Rules and Such...

- Challenges are posted every Wednesday
- You may combine this challenge with others
- You can use any products or stamps (you aren't restricted to just using Pixie Cottage, although we would love to see how you use our products too!)
- Post your creation on your blog with a direct link to this challenge
- Entries due by midnight (EST) on the Tuesday night before the next challenge
- Winners will be announced on Fridays!

Mar 12, 2011

Tutorial Time with Nanda - Flower Making with Scrappers Floss

It is time for a new tutorial. This time I will explain how you can make a flower with scrappers floss.

What do you need?
Off course scrappers floss.
Something for the heart off the flower (I have used paper flowers and an epoxy circle).
Very sticky big gluedots.
Your imagination.

I found it easier to make the flowers when the card is ready. If you want to make a flower without a card than you can make the flower on a smooth sheet. It is important that you can peal off the sticky gluedot easy after making the flower.

This is the card where I want to put on the flowers. It is hard to see but I put a sticky gluedot on the card. That will be the center of the flower.

Here it is easier to see the sticky gluedot, next to the pencil.

OK, let's start making the flower. Take the scrappers floss and put the ends in the sticky gluedot. You can take one string scrappers floss or two or three, just what you like.
Make a loop with the scrappers floss. Make sure you put the scrappers floss very good in the sticky gluedot.
And make another loop. If you make sure your loop ends next to the first loop than it is easy to make the flower.
And make another loop. (so easy to do!)
And we are almost there, again one loop.
And yes, this is the last loop.
Now you can see the flower.
Use a scissors to cut the scrappers floss. And put a sticky gluedot on top off the first gluedot.
Now on to the center of the flower. I used one epoxy circle. They are sticky. And I used a piece of scrappaper.
Put the circle on the scrappaper. Because the circle is transparent you can see and choose the piece of the pattern that you want for the center.
Cut out the circle.
And put it on the sticky gluedot. Now the flower is finished.
Here you can see that I made 3 flowers. It is all the same way. The only differences are the centers and the amount of loops. I have flowers with 5 loops and 6 loops, it depends on how big the loops are and on how many space the scrappers floss use on the sticky gluedot. You can put anything on the centers, flowers, epoxy circles, half pearls, beats, sand just let your fantasie flowing.
A close up from the flowers. I made also a flower with one string of scrappers floss.
If there is no room enough on the sticky gluedot for the scrappers floss, just put another sticky gluedot on the first gluedot. Do this after you made a loop. Than you can make the next loop.
And here is the finished card. I put some leafs at the card and to give it some bling I used rhinestones.
I hope you will give it a try and fun!!

Mar 11, 2011

Winners Revealed for Challenge 59 - Spring


Hello and welcome to Winners Circle Friday!
Today's the day to check to see if you are the winner from Challenge #59 which was "Spring".
The randomly picked winner who gets their choice of two fabulous Pixie Cottage stamps is
BECCA FABOZZI!
Please contact Michelle with your details so you can choose your stamps.

Our Top Three picks are (in no particular order)
GALE
MINDY BAXTER
SARAH

Congratulations and feel free to grab our banner for your blog



Remember that Challenge #60, "Easter", is still running and you have until Tuesday the 15th at Midnight to enter.
Good luck!

Mar 9, 2011

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #60 - Sketch and/or Easter

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge here at The Pixie Cottage!

As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "Easter" so it's time to break out the baskets, bunnies and Easter Eggs!


Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!
The randomly picked winner will win two stamps of their choice from the Pixie Cottage Collection. The winner and the Top 3 favorites will be announced on the Friday after the challenge ends.


Katie
Using Buffy The Bunny by Alisa Ramirez


Tanya
Using Chickadee-da-dum by ArTish


Cheryl
Using A Bloom and Her Trio Digital Stamp by ARTish


Davi
Using Buffy The Bunny by Alisa Ramirez


Adrina
Using Buffy the Bunny and Little Chick by Alisa Ramirez


Sharon
Using Got Rabbits by ArTish


Sadia
Using Stump/Bench by Sandra Hammer


ARTish
Using Easter Cross Digital Image by ARTish


So now it's your turn to go and create and come back and share with us.
Please add your link to the gadget below so we can come and see your project.
No back links please, if the item was on your blog before March 9th then it will be removed. Thanks for your understanding on this matter.
The link gadget will close on March 15th at 11.59pm CST.



Mar 5, 2011

Cards for Haeli

Hi fellow crafters. I have a story to tell today....
Earlier this week my sister, who works for a school system, contacted me regarding one of the middle school students. This young lady, Haeli, is in 6th grade, just like my little girl. Haeli is dealing with a very serious disease, something that is even hard for an adult to deal with... cancer. She has a rare form of ovarian cancer. She is currently undergoing chemotherapy.

The first thing I thought of was all the friends I have made in blog land while crafting. I thought of all the beautiful cards and scrapbooks people make. And, I thought, this little girl would probably really like to receive cards and other craft items from all over the US as well as the world. I am sure this would inspire her own papercrafting. So that is where you all come in! I would love to send this young lady anything to bring a smile to her face. My sister tells me she is interested in art, and her teachers say she is quite talented, so I am putting a basket together of scrapbook/stamping items for her to use. Also, I am asking you, my followers/friends to send her a card. Of course if you want to send her a little something else, stickers, embellishements etc, I am sure she would love that as well. Maybe for a moment we can take her mind off her illness!

So fellow crafters, I humbly ask for your help here. Could you send a card to Haeli? Would you be willing to post a little something on your blog asking for cards for her? I am sure she would be thrilled to receive a lot cards, etc. from all over the world.

You can mail them to:
 
Haeli
c/o Melissa French
1425 23rd St. NE
Canton, Ohio 44714

Thank you so much!

Michelle





















Mar 4, 2011

Winners Revealed for Challenge 58 - Something Cute


Hello and welcome to Winners Circle Friday!
Today's the day to check to see if you are the winner from Challenge #58 which was "Something Cute ".
The randomly picked winner who gets their choice of two fabulous Pixie Cottage stamps is
CLAIRE!
Please contact Michelle with your details so you can choose your stamps.

Our Top Three picks are (in no particular order)
MANUELA
MAYA
SHARRON

Congratulations and feel free to grab our banner for your blog



Remember that Challenge #59, "Spring", is still running and you have until Tuesday the 8th at Midnight to enter.
Good luck!