FCCB Challenge #234 Fright Night

Happy Monday !!

Welcome to my post for FCCB

This week we are celebrating Halloween with our "Fright Night" challenge.

I used Create a Critter 2 and George and Basic Shapes, very quick and simple to do

but 

so effective !!

Thanks for stopping by, please join in our challenge with your own card or project 

As always, please follow the theme and use and name at least one cut from a Cricut cartridge 

FCCB Challenge #224 Camping and the Great Out Door's

Happy Monday !!

I cannot believe we are half way through August already, although the weather would have us believe it was October !!

I am counting down to my holiday in Cyprus flying out on the 24th September from Stanstead....I've been so busy looking after the everything and everybody that I suddenly realised it was time to stop and take some time out ~ hopefully before I burn out !! !! !! 

Here's to sand, sea, sun and cocktails !!

( 42 sleeps and counting down !!)

So without further ado

welcome to my FCCB post

This week our challenge is 

Challenge #224 Camping and the great outdoors

My younger daughter has already bagged the card for her Dad's Birthday next year so I had better keep it safe lol

I used Create a Friend for the fisher man and matching words 

Please pop over to FCCB and have a look all the amazing DT creations then join in and post your own project 

As always please remember to use and name at least one Cricut cut.

FCCB Challenge #222 Use a Bug

Happy Monday !!

Happy August !!

Welcome to my FCCB post

This week our challenge is 

Challenge #222

Use a Bug

I used Create a Critter 2 to make the beautiful butterfly - love her !!

Please pop over to FCCB and see all the amazing DT creations then join in and post your own project

We love wizzing around Cyber space visiting your fantastic blogs !!

As always please remember to use and name at least one Cricut cut.

FCCB Challenge #220 Wet and Wild

Happy Monday !!

Welcome to my FCCB post

This week our challenge is 

Challenge # 220 Wet and Wild

Use anything related to water on your project

I decided to cut the fantastic mermaid from Paper Dolls Dress Up cartridge for my water card, back in pink mode at the moment so no actual water in sight lol !!

I love this cartridge so much so many of the little accessories  can be used in a multitude of ways 

I cut some extra shapes and added them to the inside of the card

Please pop over to FCCB and see all the amazing DT creations then join in and post your own project

We love whizzing around Cyber space visiting your fantastic blogs

As always please remember to use and name at least one Cricut cut.

FCCB Challenge #218 Summer Treats

Happy Monday !!

Welcome to my FCCB post

This week our challenge is 

Challenge # 218 Summer Treats 

I love summer !!

My card has ice cream cones as my summer treat !!

I used my go to no brainer George and Basic Shapes cartridge for my mats and layers 

Create a Critter 2 for the cones and Lets Party sentiment and Artiste for the cute paper bow. 

The paper is from Fancy Pants paper stack called Beach Babe and the Satin card a recent purchase from Create and Craft cuts beautifully !!

The bow is so easy to put together with a little brad and makes a change from using ribbon and the frustration of tying the bow lol 

Please pop over to FCCB to see all the amazing DT projects, we have 6 new members joining us this month for our new term, Diana Laura Catarina Sharon Julie and Avril looking forward to seeing their creations !!

As always please remember to use and name at least one Cricut cut.

FCCB Challenge #216 Color Challenge

Happy Monday !!

Welcome to my FCCB post

This week our challenge is 

Challenge # 216 Colour Challenge

Use Purple Yellow and Grey on your project

My card is made on a 6x6 white card blank in the shape of a tent !! 

I used George and Basic Shapes for all the layers using foam pads for lots of dimension and I also distressed the edges of the grey layer.

I used a Sizzix rose embossing folder for the top yellow layer and a Kaisercraft brick stamp

The flowers are cut with Artiste cartridge in two shades of Basil Basic dot papers and the leaves are cut with Sue Wilson's fabulous leaf die

Please pop over to FCCB and see all the amazing DT creations then join in and post your own project

We love wizzing around Cyber space visiting your fantastic blogs

As always please remember to use and name at least one Cricut cut.

FCCB Challenge #212 Class of 2014

Happy Monday !!

Welcome to my FCCB post

This week our challenge is 

Challenge # 212 Class of 2014

Graduation Project

Better late than never I guess !! So sorry for the 2 posts (now removed that scheduled and published without me or the pics....busy busy busy !!)

I used my new Cricut Create a Friend cartridge for my card, they are fun to make and the blackout shape really makes them pop up from the background and makes it nice and sturdy

I used Papermania paper, some twine and glossy foiled card as the background with some card candy for decoration

Please pop over to FCCB and see all the amazing DT creations then join in and post your own project

We love wizzing around Cyber space visiting your fantastic blogs

As always please remember to use and name at least one Cricut cut.

FCCB Challenge #206 Use the sketch !!

Happy Monday !!

This weeks FCCB challenge is another fantastic sketch for Card Positioning Systems 

Challenge #206

Use a sketch

I used the gorgeous Moustache kit from Hunkydory for my Dads Birthday card

I used the Artiste cartridge and cut the fabulous film strip to use across the top instead of the circles, this must be one of my favourite cuts ever !!

The letters for DAD are also from Artiste

Please come and join us over at FCCB and join in the fun, we will be round to see your inspiration projects during the coming week 

FCCB Challenge #204 Sketch Challenge

Happy Monday !!

Welcome to my FCCB post

This week our challenge is 

Challenge # 204 Sketch Challenge

I have used my fabby new cartridge Create a Critter 2 for my sisters birthday card using the challenge sketch below

Sketch Positioning Systems 

It was so easy to put together with some gorgeous papers given to me by a friend a while ago

Unfortunately I bought some new card blanks the other day not realising they were only 240 gsm so I used some extra papers to decorate the inside and made a gift card holder to steardy it up a bit - worked a treat lol

Please pop over to FCCB and see all the amazing DT creations then join in and post your own project

We love wizzing around Cyber space visiting your fantastic blogs

As always please remember to use and name at least one Cricut cut.

JoNeita's Box ~ AKA Altered Art Attempt !! - Playing along with Sunday Scrapper...

Good Evening !!

I finally have the pictures of the altered art pizza box I sent my FCCB Valentines card kit to JoNeita in to share !!

I absolutely love getting messy with Inks and Masks and with a lot of practice I think I am finally getting there lol !! It's nearly a year ago since I made my altered art mirror with the girls from Anything Goes over at Lynn's shop The Craft Den in Sheffield at the work shop taught by Hel's Sheridan

I am joining in with Hel's Sunday Scrappers Challenge, Week 301 "Brown Girl in the Ring" in honour of that fab day !! - The theme is to use Browns ... 

(Last year Texture paste/stencils -  ???? WoW !! That's amazing - This year makin' my own lol !!)

I started by covering the outside of the box with cream acrylic paint and let it dry naturally, it doesn't take long with just a thin coating

Then I stamped some fab Prima stamps randomly over both the front and the insides, I used a mustard Distress Ink pen for some tiny bits of mustardy colour and then 3 shades of Distress Ink to "oldy" the inside of the box a bit 

I made the top darker than the bottom,  the bottom will be hidden with brow tissue paper later

I used home made texture paste (acrylic paint, PVA glue and talc powder for the stencilling (smells fab too), white embossing powder for the text and some bubble wrap and Hessian as stencils inked with more distress inks

The letters are thick card x2 layers cut on my Cricut with the Artiste cartridge and coloured with distress markers

The embellishments are lace, raffia and Hessian with a fabby spellbinder die flower

There is also an air dryed clay frame which now has a butterfly nestling in it 

I sealed it all with Crafter's Companion gold varnish spray, I do hope JoNeita liked it as much as I enjoyed making it !!!

FCCB Challenge #202 Pinch Me!!

Happy Monday !!

Welcome to my FCCB post !!

This week our challenge is 

Challenge # 202 Pinch Me

Make a project using the colour Green

I have an added twist on my card this week, our sponsor for the challenge Mark's Finest very kindly donated lots of stamp sets to the DT and we get to play to our hearts content forever and ever with them in exchange for using them on our designated weeks

...however...

I love them so much they will be popping up everywhere !!

There is a stamp set to give away to one lucky follower who enters our challenge this week !!

My Cricut cut is the fantastic tag and oval from the Artiste cartridge

I also used lots of hand made Cricut stencils ( super cheap - cut out multiple shapes with George and Basic Shapes using the fill to page feature and ink through them - I used tiny circles, circles and diamonds on my tag)

I started by blending inks over the tag and then used home made embossing paste and a brick stencil on the bottom two thirds.

Once it was dry I inked again adding stencils and stamps for a grungy greeny brown look. To brighten it slightly I used some bronze mica spray and the lovely Docraft butterfly stamps which I embossed with white embossing powder

My stamps belong to the PRIMITIVE set which has lots of sentiments, sheep and cows on it in addition to the stamps I used 

I used black Stazon ink and coloured with distress markers drawing on the background and grunging it up, I used a layer of clear embossing powder over the whole oval before attaching it with Pinflair glue

 My daughter is laughing her head off because the pictures make the pigs look stripy ( They so are not !! - much !! )

Please pop over to FCCB and see all the amazing DT creations then join in and post your own project

We love wizzing around Cyber space visiting your fantastic blogs !!

As always please remember to use and name at least one Cricut cut.

FCCB DT Valentines Day Card Kit Swap

Good Morning !!

Today I am sharing my take on my own kit that I sent to JoNeita my DT sister and swap partner

We are all so unique as human beings and crafter's and this was the vision I had behind my kit....

.....I love JoNeita's cards on her blog and they are soo soo different from mine !!

1. A handmade Valentine’s card

2.  A sweet treat

3. Card kit 

4 card bases (4 ¼ x 5  ½) - rule broken already I sent 4 square 6x6 cards with their envelopes  lol !!

8 pieces of coordinating cardstock 
2 pieces of 6x6 coordinating designer paper for each base 

Cricut die cut images

 Stamped images 

Embellishments

Buttons, pegs, wooden words, gold bits, Hessian, twine, lace and ribbons

4.  Essential adhesive item

Foam Pads

5. Embellishment item

Gems

6. Surprise craft item 

Brick Stencil

Picture heavy so cards to follow .....