One Stop Craft Challenge 14

Last week's challenge of 'Charmed', set by Maggie, had some great entries. The winner will announce the winner of the Crafters Companion CD Rom - Vintage Florals later on today over one the challenge blog.

This week our challenge has been set by Nikki from our design team and the theme she has chosen is........
Buttons and Bows

You can include both buttons and bows in your craft piece - or you can have either buttons or bows. So as long as you have a button or a bow somewhere on your craft piece you will qualify for this challenge. As always any type of craft is welcome, the more variety the better.

This weeks prize has been donated by Shelley of One Stop Card Crafts and is.......
Selection of embossing powders worth £10.00

Here is a little inspiration, and rember to visit the challenge blog to see more fab creations from our design team and of course details of how to enter.

Happy Crafting

Shelley xx

Murray & Ethel Card Inspiration

I am loving the Murray & Ethel stamps from Creative Expressions. There are so many things you can do with them. Here is one I made at the weekend - Party Ethel.... I used English paper company backing paper, Orchid Polka Dot 15mm Ribbon, Pink Dew Iridescent card, Paper Flower (Craftime just pots) and Cosmic Shimmer Iridescent Water Colours Set 4

Happy Crafting

Shelley xx

One Stop Craft Challenge 13

A big thank you to all who took part in challenge 12, which was set by Eleanor. We saw some lovely craft work and the winner of the Jolly Nation 'Friends' stamp will be announced later on today.

On to this week's challenge, it has been set by Maggie and has the theme...

charmed

So all you need to do is ensure that a charm is somewhere on your craft piece. As always any type of craft is welcome, the more variety the better.

So why not pop along to the One Stop Craft Challenge Blog for more inspiration and details of how to enter.

Happy Crafting

Shelley xx

Little Lovins Football Keyring

You Will Need..

1 Sheet of Shrink Plastic

1 Keyring

Beads

Ink Pad

Little Loving Stamp

Colour Medium, pens, h2o's etc.

Heat Tool.

Hole Punch, Eylet Tool,

Instructions.

* Ink up the stamp and stamp this onto the sheet of shrink plastic (be careful not to smudge). Now colour the image on the opposite side that you stamped. The colour will intense when the image has been shrunk.

* Cut around the image leaving around 2mm from the edge of the printed image, then with your eyelet tool punch a hole where you will be putting your keyring fob.

*Using your heat tool, hold this over the shrink plastic, use a pair of tweezers or something similar so it won't blow away.

* Now to attach the image to the keyring, I have used a piece of wire that I have beaded and then simply put this onto the keyring fob but you really can just attach the image to the keyring without the beads.

Designed & created by Donna

Blog Candy

Well that was quick, I have reached 1000 hits on my counter so here is some blog candy up for grabs. This will be open untill the 31st January and the winner will be picked at random.

All you need to do is place a link to my blog from your blog and comment on this post so I know who to enter.

This blog candy consists of:

1 Anna Griffin rubber stamp

1 sheet of Darice family rub on's

1 pack of gold jewels

1 pack of floral toppers

1 English paper co stack - mocha

1 Making Memories brad value pack

1 assorted A5 starburst paper pack

1 Handmade paper pack

1 pack Stix 2 glitter A6 card blanks

So good luck everyone, thanks for looking at my blog.

Happy crafting

Shelley xx

Blog Candy at Luvocardz

Just wanted to let everyone know that Donna (Luvocardz) has some great blog candy on offer. All you need to do is leave a comment and post a link on your blog to hers.

You can also find some great inspiration at luvocardz, so why not take a peek.

Shelley xx

Award

A big thank you to Paula who has awarded me with a 'one lovely blog award'. I have to pass this on to 7 blog buddies so here we go:

1 - Maggie

2 - Donna

3 - Sharon

4 - Nikki

5 - Maree

6 - Eleanor

7 - Tracy

Shelley xx

One Stop Craft Challenge 12

It is Saturday again and time for a new challenge. Last weeks challenge which was set by Donna, 'Take a punch' saw some lovely craft work entered, so a big thank you to all who submitted they're craft work and a winner will be picked at random later today.

This weeks challenge has been set by Eleanor and the theme for this week is.....

'Craft like an Egyptian or Countries in general'

As always any type of craft work is welcome.

This week we have up for grabs...
Jolly Nation Friends Rubber Stamp

Donated by Shelley from One Stop Card Crafts

The card I made is with an Egyptian theme and i used Kanban Toppers which I love.

Egyptian Pyrmage Topper Card

Items used:

Kanban A4 Foiled & Die cut Toppers - Red Egyptian Goddesses

Sheet of A4 Kanban Card - Papyrus

Sheet of Kanban Foiled Adhesive Paper Ribbons - Egyptian

Foam Pads

Adhesive 9mm Double Sided Tape

Tools:

Paper Trimmer, Score Board

Instructions:

1) Take the papyrus card and using your score board crease and fold to A5.

2) Remove the four toppers from the topper sheet, keep one to one side.

3) Take another topper and using a paper trimmer cut 8mm of each side of the topper.

4) With the next topper trim 16mm from all edges.

5) The last topper then wants to be trimmed, again around all the edges by 24mm.

6) Take a piece of the paper ribbon, peel away the backing and secure across the middle of the card, then using double sided tape, fix the original sized topper to the centre of the card.

7) Using foam pads (I used 2mm and doubled them up) carefully build up the image to create a pyramage topper, making sure you fix them largest to smallest.

8) To finish the card, I used some of the gold border that was still on the topper sheet just to create 2 little pyramids in the top corners of the card.

Shelley xx

For more inspiration check out the challenge blog and our design team's blogs.

Rosie Kanban Toppers Review

Shelley from One Stop Card Crafts sent me these lovely Kanban topper's and card to review The Topper's are called Rosie and Card is called Vintage Poppy.As soon as i saw them i fell in love with them they look so stylish and elegant and they are so easy touse. They are die cut so no scissors required but my top tip is just to use a craft knife or scissors to just snip the topper out of the card that way you rip and spoil your topper's.

They are ideal for making that last minute card the 2 card's i made took no time at all. I would really recommend these Kanban items as i loved working with them and i think they are great value for money.

Paula

You Add Colour to My Life!

You will need:

A square card blank

Set 1 of Little Lovin's U Mount Rubber Stamp Plate

A4 Sheet of light Blue Card

A4 Sheet of lemon Card

1 Sheet of Kanban's Funky Daisy Card

A Piece of White card to Stamp your Image

A4 Sheet of Dark Blue Card

Craftime Decorative Token's

Yellow Just Pot's Funky Flower's

Stick on Gem's

Navy Blue Ribbon

Double Sided Tape

And the Following Craft Tool's

Your prefered Colouring Medium

Craft Knife

Metal Ruler

Acrylic Block

Instruction's

1) Stamp your image onto white card
.
2) Colour in your stamped image with you preferd
colouring medium.

3) Cut your piece of light blue card a little smaller
than your white square card then stick that
onto your white card leaving a small boarder.

4) Cut a piece of navy blue card sized 12 & half cm
by 8 & half cm then cut a piece of lemon card
sized 12cm by 8cm now stick the lemon card
onto the navy blue card.

5) Cut a piece of navy blue card sized 13& half cm
by 9& half cm then cut a piece of the Kanban
daisy card sized 13cm by 9cm now stick the
Kanban card onto the navy blue card.

6) Take the Kanban card and attach some navy
blue ribbon and a decorative token to the
bottom of the card.

7) Stick the kanban card to the bottom left hand
side of your sqaure base card then take your
lemon card and stick this to the top right
side of your base card.

8) Take your stamped image and a piece of
navy blue card sized 7cm by 12cm and stick
your stamped image onto the navy card.
Now stick this on the right hand side of your
base card.

9) Layer up 3 flowers and stick them in the top
left hand corner of your card then add a gem
to the centre.

10) Stamp your sentiment on to a small piece
of light blue card and add gem's. Now stick
slanted onto your card.

Your card is now finished.

Designed & created by Paula

You Will Need
A4 Lilac Spotted Card
Little Lovin's Stamp Set 1
4 Dovecraft Metallic Eyelets
Lilac Polka Dot Ribbon
White Card for stamping
Colouring medium

Tools
Score Board
Eyelet Setter
Scissors
Double Sided Tape
Pencil
3mm Foam Pads

Instructions:
1. Take your A4 Lilac Spotted card and score it at 2inches, 5 inches, 7 inches and 10 inches. Rotate the card by 90 degrees and score it at 2 inches and 7 inches.

2. Remove the sections as shown in the photograph below using your craft scissors. The photograph shows the bottom of the box at the top and the lid is the piece at the bottom. Snip down the sections of the bottom of the box to the first score line. Then make a scallop pattern on the lid piece. On the scalloped piece make 2 eyelet holes and attach 2 of the eyelets into them.

3. Fold your box along the creases. Attach double sided tape one of the larger bottom sections and close these up by folding the 2 small side sections in first, followed by the large section without the DST and finally the large section with the DTS. Remember to tuck the flap on the side inside the box. Secure the flap with either more double sided tape or some strong glue. Pinch the side sections at the top of the box.

4. On the lid, make another score line half way between the edge and the score at the back of the box. Fold this piece over to the front of the box. With a pencil, mark the 2 places for the eyelets and attach the final 2 eyelets in place.

5. Fill the box with your chosen treats. Thread ribbon through the eyelets and secure it with a bow.

6. Stamp your image onto plain white card and colour it in with your chosen medium. Cut the image out, attach 3mm foam pads to the reverse (I only used one pad at the bottom of the balloon because it overlaps the lid slightly). And stick your stamp to the box.

Designed & created by Sharon

Kanban Concept Cards

I have been playing this weekend with some Kanban Concept card kits that are new in stock. We have 12 new designs in stock and here are some pictures of what I made up.

They are really easy to make, so if you want a nice card but don't have a great deal of time then these are perfect, these concept cards are also perfect for beginners who will find it easy to pick up the first steps of card making. Each design comes with a pre creased card blank with envelope, borders, sentiments and toppers. You can leave them as they are or add gems, ribbons, brads, glitter etc. Also when you have finished there are plenty of bits left so you can create more cards, tags, bookmarks and more. Which means they are great value for money. I am currently in the process of making some cards with the left overs so you can see what I mean.

They are already a popular seller at our online craft store and looking at the designs it is easy to see why.

Happy Crafting

Shelley xx

Little Lovins - Life's a pitch

You will need
White square card
Image and Words from Creative Expressions Little Loving Kids Set 1
Scrap White card
Colouring Medium
Blue and Red Paper
Red Spotty Ribbon
Buttons
Coloured Thread
Double Sided Tape
Stix 2 Doubled Sided Foam Pads
Black Stamping Ink

Tools
Craft Knife
Circle Cutting System or Compass

1) Stamp image onto some white card, colour in and cut round with a craft knife. Stamp the words onto the red paper and cut a circle around them using a compass or cutting system. The circle itself measures 5cm across.
2) Cut another circle from the red paper measuring 5.5cm across.
3) Cut a large circle from the blue paper measuring 8.5cm and then cut a smaller circle measuring 8cm from the middle. This will leave you with a thin open circle.
4) Cut another circle from the blue paper this time measuring 6cm across.
5) Using the double sided tape stick the ribbon to card 2cm from the bottom.
6) Stick the open circle to the top corner of the card.
7) Using a foam pad stick the plain red circle to the image so it is behind the beach ball. Stick the blue circle to the card using double sided tape followed by the red circle with the words which over laps the blue circle.
8) Add the image to the card using double sided foam pads on the image and double sided tape behind the red circle. It sits in the centre of the card and the red circle will over lap both blue circles.
9) Push the thread through the button holes and tie at the front. Cut to the same width as the button and stick onto the open blue circle with double sided tape.



Designed & created by Nikki

One Stop Craft Challenge. Challenge 10 winner

Thank you so much for all the great entries we had into our challenge 10. There were some amazing entries and it was a pleasure to visit all your blogs.
We have a winner of the Mary Anne's Quote stack, and it is:

Patricia - Le Crafter
Congratulations , you should have real fun with this Quote Stack.

Challenge 11 'Take A Punch' Donna's Challenge

Well its Saturday again and I don't know where the week has gone. Anyway this weeks challenge has been set by Donna from our one stop design team and she has set the theme of
'Take a punch'
I found this challenge interesting and at first a bit difficult but it is really quite easy. All you need to do is some kind of punching on your craft work, this could be a hole punch, shaped craft punch, pricking, stitching etc.
Please visit the challenge blog for more details on how to enter and remember there is loads of inspiration on our design members blogs.
This is my example of this weeks challenge card, I used 2 different sized flower punches.

Details of materials used and how to make this card will be uploaded soon.

Happy Crafting

Shelley xx

Tangerine Dream

For This Project, You Will Need:
Equipment:
Scissors
12” Rule
Pencil
Fancy Edge Scissors
Bone Folder
Materials:
A4 White Card with Gold Foiled Flowers
Orange Glitter Card
Yellow Card
2 Large Yellow Flowers
4 Small Yellow Flowers
Glue Stick or Double-Sided Tape
Stix 2 – 1mm Double-Sided Foam Pads

Method:
1.
Cut a piece of the white card with gold foiled flowers measuring 21cm x 20cm and fold in half to make a DL sized card.
2.
Cut a piece of yellow card, measuring 21cm x 5cm. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the reverse and cut along this with fancy edged scissors. Do the same with a piece of orange glitter card, measuring 21cm x 4cm.
3.
Layer the orange glitter card on top of the yellow card using double-sided tape or glue stick and apply to the corners of the card, as shown.
4.
Use a bone folder (or pair of scissors etc.) to shape the petals on all of the flowers.
5.
Using Stix 2 – 1mm double-sided foam pads, layer one flower on top of another of the same size, rotating the top flower slightly to show the petals underneath. This will give you 3 flowers.
6.
Cut one 1.5cm diameter circle and two 0.5cm diameter circles from the orange glitter card and apply to the centres of the flowers.
7.
Stick the flowers to the card, as shown, using the double-sided foam pads (if you want less height, just use double-sided tape).

Designed and Created by Eleanor

Have A Ball

To Make This Card You Will Need:

Mic Assorted Ribbon Craft Pack (Silver)

Embellishments. Football

Masculine 3mm brads

Little Lovins Stamps. Set 1

Designer Paper. Charcoal Prints. One piece cut to 105mm x 130mm

Silver Mirror Card Cut to 110mm x 135mm

White Deckle Edge Card. 128x175

Craft Foam Pads

Double Sided Tape

Colouring Medium.

Black Card Cut to 95mm x 120 mm

White Card Cut to 90mm x 115mm

Instructions.

* Stamp Little Lovins Footballer Boy onto the white card, then restamp him onto a scrap piece of paper and cut around the image on the paper, this is used to cover your image on the card (masking) Stamp the goal posts on top of the 'masked' footballer boy on your white card, remove the scrap piece of paper, you should now have a perfect image of the goal post behind the footballer boy. Colour him in. I have used a black prisma pencil and sansador but any colour medium will do, its your choice.

* Using double sided tape, stick the white card to the black card, then the black card to the designer paper and then onto mirror card, this is called matt and layering.

* I have now added my brads and football embellishments, I have used foam pads to attach the embellishments.

* Tie 18 inchs of mic ribbon around the edge of the card and tie. Then add the main image to the card using double sided tape making sure to leave enough space at the bottom for the sentiment.

* Take a piece of black card and cut to 35mm x 80mm and a piece of white card cut to 30mm x 75mm. Stamp the sentiment onto the white card and layer this onto the black card using double sided tape, add two more brads, one at each end and stick onto the bottom of your card.

Designed & created by Donna

Party Ethel

Materials:
A4 Orange Card

A4 Green Glitter Card

A4 Ivory Linen Paper

Murray & Ethel Stamp Set 1

U-Mount Cushion

Brads

Blue ink pad

Red ink pad

Colouring medium

6mm Adhesive tape

Foam Pads

Tools:

Paper trimmer

Scissors

Score board & scoring tool

How to make this card:

1) Get your A6 sheet of orange card, using your score board crease down the A4 fold line. Fold in half using the edge of your score tool (this gives you a crisp crease).

2) Using a paper trimmer, trim the orange card blank to 130mm x 130mm.

3) Next take your paper and trim to 125mm x 125mm and adhere to the card leaving a border of the orange around it.

4) Trim the green glitter card and adhere as above to the paper leaving a border.

5) Stamp your Ethel image onto some white card and when dry colour using a medium of your choice.

6) When this has dried, using your scissors trim around the image.

7) Trim an off cut of the A4 orange card, ink around the edges with the red ink and adhere Ethel using foam pads to the card.

8) Using brads to hold it in place, position onto the card blank.

9) Using another orange off cut stamp your chosen sentiment, ink the edges, trim and adhere to the card with foam pads.

Designed & created by Shelley

Strange & Wonderful!!

For This Project, You Will Need:
Equipment:
Scissors
12” Rule
Pencil
Felt Tip Pens (or other colouring medium of your choice)
Acrylic Stamping Block
Materials:

Lady with Bag Image and “Strange & Wonderful Relationship” Caption from
Murray and Ethel Rubber Stamp Set 1

Piece of U Mount

Red Stamp Pad

Piece of Scrap White Card

A5 Yellow Card (plus extra piece measuring 6.5cm x 3cm)

Piece of White Card with Gold Foiled Flowers

Double-sided tape or Glue Stick

Red Bow

Stix 2 – 2mm Double Sided Foam Pads

Method:

1.
Cut out the old lady image and caption from the Murray & Ethel Rubber Stamp Set and apply U Mount to the reverse.

2.
Stamp out the old lady image onto a piece of scrap white card and colour, using felt tip pens or your preferred medium.

3.
Stamp the caption onto a piece of yellow card, measuring 6.5cm x 3cm. Apply orange felt tip around the edge.

4.
Fold the A5 yellow card in half and then fold the front in half again (back against itself), as shown.

5.
Make a light mark on the front of the card 3.5cm from the bottom. Mark a wavy line from the top of the card to this mark and cut away the excess.

6.
Apply orange felt tip to the edges, as shown.

7.
Using the shape of the small bottom section on the front of the card as a template, cut a piece from the white card with the gold foiled flowers and apply using double-sided tape or glue stick.

8.
Using the same section of the card, draw the same shape, but on the reverse of the patterned card – cut this out and apply to the inside top right-hand corner of the card, as shown. Edge with orange felt tip.

9.
Apply double-sided foam pads to the back of the old lady image and position onto the card as shown.

10.
Apply double-sided foam pads to the back of the caption (be careful only to cover the section that will be attached to the card!) and apply as shown.

11.
Apply a red bow to the top centre of the card and some extra flowers randomly to finish.

Designed and Created by Eleanor

Life's A Beach!

You will need:
1 white card 14cm x 14cm
Image and words from Creative Expressions 'Little Loving Kids' Set 1
Red Paper
White and Blue Card
Mic Crafts Red Assorted Ribbon Pack
Craft time Bitty Bows
Patterned Paper
Double Sided Tape
Double Sided Foam Pads
Colouring Medium

Tools
Craft Knife
Ruler

Instructions
1) Stamp image and words onto white card and colour in. Cut around the image using a craft knife. Using double sided foam pads stick onto blue card and cut around the image leaving a small blue border. Repeat with the words.
2) Cut a square measuring 10cm x 10cm from the red paper and cut in half to leave a triangle. Using double sided tape stick to the bottom corner of the card.
3) Cut a rectangle from the patterned paper measuring 12cm x 5cm. Using the flower ribbon from the Mic Crafts Ribbon Pack, stick to the top corner of the rectangle and using double sided tape stick on to the card .
4) Stick the image and words onto the patterned paper using double sided tape
5) Cut a triangle from the red paper to fit into the top corner and a smaller one from the patterned paper. Add some of the flower ribbon to the patterned triangle. Stick the red triangle to the card and the patterned triangle on top of it.
6) Using 2 of the red Bitty Bows stick to the bottom corner of the patterned paper.

Designed & created by Nikki

Little Lovin's Flower Girl

Item's Used
A4 White Card

Set 1 Little Lovin's U Mount Rubber Stamp Plate

A piece of yellow card sized 21cm by 11cm

A piece of lilac card sized 20 & half cm by 10 & half cm

A piece of yellow card sized 12 & half cm by 7cm

A white Piece of card sized 12cm by 6 & half cm

this is for your stamped image

Yellow gingham ribbon

Yellow Just Pots Funky flower's

Stick on Gems

A piece of yellow card sized 1 & half cm by 8 & cm this is for your stamped sentiment.

Chosen ink for stamping

Chosen colouring medium

U mount mounting cushion A4

Stix2 2mm foam pad's

Stix2 double sided tape

Tool's Needed

Metal Ruler

Pencil

Acrylic Block

Craft Knife

Instruction's

1) Fold the A4 card into half creating a A5 card blank.

2) Take your lilac card and stick it onto your yellow card.

3) Attach your yellow gingham ribbon and your yellow flower's onto the lilac card in the centre

4) Stamp your image onto your piece of white card and colour in with your preferred colouring medium. When dry attach 4 small piece's of ribbon to each corner now mount onto your yellow card.

5) Attach foam pads to the back of your stamped image and stick it to the left hand side of your card.

6) Stamp your sentiment on the small piece of yellow card. then punch a small hole and attach some yellow gingham ribbon and add two gem's

7) Add 3 gem's to the top left hand corner and the bottom right hand corner.

Your card is finished.

Designed & created by Paula

One Stop Crafts Challenge 10

First I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. The first Saturday of 2009 brings a new challenge. Challenge 10 has been set by myself as below.

a sketch to include Buttons or brads

Please feel free to rotate the sketch and remember as usual all crafts are welcome.

This weeks prize is a lovely stack has been donated by Shelley of One Stop Card Crafts

Hot off the press - Mary Anne's Card Quotes

Here is my take on the sketch

How to make this card:

Materials: 1x A5 Brilliant White Card Blank

Sheet of backing paper

Little Lovins Stamp Set 1

3mm Party time Polka Dot Ribbon - Blue

Button

Stick on Rhinestone Squares

Adhesive, Foam Pads, Pigment ink, U-Mount Cushion and glue, medium of you choice to colour the stamped image

Instructions:

1) Take the Stamp and mount on to the cushion (or a mounting system of your choice). Stamp the image on to a piece of plain white card. When dry, colour using a medium of your choice. When you are happy with your image, cut out.

2) Cut a piece of backing paper to your desired size and adhere to the card blank. Using Sticky Foam Pads place the stamped image onto the backing paper.

3) Cut the ribbon so you have enough to wrap around the card, then take a button and thread onto the ribbon, tie a bow in the ribbon to hold it in place and trim off any excess.

4) Add a sentiment of your choice, I used a focal and foam pads to adhere it to the card.

5) To finish off, I used 2 square rhinestones in the corner of the backing paper.

Remember to check out the challenge blog for more inspiration and to enter the challenge.

Happy Crafting

Shelley xx