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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Saturday, 5 April 2014

A bookmark for a friend....

Hi!!!
Today I've got something a bit different for you... the other day I was thinking about a handmade present I could send to my friend in Spain... I wanted to make something personalised and easy to send! So knowing that my friends loves reading... I decided to make a bookmark for her! I really enjoyed  making it and I know it won't be my last!



I created the tag from Kraft Card.
I printed a quote from one of my friend's favourite authors, Federico Garcia Lorca
in one of my favourite papers at the moment, from Pebbles Front Porch paper pad.

The image is from Emerald Faeries (A & T digital shop), and it's so cute!!! It's called "Bindie". I know I'm going to use it a lot for this type of projects!



I coloured the image using my Promarkers.
I used: Cocoa, Raw Sienna, Sandstone, Buttercup, Vanilla, Almond, blossom, Leaf Green, Cornflower, lavender, Poppy, Moss, Cool Grey 1, tulip yellow

I inked the sky with a blue ink pad.

The letters for my friend's name are from Do Crafts Papermania Madame Payraud's mini alphabet stickers.

I inked around the bookmark with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye and with normal blue ink pad. 

I used some Script washi tape at the top to blend the paper with the kraft paper.

I finished off with a bit of gold string I've had in my stash for ages.

I also covered the whole bookmark with Americana Matte Varnish, to make the bookmark sturdy and to protect it. 

I really love how it ended up!

I would like to enter my bookmark in the following challenges:

Crafting by Designs - April Monthly challenge AG
Crafts 4 eternity #170 - Anything but a card
Crafty Calendar challenge  - Things with wings
Crafty Hazelnut't Patterned Paper Challenge - April AG with Patterned paper
I love Promarkers #213 - Clean and simple
Just inspirational monthly challenge - Family and Friends (bookmark made for my friend)
Loves Rubberstamps #97 - Anything goes
Wags n Whiskers #126 - CAS

I really hope you like my first ever bookmark!!! 
sometimes is good to try something different!
Thank you so much for always leaving me such a lovely comment. they are very encouraging! and don't forget to follow :)

Until tomorrow!

Thank you so much for stopping by!


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Friday, 4 April 2014

I'm in the Crafty Catz DT!!!!



Morning!!! I hope you are all well....
Where has the week gone???? I remember Sunday... and suddenly it's Friday!!!  this week I've taken it a bit easy on my blog... Some weeks I can't stop making cards and blogging about them..., but sometimes I need some rest, and this week I really needed it!

Anyway... do you remember last Friday, when I posted my last card as GDT for the Crafty Catz Challenge???? well.. they asked me to stay and be part of their fantastic Designing team! They are a fantastic bunch of crafters... so talented! I'm really glad I'm part of the team! Thank you so much for having me!!!



So, as every Friday, we have a new challenge at 


This week's challenge is hosted by Janette and the theme is

Spring time!!!!


Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Stamps

and the price is 7 images of the winner's choice!!!

and Crafty Ribbons



So, after reading about my card, hop over to Crafty Catz and join us in the challenge!!! my fellow DTs have beautiful cards for inspiration.. and don't forget to check out the new GDT for April, Teresa! 


and this is my DT card!



The image is called Girlz - Bare feet from this week's sponsor Bugaboo, which they kindly donated.

As the theme is Spring time, I wanted to use some pretty floral papers, so I chose these ones from Crate Paper Little Bo Peep paper pad. I really loved the bright turquoise, pink and yellow colour on the flowers, so I decided for that colour scheme for my card. 
The turquoise dots paper is a piece of scrap... I think it was from a magazine freebie... 

All the papers have been distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Tool and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pad in Old paper. I also hand-stitched around two of the layers with white thread.



For this card I chose a layout from Sketch #261 from Sketch Saturday Challenge. 






I coloured the image with my Promarkers.

I used: Tan, Almond, Satin, Turquoise, Duck Egg, Vanilla, Blossom and Antique Pink and blender pen.

Then I masked the image and inked around it with a yellow ink pad... I love the effect! it makes the image stand out a lot more!











Next to the image, I used the Doily border die from Sizzix, which I also distressed with Tim Holtz Old paper.

To follow the sketch, I used two types of washi tape and a button on the top right corner.

The lace and flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
The pearls are from Hobbycraft.
The brads (in middle of flowers), ribbon and bow are from my stash, from local shops.

I created the sentiment on my computer and I cut it with a tag die, which was a freebie from a magazine last summer.

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

Alphabet Challenge - "D" for diecuts  (Sizzix border doily die cut and tag die cut)
Incy Wincy challenge - Tic Tac Toe (my line is: yellow, pearls, lace)
The Craft Garden - April: Recipe (ribbon, ink or mist -inked around image-, floral patterned paper)
Use your stuff #129 -  Die cuts (Sizzix border doily die cut and tag die cut)


I really hope you like my first card as DT for Crafty Catz!!! 
great challenge so don't forget to join!
Please leave me some love in the comments and don't forget to follow! :)

Thank you so much for stopping by!!!!


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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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Scribble and Scrap challenge #15 DT post!!!

Morning!!!! I hope you are all well!!!! Our weekend is going pretty well!!! yesterday  I took Alaia swimming (again!, it's becoming a weekly thing now...), but this time we went with one of her nursery friends... Today... Mother's Day in the UK! I intend to stay home... a bit of crafting, a bit of family time... and hopefully getting a bit spoiled!!!

And as every fortnight, I'm here, bright and early (more early than bright!) because we have a new challenge for you at 


As always, the challenge is Anything goes. so go over to the Scribble and Scrap challenge, take a look at the great cards my fellow DTs have made for your inspiration and join us!
There will be a Random drawn winner, who will get a £15 voucher to spend in the Scribble and Scrap shop. 
But if the Random drawn winner has used a product from www.scribbleandscrap.co.uk the prize will be a £20 voucher instead of a £15 voucher.
Also each of the Top Three will win a £5 voucher to spend at www.scribbleandscrap.co.uk! 
And this is my card this week!


a bit of a different card for me today! it's A5 size, but the front cover is a bit smaller than 6in x 6in..... 
I took inspiration from a card a saw a while ago, although the sizing of the card is a bit different... I just took the concept. you can find the original card here.

For my card I used one of the beautiful digital stamps available at Scribble and Scrap. This one is called "Vintage Beauty 5.

The papers I've used are also from the Scribble and Scrap shop. They are Fabulous Florals 2  and

Grungy Florals - Naturals. This sets have a lot of colours to choose from, but this time I used one of my favourite colour combinations, pink and yellow/cream.






I used my Promarkers to colour the image.

I used:

Cocoa, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Buttercup, Pink Carnation, Blossom, Pink Mittens, Tulip Yellow, Almond, Vanilla, Leaf Green, Moss and Blender pen.









I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink pad in Tattered Rose to distress the edges of the image, papers and card stock.
I punched the butterflies and inked the border with the same Tim Holtz Distress Ink.

For the side edges of the card I used two punches, a non-branded and a Martha Stewart edge punch (the flowers edge)

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

The Pearls are from Hobbycraft and the ribbon and lace are from local shops.

This is an inside view, take a look at the beautiful papers!



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

A Creative Romance - Spring flowers
A gem of a challenge - Ribbon and lace
Artistic Inspirations #84 - Anything goes   2nd entry
Card Mania #43 - Lace and pearls 2nd entry
Crafty Hazelnut's patterned paper challenge - March AG with patterned paper
Eureka Stamps #82 - No square cards
Incy Wincy - Ribbons, lace and pearls 2nd entry
I love Promarkers #212 - Anything goes
Left of Center #28 - Ribbon and/or flowers
Love to Create #108 - Bingo (pink, lace, flowers) 3rd entry
Paper Crafting Journey - AG 2nd entry
Penny's challenge #170 - Use your favourite colour combo (my favourite colour combo is pink and yellow)
(Pin)inspirational #100 - Anything goes 3rd entry
Sister Act #50 - AG
The Paper Shelter #151 - Spring delights
Through the Craft Room door - Anything goes


I really hope you like my Scribble and Scrap DT inspiration card for this fortnight challenge!
If you do please leave me some love in the comments.
and don't forget to follow!!! I'm still having trouble with Google friend connect, I can't follow anybody! but it seems there is no problem with people following me... weird!
anyway.. hopefully it will get sorted soon!

Until later on, when I'll bring you my second card for today!


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