All Crafts Challenge DT call!

I am very blessed and excited to tell you all that I have some fabulous sponsors on board for my All Crafts Challenge and so this means I am looking for lovely crafty friends to join me in my challenge. Im looking for people who enjoy crafts other than card making-this could be an opportunity for you to get into a new craft or to show off the other crafts you enjoy! I'm looking for altered art, jewellery, gift sets, knitting etc-basically if its anything other than cards I'll take it! :-) My challenge runs over two months so you will get plenty of time to get creative and we will comment on allocated numbers. If this sounds like something you would enjoy please contact me at sbrcraftmylife (at) gmail.com with photos of similar projects that you are particularly proud of and with a little introduction to you and your crafting story! :-) Thank you lovelies! :-)

Sail Away Watercolour Card

Good afternoon everyone, hope you are well :-) Here I am with one of my cards from my challenge to myself to use my barely used stash! I stamped the Stampin' Up image with Stazon onto watercolour paper. I then cut this with a nestie, then coloured with Aquamarkers. I used My Minds Eye Stella papers which I love but struggle to cut into for this reason-I felt the swirls really suited the sailing image :-) I then used Buttons from my stash as my embellishments.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
I love Promarkers: Simply Does it
Artistic Inspirations: For Men
Card Mania: Spots or Stripes
Kaboodle Doodles: Stripes or Circles
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Paper Playtime: Buttons or Brads
Stamps&Fun=Creativity: Cards for Men
Here Come the Boys: Must have Buttons
That Craft Place: Makes for Men

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments :-)

Dream Valley Challenges: Animals

Good afternoon, hope you are doing well :-) I am here with my DT card for Dream Valley where our theme this time is 'Animals'. I used a LOTV image which I coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers. I paired this with First edition Spring feast papers. I then used gingham buttons as my embellishments and added a dome 'happy birthday' greeting.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Colour Me Creative: Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters: April Showers mean May Flowers
Incy Wincy Designs: Animal Antics
Simply Create Too: Anything Goes
Crafting Musketeers: Anything Goes
Forever Friends: Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks: Birthday
Charisma Cardz: No Digis Allowed

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments :-)

A Little Bit Crafty-Kraft it! Expedition card

Good morning everyone, hope you are well :-) I am here to share my DT project for the halfway point of our Kraft it! Challenge at A Little Bit Crafty :-) I used Sarah Hurley's Expedition kit which I printed directly onto Kraft cardstock. I teamed this with papers from her Steampunk collection, Jute ribbon, wooden buttons, Coredinations cardstock, Kraft stepper card and Twine.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
That Craft Place: Makes for Men
Paper Creators Crafts: For the Boys
Stampin for the Weekend: Button it up
Anything Goes Challenge: Shaped but not Square
Inky Chicks: Blue and Brown
Cards for Men: Fancy Folds
Kaboodle Doodles: Use Ribbon and Buttons
Make It Monday: Linky Party
The Pink Elephant: Masculine Birthday

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments! :-)

Something Blue...CAS Butterfly card

Good evening everyone, hope you are well! I am here with another CAS card-I am really getting into this trend! I used Stampin' Up inks and matching cardstock, and assorted Butterfly stamps I own. I used a shadow technique for my greeting using both inks-this works really well with a dominant colour on top of a paler colour :-)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
A Gem of A Challenge: Things with Wings
Our Creative Corner: Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin': Clean and Simple
Creative Corner Challenges: Things with Wings
Crafty Catz: Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday: Something Blue
Moving along with the Times: Clean and Simple

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments!

Crafty Ribbons-No Design Paper

Good morning everyone, how are you doing? I am here this morning with my DT piece for our 'No Design paper' challenge at Crafty Ribbons Challenge. I started with a plain tea towel which I wanted to alter to make it a little prettier! This is not the easiest project-you cant pin the ribbon before you put it in the sewing machine so I was holding the ribbon and tea towel as they ran through the machine slowly to keep them on a straight line. Im really pleased with how they came out! 

I used Chocolate ribbons found here :-)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes

That Craft Place: Alter it

Our Creative Corner: Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays: Anything Goes

Divas By Design: Anything Goes

Inklings and Yarns: Anything Goes

Whimsical Designs: Alter it

Everybody Art Challenge: Fabric

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments! :-)

Dream Valley 'No Squares Allowed'

Hey everyone, hope you are well :-)  I am here to show you my creation for our 'No Squares Allowed' challenge at Dream Valley Challenge. This week we are sponsored by Crafty Ribbons so I used 3mm Sheer Streamers found here teamed with pearl beads and a couple of jump rings and a toggle clasp to make a simple but pretty little bracelet :-)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu: Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner: Anything Goes

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments :-)

Sarah Hurley Challenge-Shades of Blue

Good evening everyone, hope you are well :-) I am here with my DT card for Sarah Hurley Challenges where our theme is 'Shades of Blue'. I used Sarah's new Gatsby kit for my CAS card which I created in Craft Artist software using a journalling tag and sentiment which I merged for my focal point. I then printed this and some matching paper and arranged this with 3D foam tape under the sentiment. I then added strips of pearls as my only embellishments.

While you are here please pop by and see the fabulous new Lookbook by the Sarah Hurley team :-) Lookbook magazine is here.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
Creative Corner: Clean and Simple
Southern Girls Challenge: You can say that again
Crafting for all Seasons: Monochromatic
Perfect Sentiments: The Perfect Sentiment
365 Cards: 10 Minute Card
Celebrate the Occasion: Anything Goes

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments :-)

A Little Bit Crafty-Kraft it!

Good morning everyone, hope you are well :-) I am here with my card for our Kraft it challenge at A Little Bit Crafty. For this project I used Sarah Hurley Rose clear stamps, Paper printed from the I love Paris digi kit by Sarah Hurley, American Crafts ribbon, Aquamarkers and Polychromos. I have used it as a chance to dig out my under used stash-my colouring pencils and Aquamarkers are often overlooked but I love them so thats a shame!
I started by stamping my rose onto watercolour paper, then used Aquamarkers to colour my rose. I die cut the paper with a nestie. I printed the paper onto canvas paper for texture, then made a focal point with this in the centre of my Kraft card. I added American crafts ribbon as a border, then stamped in each corner with the heart stamps and coloured them with the Polychromos to show up well on Kraft.

Pop by and enter our fabulous challenge-we have some great sponsors this time :-)

£10 Gift Voucher 

£7.50 Gift Voucher

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Addicted to CAS: Flower
My Time to Craft: Using Kraft
Charisma Cardz Challenges: Polka Dots
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
Use It Tuesday: Flowers for Mum
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Creative Inspiration Paint: Anything Goes
The Hybrid Chick: Use Flowers

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments :-)

Crafty Ribbons Inspiration Ribbon and Pearl Necklace

Good evening everyone, hope you are well :-) I am here with a necklace I made for the Crafty Ribbons Inspiration blog :-)

For this project you need some ribbon (I used some ribbon from the Jam pot ribbons in Blueberry here) beads (I used inexpensive pearl beads), jewellery thread, some fabric glue and jewellery findings. I sewed on the pearls and used a running stitch along the ribbon so when the thread was pulled tight you get the interesting folds in between the pearls. I then finished my beading by knotting the end of the thread then hiding this with another fold of ribbon which I glued with fabric glue to ensure it was strong. I used ribbon clamps at the end of my ribbon then attached jump rings and a fastener. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge: Anything But a Card

Rhedd and Rosies Challenge:Stitching Real or Faux

Sisterhood of Crafters: Free for all

Top Tip Tuesday: Say it isnt Sew

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments :-)