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

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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)

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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 July - Colour Challenge

This is the first Saturday of the month which means it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge.  This month is a colour challenge and we want you to use the following colours on your card:

We have a brand new sponsor for this challenge - Hannah Lynn Art!

Here is my card:

I digi stamp I used is called Natsumi and can be found here.

I coloured the image using Spectrum Noir pens.

The mat the image is sat on is cut using Spellbinders Decorative Label 8

The doily is cut using Cheery Lynn's Nautical die.

The strip across the card was punched using Martha Stewart Deco Fan punch.

Cheery Lynn's Minin Fanciful flourish was used to with co-ordinating cardstock.

Marianne Die was used to create the imitation bamboo.

The backing paper was part of a cutlery box that I thought went perfectly with the image.

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

Feeling Sketchy Challenge blog - Sketch

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Let's Get Girly

Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Pink Gem Challenge - Lots of layers

Angelica & Friends - Isobel

I'm back with another of these delightful images from Crafter's Companion, today it's the turn of Isobel:

7" Square card

Image stamped onto Neenah card using Memento ink and coloured using Spectrum Noirs.

Backing paper from cd-rom printed onto Satin Printer Paper

Lilac card is from PaperMill cut using Joy Noor dies

Sentiment is from Lili of the Valley, stamped using distress ink onto a scalloped circle.

Marianne dies used to cut leaves and flourish, flowers and feathers from my stash, flower pin from Wild Orchid Crafts.

My card is for the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Wild Orchid Crafts  - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

A Birthday Drink

My card for today uses the lovely Strawberry Kisses range from Crafter's Companion.

6 x 6 card blank

Image stamped onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noirs.  I added glossy accents to the cocktail glass, and then some glitter for extra sparkle.  I paper-pieced the umbrella using one of the backing papers.

The backing papers are printed from the accompanying cd-rom onto Satin Paper.  Core'dinations card and silver matt card were used for the matting and layering.

The flowers were die cut from the same backing paper using Memorybox dies and gems from my stash were added to the centres.  The leafy flourishes were cut using a Joy die.  The clouds are cut using a Memorybox die.

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

Creative Inspirations - Sketch

Paper Play Challenges - Paper Piecing

Spectrum Noir Challenge - Animals

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Colours of Autumn

I love the colours of autumn, so rich and beautiful.  My card today is inspired by these colours:

I used clarity card and embossed Spellbinders labels 28.

I masked the shape and brayered over the card using Big and Juicy Spice ink pad.

I stamped the Pilkington Lane stamp inside the shape using Memento ink and coloured the image using my Spectrum Noirs.

I matted the card onto gold linen card.

I used matching orange card and again matted this onto gold linen card.

I created the card blank using some gorgeous pearlescent green card I bought from PaperMill (I love this card and sadly it is now nearly all gone!)

I cut the decorative corners using a Spellbinders Fleur de Lis die.

The sentiment is computer generated, cut using Spellbinders Labels 28 die.

I purchased a splodgeaway mat a few weeks ago as I found brayering difficult and also I hated the amount of ink it wasted.  I am delighted with my purchase.  I find I get better results, both with brayering and using my blending tool around the edges, it is very easy to clean, and you don't have to waste any ink.  I got the 12 x 12 size and this was definitely one of my 'better' purchases.  An excellent invention!

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

Colour Creative Classroom - Autumn/Fall Colours

Sentimental Sundays - Autumn

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Autumn/Fall Colours

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Autumn Colours

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Relax Teddy Bo

My card for today features one of my favourite bears, Teddy Bo, here he is relaxing on a Sunday afternoon.

8 x 8 card blank

Backing papers and cards all from my stash along with the silver 'mesh', bakers twine and button.

I printed Teddy Bo onto Neenah cardstock and coloured him using Spectrum Noirs in colours to tie in with the backing papers.

The mat the image is sat on is cut using a Spellbinders Labels 5 die, and I cut a faux nestie from bronze pearlescent card.

My card is for the following challenges:

Stamp With Fun - Sketch

The Teddy Bo Challenge - Masculine

Craft-room Challenge - Buttons and bows

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge - Ribbons and bows

Ready Teddy Go - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl Challenge - Bingo - I chose image, button, twine

Football Crazy

My card today uses one of the adorable images from Pollycraft's Swings and Slides range of digi stamps:

A5 card blank

Image printed onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noir pens.

Mat the image is sat on is cut from Core'dinations card using a Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles die.

Sentiment mat is cut using Spellbinders Wonky Rectangle die.

Backing paper is printed from Crafters Companion Boys and Girls cd-rom.

Blue pearlescent card from stash, punched using a Martha Stewart edge punch.

Football vellum from stash.

Twine added to card with a football boot charm attached (from ebay).

My card is for the following challenges:

Sketch Challenges - Sketch

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Punches and Edgers

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Sporty

One Stop Craft Challenge - Olympics/Sporty

One Stitch At A Time - Sports

Shopping Our Stash - Something new - Spellbinders Reverse Wonky rectangle die, arrived today!

Little Drummer Boy

I bought this lovely digi stamp some time ago from Pollycraft and this is the first time I've used it.  I followed the current sketch at Dies To Die For Challenge.  Here is my card:

8 x 8 card blank.

Image printed onto Neenah card and colour using Spectrum Noir pens.

Mats cut using spellbinders fleur de lis rectangle dies.

Backing paper printed from SWALK 2 cd-rom, distressed around the edges with Faded Jeans Distress Ink.

Core'dinations card embossed using a Darice embossing folder and sanded slightly.

Fleur De Lis border die used to cut central strip.

Die-namics star die used to created the stacking stars.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Distressing

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

St Lukes Charity Card Challenge - Card for a Teenager

Time To Have Fun

The appearance of the sun today put me in the mood to make a summery card.  I chose one of my newest SWALK stamps which hadn't been inked before and followed the great sketch over at Sketch N Stash and the theme at The Crafty Pad which is At The Seaside:

6 x 6 card blank

SWALK image stamped in Memento ink, coloured with Spectrum Noirs and coloursoft pencils. Tumbled glass distress ink used for the sky.

Mat cut using a Spellbinders label die.

Backing papers from Making Cards magazine, matted onto turquoise card from PaperMill.

Sentiment LOTV stamped with Big 'n Juicy waterfall ink.

Clouds created using a Darice embossing folder and then the required section cut out.

Boat charm from ebay, along with the jump rings.

Gems from my stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Summer

Pile It On - It's a Shore Thing

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Summer Holidays

Digi Doodles Challenge - Summertime

Craft Punked - Summertime

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Photo Inspiration

Willow Sketchie Challenge

The current challenge over at Willow Sketchie gives us a sketch to follow and/or a theme of bold and bright, I have followed both and here is my card:

Digi Stamp used - A Spot of Gardening from Willow Designs printed onto Neenah card and coloured using Spectrum Noir pens.

Owl and Bird - TN1, TN2, TN3, PP2

Skirt - GT1, GT2

Boots - EB3 TN4

Spade - EB3, EB2

Plant Pot - TN3, TN4

Grass - CG1, CG2, CG3

Flowers - GT1, GT2, OR1

Leaves - CG3

Backing paper and Sentiment tag from an old issue of Making Cards magazine

Mat cut with a Spellbinders die from Core'dinations card

Punched border is a Martha Stewart deep-edge punch (I love it, it's so pretty)

Bakers twine, flower charm and gems from my stash.

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

Cute Card Thursday - Here Comes Summer

Totally Papercrafts - Photo Inspiration (I've used the colours)

Crafting When We Can - Summer Fun

Sentimental Sunday - Cute and Girly plus a sentiment

Craft Your Passion Challenge - Things With Wings

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Birds of a Feather

Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything Goes with a Digi

Creative Craft Challenges - Tweet Tweets

Stampin For The Weekend - Show Us Your Style - Lots of Layers

Diva's By Design - Tag You're It

Di's Designs Pastel Challenge

Good Morning

The current challenge over at Di's Designs is Pastels.  Here is my card:

I printed this very cute digi stamp onto Neenah card and coloured the design using Spectrum Noir pens.  I'm really enjoying getting to grips with these pens and find colouring in very theraputic. I die-cut a mat from Core'dinations card using a Spellbinders die and then cut a faux mat around my image.

The lovely backing paper is from my favourite Pink Petticoat pad that came free with a magazine.  The doily is from my stash.  The flourishes are die cut with Marianne dies, and the flowers and punch with a floral punch I forgot I had, and then tiny black gems added to the centres.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Flutterby Wednesday - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - Use A Digi

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

PaperPlay Challenges - Spring Colours

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Teddy Bo Just For You

Good Evening

The current challenge over at The Teddy Bo Challenge is 'menu choice'.  Here is my card:

I chose the menu options Blue and Cream, Flowers, Stitching and a Charm.

Teddy Bo is coloured using Spectrum Noir pens.  He is sat on a mat cut from Core'dinations card using a Spellbinders die.

The backing papers are Bo Bunny, free some time ago in a magazine, stitched onto the card using a stitch I've never used before!

The floral decoration in the top corner is cut using the new Persian accents and motifs dies from Spellbinder.  The butterfly charm is added using bakers twine and a gold brad.

The flowers and flourishes are all cut using various Marianne dies, finished with tiny gems.

My card is also for the following challenges:

One Stitch At A Time - Use a digi

Paper Makeup Stamps - Use a critter

Paperplay Challenges - Bingo - Metal charm/Stamping/Gems

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge - Add A Sentiment

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