Many Thanks

Hello again,

Today I am sharing the card I made using the Stamp of the Month From the Heart Stamps, this set contains several images and sentiments. I have used two of the images and one of the sentiments for my card. I have also used this weeks From the Heart Stamps sketch with a tWist challenge and even managed to include the twist which is to use washi tape.

I am also joining in with a few other challenges including an all new challenge blog called Creative with Stamps, their first challenge is butterfly.

I have also discovered a new to me challenge called Crafting for all Seasons where this challenge is a Tic Tac Toe board.

Here’s my card:-

unfortunately none of the photos show the iridescent glitter effect on the butterfly from the ink spray:-( 

What I used:-

White A6 card blank

From the Heart Stamps Stamp of the Month ‘Time to Bloom’

Metallic grey pinstripe textured card

White card for printing

Washi tapes

X-Press it Glitter Deco tape

Green, pink & cream card scraps

Liquid Pearls in Buttercup & Rouge

Poppy Stamps Die ‘Lorelai Leaf’

Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circle Dies

Dylusions ‘cherry pie’ spray ink

Lindy’s stamp gang ‘tea pot purple’ starburst spray ink

Kaisercraft 2mm self-adhesive bling

Adhesives:- Double-sided tape, foam dots, PVA glue

Craft Mat, steel ruler, Stanley knife, scissors, corner rounder

I would like to enter this card in:-

From the Heart Stamps Stamp of the Month Challenge April

From the Heart Stamps Sketch with a tWist #148

Snippets Playground #226 must use snippets 

Suzy B’s Bloomin’ Challenge: #127 Anything goes with a Twist: For a Lady

Crafting for all Seasons #124 Tic Tac Toe: top line Sparkle,Die cuts, flowers

Crafty Sentiments Anything goes

Creative with Stamps Challenge #1 Butterfly

Thank you for looking in

have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A huge Thank you to all the kind ladies who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all

just not there!

Hello again

While the power was out...I made a card which will likely find its way to a teenage boy... I have used another two of the digi stamps I have been fortunate enough to win this year, being a combo of image and sentiment designed to work together by the team over at QKR Stampede.

I printed the image twice making one a little larger than the other and turned the smaller one into a tag.

This card is an unusual size, I bought some envelopes that unfortunately didn't fit what I had already made so I have decided to create a few cards to fit the envelopes.

Here's my Card:-

and the inside, I have stuck the tag in the little pocket

What I used:-

Card:-

A4 Kraft Card to make card blank with gift pocket-9.5cm x 17.5cm

Check paper from a magazine paper pack

Deep red card 

Gold glitter washi tape

Gold cord

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

Digi-22404 Large Santa’s List and Digi-15710-Name ain’t there, from QKR-Stamps

Paper Smooches Christmas Greeting Die for sentiment inside

Tag:-

left over bits of card

scrap of gold elastic

white gel ink pen

Paper smooches die Christmas greeting

I would like to enter this card in:-

CRAFT #315 Christmas

Winter Wonderland- Santa Claus is Coming to town

Jingle Belles- Shake it or Santa Baby

ABC Christmas L is for Lyrics- Santa Claus is Coming to town

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra June- Anything Goes So long as it's Christmas

12 Months of Christmas Link-up- Anything goes

Well thank you for looking in…

Have a good one…

Megan

p.s. Thank you to all the ladies who take the time to leave me a little message, I appreciate them all...Megan

Birthday Wishes...

Hello again...

I was wandering around blog-land checking out a few of the latest challenges on offer and discovered over at Trimmie's C.R.A.F.T challenge they are celebrating their 6th Birthday. Congratulations on your milestone ladies!

I have decided to join in their challenge and made this card for a friend...

What I used
White 15cm x 10.5cm card blank
White card
Pink Petticoat digi image 
Coloured with Derwent Pencils
Digi button card from Papercraft Inspirations #91
Kraft Card
Digi Happy birthday from Scrap-a-licious-times
Hand cut cotton reels from Kraft card
Washi tape
Double loop lace
Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Lace circles
M-Press circle die
Rich Cocoa colorbox ink pad
Scraps of DMC Cotton
Buttons from Stash
Paper from First Edition -Rose Garden & Magazine Cover gift
Adhesives- P.V.A. Glue, double sided tape, pink thread

I would like to enter this card in
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 311- Happy Birthday to Us 6th Birthday blog-hop
Abby's- Sweet Pea Prize draw
Brenda's- Di's Digital Stamp Prize draw
Helen's- Dee Dee's Digitals Prize draw
Iona's- Milk Coffee Prize draw
Maggie's- Digital Delights Prize draw
Monica's- Sami Stamps Prize draw
Myrna's- Bugaboo Prize draw
Shona's- Lacey Sunshine Prize draw
Ruth's- Dr. Digi Prize draw
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge-May-Use those patterned papers
Hiding in my Craftroom- Button Up- At least One Button
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge- #17 Anything goes
Crafting by Designs- Anything goes May



Thank you for looking in...
have a good one...
Megan

p.s. I would like to say thank you to all the lovely ladies who take the time to leave me a message. I read them all and appreciate them so very much. Megan

Second gift box...

Hello again...

Well I decided to play along with the lovely ladies over at Christmas Stampin' all year long and this week the challenge was 'Anything but a card' and I have combined this challenge with Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge 'Make it Green'.

I love these little boxes and a few years ago created a set which were gifts for my colleagues and contained a few chocolates and a hand beaded Christmas Spider. I printed and rolled up the legend of the Christmas Spider to go with it. 



I downloaded a box template from fun stuff to do and printed it out directly on to A4 card. The digital stamp was a part of a Papercraft Inspirations set. The stamps were from Shirley Toogood who has since passed away. She was my favourite contributor to the magazine. If anyone is interested there are still some of the penguin digi's available on her blog found here but not the one I have used here. 

For the photo I have closed the box with a mini bull-dog clip but will use a coordinating ribbon when the time comes to package a present up.






What I used:
A4 Green cardboard
Doodlebug Design paper
Large scalloped oval punch
Scalloped circle die (for sides)
Embossing folder-Spellbinders m-bossabilities Trendy Folder 
Gold scrap paper from stash
Green Checked Washi
Mini Star punch
Scoring board
Green Ink
Pencils
Black fine-line pen
Marrianne Creatable 'Merry Christmas'



I am entering this in

Christmas Stampin' All year long- Anything but a Card
Sparkles Christmas Challenges- Make it Green
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra- Always Christmas
Melonheadz Friends- Green 
Craftin Desert Divas- Use lots of Green
Ruby's Rainbow- Anything but a Card
Crafting by Design- Get ready for Christmas
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 302 March 12th- Christmas

Thanks for looking in
have a good one...
Megan

Bird Brain Christmas

Hello again...

This week I have another new Christmas card to share with you.

I have taken my inspiration from the layout of DaenY's wonderful card below 

I have altered the central shape on my card and dry embossed the oval with a snowflake folder which I raised up on foam pads, I stuck to safe Christmas colours of green and red washi tape which I stuck first on my cutting mat and used a Stanley knife to make the curved edges. I have coloured the digi image with pencils and fussy cut it, coloured the three flat backed embellishments with Sharpie's  (the red one looks better than the green ones), I finished off with the sentiment which came with the image.

What I used: White card-stock and card blank, oval dies-Poppy-crafts, Darice snowflake embossing folder, Flat backed 'plastic domes for craft' (according to the packet), Sharpies, washi tape, Cuttlebug, Digi image Birdbrain the Chick-Christmas Spirit From the Heart Stamps

Challenges I am entering this card to:

Case-ing Christmas Challenge 9#

Crimbo Crackers- Make me laugh

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge-218 Cut it Up

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra- All Christmas Cards

Merry Monday- Use Red and Green

Thanks for looking in...

have a good one

Megan

Dottie

Hello again...

Okay I admit I'm pretty thrilled that Random org chose my card over at Holly Jolly Christmas as the winner, I was even more excited to check my blog feed today and discover that another entry won over at Case-ing Christmas thank you ladies, you have all made my day.

Well I have made another Christmas Card which I have combined for a few challenges

Over at Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge this week the challenge is-  As it's Valentine's day, today's challenge is to use the word 'love' and/or hearts and/or the colour red on your Christmas creation

Over at Jingle Belles this week the lovely ladies are playing along with 

Here We Come a-WASHI-ing

use washi or any other type of decorative tape


on to my card (sorry but the photo is not so hot, took it after night fall) 

I have used Dottie Christmas Shop from one of my most favourite Digi stamp companies

the sentiment image/word art was a freebie on Create with TLC I am constantly amazed with Paulettes talents and generosity

I have used some red glitter glue on Dotties earrings and one present, some glitter tape, tiny rhinestones and red ribbon from my stash

The paper and card all came from my off cuts box.

I am entering this card in 
Crafty Hazelnuts 216 Challenge- red
Crafty hazelnuts Christmas challenge 2- Anything goes so long as its Christmas
Jingle Belles- decorative tape.


Thank you for looking in...
have a good one
Megan

Recent Christmas Cards

... A place to share some of the many cards I create, usually Christmas Cards and other cards for family and friends...

This design is simple, effective and easy to mass produce- I hand cut scraps of hand made paper and used basic dies and the sentiment is a piece of washi tape, I bought at a craft show backed with white paper.


One of my favourite Digi Stamp designers is Jodie, from Bugaboo Stamps www.bugaboostamps.com who is a very kind and generous lady sharing a free digi stamp every week. She will soon be celebrating Bugaboo's fifth birthday and will be having a Birthday Bash 

this card was also using up some of the many scraps I have created over the years, and the embossing was one I created whilst experimenting with a new folder it is Spellbinders M-Bossabilities, the sentiment was made up of a chipboard oval from a magazine collection and Christmas is Elizabeth Craft Design die cut with my Cuttlebug.

I decided to use up some scraps, creating over 30 owls using the Cottage Cutz Festive Owl Set. Which I have had for many years http://www.scrappingcottage.com/

I created this cards sentiment  and printed it directly on to the card, I love that the owls can all have different expressions depending on the placement of their eyes.

This card has a double row of washi tape which the owls are sitting above and the sentiment is from Paulette's artfire store and her blog is here: http://createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.com.au/ Paulette is also a very kind and generous lady sharing each day a sentiment and at different times some free papers and vintage images