Bearing gifts

   I cut the lower edge of the bauble paper by Jennifer Ellory using a Tattered Lace pearl border die and matted it onto a square of paper from We R Memory Keepers. I then attached a strip of narrow ribbon at the lower edge and matted the whole onto white card.
   The digi image is from Art By Barb and is called Bearing gifts. After colouring it using Promarkers and a silver gel pen I cut it out using a Tattered Lace pearl rectangle die. The red and gold crackers which I arranged at the base of the image were cut from another Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - Christmas creations
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Allsorts - anything Christmas
   Addicted to Stamps - die cuts and/or punches
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   The Ribbon Girl - any image
   The Paper Shelter - a Christmas card
   Art By Miran - anything goes
   Pile It On - two patterns
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   Open Minded Crafting - Christmas

Christmas crackers

   The theme for the new challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is anything but a card.
   Using the computer I arranged designer papers from the My Craft Studio CD ROMs Winter Wonderland and Winter Celebrations to fit in with the size of a Tonic Studios cracker die. After making up the crackers I decorated them with a poinsettia cut using dies from Tattered Lace.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - tag, ornament or bauble
   Allsorts - anything Christmas
   Crafty Ribbons - Christmas
   Pile It On - two Patterns (each cracker is the amalgamation of two different papers)
   C.R.A.F.T. - not a card
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Christmas to die for
 

Walkies

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

   I used their image called Winnie walkies and placed it in a frame before printing it out and colouring it using Promarkers.
   I added a strip of paw print paper to the bottom of textured checked paper and wrapped ribbon around the edge of the printed paper. I then matted the combination onto white card and outlined the edges with gold edged mauve peel off strips. After attaching the image to the card I added a bow and a sentiment. Finally I added a small pearl to the centre of the hair fastener and two large pearls to the sentiment strip.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - birthday
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   The Ribbon Girl - any image
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Pile It On - two patterns
   Pattie's Creations Design - birthday
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   Eclectic Ellapu - anything with a bow
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - 3 favorite colours (purple, green and grey)

Sing a new song

   This week the QKR Stampede challenge has the theme of angels. As a change I decided to make a circle stepper card using dies from Tattered Lace.
   I matted music design paper from Kaisercraft onto pink card and attached satin edged yellow organza ribbon over pink satin ribbon to this before matting onto the stepper card.
   I coloured the image carolling (number 7304) using Promarkers. After cutting it out using a Tattered Lace oval die I ran a Promarker pen around the edge before matting it onto pink oval card. I then attached it to the stepper using foam pads and added a yellow organza bow.
   I also matted the sentiment 'A new song' (number 16311) onto the design paper and pink card before fixing it to the stepper card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   The Crazy Challenge - getting ready for Christmas
   The Crafter's Cafe - Christmas comes early
   Addicted to Stamps - die cuts and/or punches
   Crafty Ribbons - Christmas
   The Ribbon Girl - any image
   Fab 'n' Funky - things with wings
   Crafting By Designs - get ready for Christmas
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Christmas to die for
   Crafty Creations - Christmas

Birthday wishes

   As a change from square or rectangular cards I have tried my hand at making an oval card by placing an oval die over the folded edge.
   The image called Honey Anime 2 from Scrapper's Delight was coloured using Promarkers. Using oval dies I cut it out and matted and layered it onto two sheets of design paper from THe English Paper Company's Siesta Collection, dark blue core'dinations cardstock and white card. I then found that the card would not stay upright (I should have realised that!) so I attached a rectangular strip to the base of the card front and used this for my peel off wishes. Finally I added two card candi to this strip.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Whoopsi Daisy - lots of layers
   Scrapper's Delights - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   Squirrel's Random - one colour + skin/hair
   Sweet Stampin - birthday
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   The East Wind - Oh so shapely

Fairy wishes

   There is a new challenge beginning today at Send A Smile 4 Kids with the theme of anything goes. It is being sponsored as usual by two generous sponsors:
All Dressed Up who are giving 2 digis to their winner
and
Bugaboo who are giving 7 digis to their winner.
 
   I have used the digi called Fairy Flowers from All Dressed Up, colouring it using Promarkers and then matting it onto core'dinations cardstock. The designer paper, sentiment and the border round it were all printed using Docraft CD ROMS and again were matted onto core'dinations cardstock. The butterfly was cut using one of the dies from Spellbinders flying beauties set. I used Liquid Pearls for it's body, the spots on the wings and the trail.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Whoopsi Daisy - lots of layers
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Crafty Boots - things with wings
   Creatalicious - - anything goes with a sentiment
   Fab 'n' Funky - digi girls or hats
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Doodle Pantry - anything goes
   All Dressed Up - anything goes
   Pattie's Creations Design - birthday
   Sweet Stampin' - birthday
   Art By Miran - anything goes

Thank you

   The theme for this week's challenge at QKR Stampede is give thanks.
   I matted red paper onto white card and on top of this a attached white pearlescent card which I had cut using the Tattered Lace die autumnal country house. I coloured the roses on it pink using Promarkers and cut two more of the larger roses, again colouring them,
   I positioned the digi thank you (number 17407) inside the digi image rose label (number 21005) before printing them out. I coloured the image using Promarkers, fussy cut it and attached it to the card using glue gel. I then attached the two coloured roses which I had prepared earlier.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - thanks
   Crafty Girlz - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with frame it
   Pile It On - thank you
   The Crazy Challenge - thank you card
   My Crafting Stories - thank you
   I Love Promarkers - no patterned papers
   Kitty Bee Designs - thanks

Golden wedding

   The Creative Corner challenge this week has the theme anything goes.
   I was asked at short notice to make a card for a golden wedding and this is what I came up with. The person was obviously pleased with it because they asked me to make a second one for another golden wedding!
   I matted cream pearlescent card onto white card and outlined it using gold peel off strips. Using more of the pearlescent card I cut a heart using a Tattered Lace die and matted it onto gold mirri card which I had cut using a Tattered Lace pearl pin dot heart die. The sentiment inside the heart was created using gold peel off words and the names were made from gold peel off letters.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with use a sentiment

Mistletoe kitty

   My step daughter and her family have a black cat so I thought this would make a suitable Christmas card for them. The digi image called Mistletoe kitty is from Imagine That and I coloured it using Promarkers, adding Liquid Pearls to the mistletoe berries and kitty's nose and frosting to the hat trim. The sentiment was also from Imagine That. After matting and layering it onto design paper from Kaisercraft and white card I added  several pieces of white card cut using a Christmas florals holly die from Tattered Lace down the left hand side of the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - for someone special
   Cute Card Thursday - Christmas/holidays
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - Christmas is coming
   Allsorts - feature a creature
   The Crafter's Cafe - Christmas comes early
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Christmas critters
   Imagine That - Christmas is coming
   Sparkle n Sprinkle - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - Christmas
   Christmas at Sweet Stampin - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Crafty Creations - animals
   Open Minded Crafting - Christmas

Winter wishes

   There is a new challenge beginning today at Crafty Cardmakers. The theme is to use dry or heat embossing.
   I took a sheet from Hunkydory's Little Book of Festive Birdsong and attached it centrally to a 5x7 silver card. I then cut a piece of white pearlescent card slightly smaller than this and embossed it using Sheena Douglas' festive embossing folder. Before attaching it to the card I cut around the inner embossed lines to create an aperture.
   I used a Tattered Lace die to cut 'winter wishes' from both black card and pale blue pearlescent card and attached them to the card with the black sentiment underneath and slightly to the side of the pearlescent one to create a shadow effect.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Allsorts - feature a creature
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty sentiments Designs - winter
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   Crafty Boots - things with wings
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inky Chicks - winter wonderland
   C.R.A.F.T. - winter
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   ABC Christmas - w is for wishes

Birdhouse bear

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

   As usual the theme is anything goes. I have used birdhouse bear for my card colouring it using Promarkers. I ran a black promarker pen around the edges before matting it onto white card. The Happy Christmas sentiment was computer generated.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - cute animals
   Allsorts - feature a creature
   Digi Designs - hand coloured image
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   The Paper Shelter - Christmas is coming
   Addicted to Stamps and More - clean and simple
   Imagine That - Christmas is coming
   As You Like It - teddies (because they remind me of childhood)
   Beccy's Place - holiday card

Sleepy owl

   The theme for the challenge this week at QKR Stampede is a touch of gold.
   I began by matting gold metallic paper onto white card. Once I had printed out the sleepy owl digi image (number 13706) I cut out the moon and the stars and then coloured the background using distress ink. I coloured the owl using Promarkers. I then matted it onto the gold paper and added a gold peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - add something metallic
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - cute animals
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Boots - things with wings
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - use a sentiment
   Crafty Creations - animals
   Creative Moments - anything goes

Have a magical day

   This month's theme at Dragonfly Dreams is autumnal colours and it is being sponsored by All Dressed Up.
   I used their digi called Magical day and after colouring it using Promarkers I cut it out using  the Hardwick scallop circle die from Tattered Lace. I then threaded organza ribbon through alternate holes round the edge. The design was then matted and layered onto paper showing autumn leaves printed using My Craft Studio's CD ROM Little Miracles, dark green core'dinations cardstock, yellow (although it looks orange in the photo) embossed cardstock and finally white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Calendar - autumn colours
   Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon or lace
   Digi Designs - hand coloured image
   The Ribbon Girl - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Kitty Bee Designs - fall colours
   All Dressed Up - anything goes
   Alphabet - r is for recipe ( ribbon, digi, die cut)

Deep Snow

   Send A Smile 4 Kids has a new challenge beginning today with the theme happy holiday. It is being sponsored by:-

Crackerbox Palace who are offering 3 digis 

and

Die-Versions who are offering a$15 gift certificate to their winner.

   I have used the digi Deep Snow from Crackerbox Palace and coloured the penguin using Promarkers. I coloured the laying snow using various colours of Stickles and I used Fluffy Stuff with a touch of Liquid Pearls for the falling snow. before matting and layering onto two shades of blue card  and then white card I dusted the top edge of the design using distress ink. Finally I coloured a peel off sentiment and attached it to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Craft Your Passion - anything goes

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes

   Catch the Bug - anything goes

   The Paper Shelter - card for a child

   Paper Creator's Crafts - anything goe

   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with the colour orange
   Imagine That - Christmas is coming
   Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - glitter and sparkle

Splatters

   The theme for this week's challenge at QKR Stampede is splatters and sprays.I used the paint puppy digi (number 14617) and added a few splats to the background with the red Promarker pen. The sentiment is digi number 15016 and is called All dogs. After matting the design onto white card I outlined it using silver peel off strips.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Fab 'n' Funky - animals
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Good luck

   The theme for this week's challenge at Creative Corner is encouragement.
   I printed a sunflower design onto pearlescent paper and matted it onto gold mirri card after which I tied a satin ribbon round the lower edge before matting it onto white card. The main image is made up from a decoupage sheet from David Wolversons's flower set from Joanna Sheen. I then added a double bow made using the satin ribbon and also yellow organza ribbon.
   (Alas because of all the shine the photograph does not do justice to the card.)

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Crafty Ribbons - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Eclectic Ellapu - anything with a bow