crafty pad # 21 All in the Shape!

This week at Crafty Pad

It's all in the 'Shape'..
and the shape we would like you to make your card
in is an Octagon. :)
You may use any stamp,
any embellishments/ribbons/brads etc. :)

If you use a Crafty Pad stamp your
name will be entered twice for the prize.:) :)

If you DO NOT use a Crafty Pad stamp
then your name will be entered once for the prize. :)

The prize this week is any single
crafty pad stamp of your choice. :) :)

Here is a simple octagon shape should you need it. :)

So here is my Faith in an Octagon.
I used some chalk inks then
burnished the background.
Stamped my fave flower from SeeD
all over with a darker chalk ink.
I used my crop o dile to make holes for ribbon.
Faith on the Cushion is coloured
using distressed inks.

Debbie had asked us to do this shaped card.
and I thought I like that shape...
lets make a smaller one
and add on my Fave Butterfly stamps...
OH you know they are my fave!!!

I gave this to Amanda on Saturday
on strict instructions not to
blog it till after Sunday!!!!

Again I used chalk inks and burnished it.
Used Crop o dile to make three holes.
I used curling ribbon as I wanted the curls
but wanted them to me quiet stiff too.

The wee green tag is sizzex die,
stamped with See D friendship poem.
It lifts out from behind the butterfly.
I used three different sizes of the
Butterfly stamps on the pages.

The last inside page is stamped with the
Butterfly verse from the stamp set.

I added some flowers punched out,
layered adding gems to the centres.
Finished it off with some peel off letters.

Remember!

THE CRAFTY PAD SALE STARTED SUNDAY 3RD MAY.

PLEASE USE THE LINKS IN THE SIDE BAR AT CRAFTY PAD
TO TAKE YOU TO THE STAMPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

ALL STAMPS ARE IN THE SALE.

POST & PACKING IS FREE. :) :)

Crafty Pad # 16

The challenge this week is in a form of a sketch. :) :)

You may twist or turn it anyway you like
as long as we can see the basic sketch...
you may also add extras if you like. :)

Here is the sketch:-

This is my take on it.
I have used Faith ~sure

Her hat & belt are heat embossed.
She is coloured using promarkers .

I hope this makes sense.....I am still half asleep.

I wanted to try to do something different this week.
Since I don't have square nesties,
I measured the same distance from the outside edge
inside all the way round the front of the card,
marking it with pencil.
Used my craft knife to cut out the centre square.

Then I masked off a border using post it notes.....
High tech stuff here!
Stamped it with versamark,
then heat embossed with black powder.
The speckles are because I didn't use anti-static talc
so a few bits stuck on other bits than the edges.....

I used a larger square of white pearl card to make
next layer fixing it down with eyelets.
The next layer is black card, edged with silver peel off lines.

You can see the slight space
I have left between the two squares,
which when the card is closed you can
see the mirror card inside
So I can write inside the card I used white card
cut out & embossed using nesties label 1
I smudged the edges with red ink.

The challenge is open to anyone - but only those using a Crafty Pad stamp is eligible for the prize. :)

The prize this week is:-
some nice All Night Media chalks and some flowers and brads. :)


So come on over and join us at Crafty Pad & check out the lovely cards the other DT girlies have made!

Craft Pad # 15

It's Spring time !!!

honest it is!
OK so we have had snow & rain &
the odd sleet shower!
but it is Spring time baby!
(Did you remember to put the clocks forward?!?!)
Anyhooo......


Over at Crafty Pad # 15
we are celebrating Spring!
We are looking for you to use
spring time colours
yellows, oranges, pinks, greens etc.

You can use any stamp you want but if
you want to be entered in the wee prize draw
then you need to use one of the
Crafty Pad stamps please.

So this week I have done two cards.
( can you tell I am off work on leave this week?)

Firstly.....
Here is Ted and the ball


I used my nesties to cut out the front of the card
and the ball is embossed yellow vellum .
( now I am singing they call me mellow yellow
each time I think yellow vellum ....
are you now too?)
Have also punched out green velum leaves.

The next card is more to do with new life
as in starting a new phase in life.




This is for my mate who is starting a new phase
and it is my first ever
Congratulations on your divorce card!
Now I am Happily Married,
and I am not taking divorce lightly,
but this is a good thing for my Mate.

And I hope she finds Happiness and Joy !

I am not sure that when the lovely Debbie
was designing these fab stamps
this is what she had in mind for Faith....

But just shows how versatile
these stamps are eh!!

Crafty Pad #10

It's challenge time again over at Crafty Pad!
our tenth one already!


This week we have a sketch !
You can turn it if you want to.....
I did!

We want you to use a Faith stamp this week please,
as usual there is a wee prize.

I used love hearts from the Faith range to complete my card.
I do love these wee hearts as you know!

I have used Dreams in the Faith range.

I LOVE her shoes! and her legs are fab!
I can't walk in heels at all!

I don't normally use these colours
but I had a sheet of this sweet Bo's Bunnys paper
think this one is My Darling range ~ Bella.
I wanted to use it on this card.
I think that it works ok.

Crafty Pad # 9

15th Feb Challenge on The Crafty Pad is to follow a Recipe of:-
a Faith image if you have one please use it,
something torn/ripped,
2 brads and some ribbon.

:) You may include other elements if you wish but your card must have these basic ingredients. ;)

There is as always, a wee prize.



Well you seen my sneaky peak!
Wish I had a pair of pins like that!!!

Mind you, I wouldn't mind her waist either!!!!

I do love this shade of green, has to be my fave colour just now.
The paper is a double sided 12 inch sheet from my local store.....
but I canny mind who by!
The felt flowers are paper mania.

Come on over and join in with us,
see the other fabby DT's creations!
love Teen xxx

Faith ~ word

Over at Crafty Pad we are using our Faith has the word stamps with

Embossing

Any kind of embossing, dry, heat, liquid.

So come and join in with us....
you can do a card, ATC, fat page, altered Art
and you don't have to use a Faith stamp...
but obviously we would love it if you do!!

The new stamps, and there is four in
Faith she's got the Word range
are available to buy from today.

So here is my card.

I used Tres Belle Faith stamp here.

and the shoes have been heat enamel embossed twice.
(top tip...do not rub your eyes while playing with this stuff!!
The hearts are from the Faith Love series.
And are 75 for three of them!!! Bargin!

They have been stamped on black and red card
and then heat embossed with silver on red card
and white embossing powder on the black card,

I have slightly folder the hearts and shoes to give it more
of a 3D effect & used silicon glue to stick them down.

Faith herself has been coloured using whisper pens,
but when I used 3D liquid embossing glaze.....
it turned more of an orange red!!!!

I used the cuttle bug to emboss both the red shimmery
card and the red vellum.
and the shimmery hearts are cut out from
Crafty Ribbons Valentine ribbons.

The sentiment was a gift from my lovely Friend Chrissy!
Thanks babe!
I have been looking for a way to use that stamp!

Go check out the other DT's fab cards !!

I have been having lighting problems for taking my pictures....
I have tried it in various places like....

outside on top of our gas BBQ

and on top of the wheelie bin!!

The best place seems to be at the back door
mid afternoon,
so thats where I took it!

Shaker Card ~ Faith

This weeks challenge over on Crafty Pad is to use mixed media,

and this week you can use any stamp you want ,
so if you haven't been joining in cause you don't have a Faith stamp...
now's your chance!!!

If you do have a Faith stamp and you join us
your name will be entered twice in the prize draw!

To be honest I wasn't sure about this mixed media......
But in fact it is just using all the things I like to use on cards!
Just a fancy name for it!

You can use paint, ink, embossing, embellishments, journaling, ribbons....

anything that takes your fancy!


so I used the acetate sheet that Faith Blowing hearts arrived on,
or you could use stayzon ink to stamp her on acetate.
Use foam pads or strips to make an edge
all the way round the acetate under the frame.
Add your shaking material liek teh hearts, or stars or sugar.
Make sure there are no gaps.
place a back on to seal it all in.
Apply to card......
you have made a shaker card!

I used gold ink to smudge all over the red shimmery card base.
And then a card frame that my lovely mate Sammi sent me.
I smudged gold ink over that as well.
I love the gold ink pad..I used it on the biggest flower on the set of three,
and on the button love heart !


I love shaker cards!
I used small confetti metal hearts inside



The buttons and gems and pearls are all dotted on.
I tend to be vet symmetrical with my cards and
this one was me really trying something new.

You can buy Faith stamps over at Crafty Pad.
There is as always as wee prize for the winner of this challenge!

Come and join in with us!

1, 2, 3!

Hope you are all having a lovely day,
We have been waiting on someone popping into to see us.
So I stayed at home, and they never turned up!

But it ment since my house work was all done,
I could spend the afternoon

CRAFTING!!!

Woooo hooooo!

Penny Black girls are looking for us to get dotty this week!

I started off with this piece of backing paper from papermania,


and ended up with this..........

I have no idea what happened there!
The backing paper is now from the FF range....
I know I don't like those wee bears when I use them,
but I do love their backing paper pads!!
It also is my take on Sketch Saturdays Challenge #34.


One Stop Challenge wanted you to "Craft like an Egyptian!"
or any other country!
So I used two image's that Sammi sent me.
Tilda in Paris! and the Eifle tower.

It also has hearts in it so can be entered for
Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge.
The hearts are from Debbie's Faith series which are found at Crafty Pad
I am not happy about the way the "love" sentiment came out
so may have to patch that bit up tomorrow.

The last card is using wrapping paper I got on a Lush Gift Box.
It is hand made and smells yummy!
But what to use with it?
It was just too nice to throw away.


I used another image from my lovely pal Sammi,
all the way from Auz!
Can you guess which one???

And the sentiment is from my pal Trixi
who has a new blog.....go on nip over and say hello!

I used a bit of acetate to make it a springer type of thingy.
OK ,....so that's not the actual correct term for it.....
But hey ho!

Have a lovely evening xxxx

Faith in Love

Over at Crafty Pad the challenge this week is a sketch.

And here is my take on it!

come on over and join us, have a wee peep at the fab cards made by the other DT girls!

slice and a tag

So yesterday was my parents Golden Wedding Anniversary
and this was a inside slice of the HUGE cake
we made for desert for everyone!

I loved the checkered effect and everyone loved it!




In true party style we all went home with a bit
& only my nephew Martyn who is almost 16,
was the only one who managed a whole slice!!!
The rest of us only attempted a half slice.

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Now over at Crafty Pad it is time already to
join us in our THIRD challenge!
Can you believe that no 3 already!

So this week, we are looking for you to use Faith in a project ...

~*~ All wrapped up with a bow ~*~

- add a bow somewhere on your creation.

Now I haven't done many tags,
in fact apart from the odd tag card & some simple xmas tags
I haven't done any tags as such! I don't know why cause,

I loved this !!

The dark brown card looks really cool with the
bronze stamped ink and dreen sukra pen.
And I have not used the flower soft on anything
apart from a card I made at card class...
But this I liked.

There is also a preview of the next lot of Faith stamps....go have a peek!

Bling it up baby!

I made this card using my Faith looks Sure stamp from The Crafty Pad

For our second challenge at the Crafty Pad we want to see your bling!

This week there is another prize up for grabs:

14 sheets of 6x6 Laura Ashley Traditional papers and matching ribbon stickers with glitter..:) :)

So ....come on over and join us....add some bling baby!!