C4C is getting touchy feely with TEXTURE!

Today's fun challenge over at Crazy 4 Challenges is to use lots of texture on your creation. Be sure to click here to go to the C4C blog and see how the Crazies added texture to their cards. 

On my card today I used the Paper Smooches stamp set 'Cyber Cafe' paired with this beautiful muted paper from the Country Boutique Fancy Pants line.  

I added texture in a few ways:

-textured cardstock

-paper piecing for a raised effect

-twine fibre

-metal charm

-burlap behind the stamped panel

How will you make your project all 'touchy feely'? Don't forget to link up on the C4C blog so we can check it out!

Cheers, Andrea

Crazy 4 Challenges- Put A Bow on it

It's Saturday so it is time for your weekly dose of C4C mojo!

This is Joycelyn's last challenge and she has asked us to put a bow on it!

I used one of the ca-ootie pie bear stamps from Magnolia called Cocco with Present. 

I coloured her up with my copics and used papers from the new Pink Paislee line City Sidewalks. 

And of course my big bow is ribbon from American Crafts- I am addicted to those little spools!

We would love to have you create and play along with us on this week's challenge!

Hop on over to the C4C challenge blog and prepared to be 'Bowed over' by the Crazies creations

hee hee- couldn't resist the pun ;)

Cheers, Andrea

hIp HoP....with Unity's Stamp Of The Week...

I am starting off the hIp HoP for Unity this week and I used the SOTW- Many of my Smiles. I love the sentiment with the vintage bird image. I am very into the vintage, shabby chic look of cards and this stamp inspired me to pull out yet again my have papers from Pink Paislee London Market to show off this fantastic stamp.  I had so much fun using these colours and distressing it all to make it as shabby as I could lol!!! 

I know just the person to give this to- (hint hint Anja lol). To one of my friends that makes me laugh hard and often. Thank you for that. 

Before I go...I have to enable hee hee. Wouldn't be me if I couldn't enable others to shop like I do! Unity is having a great 4th sale! There are 21 kits marked down to $4.44 PLUS you can still grab those uber cute stamps released last week for only $3.29!!! I have a soft spot for the 'Talk Nerdy to Me' stamp...must.have. Click here to see Unity Store Website!

Now it is time to hop on over to the girl who inspires me creatively and also in my fashion choices...

ERYN!!

SGD Therapy Thurs make-N-Take

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I found this cute card that we made a couple Thursdays ago at Scrappingreatdeals product talk- aka Therapy Thursday. I added a few extra pieces of bling to it once I brought it home. I can never resist making things sparkle just that little bit more ;). 

We played with My Favorite Things (MFT) 'Inspired by Butterflies' stamp set and the matching dies. I have a hard time resisting anything butterfly related and this one is so versatile I felt totally justified buying both lol!

The gorgeous paper on this card is from one of my new obsessions- London Market by Pink Paislee. I have seriously bought the paper in 12x12 and 3 packages of the 6x6 papers. And all the embellies in duplicate. I think this one wins for fave of the year! Sooo Yummy!

Yep- more addictions for me...not really a big surprise there hee hee!

Cheers...Andrea

CC Designs Kiki is feeling Springy!

Did anyone else fall head over heels for this CC Designs stamp? Not only is she sooo super cute and fun to colour but she is holding a ginormous cup of caffeine! A girl after my own heart!

I have used her for my C4C and Color Me Creative entries this week. I coloured her up and wanted to share her as many ways as possible ha ha! Why so proud..? Well she is the first image where I also used pencils and gamsol along with my markers. I was sooo scared but it took her to a whole new level I think! I have to remember to add them again in the future as even hubby took the time to comment on my card this time lol!!! 

I used some of my new Pink Paislee papers from their Diamond Jubilee line called London Market. Love love love the pink and green loveliness. I shared my pack with my crafty bff Sarah and I may have to watch and see if she uses it. If she doesn't..well it may accidentally fall back into my craft bag hee hee!!! 

I also used some of my treasured flowers from Wild Orchid crafts. I used a flower made from the Lord Tim of Holtz pinecone die and then added my WOC flowers all around it. I have to say that I have steered away from adding flowers like this previously as I had so much trouble getting them to stick until Sarah told me a glue gun is the way to go. She was soooo right!!!! She convinced me to buy one of the pink crafty glue guns that run on batteries and even have a little light. She insisted it would change my view on glue guns forever for the better. Dang it she was right! So much easier to use and no cord getting in the way. Bless Sarah...hee hee!!

Well that's all for me today. Please pop over to the Color Me Creative marker challenge group who are feeling Springy and also the fun Crazy 4 Challenges group to use Frances awesome sketch for today. 

Cheers, Andi xo