Celebrate you!

Morning all!

There's a brand new challenge over at That Craft Place this fortnight! And our theme this time around is....

Make a box or Decorate one!

Now.... this scared the hell out of me! i'm not one for altering things espechially boxes they always go pear shaped! i've tried and tried and failed miserably! so... in good ole Carlyann fashion i kinda cheated but kinda didn't i still technically made my box! and i decorated it!!! haha!!

I opt'd for the easy option of making a card box and a card! haha! But i challenged myself to use The Octopode stamps the way i would use them! not the grunge weird way that is still lovely but not my style, if you get me! sooooo.... here's what i came up with....

I first created an easel card....

Which i totally love how it came out! and when folded looks like this...

Loving the colour scheme i may add!

And then... i created my matching box...

Pretty funky i think! so can't give this away! think it's going in my cabinet of to keeps! hehe! I'm loving these Octopode stamps i never thought in a million years they'd be my thing i guess that just goes to show you may think somethings not for you unless you try it!!!

Here's my final two together.... and don't forget That Craft Place now stocks Octopode Factory Stamps too!!

I'd like to enter my creation to the following challenges

 ABC Challenge –F is for Flowers

 One Crazy Stamper -  Anything Goes

Color Me Creative Challenge  - #87 (W1 of 2)  Anything Goes

Stampin' For The Weekend – (W1 of 2) Flower Power

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP -  Prima

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - The Octopode Factory
*Flowers - Wild orchid crafts / That Craft Place

*Other  - Pearls - Meiflower, Sentiment Stickers - Ranger, Lace - That Craft Place

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!
xoxo

Love & Peace

No cards Allowed

Morning all!

Well i'm not here it's my bloggy that's here this morning as i've classes to run and cards to make and pressies to wrap (hubbys birthday tommrrow)

Quick make and a quick post from me this morning to let you know there's a brand new challenge with some very yummy prizes over at Charisma this week!

This week's challenge is being set by me!! ooooo i have to pick a toughy!!....

NO CARDS ALLOWED!!! OOOO!!!!

For my DT Project today I thought I would make my clock for my craft room which i finally was able to pick up from the NEC in march!

I wanted it to be very pink and girly as i'm planning on painting my craftroom pink in the summer!! of course! lol


I lined the edges of my clock with fabirc puff paints in buttercup and pink, i love this it really gives some dimension to it! whilst drying i popped some tiny green flower gems in to the border, so that matched the gorjuss paper, of which my crafty friend emma brought me last month.
The papers are from the DCWV Mango frost stack and are glittery and yummy!! lol

The Middle of my clock is flowers which i cut on my cricut with the sweet treats cart (another obsession of mine hehe), i plonked lots of gems around my clock and glitter stickles too, to make it extra sparkly!

Well... i could ramble all day but i really must dash so here's my finished clock!


*Recipe*

*C/Stock - Mango Papermania
*DSP - DCWV Mango Frost
*Stamps - Magnolia Tildas
*Medium - Promarkers
*Stickles
*Cricut Sweet Treats cart
*Clock - NEC
*Puff paint

Thanks for popping by and i'll see ya soonies!!