Pink Gem Designs - Challenge #183 - "Snowman"

Good Morning Gemsters, can you believe its only weeks now before Christmas Day 4 to be exact and I do hope that you have all your cards made and ready to post I have, lefts hope Ive not forgotten anyway and on Monday the ones for overseas will be winging their way to their new homes.
Anyway this weeks theme over on Pink Gem Designs is "Snowmen" and I know that some of you will want to be able to get those last few little people cards done and this theme is ideal for that and the images that Janet Roberts creates for you and you will find them here.

Pink Gem Designs

Janet is such a very talented lady and Im sure you will find lots of images to choose from for your cards and this is the one I chose.

And this cute little chap is "Santa stop here Chilly" and you will find him here, I printed him onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him, I then cut him out with one of my rectangle Nestabilie Dies and a snowflake one for the mount out of blue card. The sentiment is one from my stash and was treated in the same way as the image.

The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first layer of blue card the background paper is also from Pink Gem Designs and you will find it here I printed it onto a piece of white paper and placed it on top of the blue mount. I then put my mounted image towards the left and the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side I also used some glue that I ran around the edge of the card and them glittered it.

To finish of I have used a Martha Stewart Snowflake punch and created some snowflakes which have been glittered up and placed around the card. 

Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the "Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot" and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration. 

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://52cct.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://imaginethatdigistamp.blogspot.co.uk/ 
https://myshericrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://thepencilcases.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Breast Aware Special Challenge for Pink Gem

Our Design Team Leader Christine asked the DT Teams if they would create a card for this weeks Breast Cancer Aware week, and we are hosting a "Pink" Challenge so I do hope that you will take part and get the ball rolling I have created a card myself but before I show you, we are of course being sponsored by the very talented Janet Roberts of Pink Gem Designs

Janet creates such beautiful images to play with and for my card I have used this little lady

She is called "Poppy" and you will find her here, I printed her onto white card then coloured her with my copic pens, afterwards I used a oval Nestabilitie Die to cut her out and a Floral one for the mount out of pink card, the sentiment is one from my stash thats been then cut out with a smaller die and mounted also onto a oval fancy die from the same die set and the one used for the image.
The base card is 6.50"x 6.50" white card and the first mount is out of pink card to, the papers are also from Pink Gem Designs and is called "Sweetheart Papers" and you will find them here. I have used three of the papers the first a all over pink background with white hearts on the second is a stripe one which has been cut into a square and I have used a border and corner punch set from Martha Steward and stuck in onto the base card, I then used a pink background with small hearts and this was also cut into a square and punched with the same corner and border punch set as the first one this was then off set on top of the first one.
I then placed my mounted image towards the left and the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner. To finish of I created a bow with net and pink organza ribbon and placed this in the top right hand corner, and in the other two corners on the left I have used pink pearls in different angles.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for yours inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "Breast Aware Special Challenge" and look forward to seeing your cards and projects.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://stampedblessings.com/amusing-challenge/ 
http://lacysunshine.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lauralcraft.weebly.com/dragonfly-dreams-challenge
http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.co.uk/
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.co.uk/
http://ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/

Pink Gem Challenges - "Flowers"

Good Morning Gemsters, well its been a month since I wrote up a Pink Gem Challenge and this one is all about "Flowers" so Im sure this shouldnt cause any problems as most of us has either papers with flowers on or stamps and of course dies to.
And as usual our sponsor is Janet Roberts of Pink Gem Designs

and you will find her website here

We are so lucky to be able to choose any of Janets images and papers to play with and this time I hope you like what I have done with one of her pre-made card designs.

This beautiful card front I printed onto white card, you will find it here as "Roses and Butterflies" and then created a card with the topper, I then used the decoupage pieces by cutting them out and moulting them into shape and then sticking the layers up on top of the topper.

I used one of the sentiments from the same printed set and mounted this onto a piece of bright pink card and placed in the bottom left hand corner.

Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will want to take part in this "Flowers" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://craftinginabeautifulmess.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://aliciabelchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://crafting-with-friends.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://samistamp.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Pink Gem Challenges - "More than one Fold"

Good Morning Gemsters, its the Pink Teams turn again for the next fortnight over on Pink Gem Challenges, and for this one we want to see your card design of "More than one Fold" so you will have to get your thinking caps on and start designing.
As always our sponsor is Janet of Pink Gem Designs and she has some fabulous images, papers and brilliant printables for you to play with, so do pop over to her website by clicking on the badge below and see for yourself.

And for my card I used this sweet image

I discovered after I created this card that I had actually created one ready for the Challenge so I thought you might like to see that one to, you will find the Hedgehog Image here and the Mouse one here.

So you have two for the price of one, for both the cards I printed the image out then used my copic pens to colour them, the papers for both cards is also from Pink Gem Designs and I also used teacup boards and Teapot and cup dies for embellishments.
Now that youve seen both my cards I do hope that you will pay a visit to Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "More thank one Fold" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://aliciabelchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/ 
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://stempelsonne.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Pink Gem Challenge - "Birthday Card for a Boy"

Good Morning Crafters, well its my turn over on Pink Gem Challenges to host the Challenge, and for my theme I decided that we should create a "Birthday Card for a Boy" and we do have some really special images at Pink Gem Designs for young lads so do please pay them a visit and see for yourself.
As always we are sponsored by Janet of Pink Gem Designs.

 And we are so lucky to be able to choose any images to play with and this was the one I chose.

This little chap is titled "Josh with his Puppy" and you will find it here, I printed him onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him, afterwards I used a Nestabilitie Die to cut it out and a larger one for the mount out of blue card. I have done the same with the sentiment.
The card base is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of blue card and the papers I have used are also from Pink Gem Designs and this one is titled "Slugs and Snails" and you will find them here. I have used three papers from the design set, the first is a blue background with images of the puppy on it, the second is a blue paper and laid across the card, the third is a stripped one in beige and green and this was placed down the card.
The mounted image was then placed in the middle towards the top with the sentiment at the bottom on the right. To finish of I have used some Card Candi and placed them in the top right and bottom left hand corners.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team to see what they have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "Birthday Card for a Boy" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/ 
http://leftofcenterchallenges.blogspot.ca/ 
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #127 - "Its Summer Time" - Pink Gem Challenges

Good Morning Gemsters, well do you know that its only days now before they children go back to School but over on Pink Gem Challenges we are trying to keep the holidays going as long as possible with this fortnights "Its Summer Time" Challenge so I do hope that you have enjoyed the holidays with your family and have lots of ideas for this theme.
As always Janet of Pink Gem Designs is sponsoring our Challenge

And we are so lucky to be able to choose from any of Janet's designs to create our cards and I chose this one of Andy.

And you will find him here on Pink Gem Designs website, I have printed him onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him, afterwards I cut him out completely.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card and the papers I have used are from Janets "Slugs and Snails" paper set and you will find them here, I used the blue for the sky and the yellow for the sand. I then used Tattered Lace's Beach Hut dies to create two of them which I have placed on the left and the right hand side, I then used Mariannes Flag Border to cut three out and placed them across the top of my card to create a festive feel to my card.
I then placed my cut out Andy at the bottom of my card in the middle, and the sentiment was googled and printed to create that in the bottom right hand corner. To finish of I placed a bucket button in the bottom left hand corner.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will pay a visit to the Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will want to take part in this "Its Summer Time" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://creativecornerchallenges.blogspot.de/ 
http://blog.docerelashop.com/ 
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://stempelsonne.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://challenge.tatteredlace.co.uk/ 

Pink Gem Challenge #123 - "Animals - Any Birds/Teddy Bears"

Good Morning, over on Pink Gem Designs Challenge Blogspot is a brand new Challenge and this time we want you to use a Animal on your card, so the theme is "Animals - any Birds/Teddy Bears" is acceptable, so Im so glad I used the image below.

And you should pay Pink Gem Designs a visit and see what fabulous images, papers that Janet has on offer, and recently she has been creating some gorgeous pre-made card designs so all you have to do is print and cut out and stick they are quick but they look fabulous when done and you will find them here.
And now for my card.

For my card I have used "Andy the Pirate" and you will find him here, I printed him onto white card and coloured him with my copic pens afterwards I used a Nestabilitie Rectangle Die to cut him out and a larger one for the mount out of blue card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card the papers are also from Pink Gem Designs and its called "Slugs and Snails" and you will find them here. I have four of the papers and mounted them up as shown.
Afterwards I wrapped a piece of pirate ribbon around the card and attached to the back of the first mount. Then on top I have placed my mounted image and created a sentiment banner by using a Die-Namics stamp and die and stuck it to a cocktail stick and placed it behind the mounted image at the top on the right hand side.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to The Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/ 
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://fairytale-challengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://thesweetpeastampers.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://thatscraftychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 

A Card with the latest image from Pink Gem

Janet of Pink Gem Designs is one of the most generous people I know being on one of her Design Teams gives you the chance to play with all her gorgeous images and this one is one of the latest its title is "Chloe in a Apple Tree" and you will find them here, and I printed her onto white card.
I then coloured her with my copic pens and cut her out with my Nestabilitie Dies, I have used a larger one for the mount which is out of green card. The base card is a 7"x 7" white card and this is because is its a rather large stamp and I felt it would show better on a larger card.
The first mount is green card and the papers are from again Pink Gem and this set is called "Spring Time" and you will find them here. I have used four of the papers and layered them across the card by using a Tonic border punch on the edges, I used the colours from my mounted image to pick the papers that worked with it the best.
I then layed my mounted image in the center and the sentiment is in the bottom right hand corner, and with the left over papers from the same design set I have used the Daisy die from Die-namics and punched out several sets and with my large ball embossing ball created the flowers that have been layered up in the bottom left hand corner, these were stuck in several layers and stuck to the card with silicone glue and punched leaves.
And to finish of I have used several pale green pearls in the other three corners just to balance it out.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/
http://cagichallenge.blogspot.ca/
http://ditziedigidesigns.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/
http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/

A Card with the gorgeous Pink Gem Dinosaur Images

This Pink Gem image is just gorgeous and you will find him here hes called "Dino Josh" and I have printed him onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him, afterwards I used my Nestabilitie Labels Die No.17 to cut him out then drew around the edge of the die and created a mount for him out of Aquamarine card.
The papers are also from Pink Gem and they are Dino paper set and you will find them here, I have used three papers from the set and layered it up as shown. Then around the middle mount I have wrapped a dinosaur ribbon around and stuck it to the back of the mount.
I then placed my mounted image in the middle and the sentiment is a Die-namics flag die and I have stamped the sentiment on a white one and placed them in the bottom right hand corner. To finish of I have used four candi's in the two opposite corners.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://lauralcraft.weebly.com/dragonfly-dreams-challenge.html
http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Pink Gem Challenges - Challenge #115 - Mothers Day, Birthday or Special Lady

Please can you scroll down for the ABC DT Challenge Card as its below this one.
Good Morning all my faithful followers, I have some fabulous news to pass on to you, I was asked by Janet of Pink Gem Designs if I would like to join one of her Design Teams and I was thrilled to say "Yes Please" and today is the launch of my first Challenge and I sincerely hope that you like the result.

And of course Pink Gem Designs is the sponsor of this Challenge and the theme this time is to create a card for either your "Mother, Birthday or for a Special Lady" in your life, unfortunately I lost my mum a few years ago so I made my card for a special friend instead, and here is my card.

And I even got my own watermark and that is another story, I had quite a job to sort that out, but now its as easy as anything. For my image I have used this gorgeous "Grace with a Rose" and you will find her here, I have printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I used a Marianne die to cut her out.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and the first mount is a piece of pink card, the papers I have used are from Pink Gem Designs its Fleur to Lis design and unfortunately it does not look as if Janet has this in her shop anymore, I have used two of the papers a pink and lime green which I used a border punch from Tonic to punch the two sides and then laid it across the card then used a piece of pink ribbon and a piece of lace and attached it to the back of the first mount.
The mounted image was then placed in the middle of the card, and the sentiment is again one of the ticket stamps from Pink Gem Designs and you will find them here, I mounted it onto another piece of pink card and placed across the bottom right hand corner.
To finish of I have used several sized roses and placed them in the top left hand corner and these were attached to the card with silicone glue and I also used punched out rose leaves underneath the roses.
Now that you've seen my Card I do hope that you will now go and pay a visit to the Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Pink Design Team have created for you inspiration and hopefully you to will take part in this "Mothers Day, Birthday, or Special Lady" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://scrapping4funchallenges.blogspot.ca/ 
http://savvyhandmadecards.blogspot.ca/ 
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/ 
http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.ca/ 
http://craftitudechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Oh my I have been asked to join Janets "Pink Gems" Design Team

I had a big surprise a couple of weeks ago as I had a wonderful email from Janet of Pink Gem Designs asking me if I would like to join one of her Design Teams and of course I was thrilled to say yes, and tomorrow I will be bringing you my first Challenge Card and I thought for a tease I will bring you a card I created for the Gems of Inspiration Blogspot and I thought it was ideal for one of my many grandsons and little friends that I have.

This image is "Skateboard Andy" and you will find him here, I have printed him onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him, afterwards I used Tonic Circle dies and scalloped edge one for the mount out of blue card. The sentiment is from Die-namics and is the die as well.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card, and the papers are again another of the Pink Gem Digi Designs its called "Slugs and Snails" and you will them here. Please do go and pay a visit to Janets website here and see for yourself what beautiful papers and gorgeous images she has for your inspiration to go wild with. I have used three papers from this set and the first is a blue background with more of Skateboard Andy on it and the second is a beige one which I have used a Martha Stewart Border punch on it, and the third mount is a green one.
I then placed my mounted image in the center and tucked the sentiment behind the mount at the top on the right, and to finish of I used the flag Empathy punch to make three buttons down in the left hand corner at the bottom.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.co.uk/