Easter! @ Aud Sentiments :)

With all this Winter-y weather in the UK, I'm left wondering whether we'll get any warmer weather! I hope so! :) So for some inspired, hopefully up and coming Easter and Springtime weather, we've got the start of our new fortnightly challenge at Aud Sentiments - and we want to see...

An Easter Sentiments on your projects :)

Our sponsor for this fortnight is: Prairie Fairy

 

Here's a little info too:

"I am a small town girl with a passion for all things creative. I have been a creator since childhood, doodling like crazy, building forts and climbing trees. I have always loved anything magical and sparkly, though oddly enough I don't sparkle myself up much! Through the years I have tried my hand at many things. I have always believed that if I really wanted to do something, I could or I would figure out how to. Can't is not really a word in my vocabulary. My favorite saying is "I am willing to try anything at least once, though sometimes I am sorry I tried it!" I love teaching and sharing what I have learned along the way. I resisted the computer for years until a friend introduced me to blogging. Not long after digital stamping started to make a splash in blog land and I jumped on the boat. I spent a good year learning all about everything digital and now here I am."

Here's my creation below:

I used caramel cardstock as a base for my tag, and layered this with paper from First Paper Edition's 8 x 8 Rose Garden pad. The doily and circle die cut is from X-Cut's Vintage Doily die and Spellbinders Eyelet Circle nestabilities, die cut from green card and funnily enough First Paper Edition's Stocking Filler Christmas 6 x 6 papers! The crochet lace at the bottom is from Wild Orchid Crafts and the 'Easter' sentiment was made using the Papermania Scrabble tiles.

Check out Team A's DT creations - which are always awesome and make sure you get all your crafty friends, groups and followers to join in on our fab fortnight challenge for Easter! Can't wait for a bit of Spring weather! Join in and have some fun and you could win our challenge this fortnight! Make sure you check out Team B's creations next week too to get even more inspiration!

Challenge ends: Tuesday 12th March 2013

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

Inside Sentiments at Aud Sentiments

Last week, I was away from London for a few days and in doing so missed the launch of our fortnightly challenge on Aud Sentiments.

The current challenge is: we want to see the sentiment on the INSIDE of your card! 

Team B have provided some inspiration halfway through the challenge, so check out the latest blog post here for inspiration and click on the link on that post to enter the challenge

Our challenge this fortnight is sponsored by Rick St Dennis

 

His etsy store has an eclectic mix of digital images, so check out the etsy store for more!

My creation is below:

Outside

Inside

As I was bit late for Team entry as I was away, it hasn't been included on the site :( but I thought I would include it here on my blog to make sure you guys enter in the challenge and get your creative friends involved to enter in the challenge! Please do - it is always a massive amount of fun!

Check out the posts and enter in our challenge - It's right here: Aud Sentiments Current Challenge

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 @ Aud Sentiments

Another fortnightly challenge has been launched at Aud Sentiments! And this fortnight - it's Valentine's... Ooooh

So this fortnight, we want to: create a project or card with an Adult Valentine's Sentiment

Our sponsor this fortnight is: Sassy Studio Designs

Here's a little info on our fab sponsor:

Sassy Studio images have a great impact on any project.  These ladies are SEXY with a capital "S". With characters ranging from storybook characters to movie starlets, I am pretty certain they will meet your needs for gorgeous ladies!  The images are available in a variety of formats - and if you need something else, then you can just email them and ask for it!  

Check out the blog with inspiration from Team A and next week check out the blog for Team B's creations too - always as awesome as ever! :)

Here's my creation:

I coloured in our sponsored image with Promarkers (Henna, Oatmeal, Cardinal Red, Rose Pink, Antique Pink and Poppy) This was cut out using the XCut Square Parenthesis Nesting dies and embossed a caramel linen cardstock with the Crafts Too You Hearts embossing folder. I used a doily as a layer underneath and used two papers from the Glitz Pretty in Pink 6 x 6 paper pad. It's quite a sweet project and as it's nearly February - it's perfect forValentine's!

Join in our fortnightly challenge and you could win a prize of two digital stamps of your choice! Check out the blog to enter and Happy Crafting! :)

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.

- x -

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

Let's Play Bingo @ Aud Sentiments!

If you love Creative Crafty Bingo, well Aud Sentiments is where you need to be this fortnight for the start of our challenge!

Here's the Bingo board this fortnight, all you have to do is pick a horizontal, diagonal or vertical line and then you need to include the three things in that line. So for example, if you choose the bottom horizontal line you would have Flowers, Ribbon and the word LOVE on your project.

This fortnight we are sponsored by: Robyn's Fetish

Here's a bit about them:

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.

The prize for the winner is 5 stamps of their choice!

Here's my creation:

I selected the middle horizontal row - 'Happy', 'Embossing' and 'Charm'

I created this tag using caramel linen cardstock - one of my fave cardstock bases at the moment - I use it all the time now! I used a doily lace punch from Fiskars for the edge of the tag and embossed the card using 'Floral Fantasy' embossing folder from Cuttlebug. I used a pink cardstock for layering and then using papers from the Papermania Capsule Collection and Glitz Pretty in Pink 6 x 6 paper pad. I coloured in one of our sponsor images and embellished it with two satin red roses. I added a 'Happy Birthday' sentiment and a charm attached on the end of the tag. The main charm is made with a Tim Holtz word charm and I added some parcel string to hang or attach the tag to a present or card, to finish the sparkly jewels are from Papermania.

I hope that this has encouraged you to get creative and join in our challenge! Check out the blog and Team A's creations! Don't forget to check out the inspiration next week too with Team B and their great creations too! Get your friends to follow the blog and join in on our fortnightly challenges! Happy Crafting!

Blue Roses at Pinspirational Challenges!

Another lovely weekly challenge at Pinspirational Challenges is here! So here is this week's image...

 

Love the cupcakes - they're awesome and so sweet! Yummy! :)

Our challenge this week is sponsored by: 

Beccy's Place and Stamp Art Design (Yep! We're doubling up on sponsors!)

Here's my creation:

So, I didn't follow a blue theme, but I followed the 'rose' theme - lots of reds, pinks and even roses for embellishments! I made this tag using linen caramel cardstock, punched with a doily lace punch at the bottom. The paper used was from the Papermania Capsule collection, and the 'top note' die is from a stash I had. The sparkly jewels are from Papermani also, and the roses and ribbon embellishments are from my stash too. I bought the roses from ebay in a pack of 30 or so, and the ribbon is from a habadashery stall at a 'thrift' market. The string is parcel string for the top of the tag and the hanger paperclip is from set of 30 I bought from a stationers called Tiger in London. Which are very similar to the Tim Holtz ones. The iamge is from our Team 2 sponsor - Stanp Art Design.

I hope that this has inpisired you to join in our challenge at Pins this week! Check our our blog for Team 1 and Team 2's creations - they're awesome and they will totally inspire you to create and join with us!

The winner of this week's challenges gets a prize of three digi images from Beccy's Place and five digi images from Stamp Art Design / Whimsy Stamps

Challenge ends: Monday 21st January at Midnight (Newfoundland Time)