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

Challenge #152 at Glitter N Sparkle

Oh Wow ,

Life really does get in the way sometimes.

I finally get myself all sorted

and then I get rushed in to Hospital

Spent a few days writhing around in agony,

til  the antibiotics and pain medications started to work.

I am now out and on pause lol,

I am awaiting a surgery date,

so limited to my diet, and activities.

So I have a couple of cards for you today,

I hope you like them.

And coming up will be a rather special post,

so keep your eyes open for it.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle was:-

Add Buttons

Our Sponsors were -

Bugaboo Stamps

Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet

My Project for this

week was:-

Playing With Threads Digi Stamp

from My Heart Pieces

at Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet

(One of our sponsors)

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

(cant remember where I got them from).

I then backed all the Panels with 

Small Bubble Embossed Spice Card,

(stash)

Rounding off the Corners with a 5mm Corner Punch

(XCut).

Next I printed the Image out

  on White DC Paper

And coloured it

in using my Promarker Pens

Satin 

Putty 

Blush  

Antique Pink

Lemon

Yellow

Canary

Tulip Yellow

Sunflower

Coral

Honeycomb

Ginger

Spice

Burnt Orange

Caramel

Cinnamon

Chestnut

Walnut

Burnt Umber

Meadow Green

Apple

Emerald

Warm Grey 1

Warm Grey 2

Warm Grey 3

Warm Grey 4

Warm Grey 5

Then I cut out the image in a Rectangle, 

and rounded off the corners.

Round the edges I used Frayed Burlap Distressing Ink

(Tim Holtz).

For the decoration I added some 

Green, Brown and Silver Threads

to the matching coloured 'Bobbins',

and for the 'Draped Threads'

I used some Dark Orange DMC Thread.

I also added a Needle.

I also added some Xmas Green Glitter

(Glitter Magic)

to the rolled Ribbon Image.

Then to finish I added some Brown coloured Buttons.

Next I cut 2 pieces of White Fiber/Gold Thread Paper 

with Orange/White Stitches on it

(stash)

and used them on the Side Panels.

On the Left Panel I added a Mannequin Die Cut

(not sure who's it is)

Which I coloured the base in with

Meadow Green and Apple Promarker Pens.

For the Top of it I added some Green Flower Paper

(stash),

and went around the edges with 

Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink

(Tim Holtz).

Then I wrapped some Sewing Gauze

(my sewing box)

around the Die-cut,

and added some Micro Pins in it.

Then I found a nice Green Button for the Corner.

For the Right Panel 

I printed off the Sentiment and the Box from the 

Sewing Machine Set

(The Cutting Cafe)

Once I had cut it out I edged it with the

Frayed Burlap Distress Ink.

And then added 2 Large Detailed Wooden Buttons

(all buttons from my Sewing Box)

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-
Crafty Girlz - #6 - ATG

Challenge #147 at Glitter N Sparkle

Here is my next card,
Well when I saw this Image and the theme for this week,
all I got in my head was this certain song going round and round.

Fields of Gold - Sting

I think it is so apt,
so I based my card around it.
Hope you like it.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle was:-

Something Beginning With B
Blue, Brown, Barley, Birds, Burlap

My Project this

week was:-

Love's Garden Digi Stamp

from Stitchy Stamps at 
Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet

(one of our sponsors)

To begin with I used a Pre-cut Square Kraft Card

(stash).

Then I cut out a square of Mid Blue Card
(stash).
Next I found this gorgeous Picture 
of a Barley Field on the Internet
(Fields of Gold - Richard Hurst)

Next I printed the Image out
4 Times
1 on Blue Striped Paper,
1 on Brown Flower Strip Paper,
(both from my Scrap Box)

and 2 on White DC Paper.
On the White Paper

I coloured it in

using my Promarker Pens

                                                           Putty                  - Skin

                                                           Antique Pink     - Lips/Rose/Seed Packet

                                                           Gold                    - Straw

                                                           Sunflower          - Straw

                                                           Sandstone          - Hat Band

                                                           Cinnamon          - Ribbons

                                                           Walnut               - Wood 

                                                           Forest Green    - Leaves/Watering Can

                                                           Blue Pearl          - Collar

                                                           China Blue         - Neck Tie/Pockets

                                                           Royal Blue         - Neck Tie/Hat/Dress Cuffs

                                                           Warm Grey 4    - Tools
                                                           Warm Grey 5    - Tools
                                                           Black                   - Tools

Then I did a bit of Piece Cutting,
1st I cut out the Dress and the Hat from the Blue Paper,
then I cut out the Apron from the Brown Paper.
and from 1 of the White Images I cut out the Hat Band,
Face and Collar, Watering Can, and the Pockets.
Once I had reassembled all the Pieces in the right places
on the last Image,
I fussy cut it out.

Next for my Sentiment, I took a Quote from the Song
(Fields of Gold - Sting)
which I printed off from my computer 
in Blue.
I cut it out and backed it with a piece of Burlap
(found in my Sewing Box),
with some strands placed across the corners.

To finish it off I Stamped out 2 Birds
(Fairy Bell Collection - Jodie Lee)
in Tuxedo Black Ink
(Memento)
And coloured them with 
Cinnamon and Walnut Promarker Pens.
Then cut them out and placed them on the Card.

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-

Crafts Galore Encore - August - ATG
Creative Ladybirds Creations - #6 - ATG
Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet - FB - August - ATG
Sugar And Betty - August - ATG

Challenge #139 at Glitter N Sparkle

Post #6, 

Here is the 4th of my Glitter n Sparkle Blogs that I have missed.
With the perfect Quote from C.S Lewis
(who wrote 'Alice in Wonderland' and other books)
which suits me down to a 'Tea'.

I find it so hard to put a book down once I've started it.
And I always disappear off into the world of which I am reading,
laughing and crying out loud
(usually to the annoyance of anyone who is around me)
living the lives of the characters with them.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle was:-

Include An Animal

My Project this week was:-

Book And Tea Digi Stamp

from Digi Blessings 
at Stitchy Bear Stamps
(one of our sponsors)

To start with I drew myself a Book of Tricks Template to work from.
Then using an A4 sheet of Deep Blue Leather Effect Card
(stash)
I cut out the Largest Size.
For the Middle Page I used a Sheet of A4 White Card
(stash)
and for the smallest Page 
I 1st printed off an 2 page spread of a book
(which has been blurred so you can't read the print)
then cut it out with the template.

Next I printed the Image and 
the accompanying Quote
  on White DC Paper
and coloured the Image in

using my Promarker Pens

                                                            Ivory - Book Pages
                                                            Dusky Pink - Mouse Ears
                                                            Mustard - Teabag Paper
                                                            Poppy - Cherries
                                                            Pastel Blue - Cup
                                                            Denim Blue - Cup/Saucer
                                                            Cool Aqua - Book Cover
                                                            Duck Egg - Saucer 
                                                            Sandstone - Buns
                                                            Caramel - Mouse/Tea/Buns
                                                            Cinnamon - Mouse/Tea
                                                            Cocoa - Mouse/Buns
                                                            Burnt Sienna - Tea
                                                            Shale - Mouse Feet
                                                            Cool Grey 1 - Cup/Spoon/Steam
                                                            Cool Grey 3 - Cup/Saucer
                                                            Cool Grey 4 - Cup/Saucer/Mouse Nose
                                                            Black - Buns

I then Die-Cut both the Image and the Quote out 
using 2 sizes of Ornate Frame Squares
(X-Cut).
Once cut I the went around the edges of both with my
Denim Blue Promarker Pen.
On The Quote I used Dark Smokey Blue Decorative Pastel Chalk
(Dovecraft)
to highlight the edges.

Down the center of the Book Of Tricks 
I place a Blue/White Checked Ribbon
(stash)
and I had made a bow from the same ribbon to place at the top.

To finish off I added some Holographic White Glitter
(Glitter Magic)
to the Spoon.

I added 2mm Red Rhineston Gems
(Anitas)
to the Buns

 And finally I added some Glossy Accents 
(Ranger)
to the Mouse's Glasses to make them 3D.

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-

Bunny Zoe's - June - Furry Friends

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #317 - Inspired by a Book

Stitchy Bear Stamps - FB - June - ATG

Try It On Tuesday - Tea Cups

Midway Post, Challenge #34 at Open-Minded Crafting

It's Saturday, 

which means its the Halfway Post over at Open-Minded Crafting.

This has been a very hard week for me.
Unfortunately one of my beloved Furbabies died,
my little Smudge.
Even though he was the biggest of my cats he wasn't even 6 years old.
We dont even know why he died as he was healthy and had never had
any problems nor been ill at all.
I realise it was just his time to go, but it still hurts so much.
My other cat Tiger is constantly crying for his 'Brother',
 but we have been having lots of hugs and cuddles.

The Theme at

Open-Minded Crafting is:-

Recycle Something

Our Sponsors are:-

Andrea's Lil Pixels who are offering

.

Dr Digi's House of Stamps who are offering

2 Images.

Smeared Ink who are offering

a $15 Voucher.

Stitchy Bear's Digi Shop who are offering

3 Images up to $10.

My Project for this

week is:-
Night Owl Digi Stamp

from Pookie Designs at 
Stitchy Bear's Digi Shop 

(one of our sponsors)

To begin with I covered the outside of a Chocolate Box 
with Embossed Metallic Copper Paper.
and on the inside of the Lid, and the Well inside,
 I covered with Embossed Metallic Red Paper

(both from Craft Planet)

Next I printed off the Image 
on White DC Paper.

I coloured the Images

using my Promarker Pens.

                                                            Ivory            - Candle
                                                            Satin             - Skin
                                                            Vanilla          - Skin
                                                            Blush            - Cheeks
                                                            Lemon         - Hair
                                                            Yellow          - Hair/Flame/Collar
                                                            Gold              - Collar/Cuffs/
                                                            Honeycomb - Top/Neckerchief
                                                            Spice             - Top/Neckerchief/Arms/Boots
                                                            Dusky Rose - Lips
                                                            Poppy          - Waistcoat/Candle Holder
                                                            Grass           - Eyes
                                                            Pine             - Trousers
                                        

Then I fussy cut it out and placed 
it on the center of the Lid.
To give the Image a bit of sparkle,
I added Xmas Red Glitter to the Waistcoat
and Copper Penny Glitter to the Arm Puffs, 
Neckerchief, and the bands on the Trousers.
(both from Glitter Magic)

To fix the Clasp so that it stays shut I used
a piece of  Self Adhesive Hook and Loop.
(Anker International)
And I filled the Inside with some Maxi Tealights
(Tesco)

Finally I added the 'Happy Birthday' 
'Make a Wish', Candles and the Stars 
from Gold Glitter Peel-Offs
(Glitterations - Papermania).

New Challenge #130 at Glitter N Sparkle - Card 3

And here is Card No. 3,

For this Card I chose this Sketch:

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Easter

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Stitchy Bear who are offering

a $1o Gift Certificate for their store.

Bugaboo who are offering

7 Images from their store.

My Project this week is:-

Egg Painting Twins Digi Stamp

from BB Kakes 
at Stitchy Bear Stamps
(one of our sponsors)

To start with I folded a sheet of A4 Dark Brown Card
(stash)

in half and then cut it to make a 14x18cm Rectangle Base Card.
Next I made my Layers using Light Brown Card as the backer Card
(stash) 
for the 13.5x17cm Rectangle of Easter Paper 5 - Light Brown Stripes
and 9x10cm Easter Paper 2 - Mid Brown/Mustard Egg
(Both from Love Paper Crafts)
and 5x11cm Lemon Daisy Swirls
(Redhotbed).
Also from the Light Brown Card I Die-Cut out a 9.5cm Circle
(Sizzix)
and hand-cut the 'Flag' shape for the Sentiment.

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

using my Promarker Pens

                                                           Girl -              Vanilla
                                                                                   Satin

                                                                                   Dusky Pink (Cheeks)
                                                                                   Dusky Rose (Lips)
                                                                                   Apple (Eyes)
                                                                                   Mustard (Hair)
                                                                                   Yellow (Hair)
                                                           Bunny Suit -  Sandstone
                                                                                   Caramel
                                                                                   Cinnamon

                                                                                   Cocoa
                                                                                   Shale

                                                           Plants -          Ivory
                                                                                   Yellow
                                                                                   Mustard
                                                                                   Amethyst
                                                                                   Cornflower
                                                                                   Apple
                                                                                   Grass
                                                                                   Pear Green
                                                                                   Moss
                                                                                   Pine
                                                           Egg -               Ivory
                                                                                   Pastel Pink

                                                                                   Sandstone
                                                                                   Cocoa
                                                           Paint Brush - Shale
                                                                                   Black

                                                           Stone -           Cool Grey 1

                                                                                   Cool Grey 3

                                                                                   Cool Grey 4

                                                                                   Cool Grey 5

I then Die-Cut The Image out using
the 8.6cm Circle Die

(Sizzix).

For the Sentiment I used
'Easter Wishes' Clear Rubber Stamp
(Daisy + Dandelion - Some Bunny Loves You)
with Watermark Ink
(Versamark)
and Detail Gold Embossing Powder
(PSX)
and I activated it using my Heat Gun.
And then hand-cut it to size.

I then added a Gold Glitter Circle Peel Off around the Image,
and Gold Glitter Corners.
I also framed the Sentiment with the Gold Glitter Peel Off
(The Range).

And finally I added the Metallic Gold Candies
(stash).
.

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-
Allways  Something  Creative - #95 - Easter
Bastel-Traum - Easter
Corrosive Challenge - #221 - Hop Into Spring
Digi Choosday - #12 - Lots Of Layers
Mod Squad - Easter
Moo-Mania - Eggs
My Sheri Crafts - #153 - Easter
Pile It On - #62 - Easter/Spring
The Three Muses - Eggs