The Crafty Bloggers Network

Monday, 7 April 2014

April Challenge at Crafty Bloggers Network

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

Chosen by Random.org the winner of 3 digital images from Imagine That is:

5. carolineshideout: mary mary

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

2. Papersniffer

40. Claire C

83. She Stamps: Catered Crop Recipe Swap–Spring Fever

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 Rick St Dennis

A friend, Dee Moran, suggested the idea of Rick doing digital stamps to donate to OPERATION WRITE HOME which he did-they were so popular that he decided to post some of his more iconic designs on ETSY just on a lark-which he did in 2009.

Gaining exposure and by doing sponsorships for challenge blogs and other online events he expanded from about 50 designs in 2009 to over 400 in 2012.

2013 will see the addition of archive discs featuring designs which have been retired and the addition of work by friends who are also designers and artists.

The idea of digital stamps which at first seemed sort of silly and frivolous has become a product which Rick really believes in-the images are widely diverse, relatively inexpensive, easy to store and certainly more conducive to manipulation than hard stamps, HOWEVER-digis won't replace rubber-there are things a talented stamper can do with rubber stamps that can't be done with a digital image.

The theme for this month is:

Die Cuts or Embossing

so break out those cutting dies and embossing folders and show us what you got :)
The winner will receive 2 digital images of their Joice from Rick's store

Here is a little inspiration from our Design Team

Geraldine M

Supplies:

Image - Rick St Dennis - Flower Cart

Copics, Spectrum Noirs

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug

Dies - Tim Holtz, Spellbinders Labels 18, Simon Says Stamp

Papers - My Mind's Eye - Remarkable

Kay

Supplies

Digi Image by Rick St Dennis

Pro Markers
Wink of Stellas
Tim Holtz Distress Inks In Spun Sugar and Shaded Lilac
Embossing Folder
Flowers and Ladybird from my stash.

Ang

Supplies:
Image by Rick St Dennis coloured with Spectrum Noir pencils
Spellbinders, Sizzix and Tonic Dies
Paper from stash

Kaz

Supplies:

Image by Rick St Dennis

Promakers

Embossing folder small spots

Happer Easter cut with scanNcut

Ribbon & paper from stash

GDT

Karen

GDT

Kirsty Lee

An InLinkz Link-up

Monday, 17 March 2014

March Challenge Inspirations

Here is our mid-month inspiration

Imagine That

The winner is allowed to choose 3 images.

Here are more wonderful cards created by the design team.

Angela

Supplies

Image and digital papers from Imagine That

Co'oredinations card

Flowers from Petal Lu

Gems

Kay

Supplies

.Image and digital papers from imagine that. Pro markers.

Mica powder. Lace. Gold flower soft.

Geraldine M

Supplies:

Image. Sentiment and Digital Papers from Imagine That

Copics, Spectrum Noirs, ribbon, Hero Arts die

Monday, 3 March 2014

March Challenge

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

Chosen by Random.org the winner of our last challenge is:

152. Tiina

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. 9. Debbie S

2. 107. Susanne

3. 108. Amanda A

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

Imagine That

the winner is allowed to choose 3 images of their choice

the Theme this month is

Nature

Katie

Supplies used:

Spring paper pack, sheep and sentiment from imagine that digis

Gems from stash

Tania

Supplies used:

Spring fields digi paper pack from Imagine That

Image and sentiment from Spring sheep

Flower punch to make daisies

Black card & gems from stash

Craftwork cards, card blank

Sylv

Supplies used:

Poppy digi kit from Imagine That

Sentiment Oak House Studio Stamp

Spellbinder Nestabilities Decorative Elements

Red card & White Linen card from Papermill Direct

Marlene

Items used

Pink Pearlescent Card
Me to You Papers
Imagine That - Bunny and Duckling Digi Set
Doily
Gingham Ribbon
Promarkers and Flexmarkers
The Hobby House Roses
The Hobby House White Pearl Medallions
Computer Generated Sentiment
Paper Pieced The Egg

Kay

Supplies

Imagine That spring fields backing paper and poppy digi stamp.

Marianne die cut

Peeled paint distress ink

Pro markers in coral,ornage,red,soft and meadow green.

Pink and black card stock and cotton lace and bow from stash.

An InLinkz Link-up

Monday, 17 February 2014

February Challenge inspiration

Sylvia

Just Some Lines Image - Craboodle
White linen and coloured card - Papermill
Michael Powell Stamp - Beach Huts
Stampers Anonymous Stamp - Fairytale Frenzy
Dylusions Ink Sprays
Ranger Distress Inks
Computer generated sentiment

Katie

Supplies

Image- just some lines

Paper- forever friends best of british

Sentiment- LOTV

Liquid pearls, promarkers

Tania

Image - Just some lines
Assorted Spectrum Noir pens
Wink of Stella pens
Papermania glitter sentiment & Letters

Monday, 3 February 2014

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