You're My Cup of Tea! - Pinspirational Challenges

Hello Everyone! Today is the last blog post I will be doing as part of the Pinspirational Challenges Design Team :( *sobs* But the future challenges on the Challenge Blog are in the most awesome capable hands of Deanne and the rest of the Design Team, so I wish them all the best for the future! :) Thank you Deanne for being a great Team Leader and giving me the opportunity to be on the team in the first place! You're an inspiration!

As this is my last challenge on the Pins Team, I've made 3 mini cards for this project. Here's the Pinspirational image below for you:

 

The two sponsors for this week's challenge are:

Team 1 are sponsored by

FRESH BREWED DESIGNS

 

PRIZE: 3 digis

 

and

 

Team 2 are sponsored by

FRED SHE SAID

 

PRIZE $15 Gift Certificate

 

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Here is my creation:

 

 

 Craft Supplies used:

- Crafts-Too You Small Hearts Embossing Folder

- Sizzix Small Dots Embossing Folder

- Forever Friends Black and Gold Petal Pattern Embossing Folder

- Yellow, Green and Pink Twine from American Crafts

- Lawn Fawn - My Cup of Tea Stamp Set

- Crate Paper - Paper Heart Collection

- Papermania 3 x 3 White Blank Cards

- Momento Black Tuxedo Ink

- X-Cut Corner rounder punch

- 3D foam dots

I had a bit of a mishap with the printer, so instead I had to use this stamp set for this card set. From the Pins image I've taken the cup of black tea (it could be coffee as well!) 

I embossed each card with a random embossing folder (from the three above) and used paper from the Paper Heart collection from Crate Paper and trimmed these to size for the 3 x 3 cards. These were then rounded off with the X-Cut corner rounder punch and twine was tied around the paper. These were then stuck on the embossed card with 3D foam dots. I then stamped a few random images from the My Cup of Tea by Lawn Fawn on some white card stock, and then these were trimmed down and attached with 3D foam dots. So there you are, the end results are of the cards above. All very cute and all very different!

So I hope you've all enjoyed this make, please check out the awesome DT creations on the blog and get everyone to join in on this week's challenge.

Challenge starts today Tuesday 16th April and ends Monday 22nd April, Midnight Newfoundland Time.

Thanks to all those who have commented, left comments on my blog for any of the challenges for the Pinspirational Blogs, please continue to support this great challenge blog and give great love to the current Design Team! :) <3 xx

Happy Birthday Pinspirational Challenges!!!

The blog was started a year ago and it is celebrating its first birthday! What an amazing year for the brilliant Deanne (who runs the blog) and of course the awesome Design Team Members! (Of whom I've had the pleasure of creating with past and present!) so wishing Deanne and the Pinspirational Challenges Blog a huge....

HAPPY BRTHDAY!!!!

Deanne has written up a special post here celebrating the Pins Blog's 1st Birthday, and as it's a special occasion, there's a special prize to one of you guys for entering in the Birthday Post!

Here's the Birthday prize you could win:

 

You can check out the full details and enter in the Happy Birthday giveaway post here on the Pinspirational Blog! Join in and you could win the birthday prize! :) Happy Birthday Pins!

Rainy Days! @ Pins HQ

Hi everyone, this will be my penultimate post as part of the Pins Team, so I will be savouring my last few weeks on the team. But the team are in safe hands with some great additional DT Crew Members and I know they'll be awesome! So I would like to welcome Hilary, Sheetal, Kitt, Anat and Lisa Grace to the amazing Pinspirational Challenges DT!

So without further ado, here's your Pinspirational image to get you creative this week:

 

This image reminds me of walking through Chinatown in Central London in the rain with my friend. And we were trying to find a place to eat and we ended up wandering around in the rain looking for somewhere, and as it was Chinese New Year in London and the celebrations were dying somewhat down - it was still a bit busy and walking through the rain in a busy city - is not an easy task! Hey it rains in London most of the time now, so I think we're getting used to it! :)

Our sponsor(s) this week are:

Teams 1 and 2

Bugaboo

  Prize: 7 digis

...and Di's Digi Downloads

Prize: $10 voucher

Team members used images from Bugaboo for this challenge

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Here's my creation:

Supplies I used:

- First Paper Edition Rose Garden 8 x 8 Paper Pad
- Sizzix Sizzlits Ticket Dies
- Pasrcel string
- Crop-o-dile & eyelets
- Spellbinders Labels Fourteen
- Die-namics Mini Doilies die
- Spellbinders Lacy Ovals die
- Promarkers

I've attached this little 'Save Up' sign to a container I put my pennies in or change for a 'Rainy Day' - which seems to occur a lot in London, so the jar is sometimes empty! :)
I did a lot of layering with the various papers from the First Edition Paper pad and die cut a few of the papers with the Spellbinders dies and the Die-namics doily dies. I coloured in one of the sponsors images with some Promarkers (Gold, Rose Pink, Bright Green, Forest Green, Antique Pink, Sky Blue, Oatmeal and Azure) I used a Crop-a-dile to put two eyelets in the top and threaded some parcel string in the top - attaching the finished sign on to my jar of pennies! :)

Hope you all will join in this week's Pins Challenge. Get your fellow crafters to take part in the challenge and you could win our weekly challenges! :)

Challenge ends Monday 15th April 2013, Midnight - Newfoundland Time

Flower Girl @ Pins HQ

So another fabulous week is here for Spring and what better way to start the week, then with a a lovely Pinspirational Challenge!

Here's your image this week to be inspired by:

 

Cute isn't she?

Our Sponsors this week are:

Team 1

A Day for Daisies

A Day For Daisies provides themed categories of over 1000 digital illustrations, including fairy tales and magical mermaids, cutie kids, vintage illustrations, sentiments and lovely designs for all occasions!

Prize: $12 gift card

and 

Team 2

Can You Digi It

 

Prize: $10 coupon

Great sponsors, amazing prizes!

Here's my creation:

Materials / Craft Supplies used:

- Caramel Linen Cardstock

- Rosette Trim (which I bought from a local London Craft store)

- White bows (from my local London market)

- Dovecraft Tea Doilies

- Fiskars Border Doily Punch

- Sizzix Sizzlit Ticket Die (Pack of 5 dies)

- First Paper Edition Rose Garden 8 x 8 pad

- Silver Gem stones (from my local £ store)

- Crop-a-dile and silver eyelet

- Parcel String

This simple tag was made from caramel cardstock, then layered with paper from the First Paper Edition Rose Garden paper pad. I used the Fiskars Doily border punch on one end of the tag, and then measured out where I would put the central image. The image is from one of our sponsors - CYDI and is coloured in using Promarkers (Ivory, Oatmeal, Forest Green, Bright Green, Rose Pink, Ice Grey 4 and Cocoa) and is die cut in a ticket shape from the Sizzix Sizzlit Ticket die. I added the eyelet with my Crop-a-dile after sticking the layers down with double-sided tape and threaded through parcel string, then added the silver gem stones and rosette trim at the bottom. I like the way it turned out! Very cute!

I hope this has inspired you to create some great projects and cards based on our weekly image. Enter in our challenge this week and you could win of our prizes! Get your followers and crafty friends to join in - we can't wait to see your creations and check out the amazing DT's creations too!

Challenge starts today Tuesday 2nd April 2013 to Monday 8th April 2013 at Midnight (Newfoundland Time)

Ele-phantastic @ Pinspirational Challenges!

A late post from my part - sorry everyone - and Elephants are taking over our challenge at Pinspirational Challenges for this week, so here's your picture to be inspired by:

 

Cute aren't they stacked on top of each other! :)

Here's creation for this week's challenge:

Here's a list of the materials / craft stuff I used for this card:
- Papermania Green Gems
- Green Twine from American Crafts
- First Paper Edition 6 x 6 Pad - New Leaf
- Caramel Linen Cardstock
- Lawn Fawn Hello Friend Stamp Set
- Momento Tuxedo Black Ink
- White card stock

I did a few bits of layering on top of the caramel linen cardstock, with the FPE New Leaf paper, the elephants are from a stash that I had from a project I did a few weeks back. The added green from the paper, the green twine and gems tie in the three mint green stacked elephants on the card and gives the card a simple and fun touch too :)

Our sponsors this week are:

BACK TO PAPER

  Prize: $10 Gift Certificate

and

 

PAPER CRAFTING WORLD

Prize: $10 worth of digis

 

Check out the blog for the amazing creations by our DT and make sure you get your blog followers, your friends and crafters to enter in our challenges and win our prizes!

 

Challenges starts: Tues 26th March and ends Monday Apr 1st at Midnight (Newfoundland Time)

 

We also have a Design Team Call of which all the details are available here - so come and join an amazing team! :)

Easter @ Pins HQ

It's Easter come early at Pinspirational Challenges this week, so lets get into that Easter feeling with this week's image! Here it is:

 

Our sponsor this week is: Paper Pretties

 

Prize: 6 digis to the winner

Our other sponsor this week is Totally Stampalicious

This site is closing down, so we have 1 clear stamp up for grabs for the winner. 

They currently have a sale on their website with all stamps $1! 

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Here's my creation for this week's challenge:

For this card I used cream coloured cardstock and layered this with paper from the K and Company's MxKenna 12 x 12 paper pad, as well as a strip of burlap from ebay, crochet lace from Wild Orchid Crafts and a tea doily from Dovecraft (though this is hidden because of the image! Ooops!) The image is from our sponsor at Ppare Pretties called Easter Eve and this was coloured in using Promarkers (Satin, Cool Grey 4, Black, Cinnamon, Forest Green, Bright Orange and Sunflower) The added embellishments are Curly Roses and Green leaves from Wild Orchid Crafts to tie in the with the colours of the easter eggs in the Pins image for this week! Plus a little colour goes a long way!

I hope you enjoyed this little easter card! Make sure you check our blog for inspiration from our Design Team members! And make sure you join in this week challenge and have some fun creating some great easter cards! :) Tell all your followers, friends and bloggers to join in with this week's challenge too!

Challenge starts today Tuesday 19th March and ends Monday 25th March, Midnight, Newfoundland Time

We also still have our Design Team Call. Details of which can be found here

Happy crafting!

St Patrick's Day - Pinspiratonal Challenges

Another week of awesome entries at the Pins Blog has gone by and it's time to for guys to enter in this week's challenge too! This week we're saying a big farewell to Maggie, who is leaving us this week :( Wish you all the best Maggie, you've been a great member of the DT! So, we are looking to build up the DT again, so checkout the DT Team Call post here.

So without further ado, on to this week's picture - as It's near to St Patrick's Day, today's challenge pic for the week is this:

 

So here is my card below:

This mini 'Good Luck' card was created using the Good Luck Anya from the Greeting Farm, who's been coloured in with Promarkers (Forest Green, Bright Green, Apricot, Blush and Black). I layered her up on Spellbinders Lacy Ovals in K and Company's McKenna 12 x 12 paper pad, I used some burlap I purchased from Ebay to add some texture to the card, embossing the main card base (Caramel card stock - yep, using it all up until I've run out!) in Sizzix's Dots and Vines embossing folder. The 'Good Luck' sentiment was stamped in Lawn Fawn's Harold ABC alphabets stamp in Momento Tuxedo Black. Think it came out quite well, and very cute! :)

Our sponsors this week are:

Team 1: Bugaboo Stamps

 

Prize: 7 digis

and

Team 2: Crafty Sentiments

Prize: 3 digis

Check out our DT's amazing creations on our blog and make sure you join in as well as tell all your crafty friends and followers to enter in our challenge and you could win some great digis!

Challenge starts Tuesday 12th March and ends Monday 18th March, Midnight Newfoundland Time

Purple Yummyness at Pins HQ

Another awesome challenge started today at Pinspirational Challenges. Before I reveal the picture, I'd like to welcome our new Design Team member - Zella! Welcome to the team! :)

So without further a do - here's your picture:

 

Now, I don't know about you but this picture makes me feel very, very hungry!

This is my little creation:

I used my favourite caramel linen cardstock for the base and then used paper from the Gllitz Pretty in Pink paper pad and purple ppaper from 6 x 6 paper pad by Kate Knight which I got free from an issue of Cardmaking and Papercraft, which was ideal for this card - following the purple theme! I die cut two circles - Spellbrinders Eyelet Circles and Spellbinders Lacy Circles and layered this on top of a Tea Doily from Dovecraft. The crochet lace is from Wild Orchid Crafts and the image is from our sponsor - coloured in Promarkers - Amethyst, Bluebell and Indigo Blue.

Our sponsors this week are:

Team 1 - Robyn's Fetish 

Prize: 5 Digis  

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib.  Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

and

Team 2 - Limited Runs

Prize: 3 Digis

Limited Runs has a LARGE calorie free sweet shoppe filled with over 120 different cupcakes. Something for almost every occasion too. From sweets to fun and even some darker images because I love Halloween and Christmas so there is lots to see and play with and almost all digi's are $2.00 each There are also sets and Mega Digi's for Scrapbookers. Plus I've always got hidden deals always going on. Stop by every Friday and pick up a Freebie but be quick as they are around for a Limited Time.

Limited Runs has a GREAT freebie that would be PERFECT for this week's challenge.Go see HERE!

So, come and join in the fun and enter in this week's challenge to win fabulous digis from our awesome sponsors! :) And please also check out our design team creations too! Happy Crafting!

Challenges Starts Tues 5th March and ends Monday 11th March 2013 @ Midnight New Foundland Time

Aww! Adorable Aww-ness @ Pins HQ

Another week has gone by, but it's time for another Pins Challenge! First of all, I'd like to welcome our new DT member Debbie! Welcome to the team!

Here's your picture for this week:

Cute isn't it?

So here's my creation:

I used the chipboard page of a scrapbook album to use as the base for my wall hanging, then layered the chipboard with patterned paper from Dovecraft's Princess Fairytale collection. I used a doily to add an extra layer and then cut a circle with a nesting die from X Cut which was layered on to a Lacy Circle die from Spellbinders! Lots of layering going on there, right?! I added some lace at the bottom of the hanging and added this 'Cherish' chipboard cut out from K and Company. The image is from our sponsor and is coloured in using ProMarkers (Soft Peach, Pastel Pink, Cinnamon and Rose Pink)

Our sponsors this week are:

Team 1: Fred She Said

 

Prize: $15 Gift Certificate

and

Team 2: MelJen Designs

 

Prize: 4 Digis

Check out the blog for some awesome inspiration and to check out what the Teams have done this week and get all your followers and crafty friends to join in on this week's challenge!

Challenge starts today: Tues 26th Feb 2013 and ends Monday 4th March 2013 Midnight Newfoundland time

Daydreaming at Pins...

Last week, I missed the previous Pins DT Challenge as I was away from London for a few days... But I am back for this week's challenge!

I'd like to welcome Marina to our Design Team at Pinspirational Challenges! Welcome Marina! Check out her blog on the main Pinspirational Challenges Blog :)

Here's this week's Pins picture for you to be inspired by....

 

My creation is below:

I used a variety of materials including: DCWV's Blossom and Butterflies 8 x 8 pad, Tim Holtz Adage tickets and the tea doily dies from Dovecraft. I made this tag for this week's challenge - and it's pretty much my favourite thing to make right now! Love my tag creations!

Check out the DT creations on our website and make sure you join in this week's challenge! Tell your friends too and get creative! :)

We're sponsored by this week:

Team A - Pattie's Creations 

(2 digis for the winner)

&

Team B - Fresh Brewed

(3 digis to the winner)

Challenge ends Monday 25th February 2013 Midnight Newfoundland Time

Love is in the Air @ Pins HQ

Its not long until Valentine's Day so here's a love inspired picture for this week's Pinspirational Challenge:

Pretty simple inspiration this week, but it does say a lot and you can take inspiration from this and be creative inside and outside the box!

Here's my 'love inspired' card:

My caramel linen cardstock was used as a base, embossed with the Crafty Too You Hearts embossing folder. I layered a piece of paper from the Pink Paislee Vintage Market collection and tied a piece of thick parcel string around the bottom. The hearts behind the Greeting Farm are from our sponsor, and the Greeting Farm stamp is Sweet Anya. I rounded the corners of the card and added a border behind the sentiment which is the Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Lace Scallop. Simple but cute card!

Our sponsors this week are:

Team 1 - Eureka

Prize - 5 digis for the winner

Team 2 - The Pink Petal

Prize: 3 packages of ribbon to the winner

As always, please check out our blog for more inspired projects and makes from our amazing Design Team. And if you would like to be on the Pins Design Team, please add 'DT' to your entry.

Challenges starts today - Tuesday 5th Feb 2013 and ends: Monday 11th Feb 2013 @ Midnight New Foundland Time.

Valentine's Treat Bag - Pins DT

Welcome to another awesome challenge task at Pinspirational Challenges! Be inspired and have a look!

First of all, one of our DT is sadly leaving us - the lovely Lynn! I shall very much miss you Lynn and I know the Team will as well! Awesome crafter, card maker and lovely person! We hope to see you in blogland soon! :) xx

On that note, we are looking for another DT Member, so please add the 'DT' to your entry if you would like to be part of the Pins DT Team! :)

So... It's another week and a brand new challenge at Pinspirational Challenges! So let's get down to it! Here's your picture for this week's challenge!

 

And as it's nearly (well two weeks) until Valentine's I thought I would go down this lovely route - I've made this sweet little Treat Bag:

So this one was a bit of a 'trial and error' project. I'd been wanting to do something similar, but wasn't quite sure how to go about it as I don't have enough dies (especially Sizzix) to make anything like how I wanted to! But it turned out well!

I bought some burlap material from Ebay UK, cut two pieces to make the bag into a rectangle that measures 4 x 6 inches (approx) I then used a Tim Holtz Alterations 'On the Edge' Brackets die and then glued the two burlap pieces with fabric glue. I used paper from the My Mind Eye Lost and Found paper collection and another piece from the Glitz Pretty in Pink 6 x 6 paper pad to decorate the treat bag. I attached these onto the burlap with super glue. I also placed two pieces of paper inside the bag so that the glue didn't leak through. I used a doily as the 'cover' for the bag at the top and made the long tag using the caramel linen cardstock embossed with the Crafts Too You Hearts embossing folder, the image is from one of our Team's sponsors. I fussy cut a tag from the Prima Botanical 6 x 6 pad and self adhesives gem stones from Papermania, the ribbon attached to the long tag is from the Smirk Love and Friendship collection.

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Our sponsor this week for the teams are:

Team 1: Gingerloft 

(Prize: 3 digital stamps to the winner)

Team 2: Pink Cat Studio 

(Prize: 3 digital stamps for the winner)

 

So... what are you waiting for? Join in our challenge this week and you could be a winner! Check out both Teams creations and take part in our awesome challenge!

Challenge ends: Midnight on Monday 4th Feb 2013 (Newfoundland Time)

Cuuuute @ Pins HQ!

Another week, another challenge! Oh yeah, we're gonna hit you with some cuteness!

So here's your picture this week from Pins HQ:

 

Check out the bow tie! That's so sweet. Love it! Hope this pic inspires you to join in this week's challenge!

Our sponsors this week are: 

Cardmadfairy

 

Prize: 5 digis to winner

and Kitty Bee Designs

 

 Prize: 2 digis to winner

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My creation is below:

I used my favourite cardstock - Caramel linen card stock as a base for my mini tag. I embossed the cardstock with the Sizzix Argyle embossing folder which I ran through my Big Shot. I used paper from the First Paper Edition New Leaf 6 x 6 pad for the Spellbinders Eyelet Circle and the background behind it. I embossed the eyelet circle with the Sizzix Dots embossing folder, cut and trimmed a doily lace border, as well as added a tiny tag on the right hand side - fussy cut - from En Francais collection from Prima, the finishing touch is the added parcel string at the top. The main image is Sweater Pup from Some Odd Girl, coloured up using Cinnamon and Forest Green Promarkers. So cute!

I hope that's inpsired you to join in - and to get others to join our fab challenges every week! Make sure you enter in our challenge this week for your chance to win! Check out our fab DT creations to be even more inspired to enter! :)

Challenge ends: Monday 28th Jan 2013, Midnight Newfoundland time