I know, I'm probably late... even with three posts a week I'm finding it hard to find the time to squeeze anything on to my blog! But here I'm am to let you know there's still another week to join in with my challenge over on Quirky Crafts Challenge Blog, and as the title says, we want to see Piles of Laying and 3D-ing, which is my fav, so that's why I chose it! It's easy-peazy just get out all those lovely bits you've not used and add them to your creation!
I used my old Crafters Companion. Inside there's scoring lines to make a box and box lid but it never came with instructions and the cutter inside never worked, probably because one of the hinges was broken, but on saying that, it was brilliant at scoring all those wedding cards I made years ago. There's no way I could have done so many without it! (it was a freebie for subscribing to a crafty magazine, which is why I never sent it back) Anyway, I guessed what size I needed and this is what I came up with; a basic black box with loads of layers and embellishments.
I've used almost the same papers and card colours as I used last week, the backing paper actually being freebies from the same mag years ago, only I've used a few more of the paper embellishments and added a tiny bit of washi tape, some yellow foam shapes, which just happened to be hanging around and an owl charm to go with the Smart Owl digi from Robins Fetish.
I haven't 3D-ed the owl this time as I thought there was enough layers for a box but I have Glossed over his eyes (or glasses) again. They show up a bit more this time because it's not quite dry! That's it I think, now it's over to you to come and join in. Our Sponsors this time are Robyns Fetish and Digital Delights! I'm quite chuffed to find out my last weeks card was one of the top three over on Creative Fingers! (Thank you Kitty for pointing that out!) I hope to add this card box to some...
The new challenge over on Quirky Craft's Challenge blog has started. It's my turn to set the theme and I have chosen my favourite thing which is, as the title suggests...
I started off by layering the blank card with red and black card, then layered up some freebie school words with red and while I was hunting for them I found some number and word papers, which I downloaded from Crafts Beautiful magazine years ago. (2007!) Couldn't fit the numbers paper on this time but thought the toppers (class and notebook tags and the paper ribbon and larger tags) would go well instead. I'll try and find room for the number papers next week.
For the topper, I printed out four owls, after playing with them in Word adding the yellow square of colour behind one of them, (the yellow you can see behind the Owl was made on the compute) I printed them out and coloured all the owls with ProMarkers and then set about cutting them up! I then curved them by just rubbing them in my palm with my fingers and used Gel glue to fix them all together. . So I have one whole owl on the first layer, the second owl is minus his feet, the tag on his hat and that tiny dot of his glasses, the third layer is the same plus missing a wing, there was a fourth layer (just the head) but decided not to use it.
I then added the ABC and Pencil buttons and the apple brad. The sentiment was made on the computer, it's just a black background (like a blackboard) with the writing done in white.
I left the house about half seven this morning and only got back a little while ago. I've been busy walking doggies (or trying to stop them from being blown away in the storms) and baby sitting!!
Well.... at this moment in time, I wish it would stop raining!! Honestly, two months of rain!? It's definitely a record! But we're soooo Quirky in England I bet by June they'll be telling us there's a hose-pipe ban! 
I'm sooo busy I've had to do another cheat. I still had last weeks digi images saved as a scene on my computer and seeing getting my house in order, (it's always messy!) and getting a van (or an estate car) and making my Dog Walking and Pet Sitting business grow, is all that's on my mind at the moment, I've had to go with that again... (Although I would really love to get to the USA this year to see my daughter and grandson) 
I'm a bit late tonight with my post as I'm really stuffed up with cold, and everytime I sneeze ...welll, you don't really want to know!! It's that Quirky Craft's time again. It's Gemma's turn to set the theme and she has chosen...
Both cards have started off with Pinkpetticoat clouds with the digis printed over them and inside some thin stripes. The outside stripes I made myself and you'll find them in the post below or above this one. Here I just made wiggly stripes using the colours I'd used on the card.
I've 3D-ed the house in one of the cards and the car and the house in the other. One of the cars has dogs on and in it too. There's also a bit of paws and bones embossing. (My newest folder that jumped in to my basket coz it was a little cheaper than it should've been) 
