Three Pearls for Allsorts Challenge 561

Hello and thanks for visiting! A new theme starts today at Allsorts challenge. Helene is hosting and she picked the theme of Three Pearls. Hope you will join in for a chance to win! We have a great prize by Tattered Lace to give away this week!

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I decided to make a cute birthday card using one of Penny Black's wood mounted stamps - Prize Cupcake. Stamped and heat embossed on Bristol Vellum paper using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and Clear Embossing powder then I colored using Copic markers. 

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used Penny Black's Stencil Hypnotic on the top part of the card with Worn Lipstick distress ink. The sentiment from the clear Penny Black set Sweet Wishes was also heat embossed then I cut it out using a retired die from Whimsy Stamps and attached it to the card with some stitched ribbon I've had forever. Three small sticky pearls were added as sprinkles on the cupcake, mounted the image panel onto pink card stock from Stampin up then a white heavyweight card base.

Penny Black Prize Cupcake // Penny Black Sweet Wishes // Penny Black Hypnotic Stencil // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Clear Ultra Fine Embossing Powder // Copic Markers // Sticky Pearls // Worn Lipstick Distress Ink // Ranger Ink Blending Tool // Whimsy Stamp  Die (retired- cannot find comparable die) // Heavyweight White Cardstock // Ribbon from Stash

I'm sharing with these blogs:

Colour Crazy Challenge - Coloring // Aud Sentiments Challenge - Use a Sentiment // Krafty Chicks - All Occasions // Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes // AAA Birthday - Cute // Dream Valley Challenges - Hand Colored Image // Make My Monday-Critters //Inspire Me Mondays 

 

Thanks so much for visiting! Hope to see you over at the challenge blog!

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Allsorts Challenge 560: Make It Girly

Hello and thanks so much for stopping by! This week Lynn is hosting Allsorts challenge and she chose the theme of "Make it Girly". Hope you can join us! The winner will receive have great prize by JMC Designs.

For this week I decided to ink up some Lavinia Stamps, I've been neglecting them long enough as much as I love them.

I started out by placing a mask out of  torn printer paper over the bottom portion of the card and inked with Distress inks (Antique Linen, Victorian Velvet, Worn Lipstick, Seedless Preserves, Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire - in that order) using an ink blending tool. Somehow I am always drawn to these colors when inking a sky.

Before removing the mask I stamped the Spiral of Spells word stamp and flicked some water onto the background for a fun distress ink reaction with water. After removing the mask, I inked up the bottom portion with Black Soot distress ink. Then stamped the fairy, mushrooms and branches. All stamps are by Lavinia. The sentiment is a sticky sentiment from Tim Holtz' Quotations  set. There are 4 sheets of stickers in this set, two printed on white and two printed on black. 

Lavinia stamps are now available in the States. I found a retailer on Etsy a couple of years ago, and in the recent months also discovered Lavinia World, who carries lots of Lavinia stamps as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Linking up with these blogs:

Lavinia World Challenges - Stamping // Country View Crafts' Challenge - Splashes, Splatters or Drips // Daisy Chain Challenges - For the Girls // Inspire me Mondays

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More Animals for Penny Black and More February Challenge

Hello and welcome! It's the 18th of the month, that means it's time for some more design team inspiration at the Penny Black and More challenge blog where our theme for this month is Animals, Birds and Butterflies. Still plenty of time to join us if you haven't already, and you can always share up to 3 creations. We have 2 stamps sets from Penny Black and one store voucher from Stamp Addicts to give away, so there will be 3 winners!

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For my card share today I'm showing you the card I gave to my husband on Valentines Day. It's been a long time since I've used these cute frogs and I thought they were perfect for the occasion.

The stamp is wood mounted - Captivated by Penny Black available HERE and HERE - both through ebay, as it's an older stamp and I don't think any longer in production. 

I stamped it using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat embossed on Bristol Vellum Paper. I used my Copic markers again to color this image. 

The background stamping was done with the heart stamp from the Penny Black set So Very Much, stamped in Antique Linen ink. The small heart is from the Penny Black Heart Bow Die and the pattern paper is from my stash. The sentiment "Be Mine" was a dollar spot find at Michaels many years ago. I added natural jute twine to finish off the card. 

Penny Black Captivated available HERE and HERE // Penny Black So Very Much // Penny Black Heart Bow Die (I only used the tiny "negative" heart from the die) //  Bristol Vellum Paper //  Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Clear Embossing Powder // Copic Markers // Antique Linen Distress Ink //  May Arts Jute Twine // Designer Paper from Stash //  Wink Of Stella Clear Glitter Brush

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I'm linking up with these blogs:

Always Fun Challenges - animals // Crafty Cardmakers - Love // Papercraft Business Challenge - Valentines Day // Tales From The Craft Room - Love // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PB stamps // Alphabet Challenge - Anthing you Wish 

Thanks so much for visiting!

Allsorts Challenge 559: Dies and/or Punches

Hello and thanks so much for stopping by! It's time already for our new theme at Allsorts challenge. This week it's my turn to host and I picked the theme of Dies and/or Punches. They don't need to be in the focal point of the card but they do need to be easily seen on your creation. Hope you can join us. We have a new sponsor this week - WowVow giving away a gift certificate to one lucky winner!

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I'm sharing two cards today...

I needed a masculine birthday card, and this is what I came up with. I started out by inking the background using distress inks (I think I used Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers and Pumice Stone ) then stamped the tree stamp  (Winter Ledge by Penny Black) onto the background using Pumice Stone ink. Next I added the stitched "hill" done with an old die from Whimsy Stamps (this would be a similar set) and then adhered the die cut trees from the Penny Black die set Beneath the Birches.

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To make the frame I first dry embossed a white panel using an old Cuttlebug embossing folder (I can't find this exact one, but there are alternative options) then I used a die from the Wonky Stitches die set, but used the "negative" instead of the stitched piece as a frame. The deer from the same Penny Black Beneath the Birches Die Set was die cut on brown card stock from Stampin Up then added to the card. Sentiment is from one of my Penny Black clear sets. 

Penny Black Winter Ledge // Penny Black Beneath the Birches Die Set // Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Die Set // Whimsy Stamps Stitched Border Die (retired - Similar Option) // Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Old - Alternative Options) // Sentiment from Penny Black (can't remember which set it came from) // Distress Ink Tumbled Glass // Distress Ink Peacock Feathers // Distress Oxide Ink Pumice Stone  // Bristol Vellum Paper // Ink Blending Tool

The card below was a last minute addition. I always like to make a Valentines card for everyone in the family, and when this one was finished I noticed it was perfect to use for this challenge as well, so  am sharing both.

The cute hedgehog image is from the Penny Black set Loads of Love heat embossed on Bristol Vellum paper then I colored with copic markers. I'm still on a mission to use up some of my pattern papers and I found these in one of my scrap boxes full of papers. Thought they were perfect for a Valentines Day themed cards although I have no idea what the script background is saying. Luckily the recipient won't know either :-)

The sentiment is from  a Valentines themed set by Penny Black - So Very Much, also heat embossed then die cut using a slider die (old from Whimsy Stamps) and I slid a strip of pattern paper and jute twine through the openings on the die cut. Next I added the die cut hearts (Penny Black Heart Bow die) and tied a bow through the heart. A Wink of Stella clear glitter brush was used on all of the hearts to make them sparkle.

Penny Black Loads of Love // Penny Black So Very Much // Penny Black Heart Bow Die // Bristol Vellum Paper //  Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Clear Embossing Powder // Copic Markers // Slider Die (Whimsy Stamps Retired) // May Arts Jute Twine // Wink Of Stella Clear Glitter Brush

Sharing with these blogs:

Card 1:
Seize The Birthday - Birthday // WaterCooler Wednesday - Occasions // Stinkin' Inkers - Embossing Folders // A Place To Start - Masculine Card // 

Card 2: 

(lots of love themed challenges)

CAS on Friday - Love // Colour Crazy Challenge - Coloring // Crafty Catz - Critters // Cut It Up - Love and die cuts // Pattie's Creations - Love // Simply Create Too - Red and One Other Color (Black) // Crafty Gals Corner - Add a Heart // Double D Challenges - Hearts // Fab n Funky - Love // Simon Says Stamp - 2 or more pattern papers // The Paper Funday - Valentines // Crafty Sentiment Designs - Red // Everybody-Art-Challenge - Color of Love // Always Fun Challenges - Love // Colouring in Scrapland  - Love is All Around // Crafty Cardmakers - Love is All You Need // Creativ Fusion Arts & Crafts Challenge - Love and Happiness // Get Creative Challenges - Hearts // Path of Positivity - Adoration // Crafty Calendar - Die Cuts // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Love is in the Air // Inspire Me Mondays Linkup // ShareAllLinkUp

 

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Allsorts Challenge 558: Add A Heart

It's time already for a new theme at Allsorts challenge and this week Kath is hosting. For her theme she chose: Add a Heart. Perfect for Valentine's Day next week, so hopefully you'll decide to share with us this week. We have a great prize to give away, a cute stamp set by Chloe Stamps.

We don't celebrate Valentine's Day in a big way, but I do  like to make cute Valentines Day cards for everyone in the family, and this is one of the cards I made.

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The Penny Black stamp from the set Furry Affection has been  heat embossed on Bristol Vellum paper then colored with Copic markers. I used Stampin Up's French Script stamp again this week using Victorian Velvet ink to add some interest to the background and the edges were distressed. The postal stamps images are from Penny Black's set Posted With Love and the sentiment you make me smile is part of the set Furry Affection.

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The patterned papers are all old from my stash and I added some gingham ribbon to the card. Hearts were die cut using an old Sizzix foam die (heart die options) and I used some jute twine for more interest. The  hearts were cut out on white card stock then inked with victorian velvet ink and I stamped more of SU's french script onto the heart. 

Penny Black Furry Affection // Penny Black Posted With Love // Stampin Up French Script (old but can be found on eBay) //  Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Clear Embossing Powder  // Victorian Velvet Distress Ink //  Copic Markers // Bristol Vellum Paper // Natural Jute Twine // Gingham Ribbon Options // Sizzix Heart Die Options // Designer Papers from Stash (old) // Heating Tool // Big Shot Manual Die Cutting Machine //  Stamp Platform - Options // Paper Distresser Tool 

Thanks so much for visiting! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

I linking up with these blogs:

Cut It Up - Love is in the Air and Die Cuts // Aud Sentiments Challenge - sentiments // C.R.A.F.T. - Love Themed // Craft Rocket Challenges - Bows // Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes // DL ART Thankful Thursday Challenge- Valentines Day // TIME OUT Challenges - Affectionate // Double D Challenges - Hearts // House That Stamps Built - Hearts // Paper Shelter - For the One You Love // Simon Says Stamp - With Love // Cuttlebug Mania - Hearts // Everybody-Art-Challenge - Color of Love // Colouring in Scrapland - Love is all around // Get Creative Challenges - Hearts // Path of Positivity - Adoration // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Love is in the air // Inspire me Mondays

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Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - February Challenge

Hello and welcome to another Crafty Wednesday challenge, right here on my blog. I'm so glad you decided to check out the February theme and maybe you'll join in too! It was great seeing so many of you playing along last month showing your new goodies or old favorites, it was fun visiting your blogs and seeing all your creativity. Be sure to scroll down to the end of this post to see if you were last month's winner or one of my top picks! 

This Month's Theme:

So for this month I picked a nice and easy one..........

Add A Sentiment.

This can be any type of sentiment, quote or verse. As always, the linky tool is at the end of this post along with the simple guidelines.

I used a cute stamp from Penny Black's set Birthday Critters, heat embossed my usual way using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and Ultra Fine Embossing Powder on Bristol Vellum paper, then colored with Copic markers and cut out using a Circle Nestabilities Die and my manual Big Shot  die cutting machine.

These pattern papers are from my stash, I've had them forever and I'm in the process of trying to use up more papers again. (It was my new year's resolution for 2019 but I've not done well, so I am trying again this year.)

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The sentiment "Make a Wish" is part of the Penny Black set Sweet Wishes, a favorite set for whimsical birthday cards. I added staples for some interest and ribbon, which I really need to use up more of as well.

A close up below...As you can see I used a clear Wink of Stella glitter brush on the Happy Birthday banner and party hat. The sparkles on the designer paper were already part of it. I think the flowery paper is from a paper pack by DCWV.

Penny Black Birthday Critters // Penny Black Sweet Wishes //   Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Clear Embossing Powder // Copic Markers // Circle Nestabilities Die Set // Big Shot Manual Die Cutting Machine // Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush // Bristol Vellum Paper // Pattern Papers from Stash // Grossgrain Ribbon From Stash // Handheld Stapler

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This Month's Prize

For the ease of things I am continuing to offer the winner a $6 Gift Certificate to either Mo's Digital Pencil Shop or Bugaboo. I am not affiliated with these companies and the prize will be supplied by me. 

Last Month's Winner & Top Picks:

Thank you all again for joining in last month! Random.org was used to select the winner and the lucky number is........................

Jackie C.
from Get The JC Look

Congratulations, you won a $6 gift certificate to either Mo's Digital Pencils Shop or Bugaboo Stamps. Please email me with your choice of gift certificate at ellibellescorner at gmail dot com by February 19th to claim your prize.

Last Month's Top Picks

It's never easy to select just three but it has to be done and here they are in order of entry:

No. 20 Kt Fit Kitty

No. 39 Raga

No. 47 Vicki R.

Congratulations! Your top pick logo is below, feel free to post it to your own blogs if you like to!

In order to be in compliance with GDPR I am not posting links to the winner or top picks, but you can see these beautiful creations by visiting last month's linky tool and looking for the entry numbers.

To play along in this month's challenge simply use the linky tool below. The usual rules apply:

• Enter up to 3 times with a new project.
• You may combine with any other challenges.
• You may use any brand of stamps/digis (no company restriction)
• Be sure to add a link back here to my blog

Hero Arts Stamp Kit February Release

Although I am no longer subscribed to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit, I like to stay informed of what the new kit looks like in case I'd like to purchase it. Last month I was sooo tempted to buy the kit, but by the time I decided to actually order it, it was sold out. I guess I didn't really need it....

Anyway, the post seemed popular by looking at the amount of views it received, so I decide to continue sharing about the new kit release if I get the chance to on the day of the release.

This month's kit  is all about birthdays!

Take a look:

You can purchase this kit here along with this month's add-ons, which by the way you can purchase even if you don't get the kit. You can also purchase all add-ons in a set at a reduced price of what they would cost individually. The complete set (not including this month's kit) can be purchased HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!



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Allsorts Challenge 557: A Touch of Vintage

Hello and thanks so much for visiting! I am back today with a card made for the new theme at Allsorts challenge. This week Wendy is hosting and she picked the theme of "A Touch of Vintage". I hope you can join us for a chance to win. This week our prize comes from Craft Stash. 

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I LOVE this beautiful tea pot and tea cup stamp from PSX. I thought it would be perfect for Wendy's theme. As most of you probably know, PSX is no longer in business but this stamp is occasionally found on eBay (where I purchased mine). As I type this, it's listed HERE and HERE (for a little bit less). It is item # K2883, if you're patient, you might occasionally find it at a lower price. 

I stamped the image using Walnut Stain Distress ink, then heat embossed with ultra fine clear embossing powder. A Tim Holtz stencil from this set was used on the background with Victorian Velvet distress ink, moving the stencil around the image to avoid stencilling over the image for the most part. An old Stampin Up background stamp and again Victorian Velvet ink was used for the french script. (This stamp can usually be found on ebay as well, I've had mine for many many years and it's one of those stamps I'll keep forever. 

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Walnut Stain ink and embossing powder was used again to heat emboss the sentiment from the Penny Black set Happy Wishes. After distressing and inking the edges I added the cotton crochet lace trim  (Options) and used my Zig Detailer with some Victorian Velvet ink to add a little bit of color to the image. Heavy weight white card stock was used as a card base. The complete card measures approx. 5.25 x 5.25 inches.

I love how this card turned out. Here is another card I made using this stamp. I think I like today's card more, but how fun to revisit my first card as a DT member for Allsorts :-) 

PSX Stamp K2883 currently available HERE and HERE //  Penny Black Happy Wishes // Stampin Up French Script available HERE // Victorian Velvet Distress Ink // Walnut Stain Distress Ink // Ultra Fine Embossing Powder // Stampers Anonymous Stencil // Ink Blending Tool //  Zig Detailer Brush // Cotton Crochet Lace Trim Options // Paper Distresser (scissors work just as well)

I'm linking up with these wonderful blogs:

A Vintage Journey  - Make things look older // Creations in Pink - Mainly Pink // Aud Sentiments Challenge  - Add A Sentiment // Lavinia World Challenges - Stamping // Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes 

Always Anything Goes:

A Bit More Time to Craft  // A Perfect Time To Craft // Crafts Galore Encore // DL.Art Linky Challenge //  Not Just Cards (F) // Lemon Shortbread // Through The Craft Room Door // Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges // Lil Patch of Crafty Friends // The Corrosive Challenges // Creative Fingers // QKR Stampede // Crafting With An Attitude // Brown Sugar (?)

Inspire Me Mondays 

 

Thanks so much for visiting! Hope you're having a good weekend! 

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