Happileigh Scrappin' Challenge #31 Handmade Embellishments. And an announcement.

Happi Sister Starla, set us the challenge this week to make our own embellishments. Those who know me will already know that's something I love to do. I used Girl With Basket, and instead of DP's I used Daisy Days (part of a set of images) as my background - available at the store. I've a sheet of embossed card (Tim Holtz) and my handmade is a quilled flower. 

I'm sad to say it looks as if I've not coloured her skin at all, I used putty and ivory promarkers and vanilla as her blush for her cheeks and little knee's.....you'll just have to use your imagination.

 Flower close up. 

Please pop to the challenge and join us this week, we'd love to see your handmades too. You don't need to use a Happileigh Scrappin' image to enter, but if you do you get two entries for the prize draw. Additionally, those using a Happileigh image will be entered into a separate prize draw. 

Now for the Announcement 

This is my last ever post, due to health issues and other circumstances I've leaving blogland. I have to say I've enjoyed my few months entering challenges and being part of Design Teams, and in particular being part of Feline Playful. Life happens though doesn't it, and 'a girls gotta do' and all that. 

Byebye and take care,

 to all my Blogfriends. 

There's A Critter In The House.

Happi Sister Vicki chose this weeks Happileigh Scrappin' Challenge, and she asks that you bring your critters on over to us ...whatever the critter, large or small. Pop to the blog and see the inspiration the other Happi Sisters have this week. 

Leigh merged two photo's here for me so I can show my stepper card's folds - clever isn't it. Thanks again Leigh. 

This image comes with it's own greeting of Hang In There, but I did this one myself as I wanted it as just the beginning of a sentence. This will be going to a young friend who is bedridden...she says she's hanging on when I ask how she is. I tell her to look for a small moment of joy in each day. Just bird song or a butterfly on your window can be enough to lift you - I know from my time being bedridden too.

My  Raffia lace was part of the candy I received from Debra at dj designs. I was so delighted with it and for once I'm not being stingy about using it...love the way it looks on a project. That huge ric-rac is waste from a cardstock pack; and the butterflies are stickers.

  I adore this little fella...hanging on by his fingertips, but seeing joy in the cute little blue-bird. He's coloured with pro-markers. Not sure where I had my butterfly charm....if anyone recognises please let me know.

 Close Up of the greeting.

As always, it's not required that you use a Happileigh Stampin' image to play with us, but you get two entries if you do...that's two for one chances to win some of Leigh's fantastic Digi's. There are always freebies available in the Shop and while you are there you can check out the new releases...you can see them on the challenge blog too.....remember you get a free image with every 3 images you buy. 

Receipe:-

Image ... Hang In There, Happileigh Scrappin 

DP ... Basic Grey (striped) Craft Creations (other) 

Fancy Trim ... Basic Grey 

Die Cut ... Nestie's Fleur di Lis

Colourants ... Promarkers

Raffia Lace ... Candy Stash

Butterflies Sticker ... Stash

Charm ... Stash 

Sentiment ... Computer Generated 

Challenges ...

Crafty Pad - Lots of Texture

Craft Your Days Away  -Fancy Folds 

Marks Finest Papers -Die-Cut as a background mat 

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge -include an animal

Fabulous Friday - recipe challenge use 2 of three: ribbon/trim; charm; rhinestones/pearls (Trim & Charm) 

Polkadoodle -   stickers or transfers

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Sentiment with at least two words

HLSC29 Frame It Challenge.

Our Challenge at Happileigh Scrappin' this week is set by Chris who chose Frame it, and asks - what does that mean to you? Frame the whole project or frame an image. It's up to you so long as there is a frame somewhere in your creation. 

I've made this 12 x 12 Scrap Page of my beautiful Niece Emillie. Sorry for poor quality of photo, it was bedtime before I had this finished and the energy saver light bulbs we have just don't make for good lighting. I've had a rough week and didn't think I'd get this done at all, but so love it finished. I've used a coloured Digi image by Leigh which is called Victorian Mirror - you can find it at the shop here  by clicking on the cottage button in the shops toolbar.

 The true colours of the lovely frame digi show up better on this scanned image, I added gemstones to the flower centres. Leigh has coloured versions of all her digis - wonderful if you just need to get a really quick card made (or like me had time and energy constraints) ....and also great if you are a beginner at the colouring game and like to have a guide image to show you where to shade and highlight.

 My lipstick border is from an advert in a magazine...I simply cut it out (two copies in fact to make it that long). I cut a couple of bags and lipstick and nail varnish bottle from my scrapbook papers, embellished with mini flower gems.

 It doesn't show, but the strip of paper I used to divide the two area's is glittered, I cut it with decal scissors. I can't remember where I bought these gorgeous shoes die cuts...somewhere on e-bay. I added alphabet stickers to spell out Emmie.

Hop over to the Challenge Blog and see the wonderful creations of the rest of the Happi sisters, and check out the new releases, and this months freebie, available when you buy 3 or more images. 

You don't need to use a Happileigh Scrappin' image to enter the challenge but you'll get two entries if you do, and as there are beautiful free images available at the store, you have no excuse do you lol.  

Recipe:-

Image ... Victorian Mirror, Happileigh Scrappin'

Scrapbook Papers ... Mimosa pack - Do-craft

Emillie ...Made with love by Paul & Kay

Die-cuts & gems ... Stash.

Some Challenges ...

Emerald Faerie Garden -  All things Girly

Annabelle Stamps Challenge - Say it with frames.

Stamp Something - Use a digi.

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Anything goes.

Paper Play -  Anything but a card.

My Mum's Craft shop -  something old, something new (Old stuff - Shoe digi's and gems; new stuff - Scrapbook paper) 

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations -  Anything But A Card 

Karen's Doodles Netherlands -  For a Teen 

Happileigh Scrappin' Challenge #28 Stars and/or Stripes.

Our Challenge this week over at Happileigh Scrappin' is Stars and/or Stripes. As you can see I went for the stripes option. My card looks like the cuckoo in the nest next to the rest of the DT who have used red, white and blue for the most part lol. Still, not everyone celebrates American Holidays and the challenge caters for us too. 

This is a photo of the card, but the colours are true above. 

My image is called Birdhouse and you can find it at the Happileigh Scrappin' Shop. I've used it before as a New Home card...I made a shaped card that time, you can see the post here. I paper-pieced it that time too....it is so much fun to paper-piece. My tiny buttons are yellow and lemon...the lemon are looking a little green poor things lol.

I did a little shading with a mustard, and pear green promarker

...not showing up too well in the pix. 

The sentiment was written by Dorcas, I needed it to fit across my page so didn't use the actual one she did...just pinched the wording. You can find Dorcas' original sentiment and her other great and fun freebie sentiments on her blog  link in her side-bar.

My seam binding, and cute striped buttons are Ribbongirl.

The Flower is cut with the centre tiny of the nestie Fleur di lis

and then glittered up on the edge with snow-writer.

 What do you think of my great new watermark. Leigh made one for all the team to use on our DT projects.

You don't need to use a Happileigh Image to join us, but if you do - and why indeed not when there are freebies available - you will be given 2 entries into the draw. Also, not to be forgotten, for every 3 images you buy at the store, you will get one free. 

The rest of the Team  have some wonderful projects to share with you, pop over to the challenge and take a look. 

Receipe :-

Image ... Happileigh Scrappin' 

DP's ... Craft Creations Summer Meadow range

Ribbon & Button ... The Ribbongirl

Paper lace (coloured green with Promarker ... Stash

Grunge flower ... Home made

Sentiment ... Dorcas Designs Freebie

A Few Challenges ...

Crafty Pad - Bold and Bright or soft pastels

Dream Valley Challenges -  Ribbon

Quirky Crafts - Recipe theme box

(3 backing papers, digi, Ribbon and/or Lace (paper lace-coloured green)

Marks Finest Papers - Make It Sparkle (glittered up Flower)  

Our Creative Corner -  Your Style (elaborate folds)

Totally Gorjuss - Ribbons & Lace 

Word Play Weekend Challenge -  Home/House

Alphabet Challenge -  "H" for half-dozen  (tiny buttons)

Fairy Knoll - Sparkle. (on my flower)

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge -  Handmade flowers.

Happileigh Scrappin' Challenge #27 Bright Colours - Oranges, Yellows, Reds

I'm thrilled to announce that I'm a brand new member of the Happileigh Scrappin' Challenge Design Team.

The Challenge this week is to use Bright Colours - Oranges, Yellows, Reds, and for my very first DT project I've made an ATC using the delightfully cute Sea Turtle which you'll find by popping over to the Happileigh Scrappin' Shop. 

I've coloured him using Promarkers - slightly shaded my background with a aqua blendable pencil (blended with a dry stubby thing). I've added sand coloured Flowersoft...well as sand, some Basic Grey fibres as water plants and scattered a few undersea themed beads about - not forgetting the little mini faceted gems I've added to some of the air bubbles. 

You don't need to use a Happileigh Image to join us, but if you do - and why indeed not when there are freebies available - you will be given 2 entries into the draw. Also, not to be forgotten, for every 3 images you buy at the store, you will get one free. 

The rest of the Team  have some wonderful projects to share with you, pop over to the challenge and take a look. 

Some Challenges ...

Creative Inspirations Paint - Bright Colours

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge - Under the sea.(Top 3 Award)

Delightful Challenges -Anything goes

Southern Girls -  Anything goes.

Divas by Design -  anything but a card

For Fun Challenges - summer or bright colors

A Spoonful Of Sugar -  Splish Splash