Calling all Crafters!

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Catch the Bug!

I do hope you have arrived here from the Get Inky! Blog Hop -

you still have until Wednesday to join in!

Find my post here

I am joining in with the Bugaboo Birthday celebrations...here are my first two cards!

The first one is a Bingo entry featuring a Bugaboo Image, FREE and Ribbon.

I decided to use a slightly different fold - the main image is inside the card. The front of the card has a 'fold back' where I wrapped the ribbon and added the sentiment stamp.

I coloured the image (BIRDGR) with Promarkers and added tea dye distress ink to the two printed shapes.

I am submitting this to Bugaboo is turning four - Bingo Challenge

My second card follows a sketch...

and here is my take on it...

The image is Bugaboo's Chubby Mouse with Cheese. All the papers are from my scraps. I have coloured with Promarkers and used an embossing folder for the grey Happy's.

I am submitting this to

Bugaboo is turning four - sketch

Happy Crafting!

Sunday, 19 January 2014

Get Inky! Hand made Flower!

If you are here from the Get Inky Blog Hop please go here
but I hope you will also look at the current challenge...

Challenge #3 has just started over at Get Inky!

This week the theme is to use a handmade flower!

Here is my DT inspiration...

I started with a square white card base and layered two vertical strips of card and DP to start.

I then printed the heart digi from Blue Mountain Creations -

it actually came with the January Inky Moonbeams Club Newsletter!

The words on the heart are 'love' in many languages!

I mounted this onto some more DP from my stash and glued it in place.

Then to my flower...I have just started some classes in Indian embroidery and made this flower:

I decided to repeat it on a white paper die-cut flower for the centre of my card choosing pink beads and sequins.

I then layered up several white flowers but decided they needed some colour...so I smeared some distress ink onto my craft mat, spritzed it with water and allowed the colour to seep into the petals.

So this was my finished card:

Hope you like it and that you will join in with the challenge!

Happy Crafting!

Saturday, 18 January 2014

Get Inky! Farewell & Welcome Blog Hop!!

Hi, and welcome to the Get Inky! Farewell & Welcome Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from Susan B's blog

and now you are getting quite close to the end!

If you happened to have stumbled into the hop mid-way be sure to start at

the Get Inky! Challenge Blog for a chance to win a fun prize!

The blog hop is saying goodbye to our previous team members,

and welcoming our current members, some of whom are new to Get Inky! (like me!!)

For my project I have made this matching card and gift box...

For both items I used the 'I love you...to the moon and back' digi

which I received with the Inky Moonbeams Club January Newsletter.

I printed it out several times to cut out and layer in different papers.
These papers were all from my stash!

The gift box is 'walnut whip' sized - one of my favourite treats!

Maybe I will keep this one for myself!!

I used the Sissix Box, Long triangle extra long die with my Big Shot to make the gift box.

I added a ribbon using a brad to keep it in place and several star shaped gems.

For the card I started with a square card base and matted it with my first paper - this I know came from a 'fill a folder with as much paper as you can' offer!

I distressed the edges with Tim Holtz 'broken china' Distress Ink.

I cut the next two layers with nesting dies and again used 'broken china' to distress the edges.

Finally came the cut out moon and heart.

To finish - a bow tied with two ribbons and some stars...

Hope you like my makes!!

Now for the fun part... Leave a comment on each blog along the way and you'll be entered to win:

* one of three one-year Inky Moonbeam memberships

* one Crafty Card Gallery app donated from Jennifer Restivo

To see what the club is all about, visit www.bluemooncreation.net

I'm so glad you stopped by and look forward to inspiring you further!

Now off you to go to Tonya to check out what she created.

Happy Crafting!!