Chilly? wrap up then…

Today is Wednesday and we are ½ way on this fortnights ABC Christmas challenge our Challenge this time is D for Distress it.

We have 2 fabulous sponsors for this challenge:

Prize - a $10 voucher to spend in the Sweet Stamps store!

and

Prize - 3 digis of the winner's choice from Karen's Doodles!

I have used Emo Snowflake from Just Some lines I won her a little while ago and have not had a chance to use her yet! I have paper pieced her as I thought it would look cute. only trouble is having had to use pink on a couple of cards for orders it seems to becoming a bit of a habit and I really DO NOT like pink and I am gonna go kick myself!

I have used a sketch from Seems a little Sketchy

 

Here are the challenge I am entering with this card:

Seems a little Sketchy – Sketch
Craft Your Passion - Paper Piecing
Craft Your Days Away - Paper Piecing & DT CALL
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - A Ribbon and/or Charm
Just some lines - Girly Girl
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Stamp and Doodle - Embossing
Whimsy Challenge - Paper Piecing

Its my day off today so I am trying to catch my tail a little today but could not resist doing a little cooking, as I can not sit at the computer or craft for long stints its really hurting my neck (since my fall on the sheet ice)

So any idea’s what is on the menu tonight then?

Don't forget to check out the rest of the inspiration at ABC Christmas Challenge this week! we have guest Designers too!

Happy Wednesday hugs me x

Create for fun.... Top Tip Tuesday and some Graffiti

Its Tuesday and its a Top Tip Tuesday challenge.

Our Challenge this fortnight its Stitches Real? or Faux?

And we have Janette as our host and she has done an Awesome double Tutorial for you, and we have 2 Awesome Sponsors too!

Saturated Canary

Krista has been really Kinda and sent us images to use.

Our other fabby sponsor is The Crafty Pad

Debbie is offering a lovely yummi prize too!

For my card I have had a mega mad play! When I saw Copica I just imagined her drawing on walls I would just love to have a craft room where I could graffiti the walls… with Stamping and distressing etc

I have a sewing machine and to be honest am scared of breaking it! BUT my Mum is a whizz and can fix it sooooooo I have had fun and Combined graffiti and sewing as I just could not resist. So I have coloured Copica with Distress inks and drawing some graffiti around her with a fine black gelly roll pen… now I must admit I was a bit worried doing it direct onto the image but I had a little scribble on my work pad and felt quite confident I would not make a mess of the image so like a wally I coloured her in first and then though OH NO!! should of done the graffiti first! lol…

Here’s my graffiti scribbles… just a practice…

As I said I had coloured her in and then after a practice doodle I went ahead and did it onto the image.

My 1st Top Tip is this really important!

Keep a separate needed for sewing paper/card as paper will blunt your needle and then when you come to sew material you will damage it.

While I had the sewing machine out

I altered my son's school Trousers they were getting to short so I let the hems down! My mum will be proud! so it was important to change the needle.

Now I swapped back to my needle for paper and started sewing the papers I cut to size down and realised I did not take any photo’s so here are a few while I was sewing the image and ribbons in place.

Here comes my 2nd Top Tip for you today

when you have finished sewing you can pull your ends through.

here's how.you can click the pictures if you need to see them closer

Turn the paper over and pull gently on the 2 threads

at the back you will see a loop pop up

with a pin or needle easy the loop until the ends pull through

you then have all 4 threads on the back

and you can trim them and tape them down

With the Metal star I sewed that on by hand using

a poky tool first and then a needle and thread.

Here's my finished card

I have used some Echo park papers and some Kraft,

New ribbon from Penrith crafts, Twine and brad from my stash.

You really have to check out the rest of our Teams Creations they are AWESOME!

Here are some challenge I am joining in with:

Love to Create - Add Stitching (Real or Faux) – Real

Pollycraft - Teenage Dream.

Moving Along with the Times - Lots of Layers 
Papertake Weekly - Get Krafty

Don't forget to check out the rest of my teamies creations your in for a real treat,
Awesome is an understatement!

Busy Morning and time to finish a card too!

Well its Monday I was up early and got all my tasks that I had set myself done early.

So I had time to finish a card that My mum and dad asked me to make for their Friends Daughter... Guess what she love pink! DOH!

but I have been saved as she likes green too!

I have used this awesome Image Canary Love by Krista - Saturated Canary

and think I have the hair ok this time its quite hard to get the hair right with distress inks, as I use the re inkers and a paint brush, I have made my 2nd Step card but this time I have done a side step! and decided to try it with the image on the right side.

I have stamped on to the card base with the floral Hero arts stamp and then Distressed it too! but was careful not to to the back, by masking it off

Don't forget you could enter Pile It On - Fun Folds

I am entering the following challenges with this card

Saturated Canary Challenge - Anything but square or Rectangle.

Creative Mondays - Anything Goes.

House of Gilli - Green
Nettie G's Digital Gems - Anything Goes.

The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes.

There's Magic in the Air - Critter in the image - Bird.

That Craft Place - Anything Goes.
Rogue Redheads - Stamped Background.


Fancy seeing what I have been up to this morning

then read on!

I can not believe I have done so much and its only 12.30 in the afternoon!

I have stripped all the beds and the washing machine is on!

Done the ironing and put it all away, Been and took all the recycling,

Cleaned out Pickle, Ain't he cute!

And Davide and Ella are enjoying a bundle of hay in there nice clean hutch too!

And Hunny had a lovely Brush and is fine too!

I have made Sweet potato, carrot, tomato and lentil soup

Just need to blend it

and I have made some bread which is now raising and will soon be ready to bake

Yum!

Even took photos of my Panasonic bread machine ready to sell as I make all my bread by hand and in my Kenwood mixer now so I don't use this any more its a waste just sitting in the cupboard as its in great condition... wanna buy it? lol well I will be putting in on Ebay later so if you do want it... Email me! lol

I even have the instructions, both Blades and the box.

Happy Monday hugs Me xx

A Sketch for you

Its Monday and that means a new Incy Wincy Challenge

This week we are sponsored by our very own Nikki of Limited Runs

And we have a Sketch for you as our Theme

you can flip, rotate or mirror it but we need to see the basic layout.

I have used only 3 colours and kept to the sketch as it is.

the Image is Racecar Cupcake

Hope you can join us this week, The Team have a lovely lot of inspiration for you too!

hugs Samantha :0)

Busy Morning and time to finish a card too!

Well its Monday I was up early and got all my tasks that I had set myself done early.

So I had time to finish a card that My mum and dad asked me to make for their Friends Daughter... Guess what she love pink! DOH!

but I have been saved as she likes green too!

I have used this awesome Image Canary Love by Krista - Saturated Canary

and think I have the hair ok this time its quite hard to get the hair right with distress inks, as I use the re inkers and a paint brush, I have made my 2nd Step card but this time I have done a side step! and decided to try it with the image on the right side.

I have stamped on to the card base with the floral Hero arts stamp and then Distressed it too! but was careful not to to the back, by masking it off

Don't forget you could enter Pile It On - Fun Folds

I am entering the following challenges with this card

Saturated Canary Challenge - Anything but square or Rectangle.
Creative Mondays - Anything Goes.
House of Gilli - Green.Nettie G's Digital Gems - Anything Goes.The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes.There's Magic in the Air - Critter in the image - Bird.That Craft Place - Anything Goes.

Fancy seeing what I have been up to this morning
then read on!

I can not believe I have done so much and its only 12.30 in the afternoon!

I have stripped all the beds and the washing machine is on!

Done the ironing and put it all away, Been and took all the recycling,  

Cleaned out Pickle, Ain't he cute!

And Davide and Ella are enjoying a bundle of hay in there nice clean hutch too!

And Hunny had a lovely Brush and is fine too!

I have made Sweet potato, carrot, tomato and lentil soup

Just need to blend it

 and I have made some bread which is now raising and will soon be ready to bake

Yum!

Even took photos of my Panasonic bread machine ready to sell as I make all my bread by hand and in my Kenwood mixer now so I don't use this any more its a waste just sitting in the cupboard as its in great condition... wanna buy it? lol well I will be putting in on Ebay later so if you do want it... Email me! lol

I even have the instructions, both Blades and the box. 

Happy Monday hugs Me xx

Isn't it Funny that Bears like Honey.....

Its Sunday again!! I just can not believe its nearly March! where on earth are the weeks going? Well at least there is one good thing about it being nearly March! We will be having the Distress Markers arriving at the Shop soon! YAY!! We have ordered the full stand and also several of the sets! We have been being asked when they are going to arrive and according to the supplier we are hoping for Mid March... And we also have another May Arts Ribbon stand coming too! and lots of NEW Ribbons... we have a few new ones but there are lots more arriving soon so I'll keep you all posted...

Anyway so its Sunday and I have a Challenge for you...

This weeks Pile It On Challenge is 

Make it a fun foldNow I thought I would try a Centre step card can you believe that this is the first ever centre step card I have made.....

I have made the base card black and then added some watermark ink to kraft with a flourish background stamp (hero arts)  the image is Lenny (Stamp Fairy) isn't he just the cutest dressed as a bee... He is Coloured with Distress inks! (looking forward to the Distress markers arriving (insert Grin) I have also added glossy accents to his nose, antenna, feet pads and Honey. the button was white and I have inked and heat embossed it to make it yellow, the Ribbon is NEW and is May Arts.

Here are the challenges I am joining in with for this card.

Always Crafting - Anything goes

Crafter's Companion - Anything goes

Crafty Creations - Fancy folds

Crafty Catz – Something in "B" – Bear, Bee, Button. Brown.

Lollipop - Anything goes - Opps Closed!

Our Creative Corner – Over the edge

Paper Pretties – Punches or dies

Stamp with Fun – Shapes

2 Sisters - Anything goes

Allsorts – Anything goes

Gingerloft – Any Animal will do

Alphabet Challenge – JFF B for Busy Bugs

Crafty Ribbons - Paws for thought (include paws, thought or animals).

Happy Sunday everyone!

Don't forget to stop by the Pile It on Blog there is plenty more inspiration from my DT buddies.