Gardening cat

   This week we have an anything goes theme for the Eureka Stamps challenge.
   I have used digi image number 5411 (Good work) and coloured it using Promarkers. After cutting it out I dusted the edges with distress ink before matting it onto brown core'dinations cardstock.
   For the background of the card I used paper which I had printed out several years ago but never got round to using. This I also matted onto brown core'dinations cardstock, having first attached a co-ordinating strip. I then matted it onto white card.
   I attached a flower to one corner of the design and a sentiment cut from green core'dinations cardstock using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   QKR Stampede - dogs or cats
   Crafty Calendar - anything goes
   Digi Designs - animals acting like humans
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Fab 'n' Funky - cute critters
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes with colour me autumn
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - anything goes
   Make My Monday - autumn colours

Humming bird

   The theme for our challenge at Crafty Cardmakers and More this week is make it sparkle.
   I edged a card blank with Stickles and then loose glitter before attaching a decoupaged image from La Pashe's Nice and Easel set. I then added some loose glitter to the humming birds plumage.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Make My Monday - nature
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Sparkle n Sprinkle  - anything goes
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes with make it bright and colourful

Cool penguin

   Our theme for the challenge at Eureka Stamps this week is monochrome. I chose to use digi image number 1601 (penguin on ice), added some shading using Promarkers, although the photograph does not show this very well, and cut it out.
   I embossed white card using the Bebunni Snowflake folder from Crafter's Companion and matted and layered it onto black and then white card. I shaped the cut out image slightly and attached it to the card using glu gel. Using the Tattered Lace elegant alphabet dies I cut letters from black card to form the sentiment. Lastly I added some glitter to the ice block.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Without Words - for the boys
   Digi Choosday - monochrome
   Crafty Catz - special occasion
   Papertake Weekly - animal image
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Crafty Boots - monochrome
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Digitally Sweet - anything with wings
   Sweet Stampin - emboss it
   Alphabet - p is for pelican, peacock and other birds

Cornflowers

   It's another Monday and we have a fresh challenge for you at Crafting From the Heart. This week we are being sponsored by 

and

   My card  uses cornflowers from Fred She Said. I printed of several images. One of them I cut out using a Tattered lace oval die to form the base. This I matted onto blue core'dinations card stock. The other images I cut to varing degrees so that I could form a decoupaged image of the flowers.
   The base of the card was formed by mattting and layering papers from DCWV onto blue core'dinations cardstock and white card.
   I finished the card with words cut from black card using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Crafty Calendar - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Dragons Lair Designs - photo inspiration
   Glitter n Sparkle - use a punch or die cut
   A Bit More Time to Craft - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Seize the Birthday - anything goes
   Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes

Fall colours

   The theme for our new challenge starting today at Send A Smile 4 Kids is fall colours. We have three generous sponsors:

Lacy Sunshine who are offering 3 digis to the winner'

Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet who are offering a $10 gift certificate

and

Inspired By Stamping who are offering a $20 girt certifcate.

    For my first card I matted paper I had printed using the Peerless Designs CD ROM Woodland Treasures onto yellow core'dinations cardstock. I then wrapped ribbon round the lower half of the card and matted it onto white card. The digi image, from Lacy Sunshine is called Rory Autumn Winds. I coloured this using Promarkers and then cut it out using a Spellbinders die. This I matted onto yellow core'dinations cardstock which I had also cut out using a Spellbinders die. Finally I added a felt heart.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - autumn colours
   I Love Promarkers - autumn
   Crafting Musketeers - autumn colours
   Addicted to Stamps - autumn
   Digi Designs - fabulous fall colours
   Scrapping 4 Fun - spring/autumn
   Addicted to Stamps and More - make your mark
   Our Creative Corner - shades of autumn
   Lacy Sunshine - winds of change
   Eclectic Ellapu - stash more than six months old (everything apart from image)

   My second card uses a digi image from Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet called pumpkin swirls. Again I coloured it using Promarkers. The sentiment stamp used is from Flower-soft's second set of floral sentiments. I edged a ready made card with gold edged orange peel off and then matted my design onto this.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes

   Beccy's Place - anything goes

   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

   Digi Galore - anything goes

   Crafty Girlz - anything goes with bring in the harvest

   Sieze the Birthday - anything goes

   Doodle Pantry - anything goes

   Inspiration Destination - anything goes

   Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Party

  This week at Creative Corner the theme for the challenge is Party Time.
   I wrapped red ribbon round the layer half of paper from DCWV and twine around the right hand side, after which I matted and layered it onto red core'dination cardstock and white card.
   The image is from a House Mouse Happy Days set of stamps from Joanna Sheen. I coloured it using Promarkers, used a punch to round the corners and dusted the edges using distress ink. I then matted it onto red core'dinations cardstock and attached it to the card. Finally I added three red buttons to the design.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - anything goes
   ABC - ribbon,dies/punches/blue
   Passion For Promarkers - all the trimmings
   House Mouse and Friends - button/ribbon/twine
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Papertake Weekly - animal magic
   Addicted To Stamps and More - make your mark
   Tuesday Throwdown - for a child
   Crafty Creations - it takes two
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

You're the champion

   The theme for our challenge this week at Eureka Stamps is fall sports for example football/soccer, cheerleading etc. I decided to make a card showing the winning cup.
   I began by matting and layering spotty paper from We R Memory Keepers  onto yellow core'dinations cardstock and white card. I then matted a smaller piece of yellow plaid paper from the same pack onto blue core'dinations cardstock and attached this to the left hand side of the card.
   Using digi number 25507 (trophy) I printed a row of little trophies, coloured them using Promarkers and matted it onto blue core'dinations cardstock. This I attached horizontally to the lower half of the card.
   I printed out the sentiment digi number 25505 (You're a champion), matted it onto blue core'dination cardstock and fixed it at an angle to the top right hand corner of the card.
   I then printed out a large image of the trophy, coloured it using Promarkers and cut it out leaving a small margin around the edges. I then shaped it slightly, attached some blue ribbons to one of the handles and attached it to the card using glue gel.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - use a sentiment
   Incy Wincy - digi images only
   Ribbon Girl - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Addicted to Stamps and More - anything goes
   Digi Galore - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

90th happy birthday

   For our new challenge today at Crafty Cardmakers and More we would like you to use flower embellishments.
   This card was made for one of my neighbours who celebrated her 90th birthday recently. I matted some paper that I had in my stash onto white card and outlined it in pink candy stripes. I cut out the big HAPPY BIRTHDAY from pink card using a Tattered Lace die and attached it to the card. Using the Tattered Lace Charisma carnation and primrose CD ROMS and dies I decoupaged an arrangement of flowers on the card. The letters for her name were cut using the Tattered Lace dies Alphabet Circus and the numbers using Elegant Alphabet.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Whoopsi Daisy - add embellishments
   Crafty Calendar - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
   Ribbon Girl - add flowers
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes with a sentiment
   Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes
   Clear It Out - anything goes

Back to School

   The theme for our challenge this week at Eureka Stamps is back to school. I have used digi number 5407 (Completed Together) and coloured it using Promarkers. Ithen cut it out using a Tattered Lace oval die and matted it onto brown core'dinations cardstock.
   I matted paw print paper from my stash onto grey core'dinations cardstock and wrapped grey ribbon round it and then matted and layered this onto brown core'dinations cardstock and then white card. After attaching the image to the card I added a bow and some grey card candi to two of the corners.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - back to school
   Allsorts - lots of layers
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - school
   Pile It On - fur
   The Stamping Boutique - back to school
   Pattie's Creations Design - back to school
   Lacy Sunshine - back to school
   Make My Monday - something beginning with f (furry animals)
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

Pretty Petunias

This week the challenge at Crafting From the Heart is being sponsored by 

and as usual our theme is anything goes.

   Here is my card using one of their images.

   I used their Pretty Petunias design which I printed four times and then formed a decoupaged framed picture.
   For the background I matted paper fromThe English Paper Company's Siesta Collection onto brown core'dination cardstock and white card. Using another colourway from the same pack I matted a smaller piece onto core'dinations cardstock and attached this to the lower half of the card.
   The greeting was from my extensive box of stash!

   I would like to enter this into the foloowing challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - in the pink
   Inky Impressions  - decoupage your image
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Digi Galore - anything goes
   Digitally Sweet - anything with wings

Cute fall/halloween

   For our challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids this time we would like you to make cute fall or Halloween cards. Create any card appropriate for a child and you could win one of our great prizes. We again have three generous sponsors:

Dollar Graphics Depot ($15 Gift Certificate)

A Day For Daisies ($12 Gift certificate)

Bugaboo (7 digis)

   Black cats are often associated with Halloween so I choose these four cats from A Day For Daisy and coloured them using Promarkers. I then decorated one corner with black ribbon before matting and layering onto black card and white card. I finished the card off with a black peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   One Stitch at a Time - anything goes with fourlegged friends

   Craft Your Passion - anything goes

   Papertake Weekly - anything goes

   Brown Sugar - use something recycled (Black ribbon)

   Digi Designs - include a sentiment

   A Bit More Time to Craft - anything goes

   Inspiration Destination - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - use a sentiment

   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

   Beccy's Place - anything goes

   Creative Moments - anything goes with using a sentiment

   My second card uses overall bear digis from Dollar Graphics Depot. I created the background using My Craft Studio CD ROMS and matted it onto white card. I then edged it with gold peel offs. I printed two of the bears supplied several times and decoupaged them onto the background. Finally I added a greeting which I had in my stash.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - signs of autumn
   Creative Inspirations - warm colours
   Cute Card Thursday - autumn leaves
   Inky Impressions - decoupage your image
   CD Sunday - bear with me
   4 Crafty Chickens - fall
   Our Creative Corner - shades of autumn

School

   The challenge starting today at Creative Corner is being sponsored by Bugaboo and has the theme 'back to school'.
   I printed the school books paper using Joanna Sheen's House Mouse CD ROM and matted it onto pink core'dinations cardstock. I then wrapped washi tape round the left hand side and pink satin ribbon round the lower edge before matting it onto white card. Taking a piece of core'dinations cardstock the same size as the image I wrapped more washi tape round this and attached it at an angle to the card.
   The image called 'Fancy S B School' from Bugaboo was coloured using Promarkers and I highlighted the edges using distress inks having used a punch to round the corners. I attached it to the card using glue gel. Finally I added a bow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - back to school
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - school
   Wags 'n Whiskers - back to school
   The Stamping Boutique - back to school
   Sweet Stampin' - school days
   Lacy Sunshine - back to school
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   Cupcake Inspirations - layers
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - cute and girly