Anything Goes! A New Challenge Starts over at The Stamping Chef...

Hello Again,

Well, it's that time again!  The awesome challenge has started again over at The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog and as always the theme is Anything Goes!  So, it's a chance to put down the Christmas stuff and grab your creativity!

In that spirit, here's what I came up with and not a Jingle Bell in sight!

I know I say this a lot...but...this may be my favourite make of 2014!  I just love how it turned out!

Here's what I used:
Image: Noisette collection by The Stamping Chef.  It's a fabulous pack with the digi stamp, backing paper, mixed media cogs and butterflies that for the second sheet of backing I over laid onto the edge of the sheet in My Craft Studio and then printed and cut out.  I also printed the butterflies again bigger so I could layer.
Extra's: bakers twine from my stash, pearl brads, glossy accents and Cosmic Shimmer gilding wax!

Here's How:
Oh boy this was so easy but I adore it!
I printed the backing paper from the Noisette set to fit with an edge on a 7x7 inch card base.  I stuck that onto black card and then onto the card base card.
I printed the backing again, but this time I reduced the size to 5.5 inch square and then in my craft studio I added the digital cogs and butterflies (that come in the Noisette download!) so that they hung over the edges of the paper.  Then I cut it out and put in the centre of the card (raised on foam tape).
The image was coloured with Graph'it Markers (sorry no colours today, I forgot! doh) and then layered onto black card.
Now my favourite bit!  I used the new Phil Martin blue Cosmic Shimmer gilding wax on the edges of the black mat for the image and on the main card and wow!  It looks gorgeous and the pics don't really show it to the best effect so trust me...just get them if you haven't yet!
I added glossy accents to the balloon, the clock face on her hat and to her eyes for an extra shine.
Finally, I cut the larger butterflies I had printed and layered them onto the card and I added the limited edition banner (also from the Noisette download!) and viola!

Here's the close ups:

I think I'll keep this one for a while, just to smile at! lol

Thank you so much for popping by and don't forget to check out the Stamping Chef Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the team is up to!

Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xxx

Challenges:
Whoopie Daisy - AG
Use your stuff - 166 AG
Creative Card Crew - 77 AG
Scrappers Delights - 37 AG
Creative Fingers - 60 AG
Art by MiRan - 21 AG
613 Avenue Create - 102 AG
A Creative Romance - AG
Sparkles forum challenge - 63 AG
Crafts Galore - Dec, AG

I'm nuts about you! Can only be The Stamping Chef!

Hello Again,

Anything Goes is the theme, on The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog each and every Wednesday, so I'm here to share another of my DT inspiration makes with you x

This time I'm showcasing a fabulous new image from Tamara, called 'Nuts About You'!

Isn't she dreamy :D

Here's what I used to make it:

Card basics: 6" square card blank; black and white card for matting and layering
Backing papers: Papermania paper pad I've had for far too long!  I've decided to use up all the papers I've either got stashed (or at least make a dent in the pile!) and all that I've printed before I print any more!  Lets see how long I last hehe
Insert: Papermania matching backing paper; white card die cut with Spellbinders Labels 2 and aqua sticky gems (well there had to be bling somewhere lol)
Image: Nuts About You by The Stamping Chef coloured with my Graph'it Marker Pens, using the aqua's, oranges and a fabulous blonde colour combo (1210, 1230, 1280 & 3125)
Embellies: I decided to go minimal as I love the vibrant colours of her hair and dress so, bakers twine, punched butterflies and a touch of perfect pearls was all I used.  Oh and 3D hearts.  Top Tip: these were made from punching 3 hearts (one white, two black) and folding each down the middle, then glueing one side of the first to the second, the second side of the second to the third and then sticking open to the paper, adorable :D

Here's the close ups:

I really hope you enjoyed your visit and thank you for popping in.  Please make sure you leave a comment before you go :D

Here's the challenge blog details again - The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog; and keep an eye on the facebook page too as there are exciting times ahead for Tamara, a new name and launch is a coming!  Join the facebook madness HERE

Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xxx

Challenges:
2 cute digital stamps - 120 Pets
Papertake weekly - AG
Whoopsie Daisie - 24/11 AG
Not Just Cards - 7 AG
Inspiration Destination - 10 AG
Brown Sugar - 122 AG
Creative Fingers - 58 AG
Art by MiRan - 20 AG
Scribble and Scrap - 32 AG
Suzy Bee's crafty challenge - 57 AG but keep it simple

Inspiration for the new The Stamping Chef challenge....

Hello Again,

It's a Wednesday, and that can only mean the start of a new challenge over on The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog!

If you feel like a little stroll through the woodlands but it's too darn cold outside; then how's about grabbing this new image, 'Pygmy' from The Stamping Chef shop!  An instant download later...grab your colouring medium of choice and drift away with her!!!

Here is my DT inspiration....

Building the layers and textures up for her was so much fun, it ended up taking me ages lol

Here's what I used:
Image: Pygmy from The Stamping Chef coloured with my Graph'it Marker Pens
Hair: 2105, 2120, 2130, 3130
Skin: 4115, 4155, 4180, 3210, 6150, 4145
Clothes: 8130, 8150, 8160
Wings: 8110, 8130, 1110
Background: same greens for the bottom with a little 1230 & 1210;
Sky: flicks of 9400
Backing: Emperial Collage Sheet from Gecko Galz with the images cut and randomly layered.  Burlap from Live and Love Crafts and the flowers & butterflies from my stash.  Backing to the image is made with a light warm grey marker and flicked sideways to create movement.
The drops of sepia glossy accents on the flowers and butterflies for little rain drops!
Card stock: 7" square card blank; kraft kard for matting.

Here's the close ups:

And there it is....now it's your turn, the theme is Anything Goes so hop over to The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog and we'd love to see you there :D

Thank you so much for dropping by and please leave me a comment before you go x
The follow me options are on the top right sidebar, that way you can keep updated on my crafty posts xx

Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xx

Challenges:
Tip Top Tuesday - 11/11 3 or more papers
Not Just Cards - 6 AG
Creative Inspirations - 290 Vintage
Word Art Wednesday - 159 AG
Crafting for all seasons - 90 Birthdays
Inspiration Destination - 8 AG
Art by MiRan - 19 AG
V's Sweet Ideas Challenge - 28 AG
Scrapbook Society - 54 Ag

Anything Goes! A new challenge at The Stamping Chef....

Hello again,

It's the start of a new challenge over at The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog and the theme as always is Anything Goes!  A favourite theme for us all because it means we as crafters can let our crafty selves go....here's my DT inspiration for this challenge.....

I have used the totally gorgeous fairy image called Fairy Nuff!

I have coloured her with my Graph'it Marker pens using the gorgeous aqua's and pinks for the wings with a skin blend of 4115, 4155, 4180, 3120, 6150 and hair of 1230, 1250, 1280, 3110.

The backing paper is from Michele R Designs and is called Vintage Garden Party

I have added art board butterflies, pearls and a bunting pin from Live and Love Crafts.

I have matted onto Kraft card and distressed the edges, inking with Tim Holtz distress ink in brushed corderoy.

The sentiment is a download from Create with TLC

The silver dust around the image is metal melt in antique silver.

Here is the close ups.....

I love how she turned out and a lot more of me, with all the distressing and ragged edges :D

Don't forget to hope over the the challenge blog to see what the rest of the DT have been up to and join us in our Anything Goes challenge over at The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog and join us on the group facebook page for more inspiration...it can be found HERE

Thank you for visiting and please do leave a comment as I love reading them :D

Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xxxx

Challenges:
Paperchase Weekly challenge - 4/11 AG
Whoopsie Daisy challenge - 3/11 add a sentiment
Fan-tastic Tuesday 60 - AG with a butterfly
Word Art Wednesday - 157 AG
Inspiration Destination - 6 AG
Crafty Catz Weekly - 253 AG
Brown Sugar Challenge - 118 AG
Digitally Sweet Challenge - 112 AG
One Stitch in time Challenge - 223 AG with distressing
Sisters of Craft Challenge - November AG

Hello Sailor!

Hello again,

Challenge time over at The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog.
I looove challenge time!
Oh and don't forget to check out the facebook group too!  There is now another challenge within the group every month!  More chances to win fabulous images so don't forget to join the group, click HERE while your thinking about it!

Back to my DT inspiration for this week.....I chose a glorious image called Hello Sailor!

The design is a reverse easel card...I know, a change for me!  Here's the back to show what I mean...

Heres what I used to make it.....

Image: Hello Sailor by The Stamping Chef
Sentiment: Don't Stop Mixed Media Bundle by The Stamping Chef
Colouring: Graph'it Marker Pens
skin: 4115, 4155, 4180, 3120, 6150 and 4145 cheeks with 7140 eyes
hair: 4110, 3210, 3245, 3255, 3290
clothes: 7105, 7110, 7115, 7125 and a little 9500, 9501 for the hat

Backing Papers: Michele R Designs By The Sea Collection
Tickets and if you look closely a little envelope filled with burlap are also from the By The Sea collection
Bunting cut file: Winston Deluxe collection by Polkadoodles

Now for the close-up pic's for the detail....and to thank my gorgeous daughter Zoe who hand poured all of the cog and clock embellies into the Modge Podge mould for me using the melt pot as my hands no longer allow me to do this myself, bless her xxx

Well, there you go and thank you so much for stopping by :D  Please leave me a comment and if you would be so kind please click to follow me as I'm trying to hit my first 100 xx

Don't forget to enter this weeks challenge over at The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog

Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xxx

Challenges:
Fitztown Challenge - 57 AG
Glitter and Sparkle - 107 use orange (orange tint pan pastel around image)
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - 20/10 use lots of embellies
Digitally Delightful challenge - color my world
Not just cards - 4 AG
Digi Choosday - 42 Happy Birthday
Inspiration Destination - 4 AG
Creative Fingers - 53 AG
That Craft Place - Girly but not pink
Scribble and Scrap - 29 AG

Smexy Christmas anyone!

Hello again,

Over at The Stamping Chef Challenge blog the theme is Anything Goes, which gives us so much room to try our new stamps, new papers and new embellishments without having to make to a particular style!

My Design Team inspiration for you this week was a make that changed form several times!  You know those days when you have an idea of how its going to be and then realise that what you're making is nothing like your first intentions lol

So here she is!  She's called Checking Out (for the Year)

I coloured her with my Graph'it Marker Pens and double matted her and all the papers.

The backing papers are from Michele R Designs called Santa is Coming to Town.  If you haven't seen these paper you should go check them out, instant download and so easy to print, I adore them...you can also find Michele on facebook - here's the link to her page Michele R Designs Facebook page

Back to my smexy image!
Don't you just think she'll make an ace Christmas card for that special someone!

Make sure you check out the facebook page the The Stamping Chef if you haven't already - press HERE

I added embellishmentsn and made the fan from netting and I cut strips of hessian to hand roll into roses (and yes I did burn myself, twice in fact! doh!)

Here's the close ups (you know how I love pictures to tell the story lol)

I really hope you fall in love with her as much as I did!

So, don't forget to add your make this week into The Stamping Chef Challenge and take a peek (you'll be there drooling for a while!) at The Stamping Chef web shop.

Thank you for visiting and please leave me a comment before you go as I love to read what you think of my makes :D  You lot make me smile xx

Happy Crafting x

Sandie xxx

Challenges:
Fitztown Challenge - Tag it 55
TTCRD - 1/10 ag
Kit and Clowder Web challenge - anything goes OCT
Not Just Cards challenge - 3 AG
Digi Chooseday - 40 Christmas
We Do Doobadoo - 16 Christmas
Creative Card Crew - 72 Black cardstock
Delightful Sketches - 1/10 add a sentiment
Inspiration Destination - 2 AG
613 Avenue Create - 92 Anything Goes 5/10

UPDATE: WINNER OF THE OUTLAWZ CHALLENGE YAY

It's challenge time over at The Stamping Chef...

Hello again,

I'd really like to share my DT make for The Stamping Chef challenge blog with you today coz today we start a new Anything Goes challenge :D

I would really love to see your entries and of course there are some fab giveaways as prizes thanks to the uber talented Tamara from the Stamping Chef x

Oh my I LOVED doing this one, she is such a delight to colour :D

The image is We Like It Dirty and I have coloured her up with my Graph'it Marker pens - I chose red and pink for the image to make her pop from the card and hopefully I achieved that!

Now to the backing and the gorgeous embellies......they are all from a gorgeous set called Don't Stop Mixed Media Papers and Elements Bundle, yes ALL the embellies are from that set!  I am in love!  The bottle tops are so easy to print and cut and bend up, and the newsprint butterflies are just amazing, book page leaves, the speech bubble and the wording.....

These are just a VERY small selection of what you get!  You really should check it out :D
I did sneak in another backing paper, the script is from Silk Promises backing papers set from The Stamping Chef and it was too yummy not to put on there :D

So there we are.....I loved this one and thank you once again for taking the time to visit my blog and I look forward to reading your comments and seeing your fabulous entries for the challenge :D

Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xx

Challenges:
Glitter and Sparkle - must use pink
TTCRD - anything goes 23/9  UPDATE - THIS DESIGN WON YAY 30/9/14
We Do Doobadoo - mascaline make -mines a very sexy card for the man who's worth it!
Creative Card Crew - 71 Twine - twine round the butterflies and leaves
Graph'it Marker Challenge - use pink 38 - sexy pink top!
CCC Digi creations - for the man in your life; my smexy card is for a mans that worth it!

A new challenge for you and me!

Hello again,

Very exciting news indeed - I have joined The Stamping Chef Design Team :)  I totally love Tamara's images so this is very very exciting for me indeed and it gives me the chance to share a new challenge with you :)

The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog runs weekly challenges with the theme 'Anything Goes' and here is my first DT inspiration for you....

Isn't the image adorable!
I have used Cogsey Copperpot from the steampunk collection and coloured her with my Graph'it Marker Pens
Skin: 4120, 4115, 4155, 4145
Hair: 1230, 3210, 3245
Clothes: 5210, 5220, 3150, 3170, 9509, 9507, 9504, 9501

The backing paper and tags are from the wonderful MichelleR Designs and I have layered vintage lace over the top.
The die cuts were all cut on my sillouette and coloured black with a marker pen then rubbed over with red and then gold Buff It from Pinflare (my new love!).
I added flower lace to the edging and a couple of wood hearts (also coloured with red Buff It) and that was it :)

Thank you for visiting and for sharing my first DT bost for the fabulous The Stamping Chef Challenge Blog, I really look forward to seeing all your entries :)

Don't forget there is also a Facebook group where you can share all your TSC makes!  You can take a peek following the link here to Facebook.

Please pop a comment in before you leave as I love reading your feedback :)

Happy Crafting x

Sandie xxx

Challenges:
Fitztown Challenge - 52 Anything goes 2of2
Glitter and Sparkle challenge - use a digi 101
The Ribbon Girl - add ribbons (lace ribbon edging)
Crafts Galore challenge - 9 make a card 2of3
 Brown Sugar Challenge - 110 use lace 2of3
 Crafting at the weekend - 5 AG 1of
Crafting from the heart - 35 AG
http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - 26 AG 1of
A step in the Dark - 10 AG, steampunk
Creative card crew - 70 steampunk or urban (mine's steampunk)