Inspiration Monday 23rd September

Thanks for joining us for more inspiration.

he sponsor for this months challenge is 

Kris at

Tania

Supplies used;

Butterfly Teeka digi from Imagine That

Pro-markers, Tattered lace die,

Miri card, Stampin Up punches and card.

rest from own Stash

                                                                            Sarah

                                                        

                                                    Imagine That! Bees and Sunflower digis

                                                                Papermill Direct card

                                                       Papermania ribbon and buttons

                                                                       X cut dies

Claire

Imagine That - Bees & Flowers

Rangers - Glossy accents on boys wings and Bee trails

Geraldine M

Supplies:

Imagine That - Ladybug Friends papers, sentiment and pre-coloured image

Doily from stash, butterfly punch



Challenge 14 - August Sponsored by Sarah Hurley

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

Chosen by Random.org the winner of the $20 gift certificate from Lacy Sunshine Stamps is:

73. Lindsay

 

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

 18. Valou250809

 30. Maya 

 64. scrappellen 

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 Sarah Hurley

The winner will receive a copy of the Book Worm Digi Kit

A Few words from Sarah

Crafter, Illustrator, Artist, Writer, Designer - my days are usually pretty full!

I have my own range of craft products (which I launched in 2010 on the Create & Craft TV Channel) and I'm lucky enough to work with some of the leading companies in the art and craft world, designing for companies such as Silhouette, Letraset, Derwent, Sizzix, Pentel, Personal Impressions and many others! I am published regularly in craft magazines including Making Cards, Papercraft Inspirations and Cardmaking & Papercraft and I am a Guest presenter on Create & Craft and Ideal World TV. My line of products has now moved into retail with the addition of cards, gifts and jewellery

The theme this month is

Favourite things

so go on show us what your favourites are either in crafting or otherwise.

Here are some of ours:

Tania

Supplies used:

Sarah Hurley's Bookworm digi kit

Stampin Up ribbon & card

Craftwork card 6 x 6 blank

Sylv

Supplies used:

White linen card

Sarah Hurley's Bookworm digi kit

Silhouette cutting machine & cutting file for card

Ranger distress inks 

Sizzix Bigz die tags

Bakers twine from stash

Kelly

Sarah Hurley's Bookworm Digi Kit
Designer Program 

Michelle

Sarah Hurley Digi Kit 'Book Worm'
Adobe Photoshop 10

Katie

Supplies:

Sarah Hurley's Bookworm digi kit

Craft Artist 2

Gems from stash

Handwritten sentiment

Sarah

supplies:

Sarah Hurley Bookworm digi kit

card from Papermill Direct

Twine and button from Docrafts

Sentiment stamps Craftwork cards

Joan

Supplies used

Sarah Hurley Bookworm Digi Kit

Scrapbook Max

Claire

Sarah Hurly Bookworm Digi Kit

Serif Craft Artist Professional 

Marlene

Recipe

White Scalloped Card

Kraft Card

Sarah Hurley Papers and Digis

Ribbon

Pearls

Promarkers

X-Cut Oval Scalloped and Plain Dies

Kay

http://handcraftedbykay.blogspot.co.uk/

Supplies

Sarah Hurley Bookworm Digi Kit

 Piece of brown ribbon from stash and tim Holtz Distress Ink in scattered straw.

Kaz

Supplies

Sarah Hurley Bookworm Digi Kit

Craft Artist 2

Geraldine M

Supplies:
Sarah Hurley Bookworm Digit Kit
Kraft cardstock
EK Success border punch

Kelly

Supplies Used:
Sarah Hurley Bookworm Digital Kit
Grosgrain Dip Die Ribbon

Ang

Supplies:
Sarah Hurley Bookworm Digit Kit
Spellbinders Labels 20
Just right stamps Christmas Labels 20
Ribbon

Challenge 13 sponsored by Lacy Sunshine Stamps

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

Chosen by Random.org the winner of Gina's Designs chipboard shapes is:

72. Mari Harpham 

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

 6. Cheryl Ann  

14. KRAFTY KAREN

 44. Nat

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 the very talented Heather at Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Lacy Sunshine  offers  beautiful original and imaginative  digital stamps  for all your papercrafting needs.  All images from Lacy Sunshine are  hand  drawn and designed by  myself, Heather Valentin, a professional artist, muralist and  illustrator  and my dad, professional artist, G.P.

"I am one  who loves creating timeless pieces from my heart and  soul, creating an extraordinary world filled with magic and whimsical friends.... one drawing at a time.  Come  journey with me now into my  world of pur imagination". 

Thank you for taking the time to visit. Enjoy your stay!
~Heather

Heather is offering a whopping $20 gift certificate as a prize

The theme this month is 

Metal Magic 

just add something metal (or something that appears to be metal) to your card

Here is some inspiration from our talented design team:  

Claire

Card Supplies:

8x8" Craftwork card card blank

Image - Lacy Sunshine Digi, Boozy Brian

Design Papers - Basic Grey, Origins collection

Promarkers

WRMK eyelets

Sylvia 

Card Supplies:

White linen and green card from the Papermill Direct

Image - Lacy Sunshine Digi, Maddie and Clover Groovy Hippy Music

Promarkers

various dies - XCut, Marrianne, Spellbinders

Embossing folder free with magazine

 Eyelets and charm from stash

Geraldine M

Supplies:

Image - Molly Fishing - Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Spectrum Noirs, Copics

Papers: docrafts Vintage Notes

Kraft card

Sentiment: LOTV

Fish Charm, ribbon - The Ribbon Girl

Die Cuts: Marianne Designs, Sizzix Framelits, Spellbinders scalloped circles

Tania

Supplies;

Image Eleanor and humming bird

Promarker pens, Distress inks

Wild Rose studio papers

Stampin Up card

Spellbinder Die decorative label 22

woodware daisy punch

Papermainia brads, charm & flower candi from stash

Creative expression bakers twine

Ang

Supplies:
Image: Lizabeth- Wild Daisies Digi Set
Paper and flowers from stash
Rainbow Mirror card
Spellbinders and Nellie Snellen dies

Sarah

Supplies:
Image: Emily Spring Blossom Flowers Digi Set
Papermania card and brad, 
Papermania and Sweet memories paper, 
Anita's outline stickers, ribbon and candi from stash


Finally we would like to say congratulations and a warm welcome to

Joan Macdonald
Kelly Ledder
 Marlene Atkinson
Kelly Dawkins
Katie Stringer
 Michelle Petersen

+ one other who is still on hols and hasn't got the news yet :)

our new design Team members


Tune in on the 8th July to see what these lovely ladies have in store for you.

Challenge #6 Sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs

Welcome to December

Its that time again, yup another challenge, but first lets give you the winner and Top 3 for last month:

Winner

DonnaBMC

Well done Donna, please contact Chocolate Baroque (just click the link to email them) to claim your prize, please quote CBN Winner in the subject line.

Top 3

58. Brook

129. teresa kline

256. Sheila

Well done please take your top 3 badge for you blog.

Congratulations to the winner and top 3 and if it wasn't you this month please don't let it stop you from entering we have loved looking at everyones work and you never know next time it could be you.

This Month's Challenge

Our challenge for this month is sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs who are offering

FOUR fantastic images of the Winner's choosing

The theme this month is ... well we dont have one so anything goes

Here is some inspiration for you from our design team

Doreen

Supplies used

Core'dinations card

Image - Sassy Studio "Santa's Helper"

Backing Paper-Papermania

Sentiment-Whimsy Stamps

Tree Die- Marianne Creatables

Snowflake-Marianne Creatables

Glitter

Gems

Ang

Supplies

Image: Little Honey's - Princess Ariel by Sassy Studio

coloured with Copic Pens

Momenta papers

Papermania gems

Geraldine M

Supplies:

Image - Victorian Holiday Sassy - Sassy Studio Designs

Spectrum Noirs

Dies: Spellbinders, Memory Box, Tim Holtz/Sizzix

Pearls, Felt

Sarah

Supplies:

Sassy Studio Designs - nutcracker

Stampin up christmas paper, 

Stampin up ribbon,

 Stampin up dies and ornament stamps,

Selection of Promarkers

 Cardstock and foam pads.

Kaz

supplies:
sassy studio designs sexy-santa
Promarkers
Card candi
Papers
Docrafts A winters tale
Ribbon



Ger

supplies:

sassy studio Martini Pin Up

Docrafts Textured Card stock

My Minds Eye 12 Days Of Christmas Papers

Docrafts Christmas Ribbon

Colour Connection Glitter Sheets

Quickutz Snowflake Dies

Colpics to Colour

Challenge No #5 sponsored by Chocolate Baroque

Another month is upon us and we are pleased to show you the winner and top 3 from last months challenge:

Winner:

320 - Cathy D

Well done Cathy please contact Indigo Blu with CBN Challenge winner in the title to claim your prize (your choice of A5 stamp set) 

Top 3

34 - Laine

307- Debbie S

321- Marianne's Craftroom

Great job to you as well, please feel free to grab the top 3 badge from the sidebar to display on your blogs.

And now on to our challenge for this month, sponsored by the wonderful people at 

Chocolate Baroque

Chocolate Baroque is a small independent art and craft company, based in the historic market town of Barnard Castle in County Durham in the North-East of England, run by husband and wife team, Glenda and Adrian Waterworth.

We design and manufacture our own range of natural rubber art stamps as well as a range of paper-craft CDs that provide background paper designs, frames, tags and other artistic elements for you to print out and use in your greetings cards, scrapbook pages and other mixed media artwork. We also design digital art for you to download and use in your own art and craft projects.

They are offering a prize of  a clear stamp set of your choice (value £16.99)  

so onto the challenge:

Christmas Anything Goes :)

Ger 

Supplies

Chocolate Baroque Stamps

WOW Vanilla White

Black Card Stock

Own Ribbon

Ang

Supplies:

Chocolate Baroque Stamps

Perfect Pearl mist

Distress ink

WOW gold embossing powder

Kaz

Supplies:
Chocolate Baroque Stamps
Cream pearl card
Memento Ink Black
Liquid pearls Bisque
Spellbinders die
Tim Holtz paper Rosette Die.

Geraldine M

Supplies:

Chocolate Baroque Stamps

Silver Embossing Powder

Silver Uniball Signo Broad Pen

Perfect Medium

Card: Cream, Green, Red

Red Pearls, Ribbon

Caz

Supplies:

Chocolate Baroque Stamps

Card: Craftwork Cards Stardust Calcutta and Dovecraft Mirror Card

Papers: DCWV Pink Christmas 6x6 papers

Ink: Versamagic Pink Petunia & Midnight Black, Brilliance Graphite Black & Platinum Planet

Embellishments: Bazzill Tulle, Bakers Twine

Sarah

Supplies:

Chocolate Baroque Stamps

Espresso, Vanilla and Kraft Card stock
Stampin Up Christmas paper
Black Stazon
Selection of promarkers
Stampin Up ribbon binding
Foam pads