It's Finally Here

It's Here! It's Finally Here!
The very first challenge at

Anything Goes!

For our first challenge! That is only lasting a week! These challenges will be fortnightly! We are asking to create absolutely anything and share it with us :)

And our fabulous leader Melly is offering fabulous prizes for our opening week! Whooo Hooo

1st Prize £10 voucher for Lili of the Valley

 2nd prize is Fashionista and Dude Simply Sassy set

and 3rd prize is wee Windswept Simply Sassy

Yummy or what!

So come and join us! We would love to see your creations! Now onto mine! I created a treat for you guys today! So shake it with me and check out my first....

Shaker Card!!!!

  

 Isn't this fabulous little elephant the CUTEST!

 

This fabulous elephant is from the awesome Tiddly Inks! 

I used thread for the balloon string hehehe! And this also shows you the shaky shaky elements!!!!

I love a) How simple this looks and b) How easy it was to do!! IT was sooo easy! 

Don't forget to check out my fabbie teammates creations! you can find the link to their blogs over on the left hand side! You can find the Dream Valley Homepage HERE

I would like to thank the following challenges for their inspiration for this card :)

Tiddly Inks: Shaker Card (A massive inspiration and the source of this cute, cute image)

Card Making Mamas: Happy Birthday

Crafty Anns: Birthday Card

Fussy and Fancy: Embossing and/or Paper Piecing

Fuzzy Wuzzy: Animal and Birthday

Stampin Dragon: Birthday

Totally Papercrafts: Paper Piecing

DYSU: Anything goes

Paper romance: Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon: Animals

Spoonful of Sugar: Birthday

High Hopes: Birthday

Scrap Creations: Birthday

The Ingredients:

Stamp: Image freebie from Tiddly Inks

Inks and things: Paper pieced

Papers: Gingham and Striped paper from Pink Petticoat

Odds and Sods: Thread from stash, microbeads from stash, acetate from stash

Lots of love xxxxxxxxxx

Gooooooooooood Morning Crafters! 

Its Sunday and Its time for our weekly challenge at I Did It Creations!

We were completely bowled over by the number of entrants in our Anything Goes challenge last week! So thank you all so much and don't forget to check back in case you were our lucky winner :D

So this week is another fabulous challenge! We are asking you to!

Cut It Out

That's right people get out those die's and punches and get creating! We want to see anything that uses a die cut or a punch!


This week we were sponsored by the Fabulous Floppy Latte Designs check out the fabulous collection available!
I chose to use this beautiful stamp called Flight of Fantasy

 

How fabulous is that right!!???

I thought I would try something a little different this week! I saw an awesome tutorial over at Splitcoaststampers for a Luminaria. It was so easy to follow, now all I need to get is some fake tealight candles and I am all set! I'm definitely going to be making some of these for christmas this year! What a fab gift!

So here is  my luminaria

You could just imagine a nice soft glow from a FAKE candle! Dont want any real glow hehehe, its all paper based :)
I recommend giving it a go, its fabulous :)


Don't forget to check out the fabulous creations from my teamies! You can check out their blogs from the links on the right hand side! :) 


Remember folks! We have a random draw with every challenge and you might just be the next winner.

Everyone is eligible to win one free digi stamp of their choice from the sponsor of that challenge. Or, if you use one of the sponsor's digi stamps, you could win a $5.0o coupon.

We give a freebie with every challenge also.

Just pick one of the images used by the DT, email Jeanette at

jeanette_wtrs@yahoo.com

IDIC Freebie Request in the subject line with the name of DT member

and she'll send you the digi stamp they used in this challenge.

The following challenges have inspired this creation!


Totally Gorjuss: Black and .... (white)
The Rubber Cafe: Fun Folds (This is folded from a piece of A4)
Crafts and Me: Wings
Creative Card Crew: Fantasy
Digital Tuesday: Punches (Scallop border punch)
Kaboodle Doodle: Break Tradition, New Fold (Yup!)
Challenge Up  Your Life: Fairytales




The card ingredients


Stamp: Flight of Fantasy by Floppe Latte Designs


Inks and things: All printer ink!

Papers: Flourishes by Pink Petticoat and some black card stock

Odds and Sods:x-cut scallop border punch and some vellum from Anita's

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone

Love and Hugs

xxx

A card... at last...

Soooooooo after all the excitment of this week I have neglected to post a card!!!
Shock Horror!

So let me grace you with one now hehe! There will be more this weekend!

Remember its the Launch of Dream Valley Challenges and boy to we have an awesome prize to give away!!

So back to my card! Recently I have discovered the wonderful Wax Fruit Company a wonderful collection of digital stamps available, and this card uses one of my discoveries :D

Both the flower and the sentiment are from the Wax Fruit company! I just adore those sentiments :)
I've tried to keep it soft and pastel-y! 

So this card is for the following challenges.


The Sisterhood of Crafters: Ribbons and Brads
Lexi's Creations:  Flowers
Stamp Something: Flowers
Crafty Sentiments: Spring
DYSU: Anything Goes
Shelly's Images: Ribbon
Stampin' B's: Flowers


Lastly of course! The Ingredients....

Stamp: Sentiment and Image from Wax Fruit Company

Inks and things: Watercolours

Papers: Vinnie Pearce - Dash Dot and Kraft paper

Odds and Sods: Ribbon from stash, brad from papermania

Thanks for looking! Lots of Love
xxxx

An Award

Good Golly Gosh!
In the last week I have been given the same award 3 times! I feel loved hehee :)

So thank you to Debbie, Mel and Kendra for thinking of me :)

Now next I have to...

1. Make a post linking back to the person who gave you the award!

2. Share 7 random things about yourself

3. Award 7 recently discovered bloggers with this award

4. Contact these bloggers and tell them they've won the award.

Now Seven Random Things...

1. I am left handed and I write upside down... So i smudge EVERYTHING

2. I am a complete geek at heart! Spend hours on the PC :)

3. I absolutely adore reading! When I'm not crafting or working I'm reading and I have a book review site HERE

4. I am a bread-a-holic! I could eat it all day, every day! Nom Nom Nom

5. I love Rugby, although I've not played in 4 years.

6. I broke my foot once, but was so "intoxicated" I didn't notice and went dancing on it. Whoops!

7. I can't sleep in silence, I have to have the TV on all night.

So there we go! HAHA

And I would like to send this toooooo my most recent 7 followers :D 

Carole

Anne

Fi

Susie

Khristen

Twisted Witch

Roxx

Much love to you all xxx

Can You Handle It?

So.......... after yesterdays fab news... I have more fab news! HA!
I am again delighted to let you know I've been chosen to be part of the wonderful AIFactory Design Team :)
Joining a super talented bunch of ladies :)

The team are split into two so I will be participating in bi-weekly challenges! But will most definitely try and post every week :)

Hurrah!!!

Check out the fabulous Store!!! And join us for the weekly challenges!
Ok I think that's all the excitement over! Back to cards from tomorrow hehehe


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