That Craft Place - Think Pink challenge

Hi everyone, it's challenge time again over at That Craft Place and the theme this week is Think Pink. 

My DT card for this challenge is one I made last month for my sister Julie's birthday. 

The image is Owl Will Always Love You by Saturated Canary

The image is coloured with promarkers and copics. The sentiment tags are from Lili Of The Valley

All shapes are cut out on the Cameo including these little rolled roses. The cameo and a range of accessories is available from That Craft Place The metal corners and pearls are also from That Craft Place. 

The papers used are Sweet Owl from First Edition Papers. 

Hop on back over now to That Craft Place Challenge blog and add your entry. Don't forget to check out all the other DT blogs too there is some amazing inspiration for you this week. 

Links you may find useful:

That Craft Place Facebook

That Craft Place Inspiration Group

That Craft Place online shop

That Craft Place Challenge Blog 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Catch the bug challenge blog - think pink

CMC Copic Challenge Group - Anything goes #79

Inkspirational Challenges 41 Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Wings and things

Keep Smilin' 

Stacey xxx 

Here Come The Boys - Challenge #62 - Sketch

Hi everyone, it's challenge time again over at Here Come The Boys. 

This time the lovely Woo has given us another amazing sketch to work with 

and we are once again sponsored by Dr Digi - the winner will win a digi of their choice.

It's getting nearer to Christmas so when I spotted this fab image in the Dr Digi store I just knew it would make the perfect card for my little boy. Here's my GDT card:

The paper are from klouisedigiart on ETSY found HERE

The 'Brother', sentiment and fancy circle were all cut on the Silhouette Cameo. 

The image is called X Files X Mas from Dr Digi   and is coloured with copics. 

Head back to Here Come The Boys blog now and check out the other amazing cards from our other DT members including (and I'm very proud of her but don't tell her or her head will get too big) a new Guest DT - my very own sister Julie! Julie is new to blogging and this is her first guest DT spot so please stop by her blog and leave her some love. 

Keep Smilin'

Stacey xxx

All Dressed Up Inspiration post

Hi everyone, here's  todays inspiration post. I have used the super cute 'Sweetie Pie' image from All Dressed Up.

The card stepper base was cut on the Silhouette Cameo using Papermill Directs teal card. The backing paper is from First Edition paper pad called New Bloom. I used the text function on the cameo to cut the happy birthday and using the offset created a background for the words. I also cut some swirls and the happy and birthday are both 'hung' from the swirls.The image is coloured with copics (hair) and promarkers (everything else). 

Keep Smilin'

Stacey

All Dressed Up Challenge - Anything Goes

I am very very excited and proud to announce that I have been chosen to join the Design Team over at the very beautiful All Dressed Up! If you haven't seen these beautiful stamps you really should head over to the Etsy Shop and have a gander at them. They really are beautiful. 

Our first challenge marks the release of two new stamps My Best Friend and Daddy's Little Helper. 

The winner will win a £5 voucher to spend in the All Dressed Up Etsy store

I decided to use My Best Friend and here is what I came up with:

I made the box frame using a Lori Whitlock file from the Silhouette Store and cut on my Cameo.  The papers were from my stash thats lost its front page so I'm not sure which they are (really gutted as I would love to replace these ones) the corner flourish, dream banner and flagpole were all cut on the Cameo. 

I used promarkers and copics to colour the image. How cute is that little puppy! 

The flowers are a mixture from The ribbon girl, That Craft Place and Country Baskets. 

Pop back to the All Dressed Up challenge blog and take a look at the other gorgeous creations from my DT teamies. Don't forget to add your entry too! 

Keep Smilin'

Stacey xxxx 

Just For Fun Challenges - Buttons & Bows

Hi everyone, I was really honoured to be asked to join another DT team! Thats three up to now and one more announcement to come tomorrow too! So I was asked to be part of the DT team over at Just For Fun Challenges. 

This months challenge theme is Buttons and Bows. 

Susan E I has provided this brilliant prize for this challenge. 

Here is my card:

The card shape and all the die cuts are all cut on the Silhouette Cameo. The rosette is a Lori Whitlock cut file again cut on the cameo

The image is Little Ballerina from Lili of the Valley coloured with copics. 

Head back to Just For Fun Challenges  now to check out my teamies DT projects and add your entry. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Lili of the valley - Anything Goes

Keep Smilin'

Stacey xxxx

That Craft Place - Baby Challenge

Hi everyone, It's time for another challenge over at That Craft Place and this time the theme is Baby

If you saw my baby boy post last week....well here is Flynns sister Ellie...

The image is from Digistamp Boutique found HERE . All shapes and dies were cut on my baby - my cameo (cameo and a huge range of fab accessories are available from That Craft Place) 

The image was coloured with promarkers and copics

Things are a little hectic for me at the moment I have a lot going on at work and my kids are both made up with colds so I apologise for the shortness of this post. Please head back to That Craft Place to check out my DT teamies projects and blogs and to enter your baby card into this weeks challenge. 

Links you may find useful:

That Craft Place Facebook

That Craft Place Inspiration Group

That Craft Place online shop

That Craft Place Challenge Blog 

keep smilin'

Stacey xxxx 

Hi everyone another post from me today. I want to show you all something I have been working on for the last 17 months! Last April I was asked by a neighbour if I would consider making her wedding invitations and matching items for her. Well my first thought was no way, I'm not good enough. But I thought about it and had a play about with some samples and I talked myself into taking it on. So the brief was pink, butterflies and cute! 

I've had lots of contact with the bride throughout the planning both on Facebook and in person and let me tell you she was definately one excited bride. I told Natalie I would not put any photos of whatever I made until after the wedding in case any guests saw anything, I didn't want to spoil any surprises. 

Finally, the wedding day arrived yesterday and me and Anna walked round to Natalie's mums house to watch her leave for the wedding. Oh my word she looked STUNNING. I was blown away when her mum and sister shouted me over and presented me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a bottle of wine. This wasn't expected at all but very much appreciated. 

So let me show you what I made for this very special day:

337 sheets of white cardstock, 

159 sheets of pink cardstock, 

586 die cut butterflies, 

24 rolls of ds tape, 

2 bottles of anitas tacky glue,

 2100 pink gems, 

125 meters of pink ribbon, 

114 diamante hearts

Day Invitations:

Info for my crafty friends - the border was punched using Woodware Crafty Edger system, the butterfly using Cheery Lyn small butterfly.

The RSVP on the right was perforated so tore off leaving the rest of the invite to fold back up 

I made 45 of these in total. 

Evening Invitations:

Natalie and Ben choose a different design for the evening invitations. This is a favourite of mine. again I used the Cheery Lyn butterfly die. 

The inside had yet another butterfly and a slot for the reply card to sit in. 

I made 30 of these initially and then a further 15 later on. 

Table Numbers:

8 Table numbers and a top table. 

Place Cards:

I would love the take the credit for the actual butterfly here but these were bought plain and I blinged up using the same pink gems I used in the rest of the order. If I remember rightly I did 90 of these. 

Order Of Service:

The order of service were made to match the day invitations, I made 60 of these and an extra one in larger print (I forgot to take a close up of these ooops) 

Favour Boxes x 100! 

Next we have 100 of these little boxes which the bride brought and asked me to decorate along the theme. So another 100 butterflies later we have these beautiful little favour boxes. 

Sweetie Time!! 

The wedding evening reception was to incude a sweeties trolley and I was asked to make labels for each of the sweets. Again the butterflies and gems made an appearance and I used the sketch pens with the Silhouette Cameo to do the writing. 

Wedding Card:

I wanted to make a wedding card for the happy couple and I thought why not stick to the theme so using the design I used on the evening invitations I came up with this:

And lastly here are the beautiful flowers from Natalie and Ben - thank you both! 

I'm really hoping everything went well yesterday for the happy couple, I can't wait to see the photos! 

Congratulations! 

Keep Smilin'

Stacey xxx