Showing posts with label Crafty Catz GDT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crafty Catz GDT. Show all posts

Friday, 28 March 2014

Crafty Catz GDT post: Anything goes!!!

Morning!!!!  Friday again!!! where is the time going??? it is just too fast for me! 

This week is the last one for me as a GDT at Crafty Catz... I have really enjoyed it! Thank you so much for having me, and for the great opportunity!






The theme this week at Crafty Catz is Anything Goes and it's hosted by Carol

The Sponsors this week are

Crimson Cloud
The prize Is 3 PACKS OF DIECUTS



Crimson Cloud
and
Paper Nest Store

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The Paper Nest Dolls are a collection of original artwork, all done hand, by Christine Young the founder. All artwork is unique and inspired by one of Christine Young's children and then turned into a rubber or digital stamp.

prize is $25 to the Paper Nest Dolls




So after reading my post, hop on to Crafty Catz challenge, take a look at the cards the very talented DT have made for your inspiration and join in the fun!

and this is my GDT card!!!




For my card I used a Paper Nest Dolls image called "Love Strung", which they very kindly donated for me to work with. I decided to make it a Mother's Day card, but it can easily be used for Valentines, Anniversary, Love... 

On this card I decided to shape the front cover, so it's got a beautiful frame cut at the bottom... I did it with the Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations On the Edge die.

The papers I've used are from:  Pebbles Front Porch paper pad, First Edition Rose garden paper pad, Kaiser Kraft Christmas collection paper pad (freebie from a magazine) and the music sheet paper also freebie from a magazine.

All the edges have been distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Old Paper. I also used Papermania embossing powder in foam white, sprinkle around the edges and heated with a heat gun.

As extra layers I used: a paper doily and a piece of cheese cloth, the latest from The Ribbon Girl.






I coloured the image with my Promarkers.

I used: Poppy, Cool Grey 3 and 2, Tan, Almond, Satin, Vanilla, Blossom, Buttercup and Sandstone. 


I used some glitter glue on top of the hearts, I'm getting addicted to this stuff!!!!








The "Love you" sentiment is also part of a paper pad from Pebbles Front Porch.
The MUM letters are from Docrafts Papermania Madame Payraud's mini alphabet stickers.

I also used to embellish the card:
Flowers and pearl brads from Wild Orchid Crafs.
Marianne Cretables leaves die.
Lace, ribbon and buttons from local shops
Pearls from Hobbycraft.

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

Passion for Promarkers #240 -  Embossing (wet embossing sprinkle around the card)

I really hope you like my card! If you do, please leave me some love in the comments. I read all your comments and I really appreciate them! sorry I can't answer to them... I would need a thousand hours a day to do so! but I really appreciated them... 
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thank you!

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Until next time!


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Friday, 21 March 2014

Crafty Catz GDT post: Bling it up!!!

Morning! it's Friday, it's Friday!!!! I'm so happy the weekend it's almost here! even when I'm a stay-at-home mum, I still enjoy weekends... weekends are less stressful and more fun! we get to do things together as a family and relax!

and Friday means that there is a new challenge at Crafty Catz!



The Theme this week is BLING IT UP (pearls, gems,glitter etc) and it's hosted by DT Kim

                                                The Sponsor is Marianne designs



and I can tell you... I love this challenge! I love bling on my cards, so I had no trouble at all with this challenge!!!
 so, after reading about the fantastic card I've made for the challenge inspiration, hop on to Crafty Catz Challenge and join in the fun! the very talented DT has made projects for your inspiration, so don't forget to check them out!!!

They are also having a GDT call at the moment, so take a look at the challenge blog for more information! I can tell that being a GDT for this challenge is a lot of fun! very friendly team!


and this is the card I made!





For my card I used this beautiful digital stamp from All Dressed Up called "Abi Ballerina". It's one of the freebies that All Dressed Up very generously offers on its website! I thought It would be perfect to bling up!


I decided to made a shaped card this time. I used my Go Kreate die to cut the shape.

the papers I've used are from:  American Crafts May Berry paper pad (the stripes paper) and First Edition Rose Garden papern pad (the horizontal layer with newspaper style writing). the spotty paper was a freebie with a magazine, and the ones used for the tags are non-branded from local shop.

I distressed all the paper edges with Tim Holtz distress tool and Tim Holtz Distress ink pad in Tattered Rose.




As usual, I used my Promarkers to colour the image.

I used: 
Buttercup, sandstone and burnt sienna for the hair.
vanilla and almond for the skin, plus blossom for the cheeks.
Pink Carnation, blossom and pink mittens for the dress and headband.


I used pink glitter glue on the dress for the sparkle effect!
I also used a bit (a lot!) of liquid peals around the image and hand-stitched the border with white thread.







The sentiment was a freebie from Create with TLC. I saw it and I knew it would be perfect for the image and the theme! Thank you so much Paulette for the great freebies!



To embellish I used:

La La Land Crafts banner die
Joy Crafts tag dies
Tim Holtz Tattered florals die for the flower. I die-cut it in white card stock and inked to give colour and covered with Americana matte varnish to harden it and keep the shape.
Marianne Creatables leaves die
white binding ribbon from Wild Orchid Crafts, which I coloured with my Promarkers to match the card .
Lace underneath the ribbon from local shop.
Buttons,charm and gems from local shop.


I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafting from the heart #10 - AG/ Inspired by a movie (this card was inspired by the movie Swan Lake)
Oldie but a Goodie - Bunting (The charm, gems, leave dies are older than 6-months)


I really hope you like my card! please leave me some love in the comments if you do! and don't forget to follow :)

Until next time!





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Friday, 14 March 2014

Crafty Catz GDT post: Boys and their toys challenge!

Good Morning!!!! I hope you are all well, enjoying this bit of spring weather we are having over the last few days!!! 

I can't believe my last post was last Sunday!!! I have been making a few cards here and there that I can't show yet, but decided to take it a bit easy, as lately I've been a bit stressed, and this is supposed to be a hobby at the end of the day!!! 

Anyway.. It's Friday! which means it's time for a new challenge at Crafty Catz Challenge! As I announced last week, I'm their GDT for March, really excited! this is my second week.



This week's theme is   Boys and their toys hosted by Nick

The sponsor  this week is Digi Stamps 4 Joy


Digistamps4Joy SHOP

South African crafters are new to the digital stamping world, with the first South African online digital image store launched in 2010 – Digistamps4Joy (or DS4J)http://www.digistamps4joy.co.za/eshop/. In May 2012, Margy Kieser took over ownership of DS4J, and there are now two South African artists who contribute to the more than 500 images available. Margy has taken the store to new heights and the store now stocks digis that are cute, whimsical, artistic, sometimes serious, and sometimes humorous. In addition, one of our own South African rubber stamp companies granted us permission for one range of rubber stamps to be converted into digistamp images. The store has PAYPAL, PAYFAST (South African) and EFT (South African) facilities. Digistamps4Joy offers a monthly freebie on the first Friday of every month, and holds regular bi-weekly card challenges that draw entries from many international card makers.
PRIZE  5 DIGI IMAGES OF WINNERS CHOICE


So, right after you read about my card, hop on to the Crafty Catz Challenge and join us this week! The DT has got great cards for your inspiration in there!

This is my card. Digi Stamps 4 Joy gave us a few images to play with, and I chose this one, called "Big Foot".






So here I am with another boy card!!!! still struggling! it takes me forever to plan the card, trying to find some (if any!) embellishments!  
On this card, I just played with the layers, using only two Screw looking brads from Woodware Crafts  to embellish.

The papers I've used are from American Crafts Amy Tangerine Yes Please Paper Pad (the brown/cream paper; I chose it as it look like dirt and soil, which I though goes really good with the monster truck theme)  and from Front Porch Paper Pad by Pebbles (the green stripes paper)

I hand-stitched the bottom layer with light green thread. some of the edges are distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye.

Under the sentiment, I put another layer that I created with green ink and a stamp from Papermania Urban Stamps.

I created the sentiment on my computer. 







I used my Promarkers to colour the image.



I used: Frosted Leaf for the green truck,
tulip yellow, cool grey 5 to 2, and Sandstone.












I'd also like to enter this car into the following challenges:



I hope you like my card for my GDT spot at Crafty Catz! 

If you do, please leave me some love in the comment. and don't forget to follow me if you aren't already... :)

Until very soon!!!



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Friday, 7 March 2014

I'm the March GDT for Crafty Catz challenge!!!

Good Morning!!!!! It's Friday!!!!  I'm really excited as this weekend we have some friends coming to visit from Aberdeen, so really looking forward to have them here and catch up!

And even more excited because I'm the March Guest Designer for Crafty Catz challenge!!! I'm so happy!!! As it is a weekly challenge, I will be bringing you a new creation for Craty Catz every Friday for the next 4 weeks!!! Thank you so much Crafty Catz challenge team for having me! It's a privilege!



This weeks challenge is  Paper piecing and it is hosted by Jac
The Sponsor is BUGABOO




prize...7 images of winners choice

So, start making your project with paper-piecing on it, and join Crafty Catz challenge this week!!!


And this is the card I've made!



I used one of the sponsor's images that they kindly donated. It's called "Ava Flower Patch".

The papers I've used are from magazine freebies (polka dot paper). The stripes floral paper is from my stash, I've been for hours trying to find out which paper pad I got it from, and I can't find it! I really should take notes when I make my cards to avoid this... sorry... lesson learnt!

As an extra layer, I used a green fabric frame (similar shape to a Polaroid frame) from Crate Paper Maggie Holmes collection. I think it's meant to be used for scrapbooking, but I saw it and I had to have it! they  are 12 different designs on the pack, some with sentiments included, like this one "Enjoy". I added the button from my stash.  I love the effect that it gives to the card, a bit different to a normal layer. I used a piece of blue scrap paper from K&company as a background to this frame.

I hand-stitched the bottom layer and horizontal layer with white thread.




To follow this week's challenge theme. I paper-pieced the image's dress and hair bow with a piece of yellow and faded blue polka dots paper. 

The rest of the image is coloured with my Promarkers.

I used: Raw Sienna, Sandstone, Buttercup, Vanilla, Almond, blossom, Powder Blue, Cornflower, tulip yellow, leaf green, moss and blender pen.

I inked the edges of the image with Tim Holtz distress ink in Antique Linen. 
I also placed some gem rhinestones in the flowers and in the punched butterfly.









The "With Love" ribbon is from Hobbycraft. 
The flowers and lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts
The rhinestones gems are from local shop.


I would also like to enter the following challenges with this card (in alphabetical order)

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes (twist use your stash) button, gems, flowers, ribbon, lace all from my stash) 3rd entry
Artistic Inspirations #81 - Sparkles / AG (I used gems for sparkle) 3rd entry
Crafting from the Heart #8 - AG / Use die or puches (I used butterfly punch) 2nd entry
Oldie but a Goodie - Spring has sprung  (button, gems, ribbon and lace are more than 6 months old) 2nd entry
Open-Minded Crafting fun #5 - Use something green (DT paper, and polaroid shape and 1 flower are green)


Thank you so much for popping by!!! 
Please leave me some love in the comments and don't forget to follow if you aren't already!

Thank you so much!
Until next time!


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