Happy 21st

Hi It's Sunday and that means a new challenge from

Eclectic Ellapu
we have now gone to a challenge every 3 weeks 

This weeks theme 

for the Purple team is For a Man 

and for the Pink team Time

For this card I was asked to make a card for a friends son's 21st he had just taken part in a rally and I decided to decoupaged his card for the centre image. 

Many thanks for visiting , make sure you visit the blog to see the rest of the DT cards.

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Happy 70th

Hi It's Sunday and that means a new challenge from

Eclectic Ellapu
we have now gone to a challenge every 3 weeks 

This weeks theme 

for the Purple team is Birthday

and for the Pink team Fruity

For this card I was asked to make a card for someone who liked music and does a lot of fundraising for breast cancer. Hope you think it met the brief.

Many thanks for visiting , make sure you visit the blog to see the rest of the DT cards.

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Happy Easter to Ewe 2

Hi It's Sunday and that means a new challenge from

Eclectic Ellapu
we have now gone to a challenge every 3 weeks 

This weeks theme 

for the Purple team is Easter

and for the Pink team One for the Boys

I coloured the image using Promarkers. I then fussycut the image out . I used paper from Imagine That and covered my card I added a ribbon to correspond with the ribbon on the basket. To finish off I add the sentiment that came with the image set.
(This is very similar to my card for Crafting with Dragonflies just changed the ribbon colour.)

Many thanks for visiting , make sure you visit the blog to see the rest of the DT cards.

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Challenge entered

Butterflies & Flowers

Hi It's Sunday and that means a new challenge from

Eclectic Ellapu
we have now gone to a challenge every 3 weeks 

This weeks theme 
for the Purple team is Butterflies & flowers
and for the Pink team Wings

I have coloured my image with promarkers and then gone over them with wink of stella pens.
I created the background by using my brushes and distress inks.
I then cut the image out with a spellbinder die. I mounted it on patterned paper and  added co-ordinating candi and finished off with a Craftwork cards sentiment.
May thanks for visiting
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Challenge entered

From The Heart

Hi Folks it's the purple team at Ellectic Ellapu with our first challenge of the year

From The Heart 

 Valentines project must have die-cut heart on it.

I have used tonic dies to cut my card , I love these it is such an effective card and easy to do. They give a perfect cut every time.

I then added a jewelled heart to finish the card off.

Thanks for visiting

make sure you check out the rest of the design team.

Hugsxx

I'm late...I'm late....

Hi It's Sunday and that means a new challenge from the Purple team at

Eclectic Ellapu

This weeks theme is 
Inspired by a Film
I decided to go for Alice in Wonderland

The clock reminds me of the White rabbit the large leaves look like Tweedledum & Tweedledee, the top leaf is like Alice falling and the checker board is like the table cloth.

The image is from Gingerloft which I coloured with Promarkers and added glossy accents

to the stopwatch and leaves.

To create the background I used a Stamps Away mask and added gilding wax to the embossed area.

Thank you for visiting

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Challenges entered

Sweet Stampin'     wood,tree & Leaves

Brown Sugar  Autumn

Crafty Hands   anything goes

Digistamps 4 joy   embossing 

The male room challenge    Nature

1st Birthday at Eclectic Ellapu

Hi Folks it Eclectic Ellapu first birthday so all month the have been clues for the the biggest treasure hunt I have ever seen .

Go to the blog and check it out.

Our theme for this challenge

 is 1st Birthday

So here is my card

1. I used  Kanban stamps to stamp out my image and coloured them with promarkers.

I stamped the balloon twice so I could decoupage it/

2 I finished the background of using my brushes & inks.

3. The image was mounted on black card then on to a white DL card.

4 To finish the card off I added ribbon and a number 1 to the balloon. 

Many thanks for visiting

Hugs xx

Challenges entered

Little Claire's     Child's  Birthday

Inkspirational Challenge      anything goes

Colour Creative      anything goes

Challenges 4 everybody      anything goes

Scribble & Scraps   anything goes

On the look out.

Sometimes its just nice to colour and let the stamp do all the work.

Todays project is very Clean & Simple

and is using the

On the look out by Michael Powell

stamp

So what did I do.

1. Image coloured using pro-markers

2. Image mounted on black card,

 then on DL card blank .

And thats it,

I just love the image.

Thanks for calling by,

hugs xx

Challenge entered

A little sketchy

Hi Its the Purple  teams Challenge

From Eclectic Ellapu 

and this week 

the theme is

follow the sketch

Here  is my card

So what did I do

1.Autumn Image coloured with promarkers and finished off with my brushes and distress ink.

2.Image cut out with spellbinder die

3. Papers laid to follow sketch all from the Fabulous fall set

4. Sentiment cut using punch, leaves added

Thanks for visiting

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Challenges entered

2 Sisters Challenge Blog    anything goes

Colour me creative     Fall Colours

Drunken Stampers   Die Cuts

Sugar Creek Hollow     Fall is in the Air

Inspired by a song

Hi Its the Purple  teams Challenge

From Eclectic Ellapu 

and this week 

the theme is 

Inspired by a Song

I decided to create a scrapbook page

 in Serif Craft-artist.

the photo was one taken in Southport.

Thanks for visiting

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Challenges entered

Pink elephant   nautical

Brown Sugar    Transportation

Digitally Sweet     anything goes must use digital (all digital)

Scrap it with a song        ride a white swan

Inky Impressions   Water

In the deck.

Hi It's Sunday and that means a new challenge from the Purple team at

Eclectic Ellapu

This weeks theme is 

Use Playing cards

So what did I do

1.I have used 2 cards  and a card button

2. Sentiment printed on computer, 

then layered in black & red.

3. Mounted on black card blank

Very Quick clean & simple

Thanks for calling by

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Challenge entered

My Creative moment  word play childhood

Card Makin Mamas       black,white + red

Inspire me Friday   Anything goes

Sister Act challenge 20   anything goes

Jo's Scrap Shack           anything goes

Anything for a Teacher from Eclectic Ellapu

Hi It's Sunday and that means a new challenge from the Purple team at

Eclectic Ellapu

The theme is anything for a teacher.

I have made a tealight holder check back at my

previous post here 

for all the details of how I made it.

I made the box in white card then covered it with paper from Imagine That School days

I printed off the sentiment and cut it out with my spellbinder dies then made a faux nesti to back it on. Adding an apple button and ribbon, to finish it off.

thanks for calling by.

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Challenges entered

CAS-ual Friday    with a button

Inspire me Friday    anything goes

The Male Room    anything goes

The stamping Chef   no cards allowed

Simon Says Anything goes

Pile it on     School Time

Shades of Purple and Butterfly with Eclectic Ellapu

Hi its Sunday and that means its a

 new challenge from the 

Purple team at Eclectic Ellapu.

The theme this challengeis

Shades of purple with the main focus being butterflies and including one or any combination of the following, brads, buttons, bling (glitter, rhinestones, mists etc) or ribbon.

 So what did I do
1. I stamped the large swallow tail stamp from Stampin up twice once onto purple card and once onto white card in purple ink. 
2. I coloured the image on white card in assorted purple pro-markers.
3. Added purple sparkles   and gems to butterfly.
4. When dry mount onto purple butterfly on 3d foam
both layers

5. Punch out stitched line using Papermainia punch down card blank, mount piece of purple card to co-ordinate.

6.  To finish mount main butterfly then add punched butterflies and gems.
Thanks for calling by.
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Challenge entered

Colour me creative classroom    anything goes

Blogger   things with wings

crafts 4 eternity         inky fingers

creative corner   let it sparkle

It's a Man's World at Eclectic Ellapu

Hi Folks, its Sunday and that means its a new challenge from the 

purple team at

 Eclectic Ellapu.

The theme this week is a card for a man.

So what did I do

1. Using soft suede  stamp the background with The Open Sea stamps from Stampin up.

2. Use brushes and distress inks to colour background

3. Usinga mount-board rectangle, prepare a triple layer of embossing powder, then stamp feature image.

4.Use gilding wax to make image stand out.

5. Mount image and sentiment(Plane & Simple) on assorted card.

6. Add baker twine and anchor to finish card off.

Many thanks for visiting,

 I hope you like my work. 

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Challenge entered

Bloggers    create your own background

Polkadoodles        make your own background

Sweetpea stampers          for a man/boy

Totally Paper Crafts         lets hear it for the boys

Stampin Royalty        anything goes

One Stop Craft Challenge  anything goes

Recipe Challenge at Eclectic Ellapu

Hi Its Sunday and that means a new challenge from Eclectic Ellapu and today's challenge is a recipe.

 Your project must include 1 image stamped/digi,2 embellishments(ribbon,gems,charms etc)

3 papers and 2 die cuts .

Here is my card

I have used the Scene it -Christmas Sheep from Bugaboostamps

So what did I do

1. Image coloured with pro-markers and mounted on silver miri.

2. 3 patterned papers mounted on card background

3. ribbon added on background and image topper

4.Merry christmas and christmas tree die cuts added to card 

Thanks for calling by.

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Challenge   entered

52(Christmas)card throwdown    June embellishments (ribbons)

Craft Lovin challenge blog    anything goes

Winter Wonderland    christmas present ( under tiny bow)

Stampin for the weekend        anything goes

Challenges 4 everybody       anything goes 

Avenue 613     anything goes

B is for....

Hi Its Sunday and that means its a new Challenge from 

Eclectic Ellapu

This week its the Purple Team 

The brief this week is B's

 (include at least 3 things beginning with B)

mine are Bun-tin(banner) , boat and bird button (also blue & brown)

So what did I do

 1. I stamped the Stampin up boat  on the topper and coloured with pro-markers

2. Coloured sea & sky with brushes & ink added pro-marker around clouds and sea & sun.

3. Mounted on blue & brown card, added bun-tin and bird button.

5. Added sentiment cut down to fish shape.

Many thanks for calling by.

Please leave comment to show you have been.

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Challenge Entered
Bloggers challenge   masculine
Craft 4 Eternity   for the boys
Fairy Tales challenge   pennants
Aud sentiment    anything goes
Hanna & Friends     Banners

Handmade Flowers

Happy Bank Holiday Sunday.

Its that time again its the Purple Challenge

Over at Eclectic Ellapu.

This weeks challenge is

 Handmade Flowers.

 So here is my bit of inspiration. I used mount board and cut a Tim Holtz Baroque mover and shaper die with the 

holes I then used rust hinge ink and then stamped it with black swirls after that I embossed it with clear embossing powder.

 I made the flowers using a whale of a punch 6 petal flower I used a scrapbook paper that I coloured with rusty hinge ink .(See how Hels made the flowers) The leaves were using a papermania punch that embosses at the same time, I then coloured with distress inks and my brushes.

When dry I then sprayed them with iridescent

memories mist, and mounted on my background. 

I finally added ribbon to hang my artwork

Thanks for calling by.

If you have any questions please ask.

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Challenges entered

Our Creative corner    anything goes

Paper Creator's Crafts      anything goes

Rouge Redheaddesigns      May Flowers

Inspire me Friday     Anything goes

Wags n Whiskers    challenge 104 anything goes

Craft My Life     Challenge 5

Pink & Black with Skulls!!!!!!!

With a title like that are you afraid yet!!!!!, well there is no need to be.

It's the Purples challenge at 

Eclectic Ellapu. 

It's also my debut card as a design team member :) :) Thanks to Elaine and the team for the opportunity .

 So here is my card for the "Pink & Black with Skulls".

I think it fits the brief  perfectly.

Also wishing Jacki an Happy Birthday for the 20th.

I have used Molly , brick wall and sentiment stamps from Visible Image.

I coloured my image of Molly with promarkers and then mounted her up on black card. The brick wall is first and second stamping to create the difference in colour.

I then used my brushes and distress ink to shade the outer edge. 

Which I mounted on black card and finished it off with ribbon and a charm.

Thanks for calling by.

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Challenges entered

Our creative corner   anything goes

Crazy Catz    anything goes

Left of centre    use a digi/ LOC

Sister Act  challenge 6 always anything goes

Divas by design     anything goes

Pile it on    for a teen

Scrappy Frog Challenge   Free choice

Visible Image   Brighten your Day