Just a quick post . . .

. . .to remind you all that this is the last day you can enter the wonderful challenge over at Simply Betty Stamps, so win a whole set of rubber or clear stamps. My entries don't count, as I can only use digis, so I'm just playing along for fun, which means that SEVERAL of the categories don't have any real entrants yet! So get your mojo working and create something quick!


This first one uses Prezzies for Lola from the Christmas Emo line at Simply Betty, and everything else was created by me.
These are the challenges I'd like to enter:
A Gem of a Challenge - sketch
Simply Betty Stamps - use your favourite Emo image from any line
I Did It Creations - Christmas
Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas
ABC Christmas Challenge - M is for Monochrome
For Fun Challenges - Christmas
Winter Wonderland Challenge - pretty in pink
Crafty Ann's Challenge - Christmas in June
Do It With Digis - monochrome



And this second card uses one image by Simply Betty and one by Bugaboo. I made this one for the following challenges:
Smeared & Smudged - June sketch
Simply Betty - favourite Zombie Emo image
Oh, The Horror! - be inspired by the film "Children shouldn't play with dead things"

Want to win some non-digi stamps?

Of course you do, because everyone except me can actually use them :P This is a basic plug, because some of the categories don't have any entrants yet, and you really don't want to miss out. To see the details of how you can win, you need to get over to the Simply Betty blog, as they have a great challenge that ends soon with LOTS of clear and rubber stamps as prizes. I'm so grateful that Betty allowed us to purchase these images as digis before making them exclusively rubber or clear, because otherwise I wouldn't be able to use them. THANKS BETTY! :D
Anyhoo, on to the card. This uses Valentine Lola from the Valentine Emo collection at Simply Betty Stamps, papers from the Skullentine set at Crafty Chaos Designs, and the wonderful sentiment is from Graphicat Designs.



These are the challenges I'd like to enter:
What If? Wednesday - sketch
Creative Inspirations - stitching
Simply Create - wings
Our Creative Corner - show your own style. My last card wasn't even remotely funny, and I do like to amuse myself, so this shows that much better.
Simply Betty - just for fun, Lola is definitely my favourite Valentine Emo
Digis with Attitude! - anything goes
Sassy Studio Thursday - black, bright pink and pale pink

Have a fab day!

I can't believe it's so close to the end of the month! This one uses Back to School Rio by Simply Betty Stamps, and Time for Tea papers by Crafty Chaos Designs.


This one uses Back to School Rio by Simply Betty Stamps, and Time for Tea papers by Crafty Chaos Designs.
Here are the challenges I made it for:
Sweet Sunday Sketches - sketch 123
Simply Betty Challenges - use a favourite Emo image. You should really go and look at this challenge for wonderful prizes, as it ends soon and some of the categories don't have any entries! I'm just entering for fun because I'm really truly dreadful at using real stamps, it's digis for me all the way :P
Meljen's Designs - stripes and/or plaid

From the bone pile!

This week's Macabre Monday challenge at the Haunted Design House blog is to make a dark, gothic or Halloween project using only scraps and leftover bits. Now this presents a dilemma when you do digi work because you don't end up with leftover pieces of paper. However much you use, you still have a completely full sheet left. So, I've tried to join in by only using small pieces of paper on my project. Lots of one inch squares and one 2 inch by 6 inch piece. The papers are all by Crafty Chaos Designs and the image is by Simply Betty Stamps.
These are the challenges I'd like to enter:
The Pixie Cottage - sketch and/or Outdoor Fun
Do It With Digis - monochromatic
Simply Betty Stamps - use your favourite Emo image from any category. Wow, it's been tough, but I finally decided that my favourite Halloween Emo image is this Devil Rio (lots of my favourites are Rios, so you may see some more soon)
Making Halloween Cards - use tags and/or a tall card base
Crafty Sentiments - monochromatic
Meljen's Designs - stripes and/or plaid
And, last but by no means least, two challenges that want to see embossing. I played about with a digi technique that gives the same effect and (hopefully) made her trident stand out by colouring it silver and then making it look slightly 3D. Not sure if this will count or not.
The Secret Crafter - embossing
Bling It On - embossing

It's all about water!

This week at Corrosive the challenge is titled "Slippery When Wet" and we want to see things that have to do with water. It can be rain, pools, fish, baths, whatever watery theme you are inspired to create. This is the last week to enter to be in with a chance of winning some fab digis from our sponsors, Paper Pretties and StampInsanity. My card today uses an image by StampInsanity, which I altered slightly to make her a mermaid. Basically I gave her a fish tail, which came from a Disney colouring page image. I've wanted to turn this image into a mermaid for a little while, but I never got around to it before now, and I'm really quite pleased with the result.The sentiment is also from StampInsanity, and the papers are from Crafty Chaos Designs.



These are the challenges I'd like to enter:
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - sketch
Everybody Art - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - monochrome
Rainbow Lady - use a digi image
Do It With Digis - monochromatic
Crafty Creations - let it shine (glitter, metal and gems)
Scrapbooking Sisters Card Challenge - anything goes
Our Creative Corner - your style. Where to start with how this reflects my style? It's dark, but also (I hope) pretty. I love to use things that are both cute and a little bit creepy, hence leaving in the vampire fangs. I like using things that have unique sentiments, rather than a generic "Happy Birthday". I love everything digital, and creating my own embellishments to perfectly match my project (I created the seahorses on this piece).
Stampin' For The Weekend - my favourite things. This image is one I keep going back to, I just love her. She's originally a Halloween image, but I've used her for all sorts of other things.
Crafty Catz - add a charm
Totally Papercrafts - spots (behind the image) and stripes (horizontal paper slice)
Sweet Stampin' Challenges - something old (papers and image) and something new (seahorses and mermaid tail)

Try not to be difficult . . .

Here's what I've been working on, using an image (Everyday Princess) by Tiddly Inks and papers (Just As You Found Me) and sentiment (Darling Diva) by Crafty Chaos Designs. These are the challenges I made it for:
Cupcake Craft Challenges - sketch
Tiddly Inks - sweet and sarcastic
Creative Belli - the letter G I went for Glitter and Gems
Crafty Creations - let it shine
For Fun Challenges - 2 ribbons, 2 colours, 1 image, 1 sentiment
A Spoo Full of Sugar - ribbons and bows
The Three Muses - whimsical, quirky, humorous
Crafts 4 Eternity - the letter R (ribbon in my case)
Stamp Something - pretty papers
Rainbow Lady - digi day

A new look for Alice!

Here's what I did today using a Kenny K image, for the following challenges:
Graphicat Challenges - June sketch
The Burtonesque Dolls - put me in a Burton movie
Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - use checks

Menacing Mermaids

Today's Macabre Monday challenge at the Haunted Design House blog is Menacing Mermaids, and we want to see the darker side of those underwater creatures. Barb put it wonderfully: "Let's see those terrifying temptresses from the formidable & foul fathoms!" I used Barbara Jensen's Little Mermaid image, which you can buy as a digi stamp HERE or as a tube HERE. I've used the tube here, so the wonderful colouring is NOT my own, it was already done.
Here are the challenges I'd like to enter:
The Deconstructed Sketch - sketch 6
A Spoon Full of Sugar - splish splash
Pile It On - show some metal
Craft Your Days away - monchrome
Cute Card Thursday - use birthstone colours. This time I've used blue topaz
Take A Word - fantasy
Totally Stampalicious - something old and something new. My old items are the chains, and the new items are the brick paper (made for this piece) and a technique to display transparent glass on a digital piece, which I'm really pleased with :)
Simon Says Stamp and Show - metal
Magical Monday at There's Magic in the Air - photo inspiration. I chose to focus on the beautiful colours and the glass.
My Grafico Challenges - anything goes

Secret Smile

It's Sunday, and that means it's time for a new challenge over at the Corrosive Challenge blog, woohoo! This week we'd like you to use ribbons and bows while crafting, and the rest of the DT have done a wonderful job, you should really go check out their work. I've used an image from the Devil Dolls set by StampInsanity and the papers are from the Kiss of A Witch set by Crafty Chaos Designs.
Here are the challenges I'd like to enter:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - sketch 106
Cards and More - white or cream and one other colour
Craft Your Passion - magical
Stamp Something - pretty papers
Fresh Brewed Designs - put a song in your heart
Moving Along with the Times - inspired by a song and give your creation a song title.
For both of the above, I was inspired by the song Secret Smile by Semisonic, especially the lines
"When you are flying around and around the world
And I'm lying alonely
I know there's something sacred and free reserved
And received by me only"
Simon Says Stamp - let's play BINGO. My three requirements are lace, eyelets and ribbon
Stamps R Us - 1 image, 2 patterned papers and three embellishments
Do It With Digis - animals
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - things with wings
Simply Create - fly with us
Challenge Up Your Life - circles
One Stitch At A Time - things with wings

A new Halloween card challenge blog!

I just found out about a new challenge blog specifically for Halloween cards! Whoot! Whoot! I think I'm just sneaking in by the skin of my teeth, as the current challenge was close to ending when I saw it, so this was a card done in a bit of a rush. The fab Mummy image is by Tellen's Place and the bg paper is from the Gothic Bruise collection at Crafty Chaos Designs.
Here are the challenges I'd like to enter:
Making Halloween Cards - use a mummy or paper quilling
Tellen's Place Designs - use any Tellen's Place image (and there's even a freebie provided if you don't have one!)
Mojo Monday - sketch 195
Cards for Men - black and blue
Delightful Sketches - anything goes
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - for the boys
Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - for a boy or a man
The Secret Crafter - male card
Crazy 4 Challenges - masculine

Halloween is on its way!

Here are the challenges I'd like to enter:
Sketchy Colours - sketch 75
Simply Betty Stamps - Halloween
Scrappy Frogs - red
My Time To Craft - more than one image
Just Add Ink - just add colouring in
Cute Card Thursday - birthstone colours (I chose ruby this time)
Delightful Sketches - anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - open week
Southern Girls - anything goes

I made this today, using two images by Simply Betty Stamps and a sentiment from StampInsanity.