We Three Kings - DT card MIM #117

Oooh!!! another week closer to Christmas and I'll have to start thinking about ordering food and finding presents to buy. We have an engagement, a wedding, several singing engagements, craft breakups, babysitting etc, etc....... It's a busy time, but for now I just want to let you know that there's a new Linky Party starting up over at Make It Monday and we would love to see you there.
Congratulations to Mandy for being our featured artist from last week and also to Carole for being the winning commenter.
We are being sponsored this week by the fab Dr. Digi's House of Stamps. I have used this wonderful image of three men out carol singing (as a singer, I'm always drawn to characters with their mouths open wide sharing the talent that God gave them - you don't always need to have a great voice, just the joy of wanting to sing!!!!)  and what better time to use your voice than at Christmas time, enjoying the carols with family and friends.
So here is my card......

Front of card

Inside of card

Recipe:
SU Real Red Cardstock for the cardbase
DP from Echo Park paper co - 6x6 paper pad ~ Winter wishes
White card from stash - torn, layered and embossed with Divine Swirls (ink distressed too)
Tree Die from Marianne
Nestie Die - Labels twenty six
SU White inkpad
SU Night of Navy inkpad
Small Oval punch
Image - Dr. Digis House of Stamps - We Three Kings
Copic Markers

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge  #163~ Anything Goes
That Craft Place Challenge Blog - No Squares allowed
Hiding in My Craft Room - Challenge #73 ~ Christmas
Little Claire's Challenge - #27 ~ Christmas
Scrap It Girl - Challenge ~ November Tree Challenge - add a tree
Through the Craftroom Door - Challenge #45 ~ Anything Goes
Cards for Men - Challenge24 ~  Merry Christmas
Crimbo Crackers - Challenge 29 ~ Anything Goes
Paper Creator's Crafts - Challenge #1 ~ All about Christmas


 I've chosen two POTW's this time and the first  is made by Betty over at Crafting with Betty and you can find it here

 

 Love the big star and snowflake and the twine wrapped and tied around the bottom.

There were so many wonderful entries I had to pick a second POTW and chose this cute little treat bag by Bettina and you can find it here on her blog, Bettands Hobbykrok - Bettina has also given a link to a tutorial for this little bag too.

 

Yep, you got it, time to party on, get those cards started and get linky with Make It Monday #117. The design team can't wait to see what you've created!!!!

Hugs,

Sandy

Sunflowers and Leaves - DT card

Hi again, it's time for another fortnightly challenge over at Gingerloft Challenge Blog, this time we are being asked to make something with Leaves.
I chose this lovely Gingerloft image with sunflowers on it and added some leafy DP and part of a leafy diecut as well..
Why don't you pop over and check out the challenge blog and the other DT members creations and join in the challenge too. Love to see you there,

Front of card

Inside of card

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock for the cardbase
White Card from stash
DP from Kaisercraft Blae & Ivy Collection ~ Mystic Cove - I used both sides of the paper
SU Basic Black inkpad
SU Early Espresso inkpad
Image from Gingerloft
Sentiment from Kanban stamps
Music Stamp from SU
Nestie Die - Labels twenty-six
Fancy That - Leafy die
Word Wiindow Punch
Decorative Label Punch
Pearls from stash
Copic Markers

I am entering this into the following challenges:
(back later with some)

Okay, it's your turn to show us your lovely creations so pop over to the challenge blog and upload your entry.
Hugs,
Sandy

Tissue Box - DT Project for Tuesday Alchemy

Hi and welcome to my blog.
I've started over at Tuesday Alchemy as a DT for Nov-Dec and today is my first post for them as they have two teams. I will also be sharing again next Tuesday for them.
Today's challenge is for Anything but a card and I have made a tissue box and I've added some cute little robot digis from Birdie Brown. I think these go so well with the embossed cogs on the side panels.
The challenge is being sponsored by Robyn's Fetish and also Birdie Brown and with Christmas coming up soon I'm sure lots of you are starting to make some homemade papercraft goodies that you could enter in the challenge.

Here are 2 pics of my decorated tissue box....... I've kept it pretty simple just the embossing and the images as I want it as a gift for a boy! I used 2 images and repeated them twice around the 4 sides.

Recipe:
SU Crumbcake cardstock
Tim Holtz embossing folder
Digi images from Birdie Brown ~  Lovely Robot and Robot with a balloon
SU Close to Cocoa inkpad
Copic Markers

I am entering this into the following challenges:
(hope to be back with some later)

Well, I'm off to choir tonight so am scheduling this for when I am out. I look forward to popping in to some of your blogs and checking out your wonderful entries, I wonder what you will make?

Take Care,
Sandy

Little Mermaid DT Card - MIM #116

Hi everyone it's another week closer to our daughter's wedding and also to Christmas, Plans have been made for the wedding and everyone is starting to think about who is going to be where on Christmas Day and whose house to have our get together at!!!
But let's put all that on the back burner and start the week off with a new Linky Party over at Make It Monday
There were loads of marvellous entries to look at and  I would like to congratulate Cris on being the featured artist from last week's entries and also congrats to Shari for being the winning commenter.

This week we are being sponsored by the marvelous Meljen's Designs and I've used this cute mermaid called Little Mermaid

Here's the card......

Inside of card

 Recipe:
SU Island Indigo cardstock for the centre step cardbase
DP and borders are from Kaisercraft 61/2x61/2 paper pad ~ Rock Pool
Little mini decal seahorse is from Portacraft (in my stash)
Digi from Meljen's Designs ~ Little Mermaid
Circle Punch
Scalloped Circle Punch
Sentiments from SU Little Princess (Happy Birthday)
and Pollycraft - Surf's Up (Fun in the sun) a freebie clear set with a magazine
Copic Markers
Jelly Roll pen - a bit of sparkle on her crown, the shell and the scales on her tail (doesn't really show up!!!)

I am entering this into the following challenges:
 Amusing challenges ~ Special Folds
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #7 ~ Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time - Challenge #140 ~ Use a Digi
Crafty Cardmakers - Challenge 79 ~ More than one punch and/or die cut
Divas by Design - Challenge 61 ~ Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant - TPE174 ~ Punches/dies

This week we are being sponsored once again by the everfun and cute Meljen Designs Digital Stamps!

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog, and freebies and promos now and then on our facebookFAN PAGE!  Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at our store HERE to browse through all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too!

http://shop.meljensdesigns.com/

Meljen Designs Digital Stamps  are giving away the lovely prize of the winner's choice of 4 single digis!

 My POTW is by Angela over at Just Monkeying Around

 

 Isn't this little penguin cute,  A sweet CAS style card.

Okay time to start thinking about what you are going to make for this week's entries or maybe you have a card on your blog from a previous post that you would like to share. I'm looking forward to seeing all the fab projects again this week.

Let the party begin.......

Hugs,
Sandy



 

Winter Penguin Star - MIM #115

Good Morning! Hope your weekend was a good one and your feeling ready for the coming week. Today sees the start of another wonderful Linky Party over at Make It Monday.. We had lots of creative entries last week and I would like to congratulate Mapowska on being our featured crafter  and congrats also to Elizabeth on being the winning commenter. Hope you enjoy your prize.
The DT were privileged  to play with some fab images from this weeks sponsor ~ Bugaboo Stamps
The image I've used is Winter Penguin Star
Here is what I made..... I wasn't quite happy with my colouring on this one. I was thinking of just going back over it with the black. (hmmm..... may still do that, LOL)

Front of Card

Inside of Card

Recipe:
SU Tempting Turquoise cardstock for the cardbase
Gold Textured cardstock from my stash
DP is from Kaisercraft  6x6 Paper Pad ~ Christmas Carnival Collection
Digi Image from Bugaboo Stamps -  Winter Penguin Star
Sentiment from SU - More Merry Messages
SU Night of Navy inkpad
Nestie Die - Stars
Nellie Snellen Die
Copic Markers
Foam Dots

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Challenge 79 ~ More than one punch and/or diecut (I've used two different dies)

As promised, I've added my granddaughter Layla's Christmas card using the same image. Didn't she do a fantastic job of the colouring. She is only 4 years old and normally has trouble staying in the lines. You can look at my previous post to see how focused she was on her colouring.

We are very excited to have again our fun sponsors Bugaboo Stamps!  Everyone loves these fun and sweet digis!

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing!  From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week! 

 If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps   atTotally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT   for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug. 

Bugaboo Stamps are offering a very generous prize of winner's choice of 7 single digis!

I've again chosen  two POTW this time around (both Christmas related). You are all making it so hard to pick just one. There are many more that I would love to feature too - so please take the time to check out some of the other entries during the week.
My first  POTW  is this lovely Christmas card by Sandie and you can pop over to her blog and see what she used to make it

My second POTW is made by Cheryl at She Stamps - Doesn't this make a festive look to her bottle of wine.

Time for the next round of fantastic entries. I'm looking forward to visiting some of you and seeing your wonderful works of art. The festive season is now kicking in with more and more things in the shop everyday and with our Chrismas Pageant having been on Saturday, Christmas Fever will have started in earnest.
I'm sure there will be more and more Christmas related entries coming up, so check them out and get inspired.

Take Care,
Sandy

A Touch of Gold - Carousel Reindeer - Gingerloft DT card

Hi everyone, it's the start of another new challenge over at Gingerloft Challenges  This time the theme is
"A Touch of Gold" . I chose to use this fab Carousel Reindeer and made a gatefold card to feature it on.
My Touch of Gold is the gorgeous textured card behind the image and these lovely gold corner stickers from my stash (it's been quite a while since I delved into my sticker stash and when I made this one it spurred me on to using some on recent cards.)
Hoping the DT cards will inspire you to join in the challenge, would love to see what you make so why not pop over to the blog and link up a card.
So here is my card, I enjoyed making this one, just love this image, which is available here.

Front of Card

Inside of Card

Recipe:
SU Real Red cardstock to make the square gatefold cardbase
White cardstock from stash
Gold textured card from stash
Blue bling from stash
Digi image from Gingerloft Digi Stamps - Carousel Reindeer
Copic Markers
Gold Peel- off sticker decorative corners.
DP from stash (this was in my scrap pile so not sure who made it)

I am entering this into the following challenges:
(back later with some)



Thanks for popping in today and to those who left comments a big thanks I enjoyed reading them.
Take Care,
Sandy

BBQ Bill ~ MIM #114

Monday again and it's time for linky party #114 over at Make It Monday. We had so many wonderful entries last week which always makes it hard to choose one to feature.
Congratulations to our featured artist Skye this week and also to Loz for being our winning commenter. Enjoy your prize.
This week the DT got to play with some fab images from our sponsor Dr. Digi's House of Stamps
They were loads of fun to colour, although I am still having so much trouble with my Copics after they were overfilled a month ago. This was my fifth attempt to colour my image as the markers are just making a huge mess!!!
I thought I would make a step card this time around so here it is.......

Recipe:
SU Tangerine Tango cardstock for the step card
White card from Stash
DP is from a 12x12 paper stack by Sugar & Spice Studio called Outdoor Adventure
I cut out two of the little barbeques from the paper to use as well
Digi image is from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps  and is called BBQ Bill
Copic Markers
Sentiment is from a set of men's stamps and I've lost the packaging so can't tell you who made them.
SU Basic Black inkpad
Nestie Die

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #6 ~ Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge #161 ~ Know When to Fold "Em
One Stitch at a Time - Challenge #138 ~ Anything Goes
Scrapper's Delights Challenge - Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad - Challenge #195 ~ Anything Goes

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Dr.Digi's House of Stamps is a brand new digital stamping site featuring an amazing range of digis with a difference for the crafter with a sense of humor.  Our artist and founder cut his teeth in the craft world at the company "Just Inklined", where his unique digis made a huge impression. We're hoping to continue to entertain and amuse, while fulfilling all your craft needs with our new products and regular freebies.

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps is giving away the lovely prize of 2 single digis of winner's choice!

My POTW are these cute CAS style gift tags by Tammy over at My Craft Central and you can pop over for a closer look here
Love the cute snowman and that lush bright green ribbon, the blue, white and green combo looks so crisp and fresh!!!

So.......now it's your turn to show us what you have made. Remember it doesn't have to be a new card, maybe you would like to share one of your older projects that you really love. Remember to be in for a chance to win our sponsor's prize this week, just pop over and leave a comment for some of the other entries. It's so much fun seeing what everyone is making too.

Hugs,
Sandy

A Beach Shack ~ MIM #113

Hey!!! It's Make It Monday linky party time. Check out the blog and see the wonderful DT creations, the cards are stunning this week!!!
We are being sponsored by  Ladies that Craft  and you can see all the details further down in this post.
My card was made using this fabulous image called Beach Shack. I love it and I'm sure you are going to like all the images the DT have used.

I decided to make a centre step card to feature this image.
Here is what I came up with.....


 Front of card

 Inside of card

Recipe:
SU Garden Green cardstock for the Centre Step Card
Blue/green cardstock from stash
Digi image from Ladies that Craft called Beach Shack
The sign post and Beach Rescue post are also from Ladies that Craft
DP from My Mind's Eye ~ Good Day Sunshine
Sentiment from Kanban ~ Little Friends - TLC
Copic Markers
Marvy Marker (used on sentiment so I could split it up into 3 words)
Wide Oval punch
I hand cut the little bit of grass at the bottom of the sign

 I am entering this into the following challenges:
365 Cards - Day 239 ~ Four Folds- there are 4 fold lines on my centre step card!!!
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Challenge #13 ~ Anything Goes
Lady Anne's Challenges - Oct/Nov Sentimental Friday ~ Anything Goes
The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - Challenge 20 ~ Anything Goes

This week we are sponsored by Julie at

Ladies That Craft

Ladies That Craft  is a new crafty club specialising in classes both at our local community centre and on-line. Information and inspiration can be found at www.newnanny.blogspot.co.uk  We currently have 240 members and are growing every day.

A new Etsy store will be opening on 1st November selling Kits, classes, supplies and mini books ready made so that you only have to add your photos.

Julie is very generously offering a fabulous prize of a 

mini book kit and a disc of Gayles latest Digi Stamps.

Now for my   POTW from last week's entries

Well I actually chose two entries this time around. 

The first one is  this marvellous creation made by Morgan over at Morganised Chaos and you can pop over and see it here

The second one is this unusual easel card, a real twist on the original template, and isn't this image cute!!!
You can pop over to Jan's blog  ~ Jan's Crafty Spot and see this fab card here

Well, enough from me for today, let's see all your wonderful creations, pop over to MIM blog and get those entries in. Don't forget to visit some of the other entries blogs to be in the running for the fab prize on offer this week.

Hugs,
Sandy :)

No Colour Challenge - Gingerloft DT card

Hi everyone, I hope your weekend is going well. I'm writing up this post and it's officially Sunday here in Australia. I started a card for Saturday about an hour ago and haven't quite finished and this post is due up today anyway so will save that card for next week and put this post in a bit early (the challenge may not start till later today, my time!).
It's a new challenge over at Gingerloft Challenges today and the theme is ~ No Colour.   Love to see you pop over to the blog and check out the DT cards and add your entry as well. It's an easy theme with lots of scope.
Here is my card. I've used this wonderful panda image in black and white and used 3 different Oriental papers to make it stand out.

Front of Card

Inside of card

Recipe:
SU Pacific Point cardstock for the basecard
White Card from stash
Oriental DP from Marianne Design ~ Pretty Papers Bloc ~ Orient 1
Image from Gingerloft Digi Stamps
Sentiment from  SU ~ Teeny Tiny Sentiments
SU Pacific Point inkpad
Word Window Punch

I am entering  this into the following challenges :
Challenges4Everybody - Challenge #6 ~ Anything Goes

Time to go to bed, hope to see your name in the entries at Gingerloft this fortnight!!!
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Sandy

Baby Dresser Card - MIM #112

Linky Party Time again over at Make It Monday and it's no #112. Hope you are going to join us this time around. I enjoyed last week's entries, lots and lots of wonderful creations to drool over too!!!
Congrats to this week's featured artist  Pinky  and also to  Pia  for the winning comment.
This could be you, so get those entries in and check out the other blogs and leave a comment. The more blogs you visit, the more chances you have at being the winning commenter.
My card for the DT this week was made using  a YouTube tutorial to make this cute baby dresser side step card and you can see it here.
I've used a pre-coloured image from Cupcake Cards & Crafts to decorate my card.


Front of card

Inside of card - It's a bit of an odd space because of the two folds and the cut through the top section, but it gives you somewhere to write other than on the back of the card.
 I followed the tutorial for folding and it does not give a crisp crease in the card. I think next time I would measure it and then score it properly to avoid the uneven look it created. In real life it looks okay but here in the scan I think it looks worse.....

Recipe:
SU Pink Pirouette cardstock to make the side step card.
SU Pink Passion inkpad for all the distressed edges
DP was a scrap from my bits and pieces pile!!! - I'm not sure, but it could have been from SU
Nestalbilities die - Labels Four - I cut the diecut and then it wouldn't quite fit where I wanted it, so.... it got the chop on each side and I followed that through on the inside diecut as well
The image is from Cupcake Cards & Crafts and is called - Little Bears ~ a set of 6 pre-coloured images
The little feet are stickers from my stash (at least 5 years old!)- I stuck them onto some scrap card and fussy cut around each one and then mounted up with foam dots.
Decorative Border punch - not sure where I got this one, it says APEX on the side
Decorative label punch - used half only to form the bottom of the dresser.
Brads from stash
Sentiment is from Paper Salon

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Little Claire's Designs - Monthly Challenge #26 ~ New Arrivals
One Stop Craft Challenge - Challenge 201 ~ Anything Goes
The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes
Card Mania Challenges - CMC#6 ~ Oh, Baby.....

Our sponsor this week is Cupcake Cards & Crafts, so pop over and check out their store and see all the fab digital papers and the cute pre-coloured images too!

where you will find fresh and contemporary digital downloadable and printable papers for cardmaking, scrapbooking and papercrafting.
There are some totally gorgeous new paper packs available right now and with this week's prize of a paper pack of the winners choice up for grabs you could be lucky enough to get your hands on a pack just by leaving a comment for another entry in this week's linky party. Be sure to mention you saw them on MIM. The more entries you comment the more chances you have of winning.

My POTW today is this lovely circular easel card by Saumya over at Scrap Your Idea and you can see it here on her blog

 

Thanks for stopping by, now don't forget to enter and check out some blogs too!!!
Catch ya later,
Hugs Sandy

Flaming Monster Truck - MIM #111

Another fun week starting over at Make It Monday. It's time for the  Linky Challenge #111 to begin.
Congratulations to  Julia  for being this weeks featured entry from last weeks linky party and also to  Morgan  for being the winning commenter.
                                                             
This week we are being sponsored by the fab Meljen's Designs and I chose this fun truck to use on my card for today. You can find this for sale here

Here is what I came up with....

Front of card

Inside of card

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock for the cardbase - side fold
Kula Cream cardstock from Office Works
DP from Fiskars 12x12 paper pad Ink by Steph ~ Unforgettable paper ensemble
Image from Meljen's Designs
Sentiment was from a freebie set of stamps with a magazine
Nestie Dies - Star Circle and small circle

I am entering this into the following challenges:
2 Sisters challenge blog - #113 ~ Anything Goes
Craftymess challenge blog - Challenge #19
Crafty Ribbons - Challenge 30 ~ Children's Birthday
Do You Stack Up - Challenge #93 ~ Anything with wheels
The Squirrel and The Fox - Challenge #28 ~ Things with wheels

This week we are being sponsored once again by the everfun and cute Meljen Designs Digital Stamps!

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog, and freebies and promos now and then on our facebookFAN PAGE!  Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at our store HERE to browse through all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too!

http://shop.meljensdesigns.com/

Meljen Designs Digital Stamps  are giving away the lovely prize of the winner's choice of 4 single digis!

Now, onto my POTW - this time I have chosen this elegant card made by Shanni over at Stamping Shanni and you can pop over and see some more pics of this lovely card here

So now it's your turn - let's see your creations this week and make this a fabulous week on MIM - I'm looking forward to checking out some of your blogs and all the fab cards.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Sandy.

Happy Howl-oween over at Gingerloft Challenges

Hi everyone, a second post for today!!! Not like me, but Gingerloft's new challenge is starting and the theme this fortnight is Halloween or Fall. Hope you will join us in the challenge this time around and don't forget to stop by the Design Team blogs and maybe leave them a comment.
I'm an Aussie and we are not into Halloween in a big way, and personally my family don't celebrate it but I did really like this fab wolf image available from Gingerloft digi stamps and will probably turn it into a normal birthday card later on by switching the sentiment. It would make a great card for a male and was so easy to colour up.
I hope you like it and it encourages you to join in with the challenge.

Here is what I did...... I added a piece of white paper behind the card to scan as it kept cutting the scalloped edge off the top for some reason.

Front of card - top fold with the image sitting partially over the fold.

Inside of card

Recipe:
Black cardstock for the basecard from stash
Orange cardstock from stash
DP is from Kaisercraft - 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 paper pad called 13th hour
Sentiment and image are both from Gingerloft digi stamps
Copic Markers
Nestie dies - Scalloped Circle, large circle and large labels

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge 43 ~ Halloween
No Matter Which Challenges - Challenge #3 ~ Halloween Creations or Use  Halloween Colours
Card Making Mamas - Challenge ~ Halloween or Spooky
Polka Doodles - Week 41 ~ Halloween

Well that's it for me tonight, come on get those creative juices moving and join in the challenge. Hope to see you there!!!
Take Care,
Sandy

MIM #110 - Better get Better

It's Monday, and that means the start of a new linky party at Make It Monday.
Thanks to all of you that make it a great place to visit and see what other people are making.
Congrats go to Karen C  for having your card featured this week and also to  Faye for being the winning commenter.
This week we again have the marvelous Bugaboo Stamps as our Sponsor and I was lucky enough to be able to choose this fab image to play with. She is called Nurse Margaret - as seen on tv and you can find her here.

Here is what I've made with her. I used a template I found a couple of years ago in the Hobby Journaal (Dutch Magazine) for this fab hospital bed. It has another little shaped piece at the back to support the card.

Recipe:
SU Crumb Cake cardstock
White Card
Image from Bugaboo Stamps called
Sentiment also from Bugaboo 
Circle Punch
Scalloped Circle Punch
Handmade flowers
Leaves are from a Fiskars Punch
Better get Better sentiment from SU
Copic Markers

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #4 ~ Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Challenge  #123 ~ Anything Goes
Craftymess Challenge Bog - 19th Challenge ~ Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Challenge #137 ~ Let's see those Shapes

We are very excited to have again our fun sponsors Bugaboo Stamps!  Everyone loves these fun and sweet digis!

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing!  From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week! 

 If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps   atTotally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT   for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug. 

Bugaboo Stamps are offering a very generous prize of winner's choice of 7 single digis!

My POTW is this cute card - Isn't this sweet and made for a special little boy too by Karen over at Kaleidoscopic Sparkles and you can see it and read about it here

 

Okay, it's your turn to get inspired and start linking up your wonderful papercraft creations. Don't forget to add a link to MIM  so your entry will be valid.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Take Care,

Sandy

60's Retro - Rainey ~ Make It Monday #109

Another week has passed and we have another Linky Party starting over at Make It Monday!!!We had such a wonderful selection of cards last week that it just gets harder to pick one to feature here on my blog (check below to see if it's yours!!!)
Congratulations to Wedgie as MIM's featured blogger  and also to Tracey Brossart for being chosen as the winning commenter.
Our sponsor this week is Digi My World and I chose this fab retro image to play with. Isn't she cute? You can find it here.  I had a lot of my Copics go dry last week and took them to be refilled. Well... not happy, usually I find that they don't put enough ink in them but a different girl did them this time and there is ink going everywhere, I ruined 6 images on Thursday as the ink either leaked before I even touched the brush to the card or if I managed to get it to paper, it just spread out at the lightest touch. Almost makes me think that they have been watered down, I can't understand why the ink would be just pouring out like that,
LOL, it took me 3 goes with this image and one I got 3/4 done and then one of the markers leaked all over
it  - very frustrating
Here is the card I made with this fab image:  This is a pop up card - larger than I would normally make but I can see myself making it again after doing some adjustments to the measurements. It all lays flat to put in an envelope

Front of card

 Back of Card  -(edited) I took a picture with the camera, still not quite right though still a bit bright (and crooked, LOL) but you get the gist of it!!!

Recipe:

SU Tangerine Tango

White Card from stash

Coffee Kula Card from stash

Image from Digi My World - 60's Retro - Rainey 

DP from Rosie's Studio A5 papers ~ Flower Child

Flowers made with Marianne Creatables die

Sentiment from a men's sport set which I've lost the packaging for!!!

Circle Punch

Scallop Circle Punch

Nesties - Circle - large and small

Brads from stash

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #4 ~ Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - Challenge #122 ~ 3-2-1 Recipe (I've used 3 flowers, 2 DP's and one image)

A Gem of A Challenge - Challenge 56 - "For the Girls"

Hiding in My Craft Room - HIMCR #65 ~ Freestyle!

Speedy Fox and Friends - Challenge 127 - Circles

ATC's and Cards With Attitude - Challenge 23 ~ Anything Goes

Fat Pages and Cards With Attitude - Challenge 23 ~ Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays - Week #87 ~ Anything Goes

This week we are being sponsored by the fun and funky Digi My World!  

They are offering the lucky random winner a $10 gift voucher to spend in store - how fab is that?!

My POTW is this gorgeous creation by Sheryl over at Cat Crazy Craft Corner and you can find it here

Love this cute little girl inside the tyre swing and the sentiment is just right.
Well again that's it from me, looking forward to visiting your blogs this week, so get those entries flooding in as the linky party is now open.
Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Sandy

You are a TWEET Friend and a new DT position

Hi, this is my first post as a DT for Gingerloft Challenge Blog.
Thanks to the owner Tami for asking me to join her team.
For this challenge, Tami is asking  you to create a card using Real or Faux Stitching

Here is the card I have created using this fab little bird image which is available over at  Gingerloft Digi Stamps. The sentiment is also one of Gingerloft's Designs.


Front of card

Inside of card

Recipe:
SU Wild Wasabi cardstock for cardbase
SU Tangerine Tango
White Card from stash
Bird digi and sentiment from Gingerloft Digi Stamps
DP's are both from Kaisercraft 61/2 " paper pad called "Fine & Sunny"
Nestie Dies - large scalloped circle and classic circle - small
Flower from stash
Pearl Brad from stash
The little green swirl is a part of a bigger diecut (I think it was Die-namics)
Thread for stitching
Black fine line pen for faux stitching

I am entering this into the following challenges:
ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Challenge 23 ~ Anything Goes
Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - Challenge 53 ~ Anything Goes
Crafting for all Seasons - Challenge #36 ~ Things with Wings
Robyn's Fetish - Challenge #127 ~ Sewing ~ Real or Faux

Well, that's it from me, I do hope you like this card and pop over to the Gingerloft Challenge Blog.and join in the fun and  be in the running to win some delightful digis.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Sandy