Cricket anyone

 

   The theme for this month's Aud Sentiments challenge is fun fold and/or summer.

Here in England many schools play cricket during the summer so I have made this card using papers printed from an old Crafter's Companiion CD ROM called Hobbys.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional cute for a guy

   Moving Along with the Times - man/boy

   Allsorts - use a die with anything goes

   Crafty Calendar - summertime

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Scrapping 4 Fun - men/boys

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   My Time to Craft - masculine

   Pearly Sparkles - masculine

   CupCake Inspiration - anything goes

P is for the colour parakeet

 

     The theme for this fortnight's Aud Sentiments challenge is anything goes.

I have used a Popcorn the bear decoupaged image and put it on an easel card. The background paper which uses the same image was printed using a Crafter's Companion CD ROM and I used My Craft Studio to make the sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Beccy's Place - holiday cards 

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional sparkles and shine

   Creative Inspirations - wonderful winter/feeling festive

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

   C.R.A.F.T. - for children

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Creative Moments - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

A is for the colour apricot

 

   Using one of the Popcorn the Bear decoupage kits for this Christmas card. I added a strip of washi tape to the bottom of the card but otherwise kept it simple.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Beccy's Place - holiday cards

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with ooptional own background

   Allsorts - add a sentiment

   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - something beginning with u, v or w (wish list)

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Creative Moments - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Toboggining

 

   The theme for this months Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is holiday or celebration.

   Digging among my crafty stash I came across some Christmas Popcorn the Bear decoupage sheets. This is one of them made up. I also have a CD ROM from Crafter's Companion with similar images on it and used this to print the backing paper. The sentiment was cut using a Carnation Crafts die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional autumn shades

   Lil Patch of  Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes with optional birthdays

   Crafftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes

   Allsorts - I love ...  using up my old craft supplies

   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - something beginning with S or T (toboggan)

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with favourite colour combo

   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

   Creative Moments - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Footballer

 

   I unearthed some old Crafter's Companion CD ROMs and used them to make this birthday card. The twisted pyramage is from their Hobbies CD and the design paper is from the Popcorn Platinum CD. I used Tattered Lace's chantilly alphabet dies for the name and a couple of fussy cut footballs.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

   Scrapping 4 Fun - more than 2 layers

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creative Moments - anything goes

   Alphabet - j for just one word

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Popcorn the bear

   For this fortnight's Aud Sentiments challenge we would like to see your sentiment inside the card.

   I have used an old Popcorn the Bear stamp which I coloured using Promarkers and printed the backing paper and insert using a Popcorn the Bear CD ROM from Crafter Companion.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with pretty papers 

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

   Digi Designs - all about b's (bear, balloons, birthday, blue)

   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

   Colour Crazy - anything goes

   Catch The Bug - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with I've got the blues

   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

   Creative Moments - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes
 

Shop till you drop

   This is my card for the guest designer spot for this weeks Through The Craft Room Door challenge.
   I used Crafter's Companion Scruffy Little Cat stamp called Autumn and after colouring it using Promarkers cut it out using a Tattered Lace notched diamond die. I then ran a Promarker pen round the edge.
   The background paper was created using the Crafter's Companion CD ROM Hobbies and I matted and layered it onto pink card followed by white. Finally I coloured four card candi using a very old inkpad and attached them at the four corners of the diamond.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes  with optional love
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Stamping Sensations - fabulously feminine
   CD Sunday - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - layer it up
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Maple leaves

   The theme for this fornight's challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is autumn colours.
   I used a maple die from Crafter's Companion and used it to randomly punch leaves from white card and after dusting it with various Distress inks matted and layered it onto copper mirri and white card. I cut a number of leaves, stamped veins on them and coloured them using Distress inks. Finally I added a sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   The Crafter's Cafe - autumn and/or spring
   Digi  Designs - fall/autumn
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Fabrika Fantasy - autumn
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional circles
   Sparkles - dies or punches
   Make My Monday - autumn/fall

Congratulations

   There is a new challenge beginning at Creative Corner today. The theme is congratulations.
   I began by matting a strip of heart paper from my stash onto card from Crafter's Companion Party Paws collection and adding a narrow strip if red edged with gold ribbon down the left hand edge of it. I then matted this onto white card and edged it with narrow gold strips of peel off.
   I cut two champagne glasses from gold mirri card using a Tattered Lace die and matted them onto matt gold card. After cutting them out I attached them to the heart paper. I then attached the topper from Crafter's Companion and added a bow beneath it.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - add bling
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   The Ribbon Girl - any card
   Animal Friends - animal plus dies
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's  Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes with ribbon and/or bows
   Alphabet - j is for jungle animals

Ladies night

   The theme for this weeks challenge at Creative Corner is ladies night.
   I have used a Crafter's Companion Scruffy Little Cat stamp called Chanel and coloured it using Promarkers. I then cut it out using a Tattered Lace beaded oval die. The designer paper is from the Scruffy Little Cat paper pad and I wrapped washy tape round the lower half before matting it onto white card. I used various peel offs to create a 'string of pearls' down the right hand side. Finally I added a peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   QKR Stampede - feminine cards/mother's day
   Stamping Sensations - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - female only
   The Crafter's Cafe - feminine
   4 Crafty Chicks - sassy woman
   Inky Chicks - it's birthday time
   Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes

Love

   Well another challenge begins at Crafty Cardmakers today and the theme this time is Love, love, love.
   I used a stamp from the Platinum Popcorn the Bear set called perfect couple and coloured it using Promarkers. After cutting it out I dusted the edges using distress ink and then matted it onto core'dinations cardstock. The paper I used for the background I printed from a CD ROM a few years ago and it has been lying in my stash ever since, I think it was from the CD ROM which complimented the stamp set. I matted and layered this onto core'dinations cardstock and white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - love and romance
   Creative Inspirations - hugs and kisses
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Whoopsi Daisy - hand coloured image and love
   QKR Stampede - valentine cards
   The Crazy Challenge - love
   Incy Wincy Designs - love is in the air
   Crafty Calendar - love is in the air
   Winter Wonderland - best friends
   Addicted To Stamps - anything goes with a stamp
   Brown Sugar - valentine/love
   4 Crafty Chicks - love
   The Cutie Pie - cutie love
   Crafty Boots - love is in the air
   Creatalicious - love is in the air
   Paper Creator's Crafts - must be love
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with valentine
   Sassy Studio Designs - bleeding love
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes with sweethearts
   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - anything goes with love
   Pattie's Creations Design - love is in the air
   Fantasy Stampers - love is in the air
   Sweet Stampin - all you need is love
   Crafty Gals Corner - love is in the air
   A Gem of a Challenge - love is in the air
   Creative Moments - anything goes with romance/love
   Eclectic Ellapu - love actually

Bunny thanks

   The challenge for you at Crafty Cardmakers and More is to use no patterned paper.
    I kept mine very simple and used a Bebunni special friend stamp from Crafter's Companion which I coloured using Promarkers. I then outlined it with silver craft strip from Lakeland Ltd which had been lying around in my stash for several years.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   V's Sweet Ideas - anything goes
   A Bit More Time To Craft - anything goes
   Vintage Stamping - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Alphabet - N is for no design papers

Music for you

   I am thrilled to have been asked to be a guest designer for the latest challenge at Scrapping4fun the theme of which is anything goes together with music notes/instrument.
   I was supplied with the musical notes which was found on the free pages of google to which I added the stamped image 'A little note'  from Crafter's Companion S.W.A.L.K. collection which I coloured using Promarkers. I matted the design onto blue core'dinations cardstock and then white card. Finally I added some peel off words under the musical notes.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Without Words - blue and brown
   Penny Black and More - add a sentiment
   I Love Promarkers - clean and simple
   Digi Designs - hand coloured image
   Addicted to Stamps and More - clean and simple
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

For a special woman

   We are starting a new challenge today at Crafty Cardmakers and More, the theme of which is 'for a special woman'. I chose to make a birthday card for my sister, since I don't have anyone for whom to make a Mother's Day card and used items from Crafter's Companion Scruffy Little Cat.
   I matted and layered papers onto white card and then matted and layered strips of the same papers to form a horizontal band on the card.
   Next I matted a large topper from the same collection onto brown core'dination cardstock and fixed it to the card. Two smaller accents were added to the bottom of the card. I attached pearls to form a string falling over the topper.
   The stamped sentiment is from the Chanel Scruffy Little Cats set of stamps and was again matted onto core'dinations cardstock.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Whoopsi Daisy - add a sentiment
   The Crazy Challenge - happy birthday
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
   In the Pink - for a special lady
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T - 3 embellishments (pearls, sentiment, small accents), 2 papers, 1 image
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - special lady/girl
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - one for the girls
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Lacy Sunshine - passion for fashion
   Dragonfly Dreams - add some embellishments
   Clear It Out - stash and theme anything goes

Bunches of love

   This is another stamp that I have recently bought. This one called 'Bunches of Love' is from Crafter's Companion Bebunni floral collection. I coloured it using Promarkers with the addition of a Sakura glaze gel pen for the centre of the small flowers and a Sakura stardust gel pen for the spots on the flower wrapping.
   I then matted and layered it onto pink core'dinations cardstock and white card. I used the Tattered Lace die Krystal to cut small flowers from centura pearl card. These I coloured using Promarkers pens and added liquid pearl to the centre of each. I glued them randomly to the lower half of the card.
   The sentiment was from the same set of stamps and was matted onto core'dinations cardstock. I fixed it to the card using foam pads and then arranged a quilled flower and Tattered Lace foliage at the top of it.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lisa B. Designs - anything goes
   Whoopsi Daisy - anything goes
   Allsorts - new and cute (stamp)
   Crafty Calendar - what's new (stamp)
   Papertake Weekly - it's all new (stamp)
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - girly
   V's Sweet Ideas - something new (stamp)
   Glitter n Sparkle - include some pink
   Loves Rubber Stamps - stamp in any colour except black (used grey)
   The Paper Shelter - punches or dies
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Fab 'n' Funky - something new (stamp)
   Scrapbook Stamp Society -anything goes
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Scribble and Scrap - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - something new (stamp)
   Fantasy Stampers - happy birthday

Hugs

   This stamped image called 'Snowy hugs' from Crafter's Companion was coloured using Promarkers. I then die cut centura pearl card using the Kyrstal Tattered Lace die. This I mattered onto green core'dinations cardstock having cut out the central circle. I then trimmed the edges of the cardstock  and mounted the image behind it, again trimming the edges. Using a glue gel pen I applied glitter to the snow and red glitter to the berries in the die cut. I then matted the whole onto green card and finally added a sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lisa B. Designs - Christmas sparkle
   Ooh La La Creations - Christmas
   Whoopsi Daisy - anything goes
   Eureka Stamps - celebrations
   Inky Impressions - snow
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Digi Designs - for a kid
   Glitter n Sparkle - use some snow
   Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
   Pile It On - sprinkle it
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with the option of glitter
   Animal Friends - anything goes with an animal
   Sparkle N Sprinkle - anything goes
   Fantasy Stampers - cute Christmas
   Sweet Stampin' - let it snow
   Tuesday Throwdown - bling it on
   Completely Christmas - anything goes with the twist something beginning with s
   Bunny Zoe's Crafts - snow
   Creative Moments - anything goes with winter
   Digi Sketch - use die cuts/punches
   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - keep it simple

Snowman and snowdog

   I don't often make a card which does not have a stamped image on it, but this is one of them. The papers were printed using Crafter's Companion 'The Snowman and Snowdog' CD ROM. For both portions I matted and layered design paper, silver mirri and white card. Down the centre of each I added a strip of the other design matted onto silver mirri.
   The sentiment, easel stop and pyramid decoupage are all from Crafter's Companion card collection. The snowflakes are from centura pearl card and cut using various Tattered Lace dies (including waste from die cuts) and are layered in decreasing sixes. I glued a pearl in the centre of each.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafter's Companion - Christmas/winter
   Send A Smile 4 Kids - anything for kids
   Ooh La La Creations - Christmas
   Creative Inspirations - season's greetings
   Paper Pretties - snow much fun
   Squirrel's World - it's snowvember
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   V's Sweet Ideas - anything goes
   Imagination Crafts - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   The Pink Elephant - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards
   Bunny Zoe's Crafts - snow
   Clear It Out - winter wishes/snowflakes
 

Have a good read

   This is a card for one of my grandsons.
   The images are from another set of Brambly Hedge stamps from Crafter's Companion, this time from their new collection 'The High Hills'. I have coloured them using Promarkers with a little from a gold gel pen on the book spines. The mouse image was cut out using a Spellbinders die and matted and layered onto a black circular mirri card and a silvery gold scalloped mirri card, both having been cut out using a Spellbinders die. The set of books was hand cut.
   The window pane backing paper was from something I printed off about a year ago and had partly used. This I matted and layered onto silver mirri card, black mirri card and white card. I then attached a strip of black mirri card horizontally across the middle.
   The sentiment was stamped using a stamp from the same set and was matted onto black mirri card which had been cut out using another Spellbinders die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lacy Sunshine - include a window  
   Nutcrafter's - B is for books
   Crafty Catz - one for the boys
   The Squirrel and the Fox - for a male
   Digi Designs - all about animals
   Sweet Pea Stampers - use lots of layers
   Craft Room - something old (window pane paper) and something new (stamp)
   Addicted to Stamps and More - make your mark
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - stamp
   Creative Fingers - anything goes

Mrs Eyebright

   My daughter says if I see a mouse image I will buy it. So her birthday card had to have a mouse on it, didn't it? I hope she likes it.
   I don't often make DL cards but as soon as I saw this stamp I thought DL. It is from the Autumn set of Brambly Hedge stamps from Crafter's Companion UK. I coloured it using Promarkers but used a little of the Spectrum Noir pencils on the mouse's clothes. I also used glossy accents on her eye and the blackberries.
   I didn't want to use patterned paper as I thought that would detract from the image. I therefore framed the image with core'dinations cardstock, drawing and cutting the frames by hand and making the yellow aperture slightly smaller than the orange. I used black peel offs to edge the orange aperture. I attached the image and frames together and wrapped black ribbon round the right hand side before attaching all three layers to the base cream card.
   Using Tattered Lace dies I cut the twirled leaves and words from mirri card. I coloured two Color Me Crazy flowers using Promarkers and layered these together using a card candi for the centre. I also attached three card candi to the ribbon.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - use autumn colours
   Our Creative Corner - picture inspiration
   Animal Friends - golden autumn
   Bearly Mine - autumnal colours
   As You Like It - favourite season (autumn because it is the most colourful and both my children were born in autumn)
   Sweet Stampin' - the great outdoors
   Delicious Doodles - the colour of autumn
   Creative Moments - anything goes/fall colours
   Crafty Ribbons - birthday
   Crafter's Companion - autumn

Elegant friends

   To make this card I began by wrapping cream satin ribbon round the middle of navy card before matting it onto cream card. From cream centura pearl card I used tattered lace dies to cut pieces for the border. The corners are cut from one of the victorian corner dies and the side pieces are pieces cut from the over the edge flourish border.
   The stamp used for the image is the Frou Frou two of a kind stamp from Crafter's Companion and I coloured it using Promarkers, inking the edges with distress ink. I matted this onto cream centura pearl card.
   Finally I added a bow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Tattered Lace - elegant
   Whoopsi Daisy - 2 or more dies
   Dream Valley - favourite colour combo
   Cafty Catz - anything goes
   The Pink Elephant - anything goes
   The Crazy Challenge - die cuts and punches
   Cupcake Inspirations - ribbon
   Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inky Impressions - no designer paper