Artistic Inspirations sponsored by Dilly Beans

Well this weeks challenge certainly made me think, as at first glance I felt all the images were quite female project orientated and challenge this week was to make something Masculine.

Challenge #79

DILLY BEANS

3 images for the winner

Having looked at the images and reading the sentiment on the image I chose I thought I would use it to make a Valentines card for my dear husband.

The first challenge was to find some background paper that I liked, I loved the tiny hearts in the background on my first choice paper, and you can't go far wrong with stripes on a masculine card in my opinion, I printed the digi stamp onto some linear gradient filled paper, added a few embellishments and a punched scalloped circle.

Lacy Sunshine---Lots of Layers
OSAAT---Use a Digi
A Little Bit of Crafty---Man Up!
Crafty Hazelnut's---ATG using Patterned Papers
Doodle Pantry---Any Digi Goes
Just B Creative Crazy---ATG
One Crazy Stamper---ATG
Color Me Creative---ATG
Creative Fingers---ATG with Optional Twist/Love or More than One Layer
Sister Act---ATG
Crafty Girls---ATG
TTCRD---ATG
Challenges 4 Everybody---ATG 

Exciting news

Well on Friday I received some fabulous news, awhile ago I applied to join Angela Hinksmans' creative team.  Well on Friday I received the most unexpected and thrilling news that I had been successful in my application.

Today I have been working on my first projects using the Isobel papers pack 01 and 02 and my trusty Serif Craft Artist Professional. (to purchase the kits click here)

The layout below has been created just from the papers which I turned into a digi kit and various basic shapes, punches, and effects from the CAP2 program.

The flowers have been punched out from a piece of material and the bevel emboss effect added.  For the name I typed it using a basic font then enlarged it to 120 and then dragged it into the punches area to create my own custom word punch.

I would love to know what you think of my layout and I always read all your comments

Creative Moments Challenge 36 - Sponsored by Angies Digi Images/Eureka Stamps

How fast are these challenges coming round? Really finding it hard to believe we are now in February.  So this fortnights challenge is  
Challenge 36

Anything Goes/Love

Sponsors are

Angies Digi Images

 

Eureka

As always we have been spoilt for choice with images and I really loved these two cute zebras and as the theme was love I added a faux quilt that was covered in hearts and used a free cutting file from Birds cards to create the right hand portion of the card

What do you all think I love it not my usual style at all but it has something about it.

To see what the rest of DT made why not pop along to the Creative moments challenge blog by clicking on the link on the left and while you are there why not enter, as my dear old grandad used to say you have to be in it to win it

Make It Monday---ATG
  Crafting by Designs---Anything for Love

Challenges 4 Everybody---ATG
Crafty Girls---ATG
Delightful Challenges---Love Notes

Addicted to Stamps and More---Make Your Mark
Crafter's Cafe---Must Have Hearts
Digistamps4Joy---Hearts
Handmade Harbour---Bright and Happy
 Sisterhood of Crafters---Love is in the Air
Ladybug Crafts Ink---For the One I Love
Papertake Weekly---With a Heart
TTCRD---ATG
Top Tip Tuesday---Girly
Bunny Zoe's Crafts---Hearts/Love
Crafting from the Heart---ATG/Use Red
Paper Makeup Stamps---Hearts
Eureka Stamps---hearts
My Craft Creations---ATG
OLLCB---Use a Heart
Scrapbook Stamp Society---ATG/Optional: Use a Heart 

Anonymous Stamps blog challenge time again

Hi Everyone,

I'm here again and a little late with this post as for some reason it didn't go live. Can you believe it's February already??? Over at Anonymous Stamps we are getting all mushy and lovey-dovey as Love is in the Air! In fact, that's the name of the new challenge for February.

I love using the Anonymous stamps, as they are all given free to everyone not just the DT and as a person on a very limited crafting budget things being free is always a bonus.  If you would like to get your hands on the free digis, enter or both click here

I chose the Tiger Lilly image and had so much fun colouring her I think she looks like she is waiting for her prince charming to show up.

I would love to enter my cards into the following challenges

Make it Monday---ATG
Challenges 4 Everybody---ATG

Gem of a Challenge---All You Need is Love
Scrapbook Stamp Society---ATG + Optional Use a Heart
Craft Your Passion---Love is in the Air
Digi Makeover---ATG
Ladybug Crafts---The One I Love
Papertake Weekly---ATG/Optional Shaped Card
TTCRD---ATG
Crafting by Designs---ATG
Scribble and Scrap---ATG
Crafts Galore---Add a Bling
One Crazy Stamper---ATG

Great Impressions---Floral Images
Doodle Pantry---Any Digi Goes

 

Another First for me

Well this week has seen me doing another first I have entered my first challenge over at Daisytrail.

It was a sketch challenge and as I don't do many scrapbook layouts it was a challenge.

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out and have printed it out at 8"x8" and will be laminating and adding some real bling to go along with the Faux bling.

Would love to hear what you think of my page

Artistic Inspirations challenge 77 sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs

Well its new challenge time at Artistic Inspirations and the theme is hearts/anything goes.

Challenge # 77

SASSY STUDIO DESIGNS

 4 images for the winner

As you all know I love my Sassy Digi Stamps and immediately fell in love with the Strawberry Shortcake Sassy.

Strawberries remind me of hearts so I found a strawberry background paper and added my hand coloured strawberry shortcake on top.

Would love to know what you all think of my card. 

Make it Monday---ATG
Challenges 4 Everybody---ATG
Inky Impressions---Someone Special
Rhedd and Rosie---ATG
Gem of a Challenge---All You Need is Love
Scrapbook Stamp Society---ATG + Optional Use a Heart
Craft Your Passion---Love is in the Air
Digi Makeover---ATG
Crafting by Designs---ATG
Scribble and Scrap---ATG
As You Like It---Favorite Style (I love "Layering" with Clean and Graphic Design)
Crafts Galore---Add a Bling
Craftyhazelnut's---Use Patterned Paper
One Crazy Stamper---ATG
Bunny Zoe's Crafts---Stitching
Doodle Pantry---Any Digi Goes 

Beautiful digi from The Stamping Chef

Well this week saw many birthday cards being made.

My hubby and his brother in law share the same birthday and sometimes a similar sense of humour, so I got to work making a card for each of them..

I love the cheekyness of this stamp form The Stamping Chef.  I wish I had the funds to purchase all of Tamara's stamps they are fantastic.

I coloured it using my limited pallet of Graphit pens and layered it onto a background I created in Craft Artist.

To purchase your own copy of this fab digi click here