Hello everyone,I am a bit late with this post as I have still been unwell and struggled to get this 1st DT card done for the new blog http://cccdigicreations.blogspot.co.uk/ which is the sister blog to creative craft cottage but this one is for digi stamps. The theme this fortnight is anything goes and I chose to use this lovely image from our sponsors for this challenge StampArt Design by Kathryne who is offering the lucky winner of this challenge a choice of 5 digi stamps from her store. I must admit to this being the 1st digi stamp I have ever used and found it a challenge myself,only in that it is not my usual sort of image. I do hope you pop over and enter the challenge yourselfs,I look forward to seeing your creations.

I hope you like my card, I couldn't resist doing something I usually do and that is 3D decoupaging it. I have left a sentiment off for now so that I can add one when I decide what occasion to use it for. If you have any questions about it please ask as I am feeling very unwell and I can't think straight enough to go through how I made it at the moment. I am off to the hospital tomorrow so hopefully I might get some answers and treatment and be on the road to recovery soon,take care and happy crafting xx

Good morning my crafty friends
It's that time of the month again (no not that time ha ha), it's house mouse time.
This is my latest DT card for Gruffies and Guests challenge blog. This months challenge is Spring so I chose this lovely image from the house mouse tripple cd set of this cute mouse paddling his way on the water.
I use co ordinations card stock for the back layer and left it plain then embossed some green mirri board and then another piece of the co ordinations card stock but this time embossed and then sanded it and layered it onto the mirri board.

      

 Then I decoupaged the image,which never shows up well in a photo

Then I made a stopper as this is a easel card from layers of white card then the pink co ordinations card which I then punched a edge on it from a Martha Stewart edging punch and layered it with green mirri board and some more co ordinations card that again I embossed and sanded in the same pattern.

Then I added a bow in a matching green

Then I made these daisies from a pink card,I like to use a light weight card as it means I can shape the petals to stand up. Then I used some yellow buttons to match the yellow in the centre of the main flower in the image

And finally I made the sentiment at the bottom of the card by typing out a sentiment in green writting and printed it out and layered it onto some more green mirri card.

I hope you like the finished card and that it has inspired you to pop over to http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/and enter this months challenge. Our sponsor this month is http://www.disdigistamps.com/ and they are giving a £10 voucher to the winner,so show us your talent

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Good morning my crafty friends. I so enjoyed making the last pop up box card that when it was time to make a birthday card for my grandson I thought I would try doing one with the characters from his favourite movie Monsters Inc. I was pleased with how it turned out and it was all worth it to see his excitement when he saw it. I hope you like it to and it inspires you to give one a go. I have included the template for the measurements I used which are to fit a A5 size envelope.

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Hello my crafty friends
Well it's that time of the month when there is a new challenge on creative craft cottage blog that I design for and this months challenge is to use Washi tape. It is something I have never used so it felt like it was going to be a challenge for me to. I didn't even own any or know what it was prior to this challenge.
I have been wanting to make one of these pop up box cards I have been seeing around but didn't know how they were made, so I thought I would give it a try. I worked out the measurements I would need to do as I didn't have a template and scored and cut the card. The washi tape I bought was green and black so I made this the colour for the box card. For the individual panels I layered green card which I put through a embossing folder to give it some body and layered it on to black card. I used a Martha Stewart edge punch on the edge of the back panel and then put black card,and  used the Washi tape around the edges and a contrasting striped tape in the middle. I made up the flowers and thought that pink goes really good with green,and centred them with black to tie it in with the theme. I don't know if it shows but I put the flower petals through a spotty embossing folder to give them texture. I then cut some swirls out of black card using the tattered lace dies. Then used spellbinders butterfly dies to cut the butterflies. I arranged the flowers how I wanted them and added the swirls . 
I hope you like it,I know I had fun making it,I have been trying to stretch myself lately and do things I haven't done before. It uses different tools and Techniques and pushes me to build up different skills. 
It would be so good to see what you can come up with using Washi tape so why not pop over to  http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.co.nz/2014/04/challenge-20-washi-tape.html  and enter this months challenge there is a gift for the winning card to.

I have had some requests for the template for measurements for this card and I am sorry it has taken a while but I have been unwell. But here it is, it is a JPEG image so you should be able to copy it to your pc and print it out 

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Hello my crafty friends,
Well it's that time of the month again and that can mean only one thing,yes,it's Gruffies and Guests DT card time.
This month the theme for the challenge is anything goes or a touch of Lace so that leaves a lot of scope. So we hope to see you over there and getting involved with the challenge at http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk// . I do love to see all your creations as I can never get enough of these guys. The challenge this month is sponsored by http://bmd-creations.blogspot.co.uk/ and there is a £10 voucher to spend with them for the winner.
Well here is my design team card and the rest of the team have come up with some lovely cards to.

I started with a beige background paper that I put through my new A4 Sue Wilson  Quilted Flower embossing folder,which is very pretty. I layered it on to some brown mirri card to give it a nice frame. Then I cut another piece of the mirri card just a little wider than my lace and embossed that also with the same folder,then wrapped my lace on to it and secured it on the back and added some 3D foam pads to the back and added it to the left side of the card. I then used spellbinders labels twenty five to cut around this lovely image of the Gruffies enjoying some ice cream ( I used the largest die in the set) Then I placed the die on to some of the brown mirri card and trace around the outline and cut it out to create a border around the image. I always use double sided tape to secure anything I put on flat as I find it sticks well and stays stuck unlike a lot of glues which I find in time dry out and bits start to fall off. So I stuck the image on the mirri card and then put two layers of foam pads on the back to raise it above the lace strip and stuck it on the card. I had this pre die cut sentiment which I cut out a piece of mirri card to match and then of course the obsession of mine,the bow which I had to match the colours and finished it off with one of these sparkly pompoms which I purchased from the pound shop,great bargain pack of various sizes,I chose yellow to match the yellow of the ice cream tub. I hope you like the finished card and it gives you some inspiration to,happy crafting :) 

I have entered this into the following challenges

http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.co.nz/2014/04/challenge-67-all-creatures-great-and.html
http://www.carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

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Hello my crafty friends
It has been a very hectic week this week. I decided to sell all the crafty stash that I don't use or have bought and never used so that I could make some room and buy things that I WILL use when I go to a craft fair on Sunday. It was a great success but it has kept me very busy,wrapping and weighing parcels and working out the cheapest way to send them. 
I made this latest card for a very dear friends birthday and once she had received it I posted a photo of it in a group on Facebook, I had such a great response to it that I thought I had better find the time to put it on my blog.
It all started when I thought I would have a go at making a owl,it turned out so well and my friend who ended up receiving it commented that she loved owls that I thought I would use it to make her a card for her birthday. I was very pleased with the finished card and so along with her were a lot of people.
I have been asked by a lot of people how I made the owl, so as soon as I get all these parcels off and I can breathe again I will be doing a video on how it was made and will post it on here,so if you like it then watch this space. I hope this gives you some inspiration,happy crafting