New Challenge #2 at Open-Minded Crafting Fun

So sorry,

This posting is a little late.

I had it all set up and ready to go,
but you know (as you do)
you end up saving it instead of publishing it,
and always when you are away from home
and unable to access proper Internet.
DUUHHH!!!!

Anyways this week has been a very good one,
and I have had some great News.
To start with I would like to congratulate
my Sister and Brother-in-Law
on the birth of their beautiful little Girl on the 9th.
I just can't wait to have a big hug with my new Niece Evie.

Also on the 10th
(on the other side of the Family,
my Brother and Sister-in-Law)
I get to wish my Nephew Samuel a Happy 2nd Birthday.
I just can't believe how quick the time has gone,
it still only feels like he was just born as well.

The Theme at

Open-Minded Crafting Fun is:-

Our Sponsors this Month are:-

All Dressed Up who are offering

2 Images from their store

Ppinky Dolls who are offering

3 Images from their store

SLS Lines who are offering

3 Images from their store

Zuri Artsy Craftsy who are offering

3 Images from their store

My Project this

week is:-

Cupido Digi Stamp

from Zuri Artsy Craftsy

Closed

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

(stash)

I then cut it out using the Box-In-A-Box Template
which I used from Papercraft Inspirations
(Issue 148)
 and then followed all the steps to make the Box.
I can't believe how easy this was to make.

To decorate the Box I used Glitter Heart Paper, 
Glitter Flower Paper and Striped Paper,
all from the Forever Love A5 Paper Pack.
(Forever Friends - Docrafts)
And for the plain card I used Dusky Rose Card
(stash)

Next I printed off the Image 

on White DC Paper

And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens.

Satin
Blush
Putty

Antique Pink

Apple

Cool Aqua
Burnt Sienna
Henna
Walnut
Cool Grey 1
Cool Grey 2
Cool Grey 3
Cool Grey 4

Metallic Gold

I then fussy cut him out and 
added Crystal Glamour Dust
(Deco Art)
to his Wings, Hair and the Arrow Heart.
I also added Glossy Accents
(Ranger)
to his Eyes.
then I attached Him to the Front of the Box.

For the Top of the Box I used my Brother Scan and Cut,
and using a piece of the Pearlise White Card I cut a
'With Love Always Heart' 
(Tattered Lace - No 1 Flowers and Foliage)
I then made a 'Posy' using 2 Medium Pale Pink Paper Roses
and 1 of each Small Mid Pink, Dark Pink and White Paper Roses.
(all from The Range)
Backed with a Medium White Leaf.
(Trimits)

Finally for my finishing touch

I went around each of the sides and added
 4mm Pale Pink Glitter Gems to each corner.
(stash)

And to the top I put one Gem in the opposite corner 
to the Flower Posy.
And on the Lid that was left plain
I added 3 in each of the corners in a triangle shape.

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-
A Gem Of A Challenge - #162 - Love Is In The Air
Crafty Cardmakers - #157 - Love Love Love
Creative Card Crew - #106 - Love
Creative Fingers - #102 - ATG
Cute Card Thursday - #412 - Sweet Valentines
Left Of Center - #117 - With Love
Pink And Main - #6 - Love
The Corrosive Challenges - #2 - Love Love Love
The Cutie Pie Challenge - #96 - All You Need Is Cutie Love
Unicorn Challenge - #6 - Lots Of Love

New Challenge #174 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hey Everyone,

It's the Chinese New Year tomorrow.

So I thought I would give you a quick little guide to it 

(Courtesy of the Daily Telegraph )

(by Rozina Sabur and Cameron Macphail) 

Chinese New Year 2016- 

The Year of the Fire Monkey 

The New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, 

is marked by the Luni-solar Chinese Calendar, 

so the date changes from year to year. 

Each Chinese New Year is characterised by one of 12 animals 

which appear in the Chinese zodiac. 

The Chinese zodiac is divided into 12 blocks (or houses), 

just like its Western Counterpart, 

but with the major difference being that each house has a 

time-length of one year instead of one month. 

The Personality of the Monkey! 

People born in the Year of the Monkey are characterised as 

lively, quick-witted, curious, innovative and mischievous. 

The general image of people in this Zodiac Sign is of 

always being smart, clever and intelligent, 

especially in their career and wealth. 

In addition, their gentleness and honesty 

brings them an everlasting love life. 

Lucky Numbers: 1, 7, 8 

Lucky Colours: White, Gold, Blue

 Lucky Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Alliums 

Lucky Directions: North, North-west, West 

Which Chinese Zodiac sign are you? 

Your sign is derived from the year you were born 

in the Chinese lunar calendar. 

The years below are a rough guide, 

but if you were born in January or February 

it may be slightly different. 

 

What does your Chinese zodiac sign mean? 

In Chinese astrology, the 12 animal Zodiac Signs 

each have unique characteristics. 

1. Rat: Intelligent, Adaptable, Quick-witted, Charming, Artistic, Sociable. 
2. Ox: Loyal, Reliable, Thorough, Strong, Reasonable, Steady, Determined. 
3. Tiger: Enthusiastic, Courageous, Ambitious, Leadership, Confidence, Charismatic. 
4. Rabbit: Trustworthy, Empathic, Modest, Diplomatic, Sincere, Sociable, Caretakers. 
5. Dragon: Lucky, Flexible, Eccentric, Imaginative, Artistic, Spiritual, Charismatic. 
6. Snake: Philosophical, Organized, Intelligent, Intuitive, Elegant, Attentive, Decisive. 
7. Horse: Adaptable, Loyal, Courageous, Ambitious, Intelligent, Adventurous, Strong. 
8. Sheep: Tasteful, Crafty, Warm, Elegant, Charming, Intuitive, Sensitive, Calm. 
9. Monkey: Quick-witted, Charming, Lucky, Adaptable, Bright, Versatile, Lively, Smart. 
10. Rooster: Honest, Energetic, Intelligent, Flamboyant, Flexible, Diverse, Confident. 
11. Dog: Loyal, Sociable, Courageous, Diligent, Steady, Lively, Adaptable, Smart. 
12. Pig: Honorable, Philanthropic, Determined, Optimistic, Sincere, Sociable. 

I seem to have been born in the Year of the Fire Dragon, 

Interesting !!!!!!!! 

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Fireworks/Sparkle

Our Sponsor this week is:-

Zuri Artsy Craftsy who are offering

3 Images.

(Unfortunatly Zuri has closed her shop due to personal reasons,
but you could win the Fiorella, Vivian and Roland
Digital Images. She also has a lot of freebies on her Blog page.)

My Project this

week is:-

Fiorella Digi Stamp

from Zuri Artsy Craftsy

To begin with I used a Pre-cut 13.5cm Square Green Glitter Card Base
(stash)

On top of which I cut a 12.5cm Square of Circle Burst 
Holographic Silver Card
(stash)

Using my Computer I resized the Firework Background 
(Disney Fireworks - Night Time)
to make a 7.5cm Square.
And then placed the Image on top,
so it looked like she was sitting up in the Tree.

Next I printed it off 

on White DC Paper

And coloured the Image
 in using my Promarker Pens.

Ivory
Satin
Putty
Meadow Green
Leaf Green

Pear Green

Moss

Lilac

Lavender
Orchid
Amethyst
Burnt Seinna
Chestnut
Walnut
Cool Grey 2

I cut out around the Square of the Fireworks,
making sure to fussy cut around her Legs.

For my Sentiment and the Badge,
I knew that I wanted something related to the Chinese New Year.
So I found this lovely Monkey Badge SVG file.
(Wikimedia)

And I used the Cordoba Font to cut out 
the 'Happy Chinese New Year'.

(both cut on the Brother Scan and Cut)


For my finishing touches I added some 
Iridescent Mauve Pink Glitter
(Glitter Magic)
to the Wings of the Fairy.
To her Eyes and the Pearl Bracelet around her Arm
I added Glossy Accents.
(Ranger)

And finally to the right side of the card
(in the middle of the Circle bursts on the Holographic Card)
I added 4 5mm AB Clear Crystal Rhinestones.

(stash)

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-
Crafting By Designs - Feb - ATG
Crafty Girlz - #11 - ATG
Create And Inspire - #38 - ATG
Creative Fingers - #102 - ATG
Creative Ladybirds Creations - #12 - ATG
Dragons Lair Designs - Feb - Bingo
(Glitter/Purple/Tree)
Eureka Stamps - #178 - Add Some Sparkle
I Love Promarkers - #301 - ATG
Penny's Paper-Crafty - #263 - ATG
Southern Girls Challenge - 04/02 - ATG

Midway Post for Challenge #27 Open-Minded Crafting

Well Hello, and its Saturday.

Yes this is my very 1st post for my new Design Team

over at Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges.

I'm so happy to be on this wonderful team,

and working with such a lovely group of Ladies.

So please come over and join us with all our

Happy Crafty Fun.

I had a hard time trying to take the picture;

for this weeks card,

to show you it in all its

Sparkly Holographic Glory.

(it looks so much better in RL)

The Theme at

Open-Minded Crafting is:-

New Year's Resolutions

Our Sponsors this week are:-

LiaStampz who are offering

2 Images used by the Design Team

Meljen's Designs who are offering

4 Images from their Store.

The Stamping Boutique who are offering

4 Images from their Store.

Zuri Digital Stamps who are offering

3 Images from their Store.

My Project for this

week is:-

Cassandra Digi Stamp

from Zuri Artsy Crafty 

(one of our sponsors)

To begin with used an A4 sheet of Pearlised Gold Card

(Ross Papers)

which I folded and cut to make a 14cm Square Base Card.

Next I cut a 13cm Square out of 

Rust Card

(stash)

And then a 12cm Square of

Holographic Firework Orange Metallic Card

(which I was gifted for Xmas)

I then printed off my Image

on White DC Paper

and coloured it in;

using my Promarker Pens.

                                                           Skin -     Vanilla
                                                                           Satin
                                                                           Dusky Pink (Cheeks/Lips)
                                                                           Cyan (Eyes)
                                                           Hair -     Sandstone
                                                                           Cinnamon
                                                                           Burnt Sienna
                                                           Dress -   Coral
                                                                           Spice
                                                                           Cool Grey 1 (Shading)
                                                                           Cool Grey 3 (Shading)
                                                                           Cool Grey 4 (Shading)

And using a Gold Metallic Gel Pen

for her Tiara, Necklace, Bracelet and

the Laces on the back of the Dress.

I then Die-Cut the Image out using the

7.5cm Circle Die

(Sizzix)

I placed the 2 lengths of Holographic Gold Ribbon

(Boyes Haberdashery)

And where they meet, 

I Handmade a Bow from the same Ribbon,

and placed it on.

For my Sentiment, I looked Online

and I found this perfect Quote.

I printed it off on White DC Paper,

and Die-Cut it out using the

4.2cm Circle Die

(Sizzix)

For some extra Sparkle I edged both Circles;

with Gold Glitter Circle Peel-Offs

(The Range)

And finally I added

2x 2mm and 1x 3mm AB Yellow Rounded Rhinestone Gems

(stash)

to her Tiara.

I would like to enter this card in

the following Challenges:-

Card Mania - #64 - Make It Sparkle
Craft-Dee Bowz - January - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges - #70 - New Beginnings
I Love Promarkers - #251 - New Beginnings
Lil Red Wagon - #271 - Sparkle And Shine
Scrappers Delights - #38 - Anything Goes
That Craft Place - Monochromatic
The Corrosive Challenges - #215 - Shiny + New
Zuri Artsy Craftsy - #7 - Free