Wednesday 29 October 2014

Crafter's Companion October Challenge Buttons & Bows

Evening everyone! 

I'm back with a quick reminder that there's still chance to enter this month's Crafter's Companion FB challenge, which is Buttons & Bows and which you can enter here. There's an opportunity to win a £30 gift voucher, so go on and give it a whirl! 

For my card I used my favourite character of all time Party Paws. 


Although we are all in Christmas mode it's my wedding anniversary at the end of November, so this may just come in handy ;-). Using the paper kit made it quite a quick and easy card to make.

Ingredients used:
Party Paws Paper Crafting Kit
Core-dinations
Die’sire Beautiful Butterflies
Ribbon
Buttons
Glue (All types)
Glitter Glue

Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

Toodle pips! 

Donna.x

Winner of Bebunni Stamp Set.........

Hi everyone,
 
Thank you to everyone who left a kind comment on my blog last week. They are always very much appreciated. I'm now pleased to announce that the WINNER of the Bebunni stamp set is nzillingworth! Please could you contact me, via the contact form on the side of my blog, with details of your name and address.
 
Thanks
 
 
Donna.xxx

Saturday 25 October 2014

Giant Exploding Box With Wedding Cake

Hiya!

Had a fab day today, as took my daughter to see Disney On Ice at the NIA and we had a really good time! First time she has been to anything "seated" and she really enjoyed it despite trying to peer around the girl sitting in front with the giant, flashing Mickey Mouse ears! 

On a crafty note I wanted to share another of my makes using the Big Score, which launched on Create and Craft this week. Hope you've all got yours on the way :-). 


I used the A3 Double Sided Centura Pearl, which is absolutely lush and such a luxury! It's brilliant for a project like this, as you don't have to worry about the plain side! The card used to decorate is also from the very luxurious A3 Card Pack Elegance.


All of the boxes open, so you could put chocolates, jewellery or any other gifts inside to suit! 


Ingredients:
A3 Centura Pearl Double Sided
A3 Card Pack – Elegance
Die’sire Embossacilious Folder – Rose Vine
Die’sire – Beautiful Butterflies
Collal Glue – Tacky and Glue Gel
Stick on Gems
Ribbon

Don't forget about the Bebunni Stamp Set Give Away, which you can enter here!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

Toodle pips!

Donna.x

Tuesday 21 October 2014

Jewellery Box and My First Blog Give Away!

Hey everyone! 

I'm back today with a project I made for Crafter's Companion Birthday week, which uses the new Big Score board. At the end of the post I also have a give away, so please read on and don't miss out!


I can't tell you how much I enjoyed making this jewellery box and using the new Big Score Board made it so much easier!


I have prepared full instructions on how I made the box and these can be found here.

The ingredients used:
A3 Centura Pearl – Hint of Gold
Sweet Treats CD – Backing Papers
Core-dinations
Collall (All Purpose, Tacky & Glue Gel)
Hot Glue
Gold Split Pins
Flowers
Lace
Ribbon
Mirror
Die’sire – Grace Frame (border)

Tutorial on how to make the box can be found here

And now to the exciting give away! It's Birthday Week over at Crafter's Companion and I thought I would join in the celebrations too by giving away this gorgeous Bebunni stamp set.


All you have to do to be in with a chance to win the stamp set is leave a comment below by 12.00pm (UK time) on Wednesday 29th October 2014 and I will put all your names in a hat and draw a winner. Please ensure that I can contact you by either clicking on your profile or by becoming a follower of my blog :-).

The give away is open to residents of the UK and the following countries who are over 18 years of age: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.

There are some amazing offers over on the Crafter's Companion website, so pop on over and have a look! 

As always thank you for taking the time to stop by.

Toodle pips

Donna.x

Sunday 12 October 2014

Scruffy Little Cat Nicola

Evening! 

Hope you've all had a good weekend. Mine's been really good, as I've spent most of it with my daughter crafting, baking and helping her to ride her bike. Good times! 

Anyway I'm back tonight with another of my makes for the Spectrum Noir shows which start on Create and Craft tomorrow at 12pm. 


I used the SLC stamp "Nicola" and coloured her in using my Spectrum Noirs. Sometimes I don't always feel like making a full card, as it can take me hours, as I'm a bit of a faffer lol!, so with this stamp I decided to make a simple door hanging. It would look great on the bedroom door, wardrobe or even a set of drawers. 

I created the background by using the Die'sire Chantilly Lace Frame and cutting it out twice on different colour card and then just cutting into the black piece to make it smaller. 

Ingredients

Neenah Card
Memento Ink Black
Spectrum Noir Pens
Skin – TN2 & 4 and FS1
Cheeks – CR1
Lips – BP5 & 7
Hair – TN2, 4 & 5 and EB3 and 7
Corset & Shoes – BP2, 3, 5 & 7 and IG4
Crown – GB1, 4 & 6
Knickers – IG7 & 10
Leaves & Spools – CG1 & 2
Eyes – IG2, 4 & 7 and TB4
Die’sire Chantilly Lace Frame
Core-dinations (Black and Pink)
Glue (All purpose & glue gel)
Ribbon
Stick on gems

I would like to enter this in the 


Thanks for taking the time to stop by. 

Toodle pips! 

Donna.x

Saturday 11 October 2014

Wild Thing.......

Afternoon everyone!

Hope you're all well! I've finally reached the light at the end of my tunnel and am back to a little normality after my dog sitting duties. My husband is away for the weekend and I have nothing better to do than craft, craft, craft! 

I'm back today with a card I wanted to share for Crafter's Companion's forthcoming Spectrum Noir shows on Create and Craft, which air on Monday 13 October 2014 at 12.00pm (subject to change) and are being brought to us by the very talented Leann. 


I used my Scruffy Little Cat Jessica Stamp and coloured her in using my Spectrum Noir pens. "Wild Thing" is an accompanying sentiment and I made a faux banner to stamp it onto.

Ingredients:

Neenah Card
Memento Ink Black
Spectrum Noir Pens
Face – TN2 & 4 and FS1
Cheeks – CR4
Lips – DR3
Top – DR3, 5 & 7
Shorts – TB3, 4 & 5
Hair – IG4, 5, 6, 8 and 10
Boots/Hat – TN6, 7 & 8
Eyes – IG4, 5 & 8
Cactus – CR4, 6 & 7 (flower) and CG1, 2 & 4 (Leaves and grass)
Background – TB1, 2 & 3
SLC 6 x 6 Paper Pad – Dark Shades
Craft card
Candi
Glue (All purpose & glue gel)
Distress Ink – Walnut Stain
Twine
Foam Pads

As always thank you for taking the time to stop by.

Toodle pips!

Donna.x