Tutorial using Promarkers.....

The very lovely Denise from The Crafty Den has done a step by step Tutorial for using Christmas Ted - Bringing Home Tree stamp from The Crafty Pad. Thanks Denise it is fabulous. :)
You can see the Tutorial HERE - please do pop over and see it and maybe try it out - I know I certainly will. :) :) Leave Denise a comment while you are there too. ;) :)
Thanks again Denise. :) :)

An altered spoon for The CraftyPad challenge

Over at The Crafty Pad this week the challenge is a colour theme of:-
RED, GOLD & GREEN - lovely festive colours. :)

For my DT project this week I have altered a spoon and made a tutorial of it too. You can see the Tutorial HERE.

I have used the text stamp for the Baubles & Text stamp set available from The Crafty Pad. :)

Please do go and see the tutorial for more pictures. ;)

We have some fabulous inspiration for you from the wonderful DT members and we also have the lovely Pat as GDT this week. :)  Hope to see you there. :)

The Crafty Pad has also go a new look header - all festive and nice. :)

SALE ON.........

The SALE has started over at The Crafty Pad - pop over and check it out. :)

It's got a new look too..and tomorrow there is a tutorial in the challenge - goes live at 12 mid day. :)

Hope to see you there. :)

Christmas Craft Raffle

Christmas craft raffle over at Quirky Crafts and this is what Deanne had to say.....

Over on Quirky Crafts Forum I'm running a Christmas raffle which is open to people outside of the forum also.

I am constantly adding to the prize, and in total the raffle prize will be in excess of £100 in crafting goodies :)

The main prize is a cuttlebug die cutting machine, other prizes include a Zutter round-it-all with tote bag, denim mini book, smirk papers and much much more

Tickets can be purchased HERE for £2 each and you can purchase as many as you like. The winning ticket will be picked on December 14th so there will be plenty of time for me to post it out and for you to pop it under your christmas tree :)

Ticket will picked by traditional printing out names from paypal and a lucky dip by one of my boys :)


So why not pop on over there and get yourself a few tickets - such a great prize up for grabs too. :)
 

Gift Set........

Over at The Crafty Pad this week the challenge is a theme of 'Autumn'. 

Anything goes just so long as it is Autumn. :)

Now I have a wee treat for you to see :-

I have made a gift set for my challenge this week,

it comprises of a decorated candle, a notebook and a funky foam tag. :)

But before I show it to you - The Crafty Pad have 4 gdt's this week -

how nice is that - so lots of inspiration for you to see -

pop over there and have a peep and join in if you can. :)

The GDT's are Susie, Sam, Suzi and Julie and they have all made great projects. :)

Okay here is my makes...

The stamps I have used are the Umbrella & Stand and the

Flourish & Leaves stamps available from The Crafty Pad of course. :)

I stamped the umbrella & stand and Flourish onto tissue paper -

I coloured the image with Promarkers,

and using the heat gun applied to the candle.

Added some nice ribbon.....the brown is velvet ribbon to finish.

For the notebook I used 7 x 5 covers and covered

with BG papers.  Stamped images as in photo and coloured

with Promarkers.  I cut the leaf border out and glued on.

I used Anita's 3D gloss to go over all the elements and it

gives it a lovely touchy feely touch. :)  I added some flowers

and letters to finish.

For the tag I stamped into black funky foam - which I

heated beforehand.  I then coloured the flourish with a

silver pen.  I covered the back of the tag with the same BG

paper as the notebook, added ribbon and brad to finish. :)

And now I have a beautiful gift set to give as a present.

Hope you enjoyed reading all this - sorry bit of a long post..lol

Hope to see you over at The Crafty Pad -

the free digi image is still available until

tomorrow night if you want to enter the competition. ;) :)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

I have been able to make a card for the CRAFT challenge this week. :) Their challenge is a lovely recipe:

1 Ribbon

2 Buttons

3 Papers

Here is my take on their recipe: -

Here are instructions how to make it: -

1. Choose 2 co-ordinating backing papers. Cover your cardstock

with 1 of your chosen backing papers. Use a plain section of card and emboss

with Swirl cuttlebug embossing folder - adhere to left hand side of card.

2. Stamp your butterflies onto the other chosen backing paper and cut out.

Layer up with 3d pads or silicone - add wire antenna.

Adhere whole butterfly to bottom right hand side of card.

3. Layer up co-ordinating flowers and add brad -

adhere to card just above and to the left of your butterfly.

4. Adhere buttons, another flower and bow as shown in photo.

Apply stickles glitter glue as shown - optional. :)

5. Butterflies and verse stamp set are available

to buy from http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/.

I have stamped the Butterfly verse inside the card on matching paper. :)

Thanks for looking. :)

Gatefold card sketch for..

The Crafty Pad. That is what the challenge is this week over at The Crafty Pad - set by the lovely Maxine. :)

Here is the sketch -

And here is my take on it -

I have used the Flourish and Leaves Accessory Set

and The Umbrella & Stand stamps from The Crafty Pad of course. :)

Paper - Basic Grey

White Jelly Roll Pen

Ribbon from stash.

I stamped the Umbrella & Stand and leaves directly onto the PP.

 Cut out leaves and layered onto white card.

For the inside I stamped the flourish directly onto the plain pink paper

and corners of white card where the sentiment will go.:)

Hope you likey. :)

Thanks for looking.

Do pop over to The Crafty Pad and see the wonderful

work from the DT's and GDT's.