Christmas comes very early!

The new challenge at Crafty Cardmakers has the theme 'go green'. I thought I would add to my Christmas card makes. I used Tattered Lace's charisma holly CD ROM and die. I attached the die cut decoupage to green cord'dinations cardstock and matted and layered this onto paper printed using the CD ROM and green card. I then outlined the cardstock and printed paper using narrow silver ribbon and glued silver card candi over the joins of the ribbon strips.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - florals
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with recycle (ribbon) or upcycle
   CD Sunday - punch it out
   Winter Wonderland - anything Christmas
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with ribbon or twine
   Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas
   Kitty Bee Designs - flowers
   Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes
   Do-Al(l) Kreatives - winter time

Happy birthday bear

   This week the theme for the QKR Stampede challenge is anything goes with the option of birthday cards.
   I used the digi image birthday bear (number 9603) and coloured it using Spectrum Noir pens after which I matted it onto yellow shiny textured paper.
   I matted red crinkle crepe paper onto white card and then added a strip of textured shiny bronze paper. After attaching the image to the card I added three card candi.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Digi Designs - include an animal
   Scrapping 4 Fun - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inky Chicks - happy birthday
   Through The Class Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Sweet Stampers  - add a sentiment

Love birds

   A new challenge begins today at Crafting From the Heart with the usual anything goes theme. This time it is being sponsored by

   I began by attaching squares of textured paper to opposite corners of white textured core'dinations cardstock and wrapping narrow ribbon round the two corners. I then matted this onto white card.
   The image from Ppinky Dolls called love in the air was coloured using Spectrum Noir pens. efore matting this onto textured white core'dinations cardstock I dusted the edges using distress inks. After attaching it to the card I added Liquid Pearls to the berries and bows to the ribbons.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - no patterned paper
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Whoopsi Daisy - love/romance
   Allsorts - anything goes
   Crafty Calendar - love is in the air
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - favourite colour combination
   Scrapping 4 Fun - anything goes
   The Ribbon Girl - any image
   Glitter n Sparkle - ribbon or lace
   The Cutie Pie - simply love
   The Paper Shelter - be my valentine
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with ribbon or twine
   Paper Creator's Crafts - love is in the air
   Scrapper's Delight - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   House of Cards - love theme and/or colours
   As You Like It - favourite (ribbon because of the variety of available colours)
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - favourite colour combination
   That's Crafty - I heart you
   The East Wind - love and romance
   Ike's World - anything goes with nature
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   Make My Monday - birds

Spring bunny

   Send A Smile 4 Kids has a new challenge beginning today the theme of which is Easter or spring. It is being sponsored by 

Bugaboo who are offering 4 digis

and 

Tonic Studios who are offering 8 drops.

   I have used Bugaboo's digi called garden bunny which I coloured using Promarkers. I then matted and layered it onto shiny paper and white card. I cut a circle in the centre of paper that I had printed several years ago and matted this on top to form a frame. Finally I added black peel off words to form a sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Creative Inspirations - anything goes

   Allsorts - anything goes

   Digi Designs - include an animal

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Sweet Stampin' - flowers

   Open Minded Crafting - flowering in February

   Ike's World - anything goes with nature

   Sweet Stampers - add a sentiment

Roses

   This week the challenge at QKR Stampede has the optional twist of adding bling or sparkle.
   I have used the digi image roses (number 23301) and after colouring it using Promarkers I matted it onto pale brown card. Using the largest Tattered Lace lacy layers square I cut a frame from silver glitter card and attached it to the brown card. I added three rows of narrow satin ribbon to each of the lower corners and then added the bows and sentiment. Finally I attached the whole to a blank card base.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - die cuts
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - no patterned paper
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Allsorts - heart and/or flowers
   Incy Wincy Designs - love
   Scrapping 4 Fun - anything goes
   The Ribbon Girl - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with ribbon or twine
   Kitty Bee Designs - colour challenge
   Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - fantastic florals
   Make My Monday - shimmer and shine
   Open Minded Crafting - flowering in February
   Ike's World - anything goes with nature

Penguin

   This fortnight the theme for the Creative Corner challenge is winter wonderland.
   My son is a huge fan of penguins so I have made this card for him for next Christmas! I matted paper from my stash onto black and then white card. After decoupaging the image using several pages from Hunkydory's Little Book of Winter Wonderland I matted it onto black card and attached it to the card at a jaunty angle. I then added a sentiment.


   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with cute
   Winter Wonderland - anything Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - anything Christmas
   ABC Christmas - c is for creatures, d is for dimension
   Do Al(l) Kreatives - winter time

Coffee time

   Another challenge begins at Crafty Cardmakers today. This time we would like you to add some texture to your project.
   I have used a favourite Tatty Twinkles stamp called Coffee with friends. I paper pieced the chair back, Tatty's clothes and the table using varying textured papers. The non paper pieced parts were coloured using Promarkers and I added Liquid Pearls to the flower centre. I used handmade paper to frame the image.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - friends, love,wedding, romance
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Crazy 4 - food/dining and use some red
   Everybody Art - for girls only or valentine
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
   Penny Black and More - use your favourite stamp