Birthday Wishes

A nice and quick card! I've used a Raindrop Echo sentiment digi as the focal point and I've used the shape of a Nesties as a template because the proper shape wasn't what I wanted and I've not got any other Nesties that would do the job! I've layered it up and added stickles around the edges for a bit of male bling!

The buttons are all from my stash along with the bakers twine. And the card stock was originally from The Paper Mill Shop but they no longer sell it.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

My Time Made Easy: Sketch followed
Crafty Catz: Buttons and Bows
Dilly Beans: Have The Blues
Charisma Cardz: Clean and Simple

• Sentiment: Raindrop Echo
• Dies: Spellbinders - used as a template
• Everything else: My stash
  

Polkadoodle Challenge 25 - Stashbox Stamp - Red, White & Blue

Welcome to another Polkadoodle challenge! This week the DT have been tasked with raiding through their stamp box (or digi stamp folder) to find an image to use with Polkadoodle papers. The challenge to you is a colour theme:

Red, White and Blue

I've used KO Kurt from Dude Time Doodles and he's been coloured with Promarkers. The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs and I've cut it into a star shape.

All the papers are from the very fab Fathers Day Download (I really do like this collection!) and I've inked the edges. The red, white and blue divine twine is from The Ribbon Girl.

Good luck with the challenge - its open until Sunday 3 July at 12noon GMT.

And if you've not already popped over to the Fetch A Sketch pre launch party - please do so but be quick as it ends on Sunday 26 June! Some candy on offer to two lucky commenters plus some extra prizes along the way! The Fetch A Sketch challenges launch on Monday 27 June at 9am!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Ladybugs Craft Challenges: Use Red
Tuesday Throwdown - Masculine
Die Cut Dreams: Red, White and Blue
Stamp N Doodle: Masculine and No Flowers
Scrappy Frogs: Simply Red

Sisterhood of Crafters: Men

• Image: KO Kurt from Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Sentiment: Raindrop Echo Designs
• Papers: Fathers Day Download
• Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 14 - Colour Inspiration

Welcome to the third Wednesday in the month and to the Dude Time Doodles photo inspiration challenge!

Don't forget to follow the inspiration board below - colours or theme or however it inspires you - and to make your card for a dude! We also want to see some humour but keep it clean!!

I've gone for Hero Henry (has to be one of my favourite designs!) who has been coloured with Promarkers and I've added a little sparkle to his wide smile! The backing paper was an inspired glance towards the wallpaper department whilst mooching around B&Q over one of the recent Bank Holidays. As you can take samples, I did just that and came away with enough to replicate this card 7 more times!


Henry has been added with foam pads so he stands a little proud of his background. And the sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs - I've glittered the edges and layered it onto some shiny red card from my stash. Added black card candy to the corners, inked the edges and the card is complete!

Good luck with the challenge! For more details visit the challenge blog!

• Image: Hero Henry, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Wallpaper sample from B&Q
• Sentiment: Raindrop Echo Designs
• Everything else: My stash
  

Simply Create Challenge 43 - Mum's Sayings

Welcome to another Simply Create challenge! This fortnight, the challenge is:

Mum's / Mom's Sayings

As Mothers Day has passed in the UK, I've decided to make a small set of note cards for everyday use and I've used three sentiments from Raindrop Echo Designs. I always used to struggle with adding sentiments to cards and it would just be the standard, Happy Birthday's, but now I've discovered Raindrop Echo Designs, the sky is the limit!

And I am liking the clean look of these, I could just make some more!! I've used two of my Nesties dies for the shapes, some grosgrain ribbon from my stash which matched the papers perfectly (Craft The Year Away from Funky Hand) plus I'm using up some of the leftovers in my overflowing box. I've added a pin of my own design - there are some little smiley faces on the tiny stars - you just can't see them in the photo!

Hope you can join in with the challenge - for more details, please visit the challenge blog!

• Sentiments: Raindrop Echo Designs
• Papers: Craft The Year Away from Funky Hand
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities
• Everything else: My stash
  

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 13 - Free Sketch & Theme

Welcome to another Dude Time Doodles challenge! The first Wednesday in the month is a sketch challenge, but this is one with a twist! You can pick your own sketch but you need to include a flower (or two) and it needs to be a masculine card!

This challenge is sponsored by Raindrop Echo Designs who produce the most wonderful sentiments and offer freebies too! As part of the Dude Time Doodles Design Team I got the chance to pick a sentiment set to use with my Dude!

I've used the Amongst the Stars set (one sentiment has been used on my card) alongside Gary Giftbearer who I've coloured with Promarkers. I am rapidly becoming a big fan of Ann's work as I always struggle with sentiments!


I've kept printed papers (Sundae of Seasons from Polkadoodles) to a minimum as I liked the look of the dark card which I've doodled a white gel line around the edge. The charm is from a really naff 'silver' necklace I bought from the Poundshop a few weeks ago for £1 which I intended to break up and use all the charms on it! The string is also from the Poundshop (3 balls for £1!)

I've dotted a blue gel line around the sentiment (cut with a Nestie) and the image (drew round the Nesties for this one!) and that's it!

Hope you can join in with the challenge this week - for more details and how to enter, click HERE! Good luck!

• Image: Gary Giftbearer, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Sundae of Seasons from Polkadoodles
• Charm: From a necklace from the Poundshop
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities (and used one as a template to draw around)
  
• String: Poundshop
• Everything else: My stash
  

Easter Thank You's

I usually end up not putting a sentiment on a card - mainly because I am lazy and can't be bothered either stamping one or printing one from the pc. However, I do like these sentiments which I downloaded for free from the Sentimental Sunday's challenge blog and are from Raindrop Echo Sentiments! They are a set of three but I just printed two as I didn't have enough ribbon to make three!

The Sentimental Sunday's challenge this week is:

For Those Special Women

Plus there is an optional Crafting with a Child!

My two cards use ribbon from my stash plus hat pins that I have made myself with seed beads plus other acrylic beads I found in my stash.

I've used three Nestie dies for the shapes and have glittered the outside edge of the largest one and added a pink gel pen dots around the edge of the smallest.

The dots have also been added around the edges of the card. The paper is from Craft The Year Away cd from Funky Hand and was an oddment from a previous project - still using up my scraps!

Jacob now has his own shoe box full of stash (taken from my stash!) and he wanted to make some Easter Thank You cards as the boys got quite a few eggs this year! As he had 5 to make he decided on an Easter theme and I cut up some foam for him plus he used some table confetti and lots of PVA glue!

He did all the writing and sticking himself. He just now needs to write inside and for us to find some envelopes to fit them in! I've got my eye on a new self healing mat so when I get round to buying it, Jacob will be able to use my old one. He's really pleased with the cards!

• Sentiments: Free download from Sentimental Sunday's Challenge blog
• Papers: Craft The Year Away cd from Funky Hand
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities
• Everything else: My stash

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 5 - Sketch

It's time for a Dude Time Doodles challenge! The format of the challenges has changed slightly and every one will now commence on a Wednesday. So:

First Wednesday = Sketch Challenge

Second Wednesday = Guest Designer spot up for grabs

Third Wednesday = Inspiration Challenge

Fourth Wednesday = New Releases and Blog Hop

The new store is now up and running with your purchases being available to download immediately after payment - go and have a look!

As this is the first Wednesday of the month, it is the sketch challenge:

You can twist it, rotate it and do what you like as long as the sketch is still recognisable and you have made a male themed card - easy peasy! The challenge runs until 11 January - good luck!

This challenge is sponsored by Raindrop Echo Designs who is offering three great prizes to the winners!

I've used left over papers (see how good I am being!) from a previous project and they are the Big Dots Mini download from Pink Petticoat (I don't think this download is available anymore as I could not find it on the website) plus some very shiny silver card from my stash.

The image is Jose Hosed and he's not looking too good! I've coloured him with Promarkers and added some string with knots in as that is just the way he is feeling at the moment! Large brad from my stash.

I've added some dots around the edge of the image and card plus some inking. Hope you can join in with the challenge - don't forget to follow the sketch and make a male themed card! Good luck!

Come back next Wednesday when there is a chance to be a Guest Designer on Dude Time Doodles - you get a free image to use to make a creation and then the Guest Designer is picked from the entries!

• Papers: Big Dots Mini Download from Pink Petticoat
• Image: Jose Hosed from Bonibleaux Designs, coloured with Promarkers
• Everything else: My stash