Black & White

Good Morning all! 

How has your weekend been so far? Good I hope!?

I'm here today with my inspiration card for this month's challenge 

over at The Crafting Cafe where the theme is

Black & White

The Sponsor for this month is

Inky Impressions

Who kindly supplied images for the DT to work with.

I actually chose to work with my own image Caroling LiLi

 & Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas sentiment

 from the company, which I coloured using a mix of grey promarkers.

I've used a 6x6 linen embossed cardstock base.

I used plain black paper to mat & layer 

My Design Papers are from the Black & Silver Christmas Craft Paper Pad

by Southfield Stationer 

To embellish, I added some white lace from my stash, some stickles & a sheer ribbon bow.

The image panel is mounted on some foam tape.

That's about it really! I hope you like my little card & I can't wait to see what you create 

for the Black & White Challenge

I'd like to put this little card forward for the following challenges:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Black White +1 other colour (grey)
Challenge Up Your Life - Monochrome
Crafts 4 Eternity - Black & White
Frosted Designs - Felt, Fabric, Burlap, Lace
That's Crafty Challenge - All That Glitters
The Stamping Boutique - 1 image 2 papers 3 embellishments
Addicted To Stamps - Holiday
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Black & White Engagment Card

Hi everyone, belated Happy New Year wishes!

I apologise for being awol so long but I was laid low with a dreaded lurgy over 

the festive season & I'm only just getting back to normal now!

Praise the lord for antibiotics!

So, I finally have a card to share with you,
this one was made a few weeks back but I didn't get a chance to share it
before I took to my bed!
If you're on the Crafting Cafe FB group blog hop, welcome!
I'll try to get round all the blogs as soon as I can!

A little 6x6 inch Monochrome Engagement card!

I used my all time favourite Cuttlebug Swiss Dots & Swirls embossing folders 

(I love these because they are so versatile)

for texture, then added some lace & ribbon from my stash. 

I created a sentiment button in my graphics programme, which I printed & cut out 

using Spellbinders circle dies 

I added a little punched heart detail in one corner & a little bling to balance it up.  

Simple yet elegant!

Thanks for popping in, I hope you like my card!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges if I may:

DRS Designs - Lovely Hearts

Retarte - Ribbon Lace Twine or Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Embossing

The Crazy Challenge - Embossing

Amusing - Hearts

That Craft Place - Love/Valentine

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Hearts & Swirls

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Embossing Folder & Why

I'm Back With A Card!

Hi Guys, I'm back again finally!

My poor blog has been sitting abandoned while I've been making all sorts of 

Christmas bits & pieces for various different things!

Anyhoo, here is the card I'd like to share with you today!

A birthday card, made using the Lelli-Bot Crafts kit,

Pure Elegance Butterflies & Lace 

The quality of the kit is amazing & it came with lots of brilliant embellishments.

I used a simple layout, using some of the gorgeous embossed card from the kit,

The ribbon, feather & button are all from the kit too!

I did add an extra butterly from my stash!

This photo shows the inside of the card which I decorated with one of the

design papers from the kit as well as some black & white cardstock.

I hope you like it! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!

I've missed posting but have been so busy I just haven't had time!

I'm hoping things will settle down now & I'll be able to get my Christmas cards writtien,

 & cleaning done before it's time to put up the tree & the other decorations

Then, it will be on to the wrapping up! 

Don't you just love Christmas!

Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes

Seize The Birthday - Anyting Birthday Goes

Southern Girls - Celebrations

DoubleClick Skittles - Happy Birthday

A Little Bit Crafty - Anything Goes But NOT Christmas

Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Birthday With Sentiment

Not A Card - Take 2

Hi all, I'm back with my second post today!

This is the DT Project I made using a

Delicious Doodles image, for the new NOT A Card challenge at

The Crafting Cafe! 

I used Teri's fantastic Bark At The Moon image to decorate a candle!

I didn't have a lot of time but I really wanted to do this!

I printed the image on to tissue paper, put on to the candle then 

wrapped with greaseproof paper & heat set it!

Next I added some black Jaipur Lace from my stash et voila!

I packaged the candle in gusseted bag with a card backing using a couple of glue dots 

to keep it in place & added a little ribbon & a matching gift tag.

I hope you like it,

Don't forget to play along at The Crafting Cafe!

I'd like to enter my candle in a few challenges:

Animal Friends Challenge: It's Cold

Mema's Challenge - Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles: Baby It's Cold Outide

Seemacrafts: Monchrome

Digitally Sweet: Anything Goes

Black & White Anniversary

Good morning all!

I have a card to share with you today!

It's an Anniversary card that I made using the Tonic Studios Dies

which I purchased recently. I have to say I made a mistake & this wasn't 

actually what I thought I had bought but hey ho,

 a happy accident it would appear!

I used white linen embossed card stock for the base & the die cuts.

A matt of silver mirror card, then a matt of black embossed card

from the Pure Elegance Kit by Lelli-Bot Crafts whichI won as a blog candy.

I created the sentiment in my graphics programme as I just couldn't find 

what I was after anywhere. I've added it here for you if you'd like it!

All I ask is please don't share. If you want to tell your friends about it that's great, 

they are more than welcome to pop over to pick it up too.

If you do use it, I'd appreciate if you added a link back to my blog!

To save the image to your pc, just click on the image to enlarge it then 

right click &save.

The sentiment was cut out using a Marianne Creatable die.

I added a few little gems from my stash just to finish it off!

Thanks for popping by, I hope you like it!

I'm off to deliver this card now!

I'd like to enter my card in a few challenges as listed below:

Crafty Catz - Black + One Other Colour

Kitty Bee Designs - Dies &/or Punches

Papertake Weekly - Super Fly - Anything With Wings

Top Tip Tuesday - Favourite Colour Combo

Crafty Cardmakers - Sentiment as Main Focus

House Of Cards - Punches &/or Dies

Ooh La La Creations - Inspired By Nature

Through The Purple Haze - Wings & Bling

Glitter n Sparkle - Include Some Black & White

Pile It On - Use Two Or More Die Cuts

Just Inklined To Hop - Halloween

Good Morning all!

I know, it's the second Monday of the month, but here we are with the

Just Inklined Blog Hop

Once again we are only two but I hope you enjoy what you see! lol

The theme this time is Halloween

You should have come from Nicole's blog but if not, 

you can go there next!

Here's my card

 I used the cute image, Mummy for my CAS card.

I'm sure lot's of Mummy's have their birthdays on Halloween!

I shaded some areas of the image with my promarkers.

The spider & webs were cut out from an old recycled 

envelope using my Silhouette.

Don't forget we have a mystery host with a spot prize, 

so make sure you leave a comment for your chance to win!

Thanks for popping in,

I'd like to enter this card in a couple of challenges:
Sunflowers Fields Designs - Autumn Halloween
Fairy Tale Challenge - Happy Halloween

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Sweet Pea Stampers - Halloween
That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - Keep It Simple
Crafting By Design - Boo - Youe Scared Me
Crafting For All Seasons - Too Cute To Spook
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Clean & Simple
Scrappers' Delights - Anything Goes/Monochrome
Delightful Challenges - Delightfully Frightful
Dream It Up - Happy Hallowthankmas
Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes Birthday
A Little Bit Crafty - Boo
ReCycle, RePurpose & ReInvent - Fall Harvest Halloween

Shades Of One

Good morning lovelies,

I hope you're all well!

I have a card to share with you today!

This is my DT card for the current challenge over at The Crafting Cafe.
Shades of One 

I've used a Bugaboo Digital Stamp from my stash called

Penguin Joy

 Bugaboo are one of our sponsors this month.

We are also sponsored by 

Scribble & Scrap

(I had hoped to make a card using one of the images supplied 

by them too but I just ran out of time!)

My card is a little A6 tent fold card.

I used my favourite Linen Embossed CS from The Range

for the base & added a mat of black CS which I embossed with

two little border folders, I think they are from Papermania.

The little baubles/lights are embossed & I 

debossed the snowflakes for a bit of variety!

The image was partially coloured using my promarkers & I added some

Frosted Lace Stickles for a bit of detail!

(looks like they may have had a bit of a reaction with my pinter ink!)

I added some narrow gingham ribbon from my stash,

to the top & bottom of the image, just to finish it off! 

This card is destined to go to a "Bah Humbug" type of person! Lol

I hope you like it! 

I also hope you will share your Shades of One/Monochromatic 

 projects with us at The Crafting Cafe!

I'd like to enter this card in a few little challenges:

Dirty Harold

Good Morning & Happy Thursday to you all!

I hope you've had a good week so far! 

It's time to share my card for Just Inklined with you today!

The image I have used is Dirty Harold! 

Brilliant isn't he!

He looked a bit intimidating so I put him behind a fence to contain him! 

Actually, we don't want him wandering off in his slippers now do we! 

Here he is in close up, coloured up with my promarkers, 

then cut out with a  Spellbinders Circle Nestability die and inked with

 Black Soot Distress Ink.

Paper from Papermania 

Twine is by American Crafts. 

Sentiment stamps from Lili of the Valley.

(I have long admired these, then, lucky for me, I won some blog candy,

which included a voucher for LOTV! Yay! I got my stamps!

Thanks Sammy Jean, I loved the chocolate too!)

The sentiments were stamped & then heat embossed with 

Midnight Black EP from Create & Craft

Picket Fence Die by Crafts Too 

 Card Candi from Craftwork Cards!

Thanks for popping in today, I hope you like my card!

This card was made with the following challenges in mind:

Scrapy Land - Heat Embossing

Whimsy Stamps - Monochromatic

Going Gray With Scrap Creations - Your Favourite Embellishment (twine)

Shopping Our Stash - Who's Who (use a photo or a people image) 

CCC DIgi Creations - Digi/Man In Your Life

Tok Bobok - Masculine (2nd Entry)

Addicted To Stamps - For A Man or Boy

The Squirrel and The Fox - For A Male (2nd entry)

Di's Digi Designs - Add Stripes Or Checks

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Spots & Stripes

Craft For The Craic - Something With Circles On it

Creative Corner - Male/Masculine

Monochrome

Good Morning All, 

It's time for a brand new challenge over at 

Crafting For All Seasons.

where the theme for this fortnight is

"Monochrome"

Here's my card

I've opted for black & white & used a sponsor silhouete image set

The Audition from Stitchy Bear stamps.  

I printed them all out & made a border using a Martha Stewart punch.

All the while I was making this card, I was singing the Elton John song,

Tiny Dancer, to myself! I do love that song!

Hope you enjoy the music!

I created the sentiment, a well known quotation, in my graphics program.

I cut it out with a Marianne Creatables Die (one of my faves).

I added a few little gems from my stash & a little bit of recycled ribbon

(the sort added to garments to keep them on the hanger)

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you can play along in the challenge.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Clear It Out - Anything Goes

Fan Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Paper Minutes - Die Cuts

Papertake Weekly - To Die For

PDE Linky Party - Dies Or Punches

Catered Crop - Music Expressions Recipe Swap

Sentimental Sundays - Monochromatic Colours

The Corrosive Challenge - B Unique (Ballerina, Border, Bling, Black)

Hiding In My Craft Room - Use Ribbon

Die Cut Diva's - Hot August nights (dancing in the dark)

Flat Friends - Say It With A Quote

Crafty Catz - Recycle It (Ribbon)

Left Of Centre Creative Challenges - Inspired by A Song

Simply Create Too - Monochromatic Madness

Patties Creations - Monochromatic

Delightful Challenges - 1, 2 Punch

Don't Be Square

Hi di hi everyone!

I'm back with another card to share!

This is my DT inspiration card for the new challenge over at

Crafting For All Seasons, where the theme this fortnight is 

Don't Be Square

Here's my little card!

I made a little rocker card which features an image from our sponsor

Stitchy Bear Outlet

This is Marilyn by IkesArt, isn't she stunning! 

I was tempted not to add any colour but wasn't sure of the TOU

so thought it best to add just  little touch of colour to the skin & hair

with my flexmarkers.

I cut the base card  with a Scalloped Circle Grand Nestability, then

cut the DP using a plain circle. The image was cut with smaller nesties.

I was going to add some flowers then I spotted the little butterfly

with it's little diamante's & decided to use that on top of a triple bow.

The sentiment was done on the pc & the ribbon I have used is recycled 

from a gift. So, although my card is black & white, it's green too! lol

Thanks for popping in, it's always great to see you!

I hope you can play along in the challenge this time & look

forward to visiting you!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Die Cuttin' Diva's - Black + One Other Colour

Everybody Art Challenge - A Different Card Form

Inky Chicks - Special Shapes

Shopping Our Stash - Something Soft

2 Cute Ink Challenge - Birthday

Crafty Bloggers Network - BINGO Die Cut, Image, Patterened Paper

Crafty Cardmakers - Circle Cards Or Cards With Circles On Them

Pile It On - Use Patterned Paper

ABC Challenge - M is For Monochrome

Quotations at OLLCB

Good morning all.

 It's Monday & it's time for the latest challenge at

Ohh La La Creations

The theme this fortnight is

Quotations

Here's my card!

I've made an Easel Card using a scalloped square card & an image from the 

Passion for Fashion CD Rom

which is available from the Ohh La La Creations shop here.

As you can see I've gone for a black & white Art Deco type theme too.

I found the quotation using a google search on the internet.

Isn't it just fabulous! I mounted it on some foam tape & used that as 

the stop for the easel section.

I added the image to a scalloped circle & a plain black circle.

Some matting & layering, some black lace, a little bow & some

 Papermania gems from my stash et voila!

I hope you like my card! 

If you'd like some more inspiration, pop on over to 

the challenge blog to see what the talented DT have been up to!

Hope to see you there!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Speedway

Good Morning everyone!

It's Thursday once again & time to share another

Just Inklined card with you!

This one was made for my hubby's birthday!

It had to be quickly made as he kept following me around & was

there at every turn!  If I'd wanted him for something, he'd be

 nowhere to be seen! lol

I used a Craftwork Cards card blank for the base.

The design paper is from Southfield Stationers Craft Pad - Male.

I love this tartan paper.

Not sure why I decided on a Black & White theme but I did!

Here's a closer look at the image, it's called Speedway 

& is one of the fun exclusive images available on

The Best of Just Inklined 2012 CD- Rom 

which is still available for just $5 or £3.05.

I keep finding more & more on there!

I coloured up the image with my promarkers & matted on to

black cardstock. I added this to the card using foam tape for dimentsion.

A button threaded with a little twine was added  for embellishment,

 the sentiment was matted on to black cardstock, with brads added

 to each end & then attached to the card using foam tape.

Thanks for popping in!

I hope you like this little card!

I have candy on my blog. If you'd like to play, click here

I'd like to enter the following challenges with this card:

A Little Bit Crafty - Celebrate

Country View Crafts' Challenge - Monochromatic

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - Anything Goes

Lia Stampz Challenge -Monochromatic

Seemacrafts - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Cards For Men

Just Inklined To Hop July

Welcome to the July 

Just Inklined Blog Hop!

Our host this month is the lovely Tangii, who has chosen the theme of

 Stars & Rhinestones & Twine!

If you've followed the hop, you'll have landed here from the

beautiful & talented Karen J. If  not, pop back & start from here!

I'd hate you to miss out on any of the lovely creations!

Here's my take on that awesome theme!!

The image I've used is Border Collie.

I coloured it with my Promarkers then cut out with an oval nestie!

My stars were punched out using Xcut punches then layered up.

The bling is from Meiflower & the twine is American Crafts

The fab papers & sentiment are from Craftwork Cards

Now you'll want to head on over to the gorgeous & amazingly taleneted

Tammy's blog! Don't forget to leave some love at each of the stops as

 there are a couple of spot prizes to be won!

Here is the hop order just incase you need it!

 Tangii

Jak

Lori

Karen L

Joyce

Gaynor

Karen J

 Dawn (that's me)

Tammy

Have Fun Hopping!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Stripes

My Sheri Crafts - Birthday

Sweet Stampin' - Not Cute

Dynamic Duo  - Colour Challenge (Grey/B&W)

Polka Doodles - Animals

Hannah & Friends - Monochrome

Sisterhood Of Crafters - Stars/Stripes

The Stamping Chef - Stars & Stripes

It's Simple! Call Me.........

Hello all!

It's time to showcase the June New Releases from The Crafty Pad Designs!

These are in the form of Silhouettes this time!
These have a real vintage feel about them & could be used for cards for male or female

I was given the Table image to work with, but I loved all of these images

so much, I just had to get my hands on more!

In the end, I used the Table, the Telephone & the Chair

Here's my creation

I made a pretty simple Black & White card.

I merged the images in my graphics programme

then added some text. I then printed the image onto 

some linen embossed cardstock.

 I cut out the image using an inverted scalloped nestie

then matted onto a scalloped circle of black cardstock.

The A6 card blank was pre-embossed with spots!

I fixed the image to the card using foam pads to give a bit of dimension

then added a double bow & a stick pin.

A trio of black self adhesive pearls finishes off the card!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like my little card!

Pop on over to the Challenge Blog to check out the rest of the images

& the awesome creations by the rest of the DT!

One lucky commenter will win all of the new release images,

so don't forget to leave some love!

It could be you!!

You have just one week to comment & the winner will be announced on 

Thursday 14th June's winners post on the Challenge Blog

I'd like to enter my card in a few challenges

BunnyZoe's Crafts Anything Goes

Crafty Boots Anything Goes

Karen's Doodles Farewell Or Miss You Card

Gingerloft Circles

Great Impressions Die Cuts &/or Punches

Joanna Sheen Challenge Remember When......?

Kenny K Krafty Girlz Pearls

Pan Pastel UK Something Vintage

One Stitch At A Time Use A Digi

The Ribbon Girls Use Ribbon Or Lace

Just Some Lines Black & White

ATCs & Cards With Attitude Anything Goes

Art Impressions Stamps Seeing Spots

Crafts & Me Ribbon

Crafty Creations Circles

Creative Inspirations Paint CAS