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Thursday 26 July 2018

More Christmas in July - Christabelle

Hi there Crafty Friends, how are you all, hope you are enjoying this great weather, but staying safe!! My little bit of inspiration today for Digi Doodle Studios, should hopefully cool you down as it's still in keeping with our 'Christmas in Julymonthly challenge theme!! Here I am using the gorgeous little image Christabelle.


Taking a 7x7 scalloped square base card, I matt and layered glitter card, embossed centura pearl card along with a ribbon border. The image, I printed on to watercolour card and die cut out. I coloured it using Promarkers and adding some loose glitter for glistening snow effect! In the top left corner, I added a poinsettia flower, created using die cut green vellum,  silver glitter leaves and white centura pearl flourishes. Finishing off with various sparkly gems!!

Materials Used 
Digi Doodle Studios - 'Christabelle' Image
ProMarkers - Blush, Satin, Ivory, Lipstick Red, Berry Red, Antique Pink and Limited Editions - Daffodil Bloom, Eggnog, Morning Mist, Tawny Owl, Grey Squirrel, Fresh Meadow and Apple Cider
Crafter's Companion - Watercolour Card, Centura Pearl Card and 'Vintage Screen' Embossing Folder
Dawn Bibby Creations - Poinsettia Dies and Foil Card
Creative Expressions - Cosmic Shimmer 'Iced Snow' Glitter
Britannia - 'Merry Christmas' Sentiment Dies
M&C Boutique (The Works) - Square Faux Stitching Dies
My Stash - Green Vellum, Red Matt Foil Card, Tartan Ribbon, Silver Non-Shed Glitter Card and Various Gems




Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and hope you like my little bit of 'Christmas in July' inspiration?! You still have some time left to share your Christmas creations with us over at our Monthly Challenge blog, we'd love to see them!! You can even join us over at our Facebook Fan Group for loads more inspiration!!

Till next time
'Keep Crafting'
Hugs Donna (DT)
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Thursday 12 July 2018

Christmas in July - Nicolette

Hiya, hope you are all well? Gosh the weeks are flying in, aren't they?! It's Thursday today, so it's my turn to share with you a little bit of inspiration using one of Digi Doodle Studios new Christmas images, she is called Nicolette. She's fab! This is in keeping with theme of our monthly challenge 'Christmas in July'. So here is my finished creation, hope you like it!
My Project 
Products Used 
Digi Doodle Studios - 'Nicolette' image
Promarkers - Satin, Blush, Sandstone, Pastel Yellow, Mustard, Tulip Yellow, Primrose, Antique Pink, Cool Grey 4 and Limited Edition Summer Sun
Dawn Bibby Creations - Poinsettia dies and White centura pearl card
Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson Shadow Box dies and Cosmic Shimmer Iced Snow glitter
Crafter's Companion - Watercolour card
M & C Boutique(The Works) - Circle stitch die
 Spellbinders - 'Dainty Dots' Embossing folder and Circle die
 Ranger - Lemon Ice Ice Stickles and Golden Rod Stickles glitter glue
From My Stash - Yellow vellum, Gold mirror card, Gold non-shed glitter card, Ribbons, Pearls and Gems

On an 8x8 card, I matt and layered mirror card with embossed centura pearl card, along with double ribbon border. On this I added image, printed on to watercolour card, coloured with Promarkers and added glitter, glitter glue and gold pen for effect. Added the die cut poinsettia to decorate along with pearls and gems, then finished with sentiment topper.

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Thanks for taking the time to stop by. Remember for more inspiration and to share your creations using Digi Doodle Studio images, come join us over at our Facebook Fan Group or even join us for our monthly challenges at Digi Doodle Studios Challenge blog. We love seeing your creations!!

Till next time...
'Happy Crafting'
Hugs Donna (DT)
xxx
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Saturday 7 July 2018

Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

Hi there Crafty friends, a warm welcome to my old and new followers!! It's the weekend again, where are all the weeks going? Soon it will be Christmas, I know I really don't want to mention it lol but how apt that we have a new challenge started over at Creative Craft Cottage with the theme of 'Most wonderful time of the Year' and sponsoring us for the month is the fabulous Digi Doodle Studios.  I am using this wonderful image called Christmas Grace for my little bit of inspiration...
My Project 
Products Used 
Digi Doodle Studios - 'Christmas Grace' image
Promarkers - Satin, Blush, Lavender, Orchid, Blossom, Cool Grey 2, Sandstone and Caramel
Crafter's Companion - Watercolour card
Creata - Purple mirror card
Hot Off the Press - 'Purple Salt' backing paper
Dawn Bibby Creations - Poinsettia dies
Sweet Dixie - Holly and Bow Frame die
Creative Expressions - Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels 'Iced Snow' and 'Glitter Flakes'
Pinflair - 'Ice Diamond' glitter
From My Stash - Silver non-shed glitter card, Lilac linen card, Lilac/Silver dot vellum, Cream lace ribbon and Gems

First I matt and layered lilac linen card, silver glitter card and purple backing paper along with lace ribbon border. I coloured the image with Promarkers, adding various glitters for snow effect, then cut and placed on mirror card die cut frame. I placed vellum die cut poinsettias along ribbon border, adding glitter leaves and flourishes from same die set. Finishing with some gems...
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Thanks so much for stopping by and hope that I have been able to inspire you, but if you need more inspiration, just pop over to our blog and there you will find gorgous creations made by my fellow DT buddies. Then join us for this months challenge with all your fab makes, we'd love to see them!!

Till next time...
'Happy Crafting'
Hugs Donna (DT)
xxx

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Wednesday 4 July 2018

80th Birthday Celebrations...

Hiya Crafty Friends,
I am now able to share with you a card I made for my Husband's Auntie, who recently turned 80!!  I'm so glad she loved it!! ... I made it using her favourites pink/flowers with touches of gold!! I had recently purchased some Dawn Bibby Creations dies, and thought they were very apt to use here...I sooo love them, they are so versatile and compliment my other crafty stash from other companies!!  Here is my finished card, what do you think?
My Project 
Products Used 
Dawn Bibby Creations - Fantasy Fusilier, Fantasy Fern, Blossom Stamens andd Blossom Branches dies
Spellbinders - Grand decorative oval dies
Trimcraft - Dovecraft Butterfly dies and First Edition Number dies
Britannia - 'Happy Birthday' sentiment dies
Creata - Gold mirror card
From My Stash - Gold non-shed glitter card, White lattice flittered card, Pink glitter card, Shades of pink vellum and Various pearls and gems

I made the card using gold non shed glitter card from my crafty stash and die cut using Spellbinders grand dies, layering with white lattice glitter card..To this, I decorated with die cut vellum flowers, stamens and branches, also butterflies. Finishing off with sentiment and adding pearls and gems too!!
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Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving such lovely comments, they are greatly appreciated!
Till next time
'Happy Crafting'
Hugs Donna
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All about Pets...

Morning Crafty Friends, it's the first Wednesday of the month, so that means another new challenge for Crafty Addicts. Our theme as always is 'Anything Goes' but you could follow our twist of 'All about Pets'. Kindly sponsoring this month is the fab Knitty Kitty. For my project, I have used this fun image called Surprise Kitty.
My Project 
Products Used 
Knitty Kitty Digis - 'Surprise Kitty' image
Promarkers - Vanilla, Ivory, Sunflower, Sandstone, Caramel, Cerise, Pumkin, Grass, Turquoise and Sky Blue
Dawn Bibby Creations - Fusilier, Fantasy Fern, Blossom Branches and Blossom Stamens dies
M&C Boutique (The Works) - Square faux stitching dies
Trimcraft - First Edition Fiesta Fever paper
Creata - Orange mirror card
The Range - Orange/Cream grosgrain ribbon
From My Stash - Orange vellum, Yellow satin card, Orange linen card, and Gems

Matt and layered mirror card with this fab multi coloured floral paper on to a 7x5 scalloped edged card blank, along with ribbon border. Added bow. After printing, colouring and die cutting image, I layered on to orange die cut card, then placed as shown. To decorate I added die cut vellum flowers, branches and stamens using these fab dies by Dawn Bibby Creations. Finishing off with some sparkly gems!!
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Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by, I hope you have enjoyed your visit and that I have inspired you to come and join us for this months challenge, we would love to see all your fab projects!! If you need more inspiration, just pop over to our blog and there you will find all my team buddies gorgeous creations!!

Till next time
'Happy Crafting'
Hugs Donna (DT)
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Tuesday 3 July 2018

Stitching Real or Faux...

Hiya Crafty Friends, thoroughly enjoying this fab weather we have been having! Though still just a tad too warm!!... Anyways it's that time again, the start of another monthly challenge over at Unicorn Challenge. Our theme being 'Stitching real or faux'. For my DT inspiration, I have used various dies and ones with faux stitching. No digi image this time, wanted to try sometng different. The layout I remember seeing online quite a while ago, can't remember where though, the latice effect I took inspiration from the new die by Craig Laird at Craft Buddy, which is next on my list to buy but this is my interpretation using a die I already had,  hope you like it!
My Project 
Products Used 
Dawn Bibby Creations - Fusilier, Poinsettia (Flourishes), Fantasy Fern and Blossom Stamens Dies
Dawn Bibby - Backing paper from QVC 
Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson Shadow Box die
M&C Boutique (The Works) - Square faux stitching die
Dovecraft - Butterfly dies
Spellbinders - 'With Love' sentiment die
Creata - Green mirror card and Green metalic silk card
From My Stash - Turquoise vellum, Turquoise linen card, Silver glitter card, White paper, White card, Pearls and Gems

I created this using a 7x7 card blank. Matt and layered linen card on to mirror card. For center, I layered backing paper with die cut latice with plain white paper and sqaure faux stitched mirror card. I decorated using die cut vellum flowers, stamens and branches. Finishing with die cut sentiment, pearls and gems...
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Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and hope that I have inspired you to come and join us for this months challenge. We would love to see all your fabulous projects. So don't delay, head on over to our blog and when you are there, you will find more inspirational creations by my fellow teamies...Why not leave them some love too!!

Until next time
'Keep Crafting'
Hugs Donna (DT)
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