Bearlymine Designs Challenge Twentyfour - "Your Favourite Things"

Good Morning Everyone, as you are probably aware our DT Leader and Owner hasn't been very well now for quite a few weeks and the news is still very sketchy, but we do want to wish her a speedy recovery and hope it wont be to long before shes back to her normal self, she works so hard and we do so miss her, Get Better Quickly Donna we need you. Anyway back to this fortnights Challenge for Bearlymine Designs and is all to do with using "Your Favourite Things" and if you anything like me you have certain things you just can't do without when making Cards and mine I will show you as we go along. This Challenge is being sponsored by the following people:-

Bearly Mine Designs -  2 Digi Sets of Winner's Choice

Tickled Pink Stamps - 2 Digi Stamps or 1 Rubber Stamp of Winner's Choice

Whimsey Stamps - 5 Digi's of Winner's Choice

Crafty Ribbons -

 Wow there some awesome prizes there again and I know if would be just fabulous to win one of them I just wish is were possible for us to do so. Anyway Ive created this easel card as its one of my most favourite shapes to use.

And Im also led to believe its one of Donna's favourite shapes to, anyway I had the luck to be able use this gorgeous "Tickled Pink" image and her name is "Lolita Kellita" Ive printed her onto white card then used my copics and tria pens to colour her, then Ive used the large Rectangle Nestabilitie Die to cut her out and the they Deckle edged one for the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash and I think its got a really lovely way of expressing the feeling of the season.
The base size of this card is a 6"x 6" and Ive used to mounts in red with one of two papers from Donna's Bearlymine Designs "Winters Swirl" digi set this first paper is a beautiful red background with holly leaves on, on top is a red green and white pattern paper which has been cut into a 5" square and Ive used the holly all around punch set from Martha Stewart, these where then layered up and Ive used a deep cream lace on both with a wide red satin ribbon which has then been attached to the back of this mount.
For the front of my card I then used the large heart die from Cherry Lynn on some red pearlescent card and this was then tucked into the back of the ribbon and lace and Ive then positioned my mounted image on top. For the inside I used my mounted sentiment as a stop this was positioned in the middle of the lace but before sticking it down Ive tucked a further heart shape behind it on the left hand side.
To finish of the front I have created a floral spray with two colours of hellebore's and some holly berries these were attached to the card on top of some punched out holly leaves on some silicone glue.
Ive got to say that this is one of my most favourite designs of cards I love the simplicity of the layering and the lace and ribbon which finishes it of, and the flower sprays brings the whole thing alive. I do hope you enjoy seeing this card and now you've seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit the Bearly Mine Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of a extremely talented team have created for you and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this "Your Favourite Things" Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://daisydoodlescreativechallenges.blogspot.com/
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/

Bealymine Designs Sixteenth Challenge - "Charm the Spots Off"

Good Morning Everyone, well this is so nice to get back in my craft room and at last get a post done without worrying about scheduling it a week in advance I was lucky that it actually went well and posted itself without any problems the ones I did schedule. Its amazing how quickly time flies by and here we are at our Sixteenth Challenge and for this one we want you to "Charm the Spots Off" us and of course this means we want to see lots of spots and dots on your cards. We are being sponsered this time by:-

Crafty Emma - £10 gift voucher exluding p&p

Bearlymine Designs - Two digi sets of Winners Choice

Fred She Said - $20 Gift Certificate

Tickled Pink Stamps - 2 digi stamps or 1 rubber stamp of Winners Choice

Crafty Ribbons - Selection of Holiday Ribbons

Wow five chances to win some really fabulous prizes, you are definitely going to be pleased and excited about this Challenge and here is my card for this fortnights Challenge.

And I have used this gorgeous image from Tickle Pink Stamps and she is 60s Ivy and you will find her here I have printed her out firstly onto white card and coloured her face, hair, arms and legs with copic and tria pens, then I printed the image out again onto green and blue paper to paper piece her up in layers. The image was then cut out with a large rectangle Nestabilitie and and a larger one was cut out also for the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been treated in the same way.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card and my first paper is a blue and white paper then on top is a grean and white one thats been cut in a white strip and Ive used the Doily edge border punch from Martha Stewart on both edges, both these beautiful papers come from Donna's Bearlymine Designs "Simply Dots" digi papers and you will find them here. Across the middle I have then wrapped a white blue and white spotted ribbon then on top is a narrow green and white spotted ribbon, I created a ribbon with some of the left over ribbon and tied a charm into it.
To finis of I have created three flowers from some of the left over paper, these were made with the Die-namics dies, they were then stuck to my card in the top right hand corner with some silicone glue on top of some punched out leaves.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will pop across to the Bearlymine Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of our very talented Team Members have created for your enjoyment and hope that this encourage you to take part in this fortnights Challenge that will "Charm the Spots Off" you.
This card will be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://creativecraftworld.blogspot.com/ 
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ 
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ 
http://www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.com/ 
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/

Bearlymine Designs 5th Challenge - "Birthday"

As I said yesterday I just carnt believe that we have actually got to our 5th Challenge for this year, but this time its for the wonderfully stunning Bearlymine Designs Blogspot and we had over 115 wonderful entries this time, well done girls. And the host for this fortnights Challenge is Judith of Bellasbastelecke Blogspot she is a one very talented lady and I do hope you will pop across and see for yourself just how much she is. She has chosen for this fortnights Challenge "Birthdays" and the sponsers for this one are the following four companies and they are:-

Bearly Mine Designs - 2 Digi sets of the winner's choice

Wild Orchid Crafts -  A Selection of Flowers and Lace

Tickled Pink Stamps - 2 Digi stamps or 1 rubber stamp of Winner's choice

Go Kreate - couple of dies  - 3 Sets of Rectangle metal dies worth £13.99each

Wow awesome prizes, I wouldnt mind any of those and would love to be able take part but you know the rules, anyway my choice of image is from the Tickled Pink Stamp Range and her name is Lil Lolita "Willow" all the team got the chance to use one of the range of digi stamps and Im sure you will want to go and look at the results so if you go the Bearlymine Challenge Blogspot you will see what a stunning job the rest of my fellow team members have done. Anyway heres my card for this Challenge:-

Ive printed her onto white card then used a Mega Rectangle Die from Nestabilitie and used a Scalloped one for the mount, the sentiment is one of the Cats Life Stamps and Ive cut it out with a circle die and mounted this also onto a scalloped one to.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with one a first mount of blue card and one of three beautiful papers from Donna's "Peach Dream" digi papers, a very pretty blue background is the first one with roses on, the second paper is a lemon one that I have used in a square with a Martha Stewart all around punch die set and arranged in the middle, and the third mount is strip with a mulit coloured paper and this was positioned down the card on the left. The mounted image was then stuck in towards the left hand side with the sentiment at the bottom on the right.
To finish of Ive created a flower spray with some roses from Wild Orchid Crafts in the top right hand corner, and these were stuck on with some silicone glue and punched out fern leaves. Now youve seen my card do please pop across to our Challenge Blogspot at Bearlymine and see the rest of the teams stunning work and hopefully it will inspire you yet to take part it this challenge as well.
Before I go Donna has some brand new Digi Paper sets out today, please do pop over to her webshop Bearlymine Designs  and she also has a Spring Sale on at the moment which means you will be able buy all three sets together and get a fabulous saving of £4.50 on the total usual price of them,

and also see for yourself what other stunning Papers Donna has to offer you.
This card will be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/