Roses are Red - Mid month reminder

Just dropping by with a little reminder that this month's challenge at BTC&G  is "Roses are Red", sponsored by Template Dreams who have given  a voucher for $5 for the lucky winner to spend in their online shop.

So there is still plenty of time to enter your romantic rosy creations and for a bit of inspiration here is the Valentine card I made for Himself

The papers are Prima " Annalee, the flowers are made with Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms, the butterflies are a CC designs die, and the central flower shape is made by stamping an embossing a Hero Arts heart stamp 6 times and cutting it out. The corner embellies are a metal filigree square I cut in half.  Butterflies and hearts are inked with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink.  The "LOVE" and the little die cut plaque are from my stash.
Hope ye all had a great Valentines Day and don't forget to enter the challenge!
Ger x

Roses are Red - February challenge at By the Cute and Girly

This month at BTC&G the theme is "Roses are Red", chosen by Tammy and sponsored by Template Dreams who have given  a voucher for $5 for a lucky winner to spend in their online shop.

So we would love to see all your romantic makes featuring roses etc    possibly with Valentine's Day in mind?

I decided to use the sponsors digi papers to decorate an altered/recycled biscuit box.  The lovely rose on the front of the box is part of a napkin kindly supplied by my lovely blogging friend Annette....then I filled the box with some Roses chocs and added a little Tim Holtz hitch fastener to close it.  The chocs were devoured by my OH who thought Valentine's Day had come early.
Before I got to altering the box looked like this:

So I cut across about 2/3rds of the way down the front and cut down to the base on each side..

 After covering with the sponsors digi papers and adding the rose from the napkin and some paper flowers, ribbon and bow from stash...

More details, rules etc of this months challenge are Here
So please pop over and see all the Design Team's lovely makes.
Happy Crafting
Ger x

"Cute and Girly" challenge Mid month reminder

Popping by to remind you that the theme of this months challenge at By the Cute and Girly is

                                      Cute and Girly

Could it be any easier!

This month we are sponsored by Saturated Canary and the winner will get two of Krista's beautiful digis! Details of the challenge HERE

Well, I always try to make something different, craftwise, for my mid-month make.  Something that isn't card because despite By the Cute and Girly being an all-crafts challenge most of the entries are cards (nothing wrong with cards btw!)
So as its January and lots of us are tidying up I decided to use up all (well, some of) the scraps that have been lying around in my bits boxes.  (Sometimes the entire house turns into a Bits box......) and make something that would remind me to keep on track, crafting-wise, during 2013.  Here's the result - a Girly canvas wall hanging made entirely from left overs

First I sewed scraps of paper together with my sewing machine..

One side..

Other side which I decided to use.  Next I gave it 2 coats of very watered down acrylic paint; 1st coat was pale blue, 2nd was pale pink.  Then I stamped tiny butterflies and flowers randomly with purple Versamark ink.

Close up of some of the details including left over inchies.

Do you see the arrow heading into 2013? (more machine stitching)
Yes, it is a bit grungy and all over the place - everyone else on the Cute and Girly DT has used a Saturated Canary digi for their mid-month make so I might be shot!  
Ger x

January "Cute and Girly" challenge

Happy New Year everybody!
At By the Cute and Girly we have a lovely easy January challenge for you, just make something 

                            Cute and Girly!

This month we are sponsored by Saturated Canary and the winner will get two of Krista's beautiful digis! Each member of the DT got a Saturated Canary digi to play with - you can see the results and the details of the challenge HERE

I choose "Blanche" because she looks as if she has got all dolled up and is slinking off to a New Year's party with some devilment in mind...
Made an almighty mess of cutting out the space between her arms and dress so I gave her a little gold net wrap to hide the damage! Backing is an Anya's oval die cut and the flowers are from my stash with some Fruit Punch stickles added to her dress and flowers.

To see more wonderful Saturated Canary digis just look Here
Wishing everyone many happy hours of crafting during 2013.
Ger x

BTC & G Red, White and Blue Challenge Mid month reminder

Just a quick post to remind everyone that By the Cute and Girlys Red, White and Blue challenge runs until the end of this month......and December is a long  month so you have plenty of time to get your entries in.   Details of challenge, rules etc see HERE

As usual we have some great prizes from our regular sponsors, Simon Says Stamp ( $20 gift certificate) and Joanna Sheen ( £10 gift certificate) while Crafts and Me have donated 3 digital images.

 

For a quick mid-month project which would also make a lovely Christmas stocking filler I covered some pencils with red/blue paper and added some crochet flowers as toppers.  Any crochet flower pattern is ok as long as you leave a small hole at the centre to slip the pencil through. You can use die cut felt flowers if you don't crochet.  Plus a bit of glue to hold the flowers in place.

I have added some beads for the "white" element of the challenge in case you're wondering what the blobs are!
Geraldine

Daybook (Amy Tan style) swap on Aideens Swaps

Have decided that I'm going to post some Christmassy makes regularly on the run up to the 25th...starting with an Amy Tan style Daybook I made for a swap on the Aideens Swaps FaceBook page.

I choose Christmas, Christmas Lists as my theme...so warning there are a lot of photos coming up!

Cover of Daybook with acetate and bead crochet wrap.

Inside of front cover...

 Flicking through.....

 Lots of different shapes/sizes of pages...great for using up scraps.

 Tags and Angels...

 Plastic pocket with some Snippety treats inside...

Inside of back page with the Naughty list!

Finally, the back cover!

Yes, Santa made it with a little help from myself!   All the embroidered embellies are my own creations.   If you would like some just leave a comment or visit my Etsy shop....
Feeling a bit more festive now?
Ger x

Red, White and Blue December challenge at By the Cute and Girly

This month's challenge at BTC&G is hosted by Carol who loves red, white and blue colour combinations and who would love to see your creations using these colours.  Details of challenge and DT projects are Here

As usual we have some great prizes from our regular sponsors, Simon Says Stamp ( $20 gift certificate) and Joanna Sheen ( £10 gift certificate) while Crafts and Me have donated 3 digital images.

As it is coming nearer and nearer to Christmas (time is precious) I made a very quick card using Prima North Country papers, 2 snowflakes cut out with the Marianne die          Eline's Xmas star, a white Lora's flower, some buttons and pearl headed pins.  I stamped the sentiment on cotton tape with Versacraft ink.
Red, white and blue look so lovely and fresh together and all of us at BTC&G are looking forward to seeing your creations!
Happy crafting
Ger x
This post should have gone out hours ago but this is my 3rd attempt at doing it - somedays nothing goes to plan...