Yay - 2nd Blog Challenge in a week

Wanted to enter the 1st Blog Challenge that Inked Paws ran but ran out of time so have made a concerted effort this time and here is my entry for their 2nd Blog Challenge - Spring.

I have used Kelly Rhodes Digi image Fawn Dreams, printed twice and coloured the fawn and flowers in separately then decoupaged the flowers onto the fawn.  The background paper was a freebie in a recent magazine.  Dotty ribbon and green card from stash.

Thanks for looking - all comments welcome

Mandi xx

1st time entering a Blog Challenge

Ok so I decided to enter a Blog Challenge for the 1st time.  Have been watching several for a while now and just felt inspired this week to enter so hopefully I have done this right.

I am entering the card below into the CD Sunday blog challenge Spots and Dots.

This was made using The Orange Blossom Crafting Treasury Vol 1 CD.

It is a simple easel card which has a decoupaged image on a dotty background and I have used buttons and brads to hold it back.

Hope you like it.

Thanks for looking

Mandi xx

It's Challenge time again.

Hello again

It's 1st of the month, so it can only mean one thing the new challenge on Debbees CDs DT Delights Blog.  Below is my creation using this month's papers.  If you would like to take part in the challenge hop on over and download the free papers.



To make this I printed the topper sheet onto parchment, embossed the outline and cut it out.  I then cut slits at the side of each of the printed ribbon holes and threaded lilac ribbon through.  I printed the topper again onto 120gsm matte photo paper and cut the fans out and decoupaged them onto the topper.  This was then layered onto purple mirri card and one of the backing papers and attached to a mirri card covered card offset to the left.  I then added purple and silver card candi and a lilac bow to finish it off.
The challenge is open to enter till 25th March.

Have fun.

Mandi

Second Challenge now open.

It's time for the second monthly challenge from debbeescdsblogspot.  This month the papers are very much in keeping with the sentiments of the month - Hearts and Flowers.

This design is from one of the latest CDs from Debbeescds which is being launched at the Creative Stitches and Hobbycraft show at Bluewater this week (2-5 February), see post below for details.

Appature Closed

Appature Open

Please hop on over to her blog to download the papers and have fun creating.

Mandi xx

NEW HOBBYCRAFTS SHOW FOR 2012

Hobbycrafts and Creative Stitches Show at Bluewater, Kent

ICHF are staging a NEW show at Glow the new exhibition centre in Bluewater from 2nd to 5th February.  I will be there on stand CC40 with my friend Debs of Debbees Cd's fame.  Please come along and say hello, we won't be difficult to spot just look for the lady dressed as a Bee. We would love to see you. Debs will be launching a new CD and our friend Carol will be demonstrating parchment flowers and butterflies using print outs from the cd's.

For details about tickets, opening times and other exhibitors click HERE.  In the Creative Stitches part of the show there will be an exhibition of some of the dresses from Downton Abbey.

Thanks for dropping by.

Mandi

Hi again.  I have been asked to be a member of the DebbeesCDs Design Team partly because I have known her for oddles of years and she is my BBF and partly because she actually likes what I do with her designs LOL.

She has decided to do a monthly challenge on her blog with a prize of one of her CD's to the winner.  January is the first challenge and has a real girlie theme SHOPPING!!!!.   

To take part hop on over to http://debbeescdsblogspot.blogspot.com/ to see the rules for entering and to download the papers.

Below is my idea for using the supplied papers for the January Challenge.

Hope this inspires you to hop on over and give it a go.

Mandi

1st Post

Just a sample of what I do.  This was made from the Stitchin Tails CD by Debbeescds.co.uk 
I printed onto inkjet printable cotton then quilted it and made into a small sewing box.

Hope you like it.

Mandi

13 November 2011