Its all about the Weather - Ellephantastic Challenge

Hello all and welcome to the weekend.  This will be the last post and challenge for Ellephantastic as we are all taking a much needed break for a while.  I have so enjoyed working with Helen and the team and wish all of them best wishes for the future. 

For our Challenge its the turn of Jill to host and she has chosen the theme Weather.

So head on over and join in

I made a corner bookmark of my project using Rory Winter

Coloured him in copics and distressed the edges added some ribbon, snowflakes and lashing of glitter.  

Thanks for looking today I will be back later with Lets Ink it Up Challenge..

I also have some blog candy to give away Click HERE to go to the post and to enter. 

Hello all, welcome to Friday and a new challenge over on 

ALPHABET CHALLENGE BLOG 

and this fortnight our theme is...

O FOR ONLY 3 EMBELLISHMENTS 

As Christmas will soon be here I wanted to get started on making a few little gifts for people.  So  decided to make some corner bookmarks which will be housed in their own little decorated box and wrapped up in some nice paper.. 

I have a tutorial on how to make this little corner bookmark on my tutorial blog HERE

The paper I used is from a My Minds Eye 6x6 pad, flowers are from Wild Orchid, Magnolia Mini world - Bunny Zoes,  Copics, ribbon and sentiment stamp from stash..

Bookmarks, Bookmarks and Bookmarks - Sweet Stamps Challenge

Evening all, sorry for the lateness of this post it was schedule to go out yesterday, I have been so busy with decorating that I haven't had time to do anything else.  Hoping to grab a few hours crafting this evening and to catch up on what's happening in blog land..

Over on 

SWEET STAMPS 

we have a new challenge for you and this week its all about

 BOOKMARKS 

So why not go and enter for a chance to win a $20 spending spree in the Sweet Stamps Store and if you use a Sweet Stamps stamp you will get entered into the draw twice!

Here's my bookmark for you, I've gone a bit horsey in me old age.. lol 

as I used the horse portrait oval stamp last week 

This is the silhouette horse oval stamp and is just the right size for a corner bookmark and the sentiment "Howdy" is from the Western words trio also from Sweet Stamps.

If you would like to know how to make these darling bookmarks I have a tutorial here of how. 

The papers are from an old paper pad that I have had for a while and the flowers and lace are from my stash.  The scalloped oval is a Cheery Lynn XL Stacker die. 

Please go and check out the rest of the design teams bookmarks as they are all different and stunning!! Click on the links in the sidebar..

Enjoy the rest of your evening, and keep crafting..

Butterfly Corner Bookmark ~ Sweet Stamps Challenge #14

Good morning, its Tuesday and that means its time for another challenge over on 

SWEET STAMPS

we have a nice and easy challenge for you all this week, 

the theme is 

"BUTTERFLIES" stamps or embellishments

For my DT project I decided to make a corner bookmark.  I have a stamp  from Sweet Stamps that I cut out and coloured ready to attached  to my bookmark.  Came to put my project together  and it had vanished, I only had it seconds a go! how could it have disappeared!  The image is still missing gone AOL I think!

 So I had to rethink my project.  

I'm glad in a way  that I couldn't find the butterfly as I'm so pleased with the results of this project.

Stamps are from Sweet Stamps (links at end of post). Papers are My Minds Eye, glittered flowers are papermania, Martha Stewart border punch and ric rac ribbon.  The little tags are SU.  

I have made a tutorial on how to make these corner bookmarks 

Visit my Tutorial blog HERE

Copic Colours 

Butterflies 

B91, 21, 34

RV34, 32

Flower pot

E44, 43, 41, 40

Leafs 

G24, 21, 20

Flower 

RV34, 32

I have used black bendy wire for the antenna's   

Crafty Bits & Bobs

Stamps 

Sweet Stamps

Posy Pot Large 

Bookmark butterflies 

Howdy sentiment 

Copics

Martha Stewart border punch

My Minds Eye papers

Papermania flowers

Bendy wire

Stampin up label punch

Ric Rac and pearls from stash

Distress inks ~ Wild Honey 

Shades ink ~ Brownie ( I can't rave about this ink enough! its just brilliant)

Head on over the Sweet stamps blog to enter and be in with a chance to win $20 spending spree in the Sweet Stamps store.. 

Enjoy your day 

Card challenges I would like to enter

The Crazy challenge ~ anything goes 

Design Dollies ~ Creative folds

Make it Monday ~ anything goes

Simon says stamp and show ~ Anything goes 

The Emerald Faerie Garden ~ anything goes 

Lets ink it up~ Embellish it 

Corner Bookmark ~ Mid month inspiration for Ellephantastic

Good morning, well I have come down with this horrible virus that is going about at the moment.  First my daughter had it then DH.  So I guess its my turn now, I'm feeling a little sorry for myself...:0(

Anyway, its my turn for the mid month tutorial over on Ellephantastic. I chose to do a corner bookmark. I love making these little projects as they are so quick and look fab presented in a box as a little gift. 

Don't forget that you still have time to enter into the

 Ellephantastic Challenge

 and the theme this month is Anything but Square or Rectangle. 

On to my tutorial 

Craft Supplies you will need 

• Score board and score tool (I used the Houghie board)
• Large Scalloed edge punch (mine is 3")
• Edge punch or border die (I used Martha Stewart doily punch)
• Pencil
• Paper trimmer 
• Double sided tape and glue

Craft Supplies you will need 

• Score board and score tool (I used the Houghie board)
• Large Scalloed edge punch (mine is 3")
• Edge punch or border die (I used Martha Stewart doily punch)
• Pencil
• Paper trimmer 
• Double sided tape and glue

Step 1

Card stock and Measurements

• Card stock cut to 4" x 4" square (if you prefer you could make the square bigger or smaller)
• 2x Squares cut to   2 ¾” x 2 ¾”  (cut one out of card stock and the other from your chosen design paper).
• If you make your square bigger or smaller you will need to adjust your smaller square.  To do this just measure your diagonal score mark this will give you the size of your smaller square.

Step 2 

Mark three sides of your 4" square at 2 inches

Step 3 

Score your lines from mark to mark

Step 4

The two smaller 2 3/4" squares, cut them both diagonally to end up with two triangles 

Step 5

Use your punch or die to shape the bottom edge of the base of your bookmark.

Step 6

Using one of your design paper triangles, glue to the front.

Step 7 & 9

Measure from the bottom edge of the triangle to the top edge of your shaped border.  Cut a piece of card stock and decorate.  I used distressing inks to add some colour to my edges.  

Step 8

Glue to the front and add ribbon

Step 9

Follow step 8, this is for the back of your bookmark to hide those ribbon fringes 

Step 10

Use double sided tape to secure the two flaps at the back.  Then add the other card stock triangle to hide the gap.  Decorate with the remaining designer paper triangle 

Step 11

Add your die cut circle and scalloped edged circle and decorate.  For this bookmark I used a digital image from 

Ellephantastic 

Called "New Rosaline"

Add your chosen embellies and you've finished.

Alphabet Challenge ~ O for Orange

Good morning, I'm so glad its Friday.  Thank you for all the entries last week, I had such fun coming to visit your blogs such a talented bunch you all are! Our challenge at  Alphabet  and this week is the letter.....

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O FOR ORANGE 

(use orange as your main colour)

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To join in the fun and to enter please visit 

ALPHABET CHALLENGE BLOG

So onto my project this week, I fancied a change this week and decided to make a corner bookmark.  These are so easy to make and make a great gift.  I usually make a little box to put  it in and wrap with tissue and ribbon. 

Copic Colours 

Tilda's dress ~ YR02, YR00, YR20

Hair & Skin

E59, 49, 27, 25, E53

E00, 11, 21, 000, R20

Hope you like it, thanks for looking, if you get the time please leave a comment and I promise to come and visit you at your blog.. 

Have a great Friday 

Card Challenges for this card

Thursday Challenges 

Delightful Challenges ~ Get Punchy 

Do you stack up ~ Ribbon

Guylous's Inimitability ~ Hearts 

Samuel Taylors ~ Copic or promarkers

Wednesday Challenges 

Simon say Stamp ~ Anything but a card

Stampin' Royalty ~ Hearts 

Tuesday Challenges 

Paper Take Weekly ~ Have a heart 

Monday Challenges

Die cut Dreams ~ Hearts but no sentiment

Kaboodle Doodles ~ Ribbon

Paper play time ~ Heart or Cupid 

Saturday Challenges 

2 Sisters challenge ~ World is your oyster (Pearls)

Catch the bug ~ anything goes

Little Claire's Design ~ Anything goes