Gilby's Corner

Monday, January 30, 2017

Valentine Girl

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge # 181 Love,Love,Love

Make something special for the one you love or for just someone in love, You can make any type of craft you like, card, tag,scrapbook layout, mixed media piece, home decor etc as long as it has a love theme.

Do come and join the fun , time to start thinking about Valentine Day!

I choose a Valentine Girl Card for a dearly loved grand niece

Digital Image: Mo Manning's - 'Full Heart'
Markers: Prismacolor with Copics for the flesh tones
Designer paper : Stampin Up
Paper: Stampin Up
Punch: Heart punch unknown brand
Flower: MARVY daisy punches Black Brad

Challenges
1. Brown Sugar Challenge:#235 Anything Goes
2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:Challenge #50
3. The Corrosive Challenge #1 Anything Goes
4. A Gem of a Challenge: #186 Hearts and/or Flowers
5. Crafty Friends Challenge #50 Girly
6. Doing Life:ATG Create with TLC Challenge #7
7. Sweet Stampin:Spots and Dots

Sunday, January 29, 2017

Outlawz - January 2017

Outlawz Challenge January 2017 , image by All Dressed Up. Is she not a beauty, so fun to work with . This so cute image is the free image for the January Outlaws Progressive Challenge provided you had participated in the last one. The image is called 'Butterfly Kisses Girl' and I think she is adorable. January is just about over but there is always February and another new image if you would like to join us.

Image: All Dressed Up
Dies: Cottage Cutz; Spellbinders: Shapeabilities 'Foliage',
Background stamp: Impression Obsession Cover a Card- Distressed lines
Punch: no name heart punch
Colour medium: Copics
Paper: stash, whisper white-Stampin-Up

Challenges
1. Outlawz Progressive Challenge: January
2. Come and Get it Challenge: 3 or More Layers
3. Digi Design CHallenge: All About Love
4. A Gem of a Challenge: Hearts and/or Flowers
5. Crafty Friends Challenge: Challenge 50 Girlie
6. Crafty Catz Challenge: #355 Anything Goes with a twist of a Ladies Card

Monday, January 16, 2017

Baby Card Spit Happens

Challenge # 180 Crafty Cardmakers: New Beginnings! Make a project that is related to new beginnings, This can be the arrival of a baby, a new relationship, marriage, engagement etc.

Do come and join the fun, share your 'new beginning creation with us!

I chose the arrival of a baby. I used a Mo Manning digital stamp called 'Spit Happens', added a few embellishments and it was done.

Colour Medium: Copics (El3, E00,E000 for the flesh tones) and Prismacolor markers
Die Cuts: Spellbinders inverted squares for the image. The sentiment is from Stampin Up and the 'baby/onesie/star' was bought on one of my excursions to the craft stores.
Paper: Stampin' Up

Won a top 3 Placement at Angie's Digital Stamps
Won prize for Challenge Colour Crazy Craft Challenge
Week 2

Challenges
1. Angie's Digital Stamps: Challenge #5 Anything Goes, No Twist
2. Lacy Sunshine December Anything Goes Challenge
3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge 50 Anything Goes
4. A Gem of a Challenge #185 Celebrate Something New
5. Crafty Calendar Challenge: January Challenge
6. Crafty Friends Challenge: #49 New Beginnings
7. Brown Sugar Challenge: #233 Anything Goes
8. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 2

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Doodle Pantry Closing

I am a huge fan of Doodle Pantry images and I am so sad to report that Laurie, owner and illustrator, of Doodle Pantry has decided to close the shop. So from now till December 31 11:00 pm eastern time all Doodle Pantry stamps will be 75% off (the coupon code is FINAL75OFF)

Here are just a few of my favourite Doodle Pantry images. If you see a few of the images you like go now to Doodle Pantry to purchase the image. They have coloured and non coloured images. These are ones I coloured myself.

Quirky Stork

Big Truck

Carousel Zebra

pumpkin

Holy Land Flowers 1

Vintage Bear

Carousel Deer

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Gingerbread Slippy

I have the honour of being the guest designer for Digital Delights by Louby Lou this week. I choose this delightful Gingerbread Slippy as the image of my choice. Isn't he a darling. I know it is past Christmas but it is already time to start on next years, right :)! For the challenge this week at Louby Lou's please go here for further information. Enjoy your day!

Card Details:
Image: digital stamp from Digital Delights by Louby Lou, Snowflake from Stampin Up
Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers
Paper Stampin Up

Dies:Elizabeth Craft Designs die called '745- Merry Christmas , Spellbinders circles, scalloped circles, deckled rectangles, classic squares

Punches: Stampin' Up photo corner, Martha Stewart border Die

Challenges:

1. Christmas with the Cuties: #1 Anything Cute and Christmasy goes

2,. Dream Valley Challenges: #146 Christmas

3. Love to Scrap Challenge: #92 Anything Goes

4. Melonheadz Friends: Time for Christmas Challenge

5. The Crazy Challenge: #228 Everything Goes

6. The paper Girls Challenge: #118 Anything Goes

Friday, December 23, 2016

Winter Penguin Trio - Bugaboo

Freebie Friday at Catch the Bug challenge Blog, and today the image is 'Winter Penguin Trio'.

Freebie Every Friday!

Great time to get a free image, stop by the Bugaboo Store and pick it up!
(note: I accidently posted this briefly On Dec 13th 10:02AM to Dec 14th approx 11:30 - did not enter into any challenges)

Monday, December 12, 2016

Christmas with a Twist

Challenge #179 Christmas with a Twist over at Crafty Cardmakers this fortnight. , make a project that is not typically Christmas, eg; different colours, quirky or unusual project or card, etc. See Crafty Cardmakers for more details. I decided to go with a brown colour scheme and a non traditional, somewhat quirky image of a shoe. Quite like it!

Come join us for our last challenge of 2016! Will see you in 2017.

The Sponsor for this challenge is:

Kimic