At The Beach

Good morning all!

It's Monday, which means we have a new challenge for you over at 

Eureka Stamps, where the theme for this week is

#149 At The Beach

Here's my DT inspiration card!

As you can see, I went more for what you can see from the beach!

(I'm sorry about the photo but I just couldn't get this to look straight at all!)

 As soon as I saw this gorgeous mermaid, I just had to use her!

(She is Digi 6003 Lg Mermaid.)

I made a shaker card, 

The shaker part is a little acetate pocket, with the image placed behind it, inside the card.

(makes her look like she's underwater)

I used an A5 base, which I covered with some patterned vellum from Lidl,

then die cut an aperture in the centre.

I used a slightly bigger die to cut the acetate for the pocket.

I sealed the acetate on 3 sides, filled with lots of little beads & sequins, then

 covered with a frame which I had doodled around with my Sakura Stardust pens.

Then stuck to the base.

On the inside I added a pattern paper which matches the veullum, 

then added the image! Here's a closer look at her.

I had great fun colouring the image with my promarkers & Sakura Stardust pens.

I love the sparkly effect that the stardust pens give!

I cut her out using the same die as the aperture, inked with some distress ink, 

whilst still in the die, then placed her so that she was 

visibe through the shaker window.

Can't wait to see what you create for our At The Beach challenge!

I'd like to enter this card in a couple of challenges:

Hannah & Friends - Shaker Card

Crafty Cardmakers - Water

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Pile It On - Water/By The Water

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything Goes/On The Beach

Fairy Tale - Under The Sea

Fussy & Fancy - Beach Fun

Crafty Gals Corner - Under The Sea

DoubleClick Skittles - From The Sea

Think Pink

Hi all, here I am with my DT Inspiration card for this months

Think Pink 

challenge at The Crafting Cafe.

Here's my card

I've used  the pretty Happy Little Mermaid Stamp from our sponsor

Aurora Wings

To make my little Shaker Step Card.

The paper I have used is by Papermania.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers, Flexmarkers & a Sakura

Glitter Gel pen. The little beads & hearts are from my stash 

as are the little padded hearts on the front.

The sentiment was done on my pc using a free font called

Seaweed Script, you can find it here.

I hope you will take the Breast Cancer Awareness message behind 

this challenge & I personally challenge you to check your boobies regularly for any 

changes or abnormalities. Not sure how? Look here for more information

After you've done that, make something pretty in 

Pink & link up here!

Thanks for dropping in!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Digi Choosday Challenge - Birthday Celebrations

Die Versions - Thnk Pink Blog Hop

Dragonfly Dreams - Mainly Pink

Quirky Crafts - Let's Quirky Frame It

Scrapbook Blessings Club Tutorial Challenge  - Anything Goes/Shaker Card

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything Goes With A Twist Of Pink

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes/ Add a charm

4 Crafty Chicks - Happy Birthday

Miriam's Crafting Blog Monthly Challenge - Shades Of Pink

A Baby Is Born

Good Morning lovely blogger, I have  card to share today!

The current challenge theme over at The Crafting Cafe is 

A Baby Is Born!

Interpret as you will, create a project & link it up so we can all 

come over to visit your blog & Oooh & Ahh over it! lol

Here's my creation!

I've made a little shaker Christmas card.

The image is AKV Nativity Baby Jesus from our sponsor 

Bugaboo Stamps.

The base card is 5"x5" Kraft & the papers are from my stash!

I've had them for ages but don't know who they are by as they came in a goodie box 

as far as I can recall! I added some good old Peel Off borders which are 

actually the waste from between bubble border strips. The little dots are

also waste from the middle of the bubbles.

Sorry about the photos but it was really windy outside where

I normally take my pics & the card almost blew away several times.

It has gotten so shaken up that the glitter has gone a bit static

& is clinging on to the acetate! lol.

There is actually a little silver fibre bow at the bottom of the shaker

window but I'm not sure you can make it out in the photo! lol

Thanks for popping by! I do hope you can play in the challenge!

I'd like to enter my card in a few challenges:

Loves Rubber Stamps - Round Or Square Cards

Crafty Boots - Christmas

Fashionista Challenge - Christmas

Kaboodle Doodles - Song Or Quote (Away In A Manger)

Lexi's Creations - Sparkle & Shine

Ooh La La Creations - Inspired by a song (Away In A Manger)

Great Impressions - Square Card

Robyn's Fetish - Put A Frame Around It

My Time To Craft - Aperture

The Hobby House - Christmas

Totally Gorjuss - Die Cuts & Punches

Delicious Doodles - Christmas In August

Stamping With The Dragon - Christmas In August

Shake It Up, It's Sunday

Hey all,

Lets get shaky this Sunny Sunday!

It's time for a new challenge over at 

The Crafty Pad 

& this week we want you to make a shaker card!
Here's mine

The image I have used is Rocking Horse from The Crafty Pad Designs

Such a cute image don't you agree?
The layout is from my mind eye!

I coloured up the image with Promarkers & cut out with a scalloped circle nestie.
I used two design papers from my stash! These are digital papers from
Cardmaking Downloads,
sorry I don't have the links for them at this time but if I find them soon I'll add them in!

To make my shaker section I cut a frame out of my design paper using 

the same size scalloped circle nestie with a smaller one inside.

I also cut out a scalloped circle of acetate. 

I stuck the acetate to the frame & then added foam spots all the way around.

Next I added the little heart confetti to the frame then stuck the image

 face down onto the frame.

I find it helps to run a glue stick over the foam dots as this gives you a little bit of 

leeway to get everything in just the right place!

The sentiment circle is also from The Crafty Pad Designs

I cut it out with an inverted scalloped circle & coloured it with Promarkers 

then matted onto a scalloped circle of DP

I added 3 buttons to the tabs at the top, just to finish off my card.

I also added a little teddy charm tied in a ribbon bow.

Sorry I didn't get a close up pic of that!

Our Sponsor this week in the lovely 

Joanna Sheen 

who is offering a £10 Voucher for her fab online store!

This card was made with the following challenges in mind:

Kenny K's Crafty Girlz Add Layers

Allsorts You've been Framed

Designed 2 Delight Anything Goes

Ellephantastic Add some layers

Send A Smile For Kids  Use a Punch Or Die Cut

Sweet Stampin Babies & or Little Ones

Craftmad Fairies Digi Days Must Use a Digi - Buttons

Crafty Ann's Scallops or Fancy Borders

Digi Doodles Shop's Best Recipe 1 Ribbon 2 DP's 3 Buttons

Crafts and Me Blue Or Blue Greens