Robyn's Fetish Challenge #240 Anything Goes - 30th November, 2014

Our sponsor for this week is 
Sponsor Dragonsmoore, Spyders Other Corner.

http://dragonsmoore.blogspot.com.au/

The prize this week is The winner's choice of 5 digital stamps

from the  Dragonsmoore, Spyders Other Corner Store

I chose the image "Friends forever" for my handmade gift box, coloured with copic pens, I have added a butterfly to the side of the git box and a flower to close the top.

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #240 Anything Goes - 30th November, 2014


Entered into:

Through the Crafting Door - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Scribble n Scrap - Anything Goes
Penny's Papers - Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Open Minded Challenges # 24 - Grateful - Midway 29th November, 2014

5 great Sponsors again this fortnight

A Day for Daisies

Winner gets their choice of 3 images

http://adayfordaisies.com/stamps/

Digistamps 4 Joy

Winner gets their choice of 5 images

http://digistamps4joy.co.za/

Just Some Lines

Winner gets their choice of 4 images

http://justsomelines.com/shop/

The East Wind

Winner gets their choice of 3 images

https://www.etsy.com/shop/theeastwind

The Stamping Chef

Winner gets their choice of 3 images

 http://thestampingchef.com/Shop/

I chose Mysteri Meditates from Digistamps 4 Joy for my Grateful card.  Mysteri is coloured with Copic Pens and fussy cut, I've used a white card and a diecut frame, her arms are over the bottom of the frame and 3d squares have been used behind the top of the image, to give an effect of her leaning out, a simple typed sentiment on a diecut, with diecut hearts to complete the card.

Open Minded Challenges # 24 - Grateful - 22 November, 2014

Entered into:
Through the Crafting Door - Anything Goes
Fab n Funky - Die Cuts
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Scribble n Scrap - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #92 -Thank You Card - 26th November, 2014

Two great sponsors this week

Sassy Studio Designs

 http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com.au/

Oak Pond
https://www.etsy.com/shop/OakPondCreations Creations

I've used two cute images from Sassy this week, "Holiday Pie " and "Little Honey's Tinker Bell" for my thank you cards.

Holiday Pie has been coloured with Copic Pens, I have used a Martha Stewart Circular punch to shape the front of the card and hand cut the scallops on the back.of the card, adding some designer pasper to the inside. Some bling, a hand made bow and a typed sentiment to complete the card.

 Little Honey's Tinker Bell has been coloured with brown copics, I have coloured this image a number of times before, but thought for my Northern friends entering Autumn, lets go with browns this time. I've added some glitter to her wings and a rose to her hair, mounted on designer paper and kraftcard, little sentiment completes my card.

An a big thankyou for visiting my blog.

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #92 -Thank You Card - 26th November, 2014

Entered into:
Sweet Pea Challenge - Thanksgiving
Joe's Scrap Shack - Thanksgiving
Sister Act - Cards Only - Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu - Leaves
One Stitch at A Time - Thankyou
AAA Cards - Thanks

A study in Black and White

These are some of my favourite photos of myself (I ususally hide from the camera lens), they span 23 years.  One of them is my all time favourite, can you guess which?

The quote on the layout is:  

A coloured photo shows the colour of the clothes; 

A black and white photo shows the colour of the soul.

I have merged the five photos with masks and layered with a bugaboo image called "Blocks Hummingbird, check out their designs HERE

Entered into:
Digitally Sweet - Opposites (Black and White)

Early Birthday

This little fellow reaches double figures next year, here he is turning 1.

I have used a Paper Garden Project kit called "Birthday Buddies", check out the great kits at Digi Chicks.  You will find digital kits, cutting files and hybrid pieces.


Entered into

Berry71bleu- Early Birthday
123 GetScrappy - Bingo (more than 1 photo, more than 2 ribbons, more than 5 brads)

Imagine That November Challenge

The image from Imagine That for November is "Jars of Cheer", the set came with coloured and uncoloured jars, plus lotsd of sentiments.  I've coloured the image with Copic Pens, I have made a bow with my envelope punch and placed it on top of the imagw bow, I left the label blankc, but added a diecut tied on with some gold cord, mounted on a circle of patterned paper and a doily.

Entered into:
Imagine That November Challenge
Clear it Out - Theme and Stash Anything Goes (stash ins the doiley)
Just Inspirational - Frame It
Simon Wednesday - Thanks

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #239 Use a Digi - 23rd November, 2014

This weeks Sponsor is 

 Fred She Said

Prize: $10.00 voucher

ttp://fred-she-said-store.blogspot.com.au/

I chose 'Ornaments" to create my Christmas Cards, there are 4 different ornaments in the set,I chose to use one of them, but to colour them differently, both have been coloured with Copic and Touch pens. 

This one has been die cut and layered on another diecut, with light and dark green card stock and ribbon trimmings with a gold Sentiment.

For this card I use cream cardstrock, scallop cut the image and some yellow and blue cardstock. Punched out an edging and layered it with ribbon.  Punched some holly leaves and added some red pearls.  This one also has a gold sentiment.

Close up 

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #239 Use a Digi - 23rd November, 2014


Entered into:
A Little Bit Crafty - CAS
Christmas All Year Round - No Patterned Paper
CHNS - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore - Anything Goes
DieCut Divas - Holidays
Kraftyhands - Christmas Cheer
Choosday - CAS
Pennys Paper - Anything Goes

From The heart "Stamp of the Month Challenge" - Angel Joy

This cute image is by "From the Heart" called Angel Joy.

Coloured with Copic pens and layered on Patterned paper, I've added a scalloped edging and some ribbon.

Entered into:
From The heart "Stamp of the Month Challenge" - Angel Joy
CHNS Patterned Paper November Challenge - Anything Goes
Whimsie Doodles - Merry and Bright
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #238 Things with Wings - 16th November, 2014

Our Sponsor this week is 

Delicious Doodles

http://www.deliciousdoodles.blogspot.co.uk/

Prize: 4 Digital Stamps of the winners choice

I chose Kingfisher for my card this week, our native Kingfisher is called a Kookaburra, and their call in the early morning is a beautiful melody to hear.

I have coloured the image with copic pens and cut out, mounted onto a mint green card, the bottom butterfly has been printed a second time and coloured, then layered with 3d squares.  The pretty yellow scroll comes from Flourish with a Bling.  A sticker sentiment completes the card.

 

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #238 Things with Wings - 16th November, 2014

Entered into:

Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes

Mealonheadz - Sentiment

V's Sweet Challenge - Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles - Chocolate and Mint (colours I have used)

Open Minded Challenges # 23 - Fowl Of All Kinds - 8 November, 2014

Our Sponsors for this fortnight are

Di's Digi Designs

Prize: $12.00 gift voucher

http://www.disdigistamps.com/

Dr Digi's House of Stamps

Prize: Choice of 2 images

http://www.doctor-digi.com/

Milk Coffee

Prize: Choice of 5 images

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MilkCoffee

The East Wind

Prize: Choice of 3 images

 https://www.etsy.com/shop/theeastwind

The Stamping Chef

Prize: Choice of 3 images

http://thestampingchef.com/Shop/

I chose a cute image from Dr Digis, called Scaredy Duck,  multiplied the little duck so I had 3 images, scaling down in size, coLoured with Copic Pens, mounted on designer paper and added flourish from Flourish with a bling, check out their store HERE

Open Minded Challenges # 23 - Fowl Of All Kinds - 8 November, 2014

Entered into:

CHNS Christmas Extra
Bearly Mine - Christmas Cards
Tuesday Throwdown - Pearls and Swirls
Kraftyhands Challenge - Christmas Cheer
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas

The Pumpkin Patch

Layout has been created with a Kit from Creative Wings called Pumpkin Patch, the fairies are from Kimberley Cameron "Outside the Dreaming Window", the fairy dust and stars are brushes from Scrappers Guide, the beautiful little find amongst the pumpkins is my great niece.

Entered into
Digitally Sweet - Fairies

Digitally Sweet Challenge - Cozy Winter Moments

This layout has been created with "A Christmas Carol" by Retro Designs.

The photo in the window is one I took whilst on holidays when we had a huge wood fire going to keep us warm.   The snow the little girls are standing on comes from Raspberry Roads.  I have recoloured the bows and gems that are red, green and blue to match the girls coats.  The journalling has been done in black and white so that it could be read on both backgrounds. 

Entered into:
Digitally Sweet Challenge - Cozy Winter Moments
123 Get Scrappy - Bingo (Holiday Theme; more than 2 ribbons and spots of ink -think leaking gel pen)
Fan-tastic Tuesday - Ribbon

Challenge # 120 - Brown Sugar - Anything Goes - 14 November 2014

Our sponsors this week are 

Doctor Digi House of Stamps

http://www.doctor-digi.com/

Always fun images, I chose Hilda and Hercules, for my Christmas Gift bag.  I thought Hercules was saying 'Really! haven't we finished shopping yet'.

I have coloured the image with Copic pens, fussy cut and mounted onto designer paper, I have added a sentiment, a holly sticker and a Christmas Tag.

Challenge # 120 - Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Entered into:

CHNS Christmas Extra Challenge

Crafting Muskateers - Anything but a card

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

KraftyHands Challenge - Christmas Cheer

Naughty or Nice Challenges - Christmas Animals

C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas

The Crafter's CafeChallenge #88 - Friendship - 12 November, 2014

Our sponsor this week is 

Inky Impressions

http://www.inkyimpressionsrubberstamps.com/

I chose, "MerryKismas Penquins for my friendship card. Coloured with copic pens, I have added some pearls to the mistletoe, bling down the sides and for the berries, a punch for the holly.

The Crafter's CafeChallenge #88 - Friendship - 12 November, 2014

Entered into:
CHNS Christmas Challenge
Animal Friends Challenge - Cold
Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge - Use any digital image
C.R.A.F.T. - Winter
Crazy Challenge - Favourite Technique (Colouring)

The Tale of Two Holders

I am trying really, really hard to get my craft room into some sort of order.  I have a very large box of ribbons and just sick of having to go through it all the time to hopefully find the ribbon I need.

I also have some old wooden coathangers, timber in the garage and a husband.  I took the rods out of the hangers and asked hubby if he could cut some holes in it with his thingamajig.  And he came back with the rods in the holes already for me to use, I checked it out for size and it worked perfectly, then thought I could do with another one, so asked if he could make another one but don't put it together straight away.

The one that was put together has been painted with dark blue paint, I have added lace, pearls (hard to see but they run horizontally across the middle of the lace), some flowers and a butterfly.

 

The other one has been covered in designer paper and has some added braid

Great, they can hold from my biggest reels to my smallest.  Recycled some old coat hangers, some scrap timber and added bits and pieces and my ribbons now have a home, found some I had forgotten I had as well.

Entered into:
Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes
Country View Crafts - Butterfly
The Crafting Cafe - Not a Card
Come and Get It - Lace and Pearls
Crafting for Etternity - Ribbon and Lace
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Sugar Creek - Recycled
Try it Tuesday - Handmade

Tags Here Tags There Tags Everywhere

I'm in a Tag swap group and finished these off this week.  All are on Kraftcard. Explanation with each tag:

 These two tags feature images supplied by Digistamps4Joy for their November Christmas Challenge.

The first one has snowflakes on the image, I filled in the snowflakes with a white pen, added some silver edging and 3d snowflake stickers.  Ribbon and a bow complete the tag.

 Second tag from Digistamps4Joy has a Christmas Tree and gift on it, I have used paints, inks, and sparkling pens to colour the image, added a bow to the gift and a 3d gift sticker.  Also added a sentiment and star stickers. For the ribbons this time, I used red, green and gold to complete the tag.

Next tag has an image from Meljens Designs.

Called Christmas Platypus (if you have never seen one of these cute creatures thay are very special). Coloured with Copic Pens and fussy cut, I've added a 3d leaf to the holly leaves already on the image, also another sticker in the corner and a sentiment, Green ribbon with a hand made bow completes this tag.

My forth tag has an image from A Day for Daisies, "Bitsy Bug Dot". The image has been coloured with different inks and highlighted with glitter pens (bit hard to see in the photo) I have added a wand, edging stickers, sentiment and a 3d Bell sticker to complete the tag. Gold ribbon for this tag.

Entered into:

Digistamps4Joy - November Challenge

A Day for Daisies - A Krafty Tag 

Just Inspired - Gifts

Through the Crafting Door

Clear it Out - Anything Goes with 3 of something. (3 ribbons on Christmas Tree Tag)

CHNS Extra Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #237 Cats - 9th November, 2014

Our wonderful sponsor this week is

Aurora Wings

 https://www.etsy.com/shop/AuroraWings

This week's challenge is all about Cats, and I chose this very cute image called "Cat in a Teapot", colour with copic pens, I have fancy cut around the roses and layered the image onto some matching cardstock.  Added some braid along the bottom and a Birthday sentiment.


Robyn's Fetish Challenge #237 Cats - 9th November, 2014

Entered into:
Simon Says Monday - Good Ol' Days (when we used to have beautiful fine china teacups)
Through the Crafting Door - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Sister Act - Cards Only Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #236 Thanksgiving - 2nd November, 2014

Our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish Store, check out all the great images HERE

This week's challenge is Thanksgiving, and I chose to do a thankyou card with an image called "Cook".  A CAS card, with the image has been coloured with copic pens, fussy cut and mounted onto a green card. A typed diecut sentiment layered onto red designer paper completes my thankyou card.

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #236 Thanksgiving - 2nd November, 2014

Entered into:

Penny's Paper - Anything Goes
Scribble N Scrap - Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday  - Anything Goes
Crafty Card maker - Die Cuts/Punches
Inspiration Desitnation - Anything Goes

Open Minded Challenges # 22 - Halloween or Dressing Up

Crafty Sentiments Designs

http://craftysentimentsdesigns.co.uk/

Flat Friends Boutique

Flat Friends

Scrappers Delight

http://scrappersdelights.com/store/

The Stamping Boutique

http://thestampingboutique.com/

I chose Annabel the Witch from Crafty Sentiments for my Dressing Up Card, coloured with Copic and Touch pens and fussy cut, I have used purple and orange cardstock, a little dress sticker which I have coloured with a  Touch Pen.  Some patterned purple gems complete the card.

Open Minded Challenges # 22 - Halloween or Dressing Up

Entered into:

Paper Makeup Stamps - Pumpkins
Tuesday Throwdown - Dressed Up
Melonheadz - Halloween Colours
Simon Mondays - Treats (Pie)
Penny's papers - Anything Goes
Simon Says Wedensday - Anything Goes
Scribble N Scrap
Through the Craft Door - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes