Dad

Here is the card I made for my Dad as it was his Birthday last week.  I've used Caffeinated Craig from Dr Digi and coloured him with Promarkers.  Backing paper is also from Dr Digi - from the Tea and Bickies set.

The dies are unbranded and I've used off-cuts of chocolate brown card to cut the letters.  A faux stitched line around the outside of the card and its complete!

I'd like to enter the following:

A Bit More Time To Craft:  Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore:  Anything Goes
Crafty Hazlenuts Patterned Paper:  Anything Goes
Love To Craft:  Anything Goes

Daring Card Makers - 99 Balloons

Morning!  A new challenge is starting over at Daring Card Makers and the theme for the week is

99 Balloons

I'm still being really good and using up scraps from my stash - the Happy Birthday paper is from Funky Hand which is sadly no longer available and I had to carefully piece it together hence the bakers twine to hide it!  The image is from Bugaboo and I've coloured it with Promarkers.

The turquoise is a left over part of a card blank and I've added some half pearls for the eyes and glossy accents too plus more on the balloons.  Good luck with the challenge!

Polkadoodles Challenge - Anything Goes or Beach Theme

It's time for a Polkadoodle challenge and its an Anything Goes challenge!  The DT were asked to make a beach or sea themed project without using a character and to use more than one fold!

I've used the cloud paper from Winnie Celebrations 1 plus the fab ice lolly from Winnie Starfish and Sandcastles collection and the sentiment is from the same collection.  I've coloured the lolly with Promarkers and added some seed beads to the top to look like sprinkles.  I've added some extra clouds using the Fluffy Clouds die, cut from offcuts of card and added with foam pads for extra depth

Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Crafting With An Attitude:  Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments:  Anything Goes
Ike's World:  Die Cuts
Happy Little Stampers:  Anything Goes with Dies

Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 16 - Fabrika Fantasy

It's Friday so time again for a new Colour Crazy Challenge!  The theme, as always is

Anything Goes

But you must colour your own image!  This week we are sponsored by Fabrika Fantasy and I've used Summer Kitten and coloured it up with Promarkers.  The papers are from my stash and I've had them for some time (so I am using them up, slowly!)

I've layered the image onto a vellum die cut and then onto a larger one and raised the image with foam pads.  Charm, embroidery thread and half pearls all from my stash.

I've made the sentiment on my computer.  Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Aud Sentiments:  Happy Birthday
Crafty Creations:  Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday:  All Occasions
Show Us Your Pussies:  Anything Goes
2 Crafty Crazy Critters:  Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 183 - Anything Goes

It's time for a new Crimbo Crackers challenge and the theme, as always is

Anything Goes

I've made these cute kraft card boxes using my Sizzix die and two sheets of A4 kraft card.  They are really easy to assemble providing you leave enough time for the glue on the sides to dry!  The spotty band of card is from my stash and was an offcut from a wordbook I made a few years ago (I don't like to throw anything away!)

The jingle bells and wooden stars are from my stash.  Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs:  Anything Goes Christmas
Cute and Crafty:  Christmas
The Holly and the Ivy:  Anything Goes
Merry Little Christmas:  Anything Goes

Quick Birthday

It's been a long long time since I had time to enter a challenge, but with needing to make a Birthday card and not having any inspiration, I had a look at the Bugaboo blog and the sketch challenge was perfect!

I've used Chef Pierre Cake and coloured him with Promarkers and the spotty papers are scraps from my stash - I had to be clever as to how to cut and layer them!  I've used my Spellbinders dies for the circle die cuts.

I'd like to enter the following:

Unicorn Challenge:  Spots or Stripes
Crafts Galore Encore:  Anything Goes
Creative With Stamps:  Birthday
Love To Craft:  Anything Goes
Stella Says Sketch:  Sketch followed

Hoppy Birthday

Here is a cute Cuddly Critters Rabbit from Dr Digi - coloured with Promarkers and layered onto a vellum circle.  I'm still trying to use up all my off-cuts of printed papers - this one is Little Monsters download from Polkadoodles.

I've handwritten the sentiment.  I'd like to enter the following:

Crafty Sentiments:  Anything Goes
2 Crafty Crazy Critters:  Anything Goes with a Critter
Crafty Animals:  Anything Goes
Dragonfly Dreams:  Include an Animal
Dragonfly Journeys:  Bunny

Daring Card Makers - Flowers

It's time for a new Daring Card Makers challenge and this week I am the host and the theme I've chosen is

Flowers

I've used Tall and Elegant acrylic stamp from Stampin' Unicorn and coloured it with Promarkers plus a little bit of glitter glue here and there.  I've die cut the image and layered it onto the card blank with foam pads for depth and scored a border around the edge of the card.

I've used some Cadbury purple ribbon from my stash to finish.  Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Creative Fingers:  Anything Goes
Your Next Stamp Challenge:  CAS
Patties Creations:  Flowers
Cute Card Thursday:  Flowers
Krafty Chicks:  Flowers

Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 15 - Dr Digi

It's time for a new Colour Crazy challenge and the theme, as always is

Anything Goes

This week we are sponsored by Dr Digi and I've used Cuddly Critters Cow and coloured her with Promarkers.  I've used two offcuts of card and cut out a semi-circle from each, gluing a join at the left.  The papers are really old and I found them in my stash as I am trying so hard to use up all my odds and ends!

I printed the sentiment on my computer and layered it onto an offcut of pink card.  Charm and embroidery thread are from my stash.  Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Crafty Catz:  All Creatures Great and Small
Aud Sentiments:  Happy Birthday
Seize The Birthday:  Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter:  Birthday

I Love Promarkers - Challenge 382 - Ike's Art

It's time for a new I 💗 Promarkers Challenge and the theme this fortnight is:

Anything Goes / Embossing

I've used this fab freebie from Ike's Art who is our sponsor - Coronet.  I've coloured it in with Promarkers plus added some half pearls here and there.  The background has been embossed with a Sizzix folder and then layered onto an offcut of pink card from my stash.

The bakers twine and charm are also from my stash.  Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Paper Minutes:  Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door:  Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown:  Anything Goes
Get Creative Challenges:  Anything Goes

Go Hawks!

I made this card for my husband's Birthday as he goes and watches Blackburn Hawks practically every week during the season.  Ice Hockey Hugh has been coloured with Promarkers and I've used the team's emblem in the background.

I used a gelly roll white pen for the sentiment and the stitched border around the edge of the card.  I'd like to enter the following:

Cardz 4 Guys:  Fun and Games
Crafty Sentiments:  Just For The Boys
Crafting From The Heart:  Anything Goes
Crafty Friends:  Happy Birthday

Daring Card Makers - Bingo!

It's time for a new Daring Card Makers challenge and this week we are playing bingo!

Just pick a line and let us know what you've gone for!

I've gone for Clean and Simple / Thread or Twine / Gems.  I've scored a line around the edge of the card and used Sundae from Dr Digi, which I've coloured with Promarkers and added to the card base with foam pads.  

I dug out my trusty box of gems and added some to the top of the sundae and also at the bottom of the card, hand wrote the sentiment and added some bakers twine to add to my card.

Good luck with the challenge!

Imagine That:  Anything Goes
Seize The Birthday:  Anything Goes
Time Out Challenges:  One Layer and Two Embellishments (gems and twine)
Simon Says Wednesday:  No Designer Paper

Polkadoodle Challenge - Anything Goes or Flowers

It's time for a new Polkadoodle challenge and the theme as always is

Anything Goes

The DT were challenged to make something for Mother's Day that isn't a card and to add flowers.
I've used flowers printed from the Sugar Birdies CD - I've had these in my stash for quite some time and I'm trying to use up what I already have!  I've used one of the Fanciful Circles dies and also a Stitched and Pierced die.

The buttons and embroidery thread are from my stash and I've used a Sizzix and a Clearly Besotted die for the wording.

Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Crafting With An Attitude:  Anything Goes
Crafty Creations:  Anything Goes
Creative Moments:  Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday:  Occasions

Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 14 - A Day For Daisies

It's time for a new Colour Crazy Challenge and the theme, as always is

Anything Goes

This week we are sponsored by A Day For Daisies and I've used this cute Just Like Mom Duck which I've coloured with Promarkers.  The papers are all random off-cuts from my stash and I'm trying to use up!

I printed the sentiment on my computer and ribbons and half pearls are from my stash.

Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Creative Fingers:  Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Galz:  Pretty Papers
Crafty Chicks:  Chicks / Birds
Moo Mania:  Polkadots
Crafty Addicts: Anything Goes plus option of pink

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 182 - Anything Goes

It's time for a new Crimbo Crackers challenge and the theme, as always is

Anything Goes

I've used an image I found in my stash - Reindeer With Christmas Lights and coloured it with Promarkers.  I found some holly and berry die cuts in my stash (I was looking for something else) so I've used those too.

The paper is from Funky Hand and is retired and it was also in my stash and I'm trying hard to use up all my digitally printed papers before I either print any more or buy them!

Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

CRAFT:  Christmas
Imagine That:  Anything Goes
ABC Christmas Challenge:  H is for Hang It Up
Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  Anything Goes

Do-Nut Worry

Do-Nut worry!!  Mind you, I could eat this right now but as long as it doesn't have a custard filling as I can't stand cold custard..... yugh!!

Made with a pre-coloured image from Dr Digi - Coffee Time - I've added a glazed (glossy accents) swirly thing on the top plus a Swiss Dots embossed background.  And this is layered onto a kraft background.

Waxed cord from my stash and I generated the sentiment on my computer.  I'd like to enter the following:

Moo Mania:  Polkadots
Lemon Shortbread:  Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations:  Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft:  Anything Goes

Daring Card Makers - April Elemental Inspiration

It's time for a new Daring Card Makers challenge and as its the first Friday in the month, it is an elemental inspiration challenge!

Please pick three different elements from the photo (colour counts as one) and list them in your entry!

I've used the woodgrain effect - created with a Gemini embossing folder, the flowers (which some I've had in my stash for longer than I care to remember) plus colour, frame - using the Fabulous Mitred Frames from Polkadoodles and finally a mix of different clear acrylic stamps to represent the wording.

Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Carz 4 Gals:  Flora or Fauna
Seize The Birthday:  Birthday
Southern Girls:  Frame It
Fab N Funky:  Just Add Ink

I Love Promarkers - Challenge 381 - Knitty Kitty Digis

Time for another I ❤ Promarkers challenge!  This fortnight we are sponsored by the lovely Knitty Kitty Digis and the theme is

Something Square

I've gone for a square card base and have used one of the images from the Balloon Chicken Set and coloured it with Promarkers.  I've layered the image onto a scrap of yellow card I found in my stash and the sentiment has been created on my computer.

The stripy paper is from my almost dwindling pile of old printed papers that I need to use up - its from the no longer available Funky Hand - Keep In Touch download.  I've added a faux running stitch around the edge of the card, sentiment and image with a black fineliner pen.

Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Aud Sentiments:  Easter / Spring Sentiment
Seize The Birthday:  Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday:  Animal Antics
Watercooler Wednesday:  Anything Feminine Goes
Passion For Promarkers:  Make It Cute

Coffee Doesn't Ask Silly Questions

Here is a quirky sentiment from Dr Digi - using Coffee Sentiments Sheet, I've selected one of the sentiments and used it as my main focus, cutting it out with an X Cut square die.  I've coloured the coffee cup with Promarkers and dug through all my scraps of printed card to find some that matched, hence the random sizes!

I've inked the edges and added half pearls here and there from my stash.  I'd like to enter the following:

Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments:  Anything Goes
Ikes World:  Die Cuts