May Card Challenge - Thanks!

I hope you all enjoyed last months card challenge?

This months has been set by the wonderful Zoe Pierson, see her blog here.

I'm addicted to card making, scrapbooking and chocolate! My style is quite simple and I struggle with tearing or anything messy! Nice clean lines, bright colours and a bit of glitter keeps me happy! You will see from this blog that I love a wide variety of products but my current addiction is Stampin' Up! I like nothing better than being in my craft room creating. (OK I admit it I organize, tidy and stroke more craft stuff than I use but it makes me happy!)

The theme is "Thanks" using the sketch below.

Zoe made this charming card.

Here are the DT examples:

LINDA

JULES - Our Guest Design Team Member

ANITA

LYNN

SUE

KAREN

LINDA

DEIRDRE

DEIRDRE

MARIA

And created just for ZOE by the lovely ANITA..... the sprout fairy..

 

Closing date for entries is the 15th June when Zoe will choose a winner.

Check back in a few days time to see the fab prize on offer this month!

Don't forget, you must be a blog follower to be in with a chance.

Prize available to UK residents only.

Prize for May Challenge

Another fabulous prize this month from our lovely Jill at Cardinal Colours.

This lovely set of Butterfly stamps along with a sheet of U-Mount and Chalk cubes in Indigo, Cardinal and Canary.

I'm sure you will agree that this is another brilliant prize from Jill - Many Thanks for your support! - so, what are you waiting for, get scrapping :)

Dont forget to follow the blog to be in with a chance.

Prize available to UK residents only.

Still time to enter the April Card Challenge.....

Click this link to take you to the current card challenge - Be Charming.

Closing date is the 15th May with the winner being announced on the 16th.

Fantastic prize on offer from Quixotic Paperie.

Your Scraplifts for May

This post is for the scraplifts for the May Challenge.

A quick reminder of what to do if you are joining in: Create a layout using the DT pages for inspiration. We hope you will let us share your finished layout on this blog. You also need to become a follower (if not already) of this blog to be considered for the prize.

First in this month is....

SCATTYCHICK

DEBBIE

VICKY

SCRAPPY SARAH

KARMA CRAFT

TRACIE PINK

MAY

VIRGINIA

TRACEY H

SHARON O 

KRAFTY KAREN

DOT

SANDRA D

WENDY

Followed by:

You Next?!?!!

ANN

Thank you for sharing your DLO.

You have until 5th June to enter this challenge. The winner will be announced on 7th June.
Please upload your layout to your blog and add a link to your comment. If you don't have a blog - no problem! - Just send us an image attached to an email.

April Scraplift Challenge - And the winner is......

KARMACRAFT!
Sy, please contact us to claim your prize.

Sarah Youde kindly agreed to judge this challenge, this is what she said:

I have just looked through all the lovely entries.
I choose Karmacraft because I love the use of colour, the handcutting and the texture she has incorporated into the layout :)
I would like to give a special mention to Silver Custard for her great take on the sketch and Scrappy Sarah's son for amazing effort!


Thanks for choosing me to be a guest.

Sarah x

Well Done everyone!!

There is still time to enter the April Card Challenge too.

How I made my May Challenge Page

Here is how I made my May Page and the vine to go on it.

A reminder of the sketch.

I selected three double sided papers from the Prima Marketing Sparkling Spring Collection. All available from Vanessa at Paper Maze.

Pink Apron

Rosebud

Berry Fresh 

Here is how I made the vine. I took inspiration from Gabrielle Pollacco and a short tutorial video I found on her blog.

I used 2 pearl and gold bead sprays, 4 rose leaves, 2 each of three different sizes of paper roses (these items are all wired), florist's tape, ribbon. All these pieces are available at Hobbycraft.

Start off by taking a bead spray and start winding the tape around the wire stem, where the beads end and the wire starts. This tape binds to itself and is easy to manipulate int shape. Keep twisting your vine as you work your way down adding in flowers and leaves as you go.

Every so often I took the end of a wire from a flower or leaf and pulled it away from the vine so it is not covered by tape. I return to these later.

At the end return to these short wires and wrap round a pencil to make a spiral, then bend into place where you want the tendril to be.

I used a tool handle to spiral the bead sprays.

At the end of the vine twist the tape round on itself so it covers the ends and tear off.

I added a hint of pink to my paper roses with chalk ink and sparkle with Stickles.

If you want to have a go, head back to the main post 'V s for Vine' and enter our challenge for May.

V is for Vine

The page for this month's scraplift challenge was created by Liberty Chance, see here for her blog 'A Lifetime of Chances'.

Here are a few words from Liberty:

"I am married and have three children, who are the main focus of my scrapbooking. My sister introduced me to scrapbooking about five years ago and until that point I'd never heard of it! I was instantly hooked and since then of course my life has been taken over with taking photos, searching for and buying pretty papers, and staying up late producing layouts! I have been designing for Scrapbook Magazine since 2008, and have taught at local retreats. I run a friendly crop in Worcestershire, and through this have made some wonderful friends. Since discovering scrapbooking I can honestly say my life is fuller, and I am a happier (and poorer!) person. I definitely have a style, although I couldn't say what my "style" is!"

This is the sketch for the month of May:

Inspiration from the Design Team:

LINDA

LYNN

KAREN

JILL

MARIA

 DEIRDRE

ANITA

LYNN

JILL

Jill decorated this prety wooden bird house, and everything needed to make this project is available from her shop - Cardinal Colours.

OUR GUEST DESIGNER FOR MAY IS JULES

see Jule's blog for more of her lovely work.


Thank you Jules for joining in the challenge to be a guest designer and for creating this great page for us.


Please join in the fun and create a layout using these pages for inspiration. We hope you will let us share your finished layout on this blog.


Please make a comment below.


We ask you to become a follower of this blog to be considered for the prize. You have until midnight on 5th June to enter the competition.


If you create a page after that date, please still share it with us.


Please can bloggers leave a comment with a link to the relevant post on their blog. If you don't have a blog - no problem! - Simply drop us an image attached to an email.
Please note the email address has been updated.


The prize winner for the best layout will be announced on 7th June. Please check back in a few days for details of the fab prize Jill of Cardinal Colours has offered for this month's scraplift.

Our Thanks to Liberty, Jules and Jill. x