Santa with tree

   There is a new challenge starting today at QKR Stampede. The theme for this one is anything goes with the twist Christmas.
   I matted and layered paper from a Tattered Lace magazine onto silver mirri and then white card and added a few peel off snowflakes and a sentiment. The image called bring a tree (number 13811) was coloured using Promarkers, fussy cut and attached to the background.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - special occasions
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything Christmas
   Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas
   Crafting By Designs - get ready for Christmas
   Inky Chicks - Christmas
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   Christmas At Sweet Stampin - anything Christmas
   Ike's World - anything goes with blue Christmas

Forest stepper

   The digi image of the tree house in the woods is from Dragons lair Designs. I coloured it using Promarkers and then cut round the tops of the bushes and trees and matted it onto some printed sky paper. I then cut this out using a die from tattered Lace's decorative inset stepper set of dies. the stepper card was also cut using this set of dies. I wrapped ribbon round the base before attaching the digi topper and added a bow.
   The bunnies were also cut using a Tattered Lace die. I used Fluffy Stuff on their tails and Glossy Accents on the eyes and cut two strips of stamens for the grass. The mushroom was cut using Tattered Lace's forest mushroom die. Both the bunnies and the mushrooms were coloured using Promarkers and backed onto white card which was then fussy cut before attaching to the stepper card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - our furry/feathered friends
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Sweet Stampers - dies and/or punches
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   The Ribbon Girl - any image
   Creatalicious - anything goes with die cuts/punches
   Crafting By Designs - animals
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Pile It On - fancy folds
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Happy birthday

 
   This week's challenge at Crafting From the Heart is just for fun.
   I began by matting green checked paper onto white card. I then printed the digi image Grape border (number 32203), coloured it using Promarkers, cut it out and matted it onto orange designer paper from an old magazine. This I attached to the left hand side of the card.
   Using an odd scrap of purple patterned paper I cut out letters using a Tattered Lace die and stuck them onto a strip of core'dinations cardstock. I also used the paper to create the wine in a pair of peel off glasses which I then attached to the strip. This was then matted onto another strip of waste patterned paper before attaching it to the right hands side of the card.

   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
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Seize The Birthday - anything goes
   Addicted To Stamps and More - make you own mark
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   As You Like It - favourite fruit (Black grapes - I grow them in my garden and they can be added to fruit salad or squashed to make a fruit cordial. I have even made jam with them.)

Cottage

   This is a decoupaged card made using a Howard Robinson's decoupage sheet from Joanna Sheen. Everytime I look at it I spot something else in the picture.

   I would like to enter it into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - summertime
   Scrapping 4 Fun - summer
   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes with summer colours
   The Ribbon Girl - any image
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - summer colours

Birthday dragon

   Another Friday and another challenge at QKR Stampede. The theme for this one is paper piecing along with the usual anything goes.
   I wanted to break away from my usual square or rectangular card so made a stepper card using Tattered Lace's offset side stepper card die set. The printed topper is from Hunkydory's Little book of cakes and bakes and the digi image is dragon (number 12603). I paper pieced his front and coloured the rest of him using Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. After fussy cutting it to give some rigidity I matted the dragon onto another piece of card and fussy cut again.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   2 Crafty critter Crazies - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - all creatures great and small
   Creatalicious - anything goes with die cuts or punches
   Crafting By Designs - animals
   Seize The Birthday - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes
   Pile It On - fancy folds
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - animals
   Squirrels Random - fantasy
   Sweet Stampin - for children
   Tuesday Throwdown - party time

Here come summer

   There is a new challenge beginning today at Crafty Cardmakers the theme of which is here comes summer. When i think of summer I always think of a garden full of colourful flowers.
   I cut a rectangle from white card using a Tattered Lace pearl rectangle die and the cut a centre design from this using the tattered Lace Country Manor Alice die. After colouring it using Promarkers I attached it onto backing card taken from Tattered Lace's Country Manor paper pad using foam pads. The lady was cut using a die from Tattered Lace's Country Manor Ida set and coloured using Promarkers. I stuck scraps of paper behind the dress skirt and bonnet and then attached it to the card using glue gel. The embossed wishes was coloured using distress inks.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - summertime
   Passion For Promarkers - add a sentiment
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - summer
   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes with summer colours
   Creatalicious - anything goes with die cuts or punches
   Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Do-Al(l) Kreatives - beginning of summer

Bunny builder

   Today sees the start of a new challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids. This time the theme is for a boy and as usual it is being sponsored by two very generous sponsors.

Dollar Graphics Depot who are offering a$15 gift certificate

and 

Tonic Studios who are offering 8 drops.

   My background paper was printed using The Craft Hut Garden Sheds CD ROM and was left over from a previous project. I matted and layered it onto black and then white card. I cut a part circle from yellow shiny paper to create a sun. The bunny builder was printed from Dollar Graphics Depot  set of the same name, fussy cut and attached to the card. Finally I added a sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Allsorts - birthday boy
   Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - quick and easy

Lion quilt

   The theme for the challenge this week at QKR Stampede is quilting/stitching along with the usual anything goes.
   I decided to make the design look like a quilt. Using Tattered Lace's Velvet Lace ruffle square die I cut a piece of pink card, cut it into four and glued it together again to make a reduced square. After rubbing the back of the frills using a ball embossing tool I matted a left over piece of design paper that I had printed off some time ago for a previous project onto this. The image called lion (number 14212) was coloured using Spectrum Noir pens. I fussy cut this leaving a margin round it and then added some faux stitching to it before attaching it to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - square cards only
   Creative Inspirations - our furry/feathered friends
   Cute Card Thursday - pinks
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Sweet Stampers - dies and/or punches
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - all creatures great and small
   Addicted To Stamps and More - anything goes

Old wise owl

   This week the challenge at Crafting From the Heart is just for fun - there are no sponsors.
I have used a digi from Scrapper's Delights called old wise owl and after colouring it using Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens matted and layered it onto black then white card. I added some Stickles for stars.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - birds, bugs and butterflies
   Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - all creatures great and small
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Scrappers Delights - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
 

Carpenter

   This week the challenge at QKR Stampede has the theme of for the guys along with the usual anything goes.
   I began by matting blue core'dinations cardstock onto white card. In my stash I had a strip of printed paper depicting a power drill so I matted this onto black card and attached it to the left hand side of the card. The QKR image is number 15315 and called carpenter. After colouring it using Spectrum Noir pens I cut it out using a Tattered Lace oval die and matted it onto black card. I mirrored this combination with the peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - boys/men
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes
   Crafty Calendar - boys will be boys
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Fab 'n' Funky - marvelous men
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with father's day
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - make it masculine
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - masculine
   Pattie's Creations Design - for the boys
   Sweet Stampin' - for dads or special men
   Open Minded Crafting - mighty men in May

Motor bike race

   This fortnight the challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is looking for something for a special man/boy or for father's day celebrations.
   I have chosen an image from Hunkydory's Little Book of Sports and Games. I cut it out using a Tattered Lace oval die and matted and layered it onto black, cream and then white card. After this I used several more of the same image and decoupaged the bikers. Finally I added some gold peel offs to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes
   Crafty Calendar - boys will be boys
   The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes with travel
   Glitter n Sparkle - for the boys
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - masculine
   A Gem of a Challenge - for boys/men
   Open Minded Crafting - mighty men in May

Sparkling wishes

   It is the first Sunday of the month which means there is a new challenge at Dragonfly Dreams. The theme is add sparkle and it is being sponsored by Lemon Shortbread.
   I had some leafy designer paper in my stash so decided to use it as the background for the fairy. I matted and layered it onto matching plain paper and white card. The fairy image from Lemon Shortbread is called sitting fairy floral. I coloured the wings and dress using Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens, the remainder being coloured using Spectrum Noir alcohol  pens. I cut the butterfly flourish from some of the plain paper using a Joanna Sheen die and then recut the butterflies from glitter card keeping in all the die cut pieces.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Designs - birthdays
   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes with die cuts
   4 Crafty Chicks -  birthday
   Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with butterflies
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes with birthdays
   Eclectic Ellapu - touch of pink and/or purple
   Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes with butterflies

Fishes

   Today sees the start of a fresh challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids. This time the theme is anything goes and it is being sponsored by

So Suzy Stamps who are offering a $15 gift certificate

and

Dies R Us who are offering a $15 gift certificate.

   I began by matting pale blue pearlescent paper onto blue and then white card. I used yellow crepe paper at the base of the card to represent sand. The digi images from So Suzy Stamps were printed in varying sizes, coloured using Spectrum Noir pens and fussy cut. I then arranged them on the card. I cut three shells using a Tattered Lace die, scored them and coloured them  and shaping them slightly before adding them to the card. The sentiment was cut out using a Tattered Lace Charisma frames 2 die and off set onto black card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Addicted To Stamps - animals
   Brown Sugar - celebrations
   Sweet Stampers - dots and/stripes
   The Paper Shelter - make it digital
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes

Just for you

   This week the theme for the QKR Stampede challenge is anything goes. I used the Just for you digi (number 14015) which I went over with a Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen and rose (number 17505) which I coloured using Spectrum Noir pens. i made a cut around one of the rose leaves and slotted in two mini post cards. I then matted and layered the design onto black and then white card and added a bow to the rose stem.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   The Ribbon Girl - any image
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Addicted To Stamps and More - clean and simple
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes