Challenge 22 Paula's Challenge 'Bling Tastic'

This week over at the One Stop Challenge Blog it is Paula's turn to set the challenge. She has chosen the great theme of 'Bling Tastic'.
We all love a bit of bling so all you need to do is add some to your craft work to make it sparkle!
I really enjoyed doing my butterfly bling card. I stamped the butterfly then coloured it in using shimmer chalk. I mounted this onto some patterned paper. I took a sheet of lovely patterned blue card stock from a pocket full of posies stack and stuck a load of 2.5mm clear gems on the dotted circles. It really sparkles when held upto the light. I added a 'spring' peel off sticker which you can't see very well from the picture.

One Stop Card Crafts have donated this weeks prize of a Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Set, so pop over to the challenge for loads of inspiration from our design team, details of how to enter and good luck everyone.

Shelley xx

African Sentiments Card Project

Instructions

You will need:

A6 cream card blank
Kanban African Gold card
Kanban Red African Sentiments
Kanban Bling 5mm Gems
Red Ribbon
Glue/Foam pads/Double sided tape
Scissors/Craft Knife/Cutting Mat

1. Cut a piece of the Kanban African Gold card to just slightly smaller than your card blank. Adhere to the front of the blank.
2. Select three sentiments that suit the card you want to make. On mine, I've used two "Thank You" sentiments, and one "I ♥ you". Carefully pop the sentiments out of the topper sheet, using a craft knife if necessary.
3. Cut three strips of red ribbon to fit across your card, and glue at equal points down the front, as shown.
4. Attach your chosen sentiments over the ribbons using foam pads.
5. Decorate with black or red bling gems, as desired.

Designed & created by Maggie

Paula's Blog Candy

Paula has some great blog candy on offer over at her blog Polly's Card Heaven to celebrate reaching 5000 hits. (congratulations Paula)
Make sure you check out her blog as there is some great stuff to inspire you.
Shelley xx

Rainbow Lady's Challenge 52

Ok I'm on a roll today and thought I would do another challenge. I came across Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog and she is celebrating her birthday and her blogs birthday this week, so she has set the theme 'birthday'. I had some nice paper and wanted to make a nice floral card. I love the sentiment stamp I found in my stash, I think it came free with a magazine.

Happy Crafting

Shelley xx

Creative Card Crew Challenge 3

This week over at the Creative Card Crew Challenge blog the theme has been set by Paula and is 'Warm Colours'. There is some great inspiration on they're blog so be sure to pop over and take a look. Anyway the card I have made is done using a mix of red and orange colours. I coloured the stamped butterfly using Cosmic Shimmer water colours which I think looks great, then I highlighted parts of the butterfly with Glossy Accents.

Happy Crafting

Shelley xx

One Stop Craft Challenge 21

Take a look at the One Stop Craft Challenge. This week it has been set by Nikki and the theme is 'Tag it!'. All you need to do is include a tag somewhere on your craft work. There is loads of inspiration from our design team on the challenge blog and details of how to enter.

This week I made my challenge card for my mum and here's what I used.

Materials:

1 x Pearescent Card Lilac

1 x Jolly Nation Luxury Bath Woman Decoupage Sheet

1 x A4 Glitz Card Cashmere

1 x sheet from DCWV Floral 6x6 Stack

3mm Kanban Stick on Pearls

Stickles

Foam pads

12mm tape

Happy Mothers Day Peel off Sticker

5mm Irridesent edge pink ribbon

Method:

1) Take the irridescent card, cut and crease to 145mm x 145mm

2) Trim the paper from the 6x6 stack to 135mm x 135mm, using double sided tape adhere to the card blank.

3) Cut out the Luxury Bath Woman decoupage image, layer it as directed on the sheet and mount onto a piece of Glitz card, Place this on the card using double sided tape.

4) With some of the Glitz card you have left cut a tag out and place the sentiment on the tag.

5) Attatch the ribbon to the tag and using foam pads adhere the tag to the card at a slight angle above the decoupage image.

6) Add 3mm pearls to the corners of the card.

7) Using one of the images left on the sheet, cut this out and adhere to the card in the bottom left hand corner.

8) To finish add some light coloured stickles to the decoupage image in various places to add a bit of extra sprkle.

Thanks for looking, please remember to visit the challenge blog and enter for your chance to win a great prize.
Happy Crafting
Shelley xx

Creative Card Crew Challenge

This week over at the Creative Card Crew Challenge blog the theme is no paper, keep it clean. I have made my card using card, flowers, ribbon and stick on pearls. I embossed some of the card with a texture plate I found and hadn't used before. This card is for my mother in law, so hope she doesn't visit my blog before Sunday, lol.

Shelley xx

One Stop Crafts Challenge Maggies Sketch

This week over at the One Stop Craft Challenge it is Maggies turn to set the challenge. She has set a great sketch and all you need to do is add a doodle. I used the new Crafters Companion Flower Fairy Buttercup on my card. The doodle I did on my card is the corners using a sakura pen. (I am not very confident when it comes to doodling on a card, so I did it in pencil first so if I wasn't happy with it I could erase it and start again).

So please visit the challenge for more inspiration from our design team and details of how to enter and this prize.

Happy Crafting

Shelley xx

Kanban Ladies Advert Topper Card Project

You will need:

A4 White Card plus a small piece of white card

Glossy Black Mirror Card

KanBan Enamel Glazed Card - Paisley Negative

Kanban Vintage Adverts Toppers - Ladies

2 x White heather sprays

1 white bow

3 Kanban Clear 3mm Bling Gems

Stix 2 3d Foam Pads

Glue and Double Sided Tape

Tools

Scissors or guillotine or other cutting instrument

Instructions:

1. Cut 2 pieces of Black mirror card, one measuring 14.5 cm x 14.5 cm and the other 8cm x 11 cm. Cut one piece of Kanban paisley enamel print card measuring 14 cm x 14 cm. Cut one piece of white card 8.5 x 11.5 cm.

2. Score the A4 card in half and trim it to make a square card blank. Take the Kanban Paisley print card and attach it to the large piece of black mirror card using double sided tape. Stick this to the front of the card blank, again using double sided tape.

3. Remove your chosen topper from the topper sheet. Stick the topper onto the small piece of black gloss card, and then onto the small piece of white card using double sided tape. Attach 3d foam pads to the reverse of the matted image.

4. Take the 2 flower sprays, place one with the end buds pointing up and the other with the buds pointing down. Twist the sprays together in the middle and remove the excess wire. Glue this onto the left hand side of the paisley paper on the card blank, then hide the twisted section by gluing the small white bow over the top.

5. Attach the matted topper to the card blank, and to finish it off use 3 small Kanban gems on the mirror matting of the topper on the top right corner.

Designed & created by Sharon

Creative Card Crew

There is a great new challenge blog just started today..
Creative Card Crew

It has been set up by four crafty women, Linda, Paula, Sharon and Tasha. I was really pleased when Paula asked me if One Stop Card Crafts would sponsor the first challenge and honored and excited when she asked me if I would be the guest designer.
The first challenge theme is 'something green'. The card above is my card and there is more inspiration from the girls over at the Creative Card Crew blog. So why not pop over and take a look, then make your something green card and enter.

Happy Crafting

Shelley xx

Jolly Nation 'Clanger's Decoupage' Card Projects

To make this card you will need:

Clangers decoupage Sheet
Clangers designer paper
Silver Mirror Card
Silver Ribbon
Velvet Plum Glitter Card
Silver Eyelets
Card Blank (148x210mm)
Peel Off Sentiment
Double sided Sticky Tape
Foam Pads
Eyelet Setter

Instructions

* Cut and layer Clangers decoupage sheet using foam pads, attack this to the Purple glitter card (100x100mm) using double sided tape.
* Take a piece of silver mirror card (105x105mm) and attach the purple glitter card with decoupage attached to this using double sided tape. Using an eyelet setter place a silver eyelet to each corner of this.
* Take the clangers designer paper (135x195mm) stick this to the silver mirror card (140x200mm) using double sided tape.
* Using an eyelet setter, place a silver eyelet on each corner of this card. Tie silver ribbon around the bottom of the card and attach to card blank using double sided tape.
* Now stick your image above the ribbon using foam pads.
* Take another piece of silver mirror card (95x30mm) attack a peel off sentiment and place a silver eyelet to each side of the sentiment, attack this to the bottom of the card using foam pads.



To make this card you will need:

Clangers decoupage sheet
Clangers designer paper
Card Blank (210x148mm)
Pink Mirror Card
Black Mirror Card
Silver Ribbon
Sticky Diamonte Gems
Peel Off sentiment
Double Sided Tape
Foam Squares
(Optional) For embossing, Cuttlebug and Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Instructions

*Cut and build up the layers of the Clangers Decoupage Paper using foam squares.
*Stick this image onto black mirror card (90mmx90mm) using double sided sticky tape.
*Randomly add diamonte gems to the mirror card.
*(Optional)Emboss top part of the pink mirror card (200x140mm) using the cuttlebug and swiss dots embossing folder.
*Stick clangers designer paper (100x135mm) to the bottom half of the pink mirror card using double sided tape.
*Take the silver ribbon and tie this around the join of the designer paper and the mirror board, then tie in a bow at the right hand side.
*Take the black mirror board with the image attached to it and using foam pads stick this to the front of the card.
*Take a small piece of pink mirror card (55x10mm) add a peel off sentiment and clear gem, attach this to the bottom of the card using foam pads.



Designed and created by Donna

Challenge 19 'Sorry'

This week over at the One Stop Craft Challenge, the challenge has been set by Tasha our guest designer who won a previous challenge.
Tasha has chosen the theme 'Sorry' for this week. So all you need to do is include the word Sorry on your craft work. So I would like to say a big 'thank you' to Tasha for setting this great challenge. I don't think I have made a sorry card before and I really enjoyed making this one.
This week we have donated the prize......
Rose Trio Wood Mounted Stamp

Please be sure to visit the challenge blog and enter. We welcome all types of craft and there is loads of inspiration from our design team.

This is my card for this weeks challenge.

I used the following craft goodies:

Dufex Fairie Poppet Die Cut Decoupage Sheet

Pink feathers

12 x 12 Sweet Pea Brenna (cut down to 130mm x 130mm)

Pink Ribbon Bows

New Kanban Toppers

Just wanted to let you all know that the brand new toppers have just arrived from Kanban and are now uploaded on to the online store. These toppers are gorgeous and appeared on tv last week and sold out! They are already selling fast and I'm not suprised, I will try get some card samples uploaded here tomorrow.

Shelley xx

Ivor the Engine Card & Picture Project

Ivor the Engine Card
To make this card you will need;
Ivor the Engine Decoupage Sheet 3
Patterned Paper
White card measuring 24.5cm x 17cm
Dark Green Card
Train Button
Light Green Card
Double Sided Foam Pads
Glue
Glue Dot

Craft Knife
Ruler
Pencil
Scissors

1) Cut the second and third images from the decoupage sheet and make up using the foam pads.
2) Fold the white card in half to create your card.
3) Using the pencil and ruler draw a line 1cm from the edge of the sides and top of the card front.
4) Place the image on the card keeping it inside the drawn border, and draw around the outline of the top of the image leaving a gap.
5) Using a craft knife carefully cut along the outline you have just drawn. Then cut along the border line that is on each side and along the top of your image line.
6) Glue the patterned paper to the front of the card and turn the card over. Using a craft knife cut the patterned paper to the same shape as the card.
7) Using double sided tape stick the dark green card to the inside of the card. I have cut the dark green card to 15cm x10cm so there is a white border around it.Using the double sided tape stick the image to the front of the card.
8) Cut a small oval from the light green card and after cutting the loop of the back of the train button, stick it to the front using a glue dot and then onto the dark green card.

To make the canvas you will need;
18cmx12cm Canvas
Ivor the Engine decoupage sheet 2
Glossy Black Card
Dark Green Card
Train Buttons
Double Sided Foam Pads
Glue Dots
Double Sided Tape

Craft Knife
Scissors
Ruler

1) Make up the decoupage image using the foam pads.
2) Cut the dark green and black glossy card to 17cm x 11.5cm.
3) Stick the black card onto the canvas using double sided tape.
4) Using the craft knife and the ruler cut a rectangle, .5cm away from the left side, top and bottom, from the green card measuring 14.5cm x 10cm. This will leave you with enough card to the right of the rectangle for the buttons to fit.
5) Stick the green card on top of the black card using double sided foam pads. Using double sided tape stick the image onto the black card showing under the green border.
6) Cut the loops of the back of the buttons and stick onto the green frame using glue dots.

Designed & created by Nikki