OTP - Dress for jewelry display

A little bit of practical crafty fun.  I have been missing my earings. ..cos the are stored in a jewelry box.  So I thought let's get them out where I can see them.

And here is the finished product.

Thanks for popping by.

Elle

ATC - Butterfly, buttons and book page

I signed up for 3 more ATC swaps. ..  

The Row house swap (Thanksgiving), a Disney swap and this one.   I forgot to take a picture of the other 2  which is a bummer cos they were really cute.

For this one I used the book page ( had to buy a book,  lol.  Just to rip a page out) to cut out my butterfly embellishment.  

Used Lindy's to bring colour. 

 Hope the recipient likes it.

ATC - Halloween theme

Continuing my current interest in ATC's, I signed up for another few swaps on Swap bot.

This swap had an easy theme at least I thought so til I realized I don't have much Halloween themed stuff....but I made do and love the finished cards.

Two recipients each to receive one ATC each.

Hope they like them.

Elle

Cards - Birthday box card

This isn't my first box card but is was a bit outside my normal style.   I wanted something special and I feel like I got it.

I used Prima Paper,  Technique Tuesday stamps, Kaisercraft flowers and Petaloo butterflies.

Thank you for popping by..

Elle

Card - Dress Form, Easel Card

Hello Blog land!  Today I wanted to post pictures of some cards I made for friends this week.  I started off planning to just make one card, but it was so much fun and so easy I made 4.

These cards are all easel cards.  Made using the Tim Holtz Sewing Room - dress form die, Prima papers and some odds an ends around the craft room.

The example above was made with feathers, ribbon and rub-ons.

These 2 cards were each made with an assortment of ribbons and lace.  I was looking for the shabby chic look.   

This one was made by cutting lengths of ribbon and adhering them in place.  I added a little wool trim to spice it up.

Thanks for checking out my card projects.  

Happy crafting til net time,

Elle

OTP: Configuration Tray for Sarah

Last week one of the girls on out team decided to give notice and take a new job.  She has been such a big part of the team for the last year it is sad to see her go.  That got me thinking that I wanted to do something for her and I cam up with the idea to make a configuration tray with things that represented our time working together.

Sarah is outrageous, she loves to quilt, has a fascination with shoes and quirky clothes.  She is a gem.

I had fun making this and the finished product is soooo Sarah.  I gave it to her today.  She loved it and others at work want one now too...sigh.

The try is 7 Gypsy's, I used Stampin up paper and the embellies are odds and ends I had on hand.  The needle and thread is a die cut (xcut I think) and the Dress form is Tim Holtz decorated with tissue paper flowers.

Layout: Capture the Magic

Back from holidays, unpacking complete.  Craft room re organisation complete!  I might have brought home a few things...  And the other big things is I stopped past Office Works with my trusty SD card and printed off 452 photos, plus three in a larger photo size.  So when the weekend rolled around and overtime got cancelled I decided to jump in and start scrappin the memories.

This layout is extra special because the actual layout started at CHA in an awesome workshop at the Clearsnap booth.  Following is a picture of the project.  But since I don't currently scrap in the 8' by 8' it was a fun to take the class layout and make into a 12' layout and at the same time start using some of those photos...

Huge thanks to Cathie Allan who designed this project and the Clearsnap team for giving me the opportunity to take part in one of their workshops.

Supplies:
Clear Snap tool and supplies including: Ink; Colorbox pigment inks, Smooch and Top Boss Emboss.  White Card stock.
Stamps:  Impression Obsession
Dies:  Spellbinders

My additions:
Embellishments:  Vintage crochet doily's, Lace trim, Prima Flower
Chipboard:  WOW
Word Stickers: Tim Holtz - Chit Chat

Challenges:

The Pink Elephant Challenge - Lift it

Off The Page: Creative Card Crew - Red and Gold

Are you ready for a challenge?  I found this weeks theme of Red and Gold over at Creative Card Crew to be a real challenge.  I had a few false starts before this project just all fell together.

We are lucky to have Scrapping Centre on board as the sponsor for this challenge.  Play along with us for your chance to win a voucher to buy your canvas and other crafting supplies from Scrapping Centre,


Supplies:
Mini Canvas
Gold Texture paste
Word Stamp
Flowers
Trinkets
Muslin
Red silk paint
Glossy accents - to glue it all in place
Gold paint to paint the little easel.


Thanks for popping by to visit.

Elle

Mini Album: Creative Card Crew - Star Christmas Ornament

So close to Christmas, and only a few short weeks til I am off my holidays.  But, it is time again for a  new challenge over at Creative Card Crew.  As usual we have an awesome sponsor...this week that sponsor is Simon Says Stamp, one of my favourite craft supply shops.

The theme for this weeks Challenge - Star... IF your star is not obvious, please let us know where to find it it!

For my contribution I have made a mini Star album.  This tiny little album will be the only Christmas decoration this year as we will be travelling...So this little album is only 5cm (2") tall.

Supplies:

Cardstock - C'ordinations, Kaszazz
Papers - Kaisercraft
Ribbon, Lace, Petaloo Flowers
Lindy's Stamp Gang

Measurements:
5cm x 8cm (5)
5cm x 8.5cm (5)
5cm x 9cm (5)

Following is a little look at the work in progress...

Here is a closer look at the little book when it is closed:

And when it is open in a star:

And finally a few of the pages.  

 

Thanks for visiting my blog this week.

Hugs
Elle

Card - Wishing You

Supplies:
Martha Stewart Punch around the page, Mpress Dies, Whimsy Stamp and Die, Mazy Art Digi
Pro markers, Distress Ink Pad, Flowers, Ribbons, Hat Pin

Challenges

Dream valley challenges - Anything Goes
Paper Play Time - Anything Goes

Through the Craft room Door - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - More then One punch & or Die cut

willow sketchie challenge - Sketch provided

Stamptacular sunday challenge - Recipe Challenge

Challenges 4 everybody - Anything Goes

Paper take weekly - Ribbons or Pearls

Loves rubber stamps challenges - Fun with ribbons

Make it Monday

Hope you all like my cute little card.

Hugs

Elle

Card: Fairy Flowers

Yesterday I needed inspiration for a special Birthday card ( for today...bad Elle).  So I spent some time catching up on all the blogs I follow.  In doing so  I came across two blog posts that gave me all the inspiration I needed.

So, special thanks to Donna who posted an awesome card over at Cheery Lynn Designs Blog...  Check out this link for the card that inspired mine...Halloween Once Again.  After finding this card I came across the latest challenge over at Crafts and Me Challenges, which is Fantasy.  After that everything came together.

I hope you like this card, the recipient loved it and that's awesome!

Supplies:
Bazzill Card stock
Prima 6x6 - Fairy Flora
Wild Orchid Flowers
Spellbinders die
Memory Box Dies
Magnolia Die
Sizzix Die
Boss Kut die
Stamp - Magazine freebie


Challenges:
Crafts and Me Challenges - Fantasy

Card: It's stocking time!

It's been so busy lately I haven't had the time to get into the craft room, and by golly I have missed it.  This past weekend I made time.  I cleaned up the mess out there and I then got down to some playing.

Given it isn't long til Christmas I focused on Christmas cards.  As usual I looked to the blog challenges for inspiration and there was plenty to be be found...

Supplies:

C'ordinations Card Stock
Kaiser 6" Paper pad
Sizziz dies
Embossing folders - various
Ribbon, lace flowers and hidden in there is a brass key.

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp & Show - Rustification.
Creative Insprirations - Anything Goes
Fab n Funky Challenges - Vintage
Divas by Design Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Bird

Hey!  It's time for another challenge over at Creative Card Crew.  This week the theme is 'Bird'.  So pull out all those awesome dies, or papers, stamps or folding techniques and whip up a card that uses a Bird and come join us for a chance to win an awesome price from Simon Says Stamp.

Have fun and happy stamping...

Elle

Creative Card Crew: Purple

Hi Bloggers...It's challenge time again over at Creative Card Crew, but before we get to the challenge we wanted to send our warmest wishes to Jan, one of the awesome members of the CCC design team.

Jan, congrats on your wedding.  Wishing you all the very best for your future.

And to celebrate we are having a little blog hop showing cards that celebrate Jan's wedding: The hop starts with the  CCC  Challenge blog.  If you started there you will have come to my blog from Margaret's blog and from here you will head on to Joanne.  Happy hopping.

Hugs!

Now, on to our Challenge...

This weeks challenge is sponsored by the fabulous Robyn's Fetish.  The theme this week is Purple!  Why don't you pop over and play along with us for your chance to win some Digi images from Robyn's Fetish.

Hoping you all have an awesome week!

Take care.
Elle

Creative Card Crew - Christmas

Well, it's that time again.  The theme this week over at Creative Card Crew is Christmas.  We are sponsored by the awesome Bugaboo.  Pop along and check out the other DT cards ...you wont be disappointed.

Quick comment on my card, I had this great paper by Megs Garden and the awesome image from Bugaboo so I wanted to keep it all pretty simple.  I love it..may not be able to give this one away.  We'll see.

Supplies:

Image:  Bugaboo Digi
Papers and Card: Meg's Garden 'a vintage Christmas', Therasa Collins 'Christmas Home', Bazzill, SU Whisper white.
Colours:  Promarkers
Embellishments:  Wild Orchard Crafts - hat pin, flowers, The lace doily was a thrift shop find

 Other Challenges:

challenge up your life.blogspot  - Christmas
craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk - Christmas in August
christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk - Red and Green
justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/ - Christmas around the corner

CCC: On the Beach/Under the Sea

Hi, it's time for my first entry as a DT member for Creative Card Crew. The creativity of the team over at CCC is awesome and I am thrilled to have been asked to join the team.

This weeks challenge is On the Beach / Under the Sea.  Our sponsor this week is the very talented  Michelle Perkett, click the link to visit her Etsy shop and see all her great images.

Pop along to Creative Card Crew to check out the inspiration from the rest of the team...

The image for my card is one of Michelle's digis.  It has been coloured with Promarkers, Prisma pencils and I created my background with some of Lindy's awesome mists (using the sponge cap). I used Prima Papers and some Alterations dies to make my seaweed.  The sentiment is a favourite from Kaszazz.

Come on over and play along to have a chance to win a prize.

Cheers
Elle

Tag: No 1.

I love my weekend review of all things craft.  From Friday to Sunday I review the blogs for the last week.  I try to keep up during the week but sometimes I just don't get to see all that crafty inspiration.


Any ways, in my travels this weekend I found Sarah Hurley challenges and she had a great challenge for all things textured. That got me thinking about those great techniques I learnt with Tim Holtz and well it was time to make a tag. This tag will soon make its way onto a layout but for here it is.

I used TH metal technique, which I finished with a nice spritz from a Lindys mist. I used up some of the cut outs from last time I used my notebook border punch to finish of the tissue tape edge ( which was of course distress with some distress inks. The tag itself includes metallic paint, distress inks and the aforementioned Lindys mist. The heart was a silver one that I repainted with gold metallic paint and distressed with Distress ink.
Lovin the crafty time on weekends!

Tag: You & Me

This weekends blogs brought lots of great inspiration.  I found a challenge to create a tag over at Cardabilities, this is Sketch #58.

This was quick and fun, I think the finished tag will be useful on a future layout or card.

I am going to admit, I am a little bit addicted ( make that a lot) to Lindys Stamp Gang sprays and stains and anything else.  I just love what I can do with them.  Today I finished off a Lindy's spray mist background with some Distress inks ( Peacock feathers, vintage photo)  and I just loved the combo.

Supplies:
Kaszazz:  Cream Tag, Heart chipboard pop-out
Wild Orchid:  Flowers
Sizzix: Stampin Up sizzlit:  Little leaves
Jolee's Boutique:  French General Lace
Kaiser:  Rubons
Lindy's Stamp gang spray mists
Distress Inks

Layout: Mud Spa!

I have been receiving kits from the Swirlydoo's Kit club for quite a few months now, but to date haven't done much more then play with some of the technique kits.

Following my amazing week that included 2 Tim Holtz workshops, I was inspired to get crafty.  And more I have decided to stop hoarding and start using.  So, I grabbed my last kit, the May 'So Chic' kit.

This kit was choc full of goodness including GDC papers - Botanique collection, great Prima flowers, lace and lots of other goodies.

Each kit also includes a page map...so I set about using the page map as inspiration and I jumped in.  I have a bunch of photos of our girls ( Ebony and Amber) from a trip to the Dog park back in April...went photo mad.  A few weeks back I used one of the photos to make an of the page canvas of Ebony (looked awesome - you can scroll down if you want to see it in an earlier post).  So any way that meant it was Ambers turn for some attention.

I tried not to think to much and just go with it.

I used one of the papers (Grandma's Pearls) in the kit for the background, mounted on Kraft (Bassill), I also used some Lindys spray (Mission Bells Brown) on bubble wrap to kind simulate mud splatters, you can just see them in the background.

I have included a close up of the flourishs, I inked them with TH Walnut stain, then spritzed with Lindy's  Mission Bells Brown, then dabbed on some Wisteria Purple Blue.  

I am tryng to include flowers and butterfly's in my work, and there is no better inspiration then Swirlydoos blog for that...

This awesome butterfly was one I got from LittleScrapShop - Angelica has a fabulous range of butterfly's just waiting to be used in layouts or on cards.

I thought this one was just the right touch to finish my layout.

Card: Tea anyone?

Having found my inspiration and my mojo I made two cards, mostly because I love this stamp!

Wow, the purple came out much darker in the photo, but hey provides contrast...

Thanks for looking.

Supplies:

Xcut dies
Paper flowers
Water Colour Crayons
Distress inks
Kaszazz Card stock
Doily
Lindys Stamp Gang Mists