The Stamping Boutique BLOP HOP

Hi, I am so sorry this is late, I am without internet AND my laptop keyboard has given up the ghost, so I've pinched my son's laptop for a wee while and gone in search of wifi!

Today sees the start of The Stamping Boutique Blog Hop, which is running from 11th til 13th November.

There is a whole host of DT members taking part, and there are prizes to be won along the way! Here's a list of the participants and their blogs...

Christy D- http://www.christyszaneycreations.blogspot.com/ <----Start Here

Jessica- http://canyoupixelthis.com/
Sandy- http://scribblesbysandy.blogspot.com/
Ali (Dragonlady)- http://craftydragons.blogspot.com/
Lawren- http://ahobby-holic.blogspot.com/
Rhonda- http://bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com/
Miranda- http://mirandascardcreations.blogspot.com/
Stacie- http://hestiashelper.blogspot.com/
Melissa- http://www.smudgetime.com/
April- http://allaboutthelowers.blogspot.com/
Julia- http://paperandscrapscreations.blogspot.com/
Ali (Aqualeiga)- http://aqualeigasescape.blogspot.com/ <---You are HERE!
Rene'- http://www.stampinginsunnysa.blogspot.com/
Jerusha- http://ilovepapercrafting.blogspot.com/
Arielle- http://soccermom5982.blogspot.com/
Sue-http://confessionsofapaperhoarder.blogspot.com/

TSB Challenge Blog-http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/ <---- Final Stop

You should have arrived here from Julia's blog, and from here you should be off to Rene's blog but the list should set you right if not!

The best bit!.....Make sure to visit each design team member's blog and leave a comment as each one of us will be giving away one TSB image! AND....1 random person (who comments on all DT blogs and leaves a final comment on The Stamping Boutique blog) will be selected to win the entire set of our newest line of images called the Smoochies.

Oops, nearly forgot, here's my card!

I used the wonderful Happy, Happy Snowman image, coloured with Promarkers and accented with chalks and Glamour Dust.

I then used my lacey circles nestie to cut it out. My DPs are Dovecraft Christmas ones from a few years back. I kept it fairly simple, just added a computer sentiment 'You're So COOL!' a die-cut snowflake and some funky fibres to finish.

 

Oh yes, I also added one of my 'posh pins' too!

I do hope you will join us on our hop....I can't wait to see who wins the digi image from my blog!

Pper Piecing THE CRFTY PD

Oh dear I've had no end of problems this week, including internet problems, so I am really sorry this post is so late.

This week at THE CRAFTY PAD we have a PAPER PIECING theme for you. I used Sammy Scarecrow from THE CRAFTY PAD DESIGNS. Here's my card;

The papers are all digital, and have been distressed around the edges. I used gingham papers to paper piece his clothes and the soil.

I made some flowers and used some punched leaves, along with some funky fibres to decorate.

The sentiment was created on the computer and cut with  nestie.

Our sponsors this week are;

CRAFTY RIBBONS with a selection of ribbons.

AND

LETRASET with a set of 5 grey promarkers.

I do hope you can join us.

SPECIAL FRIENDS

We all have special friends in our lives, and when it comes to their birthday, we like to make them something special to let them know we appreciate them. This week's theme over at For Fun Challenges is to make a SPECIAL BIRTHDAY CARD. Not just an ordinary birthday card, it MUST be something special FOR someone special.

This week we are sponsored once again by the fabulous Bugaboo, and have a wicked prize of 7 digis from their store.

I used the fab JJ from the Tequila & Shoes collection, and the image is called Tequila. Here's my card:

I coloured JJ with Promarkers to match the DPs, which I chose because they're bright & cheerful. The ric rac is made of felt, and reminded me of what the floor can look like after a few drinks!! The sentiment comes with the image, and I changed the font to Cocktail Bubbles, which I thought was perfect for the image! I also created another senti which says 'Happy Birthday to my Fabby Friend.'  I added some die-cut photo hinges attached with flower-brads, some more felt ric rac at the top and a handbag charm to finish.

It is for one of my bestest online buddies who has a birthday this month...can't say who as she may read this!!! :-P

I will enter my card for the following challenges:

• Die Cut Dreams #101 - So Charming.
• Kaboodle Doodles #91 - Sassy Girls.

Hope to see you join us this week.

I'm Back :)

Wow, that was a BUSY half term! We took the littlies to Disneyland Paris for the week, which was wonderful but SOOOOO TIRING!! Thanks so much to my teamies for covering for me while we were away. Of course Mr Blogger was a very naughty boy and ignored my scheduled posts for whilst I was away (grrrrr!) so I'm here this morning trying to update everything!

Yesterday saw the start of a brand new challenge at THE CRAFTY PAD with the theme of FRIENDSHIP. The DT have all used the wonderful Roshell Friends with Basket, available from The Crafty Pad Designs in both coloured and uncoloured versions.  I used the coloured version for my card.

Our sponsor this week is Michelle's Scrap

and one lucky winner will receive this fab stamp as a prize:

It's called Best Hugs by Alisa Ramirez.

I printed blue gingham straight onto card and made a pop-out stepper card. The image was cut using a lacey circle nestie on yellow gingham. I printed one of Debbie's sentiments directly onto the card too. I added some yellow grosgrain ribbon and punched flowers using white and yellow gingham with card candy dots at the centre (coloured to match using Promarkers.)

 I inked the edges to finish. I really hope you can join us for this week's challenge.

I would like to enter a couple of challenges with my card:

• Cardmad Fairy's Digi Day Challenge #19 - Friendship.
• Our Creative Corner - Fancy Folds.
• Scrappy Frogs - Something That Flies.
• Crafts & Me #58 - Winter Blues.

I also made a project for last week's Crafty Pad challenge which was Halloween, but it didn't post as Mr Blogger wasn't playing nicely! Here's what I made:

An icicle treatbox for Halloween sweeties, using the Halloween image from The Crafty Pad Designs.

The Stamping Boutique Sponsor DYSU?

Morning, and a right cold one it is here, BBBBRRRRRRR! Back to scraping thick ice off the windscreen before taking the littlies to school (gggrrr) but back to pulling on a hat to hide the scary 'bed-head' hair (yay!) so not all bad!

Today sees the start of a new challenge at Do You Stack Up? and The Stamping Boutique are proud to be one of their sponsors!

The theme for the challenge is TREES and I have used Princess Jennifer Latte Decorating the Tree one of Tracey's fabby images for my card. She is such a wonderful character!

I used a 6"x6" square card, black card for matting and the DPs are MME 'Snowed In' Winter Papers, and were a freebie with the Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine; I even managed to find one with trees on to match the theme!  I tried to keep the layout and details simple as there is so much fab detail in the image, I wanted that to be the focal point. I added some black & white gingham ribbon for contrast. The sentiment is from Card Craftworks. My image is of course coloured using Promarkers!

So, I will enter my card into the following challenges:

• DYSU #42 - Trees.
• Pollycraft #115 - Girls, Girls, Girls!
• Little Claire's #14 (monthly) - Christmas.
• Wee Memories #72 - Holiday Madness!

HALLOWEEN with a TWIST !!

Happy hump-day folks, it's certainly getting chilly here, which is perfect for our challenge this week at FOR FUN CHALLENGES. We want to see your HALLOWEEN projects, but with a twist...you CANNOT use Orange, Black OR Purple !!! Let me tell you, it was way harder than I imagined it would be! Here's my card:

Our fabulous sponsor this week is once again BUGABOO who provided the DT with some fab images to work with.

 The lucky winner will receive SEVEN images of their choice...such a wicked prize!

I coloured my image with Promarkers and cut it out. The red DP was applied to the whole of the card front, then 2 pieces of green DP were torn and distressed with red ink. A circle of the red DP was torn and distressed with green ink, then my image was added using foam pads. The sentiment I created on the computer using the font Halloween Spider; it says 'Hoppy Halloween.' A green ribbon with an extra bow in red, and some card candy dots to finish.

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

• Creative Card Crew - Spooky Fun.
• Digital Tuesday #133 - Happy Halloween.
• Crafty Boots - Autumn or Halloween.
• Creative Stamp Friends #36 - Halloween.
• Paper Creations Ink #11 - Halloween.
• Paper Pretties - Halloween.
• Gingerloft #27 - Halloween or Fall.
• Paper Sundaes #91 - Halloween or Fall.
• Quirky Crafts #21 - Spooky/Halloween/Colour challenge.
• Challenge up your Life #54 - Halloween.

Don't forget to join us at For Fun this week, someone's gotta win that fab prize, and much as we'd love to, the DT aren't allowed!!!!

Thanks for popping in, I love visitors!

I Wish I was Albert !!!!!

Over at The Crafty Pad this week we have a MONOCHROMATIC challenge theme for you. You get to choose ANY colour, but just ONE! I chose brown. The DT have all used Albert Snoozin' available from The Crafty Pad Designs. Here's my card:

I coloured the image with Promarkers, & cut it with a nestie. My papers are digital, from various sources, then I distressed the edges with brown ink, and simply layered them up. I have added a circle sentiment, a few Card Candy dots, some funky fibres and a tassell I've had in my stash since forever!

So you see, I wish I was Albert because the lucky chap is enjoying a nap, something I always need but rarely get!

I am entering my card into a couple of challenges:

• Pollycraft - Boys, Boys, Boys.
• Sweet Stampin' - Masculine.