Ladybirds

 A simple DL birthday card with cute ladybirds on leaves.

I used:

Cardstock - white for card base, black, dark green pearl, snippets of red, black and gold mirri

Paper - Kaisercraft Base Coat

Dies - Elizabeth Craft Ladybirds, Stampin' Up Happy Birthday, unbranded leaf

Challenges:

Die-cut Divas Challenge December Challenge - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper December Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Blue Daisies

A birthday card for Double "D" Bling It Up challenge, using flat-back sparklies I've had in my stash for years.

Cardstock - 5" white card blank, pale blue textured, white, light and dark sage green

Paper - Kaisercraft Base Coat

Dies - no-name daisy, Spellbinders Blooms One, Stampin' Up Rose Garden thinlits, Inspired By Stamping Fancy Label Dies 3 (banner)

Adhesives - CraftersChoice tacky craft glue, glue dots, foam tape

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot

Other - flat-back sparkles, sentiment sticker

Challenges:

Double "D" Challenge - Bling It Up

Kreativinkauf Challenge 63 - wood

Allsorts Week 468 - Happy Birthday

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May Challenge - Always Anything Goes

DL.Art Thankful Thursday May Linky Party

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Love

A simple love card for anniversary or to simply say "I love you"  :  )

Cardstock - 5" white card blank, white snippets

Paper - Kaisercraft Base Coat

Dies - Memory Box Exquisit Heart, Top Dog Purse Card Finishers

Adhesives - CraftersChoice tacky craft glue

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot

Challenges:

Kreativinkauf Challenge 63 - wood

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - For The Boys

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Gears Frame

A masculine card with gears and corrugated iron.  The paper from Kaisercraft Base Coat is great for those man cards without having to think about a design too much : )

Cardstock - 5" kraft card blank, textured dark brown, dark brown metallic
Paper - Kaisercraft Base Coat
Dies - no-name gears frame, Sizzix Tim Holtz Labels, QuicKuts Nesting Circles
Adhesive - CraftersChoice tacky craft glue, tiny black foam squares
Tools - Sizzix Big Shot
Other - gold sentiment sticker coloured black with Tuxedo Black Bic Mark-it alcohol marker

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - For The Boys

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May Challenge - Always Anything Goes

DL.Art Thankful Thursday May Linky Party

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Rustic Anniversary

A simple masculine Anniversary card in a rustic style with woodgrain and hessian.

Cardstock - 5" kraft card blank

Paper - DCWV Natural Burlap (paper-backed hessian), snippets of Kaisercraft Base Coat and Blue Bay

Dies - QuicKutz Nesting Hearts, Whimsy Stamps Shapeology Corner set

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot

Adhesives - CraftersChoice tacky craft glue, foam tape

Other - sentiment sticker

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - For The Boys

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Cats

A cat card using my new (to me) cat punch from Stampin' Up.  I have several cat dies, but a punch is so much quicker to use.  This design also uses up the snippets of wall and floor type patterned papers that I have leftover from "man" cards and the inside covers of my journals.

Carsdstock - 5" white card blank, black, snippets of textured black and stone

Paper - snippets of Kaisercraft Base Coat

Dies - Couture Creations Hanging Sign

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Stampin' Up cat punch

Adhesives - CraftersChoice tacky craft glue, foam tape

Other - silver sentiment sticker coloured with Tuxedo Black Bic Mark-it

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Animal Magic

Pixie's Snippets Playground Challenge 325

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May Challenge - Always Anything Goes

DL.Art Thankful Thursday May Linky Party

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Guitar

Cardstock - 5" white card blank, textured dark brown, white

Paper - Kaisercraft Base Coat

Stamp - Darkroom Door Photo Stamp Guitar

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa

Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, CraftersChoice tacky craft glue

Tools - EK Success ticket corner punch

Other - sentiment sticker

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Patterned Paper

Fashionable Stamping Challenge 131 - Anything Goes

The Artistic Stamper Challenge 1 - Anything Goes

Noor! Design January Challenge - Anything Goes

Bizzy Becs January Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Another Banner Birthday

This card uses the leftover snippets from my previous card.  I'm trying to get through my stack of paper pads and offcuts . . . a huge endeavour : )

Cardstock - white card blank, textured brown, snippets of textured brown and ivory

Paper - Kaisercraft Base Coat

Stamp - Stampin' Up Label Love

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa

Tools - Stampin' Up Artisan Label punch, paper piercer

Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape

Other - silver brads

Challenges:

Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week  217

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday Linky Party

Creative Inspirations Challenge 345 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Birthday Banner

A simple man card using up some snippets, I've got left overs from this to make another card in the reverse design IYKWIM  : )

Cardstock - 5" white card blank, textured brown, snippets of textured brown and ivory

Paper - Kaisercraft Base Coat

Stamp - Stampin' Up Label Love

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa

Tools - Stampin' Up Artisan Label punch, paper piercer

Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape

Other - copper brads

Challenges:

CardzTV Card Designers Challenge 2 - Birthday Card

Bizzy Becs February Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart Challenge 99 - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 216

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Old Jalopy

Cardstock - 5" black card blank, kraft, black

Paper - Kaisercraft Base Coat

Dies - Spellbinders Labels Eighteen

Embossing Folder - Sizzix Tim Holtz Texture Trades Artful Muse Set-Old Jalopy

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Cutter-bee scissirs, sponge dauber

Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Tombow mono multi liquid glue

Other - sentiment sticker, Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - World Cardmaking Day

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 393 - Masculine

Papertake Weekly - Take your Pick ~ Embossing

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper October Challenge - Always Anything Goes

DL.Art Thankful Thursday October Linky Party

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Apothecary Art

A card of layers using one of my favourite stamp sets, Apothecary Art from Stampin' Up, the colour combo inspired by Rubber Dance July 2015 colour scheme.

Cardstock - white square card blank, Cre8tiv textured brown + snippets, white snippet

Paper - Kaisercraft Blae & Ivy snippets, Kaisercraft Base Coat

Stamp - Stampin' Up Apothecary Art

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa

Markers - Copic B000, E29

Dies - Stampin' Up Labels Collection Framelits

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Fiskars compact stamp press

Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, glue dots

Other - lace snippet, sentiment sticker coloured with Copic E29, pearls

Challenges:

Rubber Dance September Challenge - previous colour scheme

Southern Girls - Layer It Up

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - STAMPtember

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Stamp and Die/Punch

Penny Black and More September Challenge - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 261 - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge 140 - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps September Challenge - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper September Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 193

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Fish

Cardstock - white square card blank, textured brown, Rosie's Studio textured Lily snippets

Paper - Kaisercraft Base Coat

Stamp - Stamp-It Barramundi

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa

Die - Inspired by Stamping Fancy Label Dies 2

Tools - Sizzix Big Shot, Cutter-bee scissors, sponge dauber

Adhesives - ds tape, foam tape, Ranger Glossy Accents

Other - Krafters Korner Craft Rope (hessian/burlap ribbon) snippet, stitched natural ribbon snippet, gold sentiment sticker coloured with Bic Mark-it Honey Brown

Challenges:

Penny Black and More July Challenge - Add a Sentiment

Whimsy Stamps Challenge 84 - Ribbon Lace or Twine

Love to Scrap - No Rulz + Blog Hop

Inspiration Destination Challenge 40 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge 86 - Anything Goes
IDIC Robyns Fetish Challenge 271 - Anything Goes
Crafty Friends Challenge 9 - Anything Goes
Crafting Musketeers Challenge 27 - Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girl July Challenge - Anything Goes
Pixie's Crafty Workshop: Snippets Playground Week 184
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July Challenge - Always Anything Goes
Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday Linky Party
DL.Art Thankful Thursday July Linky Party

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny