CCT#201 - You're a Gem!!

It's Thursday again which means a new challenge from Cute Card Thursday. This week the theme is gems. Nice and easy!! We have a fabby stamp set on offer from My Craft Spot and the DT have, as usual, come up with some beauties for inspiration so pop on over to the CCT blog.

I have used up the scraps from the MME Bloom and Grow papers I used 2 weeks ago (*good girl*) and added a Magnolia image coloured with Promarkers and Glamour Dust. Some Prima bling and punched leaves and corners finish it off.

Gothic Arches - Metallic Fever

It's a new theme of "Metallic Fever" for the next two weeks on Gothic Arches.

I have used paper from Prima "Botanicals" paper pad and over-stamped with a Prima birdcage stamp and Stampendous swirls and dots. I cut the Tim Holtz die out in metal and ran it through an embossing folder. The brown embellishment is a flower I cut off an old top. I then coloured a piece of tissue paper with Distress Inks and covered with Glass Bead Gel. A Prima gem and a bit of tape measure twill for a hanger from PaperArtsy finishes it off.

CCT#200 (Gosh!!) - Music and Dance

200 challenges from Cute Card Thursday - amazing!!

This week the theme is "Music and Dance".

I have used a Kraftin Kimmie stamp coloured with Promarkers. Card is SU and paper is from Basic Grey "Little Black Dress" paper pad. Some punched corners, WACO pen pearls and feathers finish her off.

Pop on over to the challenge blog for details of the fabby prize up for grabs this week and to be inspired by the Design Team's beautiful creations.

UK Stampers Postcard Swap - Numbers

This month on UK Stampers Forum the theme for the postcard swap was "numbers".

I used Distress Inks to make the background and then over-stamped the numbers. The Zettiology image and sentiment were coloured with Promarkers and I used some dome accents to pick out a few numbers.

CCT#199 - Having a Laugh

Gosh it's been a long time since I made a card for Cute Card Thursday and we have a fabby theme this week - to include something comical on your creation. January can be a right dreich month so it's good to have a little cheer-up! {ETA - I just realised it is WEDNESDAY lol!!!}

The sentiment and image are by Art Impressions and I have coloured with Promarkers. Card is SU and paper is MME Bloom & Grow - which I really have to say is STILL my favourite papers collection ever!!

Gothic Arches - New Beginnings

Happy new year and lots of best wishes for the coming year. I am recovering nicely now from my operation at the beginning of December and we had the most amazing holiday to Egypt at the beginning of November (seems like a bazillion years ago now though!!).

Exciting news for me - Effie and myself have been given very kind permission from the lovely Nancy Maxwell-James to look after the wonderful Gothic Arches challenge blog. Nancy has been very busy with personal and professional commitments and the blog had been on hiatus for a while.

We have set the first bi-weekly challenge as "New Beginnings" and I so hope that you will join in with us - I have always found this challenge lends a real creative freedom and is extremely enjoyable.


I have created my Arch using Distress Stains, a Karantha Designs stamp and a phoenix image from Google Images. A few gems, a feather and lots of glitter glue finish it off.

Have a good one!!

I will be missing until the new year now as we are going on holiday and then I am having an op for an ongoing health problem so I would like to wish all my lovely bloggy friends a very merry Christmas.

CCT#185 - Time for Cake

Yummy theme this week on Cute Card Thursday - all things CAKE!!

I have used this fantastic stamp from Lilli of the Valley and coloured with Promarkers. Went a bit mad with the glitter lol!! Card is SU and paper is Basic Grey. Some seam binding, punched flowers and swirls finish it off.

Seaside Hanging

Another swap a while ago on UK Stampers was to create a mini hanging. I used Adirondack dabbers for the background and them various Magnolia stamps and some shrink plastic, a few small shells and an Impression Obsession sentiment to make this seaside themed one.

CCT#184 - Animal Crackers

Another nice easy theme this week from Cute Card Thursday - use an animal as your main image on your card.

I've used a Penny Black hedgie coloured with Promarkers and finished with Glossy Accents. Paper is from Basic Grey Indie Bloom paper pack, bling is Prima E Line and sentiment is from Twiddleys.

Altered Matchbox

Another altered swap on the UK Stampers Forum. This time a matchbox. I used this blank from The Fruit Pixie and coloured it with Adirondack inks. The stamp is a Prima clear one. Inside is a Tim Holtz tag and little charms.

CCT#183 - Sketch

WOW we had an amazing response to our "Anything Goes" challenge last week on Cute Card Thursday. Sorry if your entry ended in a number "2" and you didn't get a visit - that's my number and I have had a medical mishap this week which has stopped me sitting at the computer for any length of time.


This week we have a fabby sketch by Mindy for you to follow.


I've coloured this Magnolia Tilda stamp with Twinkling H2O's and Promarkers. Papers are from Echo Park "Splash" paper pad. Pearls and brads are SU and made with a Waco pen.

CCT#182 - Anything Goes

Nice and easy - do whatever you want this week for us on Cute Card Thursday!!

I have used this Magnolia Tilda stamp and coloured her with Polychromos pencils (still enjoy playing with these every now and again!!). The papers are from Cosmo Cricket "Odds and Ends" Mini Paper Stack, flowers and lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts, sentiment if Craftwork Cards and die-cuts Tim Holtz for Sizzix.

Altered CD Swap

Another altered item from a UK Stampers Forum swap. This time it was to alter a CD.

I decided to make a clock as I have had movements FOREVER and never used them lol!! I used Adirondack dabbers on the fingers to make them metallic. The paper is from Prima Botanicals 6x6 pad and is over-sprayed with Glimmer Mists using a Tim Holtz mask. The sentiment is from a Paper Artsy set and the other stamps are from Crafty Individuals. The numbers are peel-offs from Anita's Glitterations range. Some chain and charms finish it off (thank you Crop-a-Dile!!).

Upcycling

Following on from the sardine tin swap a few of us on the UK Stampers forum entered into a tuna tin swap. This is mine.

I painted the tin with gesso and an Adirondack dabber before covering with paper stamped with a Papermania chandelier stamp.


I cut some chipboard for the dividers and a piece for the lid, decorated and added a little Websters Pages button on top. A few little embellies for the inside and it was ready to swap!!