Today we are highlighting Stella and Gus Tidbits Grumpy. Here is my inspiration:
I just love Stella. Speaking of Stella, keep an eye out on our Catch the Bug Blog Challenge for a few changes. We will soon be having bi weekly challenges "Anything Goes" and Stella Says Sketch Challenge and of course, we will continue our Friday Freebies. STAY TUNED!
See you,
Gail xx
I have just discovered this challenge through my interest in Gecko Galz. Fripperies and Butterflies has a monthly steampunk challenge.
With my journey using digital stamps, I have really come to like steampunk images and what a great way to decorate my Steampunk Journal I started last year. Yes, it is not finished yet, but I guess you can all relate to unfinished creations.
The added bonus with this challenge is you get a freebie image to work with each month. Here is my entry.
This is the first time I have used the technique I learnt at a Scrapmatts Retreat using black gesso and Prima Alchemy Metallic Wax Rose Gold. The second part of the photo shows the pocket I am putting this project into in my journal.
I am entering Fripperies & Butterflies: GECKO GALZ STEAMPUNK MONTHLY CHALLENGE (fripperiesandbutterflies.blogspot.com)
Gail
This is my entry in the hop. I have used a Limited Runs image on this gift card.
I have also posted this gift card in Limited Runs Stamps Group. Are you a member of this group yet?
Link for Blog Hop I am entering 2021 Spring | Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! | Coffee Loving Cardmakers!
Enjoy your coffee every chance you get!
Gail
What a gorgeous image! This is the Cute as a Button Progressive image this month. I absolutely love it. I decided to make an inspirational card with using Spring Daisies
I have used olive green SU cardstock for the square card, a piece of digital designer paper left over from another project. I then stamped Whimsy Stamps Delightful Daisies on the designer paper with Olive Green Stazon ink. The daisy foam mounted daisies I bought from Big W on clearance. I wanted to use an inspirational sentiment to go with the little girl's look on her face.
I have posted this creation on MeWe Progressive Challenge for Cute as a Button Designs.
I have also entered Cute As A Button Challenge Blog: Welcome to Challenge #66
Update DT Favourite Challenge #66 CAAB
Here is my entry for the Blog Challenge using the free image for March.
I have made another memorydex card for my collection and have added a digital stamp from the Gecko Galz digital stamp collection Lovely Ladies. I coloured her with pencils.
Gail
The Christmas Blog Challenge for March features a freebie to work with and here is my entry.
Thank you again Gecko Galz for letting us worth with your gorgeous images.
Gail
It is no secret if you have read my blog, that I love cats. For the Facebook Group Challenge inspiration, I started with Cat Nap and decided I would have a go at replicating my Emmie's colourings. I used my pencils. I then decided to put the image on a memorydex card so I could keep it in my stash. I found the perfect quote and placed my hearts cut from designer paper above the cat either side, took a photo and was about to do this blog post and realised the theme for the Facebook challenge was Use an embellishment.
So I changed it up a bit - moved the hearts down and then I thought to myself exactly what is an embellishment. I came to the conclusion it can be anything I want it to be. I knew I had in my craft junk room some flairs I hadn't got out lately, so off I went into the depths of my room. As I picked up the container of flairs, I found an Australian stamp from quite a few years' ago. I know that, because our letter stamps are $1.10 now, not 70c. I kept it because I LOVE CATS! I knew I had a set of steampunk cat flairs, so I picked the closest colouring to Emmie and my previous cat Dusty and attached the stamp and the flair, and now I get to keep the two embellishments that I love in my stash of memorydex cards. Winner, winner, chicken dinner plus I have some inspiration for the SheepSki Designs Digital Stamps Facebook Group Challenge 58.
Here is a photo of my Emmie I took tonight.
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I think I will need to work some more on perfecting her fur and besides my memorydex image is not really Emmie because the image has a long tail and Emmie was born with a stumpy tail, so that is a good enough reason to say they aren't the same cat!
See you soon catlovers.
Gail
I am entering World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge: World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #03 - 15th March 2021
Here is my inspiration using another one of Bizzy Bec's digital stamps, Unicorn - Paisley and I have also added the purple Tropic digital paper from the Tropic Floral range. This is a birthday card for my youngest grand-daughter. Hope Isla-May likes it! I often heard my late son-in-law ask Isla-May if she farted when it was actually him. Of course, she would say "no Dad" and start giggling saying "it was you Dad" . The things Dads say to their daughters, but that was Luke, always joking with the kids. How we miss you - can't believe it is nearly three months. Isla-May's birthday was the first birthday to get through without you.
I am entering Colour Crazy Craft Challenge: Week 11 - Anything Goes Colouring Challenge - Sponsored by Oddball Stamps (colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com) No. 49
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #3-2021
The Creative Crafters: CHALLENGE #38
Crafty Calendar Challenge : March Challenge - 'Feminine'
I was a winner @ Crafty Calendar Challenge : Winner and Top 3 March Challenge
I love Gerberas - don't seem to have much luck growing them as well as Beccy's images, but love colouring them.
I am still practising with my basic pencils, Staedtler, Faber-Castell and Crayola. I just have them all together and grab whatever colours I think will suit.
I am not sure what this fold of card is actually called. It is probably too simple for Beccy to have in her tutorials of card folds, but I would call it concertina. Hang on, I will get you the link for her card fold tutorials and see if my design is there. Here is the link Beccy's Place: A - Z of Folded Cards and after looking at her Concertina Fold, I stand to be corrected. My fold is called the very, very simple concertina fold.
Anyhow I could not decide what sentiments I would use from the set, so I put a few on. This stamp set is so versatile you could make an any occasion card.
If you like gerberas as much as me, you had better grab this set fast, as it's on special for a limited time and then I think it is going to be retired. While you are in the shop, check out all the sale items.
I hope you like my very, very simple Concertina card.
See you next time,
Gail
I have entered Beccy's Challenges: March Challenge
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #3-2021
Today's Bugaboo Stamps Friday Freebie is Girl in Car. I thought I would design a 21st card for this image.
We are celebrating St Patrick's Day by creating 3 ATCs using Gecko Galz Shamrock Shenanigans.
I have entered: (20+) Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge Group | Facebook (ATC Challenge, Colour Challenge and March Special Days Challenge)
ATC Around the World: #75 alles geht
I was awarded the top3 badge for my ATCs
Our SheepSki Designs Blog Challenge for March has a theme of "Girls, Girls, Girls.
Here is my inspiration using "Noora" a beautiful image inspired by a photo of one our DT members. Andrea has done a beautiful job of this re-creation and it is such a versatile image.
Today's new release is Hoppy St Patrick's Day Frog.
I decided to make an ATC for my collection to commemorate St Patrick's Day and Hoppy was the perfect addition.
Hello fellow crafters,
Got some great news to share with you. I am now a Design Team Member for Bizzy Bec's Online Store, an Aussie retailer I have dealt with over many years of papercrafting. Today I want to show you some inspiration for our Monthly Blog Challenge, always "Anything Goes".
I have had a passion for digital stamps for a long time now, so I thought I would start off with this Bizzy Bec's digital stamp from my stash and guess what!. It is still available in the older images section of digital stamps. Her name is Cogwheel Wendy and she is part of the Pin Up Girls collection and they are all fun.
Bizzy Bec's has a great range of digital stamps and papers and they are so reasonable in price. Cogwheel Wendy is only $2AUD, what a bargain.
My next inspiration for the SheepSki Designs Blog Challenge also features "Noora". I could not resist printing off two of her and change the hair colour up a bit.
I am entering Everybody-Art-Challenge: 485 (everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com)
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #3-2021