No Designer Papers

Another week whizzed by and here we are back at Sunday again, and another Sunday challenge. I had LOADS of email asking for the free father's day bundle last week, and of course it was ONLY for those who wanted to enter our DW challenge - so where are all your entries? LOL Hurry over and pop them in.

This week on Dottie's World the lovely Sheila wanted us NOT to use use designer papers. I used my favourite image from our fundabbydosy new "Meet The Martians" bundle, Gramps, and a sentiment I created for the bundle, I am still working on the sentiments so if you purchase the bundle before I can get them in you will be sent them later.

I created a planet behind gramps, and liked it so much that I decided to include that in the bundle too (coloured only though).

I liberally coated the corners with Crackle Glaze but it hasn't crackled a bit yet, I'll leave it and see if it will in time. I wrapped a chipboard tag around gramp's leg.

Don't think that this bundle is out of your comfort zone and only for kids, these characters make super and fun cards for all the family, gramps here for example lends himself to so many themes, including "well done" "you're fab" and so on. Pop over and see what the team created.

Thanks for visiting x

Father's Day

Is it Sunday already? Blimey, where did that week go? I'll have Saturday again please as that passed me by in a blur, before you know it it'll be Monday again and back to work we go. It's Father's Day next Sunday here in the UK, are you ready for that? You can make a start by creating a card for our Father's Day challenge, and to help you create we have a freebie bundle you can use in conjunction with your Charmed digi's, you can find details of that over at Dottie's World. Please note that the free bundle is ONLY for people who want to enter our challenge.

I haven't got my wonderful dad with me anymore so I created a card from my two girls to give to their dad.

I merged three images from our George collections, created a frame and tags (which I am giving away for free) and layered on various papers and cardstock. I wanted this card to "shine" so added acrylic dewdrops all around and fine glitter on glossy accent on my corners. The loop PATP border is from Martha Stewart punches. The green paper is Bo Bunny, it's the reverse side of Calypso Bloom .

My sentiment inside the card is also in the free bundle, plus I added one for a single child (as in "my dad" and not "our dad").

I used Glossy accent to make the tags pop, you can see that better here:

My three George images were coloured with Copic markers. Unfortunately I didn't let the printer ink dry long enough and it got a little smudged around runner George's eye, where the ink is most intensive. I like to leave it at least an hour, or overnight if possible; that's why I try to have a stack of images already printed that I can use. As I was creating the merged image yesterday especially for the challenge I didn't have time for that.

I hope you are able to join our Father's day challenge this week, please pop over and see what the team has created for your inspiration. Have a great Sunday and thanks for stopping by :-)

Candy Draw

Crikey, almost forgot! Here is the winner of my last candy:

That is Mariabj

Please email though your address so I can get your prize off to you.

Worry not if you didn't win, there'll be another one along soon :-)

Go Green!

Time for another challenge on Dottie's World. If you join in then please remember the digi image, it's the most important aspect of the challenge but you'll be surprised by how many enter without one.

Our lovely Gunn set the challenge and this is what she wants: "on this one I want you to have green as the main color on your card. And the rest is up to you, but you have to use a Charmed download for this one, that is in fact the most important thing. I also would like you to include a metal charm."

Well I love green on my cards so that part was a pleasure, I'm a very earthy kinda gal.

My Charmed download is another image from the Sugar & Spice bundle. I coloured her in with Copic markers, here are my colours:

R20, R24, R39, R59, R81, R83, R85
Y15, Y17
V12, V15, V17
RV19
G05, G07, G12, G14, G17
B21
E00, E02, E35, E37, E39

Forgot to write down my hair colours but they were all C's

I cut the Charmed image partially out at the bottom so that she sat on my large Fancy Pants Chipboard swirl. The required charm here is a beautiful large heart charm adornment by Tim Holtz.

I layered several borders I had cut with a Martha Stewart Border punch.

The blue rose is Prima Mini Roses. The chipboard jounalling piece is again Fancy Pants , and the "Hugs" rub-on is Basic Grey Basics. Paper is Basic Grey, plus plain cardstock.

Scalloped circle is cut with a Nestabilities die.

I hope you like it :-)

Pop back later when I will draw my little candy :-)

Thanks for visiting the Charmed corner of the Web ♥ Have a great Sunday x

A little Sweet Candy and Result from May candy

Well here I am as promised with the result of our May candy, plus I'm offering you one of our Delectable Annie stamps as a little new candy. This one will run until Sunday.

Here is what you can win, Annie Sitting Pretty Delectable Clear stamp:

To be in the draw just leave a link to your blog in Mr Linky and mention the candy on your blog.

OK, on the winner of the May Candy. I used Random.org for this, we had 437 entries here and another 174 from our mailing list, so 611 altogether - here is the winner:

That is JANETTE

Congratulations Janette , please email me your address HERE and I'll get your prize sent :-) Thanks to everyone who entered ♥♥♥

Sweet May Candy

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Time to put the spotlight on some sweet candy; there is no better candy than this as it's entirely sugar free and you can indulge without feeling guilty :-) At Charmed Cards & Crafts we love to give you something back, and what better way than with a bundle of tempting candy!?!

The candy this time comprises the fabulous new Tim Holtz "Compendium of Curiosities" book, carrying on with Tim Holtz we have one of the new 12" x 12" idea-ology Paper Pads, plus I decided that a set of the super duper stamp sets by The Girls Paperie would fit right in with the "altered/vintage" theme.

If you would like a chance to win this superb bundle of goodies then please post about the candy on your blog with a link back to here, then enter your blog link to the candy in Mr Linky below (once only please). It's as simple as that. The candy will be chosen via random.org at the end of the month.

GOOD LUCK XXX

Easel Card Challenge

Enjoying the Bank Holiday yet? So far it's been a total wash-out here in London with rain all day Saturday and blimming cold. Had to put the heating back on; oh the joys of an English summer! Hopefully today and Monday will be better, fingers crossed.

BUT because of the dire weather it was a perfect day for a spot of crafting, so I spent some time creating my challenge card for Dottie's World. I set the challenge this week and I want to see EASEL CARDS! If you don't know how to make one then I created a little tutorial ages ago on the main Charmed site HERE. So an easel card, with a Charmed download of course. Here is my effort:

I used a Mikey image from the Mikey Bundle which I coloured with my Copics - must start writing the colours down again, I will do I promise. Wroom sticker is a Imaginisce Let's Roll Vinyl sticker.

On the bottom I used another Let's Roll sticker (the arrow), some ribbon from the same range and the road paper is likewise from that range. I painted some wooden buttons in black and popped an extra large green pearl on top of each one to make it look a little like the buttons are tyres.

Why is it is so darn difficult to get a good picture on a dark day? If you see any good card picture taking tutorials anywhere let me know please.



Please pop over and join in, we would love to see your creations. The design team has created some fabby examples for you.

Have a great Bank Holiday. I'll be drawing my candy tomorrow so see you then - GOOD LUCK to all who entered xx

Thanks a Bunch!

A new Sunday, a new challenge on Dottie's World - and today we are giving a way a FREE image to everyone who joins in!!

Our lovely Adele set the challenge this week and she wanted a thank you greeting on it plus of course a Charmed download. I used the free image we are giving away this week and here is my card.

Hmm, looks a little wonky on the picture but it really isn't at all wonky irl.

OK you ask, where's that thank you greeting - well yes, confession time. I hadn't read Adele's description thoroughly, focused on the "bunch" and missed out the "thanks" - but I rectified quickly and added it inside instead.

Here is the lovely image we are giving away this week, created by our Lou:

Prima lace adorn the inside of the card, along with a couple of flowers cut with Nestabilties. I used Tim Holtz papers inside and out.

Remember you have got to be in it to get it, so if you want to get your mitts on this beauty all you have to do is enter the challenge.

Here is largely what I used:
Free Pixie image coloured with Copic marker pens.
Plain cardstock
Tim Holtz paper from the Shabby Vintage pad
Brown Prima Lace
Large Imaginisce Brads (Glass Pebble)
Prima flowers
Blue flower outside and flowers inside were cut with Nestabilties
Alpha's are K&Co
Prima Pastiche Pebble
Martha Stewart Punches Bird Branch - edge and corner punches.

Thanks for popping by. Have a great Sunday ♥

Strawberry Fairy

I must show you a very special gift I received a few weeks ago from my lovely friend Maddy, isn't it amazing? Check out the level of detail!! And it's even better in real life!!!



Maddy is without doubt the Queen of Fimo, as well as a damn fine card maker; if you haven't seen her work you have truly missed out, pop over to her blog and take a look :-)

Triple Image Card

I fancied having a go at other digital images other than the Charmed downloads and purchased three lovely ones from Mo Manning. I merged the images to create a little scene and coloured it in with my Copic markers. This is one of my all-time favourite cards I think, it's very heavy as it's layered with plain and patterned cardstock and a size A5 so quite big; a really substantial card.

I wrapped a plain cardstock card in patterned double-sided paper inside and out - Basic Grey June Bug - that is why it became quite heavy, and I must say I love that.

I have no fancy set-up for taking pictures, so it's pot luck really how they turn out and I sometimes need to take loads to get a decent one. I couldn't get a good one for this card, and it wasn't for the lack of trying! So it's better IRL than it looks here ;-)

I'll enter this into a couple of challenges:
Allsorts: Birthdays
One Stop: Summer Breeze

OK, so you are going to get quite a few pictures as I don't know which one to choose, as per usual. None of the photos show the true richness of the colours.

I drew stitching around the edges inside and out with a black Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze pen.

The inside of my card:

The words on the tree branch and bag are rub-ons -The gorgeous metal corners and black & white ribbon is K&Co Life's Journey - red crystals are also K&Co, Citronella I think - Paper is Basic Grey June Bug - Hip Hip Hooray wording on the front, Happy Birthday wording inside the card, the two balloons on the front and the cupcake inside are all from the new K&Co Happy Birthday 2U collection .

Thanks for not shouting at me for showing a million and one pictures of the same thing ha ha ha.

Bye for now xx