. . . and the NEW Blog Candy WINNER is . . .

sadly the original winner has not contacted me,

so I have drawn a NEW WINNER

... drum roll please ...

the NEW winner is

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FT Fit Kitty

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOU are the lucky winner of the Blog Candy

from my giveaway on THIS post from the July 6th Blog Hop

with the Crafty Gals Corner!!!

Please contact me via the "contact me" section

on the top right-hand-side of my blog page.

You will need to include your full name, address and email

details, along with the name of the store you have chosen.

You can choose a $20 gift certificate to ONE

of my favourite online stores listed and linked below.

Simon Says Stamp or Lil' Ink Designs or Paper Smooches

or Winnie & Walter or Craftin Desert Divas or Altenew

or * SPOTLIGHT *

* NOTE: Spotlight is for Australia only and can be used instore or online

You have one week to contact me otherwise I will have to draw a new winner.
PLEASE contact me BEFORE 8am EST 28th July
(10pm AEST 28th July)

THANK YOU to EVERYONE who dropped by and entered,

it was wonderful to have you visit and leave a comment!!!

Hope you drop by again real soon.

Christmas Heels

no, you're not seeing things

I shared all the details about creating this card earlier today

Here are some "daylight" pics of my fun Christmas Heels card 

(Christmas Heels digital image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps)

The shoes were coloured with a Copic Marker and topped with Glossy Accents to give a super shiny patent leather finish.

The lining of the shoes were coloured with a Clear Wink Of Stella Brush.

The holly leaves were coloured with a Copic Marker then a combination of three different green Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens.

The die cut holly leaves were coloured with a Copic Marker then a combination of three different green Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens.  These glitter pens blend beautifully.

  

FULL details can be found in THIS post if you would like to learn more.

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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30 Day Coloring Challenge

with Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker

#thedailymarker30days

I have shared the details about the 30 Day Coloring Challenge HERE on my blog.

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My Favorite Things Blog
Camp Create - Coloring on Kraft
the post is about colouring on Kraft but the challenge is to colour an image
=> I have coloured a digital image using a combination of Copic markers and Zig Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens

 

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My Favorite Things Blog
Camp Create - Fantastic Foiling
the post is about foiling but the challenge is to add shine to a card
=> I have added shine by applying a thick coat of Glossy Accents to my coloured image 

 

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Simon Says Stamp Blog

Work It Wednesday June 2016

The challenge this month is to use wafer thin dies or stencils

I used the sentiments & holly from the Paper Smooches Christmas Words 2 dies

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Crafty Gals Corner challenge #81 - Christmas in July

It's time for a new challenge on the Crafty Gals Corner blog

Challenge #81 Christmas in July

This week our sponsors are Karleigh Sue, All Dressed Up and Bugaboo.

I have used the cute Christmas Heels digital stamp from Bugaboo Stamps.

My card is 5" x 6 1/2"

... yes, it's a strange size, normally it would be 5x7"
but I didn't want to mat the 6 1/2" patterned paper.

 Here is a close-up pic to show the glossy finish to the "leather" of the shoes and the sparkle of the pretty lining.  I coloured the shoes using a Copic marker (R46) then smoothered the red portions with Glossy Accents.  The lining was coloured using a Clear Wink Of Stella Brush.  The holly of the shoes and sentiment were initially coloured with a Copic Marker (G46) then coloured again with Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens in Dark Green, Green and Light Green.  The "metal" tip to the heel was coloured using a Mont Marte Metallic Fine Liner.  Once everything was dry, I fussy cut out the image, went around the edges with a black marker, then attached to my card front using foam dots.

Ingredients:

Bugaboo Stamps - digital stamp - Christmas Heels

Copic Markers - R46 Strong Red, G 46 Mistletoe
Zig Wink Of Stella - Glitter Pens - Dark Green, Green, Light Green
Paper Smooches dies - Christmas Words 2
Glossy Accents
Zig Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush - Clear
Mont Marte Metallic Fine Liner
Kaisercraft 6 1/2" Paper Pad - Mint Twist
red rhinestones

I hope you are inspired by my card and that will come join us at the Crafty Gals Corner for

Challenge #81 Christmas in July

. . . and the Blog Candy WINNER is . . .

... drum roll please ...

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Nicola Gold

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CONGRATULATIONS Nicola!!!

YOU are the lucky winner of the Blog Candy

from my giveaway on THIS post last week!!!

Please contact me via the "contact me" section

on the top right-hand-side of my blog page.

You will need to include your full name, address and email

details, along with the name of the store you have chosen.

You can choose a $20 gift certificate to ONE

of my favourite online stores listed and linked below.

Simon Says Stamp or Lil' Ink Designs or Paper Smooches

or Winnie & Walter or Craftin Desert Divas or Altenew

or * SPOTLIGHT *

* NOTE: Spotlight is for Australia only and can be used instore or online

You have one week to contact me otherwise I will have to draw a new winner.

THANK YOU to EVERYONE who dropped by and entered,

it was wonderful to have you visit!!!

Hope you drop by again real soon.

Beauty Flower

I used the Beauty Flower digital stamp from Sami Stamps Shop
and coloured it with Copic markers.

The sentiment was heat embossed using a stamp

from the Altenew Bejeweled stamp set.

Full details can be found on THIS blog post from earlier today.

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I have entered my card in the following challenges

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog

Challenge Flora and Fauna

  

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30 Day Coloring Challenge

with Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker

#thedailymarker30days

I have shared the details about the 30 Day Coloring Challenge HERE on my blog.

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Sami Stamps Blog
Challenge #039 - Anything Goes

I have used the Beauty Flower digital stamp from Sami Stamps.

    

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My Favorite Things Blog
Camp Create - Coloring on Kraft
the post is about colouring on Kraft but the challenge is to colour an image
=> I have coloured a digital image today,
next I will try pencils to colour a image stamped on Kraft

 

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Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #80 Monochromatic

Yes, it's time for another challenge on the Crafty Gals Corner.

Challenge #80 Monochromatic

I used the Beauty Flower digital stamp from Sami Stamps Shop
It's the perfect name for this elegant image.

 

I coloured the flower and leaf with Copic markers.

The sentiment is from the Altenew Bejeweled stamp set.
It was my very first time using the MISTI and all I can say is - WOW -
it really is the most incredible stamping tool invented!!!
I stamped the sentiment twice with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, gave it a quick zap with my heat gun then stamped again with Versamark, smothered with WOW! clear embossing powder and melted for the perfect shine.

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Ingredients:
155mm square white card base

Sami Stamps Shop - digital stamp - Beauty Flower

Copic Markers:
flower - V20 V22 V25
stamen - Y19
leaf - G40 G43 G82
little fixes - Colorless Blender 0
MISTI
Altenew Bejeweled stamp set
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
WOW! Super Fine Clear Gloss embossing powder
American Crafts ZAP! Heat Gun
Perfect Layers Rulers - 1/16" and 1/8"
American Crafts Jute Ribbon (burlap string)

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I hope you are inspired by my card and that will
join us at the Crafty Gals Corner for

Challenge #80 Monochromatic

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Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #79 and BLOG HOP

Crafty Gals Corner

Challenge #79 - Lots of Layers!

use 3+ layers on your project

This is my FIRST post as part of the Design Team with the Crafty Gals Corner

and I take great pleasure in saying

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Gals Corner Blog Hop!

We do these blog hops twice a year in order to welcome our newest team members! Some of these lovely ladies even have extra candy you can win, in addition to the sponsor prizes! 

In order to win the sponsor prizes for this week's challenge you need to leave a comment ON EACH of the gals below, in addition each of these gals has a letter you must collect.  At the end of the hop return to the Crafty Gals Corner post and leave a comment with the Secret Word!

Amy
Erika

Jeanie

Jennifer

Judy

Lena

Rae Ann

Samantha

Sara

Tracy - you are here and my letter is " Z "

Wanda

Our sponsors this week are:

Kitty Bee Designs

Prize: 1 digital image

Miss Daisy Stamps

  

Prize: THREE WINNERS

1 - Grand Prize of 3 digital images

1 - prize of 1 digital image

1- prize of 1 digital image

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Here is my card for this week's challenge

I have used the cute Tulip Umbrella digital stamp from Miss Daisy Stampsand added lots of layers with Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 39. 

Here are some close-up pics to show the sparkle and dimension.

I coloured the umbrella with Copic Cotton Candy RV52.

The rest of the tulip umbrella image was coloured with Zig Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens.  The tulips were a combination of red & pink, the stems dark green, the leaves a green & dark green, the flowers orange & red, with yellow in the centres, the dots dark pink, the handle & knobs brown and last but not least, the ribbons & bow violet.  I was impressed with how these sparkling pigment ink pens blended.  For the smallest points of each element, I added a dot of ink from the pen and used my piercing tool to drag the colour to the points.

I applied clear Wink Of Stella to the body of the umbrella and the white layers to add some sparkle to match the colouring.  

I added a some layers of foam for extra dimension between the layers.

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Ingredients:

Miss Daisy Stamps - digital stamp - Tulip Umbrella

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels 39

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels 39 Decorative Elements

Quill A4 Board - 200gsm White

Quill A4 Metallique Board - 285gsm Azalea Pink

Zig Wink Of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Tip Marker

Zig Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens

Copic RV52 Cotton Candy

I hope you are inspired by my card and that will come join us at the

Crafty Gals Corner for

Challenge #79 Lots of Layers

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*** Blog Candy ***

I am sponsoring a prize for the Blog Hop.

For your chance to win a $20 gift certificate to one of my favourite online stores,

all you have to do is leave a comment below.

The winner can choose ONE from either

Simon Says Stamp or Lil' Ink Designs or Paper Smooches

or Winnie & Walter or Craftin Desert Divas or Altenew

or * SPOTLIGHT *

* NOTE: Spotlight is for Australia only and can be used instore or online

While it would be nice to have you follow my blog, it is not a requirement.

Entries close 12pm CST Tuesday 12th July 2016

(the same time that Challenge #79 entries close)

= 03:00am AEST Wednesday 13th July 2016

AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time

(if you're time zone challenged like me, here is the time zone converter that I use)

My Blog Candy winner will be chosen using random.org and announced here Wed 13th July 2016.

The winner will have one week to contact me (via "contact me" tool on the top rhs of my blog) with their full contact details and the store they have chosen for their Gift Certificate or another winner will be drawn.

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Now it's your turn

keep hopping along

comment on all the blogs

collect your letters for the secret word

leave a comment with the secret word on on the Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #79 post

create a project with LOTS of layers and link it for your chance to win

GOOD LUCK

don't forget

my letter is " Z "

and your next stop on the Blog Hop is Wanda

THANK YOU for visiting, hope you drop by again soon :)

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Tulip umbrella

I have used the cute Tulip Umbrella digital stamp from Miss Daisy Stamps

and added lots of layers with Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 39 and Decorative Elements to create this card.

Full details can be found on THIS blog post.

You might want to head on over and read all about my card and the exciting Blog Hop we're having with the team from the Crafty Gals Corner.  There will be lots of creative inspiration, details about the new challenge and a Blog Hop with Blog Candy too.

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I have entered my card in the following challenges

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog

Simon Says - Anything Goes

   

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Simon Says Stamp Blog

Work It Wednesday June 2016

The challenge this month is to use wafer thin dies or stencils

I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 39 dies

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30 Day Coloring Challenge

with Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker

#thedailymarker30days

I have shared the details about the 30 Day Coloring Challenge HERE on my blog.

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30 Day Coloring Challenge with Kathy from The Daily Marker

*** updated daily during July ***

Get your pencils, pens, markers, inks, crayons and paints ready ...

... it's nearly time for the 5th 30 Day Coloring Challenge

with Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker!

#thedailymarker30day

HERE is the link to Kathy's post announcing the challenge, it has all the details you need to participate and information on how to be best prepared for your 30 days of colouring FUN!!!

The challenge runs from July 5th to August 5th 2016.

I will add links to THIS POST HERE as Kathy posts new updates and giveaways.

This time I look forward to opening my Copics Markers and tin of Prisma pencils and adding some colour to my day, EVERY day and hope that you will join me there.

Day 1 - colouring book page + Copic colouring + video
Day 2 - Copic colouring + video + 6 giveaways

Day 3 - pencil colouring + stencilling + video
Day 4 - watercolour postcards + video
Day 5 - short post + coloured flowers + card
Day 6 - featured projects
Day 7 - inspiration + video + blog hop + giveaway
Day 8 - doodle colouring
Day 9 - colouring with gel markers + video + winners + giveaway
Day 10 - watercoloring with coffee + video + giveaway
Day 11 - stamp altering (clever masking)
Day 12 - distress ink colouring + video + blog hop + giveaway
Day 13 - featured projects
Day 14 - Zig markers + shaker card
Day 15 - quick cards and WINNERS
Day 16 - colouring + splatters + video
Day 17 - colouring SHOES ... in bed
Day 18 - Copic colouring
Day 19 - completed card from Day 18 colouring 

. . . hop on over to the Paper Smooches Blog

It's Pep Rally Week on the Paper Smooches Blog.

Kim and the DT are sharing fun and fabulous projects using the

one new stamp set and five new dies from the July 2016 release,
 

CREATIVE INSPIRATION

CRAFTY TEMPTATION

AND the chance to WIN
one of FOUR $25 Paper Smooches gift certificates too!!!

AWESOME!!!

Head on over to the
Paper Smooches Blog

and get hopping now,
GOOD LUCK :)

Here are some links to their store if you want to check out all the crafty delights they have to tempt and inspire: