Doing the Docrafts - Hot Diggity...mouse???

And on with my self-imposed challenge to use every item in the new Docrafts Goody Bag.

This mouse on cake image is from a decoupage sheet called 'Hot Diggety Dog'. I'm sure there's some kind of story to these characters, as plainly, this one isn't a dog. Is it hot? Is it diggety? I don't know!

So, in addition to the same patterned paper I used before, I used the embossing folder, the decoupage sheet and the flower ...that's now 8 out of 11 items used,

I'd like to enter this card for these challenges:
One Stop Craft Challenge Bingo - embossing, punch and flower
Secret Crafter Let them eat cake
 Simply Create Layers

Doing the Docrafts - Thank You

Last Sunday I set myself the challenge of using every item in the Docrafts Goody Bag. I used the first three items here.

For this card I used the paper pack again. The rubber stamp saying ‘Thank You’ has a matching die. The girl is a digi – stamp by Heather Ellis that I bought especially for this project. She was sitting on something but I cut it away so she could sit on my ‘thank you’ , coloured her in and paper-pieced the dress.  The bigger bird stamp is Kaisercraft ,paper pieced again. I stuck the girl and bird on with 3d foam pads from the goody bag.

So, as well as the paper pack I’d used previously, I used another two items from the goody bag – that’s 5 in total now, so nearly half way.

I’d like to enter this card for the following challenges :

The Squirrel and the Fox  Something New

Make My Monday Birds

Sarah Hurley Challenges Giving Thanks

Allsorts Cahallenge Paper Piecing

Challenged! - Tempus Fugit

I wanted to make a New Year/ Thanks for my presents card and The Shabby Tearoom Time Flies challenge and photo gave me some ideas. The ice skater is a very old um stamp and I gave her a big watch to hold (old Craft Stamper Magazine freebie) and gave the watch wings (Non-sequitur) . I used the colours pink and green , inspired by the Shabby Tearoom photo and added an oval of silver card for the skater’s ice.

On Sunday I set myself the challenge of using all the products in my  new Docrafts Goody Bag. I’ve used 3 out of the 11 on this card – pink check paper, butterfly (edged in green) and ribbon. I stamped the ribbon with Tempus Fugit – also from the Craft Stamper freebie.

Deep and meaningful comment - The skater represents me skating from winter towards spring, while trying to stop time flying away!!!

As well as the Shabby Tea Room challenge, I’d like to enter this for:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything goes with the option of a 'new' theme.

Clear it out Challenge  Thank you card, use up your twine or ribbon.

Fashionable Stamping Challenges Anything goes, using some new stash 

Handmade Calendar- Mister December

Well, this is absolutely my last Christmas themed project for a while! This is my favourite page from the calendar I made for my mother-outlaw. I used Cosmo Cricket 'Mitten Weather' kit , a Sizzix Christmas tree die, Martha Stewart snowflake border punch and glitter paper.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Dream Valley Challenges Christmas
Rainbow Ladys Challenge Your Choice
Crimbo Crackers Snowflakes
Sentimental Sundays Anything Goes

Doing the Docrafts - January 2012 Goody Bag

Yes, I've got it already, with lightning fast delivery from Mad about Cards.

These are the things I immediately thought -yes, I can use those.

There's 'thank you' stickers and a stamp; an embossing folder;dimensional flower stickers  and foam pads.

Then there's the stuff that I wouldn't have immediately chosen for myself but would like to try.

The pinky colour of the paper wouldn't have been my first choice, but the flowers look good. I'm not big on decoupage - or dogs- but will give the Hot Diggety Dog stuff a try. I rarely use ribbon (gasp!) and, although I like butterfly motifs, those ones seem big for a card.

Finally, the stuff I'm not sure I can use. Luckily, only one item:

Yes, unfortunately my own dad is dead. My son, who is nearly five, might like to use it though, although fathers day and his dad's birthday are a long way off.

So, once again I'll be challenging the My Perfect Life Design Team  (still just me, I'm afraid) to use up everything in the Goody Bag. Check back later to see how I do!

Doing the Docrafts - Big Ben

Happy New Year to everyone who stumbles upon this page and especially to my tiny, exclusive group of followers ( thank you so much for your kindness!!) .

Docrafts have brought out a new range of 'British' themed stuff and I bought a stamp set called Papermania Portobello Road.  I thought the Big Ben stamp would be good for New Years cards.Unfortunately the clock hands aren't pointing to midnight. However,  in the UK Big Ben is so much an icon for New Year, I hope that that this will be overlooked!

I masked off Big Ben and stamped Fiskars circles to be reminiscent of fireworks.

I'd like to enter this for the following challenges:
Come and Get it  Happy New Year
Crafty Boots Challenges Celebrations
C.R.A.F.T Challenge New Year

Here are a couple of other stamps - a bus and a camper van - from the same stamp set, used on a calendar I made for my mother - outlaw. They came over for New Years Eve and when I gave it to her the glue was still wet!

Challenged! - Fashion!

I made this card for the Ceil Chapman / pink, black and silver at So Artful Challenges.  The image was cut out from one provided - from a dress pattern cover - and I printed the dress onto silver and cut that out and paper pieced. Unfortunately, I don't think you can tell it's siver in the photo! The photographer stamp is by Ken Brown Stamps.
I thought I'd make this a thank you card as, hopefully, I'll be needing some of these soon! So I'd also like to enter it for the Thank You challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow.

Magazine Addict – Craft Stamper January 2012

This month’s free stamp is a cockerel with ‘cock-a-doodle-doo’ written under it. The first thing I did was to cut the writing away from the image , to make it more versatile.

I punched a circle out of paper and used this as a mask while I inked glossy cs with ‘Old Paper’ distress ink. Then I used the paper with the round hole as a mask to spray ‘Sunflower’ Glimmer Mist for the sun. I stamped the Molly Bloom fence on top and coloured it in. I stamped the cockerel onto a leftover piece of alcohol inked paper.

Regular viewers of My Perfect Life may notice that this same piece (A5?)  of alcohol inked background paper has been employed on a range of projects! I believe this really is the last scrap now. What great service!

I'd like to enter this for the following challenges:
Secret Crafter All Creatures Great and Small
Cas-ual Fridays Clean and Simple Misting Technique
Gingersnap Creations Livestock

Challenged! - Dressmaking and Accessories

It's nice to do something non-Christmas! Thank you to Fashionable Stamping Challenges for this challenge.
The big headdress stamp is BLine Designs and the dress form is Claudine Hellmuth.  I matted the big stamp onto a leftover alcohol ink background. The backing card (complete with border) and die-cut sewing machine are Hunky Dory.

I'd also like to enter this into The Crafty Pad Challenge  - Send someone a smile - no birthday or Christmas.

Magazine Addict - Papercraft Inspirations Issue 93 December 2011

This issue has a 'Masterclass'  on digital crafting, and there was one project, by Mel McCarthy, that I just had to try. I even went and bought the same 'A Day for Daisies' image and a copy of Photoshop Elements. ( I bought an old version so it was cheaper.)

I couldn't manage the digital paper piecing technique from the instructions in the mag but it said there was a video tutorial on their website. It wasn't easy to find so I'm linking to it here.

My finished card looks quite different to the original project and not just because of the less professional finish! I've used different colours, digital papers and layout on the card, so I feel it is my own work heavily inspired by a great  project and tutorial.

I'd like to enter this for the following challenges:

Green at Digital Tuesday  ( the background paper is actually olive green although it looks more grey in the photo)
Santa at Crimbo Crackers