Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge - Borders and Edgers

Good Evening

This is my entry into the current challenge over at Cheery Lynn Designs which is Borders and Edgers:

I stamped this gorgeous design, Bunny Friends from Penny Black, onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noir pencils, blended with baby oil.  The image was then matted onto card from PaperMill.

I used the beautiful Ivy Corner Flourish die from Cheery Lynn to create a frame for the picture. I die cut the design into pearl card and then die cut the design again from green card.  I then placed the green die cuts into the gaps in the pearl card, leaving some of the leaves raised to frame the design.  I then matted this onto green card before adding it to an A5 card base.

I die cut the banner using a Memory box die, then printed the sentiment onto white adhesive paper so I could cut out the individual letters and add them to the banner.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - It's All About Christmas

Good Morning and welcome to my blog today.  It's time for a new challenge at Crafty Calendar Challenge and our theme for this month is It's All About Christmas.  We are sponsored by Scribbles Designs and they gave us some fabulous images to work with.  Here is my card:

I used an 8 x 8 scalloped card and embossed some Christmas Green centura pearl card using the Christmas Ephemera embossing folder from Crafter's Companion.  I used Crafter's Companion Christmas Eve Create-A-Card die to cut and emboss some white card, and I then inked through the die using Fired Brick Distress Ink.  This was then matted onto silver mirror card, which was then added to the base card.

I printed the Snowman Snapshot digi stamp onto Neenah Card and then coloured the design using Spectrum Noir colouring pencils, blended with baby oil.  I added to the snowman Cosmic Shimmer Iced Snow Glitter Jewels and think they give a great effect.

I die cut the Happy Christmas sentiment from silver mirror card and then heat embossed using Silver Metal Magic.  The stars were cut using Memory box dies.  Finally I added the pom pom braid.

Please visit my fellow design team members to see their wonderful creations.  I do hope you'll join in with our challenge this month.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Bingo

I've had another bad case of dozyitis and just found my post for our October challenge sat in my drafts, I despair!!!  Anyway, here are the details, and I do hope you'll join in with us this month.

Our challenge for October is Bingo and here are your options:

Pick a line from our bingo board - horizontal, vertical or diagonal - and include the elements from that line on your creation.  Please also tell us in your blog post which line you've used.

You can create any type of craft...cards, scrapbook pages, altered items, a sewing project, handmade gifts...if you made it and it fits our theme then come let us see what you have created!

Our sponsor this month is the amazing:

"Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is

owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn’s Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to award 3 digital stamps of the winner’s choice to the winner of this challenge."

Here is my card:

My card is made using 'In the Cold' digi stamp

Bingo Line - Pearls, Sentiment and Die Cuts

I printed the digi stamp onto Neenah cardstock and coloured using my spectrum noir pens and pencils.  I added Pinflairs Snow Dust and embossed the sky using a clouds embossing folder that came free with a magazine.

The backing paper is from the latest Crafters Companion Crafters Inspiration magazine.  I die cut the snowflake border using a memory box die and added some red glitter.  The sentiment was cut using a die cut free with a recent magazine, which I then heat embossed using metal magic from Debbi Moore.  

Card from Papermill was used for all my matting and layering and finally I added red pearls to the corners to complete the card.

Please pop across to the Crafty Calendar Challenge blog to have a look at my teamies fabulous creations and to join in our challenge.

Thanks for visiting my blog today, and do please leave me a comment so I know you've been.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Leaves and Lace

Good Morning

A very warm welcome to my blog today.

We have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month our theme is Leaves and Lace.  This month we are lucky enough to be sponsored by the Art by Miran who are offering our lucky winner 3 digi stamps of their choice.

Here is my card:

I used an 8 x 8 card blank and printed this beautiful image from the decoupage section of Joanna Sheen's One Summer's Day cd-rom.  This is my most recently purchased cd-rom and contains some really beautiful artwork.  I printed the decoupage onto glossy photo paper and the accompanying backing paper onto satin finish paper, also from Joanna Sheen.

I used card from PaperMill for my matting and layering and also for my die cuts.  I used a Marianne Ivy Leaf die and a Spellbinders Bird Scrolls Corner die.  The flowers were from my stash, as was the lace which I gathered before adding to the card.

I do hope you'll be able to join in with our challenge this month.  Please do visit the challenge blog to see the beautiful creations from my fellow team  members.

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge - Frame It

The current challenge over at Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge is 'Frame It' and here is my card:

The image is from A Touch of Elegance cd-rom from Creative Crafting World which I took into Serif Craft Artist to change it to decoupage.  The backing paper is from the same cd-rom.

The frame is the beautiful Polynesian Sails Oval from Cheery Lynn Designs together with the Polynesian Sails Angel Wing.  I added some tiny gems to the image and some slightly large ones to the frame.  Finally I added some red roses and a Happy Birthday peel off to complete the card.

I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Quilted Fun

This is my entry into the current challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge which this time has a theme of Quilted Fun:

I used the fab Bo Bunni cd-rom from Crafters Companion to make my card.  I used pink card from PaperMill and die cut the decorative edge using a Spellbinders Borderabilities die.  I embossed some silver card to create a mat to sit the main design on.  Bo Bunni is decoupaged and I cut the wording using my Tattered Lace sentiment dies and then added them to the card.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge - Anything Goes

This is my entry into the current challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs.  To enter the challenge you must use at least one Cheery Lynn Designs die.  I love their dies so it was very easy for me to comply!

The image and backing paper on my card are printed from Card Creations Plus Flowers in Bloom cd-rom. It's a beautiful cd-rom.  I printed the main image onto glossy photo paper and die cut the doily using Cheery Lynns' Nautical Wheeler Doily die from purple pearlescent card. I then diecut 2 smaller doilies (using the same die) from white and yellow card.

I printed the backing paper onto pearlescent paper for a softer look and inked around the edges using Dusky Concorde Distress Ink.  I stamped a birthday sentiment from Lili of the Valley onto white card using the same Distress ink and created a butterfly from Martha Stewart paper clay.

I die cut a second large doily from purple pearlescent card which I used on the back of the stepper card to write the message.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Butterflies Galore!

Good Morning

A very warm welcome to my blog.

My card today is for entry into the current Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge which has a theme of beautiful borders.  Here is my card:

I think you'd be hard pushed to get a more beautiful border than this Butterflies Flying Among The Vines Mesh Border (B401) from Cheery Lynn Designs.  I can't resist butterflies and have used just a few of my collection to make this card.

I used Centura Pearl Card to make an 8 x 8 card blank, which I then embossed with the Spellbinders A4 Garden Lattice embossing folder.  I cut the Polynesian Sails Oval from Centura Pearl White with a hint of gold, and cut the Polynesian Sails Angel Wings from Centura Pearl Teal.  I used a Tonic die to cut the butterfly and flower in the centre of the doily and cut a small butterfly for the top corner, to which I added a small white pearl.  The flower in the other corner was cut using a die that came free in a magazine, and once again I added a white pearl to the centre.

I'd love to know what you think of my card.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Summertime Fun

I'm sorry I'm so late in posting my card for this months challenge over at Crafty Calendar.  This month our theme is Summertime Fun and we have been sponsored by Squiggle Fly and they gave the design team some images to craft with.  I chose this great image of a Campervan and here is my card:

I printed the image onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noir pencils.  This is the first time I've used them and they are lovely to work with.  I blended using baby oil and am quite pleased with the result.

The lovely papers I've used (which decided the colours I would used for colouring in the image) are Nitwits Collection and came free recently with a magazine.

I used bold cardstock from Create and Craft.  A Martha Stewart punch was used to create the scalloped border.  The ribbon was also from Create and Craft and tied on my Bowdabra.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge - Summertime

Crafting For All Seasons - Tic Tac Toe - I chose Ribbon, Square, Pink

Bearly Mine Challenges - Lets Go Digital

Thanks for visiting my blog and for any comments you leave.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Petals and Pearls

Can you believe it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month our theme is Petals and Pearls.  We are sponsored by the fabulous

Dilly Bean Stamps

and the lucky winner will be able to choose 3 digi stamps from their store.

Here is my card for the challenge:

Made using 'Owl Always Love You' digi stamp.

I printed the image onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noir pens and added pearls around the eye.  The backing papers came free with a magazine, and were matted onto black cardstock.  I used a Martha Stewart deep edge punch to create the decorative edges.  The leaves were die cut using a Cheery Lynn die and the flower was created using Prima flowers.

I do hope you can join in our challenge this month, and please do visit my team mates to see their beautiful creations.

CD Sunday Challenge - Tots to Teens

Hi Everyone

This is my entry into the current challenge at CD Sunday - Tots to Teens:

I used the gorgeous Daisy and Friends cd-rom from Joanna Sheen to create this card.

8 x 8 card blank from Joanna Sheen

I printed the image 3 times so I could decoupage it.

Background paper from cd-rom.

Spellbinders floral oval die used to cut pink glitter card.

Marianne corner die used with Core'dinations card.

Die'sire border die from Crafters Companion.

Nellie Snellen heart die.

Lettering cut using X-cut and Memory Box dies.

Some pearls from my stash added to complete the card.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Try It On Tuesday - Feminine and Fancy (ends 9/6/14)

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes (ends 2/6/14)

Thanks for visiting.

CD Sunday Challenge - One For The Boys

Good Morning

The current challenge over at CD Sunday is 'One For The Boys'.  I needed to make a birthday card for my brother-in-law and used Joanna Sheen's Tom Mielko cd to make this card:

I printed off the decoupage onto glossy photo paper and the backing paper onto super smooth.  I used red card from Papermill for matting.  I didn't want to over-embellish the card and distract from the beautiful image, so I simply added a Yacht charm to the corner of the card using bakers twine.

CD Sunday Challenge - Victorian Beauties

The latest challenge set by the ladies over at the CD Sunday Challenge Blog is Victorian Beauties.  I recently purchased Joanna Sheen's Victorian Companion triple cd set from ebay, and immediately turned to this cd set to make my card:

The main image was printed onto Glossy photo paper and matted onto black linen effect card. I printed 2 backing papers from the same cd's onto super smooth paper.  I matted the beige onto the same black card and cut a strip from the teal to put across the card.  Then, from the same paper, I cut a bow, 2 butterflies (using a tonic die) and the Happy Birthday Sentiment (using Tattered Lace sentiment dies).  Finally I added a pearl to the centre of the bow.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Just Inspirational Challenge - Anything Goes (ends 19th May)

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Anything goes (ends 26th May)

Top Tip Tuesday - Here Comes The Summer (ends 27th May)

Come and Get It - Birthdays (ends 16th May)

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Sunshine and Showers

Hello

Can you believe yet another month has flown by and it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge.  This month we are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish and our theme is Sunshine and Showers.

Here is my card:

I've used the Robyns Fetish image My Spring Garden which I printed onto Neenah card and coloured using Coloursoft pencils blended with baby oil.  I cut around the image using Spellbinders Majestic Labels 25 and used another die from the same set to cut the blue frame.  The backing paper is from Crafter's Companion Annabel and Adam range and I used a Spellbinders embossing folder on the blue card.  I used  Memory box Riviera corner die on green pearlescent paper.  I used a free die from one of my cardmaking magazines to create some foliage and a combination of floral dies to create the flowers.  Pearls from my stash were added to the flower centres.

I also decorated the inside of my card to match the front:

I do hope you are able to join in our challenge this month and that you will visit my fellow design team members to see their gorgeous creations.

For Someone Special

Good Morning

The current challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge is to make a card for Someone Special.  This is the card I made for my sister's birthday:

I used some photos of my sister when she was around 2 - 3 years old and placed them in frames created using Martha Stewarts' paper clay.  I used a spellbinders die to cut the mats for the photos to sit on.

I cut the large squares of card from white and purple pearlescent card and layered them up.  Pearl hearts from my stash were added to each corner.  I cut four corners using a Joy corner die (which I trimmed a bit off to make fit better) and die cut some flowers using a Cheery Lynn die, pearls were then placed in the centres of the flowers.  The backing paper is from CardCreations Plus Flowers In Bloom cd-rom.  The sentiment was cut from the purple pearlescent card using Tattered Lace sentiment dies.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafting From The Heart Challenge - Anything Goes

Clear It Out Challenge - Use Purple

Happy Birthday Lynne

Today is Lynne's birthday from Handmade With Love ....By Lynne and our team leader at Crafty Calendar Challenge.  Happy Birthday Lynne, I hope you have a great day, whatever you may have planned.

This is the card I made for Lynne (which hopefully has arrived by now so I'm not spoiling the surprise!!):

I followed the sketch over at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  The image and backing papers are printed from the beautiful Flowers In Bloom cd-rom from Card Creations Plus.  The circle the image is sat on was cut using a Spellbinders die.  The leaves and flowers are Cheery Lynn dies and the sentiment is Tattered Lace dies.  The pearls are from my stash.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Sunflowerfield Designs Monthly Challenge - Easter or Spring

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Wings

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards- Spring

Craftitude - Spring/Easter

CD Sunday Challenge - Deco Drama

Good Morning

A warm welcome to my blog today.

This is my entry into the current CD Sunday Challenge which has a theme of Deco Drama.  I decided to make a diamond-top card, I don't remember making this style of card before.

I used papers from Debbi Moore's Glitter and Glitz Paris Glamour cd-rom and the topper from one of her magazines.  The black and gold card are from Paper Mill.  I used a spellbinders Fleur-de-lis die to cut the square that the image is sat on.  Some feathers and gems from my stash were used to embellish, and the sentiment and border were also from the cd.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - F for Feathers (ends 7/5)

Cut It Up Challenge - Birthday Card

Aud Sentiments - Use a Birthday Sentiment (ends 6/5)

Seize the Birthday - Make a Birthday Card (ends 6/5)

April Crafty Calendar Challenge - Things With Wings and a DT Call

Good Morning

Another month has flown by and it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge.  We had lots of wonderful entries to our last challenge, so do remember to visit the challenge blog to see if you were our lucky winner or indeed one of our top 3.

This month our challenge is things with wings.  We are sponsored by the wonderful Elisabeth Bell Designs and I have used the beautiful Fairy Merrily Digi Stamp for my card:

I printed the image onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noir pens and added some Diamond Sparkles ultra-fine glitter to her wings.

I used the beautiful frame square die by Joy Crafts to cut into some glittered Core'dinations cardstock.  The backing paper is by Cupcake Crafting World and the pearls used in the corners from my stash.

Please do visit the challenge blog to see the beautiful creations my team mates have made.

I do hope you can join in with our challenge this month.

Also, we are having a DT Call! 

If you fancy joining our little team then please add "DT" after your name when you enter our challenge or you can email Lynne at lynne.h72@sky.com to let her know you are interested! 

For all the info you need please read the "DT CALL INFO" page at the top of the Challenge Blog page...
The DT call will end on the 20th April 2014!!

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - D for Die-cuts (ends 9/4/14)

Totally Papercrafts Challenge - Pastels (ends 10/4/14)

Bearly Mine Challenges - Spring (Spring colours and she has a 'spring' in her step!) (ends 30/4/14)

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper April Challenge - Must used patterned paper (ends 30/4/12)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Use your favourite colour  (I think you can guess what mine is!)(ends 30/4/14)

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Annabelle's Garden

Hi Everyone

I'm still really struggling with the side effects of my latest additional medication which is having a huge effect on my life in general and particularly my crafting.  I've always found crafting a welcome 'release' but just lately I'm finding it really difficult to motivate myself even to do any crafting.

I needed to make a birthday card and didn't know where to start, so I visited the Seems A Little Sketchy Challenge Blog to give me the much needed layout for my card.

I had some gorgeous printed panels and a paper pack from Wild Rose Studios (Annabelle's Garden) which I wanted to put to good use too, and here is my card:

I used a 6 x 6 scalloped card blank for my base.  Some mint green card from PaperMill was used for all my mats and the Happy Birthday greeting which was die cut using Tattered Lace sentiment dies.

I cut around the image using a C'art-us Scalloped circle die and inked around the edges using Spun Sugar Distress Ink.  I added this to the card using foam pads to add dimension.

The roses were created using Martha Stewart Paper Clay and a mould I purchased from Amazon.  This is great to use for embellishments as it is light as a feather.

The ribbon strip was re-cycled.  Some pyjamas I received as a present had this ribbon wrapped around them and I thought the colours matched my card perfectly.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Seems A Little Sketchy - Sketch

Alphabet Challenge Blog - C for Country Flowers

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Use Ribbon

Cute Card Thursday - Girls, Girls, Girls

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Flowers

Thanks for visiting my blog today, I really do appreciate it.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Animal Antics

It's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and our theme for this month is Animal Antics.

We are lucky enough to be sponsored by Cuddly Buddly and the prize they are offering is an amazing £25 gift certificate.  Cuddly Buddly ship worldwide and stock 100's of amazing European products.  You will also find everything you will need for your digital crafting!  What a choice!

The design team were lucky enough to be provided with some fabulous images to work with, and here is my card using the image Toby Tumble Just Saying Hi. (If you click on the name of the image, it will take you straight to it in the Cuddly Buddly store).

Image printed onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noir pens.  I cut around the image and added to the card using foam pads to add dimension.

Oval die cut from blue cardstock (Papermill) using Spellbinders Floral Oval die, then embossed using a Darice embossing folder from Crafters Companion.  I went over the clouds with a white ink pad but this doesn't show up very well in the photo.

I used a backing paper from my stash which had come free with a magazine quite some time ago!  This was matted onto some dark brown cardstock from Papermill.

I used orange and brown ribbon from Create and Craft to pick out the colours of the sunflower.

I created the three sunflower heads using Martha Stewart paperclay and a silicone mold I purchased from Amazon.

I hope you'll visit the challenge blog to see the lovely cards my team mates have created.  I'm sure you'll agree it's well worth entering our challenge with the chance to win such a fabulous prize.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Come and Get It Challenge - Flowers

The Corrosive Challenge - Animals

Sunflowerfield Challenge - Birthdays and/or Flowers

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Cute

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes but must use patterned paper

Die Cut Diva's - Embossing

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Flowers

Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love Is All Around

Good Morning

It's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month our theme is Love Is All Around.  We're sponsored by the fabulous Hannah Lynn Art and my card uses the digi image Ladybug Love:

I coloured the image using Colour Soft pencils blended with baby oil.

Spellbinders Wonky Rectangles die.  Co'redinations Card.  The backing paper came free in a magazine. The ribbon was recycled from a Chocolate Reindeer!  The heart charm and buttons are from my stash.  The butterfly is made using paper clay which I bought from Create and Crafts months ago but have just put to good use.

Please do pop across to the challenge blog to see all the lovely creations from my fellow design team members.  I do hope you'll be able to join in our challenge this month.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch

A Creative Romance  - Show Us Some Love

Crafty Hands Challenge - Shades of the Same Colour

Winter Wonderland - Use a Digi

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Love/Valentines

Today is my birthday.  To celebrate, I'll be putting some candy up on my blog in the next few days.

Gruffies Take A Bath

Hi

I'm still frantically making calendars to send out to family and friends.  This one is made using the Gruffies and Happy Hoppers cd-rom from Joanna Sheen, and uses a decoupage image from the Gruffies section:

I made an easel card and matted the decoupaged image onto Spellbinders die, decorative labels 8.  The backing paper is from Joanna Sheens Housemouse Inserts cd-rom.

The decorative border which the calendar tab is sat on is made using Spellbinders Borderabilities Curved Borders Two, they are my latest dies and I love them!  A few clear Dew Drops from Kraftyhands are used to decorate.  I cut a small piece of towelling in co-ordinating colours to decorate the easel part of the calendar.

My calendar is for the following challenges:

Gruffies & Guests - Anything Goes

All Crafts Challenge - Anything But A Card

Crafting From The Heart -Challenge 5 Fancy Folds

Created With Love - Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute and Blue

Year of the Horse

Hi

This weeks' challenge over at CD Sunday is Year of the Horse.  My niece is a big horse fan, so her birthday card fits in with the challenge perfectly:

Image and backing papers from Joanna Sheens Furry Friends cd-rom.

Gold matt paper from Papermill used for matting.

Memory box and Marianne dies used to create flowers, Cheery Lynn die used for flourish.

Gold glitter ribbon from Create & Craft, horse charm from ebay.

Sentiment Lili of the Valley, stamped in gold Encore ink.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Pile It On Challenges - Animals

Paper Creator's - Anything Goes

Crafting for all Seasons - For The Girls

Divas by Design - Anything Goes