A Bubbly Birthday at The Paper Shelter

Hello Crafty Peeps,

It's our last challenge of the month at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog and this week our optional theme is EMBOSSING. 

I have used Aquarius with heat and blind embossing for a friend's birthday card.

I added some fun colours to complement the Aquarius watery shades palette.

I blind embossed the bubbles, then heat embossed over them with clear crystals for the emboss resist technique. Finally I added colour.

Our challenges are ANYTHING GOES with an optional theme, but anyone playing the theme will receive DOUBLE ENTRIES towards the weekly prize!! You have two weeks to enter.

You can also share your creations over in our Facebook Group.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Recollections cardstock
• Distress Oxides - Mermaid Lagoon, Broken China & Tumbled Glass
• Cosmic Shimmer ultra thick embossing crystals - clear
• Monte Marte iridescent foil paint
• Prismacolor Pencils - 
• Embossed Panel: White, Indigo Blue, Peacock Blue, Aquamarine, Light Aqua, Cloud Blue, Lilac, Blush Pink & Canary Yellow
• Image - White, Nectar, Peach, Sienna Brown, True Blue, Cloud Blue, Black, Goldenrod & Dark Brown
• ProMarkers - Arctic Blue, Sky Blue, Azure, Ocean Teal, Green, Mint Green, Pastel Green, Hot Pink, Carmine, Cool Grey 2, 3 + 4, Mandarin, Indigo, French Navy, Cyan, Mustard, Tulip Yellow, Caramel, Sandstone, Vanilla, Almond, Oatmeal & Apricot
• Ohuhu markers - Cloud Blue, Dark Brown, Cedar Brown, Faded Teal, Turquoise, Frost, Faded Violet & Greyed Lavender

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Simon Says {Wednesday} - Anything Goes
2. The Paper Funday Challenge - #84 ATG/Pastel
3. Creative Moments - #279 Feminine
4. Crafter's Cafe - #327 ATG/For The Girls
5. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #2608 ATG
6. Allsorts Challenge - #843 ATG/Embossing

 

Key of Love at Ching-Chou Kuik

It's the last week of inspiration projects for July at the Ching-Chou Kuik Challenge Blog, but you still have plenty of time to enter the challenge. 
Don't forget the theme is Thankyou or Sympathy and you can enter your creations here

This week Lozzy challenged the team to use embossing on our projects, so I used a couple of different folders for extra texture.   I have used the image 'Key of Love'.

Products used:

• Card blank
• Cardstock
• Lace
• Ribbon
• Square gems
• Petal Lu flowers
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Script dies 
• Embossalicious and Crafts Too embossing folders
• ProMarkers - Burnt Sienna, Cinnamon, Tan, Dusky Pink, Satin, Rose Pink, Cocoa, Caramel, Burgundy, Burnt Orange, Mango, Berry, Pine, Lush Green, Leaf Green, Lipstick, Cardinal, Black, Cool Grey 5, Sky Blue, Arctic Blue, Powder Blue, Tulip, Warm Grey 3-5
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Spun Gold

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. TTCRD - 17-24 July AG
2. The Crafter's Cafe - #200 Lots of Layers
3. Let's Craft & Create - #139 AG/Red, White & Blue
4. Crafty Creations - #370 AG
5. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #1828 AG

Thank You or Sympathy at Ching-Chou Kuik

Wow, halfway through the year, kids have finished school and things are hotting up! 
At the Ching-Chou Kuik Challenge Blog we have a brand new challenge with the theme THANK YOU OR SYMPATHY and you can enter here.  

I have chosen sympathy as it's not a subject I often create for.  I wanted to do something a little different image-wise so chose 'Two Ladybugs' from the set 'Butterfly & Ladybug'.  I have kept my card very CAS with just a little colour and an embossed background. 

Products used:

• White card blank
• Daisy Chain embossing folder
• X-Cut Oval nesting die
• Little Darlings rubber sentiment stamp
• Memento Dew Drop in Tuxedo Black
• ProMarkers - Black, Cool Grey 1-5, Walnut, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Canary, Lemon & Soft Lime

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Cute Card Thursday - #537 Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Team - #27 Anything Goes
3. Colour Crazy - WK26 Anything Goes
4. Crafting by Designs - July Anything Goes
5. Crafting With An Attitude - #41 Anything Goes

Monochrome Thank You at Ching-Chou Kuik

It's week two of our challenge and inspiration posts at Ching-Chou Kuik's blog. The current theme is USE YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR and you can enter here.

This week the team were challenged to go Monochrome. I chose to use black and white as I did a coloured monochrome recently.
I used one of the newer grayscale images - 'The Fading Rose' - and added a bit more definition, as it printed pretty light.  
Products used:

• Card blank
• Embossalicious embossing folder
• Spellbinders nesting die 'Lattice Rectangle'
• Ribbon
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Celebration Script word dies
• Papermania gems
• ProMarkers - Black, Cool Grey 1-5

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Colour Crazy - WK14 Anything Goes
2. Crafts Galore Encore - #50 Anything Goes
3. I ♥ ProMarkers - #356 Monochrome
4. Simon Says Wednesday - Add Some Texture
5. A Perfect Time To Craft - #4 Anything Goes
6. Allsorts - WK462 Be There or Be Square

Something Old, Something New

But it's not a wedding card! 

I'm trying to challenge myself this year - to use different digistamp artists, stash I haven't used for a while, always use new stash and make projects with no digistamp. 

The 'Something Old' on this card is the papers and ephemera, which I've had forever but not used for a while and the 'Something New' is new flowers and new dies. 
Products used:

• Papermania cardstock
• Melissa Frances 'Classic Elegance' designer paper, ephemera & pearls
• Sizzix 'Regal' nesting dies
• Butterfly border die
• Distressed corner die
• Cuttlebug 'Textile' embossing folder
• Tonic Tim Holtz paper distresser
• Distress Oxide 'Worn Lipstick'
• Petal Lu flowers

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Wednesday - Layer It Up
2. Butterfly Challenge - #93 X is for Xtra Fold and/or the colour Peacock Blue/Green
3. CRAFT Challenge - #452 Distress Your Project / Vintage
4. Allsorts - WK452 Old Favourites (favourite card fold, favourite tools)

Pink Birthday Love

While trying to keep up with #thedailymarker30day challenge, I've been printing off some images that I haven't coloured before.  For this card I have used 'Hand Heart' from Sweet Escape Digis.  I have used a template from Page Maps to create a simple square card. 

Products used:

• Cream card blank
• Distress Oxide - Worn Lipstick
• Papermania Red Hot Capsule Collection DP
• Pearls
• Small Hearts embossing folder
• Fine Black Sharpie
• Stitched tag die
• Twine
• Glitter gel pens
• Little Claire Designs outline stickers
• ProMarkers - Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush, Satin, Black, Cool Grey 4 & 5, China Blue, Cobalt, Antique Pink, Pastel Pink, Burnt Sienna, Caramel, Sandstone, Hot Pink & Carmine

I decided to make the heart sparkly

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Sweet Escape (FB Group) - January Challenge
2. Power Poppy - Grab A Map!
3. Card Mania - #100 Monochromatic
4. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - January Anything Goes
5. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - WK3 Anything Goes

Guest Designing at Conie Fong

They've been changing things up a bit over at the Conie Fong Art & Design Facebook Group, so entrants to the monthly challenges can now also win a GDT spot. How exciting is that?! I was one of the first to be chosen, so I'm sharing my very first creation today. 

The challenges are always Anything Goes with an option. This month the option is Something New.  

I have used 'Winter Wendy' to make a z-fold card, but changed her up and used spring colours. My 'Something New' is - new colour combo (I don't recall ever pairing green and purple!), new dies and of course new image. 

Products used:

• Cream card blank
• Green & Purple cardstock
• Fancy frame and flower dies
• Flower centre
• K&Co vellum sentiment sticker
• Ribbon
• Recollections designer paper
• Stampendous Fran~táge - Aged Ivory
• ProMarkers - Burnt Sienna, Cinnamon, Tan, Dusky Pink, Coral, Caramel, Black, Warm Grey 4&5, Holly, Lush Green, Leaf Green, Apple, Meadow Green & Lavender

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Crafty Awesomeness - January Anything Goes
2. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - January Anything Goes
3. Your Scrapbook Place - January Anything Goes
4. Simon Says Monday - Something New
5. Simon Says Wednesday - Something New
6. A Perfect Time To Craft - #1 Anything Goes

Birds at Ching-Chou Kuik

Well we are getting closer to Christmas now, but this month at Ching-Chou Kuik's challenge blog we are focusing on Birds.  You can make something with any theme you like, as long as there is a bird somewhere on your creation. Join in with the fun here. 

I have used 'Scarlet Holly' to make a fun Christmas card. I couldn't resist the pun-ny sentiment!!
Product list:

• Green & black cardstock
• Birds on a wire die
• Embossing folder
• Whispers Ink
• ProMarkers - Cinnamon, Tan, Dusky Pink, Almond, Henna, Cocoa, Caramel, Sandstone, Walnut, Black, Cardinal, Ruby, Lipstick, Cool Grey 5, Mustard, Tulip, Crimson, Berry, Pine, Forest, Apple, Sky Blue, Arctic Blue, Powder Blue, Pastel Pink, Leaf Green & Meadow Green

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. World Wide Open Design Team - #28 Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Team - #20 Anything Goes
3. Come and Get It - Christmas Challenge
4. Crafty Creations - #356 Anything Goes
5. Crafty Gals Corner - #152 Anything Goes

Shoot For The Moon at Ching-Chou Kuik

Well it's already week three of the inspiration posts for Ching-Chou Kuik and the team have made some awesome creations.  There's still time to enter the CHRISTMAS/WINTER challenge here, so we'd love to see you join in.

It's Anything Goes for the team this week and I have chosen 'Stars Dream' as I fancied something girly. 
Products used:

• Cream card blank
• Silver embossed cardstock
• Pink cardstock
• Gems
• Pink ribbon
• Kraftin' Kimmie clear stamps - Becky Pearce 'Let Your Light Shine'
• Whispers Ink - Starry Starry Night
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Sterling Silver & Onyx Black
• ProMarkers - Umber, Burnt Sienna, Cinnamon, Tan, French Navy, Aegean, Sky Blue, Cocoa, Hot Pink, Carmine, Pastel Pink, Shale, Crimson, Cool Grey 1-3, Lavendar & Midnight

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. CCC Digi Creations - #85 Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Team - #19 Anything Goes
3. Crafty Awesomeness - November/December AG
4. A Perfect Time To Craft - #11 Anything Goes
5. Star In My Pocket - Add Some Sparkle

Toadstools & Daisies at Ching-Chou Kuik

Hello there, it's time for some more inspiration over at Ching-Chou Kuik.  This week the team were challenged to use orange and/or yellow, but don't forget the main challenge theme is CHRISTMAS/WINTER and you can enter your chilly makes here.

I have used 'Toadstool Head' for my card as I thought this image would be perfect for the DT theme.  Products used:

• Cream card blank
• Yellow & Orange cardstock
• Orange ribbon
• Petal Lu flowers
• Embossalicious embossing folder 'Floral Frenzy'
• Whispers Ink
• X-Cut Oval nesting dies
• ProMarkers - Burnt Sienna, Caramel, Dusky Pink, Satin, Henna, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Burnt Orange, Pumpkin, Amber, Gold, Sunflower, Cardinal, Berry, Holly, Lush Green, Tulip, Buttercup, Tea Green, Blue Pearl, Soft Lime, Tan & Sandstone

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Creatalicious - #127 Anything Goes
2. Deep Ocean - #168 Things with Wings
3. A Gem of A Challenge - #207 Buttons and/or Ribbon
4. A Perfect Time To Craft - #11 Anything Goes
5. Allsorts - WK441 Colours of Autumn
6. World Wide Open Design Team - #28 Anything Goes
7. Cupcake Inspirations - #431 Autumn Leaf Cupcakes

Time Flies

I've been meaning to try the emboss-resist technique for some time but just hadn't done it, even though I got a new heat tool a few months ago! The new challenge of create your own background at the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook group kicked me into gear though and I finally gave it a go. I've also coloured a background around the image to emulate old paper. 

Product list: 

• Digtal Stamp 'Time Flies' by Ching-Chou Kuik
• Kraft card blank
• Papermania Chronology stamps
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks
• Ranger Pigment Ink 
• Metal gears and brads
• Cosmic Shimmer extra thick clear embossing crystals
• Anita's 3D Gloss
• Outline stickers
• ProMarkers - Umber, Khaki, Pastel Beige, Satin, Walnut, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Black, Pastel Pink, Burnt Sienna, Tan, Pine, Olive, Lush Green, Leaf Green, Cardinal, Ruby, Lipstick, French Navy, Aegean, Blue Pearl, Sunflower, Burgundy, Warm Grey 1, Raw Sienna, Tulip, Canary, Lemon, Shale, Cool Grey 4 & 5 and Caramel

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps (FB) - Create A Background
2. Simon Monday - Touchy Feely
3. Simon Wednesday - Emboss It
4. Sparkles Monthly - #93 Embossing heat or dry
5. Fab 'n' Funky - #355 Vintage
6. Not Just Cards - #45 Anything Goes
7. Open-Minded Crafting Fun #18 Just About Time in June
8. Crafty Gals Corner - #127 Vintage
9. Creative Moments - #120 AG
10. Crafting by Designs - Things With Wings
11. A Bit More Time To Craft - #46 AG

Closing Party at Club KennyK

You may or may not have seen the announcement that KennyK Stamps is closing up shop.  The wonderful illustrator KennyK and his designer wife ElenaK are so in demand with the illustration side of the business that it wasn't viable to continue with the digital stamps.  

While we are all very sad at this closure, the Krafty Krew are having a party at Club KennyK to celebrate all the wonderful creations and people from the last few years.  We have showcase creations from current and past DT and GDT, plus games and other ways to win prizes.  There is also an amazing sale going on at the KennyK Stamps shop. 

Please note: all TOU still apply even after the shop closure. You must continue to watermark all creations posted online and not share or post any non-watermarked images. We will be monitoring and reporting any misuse. 

For my first showcase post I am sharing a new Steampunk card using Inspector Em. I coloured her up and showed her in the Club a little while ago, so thought it was about time she went on a card!

Product list:

• Kraft card blank
• Core'dinations cardstock
• X-Cut Tri-Boss folder - Cogs
• Sizzix Tim Holtz embossing folders - Clocks & Diamond Plate
• Brads
• Key
• Twine
• Sakura Gelly Roll - Silver
• ProMarkers - Burnt Orange, Coral, Dusky Pink, Almond, Black, Warm Grey 1-5, Olive, Moss & Pear

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes
2. The Crafter's Cafe - #174 Anything Goes
3. Simon Says Monday - We're Going Round In Circles
4. Creative Fingers - #131 Anything Goes
5. Classic Design Team Open - #15 Anything Goes
6. A Perfect Time To Craft - #6 Anything Goes

June Challenge at Crafts Galore Encore

Wow, nearly half the year gone already... time sure does fly when you're crafting! We have a brand new Anything Goes challenge for you over at Crafts Galore Encore and this time we're sponsored by:

I was given this rather dashing Knight Owl to use and thought my wood grain embossing folder was a perfect match as a background for him. 

Product list:

• Kraft card blank
• Papermania cardstock
• Darice embossing folder
• Whispers ink
• Black Prismacolor pencil
• White & Gold Sakura Gelly Roll
• ProMarkers - Gold, Tulip, Cool Grey 1-3, Walnut, Cocoa, Raw Sienna, Blush, Pine, Forest, Apple, Burnt Orange, Pumpkin, Amber, Henna, Cinnamon, Tan, Crimson, Berry, Lipstick, Warm Grey 1-3, Canary, Lemon, Midnight, Denim, Indigo, French Navy & Cobalt

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Creative Fingers - #131 AG
2. Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #241 AG
3. Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes
4. Crafty Creations - #342 AG
5. Crafting By Designs - June AG

Super Dad at Club KennyK

It's time for a new challenge at Club KennyK and this month you can get your hands on the super 'Danger Dad' if you enter the challenge. 

This month the DT theme is 'Masculine', so I have created a super-simple card which could be used for Father's Day or a birthday.  I have used the freebie plus a sentiment from the 'Love Your Dad Sentiments' set. 

Product list:

• White and coloured cardstock
• Mirri card
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations 'Diamond Plate' embossing folder
• Gold Sakura Gelly Roll
• ProMarkers - Cinnamon, Tan, Dusky Pink, Satin, Black, Warm Grey 5, Cool Grey 5, Midnight, Denim, Powder, Indigo, French Navy & Cobalt

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. The Sisterhood of Crafters - The Letter B
2. The Crafty Addicts - #36 AG/Die Cuts
3. Allsorts - WK413 Embossing
4. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - WK17 AG
5. Crafty Awesomeness - May AG