Flower Power at Graph'It Colouring Challenge

Good morning folks, Friday at last and its challenge time at Graph'It Colouring Challenge!! This time around our theme is 'Flower Power' and we've got fabby prizes up for grabs too. Our sponsor this time around is Sweet Pea Stamps and with so many gorgeous images you don't want to miss out. You don't have to use Graph'It markers to enter either, you can colour your image with anything you fancy and still be in with a chance of winning.

I've used this beautiful image: Joanne Schempp's Daisy Fairy for my card. I love colouring with my Graph'its, they blend so beautifully. You can find a full list of the colours I used over on the challenge blog.

I've used a gelli plate background and added ribbon, lace, flowers, buttons and a little metal butterfly painted with white gesso. 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations: anything goes, twist Flowers

As you like it: favourite markers and why

(I'm a colouring addict and I adore my Graph'It markers, the colours are so vibrant and they blend beautifully. I particularly love the Blending palette as you can mix your own colours and blends.)

Card Mania: flowers

Crafty Cardmakers: wings

Dream Valley: lace, ribbon, flowers

Inky Impressions: Spring is in the air

Papertake Weekly: anything goes

Penny's Paper Crafty: anything goes 

Sweet Stamps: flowers

Through the purple haze: anything goes

Well i'd better go and earn some pennies so thanks for popping by and hope to see you again soon

Claire xx

Waetr/Ice at Graph'It Colouring Challenge

Good morning, its inspiration time at Graph'It Colouring Challenge! You've still got loads of time to enter our challenge to be in with a chance of winning some gorgeous Graph'It goodies thanks to those lovely peeps at Premium Craft Brands. The theme is 'Water/ice' or Blue/purple.

I've used papers from LOTV, a bit of frantage and then added lots of embellies - two colours of lace, ribbon, cheesecloth, a shabby bow topped with a mother of pearl button and a twine bow and a little anchor charm.

The image is from Sweet Pea Stamps, you can find a full list of the colours I've used over on the challenge blog. I've also used my Graph'Its to colour some clear Doodle Dewdrops - I'm really pleased with them and now I can colour my dewdrops to match my project :-)

Crafty Little Fairies: not a square

Creative knockouts: buttons

Milk Coffee: coloured image

Papertake Weekly: anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown: shaped cards

Thanks for visiting today

Claire xx

Light Source or Pink at Graph'It Colouring Challenge

Morning my lovelies, Friday at last and the weekend is nearly here yipppeeee! Its also time for a new challenge over at Graph'It Colouring Challenge and Nikky has really made us DT girls get our thinking caps on as she challenged us with the theme of light source eeeek! She's not that mean to you guys though as you have the option of pink as the challenge theme (unless you're feeling brave and want to try the light source lol). As always there's a prize of gorgeous Graph'It goodies for our lucky winner so don't miss out on your chance to win!

I've coloured a Sweet Pea christmas stamp for my DT card, it was a real challenge with all those candles lol. Pop over to the challenge blog for a full list of all the colours. I've created a background with stamps from Chocolate Baroque and the gorgeous new Pearl PanPastels in blue and green. I've layered the up on a shaped and embossed card blank and added some ribbon, holly die cuts, little white berries, a pearl slider and a snowflake charm.

I'm entering card in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas: something festive

Cards Galore Encore: make a card

Crafty Cardmakers: ribbon/lace and pearls

Holly Jolly Christmas: ribbon or lace 

Incy wincy: shaped cards

One Sweet Challenge: holidays are coming

Paper Shelter: ribbon/twine/floss

Penny's Paper Crafty: embossing

Thanks so much for visiting today, hope to see you again soon
Claire xx

Anything goes with markers at Graph'It Colouring Challenge

Good morning folks, time for a new challenge at Graph'it Colouring challenge and this time our theme is soooooo easy, its 'Anything goes with markers' so don't miss out on your chance to win some gorgeous Graph'It goodies!

I've used my Graph'It Markers to colour the ribbon and flowers on this card. The image is from Sweet Pea Stamps, I couldn't resist her as I love Fuchsias, they are so pretty. I raided my pile of inky backing papers for the background and added a Chocolate Baroque sentiment which I die cut with a spellbinders die. I fussy cut the image and popped her up on 3d foam pads once she was coloured (pop over to the challenge blog for a full list of colours)

I used my markers to colour some white seam binding ribbon and also used them to colour the paper fuchsias (made with the Britannia rose die). To finish off I added some lace and pearls

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

As you like it: favourite die and why

(I love the Britannia rose die as you can use it to make lots of different flowers)

Corrosive Challenge: your favourite colouring medium

Crafty Creations: things with wings

Incy Wincy: things with wings

Loves rubber stamps: handmade flowers

have a great day and thanks for popping by
Claire xx

Waterlily mermaid from Sweet Pea Stamps

Good morning folks, how's your long weekend going? Awful weather here, but I suppose its a bank holiday so what else can we expect? The cold winds and grey skies are a good excuse to leave the gardening and play in my craft room (not that I need much of an excuse lol). Today's card features Waterlily Mermaid , a digistamp by Elaine Cox from Sweet Pea Stamps. I couldn't resist colouring her up for the challenge over at Sweet Pea Stampers where the theme is Mermaids and there's a special prize up for grabs

The background was made with distress inks (mowed lawn, picked raspberry and broken china) and i've coloured the image with Graph'It  Markers and added some lime green stickles.

I've layered her up on a spellbinders die cut and made some little rolled roses from scraps of the inky background. I used a white Graph'It shake pen to create the faux stitching and added some little pearls to the corners. To finish off I've added ribbon, lace and one of my treasured sparkly buttons.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

As you like it: favourite stitching style

(faux stitching for me, I love to see proper stitching but haven't got the patience to dust my sewing machine off lol)

Colour me Creative: anything goes

Digi Galore: flowers

Fussy and Fancy: pearls and lace

Pumpkin Spice: Colouring

Totally Gorjuss: die cuts/punches

Thanks for visiting, have a great day and hope to see you again soon

Claire xx

Gorgeous new colours at Graph'It Colour challenge

Good morning and a very happy Friday to you, the weekend is nearly here :-) At Graph'It Colour Challenge we're showcasing the gorgeous new colours in the Graph'It Range this week and the DT were challenged to use them all together but we won't make it that hard for you lol. Pop over to the challenge blog and find out all the deeets and of course find out about the fab prize of Graph'It gorgeousness courtesy of our lovely sponsors Premium Art Brands too. My teamies have come up with some amazing artwork to inspire you too so its well worth a visit

I've made a centre step card using a gorgeous Sweet Pea digistamp called Autumn Trio by Ching Chou Kuik

Colours used:

Skin: 4180, 4155,4115, 4120 (blush: 5125, 5110)

Hair: 6290, 3140,3110, 1250, 1210

Eyes: 6175, 6120

Hood: 8290, 8280, 8250, 8220

Rabbit: 9305, 9303,9400

Deer: 3130, 3110, 1250

I've used a backing paper from my stash lots of flowers from WOC, some punched leaves, buttons, twine, some gorgeous red linen ribbon, lace and little green pearls to finish off .

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

One Sweet Challenge: Focus on something (flowers for me)

Whoopsi Daisy: flowers galore

Wild Orchid Crafts: ribbon and lace

Well hopefully nice Mr Blogger will post this for me while I'm hard at work but i'm counting down as I've got a days leave on Monday so its a long weekend for me :-)

Thanks so much for visiting today, hope to see you again soon

Claire xx

Graph'It Colouring Challenge

Good  morning my lovelies, are you ready for  the weekend? This week seems to have flown by and so its time for a new challenge at Graph'It Colour Challenge and this time we've got a fun Tic Tac Toe challenge so pop over to the challenge blog and find out all the details,while you're there don't forget to check out my teamies fabulous projects and of course check out the fab prize as there are some gorgeous goodies up for grabs!!

For my DT card this week I've used a Sweet Pea Digi called Christmas Bird by Elaine Cox and coloured her with my beloved Graph'It Markers. I love them even more now you can get the brush nibs for them!

Colours used: Hair: 9503, 9505, 5280, 5130, 5125, 5115 and the gorgeous silver Glitter Shake 

Skin: 4180, 4155, 4150, 4115, 5120

Dress and wings: 5130, 5125, 5115 and blender to create the polka dots

Background: Warm greys, also used to add texture to the flocking on the trees for the texture

The line I've chosen is Pink Hair, Fluffy Stuff and polkadots. Its the first time I've ever coloured pink hair so it was a bit scary lol. I've added some sparkly highlights with the gorgeous Graph'It Glitter Shake pen in silver. The fluffy stuff is flocking on the treesand snowflakes and I've given it a bit more texture by adding  a little shading with my Graph'Its. I used the blender pen to create some white polkadots on her dress and wings,I love this technique!! 

 I've diecut the image and edged it with some tiny pompom trim from the Ribbon Girl,added some snowflakes made using Marianne dies,pearls, seambinding,little pins in pink and white and a snowflake charm. The bp is from the Polkadoodles CD  Home For Christmas

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Crimbo Crackers: Pinktober

Cute Card Thursday: sparkles

In the pink: Ribbons and bows

Marianne's Design Divas: winter/Christmas

Through the purple haze: for the girls

Well I'd better go and earn a crust, have a good day and thanks for popping by

Claire xx

Fantasy theme at SplodgeAway and a Giveaway!!

Good morning my lovelies, a very quick post from me today as I've got to be at work early. This week, as well as a giveaway we've got a fantasy theme at SplodgeAway so make sure you pop over and enter!  I've used the Fairy Dust mask from SplodgeAway for my shaker card. 

I've used 'Cheshire Cat Illusion' one of my favourite Sweet Pea Stamps, coloured with Graph'It Markers. I embossed the mask in my grand calibur and them applied versamark and embossing powder. I cut the aperture for the acetate with nesties and added a bow, a crystal button and some twine to finish off.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Card Mania: at least one button

Designed to Colour: use a die

LEJ designs: things with wings

Live and Love Crafts: use pink

Loves rubber stamps: anything goes

Turtle Soup: using transparencies 

Don't forget to check out the fab giveaway over on the SplodgeAway blog

Thanks so much for popping by today, hope to see you again soon

Claire xx

Birds and Butterflies at PanPastel UK

Good morning folks,  Sundays are my favourite day of the week and they are even better when the weather is like this and I don't have to go to work tomorrow lol. We've got a new challenge at PanPastel UK and our theme is 'Birds and Butterflies' Our lucky winner will receive a fab PanPastel starter kit from our lovely Sponsor Berni at Your Creativity Store, this is available to UK winners only but if you're not in the UK there is still the honour of the winners badge :-)

I've made a little canvas, the pic is diabolical though, the colours are much more delicate IRL but hey ho I'm a crafter not a photographer lol. The background was made with PanPastels using Permanent red tint, ultramarine blue tint and diarylide yellow tint. I added some Maimeri Light Modelling paste applied through a harlequin mask and sprinkled glamour dust over the top for some sparkle. I also added some rock candy crackle paint but it doesn't show up too well in the pic. 

The focal image is a Sweet Pea digi stamp, I think she's meant to be a Christmas stamp but I've coloured her up with my Graph'It markers using summery colours

I made the butterflies using stamps from Chocolate Baroque, stamped on acetate and embossed with WOW white EP. I brushed Maimeri gloss gel on the back of the butterflies and added glitter in pink, blue and yellow. Once it was dry I cut them out and popped the wings up with silicone glue before adding some little pearls. To finish off I've added a Chocolate Baroque Sentiment and a little filigree metal corner.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

2 Sisters: make it sparkle
Allsorts: fur and feathers
Charisma : No designer paper
flourishes timeless Tuesday: seeing clearly
Papertake Weekly: old, new borrowed or bllue
(old butterfly stamps and a new digi image)
Southern Girls: No spoolin
Totally gorjuss: sweet
Totally papercrafts: all of a flutter

Well I don't know about you folks but I'm going to make the most of the sunshine and sit outside with my markers and do a bit of colouring. My poor fur babies aren't too keen on this weather so I think I may buy them a paddling pool today, Benji is like a cat - he hates water but Barney is a lab and he just loves it so I reckon we may have some fun and frolics lol
Thanks so much for popping by
Claire xx

A Sketch challenge at PanPastel UK

Good morning folks, my second post of the day, this time for our new challenge at PanPastel UK where we have a sketch designed by the lovely Pete to inspire you this week Our lucky winner will receive a fab PanPastel starter kit (only available to UK winners due to postage increases) and of course the honor of a place on our Wall of Fame and a winners badge for your blog! 

I've created a background with PanPastels and also used my trusty pans to colour some card i'd embossed with an embossing folder. I made a little fold over envelope (using a spellbinders bauble die lol) to hide a secret message and added some twine and a seahorse charm . The sentiment is a rubber stamp from PolkaDoodles again on a PanPastel background. The focal image is a digistamp from Sweet Pea stamps, isn't she gorgeous? I was lucky enough to win some Sweet Pea digis recently and I'm really loving colouring them up.  I've coloured her with Graph'it Markers. You can see her a bit better in this pic:

To finish off i've added some beaded trim to echo the effect of water droplets and a seam binding bow.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments: girl power

Creative Card Crew: No designer paper

Delicious Doodles: use a charm

Marker Pop: die cuts

Penny's Paper Crafty: Girl power

Word Art Wednesday : anything goes

Thanks for popping by, have a good Sunday

Claire xx

Spirograph Mask and PanPastels

Good morning, folks and a warm welcome to my new followers.  Monday morning so I'm back at work, yuk!!!! but before I go I just wanted to share a card made for the recent Sensational Stencilling show on C&C. I've used the Pronty Spirograph mask for the background but unfortunately the pic hasn't picked up the detail.

I applied Ultramarine Blue PanPastel through the Spirograph mask with a duster brush and sealed with hairspray. The image is a digstamp from Sweet Pea Stamps, she's been coloured with Graph'It makers. To create the effect of transparent sparkly wings, I painted over her wing with Oyster Twinkling H2o. I've used blue card to mat and layer and added a little blue seam binding bow. The daisy was made by using Maimeri Light Modelling Paste in a silicone mould, coloured with PanPastels.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

My Time to Craft: Fairytale

Alphabet Challenge: I is for image

Chocolate Coffee and Cards: fantasy/ fairies

Little Claire's: open challenge

The Hobby House: anything goes

Well I'm off to work now, hope you're enjoying the sunshine :-)

Thanks for popping by today, 

Claire xx

Decorative scalloped ornate framer from SplodgeAway

Hi there folks, its a beautiful sunny day here today so I'm off to sit in the garden for an hour but first here's another of my samples for the recent SplodgeAway Show on Create and Craft. This card features the beautiful Decorative Scalloped Ornate Framer mask.

I've used the mask over a patterned paper and inked with versamark before embossing with walnut stain distress EP. I've also inked the edges and around the scallop with walnut stain distress ink. The image is a digi from Sweet Pea Stamps, coloured with promarkers and layers up over a paper doiley. I've added some seambinding ribbon, lace, a paper rose and a little scissors charm to finish off. Here's another pic to show the image a little better:

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafts and Me: shabby chic

Crafty Sentiments: show us stitching

Deep Ocean: ribbon and lace

Passion for Promarkers: ribbon/lace/twine

Simon Says Stamp: anything goes

Thanks for popping by today, 

Claire xx

Brads, buttons and bows at PanPastel UK

Good morning folks and Happy Sunday to you. We're enjoying some lovely weather this weekend,  it seems that spring has arrived at last! We've got a new challenge starting at PanPastel UK and this week our theme is 'Brads, Buttons and Bows', with a fabulous PanPastel Starter kit up for grabs thanks to our generous sponsor Berni from Your Creativity Store.

My DT card started with a PanPastel background made by blending Raw Umber and Permanent red tint PanPastels. I've used a digi stamp from Sweet Pea Stamps, coloured her with Graph'It markers and added some die cut cogs (embossed with gold EP), some ideology cogs, little brass buttons with pink twine bows. To finish off i've added a bow using pink seam binding ribbon.

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:

Anything goes: Heavy Metal

Crafts 4 Eternity: wings

DigiStamps 4 Joy: anything goes

Lexi's Creations: punches or dies

Paper Pretties: buttons

Stampin with the Dragon: steampunk

Well i'm off to make another coffee and spend a couple of hours in my craft room

thanks for popping by

Claire xx

Halloween creations on the catwalk at FSC

Hi there, we're modelling our spookylicious Halloween projects on the catwalk at Fashionable STamping Challenges this time, as always we've got a great prize for our lucky winner thanks to our generous sponsor Marina from Cottage Crafts. 

For my card I've created an background with violet, orange and yellow green pan pastels and overstamped with Chocolate Baroque Halloween stamps, the beauty of using panpastels is that you can use a pencil eraser to remove the colour so you don't need to bother with masking.

The focal image is one of my faavourite Sweet Pea Stamps, she's coloured with promarkers and I've used black soot to distress the image. The sentiment is also a stamp from Chocolate Baroque and the 'BOO' was cut out on my cricut and painted with black soot crackle paint. To finish off I've added some paper flowers, swirly die cuts, purple velvet ribbon and some black pompom trim.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

ATCs and Cards with Attitude: Halloween

Crafting for all seasons: spooky

CraftyCatz: Halloween

Crafty Mess: Halloween

Creatalicious: Halloween

Little Miss Muffet: Halloween colours

Live and Love Crafts: Halloween or Autumn colours

Papertake: Fright night .....BOO

Stempelsonne: Halloween

If you've got a minute do check out the gorgeously spooky projects my lovely DT Sisters have created! Thanks for popping by

Claire xx

Oriental challenge at FSC

Hi there, we're going 'Oriental' on the catwalk at Fashionable Stamping Challenges this time. Our lovely teamie Paula has chosen the theme for this challenge and it was a great excuse to dust of my oriental stamps. As always we've got a great prize up for grabs from Marina, our generous sponsor from Cottage Crafts but don't forget we're a rubber stamping challenge so no digi stamps are allowed.

My tag has a distress ink background with lots of overstamping. The focal image is a Sweet Pea stamp by Ching Chou Kuik called 'Bamboo Serende'. I've coloured her with promarkers and then triple embossed the image. I've added some black lace and purple velvet ribbon (looks blue in the pic for some strange reason), a coin charm with a purple tassel (although that looks red in the pic lol, I really don't know how i can manage to take such dreadful photos).

 I've also added some die cut swirls, a couple of  gold embossed acetate butterflies and a little fan. The fan was made with an old wood mounted stamp I've had for years and never used. I made the flower with tissue paper coloured with distress ink and starbust stains. I die cut the tissue with tattered florals and popped a gorgeous button in the centre. I've just got these beautiful little buttons from Linda over at the Funkie Junkie and they are so pretty it was hard to bring myself to use one. 

Here's another pic to try and show some of the details:

I'm entering this tag in the following challenges:

Allsorts: in bloom

Charisma Cardz: anything goes

Crafty Cardmakers: create your own flowers

Crafty Catz: metal

Crafty mess challenge: Ribbon and lace

Crazy 4 Challenges: create a tag

Thanks for popping by today and all your lovely comments

Don't forget to check out my teamies blogs to see their gorgeous artwork

Claire xx

Year of the Dragon at Rainbow Lady's Challenge

Get your sunspecs out as this card is a bit on the bright side lol. Our challenge this week at Rainbow Lady's Challenge is 'Year of the Dragon'. I was tempted to go all oriental for this one but then I decided to use this cute little dragon stamp instead.

The stamp is 'Dragon Luck' by Lisa Victoria from Sweet Pea Stamps. I've coloured him with promarkers and inked around the edges with distress ink. I've used a background made with lime green cosmic shimmer mist, which I brayered (with an old hard rubber brayer not my trusty speedball lol) to create the texture. I've also added a panel of cuttlebugged card again inked with distress inks. To finish off I've added some lime green scrunchy ribbon, a couple of fabric flowers and a button.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Catered Crop: buttons

Crafty Catz: Something new

Delicious Doodles: All things new

Deep ocean: sparkling and/or glitter

Emerald Faerie Garden: Green and gold/yellow

I love promarkers: anything goes

Marks Finest Papers: border punches

Stampin Sisters in Christ: Something new 

(my embossing folder was a Christmas pressie from my lovely friend Ann)

Stamptacular Sunday: texture

The Squirrel and the Fox: Critters

Truly Scrumptious: something forgotten (my dragon stamp)

Thanks for visiting today

Claire xx

Challenge 18 at Christmas Challenge [with sketches}

Hi there, another challenge at Christmas Challenges {with sketches} already, and this time we have a fab sketch by the lovely Janneke (pop over to the challenge blog to see the sketch)

We have a fab prize up for grabs too, we're sponsored by Judikins so our winner will be in for a treat!

For my DT card I've used backing papers from an Anna Griffen kit that I seem to have had forever. I've edged all the papers with a gold krylon pen and added a strip of green card punched with a MS border punch. The image is 'Home for the Holidays' by Katerina Koukiotis from Sweet Pea stamps. I love this image, she is such a gorgeous old fashioned girl.  I've coloured her with promarkers and added snow with a white gel pen. The image is matted on a couple of Marianne die cuts. I've added some gorgeous red and gold ribbon from Crafty Ribbons to finish off.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Emma's : Vintage Dahling

Dream Valley: anything goes

Fussy and Fancy: let it snow

Gingerloft Challenge: anything goes

Incy wincy: bold and bright

Polkadoodles: Vintage/retro

Shopping our Stash: across the border

Stempelsonnen: Winter

Thanks for visiting today

Claire xx

The Stamp Man 3rd annual awards

Hi there, well Christmas is well and truly over, the decorations have been put away and the fridge is cleared off leftovers lol. Before looking forward to 2012, the team at The Stamp Man are encouraging us to look back over the past year and pick our best/favourite craft project of the year! What a great challenge and a good excuse to sit in front of the TV with the lappy and a box of After 8s lol (not that I need an excuse to eat chocolate )

After a wander around looking at all the projects I've made in the last year I think my favourite is this one, a little canvas called 'Fairy Door'. I really enjoyed making it as it gave me chance to mess around with paint and glitter and also to use one of my all time favourite stamps, the gorgeous unicorn from Chocolate Baroque. You can see the original post here

It was hard to choose and I thought I'd share a couple more of my favourite projects, this little canvas was created for our first challenge at Fashionable Stamping Challenges and uses some more of my favourite stamps (the original post is here)

Lastly, I really enjoyed making this one, I love mail art and got so carried away making these faux stamps, again using stamps from Chocolate Baroque. You can find out more in the original post here

Thanks for taking a walk down memory lane with me. I'm back at work tomorrow so although I'm not the happiest bunny in the world its always nice to catch up with friends and have a good old gossip :-) Here's to another year of crafting

Claire xx

Thanksgiving at Rainbow Lady's Challenge

Hi there well this week has flown by and its time for a new challenge from the lovely Rainbow Lady and this week Cynthia wants to see Thanksgiving stamps so I took the opportunity to ink up this beautiful little lady from Sweet Pea Stamps, she is called 'Autumn Harvest' by Ching Chou Kuik

I created the background by painting white card with starbust stains (Jazzy Jivin purple, don't you just love the names of the colours lol). I painted with a stiff bristly bursh to leave the mica in lines and create some texture. Once it was dry i stamped the clarity corner stamp and embossed with gold EP and matted the background on some gold mirri card.

The image is coloured with promarkers and she has sparkle EP on her wings. I've used the new Deluxe Crafters Card from Crafty Boots to stamp the image and this stuff is fab-u-lous! I'd been having a problem with flexmarkers bleeding but with this card  the colours blend beautifully but don't seem to bleed, its a great price too. I've layered her up over a couple of Marianne diecuts, covering the join with a ribbon. The sentiment is also from Sweet Pea stamps

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments: thank you or thanksgiving

Corrosive challenge: give thanks

Crafty Boots: Fantasy

Crafty Purple Frog: use orange

Hooked on Crafts: die cuts/punches

In a Sweet pea dream:  a thankful project using fall colours

Kaboodle Doodles: thanksgiving

Our Creative Corner: pumpkins or pumpkin pie

Sentimental Sundays: thank you or thanksgiving

Sketchy Colours: orange, green and purple

Stampin Sisters in Christ: gratitude

Thanks for calling by

hugs

Claire xx

Anything goes at Fashionable Stamping Challenges!

Woo hoo, its time for our first challenge at Fashionable Stamping Challenges and we've got a really easy challenge for you, yep its 'Anything goes' although you've got to get inky as we're a rubber/clear challenge so no digi stamps are allowed. Our lucky winners are in for a real treat as  the generous Marina from Cottage Crafts has kindly donated 2 prizes for our first challenge!! 

I've used lots of my favourite stamps on this canvas (which was part of some yummy candy from my lovely Blogland friend Brenda). The canvas and the scalloped frame (a recycled lid from some chipboard shapes) were crackled with brown and cream emulsion paint and watered down pva glue. I then paint fusioned them with Sheena Douglass' paint fusion Daisy stamps (well actually they aren't Sheena's, they're mine lol). Ithen added some walnut stain distress ep around the edges. The little angel stamp is 'Bess' by Elaine Cox from Sweet Pea Stamps, she is coloured with promarkers apart from her hair which I coloured with coloursoft pencils. I always struggle to colour curly hair but I think I've got a better result with pencils than I do with markers.

The butterflies are some of my favourite stamps from the Patchwork Butterfly stamp sheet from Chocolate Baroque. I stamped them on acetate with versamark and embossed with walnut stain distress EP. I then glittered the back of the butterflies with pale blue, lemon and brown glitters and cosmic shimmer glue. I left them overnight to dry and cut them out before attaching them to the canvas. I stuck the bodies down with a smear of silicone glue and popped the wings up with large blobs of silicone to let the light shine through the glitter. You can see the detail a bit better on this pic:

I'm entering this canvas in the following challenges: 

Anything goes: Pick of the bunch

Crafty Cardmakers: flutterbies

Cupcake Craft Challenge: Shabby sparkle

I love promarkers: Anything goes

Little Red Wagon: Heat Embossing

Paperplay: In the garden

Penny's Paper Crafty: altering it

The house that stamps built: glitter

The sisterhood of Crafters: simply handmade

Try it on tuesday: alter a present

Thanks for calling by, make sure you pop over to Fashionable Stamping Challenges, as well as our winner's prize we have a prize with a twist too! You won't want to miss my teamies projects either as they are stunning! We're also having a DT call so if you love rubber stamping then now's your chance to be 'fashionable' lol.

Claire xx