Surfer dad

   This is a freebie digi stamp for those who subscribe to Make It Crafty. I coloured it using Promarkers to match the designer papers that I had and then cut it out using a Spellbinders label eight die. I then shaded the background getting lighter from left to right using distress ink in an attempt to give the impression that the dad was walking from inside to outside, but I don't think it has quite worked. I'll have to have another go sometime.
   The 'bubble' paper was printed using La Pashe's 'something for everyone' CD ROM and the flowery paper was printed from a Crafter's Companion CD ROM. Both were matted onto black mirri card. The sentiment was a take on a famous advert.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes
   The Pink Elephant - anything  goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

A present for you

   Well a Christmas card made amongst all the birthday cards of which I still have several to make for this month, but it made a change.
   This is a Kim's digi stamp called 'Especially for you' from Cuddly Buddly. I coloured it using Promarkers and coloured the edge using distress ink. Many years ago my aunt gave me a box of embroidery threads in which there were lots of small amounts of one die number. I used one of these to embroider the edges of the image with twisted button stitches. The designer paper is Christmas paper from Kaiser Craft and I sprayed it with iridescent spray and sparkle from Crafter's Companion. I edged this with red and gold peel offs. Finally I added a sentiment.

   I  would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Send a Smile 4 Kids - anything 4 kids
   Fab'n'Funky - for the kids
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - sparkle and shine
   Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - gifts galore
   Crafty Creations - use something old (50+ years old embroidery thread)
   Allsorts - early Christmas makes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Completly Christmas - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes
   Crafting at the Weekend - anything goes

Country walk

    This week's challenge at Creative Corner is a nice easy one - anything goes.
    As the weather seems to feel more like autumn at the moment I chose to do a card with perhaps an autumnal feel about it. The leafy designer paper was printed using Joanna Sheen's House Mouse CD ROM and I matted it onto grey core'dinations cardstock. The blue designer paper from English Paper Company's siesta collection was also matted and layered onto grey core'dination cardstock and white card.
   The stamped image 'In the country' from Lili of the Valley was coloured using Promarkers and again matted onto grey core'dinations cardstock, as was the stamped sentiment. I finished the card with grey card candi.

   I would like to enter the following challenges:
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Bearly Mine - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Tando Creative - lovely layers
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Butterfly dress

   This is a birthday card for one of my nieces. I matted black card onto gold centura pearl and wrapped a ribbon round on corner. This was then matted amd layered onto brown mirri card and white card. I then added a bow and a tattered lace die cut gold mirri card butterfly to the ribbon strip.

   I cut gold mirri card using the tattered lace die 'red carpet dress' and backed this onto cream centura pearl. The little 'waste' butterflies I then used to decorate the background of the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Whoopsi Daisy - girly

   Cupcake Inspirations - party time

   Glitter n Sparkle - use some butterflies

   Tattered Lace - decadence

   The Pink Elephant - anything goes

   Through the Purple Haze - anything goes

Happy times

   Birthdays at the moment are like buses. We have lots in our family in September including three of our own children. This card is for the husband of a second niece (the sister of yesterday's post) and there is a new baby in this family also, so they are not going to have much time to relax!
   I chose another Lili of the Valley image and this one is called 'happy times' which I thought was rather appropriate. I coloured it using Promarkers and used distress ink round the edges while it was still in the die. I matted it onto silver mirri card which had been cut out using a Spellbinders classic scalloped circle die.
   The newspaper backgound paper was also matted onto silver mirri before being matted onto white card. The sentiment is a peel off attached to white card which has been inked using distress ink, again while still in the die and then matted onto silver mirri card which was cut out using a Spellbinders classic scalloped rectangle die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Pile It On - best wishes/celebrations
   Inky Impressions - anything goes
   Papertake Weekly - to die for
   Addicted to Stamps and More - clean and simple
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Fantastic Tuesday -anything goes
   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - anything goes
   Scribble and Scrap - anything goes
   Clear It Out - anything goes
   Eureka Stamps - clean and simple

Last of the summer sun

   The husband of one of my niece's has a birthday at the end of this month. They have two small children, the youngest a babe in arms, so I don't think he'll get much chance to relax, but he can dream!
   I coloured both the Lili of the Valley stamp 'Take it easy' and the Personal Impressions seagull stamp using Promarkers. Using masking I then created the sky, sea and sand using distress inks. I then matted and layered it onto yellow mirri card and white card and added a sentiment.

   I wish to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - anything goes
   Little Claire's Designs - a man's birthday card
   Inky Impressions - anything goes
   Allsorts - sunny colours
   Stamping Sensations - anything goes
   Stamp and Create -anything goes
   Vintage Stamping - summer days
   Scribble and Scrap - anything goes
   Fantasy Stampers - by the sea
   Open Minded Crafting - last days of summer
   Bunny Zoe's Crafts - summer colours
   Animal Friends - summer

Woman at work

   The challenge at Hobby Cutz this week is being sponsored by Kenny K and we want you to show us your projects without using any white.
   Both the design papers I have used are printed using Crafter's Companion CD ROM 'Occupations'. I matted both onto black card before attaching them to the cream base card. The Kenny K digi image was coloured using Promarkers. I then cut it out and fixed it with glue gel onto black card which had been matted onto yellow card. The peel off sentiment was fixed to another piece of this yellow card which was then offset onto a piece of black card. Finally I added some wooden laser cut pieces from Hobby Cutz.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Whoopsi Daisy - no square cards
   Crafty Calendar - anything goes
   Digi Sketch - sketch
   V's Sweet Ideas - anything goes
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Crafting At The Weekend - anything goes
   Clear It Out -anything goes
   Alphabet - N for natural