Challenge 5 at Lemon Shortbread

Hi Bloggers

It's time for a new challenge at

and this time I used the super sweet image

Star Field Fairy - Butterfly Pixie

I coloured most of her with my ProMarkers as usual but I did her skin with Copics, trying to get back into them again. The papers are from my stash, the butterflies are made with an Xcut punch, lace from an amazing lady on FaceBook who sells the most gorgeous lace & ribbons. I finished the card off with a LOTV round sentiment stamp and some small gems

I can't wait to see all your fabulous creations in this times challenge, and don't forget to join the fun in our FaceBook group which you can find here

Happy Crafting 

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

Christmas Pressie

Hi Bloggers

I'm sharing a project I made as a Guest Designer for 

BarneMix

using a great digi from Faery Ink called

The Artista

The theme was to make a gift for a friend, and its not a gift as such but I decorated a kraft bag for my crafty best friends Christmas pressies to go in

I coloured the image with my ProMarkers before fussy cutting her out. The papers were all from my stash and I hand sewed a border round them. I decided to attach some candy canes to the gift tag I stamped with a sentiment stamp so she would have a sweet treat too. I finished off with some Tattered Lace and Marianne die cuts

I hope you like my gift bag and that its inspired you on ideas of how to personalise your gift wrapping

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
613 Avenue Create
Come and Get It
Great Impressions
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends
We Love 2 Create
A Gem of A Challenge
Crafty Friends
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge
Di's Digi Design
Sweet Stampin'

Whoops

Hello Bloggers

This is not a usual post for me as it's a mid challenge reminder for you all for Challenge 4 at Lemon Shortbread. Why a reminder post? Well I forgot to do my blog post for the start of the challenge, won't bore you with the details of why, so I thought I would do a reminder post instead

So here is my make, a non-traditional Christmas colours card using the cute

Christmas Kitty Cat Stocking

I coloured using my Spectrum Noir Pencils and added SnowTex and chunky glitter to the hat & stocking. The papers are from my stash and I finished off with a ticket sentiment & gems

You can still enter Challenge 4 here until 21.12.15 and be in with a chance of winning 3 fabulous Lemon Shortbread digi images

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

Non-Traditional Christmas Colours with SLS Lines

Hi Bloggers

Not long to go now, have you all got you shopping done and presents wrapped? Nope me neither lol

But I do have all my Christmas cards made & written on, and a lot of them fell into the theme of this times challenge at SLS Lines

Christmas - Non Traditional

For this card I went with kraft, grey & blue for my colours and used the beautiful Snow Queen image, coloured with ProMarkers. The papers were from my stash and I highlighted some areas using a blue foil and quickie glue pen. I added some clear glitter pen to her lips, necklace and snowflake tattoo

Again I used kraft card and went with brown and mint papers on this card, and coloured the image with ProMarkers in yellows,browns & mint greens. After tearing the paper edges I distressed with Bundled Twigs distress ink and did some hand sewing along the straight edges and around the stars. I added a tiny bit of sparkle by using a clear glitter pen on the zombies red eye, well you gotta have sparkle at Christmas

I hope you can join our challenge this time and look forward to seeing all your fab creations

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Card Mania
Crafts Galore Encore
Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
Digistamps4Joy
Doodle Pantry
Emerald Faeries
Just Keep on Crafting
Natalie and Amy's Challenge
The Craft Garden

More Sweet Treats

Hi Bloggers

It's time for the 3rd challenge from Lemon Shortbread and when I saw this cute image I knew I had to use it to make another chocolate gift

The super cute image is

Christmas Wreath Mouse

and I coloured it with ProMarkers and added gold Liquid Pearls to the sparkles. I put some of the chocolates into a bag, secured with blue & white twine and simply stuck the wreath onto the bag

If you pop over to the challenge blog here you will be able to check out the other makes from my fab DT teamies, and also enter the challenge with a chance to win 3 Lemon Shortbread images or an extra image of you win using one of our images

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

Christmas Sweetie

Hi Bloggers

So I expect a lot if not all of you are well on your way to being finished with all your Christmas makes and buys, well not me. Why is it kids get harder to buy for the older they get, and not only harder to buy for but more expensive. 

I always struggle for stocking fillers for my son, he is 19, but I still like to try and get some bits and some Christmas treats of some kind. When I saw these chocolate lollipops I thought they would be OK as a stocking filler and then I decided to jazz them up a bit with one of the new release images from SLSLines

Isn't she just fabulous! She is called Sugar Plum Fairy and I just love her. I love the fact she's not your normal cute & sparkly Christmas fairy and is actually really life-like

I coloured her with my ProMarkers and added clear Wink of Stella to her wings. I stuck a piece of ribbon to a strip of card and made a sleeve to go round the chocolate lollipops, then I stuck the fairy on top. A really simple way to make some plain-ish treats into something a it more special

I hope you like my make and will join us in our challenge this time which you can find here

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
613 Avenue Create
Quirky Crafts
The Ribbon Girl

Another Guest DT Spot :)

Hi Bloggers

My wonderful FaceBook friend asked me if I would like to do another Guest DT spot for her, this time using a Rick StDennis image called 

Morning on Valhalla

and the theme is Mixed Media

I decided to use my Smash! Book and do a layout using the fab image, which I coloured with my ProMarkers. I used 'love' related die cuts and some music note tissue paper, which then sparked the idea of doing some song titles that would match the image. I really enjoyed having fun with this image

You can find all the details of the challenge here and I hope you will all come and play along

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More
Creative Moments
Inspiration Destination
Crafty Sentiments Designs
Sweet Stamps

and on my Farm

Hi Bloggers

It's time for the next Team B Challenge at

All Dressed Up

I used the cute 'On My Farm' digi image

I coloured it with ProMarkers and used chalk for the sky & paler grass area. The papers are from my stash and I added 2 wooden cloud buttons, some grass die cuts and Glossy Accents to the tractor window. Why not pop along to the main challenge blog and take a look at my teamies fab makes then enter the challenge for a chance to win some fantastic digi images

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends
Digi Designs
Art By Miran

Birthday Freebie from All Dressed Up

Hi Bloggers

I'm sharing a card I made using the fabulous freebie from the All Dressed Up Birthday Blog Hop

Isn't she just the sweetest

I coloured her with Pro Markers and added Glossy Accents to the balloon and clear Wink of Stella to her hair bows, shoes and flower. The papers are from my stash and the sentiment is from a Hero Arts clear stamp set

I hope you all managed to grab your birthday freebie and we would love you to share your makes with us in the FaceBook fan group here

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

Autumn Stroll

Hi Bloggers

It's time for the 2nd Lemon Shortbread Challenge, I can't believe how quickly it's come around. I used a sweet digi image called

Girl Walking Dog

and played with my Brusho's to make my background paper

I coloured the image with ProMarkers and fussy cut it. I layered my Brusho background onto some burgundy cardstock I had embossed with a Tonic A4 embossing folder, adding some fine twine in purple & burgundy between the layers. The flowers are stamps from Dreamees and I stamped onto printed paper from my stash. I added flat back pearls in matching colours before mounting my coloured image onto the card using thin foam pads

I hope you will join our challenge this time and also share you make in our FaceBook group

http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

https://www.etsy.com/shop/lemonshortbread

https://www.facebook.com/groups/lemonshortbread/?fref=ts

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Crafting From The Heart
Craft Your Passion
Eureka Stamps
Melonheadz Friends ; Flowers, Digi & Pearls
Digi Design ; Die Cut, Digi Image, Hand Colouring

Autumn Inspiration

Hi Bloggers

I'm sharing my SLSLines Inspiration make with you today

I decided I wanted a challenge and chose to use 'Air Fairy with Long Flowing Hair' and coloured her with ProMarkers and added clear Wink of Stella Glitter pen to her necklace & the edges of the rolled roses. I used gems, pearls, Stickles & Liquid Pearls for the bubbles. The papers I used are from the fab 'Leaves & Florals Brown Kraft Style' paper pack and I also used them to make the rolled roses which have pale green gems in the centre

I hope you like my card as much as I liked colouring all that amazing hair :)

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Come and Get It Challenges
Dragonfly Journeys
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends
Pile It On
That Craft Place
Catch the Bug
Scrapper's Delights

YAY! 2nd Birthday Blog Hop, New Release & Freebie

Hello Bloggers

I am so excited about my post today. It's our 2nd Birthday at All Dressed Up and as well as a New Release to show you we are having a Blog Hop where you have the chance to win a free digi of your choice, and there's a FREEBIE image too :)

So to start with I'm sharing my New Release project

I used the cute 'Christmas Deer' and coloured it with Spectrum Noir pencils, clear Wink of Stella glitter pen on the snowflakes and added a small blue gem to the centre of the largest flower. The backing paper is from my stash and I finished with a pale blue organza bow and small blue gems

I hope you like my make this time

Next onto the blog hop

We all used one of the New Release images so as you hop you will be able to see all the design teams takes on the new images. The blog hop list is:

Andrea

Anet

Bernadet

Bettina

Claudia

Erum

Holly

Kate - you are here

Lori

Lucy

Rachael

Sheila

Tracey

Vannessa

Hop along and leave a comment at each one of the design teams blogs as well as the main blog here and you can be in with a chance or winning a digi of your choice. Don't forget to grab the party freebie image, and tell your friends about the blog hop and freebie image

Happy crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
ArtByMiran
Crafty Catz
Creative Corner
Creative Fingers
GraphIt Colour Challenge
Simply Papercraft

Crafting With An Attitude
Crafty Girls Creations
Southern Girls
Craft Rocket

One For The Boys

Hello Bloggers

Its time for the next challenge at

Karleigh Sue

and the theme this time is

One For The Boys

I used 'Ready, Set, Go!' and kept my card very CAS

I coloured her with ProMarkers & First Edition Markers, the sentiment I made using a £1 set of wooden alphabet stamps and the papers were from my offcut stash

I hope you will join in our challenge this time and share your Karleigh Sue makes in our Facebook group here

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Crafting From The Heart
Craft Your Passion
Incy Wincy Designs

More Good News & A New Challenge Blog

Hello Bloggers

I am super excited to tell you all I am now a very proud member of the Lemon Shortbread Design Team :)

I have been dying to see this post go live and to share my good news

So now Lemon Shortbread has a design team that means there is a brand new fabby Challenge Blog

The challenge theme is so easy

Anything Goes

and I used the beautiful

Stringing Autumn Leaves

digi image

Isn't she just so pretty. I coloured her with ProMarkers and used Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink on the edge of the die cut frame. The papers are from my stash and the leaves are from a Dreamees stamp set, stamped with Versamark and embossed with a gold powder

The challenges will last for 2 weeks and you can find all of Vera's fabulous Lemon Shortbread digi images in the Etsy Store here

I can't wait to see what you all come up with for our first challenge, and don't forget you can find out all the news and share your projects in our Facebook group, Lemon Shortbread Art Group

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Through the Craft Room Door
The Sketch File
Crafting from the Heart
Craft Your Passion
Crafty Boots
Crafty Cardmakers
Love to Scrap
Stamp and Create

Day of The Dead

Hi Bloggers

Something a bit different from me today as it's my first inspiration post for SLSLines

I used the great 'Day of the Dead Calavera Girl' image, which you can find here, and coloured her with ProMarkers. I wanted her to be stunning so kept to grey tones and vivid red hair, lips & eyes. She is the main feature on a page in one of my Smash! books and I added a brief description, key words, a blinged out skull & tag pocket.
You will find lots of fabulous images like this in the SLSLines Etsy store here and find the challenges, new release news and more inspiration posts on the blog here

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Challenge Up Your Life
Crafty Calendar Challenge
ArtByMiran
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe
Crafty Catz
Jo's Scrap Shack
KittyBee Designs
Left of Center
Morgan's Artworld
QKR Stampede

New Release from SLSLines

Hi Bloggers

Today I am sharing one of the great New Release images from

I was lucky enough to be able to play with the image

Day of the Dead Sugar Skull 3

I love the whole Sugar Skull trend and wanted to make something for me with this image, so I decided to use it on a page in my Doodle Smash! Book. I've not smashed for well over a year but I really enjoyed doing this page

I coloured the fab image in 3 different colourways so I could decide which one I wanted to use ............ and ended up using all 3 :)

I coloured them all with my ProMarkers and stuck them to torn pieces of papers from my offcuts draw. While I was colouring them I thought that a sugar skull would be the perfect thing to cover an old tattoo of mine and decided to have a go at drawing my own

I had so many ideas that I decided I should really do some research about them. I am going to have another go at designing my own to celebrate my nan, who we lost 14years ago, and as she loved nothing more than to be in the garden there will be no trouble having lots of flowers, leaves and curly tendrils on my skull

So back to my project. I wanted my page to be kinda interactive so quite simply attached my skulls with washi tape so the images flipped open to reveal my own attempt underneath

I hope you like my take on this fab new digi image, and don't forget to head over to the main blog where you will find all the other DT members great makes with all the New Release images

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks
Crafty Girls Creations
Crafting with an Attitude
Inspiration Destination
The PaperShelter

Tra La La

Hello Bloggers

It's time for a new challenge at All Dressed Up and I used the gorgeous cute 

Tra La La

Isn't that just the cutest image :)

I coloured with ProMarkers and then coloured the robins scarves, cats scarf and hat, mouse's scarf and the bunnies ear muffs again and layered them on top of the flat image. The backing papers are from my stash and I went with a kraft card base again as it's very on trend wight now and I think it works well with pastel colours. I added a wooden snowflake, die cut snowflakes and some flat back gems to finish the card

I can't wait to see all your fab entries into our challenge and don't forget to share your makes in our FaceBook group here where we also have themed challenges

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks
Cardz 4 Galz
C.R.A.F.T
Crafting with Attitude
ABC Christmas
Addicted to Stamps
I Love ProMarkers