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 #41 at Open-Minded Crafting

This is the Last One.....

well for now as there has been a development.

Open-Minding Crafting Fun is having a break now
instead of closing down.
We are going to take the rest of the year off
and will be back in January
as a Monthly Challenge Blog.
So we shall be waiting for you all then.

So for now this is my last Card for this year.

The Theme at

Open-Minded Crafting was:-

Kids Want To Have Fun

My Project for this

week was:-

Cook Girl Set Digi Stamp

from Lia Stampz 

(one of our sponsors)

To begin with I chose a pre-cut Tri-fold Octangle White Card

(stash)

Then I cut some Red Card

(stash)

to cover each of the elongated Octangle Sections
 and also for the Top and Bottom Strips of the Card.
Next I cut out some Pink Cupcake Paper
(Alison Butler - Celebration Paper Collection 
- Crafts Beautiful)
for the Octangles.
For the Strips Top and Bottom I cut some Blue Spotted Paper
(stash)
Because the Spots were White I coloured each one in 
using my Antique Pink Promarker Pen.

Next I printed off the Images 

on White DC Paper.
1 of the Cook Girl and 
3 of the Cook Set

I coloured the Images

using my Promarker Pens.

                                               Satin                   - Skin

                                               Putty                  - Skin/Eggs

                                               Blush                  - Cheeks

                                               Sunflower          - Apron/Bowl

                                               Antique Pink     - Dress/Socks/Heart

                                               Crimson             - Dress/Socks

                                               Bright Green     - Apron/Flour Bag

                                               Pastel Blue         - Pot Water

                                               Aegean               - Apron/Bowl

                                               Sandstone          - Hair/Flour Bag/Eggs

                                               Caramel             - Hair/Spoon

                                               Chestnut            - Hair/Spoon

                                               Henna                - Hair/Spoon

                                               Walnut               - Hair/Spoon

                                               Cool Grey 1       - Hat/Pans/Whisk

                                               Cool Grey 2      - Hat/Pans

                                               Cool Grey 3      - Pans

                                               Cool Grey 4      - Pans

                                               Cool Grey 5      - Pans

I then cut out the Girl and one of the Cook Sets

in the Octangle Shape.
for the other 2 Cook sets I fussy cut them out 
to decoupage them up.

Next I wanted a cute 'Recipe' Sentiment
so I made one up, 
using the measurements from a
Cupcake Recipe, and changing the
Ingredients.
I typed it out on my Computer and
printed it in Red.
Then cut it out in an Octangle Shape.

Using the Scraps of the White DC Paper I had left over,
I Die-Cut out 4 Cupcakes
(Tea Party Dies - 1st Craft Edition)
Then to make each of the cupcakes I added 
Iridescent Yellow Glitter, 
Iridescent Mint Green Glitter, 
Iridescent Ice Blue Glitter, 
and Iridescent Pastel Pink Glitter
(all from Glitter Magic)
for the 'Paper Cups'.
Then added a 6mm Dotted Rhinestone
(stash)
in Yellow, Green, Turquoise, and Pink
for the 'Decorations'

To finish off I Handmade a Bow,
made from 5mm Turquoise Satin Ribbon.
(stash).

I also went around the edges of the Octangles
with the Images/Sentiment
with Antique Pink Promarker.
And finally I added Chameleon Flakes
(Glitter Magic)
to the Bowl of Sugar
to make it look like Sugar Granules.

I would like to enter this card in

the following Challenges:

Craft-Dee Bowz - August - ATG
Crafts Galore Encore - August - ATG
Creative Ladybirds Creations - #6 - ATG
Sugar And Betty - August - ATG

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

New Challenge #144 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hi everyone,
Well not sure what the rest of the world is like at the moment,
but we are having a heatwave over here in Sunny England.
I think I have been well and truly cooked this week,
and that is without trying.

Well I officially have my Open Day
for College in August,
all ready for me to start my Course in September.
 I am so looking forward to it,
I can't wait.

Now here's a little Something for all you Crafters
These two amazing and lovely Ladies,
Debbie and Linda are having a Crafty Weekend.

(you may recognise them if you are a G'n'S regular)
Please go visit their Page 
and see all their wonderful creations, and leave a little love.
Hopefully you will want to go join them at The Lindum Hotel
for the Craft Weekend.

The Theme at

Glitter n Sparkle is:-

Anything Goes

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Crafty Sentiments who are offering

3 Images from their store.

Ike's Art who are offering

3 Images from their store.

Lacy Sunshine who are offering

3 Images from their store.

My Project this

week is:-

Far East Enchantress Digi Stamp

from Lacy Sunshine Stamps

(our sponsor)

To begin with I used a Pre-cut White Card

(stash)

which I covered with Turquoise Glitter Card
(stash)
and cut out the corners following the Base-Card Design.
on the Inside of the front I placed Marbled Pink Paper
(stash)
so that you could see it through the cut-outs.

Next I Die cut out some Salmon Pink Card
(stash)
and the Oriental Dragonfly Paper
(which I found in a Paper-tray which was gifted to me)
using the 10.3cm and 9.5cm Circle Dies
(Sizzix)

Next I printed the Image out

  on White DC Paper

and coloured it in

using my Promarker Pens

                                                           Satin                   - Skin

                                                           Blush                  - Cheeks

                                                           Almond              -Fans/Wrap

                                                           Putty                  - Skin

                                                           Pale Pink           - Wrap

                                                           Salmon Pink      - Blossom Flowers

                                                           Rose Pink          - Blossom Flowers/Lips

                                                           Magenta            - Blossom Flowers/Lips

                                                           Sandstone          - Bamboo Sticks

                                                           Caramel             - Bamboo Sticks

                                                           Meadow Green - Leaves

                                                           Pear Green        - Leaves

                                                           Marsh Green     - Leaves

                                                           Pastel Green      - Dress

                                                           Turquoise           - Dress

                                                           Marine                - Eyes/Dress

                                                           Ice Grey 1          - Hair

                                                           Ice Grey 2          - Hair
                                                           Ice Grey 4          - Hair

                                                           Ice Grey 5          - Hair

                                                           Black                   - Eyebrows/Hair

Then I fussy cut the Image out and placed it in the Circle.

To make my Fan I used a 2 x 12cm Strip of Cherry Blossom Paper
(Japanese Pattern - Digital Magic Shop)
and folded concertina style in 0.5cm folds.
Then I pinched one end together and bound it with String.
 Using 5mm Turquoise Ribbon
(Boyes Haberdashery)
 I wrapped a piece around the handle
then Handmade a small Bow with long ends to go on the top.
then I just Fanned the Top edge out.

I have some Iridescent White Flower Ribbon
(Boyes Haberdashery)
which I cut 4 individual Flowers from 
and placed on the Card.

To add some sparkle I added some
 Holographic Mint Green Glitter

(Glitter Magic) 

to the Belt and Under-layer of the Skirt

And finally some 3mm AB White Pearls
(stash)
to the center of each Flower and the Bow.

I'd like to enter this Card in the

following Challenges:-

New Challenge #40 at Open-Minded Crafting

Well this is some sad news,

Unfortunately the Open-Minded Crafting Fun Blog

is closing down its Challenges.

So this post is early, and is also my Penultimate post for the site.

I have had the pleasure of working with some

truly remarkable Ladies, 

and seeing their amazing creations.

Hopefully I will be able to work with them all again

someday soon.

The Theme at

Open-Minded Crafting is:-

Photo Inspiration

Our Sponsors are:-

Bugaboo Stamps who are offering

7 Images.

Fairy Ink who are offering

3 Images.

Kenny K who is offering

3 Images.

Oak Pond Creations who are offering

3 Images.

My Project for this

week is:-

Hollaback Girl Digi Stamp

from Kenny K 

(one of our sponsors)

To begin with I chose a pre-cut Tri-fold White Card

(stash)

Then I cut some Pearlised Light Blue Card

(stash)

to cover the front of the Card.

for the Base I used Dark Green Card

(stash)

and I cut and extra 1.5 Wide strip so that

the front could stand up.

Next I printed off the Image 

on White DC Paper.

I coloured the Images

using my Promarker Pens.

                                               Satin                   - Skin

                                               Putty                  - Skin

                                               Blush                  - Cheeks

                                               Dusky Rose       - Lips

                                               Sunkissed Pink - Mouth

                                               Coral                   - Tongue

                                               Red                     - Nails/T-Shirt

                                               Amber                - Shoes

                                               Sunflower          - Shoes

                                               Tan                     - Hair

                                               Cinnamon          - Hair

                                               Cocoa                 - Hair

                                               Henna                - Hair

                                               Walnut               - Hair

                                               Pastel Green     - Wall

                                               Grass                 - Bracelet/Belt

                                               Holly                  - Trousers

                                               Aubergine         - T-Shirt

                                               Cool Aqua         - Wall Bricks

                                               Sky Blue           - Wall Top

                                               Azure                - Eyes/Bracelet/Wall Top

              

I then backed the Image on to a piece of stiff White Card

and cut the Image out with the Scalloped Oval Die

(X-Cut XCU503406)

I then went around the edge of the Die-Cut Image

 with my Azure Promarker Pen.

and to give it a touch of Sparkle

I went over the top of the pen with

Multi-Mix Blues Glitter

(Glitter Magic).

 to fit inside oval of the Die Cut.

 And then fussy cut out the Frame 

to fit on top of the Image,

over the Die cut Cream Card.

I went around all ot the edges 

with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

(Tim Holtz)

 Using some Scraps of Pearlised Red, Orange and Yellow Card

and some Pearlised Purple and White Paper

(all from my scrap box)

I used 2 Flower Punches

(Petal Pair, Set 3 - Tonic)

and added them to the Blue background.

Using the Holly Promarker Pen 

I scribbled on some Grass, Flower Stems and Leaves,

under the flowers.

and drew on 2 Bumblebee's using

Sunflower and Black Promarker Pens.

  

To finish off I added to the center of the Flowers 

6mm Dotted Yellow Rhinestones

(stash).

I would like to enter this card in

the following Challenges: