Cut it up

   The theme for this week's challenge at QKR Stampede is cut it up along with the usual anything goes.
   I have used the digi image cattails (number 11602) and coloured it using Promarkers. I used the tattered Lace die birds in flight to cut out the birds above the image and then matted and layered it onto dark brown mirri and cream card. Using another Tattered Lace die I cut the dragonfly from blue mirri. I cut a second body from the dark brown mirri and stuck this on top and glued shimmery paper behind the wings before attaching it to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspiration - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with blue, green and brown
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Inky Chicks - favourite colours
   Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Eclectic Ellapu - flora and fauna
 

Mother and baby

   The digi image of the elephant is available from Scrapper's Delights if you wish to take part in their facebook progressive challenge. I did them as two different sizes to create a mother and baby elephant and then coloured them using Promarkers. After cutting out I dusted the edges with Distress Ink and then matted it onto teal card and added a card candi to each corner. 

   The background paper was created using My Craft Studio graphics program and was matted and layered onto teal card and then white card.

   The sentiment was computer generated and again matted onto teal card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes

   Crafty Calendar - kids/babies

   Crafty Catz - birthday

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   The Paper Shelter - make it digital

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Inspiration Destination - anything goes

   Scrapper's Delights - anything goes

Relaxing frog

   This week the theme for the QKR Stampede challenge is anything goes with the twist of embossing of any kind.
   I embossed leaf green core'dinations cardstock using the Sheena Douglas folder grassy swirls and rubbed olive green Distress ink over the embossed areas before matting and layering it onto olive green card and white card.
   The frog image called relaxing reading (number 24214) was coloured using Promarkers, fussy cut and attached to the card using glue gel. I cut several leaves from various shades of green card using Tattered Lace's tri dies  called Sophie. Some of these I embossed using the accompanying mini embossing folder, to others I attached letters cut using Tattered Lace's alphabet dies to form the sentiment.

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - monochrome
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - embossing
   Creatalicious - anything goes with leaves

Autumn

   This fortnight we would like to see an autumn themed project for the Crafty Cardmakers challenge.
   I wrapped green satin ribbon round the right hand side of black card and matted this onto white card. I added a gold peel off sentiment to the ribbon. The decoupaged image was made using a sheet from Jayne Netley Mayhew's autumn collection.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - autumn colours
   Allsorts - feels like autumn
   The Crazy Challenge - autumn
   The Ribbon Girl - any image
   Pile It On - feathers and/or scales
   That's Crafty - fly away
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes

Christmas lambs

   As usual the theme for the Crafting From the Heart challenge is anything goes. I have added to my Christmas makes.
   This Giordano Studio stamp is called Christmas lambs and after colouring it using Promarkers I added Liquid Pearls to the falling snow and matted and layered it onto paper from my stash and white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - getting ready for Christmas
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - animals
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Paper Creator's Crafts - simply Christmas
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - clean and simple
   Addicted to Stamps and More - clean and simple

Autumn teddy

   The theme for the challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids is fall colours and is being sponsored by Little Blue Button Stamps.
   I have used a sheet from Hunkydory's Little Book of Autumn and matted and layered it onto deep orange card and white card. I edged the sheet using copper peel off strips and then used additional sheets to decoupage the image. After adding Glossy Accents to the bear's eyes  and muzzle I added a copper peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafting with Friends - anything goes
   Make My Monday - something for a child
   Dream Valley - autumn colours
   Allsorts - feels like autumn
   The Crazy Challenge - autumn
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

Santa's list

   This week's theme for the QKR Stampede challenge is anything goes, so I have continued with my Christmas card makes.
   This image coloured using Promarkers is called Santa's list (number 24240) and the sentiment is computer generated. After matting onto white card I attached green mirri strips around the edge.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - let it shine
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional  halloween
   Addicted to Stamps - Christmas
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Paper Creator's Crafts - simply Christmas
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - CAS
   Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS
   Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - anything goes

Snowman and teddies

   This is a card made using another Giordano stamp. This image is called wonderful Christmas. Again I coloured it using Promarkers and Matted it onto paper from my stash.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - getting ready for Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes
   Winter Wonderland - dots and/or stripes
   Addicted to Stamps - Christmas
   Cupcake Inspirations - pale yellow, red and green
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - clean and simple

Santa

   I've made a start on my Christmas cards! My resolution is to make one  a day. So these are the first two.
   These are Giordano Studio stamps from Joanna Sheen which I have not used for some time. The one on the left is called our family and the other is called love this Christmas. I coloured them using Promarkers and then added Liquid Pearls to the falling snow. Both were then matted and layered onto paper from my stash and white card.
 
   I would like to enter these into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - get ready for Christmas
   Addicted to Stamps - Christmas
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Paper Creator's Crafts - simply Christmas
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - stamp it
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - stamp it
   Everybody Art - clean and simple
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Alphabet - m is for make your mark

Harvest bouquet

   This week the theme for the QKR Stampede challenge is anything goes with the twist of fall colours.

   I used the Eureka digi harvest bouquet (number 38501) and coloured it using Promarkers. I used a glitter gel pen round the edge of the ribbon, flower soft in the centre of the sunflowers and Glossy Accents on the holly leaves. I dusted the background using Distress Ink before attaching it to cream card. Finally I added a card candi to each corner of the design.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - use a stamp or digi image
   Cute Card Thursday - autumn
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   Sweet Stampers - clean and simple
   Imagine That - anything goes
   Everybody Art - clean and simple
   Alphabet - m is for make your mark
   Digi Choosday - anything goes

Little birds

   For the next fortnight the Crafty Cardmakers challenge has a monochrome theme.
   From a square of medium shaded yellow card I cut a heart aperture using a Tattered Lace die. From a smaller square of light yellow card I cut a larger heart aperture. I matted both of these onto white card using foam pads and then outlined the larger heart with dots of Liquid Pearls.
   I cut a design from dark yellow card using Tattered Lace's little bird die and attached it to the heart shaped aperture. I added Stickles to the centre of some of the flowers and Liquid Pearls dots to the found flowers. Finally I added a yellow peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   4 Crafty Chicks - anything goes
   Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Crafting With Friends - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes

Baby chick

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

   As usual the theme is anything goes.

   This is a card that I made for my step daughter's birthday.  
   I used the Tattered Lace essentials byzantine lattice die to cut a lattice which I placed behind an aperture which I had cut from salmon coloured card. Behind this I attached paper which I had printed using My Craft Studio's Magical Midnight CD ROM. I then matted the whole onto white card.
   The digi image from Ppinky Dolls called baby chick was coloured using Promarkers and then fussy cut leaving a narrow margin round it. The sentiment was cut using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - use a stamp or digi image
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - make it digital
   2 Crafty  Critter Crazies - anything goes
   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes with make it girly
   In The Pink - anything goes
   Kitty Bee Designs - birthday
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Addicted To Stamps And More - make your mark
   Creative Moments - anything goes

Football star

   The theme for the Dragonfly Dreams challenge this month is patterned paper and is being sponsored by Wild Orchid Crafts.
   This is a quick card that I made for the husband of one of my nieces. The image which I cut using an oval die is from Hunkydory's Little Book of Sports and Games was matted onto blue core'dinations cardstock. I found some star patterned paper in my stash and matted and layered this onto blue core'dinations cardstock and white card. Using a Tattered Lace die I cut happy birthday from the patterned paper and attached it to an oval of the blue cardstock.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - birthdays
   4 Crafty Chicks - anything goes
   Seize The Birthday - anything goes with ocean colours
   Inky Chicks - stars
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - quick and easy

Fall fence

   For the next fortnight the theme for the challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids is Halloween or cute fall. It is being sponsored by:

Bugaboo Stamps who are offering 4 digis as their prize

and 

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

   I printed the sunflower pattern onto pearlescent paper and matted it onto spice coloured paper. I then attached green satin ribbon to the corner before matting it onto white card. The digi image from Bugaboo Stamps called Fall fence was coloured using Promarkers. I then fussy cut it and attached it to the card using foam pads. Finally I attached a copper coloured happy birthday peel off to the ribbon.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - birthdays
   Dream Valley - use a stamp or digi image
   Passion For Promarkers - make it digital
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Addicted To Stamps and More - make your mark
   Scrapper's Delights - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Do-Al(l) Kreatives - leaves
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   Alphabet - m is for make your mark

Little Cowboy

   This week the challenge at QKR Stampede has the theme of anything goes with the twist of wild west.
   I have used the digi little cowboy (number 24206) and after colouring it using Promarkers with gel pen on the gun and leg coverings I dusted the edges using distress ink. I then matted and layered it onto red gingham, red mirri and white card. Finally I added a gold peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - birthdays
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - make it digital
   The Crafter's Cafe - boys will be boys
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - boys will be boys
   Kitty Bee Designs - birthday
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes