Flashback Friday challenge - first clean & simple card (DAZ)

This card is my entry into the challenge over at Flashback Friday Challenges, who have asked us to show our first clean and simple cards, or DAZ cards as I call them ;)

I made this card waaaaaaaaaaay back in July 2008...

Here's the original post.

The bunny image is called 'gift bunny' and was designed by my friend Sally, designer/owner of Bootiful Stampz, they are no longer available as actual stamps but Sally is an exclusive designer on CraftsUprint now and I believe will be adding her range of Bootiful designs to the site as digital images over time.

Sketch Saturday #95

Bunny Zoe's Crafts are sponsoring Sketch Saturday this week :)

and not only can you win a fabulous stamp plus a selection of mixed decorative pins if you are our challenge winner, but EVERYONE'S A WINNER! because Nikki is offering a fabulous 20% off ALL In2Stamps for this weekend, ending midnight Sunday 21st.

This is my card for this week...

I decided to use another bunny stamp, coloured with SU markers.
The designer series papers used are by SU too, from the 'Sweet Always' collection, SO pretty aren't they? I'm really happy how this card turned out :)

Please go take a look at the rest of the design teams beautiful work, links to each of their blogs can be found in the sidebar >>>

back in an hour ;)

bunny with bunting!

It's been a while since I got out my Bootiful Stampz.
So I decided to use one of them for this weeks DT card for Sketch Saturday...

The background paper is by My Minds Eye and is from their spring papers collection.
The bunny is called Peeking Bunny, and I thought he would look great holding something, so as the sketch called for 5 embellishments beneath the image, I thought Bunny would look good holding some bunting (I can add letters to the bunting to spell out a name at a later date).

The sentiment is by Stamps Away, and the flowers are stamped and punched out with a stamp from SU's 'one of a kind' set and my SU boho blossoms punch.
I'm pleased with how this card turned out :)

TFL, i'll be back in an hour with my sweet stampin DT work.

Bootiful Stampz May Giveaway!

Throughout the month of May you have the chance to put your name down to receive a FREE Bootiful Stampz!!

All you have to do is go to the Bootiful Stampz Blog, and leave your name on the appropriate post for the giveaway and also place a link on your blog to the Bootiful Stampz Blog telling everyone about it!

as the meerkat would say.... "Simples!"

All names will go into a hat and a winner will be drawn and notified via their blog.

Read all about his fab giveaway HERE

Remember, this giveaway is for the month of May!

good luck everyone! xx

Only 2 days left!

I'm sure that you'd like to win a stamp from Bootiful Stampz wouldn't you?
Well the challenge ends in just 2 days!!
So get your entries in by the 14th Feb to be in with a chance of winning, not many entries so far so the chance of winning is huge ;)

All you have to do is design a card or an ATC using only the colours Pink, Blue, Purple and White.
It can be of any subject and you don't have to use all 4 colours, just one or two of them will suffice if you don't want to use all 4
Post your entry on your blog then CLICK HERE to go to Sally's post and leave a link to your entry.

Good luck!

Win a Bootiful Stampz!

Would you like to win a stamp from Bootiful Stampz?
Not a Maggie or a Bunny Stampz, but another stamp! ;)

Here's what to do...
Design a Card or an ATC using only the colours:
Pink, Blue, Purple and White
It can be of any subject.
Put a picture of it on your blog and link back to the Bootiful Stampz blog
ALSO don't forget to leave a message on THIS THREAD letting Sally know that you have entered the competition.

Competition is open until 14th February and the winner will be notified shortly after!

Good luck everyone! xx

One-a-day Giveaway!!

What an opportunity for crafters everywhere!
Sally from Bootiful Stampz is giving a stamp away every day for the rest of November... WOW!
Here's what Sally says on her blog...


Yep! As it approaches the Merry Season i think i'm going slightly mad!!! and I have decided that for the rest of November I am going to give away One Stamp EVERY DAY!!!!
There are conditions of course!
I want you to tell people about the One Day Giveaway on your blog and link back to This Bootiful Stampz Blog!
You will have until 11/12pm on that day to put your name down, only once per day please but you can enter EVERY DAY!! and of course for EVERY DAY that you do enter, you will have to post on your blog! you could win once/twice or three times who knows!
All names that have answered that day and have posted on their blog (links will be checked) will go into a hat and the winner announced the next day!
I will make a new post each day and you just add your name to that post!
So watch out for the start of the One a Day Giveaway TOMORROW!!!! 10th November!! and of course - Lots of luck!!!


Good luck from me too, remember you gotta be in it to win it! ;)

Merry Kissmas..

This weeks challenge for Sketch Saturday is sponsored by Bootiful Stampz, where you could win a fabulous peeking bunny stamp!
I have this fab stamp, so chose to make my card for sketch #17 using it :)
I stamped bunny twice and layered one on top of the other. I drew the Merry Kissmas banner and the mistletoe, cut them out and added them to the design, finishing with a white bow to hide the end of the mistletoe. The mistletoe berries, bunnys nose and bunnys ears have had a little glitter added.
The patterned paper is by Dovecraft, from the 'blue christmas' pad.
The plain blue is embossed with my swiss dots folder, I have ordered the snowflake folder for future crimbo cards ;) - and the white scalloped edge is a simple row of white circle punchouts.




Please take a look at the other fab designs by Bootiful Stampz, the 20% back to school special offer off the whole range of bunny stamps lasts until the end of the month, so get them while you can!
Also, please don't forget to check out the other design team members stunning work over on Sketch Saturday
Those of you taking part in the challenge, thank you and GOOD LUCK! xx

Bootiful Stampz September offer!!!

Look at this for a fantastic deal ;)
'Back to School' special offer.
20% off all Bunny Stampz for the whole of September!
WOW! how about that for an offer eh?!!
I can personally recommend these stamps - excellent quality and clean, crisp images every time.

see HERE for details :)

Blue Christmas

Arty Girlz have asked us to use the colour blue on our projects this week, and here is my card, admittedly more white than blue, but there is blue on there ;)
I have used stamps away snowflake montage stamps to build up the ring of snowflakes, the centre image is 'gift bunny' from bootiful stampz, perfect for crimbo!

Win a Moody Maud download!

This week, over at Papertake Weekly, the challenge is 'Teenage Kicks" where we have been asked to make a card for a teenager.
This weeks sponsor is Sally! and 5 lucky winners will receive the new Moody Maud download!!

Good luck everyone! xx

Bootiful Sketch challenge!

Pop on over to the Bootiful Stampz Blog, where you'll find this competition!

All you have to do is make something using the sketch layout above and then post it on your blog with a link back to the Bootiful Stampz blog.
This competition will close Thursday 17th July, so be quick!
There will be a Bootiful Prize for the winner ;)
Feel free to use any Bootiful Stampz that you may have, but this competition is not limited to only bootiful stampz designs - any card/layout will do as long as you use the sketch layout!

Here is my example, I have used the new

Moody Maud Rock Chic image

Incidently, the whole Moody Maud range is now on sale! priced at just £5.50 each, what a bargain!

WIN a set of BUNNY STAMPZ!!!

All you have to do is leave a comment in the guestbook on the new Bootiful Stampz website... http://www.bootiful.webs.com/

Yes! it's that easy to be in with a chance of winning a set of bunnys!
You have one week to enter for this freebie

full details on the BOOTIFUL STAMPZ BLOG

Good luck everyone! xx

Ha-bee Birthday

This card was initially made for this weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge, in which we have been asked to make a birthday card, yes as simple as that, thanks ladies, and also thanks to Sweet 'n' Sassy Stamps for the amazing blog candy that is up for grabs this week too! WOW!

I have used Bee Maggie from Bootiful Stampz on this card, and a HUGE fabric flower embellishment, the honeycomb backing paper I made myself on the computer, and I also printed the 'ha-bee birthday' sentiment and the 2 bees.



Now once i'd made this card I realised that it also qualifies for this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge, Feelin HOT HOT HOT, in which we were asked to use hot colours on our projects this week, well that flower certainly looks like its giving off some heat to me!!

NEW Bootiful Stampz site launched!

Sally has just launched a new site for Bootiful Stampz. Here is the link.

It's a seperate site from Auntys store, although you can still buy Bootiful Stampz from there.
Sally is in the process of moving everything over to this new site where there's also a gallery to view the full range of stamps and pics of the work done by the design team too.
You can still keep up to date with all the news and links, either on the new site or on the Bootiful Stampz Blog.
Please leave a comment on the guestbook or visit the new forum exclusively for Bootiful Stampz!

A Bootiful Gift Bag

I lost my internet connection earlier today so I made this gift bag.
It is just one A4 sheet of thin card, folded and glued into an open topped bag.
I punched holes and thread through some string handles, embellishing the holes with buttons, I made a tag and tied it onto the handle. I decorated the front of the bag with Butterfly Maggie and a couple of organza bows.



The back is almost identical, instead of a stamped image, I added the 'thank you' rub on greeting and finished it with a butterfly diecut

Lollipops!

I have altered a lollipop pot using Bootiful Stampz Maggie stamps.
I have used Lolly Maggie (obviously) as the central image, I also stamped a few extra lollies to add to the pot.



sorry, the second picture is blurred, but you can still see that I've used Pumpkin Maggie, holding her trick or treat tub, the 3rd photo is Red Riding Maggie, she's bound to have some lollies for Grandma doncha think?! ;)

Recycling - a "Bootiful" pot

Arty Girlz asked us to recycle something, i'm just in time for this weeks challenge, although Julie and Crissi have asked us to continue to recycle and show is our work as and when we do, great idea girls!

I used an old gravy granules pot, I glued the lid to the bottom of the pot for extra strength, used Rusty Pickle paper and green raffia, then added 3 Bootiful Stampz maggie images and a large peeking bunny stamp to decorate. I now have a Bootiful pot to house my brush pens :)

Bootiful Stampz latest designs...

The latest Maggie designs by Bootiful Stampz are brilliant!, Maggie has so many new outfits!

To take a look at the whole range and order your favourites then please click here.

And now Bootiful Stampz are available from JemCraft Memories too!

Here a few examples i've made, using...

Pierrot Maggie...

Flower Power Maggie...

Hula Maggie...

Nurse Maggie...

A collection of challenges!

I didn't have any PSP work to do yesterday so I caught up with a few challenges.
Here are my entries...


Tilda & Co - Black and white
I like how this card has turned out, I drew the amp that Edwin is sitting on, the guitar is a die cut (Ellison thin cuts)

Inchy By Inch - Faces
Apart from the faces on my Maggie and Tilda stamps I don't really have anything that I could use for this challenge, so decided to draw on an inchie and colour it in.... picasso style LOL!

Papertake Weekly - Lime and lilac

A lovely colour combination imo, for this, I have used Bootiful Stampz Bunny Pocket stamp to make this ATC, I love this cute image! who can resist a bunny eh?

Arty Girlz - Travel/Places

I found this quite hard actually as I don't have a lot of stash on a travel theme, infact I would have preferred a cruise liner peel off or image instead of the yacht peel off. I got the definition from a book full of them that I received from my friend Kim, it's made by paper pizazz 'definitions & words ephemera'.

Tilda & Friends - Glorious green
Green is my favourite colour and frogs are my favourite animal so I've combined the 2 to make this ATC, Tilda normally has wings and a crown but I cut them off for a different look, altho I must admit it looks like Tilda has a flower crown now!





Cute Card Thursday - Vacation/Travel
Aaargh! another travel theme! .... LOL!
I couldn't submit the same one as my Arty Girlz entry, cos this is CUTE card thursday, so decided to use another cute Bootiful Stampz design, this time Cozzy Maggie on holiday, she is coloured in using brush markers. The bucket and spade are both Quickutz dies, the waves stamp used in the vertical stripe is by Tanda Stamps and is from their pirates set 2 sheet of unmounted rubber stamps. Flower from my stash.




Phew! thats it (for now)
I'm off to check my emails and then hopefully make a few more samples for Bootiful Stamps using the latest released images.

Jo xx