Final DYSU as DT for me!

Well firstly Sorry this is late! I had heaps of problems with blogger yesterday, couldn't even log in!

Well this week is week 26 of DYSU.  It is the end of my six month term and as I have quite a lot going on here at the mo, I decided to bow out now.  I have had such fun and at times it has certainly been challenging.  I am so glad I did it as it has made me get outside my comfort zone.  A big Thank you to Alison, Janna and the team for including me in this venture! 

Today's Challenge is:

SQUARES

I used a Spaceship image today from the Stamping Boutique.

I used some lovely black sparkly paper/card that a friend gave me.  The blue matting was some packaging saved from something!

I addedsome square bling to the corner and covered the dome of the spaceship in crystal effects with added glitter.

Head on over to DYSU to check out the cool prizes and load up your 'square' creations!

DYSU: Mustard, Mauve & Pink

This week's challenge over at DYSU is a colour challenge:

Mauve, Mustard and Pink!

When I heard what the colour combo was I thought 'Yuk'!! But I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome.  I love how challenges get you to work outside your comfort zone.  I went for bright colours instead of pastels, hope that's ok.

I used a Meljen image: A Girl and her Kitty, available from Whimsy Stamps one of today's sponsors.

I used this weeks sketch at Card Patterns.  But turned it upside down and took a bit of a liberty with the sentiment flag!

I used a luxurious piece of velvet ribbon that is so soft!

Today's Sponsors are:

Whimsy Stamps

Coco Dingo Stamps

Have a lovely day and be sure to link up your creation to the DYSU blog!

DYSU: Use a Star!

This week's challenge at DYSU is:

Use a Star!

I used an image from JLJ Designs called Lighty Duck.  Getting ready for Christmas! And I already know who this one is earmarked for!

Today's sponsors are:

Little Musings

JLJ Designs

Pixie Dust Studio

So hop on over to DYSU and load up your project using a star!

DYSU: Birthday!

So todays DYSU challenge is an easy one!

Birthday

Now looking at the inspiration picture I'm disappointed I didn't add in a little rainbow theme, I'm sure you all know how I much I love rainbows! Ah well next time!

Today I used an image from Pink Cat Studio called Fairy Lily on a Swing.

I used last week's sketch from Mojo Monday.  I also took inspiration from the challenge over at Jay Gee's: the colours and the spotty mirror at the top.

Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to head on over to DYSU to load up your birthday themed creation.  There are three super sponsors this week:

Bugaboo

Pink Cat Studio

Crafty Emma's Store

DYSU #22: Orange

This week the challenge at DYSU is:

ORANGE

I have to say Orange has to be my least favourite colour! So this was to be a challenge! I used an image from one of our sponsors this week: Karen's Doodles, called Sweep me off my Feet. Which by the way, I LOVED! Just look at the way they are looking adoringly into each other's eyes!  There are heaps of other wonderful images over there too so be sure to check it out.

As you can see I'm still really into fussy cutting at the mo, especially since I found my sharp scissors this morning!  I just really like the effect of cutting the image out and raising it up on dimensionals.

Our sponsors today are:

Copic Marker Scrapbooking

Karen's Doodles

Inky Impressions

So make sure to load up your ORANGE creation to the DYSU blog!

DYSU: Animals

Hi all - I'm finally back! After a hectic and exhausting couple of weeks we are back home and starting to settle back into routines and get over the crippling jetlag.  Sorry for the absence.

Today I'm sharing my card I made for the DYSU Challenge.

This week's theme is:

ANIMALS

I used a super cute image from one of our very own Design Team members: Miranda!

I've used this week's colour challenge over at the Colour Q.  Haven't played along there for a while so that was nice to join in!

Lots of sponsorship fun going on at DYSU this week with Stitchy Bear and Miranda.  Be sure to load up your animal creation over at DYSU.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

DYSU: Purple

Just a quick post for the DYSU challenge this week folks as I'm afraid my family recieved some sad news this week and so our minds are elsewhere.  For all the details please head on over to the DYSU blog.

The theme this week is:

Purple

I used an image from one of the sponsors and decided to make a garland for my daughter's room instead of a card.

This will probably be my last post for a couple of weeks.

DYSU: Make it POP!

Well, what a lot of comments I had last week from the blog hop! Always makes you feel nice, so thank you!

Today the challenge over at DYSU is:

Make it Pop!

I used an image from Stitchy Bear (one of today's sponsors!) called Krizza.  I decided to make her a bit wild with GREEN hair! By the way she is on offer at the mo and reduced by 30% to $2.10!

Given that the theme was to Make it Pop, I made it Pop in three ways: Colour; dimensionals (front image); and pop up (inside - we'll get to that!).  Despite being urged to make it pop in a fourth way by my juvenile family (!) I refrained! but it did lead to some amusing conversations! Makes you wonder who the juvenile is sometimes!

I took a piece of  kraft card and embossed it, but before running it through my machine, I inked up one side of my embossing folder so the ink would transfer to the non popped up embossed bit - oh see I did do four types of popping!! LOL! Then I added a bit more black in on top of some of the embossed bits!

I ruffled a piece of fabric and then sewed it in place on the card.  I'm loving playing with the skin copics, still following the Annika's tutorial that I talked about last week in the Strongman post! Loving the results, maybe if you click on the image above you might be able to see more clearly.

And this is the inside.  I curled up a bit of wire and stuck it to the card and the sentiment so that now it springs off the page!  Added a bit of co-ordinating fabric.

Our sponsors today are:

  

Head on over to the DYSU website to see more of the DT creations and to upload you Popping Creation!

DYSU 16: Easter Blog Hop!

Firstly a big Welcome to any newbies along for the DYSU blog hop! Pull up a chair and feel free to have a browse around!

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Today I have two projects to share with you for our awesome DYSU Easter Blog Hop!  We have four sponsors this week providing prizes for four randomly picked lucky entants.  Plus a prize for the Blog hop Winner. Plus I get to giveaway the Windy Day image I used below from Stretch and Bubbles to one lucky commenter! And if you hop along to all the other DT members, they are giving images away too! Yay!

Here are my two cards.  The first one uses the Windy Day image from Stretch and Bubbles that I am able to give away to one lucky commenter.

I paper pieced the image, after printing it onto kraft card.  This has to be one of my all time favourite colour combos!

Here's a close up of the little metal flower that I made, I'm planning on adding a tutorial for that next week so make sure to pop back or follow along so you don't miss it!

And my second card uses an image from another one of today's sponsors: Amber Ink.  The image from a set called Hostess with the Mostess.  It comes with a whopping 20 digi stamps! Heaps of things for you to put onto her tray.  But given that it was Easter I added my own topping, yummy Easter Eggs! I also used Digital papers from the shop too!

I added some lace trim to the underskirt and gave dimension to the skirts!

The Sponsors this week are:

Amber Ink

Stretch 'n' Bubbles

Papiersalat

Little Claire

So just to recap....

1. Be sure to hop along to all the blogs and comment for your chance to win free images from Stretch 'n' Bubbles - The next one is Marcy
2. Whilst you're there collect the letters and figure out the mystery phrase, then head on over to DYSU and email the phrase in.
3. Make sure to load up your card to stand a chance of winning one of our sponsor prizes or being picked as one of our top 3 (or both LOL!)