Freebie from Crafty Sentiments

Over at Crafty Sentiments we are giving away one of our most popular digis

Toby in Basket

Pop on over to the Challenge blog to pick him up.

You'll also notice a bit of a change, what do you think of the new logo?

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Hi all, today's Crafty Sentiments Challenge is an easy one, Anything Goes and as if to make it any easier you've got a bit of extra time on this one!


This week I made a card using one of the winter releases, Crafty Sentiments Christmas Amy, I also used a really cool frame I bought from a company (HobbyHabitat) who sell on ebid.  I stamped on it and then popped Amy up on top (yes I coloured her with copics!).

Don't forget to pop on over and check out the rest of the teams amazing creations.

Crafty Sentiments - Sketch and and Snowflakes

Morning all, early post this morning as I just cannot get back to sleep which is a great shame as my youngest is finally beginning to sleep past 5.30 - shame my body clock hasn't altered yet!


This is this week's Crafty Sentiments challenge, and before anyone points out the obvious there are no snowflakes on my design, why I hear you ask. Well the simple answer is because I din't read the challenge carefully enough, I was too excited by Suzette's cool sketch, isn't it brill?


Anyway, because I'm a limited layer kind of a crafter I tried to minimise the layers and created this card with just two, sorry, three layers.  I used this gorgeous fence image and I created the circle by masking and inking.  I used the Crafty Sentiments Girl with heart (isn't she sooooo cute, love her.) which I cut out and popped on top with dimensionals (yes, I coloured her with copics, do I ever change?) I finished it off with some sewing thread upon which I placed the panel. Oh, and I handwrote the sentiment down the edge of the panel.

Prairie Fairy

She has fluttered back into our lives (and back to blogger) and is offering an amazing candy, look ...

So why not pop on over and check her out.

Digi Blog Hop

How do you feel about winning  load of Digistamps?  All you have to do is join in with our Digi blog hop.

Just in case you're new this is what you have to do! (Ooo, that was almost poetic!)  Start here at the Digi blog hop and then hop round our hoppetts leaving them a little comment and collecting the letter they each have for you.  Once you've collected your letters to make a word pop back to the Digi blog hop and tell us and then you're in the running to win some amazing digis.    

This month my letter is i

If you've arrived here from Adrina's blog then you're in the right place. If not then hop on over to the Digi Blog Hop and start from the beginning.

So, here is my card:

I've used a Digisparkle image, this is Holly, she is one of the Christmas Girls.  I coloured Holly with my copics and used my coloursoft pencils which I blended with mineral spirits to put a blue shadow around the edge and as you can see I've used copious amounts of glitter. I also used a DigiSparkle sentiment that can be found in this Traditional Christmas set.

Right, now it's time to pop on over to Claire's blog and see her super creation.

Wild Rose Studio

Look what I won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I joined in the fun over at the Wild Rose Studio blog hop, and I won the grand prize!!!! 

Couldn't resist making a quick card (can't wait to create properly, probably not until Christmas is done with, more's the pity!) This is definitely a big thank you to Dulcie, Matthew and the Design Team at the Wild Rose Studio blog.  A big thank you for an amazing hop and some amazing work from the DT as well as a big thank you for my prize.

but unfortunately nothing remains mine for long in my house and it wasn't long before the girls had spotted 'my' prize and so creating with two 4 year olds began.  To be fair I did have a brainwave and got the Shrinkles out and the girls created these gorgeous little keyrings.

Yes, I have put them on the Christmas tree to photograph and yes it is up, I got way too excited! I'm a big child at heart.

Crafty Sentiments - New beginnings

This week's Crafty Sentiments Challenge is on the the theme of New beginnings ie. new friendships, new home, new job, new baby, new relationship etc.  I went with new home as I had someone in mind for this!  I used the Crafty Sentiments Bird House digi image.

I stitched around the edge with a turquoise thread and then added the image (coloured with copics, naturally!) which was cut and then inked using my circle nesties.  I cut the scalloped circle out of kraft card  and then hand wrote the sentiment in silver ink.

Dove cards

Here's another round of Christmas cards, I created these by cutting a square of patterned paper, black circles, all with my nesties.  I then used a dove punch and after sticking them all together I hand wrote the sentiments around the edge.

These were made with the Splitcoaststampers Christmas challenge in mind.

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas

This week is my choice of challenge and I've chosen quite a predictable Christmas theme.  Despite trying to be organised and do Christmas cards early I still don't have enough done so ...

I've used the gorgeous Winter Amy from Crafty Sentiments.  I teamed her with a lot of pink snowflakes and used the latest release from Crafty Sentiments - Christmas Circles.

Don't forget to pop on over to the Crafty Sentiments challenge blog and see what the rest of my amazingly creative team mates have created this week.

Wild Rose Studio blog hop

This card was created by using this Wild Rose Studio blog hop sketch.  It's a gorgeous sketch and I just knew this cute Elzybells Wise men stamp would work perfectly.  I adore the Wild Rose Studio images, I'm hoping one will pop up in my stocking this Christmas! *Hint Hint* (I think hubby reads my blog!!!) My favs are Ella with wand and All dressed up.  


Anyway, hope you like it!

Crafty Sentiments - Red and black

This week' challenge at Crafty Sentiments is to use red and black.  I created this weeks card with the adorable Crafty Sentiments Amy with letter, isn't she cute.  Perfect for a winter card.

 I used some of the gorgeous Crafty Sentiments digi papers - Christmas.

Don't forget to check out the rest of DT's amazing creativity a the Crafty Sentiments blog.

Oh and if you pop on over there is the cutest penguin FREEBIE.

Christmas tree

And my final reveal, my Christmas Tree set.  

You can buy it here from my digistamp shop DigiSparkle.

This card is quite CAS.  I've coloured the tree and then added gemstones that I've coloured with my copics.  I was just going to put a green outline but I was knocked (by an enthusiastic child) and so I created a swirly pattern round the edge with a glitter gel pen.  I finished it off with an Elzybells sentiment.

Better late than never ...

for my Crafty Sentiments card. Don't know why I thought I'd blogged this when I hadn't, anyway ...

I used the free digi friom DigiSparkle to create the background and I sat the cute Christmas Amy on it.  As per usual I coloured her with my copics, and used my nesties to create the square and scalloped square.  Also, if you look closely you might be able to spot the flock that I've used on her collar and cuffs, very touchy feely!

Gingerbread Man

Another Christmas release.  This is the Christmas Characters digistamp set. 

I've created a card using the gingerbread man from the set.  

He's coloured with copics and I added some liquid pearls for his eyes.  I masked the background and stamped an Elzybells in Memento desert sand ink and finished it off with an Elzybells sentiment.

Penguins

Here is my first reveal of those sneak peeks.  

This is a card a made using my new Penguin digistamp set, 

you can buy it from mydigistamp shop, DigiSparkle here. 

I used a hero arts background stamp with Versamark ink, and a scallop nestie to create the border.  I used some Crafty Sentiments digipaper and I handwrote the sentiment.

A trio of sneak peeks

I just thought I'd give you a glimpse of 3 cards coming up over the next few days that feature some of my soon to be released Christmas DigiSparkle digistamps.

Crafty Sentiments - Make a gift

This week' challenge at Crafty Sentiments is to create a gift.  I made some Pistachio chocolate fudge and popped it in an altered ice cream tub.  I used one of the gorgeous Crafty Sentiments digis.

Don't forget to check out the rest of DT's amazing creativity.

Crafty Sentiments - Male Card

Hi all this is my latest Crafty Sentiments DT card.  This week's challenge is to create a male card.  To be perfectly honest I was struggling until I was sent the Crafty Sentiments new releases and I think you'll have to agree that 'Mike' is absolutely adorable!


I've done my usual CAS styley with this one.  A simplistic, stamp, colour with copics and then write the sentiment (as I don't have many 'male' sentiments) oh and then the hardest bit was embossing this, but I like the embossed lines, especially as they eventually worked!


All you need to do now is pop on over and check out the rest of the teams amazing creations. Oh and if you can why not enter this month, there is a super prize on offer!

A tutorial

I created a cloud tutorial over on the Crafty Sentiments Tutorials blog today.  It shows you how I created the sky background on this card, so if you want to check it out, pop on over!

Crafty Sentiments - Anything but a card

Hi all, another Thursday another Crafty Sentiments Challenge but with a twist!!  This week we are all doing a bit of hopping (very appropriate in our house as my little Jess has told me she's just learnt to hop!)

Come an join us for some hopping and you might be the lucky recipient of two of the new releases, some absolutely gorgeous Christmassy characters.  The new stamps are absolutely adorable not to mention checking out the amazing new papers.

If you've arrived here from Axa's blog then you're in the right place if not why don't you start at the beginning at the Crafty Sentiments blog.

 This week's theme is to make something that isn't a card.  I often get bogged down in making cards so this week I made a bookmark using Christmas Amy.  I decided this would be a great Christmas pressie (we're doing things on the cheaper side this Christmas!)  I used Crafty Sentiments Christmas Amy (isn't she just adorable!!) I stamped her on kraft card and then coloured with my copics (after careful testing to see which colours work on kraft!) And I just had to make her pop by using plenty of Stickles.  I finished her off with a Papermania sentiment and a ribbon from my stash (I think it was one I cut out of a t-shirt - you know, the ones that keep it on the hanger but tickle your neck like crazy!)

Right now pop on over to Bev's blog and share some love :)

It's a bug's life

This is a card for my nephew, I used a Crafty Sentiments digi - isn't it cute! He was a freebie which you can still find here.

This card is for these challenges:

Cute card Thursday - Bugs

Crazy 4 Challenges - Autumn

Fairymoon Challenge

I've been told about this challenge and I just loved the sketch so much I just had to do a card.  Fairymooncrafts (what a cool name!) and don't forget to check out their shop.  


I've used a DigiSparkle digistamp, the cartwheeling boy from the Anyway Up set. I created the background by masking and used the sunrays technique.  I coloured the boy with a mix of copics and a whispers blender pen, so I could use the same inks as the background. I added the border with a black gel pen and added a Papermania sentiment.

Christmas at DigiSparkle Challenge

Just a quick reminder that there are only 4 days left to enter your Christmas card over at the DigiSparkle Challenge.  Remember the winner gets 3 digistamp sets of their choice!


I thought I might leave you with a bit more inspiration, this card uses my Christmas Elf digistamp and you can pop over here for more digistamp Christmasness.

Crafty Sentiments - White

Sorry it's not the best photo in the world, but you get the idea!  I heat embossed flowers on the card base, and used my nesties to layer this cute image from Crafty Sentiments.

Pop on over to the Challenge blog to check out the rest of the teams amazing images.

Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer

♫Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer had a very shiny nose♫

and if you look closely so does my Rudolph! (thanks to the miracle that is glossy accents)  

I also added some liquid pearls (using my flicking technique to get the pearls rounded - you just flick the other side of the card to help the blobs settle into a pearl rather than a mountain). I used a Pink Gem free digi - pop on over to check out her latest one.

This card is for these challenges

Pink Gem - Sketch

Allsorts - Song title

Pink Gem Candy time

Look at what Janet's cany is, isn't she good to us! Pop on over to see her candy.

A touch of Kraft

I seem to have got my mojo back (yeah!) and so here's a card I really enjoyed making and is for quite a few challenges!  I've used one of  Sliekje's images, they're so cute you just gotta check them out!

This card is for these challenges:

Mad for markers - Digi image
Colour me copic - Clothes
A crafty Little Place - Sketch
Papertake weekly - Cutie Patotie (July)
Pollycraft - Anything goes

DigiSparkle Challenge - Christmas

How would you like to win 3 DigiSparkle digistamps????

Well all you need to do is enter our DigiSparkle Challenge.  This fortnight's theme is Christmas and there are plenty of Christmas themed stamps here.

Here is another Christmas inspired card (pop on over to the challenge to see another!)

Crafty Sentiments Challenge

This is my card for this week's Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Fall colours

Why don't you pop on over and check out the the rest of the team's amazing creations

Digi Blog Hop

How do you feel about winning  load of Digistamps?  All you have to do is join in with our Digi blog hop.

Just in case you're new this is what you have to do! (Ooo, that was almost poetic!)  Start here at the Digi blog hop and then hop round our hoppetts leaving them a little comment and collecting the letter they each have for you.  Once you've collected your letters to make a word pop back to the Digi blog hop and tell us and then you're in the running to win some amazing digis.  

If you've arrived here from Adrina's blog then you're in the right place. If not then hop on over to the Digi Blog Hop and start from the beginning.

So, here is my card:

I've used one of my own DigiSparkle creations, Anyway Up which I coloured with my copics I then used my nesties to cut out different papers along with a little heart punch to create the background.  I finished it off with a Papermania sentiment.

Yes my letter is E,you guessed it!

Right, now it's time to pop on over to Vickie's blog and see her super creation.

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Border Punch

This week's Crafty Sentiments Challenge is to use your border punches.  I'm really liking kraft cards at the moment and I wanted to create a card using Amy from Crafty Sentiments - I think she's sooo cute and looks adorable sat in front of a circle and I just had to add a bit of glitter to her top ;)  So here she is!  I also added some white dots (really like white on kraft!) using my Bazzil stitching template (one of the best things I've bought.)

So if you feel in the mood to use those border punches or just want to be inspired by the Crafty Sentiments DT pop on over to the Crafty Sentiments Challenge blog and check it out.

Card: Kraft

Image: Sitting Amy 1 from Crafty Sentiments

Coloured using: copics

Paper: Papermania, Ikea and errrr, sorry don't know!

Other: Circle & Labels eight nestie, Paper trimmer, Bazzill stitch template, white gel pen, Fiskars scallop border punch

Top Tip Tuesday

Hi All, it's Tuesday which means time for Top Tip Tuesday, this week the TTT team have been sharing some recycling tips so I thought I'd share mine.  I made this card below by recycling my scraps of paper and recycling some packing brown paper (the thick kind!).  But I guess my main top tip is for recycling packing paper/card, it means you can create using 'kraft' without paying out!

Home sweet home

Okay so I'm a naughty blogger, I realise I haven't blogged anything for ages.  I'm going to blame it partly on my laptop blowing up and partly on my laziness (yes I'll admit it!)  


Anyway, I created this card for a friend a couple of weeks ago and I'm finally sharing it!  I used one of my DigiSparkle digistamps - Fairy homes which I coloured with my copics (and then added liquid pearls to the spots - not my best move but...) the sentiment is my handwriting again - hmmm! Enjoy and hopefully I'll be back soon.

Crafty Sentiments Challenge

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge this week has been punctuated with a major issue this week namely the fact that my laptop blew up (literally, smoke and all!)  Therefore, everything has been harder as I am having to use my DH's laptop but I have nothing.  Oh and I have to apologise for the poor photo - no help from DH!

  This week's challenge is to use up your scraps, as I always have so many paper scraps (my drawer is overflowing) I have tried to use them up by punching out circles from my scraps.  I have used Flopsy with a flower from Crafty Sentiments, I have used the nestie out of the box technique and added a pearl and I finished it off with a sentiment from Elzybells.