Good Friday Vintage ATC

Welcome!

Rather late than never!

At Crafting by Designs we have an Anything Goes with a Twist : Vintage Easter and/or Spring challenge. My creation is a little bit late...

Our generous sponsor is Nicecrane. Since the first day I laid my eyes on his creations, I have been a fan! Working with the gorgeous products is only a pleasure! Can I confess, I so enjoyed looking at the pretty pictures, I couldn't get going...ok, that is half the story, work got in the way of my craft time, but I had them printed out for at least a week...LOL.

My choice fell on the Fantasy Birds. It is always great to start an ATC with a lovely background, but it can be difficult too. I decided to add something Easter (the black stamped cross) and some music that can be Easter or spring. The music is in gold and didn't photograph too well. The stamp is 'Music Collage' from Stampabilities.

Well, very simple, my Good Friday ATC:

Here is a close-up where I tried to capture the music notes:

I hope that you will come & join the challenge!

Rene

Vintage Easter

Welcome!

It is time for another creation with the monthly template from the Duo Challenge Blog!

The template is for a fabulous easel card, in the shape of eggs! I played around with a few ideas and then decided to make a Vintage card, using the fabulous Fascinating Birds from Nicecrane as focus. The base of the card is brown and the contrast is teal, but it came out a bit blue. I added some ribbon, gold wax and flowers to finish my card.

Here is my easel card:

I'm also adding my card to Crafting by Designs.

Do join us!

Rene

Let the show begin!

Welcome!

It's week 2 of the challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad and we're still dancing with the fabulous images from our sponsor, A Day for Daisies!

My card this week portrays that moment when the curtains open and the music starts to play and the first steps are taken on the floor. I used dramatic colours to portray the mood and added some hand lettering.

Here is my card:

PS. I had some challenges taking the photos...I love using dark backgrounds but they are difficult to capture!

Do join the challenge!

Rene

Let's Dance

Welcome!!

The new challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad this week is "Let's Dance" and our fabulous sponsor is A Day for Daisies.

 

I printed a whole row of the sweet Magical Bloom Dancer. The strip was rubbed with pink chalk.  A layer of pearl paper, as well as a layer of pink inked paper was added. My current favourite, pink rhinestones adds a final touch of glamour. It reminds me of little girls rehearsing for a ballet concert. So let's dance and get those lovely creations entered in the challenge.

Rene

Magic Tag?

Welcome!

It's week 2 of the Land of Enchantment challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad.

My tag displays the cute fairy hanging onto her pollen! I used neon wax crayons to create a background on the manila tag.  Pencils was used to colour the fairy which I then fussy cut. Some silver flakes add some 'pollen' and some glitter finishes my tag. Thanks A & T Digital Designs for the cute fairy!

I really hope that you will come & share your enchanting creation!

Getting ready for Christmas!

Welcome!

Time for a new challenge at Crafting by Designs!

I am a procrastinator, so before I realize it, the Christmas season is here and I'm not ready. That is why I'm hosting this challenge, to try and be ready when Christmas 2013 dawns on me.

The challenge involves Non Traditional Christmas Colours. NO REDS OR GREENS, and very little gold. So many colours have crept into Christmas that it is a bit difficult to say what is traditional, what not. 

Think a little out of the box...this is all about the colours you use. Your creation can be traditional, but bring us some different colours. It can be funky, toned down, bright...

When I started making cards, I bought loads of rubber stamps, some really lovely ones. Today I'm using one of these, Silent Night, Holy Night by Hero Arts. I've played around with some dye-ink pads and then decided on the indigo. The trimmed image was edged with Cosmic Copper Brilliance, then matted on recycled cardboard and finally added to a navy card. Three rhinestones add a bit of sparkle. Voila, my first Christmas card for 2013, all in non traditional colours:

And a close-up:

We hope that we will see many fabulous creations getting ready for Christmas. You can show us cards, tags, bags, as long as you keep to the theme: Non Traditional Christmas Colours. Remember, you are getting ready for Christmas!  

This challenge will run from March 6 to March 12.  Can't wait to see what you create!

Rene

Enchanted...

Welcome!

A new week, a new challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad.

Our theme this week is 'A Land of Enchantment'. I'm using Apple Blossom Stamp, generously supplied by our sponsor A & T Digital Designs.

The way the sun falls on flowers, the time of day, can change the way you see the colours and creates a dreamy world  where faeries play. I printed on papers that I've painted with inks. 3 flowers were cut out from a second print and added. 3 rhinestones and some glitter pen adds some sparkle to my card.

Here is my card:

Hope you will join the challenge!

Rene

Autumn Basket

Welcome!

It's Duo-Challenge time! #24 is a pretty heart basket. It is nearing autumn here in Cape Town and I decided to make an autumn basket. Autumn (fall) is my favourite season!

The lovely template was printed on light kraft card, cut out, folded & constructed. Using some coloured inkpads, I added ink directly to the little basket, hearts and handle. The hearts were shaped with the scissors before I added it to the basket. Some punched leaves and a sewing thread bow finish my basket:

Hope you like it!

Rene

Have a Heart!

Welcome!

It's week 2 of the 'You have my Heart' Challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad!
Yes, there is a still a week to enter to stand in line to win some wonderful digistamps from our sponsor Just Some Lines.

I am using the freebie offered on their blog : Hearts in a Vase. I have made a One Layer Card, printing directly on the card stock in colour. I printed another vase out & used the hearts, that were coloured with pencil, fussy cut & layered. Some pencil rubbing & glitter add a final touch.

The simplicity of the Just Some Lines images makes it ideal for this kind of card, but it is also versatile to use in more intricate designs and multilayer cards. Do visit their shop, you will find a design you love!

The sentiment will be added later, because I might use it for a wedding or an anniversary...both coming up! And I might still add some ribbon...

Well, here it is:

Hope it inspires you to join the challenge!

Do visit again.

Rene

I'm entering my card in the LOVE challenge on the Just some Lines Blog

New week, new challenge!

Welcome!

It's a new week and time for a new challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad!
Our theme this week is : 'You have my heart' and our sponsors are Just Some Lines.
I have always liked the simplicity of their digital stamps! Do visit their store, they even have a few freebies up for grabs!

For the challenge I used Emo Amber and the Heart Balloon.  I added some fine-liner hearts to the red base card. The colouring was done with my pencils and is really accents of colour. I hope that it conveys the theme and inspires many of you to come and join us!

My card:

Remember, your card must have a heart or express something heart related. It can be a Valentine's Card, but it is not necessary.

Do visit again!


Rene

Congratulations!

Welcome!

At last my creation with the fabulous template from the Duo Challenge Blog is finished!

The template for January 2013 is a perpetual calendar that can be used in so many ways.

I have decided to make a baby card to celebrate the birth of my friend's second grandson:

 

I've used some coordinating DP with a naval theme. The solids accentuate the colour way. I made the bunting with the sentiment as well as the 2 little yachts. The glitter glues goes so well with the blue and orange. The little white heart in the center of the card is some love for the little one. The date, 14 January 2013, is Liam's birth date.

Here are some close-ups:

The bunting with the sentiment:
('Baie geluk' = 'Congratulations' in Afrikaans)

The wonderful thing about these templates is that one can create fabulous cards without having the latest cutting machines, just a sharp knife and a good pair of scissors and some imagination!

Hope you like my creation and will hop over to join in the challenge too...

And do visit again!

Rene

So cute in Pink!

Welcome!

It's week 2 of the 'Tickled Pink' challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad! Yes, 1 week left to get those pink and fabulous creations entered.

I used the cute Digidarla's Blessing of Heaven 3 for my pink baby card.  The card has layers of solid pink and white and a paper doily and bow to create the 'window'. The coloured image was fussy cut and 3D'd on top. Some glitter pen add a little sparkle.

Here she is:

And here is a close-up:

Thanks for popping in...do visit again.
And get those pink creations in before the week is over!

Rene

Crazy Backgrounds

Welcome!

My apologies to all my regular followers...I'm trying to find a background that I like...I'm considering white.

If you have a suggestion, feel free to give it.

Or maybe I'll go with the crazy idea of changing the background to compliment the latest post.

No promises here, I'll decide as I go along.

Am I having fun? Yes, but not all the backgrounds I really like, works too well with all the stuff I have on display.

Do pop in again, I'm sure there will be a(nother) surprise waiting.

Rene

Proudly Tickled Pink

Welcome!

A new week, a New Challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad!

The theme this week is Tickled Pink and our generous sponsor is Digi Darla Designs.

The image I am working with is the Paisly Peacock. Paisley made me think of pink.
I coloured the image with my pencils and fussy cut the paisley parts out of 2 extra images. I layered the images and added some gems. If you wondered, I'm tickled pink with how it turned out.

I hope that you will join the challenge!

Rene

Tiny Recycling

Welcome!

I've made my first twinchie!

Here it is:

 

Over at Crafting by Designs Julia posted this lovely Mixed Media challenge. The challenge is to make some twinchies. I used an image from A Day for Daisies :  Petals in a Teacup that I won some time ago. I printed all four of the teacup images to a size of about 1". I coloured the image with my pencils and cut it out. 

My twinchie is made from a recycled box that is covered with some script paper. I cut a frame from the same box for my picture. This is not much mixing of media, but I'll definitely do this again.

Rene

White Week 2

Welcome!

It's week 2 of the 'White as Snow' challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad.

This week I made a super quick, super CAS card. I had a sentiment ready for use which I attached to the card. A few fine liner lines finish the card. Just that, nothing more.

Tip: When stamping or printing sentiments, cut them all out and add double sided tape. Keep them in a labeled container. That way they are ready if you quickly need to whip up a card. It also saves on time.

Hope my card inspires you to join the challenge.

Remember, we have a fabulous sponsor, Classy Cards and Such, who is giving away a $10 voucher to one lucky entry! Do visit her shop and have a look around at all the lovely goodies she sells. I love all the lace and bling!

Do visit again!

Rene

White on White

Welcome!

It's a New Year and time for a New Challenge at the Cheerful Stamp Pad.

Our theme this week is White as Snow. I really like to play with just white - it gives you the chance to play with textures and white embellishments. My card is simple with embossing, some ribbon and lace and a touch of bling from my Gelly Roll.

Here is a close-up of my embossed letters:

I'm planning to use it for an upcoming wedding. Hope you like it!
 

Our generous sponsor this week is Classy Cards 'n Such. She has a lovely variety of goodies, including lovely lace that you can use for your own white card. Do visit her fabulous shop. A $10 voucher is up for grabs!

I hope I have inspired you to make a white card and enter our challenge. You don't have to use just white like me, as long as your creation is mainly white, you can enter. Go and have a peek The Cheerful Stamp Pad for more inspiration from the Design Team.

Oh, I forgot to mention, our upcoming challenges are in the right hand column on the blog! So while you are creating, you can start thinking...

Rene

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Little House

Good Day!

My entry for the the Duo Challenge #22.

I kept it simple and summery with punched flowers.

Have a great day!

Rene

Blog skip at Crafting by Designs!

A new beginning, a favourite season!

Welcome to the blog hop celebrating our new blog Crafting by Designs!

Our theme: Our favourite season! 

If you arrived here via Julia's blog: Paper and Scraps Creations, you're still on track! Don't you think her card is so super cute, all ready for Christmas!

My favourite season is Autumn or Fall. I love the leaves that changes colour, the whole way the season change. Leaves in all shapes and sizes and colours, I really love leaves!

The card I made is quite simple and quick, using some die-cut leaves, stamp pads and sponges. I used the leaves as templates to create the background on a tall Kraft card. The leaves were sponged and curled and added with dimension tape. A few glitter dots complete the card.

Your next stop is Tammy's blog : Cuttin' and Stampin where I'm sure you'll get some more inspiration!

Thanks for visiting, hope you'll visit again!

Rene

Here is the blog skip line up, 

just in case you want to check if you didn't miss out on some fabulous creations:

START at Crafting byDesigns

Beth Pollock at Mossberry Cottage 

Chrissie Tobas at Harvest Moon Paperie

Cindy Leek at Papers Pads and Pictures 

Doris T at Mom's Been Scrappin

 
Julia Vazquez at Paper and Scraps Creations by Julia 

Rene vanWyk (me) at Life in the Craft Lane 

Tammy Smith at Cuttin' and Stampin  

Do visit us again for some exciting challenges and meet some wonderful friends. Become inspired, come join in the fun. Join our Facebook page, be sure you do not miss out!

Pimp my Ride!

Welcome!

My last minute entry over at the Duo-Challenge #18:

I used the template and made Father Christmas a decorated camper...just the right thing for the summertime here in Cape Town!

Hope you like it!

Do visit again!

Steampunk with Bling!

Welcome!

It's week 2 of the Steampunk challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad!
The Octopode Factory is our generous sponsor this forthnight.

I decided to use the Steampunk Lady Flo again but bling her up a bit! I used the same Steampunk background and added some metallic board cut with a fancy scissors. Some metallic washers, rhinestones and Sparkles were added for more bling. Lady Flo is ready for her Steampunk Party!

Do join in our fun challenge and stand a chance to win a $10 gift certificate from Octopode Factory! See you there!

Cheerful Steampunk!

Welcome!!

It's time for a new challenge over at The Cheerful Stamp Pad!
The theme, as you might have guessed (VBG) is Steampunk and our generous sponsor this time is The Octopode Factory.  The images we played with are excellent for Steampunk themed projects.

I decided to make an ATC and use very modern colours. In fact, I coloured with some fat Neon wax Highlighters.The image I used is Steampunk Lady Flo. She has this look of Mary Poppins with her little umbrella and frilly skirt. I printed a larger image of her on some Steampunk background I found here. The cut-out of Lady Flo is added with some foam tape to look like she has a shadow behind her while she is flying through the sky.

Here she is a bit closer:

Hope you like her and will join in the challenge.

Do visit Lily's shop because there are more fabulous images!

Coming up Orange Week 2

Welcome!

It's week 2 of the Coming up Orange challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad!

It is another chance to show off the fabulous designs from our sponsor Lunagirl. Do yourself a favour and stop by her store, there are some beautiful products to feast your eyes on!

My choice for this week is from her Orange Sheet. I kept it simple to showcase the Revue Poster to it's best:

Some coloured cardstock, a few dots of glitter and some Gelly Roll highlights, and there you are!

Here is a close-up.

Hope you feel inspired to make something orange!

Do visit again!

Taking Time...

Welcome!

The theme at Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge is :Take Time for you!

There is one thing that I really love doing, and that is reading. The ultimate 'Me Time' is spending time with a book, some background music and no worries about time...

My ATC says all that: The part of the clock doesn't show any time, the red music score is the music that is just there in the background, some printed text for the books and reading. The back of the text paper is a collage effect with the flowers and some text showing. It really looked pretty and creates a relaxed feeling. The sentiment is from Create with TLC.  It is the perfect sentiment for any book lover. The rhinestones signifies golden moments with my books. (I had to decide between pearls and rhinestones, but 'Pearls of Wisdom' was maybe pushing it a bit...LOL).

Well, I hope you like it:

Here are the Rhinestones up close:

Do visit again!

I'm entering my ATC in Challenge#19 at ATC's and Cards with Attitude where the theme is Anything Goes.

For the Love of Shoes!

Welcome!

I love shoes! High heels are my favorite. There is just something about putting on a pair of heels, it elevates the body and the mood. It makes one feel fabulous and ready to conquer the world!

I have a pair of red heels that I wore in a play for a few minutes. They are a size to small because we couldn't get any when we were looking for red ones. They are killer shoes, in more ways than one! Five minutes on and the aches in my toes start, 15 minutes and I don't feel my toes. Will I ever get rid of them, no, never. I might not wear them again, but I love them!

So in honour of my pair of Red Suede Shoes, I present to you the Vintage Shoe by Robert Jackson, this time in Patent Leather:

The theme at Jackson's Digital Expressions is Anything Goes with Brads/Eyelets and here is a close-up of the eyelets I added.

And here you can see the Patent Leather I created with the Glossy Accents:

I hope you like my CAS red card and will join us in the challenge.

I'm entering my card in Challenge#19 at ATC's and Cards with Attitude where the theme is Anything Goes.

Rainbow Paisley

Welcome!

Another card for Jackson's Digital Expressions CAS week. The theme is Anything Goes with Brads/Eyelets.

I'm using Design by My Heart Pieces, our sponsor for the week. Do visit her blog to see all the pretty images she has!

This is such a super simple, super quick card. The image was printed directly on to the card. The colours were then sponged onto the card. Add a touch of glitter and voila!, finished CAS card! Can it be easier?? I doubt it!

Here is the card:

And a little closer:

Do join us in the challenge!

Bride of My Heart

Welcome!

It's a new week, a new month and a new challenge at Jackson's Digital Expressions!

The CAS team is hosting this week. We also have a wonderful new sponsor, My Heart Pieces, with such pretty images.

The theme is Anything Goes with Optional Brads/Eyelets.

My first card is a white card, using the Pretty Bride from our sponsor. I decided to use mainly white and just add a whiff of pink to the image. I punched white daisies and added some Liquid pearls to the corners. I know it isn't quite CAS, but it is clean in colour!

Here is my card:

A little closer view:

Hope you feel inspired and will join the challenge!

Do visit the My Heart Pieces website, there are some freebies available too!

Mucha Orange

Welcome!

It's a new week and time for a new challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad.

Our challenge this week is all about the colour Orange.

We also have a generous sponsor, Lunagirl, whose collage sheets are just fabulous.

It is sometimes so much fun to work with a coloured image, especially when making a 3-D project.
That is exactly what I did with the Mucha girl image.

Once I started cutting, I actually realised how much detail there is to this wonderful image. I can see so many possibilities!

I added an uncut picture to 2 layers of orange shades of cardstock. I cut the head out of the second layer and just the 'cap' part out of the 3rd layer. Glossy accents and some Jelly roll add some sparkle to the image. 2 rhinestones on a sparkly panel anchors the image on the card.

Here is my card:

And here are a few close-ups:

And a different angle:

A close-up of the image:

I hope my project has inspired you to try something different and use the colour orange. Do not forget to join the challenge!

And do stop by at our sponsor!