Garden Bear Retirement Gatefold Pocket Card

Recipe:

Templates:  “Teddy Bear”, “Teddy Outfit Garden Girl” and Beeutiful Card” from Treasure Box Designs.  Words created using Silhouette Cameo.

Stamp:  “Wood Clear Stamp” by American Crafts.

Material:  Tan and white anti-pill fleece from Hancock Fabrics (bear).

Card Stocks:  White, Yellow, Black, Purple, Tan, Greens, Light Brown and Prints.

Embossing Folder:  Stampin’ Up! Textured Impressions Square Lattice.

Inks:  Brushed Corduroy, Dusty Concord, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Pumice Stone, Scattered Straw and Tea Dye (Distress Inks).  Color Box Chestnut Roan, Sharpie White Poster Paint and Faber Castell Black Pen (Bear’s eyes, eyelashes & nose).

Tools:  Silhouette Cameo, Wire Brush, Black & White Derwent Watercolour Pencils and Fabri-Tac Glue.

Embellishments:  Yellow and Lavender Pearls, Buttons, White Scrapper’s Floss, Green Leaf Trim and Green Swiss Dots Ribbon.

Challenges Entered:

The Outlawz Thursday Twist Challenge – “Add a Button” – May 8th

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a wonderful week!

 

Bella Sole Love Letters Heart Box

This is my very first water coloring I did using TomBow Markers.  I have to say I love how vibrant the colors are compared to using Prisma Color Pencils.  Will definitely be creating more projects water coloring with many of my stamps.

Good morning and welcome to Craft Us Crazy Challenge #37! This week’s challenge is “Use your Favorites” (whatever it may be) with a wonderful sponsor, Iva Nova Chest. The challenge will run from Thursday, February 14th till Wednesday, February 27th. Hope you’ll be able to join us for a chance to win a fabulous prize offered by Iva Nova Chest.

Here's some information about our sponsor:

My name is Natali.  I am card making girl. And from May 2012 I have opened my on-line shop Iva Nova Chest http://www.ivanovachest.com. General line of my shop is: Flowers, Ribbons, Charms... I can provide guddy bags with some product follow the challenge theme (it can be just flowers, or ribbons, or charms, or mix for colours and many more..) I am stay in Malaysia.

Iva Nova Chest is offering the products in the below picture to a lucky winner!

Recipe Used:

Stamp:  “Bella Sole Love Letters” by Elisabeth Bell – Whimsy Stamps (Watercolored with TomBow Markers).

Sentiment Stamp:  “With Love” from TAC – Tagtidbits.

Templates:  “Heart Box” from Silhouette and “Cupid Tags” from My Scrap Chick.

Card Stocks:  Watercolor card stock (Strathmore Watercolor Paper), Purple (TAC), White (Georgia Pacific), Floral Print (DCWV – Fresh Floral Stack), Lavender Dots (DCWV – Fresh Floral) and Purple w/White Hearts.

Felt:  Fuchsia, Purple, Lavender and Olive.

Die-Cuts:  Die-namics Perfect Petal Trio and Mini Rolled Rose (Roses), Spellbinders Rose Creations (Leaf) and Spellbinders Foliage (Leaf).

Inks:  TomBow Markers, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Embossing:  Versa Mark Dazzle (Frost) and Black Embossing Powder.

Embellishments:  Clear Heart Rhinestones, Silver Filigree Corner, Star Dust Stickles, Viva Décor Ice White Pearl Pen, White Scrapper’s Floss, Lavender w/Tiny Flowers Sheer Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Purple Grosgrain Ribbon, Fuchsia Sheer Ribbon and White Flat Lace.

Challenges Entered:

CMC Copic Challenge – Challenge #62 – “Girly Time” – March 1st

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge – Challenge #56 – “Add Some Metal” – March 12th

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have an opportunity to join in at Craft Us Crazy Challenge to win the fabulous prize being offered.  Have a wonderful week and happy crafting!

 

Sewing Basket and Spool of Thread Card

This project was created for Craft Us Crazy Challenge.  The challenge actually started Thursday, January 3rd.  I was unable to post my project till now due to an unfortunate accident I had on Christmas Eve.  I fell on some ice at my parent’s house and had severe back pain due to it.  Thank goodness it is finally starting to feel much better that I was able to climb stairs to my craft room to take pictures.  Now onto the challenge that ends Wednesday, January 16th.  The challenge is an “Inspiration Photo and/or Something New”.  There is also a brand new sponsor, Ginger Blossom Designs.

Hi!! I'm Jessica Skibicki, owner/seamstress at Ginger Blossom Designs! I make custom and unique handmade items for many occasions and reasons. From bags to baby items and in between! Please check out my Etsy store and see what I can make for you today, or maybe I've already got a special something that's waiting to be mailed out to you!!!

Please check out my sewing tutorial site - http://www.sewcrafted.com

Here is the inspiration photo for the challenge:

 

Not only are we drawing inspiration from the picture above, but our prize for you this week is made with the fabric in the picture!!!! Below is a SAMPLE ONLY of the tote bag you will receive if you're the lucky winner!!

It measures 14" across and 16" top to bottom ( not including handles)
It is fully lined ( No Raw Edges)
Stabilized with a soft padded feel to help protect your items.
Tote bag handles. ( Not fabric to make it even more durable)
Top stitching to secure the tote bag handles in place and to give the tote a finished look.

What a wonderful prize!

Recipe used:

Templates:  “Grammy’s Sewing Kit”, “Spool of Thread” and “Rambling Rose” from My Time Made Easy (all these templates were cut out with the Silhouette Cameo).  “Button Border” and “Doilies” from Silhouette Cameo.

Digital Image:  “Grammy’s Sewing Kit Digital Set” from My Time Made Easy.

Card Stocks:  Ivory & Ivy (TAC), Kraft (Recollections) and Brown & Pink prints (DCWV – The Lace and Linen Stack).

Punches:  Punch Bunch Medium Birch Leaf.

Inks:  Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and Sakura Rose Gel Pen.

Embellishments:  Hat Pins, Bell Caps, Spacer Beads, Roundel Beads, Glass Beads, Pearls, Seed Beads, Pink Rhinestone Brads, 5/8” Shimmer Fantasy Rose Satin Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon) and 1/4” Ivory Decorative Braid Trim (Wal-Mart).

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope everyone has a wonderful day!  Visit again!  Hope you’ll have an opportunity to join Craft Us Crazy Challenge to possibly win the wonderful prize being offered.

Days of Christmas

My winner for Day 12 is - Margreet - http://margreets-scrapcards.blogspot.com/ Please contact Donna at Cards for Men to arrange for you to collect your prize.

Christmas Tree Advent Calendar

Welcome to Cards for Men Challenge blog’s 3rd anniversary.  They have been doing something special every year to say thank you to all their followers, participants and sponsors. They have enjoyed seeing all of your creations and have been inspired throughout the year and hope you have been also inspired by their creations as well. This year they are having a special “DAYS OF CHRISTMAS” event which started on the 3rd and runs until the 14th of December.  Today is Day 12 of the “DAYS OF CHRISTMAS” event at Cards for Men.  Each day a different team member hosted the event showing their fabulous Christmas card/project.  I am the last one to be hosting this wonderful event.  The sponsor for my day is Letraset.You will need to leave a comment for an opportunity to win their fabulous prize they are offering.  I will be choosing a winner on Saturday by Random.org from all the comments left here today on my blog.

 

ProMarkers are made by Letraset and are a twin tipped, dye based alcohol marker offering a high quality product at a great price.  Available in 148 colours, they give incredible tonal range and can be applied to a diverse range of materials, not just paper and card.  ProMarkers produce vivid, bright colours right through to the subtlest pastel shades – the translucent inks can also be overlaid and blended, even further extending the range of shades and hues on offer.  ProMarkers quality nibs and inks provide flawless colour lay down with consistent coverage and no unsightly streaking.

Prize offered to a lucky winner is 6 Flexmarkers

I created this Christmas Tree Advent Calendar using my Silhouette Cameo that my husband purchased for me for my birthday.  This is the first project I created using this wonderful machine.  I can’t imagine cutting everything to make this advent calendar by hand.  The boxes, numbers, ornaments and 3D star were all cut with the Cameo.  I used a Martha Stewart Snow Flurry PATP punch for the snowflakes.  The bows were made with Brown, Red and Tan Scrapper’s Floss.  All the printed papers were DCWV Holiday Collection Christmas Stack and Holiday Stack.  The Red, Green and Brown shimmer card stocks are DCWV Shimmer Stack.  And finally the boxes were created using Kraft, Green and Brown card stocks from Recollections.

Well, I hope you have been inspired.  I’ve enjoyed creating this project for such a wonderful event by Cards for Men and was truly honored when asked to participate.  Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win the fabulous sponsor prize being offered.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope everyone has a terrific weekend!  Hope you visit again!

   

Autumn Molly Pocket Card

Good morning and welcome to Craft Us Crazy Challenge #28!  What some spooktacular entries in our last challenge.  This week’s challenge is “Children and/or FALL” with a wonderful sponsor, Stamp Fairy.  The challenge will run from this Thursday, October 11th till Wednesday, October 24th.  Hope you’ll be able to join us for a chance to win a fabulous prize offered by Stamp Fairy.

Winner prize is a $10.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE

RECIPE:

Digital Image:  “Molly – Throughout the Year – September” from Stamp Fairy (colored image with Prisma color pencils & OMS and fussy cut out).

Digital Sentiment:  “Fall into Autumn” from Bross Art Addiction and “Fall” from Shabby Princess – digital.

Digital Papers:  Shabby Princess and Megan Turnridge – Autumn Thoughts.

Card Stocks:  Brown & Rust (Recollections), Tan (Value Pack) and Brown Paper Lunch Bag.

Templates:  “Maple Leaf Iris Folding” from Circle of Crafters and “Gift Tags” from Rubber Stamping About.com.

Die-Cuts:  Nestabilities Circles/Scalloped Circles and Cuttlebug Leaves.

Punches:  Fiskars Leaf Border, EK Scalloped Scallop, MS Laurel Leaf PATP, Marvy Oak Leaf and Punch Bunch:  Small Birch Leaf & Small Grape Leaf.

Inks:  Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Clear Star, Copper Star & White Gel Pens.

Embellishments:  Glitter Acorn (Recollections), Viva Décor Bronze & Ice White Pearl Pens, Star Dust Stickles, Cocoa Jute String, 1/2” Moss Swirls Organza ribbon & 3/8” Totally Gold Twill Tape (Really Reasonable Ribbon) and 7/8” Natural Crochet Lace.

CHALLENGES ENTERED:

Southern Girls Challenge – Challenge #55 – Tie a Ribbon Around It – Oct. 23rd

4 Crafty Chicks – 4CCC-111 – Tag!  You’re It!! – Oct. 16th

Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog – Challenge #73 – Autumn – Oct. 28th

Crafts and Me Challenges – Challenge 105 – Anything Goes – Oct. 16th

Digi Stamps 4 Joy – Challenge #52 – You’ve Been Tagged! – Oct. 16th

Divas by Design – Challenge #56 – Anything Goes – Oct. 16th

For Fun Challenges – Fall Favorites – Oct. 23rd (Just for Fun – no sponsor)

Inky Impressions Challenge – Colors of Autumn – Oct. 16th

Simon Says Stamp Challenge – Dies and/or Punches – Oct. 17th

Cupcake Craft Challenges – Cupcake #213 – Autumn/Winter – Oct. 14th

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge – Challenge #140 – Autumn Leaves Falling/Fall Colors – Oct. 14th

Love to Create Challenge Blog – Challenge #36 – Fall Fun/Autumn Colors – Oct. 14th

Victorine Stamps – Challenge #44 – Lots of Layers

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a wonderful week and have an opportunity to participate in Craft Us Crazy Challenge!  See you real soon!

Mega Blog Candy Alert from Bearly Mine Crafts

Mega Blog Candy from Bearly Mine Crafts

The amount is unbelievable!  It contains a total of 9 rubber stamps (4 – Kenny K, 2 LOTV Christmas, 2 – Saturated Canary and 1 – LaBlanche), 9 dies (a mix of Spellbinders, Memory Box and Cheery Lynn), a selection of Christmas ribbons, loads of flowers and some surprises Donna will be including to celebrate her upcoming birthday and Christmas.  A totally dream come true package of goodies!

 

The candy will run until November 30th, just in time for a chance to win this crafting package before Christmas.  Just a few rules that Donna would like for you to follow:

1. Become a follower of her blog if you aren’t already.
2. Post the candy picture in your sidebar on your blog.
3. Mention this blog candy in a post on your blog to help spread the word.
4. Visit Bearly Mine Crafts blog and enter your name by the widdle blue frog. 

Enter only once!  Those who do not follow the rules will unfortunately have their entries removed.

So, come stop by Bearly Mine Crafts and enter for a wonderful opportunity to have this spectacular package of craft items delivered to your home right before Christmas.  And be sure to follow those few simple rules Donna has stated above to make your chances much better.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

 

Ivy Witch Broom Pocket Card

Well it’s time once again for the Roses last Sunday of the month challenge.  This month was for me to choose a challenge for the Roses to create.  I thought it would be fun to do any type of Iris Folding on their card/project.  I had never tried this before.  Boy was this fun to do.  If you get the opportunity, stop by the other Roses (Betty, Connie, Kerrie, Mary Anne, Olga and Sue) to see what they have created.  Their blogs are listed on my column on the right side.

RECIPE:

Digital Image:  “Ivy Witch Broom” from The Greeting Farm (Colored with Prisma color pencils and OMS, fussy cut and popped up with 3D Foam Squares).

Stamp Sentiments:  “Spider Web” from Studio G and “Happy Halloween” from Imaginisce.

Card Stocks:  Yellow and Black (Recollections).

Digital Papers:  Prints from Bearly Mine Designs, Digital Delights and Amuse Studio.

Iris Folding Pattern:  “Halloween Witch Hat” from Craftsuprint.

Punches:  MS Spider Web PATP, MS Arch Lattice, MS Branch, EK Success Scalloped Scallop and Punch Bunch Small Birch Leaf.

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Black Soot Distress Ink and White Gel Pen.

Embellishments:  Yellow, Blue and Black Gems, Black Glitter Spiders (Recollections), Boo Brad (Studio G), White Scrapper’s Floss, Black Lace (Wild Orchid Crafts), 5/8” Grape Diamond Satin Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), 4mm Rose Buds, 10mm Purple Roses, 15mm Jet Black Roses and 20mm 2-Tone Purple Rose (all from Wild Orchid Crafts).

CHALLENGES ENTERED:

The Corrosive Challenge Blog – Challenge #159 – Something Wicked This Way Comes – Oct. 13th

The Squirrel and the Fox – Challenge #27 – Celebrate the Occasion – Oct. 4th~

2 Sisters Challenge Blog – Challenge #111 – Favorite Stamps – Oct. 5th~

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog – Seasonal/Fall Harvest – Oct. 6th

Hiding in My Craft Room – HIMCR #65 – Freestyle – Oct. 6th

Just Some Lines – Lets Celebrate Fall! – Oct. 4th~

Clearly Inspired Challenge – Challenge #60 – Fall into Fall – Oct. 4th~

Polka Doodles – Week #39 – Favourite Holiday and Add the Colour Teal – Oct. 7th

The Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge Blog – Challenge #3 – Purple – Sept. 30th~

Eureka Stamps – Challenge #7 – Animals – Sept. 30th~

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you come back for another visit!  Have a wonderful day!

Penny Trick or Treat Pocket Card

Good morning, everyone!  I’ve got exciting news – I’ve been chosen to be on Craft Us Crazy design team.  I am truly honored and ecstatic!  So, welcome to Craft Us Crazy Challenge #27.  This week’s challenge is Halloween and/or Anything Goes with a fabulous sponsor, The Cutting Cafe.  The challenge will run from Thursday, September 27th till Wednesday, October 10th.  Hope you’ll be able to join us for a chance to win a wonderful challenge prize offered by The Cutting Cafe.

 

THE CUTTING CAFÉ … OWNER REGINA EASTER (lovely lovely lady!!!)  If you haven’t checked out her store, please do!! She’s got a range of printable stamps and files for those with cutting machines. But the great thing about Regina’s files are that they also come with PDF files so you can cut them by hand.

Winner will receive THREE Sets from The Cutting Café of their choice.

This card was created using a few different techniques that I have never tried before.  First, I designed my card to be a pocket card.  Secondly, the cat was created doing an iris fold – which was really fun.  And thirdly, the star in the upper left hand corner was a tea fold technique. 

RECIPE:

Digital Image:  “Penny Trick or Treat” from The Greeting Farm (Colored with Prisma color pencils, fussy cut out and popped up with 3D Foam Squares).

Stamps:  “Happy Halloween” from Imaginisce, “Trick or Treat” from Michael’s and “Spider Web” from Studio G.

Template:  “Halloween Cat” from Circle of Crafters – Iris Folding.

Techniques:  Iris Folding and Tea Folding.

Card Stocks:  Black and Kraft (TAC).

Digital Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs, Digital Delights, Granny Paper Enchanted, Paper Printables, Free Digital Scrapbooking and Far Far Hill.

Die-Cuts:  Die-namics Ticket, Memory Box Amana Circle and Whimsy Stamps Corner Die Set & Double Scallop Tag Die.

Punches:  MS Iron Gate PATP and EK Success Scalloped Scallop.

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Wild Honey & Black Soot Distress Inks and White Gel Pen.

Embellishments:  Silver Jingle Bell (Stampin’ Up!), Purple Rhinestones, Black Glitter Spider (Recollections), Viva Décor Orange Pearl Pen, Star Dust & Starry Night Stickles, Gauze, Black Scrapper’s Floss, Orange Jute (Really Reasonable Ribbon), 1/2” Apricot Swirls (Really Reasonable Ribbon), 1.5” Black Crochet Lace (Really Reasonable Ribbon) and 3D Foam Squares.

CHALLENGES ENTERED:

Southern Girls Challenge – Spot and Stripes – Oct. 9th

Pixie Dust Studio – Colour Challenge – Orange, Green, Purple and Black – Oct. 3rd~

Inky Impressions Challenge – Animals – Oct. 2nd~

The Paper Shelter – Challenge #83 – Anything Goes – Oct. 2nd~

Whimsy Stamps Challenge – Challenge #53 – Anything Goes – Oct. 10th

Creative Craft Challenges2 – Anything Goes – Oct. 1st~

Through the Craftroom Door – Challenge #37 – Anything Goes – Oct. 1st~

Crafty Cat Weekly Challenge – Challenge #152 – Lace and Ribbons – Oct. 4th~

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope everyone has a terrific week and has an opportunity to participate in Craft Us Crazy Challenge!  See you next time!