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Sunday, December 20, 2015

New Challenge #168 at Glitter N Sparkle

Merry Christmas,
and a Happy New Year to you all.

This will be the last Post I do for Glitter 'N' Sparkle this year,
as we are all taking a well deserved break over the Xmas Holidays.
So I wish you all the very best over this holiday season.

I will be back in 2016 with a New Challenge
and some good news!

The Theme at
GLITTERY, SPARKLY CHRISTMAS

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Sami Stamps who are offering
a $12 Gift Certificate for their store.

Cute As A Button who are offering
2 Images from their store

My Project this
week is:-
Curious Gifts Digi Stamp
(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used an A4 Sheet of Dark Green Card
(stash)
which I then folded in half to make the Base Card.
Next I matte and layered it using 
Red Glitter Card
(The Range)

Next I printed off the Image
on White DC Paper
And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens.
Putty
Lipstick Red
Berry Red
Ruby
Crimson
Meadow Green
Grass
Pine
Sandstone
Caramel
Warm Grey 1
Ice Grey 3
Black

Next I die-Cut the Image out using
the large Ornate Frame
(X-Cut - SCU503043)
To make it 'Sparkle' I added
Xmas Green and Xmas Red Glitter
(Glitter Magic)
to the Ribbons.
I didn't think it was enough so I then added
Holographic Embossing Powder
(Papermania)
to the Presents and Paper.
I think it slightly changed the colour of the Glitter 
that was already on when I added the heat oops!
Note to self always add the loose glitter last.

I used a strip of 6cm Sparkly Red/Green/Gold Striped Ribbon
(Boyes Haberdashery)
and wrapped it around the corner of the Red Card Layer,
so that It looked like a Wrapped Present.

Next I  Die-cut out my Sentiment
Using a scrap of Dark Green Card
using the Merry Christmas Die
(Creative Dies)

Finally to the Bottom Left Corner of the Image
I added a 2cm Red Rhinestone Flower
(which I found in my Gems Stash - so not sure where they came from)
and to that I added 6 2mm Green Rhinestones
(stash)


Wednesday, December 16, 2015

New Challenge #167 at Glitter 'N' Sparkle

Well hello there,
It has been a hectic fortnight,
hence the lack of posts and this one is also Late.
Been cramming for my Exam which is later on today
(fingers crossed).

I also had my middle Sisters Baby Shower on Sunday,
which went amazingly,
probably down to my little Sisters brilliant planning
and organizational Skills.
hopefully it will only be a month and a bit
then I can say 'Hello' to my new Niece.

Well on with the crafting
The Theme at
Traditional or Non-Traditional Colours

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Pattie's Creations who are offering
2 Images from their store.

Crafty Sentiments who are offering
3 Images from their store

Ike's Art who are offering
3 Images from their store.


Crafty Sentiments who are offering

5/3/1 Images from their store

My Project this
week is:-
Oh Holy Night! Digi Stamp
from Stitchy Bear
at Sunsational Stamps
(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used an A4 Sheet of Pearlised White Card
(Ross Papers)
which I then folded In Half to make the Base Card.
Next I matte and Layered it using 
Silver Mirror Card
(The Range)
Whiter Glitter Card
(The Range)
and Silver Holographic Card.
(stash)

Next I printed off the Image
on White DC Paper
And to do something different I used
True Silver Glitter - Stars
Holographic Silver Glitter - Writing
Holographic Gold Glitter - Crosses
Iridescent Yellow Glitter - Windows
Holographic Moss Green Glitter - Trees
(All glitter from Glitter Magic)
Crystal Glamour Dust - Snow
(Deco Art)

Finally I added 3 Holographic Snowflakes
(Craft For Christmas)
to the Top Right Corner.

I'd like to enter this Card in the
following Challenges:-
A Snowflakes Promise - #12 - Christmas/Winter
Bastel-Traum - #36 - Winter
Bunny Zoe's - Nov/Dec - Sparkle
Crafty Creations - #304 - Happy Holiday
Crazy Challenge - #211 - Christmas
Creative Inspirations - #340 - Merry Christmas
Inky Chicks - #60 - Merry Christmas
Paperminutes - #413 - Winter Greetings
Whimsy Stamps - #89 - ATG/Winter

Friday, December 04, 2015

New Challenge #13 at Morgan's ArtWorld

Hello Again,
Well its been a Chrismassy kind of week.
The decorations are all up,
and the Christmas Presents have started arriving in the post.
I will have to sort out some time to wrap them all,
otherwise I can see me staying up all 
Christmas Eve night wrapping lol .

Anyway on with this fortnights Card:

The Theme at
Non-Traditional Colours

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This week we are showcasing
Morgan Fitzsimon's Images,
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My Project for
this Challenge is:-

Xmas Santa Digi Stamp




To begin with I used a Pre-cut 3 Panel Screen White Card

(stash)

from which I cut out a 'Window' 

from the middle of the Middle Panel.
I then shaded the White Card face in with
swirls of Dark Blue, Light Blue and Mid Grey Chalk
(Decorative Pastel Chalks - Dovecraft)
to give it a Marble Effect.
And using Pastel Blue Mica Powder
(from my tester pot)
I buffed over the whole of the Card to give it a sheen.

Next I printed off the Image
on White DC Paper
And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens:
Satin
Blush
Putty
Buttercup
Cool Aqua
Duck Egg
Pastel Blue
Denim Blue
Cyan
Aegean
Blue Pearl
Cornflower
China Blue
Artic Blue
Sky Blue
Powder Blue
Azure
Royal Blue
Ice Grey 1
Ice Grey 2
Ice Grey 3
Ice Grey 4
Ice Grey 5
Metallic Silver

I then cut it so that it would fit inside the
'Window of the base card.

You can't see it very well in the photos,
but I then added lots of Embossing Powder with Watermark Ink 
(Versamark) 
and Glitter. 
To start I used Vanilla Sparkle Embossing Powder 
on the 2 Teddies. 
Then I used Sparkling Snow Embossing Powder 
on the White parts of Santa's Suit. 
Silver Bells Embossing Powder 
on the Big Present Bows 
(all WOW! Embossing Powders) 
For the Ground I used 
Seafoam White Embossing Powder. 
And on the Sack I used 
Holographic Embossing Powder.
(both Papermania) 
I also added some Holographic Silver Glitter 
(Glitter Magic) 
to the Belt for the Sack, Buttons, 
Waist Belt, Boot Buckles. 

I went around the 'Window Frame' with 
2mm Plain Silver Peel-off Strips. 
Then I went around the outside of the Card with 
1mm Bobbled silver Peel-off Strips.
I also use a Holographic Silver
'Happy Christmas' Peel-off for my Sentiment
(all from my stash)

I used the scraps of White Paper from the Image
and I Die-Cut out 2 Snowflake Shapes
(Marianne Designs)
I coloured the larger one in using
the Arctic Blue Promarker.
and then used the Holographic Embossing Powder
on both of them to make them Sparkle.
I then made a Bow using
1cm Cyan Blue Organza
(Boyes Haberdashery)
and I placed the Snowflakes on top of the Bow.

Across the Bottom of the Card I used a strip of
Silver Tree and Snowflake Boarder Ribbon
(Boyes Haberdashery)
that I had in My Scrap Box.

Finally I added the Pearls,
I used 6x Light Blue Pearls 4mm and 1x Mid Blue Pearl 4mm
on the Snowflakes.
4x Light Blue Pearls 4mm and 2x Mid Blue Pearls 4mm
on the Silver Ribbon
(it had holes where the Pearls are)
I used 11x White Seed Pearls 2mm for all of the Holly Berries
on the Digi Image.
I also used 3x Blue Pearl Stars 10mm,
to look like Stars in the Sky.
(All Pearls from my stash)

I'd like to enter this Card in the
following Challenges:-
4 Crafty Chicks - #275 - Winter
Artistic Inspirations - #146 - ATG/Christmas
Crafty Sentiments - Winter
Deep Ocean Challenge - #118 - Santa Is Coming To Town
Fab N Funky - #284 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
I Love Promarkers - #297 - Winter
Inky Chicks - #60 - Merry Christmas
Karleigh Sue - #7 - ATG/Non Traditional Christmas Colours
Kitty Bee Designs - #62 - Christmas
Wags N Whiskers - #167 - Ribbons and/or Pearls
WOW! - December - Winter

Sunday, November 29, 2015

New Challenge #165 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hi,
Its been a nice peaceful week for a change
though the other half is insisting we start
Xmas decorating soon.
So last night was spent putting up the
1st Christmas Tree.
The rest is to be finished off on the
1st December as planned.
Honest he's  bigger kid than the Kids lol

I would also like to wish all my friends
who live in the States a
'Happy Thanksgiving'
(I know it was on Thursday,
but better late than never)
Hope you all had a fantastic day.

The Theme at
Incude A Bow

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Digital Delights who are offering
a $5 Gift Certificate for their store.

A Day For Daisies who are offering
a $12 Gift Certificate for their store

A Random Fan who are offering
3 Images from their store.

My Project this
week is:-
December 26th Digi Stamp
from Stitchy Bear
at Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet
(One of our sponsors)


To begin with I used Pre-cut Round Bauble Card
(stash)
which I then covered with Pearlise Gold Card.
I then Die-Cut out Circles using the
Framelet Circle Die Set (8pk)
(Sizzex)
using Green Card, Pearlised Red Card 
and Pearlised Champagne Card.
(all from my Scrap Card Box)
Which I placed on using Foam Pads
to give it a bit of depth.

For the Bauble Top I used some Glitter White Card
(Scrap Box)
which I Punched using the Lace Trim
(X-Cut)
I then stuck it on and cut it to fit.

Next I printed off the Image
on White DC Paper
And coloured them in using my Promarker Pens
Satin
Dusky Pink
Putty
Dusky Rose
Lipstick Red
Red
Berry Red
Poppy
Crimson
Yellow
Apple
Pine
Cool Grey 1
Metallic Gold

I added a sentiment of my own
'Wakey Wakey, rise and shine.
'Tis the season for Mistletoe and Wine'
in Pine Green.
which I printed on the Computer
in the Heart of the Digi Image
using the Dragline Font.

Next I made up a Die-cut Poinsettia from 
Pearlise Green and Pearlised Burgandy Paper
(which I found in my Die box - so not sure where they came from)
and to that I added a Handmade Bow
using 1.5cm White Ribbon with Gold
(Boyes Haberdashery)

I'd like to enter this Card in the
following Challenges:-

Crafting By Designs - Nov - Get Ready For Christmas
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - #257 - Use Die-cuts or Punch's
Cutie Pie - #93 - Simply Cute and Christmassy
Fab 'n' Funky - #283 - Christmas
Left Of Center - #106 - Nothing Square (Top 3)
One Stitch At A Time - #251 - ATG/Winter
Papertake Weekly - Nov - Take Your Pick (Winner)
(Colour/Technique/Product)
Passion for Promarker - #324 - Christmas Is Coming
Pile It On - #97 - Use Red and Green
Suzy Bee's - #108  ATG/Add A Die-cut

Sunday, November 22, 2015

New Challenge #164 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hello Again,
Well I'm pleased to say that I am feeling back to normal
(well as normal as I get)
again, but still awaiting news from the Hospital.

This week has been rather good,
it was my Step-daughters 12th birthday this week
(they grow up way to fast).
We had a lovely meal out to celebrate on Wednesday.
And opening of the presents was met with joy and tears.
LEGO is just the best present ever,
we got her some Minecraft Lego sets
to keep her entertained.

Then last night we had my Mum and Dad,
come for a visit and another lovely meal out.
I don't get to see them that often
so love spending time with them.

The Theme at
Purple and Black

Our Sponsors this week are:-

Digital Delights who are offering
a $5 Gift Certificate for their store.

A Day For Daisies who are offering
a $12 Gift Certificate for their store

A Random Fan who are offering
3 Images from their store.

My Project this
week is:-
Indigo Lady Digi Stamp
(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used 2x A4 Sheets of Pearlised Purple Card
(Ross Papers)
which I Die-Cut out using the
Accordion Fancy Label Card Die - 771
(Elisabeth Craft Designs)
I also use the Border Trim from the Die (x8)
with Pearlised Black Paper
(Ross Papers)
Which I then placed around the edges of the
'1st and Last Pages'.

Next I printed off 2x Image
(one of them reversed)
on White DC Paper
And coloured them in using my Promarker Pens
Ivory
Satin
Blush
Yellow
Lavender
Lilac
Orchid
Amethyst
Plum
Aubergine
Violet
Ice Grey 1
Ice Grey 2
Ice Grey 3
Ice Grey 4
Ice Grey 5
Black

I also printed off a Japanese Proverb
using JSA Lovechinese Font
(dafont.com)

Then I used the Insert Dies from the Card Set
and Die-Cut out the Images and the Proverb.
I then went around the edges with my Black Pen
(Promarker).
On the Images I added Glamour Dust
(Deco Art)
to the small Head Fans and the Large Fan
and Holographic Gold Glitter
(Glitter Magic)
to the Trims of the Fans.
I also added 2x 5mm Dark Purple Dotted Rhinestone
(stash)
to the top corners.
To the Proverb I added a Handmade Bow
made from 1cm Black Lace
(Boyes Haberdashery)
topped with a Purple Dotted Rhinestone.
I also added a Black Bamboo Peel-Off
(stash)
to the gap in the middle of the Proverb.

Finally I added 4x 5mm Black Dotted Rhinestones
(stash)
to each of the corners of the Frame of the
'Middle Page'.

I'd like to enter this Card in the
following Challenges:-

ABC Challenge - V Is For Violet
Artistic Inspirations - #144 - ATG/Feminine
Craft-Dee Bowz - Nov - ATG
Fantastic Tuesday - #112 - ATG/Add Purple (Winner)
Karleigh Sue - #6 - One For The Girls
Melonheadz Friends - Tic-Tac-Toe
(Ribbon/Die-Cut/Bling)
The Crafty Addicts - #4 - ATG/Use Die-Cuts
Word Art Wednesday - #210 - ATG

Sunday, November 15, 2015

New Challenge #163 at Glitter N Sparkle

Another Day, Another Week,
I had a lovely week up until Thursday.
Started the new Module for my course, which of course
I totally loved.
Then unfortunately Wednesday Night/Thursday Morning
I had a flare up of my Gallbladder,
which kinda put me out of action for 2 days.
but thankfully I am feeling much better now.
Just got to ring the Hospital Monday Morning and see if
I can find out what is happening for my Surgery date.

But anyway on with the crafting,
due to not feeling to good this week was
just a quickie card,
but I do like how it turned out.


The Theme at
Use A Die-Cut/Punch Shape

Our Sponsors this week are:-

All Dressed Up who are offering
2 Images from their store.

Oddball Art who are offering
3 Images from their store.

Cute As A Button who are offering
2 Images from their store.

Sunsational Stamps who are offering
5/3/1 Images from their store.

My Project this
week is:-
Cindy Digi Stamp
(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used an A4 Sheet of Cream White Card
(stash)
which I folded in half and cut to make a 16cm x 13.5cm Base Card
I then Matte and Layered it up using
Pre-embossed Black Card
and Rust Card
(both from stash)
I rounded off the Corners using a  10mm Corner Punch,
on the Cream and the Black Card
and a 5mm Corner Punch on the Rust Card.
(both X-Cut)

Next I printed off the Image
  on White DC Paper
And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens
Ivory
Satin
Putty
Blush
Gold
Antique Pink
Pumpkin
Ginger
Orange
Burnt Orange
Spice
Ice Grey 1
Ice Grey 2
Ice Grey 3
Ice Grey 4
Ice  Grey 5
Black

I added some Holographic Copper Glitter
(Glitter Magic)
to the edge of Her Wings and to the Hearts,
1 on her Dress and the one hanging under the Skull.
I also added some Glossy Accents
(Ranger)
to her Eyes.

I Die-cut out the Jelly Picture Frame

(Sizzix)
from Black Paper
(stash)Then cut the Image out so that it would fit inside the Frame.

Finally I added 5mm Light Orange Dotted Rhinestones
(stash)
to each of the corners of the Frame.

I'd like to enter this Card in the
following Challenges:-
A Bit More Time To Craft - #8 - ATG (Winner)
Brown Sugar - #172 - No Patterned Paper
Craft Your Passion - #287 - ATG
Crafts Galore Encore - Nov - Use A Stamp/Digi Image
Crafting From The Heart - #85 - ATG
Crafty Catz - #301 - Girls Only
Oddball Art Stamps - Facebook - Nov - ATG
Suzy Bee's - #106 - ATG/Fairies
The Crafty Addicts - #4 - ATG/Use Die-Cuts

Sunday, November 08, 2015

New Challenge #162 at Glitter N Sparkle

Hi again,
Well I think my poor little Furbaby is
terrified out of his poor wits.
Like all cats and dogs at this time of year,
we need to give them plenty of hugs and cuddles.
Though I don't think he understands why
there have been 4 days of terrifying noises.
With the other half working nights as well this week,
I haven't even seen any bonfires or fireworks
(those seen out of your window don't count lol).
But I hope everyone had a good and safe Guy Fawkes Night.

I wanted to follow a Sketch again this week
and I chose this one from
Sketch Saturday

The Theme at
Use Some Red

Our Sponsors this week are:-

SLS Lines who are offering
3 Images from their store.

The Stamping Boutique who are offering
2 Images from their store
(or 3 if a TSB or Glitterbabes Image is used).

Morgans ArtWorld who are offering
3 Images from their store.

Ppinky Dolls who are offering
3 Images from their store.

My Project this
week is:-
Red Riding Hood Digi Stamp
(One of our sponsors)

To begin with I used a 17cm Square White Card
(stash)
which I Matte and Layered up using
Red Card
(stash)
and White/ Red Dots and Red/White Dots Paper
(stash)
Placing the 2nd Layer at the angle wanted in the Sketch.

Next I printed off the Image
  on White DC Paper
And coloured it in using my Promarker Pens
Ivory
Satin
Blush
Soft Lime
Lemon
Canary
Salmon Pink
Lipstick Red
Red
Berry Red
Poppy
Meadow Green
Leaf Green
Olive Green
Pastel Blue
Blue Pearl
Denim Blue
Midnight Blue
Sandstone
Caramel
Cinnamon
Cocoa
Burnt Sienna
Terracotta
Chestnut
Henna
Burnt Umber
Walnut
Shale
Ice Grey 1
Ice Grey 2
Ice Grey 3
Ice Grey 4
Ice  Grey 5
Black

Once I backed it onto some more Red Card,
I added Glamour Dust
(DecorArt)
to the Ground Area to look like Snow.
And to both the Girl and the Wolf's Eyes
I added some Glossy Accents
(Ranger).

For the 'Ribbon End' on the Sketch,
I cut it out of some White Glitter Card
(from my Scrap Box).

I added 1mm White Seed Pearls to the Sky Area

for Stars/Snowflakes.
And on the Corners I add 3mm Red Pearls
(stash)

Finally I Handmade my Bow using
1cm Red with White Polka Dots Satin Ribbon,
(Boyes Haberdashery).


I'd like to enter this Card in the
following Challenges:-
Allsorts - #336 - Ribbons And Bows
Come And Get It  - #94 - Lots of Sparkle
Craft Rocket - #3 - Pearls/Gems (Top3)
Creative Inspirations - #334 - Sparkle!
Fantastic Tuesday - #110 - ATG/Let See Some Stars
Lacy Sunshine - #71 - Tic-Tac-Toe
(Use A Digi, Ribbon/Lace, Pattern Paper)
Sketch Saturday - #386 - Sketch
Sparkles Monthly Challenges - #73 - Pearls and/or Lace