A tight squeeze!

   This week the challenge at QKR Stampede is cut it up! We want you to cut, use punches or use dies.
   I used the digi called Santa in Chimney (number 16708) and fussy cut it after I had coloured it using Promarkers. I then used glue gel to fix it to glitter card whhich I had matted onto white card. The Merry Christmas was created from mirri card using the ornamental merry Christmas die from Tattered Lace.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - use a sentiment
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Paper Creator's Crafts - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - winter/Christmas
   Make My Monday - no patterned paper

Just a note

   The image for this fortnight's progressive challenge on Scrapper's Delights facebook page is Pixie-Pan. As it is autumn I decided to put him in an autumnal setting and printed a page using one of My Craft Studio's CD ROMs. After matting it onto white card I edged it using strips of gold peel offs.
   i used Tattered Lace dies for the lettering (elegant alphabet) and the embellishment (musical notes). These and the digi image were coloured using Promarkers. I added Glossy Accents to the music notes.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Whoopsi Daisy - autumnal colours
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Boots - autumn is in the air
   Pile It On - autumn colours/theme

Dragon with apples

   This lovely dragon is from Dragon Lair Designs and you can request it for this month's facebook challenge. I coloured it using Promarkers and then cut it out leaving a narrow margin round it, The papers are from my stash and were printed some time ago. I edged the leaf strip using narrow ribbon and after attaching it to the autumnal paper I matted and layered it onto cream core'dination cardstock and white card. I then attached the digi to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   The Crazy Challenge - autumn is coming
   Incy Wincy Designs - things that fly
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   The Ribbon Girl - any image
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with animals
   The Stamping Boutique - it's apple season

The artist

   The theme for this weeks challenge at QKR Stampede is embossing.
I used embossed core'dinations card for my background, sanding it before I matted it onto white card. The image is Artist Bear (number 14409) which I coloured using Promarkers and cut out before attaching it to the card. I added Glossy Accents to the bear's nose and to the paint on the palate and used a silver gel pen on the collar of the paint brush.
   Finally I added a sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - birthdays
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   Addicted to Stamps and More - make your mark
   Animal Friends - animals with fur
   Crafty Gals Corner - critters
   Through the Purple Haze - furry friends

Autumn

   The theme for the latest challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is autumn. I chose to use one of the decoupage sheets from Jayne Netley Mayhew's Autumn collection as it reminds me of the crab apple tree I have in my garden and to incorporate it in an easel card.
   I have lots of scarps of printed papers in my stash and I used two pieces of these on the base of the easel. I joined the two pieces together and wrapped ribbon round round the join before matting it onto core'dinations cardstock and fixing it to the base of the card. The ribbon also acted as part of the stop for the easel.
    I also matted the decoupaged design onto the same coloured core'dinations cardstock before fixing it to the easel part of the card. Lastly I added a sentiment matted again onto core'dinations cardstock and attached this to the ribbon. A further sentiment was added to the corner of the base of the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Incy Wincy Designs - things that fly
   Fab 'n' Funky - go outside
   Inky Chicks - fairies and/or wings
   Pile It On - autumn colours/theme
   Make My Monday - autumn colours
   Creative Moments - anything goes with fall colours

It's your birthday

   Another Monday and the start of another challenge at Crafting From the Heart. This week it is being sponsored by

 
   I used All Dressed Up's digi image 'Smile it's your birthday' and after colouring it using Promarkers I cut it out using a notched square die from Tattered Lace. I then matted and layered it onto blue centura pearl and then white card.
   Using Tattered Lace's melded celebration die I cut the parcels, balloons and stars from centura pearl paper and glued them to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - balloons
   Addicted to Stamps and More - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - female birthday
   All Dressed Up - anything goes

Cat nap

   A new challenge is starting today at Send A Smile 4 Kids with the theme of fall colours. We do hope you will join in. It is being sponsored by :

Sami Stamps who are offering  a $12 gift certificate 

and 

Kitchen Sink Stamps who are offering a $25 gift certificate.

   My digi image is from Sami Stamps and is called Feather Nap.I added a little colour to it using Promarkers and then cut it out using a Spellbinders die and matted it onto mirri card which had been cut out using a Spellbinders petite scalloped circle.
   The background paper was printed using My Craft Studio's CD ROM Little Miracles having first altered the colours. This I matted and layered onto mirri card and white card.
   The acorn embellishment is from two different coloured mirri card and was cut out using a die from Tattered Lace's winter floral set. I also used Tattered Lace dies to cut out the sentiment from mirri card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   CD Sunday - shades of autumn
   Addicted to Stamps - trees/branches and/or leaves
   Seize the Birthday - frames
   Creative Moments - anything goes with fall colours
   Make My Monday - autumn colours

Magic Card

   The challenge at QKR Stampede this week has the theme of anything goes, so come over and show us your creations.
   This is the front of my card for which I used the image called Magic card (number 16406). I coloured the main character using Promarkers and used glitter gel pen for the surrounding stars.I then cut out the right hand side of the image and matted it onto white folded card which I then cut round to match the cut image.
 

   For the inside of my card I used the image called One Year Older ( number 16401) but before printing it I removed the words, flipped the character and then replaced the words. I also made it the same size as the front image. I then completed it as for the front of the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - no squares or rectangles
   Ooh La La Creations - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - birthdays
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   Pennys Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   The Stamping Boutique - for a child
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

The main attraction

   Scrapper's Delights have many lovely digi images and once a fortnight they hold a Friday Freebie progressive challenge on facebook. This time the freebie is a set of sentiments.
   I created the background on the computer and after printing it matted and layered it onto black and then white card. The central image is a combination of two images from Scrapper's Delights - Circus Pony Bethany and Circus-Tipsy-Turvy. I coloured both using Promarkers and fussy cut them. The later I then cut into three pieces and arranged on the pony so that she appeared to be riding it. I matted the combination onto black card  and cut round it leaving a narrow margin.
   I cut a star from black card and attached this to the left hand top corner of the card. Across this I glued a sentiment from Scrapper's Delight having first coloured it using Promarkers.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - anything goes
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   Addicted To Stamps And More - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - freestyle

Autumn dog

   This week we would like you not to use any patterned paper in your entry for the challenge at Creative Corner.

   I began by matting green card onto white card. I then made up the image from one of Jayne Netley Mayhew's Autumn collection of decoupage sheets. Next I cut three squares of different coloured core'dinations cardstock and along with the decoupage image arranged them one on top of one another in a cascading formation. Finally I finished the card with two sets of three card candi which matched the core'dinations cardstock.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Boots - all squared up
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Animal Friends - animals with fur
   Make My Monday - autumn colours
   Creative Moments - anything goes with fall colours

Leafy scarecrow

   Another Friday and another challenge at QKR Stampede. This week we are asking you to use fall colours.
   I cut some paper printed from a Joanna Sheen CD ROM using a Tattered Lace notched square die and then inked it using distress inks before matting it onto core'dinations cardstock. I then wrapped ribbon (taken from a bouquet of flowers that I had received for my birthday) round the centre of this and matted it onto white card.
   I coloured the image called scarecrow and leaves (number 18806) using Promarkers and while it was still in the notched square die I brushed the edges using distress inks. I matted it onto spotty embossed card and attached it to the main card after which I added a bow to the horizontal ribbon. I coloured four card candi and added these to the corners of the card.
   Finally I matted a piece of the spotty card onto core'dinations cardstock, added a white peel off sentiment and fixed it to the card using foam pads.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   ABC - o is for open
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Whoopsi Daisy - autumnal colours
   CD Sunday - shades of autumn
   Fab 'n' Funky - fall colours
   Pile It On - recycle (ribbon from bouquet)
   The Stamping Boutique - recycling (ribbon from bouquet)
   A Gem of a Challenge - ribbon, lace or twine
   The Ribbon Girl - any card
   Crafting By Designs - ribbons

Mice

   The theme for the challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is layer it up so I decided to do a decoupaged design. I used several pages of the same image from Hunkydory's Little Book of Winter Wildlife to cut out different layers and items and decoupaged the image which I then matted and layered onto core'dinations cardstock and white card.
   I layered ovals of core'dinations cardstock, waste design paper and core'dinations cardstock onto which I attached a peel off sentiment and fixed this to the top right hand corner of the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - lots of layers
   4  Crafty Chicks - fussy cutting
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Animal Friends - animals with fur

Christmas elf

   A new challenge begins today at Crafting From the Heart and it is being sponsored by 

   I have used the digi image Christmas elf ornament from Star Stampz. I coloured it using Promarkers and matted it onto black card. This I then matted onto green embossed core'dinations cardstock which I had sanded and then red card. I finished the card with a narrow red, gold edged bow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - Christmas in August
   Winter Wonderland - cute Christmas character
   Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
   The Ribbon Girl - any card
   Paper Creator's Crafts - Christmas
   C.R,A.F.T. - embossing
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Smart girl

   The theme for this month's challenge at Dragonfly Dreams is monochrome and it is being sponsored by The Paper Shelter. I made this for a friend's daughter to congratulate her on passing her GCSE's and wishing her the best with her A level studies.
    I cut a square of grey core'dinations  cardstock and fixed it in a diamond orientation onto designer paper from DCWV. After wrapping black satin ribbon round the centre of this I matted and layered it onto black and then white card.
   The digi image from The Paper Shelter is called 'Smart is the new sexy' and after colouring it using Promarkers I matted it onto black card which had been cut using a scalloped Tattered Lace rectangle die. I finished the card with a black bow and a white peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - monochrome
   I Love Promarkers - use a die cut
   Allsorts - new beginnings
   The Crazy Challenge - getting ready for school (6th form in a school)
   Brown Sugar - back to school
   The Paper Shelter - make it digital
   Kitty Bee Designs - school
   Pattie's Creations Designs - back to school
   Make My Monday - back to school
   Open Minded Crafting - back to school/reading

Farmer birdie

   We have a new challenge for you at Send A Smile 4 Kids the theme of which is cute fall or halloween. It is being sponsored by:

Doodle Pantry who are offering a $10 gift certificate

and

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

   I have used Doodle \Pantry's farmer birdie set for my card. I matted one of the designer papers onto white card. I cut a smaller square from a second paper and twisted this before matting it onto the card. i then cut a square from the third paper and roughened the edges a little to give some interest before matting the image onto it. (Why is it that when you want the edges rough it doesn't want to play ball?).
   I coloured the bird using Promarkers and used a silver gel pen for the fork and trouser buttons. In order to create some depth I coloured the sweet corn using Spectrum Noir pencils.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs -  lots of layers
   Digi Designs - anything with wings
   Catch the Bug - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - work, rest or play
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Doodle Pantry - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes

Upset golfer

   We have a recipe for this week's challenge at QKR Stampede. We want to see 1 design, 2 design papers and 3 embellishments.
   I had a piece of printed paper left over from my previous golfer card so I attached a strip of this to paper printed using My Craft Studio's From A Man's Point of View - All Grown Up CD ROM. I then wrapped some twine round this and tied it together in the centre. This I then matted and layered onto brown core'dinations cardstock and white card.
   I coloured the image called 'upset golfer' (number 16507) using Promarkers and after cutting it out with a circular die I inked part of the edge to create a shadow similar to the golf balls on the designer paper. I cut a circle of core'dinations cardstock and inked part of this again to correspond with the shading on the designer paper. I attached theses circles to the card to mirror the design on the paper.
   I added a dragonfly because I thought this could have been the cause of the golfer missing the hole and thus getting upset! Finally I added card candi to the base of the paper strip.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   The Crafter's Cafe - use two patterned papers
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - Lots of layers
   Catch The Bug - colour pallette
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   One Stitch At A Time - anything goes with for men
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   Ike's World - square card and a circle

Circus girl

   I am delighted to have been invited to be a guest designer for Scrapper's Delights this month and was given the image Circus-Tipsy-Tervy to 'play' with. I coloured her using Promarkers and then fussy cut her out.
   The background is based on a free image I found on the web and I created the black and white line drawing using a graphics program. Again I coloured it using Promarkers apart from the letters for which I used a silver glitter gel pen. I then matted it onto silver card and fixed the circus girl to the card using glue gel. I created another 'ball', attached a peel off happy birthday to it and glue gelled that to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - girlie
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   4 Crafty Chicks - fussy cutting
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Sweet Stampin' -  no designer paper

Fairy tale

   This week the challenge at Creative Corner has the theme of fairy tale or once upon a time and is being sponsored by A Day For Daisies.
   I matted paper printed from Tattered Lace's CD ROM Charisma Blossom Fairy onto dark blue core'dinations cardstock and white card. The central digi image from A Day For Daisies is called 'Where dreams come from' and I coloured it using Promarkers. When thoroughly dry I went over the sky again to increase the depth of the colour. I then cut it out using an oval die, matted it onto pink core'dinations cardstock and added Stickles to the stars before attaching it to the card. I coloured peel off letters and adhered thes to the bottom of the image. Finally using the charisma Blossom Fairy CD ROM and the accompanying die I cut out a fairy and attached it to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - girlie
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends = anything goes
   I LOve Promarkers - use a die cut
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Digi Designs - anything with wings
   The Paper Shelter - make it digital
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes