Mr and Mrs Snow

 

   The theme for December's Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is winter cards. 

   I have used the digi image Mr and Mrs Snow from Crafty Sentiments Designs, coloured it using Promarkers and after fussy cutting it attached it to paper printed from a House Mouse CD ROM.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional easel card

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Crafty Calendar - anything goes

   Winter Wonderland - anything goes

   Colour Crazy - anything goes

   Creative Knockouts - winter wonderland

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anythong goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Jan' Digi Stamps - anything goes

Happy snowman

   

   Just a quicky using some odd scrapes of paper and a digi from Crafty Sentiments Designs coloured using Promarkers and Derwent coloursorft pencils. I used frostings on the snowman's hat and stickles on the snow and tree.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Beccy's Place - holiday cards

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with non traditional Christmas colours
 

Party time

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

   I have used the digi called It's party Time and after colouring it using Promarkers I cut it out using a die from Tattered Lace's side stepper card set. I matted it onto mirri card cut out using a die from the same set.
   The background is paper from a DCWV paper stack matted and layered onto mirri card and white card with the addition of words cut from mirri card using Tattered Lace's all occasions sentiments die set.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Stamping Sensations - one for the girls
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with dies and punches
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with not square
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes

I love you

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

    I have used their digi stamp called I heart you. After colouring it using Promarkers I added Glossy Accents to the heart and then matted and layered it onto various printed papers I had in my stash. I then glued flower shaped gems to the corners of the digi topper.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes

Thank you fairy

   This month the theme for the Dragonfly Dreams challenge is thanks and it is being sponsored by Crafty Sentiments Designs.
   I have used their digi image called Flora and after colouring it using Promarkers I fussy cut it out. The design paper is from Hunkydory's Twilight Kingdom set and I matted it onto black and then cream card and then attached the digi fairy to it. The thank you sentiment was cut out using a Tattered Lace charisma frames 1 die and I matted it onto black card cut out with the same die and slightly off centred. Finally I added Stickles to all the flowers and to the fairies wings.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - something new (design paper and image)

Anything goes 4 kids

   This time the theme for our challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids is 'anything goes'.
   Again we have three generous sponsors: Flat Friends Boutique (6 digis), Crafty Sentiments Designs (3 digis) and Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet ($6 gift certificate).

   My first card uses a digi image from Flat Friends Boutique called 'Deer Scene'. I matted paper from Wild Rose Studio's Bluebell paper pack onto white card and then outlined it using gold edged peel offs. I coloured the image using Promarkers and after cutting it out using a Tattered Lace oval die I dusted the edges with distress inks. After attaching it to the card I edged it with gold edged peel off. Using off cuts from the paper pack I used a Tattered Lace die to create the sentiment.

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

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes

   Digi Choosday - punches or dies

   A Bit More Time to Craft - anything goes

   Inspiration Destination - anything goes

   Doodle Pantry - anything goes

   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

   Beccy's Place - anything goes

   My second card uses paper from another Wild Rose Studio paper pack, this time Blackberry Lane. I matted and layered it onto pink core'dinations cardstock and white card. Using a darker pink core'dinations cardstock I cut two corner pieces using the Sparkle Corner die from Tattered Lace and attached these at the top of the card. 

   The digi image is from Crafty Sentiments Designs and is called 'just relax'. I coloured it using Promarkers and then cut it out, shaped it slightly and attached it to the card using glue gel. Lastly I created the sentiment from dark pink core'dinations cardstock, cutting the letters out using the elegant alphabet Tattered Lace dies.

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

   Whoopsi Daisy - make it girly

   QKR Stampede - use a die cut

   Papertake Weekly - to die for

   The Cutie Pie - cute and girly

   Paper Creator's Crafts - dies or punches

   Crafty Girlz - anything goes with lazy days

   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

   A Gem of a Challenge - one for the girls

   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

For a special male

   It's the first Saturday in the month and that can only mean the start of another challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids. The theme for this challenge is for a dad or special male and again we have three generous sponsors: Crafty Sentiments Designs (3 digis of winners choice), Dollar Graphics Depot ($15 gift cerftificate) and Inspired by Stamping ($20 gift certificate).

   For my first card I matted some paper which reminded me of coloured wood panelling onto white card. Using a Spellbinders small classic square die I cut four squares from the 'screw' paper which I had printed using My Craft Studio Limited Edition Everyday Men's CD ROM. I matted each of these onto grey core'dinations cardstock which I had cut out using a Spellbinders large classic square die. I then arranged these symmetrically on the card. 

   The coloured image is one  in the daddy's little helper collection from Dollar Graphics Depot and I cut this out using a Spellbinders small label die. I matted this onto navy embossed card which I had cut out using a Spellbinders large label die and fixed it centrally on the card. 

   I matted the sentiment onto grey core'dinations cardstock and glued a screw which I had cut out of the design paper onto each end of the banner before attaching it to the card.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - use a sentiment
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Buckwell's Crafty - spots or stripes or both
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafting From The Heart - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - stripes and/or polka dots

   For my second card I matted and layered paper printed from Ooh La La Creations Boys to Men CD ROM onto turquoise card and then white card. I found a strip in my stash that toned in with this paper so I attached this to the left hand side of the card.
   The digi image is from Crafty Sentiments Designs and is called Patches done fishing. I coloured it using Promarkers and matted it onto the turquoise card before attaching it to the card. Finally I added a vertical happy birthday peel off to the left hand strip.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   4 Crafty Chicks - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - all about the boys
   Addicted to Stamps and More - make your mark
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Happy Snowman

   Another Christmas card completed! I matted purple designer paper from an old Papermania pack onto silver mirri and white card. I then attached at right angles to one another two strips cut from the same paper pack which I had matted onto silver mirri.
   The digi image from Crafty Sentiments Designs was coloured using Promarkers and Derwent coloursorft pencils. I used frostings on the snowman's hat and stickles on the snow and tree and matted the image onto silver mirri. Finally I attached a peel off sentiment.
 
   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Send A Smile 4 Kids - Christmas in July 4 kids
   Passion For Promarkers - Christmas in July
   Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas in July
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - layer it up
   Christmas Cards All The Year Round - non traditional colours
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas in July
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Crafting From The Heart - anything goes
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Crafting At The Weekend - anything goes

Are you there?

   The challenge at Creative Corner this week is ‘heavy metal’. We want you to add something metal to your project.

   I began by cutting one piece of card 123mm by 180mm to form the base of an easel card and another piece of card 123mm by 210mm. This latter piece I scored at 180mm (to form the ‘hinge’ to which to attach the base) and 90mm (to form the fold of the easel) from one end.

   Paper printed using the My Craft Studio CD ROM Alfie was matted onto dark blue core’dinations cardstock and then onto the base of the easel card.

   Another paper printed using the same CD ROM and dark blue core’dinations cardstock were matted and layered onto white card to form the upright of the easel. A belt made from dark blue mirri card and a buckle was used to form the easel stop.

   The digi image ‘lets go out’ from Crafty Sentiments Designs was coloured using spectrum noir pens and cut out using a Spellbinders resplendent rectangle die. The edges were then distressed with faded jeans distress ink and a card candi was added to each of the four corners. This was then matted onto dark blue mirri card which had been cut out using another Spellbinders resplendent rectangle die before fixing to the card front.

   Finally a tag with a die cut greeting was added.

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

   Glitter and Sparkle – tag it

   Nutcrafters – recipe:

                        1 image

                        2 papers

                        3 different embellishments (tag, card candi, belt/buckle)

   Fab’n’Funky – anything goes

   Incy Wincy Designs – easel card

   Addicted to Stamps – punches and dies

   Brown Sugar - anything goes