Week 22 at Just Inspirational Challenges

Hi Bloggers

Firstly I want to say a big sorry for not being around much lately, my mojo did a runner again and I just had nothing to show you, but that's all changed now Mr mojo is back and fingers crossed is staying put for a while :0)

So its Week 22 at Just inspirational Challenges this week which means its Team A's turn and I was sooooooooooooooooooo happy when I saw our fantastic sponsor for this challenge

I adore Krista's images and couldn't wait to get started on this weeks project. The inspirational photo this week is

gorgeous spring piccy and lots of colours for you to make you creation and be in with a chance of winning 2 Saturated Canary images.

Here is what I came up with

I used the fabby 'Party Hardy' digi and coloured her with pro markers before cutting her out with a nestie. I found some real pretty blue paper which has glitter embedded into the actual paper, not on top so it doesn't shed or feel bumpy, and cut a piece the same size and shape as the image and stuck it behind the image at an angle. The spotty backing paper is actually from a Christmas stack but I thought the colours and dots fitted perfect with the image. To add some texture I found some oddments of green ribbon in 2 different shades, stitched along the middle in a different colour thread and ruched them up slightly, sticking down with extra tacky dst so they have no chance of falling off :0) I used more of the lighter green ribbon, gathered up, behind the sentiment which is a LOTV clear circle stamp. The little cupcake on the ribbon end is a wooden embellishment and I coloured it using pearlescent and chalk ink pads.

I hope you will pop along to the Just Inspirational Challenges blog and take a look at my fellow teamies makes, visiting their blogs for more info, and join in with this great challenge.

Happy Crafting

Kate xxx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:



Just Inspirational Week 20

Hi Bloggers

I cant believe its week 20 at Just Inspirational Challenges already

and this week its my team TEAM A's turn to show our makes. Head over to the blog to see what all my fellow teamies have made.

We are sponsored this week by

SEW MANY CARDS

and we had 2 inspirational photo's for this weeks challenge

and here is my make

I just had to use this scrummy digi because of the photo of all those sweet treats. The image is coloured with pro markers, and I printed off a second image so i could decoupage the cherry,heart and green sweeties on the cakes and then added glossy accents to make them pop out.

I used lots of colours as i wanted it to be a really cheerful card and the sentiment is one I made that you could only get by subscribing to our newsletter. If you would like some occasional freebie word sentiments then make sure you sign up to receive the newsletter as sometimes this will be the only way to get them.

I finished the card off with lots of colours of card candi, i love the stuff.

I hope you will join us in the challenge this week

Happy Crafting

Kate xxx

A New Make

Hello Bloggers

Just a quick post with a card I made using one of my new purchases, a Saturated Canary digi, ohhhhhhh I love Krista's work.

So here is my make

I coloured her with pastel pro markers in green and pink shades and mounted her onto a die cut piece of paper that had the flowers already down the side, well they were at the bottom but i turned it round :0)

I used a matching backing paper and covered a 6x6 square card. Using paper of the same shades I made some mini bunting with a cute little Whimsy die cut I have and threaded it with white silk cotton. The recipe stamp is from LOTV and I used pro markers again to colour it pink to match with the colour scheme, fixed to the card with foam pads and added a flower headed hatpin for decoration. Finally some Craftwork Cards card candi in opposite corners and colours finished off my card.

I hope you like my creation and would love some comments.

Happy Crafting

Kate xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/02/week-138colour-challenge.html

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2012/02/shopping-our-stash-challenge-41_28.html

http://perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/02/psc21-anything-goes-with-die-cut.html

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2012/02/getting-digi-with-it.html

Just Inspirational Challenge

Hi bloggers

Happy Thursday to you all

Well what a week I've had with one thing and another I'm sorry to have to tell you I've not managed to get a card made for the challenge this week, slap my wrist. But I hope that you will all take the time to hop over to the 

Just Inspirational Challenges Blog

for this weeks challenge and have a look at all my team mates fab creations. I shall be back on track for my teams next challenge in 2 weeks

Happy Crafting

Kate xxx

JUST INSPIRATIONAL CHALLENGE'S 1st BLOG HOP

                   Welcome to Just Inspirational Challenges 1st Blog Hop!!

And boy do we have a treat for you! There are TONS of prizes along the way from some very generous sponsors!!

How amazing is that!!!

All you need to do is:

• Spread the word about our Hop
• Leave a comment on each team members blog (you MUST do this to be in with a chance to win)
• AND to be in with a chance of winning the prize on the Challenge blog we would like you to make something. Absolutely anything you like as the theme is ANYTHING GOES!

Here are some inspirational photos for you

I hope they got you inspired!

Here is the order

Annie

Caroline

Denise

Erin

Glo

Goldie

Janice

Jill

Kate - YOU ARE HERE 

Kelly M

Kelly S

NanaConnie

Oona aka Choccy

Sofia

Tracey

Victoria J

Victoria S

Just Inspirational Challenges Blog

For a chance to win the prize on the blog enter your project into Mr Linky

Thank you so much for hopping with us!!!! Good luck & HAVE FUN!!!!

And please don't forget to leave a comment on each members blog too.

So here are my cards, i couldn't decide which sponsor to use, so i did a few!

Simply Sassy

Crafty Ribbons

I have also done a tutorial showing you how i made the ribbon flower, see below

Whoopsi Daisy

Here is the tutorial for the ribbon flower

 Step One - cut 4 pieces of ribbon, best to use a double sided ribbon, mine are just over 9cm long but you can use bigger if you wand a bigger flower.

 Step Two - stick dst to one end of each piece of ribbon.

 Step Three - connect the ribbon ends together securing with the dst.

 Step Four - do the same with the remaining ribbon pieces, you should end up with 4 ribbon circles.

 Step Five - using a needle and thread of a similar colour to the ribbon, sew straight through the join and the other side of the ribbon.

 Step Six - sew back and forth through the ribbon a couple of times to secure, then tie off and snip the thread.

 Step Seven - repeat for the other ribbon circles, so you end up with 4 pieces, sip off the spare thread.

 Step Eight - sew up through the bottom of one of the ribbon pieces, then through another piece, placing this at an angle to create a cross shape.

 Step Nine - add a third piece of ribbon and sew through this to add it to the stack, again at an angle.

 Step Ten - add the final forth piece and sew onto the other 3. Go through all the pieces a couple of times to secure.

 Step Eleven - choose a button to match the colour of you ribbon and sew through the holes, you can just thread the cotton used through the holes and use glue to attach to the ribbon flower, or you can sew it onto the ribbon flower.

Step Twelve - cut off all remaining thread and tease the 'petals' out so the are evenly spaced. Your ribbon flower is complete ready for you to add to your project.

Please feel free to use this tutorial to make your own ribbon flowers, but do not distribute or use on your own blogs/pages/etc You can direct people to my blog where they can use my instructions themselves.

Thank you, and i hope you all enjoy our 1st blog hop.

happy crafting

Kate xxx



Its Chinese New Year At Stamping Dragon

Hello Bloggers

Today sees the start of a new challenge at

Stamping With The Dragon Challenge Blog

and the theme this week is

Chinese Year of the Dragon: must be a dragon on the project.

Here is my make for this week

I used the great digi stamp

Year of the Dragon - People born under the sign have a big heart

Coloured with pro markers and glittered the heart with pink glitter glue. I covered a square card with purple paper and used the same paper to cut the flowers and heart out with dies. Each layer of the flowers I slightly bent the petals in opposite directions to give more dimension and stamped the greeting onto the heart before sticking onto the pink flower paper on top of the card, then I edged the heart with the same glitter glue I used on the big heart. The dragon digi I mounted with foam pads so she stands out slightly and added little shiny heart beads to be the flower centres.

I hope you will come and join us in the challenge this week.

Happy Crafting

Kate xxx

Just Inspirational Challenge

Its another challenge at Just Inspirational Challenges today and its the 1st one for our new Team B

Here are the inspirational photo's this week you have 3 to choose from

and our fab sponsor this week is

I hope you will come along and join Team B in the challenge this week

Happy Crafting

Kate xxx