Silhouettes

Hello again,

Today brings us to a new challenge with the lovely ladies of Crafting by Designs, this week I am playing host and the challenge is to use silhouettes on your entry, these can come in any colour from stamped images, digi stamps or using die cuts to name a few. The design team have been busy creating cards and projects to inspire you to join us, we look forward to seeing some spectacular creations....

Sparkle and Sprinkle

Prize $15 gift certificate

This week I have used an image from our Sponsor Sparkle and Sprinkle, called Puddles Digital Stamp Set to create a page in my bullet journal. I have used a pre made spray ink background using Dylusions in cut grass and lemon zest, I inked through a Memory Box stencil (Zippy Dots) using canary, lime and green colorbox ink pads, used some bubble wrap from the bottom of a tray of strawberries to stamp some white spots and used my darkroom door sample numeral stamp to add more interest in London fog ink. I printed out and fussy cut the image out and one of the sentiments which I snipped into single words and glued on to the page and doodled around.

This challenge is open until the 5th of March and you can join in using the linky tool over at Crafting by Designs

Here is the journal page:-

What I used:-
White paper (ripped from another journal)
Dylusions cut grass and lemon zest spray inks
Puddles Digital stamp set
Canary, lime, green and white colorbox ink pads
bubble wrap
London fog inkpad
Memory Box Zippy Dots stencil
black fine line pen
Adhesive- glue stick

I would like to enter this page in:-
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge February Anything goes
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge February optional twist add metallic
Beccy's Place Challenge Use an image from Beccy's Place

Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all my kind friends and visitors who stop by and take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Way of life

Hello again,

Blog post mark 2, not sure what happened but my screen flashed and it was gone. Is it any wonder I frequently opt to type up blog posts in a document and copy and paste it over? Joy from Joyfully Stamps is starting an art journal and is planning on sharing hers, I thought I might join her sharing mine.

I started a bullet style journal specifically to track my sleep or lack there of, my physio exercises and my design team work so I don't forget to get things done on time. I will not bore you with the rather bland sleep tracking, exercise etc pages but after deciding that it looked rather boring I am planning on using my journal for creative pages as well, using stamps, dies, techniques etc. that I want to try out  in my journal, some not so successfully done others I have been having fun doing. I am using an A5 art journal for my base and adding in other pages as the mood takes me.

This page is using up two spray ink backgrounds I have used elsewhere and these bits were taking up space on my desktop, a stamped sentiment from Darkroom Door, punched (yes I still have many of my punches and occasionally still use them) shapes and a little black ink doodling. The spray ink backgrounds have been torn along the edge of my steel ruler and have rough edges.

Journal page

What I used:-
scrap paper cut to just smaller than the journal page
spray ink background (dylusions spray inks)
darkroom door sentiment
scrap black card and text paper
clear embossing ink
white embossing powder
star and circle punches
black fine line pen

I would like to enter this page in:-
Bizzy Bec's Store Blog February Anything goes
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour challenge  Anything goes option Metallics
Mix it up Challenge Anything goes optional rubber band stamping
The Happy Craft Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

Many thanks to all my blogging friends and visitors who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Inspired by a Movie

Hello again, 

Today brings us to a new Challenge for Crafting by Designs, we would love you to join in our challenge and this week the challenge is inspired by a film, we have one fabulous sponsor this week Ike’s Art will be giving the lucky winner a $20 gift certificate for their store.

Ikes Art

PRIZE $20 gift certificate

I have used a digi called Japanese lady (pre coloured) from Ike’s store inspired by the film Memoirs of a Geisha, I had a simple card in mind to add to the requested card order for a friend who has a Japanese daughter in law, so she likes cards using Japanese papers which I have a few of in my stash after my Aunt went to Japan on holiday and brought me a little present back. I printed the image and fussy cut it out layering it over a stitched circle frame and adding a plain red circle cut from plain Japanese paper from the same pack, now it is finished it reminds me of the Japanese flag, not intended but it works. I added a sentiment in black ink from Close to my Heart to the red centre.

This challenge is open until February 26th, you can add your project by using the Linky tool over at Crafting by Designs. Please be sure to link your project back to us.  

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 10.5x14.8cm card blank 

Ike’s Art Japanese Lady Pre coloured image 

White card for printing

Scrap white card

Japanese papers

Close to my Heart Happy Birthday Sentiments

Memento Ink Tuxedo Black

MFT Stitched Circle frames

Adhesives: Double-sided tape, foam tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

613 Avenue Create 218 anything goes

Crafty Creations Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in….

Have a Wonderful week…

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all my lovely friends and visitors who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!

LPoCF #100 Elephant family

Hello again, 

Today brings us to a new Anything goes Challenge for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, we would love to see what you have been making, all comers and crafts are welcome as we celebrate our 100th Challenge, we have a lovely sponsor this fortnight A Day For Daisies will be giving the lucky winner a $8 gift certificate

A Day For Daisies   

PRIZE $8 Gift Certificate

I have used an image from our sponsor called Elephant Family to make a thank you card for my stash, I have coloured and paper pieced the image using some scrap papers I kept from a pretty calendar, a quick sentiment stamp from MFT to finish it off. All the pieces of coloured and patterned paper are from my scrap box, using a Fiskars scalloped border punch to cut the corrugated card.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White cardstock 

White 14.8x10.5cm card blank

A Day For Daisies Digi Stamp- Elephant Family

Derwent Pencils

MFT sentiment stamp

Scrap papers/card orange and green plus calendar

Adhesives:- Double sided tape, PVA glue

I would like to enter this card in:-

Back to Basics and Beyond- Paper Piecing

Crafts Galore Encore Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Anything goes

The Happy Craft Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in….

Have a Wonderful week…

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all my lovely friends and visitors who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!

French Language and a Bike

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This is one of the cards I have been making for a friend, I was asked if I could possibly make a card for one of her sons and include French language and a bike, not knowing one word in French I used google translate to write Happy Birthday in English and translate it, I then used a fancy font called KG A Little Swag downloaded from Dafont, I should have made them all either upper or lower case but a bit late now and only the first letter has been capitalised. I added the sentiment to the card covered in some brick paper to act as bunting…. I suppose I could also have altered the shape of the sentiment to give a little more interest… 

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 10.5x14.8cm card blank

Marianne Design die- Bicycle
Brick paper from BigW mixed pad (Textured Paper pack)

Scraps, red, black and white cardstock

Dafont KG A Little Swag 

Silver border sticker coloured with a blue sharpie

Adhesives:- Double sided adhesive sheet, double sided tape, glue pen

I would like to enter this card in:-
Happy Little Stampers Anything goes with Dies
Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Anything goes
Seize the Birthday Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all my lovely blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all.

Old fashioned lady

Hello again,

Today I am sharing one of the four birthday cards I made for my friend who ordered a mixed bunch from me, I have used a silhouette die and made a vintage card, with the unfortunate error of having just above the sentiment the words toilet basins on the old patterned paper I have used, I’m sure it just adds some interest that you can read in old ads. I have been free to make what I want to with one exception, a specific request to make a card with the French language and a bike on it... the bike is easy, French not so, all I have come up with is using google translate to say happy birthday in French...

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 10.5x14.8cm card blank

Kaisercraft Timeless patterned paper 

CCD Lady with umbrella die

Oval die 

Scrap of black, gold and sandstone paper/card

Paper lace

White Liquid Pearls

Marianne Designs Butterfly punch die

Darkroom Door Sentiment stamp Simple sayings Vol.1

Clear embossing ink 

Black embossing powder



I would like to enter this card in:-
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge February Anything goes
Seize the Birthday- optional challenge black and white only
The Happy Craft Challenge Anything goes