#97 1,2,3 - 1 IMAGE, 2 PATTERNED PAPERS, 3 EMBELLISHMENTS

Welcome to our latest challenge, hosted by Elaine who has chosen the theme '1,2,3'

Elaine would like to see projects along the theme of 1,2,3 - 1 image, 2 patterned papers and 3 embellishments

Please ensure your project has the required elements in the required quantities and that you tell us what your three embellishments are

PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE RULES BEFORE ADDING YOUR CREATION AND CHECK IT MEETS THE CRITERIA AS LAID OUT ABOVE - ANY ENTRY NOT COMPLYING WILL UNFORTUNATELY BE REMOVED

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with a $20 gift certificate for their fabulous store

If you are looking for fun, cute and lovely digi stamps for your paper-crafting or web design projects, The Paper Shelter is your one-stop boutique! This growing catalog of high-quality digi stamps with many different kind of options offers a multitude of themes such as everyday items, holidays, special occasions, children, adorable characters and creatures. Stamps are available in standard black and white line art, as well as in pre-colored format. Images are wonderful for coloring and make perfect additions to greeting cards and scrapbook albums. In "The Paper Shelter" you'll also find great other resources for all crafts (or digital) projects, like Paper Packs, Printables, Accessory sheet, etc.

and

WOODWARE CRAFT COLLECTION

With a prize of £12.00 to spend at your favourite Woodware Stockist, either in store or on line.



Woodware are a Yorkshire based family owned business, as well as distributing Dreamweaver Stencils and Stampendous Stamps we have a wonderful range of stamps designed for us by Francoise Read and Jane Gill. We also scour the world for new and innovative products for the crafty card maker, and have a great range of punches and tools of the trade, to find stockists in your area or to see the range visit the website www.woodware.co.uk.

Our design team are playing along with the challenge so check out our blog, which is there for inspiration at www.woodware.co.uk/blog.

Those of you who follow us regularly will know that back at the end of May I made a mistake with dates and we had a one week challenge, this week in order to get back on track we are having a three week challenge! So we will not be back until 19th August!


Here is how the team interpreted the challenge

Elaine

For the 3embellishemets I have used a paper clip, flowers and gems. The 2 backing papers are from a Crafts Too paper pad. The image is from The paper shelter and coloured with promarkers.   

Betty Chan

I have used the Image from Magnolia tilda /Die Cut/Punch from Cherry Lynn; Spellbinders; Martha Stewart

Josephine

I've used a lovely Sara Burrier image from Crafts and me, papers by Kate Knight, and finished with two flowers and a butterfly made with die cuts from Sizzix and Spellbinders.

Sharon
 

I have used a gorgeous Wee Stamps image coloured with Promarkers and 2 background papers from the MME Quite Contrary set. My 3 embellishments are: pearls, flowers and a bow.

Julie

I have used an image called 'Rock Star' by our Sponsors 'The Paper Shelter', and a digital paper by My Grafico and a 1st Edition paper. My 3 embellishments are Musical notes, flowers and feathers. 

Viv

The image and papers are from the Paper Shelter and are called 'Trattoria Chef'!My three embellishments are napkins, spoons and menu card  

Jackie

For my easel card, I used the vintage dressmaker image from our sponsors, The Paper Shelter, which I coloured with Promarkers. I used the matching backing paper from The Paper Shelter, and a complementary paper from my stash which I distressed around the edges with Victorian Velvet distress ink. My three embellishments were some paper flowers, some pearls and a ribbon edging strip.

Fiona

For my card I have used an adorable stamp from LOTV which, as always, I have coloured with my ProMarkers. My papers are from the Crafts Too "Spots and Stripes" pack and also from the Forever Friends "New Arrival" pack. My 3 embellishments are flowers, gems and mini buttons, which are all from my stash. 

Marie
 
A card made for a celebration. You can never get too much ice cream can you? The image is from the Paper Shelter, colored with my Letraset family. The designer papers are from First Edition. My three embellishments are pearls, ribbon and a charm. 

Rebecca

I've use 1 Penny Black image, two DP scraps and 3 embellishments; doily, die cut hearts, gems. 

Cindy

The image is 'Gothic Girl' from our sponsors 'The Paper Shelter' and she has been coloured with promarkers. I used two digital papers from my digikit 'stash'. My three embellishments are ribbon, flowers and a balsa wood die cut chandelier embossed in black. No sentiment as I'm not sure yet who will receive this or why!!  

Kimx

I have used Huge Happy Birthday from our sponsors Woodware as my image. My two patterned papers are from our other sponsor The Paper Shelter, and my three embellishments are Ribbon, a button and a brad, all available from Woodware.  

Suze

An oriental style card from me. I've used a Geisha stamp by Bravura, two oriental style DPs and my 3 embellies are sequin waste, flower and gold twine.  

Carole

I have used 'Yummy' digi stamp from our sponsors The Paper Shelter. My DPs are Kanban and Papermania, and my 3 embellishments are ribbon, a button, and pearls. 

Sonia

My card is made from 1- milk coffee stamps' digi image; 2- design papers; 3- butterfly die from joy, punches flowers and leaves, twig die from spellbinders, sequins for shining and simple stitch for a perfect finish. 

Tracey

For my card, I have used an image from The Paper Shelter, called 'Spring Swing'.

She has been coloured with my Copics and popped up with 3D foam tape. My 3 embellishment choices are a flower arrangement, white lace and a pink gingham bow.

 
Lin

My image is from Mayz Art, my two pattered papers are K&Co and MME, and my three embellishments are floral arrangement, dragonfly and sentiment. 

Feebs

For my card I used "Birthday Cupcake" digi from our sponsor The Paper Shelter and coloured it with promarkers. My DP's are from DCWV and my 3 embellishments are a ribbon/bow, brads and liquid pearls on the cupcakes icing.

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Please ensure your project has the required elements in the required quantities and that you tell us what your three embellishments are.


PLEASE NOTE THE NEXT CHALLENGE WILL BE IN THREE WEEK'S TIME. AS SOMEONE, NO NAMES, NO PACK DRILL - YEAH OKAY IT WAS ME - CANNOT READ A CALENDAR PROPERLY AND MUDDLED UP THE CHALLENGE DATES WITH OUR SPONSORS.