Crafty Muse's final fling

It's that time again.... Crafty Muse challenge time!!

Although this one is a bit different! It's the LAST one! Please pop on over and join us for our final challenge! Check out the Design teams lovely creations whilst you are there!!!

Sarah designed this lovely sketch...


Here is my take on the sketch


Thanks for looking.

Crafty Muse :: freebie image challenge

This is my card for the latest Crafty Muse challenge .... This time we are giving away a freebie image to all participants... pop on over to Crafty Muse and get your image today!!



the image did not photograph exceptionally well due to the sparkling glitter (which looks a little green in some areas)!

Thanks for looking!
Sammi
xxx

Crafty Muse :: Lots of Spots

The challenge this week on Crafty Muse is to create something with:

LOTS of SPOTS!

I'm a bit late posting this as we popped over to Newcastle to visit my MIL last night ... and just got home now... so anyway, Here is my card.



I have used a brand new - not yet released image.... this is for the new download package that I am working on! :) What do you think??

Pop on over to Crafty Muse.. check out the lovely DT work and join in the spotty fun!

Crafty Muse Challege :: Mothers and girlfriends

It's time for a NEW challenge on Crafty Muse.... pop on over and check it out!!

Here is my card .... The cupcakes shown are available as the prize for entering this challenge...

You do not have to use a CM image for the challenge... but those who do will receive 2 entries and have a better chance of winning some sweet cupcakes!! mmmm

Crafty Muse :: Show Us your favourite colour

The Crafty Muse challenge this week is to "show us your favourite colour"

Well... I guess you know my favourite colour by now.... all shades of PURPLE and well I'm liking pink a lot at the moment too.... so I used a combination.

I altered a box + made it into a treasure chest.... I was thinking I would store coloured images in it as I tend to colour lots of images in at a time and then make cards later... or maybe I will store some of my favourite cards and creations people send me.... mmm... the options are endless...







I have used images from the Once Upon a Time series! :) come on over and join in (you can use any images you like!!!)

Crafty Muse :: Something Sweet

The challenge this week on Crafty Muse is to create "something sweet" ... I decided to combine the candy and chocolate and use pink and brown!!

I used Lirazel and Alveric (yup that is their names now - Thanks Tina) from the Once Upon a Time series.

All entries into this challenge will receive "something sweet" .. why not enter and find out what!



Thanks for looking!

Crafty Muse :: Sketch it!!

The Wonderful Sarah has set the challenge this time on Crafty Muse
She gave us a sketch to work to... I kept it pretty much the same as the sketch picture...

Here is my attempt:



I used my Angelique sitting stamp!!

My new stamp making supplies arrived yesterday so... time to make some new stamps... stay tuned as I'll be posting up costs on Crafty Muse this weekend!!

Oh... and check out Becky's card for this fortnight on Crafty Muse! She has combined two of the new images just released for purchase yesterday!

no picture of the blog candy yet

I have not managed to take that photo of the blog candy that I promised as I was finishing off a couple of drawings... so I will show you the last image* of the new set of downloads that will be available for purchase on Friday ... In case you had not guessed the new series is a "Once Upon a Time Series" .. yup .. fairytale creations!! :) They are in B&W + coloured!!
I think you're going to love this set!!

Pop by Crafty Muse on Friday for our new challenge and our new downloads!
Or pop by beforehand and enter the current challenge! (one lucky person will receive the new downloads as a prize for entering the "Something New Challenge"!



*This one's for Ria!! lol - what should the dragon be called Jac???

Thanks for looking,

Sammi
xxx

Crafty Muse :: Something New

The new challenge on Crafty Muse just went live and it is:

"Something New"
eg.a new year, new baby, new home, new job ....
Please Make a card or project based on this theme.
The prize for this fortnight is something new too - it will be a free download bundle (yet to be released)!

Here's my card .... I know I already posted a Happy New year message but this is a card for all my readers and blogging buddies:



I am so thankful for your friendship last year and for your lovely comments which really make my day! THANK-YOU! I look forward to continued friendships and inspiration this year!

Crafty Muse :: Boys will be boys

It's a new friday fortnight and therefore a new CraftyMuse challenge.. so what's the challenge???

Please make a card/project for a male (we all need more practice at that right ...)

I have used the Hiker Hugh image - available on the CM blog. I thought I'd try my hand at a pop-up card this time.. .Here is my attempt:

FRONT of CARD




OPEN CARD - with pop up images



side(ish) view



Thanks for looking - pop on over to Crafty Muse and join in - you can use any image you like - not just a Crafty Muse one! :)

Sammi
xxx

It's all about Christmas

Why not come over and join us for this fortnight's challenge on CraftyMuse

It's all about Christmas

I have doodles a few Christmas images and will be giving them away over at Crafty muse during the next fortnight!!

I made 2 cards this time....







THANKS for looking!
Sammi
xxx

The boys and an award

Well, The boys are ready for release... they will be available for purchase on Crafty Muse around this time tomorrow!

But for now... I will be running a Naming competition right here... please suggest a name for the following:
1. laptop/ guitarist
2. hiker 1
3. hiker 2
4. skiier
5. canoer

The person who chooses the winning name(s) will receive that image as a free download.


This award has been doing the rounds and I would like to say a huge thank-you to Tracey, Emma and Becky for passing this on to me..


The details of the award are as follows:
This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships!
These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind blogger's aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight blogger's who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

I would like to pass this onto (+ back to) the lovely Crafty Muse DT as well as my good friends Jac and Lea {I never professed to be any good at figures}

COME ON OVER to Crafty Muse and enter Challenge #2

*Oh and some exciting news .... we have ordered a stamp maker and I am expecting it to arrive tomorrow...ooh... eager anticipation - watch this space*

Crafty Muse :: Challenge #2

The second challenge over on Crafty Muse is to make something using the colour purple...

Here are my 2 cards...

For the first card I used a variety of different purple papers .. I coloured Princess Amber* in with my purple Copic# and my purple Spica pen and added some blooms on top of each other... along with some kindyglitz :)




My second card is for a special little girl going into hospital (to get her tonsils removed) in the UK this week... Her Mum - Cathy asked for some cards :)
I very much doubt that it will get there in time... but it should be a nice surprise for when she does get out (I'm also sending her some printed Princess Amber pictures to colour in).



*Princess Amber is now available for download from CraftyMuse

Milly Rose

I've joined the new online community for paper crafters - Papercraft Planet. Let me know if you are a member and I'll look you up!

Today I joined the cuttlebug group and thought I'd take up the first challenge... so here is my favourite folder (that I have ... the Swiss dots folder is on order at my LSS).



I Thought I'd use my Milly Rose image for this card!! I have left room at the top to write a name or sentiment when I decide who gets her!! :)

I'd like to introduce you to my newest little flower girl... this is Princess Amber... she will soon be available for download at Crafty Muse (along with Angelique and Milly Rose)




Come along to Crafty Muse and join us in our first challenge! :)

Crafty Muse is OPEN!!!

Well... it's done!! My new blog is open ... Crafty Muse

Go and check out what the girls on my Design Team have done! They have made some wonderful creations!

I am using the first challenge as a bit of a DT call ... If you'd like to join us on the DT please make a card using the freebie Angelique image and let me know you are interested!!

Here's my work (below)

the first Creation I made using Angelique was an ATC ... appropriate really as I am daring to dream by creating Angelique!! :)



this is a card I made with Angelique sitting!! This is my fav. image so far! Hope you like her!!



Thanks for looking and go check out Crafty Muse!
If you'd like to add the blinkie to your site then let me know and I'll email you the code! :)

It's all happening

Well.. I'm quite excited.. it's all happening.... the new blog is almost ready to be launched :)

I have approached some ladies to be on a design team for my new blog - "Crafty Muse"... I am thrilled to say that they have accepted :)

Emma*, Tina, Tracey and Jhet will be joining me on the Design Team!!

But there's more... I am going to choose a couple more people to be on the Team...I will choose them from the FIRST challenge.... so keep checking back for the big opening of "Crafty Muse" and the first challenge!!

*check out the Awesome card Emma already made using Angelique!*



*the last image I uploaded of Angelique was a bit small... so here is a large one.... to change the size - either open in photoshop and alter the size in there or cut and paste her into a word document and then change the size of the image there... email me for more info*