Anything But a Card - OLL DT

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:
ANYTHING BUT A CARD!

These are made from the new release CD at Ooh La La Creations called Festive Funnies.  There is a folder on there with bags and boxes in and that's where these are from.
So here you go then, first we have:

This is a little bag template (not happy about the way the colours have come out really, was just getting used to a new printer!!)

The tag and motif embellishments are all from the same CD.

This is the back of the bag.

ust to prove that you can make things other than for Christmas, this little box is also on the CD. 

I just printed it out (again - not happy with the colour) and added a lovely butterfly to the lid.

These templates are so easy to use and versatile too.  If you need small boxes and bags then these are just perfect.  I guess you could always take the templates into an editing programme and make them a little bigger if you wanted to but I haven't tried this - not sure what it would do to the pixelation!!

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.

Midway Reminder - Totally Tilda - White on White

Hello peeps,

Well I just popped in to remind you that you have about a week left to submit your entries for our latest challenge at Totally Tilda.

Don't forget the challenge this time is:
WHITE ON WHITE
With Embossing and Glitter
(That means no colour anywhere except skin and hair - not even any shading on clothes etc)

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Now you know that I always show you a sneaky peek of my card the day the challenge goes live don't you?  So today is the day I can show you the whole thing!  Bet you're excited now aren't you?? LOL

Just kidding, I'm not really that big headed, honest.  So here you go then, my card for this challenge:

So the base card is .....WHITE! (obviously) and across the middle I have put a piece of white lace.

On top of that I have used one of Susie's fabulous Snowflake Die Cuts and embossed it and then glittered it.

I have used my Prismacolour pencils for the skin tones and hair.  For Tilda's dress, wings and halo I have used white glitter.

That fabulous poinsettia (a Marianne creatables die) is cut from bright white card and the embossed lines on the petals have been glittered using my quickie glue pen and glamour dust, I finished it off by added four little white pearls in the centre.

The three little flowers are cut with Tonic Petal pairs punches and glittered.

The flowers are from my stash (white baby's breath - just love these) and the twirly thing is made from a white pipe cleaner and the leaves are handpunched, again from bright white card.

And lastly I added one of Lynne's lovely sentiments from Sentiments 4 You and covered it all over with glamour dust.

Well at least I think I achieved the "with glitter" part of the challenge - don't you??? LOL

Can't wait to see your fabulous WOW creations, we have had some beautiful ones up to now, so what you waiting for - off you go and get creating!

TTFN
Challenges:
Just Magnolia - Dreaming of a White Christmas
Winter Wonderland - Let it Snow, let it snow, let it snow
(I know there is only one snowflake but it is huge!!)
The Paper Variety - Falalalala (Dreaming of a White Christmas)
The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes
The ABC Challenge - E for Embossing
Sweet Stamping - Things with wings
Simon Says - Photomontage inspiration (I went with the white)
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Christmas in Traditional Colours at Crafty Ribbons

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!

So, onto our new challenge.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

MULBERRY CRAFTS

Here is a little bit about them:

MuberryCraftsUK online shop is a Home-Based business run by Bev .This time the challenge is:

At the moment we are focussing on providing miniature flowers made from genuine mulberry paper for crafts use - although we have a small selection of non -paper crafts too. Why mulberry paper? Because they are robust, realistic look and last longer than ordinary paper and it provides a sustainable income for people in the cottage industry. In due course we will be introducing more of other craft materials which is not related to mulberry paper.

Christmas in Traditional Colours

So here is my project for this challenge:

I have used one of the fabulous Bugaboo images and this one is called Fancy Sunbonnet Winter.

These images are a dream to colour and I have used my Prismacolour Pencils to colour this one.  I have added white glamour dust to the brim of her had and the cuffs on her sleeves (although it doesn't really show up very well on these pics!)

I have added a piece of DP which was in a freebie pack from one of the Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine.  The three little poinsettias are from my stash and I have had them for simply ages!!

I also added a gem branch too, although again it doesn't show up well on here.  That lush ribbon at the top and the bottom is, of course, from Crafty Ribbons and you can find this particular range here.

Can't wait to see what you all come up with for this challenge, have fun.

Challenges:

Bee Crafty - It's Christmas

Audsentiments - More Winter Holiday Sentiments

(hope the ribbon sentiment counts)

The Pink Elephant - Snowflakes and Sparkle

The Saturday Challenge - Photo Inspiration (I used the colours)

Party Time Tuesdays - Holiday Sentiment (again, hope the ribbon counts)

Make a Date at Die Cut Dreams

Good morning my blogging friends.  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:

MAKE A 2012 CALENDAR OR A JAN 2012 CALENDAR PAGE

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

Here is my project for this fortnight's challenge:

I chose to make a complete calendar.  First off I printed all the monthly calendar pages from the Watercolour Memories CD from Ooh La La which you can find here.

Then I cut them to exactly the same size.  When you print them off there is a black line at the top and the bottom.  I cut them off at the bottom line and used the top line as a marker to put perforations on each page.

 (This way they can be ripped off at the end of each month)

Then I cut a back cover and front cover from plain white thick card and cut this to the same shape as the calendar.  The front cover was again perforated at the same line as the monthly pages.  Each page was added to the next using very strong double sided tape.  Then I added a piece of ruched ribbon to hang it with.

 I decorated the front cover using a piece of DP first and then using some chipboard letters stamped them with the ink colour I had decided on and then clear embossed them to give them some shine.

The little flowers are made with Tonic punches and I used a sheet from their Print, Punch and Cut CD Petal Pairs which you can find here.

I added a butterfly, again inked up in the colour of my choice and clear embossed.  The leaves are hand punched.

So there you go then, my 2012 Calendar - I hope you like it.

If you want to see more inspiration then please pop over to the Die Cut Dreams Challenge Blog where you will see some fantastic calendar projects.

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

TTFN xx

Totally Tilda new challenge and a sneaky peek!

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:

WHITE ON WHITE!!

Plus embossing and glitter

(This means skin tones and hair colour ONLY!  You musn't even use any shading).

Please read the rules before entering - it's not nice to have to remove entries that don't comply with the rules but it has to be fair for everyone - I'm sure you would agree.

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I know this sounds like a really hard challenge, but if you pop on over to the Totally Tilda challenge blog and have a look at all the fabulous cards the Design Team have made you will see that it is actually not that difficult.

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You will know by now that I only give you a sneaky peak at my card this week but if you hop on over to the challenge blog you will be able to see what my fabulous Design Team buddies have to inspire you.

So here is a sneaky peak at what I will be showing you next week on the Midway Reminder.

Can ya tell wot it is yit??

See ya back here next Sunday for the full reveal.

Have fun peeps!

Winner and an apology.

Well, actually the apology comes first.

I should have drawn my winner for the My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Giveaway last weekend but I have been so busy with one thing or another it went clean out of my head!

So without further ado....

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PAMELA!

Well done hunni, I think you must have been kissing the blarney stone or something just lately.  You really have had some luck haven't you??? LOL

Anyway Pam can you get in touch with me so that I can sort out your prize.

Welcome to the world of Digital Scrapbooking.

May you have hours of fun.

hugs

Polka Doodles - GDT project #2

Hello all.

A very happy Friday morning to you.

Well it is time for my second venture as GDT for Polka Doodles, thanks for all your lovely comments on my Rudy Christmas Card.

Well this time the challenge over at Polka Doodles is:

SOMETHING FOR A CHILD

(WITH A HIDDEN ELEMENT TO FIND)

So, using the Pretty Sweet CD this is what I came up with:

It's a drawer box Easel card.  The tutorial for the drawer box can be found here.  Once I got my head around the dimensions it call came together quite easily.

The papers, which I have used to cover the box and the ready coloured image are all from, as I said the Pretty Sweet CD, don't you just love those patchwork papers??  The paper on the draw is also from the same CD.  I have attached a handle to the draw for ease of opening.

The image is cut out with my nestabilities and I have added a gorgeous organza swiss polka dot ribbon available here at Crafty Ribbons.  The sentiment is one of the lovely Lynne's at Sentiments 4 You.  I have added a hint of colour using my Flexmarkers.  The little gems are from my stash.

And this sentiment is one from the Pretty Sweet CD.  These sentiments come ready sized for different sized circle punches and are just so fabulous.  I have added a circle of gems to the sentiment and raised it up on sticky pads to make it my stopper for the easel.

And here is where the hidden element is!  Obviously when the time comes this little drawer will be filled with goodies - I know just the perfect little girl I'm gonna send it to as well!

So there you go peeps, my drawer box easel card.  Hope you liked it.

Challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Birthday

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Samuel Taylor's Challenge - Anything Goes

Some Odd Girl - Easel Card