Sketch at A Gem of a Challenge

 

Morning All. Just a quick post from me as I’ve got a long ‘To Do’ list this weekend.

It’s time for our new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge and this time it’s my turn to set the challenge so I picked a…

Sketch

I have used one of Janet’s recent releases Beer Monster to make a Fathers Day card for Elliot and Emily to give to Hubby. I’m quite pleased with myself for making it advance as Fathers Day here in the UK isn’t until 16th June.  My card also uses various Pink Gem Digi Papers.

My image has been coloured with ProMarkers. I’ve also added some die cut stars, a star border, a button, ribbon, glitter glue and a Pink Gem sentiment.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• The Corrosive Challenge – My Sentiments Exactly
• Clear it Out – Anything Goes and 2 or more patterned papers
• Stampin for the Weekend – Button It Up
• Crafts & Me – Use a Digi
• I Love ProMarkers Simply Does It
• One Stop Craft Challenge – Anything Goes
• Make It Monday - #140
• Forever Friends Challenge Blog – Fortnightly Challenge Pastel Colours & Monthly Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Shades of Blue at Sarah Hurley

I can’t believe we are already over halfway through May…and we still haven’t had many nice sunny days. I haven’t seen any weather forecasts yet but I have my fingers crossed for some sunshine this weekend as I need to get outside and do some tidying up and weeding. What do you have planned?

While I munch my breakfast I thought I would share with you this months challenge at the Sarah Hurley Challenge blog which is all about 'Shades of Blue'. A few of the team (me included) have a love of all things blue, so we want to see your projects showing as much blue as possible. You have about 10 days left to enter as the challenge runs until midnight on the 26th May.

I have used papers from Sarah's Craft Basics Digi Kit and the 'Baby Feet' stamp set Sarah designed for Personal Impressions to make a new baby card…

To make the patchwork background I picked 4 of my favourite patterns and reduced their size to 3” square before printing onto white linen effect card. Once stuck down onto the card base I covered the join with a glitter border. The centre square and scalloped square have been cut with Nesties. All the stamps have been stamped with Memento Paris Dusk and the giraffe, elephant, booties and baby vest have been coloured with ProMarkers, with just a touch of Stickles on the vest.

Please hop across to the challenge blog as there is some fantastic inspiration from the team, including our new guest and team members.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• The Corrosive Challenge – My Sentiments Exactly
• Clear it Out – Anything Goes and 2 or more patterned papers
• I Love ProMarkers – Simply Does It
• Southern Girls - Going Spotty Dot
• Ladybugs TLT Challenge – Baby Cards
• Make It Monday - #140
• Forever Friends Challenge Blog – Fortnightly Challenge Pastel Colours & Monthly Anything Goes
• Sparkles Forum Challenge – Monochromatic

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Photo Inspiration at Paper Crafting Journey

  

Morning All. We’re up and about early today as we are off to the nurse for Emily’s 3rd set of vaccinations and then this afternoon I’m off to do a bit of shopping, nothing exciting just need some new jeans, something I dislike actually as I can never find any that I like or that fit me.

Anyhoo, it’s time for a new challenge at PCJ and the theme this time is…

Photo Inspiration

We are being sponsored this challenge by the super duper fantastic Saturated Canary. I used a fabulous digi called Summer as I wanted to challenge myself on colouring dark skin and curly hair…

I have used Spectrum Noir Pens to colour the image and as I mentioned it really was a challenge. I am not that happy with the results so I think I am going to watch a few more tutorials on You Tube and then practice some more.

I have taken a bit of everything from the photo as my inspiration, the colours pink and green, the flowers and leaves and I even managed to squeeze in a bit of the background colour.

Papers are all from the First Edition Spring Feast 6x6 pad, the flowers are an MFT Die-Namics die, the leaves are a CC Designs Die, the border is the Martha Stewart Half Daisy punch, buttons, gems, pearls and butterfly brad from my stash, sentiment is from Personal Impressions and the banner was cut by hand.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• Stampin with the Dragon – Flowers for Mum
• Alphabet Challenge – G for Glitter and Gems
• Card Makin Mamas – Punches
• Fussy and Fancy – Anything Goes
• Stampin for the Weekend – Button it up
• Totally Gorjuss – Bingo (Pearls, Button and Flowers)
• Crafts & Me – Use a digi
• Fab ‘n’ Funky – Favourite Embellishment (Flowers)
• Simon Says Stamp – Flower Power
• Paper Shelter – Anything Goes
• The Corrosive Challenge – My Sentiments Exactly
• Flutterby Wednesdays – Use buttons
• Tuesday Throwdown – Smell the Roses (Flowers)
• Pause Dream Enjoy – Happy Birthday
• Make It Monday - #140
• Whoopsi Daisy Challenge – Pretty in pink
• By the Cute and Girly – Flowers
• Crafty Calendar Challenge – Blooms and Blossoms 
• Forever Friends Challenge Blog – Fortnightly Challenge Pastel Colours & Monthly Anything Goes
• The Cupboard Trilogy – Spring Flowers

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Vintage Sophie

Today I shared a card over on the Gems of Inspiration blog made using one of the gorgeous new vintage girls Sophie, along with the Parisienne Postcard digi and Janet’s latest (and super pretty) digi paper collection Paris Vintage Style Papers.…

The image has been coloured with my ProMarkers. All edges have been distressed and inked with a Tea Dye Distress Inkpad and I have also used Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Doily Dies, pearls, glitter glue, flowers and stick pins from my stash.

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• Milk Coffee Challenge – Shabby Chic/Vintage
• Stampin with the Dragon – Flowers for Mum
• Card Makin Mamas – Punches (my little sentiment tab was punched using the top of a tag punch)
• Fussy and Fancy – Anything Goes
• One Stop Craft Challenge – Add Some Glitter
• Crafts & Me – Use a digi
• Divas by Design – Shape it up
• Fab ‘n’ Funky – Favourite Embellishment (Flowers)
• Simon Says Stamp – Flower Power
• Paper Shelter – Anything Goes
• The Corrosive Challenge – My Sentiments Exactly
• Clear it Out – Anything Goes and 2 or more patterned papers
• Anything Goes Challenge – Shaped but not Square
• Tuesday Throwdown – Smell the Roses (Flowers)
• Make It Monday - #140
• Whoopsi Daisy Challenge – Pretty in Pink
• By the Cute and Girly - Flowers
•  Crafty Calendar Challenge – Blooms and Blossoms 
• Forever Friends Challenge Blog – Fortnightly Challenge Pastel Colours & Monthly Anything Goes
• The Cupboard Trilogy – Spring Flowers

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Anything Goes at Whimsy

It’s time for a new challenge at Whimsy Inspirations Challenge and our theme this month is…

Anything Goes

I’ve used one of the gorgeous new digis that was released 1st May, Natalie and Zoie by Moon Cookie Gallery:

The image has been coloured with ProMarkers.

This month our prizes are…first winner:

Second winner:

And third and final winner:

A Mystery Rubber Stamp

Please hop across to Whimsy Inspirations Challenge to see what the other designers have created and to check out the challenge rules.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Make It Sentimental at A Gem of a Challenge

I am going to keep this short as my laptop has died and I am using Hubby's computer to schedule this post. I promise though I will pop back and update it with a few more details later.

It's time for a new challenge at A Gem of Challenge and this week our theme is...

Make It Sentimental

So no images allowed...just a sentiment.

As I said before my laptop has died so I couldn't access all of my lovely Pink Gem Digi stash so couldn't create the card I had planned. Instead I managed to create this card with some scraps of Lemon Drizzle paper and a clear sentiment stamp:

It's not too bad an effort I am just disappointed as it's not the card I had planned (and started to create on the laptop) so as soon as the laptop is up and running again I will make the card I had planned and share it with you here.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Anything Goes at Paper Crafting Journey

Morning All.  It’s time for a new challenge at PCJ and the theme this time is…

Anything Goes

We are being sponsored this challenge by the fantastic Digi Stamps 4 Joy and I have used one of their gorgeous digis:

I have coloured the image with ProMarkers and cut out using a circle Nestie. The rest of the card is quite simple and I’ve used lot’s of bits from my scrap box. The stripe paper is from Sarah Hurley and the heart paper was created by inking an embossing folder before running it though my Cuttlebug with a scrap of white card. Everything has been matted and layered on white and Silver Mirri card. The heart and sentiment are stamps from a set by Sarah Hurley and the heart has been filled in with a cream Viva Decor Pearl Pen.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Whimsy May Digi Stamp Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the May digital release blog hop!

We have lots of new images to share with you today created by:

 

All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality. You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project.

Here is my card using the wonderful new Lulu from StampArt Design by Kathryne…

I have coloured the image with my ProMarkers and have also used fabulous digi papers from a set by Michelle R Designs - Magnolia Spring Blossom.

To find all of today's new releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store.

Whilst you are hopping don't forget to leave comments on each blog along the way as there will be two mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts!

These winners will each win a Whimsy digital image of their choice. The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop, which is Judith Hall’s Blog, this winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from the Whimsy Stamps Store.

The hop will run for one week and end on Wednesday 8th May at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced on the Whimsy Blog.

Below is a complete list of the hop in case you get lost along the way:

1. Debbie Dunn
2. Lisa West
3. Kim Taylor
4. Sarah McLaughlin
5. Tammy Ortiz
6. Kelly Mannix
7. Charlene Brown
8. Judith Hall

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa