ICS #85

My card this week for ICS #85. 

Supplies : Prima Paisley Road pps ,

Karen Foster clear sticker sentiment,

Prima florals , Maya Rd trim , 

Martha Stewart pinked scallop punch.

***** Blog Giveaway Winner *****

Announcing the winner of my latest blog giveaway ,

as chosen by radom.org 

-  always wanted to use this service , 

like on many giveaways I've seen !;) 

None other than Mo !!!!!! 

woot ! do send me an email  !!

KCK Challenge #1

trying out a local crafting challenge for a change - 

a first one by KCK . 

I've used their chipboard tag here . 

Other supplies : 

DCWV Butterflies & Blossoms glittered pp, 

Core'dinations cardstock.

KI Memories' glittered alpha. 

SRM Stickers Card sketch challenge

SRM's latest card sketch challenge is back. 

I couldn't resist trying it out 

with some new stash on hand. 

I tried out here Webster's Pages' Hollywood Vogue petite papers 

( comes in a 6x6 pad) ,

with some of their latest matching bloomers & trims. 

I've also misted a GCD Studio's flocked paper 

with new Luminarte's Butternut Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist 

( now is that a mouthful for a product ! 

but a rather yummy one in terms of shimmery color for sure ! ) 

I love clear sentiment stickers for the crispness of print

& of course JJ  dear will understand best why 

I'm over the moon having some of these SRM stickers in hand now. ;)

I've used their Quick Cards Congrats sentiment.

LSOS Sketch 71

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Sketch #71 is up & running over at LSOS . 

My take here using the latest SF Mix & Mend papers 

& featuring Chelly Bean Designs' demin eco flowers .

I altered them slightly -

 i toned down the pink felt center with an emerald green Glimmer Glaze , 

and then traced out the flower shapes on white paper in different sizes , 

misted them and added that layer to the demin flowers for a fun touch. 

Added some of my own handdyed ,crinkled ribbons to finish the layout. ;) 

Keep sending in those layouts at Mieke0510@hotmail.com,

 we hope to upload them on the LSOS blog next week!

 We have some prizes to win, with sketch #70 &71 for Sept.

I'm a Kiki Art Scarlet !!!

Absolutely Delighted to say I've been selected 

to a be Kiki Art Scarlet !!!

Papilio Rumanzovia Butterfly on Flower Philippines (aka "SCARLETS")

& I'm together on the team with these wonderful artistes : 

• DANA TATAR
• TAJANEE WHITE
• ERIKA TAYLOR
• WENDI ROBINSON
• MARCI KNECHT
• ANNELIE MADDOCK

Kiki Art will have 3 groups within their design team -

do check out their blog & the fun annoucement here. 

It's been a wonderful September for me so far -

& to celebrate how about a little blog giveaway for one lucky commenter here  - ;)  

I have a 10 yard crinkled ribbon sampler to give away , handdyed by me ! 

Since August , I have been creating my own handdyed ribbon colors - 

& I think I have more than 20 colors on hand now - this pic is now old ! lol 

I will also have an embellishment kit to add on.

To play along , just leave a comment here telling me 

what are some of your fave colors & embellies .

 - I will try to tailor the giveaway to the recipient's preferences ;) 

I'll announce the winner on Sept 30th ! 

ICSketches #84

ICS #84 is up and running 

and this week there are 

2 prizes to play for -

head over here to check them out ! 

My Little Sketch Blook Sunday Sketch

Here's the latest Sunday Sketch up 

over at Liz Qualman's blog . 

And my take as one of the guest designers this week . 

I had some new product in my stash that I really wanted to use 

so that was my primary focus with this sketch. 

Using the Jillibean Soup Monster Stew papers , 

I chose to use 2 of the scalloped frames in the line, 

 instead of using the semi circles as prompted by the sketch. 

I built up the layout design from there - 

picking a photo of DS to match the paper . 

I often have difficulty embellishing boy layouts - 

so I turned to some new Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze 

to create a unique background with a drippy paint technique. 

After the Glaze drips had dried I also misted on some new Chalkboard Glimmer Mists 

to add a little subtle color to the background.

 Lastly,  I couldn't resist painting on some Gold Gimmer Glam below the title . 

I cut out some fun monster faces as embellies 

as well as added some Such Sweet Tierney handmade chipboard buttons."

ICSketches #83

My Prima card for ICS this week.

All papers used are from the Paisley Rd line - 

so are the glittered chipboard journaling spot

and the pebble for the ribbon centre . 

This week , Taylor, Creator and owner of InStyle Stamps.

 giving the winner of this challenge 4 Free Digi Imagesof their choice.

The Scrappiest Sketch 81 - test drive

Here's this week's Scrappiest Sketch 81 

up & running . 

I realised today I've never tried making my own "patterned paper" 

/cardstock backgrounds using mediums yet . 

So here's my first test drive 

using Glimmer Mists & Glimmer Glam. 

The gold glitter from the Golden Goddess Glimmer Glam 

shows up nicely here. 

I tried to follow the curves in the sketch & cut out the CC Delovely patterned papers 

freehand for a fun touch . 

I think I just could do this more often -

creating my own backgrounds on white cardstock - 

that oughta use up the spray ink / mediums just a little bit more ! ;) 

Scrapping made easy - the SF Mix & Mend way

The new SF Mix and Mend papers are like no other 

from their previous collections & understandnably so ,

as it's designed by Michelle Clement . 

It's no sweat, no bulk, no warping pages if that's how you like 'em sometimes

( like I do ! ) 

This Handmade Hobnob paper practically scraps itself , 

with all the rich, layered details . 

I added quite a few Such Sweet Tierney buttons, 

used some Tim Holtz tickets for titles, an  SF Indie Girl journaling sticker, 

my own hand colored crinkled ribbons & Helen's crochet flower.

Layout design inspired by Sketch Inspiration #141 too.

Love how  happy the colors of this line are, 

& the papers turned out more versatile to use than I thought ! 

Check out Sassafras' blog for a little insight 

on Michelle Clement's design process with this line . 

I thought I spied a pic of  her fabric or canvas material being coffee stained ! yums ! 

The Color Room TCR#23 / Sketchy Thurs 9.9

Nothing like finding some time to play along with some 

challenges to get some scrapping mojo going. 

I thought the latest Sassafras Lass' Mix & Mend 

was perfect for the latest color palette over at

the Color Room.

& I used the latest Sketchy Thursday sketch to get 

the layout design going fairly quickly. ;) 

Buttons are Such Sweet Tierney's. 

Felt titles by Creative Cafe.

Dirty Martini Glimmer Glam.

Little Shop of Sketches #70

The latest sketch is up & running over 

at the Little Shop of Sketches .

The Bo Bunny Cambridge pps are just perfect 

for this sketch interpretation 

and came together easily with these pics of DS . 

I outlined the shaped paper with TA's Glimmer Glam in Dirty Martini

and splattered Glimmer Glaze( penny loafer) & Glimmer Glam( gold)

 on the navy blue background .

I also used Dragonfly GM on the Kaisercraft wooden flourishes .

Starting this month , we have prizes to be won 

when you play along with our sketches . 

We're also on the lookout for more designers to join the DT .

Do check out the details here. 

ICS #82

Just love how versatile this Prima  Paislee Road line 

is for all types of cards . 

Check out all the DT examples here. 

This week, the owner of Sassy Studio Designs, 

Lindsay has offered 4 free digi image of the winner's choice.

Deadline to play along: September 13th at 11:59 PM Central Daylight Time USA.

The Scrappiest layout sketch 80

Found some time today to play along 

with the Scrappiest's Sketch 80. 

Papers & stickers by Bella Blvd - Midterm & One Fall Day ,

Buttons by Such Sweet Tierney ,

Jenny Bowlin Star stickers ,

May Arts ribbon.

Inspired Blueprints Sketch #55

I thought I'd cut into some new Crate Paper Restoration papers 

with the latest sketch at Inspired Blueprints. 

The corners of the square I cut using

 a circle punch , simply eyeballing it. 

More use for my fave crinkled ribbon . ;) 

Canvas alphas are the latest by Prima. 

Sketch Inspiration 139 - vuvuzela love

Here's a quick layout that I made today ,

using up some scraps of  the new Bo Bunny Cambridge pps . 

I had finished one layout earlier (for reveal next week) 

and thought I could use the scraps with 

the latest sketch at Sketch Inspiration. 

& finally a layout with our still new South African vuvuzela ! ;) 

I misted some Autumn Nights , Sugar Maple & Apple GM 

on the background paper for some depth of color. 

Other supplies : Karen Foster large horn brad, 

Making Memories ' glittered flourishes,

Honey puffy Thickers.