Show Me Your Metal

Hi di hi Bloggers,

I hope you're all well this fine Sunday morning!

At least I hope it's a fine Sunday morning!

With any luck, when this goes live I'll be having a bit of a lie in!

I've had such a busy time of late & things are just starting 

to calm down & get back to normal!

Well, it depends what you call normal I guess! lol

Anyhoo, with out further ado, on to the purpose of this post!

It's Sunday & as you all probably know, time for the new challenge over at 

The Crafty Pad
Your hostess this week is the lovely Helen & her chosen theme is

 Show Us Some Metal

Here's my take on that!

I used things from my scrap box to make this card as my crafty stash is

still all packed up in boxes all around the house!

The reason for that is that we're re-decorating & having some 

other work done around the house too!

I made a square card! (I hear you all yawning!!! Lol)

I used red for the base, then a matt of a plain grey/blue linen paper.

The DP's are from downloads ages ago & have been in my 

scrap box for a year at least!

The image of course is from The Crafty Pad Designs.

He's called Christmas Ted bringing home Christmas Tree

I think he's just the cutest little bear & I love using him on my cards!

I was tempted not to colour him but decided to give him a touch of colour 

with my usual mix of Promarkers & Flexmarkers.

I added a dusting of Diamond Sparkles & inked the edges with chalk ink.

Onto the metal!

I used brads from my stash I think they are from Do Crafts 

but I've had them forever so I can't be sure! 

The little sentiment tag was from a Making Memories

goody bag  a couple of years ago, as were the snowflake charms

I added a piece of red ribbon and fixed the snowflakes with brads.

You can just about see the inside of the card is decorated too!

Thanks for popping in, I hope you had fun!

Don't forget to check out the other awesome DT projects

and then get crafting we're dying to  see your interpretation of

Show Some Metal!

Our sponsors this week are

Crafty Sentiment

&

The Crafty Pad Designs

Who are both offering  prizes of 3 digi images

Don't forget to enter my Blogoversary Candy Give Away while you're here

I'd like to put this card forward for the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar Challenge Teddy Bear's Parade

Avadares Anything For August

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long 3 of Everything

Jingle Belles Santa Baby

Patties Creations Animals/Insects

Sweet 'n' Sassy Digi Challenge Beary Special

My Heart Pieces Digital Stamps Use Designer Paper

Sketch It with A Song  Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac

Just Inspirational I have chosen the second photo!

Ribbon Carousel Challenge Christmas In July

Opus Gluei Seasons

Sassy Skater

Hey everyone,

I have a card to share with you today! Hurrah!

This little offering is for my niece!

As soon as I saw the image I knew it was for her!

She's a bit of an action girl! So it suits her down to the ground!

The colours I have used are her favourites!

I used a 5"x5" square card base made from a sheet of A4 card.

I distressed the edges of the design papers & added two panels

which were wrapped with bakers twine!

The image is Sassy Skater & she's coloured with promarkers!

She's a bit of a Tom Boy but still likes to look good!

I distressed around the edges of the image & the matt.

I also attempted to add some faux stitching up the sides with a 

Sakura Souffle Pen & a metal ruler but as you can see, it wasn't my best effort!

The Sentiment was generated on my PC.

I added some brads for a bit of detail.

I decorated the inside of the card to go with the outside.

The papers I have used are from the Paper Cellar Celebrations Collection

I added a butterfly charm as I just felt it needed another little something.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

This card was made with the following challenges in mind:

Craft Your Days Away Metal (Brads & Charm)

Just Us Girls Colour Challenge

Marks Finest Papers Stitching

ATCs & Cards With Attitude Anything Goes/Faces

Card Makin Mamas Girlie

Phindy's Place Stitches & Squares

The Stamp Man Shabby Chic/ Distressed

Auds Sentiment Spring/Summer Colours

DRS Designs Sports

SJ Papercrafts Favourites (Katies Favoutite Colours)

A&T Digital Designs Challenge Dazzle It (Dazzling Papers)

Desert Island CraftersUse 3 items from list 2) No Flowers 6) Distressing 7) Metal Hardware (Charm & brads)

Sundays With Chrissy Use you favourite Colour combo

Inky Impressions Birthday

Paper Pretties Cards For Girls

Crafty Sentiments Use A Digi

Digital Tuesday Distressed

Papertake Weekly A Stitch in Time

Ribbon Carousel Challenge Use Bright Colours

Paint The Town Pink!

Good Morning All!

Here I am with a GDT card for Guylous Inimitability!

I was lucky enough to win one of their challenges a couple of weeks ago 

& I was invited to GDT for them! Yippee!

Here's my card!

I made an A5 card using the fab sketch below!

The papers I have used were from a stash swap I did ages ago,

but I think they are from Do Crafts.

The pink paw print ribbon was part of a candy I won ages ago.

So simple but lot's of possibilities

The image I used is called Sundae & Paint 

With a name like that I had to use ice creamy spring time colours!

I coloured Sundae with promarkers.

Next, I cut out the image with a Nellie Snellen frame die

I added a couple of flowers which I stained with an ink pad 

then  layered & a couple of punched leaves

The Happy Birthday Ticket is from 

The Crafty Pad Designs

The little paw shaped brads are from my stash!

Here are the Challenge Details!

Challenge Details

Sketch Challenge

Challenge Deadline: Participants have until 10:00pm on April 19th  to submit their project.

How to participate: Participants can enter only ONE project per challenge, but if they use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, their project will count for two entries.

Prizes: A winner will be selected randomly and will win:

1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store

2. and the winner will also be invited to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges.

I hope you can find the time to play along with the fun

Sketch Challenge at Guylous Inimitability this week!!

I'd like to put this card forward for the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Spring

I Love Promarkers Spring

Whimsy Inspiration Ribbon

Alota Rubber Stamps Birthday 

Crafter's Companion Four Legged Friends

The Craft Garden Inspiration Photo

Celebrate The Occasion Childs Birthday

Flourishes Happy Birthday

Partytime Tuesday's Flowers

The Stamping Boutique Pastel Colours

Tuesday Throwdown Pastels

Incy Wincy Designs Easter/and Or Pastel Colours

Stamp With Fun No Easter

Catered Crop Brads

Opus Gluei Animals

Stampacular Sunday Challenge Playin'With Pastels

2 Sisters Birthday Fun

Bingo!!!!!

Good Morning all,

It's Wednesday & that means it's time for a fab new challenge over at 

Dude Time Doodles!

This week we have a really fun challenge for you!

First of all here's my card!

The Challenge we have for you is Bingo!

I chose the diagonal, twine,step card,brads.

The image is Ted TightEnd

On the football field, he's a bit of a scary character but off the field, 

he's a real pussycat!

I coloured him up with promarkers & fussy cut him out,

before mounting him on to the card with foam squares for dimension.

The card base was made using an A4 sheet of cardstock.

I used a Pop Out Step Card Template from 

Debbie Lauder over at Craftystash

It's so simple to use & saved on waste too, as there is an elements sheet included!

The papers I have used were a freebie download by Shabby Princess

I think they are fantastic & they were just what I wanted for this card!

I printed the striped paper directly on to the card stock & printed 

the template on the reverse.

I cut it out using a craft knife & ruler then embossed the fold lines 

with an embossing tool & ruler.

I added the sentiment to the panels in my graphics programme. 

The font I have used is called Collegiate & you can download it free from here!

I distressed all of the panels with a red inkpad before assembling the 

card & added twine & brads from my stash.

I have to say I was really happy with the way this one turned out!

I hope you like him too! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Now eyes down, check out the other fab makes by the Dude & Dudettes

then go create! You have just one week to enter the challenge!

To make it even more fun we have Patties Creations as a sponsor this week!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

I Love Promarkers Anything Goes

I Brake For Challenges Fancy Folds

Inky Impressions Any Shape But A Square

Joanna Sheen Celebrations

Crafty Sentiments Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenges The Colour Blue

Paperminutes Anything Goes

Partytime Tuesdays Birthday Projects/Cards

Sassy Cheryls Bright & Cheery

Cards For Men Boys & Their Toys

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge Anything Goes

Hooked On Crafts Something New (Papers Font)

Incy Wincy Designs Bold & Bright

Lexi's Creations Anything Goes

Stamp & Create Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time Anything Goes

Catch The Bug Birthday Challenge

The Secret Crafter Anything Goes With Blue

Just Some Lines Colour Challenge

Our Craft Lounge It's In The Numbers

Patties Creations Fancy Folds

C.R.A.F.T.  Challenge Celebrations

Moving Along With The Times Spots and/or Stripes

Sassy Studio Designs Let's Celebrate