Owls

   The theme for the next fortnight over at the Crafty Cardmakers challenge is love.
   I have used the digi image Owl Love from Beccy's Place and coloured it using Spectrum Noir pens. After matting and layering it onto blue mirri and white card I added some Stickles for the stars.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - love/valentines/anniversary
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Through The Craftroom Door - anything goes
   My Time to Craft - feathers
   The Paper Shelter - make it digital
   Digi Designs - all about love

Baker girl

   This image of the baker girl is free from Art By Barb until the end of the January facebook colour along with a child challenge which ends on January 30th.
   I coloured it using Promarkers and after cutting it out using a Tattered Lace decorative edge square I threaded narrow satin ribbon left over from dressmaking through the holes. The background paper has been in my stash for some time and the  three cup cakes were cut from an old birthday card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - feminine fancy
   Allsorts - let's celebrate
   Crafty Calendar - something new (digi image)
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - dies
   The Ribbon Girl - any image
   Fab 'n; Funky - ribbon and/or pearls
   Kitty Bee Designs - anything goes with something new (digi image)
   Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with ribbon or lace or pearls
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Ike's World - anything goes with use a bow
   Creative Moments - anything goes

Snuggled up

   This week the QKR Stampede challenge has the theme of anything goes.
   I have used the digi image 'snuggled up' (number 9210) which I coloured using Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens. I then cut it out using a die from Tattered Lace;s oval shutter card set and matted it onto brown core'dinations card stock which I had cut out using a die from the same set.
   The patchwork paper is from my stash and I matted this onto brown core'dinations cardstock and then white card. The sentiment was made from peel off letters coloured using a permanent marker and attached to white card matted onto brown core'dinations cardstock, both again cut using dies from the Tattered Lace set.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - dies
   Glitter n Sparkle - four legged friends
   The Cutie Pie - winter warmers
   Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Addicted To Stamps and More - anything goes
   Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes

Thoughts and prayers

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

   As always the challenge has an anything goes theme.

   

   I chose to use their digi image 'Our thoughts and prayers candle'. After colouring it using Spectrum Noir pens I attached it to the upper right hand of a white blank card. As I did not want to detract from the message I decorated the remainder of the card in a white die cut using the Tattered Lace die ornamental rose.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with monochromatic
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Paper Creator's Crafts - anything goes
   Art By Miran - anything goes
   Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Tuesday Throwdown - your favourite medium (alcohol pens)
   Creative Moments - anything goes

Guitar boy

   The challenge this fortnight at Send A Smile 4 Kids has the theme of anything goes for kids. It is being sponsored by:

Dollar Graphics Depot who are offering a $15 gift certificate

and 

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

   Like most crafter's I am reluctant to throw scraps away because 'they may come in useful'. I used some of these scraps to create the background to my image (The wonders of using a set square!) and then outlined the edges with black peel off strips. The central image is from the Dollar Graphics Depot set called band kids. After colouring it using Promarkers I cut it out using a Spellbinders oval die and matted it onto red core'dinations cardstock which had been cut out using a Spellbinders scalloped oval die. The musical notation was cut from black card and the original card was cut using the musical notes dies from Tattered Lace. Finally I finished the card with a peel off birthday sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Oh La La Creations - for a man or boy
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Passion for Promarkers - sports/hobbies
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Paper Creator's Crafts - anything goes
   Inky Chicks - anything goes
   Everybody Art - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Fireman

   The QKR Stampede challenge would like you to make one for the kids this week. This card was made for my grandson whose birthday is next week.
   I began by matting red paper onto white card. To this I added a scrap of flames paper which had also been matted onto white card. I coloured the fireman image (number 12906) using both Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens and cut it out using a Tattered Lace decorative circle die. Whist still in the die I dusted the edges using Distress inks.
   I edged the sentiment with a red pen before attaching it to the card and then added three card candi to the opposite corner of the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Oh La La Creations - for a man or boy
   I Love Promarkers - use something new (digi image)
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - for the men in your life
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Inky Chicks -anything goes
   Art By Miran - anything goes
   Everybody Art - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Pattie's Creations Design - use an animal image
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Ewes

   The theme for the second challenge of the month at Creative Corner  is very funny and it is being sponsored by Scribbles Designs.
    I have used their digi image called Mr Wool counting and coloured the whole scene using Promarkers. I then matted and layered it onto black and then white card. The letters for the sentiment were cut from black card using Tattered Lace alphabets dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - use something new (digi image)
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Dream Valley - something new (digi image)

Baby boy

   The theme for the Crafty Cardmakers challenge this week is new beginnings. One of my nieces is expecting a new addition to her family later in the year so I have made two cards - one for a baby boy and one for a baby girl. I used several sheets of one design from Hunkydory's Little Book of Smudge and Mitten and decoupaged the image. I then added peel off sentiments which I had coloured using a permanent pen.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - new beginnings
   Everybody Art - anything goes
   Crafting When We Can - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - celebrate something new
   Dream Valley - something new

Enjoy life

   The theme for the  QKR Stampede challenge this week is clean and simple. I used the digi 'In the rain' (number 7402) which I coloured using Spectrum Noir pens along with the Eureka digi 'Enjoy life' (number 22202) and matted the design onto black and then white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Whoopsi Daisy - it's all new (digi stamp)
   Dream Valley - something new (digi stamp)
   Crafty Calendar - something new (digi stamp)
   Make My Monday - a winter's walk
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - be square
   Inky Chicks - anything goes

Hot barbecue

   The anything goes challenge starting today at Crafting From the Heart is being sponsored by:

   I matted printed paper from my stash onto red mirri and white card. The image from Rick St. Dennis called Bertie was coloured it using Promarkers, Spectrum Noir pens and a silver gel pen, after which I cut it out using a Spellbinders grand scalloped oval die. I then ran a red pen around the edge. Using the same die I cut a piece of red mirri card and offset this behind the image. The best wishes was cut from white card using a Tattered Lace die and then coloured.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - bright colours
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Seize The Birthday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - 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)

To ewe

   The first challenge of the year at Send A Smile 4 Kids would like you to make a valentine /love card. It is being sponsored by two generous sponsors:

Bugaboo Stamps who are offering 4 digis to their winner

and

Stampendous who are offering a $2o gift certificate to theirs (US winners only)

   I matted red pearlescent paper from my stash onto silver mirri and white card after I had added a band of hearts to the red paper. I coloured the bugaboo image called VALEWE using Promarkers, Spectrum Noir pens and a red gel pen and after matting it on silver mirri attached it to the card adding a red mirri die cut heart to one of the corners. The sentiment called VALEWESENT was also matted onto silver mirri.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - celebrate
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes with all about love

Warm and fuzzy

   This week the theme for the QKR Stampede challenge is warm thoughts. I have used the image called warm and fuzzy (number 11506) and kept it very simple. I coloured the caterpillar using Promarkers and then matted the image onto green/yellow paper and white card. I then added a heart cut from the same paper to the top right hand corner.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Paper Creator's Crafts - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Pattie's Creations Design - use an animal image
   That's Crafty - anything goes
   Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes with all about love

Star flower girl

   The theme for the challenge at Creative Corner this week is anything goes and it is being sponsored by A Day For Daisies.
   I matted paper from Kanban Crafts 'The language of flowers' set which I have had for some time onto core'dinations cardstock and white card. The A Day For Daisies image is called Star flower girl and after colouring it using Spectrum Noir pens I cut it out using a Tattered Lace pearl circle die. I then added Stickles to the stars in her hair and on her dress and the grass before attaching it to the card. The sentiment was also matted onto core'dinations cardstock.

   I wish to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Oh La La Creations - feminine
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - celebrate
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Seize The Birthday - anything goes
   Art By Miran - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   A Day For Daisies - two or more layers

Petunias and humming bird

My first post of 2017 so a very happy new year to all.

   I began by matting some very old paper from my stash onto mirri and the white card. The coloured image of framed petunias is from Imagine That and I printed it out five times and decoupaged it adding glitter to the body and head of the humming bird. The sentiment which I curved around the from is a black peel off. I finished the card by using the pieces left over from the decoupage to decorate the edge.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Oh La La Creations - feminine
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Sparkle n Sprinkle - anything goes