Bookmark

   This time we wish you to make anything but a card for our Crafty Cardmakers and More challenge. I decided to make a bookmark. I used Country Companion stamps from Docrafts and coloured the images using Promarkers. I then adhered lace to the reverse of the two longer sides and then backed the bookmark onto white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Stamping Sensations - feature a creature
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Stuck Santa!

   The theme for this week's challenge at Eureka Stamps is 'anything goes'. I decided to take the opportunity to add to my Christmas stash and could not resist this image (number 16901) of Santa stuck in a chimney. The sentiment is digi image number 16902(527).
   I wrapped the 'cheers' ribbon round a square of core'dinations cardstock which I had sprayed using Crafter's Companion iridescent Spray and Sparkle. I then matted and layered this onto silver mirri and then white card.
   I coloured the image using Promarkers. I used a silver gel pen for the buckle and added Stickles to the cuffs and hat. I then cut it out leaving a margin so that the image would stand out from the background, shaped it slightly and attached it to the card using glue gel. I cut the sentiment out using a free die and tucked one end of it behind Santa's head.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - Christmas in July
   I Love Promarkers - clean and simple
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - ho! ho! ho!
   Crafty Calendar - Christmas in July
   Crafty Boots - Christmas in July
   Fab 'n' Funky - no patterned paper
   Paper Creator's Crafts - Christmas in July
   One Sweet - Christmas in July
   Addicted to Stamps and More - clean and simple
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - Christmas in July

Graduation

   I am delighted to have been allowed to join the design team at Crafting From the Heart. The theme for their challenges is always anything goes, so there is no excuse for not joining in. The sponsors for this week are

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   I have used the Bugaboo digi image 'Kidz graduate boy' for my card.

   I matted paper printed from Joanna Sheen's House Mouse triple CD ROM onto grey core'dinations cardstock and white card. I also matted the image which I had coloured using Promarkers onto the core'dinations cardstock having first dusted the edges using distress ink and run a black Promarker pen around the edges. I glued a light grey card candi in each of the four corners of the design image and a dark grey card candi in each corner of the main card. I attached a silver peel off to a strip of core'dinations cardstaock and coloured the inside of the letters using a black Promarker pen. This I then fixed to the left hand side of the card.

   I wish to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Digi Designs - hand coloured image
   V's Sweet Ideas - celebrate
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - four (4 card candi on image, 4 card candi on designer paper, 4 piles of books)
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Christmas in July

   Our new challenge today at Send a Smile 4 kids has the theme 'Christmas in July' and again we have three very generous sponsors: Dollar Graphics Depot ($15 gift certificate), A Day for Daisies ($12 gift certificate) and Fred She Said ($10 gift certificate).

   For my first card I cut white card out to form ridges of snow  and dusted the edges using distress ink. I then attached this to the lower edge of paper printed using a House Mouse CD ROM from Joanna Sheen to form a pocket and matted this combo onto blue core'dinations cardstock and white card.
   I printed Boo Boo Bears Winter Frolic fron Dollar Graphics Depot twice. I cut the bears out from the second copy and decoupaged them onto the first. I then tucked this into the pocket formed ealier and fixed it to the card. I used a white Sakura gel pen to add falling snow to the decoupaged pieces.
   Finally I added  a peel off sentiment to core'dinations cardstock and attached it to the card.

   For my second card I die cut a red mirri card bauble using a Die'sire die, stuck it onto gold mirri card and cut round it. I threaded narrow satin ribbon through this and fixed it to paper from a Papermania contemorary Christmas pack. This was then matted onto blue core'dinations cardstock and white card.
   I coloured the body of the Christmas bulbs digi image from A Day for Daisies using Promarkers. The antlers were coloured using a silver gel pen and the hooves and bulbs were coloured using glitter pens. The image was then attached to the card using foam pads.

   I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - Christmas in July
   Crafty Calender - Christmas in July
   Crafty Hazelnut's hristmas Extra - anything goes
   Crafty Boots - Christmas in July
   Paper Creator's Crafts - Christmas in July
   One Sweet - Christmas in July
   Pile It On - Christmas in July
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - Christmas in July
   Beccy's Place - Christmas in July
   Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas in July

Music for you

   I am thrilled to have been asked to be a guest designer for the latest challenge at Scrapping4fun the theme of which is anything goes together with music notes/instrument.
   I was supplied with the musical notes which was found on the free pages of google to which I added the stamped image 'A little note'  from Crafter's Companion S.W.A.L.K. collection which I coloured using Promarkers. I matted the design onto blue core'dinations cardstock and then white card. Finally I added some peel off words under the musical notes.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Without Words - blue and brown
   Penny Black and More - add a sentiment
   I Love Promarkers - clean and simple
   Digi Designs - hand coloured image
   Addicted to Stamps and More - clean and simple
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

Three kings

   The theme for this week's challenge at Eureka Stamps is Christmas in July. I matted black card onto gold mirri card and then white card. I also matted the sentiment (11202(509)) 'May the gifts' onto gold mirri card and attached this to the top of the card. The image (12401) '3 kings' was coloured using Promarkers and silver and sparkly gel pens. I then cut this out and attached it to the card using foam pads. Finally I added some gold star sequins to the background.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - Christmas in July
   Crafty Calendar - Christmas in July
   Winter Wonderland - traditional Christmas colours
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   4 Crafty Chicks - clean and simple
   Crafty Boots - Christmas in July
   Paper Creator's Crafts - Christmas in July
   One Sweet - Christmas in July
   Pile It On - Christmas/winter in July
   Beccy's Place - Christmas in July
   Sweet Stampin' - no designer paper
   Crafty Gals Corner - Christmas in July
   Alphabet - k is for kind thoughts

love and marriage

   The theme for our challenge at Creative Corner this week is 'Wedding bells are ringing'.
   I made this card for Annabelle, a cancer nurses who is treating my husband. Her husband's name begins with a D so I decided to combine the initials to form the word 'and' in the phrase 'love and marriage'. Thinking of the rest of the song, 'goes together like a horse and carriage', I used the Lili of the Valley stamp called wedding carriage.
   I coloured the image using Promarkers and matted it onto gold mirri card which I had cut out using a Spellbinders scalloped circle die.The words were created in Word, coloured using Promarkers and again matted onto gold mirri card.
   The background paper was quilted in gold lines and matted onto white card. I outlined it with gold peel offs. I added embellishments of gold hearts, cream rose buds and cream bows.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - add a sentiment
   Creative Inspirtions - let's colour
   Papertake Weekly - don't be square
   Digi Designs - celebrations
   V's Sweet Ideas - celebrate
   Ribbon Girl - everything goes with an image
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Crafting Musketeers - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - anything goes
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - anything goes wiyh a wedding card

Lazy days

   The theme for our new challenge at Crafty Cardmakers and More is water.
   I have used a stamp from Joanna Sheen. It is called waterlilies and is from the favourite flowers collection. I coloured the image using Promarkers and added turquoise Stickles to the dragonfly's body and wings. I then matted and layered it onto turquoise mirri card and then white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes
   Buuny Zoe's Crafts - summer breeze
   Tuesday Throwdown - no patterned paper
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Animal Friends - at/in/on the water
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Addicted to Stamps and More - make your mark
   Pile It On - water/by the water
   Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
   Stamping Sensations - feature a creature

Chilled cat

   Our theme for the Eureka Stamps challenge this week is 'at the beach'.
   I embossed a piece of blue core'dinations cardstock with clouds using a free folder, distressed it and attached it to the top of a ready formed white card. To the remainder of the card I attached yellow core'dinations cardstock. To outline these pieces I used narrow pink strips of peel off.  Using pink core'dinations cardstock I cut a piece in the shape of a beach hut, drew some lines on it and shaded part of the roof using Promarkers and attached it off-centre to the card.
   I matted the sentiment (number 20105) onto blue core'dinations cardstock and attached this to the hut. I coloured the digi image Lemonade cat (number 19901) using Promarkers, cut it out, shaped it slightly and attached it infront of the hut using glue gel.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   The Crazy - summer vacation
   Crafty Catz - summertime
   Scrapping 4 Fun - summer or winter
   Glitter n Sparkle - summer sunshine
   The Paper Shelter - holiday time
   Little Claire Digi Stamp - holiday theme
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - furry friends
   Our Creative Corner - Mexican mood
   Digi Galore - summery/bright
   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - anything goes with the twist on the beach

Bright colours for kids

   For our challenge at send A Smile 4 Kids this time we would like you to use bright colours. Again we have three generous sponsers: Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet ($10 gift certificate), The Cutting Cafe' (3 sets of digis or cutting files) and Sassy Studios (4 digis).

   My first card uses the BB Kakes image 'garden me' from Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet.
   I matted pink spotty paper onto pink mirri and white card. I then attached a narrow floral border to the lower half of the card.
   I rounded the corners of the image which I had coloured using Promarkers and matted it onto red mirri card which I had cut out using a Spellbinders label one die. As a final touch I added Stickles to the top corners of the spectacles.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - spots and dots
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Doodle Pantry - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - furry friends
   Addicted to Stamps And More - make your mark
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes with the twist in the garden
   Digi Galore - summery/bright
   Bunny Zoe's Crafts - furry friends

   My second card made use of Flower treat cupcake PDF files from The Cutting Cafe'. No pieces were given to form the depth of the 'cupcake' but there is a video supplied on the web page and I was able to make suitable pieces. I used scraps of card to make the flower. I filled my 'cupcake' with beads as these would be less sticky than sweets. 

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Clear It Out - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Crafthazelnuts Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anythiny goes

Starry angel

   We have a new challenge for you at Eureka Stamps and the theme this week is 'I see stars'. In other words we want you to use stars. I have used digi stamp numbers 30301 (angel) and 9901 (love abounds) in my design.
   I used gold Stickles on the stars in the sentiment and coloured the image of the angel using Promarkers. I then added loose glitter to the lower  wing feathers. I then matted the whole onto grey Core'dinations glitter silk cardstock.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - all that glitters
   Passion For Promarkers - clean and simple
   Whoopsi Daisy - bling it on
   Ribbon Girl - anything goes with the option stars and/or stripes
   Crafty Boots - stars or stripes
   Everybody Art - clean and simple
   Tuesday Throwdown - it's in the stars
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Sparkle n Sprinkle - anything goes

A baby boy

   The theme for our challenge at  Creative Corner this week is 'for a baby'.
   I have used the baby on a moon digi stamp from Bugaboo and coloured it using Promarkers. I cut it out using a decorative edge circle die from Tattered Lace and then used yellow and blue distress inks on the background and added glitter to the cloud. I then threaded 18 strands of glimmering thread through the holes, tying the ends together to form a tassle.
   I then matted this onto blue core'dinations cardstock and white card.
   Finally I added gold lettering for the sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   One Sweet - dies and/or punches
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - anything goes with the twist use 2 colours
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   The Pink Elephant - anything goes
   Dragonfly Dreams - special occasions