Showing posts with label Sentimental Sundays DT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sentimental Sundays DT. Show all posts

Sunday, 27 April 2014

Sentimental Sundays challenge #204 DT post: Clean and Simple

Hi!!! I'm back again... 

we have a new challenge at


This week's theme is

Clean and Simple
(plus a sentiment)



and we are sponsored by 2 Cute Ink


So, after taking a look at my cleanest and simplest card I've ever made...
hop over to Sentimental Sundays, take a look at the fab cards my team mates have made and join us in the fun!




For my card, I got to play with one of 2 Cute Ink digis called "Butterfly Bear"


I coloured the image with my Promarkers and Flexmarkers

I used:

Promarkers: Raw Sienna, Tan, Putty Mastic, Almond, Leaf Green, Pear Green, Powder Blue and Cornflower

Flexmarkers: Wild Orchid and Pink Pearl







This time, I followed an sketch from Sketch Saturday challenge #307




I just printed the image and sentiment on white card stock, coloured it and added a few bits of washi tape from Papermania, 3 little blue buttons and a little bow made of blue and white bakers's twine. All on top of yellow card stock.


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

613 Avenue Create #69 - AG
A gem of a challenge #118 - cute and Cuddly
Artistic Inspirations - AG / CAS
Aud Sentiments #105 - use a birthday sentiment or number 4
CAS-ual Fridays #131 - Three thirds (I used three buttons)
Crafty Little Fairies - Furry Friends
Digi Designs - Birthday challenge
Fairytale challenge #90 - Cute only  2nd entry
Incy Wincy - Furry Friends
Savvy handmade cards  challenge - Butterfly photo inspiration challenge (see below)
Seize the Birthday - No toppings
Sister Act #54 - AG
Sketch Saturday #307 - Sketch (see above)
Stampin for the weekend - buttons and bows
Sweet Pea Stampers - Birthday challenge
Sweet Stampin - No DP
Totally Gorjuss #233 - Cuddly
The Corrosive Challenge #198 - Head Gear (bow on top of bear's head)


'Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly' photo (c) 2013, Audrey - license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/


I really hope you like my CAS card!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!!!

Until next time!


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Sunday, 20 April 2014

Sentimental Sundays DT post challenge #203 - Colour Inspiration

Hello!!! Happy Sunday and Happy Easter!!!
What a lovely day we are having here!!!! the sun is shining, husband is cutting the grass in the garden (I'm still a bit poorly... but trying to enjoy the sun a  bit!!!) and as it is Alaia's birthday, she still has to cut her cake... Not having a party, as I haven't got the energy and feeling really unwell... But Alaia is still so happy! She's such a happy and content child!!! I can't believe my little princess is 5 today....
I'll show you the card I've made for her in the next few days...one of my favourites so far!!!

But let's go back to today's card... We have a new challenge at 


and the challenge this week is....

Colour Inspiration!!!
(plus a sentiment) don't forget!



beautiful colours!!! 

Our sponsor this week is Aurora Wings

you should really take a look at their Etsy shop... it's full of fantasy and magical beauties!!! 

They very kindly donated an image for me to work with, I chose Water Lily Fairy - Lotus.

and I can tell you... I used ALL  the colours in my card!!! it's one of the busiest and most colourful cards I've ever made!!! I  had a lot of fun making it... 



The Papers I've used are all from the Recollections Signature Fabulous Girl paper pad... I'm loving this paper pads I get from TK Maxx here in the UK... they all come from America... This one for example is from the famous Michaels!!! I've never been in America... but if I ever go... Michaels will be one of my stops!!! lol.

I used my Tim Holtz Distress Tool to distress the borders of all the papers. 
I also hand-stitched the borders of the bottom layers with white thread.





I coloured the image with Promarkers and Flexmarkers. I bought some Flexmarkers the other day and I can tell you I'm hooked!!! I love the brush style tip!!! 

The colours I used are:

Flexmarkers: Watermelon, Tea Rose, Wild Orchid, Pink Pearl, Celestial Blue and Cadet Blue.

Promarkers:  Duck Egg, Turquoise, Buttercup, Mustard, Blush and Almond.










To finish off the card I used:

A blue doily from local shop
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Butterfly punch
my new Tattered Lace Leaf Branches die
Lace and ribbon and gems from local shops




as you may know, I'm a challenge junkie... I love making cards that fit as many challenges as they can!!! For me it's part of the fun of making cards!!! today is one of the busy challenge days...

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges!!!!

As you like it - favourite style of stitching (faux or real) and why: my favourite style of stitching is hand-stitch... I don't use a machine. and I love the texture that real stitching gives to the cards. I used it a lot on my cards.
Crafty Boots - Sparkle (I used gems)


I really hope you like my card! if you do, don't forget to leave me some love in the comments...

and don't forget to follow!! :)

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your support.... 

Until next time!!!







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Sunday, 6 April 2014

Sentimental Sundays DT post #201 - Vintage / Steampunk

Hi!!! how is the weekend treating you? It's a quiet weekend for us.. yesterday we stayed home, lazing around, we even had a nap! a family nap! My husband had been away almost all the week, so he was extremely tired... Today we've been doing some stuff around... but nothing really exciting... It's good sometimes to be just home and relax I guess.

As every Sunday, we have a new challenge at 


The theme this week is

Vintage / Steampunk
(plus a sentiment)

I was really excited with this week's theme... as I've never made a steampunk card... so I was really looking forward to it!


The sponsor this week is Lollyrot Illustration Stamps


So, after you read about my card, hop over to Sentimental Sundays and join us in the fun! Even if you have never tried this genre, it's really exciting to try new themes and techniques!!! the DT and GDTs have made a fantastic job to give you  inspiration for this challenge!

and this is my card...



The paper's I've used are both freebies from magazines. The brown one is full of cogs and script writing...  I love it and thought it would go perfect with this card.

I used black card stock as a base.

All the papers have been distressed with Tim Holtz Distresser Tool and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pad in Old paper.

The image is from the sponsor, which they very kindly donated for me to work with. It's called "Agatha" and it can be found here.






I used my Promakers to colour the image. I used:  Turquoise, Duck Egg, Powder Blue, Vanilla, Almond, Blossom, Pink Mittens, Buttercup, Tan, and Blender Pen.

I stamped two of the image corners with Urban Stamps Cogs stamp. 

I also used this same stamp for the corner of the card, but this time I used it with Versamark embossing ink and Papermania Embossing powder in Silver.

As an extra layer, I use the Tim Holtz Weathered Clock die cut, which I also embossed with Papermania embossing powder  in Silver. I did this a bit on the rough... meaning I didn't want it to come perfect and shiny and wanted to show a bit of the black card stock from the bottom.

I finished it off with:

Lace from local shop.
The Metal Cogs and Vintage Scissors charm are from The Bead shop, in the Afflecks Palace in Manchester.
I also took a washer from my tool box and added it together with the cogs.
The screw brad is from Woodware.
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. 
The two types of washi tape are from local shop.


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


Crafting by Designs - Monthly challenge April AG
Crafting for all seasons #74 - Dies and Punches   2nd entry
Crafty Hazelnut's patterned paper challenge - April AG with patterned paper
FantasticTuesday #29 - use Patterned Paper  2nd entry
Left of Center  #28 - Ribbons and/or flowers
Loves Rubberstamps -97 - Anything goes 3rd entry
Natalie and Amy challenge #19 - Embossing
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes 2nd entry
Sister Act #51 - Anything goes
The Corrosive challenge #196 - Show us your metal
Through the Craft Room door - Anything goes  2nd entry


I hope you like my steampunk card! 
Please leave me some love, I really enjoy reading your comments... 
and don't forget to follow!

Until next time!


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Sunday, 30 March 2014

Sentimental Sundays DT post: Add a doodle!!!

Hi again!!! I'm back because it time for a new challenge at 




and the theme this week is

ADD A DOODLE TO IT
(plus a sentiment,don't forget!)

The challenge this week is hosted AND sponsored by our very talented fellow DT Sandy!!! she has this great images, and doodles!!! in her online shop Scribble Designs... make sure you take a look!!!




So join us in this week's challenge at Sentimental Sundays, and take a look at the great cards my fellow DTs have made for your inspiration!

and I got to work with one of her images! It's Flower Doodle 3 that you can find in her blog store! 



The paper I've used is from American Crafts Dots and Stripes paper pad
The sentiment is from Pebbles Front Porch paper pad. I saw it and I thought it would go great with the flower doodles!




I decided to decoupage some of the flowers, to give the card a bit of dimension and make the flowers pop, as I haven't used as many layers as usual on this card! 

I coloured the image with my Promarkers.

I used:

Leaf Green, Lime Zest, Amethyst, Lilac, Lavender, Pink Carnation, Blossom, Pink Mittens, Cornflower, Powder blue, Peach, Soft Peach, tulip yellow and blender pen.

I also used Anita's 3-D Clear Gloss Finish on top of the flowers and glitter glue on top of the big pink flowers only. 






as the theme this week is ADD A DOODLE TO IT, apart from the doodled image, I decided to doodle my own butterfly!!!  I coloured it and added some Gloss finish and gems... 

to finish the card off, I added 3 small buttons (I've realised I'm also addicted to buttons!! love them!), another button with a bit of twine in a bow, more gems and liquid pearls here and there....


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


Creative Corner challenges - Rainbow (I used colours of the rainbow)


I really hope you like my DT card for Sentimental Sundays. If you do please leave a comment.. a don't forget to follow! :)

Until next time!


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Sunday, 23 March 2014

It's Sentimental Sundays time - challenge #199: Flowery Springtime!!!!!

Hiya! First of all, I'd like to welcome my new followers!!!! Thank you so much, you make all this so much worthy! you make me happy! I'm really glad that you like my creations and decided to click the " follow" button!

 It's Sunday! we've had a pretty nice weekend. Yesterday we went out to do a bit of exploring around our area.... we moved to the Scottish Highlands a year ago, and every so often we like to get in the car and drive... not knowing where we are heading to! it's the best to discover little villages and amazing landscape... so much to see around here! it's just beautiful. Today we've been in the swimming pool, Alaia is enjoying it so much!! I'm trying to teach her how to swim... I think it's going to take a while!

Anyway... back to why I'm here!!! as every Sunday, there is a new challenge at 


It's challenge #199, and the theme this week is

Flowery Springtime
(plus a sentiment)




Easy!!! who doesn't like flowers??? and Spring??? Spring is officially here... I say officially, because it's absolutely freezing! and we've had a few snowflakes coming down the last few days! buy we can always dream.. and getting in the right Spring mood making a beautiful card for the challenge! so go to Sentimental Sundays,  check the beautiful projects my fellow DTs have made for your inspiration and join in the challenge this week!


Our sponsor this week is Deedee's Digis



And this is my card for this week's challenge!

 For this card I chose to play with this image from  Deedee's digis. And I can tell you that it was so much fun!!! This digi comes in a set called "Rainy Day" , together with another image, the clouds and a few sentiments! 

The papers are from American Crafts Amy Tangerine Yes, Please paper pad (the stripes and colourful flowers paper) and from Papermania Capsule Collections Pastels - spots and stripes (the little spots paper).

As I like my layers, I added a green doily paper behind the image.
I also played with the clouds that come in the digi set, placing one on top of the little duck and the other one behind the image, half hidden. I love how this ended up!



I coloured the image with my Promarkers.

I used: Eggnog, Buttercup, Tulip yellow, Mustard, Soft Peach, Peach, Leaf green, Antique pink, blossom, pink mittens and powder blue.


I inked the edges of the clouds with blue ink.

I also paper-pieced the umbrella with a little piece of flowery scrap paper.







The sentiment is from the digital set, which I printed directly to the patterned paper.

I also used to embellish:
Green ribbon and bow from local shop.
2 Buttons from local shop.
Flowers from local shop and Wild Orchid Crafts.
Gems on the flowers from local shop.
Two types of washi tape from local shop.



I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Creative Corner challenge - A little texture (I used buttons, 3D flowers, flowers and layers for texture)
Wags n Whiskers #125 - Rainbows (I used the rainbow colours)


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

Until next time!



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Sunday, 16 March 2014

Sentimental Sundays DT post: challenge #198 - Cute and Cuddly

Hi again! I'm back with a new card  because it's time for a challenge #198 at 


This week the theme is:

Cute and Cuddly
(plus a sentiment)





Easy!!! we just want you to make a beautiful project with a Cute and Cuddly image! cute girls, cute animals... etc. anything that is Cute and Cuddly! 
so join us in the Cute and Cuddly fun this week, and take a look at the beautiful cards my fellow DTs and GDTs have made for your inspiration!


Our sponsor this week is Milk Coffee Stamps. 
They have the most adorable and cute images! take a look at their Etsy shop, you won't regret it!



and this is my DT card this week!




Milk Coffee stamps kindly donated a digital stamp for us to work with and I chose this one called "Soya and Dandelion". isn't she the cutest?

I decided to use bright colours for this card. I'm not usually brave enough to used them, but I'm very happy I did with this card!

The papers I've used are from: American Crafts May Berry Paper pad (the green with white dots paper), Papermania Capsule collection Spots and Stripes pastels (the white and little coloured dots paper). the other two where freebie papers with magazines.

I hand-stitched two of the layers with white thread.

I played with the layers for hours until I was happy with the layout.
I also used a doily as an extra layer.
some of the papers are distressed with inks in pink and green.



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

For the hair: Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, buttercup
For the skin: vanilla, almond and blossom
For the dress and leaves: lime zest and Apple
for the flower: Antique pink, pink carnation, blossom, pink mittens and blender pen.
For the wings: powder blue


I used a bit of glitter glue in the wings and dandelion.









The Washi tape is a new one from Papermania Capsule collection pastels. I'm loving washi tape at the moment, and I'm building up my collection pretty quick!

The sentiment is part of Kanban clear stamp set.

I punched the butterflies and cut the leaves with Marianne createables leaves die from white cardstock and used  dark green ink to colour it.

I also used flowers from Wild orchid crafts. Gems and buttons are from local shops. The pink and white stripes ribbon is from Hobbycraft.


I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:


613 Avenue Create #63 - Anything goes with optional twist: use 2D or 3D flowers
As you like it - Favourite colouring medium and why (my favourite colour medium is Promarkers. I love how the blend, the choice of colours and precision tip!)
Aud Sentiments #102 - Anything goes 3rd entry
Clear it out - Theme: kids, stash : bright coloured papers
Crafting by Designs - things with wings 2nd entry
Crafty Creations #258 - Birthday 2nd entry
Crafty Hazelnut's patterned paper challenge - march AG with patterned paper
Crafty Little Fairies - Things with wings  2nd entry
Craft your passion #204 - Young at heart
Cute Card Thursday #312 -  Girls, girls, girls 2nd entry
Delightful challenges - wearing of the green
Digi Choosday week 10 - All about the girl 2nd entry
Fan-tastic Tuesday #26 - Anything goes 2nd entry
Glitter n Sparkle #76 - Include some green / St. Patricks day (green paper, green dress, green butterfly)
Hiding in my craft room #141 - Color it! 2nd entry
I love Promarkers #210 - Let's get spotty
Inkspirational #52 - Photo Inspiration (I was inspired by the colours)
Just Inspirational - Anything goes + blog hop 3rd entry
Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday challenge #19 - Things with wings 2nd entry
Love to Create #106 - Anythin goes 3rd entry
Milk Coffee - use at least 2 flowers
Open-Minded Crafting Fun #6 - Use buttons
Papercrafting Journey - Photo Inspiration (I was inspired by the umbrella bright coloured dots)
Papertake weekly - Bingo (buttons, free, flowers) 2nd entry
Passion for Promarkers #238 - butterfly kisses 2nd entry
Penny's challenge #168 -  Anything goes 3rd entry
QKR Stampede #79 - Anything goes 2nd entry
Seize the Birthday - Birthday Stitches "Stitching" 3rd entry
That Craft Place - Flowers and/or Mother's day
The Crafter's cafe #54 - Flowers  2nd entry
The East Wind #3 - Spring 2nd entry
The Paper Shelter #149 - away with the fairies 2nd entry
Top tip Tuesday - 3, 5 or 7 of something ( I used 3 flowers, 3 buttons)
Tuesday Throwdown #186 - Stitching 3rd entry



I hope you like my DT card for Sentimental Sundays this week!
Please leave me some love in the comments if you do and don't forget to follow!

thank you so much

Until next time!



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Sunday, 9 March 2014

Sentimental Sundays DT post: challenge #197 - Card for a Boy/Man

Hiya!!! I hope you are having a great weekend! our weekend has been great! our friends from Aberdeen came to spend the weekend with us... we had a great time, looking forward to see them again soon!!!

Today, a new Sentimental Sundays challenge is starting!!!



The theme this week is 

Cards for a Boy/Man
(plus a sentiment)

Our sponsor this week is QKR Stampede



So, hop over to Sentimental Sundays challenge #197  , take a look at the great cards my fellow DT's have made for your inspiration, and join us!

This is my boy/man card!  I really struggle with male cards... I find them so difficult to make, as I love my embellishments, and obviously I can't put as many on a male card!



For this card, I used a really fun digi stamp from QKR Stampede, which they kindly donated for me to work with, called "Upset Golfer".

The papers I've used are from:  American Crafts Amy Tangerine Yes, Please and from American Crafts May Berry.





I coloured the image with my Promarkers:

I used: Vanilla and Almond for his skin;
Pink Carnation, Blossom and Pink Mittens for his shirt and
Cool Grey  5 to 1 for the shoes and the golf irons.

I paper-pieced his hat and trousers with a bit of scrap paper from K&Company. I use some green watercolour pencil to make a bit of shading on the paper-piecing. 










I created the sentiment on my computer. 

Then I just embellished with a few brads, a bit of twine, an spiral paper clip and three kinds of washi tape from the Papermania Capsule Collection Spots & Stripes bright. 

Wags and Whiskers #124 - Sports


I really hope you like my inspiration card for  Sentimental Sundays challenge #197 this week!!!

Please leave me some love in the comments if you do, and don't forget to follow! :)

Until next time!





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Sunday, 2 March 2014

Sentimental Sundays DT post! challenge #196: Sketch

Hello again!

I'm back with my second post of the day because it's time for




The theme this week is Sketch
(plus a sentiment)




We are sponsored by Rick St. Dennis Digital Stamps. 



So, get on crafting, use this sketch to create a beautiful project and join us in the fun! 
We'd like to see how you interpret the sketch. so many ways! just take a look at the Sentimental Sundays challenge, where my fellow DTs have also used it to make some fantastic cards!



Rick St. Dennis Stamps kindly donated an image for me to work with. I chose "Flapper". she's so much fun! I love everything retro-looking, and this 1920's flapper is amazing!

I really wanted the image to stand out, in her red dress, so I decided to used neutral colours for my paper. The background paper is from Crate Paper "The Pier" paper pad, which I place on top of Kraft card.

I hand-stitched  around the paper with brown thread. I'm loving the stitching in my cards at the moment. it takes me ages, but love it... and I find it quite relaxing when I stitch.... 

As a second layer I used Tim Holtz Weathered Clock die cut from Kraft card. 

I sprinkled the edges of the card and the Clock with embossing powder in White foam, using Versamark Embossing ink. I love the texture this embossing has given to the card. 
In the clock, I also used a few Mica Fragments from Stampendous.

The image has been fussy-cut and placed on top of a postcard stamped image from Urban Stamps. 
On the corners of this image, I stamped some leaves with brown ink. this stamp is a freebie from a craft magazine. 


I used the Tim Holtz Distress tool in all the papers and Kraft card together with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye.



As usual, I coloured the image with my Promarkers.

I used: Poppy, Cool grey 4 and 3, vanilla, almond, blossom, eggnog, buttercup, cornflower and poweder blue.
Black and cool grey 5 to 2 for the hair.


TIP FOR TOP TIP TUESDAY:  I only have one shade of red marker at the moment, so, to give a bit of shading when using red, I used a few shades of grey and then I go over with the red again. the shading is really subtle but it works, at least until I can save some money to buy more shades of red!








I put some twine behind the postcard stamp and image.
 red rhinestones for some sparkle bling, two kinds of washi tape (both from local shop)

I also used: Tim Holtz Alterations Elegant Flourish die and Tim Holtz Adage "Giggle" ticket as a sentiment. I though this sentiment matches the image really well.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.


I'm also entering this card into the following challenges (in alphabetical order):


As you like it - Favourite 3D texture and why (my favourite 3D texture is flowers. I put flowers in almost all my cards, love them! for me they complete the look of the card. I've also started to make my own flowers -as you can see on this card-)
Aud Sentiments #101 -  use a sentiment for a girl  2nd entry
C.R.A.F.T. challenge - Inspired by a film (card inspired by The Great Gatsby)
Crafts 4 Eternity #165- Texture (I used wet embossing around the card for extra texture)
Loves Rubberstamps #92 - Washi tape or faux washi tape (I used two types of real washi tape)  2nd entry
Milk Coffee - Emboss it challenge (wet or dry) (I used wet embossing around the card)
Top Tip Tuesday - Stitching  (TIP given, see above) 3rd entry


I really hope you have like this card!
Leave me some love in the comments if you do, and don't forget to follow if you are not already :)

That's all for today! Thank you so much for stopping by!
Until next time!



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