Friends

   We would like you to use a sentiment for our challenge at Crafty Cardmakers and More this time.
   I matted paper printed using Tattered Lace's Charisma Daisy CD ROM onto silver mirri and then white card. The sentiment is from a Kanban Craft kit and I positioned this centrally before adding the decoupaged Tattered Lace Charisma Daisy.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty -  anything goes
   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - anything goes with the twist use two colours
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes with the twist a touch of summer
   Paper Creator's Craft - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - sentimental
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Clowning about

   The theme for this week's challenge at Eureka Stamps is 'red, white and blue'. The papers I used were from the Wild Rose Studio paper stack called 'For Men' and I matted both onto red mirri card before attaching to the base white card.
   The Eureka digi stamp number 24904 is called 'clown on one hand'. I coloured it using Promarkers and cut it out using a Spellbinders postage stamp die. While still in the die I brushed the edges with distress ink. I then matted it onto red core'dinations cardstock which I had cut out using the same die, offsetting it slightly.
   I coloured three card candi using a Promarker pen and attached these to the left hand side of the card. The sentiment was made from peel off letters which I had coloured using a permanent pen.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday -  stars and/or stripes
   QKR Stampede - patriotic cards (using colours of the union flag)
   Papertake Weekly - trio-tastic (3 different colours)
   Scrapping 4 Fun - anything goes
   4 Crafty Chicks - patriotic (using colours of the union flag)
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Pile It On - flag colours
   Crafty Girlz - anything goes with flag colours
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   One Stitch at a Time - red, white and blue
   Crafty Creations - red, white and/or blue
   Crafting From The Heart - anything goes

Fun gardening!

   If only gardening were this easy but it's how my step daughters thought of gardening (sun bathing)! So this is a birthday card for one of them.
   This stamped image of Tatty Twinkles is called 'Beautiful day' and I have coloured it using Promarkers. I then matted and layered it onto green and then pink mirri card and then white card. To finish the card I added two peel off butterflies which I coloured using permanent pens and a sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the  following challenges:
   Dream Valley - girly
   Ooh La La Creations - happy birthday
   Whoopsi Daisy - summer fun
   Digi Sketch - in the summer time
   Brown Sugar - summer fun
   Digi Designs - summer fun
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes with the twist touch of summer
   Butterfly - butterflies and F is for flowers
   A Gem of a Challenge - summer time
   Lil Patch of crafty Friends - anything goes

Noel

     One more addition to my cards in readiness for Christmas. I matted the deep red snowflake design paper onto white card and outlined it with gold peel off. I then cut the letters from another piece of design paper and glued them to the left hand side of the card, afterwhich I added some glitter to the letters. I have had the papers in my stash for some time but I believe I printed them using a CD ROM from Debbi Moore Designs.
   The cute litle fairy from Make It Crafty is called Fairy Twinkles. I coloured her using Promarkers, cut her out and added glitter to the wings,before shaping slightly and attaching her to the card using glue gel.
    Finally I used the Tattered Lace die Florentine bells to create the gold mirri card bells. I tied narrow ribbon through the top of them, made a bow and glued it to the centre of the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   I Love Promarkers - things with wings
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnuts Christmas - merry and bright
   Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes
   Crafty Ribbons - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Buckwell's Crafty - things with wings
   Fab 'n' Funcky - Christmas
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - get ready for Christmas
   Crafthazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - anything goes
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Flying in wishes

   For this weeks challenge at Eureka Stamps we want you to use paper piecing.
   I used paper printed from a La Pashe CD ROM for the sky and paper printed from Peerless Designs' CD ROM Woodland Treasures for the hill in my scene and matted and layered them onto mirri card and then white card.
   As summer is almost upon us I decided on a summer activity and used the digi stamp number 5704 (hot air balloon) from Eureka stamps and paper pieced this with odd scraps from my stash (One piece printed from a House Mouse Designs CD ROM and the other printed from a La Pashe CD ROM). I shaped the balloon slightly before fixing it with glue gel to the card. I coloured the smaller balloon using Promarkers.
   I matted the greeting onto mirri card and attached it to thecard using foam pads.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - male creations
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Inky impressions - summertime
   Whoopsi Daisy - summer fun
   Crafting Musketeers - shades of summer
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Digi Designs - summer fun
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Stamp and Create - summer fun
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - anything goes
   A Gem of - summertime
   Creative Moments - anything goes

Animal cards

   We have another challenge starting at Send A Smile 4 Kids today the theme of which is animal cards. As usual we have three generous sponsors: Crackerbox Palace (any 3 digis), All Dressed Up Stamps (2 digis of the winners choice) and Deedee's Digis ($15 gift certificate).

    I made my first card for an older child and used the digi 'Owl in tree' from Crackerbox Palace. I coloured the moon.owl and tree using Promarkers . I then masked the moon and used distress inks to create the sky. I then matted and layered it onto yellow core'dinations cardstock, navy core'dinations cardstock and white card. Finally I added the sentiment cut from cream core'dinations cardstock using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Scribbles Designs - feathers , fins or frogs legs
   Buckwell's Crafty - things with wings
   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - anything goes with something blue
   The East Wind - ode to nature

   For my second card is for a younger child. I began by matting paper from an old paper crafting magazine onto pink core'dinations cardstock and white card.
    I cut a circle of green core'dinations cardstock and matted this onto yellow core'dinations cardstock cut out using a Spellbinders petite scalloped circle die. Onto this I attached peel offs which I had coloured using permanent pens.
   The digi 'Little Treasure' from All Dressed Up was coloured using Promarkers and cut out using a Spellbinders circle die. I then matted this onto pink core'dinations cardstock cut out using a Spellbinders classic scalloped circle die.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Addicted to Stamps - summer colours
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - birthday
   The Paper Shelter - make it digital
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   One Sweet - dies and/or punches
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Birthday balloons

   Our challenge this week at Creative Corner has the theme 'bling it out'. This is a card I have made for my husband's aunt.
   I matted the music note paper onto gold coloured card and then outlined it with decorative peel offs.
   I coloured the digi stamp 'happy birthday' from Digi Stamps 4 Joy using Promarkers and added coloured glitter to the balloons. I then fussy cut the design out, shaped it slightly and attached it to the card using glue gel.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Scrapping 4 Fun - birthday
   Dragonfly Dreams - special occasions
   Beccy's Place - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Sparkle n Sprinkle - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Crafting From The Heart - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Adventurer

   This week the theme for the Crafty Cardmakers and More challenge is 'for a man or boy' and have made a birthday card for the husband of one of my nieces. I have chosen to use part of a digi image from Make It Crafty called 'Family-adventure-boy'. I coloured it using Promarkers and distress inks and matted it onto brown core'dinations cardstock.
   The yellow design paper is from a paper pack which came from an old magazine and this I matted and layered onto brown core'dinations cardstock and white card. I attached a different strip of paper from the same pack to the lower part of the card and bordered it with gold waste peel off.
    From this latter paper I cut the sentiment using Tattered Lace dies and glued them to brown cardstock. I then outlined these using gold peel offs and attached them to the card using foam pads. Lastly I coloured some card candi and glued these to the bottom right hand corner of the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Moments - anything goes/man in your life/father's day
   Crafty Gals Corner - the great outdoors
   The Stamping Boutique - summer fun
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - use favourite embellishments (card candi)
   Doodle Pantry - anything goes
   Crafty Boots - father's day/man in your life
   Ribbon Girl - masculine
   Scrapping 4 Fun - birthday
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - for a man
   Papertake Weekly - something for the boys
   Digi Sketch - all about men
   Without Words - summer holidays
   Ooh La La Creations - here comes summer
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Chooseday - father's day/male
   Passion For Promarkers - masculine
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafting By Design - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   One Stitch At A Time - anything goes with men

You're great

   Today's new challenge at Eureka Stamps has the theme Father's day. I just love this digi image of the leader of the pride. It is number 1702 and called simply 'large lion' and I coloured it using Promarkers. The sentiment is digi number 12804 (You're Grrrreat). I matted the CAS design onto copper mirri and then white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - father's day
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - masculine
   QKR Stampede - father's day
   Crafty Catz - clean and simple
   Papertake Weekly - something for the boys
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - for a man
   Crafty Boots - father's day
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with father's day
   The Cutie Pie - cats and dogs

Birthday joy!

   The start of another challenge at Eureka Stamps today. Our theme this time is to use three or more patterned papers: agood oportunity to use up some of those odd scrapes that we crafters never throw away! I also took the oportunity to use up some of my peel off strips, outlining everything with a thin green peel off.
   I have used digi number 2906416 (Cat present), colouring it using Promarkers and distressing the edges with distress inks.
 
   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
   Ribbon Girl - animals
   The Cutie Pie - cats and dogs
   Seize The Birthday - animals
   Wags 'n Whiskers - seeing spots
   Sweet Stampin - something old (papers and peel off) and something new (digi stamp)
   Clear It Out - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Everybody Art - pink and green
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Incy Wincy - animals

For the girls

   It's the first Saturday in the month and that means a new challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids. The theme this time is for the girls and as always we have three genrous sponsors: The Paper Shelter (3 digis of the winners choice), Flat Friends Boutique (6 digis of the winners choice) and Bugaboo (7 digis)

    My first card uses an image from The Paper Shelter called Sophie in the garden. I coloured her using Promarkers and then fussy cut her out. The paper on the card was printed using the CD ROM Flopsy and Friends from My Craft Studio and I wrapped ribbon round one side before attaching it to the base card. I then added a bow to it. After fixing the image to the card I attached a die cut over it. This had been cut using the small panarama grass die from Tattered Lace and coloured using Promarkers. The sentiment was stamped using a Crafter's Companion stamp from the Bebunni floral collection. I matted it onto green card before attaching it to the card.

   My second card uses a digi stamp from Flat Friends Boutique called walkies. Again I coloured it using Promarkers. Having cut out the surrounding square I used distress inks to colour the background and then matted and layered it onto core'dinations cardstock and white card. Using a Tattered Lace die I cut the floral arch and coloured it using Promarkers before gluing it to the card. I then added Liquid Pearls to the flower centres. I also added three silver dots to the dog's leash using a gel pen.

   I would like to enter these into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - summer colours
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Digi Designs - use die cuts
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   One Sweet Challenge - dies and/or punches
   Pile It On - focus on colouring
   Crafty Girlz - anything goes
   Crafting From The Heart - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Clear It Out - anything goes

Building with dad

   The theme for the new challenge starting today at Creative Corner is 'Just for Dad'.
   I while ago I printed some brickwork paper but the printer was low on inks and so it printed the bricks with a very pink hue. Rather than throw the paper away I dusted it with pumice stone distress ink and used it as the background for this card, matting and layering it onto black and then white card.
   The digi image I used is from Make It Crafty and is called building blocks with dad. I coloured it using Promarkers, dusted the edges using distress inks and matted it onto black card.
   The sentiment was cut from core'dinations cardstock using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Clear It Out - anything goes
   The Pink Elephant - masculine birthday
   Sweet Stampin - father's day or a special man
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Pattie's Creations Design - father's day or graduation
   Digi Galore - father's day
   Crafting From The Heart - anything goes
   Addicted to Stamps and More - make your mark
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - make it masculine
   Inky Impressions - make it for a man

A stitch in time

   We have another challenge beginning at Crafty Cardmakers and More today, the theme of which is stitching - real or faux.
   I used design paper from Aspire Crafts which had faux stitching on it and matted it onto core'dinations cardstock and white card. I took another piece of the cardstock and embossed it using Sheena Douglas' floral fabric folder, distressed it by sanding and attached it to the top of the card.
   The image is from the Mice and Crafty set of House Mouse Design stamps from Joanna Sheen. I coloured it using Promarkers adding some faux stitching to the boot being sewn and matted it onto a darker piece of core'dinations cardstock before fixing it to the card using foam pads.
   I attached a greetings tag to the bottom left of the card and a bow made from two ribbons to the bottom right of the image.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - anything goes
   ABC - K is for kritters
   Scribble and Scrap - anything goes
   Addicted to Stamps and More - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - include an animal
   Papertake Weekly - blue and/or green
   Gruffies and Guests - anything goes
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes withthe twist add some texture
   Animal Friends - animal fantasy
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anythiny goes with the option of a tag

Happy birthday

   It's Monday and the start of another challenge at Eureka Stamps. The theme for this weeks challenge is special occasions. My special occasion is a birthday and I have used Digi nimber 12701 (Dog with presents) which I coloured using Promarkers.
   I cut two rectangles of core'dinations cardstock to match the colours of the ribbon in the image and embossed them using the Die'sire folder Happy Birthday from Crafter's Companion. I then distressed them by sanding. I wrapped satin ribbon round the join of the two colours and matted the cardstock onto cream card. I cut the image out using a Tattered Lace essentials oval die and matted it onto yellow card, matching the stars in the wrapping paper in the image. Finally I added a bow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - too cute
   I Love Promarkers - anything but square
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - add a bow
   Inky Impressions - ribbon or lace
   Glitter n Sparkle - include an animal
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Seize the Birthday - anything goes
   Paper Creator's Craft - anything goes
   Pile It On - focus on colouring
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes with the twist add some texture
   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - anything goes with the twist bright and colourful
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - critters
   Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes (pink team)