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.

Midway Moment of Inspiration

We're halfway through our challenge, and here is some midway inspiration from the Design Team:
Please welcome our 2 new members - Tania and Sarah :) (we are still open for applications though)
                                                  

Geraldine M

Supplies:

Gina's Designs Chipboard Shape

Coloured with Distress Ink

Stamped with Picket Fence Distress Stain

Hero Arts Envelope Background Stamp

Papers, tag, Washi tape, cardstock: Simon Says Stamp card kit

Sylv

 Supplies

Gina's Designs chipboard shapes

White linen card for tags

Ranger distress inks and Stazon

Splodgaway cogs mask

Stamps by Hero Arts & Tim Holtz

Docrafts chronology papers

Ribbon, button and string from stash

Tania

Supplies 

Gina's design chipboard shapes

(coloured with pro markers and embossed)

The Open sea stamps  Stampin up

Distressed Inks

Ribbon , card and charm from stash

Supplies

Gina's design chipboard shapes

Chloe stamp and wow powders

Gems  and card from stash

Sarah

Supplies:

Gina's Designs chipboard shapes painted white

Papermania "Ahoy There!" Papers, stamps and bow

Papermill Direct card

Gems and ribbon from stash

Kaz

Supplies
Gin's Designs Chipbard shapes
Embossing powder
Wooden Heart
paint
Pink & Blue ink
Liquid Pearls Flowers wild orchid crafts
Tassel

Claire

Supplies;

Craftwork card card blank (5.5" square)

Gina's Designs Chipboard shapes

Distress Inks

Stampers Anonymous Stamps

Ang

Gina's Designs Chipboard Shapes

WOW embossing powder

Frame cut with Sizzix die
Liquid Leaf

Challenge 12 Sponsored by Gina's Designs

Thank you to all who entered last month's challenge and our winner chosen by Random.org was:

 46. Keeley Ainsworth

Please contact us to claim your prize (click on the link)

and here are our top 3:

 1. Maya  

  33. Jean 

118. Liz 

Please feel free to grab the top 3 badge on the right :)

On to this month's challenge sponsored by Gina's Designs

Born out of frustration at not finding the chipboard items I wanted, Gina's Designs grew from a personal project to a commercial endeavor in 2010. At the request of friends I began selling my laser cuts online. As it has grown the company has had some name changes and some different homes. Now Gina's Designs has grown to need it's own home.

and here is the wonderful prize that you could win

Our theme this month is:

Bright and Breezy

Here is some inspiration from the Design Team:

Geraldine M

Supplies:

Chipboard Shapes from Gina's Designs

Sewing themed digi freebie from Gina's Designs

Hero Arts stamps

Vintage Photo, Worn Lipstick distress ink

Paper: Prima - Fairy Belle

Flowers, Bow from stash

Digi Ribbon Spool

Sylvia

Supplies:

Chipboard Shapes from Gina's Designs 

White and Kraft card from Papermill Direct

Patterned papers from stash

Balloon stamp Indigo Blue Grand Tour III

Ticket computer generated

Garden twine

Claire

Supplies:

Craftwork Cards 5.5" square Kraft card blank

Chipboard Ballons Gina's Designs

Distress Ink & Stains

Sarah Hurley Borders, Corners & Banners Stamps & 'Perfect Day' paper

Ang

Supplies:
 Chipboard Shapes from Gina's Designs
7 Gypsies Stamps
Dyelusions sprays
Glimmer mist sprays
Distress paint
Neocolour II crayons
Clear Embossing Powder

Midway moment of inspiration

We are changing our Inspiration Mondays to just 1 reminder post in the month as the design team is quite short on numbers, hence the new title :)

Here comes your inspiration:

Sylvia

Using the Die Cut, Ribbon, Flowers line

Supplies:

Milk Coffee digi stamp Fairy Tiffany

Die cutting machine and shaped tags die

Letraset Promarker pens

 Ranger distress inks

Patterned paper and ribbon from stash

Hand made roses using Silhouette cutting machine

Kaz

Supplies
Milk Coffee digi stamps
Promarkers
LOTV tags
Marianne dies
Pearls
Hunkydory Adorable scorable card
Ribbon
Charm



Claire

Supplies:

Craftwork cards, 5x5" Kraft card Blank

Image - Milk Coffee Digi Stamps

Design papers from stash (from a long time ago !)

Spellbinders D-Lites

Promarkers

Geraldine M

Supplies:

Image: Milk Coffee Images

Spectrum Noirs

X-Cut die

Papers: Vinnie Pearce Teal Ambition 2 Peas in a Bucket

Gems, butterfly: The Ribbon Girl

Challenge 11 sponsored by Milk Coffee Stamps

Thank you to all who entered last months challenge, here is our winner (picked by random.org):

Winner (chosen by random.org)

 280. Piali

Please contact us at craftybn@gmail.com so we can arrange to get your prizes to you

and now for our top 3

38. Ivonne H 

 

357. Janiel 

449. Anreda 

Please grab the top3 badge on the right to display on your blogs

On to this months challenge which is sponsored by Milk Coffee Stamps

Milk Coffee consists of two artists who love to draw cute illustration. We work in Illustration, Architecture, and Design fields.

We offer cute and good quality digital stamps, perfect to make papercraft, card, scrapbook, or anything you want to do with printed digital images :)

This month we are giving you this to work with:

Here is what the Design team members created with the stamps

Ang

 Image from Milk Coffee
Kraft Card
White Card
Distress Ink
Petal Lu Flowers
Die cut Petals

Claire

Image - Milk Coffee Digi images
card - Craftwork Card Kraft 5x5" blank
Papers - Basic Grey, paper cottage collection
Promarkers
Ribbon, Button & Gems

Sylvia

 

Image - Milk Coffee Digi images
Promarkers
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
White and gold card from The Papermill Direct
Pattern Papers and string free from magazine
 Spellbinders dies
 Stampendous Sentiment stamp

Kaz

Image Milk Coffee Digi images
Promarkers
Spellbinders dies
Flowers wild orchid crafts
Embroidery silk
Glitter

Geraldine M

Supplies:
Image - Tiffany Fairy from Milk Coffee
Spectrum Noirs, Copics, Promarkers
Hunkydory glitter
Papermania papers and ribbon
Flowers - Petal Lu
Bling - Prima

Ger

I used Punch, flower, ribbon, 

with the new Docrafts Papermania range 

 docrafts gorjuss girl rubber stamp.

Inspiration Monday 22nd April

Just over a week left to enter this months challenge, let us see your cards or projects.

Here are some cards from our design team to give you some ideas:

Ang

Supplies:

Rick St Dennis Image: Country Lane

Papermania card pack
Martha Stewart border punch

Sizzix Tattered florals strip die

Marianne Craftables die

Spellbinders gold labels 4 die

Ribbon from stash


Claire

Supplies:

8x8" Craftwork Cards card blank

Image - Rick St Dennis 1906 Hat

Backing papers - MME & DCWV

Spellbinders

Velvet Ribbon

Spectrum Noir Pens

Geraldine M

Supplies:
Rick St Dennis Image - Isabella Sunny Days
Coloured with Spectrum Noirs
Card, papers, embellishments: docrafts Gorjuss range
Sentiment: Hero Arts
Antique Linen distress ink
Paper Punch: EK Success

Inspiration Monday 15th April

Some more cards from our DT to wet your appetite

Geraldine M

Supplies: 

Rick St Dennis Image - Isabella Image Sunny Days

Printed on Kraft, coloured with Inktense pencils and water

Sentiment: hero Arts

Waltzingmouse Stamps frame

Spellbinders labels 18

X-Cut Butterfly

Paper: Prima - Nature Garden

Spiral flowers, pearls, twine


Claire

Supplies
Craftwork cards fancy fold card blank
Image - (our sponsor)  Rick St Dennis
Papers - Basic grey, capella collection
Spellbinders
Prima flowers
Craft Emblies
Promarkers

Supplies

Digi image Hat 1906 Rick st Dennis

Promarker

Flowers from Wild orchid

Spellbinders dies

Marriane die

Ink Brown and Green

Glossy accents

Papers first edition

Inspiration Monday 8th April

Some inspiration from our design team:

Sylvia

Supplies

Rick St Dennis Image

Watercolour pencils and Ranger Distress Ink
Tim Holtz embossing folder

Marrianne and Magnolia Doohickeys dies

Decoart Glamour Dust

Computer generated sentiment

Name cut out with Silhouette Machine

Kaz

Supplies

Rick st Dennis Digi Image

Spellbinders dies 

Promarkers

Ribbon

Backing Papers Dovecraft

Challenge #10 sponsored by Rick St Dennis

Thank you to all who entered last months challenge, here are our 2 winners (picked by random.org):

Winner of the Just Some Lines Digi stamps:

292. KRAFTY KAREN 

Winner of the Petal Lu Flowers:

134. KimTaylor  

 

Please contact us at craftybn@gmail.com so we can arrange to get your prizes to you

and now for our top 3

 55. minna 

 221. Iulia  

 240. Laine  

Please grab the top3 badge on the right to display on your blogs

On to this months challenge which is sponsored by Rick St Dennis

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 communuity 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 is some inspiration from the design team to get you going:

Ang

Supplies:
Rick St Dennis Image: Country Lane
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Clarity Stamp Wrought Iron Corner
Black Card Stock
Spellbinders Imperial Gold Labels 4
Gold WOW embossing Powder

Geraldine M

Supplies

Rick St Dennis Image - Isabella Sunny Days

Copics and Spectrum Noirs

Spellbinders die

Butterfly and flower punches

Papermania pink cardstock

Computer made sentiment

Pearls, gingham paper from stash

Claire

Supplies:
Craftwork Cards 8x8" Card blank
Image - 1906 Hat digi by Rick StDennis
Design Papers - DCWV self adhesive material
Spellbinders label
Stampers Anonymous sentiment
Promarkers
Prima flowers
Haberdashery trimmings
Distress Stickles

Sylvia

Supplies

Rick St Dennis Image - Isabella Easter Egg Hunt

Promarker pens
Ranger distress inks
Prima Botanical Collection papers
Doilies, flowers, pearls & ribbon from stash