to deal with,
which have settled down now but
the outlook is not good,
so we just have to make the most
of each day while they last.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle was:-

Summer Sunshine

My Project this

week was:-

Nature Flower Fairy Digi Stamp

from SLS Lines

(one of our sponsors)

To begin with I used a Pre-cut Scalloped Square White Card

(stash).

Then I cut out a square of Pearlised Purple Card
(Ross Paper),
and around the edges I used a Double Loop Punch
(Martha Stewart).
Next I cut out a square of Pearlised Yellow Card,
which I Embossed with Lace Frame - Delicate
(X-Cut - XCU515908).

Next I printed the Image out

  on White DC Paper

and coloured it in

using my Promarker Pens

                                                           Satin                   - Skin

                                                           Blush                  - Cheeks

                                                           Putty                  - Skin

                                                           Soft Lime           - Hair/Dress/Leaves

                                                           Lemon                - Hair/Dress/Wings

                                                           Lime Zest          - Hair/Leaves

                                                           Lush Green       - Leaves

                                                           Leaf Green        - Leaves

                                                           Bright Green     - Leaves

                                                           Orchid                - Flowers/Wings

                                                           Amethyst           - Flowers/Wings/Eyes

                                                           Warm Grey 1    - Wings

Then I Die-Cut the Image out with Royal Frame
(Tonic)
Around the Outside of the Frame I used 
Light Purple Decorative Chalk,
and on the Inside of the Rectangle where the Image is
I used Light Green Decorative Chalk
(Dovecraft).

To make the Sentiment I cut out a 
Rectangle of Pearlised Purple from the left over scraps
and used a 5mm Corner Punch on the Corners
(X-Cut).
Then using Holographic Silver
(my Scrap Box)
I used a Happy Birthday Die
(Joanna Sheen).
And placed it on the top left-hand Corner

Next I got half an A5 Sheet of Plain Vellum
(stash)
and using 2 Flower Stamps
(Indigo Blu)
I Stamped them out with Watermark Ink
(Versamark)
and Heat Embossed with 
Sparkling Snow Embossing Powder
(WOW)
Then fussy cut each Flower out
and placed a 5mm AB Light Purple Gem
(stash)
in the center of each Flower.
And then I added 1 Large and 1 Small Flower 
to each of the bottom corners.

 Next I handmade a Bow using 1omm Purple Satin Ribbon
(Boyes Haberdashery)
and added it to the top right corner.

Finally I added a bit of Sparkle to my Card

by adding some Iridescent Mauve Pink Glitter 

around the edge of the Image,

and Chameleon Glitter to the Wings

(both from Glitter Magic) 

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-

Craft-Dee Bowz - August - ATG
Country View - August - Summertime
Digistamps4Joy - #115 - ATG/With Wings
Paper Creators Crafts - #41 - Dies and/or Punches