CARDS AND MORE DESIGN TEAM REVEAL CHALLENGE - ANYTHING GOES WITH SPARKLE

 Morning everyone and welcome to my blog and my latest card for Cards and More Design Team Card Challenge

 Anything Goes With Sparkle.

  I thought I would go with a pink  card for this challenge, this is a Happy New Year Card.

I hope you join in with the challenge, there is a fab prize to win from Marianne Designs. You have until the 10th of the month to enter and you can make whatever you like as long as it sparkles. 
The theme is Anything Goes with Sparkle.
For my sparkle I used pretty white glitter paper for the branches and some pretty pink glitter berries.

 CARDS AND MORE

PRODUCTS USED

You can find lace, flowers, dies etc. in the shop here

CARDS AND MORE SHOP

Embellishments

Lace

Papers

Flowers

Dies

Many thanks for visiting today, don't forget to look out for more inspiration from the rest of the team.

I do hope you become a follower of my blog, just click on the followers link on the left, many thanks.

Bye for Now

xxx

FABSCRAPS FRIDAY THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS LAYOUT - 23rd December

Morning everyone and welcome to my blog and my latest layout for FABSCRAPS FRIDAY with JONES CRAFTS.
As we are well on the way to Christmas I thought I would do another Christmas themed page.
I have used the fabulicious Fabscraps Christmas Snow Collection again for this one, its georgeous. Both chippies are from this collection as are all the papers I used. The flower dies and stamps are from Heartfelt Creations.
Items I used from my stash include; black and green cardstock, pearls, silver embossing powder and black chalk ink.
CLOSE UPS

I hope you like it.
Bye for now.
xxx

BERRY71BLEU DECEMBER MOOD BOARD DESIGN TEAM REVEAL - MIXED MEDIA LAYOUT -16th December

Morning everyone and welcome to my blog and the latest

BERRY71BLEU WINTER WONDERLAND CHALLENGE

I love this mood board, its perfect for the time of year here.

PRODUCTS USED

Chipboard by CREATIVE EMBELLISHMENTS 

Wooden Embellishments - Scrapiniec

Flower dies and stamps Heartfelt Creations

 

 

THE PRIZE

Our Sponsor

We are happy to introduce 13@rts as our sponsor in December.

 

You can shop the fantastic products that the brand offers in their online store. A click on the picture will take you directly there.

 

13@arts give one winner the fabulous prize below!

 

Please follow their social media:

 

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Instagram

Facebook

MANY THANKS FOR VISITING TODAY

CARDS AND MORE DESIGN TEAM CARD CHALLENGE No.7 ANYTHING GOES WITH SPARKLE

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and Challenge No. 7 with

CARDS AND MORE

For this challenge - Anything Goes with Sparkle.

(This looks far more sparkley in real life!)

Dear Shop blog readers, nice that you drop by. Today we have a new Cards and More Shop Blog Challenge. Every  month we have a new challenge on the 10th for you to join. There is a lot of time to enter. Do what ever you like, a card, a layout, some Mixed Media etc. anything goes and we look forward to your entries! You'll have the chance to win a prize....

This month is the theme Anything Goes with Sparkle! 

So everything may showed to us, as long it's sparkle ;-)

And you can win this diecut from Marianne Design! 

I hope you like my card and enter our challenge. You could win dies from Marianne Design.

xxx

PRODUCTS USED 

pretty papers

Lace

Paper roses

Small white flowers

Stamens, berries, pine cone, pearls, butterfly punch, flower punch, die cut frames, resin roses, vintage image, sentiment.

Many thanks for visiting today, I do hope you become a follower of my blog, just click on the follower link on the left side bar.

Bye for Now.

xxx



GECKO GALZ TAG No. 3

Gecko Galz Tag You're It December Challenge

December 1st to the 30th.

There is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE  product from Gecko Galz!!  

It can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers!!  It is up to you!!

The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree.

Hi Gecko Galz Girls here is my tag number 3 for December

HERES HOW TO MAK THIS TAG

Cut out a large tag shape in kraft card 

(mine measures 10 x 4.5 inches)

Add a die cut trim to the top (included in the 10 inches)

Ink the edges

Matt a vintage photo, ink edges

Now start to add layers

Add two layers of papers slightly smaller than the tag, ink edges

Add a small doily then sisal

Add two  die cuts

Add matted photo

Adhere a border of lace to the bottom of tag

Add a strip of gold lace and string pearls to the join

Start to decorate with flowers, pearls, buttons and leaves

Add a ribbon to the top.

PRODUCTS USED

Vintage photo WINTER BEAUTIES COLLAGE SHEET

Papers  WINTER WISHES PAPER COLLECTION

From my stash - Doily, sisal, die cuts, kraft card, pearl card, ribbon, flowers, pearl string, lace, pearls, flowers, sparkly buttons, leaves.

Many thanks for visiting today, dont forget to check all the other Gecko Galz Designers projects this month.

Bye for Now

xxx

FABSCRAPS FRIDAY CHRISTMAS CARD WITH BOX 9th December

BOX I MADE FOR THE CARD

 

Morning everyone and welcome to FABSCRAPS FRIDAY with JONES CRAFTS

Today, as we are so close to Christmas I thought I would make a Christmas Card. I also made a card box to match. My card is 7 x 7 inches square and the box is slightly larger.
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PRODUCTS USED

I used Fabscraps Christmas Memories Collection - C79.

I also used Fabscraps Chipboard Snowflakes

Fabscraps Chipboard Santa Frame - 1 piece out of a pack of four.

I then decorated with lots of Heartfelt Creations Poinsetias using their Stamp and Die

I embossed the chipboard pieces, added pearls, fuzzy fibres and a sentiment. I hope you like it.
I also made a box for the card and decorated it with the Christmas Memories Collection and some pinecones and berries.

 

xxx

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

XXX 

GECKO GALZ DESIGN TEAM REVEAL TAG 2

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog, I am so excited to show you my second project for 
GECKO GALZ 

It's time for a New Gecko Galz Customer Challenge!!  

This month our Challenge theme is
"Tag You're it!"

December 1st to the 30th.
There is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE  product from Gecko Galz!!  

It can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers!!  It is up to you!!

The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree

And did you know that Gecko Galz is giving a prize away every day?! 
Yes! All you have to do is go to the Gecko Galz blog every day, and comment on the wonderful tag created by one of the Design Team.
Then you go to that DT members blog, read all about how they created their tag, and leave a comment.
From the comments left, a winner will be chosen.
How easy is that?
The winner will be posted on the blog the next day! :o)

HOW TO MAKE THIS TAG
Cut out a tag shape 4 x 7 inches and distress the edges
Cut out three more layers starting at 6 x 3.5 inches and increasing in size, distress edges as you go
Cut out the angel and decoupage on top of the picture
Add a pretty border to the top edge
Add snowflakes, flowers, butterflies, fuzzy fibres and ribbon.
PRODUCTS USED
 WINTER WISHES MINI PAPER PACK

Many thanks for visiting today, dont forget to check all the other Gecko Galz Designers projects this month.
Bye for Now
xxx

MY FIRST DESIGN TEAM PROJECT FOR GECKO GALZ - TAG YOU'RE IT - DECEMBER 1st - CUSTOMER CHALLENGE

Gecko Galz Customer Challenge

Tag You're It

December 1st to the 30th.

There is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE  product from Gecko Galz!!  

It can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers!!  It is up to you!!

The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree.
HERE IS MY TAKE

Morning gorgeous Gecko Galz Girls, I am so excited to be here. 

This is my first project for the team - I hope you like it.

So I'm kicking off with a traditional Christmas theme for my tag.

HERES HOW

Matt a vintage photo

Cut out a tag shape - mine measures 4.5 x 8.5 inches

Die cut a pretty top edge

Adhere pretty papers to tag

Adhere a pretty panel down the front

Now adhere the die cut top

Die cut a frame and adhere

Using foam pads adhere matted photo

Start to decorate with flowers, leaves, stars and snowflakes

Add a strip of string pearls to the join

Add a ribbon and a flower to the top

Add a sentiment

PRODUCTS USED

 Gecko Galz Merry and Bright Paper Paper Pack

Merry and Bright Paper Pack

Gecko Galz Christmas Toppers

Christmas Card Toppers

From my stash - Assorted die cuts, pearl card, assorted flowers, leaves, snowflakes, stars, pearl string, ribbon.

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We can't wait to see your creations!!

  You have until 11:55pm Eastern time on December 30th to play along!

Many thanks for visiting today, I would love it if you became a follower of my blog, just click on the followers link on the left hand side of the page.

Many thanks for visiting today

Bye for Now

xxx



I HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED - YAY - CREATIVE INSPIRATION MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2016 ISSUE

 

One of my layouts that has been published in

CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS MAGAZINE 

 

http://creativeinspirationmagazine.blogspot.ca/2016/11/creative-inspirationmagazine-december.html

We are thrilled to share the

 Christmas Issue of the Creative Inspirations Magazine. It is so full of amazing, creative and inspiring projects. Lots of layouts, cards and miscellaneous projects.
And they are coming to you from all over the world.
Be sure to view in full size to get the details, stop for even better and longer viewing and when your done be sure to leave a comment so we know you stopped by and then use the FB share button to share with your friends too.
Thanks so much. We had a great year sharing with you and we wish you a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.

 

 

http://creativeinspirationmagazine.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/creative-inspirationmagazine-december.html

MORE PUBLISHED LAYOUTS

 

 

Thanks so much. We had a great year sharing with you and we wish you a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.

XXX