Crafty Creations Challenges - #180 Buttons

This week at Crafty Creations Challenges the theme is.....

Buttons.....

we all collect oodles of buttons so this week we are challenging you to use them up!!

I have used 2 teeny tiny buttons for my snowmans buttons, added a button to my clothes peg and layered two buttons as another little embellishment! Can't wait to see how you all use your buttons up!!

Lili of the Valley is our generous sponsor this week - so please join in for your chance to win a fabulous prize! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #178 FFA

The new challenge at Crafty Creations Challenges this week is:

Free For All

How easy and open is that one....? lol 

It was finally time to ink up this ballerina Tilda - she is a wee beauty! She is teamed with some MME papers (yep the detour didn't last long haha!!) some tulle, pom-pom trim, glittery heart, gemstones and some flowers.

We have a fabulous new sponsor this week - Kindy Garden.  There is a fab prize on offer to one lucky random winner - all you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is enter your creation!! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #177 A Recipe

Time for a fun new challenge for everyone at Crafty Creations Challenges:

A Recipe: 

3 patterned papers

2 buttons

1 ribbon

1 sentiment

Our lovely sponsor this week is Whiff of Joy so I pulled out this sweetie and inked her up for this challenge!

Shock - no MME papers in sight!! haha Nope, it was fiiiiinally time to cut into these gorgeous Simple Stories papers.  The larger wooden button is by Prima.

For your chance to win our prize and see what my teamies came up with, please pop over here! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #176 Embellish It!

We have a fab new theme for you at Crafty Creations Challenges today:

Embellish It!

Some people add TONS of embellies - and others go more for the CAS look - but for this theme we are asking you to use at least 3 different embellishments!

I finally got around to inking up this cute Tilda - she has a nice wee paper pieced dress, and the rest was coloured with copics.  I used MME papers.  

Embellishment wise I used ribbon, pearls, flowers, a spiral flower thingy (sorry I'm not sure what these are properly called) and a punched tag!

Our lovely sponsor My Heart Pieces has a generous prize for one lucky random winner - will it be YOU?  Hope you can join in the fun! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #174 How Charming

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Another circular card from me.......a new theme from Crafty Creations Challenges......

How Charming!

We are generously sponsored by our own team captain this week Deena (A Creative Need) - and she kindly gave us a few images to play with! 

I chose this image "A Little Jar of Flowers"- the simplicity of it just immediately attracted me!

I simply coloured the image, then covered the jar part in glossy accents (because i covered it quite liberally it "buckled" ever so slightly - it gives the jar great dimension so that turned out great!!) 

I used these pretty papers by Basic Grey (Kissing Booth) and i attached a teeny pearl charm (Jenni Bowlin) using a Making Memories hoop.  The sentiment is Penny Black.

For a peek at what my teamies created and for the details of the fab prize on offer this week - go here! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #172 Circles

This week at Crafty Creations Challenges our theme is:

Circles

I don't know about you, but my card supply is always low in the male category so I've been beavering away trying to make a few guy cards!!  I recently got this cute monster stamp set (by Recollections, at Michaels)...I had to re-introduce myself to the copic's and colouring  it's been soooooo long!

I broke into some new MME paper and this theme was a GREAT excuse for my grand calibur to get a wee airing too!! 

Freshly Brewed Designs is our fabulous sponsor this week - so for your chance to win a fab prize and to see all the circle inspiration from my teamies pop over for a wee peek-see! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges #171 Pastel, Lace and Pearls

What a fabulous new theme at Crafty Creations Challenge this week:

Pastel, Lace and Pearls

I can already envisage the gorgeous cards we will have the pleasure to enjoy this week!!

This MFT image lay stamped out on my desk for - WEEKS - until i finally got a few minutes to play with her this evening! I love her - she is just sooooo cute!  She is teamed with some MME papers, yummy lace, a seam binding bow topped with a teeny flower topped with some Jenni Bowlin pearls!

For all the details of our sponsor, and to see my teamies gorgeous creations please take a wee peek here! bx

#170 Planes, Trains and Automobiles!

A new theme at Crafty Creations Challenges this week - 

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

This theme gave me a great excuse to ink up this "old jalopey" by Sir Holtz!!  

A few distressed papers, distressed/embossed card, some metal brads and a sentiment saying "original" et voila - one guy card ready for a new home!!

We are generously sponsored by our very own DT member Claire - so for your chance to win our fab prize let's see your Planes, Trains and Automobiles projects! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #166 Yellow plus one

This week at Crafty Creations Challenges we have a colour challenge -

Yellow plus ONE colour choice

I am not normally a big fan of yellow - even though it is such a bright sunny colour - but it is a HOT trendy colour right now!! So we'd like you to choose one colour to team up with yellow!  I do like the classic grey and yellow combo - so that's what i chose.

I am sponsoring the prize this week, I hope you can join us! I can't wait to see the combinations you come up with! My teamies have some awesome options which you can check out here! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #165 Flower Power

The theme at Crafty Creations Challenges this week is

Flower Power

Couldn't be easier right...?

Although there are so many beautiful flowers to buy for our projects, i am really loving seeing all the different flowers that crafters are MAKING - so I decided to try one of these "loopy" flowers myself!  So much FUN and super easy - using one of MFT die-namics that is!! And this flower is a bit special - you see it allowed me to dip into my Granny's bag of felt, and that i LOVED!

I saw this cute "candy gift-wrap" idea when blog-hopping (SO SORRY, I have no idea when or where!!) and decided to try one myself....using some Bassill Basic card stock and gorgeous October afternoon paper! I adorned my project with seam-binding (OA) and a flower brad (Girls Paperie).

(I also used dies from Magnolia, Spellbinders and 2 from MFT).

This week our fabulous sponsor is Whiff of Joy...so for your chance to win a fab prize and to see what my teamies have created please take a peek here! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #164 Spring Greens

Time for a new theme at Crafty Creations Challenges:

Spring Greens

I don't know about your part of the world, but last week we had summer and today - we've gone right back to winter...it's cold, wet and we're having little bursts of white fluffy stuff...noooooo!!! Ok, shall we just pretend its warm and sunny again...? lol

So this week we're asking you to show us your projects with a spring feel.  I used this cute We R Memory Keepers collection - the embossed stickers and the 6x6 paper pad - couldn't resist them!!  My lil bunny is sitting on some super cute spring grass created using my Die-namic die.

As always we have a generous sponsor and this week it is Digital Delights!  So to be in with your chance to win our fab prize join us with your spring delights!! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #162 Photo Inspiration

Just look at this gorgeous photo - SO MUCH to see and admire in it....and it is the inspiration for our new theme at Crafty Creations Challenges! YUM!!

Here is my card - as you can see I was inspired by so many elements....the cakes, the banner, the floral patterns, the floral decorations in some of the cupcakes, the colour pink....I am having one of these tea parties soon - CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!

We are generously sponsored by In 2 stamps this week, so to see how my teamies were inspired and your chance to join in the "tea party" look here! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #160 Stripes

A nice "straightforward" theme this week at Crafty Creations Challenges:

Stripes

I made this birthday card for "wee son" - it is of course an adorable LOTV image!  I teamed adventure ted with some Basic Grey papers - spots and stripes - a perfect combo!  And for good stripey measure I've added a second strip of stripey paper - I must say I was pleased with this lil guy number!

Our teamie Peggy is VERY generously offering a fab gift voucher for this weeks prize so do join in for your chance to earn some craft pennies for Simon Says Stamp (Thank you Peggy!) bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #158 Fancy Folds

 Naughty Blogger - playing up on me AGAIN!! I couldn't get my post done on Wednesday - had to wait until my IT genius returned today - WHAT would I do without him!!!!!

Anyway....the theme this week at Crafty Creations Challenges is.....

Fancy Folds

I watched a video of Teresa Collins making this dinky lil 4"x4" mini matchbook album from ONE sheet of 12"x12" patterned paper.  I had to give it a go straight away!!

I used this yummy pink spot paper by Girls Paperie, accented with a few die cuts from October Afternoon, a gem from Recollections, sentiment from Cornish Heritage (I'm almost sure!!) and FOLDED some Pink Paisley tissue paper to create that lil pleat!  With the great instructions it was very easy and FUN!

 As you can see I still have to decorate the insides.....

This is how it all folds up - so cute!!  I left out one of the inside strips to allow some "bulk" from embellishments etc!!

Our fab sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish - so please join in and show us your Fancy Folds for your chance to win a fab prize! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #156 Swirly Whirly

This week we have a fun new challenge for you at Crafty Creations Challenges - here it is:

Swirly Whirly

Claire set this week's challenge - and she is also generously sponsoring (Hope Jacare Doodles) this week too!!  She kindly gave the team some images to play with - I loved this wise ol' owl as soon as I saw him!

I coloured "oh wise one" with copics, and thought that wood finish paper (My Mind's Eye) worked well as the background. I added a few pearl swirls to the card to continue the swirly theme, couple bits of trim, added a die-cut kinda swirly edge to his mat and I think that's it!

For your chance to win our fab prize this week come and show us your swirly projects! bx

Crafty Creations - #155 Home Sweet Home

February?  Already.....wowser; where did January go?!!!

It's time for another theme at Crafty Creations Challenges - this week the theme is:

Home Sweet Home

There's "no place like home" - so let's see all your HSH projects this week!

Our fabulous sponsor this week is none other than our very own Deena (A Creative Need Digital Images) - who kindly provided the team some images to play with.  I chose this image Country Heart Chair and kept my card very simple - giving it a kinda rustic look lol!!

Hope you can join us this week to be in with your chance to win our fab prize up for grabs! bx

Crafty Creations Challenges - #154 Valentine's for a child - Anything but a Card!

Gotta say I thoroughly enjoyed the valentine projects last week - and this week we are extending the LOVE theme because this weeks Crafty Creations Challenge is:

To Create Anything BUT a card - Valentine's for children!

How's about that for a fun lil challenge? 

One of the sheets in the 6x6 paper pad Love Struck by We R Memory Keepers is perfect for chopping into little sections.....so I did exactly that! I then pulled out the ever faithful nesties and created a little mat.  I adhered 2 sparkly hearts (Making Memories) back to back with some wire in the middle x 3 sets. 

Then i was ready to "sandwich" everything toegther - 2 of the (matted) sections (back to back) with a cocktail stick and hearts-on-a wire filling! 

And there it was - the perfect topper for a red velvet cupcake with

coconut creme cheese frosting!

I have it on good authority (my handy 8 year old nephew) that it looked class and tasted delicious!! 

I couldn't ask for a better critique than that!

Our wonderful sponsor this week is Digital Delights -

so please join us for your chance to win a fabulous prize! bx

EDITED:  OOoooops...i forgot to mention my little "finishing touch" on the cupcake - i got some of these die cuts on holiday - simply fold 'em, glue 'em and there you have a cute lil flower shape; which i finished off with a bright sparkly Prima gem!

Crafty Creations Challenges - #153 Valentines

Time for another sweet theme at Crafty Creations Challenges - this week the theme is:

Valentine's

We are kindly sponsored by Whiff of Joy this week so I hope you get the chance to join us - to be in with your chance of winning a fabulous prize!  And you'll be ready ahead of time with your loving creations!!

I created this card using some of the gorgeous Love Struck collection by We R Memory Keepers - I saw this collection on holiday and just couldn't resist!!  The focal image is a die-cut from the collection - I've added a tissue paper pleat around the edge and popped it up a little for dimension....I love the fresh colours in this collection - all it needed was a few bits of trim and embellishments for the finishing touches! bx

Crafty Creations - #152 Something New!

Let me start with my apologies!!  Firstly, i sincerely apologise for the delay in announcing my blog hop winner!! So without further ado....I am pleased to announce that Helen is my winner!! Helen please email me your address and I will get your crafty surprise in the mail!!

Secondly, I apologise for the quality of photo - I didn't realise all FOUR photo's that I'd taken of this picture were so blurry - but I couldn't take a fresh shot as I've already posted this card!!

Now, on to the new theme at Crafty Creations Challenges this week:

Something New

I'm sure most people got plenty new bits n bobs at christmas...so nows the chance to show them off!!  I used 2 new dies (MFT) -  the scallop and banner, a new image (Stamping Bella), and new trim (Girls Paperie) in my creation!

We are proudly sponsored by Sew Many Cards this week - so for your chance to win a fabulous prize join us at Crafty Creations Challenges! bx

I've edited my post to add that this card went to a VERY YOUNG 70 year old!! She has the spirit of a 16 year old....and will definitely NOT be turned away at the gate for not using her life to it's full and maximum potential!  She continues to inspire me.  One of her "hobbies" is participating in a tap dance troupe....they perform for homes etc.....puts me to SHAME!!xx

Crafty Creations Challenges ~149 & Bloghop!

Welcome to the Crafty Creations Blog Hop and

 2 week challenge!!  

You should be arriving here from Deena's blog.  If this is your first stop you can start by going to Claire's Blog.  The two week challenge is:

A Card or Gift of Gratitude or Thanks

I created this pocket style card using lots of yummy October Afternoon goodies!  I also made a matching little "carton" (not sure exactly what you call these) but I LOVE making them - so easy and so effective! 

Everyone who leaves a comment on my blog will be entered into a draw for the chance to win

 a crafty surprise!!

Please remember to enter the Crafty Creations 2 week Challenge for your chance to win one of many sponsored prizes!   Your next stop on the hop is Dawn's blog.  If you ever get lost on the hop you can always go to Crafty Creations Challenges for the complete order list!

Merry Christmas to everyone, and a happy healthy new year! bx

Crafty Creations Challenge #147 - Christmas with a Sentiment!

Oh my word - it's been soooo long I almost forgot how!!

This cute lil guy (and sentiment) is a Lili of the Valley image - who are sponsoring our challenge at Crafty Creations Challenges this week.

The challenge is to make a Christmas project with a sentiment on it!  I think this is the only card I got made this year - just too much going on to fit everything in! bx

Crafty Creations - #135 No Squares!!

Dawn set the new Crafty Creations Challenge this week. 

Anything but a Square

I needed to present a gift to my Mum recently, so I made this wallet style envelope - needless to say she loved it!! lol  The middle section (housing the notes) slides out of the envelope.

I used some yummy MME papers, Prima flowers and Butterfly, Making Memories adhesive corner, Stamping Up sentiment and a few punches (my Basic Grey notch n die tool kit actually got an airing!!).

Our fab sponsor is Wags n Whiskers so do join us for your chance to win! bx

Crafty Creations - #134 Dies n Punches!

My turn to set the Crafty Creations Challenge this week:

3 (different) Dies or Punches

We all have a collection of nesties and punches so dust them down and get creative with them this week!

I have used:

(1)  a nestability label

(2)  a scallop die-namics

(3)  a rosette die-namics

The yummy papers are by MME, the sentiment is by Kim Hughes, the fuzzy brad is by Creative Imaginations, the Doilie is by Little yellow Bicycle, the die-cut (the bird is sitting on) is by Girls Paperie and the felt bird is by KI Memories

Crimson Cloud is our fab sponsor this week and is offering a prize for one lucky winner so join in the fun for your chance to win! bx

Crafty Creations - #133 Your Inner Animal

Another week bites the dust - that must mean it's time for another challenge at Crafty Creations Challenges!

Juelmarie would like us to show our "Inner Animal" - and just like this teddy, I'm a big softie!!!!!!! lol

I've used this cute image by Lili of the Valley, MME papers, Lili of the Valley sentiment and some twine and buttons from my mountain of stash!!

Our fabulous sponsor this week is Digi's with Attitude who are offering one lucky winner a fabulous prize -  please join us for your chance to win! bx

#131 Crafty Creations - Sketch & Male Birthday

Finally I'm back to join my team at Crafty Creations Challenges with this fun new challenge set by Donna -

A sketch to use for a male birthday card!

I inked up this cute little fella by Lili of the Valley....i pulled these "scraps" out by Kaiser (the music strip is by Girls Paperie), and found that guitar brad in my stash.

We are sponsored by Delicious Doodles this week - so please join in for your chance to win a fabulous prize! bx

Crafty Creations - #127 Boyz to Men

This week at Crafty Creations Challenges Christine wants us to make a project for all the men in our lives!

We are thrilled to be sponsored by Lili of the Valley for this challenge - we were generously given a few images to play with!  I used this one - perfect for a Father's Day card!! I used Basic Grey papers - simple but effective!!

i look forward to all your fab entries this week! bx

Crafty Creations - #126 Paris

Bon jour mes amies!! And welcome to another fun theme at Crafty Creations Challenges.  This week Amy has set 2 elements to her challenge:



                                           1) Paris

                                           2) Anything BUT a card

For my creation I made "his n hers" luggage labels!  This challenge came at a GREAT time for me as I had planned to make luggage labels for our brand new shiny suitcases (and if all has gone to plan I have used them already on my holiday)!

I got out a favourite K&Co Maison 12x12 Scrap Pad which came complete with papers, die-cuts etc.  I used many elements from the scrap pad, some Tim Holtz tissue tape and finished by adding a little random stamping using some French themed postage stamps.  They were fun but simple to make.  When I finished I sealed them in Lumin-It pouches (I got these recently at Dawn Bibby's store). I used my big bite to cut a hole and threaded some black jewellry cord through (as it's v sturdy)!  Et voila!!

(I have decorated the back also but as it has all our personal details I did not want to show it on here)!

BlackLeaf Studios are our fab sponsors this week - so I do hope you get the opportunity to join us and be in with the chance to win a fab prize!! Bon chance!! bx

Crafty Creations - #125 Thank You!

It's that time of year again - when we have lots of people to THANK - so that's our theme at Crafty Creations Challenge this week!

I had several Thank You Teacher cards to make - I like to vary them as much as possible.  I know the teachers really seem to appreciate the personalisation on the cards and thats part of what I love about crafting. 

We are sponsored this week by In 2 Stamps and have a fabulous prize on offer for one lucky player!  So who will YOU thank this week - join us for your chance to win! bx

Crafty Creations - #124 Sparkle

We have a new challenge at Crafty Creations this week set by Dawn - she would like us to SPARKLE!

We are generouslly sponsored by Wags n Whiskers and had some of their newly released images to play with! I chose this cute princess.  I pulled out this paper by Little Yellow Bicycle because it's lovely and shiny and SPARKLY (and i like that it's a different shape than normal)!!

I used lots of eensy teensy gemstones on Millie's flowers and crown, stickles on Millie's dress, my spotty ribbon has a nice wee sheen to it and finally the Jenni Bowlin pin has a lovely sparkly diamonte band below the pearl - so there we have it - Millie the princess, sooooo pretty in pink and full of shiny sparkle!!

Can't wait to see what you all come up with this week - and we have a fab prize for one lucky entry! bx

Crafty Creations - #123 Just Imagine

The new theme at Crafty Creations Challenges  this week is Just Imagine!  Really it's all about dressing up and fun characters!! 

Meet Pattieboop - she's a lil character from our new sponsor Pattie's Creations and she loves to dress up - today she is a Genie - that's where Juelmarie took her inspiration for the challenge!

What fun images and characters do you have for us? - there is a fab prize for one lucky winner so I hope you can join in the fun! bx