July challenge at Crafty Bloggers

Welcome to July and a new challenge, but first the winner from last month:

Chosen by Random.org the winner of the prize from Stitchy Bear is:

45. Kim T

Please send an email to craftybn @ gmail.com (without the spaces) to claim your prize within the next 14 days.

and our top 3 cards are

67. Nellie's Handmade Cards.

111. Chris

134. Sharon - Nellies Handmade Cards

Well done girls, please feel free to grab our top 3 badge down below on the right

Now on to this month's challenge which is kindly sponsored by Oak Pond Creations

I've been an artist since the day I was born I just never knew it. I have always loved arts and crafts. It's relaxing, therapeutic and just plain fun. As a child I used to color and craft a lot. As an adult I let real life completely take over and forgot about this past time. As a papercrafter, I wanted to make my greeting cards special by drawing my own characters and illustrations for them. I'm happy to share them with you :) Happy Crafting! <3 -Kim

The theme this challenge is:

Red, White and Blue

Sylv

Supplies:

Oak Pond Creations Image - Wine

Watercolours for colouring image

Anita's glossy accents

White Linen base card

Red and Blue backing papers from my stash

Number and sentiment computer generated

Distress inks for edging

Marlene

Items Used:

Oak Pond Creations Image Rooster

Promarkers and Flexmarkers

MFT - Pierced Circle Stax

MFT - Upsy Daisy Die

Spellbinders - Plain Circle Die

Pearls

LOTV Sentiment

Felt

Papermania Parisienne Blue Papers

Papermania Parisienne Blue Lace Papers

Kay

Supplies

Oak Pond Creation "Rooster"

Copic Pens. Spectrum Noir Pencils and Wink of Stellas.

Do Crafts digi programme useing Best of British.

Ribbon, Candi and a read gem.

Tania

 Supplies

Oak pond Creation Georgia's Daisies

Promarkers, Tonic Dies,Stampin Up paper

Stickles glitter Glue , glossy accents

and Craftwork Cards sentiment.

Ang

Supplies:

Oak Pond Creations image:  Beach Crabs

Hunkydory paper and cardstock

Spectrum Noir Pencils

Geraldine M

Supplies:

Image - Oak Pond Creations - Beach Crabs

Copics, Spectrum Noirs

Sentiment: Hero Arts

Neenah White Cardstock

Red Cardstock, Number Sticker Jenny Bowlin

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New Challenge All about Boys sponsored by Just Some Lines

Welcome to February and a new challenge, which is kindly sponsored by

Just some Lines

and the winner will receive a fabulous $12 gift certificate to their store.

The theme for this month is

All about Boys

We are going to be doing things a little differently this year - there will be posts on the 1st and 3rd monday of the month with inspiration for you and whilst we do try and get around everyone's blogs to comment on them we cannot promise to comment on every one. Rest assured that we do LOOK at them all though.

Here are some cards by some of our design team for your inspiration:

Ang

Supplies

Stamp from Just some lines

Blue and red card from stash

Empbossing folder

White WOW embossing powder

Paper Punch

Kaz

Supplies

Digi stamp from Just some Lines

Blue card from my stash

Promarkers

Glitter

Spellbinder dies

Geraldine M

Digi Stamps: Just Some Lines
Inktense colouring pencil
Papers: My Mind's Eye - Remarkable
Black cardstock, red cardstock
Sentiment: computer made

Marlene

Supplies

Craft Work Card Blank

Papermania Ahoy there Papers

Promarkers

Image - Just Some Lines

X-Cut Corner Punch

X-Cut Border Punch

Shells from the Beach

Kay

Supplies

Digi Image from Just some lines

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Inka Gold

Dew Drops

Die cut flourishes

Sentiment printed.

November 4th Challenge Sponsored By -Just Some Lines

Welcome to November and a new challenge, but first the winner from last month:

Chosen by Random.org the winner of the prize from Rick St Denis is:

84. Marja 

Please send an email to craftybn @ gmail.com (without the spaces) to claim your prize within the next 14 days.

and our top 3 are

1. 

124. Mirella

2.

148. Kalalayaa's art studio:

3.

150. Cinzia C. 

Well done girls, please feel free to grab our top 3 badge down below on the right

Now on to this month's challenge which is kindly sponsored by

Just some Lines

and the winner will receive a fabulous $12 gift certificate to their store.

The theme this month is 

Christmas

here are some cards from our Design team to inspire you:

Katie

Supplies used:

Image: Just Some Lines P-p-p-penguin - from our home to yours

Card blank with embossed merry christmas

Promarkers

Liquid pearls in platinum

Stickles

Marlene

Items used:

Image: Just Some Lines - Writing Santa

Card Blank

Dovecraft Papers - Back to Basics Christmas

Red Card

MB Precious Stars

LOTV Sentiment

Pearls

Promarkers

Tania

Supplies:

Image : Just Some Lines Seeing Santa

Stampin Up  Card

card blank

Promarkers

Tattered lace word die

Craftwork Cards Candi

paper own stash

Ang

Image: Just Some Lines - Writing Santa

Papermania Paper

Ribbon from Stash

Spelbinders Heirloom Ornaments 2013

Kay

Supplies

Image - Just some lines digi christmas tree

Tim Holtz dies 25 and reindeer

x cut snow flake punch

merry christmas ribbon and paper from stash to mat and layer.

7x7 blue card blank.

Sylvia

Supplies used:

Image: Just Some Lines P-p-p-penguin - from our home to yours

White linen card from Papermill Direct

Spellbinders bauble die

Fields of Sky rubber stamp - A Stamp In The Hand Co.

Promarkers

Ranger distress inks

White embossing power

Sentiment digi from Pink Petticoat

Kelly D

Supplies Used

Just Some Lines -P-p-p-penguin - from our home to yours

White and Blue card stock

Snowflake embossing folder

Promarker

Glitter Glue

Cosmic Shimmer H20

Spellbinder dies 

Cricut Machine

Gems 

Geraldine M

Supplies Used:

Just Some Lines Seeing Santa

Spectrum Noirs

Papers: Papermania Forever Friends

Ribbon, Gems: The Ribbon Girl

EK Success Border Punch

Memory Box Tree Die

Sarah

Just Some Lines digi stamp coloured with Promarkers
Docrafts 12 Days of Christmas filigree card
Core'dinations circle embossed with Embossilicious folder
Xcut punched snowflakes
Gems and sentiment from Docrafts

Kaz

Supplies
Just some lines digi stamp
promarkers
Memory box snowflake die
Glitter
Ribbon
Gems
Sentiment Imagine that

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October 7th Challenge sponsored by Rick st Dennis

Welcome to October and a new challenge, but first the winner from last month:

Chosen by Random.org the winner of 3 digi sets of their choice from Kris at Imagine That is:

 137. Kathi R  

Please send an email to craftybn @ gmail.com (without the spaces) to claim your prize within the next 14 days.

and our top 3 are

 125. Julie P  

 70. lalkygirl 

 105. Doreen 

Well done girls, please feel free to grab our top 3 badge down below on the right

Now on to this month's challenge which is kindly sponsored by

Designer of over 100 theatrical productions, Rick St Dennis (Donald McAfee) is also the author of 4 books on decorative painting and contributor to at least a dozen national magazines on crafts and art. He has taught design at the college level as well as seminars and classes across the USA and Canada. He is one of a handful of designers to have designed TWO productions of AIDA, Verdi's massive Egyptian opera spectacle. Currently living in the quiet beach community of Seal Beach, California he writes restaurant reviews and theatre reviews between assignments for web designs, logos and creating art for local shows. Rick has appeared on such TV shows as Home Matters with Susan Powell, Aileen's Crafts and others. He was Crafts editor for Country Folk Art Magazine and sells his artwork nationally through galleries and shows. Among numerous awards he won a presidential commendation in 1976 for his contributions to the bicentennial year including the design of the west coast premier of William Grant Still's opera BAYOU LEGEND. His drawings and paintings are in the collections of Diana Ross, Sandy Duncan, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jacqueline Onnasis amongst others.
http://rickstdennis.blogspot.com.

The theme this month is:

Anything Goes

Here are some cards from our design team to help your mojo on it's way

Kaz

Supplies

Rick st dennis digi stamp That-away witch
Promarkers
Papers fancy pants about a boy
Charm
Gems
Ribbon
Spellbinder dies
Marianne die

Tania

Supplies;

Rick st dennis   digi stamp  Countess Van Bloot

Basic Grey Paper

Stampin Up card

Promarkers

Distress Ink

Sentiment Unity stamps

                                                             Bat ribbon from own stash

Sylv

Supplies
Rick st dennis digi stamp  Esmeralda The Fortune Teller

Promarkers

Ranger Distress Ink
 White Linen Card - Papermilldirect

Background paper Pinkpetticoat

Stamps Indigo Blu and My Mind's Eye
Moon and bats created using Serif Page Plus DP

Katie

Supplies:
Image- Rick St Denis Bratty Little Witch
Scalloped Card Blank
Black card and Green Mirror card from stash
Gems-Kanban
Pro markers

Michelle

'Bratty Little Witch' - Rick St Dennis
Halloween Papers - (from my stash)
Sentiment - $1.00 bin M's
ProMarkers 

Kay

Supplies

Rick St Denis digi image Bratty Little Witch

Black and white cardstock

Splodge Away cracked glass mask

Distress Inks

Selection of black/grey wool and ribbon

Glossy Accents

Pro Markers

Kelly  - Pink Crafty Devil 

 

"Winsome Witch Digital Stamp" - Rick Saint Dennis 

A6 Card Blank

Bat Backing paper 

Card for mat

Cauldron and Magical stamp from Joanna Sheen

Promaker Pens various colours

Distress ink - Black and Orange

Marlene

6" x 6" Card Blank
Rick St Denis Digi
Gorjuss Papers
Promarkers
Lace
Kraft Card
Sizzix Halloween Dies
X-Cut Dies
Pearls - coloured with Promarkers

Kelly

Supplies:
Rick St Denis Digi
Promarkers
Papermania Paper
Sentiment from Create with TLC
150mm Square card blank

Sarah

Rick St Denis digi stamp
papers downloaded from Creativity Club
Promarkers
card from Papermill Direct
purple scarf from Poundland
gems and twine from Papermania

Ang

 Supplies:
 Rick St Denis digi stamp: North Pole Coloured with Copics
Papermania papers
Tonic punch
Gold Mirror card

Geraldine M

Supplies:

Rick St Dennis Digi Image

Broken China and Antique Linen distress inks

Basi Grey Aspen Frost papers

Snowflake, tree die cuts

Double sided sticky paper, glitter

Ribbon, pearls 

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