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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

THE HOBO'S PRAYER

So, we've come to the last challenge of the year over at I ♥ PROMARKERS and we are going to leave you with a theme of ANYTHING GOES. This challenge will run until the evening of 4th January and we'll be back with a new challenge on Wednesday 5th. Our sponsor this week again, is the lovely DIGI DOODLE SHOP. There's a 50% off everything sale on over there too, so why not go take a look.

Now, to be quite honest with you, I don't care if I never see another Christmas card as long as I live, lol so as our theme is Anything Goes, I obviously chose not to make a Christmas card. :o) All the design team used a Digi Doodle Shop image and I chose to use another hobo image. This is not an image that would immediately jump out at most people to use, but I think it's fabulous and if I say it myself, I think this is one of my most favourite cards of the year. I am so pleased with how this turned out. Coloured of course, with my Promarkers.

I'm not sure whether he is praying for more or saying thank you for what he has, but I prefer to think it's the latter. I think we should all be grateful for what we have and think of those that have very little or nothing at all, especially at this time of year.

My papers are Basic Grey 'Capella' with a little strip of a Papermania 'Hamstead'. I distressed all the edges and inked them with a Walnut Stain distress ink pad. The stitching is a rub-on. The tree was embossed with a Crafts Too folder and lightly inked. A Tim Holtz on the edge die cut the right hand side. The hobo was cut out and mounted on foam pads and the greeting is a Personal Impressions clear stamp.


Also entering it into the following challenges:
PASSION FOR PROMARKERS - Anything goes.
CRAFTY SENTIMENTS - Anything goes.
CREATIVE CARD CREW - Birthday.
AI FACTORY - Anything goes.
CRAFTY EMMA'S - Anything goes.
ONE STITCH AT A TIME - Anything goes (surprise us).
DIGI DOODLE SHOP - New Beginnings. (You never know, his prayers may be answered). Won.
GINGERLOFT - Distressing.
PAPER SUNDAES - Cut it out.
I DID IT CREATIONS - Anything goes.
SUNDAY SKETCH - Anything goes.
STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY - TREEmendous.
ALLSORTS - Free and easy.

OPUS GLUEI - Anything.
CRAFTY CATZ - Your choice.
SUGAR SWEET PAPER TREATS - Anything goes.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

CRAFTY PAD #102

This week sees the last challenge of the year over at THE CRAFTY PAD. This one will run until Tuesday 28th. We will return with a brand new challenge on 9th January. We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a wonderful, happy, healthy new year.

Our theme is ANYTHING GOES and our sponsor this week is the lovely CREATIVE CRAFT WORLD and the prize on offer is this gorgeous Gorjuss gift pack - Decoupage packs and topper pack.



For my card I used Snowglobe from THE CRAFTY PAD STAMP DESIGNS. I embossed a portion of the background leaving the bottom plain. Martha Stewart's deep lattice punch was used for the top and a nestie for my greeting. The snowflakes were, yet again, cut on my Robo, coloured, layered and glittered. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and glittered the roof and snow. I then attached a bit of ribbon around the base and dobbed on (less than perfectly, lol) some liquid pearls.


Entering into the following challenges:
SPOONFUL OF SUGAR - Christmas Card.
CRAFTY SENTIMENTS - Anything goes.
CREATIVE CARD CREW - Anything goes.
AI FACTORY - Anything goes.

2 SISTERS - Christmas.
CRAFTY EMMA'S - Anything goes.
TOP TIP TUESDAY - Christmas inspired.
PASSION FOR PROMARKERS - Anything goes.
PEAR TREE DESIGNS - Christmas.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

THE GUY WITH THE BEARD.

Santa has to show his face for challenge #45 at I ♥ PROMARKERS this week. He'll soon be here for real, so we want to see Santa on your cards or projects. We are sponsored this week by SIMON SAYS STAMP and there is a $15 spend in the online store up for grabs and even your postage will be paid.

I used an image from a set of stamps that I got a couple of years ago and never used as I didn't really like them, lol. No idea who made them. I embossed the grid on the red cardstock with my Scor Pal after stamping a greeting with versamark. All his fur is glittered but I didn't pick it up very well with my camera. Self adhesive lace and a couple of bows finished it off.


Entering into the following challenges:
SPOONFUL OF SUGAR - Christmas Card.
CRAFTY ANN'S - Christmas.
CREATIVE CARD CREW - Anything goes.

FAB 'N FUNKY - Christmas is for the Children.
PASSION FOR PROMARKERS - Anything Goes.
FRESH BREWED - Merry Christmas
ONE STITCH AT A TIME - Anything goes.

PEAR TREE DESIGNS - Christmas

Sunday, December 12, 2010

LET THE BELLS RING OUT....

Thanks to everybody that took part in our celebration challenge last week and congrats to all the prize winners.

This weeks challenge theme (#101) at THE CRAFTY PAD is EMBOSSING. Wet or dry, it's your choice. We are sponsored by ROBYN'S FETISH who is offering the winner 5 digital stamps or digital paper sets of their choice and also, as it's nearly Christmas LETRASET are also donating a set of Promarkers. It is a Hobby & Craft Set which has 10 Promarkers and 1 Black Fine Liner and the lucky winner will receive them in time for Christmas.


For my card, I used Robyn's bell. I was a bit stumped at first, but as I'd just got Labels 7 nesties, I thought I'd make a little book type card. My embossing folder is from Papermania. The snowflakes are my trusty robo cut, coloured with Promarkers and glittered again and I attached the little bell charms with some chain and jump rings.





I shall enter into the following challenges:
CRAFT YOUR DAYS AWAY #10 - Punches and/or Die Cuts.
ELLEPHANTASTIC #21 - Christmas.
FRESH BREWED - Sparkle and Shine (my snowflakes).
PEAR TREE DESIGNS - Christmas Card.

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS - Anything Goes.
CREATIVE CARD CREW - Anything Goes.
ROBYN'S FETISH - Creative Folds (book pages?).
DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGES - Embossing

Saturday, December 11, 2010

MY MINI COMP WINNER CRAFTY PAD #100

Thank you all so much for entering our challenges and all your gorgeous cards.

For the mini comp on my blog....'Guess how many Gems', only one of you got the correct answer, so thank you all for your guesses.

The winner is SANDRA of SANDRA'S CRAFTY CORNER with the correct amount of 31 flower gems. Well done, Sandra and congratulations, hun.

Please email Debbie at craftypad-deb@hotmail.co.uk with CP winner in your subject line. Please also tell Debbie which image you would like from THE CRAFTY PAD STAMP DESIGNS as the body of your email.

Once again, thanks to all of you.

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

HIPPO'S RULE!!!!!

Time for challenge #44 over at I ♥ PROMARKERS and this weeks theme is to take inspiration for your card or project from a Christmas song or carol. It might be an idea if you told us what your song is too, as some can be a bit 'obscure' for want of a better word, lol. Not least my DT example. :o)

Our sponsor this week is LETRASET and there is a pack of Promarkers on offer to our winner.

So, here's my offering this week. Aren't these hippo's just the mutts nuts? You can find them at PHINDY'S PLACE along with some other fab digi images.


I have known this song for many a year so I wanted to use it for my DT card, but it took me hours to track down a hippo image so I was well chuffed when I found this. They are coloured with my Promarkers of course and I used my Robo to cut the snowflakes, then coloured them with my Promarkers, added a bit of glitter and bead spacers for the centres which I found buried in my old stash again. The border is cut with an EK success punch 'Swirl' and the ribbon, which happily matches the pattern on her dress was in my stash. The background is embossed in my bug using a Papermania folder and that's about it really as I wanted it left fairly simple.

Now, the song. How many of you know it?
It's called 'I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS' an oldie, but a goodie, lol. You can read the words and have a listen HERE. I thought this image suited as either he or she got what they wanted, hence dancing for joy. Ha, ha. I hope you like it.

I shall enter it into the following challenges:
CRAFT YOUR PASSION - Anything Goes.
THE CRAZY CHALLENGE - All I want for Christmas....
OOH LA LA - Christmas Song.

A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR - Christmas Card
TIP TOP TUESDAY - Use Ribbon.
ONE STITCH AT A TIME - Old Stash, New Stash.
CUPCAKE INSPIRATIONS - His nickname for her is Cupcake, lol.
TUESDAY THROWDOWN - Clean and Simple.
PHINDY'S PLACE - Winter

Sunday, December 05, 2010

BIG WEEK AT THE CRAFTY PAD

Well, it all kicks off at THE CRAFTY PAD this week so we hope you'll all join in and have fun. There are lots of prizes on offer and a sale on in the shop too. The sale will run for ONE WEEK to coincide with the challenge so you have until Sat 11th Dec 8pm GMT. Click on the banner in my side bar to take you there.

It is our 100th challenge so we are having a bit of a 'do' to celebrate, so grab yourself a coffee, sit down and read on. :o) You'll have to get to the end to find out what prizes are on offer and of course, the rules you must follow. *teehee*

There is also a Promarker colouring tutorial on the main blog this week. So if you feel you need a little help with your colouring, pop over and have a read.

The challenge this week is ANYTHING GOES!!!! How brilliant is that? So, if you're all Christmas carded out, you can just do what you please. Yay! I say, lol. Before I show you what I made, there's lots more to tell you.

What's next? Oh, yeah. EVERY member of our Design Team has a mini competition on their blogs. They are all 'guess the amount' so please do visit the DT members blogs and have a go at all of them. Here's your first one:

GUESS HOW MANY FLOWER GEMS THERE ARE.


You can give me your answer in a comment and the winner will be announced next Saturday. If nobody guesses the correct amount then the nearest guess will win the prize and if more than one of you get the same answer then we will use random.org to choose the winner.

Next up...what you MUST do to join in.

1. Follow CP blog and enter the current challenge.
2. Guess how many gems are in my pic.
3. Display the celebration badge on your blog.
4. Only one entry per person

Closes Sat 11th Dec 8pm GMT

OK so far? Right. The winners of the mini comps on the DT's blogs will each win a digital image of their choice from The Crafty Pad and as you will also be entering the main challenge, you will be eligible to win the main prize. To win that, you must:

GUESS HOW MANY RIBBONS ARE IN THE JAR.



Post your answer to this one in the comment box of the Crafty Pad Challenge Blog.

WHAT YOU CAN WIN.

There will be one winner who will get:
1 pk5 Promarkers sponsored by LETRASET and 6 polymer stamps from The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs - (Holly Mouse with Bauble, Milo Mouse - Congratulations, Platform Shoe, Molly Cat with Birdhouse, Anna over the Rainbow and Snoozin' Albert).
There will also be a £10.00 voucher from JOANNA SHEEN.
Not bad, eh?



There will be one runner up (for nearest guess) who will receive:

3 Crafty Pad Stamp Designs polymer stamps (Christmas Ted Baubles with Text stamp, Ladies Fancy Boots and Ladies Bonnet.


THE SHOP SALE:
A 30% discount on all polymer stamp orders and 10% on all digi images for the week the challenge is running.

IMPORTANT!!!!!
All orders for that week ARE TO BE EMAILED to Debbie through the shop (details on shop front) and she will confirm your balance to you to pay through paypal.


Right, I think that's it, so please join in, visit the other blogs and have fun.

For my challenge this week, I made a little box from one sheet of 12 x 12 card and used the image Ted pulling Snowman from the Crafty Pad. I coloured him using my Distress Ink Pads. I inked the top of the letters and the snowflakes using Broken China distress ink and then glittered them. The paper I found in my stash and I used my Craft Robo again to cut the text and the snowflakes. The border along the front edge was made using an EK Success punch 'Swirl'.






I shall enter my box into the following challenges:
BUGABOO - Anything Goes.
BEE CRAFTY - Winter but not Christmas specific. (not sure if this qualifies or not?)
SECRET CRAFTER - Christmas.

MAMI DOODLES - Gift Item (does a gift box count?).
SEW MANY CARDS - Snowflakes.
THE STAMPMAN - Christmas and 3 colours. (blue, orange, brown..assuming b/w don't count, lol).
WAGS 'N WHISKERS - Snowflakes.
STAMPAVIE - Snow/Snowflakes.
STAMP SOMETHING - Christmas Combo stuff.
DELICIOUS DOODLES - Use a Digi.
2 SISTERS - Sparkly Christmas

DIGI DOODLE SHOP - Let it Snow.
BUNNY ZOE'S - Christmas but not a card.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

OH CHRISTMAS TREE......

Well, it's nearly here isn't it? So that means that it's nearly over, which brings a big grin to my face. :o) Yeah, I know..Bah Humbug, lol.

Anyway, on to this weeks challenge #43 at I ♥ PROMARKERS and our theme is Christmas Trees. We are sponsored again by the lovely JOANNA SHEEN with a £10 spend in her online store for our winner.

I wanted to do something a little different this week so went for quite an eclectic look, although to be honest, I'm not sure it's worked. It's maybe a little too much for a Christmas card. Some years ago, I bought a load of Christmas stuff including a box of stamps. Well, they were rubbish and I've never used them but I needed a tree and this was all I had. It did actually stamp quite well but I have no idea who made it. My papers and vellum are from some old Christmas stash too.

The bauble was from a free stamp set with a recent cardmaking mag.


I shall enter into the following challenges:
A CRAFTY LITTLE PLACE - Anything goes.
OTHER LOVELIES - The letter M (mine is mice).

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS - Old and New
OOH LA LA - Christmas Song. (Oh, Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree)
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