Lilac

   This month the Send A Smile For Kids challenge would like you to make a card for mum (from the kids) or anything goes for kids.
   I have used the lilac stamp from Joanna Sheen's Garden Flowers collection and coloured it using Promarkers. After matting and layering it onto mauve and white card I added a bow to the lilac stems. The sentiment was also matted onto mauve card and to this I glued a tiny pearl in each of the corners.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with one for the girls
   Creative Inspirations - April showers and flowers
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with birthdays
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Aud Sentiments - anything goes
   Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional weddings

Sympathy card

   A tri-fold sympathy card made for a friend whose wife has just passed away using dies from Carnation crafts Kind Thoughts collection along with the downloadable vingettes. The decoupaged rose panel is the front of the card and the cross design on the folded in panel.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   CCC Digi Creations - add a flower(s)
   The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

Mushrooms

   The digi stamp image from Sheep Ski Designs was coloured using Promarkers and after cutting it out using a Tattered Lace pearl square die I dusted the background using Distress Inks. The decoupaged mushrooms were cut out using Carnation Crafts toadstool flurry die set. I used their downloadable vingette but adjusted the colours slightly. The sentiment was cut using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twine/ribbon
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   CD Sunday Plus - anyhing goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
 

Spring lamb

   This time the team at Crafty Cardmakers challenge would like to see your spring makes.
I have used Hunkydory's Little Book of Sweet Springtime and decoupaged one of the images. I matted it onto silver mirri and a pastel yellow card. (I'm not quite sure why it looks more green in the photo) I used tattered Lace dies to cut the sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - pretty pastels
   Incy Wincy Designs - spring fling
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with layer it up
   As You Like It - spring or Easter (Spring is my favourite because the days are getting warmer and newbirth appears in both animals and plants.
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   Crafty Animals - anything goes
   Aud Sentiments - spring or Easter
   The Crafter's Cafe - animals

Baby bunny

   I made this card for one of my great nieces - her birthday is next week. I coloured the stamped Giordano Studio baby bunny image using Promarkers and cut it out using a Tattered Lace decorative rectangle die. The ferns were cut using a Tattered Lace die and the ribbon is from a chocolate box. I used peel offs for the sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with twine or ribbon
   Crafty Friends - ladies/girls
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional things that fly
  The Crafter's Cafe - animals
  Digi Designs - embellish it
  2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
  Southern Girls - anything goes
  Colour Crazy - anything goes
  Digi Doodle Studios - ribbon and/or lace
  Creatful Heart Cards - anything goes
  Creative Fingers - anything goes
  Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
  Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
  Pink Gem - anything goes
  Crafty Creations - anything goes
  Alphabet - someting for the youngsters
  Crafty Animals - anything goes

Growing uup

     A House Mouse birthday card for an older relative! The decoupage was printed using a House Mouse CD ROM and matted onto gold mirri once made up. The playing card backing paper was printed using La Pashe's Wrinkles CD ROM and matted and layered onto gold mirri and white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   House Mouse and Friends - anything goes with happy birthday
   The Crafter's Cafe - animals
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper- anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Tales From The Craft Room - furry friends
   Crafty Animals - anything goes

Sweet peas

   I have made this card for a niece's birthday.I coloured the sweet pea stamp from Creative Expressions using water based markers and then matted and layered it onto green, pink, mauve and white card. (The dark mauve sweet peas for some reason appear more blue in the photo.) The sentiment was cut using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - pretty pastels
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - anything goes with add flowers
   Creative Craft Cottage - for the girls
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with layer it up
   Craft Rocket - flowers
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - use some green
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - a bit o' green
   Patties Creations - anything goes
   Sweet Stampin - use green
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes with optional buttons
   Aud Sentiment - feminine