Three Cards

Morning everyone.  The weathers a bit grey and dreary looking this morning, hope it brightens up later!  I have been neglecting the various challenges out there at the moment since returning to work and taking on various DT's so I have changed that by making FIVE purely for the fun of doing challenges Whoo Hooo!!!

I have three to show you here and I'm rather pleased with how they turned out!  I had just bought my Big Shot before making the first card and BOY did I have fun playing with my diecuts and combining my new nestie with new Nellie frame and rather neglected Charmed image. How did I manage without a BS lol?   Only thing is my wish list is now MASSIVE as I love virtually every die cut and embossing folder I see rofl.  This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Dotties World - 2 x 3D Butterflies

Sketch and Stash - Sketch

Cupcake Crafts - Make Your Own Flowers

ABC Challenge - Red

Stampin for the Weekend - Ribbons and Bows

Stamptacular Sunday - Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

Daring Cardmakers - Diamonds (on the butterflies)

I've used a Charmed Download here, I certainly think she adds the spice part to the SS challenge and with flowers, butterflies, bows and a bit of bling - what more could a gal want hahahaa!

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My second card is for

Pollycraft - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz - Animal Magic

I love this image and he was just crying out for a bit of layering.

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My final card is for

Just Cute Bears - Yellow and Green

Everybody Art Challenge - Sketch

Isn't he adorable, I bought him at the recent fair in Harrogate - can't believe its taken me a couple a weeks to getting round to using him lol!  I think he'll be a regular though!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day whatever you're up to.  Happy crafting.

Mel X

Two Cards for Challenges

Hiya everyone, hope you're all well and finding time to craft.  I went to the Harrogate Paper Extravaganza on Sunday with my crafty buddies Emma and Jo.  We had a wonderful time and I even came back with change - a MIRACLE lol!  Today I've lost myself in my craft room playing with some new papers and images I've been longing to use - a bit of relief from my ongoing car trouble!  The AA towed it to the garage for me yesterday where it is now refusing to play nice with mechanics - won't even turn on!  The breakdown man discovered the clutch is gone - the jury's still out on the engine!  Oh well, such is life!

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Wow, what a lovely sunny day here in East Yorkshire, and quite warm too!  The garden is definetly waking up after its winter sleep - I can see new growth everywhere!  My first card is for nine challenges;

Dotties World - Step into Spring

Create4Fun - Sketch

Crafty Creations - Spots & Dots (Paper and flowers)

Magical Crafts - Spring/Easter

Crazy 4 Challenges - Spring

Sweet Stamping Challenge - Spring is in the Air

Allsorts - Spring is in the Air
Digital Tuesday - Happy Spring
 

RECIPE


Digi Image - Charmed Download
Colouring Mediums - Copics and Promarkers
8x8 card and Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Papers - Blonde Moments
Flowers - Prima and Hobbycraft
Punches - Martha Stewart and Leone Em
Clear Gems and Bows - Hobbycraft
Card Candy

I did this one first and found out the cost of a new clutch when halfway through - my embellies exploded all over it in response lol, VERY cathartic, even the image is layered.

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My second card is for

Pollycraft - Things that Sparkle

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Totally Gorjuss - Ribbon

Simon Says - A Splash of Green

One Stop Craft Challenge- Let it Shine

RECIPE


Digi Image - Pollycraft Download
Colouring Medium - Copics and Promarkers
Papers - Basic Grey
Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Stash
Spacer and Brad - Hobby House
Flower - Prima

Isn't she lovely, this is first time I've used her and I think she's gorgeous.  Her hat, dress and shoes are layered with glamour dust applied to her wings and a greenish glitter to the stars.

I think I'm gonna make more cards today for some challenges.  I'm back at work tomorrow and then won't be off til Saturday so need time to play I reckon whilst waiting for the garage to ring.  I have a curtesy car in the meantime and may even take it for a little spin to Hobbycraft and Boyes lol!

Thanks for stopping by my little haven in cyberspace. Take care and happy crafting.

Mel X

A One Off Performance!!

Evening everyone, it's been a while since I joined in over on Dotties World.  The theme this week is Valentines and I decided to have fun by trying to use a Charmed image that may not usually be one's first choice for the occassion!  Tricky - so where does a gal go for romantic inspiration? CHICK FLICKS!!  This card will also be entered into the following challenges;

Double Dutch - Be My Valentine

Roses on Paper - Pink, Brown and Cream

Stamp with Fun - Hearts

Creative Card Crew - Valentine's

Everybody Art Challenge - Valentine

My Time To Craft - Hearts & Kisses

Stamptacular Sunday - Love is in the Air

Stampin for the Weekend - Love is in the Air

Pile It On - To the One You Love

Dottie's World - Be My Valentine

So ladies, hankies at the ready please lol, let me introduce you to George Swayze and Dottie Grey...

You may recognize the text from the chorus of the theme tune to Dirty Dancing, go on - how many of ya started singing along lol!! I don't have any large heart die cuts so I improvised and got a free template off the net, the site is called enchantedlearning.  It's worked out quite well.  Not sure about the papers now - might be a bit too busy - kinda messy - but then love's like that sometimes eh!!

RECIPE

Image - Charmed Download

Colouring Mediums - copics and watercolour pencils.

Papers - Basic Grey

Pink Jewel - Papermania 

Cardstock - Stash

Flowers - Prima

Card Candy

Thankyou so much for stopping by my little crazy haven!  You've have to excuse me now as I reach for me bottle of lambrini and box of choccys ROFL!!!  Oooh brings back memories lol.

Take Care

Mel X

Three Snowflakes - Also Known As............................

How Many Digis Images Can You Fit on One Card? LOL!  Morning everyone, brrr it's a bit nippy!  I've been bursting to post this next card but had to wait for daylight to take the pics!  The neighbours now think I'm deranged as was in the back garden in my pj's trying to get it!!!  It's a very dull and grey day here and I needed natural light and no flash on the camera!!

We have a good size garden and my early New Years Resolution is to spend more time out there sorting it out now the children are a bit older - particularly as its the reason we bought the house in the first place!  I love my garden - in all seasons apart from the dull, grey and wet really!

Now, enough waffling/teasing and onto the card.  This card will be entered into these challenges;

Dottie's World - 3 Snowflakes

Crafty Creations - Traditional Christmas colours 

My Time to Craft - Yuletide Wishes

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes (plus DT call)

Simon Says Challenge - Merry Christmas

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Free for All

I certainly had fun here, this is what I came up with.................... 

 

Even Pete likes this - too bad he's already got his card LOL!   I've been wanting to play with some of the background images from the Pixie Chicks downloads over at Charmed Cards and Crafts. I also wanted to see what I could do with some acetate!  I've used an 8x8 card for this and sized all the downloads to fit right.  The fence background was printed twice to allow me to cut and layer the signpost.  I coloured the images with copics and watercolour pencils - adding red berries to the climbing plant to add to the Christmas feel.  There is A LOT of layering on this and the acetate works perfectly to protect it all.  The snowflake stickers, (papermania I think) were added on top of this to add further dimension and at the bottom I added some white flower soft.

 Thisis the card underneath the acetate.  The sentiment is also a download from the Pixie Chicks range though I changed the colour of the text in photoshop for this project. 

White flower soft was added in parts and some areas was chosen to have a dusting of glamour dust to give a lovely frosty effect.  Glamour Dust was added to the wings of the pixies and parts of their clothing. 

Well thats is from me for today.  Will be packing away my stuff soon for Christmas and banishing it to the loft in order to free up the dining room.  So far keep finding more excuses to keep it down - like "just one more challenge"  LOL!  Take care everyone, I hope you like what you've seen and thankyou for looking!

Mel X

Let's Go Starlights.....LET'S GO!!!!

Morning everyone!  I've another couple of cards today. The first one is the lovely Charmed Digi Download,  Dress Up Dottie cheerleader. I'm very chuffed this morning as I've just discovered I'm the winner of the £10.00 voucher following last weeks challenge on Dottie's World - so that'll be me tonight drooling over their shopping site and wanting EVERYTHING!!!  LOL!  This card will be entered into the following Challenges:

Dottie's World - You're a Star

Quixotic Challenges -  Seeing Stars

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Let it Shine

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Sketch

I've gone around the edges of each piece of card with a silver paint Uni paint pen I bought from Hobbycraft.  Glamour dust has been applied to the pom poms, part of her dress and the tip of her socks!!

RECIPE

Image - Charmed Cards and Crafts

Cardstock and Mirror Card - stash

Ribbons - stash 

Colouring Mediums - copics and watercolour pencils

Bling stars - stash (had them ages)

I've chosen the colours of the local cheerleading squad that Emily's a member of and the cheerleader bow I made myself.  You would have thought I'd be sick of 'em by now - first one I've made in minature though LOL!  This card will be donated to the squad along with a larger stash as they try to raise money for sprung flooring - every little helps!!

Thanks for stopping by my little blog here in cyber space.  Take care and happy crafting!

Mel X