Whiff of Joy....

Oh my have you spotted the Whiff of Joy new stamp selection that is going to be released shortly? If you haven't do check it out - such beautiful stamps!

Check out the DT samples of these stamps too - they are absolutely divine.

You hoo!!!...

I have always loved Craft Stamper magazine, but since the revamp it has got better and better. This month's magazine is superb - crammed full of things I want to try and the best thing of all a free covermount stamp. How cool is this owl? I just love it!

My card is for the challenges at...

• Passion for Promarkers - this week's colours are pumpkin and cinnamon
• One Stop Craft Challenge - Embossing

Materials used:

• Owl covermount stamp from Craft Stamper Magazine
• Hero Arts sentiment stamp
• Tag cut using Cricut
• Promarkers - pumpkin -cinnamon and cocoa for shading
• DCWV - paper from 'Pocket full of posies' paper stack
• Core'rdinations cardstock
• Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder
• ribbon and brads from stash

Ribbons and flowers...

Hmmmmmmmmm sorry but it's another ribbon frame - well once you start you can't stop!!!

This time I wanted to try out a brighter and more fun look so went for a green check ribbon that I've had quite a while and just not got round to using. I've also added flowers to the corners for a touch of fun.

Challenges:

• Penny Black - 'Blooming Gorgeous'
• Secret Crafter - 'Bling' - gems on corners and centre of flowers
• The Next Level - using a ribbon frame
• Daisy May - Pink and Green

Materials used:

• Penny Black stamp
• Green check ribbon
• Green and white card
• Spellbinder flower die
• gems from stash
• Derwent Inktense crayons

There may be more ribbon cards coming soon as there is something I've got to try - watch this space!!

Ribbon Frame...

Look what I learnt to do this week and it was so easy - honestly if I can do it anyone can!

This week's challenge at The Next Level is to make a card with a ribbon frame, but don't panic if you haven't done one before because there is a really great tutorial on The Next Level blog for everyone to follow.

If you haven't visited The Next Level yet you really must. It's far more than just a challenge blog - it really is excellent and I do hope it continues to be as amazing as it is now.

Materials used:

• Clarity sentiment and corner stamp
• Gold textured card
• Brown and cream plain card
• Sizzix ribbon slot punch
• Burnished gold organza ribbon
  

More Graduations...

Well I just had to show this card as a follow up to yesterday's girlie graduation card. This is the other graduation digi stamp I have by The Greeting Farm. If you would like these digi stamps (and who wouldn't?) join in at The Pink Elephant challenge this week. Thanks to the generousity of The Greeting Farm we have two of these cute dig stamps available for one lucky winner.

Challenges:

• The Secret Crafter - 'Bling' - check out those huge rhinestones
• One Stop Craft Challenge - 'Embossing' - the panel behind the nestie frame is embossed with the Swiss Dot folder.
• The Pile it on Challenge - enter as many challenges as possible and sentiment cannot be stamped - my sentiment is DCWV paper

Materials used:

• The Greeting Farm - Grad Ian digi stamp
• black card and silver mirri card
• DCWV congratulations paper
• Swiss Dots embossing folder
• Nestability scalloped and plain circle
• Cricut to cut stars
• rhinestones and star shaped brad from stash.

Hope everyone noticed the new challenge site on this posting. The Pile it On challenge - love it - at long last a challenge blog that actually challenges you to enter as many challenges as possible. That just tickles me!!!

Pink, brown and white at the Pink Elephant...

This week at The Pink Elephant we have a colour challenge and our colours are PINK - BROWN AND WHITE! A great combination.

We are being sponsored by The Greeting Farm who produce the most amazing rubber stamp designs (have you seen the oh so cute Miss Anya range?) and cool digi downloads too.

There are digi downloads on a Graduation theme for the winner of our challenge so if you haven't joined in before or haven't had time to enter for a while this would be a great week to play along with us.

Materials used:

• The Greeting Farm - Grad Anya - digital stamp
• Cardstock by Making Memories
• Cuttlebug Swiss dots folder and border bar
• Circle Nestabilities
• CD
• Sentiment and star peel offs