play time

The above card was made for a Creata challenge.  The theme was 'based on a song' and I chose 'bed of roses' by Bon Jovi.  The card is an 8x8 .  I added red Creata metallic card and used Creata heart stamps that were coloured using three different reds.  The image is from the East wind. https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/theeastwind?section_id=15451995&ref=shopsection_leftnav_1  again coloured in pro-markers using minimal colours.

The adorable image above is from Polkadoodles http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=6857  I have coloured the image with pro-markers.  I have used Creata mirror card and papers, I chose clashing colours of bright green and turquoise.  The baubles and snowman are Creata dies and the sentiment is from Sam Poole. http://www.creative-studios.co.uk/shop/

I will be entering this card into the  polkadoodles challenge  x

mm card kits?

Ok I know a lot of you crafter's are probably shouting at your laptops now... but, card kits don't mean someone is cheating.  They can add their own embellishments, change the style and design of the card... the list goes on.

I've used the following for some cards made for charity, these mainly use the items from the kit, others to follow will be used alongside other products.

This particular set is from Hobbyhouse

It can be a fun set for both the novice card maker and the pro.. so don't be a card kit snob... we still have time to get inky :)

Polkadoodle clash of colours

mmmm colours that shouldn't go together... well for my entry I chose pink and orange.  Unlike me I went for the subtle shades with just a touch of vibrant.

The papers, sentiment and flowers are all taken from Polkadoodle discs.  The flowers were then embossed to give a bit more texture to them.  I added pearls and gems for a bit more detailing and used a tonic die for punched detail.

Hope this quick make puts a smile on your face .

This will be entered into the  Polkadoodles challenge.

A rap to show how the crafty army are missing their Carley Sunshine funshine hour on c and c

Yo! momma T in da house...
I don't apologize for keepin' it real
I gotta go with how I feel
All these thursday gigs we is missing
lots of boo's and hissing
It ain't a battle the army will leave
we keep on doing and using stuff we believe
taking a break from da gloomy fog
gotta go enter Carley's challenge blog
We give so much when on da box
all the entertainment with our commander rocks
we turned martin p into resident mc
we made ya laugh out loud til ya wanna pee
we brought the carry on couple of Carley and Nige...
anything to entertain and we oblige..
Mr Creata hear the army's voice
More shows soon is da choice.
we are proud and getting loud,,, hear us shout
we don't want a craft draught.
bank accounts gone quite healthy
purses feeling quite wealthy
We so need to spend...
More Creata goodies ya need to send.
yeah, it's urgent yeah there's a rush
we ain't responsible for a withering floral bush.
Respect peace out x to all crafters

Sisters of Craft new challenge

Another month gone by so fast.  So happy with all the fantastic crafter's that have been joining in the fun so far .

The sponsor for this months 'anything goes' challenge is the fantastic Scrapper's Delight. The image I've chosen to work with is here  http://scrappersdelights.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=89_97&products_id=637

Yep a Christmas card, thought I'd better make a start on them.  I used a cream 8x8 card blank and layered up with kraft card and christmas papers from Hobby House (Nordic collection).  The edges were distressed and slightly folded over.  I also used some of the corrugated card from Creata direct for extra texture and used one of their reindeer dies.  The image itself was coloured with pro-markers keeping the colours minimal.  String and buttons were from my craft stash.

http://www.creataonline.com/en/

http://www.thehobbyhouse.co.uk/cardmaking-kits-c149/the-hobby-house-nordic-christmas-kit-uk-delivery-only-p1999


I look forward to seeing your entries over at ;  http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1



Why not pop on over and see what my fellow design team members have created xx

Gill - http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.co.uk

Donna - http://kraftyscot.blogspot.co.uk

Michelle - http://zmumzcreates.blogspot.co.uk

Margaret - http://pixieflutterbycreates.co.uk

Tina - http://tinas-cards.blogspot.co.uk/

Tracy - http://www.tlwkds.blogspot.co.uk/

Stephen - http://cardsbystevo.blogspot.co.uk/

sisters of craft July challenge

Already another month gone and a big thankyou to all who have taken part in our challenge blog up to now.

This time we are sponsored by the amazing Aurora Wings .

Here is my DT card ... I've been playing about with my camera and trying different techniques, so please bare with me.  

I couldn't resist this amazing digi image and wanted it to be the main focus of the card.  I used Creata mirror card layered with normal white smooth cardstock, which I stamped using distress ink and a Visible Image stamp.  

I then coloured the image using pro-markers and Spectrum Noir pencils.  The flower stamp is actually meant to be a poinsettia from Sam Poole's Christmas stamp set available  from;
 http://www.creative-studios.co.uk/shop/  I coloured these again using pro-markers mixing colours for a bit of a tie-dye effect.

I hope you will come and join in our challenge at;

http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/sisters-of-craft-july-anything-goes.html?m=1

two recent makes

MMM first one was quite hard to make, not physically but emotionally as it was for a relative for their dad and with losing my dad this year i'd wanted to avoid the whole father's day thing.... selfish, I know..  

Anyway I used one of Sam Poole's amazing stamps... the lighthouse and the sentiment .... I also used an Andy Skinner stamp for the birds in flight.  Distress inks were used and then a brush with a touch of water.

I wanted some texture hence the hessian, the bottle was a bargain buy in a set of six  from 'the works' for 99p!!  For the driftwood and bleached effect seaweed I cheated and used some of a pot pourri set from Asda.  Nothing is safe when it comes to crafting lol.

The next make was a quickie using a Papermania kit from Do-Crafts which I got via Create and Craft at a ridiculous price...  It was just a matter of deciding on a lay out and adding a sentiment stamp in a colour to match the papers.  Of course I just had to e-mail in a piccie of the card to one of the  Do-Craft shows on Create and Craft.

something different

MMMM
 not too sure about this one but it's all about the trying new things and getting those fingers inky!

I've alway's kept away from diagrams and templates,,, make my brain cell ache too much.  Then along came a CD called 'candy doodles' by Polkadoodles...  yummy papers, digi's and yep, that thing called a template.  The only problem was it looked too fab and too easy to be any problem.

I printed off the template and then used kraft card from Creata as the birdhouse... I stamped onto it using a wood effect stamp from Visible Image .  Then I used polka dot card and die cut some ivy leaves and other foliage.  I distressed some of the Doobadoo honeycomb and added it to the house with flower embellishments and some tiny pearls.  The Doobadoo products can be purchased from Polkadoodles.

I am entering this birdhouse into the following challenges ;

http://wedodoobadoo.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-7-different-shapes.html?m=1

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/