Christmas In June with the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge and 3 Winners

Good morning to you all in  the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

the theme this week is 

Christmas In June

so here is my inspirational piece,  however do please hop on over to the main challenge site to see lots more gorgeous inspiration.

Of course I made a Christmas Card :)

Recipe

Base colour and main papers are Milton Christmas Papers by Wild Rose Studio

Image is Mia With Cracker by Wild Rose Studio

The sentiment is from the set Christmas Circles by Wild Rose Studio

pearls and rose from stash.  The new holly flourish was a holiday treat for me :) 

Here is  a close up of Mia with her Polar Ice flower soft, fluffy bits, she has been coloured in copics.

A quick hello to my new followers and I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors and followers for the lovely and inspirational comments you leave, which allows me to hop on over in return to see your own lovely work.

from last weeks challenge where I said I would give away a reel of 

3M Scotch 24 Electrical Shielding Tape

had quite a few interesting ideas in the comments and I let my hubby choose and he chose

Sonia

who said

"Can you use for background net for ivy, or for a birdcage, or a big bow for a present on a Christmas card :)"

 A little spider web:)
And another,I thought yesterday evening,a little fence for sheeps:)

Hazel

who said

"Seeing the tape in sliver I would be tempted to use it on Christmas cards instead of ribbon on some."

Sandra

who said

 "l had already seen your tutorial which was brilliant a great net for your card just amazing what can be made with it l think you could just use it for just about anything it's one of those items that will come in handy anywhere and any time"

Congratulations ladies if you would like to mail me your snail mail details, I will get these in the post to you.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

Fab N Funky - Cute and Girly

The Paper Shelter - Punches and Dies

Scrap Book Sisters - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe - Girls Girls Girls

Incy Wincy Designs - Anything goes

Love to Create - Anything Goes

Great Impressions - Die Cuts or Punches

enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs

xxx

Monochromatic with the Winter Wonderland DT

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the

Winter Wonderland

with the challenge this week hosted by little old me, the theme this week is

Monochromatic

(one colour apart from skin/hair/fur)

or in my case the holly

We are sponsored by

who are very generously giving the winner a $15 Gift Certificate

Here is my design team inspirational piece, however don't forget to hop on over and see what the rest of the amazing team have created to inspire you.

The base layer is silver mirror card. The top papers are that old that I am sorry I do not have the name sleeve any longer.  The snowflake is a Memory Box die.  The image is a Penny Black, little snowy don't you just love him.

Here is a close up of the image, with his big bobble hat, and standing on ice stickles.  He is coloured in copics with Atyou glitter enhancements.  

Hello to my new followers, and I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

Don't forget my candy see the side bars just a couple of more days to run, also have you seen I only need two more followers and I can show you all the 1000 follower candy "squeals".

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

365 Cards - Sparkle and Shine with two different products

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes Christmas

CropStop - Are  you feeling Blue

Sassy Studio Designs - Sparkle and snow

Willow Sketchie - Sparkle and Shine

The Paper Shelter - Punches/Dies

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Hugs and Enjoy Your Day

xxx

Bella With Balloons Wild Rose Studio DT Creation and Tutorial

Good evening to you all in the land of blog

On Saturday I was rained in, I had an image that I had previously coloured for a tutorial for my card that I made for the class at Grimsby Crafts, so I decided to make it up into a card.  Now I had spent a whole week playing with the image, that is that I tried a new technique for creating clouds, and I love the way it turned out, although it is not an instant thing it took a few days of work, but think it was so well worth it.  See below I have created another tutorial to show you how I created the sky.


So here is what I created

I made a birthday card and Sam yes it is PINK!!!! a gorgeous pink at that :)

 The Recipe is

Base Card - a 12" by 6 3/4" fully punched around the page and folded in a half and the edges air brushed in RV06

Base colour and compliment a pale blue card

Papers - Wild Rose Studio from the Floral Fantasy Pack

The Wild Rose Studio sentiment from the Little Labels  set,  is sat on a spellbinder die.

The Wild Rose Studio Image - Bella with Balloons

MS Punch around the Page - Little Daisy's

Gems are from my candy win from Marianne, thank you hun

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts ivory roses and other bits air brushed in RV06 and stickles added.

Here is a close up of the flowers

Here is a close up of the image coloured in copics

The step by step colouring video from the class is available in two parts

here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkL_51FDOLI&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOqXdzFocUU&feature=plcp

and the new sky/clouds video can be found here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zmxDknQktY

If you want to see more of the Wild Rose Studio collection or be inspired by others hop and see us on 

Facebook 

or in the 

Wild Rose Studio's gallery

I would like to say hello to my new followers, and thank all my wonderful followers and visitors for their lovely inspiring comments, which allow me to hop over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Bunny Zoe's - Girls Girls Girls
Love To Create - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Stampin for the Weekend - Show Us your style
MAWTT - Birthday
Paper Play - Use a Die
Aud Sentiments - Happy / Flowers / Bling - BINGO
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Diva's by Design - To Die For

Hugs

xx 

EEEEEEEEEK Mid Week Reminder for the House Mouse Challenge

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Critter alert :)

but before I get on with it, I just have to say thank you to Marianne, I won her candy and wow wow wow was the selection gorgeous, just had to play, okay played a lot.  On this piece you can see the Memory Box die that was in the package, more pieces will follow :)

So today sees us at the Mid Week point of the  

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

where we are still celebrating our 1000+ followers

remember we have extra goodies this challenge, along with the sponsor goodies

So thank you all for helping us to celebrate again


Right back to the challenge, where the theme was chosen by little old me, and it is

Liquid Refreshment 

for those Hot Summer Days

With our three fabulous Sponsors for this challenge:

One winner will get a $25 gift certificate from House-Mouse Designs

Pizzazz Aplenty

$10Gift Pkg

My Creative Classroom

One Free Class of Your Choice

wow some fabulous prizes

Here is my design team inspirational piece however please do hop over to see the rest of the teams wonderful creations.

Now I have to apologise for the photographing, such glare again, but then it could be my eyes!!

I made an oval scallop grand easel.

The base layer is a lovely blue with Papermania Mono Yellow papers.  The image has been framed by the Memory Box die and little pearls added around the nestie scallop.  Lace has been added under the second oval and an array of yellow flowers licked with a little platinum stickles.

I have taken several photographs

this one showing the die's a little closer

This one of the flowers just showing the lace too

This is the inner return with a little bow to be the stop for the easel.

The image coloured in copics  is called Olive a Party.

Also if you have created a HM Creation why not display it at 

House Mouse Designs 

I have candy linked to this challenge as do some of the teamies so do check out their posts to see what their requirements are.

My Candy can be seen here

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Great Impressions - die cuts/ punches
Allsorts - Any die will do
Wild Orchid Challenge - Anything Goes

enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs

xxx

Friendship

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Welcome back Cathy hope you are now all relaxed :) thank you Karen for resolving my senior and blonde moment. 

I of course was forced to play all weekend in my Beach Hut, you see the weather was just terrible, like a swimming pool outside the door!!! just no idea where our sun has gone to, but I have a feeling some people are maybe being a little selfish with it and not sharing (think you know who you are :) .........................................

So one of the creations I made yesterday was this little LIM number, you see these LIM challenges are getting under my skin, and I just love a challenge.......................so thinking this would be quite quick set off with my idea, two hours later and arms aching from cutting out and I love the outcome, hope you do too.

I made a full PATP card with a very old Sarah Kay image and a My Sentiments Exactly matching pair sentiment.  I used papers from the Bloomsbury collection, from Grimsby Crafts out of my scraps.

Here is a close up of the image

a spotty dress, a floral pinafore and plain ribbon and shoes.

I would like to say hello to my new followers and thank you to all of my wonderful visitors, who take the time to leave me such lovely and inspiring comments, which allows me to hop back over to see you all too.

Don't forget I have two candies running this week

My house mouse challenge linked Candy here 

and

My other candy here 

do hope you will join in :)

Hoping to be hitting my 1000 followers shortly so starting to think about what I am going to put in the big candy, so exciting have lots of ideas.

Anyway would love to enter this little number into the following challenges and thank you to feline for your support with this

Two Sisters - Anything Goes

digi designs - spotty and dotty

Less is More - Paper piecing

Pattie's Creations - Mono

Crafty Ribbons - Clean and Simple

enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs

xxx

Oh Look at that Hose!!! - SCSC DT and a little special Candy

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

with the very talented Sonia choosing the theme of

The Professionals
ie. Dr/Nurse/Fireman

now this week we are sponsored by

Heathers Hobbie Haven

who is offering the winner a $15 voucher

So here is what I created for your inspiration, but don't forget to hop on over to the main challenge blog to check out the other fabulous creations.

I made a birthday card for a friend who just happens to be a fireman, I know three fireman in total, so may be using this one again.

I used a base colour of gold which is also the complimenting colour.  The papers are from Grimsby Crafts, sorry cannot remember the name of the stack, but I think it is the Steam Punk one that I used for the last Candy I did.  The sentiment is from Wild Rose Studio called Birthday Circles  

The hose was hand made using The Electrical Shielding Tape which can be purchased on e bay (mine comes from the electrician, the husband) look on e bay and search for 3M Scotch 24 Electrical Shielding Tape.  I airbrushed mine using Y08 and then stole the lid from my pinflair syringe and glued this for spout.(please keep it clean !!!!)

Here is the image coloured in copics
edited sorry forgot to tell you that this is a Dude Time Doodles image called Howie Hot Hot Hot!!!!!!!

I would like to say hello to my new followers and I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors and followers who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

I am today offering three lucky crafters, the chance to get hold of some of their own 

3M Scotch 24 Electrical Shielding Tape

To be in with a chance of winning a reel, just leave me comments below, telling me why you would love to have some, and what you might light to create with it. Remember you must be a follower advertise my small candy and I will draw the winner on the beginning of the next SCSC challenge post in one weeks time :)

Edited to include  a photo after several requests of the Electrical Shielding Tape

if you check out my tutorial link above there are some examples of how I have used it there, it sneaks into many of my creations in one form or another :)

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes
Frosted Designs - make your own embellishments
Fussy and Fancy - Boy Attitude
Inspire me Friday's - Anything Goes
MAWTT - Happy Birthday
Paperplay - Use a Die
Sarah Hurley - Dimension and Texture
Cooking It Up With Katie - Special Guy, Texture and Metal
Crafting for All Seasons - For Men

enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs

xxx

Oh Xmas Tree

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today I am showing you my next attempt at Less Is More, now as you all know I do struggle with this and have every week tried so hard to create one card that I just say NO MORE!!!!! to

So here is my attempt at this weeks Less Is More Challenge

I used the Memory Box fancy Xmas Tree die and added some diamante's to the tree and then one in each corner and that is it :)

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

Don't forget the my current candy you can find out all about it here 

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Less Is More - Something Shiny

Truly Madly Crafty - Monochrome

enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs

xxx

Liquid Refreshment for those Hot Summer Days with the HM&FM DT

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

 

I am back with some more of my favourite critters.

Today sees the next challenge at the 

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

but before I get into the normal information I have to SHOUT!!!!!! about our extra Celebrations, the challenge reached it's 1000 followers so the sister meeces just had to celebrate this in our usual House Mousie style, with CANDY..........................

So although we will have our super sponsors, if you enter a creation into this challenge you get the opportunity to enter the extra candy that you might find on some or all of the team blogs, how exciting :)

So thank you all for helping us to celebrate again


So back to the challenge, where the theme has been chosen this time around by little old me, and it is

Liquid Refreshment 

for those Hot Summer Days

We have three fabulous Sponsors for this challenge:

One winner will get a $25 gift certificate from House-Mouse Designs

Pizzazz Aplenty

$10Gift Pkg

My Creative Classroom

One Free Class of Your Choice

wow some fabulous prizes

Here is my design team inspirational piece however please do hop over to see the rest of the teams wonderful creations.

I made an easel card.  The base layer and contrast is a pastel blue.  I have used Papermania Papers for that Sunshine feel.  The edges have been trimmed with some little shells.  The blue fronds and lemon little roses, from the local cheap shop and the main rose from Wild Orchid Crafts

The image coloured in copics with some fine sand flowersoft for the beach.

The image is from an unmounted set from Joanna Sheen called

"Drinks"

The sentiments are within the pack, I cut out the additional little sun shade, although looked high and low to buy some of the originals.

Also if you have created a HM Creation why not display it at 

House Mouse Designs 

So onto the extra celebrations and of course I had to join in, so if you enter a creation into the challenge this time around you can click the little blue froggy and add your creation here also, to be in with a chance of winning the set that I have used for this challenge and the last :) Do remember you must be a follower of this blog and the HM Challenge blog,  to be in with a chance of winning the candy and must advertise it in your side bar.

Candy will close as the Challenge closes on the 1st July @ 5pm

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

The Corrosive Challenge - Feeling Punchy
Craft a Scene - Beach Scene
Great Impressions - die cuts and punches
Pan Pastels - Summertime
Stamptacular - Fabulous Folds
So Artful - Ocean
Polka Doodles - Summer Scene
Divas by Design - Summer Theme
Paper Pretties - Summer Inspiration
Simon Says Stamp - Summer Photo inspiration

enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs

xxx