Cat got the cream....

Hi, following on with Juliets challenge 'inspire me, I made this card, using a large cupcake! And a stuffed sleepy cat from the Cat Collection and Hot off the press papers all available from Charmed Cards and Crafts.
Remember to link your card so we can go and take a peek!. Nicola.xx

Sunday Challenge - Dottie goes Geometric!

Hi everyone, I hope your Sunday is treating you all well. I cannot believe how quickly time has passed and that it's my turn to challenge you again! So here it is!

When I first told my son that I was on the Dottie Design Team, he asked loads of questions about what I needed to do. You can now blame Jack for this week's challenge as this was all his idea...but I have stretched it a little.

Dottie goes Geometric!

Jack suggested that I made a card using triangles but I am going to open up the possibilites and ask you to make creations with bold geometric shapes. This could simply be part of some patterned papers or a fancy shaped card...the choice is yours BUT I want to see some geometric shapes as a main part of your work....no cheating and telling me the brad is a circle! Don't forget it must have a Charmed download somewhere too!

The design team have worked wonders go over to their individual blogs to take a closer look and get more detail of their stunning creations.

Tracey - Guest Designer

Karen

Juliet

Nicola

Louise

Adele

I cannot wait to see what you all come up with!

A HUGE thank you to Tracey for your work with us a Guest Designer - your work is stunning!

Louise here, just popping on to add a little something; WE NEED A NEW GUEST DESIGNER! The guest designer stays with us for two weeks and just needs to make one (or more) example creations. So like last time we're going to choose someone who enters this challenge, but in order to give the new GD a chance to make next week's card you need to enter the challenge in the usual way (you don't need to email me) before Wednesday evening. Everyone else has until next sunday as usual.

GENIUS AT WORK

I made this for Missy Famous herself a while ago,Im sure you'll all agree the sentiment suits Louise down to the ground,this is using Dottie at Work and Cat collection image for the small pic on the board, I printed onto water slide decal paper and added to the plaque available at Charmed cards, this is the direct link http://www.charmedcardsandcrafts.co.uk/acatalog/Just_Wood.html

and the larger flowers are by Primas also available at Charmed.

Nicola.xx

Very Quick Fathers Day card

Just before you all get in the swing of tomorrows challenge, this is a very quick Fathers day card using the Cat Collection and some chipboard stars. I backed the stars with green paper which I had doodles different names for dad on. And added a red brad for the kitties collar.

Get your pens and papers ready for tomorrows Challenge which Lou is setting, lots of vitamin K for your brain cells!! (thats lettuce BTW)

BLISS!

This card is using one of the images from the new Cat collections,from Charmed Cards and Crafts(ofcourse!)
I printed the Cats off on word and adjusted the size,once on white paper and once on the mint polka dot paper & mint striped card. I embossed the white paper with Divine Swirls Cuttlebug folder(folders are available from Charmed Cards and Crafts too!), then cut whole cat image out of the polka dot paper,adding to the embossed layer and paper pieced the kittens and hearts using the striped paper,hi-lighting the cat and kittens collars with Sakura Gelly roll pen. I love the fresh feel the mint and white gives the card.
Nicola.xx

Mini Prisma Tutorial

Good morning, Louise here.

How are you all getting on with Nicola's fabulous challenge? I can't wait to see what you all come up with. Don't forget we're still on the look out for our Charmed Download creator of the month to win an exclusive image (exclusive until it's included in a collection that is) so keep on crafting and we'll keep on checking out what you come up with.

I had a play with my new Prisma Colour Pencils yesterday and took a few step by step photos to show you - I discovered the timer on my camera so now I can do this properly, it also means I can stick it on it's mini tripod and take pictures of my cards without hand shake! YAAAY!

So here are a few very simple steps to colouring with Prismas, remember, I'm a beginner myself so it's nothing fancy yet.

First draw a thick outline around the inside of your image with your chosen pencil.

Then, using a blending stump (this is a pencil shaped tight coil of paper) dipped in Sansador (an artist's low odour spirit) rub the coloured outline in small circular movements, moving gradually towards the centre of the image. This will achieve a subtle blended effect.

That's basically all there is to it. Once you've had plenty of practise you'll discover lots of new techniques.

This is the card I made with the finished picture.

I used some free papers that i got in a magazine ages ago. The cat (as if I need to tell you!) is from the Cat download collection at Charmed Cards and Crafts If you haven't seen it already check out the Cat gallery on there, there's loads of inspiration for you.

Fabric Journal-Cat Collection

Hello, I was so excited when Louise showed me the her new designs in the Cat collection! They immediately gave me the thought of New England, Colonial Quilts and appliqued fabrics!. Which gave me the inspiration for my first Journal .
I made it using a Fabric Iron on transfer,I printed the Silhouette Cat, from the new Cat Collection,available at Charmed Cards and Crafts,on the a4 transfer sheet with my pc printer,then I added the colour by using Watercolour pens and added the stitch detail using a permanent Micron Archival pen,cut it out and ironed it on to the fabric.
Techie bit:- The fabric Transfer sheet, has a chemical reaction with normal printer ink,which are water based,as are the watercolour pens,when you use a Hot dry iron for 20seconds on the transfer it makes it Waterproof and washable.
I used my Cropadile to make the holes in the outside cover and paper inside,adding eyelets & then threaded the matching ribbon to hold it all together. My daughter now proudly takes it everywhere she goes



Nicola.xx