Stamptacular Sunday Challenge

Sadly this is my last DT work for the Stamptacular Challenge, it is with regret that I have decided to stand down from the team it was not a decision taken lightly thats for sure.  I would just like to say a massive thank you to Priscilla and the rest of the DT old and new, it has been a pleasure working with you all and so much fun, and the friendships I've made along the way I hope are sure to remain xxx

This week over on Stamptacular the challenge is...

"Tag Your It"

We would like to see you create something with a tag on it.  Remember there should be at least ONE stamped item on your project.

The DT have all been very busy with some amazing projects and here is mine....

I'm getting stocked up with my xmas cards, it will be here before we know it.  My stamped item is the greetings tag and the image is one of the fab new images released this week from Doodle Palace.

Recipe

Digital Stamp - Doodle Palace 'Bearly Santa'

Stamped Sentiment - Daisy & Dandelion

Paper - Dovecraft

Ribbon - From my stash

Embellishments - Card Candy from Craftwork Cards, Die-Cut Christmas Word from stash and Star Brad from stash.

Colouring Medium - Copics

Sorry I have not been about at all this week, but I have a few days off now so I'm planning on getting some crafting done, so you should see more from me this week, and hopefully I will be catching up with my blog hopping.  Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday, it's glorious weather today, which is just as well as we are to a BBQ this afternoon for a friends birthday.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - A Sketch

This is a scheduled post because hopefully myself and Crafty Emma will at this moment be spending our saved up pennies at the Harrogate Papercraft Show!!!

Thanks to everyone who took part in our 'Slap you knee...funny' challenge last week, really had a good giggle at many cards.  This week over on Stamptacular we have a wonderful sketch for you.

This week's sponser is me and for using at least ONE stamped item on your project you will be entered into the prize drawing for these...

The DT have all been busy with their creations and here is mine.

Coloured image with copics and sakura stardust using a waterbrush.  I've added the swirl and faux stitching by hand using Whisper markers.

Recipe

Image - Pollycraft Woodland Elves Clear Stamps 'Grace' (release date 21st September)

Design Paper - Funky Fairys 'Shabby Christmas Time'

Sentiment Banner - Papermania

Embellishments - Ribbon and Gems

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge

It's that time of week again for a new Stamptacular Sunday Challenge.  Thank you to everyone who took part in last weeks challenge "Scallop Mania" all such wonderful creations using scallops.

This week we wanted to add a little humour for our challenge theme....

"OFF THE WALL....SLAP YOUR KNEE FUNNY"

We would like to see your cards showing a little humour be it the stamped image and/or the sentiment or verse.  The DT can't wait to have a giggle seeing your creations.  But first you can have a giggle yourself by taking a look at all the DT cards and creations.  Here's mine..

Now this was a bit of a toughy for me, I'm usually the last to get a joke, sometimes I just plain well can't understand them, and as for remembering a joke well lets not go there.  Luckily I had this fab image and verse sent to me in an image swap amongst the DT some months ago.  This is Ethel and Coffee by Rubbernecker, coloured her with copics and promarkers then cut her out.  I tried to set a scene of a wallpapered wall behind her.  The pink dp is from Funky Fairys 'Nanna's Wallpaper', quite an apt name don't you think.  I've used some cream card for the skirting board and dado type rail between the dp and plain white card.  I found a die-cut vase in my stash so cut out a walking stick so that it sits in the vase.  I used some die-cut frames from Kanban to go around the sentiment so it kinda looks like a picure on the wall.

I hope my card raised a smile or even better a giggle.

We do hope you'll join in with our humourous theme and we can't wait to see what you come up with.

Enjoy your Sunday!!!

Joanne xx

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge

We're seeing everything in 3D this week over on Stamptacular.
You must create a CARD that is three dimensional.

The DT have come up with some fabby 3D ideas to help inspire you. Here's mine....


The image is Daisy from Pink Gem and I've layered her up as a decoupage. Coloured with copics and background is chalked. Papers are K & Co, flowers are prima's with card candy in the centres and along one edge. Frond leaves punched out of white paper then coloured with copics. Scalloped circles cut from nesties in my bug and scalloped base card from Craftwork Cards.

Apologies for my lack of blog hopping this week, we have had visitors since Friday and they just keep coming, with a full house today...lol, I hope to catch-up this evening and tomorrow with hopping once everyone has gone.
Enjoy your Sunday everyone!!!

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Beary Special

Thank you to everyone who took part in last weeks recipe challenge, it was such a pleasure to see so many different designs using 3 brads, 2 papers and 1 flower.

This week over on Stamptacular Sunday Challenge our theme for you is..

"BEARY SPECIAL"

You can make anything you want as long as there is a bear or bears on your project.

This week's challenge is being sponsered by our very own DT member Janneke.
To be in with a chance of winning this weeks prize your must include at least ONE stamped item on your project and your project must have been made for the Stamptacular challenge ONLY.

The DT have all been busy with some amazing projects, so please stop by and take a look. Here is my DT project for the challenge.

I've altered a plain white cardboard box into a seed packet holder, perfect gift for any gardener. The digging bear image is a stamped RAK from my SIL and I don't have a clue of it's title or who the stamp is by, so if anyone has any ideas I would be grateful!!! Coloured the image using copics and watercolour pencils with a waterbrush. Cut out image using oval nesties in my bug, then chalked background in brown and inked edges in green. Papers are from a box of mix'n'match I bought back last year and had forgotten all about, these two papers had no makers name on unfortunately. I've dabbed a brown ink pad along all the edges and corners. The carrot I hand drew myself then coloured with copics and cut out. Gosh I can't draw for the life of me and thats the second bit of drawing I've done this week. The chipboard letters are from my stash.

We do hope you'll join us this week for this 'Beary Special' theme.
Don't forget we are running a DT call too over on Stamptacular, and there is only a few days left to apply. If you are interested in joining our very fun and friendly DT then please check out the challenge blog, where the DT call post has been pinned to the top until closing date.

Enjoy your Sunday everyone, we are celebrating Mollie's 2nd Birthday with little doggie gifts for her throughout the day, so hopefully I'll be back later with some piccies.
Thanks for stopping by!!!

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Recipe

Good Morning Everyone
I hope many of you are enjoying some lovely weather, it certainly is here so we are off to the beach today.

Thank you to everyone who took part in our 'Child's Play' challenge last week there were so many wonderful creations. This week over on Stamptacular we have a recipe for you....

3 Brads
2 Papers
1 Flower

The DT have had yet again some wonderful fun with this challenge and we hope our works will inspire you to take part in the challenge. Here's mine for you.

The image is from the 'Sweet Dreams' collection which will be available soon from Pollycraft so this is a little sneak peek for you. Coloured her with copics and promarkers, then chalked and inked the edges and mounted her on to one of the dp's which are both Basic Grey 'Offbeat'. The brads are from my stash and the flowers are a mix of fabric, prima's and felt. The sentiment was from a freebie stamp set a couple of months ago from the Creativity magazine, which I've inked on the edges and mounted onto one of the dp's.

We do hope you will be able to join us this week for some challenge fun.

Enjoy your Sunday!!!

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #18

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last weeks 'Inside Out' challenge, it was wonderful to see all your cards, boxes etc...decorated inside as well as on the outside.

We're already onto week 18 over on Stamptacular, boy time just flies!!

This week's theme is...

"CHILD'S PLAY"

We want to see your projects for a child in mind.

Remember to be in with a chance of winning this weeks prize kindly sponsered by
Paper Makeup Stamps, you must include at least ONE stamped item on your project and your entry must be exclusive to the Stamptacular challenge.
The DT have some wonderful projects to show, so be sure to check them out and here's mine.

The dragon template I've had for years and had never used, not sure where it's from sorry. The little dragon image was a stamped image I recieved in a swap. The main dragon was printed on to white card stock then I ran it through the printer again using Funky Fairy's 'Slightly Spotty'. Coloured the little dragon using copics, cut him out then attached to the base card with foam pads. Sentiment was done on the PC and then made it into a little signboard for the little one to hold.

We do hope you'll join us for this week's challenge and don't forget we also have a DT call running until the 23rd August.

Stamptacular DT Call

We are looking for some new DT members over on Stamptacular for initially a 6 month commitment from October 2009 through to March 2010.
Previous or current DT experience isn't necessary to apply, so nip on over to the challenge blog for full details of how to apply. All submissions must be in by 23rd August.

I'm sadly stepping down from the DT at the end of my 6 month commitment in September due to other commitments. But I must say the Stamptacular DT is a team in a million, and Priscilla is an absolute star. You really couldn't ask for a friendlier team, so don't be shy get over there and apply!!

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge

Thanks to everyone who joined in with our 'Shapetacular' challenge last week, it was a real joy visiting your blogs and seeing all the wonderful different shaped cards.

I hope everyone who joined in with our bonus fun, had as much fun as we did!!

This weeks challenge for you over on Stamptacular is......

'INSIDE OUT'

We not only want to see the front of your card or creation we want to see the decorated inside too.

As always to be in with a chance of winning this weeks prize there must be a least ONE stamped item on your creation and your entry must be exclusive to the Stamptacular challenge.

The DT have made some gorgeous creations to help inspire you, so be sure to check them out.

And here's mine...

Coloured Tilda using copics and promarkers the papers, mount and cupcake image and sentiment page inside card are all Funky Fairys from the Cupcake Crazy set. Ribbon from stash then added some card candy and tiny Anita's gems.

We hope you'll be able to join us this week for our challenge!!

Stamptacular's July Bonus Fun

You made it! Did you participate in Paula's BONUS? If not, you might want to go back and see her! She has an extra prize up for grabs just let her know what you like most about our Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog! EASY as pie and you won't want to miss your chance to win such a fabulous prize!

Anyways, it's now time to move on with your BUILD-A-CARD!

You can't go on much longer without adding a stamped image as a main focus!

Done? Mosey on over to see Line to find out what comes next!

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #16

Sorry I've not been about for a few days, I've been working, sleeping and we've had a few power cuts due to the weather..lol. But hey-ho I'm here today, it's raining outside so a day of crafting me thinks!!

Challenge 16 over on Stamptacular already, boy doesn't time fly. Thanks to everyone who joined in with last weeks sketch challenge, such wonderful takes on it from everyone.

This week we have some bonus fun for you going on so check the post above if you want to take part in some extra Stamptacular fun!!

This weeks challenge for you is...

SHAPETACULAR CARDS

We would love to see your shaped cards so no square or rectangle cards this week. This weeks challenge is being sponsered by our previous DT member Donna and Bearly Mine Designs.

To be in with a chance of winning this weeks prize you must use at least ONE stamp on your creation.

Sadly DT member Joey has decided to step down from the team, it has been a pleasure working with her and I know we will stay in touch. Best wishes to you hun and ((Big Hugs)).

The DT have come up with some super 'Shapetacular Cards' this week to help inspire you and here's mine.

You can find the tutorial for this fab pop-up shaped card over on The Next Level. I've coloured these Alf, Alva, toadstool and tree stump Magnolia images with copics and blender. The DP is Papermania 'Olivine Skies', and I have coloured in a few of the flowers on the DP with yellow and blue. The little flowers were white and on a string, but I've coloured and applied them individually. The leaves are from my stash.

I do hope you'll join us for this weeks challenge, we are really looking foward to seeing your 'Shapetacular Cards'. I don't forget our bonus fun, which runs for today only!!

Are you ready for some fun?? And an Award!

I just wanted to let you know we are having some bonus fun this coming Sunday over on Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, and boy what we have in store for you is going to be great fun, it involves a blog hop, but thats all I'm gonna tell you!! Make sure you check out the challenge blog on Sunday 19th July. Hope to see you there!!!!

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I've recieved this lovely award from the wonderful Val, thank you Val it is much appreciated. I know Val would really love you to pop over and say Hi, her crafting creations are wonderful and she is also celebrating her birthday and 5,000 hits to her blog with some gorgeous candy, so dont miss that.

I know I should really nominate this award to individuals, but I'm not, I'm giving it to everyone who takes the time to visit my blog and leaves such wonderful comments, you are all very special to me and 'Beautiful Blogger's'. So please help yourself to this award with love and thanks from me xxx

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #15

Can you believe that we are already onto challenge 15 over on Stamptacular Sunday, it only feels like a few weeks ago since the launch, boy doesn't time fly. Thanks to everyone who entered last weeks 'Christmas in July' challenge, looks like many of you enjoyed a touch of Christmas in the summer. This week we have a wonderful sketch for you to follow.

This weeks challenge is being sponsered by Papirloftet. To be in with a chance of winning you must use at least one stamped item on your creation and that creation must be entered exclusively to the Stamptacular challenge, basically no combining with other challenges.

The DT were very lucky to have been sent a wonderful package each from Papirloftet, how nice was that!! So most of us have used some of these items on our creations for you this week. Be sure to check all the DT's creations, utterly gorgeous.

Here's my card.

The gorgeous image, flowers, stamp, lace and pink card mount behind image and sentiment were all from my lovely Papirloftet package. The DP's are both K & Co. Then I've added two flat backed pearls in two of the corners and two pearl brads on the sentiment.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks sketch challenge, we love visiting your blogs to see your creations.

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #14

Thanks to everyone who took part in last weeks 'Party Animal' challenge, all wonderful cards and some really fun ones too.

On to this weeks Stamptacular challenge which is the theme of...........

"CHRISTMAS IN JULY"

We want to see your creations with a Christmas theme be it a card, ATC, altered item etc.. All we ask is that there must be at least ONE stamped item on your project to be in with a chance of winningg this weeks prize which is being sponsered by the talented Sally-Ann and her DigiStamp Boutique.

The DT have been really busy with wonderful seasonal projects to help inspire you so please check them out on the challenge blog and visit their personal blogs to see how they created their designs. Here's my seasonal creation.

The image is a woodmounted Expressions stamp which I recieved as a pressie last Christmas from Steve, and this was it's first ink-up. Coloured with H2O's and gold metallic Sakura pen. Oval cut from nesties in the bug. DP's are all Funky Fairys as is the sentiment round, from the 'Lets Get Traditional' kit, distressed the edges of the papers and sentiment using a nail file. Scalloped base card is from Craftwork Cards. Added gold ribbon mesh from stash to one corner and card candy to all corners.

I hope you'll be able to join us this week for the challenge, it's never too early to make a start on a Christmas card or project.

Enjoy your Sunday!!!

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #13

"PARTY ANIMAL"

Thank you to everyone who took part in last weeks challenge ' Red, White, Blue and a Star too!!' your creations were all superb!!

This week over on Stamptacular as the title suggests we want to see an animal or animals on your projects. This week we are being sponsered by 'Stampin Up'. To be in with a chance of winning the prize you must include some sort of stamping somewhere on your project no matter how small and your creation must have been created for the Stamptacular Challenge only.

The DT have had fun creating some really fun cards to help inspire you, so please be sure to check them out. Here's mine..

The image is from Dustin Pike coloured with copics and white sakura glaze. The background has been chalked. My stamping is the wording on the banner and the balloons. DP is Funky Fairys - Cupcake Crazy. I doodled the confetti and streamers on the banner and around the edge of the card.

I do hope you'll come and join us for this weeks fun challenge, we look forward to seeing all the different animals being used. Enjoy your Sunday!!!

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #12

Thank you to everyone for taking part in last weeks 'Fabulous Fathers' challenge all such wonderful creations.

This weeks challenge over on Stamptacular is....

"RED, WHITE, BLUE AND A STAR TOO"

This weeks challenge is being sponsered by our very own Donna (Bearly Mine Designs). The DT and June's guest designer Gry-Heidi have some spectacular inspiration for you over on the challenge blog and here's mine.

The image is a fab digi-stamp from Pollycraft Designs 'Cherry Kisses - Chillin', coloured her with copics and promarkers. Mounted her onto a cut out white star and went around the edges with a red marker. The dp is from a free Funky Fairys download called 'Basic Stars'. The sentiments have been stamped and hand cut the jaggedy edges then inked with a red marker. Finished off with some red gems in two of the spare corners.

I hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday and of course hope all the dad's are enjoying their day today too, Happy Father's Day xx

Stamptacular Challenge #11

Yes another scheduled post, but we should be on our way back today from Devon.

Thank you to everyone who took part in last weeks challenge, and once again sorry if I was unable to comment on any or all entries.

This week the challenge over on Stamptacular is.....

"Father's Day"

This challenge is a tribute to all Father's. Remember to be in with a chance of winning this weeks prize you must use at least one stamp on your project and your entry must be exclusive to our challenge.

The DT have some amazing tributes to Father's and here's mine...

I've done this word book as a tribute to my late dad, who sadly passed away suddenly in 2006. The word book template and papers are all from Funky Hand. Ribbons and fibres are from my craft stash. I've stamped the 'memories' tag and then the 'of u' on the A & D letters. The inside isn't quite finished but it will be full of some of my favourite photo's and memories of my my dad.

I do hope you will be able join us for this challenge.

Stamptacular Challenge #10

Another scheduled post from me as I'm still on my holiday. Thank you to everyone who took part in last weeks challenge and I hope you enjoyed the fun blog hop. Apologies again if I've not commented on any or all entries it will be because of limited internet access where we are staying.

This weeks challenge over on Stamptacular is........

"One for the BOYS"

We want to see your projects for a special man or boy in your life. Remember to be in with a chance of winning the prize you must include at least one stamped item on your project and your entry must be exclusive to our challenge.

The DT have done some wonderful creations and here's mine.

The paper, gift box template and sentiment disc are from Funky Fairys 'Girls and Boys' party add-on which was a free download from the Inspiration Blog. I stamped the 'Have Fun' onto the sentiment and also stamped some more wording over the paper. Added a piece of green ric-rak to the tag.

I do hope you'll be able to join us for the challenge.

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog Hop ~ Let the summer begin!!

Hi everyone, and welcome to Stamptacular's very first 'Blog Hop'. You should have just come from Janneke's blog, remember you need to visit each DT members blog and leave a comment to be in with a chance of winning the grand prize. I hope you've been enjoying the hop so far.

I love the summer all the pretty colours of the flowers in bloom and of course the sun is a bonus, though here in the UK the past two summers have been a bit of a let down on the weather front and more of a washout, with excessive rain, so here's hoping for a better summer this year. This time of year I really enjoy watching all the birds and fledglings especially the Starlings, what characters they are.

When I'm not crafting I love to go course fishing with my other half Steve. We are lucky to have a lake at the end of our garden so we don't have to go far.

Combined with the fishing we love having family and friends over for a BBQ, and if the weather's bad we just cook indoors...lol, we can't let wet weather spoil the day. Our biggest BBQ and get together of the summer is on the August bank holiday weekend when our village have a raft race on the canal, it so much fun to watch and even more fun when everyone gets to throw flour bombs, not only at the raft racers but at each other too.

I hope you've enjoyed looking at some of my favourite summer pictures, don't forget to leave a comment and then you need to hop on over to Kristin's Blog.

You'll find my post for this weeks Stamptacular challenge in the post below this one.

Enjoy your hop!!!

Stamptacular Challenge #9

Fingers crossed this is a scheduled post thats hopefully come up on the right day and time..lol.

Thank you to everyone who took part in last weeks challenge, the chocolate theme seemed to be popular and boy there was some very mouth watering projects. I'm sorry I haven't personally commented on all the entries but I'm currently on holiday with limited or no internet access.

This week over on Stamptacular the theme is....

"Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue"

So if you haven't already guessed from the title it's a wedding theme and the DT have once again come up trumps with some beautiful work to help inspire you, here's mine.

Keeping the layout quite simple, I've embossed some gold paper using the 'Divine Swirls' embossing folder in the bug. The white ribbon, flower and embellishments are all from my craft stash. The pearl hearts were from Hobbycraft. My stamping is the wording which is a wood mounted stamp I've had for a couple of years and never used.

I do hope you'll be able to join us, and don't forget Stamptacular is having a 'Blog Hop' today, so look out for my post above very soon.