Stamping Vacation - When I Grow Up Challenge - Clockmakers

Hi again everyone, I am back with my Design Team card for Stamping Vacations - When I Grow Up Challenge - Clockmakers.

You have until the 3rd June to enter this challenge and to be in the running for a $25.00 gift certificate to store of the winners choice.  Can't wait to see what you come up with.

I had a quick look through all my collects and could not see anything related to a clock.  So, I decided that I would be the clockmaker.  :-)

I started a rectangle card cut from some Fawn Bazzill card.  I then cut the top two corners off to form the clock shape.  I cut a wavy edge on two small pieces of card and added them to the top of the clock shape.  I adorned them with these lovely purple bling flowers and a wooden heart which I covered in patterned paper.  The clock face is created with this lovely spotty Kaisercraft paper and number stickers.  I cut two a strip of wavy edged black card to create the hands for the clock and added black triangles to the ends.  I then dangled a little purple heart underneath the clock.  The sentiment I printed off the computer.

So come on over to Stamping Vacation and check out the daily challenges.   

A different challenge every day of the month.

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

Cupcake Craft - 'Something beginning with 'C' - ends 9th May

My Partner in Crime - #26 Numbers ends 15th May

Simon Says - Hands ends 8th May (hands on a clock, worth a try???)

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Shaped Cards ends 8th May

Stamping Vacation DT - When I Grow Up Challenge - Truck Driver

This month at Stamping Vacation the theme for the When I  Grow Up challenge is 'Truck Driver"(ends 3rd April).  I found this truck image on Blogart Toon and the little fellows name is Spike....I found him at The CraftyMonkey.  I coloured both of them with my watercolour pencils and added some silver metallic pen to the truck.  The base card is Lava Bazzill Card, I round the front edge corners.  Adhered the truck image with the tab on the side saying 'Big Wishes'.  Then cut out Spike and added him to the card with 3D foam.  I found some left over pieces of Stampin Up Design Paper...not sure of the name sorry. I stuck to the spine of the card and wrapped it around to the back.  Added three black eyelets.  Then finished the card with the black border sticker and the black Happy Birthday sticker from Sticker Store.  When I had let the card sit for a little I thought it needed just a little more so grabbed my fine tip black pen and drew two lines around the edges of the image.

Now it's your turn.  I would so love to come and visit your blog to see your 'Truck Driver' related creations.  

The prize this month at Stamping Vacation is a $25.00 gift certificate to the store of YOUR (winner's) choice.  

Remember you can enter any of our challenges as many times as you like and as many challenges as you like.

Stamping Vacation DT Card - When I Grow Up Challenge - Mailman

Finally, I have made my DT card for Stamping Vacations - When I Grow Up Challenge which asks us to use the Mailman theme.   This opens up lots of options, could be a image of a mailman, postage stamps, envelopes, handwritten letters.

So this is my take.  I have used a matching set of papers I have collected from a magazine giveaway.  I like the country feel to them.  I used my sewing machine and stitched around each panel.  Coloured in the lovely Penny Black Hedgehog stamp I won at Christmas time.  Now I thought this stamp would be very limiting as he is holding holly.  Thanks to Kathy who sent this stamp to me from over at The Daily Marker....as she showed how you can just ink up the hedgehog and have him carry other items.  Now an unlimited stamp.

Someone had sent me a little green envelope shape that they had cut with a die.  So glued it all together and it was the perfect size for this little guy to carry.  Found a little scrap piece of design paper from Stampin Up.  Then got out my Just Rite letter stamps and made up the 'Thanks Mum' stamp.  Next I printed off the 'Happy Mother's Day' banner.  The card needed a little more...so I dug around and found these wonderful wood heart shapes.  I coloured the edges of them with my red pen then glued the top and dipped them in red glitter.  

So much fun....now I can't wait to play with glitter again.

When I Grow Up Challenge

This month over at Stamping Vacation the When I Grow Up Challenge asks you to post a creation for a Waitress.  I have used one of our sponsors (Cardmadfairys Creations) wonderful images to create a Waitress for my card.   The image is called 'Ellie' and I have coloured her with my water colour pencils.  I found an image of a tray of plates on the internet, printed them out and coloured with my pencils and gold pen.  My background paper is from Stampin Up....sorry, I don't know the name.   The card is Stampin Up Riding Hood Red which I ran through the printer and printed '#1 Waitress' on to.

For the month of December we have CARDMADFAIRY as our sponsor. Jenni will be giving away a $15.00 gift certificate and there will also be a $10.00 gift certificate to Scrap Attack! The winner will be raondomly chosen on January 1st! We will be showcasing their stamps throughout the month.

Remember:- Inspiration Tag is right here at Stamping Vacation ! Be like a kid again and play TAG with us! We will be playing tag until December 5th when a randomly chosen winner will be chosen for a $25.00 gift certificate to the store of their choice! 

I just wanted to share with you the end result of my Flippin Christmas cards.  Thanks to the wonderful suggestions from people who visit me I created this bauble shape that can be flipped to the back to reveal the background picture.  So thanks so much for taking the time to come and see my creation and offer suggestions.  :-)

Stamping Vacation DT - When I Grow Up Challenge

Hi everyone, time for a new Stamping Vacation Design Team Card.  Before I tell you about the card and challenge I must tell you about this months prize on offer over at Stamping Vacation.

Stamping Vacation has a different challenge for each day of the month except the very last day.  You can enter any or all of these challenges as many times as you would like.  This will put you in the running for this months prize.  Our sponsor this month is MARK'S FINEST PAPERS.  They will be giving away 4 (four) of the December Sneak Peek stamp sets.  Denise also has put up a $25.00 gift certificate from Mark's Finest Papers.  The winner will be drawn randomly on the 1st of December.

Now this card is for the When I Grow Up Challenge which has the theme of 'Farmer'

When I first started thinking of this challenge I wanted to do a tractor but didn't find anything that I liked.  I came across this image from FCIT and thought it was just perfect.

I have used my white BE card as the base card...then a layer of Kaisercraft paper.  A strip of Stampin Up Baja Blue down the side which I smudge with brown ink to blend it in with the brown paper.  I tied some kitchen twine around the bottom of the card.  Coloured the image with my watercolour pencils and cut it out and embossed with my Octagon Spellbinder.

More news from Stamping Vacation.

A $20.00 gift certficate is on offer as a prize when we reach 300 Followers! The winner will be chosen from the Followers.

And be watching for something NEW coming on November 15th! Something we haven't seen anywhere else...yet! So Stamping Vacation will be premiering this event! If you want to be a part it...keep an eye on us!