THE CRAFTER'S CAFE HUGE BLOG HOP ALL WEEKEND!




We are having a GIANT Blog Hop to celebrate our new team at 

Come over to the party for a chance to win all kinds of great prizes
from all of our amazing sponsors... get to know our new team... 
and check out the new look 

All the games and events will be listed on the site.




They have let me use these two images (that I put into one)
 for my project today.















You should have arrived here from LETTER  E- Arielle Stephenson 
http://soccermom5982.blogspot.com/

If you have lost your place on the hop...the First Stop: The Crafter's Cafe

Make sure you start at the beginning of the Hop 

While you're at the stops, you'll need to pick up your
 "Clue" for a chance to win the Fresh Brewed Designs prize!






At the end of the Hop, you have a chance to win a 
 prize package from Fresh Brewed Designs.


NOW THAT YOU ARE HERE AND MY BLOG IS AT THE END OF THE HOP
Your next stop in the Hop is to:


turn in the phrase you have collected from the Hop to enter to win the Grand Prize. 
Email the phrase to Stacie at crafterscafemail@gmail.com"



REMEMBER tune in at 8:00 p.m. EST for a chat and crafts!





Stacie Gorse http://hestiashelper.blogspot.com


Here is Our Wonderful Team!


Heide Dronchi http://heidedpaperie.blogspot.com/       
Angela Palmer http://cardcreationsnz.blogspot.com/         
Gloria Sauve http://www.globugideas.com/                    
Kristy Deyette http://kristyleesworld.wordpress.com/     
Melissa Chipperfield http://www.smudgetime.com/
Last stop:  Samara Navi http://www.samaranavi.blogspot.com/ ......MOI


and good luck!!




BLOCKHEADS CHALLENGE ... ADD LINK HERE!



DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGES ... LOVE



Weekly Challenge  L♥VE

Thank you to all who participated in last weeks Punches and Dieschallenge
see below for winners
This weeks challenge Delightful Challenges would love to see
L♥VE

FOREVER FRIENDS ...


Fortnightly challenge -



"Shades of blue".


WOW This was a tough challenge for me.  They really took me to the edge as a Designer for FOREVER FRIENDS on this one!  But a challenge is good...right?

RULES (we love to know our parameters!)

To be eligible for the winners drawer you must use an animal on your card.


To be eligible for the Forever Friends Favourite you must use an animal on your card and any Forever Friends product.... and

Forever Friends favourite will have a chance to be our next
GUEST DESIGNER.

 


This time we are sponsored by
Bugaboo Digi Stamps


"As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. TodayBugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!
If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

BEST OF LUCK IN THIS CHALLENGE!























ENJOY THE CHALLENGE OVER AT FOREVER FRIENDS!

SPIRITED GREETINGS
SAMARA

BLOCKHEADS BLOG HOP

BLOCKHEADS BLOG HOP
Please put your entry in the LINK
OVER IN THE SIDE BAR ON THE RIGHT
and then put the LINK
on YOUR BLOG!


CHALK AND VERSAMARK
for full instructions, go to the BLOCKHEADS BLOG




For my particular entry as BLOCKHEADS GUEST DESIGNER for 8 weeks (cross your fingers that they keep me on! hee hee) I used Grunge it UP for the outer Boarder on Kraft Paper.  I used Versamark ONLY.  No Chalk.  It makes a lovely light image all by itself.

Then, for the Brown on top I used 123 Backgrounds and it is a consequtive bunch of circles.  I put this on with Sparkly Versamark then chalked with a combo of Rust and Brown, giving it a leather look.

I decided that was NOT the look I wanted completely, so I ran it through my Big Shot Machine with this Impressions Folder, which is the one I use for a Wallet Template.  I then Chalked it more.  

For the Sentiment, I cut the label with a Cuttlebug Folder, then I used The Victorian Invention Blockheads Paper Arts Rubber Stamp (they are all Rubber Stamps incidently) and stamped it with plain Versamark.  Because I wanted it to match the Umbrella, I used SU chalk this time and matched it to the Umbrella.

Cutting it all in a cloud shape seemed appropriate as I had, at this point, many straight lines.  And of course, I did my notorious White Gel Pen outline.

For the Steam Engine, I also used the Victorian Invention Rubber Stamp from Blockheads Paper Arts and Versamarked it in the Frosted.  I then used a combo of black, brown, Rust and Light Beige Chalk.  I decided to do the wheels in a Rust.


Enjoy this day
Samara