Shaped Cards at PDE Linky Party

We would love to see your shaped cards at PDE this time. I loved making the card for this theme!

RECIPE

Card made with my Little B circle die, and my cutterbee circle scissors

Image from Ppinkydolls, coloured with Copics and pencils

Leaf die cuts

Flowers and buttons from stash

Safmat sentiment

CHALLENGES

Anything goes with Copics
Crafter's Cafe - F, 3E - #83 shaped cards
Creative Bug on the Loose - M, E3, freebie provided - Child's Play
•A song in your He{ART}-2W, 3E- #96 I've got a dog (2nd week)
Hambo Hoedown - M, 1st Wednesday, SIO - Kids
Nutcrafters - 2W, SIR for 1st prize, any image for 2nd Prize, 1E - #77 Anything but square
Paper Shelter Challenge -3E, SIO - #175 fancy fold card
Scrappers' Delights - 2W, SIO - #32 anything goes/no DP
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes
Challenge #3 - Anything Goes or Make it Girly at Ppinkydolls
Melonheadz Friends Challenge - 2W, 2E, SIO - (Week 1) Fun Folds

Lucy Loo 'Raver Kitty'

Just love this kitty, how about you?

RECIPE

Image from THE EAST WIND called Lucy Loo 'Raver Kitty' , coloured with Promarkers
Dp's are free with a magazine!!
Kenny K sentiment
Chaarm from stash

CHALLENGES

C.R.A.F.T. - W, 5E -#30 Add a charm or use metal
Creative Knockouts W, 2E, C8 #56 Charming (use a charm)
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Oh How Cute
Passion For Promarkers Challenge W- must use promarkers - #266 Autumn Colors
Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2W, E5 (W1 of 2) #116 Halloween Sentiment
613 Avenue Create - W - #91 Anything Goes
Great Impressions - M, 3E, SIO - September "Get Your Spook On"
Pile It On - W #39 The Witching Hour/Halloween
Scribble and Scrap - 2W, SIO, E3, C15, F - #28 - 3 Entries Only
The Corrosive Challenges - 2W, 3E - #209 Halloween Colors

Record player

Just love this image, great retro feel to it!

RECIPE

Image from Digistamps For Joy called Record player, coloured with Promarkers and a Sakura pigma micron in sepia for the wood grain

Dp is Craftwork, as are the tickets and sentiment

Black fineliner for faux stitching

Button from stash

CHALLENGES

WordArt Wednesdays - 5E , scriptural word art freebie offered each week - Anything goes

Wonderful Wednesdays - W, SIO -  Always Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge Monthly Challenge Anything Goes

Red Rubber Inspirationals - W, E3, must have stamping: #139 Stay focused on stamping..anything goes

Crafty Creations - 2W - #272 Vintage

Stampavie and More -2W,  JFF - #220 Birthday

Inky Impressions - SIO - #178 Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp -  Anything goes

Allsorts - W, 3E -  'A Stitch Up!'
My Sheri Crafts  -  2W (W2)  #142 - Birthday Celebrations!
Sweet Stampin - W, 2E, must Stamp Just for men
We Do Doobadoo Challenge-  2W, E2 - (W2) Something Masculine

Peek-a-boo

Seriously, could a digi be more cute than this one?? Don't think so!!

Recipe

Digi called Peek-a-boo, form DIGISTAMPS FOR JOY, coloured with Promarkers and polychromos, I added the sentiment with Craft Artist II

Dps are DO and MME

Making memories wordage

Flowers, gems and heart from stash

CHALLENGES

Art by Miran - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes
Let's Craft & Create - Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes &/or Pink for Breast Cancer
Southern Girls - 3W, 1E, C10 - (W1 of 3) Girly/ Shabby Chic
Crafter's Cafe - F, 3E - #83 shaped cards
Creative Bug on the Loose - M, E3, freebie provided - Child's Play
Inky Impressions - SIO - #178 Anything goes
•Miriam's Crafting Blog Monthly Challenge - M, 1st Wed., E4 - Kids
Paper Shelter Challenge -3E, SIO - #175 fancy fold card
Wonderful Wednesdays - W, SIO - Always Anything Goes
WordArt Wednesdays - 5E , scriptural word art freebie offered each week - Anything goes

Fall/Autumn Colors at Dilly Beans

How happy does this make you feel? All those warm autumnal colours?? Make me feel soooooooooooo comfortable, guess it's because I am an Autumn baby!

Please enter your Fall/Autums colours challenge at Dilly beans HERE

RECIPE

Image from Dilly Beans coloured with Copics and a prismacolour pencil, I added the sentimnet in Craft Artist II

American Crafts DP's

Sepia fineliner pen

Leaves from stash

I made the sunflower with my Mod Podge resin system

CHALLENGES

Treasured times 25: anything goes
Creative fingers 49: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 37: anything goes
The paper nest dolls 19: anything goes
613 avenue create 90: anything goes
Incy wincy: anything goes
Ruby's rainbow 88: anything goes
Crafty boots: anything goes
My crafty creations: anything goes
Card and scrap 82: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Sister act 
Crafting by design September: anything goes
DL.ART September: anything goes

Design Team call at DIGISTAMPS FOR JOY

If you have always wanted to be a part of this dynamic team, then now is your chance!

Do you:

·         Love our fabulous digistamps?  (… of course I am biased!)

·         Enjoy colouring in images and creating cards?

·         Keep your Blog up to date and have quite a few friends following you?

·         Regularly chat in online crafting communities?

·         Enjoy giving praise to other crafter’s creations? “It’s always more blessed to give than to receive”

So you answered YES to the above, what now?

Send your email application to MARGY info@digistamps4joy.co.za
Subject line: DS4J DT Call

Just so I don’t have to try and guess any information, please provide me with the following:

Your name

Blog address (NB)

List any DTs you currently serve on

Blog links to what YOU think are your 2 best creations using a stamp/digistamp

Closing date - October 15^th

New members will be announced on this BLOG on October 18^th.

The basic requirements of a DS4J DT member are to ....

• Create a papercraft project every two weeks for our challenges
•  Create a papercraft project every two weeks for our new releases on Sunday
• Comment on challenge entries 
• Chat in our FB public group and interact with our members
• Just be a blessing to me and the team! 
• Voluntary tasks such as creating cards for our monthly freebie.

Challenge #4 at The Paperbabes- Sketch

Sooooo, today at The Paperbabes we have a great new Challenge for you, my all time favoutrite, A SKETCH!! And it's a cracker! You can flip

 the sketch, turn it, the sketch is just a starting point, the flower can be any image, stamping, embellishment or die cut.I made mine just as the sketch as I like it so much!

You may enter HERE

RECIPE

Rubber stamp Peony & Bud (bud not used here) Stamped onto burnt orange and green and embossed in white

Dp's are Prima

Sentiment Pink Petticoat

Please pop on over and share your creations with us, we love to see them!

CHALLENGES

Hiding in my Craft Room - W, 1E - #166 - Banners!
Open-Minded Challenges - 2W, 3E (W2) Rolling Out The Red
Alphabet Challenge - 2W, 1E, JFF - (W2 of 2) - P for Pretty Petals
Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 75 - Anything Goes
Stempelsonnen Challenge - 2W, 3E, stamp as main focus - No.124 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
As You Like it Challenge - 2W, E3- (W2 of 2) Favorite Rubber Stamp and Why ( this rubber stamp is so versatile, pan down and 3 totally different cards have been made with it)
Deep Ocean Challenge 2W - #87 - At least One Flower
Inky Chicks W, 3E, cards & altered items - #38 - Anything Goes
Paper Minutes W- #340 Colors of Autumn

'Sunrise' at THE EAST WIND

A yoga pose card today, never tried Yoga, but it looks very interesting!

RECIPE

Image called 'Sunrise' from THE EAST WIND coloured with Copics, I printed the sentiment over the top with Craft Atrist Pro II
Marianne die cuts
Joy Dp's
MME brad and gems

CHALLENGES

Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 76 - Anything Goes
Stempelsonnen Challenge - 2W, 3E, stamp as main focus - No.124 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks W, 3E, cards & altered items - #38 - Anything Goes
Dragonfly-dreams-challenge - Let's celebrate with jewels or pearls
Whoopsi Daisy - Bling or pearls - used pearls
My Sheri Craft Ch #142-Birthday Wishes
613 avenue create 90: anything goes
The squirrel and the fox 78: happy birthday
Incy wincy: anything goes
Order of the opus gluei 192: birthdays
Crafting by design September: anything goes

Autumn flowers

A rubber stamped flower card today

RECIPE

Rubber stamp from Penny Black stamped with bleach the highlighted with Stckles when dry

Dp's are Prima

Tim Holtz distess ink in Vinatage Photo

Craftwork sentiment

CHALLENGES

4 Krafty Girlz - 2W, E3 (W2 of 2) # 27 Anything Goes
Eclectic Paperie - M, E3 Fall
Moving along with the Times - W, E3 Recipe: 1 image, 2 papers, 3 colors
Red Rubber Inspirationals - W, E3, must have stamping: #139 Stay focused on stamping..anything goes
Seize The Birthday - 2W - Must be Birthday Card
Add a Little Dazzle - W, SIO - #44 Fall Colors/Anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons - 2W, 3E - #86 colors of Autumn
House That Stamps Built -- Fall
Inky Impressions - SIO - #178 Anything goes
Moo-Mania & More - 2W, JFF - Autumn coloring
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes
Stampavie and More -2W, JFF - #220 Birthday
WordArt Wednesdays - 5E , scriptural word art freebie offered each week - Anything goes

Pastel

A rubber stamped image today. Had huge probs with Blogger not wanting to behave. Is it just me??

RECIPE

Prima doll ribber stamp, coloured with Copics and paper pieced from the scrapbox

Carftwork Dp's, flower, wiggle strip and card candi
Safmat greeting

CHALLENGES
Let's craft and create- anything goes
Crafting by design September: anything goes
DL.ART September: anything goes
Paper makeup digi makeover 159: happy birthday
Order of the opus gluei 192: birthdays
The squirrel and the fox 78: happy birthday
Ecelctic ellapu: lady's birthday
Little Claire 49: a birthday card
Glitter n sparkle 103: must use pink
Artistic inspirations 110:
anything goes &/or pink for Breast Cancer
The paper nest dolls 19: anything goes
613 avenue create 90: anything goes

Super savings over at Digistamps For Joy

Do pop on over to Digistamps For Joy, we are having a fabulous sale,  25% off all $5 + sales, how incredible is that???? I must rush over and take a look myself!! Don't miss out! sale lasts just three days! Fill your boots, nows the time! You may look HERE , have fun!

Take time

I have returned to using pencils more and more alongside my alcohol markers. But this one is all pencil, and I have to say, it is easier to gain a good result with straight hair and pencils. Curly will take me more practice!

RECIPE

Image from Dilly Beans, coloured with Polychromos

Background is Alcohol inks with metal mixatives and a rubber stamp by Hero

Flowers and gems from stash

CHALLENGES

Fussy and Fancy - 2W - No.123 - (W1 of 2) - Main Color - Red
Ladies at SLS Lines
Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 75 - Anything Goes
Pile It On Challenge #38 - Shiny
The Sisters of Craft MP1 - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time # 220 Anything Goes with a Flower
Scribble and Scrap #27 Always Anything Goes
4kraftygirlz ag
treasured times rubber stamping and scrapbooking ag
storyteller - everything is permitted
613 Avenue Create - W - #90 Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - W, 3E – #247 - Pretty Women

Broken Bisque

There are 3 creepy new releases at THE EAST WIND today. My dark side needs some work and these images are perfect for me to practice on!!

Recipe

Image called Broken Bisque  coloured with Promarkers and polychromos

DP is Prima

Memory Box and Joanna Sheen die cuts

Tim Holtz words

Pearls from stash

Darkroom door splatter rubber stamp

String, cameo and pearls from stash

Tim Holtz Vintage photo Distress ink

CHALLENGES

Deep Ocean Challenge 2W - #86 - Vintage
A Little Bit Crafty : Distress It!!!
Crafty Boots : Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft : Anything Goes
Cards Galore Encore : Make A Card!
Card and Scrap : Everything is allowed
Creative Moments : Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - W,1E, SIO – No. 102 - Tag It

Cake slice

How about this cake image. Suitable for so many occasions as the flag is left blank for you to add a sentiment or name etc. into. I merged 2 images here, Birthday slice and Birthday cake which I placed underneath.

RECIPE

Image Birthday slice merged with Birthday cake  with Craft Artist II, then coloured with Promarkers

Craftwork embossed CS

Dp's are Dovecraft

Paper bow Craftwork

Resin flower from stash

Sentiment on Safmat

CHALLENGES

Crafting By Designs - F - childhood memories
My Craft Creations - 2W, Challenge links on top - (Week 1) Always Anything Goes
My Heart Pieces - M, E3 - (W3 of 4) Use a Digistamp
A Creative Romance - 2W, 3E - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create atg
DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge Monthly Challenge Anything Goes
4 Krafty Girlz - 2W, E3 (W1 of 2) # 27 Anything Goes
If You Gave a Crafter A Cookie Challenge #1
Penny's Paper-Crafty - 3E - #195 Embossing
Creative Fingers : #48 - Anything Goes

broken doll

There are 3 creepy new releases at THE EAST WIND today. My dark side needs some work and these images are perfect for me to practice on!!

Recipe

Image called  Broken doll coloured with Promarkers and polychromos

Dp is Trimcraft

Spellbinder die

Mix of leaf and flourish dies

Card Candi

K & Co sentiment

CHALLENGES

A Vintage Journey - 2W (Vintage)- No.15 - (W1 of 2) - Colors of Autumn
Card Makin' Mamas - Vintage or Shabby Chic
Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 75 - Anything Goes
Stempelsonnen Challenge - 2W, 3E, stamp as main focus - No.124 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
Bloggers - W, JFF – Fall Colors
Crafty Boots : Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft : Anything Goes
Cards Galore Encore : Make A Card!
Card and Scrap : Everything is allowed
QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 105 - Fall Colors

Lucy Loo 'Glamzombie'

There are 3 creepy new releases at THE EAST WIND today. My dark side needs some work and these images are perfect for me to practice on!! Also it is the start of our Facebook contest HERE which is Zombies!!

Recipe

Image called Lucy Loo 'Glamzombie'  coloured with Promarkers and polychromos
Background is alcohol inks with TH stamps
Paper and resin flower, lace from stash

CHALLENGES

Pile It On Challenge #38 - Shiny
Craft for the Craic - M, 5E (First Friday of the month) - September - Something with Circles On It
A Vintage Journey - 2W (Vintage)- No.15 - (W1 of 2) - Colors of Autumn
Bloggers - W, JFF – Fall Colors
Card Makin' Mamas - Vintage or Shabby Chic
Docerela Creations- 2W, 1E, Must Stamp, SIO - No. 70 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 105 - Fall Colors
Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 75 - Anything Goes
Stempelsonnen Challenge - 2W, 3E, stamp as main focus - No.124 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
Ladies at SLS Lines

Birdcage Ppinky

I think if you are a regular follower of my blog, you may have noticed that I am quite taken with these images! LOL!

RECIPE

Image from Ppinkydolls Art, coloured with Promarkers and polychromos
Dp's are all Prima
Birdcage (tinted with TH Vint, Photo) from the Works
Safmat greeting and gem from stash

CHALLENGES

Ppinkydolls : Anything Goes or Add Flowers
Creative Moments : Anything Goes
That’s Crafty! Challenge Blog : All you need is love
Crafty Boots : Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft : Anything Goes
Cards Galore Encore : Make A Card!
Card and Scrap : Everything is allowed
A Little Bit Crafty : Distress It!!!
Craft for the Craic - M, 5E (First Friday of the month) - September - Something with Circles On It
Crafty Catz - W, 3E – #247 - Pretty Women
QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 105 - Fall Colors

flower fairy

Here is Kyra's latest drawing, and isn't she sweet, a true beauty!

RECIPE

Image called Flower fairy coloured with Promarkers and polychromos

All Dp's are hand embossed, the bottom one has Pan pastels applied

Craftwork sentiment

Flowers from stash

CHALLENGES

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - W, E4, Must Be Square or Rectangular #53 Anything Goes with Shades of Blue
Wonderful Wednesdays - W, SIO - Always Anything Goes
WordArt Wednesdays - 5E , scriptural word art freebie offered each week - Anything goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty - 3E - #195 Embossing
DoubleClick Skittles - 2W, E1, F - #5 Anything goes
Hobbybook Designer Challenge - 2W, E3, SIO- Embossing
Nutcrafters - 2W, SIR for 1st prize, any image for 2nd Prize, 1E - #77 Anything but square
Inky Chicks W, 3E, cards & altered items - #38 - Anything Goes
Passion For Promarkers Challenge W- must use promarkers - #265 Make It Digital
Sweet Stamps W, 1E, SIO, C10 - # 187 Anything Goes

Autumnal colours

In honour of autumn, I am sharing this card today. Just home from a RED hot holiday in the Canaries, and the difference is immense!!!

RECIPE

Image from Darcy's Diaries coloured with promarkers and a white gel pen

Dp's are Kanban and DO

Craftwork sentiment

Flowers, pearl buttons and charm from stash

CHALLENGES

Crafting By Designs - F - childhood memories
Crafting for all Seasons - 2W, 3E - #86 colors of Autumn
Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #51 Anything goes/Fall colors
Miriam's Crafting Blog Monthly Challenge - M, 1st Wed., E4 - Kids
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - SIO - #328 Buttons
Stampavie and More -2W, JFF - #219 Autumn colors
WordArt Wednesdays - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Autumn Colors
Inky Chicks W, 3E, cards & altered items - #38 - Anything Goes
Passion For Promarkers Challenge W- must use promarkers - #265 Make It Digital
Sweet Stamps W, 1E, SIO, C10 - # 187 Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes
Bearly Mine -M, P1,2E, SIO Autumnal colour challenge
Mema's Challenge - M, P1, winners every week Fall colors*

Winners, winners!!!! at the DIGISTAMPS FOR JOY bloghop

 And the winner of:

is!!! 

Granmargarets cards-n-stuff

Granmargaret, CLAIMED

 And the winner of my personal gift is:

Judy Murphy, you made me giggle Judy!

Please leave a comment and email me HERE and I will send you the details of your $10 ds4j voucher!!

Many thanks for all your lovely comments and all my new followers, you are all amazing!!!!

Stitching - New Linky Party at Pause Dream Enjoy

This time over at Pause Dream Enjoy we have a theme of stitching! Love it! But alas I cannot use a sewing machine, so mine are faux. What will you share with us??

Please enter HERE

RECIPE

Rubber stamps from Chocolate Baroque, stamped onto Pan Pastelled card stock and coloured with Copics

Dp's Stampin Up

Sentiment Craftwork

Black fine liner pen

Gems from stash

Feel the fall at The East Wind

 It's new challenge time at The East Wind, Feel the fall! I used autumnal colours in mine, what will you share with us? You may enter your creations HERE

RECIPE
Digital image

Lucy Loo' mustache , coloured with Pan Pastels after masking, then hilighted with proamekers and a white gel pen, I removed some colour with an eraser to give the skintone

Dp's are Graphic 45

Gems and charms from stash

Sentiment is Craftwork

The Creative Blog Hop

Blog Hop Nomination

I was nominated to take part in the Creative Blog Hop by my friend , the lovely Linda Kupstas.  What a sweetheart, very friendly and caring andf loves her family as I do. I really enjoy seeing her work!

The Creative Blog Hop happens every Monday and hops from crafter to crafter.

We all answer the same questions and nominate 3 people to hop on to so here goes:

1.   What am I working on?

I am usually working on one of my Design Team projects, I work on 6 teams and they are all so very different. I enjoy them all and all my teamies. They are the best!!

 

2.  How does my work differ from others of my genre?

As I teach card making for a living, I have had to learn to be versatile, all students wishes have to be catered for! But I do like neatness and cleanliness. I love CAS but find it hard. I used to do a lot of vintage and still enjoy it. Colouring is my favourite go to relaxant!

3. Why do I create what I do?
I send my cards to a local charity which supports the children of Chernobyl. Knowing that funds raised may help prolong a childs life is very rewarding and gives my hobby purpose and meaning.

4. How does my creation process work?

I choose the image I wish/need to work with. I decide a colour scheme that suits the image, time of year and challenge if applicable. I hunt out a few suitable DP's then colour up the image to suit. I keep a small notebook where I paste in any layout I see on Paperplayful that takes my fancy. I then let the card evolve, often totally going 'off' layout LOL!! I then add ribbon, charms, buttons or flowers as appropriate.

I nominate Mandy Chilvers, of http://mandysmagicalworldofart.blogspot.co.uk/

I work with Mandy and always feel in awe of her creative work. She is an inspiring teacher, a great artist in her own right and a lovely friend! She has so many creative ideas in her head she must be buzzing 24 hours a day!

I also nominate Maureen Scott

of http://maureenjscott.blogspot.co.uk

Maureen is one of my teamies, she is wonderfully supportive of us all. She has a busy life with her wee ones, yet still produces awesome projects! She is a loving wife and mother. I adore looking at her work, never ceases to amaze me! She excells at pretties and does wonders with her darkside! Every team needs a Maureen!

I also nominate

Challenge #67 - Flower Power at Creatalicious

A sweet card for the Creatalicious Challenge Challenge #67 - Flower Power.

I used an image with flowers, then added a few more for luck!

You may enter HERE, we love to see your artwork, don't forget, ADD FLOWERS!! 

We are sponsored by the amazing Meljens, the home of beautiful, fun stamps!

Recipe

Clear stamp magazine covermount, coloured with Promarkers

Dp's  MME & Design Objectives

Carole's Crafts die

Black fineliner pen

Flower punch

MFT flourish die

Gems and sentiment from stash

Anything Goes at Dilly Beans

 Sooooo,today we have everyones fave challenge at Dilly Beans, yes it's ANYTHING GOES!! You may enter HERE

RECIPE

I merged the Owl and branch together in Craft Artist II, there was a little white on the tree branch so I cheated a little and used a black fine liner! I coloured with Promarkers
Dp's are American Crafts
Kraft card blank
Sentiment and button from stash

Paperbabes Challenge #3 ~ Flowers

I had so much fun making this to share with you today! I used rubber stamp Peony & Bud along with clear stamp 

MayLeeDee Kimono with fan pattern .

RECIPE

Peony & Bud red rubber stamp and clear stamp 

MayLeeDee Kimono with fan pattern, stamped in Coffee Archival onto Coral SU CS then coloured with Prismacolours

SU Dp's

Woodware border punch

Craftwork sentiment

Pearls from stash

 Do come on over for a visit and drop off your floral creations HERE