Addicted to Stamps and More #120

Hi guys

Well, the weeks seem to be flying by at the moment and as one more has passed that means there is another new challenge for you over at Addicted to Stamps and More.  This week it's the turn of a very festive...

Photo Inspiration Challenge

You may take any element from this photo to inspire you, e.g. image, colours, theme, layout, etc.

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous StampArt Design and the winner of this challenge will have the treat of choosing 5 free digis from the store.

Before I was a member of the Design Team I was lucky enough to be a challenge winner here at ATSM and bagged myself some free StampArt digis so I've used one of them on my card today, Christmas Candle.

I printed the image onto some white cardstock and coloured it with my ProMarkers and FlexMarkers.  I then decided to fussy cut it out (who knows why?!) which took some patience but I got there in the end!  I cut a panel of textured red cardstock the same size as my card base and used a rectangle die to cut an aperture.  I then adhered some vellum printed with gold foiled stars (this has been in my stash forever!) to the back of the aperture.  Next I stamped the sentiment in VersaMark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.  I really need to find another gold embossing powder, this one although it embosses beautifully doesn't really add any sparkle so against the gold foil it looks very dull.  I then adhered the panel to the card base and popped the image up on 3D foam.

Materials used:

• Digi Image: StampArt Designs - Christmas Candle
• Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities - Classic Rectangles Large
• Stamp: Clearly Besotted - Ornamental Style
• Ink: VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Rubber Stampede - Gold
• Cardstock: Papermania - Premium Textured Cardstock; foiled vellum from stash

If you want some inspiration to get your creative mojo going, take a look at the lovely creations by my fellow teamies at ATSM.  They never fail to come up with some fab ideas.

I'll be back very soon with more to share with you so please do pop back if you have the time.

Take care

Eeeeeek...I'm so excited!!!

Hi guys

Today I can finally share some exciting news I've been dying to spill for a while now!  I have been lucky enough to have had the chance to guest design a few times since I started Neet & Crafty but today I'm delighted to tell you, here goes...

I am officially a new member of the Design Team for the fabulous challenge blog,

Addicted to Stamps and More!

I responded to a DT call a while ago and was so delighted when Kylie, the challenge owner approached me and asked me to join their team.  I've been getting to know the team behind the scenes for a while and they have made me and my other new Teamies feel so welcome.  They are a lovely group of ladies from all over the world and I know I'm going to have great fun being part of this wonderfully talented team.

So without further ado, there is a brand new challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More today which is...

ATSM Challenge #102 - Make Your Mark

This challenge means that we want you to 'make your mark' on your projects by using markers, pencils, crayons, paints, etc.

Here is my DT card

This week's challenge has a fantastic sponsor, StampArt Design who are offering the prize of 5 free digis!  I've used one of its digi stamps on my card which I was lucky enough to win on a previous ATSM challenge.

For my card I printed the digi image on some Neenah cardstock and coloured it in with ProMarkers and FlexMarkers.  I mounted the white panel onto some coloured cardstock to create a narrow frame and adhered this to the card base.  I used an oval die to cut out the sentiment, popped this up on 3D foam and finished with a little touch of Glossy Accents on the heart.

Materials used:

• Digi: StampArt Designs - Full Bloom 2
• Stamp: Clearly Besotted Stamps - Many Messages
• Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black
• Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities - Classic Ovals
• Coloured with ProMarkers and FlexMarkers
• Glossy Accents

Please pop over to ATSM as there are some awesome projects by the Design Team to inspire you and I'm sure my fellow Teamies would be thrilled if you visited and left some love :)

That's all from me for now, hope to see you again very soon.