1950's Dreamboats and Petticoats and Rock 'n Roll

That's what comes to mind when I think of the 50's. What a fun era this was!! Over at CD Sunday the DT's have come up with some memorable cards.......go check them out you won't be disappointed.

I searched my stash of CD's but couldn't find the 'petticoats' I wanted. So I went to CUP and found a great image designed by Sue Wray. I then found some additional toppers from Debbi Moores Shabby Chic Music Collection CD. The two together work perfectly I think.

 

I mounted the main image at an angle to give it some movement. I used cerise card stock to match the dress. I decoupaged the skirt to give it some dimension.....wish you could see the stiff net petticoat underneath. I mounted the two toppers from the CD on dotty paper to match the main image. My trusty crystal stickles blinged it up and Voila! The strap line ' Rock Party' is also from the CD. Now doesn't she look 'Reet Petite' ready for a night out with girls.

This card is for my grand daughter's 14th birthday........a delightful young woman. She's a star in the making.....sings like an angel and is learning to play the guitar.

 

Challenges:

cdsundaychallenge.......1950's

southerngirls........Sing Sing a Song....'Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson

anythingchallenge......Out with the Girls

 shoppingourstash......Pink

tuesdaytaggers.......going dotty

craftindesertdivas......add a sentiment

lexiscreations.......Pink

allthatstickles......Think Pink....stickles used Crystal

hidinginmycraftroom.........Woman's Birthday

sweetstopsketches......sketch SSS230

inkspirationalchallenges......colour challenge....used pink and a little bit of grey on the car

 

 

 

 

Pinspirational Harvest time

Autumn and Harvest time is now upon us. I imagine there'll be lots of Harvest Festivals planned in the UK in schools and churches.

Not here tho as Harvest time happens many times throughout the year. The fields of grain are usually harvested in the Spring or early Summer after the growing during the ideal Winter and then the sun comes out with avengence to ripen everything quickly. The grapes are ready in August and the olives after the first rain in the Autumn/Winter.

This week's picture at (pin)spirational challenges is a well laden Harvest basket. The colours of lots of. lovely fruit and veg may inspire you or the basket with a hint of blue behind of the lady's dress.

The sponsors this week are:

with a prize of 5 digis

Stamping Dragon

prize 4 digis

The card I've designed uses a digi from QKR Stampede.

This looks like one tired out 'farmer'. Check out some great digis from our sponsors this week.

 

The background was made using Wordle. A free online programme which creates 'word clouds' from text you've chosen. I found this many years ago by accident....as you do when you're playing on the PC. It's very easy to use and you to get choose colour and text  and then hit the button and as if by magic you've got a unique BP. 

I mounted the image on dark green card and used a light blue as the main card. The banner I made cutting  leaves freehand in Autumnal colours. I then added the dark green and red spotted ribbon across the top.

Have fun checking out the rest of my teamies pinspiring creations over at pinspirational challenges. Why not challenge yourself and join in the fun too. Good luck!!

 

Thank you for your comments I love reading them and appreciate the time you've taken to come and visit.

Have a great day x

 

CHALLENGES:

                                                                        
 liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge......Autumn Colours
 delightfulsketches......Happy Fall Y'all
 sassystudiodesigns..........Fall Colours
 stamp-n-doodle........In the Garden
 cas-ualfridays.......Fall colours and at least one leaf
 creativefingers.......Food Glorious Food
 simplycreatetoo.......Fall/Autumn
 ynschallenges.......sketch and photo inspiration
                                                                          
                                                                         

 

                           basicgreychallenges.......Autumn Colours

                  disdigidesigns.........Colouring skills

dreamvalley......Autumn

       onestitchatatime.......Autumn

cupcakeinspirations......photo inspiration.....used colours

getinky.......Fall Colours

allsortschallenge...How does your garden grow?

 

 

Using up my scraps!!!

Now like all good crafters I never throw anything away so when I saw the challenge at crafting-with-dragonflies   for using your scraps I thought 'What a good idea. I've got plenty of those lol!!'

So here's my latest creation using up a few of my many, many scraps of paper.

I also added yellow bows and flowers and two good luck peel offs.....shamrock and horseshoe. So some of my green papers used but I think I need 100 more challenges like this to get rid of the mountain!!

Challenges:   Crafting with Dragonflies......using your scraps
                       C4C205.........Use bows
                       just-add-ink......just add bows
                       cuttinandstampin......use your scraps
                      tuesdaythrowdown......clean and simple
                      unstampabelleschallenges.......using your scrap or old stash

Snow People!!

Well the Christmas card pile is very slowly rising. Thanks to CD Sunday I've been inspired to create another. The challenge is to use a CD to create something with a 'snowperson' on. I must have gone through at least a dozen CD's without being inspired. Finally I went for a snowman topper from My Craft Studio.

This what I've come up with. A Christmas wall hanging. The main hanging was wide florist's ribbon in a deep blue. I was given this by a fellow crafter who does a lot of flower arranging. It's fab quality so perfect to hang.

I double mounted the image from the CD on blue card stock.

 I found a Snowman poem in my stash and mounted that also on to blue card stock. The little topper at the top says....'Let it Snow' ....perfect for a Snowman don't you think. Well lets face it you can't make a snowman without it.

 

'Special Christmas Wishes' sentiment and stars and lots of glittery silver stickle finished the main hanging. I added a white organza ribbon as a hanger and added more silver stars.

So thank you CD Sunday that's another one finished.

 

Challenges: cdsundaychallenge......snowpeople

bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.------something-blue

cisforchallenge.blogspot.....make it sparkle

 papercreatorscrafts......make it Christmassy

christmasstampin.....Christmas Cheer

bearlymine-challenges.....Anything Goes

craftysentiments.....Anything but not a card

creativecardcrew......Christmas

creativecraftchallenges2.......Use Ribbon

Autumn poem

Over at (pin)spirational this week we've been inspired, I think you'll agree, by a beautiful Autumn poem.

They are sponsored this week by

 

QKR stampede

 

Prize : 5 Digis to Winner

 

 

 

dragonsmoore

 

Prize: 8 digis to Winner

 

Have fun checking out their inspirational digis.

I chose a Spyder's  digi for my creation this week.(Sorry piccie is a bit dull....not sure why!!)

 He's a cute Scarecrow and I love his little 'friend'!! He was real fun to colour with my Pergamano pencils. I found some perfect fall leaves, in my stash, and added them to the corners. The  pumpkins at his feet, also from my stash, finished it off.

 

 

 

 

The background paper is from a 6 x 6 pack that I've had for eons and I think you'll agree, matched the Harvest /Autumnal theme perfectly. This cute little fellow seemed to be saying Hi to his birdy Friend so that's what I went with for my sentiments.

 

Have fun popping over to (http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and check out what my team mates have come up with. And while you're there why not join in the challenge too.....you know you want to!!

 

Challenges: audsentiments.....Autumn (not Halloween)

pollycraft......Autumn colours

 milkcoffee.....fabulous fall colours

sarahhurley.....Autumn Glow

creativecorner.......Autumn Leaves are Falling

jwscrapshack.......Autumn

disdigidesigns.......Fall colours

 mytimetocraft......autumnal colours

.craftindesertdivas....Autumn / Fall

lexiscreations.....Autumn Colours

thepapernestdolls.....Happy Fall

eurekastamps.......photo colour combo

 

 

 

 

 

For a Special Little Boy

Wow doesn't time fly. It's ages since I did any blogging. I don't know where the time goes.

Over at CD Sunday this week's challenge is Little Boys. Well I've only one special little boy in my life....my grandson .....and he's crazy about dogs. So when I was looking through my CD's I came across the perfect Christmas image for a card for him. It's called Christmas Furry Friends by Digi Crafts. The CD is packed with scrummy images to make squeeze cards. But I decided just to decoupage and I think it worked just fine.
It was so easy to make. I used four layers of decoupage on a matching red background. Blinged it up with silver stickles and a sentiment and hey presto one more Christmas card done. It really was the easiest card I've ever made.

 

Challenges: cdsundaychallenge.....Little Boys

 christmas stampin.....cute and cuddly

cardmakinmamas.....for the kids

creativefingerschallenge......add a sentiment

jellyparkchallenges.......all about the kids..

 christmasatsweetstampin.....here comes santa

craftycatzweeklychallenge.......cards for boys or men

ladybugscraftsinkchallenge....winter wonderland

 

(PIN)inspirational challenge

What  a time I'm having with technology here. No main PC........it's a bit poorly....... and Blackberry is a nightmare for doing long posts. I'm using this laptop to get this blog post done for the
 (PIN)inspirational challenge blog. The photos are now on an external hard drive so fingers crossed I can do this.

Challenge Picture

Sponsors this week are:                       2cuteink digital stamps

Prize is 2 digis

 lacy sunshine stamps

Prize is $20 gift certificate 

So far so good.......I know I can do this. One more piccie to go...... my DT card. I used two cute froggie digis from 2cute digi stamps and placed 'them' on a scallopped shaped card which I felt looked like a flower or a lilypad. They are coloured with Pergamano pencils.

 I double mounted two punched circle shapes and a smaller circular sentiment from my stash. It's finished off with red square gems and chunky circular beads.

Phewwwwwwww I made it.

A cute card for a froggie lover!!

Please pop over to the (pin)spirational challenges blogspot to see what great cards my teamies have made.

 

Challenges:

 kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot...Embellish it

scrapbitzcopics.....retro,funky,sassycolours....used coloured pencils

disdigidesignschallenge.....Birthdays

craftingwhenwecan..Repeated image

lacysunshine.........dies and/or punches.....Punches

sentimentalsundays.......Happy Birthday