That's Not A Card!

Good Morning all!

It's Wednesday & it's time for a new challenge at Dude Time Doodles!

I just couldn't be bothered to make a card this week!!!

lol

Actually, I needed a bottle gift bag  & when I took one out of the cupboard,

I thought it looked sooooo bare, I wanted to do something about it!

So here it is!

The Challenge at Dude Time Doodles this week is an 

Inspirational Challenge!

Here's the photograph!

As you can see we'd like you to use the photo/colour for your inspiration

& Use Die Cuts, Punches or Both!

I used both!

Before I forget, just to make it a bit more interesting for you,

we are sponsored for this week's challenge by

Stamp By Step

I used a piece of patterned paper which has been hanging about in 

my stash forever! I'm trying to use some stuff up so I can get more!

It's a digital paper but I'm not sure where from!

I cut the A4 sheet in half, vertically & then cut a strip off to 

make it a better length. I rounded the corners with a punch,

The image I have used is

We With You A Merry Chrithmus

Such a great image for any occasion I feel!

I made the sentiment in my graphics programme using a free font called

Pinch Drunk which you can get here!

Next, Iadded the image to the centre.

I then cut it out with a Nellie Snellen die & matted it on to a 

scalloped circle which was cut out with a nestie!

I forgot to say I coloured the image with my trusty promarkers.

Look how dirty that water is!!!

To mimic the bubbles I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder on 

some white card stock. I rounded the corners with my punch 

then added some buttons.

I actually used my hot glue gun to stick down the buttons!

Lol

I've only had it since August last year but this is the first time 

I've had a chance to play with it!

I have to say it's my new favourite tool!!

I added a little square of the embossed card stock & a button

 to the label on the bag!

The buttons are recycled! 

A friend of mine did a favour for a neighbour of hers &

 in return the neighbour handed in a huge box of buttons, 

some are new & some have been taken off of garments.

My friend was unsure what to do with them & brought them to me!

Yay!!!

If anyone would like some buttons, just pop in & collect them!!!

As ever, I'd like to enter my project in a few challenges:

Emma's Crafty Challenge Shades of Blue

House That Stamps Built Scraps

Inky Impressions punches/dies

Penny's Paper Crafty Anything Goes

Whimsy Inspiration Anything But A Square Card

Creative Card Crew Masculine

Digital Tuesday Use Your Stash (Paper & Buttons)

Use It Tuesdays Birthday (Papers & Buttons)

Kaboodle Doodles Boys or Masculine

Karens Doodles Celebrate

Make It Monday Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp & Show... Anything Goes

Stamps R Us  Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge Anything But A Card

One Stitch At A Time Anything Goes

Scrappy Frogs Die Cuts

Allsorts Challenge Free & Easy February

Creations By Gill M Colour/Photo Inspiration

Phindy's Place Round & Round

Stamp Man Texture

Drunken Stampers Texture

Sweet.n.Sassy Digi Challenge 'Hat' off to you

Crafty Ribbons One For The Men or Boys

Craft Us Crazy Anything Goes

Digi Doodles Shop's Best  One For The Boys

I'm forever Blowing Bubbles!

Good Morning all!

It's Sunday & time for the latest challenge at
The Crafty Pad!

This week's theme for,
Challenge #157 is The Letter B 

We'd like to see things beginning with B on your Project!
There's lots to chose from!

Here's my card

The ladies of the DT were given Lulu Blowing Bubbles to play with this week!

She's such a litttle darling & as soon as I saw her I began to sing the old song

 "I'm forever Blowing Bubbles"

That's where the inspiration for my card came from!

I used a Basic 5"x 5" square card blank for the base of my card.

I decided to use a patriotic colour scheme Red White & Blue

I coloured the image up with Promarkers &

gave Lulu Blonde hair, a Blue Dress & highlighted the Bubbles with

 a bit of bling in the form of Glamour Dust!

The Blowing Bubbles sentiment was inspired by the song & I 

added  some bling in the form of Red White & Blue gems!

The Buttterfly  Border had some added bling too!

I also scattered a few bows around!

I wanted to add a little charm to this card & what better than

a little bicycle! The little beauty has to get about somehow!

 The very British Union Jack Design Paper is my latest purchase 

from Southfields, sorry, I can't recall the name of the pack right now!

Thanks for looking, I hope you can join in with out Challenge this week!

This weeks sponsor is the fabulous

 Crafty Emma's Store

One lucky winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend in store!

Don't forget we also have a Design Team Call at The Crafty Pad too!!!

Check out the Challenge Blog for the details

Don't worry if you have no previous experience, we're looking for

 crafters at all levels

You have to be in it to win it so go on, give it a go!!!

You know you want to!!!

Id like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafters Companion Anything Goes

Just Tracys Crafts Challenge Create Something For A Female & Add Something Flowing

Sparkles Challenge New Crafting Goodies (Papers)

The Craft Garden Inspiration Photo

One Stitch At A Time Anything Goes

Roby'ns Fetish Square Cards

Scrappy Frogs Die Cuts

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan Use Ribbon

Poodles Parlour Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy Anything Goes

Cooking it Up With Katie Something Spooled, Metal & A Sentiment

Crafts & Me New Image

Whimsical Wednesdays Red White & One Other Colour (Blue)

Crafty Sentiments Let's Get Girly

Paper Take Weekly Anything Goes

Ribbon Carousel Challenge Anything Goes

Pollycrafts Challenges Chill Out

Scraps!

Hi all, 

I hope your Friday has been good!

I have to say it's my favourite day of the week, all the promise of the weekend ahead!

I just wanted to share this little CAS card with you

It was made using the scraps from another card I made 

which I will share with you in a bit!

The base card is an ivory linen textured A6 card blank.

I made the sentiment on my PC & printed on to some core'dinations 

card stock using Cutie Pop font which you can find free here.

I cut it out with an oval nestie, then I cut out a scalloped oval matt of brown card 

& some punched leaves.

The flower was recycled from another project & had 

been layered with a little glittered brad as the centre.

I hope you like it!

I'd like to put this card forward for a couple of challenges

ATC's Or Cards With Attitude Flowers or Anything Goes

Crafty Purple Frog Flowers

Scrapbook Sisters Anything Goes

Colour Throwdown Colours

Paper Take Weekly Anything Goes 

Craft Your Passion Anything Goes, NO patterned paper

Crafty Cardmakers Monochrome

Outlawz Anything Goes

Unstampabelles Recycling (Used scraps & flower from another project)

Challenge Up Your Life Tone On Tone Monochrome

Piink!!

Morning all,

Happy Friday!

Just a quick share with you today!

Last year  joined a group called

  Link Up for Pink

What a hoot we all had!

There's no prize for guessing what it's about but just in case you're not sure, 

it's about

 Raising Awareness of Breast Cancer.

I'm sure many of your lives have been touched by breast cancer in one way 

or another& I'm sure raising awareness 

can only be a good thing

Now this little group has moved home & are now resident in the Crafter's Cafe.

They are trying to grow the group & are offering up some

super sweet candy to entice you in!

To find out more hop on over & check it out

If you do join in, please say I sent you over 

just so they know where you came from!

Have a fabtastic Friday!!!

A Freebie & A GDT Spot at Dude Time Doodles

Good Morning blog land! 

Happy Hump Day!! 

I do love Wednesday's, not only is it half way through the week 

but it's challenge time at Dude Time Doodles!

Woo Hoo it's that time of the month again!

Time for the Freebie, Win a GDT Spot For a Month  

This weeks image, Zeke Zoro has already been in the store 

but for this week only you can grab him for free & bring him to life!

Here's my card!

 As I was making it up I kept humming the tune from The Mask Of Zorro,

"I want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You". I love that song, sooo romantic!

I loved the movie too!

I used the Simple Sketch from Midnight Madness 

for the layout of my card.!

The papers are new, a fab bargain from Hobbycraft.

Greatly reduced because the front cover was torn!

They are Hopscotch from K & Co.

I also added some Card Candi!

Zeke has been coloured up with Promarkers!

He's one handsome Dude with the most piercing 

blue eyes behind that mask! 

I distressed the edges & rounded with a corner punch!

I decorated the inside of the card with the same design & papers!

So, you have a week to grab the freebie, create a card for a Dude 

using the image, upload to the Challenge Blog & 

pop back next week to see if you've won!

Simple!

Check out the other fab DT examples!

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

Colour Throwdown Colour Challenge

Crafts & Me New Image

365 Challenges Marvelous Markers

Papertake Weekly Anything Goes

Make It Monday Anything Goes

Christmas Inspirations Anything Goes (Not Christmas)

Here Come The Boys Favourite Song (I Want to Spend My Lifetime

 Loving You, from The Mask Of Zorro)

Catch The Bug Anything Goes

Drunken Stampers Use Something New (Papers)

Lily Pad Patterned Papers

Sparkles Challenge New Crafting Goodies (Paper)

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge

Crafty Ribbons Men Or Boys

Do You Stack Up Anything Goes

It's A Girl!

Morning all!

I have a card to share!

I was asked to make a card for a new baby!

I couldn't blog about it before as the person it was

 intended for may have seen it!

The image is from Pink Gem Designs

She's so yummy you could just eat her!!!

The layout for my card was a sketch

from My Time Made Easy

The challenge is now closed but I thought I'd share the sketch anyway!

The papers I used are from Lidl!

They get some fab craft stuff in occasionally!

I coloured up the image with promarkers & added some 

Anita's 3D Glaze to the bubbles!

I distressed all my edges with a pair of scissors & an ink pad!

The sentiment was made on my PC.

Embellishment wise, I added some brads, ribbon bows,

& layered Papermania flowers with brads at the centre.

Finally, a few little buttons from my stash!

I do hope you like it!

Thanks so much for dropping in!

I'm off to look for some challenges as most I had in mind 

when I made the card have closed now!

Catered Crop Hearts (on my papers)

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan Use Ribbon

Catch The Bug Anything Goes

Stamp Scrap & Doodle Punches/DieCuts

Hotshot Crafts Flowers

Lily Pad Patterned Paper

Card & Scrap Shabby Chic

Cupcake Craftroom New Beginnings

Craft us Crazy Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges  Punches/Dies

Do You Stack Up Anything Goes

Pixie Dust Studio Girly Girl

Sisterhood Of Crafter's Striped Paper

I love Promarkers Insp Photo

Cards & More Bingo Blue Pink Brads

Creative Crafts Challenge Bingo Ribbon Brads Blue

Spring Is Coming, A Challenge & A DT Call!

Good Morning all & a very Happy Sunday to you!

I hope you're all having a peaceful & relaxing weekend!

How's the weather with you???

It's freezing here & therefore it's perfect crafting weather I feel!

With that in mind, it's time for a new challenge over at

The Crafty Pad!

The theme this week for

Challenge #156 is Spring Colours

So crafty peeps, Let's See Some Fresh Spring Colours on your creations!!

Here's my card!

The DT were given the lovely

Lulu In The Meadow image to work with this week!

As a new image she is on special offer for just 59p 

(I believe that's around 93cents in the US or 0.71euro)

She's just so adorable! 

Now Debbie the lovely boss did mention green & yellow but.....

the little flowers just sang bluebells to me!

I know they aren't in bloom yet but they are beginning to 

sprout & the promise of Spring is in the air!

As you can see I made an easel card & used a bluebell theme for my colours.

The paper I have used is a  from the A Touch Of Elegance 

digital paper set from Scrapbooking Mad

I printed it onto both sides of the card stock.

I added a paper doily which was distressed with two shades of green.

Lulu was cut out with a nestie

I coloured little Lulu up with promarkers

& cut her out with a nestie.

I'm not sure where the paper clip came from but it appeared on the floor 

where I was working so I decided to include it!

The Sentiment ticket is also from The Crafty Pad

& often features on my cards as it is so versatile!

other embellishments used are white organza ribbon, 

little Papermania green mosaic gems & the little 

Papermania flowers have been in my stash forever!

This week we have two sponsor's for you

Crafty Sentiments

Who are offering the winner 3 digi's of their choice from their shop!

Mei Flower

who are offering a whopping £20 to spend in their online store!

Now, before I go any further, can I share some very some exciting news!!!

The Crafty Pad are having a DT call!

To incorporate some changes in 2012, the time is right to 

expand the Design Team as well as 

replacing some members who sadly have left! 

 Previous DT experience is not necessary!

So, if you'd like fancy giving it a shot, 

pop on over & check out the requirements on the challenge blog!

Now, I'd like to enter my card in a few challenges if I may!

Catch The Bug February Anything Goes

Ditzy Craftymess Anything Goes

Miami Doodles For A Loved One

The Poodles Parlour Anything Goes

Pixie Dust Studio Girly Girl

Sarah Hurley Challenge Love Is All Around

Little Mermaid!

Here's a little card I made to cheer up a friend!

The image is from JW Illustrations but I'm not sure she's still available
I've had it printed out for ages but not coloured it up until now!
She was just perfect for what I wanted!
I apologise for the quality of the photos but they were taken at night & I had to
get this card sent off asap!

I coloured her up with promarkers, the layout was a sketch from 

goodness knows where! I wish I could remember!

I edged the DCWV papers with distress ink & added some buttton & 

punched butterfly embellishments!

The sentiment ticket is from The Crafty Pad

it's so versatile & can be used for so many occasions.

I added some glitz in the form of  Glamour Dust,

A Satin ribbon bow & a couple of stick pins

Here's a closer look at the glitz!

I decorated the inside of the card to match the outside!

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you like my card!

I'd like to enter it in a few challenges as listed below!

Ditzy Craftymess Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Buttons & Bows

Do You Stack Up Anything Goes

Hanna & Friends Bingo Two Lines (Pearls, Ribbon, Gimmer & Glimmer, Buttons, Pins)

Crafts & Me Bright & Beautiful

Hey Lover Boy!

Is it Wednesday already????

I guess in that case, it must be time for a new challenge at 

Dude Time Doodles!

Woo Hoo!!!

Here's my card!

Fanny She Devil sure looks HOT! in her Valentine's outfit!

This Fanny & her sisters are available from Dude Time Doodles

This week we have a photo for your inspiration!

The theme is "Add a touch of Red" to your project!

I tried to keep some white space to tie in with the photo & I used the 

Black White & Red colour combo for my card

with a touch of brown for Fanny's hair!

The base of my card was a 5"x5"  square black card blank.

I added a matt of the fabulous shimmery red glitter card.

I added a greeting to Fanny & printed her out then coloured with Promarkers.

Fanny She Devil usually wears spider earrings but for Valentines day she's

sporting some large padded glossy heart stickers. 

I gave her tail the same treatment.

I cut one side with my Martha Stewart deep border punch,

inked the edges with distress ink & wrapped a ribbon round

I stuck the image to the glitter card using photo glue & I can see a couple of 

areas where the glue hasn't quite dried, sorry about that!

Top Tip Tuesday are looking for Tips!

I guess the tip there is not to use wet glue on glitter card as it doesn't dry well!

Inside I added a panel of white card which I edged with a smaller

Martha Stewart border punch, edged with distress ink & 

added a strip of glitter card behind.

I hope you like my card!

Don't forget to check in with the other Dude & Dudettes

& leave them a little love!

Please also welcome Mags our latest GDT!

Not sure if it was the beer, cider & margarita's but she's fitted right in!! lol
Right off you pop & get creating, you have just one week to upload your entry!
This week, to whet your appetite even more, we have a sponsor!
Paper Temptress
Happy crafting!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges if I may!
Craft Room Challenge Valentine
Crafty Sentiments Punches and/or Dies
Digital Tuesday  Red White & Black
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Loves Me Loves Me Not
Oldie But A Goodie Have A Heart (Heart Stickers are old)
I Brake for Challenges Love
Sassy Cheryl's Use a Punch & Something Shimmery
The Stamping Boutique Valentines
Top Tip Tuesday Valentine & Tipper Week (Tip Don't use wet glue on glitter card as it doesn't dry well!)
Tuesday Throwdown Use hearts
Use It Tuesday Love heart Stickers are old)

Cards For Men Seeing Red

Crafty Boots Inspired By A Song Title (Love is Strange -Dirty Dancing)

Digi Makeover Challenge Be My Valentine

Paper Pretties (Monday) Love & (Wednseday) Use Ribbon or Twine
Ditzy Craftymess Anything Goes (oopsy in my excitement I forgot you can only
enter 6 other challenges! So sorry!

Squigglefly I'm Seeing Red

Stamps R Us Valentine/Love

Card Cupids Valentine
Corrosive Challenges I {heart} You
One Stitch At A Time Use A Digi
Robyns Fetish Make It Sparkle
The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan Punches/Dies
Di's Digi Designs Valentine's
Simply Create Too Love Is In The Air
Wags'n'Whiskers Valentine / Love
Crafty Ribbons Love Is Red & Black

It Must Be Love Love Love!

Updated with better photo's!

It's Sunday already & time for a new challenge at 

The Crafty Pad!

Whoop  whoop!

This week for Challenge # 155 the theme is

Show Some Anniversary/Valentine's Love, include some red in your project!

The DT were given the adorable Love Birds Image to work with!

Debbie, the lovely boss has put all her New Release Images on special offer 

& you can pick them up for a mere 59p at the moment! 

Don't miss out these offers won't last for ever!!!

So, on with the business in hand!

 Here's my card!

I used an A6 tent fold card base.

I coloured the image using my trusty promarkers & cut it using the 

Out Of The Box Technique & an oval nestie!

I then inked the edges with distress ink

You can find a great tuorial here for the Out Of The Box Technique.

The layout was a sketch 

from The Craft's Meow 

I've had to search but I eventually found it!

 .

The paper is from the Ad Lib Collection by Bo Bunny.

I edged the white panels & paper with distress ink also.

The lower white panel was edged with a heart border punch & backed with the red card.

The word love is a Papermania mulberry greeting which has been in my stash forever.

It originally said With Love but I chopped the With off!

The roses are from Sweetpeapollys Crafty Things & the  flourishes were

 cut using a Papermania punch.

I also added two lengths of ribbon, red & green. from my stash.

The little heat buttons in the top corners were from my stash too!

The inside of the card was decorated to match the from without the 

image or embellishments.

I hope you like it & are inspired to take part it this weeks challenge

at The Crafty Pad

Don't forget to check out the other DT projects for more inspiration!

Our Sponsor this week is the wonderful

Crafty Ribbons

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:-
The Craft's Meow Sketch
Corrosive Challenges I {Heart} You
Creative Inspirations Paint For Someone Special
Dream Valley Challenges Animals (Hope birds count)
One Stitch at A Time Use A Digi
Opus Gluei Tweet Chirrup & Trill
The Hybrid Chick Caravan Punches/Dies
Allsorts One Or More Hearts
Craft Your Days Away Distressing
Di's Digi Designs Valentines
Secret Crafter Ribbons
The Poodles Parlour Valentines/ Love
Wags'n'Whiskers Valentine/Love
C.R.A.F.T. Recipe (Digi Image Ribbon &Buttons)
Crafty Purple Frog Valentines Day/Show Us Some Love
Inky Impressions Heart You
Penny's Paper Crafty Ribbons & Buttons
Sisterhood Of Crafters Striped Paper
Anything Goes To The One I Love
Craft Room Challenge Valentines
Stamp-N-Doodle Use an animal (hope birds count)
Craft Your Passion Colour Bingo (Red Yellow Teal)
Crafty Bloggers Network Distressing
Cupcake Craft All You Need Is Love
Paper Creations Ink Love/Romance
Paper Pretties Valentines Day Project