Ai Factory - Luck of the Irish

This week at Ai Factory the challenge is Luck of the Irish! We would like to see what you can do for St Patrick's Day (17th March)

We were asked to use this wonderful image.  I think she is stunning and the design is so tiny and intregit.  I hope you will think i have done her justice!



I used Promarkers to colour her, the papers were a freebie with Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine and the butterflies are cut from a Marha Stewart punch.  Gems and peel offs were in my stash.

The Crazy Challenge - Lovely Ladies

This my 3rd post of the day!

This week over at The Crazy Challenge the challenge is to use a lovely lady!  The winner will win some gorgeous stamps, from Hobbisomo!

Here is what i did:

I have gone for a purple and blue theme with this card.  I just love this image, i don't know where i got her from but i think she is a Sweet Pea.  I have coloured her with promarkers and glittered her wings with stickles.  The paper is a Kate Knight one that was a freebie in a magazine a little while ago.  Although you can't see them properly there are 2 ribbons here, an organza one and a silky one, these are from Crafty Ribbons.  The flowers are from Crafty Emma's Store.  The white border is punched from a Martha Stewart punch.  Gems from my stash.  Sentiment is from Lili of the Valley and doiliy die cut is a Nellie Snellen die.

Thank you for looking

DigiStamps4Joy - Lace

This fortnights challenge at Digistamps4Joy is LACE.  We would like you use lace on your project, Simple!!

For this card i have used one of the cute Freckle Fairies, she is coloured with promarkers and mounted on silver mirri card and then onto a nestie shape. The leaves are some die cuts i got from ebay.  The swirl is  a Tim Holtz die.  Lace is from Wild Orchid Crafts, as are the flowers and pin. Gems and paper from my stash.

Incy Wincy Designs - Pastel Colours

This is the first of 3 Design Team posts today, so busy, busy, busy.

This week on Incy Wincy the challenge is pastel colours.  The team were given some images from our wonderful sponsor Digital Delights and if you have ever used them yourself you know they are a real delight to work with!

The winner of this weeks challenge will receive 3 digis from Digital Delights!!!!  How great is that??  All you need to do for a chance to win is use PASTEL COLOURS on your project.

Here is what i have done:

The card is from papermania, the image is coloured with promarkers. Papers are from the Honey and Hugs collection. Ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons and the chipboard egg is from Let's Make Cards magazine and is glossy accented.

Thanks for looking and come back later for my next 2 posts.

SMC March Blog Hop

First I must apologise i had scheduled this to go out at the same time as the challenge blog but i put it for tomorrow!!!!!!! So sorry for any inconvienience!!

We have a special treat for you this month, not only do we have 5 new images being released we also have butterflies to share with you too! Angela has been real busy & came up with butterflies from around the world.

You have a chance to win all the latest images too.

Here's what you have to do, hop along with us & leave a message on each Design Team Members blog for a chance to win the butterfly image they've used along with the new release image as well.

That's not all, at the end of the hop you'll be at the Store Blog, there you'll find the e-mail address you need to send a message to with answers to which DT member had which countries flag for a chance to win all the new butterflies, all the new release images & $15 in SMC Credit. Here is the hop order:


Challenge Blog
Audrey
darling
Kelly  (Me) YOU ARE HERE
Radwa
Mari
Annie
Karen
Stacy
Deanette
Store Blog


Good Luck & have fun!

Here is what i have done:

My Butterfly.
 

This is one of the new images called Halen as and Easter Egg.

Coloured with promarkers.  Papers from papermania and Honey and Hugs.  Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.  Sentiment is Forever Friends.  Mini Easter Eggs are from the Range. The Eggs are stuck on with Anitas Tacky Glue.

Don't forget to take note of which country my flag is from.  Next stop is Radwa!

Incy Wincy Designs - Spring is in the air.

This week over at Incy Wincy Designs the challenge is spring is in the air.  The deisgn team got some gorgeous images to play with from our fabulous sponsor The Stamp Fairy Shop, who are offering the winner 3 digis of their choice.

I used a DL card for this.  The image is coloured with promarkers, the papers are Winnie the Pooh, mounted on dark green bazzil card.  The card candy is from Craftworks Cards.

Sew Many Cards - Star challenge

Challenge #45 Star Challenge

Boy, do we have a treat for you today. This week we are sponsored by Sew Many Cards and STAMP AND CREATE. This week you can win a $10 gift certifiate from Sew Many Cards and these 3 digi images from Stamp and Create.



 

We know that all of you are stars and this weeks challenge is all about stars. Our team was very busy this week, as everyone wanted to play with the Stamp and Create image. Which means that we made a card with a Sew Many Cards image, a card with a Stamp and Create image and a card with the Friday Freebie.

So my first card i made was this one which was for the main theme of stars.  I used last weeks freebie Oliver with Flower, which if you missed him as the freebie last week he is available in the SMC store here.  Also be sure to check out his (girlfriend or sister whichever you prefer) Olivia she is equally as cute.  Oliver is coloured with promarkers and mounted on Dovecraft paper. And touched up with flat pearls, card candy, ribbon and flower soft (although i'm not keen on the effect it has given)

My second card was using this weeks freebie, Marvin the Mouse.  Again he is coloured with promarkers.  I wanted to keep this very simple.  The paper is from Piece of Cake range. The sentiment is LOTV mounted onto a brown prima flower.  The hearts and ribbon are from my stash.  Be sure to go snag him here and don't forget he is only a freebie until midnight tonight!

And last but not least is my card i made using the Stamp and Create digi.  As always it is coloured with promarkers and mounted on Bazzil cardstock.  The papers are Honey and Hugs and Forever Friends.  The border is cut from a Tim Holtz die.  The sentiment is Forever Friends. The pearls are from my stash.

The design team have all excelled themselves this week, so be sure to check out their creations this week.

Last thing i would like to add is don't forget to join in with our blog hop on the 4th March

Thanks for looking.

The Crazy Challenge - Baby Love

This week at The Crazy Challenge it is Baby Love!

 We are sponsored by the Digi Doodle Shop,

I have used Baby Girl and Pinwheel which is available here.  I coloured her with promarkers and used some paper from the Born to Shop Range. 

INCY WINCY DESIGNS - I made the design team!!

I am so happy to annouce i made the design team on Incy Wincy Designs!!!  My first challenge was to make a card using die cuts or punches!

The Sponsor for this week is Peggy Loves Vintage

Here is a little information about Peggy:

Hi,

I'm lucky enough to be a retired grandma who spends the day working with my vintage card collection. My husband and I have shared almost 37 years together and we have 2 sons and a daughter and 2 glorious grand kids that turn 4 and 7 in May.

I started collecting Vintage Greeting Cards quite by accident. I was helping with an Aunt's estate sale and ran across her Vintage Greeting Card collection. The images on the Vintage Cards were so bright and cheerful that I just fell in love with them. As my collection grew and provided such joy and entertainment for me, I knew that others would get as much out of them as I did. So I decided I'd share my collection thus, the birth of PeggyLovesVintage.

Each card is carefully scanned at a 600 dpi resolution and saved in .jpg format. I only scan cards that are free of any copyright restrictions. I keep each and every card, so if any question ever arise I can provide documentation that this is truly the case.

Special software is not required to use my images. If you have printed out a picture from a digital camera, it’s pretty much the same concept and just as easy. Of course if you are so inclined, and if you do have imaging software, you can clone, cut and paste and even change the colors on the image.

The possibilities are endless, so please take a moment and visit my web store by clicking below or copy and paste the link into your browser. So sit back, relax and enjoy your journey back in time.

http://www.PeggyLovesVintage.com

 

You can also find PeggyLovesVintage images on Etsy.com and eBay.

 

Hugs to all!

Peggy

Here is what i did:

I decided to go for a vintage distressed look this time, as i don't do them very often.  I used Tim Holtz Distress ink in Tea Dye.  The scalloped circles are punched out and then embossed.  I put some distress ink inside the folder before embossing.  The frame around the image is a nestie die.  I sanded all the edges for an extra distressed look.

 

Stay tuned! We will be having a blog hop on the 4th of March and we hope you can join us for it. Please feel free to grab this badge to spread the news!

This week the challenge is a sketch. You can turn it, flip it or leave it as is. You don't have to use a Sew Many Cards image, but it really makes our day when we see you use them.

Angela has some really cute images, in the shop here

I have used Harley and Halo which is available here.  I have coloured them with promarkers and mounted it onto cream bazzil card which is then mounted onto some Winnie the Pooh backing paper and then onto some Papermania paper.  Butterfly is Martha Stewart. Scallop is Tim Holtz Die.

Also, as today is Friday, that means that it is time for another Friday Freebie!! Availabe today and today only. You can snag it here. Make sure you do as he is a cutie!

DigiStamps4Joy - Going Sentimental

This week at Digistamps4Joy we are going Sentimental!

I don't make many cards that just us a sentiment so i thought i would try something different with the card.  I brought these card blanks, that were prescored.  I put it together and used some papers that were freebies in a magazine.  Gems and Card candi were from my stash.