Tiffany Doodles Stitching Challenge

It's the 7th of the month and that means a new challenge at Tiffany Doodles.  This month the challenge is one of my favourite techniques:  it is stitching, real, faux, hand or machine.  There's a $10 voucher to Tiffany Doodles Store for the winner, so make sure you get an entry in!

I used the gorgeously opulent Succulent Flower for my card, printing it out 4 times (some of the prints were cropped so as not to waste ink and card), colouring with Copics, cutting and decoupaging.  The colouring could not be simpler, I used 3 shades of RV:  10, 23 and 34.  I had only a few scraps left of a Basic Grey pad called Green at Heart so I went slightly mad and patchworked a background for my image by glueing it onto a grid then stitching a zig-zag over the seams.  The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat, I added a couple of rhinestones beside it and a tiny one as a dewdrop on the flower.    More stitching, MS string punch used on the corners.  Hope you like my stitching card:).

I'm entering it for the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft - patchwork quilt
Stamp Something - digi
365 Cards - 6 different patterned papers - I counted and I did!
Card Cupids - stitching
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi

Day 2 of the building work saw the final digging out of the chalk under the sitting room floor, levelling off and adding of sand, then the damproof membrane.  Today it's loads and loads of concrete.  Here's the foreman inspecting progress:

Tiffany Doodles Kraft Challenge

The Challenge at Tiffany Doodles this month is to use Kraft card.  We have some very talented DT members who produce stunning artwork on Kraft card, do check out the blog for some lovely work.  However I am not anywhere near as skilled so I've used Kraft for one of the layers and the mat my papers.  I used Pretty Petals, an old favourite, mounting it onto a large Nestie square with dotty edges, which has also been run through a Tim Holtz embossing folder of a wall.  The DP is Memory Box, the border under it is MS bubbles punch, ribbon and pink pearls are from stash.
My card is also for:
Make it Colourful - colour with pink
Paper Creators - say it with flowers
Stampin' for the weekend - spots and dots (dotty Nestie and border, dotty FP)

A bird with Bling!

If ever a bird has the bling factor it surely must be the peacock, when I coloured in this image from Tiffany Doodles I added some Stickles, then some blue mirri board that I've had for ever, then a bit more...  I was a bit intimidated at the thought of colouring this, but I brought up a photo of a peacock on my computer and foud that, with the shading already there it needed minimal colouring.  

I've based the card on Jessica's sketch at There She Goes, the border is an EK Success punch, there's a matching ribbon round it which shows up much better in real life, the sentiment is computer generated.  Background paper from Artylicious and the embossed card is sanded and distressed Coredinations.

My card is for the following challenges:

There She Goes - sketch

Totally Papercrafts - bling it up

4 Crafty Chicks - get your bling on

Tiffany Doodles new release - sea life

Tiffany has come up with a lovely new release of turtle, pelican, seahorse and dolphin, all with lovely bonus quotes, you can buy them in the store here.  I used the seahorse to make a shaped card with a die set I got at Craft Barn last weekend and I added some of those gorgeous seashells that Tiff released a few weeks ago to my scene.  The seahorse and one of the shells are decoupaged, background is Distress Inked and then spritzed.  The bubbles are Glossy Accents.  I didn't use one of the lovely sentiments, I just wanted some simple wording so used my trusty Joanna Sheen stamp.

My card is for the following challenges:
Crafty Purple Frog - take a dip (water)
Shelley's Images - summertime
Crafting for all Seasons - beach/ocean
Happileigh Scrappin - shaped/folded cards
Simon Says - shaped cards/creations
Craft Room Challenge - summer holidays

I'm nuts about you

 I know, it's a corny sentiment but I had to do it lol!  Good morning and welcome to this month's Tiffany Doodles Challenge, which is All Creatures Great and Small.  There are two great chances to win a Gift Certificate from Tiffany Doodles: a $10 TD Gift Certificate to the winner who uses a Tiffany Doodles digital stamp and a $5 TD Gift Certificate to the 2nd runner up - no matter what stamp you've used.

Tiff has some stunning animal images, fun and realistic and I have chosen the Squirrel for my card.  Somehow, even though it's high summer (in theory anyway) he has ended up as an Autumnal card, with Basic Grey Indian Summer DP, some tiny punched out leaves and lots of stitching.  Midnight Madness, CPS and Critter Cards have ALL used basically the same sketch this week so I'm entering my squirrel in all three!

My card is for the following challenges:
Basic Grey - stitching
Simon Says - a stitch in time
A Spoonful of Sugar - stitching
Paper Sundaes - stitching
Critter Challenges - sketch and use red
CPS - sketch
Midnight Madness - sketch

Happy 4th July

 Happy 4th July to all my US friends, blogging crafters and real life friends!  I coloured a fun sailboat image from Tiffany Doodles a week or so back that was a freebie at the time for a CDAC Challenge.  I can't find the image in the shop but I'm sure it'll be there soon:).  I decided that this week's Sketch Saturday layout was perfect for the image and all the red, white and blue challenges around, so I added a Create with TLC sentiment, some Summertime Designs downloaded papers, freehand cut out stars that were dry embossed and a bit of baker's twine.  Useful masculine card for the stash I think and I do like this sentiment.

My card is for the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday - sketch
Here come the boys - spots and  stripes (spotty stars, stripy sail)
Stamp Scrap & Doodles , Stamp Insanity,  - stars and stripes (stripy sail)
Creative Inspirations , Use It Tuesday,  Tuesday Throwdown, Penny's Paper Crafty,   Digi Stamps4Joy,   Crafting for all Seasons,   Amber's Crafts and Stuff, The Rubber Cafe,  Delightful Challenges,  Craft us Crazy,  Fairy Knoll,  are ALL red white and blue themed challenges! And
Come & Get It , Little Red Wagon, Pixie Dust,  Sugar Creek Hollow , I Did it Creations,  are all patriotic challenges (British colours are also red white & blue!).
I don't think I've ever entered so many challenges with one little card lol!  Enjoy your day

How are you duck?

This adorable duck is part of today's new release at Tiffany Doodles, isn't he sweet?  There is a choice of different Nestie Labels shapes in the set; I don't have this die so I cut round it instead.  And how funny is that sentiment, which is a Joanna Sheen stamp.  The duck is coloured with Copics, he was very easy to colour so I did some stippling with my Copics on the background for fun.  The card is based on this week's Midnight Madness sketch and uses Stampin' Up DPs, stitching and some dew drops.
My card is for the following challenges:
Midnight Madness - sketch

Copic Creations - doodling
Little Darlings - favourite colour combo (blue & green)
Crafts & Me - stitches
Hooked on Craft - anything goes

Best Fishes - Tiffany Doodles new release

There are some fun new releases at Tiffany Doodles this week including this fun watery scene.  The digi is one goldfish but I've layered them in Word and made a small school of fish.  Fish coloured with Copics, background is Distress Inks spritzed with water. DP is Stampin' Up (orange) and Basic Grey (green).  A few gems and ribbons from stash and a handwritten sentiment finish it off, hope you like it.
Spoonful of Sugar - splish splash - my fish are cooling off!
For Fun Challenges - bright colours
My Mum's Craft Shop - seeing spots
Forever Friends - spots and dots, must have an animal

Petunia Jar

This is another card that I made using the new release form Tiffany Doodles, this is called Petunias in a Jar.    The DP is Prima, I've used a wide Martha Stewart punch, ribbon from stash and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.  Image is colured with Copics, Distress Ink on the background and lots of Glossy Accents on the jar.
I'm entering my card for some challenges:
2 Sisters  - anything goes
Creations by Gill - pink and green and flowers
Crafty Catz - pink and green
Totally Papercrafts - pink and girlie
Ai Factory - pretty in pink

Flowering Branch - new release from Tiffany Doodles

There's a great new release at TiffanyDoodles, including this branch which I've turned on end into a kind of fantasy tree.    I've added Viva Pearls to the blossoms, the DP is Memory Box and the ribbon is a twill from stash.  The butterfly is a punch with more Viva pearls.

My card is for the following challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - anything goes
Papertake - bloom and grow
StampsRUs - going digital
Cupcake Craft - in the garden
Little Red Wagon - use a tree in your project

Karma Camelli-on

When we lived in Surrey the soil was perfect for Camellias, now we have chalk and they are something that we only grow in pots.  So here's a Camellia that doesn't need acid soil, from a new digi release by Tiffany Doodles, you can buy it here.  I've coloured with Copics, added some baker's twine, a Craftwork Cards sentiment, some dry embossing and a die cut scroll, the DP is Prima. 

My card is for the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew - May flowers

Penny's Challenges - anything goes

Frosted Designs - ribbon or twine - and a Happy Birthday to Melissa and Lori!

4 Crafty Chicks -spring has sprung

Delightful Challenges - flowers

Almond Blossom

We've a great new release at Tiffany Doodles this week, both images are available as digis to colour, or pre-coloured.  I've used the Flowering Almond, pre-coloured, which is simply stunning.  I've printed it twice, cutting one out with a Nestie die and colouring the background with Distress Inks, the second one is decoupaged over the top with Pinflair Glue to give it lots of dimension.  The DPs are Prima, the sentiment is from a Do-Crafts magazine freebie stamp, lace and ribbon are from my stash.
This card is for the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday - sketch
Digital Tuesday - ribbon and lace
Dream Valley -flowers
Crafty Sentiments - flowers
Clear it out Tuesday -ribbon or trim
Squigglefly - spring flowers/ May flowers
Stamp with Fun - lace or ribbon
There She Goes - 3D flowers

Birds in a row

When I saw the current Midnight Madness sketch I immediately thought of using bird images and here is my card, just in time!  The three birds are all from Tiffany Doodles, they are Woodpecker, Bluebird 2 and  Warbler Cherry Blossoms.  Having had my bright idea, reality then hit home about just how small the images needed to be unless I made a monster sized card!  I tried painting these in watercolour at 2" but was not happy with my work, I couldn't get the detail.  So I used my Copics and these squares are just 1 3/4".  The fact that they have worked so well (or at least I think they have) is tribute to the design quality, they were much easier to use so small than I epxected.  I plan to use them again at a more normal size, watch this space...

The sentiments are Whiff of Joy, the leaves are a Martha Stwart punch and the dotty paper is a Fancy Pants design.

My card is for the following challenges:
Midnight Madness - sketch
Fashionista - things with wings
Stamp Something - with wings
Creations by Gill - birds in my garden
The Paper Variety - polka dots

Bluebonnets

Tiffany Doodles has a new release this week, including a pretty set of Bluebonnets.  I knew they are a Texan flower and I Googled images of them to colour my card, but when Willemien, one of my fellow DT members at Tiffany Doodles explained that they are from the lupin family, that made sense!  I've made a monochromatic card with my bluebonnet, using a MS punch around the page set called Bubbles, as well as a MS picket fence.  The DP is Stampin' Up, I think, sentiment is from Whiff of Joy and I made some tiny flowers with a punch to add in, as well as the punched butterfly.  Image is coloured with Copics.
My card is for the following challenges:
Just Add Ink - add a flower
Wags'n'Whiskers - use punches
Craft Us Crazy - Mums and flowers
Moving along with the times - anything goes
Simon Says - anything goes

Tiffany Doodles - sneak peek

This week's release at Tiffany Doodles includes this pretty crocus image.  I've coloured it with Copics, added some Kioshi Basic Grey DP, a bit of glitzy ribbon, some gems and a MS punch to come up with a Spring birthday card.  I followed the layout at Sketch Saturday.

My card is for the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Paper Sundaes - texture

Simon Says - emboss it (strip under ribbon)

Digital Tuesday - pretty punches

ABC Challenge - S is for sparkle

 

Forsythia for Spring

It's nearly Spring when the forsythia is laden with its bright, cheerful, acid yellow flowers, which is just what I've used this stunning digi image from Tiffany Doodles for, it comes as a pair with Pussy Willow in a jar.  I based my card around Crafty Cardmaker's Challenge this week, which is a recipe of:  main colour yellow, ribbon, stitching, gemstones.  Some challenges at present aren't, how shall I put it, very challenging, so this made a refreshing change!
Image is coloured with Copics and Glossy Accents, punched leaves added.  Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbons, sentiment from Craftwork Cards, DP is Basic Grey and Bearly Mine, corners punched, lots of stitching and some gems.  Card is based on the sketch from Stamp with Fun
My card is for the following challenges:
Stamp with Fun - sketch
Crafty Cardmaker's Challenge - yellow, ribbon, gemstone, stitching
Amber's Crafts - my favourite things - Basic Grey, stitching, digis, Copics, ribbon!
Creative Card Crew - Spring
Crafts and Me - ribbon
Cooking it up with Katie - 1 image, 2 DP, 3 types embellishments
Timeless Tuesday - flowers everywhere
Incy Wincy - flower frenzy
Quirky Crafts - sparkly, punchy Spring

Card for St Luke's Charity Cards Challenge & Tiffany Doodles New Release

 There's a really good new challenge blog out there, the St Luke's Charity Cards Challenge.  OK there are hundreds of challenges out there now but this one is different! Here is what they say:

"Hello you lovely, lovely people who are joining us on this exciting adventure in our little corner of blogland...
We thought we would start off easy, with a challenge that both beginners and those more experienced would be sure to have some materials for - so our inaugural challenge is to "say it with flowers". You can "say" anything you like - Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, Hello, With Sympathy, Get Well Soon - anything you like, or nothing at all if you don't want to include a sentiment - just include flowers or a floral theme on your card somewhere.

Cards can be any shape, size or colour. If you are going to kindly donate your card to the charity, if you could include a matching blank envelope that would be great - if you can pop it in a protective card bag then even better but we can sort this once we receive them if you don't have them available. Then just pop it all in another slightly larger envelope (perhaps with a bit of extra card or tissue to protect anything delicate) and send it to:

Freepost RSAZ-XHKY-ZXLY
Charity Card Challenge
St Luke's Hospice
Little Common Lane
Sheffield
S11 9NE
IF YOU COULD SPARE THE CHANGE FOR A STAMP AND NOT USE THE FREEPOST ADDRESS, (SAME ADDRESS, JUST OMIT THE FREEPOST LINE) THEN EVEN BETTER AS THIS SAVES THE CHARITY EVEN MORE MONEY - THANKS
SOME PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ABOUT SENDING GENERAL CARDS TO THE HOSPICE FOR SALE - THIS IS FINE - AND ANY CARDS WILL BE GREATFULLY RECEIVED OUTSIDE OF THE MONTHLY CHALLENGES."

 

I have a packet of cards to send and I hope that anyone else in the UK will try to send them some cards too:)

My Say It With Flowers card uses a new release from Tiffany Doodles, available in the shop from 8 April.  This is Pear Blossom, isn't it gorgeous?  I've coloured it with Copics and Glossy Accents, used a Nestie die and some papers from Basic Grey Cappella.  I've kept it fairly simple, the blossom branch is the star here.

My card is for the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - sketch

Tuesday Throwdown - spring

Magical Monday - let's use flowers

Paper Sundaes - spring blossoms

Sparkles Forum - springtime

Allsorts - blooming blossoms

Crafty Calender Challenge - April showers bring forth May showers

Tiffany Doodles Challenge - use turquoise

I've lots to blog today so first up I'm starting with this month's Tiffany Doodles Challenge, which is to use the colour turquoise.  I love turquoise, wear it a lot, but found to my dismay I didn't have much DP...   I found a Papermania pad that I bought at least a year ago and had never cut into, and paper pieced the fun image Dancing Dress.  Both layers are paper pieced and I've tried to add some shading with my Copics.  I've added stitching in a blue glittery thread, some organza ribbon and some turquoise gems to bling it up a bit, sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

Do check out the DT cards, they are stunning and you can see some sneak peeks here on the logo for this month:
My card is for the following challenges:
Sketch'n'Stash - sketch
Creative Belli - think seamstress
Your Next Stamp - stitching
Claudia & Company - monochromatic
Digi Design House - stitches
Karen's Doodles - fancy and feminine
Woodware - monochromatic
Gingerloft - got the blues

Spring Cherry Blossom

I've made my card for Mothering Sunday using Tiffany Doodles' new release,
Cherry Blossom, available in store from Friday 1 April.  I've followed the sketch from Pink Elephant.  Image is coloured with Copics, Stickles and edged with Distress Ink.  There are a couple of Dew Drops on the image, ribbon is recycled from a box of chocolates, text computer generated, DP is Basic Grey Porcelain and the white panel is Cuttlebugged with script.
I'm entering my card for the following challenges:
Pink Elephant - sketch
Amber's Crafts - April flowers
Scrapbook Sisters - Mother's Day
Cupake Crafts - flowers for Mum
Ooh la la - Mother's Day
Dream Valley Challenges - Mother's Day
Creative Inspirations - Mother's Day

Oh Deer!

This is a card for a good friend and I really have no excuse for its lateness, life has been a bit frantic lately.  I've used an image from Tiffany's Doodles called Sleeping Fawn, this is such an adorable Spring baby!  I've followed Card Pattern's sketch and kept things fairly simple, I've recycled some ribbed brown card for the Cuttlebugged circle and to mount the computer generated sentiment.  The DP is a My Mind's Eye Christmas one from a few year's back, there are snowflakes in the background of that neutral stripe.  Colouring is Copics and Distress Inks, twine came from Stamp Attic.
My card is for the following challenges:
Card Patterns - sketch
Stamptacular Sunday - no kids allowed - birthday! 
Totally Gorjuss - spring is sprung - here's a spring baby!
Totally Papercrafts - cuddly & cute
Stamp Something - spring
Creative Cowgirls - spring/Easter