Digi Choosday Challenge 39 Vintage

For this weeks vintage challenge, I didn't want to go all lacy and pretty, I wanted to embrace the idea of the old fashioned seaside and the Swimmer from Work & Play 4 fitted perfectly. It can now also as purchased an individual digi here. The backing paper is from the Rose Budd Collection and everything been distressed with Distress Ink in Tea Dye. For the image, I have carried on embracing my love of Distress Markers and think I'm improving.

Join in at Digi Choosday and have a gander at what wonderful projects the other guys have made. While you're at it, why not have a look on the Polkadoodles blog, the Digi Queens are offering some amazing inspiration again.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Bloggers - ATG - 30/09/2014
Southern Girls - Shabby Chic - 09/10/2014
Card Makin Mamas - Shabby Chic
Come & Get It - ATG with water - Top 3
Hiding in my Craftroom - Any Holiday
Snarky Stampers - Distressing
Bunny Zoe - Lace
Imagination Crafts - ATG
My Besties Norge - Distress
613 Avenue Create - ATG 

Digi Choosday Challenge 38 Buttons

I raided my button box for this weeks challenge, was really happy when I found the butterfly button and just HAD to use it. I've used Amelia Contemplating, she's available on her own digitally or as part of the Pretty Sweet CD. The papers are from the same collection  and mounted onto black card.
I've totally fallen in love with colouring with Distress Markers as well, I  absolutely love the vintage feel the give.

Hop on over to Digi Choosday to join in and see what the others have created, there are some amazing projects.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Bloggers Network - ATG

Hiding in my Craftroom - Banners

Crafting Musketeers - Use Buttons 

Sarah Hurley 365 - Buttons

Eureka Stamps - Distressed - Top 5

My Besties UK - ATG & Blue

Ppinky Dolls - ATG 

Artistic Inspirations - ATG

Crafty Boots - ATG 

Digi Choosday Ch37 - Christmas in blue & purple

Only 14 more Digi Choosdays 'till christmas, so there's an early christmas pressie/discount code over on Digi Choosday. While you're there, have a looksie and leave some love for my fabulous teamies. Right, down to business, as christmas is creeping up so fast, this weeks theme is:

Christmas in Blues & Purples

I've stepped slightly out of the box this week (no pun intended), I've made 4 christmas tree baubles and a presentation box. All the papers for the baubles and the box lid are from Festive Holibobs and have resized and recoloured in CAP2. The image is also from Festive Holibobs, printed out 5 times and decoupaged, she is also available as a clear stamp here.The baubles themselves took ages, particularly the flower baubale, whichiis made from 60 individual 3x3 cm paper peices and folded and glued together.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Fancy folds 

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Christmas 

My Heart Pieces - Use a Digi - 21/09/2014

Southern Girls - Winter Blues 

Fussy & Fancy - More than one fold

Not Just Cards - ATG

Paper Nest Dolls - ATG

613 Avenue Create - ATG -

Digi Choosday Challenge 36 - Monochromatic

Oooo, lovely challenge this week on Digi Choosday

Monochromatic

I've always loved to colour in sepia tones, so the colour scheme on this was an obvious choice and I felt the Rose Budd Collection was perfect for this. I chose Charlotte for my image from the collection and all the papers are from it too. The image is coloured with Promarkers, the edges of the papers have been distressed with Hazelnut Adirondak and I finished the design of with a mix of pearls, lace, flowers and chipboard leaves.

Don't forget to join in at Digi Choosday and for even more inspiration, hop on over to the Polkadoodles blog too, where the Digi Queens will give you some wonderful inspiration.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting with Dragonflies - Girly & Lacy 

Chocolate, coffee & cards - Vintage 

Craft 4 Eternity - Digital

Digitally Sweet - Chocolate & Cream 

Sweet Pea Stampers - Lots of Layers 

Sentimental Sundays - A Touch of Vintage - Top 3

We Doobadoo - Feminine

ABC - S for Shabby Chic 

Paula Hollifield - Distress it 

Digi Choosday Challenge 35 - Travel/Holidays

For Digi Choosday this week the challenge is

Travel/Holidays

As soon as I saw this challenge, I knew which image I wanted to use, the Carriage from the Rose Budd Collection. The backing papers and the paper used for the flowers are also from there. I've used the flourishes from one of the new cutting files and resized them on the Silhouette. I haven't put a sentiment on, but it would be perfect for any little girl.

I've coloured the image with Promarkers and used Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Spun Sugar for the edge of the die cut.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Delightful Challenges - Layer it up 

My Heart Pieces - Use a Digi 

Sweet Pea Stampers - Lots of Layers

Fairytale Stampers - ATG 

Robyns Fetish - Use a Digi 

Crafting at the Weekend - ATG

Digi Makeover - ATG 

Dream Valley - Flowers 

Digi Choosday Challenge #34 - Blooms

Well I'm back after two weeks holiday. No crafting, not even a craft shop for the whole time, not happy! Flowers, flowers everywhere! This weeks theme for Digi Choosday is

Blooms

I have themed my card for a man, using the Gardener from Work & Play 2, as is the brick backing paper, which is made to look like a shed and the flowers are from there too. The image is coloured with Graph'Its.
For the construction, I have taken a 8x4 piece of Kraft card and folded it with a gatefold, covered with the brick paper for the main body of the shed. for the roof, I've taken a smaller piece of Kraft card and half covered it with some wood grain paper I found in Serif CAP2 and overlapped it at the top, to give the impression of the shed roof.

The sentiment on the interior is just genius

'We love our gardens so much we wet our plants'

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - ATG 

Dream Valley - Flowers 

Lunagirl Moonbeams - For the boys 

Fairytale Stampers - ATG 

Robins Fetish - For Men 

Kitty Bee - In the Garden 

Sisterhood of Snarky - K for Kraft 

Digi Choosday Challenge #31 - Shabby Chic

I have loved this weeks theme, takes me back to my crafting roots! And I got to try getting the image on candles for the first time. Been meaning to try it for ages!

Shabby Chic

The main image on the candle box is from Emma Canning, Lemonade Sale and coloured with Graph'Its.The papers on the box and the images laid into the candle are all from Heavenly Garden on the Picknix Collection.

I think I've found my new favourite technique with the candles, I love it!