Seeing Red...but in a totally good way :D

Hello Again,

Well, this is my final scheduled post for the Diva's by Design Challenge Blog as I mentioned a while ago, Rebekah has decided to close the challenge blog at the end of the year and I want to say to her and the team that I've had a ball :D  It's been a totally awesome team and challenge to be a part of so I hope I've done this final challenge DT piece justice for you hun xxx

The theme is Seeing Red!  Festive or otherwise, but we need to see red in your makes...so here's my final DT inspiration for you...

I used the theme colour RED as my focal point of the card and nested it into a pure white background!

But, to ensure I followed the theme I added a glorious red insert lol 

I have never tried a white on white background before and I am so happy with the way it turned out!

Here's what I used to make it:

Image: Tiddly Inks Wryn Goes Caroling
Colouring: with my Graph'it Marker Pens and an apology!  Because I have had so many cards to make for the holidays I totally forgot to mark down the colours used...but my red combo doesn't change, my fav is 5210, 5255, 5270, 5280 with a touch of 9407 to add real depth..I love the dark rich texture this combo gives.
Printed onto 300gsm Super Smooth card from That Craft Place - I have totally changed to this for my markers, its is totally amazing and give a fabulous blend with virtually no bleed through.
Backing: white paper layerd, with the top layer being embossed using an Xcut star embossing folder and the scalloped circle die also from Xcut.  Xcut dies can be found at The Craft Place.  The insert is a paper from DCWV that I have had for yonks
Embellies: Glittered voile from The Range, pearl string and glitter from my stash and snowflakes cut from my sillouette.  The Christmas tree is hand made TOP TIP alert!  Cut a piece of card in a rectangle with the smallest side being the width you want for the bottom layer of the tree...and cut into 3 equal pieces along the long edge...the cut a triangle triangles!  BUT on the 2nd on cut off a little from the width so its a little smaller and then do the same again for the 3rd (smaller than the 2nd obviously lol)...make sense...good...add a small rectangle for the trunk and drizzle cosmic shimmer glue (or PVA) then dust with glitter!  A tree from scraps yay.

Here's the close ups:

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Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xx

Challenges:
Use your stuff - 165 red and green
Tuesday Throwdown - 224 family Christmas
A Random Fan - 20 Christmas
Creative Inspiration - 293 AG
Buckwells crafty challenge - 3 Dec, Red
Inspiration Destination - 11 AG
FabnFunky challenge - 241 Christmas
Brown Sugar challenge - 123 Winter
The Cheerful Stamp Pad - 101 Signs of Christmas
The Ribbon Post - Dec, AG

It's time for Bling! Join us at the Crafting Muskateers....

Hello Again,

It's the 2nd of the Month and that means it's new challenge time at the Crafting Muskateers Challenge Blog and the theme this time is Bling!  So are we ready for a party!

The lucky winner of this months challenge will receive a fabulous crafty prize from Party Nights Creations :D

We're on a countdown to Christmas in our house so it can only be bling!  There's bling all over my crafty desk, the floor and most of us! So without further ado here is my DT bling inspiration.....

Now I think I may have gone for Bling overload lol but I do so loooove bling!

Here's what I used to make it:

Image: Snow Queen Sassy from Sassy Studio Designs coloured with my Graph'it Marker pens
Background and insert: Snowflake paper I made using London Grey Momento ink and 3 snowflake stamps from the Frosty Snowman clear stamp set from Inkylicious (see an earlier post with the skating snowman!  Crafting with company post)
Embellies: Rolled flowers made with a Creative Expressions die; Glittered Voile from The Range; White spiral stems from That Craft Place; Pearls from Hobby House; Star die and Flower edge die from Noor Designs! UK and touches of Versamark Brilliance ink in aqua (its a trio set)
Final touches; a touch of snow added by using Gesso mixed with cornstarch and placed on the flowers etc using a glue spreader....I love the effect it gives xx

Here's the close ups:

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Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xxx

Challenges:
Glitter and sparkle challenge - 113 use some snow (on flowers, stars and all around x)
The Pink Elephant - 279 photo inspiration
Through the Purple Haze - 70 all about Christmas
Love to Create - Get in Shape (I have used stars, rectangle, square and circle beads)
Not Just Cards - #7 AG
Just Inspirational challenge - snowflakes (hand stamped on backing)
Tuesday Throwdown - 223 use bling!
Creative Knockout challenge - 65 all that glitters (I've a lot of glitter sparkling away lol)
Creative Fingers - 58 AG
Art by MiRan challenge - 20 AG