Crafty Catz DT - Anything Goes

Morning all,

So I've been a bad blogger and a bad DT member this week as the College kicked off the new year on Tuesday and all I can say is I have had a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad week. But you guys don't need to read my moaning so I'll just apologise to anyone who I may have missed this week on commenting. It wasn't intentional, simply circumstance - I'll be better this week - I promise.

So on with this weeks challenge which has been set by the lovely Anna. It's a nice and easy one to ease you back into the School year if you're involved with such things, as it's Anything Goes. We have 2 sponsors this week: Crafty Ribbons and Inky Impressions

$10 Voucher

My card this week is fairly simple, but I wanted to play with some new inks and stamps:

The sentiment is from Digi Stamps 4 Joy. The background was created with a lovely set of stamps from Clearly Besotted that I treated myself too and stamped using Tim Holtz Minis in Victorian Velvet, Dried Marigold, Evergreen Bough, Seedless Preserves and Festive Berries.

I edged the sentiment in Victorian Velvet and then rubbed Victorian Velvet, Evergreen Bough and Festive Berries on card stock to create matching colours to punch out the leaves and flowers using woodware punches. I finished the whole thing with a circle coloured in Dried Marigold, Ribbons from stash, an off cut of paper and some pearls.

So there you go. A bit different for me but I had fun making it nonetheless.

Whatever you get up to this weekend, have a good one and until next time, happy crafting!

Crafty Catz DT - Dies and Punches

Afternoon all,

I just popped by the blog to see if I had any lovely comments to read and there was none. Strange, I thought - then I realised that I'd scheduled this post for next month?!! oh my brain, it's taken itself off on holiday. So, my apologies for the delay in this post, which should have gone live yesterday.

This weeks challenge at Crafty Catz is set by Dianne who wants to see you use your Dies and Punches. We are sponsored this week by Digi Stamps for Joy who are offering our lucky winner 5 images of the winners choice.

 

 

So with that in mind, here's my card this week



I decided to keep it simple and girly. The backing paper is a scrap from an old sheet, which I've lost the name to, the edges are dusted with Perfect Plumarie Versamagic ink. An inner boarder is hand drawn with white gel ink. The doily is Xcut and inked up with Perfect Plumarie and Pixie Dust ink. The Butterflies are Memory Box and inked with Sahara Sands and Thatched Straw ink. The gems are from stash and the sentiment is covered in stickles stardust.

 

So there we go. Hope you like it and hope you're inspired to come and play with us over at Crafty Catz this week. The rest of the team's creations are gorgeous so do stop by to drool. Until next time though, happy crafting!

Crafty Catz DT - Boys and their toys

Morning one and all - here's to the end of another working week!

Friday means only one thing - another Crafty Catz Challenge. This week's challenge has been set by the lovely Nick who has challenged you to make a card on the theme Boys and their toys. We are sponsored this week by Digi Stamps 4 Joy:

Prize: 5 Stamps of Winners choice

 

So my card this week uses one of our sponsors images:

Coloured as normal with promarkers; sentiment computer generated, papers all from a stampin up pad and pips from stash.

Hope you'll join us this week and do stop by the blog to see the other girls fabulous creations.

Until next time though, happy crafting!

Wishing Ewe A Happy New Year

Well here's to the first card of 2014, a nice fun little number wishing 'ewe' a happy new year! Aaah I love this little sheep - never fails to make me laugh!

I used up odds and ends of paper, card and ribbon stock to make this card and added ever trusty stickles to make it glitter. Not much more to say about it.

 

I would like to enter this card into Digistatmps4joy challenge - Anything Goes and Simon Says - Something New

 

Until tomorrow, when I'll be back with my first Crafty Catz DT card of the year, happy crafting!