Challenge #13 at Crafty Girls Creations

Yeah, finally got my hair dyed professionally after several years of either myself or my daughter doing it. Hairdresser sort of complained about the various colours in my hair as I wanted to dye it and also have some highlights so it would look nice for our daughter's wedding which is now only 16 days away!!! We also have another family wedding to go to in 8 days so thought today was a good day for an appointment at the hair salon. More running around buying bits and pieces for the reception, more hessian for another runner for the signing table and a quick meal out with friends before coming back to work on some thank you tags.
Now....onto my post for the new challenge starting today at Crafty Girls Creations. An Anything Goes challenge blog which makes it really easy to join in the fun and be in the running for a great prize from our sponsor,  The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette
Here is my card.....

 Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock
White cardstock from stash
DP from Prima 6x6 paper stack - Fairy Belle Collection
Image from The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette  - Shelby
Sentiment from SU  
Die - Die-namics Stitched Circle Stax
Punches - large oval and scalloped oval
Pearls from stash
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller

Nice to see you stopping by, would love to hear what you think of my card, so check out the comment section!
Hope to see some of you joining in the challenge and who knows your entry might be the winner of the wonderful prize from Nikki
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge #31 - Create with a Fantasy, Mythological Etc Theme

Well, am home from holidays but still busy as ever with wedding prep and Hen's day/night goings on. Running a bit late today getting my post up for Get Creative Challenges but here it is at last.Our sponsor for this challenge is the talented Nikki Burnette of The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette
I chose this gorgeous image to make my card for the DT.
Here it is........

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock for the cardbase
DP from Prima 6x6 paper stack - Fairy Belle Collection
Image is from The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette - Cadence  and I fussy cut her out
Sentiment from my stamp stash and I cut out each letter
Copic Markers
SU Pacific Point inkpad
D/S Tape roller and foam dots

Thanks for stopping by, love to see you dropping off an entry on the challenge blog.
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge #147 at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog

Another scheduled post. I miss checking in with what's going on - I don't have any internet access.
My post today is to share with you my DT project for the new challenge starting today at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog. The winner will receive a prize certificate for crafty shopping.
Here is my card.....

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock for cardbase and mattes
DP from Glitz 6x6 paper pad - French Kiss
Sentiment, key, postage stamp from SU stamps set Friendships Journey
Image from Crafty Individual - printed A4 sheet - love letters 1
SU Early Espresso inkpad
Pearls from Krafty Hands
Diecut from stash
D/S tape roller & foam dots

Must dash still have one more post to schedule.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge #95 at Crafting From the Heart

Hi once again, hope all is well in your part of the world. We are still on holiday, so this is a scheduled post.
Our sponsor for the new challenge starting at Crafting From the Heart is Pattie's Creations.
I used an image I already had to make my card.\
Here is what I came up with.

Recipe:
White card from stash
DP from 6x6 paper pad - stash
Image from Pattie's Creations - Daffodils Circle Scroll
Sentiment from SU
Copic Markers
Pearls from Krafty Hands
D/S tape roller & foam dots

Hope you all take some time to enter the challenge and check out the fab DT creations and maybe hop to some of the other entrants' blogs too.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge 11 Love is in the air

A lot of first challenges starting with the New Year and this one is for Crafty Girlz Challenges. Our sponsor is Just Inklined and the challenge is as usual an Anything Goes Theme.  Still in the throes of wedding prep so I thought I would choose a wedding themed image to use on my creation.
Here is my card.... two views so you can see the sentiment I used.

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock for card base
SU Pacific Point cardstock for mattes and die cut
White cardstock from stash
DP from Glitz  6x6 paper pack - French Kiss (2 different papers)
Image from Just Inklined - Wedding Carriage
Sentiment from SU stamp set - God's Blessings
Dies - Spellbinder ~ Captivating Squares and Die-namics ~ Stitched Squaares
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
D/S tape roller & foam dots
Pearls from stash

Hope to see you popping in to the blog and entering one of your creations in the ATG challenge for this month.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Time for a new challenge to start the year off at Crafty Girls Creations. We are an Anything Goes themed challenge blog so it's very easy to come and join in the fun.
Our sponsor for todays challenge is Angie's Cards & Digis and I decided to use an image I already had.
Here is my card......

Recipe:
SU Garden Green cardstock for the cardbase and mattes
White cardstock from stash
DP from a pack of papers that came with a magazine purchase (sunflower from paper but I recoloured with Copic Markers for more depth of colour)
Image from Angie's Cards & Digis - Birds playing in birdbath
Sentiment from Stampers Anonymous -
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller & foam dots
Memento Tuxedo black inkpad

Hope to see you dropping off an entry on the challenge blog.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges - Challenge#1

Back again with my second post for today and the news that I have joined the DT of  Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges.  The challenge blog has been in hiatus since last year having a bit of an overhaul and changing to a monthly challenge. There are quite a few of the DT team who stayed on and there are 10 newbies starting fresh for the first challenge of the year. Our sponsors for the challenge are Smeared Ink (who have now closed) Imagine That and Doodle Pantry
The theme for the challenge is "Something New" - so a new product or try a new technique etc. Please make sure you add what you are doing or using as your "New" to your blog post.
Here is my project. My "New" thing is making a gift box with notelets and using the "Bokeh" technique on my little cards.
A couple of photos to show the notelet cards and the little box in a closer view.

Recipe:
SU Baked Brown Sugar cardstock for the box, cardbases and punched circle
White cardstock from stash for sentiment, image and card mattes
DP was a scrap from SU designer paper
Image and sentiment (on box) are from Doodle Pantry -  Balloon Ants
Sentiments on cards from various stamp sets
I used several SU inkpads to make the Bokeh effect on the notelets
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
Circle punches
D/S tape roller and Foam Dots

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope to see you joining in the fun of our first challenge for the year. Don't forget you have a whole month to get crafty and enter.
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy



 

Time to Celebrate with our 3rd Annual Block Party

Hi everyone, yeah!!! we are celebrating our 3rd year at 613 Avenue Create with our Annual Block Party. The Optional Theme for challenge #158 is Happy Birthday or Anniversary. I've made a birthday card, but I've added the birthday sentiment to the inside as I really liked this "Hello Friend" sentiment from my new Tim Holtz set of stamps my friend Jane gave me for my birthday. Thanks so much, Jane. Love them.
Our sponsors for the challenge are - Sami Stamps  and Bugaboo Stamps
I've been really short on time lately due to wedding preparations and we are also going to have a short holiday just driving interstate and staying with an old friend for a week. Then back home with just 3 weeks left before the wedding. So crafting has been unfortunately the last thing on my mind. I only got my image late afternoon yesterday and then we were out from 6 p.m. till midnight catching up with another old friend for dinner and then a walk through town to find somewhere for coffee. She came in on the bus, so we drove her home and had a tour around her now well established garden. Really beautiful.

Recipe:
Brown cardstock from stash
White cardstock from stash
DP is from Trimcraft - 6x6 paper pad ~ Monochrome
Image from Sami Stamps - Rose Girl 
Sentiment if from Tim Holtz ~ Stampers Anonymous ~ Crazy Talk stamp set
I pinched the lace from the pile I bought for wedding decorations, lol
Copic Markers
Punches - Large Oval and Scalloped Oval
SU Real Red inkpad
D/S tape roller & foam dots

That's it for this post. I have a busy day today catching up on some DT cards that will need to be made and scheduled posts for while I'm away.
Love to see you popping in to the neighborhood  with an entry.
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy
 

A Time of Thanks - Challenge 146 at Aud Sentiment Challenge Blog

Hi and welcome to my little space of blogland. I see I have a new follower, great to see you here Susan.
Our first challenge for the year starts with the theme of Thanks. You need to make sure you add a thankyou sentiment to your creation.
Our sponsor for this challenge is Imagine That by Kris
I decided to try a bendy card for my project and here it is.... I'm sharing two photos - one slightly side on so you can see the bendy shape of the front panels.

 

Recipe:
SU Garden Green cardstock for the basecard
White cardstock from stash for image, sentiment and flowers
DP is from DIY Shop- Crate Paper 6x6 paper pad
Image is from Imagine That by Kris  - Ladybugs - used a precoloured digi from the set
Sentiment from SU stamp set God's Blessings
Flowers and leaves from SU stamp set Best Blossoms
Dienamics Die - Stitched Squares
SU Real Red and Handsome Hunter inkpad
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
D/S tape roller and Foam Dots

Time for a coffee so please come and play with us this fortnight - we'd love to see your creations and you'll be in the running for a fabulous prize from our sponsor
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy 

Challenge 93 at Crafting From The Heart

Hi all,  a quick post to share my DT card for the new challenge starting today at Crafting From The Heart.
Our sponsor for this challenge is Aurora Wings and my fellow teamies have created some wonderful makes to inspire you and showcase Aurora Wings designs.
Here is what I came up with........ I took 3 different pics to show the different aspects of the card. The first one didn't turn out that well but the image shows nicely. I diecut the frame and after adhering hand cut the inner oval out of the front of the card going through all 3 layers and then put the image on the inside with foam dots

Recipe:
White cardstock from stash
DP from Santoro London 6x6 paper pad
Grey shimmery paper for the diecut and matte
Image is from Aurora Wings - Wedding Couple
Sentiments are from SU - Simply Wonderful and Heard From the Heart stamp sets
Spellbinders dies - Floral Ovals and Labels Twenty
Copic Markers
Wink of Stella - clear ~ used on the "Congrats" sentiment
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
D/S tape roller & foam dots

Hope to see you hopping over to the challenge blog and entering the challenge.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy