Creablablablog & Kaboodle Doodle Challenges

Thought I'd do another 'bon voyage' card for Heather as when I started using these free papers from the new Kaboodle Doodle challenge I felt they were taking on a bit of a SE Asian feel and that's where Heather is heading. I followed the sketch from the french Creablablablog challenge sketch #21.
Ma carte pour La Creablablablog #21: J'ai utlilisé des papiers gratuits de Kaboodle Doodle et la carte espére Heather une 'bon voyage' à Asie.

Goodbye card for Heather

For Heather's challenge... Ma carte de 'bon voyage' pour Heather...
Not sure how this turned out so distressed or masculine but I started with wanting to use the 'bon voyage' stamp, pulled out a similar set of Inkadinkadoo stamps by mistake so I used them for the background images and it just went from there...
I used / J'ai ulilisé : Cuttlebug 'script' embossing; Stamps / Tampons de: Inkadinkadoo & Royal Langnickel; Paper / Papier: K&Co; Ink / Encre : Ranger Distressing Ink (Straw), Whispers brown & Brilliance black.

More candy

If it's a candy hunt you are on, here's some more:
Gunhild - here at stempelglede 31st Aug, Zoe of kid's challenge blog Crafty Monkeys (great for crafty kids) and Caroline's glede - 1st Sept; gorgeous things Hilmarose has made - 3rd Sept; Amy at Scrapping Mommy and also Sammi, who would like a celebration card, - 5th Sept; at Cats & Stitching & Crafty Sally 7th Sept, Charlie & Jen have started up Inklebods which are really cute characters - 14th Sept; Angelo at Kreative Kristin - 15th Sept, Jude - 29th Sept !

Cuttlebug demo

After seeing some other things I'd made using the cuttlebug, a group gave me some advance orders and asked me to do a demo which I did last night so these 2 cards were to demonstrate some of the different materials that can be used: The horseshoe is from a coke can (thanks for the tip Sue!). It went well: I have even more orders now :)

J’ai fait une démonstration de le ‘cuttlebug’ hier soir donc j’ai fait 2 cartes vite qui ont utilisé différent matériaux (le fer à cheval est d’une canette de coca!)

Also from a craft evening I took my sister-in-law to last week: Serviette art is very popular here so I thought it was time to have a go! Don't laugh - It will get pride of place in my greenhouse!

L’utilisation de serviettes papier à décorée des choses est populaire ici donc j’essayé le technique ! Ne rigole pas - J’aime mon joli pot !

Blog candy WILL arrive tomorrow: I'm well over the 5000 just haven't had time to finish getting it together! Thanks for looking and adding to the numbers :) And I won one of Terria's candies (so never say never) - Thanks again Terria!

Blog candy arrivera demain !

Last minute for Papertake Weekly challenge

I had a quick look at what challenges I'd been missing and managed to join in this one on PTW: Button It! This is one of several decoupage made while sitting on the beach so sprang to mind when I saw the challenge and I added a real button for good measure.

Ma carte pour le challenge avec un/des bouton(s) ! J’ai utilisé un découpage j’ai fait quand j’eus assis sur la plage !

Candy Alerts

Been catching up on some blog hopping and found lots of candy: See the candy roll on the right, not that I ever win any but it's fun!
To wet your appetite here is Xtina's candy including the chocolate!

An award while I was away !

You would think from the post below that I have been locked away doing lots of designing: Not a chance! In fact we have made 2 return trips to UK, including with a hired lorry, to empty our UK house ready for renting and then had a few days rest camping on the Ile d'Oleron (west coast of France) where we met up with some British, French and German friends. While the big furniture is being stored in a friend's barn, we are floor to ceiling with boxes here and my sister-in-law and her husband are arriving for a week on Tuesday! However, I have orders to fulfill so promise some cards will appear soon. I will also get some blog candy together as I am sooooo close to that 5000 figure!

Big thanks to Donna who gave me this award while I was away: Such a lovely complement.
The rules of this award are:
1.The winner can put the logo on her blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3.Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4.Put links of those blogs on yours.
5.Leave a message on the blogs of the girls you’ve nominated

I also love Donna's blog and in addition I nominate (from the many deserving) :
Gill
Lydia
Lou
Han
Jozza
Maureen
& Ana

Hanging up my wings to fly...

I asked a few weeks ago to step down from the Funky Fairy Design Team to spend more time on my own designs. Funky Fairy Papercrafts is really growing which I am thrilled at but I need to focus more on my own business so I've regretfully stepped down as of tomorrow, 31st July. I know Shaz has had several people applying to be on the DT following Lou's well-deserved promotion to co-designer so I don't feel guilty at creating another place. If you hop on over to the Inspirations Blog you can also see how fabby the materials are there and there are links to the shop and to Shaz and the DT members' blogs. They will be announcing the new DT members on 1st August and you can also see sneak peaks of the new stamps and get info on pre-orders.
I wish Shaz and the team the best of luck as they build on recent success and I hope stepping down will give me more time to concentrate on developing my designs so that I will soon be looking for a DT of my own.
In the meantime, here are some of my creations using the 'Basics' collection: and a slide show of some of my other Funky Fairy makes:

Sheetloads of Christmas in July !

Voila mes cartes pour le challenge sketch de « Sheetload of Cards » et le sujet ‘Noël en juillet’ donc j’ai commencé mes cartes de Noël bien tôt ! J’ai utilisé des dessins de le CD Kerudoc Création ‘Hiver’ qui j’ai imprimé sur papier et acétate. Quel couleur vous préférez ?

Last month I discovered a great ezine 'Sheetload of Cards' blog and when I downloaded this month's it just demanded I do something with it and in fact I did 2 things which are unusual for me: 1. I printed the whole thing off and had it sitting on the desk instead of just being saved on disk to maybe look at later (great designs in there); 2. I made Christmas cards before November ! I usually find it hard to create out of season but wow did I make sheetloads! I printed off several papers and toppers and just mixed and matched to the same sketch adding ribbons and gems, inking edges, etc as I went. No waste bits of paper and lots and lots of cards...Which is your favourite colourway? I really like the soft Lilac :and the Teal (love the velvet ribbon too)and a few more mixing colours and patterns:My husband likes the organza ribbon over the paper in the one above, and here's an acetate version:and then I looked at the mini version ezine this month and made one of those too!All papers and toppers from Kerudoc Création Winter Collection; HOTP Icy rainbow ribbons colour match perfectly, as do Brilliance pearlescent inks in SkyBlue and Purple. Also used ribbons and card from stash, Papermania snowflake brads and adhesive gems, Silver ink pad, cuttlebug embossing, Holographic glitterglue.

Quilts 4 Leukaemia

I don't often write about my family or personal things but I have mentioned a few times my neice, Terri, who has been battling leukaemia for the last 9 years, having had every chemo available and, earlier this month, a bone marrow transplant. However, I have to ask you to look here because I am just totally wowed at the work and generosity of time and materials that these ladies have put in to making Terri a fabulous patchwork quilt. I am waiting for it to arrive at the moment and can't wait to take it over to Terri when we visit the UK again soon. Big thanks to Clare and those supporting her making these quilts. xxx