ILWS Cinderella Effect

There's a great challenge going on over at ILWS it's called the Cinderella Effect as it was set up for all us poor (literally LOL) Demo's who couldn't go the ball this weekend i.e. Stampin' Up! first European Convention, being held in Germany. So to give us all something to do (it's also open for non-Demo's too) there a whole load of challenges going on, 6 for yesterday, 6 today and one biggie which finishes tomorrow. Hop over for a look.

I managed to enter three challenges yesterday, the card above was for the "Modern Winter Card" challenge.

Recipe: (all SU!)

Stamp - Snowburst

Sentiment - Best Yet

Cardstock - Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White

Ink - Tempting Turquoise

Circle Punch

Other - bling from stash, embossing folder

The second challenge I did was the "Place Names" and I did these fun ones for my family:

Recipe:

Stamps - All in the Family, Seeing Spots

Cardstock - Tempting Turquoise, Orchid Opulence, Only Orange

Ink & markers - Tempting Turquoise, Brilliant Blue, Orchid Opulence, Lovely Lilac, Only Orange, Pink Passion

Punch - Window Punch

Other - letters cut on CraftRobo

And the third challenge I did was a jewellery one with added bling, so I used Fun & Fast notes on Shrink Plastic, coloured with glittery pens & made them into earrings

Had great fun and time, long time since I've done so much crafting in one day and time permitting, hope to do a couple today.

TFL x

Stamp With Us - Recipe Challenge

A recipe to follow over at Stamp With Us this week, no patterned paper, 2 stamps & 2 ribbons. I'm not happy at all with this card, disaster from start to finish but I've made it so I'm entering it! The photo makes it look worse, the ribbon's not quite so bad in real life, but is patchy where I've coloured it (this normally works so well!).

Anyway here the recipe - all Stampin' Up!

Stamps - Queue Up (available from 1 October as a Level 3 Hostess set); Seeing Spots; Stem Sayings

Ink - Basic Black; Pink Passion

Cardstock - Whisper White; Pink Passion; Only Orange

SU Markers - Pink Passion; Only Orange; Pixie Pink; Yoyo Yellow

Stampacular Sunday No. 10

For the Boys is this week's theme at Stampacular Sunday and so I've done another Father's Day card & this one is going to be for my dad as it's very apt and could so easily be him behind that paper!

The image is another great one from Digi-Stamp Boutique which I've coloured with ProMarkers, I've kept the card very simple, I've stamped up the background with a Stampin' Up! stamp from the set Seeing Spots using SU Brilliant Blue ink (and used the matching cardstock), the brown paper is SU Tea & Crumpets the sentiment is from Elzybells and the brads are from my stash.

Whoops! Too late

It had to happen sooner or later, I totally missed the deadline for this week's Stamp With Us Challenge! I've really got behind with my challenges and I'm making cards right up to the deadline, I did this one yesterday afternoon, then got involved with something with my daughter and totally forgot to a) photo the card & b) enter it onto my blog & into the challenge - D'uh!

So lesson learned - hopefully and I'll try & get ahead of the game again this week.

As I'd made the card anyway, thought I'd still blog it, although it's not a very good pic, I scanned it rather than photograph it, which has worked really well on the last couple of cards, but not this one, the light's a bit wobbly. Anyway all SU & the recipe is:

Stamps - both from Seeing Spots

DSP - from Patterns in Bashful Blue (I'm not normally a blue person at all but I just love Bashful Blue)

Cardstock - Whisper White & Bashful Blue

Ink - all Soft Subtles - Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Almost Amethyst & Lavender Lace

TFL x

Passion for ProMarkers Challenge no. 1

I'm new to ProMarkers, but already love 'em to bits, they're so easy to use and blend and I was thrilled to find this new challenge blog with amazing prizes for the first challenge.

I thought I ought to make a start on some Father's Day cards and this is my first one, the stamp is from Elzybells, and of course I've coloured him with my ProMarkers, the background is made with a stamp from the SU! set "Seeing Spots" with Creamy Caramel ink onto Creamy Caramel cardstock, the corrugated card is from my stash and the washers and nails, which I thought gave it a "manly" feel are from my hubby's workbench - sssh don't tell! I've attached the sentiment, which came with the stamp, with a brad and just hung it on the one side to look like a bit of a bodged DIY job and used some SU chalks to "age" it a bit.

TFL x