Bingo - Challenge # 41

Hi to all my crafting buddies, long time no see!

I've been a bit under the weather these passed few weeks and have been finding it hard to keep awake, sleeping for 12 and 14 hours at a time. So not much time for crafting or anything else for that matter.

Now for this fortnights challenge over on our challenge blog

Anything Goes

'BINGO'

So eyes down and here we go

Pick a row across or down and include all three embellishments or techniques from the squares you have chosen in your card, scrapbook pages, ATC...

I have chosen across the middle

Buttons Flowers Pins

My card is 6" x 6" with a 2" panel cut from the right hand side.The backing paper for the front is

Bo Bunny 6 x 6 paper pad from the Vicki B collection.

These are lovely bright papers greens browns pink and orange.

Magnolia image stamped with chocolate Impress and coloured with Copic Earth Tones on a brown Nellies Choice oblong die cut,  decorated with pink gem stones pink check ribbon and a couple of buttons a lovely green Petaloo bloom and a few punched leaves.

On the inside right hand side of the card which is the front and inside. I have distressed the edge and sanded a piece of brown embossed cardstock and highlighted the stars with silver and gold liquid pearls, added a Craftwork card sentiment and a couple of pins a Marianne Designs die cut corner more pearls and gems.
 

Hope you like it.

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Happy Crafting.

Love and hugs Lynne x

Challenge 39 - Colour Combo

Its time for another challenge over on

 Anything Goes

A BIG thank you to everyone who joined in for Pearls.

We have 4 new Design Team members so why not pop over and say hello and join us?

This fortnight the theme is

PINK & BROWN

The background paper is Daisy Bucket, the frame is cut from Bo Bunny and all flowers are punched from pink and brown Bazzill Basic. I have used the giant, large retro punches, mini daisy and rock fern all from from EK Success.

Happy crafting Lynne x

Anything Goes - Sketch

The new challenge over at Anything Goes is a sketch by SueWhy not pop over and take a look at what the very creative DT have come up with this week? The challenge is on for two weeks ending on Tuesday 22nd February so you have plenty of time to join us. Our GDT this month is the lovely Sarah from Stressed Stamper blog

Butterflies

Its Tuesday evening and time for another challenge over on Anything Goes.

This weeks theme is

BUTTERFLIES

I have used the Olivia range from Bo Bunny which are fabulous shades of brown, peach and green with a little hint of cream. Added 3 die cut and embossed butterflies and all finished off with Star dust Stickles.

This paper is ideal for cutting layers of flowers to decoupage.

Why don't you pop over and have a look at what the rest of the DT have created.

Happy Crafting Lynne xx

Congratulations

It is Tuesday evening and time for another challenge over at Anything Goes.

The theme this week is

Congratulations

My card this week is Congratulations Its a Girl

Magnolia paper for the background and a small amount of Bazzil Dotted Swiss. Image for the decoupage from a Papermania baby pad, a gorgeous pink flourish from Zva finished off with some beautiful Prima blooms and a lovely little charm. Everything used from Craft Den

Don't forget Anything Goes card, scrapbook page, ATC, tag...

The animals went in 2 by 2....

I thought I would share this card with you as it fits with this weeks Animals theme over on Anything Goes

I cut an ark shape from some wood effect paper, inked the edges, printed a few animals using Crafters Companions Boys CD the letters and number using T!ms Sizzix alphabet die. Hope you like it. Lynne xx

Animals

Good evening to all my crafting buddies.

It is week 26 and the theme over at Anything Goes is

Animals

This is my card for this weeks challenge it started off twice the size and it was going to be a zoo, after getting all my animal stamps out it ended up as pets corner. lol It doesn't seem to matter how many stamps you have you never have the right one.

The card is 8 x 8 backing paper Basic Grey from the Wisteria collection, stamps Magnolia all coloured with Copics.

Hope you like it, really enjoyed making it.

Happy Crafting Lynne xx

Let It Snow!

Our challenge this week over on

Anything Goes

Let It Snow!

I have made a set of ATCs for a change not made any for ages, this is one of them.

The papers I have used are Black Market Paper Society 'Plum Pudding' Crafty Individuals 'Let It Snow ' stamp MS snowflake punch, Craftwork cards card candy and finished off with some pearl pen. I will show more of them later, blogger permitting.

It has taken several goes over the 3 days to blog this, which has been a challenge in itself.

I am also unable to leave any comments for any of you, the comment box either isn't there or editable or it just comes up error on page and won't open arrrgghhh! I will keep trying so don't think I am ignoring you. Any suggestions welcome. I have been through the help files on blogger but with no joy. I did think for a while it had sorted itself out but it seems worse if anything.

So back to this weeks challenge Let It Snow

We have two guest designers joining our DT this week

so why not pop over and take a look at what they have all been busy making, there are some beautiful works of art on there. Thank you ladies you have done us proud.

I would also like to thank Kathryn for persevering with the post as it became a challenge in itself this week getting the pictures and Mr Linky all on the blog, when blogger just didn't want to play!

Happy Crafting

Lynne xx

Emboss It!

Tuesday evening and time for another challenge over at

Anything Goes

The theme for our 24th Challenge is:

Emboss It

This can be Cuttlebug, Sizzix embossing folders or similar,
stencil and light box, embossing board, stamping and heat embossing, triple embossing or any other embossing you can think of, we would love to see it.

This is my card I have used a Cuttlebug folder for the pearlescent grey and one of Tim Holtz embossing folders from the Alterations range, love this folder it gives very deep embossed detail. It has been sanded and then lightly inked with a pale lilac chalk ink, matted on some white cardstock with a piece of ric rack braid stapled on with a Ranger tiny attacher. A band of lilac card stock that has also been embossed with a Cuttlebug folder.

A close up pic to show the punched buttons, yes they are black paper


Ribbon, tag and a few black pearls to finish off


Why not pop over and have a look at the fabulous creations our DT have come up with this week?

Black & White

It is Tuesday evening and time for another challenge over at

ANYTHING GOES

Doreen is our Guest Designer this week and the theme is

Black & White

why not pop over and take a look at the fantastic creations they have come up with this week?

Thank you ladies, you have done us proud again.

We have had few manic few days here to say the least, unpacking all the new goodies. We had a delivery of beads and jewellery findings on Thursday. The Copic delivery arrived yesterday and also the Festive Frolics collection from Pappermania which is just fabulous, papers in 6x6, 8x8, 12x12, decoupage card kits in A4 and A5, brads, stamps and paper kits.

The new Martha Stewart and EK Sucess punches are fantastic and a real must have!!

The Christmas Magnolia Ink mag is arriving tomorrow and the new Christmas stamps, papers and dies are due any day soon too!

I have sorted the Halloween blog candy and hopefully I will find time to blog it tomorrow.

So get your thinking caps on ladies, what do you think the lovely little Ava is going to be dressing up as this year for Halloween??

Happy Crafting and see you all tomorrow.

Lynne xx

Ribbons!!

It is week 20 over at on our challenge blog 'Anything Goes'
and the theme is Ribbons

I have weaved some different widths and colours of ribbons together
and made it into a little cushion

what do you think?

It measures approximately 10" x 10"

There is very little sewing involved so it came together pretty quickly.

I took some navy, pink and grey satin ribbons, pins, cork board, interfacing and the iron. I cut a piece of interfacing 10" x 10" placed it on the cork, face up. Pinned my ribbons along one edge alternating widths and colours to make it interesting. Turn the cork board and then the same on the next side. Next is the fun bit, to weave them.

When I was pleased with the pattern, placed a damp cloth on the top and gently ironed to attach the ribbons to the interfacing to hold them in place. I then cut a piece of navy cotton fabric to make the back of the cushion. Machined stitched around three and a half sides, turned the right way out. Stuffed with a nice soft filling and then hand stitched the rest.

This could also be done on a smaller scale and used for panels in cards with no need for stitching.

So get out your ribbon boxes and see what you come up with.

Link them to our challenge blog so we can pop over as we would love to see them.

Happy Crafting.

Lynne xx

Christmas has come early!

Here is my entry for this weeks challenge over on

'Anything Goes'

'Christmas has come early'

After deleting the early entrries at the beginning of the week, when editing the post I decided to add mine as a link! Play safe if you know what I mean and I was the 100 entrant!! Wooohoooo!

This is just one of a set of book marks I have made with a Christmas theme. I have inked the back with Peeled Paint and Shabby Shutters DI, stamped around the edge with Pine Needles added a torn piece of Cosmos Cricket from the Winter Mittens 6 x 6 pad Cuttlebug and Martha Stewart snowflake, card candy, Stickles and white pen checked ribbon to finish off. If you haven't joined in yet with this weeks challenge, there is still time as it runs until Tuesday evening 7pm.

Hope you are all having a great weekend.

Happy Crafting Lynne x

Christmas has come early

It is Tuesday evening and time for another challenge over at Anything Goes.

This week the theme is

'Christmas has come early'

Why not hop over and see what our very creative design team have come up with this week?

Happy Crafting.

Lynne xx

Week 16 over at Anything Goes

Don't the weeks just fly by? It is already Week 16 over at 'Anything Goes'
and the theme this week is 'Oriental'
We are a bit late, well a whole day as we have had major blogger problems again! It just did not want to play ball at all. Thanks to Chanelle she has persevered and got it published.

So if you get chance pop over and have a look what our creative DT have been up to and it might inspire you to join in, and don't forget like our name says 'Anything Goes' cards, scrapbook pages, mini books, ATC's, tags, what ever you fancy making as long as it is Oriental we would love to see it.

Happy crafting Lynne xx

Say it with flowers

It is Week 14 over on the Anything Goes Challenge blog and the theme is:

'Say It with Flowers'

Why not hop on over and have a look at what our creative DT have come up with?

October Craft Stamper arrived yesterday, seems to get earlier every month.

It's Friday!

Good morning all, its Friday again. Yay! I know I say this a lot but where has the week gone? Don't the days just fly by? It will be Crimbo before we know it. Yes, it is only 4 months away, 133 days to make the cards, do the shopping and all the rest of the prep. I send over 100 hand made Christmas cards every year. If I got started now and made one card a day I would be ready. But you know what? I just know it won't happen, I have all these good intentions, come December I will be burning the midnight oil and as the big day get closer it will be mayhem in our house, tis every year. OK well thats enough of my ramblings, well at least for this morning.

So what have we been up to this week in the studio we made a tag bag

I drew the shape on a piece of paper to make a template, when I was happy with the shape I then cut 2 out in greyboard. The shape is just under 6" one 12 x12 sheet will cover one bag. I have used Bo Bunny Love Shack. After covering the bag I inked the edges with Adirondack Lettuce. I cut some pockets and tags on the Expression for the inside to put some photos on. Punched a few flowers with my large daisy punch added a Sugar Nellie gorguss girl and some heart bling to finish off.

What every you are doing today enjoy and if you get time to fit in some crafting why not try our challenge.

Thank Crunchie its Friday. Hugs Lynne xx

Week 10 - Folds

It is Tuesday evening again and that means it is time for a new challenge over at

ANYTHING GOES

and for week 10 the theme is 'Folds'

Why don't you pop over to see what the design team have come up with this week?

Anything Goes - Week 9

It is week 9 over on our challenge blog

Anything Goes

and the theme for this week is

Punches

now I think everyone as at least one tucked away somewhere and some of us have a a few more than we will admit too! lol

If you want some inspiration pop over and see what our DT have come up with.

Hopefully we will have more pictures on there tomorrow, you will find out why when you read the post.

A BIG thank you to everyone who joined in week 8 - STARS

Anything Goes - Week 7

I can't believe we are now on Week 7 over on our Challenge blog Anything Goes what I want to know is where does the time go? The theme this week is - Sparkle and Shine. As the name suggests it can be a card, tag, ATC, scrapbook page, altered item, mini album the list is endless, we love to see what you come up with.

The theme for our ATC swap for July is Sewing hope you can join us.

We had some fab entries for June the theme was Shoes I will load the pics of all the ATCs we received as soon as I get 5 minutes, things have been really hectic around here for the past couple of weeks, more on that later. Take care and enjoy your day keep your brolly with you as it has given more rain, yes more and thunder storms. Lynne x

Anything Goes & Charity Event

Good morning to you all, it is a lovely bright sunny Wednesday morning here in Sheffield which makes a pleasant change during the 'rainy season' lol

This weeks challenge over at Anything Goes is Buttons and Bows in Monochrome - shades of one colour.

I was early yesterday evening before the post went live as I was having a few blogger moment to say the least yesterday, all seems well up to now this morning so fingers crossed. Our very talented design team have come up with some very creative cards and tags again this week so why not pop over and take a look? don't forget 'Anything Goes' tags, scrapbook pages, cards mini albums...

It is our charity card making event this weekend Friday & Saturday 8th & 9th June 10am - 3pm Thank you to those of you that have already made and brought in cards, and gifts. All donations are gratefully received and what is not sold during our event will be divided equally between The Sheffield Children's Hospital and Weston Park charity shops on Friday 28th June, up until that date the goods will be on display and available in the Craft Den Studio. Please come along and help us raise some money for these very worthy charities.