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

I Smell Spring at Whimsy

Well this post is a lot later that planned, especially as I started typing it at 8:30am! Had a bit of a hectic day, so just grabbing a few minutes down time before I head to bed and thought I would finish this post.

I have a little bit of Whimsy Inspiratiion for you today and I’ve used one of April’s Digi Release I Smell Spring from Crissy's Digis…

Now the obvious route would have been to make a pink card but I wanted to try something a little different. I’ve had my eye on some baby clothes for Emily that has a navy and lemon colour scheme and it’s so pretty I thought it might look cute on a card as well.

The image has been coloured with Spectrum Noir Markers and the rest of the card is quite simple as the colours are quite striking.

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

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Distress It at A Gem of a Challenge

Morning All. What is everyone up to this weekend? We’re are headed off to the In-Laws for the day, as Hubby, FIL and SIL are off to watch the football…so no crafting for me today. I will be making up for it tomorrow and, as long as Miss Emily allows, will be having a very crafty day finishing off a magazine commission, projects for the next edition of Sarah Hurley’s Lookbook and some other design team work.

Waffle over it’s time for our new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge, which has been set by the lovely Shea. The theme this time around is…

Distress It

I have used the gorgeous Thoughtful Chloe and my distressing is the sanding on the embossing and the inked and tatty edges on my layers and sentiment…

My image has been coloured with Spectrum Noir pens, still practicing though, can’t get them to blend as well as my ProMarkers. Eeek no patterned paper on this one, instead I’ve used some Core’dinations which I have embossed with the ‘Tied Together’ embossing folder. I’ve also used a Fiskars border punch, a sentiment (also from Pink Gem) and to finish I have added some Meiflower gems, some pearls using a Viva Pearls Decor Pen and a few Wild Orchid Craft Flowers.

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

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa