Time Flies When You Have Fun

Time the most certainly flies when having fun! 

Here we are, today it is the 30th May, and this is my last Guest DT post for

Crafty Catz. 

I was lucky to have 5 Fridays and this week's theme is... wait for it...

ANYTHING GOES! 

Generous sponsor this week is

Bunny Zoe's Crafts

and the lucky  winner of this week's challenge will get

£10.00 Gift Certificate to Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

I should warn you for long blogging and lots of pictures. Here we go.

edit: WARNING, I WENT TOTALLY OVER THE TOP WITH FLOWERS :D

Because this is my last week, I decided to make something special. It will remind me of Crafty Catz team and I feel I need some tissues now ;)

This tissue box covers last four weeks:

1. Bugaboo

+ pearls and lots of home made flowers. Die cut Go Kreate

2. Delicious Doodles

+ pearls and flowers by yours truly ;) Die cut Spellbinders

3. KennyK

+ gems and flowers (yeah yeah, homemade) 

 4. Fitztown

+ pearls and these famous flowers by me. Swirls stash

How was this done? Ok, box was done by measuring a box of tissues and adding few millimetres, then cut some cardstock and measured and scored using Hougie board. Box isn't square or cube, but it's dead easy to make. 

Extra layer of card to make the bottom stronger and hide the folding.

I like to fold edges inside to have smooth(er) finish and cover the bottom foldings under extra layer this side too.

Butterfly and butterfly cutting Tonic Studios. Swirl is Joy Crafts. Question is "who made the flowers?" Confession time: It was me. I like making flowers, can't help it :D

Lining there as well.

Recap:

3 x A4 sheets of Papermill Direct Leather Embossed Card

Die cuts - Spellbinders, Go Kreate, Tonic Studios, Joy Crafts

Digistamps - Bugaboo, Delicious Doodles, Fitztown, KennyK

Colouring - Letraset Flexmarkers, Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Pearls, gems, ribbon - stash

Flowers - Annemaritta

That's it. Piece of cake. :)

I want to say Crafty Catz thank you for having me and you won't get rid of me this easily. Check it out, from next week I will join your challenges again!

Challenges, I would like to join:

A and T Emerald Faeries -  #55 Flowers Ribbon / Lace 

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations - Digi / Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge -  H for Handmade Embellishments 

Challenges 4 Everybody - May – Anything Goes

All Crafts Challenge - Anything but a Card 

Southern Girls - Sparkle and shine with a bit of bling

MilkCoffee Challenge - Anything but a Card

4 Krafty Girlz - # 19 Anything Goes

I love Promarkers - Must use Letraset - #221  Flowers

Inky Impressions - #161  Anything Goes

Guitar Lessons

What happens when I take a guitar in my hands? You can here bling, bling, brang and "no, wait..." bling, grrr "no, wait..."

This is Annabel and her guitar lessons :)
These "sentiments" are just words like "no, not like this", "wait". Trying very hard to hit notes and play it well. When you open the card, there are words "it is thought that counts".

Same works with so many things, you try and fail, you want to do your best, and you try very hard. It is not always the case, that result needs to be perfect. It is the thought that counts.

Again Spectrum Noir markers.

Lets see what this was made of:
Card blank Craft UK
Stamp Lili of the Valley
Colorine Spectrum Noir markers
Die cuts Go Kreate, Spellbinders and Tonic Studios
DP Dovecraft (argh, not sure, better play it safe and say stash) (Pun intended!)
Orange and white cardstock Papermill Direct
Glitz it glue was used on Tonic Studios' die cut, Glue gives nice finish

There are these challenges I would like to take part:

Crafty Catz - Challenge 224 Anything Goes
Cut it Up- Must have Die Cuts - No. 41 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Cards. - No. 50 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting :) See you next time!!!

Rushing Around

Kraft and Prismacolors and Art Impressions :)

Anyway! It's a snowstorm here in West Yorkshire (Really Horrible Weather), but I was brave and left my house to get my eyes tested and of course this is a perfect stamp for this occasion :D

"Through the storm and rain"

I think coloring is good, shades and all. When getting my new specs I might think differ. ;) 

Well, it's next Friday. These are my new frames: 

Art Impressions
Prismacolors
Kraft
Spellbinders
Craft UK
Go Kreate
Dovecraft

Challenge or two
Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - must include Kraft cardstock - Favorite color with Kraft
Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - 2E, SIO - #105 Perfect Pair, matching card and envelope
Sentimental Sundays - must include a Sentiment - Anything Goes 
Cards by Lady Anne - Sentimental For Friday - M,E4, must use sentiment - cards unless specified - Anything Goes 
Through The Craft Room Door W,3E, - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting :)

Sweet Kiss, Eskimo Kiss

Winter is coming. Watched too much Game of the Thrones? Nah, winter IS coming. :)

Usually I choose digital stamps from Mo Manning, but couldn't resist when I saw this :) This is a "real" stamp. :D

Kraft
Mo Manning Eskimo Kiss
Memento Tuxedo Black
Rockablock
Prismacolor pencils
Lyra pencils
Prismacolor fine line markers
Deco Art Glamour Dust
PVA craft glue
Go Kreate

Tutorials I keep next to me "all the time" are from Dorcas' blog. Well, it's not helping if I just "keep" them next to me! Her tutorials are my favourite craft books. :) Her colouring skills are amazing and Dorcas' tutorials are wonderful step by stap to follow. :)

These challenges were running in my head:

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Winter
Ladybug Crafts - Winter
The Cupboard Trilogy - Frosty Winter
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes 
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 
Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - Clean and Simple

Thanks for visiting :)

Dance the Night Away

I've been waiting for to blog this card. I love it and I think even got the colours right ;)

More

More

Close up

Image Mo Manning Little Irish Dancer digi stamp 

Colorine Prismacolor pencils

Cardstock cream linen

Glitter Papermania

Florals Unique by Annemaritta (yeah, that's me!)

Gems Poundland 

Challenges:

Bronte and Bella's Challenge (Mo's Digital Pencil) - Dancing & singing

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - Easel or more than one fold

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - All Things Girlie
Lia Stampz Challenge - Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show... -Anything Goes 
Gingerloft - Fancy Folds
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Jackson's Digital Expressions -  Anything Goes + using some sort of Colour media


I hope you like this one. <3

Happy Couple

Yesterday postman Pat dropped an envelope and in that very envelope was this gorgeous stamp! It was a surprise present from a friend and this is my first colourine and finished card using the stamp.

Image - Kraftin Kimmie
Colorine - Prismacolors
Kraft - Samuel Taylors
Die - Go Kreate
Gems - Papermania
Swirls - Joy Crafts
All the rest - stash

Challenge or maybe more:
Kraftin Kimmie - My Favourite Kraftin Kimmie Stamp
Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting :)

Love is...

Beautiful image from Mo Manning's pencil, 

so very beautiful, thoughtful and very sweet.

Image - Mo Manning Young Love
Colorine - Promarkers
Frames  - Go Kreate
Branch - Marianne Creatables


Challenges I would like to join:
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
Digi Makeover Challenge - Easel Crad 
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Bronte and Bella's Challenge (Mo's Digital Pencil) - Straight from the heart
I Love Promarkers - #123 anything goes


Thanks for visiting :)

Golden Pram

Here we go, finally made a pram worth blogging (properly). Today the weather was sunny and again garden table was calling my name. 

Packed my crafty stuff and made these. Wheel trims are Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets and I think they're spot on! Icing are those pearls in the middle of the trims.

Hood is made of eight strips.The easiest way to get lace nicely set was sewing.

Bottom is gold paper punched using Fiskars embossing border punch.

Mobile of course (sort of) is satin ribbon and golden hearts punched and glued two together (2 big ones and 2 small ones). End of handlebar is a button.

Hehe, hood was glued and then I realized I left BLUE brads there. Too late to rip those off. I punched 2 tiny stars and glued them on top of the brads. Desperate times call for desperate measures. ;)

300gsm cardstock

300gsm hammered gold cardstock

100gsm gold paper

lace

pearls

Spellbinders die

Go Kreate dies

Fiskars punch

2 x buttons

2 x brads

Glue and sewing machine.

Couple of challenges:

Crafts and Me - #87 lace
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
Oldie But Goodie Challenge - Anything Goes (lace is really old)
Just Keep on Creating - #2 anything goes
Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!


Embellishment Blog Candy ;)

It Is Pouring Down - Summer

We had fabulous few sunny days and now it's pouring down. Anyway, it's good for my apple tree and no need to wash the car, because rain does it. Hahah!

Today is a big day for The Queen Elizabeth II, but have to say, it really is raining on her parade! I was watching happenings in London Thames, and poor poor people, they are like drowned rats. Raining cats and dogs. Well, enough of rain related quotes, right?

Girl With a Sign is sweet digital stamp from Mo Manning and because I couldn't decide the sentiment, I left it blank and also removable. :)

I like her shoes.

A close up.

Image - Mo Manning Girl With a Sign
Kraft - Papermania 300 gsm card
Colorine - Prismacolors
PB Daisy - Papercraft Inspiration freebie
Swirls - Joy Crafts
Flourishes - Tonic punch
Twine
Card shape - Go Kreate

Challenge or two
Crafty Ribbons - Easel cards
Shelly's Images - Pick at least 2: ribbon, bling, blue, flowers, markers, a digi, monchromatic colour scheme, punched border (flowers + digi)
Deep Ocean Challenge - #26 Swirls
Die Cuttin' Divas - must include a Die-cut -#67 Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - #70 Anything goes!
Shopping Our Stash - #53 May Flowers (Anything Floral Related)
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes
Tandastamps - Something new (Girl With a Sign digital stamp)
Penny's Paper-Crafty - #80 Anything goes
Divas by Design - 2E - #37 anything goes
Bronte and Bella's Challenge (Mo's Digital Pencil) - Weather related w/ a Mo image
Make It Monday - Always Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Summer

Thanks for stopping by!

Johnny and Maria

Title says it all.
Engagement congratulations to Johnny and Maria.

Glad you stopped by :)

Lets Dance

Finally I had courage to try this. Try what? Colour image with greys only and these Mo Manning images are just perfect to do so, aren't they? Then I fancied to add another colour and for some weird reason, I choose pink! Pink and I don't match, do you hear me? Hih, of course there is something even weirder. I put some PINK glittering embossing powder to create this contrast. 


Mo Manning creates amazing stamps and I put these two youngsters together. First I printed  and coloured them. Then tried very carefully cut shapes using tiny scissors. Found some nice greyish cardstock, glued shaped on the card and then finally free hand stiching. 

Images - Mo Manning
Yarn - stash
Colorine - Promarkers Cool Greys 1-5
Faux stiches - Marvy Le Plume and Promarker
Pink glittering - Embossing Pen and Pink Embossing Powder


Challenges, I made this for:

Bronte and Bella's Challenge (Mo's Digital Pencil) - 1E, SIR - Stitching
Sweet n' Sassy Digi Challenge - SIO, must use digi – Easel Card
I Love Promarkers - Must use Promarkers - #100 anything goes
One Stitch At A Time - SIO - Anything Goes 
Make it Monday - #73 Always Anything Goes
PanPastel UK Challenge - 2E - Anything Goes


Ah, I love making something with huge mess and pens and glues and papers and colours and stamps and and and and...