Just For Fun December Challenge

Welcome fellow bloggers, crafters and friends.... I hope you are all ready and excited about Christmas..... its come around quick!

Just For Fun is a newish Challenge Blog that does exactly what it says in the title 'Just For Fun'. Sometimes there are prizes donated by lovely people, but not every month. 

For last months winners, this month challenge and prize details, as well as DT inspiration, please visit:

http://laineyscraftyspace-justforfun.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/merry-christmas.html?m=1

This months theme is 

'CHRISTMAS'

What a nice easy theme for this time of year lol So far, I have made around 200 christmas cards.... I am thoroughly sick of glitter and the places it gets lol

I hope this make has inspired you to pop over to the Just For Fun Challenge blog and join in the challenge. 

We love seeing all your makes. 

  

LEJ Designs Challenge #83

Welcome back fellow bloggers, crafters and friends.

WOW how quick has this month gone??!! I can't believe it is nearly Christmas. 

So far, I have made around 200 Christmas cards, and I have to say, I'm getting a little fed up with being covered in glitter!! Lol 

This week sees the launch of LEJ Designs Challenge #83 with the theme....you've guessed it....

'FESTIVE FUN' 

http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

Due to my Carpel Tunnel in both wrists, I am finding colouring very painful at the moment. I thought I would cheat a wee bit and scan in the wonderful snowman I used on my last project. I printed this out to make this pack of Christmas cards. 

As soon as I finished making these, my neighbour popped round and decided she wanted to buy them to send to family! 

There are big changes coming to the LEJ Designs Challenge Blog come the new year. Keep an eye out for these changes being announced....it's all exciting....

I hope as always, you are inspired to visit the blog and join in with the challenge. 

Thank you one and all for visiting my blog and leaving such wonderful comments.

 
 

 
 

 

SeemaCrafts December Challenge

Welcome Bloggers, crafters, visitors and Friends.... 

Thank you for your continuous support on my blog, your comments are what keep me making and getting messy. 

SeemaCrafts have a brand new Monthly Challenge for December. 

The theme is.....ready for it?.....

CHRISTMAS

http://seemacrafts.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

Here is what I made for my little bit of Design Team Inspiration:

The diecuts are spellbinders grand ones, which I got at the NEC. 

The paper was a freebie from a magazine a few years ago (forgot I had them).

The image has been coloured with distress inks and a water brush.

The twine I also got at the NEC.

Finished off with gold mica spray, snowflakes and gems. 

Really like this card, apart from the crinkled paper where the glue is still wet (I posted it before I thought to take another photo).

Well that is it from me for this challenge. I hope you will pop along and have a look at the DT work and join in. 

Thank you again for visiting...

 

LEJ Designs Challenge #81

Welcome Visitors, Fellow Bloggers, Crafters and Friends.....

 

Hope you are keeping nice and warm in this horribly cold and wintery weather this morning.

 

 

Today sees the start of LEJs weekly challenge #82 - Buttons, Bows or Beads.

 

LEJ Designs Challenge Blog offer weekly challenges, starting on the Tuesday of each week.

There are always wonderful LEJ Designs Images up for grabs for the winner, along with a small crafting 2nd prize from one of our totally wonderful sponsors. (Please see the blog for further details of our sponsors).

 

http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

 

 

 

We have some exciting news coming in the new year, so keep your eyes peeled.....

 

 

LEJ Designs also has a facebook page, which you can find here:

 

https://www.facebook.com/LEJDesignsDigitalStamps

 

 

Currently, for every 10 new likers to the facebook page, someone has a chance of winning on of the LEJ Designs Digi Images. Get 'Liking' and 'Sharing'.

 

If you use one of the LEJ Designs Digi Images on your challenge entry, and you win, you could be in with a chance to win an extra bonus amount of Images. Currently the rollover stands at 4!!!

 

 

What I have Made

 

I decided to use the wonderful 'Snowman' images from LEJ Designs.

I coloured him with Water Colour pencils. I love my water colour pencils as you can give images as much or as little colour as you want. I used hardly any colour on the body, but made the other features stand out with heavier colouring.

 

I decided to use Buttons AND bows on my card. I took the orange from the Satsuma nose on the wonderful snowman. I think the blues and oranges go together well.

 

The border around the image is made up from lots and lots of punched out snowflakes. For these I used a Tonic Boot punch. I think this just gives the card a textured look, and with them spread out, it covers some of the white of the image topper. The backing paper is a Kanban sheet.

 

 

I finished the card off with a gift that I printed off from SERIF CraftArtist. I coloured this with the same water colour pencils as in the image. I used a few orange gems for the corners that aren't covered, and the middle of the bow on the parcel, and small black gems on he features of the snowman.

 

 

As always, I really hope this make has inspired you to pop along to the LEJ Designs Challenge blog to join along with the current Challenge.

 

Thank you so much for your wonderful visits.

 







SeemaCrafts Challenge Blog

Welcome fellow Bloggers, Crafters and most importantly, Friends...

 

 

 

First of all, I would like to apologise for not posting this at the start of the Challenge (1st November). I was stuck with no broadband for a day and a half, and my 3G was not good enough to get me onto the blogging page. The downside to living in the country, you have rubbish broadband!!!

 

 

On the 1st of each month, SeemaCrafts starts a new Challenge over on their Challenge Blog

 

 

http://seemacrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

 

SeemaCrafts isn't just a Challenge Blog. Seema, the owner, makes gorgeous hand made embellishments (which you will see in some of the previous Challenges, such as the Butterflies challenge). There are also other crafty items up for sale. The shop is always worth a look, lots of bargains to be had.

Prizes are offered by either SeemaCrafts, or one of our amazingly wonderful sponsors. Please see main blog post for more details on prizes.

 

 

This months Challenge is something nice and easy and would cheer anyone up....

Bright and Colourful

I don't know about you, but at this time of year I get a bit tired of Christmas cards, so this Challenge gave me chance to make something different....

 

Unfortunately, quite a few of our Design Team are down with illness, so were unable to take part in the Challenge. Due to this, I stepped up and made three Design Team pieces to hopefully give people lots of inspiration.

 

Here is what I made....

 

 

I had amazing fun making these, and used colours that I wouldn't usually use.

 

I got messy with inks, pens, distressing tools...and used many embossing folders that I haven't gotten around to using.

 

 

I hope these cards give you a little bit of inspiration and inspire you to pop along to SeemaCrafts Challenge Blog and join in with the fun.....Its time to let your hair down and get out those colours you always want to use, but are too scared too lol

 

 

 



LEJ Designs Challenge #77

Welcome Fellow Bloggers, Crafters and Friends.... Thank you for all the visits you make to my blog.

Before we come to this weeks LEJs Challenge, I would like to share some fabulous news about my last LEJ Design Team card..... I entered this card into a few Challenges and I was lucky enough to win one of them.... I won the 'Scribble & Scrap' challenge!!!

 

 

 

Today sees the start of this weeks new LEJ Designs weekly challenge.

This weeks theme is 'ANYTHING GOES', so there is no excuse not to join in :D

 

As stated, the LEJ Challenge Blog offers weekly challenges, which start on a Tuesday.

The winner of the challenge will win some of the gorgeous LEJ Designs Digi Images.

There is also a small crafting prize which is provided by one of our wonderful sponsors (please see main blog posts for the sponsor details).

 

 

Please click the link or photo below to take you to the LEJ Designs Challenge Blog. On the blog, you will find links to the LEJ Designs Shop. This is always worth a look as new images are added all the time, and there are also a few freebies to look out for....

 

http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

 

So.... Now to show you what I have made......

 

 

I used my trusty water colour pencils again, and I think I got quite good shading with them.

 

I wanted to make a modern and colourful card. The wonderful image gave me plenty of opportunity to use lots of different colours.

 

The paper is from one of the many 12x12 pads in my stash. I embossed it with an embossing folder to give it some texture.

 

The flowers I added some basin detailing with a thin ink pent, which I also used to put a border around the image and sentiment.

 

This card was finished off with some twine, card candi and flat backed gems.

 

I like the boldness of this card.

 

 

 

Thank you everyone for visiting, and I hope my card has inspired you to pop over to the LEJ Designs Challenge Blog and join in with the wonderful 'ANYTHING GOES' theme....

 

 

Just For Fun Octobers Buttons and Bows

Welcome fellow Bloggers, Crafters and most importantly, Friends.... Thank you once again for visiting my blog.

 

 

The Just For Fun Challenge Blog is a monthly Challenge Blog. We have two teams, Team A who post their makes on the 1st of the month, and Team B who post their makes on the 16th of the month.

Both teams are there to make projects designed to inspire you to join in with our fun challenges.

 

 

Just For Fun Challenge Blog

 

 

As you can tell by the date of my post, I am on Team B, providing mid month inspirations.

This months theme is 'Buttons and Bows' so its a nice easy theme for you. This means, you can make anything, as long as it contains these two items.

 

As the Challenge Blog name suggests, our Challenges are 'Just for Fun', however we do sometimes have wonderful prizes donated by our very talented Design Team.

This month, we have had a prize donated, and here it is:

 

 

 

 

My Buttons and Bows Project

What I used

 

Forever Friends Black and Gold Paper

Paper from my stash

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Image resized in Serif Craft Artist and coloured with Water Colour Pencils

Matt Gold Mirri Card

White Gel Pen

Sentiment from Card Crafts

Feather from eBay

Wooden button from eBay

Paper Twine from The Works

Skeleton Leaves from eBay

Paper Roses from eBay

Pearl Sprays from a local wholesalers

Flat backed Gems and Pearls from eBay

Spellbinders Nestability Dies

8x8 hunkydory Scalloped Card Blanks

 

 

I have started colouring with my Water Colour pencils a lot more. I find them easier to get into smaller places, and they look lovely.

 

I have tried to use different shapes and patterns. I struggle to put different patterned papers together, however I put my fears aside and just went for it...and I like how it turned out!

 

 

I really hope this has inspired you to pop over to the Just For Fun Challenge Blog and join in with our brilliant theme this month.

 

Thank you once again for your visits and comments, they mean a lot.

 

 

 



LEJ Designs Challenge #75

Welcome Fellow Bloggers, Crafters and Friends.... Thank you for all the visits you make to my blog.

 

 

Today sees the start of this weeks new LEJ Designs weekly challenge. This weeks theme is 'CELEBRATE'. To me, celebrate represents any occasion that you would have a party for.... so birthdays, wedding, anniversary, christening etc...

 

 

As stated, the LEJ Challenge Blog offers weekly challenges, which start on a Tuesday.

The winner of the challenge will win some of the gorgeous LEJ Designs Digi Images. There is also a small crafting prize which is provided by one of our wonderful sponsors (please see main blog posts for the sponsor details).

 

 

Please click the link or photo below to take you to the LEJ Designs Challenge Blog. On the blog, you will find links to the LEJ Designs Shop. This is always worth a look as new images are added all the time, and there are also a few freebies to look out for....

 

http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

 

So.... Now to show you what I have made......

 

I absolutely love this image. It is fun and really great to colour.

 

I coloured the image with some water colour pencils and a thin water brush. I have really gotten into my water colour pencils as they can get into really find detailing and they blend so perfectly.

 

I used a gold pearlised card as the matting, and two different clues to match the colour in the ladies top.

I embossed the main backing layer and then punched out the bingo balls with a 1.5" circle punch.

I put a broken border line on the image and the balls with a thin blue ink pen, and used a gold marker pen for the bingo numbers.

I arranged the image, border stripe and bingo balls and stuck them all down with glue and 1" foam pads.

I finished off the card with matching gold card candi.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges....

 

Challenges For Everybody - Anything Goes - Ends 25th October

Robyns Fetish - Square Cards Only - Ends 19th October

Scribble & Scrap #3 - Always Anything Goes - Ends 19th October

2 Sisters - Anything Goes - Ends 18th October

Paper Creators Crafts - Dies or Punches - Ends 19th October

(bingo balls were punched using a 1.5" circle punch).

 

 

 

Thank you everyone for visiting, and I hope my card has inspired you to pop over to the LEJ Designs Challenge Blog and join in with the wonderful 'Celebrate' theme....

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



Baby Card and Gorjuss!

Welcome fellow bloggers, crafters and friends... Thank you for the visit.

All of these cards were made for the 'one word wonder' over on the Mad Crafters Giggles Facebook group.

Sundays theme was 'lace' and this is what I came up with......

The image is a gorjuss one. I used a textured black backing card, red card from my stash and some red elastic lace. 

I embellished with some heart diecuts from Marianne designs, wired beads, feather, flower and red flat back gems. 

I love the red and black together. 

Mondays theme was 'country' and this is what I came up with......

I made the backing card with scattered straw and brushed corduroy Tim Holtz distress inks, and then splashed with water to give it an even more distressed look. 

I shaped the top of the card by drawing round the topper and cutting it out. 

I edged the card with a brown thin nibbed pen. 

The topper is a hunkydory one from my stash. 

I used hessian ribbon, brown satin ribbon and finished off with skeleton leaves and a sentiment. 

Not sure on this card, but I love the natural feel. 

Today's theme was 'baby' and this is what I came up with......

I used a sheet of gingham card from my stash and a sheet of green that matched the image. 

I used a marrieanne designs die for the frame. 

I stamped the bottle, dummy and  wording with Tim Holtz bundled sage distress ink and cut them out and backed with the same green. 

Finished off with green and pale yellow flat backed pearls and two coloured safety pins.

I have to say, I love how this one has turned out! 

Thank you for the lovely comments people have been leaving me, they all mean a huge amount....

 

 

 

strange Combination

Good afternoon fellow Bloggers, Crafters and Friends. 

Just a quick blog post from me today, as it's my fathers 60th Birthday

I have had a week or so of making a strange combination or Christmas card packs , normal cards and 'alternative' cards.....

I won't bore you with all the details, I will just post the photos of the finished items. 

If you are on my Facebook or Pinterest, you will probably have seen them already. 

I hope you like this strange mix of

Cards lol 

Thank you for

Visiting, each and every one of them mean a lot to me.