Gardenias and butterflies

   Having a play with some Carnation Crafts dies I bought recently. The card base was created using the wreath card die and the decoupaged florals are gardenias and eucalyptus leaves cut from downloadable vignettes. The sentiment was cut using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - add embellishments (butterflies)
   Creative Inspirations - fabulously feminine
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - animals/flowers
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - decoupage/3D
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - going round in circles
   As You Like It - favourite embellishment (diecuts as small ones can be used to cover errors or to fill that vacant 'white' patch)
   Crafty Gals Corner - for the ladies
   Aud Sentiments - flowers

Great tit

   The fucshias are coming into bud now and the little birds have been flying around pecking off insects and this card reminds me of that. I matted and layered the background paper taken from Paper and Wood's background and topper pack onto black, pale grey, a second layer of black and finally white card. The decoupaged great tit was cut using one of their accompanying dies and charisma pads.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with at least two layers
   Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - animals/flowers
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with pink and purple
   C.R.A.F.T. - decoupage/3D
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes with birds and/or bees

Bon voyage

   I began this card by matting pale blue paper and paper printed using My Craft Studio's Everyday CD ROM onto a card blank. I coloured the digi image from Elena Zinski Art called Amelia Mermaid using Promarkers, fussy cut it and attached it to the card. On top of this I attached cream card from which I had cut a circular hole. I attached acetate from some old packaging behind a cream ring and fixed it to frame the circle using foam pads and then added card candy to this rim to make a 'porthole'. Finally I added gold peel off lettering to form the sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with spots and/or stripes
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - fabulously feminine
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes
   The Crafter's Cafe - feminine
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - it's a summer thing
   Digi Designs - include a sentiment
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Southern Girls - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - in the nature/in the sea
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - recycle
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - going around in circles
   Crafty Creations - anything goes

Foxgloves in diamond

   Foxgloves are now flowering in my garden, so I was reminded of a die that I have.
   I made this shaped card using dies form Cardnation Crafts Just Like You collection. The decoupaged foxgloves and butterfly were cut using dies from their From The Heart set and downloadable vingettes. Finally the sentiment was cut using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the follwoing challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional spots and/or stripes
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - fabulously feminine
   Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - animals/flowers
   Creations In Pink - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with pink or purple
   Craft Rocket - shaped card
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - for the ladies
   Aud Sentiments - anything goes
   Clever Dexter - spring blooms with a colour palette and sponsored by

Butterflies

   The theme for this fortnight's challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is butterflies.
   I have used Brush Markers to colour a design from Hunkydory's Watercolour colouring pad and made an S-shaped card. I cut the design down so that some of the butterflies were over the edge and dusted the edges using Distress Ink before matting it onto deep pink butterfly designed mirri.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional outdoors
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Allsorts - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Creations in Pink - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with pink and purple
   Craft Rocket - shaped card
   Animal Friends - insects

Christmas eve

   I am pleased to have been asked to be a guest designer for the Createful Hearts challenge.
   This card uses their digi called Christmas eve kitty which I have coloured using Promarkers. The papers are from a Kaisercraft Christmas paper pad and the sentiment was cut using a Tattered Lace die. As embellishments I drew three stockings, coloured them using Promarkers and fussy cut them. I added three mini pearls as nails from which to hang the stockings and drew a line connecting each pearl to its stocking.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with a tree
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - embellishments
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Fab 'n' Funky - hand coloured image
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Crafty Animals - anything goes
   Aud Sentiments - anything goes

Scraps

   I have acquired quite a lot of offcuts from making decoupage designs on cards so I have dedcided that it is about time that I made use of them.

   This card uses pieces left over from diecuts using Tattered Lace's country garden design. The original charisma was printed using the accompanying CD ROM and the strip across the centre of the card (which was also in my scrap pile) was printed using the same CD ROM. The sentiment was cut using another Tattered Lace die and I painted over the letters using Stickles.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Friends - flowers

   Creative Inspirations - fabulously feminine

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Scrapping 4 Fun - ladies

   Get Creative - make it sparkly

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with sparkle

   Through The Craft Room Door - anything thing goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Aud Sentiment - anything goes

   Clever Dexter - spring blooms with a colour palette - sponsored by 

Playing marbles

   This is a card for my son-inlaw.The digi from The Paper Shelter and coloured using Promarkers is called Playing marbles. The card shape was cut using a Tattered Lace die as was the sentiment. To finish the card I added Glossy Accents to the marbles.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optiona; baby
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional three of a kind
   Digi Tuesday - anything goes
   CCC Digi Creations - for the men/boys
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Creative Craft Cottage - masculine
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - happy birthday
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional add sparkle
   Craft Rocket - shaped card
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - birthday
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - use dies or punches
   Aud Sentiment - masculine

Spring boot

   This fortnight's theme for the Crafty Cardmakers challenge is celebration.
   I began by attaching a cerise frame to pink mottled card and then the Bugaboo digi image called Spring boot which I had coloured using Promarkers. I then applied Liquid Pearl dots around the image and added a die cut butterfly and a bunny, the latter cut using a Tattered Lace die from the Hopper family and the accompanying charisma. I used peel off letters for the sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - for a girl
   Southern Girls - anything goes
   Creations In Pink - anything goes
   Catch The Bug - anything goes
   Le Anns World 101 - anything goes
   Sweet Stampin' - bright and beautiful
   Make My Monday - use a digital stamp
   Creative Moments - April showers bring May flowers

Bella butterfly

   This month's Dragonfly Dreams challenge is being sponsored by 

   The theme of the challenge is use ribbon, lace and/or pearls.

   I have used their digi called Bella butterfly and coloured it using Promarkers. After cutting it out using an oval die I pleated organza ribbon around the edge and glued it to another oval piece of card to help keep the ribbon in place. I then added nine mini white pearls to the foliage.
   The paper from Lili of the Valley's Bonnets and Bowties paper pad was matted and layered onto purple and then white catd. The sentiment was cut using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional sending hugs
   Crafty Friends - lace/ribbon
   Cute Card Thursday - feminine
   Allsorts - butterflies
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - for girls
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Createful Heart Cards - anything goes
   Catch The Bug - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes with optional April showers bring May flowers

Beer bear

   This month the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge has the theme of cards for dads from kids.
   I have used a Di's Digi stamp called Beer bear and coloured it using Promarkers. After cutting it out I inked round the edges and matted it onto the same shape cut in brown and off set. The lacy die cut used behind the sentiment was cut using the same die set - interlinked illusion squares from Tattered Lace. The letterd for the sentiment were also cut using Tattered Lace dies.
   The background paper from Wid Rose Studio's For Men paper stack was matted and layered onto brown and cream cards.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional sending hugs
   I Love Promakers - anything goes with optional three of a kind
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - animals
   Digi Designs - die cuts and/or punches
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Catch The Bug - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - bunnies, bears and other b's (bear, beer)
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Paties Creations Design - anything goes
   Make My Monday - use a digital stamp
   Alphabet - b is for boys cards
   Crafty Animals - anything goes
   Aud Sentiments - masculine

Knitting house mice

   I have made this card for someone who enjoys knitting. The image and background paper was printed using the CD ROM included with the House Mouse project book. The 'knitting needles' were made from two halves of a cocktail stick with a pearl stuck on one end of each. And yes the knitting was done using these needles.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - feminine
   House Mouse and Friends - anything goes with better together
   Incy Wincy Designs - image/decoration starting with your first initial (M - mice)
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Crafty Animals - anything goes
   Dream Valley - four legged friends