Traditional Christmas at For Fun

This week's challenge at For Fun is "Traditional Christmas" & this is my last one as a DT member, it's been a pleasure being on Helen's Team & working the rest of the girls.  As I said in recent posts I've got some new things that I would like to do in the new year & also I've got some more fab news - I've been chosen for the Paper Pretties Digi Design Team, they have some fun & quirky designs & I'm looking forward to working with them.  On to the card: the papers are from Hot off the Press, the gorgeous sentiment & image is by Raindrop Echo Designs & coloured with ProMarkers.  I added some ribbon & the flower is handmade with micro beads & glitter for the centre.  I finished off with some holly leaves & punched foliage.  I still have some more Christmas cards to make so I don't think this will be the last lol.  I hope you can join us & have Fun!

I'm entering this card for these Challenges:

Tuesday Taggers - The Stockings Were Hung...

Kaboodle Doodles - Clean & Simple Christmas

Creative Belli - Christmas Embellishments / Papers

Stamp Something - December Digi Day

Pear Tree - Christmas

OCC - Sketch

Digital Tuesday - Sparkling Christmas

Allsorts - Last Minute Christmas Projects 

Sorry the photos are so dark (silly winter lack of daylight)

Sketch Time at For Fun!

This is my penultimate challenge on the For Fun DT, I feel it's time for a change & I have some other projects I would like to have a go at in the New Year.  It's been great fun (as the title suggests lol) & they are looking for new DT members if you're interested.  This week we have a fab sketch by DT member Carol to use & it's nice & simple - so is my card lol - I'm having to make some quick Christmas cards as I am still behind.  The papers & decoupage image were free with a magazine & I glitter the edges of the papers & finished off with some die cut corners & a peel off greeting.

The challenges:

ABC Christmas - Y is for Yuletide

Stamping Vacation: Embellish It - Corner Adornment

Penny's - Merry Christmas

Card Makin Mamas - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - A Beary Project

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Gingerbread Man at For Fun

This week's For Fun challenge is to make a non-traditional shaped card & we are lucky to be sponsored by StampFairy & I chose this gorgeous Gingerbabies Candy Canes  & made him the shape of the card.  I cut his body from Kraft card & coloured the candy cane in with Promarkers & added Glossy Accents, I used pearlescent glue for the icing & made a sign with a chipboard greeting & lolly stick.  I finished him off with a gem nose, a ribbon & a star brad.  Helen is also looking for new DT members so why not get in touch :)

The challenges:

Winter Wonderland - Shape Up!

Scrappy Frogs - Merry Christmas

Let's Craft & Create - Anything Goes

I Did It - Surprise Me

Everybody-Art - Gingerbread Time

Die Cut Dreams - Sweets & Candy

Keeping It Nice & Easy At For Fun

Yes the challenge this week at For Fun is "Anything Goes" & my card was a quick make as it was a last-minute request from a friend.  I love these images from DigiStamp Boutique & as I was short on time I coloured the image with chalks, the papers are from Designer Digital, I punched a border added ribbon  & finished off with punched flowers, foliage & gems & computer generated greeting (ooh & added some Glamour Dust to the bubbles).  

We've been away for a few days visiting family (& having a lovely time) but I have soo much catching up to do (blogging, commenting & especially crafting lol).

The challenges for this card are:

Creative Belli - R's (ribbon)

Pear Tree - Colourful 

Fab 'n' Funky - Going with the Flow

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes

DigiStamp Boutique - Use Their Images

Give Thanks at For Fun

This week's challenge at For Fun is Give Thanks for something (hopefully my card is ok as it is a Thank You card to give to someone).  I used my Popcorn the Bear CD-rom & made a gatefold card.  The papers are from Designer Digitals & I made some panels using my Nesties on the front.  The card is finished off with flowers & ribbon.  I hope you can join in the fun & check out the other DT members cards for more inspiration :)

I'm entering my card for these challenges:

Anything Goes - Emboss It!

Paper Sundaes - Pick Your Sundae Topping (embossing & ribbon)

Challenge Up Your Life - Blue & Green

The Character Cafe - Embossing

My Sheri Crafts - Teddy Bears 
The Crazy Challenge - Thank You or Thanksgiving  
Creative Card Crew - Give Thanks 
Crafty Creations - Beautiful Insides

Pink & Green Christmas

Pink & green is my favourite colour combo & when I saw these gorgeous digi papers at the Sweet Shoppe I had to get them.  I used another image from (one of my favourite designer's) Cheryl Alger this one is called "Up in Arms"  & I coloured it with ProMarkers & Glamour Dust.  Our challenge at For Fun this week is "Dry Embossing" so I used this embossing folder that I have had for ages but never used, I wasn't sure if it would go through my old Zip-e-Mate (an old die cutting machine) lol but it did & I really like it so think I will be using it again & I sanded the card to show more detail.  I finished off with silver ribbon, bows n bells, die cute snowflake with a brad & greeting from Craftwork Cards (ooh & 2 gems).

I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Sassy Cheryl's - Tulle or Ribbon

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Snow/Snowflakes

C.R.A.F.T. - Dry Embossing 

Digital Tuesday - Something Brought but not used Before (embossing folder)

One Stitch at a Time - Winter Wonderland

Paper Sundaes - Let It Snow

Sparkle - Any Christmas Card

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Trees & Ribbon

Colour Challenge at For Fun

This week's For Fun challenge  is to use Brown, Red & Cream & we are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish.  I must admit colour challenges are not my favourite but it is a nice change to do one now & again :)  The DT were given digi images from Robyn's Fetish to use & the one I used is called "Fall Fun" which I coloured with Prismacolor pencils.  I distressed the edges of the Basic Grey paper & Glamour Dusted around the edge of the image.  I finished my bookmark off with a ribbon, die cut corner & lots of punched leaves.  Why not check out the other DT members blogs for more inspiration.

The challenges:

The Crafty Pad - Distressed or Torn Edges

Fun with Shapes - Bookmark

Totally Papercrafts - Autumn

The Shabby Tea Room - Chocolate Covered Autumn

Pixie Dust - Fall into Fall

Crazy 4 Challenges - Fall/Autumn

Creative Inspirations - Halloween/Fall
Stamptacular - No Cards Allowed!

Halloween at For Fun

This weeks challenge at For Fun is "Halloween" & also to use Google Eyes.  I made my card with my Funky Divas (Kerry Jo) CD Rom by Debbie Moore, I love the images on here.  The grey background paper is from my stash & the greeting & word paper was free from Summer Driggs (she has LOADS of fabulous Halloween papers & elements).  I finished off with a couple of brads (coloured black), ribbon & I cut out a bat shape & added the google eyes.

I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Double Dutch - Halloween

Creative Craft - Trick or Treat

Craftalicious - Anything Goes

City Crafter - Take Flight

Bee Crafty - Halloween

Fussy & Fancy - Halloween

Cupcake - Scary Creatures

Digi Doodle - Orange Me Glad 

Ellephantastic - Anything Goes
Creative Cottage - Halloween
Everybody Art - Halloween 

Something New at For Fun

This week's challenge at For Fun is to use "Something New".  I used several "new" items for this card, the stamped image & words (S.W.A.L.K. from Crafter's Companion), doily & that gorgeous Martha Stewart Flower Patch border punch which was a present from my dear friend Linda (who the card was made for & hopefully she should have received it by now so I'm safe to blog it!).  The image is coloured with ProMarkers & I added a bit of Glamour Dust to the water.  The papers are from my stash & I finished off with some flowers.

The challenges:

Creative Craft - Glamour Puss

Sweet Stampin - Punch it Out

Pollycraft - Anything Goes
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes 

Fall (Autumn) at For Fun!

I hope you're all having a great week - I am cos I have the week off work :) My mission this week is to buy some new winter clothes (every winter I get the same clothes out & put the same summer clothes away lol so I've decided I need a wardrobe overhaul) & I did actually buy a couple of things yesterday as hubby & I had a trip into Norwich :) (now I've just gotta start throwing old things out lol :s).

Anyway on to the business in hand: this week's challenge at For Fun is "Fall" (or as we call it Autumn) & we have a fab sponsor this time - Digi Doodles & the DT were lucky enough to be given images to use & I chose "Hoot Owl" (I love owls).  I paper pieced the owls body & 3d his wings, the rest is coloured with ProMarkers with chalk for the sky.  The papers are Basic Grey "Lime Rickey", I used a Martha Stewart border punch, the flower was made by dissecting a cheap bunch of artificial flowers & the leaf border was another bargain from the Ally Pally & is by LLB.  I finished off with a stamped tag with a free digi greeting from Pink Cat Studio & a brad.

There are lots of Autumnal challenges about at the moment - here's the ones I'm entering:

Sketch Saturday - Sketch!

Tuesday Taggers - Here Comes Autumn

Craftalicious - Harvest Festival/Autumn

Stamp Something - Something with Fall Colours

Sentimental Sundays - Let's See Some Dimension

Paper Sundaes - Things with Wings

Incy Wincy - Anything Goes

Daisy Doodles - Critter Mad

Creative Card Crew - Bloomin' Marvelous

Crafty Creations - Falling Leaves & now Owls

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes 

Vintage at For Fun

This week's For Fun challenge is "Vintage".  I used one of the gorgeous S.W.A.L.K stamps I got for my birthday :) I coloured the cute image (this one's called "Little Madam") with ProMarkers, I used my Martha Stewart border & heart punches, the paper's are from my stash & I added lots of flowers & some lace.

The challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes

Stamping Vacation - Special Month (Fall Hat)

Sir Stampalot - All Distressed

The Stamp Man - Distress

A Pocket Full of Posies - Lavender & Old Lace

Puttin' on the Glitz!

The challenge at For Fun this week is "Putting on the Glitz". For this card I used lots of bits & pieces that were lurking in my stash & not being used, the result is I'm not sure I like this card lol.  What I do love however is that cute image from Di's Digi Downloads which is called "Makeover Maisy Girlfriend Susie", I coloured her with ProMarkers & added some ribbons to her hair. I hope you can join us this week as we all love a bit of Glitz :)

I'm entering this card for these challenges :

Card Patterns - Sketch

Stamps R Us - Child's Birthday

Scrappy Frogs - Flower Power

Papertake - Photo Inspiration

Die Cut Dreams - Sweet Little Girl (Digi)
Scrapbook Sisters - Scalloped Circles 

Sassy Studio Designs at For Fun :)

Hello hope you're all having a good week.  I had a return trip to the dentist this morning but only to take the stitches out which was painless & only took a minute (phew).  Wednesday is usually my day off but unfortunately as we are so short staffed I'm having to work today from 2.30 - 6.30 so I'm trying to fit as much in before then as I can.  Anyway, on to the challenge...

The For Fun challenge this week  is "Black & White + 1 other colour" & sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs & we were give some fab images to work with. I coloured the image with ProMarkers & used some Glaze Drops on the bubbles.  The papers are from Pink Petticoat & the finishing touches are a ticket, some pearls & a flower I made from lace & a button.

Spot the deliberate mistake - I actually stuck the papers & image on the wrong way so had to make the card into a sort of easel type thingy lol

I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Penny's - Happy Birthday

Aly's - Pretty in Pink

Stamptacular - Distress It

Everybody-Art - Handmade Flowers

Cowgirl's - Anything Goes

Something New For Me...

This is my first scrapbook page (I know you can probably tell lol) which I made for this week's For Fun challenge which is to make a Goodbye Summer Scrap Page & I did enjoy making it, mainly cos it meant looking at photos of my 2 gorgeous grandchildren & I was also able to use some foam stickers that I'd had for ages too.  The papers I've had in my stash for ages & I finished off with some word stickers & I made a pinwheel with a gem for the centre.

I'm entering this page for these challenges:

Charizma - Hot, Hot, Hot!!!

Crafty Sentiments - Summer Inspiration

Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes
By the Cute & Girly - Indian Summer

Have a great Wednesday - I'm off to the dentist for more root canal treatment & absolutely hate the dentist & am feeling sick already :(

For Fun Challenge - Water

This week the challenge over at For Fun is "Water" & this can be interpreted however you want.  The image on my card is from Di's Digital Downloads & is called Quality Time.  I coloured it with ProMarkers with a bit of chalk for the sky & some Glaze Drops for the bear's noses.  The papers are digi but I can't remember which ones (it took me ages to choose some to go with the image) & I inked the edges with Brilliance Cosmic Copper ink.  The fish was from another digi kit & glazed.  The finishing touches are string, button, eyelet, brad, punched tag with computer generated greeting and an anchor charm.  If you're looking for more inspiration why not check out the other DT members blogs :)

 I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Sweet Stampin' - Sketch

Fairy Fun - 3D

Digital Tuesday - Use 2 Different Digi Stamps

Cowgirl's - Animals/Bugs

Charisma - Something With a Tail

Alphabet - N for Nature

We've got the grandchildren staying with us this week so I'm not going to be around much & I'm desperately trying to get organised with my DT stuff etc as hubby is now picking them up from Kent today (Tuesday - this post is scheduled).

For Fun - Bright Summer Colours

 This week at For Fun we are being sponsored by The Stamping Boutique & the challenge is to use bright & summery colours.  The DT were lucky enough to be able to chose an image from TSB & I chose "Rainy Cynthia", isn't she cute :) I coloured her with ProMarkers, added Glamour Dust to her wings & Glaze Drops to the rain drops.  I also used of Sakura glitter pens, the papers & sentiment were free with a mag (which I have had for ages - isn't it satisfying to use something that has been in your stash forever lol).  The finishing touches were a brad, lots of fabric flowers & stars & some gems.

 I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Sketch Saturday - Sketch ;)

Digital Tuesday - Dazzle Me

The Crazy Challenge - All About Birthdays

Craftalicious - Birthdays

Whoopsi Daisy - Vibrant Colours

The Stamping Boutique - Monthly Contest

For Fun - Sketch & a Sponsor

The challenge this week at For Fun is a sketch - I love sketches, they are great place to start & get the creative thought process going (not always easy!).  Fairy Knoll is our sponsor for this week & the lucky winner can win 3 of their beautiful images.  The image I used is called Becks & I coloured her with ProMarkers & the papers are from Designer Digitals.  The card is finished off with ribbon, flowers, punched leaves & stamped ticket.

I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Crafty Creations - Happy or Sweet

Scrappy Frogs - Are You a Girlie Girl?

Etsy Inspired - Mermaids Tears (I chose Pastel Sea Glass Stacker Pendant)

Scrap-Creations - At Least 3 Embellishments
The TownScrapper - Anything Goes (This is their "Last Post until after Labour Day")

Hope you're all having a great Wednesday. It's my day off & I have so much to do but really need to chill a bit as work has been so stressful so I'm making time to have lunch with a friend & tonight we have a knit & Knatter group (with not much knitting & a lot of knattering) - I'd better get a move on though lots to do before I go.

For Fun - Little Book

This week's challenge at For Fun is to make a little book, which is super easy & Helen gives you instructions so there's no excuse not to have a go (unless you're too busy or can't be bothered lol).  I used my Ultimate Pro to measure & score the lines which made it even easier.  Then I stamped flowers (these are Enchanted Floral by Stampabilities), paper pieced the flowers, coloured the foliage with Sakura glitter pens & finished off with ribbons, staples & gems.  Why not check out the other DT members blogs for more inspiration :)

I'm entering this little book for these challenges:

Your Next Stamp - Flower Power

Alphabet - J is for Jewels

Creative Cottage - No Cards Allowed!

Quirky Crafts - Ribbons
Glitterbabe - Make it Sparkly

For Fun - Patriotic Pride

 I must admit when I saw "Patriotic Pride" on the For Fun challenge list I wasn't looking forward to it as I didn't know what sort of card to make apart from an England football one which I didn't fancy - then I had the idea of making a shrink plastic English flag pendant.  (The idea was that if England beat Germany on Sunday I would wear it to work on Monday & as you know that didn't happen lol).  I coloured the red cross with ProMarkers & punched a hole, shrank the plastic then covered the white parts with Glamour Dust & stuck a  heart gem in the centre for good measure.  I'm entering this into the Crazy Challenge which this week is "Make it in an Hour" (which I did easily though this is my 3rd attempt as the other 2 weren't quite right lol).

Sorry for the rubbish photos, you can't really see the sparkle at all. I have so much to do today & Wednesday is usually my day off but I have to work this afternoon til 6.30 so I'm trying to cram everything into this morn - time for a tea break though I think ;)

For Fun - Clips & Pins

Where are the weeks going, they seem to be flying past.  I hope we will actually get some summer at some point lol The sun is shinning today on my day off though so that's a good start :)  The challenge at For Fun this weeks is "Clips & Pins" (but safety pins not fancy ones).  I need some baby cards so this was the perfect opportunity.  This cute image is from Di & coloured with ProMarkers & I paper pieced his romper suit & blanket, if you check out Di's fab images on her site she is giving away a gorgeous freebie at the moment (you can also get her images on Squigglefly)  I used vellum for the background & finished off with flowers, ribbon & bow, punched tag, brad, gem, Glamour Dust & of course the safety pin.

I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Crafty Creations - Shine

Crazy 4 Challenges - Paper Flowers

Create4Fun - Baby

Fussy & Fancy- Monochromatic & Wings

One Stop - One for the Boys

Polka Doodles - Father's Day or Male

Craftalicious - Monotone

Rosie-D's- Blue (option of fish which as you can see I didn't use)

Creative Inspirations - Monochrome
Magical Crafts - Male/Fathers Day

  

Have a great day & I hope the sun is shining where you are.  I'm going to do the usual: housework & crafting  (hopefully more of the latter lol).  Hubby's having a knee op this afternoon so will miss the England game but he doesn't mind too much cos while he's recuperating he will get to see lots of the World Cup & Wimbledon :)