Easter bunny

   The new Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge begins today with the theme of Easter or spring.

   I used a Di's Digi Stamp called Easter bunnies wagon and after colouring it using Promarkers fussy cut it and attached it to the card so that it walked along the organza ribbon. The sentiment was cut using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional love

   Crafty Friends - animals/birds

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Crafty Calendar - dies and/or punches plus ribbon and/or twine

   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

   Passion For Markers - dies and/or punches

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

   Colour Crazy - anything goes

   Digi Doodle Studios - include a sentiment

   Createful Heart Cards - anything goes

   Catch The Bug - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional kisses

   Fab 'n' Funky - anything goes

   Through The craft Room Door - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

   Crafty Creations - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

Valentine mice

 

   The Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge begins the year with a Valentine or love theme.

   I have used a digi from Di's Digi Stamps called valentine mice and coloured it using Promarkers. I cut it out using a Tattered Lace pearl rectangle die. I wrapped pink ribbon around deep pink card and then matted this onto pale pink card. I then added a bow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Allsorts - anything goes

   Crafty Calendar - make it cute

   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

   Creations In Pink - anything goes

   Digi Doodle Studios - anything goes

   Createful Heart Cards - anything goes

   Catch The Bug - anything goes

   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

Winter night

   The theme for this month's challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids is winter.

   I have used a Di's Digi Stamp called 'winter night' and coloured it using Spectrum Noir alcohol pens and Sparkle pens. It is matted onto silver mirri. I wrapped ribbon round one corner of paper from Papermania and matted this onto silver card. Finally I added a bow and three white pearls.

 

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional flowers

   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Winter Wonderland - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

   Digi Designs - winter holiday 

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

   Colour Crazy - anything goes

   Catch the Bug - anything goes

   Fab 'n' Funky - winter wonderland

   Do-Al(l) Kreative - winter wonderland

   Crazy 4 - blue Christmas

   Sweet Stampin' - let it snow

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

M is for merry mice

   This Di's Digi stamp called Merry Mice is coloured using Promarkers. I matted and layered it onto blue mirri, two shades of crimson card and finally cream card. both the bells and the greeting were cut using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Beccy's Place - holiday cards

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with outdoor pursuits

   Cute Card Thursday - wintry

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional use three layers

   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional glitter

   Allsorts - anything goes with a candle, lights and all things bright

   Crafty Calendar - anything goes

   CCC Digi Creations - Christmas is on it's way

   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

   Digi Designs - use a digi image

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Colour Crazy  - anything goes

   The Paper Shelter - a card for a child

   Craft Rocket - Christmas/winter

   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Sweet Stampin' - favourite stamp

   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

   Aud Sentiments - Christmas/winter animals

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   A Perfect time to Craft - anything goes

Christmas owls

   This Di's digi stamp is called Christmas owls. After colouring it using Promarkers I fussy cut it and matted and layered it onto paper printed using My Craft Studio's Winter CD ROM, blue card and then white. The sentiment was cut from red card using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Beccy's Place - holiday cards

   Creative Inspirations - winter wonderland

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with something beginning with h

   Allsorts - for children or teens

   CCC Digi Creations - Christmas is on it's way

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Crafthazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - family and friends

   Passion For Promarkers - go dotty
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

   We Love Chocolate Baroque - Christmas

   Colour Crazy - anything goes

   Digi Doodle Studios - Christmas/winter

   Createful Hearts Cards - anything goes

   The Paper Shelter - Christmas is coming

   Craft Rocket - Christmas/winter

   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Aud Sentiments - anything goes

Penguin fun

   This week's challenge at Crafting From The Heart is being sponsored by

  and as always the theme is anything goes.  I have used the digi image called penguin fun.

   I matted and layered some snowflake paper from my stash onto silver mirri and white card. I then attached a band of red Christmas tree design paper as a contrast. The image was coloured using Promarkers for the trees and penguins, gel pens for the baubles, Stickles for the snow and snowflakes and distress inks for the sky. I then matted it onto rainbow mirri card before attaching it to the card. The sentiment was a silver peel off attached to red mirri card cut using a Spellbinders label 6 die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - animals and insects
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - cute
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Alphabet - z is for zoo animals (penguins)
   Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - snowflakes
   Sweet Stampin' - glitter and sparkle
   Bunny Zoe's Crafts - things with wings
   Beccy's Place - anything goes

Mermaid

   I have some shimmery paper in my stash which changes colour depending on the angle at which you view it and I have thought many times about how or where I could use it. Then I came across this digi stamp called Mermaid Izzy from Di's Digi Stamps and an idea was born.

   I matted and layered water design paper printed from All Day Everyday Limited Anniversery Edition of the My Craft Studio CD ROM and the shimmery paper onto a pre-cut white scalloped card. Across this I attached a horizontal strip printed from The Tale of Two Bad Mice CD ROM from Crafter's Companion.

   The digital image was coloured using Promarkers and metallic pencils from Dewent. I then added glitter to the mermaid's tail and pearl and matted it onto core'dination cardstock cut out using a floral oval Spellbinders die and then onto the shimmery paper. After fixing this to the card I attached a flower coloured using Promarkers to the hair and added a pearl which had also been coloured using Promarkers to the flower centre.
   The tag is made from coredinations cardstock cut out using a smaller floral oval die and matted onto the shimmery paper. I coloured two more pearls and peel offs before attaching them to the tag.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   ABC - N is for nautical
   The Crazy Challenge - by the sea
   Crafty Calendar - petals and pearls
   Digi Sketch - feeling blue
   CD Sunday - use dies
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - summer/summer colours
   Digi Designs - lots of layers
   Imagination Crafts - all that glitters
   Glitter n Sparkle - include some yellow
   The Pink Elephant - sketch
   Bunny Zoe's Crafts - layers

Little moments

   This cute Di's Digi Stamp is called 'Bear in the window' and I have coloured it using Promarkers - amazing the different shades of green you can get! The edges were dusted with distress ink. I then matted it onto dark green miiri card, added glitter to the bee's wings and area behind the bear and then attached a card candi in each corner.
   I embossed the green core'dinations card stock using Sheena Douglas' wood panel folder and sanded it. This was then matted and layered onto dark green mirri card and white card. The doily was coloured with distress ink. To achieve the mottled effect I then pushed different parts of the doily into the ink pad. The butterfly was made from core'dination cardstock. Finally I matted the stamped sentiment onto dark green mirri card.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - lots of green
   Stampin With the Dragon - lets go green
   Digi Designs - make it green
   Loves rubber Stamps - shades of green
   The Pink Elephant - photo inspiration (green)
   Little Claire's Designs - monotone
   Crafty Calendar - animal antics
   Digi Sketch - cute
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Love to Create - anything goes
   Fab'n'Funky - animals
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes + optional distressing
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes
   Delicious Doodles - mainly green
   Inky Impressions - go green

Me and my teddy!

   I wanted to make a girly card but I also had to bear in mind postage so it could not have much in the way of embellishments. The result is the above card.
   I wrapped 3.5cm wide lace around one edgd of spotty lavender paper. On top of this I wrapped around narrow lavender ribbon. This, together with lavender mirri card was matted and layered onto white card.
   The image 'Its a bit high' from Di's Digi Stamps was coloured using Promarkers and I did faux stitching to outline it. This was then matted onto lavender mirri card and attached to the card with foam pads.
   I coloured  the peel off sentiment with a mixture of pen types until I achieved the colour I wanted  and then stuck it to lavender paper and matted it onto lavender mirri card.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Without Words - spots and/or stripes
   Send A Smile 4 Kids - anything for kids
   Passion For Promarkers - ribbon, lace or twine
   Digi Designs - spots and dots
   Glitter n Sparkle - stitching, real or faux
   Creative Inspirations - ribbon
   Creative Creations -  less is more
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes + optional use of ribbon
   Fantastic Tuesday - make it feminine
   Vintage Stamping - lavender and lace
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - birthdays