Crafty Calendar Challenge - Let's Celebrate

Happy New Year.  I hope that 2014 is a good one.

It's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month our theme is 'Let Celebrate'. For my card this month I decided to use a cross stitched image, I hope you like it.

The image was stitched on 14 count white Aida fabric using DMC threads.  I created the card blank using white hammered card and lilac card from Papermill.  The sentiment is computer generated, matted onto silver mirror card.

Please do try and join us for this months challenge, I look forward to seeing you there.

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge - Anything Goes

I hope you've all had a lovely Christmas.

This is my entry into the current challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge which is anything goes:

Items used:

Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails die, cut from white glitter card.

Memory box tree die cut from silver holographic card.

Image and backing paper from Joanna Sheen's Enchanted dreams cd-rom.

Keepsake card craft snowflake stamps, heat embossed with silver fine detail embossing powder.

Sentiment from Lili of the Valley, stamped in silver ink.

Ribbon and gems from my stash.

Thanks for visiting.

Crafty Calendar Challenge

It's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month our theme is All Things Christmas.  We are being sponsored by Elizabeth Bell  and the design term were lucky enough to be given some images to work with.  Here is my card:

The lucky winner will receive two digi stamps and the image I've used on my card is included in the prize.

I coloured the image using Spectrum Noir's and added Hunkydory's Snowdrift for an extra wintery look! The lilac card is core'dinations and I used a Marianne Die to cut the beautiful doily the image is sat on.  The co-ordinating backing paper is from my stash.  I die-cut the holly corner from green mirror card to tie in with the holly on her hat, I used a Cheery Lynn die and added some red beads for the berries.  I used a Memory box die to cut the snowflake border from white glitter card, and the sentiment is from Hunkydory.

Please pop across to the Challenge Blog to see the lovely cards my teamies have created.  I look forward to seeing you there.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Butterfly

Hello

Hasn't the last week gone by quickly?

This is my entry into this weeks' challenge over at CD Sunday, the theme being Butterfly.

I love this pattern from Stitching cards, which I stitched using metallic threads and then added the sentiment. Now for the part of my card that uses a cd - the insert.

This is from Joanna Sheens's In Other Words cd-rom, this is one of the first cd's I bought.

Thanks for visiting my blog today, have a lovely weekend.

To The Moon and Back

Hello and a warm welcome to my blog today.  A big thank you to everyone who has stuck with me through my long absence.  I am trying my best to get back to regular crafting but am still having some issues with my health.  I don't want my hobby to turn into a worry or a bind, so I am going to take it steady.  To ease me back in, I am going to post once a week, if I manage more that's a bonus.

What better way to get back into the swing than to participate in the CD Sunday challenge.  This has always been one of my favourite challenges, and I love that it gets me using my cd-roms more.  So I am going to join in with the challenge each week again.

Here is my card:

Forever Friends Retro Collection cd-rom used for the decoupage, backing papers and moon and star embellishments.

Gold linen card from Create & Craft used for matting.

I used the remainder of the backing papers on the inside of my card:

I would like to enter my card in The CD Sunday Challenge - To The Moon And Back.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Halloween

Hello to all my lovely followers.

It's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month we want to see your Halloween creations.  I do hope you can join in with our challenge.  The lucky winner will get to choose 5 digi stamps from Whimsy Stamps.

This month I have made a trick or treat bag:

I printed the pumpkin design onto card stock and made it into a liitle bag, threading ribbon through as a handle.  The cute witch is a digi stamp from Pink Gem designs which I decoupaged and the added to the bag.  The purple card stock is from Papermill.

Please do hop over to the challenge blog to see the fabulous creations from the Design Team this month.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - We're Going On A Bear Hunt

Hello to all my lovely friends and followers.  I'm sorry I'm still not around very much at the moment, I'm not doing much crafting at all just lately, I can't seen to get back into the swing of it at all.  Still lots of health issues to contend with which are still making me extremely tired.  Anyway, I didn't come on here to moan!!

It's the first Saturday of the month again all ready which means it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month our theme is We're Going On A Bear Hunt!  This month we are lucky enough to be sponsored by

and as every Crafter knows, you can never have enough ribbon!

My lovely teamies have all come up with some lovely creations to inspire you, and I do hope you will visit their blogs for a closer look.

Please do join in with our challenge this month, I'm sure you've got some lovely teddies in amongst your craft stash.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes

I'm rather late in posting my card for this months' challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge.  This month our theme is 'Anything Goes'.  This month we are sponsored by Pretty Little Stamps and the Design Team were given some lovely images to work with.  Here is my card:

This image is called Lovable Avie and I printed her onto Neenah card and coloured her using Spectrum Noir pens and coloursoft pencils (blended with baby oil).  The pretty backing paper and vellum are from an old issue of Making Cards magazine.  The oval mat is cut from Co-ordinations card using Spellbinders Floral Oval die.  The daisies were cut using a Sizzix, Susan's Garden Daisy die.  You die cut all the petals individually and then build up the flowers.  Time consuming but worth it I think.  I finished the flowers with a crystal gem in the centres.

Thanks for having a look at my card.  Please do pop over to the challenge blog to see all the beautiful cards my team mates have created.  I hope you can join in with our challenge - look forward to seeing you there!

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

CD Sunday Challenge - Something Beginning With S

For my card I used a beautiful image from Joanna Sheen's Tom Mielko cd.

I printed the decoupage layers onto glossy photo paper and then matted it onto some Core'dinations card.  Some more Core'dinations was embossed using Divine Swirls embossing folder.  The backing paper was printed from the same cd-rom onto satin finish paper.  This was then matted onto matching card.  I used a Joy corners die to make the decorative corners and finally added the little shell embellishments from my stash.

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Something beginning with S (Sea, sand, shells, sailing boat, sunset, sailing yacht, shoulders!

Creative Corner Challenge - Summertime

Milk Coffee Challenge - Summer Fun

To Dad With Love

My card for today is the card I made for Emma to send to her dad.  Emma chose all the elements and I put it all together:

I printed the Tatty Ted decoupage from the Docrafts Me To You.

The backing paper is also from the cd, as is the sentiment.

I wanted to keep the card simple so as not to detract from the very cute image.

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

Creative Inspirations Challenge - Fathers Day

Lexi's Creations - Fathers Day

Dream Valley Challenge - Fathers Day

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Fathers Day

A Gem of a Challenge - Fathers Day

Proud as a Peacock

Good Morning

I hope you've had a good week and have a lovely weekend.  Don't they come around quickly?

I decided to enter a second card in the current CD Sunday challenge, this time with a embroidered design.  I've had this pattern for a while and this is the first time I've used it.

It took a long time to stitch the design but I'm very pleased with the result.   I didn't want to detract from the image so kept the card fairly simple.  The pattern for this design is available from stitching cards and I stitched it using metallic threads. The design is matted onto green mirror card, I used a corner stamp from Dimension which I heat embossed with crystal embossing powder and then just added some midget gems to finish.

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

CD Sunday Challenge - Fine Plumage

Card Crafters Circle - In Stitches

Pin and Tack Spark Your Creativity Now! - Anything Goes