Guest Designer at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

I won the challenge at Penny's Paper-Crafty last month, so I was asked to be a Guest Designer for Challenge #578.

One of their sponsors is Sheepski Designs, and I was given a choice of images to use.

I chose 'Gnome Punk' because I love the Steampunk vibe, and made a Double-Z Fold card.

It doesn't look like it, but I used Neon Lunar Paste over the embossed gears and clocks. I love how different it looks over the brown card.

I chose the ribbon first, so thought theses sentiments went quite well with it.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you'll be back soon!

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Kraft card
• Other coloured cardstock
• Ribbon
• Plastic clock embellishment
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies-Fleur De Lis Rectangles die
• Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells paper
• X-Cut Tri-boss Gears embossing folder
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Texture Fades Clocks embossing folder
• Simon Hurley Create Neon Lunar Pastes - Yellowjacket & Tangent
• Sentiment stamps
• Rectangle die
• Speech bubble dies
• ProMarkers - Khaki, Pastel Beige, Champagne, Ivory, Umber, Caramel, Black, Deep Mocha, Burnt Sienna, Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Saddle Brown, Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber, Henna, Cocoa, Sandstone, Warm Grey 2-5, Yellow & Sunflower

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Simon Says {Wednesday} - Add A Sentiment
2. Scrapping4Fun Challenge - #238 ATG
3. Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Steampunk/Vintage
4. Creative Knockouts - #527 Something To Say
5. Crafty Calendar - August ATG
6. 613 Avenue Create - August ATG
7. The Paper Funday Challenge - #68 ATG
8. The Divas That Cut Paper - August Wet/Dry Embossing

Guest Designer at Your Scrapbook Place

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

I was lucky enough to win a GDT spot at Your Scrapbook Place this month, so I am bringing you my inspiration today..

The theme is Anything Goes and the sponsor is The Paper Shelter.

I was given an image from the 'Happy Times - Mega Pack' to use and I chose to make a boy's birthday card.

Boys don't really go for all that fuss, so I decided to use a bold sentiment and patterned paper to make the card stand out.

Thank you for stopping by today.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Card blank
• Cardstock
• Scrapbook.com Rainbow patterned paper
• Half circle dies
• ProMarkers - Meadow Green, Leaf Green, Grass, Sky Blue, Cloud Blue, Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Putty, Satin, Black, Cool Grey 1-5, Firebrick, Red, Champagne, Sandstone, Caramel, Indigo Blue & Royal Blue

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Creative Fingers - #259 ATG
2. Double D Challenge - ATG
3. Classic Design Challenge - #8 ATG
4. The Paper Funday Challenge - #56 ATG/The Great Outdoors

High Flyer Evanora at Sweet November Stamps

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

Here I am again with one more guest designer creation for the new digital release at Sweet November Stamps.

This time I have a fun flying easel card using 'High Flyer Evanora'. I thought it would be cool to have her suspended so she seems to be actually flying!

It's been a while since I pulled out my Graphic 45 embellishments. It's difficult to use them when you know they're from retired stock! They are perfect for this card though.

I coloured a fairly simple background for her and added some swooshes from the broom. I love how these turned out. 

I used several flower layers to create some dimension.

Here is a short video showing how Evanora "flies".

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have enjoyed my guest designer creations.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Cardstock
• Clear thread
• Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale embellishments
• Twine
• X-Cut circle dies
• Core'dinations Glittersilk cardstock
• ProMarkers - Aubergine, Plum, Purple, Amethyst, Burnt Sienna, Cocoa, Saddle Brown, Cinnamon, Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush, Pine, Forest Green, Bright Green, Black & Cool Grey 5
• Prismacolor Pencils - Tuscan Red & Crimson Red
• Posca Paint Pen - White

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Classic Design Challenge - #10 ATG
2. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #2239 ATG
3. Crafty Calendar Challenge - Halloween
4. Crafts Galore Encore - #104 ATG
   
5. Simon Says {Wednesday} - ATG
6. Two Old Bats - October Anything Halloween

High Flyer Delphine at Sweet November Stamps

 Hello Crafty Peeps.

I'm back again with another Sweet November Stamps new release digital image.

This time I have used 'High Flyer Delphine' for a layered card. The background is Distress Ink with water sprayed on.

I also added a couple of bats from the 'Frightful Flutterbees' images.

I pictured her doing a spell to get the bats off her broom as it was making her fly badly!

I added to the magic with a white paint pen and some sparkles.

The sentiment looked a little plain, so some gems add to the magical theme here.

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to come back for my next guest designer creation!

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Cardstock
• Recollections 'Boo' papers
• RIbbon
• Papermania gems
• Swarovski elements
• Distress Inks - Dusty Concord & Stormy Sky
• ProMarkers - Putty, Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Black, Cool Grey 5 & 4, Aubergine, Slate, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Cocoa, Caramel, Saddle Brown, Burgundy, Firebrick, Berry Red, Umber & Shale
• Prismacolor Pencils - Black & Crimson Red
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Sterling Silver

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Crafty Calendar Challenge - Halloween
2. Crafts Galore Encore - #104 ATG
3. TTCRD - WK27 Sep ATG
4. Colour Crazy Challenge - WK39 ATG

High Flyer Bronwyn at Sweet November Stamps

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

I am so delighted to have been asked as a guest designer for the new digital release at Sweet November Stamps this weekend. There are three gorgeous new witches available in the store now and I got to play with all of them. I made three cards. which I will share separately, so not to have too many photos in one post!

The first is 'High Flyer Bronwyn'. I made a slimline card and coloured a scene of her flying through the clouds above a silhouette forest.

I love her sheer sleeves and of course had to make them shimmery!

I added a sentiment to break up the large blank sky area.

If you pop over to the store and check out the New Digital Arrivals section, you will also find this cute freebie image plus sentiments. 

Thank you for stopping by today, I appreciate all your kind comments. Please be sure to check out my other GDT posts coming up.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Cardstock
• ProMarkers - Powder Blue, Cloud Blue, Midnight Blue, Black, Cinnamon, Tan, Dusky Pink, Satin, Forest Green, Pine, Cool Grey 5, Chestnut, Cocoa, Saddle Brown, Caramel, Sandstone, Firebrick, Pumpkin, Crimson & Red
• Prismacolor Pencils - Tuscan Red, Black & White
• Wink of Stella - Clear
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Amethyst & Sterling Silver

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Simon Says {Wednesday} - Anything Goes
2. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #2239 ATG
3. A Perfect Time To Craft - #10 ATG
   
   

Guest Designer at Penny's PaperCrafty Challenge

Hello Crafty Peeps,

 I am delighted to have been asked to guest design for Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge this week.

I was given 'Emmy Loo - A Poppy For You' from Crafty Sentiments to use and I made a fun layered card with her.

I coloured her to match my papers and gave her dress a bit of texture.

Thank you for stopping by today. I appreciate all your kind comments.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Card blank
• Scrapbook.com Peppermint papers
• Cardstock
• Twine
• Spellbinders Big Scalloped Ovals dies
• Sentiment stamp
• Whispers ink - Pine
• ProMarkers - Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Putty, Raw Sienna, Saddle Brown, Cocoa, Poppy. Red, Lipstick Red, Forest Green, Grass, Black, Holly, Lush Green, Green, Emerald & Mint Green

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Simon Says {Wednesday} - ATG
   
2. The Corrosive Challenge - #8 ATG
3. Creative Inspirations - August ATG
4. Colour Crazy - WK34 ATG

Guest Designer at Mirtillamente

 Hello Crafty Peeps.

I was honoured to be chosen as Guest Designer for Mirtillamente this month. Their challenge has already gone live, so you can head over there and join in, This is a brand new company to me so it was fun being able to choose something from the store.

I love Steampunk, so had to use 'So'Getta Steampunk Gears' for a canvas.

I only had glossy texture paste, so decided to make my own, It's actually really easy and turned out well for my first try. I first pasted through a stencil.

Then I used the paste to attach die cut gears.

Once that was dry, I added Distress Inks

I coloured the image in sepia tones

And finished off with metal embellishments and a sentiment.

It's not so easy to see on here, but the different fonts of the sentiment are printed in different colours.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you will be back soon.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Blank canvas
• Homemade texture paste
• Recollections stencil
• Gears die 
• Bead Landing Metal Gear embellishments
• Brads
• Kraft card
• Finnabair Mechanicals Tin Hearts
• Distress Inks - Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Dried Marigold & Spiced Marmalade
• Lace
• ProMarkers - Sandstone, Champagne, Ivory, Umber, Burnt Sienna, Chocolate, Saddle Brown, Raw Sienna, Pastel Beige, Chestnut, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Tan, Henna, Caramel & Sunflower

I am entering my canvas into the following challenges:

1. Allsorts - WK678 Anything But Birthdays
2. Your Scrapbook Place - June ATG
3. A Perfect Time To Craft - #6 ATG
4. I♥Promarkers - #511 ATG
5. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - #522 ATG
6. The Corrosive Challenge - #5 ATG
7. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - #5 ATG

Guest Designer at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

I am delighted to be a guest designer for Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge today. I chose to use 'New Baby' from Twinkle Lane Designs

I love making neutral baby cards as all the pink and blue get a bit much for me after a while! It's also great to have something ready for that last-minute notice.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Card blank
• Cardstock
• Ribbon
  
• Twine
• ProMarkers - Warm Grey 2-5, Mustard, Pastel Yellow, Buttercup, Cool Grey 1-5, Satin, Ivory, Vanilla, Canary, Yellow, Sunflower, Tulip, Sunkissed Pink & Dusky Pink

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Simon Says (Wednesday) - ATG
2. TTCRD - 28 Sep ATG
3. CCC Digi Creations - No Patterned Paper

Guest Designer at Sweet November Stamps

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

I have the honour of being Guest Designer for the Sweet November new stamp release today. You can grab all of the Frightful Flutterbees here.

I decided to make a pocket letter as I've only ever made one and these cute little characters are so perfect for ATC size.  The background builder 'Vampire Cavern' and the cute bats that come with the characters really help to set a scene.

My character ATCs are:

'Conversation' featuring Mina

'Flying Free' featuring William

'Just Hanging Around' featuring Lydia

Amy has created some amazing scenes looking out of the caves, so I might have to try that way around next time. I'd love to see your creations with these in the Facebook Group.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Cardstock
• Recollections Halloween papers
• Twine
• Silk leaves
• Ribbon
• Sequins
• Chipboard spider
• Lazer cut card spiderweb
• Halloween stickers
• Recollections gem
• Tulle
• Black embossing powder
• Stickles 'Glisten'
• Distress Ink 'Dusty Concord'
• Distress Oxide 'Wilted Violet'
• ProMarkers - 
• 'Conversation' - Warm Grey 1-5, Black, Lime Green, Grass, Oatmeal, Blush, Satin, Ivory, Poppy, Red, Amethyst, Lilac, Purple, Plum, Cool Grey 3, 4 + 5, Umber, Saddle Brown, Burnt Sienna, Aubergine, Coral & Sunkissed Pink
• 'Flying Free' - Warm Grey 1-5, Lime Green, Grass, Forest Green, Black, Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Umber, Burnt Sienna, Saddle Brown, Blush, Satin, Ivory, Oatmeal, Cool Grey 1+2, Azure, Sky Blue, Midnight Blue, Cornflower, Firebrick & Spice
• 'Just Hanging Around' - Warm Grey 1-5, Burnt Sienna, Caramel, Sandstone, Champagne, Grass, Lime Green, Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Oatmeal, Blush, Satin, Ivory, Violet, Amethyst, Raw Sienna, Saddle Brown, Umber, Burnt Sienna, Black, Cool Grey 2 + 5, Firebrick & Red

I am entering my pocket letter into the following challenges:

1. World Wide Open Design Team - #8 ATG
2. Colour Crazy - WK36 ATG
3. Creative Fingers - #214 ATG
4. Classic Design Challenge - #9 ATG
5. A Perfect Time To Craft - #9 ATG
6. Your Scrapbook Place - September ATG
7. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #2136 ATG

Guest Designer at Colour Crazy Challenge with Crafty Sentiments

This is my last project as Guest Designer for Colour Crazy Challenge.  This time we are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments

I have created a layered Christmas card using 'Benson & Betty'. This image is very versatile as you can make them any kind of bear you like.  I have gone for a furry teddy bear look. 

Products used:

• Card blank
• Black cardstock
• DoCrafts designer Christmas paper
• Layered chipboard sentiment
• Anita's outline stickers
• ProMarkers - Powder Blue, Cool Grey 1-3, Crimson, Berry, Lipstick, Holly, Lush Green, Mint, Burnt Sienna, Saddle Brown, Caramel, Sandstone & Arctic Blue

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Double D - Snuggle Up Buttercup!
2. Simon Says Wednesday - ATG
3. The 12 Months of Christmas - #47 ATG
4. Creative Fingers - #154 ATG
5. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Nov ATG

Guest Designer at Colour Crazy Challenge with Lemon Shortbread

Today I am showcasing a Lemon Shortbread image 'Building Snowman' for my guest designer spot at Colour Crazy Challenge.   As usual for my Christmas cards, I have kept this one CAS and focused on the image.   

Products used:

• Card blank
• Patterned card
• Outline sticker
• Black cardstock
• ProMarkers - Cinnamon, Tan, Dusky Pink, Putty, Walnut, Cocoa, Saddle Brown, Black, Berry Red, Lipstick, Cool Grey 5, Pine, Lush Green, Burnt Orange, Bright Orange, Arctic Blue, Powder Blue, Warm Grey 3-5, Henna, Burgundy, Midnight Blue, Denim Blue, Indigo & Cool Grey 1-3

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Lemon Shortbread - #79 Anything Goes
2. C.R.A.F.T. - #489 Winter
3. Crafts Galore Encore - #57 Anything Goes
4. Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Nov ATG
5. Creative Fingers - #154 Anything Goes
6. Classic Design Team - #11 Anything Goes

Guest Designer at Colour Crazy Challenge with Kinda Cute

This is my first post as a Guest Designer for Colour Crazy Challenge.  This time the sponsor is Kinda Cute.

I have used the image 'Tickling A Snowman' to make a cute Christmas card.  I like to go CAS for these as I send a lot overseas and it's also a lot quicker when you usually leave it until November and have to make loads!! 

Products used:

• Kraft card blank
• Coloured cardstock
• Outline stickers
• ProMarkers - Cinnamon, Tan, Putty, Burnt Sienna, Black, French Navy, Aegean, Sky Blue, Cool Grey 1-5, Blue Pearl & Powder Blue

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. World Wide Open Design Team - #9 ATG
2. TTCRD - WK Oct 2 ATG
3. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #1839 ATG
4. A Bit More Time To Craft - #77 ATG
5. A Perfect Time To Craft - #10 ATG

Guest Designer at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

I was thrilled to be chosen as a winner and guest designer over at C.R.A.F.T Challenge last month, so I am here today showing off my creation for challenge #484.  The theme for this challenge is AUTUMN/WEATHER and the sponsor is Eureka Stamps.

We have a rather short autumn here in Saskatchewan and then the snow comes, so I have used weather as my theme.  I've made some Christmas gift tags using 'Winter Set of 4' and added snow to the three squares that don't have any.

Products used:

• Kraft card
• Coloured cardstock
• Twine
• Eyelets
• Spellbinders 'Fleur de Lis Pendants' die
• ProMarkers - Berry, Red, Holly, Pine, Lush Green, Henna, Burgundy, Burnt Orange, Forest Green, Blue Pearl, Cardinal, Ruby, Leaf Green, Meadow Green & Warm Grey 4
• Sakura Gelly Roll - White, Silver & Sky Star
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Onyx Black & Spun Gold

I am entering my tags into the following challenges:

1. Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Anything But A Card
2. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - #404 ATG
3. A Bit More Time To Craft - #76 ATG
4. Crafting By Designs - Get Ready For Christmas Sept edt.
5. Crafty Creations - #375 ATG