Inspiration Monday 25th Feb

Some more inspiration from our Design Team:

Geraldine M

Supplies: Image - Elisabeth Bell 'Creative Genius'

Copics and Promarkers

Papers: Echo Park Victoria Garden

Ribbon, pearls: The Ribbon Girl

Sentiment: Computer Generated

Sylvia

Supplies:

Image  Elisabeth Bell 'Summer Daze' 

Promarkers

Papers - free from magazine

Crystals - Rhinestones On Line

Flourish - Magnolia Doohickeys Die

Sentiment - LOTV Sentiment Stamp 

Ang

Supplies:

Image  Elisabeth Bell coloured with copics

Docrafts Papers

Claire

Supplies:

6x6 Kraft Craftwork Card Blank

Image - Elisabeth Bell (watercoloured with distress pens)

Design Papers - My Minds Eye (Life Stories Kraft cardstock)

Buttons - Prima

Spellbinders - Marvellous squares

Sentiments - Cosmo cricket

Ger

Supplies:

5x7 Scallop Card

Elisabeth Bell Digi Image

Docrafts Textured Card Stock

Copics to Colour

Inspiration Monday 18th February

Some more inspiration from our DT

Kaz

Supplies:

Elisabeth Bell Digi image Bell Horses - Li'l Princess Tu-tu

Promarkers

Spellbinders Dies

Ribbon

Flowers

Pins

Martha Stewart Heart Border Punch

Liquid Pearls

Claire

Supplies:

Elisabeth Bell Digi Image - winners image

Backing Papers - Whitewassh core-dinations & daisytrail driftwood paper

Prima Flowers

Spellbinders - Majestic Squares

Weathered Wood Distress Ink

Spectrum Noir Pens

Geraldine M 

 Supplies:

Image - Elisabeth Bell

Spectrum Noirs

Papers - Papermania Capsule

Sentiment - Simon Says Stamp

Memory Box Dies

Ribbon, slider - The Ribbon Girl

Barbara

Supplies

Image by Elisabeth Bell, coloured with Promarkers

Cardstock from Papermill

Backing papers, free from various mags

Tag sentiments from Lili Of The Valley

Buttons, twine, gems from stash

Meet the Team - Geraldine M

It's time to meet another member of the Design Team and it's Geraldine M's turn:

If you have a blog, what's the blog address..? 
http://www.cards-n-chocs.blogspot.ie/


How did you start crafting?
I've always enjoyed having a go at crafts, especially baking and jewellery, but about 4 years ago I asked a card maker to make a card for my Godson's 1st birthday.  It was gorgeous and I thought .... I could do that!

What is your favorite product line?
That changes with the weather!  Enduring favourites are Hero Arts and Ranger

What do you watch/listen to when you're creating?
I get very absorbed but if I remember to put music on it's usually The Killers or Coldplay.

What do you snack on while crafting?
Chocolate! Far too much!

Any paper crafting pet peeves?
Glues that don't survive in a warm room and bits of card and embellishments start sliding off when the card is displayed. Grrr.


Do you distress everything, not at all or somewhere in between?
In between, it depends on the type of card.

What is your favorite tool in your scrappy space?
My Cuttlebug

What is your favorite item in your scrappy space?
Currently, a tin of Inktense watercolour pencils.

When creating a project, do you plan it out or go with the flow?
I plan it out but it almost always ends up far from the plan.

What type of adhesive do you use?
My fave tape runner at the moment is Tombow - it has passed the warm room test.  For embellishments I've started using a hot glue gun.

What is your favorite kind of cardstock?
Love Neenah solar white for stamping and colouring.

Do you enjoy stepping out of your zone when creating new projects?
I don't like to be stuck with just one crafting style, I love to try other styles I admire but they don't always work out.

About how many projects do you create in a month?
Around 10 - I'd love to have time for more.

When is the best time for you to create?
School mornings!

What quality do you like and admire in others?
I love how crafty people are so generous with their ideas on the blogs.

Here are a couple of recent cards:

Inspiration Monday 11th February

Some inspiration from our DT

Doreen

Supplies used

Image - Elisabeth Bell

Backing Paper-Aimee Asher

Co-ordinations

Sentiment -Crafters Companion

Butterfly-Joy Crafts

Twine and Buttons my stash

Ang

 Supplies:

Image from Elisabeth Bell

Backing Paper from Hunkydory and Papermania

Blue card stock

Ribbon

Seam Binding

Distress Ink

Spellbinders Dies

Post it Notes

Sylvia

Supplies:

Image from Elisabeth Bell

White linen cardstock

Promarker pens

Computer generated sentiments

Challenge #8 Sponsored by Elizabeth Bell

Welcome to another challenge here at CBN,

We have decided that it is fairer to pick the overall winner by Random .org so without further ado the winner this month is:

 and that is Katie G

Well done Katie, please could you contact us to claim your prize (craftybn @ gmail.com - take out the spaces)

Top 3

Once again it was a tough job to decide, but we managed in the end and they are:

59. Alyce

123. Debbie S

191. Suzanne J Dean 

Well done girls, please feel free to grab the top 3 image to display on your blogs.

 February Challenge

This month we are sponsored by Elisabeth Bell

Elisabeth Bells Digital Collection features enchanting, whimsical, Digital stamps for all of your paper-crafting projects!
Although Elisabeth illustrates for several stamp companies, no one except Elisabeth Bell herself has a collection of sweet digital stamps, this is a perfect way to get your instant gratification.
With a growing catalog of high-quality digi stamps, Elisabeth offers a multitude of themes. Such as holidays, special occasions, children's adorable characters, and just the everyday cuteness that Elisabeth is famous for producing.
These Digi Stamps are available in standard black and white line art, and are great for resizing, and rotating to suite your needs.
Inspiration, by her very own Design Team, is posted, and shared daily,
on Elisabeth’s “Digi Bells Blog” using Elisabeth Bell’s digital art.



The theme for this month is Anything Goes and the prize is the 2 stamps below:

Barbara

Supplies used.

Image from Elisabeth Bell

White cardstock from Papermill

Dies from Marianne and Spellbinders

Papers, pearls and ribbon from stash.

Doreen

Supplies used

Image - Elisabeth Bell

Backing Paper-Nitwits

Sentiment -Whimsy Stamps

Ribbon and Buttons my stash

Ang

Supplies:
Elisabeth Bell Image
Indigo Blu Stamp onto shrink plastic
Cheery Lynn die
Dylusions sprays

Geraldine M

Supplies:
Image - Elisabeth Bell
Spectrum Noirs and Distress Inks
Papers, die cut background, tags - Papermania Vintage Notes
Ribbon, button - Papermania Capsule
Die Cuts - Spellbinders scalloped circles, Marianne Die LR0150

Sylvia

Supplies used
Image - Elisabeth Bell
Promarker Pens
Ranger Distress Inks
Papers and Ribbon Papermania Capsule
Starfish/Shells from stash

Ger

Supplies:

Image- Elisabeth Bell Digi

Copic Pens

Papers & Embellishments Docrafts Spots & Stripes Collection

Claire

Supplies:

Image - Elisabeth Bell Digi

Papers - Basic Grey (What's Up collection)

Promarkers

Kaz

Supplies:

Image - Elisabeth Bell

Promarker

Papers, Papermania Vintage Notes

Sizziz Accordion fold flower die & Flourish set/

 Spellbinders Dies