A pair of dolphins

   This week's challenge at Crafting From the Heart is just for fun. As usual the theme is anything goes.
   I have used the DRS Designs digi called Splash the dolphin. I added a second dolphin by removing the water splashed and then flipping the design and rotating it. The water and dolphins were coloured using Promarkers and I used Distress ink to form the sky. I then matted and layered it onto mirri and white card and added a sentiment cut from mirri using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - happy birthday
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with square
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - birthday
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Seize The Birthday - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - animal antics
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

Dolphin

   This week the Crafting From The Heart challenge is being sponsored by

As usual the theme is anything goes.

   I have used the image 'Splash the dolphin' colouring it using Promarkers. I used paper printed using the Everyday CD ROM from My Craft Studio for the water and dusted the sky using Distress ink. Glitter was then added to the splashes and water and gems to the water droplets. I framed the image with dark blue card cut using a frame from Hunkydory's Moonstone with love die set.
   The background of the card is sea blue mirri which I embossed with a bubbles embossing folder from Crafter's Companion. This was the matted and layered onto blue then white card. Finally I added the sentiment cut using a die from the afore mentioned Hunkydory set.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   The Crafter's Cafe - lots of layers
   Fabrika Fantasy - summer
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Animal Friends - on the water
   Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes with summer or winter

Snowball blast

   The theme for this fortnight's challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids is celebrations and is being sponsored by

DRS Designs who are offering a$10 gift certificate prize

and

Kitchen Sink Stamps who are offering a $25 gift certificate prize. 

   I have created a simple christmas card design using DRS Designs' image Penguin snowball blast. After colouring it using Promarkers I matted and layered it onto red and then green card. I added a peel off sentiment and then five snowflakes cut using a Tattered Lace snowflake die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - cute 0r anything goes
   The Crazy Challenge - use the colour red
   The Cutie Pie - five of a kind (five die cut snowflakes)
   Crafting When We Can - Christmas comes early

Foal

   Time for another challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids. This time we would like you to make animal cards. As usual the challenge is being sponsored generously. This fortnight by:

DRS Designs ($10 gift certificate)
and
Stampendous ($20 gift certificate).

   I have used the image Sweet foal from DRS Designs and coloured it using Promarkers and distress inks. I then matted and layered it onto dark grey mirri and white card. I finished it with a black happy Birthday peel off.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - for a child
   One Stitch at a Time - anything goes with distressing
   Dream Valley - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Crafty Calendar - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Crafty Girlz - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Celebration Cards

   For our new challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids we want you to make celebration cards. Again we are being sponsored by three generous sponsors:

The Paper Shelter (3 digis),

DRS Designs ($10 gift certificate)

and

Fred She Said ($10 gift certificate).

   I hope you will join us.

   For my first card I matted paper printed from My Craft Studio's Charisma Peony CD ROM onto deep mauve core'dinations cardstock. I then wrapped two layers of washi tape round the lower half of this before matting it onto white card.

    I coloured the image from The Paper Shelter called 'Patissier in distress' using Promarkers and then cut it out using a Spellbinders circle die so that the image was just escaping the edge. I then matted this onto deep mauve core'dinations cardstock. I stuck the black peel off sentiment onto white card and also matted this onto some deep mauve core'dinations cardstock.

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

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes

   Craft Your Passion - anything goes

   Whoopsi Daisy - hand coloured image

   Crafty Catz - anything goes

   A Bit More Time to Craft - anything goes

   Addicted to Stamps and More - anything goes

   Crafty Creations - don't be blue

 

   For my second card I used paper from Wild Rose Studio's 'A robin's Christmas' paper pack and matted and layered it onto blue core'dinations cardstock and white card.
   I coloured the digi image from DRS Designs called 'Winter buddies' using Promarkers and after cutting it out I used a punch to round the corners. I then matted it onto blue core'dinations cardstock before attaching it to the card. From white card I cut two sprigs of holly using a Tattered Lace mini holly die. I coloured these using Promarkers and then matted them onto green core'dinations cardstock and attached them to the corner of the image using glue gel. Finally I added a Happy Christmas peel off.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   ABC - t is for two
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - for a child
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Kids cards

It's the third Saturday of the month, so that means the start of another challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids. Our theme for this challenge is anything goes 4 kids and again we are being sponsored by three generous sponsors: Doodle Pantry ($10 gift certificae), DRS Designs ($10 gift certificate) and Kitchen Sink Stamps ($25 gift certificate). 

   My first card uses digital elements from Doodle Panty's Ant Masquerade. I wrapped some wide spotted ribbon round the ladybird paper and mattered and layered it onto black and then white card. I coloured the image using Promarkers and then dusted three of the edges with distress ink before matting it onto black card. I added some glitter to the wings of the bee. The sentiment I matted onto red card before fixing it to the card using foam pads.

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

   Dream Valley - things with wings

   Craft Your Passion - anything goes

   Whoopsi Daisy - things with wings

   Incy Wincy Designs - the great outdoors

   Crafty Calendar - things with wings

   Papertake Weekly - in the garden

   Scribbles Designs - B is for bugs

   Buckwell's Crafty - spots or stripes or both

   Crafty Boots - ribbon or lace

   Inspiration Destination - anything goes

   For my second card I matted blue card onto black card and then wrapped washi tape round it before matting the whole onto white card. The digi image from DRS Designs is called Jimbo and the gang and I coloured it using Promakers. I matted it onto black card before fixing it to the card. I then attached some leaves die cut from core'dinations cardstock to the image using glue gel. The letters were cut from black card using Tattered Lace dies and arranged to form the greeting.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Allsorts - no squares allowed
   Digi Sketch - animals
   Crafty Ribbons - animals
   The Cutie Pie - layer it up
   Paper Creator's Craft - animals
   Pile It On - cute animal
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - birthday
   Crafting From The Heart - anything goes
   The Stamping Boutique - die cut or punch
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes