CRafting MUsketeers Challenge 21 Hats/ Valentine

Hey crafters!!! BRAND new challenge has gone live over at Crafting Musketeers !!
now I thought I had blogged this a couple of days ago...mmmm seems blogger didn't publish! eeeek so I'm re doing now, oops!!
 get out ya stash and come and join us this month!!

Once again we have a fabulous sponsor this time around in the ever so lovely Lacy Sunshine Digis !! and the prize will be some of the lovely digi stamps! perfect!! the theme is Hats or Valentines! The Design Team were all lucky enough to be sent some fabulous images to work with, and I had Matilda, very cue little image  and even though...wearing a hat I chose to make her into a Valentines card, here you go....what do you think?

A simple CAS card with my image as main focus this month, so now it's YOUR turn... you know the drill but here's a reminder of our rules

1. One entry per person

2. your project must follow the theme

3.You must be a blog follower to win the prize

4.Please claim your prize within 7 days or the winner will be re drawn

5.We are happy for you to link our challenge with as many others as you wish to enter

6.You do not need to have a blog..simply enter over at our face book page just ...HERE!

once again I look forward to seeing all your creations this month so please  do come and join us!!!!

Love n Hugs

Nicole

xxx

Crafting Musketeers Challenge # 18- Autumn Colours

Hi crafters!! We have a BRAND NEW challenge out now over at the Crafting Musketeers!!

This months challenge is number 18 and we have the theme of " Autumn Colours" which is just perfect for this time of year dont you think?

Autumn is my favourite season! I just love watching the autumn leaves start to change colour, the wind gets that bit more blustery and the nights slowly start to draw in, I think its a beautiful season!

Our fabulous sponsor this month is Hobby House and we have a lovely £10 voucher up for grabs!! So get out your craft stash and come and join us!, here is my Design Team card this month...

I have chosen to use the most lovely Autumn image from one of the Crafters Companion CD Roms, Brambly Hedge Winter. I LOVE It!, quite simple, with one of the coordinatiung background papers in such lovely oranges, browns and yellow tomes. I popped on to google and searched for an Autumn poem, to use too, then mat and layered onto some lovely burnt oange card, some ribbon, and to finish off I punched some maple leaves using a Woodware punch.

so now its your turn!

there are only a few rules to follow and I'm sure you know them by now :) 

1. One entry per person

2. your project must follow the theme

3.You must be a blog follower to win the prize

4.Please claim your prize within 7 days or the winner will be re drawn

5.We are happy for you to link our challenge with as many others as you wish to enter

6.You do not need to have a blog..simply enter over at our face book page just ...HERE!

once again I look forward to seeing all your creations this month so please  do come and join us!!!!

Love n Hugs

Nicole

xxx

Crafting Musketeers Challenge # 17- Use Buttons

Good day crafters!!! I hope you are all ready to join in with us again over at the Crafting Musketeers! for another fabulous challenge!!??

This month we have yet again another wonderful sponsor and prize, check this out!.....

and our sponsor?....Helz Cuppleditch! you can check out her amazing products just over ...HERE!!!

Helz very kindly gave the Design Team a lovely Digi to work with this month, and I chose a cute puppy dog! I printed off onto watercolour card and used my Cotman watercolour paints to colour in. I decided to make a sweet little hanging to pop on the wall in my craft room too!

to keep in with our button theme this month, I simply popped a couple of natural coloured buttons into place. I love having a quiet afternoon painting, something I dont always have the time for, so I really did enjoy making this one!

right onto our rules!

there are only a few and I'm sure you know them by now :) 

1. One entry per person

2. your project must follow the theme

3.You must be a blog follower to win the prize

4.Please claim your prize within 7 days or the winner will be re drawn

5.We are happy for you to link our challenge with as many others as you wish to enter

6.You do not need to have a blog..simply enter over at our face book page just ...HERE!

once again I look forward to seeing all your creations this month so please  do come and join us!!!!

Love n Hugs

Nicole

xxx

Summertime Challenge # 15 Over At Crafting Musketeers!

Hey crafters!! Brand new challenge just started over at Crafting Musketeers .

Challenge #15 has the theme of "Summertime" and we have the fantastic Hobby House as our sponsor this month with a £10 voucher up for grabs!!!

 I do hope you will come and join us again this month! I do love to see all your entries!

this month i have chosen to make some "Summer inspired gift tags, using the utterley BRILLIANT  Halcyon Days cd rom you can take a peek and pick it up just HERE!

right then...now the important part

Challenge rules!! you know the drill by now guys, follow these simple steps to enter....

1. One entry per person

2. your project must follow the theme

3.You must be a blog follower to win the prize

4.Please claim your prize within 7 days or the winner will be re drawn

5.We are happy for you to link our challenge with as many others as you wish to enter

6.You do not need to have a blog..simply enter over at our face book page just ...HERE!

once again I look forward to seeing all your creations this month so please  do come and join us!!!!

Love n Hugs

Nicole

xxx

Crafting Musketeers!! Monochrom Challenge # 12

Whoop Whoop!!!

BRAND NEW Challenge has started today over at the Crafting Musketeers

 This months challenge # 12 has the theme of "Monochrome" and once again everyone we have a fabulous sponsor that is.......Funky Hand!!

and the prize?? a very generous £10 voucher to spend on th eon line store just here... HERE!

All the Design Team this month have been very lucky to each work with a item from the on line store to create a card for you. I chose to work with a black and white paper pack called "Salt and Pepper" that you can find  HERE!

Crafters these papers really are gorgeous, and printed crystal clear! I was really p[leased with the quality of the downlaod! and here is what i created...

I simply selected a few of the papers I liked, printed off in different sizes added a couple of sentiments, edged around each piece with a black promarker. Then a little dash of faux stitching in both black and white, and layered up on a black card base!

So crafters get out your stash and come and join us!! Now, for my monochrome card as you can see I have chosen black and white, but you can use any colour to make your monochrome design, just check out the DT ladies cards for some inspiration!

ok, so you all know the drill and just in case its your first time, here are the rules...

1. One entry per person

2. your project must follow the theme

3.You must be a blog follower to win the prize

4.Please claim your prize wihin 7 days or the winner will be re drawn

5.We are happy for you to link our challenge with as many others as you wish to enter

6.You do not need to have a blog..simply enter over at our facebook page just ...HERE!

once again I look forward to seeing all your creations this month so please  do come and join us!!!!

Love n Hugs

Nicole

xxx

Challenge # 11 Art Deco- Over at The Crafting Musketeers!

Happy Sunday crafters!!

Today sees a BRAND NEW challenge start over at The Crafting Musketeers!

This months theme is "Art Deco" and we have a AMAZINGLYFABULOUS sponsor and prize this month  

The sponsor ....Debbie Moore the prize?.....2 fabulous CD roms

 How fantastic is this prize!! you are ALL very lucky crafters this month!

As always our DT ladies have been designing and crafting away to bring you all some inspiration! and here is my DT card for this month

For my card I have chosen an image from the MCS range- Deco Follies CD rom. I love this image so pretty and I love the colours too. To create the background I chose a background paper from the cd, took the image I was working with- flipped it, enlarged it, and took the image to right of the background so it was only half showing. I then made it transparent . I took the same image and backing paper and created a topper, both background and topper I matted onto white hammerred card. I then attached the background to my base card, and wrapped some pretty ribbon with pearl ribbon slider around, the topper I used 3D foam pads, and then added a few pearls to the topper to tie in with the ribbon slider, then added s few highlights of glitter on her dress and voila.... I wanted my card to be pretty and use pale soft colours. I hope you like it!!

So Onto the challenge!!

Every month we have some AMAZING entries you guys are all so talented and we really LOVE seeing what you all come up with so...get crafting and come and join us once again...the rules are simple just follow these simple steps!...

1. One entry per person

2. your project must follow the theme

3.You must be a blog follower to win the prize

4.Please claim your prize wihin 7 days or the winner will be re drawn

5.We are happy for you to link our challenge with as many others as you wish to enter

6.You do not need to have a blog..simply enter over at our facebook page just ...HERE!
I hope to see you all there!!

Happy Crafting

Nicole

xxx

Crafting Musketeers Challenge # 9 "Grunge"

Happ New Year Everyone!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful 2013 and have lots planned for 2014! Over at the Crafting Musketeers  we have a brand new challenge starting! So why not come and join us,

 Challenge #9 has the theme of "Grunge"! and we have a fabulous sponsor this month....Visible Image !! With a fabulous prize! just check this out...

How gorgeous are these stamps!I wish I could enter myself lol,

So as usual the design team have been happily crafting away to bring you lovely lot some inspiration! now...I have NEVER attempted a "Grunge" card lol and had no idea where to start ;/ but then its good to try something new! For my DT card this month I used a Visible image stamp set called "Molly Rules" and you can find it just over ...HERE! I LOVE this stamp set! Visible Image stamps are exceptional quality...if you have them.... you know what I mean and if you don't...check them out now just HERE!

and heres my card:)

I chose to stick to one colour theme , so ....where did I start?  I printed my background from a Docrafts CD rom called Chronology ( freebie from a mag..BONUS!) I distressed the edges and inked with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain, curled the edges and matted onto some Tan card stock..then using a papercraft 3 heart garland stamp I made a garland stamping it 3 times- cut out attaching string at each end. I embossed a Couture Creations embossing folder- Renaissance and attached to the left where I wanted my "To Do" list to be, this I simply printed distressed and inked, then curled and stuck into place. I used a Joy Crafts clock die using coordinations card stock and distressed by sanding back, a bit of string...and then two circle sentiment stamps stamps from lotv- "Wishing you sunshine all year through" and "Believe the world is full of magic" Then for "MOLLY"

 Here she is! I LOVED coulouring her in! wanting to keep to the same colours I simply stamped her in Tim Holtz Walnut Stain and then to colour her? Easy, I just put a BIG splodge of walnut stain ink onto my glass mat and simply used a paintbrush and water, nothing else, I'm quite chuffed how she turned out :) so there you have it- My take on Grunge", I hope you like it , and will come and join us this month, dont forget to check out all the design Team blogs to check out their makes and what they did

So get out your stash crafters...you know what to do! head on over to The Crafting Musketeers and get your entry in!

Remeber your project must be a new creation and follow our theme, and will run up untill 29th January at 8pm

I look forward to seeing all your creations!!!

Nicole

xxx
I will be entering my card into the following challenges...
1. Crafting By Design- Anything Goes
2. Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge-New Year Resolutions
3. Creative Moments- Anything Goes
4. Little Red Wagon- New Beginnings
5. Inky Impressions- Anything Goes

New Challenge over at The Crafting Musketeers!!

Hey there crafters!!

Apologies as I am a little late with my post!!  I have not been well...but I am now on the mend so catching up with crafting duties :)

Exciting news!! A brand new challenge has started over at The Crafting Musketeers

Decemebr challenge number 8 has the theme of " Layer it up" with a fabulous sponsor this month....HunkoryDory!! just look at these goodies!!

Here's a little bit about our sponsor this month!

The story began back in 1990 at a humble little wool and needlecraft shop in Preston, Lancashire. One day, the owners of the shop, Ann and David Newhouse bought some peel-off stickers to add greetings to handmade cards. Ann and David were quickly hooked on this new idea, and decided to extend the offerings of their wool and needlecraft shop into something far bigger.
In 2002, Ann and David introduced Cardcraft Plus as a mail order company which allowed customers to order products direct to their door. However, they soon began to find it difficult to source enough quality products to fill their regular catalogues.
The in-house catalogue designers were also crafters, and had shown a real interest in designing their own papercraft products which quickly became best-selling items for Cardcraft Plus.
The passion for crafting ran in the family, and soon enough, sons Adam and Daniel jumped on board to help the family business flourish. Before long, fellow retailers had begun to enquire about stocking these innovative new products and so, in 2007, Hunkydory Crafts was born as a card making supplies and materials wholesaler.
Over recent years, Hunkydory Crafts has grown to become the UK's premier papercraft manufacturer, supplying retailers across the globe with the latest trends in craft. New collections are regularly showcased on Create & Craft and Ideal Shopping television in the UK, where Anne-Marie Catterall and her talented team can be found demonstrating all that Hunkydory Crafts has to offer.
Cardcraft Plus is still established as a mail order company today, and proudly stocks all the latest Hunkydory products amongst the best in craft supplies from around the world. The humble little wool and needlecraft shop in Preston is now known as Inspirations, an award-winning 10,000 square ft craft superstore.

So....theres the story about HunkyDory!

Come on then crafters ! join us in our last challenge of 2013!! can you believe it! where has this year gone!

For my DT card this month I chose to do a decoupaged card for my "Layer It Up" theme, printed from the Me to You CD rom, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this cd, this cute little bear is just sooooo gorgeous!!

so dont delay crafters get your entries in, you can check out the rest of the design Teams inspiration and enter just  HERE!!

I look forward to checking out all your yummy makes!!

Nicole xxx

Crafting Musketeers Challenge #7- "Pretty Pastels"

Good morning crafters!!! Today sees a brand new challenge start over at The Crafting Musketeers!!

Novembers challenge # 7 has the fabulous theme of "Pretty Pastels"

and as I am mid flow with all my Christmas cards at the moment I thougt I would tie in my DT project with Christmas!! Yay!!

I have chosen pretty pink pastels for my DT card this month!

We had a WHOPPING response to last months challenge that was super duper AMAZING!!! and we hope you will all once again join us this month!, so get your thinking caps on....and your craft stash out! as we have another wonderful sponsor this month with the lovely 

who have very kindly donated this beautiful stamp set to the lucky winner who will be chosen by randon .org

So don't delay!!! and come along and join us, and don't forget to stop by all the other lovely DT ladies  blogs and check out all the wonderful inspiration we have come up for you all!

Happy Crafting!!

Nicole xxx

October Challenge Over At The Crafting Musketeers!

Exciting times crafters!! welcome to our October challenge # 6 over at The Crafting Musketeers!

This months theme is "CHRISTMAS" how wonderful!! I LOVE making Christmas cards! which is a good job, as any crafter will tell you it is our busiest time of year!, so why not get the Christmas crafting underway and come and join us!

Here is my DT card for this month...

I have chosen a Pickles and Podge image from La Pashe    and can be found on "The best Of La Pashe" CDrom available right ...HERE!

This months sponsor is the wonderful and very generous "Bridlington Stationers" who have very kindly donated these lovely promarkers in the 2013 Autumn & Winter selecion for this months prize!!

Here is a little bit about our sponsor...

Bridlington Stationers is owned by Darren Saul.
Established in 1986, Bridlington Stationers Limited is a company brimming with experience. We are a customer focused business supplies company delivering over 30,000 products available on a next day delivery basis on a local and national scale.

Our commitment to personal and friendly service ensures a high level of continuity. We are here to advise, recommend and supply the office products that you need to assist in the smooth running of your business. Our aim is to save you money, save you time and give you the opportunity to buy all your office needs from under one roof.

website is currently under construction! so i will share the details as soon as i recieve them! 

Well as usual the DT have been a very busy bunch making samples that we hope will inspire you and encourage you to join us!!! so please do stop by all of our very talented Design Team Ladies Blogs to see what they have been up to, you will find them all....and there are quite a few of us lol on the right side  of my blog ! 

i look forward to looking through all your entries!!

happy crafting

Nix

xxx

September Challenge #5 over at The Crafting Musketeers!

Hey bloggers, card makers and all you crafty lot out there!! the day has come to lanuch the brand new challenge over at the Crafting Musketeers! Septembers challenge is themed "Vintage", ooo now then i thought....vintage, a little out of my comfort zone here!! but it's good to try something....different!, i racked my brains and had no idea what to create... vintage? what do i have thats vintage? UREKA! it came to me, now i have a lovely crafting cd by docrafts, that i'm sure many of you have called "Enchanted" and it has some really "oldy worldy" type of images of  the most fantastic Santa, that i have never used! so i opened up the docrafts programme- docrafts digital designer-( thats is fabulous by the way, it has this reeeeealy cool tool that will create an invatage or pyramage topper out of ANY picture or photo! try it its fab!!!) and decided to print a background and my image in sepia, to try and create an "Old Photo" feel

I distressed the edges with a Tim Holtz ink pad and layered onto choclate brown...ooooh Chocolate! mmmmm.......................

........... ooops SORRY! i got lost in the moment then! now where was I, yes! then wrapped two different shades of brown satin ribbon around tied in a knot. the same for the topper, and on both i curled the edges to age them a little more!, i printed a sentiment, inked and shaped and popped into place, used a Marrianne Lampost Die, added a few pearls, and lots of SNOW!!! using some all purpose clear drying glue in lots of gooey dollops and lashing of white crystal glitter!,And here we have it, "My" Old photo christmas vintage card!
This months sponsor is the ever FABULOUS Nicola Saul, and DT teamie!! who has very kindly donated the following prize

look at all these goodies!! wish i could enter myself!!, you can find out more about our lovely Nicola over on her blog pink delight craft

So please do pay her a visit. The winner this monthe will as always be chosed by random org. and the top 3 by one of our very talented DT ladies. So please get out your stash... and YES that includes you TRACY WILLIAMS!! i will be watching :) i hope you will once again join in our challenge this month, and do stop by all the DT members blogs to check out what inspiration they have come up with for you. oooh right then i think i've waffled enough! see you at the challenge!!!!!

Nix xx

August Challenge # 4 At The "Crafting Musketeers!" & DT call!

Good day all you wonderful people! Where is this year going!!??  Welcome.... to  our August Challenge over at the  "Crafting Musketeers" Firstly THANKYOU to everyone who entered our challenge last month! and a BIG congratulations to our winner Cheremane who's entry was beautiful! I hope you enjoy your prize! 

now...on to the next challenge! our sponsor this month is the fabulous Delicios Doodles who has very kindly donated 4 Digi images of the winners choice! Woop! Our theme you need to follow to enter is "Use A Sketch" using our sketch below

Once again the DT has been busing making some samples and the lovely Delicios Doodles  gave us 4 digis of our own to use!! I chose the Humming Bird & Fuschia digi for my sample below

i followed the sketch, and coloured in using my promarkers! i LOVE these colours! lovely and bright for summer!!

and now on to some EXTRA news this month.. unfortunately our very lovely DT member Sarah is stepping down from the team! We are sorry to see her go and wish her luck in her new ventures!! BUT crafters.... this leaves a Design Team Place available!! maybe two!! eeeek i hear you scream!! If you would be interested in joining us over at the "Crafting Musketeers" ( and we are a fabulous bunch!) you firstly need to enter this months challenge, and next to your name write "DT" and a little about YOU!

we hope you will all once again take part! and look forward to not only looking through some fantastic entries this month, but welcoming a new teamie to the ranks!,

GO!! get creating!!

Nix xxx

The Crafting Musketeers" Challenge #3

Good day Bloggers...and happy July!! where is this year going?? be Christmas before we know it :) well...

it's here!! Today see's a brand new challenge over at "The Crafting Musketeers" Challeng #3 and this months theme is..drum roll please.... Ribbons and Pearls!

 Once again last month saw lots of lovely crafters taking part in our challenge and we thank you all by the "Bucket Load" for popping along and joining us. Big congratulations to our winner last month which was the lovely Lisa, you can check out her "Gorjuss" card entry just ..here..  Lisa Sparkle and Stamps

the fabulous prize is now winging its way to Lisa and we hope she loves it!! right on to this month!

We  once again have  a wonderful sponsor this month with another prize we know you will all want to win..(I Do!!) The very Generous and lovely Sarah from "Craft All Day" has donated these lovely goodies!!

So don't delay!! get out your craft stash and get creating! and don't forget... your Ribbons and Pearls !!

please add your entry over at our Challenge blog just....HERE!!!

Here is my Design Team entry for this month

I have chosen a lovely Digi Stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil this cute little image is called "Fairy Needle"

And is available just ...HERE! I have used some beautiful purple organza ribbon, some liquid pearls and also some pearl pins i coloured with my promarkers :) I hope to see lots of lovely challenge entries this month!! So please share the challenge with all your crafty friends !

Love n Crafty Hugs

Nicole xx

Crafting Musketeers June Challenge # 2

Good day Bloggers!! well....it's finally here! the 2nd challenge over at the "Crafting Musketeers" Wooo Hooo! Our First challenge launched last month and we are very proud to say was a HUGE success!! So..if you took part last month..THANKYOU! and we hope you will join us again in June...and if you didn't!! come along and join in the fun! This months challenge theme is to use a "Stamped Image" so get out your pro markers, speccies, paints or pencils and get stamping and colouring! The sponsor this month is the lovely "Stamps By Chloe" and once again we have a fabulous prize!! just take a look at these goodies!

We have crafters of all ages and abilities take part so the winner is chosen by Random org, so pleeeeeeease come and take part. as always the Design Team have been beavering away making our own choice for this months theme in the hope to inspire you along the way...and here is mine...

I have used a "Just Inklined" Stamp that i just love love LOVE! coloured in with my favourite promarkers!, now i am very new to distressing and it terrifies me each time i try it lol, but i hope i am getting better each time!! i used Tim Holtz Walnut Stain as i wanted to distress the edges and give a ....mmmm subtle lazy  dusky evening kind of feel to my image :) I hope you like it, please leave me a little message! i would love to know what you think and see what you too have made. 

So... happy crafting and i hope to see lots of entries into this months challenge!!! Nix xxx