Sweetest Wishes

Happy Tuesday!! Sandie here and I would like to share a card I made using one of Some Odd Girl's rubber stamp sets - Holly Day Gwen

I have stamped onto Make it Colour blending card and coloured with Copic markers. Then I trimmed my image out and adhered it to the card on 3D foam dots. 

The papers I've used are from My Mind's Eye and I've stitched them down onto teal cardstock. The sentiment comes with the image set. The 'gift' is from another Some Odd Girl Set called Deer Mae.

To embellish I've just added some pearls, a flower and a button which I have threaded some Sew Easy fancy floss {bakers twine} through.

I loosely used the sketch from this month's challenge when I designed my card. You can find the sketch and prize details HERE. 

And you can find Quixotic Paperie on Facebook HERE to get all the latest on new products as they come in. 

Sandie

xx

Christmas Candy canes

Morning crafters this is just a quick post today beacuse I've got a corking migraine at the moment, but I wanted to share my latest Christmas card with you.

I've used the candy cane image from Whimsy Stamps Crissy Armstrong collection called Vintage Christmas

I've also used a couple of MIC chippie corners too.

Thats it from me for today I'm afraid, sorry it's short and sweet Have a wonderful week and happy crafting everyone.

Goods...under the tree

Hi ladies, today I have these Flat Fold Gift Boxes to share, and please visit this blog post for the tutorial. They are very easy to make and the nicest thing about them is that you can send them in an envelope!!!!!!!!! Isn't this great? There is enough place inside for a little card where you can write down a few words.

I've used some Graphic 45 papers- ''Christmas Emporium'' and some Wooden Shapes -Reindeer Leaping and Snowman, such great alterable items, because you can paint them, draw on them, or use them as card toppers. Mine are paper-pieced. I've used also some cork and Make it Crafty Lasercut Chipboard -Snowflakes Stars, I really love them, perfect finishing touch for your Christmas cards!. The only thing I didn't have were good strong magnets, which should keep the boxes closed, so I've used paperclips instead. And I know, the photo's are bad, again I couldn't take better ones, it was such a dark cloudy day, unfortunately!

That's all from me for today, please meet me next Sunday, same time, same place.

Hugs,
Alina

Some Of Our Favourites...Christmas

Hi All, it is a 'Some Of Our Favourites' post today and for this week we have something a little different for you. Rather than picking one of our favourite Stamp companies from Quixotic Paperie I've got a collection of Christmas cards to get you into a Christmas mood.

If you have been watching the blog you will have seen a few Christmas posts over the last few months so here is collection of some of the cards posted in October.

First up are these wonderfully elegant Christmas makes from Lou

Using - My Minds Eye - Portobello Road, teeny tiny chipboard baubles from MiC

Then a lovely Holiday Peeker from Mary J

Using -  Holiday Peekers - Festive Welcome, My Minds Eye 12 Days of Christmas pad, Marianne D Creatables Swedish Ice Star

Next up is Sheila with this fabby ToyMaker make

using -  Kraftin Kimmi stamps 'Toymaker Elf'

Then how about this angelic make from Sandie?

Using - Make it Crafty Christmas Elf - Sweet Angel, lasercut chipboard corners

Well I hope that has put you in the mood and helped you if you are having a bit of Christmas Card Fatigue! 

Have fun

Kim

All Of Them Elves

Hello all, Kim Dellow here for your Saturday make and I have a little selection of Christmas elves for some notelet cards for children.

I've used the Make It Crafty Christmas Elf Collection for these little cards, so say 'hello' to:

Zippy

Socks

Scruffy

Rocky

I've used some Kraft card from my stash. Elaine has some Bazzill Basics Smoothies Kraft card in the shop, I think it might be a lighter Kraft colour than the kraft I've used but it would still look fabulous!

Well hope you have a great Saturday and don't forget to pop into the shop to see all the new goodies.

* SIMPLY GORJUSS - NEW RUBBER & A6 CLEAR SETS *
* KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS NOV RELEASE *
* BELLES 'N WHISTLES NEW RELEASE *
* CARMEN MEDLIN FOR SCACD STAMPS RELEASE *
* THE GREETING FARM NOV RELEASE *
* MEMORY BOX DIES *
* VICTORIA CASE FOR SCACD NEW RELEASE *
* KRAFTIN' KIMMIE OCTOBER RELEASE *
* ARTISTIC OUTPOST NEW SETS *
* MAKE IT CRAFTY CHRISTMAS STAMPS *
* AUTHENTIQUE FREEBIRD 6x6 PADS *
* ECHO PARK TIMES & SEASONS 6x6 & 12x12 *
* STAMPING BELLA - NEW MO MANNING & UPTOWN GIRLS *
* CRAFT STAMPER NOV ISSUE *
* WHIMSY STAMPS - SYLVIA ZET WEE STAMPS *
* PAPER MAKEUP STAMPS LATEST RELEASE *
*WHIMSY STAMPS RESTOCKS & LATEST RELEASE*

*MAKE IT CRAFTY CHRISTMAS CHIPBOARD* 

Kim

Merry Elf

Happy Thursday everyone!  It's been a loooooong week - thank goodness (and I really mean it this week!) it's Friday tomorrow!  Anyhoo, Mary J here with a funky Christmas card using another one of those wonderful elves from the Make It Crafty Elf Collection...

I used Bazzill Basics Smoothie Kraft cardstock with Echo Park papers and stickers from the Everybody Loves Christmas kit collection.  You can't see it very well (but it looks fab in real life!) but I my Sew Easy Tool with the Cross Piercer Head.  For embellishing I used that gorgeous Memory Box Frosty Border die again.  It's out of stock as I write this, but don't worry Elaine is getting more stock in!  Just email her here and she'll put one by for you (she's nice like that!). 

Right, I gotta go to bed now (writing this on Wednesday night, scheduled for Thursday morning!) as I have another LOOOONG day ahead of me!  Catch ya later!

Christmas Angel

Good morning all. Yet again I've had this project made since Monday afternoon, but I'm only just typing this post up midnight Wednesday morning. Seriously. Where ARE my time management skills?! Best make this short and sweet! :)

This project is the end result of an idea that has been in my head since.. what?! Mid October. Yes, I'm slow! :) I've wanted to make my own little 'money wallets' for Christmas, you know the type, right? I'll take some pictures of the inside when I actually have a note to 'embellish' it! HA! Then you'll get the whole shabang.

Meet the super cute little angel from Kraftin' Kimmie - Seraphina. I left out the halo and the sentiment from the set and used my own from Hero Arts. The patterned papers are from Echo Park - Holly Jolly Collection. I used a nestie to create the shape behind Seraphina and made a banner shape from a gorgeous little polka dot paper for her to sit on. :) I also used some yummy Prima E Line Pearls to embellish the wallet a little. I got them in the massive sale Elaine had a while back. Still got a LOT to use!!

That's all from me for now. I gotta get my butt to bed! I'll update my blog later on today with colours and other embellishments and stuff used on this card. Hopefully I'll be able to scrounge a note from somewhere to show you all the full effect of the inside too. :)

Make a Wish....

Happy Tuesday!! Sandie here and I would like to share a card I made using one of Kraftin' Kimmie's wonderful stamps which I have stamped onto Make it Colour blending card and coloured with Copic markers. 

The papers I've chosen are Jack & Jill Celebrate by Prima and I've stitched them down onto pink and green cardstock. The sentiment is from Paper Makeup's Dandy Wish set.

I've added some Make it Crafty Round Leaves lasercut chipboard which I pained with white acrylic paint and glittered, pearls, and flowers which have been stickled for extra sparkle.

Thanks for dropping in, I do hope you are even a little bit inspired :)

Sandie

xx

Let it snow

Morning peeps hope everyone is fighting fit and well this cold and misty Monday, t'is me again Sheila popping by to share another of my creations with you.
This one is using those pesky elves from Make it Crafty

They are a right couple of jokers these two Snow Elves aren't they :-), stamped onto Make it Colour blending card, they've been coloured with copics to finish off the card I added some Make it Crafty Snowflake chippies.

Thats it from me for this week don't forget to check out the new Krafting Kimmi Stamps & other new goodies that Elaine has added to the store this week.

Coffee and friends...

Hi ladies, it's nice to meet you again on QP Inspiration Blog. 

Today I have this card to share:

This is a Stamping Bella stamp which belongs to the Uptown Girls Collection -''Clarissa and Camille Share a Cafe'' and it comes with the matching sentiment, isn't this great? The card is on its way to a good friend which I haven't seen for a while; I hope to meet her soon and drink a cup of coffee together. I've used my Derwent pencils to colour the image and the papers were some scraps from ''My Mind's Eye''. The flowers are made using Die-namics.

That's all from me for today. See you next Sunday and until then have a great week.
Hugs,

Alina

Impatient Socks

Hello Saturday QPers, it is Kim Dellow here with a fun little Christmas Tag.

This cheeky elf is Socks and belongs to the Make It Crafty Christmas Elf Collection. The tag is made from scraps of My Memory box papers. and there is a little touch of glitter from a Viva Decor Glitter Liner pen.

If you want to know what Socks has for a present then check out these yummy -

* CARMEN MEDLIN FOR SCACD STAMPS RELEASE *
* THE GREETING FARM NOV RELEASE *
* MEMORY BOX DIES *
* VICTORIA CASE FOR SCACD NEW RELEASE *
* KRAFTIN' KIMMIE OCTOBER RELEASE *
* ARTISTIC OUTPOST NEW SETS *
* MAKE IT CRAFTY CHRISTMAS STAMPS *
* AUTHENTIQUE FREEBIRD 6x6 PADS *
* ECHO PARK TIMES & SEASONS 6x6 & 12x12 *
* STAMPING BELLA - NEW MO MANNING & UPTOWN GIRLS *
* CRAFT STAMPER NOV ISSUE *
* WHIMSY STAMPS - SYLVIA ZET WEE STAMPS *
* PAPER MAKEUP STAMPS LATEST RELEASE *
*WHIMSY STAMPS RESTOCKS & LATEST RELEASE*
*MAKE IT CRAFTY CHRISTMAS CHIPBOARD*

Kim

October - November Sketch Winner and Showcase Makes

Thanks so much to everyone who entered the Oct-Nov 2011 Sketch challenge, hope to see you all again in the Nov-Dec Sketch challenge!

The Design Team has picked three of their favourites to showcase here on the blog and we also have the random winner of the £15 token to announce.

So let's kick off with the favourites showcase, in no particular order:

Delphine 

 Nicolchen

Pami

Wowsers, all stunners I think you will agree?

So next the random winner of the gift token is:

Debs from Freckles Place

Big congrats Debs, please email Elaine at

Have a Rocky Christmas!

Happy Thursday everyone!  Mary J here with a sweet Christmas card using those gorgeous Quixotic Paperie goodies!  So here it is using the super dinky Rocky from the Make It Crafty Elf Collection...

Oh, he is way toooooo dinky, don't ya think?!  I am going to send this to my young nephew - he's still young enough to like cute!  Anyhoo, I wanted to keep it quite fresh and used Echo Park papers and stickers from the Everybody Loves Christmas kit collection.  For embellishing I used a snowflake from the Marianne D Creatables Swedish Ice Star set with teeny tiny buttons tied with Divine Twine in Cherry Red.  And do you love that snowflake border?!  I do!  It's the new Memory Box Frosty Border die - it's totally gorgeous!

I also used the new Quixotic Inspirations sketch which our lovely Kim Dellow designed...

 

 

Play along and you could be in for a chance to win a £15 prize to use at Quixotic Paperie! Or have the privileged to be highlighted as one of our fave Top 3!  Go to this post here to find all the deets.

 

 

* THE GREETING FARM NOV RELEASE *
* MEMORY BOX DIES *
* VICTORIA CASE FOR SCACD NEW RELEASE *
* KRAFTIN' KIMMIE OCTOBER RELEASE *
* ARTISTIC OUTPOST NEW SETS *
* MAKE IT CRAFTY CHRISTMAS STAMPS *
* AUTHENTIQUE FREEBIRD 6x6 PADS *
* ECHO PARK TIMES & SEASONS 6x6 & 12x12 *
* STAMPING BELLA - NEW MO MANNING & UPTOWN GIRLS *
* CRAFT STAMPER NOV ISSUE *
* WHIMSY STAMPS - SYLVIA ZET WEE STAMPS *
* PAPER MAKEUP STAMPS LATEST RELEASE *
*WHIMSY STAMPS RESTOCKS & LATEST RELEASE*
*MAKE IT CRAFTY CHRISTMAS CHIPBOARD*

 

Icky Flubu

Hiya everyone. :) I've got another 'different' project to share with you today, in the sense that it isn't a traditional card. :) I always love finding projects and different ways to use envelopes, so when I came across a card over at Christinas Scrapkammaren, I just had to give it a go. 

Having a bunch of 'unusual' sized envelopes (because it's a little obsession I have on the side), but not being one to dedicate myself to making a whole mini album, little projects such as this are fab, and much quicker than an album.

So.. incase you haven't met him before.. I'd like to introduce to to Flubu, from Paper Makeup Stamps. Isn't he lush? Heehee. He put a right smile on my face when I came across him over at the Quixotic Paperie shop, and knew I had to have him. He'll come in terribly handy around this time of year, everyone is getting ill with some bug or another. Yuck.

HA! Don'tcha just wanna hug him till he dies?! Green with pink spots. Of course. I think next time round I'ma colour him up like that big fluffy monster from Monsters Inc. Know the one? Aqua with purple dots - beaut!! I've used some papers from Basic Grey's Sweet Threads collection. I've also paper pieced his little towel using the same collection. Ahhh. :)

This is the insert which fits inside the envelope. A space equivalent to the inside of a card. I think it's such a neat idea, don't know how I haven't come across it before. I used the sentiment which comes with Flubu. "Sorry you feel so icky" Perfect? No? Just to finish off the white panel I stamped Flubu in Memento Tuxedo Black, stamped it off once and then stamped it onto the panel - not such a stark black then. :)

This shows how it all goes together, sort of. Christina had left the flap of her envelope free, but I decided to fold mind down and adhere it under the front panel of the card. I used a 1/2" circle punch to cut a little piece out of the back of the envelope. The pink ribbon fits perfectly into the gap, so from the front it all looks flush. :)

Hope you've enjoyed this as much as I did making it. P.S This envelope measures approx 3.75"x2.75" give or take a few eighths. :)

Christmas Elf - Floppy

Hi everyone! Sandie here again. Have you seen our November sketch challenge starts today? Check out the post below for details of the sketch ... and the prize ;)

I have a card to share with you that I made using one of Make it Crafty's Christmas Elves. This little guy is called Floppy and he's been coloured with Copic Markers. 

My papers a mix of Crate and October Afternoon and I've matted them with brown, white and blue card. I painted the chipboard chipboard snowflakes, also from Make it Crafty, with white acrylic paint and once they dried I added loads of glitter to them. 

The Ribbon and basic Grey pearls are from my stash. 

Hope you like :) 

Sandie

xx

Quixotic Paperie Sketch Challenge - No.2

Thanks to everyone for entering our first Quixotic Paperie Sketch challenge. We will post the winner and our top three favourites later in the week but until then do you fancy another challenge?

This month the sketch is from me, Kim Dellow

You can enter up to 4 projects and the projects can be anything you like (cards, scrapbook pages, tags, altered art, ATCs, Moos, notebooks etc, etc).  No restrictions regarding products used - simply follow the sketch and enter!

The Quixotic Paperie DT will be using the sketch through the month on some of their projects so don't forget to check back (and their blogs) for some inspiration.

A random winner will receive a £15 prize to use at Quixotic Paperie! 

And our three top favourites, as chosen by the DT, will be featured on this blog.

So what are you waiting for?

Add a direct link to your project (not your blog) below and link to this post on your blog post entry.

You have until 8th December to show us what you are made of! LOL!

Look Mom no colouring!!

Morning crafters t'is me Sheila popping by to share my latest DT creation with you, this time I thought I'd make a clean and simple Christmas card showcasing one of the new dies from Memorybox that just arrived in store.

I used the goregous Winterland Tree die, the text stamp is by Whimsy stamps.

thats about all there is to this simple Christmas card of mine, I hope everyone has a fantastic week.

Thanks for taking a look and happy crafting everyone :-).

Merry Christmas

Good morning, ladies, today I'd love to share this Christmas card with you. I used a lovely Make it Crafty Christmas Elf (they are all of them so sweet!), coloured with Prisma pencils, papers from My Mind's Eye - ''Colourful Christmas'' collection, and the gorgeous Make it Crafty Lasercut chipboard -''Snowflake Stars'', really beautiful embellishments.

And I'd like to remember you that you still have one day to join us with our first sketch challenge, the prize is a £15,00 gift certificate to use at Quixotic Paperie, isn't this great?

That's all from me for today. Thank you again for stopping by and the lovely comments, have a great week and see you next Sunday, same time, same place.

Hugs,
Alina

Some Of Our Favourites...SCACD Sylvia Zet

It's 'Some of Our Favourites' time and we have another Susana's Custom Art and Card Design or SCACD for short to showcase today. As you know there are four SCACD ranges in the shop: Carmen Medlin, Elisabeth Bell,  Victoria Case and the newest addition to the family Sylvia Zet.

We had a look at the lovely Carmen Medlin's images,  Victoria Case images and Elisabeth Bell range. So it is time to have a look at some of the stamps from Sylvia Zet?



Well let's jump straight in with this lovely from Lou with Princess

papers from Prima's Madeline collection; double bow tied using  Bow Easy. 




Next is this pretty from Sheila using Hope

Prima - Romantique

Then we have this cutey from Alina using Loli and Shellie

Aren't they just the loveliest makes with the cutest images ever? If you want to see all the Sylvia Zet stamps in the SCACD range then pop over to the shop. 

Have a great Sunday.

Kim