Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog

Challenge 60 Sponsored by Handy Hippo Die Cuts

2012-02-16T19:09:00.000Z

This week we are lucky enough to be sponsored by Handy Hippo! Handy Hippo is a friendly online craft supplies shop with a great range of rubber stamps and other card making goodies - including plenty of dies and embossing folders. Their website has lots of information on crafting techniques, plus a great selection of free card project ideas to suit crafters of all abilities so please pop over and visit them!

They chose a theme of 'Die Cuts' this week and have given us a Tim Holtz 'Easter Elements' Sizzix Die as a prize! You can see all of their Sizzix dies on on their website here

and here is all the Design Team inspiration for you!

Claire C

For my card I've used papers and a couple of the fab Vintage Alice images from Sarah's 'Wonderland' cd, I've added a large flower die cut using tattered florals and coloured with distress inks.

Jaine

I cut an Alterations heart from the red spotty paper in the Valentines digi kit by Sarah Hurley. I also used an Alterations Tattered Banners die and used some pink spotty paper from the Valentines digi kit to make a border along the bottom.

Elaine
I used Wonderland CD for image and backing paper, with Tim Holtz Tattered florals dies, Spellbinders butterflies, Memory box butterfly border die, Gold ribbon, I cut flowers from the backing papers and scrunched them then inked them with Tim Holtz inks and used an old button as their centres to match the rest of my project.

Claireliz
I used the Tattered Florals & Caged Bird die to create this canvas along with Sarah's Teal, Eclipse, Candyfloss pink, Sunshine Yellow & Sepia ink sprays I've also used quite a lot of Stickles. The quote I've used is called Don't Give Up (Author Unknown)

Clare
I layered some TH tattered florals die cut flowers and added a red metal brad in the centre. The flowers and background paper were then stamped using TH burlap distress ink pad and a music background stamp. I also used scalloped square nesties and circle die cuts. I wanted to keep it simple so I only added a sparkly ribbon.

Jess
I cut out a Sizzix Flourish from a scrap piece of card and used the negative part as a stencil to Versamark and emboss a pattern around one of the new Easter Kit Papers. Layered up with some Nesties using another Easter Kit Paper and the Butterfly Digi.

Lisa

I've used a paper from Sarah's Vintage Halloween Digi Set and teamed it with some Tattered Floral Diecuts and a Wonky Scallop Border Diecut.

Melly

I made a 8x8 Scrapbook layout using the Vintage Halloween Digi Papers, some ribbon from my stash and added my wee tattered floral diecut that I scrunched up, inked and added a wee pearl before sticking to my wee layout

Nat

I used Sarah's Poppy Red Mist and the Tattered Floral Die Cuts. I used a die cut as a mask (which i covered up with alphas) and then layeres that die cut flower as an embellishment. I used Wonderland Paper strips and coated them in PVa to give the effect of washi tape. There is a kraft flower die cut under the teal rose.

Sarah

I used a Tattered Floral Die-Cut from craft paper under the Cupid embellishment. The papers and embellishments are from my Valentine digi kit.

We look forward to seeing your projects - you have until midnight on 26th February to enter - just click below to submit your link!

Sarah x

Challenge 59 - Winners

2012-02-15T10:15:00.000Z

Hi everyone!

Thank you to everyone who entered the Love Is All Around Challenge! We had so many wonderful entrants and it took me a while to choose just three winners. But here they are, and congratulations to:

1. Vixykins

2. Hazel (Didos)

3. Sarah M

Well done everyone!

If you could please email Sarah (her details in the side bar) she will organise your blog badges / prizes!!

Don't forget to come back tomorrow for the start of another great new challenge.

Emma x

Challenge 59 - Love Is All Around

2012-02-02T16:17:00.001Z

Hi everyone, Emma here with a new challenge and because we're now in the month of February and Valentine's Day is just around the corner ~ my challenge for you is :

LOVE IS ALL AROUND

We look forward to seeing all your projects that show some love on them and should you need any inspiration, then here's some fabulous creations that the Design Team have made.

Emma

I combined Tim Holtz Alterations Dies with Sarah's wonderful new Valentine's digi kit to make all the elements on my little gift box.

Elaine

I used papers from the Wonderland CD and cut lots of tiny hearts out of it, I then folded each heart and placed them in the shape of a larger heart on a square canvas painted in red with Acrylic paints.

Claire C

I've used some of the gorgeous pink papers from Sarah's 'Oz' cd, they are such a lovely shade of pink. I've added a rubber stamped image and made some roses out of the same bps

Jess

I've used the new Valentine Digi Set to create this little booklet.

Jaine

I've also used the new Valentines Day digi kit to create my card.

Claireliz

I used papers from Woodland Whimsies, Wonderland & Oz to create this card.

Lisa

I have made a Valetine's card using just elements from Sarah new Valentine's Digi Kit. I have paper pieced and layered the heart topper and shrunk one of the backing papers to fit the heart.

Melly

I also used the fab new Valentine Kit to create a simple card

You can get hold of the Valentine Digi Kit used in these projects here!

You have until midnight on 12 February to enter and good luck...

Challenge 58 - Winners!

2012-02-01T12:27:00.000Z

A big 'Thank You' to everyone who entered this week, I loved hopping round and looking at all of your creations!

This weeks winners are:

1. Debbles Dabbles

2. Anneke

3.sharon

Please e-mail me here for your blog badges / prizes

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow for a fun new challenge!

Sarah x

p.s. Have you signed up to Craft Academy yet? its free, fun and full of inspiration! I hope you'll come and join us for the next lesson tomorrow :o)

Challenge 58 - All About Me!!

2012-01-19T22:11:00.000Z

Hi all, my challenge for you is LISTS and YOU!

What I mean by that is it's a new year and that time where everyone seems to make resolutions to better or change themselves!

My challenge is to be kind to yourself, see what's already good about you and celebrate you!!
Create a project that shows a clebration of you!!!

I used Sarah's Teal, Pumpkin & Black inks to create this journal page:

Now check out what the rest of the fabby team have created:

Claireliz

I used papers from Sarah's Tinseltown, Oz, & Vintage Halloween collections. My favourite things are listed on journaling cards in a mini faux envelope.

Claire C

I've had a printer crisis this week but i've used some scraps of the gorgeous papers from Tinseltown to paperpiece the dress, wings and crown for the fairy on the cover of my 'All about me journal'

Jaine
I made myself a desktop calendar using the calendar pages from the Tinseltown CD. Of course this is my page about 'Me' - March, my birthday month.

Emma

I made a scrapbook layout, using backing paper from Sarah's Wonderland CD. This layout isn't directly all about me but it is all about my favourite actress ~ Audrey Hepburn and features one of my all time favourite quotes and definitely some words that I always live by.

Elaine

I used Oz papers and ticket for my scrapbook page about the gorgeous rare butterfly that visited my garden last year-I raise Butterflies and they are a huge part of who I am.

Jess

I have made a memory page of our first cat Baby Blue. I used a Postage Stamp Embellishment and Argyle Paper from the Christmas Cheer CD, and Ticket from the Oz CD.

Melly

I made an 8x8 layout using the Oz papers and pictures I printed from my wee Polaroid Pogo Zink! Made some easy bunting from the papers and added a wee quote I found online!

Lisa

I have used a selction of cream papers from Sarah's Christmas Cheer CD, but I have made a non-Christmas project. Not a card (which is unusual for me) but a wall hanging which uses all of my favourite things, techniques and styles. I also managed a little journalling around the edge of the top right panel which is out of my comfort zone but I really enjoyed.

Link up by Jan 29th :)

Challenge 57 - Sponsored by Sarah Hurley Designs - Winners!

2012-01-18T21:47:00.003Z

A big 'Thank You' to everyone who entered this week, I loved hopping round and looking at all of your creations!

This weeks winners are:

1. Christine Craig

2. debsdoes

3. Lorry Clinch

Please e-mail me here for your blog badges / prizes

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow for a fun new challenge!

Sarah x

p.s. Have you signed up to Craft Academy yet? its free, fun and full of inspiration! I hope you'll come and join us for the next lesson tomorrow :o)

Winners - A Quick Note

2012-01-17T15:19:00.000Z

A quick note to winners of the last few challenges

I found a few emails in my spam folder tody and emailed you. Everyone should now have had an email from me with your badge / prize info. (Generally I try to respond within 7 days of posting the winners) if you haven't, I haven't received it!

If you haven't heard from me, please click here to email me again

Thank you!
Sarah x

Challenge 57 - Sponsored by Sarah Hurley Designs - Giving Thanks / Thank You

2012-01-05T17:14:00.001Z

This week the sponsor is little old me! and up for grabs for the winner this week is £10 worth of digi downloads from my shop as well as a digi stamp each for those in 2nd and 3rd place - you can see my whole range of products here if you aren't familiar with them :o)

The theme this week is Giving Thanks - it may be your Thank You cards from Christmas, a Scrapbook Page or a Thank you card or present for someone, we want to see!!

Here is the inspiration from my lovely Design Team...

Claire C

After all the dull winter days, I fancied something bright and cheerful, backing paper, precoloured decoupage and sentiment all from the Woodland Whimsies CD

Melly

I made a simple card using the delish Wonderland papers for the background and with my Spellbinders to make a simple Rose. Inked all the edges with Distress Ink and added a ribbon and sentiment to finish

Jess

I've used papers and elements from the Wonderland CD to create a telescope card.

Claireliz
I used papers from Woodland Whimsies, Oz & Tinseltown to create this card

Emma

I used papers from Sarah's fab Tinseltown CD on the background of my card and then various die cuts from Spellbinders and Tim Holtz to complete the project.

Jaine
I used the cute gnome from the Woodland Whimsies 2 CD and flower stamps from the Woodland Whimsies stamp set.

(Tack means thanks in Swedish)

Elaine

I used the woodland whimsies 2 CD for the papers and topper with some kraft card to compliment it. I handwrote the sentiment :-)

Lisa

Papers and embellishments from the Woodland Whimsies CD.

We look forward to seeing your projects - you have until midnight on 15th January to enter - just click below to submit your link!

** In case you missed this yesterday or don't follow my blog, we have some very exciting news to share - come and have a look! **

Sarah x

Challenge 56 - Sponsored by Limited Runs Digis - Winners!

2012-01-04T22:21:00.001Z

Happy New Year everyone!!! I hope you all had a marvellous festive season and are ready and refreshed for some fab new challenges!

A big Thank You to our sponsor, Limited Runs Digis!

The winners are....

1. Kris B
2. Sandie

3. Lindsay

Please e-mail me here for your blog badges / prize.

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow for a fun new challenge!

Sarah x

p.s. the details of an exciting new launch are over on my blog - don't miss it!!!

Challenge 56 - Sponsored by Limited Runs Digis - Colouring

2011-12-15T16:26:00.000Z

Thank you for joining us for our last challenge of 2011! This week we are lucky enough to be sponsored by Limited Runs Digis a fab company with some really cute digi stamps and accessories, please pop over to their website to check them out! The theme this week is Colouring - whether its promarkers, pencils, paints or inks, show us your latest colouring creation - we can't wait to see, the deadline for this challenge has been extended over Christmas so you have plenty of time to get your entries in! The winner will receive their choice of 4 Limited Runs digis.

Here is the inspiration from me and the Design Team

Sarah

I wanted a little break from making Christmassy things so I used the Limited Runs 'Morning Glory' digi coloured with Promarkers, with some of my Tinseltown Papers (these papers are for life, not just for Christmas!)

Claireliz

I used Sarah's Tinseltown houses & Santa stop here sign, along with the 'Santa's Stuck' image from Limited Runs digi range to make a wall hanging, I coloured them all in with Promarkers & glued the chimney pot images (complete with Santa stuck in the chimney) onto the houses. I used red & bakers twine to hang them together

I added white Stickles to the roof & chimney pot to make the snow all sparkly.

Elaine

I used a mix of papers from Tinseltown and Oz and the 'House 1' from Limited Runs digi I coloured with Flexmarkers to make a CAS new home card.

Claire C

I've used 'Fairy Catcher' from Limited Runs but given her a snowflake to catch, the papers are some of my favourites from Sarah's Tinseltown CD

Melly

I made a digi Scrapbook page using lots of elements from the Tinseltown CD ROM and also the fab digi image Snow House and of course a picture of my mad puppy!

Jaine

I chose 'Brill' by Limited Runs as he's so cute and the words from the elements section of the Tinseltown CD just went perfectly with him. I chose to make a page in my Christmas journal to show them off.

Nikki

I had so much fun with this challenge. I decided to go for a non Christmas digi from Limited Runs and I chose the lovely little 'Dragons Nest' I wanted to do something different so I decided to do a picture frame.

Jess

I have used 'Catching a Snowflake' from Limited Runs and used card and papers from my stash.

Emma

I have used 'Snowman #2' from Limited Runs and combined it with some gorgeous backing paper from Sarah's Tinseltown CD, punched holly leaves and some die cut snowflakes.

Lisa

I've used a cute image called 'Little Tree' from Limited Runs and teamed it with some fabulous papers and embelishments from Sarah's Tinseltown CD to make another last minute Christmas card.

Clare

I used 'Catching a Snowflake' from Limited Runs coloured with Promarkers, and papers from the Tinseltown CD

We look forward to seeing your projects - you have until midnight on 1st January to enter - just click below to submit your link!

Sarah x

Challenge 55 - Sponsored by Letraset - Winners!

2011-12-14T18:16:00.001Z

Firstly, a big Thank You to everyone that entered this week, it was great to see your Christmas projects! and of course a big 'Thank You' to our sponsor, Letraset!

The winners are....

1. blackdragon
2. Mindy Baxter

3. Tiggertastic

Please e-mail me here for your blog badges / prize.

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow when a fun new challenge will be up, the last of this year!

Sarah x

Challenge 55 - Sponsored by Letraset - Christmas

2011-12-01T11:45:00.000Z

This week we are lucky to be sponsored by Letraset! and this weeks theme is Christmas, and the prize for 1st place will be this gorgeous set of Spring Promarkers, perfect for all those lovely New Year cards!

Here is all the gorgeous inspiration from me and my Design Team...

Sarah

I used the Snowglobe shaped card base from the Tinseltown CD, added some distress ink to the edges and used some of the Digis which I coloured with Promarkers and layered with 3D foam, adding some stickles for sparkle!

Claire C

I made a shaker Christmas decoration made using Sarah's cute little reindeer digi he's coloured with promarkers and derwent pencils

Jess
I've used Sarah's Tinseltown CD for the Poinsettia Backing Paper and Ponsettia Wreath, which I have decoupaged and coloured with Promarkers.

Claireliz

I used Sarah's Christmas tree, patterned paper & With Love sentiment from the Tinseltown CD to make this cute little tag. The tag itself is made from corrugated card that was destined for the bin, I saved it & recycled it :D I coloured the tree with Promarkers, added blue Stickles to the blue baubles & Glossy Accents to the other coloured baubles to make them shiny.

Jaine

I used images from the Tinseltown cd and used gesso to paint white "snow" on the rooves, adding some glitter for a bit of sparkle. I used Promarkers to colour all the elements.

Elaine

I used your papers, and Igloo Digi and Bingo card from the Tinseltown CD. I coloured with Flexmarkers, and covered with Glamour dust glitter.

Melly

I made a wee card using the yummy Tinseltown papers, layered onto white. Added a wee image from my stash coloured from promarkers, some sizzix swirls, candi, ribbon, lil sentiment and lots of glitter to finish

Nikki

I loved this little Robin of Sarah's so coloured him in with Promarkers and gave him a little bit of a glittered tummy too.

Clare

I used the christmas cheer house stamp which was then coloured using my Letraset Promarkers.Stitching was done using my letraset fine black liner.

Lisa

I've gone digital! I wanted some easy to produce Christmas cards, so on the computer I've layered up some gorgeous backing papers and an embellishment all from 'Tinseltown' and then printed onto smooth white card. To this I've added a 'Digi Stamp Boutique' image coloured with ProMarkers to match the background, a dab of Stickles and a drop of Glossy Accents. Very little cutting and sticking means quick cards!

We look forward to seeing your projects - you have until midnight on 11th December to enter - just click below to submit your link!

Sarah x

Challenge 54 - Winners

2011-11-30T09:44:00.001Z

Morning everyone,

Thanks to everyone who entered the Buttons Challenge! We had some fab entrants and took me forever to pick my wee winners! But here they are

1. Cheryl (Shestamps)

2. Christine

3. Sarah T

Well done everyone!

If you please contact Sarah (details in the side bar) she will organise your wee prize for you lucky three and badges to add to your lil blog!!

Check back tomorrow for the next Challenge and a fab wee prize for a lucky winner!

Hugs Melly xxx

Challenge 54 - Buttons

2011-11-17T08:31:00.000Z

Good Morning my lovelies

Welcome back to another wee challenge here at Sarah Hurley Challenges, its Melly here and my turn to pick this fortnights Challenge

BUTTONS

You can make any kind of crafty creation as long as it has buttons on it! If you have any of Sarah's products we would love too see you use them but you don't have too

Here's what the team came up with

Elaine

Vintage Alice Canvas-

I used the Wonderland CD, distress inks over a butterfly mask as my background, vintage Alice images, bingo cards distressed with distress inks, and genuine vintage pearl buttons.

Claire C

Sarah's super cute Santa has white flowersoft and glitter on his beard. I've attached him with an acetate tab so his heads nods all from The Tinseltown CD

Melly

Using the delish paper from The Tinseltown CD

Jess

I have used the Woodland Whimsies CD and created my own buttons with a die.

Claireliz

I've used the Tinseltown CD & lots of buttons to create a decorative border around my photo.

Emma

I've used papers and elements from Sarah's fab Tinseltown CD to make this card and the handmade paper rose. I added some Baker's Twine, punched holly leaves and buttons to complete the card and as a finishing touch I stamped a message on the postcard.

Jaine

I've made two fabric brooches which include machine stitching and buttons and attached to two tags printed from the Tinseltown CD

Clare

Flowers,leaves and deer are front The Woodland Whimsey Stamp Set. Papers are from The Wonderland CD

Nikki

Aren't the creations fab, if I do say so myself!

Check out Sarah's blog for another sneak video of the fab Tinseltown release!

Now all you have to do is add your name to the linky below and remember you have till Sunday 27th to enter the Challenge! Good luck everyone!

CHALLENGE 53- WINNERS

2011-11-16T20:09:00.002Z

Good evening peeps how are we all? A huge thankyou to all of you who entered my use more than 2 images challenge, you all rocked this week, which made my task of choosing my top 3 very difficult indeed. So without further ado....

The winners are....

1. Riette
2. Paul
3.Trina

Please email Sarah (details on the side bar) for you blog prizes and badges.

Tomorrow we have a brand new challenge for you from Mel so please come back soon

hugs Clare x

Challenge 53- Use more than two images

2011-11-03T08:00:00.005Z

Good morning fellow crafters and welcome to Sarah Hurley Challenges. Today I have a brand new challenge for you and my chosen theme is....

USE MORE THAN TWO IMAGES

your project can be as simple or as adventurous as you like and if your looking for some inspiration please check out the design team members samples below.....truely amazing lol

Melly

Using the Christmas Cheer CD and Stamps

Jess

I have used Retro Christmas Embellies and Papers from Christmas Cheer

Nikki's card

Using the new Tinseltown CD

Elaine, using the Christmas Cheer CD, Spinning card

Claire C

Backing paper and images from Christmas Cheer printed on Kraft Glassine and

coloured with Derwent coloursoft pencils

clare
background created using Sarah's christmas cheer snowflake stamp. The penguin image is also from this set.

Claireliz
Using the New Tinseltown CD

Emma

I have used papers and elements from Sarah's Tinseltown cd, together with some Spellbinders die cuts.

Jaine
Using backing papers and stamps from the Tinseltown CD.

I hope we have inspired you to join us this week.

And if you would like to have a little snippet of Sarah's new cd release then please check out the dt's own personnal blogs or Sarah's which you'll find here!!

To enter just add your entry below by Sunday 13th November

Challenge 52 - Winners!

2011-11-02T18:14:00.005Z

Thank you to everyone that entered this week, it was great to see your Misting projects!

The winners are....

1. Tone K.
2. Rachel x

3. vanessa

Please e-mail me here for your blog badges and prizes!

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow when a fun new challenge will be up!

Sarah x

Challenge 52 - Misting

2011-10-20T23:00:00.000+01:00

This weeks challenge is a technique challenge - Misting! Sprays and mists are a huge trend right now and one of my my most popular products so we thought we'd give you lots of inspiration to use in your misting projects and be inspired by the projects you share with us! You can make your own mists using mica powder or perfect pearls and water if you don't have any to hand.

Some of the Design Team have been a ~~lot~~ bit naughty this week and used a product that is unreleased just yet and noone except them have seen - I love that they love it so much already! so you will find some sneak peeks in here of my new Christmas CD Tinseltown (more to come over on my blog soon along with release details - it will be available very soon, we are just waiting for the delivery!)

So here are all of the projects....

Claire C

I love these little houses and trees from the new Tinseltown CD (the first sneaky peek!) they are coloured with promarkers and glittered. The background is created with acrylic paint and loads of pearl glimmer mist. I couldn't resist adding one of the little houses from Tinseltown too (you can make a whole village of these!)

Melly

I made a wee card using my mist spray as the background and layered up the fab wee Tinseltown images (sneak peek number 2!) to make a little scene! Coloured with promarkers, added lots of glitter and gloss to finish

Nikki

I used elements from Sarah's new Halloween Digi Kits

Lisa

I used a backing paper from the Christmas Cheer CD, over stamped with a flourish and embossed in gold and mat and layered onto some brown card stock misted with bronze and orange mica sprays and a cute little teddy bear santa.

Jaine

I made a journal page. To create the distress effect on the background, I sprayed Sarah's Green ink through a stencil and while wet, blotted it off again with some paper towel. It blended into the background really well I think.

Claireliz

I used a Tim Holtz die to cut the cogs from chipboard then layered them up & glued them onto the box, then I covered this old chocolate box in PVA glue & tissue paper then sprayed with Sarah's Sepia Spray ink, I worked the spray into the cover with a foam brush to cover the whole area & it created different shades of sepia as it went over the whole surface.

I then dry brushed gold & silver paints over the raised bits to pick up the detail of the chipboard cogs, I added some metal washers & a large pendant from an old necklace to the centre & added a Grungeboard keyhole which was also spayed with Sepia Spray ink.

The inside of the box is covered with black paint & paper from Sarah's Wonderland Collection.

Jess

I made a type of box card and made my own mister with water and mica powder in a spray bottle to make my sky. The trees and robin are from the Christmas Cheer CD.

Clare

I used Sarah's teal in spray to create a background.I then stamped Sarah's cocktail and mitten stamp onto the background,cut,matted and layered with white cardstock and oodles of stickles. Cheers girlies! lol

Elaine

I used Wonderland cd for tag and misting ink from Sarah. Used a butterfly stencil then painted with mica paints so the gold shines in the light, then added gold ribbon with fibres to the handle and used the Alice image from the Wonderland CD as a tag.

Emma

To make this tag, I used elements and papers from Sarah's Wonderland CD, together with some items from my crafty stash. I then made the dimensional paper rose by punching out some flower shapes from white card and then misting them with a combination of Sarah's Tangerine and Valentine Ink Sprays.

Natalie

I used Sarah's Teal Spray Ink to completely cover the Pink Paislee Mistables Paper. I sprayed some canvas with Sarah's Sunshine Yellow Ink. I sprayed the flower with Sarah's Poppy Red, Pumpkin and Sunshine Yellow Inks. The black droplets are from Sarah's Black Ink that i dropped on by unscrewing the mist bottle.

The yellow drips are acrylic yellow ink and the yellow brushstrokes are acrylic paint.

We hope thats given you lots of inspiration and that you enjoyed the (naughty!)sneaky peeks of the Tinseltown CD! You can get hold of any of my products used above from my shop.

We look forward to seeing your projects - you have until midnight on 30th October to enter - just click below to submit your link!

Sarah x

Challenge 51 - sponsored by Derwent - Winners!

2011-10-19T23:00:00.000+01:00

Thank you to everyone that entered, it was very very tough to choose a winner this week! And of course a big thank you to our lovely sponsor Derwent!

The winners are....

In first place winning the gorgeous wooden box of coloursoft pencils.... Sandie
2. lis-m

3. Daisylou

Please e-mail me here for your blog badges and prizes!

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow when a fun new challenge will be up!

Sarah x

Challenge 51 Sponsored by Derwent - Halloween Horrors

2011-10-06T10:30:00.001+01:00

Morning everyone and Welcome to another fab Challenge at the Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog!

This fortnight we are lucky enough to be Sponsored by the uber fabulous Derwent, the amazing pencil company! They make so many types of pencils for every type of crafter and budding artist! From watercolour pencils to sketching to graphic and not forgetting Inktense pencils and Charcoal too! If you need some type of pencil they do them all!!

A lucky winner will win a prize from Derwent themselves, a set of 24 Coloursoft Pencils (Sarah's favourite colouring pencils!) in a wooden presentation box, so wish it was me!!!

The theme this time is something fun, funky and creepy

"HALLOWEEN HORRORS"

Perfect for this time of year!!

The Design team have out done themselves and created some fantastic creations to inspire you all, all with Sarah's new Halloween kits - available here!

Claireliz

I used Sarah's Twilight Ink Spray set to create the background for this journal page and both the Whimsy and Vintage Halloween Digi kits, I printed and coloured in the witch.

Jaine
I've used Sarah's Whimsy Halloween kit backing papers, image and elements.

Elaine.
I used Vintage Halloween Papers and embellishments.

Lisa

Made using the Vintage Halloween kit and Vampire digi coloured with Derwent pencils onto Kraft card.

Jess
Using the Vampire Digi and Whimsey Backing Papers.

Clare
created a milk carton treat box using elements from the whimsey and vintage collection. Sprayed all over using cc spray and sparkle (multi coloured)

Claire C

I've used elements from the Whimsy Halloween digikit and the cute little Vampire digi (he's a messy eater lol). I've coloured him with Derwent Coloursoft pencils

Nikki

Emma

For my Halloween horror, I made a table centrepiece using an old beer bottle. I decorated it with papers and elements from Sarah's Vintage Halloween Digikit, in conjunction with one of the new Tim Holtz Halloween Alterations Dies.

Melly

Sarah
I used elements from the Vintage Halloween kit, papers from the Whimsy Halloween kit and my pre-coloured vampire digi stamp

Natalie

I used Sarah's Purple Ink Spray & a mix of the vintage and whimsy kits :)

aren't they just the perfect wee Halloween Horrors!!

To enter just add your creation in the linky below before 16th October! Good Luck everyone!!
Melly xxx

Challenge 50 - Winners!

2011-10-05T23:26:00.002+01:00

Thank you to everyone that entered (some really fantastic projects and I loved looking through them all!) and of course a big thank you to our lovely sponsor 'Altered Expression'

The winners are....

1. meg
2. Shar B

3. Nancy Brown

Please e-mail me here for your blog badge and prizes!

A fun new challenge will be up tomorrow in conjunction with another wonderful sponsor - don't miss it!!

Sarah x

Challenge 50 Sponsored by Altered Expression - Vintage

2011-09-22T19:40:00.002+01:00

This week we are lucky to be sponsored by Altered Expression, a lovely shop full of gorgeous collage sheets, perfect for use in your cards, scrapbook pages or altered art and ATC's. Pop over and take a look at their website here! This week Altered Expression will be giving gift certificates to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, so don't miss out! (There is $20 up for grabs for first place, $10 for second place and $5 for third place)

This weeks theme is Vintage, and here is all the gorgeous inspiration from my Design Team...

Nikki

Jaine

Image by Altered Expression and elements from the Oz cd by Sarah Hurley.

Jess

Claire C

Claireliz

I cut 2 tags using my Sizzix Machine and used different Embossing folders to add texture, I added some ribbon and bling and some ink with the fantastic images from Altered Expression

Elaine

I used papers from the Oz CD by Sarah and The Nursery images from the sponsor to make this multi-fold card, that folds out to show 3 rhymes on each panel inside the card.

Clare

Lisa

Box of 4 notelets

Emma

I used papers and elements from the Wonderland cd and combined them with the lovely Alice In Wonderland images from Altered Expression, to make a tag and decorative bottle.

Melly

Made a little card highlighting the image with glitter and gloss

Natalie

I printed the Nursery Rhymes images onto canvas and matched them with Sarah's Teal Ink Spray, some cardboard, bling, flowers, vintage music paper to create:

To submit your project before the 2nd October, please click on the link below. Good luck everyone and we look forward to seeing all your fab entries!

Sarah x

Challenge 49 - Winners!!!!

2011-09-21T21:01:00.000+01:00

Thank you all for taking part in the recycling challenge :) Some amazing cards and altered items!!

The winners are....

1.Debbie - Beautiful! :)
2.Carissa - Love that flower!! :)
3. Pinky - love those colours!!!

Special shout out to everyone else - just brilliant recycling!!! :)

Can i just ask that you read the T&C's before entering - there are so many stunning entries that don't qualify for prizes!!!!

Please e-mail Sarah here for your blog badge and prizes!

Stay tuned for a new challenge tomorrow!!

Nat xox

Challenge 49 - Can you recycle?

2011-09-08T15:12:00.011+01:00

Hi ladies. It's Natalie here with a challenge for ya!! It's my first challenge as part of the DT and i really hope it stretches your imagination and makes you craft out of your comfort zone!!

I recycle "stuff" for scrapbooking...who doesn't....I have a special box for all the bits and bobs that i can reuse or that I find and i think "oooooh that tag from my jeans would look amazing with those Sarah Hurley Papers".... ;)

Anyways, what i'd like you to do....is recycle something.....use it for crafting. It can be anything you can think of - recycle an old tin, jar or box. Use up your scraps! Use cardboard or bubblewrap...or some old string....anything that you can think of use it up....old sequins, clothes (??!!) go on have a try :)

Here is what i made using lots of Sarah's Ink Sprays, paint, cardboard, bubblewrap, ripped up paper, and a recycled bulldog clip and safety pin. Please excuse the photo, my canon has died for the time being and i have used my iphone.

Have a look see what the rest of the fabulous DT created:

Jaine

Here I've used an old jar top with the rainbow backing paper from the Oz collection and the owl from the Woodland Whimsies stamp set. I put some magnetic tape on the back and turned it into a fridge magnet.

LOVE IT!!

Claireliz

I used an old chocolate box, covered it in pages from an old Alice in Wonderland book & used the images from Sarah's Wonderland CD

Simply gorgeous Claire!!

Clare

I used an old papermill cardboard box for tags and matting and layering. String is from a package I received ages ago, lace and button from charity shop,mesh is actual plasterers tape, had work done in my house a few weeks back.Papers,image ( mad hatter was cut from a scene image) and ticket sentiment from the WONDERLAND cd. Flowers and pin are from my stash and everything was then distressed using my Tim Holtz vintage photo distress ink.

It's gorgeous - i love how it turned out Clare!!! :)

no 2

Everything you see is from bits and bobs that didn't make it on my cards on my blog, I keep everything!! I recycled the string and kraft is from an old papermill box. Owl and cloud stamps are Sarah's, love em!!.

Emma

Here, I've used an old kitchen towel roll, cut down to size, then glued onto a base, die cut from old cardboard packaging using the Tim Holtz Baroque Alterations Die. I then painted the whole thing with black acrylic paint. The paper rosettes and small flowers, are made using some of Sarah's papers from the Wonderland CD and then adhered onto the sticks that you find in cafes, to stir your coffee with! I finally die cut the wings from mirri card and the letters, numbers and bats, from scraps of glossy black card.

Amazing Emma!!!

Have fun creating and don't forget to link up by the 18th September!

Challenge 48 - Winners!

2011-09-07T23:50:00.000+01:00

Thank you to everyone that entered (some really fantastic projects and I loved looking through them all!) and of course a big thank you to our lovely sponsor 'My Mum's Craft Shop'

The winners are....

1. SallyB
2. Carissa

3. Ursula Uphof

Please e-mail me here for your blog badge and prizes!

A fun new challenge will be up tomorrow!

Sarah x

Challenge 48 - Bling & Sparkle - Sponsored by 'My Mums Craft Shop'

2011-08-25T20:47:00.001+01:00

This week we are lucky enough to be sponsored by 'My Mums Craft Shop' (a fab name for a shop I think!) who are based in Dorset (and also online) and specialise in gorgeous stamping and papercrafting supplies. Please pop over to their website and blog and take a look around!

This weeks theme is 'Bling & Sparkle' and here is the inspiration from my lovely design team...

Jaine

Melly

Claireliz

Emma

Nat

Clare

The winner will receive a £10 voucher to use at 'My Mums Craft Shop' so please leave your links below, and Good Luck!

Sarah x

2011-08-24T10:59:00.000+01:00

We are having a DT call!

For all the details please click here

Winners of challenge 47

2011-08-24T01:30:00.001+01:00

Winners of Challenge 47 - All Stitched Up

Thanks so much for all of you who entered my challenge over the last couple of weeks. I had a tough time choosing the winning 3 (not least because I didn't choose the linky with thumbnails option) but any how here are my top 3;

6 Sarah T
15 Liz Marsden
20 Cheryl

Thanks again to everyone who entered and if you 3 would like to contact Sarah for your prize that would be great.

Stand by for a brand new challenge tomorrow.

jaine

Challenge 47 - Stitched up!

2011-08-11T01:00:00.006+01:00

Hello there and welcome to another challenge. I'm Jaine and this is my first time choosing the challenge as a DT member and so I've chosen a subject close to my heart - stitching. I just adore using my sewing machine on my paper projects especially when I use a contrasting thread colour. My poor machine gets such a bashing it's a wonder it still works on fabrics.

Anyway, for this challenge I'd like to see any sort of sewing on your projects, from faux stitching using a doodle pen or a few hand made stitches with embroidery thread and needle to full on sewing machine borders or embellishments, anything goes.

As you can see the DT have come up with a varied selection of inspiration pieces so I look forward to seeing what you come up with too.

For my stitched project I've chosen to make a tag using Sarah's spray ink to spray over stars hand cut from sticky plastic. I've printed out the Alice Silhouette from the Wonderland CD rom and use my sewing machine to sew the detail around the outside.

Melly

As I had no ink left to print out some lush papers, decided as this is hand stitched would go well for the Challenge! A wee cheeky Sock Monkey

Emma

I used Tim Holtz's Weathered Clock Alteration Die, together with papers and the White Rabbit image from Sarah's Wonderland CD. I then combined real stitching on the "Alice" banner tag and faux stitching, using a fine marker pen to outline the White Rabbit image. I finally added some stamped images from Tim and some hand dyed seam binding.

Claireliz

I used the Oz CD for Dorothy, Toto & the pink patterned paper, I've doodled faux stitching around the edge of the tag & patterned paper, then used running stitch along some lace & pulled it tight to ruffle the lace & I've attached the lace ruffle to the tag with 2 sticky dots.

Clare

I used Sarah's gingham papers from the oz collection. Sarah's flowers and leaves stamps were stamped direct onto the papers. The 3 cross stitches are handmade using a piercing tool and some black cord, not bad for a first attempt lol

Natalie
I used Sarahs teal mist mixed with white acrylic and glitter for this page. I stitched around the photo using embroidery thread.

Sarah

I cheated a little bit as the stitching is already printed on this embellishment from the Christmas Cheer CD! :o)

Post your entry below.

Challenge #46 Punch It-WINNERS

2011-08-10T14:38:00.000+01:00

Thank you everyone who participated in last week's Punch It challenge. Fabulous entries by you all. It was so hard to choose winners this week!

This week's winners are

#8 Lisbeth B.
#30 Maria B
#38 Christine

Congratulations ladies. Please contact Sarah to claim your prizes/badges. Don't forget, we have a brand new challenge for you tomorrow!

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