Created By Hand - Challenge Summer

Great challenge over at Created By Hand .
This is an altered box I created for Crafty Ribbons Challenge 6.
I first painted the box with white acrylic paint with a dash of Pearlescent pearls powder added X2. Sprayed with Crafty Notions Lustre Aubergine colour spray and brushed several times. Buyetflies cut from ribbon and with Faux gems box decorated.
Another view


INGREDIENTS
Cardboard box
Acrylic paint with dash of Perfect Pearl Powder
Crafty Notion color spray
Ribbon from SummerFizz colllection at Craft Ribbons
Faux Gems - stash

TFL
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Summer Fizz joins Tilda and Friends ATC Challenge - Summer

I couldn't resist joining this weeks challenge at Tilda and Friends ATC Challenge - I made it for Ali at CRAFTY RIBBONS so unfortunately it may not be a surprise now :(



Ingredients
Ribbon base/ flower in hair Crafty Ribbon Summer Fizz
Rubber Stamps -Anya from the Greeting Farm, Glass from Summertime by Hero Arts
Sakura, copics and Stickles
Base card and brad from stash

TFL

Crafty Ribbons Summer Fizz

Crafty Ribbons have a new range due for release any day and here's a sneek peek....

The sketch at Friday Sketchers is great and gave me an excuse (as if I needed one) to use some of the new Summer Fizz ribbons and Anya :). click photo for cleare image of those scrummy ribbons.




Ingredients
All ribbons from Crafty Ribbons Summer Fizz colection
Anya Summer stamp(Rain, Sun, Snow) - The Greeting Farm
Stickles, Saua pens, Copic pens, Pepers download from Funky Fairy.
Card, embossed sparkly card, greeting and Mirriboard from stash

TFL
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Dotties World - Buttons

A little late as hectic week and awful cold :(

I hope you have all enjoyed the party games to celbrate Dotties world's 1st Birthday - thanx all I've enjoyed them all appropriately my card is a quick thank you card!

Ingredients
Holly and Maddison download
Derwent water pencils
Funky fairy cherish download backing paper
HOTP Thank you stamp and colorbox fluidchalk red ink pad
Ribbon and button embellishment made by me :)
Base andmirricard from stash

TFL

A new challenge Stampin for the weekend

Stampin For The Weekend is a new challenge site starting 5th June and to celebrate just click the link to see the yummy candy on offer !!

Not had crafting time as family on hols.Still lots getting done and great to have them home :)

Hope to get some crafting in soon!!Although .......

On the major oops front DS3 has managed to break his speech machine so he's more than a LITTLE FRUSTRATED, have to wait til monday to see how and when repair work can be done.He's not a happy bunny, but I know school has a spare so hoping they will loan it and also have a backup coz we don't have the backup gadget they do :(

Trust everyone had a great Bank holiday we got stacks done in the garden and are doing the snaggy repairs today :)

TFL

New Challenge site comming 1st June

The Next Level challenge begins 1ST June and to launch has some yummy candy - click the link to chaeck it out!!

Today's been windy but mainly dry - don't you hate it when the weather forecast was for heavy showers and the laundry basket is threatening to explode :)

Hope it stays dry for tomoz as I've a crafty shopping day planned :) with a crafty friend!

TFL

Cherry Kisses and Friday Sketchers

This image sooo reminds me of my DD whose passion is to shop!! So I had to print and colour her quickly!!

This is for 2 challenges Pollycraft (where the digital download can be purchased along with delectable others!); and the fabby sketch at Friday Sketchers .

Ingredients
Digital download - Cherry Kisses from Pollycraft
Copic pens
Papers Digital downloads from Pollycraft, Funky Fairy and stash
Sissix Big Kick and die
Flower Punches and embossing tool
Basecard, spacer beads, ribbon from stash

TFL, enjoy the rest of the weekend :)

Something Completely Different - Challenge 1 Twinnchie Wings

Great new challenge site here

Enjoyed the challenge!! Great DT work too!! Sorry the inks are glitzy and sooo difficult to shoot - also noticed DS3 has smudged the image :)

Looking foward to next weeks challenge!!

Ingredients
INKS - Ranger Big and Juicy, colourbox metallics and versamark
STAMPS - Inkadinkado
Sakura pen
Black peel off letters

TFL

Tanda Teaser - 97 Cracking Up

Just in time ... this week I merged last weeks challenge (yellow and Blue )with this weeks cracking up challenge as last week time escaped me :)

Ingredients
Tanda Stamps - Advert plate
Tim Holtz - Crackle varnish
Veramark ink, Colorbox ink, Copic Markers and Glimmer Chalks
Bearly Mine paper
Card stock, greeting , adhesive lace, mirricard and ribbon from stash

TFL

Sunday Sketch and Stamp - blog hop win

WOW

I was lucky enough to be one of the Sunday Sketch and Stamp Blog Hop winners........

THANK YOU SOO MUCH LOOK AT MY WONDERFUL GOODIES.



Unfortunately I have no name to post a personal THANK YOU,I hope whover sent me the goodies reads this message ....THANX

TFL

Friday Sketchers - Sketch 51

Great sketch,DT work and prize at Friday Sketchers.

Ingredients
Stamp - Gorjuss Girls from Funky Kits and greeting by Autumn Leaves
Papers download from Bearly Mine
and stash
Copic Markers
Stickles
Mirricard, ribbon, flowers, and brad from stash

TFL

New Challenge site comming 15th May

Dawn of Crafty Rambling fame has announced her DT post on a new weekly challenge site HERE .

Sounds interesting!
Good Luck

Alphabet Challenge - F

This is the first challenge I have entered for the Alphabet Challenge
I managed 2 F's - Flowers and Friends quote!

Friends ATC


This is an ATC for a monthly swap by Chriss The Artist Trading Club - details if you to wish to join are top left side bar of Chriss's blog.

TFL

Zentangle - links for inspiration

Afternoon

Several peeps were interested in more info for the Zentangle, so here I the 2 you tube short videos which inspired me to have a go!!

Milliande Zendalas How to Draw a Manadala Zentangle style

Milliande Art Journal

I enjoyed this and may well have another play soon - I stamped mu image first then doodled!

Hope everyone's having a great Bank Holiday
TFL

Sunday Sketch and Stamp - Week 1

New challenge blog with great DT work and FABULOUS ribbon prize can be found HERE

Ingredients
Magnolia Tilda stamp
Copic Pens
Stickles
All ribbon from Craty Ribbons
Crafter Companions Summer Stories CD
Mirri card, Card stock flower and brad from stash

TFL

Tanda Teaser - Going around in Circles and Zentangle!

This weeks challenge at Tanda is going around in circles!. I had seen some articles re Zentanles and thought that looked fun to try so combined new technique for me with a challenge!

Card Front showing zentangle background


Inside


Card front


Ingredients
Native American Indian stamp available here
Versamark
Sakura copper coloured pen
Nestabilities
Big Kick and corner dies
White peel off recovered
Greeting PC generated
Cardstock - Papermill

TFL

Dotties World - Christmas

A quick easy card for this weeks challenge for the Dotties World challenge this week .
I love this Holly and Madison download pack and have used a pre- coloured image this week - so handy when time is short!

Ingredients
Holy and Madison download available from Charmed Crafts
Sentiment and Santa hat PC generated
Card and pearlescent paper from stash

TFL

OCC - Recycle

Card Back


Card Front


I had a few mins. yesterday so visited Moo Vision created by The Crafty cow . I had to have a go at the diorama card! All techniques and insructions are at the link!

The OCC challenge this weekis recycling , I cut buttons from an old school shirt and stiched them to the centre of my flowers!

INGREDIENTS
3 X recycled buttons
Metallic thread
Stickles
Stamps all Anitas
Big and Juicy ink pad (primary colours)
Clear ink pad
Glossy card stock and card from stash

Club Anya Blog Hop

Detailed view showing paper piecing.



CARD FRONT


I nearly forgot so this is a real quick card and is a morph.... I used dress up Ian and Fairy Anya!With one of my fav techs. paper piecing.

Ingredients
Stamps - Greeting farm - Dress up Anya and Ian and Fairy Anya
Copic Markers
Big kick plus bird with swirl die - only swirls used!!
Card and paper from stash

TFL
Have fun all x

Dotties World - Bright and Beautiful challenge and Tilda and Friends ATC Challenge - Chocolate

Found a new challenge site I can enter Dotties world! The theme was spring/ Easter and bright so I hope this fits the bill!

Not joined in with Tilda and friends challenges for sooo long - thought I'd better get back into the swing so to speak!


Ingredients
Downloads = Girl carrying eggs from Charmed Crafts Holly and Madison
Patterned paper Morris Dance from Kaboodle Doodle
Corner punch to create border from unknown - SORRY!
Copic Markers
Stickles
Card stock, flowers from stash

TFL

HAPPY EASTER ALL