A nice cup of tea!

   Another House Mouse decoupage design and a reminder of why you must not leave your cuppa unattended! The design paper was printed using A House Mouse CD ROM and all are matted onto pearlescent  paper and then white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   House Mouse and Friends - anything goes with optional sports/activities
   Fab 'n' Funky - all creatures great and small
 

Lily cross

   Another anything goes challenge begins at QKR Stampede today.
   I have used an Eureka digi called Lily cross colouring it using Promarkers and dusting the edges using Distress ink. I then matted and layered it onto pale violet and white cards.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional animal
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Whoopsi Daisy - anything goes with purple
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Layered flowers

   These layered digi flowers and leaves from Digi Stamps 4 Joy were coloured using Promarkers, fussy cut  and then a gem was added to each flower centre. The sentiment is from Tattered Lace and everything was matted and layered onto purple card, gold mirri and finally white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - pearls or gems
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Whoopsi Daisy - anything goes with purple
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Everybody Art - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes with flower frenzy

Lilac

   Today sees the start of another anything goes challenge at Crafting from the Heart.
   I cut a rectangle from white card and glued a honeycomb lattice behind it before matting and layering onto purple and then white card. Using Tattered Lace's botanical collection CD ROM I printed the flower image several times. I then used the accompanying die to cut the flower out and decoupaged it. The bees were cut using the peony pavilion accents die having been printed using the accompanying CD ROM. I finished the card with a peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes
   Seize The Birthday - anything goes with die cuts or punches
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   House of Cards - birthday and/or colours
   Sparkles - dies or punches
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   Crafting With Friends - anything goes

 

Flower pots

   It's Friday again which means another QKR Stampede challenge. I have gone for a bright and cheerful design this week. The image, coloured using Promarkers with Chameleon pens used for some of the petals is called 'flower pots' and matted onto red card. The paper from my stash was matted onto orange card and ribbon wrapped round it before matting it onto white card. I then added a bow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - girlie
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion for Promarkers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with circles
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Digi Stamps 4 Joy - flower frenzy

Maple leaves

   The theme for this fornight's challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is autumn colours.
   I used a maple die from Crafter's Companion and used it to randomly punch leaves from white card and after dusting it with various Distress inks matted and layered it onto copper mirri and white card. I cut a number of leaves, stamped veins on them and coloured them using Distress inks. Finally I added a sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   The Crafter's Cafe - autumn and/or spring
   Digi  Designs - fall/autumn
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Fabrika Fantasy - autumn
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional circles
   Sparkles - dies or punches
   Make My Monday - autumn/fall

Fall fox

   For this fortnight's challenge the Send A Smile 4 Kids would like to see fall or thankful cards.
   I began by dusting white card using Distress inks and matted and layered this onto tan and then white card. The images were all cut using Tattered Lace dies. I backed the fox onto darker card. The oak leaves were coloured using Promarkers and the oak branch a mixture of Distress inks and Promarkers. I cut the acornd twice and decoupaged them onto the branch.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   The Crafter's Cafe - autumn and/or spring
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Fabrika Fantasy - autumn
   The Cutie Pie - shades of autumn
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional circles
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Seize the Birthday - anything goes with die cuts
   Sparkles - dies or punches
   That's Crafty - autumn

Snowlady shopping

   Friday is here again and that can only mean another QKR Stampede challenge. As usual the theme is anything goes.
   I matted paper printed using a House Mouse CD ROM onto rainbow mirri and white card. The lamp post, tree and fence were cut using the Tattered Lace die evergreen Christmas and coloured using Promarkers. The QKR Stampede digi called Christmas shopping was also coloured using Promarkers. it was then fussy cut and attached to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Addicted to Stamps - Christmas
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   ABC Christmas - s is for snow
   Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Christmas

November girl

   Crafting From the Heart has a new challenge today. I have used Lili of the Valley's November thoroughly modern miss along with the monthly trait and coloured her using Promarkers. I then matted and layered it onto dark grey mirri and white card and added a peel off sentiment.


   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with no patterned paper
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Digi Designs - fall/autumn
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   House of Cards - birthday and/or colours
   LeAnn's World 101 - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   That's Crafty - autumn
   Little Miss Mufffet - anything goes

Chocolate kisses

   It's Friday - time for another anything goes challenge at QKR Stampede.
   I have used the digi Chocolate kisses and coloured it using Promarkers. After cutting it out I dusted the edges using Distress ink and matted it onto card cut out using a Tattered Lace ornamental torn edges heart die. I also brushed Distress ink over the sentiment. The printed design paper (I cannot remember which CD ROM I used) was from my stash and I surrounded it with strips of red mirri.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional no patterned paper
   Stamping Sensations - something beginning with b (bear, box of chocs)
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Catch The Bug - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   LeAnn's World 101 - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Daisy diamond

   Following on from yesterday, today I have made another card using the charisma daisy die and CD ROM from Tattered Lace using blue rather than yellow/orange as the background colour. I matted the decoupaged daisy onto card cut using a die from Tattered Lace's Chatsworth scallop square set and added Liquid Pearls into the holes at each corner.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   CD Sunday - cool colours
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with pastel colours
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Oval daisy

   I have been looking through my old dies and thought it was about time I reused them. The flowers in this card are made using Tattered Lace's charisma daisy CD ROM and die. I printed them several times and then after decoupaging the design matted them onto an oval which was matted onto an oval cut using Tattered Lace's Kedledon scallop oval die. The design paper was also printed using the afore mentioned CD ROM.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - make it bloom
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional pastel colours
   Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes with flower frenzy

Wedding

   One of my neice's got married at the weekend and using the colour theme of the wedding I made this card. This is the front. The die cuts used were from Tattered Lace's offset side stepper card set.

   Her bridesmaid dresses were dark blue with a pink band around the middle so I used this idea on the inside of the card along with using the Tattered LAce die picture show wedding.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   A Gem of a Challenge - wedding/engagement
   Crafty Girls Corner - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

A berry feast

   After the summer break the challenges at Crafty Cardmakers recommence today. The theme for this first challenge is all creatures great and small.
   I have yet another House Mouse Designs decoupaged image to share. This one I cut down so that it would fit into a Hunkydory die cut frame.


   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - animals/birds
   House Mouse and Friends - anything goes with optional add a number
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Kitty Bee Designs - anything goes with animals
   House of Cards - birthday and/or colours
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Tea time?

   This House Mouse Design decoupage is taken from the winter set and I have used it as my DT inspiration for September's Dragonfly Dreams challenge which has an anything goes theme. The embellishments were made up of die cut scraps.

   I would like to enter it into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - animals/birds
   Lil patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes 
   4 Crafty Chicks - anything goes
   Catch The Bug - anything goes
   House of Cards - birthday and/or colours
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Having fun

   The theme for the first challenge in September at Send A Smile 4 Kids is cute fall or halloween.
   I was sifting through my mountains of stash and came acrosssome House Mouse Designs decoupage papers. This one is from the autumn set and I outlined it using black gold edged peel off strips. The design paper used as the mat was printed using the CD ROM 'Once Upon a Christmas volumn 2' from Creative Crafting World and the letters were cut from black card using Tattered Lace's circus alphabet die set.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - animals/birds
   Dream Valley - autumn colours
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Kitty Bee Designs - anything goes with animals
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - fall/autumn
   That's Crafty - animal magic
   Alphabet - l for leaves