Crafty Friends DT Card - Anything Goes

Hi everyone

Thanks so much to everyone for the get-well wishes, I really appreciate them :) I'm feeling so much better now and I've almost caught up on everything too, so all good! I've had two college exams this week and I did really well in both of them! Much better than I expected, so I'm really happy!

The theme of this week's challenge over at Crafty Friends Challenge Blog is

Anything Goes

Here are details of this challenge's wonderful sponsor... 

Pickled PotPourri

One lucky winner will receive $7.00 of digital stamps of their choice from the store.

For my card, I used this adorable image Cup of Love - I'm trying to build up a Christmas card stash, so if I can use my DT makes to add to this pile I will! This image isn't a Christmas image per se, but coloured appropriately I think it works quite well :) 

Ingredients

Cup of Love by Pickled PotPourri

Nitwits papers

Wycinenka chipboard sentiment

MS snowflake border punch

Charm from Live and Love Crafts

Cheesecloth, snowflake, ribbon and poinsettia from stash

Coloured with Copics

Liquid Pearls, gold Stickles, Frantage Powder and Embossing Powder

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

As You Like It - Old or new stash

(old stash because it's familiar and I know what it goes with always)

Crafting By Designs - Get Ready for Christmas

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Weekly Challenge

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - One for the girls

Ribbon Girls October Any Image Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking :)

Tanya xx

All Dressed Up New Release Inspiration

Hi everyone!

The October release from All Dressed Up Stamps is too cute! 

For my DT inspiration card, I used the beautiful image "Little Birdie" - I'm trying to make as many of my DT cards as possible into Christmas cards so I'm at least a little bit prepared! This image is great for all year round :D 

All Dressed Up image "Little Birdie" 

Various papers from stash

Wycinanka chipboard sentiment

Ribbons and poinsettias were a gift from my mum

Cheesecloth

MS snowflake border punch

Charm from Live & Love Crafts

Aged Taupe and Aged Ivory embossing powder

Coloured with Copics

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

As You Like It - New or Old Stash

I like old stash because it's kind of familiar, you know what it will always work with! 

CCC Digi Creations - Add a bow

Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog - Favourite Colour Combo (traditional Christmas colours!)

Ribbon Girls Challenge - Use any image

Crafting By Designs - Get Ready for Christmas

Noor Design Challenge - CAS or Fully Loaded

Dream Valley Challenges - One for the girls

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes with option of embossing

Thanks for looking, do head over to the All Dressed Up blog and All Dressed Up Facebook Page to see heaps more inspiration :)
Tanya xx

All Dressed Up October Facebook Challenge

Good evening everyone!

I was on holiday for two weeks, and on the flight home I got so sick that the paramedics were waiting for me when the plane landed, worst flight ever :P When you're at 30000 ft and can't see, feel your arms or face and your heart-rate is about 30 bpm and you can't stop vomiting, it gets pretty terrifying. Still not quite sure what went wrong, but a week later I'm feeling much stronger but still a bit delicate. 

Anyway, I'm playing catchup on all aspects of life at the moment, the post-holiday laundry pile seems to be never ending, I have so much college work to do I don't even want to think about it, and there's a few card orders due already so I'm feeling the pressure :P I need to concentrate on my health first though, as I can't do much if I'm dead lol. 

So, a few days late but better late than never. The All Dressed Up Facebook Challenge for October is the theme of "Autumn or Halloween". 

I used the adorable image Magical Day for my card.

Here's what I made :) 

 Ingredients

"Magical Day" by All Dressed Up digital stamps

Maja Design "Enjoying Outdoors" papers

Memory Box Cobweb Border die

Memory Box batty border die

Martha Stewart stars border punch

Saddlestitch ribbon from Ribbon Girl

Cheesecloth, purple sparkle netting, owl charm, brown tulle trim from stash

Coloured with Copics and purple distress ink pad

Stickles, Liquid Pearls

Closeup of the cute owl charm

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

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - Favourite Season (Autumn - I love Halloween!)

Fussy & Fancy Challenge - Bingo (Pearls/Charms/Dies)

Give a Crafter a Cookie - Challenge 54

Incy Wincy Challenge - All that glitters

Inky Chicks - Animals

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Halloween Inspiration

Ribbon Girl October Card Challenge

Thanks for looking, and do head over to the All Dressed Up Facebook Page to enter the challenge for the chance to win prizes and to see lots of lovely cards by many talented crafters :) 

Tanya xx

Crafty Friends Challenge 41 - Special Occasions

Hi everyone,

The latest challenge at Crafty Friends Challenge Blog has just started. 

The theme this time is SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 

Here are details of this challenge's wonderful sponsor Stamps by Julia Spiri... 

One lucky winner will receive 2 digi stamps of their choice.

Click HERE to be taken to their Etsy and
Click HERE to be taken to their challenge blog

Here is my card for the challenge: 

I used the gorgeous image Fairy With Gift.

Please do head on over and see what my teamies have made!
Will update this post with details and challenges I want to enter tomorrow :)
Tanya xx

Crafty Friends Challenge - Use Lots of Glitter

Hi everyone

I'm late with my Crafty Friends DT card this time, life is hectic and I can't seem to have enough hours in the day to fit everything in...But better late than never I suppose.

The theme of this week's challenge is

Use Lots of Glitter

Here are details of this challenge's wonderful sponsors... 

The East Wind

Click HERE to be taken to their Etsy store and

Click HERE to be taken to their blog

Our next wonderful sponsor is...

Digistamps 4 Joy

Click HERE to be taken to their web-store

Click HERE to be taken to their blog

Click HERE to be taken to their Facebook

Our third fabulous sponsor is...

Mari's Digis

Click HERE to be taken to their web-store

Click HERE to be taken to their challenge blog

I was delighted to receive a fab The East Wind image to work with for my DT card. I chose the beautiful Aurora Holly & Olive image.

Ingredients

The East Wind Aurora Holly & Olive Digi Stamp

Nitwits papers

LDRS Lovely View Die

La La Land Snowflake Banner Die

Ribbon, Snowflake and Diamante Embellishment from stash

Coloured with Copics

Stickles, Frantage

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

Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
crafty catz - anything goes (with a twist - autumn colours)
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Fab n Funky - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards Challenge - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Tanya xx

Hana's card :)

Evening all

Just a quick post to share the card my lovely 11-year-old niece Hana made to give her mum for her birthday. Aside from printing out the papers and image, and cutting them out, she did it all by herself :) 

She picked out this adorable little mermaid to colour in :) It's from Lili of the Valley.

The papers are from Pixel Paper Prints

Charm and dewdrops from Ribbon Girl

Ribbons from stash

Sentiment printed on the computer

She coloured with my Copics

Lashings of Stickles and Glossy Accents :) 

She'd love to get some nice comments on her card I'm sure, so feel free to let her know if you like her card :) 

She'd like to enter it into the Simon Says Stamp Kids Challenge.

Thanks for having a look!

Tanya (and Hana) xx

Summertime 30th Birthday Tri-fold card

Hi everyone

Here sharing a card I made a while back, I was asked for something special from someone who regularly asks for cards, so I had to come up with something different haha! 

So this is what I made, a cascading tri-fold card.

Closeup of the front bit and the gorgeous picture

The back fold

Ingredients

Maja Design's summer papers from last year

Image and front sentiment from the same paper pack

Marianne Design numbers dies

LDRS Lovely View die

Flowers, pearl trim and shabby rose trim from Live and Love Crafts 

Laces from Ribbon Girl

Cheesecloth

MS Doily Border Punch

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

Maja Design Mood Board

Live and Love Crafts Challenge - Happy Birthday/Anniversary

The Sketchy Challenges - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes

Southern Girls - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make for the border

Not Just Cards Challenge - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Sea/Sunshine/Summer Holidays

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Summer Fun

Thanks for looking :)
Tanya xx