Your favourite movie for Sweet Stampin'

Hi everybody

Here comes my second post for Sweet Stampin' and Carrie chose the theme of Favourite Movie.  This week we are sponsored by Fairy Dust Crafts, and our monthly sponsor is Pollycraft Digi Stamps.

This was something of a struggle for me - I am not really a movie buff - I don't often go to the cinema - and most often wait until something comes on TV - usually pay per view, or whatever it is called, and I know there are a couple scheduled for the end of this month. 

One thing I did decide that it was not going to be cute this time around, so out came my Tim Holtz stamps, and something from B Line Designs.

My background is a variety of Distress Inks on to Ranger Manilla Card.  It was so easy to blend on this card - the first time I have used it and very impressed.  I stamped the Umbrella Man - such a favourite of mine - and then masked him to stamp the Tower Bridge in the background.  The stippling  represents the rain falling.  My sentiment refers to 'dancing in the rain' - well Gene Kelly did dance in the rain, as well as 'Singing in the Rain'.  I attached an Ideology fragment with a piece of calendar behind it and  black/grey thread pulled through it.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Res-Q-Challenge - A touch of pink
Daring Cardmakers - Home baked - I made my embellishment
Moving Along with the Times - Card or Project for a male
Paper Romance - Use as many colours as possible
For Your Inspiration - photo inspiration
Creative Card Crew - No flowers
Creative Craft World - Anything goes as long as it is for a male
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
A Spoonful of Sugar - Anything goes with a Vintage/Shabby Theme
Cards for Men - Water
Craft your Passion - Anything Goes
Heart 2 Heart - Times 3
Ooh La La Creations - It's a man thing


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Seeing Red at Cupcake and a few other challenges ...

A second post from me is fairly unusual, but this red challenge is right up my street, and I have a really fun card for it.  I made this for a friend and it is now safe to blog it.

The image is  from Bugaboo.  I coloured with Copics, and added a bit of glossy accents to her glasses.  I am not sure what the papers are they are leftovers from Christmas, but they inspired the colours I decided to use.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Cupcake craft challenges - Seeing Red
OSAAT challenge – Anything digi
Crafts and Me - It's Red
Gingerloft Challenges - Red
Scrapbook Sisters - Red, red, red
Moving along with the times - Red
Stamp Something - February digi day
By the Cute & Girly Challenge - Red is all around us
Little Claire - Anything goes


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Sweet Stampin' DT - Add a photo

Good morning to one and all

The week has flown by for me.  Monday was the day I was in hospital to have x-ray guided injections to help the arthritis in my hands, and since Wednesday my hands have been totally pain free - for the first time in more than six months - in fact longer than I can actually remember.   It is such a relief to be able to move my fingers again, and to find that I can do things again that for the last few months have been really difficult.  I don't know how long the effects of this are likely to last, and I am meeting the consultant in approximately two months to discuss the way forward. 

Saturday again, and for me today that is Sweet Stampin'.  The challenge this week has been chosen by Alie, and we would like to see a photograph on your challenge entry.  So, lots of opportunities for the scrappers out there.

So, on to my card.  My photo is from Art Freebies, where you will find lots of lovely photographs, posters, and bits and pieces.  I have printed it out in Greyscale only using the black cartridge, and it has given it a lovely soft finish.  The papers are from Nitwits 'With this Ring'.  I have used lace, a pink silk ribbon bow, flowers, and pearls to embellish the card.  The heart borders and heart cut outs are Martha Stewart, and the sentiment is Lili of the Valley.  The flowers and hearts have been glittered with Stickles.  Why is it that black never looks black in my photos - this time it looks like navy blue!!

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Scrapbook Sisters - Heart's Desire
Wags 'n' Whiskers - With Love
MAWTT - Make your dreams come true
Southern Girls Challenge - Totally Loved
Stamp Insanity - Let it all hang out - elements off the edge
Fheshly Brewed - Black, White and one other colour - mine is pink
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything goes
Scrap Creations - Love is in the air
Stamping Scrapping Central - Flowers
Phindy's Place Challenge - Valentine or a loved one
One Stitch at a Time - Love or Valentine
Lexi's Creations - Say it with Love
Stampavie and More - Glitter - it is there but does not show up very much
Stampin'Bs - Use a die cut

This week we have a fabby sponsor, Tiddly Inks, and they are offering the winner $10 to spend in their store, and don't forget if you enter any Sweet Stampin' challenge this month, you are in with a chance to win a prize from Whimsy Stamps.

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

 

A card for a child - One Stop Card Craft Challenge meets several others

Hi everybody

What happened to the sun that came out Friday morning?  Who switched it off?   It has been dark, damp, dingey and cold since then.  Well - I knews I had to get my entry done for the One Stop Card Crafts Challenge, and that I needed to start on sorting out my craft room.  Easier said than done me thinks, but I have made a start.

At One Stop Card Crafts this week we want to see a card for a child.  We are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish.   The have a large range of digital stamps and papers - so why not go along and check them out.

Please pop along to One Stop Card Crafts to have a look at the fabby creations of the team, and enter our challenge.

For my card this week, I have followed the sketch from the Lili of the Valley Challenge.  I have also used an an LOTV image called Big Present, and I think you can see why - poor little boy - the present is almost as big as he is.  My papers are from Nitwit Collections, Bear Boys To.  The dark brown cardstock is some I discovered when having a sort - it is Cordinations Chocolate range - with brown one side and blue the other, so I used the reverse side for the corner pieces and the backing on the greeting.  I have used Copics for colouring.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Lili of the Valley Challenge - - following a sketch by Dena
Charisma Cardz Challenge - Birthday
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Moving Along with the Times - Ring out the old, ring in the new (Old - stamp I have had for more than 6 months, paper bought this week)
Rainbow Lady Challenge - It's all new -  My paper is new
Stampin' B's Design - Something Old - Something New (Old - stamp I have had for more than 6 months, paper bought this week)
The Creative Cottage - Something new - My paper is new.



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