Dixi Creations: March 2013

Sunday, 31 March 2013

Sunday and time for another challenge at Hobbycutz

Hi to all the wonderful crafters out there!

Happy Easter to all of you out there!!!!!!!

Well just want to thank every body firstly for the wonderful outcome with our 2nd challenge across at Hobbycutz Challenge Blog.

Well every body are invited again to play along with Challenge #3 CAS and Sketch!

Look at the lovely prices you can win!

Sunday, 17 March 2013

Hobbycutz Challenge - Easter

Hi everybody!

Well just want to thank every body first for the wonderful outcome with our first challenge across at Hobbycutz Challenge Blog.

Well every body are invited again to play along with our "Easter/Easter Box" theme! Look at Hobbycutz Challenge Blog and see the lovely prices you can win!

5 digis from Fairy Dust Crafts on-line shop.

And second prize from our own sponsor Hobbycutz Online shop .

Good luck....... and looking forward seeing you all across there.

Last bust not least thank you so much for all my new followers!

My DT Project - Easter in a Box
Well I have been so busy this is my second project for the Easter Challenge. Well lets have a look:

Outside
This is another small square box from Hobbycutz with a lid that works fantastic. I covered it in yellow card stock. Added the lace to the edges and ended it off with thin yellow gingham ribbon.

On Top
I had this little Chick for as long as I can remember same with the eggs. The letters are from Hobbycutz, I Gesso them, Colored with my Promarkers and then added glitter. I had some shredded paper in yellow and made a nest with the eggs and the Chick and glued the individual letters that spell Easter in front standing up.

Inside.
I covered the inside of the lid with gingham paper and made a topper and added the yellow gingham covered lid.
I punched some small eggs out of paper and coloured them in with Promarkers and added glitter. Made a bow and added a bead and a pearl to the bow. Used lovely Pink and yellow roses and leaves.
Used a mini Magnolia Little Bunny Tilda and placed her on top of the mini eggs. Then added some mini chocolate Easter eggs on a nest of yellow shredded paper.

Well I hope you all like this project!

Till Later

Crafty Hugs

Denise

xoxo

I am entering this project into the following challenges:
Platypus Creek Digitals - Easter 7/4
Avadares – M - Easter or Spring, March 21st
Hotshot Crafts - M -week 3 Anything but a Card
Polka Doodles - C10 – Happy Easter 24/3
Stamp and Create with Magnolia- 2W - Week 1, Spring with New Life 29/3
Tilda's Town – 2E, SIR – Anything Goes 22/3
2 Sisters - #135 Flowers for Spring 23/3
Colour Me Creative Challenge -3E, 2W - #64 (W1 of 2) Spring Colours 29/3
One Stop Craft - 2E W - #220 Anything goes 23/3
Sweet Stampin - 2E, must Stamp - Easter 23/3

Hobbycutz Challenge #2 - Easter

Hi everybody!

This is my first Easter project for Hobbycutz Challenge Blog and the theme is "EASTER".
Please come along and see the lovely prices and play along. Good luck ..........

Well every body are invited again to play along with our "Easter/Easter Box" theme! Look at Hobbycutz Challenge Blog and see the lovely prices you can win!

5 digis from Fairy Dust Crafts on-line shop.

And second prize from our own sponsor Hobbycutz Online shop .

Good luck....... and looking forward seeing you all across there.

My DT Project - Box in a Card:
I used this lovely card stock from Kanban, Pink Fluffle Borders, I folded the card so that there is a spine to give me the depth for my Box that I added on the inside This is another box from Hobbycutz, it is not very big, but very handy, it is like a matchbox.

This is a lovely word lazer cut from Hobbycutz. I painted it with Gesso and then used my Promarkers to color the Egg. Then used Tacky Embossing Powder and added some glitter. Added a bow with pearl beads. Used mini Magnolia, Little Bunny Tilda, and used Crystal Lacquer.

I used a couple Spellbinder Border Dies for this lovely Border. Added a ribbon and a bow with beads. I put a few beads and pearls together with a little "Hand made" charm on the end.

On the other side I added a Doily and cut a little Pink Doily using Spellbinder dies.
I took the lovely little box and covered it with yellow card and decorated the top with Wooden Laser cut Easter eggs, from Hobbycutz, that I used Gesso as a base coat and coloured in with my Promarkers. I made these headpins and added them too. I used another mini Magnolia, Tilda painting Egg, and coloured her in with Promarkers and then used Crystal Lacquer.

I made a little handle with a Pearl, a Silver Spacer and then a Silver Heart Brad. Inside I have put some Mini Chocolate Easter Eggs

These lovely boxes from Hobbycutz are very handy for all sorts.

I am entering this project into the following challenges:
Platypus Creek Digital - Easter Anything but a card = 7/4
Tilda's Town - Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge - W - #71 Easter Spring = 24/4
Di's Digis Designs 3E 2W SIO - (W1 of 2) Easter Spring = 30/3
My Sheri Crafts - 2W - #106 (W1 of 2) Easter = 30/3
Sweet Stampin - 2E, must Stamp - Easter = 23/3
No Matter Which Challenges - M, F, -Anything Goes 30/3
Totally Tilda - 2W, 4E, SIR - (2nd week) Easter (Use Tilda and at least 1 Egg) 23/3
Creative Stamp Friends - 2W - (1st week) Easter Package 31/3

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Altered Note Book

Hi to all the Lovely People out there!

Well the other day I decided to recycle and make a notebook for my shopping list and Reference for the Craft Show. So I started with this lovely Magnolia Rose Scent Tilda. I colored her in with Promarkers and used Crystal Lacquer for the Rose. I covered my book with lovely paper I had in my stash still from South Africa. I Embossed blue card stock and cut this lovely die from Spellbinders. I made some flowers and added it so that Tilda had somewhere to sit. I glued 4 flat back pearls to the corners. |Used a few of my scrap ribbons, as you know we do not put anything in the dustbin no matter how small. I had to add more ribbons I like it full and soft looking. It came out very nice I am happy with this project I made.

By the way I never took it with me, I didn't wanted it to get damaged in my bag it was far too beautiful!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I will be very happy if you could become a follower and leave a comment.
Thanks and lots of Crafty Hugs xx

I am entering this project in the following Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - C5 - #260 Anything Goes
Forever Friends - M - (March) Lots of Flowers
Moving Along With The Times - 3E - Spring is in the Air
Paper Crafting Journey - 2W - (W2 of 2) Anything but a Card
Sarah Hurley Challenges - M, C10 - #78 (March) - Recycle
Divas by Design - 2E - Pink
Inky Impressions - SIO - #101 Blue
Penny's Paper-Crafty - 3E - #11Ribbons and diecuts
Magnolia Down Under
Lovely Hangler or Sweet Magnolia - Ribbon or Trim

Monday, 11 March 2013

Snowy freezing Monday morning

Hi everybody on this snowing freezing Monday morning!
Will it ever stop snowing today! Well I love the snow! so clean and crisp looking!
Well I hope you all had a lovely weekend! It was Mothers day here in the UK yesterday and my family took us to a lovely Chinese Restaurant. We were a very big party because all the in-laws and cousins took there Mothers too, so we ended up as 20 adults and 10 Children, but what fun we had.
I just love FAMILY!!!!!
Have a great day everybody!

Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Ani Arts Have a Blog Candy

Hi,
Ani Arts has a Secret Box Blog Candy Go and Check it out!

I won this lovely Candy!

Morning every body!

Hope you all are well. I just couldn't help sharing this exciting news with everybody today I won this lovely Candy from Tinchy Ustvarja Please go and visit this lovely Blog!

Sunday, 3 March 2013

NEW Sunday Challenge!! We have a Blog Hop and my first DT project for Hobycutz

Hi and Welcome to the Launch of

The HOBBYCUTZ CHALLENGE BLOG...

and a Blog HoP

I am a Designer for Hobbycutz and we will be running a bi-weekly challenge and hope you will enjoy the creative projects we will showcase, and that we will inspire you all to come and take part in our challenges.

Kobie is the Owner and Designer of Hobbycutz Lasercutting & Designs and this is her story

I am Kobie and I am the Owner and Designer of Hobbycutz Lasercutting & Designs.

I grew up in a Crafty family, with a very creative Gran, Mum and even Dad...he was always into woodworking....

I acquired a laser cutter early December last year after having my second child, which made it nearly impossible to return to work because of expensive child care, so I had to look for something I can do from home.

It was the biggest learning curve of my life and never really realised what I was getting myself into until the machine arrived.

But anyway not going to bore you with the rest, I am here and we will have to see what the future holds.....

So to celebrate the launch of this new adventure we are having a blog hop and you have 2 weeks to join in the fun and try and win some prizes.

So I hope you arrived here from Wenche - (No Letter)

If not please go back to the Hobbycutz challenge blog and start the Hop there as You need to collect a letter from each member.

The rules of the hop are as follow:

1. Leave a comment on each of the DT posts as you hop, this is a must to qualify for the prize.

2. Collect the letters from the DT's blog and email Kobieathobbycutz@gmail.com with the word they spell (ps they are mixed up and not everyone has one)

3. Leave a comment on the Challenge blog letting us know which design from the website you like best

4. Display our badge in your side bar to spread the word.

The winner of the hop will receive a £10 Voucher to spend on the website and two runner ups will receive each a £5.00 voucher to spend on the website.

Not only can you do the hop and win a prize .. but we also have First Challenge running which is

ANYTHING GOES

The prize for the overall challenge which will be picked by the Random thingy will be

a £10 Voucher to spend on the website, and I will also give away a £5.00 Voucher every challenge for a Random winner using a 'HOBBYCUTZ' product.

Here is my project for Challenge #1, Anything Goes. I made a A4 card. I used a film strip and a lovely butterfly from Hobbycutz. I used tackie embossing powder and scattered glitter on the Butterfly. For the film strip I used a Stazeon Jet Black. It would look very good on a scrapbook page. I had loads of fun creating this. I coloured all the Magnolia Tilda's in with Promarkers. The DP I used is from Paper mania.

Thank You for taking time to visit my blog and became a folower of my blog and Hobbycutz Challenge Blog. My Letter is "Z" so please hop on now to Lorraine

The Challenges I will be entering are:
Cards by Lady Anne- Stamp Anything Challenge
Heck of a Challenge - Spring/butterflies and pearls
House of Gilli - Anything goes plus Pastels
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
Lacy Sunshine - Double Trouble
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes with Pink
Vickie's Challenge - Anything goes
Tilda's Town – Fussy and Fancy, or Understated and Elegant
Magnolia Mania - Butterflies
Simply Magnolia - Anything Goes