Outlawz Challenge Cards

It is that time of the week and I have made a couple of cards for the current challenges over at The Outlawz

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/

This weeks CAS challenge is 'Pillow Fight' - all about Feathers 

so my card is really CAS

As you can see it is really just that.

I have used black and orange card stock for the base.

I cut out a circle to use as a mask and coloured the white card stock with 

Memento Peanut Brittle

The swan image is from GinaK as is the sentiment. 

The swirl is one from my stash.

I finished off my card with a gold gel pen 

around the swan to give it a bit of shineand there you have it.

I am a Guest Designer this month for the Greeting Challenge and 

here is what I have made for that one.

We had to create a Wedding or Anniversary project in gold or silver.

What I used - 

Cream card stock MS punch Spellbinders Labels 20 

Kaisercraft pearls and own ribbon

Sentiment is from GinaK

I am also on the Design Team for their Colour Challenge 

and this week our colours and twist were chosen by Roxann

and Ursula posted this challenge which is sponsored by

 

https://www.redonkulousdesigns.com/

I made a CAS card for this one as I had been away on holiday for a few weeks.

I used the Honeycomb Embossing Folder from SU with Spellbinders Labels 20 

some ribbon from Kazazz and added a little bit of bling.

Thanks for coming over to check out my latest cards.

New Challenge over at Crafting with Dragonflies

Our next challenge over at Crafting with Dragonflies 

is one you will all love to be a part of.

Our Dragonfly Leader Hilde asked us to make a

'One for the Girls' card.

How easy and awesome is that! Endless ideas for this one.

The sponsor for this challenge is

and the winner will receive 4 digi's of their choice.

and

who are giving away a $12 gift certificate to their shop

Delicious Doodles were also generous in supplying 

the Design Team with their favourite digi image.

I selected - 

    Hydrangea and Butterfly.

- and here is my card

I chose 2 different colours of pink for my backing. 

The darker pink at the front was embossed with Couture Creation - Royalty

I cut out the focal background with Spellbinders Fleur de Lis

Hand cut the Delicious Doodles digi and coloured the surround in pink.

The butterfly was coloured in a variety of colours 

and the leaves I added gloss with Dimensional Magic.

The hydrangea was then covered in lots of little flowers 

punched out from a floral designer paper 

with the MS hydrangea punches. 

Start Dust Stickles was added to the centres. 

Finished with Kaisercraft pearls and own ribbon.

and here is a closer view of the flowers.

Please pop into

 http://crafting-with-dragonflies.blogspot.com.au/

to see what my other Design Teamies

  Barb

Hilde

Judith

Kelli

Susan

Tania

 have created for you and

I am looking forward to seeing what you create with this fabulous challenge

I have also entered this card in the following challenges - 

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com.au/

http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com.au/

Thanks for stopping by 

Current Outlawz Challenge Cards

Just a quick post to show you a couple of cards I made for 

this weeks colour challenge over at The Outlawz,

Penny is hosting this challenge and the colour choice and twist below 

was chosen by Ursula.

 

You can find it at HERE

Our sponsor for this month's challenges is

http://www.littlescrapsofheavendesigns.com/

Here are my cards. Firstly I decided to go with the blingy butterfly card as my Design Team choice.

Thanks for popping by. Ina.

Creating with Dragonflies Challenge 2 UPDATE

After a LONG train trip I am home and back to catching up on DT duties.

As I said in the previous post I tried to upload my page for our

Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge 2 

Scrapbook Page - Mother

from my tablet while on holidays but was unable to do so.

so here is what I made...

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is

and I chose to use their rose tag digi image as part of my layout 

and added to it a bit of bling and a centre rhinestone.

I started my layout with a base of white then topped it with blue and pink paper. 

I tore a few of the edges to give it an "old feel" 

The main design paper is from Grace Taylor's Family Time.

The butterflies are from Marianne Designs 

and the bird and flower are Cherry Lynn Designs.

Both photos were taken when we still lived in Scotland. 

I am the youngest of the 3 girls in the photos.

I cut out the letters - My Mother with my cuttlebug and 

the alphabet I used is Hippie Chick. 

I used a MS punch for the bottom edging of the backing mat.

Hope you like what I have made and inspired you to make a page 

for the "Special Mother" in your life 

and enter it in our latest challenge.

Till next time again thanks for popping in - Ina.

Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge 2

I have been trying to update my blog with our new Crafting with Dragonflies challenge on my tablet as I am on holidays but haven't had any luck.
Please go to our blog http://crafting-with-dragonflies.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/challenge-2-scrapbook-page-with-theme.html to see what the Design Team 

 have created for your inspiration.

I am heading home tomorrow and will update my blog  from there.
Looking forward to seeing some lovely Mother Layouts.

It's LIVE!!!

The time has come and our new 

Crafting with Dragonflies is LIVE!

I am so excited to be a part of this new and exciting Blog 

and I hope that you all enjoy what we have in store for you.

First of all  - Below are our wonderful sponsors for this Challenge. 

Please support them when you can.

First Prize Sponsor
5 digi's -  Winner's Choice.

and a mystery Magnolia Tilda Stamp kindly given by our Leading Dragonfly - Hilda.

and 3 runners up

Prize
4 digi's - Winner's Choice

Prize
3 digi stamps

Prize
2 digi stamps

Now let the fun begin.

The Design Team have been busy this last month making you some 

fabulous cards for inspiration. 

Fitting for our First Challenge - you are asked to make a card with a 

DRAGONFLY.

Perhaps you don't have a stamp or image you can use - Hilda has thought of that and would be pleased if you used her Free Dragonfly Image

I made a few cards and couldn't decide which one I like the best 

so I am posting them all.

This is the first one...

This was a simple card using matching designer paper and popped the Glittered  

Free Dragonfly Image . 

The sentiment is from Gina K Assorted Greetings and finished of with a few pearls.

My Second

I had recently purchased the embossing folder (Honeycomb) at the back from SU so was eager to try it out. 

The dragonfly stamp is an Animal Spirit Stamp and I stamped 2 images. The first one I inked before embossing and then popped the second one on top after heat embossing it. Added some twine and button. The small stamped flowers on the embossed paper is from SU Beyond the Basics and sentiment from 

Gina K's Stippled Nature.

This photo just shows the dragonfly was popped.

and last

Again I was playing with my new SU embossing folder. I inked the background from SU Vintage Vogue in  Peacock Feathers Distress Ink. The main flowers are also from the same stamp set and inked in Rich Razzleberry. I cut out a few small scraps of DP for the back of the popped centre image. The dragonfly stamp is from Hampton Art and I used a gel pen to add some sparkle. The flower centres are glittered.

Please pop over to the our other Designers 

to see what lovely cards they made for you to be inspired by. 

Hilde - our LEADER

Barb

Judith

Kelli

Susan

and Tania

Thanks Ina.

Dragonflies are getting ready to fly....

Just a REMINDER that you only have a few days to join our new craft challenge blog and hope you have already pinned our blog candy on yours 'cause we are checking to see who is in the running to win this AWESOME CANDY. 

Our first challenge goes live on Wednesday morning 

Sydney Australia time as you know. 

We are all getting excited and I personally can't wait 

to see how many lovely cards will be uploaded. 

It has been a long month waiting for this day.... soon be counting the hours.

See you there Ina.

A quick upload.

This weeks challenge over at The Outlawz Sketch Challenge HERE 

there is a nice simple one so I thought I would go ahead and have a play with it. 

Since I am now on the Design Team for their Colour Challenges 

I can no longer enter my cards for any of their fabulous prizes. 

This doesn't stop us entering our cards for any of the other Challenges they have 

and I had a bit of fun putting my simple sketch card together.

I also noticed that over at http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/ 

their Simple Salutations Challenge 42 is 

Spring is Here and you needed to create anything that came to mind for spring like flowers or showers that bring May flowers.

This is the stamp set for the Winner of this Challenge.

What a fabulous Male Stamp this would be to win.

 

Here is the card I made for both these challenges.

As I said it is a simple card using designer paper Spellbinder dies - Lotus in white and Floral Ovals in black. The single flower is a Memory Box die called Fuchsia Sprig. Added some multi coloured twine to the back and rhinestones to the corner and centre of flower. 

Thanks for looking. Ina.

The Latest Colour Challenge over at The Outlawz and Blog Candy Reminder

Hello again - and welcome back to my blog.

The latest colour challenge over at The Outlawz is up and below was our colour combination and twist for this week chosen for us by DT member Penny. Aren't they lovely?

Our sponsor for this month is Digi My World 

and the winner will receive a $10 gift certificate.

Here is what I made.

I love to do a bit of distressing so I did that around the edges of the coloured card stock and designer paper. I inked up one of my favourite SU stamp sets - Vintage Vogue with Versa Colour Olive for the leaves and Magenta for the flowers.

 I ghosted the top flower to make it lighter. 

I spritzed lightly over parts of the flowers added Avocado liquid pearls 

to the centre of the small flowers and a brad smudged with silver 

on the popped bigger flower. 

The sentiment is from Gina K's Assorted Greetings here.

and A REMINDER

that there is blog candy on offer at Crafting with Dragonflies

There really is some awesome goodies to be won here. 

This is a new challenge blog and I am excited to be part of the TEAM. 

Please go and check it out - join up and maybe you will be 

the WINNER of the candy.

You can't win it if you aren't in it.

Our 1st challenge will go live on 1st May Sydney time Australia.

Hope to see you there. Ina

Some more GOOD NEWS.

A few good things have happened to me since I was last here.

I was recently invited by Colleen to join the Design Team over at The Outlawz. I am one of the team for their Colour Challenges.

As you would have read I was a Guest Designer there in March and am so excited 

to now be a part of the team 

If you haven't been there check it out HERE

There are challenges for every day of the week and we have 

so many fabulous sponsors with great prizes to win.

Here are a few more cards that I made for these challenges.

I also entered the card above in the Inspirational Challenge at MFP SpeedyTV HERE 

after the challenge had gone live.

Each week there is a different colour challenge 

and a twist you need to add to your card. 

There will be another colour challenge go live later today
Tuesday (Australian Time)
so I hope you can go and check it out - perhaps join us at The Outlawz and enter your cards for a chance to win some lovely prizes.

Hope to see you there ......  Ina

Pssst - Dragonflies are dropping BLOG CANDY. Come on over.

 

There are dragonflies stirring and  getting ready to drop lots of awesome blog candy on you.

 I am proud to be a designer for this 

new and exciting Challenge Blog

which will go live in May.

Can't wait for you to see what we have in store for you. 

You won't be disappointed as they are not just the everyday type of challenge. 

but till then this is what you could win

 

The Blog Candy consists of:

4 x Sets of Clear Stamps: 
Kaisercraft: Blae & Ivy
Pink Paislee: Nantucket
Inkadinkadoo: Snakeskins
Inkadinkadoo: Road Trip
3 Paperpads: 
6 x 6 Teresa Collings-World Traveller
12 X 12 Dog Days by Deja Views
12 x 12 Cat;s life by Deja Views
2 x Alpha/Num foam sticker sheets ( 1 black, 1 pink)
Selections of Paper doilies
DIY 10pk Scored and folded Card pack 15x15 cm
Selection of 3d Flowers incl. Crochet ones
2 small pakts of 3d Roses
small pack of embellies
1 x roll 50m/6mm double sided tape
Cuttlebug embossing folder : Swirls
6 white folded/3 hole paper bags, ready to make an album
24 large/long pearl headed stick pins
Selection of gold/silver 3d padded angel wings
24 large Apricot coloured paper flowers
3d Buttons/ embellies
Selection of Organza Ribbons
Small damask print craft tote bag with pockets (black/white and grey)

Now who wouldn't want to WIN THIS!!!

The blog candy will run for the whole month of April, to be in the running to win this awesome prize, you must become a member of this blog and help spread the word, by posting the first pic (top one) on your blog with the link back to  

Creating with Dragonflies Challenge blog  

http://crafting-with-dragonflies.blogspot.com/

Please click on the Linky (when you get there) to leave your entry and please leave a comment....

Thanks so much.

And..............we also have a second prize from Kitty Lane.

Kitty Lane is an Australian Company making gorgeous rubber stamps.
These are great quality and easy to use stamps that have a crisp and clear print.
To buy stamps from Kitty Lane, go here:
(If you want to see what they look like inked up, go here:  I have inked, coloured and made up these two stamps for Kitty and they are beautiful stamps)

ONE MORE TIME:
Join the blog, click on Mr Linky to leave your entry and leave a comment. Post the main blog candy pic with a link back to Crafting with Dragonflies on your blog.
One entry only
Easy, both winners will be chosen by random org.
Tell your friends and spread the word.

The blog candy will officially start on the 1st of April and end on the 30th of April 2013

A Get Well Wish

I have a friend who has been unwell for some time and every now and again I like to cheer her up by sending her a 'hand made card'. 

I found a couple of challenges I could use this card for so decided to put my entry in.

The winner of this week's challenge over at  Friends of Speedy TV will become the proud owner of the set called 

I'm in Stitches. 

What we needed to do for this week's challenge was to create a card with the theme

 Something that Moves. 

I haven't made a moving card for quite some time so it was nice to make something a little different. 

PS The butterflies are an extra as they move too lol.

Here it is - the inside pulls out

to show you the message.

I used the following products - 

Basic cream card stock

Desert Blooms Designer Paper by 1st Edition

Spellbinders Fancy Tags

Sizzix Embosslits Beautiful Wings

Gina K stamps for flowers and sentiments - 

Assorted Greetings & Dogwood & Butterfly

Distress Ink - Victorian Velvet

Kaisercraft Pearls

Own Ribbon

Added a little Dimentional Magic to the centres and edges of the flowers.

These are the 2 challenges I am entering this card for - 

Friends of Speedy TV Challenge 64 - 03/18/1

http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/weekly-challenge-get-well-cards.html

Hope you like what you saw when you so kindly stopped by and I would love to see your kind comments.

Another "House Challenge"

The newest challenge over at The House that Stamps Built 

is their 'Sketch Challenge'.

 /http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/sketch-challenges/what-if-wednesday-sketch-challenge-m2013/

Since it is a dreary day here I got right into this great sketch and this is what I made.

I used the following - 

Basic card stock

Cuttlebug Embossing folder -  Flower Fantasy

Spellbinders - Fleur De Lis

Repeat Impressions stamp - Iris Window 919 I

SU Rich Razzleberry Ink

Memento inks - Dandelion Peanut Brittle and Pistachio

Liquid Pearls mixed with SU champaigne mist to highlight the Iris

Gel pen on leaves

Kaisercraft pearls - Mango and 

Own ribbon.

Thanks for dropping in to see what I have been creating. Ina

Designer's Choice over at The House that Stamps Built

Over at The House that Stamps Built 

one of the current challenges is to 

Brayer or Sponge.

The stamp they are featuring this week is Daffodils 904 L which is 50% off for blog readers. I was lucky enough I had recently purchased this stamp and just had to mount it and then get inky.

Check out the link below for all the information.

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/designers-choice-challenge/dcc313-brayering-or-sponging/

This is what I came up with - 

I started off with basic white card stock and heat embossed the daffodil image in black twice - once for the base and the other for the top. Coloured the leaves with Memento Pistachio and the daffodils with Memento Dandelion and Peanut Brittle. Both these colours were used to sponge around the image and also the base card. The sentiment is from Gina K. Added Kaisercraft pearls to the Sizzix Beautiful Wings butterflies and Crystal Effects to the 3 main flowers.

Thanks for looking. Ina.

MFP Inspirational Challenge #2

The photos below are for the Inspirational Challenge over at 

Mark's Speedy TV.

I made my card for this challenge thinking I would give it to my sister 

who was celebrating her 40th wedding anniversary. 

 I wasn't happy with it for that occasion and as I was born in Scotland anything with tartan is a favourite of mine so I decided it would be perfect for my other sister and am going to give it to her for her birthday.
The red & white nails were my inspiration.

I used the following items on this card - 

Basic white card stock

Embossing folder Antique Flourish from MPress

Tartan DP from Boofle

MS Punch

Cuttlebug die which I embossed

Sentiment is from Gina K Dogwood & Butterflies

Kaisercraft pearls

Own ribbon

There are plenty of challenges over at MFP so check them out at http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/

Thanks for taking the time to check out my latest upload.

IT'S OFFICIAL - New Challenge Blog coming soon!

There is a new blog in the making and I have been lucky enough 

to be accepted in this Design Team. 

It is called Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge Blog.

We are still looking for a few more crafty creators who love using digi's, stamping, making cards, scrapbooking altered items and the like. 

Have I got you interested?

Go to the link below and leave a comment for Hilde or email her 

so she can get back to you.

http://happyglitzygirl.blogspot.com.au/

There will be some lovely BLOG CANDY in April - which is just around the corner to entice you and the first challenge will be Wednesday 1st May.

Become a member by clicking below -
http://craftingiwthdragonflies.blogspot.com.au/

Hope to see you all there real soon and 

don't forget to add this to your calendar. Ina

Guest Designer over at The Outlawz

I know this post is REALLY LATE but didn't get a chance to update before I went to spend time with my sister and help her celebrate her 40th wedding anniversary. 

I also helped cater for around 100 people at their annual Fly In. This is where small planes fly in from parts of South East Queensland and New South Wales to catch up on all the news etc. They catered for over 60 on the Saturday night and then the fun begins again in the morning with early breakfast then on to lunch. Believe me when Sunday afternoon comes we were glad to get a break but Monday saw me with a never ending load of washing etc plus putting things back in it's normal spot till next year.

Enough of that - 

For the last few weeks I have been a Guest Designer for the Colour Challenge over at The Outlawz

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/

Here are 2 cards that I made.

This card we needed to use the colours below and make it Vintage as the Twist.

This one is for the current challenge and the Twist is to use a Flourish.

There are 2 more cards to upload for this month's challenges and I have had so much fun making them.

Some exciting news.

Just a quick post to let you know of some exciting news coming up in the next few days. I am away from home at present so will fill you in on my news later in the week.