vintage 2012 calendar

Hello, I hope you all had a good weekend, over too soon I know. But Monday is Cupcake day so can't be too bad. So, over at Cupcake Craft Challenges, we have a new challenge, which is colour on kraft.

Well I must admit, when I first saw this challenge, my heart sank. I thought I could never colour on kraft with copics. BUT ... WOW!! I started colouring and was amazed how easy it was. The only difference was that my darkest shade of each colour had to be a shade darker than I usually use. 

From the outset, I had decided I would make a 2012 calendar in a cd case.

 

Papers used throughout: Making Memories ~Travel 6 x 6 pad. So good to use some of these papers as I've had them for 3 years and never been used.

Image: Magnolia ~Tilda in Spring Rain. I coloured her with copics and added some stickles.

I made the flowers with my Marianne Design ~ English Rose die. So awesome, I love this! Need never buy another flower again ... but don't hold me to that! I added some stickles to glitz it up a bit.

I made the template for the calendar using excel. Took me forever, but I am pleased with the end result.

Here is the cd jewel case.

and here are my calendars ...

I am also going to enter this in at the following challenges:

• Recipe - Dutch Dare. I have: ribbon, image, patterned paper, layers
• Make a gift/anything but a card - Fussy & Fancy Friday
• Borders & flowers - Saturday Challenge
• Punches & dies - Sweet Stampin'

Thank you for looking.

Keeleyxx

little moments ...big memories

 

Wooohoooo!! I am very pleased and excited to tell you that the very sweet Faye has asked me to join her design team at Cupcake Craft Challenges, so here I am, stood here in my best clothes and newly polished shoes, as a shiny new cupcake. LOL!

So for my first challenge as a fully fledged cupcake, the theme this week is teenage boys and we are sponsored this week by Lili of the Valley who are offering a £10 gift voucher to the lucky winner, so it's worth joining in, isn't it?

It's been ages since I made an Edwin card, but these papers called for it.

 

Papers: Bo Bunny ~ Et Cetera. Just love these papers.

The image is Magnolia ~ Tennis Edwin, coloured with copics and not an ounce of glitter in sight!

I am going to enter this in at the following challenges:

• boy oh boy - Stamptacular Sunday
• clean and simple - Quirky crafts

Thank you for looking.

keeley

white woods

 

Hello everyone,

Today at Crafts 4 Eternity we have an embellishment bingo recipe. I have used: snowflake, bling and doily. In fact as you can see, I've used quite a lot of bling!

Paper: S.E.I. ~ Glitzmas: Frosty the Snowflake.

I made my trees using the Magnolia ~ Spruce die, inked up the edges and added some bling.

Image: Magnolia ~ Midwinter Tilda with Lantern. I coloured her with copics and added some stickles.

The square diecuts were made using Spellbinders ~ Fleur de lis squares.

There should be four little pearls on the mat, but one pinged off as I was trying to put it on and after a brief search, realised that there was little hope of finding it!

I've used Tim Holtz Sizzix ~ Snow Flurries die across the top ...

 

... and some Webster's Pages ~ Botanical Christmas Gems across the bottom.

 

I am going to enter this in at the following challenges:

• punch it - Stamptacular Sunday
• never been inked - Shopping Our Stash
• D for dazzle - ABC Challenge
• Christmas project with pearls or vintage - Truly Scrumptious
• Christmas girls - By the Cute & Girly
• winter wardrobe - Crafty Calendar Challenge

Thank you for looking.


keeley

life is good

Today at Crafts 4 Eternity we have a lilac, green and grey colour challenge. I will leave the challenge police to decide whether my green is green, bluey green or blue as I was going boss-eyed thinking about it!

I haven't made a box for ages, so I decided to make a box for this one.

Here is the top.

I've used my Nesties ~ Grand labels die to make the top and base of the box. The wooden birdcage is from the Pink Paislee ~ Butterfly Collection. I've embossed it and inked it and smeared paint on it until it ended up looking like this. The flowers have had a good spritzing of glimmer mist, so they do sparkle, but that is not showing up in these photos.

Here is the right hand side.

I have used Melissa Frances ~ 5th Avenue papers throughout.

The back of the box.

I've also used strips of Tim Holtz ~ Tissue Tape in places.

This is the left hand side of the box.

I have used a Tim Holtz ~ Corked Vial removed the cork and filled it with flowers. I glued them in to stop them falling out, added some gems and a little crochet doily.

To make the drawers, I used my Sizzix ~ Matchbox die.

Here is the first drawer.

The second drawer.

And the third drawer.

Here are all the drawers together.

I am going to pop this in at the following challenges:

• Wrap it up ~ Crazy 4 Challenges
• Rectangle ~ Paper Sundaes
• C for crochet flowers ~ ABC Challenge
• Punches & Dies ~ Dutch Dare
• Bingo recipe: brads (on the drawers), flowers, buttons ~ Truly Scrumptious

 Thank you for looking.


keeley

kiss me ... I'm a prince

Hello there, woohoo, I've won a few challenges recently, thank you so much to everyone who voted for me. My blinkies are in my sidebar.

Today at Crafts 4 Eternity, we have a fabulous sketch for you to follow. We may be in the depths of Autumn, but I enjoyed digging out my Springtime papers for this one.

I've used Graphic 45 ~ Once Upon A Springtime papers for this one. I made the frame by popping out a frame diecut, gluing it to some chipboard and then carefully cutting out the frame. Then I embossed the edges with gold embossing powder.

The image is Magnolia ~ Fairytale Tilda. I've coloured her with copics and added some stickles.

I made some tags with the Magnolia ~ Tilda tag die.

Lots of gold embossing everywhere.

I am going to enter this in at the following challenges:

• buttons ~ Stamp with Fun; Simon Says; Paperplay Challenges
• borders & frames ~ Stamptacular Sunday
• anything goes + optional bling ~ Papertake Weekly 
• lashings of sparkle ~ Creative Inspirations
• turquoise, deep pink & ivory ~ Colour Create 

Thank you for looking.


keeley

fireworks!

Oh my, it is my 5th and last final week as GD at Cupcake Crafts Challenge. Boohoo! Am sad to be leaving these wonderful friendly gals as led by the very fluffy Faye.

Today the challenge is: LEAVES AS THE MAIN FOCUS.

I must admit, I am not sure I am liking my project here.

I have used My Minds Eye ~ Alphabet Soup papers.

My image is Magnolia ~ Tilda Sparkles and I have coloured her with copics and stickles.

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• anything goes - Simon Says; Sweet Stampin'
• leaves and fall colours - Crafty Creations
• colour Savannah - C.R.A.F.T. Challenges
• stitching - Raise the Bar
• glitter it - Totally Papercrafts
• autumn leaves - Quirky Crafts; Totally Tilda
• distressing - The Pink Elephant 
• autumn - Craft Your Days Away

Thank you for looking.

keeley

The Witching Hour

Another Halloween creation! This week we have a MAGICAL MYSTICAL theme at Crafts 4 Eternity. I've made an album for The Witching Hour. Well, I know nothing about such things, so I turned to google to find out when 'The Witching Hour' actually is. The answer is, it varies depending on which website you are looking at.

I've used paper from My Mind's Eye ~ Haunted collection which is all velvety and luxurious.

I made a clock using the Tim Holtz Sizzix Bigz Weathered Clock Die. I cut it out of glittering black cardstock.

  

I've added a spider border from the glitter cardstock using my Martha Stewart punch.

Another view of the clock.

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• spooky fall ~ If the Shoe Fits
• halloween ~ Allsorts Challenge
• flying things ~ Corrosive Challenge
• halloween or fall colours ~ Shopping Our Stash
• halloween/witches ~ Paper Play Challenges

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

vintage tobogganing

 

My fourth week as GD at Cupcake Craft Challenges, sees us with a challenge of DENIM & LACE.

I've used really ancient papers for my piece: My Mind's Eye ~ Frost. As soon as I saw these papers in my stash, I knew I wanted to use Magnolia ~ Waiting Tilda with her Sledge. I bought these stamps when they first came out back in 2008 and this is the first time I have inked them up! Also, another first, this is the first time I have masked two images. I don't know why, pure laziness probably, but now I am hooked, so expect more.

I've coloured them with copics and added some stickles.

For the 'denim' I have used these little blue jean flowers, but had to grunge them up with ink and stickles so as to blend in with the rest of the design.

Lots of lace, including on the tag.

Some distressing of a Pink Paislee ticket.

I am going to enter this in at the following challenges:

• Sparkly ~ Christmas Stampin' All Year Long
• U for unused stash ~ ABC Christmas Challenge
• A vintage Christmas ~ Winter Wonderland
• Layer Upon Layer ~ Totally Papercrafts
• Wrap Up Warm ~ Saturday Challenge
• Use two from: black, sparkles, flowers, distressing ~ Paper Sundaes I have used sparkles & distressing

Thank you for looking.
keeley

all hallows eve

Hello! Oh my word, the weeks are whizzing by and already here I am at my 3rd week as Guest Designer for Cupcake Craft Challenges and so enjoying my time here. This week the challenge is BUTTONS & BOWS.

Now please bear with me on the photos, we may be enjoying a beautiful, beautiful October, the best since records began BUT it does not make it easy to photograph!

 

Once again, I could not resist decorating one of these cute little paperbags, this time a kraft bag and making a mini notebook to pop inside. And ... guess what? ... it is nearly Halloween.

Once again I've used papers from the Pink Paislee ~ Twilight collection.

For the bag, I created a little tag with Tilda with Thistle. As usual, I coloured her with copics and added some stickles.

I created a little notebook to go inside the bag, with more buttons and bows.

I must admit, I am absolutely rubbish at tying bows. I never could tie a shoe lace properly, so what you see here are glorified knots.

Here are the backs.

I am including this at the following challenges:

• halloween colours ~ Craft Your Days Away
• spooky fun ~ Creative Card Crew
• halloween ~ Paper Sundaes; One Stop Craft Challenge; Simon Says;  Everybody Art
• you choose ~ Stamptacular Sunday
• B for Boo ~ ABC Challenge
• Boo Are You ~ Shopping Our Stash 
• halloween Tilda ~ Totally Tilda

Thank you for looking.


keeley