Challenge 62 - Winners

Hello there, I'd like to say a big thank you to all of you who took part in the Steampunk Challenge.

Our top 3 this week are:

1: Debbie B

2: Hilda

3: Amanda

Please email Sarah at the address in the side bar to claim your prize & blog badges.

Don't forget to pop back for a new challenge tomorrow.

Take care & hope to see you soon.

C xx

Challenge 62 - Steampunk

Hi there, Claireliz here with this weeks challenge.

The theme for this week is:

Steampunk

I used Sarah's Steampunk CD & the Gadget Gears Alterations die to decorate this little printers tray. The cogs are cut from chipboard & the Steampunk papers.

Inside the tray I've used the Steampunk papers & lots of little embellishments

The pocket watch on the back is coloured in with Promarkers & mounted on a chipboard circle.

Elaine
All made using the Steampunk CD, Cogs embossing folder, and an old button, distressed with Tim Holtz inks.

Claire C

My card is made using elements from the Steampunk CD with a button and ribbon from my stash

Jaine

I made a tag and used the Steampunk papers and elements to decorate it.

EMMA
I made a card using papers and elements from Sarah's Steampunk CD and combined them with Tim Holtz Alterations dies and Texture Fades.


Jess

Using papers and embellies from the Steampunk CD, Tag and Button Dies and a bit of ribbon.

Melly

I used the delish Steampunk Papers and the Wings Digi stamp along with a Crafts and Me image

Lisa

This is Steampunk Girly Style!! I've used a couple of papers from the Steampunk CD, along with some distress ink, kraft card, and embellishments to make a post it note holder.

Clare
Image and papers used from Sarah's Steampunk CD

Sarah
I made a quick and simple card using one of the pre-coloured digi stamps on the CD with some of the papers and embellishments

So show us your Steampunkery style! You have until Midnight 25th March to enter.

Just leave a link on this post & the winner will be announced on Wednesday March 28th.

We can't wait to see what you create & good luck.

C xx

Challenge 61 - Winners!

A big 'Thank You' to everyone who entered our Birthday Celebrations Challenge


Our top three this week are...

1.  Priya Sondhi 

2. Suzie 

3. Suzie McFloozy 

Please e-mail me here for your blog badges / prizes

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow for a fun new challenge!

Sarah x

p.s. Have you signed up to Craft Academy yet? its free, fun and full of inspiration! I hope you'll come and join us for the next lesson tomorrow :o)

Challenge 61 - Birthday Celebrations!

This fortnights challenge is Birthday Celebrations! We have a lot of March birthdays within our Design Team and thought it would be a great challenge! It can be a card, a gift or a scrapbook page, whatever your Birthday themed crafty project is, we want to see it!

Here is the inspiration from my lovely Design Team...

Elaine

I used the Wonderland CD for my paper and image, spring border by memory box and spellbinders butterfly cut out of red glitter card

Jaine

I used the new Steampunk papers and stamps to create the card, adding some pink to make it a bit girlie. The bodice was printed onto acetate and I love how the backing paper shows through. 

Claire C

I've used papers and lots of elements from the new Steampunk CD for my card

Emma

I also used papers and elements from Sarah's wonderful new Steampunk CD to make my tag and combined them with some Tim Holtz Alterations dies which work perfectly with this collection.

Claireliz

I used Sarah's fantastic Steampunk range to create these 2 cards - perfect for mens Birthdays!

Jess

I used an Original Alice image from the Wonderland CD, together with one of the backing papers, on top of which I have heat embossed some swirls with clear embossing powder, then used Walnut Stain distress ink to enhance it.  Using the same paper, I've made a rolled paper rose.

 Clare
I have used papers and an octopus digi image from the Mermaid collection

Melly 
I used more of the yummy Easter Tea Party Kit

Lisa
I've used papers, images and embellishments all from Sarah's gorgeous new Steampunk kit to make a couple of masculine birthday cards.

We look forward to seeing your projects - you have until midnight on 11th March to enter - just click below to submit your link!

Sarah x

Challenge 60 *Sponsored by Handy Hippo* Winners!

A big 'Thank You' to everyone who entered this week, with over 100 entries you made it really difficult for us to pick a winner! but I did love hopping round and looking at all of your creations, and wow, what amazing work!

The prize for our winner this week is a Tim Holtz Easter Sizzix Die courtesy of our fab sponsor Handy Hippo (I hope you'll go and check out their site, just click on the banner above) and without further ado, our top 3 are...

1. Georgina b  - an amazing card and great use of die cuts! Congrats on being this weeks winner!

2. Natalie Z.  - a gorgeous tag - so pretty!

3. Lisa Jane  - for an elegant yet thrifty card :o)

Please e-mail me here for your blog badges / prizes

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow for a fun new challenge!

Sarah x

p.s. Have you signed up to Craft Academy yet? its free, fun and full of inspiration! I hope you'll come and join us for the next lesson tomorrow :o)

Challenge 60 *Sponsored by Handy Hippo* Die Cuts

This week we are lucky enough to be sponsored by Handy Hippo! Handy Hippo is a friendly online craft supplies shop with a great range of rubber stamps and other card making goodies - including plenty of  dies and embossing folders. Their website has lots of information on crafting techniques, plus a great selection of free card project ideas to suit crafters of all abilities so please pop over and visit them!

They chose a theme of 'Die Cuts' this week and have given us a Tim Holtz 'Easter Elements' Sizzix Die as a prize! You can see all of their Sizzix dies on on their website here

and here is all the Design Team inspiration for you!

Claire C

For my card I've used papers and a couple of the fab Vintage Alice images from Sarah's 'Wonderland' cd, I've added a large flower die cut using tattered florals and coloured with distress inks.

Jaine

I cut an Alterations heart from the red spotty paper in the Valentines digi kit by Sarah Hurley.  I also used an Alterations Tattered Banners die and used some pink spotty paper from the Valentines digi kit to make a border along the bottom. 

 Elaine
I used Wonderland CD for image and backing paper, with Tim Holtz Tattered florals dies, Spellbinders butterflies, Memory box butterfly border die, Gold ribbon, I cut flowers from the backing papers and scrunched them then inked them with Tim Holtz inks and used an old button as their centres to match the rest of my project. 

Claireliz
I used the Tattered Florals & Caged Bird die to create this canvas along with Sarah's Teal, Eclipse, Candyfloss pink, Sunshine Yellow & Sepia ink sprays I've also used quite a lot of Stickles. The quote I've used is called Don't Give Up (Author Unknown)

Clare
I layered some TH tattered florals die cut flowers and added a red metal brad in the centre. The flowers and background paper were then stamped using TH burlap distress ink pad and a music background stamp. I also used scalloped square nesties and circle die cuts. I wanted to keep it simple so I only added a sparkly ribbon.

Jess
I cut out a Sizzix Flourish from a scrap piece of card and used the negative part as a stencil to Versamark and emboss a pattern around one of the new Easter Kit Papers.  Layered up with some Nesties using another Easter Kit Paper and the Butterfly Digi.

 

Lisa 

I've used a paper from Sarah's Vintage Halloween Digi Set and teamed it with some Tattered Floral Diecuts and a Wonky Scallop Border Diecut.

Melly

I made a 8x8 Scrapbook layout using the Vintage Halloween Digi Papers, some ribbon from my stash and added my wee tattered floral diecut that I scrunched up, inked and added a wee pearl before sticking to my wee layout

Nat

I used Sarah's Poppy Red Mist and the Tattered Floral Die Cuts. I used a die cut as a mask (which i covered up with alphas) and then layeres that die cut flower as an embellishment. I used Wonderland Paper strips and coated them in PVa to give the effect of washi tape. There is a kraft flower die cut under the teal rose.

Sarah

I used a Tattered Floral Die-Cut from craft paper under the Cupid embellishment. The papers and embellishments are from my Valentine digi kit.

We look forward to seeing your projects - you have until midnight on 26th February to enter - just click below to submit your link!

Sarah x

 

Challenge 59 - Winners

Hi everyone!

Thank you to everyone who entered the Love Is All Around Challenge! We had so many wonderful entrants and it took me a while to choose just three winners. But here they are, and congratulations to:

1. Vixykins

2. Hazel (Didos)

3. Sarah M

Well done everyone!

If you could please email Sarah (her details in the side bar) she will organise your blog badges / prizes!!

Don't forget to come back tomorrow for the start of another great new challenge.

Emma x