Burtonesque Dolls Challenge #16 - Willy Wonka

This week at The Burtonesque Dolls we have a fabulous challenge - and one close to my heart - CHOCOLATE - LOL. The challenge is Willy Wonka! We're asking you to create a new candy box, candy bag, chocolate bar, any fun and funky new candy you would find in Willy Wonka's factory. You can even create a fun and funky candy Wrapper! The possibilities are endless here.

Now if you check out MY project you'll realise I made a bit of a boo boo. I read the brief AFTER I had finished my card : (  How could I be sooo silly and make a card when I could have done a CHOCOLATE BOX - LOL?!?!?! My only excuse is that I've been madly trying to get ahead with my DT projects as I'm heading away for a couple of weeks. Ah well - at least I made the faux chocolate bars ON the card!

I've used a fabulous Tiddly Inks image for Willy Wonka. The chocolate bar wrappers were made from a photo I found on the internet - I resized it to the size I wanted and made some chocolate to pop inside it.

Now there's a little extra incentive to enter this week - we are going to pick some new DT members from the entrants - so what are you waiting for - go check out what the rest of the Dolls have done to inspire you and then off you go to get your chocolate fix happening - LOL

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Magnolia Down Under #61 - A Recipe

This week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges we have cooked up a great challenge for you - and here's the recipe you need to follow  - use 3 papers, 2 buttons and 1 ribbon.

I decided to pull out my Halloween Tilda from last year's collection as she arrived in Australia a little late last year and she's sooooo cute. The DP I used is from Magnolia and the 2 faux buttons were made using the same DP, some CS and crystal effects. The gorgeous sparkly spiderweb ribbon was a gift from one of my US crafting friends and fellow Burtonesque Doll - thanx Gloria - she took pity on me and our lack of Halloween goodies here in Australia and sent me a couple of spools of delicious ribbon! The sentiment is a sneak peek from a soon to be released set over at Tickled Pink Stamps.

There is some more AMAZING inspiration from the MDUC DT for you to check out over at our blog - HERE. Hope you find some time to play along.

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A Wedding Card from Just INKlined

Just INKlined have some wonderful and unique images for weddings - and this one is called Garter and Bow and is available from the store HERE. It was such a delight to colour and I used my clear Spica pen to add quite a bit of subtle sparkle on the garter.

It was an interesting experience showing my family the coloured image - my 12yo son had NO IDEA what a garter was so an interesting discussion ensued - I'm still not quite sure he understands - LOL.

I didn't want to overpower the image too much - but I do have a problem keeping things CAS, as you may have noticed - so I added a few sparkled up flowers and a mesh bow over a black panel. The striped DP is from SEI.

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Who Loves Anne of Green Gables??

This Mo Manning image is called "Prince Edward Island" and depicts one of my favourite childhood fictional characters - Anne of Green Gables - and she was a "must have" for me. You can purchase her from Mo's store HERE.

I remember having read all of the books and sitting through the series and movies everytime they came on the TV - no such thing as buying a television show on DVD or Blu-Ray in those days! I think I drove my family crazy. These days I'm obsessive when it comes to Pride and Prejudice - even though I studied it for 2 years in High School - LOL. I know my family roll their eyes whenever the DVD comes out - YAY - 6 HOURS of BBC excellence ; )

Anyway - back to my card! I just LOVE the way this has turned out - the colours and textures remind me of a Spring day - perfect for a young girl embarking on a new life! The DP is from 7 Gypsies - and has a marvellous array of colours and images - who needs more! Just pop the image on, some lace, flowers and pearls with some Spring butterflies and its done!

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Tickled Pink Stamps Sponsors Haunted Designs

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring the Haunted Design Challenge and the theme couldn't suit us any better - it's Pink on the Brink - that is pink with an edge and not "pretty in pink".

You know sometimes when you create something you're just not happy with - but others like it?!?!?! Well this card is one of those. I think having stepped away from it for a few days I don't hate it as much as I did - but I leave it to you to decide!

The gorgeous little skullies were made by my fellow Burtonesque Doll Glo and are available in several colours from Simply Betty Stamps HERE. The image (Lylah) is available from Tickled Pink Stamps and the sentiment is from a soon to be released TPS set. The background is a Magnolia stamp from last year's Halloween collection and the grass was cut using my Martha Stewart punch.

I've seen the inspiration from some of my other fellow TPS DT - as well as from the Haunted Design DT - so I hope you check them out and give this a go!

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Spesch Stamps Mid-Month Release

Today is release day over at Spesch Designer Stamps - and it's also my last post for the Spesch Stamps DT. I wanted to take this opportunity to say thanx to Tracey and the other gals for having me on board for the last 4 months and to wish the newbies on the team good luck and happy colouring!

I'm showcasing 2 of the new images that are available from today - and I have to admit they are some of my favourites from Spesch.

This is "Draggy" - such a little cutie - I loved her as soon as I saw her!!! I had a ball bringing her to life with a bit of colour and texture. Look at that sweet expression on her face.

And this image is called "Forest Elf". Who wouldn't love to find this cutie floating around the bottom of the garden gathering blooms. The flowers at the top are part of the same image but I decided to cut them out separately for some added interest.

You can check out the rest of today's new releases over at the Spesch Stamps Blog - I'm sure the rest of the DT have created some fabulous cards to showcase these gorgeous images.

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Little Baby Fairy Buns

I love ALL of Mo's Fairies and this little cutie is NO exception with her glittering wings and sweet smile. Her name is  Fairy Kiki and she can be found in Mo's store HERE. I did have to explain to my son that it was fine to show some fairy butt when he kept complaining that she was naked though - 12 year old boys seem to be a little sensitive on that subject - LOL!!!

I wanted Kiki to be the centre of attention so I went with a fairly simple layout. Some Basic Grey DP, pearl swirls and webster's roses add just enough interest without taking Kiki's spotlight away.

Apologies for the quality of the photo though - the weather here as been cold, wet and miserable and I had to resort to taking the photo under a daylight lamp - thanx to my lovely sister Sharon for lending it to me, it's been a saviour in this dull weather.

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Simply Betty Stamps Challenge

Over at the Simply Betty Stamps Blog Betty has another challenge running with a FABULOUS prize... the winner will be our Guest DT for SBS for the month of September - which includes free images for new releases etc! For the challenge we're asking you to use a Simply Betty Stamps image with nesties or with primary colors, or you can combine them! SBS images can be found at the SBS store HERE.

For my card I've used the gorgeous Summer Emo London and a mix of nesties, dies and punches. My DP is from Stampin' Up. I've also added some crystal effects lenses to her sunglasses - and just imagine your favourite music is playing from the iPod - LOL.

The rest of the DT have come up with some fabulous inspiration for you and you can check their work and the competition rules out at the SBS blog... good luck everyone!

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It's Mo's Dream Team Blog Hop Time

Yaaaay - it's the third Thursday of the month so that must mean it's Mo's Dream Team Blog Hop time again!!!!! This month our host is the gorgeous Rosette and she's asked us to use die cuts, nesties and punches - not a tough challenge for me at all - LOL.

If you haven't started at the beginning you can head back to Rosette's blog but if you're already hopping you should have arrived here from the super talented Cheryl's blog.

I've used Mo's gorgeous image Angel with Puppy(c) and she's available instore HERE. Be aware there are 4 different versions available and you can check them all out HERE. I've actually used my nestie and edge punch to cut out the designer paper - which I've then raised on dimensionals so the image is sitting in a recessed frame. The DP is from Kaisercraft's Utopia range. I used my sizzix die to cut out the flourishes which I then coated with glitter.

Your next stop on the hop is the amazing Mina's blog - hope you have fun hopping along!

If you get lost here's the hop list for you - you can find the blog links on my left sidebar under Mo's Dream Team logo!

Rosette, Lori, Kerttu, Jak, Liza, Cheryl, ME, Mina, Shell, Elaine, Peri

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The Card You Send When Someone Doesn't Want To Turn 40!

Last Saturday night I went to a girl's night out for a friend who's turning 40 this week - but like a lot of people she's not sure about admitting to the number. The evening out was labelled a "say good-bye to 39" party - so I decided to use this cute image from Just INKlined for her birthday card and remind her that she would be 39+. I used one of my cuttlebug alphabets to cut out the numbers and then glittered them up with some stickles. I also used my glaze pen to give him a shiny wet nose.

This little guy is called "Scamp Special Delivery" and is available for purchase HERE. He's soooo cute and you can use him to send any message you like! Luckily my friend got a good giggle out of this - or maybe it was the 40s survival package I put together for her - which included an LARGE box of chocolates and a bottle of my favourite strawberry champagne.

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