Monthly Crop Motivational Challenge (January)

Hi all

Today I wanted to share a scrapbook layout with you all.

As some of you know each month I attend a local Crop with my best friend wellmy best friend and the wonderful Cal who runs the crop worked together to start a Motivation Inspiration Challenge for each month as a bit of fun.

So this started in January and yes I know I am a little behind in sharing this with you so here goes.

For January we had to include the following 5 prompts in our creation, It could be a scrapbook layout, Card, Mixed Media project anything you wanted as long as it involved the following prompts.

As soon as I saw the prompts on the 1st Jan I noticed the Lilac and Autumn and you guessed it thought oh no how am I going to incorporate those together, So I got my thinking cap on and played around with a few ideas until TAADAAA!!! Light bulb moment.

And here is my scrapbook layout.

As you can see I have done a 12 x 12 layout now if you have been following my blog for some time you will know I haven't been a scrapbooker for long but have to admit I am really enjoying the journey.

To do this I used my scrumptious Distress Oxide Inks to create the background using the smooshing technique, I also die cut some leaves out on my big shot and again used my Distress Oxide inks to colour them. (Prompt Autumn)

The quote and the picture of me (Prompt Selfie) was printed out on my Canon Selphy and backed onto the some beautiful Designer Series Paper, the quote I found on google images and is a well know quote from Harry Potter (which i love) it reads " Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times. If one only remembers to turn on the light" - Albus Dumbledore (Prompts Motivational and Use a Quote)

Even though in this picture you can not see it, it does have a lilac background to it YAY lilac. (Prompt Lilac)

I also used my Crushed grape Mica Spray on the layout and on the leaves so this added more of a lilac look to it and lastly used Shaded Lilac Distress Ink on the edges on the layout. (Prompt Lilac)

I hope this gives you some inspiration also and you have enjoyed seeing what I did by incorporating the 5 prompts.

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Hearts Come Home For Christmas

Hi all

I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend. Today I am sharing the fifth make in the 7 or 12 days of Christmas makes.

So here is what I have been busy working on in-between getting the last bits ready for my class on Saturday and Design Team projects.

Now to show you the inside of this beautiful card, Yes I said card ;) 

This beautiful 3D card has been made using the following products:

Hearts Come Home Bundle

Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper

Whisper White Card Stock

Silver Embossing Powder

Foil Snowflakes

Silver Foil Sheets

Stitched Shape Framelits

Big Shot

Magnetic Platform

Stampin Trimmer

Paper Snips

Simply Score Board

Heat Tool

Embossing Buddy

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this card and it has inspired you. I love the Hearts Come Home bundle there is so many possibilities.

Thank you for stopping by and check back soon for day 6 

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Carols Of Christmas Early Release

Hey Hey Crafters

Are you thinking you need to make a start on your Christmas Crafts? Looking for something new? Then look no further

 It is now your chance to grab the wonderful Carols Of Christmas Stamp and Die Set EARLY.. This has been released early for you all before our awesome Autumn/Winter Catalogue is released.

If you are in the UK you can order directly through MY STORE, purchase both as a bundle and save 10%.

To see more of this wonderful NEW product take a look at this video

This months Hostess Code is: TH3EJUM2  This can be used on any order of £25+ excluding shipping and then in September you will get a GIFT from me sent directly to you from me.

If you have any questions or would like to speak to me directly you can do by either messaging me on my Facebook Page: The Crafty Bat

Or Join my Facebook Group: Crafty Bat's Stampin' Up!

Or why not Join my Team

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Just Breath - Bon Voyage Card

Hey lovelies

Well It is that time again over at Scrapping4Fun Challenges Blog for another challenge.. Challenge 95 theme is Bon Voyage/Vacation.

This challenge is sponsored by Ppinkydolls Art

So here is my inspiration piece 

For this piece I Have used the following products:

My Fish digi stamp

Spectrum Noir Markers

Just breath Sentiment is from Colourful Seasons Stamp Set 

Blue flat back pearls

Sara Davies Signature Collection  Shabby Chic Antique Frames Die Cut 

Foam Tape 

Tombow Glue 

Paper Snips

Designer Series Paper 

I can not wait to see what you all come up with for this challenge and I hope this piece has given you some inspiration.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

I would like to enter this into the following challenge

Doing Life - Anything Goes

Teamie Tuesday Home Decor

Hi all

Well that time of the week again where we do our Teamie Tuesday.. This weeks theme is 

Home Decor.

When you hear of Stamps, Ink Pads, Dies most think of Scrapbooking, Card Making, Art Journalling, Mixed Media and so on but today I am showing you, you can use those exact products to make something beautiful for your home.

So here we have my take on this weeks Home Decor theme

To do this beautiful frame I used the following products:

21 x 21 cm Box Frame (8.5 x 8.5 ")

Whisper White Cardstock

Soft Suede Cardstock

Colorful Seasons Stamp Set

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Die Set

Colorful Seasons Bundle

Wood Texture Designer Series Paper

High Tide Stamp Set

Basic Black Archival Ink

Flirty Flamingo Ink

Elegant Eggplant Ink

Rich Razzleberry Ink

Berry Burst Ink

Powder Pink Ink

Peekaboo Peach Ink

Clear Block

Big Shot

Magnetic Platform

Stamping Sponges

Stampin' Trimmer

Tombow Glue

I hope this frame has given you some inspiration to give it a go yourself and see what wonderful home decor projects you can do for your home.

Don't forget when you plave on order on My Store using the Hostess Code R6PMPNUY on an order of £25 excluding shipping to get a gift from me.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Fairy Dust and Happy Thoughts

Hi All

Today I have a progressive challenge make to share with you all which is for Simply B Stamps.

This month's digi is June Fairy  and here is what I have done with her, while following the rules for this month.

I love this digi by the very talented Betty, I used the following products:

June Fairy Digi Stamp

Spectrum Noir Markers

Promarkers 

Basic Black Cardstock

Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock

Real Red Cardstock

Daffodil Delight Cardstock

Pop of Pink DSP

Gold Perfect Pearls

Silver Perfect Pearls

Stardust Stickles

Diamond Stickles

Scalloped Circle Dies

Swirl Die

Big Shot

Stampin' Trimmer

Paper Snips

Stampin Dimensionals

Tombow Glue

Here is another picture of the card, which shows off the glitter in her hair, on her wings and skirt 

I have really enjoyed working with this months digi and can not wait for the next one. I hope this has inspired you and maybe for you to even get involved in the Progressive Challenge, all details can be found on the Simply B Stamps Fan Page Facebook Group.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Teamie Tuesday - Tic Tac Toe

Hey Crafters

Well it is that time of the week again.... Teamie Tuesday and for this weeks challenge we have Tic Tac Toe. From the grid below I chose the following three options: Die Cut, Stitching (Faux or Real) and Polka Dots.

I am a little late with my make this week due to having a bad migraine for the last 3 days due to this hot weather :( but as they say it is better to be late than never. 

So here we have what I did this week. Of cause I had to use some of the NEW products.

The products I used are as follows:

Coffee Cafe Photopolymer Stamp Set 

Coffee Cups Framelit Dies 

Coffee Cafe Photopolymer Bundle (save 10%)

Coffee Break Designer Series Paper 

Scallop Tag Topper Punch
Chocolate Chip Ink
Soft Suede Ink
Garden Green Ink
Chocolate Chip Cardstock
Very Vanilla Cardstock
Simply Scored
Stampin' Trimmer

Tombow Glue 

Paper Snips

Big Shot

Magentic Platform

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this weeks Teamie Tuesday make and it inspires you.. Why not have a go your self use the grid above and pick 3 connecting ingredients that you MUST use.

Don't forget this months hostess code is R6PMPNUY. This code is only to be used on a minimum order of £25 excluding shipping that is placed on My Store. Any orders of £150+ must NOT use the code above as you get your very own Stampin' Rewards. Also don't forget about my Loyalty Club ;) 

Now let's go on over and see what the other lovely ladies have been up to this week and how they have used the Tic Tac Toe grid.

Michelle - Uglybugplans

Alyson - Scarlet Moon Crafts

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Lovely Friends

Hi Crafters

Today I have a beautiful NEW make to share with you all which shows off NEW Stampin' Up! products.

Here we have Lovely Friends Stamp Set  

Inside the card shows off the Lovely Laurel Die Set.... Are we ready ??

This beautiful set makes a stunning pop-up for the inside of the card, I have a video showing this off more when it is opened you can find the video on my Facebook Page The Crafty Bat

The products I used are as follows:

Whisper White Card Stock (cut and scored to make a 5x7 card)

Lovely Friends Stamp Set 

Lovely Laurel Thinlit Die Set 

Berry Burst Card Stock 

Berry Burst Ink Pad 

Fresh Fig Ink Pad 

Lemon Lime Twist Ink Pad 

Tombow Glue 

Clear Blocks

Big Shot 

The Lovely Laurel Die Set and Lovely Friends Stamp Set can be purchased as a bundle and you can save 10% you can find the bundle here Lovely Friends Bundle.

May Hostess Code R6PMPNUY

Minimum £25 order exlcuding shipping and get a gift from me. Please do not use the above code on an order of £150+ as you will get your very own Stampin' Rewards.

Crafty Bat's Loyalty Club is also now available so why not take a look at that.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Teamie Tuesday - Memory Keeping

Hi all 

Well it is that time of the week again already - Another Teamie Tuesday challenge make, this weeks challenge is Memory Keeping.

For me this was something VERY new to me and I have been wanting to do some scrapbooking for a while so last week I did my first layouts including today's makes.

Here they are 

First one I have for you is of my nephews when they were young I have always had a nickname for my eldest nephew which is the one in red (hehehe my little Twinkle Toes), He has always been known by this since he could walk as he always walked on his tip toes even running on tip toes too. Bless him! He is turning 18 this year :O I feel old.

His little brother who is in his walker has always been known as Lukey and he is turning 16 this year :O 

Here is some close-up pictures of this layout 

For this layout I used the following products:

Urban Underground 12x12 Designer Series Paper which is now retired

Urban Underground Embellishments (retired)

Bermuda Bay Glitter Card which was from Sale-A-Bration.

I also have another layout to show you all using more Stampin' Up! products

This layout is of myself when i was about 4 with my wonderful grandparents who helped to raise me sadly my Grandad passed away in 2003 but my Nan is still with us even though she has dementia and is now in care home :( breaks my heart to see her going the way my Grandad did. I miss him dearly me and him were very close, Me and my Nan were close but as close as I was with my Grandad. My Nan taught me a lot of things from reading, writing to even baking and I loved baking with her. The picture featured is from one of my Nan's birthday's 

More close up pictures of the above layout.

The products I have used on the above layout are:

Lift Me Up Stamp (also available in wood-mount) and Up & Away Thinlits Dies  

Cherry Cobbler Ink Pad 

Berry Burst Ink Pad (NEW IN-COLOUR AVAILABLE 1ST JUNE)

Tranquil Tide Ink Pad (NEW IN-COLOUR AVAILABLE 1ST JUNE)

Pop Of Pink Designer Series Paper (Retired)

Lift Me Up Designer Series Paper (Retired) which was used to layer up the picture featured.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this weeks challenge pieces, You can order 24/7 from my On-line store and your order will be shipped directly to you.

This months hostess Code is: 6HYKZY3Z . This can be used on any order of £25 minimum excluding shipping and you will get a gift from me. EXPIRES 31st May then a new code is generated.

Now let's go on over and see what the other lovely ladies have been doing:

Michelle - Uglybugplans 

Alyson - Scarlet Moon Crafts 

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Eastern Palace Shadow Box Frame

Hi Crafters

I am back again today with another make for you all which shows off the Eastern Palace Suite.

I am really loving this suite and still so surprised how variant it is all the combinations you can get from the die cuts, how well the colours work together and so on. The exclusive bundles which are available until 31st May are worth every penny and you get FREE items in both bundles. You can purchase them from my store here.

Now lets get on to showing you what I have been doing

Here is my Eastern Palace Shadow Box Frame

For this frame I used the following products:

Eastern Palace Premier Bundle ( Used from the bundle - Tranquil Tide Card stock, Dapper Denim Card stock, Fresh Fig Card stock, Very Vanilla Thick Card stock, Stamp Set, Die Set, Gold Tassle, Fresh Fig Ink Pad and Tranquil Tide Ink Pad)

Dimensionals

Tombow Glue

Simply Score Board

Stampin' Trimmer

Paper Snips

Clear Block

Layering Circle Framelits

Bone Folder

I hope you have liked what I have done here by just using suite, the shadow box frame was made from one A4 sheet of card. I shall be doing a tutorial on the Shadow Box Frames very soon, so please do keep a look out for that.

The Eastern Palace Suite is available until 31st May in two exclusive bundles only you can purchase the Starter Bundle Here and the Premier Bundle Here.

May Hostess Code is 6HYKZY3Z. Spend £25 excluding postage and get a gift from me, please do not use the code on an order of £150 as you will get your very own rewards.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

New Product Early Release NOW AVAILABLE

Hi all 

Today is an exciting post and one you have probably all been waiting

This suite is AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW!

There are two EXCLUSIVE bundles available one for the beginner crafter and one for the more advanced crafter both of which are available to order NOW until 31st May at 22:50pm. These bundles are only available during this month after that you will only be able to order the products individually on 1st June.

Starter Bundle

This bundle includes Stamp Set, 3 NEW In-Colour Ink Pads, Gold Vinyl Stickers, 12 sheets of Designer Series Paper and FREE Very Vanilla Note cards with envelopes

PURCHASE HERE

Premier Bundle

This bundle includes: Photo-polymer Stamp Set, Designer Series Paper, Card stock, Mini Tassel Assortment, Gold Vinyl Stickers, 3 NEW In-Colour Ink Pads, Medallion Thinlit Die Cuts, and FREE Very Vanilla c6 Envelopes, Very Vanilla Thick A4 Card Stock.

PURCHASE HERE

You will be able to order the individual products on the 1st June when the NEW catalogue launches.

Get your bundle ordered NOW or you will have to wait until 1st June, so make sure to get your order in as soon as possible as you only have until 31st May at 22:50pm to order.

You can order either bundle from my online store 
My Stampin' Up Store

Don't forget to use the Hostess Code 6HYKZY3Z (min order £25 excluding delivery) for a gift from me. Not to be used on an order of £150 or more, you get your own rewards on this

Xx The Crafty Bat xX