Friday 31 December 2021

In our thoughts



   I used the oriel cardshape die from Carnation Crafts to make the shape of this card and discarded the third panel. The pieces that decorate the card were cut using a variety of dies from their Kind Thoughts collection.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Let's Craft and Create - anything goes with optional vintage feel
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Through the Purple Haze - anything goes with red, green and silver

Wednesday 29 December 2021

Angel


 
   The fussy cut angel coloured here using Promarkers is a digi from MMedel Illustrations. I have added some loose glitter to the wings. I'm not sure which CD ROM I used to print the green snow flake backing paper; it had been in my box of stash for a while. The music sheets were cut from left over paper printed using a La Pashe CD ROM.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - Christmas time
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional additional flower
   Winter Wonderland - anything goes
   Passion For Markers - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional non traditional Christmas colours
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Sweet Stampin' - anything Christmas
   Creative Moments - anything goes

Saturday 18 December 2021

In the snow


   Another Lee Holland digi image. This one is called 'dragon sitting in the snow' and again is coloured using Promarkers.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - Christmas
   Digi Choosday - Anything goes
   Allsorts - anything winter
   Winter Wonderland - anything Christmas
   Scrapping 4 Fun - winter/Christmas
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   We Love Stamping - anything goes with optional CAS
   2 Craft Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes



Monday 13 December 2021

Dragon in hat


 
   A card using one of Lee Holland's Christmas dragons. This image is called dragon in Santa hat and has been coloured using Promarkers.

   I would like to enter it into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional Christmas celebrations
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - Christmas time
   We love Stamping - anything stamped with optional CAS
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with Christmas
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Allsorts - wings and/or tails
   Crafty Calendar - Christmas
   Winter Wonderland - anything goes
   Passion For Markers - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - winter/Christmas
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - celebrations
   Sweet Stampin - anything Christmas
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes
   Jan's Digi Stamps - anything goes

Sunday 5 December 2021

Summer fruits


   Having made so many Christmas cards and the weather turning decidedly chilly I felt I needed to remind myself of summer for this month's Dragonfly Dreams anything goes challenge. The dies and downloadable vignettes for this card all come from Carnation Crafts summer fruits collection.
 

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Allsorts - use a die
   The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Alphabet - r is for red
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes

Saturday 4 December 2021

Winter snowman


 
   The final 2021 Send A Smile For Kids challenge has a winter theme. What could be more wintery than this snowman decoupaged using pages from Hunkydory's Little Book of Snowmen? I matted it onto green card and outlined it with silver peel off.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional fancy folds
   Creative Inspirations - Christmas time
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   Alphabet - r is for red
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Through the Purple Haze - anything goes with use only red, green and silver
   Dream Valley - Christmas

Thursday 2 December 2021

Holiday sleigh


 
   The digi stamp, which has been coloured using Promarkers, and sentiment on this card were taken from Jan's Digi Stamp collection 'holiday sleigh'. They are sponsoring this fortnight's challenge at Aud Sentiments the theme of which is Christmas, winter or New Year.
   
   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with Christmas
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with something beginning with r
   Incy Wincy Designs - traditional Christmas colours and/or kraft card
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Createful Heart Cards - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with Christmas
   Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas present
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes
   Jan's Digi Stamps - anything goes

Wednesday 1 December 2021

Claudia's plant


 

   I have used the digi Claudia's plant from Sheep Ski Designs three times for this card and coloured them using Promarkers.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional Christmas
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Creations In Pink - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes

Tuesday 30 November 2021

Christmas triple easel


 
   This triple easel cards uses three toppers from an old Hunkydory kit.

   I would like to enter it into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Let's Craft and Create - anything goes with optional twine
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes

Monday 29 November 2021

Z is for the colour zenith blue


   During the month of November I set myself the challenge of making a Christmas card which used a colour beginning a different letter of the alphabet. I have finally reached the 26th letter and have learnt the names of a lot of colours!!
   The digi from Lee Holland called 'dragon hugging a penguin' was coloured using Promarkers and the sentiment was cut from silver mirri using a Carnations Craft die. The backing paper, matted onto silver mirri, was printed using a Popcorn the Bear CD ROM from Crafter's Companion.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards 
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Allsorts - use stamp or digi
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - winter
   Make My Monday - cute Christmas

 


Sunday 28 November 2021

Y is for the colour yellow


 
   This digi image called lamb of God from Beccy Muir has been coloured using Promarkers. The words for the sentiment were cut using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Cafty Catz - anything oes with non traditional Christmas colours
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional no patterned papers
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Allsorts - use stamp or digi
   Scrapping 4 Fun - winter/Christmas
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Digi Doodle Studios - Christmas/winter
   Createful Heart Cards - anything goes
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   We Love Stamping - Christmas

Saturday 27 November 2021

X is for the colour xanthic


   
   I love these little dragons from Lee Holland. This one is called dragon in Santa hat and I have coloured it using Promarkers adding some loose glitter to the snow. 
   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with non traditional Christmas colours
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with no patterned paper
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Allsorts - use a stamp or digi image
   Digi Designs - use a digi image
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Creative Craft Cottage - add some sparkle
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - Christmas card
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Make My Monday - cute Christmas
   ABC Christmas - w for whimsical, x for xerox
   Crafty Animals - anything goes

Happy snowman

   

   Just a quicky using some odd scrapes of paper and a digi from Crafty Sentiments Designs coloured using Promarkers and Derwent coloursorft pencils. I used frostings on the snowman's hat and stickles on the snow and tree.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with non traditional Christmas colours
 

Friday 26 November 2021

W is for the colour white


 
   I placed deep blue glitter card behind the white nativity die cut which had been cut using a Creative Expressions die. The part fir trees were cut using a Carnation Crafts die and I used Tattered Lace dis to cut the sentiment. I finished the card by sticking the waste stars onto the base diecut.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with glitter
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything that starts with u, v or w (white)
   Scrapping 4 Fun - winter/Christmas
   Creative Craft Cottage - add some sparkle
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Thursday 25 November 2021

V is for the colour very light blue


 
   Another card using items from Hunkydory's Penguin Party kit and adding some silver mirri card and white recycled ribbon.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional metal
   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive
   Craft Rocket - winter/snow
   C.R.A.F.T. - winter
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Crafty Animals - anything goes

Wednesday 24 November 2021

Figgy pudding


 
   I have taken part of a page from Hunkydory's third Little Book of Christmas and using several sheets of the same image decoupaged the figgy pudding.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Classic Design - anything goes
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive
   Crafty Calendar - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Tuesday 23 November 2021

U is for the colour ultramarine


 
   Another image where I just love the sky colour. I have added some narrow sparkly ribbon and gold mirri to this card which uses a page from Hunkydory's bitesize book 'A child is born' and a topper from the kit of the same name.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with glitter
   Christmas Cards All The Year Round - something that starts with u, v or w (ultramarine)
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Monday 22 November 2021

T is for the colour tangerine


 
   Another card using a page from Hunkydory's bitesize book of A Child is Born adding more recycled ribbon and a sentiment cut using Tattered Lace dies. I just love the colours in the sky of this image.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with ribbon or twine
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Sunday 21 November 2021

S is for the colour sky blue


 
   The patterned paper was printer using a Popcorn the Bear CD ROM from Crater's Companion and the snowman was cut using a Papercuts die from Creative Expression and used ribbon to mask the join between the two.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive
   Creatalicious - anything goes with ribbon or twine
   Craft Rocket - winter/snow
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Saturday 20 November 2021

R is for the colour rose


 
 For this card I have made an easel design and decoupaged a House Mouse image for the front of the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   House Mouse and Friends - anything goes with optional Christmas
   Crafty Calendar - anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Creations In Pink - anything goes
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes

Friday 19 November 2021

Q is for the colour queen blue


   For this card I have used die cuts from Dawn Wheeler's traditional Christmas pad and placed them in a circle to form a wreath. I added Stickles to the pin cones.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Classic Design - anything goes
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Creative Craft Cottage - add some sparkle
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - something beginning with u, v or w (wreath)
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional buttons

 

Thursday 18 November 2021

P is for the colour parakeet


 
     The theme for this fortnight's Aud Sentiments challenge is anything goes.
I have used a Popcorn the bear decoupaged image and put it on an easel card. The background paper which uses the same image was printed using a Crafter's Companion CD ROM and I used My Craft Studio to make the sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards 
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional sparkles and shine
   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - for children
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Crafty Animals - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes

Wednesday 17 November 2021

O is for the colour orchid


    The digi image from Lee Holland is called 'dragon present' and I coloured it using Promarkers. The backing paper is from Papermania and after matting it onto blue mirri I wrapped a narrow piece of ribbon round one of the corners and then matted it onto purple card. I then added a bow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional sparkle and shine
   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional no patterned paper
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Allsorts - Christmas
   Winter Wonderland - candy cane and/or for a child
   Passion For Markers - Christmas
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - anything cute
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   ABC Christmas - w for whimsical, x for Xerox
   Alphabet - p for patterned paper
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Crafty Animals - anything goes
   Classic Deign - anything goes

Tuesday 16 November 2021

N is for the colour navy blue


  
   This card was made using offcuts from other card making plus a peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive
   Crafty Calendar - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional buttons

Monday 15 November 2021

M is for the colour marron


 
   I made this card using elements from Hunkydory's kit called  'A  child is born' and recycling some gold metallic twine from a gift.
  
   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with sparkle and shine
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional buttons
   Allsorts - Christmas
   Let's Craft and Create - anything goes with twine
   Creative Craft Cottage - add some sparkle
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalcious - anything goes with ribbon or twine
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes

Sunday 14 November 2021

L is for the colour light blue


   I needed to make some quick cards so for this one I have simply wrapped ribbon around spotty paper to make it look like a parcel and added a tag from Hunkydory's Penguin Party tag pad with a bow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional buttons
   Incy Wincy Designs - creatures and spotted paper
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Alphabet - p for patterned paper
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Crafty Animals - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes


Saturday 13 November 2021

K is for the colour keppel


    I used a Paper Shelter digi called 'A cheerful snowman' for this card and coloured it using Promarkers. The snowflake frame was cut using a Carnation Crafts die from their Christmas time set and the sentiment was cut using dies from their A Christmas eve set.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional make it funny
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional buttons
   Allsorts - Christmas
   Stamping Sensations - Christmas
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - anything cute
   Craft Rocket - winter/snow
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes

Friday 12 November 2021

Snow globe

 


    The image I have used here is 'Reach for the star' from Little Darlings Rubber stamps. I coloured it using Promarkers and after cutting it out I inked the edge using distress ink.
   Using the snowglobe die from Tattered Lace and white, green and red card I made up the base card onto which I matted my image. I then added gold peel off stars and Happy Christmas sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Stamping Sensations - Christmas
   Winter Wonderland - candy canes and/or for a child
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Createful Heart Cards - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - anything cute
   Creatalicious - anything goes with stars
   Sweet Stampin - use red
   ABC Christmas - w is for whimsical, x is for xerox
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes

Thursday 11 November 2021

J is for the colour jet


   The trees in the background are stamped. The card shape and frame were cut using the Christmas eve set of dies from Carnation Crafts and the decoupaged deer were cut from downloadable vignettes using dies from the same set. The sentiment was computer generated and cut out using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional tag
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Stamping Sensations - Christmas
   Incy Wincy Designs - creatures/spotted paper
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Crafty Animals - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes
 

Wednesday 10 November 2021

I is for the colour imperial red


   I used several pages from Hunkydory's Little Book of Father Christmas to decoupage the image and Tattered Lace alphabet dies to create th sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with something beginning with h
   Winter Wonderland - candy canes and/or for a child
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes


Tuesday 9 November 2021

H is for the colour harvest gold


 
   The dies and downloadable vignettes for the pine cone frame used on this card are from Carnation Crafts 'The glow of Christmas' collection as is the background paper. The robin was cut using a die from Two Red Robbins 'field of dreams' collection and the matching downloadable reflection. o finish the card I added a silver peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with something beginning with h 
   Incy Wincy Designs - creatures and/or spotted paper
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Crafty Animals - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes

Monday 8 November 2021

Snow angel revisiteed


    This card is very similar to one that I have made before. This time I have omitted glitter. I have used a Paper Shelter digi called 'Snow angel' and coloured it using Promarkers. The sentiment  was cut using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   The Paper Shelter - Christmas is coming
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional tag
   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional make it funny
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   CCC Digi Creations - Christmas/winter
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Digi Doodle Studios - Christmas/winter
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional stars
   Craft Rocket - winter/snow
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes

  

Sunday 7 November 2021

G is for the colour goldenrod


 
     The theme for this month's Dragonfly Dreams challenge is Christmas or winter.
    I have made a Christmas card using dies and downloadable vignettes from Carnation Crafts Glow of Christmas set. The sentiment was cut using dies from their A Christmas eve set.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional tag
   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional something beginning with h 
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
   Classic Design - anything goes