It's A Kind Of Magic

Happy Saturday everyone. 

Time for another challenge at the CES Challenge Blog.

Our lovely host this week is Carrie  
and she has chosen the theme

Make it Magical or Spooky 

I admit, the theme threw me this week - several cards ended up in the bin and I'm still not entirely happy with this one.

So, I need you to enter the challenge and give me some inspiration :-)

I used an 'On the Edge, Petal Point card blank, - isn't this shape great for halloween cards?

The DP is Fancy Pants, It's the Little Things

I really don't have any Halloween images, so I googled and found this owl freebie. I used purple chalk for the night sky and a touch of yellow for the moon and finished off by running my white gel pen along some branches.

The image was then mounted onto black card with stickles silver glitter for the dots.
 

I love Glamour Dust, and I found a great new way to add it

 - new to me that is - you've probably all been doing this for years :-)

I used my glue pen to add a line of glue all around my DP and then just sprinkled the glamour dust on.

I sooo love having a nice big bottle of it, instead of one of those tiny, fiddly pots.

Finally I added some black pearls to the petal points. Job done :-)

Join us this week for your chance to win a £10 gift voucher 
to spend in the store (excl p&p).

If you haven't popped over to Crafty Emma's recently - why not? lol**
There's still a fabulous SALE on, plus some gorgeous new papers have arrived.

GIVE AWAY

We all like to be in with a chance of winning something, right?

So head on over to Emma's own blog and see what she's offering :-)

Challenges -  
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Halloween.
Pals Paper Arts - Halloween
Stamp Insanity - Black and Purple

Tag, you're it!

How is everyone getting on with the new blogger interface?

Have you been brave enough to try it?

I am starting to get used to where everything is and I like the much larger post editor page.

Hopefully, they've corrected the timing bug, and this scheduled post will go out ok.

This week at Totally Papercrafts the lovely Marion is our host and she has chosen the theme,

 Cute with Buttons

Everyone has buttons, right? And if you can't find something to match your project, you could always try making your own.

How adorable are these Teddy Bo & Co's - I couldn't resist them any longer.

I think they are going to be really versatile too.

Here's a close up of one of the tags - it's my first time colouring them, so I haven't  got them quite right yet.
 

Challenges -
Papertake - Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Festive Cheer in September. This is a new challenge blog, so check it out if your haven't seen it yet. The DT work is awesome.

Supplies.

Digi Stamps - Teddy Bo & Co, coloured with Copics.

DP - Dovecraft, Christmas Fancy

Button and ribbon from my stash

Bakers Twine from Crafty Emmas

Ta Very Muchly

At CES this week , our lovely challenge host, Donna, would like you to

Raise Your Glasses

we want to see your drink related card/projects.

Ahhhh drink - another of my favourite subjects :-) 

Actually I'm a total lightweight - not like my girls, who can drink any guy they know under the table - glad that their expensive University education wasn't wasted!! ;-)

I have gone for a little wine and chocolate thank you set.

 I just LOVE this Prima, Printery paper and I had to take a deep breath before I cut into it. Even then, I really didn't want to cover it up too much, so for my card I used a patchwork design.

Emma has some gorgeous papers in store right now - but be quick - they are selling out FAST!

I used a Letraset Fineliner pen to add some faux stitching and distressed the edges with black chalk.

 

The Prima flowers and card candy centres were sprinkled with Glamour Dust.

I stamped the 'Thanks' onto a piece of cream card, cut it into a ribbon shape at one end and added a couple of black pearls.
 

The treat holder was made following Christina Fischer's tutorial at Splitcoaststampers

I kept this pretty plain too - using my nesties to create a frame for the 'just for you' stamp, adding a little more glamour dust, some ribbon and a fancy corner.

 

I know it's back to school week for a lot of you, so hopefully you will have a little time to join in the challenge.

Don't forget you could win a £10 voucher (excl p&p) to spend at Crafty Emma's.

Check out Emma's MASSIVE CLEARANCE SALE  - UP TO 80% OFF

and grab yourself a bargain.

Challenge - 

Die Cut Dreams - make a gift box/bag.

Supplies -

DP - Prima Printery. Prima Blooms. Card Candy. Glamour Dust.

Black Pearls. Ribbon.   Sizzix Corner Die 'Architectrual Accents'

'Thanks' stamp Wild Rose Studios.

'Just for you' stamp Catslife Press.

A Nice Cup Of Chai!

Morning everyone.

I have a cute little project to show you today and...

drum roll please...    a mini tutorial!

I made this for our new challenge at Totally Papercrafts, where the lovely Sarah is hosting this week's theme of...

Not A Card

My favourite challenge and I can't wait to see what you come up with.

We have 2 fabulous sponsors for you this week 

Crafty Emma's Store and Di's Digi Downloads.

I bought this new drink a few weeks ago and, when my DD said she'd like to try it, I remembered I had some paper cups in the cupboard and came up with this little gift for her. 

I also wanted to play with this lush Bo Bunny paper. This is out of stock at Crafty Emmas right now, but check out all her other gorgeous new papers - Prima, Fancy Pants, My Mind's Eye... don't hang around though,  these lovelies go quickly!

This is really easy to make and if you give it a try I would love to know how you get on.

Supplies - 

1 piece card for the box 270mm x 185mm

1 piece card for the cup holder insert  205mm x 122mm

1 piece card for the handle 168mm x 152mm

2 paper cups (the base of my cups had a diameter of approx 55mm)

Box - score at 50mm on all sides. 
Snip into corners as shown, tape or glue and fold up into box.

Tip - I use DS tape and run a pritt stick over it. This not only makes it stick better but also makes it slide a little,so it can be lined up perfectly.

Cup holder insert -    score at 20mm all the way round.

Cut 2 circles for the cups - I used a 60mm diameter nestie die.

Snip into sides as shown, tape/glue and fold up as box.

 

 Handle -  cut an oval shape, in the top, for the handle - I used a small nestie.
And these are the pieces you should have.
 I decorated the handle piece with my DP before putting it into the box and stapling them together at the bottom.

Then you can decorate as you like. 
I placed the tea in small cello bags, inside the cups.

I'm already planning another one of these - 

I'm thinking Christmas papers, hot chocolate, and marshmallows!!

:-)

Challenges
Party Time - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Linky Party
Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Supplies - 

DP - Bo Bunny, Timepiece Collection.

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Circle and scalloped circle nesties

Buttons and black pearls from Crafty Emmas

Ribbon and twine from my stash.