Crafter's Companion Birthday Week Fun Design Team Giveaway.

Hello to everyone.  I hope this finds you well. 

 It's Birthday Week at Crafter's Companion and I'm celebrating too!   

During birthday week I have one of these so sweet rubber stamps to give away!!!  

For your chance to win this cute stamp, leave a comment below.

  

Using Random.Org, a relevant winner will be posted on my blog on 26th October, '14.  Following the close of the giveaway.  

The winners details (open to residents of the UK and the following countries who are over 18 years of age: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Gibralta, Greece, Italy, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden) will be passed to Crafter's Companion by 29th October '14 to be eligable for the prize.

I hope you will take time to enter.  

Good luck to everyone.

Sending hugs to all from,

X

Make a Scene for the Outlawz Challenge.

Hello to everyone.  I can't believe another week has almost gone and its time for the Friday Colouring Challenge at The Outlaws Challenge blog. 

To join us you can use alcohol markers, other markers, coloured pencils, or any other colouring medium on your creation. 

The only requirement is that you colour an open line image.  

 For the month of October, we have a brand new sponsor, Karleigh Sue Digis.  The owner and artist, Cheri, is offering our lucky winner a $10 GC to her Etsy shop as the prize.  Be sure to check out all the cute digis in the Karleigh Sue Digis shop !   

I have used one of the sponsors digital image - Pumpkin Girl to make my challenge card.

   The team have provided some fabulous inspiration for the challenge and the theme is 

 Make a Scene (must have a scene, even a simple one, or scene can be it)

 I hope to see you there soon.   

List of materials used to make this card:

Sweet image as listed above.

Spectrum Noir markers and pencils used:
Skin: FS2, FS4, TN3, + 85, 04, 05, 09, 23

Clothes and pumpkin detail: LY1, LG1, LG2, ORI, TN2, TN4,  + 14, 16, 18, 22, 44, 48, 88,102,120

Shaped card base

DP from my stash

Shaped die cut mount, clouds and fence panel.

Die cut flower and mirri card.

Sentiment is from Eureka Stamps.

Free pumkin digi's from net.

Charm and ribbon from my stash.

Just a quick reminder that the Outlawz Party is still ongoing, with challenges, games and prizes. We have almost reached that magical 3,000 members, won't you join us?

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges: 

As you like it challenge - Cute or elegant and why?  My favourite is cute.  To look at a sweet image just brightens my day.
Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2 or 3 word sentiment

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from,

X

Bebunni Floral freebie stamp for Crafter's Companion Birthday week.

Hello to everyone.  I hope this finds you well.  I would like to share with you, a sweet card made using the Bebunni Gerbera free gift rubber stamp, for Crafter's Companion Birthday week celebrations.  

This is a really lovely image and I have made a box frame for the front of my card.  The image would be suitable for many different occassions. 

List of materials used to make this card:  

Bebunni Floral Freebie Stamp and sentiments

Spectrum Noir pencils used:

09, 12, 14, 20, 44, 45, 47, 48, 61, 115, 117, 119, 120.

Crafters Companion Watercolour Card Pack

Crafters Companion Bebunni Twin Papercrafting CD-ROM

Crafters Companion Satin Finish Printer Paper

Crafters Companion Platinum - Centura Pearl A4 Printable Card Pack 

Crafters Companion Die'sire Essentials - Flowers for all Occasions

Crafters Companion Die'sire Essentials - Beautiful Butterflies

Crafters Companion Die'sire Decorative Die - Scalloped Tags

Shaped card base, bling, ribbon and leave die cuts (Joy Craft) are all from my stash.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from,

X

Crafters Companion Brambly Hedge Stamp Set - The Secret Staircase - Halloween is coming!!

Hello to everyone.  I hope this finds you well.  I would like to share this cute image from, Crafters Companion Brambly Hedge Stamp Set - The Secret Staircase, as my card for Crafter's Companion International Inspiration Team.  It is so suitable for this time of year, as Halloween approaches. 

List of materials used to make this card:

So cute stamp as listed above

Spectrum Noir pencils used:

01, 08,12, 14, 20, 22, 25, 28, 33, 61, 55, 67,85, 92, 98, 102,  113, 115, 119, 120

Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Card

Chantilly Lace Die'sire Die

Core'dinations card

Crafters Companion Brambly Hedge Interactive Papercrafting Collection CD-ROM - Poppy's Babies/The Secret Staircase

Tim Holtz Hardward Finding Die Set

Shaped card stock

Ribbon, charm, bling are from my stash.

Sentiments are online freebies.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Create a Scene

 Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from,

X

Color/Photo Inspiration Challenge for the Outlawz.

Hello to everyone.  I am sharing a cute stamp from  Aurora Wings for this weeks Outlawz Challenge.  This is another fabulous freebie image, 'Happy Halloween', thank you so much. 

This week is the colour challenge at Outlawz and this is the photo provided for inspiration.

The team have provided some fabulous inspiration for the color challenge. 

List of materials used to make this card:

So sweet Aurora Wings image.

Neenah Classic Crest Card

Core'dinations card

DP from my stash

Spectrum Noir markers and pencils used:

GG1, GG2, LY1, LY2, LG1, LG2, OR1, PPI, + 14, 22, 23., 44, 48, 87, 92, 113, 115, 117

Free Digi sentiment tickets from web

Die cut heart mount

Ribbon, flower, charm and cute mushrooms from my stash.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Freshed Brewed Challenge - Pumpkins
Inspiration Destinations - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Little Fairy - Only one DP
Creative Fingers Challenge  # 53
Fairy Tale Challenge - Happy Halloween
The ABC Challenge - V is for Vibrant

So thrilled that my card has been picked as one of the Top 3 in the Aurora Wings FB contest October '14

 Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from,

X

Sweet Dani and Bella for WNW Challenge - Stripes.

Hello to everyone.   I hope this finds you well. 
 I would like to share my DT card for the Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge - Stripes.    
I have used the  image 'Sweet Dani and Bella' from Wags 'n Whiskers, such a cutie and a delight to colour.

List of materials used to make this card:

So sweet image as listed above.

Printed on Neenah Classic Card.

Spectrum Noir markers and pencils used:

Skin:  FS2, FS4, FS6, + 05, 09, 85

Hair:  GB2, GB6, + 84, 86, 92
Dress and shoes:  DR3, CR7, CR9, CR11, + 01, 25, 28. 33, 120
Kitten and stocking:  LG1, LG2, GG1, GG2, 44, 52, 115, 117, 120
Papers and detail are from my stash.
Spellbinder die cut for mount and fishtale banner dies.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Paper Pretties Challenge - Friendship

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from,

X

Exotic Enchantment from the Paper Shelter

Hello to everyone.  I have made a card today using the lovely image Exotic Enchantment from the Paper Shelter.  This is a shabby chic style card and I would like to enter my card into the current Paper Shelter Challenge.

List of materials used to make this card:

Cute image as listed above.

Spectrum Noir markers and pencils used:

Skin:  FS2, FS4,+ 03, 09

Hair: GG2, GG3, GG4, + 120

Clothes:  PP1, PP + 09, 32

Background is Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and Stampendous Fran-tage, Shabby Blue

Core'dinations card for mats

Kraft card for card base

Go Kreate dit to cut image and floral swirls die.

Crafter's Companion Vintage Floral Collection - Blooming Wonderful to add distress detail to the card layers

Beautiful Santora Mirabelle papers

Prima flowers, beautiful lace, pearl string, stamen, and gesso to distress swirls are all from my stash.

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenges:
The Paper Shelter Challenge  - Shabby Chic

There is a fabulous tutorial on the Spectrum Noir blog on enhancing your image with pencils.

Thank you so much for taking the tie to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from,

X