Love is Red And Black

Happy Thursday morning to you lovely peeps!

Time once again for a new challenge at Crafty Ribbons.

Thanks for all your fabulous creations on our last challenge, you really are a crafty lot aren't you? I hope you all had fun with our blog hop and enjoyed seeing our creations.

Please stop by the Crafty Ribbons Challenge blog and see if you were one of our handpicked top 3 or our Random Winner!.  You will also find a complete list of all the candy winners from our individual blogs.

Talking of which - my winner is:

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Crafty Chris

Congratulations hunni.  Please contact me with your postal address so that I can get your ribbons in the post to you.

So, onto our new challenge.

This time the challenge is:

LOVE IS RED AND BLACK!

This is the prize for this challenge:

So here is my project for this challenge:

I have used one of my wickedly neglected Anya stamps and have also used the sketch at Anyone for Anya? as the basis for my card.

The base was blue but I have used black ink to change the colour to fit the theme.

Anya is coloured with Flexmarkers and Promarkers.

The lush dotty ribbon across the middle and the bow is of course from Crafty Ribbons and you can find the complete range here.

The little black flower is from a pack of Prima flowers which I purchased from Bunny Zoe's Crafts a while back.  The base DP is from a pack of half die cut shapes which I have used two of and stuck them together to make the square.  Can you see the join??? LOL

The flourishes are all Marianne Creatables, the little gems are from my stash and the ticket is from Lynne's Sentiments 4 You range (sadly now closed), to which I have added TH Distress Ink (Firebrick Red).

So there you have it folks. 

I do hope you find the time to join in with our challenge this fortnight and can't wait to see your fabulous creations.

Challenges:

Crafty Creations - Valentine's Theme

Audsentiments - Use the word love (hope the French version counts)

Creative Card Crew - Seeing Red (hope there's enough!)

Dream Valley - Anything goes

Sympathy Time - DCD DT card

Ooops, so sorry I forgot to post my Die Cut Dreams DT card.  So another week begins and that must mean it is time for a new challenge at Die Cut Dreams.  Thank you once again to all those who entered our last challenge.  Please remember to stop by the Die Cut Dreams challenge blog to see if you were one of our lucky winners.

So, onto the new challenge and this time the theme is:

SYMPATHY

Let's face it, they are the sort of cards that nobody wants to make but always need at some point!

So time to get your thinking hats on and get crafting.

Here is my project for this fortnight's challenge:

This card is made using only two stamps, both available at Clarity Stamps.  The little corner stamp is placed in each of the four corners on the base card, I used a VersaMagic Chalk ink pad in Eggplant.

Then the same stamp is placed in each of the four corners on a smaller piece of white card, which is matted on to a slightly larger piece of aubergine coloured card.

The Thinking of You stamp is then stamped in the middle of the smaller piece of card.  Then, very carefully, using second generation ink stamped again but slightly lower and to the left of the first inking thus giving a shadow effect.  You can only achieve this effect with clear stamps because you can see through them to where they are being placed.

Well peeps, I can't wait to see what you all come up with over the next two weeks.  Have fun!

G'day Tilda Lovers!!

Hello bloggy friends.

I hope this Sunday finds you well and happy?

Well, as it is Sunday that means there is another new challenge over at the Totally Tilda challenge blog.

Firstly though, I would just like to say thank you for all your wonderful entries on the last challenge.

It always makes it hard to choose a winner/top 3 but that's part of the fun!

So what are we going to tempt you with this time??

Well the new challenge is:

TILDA WITH A NON-DOMESTICATED ANIMAL

(That means no cats or dogs my friends!!)

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We are sponsored for the challenge by Shop Bron and they are offering our lucky winner the Koala Tilda stamp that we have all used for our creations.

Koala Tilda is exclusive to Shopbron!

From now on I will be showing you a complete card to mark the beginning of the new challenge at Totally Tilda and then I will be making a new card for the Midway Reminder.  So, now you get two for the price of one!!  What a bargain!

So here is the card I made for the new challenge:

This darling little Tilda is a limited edition stamp called (bet you can't guess?????) - Yup, Koala Tilda!

Tilda and her cute little Koala bear are coloured with my promarkers and Flexmarkers and I have used a brown chalk around the edge of the white card to soften the edges a little.

The fabulous ribbon and bow are made with Satin edged organza which is from Crafty Ribbons and you can see more of that here.

The flowers I have had in my stash for simply ages.  The sentiment is computer generated and those little flat backed pearls are also from my stash.  The backing papers are from a bunch that my blogging mummy sent me early last year, thanks sweetie!

Challenges:

Magnolia-licious - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Use Something New (Tilda Stamp)

Crafty Creations - Something New

Fairytale - Something New

Card Making Mama's - Use something new

Sentimental Sunday's - Ribbon and a sentiment

New Beginnings at Ooh La La

Hello bloggy friends.  Well, it is Monday again and that means it is time for another fabulous challenge at Ooh La La Creations.  Firstly, please let me say a big thank you for all the entries that we had for the last challenge.  Please stop by the Ooh La La Challenge Blog to see who our lucky winners were.  Remember, there is no Random Org here, the Design Team take it in turns to pick their favourite and two runners up - so if you won it's because we loved your creation!!

So, onto the next challenge and this time it is:

NEW BEGINNINGS

Here is the card I made for this challenge:

I have used images and DP from the Boyz to Men CD which you can buy here.  This CD, likes the others in the OLL range has a section on CD that helps you to make quick cards. 

In this instance the section is all about Easel cards and all the papers, embellishments etc are all there ready for you to make a quick but fabulous card.

The little black gems are from my stash.

Please remember to stop by the rest of the Design Team and see their fabulous creations (links on the DT tab at the top of this page).  They have all worked really hard to offer you some inspiration, so please remember to leave them some love if you pay a visit.
Challenges:
By the Cute and Girly - New Beginnings
Craft Your Days Away - New Beginnings
Crafty Catz - A New Beginning
Dream Valley - Anything goes

New Year, New Beginnings and a Blog Hop!!

Happy Thursday morning to you lovely peeps!

Time once again for a new challenge at Crafty Ribbons.

Thanks for all your fabulous creations on our last challenge, you really are a crafty lot aren't you?

Please stop by the Crafty Ribbons Challenge blog and see if you were one of our handpicked top 3 or our Random Winner!

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Can you believe Christmas is over and we are into January??  Me neither. 

However, as we are now into January that means it’s time for the sales and Crafty Ribbons started their mega sale on the 3rd January where there are lots of fabulous ribbons at fantastic prices so to celebrate we’re having a blog hop with lots of prizes available.
This is the prize for the main blog hop winner:

Just think how many gorgeous ribbons you can buy with that, especially whilst the sale is on!!!
Of course, we also have our new challenge and this time,Gina is hosting.....

NEW BEGINNINGS

...And here is the prize for the challenge winner:

CONTENTS MAY VARY

 We'll draw a random winner for both the blog hop and challenge and  we’ll have the top 3 as usual. You can get all the details and lots more ideas from the Design Team over at the main site.

Here's what I made:

I have used a Whiff of Joy stamp called Willow Holding Baby which you can buy here.

See that gorgeous ribbon down the left hand side - well that's one of the new range of ribbons that will be available very soon at Crafty Ribbons.

The image is coloured with my Flexmarkers.  These pens are just fabulous to work with and I absolutely love them to bits.

The flowers and pins are from my stash and the sentiment is a wooden stamp I have had for ages.

Now comes the exciting bit........

We are having a Blog Hop that will run alongside this current challenge. If you get lost along the way, just pop back to the challenge blog and you will find the full list of blogs in Hop Order.
 At each stop there'll be a word to collect and a candy draw.
I've got these gorgeous ribbons to give away

To be in with a chance of winning this you just need to leave a comment at the end of this post. Let me know what you think of my card and saying you're joining us on the blog hop... 

At each stop there will be a word which you should collect. Once you have collected all 12 words re-arrange them to make a phrase and then leave that phrase in a comment on the challenge blog (we will have comment moderation on so you won't be able to cheat!!)

So, you should have arrived here from the fabulous Pinky’s Blog My word is A. The blog hop will run until 6pm on 18th January 2012 and the winner and the winners of each of the Design Teams Candy will be announced with the start of the New Challenge on the 19th January

Your next stop is the uber talented Bonnie. If you lose your way you can go back to Crafty Ribbons Challenge to get the full list. Good luck everyone.

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Challenges:
Card Crafters Circle - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare Card Challenges - New Beginnings

Want to add to your Promarkers???

Well, if you do then you best hop on over to Jules blog to join in the fun.

The best thing about this candy is that not only do you stand to win 20 promarkers, but you get to choose exactly which colours you would like!

That's right, courtesy of the wonderful peeps at Handy Hippo you get to choose the colours you would like so that you can add to your collection instead of duplicating it!

So what you waiting for then???  Hop on over to Jules blog and join in the fun.

WOW! The new challenge at Die Cut Dreams

Good morning my blogging friends.  Firstly let me wish you all a very Happy New Year!  Here's to 2012 being the best year yet!

So, here we are at the start of another week so that must mean it is time for a new challenge at Die Cut Dreams.  Thank you once again to all those who entered our last challenge.  Please remember to stop by the Die Cut Dreams challenge blog to see if you were one of our lucky winners.

So, onto the new challenge and this time the theme is:

WHITE ON WHITE

(NO COLOUR AT ALL - NOT EVEN SKIN OR HAIR!!)

(If your entry contains ANY colour at all it will be deleted to be fair to everyone)***************

So time to get your thinking hats on and get crafting.

Here is my project for this fortnight's challenge:

I used my nesties to make the frame for the poem and the bigger frame behind it.

The poem is one of Barbara's Clarity Stamps.

The three little flowers are made with my Tonic punches, the flourishes and butterfly are Marianne Design Creatables.  I finished the corners off with white flat backed pearls.

I'm really pleased with how this came out and I hope you like it too.

If you've never done White on White cards before, why not give it a go - it really isn't as daunting as you may think once you get going!

Have fun!

Challenges:

Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes

Sparkles Forum - Anything but a Christmas Card

Sir Stampalot - Monochromatic (Hope this counts!)

Hiding in my Craft Room - Freestyle

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes