ArtyGirlz: Black & White

I've not had a chance to do the last couple of ArtyGirlz challenges, so I made time today! The theme this week is black and white so I decided to keep the card quite simple. I've used my Parisbella stamp, just on her own, then added a Pink Cat studio sentiment, some Pink Petticoat spotty paper and a few gems! Thanks for visiting!

Arty Girlz: Chocolate & My Paper World #7

"Make something that includes chocolate! Chocolate coloured paper, ribbons, flowers, chocolate smelling embossing powder. A chocolate cake perhaps! The only other condition is that it HAS to include only one other colour (oh ok I'll let you have white too then lol)"

I've combined this weeks Arty Girlz chocolate challenge with Nicola's Paper World sketch (which I flipped to fit the flower in!). I've used a Pink Petticoat image with Snow writer as bubble bath, and coloured with watercolour pencils. The stripey paper is a Mad About Cards download, ribbon from SkattyKats and the flower is part of my blog candy prize from Nikki xx

DCM: Teen Spirit & Arty Girlz: Stars

"Well I thought we have had plenty of flowers and hearts and girly things so I would like some cards with some teen spirit please."

I loved making this card, it's quite a change from the norm! I made the sentiment on my PC with All Caps font, the skater girl picture is a freebie from a sport font on http://www.dafont.com/, the stars print is Pink Petticoat and the ribbon is from Little Silver Hat.

I've also just realised this counts for the Arty Girlz challenge! "This week's challenge is 'Stars' so you could literally use Star shapes or do a creation based on a film star etc...." Hopefully no-one minds me combining challenges! Thanks for looking! xx

Arty Girlz: Spring

"This week's challenge is 'Spring' so we are looking forward to seeing your creations whether they are based on the 'Season' or maybe you'll choose to do a spring card or use a spring in a topper or something Altered etc...it's entirely up to you as always, we love to see all the different ways that people interpret our themes."

I couldn't resist the new little chicks download from Pink Petticoat! I coloured them in on the computer which has somehow resized them, (oops!) and made a couple of Easter cards for this weeks Arty Girlz challenge. They are made using some of the free papers from Simply Cards... magazine and some handmade papers. Kim Fee has a brilliant 4 page spread in the magazine too and I've used one of her cards in there as inspiration for the green one. Hope you're having a nice sunday! xx

Arty Girlz: Circles

"This week's challenge is 'Circles' so anything goes as long as there is a circle somewhere on your creation..... could be buttons, brads, eyelets, circles in patterned paper etc...."

I've used another freebie paper (I'm using them up to make room for more!) I cute little mouse stamp with a round balloon, then some little buttons and a Pink Cat studio sentiment stamp. Thanks for visiting! xx

Arty Girlz: Green

This weeks challenge on Arty Girlz is to use green on your project, and as I'm just getting into ATC's, I thought I would make one using the Funky Hand ATC's with these cool little campervan toppers, a freebie on Mad About Cards (here's the link) but I liked all the other colours so one....

....soon became six! I love this retro style! Thanks for looking xx

Arty Girlz: Stamping

"This week's challenge is 'STAMPING' so we would like to see any kind of stamping on your projects this week...using any stamps that are in your collection :)"

I'm a bit late with this one! I've used one of my Damask Delights stamps with white embossing powder then did a watercolour wash with varying orange-y shades, then used another of the stamps across the top with the same colour inks. The photo looks weird and I'm not sure if I like it - oh well! Thanks for looking! xx

Arty Girlz: Frames

"This week's challenge is 'Frames' so you could use cardstock to make a frame, do a stitched frame, a buttoned frame, alter a frame, doodle a frame.... there's so much you can do for this challenge and we can't wait to see what you come up with."

I've had a bit of time this week so I've been able to do more challenges, I'm not sure how long that will last! I've not joined in an Arty Girlz challenge before so here goes! I used a font called Bleeding Cowboys (nice!) in a frame I made from Pink Petticoat paper and my Fiskars frame cutter along with some little flowers from the last ever Little Silver Hat kit : ( I hope you like it! xx