Love to Create in Plaid!

Today I have my last project for Love to Create Challenge Blog. I will be sorry to leave this team, the ladies are fabulous and so much talent involved. I wish the team the very best for the future and I will be by now and then to enter the challenges myself now!! 

Ok, I am Scottish, we love our Tartan and this week that's what we want to see at Love to Create! Get your plaid papers out and create something for our challenge. I have used the 'Ambrose Dunderton' image from Dr Digi's House of Stamps and coloured him with promarkers for this card. I gave him tartan slippers and then couldn't find my matching tartan paper! Anyway, I have used papers from the Fancy Pants Designs 'Little Sport' paper pad and layered them up on a scalloped card blank. I have kept this plain but will add a sentiment once I have a recipient.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Pearls and PolkaDots at Love to Create

Oh dear, a bit late with this one, but better late than never I suppose! We have a new challenge at Love to Create, sponsored by 'MilkCoffee' and the theme is 'Pearls and Polka Dots'.

I have used the 'Tiffany in Wonderland' image, coloured with Promarkers and mounted onto blue Colour Core-dinations. I've added a sentiment from Craftwork Cards, pearls and white bow to finish and the spotty paper is from the bottom of a huge stash!

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Inspired by a Song/Movie/Book at Love to Create

Let your favourite song or movie or book inspire you this week at Love to Create! I was so inspired I made two projects to show you today! We are sponsored by The Stamping Chef and I had the pleasure of working with the image 'Jolene' - I had a bit of a brain freeze when picking an image to work with for this challenge and when I saw 'Jolene' I immediately got the song of the same name stuck in my head so that's the inspiration for that card. However, on eventually getting that song out my head, I made a card using 'Bite Me' based on the Rob Zombie track 'Living Dead Girl' or indeed any of the GOOD vampire movies... none of these sparkly vampires for me!!!

So, this is 'Bite Me' which I've coloured with Promarkers to match the brand new Graphic 45 papers 'An Eerie Tale' - this is like to feature heavily in my projects the next few months leading up to Halloween - it's slowly becoming my new favourite after Steampunk Spells! I have used tags and elements from the papers to layer up and added some black die cuts to stand out against the purple pearlescent paper I've used for layering.

And this is Jolene, also coloured with Promarkers. I have used a Kraft card blank and some more Craftwork Cards embossed kraft card for layering. The papers are from Prima's 'Believe' paper pad and I have added some faux stitching - again I got myself confused with this card and thought I was making it for a challenge elsewhere... hence the faux stitching!

I will enter 'Bite Me' into the following challenges -
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Lots of Layers
Eureka Stamps - Things With Wings (bats!)
Stamp and Create - Anything Goes
Stamplorations - Stamps and Die Cuts

I will enter 'Jolene' into the following challenges -
That Craft Place Challenge - Autumn
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - #31 Anything Goes


Hey, I got there in the end and two cards for the price of one today! Hope you can join our challenge this week!
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Anything Goes at Love to Create

Good morning folks! Well, I had my Carpal Tunnel surgery on Thursday of last week and so I'm writing this in advance of Monday! I'm hoping you all have a great weekend and hoping to that I am on the mend!

Today is a new challenge at Love to Create and the theme is one I know you'll love - Anything Goes!
Our fabulous sponsor this week is Kenny K and I have used the 'Lady Raven' image, coloured her with Promarkers and teamed her up with a fab sentiment from Gingers House. The purple paper is from Nikki Sivil's Boo-tiful paper pad and the skull doilies were an eBay find! The butterflies are from Cheery Lynn.

I am entering this at the current Kenny K challenge 'Anything Goes: Twist Music' - I know it doesn't look musical, but this image reminds me of Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at The Cathouse Rock Club in Glasgow as a teen and the best boots I ever owned that looked not unlike hers!
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Challenge #126 at Love to Create

Time for a new challenge at Love to Create and this week we are sponsored by QKR Stampede. The theme is Summer Lovin! I have chosen a cute rag doll type image... eating an ice cream cone of course! I have coloured her with Promarkers and mounted her on NitWit Collection papers from Lily of the Valley. The die cut Picture Wheel is Tim Holtz for Sizzix Alterations - cut from the same set of papers. I've finished the card with baby blue organza ribbon and pink card candi.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Challenge #125 at Love to Create

Bright and Sunny is the theme for this week's challenge at Love to Create! Our sponsor is StampArt by Kathryne and I have used her fabulous mermaid image for my creation. I have coloured her as always using Promarkers. My background papers are from the Boho Chic stack from First Edition and the green layered card is Core'dinations. The Sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and the ribbon to finish is from my stash. I hope you can join us this week!

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Challenge #124 at Love to Create

Sassy Studio Designs are our sponsor this week at Love to Create. Our theme is 'Pearls & Petals' and I am excited to see what you do with this theme!

I have used the Sassy Elvira image and coloured her with promarkers. She is mounted on purple pearlescent paper and a polka dot paper from my stash. I have used several dies with black pearlescent paper and the same dotty paper - Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish, Marianne Designs Chinese Rose and a Sizzix border die. To finish I have added a sentiment from Craftwork Cards, a white pearl spray and some black self adhesive pearls.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Challenge #123 at Love to Create

Morning lovely folks! Today is the start of another new challenge at Love to Create. This week it's up to you... to a certain extent! Do you prefer Fussy and Fancy or Clean and Layered - those are your options and other than that, it's up to you! I have gone for Clean and Layered and used an image from Art by MiRan who is our sponsor this week.

I have coloured the image with promarkers and cut her to size, mounting her on lilac card. The gingham background paper is from Craftwork Cards as is the sentiment. I've not used any 3D foam to keep the card nice and flat and tried very hard not to add candi or other embellishments to keep it clean!

I will enter this card in the following challenges:
Art by MiRan Challenge - #9 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Use 3 or More Designer Papers at Love to Create

A Day for Daisies are the fabulous sponsor for the new challenge this week at Love to Create. I had the pleasure of working with an image called 'Favourite Boots Ever'! Our challenge theme this week is to Use 3 or More Designer Papers - so you could make a card or indeed another papercraft project as long as you have 3 or more papers on there.

I have coloured my image with Promarkers and inked the edges with Fired Brick and Black Soot Distress Ink. The edges were distressed further using a distressing tool. I have used burgandy papers from Do Crafts 'Gorjuss' range - both the recent release and one from the first set of papers. These have been distressed and layered. The Spellbinders beaded circle dies add a bit of interest to the background and I have finished with a couple of tags and some black self adhesive pearls.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Colour Challenge at Love to Create

We have a colour challenge for you this week at Love to Create! Now, I saw the colours and thought.... oh dear, what do I do with them.... and then I somehow made them Halloweeny!!! haha
The colours are Navy, Orange, Lemon and Lime - now you can do whatever you wish with this as long as you use the colours. We are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and Dr Digi's House of Stamps.

I had the joy of working with the Skelekinz Balloon image from Bugaboo and coloured her with Promakers. My background papers are from the Bo Bunny Fright Delight paper pad - lots of orange, lime green and lemon colours on the sugar skulls. The papers I used for matting are orange and a kind of navy blue pearlescent and I've edged the card with Faded Denim Distress Ink. The sentiment is a Lily of the Valley stamp. I finished the card with lemon candi and some glossy accents to make the balloon shiny!

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Anything Goes at Love to Create

Yes, you read it right - we want you to make anything that you fancy this week for the Love to Create challenge! We are sponsored by the fabulous The Stamping Chef and I have had the pleasure of working with the 'Fairy Nuff' image.

I've coloured her with promarkers and mounted her on a Spellbinders Floral Oval. I have used black pearlescent paper in the background. The moon patterned paper is from Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells paper pad and the red paper is from the Forever in Time Perfect Prints 'Dusk' pad. The corner dies are Cheery Lynn and the border die is sizzix. I've finished with some pearlescent red card candi.

I will enter this card in the following challenges -
The Stamping Chef - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Something for the Children at Love to Create

Well, it's definitely Monday...again! Time for a new challenge at Love To Create and this week its all about the kids! We want you to create something for a child and we are sponsored by Lee H Illustrations at Etsy.

I have used the beautiful Girl with Balloons image  and coloured her with promarkers. The backgroun papers are free Lily of The Valley papers from a current crafty mag! The die cut banner is Joanna Sheen and the sentiment to finish is Craftwork Cards.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Happy Birthday to Simply Betty Stamps with Love to Create!

Join us at Love to Create challenges today to help celebrate the 4th birthday of Simply Betty Stamps!

 

Our new challenge this week is 'Happy Birthday' and we would love to see your take on the theme. I had great pleasure in playing with this fabulous new SBS image - Franken Cutie Helen and her matching sentiment 'Ghoulfriends Stick Together'.

I have coloured her with promarkers and fussy cut her out, mounting her onto a Spellbinders die cut panel. I added some pewter gilding wax to the edges of the panel. The papers are from Bo Bunny 'Fright Delight' paper pad with some black and orange pearlescent paper used for matting. The little bats are die cuts from my stash.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:
Crafting At the Weekend - Challenge 2 Anything Goes
Hiding in my Craft Room - #151 Freestyle (AG)

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Die Cuts Challenge at Love to Create

We have a fabulous challenge starting today at Love To Create Challenge Blog - the theme is 'Die Cuts'! Really easy one this week, grab your die cutting machine and layer them up and show us what you make! We are sponsored by Whoopsie Daisy and I've used this lovely young girl image and coloured her with Promarkers.

The paper I've used was a magazine freebie layered with white pearlescent paper. The picket fence and flower dies are from Memory Box. The decorative ovals are Spellbinders. The banner die is Joanna Sheen. The scalloped card was pre packaged but you could die cut yourself a fancy shaped card too! To finish, the sentiment is Craftwork Cards.

I will enter this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Sketch Challenge at Love to Create

What a sunny Monday morning, almost makes it a Happy Monday! We have a sketch for you to play with this week at Love to Create challenge blog. We have three sponsors this week and I have used an image from StampArt Design by Kathryne.

This is the sketch and I am not great at thinking outside the box when it comes to a sketch so my card is pretty much identical to it! I dont have a circle die but do have the Spellbinders beaded circles so have used that for my centre, adding pink card candi and Craftwork Cards mini pink bohemian layered flowers. The papers are from a magazine freebie and the sentiment is also Craftwork Cards.

I hope you will have a go with this week's sketch, we'd love to see what you do with it!
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Friendship Challenge at Love to Create

Time for a new challenge at Love to Create today and the theme is 'Friendship'. We are sponsored by Stitchy Bear Stamps who supply a vast range of digital images and papers. They also carry images from other designers including some of my favourites. I was glad to be able to use one of the set of 4 Shoe images designed by Ike's Art and I've gone with the skeleton hand shoe!!

I've used a 6x6 scalloped square card, tinting the edges with Fired Brick Distress Ink and layering up black pearlescent paper with some DP. The spotty paper was DCWV and black and white but I coloured it with the same DI. The top patterned card is Kanban. I coloured the image with Promarkers in Cool Greys and Black. The sentiment was printed from the pc and die cut.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Say it With Flowers at Love to Create

Time for a new challenge at Love to Create. This week we want you to 'Say it With Flowers' and we are being sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs.

I have used the 'Get Well Soon Sassy' image and coloured her with promarkers. I've used some free papers from a magazine and added Picked Raspberry DI around the edges. I've used a Spellbinders frame and Cheery Lyn Fanciful Flourish dies. The mini flowers were coloured with Picked Raspberry and are from Craftwork Cards, as is the sentiment. The card is finished with some pearl sprays and liquid pearls in the flower centres.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:
Cheery Lynn Challenges - #131 Lots of Layers
Opus Gluei - #182 Flowers for All
Stamping Sensations - May Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Head Gear - She is sporting a sparkly ice pack!!
Dies R Us - #1 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Pearls and Bling at Love to Create!

Welcome to another Monday and a new challenge at Love to Create! This week we are sponsored by The Stamping Chef and Flourish With a Bling. I have used Bella Broomstick and coloured her up for Halloween.... before realising that my 'bling' from FWAB was pink! So, I've tried to make the best of it! Have used papers from my stash, coloured the image with promarkers and added the pink swirl which I cut into two sections. There's some Dusty Concord DI around the edges of the papers too.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges!
The Stamping Chef - #26 Anything Goes - Pick of the week!
Crafting at the Weekend - #1 Anything Goes (31/05)
613 Avenue Create - #69 Anything Goes (04/05)
Challenges 4 Everybody - #40 Anything Goes (04/05)
Glitter n Sparkle - #82 Add a Ribbon (04/05)
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - #198 Head Gear (11/05)- witch's hat!
Ditzie Digi Design - Week 2 Anything Goes (04/05)

I've finished this off with a big black organza bow and some black bats.
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Monochrome & Ribbon Challenge at Love to Create

This week we have a fabulous Monochrome & Ribbon challenge at Love to Create and are sponsored by Art by MiRan. I have used the Lola Cabaret image and gone with my favourite - Purple!

I've coloured her using Promarkers in various purple shades and kept her skin quite light.

The papers are from my stash and layered on purple pearlescent paper. The corners are from Cheery Lynn and I've added a feather and bow with pins to finish.

I will be entering this at the the following challenges:
Art by MiRan challenge blog - Anything Goes
Aurora Wings - Monochrome Challenge
Stamps+Fun=Creativity - #199 Sketch
Craft-Dee Bows - AG with a Handmade Bow (CDB12)
Fitztown Challenge - #32 Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - Always Anything Goes
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Vintage Romance at Love to Create

Love to Create challenge blog this week is sponsored by the fabulous Sami Stamps. The challenge theme is 'Vintage Romance' and we'd love to see your take on this theme!

I have used the 'On My Mind' image and some freebie papers and embellishments from a card making magazine and added a doily

I've coloured her with Promarkers and added some iridescent Wink of Stella to the roses in her hair.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx