Castle in the sky

   Friday means a new anything goes themed QKR Stampede challenge.
   I have used the digi called Castle in the sky and after colouring it using Promarkers matted it onto an oval piece of dark purple card. The design paper was printed using the My Craft Studio CD ROM All grown up; one of the CDs in From a Man's Point of View set. I Matted and layered this onto mirri and white card. The letters were cut using dies from Tattered Lace's chantilly upper and lower case alphabets.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - masculine
   I Love Promarkers - one for the boys
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   CD Sunday - anything goes
   Digi Designs - make it masculine
   Scrapping 4 Fun - masculine
   Catch The Bug - colour challenge
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Kitty Bee Designs - cards for guys
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Sparkles - purple
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Pink Gem - anything goes

A letter for you

   The challenge this time at Crafting From the Heart is just for fun so I have chosen to use an image from The House Mouse triple CD ROM which I decoupaged and matted and layered onto paper printed using the same CD ROM, lavender card and then white. I used an envelope punch to make the mini envelopes and used silver peel offs for the sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   House Mouse And Friends - anything goes with use patterned design paper
   Allsorts - happy birthday
   Incy Wincy Designs - embellishment
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional monochrome
   CD Sunday - anything goes
   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes
   Get Creative - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional no square/rectangular card
   Crafting By Designs - feature a creature
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes

Genie and the lamp

   Today sees the start of another challenge at QKR Stampede. As always the theme is anything goes.
   I have used two of their digis for this card - genie lamp and genie - colouring them using Promarkers. The sentiment was computer generated. After cutting out I used Distress Ink around the edges and then matted and layered it onto yellow and then white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - square
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional flowers
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Allsorts - happy birthday
   Crafty Calendar - distress it
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional monochrome
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - anything goes
   Digi Designs - make it masculine
   Scrapping 4 Fun - masculine
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes
   Get Creative - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional no square/rectangular card
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Kitty Bee Designs - fairytale/fantasy
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - bright colours
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   Pattie's Creations Design - birthday
   Crafting With Friends - anything goes
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes

Eightieth birthday

   The Crafty Cardmakers challenge this fortnight has a birthday theme and I made this card for a lady who enjoys gardening and is celebrating a milestone birthday.
   I have decoupaged an image taken from Hunkydory's Little Book of Milestone Birthdays and matted and layered it onto gold mirri, peach and then white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - May flowers and showers
   Allsorts - happy birthday
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional buttons or flowers
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional no square or rectangular card
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - May flowers
   Creative Moments - anything goes

Buzzy bee

   A fresh challenge begins today at QKR Stampede with an anything goes theme.
   I have used the digi bee along with part of the flowers digi and after colouring using Promarkers matted it onto red card, followed by green and then white card. The sentiment was formed from silver peel off coloured using a permanent marker pen.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - May flowers and showers
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with flowers
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Stamping Sensations - in an English country garden
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with buttons or flowers
   Passion For Promarkers - summer  is coming
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Tales From the Craft Room - floral frenzy
   Creatalicious - anything goes with square or rectangular cards
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Crazy 4 - card with flowers
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   Pattie's Creations Design - birthdays
   Crafting With Friends - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - May flowers
   Make My Monday - yellow, red and green
   Tuesday Throwdown - frame it
   Creative Moments - anything goes

Travelling bird

   This fortnight the Crafting From the Heart challenge is being sponsored by

   I have used their digi called travelling bird and after colouring it using Promarkers matted it onto black card. The background paper is from an old road atlas And I matted this onto black then white card. The letters for the sentiment were cut from black card using Tattered Lace alphabet dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional ribbon

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Allsorts - transport (I hope a cloud counts!)

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional female

   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes

   Fabrika Fantasy - animals

   Creative Craft Cottage - use ink

   Fab 'n' Funky - anything goes

   Crafting By Designs - anything goes

   Scrapper's Deilights -  mother's day or anything goes

   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

   Pink Gem - anything goes

   Crafty Creations - anything goes

Wise owl

   A new QKR Stampede challenge begins today with an anything goes theme.
   I have used the digi graduating owl and after colouring it using Promarkers I framed it with brown card which had been cut using two Tattered Lace decorative rectangle dies.
   I matted and layered pale brown and dark brown card onto cream card. The strip of design paper was printed using La Pashe's CD ROM called Somethimg for Everyone and matted it onto brown card before attaching it. The sentiment was cut again from brown card using a die from Tattered Lace's wedding words set.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenge:
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with option of ribbon
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional female theme
   CD Sunday - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Fabrika Fantasy - animals
   Creative Craft Cottage - use ink
   Catch The Bug - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - colour it
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anythhing goes
   Make My Monday - wings
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Tuesday Throwdown - frame it
   Crafty Friends - use more than one die
   The Crafter's Cafe - use dies

Growing old?

   The new Crafty Cardmakers  challenge has the theme 3-2-1. The choice is yours but we want to see one of something, two of something else and three of another.
   I have chosen to use one image stamp using a stamp from Acid Drops And Whatnots temptation set and coloured it using Promarkers.
   I have used two sentiments taken from the same stamp set.
   Finally I matted and layered it onto three different coloured mats - black, red and white.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - feminine
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - lots of layers
   Scrapping 4 Fun - ladies
   Catch The Bug - anything goes
   Always Fun - female or mum
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Baby ele

   This month the Dragonfly Dreams challenge is being sponsored by

and the theme is anything goes.

   I have used their digi called Little Heart and after colouring it using Promarkers cut it out using a Tattered Lace heart shape die and matted it onto pink card. The design paper is from a very old magazine and I matted and layered this onto a darker pink card and then white. The sentiment was cut using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - use more than one die
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Allsorts - pretty in pink
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with twist of travel
   Passion For Promarkers - lots of layers
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Fabrika Fantasy - animals
   Catch The Bug - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - fresh beginnings
   The Paper Shelter - love is im the air
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional flowers
   Kitty Bee Designs - mum/feminine
   Craft Rocket - new born
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   LeAnns World 101 - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes with animals
   Creations In Pink - anything goes

Gardening

   This month we would like to see your cards for dads over at the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge.
   My dad was always gardening and it is what I remember most about him when I was a child. This image from Hunkydory's Little Book of Manly Moments which I have decoupaged brings back fond memories. I matted and layered it onto gold mirri and green card and added a sentiment made using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with twist of travel
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Flowering vine

   It is Friday again so there is another anything goes themed challenge at QKR Stampede.

   I have used the flowering vine digi and coloured it using Promarkers.  After matting it onto matt silver card I used various dies to create the sentiment tag.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Alphabet - c is for CAS
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   Patties Creations Design - birthdays
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Sparkles - flowers or religious
   As You Like It - favourite of flowers or ribbon ( I like both but perhaps flowers wins over ribbon as you can colour in so many different ways and they can lay flat for postege. I have cheated here and used a paper ribbon!)
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - tag it
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - birthday
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with flowers
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with ribbon or bow
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes with optional animals