Simply Steampunk Release

Good Morning, well by the time this is live it will be very early in the morning and I hope to be sleeping!  So as you can guess from the title of this post I'm here to share something with you that is WAY out of my comfort zone!  I have once again gone back to being girly and pretty with my creations - So this was a shock to the system!!  

A while ago a new challenge blog was set up called Simply Steampunk Challenges - I was lucky enough to apply for a GDT spot and so here I am today to share with you my 1st creation!!! I am so excited to be given this opportunity even if it is way out of my comfort zone!! 

So over to what I have made!  I have been given the beautiful Aries to play with for this challenges, you will fine her very soon over at Simply B Stamps! 

She is a wonderful image to colour, I coloured her using copics 

E00, E02, 

BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18

T4, T6, T8

The papers were all loose in my stash, the cogs were cut using my cameo and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Here is is up-close :)

Well I hope you like her and that you will pop over to Simply Steampunk Challenges to see the amazing DT's creations!  Thanks for stopping by, if you have a moment I would love to know what you think :) 

Hugs 

x

GD Spot at Gingerloft

Hi everyone, I hope you have all had a brilliant day! I have had a wonderful day today been to see some family I haven't seen in a long time! 3 years to be exact! Was a lovely turn out! 

Well As you may know a few weeks ago I won top three at Gingerloft Challenge Blog, I was over the moon.  And so I was honoured with being Guest Designer at their challenge this week.  The theme is furry friends, I had so much fun playing with the image I chose! This little one just stole my heart! 

Well as you can see I made him a easel card, I thought that was the best way to make him stand out! I coloured him with my pro-markers, I used different shades to get a bit more effect on him,  

The blue sky was done using my SU dabbers.  I then mounted him onto pastel pink centura pearl card stock and then again onto some pastel blue centura pearl card stock.  

His little face just screams, it wasn't me! You can see why I fell in love! 

The ribbon is from my stash and the sentiment was printed from my computer and cut out with my nestabilities! 

Well I hope you like him, maybe you have a card with our furry friends on to enter into the Gingerloft Challenge Blog this week???

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges;

The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges - Birthday Wishes
Totally Papercraft - Do It With Digis
Delightful Challenges - Animals
Paper Sundaes - Masculine Colours
Stampin with the Dragon - Birthdays
Patties Creations - Pets
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - One for the men
Pro-Marker Challenge - For the Boys

xxx

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything goes

Afternoon everyone, well today is a busy blogging day today! Have so much that I want to share with you but I will have to be spacing it out throughout the day as the little ones are poorly!

Well this week is my last week as the GDT at Papertake Weekly!  so i'm a bit sad, its been so lovely working with everyone there. 

First of all I would like to say a big thank you to Dawny for inviting me and allowing me the opportunity to be GDT member.  I have had a lovely time and wish it didn't have to end.  I would also like to say thank you to the other DT members over there, all your cards are lovely, such grate inspiration, I cant wait to see more from all of you! And finally I would like to thank each and every one of you that have played along with us the last four weeks, your creations are marvellous, again there is so much inspiration within each and every one of you! 

I will be along and taking part in the challenges at Papertake Weekly again soon!

So onto this weeks challenge, This week its a brilliant week, anything goes, you do have the option of adding flowers to your creations!  I cant wait to see what you all come up with!

This week we are sponsored by

and if thats not enough, the prize is...

WOW, how amazing!

Well onto my creation.  This week I have been making small cards, i'm onto things little!  I'm also in plain and simple mode.  Sometimes I feel I need a break from big, bold and bright.  So I have crated this very sweet little card.  

I must apologise for my reflection in the card, one lesson learnt with miri card!

 I have used my nestabilities (pinking circles, smallest die) to create the flowers from tissue paper, I cut about 10 and then used a small brad through the middle of them, I then just scrunched them up around the brad.  I have then gone round the edges of the circles with my baby blue cats eye.  

The dragonflies are brads from my stash, they are all from one mixed pack but i cant tell you where they are from!  I have written 'with love' with pink glittery peel offs.  

I am entering this card to the following challenges;

Magical monday Challenge - #14 Flowers

Well I hope you like it, If you have time let me know what you think! 

xx

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch #52

Afternoon all!

We have been up early today as we have been to bottle feed some lambs at my friends chicken farm, Amelia's face was a picture being able to feed a new baby a bottle, she giggled all the way through!

Well over at Papertake Weekly this week we have a sketch to follow! How exciting, I had never done a card on a sketch until now! It was so much fun.

Our sponsor this week is Is Simon Says Stamp,

the prize is a $20.00 voucher to spend in Heidi's shop! Why not pop over and take a look??  

Here is the sketch we followed;

And here is my design for the week;

The digi is from AI Factory, I have coloured it with my pro-markers using pastel pink and dusky pink, the laces were coloured with satin.

The papers are from my (slowly reducing) stack of centura pearl card, I have used the Dark purple, Pale purple, Pale pink and White.

I used my little template to do the little swirls with pearls (look at me rhyming!) above, I stuck the words on a small piece of the white centura pearl card in gold with peel offs.

The rose was made with the pale pink centura pearl paper, I decided not to put glitter on this one just for a different effect! (I think i'm starting to get better at these!)

I would like to enter this card too the following challenges;

Stamp Fairy - Circles
The Crafty Pad - Girly
Creative Inspirations - shades of you favourite colour


Thanks for looking, I hope you will join us this week, look forward to seeing you there!

If you have a moment, please feel free to leave a comment!

xx

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Ribbons and Pearls

Afternoon everyone, been a busy morning but still have so much to do, why can you empty the washing basket and then turn around and its full again!?!? Never Mind!!

So this week over at Papertake Weekly the theme is Ribbons and Pearls! Our sponsor is The Paper shelter , I was over on their site this morning, going back later on, their images are adorable, i'm head over heals for 'Sophie in the country'. If you have a moment, why not take a look??

When I have made cards in the past I have always done one or the other on a card (Ribbon or Pearls), so it was a bit out (hands stretched wide apart) of my comfort zone to put both! But after a long time sat thinking (while scratching head for inspiration) I came up with this;

You can just see where i have stamped flourishes in versamark for the background, I decided to go over just one to add more effect, The Image was a free one from CDAC before christmas, I cut the circles with my nesties, the blue one in on miri card, The pearls were put on by hand (when went to my little pearl and sparkle box had no adhesive pearls so had to stick each pearl by hand, and im not one for the time it took, I get too fluttery!) The ribbon I stuck on with double sided tape (and got it strait for a change!) and placed the pearls on the bottom for added detail.

I have entered this card to;

Critter Challenge Blog - Blue, Silver and Pearls

Karber Weekly Challenge - Ribbon

Paper Playtime - Use the word Love

The secret crafter - With love

Die Cut Dreams - Use a Digi and Rubber Stamp (the back is stamped with a flourish stamp and versamark)

Thanks for popping by, If you have time let me know what you think!

xx

My GDT Spot at Papertake Weekly!

Morning all, well as you can see from my blog, the last 24 hours have been busy on here! With my 1st card for the DT at PTD and now here is my card for the GDT at Papertake Weekly. How exciting!!!

I couldn't believe it when I received an e-mail from Dawny last week asking if I would like to take a spot as GTD for 4 weeks, I felt like the beginning of 2011 was going grate for me, I just had to say yes. I cant wait to work with the other ladies over there, their work is beautiful!

Well the theme this week at Papertake Weekly is 'cold and frosty morning'.

So we are looking for winter scenes and/or icy colours (blues, whites, lilacs, greys... )

The sponsor is Robyn's Fetish, so the lucky winner will receive 5 digital stamps or 4 digital stamps and 1 paper set of their choice.

So I hear you asking what did i create??? Well recently i have been making a lot of big cards, so i decided to make a smaller card, and here she is....

It took me a while to think of an appropriate image, then I came across this little one at Digi's with Attitude, She is called winter Diva Tween, (you can try her before you buy at the moment!) She sure looks cold the way she is snuggled under there!

The backing paper is from a new stack i purchased at the weekend, its from DCWV its 'glittered' the all dressed up stack, I couldn't resist when I saw how beautiful the papers were! I wrapped ribbon around the paper and layered it onto the card front. I matted and layered my digi and stuck it all together, I just used peel offs for the sentiment!

The Challenges I am Entering this card too;

Weekly Christmas card Challenge - snowman but not mandatory

Karber Christmas Challenge - Christmas

Craft your days away - anything goes

Stampin for the weekend - new and blue

Alphabet Challenge - J for Journey

Send a smile for Kids - anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything goes

I hope you like it, if you have time please let me know what you think!

xx