New Year Balloons

 Hi Folks it's Tania here with my pick of the week on Dragons den.

Where do the weeks keep going
Christmas is just around the corner
2 days and counting

The image that I have used has come from the fabulous Stamping Dragon Designs Shop .

There are some wonderful images that you can purchase and once you buy one you will be hooked.

For my image today  I have chosen
Balloons

a fun image.The image could be used for a male or female card for any occasion.
The balloon image is a set of 4 but you could use as many as you needed to say anything.
I decided to go for the new year.

 I coloured the balloons with Graph it pens, cut them out and 3d foamed them on to the black card then applied Pinflaire glaze when this dried it helped to give dimension to the balloons. I used glitter peel offs for the letters. I stuck on the star gem and added sakura pen to add tails. The whole topper was then added to a DL card.
I think it looks so effective.

Make sure you pop on over to the Shop and have a browse , there is a great selection of  Images available for you to choose from.

We also have a Stamping Dragon Facebook Group , where we have lots of fun , inspiration for you , mini challenges and lots , lots more, so why not come over and see us.

Well that's  it from me for today, have a wonderful festive break.

See you soon

Hugs   xx

"Joy"

Hi folks, its a new challenge

 Cut It up 

The theme this month is
Christmas

The sponsor this month is

Don't forget to join in you need to follow the theme 

The essential thing is you

must use a die cut.

Here is my card

For my card I have used the stamp and Die set from Tim Holtz, Holiday Joy. The main images I stamped onto cream card and cut out with the dies. To create the background scene I have used papers from First Edition and white paper to create the snow which i have added promarker and sakura pen to. I added extra snowflakes to the background and embossed with clear powder. To finish off I added a co-ordinating ribbon.

Many thanks for calling by.

Hope you are nearly ready for the festive season.

Hugs xx

Challenge entered

Crafty Hands challenge blog  Winter theme

Chocolate,Coffee and card  Happy Holidays

make it Monday   anything goes

Inky Chicks     Christmas

Love rubber stamps  Christmas

Use your Old Stash with Creative Fingers

Hi Folks we have a new challenge at

Our sponsor this month is 

the theme is use your  " old Stash"

Here is my card 

I have used the image a robin's Christmas which i coloured with Promarkers, Sakura pens and Stickles.

I then mounted it on black card & Trimcraft paper and finally onto a black card blank.

the old stash I have used are my Peel Offs and the ribbon Which my mum got me a full real from a charity shop, so it was old stash but I love it.

Thanks for visiting

I hope you are ready for Christmas

Hugs xx

Challenge entered

A Creative romance   let it sparkle at Christmas

Brown Sugar      Christmas

Craftitude   anything goes/Christmas sparkle

Sister act challenge 37   anything goes

Wags & Whiskers         Christmas

Things with wings and added stick pins.

Hi Folks. its Wednesday and that means its a new challenge form

The theme is
Things with Wings with added
 Stickpins 

Sponsors

Crafts and Me - 3 Digis of winner's choice

So what did I do.

I used the sponsors image Fairy & Holly digital stamp 

which I printed in black, then changed the colour and printed it in green.

I fussy cut the black image so the fairy was separated and then using a Sakura pen highlighted her body & wings.

I the added it back to the holly/I masked off the moon and using my brushes added the sky.

I added red berries to the holly and stickles to the sky.

the image was mounted onto silver mirri card then on to a black embossed background. to finish off I added red & ivory ribbons and 2 stick pins.

Thank you for visiting 

please let me know you have been 

Hugs xx

Challenges entered

Flutterby Wednesday must have fairy or butterfly

crafting By Design   with a twist of Christmas

Through the craftroom door  anything goes

Love to scrap   anything goes

Winter Wishes

Hi ,thought I would share with you my Winter wishes card

I have coloured her with promarkers and added Sakura clear glitter pen to the white areas.

I then fussy cut her out and mounted her on black card.

I have used DCWV backing paper on to a black C5 card blank.

I then cut parcels with the spellbinder die and finished off with a  sentiment.

Many thanks for visiting

Hugs xx

Challenges entered

Sister Act challenge 31  anything goes

Polka doodles   anything goes

Aud Sentiment    Christmas

Kraftyhands   Classic Christmas colours 

Time 4 Scraps           Mrs Claus

Keep Calm & Craft

Hi Folks there is a new freebie over at

TSC Recipes Face book group

this time the challenge will be for a month.

You will have a week to claim your freebie then

after that you will be able to buy the image from  from the store and still join in with the monthly challenge.

So here is what I did with my image.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and added highlights with Sakura glitter pen. I then cut the image out using a tonic die and went around the shape with faux stitching. To keep in the crafting vain I added Craftwork cards candi and added black pen to make them look like buttons and a scissors brad.

Thanks for visiting

Hope you like my cards 

Hugs xx

Challenge  Entered

Make it Monday   anything goes

Crafting Divas        anything goes

C is for challenge   buttons

Crafty sentiments challenge blog      anything goes

Shopping our stash        Stitching real 0r Faux

What a Hoot!

 Hi Folks it Thursday and its my weekly visit

 to  Sarah's shop

This week I will be using
The Strange Family

Here is my card

 I have used the Owl , tree branch and leaves from

The Strange Family stamp set

Showing the set doesn't have to be Halloween.

I have coloured the images with Promarkers, then using a moon mask dusted with my brushes and distress inks. Then I masked the sky and coloured the moon adding Sakura pen to make the moon and branch and leaves shine.

To finish the sky I added gold stickles for the stars and a computer generated sentiment.

Thanks for visiting

Hugs XX

Challenges entered

Paper Crafting Journey   anything goes

delightful Challenge   winged things

4 Krafty Girlz Challenge    anything goes

make it monday with kraft colour challenge

Seize the Birthday         birthday

Circles

Hi Folks its a new challenge from

 this challenge theme is Circles

Don't forget to check out the 

Stamping Dragon Design store

where you will finds loads of stunning images.

Also check out our sister blog

The Dragons Den

where there are wonderful Design team cards showcased.

For my bauble I have used the wonderful

Bauble-Jiggy

Here is my project.

So what did I do

1. I printed off 4 images and coloured them  with Promarkers in different colour tones and used my brushes and distress ink for the back ground.

2. I added  Sakura glitter pen to the white fur.

3.I cut out the bauble and then laminated each one.

4. I then folded down the middle and glued them together.

5.punched a hole in the top and added ribbon to hang the bauble

Thanks for visiting

Don't forget to visit us on the Facebook group where you can get more inspirations

hugs xx

Challenge entered

Christmas Stampin  Simply Christmas
Creative corner    Anything but a card
4 KraftyGirlz   anything goes
Penny's Paper crafty challenge       Anything goes but a square

You are my Sunshine

Hi Folks it Thursday and its my weekly visit

 to  Sarah's shop

This week I will be using

Hello Sunshine

Here is my card

So what did I do.

1. I cut out a circle from paper and adhered it with removable tape and placed it in the middle of my card.(I kept the paper with the circle cut out, to use as a mask)

2. I then stamped alternate buntin in Daffodil delight and Tangerine tango ink.

3. I stamped the sentiment then used my brushes to add the yellow ink using my mask to protect the buntin.

4. I added glossy accents to the yellow buntin and orange Sakura glitter pen to the orange.

Very effective but just a different way with

your stamps.

Many thanks for visiting

Hugs xx

Challenges entered

Make it shine

Hi Folk's its our third challenge at

 and this weeks theme is
 Make it Shine.

our kind sponsor is

Here is my card
I have used the Eleanor & Pickles Caroling

So what did I do

1. I coloured the image with Promarkers  and cut out with a Spellbinder die , then finished the background off with my brushes and distress inks.

2. I added gold stickles to the sky and the light to

 "Make it Shine".

3. I cut a faux nestie in gold mirri card. which i mounted on purple paper.

4. I used a Diesire lamp die to cut out the lamp embellishment, added gold for the light and finished off with Sakura pen.

5. The sentiment was from a free magazine set

 Thank you for visiting,
 hugs xx

Challenge entered

Christmas Stampin all year round   Christmas Cheer

Sister Act challenge  25     anything goes  

Wags & Whiskers   Sparkle

4 Krafty Girlz    anything goes

Through the Craftroom door   anything goes 

Lacy Sunshine Challenge   anything goes

Moonlight Fairies

Hi folks I would love to share with you a  card I made with a stunning image from  Stamping Dragon Designs

I used the

 Moonlight Fairies image

 Here is my card

 So what did I do

1. I printed the silhouette image on to lilac card.

2 I coloured the moon with pro-markers.

3. The background was coloured with assorted distress inks and my brushes.

4. I used a Sakura Gelly roll glitter pen to highlight the image, to where the moonlight would fall.

5.  I added the pen to the sky and finished off with star gems.

6.The topper was then mounted on silver mirri on top of a Rich Razzleberry card blank. 

 Thanks for visiting if you need to know anymore information

 on anything I did just ask..

Hugs xx

Challenges entered

Simon Says      anything goes

Part Time Tuesday        anything goes

Created with love   anything goes

Lexi's Creations                Sparkle & Shine

Through the Craft room door      anything goes

Unusual Fold at Crafting with dragonflies

Hi Folks its Wednesday
 and that means 
its a new challenge from 

Our sponsors are Delicious Doodles - 4 digis of winner's choice 

 and Di's Digi Designs 

The theme for this challenge is unusual folds

I have used the idea from Tammy and also her instructions

So what did I do

Step 1: Cut a piece of card stock to 12" x 7"

Step 2: Score on the 7" side at 1" and 6"

Step 3: Score on the 12" side at 1/2", 1 1/2", 3 1/4", 4 1/4" and 9"

This is a good time to state that I'm using 3 tea lights from Yankee Candles. You can always adjust the box portion based on what you want it to hold. If you want more tea lights make it larger than 7". If what you are putting in the box is taller than a tea light then your card portion will be smaller.

Step 4:

After you score your lines (as shown in black in above picture) you will want to cut out the unwanted pieces as pictured above. Don't forge to cut the slits to make the box flaps.

Step 5: 

See picture below for placement of the adhesive. 

Step 6:

Create an opening on your box. You don't have to create an opening but it's nice to see what goodies you've got in there. I've used the Word Window Punch from Stampin Up to great my opening. However you could use a Nestibility die or another punch. To get the Work Window Punch in the spot I wanted I folded up the 1/2" strip.

Step 7:

Let's up the box together. Fold the short ends in and adhere to the large flap.

Step 8:

Decorate 

I have used an image from Delicious doodles

which I coloured with pro-markers and Sakura pen

To finish off I added  assorted buttons

with bakers twine and a anchor

Thanks for calling by, 

let me know what you think.

Hugs

Challenges entered

Shopping our stash   Summer theme

Craftin Desert Divas   craft it up linky party

Get inky challenge   Summer Fun

Divas by Design    Charming

Baffies    water

Deep Ocean Challenge    on the beach

365 Cards  Day 190   Fun Folds