Stampin with Meighan

13 May 2014

Christmas Greenery

Hello and thank you for stopping by.

This week’s challenge at Holly Jolly is Christmas Greenery and we have two fabulous sponsor’s Oak Pond Creations and Lacy Sunshine.

I have used a Lacy Sunshine image called Holly’s Garland and coloured it in with my Copic markers.

In my stash I found this Christmas Bush paper and I have added a piece of Real Red ribbon too.

The layout for my card was inspired by the current sketch at Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Here is my card:

There is also a touch of bling on the right hand side of the card.

Here is a copy of the Sketch:

The copic’s used were:

Skin: E0000, 000, 00, R21

Dress, Necklace & Berries: R0000, 24, 27, 29

Hair: E0000, 40,42,43

Holly: YG93,95,97

Eyes: B000

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge - #219 Sketch

Lacy Sunshine Challenge - #33 Anything Goes

My Perfect Life Challenge – Any Christmas Card

The Glory of Christmas Challenge - #33 Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Monthly Patterned Paper Challenge – Use Patterned Paper

Use Your Stuff Challenge - #135 Ribbon or Fibre

Christmas Stampin All Year Round Challenge - #10 Anything Goes

Crimbo Crakers Challenge - #64 Festive Red

Thanks so much for visiting and I hope to see you again soon.

Meg

11 May 2014

Mother’s Day

We have a quiet and relaxed Mother’s Day this year.

As Mum is on crutches still after breaking her ankle and my Daughter had a soccer game at midday the morning was very quiet. The Autumn weather was warm in the sun so it was lovely to sit and watch Charlize’s game.

We then went and had coffee and later a lovely dinner together.

I hope that all the Mother’s everywhere have also had a lovely day!!

I just wanted to share with you my card I made for Mum, quite simple and I just adore the sentiment. The stamp set is a retired stamp set called Blessed Mother and the sentiment was punched out using the Decorative Label punch.

The larger butterflies were punched out using the Elegant Butterfly punch and then I layered some smaller butterflies which had been die cut and embossed using the Beautiful Wings Embosslits die.

Here is my card:

The splatter is from the one of the stamps from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and has been stamped in Chocolate Chip and retired Regal Rose ink. This set is great for creating male cards too.

The last touch a little bling on the butterflies!.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Squirrel and The Fox Challenge - #69 Mother’s Day

Die Cut Divas Monthly Challenge – A Die & Use at least one embellishment

Fairies Challenge - #25 Mother’s

Snarky Stampers Challenge - #7 For your Mama

Sister Act Card Challenge - #56 Anything Goes

The Stamping Boutique Challenge - #15 Mum

Charisma Cardz Challenge – Mothers Day

Crafty Sentiments Challenge – Anything Goes

Inky Impressions Challenge - #158 Mother’s Day

Thanks for visiting and enjoy your week.

Meg

Happy Birthday

Hi everyone, just a quick post to share with you my card for our challenge at Come and Get It.

This week’s theme is Birthdays.

We have two sponsors Eureka and The Stamping Boutique.

I have used an image called Hidden Fairy from the Stamping Boutique and coloured it in with Copic Markers.

I have used Chocolate Chip cardstock and ink for the sentiment which is from the Sketched Birthday set. The paper and the ribbon are from my retired SU stash.

The dies used are the Bitty Banners and Labels Collection Dies. Of course there is some bling!

I have also added some glitter to the fairy’s wings but it maybe a little hard to see in the photo.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

A Little Bit Crafty Monthly Challenge – Flower Power

Emerald Faeries Monthly Challenge – Flowers, Ribbon and/or Lace

Feeling Crafty Monthly Challenge - #28 One for Girls/Ladies

Open Minded Crafting Fun Challenge - #10 Use some Ribbon

Pumpkin Spice Challenge - #71 About a Girl

Suzy Bee’s Bloomin’ Challenge - #28 Flowers

Crafty 4 Challenges - #235 Bingo (Flowers, Sentiment, Bling)

Art by Miran Challenge - #5 Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - #193 Flowers

Thanks for visiting and I hope you can join us this week at Come and Get It.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Meg

06 May 2014

Digital Christmas

Wow May already – where is this year going!

Want to get a head start on your Christmas cards then join us this week at Holly Jolly.

We have two sponsors Bugaboo & Stamp and Create.

The theme is really easy to:

Traditional Colours

I have used a Kraftin’ Kimmie image called “Christmas Clara”.

Kraftin’ Kimmie images are sold at Stamp and Create but I think this particular image maybe retired.

But nevertheless I had fun using this image for the first time and have created a fairly clean layout with some snowflakes, ribbon, bling and a sentiment.

I have used a Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Labels Eight dies, the Martha Stewart Winter Snow punch and the SU Modern Label punch. The DSP is from by stash.

The cardstock and ribbon are Real Red.

Here is my card:

A very cute image and I had fun creating this card in traditional colours.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Avenue 613 Challenge - #70 Anything Goes with optional Twist - Bling

Fairytales Stampers Challenge - #38 At Least 2 Punches

My Perfect Life Challenge – Christmas cards

Quirky Crafts Challenge – Something beginning with “S” (Snowflakes)

Sketchy Colors Challenge - #209 Red, Green & White

The Christmas Challenge - #32 Bows

Completely Christmas Challenge - #10 Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - #175 Something Begging with “B” (Bows)

Winter Wonderland Challenge - Bows

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your week.

Meg

04 May 2014

Anything Goes with Digi

Hello and thank you for visiting.

Just a quick post to share with you my card for the new challenge at Come and Get It.

This week’s theme is: Anything Goes with a Digi

Our challenge is sponsored by Fred She Said and 2 Cute 2 Ink.

I have used an image called Butterfly Bear from 2 Cute 2 Ink.

The image has been coloured using Copic markers and the small sentiment is from the A Round Array stamp set and reads “You make me Smile”.

The paper is from my stash and as their was butterflies in the image I have just added a few more which have been cut and embossed using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die.

I have cut the image using the a die from the Ovals Collection. The beaded oval layer has been cut using Spellbinders Nestabilities Beaded Ovals Die.

The card stock used is Perfect Plum, Whisper White, Pool Party.

Here is my card:

A very sweet and simple card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of A Challenge - #118 Cute and Cuddly

Allsorts Challenge - #257 Butterflies

Suzy Bee’s Bloomin’ Challenge - #27 Anything Goes

Digi Haven Challenge – Bear Hugs

Digitally Sweet Challenge - #86 Anything with Wings

Fairytale Challenge - #90 Cute Only

Jo’s Scrap Shack Challenge - #48 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - #55 Anything Goes

Moving Along with the Times Challenge – Pretty Pastels

If you get a chance please join us at Come and Get It and thanks once more visiting.

Enjoy the weekend.

Meg

30 April 2014

Easter Box

Our challenge theme at Crafty Creations is:

Anything but a Card

and our sponsor is Robyn’s Fetish

Now I know it may see a little strange that I am sharing with you an Easter Box at the end of April but this post is all about cuteness!

I have created the Easter box using the Fancy Favour Box Die as well as a number of Punches and for the head a Nestabilities Decorative Elements Lacey Circle Die.

The punches used were: Large Oval , Small Oval, Owl Builder, 1” Circle and Circle from Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.

I used Whisper White, Basic Black and Crumb Cake cardstock and some shredded pink tissue paper from my stash.

Here is my Easter Box

and with some Eggs

Now I know that you will think that this is cute but wait there is more!

In the past few weeks our home has been visited by some real little bunnies and I capture some photos to show you:

To my surprise there was four little bunnies in the backyard and they all are similar in colouring but I think the photos are of two of them. Told you there was lots of cuteness in this post!

I would like to enter my Easter Box into the following challenges:

All Crafts Monthly Challenge - Anything but a Card

Crafty Bloggers Network Monthly Challenge – Die Cuts and/or Embossing

Melonheadz Friends Challenge – Lots of Circles

Unstampabelles Monthly Challenge - #34 Incorporate Animal or Bird

Avenue 613 Challenge - #69 Anything Goes

That Craft Place Challenge – Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - #118 Cute and Cuddly

Craft for the Craic Monthly Challenge – Something for Easter/Spring

Crafty Catz Challenge - #228 Anything Goes

Many thanks for visiting and I hope you like the bunnies!

Meg

29 April 2014

Christmas Embossing

Just a quick post to share with you the details of our new challenge over at Holly Jolly for this week.

The theme is simple:

Embossing

Can be dry embossing or heat embossing as long as it is Christmas and our challenge is sponsored by Fitztown.

I have used dry embossing and the layout of my card has been inspired by the current sketch at House of Cards.

Once more I have gone CAS in style and I have used a wonderful sentiment from the Christmas Messages stamp set. I just love the font.

The colours used are Island Indigo and Whisper White and for a bit of glitz and glam I have die cut some silver glitter paper using one of the Memory Box dies from the Peaceful Snowflake Frame Set.

The sentiment has been stamped in Island Indigo ink and then cut out using the Ovals Collection Dies and layered with dimensionals on some Crumb Cake cardstock which has the glitter frame.

The embossing folder used is the Northern Flurry folder and the paper is the retired Winter Frost Speciality DSP.

There is also little bit of Island Indigo ribbon which has been used to separate the DSP and the Whisper White Embossing cardstock.

Here is my card:

I just love how the stamp has been created to show a sort of washed out effect of the words and I love this colour it is so versatile.

Here is the sketch:

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

House of Cards Monthly Challenge – CAS and/or Classic/Elegant & Sketch

Amusing Challenge - #7 Anything Goes

CAS on Sunday Challenge - #32 Sparkle and Shimmer

Christmas Card Challenge - #22 Anything Goes

My Perfect Life Challenge – Christmas Cards

Hobby Cutz Challenge - #45 Glitter

Sentimental Sunday Challenge - #204 CAS

52 Christmas Card Throwdown Monthly Challenge – Glitter

Crafters Cafe Challenge - #60 Add Glitter

Thanks for visiting and hope to see you again soon.

Meg

27 April 2014

Spring Flowers

Hello and thanks for visiting!

I am sharing with you my card for the new challenge at Come and Get It this week which is hosted by Judy. The theme is:

Spring Flowers

We are lucky this week and have two sponsor’s A Day for Daisies and Lacy Sunshine. I have used an image from Lacy Sunshine called Honey Spring Bee Buggmee and coloured the image in with my Copic markers.

I have also used a piece of designer paper I picked up from a local craft shop which is from Kaiser Craft and is from the Forget Me Not Collection. The flowers are from my stash and I have tried my hand at a double bow in the Whisper White Organza Ribbon and secured with Antique Brad.

The sentiment is from the Just Believe stamp set and is punched out using the small oval punch and layered on a die from the Marianne Design Petra’s Large Ovals LR0240 set.

The image has been die cut using one of the dies from the Ovals Collection and the layer behind is Not Quite Navy cardstock which has been embossed with the Lacy Brocade Embossing folder and die cut using the Top Note Die.

A touch of bling as well and I think the card has a very Spring like feel.

I have used the following Copic markers to colour the image:

Flower: B00, 93, 95, E30, 33, G000, 21, 40

Face: Skin & Eyes: E0000, 000, 00, 21, B04, R21

Hair: E0000, 42, 43, 40

Dress: Y0000, 000, 21, 23, B00

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Di’s Digi Design Challenge - Birthdays

Brown Sugar Challenge - #91 Anything Goes

Chocolate Coffee Cards Challenge - #63 Spring

Polka Doodle Challenge - #17 Spring Time

Simply Create Too Challenge - #60 Stack Um Up

Stamping with Dragon Monthly Challenge – Spring Time

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - #92 Make Your Mark

Creative Moments Challenge - #41 Anything Goes/Spring

Creative Card Crew Challenge - #60 Girly

Thanks once more for visiting and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Meg

22 April 2014

Christmas Snowman

Hi everyone and thank for stopping by.

I just wanted to share with you my post for the new challenge at Holly Jolly for this week which is hosted by Judy. The theme is:

Snowman/Snowballs

Our challenge is sponsored by 2 Cute 2 Ink and I have used one of Heidi’s images called Penguin. As you will see from the image the Penguin is just starting out creating his snowman and really looks like he is having fun.

I have use a new die I recently purchased which is a Marianne Die called Petra's Large Ovals LR0240 and it is adorable. I have daubered on the embossed edges with Sahara Sand and Pool Party ink.

The embossed snowflake folder is called Northern Flurry and I think created a great background for this little penguin image. I have added a few Rhinestones and a bow using the Organza Whisper White Ribbon.

Here is my card: