Charm's Creations

The Official Charms Creations Feb/Mar Challenge...

YES! I nearly forgot to put up the Bi-Monthly Charms Creations Challenge - and this time it will be slightly different than JUST using Charms Creations...

THE CRITERIA:

*to use at least ONE HEART on your page {seeing as it's coming up to Valentines Day}

*to use MISTING or PAINT

*and most importantly at least one CHARMS CREATIONS EMBELLISHMENT!

I have used this GORGEOUS Charms Creations Red, Black & White Heavenly Heart on my page...

a Charms Creations RED Fabulous Flower

& as you can see I have also used a Lil Red Rocket spotty button & Lil Red Rocket Flag too!

ALL ENTRIES ARE DUE:

Last day of March 2012

AND IF YOUWOULD LIKE TO BE A GUEST DESIGNER - PLEASE EMAIL ME

I will be announcing the WINNER of the VOUCHER and also WHO WILL BE OUR GUEST DESIGNERS???

Love Charmane

 

 

February 123 Challenge...

and here is my sample! Which I LOVE so much.... find out the criteria HERE

and of course - I have used a NEW Charms Creations Fuschia Super Star!

the word...??

and I was lucky to find this "frayed" piece of calico... perfect!

Hope you will give the 123 Challenge a go - there are FOUR fabulous prizes up for grabs again this month!!!

Love Charmane

Show Us Your Stuff - Feb 1st...

Unfortunately, this is the last SKETCH challenge that Sara will be giving us - you can check it out HERE

and it is a FABULOUS sketch to end with that is for sure!!! Please make sure you give it a go!!!

I must say I really love how this page has turned out... i love the colour combo of white & kraft & touch of red and black :)

I have used my new Charms Creations Book Page Fabulous Flowers - which will be on sale this FRIDAY night on this blog!!!

and my NEW Charms Creations Red, Black & Denim Heavenly Heart - also available on Friday night!!!

Love Charmane

First day & Last day....

Can't believe it's the LAST DAY of the month already!!! So this means your last day for all those challenges to be completed.... most importantly for you to enter Charms Creations Challenge - $20 Voucher up for grabs AND a chance to be a Guest Designer too! You can enter TWICE if you want to as well!

CHECK OUT THE DETAILS HERE!!!

Its also your last chance to enter the Challenge Blog I run - the JANUARY 123 Challenge

I'm very excited about next months 123 Challenge - gotta make sure you check it OUT!

And also your last chance for the other Challenge Blogs I am on...

Stuck?! Sketches

Show Us Your Stuff

White with One

there's a HEAP of others I could mention - but maybe for next month ;)

And for us here in SA.... its the FIRST day of school....

my daughter Harmony starts Year One this year and is SOOOOO EXCITED.... can you tell?

and my son Chei, who starts Year Three, says he doesn't want to go.... and by the photo he is not impressed... BUT he was happy to see me go and was off with his friends as happy as can be!

gotta love the forced smile ;)

ANYWAYS.... only THREE sleeps til sale time!!! Make sure you share with your friends!!!

Love Charmane

Tara's Colour challenge @ Scrapbook Savvy...

YES, I did manage another layout {and a couple more for my CT stuff for Feb} this one is for Tara's Colour Challenge @ Savvy, they are also having a Cybercrop - which ends on Thursday...

The colours were different and not what I'd usually put together, so I am reall loving how it turned out! Using a few of Eb's techniques that I learnt too ;)

Raided my "shop" again - this time I used a Charms Creations Red & Orange Heavenly Heart...

and an Orange And Cream Lovely Lollipop too!

Used a bit of texture paste.... and twirled some string ;)

Thanks for looking!

Love Charmane

Donna's Puzzle Challenge @ Challenge Heaven!

At the moment Challenge Heaven are having a Cybercrop and over the weekend I thought I would try and have a play [Instead of work, work work ;)] Seriously I did need a break from creating for Charms, and I thought it would be a great way to showcase what I'll have to sell :)

SO, this month I am donating a prize to one of the Cybercrop Challenges - make sure you check it out!

I decided to go for a different challenge though.... Donna's! I've never tried a Puzzle Challenge before!

It's all about "NEW" beginnings... and I thought it would be a good chance to use the baby chick picks I took at my Aunty Bronny's house... the kids adored her/him so much! they would go down to check the eggs and feed the chooks, but I really think they wanted a cuddle with this little guy/gal!

I have used one of my Charms Creations Book Paper Fabulous Flowers which will be on sale this Friday night!

And on the left, you will see a Creamy Cream Lovely Lollipop :)

and was stoked to use this sticker that I've had :)

Thanks for looking!

Love Charmane

ONE WEEK TO GO... & a GIVEAWAY {worth over $40!}... your chance to WIN>>>

THE PRIZE:

Charms Creature - worth $15 {your choice of colour}

2 Lovely Lollipop Packs - worth $9 {your choice of colours}

2 Heavenly Hearts - worth $6 {your choice of colours}

2 Super Stars - worth $7 {your choice of colours}

Including postage the total of the prize is over $40!!! {43.60}

HOW TO ENTER:

You can enter a number of times - just make sure you let me know in the comments section of this post that you have done it...

1 Copy the image above and link it to this post from your blog

2 Put it on your Facebook page with a link to this blog post

3 Advertise the SALE PIC on your Facebook

4 Introduce a friend to my February 3rd Sale EVENT PAGE and make sure they leave a comment on the Events Page

That's FOUR possible entries for your chance to win - but YOU MUST MAKE SURE you let me know back here in the comments section of this post!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!

The winner will be announced on SALE NIGHT....

ONE WEEK TO GO!!!

PS Please make sure you check out the SNEAKS ALBUM and let me know what you like!

Love Charmane

"Super Star" Sneaks...

Thanks to Chei for coming up with the name...

and thanks to the girls that suggested I make some... I was a bit wary of making them, because they do take a bit more time than the heavenly hearts... but I do like the outcome of them :)

They are approximately 3in wide & will cost $3.50 each :)

You can also request stars with NO buttons...

IS THERE A COLOUR YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE??

Would love to know what you think of them :)

Love Charmane

My newest Charms Creatures...

I have made a few of these in different colours - me loving the colour purple - this one is my fave at the moment!

The green Monster... has been SOLD!

and on their little tooshs is a little star :)

I love this Teal & Red one too... :)

I've made a couple more of these Aliens... Purple & Black with a touch of blue :)

Pink, Red and Black :)

Look at all these cute thangs jammed in together!!! I'll need to make a few more now that some have sold!!!

More sneaks of what I've been doing the last few days coming SOON! :)

Love Charmane

Just because...

I was having a play.... with this fab heart mask that I was given by the lovely Ebony Van Der Starre when I visited her the other week.... I love it....

I took the colours and pattern of the dress and the water gun to create the page... and LOVE the outcome :)

thank goodness Mum had the perfect mists for it - yes, another one from my scrappy night :)

The Lil Red Rocket Purple spotty button & the twine was perfect with my Charms Creations Green & Cream Lovely Lollipop and Blue Fabulous Flower...

and with creating this layout - I invented a new Heavenly Heart!!! Love the colour combo - hope some of you like it too!

Love Charmane

Eb's Pinterest Challenge...

you can check it out HERE

and this is my interpretation...

This is one of the other layouts I was creating last night at the Scrap night :)

almost used a whole set of alphas for the title haha... lucky i had enough for what I wanted!

I've used Charms Creations Grassy Green & Denim Lovely Lollipops... {oops bit of hessian in the photo hehe}

lots of green in this one!

and just for Eb {& for Leah Cameron} a barcode flag ;)

Love Charmane

The Color Room #94...

I've finally had a chance to play again at The Color Room - my first one for the year :) You can check out the Colour Room Palette for this week HERE

I was just starting this at the end of a fabulous scrappy night at the Mt Gambier Scrappers get together last night - when I realised it was time to pack and go home.... so I finished it off when I got home!

I've used one of my Charms Creations Typewriter Fabulous Flowers & a White & Cream Lovely Lollipop... along with a GORGEOUS Prima Flower that I was excited to see {and bought} from the Local Scrappy Shop here in MT G! yay!

and look - its not often but I used my hand writing for part of the title :) Like how it turned out :)

got an old stamp out.... think it's Ali Edwards... such a cute little quote :)

Thanks for looking! Nice to scrap again!!! and nice that it was with others and not being interrupted by the kids every five seconds!!!

Love Charmane

Show Us Your Stuff - DT Call!!!

Show Us Your Stuff hand made challenge is looking for 2 new DT members to join our team!

If you would like to join our team, please email 3 layouts that reflect your style of scrapping, showing use of some handmade embellishments. Email to : Marelle Jackman magic88@bigpond.net.au - by the 15th February2012.
Your term would start 1st March and run through until the end of August 2012.
Please send your bio and photograph and let me know why you would like to join our team of amazing scrappers!
You will be expected to:
• Produce one layout each month based on the challenge for that month
• Advertise SUYS on your blog, your facebook page and of course word of mouth
• Promote our sponsors and their products wherever possible
• Comment on challenge entries where possible
• Voting on entries is also required

SUYS is a happy site with an amazing DT and we would love to see you applying!!

three sleeps to go....

You can check out HERE!!!

Stuck?! - January 15th...

You have to check out the awesome Jan 15th sketch over at Stuck?! - I was really happy to be able to finally use this paper & the photo was perfect!

and this old Lollipop was the perfect addition to add to the page too I think!

I even did some fussy cutting... something I don't do often hahah!

Hope you have a go at the sketch - its nice and easy....

Love Charmane

SNEAKIES HAVE STARTED!

OK if you are not on Facebook and havent seen my Facebook Page - you would be missing out on all the sneaks!

So I thought I'd better share some here as well - maybe a few more different shares too...

You better put your sunnies on for these ones....

Hot Pink & Orange - for those of you that love to use BRIGHT colours on your pages... these are perfect for those funky girl pages!

maybe some Hot Pink & Purple too???

I've been working mostly on Heavenly Hearts though... these are my favourites so far...

these are the same size as my original Heavenly Hearts so will all be $3 each {BUT I am thinking of working out a deal for those that want them ALL!}

I've also made "Our Brights" Heavenly Hearts for the first time... love the outcome of this one...

and then there's the Page Runner Kits...

Lime Green & Denim...

Teal & Denim...

Yellow & Denim...

and more!

Then there'll be the Fabulous Flowers - mixed packs I am thinking....

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK???

I've been working on creams/neutrals/browns tonight...

What other colours would you like to see?

Make sure if you haven't already to LIKE MY CHARMS CREATIONS PAGE to keep REALLY up-to-date with everything that I am up to!

Love Charmane

Busily creating...

these little Creatures!!! After the Library Craft Market the other week I realised I needed to start making some more of these guys again.... but decided to revamp them a little - and add my Charms Creations twist to them, now that I *think* I've found someting different to add to them - my Heavenly Hearts & Luscious Lollipops! why not?

I think they all have their own little personalities - and I am loving each and everyone of them :)

here's the backside ;)

these Mini-Monsters are just 8 inches high - no buttons - perfect for bub to grab onto and hold - Ryarne had one of these when she was smaller so cute!

This one is "Alejandro the Alien" - he's a replica from the original I made for Chei...

blue bunny....

and I HAD to make this one for Harmony - Hot Pink & Black!

All of them are $15 each except the Mini-Monsters which are $8 each - these are for the Craft Market in Feb but if you would like to buy one please let me know - I'm thinking postage will be about $5-6 australia wide.

Having lots of fun making them!

More of what I've been creating later - or check it out on Facebook!

Love Charmane

Guest Designer search & $20 Voucher up for grabs!

YES you saw RIGHT!!!

I will be keeping an eye out for Guest Designers for Charms Creations!!!

All you have to do is enter the Charms Creations Challenges that I set - which are bi-monthly... & email me {charmscreations@live.com} in 25 words or less why you would like to feature as a Guest Designer here at Charms Creations!

The Dec/Jan challenge is simple - just enter 1 or 2 layout/s or any other projects using at least one of Charms Creations! Upload to the inlinkz below or in the sidebar!

Not only do you have the chance to win a $20 Voucher but also to be Guest Designer too!

I will send you a mixture of goodies to play with if you are chosen! How cool is that?

Can't wait to see more creations uploaded!

NEXT SALE DATE...

MORE DETAILS AND SNEAKS SOON!!

ROADTRIP... to Warrnambool!

Yesterday Mum and I went for an impromptu totally spontaneous trip to Warrnambool - to meet the lovely and most talented Ebony Van Der Starre and for me to do her class & catch up with scrappy friends that I've known on the net for a VERY long time! I don't have the photos of all of us - and am a bit scared of the photos to tell the truth hehe.... but it was wonderful to be able to getaway and to be able to scrap FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR {can't believe it!}

So anyway the reason why we did end up going coz I kind of invited myself when I saw Marelle was heading to Warrnambool and I mentioned that it was only 2 hours from me! One thing led to another and Mum & I ended up deciding that we COULD come for a quick whirlwind visit and I'm SOOOO glad we did!!!

I created the two layouts that Eb taught... the first one is my fave I think!

It was so nice to not have to think about the creative side of things and to learn a few tips and tricks along the way.... and end up with a fab page {or two} in the end! I had missed the chance to purchase a Polly Scrap Kit {cos they sold out and I was away!} but I managed by using bits and pieces from Eb & Marelle and also from my own stash!

just love the textures and the little "extras" that Eb uses to create her pages...

had so much fun misting and using texture paste...

lucky I had just bought this awesome alphas that were the same as the kit ones!

I had to journal when I came home!

The second layout I used mostly stuff from my own stash... and loved how it turned out too!

The cool part for me was learning how to create the funky banner!

You might notice a Charms Creations "love you" clay button & Lovelybug Bits n Bobs button...

and another Clay button & Lil Red Rocket apple button and cute flag!

I also managed 4 other layouts if you can believe.... but it's all secret squirrel stuff which I may show sneaks of soon!

It was fantastic to be able to scrap with others again and meet up with Marelle after so long, and meet Leah Cameron who I've known for years but never met {you crack me up!} & lovely to meet Jo & Sophie for the first time too! And Eb was not only an amazing teacher but so welcoming into her home! Thanks for being so inviting - even if I did the inviting heheh!!!

OK - I'm off want to keep the creative mojo happening! Might play with something different though - maybe some cards? or making some more flowers up! So many plans coming up and so little time!

Hope you are all having a lovely Saturday!

xoxo Charmane