Easter Pouch

I've used a fab image from Dr Digi - Cuddly Critters Rabbit to make this Easter egg pouch; actually I made three more or less the same for each of my nieces.  The image has been coloured with Promarkers and I cut it out with an X Cut die.

The top of the pouch is a strip of printed card left over from making a word book (I don't like to throw off cuts away as you never know when you'll need them - I think this is around 4 years old!) - Retro Fun word book collection from Funky Hand, which is now retired and no longer available.

The button is from my stash and I've added a faux running stitch around the edge of the image and pouch top with a black fine liner pen.

Cutie Pie Challenge:  Bunnies / Chicks
Incy Wincy Designs:  So Cute
Stamps + Fun = Creativity:  Easter
Angie's Digital Stamps:  Easter  TOP THREE
Glitter and Sparkle:  Easter

Too Much Chocolate.......

Is not something that will ever be said in my house!!  I've been quite thrifty with this card - the patterned papers are left over strips from making a wordbook - Funky Hand - Retro Fun Word Book and the ribbon manages to hide the gap and the fact that the pattern doesn't match up!

The image is From The Heart Stamps - Chocolate Bunny Birdbrain and I've coloured it with Promarkers.  The sentiment also comes with the digi and I've added a faux running stitch around the edges of the card, papers, image and sentiment.

The sand timer charm is from my stash along with the ribbon, embroidery thread and half pearls.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards:  Something Yummy To Eat
That's Crafty:  Wings n Things
Crafty Calendar:  Add Some Metal
I Heart Sketches:  Sketch followed

Simply Create Too Challenge - No Digis or Stamped Images

It's time for a new Simply Create Too challenge and the theme is No Digis or Stamped Images so, I made a word book! I've used the Retro Fun Wordbook download from Funky Hand, selected the letters I wanted and away I went!

I also used a Sizzix alphabet - Girls are Weird to cut the small letters plus lots of stickles and some ribbon from my stash which was a perfect match! Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards: Stripes
Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes
Papercrafting Journey: For A Special Lady
Southern Girls: Earn Your Stripes

Forgotten Funkies - Retro Fun

It's the last Friday of the month so that means its time for the Funkettes to delve into the Funky Hand past! We've all used the Retro Fun wordbook download and I just had to make a wordbook with it!

I've added ribbon from my stash and some die cut butterlies which I've added seed beads to the centres. I've also added stickles around the edges of the letters for a bit of sparkle!

Pop over to Get Funky to see what the rest of the team have created - there are some fab cards as the download comes with backing papers as well as word book pages.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Creative Moments: Things With Wings
House That Stamps Built: Things With Wings
Scrappers Delights: Special Lady
Crafty Sentiments: Mothers Day

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 48 - It's Snow Business!

It's time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge!  The theme for the fortnight is:

It's Snow Business

So needing to see some snow!  And I'm sponsored by the fab Scribbles Designs!  I've been lucky to work with one of their images and I choose Snow Capped Topiary and coloured it with Promarkers.  I've added faux stitching around the edge of the card and also image plus some pearls from my stash.

The ribbon is also from my stash and the backing paper is from Funky Hand - Retro Fun Wordbook download.  Good luck with the challenge!  For more details, pop over to Crimbo Crackers!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting By Designs:  Anything Goes
Divas By Design:  Christmas
Stamp and Doodle:  Green
Twisted Tuesdays:  Christmas with Clean and Simple

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 55

It's time for a new Fetch A Sketch challenge!  And here is the sketch:

We're sponsored by My Creative Classroom who are offering the lucky winner of the challenge a seat in one of their online classes!  To find out more about My Creative Classroom, just click on the banner below:

And here is my take on the sketch using papers from Retro Fun wordbook from Funky Hand(there are A4 papers with the collection!) along with the Doodleword New Home digi stamp also from Funky Hand that I've printed directly onto kraft card stock and made the little house shape myself.

I've used a Sizzix die for the grass and a fab Spellbinders Shapeabilities tree die which I've cut from kraft card stock too.  I've added a wooden heart button and some twine and the three brads are not actually brads but black sharpie dots with liquid pearls over the top!

Good luck with the Fetch A Sketch challenge - for more details, pop over to the blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CAS on Sunday:  Kraft and Twine
Gingerloft:  Trees
Annabelle Stamps:  Polkadots

Papers:  Funky Hand - Retro Fun Wordbook download
Digi Stamps:  New Home Doodleword from Funky Hand
Dies:  Sizzix grass and Spellbinder Shapabilities tree
Everything else:  My stash

Teenage Girl

And here is the second of the two Jellypark new release digi stamps!  This one is Teenage Girl Bedroom Gaming and I've coloured her with Promarkers and cut the oval with my X Cut die.  The scalloped edge around the oval has been made with a heart punch as I don't have the die that fits the oval!

The papers are left-over from making a wordbook and its from Funky Hand - Retro Fun wordbook download and I've had to carefully join them together but if you look close you can see the join!

I've added some felt flowers made with my Die-namics rolled die and added some half pearls to the centres.  Plus some embroidery thread to help join up the mismatched pattern!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Bloggers Network:  Flowers

Creative Creations:  Anything Goes

Daisy Doodles:  Fresh and Simple

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge:  Punches and Die Cuts

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers

Papers:  Funky Hand, Retro Fun wordbook download

Dies:  X Cut oval, Die-namics rolled flowers

Punches:  Heart

Everything else:  My stash

Simply Create Too Challenge 27 Midway Extra - Give Thanks

We're at the Midway part of our Simply Create Too Challenge and its also our First Birthday!!  And to celebrate we are having a little online party and have some fab blog candy up for grabs!  There are three parts to being in it to win it, so pop over to Simply Create Too to find out more!!

The theme for the last week is:

Give Thanks

And I'm lucky enough to be part of the very fab Funky Hand Design Team and I asked Anice if she would consider a prize for our First Birthday and she said yes!  So there is also a Funky Hand download of the winners choice, and I've used a download too to make this funky word book:

I've used the Retro Fun wordbook download, printed the letters off that I wanted onto some 220gsm card, cut them out and then arranged them like pages in a book.  Glittered around the edges of the letters and added some funky ribbon tied in funky bows and two beads from a rather pretty (but very cheap) bracelet from the Poundshop!

The cards look really effective but are pretty quick to make - probably about 45 mins in total plus drying time for the glitter.  Not bad eh?!  In the download you get the full A to Z alphabet plus numbers 0 to 9 plus 7 matching A4 sized papers! I use the A4 papers on the reverse of the letters so it all looks 'finished'.

Good luck with the challenge and don't forget to answer our questions over on Simply Create Too!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Craft Us Crazy:  Give Thanks
Crafty Ribbons:  Use At Least Two Ribbons
Do You Stack Up:  Thanks
Milk, Coffee, Stamps:  Thankful
Paper Play:  Pink, Green and Cream
Crafts and Me:  Ribbon or Trim
Diva's By Design:  Glitter and Sparkle

Wordbook:  Retro Fun wordbook download from Funky Hand
Ribbons:  My stash
Beads:  Poundshop

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 21

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge! This fortnight we have a returning sponsor - Crafty Sentiments Designs who are offering the challenge winner 4 digi's from the store!I am the hostess this fortnight and here is the sketch to follow:I've used a Crafty Sentiments image and coloured her with Promarkers with glitter glue on her wings. All the papers are from Retro Fun wordbook download from Funky Hand and it uses up scraps from a previous project! Although my box is still overflowing!!

The sentiment is a Ladybug Ink freebie stamp from a magazine some time ago and the green spotty organza ribbon is from my stash.

Good luck with the challenge - for more details please go to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting When We Can: Things With Wings
Fashionista Challenge: Girly
Sir Stampalot: Happy Birthday
2 Sisters: Birthday Fun
My Sheri Crafts: Birthday for and under 5

• Image: Crafty Sentiments, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
• Papers: Retro Fun wordbook download from Funky Hand
• Everything else: My stash
  

Get Funky Challenge - Celebrating Spring

It's my turn to hopefully provide some inspiration for the current Get Funky! challenge which has been set by the very talented Kathy and the theme for the month is:

Celebrating Spring

And as always the main rule is that you MUST use a Funky Hand product in your creation. If you don't have anything Funky Hand (why not?!) there is always the Funky Freebie to be snagged each month that fits the challenge theme perfectly.
I made my Mum a gift bag and matching card with the offcuts. And she was rather impressed! The papers are all from Retro Fun download - this is a wordbook download but it comes with some A4 sheets which I've used. Plus the Flutterby Flowers download.

A Martha Stewart punch has been used for the strips and I cut the lettering with my Cuttlebug Baby Face alphabet dies. I actually stuck the strips upside down on my card by mistake and by the time I realised it was too late. Ah well!

Good luck with the challenge - you have until midnight GMT on 14 April to enter and please don't forget to use a Funky Hand product!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Kathy's Waffle Sketch File: Sketch Followed
My Grafico: Easter / Spring
Paper Creations Ink: Things With Wings
Truly Madly Crafty: Colour Inspiration
Always Something Creative: Spring Awakening

• All papers: Retro Fun download
• Butterflies: Flutterby Flowers download
• Punches and Dies: Martha Stewart; Cuttlebug Baby Face alphabet
• Everything else: My stash
  

Bright Thirty

A non Christmas challenge this week on Moving Along With The Times, which asks for:

Nice and Bright

I've made this word book card as part of an order for a friend. All the papers are from Funky Hand - Retro Fun download and I've created the letters in word art, cutting them out and then layering onto the pages.

The word 'thirty' has been cut using my Sizzix Round-a-Bout alphabet die and then layering the letters onto black card so they stand out.

All embellishments are from my stash with exception to the big blue beads as those were part of a generous donation from Lynsey (thank you!) I've used ribbons, seed beads, hat pin and brads and all colour co-ordinated!

This non Christmas card lark won't continue as I've spent a few hours this afternoon colouring winter images...... Needs must as I have two Craft Fairs coming up - one on Saturday 20 November at Crossley Heath School in Halifax and then one on 5 December in aid of the NSPCC. So I need to make sure I have enough stock. And if I have any Christmas cards left over, then its a good start on next year!

PS Thirty is spelt right - the last 't' is hidden!

• All papers: Retro Fun download from Funky Hand
• Everything else: My stash
  

Sunny Days

I already had this image coloured so this was a quickish card to make for the Penny Black Saturday challenge which is:

In The Garden

I've used papers from Funky Hand Retro Fun Wordbook download plus some corner rounding and inking. I've layered the image onto black and then hot pink cardstock using one of my Nestability dies as a template (I drew around it as I wanted it bigger than it would have cut).

The image has been coloured with watercolour paints and the sentiment is a Papermania magazine freebie that I've stamped with Whispers ink.

The card is actually brighter in real life and not quite as dull!

• Backing papers: Retro Fun Word Book download from Funky Hand
• Image: Penny Black coloured with watercolour paints
• Sentiment: Papermania stamp

Get Funky Challenge 9 - Shape It

It's the first of the month so it's a new Get Funky Challenge! This month the lovely Enfys is hosting the challenge and she has given us the theme of:

Shape It

So basically anything but a square or rectangle card! I've made a cheeky double sided bikini card using one of my own templates.

I've used papers from the Retro Fun download which I've inked the edges and doodled a dotted line around the edge of the bikini top and bottoms.

The flower has been cut from the same paper collection and I've used my Cuttlebug dies for it. The organza ribbon started life as a hair band with the little flower gems on the end. So it's now been cut up and reused!

The eyelets are from my stash and I'm sure that Kath sent them to me ages ago!! Perfect match too!

Good luck if you enter this months challenge - the rules are easy - simply use any Funky Hand element in your creation and pop a comment with a direct link to your card in the comments section on the challenge post. You have until the end of May to enter!

• All paper: Retro Fun download from Funky Hand
• Originally a hair accessory: Primark
• Everything else: My stash

Let's Go Fly a Kite!

Lovely weather we are having! And so fitting for this card which is for the Lily Boo Too Challenge for April which is:

Spring Colours - Yellow, Pale Green and Blossom

I've used papers from Retro Fun Word Book download from Funky Hand with an image I got as part of the Special 50/50 Digital Crafting Group from Soft Pencil. Isn't it such a lovely image?

I've coloured it with my Promarkers and you can now see that my range of colours has been extended - I now have 3 packs (and a fourth is on it's way!) The sky has been coloured with watercolour pencils as the blue I have was a little too dark.

I've added organza ribbon underneath the bottom of the image and fastened it with a matching button and some fancy shaped wire. Only because it was an off cut of ribbon and only just the right length!!

• Backing papers: Retro Fun Wordbook download from Funky Hand
• Image: Soft Pencil coloured mainly with Promarkers and a touch of watercolour pencils
• Everything else: My stash
  

Retro Fun at Thirty

This is the first time I've managed to enter a Cooking It Up With Katie challenge, and I have a little confession to make too. The wordbook below has been made with the brand new Retro Fun wordbook download from Funky Hand which was released a few weeks ago, and I totally forgot to blog it for the launch....

But as it fits the challenge:

Something New

Something Old

Something Sweet

I thought I could show it anyway! The something new is the new wordbook and my first 'play' with the papers - lovely funky and bright, and well, retro colours! The old element is the fact that Claire (helllloooo again!) is 30 (although I've no room to talk!). And the sweet part, well, the colours remind me of Tootie Frootie sweeties (pic at the end of the post!)

I've printed each of the letters onto 240gsm white linen effect card and then cut them out, securing the end with eyelets and then cream and burgundy organza ribbon. The hat pin is one of my creations and has matching seed beads added onto it.

The flowers have been cut from scraps of card and use my flower Cuttlebug die and I've added seed beads to the centres. I've also dotted around the inside of the letters with a silver gel pen for effect.

Hope to join the challenges more often!

• All paperbased items: Retro Fun Wordbook download from Funky Hand
• Dies: Cuttlebug Flowers
• Everything else: My stash