Happy World cardmaking Day

Morning , Happy World cardmaking day to you all! This is gonna be a long post so please grab a cupper!

First of all i would like to share with you my Sketch Saturday and Sweet Stampin Card using the new Gorgeous Elisabeth Bell 'First leaf of Fall' stamp. As usual i have followed Jo's wonderful sketch and this weeks challenge over Sweet Stampin is ' Punch it out'

I have used various Stampin Up circle punches and the SU distressing tool to make the flowers.
D/P is DCWV. I have stamped the leafs several times as though they are being wind swept.

I hope you will join us for this weeks challenges, but before you run off check out what the Quixotic DT have put together to celebrate World Card Making day

Celebrate World Card Making Day with a Festival of Favourites! 

The Quixotic Paperie DT thought it would be fun to mark this year's World Card Making Day with a mini blog hop looking at our favourite Quixotic Paperie DT projects, products from the shop and card making tips, so grab a cuppa and join us! 

We would love to hear about your favourite projects, products from Quixotic Paperie or your favourite tips so feel free to share! 

My favourite Quixotic Paperie make has to be the set of Greeting farm Anya 3x3" cards

Click HERE for a full list of supplies used

My favourite Quixotic Paperie Products available now!!!

The Greeting farm NEW October release
Miss Anya Lounge

Memory Box - Gossamer paper stack
 

Viva Decor - Iridescent Glitter liner

My favourite tips:

I have had alot of emails asking me for tips regarding Sewing onto cards. So my top tip for getting a nice straight sewn edge that joins up from corner to corner is this.

Poke a hole in  each corner of the c/s you would like to sew onto.

As you get to the end of the c/s position the needle to go through the pierced hole,(so you don't go over where you want it) , that's how I make sure my stitching is straight and meets up at each corner.

My other top tip would be Distressing, this is also a common question.
What do I use?
The simplest way to achieve great distressing is to use the side of your Hobby knife, scrap it against the card until you have your desired distress look. OR the Stampin Up distressing tool attached to the cutter kit is also a fabulous investment to achieve perfect distressing every time!

There is more to see at the following wonderful blogs, hope you enjoy the hop!

Elaine - Quixotic Cards

Emma - Something Sweet

Rowena - Crafty Pagan

Judy - Judy's Crafty Moments

Kim Costello - PaperBabe

Carole - Stardust, gems and ribbons

Kim Dellow - Crafty Makes (You Are Here!)

Enjoy the hop and don't forget to share your favourites on your blog (link back to us so that we can see them) or in the comments as you hop around!

Missing in Action and our last Quixotic weekly challenge

Goodmorning all, well it seems so long ago when i last posted on here. Nearly 2 weeks! I will cut this story short. Im at work and had the phone call from my Son's school to say that he had been poorly and could i pick him up. On my way to the school a (silly) driver over took two cyclists on a blind bend!!! just as i was coming round on the opposite side of the road, in order not to hit him I swerved out of the way and went into a shallow ditch, The car isn't too bad although it had to be sent away for almost a week for repairs. My back has been in agony but is allot better now. Jack is over he's tummy bug but was off school all week. I think things will resume to normal now although i have alot of catching up to do.

Quixotic Paperie challenge news

If you have visited the challenge blog recently you will have noticed that there are a few changes.

There are more changes on the way.  We have decided that, as part of the blog merge, we will be moving from a weekly challenge to a monthly one.  There will be more details on that soon, as the change will happen as of 1st October 2010.  This week will be our last weekly challenge, so there are still a chance to get your entries in for the September prize draw.

This weeks Challenge has been set by the lovely Rowena

'Gift It'

I love making these decorated Candles, The Echo Park set made it easy to co-ordinate it with my card. The large polka dot butterfly (gorgeous) is from the The Greeting Farm stamp kit, Spotlight

Unfortunately for me, I am at work today and tomorrow. I hope to get some of my Mojo back for Friday and have a day to craft!

Please pop over to the Quixotic Paperie blog, check out the gorgeous work from the DT and join us for our fun new challenge.

My Quixotic Paperie Top picks this week

Belles 'n' Whistles Rockin Around

Echo Park, Everybody loves Christmas kit

Mixed pack of 50 gorgeous charms

Thank you so much for visiting me today, have a fab wednesday!

Hope you have a Monster Birthday

Good morning! hope you all had a fab weekend. Today im busy preparing for our MacMillan Coffee morning at school. Im selling cards, keyrings, Notbooks, bookmarks and hair clips with profits going to MacMillan Cancer research. I hope it all goes well and we raise lots of money : )

Today though, its a Paper MakeUp showcase. Quixotic Paperie and the Paper Makeup Stamps DT have got together for a fun hop to share some inspiration using the fabulous designs from Paper Makeup Stamps! :)

If you’re in the US/Canada, you can buy Dreck, Gus ,Jerry  and all the other gorgeous stamps direct from Paper Makeup Stamps!  If you’re in the UK you can find the range at Quixotic Paperie!

Other Gorgeous goodies used on my card are also available from Quixotic Paperie

Basic Grey d/p - Oliver 

I also used a must have sentiment stamp set from Pollycraft Designs

Here is the list of participants to pop in your posts

*** THE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS! ***

- Elaine Hughes  - Rowena Barnard – Kim Costello – Carole Middlehurst –
- Judy Laing – Emma Lockley  - Kim Dellow

- Katie Cotton – Christi Thorsen - Tangii Crain - Lisa Kind - Randee Elsing - Shaela Odd -
- Tina Hale - Andrea Vernagus - Anita Hovey - Bonnie Sharp - Danni Bindel - Dawn Barrett - -
- Ginger Schwerin - Lisa McKinney - Maria Gurnsey - Michelle Van Patten - Simonne Clay - Stephanie Zito -

Hope you enjoy the hop!

Yeah its the weekend....

Hi! Apart from being the first day of the weekend its also time for a Sketch Saturday and Sweet Stampin challenge. Remember you can combine the two challenges, so why not join us this week with Jo's fabulous sketch and our Sweet Stampin Theme ' Stitching'. I had a little time this week so i made a DT card for challenge. (Yes i know, dont fall over in shock) Lol Im also so in love with Hanglar and Tilda at the moment.  We are off out today to choose Tiles for the down Stairs bathroom and then on to choose our new balustrade that's also being redone. I have to say, although i will love it when the house is finished, i cannot stand the mess, and the dust is just unbelievable!

Ok, onto my Sweet Stampin card, I decided to go with easel cards this week, our theme is 'Stitching'

We are sponsored this month by Wink Wink Ink, I combined the gorgeous Cowgirl Tilda with 'Beauty' from Wink Wink Ink. The two images go together perfectly don't you think?

Basic Grey Papers and Pearls are both from Quixotic Paperie

I would also like to enter my Tilda card into the following challenges;
A spoon full of Sugar - Autumn colours
Stamp Something - Go digital (horse from Wink Wink Ink)
Creative Card Crew - Autumn or fall (colour combo)
Copic Creations - Shading
Totally Gorjuss - Wild Thing (use at least one animal)

Jo has done herself proud once again with another gorgeous sketch for us to follow over Sketch Saturday, Again with an easel card but this time i used a Hanglar image that my wonderful Friend, Jayne keeps me in well stock of! Thanks again hunny xxx

Gorgeous big flowers from WIld Orchid Crafts

I have combined the cute Hanglar Girl with Tilda's Stool, she fits perfectly too!

Papers - Cosmo Cricket Early Bird

MS - Border punch

EK Success corner punch

Stampin Up, ribbon and c/s

Plain Oval and Deckle edge Oval Nesties

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges;
Secret Crafter - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Happy Birthday
Lovely Hanglar - Layers

Thank you so much for visiting me today, Hope you all have a fab weekend!!

How does your Garden Grow

Hello sweeties! Hope your all having a fab day so far. Ive been having a clear out of my carft room today, hoping to get it all on ebay for the weekend. Ill keep you posted on that : )

Today though, its time for a another fantabulous Quixotic Challenge, Its my turn to set the challenge this week

'How does your Garden Grow'

I wanna see lots of flowers, trees hmmmmm whatever really as long as its in your garden lol

A very busy card, i just couldn't stop adding to it lol

All goodies used on my card can be purchased right now from the Quixotic Paperie shop

The Greeting Farm Sweet Anya

Prima Flowers

Echo Park A walk in the park Collection Kit

Tulle

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenge
Cupcake Craft - Sketch

My basket is full of goodies this week, here's just some of he items that fell in

The gorgeous new Elisabeth Bell for SCACD, I will leave thE light on

(Pre Order)

Kraftin Kimmie Annette

Have fun! Thank you so much for visiting me today xxx

Nautical Tilda at Sketch Saturday

Good Morning and happy Saturday! Today is a new Sketch Saturday challenge and as always Jo has designed an amazing sketch for us all to work with. Remember i said how Ive fallen in love again with Hanglar and Magnolia, well todays card is using a gorgeous Tilda image from the Bon Voyage collection which you can buy right now from our Sponsor Simon Says stamp

I had so much fun making this card, yes it took me 5 hours again lol but it was worth it in the end. Ive has a bottle of crackle glass for about 2 years and never got round to using it, So when I saw the challenge at Just Magnolia and the gorgeous DT work I thought i'ld give it ago. I love the effect especially with this magnolia collection of stamps and as i missed the challenge date to enter my card I found it also fits in with the challenge over at Charisma Cardz 'try something new'

Card Recipe - Magnolia Collection Stamps

Tim Holtz Shabby French

Stampin Up - Rose Red c/s, Choc chip ink & Antique jumbo Eyelets

Quixotic, Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby d/p

Hope you all have a Fabby weekend, as always thank you so much for taking the time to visit me. I love reading your comments : )

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges

Totally Gorjuss - Flowers

Charisma Cardz - Try a new technique (crackled glass)

Fab n Funky - What Eva
A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Animal (seagull)
Stamptacular Sunday - Distress it
Pile it On - Layers