YOU ARE PERFECT {Guest Designing over at My Besties 3D and More}

{Guest Designing - MY BESTIES 3D AND MORE}

It is such an honour to have won another guest designer position over at
MY BESTIES 3D AND MORE
{June 2017 Challenge, starts on the 1 June} 

Thanks so much Julie. Please hop over and have a look at all the guest designers' and talented design team's creations.

I have created this little center step card using this cute pre-coloured My Besties Little Girl with her furry friends which you can purchase here.

The sentiment is from CREATE WITH TLC .
The papers (are from my scraps file) and brads and buttons are from my stash.  The folded flowers were made with scallop square punches.  The background is an image from MS Greeting Cards onto which I merged the girl with her kitties.

I would love to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Inspiration Destination - ATG

613 Avenue Create - ATG + Stamping with embossing folder option

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Scrapbook Stamp Society - ATG + Fathers Day option

Creative Moments - ATG + Birthday Option

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - ATG
Artistic Inspirations - ATG

A Bit more Time to Craft - ATG
Jos Scrap Shack - ATG
Through the Craft Room Door - ATG
Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - ATG
Creative Ladybirds - ATG
Brown Sugar - Celebrations - Birthday
Crafty Girls Creations - ATG
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Must feature a creature - kitties

The Crafty Addicts - Use die cuts

Crafty Gals Corner - ATG

Morgans Art World - ATG
Just Us Girls - Die Cuts
Digi Choosday Crafting - ATG
Crafts Galore Encore - ATG
Card Mania - Buttons and/or Bows
Lemon Shortbread - ATG
PDE Linky Party - ATG + colour it option
Incy Wincy Designs - ATG
The Outlawz Festive Friday - Playful Kitties
The Outlawz June Linky
Come and Get It - ATG

My Besties Aussie - ATG + Use die cuts

My Besties Deautschland - ATG with Besie

My Besties French - ATG
My Besties Spanish Challenge - ATG
My Besties Dutch Girls - ATG and/or Baby

My Besties International - ATG or Steampunk

My Besties Brazil - ATG and/or Vintage or vintage colours

The Crafters Cafe - ATG + travel option

Sparkles Monthly Challenge - 4 or more legs (10 legs)
Pile it On - Fancy Folds
Inky Chicks - Use 3 patterned papers

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ... {DigiStamps4Joy Challenge 137}

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Design Team Project for  DS4J's challenge blog. 
The theme for this month is
ANYTHING GOES + OPTIONAL ADD A BUTTERFLY

I have used this tranquil seaside scene called
WESKUS FISHERMANS COTTAGE which you can purchase here .  

I have coloured the image in Photoshop CS3.

The sentiment is from CREATE WITH TLC.
The brads are from my stash.  The folded corner has been created with a scallop square punch.
The folded circle embellishments have been created with circle punches.
The design papers are from Celebr8 12x12"design paper ranges.

 

Looking forward to seeing your creations. So hop on over to DS4J's challenge blog 
and link your Creations to Challenge #137.

Once again I would love to try my hand at the following challenges with this creation:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Inspiration Destination - ATG

613 Avenue Create - ATG + Spring Option

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Creative Fingers - ATG

Simply Papercraft - ATG

Scrapbook Stamp Society - ATG

Creative Moments - ATG + Spring Option

Word Art Wednesday - ATG + uplifting sentiment
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG ?
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - ATG
Crafting with Friends - ATG

Pennys Paper Crafty - ATG

A Bit more Time to Craft - ATG
Jos Scrap Shack - ATG ?
Craft Rocket - For the Men or Boys
Through the Craft Room Door - ATG
Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - ATG
4 Crafty Chicks - Birthday
Creative Ladybirds - ATG
Crafty Girls Creations - ATG
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Must feature a creature

Crafty Gals Corner - ATG

Morgans Art World - ATG
Digi Choosday Crafting - ATG
Crafts Galore Encore - ATG
Lemon Shortbread - ATG
Crafting by Designs - ATG
PDE Linky Party - ATG lets colour it
The Outlawz Monday Greetings - ATG
The Outlawz Tuesday Colour
The Outlawz June Linky
A Gem of a Challenge - For the Boys or Men
Alphabet Challenge - F for feathered friends (chickens)
The Crafters Cafe - ATG + Travel option

Patties Creations - For the Boys

Thank you for stopping by and all the wonderful uplifting love you leave behind.

1,100 FOLLOWER GIVE AWAY

CELEBRATING 1,100 Followers

GIVE AWAY, here at last!!

To each of my old and new Follower Friends, a huge thank you and tons of hugs, for always making the effort to visit my little space in blog land and for all the wonderful inspirational comments you leave behind.  Without you, blog land would be a dull and quiet place to be.

My awesome 1,100 Follower Badge in true PINK South African style (my photo has been super imposed on our flag), designed by the talented Lisa Decosse - thank you so much Lisa for carrying the Doing Life badge tradition forward
Lisa also runs a wonderful
The 12 Months of Christmas Link up and I know most of us are already busy with our cards for Christmas 2015.  Link up your Christmas creations with Lisa and stand a chance to win some awesome prizes.  Everyone who links 2 cards a month automatically qualifies for a freebie.
The little heart banner used below has also been designed by Lisa.

Currently there are 1,104 Followers and to say thank you to each and everyone of my Followers, I have not one, but
TWELVE awesome prizes,
up for grabs, sponsored by the sensationally generous and super talented ARTISTS, namely:

Mi Ran Jung from Art by Miran
who is sponsoring AN IMAGE for FIVE Lucky winners.

Thank you so much Mi Ran!  Its a privilege to be on your Showcase Design Team.

Mi Ran creates such beautifully detailed images,
so do spend some time in her
ETSY shop

Mi Ran's also has some of her wonderful images in
rubber stamp format over at
Whimsy Stamps.

and at  ...
Crafts and Me

Also visit her Challenge Blog.
The challenges are bi-weekly and always
ANYTHING GOES.

Mi Ran's talented Design Team Showcases their gorgeous
ABM projects on her
Showcase Blog.  Hop over for some wonderful inspiration.

Some lovely themed challenges are also run by Mi Ran in her Facebook Group.

Okay, so lets get onto the prizes up for grabs from Art by Miran.  I am showcasing five of my past design team cards using Mi Ran's stunning images.  The image used on each card will be going to a lucky {Doing Life} Follower.

Card No.1 using ROSETTA

Card No.2 using PANSIE




Card No.3 using SWEET LINDA




Card No.4 using MAPLE




Card No.5 using PRIMROSE

Sherri Ann Baldy from My Besties Designs

who is also sponsoring AN IMAGE for FIVE Lucky winners.

Thank you so much Sherri!  Its a privilege to be on your
My Besties Aussie Team.

as well as your
My Besties Meet at the Scrappers Corner Team


and also your
World Wide Open Design Team


Sherri creates such beautiful Bestie images,
so do spend some time in her
ETSY shop

Some wonderful inspiration, competitions, freebies and prizes  
are also featured on the My Besties Designs Facebook Group.

Okay, so lets get onto the prizes up for grabs from Sherri Baldy.  I am showcasing five of my past design team cards using stunning BESTIE images.  The image used on each card will be going to a lucky {Doing Life} Follower.

Card No.1 you can purchase her HERE

Card No.2 you can purchase her HERE





Card No.3 you can purchase her HERE





Card No.4 you can purchase her HERE





Card No.5 you can purchase her HERE

Paulette from Create with TLC
who is sponsoring these TWO SETS for TWO Lucky winners.

Thanks so much Paulette for these wonderful prizes!

All the sentiments on the above ten cards are all from
Create with TLC

Paulette has an awesome variety of images and sentiments for every occasion so don't be in a hurry when you visit her store!

Also visit her Blog here where she offers free sentiments, digi papers and vintage images on a regular basis.  You will definitely not be disappointed.

To stand a chance to win these wonderful digital images from the generous MI RAN and SHERRI BALDY, you need to:

1. Be or Become a FOLLOWER of my blog with GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT, you will find the friendly faces in my side bar on the right. Click on 'Join this Site'- please only become a Follower if you have an active blog and regularly post your creative work on it AND love what you see here.
2. Like my FACEBOOK Pages here and here (This is NOT  a requirement, but would really be nice!!) 
3. Link your NAME to MR LINKY below.
4. Pop my 1,100 Follower Badge with a link to this post, in your sidebar (This is NOT a requirement, but would really be nice!!)
5. Leave me a COMMENT on this post below letting me know that you are a Follower of my blog  (and whether you liked my Facebook Page or not), and have entered your name with Mr Linky here.

The WINNERS  will be announced on
Monday, 26 October 2015.

Crafty Hugs

FAITH {POP Challenge 21 Midway}

This month our theme for Challenge #21 {Midway} at Path of Positivity is 

FAITH

Faith is like radar that sees through the fog. 

~Corrie Ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

I used the following beautiful image from FRESH BREWED DESIGNS - just click on the name of the image below to take you directly to Fresh Brewed Designs' Online Shop:

Christmas Candle

The image has been coloured with Copics and dry chalks. The bling and design papers are from my stash. The flourishes have been stamped with Chiswick acrylic stamps.

The folded embellishments have been created with circle punches.  I have used the following {Doing Life} T6 Cylinders Template for the shapes for the candle image. 

The sentiment is from Paulette {Create with TLC}.  

  

We are extremely pleased to announce that Sue K. is our GDT for this challenge. Sue has just recently dipped her foot into the world of being on teams but she is a great designer and we are lucky to have her!

• The sponsors and prizes for this challenge are:
  
  • A prize package of a $7 gift certificate to the Pickled Potpourri Designs store (good for any digital product), from our guest sponsors this month, for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch.
  • Three digital images from Fresh Brewed Designs for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.
  • One digital image from Creative Bug Digital Stamps for each person chosen as a DT Delight.

There will also  be:

• One digital designer paper (made to order in a few different ways) from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for one lucky voter who leaves a comment.
• One digital sentiment for every single person who enters the challenge.

• http://www.pickled-potpourri.com
• http://www.ikesart.com/#!__digital-art-stamps
• http://www.creativebugdigis.com/
• http://decossesdynamitedoodles.blogspot.ca/

Hope you will play along this month, so come on link your FAITH creations to Path of Positivity Challenge No.21. Can't wait to see your creations.  

   

Once again I would love to try my hand at the following challenges with this creation:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

613 Avenue Create - ATG + Optional Twist

Word Art Wednesday: Anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG

Artistic Inspirations - ATG / Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Extra Christmas Challenge

Inspiration Destination - ATG

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Urgently Needed Christmas Creations

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles 12 Months of Christmas

A Gem of A Challenge - Anything Christmas

Dis Digi Designs - Christmas (3/3)

Come and Get It - Merry Christmas

Pile it On - ATG or Christmas/Holidays

Craftin Desert Divas - Christmas

Crafty Boots - Merry Christmas

OLLCB - Christmas

Stamp and Create - Christmas

The Crazy Challenge - Christmas

Crafters Cafe - Christmas/Holiday Season

Divas by Design - Seeing Red

Fresh Brewed Designs - Christmas

A Crafty Mess - ATG Traditional Christmas (3/3)

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Christmas

Craft for the Craic - Favourite Christmas Colours (traditional red and green)

Crafts 4 Eternity - Christmas

Crafty Catz - Last Minute Christmas

Wags n Whiskers - Merry Christmas
Card Mania - Christmas
Dream Valley - Christmas
Incy Wincy Designs - Christmas ATG
Simon Says Monday Challenge - ATG
Scrap Africa - December Time
Digi Choosday - Last Minute Xmas
Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas
Through the Craft Room Door - ATG
Papertake Weekly - ATG as long as it is festive
Cuttin and Stampin - Christmas

Your visits here and the love you leave behind are truly treasured - thanks so much.
Crafty Hugs

WINNERS 1,000 Followers Art by Mi Ran GIVE AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WINNERS!!!!!!!!!
CELEBRATING 1,000 Followers GIVE AWAY

Thank you to all 79 of my crafty bloggy friends who took part in my Give Away.  I so wish I could give each one of you a prize, but unfortunately there could only be FIVE WINNERS of Mi Ran's stunning art work.  

So without further ado, here are the winners:

No.34 Granmargaret

Congrats Margaret you have won this beautiful image called 

 LOVING AUTUMN ANNIE

No.42 Sue from Olliesman

 
Congrats Sue you have won this beautiful image called 

 LADY PAPILLON

No.62 Pat Martin

Congrats Pat you have won this beautiful image called 

BIG EYED GIRL

No.72 Lori Thomas

Congrats Lori you have won this beautiful image called 

BOOKAHOLIC KAITE

No.23 Pia

Congrats Pia you have won this beautiful image called 

 AUTUMN MEMOIRS

Please can all the winners email me at

desiref@iafrica.com

so that I can arrange to get your images to you - thanks so much.

A huge thank you once again to  Art by Miran  for the generous sponsorship of these FIVE stunning images.

Thank you so much Mi Ran!  Its a privilege to be on your Showcase Design Team.

ETSY shop

Mi Ran's also has some of her wonderful images in rubber stamp format over at
Whimsy Stamps. 

and at  ...
Treasured Times

Also visit her Challenge Blog.  The challenges are bi-weekly and always
ANYTHING GOES.

Mi Ran's talented Design Team Showcases their gorgeous ABM projects on her
Showcase Blog.  Hop over for some wonderful inspiration.

Some lovely themed challenges are also run by Mi Ran in her Facebook Group.

Crafty Hugs