B is for baubles

   Using the My Craft Studio graphics program I added three baubles and a greeting to the background paper. To the foremost bauble  I added a photo of the local church when it was snow covered. This was then matted and layered onto red and then white card. Further copies of the baubles were printed and used to decoupage them.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges: 

   Beccy's Place - holiday cards

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Creative Inspirations - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional something beginning with h

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

   The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes

Lots of layers

   For the challenge beginning today at Crafty Cardmakers we would like to see lots of layers.
   I have used various papers and toppers printed using My Craft Studio's Wondrous Wildlife CD ROM which features artwork from Bree Merryn. The toppers, sentiment and the largest of the patterned papers I have matted onto black card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Fab 'n' Funky - use a patterned paper
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes

Bendy card

     The new challenge beginning today at Send A Smile 4 Kids has the theme of anything goes and is being sponsored by

The Cutting Cafe (3 sets of digi/cutting files)
and
Create A Smile (15 euro gift certificate)

so join us in making cards for children.

   I have used a template from The Cutting Cafe to make a 'bendy' card. The papers and characters I used were printed using the My Craft Studio CD ROM 'Another Fairyland'.
 ter this into the following challenges:
   ABC - b is for bendy, beauty and beast
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Allsorts - birthday wishes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Crafty Boots - no stamp allowed
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - fancy folds

Egg hunt

   I printed the background paper from My Craft Studio's Papercraft Library volume 4 CD ROM. Before matting and layering it onto green core'dinations cardstock and white card I cut round one of the clumps of grass and fixed a coloured egg behind it.
   Apart from the rabbit all the images are from a Tatty Twinkles Easter give away digi. The rabbit stamp used is from Clarity Stamps. All were coloured using Promarkers and cut out using scissors. I shaped Tatty and the basket slightly, placed the basket over Tatty's arm and attached both to the card using glue gel. I then attached the fencing using cut up foam pads. Finally I shaped the rabbit and second egg and attached these to the card using glue gel.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Without Words - the bunny is coming/Easter
   Cute Card Thursday - Easter
   I Love Promarkers - Easter/spring time
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with the option Easter
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes with the twist of an Easter card
   Animal Friends - Easter
   Dream Valley - Easter
   Papertake Weekly - a cut above
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes

Believe

    Iam not very good at running but I do enjoy being active so I can relate to the sentiment I have used on this card.
   The card was designed by combining various digital images. The background is from My Craft Studio's Setting the Scene CD ROM and the sentiment is from their Papercraft library volume 2. The runner is a Make It Crafty digi called 'kimberley - jogging'. I reduced the second runner in size and also rotated it a little.
    I coloured the background using Spectrum Noir pens and the figures I coloured using Promarkers because I felt this way I would obtain a greater contrast between the background and the figures.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
   Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes
   The Pink Elephant - use green
   Make My Monday - a scenic card
   Crafting When We Can - favourite hobby or activity
 

Tool boxes

   I made my grand daughters Christmas crackers in which we would put some money for them to spend after Christmas, however I thought that my grand sons would prefer something a little more manly. I have made them little tool boxes which could be hung on the tree. They are printed using a My Craft Studio Papercraft Library CD ROM. I then used tattered lace dies to cut out the letters for the names.
   I used a Spellbinders holiday tree die to cut the core'dinations trees for the tags. These were matted onto white card which had been inked with distress ink. The Father Christmas stamp was from a Creative Stamping magazine and I coloured them using Promarkers and added glitter to the fur on the hats and coats. These were shaped slightlly before attaching them to the tag with glue gel. Two silver snowflakes were then added to each. The tags were attached to the tool boxes by tinsel.

   I would like to enter these into the following challenges:
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes as long as it's Christmas
   Stampin With the Dragon - gifts and decorations
   Glitter n Sparkle - traditional Christmas colours
   Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
   Love To Create - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes + optional Christmas
   LEJ Designs - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - use a stamp
   Crafting From The Heart - any thing goes
   Inky Impressions - merry Christmas
   Stamping Sensations - free and easy
   Crafty Catz - anything goes
   Here Come The Boys - anything goes for the boys
   Kaboodlle Doodles - Christmas colours
   Papertake -any Christmas project
   Penny Black and More - traditional Christmas colours
   Little Claire's Designs - make a gift
   Dream Valley - Christmas
   Crafting With Dragonflies - Christmas tags
   Whoopsi Daisy -anything Christmas
   Crafty Little Fairies - anything goes
   Eureka Stamps - it's starting to look like Christmas
   Cute Card Thursday - celebrations
   I Love Promarkers - more than one fold

The big prize

  I was asked to make a card for an elderly lady who is reaching a significant birthday, has premium bonds, but would not wish to have her age displayed on a card. So this is what I have come up with.
  The backing paper and champagne topper were printed using a My Craft Studio CD ROM. I decoupaged the bottle and cork on the topper and mounted it onto black mirri card.
  The two phrase 'toppers' were cut out using a Spellbinder label 1 die and then trimmed and mounted onto black mirri card cut out using the same die. They were fixed to the card with foam pads.
  The £1 000 000 was used in an oblique reference to her age and the 'premium bond prize' was cut from a printed leaflet.

  I would like to enter this card into the CD Sunday challenge 'add a number'.