Shake it up Monday

Happy Monday to you all

I have the honour of hosting the Mix it up Monday Challenge over at STV, the challenges can be found here. The challenge I have set is to make a shaker card, the theme of your card can be anything you like, winter, spring, birthday, valentines the only rule is to "make it shake"

Gina has two wonderful videos on how to make a Shaker card:

Shaker Card Part One:

Shaker Card Part Two:

As tomorrow is Valentines day, I have made two valentines cards samples, and also added two shaker cards I have made previously, to help give you some inspiration for the challenge:

The first card is made using the stamp duo from GKD called Because of You, the image was stamped using Versa Fine black ink, the reason I used this ink is I personally find I get a better impression when using solid stamps. The DP was also stamped using Vintage Boarders. 

Below is a close up of the "shaker" part of the card, the black is music notes punched using a little punch I have had in my collection for over a year, and I think is by Woodware, the glitter is from a bargain bin, and is glitter strips in white.

I have also taken a photo of the inside of the card for you to see:

The "treble clef" was from the grab bag I recently was lucky to win, and the musical frame is from Lovely Labels Two, the sentiment is from one of my favourite sets Love Notes, the sentiments in this set are so beautiful, and in my humble opinion a must have for any stamper.

The shapes were all cut using Spellbinders dies, and a little tip if you want to cut acetate in your Cuttlebug or other die cutting machine, is to place some card stock underneath the acetate sheet, the die then cuts through both layers, but when I have tried to cut the acetate on it's own it does not cut right through!

The next card is again another valentines card:

The dies are also from Spellbinders and is called Heart Circles S4-316 and the heart dies are Spellbinders Classic Hearts S4-136 and the Classic Scalloped Hearts S4-137, the little hearts inside are the waste from the Heart Circles Die, and also some silver glitter.

Here is the inside:

The corner details are made using a punch again from my collection and the sentiment is from Heartily Yours, also from GKD.

Below are two shaker cards I had made last year, both using templates, if you would like a copy of the template PDF, please contact me at STV with you e-mail addy, and I would be pleased to send you a copy, as I can not work out how to post it on here for you!

The shaker part is sequins!

The shaker part is seed beads!

I do so hope you will come and join me for the challenge, have an amazing Monday 

Thank you for stopping by.

Pocket/Envelope Card

Happy Friday

Earlier this week Kary Lim set a challenge over at STV, to make a pocket card in celebration of the Chinese  New Year. The project is to make a pocket card, and it must include red, Deatails can be found here.

My entry below is made using Spellbinder Labels 8 S5-019, Classic Ovals S4-110 and Lacey Ovals S4-314.

I created the main pocket with the Labels 8, by cutting two pieces of red CS from the largest of the dies, and taped with red line on three sides, before sticking together, I used my ribbon slotter on the front panel and tread some ribbon through and taped on the reverse side. I then stuck these together to form a pocket. The pull-out card is also made using various sizes of Labels 8. The sentiment and frame is stamped in Memento Ladybug using the set Dreams from Gina K Designs. DP, buttons and tassel are from my stash.

Thank you for dropping by

Face Book Stamp TV Challenge

Happy Saturday

I have just returned from teaching a class of lovely ladies how to make sugar roses for cakes, and a very pleasant morning it was.

Now for the challenge card I have made for the challenge posted by the awesome Lee, over on the STV FB page, we were challenged to use plaid:

The stamp sets I used are this months one free with three You've Got Style and the lovely set that coordinates with spellbinders Ribbon Tags 2 & 3, and designed by the uber talented Tami Mayberry called Special Occasion Tags.

The ribbon and DP are from the STV Kit True Love, this is a really beautiful set and well worth checking out!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend

Time for a Calendar

Happy Thursday

Here is a project I would of liked to post earlier, but due to the UK postal service the stamp sets did not arrive until last Saturday:

January!

I have used a Papermania Bare Desk Calendar for this project, I picked this up at my local Hobby Craft for around £5.00.

Firstly I decorated the back page of the calendar with some Card and DP the DP is an old stack from my stash by K and Company.

For the January page, I made my own DP using Brilliance ink Platinum planet on a plain blue card stock. The stamp set is Wishing you Joy.

I stamped the Calendar Grid with Memento Tuxedo Black as I did with the images, they are all available at Gina K Designs, the stamp sets used are Celebrate the Season (snowman), and Winter Wonderland (mittens, skates and sled) 

February

This page of the calendar is for a challenge over at Stamp TV, Suzanne has asked us to 

Make it LOVE-ly!!

So as I was working on the calendar, I thought I would enter with this:

The roses are based on a technique from the new book by Melanie Muenchinger, called A Year of flowers, and wow what an amazing book it is.

The book is available Here, and is based on one of her stamp sets by the same name, available Here. The hearts are made using SU punches, and the sentiments are from various Gina K sets.

Thank you for stopping by :-)

Missing Tibbie Update

Just a quick post to say both Gladys and Amy are safely back home, they were filthy and it is believed the have not eaten since their abduction, thank you to all who have helped, but PLEASE remember Alice will be in the same state, if not worse. Keep up the search I beg you, she is now alone and suffering at the hands of these complete and utter - sorry I can not put into print the expletives on my lips as I type this - PLEASE it is now very urgent that Alice is found, her life could depend on it!!!!!!!!!

Missing Dogs and Tami's Inspirational Challenge

Happy Friday

Nearly the weekend, and looking forward to recharging my batteries with the family, term starts on Monday for me, so hi ho and off to work I will go:-)

I have been busy the last couple of days, trying to help where I can with some stolen Tibetan Spaniels, this has also inspired me to volunteer for "Lost Dog" a free service entirely run by volunteers to help reunite dogs with their owners. The dog theft market is again on the rise, and unless we stand up to these despicable criminals, and in my opinion change the laws regarding animal theft, and make it a harsh custodial sentence, things will not change.

The distress to owners and to the pets is very real and extremely harmful!

Below is a poster about the missing tibbies, believed to be taken by travellers and probably on there way to Ireland, originally six dogs went missing, one found it's way home and two were found at a travellers site near to where they were stolen. THREE ARE STILL MISSING! I will leave you to make your mind up as to whether travellers are the culprits in this crime!

The Daily Mail has run an article and there is a campaign on Face Book, PLEASE if you know anything get in touch, I beg you.

Ok on a lighter note, and what you usually expect from me is a card, so here is the challenge card for the delightful Tami Mayberry's challenge, set last Monday, the challenge is to be inspired by the new Gina K papers from the new Stamp TV kit True love, here is a picture Tami posted to inspire us!

My set has not arrived yet, so I took inspiration from the picture and also from a card posted by the wonderful Tina Gilliland and can be seen Here

I started by cutting out the card base and layers with Spellbinders Labels 21 S5-027, I used some rainbow paper from my scrap box and stamped an old background stamp in Memento Rose Bud, the hearts are from Papermania and came to me by way of a friend, thank you Nicke :-)

The white layer was passed through a Cuttlebug folder called Seeing Spots.

The sentiment is by Gina K and is called Love Notes, also cut out with a Labels 21 die and the edges inked in Memento Angel Pink, The pearls were also a gift from the same friend.

Sorry to have started todays post on such a sad note, but please remember to keep your eyes and ears open, as these babies could be anywhere in the country by now.

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Gina K Winter Swap

Hello

Last year I participated in the winter swap at STV, I am sorry but I did not think to take pictures of the cards I made, but yesterday I received in the post the swaps, and I thought I would share them with you,

Sorry the pictures are not brilliant, but the cards are stunning and have given me some wonderful inspiration for future cards I make!

There is now a Gina K card swap with flowers  so check out the link and if you can participate, I can assure you it is so much fun!

If you do not have any Gina K stamps I strongly suggest you check out her web site here I promise you the quality of the stamps are second to none, and I rarely buy any other brand, in fact in 2011 I purchased only two single stamp from another company, but I do warn you these products come with a health warning - YOU WILL GET HOOKED, not only on the wonderful images Gina and her design team produce, but the quality as well.  If you are planning in the coming year to treat yourself to some new stamps then in my humble opinion you will not go wrong with Gina K Designs! Not only are the stamps excellent,  every month there is a one free with three, and if you purchase six sets you also get to choose another set free, Gina is very generous, she also has some amazing offers throughout the year, so keep an eye out for those :-)

Thank you for stopping by

Happy New Year

Hello

There are several challenges over at STV this week, as there was a launch party last Thursday night. I stayed up to join in all the fun, as it started at 7pm central time, this translates to 1am UK time!

The first card is for the Free for all Friday - Girlie Time Challenge, this challenge was set by the lovely and talented Tina, she asked for cards with a girlie theme and my entry can be seen below:

The stamp set is You Go Girl by the talented Tami Mayberry for Gina K Designs, and everything else is listed below:

The DP and flowers are from my stash

Fern Punch by Woodware

Martha Stewart Boarder Punch

Spellbinders Labels 21 S5-027

Cuttlebug folder - Textiles

SU Label punch

The next two cards are for the launch challenges, and I must say the new STV Stamp Kit as well as the wonderful sets by the designers are mouth watering to say the least :-)

You can see the new sets and the launch video HERE, I promise you, you will not be disappointed!

Ok so now for the cards:

The first is Donnas Make Your Own Designer Paper Challenge

The stamp set for the pattern paper is A Year of Flowers by the lovely Melanie Muenchinger, for Gina K Designs. I stamped using Distress Peeled Paint on to Basic Grey - Out of Print DP. The Sentiment is from Tami's Label Boarders, also available at GKD, and I must say what a versatile set this is! The leaves are cut with Spallbinders Foliage S4-328

The second launch challenge is Giovana's Flower Challenge, and can be seen below:

The Stamp set is a Duo called Friends are Flowers, by Gina K Designs, and coloured with copics YG95, YG97, RV02, RV06 and Y38. The Cuttlebug folder is - Budding Vine and the Spellbinder are:

Classic Ovals Large - S4-110

Classic Scalloped Ovals Large - S4-111

Fancy Tags Two - S5-030

I do hope you all have a wonderful, healthy, happy and very crafty 2012, thank you for stopping by :-)

Merry Christmas :-)

Happy Thursday

Well three days to Christmas, where does the time go? I hope this posting finds you all well, and ready for the festivities.
Here in the Turner household we are ready bar buying the fresh veg, cream etc. We are looking forward to a quiet celebration here on the Kent coast, after such a hectic year, what with teaching, and demonstrating in the lovely Hobby Craft, and not forgetting all those cards and cakes I have made this past year.

I want to share this stunning card with you that is featured on FB on the Card Maker  magazine page, the stamp set is from Gina K Designs it is called Branching Out, and is illustrated by the talented Melanie Muenchinger.  This set is stunning and so versatile, it is also Spellbinders friendly.

Do have a very merry Christmas and new year, I hope all your wishes come true, and all your stockings are stuffed with crafting goodies!

Thank you for joining me here over the last few months :-)

See you all in 2012 xxxx

Carolina's Black & White Tag Challenge

Happy Monday. it is a cold clear frosty morning here in my part of the world. I hope you all had a lovely weekend, with not too much Christmas preparation :-)

On Friday the sweet Carolina posted a Tag Challenge over at STV, I used the stamp set Vintage Chic  for both tags.

Here I my entries:

Firstly I made a tag for a female recipient:

I used Spellbinders Labels Four large S4-190, and small S4-309. I felt this shape emulates the shape of a fancy mirror. The ribbon and bow is from my stash.

The tag for a male recipient:

The Spellbinders used are Classic Scalloped Rectangles large S4-133 and Classic Rectangles large S4-132. I also used a SU labels punch for the sentiment and an EK Success medium photo corner punch. The ribbon is again from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by

STV November Launch Challenges

Happy Friday, can not believe it is December already, Santa will soon be here and I will be exhausted as usual trying to keep all the family happy, but I love every minute of it!

So here is the November launch challenge entries, and what a launch it was. The new stamp sets are amazing and Gina and the Design team surpassed themselves with over 70 new cards!

They sure worked their sox off this month!

Ok here we go with challenge 1:

The challenge was set by the oh so lovely Lee and it is called Summer in November, here is my entry:

The stamp sets are Aloha,  Tropical Flowers and A year of Leaves. The details are as follows:

I first stamped the large flower in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured using Copics RV06, RV02 and RV000. The centre stamens are coloured with a Memento Tangelo pen and the I added some Sakura Copper Star. I then cut it out.

Next I stamped the leaves and coloured with YG03, YG95 and pulled in some highlights with my blender pen. I then also cut them out.

For the background panel I cut out some White card stock with Spellbinders Labels 9 S4-233, while it was still in the die I sponged Memento Cantaloupe, Angel Pink and Rose Bud, I also stamped the flowers from Tropical Flowers using Archival Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid and Pearlescent Coral.

For the backing paper, I used scraps mounted on pink card stock.

The the label and flower are all mounted on pop dots, and the whole thing is then attached to a white square card base.

Challenge No 2 was set by the wonderful Tina and it is a Tag Challenge, sorry I do not have any step by step photos for this one, but my inspiration came from Tim Holtz Twelve Days of Christmas 2011 - Day 1.

The inks are all the Tim Holts Holiday limited edition and the stamp set is from the STV kit Wishing you Joy

The embossing folder is a Tim Holtz Texture Fade Christmas background and boarder set.

I stared by rubbing Versamark ink onto the folder and embossing with my Texture Boutique, I then sprinkled Seafoam white embossing powder by Papermania over the tag and heat embossing. After it had cooled I sponged with Distress Iced Spruce.

The spruce branch is cut using a die from Marianne D, sponged with Distress Evergreen Bough, I used a quickie glue pen on the edges and used some white glitter. 

The wings are from my stash of chipboard shapes, covered in glue and silver glitter. 

The tag is stamped and sponged with Distress Festive Berries and cut with a SU labels punch, I used a little Burgundy Stickle on the edges.

Cat's Cut it out Challenge And Vicky's ABC Challenge

Happy Thursday and a pinch and a punch :-)

Today I am showing you two entries for the Challenges over at STV, firstly the lovely Cat challenged us last Friday to "Cut it out!" Below is my entry and some details on how I made the card.

The second challenge is from the sweet Vicky and her ABC (anything but a card). I did not get a chance to step by step this one but the details are below also!

Ok Cat's challenge:

The stamp sets are Farm life and Autumn Beauty, both by the lovely and talented Theresa Momber

I stamped the tree/fence image from Farm Life and coloured it in with Copic markers Y17, YG95 and YG97 for the foliage.

The trunk was coloured with E37 and E47. 

For the grass I again used YG95 and YG97. 

Finally the fence was coloured using E35 and I added some shadows with N1.

Next I stamped the  pumpkins from Autumn Beauty, and coloured with YR07, YR04 and YR00, I used YG95 for the stalks, I then cut out the image.

I stamped the watering can from Farm Life colouring with N5, N3 and N1, I also blended with my colourless blender. The grass is coloured with YG 95 and I added some shading with E37. Again I cut the image out.

I cut the picture out with my Spellbinders Petite Oval small S4-140

I also cut out a Petite Scalloped Oval S4-141 in chocolate brown.

I layered some DP from K&Company (this is from an old pad in my stash) on to some more brown card stock, this was then placed on an ivory card base. The can and pumpkins are stuck with pop dots.

The sentiment is also from Farm Life and is cut out with SU oval and scalloped oval punches.

Now here is the photo and details of the gift card holder for the ABC challenge:

The template is curtesy of Waltzingmouse over at  SCS (click on the link for template)

The stamp set is Basket Additions by the very talented Melanie Muenchinger  and is coloured with Copics, I also added some Sakura stardust pens for a little bit of sparkle!

The DP is from my stash and the Cuttlebug folder is called Textile.

The lace boarder is also from my stash. 

I would also like to give a huge thank you to the so lovely Theresa Momber, (she knows what this is for!)

Happy Friday

On Monday the lovely Donna over at STV set us a CAS sketch challenge below is the sketch and my entry.

As you can see CAS is not easy for me!

The stamp set is A Very Merry Christmas by the talented Theresa Momber. I coloured using Copic markers, and inked with Memento Cantaloupe and New Sprout, while still in the dies. 

The spellbinders used were Petite ovals small - S4-140, Petite scalloped ovals small - S4-141 and Tag shapes 3 - S4-030. The holly is cut using Memory Box - Holly Vine, and I added some red pearls for berries.

Have a great weekend and thank you for stopping by

Copying Gina with a Jenny Twist!

Happy Wednesday

On Tuesday the amazing Gina K posted this wonderful video, the card in question uses the lovely new STV kit Wishing you Joy, and a heat embossing technique. Previously the talented Jennie Harper posted on FB about a gold ink by Tsukineko and how she had achieved the "embossed look" without embossing!

Well after seeing the card Gina created, it made me think "could I achieve an even simpler version of Gina's Holiday card?

Well the results are below!

Well I think you will agree, it looks like a direct copy!

Instead of using Versamark and embossing powder, all I used was this amazing ink!

As in Gina's Video, where she used the Versamark ink pad, I wiped the golden ink and let it dry.

I used the same embossing folder as Gina for my layers.

The process was repeated for the smaller layer.

The image was again stamped using the golden ink instead of the Versamark.

The end result!

This card is a direct copy of the card on Gina's video, the technique is not. This ink will not stop me using my embossing powders and heat tool, but if you do not have the tools for heat embossing, or you want to save even more time making your cards this Christmas, then perhaps this ink is for you!

I would like to say a huge thank you to Gina K and Jennie Harper for the inspiration for this card!

Stamp TV Challenge, CASE Emily

Happy Tuesday

Last Friday the lovely Cat over at STV posted a competition to "CASE the Design Team" and the chosen Designer is the very talented Emily Giovanni.

The rules of the game are to pick a card from Emily's gallery and change at least two things about it, the card I picked to CASE is Home Is

Ok what did I change?

Firstly I changed the shape of the card to a square, the DP Emily used was (I think) Basic Grey - Dots & Stripes, I used Echo Park - A Walk in the Park. I swapped the images around and where Emily used some stunning felt flowers, I used some paper ones from my stash. Emily also used a button, I have bling! I am not sure which die Emily used, mine is a bit of an oddity it is by Spellbinders, Labels A SE-001, I can not find any reference to it on the net and am assuming it is a very old die design (I picked it up on Ebay months ago).

Thanks for stopping by 

FB Challenge for November

Hi

Sorry I have been absent for so long, but life, work and bad health have kept me away.

Here is my entry for the FB November Challenge:

The tags are cut using Spellbinders Tag Shapes Three (S4-030). I inked each one up with a ranger foam applicator in each of the new Distress Winter Collection, these colours are just so yummy, they are a wonderful addition to the collection. 

After inking I sprayed with homemade perfect pearls gold mist, (recipe below!) I then hit them with a heat tool to dry, this was all done while still in the die.

The Stamp set is from the wonderful Gina K Designs and is called Wishing you Joy and is the current STV Kit, and all the images are coloured with Copic Markers, and Sakura stardust pens.

I cut out the images with Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circles (S4-115), Labels Three (S4-189) and Labels fourteen (S4-290).

I used some Metallic Rub-on around the edges in a copper colour from kit 1, and then used pop-dots to attach to the tag.

Here is my recipe for glimmer mist using Perfect Pearls and a ranger mister bottle:

It is simply a mister bottle filled with water and a small amount of Perfect Pearls added, shake well and spray. I used gold on my tags, but you can make it any colour. I do advise you add the PP in small quantities and test until you get the result you require.

Thank you for stopping by.