All Kinds Of Crafty Things

Friday, 18 March 2011

Have a beautiful day!

Hi lovely friends, are you ready for a new challenge...

Super entries for our last challenge over at Teddy Stampers thanks to all who took part. Hope you'll be able to join us again for our new challenge which is

EMBOSSING

Dry or heat embossing or both is up to you... but don't forget you need to have a stamped or digi stamp BEAR on your creations to be in the draw for the prize.

You'll want to be in for this fortnights prize as our sponsor is

Simon Says Stamp

My DT card

My inspiration for this card came from Sue Nelson, Heartprints.net thank you Sue for showcasing this lovely embossing folder by Craft Concepts and available from Cutting Edge Crafts.

Sue's site is well worth a visit!!!

The frame just fits onto an A6 Bazzil card. I gave my beloved Copics the day off and coloured this gorgeous

Penny Black ted with Promarkers.

Bear ~ Satin, Putty, Tan and Cinnamon

Clothes ~ Azure

Fowers ~ Pear green, Khaki, Pink carnation, Orchid, Buttercup, Pastel pink, Lipstick red, Tulip yellow, Peach, Terracotta, Lavender and Powder blue for the shadow.

I also used black and burnt umber Polychromos pencils for the deeper shadows.

I heat embossed the Personal Impressions sentiment with cosmic shimmer amethyst mist lustre embossing powder.

The button is clear I stuck a piece of the Bazzil paper on the back and the ribbon is a good way to use up all the little ends.

Challenges to share with

Paperplay ~ Embossing

Sarah Hurley ~ embossing

Totally Papercrafts ~ add buttons

Crafty Sentiments ~ animals

Thanks for stopping by have a fun weekend

Hugs cherie

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

What! No Flowers

Good morning how ya doing good I hope.

There's a new challenge over at Creative Card Crew, this week you can create any item BUT the challenge is

NO FLOWERS

ARRRRH! I can hear you say, my interpretation is no flower embellies or flowery papers, but check out the CCC challenge blog first... for the rules.

This might be a good week to get the guys cards done!

We are being sponsored again by Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More

My DT card using our sponsor image called Togetherness

I started with a 15cm sq card and used the sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges

The papers are from Hopscotch Boy paper pad by K&Co, and blue Bazzil

Copics used:

Dogs E50 E53 E33 Cats C1 C3 C5 W 1 W3 R20 Basket G24 E43 BG000 B05

Background B000 B12 BG000 Shadows W1 W3

The sentiment is a freebie from Create with TLC

Ribbon and ric rak from my stash and pearls from The Hobbyhouse Crafts

Challenges to share with,

Crazy 4 Challenges ~ Sketch

Incy Wincy Designs ~ Pastels

Stamp Something ~ Digi week

Alphabet Challenge ~ R for Ribbon

So are you up for the challenge hope so, would love to see what you create.

Check out my team members for some wonderful inspiration.

Have a brilliant day hope the sun is shining where you are.

Love Cherie //*.*\\

Friday, 4 March 2011

Dance in the Rain

Good morning friends, I hope you've had a good week, i'm still really busy with my home decorating so if I haven't visited you this week I apologise.

Our new challenge over at Teddy Stampers is a

SKETCH

Plus a stamped or digi stamp BEAR on your creation.

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is Deedee's Digis

My DT card using Deedee's Rain or Shine bear which comes with 3 sentiments.

I've used my Pink Petticoat digi papers again in golden rod, sweetcorn and pebble. I can understand why the lovely Dawny P of Pink Piggy loves using them so much.

Copics used clothes Y00 Y11 Y15 YR12 B32 B05

Bear E41 E43 E44

water B000

Distress inks stormy sky and mustard seed for background.

Glossy accents on his hat boots and water

Xcut border punch and die cut umberellas that are probably Quickcutz... i've had them so long i'm not

too sure.

Some challenges to share with:
Papertake Weekly ~ Anything goes with option of adding something old ( the umberellas)
Try it Tuesday ~ Inspired by a song ( singing in the rain)
Charisma Cardz ~ Four legged friends
2 Sisters ~ Teddy bears

Well thats me done back to the decorating!!!
Thanks for stopping by have a fun weekend.

Love Cherie //*.*\\

Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Fantasy # Creative Card Crew

Hi we have a new challenge at Creative Card Crew

This week it's anything to do with

FANTASY

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is Gingerloft

My DT card

This was certainly a challenge well out of my comfort zone, but I have to admit I enjoyed it even though I messed up the first one.. I spent all afternoon colouring and when I did the background I left a slight line under the horses neck. Did I leave it... no couldn't do that, I tried to colour it and got a big deep purple spot arrrrgh!!! I thought as it was ink I could use water to lighten it NO!! that just pilled the paper.

So I had to start again. At least I know for next time what not to do.

This image from Gingerloft is 'Fairy on Unicorn'

The close up is nearer to the actual colours it took quite a few goes to get a good photo.

Copics used BV000 BV01 RV32 RV34 G20 E000 E00 E11 R20 B12 C1 3 5

B60 plus blender

Distress ink Dusty Concord and Versafine imperial purple and smokey grey

Leaf and sentiment stamps from Lavinia Stamps

I also added Spica clear twinkles but it's not showing on the photo.

I didn't want to add anything else, the image matt is 14 1/2cm sq. I made it larger because it's so detailed any smaller would have been even more difficult to colour.

Some challenges to join in the fun with:

4 crafty chicks ~ Fairy butterfly or angel

Digi Doodle shop ~ anything goes

Frosted Designs ~ no pattered paper

Crafts and Me ~ Something with wings

Cupcake Inspirations ~ photo used colours

Sentimental Sundays ~ photo inspiration ( the sky)

Samuel Taylor monthly ~ use copics or promarkers

Totally Paper Crafts ~ Do it with digis

Thank you for stopping by,

Love cherie //*.*\\

Friday, 18 February 2011

Colour challenge # Teddy Stampers

Good morning sweet friends and welcome to my lovely new followers, looking forward to sharing the journey together.

Many thanks too for your creations for our last challenge they were all amazing, and so nice to visit you.

We at Teddy Stampers would like to invite you to join us for our new challenge ..... it's a colour combo

PINK WHITE BROWN

We would like to see these colours, and don't forget you need a stamped or digi stamp BEAR on your creation.

Our generous sponsor is Whiff of Joy

My DT card

I'm making cards at the moment for my grandaughters nursery, they're raising money to buy a new camera.

Isn't this a cute shape, when it's closed it fits in to a C6 or 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 cm envelope.

You can see how to make an A5 version on Leann blog of Crafters Companion.

Although it does say you need 6 A5 pieces of card, you only use 4 and one to cut a square from.

A tip that might help is not to use thick card as it's quite springy to close, especially if matting and layering, light weight card stock is fine..

I've used digi papers again I'm really loving the papers from Pink Petticoat ( blossom and mocha plain ) and matched it beautifully with a paper from Popcorn Bear CD... floral.

The cute ted stamp is Penny Black 'snug' coloured with copics E30 31 YR21 and the background R000

W1 shadow

While visiting Cupcake Craft challenge I hopped over to Shelly she inspired me with her doodle borders well worth a visit, she has some gorgeous creations.

I embossed the front panels with a Cuttlebug border folder and added pearls Hobby House Crafts the ribbon was from Whichcraft uk it might not be on the site but you can order by phone.

The sentiment was written on the computer. I left the other oval empty for a personal message.

Some challenges to join in

Penny Black Saturday ~ pretty in pink

Truly Scrumptious ~ pearls and swirls

Digital Tuesday ~ use a die cut and something digital ( digi papers)

Everybody art ~ 3 papers 3 flowers optional ribbon ( hope the embossed flowers are ok)

Ooh la la ~ for someone special..... and mums are really special!!!

Fairy tale challenge ~ diamond fold card

Thanks for stopping by have a great weekend,

Love cherie //*.*\\

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

For a Loved One # Creative Card Crew

Good Morning, it's a cold but sunny morning here hope you're all tickety boo!!!

Tuesday means another fun challenge from Creative Card Crew.

This week we want you to create something....

FOR A LOVED ONE

Our sponsor for this week is Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps

This little girl from our sponsor is called Lucy she's a Valentine's girl but i've used her for a Mother's Day Theme.

I thought I would get some Polychromos pencils to try, which i've used along with Copics, to deepen some of the shadows. These are wax base pencils and, as with any new technique it takes practice to get to know how they work.

I've been thinking lately that I want to spend more time practicing with different colouring mediums.

The Prisma pencils are another one I want to try. If anyone has any tips on the difference between the the two pencils i'd love to hear them.

When I attend workshops at Whichcraftuk we sometimes colour with distress inks and I get really frustrated because i'm pants with them so they are on my to-do-list!!!