Simple Birthday

I've gone for something quite quick (well, if you take out the drying time) and simple to make using ink sprays (purple and blue) and then a silver spray that was gifted to me a long time ago.

I layered it onto black card before adding to my card blank.  To keep it as flat as I possibly could, I pop it under the cushion that I sit on at my crafting table (its a really hard chair) and that seems to do the trick!

I cut the Posydoodles Happy Birthday dies three times out of the silver card, glued them together (again under the cushion on my chair) and then added to the front of the card.

I'd like to enter the following:

Aud Sentiments:  Anything Goes Plus a Sentiment
Crafty Creations:  Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Crafters:  Any Occasion
A to Z Scrapbooking:  Sparkle and Shine

Daring Card Makers Challenge - Cut It Up

It's time for a new Daring Card Makers challenge and the theme for this week is

Cut It Up

I've made some layered windmills to dress up three gift boxes I bought a while ago and not done anything with!  The papers are Dovecraft Back to Basics 3 and because they are single sided papers, I glued two sheets together before I cut the windmill shapes using a really old template set from Lakeland.

As they are quite 'bulky' I used foam pads in between the layers and topped off with a brad in the centre of each - I've had these brads for years and just kept thinking they were too pretty to use..... but I need to use my stuff as I have a lot!!

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

Crafting With An Attitude:  Anything Goes
Krafty Chicks:  Anything But A Card
Fab N Funky:  Sunny Summer
Crafty Cardmakers:  Anything But A Card

I Love Promarkers challenge 387 - Knitty Kitty

We have a new challenge starting over at I Love Promarkers and the theme is

Three of a Kind

We are sponsored by the very lovely Knitty Kitty Digi's and I've used Did Someone Say Cream Cake? and coloured it with Promarkers.  I found some rather old papers in my stash from Funky Hand which are sadly no longer available.

The baker twine and fish bone charm are from my stash.  Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

Crafty Creations:  Anything Goes
Moo Mania:  Animals
The Crafty Addicts:  The Cat's Whiskers
Crafting From The Heart:  Anything Goes

Quick Pint

Something else to share that I made for Father's Day using Pint Glass from Dr Digi and one of the sentiments from the Father's Day Sentiment sheet.  I've die cut some stars from an off cut of kraft card and then layered onto a cut down card blank from the Mr Mister Do Crafts set.

I'd like to enter the following:

Creative Moments:  Anything Goes
The Male Room:  Multiple Layers
Sisterhood of Crafters:  Any Occasion
Make My Monday:  Beginning With B - Beer

Daring Card Makers Challenge - Midsummer's Day

It's time for a new Daring Card Makers challenge and the theme for this week is

Midsummer's Day

I decided to make a gift bag for a change and I've used two sheets of the paper from Polkadoodles Splash of Summer kit (and not cut any bits off!) to make the gift bag plus some ribbon from my stash.

Pretty quick to make and looks rather good!  I'd like to enter the following:

As You Like It:  Favourite Summer Colours (hot pinks and purples because they look so great!)
CRAFT Challenge:  Summer
Craft Rocket:  Summer Is Coming

Polkadoodle Challenge - Family Photo Keepsake and Colour Palette

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

Anything Goes

The DT were challenged to make a family photo keepsake and to use a colour palette:

I had a rummage through my scraps and found off-cuts from the Sticks and Bones download which fitted perfectly with the colour palette.  I used a kraft card blank and the Posydoodles Celebrate die (I cut this twice for extra strength).  I made a frame so that a photo can be added to the centre using the Fabulous Mitred Frames and Things die.

The stars were cut with an X Cut die and from scraps I found.  Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

Creative Fingers:  Anything Goes
Scrappers Delights:  Father's Day
Crafting With An Attitude:  Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze:  The Guys Have It
Watercooler Wednesday:  Masculine Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 24 - Oddball Art

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

Anything Goes

This week we are sponsored by Oddball Art and I've used Lazy Louise and Bath Time Bubbles and coloured her up with Promarkers.  The papers are all from my stash and are from the no longer available Shabby Saturday download from Funky Hand.

I've handcut the flowers and added a half pearl to the centres and handwrote the sentiment.  Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

Aud Sentiments:  Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday:  Summer
Creative Playground:  Anything Goes
Seize The Birthday:  Cover The Card
Southern Girls:  I Spot You

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 187 - Anything Goes

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

Anything Goes

I've used some of the horrifying amounts of ribbon I have in my stash to fill the top part of this card - the die is unbranded and I've cut it from the same card as the base and then added burgundy half pearls in the centre of each snowflake.

Plus by using the half pearls, it helped if I missed a bit when gluing the die cut to the card base!  Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  Anything Goes
Fab N Funky:  Christmas
The Holly and the Ivy:  Anything Goes
Craft-Dee BowZ:  Anything Goes
Sparkles Forum Challenges:  No Patterned Paper

Dr Digi 7th Birthday Celebrations

Dr Digi is 7 years old this week and we are having a count down of the top 7 selling digis and I'm showing #5 which is Hole In One Hal and I've used a sheet of the Polkadoodles Heartfelt Christmas 8x8 paper pack for the background.

I've coloured the image with Promarkers then added some bakers twine from my stash and also a little golf club charm.  To be in with a chance of winning 7 digi's pop over to the facebook page to enter your guess as to which digi is the best selling one!

I'd like to enter the following:

Crafty Creations:  Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments:  Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread:  Anything Goes
Try It On Tuesday:  Man's World
Unicorn Challenge:  For The Men

New Home

I've made a quick card using a Bugaboo image - AKV House and coloured it with Promarkers.  I cut a frame from another sheet of card and added the image within it and then layered that onto the card black with foam pads so it stood out a little.

The button, key charm and embroidery thread are from my stash and the sentiment has been cut twice and is from Crafters Companion.

I'd like to enter the following:

Catch The Bug:  BINGO (left vertical:  button / image / sentiment)
Inkspirational:  Garden
Creative Fingers:  Anything Goes
Cut It Up:  Summer
Craft Rocket:  Summer is Coming

Daring Card Makers Challenge - Come Fly With Me

It's Friday so time for a new Daring Card Makers challenge!  The theme this week is

Come Fly With Me

I've used a rather cute (but no longer available) digi from Jellypark that I found already printed in my stash of images.  I coloured him with Promarkers and then added to the background with foam pads for extra depth.

The buildings and letters are dies from my stash and I found the background paper in my stash.  Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Crafting With An Attitude:  Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze:  The Guys Have It
Crafty Gals Corner:  You're The Man
Watercooler Wednesday:  All About Occasions
Die Cuttin' Diva's:  Masculine

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 23 - Createful Heart Designs

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

Anything Goes

This week we are sponsored by Createful Heart and I've used Worn Out Truck kindly provided by the sponsor and coloured it with Promarkers.  The papers I found in my stash and I hid the paper join with the two little flags.

The letters have been die cut using scraps of card.  Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Aud Sentiments:  Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze:  The Guys Have It
Crafty Creations:  Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday:  All About Occasions
Cardz For Guyz:  Father's Day

Using Up Scraps

I admit, I am a bit of a hoarder and I don't like to throw off-cuts of paper or card away unless its tiny.  So I have a few folders that they all go in, with same download or cd clipped together for easy future reference.

I was making some Father's Day cards and came across these off-cuts from the Sticks and Bones download.  I used the Posydoodles Tags die and the Happy Birthday die as I wanted to keep it quite simple.  Plus I used a kraft card blank and a piece of vellum.

Because the scraps were not big enough to fill the card, I had to be creative and use blocks, cutting to size as I went.

I cut the sentiment twice for extra depth and layered up as shown.  I then added some twine to the top of the tag, some half pearls and doodled a running stitch around the panels for extra effect.

Great quick card!  I'd like to enter the following:

Die Cuttin' Diva's:  Masculine
Try It On Tuesday:  It's A Man's World
Unicorn Challenge:  For The Men / Boys
Crafty Cardmakers:  Masculine

I Love Promarkers - Challenge 386 - The Paper Shelter

Welcome to a new I ❤ Promarkers challenge!  The theme is

More Than One Layer

And we are sponsored by The Paper Shelter.  We were given this cute image - Wearing Spring and I've coloured her up using Promarkers.  I've rifled through my stash and found these really old papers from Polkadoodles - Sugar Birdies cd - plus large flowers that I'd printed onto thin card and also vellum so I've layered them up.  I didn't have a lot of the papers so had to carefully piece them together!

I've stamped the sentiment with one I got free in a magazine some years ago and the half pearls are from my stash.  Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

Lemon Shortbread:  Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door:  Anything Goes
Make My Monday:  Lots of Flowers
CD Sunday:  Anything Goes

50th Birthday - Final Page

Here I am with the final page of the 50th Birthday card and I've used Hangover Hannah from Dr Digi to finish it off.  She's been coloured with Promarkers and I made the wallpaper myself as the recipient is a huge Man City fan!

I'd like to enter the following:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft:  Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft:  Anything Goes

Daring Card Makers Challenge - June Elemental

It's the first Friday of the month so it's time for a Daring Card Makers elemental challenge!

Here is the inspiration for you to choose at least three elements from (colour counts as one):

I've used wood effect, large letters, tag, leaves and a nature themed background.

The paper is from Do Crafts - Mr Mister card pack from a few years ago - this is actually the reverse of one of the cards (I've used every element including the envelopes to make cards!) and I've used the wooden letters as a template - these are kraft card cut offs and I've distressed them with an ink pad.

The leaves have been cut from a cut off piece of card that I've coloured with Promarkers and then added.  The metal tag is a brad which I've had in my stash longer than I care to remember; and finished it off with some waxed cord.

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

Through The Purple Haze:  The Guys Have It
Crafty Gals Corner:  Masculine
Simon Says Wednesday:  Masculine
Cardz 4 Guyz:  Father's Day
Unicorn Challenge:  Men / Boys

Polkadoodles Challenge - Anything Goes or Something Moving

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

Anything Goes

The DT were challenged to make something that featured a cake and had movement!  I've used one of the images from Winnie Celebrations 3 and coloured her up with Promarkers and a bit of glitter glue,  The sentiment is also from the same collection.  The papers are from the lush Itsy Ditsy 6x6 paper pack and I've used the largest of the Posydoodles Basics oval dies.

I've added some balloons with wire and I used the round body of the snowman from the Happy Festive Snowman die!  I've coloured them with Promarkers and then added lots of glitter glue so that they sparkle.  To hide where I've added them to the card, I've added a big bow and a cake charm.

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

Cute Card Thursday:  Anything Goes
Krafty Chicks:  Die Cuts
Watercooler Wednesday:  Feminine
Get Creative:  Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 22 - Bugaboo

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

Anything Goes

We are sponsored by Bugaboo and I've used You're One In A Melon image and coloured with Promarkers.  I've layered the image onto black and red card from my stash and found some gingham ribbon and a green button in my stash.

I've added glossy accents to all the pips.  Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Creative Knockouts:  Anything Goes
Creative Moments:  Anything Goes
Always Fun Challenges:  Summer
Catch The Bug:  June Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 186 - Anything Goes

It's time for a new Crimbo Crackers challenge and the theme for the fortnight is

Anything Goes

I've made a gift tag using a die cut circle, adding liquid pearl dots around the edge and adding a glittered wooden snowflake to the centre and adding half pearls to each of the points and centre.

The silver string has been re-used from the snowflake itself.  Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

CRAFT Challenge:  Not A Card
Krafty Chicks:  Die Cuts
Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  Snowflakes
The Holly and The Ivy:  Anything Goes