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Tuesday 14 February 2017

Happy Valentine's Day (Love Red over at Julia Spiri Challenge)

 'Happy Valentine's Day' to all my Crafty Friends, Blogging Buddies and Followers..Hope you are all having a lovely day and got loads planned ... So with that in mind here is my little DT inspirational card that I had made for Julia Spiri Challenge , that started last week. Unfortunately never had it photographed on time, but thought I'd post now as it's very apt for today don't you think?
My Project
Products Used
Julia Spiri - 'Parisian Girl' from the 'Paris Collection' Image
ProMarkers - Berry Red, Lipstick Red, Cardinal Red, Primrose and Sandstone
Copic Ciao - Cotton Pearl and Pinkish White
Crafter's Companion - Watercolour Card
Creata - Scalloped Heart Easel Card and Wine Linen Paper
Crelando - Heart Patterned Paper
X-Cut - Scalloped Heart and Heart Dies
Tonic - Flower Punches
Ranger - Stickles Glitter Glue
From My Stash, Red Rose Flower, Brads, Gems, Lace Ribbon, Satin Ribbon and Sentiment Toppers.

Made up two sizes of flowers with a mix of gems and stickles glitter glue, then arranged on card, along with lace ribbon around edges. For the image, I printed, coloured and carefully cut out, placing as shown. On base I matt and layered die cut heart papers. To finish off, I added a couple of more made up flowers with brads, one paper rose, satin ribbon bow and sentiment toppers.

For more wonderful images and challenge details etc, please follow the links at the bottom of the page!!. 

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Well, thanks so much, for stopping by and hope you have enjoyed my post, if you do need more inspiration, then hop over to our blog and see all of the fabulous creations by my fellow DT girls ...why not leave them some love too!!

Looking forward to your next visit, have a lovely weekend
'Happy Crafting'
Hugs Donna (DT)
xxx

Saturday 11 February 2017

'I'm Watching You' New Release at Julia Spiri

Hi Crafty Friends, hope you are all having a lovely weekend and keeping wrapped up in this cold weather! It's New Release time again and Julia Spiri has done it again, another gorgeous image, called I'm Watching You. It's fab! Had so much fun colouring it in and creating my project. Here's the finished result...
My Project
Products Used
Julia Spiri - 'I'm Watching You' Image
ProMarkers - Almond, Blush, Putty, Pale Pink, Tan, Caramel, Sandstone, Soft Lime, Lime Zest, Lime Green, Pear Green, Marsh Green, Antique Pink and Ice Grey 3
Wink of Stella - Clear Glitter
Gel Pen - Gold Glitter
Crafter's Companion - Water Colour Card, Cream Centura Pearl Card and Downton Abbey Ornate Corner Die
Trimcraft - Dovecraft 8x8 'Bright Spark' Papers
Spellbinders - 'Venetian Accents' Border Die
 Die'namics - Small Fancy Flourish Die
PanPastels - Ultramarine Blue and Bright Yell Green 
Petaloo - Small Flowers
Little Birdie - Green Larger Flowers 
Creative Expressions - Green Dazzler Gem
From My Stash - Black Card, Black Patterned Silk Card, Black Satin Ribbon and Gems

On a 8x8 white card blank, I matt and layered black card with cream card and green patterned paper. I also matt and layered a smaller topper (width wise) with the same black, cream card and complementing green paper, adding ribbon border and die cut border, as shown. For the image topper, I printed, coloured and layered on to black patterned silk card. To finish and decorate, I added ornate corner die cut, flowers with fancy flourishes, ribbon bow and gems.

For more wonderful images and challenge details etc, please follow the links at the bottom of the page!!. 

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Well, thanks so much, for stopping by and hope you have enjoyed my post, if you do need more inspiration, then hop over to our blog and see all of the fabulous creations by my fellow DT girls ...why not leave them some love too!!

Looking forward to your next visit, have a lovely weekend
'Happy Crafting'
Hugs Donna (DT)
xxx
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Friday 3 February 2017

Crafty Catz - Twist of Male Cards

Good morning Folks, how are you all today, hope you have had a good week and looking forward to the weekend!? As it's Friday, it means there is a new challenge over at Crafty Catz, so why not pop over and join us! Our theme as always is 'Anything Goes' with a twist, and this week it's 'Male Cards'. Sponsoring us is Rick St Dennis and for my DT inspiration I have used Archie in this fun travel card...
My Project
Products Used
Rick St Dennis - 'Archie' Image
ProMarkers - Shale, Caramel, Canary, Pastel Green, Soft Green, Grey Green, Arctic Blue, Putty, Sunkissed Pink, Coral, Ice Grey 2 and Cool Grey 4
Copic Ciao - Cotton Pearl and Pinkish White
Crafter's Companion - Watercolour Card
Craft's Too - Inverted Corner Punch
From My Stash - Brown Satin Card and Paperclips
The backing paper I made up, is a collage of different postcard images, that I found on the internet, along with the stamps, free passport clipart and photos in the negatives. The negative was a PNG that I found on the internet too!

Taking an 8x8 card blank, I matt and layered my backing paper on to brown satin card. I printed the stamps, negatives and passport clipart on to matt photo paper, cut out and arranged as shown using paper clips, finishing off by adding the image that I printed, coloured and carefully cut out. Hope you like it? 
 
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Don't forget to come and share your crafty makes with us over at Crafty Catz! If you need more inspiration, then pop over and see all of the gorgeous projects created by my DT buddies, why not leave them some love too!!
Thanks so much for stopping by and looking at my blog.
I look forward to your next visit, so until then, have a wonderful week!
'Happy Crafting'
Hugs Donna (DT)
xxx
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Wednesday 1 February 2017

Add a Sentiment Twist at Crafty Addicts

Good morning Crafty Friends, Blogging Buddies and Followers, it's time again for a new monthly challenge over at Crafty Addicts. As always the theme is 'Anything Goes' but we have a twist and this month it's 'Add a sentiment'. Sponsoring us is the fabulous Julia Spiri, for my inspirational project, I have used the fun, fab image Sunny Day. Oh how I wish it was warm and sunny!!  Here is what I created, hope you like it!!
My Project
Products Used
Julia Spiri - 'Sunny Day' Image
ProMarkers - Tan, Almond, Sandstone, Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Cinnamon, Caramel and Mustard
Copic Ciao - Pinkish White and Cotton Pearl 
Gel Pen - Gold Glitter
Crafter's Companion - Watercolour Card 
Trimcraft - Dovecraft 'Bright Spark' and 'Colours' Papers, Bazzil Bling Card
Joycraft - Suitcase and Palm Tree Dies
Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson 'Delicate Daisies' Dies
Crafts Too - Inverted Corner Punch
From My Stash - Flowers, Brad, Gems, Peel-offs, Pearl Gems and Gold Card
 The sentiment image is a free download from the internet. 

On a 7x7 white card blank, I matt and layered Bazzil card, Gold card along with a 'sunburst' design of Trimcraft different backing papers. I added gold peel-offs to define the suns rays. The sun of which is the flower, I made up using die cut 'Daisies' and various flowers held together with a brad. The image I printed, coloured and carefully cut out and placed as shown. To finsh off and decorate, I added the die cut suitcase and pam trees along with pearls and gems. The sentiment I found on the internet, printed then layered on to gold card.
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Thanks so much for joining me and I hope to see all your gorgeous creations, if you need more inspiration, then pop over to our challenge blog and see all of the gorgeous cards created by my DT buddies, why not leave them some love too!!
Looking forward to your next visit, so until then
'Happy Crafting'
Hugs Donna DT
xxx

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