31/10/2012

Creative Inspirations - Let's Celebrate!

Good Morning!
Another super quick post from me today for the new challenge over at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS which is Let's Celebrate! This could mean birthdays, anniversary's or even christmas!
Before I show you it though I decided to join in with the Halloween festivities the best that I could with these cute little tealight holders .... lol I hope you all have fun celebrating it yourselves!


I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
WILD ORCHID CRAFTS - BLING IT UP
SKETCH SATURDAY - SKETCH





INGREDIENTS -

Digi Image from The Paper Shelter 'Ice Skating Friends'
Penny Black Sentiment Stamp
Bo Bunny Papers
Marianne's Designs Snowflake Die
Tim Holtz Forest Line Die
Flowers from WOC
Cheesecloth, Twinklets & Dew Drops from my stash
Silver Pearl Embossing Powder (Used on the Forest Line die)


INKS USED -
Distress Ink - Shaded Lilac
Copic Ciao Markers - C1, C3, E00, E21, E31, E33, R20, BV00

Thanks for popping by,
I hope your all keeping warm in the cold and dark weather that's now arrived.
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

30/10/2012

Papertake Weekly - Sketch!

Good Morning!
Thank you for the lovely comments on yesterday's card, I'm glad you are enjoying all my latest creations that have such a different to style to what I usually make. Speaking of which today's card is just that! I'm back with a tilda card for the latest challenge at PAPERTAKE WEEKLY which is a Sketch! I have flipped the sketch on it's side.


I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER - BIRTHSTONES - OCTOBER
TILDA'S TOWN - MERRY CHRISTMAS
WILD ORCHID CRAFTS - BLING IT UP




INGREDIENTS -
Magnolia Stamp
Marianne's Designs Snowflake Die
Spellbinder's M-Bossabilities Music Folder
Flowers from WOC
Seam Binding Ribbon, Beaded Twirl & Glitter Flowers from the Ribbon Girl
Stickles - Frosted Lace
Cheesecloth, Twinklets & Dew Drops from my stash


INKS USED -
Copic Ciao Markers - Colourless Blender, C1, E00, E21, E31, E33 & R20

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

29/10/2012

J&C Creations - Elegance with Spellbinders!

Good Morning!
Before I get onto today's card I'd just like to share with you that the tag I made for Charisma on Thursday made the top 3 at Winter Wonderland! It was such a nice suprise to see that :)


This week we will be sharing creations with the theme of Elegance with Spellbinders over at the J&C CREATIONS BLOG! To start it all off I have used the same technique as I did last Monday for my card and created a Design Paper using Spellbinder's M-Bossabilities. 
To create the background I spread Gold & Silver Distress Stain all over a piece of white card-stock trimmed to size, embossed with a Spellbinder's M-Bossabilities Folder and finished it off by embossing it once more with a Silver Pearl Powder. To create the rest of the card I stamped my sentiment in Emboss It Ink and sprinkled Gold Embossing Powder over the top. I glued this down over the top of some cheesecloth and a Marianne's Designs Snowflake die cut. To finish the card I embellished it with some seam binding ribbon, a Prima gold glittered leaf and a white rose!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND - ANYTHING GOES
WILD ORCHID CRAFTS - BLING IT UP
SIMON SAYS STAMP & SHOW - JUST ADD PEARL




INGREDIENTS -
Spellbinders M-Bossabilities 'Music'
Magnolia Sentiment Stamp
Marianne's Designs Snowflake Die
Prima Gold Glittered Leaf & White Rose by WOC
Heat it Up Silver Pearl Embossing Powder
Cheesecloth, Seam Binding Ribbon & Dew Drops from my stash


INKS USED -
Emboss It Ink Pad
Distress Stains - Brushed Pewter & Tarnished Brass

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
NATALIE
XXX

28/10/2012

Joanna Sheen - Silhouette!

Good Morning!
As promised I am back with a card to share with you all, this fortnight the new challenge at JOANNA SHEEN is Silhouette! I got sent a lovely set of stamps to use which came just at the right time as I had been debating buying a set of these style stamps just a few days before! lol


I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND - ANYTHING GOES
SHABBY TEA ROOM - VINTAGE CHARM




INGREDIENTS -
Joanna Sheen Cameo Stamp
Nitwits Papers
Tim Holtz Die-Cut
Flowers & Paper Doily from WOC
Ideo-ology Wire Pin, Jump Ring & Muse Token
Seam Binding Ribbon, Dew Drops, Twinklets Glitter & 3D Gloss from my stash


INKS USED -
(Yet again I forgot to include the Distress Stain used to dye the ribbon! This was Antique Linen)
Archival Ink - Jet Black

Thanks for popping by & enjoy the rest of your weekend! 
Also if you haven't already seen it I am giving away some Candy in the post below!

HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

Creative Inspirations DT Call & Candy!

Good Morning!
I'm just popping by quickly to let you all know that I am hosting a DT Call over at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS! Here's a little bit of info ....

We are looking for 4 NEW DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS to join our team!


The DT Call will be open until MIDNIGHT 24th NOVEMBER and shall remain at the top of the blog until then. The new DT members will be contacted at the start of December and will be starting full-time for the first challenge of 2013! Along with this we shall be having a makeover to welcome 2013 properly along with a goodies giveaway! 

Here is a little bit of info of what we require from Design Team Members. Before you enter the call please make sure you can commit to each of these following points ....

* As part of being a DT Member you will be required to create 1 creation per week that fits the chosen theme.
* You must be able to use Sponsor Images when they are provided.
* You will be required to help leave comments on entries every week.

If you still think you would like to join our team then simply leave us a link to your blog so we can check out your creations!

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To celebrate the DT Call I am have decided to have a little giveaway!
You don't need to enter the DT Call to be part of the giveaway, just simply give a little toot about it on your blogs! The giveaway will be open until MIDNIGHT 24TH NOVEMBER.


CANDY INGREDIENTS -
Bazzill Basic 'Worth Remembering' 8x8 Paper Pad
Turquoise Small Curly Roses by Wild Orchid Crafts
Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain
Perfect Pearls - Heirloom Gold
5 White Circular Doilies
Adhesive Crystal Stickers
Butterfly Stamp
Assortment of Ribbons & Buttons

To enter the candy simply just leave a link to your blog using Mr Linky!
Good Luck & I shall be back a little bit later with a card to share with you all.

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

27/10/2012

J&C Creations - Spellbinder's M-Bossabilities Tag!

Good Morning!
I am back today with a simple tag for the J&C CREATIONS BLOG that you can create using the Spellbinder's M-Bossabilities Folders and Embossing Powders. I wanted to keep this tag quite simple so that all the focus was really about the embossed pattern. On Monday I used side B of the 'Flora' Embossing Folder and for this tag I have used side A

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
THE RIBBON GIRL - AUTUMN COLOURS
SIMON SAYS STAMP - AUTUMN LEAVES



INGREDIENTS -
Spellbinder's M-Bossabilities 'Flora'
Penny Black Sentiment Stamp '...every day' 3170F
Tim Holtz Tinsel Twine
Ribbon & Dew Drops
Clear & Gold Embossing Powders
Emboss It Ink Pad
Archival Ink


INKS USED -
Distress Stain - Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint & Vintage Photo
Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!

NATALIE

XXX

25/10/2012

Charisma Cardz - Don't Be Square!

Good Morning!
Don't be too shocked ... yes I am back with something else today! I can't remember the last I had so many things to share in a week ... I still have some more for the weekend too lol Today's creation however is for our new challenge at CHARISMA CARDZ which is Don't Be Square! I have decided to make a tag.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
WINTER WONDERLAND - ANYTHING BUT A CARD




INGREDIENTS -
Tim Holtz Christmas Blueprints Stamp Set
Tim Holtz On The Edge Tree Line Die
Flowers, Pearl Spray & Berries from WOC
Tim Holtz Silver Tinsel Twine, Christmas Muse Token, Pin & Jump Ring
Puff White Embossing Powder (used on the trees)
Twinklets, Dew Drops & Liquid Pearls from my stash


INKS USED -
(Yet again I forgot to include something ... I don;t know what is wrong with me lol I have used Archival Ink to stamp the image)
Distress Stains - Brushed Pewter, Milled Lavender, Tumbled Glass, Dusty Concord & Broken China
Distress Ink - Black Soot

Thanks for popping by, I shall be back again on Saturday!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

24/10/2012

Creative Inspirations - Happy Halloween!

Good Morning!
Finally I am back with a DT creation for Creative Inspirations! What with moving house and starting a new job the past few months have been a bit hectic so I took a step back on the DT commitments. The fact I run this particular challenge blog also helped lol but this week I'm back and I have to say I really like this card that I've made :) This week's challenge at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS is Happy Halloween! Me and the DT have used Sponsor Images provided by Mel Jens Designs.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND - SOMETHING SPOOKY
TOP TIP TUESDAY - HALLOWEEN
CUTE CARD THURSDAY - GOT GLITTER
SKETCH SATURDAY - SKETCH




INGREDIENTS -
Digi Image by Mel Jens Designs
Bat & Sentiment Stamp by Penny Black
Magnolia Paper
Cuttlebug 'Cobweb' Embossing Folder
Tim Holtz 'Weathered Clock' Die
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Cheesecloth, Seam Binding Ribbon, Twinklets, 3D Gloss & Dew Drops from my stash


INKS USED -
(I also used Peeled Paint D.I Stain to dye the Seam Binding Ribbon but forgot to add it to the photo!)
Archival Ink - Jet Black
Copic Ciao Markers - C1, E00, Y27, Y38, YG03, 100

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

23/10/2012

Papertake Weekly - Fireworks!

Good Morning!
I will admit now that along with my camera problems and this card just not balancing right the photographs just don't do it any favours lol It also took me a while to come up with something for this theme as I will admit now that I was a little bit stumped but in the end I remembered I had this gorgeous stars stamp that would work perfectly. This week's theme at PAPERTAKE WEEKLY is Fireworks! You can't tell on the photo but the stamped image has been embossed with Holographic Embossing Powder.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
CUTE CARD THURSDAY - GOT GLITTER



INGREDIENTS -
Penny Black Stamps
Magnolia Paper
Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Powder
Flowers & Paper Doily from WOC
Frantage Crushed Glass Silver & Twinklets Glitter
Seam Binding Ribbon, Cheesecloth & Dew Drops from my stash


INKS USED -
Archival Ink - Jet Black
Distress Stains & Inks - Milled Lavender

Thanks for popping by, I shall be back tomorrow as I have finally had time to join in again over at Creative Inspirations!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

22/10/2012

J&C Creations - Spellbinder's M-Bossabilities!

Good Morning!
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend, today I am kick-starting the week with a brand new theme over at the J&C CREATIONS BLOG which is Spellbinders M-Bossabilities! This week we will be sharing with you various techniques you can use along with them. I have used the Flora M-Bossabilities and side to create a Design Paper on today's card.


I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
THE RIBBON GIRL - AUTUMN COLOURS
ALLSORTS - AUTUMN COLOURS




INGREDIENTS -
Spellbinders M-Bossabilities 'Flora'
Spellbinders Small Circle & Large Scallop Circle Dies
Sentiment Stamp by Happy Daze
Flowers from WOC
Ivory Mesh, Seam Binding Ribbon, Cheesecloth, Ribbon, Dew Drops & Twinklets Glitter from my stash


INKS USED -
Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Distress Stains - Wild Honey, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo & Tarnished Brass 

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
NATALIE
XXX