Creative Inspirations blog

This week's challenge is Magnolia Madness!
Use ONLY Magnolia Stamps on your creations!
Chosen by our DT Member CAROLINE!
This week's prize is from CRIMSON CLOUD which is
4 DIE CUT PACKS OF THE WINNERS CHOICE!

 

For my card design for this weeks challenge I used a Tilda stamp which I coloured with promarkers. Went for a green and yellow feel to my card with embossed panel, the papers are a mix from first edition and K&co. A little mesh ribbon was added to the background and a
 Thank message and gem details were added to finish

Thanks for stopping by and good luck with this weeks challenge.

 

 

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:
I love promarkers-Simply does it-closes 21st May
I won this challenge
Crafty Creations challenge-Keep it simply- closes 20th May-x
 Stamping sensations May challenge-embossing and texture- closes end of May-x 



 Pop up Tilda card.

Hi everyone hope your all well? and enjoyed the lovely back hoilday 

wow the weather was lovely!

Spend the day in garden having a good tidy, cut the grass 

and even had time for a little sunbathing.

   I also had a little time to craft so I came up with this design

 I have to share with you today.

I made a pop up Tilda card like I did before only this time went for a simply clean look

 used first edition papers, Tilda stamp, promarkers and Spectrum noir pens, and some buttons from Papermania.

Hope you like my card and thanks for stopping by.

I would like to enter this into following challenges:

I love promarkers- Put a button on it-closes 7th May-x

Simon says stamps challenge-Happy mail-closes 7th May-x

This week's challenge is Birthdays!
Make a Birthday Creation to celebrate our 5th Birthday

This week's prize is from THE PAPER SHELTER 

 which is a $20 GIFT CERTIFICATE!

    

     

Hope you enjoy taking part in this weeks challenge here is my card, I was

given a lovely fairy image to use which I coloured with my spectrum noir pen. I kept to just a few colours to keep my design clean and simply.
The papers are from K&co and i used a little plain green card stock.

The flower was white so coloured with my pens to make it work with my design.
Good luck with the challenge.

 

 I would like to enter this into following challenge:
Crafty creation challenge 219-pink plus one-closes 30th April-x

NEW BABY THEMED CARD

 Today I have a baby themed card to show you. I made this card with a mix of products including my new embossing folder I just love the design it's called 'Blossom', the image is Tilda which I coloured with promarkers and my spectrum noir pens. I really love the spectrum noir skin toned pens they work so good for skin on all sorts of images from people to animals.

I made a frame for my baby tilda to sit in with my spellbinder die and used Sizzix die to make my baby bottle. I went for soft purple and lilac tones and used a stamp message.

 

 I would like to enter this into following challenges:

Stamping sensations-Special Occasions-closes 1st May-x 

Crafty creations 218-No patterned paper-closes 23rd April-x

I love promarkers-165 square card with something round on it-closes 1st May -x

Simon says stamp-Anything goes-closes 30th April-x



Creative Inspiration blog challenge 17th April

This week's challenge is Anything But A Card!

Chosen by BARBARA.

This week's prize is from CLASSY CRAFTS.CO.UK which is a £10 GIFT VOUCHER!

Here is what I made I went for a sewing themed gift I used a mix of Sizzix dies and lots of little sewing themed embellishments like buttons, gems, ribbon,fabric ect.... on the back I made a spare for needles to be sorted and even made folded fabric cotton on reels and handmade fabric flowers, thought this would be great for my mums as she loves all types of sewing. Hope you like what I made and good luck with the challenge.

 

I also have this card I have made for a friend who is a chef used mixed first edition papers in nice pastel tones so I used my promarkers and Spectrum noirs to colour in my images in pastel pinks and greens to match in with my papers. This is a shadow box card.

Would like to enter this into following challenge:

I love promarkers challenge 164- pastel colours-closes23rd april-x

onestopcraftchallenge-pastels-closes 18th April -x

 

BLOG CANDY WINNER
Time to let you all know who my lucky winner of my mini blog candy is and the winner is....
Donna from Donna's Doodles
thanks to everyone who took part and Donna if you could e-mail me your details to
craftingdiva41@yahoo.co.uk

Creative Inspirations new challenge

                           This week's challenge is Anything Goes + An Option of Hearts!

This week's prize is from us which is the chance to be our GUEST DESIGNER FOR MAY!

This is my card design I used Woodware border edger set and mixed papers from first edition.
I went for a Tilda image which I coloured with the below colours, the little heart was made by cutting a heart shape die thought some yellow fabric.I then stamped a background stamp over the top and added a pin. I stamped the message to finish my design.

Don't forget to check out my fellow dt members blog and look forward to seeing your cards.

 

  Creative Inspiration challenge and blog candy plus challenge card.

Morning everyone hope your well?

This week's challenge is  Easter Wishes! Seeing it is the last challenge of the month we have 2 fantastic prizes to give away!

The first of our prizes is from our Monthly Sponsor J&C CREATIONS who are giving 1 Winner a £10 GIFT CERTIFICATE!

     

second of our prizes is from our sponsor PRETTY LITTLE RIBBON SHOP who are giving another Winner ....

So good luck look forward to seeing your cards here is my design.

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 I also have a card for you I have made using a Penny Black stamp and some mixed papers from a old Dovecraft pad it's funny the things you find when your having a good tidy in your craft room.  I used the below Spectrum noir pens and the die shape was cut on my cricut machine. Went for the kraft card to give it a soft male feel to my design and a bit of dry embossing and paper punching was done to finish my design.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge:

Stamping Sensations challenge-Great Outside- closes 1st April-x

The pretty little ribbon challenge blog-Happy Birthday-closes 29th March-x

Simon says stamp challenge-Anything goes-closes 3rd Apri-x

 Today I start my candy draw so if you would like to be in with a chance to win this Mabellucie Attwell cd rom and clear stamp set all you have to do as add a comment to this post and add a photo link back to my blog . Uk only sorry.

I will draw one lucky winner out of the hat on the 12 th April

good luck

 

 New card design

Here is another two cards First I have made this using the free stamps from Quick cards magazine how cute is this!!! I made this card with some super lovely paper from first edition range, I added some kraft card with them to give my design the whole vintage/soft tone feel.
I would like to enter this for the following challenges:
My mum's craft shop-spring has sprung-closes 31st March
Simon says stamp challenge: Easter/spring-closes 27th March-x

 

New challenge time

Hope your all well it's time for another challenge over on the creative inspirations blog.

this theme this week is 'ONE FOR THE GUYS'

we have a wonderful prize for you too this week and it's from

    

   

We have a £10 voucher for the lucky winner so why not give it ago. There are many wonderful cards from the design team on the blog if you need a little help and here is my card hope you like my take on the challenge and good luck.

Would like to enter my card into following challenges:

Simon says challenge-anything goes-closes 5th feb-x

sirstampalot blog-stamping sensations-fur and feathers-closes end of month-x

NEW CARD DESIGN...

Morning everyone hope your well? and not had much snow!!!

 I't time for a new challenge over on the Creative Inspiration blog and the theme this week is 

'One for the Girls'

Hope your all going to join in and thanks so much to you all that did last time we had some amazing cards.

The lucky winner of this challenge will win a £10 GIFT CERTIFICATE! 
from Bunny zoe's crafts so good luck!!! I would like to enter this into following challenge:
Wild orchid challenge 67-coming up roses-closes 27th-x
Bunny zoe's monthly challenge-anything goes

Happy new year one and all have some wonderful news to share......

Over the Christmas holidays I had some fantastic news first I have been chosen to join the Creative Inspirations design team and second I won a cardmaking competition!!!

Today is the first challenge of the year over on the Creative Inspirations blog and this is my first challenge card for them. The theme for this challenge is 'CELEBRATION' so you can make any card as long as it follows this theme. For my card I have used My minds eyes papers, pearls and we each were give a super image to use from Stampfairy. This is the company that are the sponsor for this challenge, and they have kindly given a $10 gift certificate to the lucky winner. 

So dust them craft goodies down and why not came and join in the fun!!!!

Would like to enter this for the following challenge:

Wild orchid challenge 66 anything goes- ends 12th Jan-x 

Bunny zoes challenge- Celebration-ends 13th Jan-x

My second piece of news is that I found out that I was one of Simply cards and paper-craft cardmker of the year's runner up!!!. You had to send in three different cards and these are the designs I came up with. I used a mix of stamps, punches, papers and materials and still in totally shock that I was a runner up I have won £200 worth of goodies. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A SUPER TIME AND YOUR STOP BY IN THE NEW YEAR HAVE SOME WONDERFUL NEWS TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL!!!!

FIRST DAY OF THE OLYMPICS AND A NEW CARD DESIGN

Hi everyone hope your all well? are you all excited for the start of the olympics?

I have a new card design for you today made with a Papermania stamp and papers and the card edge was punched using a x-cut punch.I have distressed my paper and image with Tim Hotlz inks and used a sand paper to rough the edges of the paper too. Thanks for stopping by look forward to reading your comments.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Mum's craft shop challenge 67 birthday girls-closes 31st July-x
Cute card Thursday challenge 227 so distressing-closes 1st August-x

SUNDAY MORNING AND I HAVE TWO NEW CHALLENGE CARDS.

Morning everyone hope your all well? at last we have some lovely sun shiny hope your having a great weekend treated myself to trip to local craft shop yesterday and was really good only brought a pack of card blanks!!!!. Anyway today I have two card to share with you all first is a card I have made with a free stamp that came with a magazine and the papers are Dovecraft. The little flowers I made myself with a cutting die. I would like to enter this into the following challenge:

I LOVE PROMARKERS-126 SPARKLE-CLOSES 25TH JULY-x

CUTE CARD THURSDAY-226 FAIRY NICE-CLOSES 26TH JULY-X

PAPERTAKE WEEKY-ALL THINGS GIRLIE-x

 

 Next I have this card design I have made using One of my Penny black stamps which features one of my favourite animals hedgehogs . I have themed this card for a first day of school. I used DCWV papers, and rubs of the little pencils. I would like to enter this for the following challenge:

ABC CHALLENGE- COLOUR INSPIRATION-CLOSES 18TH AUGUST
CHARISMA CARDZ-28 FAVOUITE ANIMAL-CLOSES 25TH JULY-x

ONESTOPCRAFT CHALLENGE BLOG CARD

Hi everyone I have another card to share with you today this card I have made for the new challenge over on the onestopcraft challenge blog it's challenge 188 Christmas in June. For my card I have used a old wooden snowman stamp and made a snow globe out of the image I used flowersoft for my snow and the papers are a mix of Dovecraft papers.  Hope you like my card and thanks for stopping by.

 THREE NEW CHALLENGE CARDS.

 HI EVERYONE SORRY NOT BEEN ABOUT TOO MUCH JUST BEEN BUSY AND HAD FEW CARD ORDERS TO MAKE UP, ALSO BEEN BUSY MAKING A FOLSKY SHOP UP WOULD LOVE YOU TO POP ON BY AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. ANYWAY THIS IS A CARD I MADE FOR MY COUSIN  WHO HAS GONE TRAVELING ONLY LAST MONTH AND I WOULD LOVE TO ENTER THIS INTO THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGE......

ANYTHING GOES 69- AROUND THE WORLD (TRAVEL) CLOSES 25TH-x

THE PRETTY LITTLE RIBBON JUNE CHALLENGE 11-LOTS OF LAYERS-x

THIS CARD I HAVE MADE WITH MY NEW FAVOURITE STAMP IT'S BY PENNY BLACK THE PAPERS ARE FROM ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PAPER COMPANY'S TOO K&CO WOULD LOVE TO ENTER THIS INTO THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:

PENNY BLACK AND MORE JUNE CHALLENGE CLOSES END OF MONTH-x

MY MUMS CRAFT SHOP CHALLENGE 62 'ALL ABOUT THE BOYS' CLOSES TUE 26TH.-x

I HAVE ALSO PUT TOGETHER THIS DESIGN WHICH I HAVE MADE USING A BARGAIN STAMP I WON FROM EBAY THE PAPERS ARE DOVECRAFT MIXED WITH PLAIN CARD STOCK. WOULD LOVE TO ENTER THIS INTO THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:

SIRSTAMPALOT BINGO JUNE CHALLENGE- LILAC/PURPLE,POLKA DOTS, BLING CLOSES END OF MONTH.-x

ABC DT JUNE CHALLENGE-PHOTO COLOUR PALETTE CLOSES 23RD-x

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SON

HI EVERYONE HOPE YOUR WELL THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE WITH YOU A CARD I MADE OVER THE VERY WET WEEKEND. I HAVE USED ONE OF MY FAVOURITE STAMPS I WOULD LIKE TO ENTER THIS INTO THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:

SIMON SAYS ANYTHING GOES
THE PRETTY LITTLE RIBBON CHALLENGE

BUTTERFLY BIRTHDAY WISHES

THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE WITH YOU ALL ANOTHER CARD DESIGN I MADE THE OTHER DAY, I HAVE USED A WOODWARE STAMP,MIXED BUTTONS, GEMS AND PEARLS. THE PAPER IS FROM A FIRST EDITION PAD AND THE PUNCHED CARD EDGE WAS DONE WITH A X-CUT PUNCH. HOPE YOU LIKE MY CARD AND THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

I WOULD LIKE TO ENTER THIS FOR THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:

ANYTHING GOES PAPERTAKE WEEKLY CHALLENGE
SIMON SAYS STAMP CHALLENGE FAVOURITE TOOLS
(MINE FAVOURITE TOOL IS MY X-CUT PUNCH)
ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE 64

SIRSTAMPALOT CHALLENGE AND NEW CARD DESIGN

HI EVERYONE HASN'T THE WEATHER JUST BEEN LOVELY HOPE IT HAS BEEN WHERE YOU LIVE STILL HAD A BIT OF TIME TO CRAFT WELL YOU JUST HAVE TO. MY FIRST CARD IS MADE WITH MY FAVOURITE LILY OF THE VALLEY STAMP, I USED DOVECRAFT PAPERS, PEARLS AND PAPERMANIA CARD STOCK TO MAKE MY SWING THEMED CARD.

MY NEXT CARD I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERED FOR THE NEW CHALLENGE OVER ON THE SIRSTAMPALOT BLOG THE THEME THIS MONTH IS 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' AS IT IS THEIR 2ND BIRTHDAY. FOR MY CARD I USED A FIRST EDITION PAPER PAD (DAYDREAMER), ONE OF MY FAVOURITE STAMPS (WHICH I PAPER PIECED TOGETHER), FLOWERS, PEARLS AND A LEAF PUNCH. I 3D MY FLOWERS UP AND ADDED PEARLS TO THE CENTRES. I THEM USED A LITTLE WOODWARE LEAF PUNCH TO FINISH MY DESIGN OFF.HOPE YOU LIKE MY CARDS AND LOOK FORWARD TO READING YOUR COMMENTS THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

First challenge of the year 

Hi everyone hope your well? thought I would share with you all my first challenge card of the year. This is my design for the new challenge over on the sirstampalot blog. The theme this month is 'Monochromatic', so I went for my favourite colour tones of purple I added a little black card stock to make the colour stand out more. I used a mixture of stamps, including my all time favourite Lili of the valley stamp. Thanks for stopping by and look forward to reading your comments.