bride. the album. fancy pants. hopscotch.

A new week and that means a new challenge at Cupcake Craft Challenges. This week we want you to add a BUG. You know, those creepy crawly type creatures.

I have decorated a BRIDE word album which features a ladybird on the letter 'D'.

Here it is in detail.

In full:

Letter B:

I have used Fancy Pants ~ Hopscotch papers throughout.

Letter R:

and the reverse

letter I: front

back:

Letter D, where I have my bug, a ladybird charm:

The front of the 'D' and back both have pull out tags.

The letter E:

And the back page:

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• Recipe (I have lace, metal and inks) ~ Our Creative Corner
• Things with wings (I have butterfly and ladybird) ~ Crafty Calendar Challenge 
• For a girl ~ Deep Ocean Challenge 
• Anything but a card ~ C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 
• Punches & dies ~ Totally Papercrafts 
• Pennants (on letter D) ~ Fairytale Challenge  

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

you can dance

In the words of Madonna ... you can dance ...

This week at Crafts 4 Eternity we have this fabulous colour challenge. You can use any combination of the colours that you like, but I just love a pink and purple colour combo, so went with it.

I used my Spellbinders ~ Grand Labels Four to cut out a double layer and I cut an aperture in the top layer and then glittered all the edges.

Papers: >Fancy Pants ~ Dancing Girl.

In the back of my head, I wanted to create an effect as if she were on stage, but I'm not sure I achieved that.

Love this cute little Tilda Magnolia ~ Tilda with Ballet Shoes. I coloured her with copics and added some stickles.

Off to a bonfire night tonight, burgers & mulled wine. Yum!

 

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• pearls & flowers ~ Fussy & Fancy
• anything goes ~ Anything Goes; Stampin' for the Weekend; Raise the Bar
• flowers in 3D ~ Shopping Our Stash 
• get in shape ~ Simon Says Stamp
• vintage or shabby chic ~ The Pink Elephant 
• not just an ordinary card ~ Stamptacular Sunday 
• anything goes Magnolia ~ Marvelous Magnolia Challenge 

Thank you for looking.

Keeley  

snowman love

Hello! Today is my 2nd and final GDT spot at ABC Challenge where the challenge this week is F for Frosty.

I decided to decorate a kraft bag in a frosty, snowy theme and pop in a little book to match.

Here is the front of each.

Papers: Fancy Pants ~ Tradition.

I've used the Tim Holtz ~ Sizzix ~ Winter Wonder die to cut the snowman and the Tim Holtz ~ Sizzix ~ Love die to cut the word out.

I've smeared frosty stickles over the snowman on the front of the book.

 

I've decorated a little kraft tag and added that to the bag.

Here are the backs of the bag and the book.

The bag from the top.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• Let it snow ~ Winter Wonderland & By the Cute & Girly 
• Packaging/box ~ Challenge up your life
• Snow ~ Quirky Crafts
• Snowflakes & Sparkle ~ The Pink Elephant
• I'm dreaming of a (your fave colour) Christmas ~ Papertake Weekly
• Get booked ~ City Crafter
• Tis the Season ~ Creative card Crew
• Winter & Christmas ~ Creative Belli
• Gift or giftbox ~ Fairytale Challenges
• Snowmen ~ Craft Your days Away
• It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ~ Raise the Bar
• Cold & frosty ~ Crafty Calendar Challenge

Thank you for looking.

keeley

precious memories

I was delighted to be asked by Robin to be guest designer this week at the Creative Belli Challenge Blog.

The Belli challenge encourages us to use our OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments, of which I have one or two!

The theme this week is rub-ons so I had a rummage through my rub-on box and came up with some very old Fancy Pants rub-ons. I then went searching for the paper I had that matched, of which I found two sheets, but I guess that is all that is needed.

There are five rub-ons on my card. Can you spot where?

I used the sketch over at Lili of the Valley this week.

Papers: Fancy Pants ~ Aged Florals. I just love the gorgeous colours of these.

My first rub-on is the big orange one in the centre behind the image.

I rubbed it onto a piece of plain white card, then distressed and inked the edges. The rub-on is from the Fancy Pants ~ Chalked collection and just the perfect colour for this.

Image: Lili of the Valley ~ Little Girl's Swing Time, coloured with copics. I swapped some string for the ropes in the stamp.

The remaining four run-ons are from the Fancy Pants ~ Aged Florals collection. I rubbed two distressed looking flower rub-ons onto the two buttons holding up the swing.

The pink roses in the top left panel which you can just see in the photo above (top left) is another rub-on.

Finally, the fifth rub-on is the sentiment.

I used a Tim Holtz metal corner, rubbing in some red paint and wiping off the excess.

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

about a boy

Another lovely rainy bank holiday weekend!

The sketch: The Sweet Stop.

Other challenges:

'favourite book': Stampin' for the Weekend. I love ALL books. This is 'About a boy' by Nick Hornby.

'summer': Sweet Stampin'.

'card for a child': Oh, Alice!.

Papers & ribbon: Fancy Pants ~ Rough & Tough collection.

Image: Kars ~ Ollyfant coloured with copics.

My other half is offering to take me out for lunch, so I'd best go and glam myself up a bit!

Thank you for looking.

Keeley.

fun

Finally I am back into crafting mode. I got caught up in the 'volcanic ash crisis' and found myself stranded in Spain. Finally got back home after a 32 hour trip and almost four days late. Fun! Especially as it only took a couple of hours to fly there! This weekend was the first chance I've had to craft in a couple of weeks and it was heavenly!!

So, this card I made just for 'fun' and am entering it into the following challenges:

'die cut shapes': Creative Belli.

'make a splash': Quixotic Challenges.

'anything goes': Just Magnolia.

'April Fools (well it felt like it at times!) fun or humorous': Crafty Calender Challenge.

Papers: Fancy Pants ~ Summer Soireé.

Chipboard 'fun' and ribbon slide: We R Memory Keepers.

Image: Magnolia ~ Beach Tilda coloured with copics and stickles.

Thank you for looking.

keeley

be mine

The challenges:

'At least one hole in it': Daring Cardmakers. I have holes in my lace.

'Fancy edges & corners': One Stop Craft Challenge.

'Valentines': Magnolia Down Under Challenges.

'Lots of layering': A Spoon Full of Sugar.

'Hearts': Creative Belli.

'Ink Up an Old Stamp': Quixotic Paperie.

'Valentine or love': Crafty Creations.

                           

Papers: Fancy Pants ~ Crush: In Love, Whimsical and Devoted. The sentiment was also from this range.

Image: Magnolia ~ Tilda with Heart Biscuit from an older range.

                                      

Lace, flowers and brads from stash.

Thank you for looking.

keeley

having a {me} day

Christmas Day Fairy

Time for another Christmas posting and I am entering this into three challenges.

I have used this fabulous sketch by Kathy over at The Sugar Bowl, which I have spun on its side. There is an additional challenge ~ to include lace.

I am also entering this into the Simon Says Challenge which is 'all that sparkles'. I have used lots of stickles.

Finally, Stamp With Us have a theme of 'Christmas'.

All papers used, including the flower at the bottom and leaves at the top left, are from the Fancy Pants ~ Happy Holidays collection. I have applied stickles to the edges.

Paper flowers are Prima and I have used glittery brads in the centre.

The image is Sugar Nellie ~ Manga Fairy. I coloured her with Copics and stickles.

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

having a {me} day

look at you kid

My entry today follows this week's sketch challenge over at Sketch Saturday.

<<< Here is the sketch.

I had a delve around in what has become my scrap mountain, to make this card. I need to do this more often, rather than reaching for a new sparkly fresh piece of 12 x 12!!

I also haven't done any distressing for a while and was having withdrawal symptoms, so I have done quite a bit on this card.

All patterned papers are from the Fancy Pants ~ Papa collection and these are backed onto Bazzill cardstock.

I cut the little circles with a circle punch and added litte ribbon fishes. My sentiment is a large designer eyelet which reads: Look at You Kid and is by We R Memory Keepers.

The image is Ian from The Greetings Farm. I coloured him with my copics and paper pieced the little fish he's holding.

I added a little plastic skeleton fish from my stash.

Thank you for looking.

kat

having a {me} day