Classy Shoe

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.
The weather has been kind lately here in North Wales but unfortunately crafting and blogging do not appreciate that and I have been inside during this good weather! It's a good job that I enjoy creating ;)

There is a brand new challenge starting today over at Scribble & Scrap, so make sure you head on over and enter that this fortnight (enter it more than once, you know you want to!). This is my inspiration there right now:

The central image is a Stamp by Chloe, gilding flakes on a black background look fabulous-the flakes are IndigoBlu Lancashire Rose.  I made the central image during a crafting session at a friend's house so the dies used to cut out the black and gold are hers (I have no idea of manufacturer).
I wanted to stick with the black and gold as I think it looks elegant-the sentiment is from Imagination Crafts and I stamped it in gold but wanted it to stand out more so I used a gel pen to go over it and to work the faux stitching around it.  A handmade black bow in one corner sets the shoe image off beautifully.
The black embossed card, black ribbon, gems and sparkler are all from my crafty stash.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see your creations over at the Scribble & Scrap Challenge :)
Have a fabulous rest of the weekend and, until next time, Happy Crafting.
xx

Challenges entered:
Crafting From The Heart- Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations- Anything Goes
2 Crafty Girls- Spring Time
Not Just Cards- Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze- Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays- Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes

Springtime Layers at Simply Papercraft

Greetings to all.  I hope you are well.
I also hope that the sun is shining wherever you may be :)
It has been lovely here for a few days (I am scheduling this post so watch it be raining on Sunday!!-not my fault if it is!) so it's difficult to be indoors crafting, especially when Frodo is outside basking in the sun-he's such a lively kitty :)

A new challenge is live now over at Simply Papercraft-the theme is 'Lots of Layers' and Sassy Studios is the sponsor. I have used the image 'Sassy Rapunzel' to create my card today.  She is fabulous-stunning regardless of the colour scheme chosen for her!
My Rapunzel is a brunette, with just a hint of red. Her lovely long locks are adorned with lots of pretty flowers-that just had to be purple! ('tis my favourite colour after all!) I wish I had eyelashes like her!!
The layers are taken mostly from the Peacocks and Paisley 12x12 pad I have used previously-it's just fabulous and the colours are so in keeping with Spring that it felt appropriate :)
The die cuts and paper flowers came from my stash along with the gems and sparklers.  The sentiment about friendship makes the card useful for many occasions.
Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think :)
Enjoy the warm weather and, until next time, Happy Crafting.
xx

Challenges entered:
Crafting From The Heart- Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations- Anything Goes
2 Crafty Girls- Spring Time
Not Just Cards- Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze- Anything Goes

Pretty in Pink

Greetings one and all, I trust you are well on this, another beautiful sunny day in the UK.
I have been doing some organising (not too much-don't want to cause panic!), as I am in the very slow process of moving all my art and crafting gear out of my dad's garage and down to what will soon be my new work space-an incredibly slow process as I only have a Skoda Fabia so can't take massive amounts of stuff, plus, I keep finding things I need to use immediately!!

Today's creation sees me stepping outside of my comfort zone again and using pink! Not only that, I am relatively new to the world of digital crafting (my printer was rubbish! Now I use my dad's!!).
As I was clearing away crafting things I have had piled up on the dining room table, I stumbled across some Polkadoodles images that I had printed a while ago (as soon as I got the CD if I'm honest!) and I have just HAD to use a couple of them!
So, this is my favourite of the digi stamps on the CD I got-I used the pre coloured version and some of the co-ordinating papers aswell as a matching bow.

I lightly added some Victorian Velvet distress ink to the die cut image as I think that sets it off beautifully.  The piece of vintage music paper, handmade flowers and gems are from my stash and the sentiment is one from a book of loads of them by Hunkydory.
Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think :)
Enjoy your day and, until next time, Happy Crafting.
xx

Challenges entered:
Doodle Pantry- Anything Goes (digi)
Polkadoodles- Pink and Pretty
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays- Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes

Gorjuss Decoupage

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well.
Apologies for the silence lately-I've been incredibly busy behind the scenes, details will be forthcoming very soon.
Today's share is a card made using specifically bought papers as I just cannot resist the Gorjuss range!  I think this little girl is fabulous :)
All papers seen are from the Santoro Gorjuss A4 paper pack, the central image is decoupaged and that was also in the same kit. The butterflies and bow are from the packaging! 

I went with 'For You' as a sentiment as that is applicable for many instances, the adhesive letters are also in the papercrafting pack.  I feel like an advert for them! I just really like the colours and images used-it's a non girly little girl, totally made for me!!

I hope you are all having fun with your crafting, although now the sun has graced us with its prescence here for a few days, there is valid reason to be outside rather than in your craft room!!
Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think :)
Enjoy the sun and, until next time, Happy Crafting.
xx

Challenges entered:
Crafting From The Heart- Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations- Anything Goes
Macabre Monday at Haunted House Designs- Going Green
Not Just Cards- Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze- Anything Goes