Challenge #19 No Digi's Allowed!!!

Evening All,

I don't know why but for some strange reason blogger 

won't post my scheduled posts so have just popped 

on to write a quick post before I head to bed. 

So this week out challenge over at Charisma Cardz is

 No Digi's Allowed.

I love my digi stamps and seem to neglect my rubber stamps

so this challenge was perfect and I found a load of stamps 

that I have never even opened :(:( 

Will be challenging myself to use them.

So the stamp I have used today is called Ballerinas and it's from Little Darlings 

I won this stamp in a blog challenge last year :(

 and totally forgot all about it so when I seen it in the bottom of my stamp box

 I knew it was perfect for this challenge.

 How cute are these 2 girls !!!

Recipe

White, brown, pink card - Papermill

Papers - Papermania

Celebrate and Ballet Slippers cut on Sizzix Eclips

Glitter Glue Crystal - Dovecraft

Copics

E57,E37,E35,E29,E27,E53,E51,E21,YR20,YR000,

YR23,B23,B000,G99,YG11,RV14,RV13,

RV10,RV21,RV23,RV02,RV000

Dew Drops - Personal Impressions

White Gel Pen

Challenges

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.ie/ Cupcake 42 Lots of Layers

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.ie/ The Sound Of Music

(These are a few of my favorite things)

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.ie/ Challenge 269 Dancing Queen

http://scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/group/cmccopicchallengegroup Challenge #68 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and for all the lovely comments I receive they really do mean a lot :)

Hugs Mandy xxx

Mini Pizza Box

Evening All,

I am really trying to find more time to make cards, projects and blog them

 so I had a few minutes this evening and I wanted to try something new

 so I found a really simple tutorial for a gift box and it's called a mini pizza box 

so I said I would try it out and wow is it easy it took me less then 10 mins to make the whole thing

 and about a half hour to decorate it :)

 I found the tutorial here > Mini Pizza Box

I also recently got a personalized phone cover for my iPhone

 and just wanted to show you all it as it is fab

 it arrived today and I can't stop looking at it :)

Let me know what you think.

I will also be back on Thursday with a new challenge 

over at Charisma Cardz so make sure you pop back then :)

So here is my box I took a few pis so you would see it all.

 Recipe

White, Black card - The Papermill

Football Paper - Stash

Lili Of The Valley Die Cut Sheet Super Striker

Black Twine - Wild Orchid Crafts

Football Boot Charm - Crafty Angels 

Challenges 

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.ie/ Anything But A Card

http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge.html Boy Oh Boy!

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Week 206 Any Sport

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/ Clean and Simple

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.ie/ Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and for all the lovely comments I receive

Hugs Mandy xxx 

New Card

Good Afternoon everyone!!

Well as you may have noticed I didn't have a card to show you for our challenge this week at Charisma Cardz :( I completely ran out of time and hate to rush things as I am never happy with the results so I am going to make out next challenge card this week so that I have plenty of time to get it made.

So anyways I do have a card for you today yay :) I have had a sizzix eclips machine for about 2 years now and I think I gave used it once as a test for a wedding card sample I was making and it has sat on my shelf feeling sorry for itself ever since so I was browsing on Pintrest recently (my addiction) and I seen some lovely cards and boxes made using the eclips machine and I was also looking at qvc and seen that they had some of the cartridges on sale for under £10 each what a bargain so I bought them last week and they arrived today :) I can't believe it has taken me this long to use my machine the cartridges are fab and I also purchaed ecal to go with the machine which means I can connect the eclips to my computer and print and cut whatever I like it's fab!!! and I feel so stupid for leaving it this long to use it :( 

Ok so here is my card and I have used a lovely sentiment from the eclips all occasion cartridge along with the fab arrow shape aswell :) I would love to know if any of you have an eclips machine and what you create with it :) I got these fab papers with the papemania goody bag and then I seen the lotv diecut poking out of a box and said to myself how fab would it be to put them together as if he is mailing a present to someone so I think it came out quite well :)

Recipe

White, Brown & Kraft colored cardstock - Papermill

 All Aboard 6x6 Paper Pack - Papermania

Lili Of The Valley Diecut sheet - Big Present

Gemstones - Papermania 

Foam Pads - Stix 2

Diecut Letters and Arrow Shape - Sizzix Eclips 

Challenges 

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.ie/ Cupcake 241 Sketcharific 

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Week 205 Add some Sparkle

http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge.html Boy Oh Boy!

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/challenge-43-lots-of-layers.html

 Challenge #43 Lots of Layers

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/one-for-guys.html One for the Guys

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-88-anything-goes.html 

Challenge 88 Anything Goes

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.ie/ Challenge 267 Come Fly With Me

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.ie/2013/05/anything-goes.html Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and for all the fab comments I receive

 I really do appreciate them :)

Hugs Mandy xxx

Challenge #15 Flag Colours!

Good Morning All,

I have been really bad recently as I haven't been blogging and making cards very often anymore :(

 I really can't find the time to make cards as much as I used to with work, college, commissioned orders, general life etc :( But I will be finished college then end of June as well as work as I work in a Montessori we will have our summer holidays then so roll on the end of June when I will hopefully have more card makng time and blogging time.

Ok anyways enough rambling from me lol

we have a new challenge over at Charisma Cardz this week and the challenge is 

Flag Colours! 

(You must state which country in your blog post!)

So I decided to go with my flag colors and since I am from Ireland 

my colors are green, white and orange 

So here is my card 

I have used a fab digi stamp from Saturated Canary and her name is Muriel 

I forgot to write down the other details of what I used but I do know the papers are Do Crafts Papermania Capsule Collection 

The orange and white cardstock is from the Papermill 

I colored her in with Copics 

I used orange flock on the flowers from my stash

The shamrock embellishment is from ebay 

The shamrock cut out are from a Whiff of Joy Set (can't remember name )

The Orange Dew Drops are from Personal Impressions 

Challenges 

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Week 202 Letter of your name (everyone calls me mandy the digi stamp is called Muriel or my last name is Speller so Shamrocks)

http://saturatedcanarychallenge.blogspot.ie/ Challenge #41 Anything Goes

I look forward to seeing your chosen flag color cards this week 

Thanks for all the lovely comments I receive

Hugs Mandy xxx

Challenge #13 Use Acetate

Good Morning,

Today's new challenge over at Charisma Cardz is to use Acetate.

I can't wait to see what you all come up with.

It's quite hard to see my acetate but I used foiled embossed acetate

for the background of my card it's a sort of pink/purple color

 and looks fab in real life lol 

Recipe

Digi stamp from The Digi Stamp Boutique

6x6 card blank from Papermania

Silver mirror card from Stash

Embossed foiled acetate from Stash

Martha Stewart Butterfly Border punch

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Pink glitter from Stash

Diamond sparkles in Angel whispers

Silver Brads from Stash

Liquid pearls in Silver Pearl

Challenges

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.ie/ Anything Goes

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.ie/ Happy Birthday 

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.ie/ Oh So Girly 

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/monthly-challenge-march-girly.html Girly 

Thanks for looking and for all the comments :)

Hugs Mandy xxx

Challenge #11 Die Cuts

Good Morning All,

It's a new challenge over at Charisma Cardz

the theme this week is 

Die Cuts 

can't wait to see what you all come up with 

I have used a stamp from one of our sponsors

 this is Easter Lily from Pink Cat Studio I love her she is so sweet :)

Recipe

Papers and embellishments (chipboard egg, sentiment and die cut flower)

  Found them all in my stash box don't know where they came from :(

Spellbinders Die 

Pearl bow - Ebay 

Gems - Stash
Promarkers
Powder Blue, Mustard, Carmine, Blush, 
Honeycomb, Cinnamon, Pastel Pink

Challenges

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.ie/ Easter Treats

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.ie/ Challenge 220 Anything Goes

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.ie/ Easter/Spring 

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.ie/ Easter
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.ie/ Anything Goes

Thanks for looking

Hugs Mandy xxxx

Challenge #9 Sketch

Morning All,

It's thursday again and we have a fab new challenge over at

 Charisma Cardz

 and it's a fab sketch created by our brill dt member Natalie.

I struggled to make this card as I feel all my mojo  

has gone out the door at this point in time :(

I had been putting off this card for ages and finally

 had to sit down and make something so here is my card not really sure if I like it.

Sorry about  the bad pic I couldn't get the lighting right :(

Recipe

White and purple card form the Papermill

Lotv Die cut images design 24

(one my favourite products at the moment they are just so handy)

Lotv Paper Pad in Promises (also one of my fav's)

My new spellbinder die labels 29 

Wild orchid flowers

Martha stewart butterfly punch

Gemstone from Kanban

Challenges

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.ie/ For Mum

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.ie/ Anything goes

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.ie/ challenge 218 mother's day

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ week 196 for a lady

http://bythecuteandgirly.blogspot.co.uk/ favorite things (lotv papers and die cuts)

Thanks for looking 

Hugs Mandy xxx