Crimbo Crackers Challenge 37 - No Stamped Images

It's time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge and the theme this fortnight is:

No Stamped Images

If you want more details about the chalelnge, please pop over to Crimbo Crackers!

I've used a felt Christmas Tree decoration that I bought from Tesco in the same - just snipped off the ribbon loop on his body!

The printed papers are from Prima 6x6 North Country Collection and I've used an X Cut fancy die for the shapes plus brown card from my stash.  I've had the paper pad for quite some time and it is really pretty - so that probably explains why I have so much of it left!

The thin chocolate brown organza ribbon is also from my stash and I've added some doodling around the edges of the card and die cut.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge:  Bingo (Ribbon, Animal, Die Cuts)

Going Grey With Scrap Creations:  Favourite Embellishment (Christmas decorations in the sale that I can use on my cards!)

Use It Tuesdays:  Die Cuts / Punches and Horded Supplies (paper pad I've had for ages along with the ribbon)

Ohh La La Creations:  Four Legged Friends (I know he only has 2 but in real life there are 4!)

Use Your Stuff:  Four Legged Friends

Papers:  Prima 6x6 North Country pad

Embellishment:  Tesco's Christmas Tree decoration

Dies:  X Cut fancy die

Everything else:  My stash

Love Birds

Here is the first of two new release digi stamps from Jellypark - Two Love Birds and Cage.  And you too could buy it for the sum of £1.25!   I've kept my card simple and printed directly onto the card blank and then coloured in with Promarkers.

I've added a dotted line around the edge with liquid pearls and used a Nestie as a template for the shaped bottom.  I've added a wooden heart button from The Bead and Button Company and added some embroidery thread.

The shading in the centre is my old faded brown inkpad that I have daubed randomly!  The sentiment is a retired stamp from Lili of the Valley.

The second new release digi from Jellypark will be along at some point!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

City Crafter Challenge:  Inspired By A Song (Florence and the Machine - Bird Song)
LEJ Designs:  Things With Wings
Stamp and Create:  Fur or Feathers
Lacy Sunshine:  Double Trouble
The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan:  Fur or Feathers

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment:  Retired Lili of the Valley stamp
Button:  The Bead and Button Company
Everything else:  My stash

Shade Embarrassed

I treated myself to a Filofax after Christmas (my local Staples was closing down and the half price sale was too good to miss) with the intention of adding Birthday's, Anniversaries and addresses to it.

After 3 months I have got as far as addresses.  So you can now see why I love this lamp digi from Dr Digi.  And you will too at 50p!

I've already used one of the cards.  And you'd think it would be easier for me to get the Filofax prepared in advance.  Nope.  Too much like being organised!  Plus I can then spend the time I would have lost in actually doing some neat writing on thinking up witty captions.

I printed directly onto the card stock and thought that they would be equally spaced - not quite so as you can see!  Coloured with Promarkers plus added a dotted line around the edge (Nestie used as a template for the fancy bottom) with a gel pen, a button from my stash plus some embroidery thread to finish it off.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

365 Day Cards:  Day 66 - White Space
Whoopsie Daisy:  Buttons or Bows
Eclectic Ellapu:  Birthday's
Kenny K:  Happy Birthday


Image:  Dr Digi, coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment:  Computer generated (thought of by me)
Everything else:  My stash

Pretty In Purple

I bought some pre coloured Lili of the Valley toppers ages ago from their ebay shop - I can't actually find the toppers to link to them so I'm presuming that they are now discontinued.  Anyway, I bought them and then they have largely sat untouched and as I had a tidy up just after New Year (to make room for Samuel's trophy cabinet - he now has 14 trophies in 12 months!) I found them again.

So, wanting to make a quick card I used one:

Papers are Dovecraft Back to Basics, the flowers are from my stash (they actually were part of a garland I bought a few years ago from a charity shop as the flowers came apart easily and were pretty!)  Ribbon is from my stash - the wider one underneath is actually from Lidl!

I've hand written the tag and attached it with some embroidery thread.  You can just about see the vellum circle underneath the image - the edges have been dotted with liquid pearls.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

I Heart Sketches:  Sketch followed
Crafts 4 Eternity:  Marvelous Mums
Stampin With The Dragon:  Anything Goes
Dutch Dare:  Girls Rule
Sincerely Yours:  Mothers Day


Image:  Lili of the Valley pre coloured topper
Papers:  Dovecraft Back to Basics
Flowers:  Charity Shop
Dies:  Sizzix tag
Everything else:  My stash 

Jellypark Challenge - Bunnies

Friday's are a busy day and here is my second post!  This is for the new Jellypark challenge which the theme for the fortnight is:

Bunnies

Just in time for Easter!  I made these two pouches with a fab digi image -  Rose Bunny.  I've coloured the images with Promarkers to match the colour of the papers which are from Funky Hand - Daisy Day download.  Apologies for the lopsided photo - I was having a hard time to keep the pouches upright as they wanted to flop over (no goodies inside!)

I made the scalloped edge by punching hearts and adding them to the reverse of the tag - a quick and easy way if you don't have lots of fancy dies!  These pouches are for my neices Amy (who has just turned one) and her big sister Niamh.  Lets hope Mummy and Daddy have not scoffed all the chocolate that I did put inside!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks:  Dies
CRAFT Challenge:  Easter / Spring
Crafty Ribbons:  Anything Goes with Ribbon
Paper Crafting Journey:  Anything But A Card
Crafts and Me:  Tag

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers:  Funky Hand, Daisy Day download
Dies:  X Cut oval
Punch:  Heart
Everything else:  My stash

Polkadoodle Challenge 10 - Distressing

Time for another Polkadoodle challenge!  And this week the theme is:

Distressing

And I've actually incorporated a used tea bag and splodged it all over the Wonderland papers!  I printed the papers as A6 sized and then added to a card blank which has also been splodged with a wet tea bag.  I've added some faux stitching around the edges plus some seed beads and half pearls.

The flowers are made from a recycled Primark bag along with the handle (I must have had the bag a while as the handles are different now!)  I've added some bright pink tissue paper to the followers and seed beads to the centres.  Hat pin is from my stash.

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

Sarah Hurley Challenges:  Recycle (tea bag and Primark paper bag)
Sassy Studio Designs:  Recycle (tea bag and Primark paper bag)
Shelly's Images:  Roll Em - Ribbon or twine / Kraft / Dimensionals
City Crafter:  Shades of Pink


Papers:  Wonderland cd from Polkadoodles distressed with a tea bag
Everything else:  My stash

It's Behind You!

Look out Hugh - Pac Man is behind you!  Here is Hugh (who should be doing his homework) playing on his favourite retro game.  To be honest, he's rather rubbish as he can never get past level 2.  And he can't get annoyed because then his Mum will know he's not studying.....

I've coloured Hugh with Promarkers and added him to an acetate card front.  The background I found on google and I made Pac Man with a yellow circle and a rather large wobbly eye.   High Score Hugh is available in the store - what game will your Hugh play?  And will he be any good?!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Eclectic Ellapu:  For A Child
613 Avenue Create:  Tic Tac Toe (Middle Vertical - Die Cuts / Image / Free)
Send A Smile 4 Kids:  For The Boys
Card Crafters Circle:  It's Only Make Believe


Image:  High Score Hugh from Dr Digi, coloured with Promarkers
Background:  Found on google
Dies:  Spellbinder circle
Everything else:  My stash   

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 45

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge and here is the sketch for the fortnight:

I've kept to the actual shape of the sketch and used some base papers from my stash plus a digi that I found in my stash - I must have had it a while because I'd already coloured it!  I can't remember off the top of my head the designer so when I remember I'll update the details below.  I've remembered!!  It's from Pink Cat Studios and its called Rex Loves Cake!

It's been coloured with Promarkers and then added with foam pads so it stands out a little.

The sentiment has been cut with my Cuttlebug Baby Face alphabet dies as I needed something to fill the space!

Good luck with the challenge - for more details and how to enter please pop over to Fetch A Sketch!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CAS on Sunday:  Happy Birthday
Eclectic Ellapu:  For A Child
Pile It On:  Happy Birthday
Di's Digi's:  All About Children
Lia Stampz:  Child's Birthday
Ladybug Crafts:  Colour Blue


Papers:  My stash
Image:  Pink Cat Studio, coloured with Promarkers
Dies:  Cuttlebug Baby Face alphabet set 

Quick Hello

Just a quick card I made last night with a fab Time For Tea digi called Hi There that I've coloured with Promarkers.  The image has been added to the card with foam pads so she stands out a little.

Papers are from my stash - the heart background is from The Clip Art Fairy and the strips are Funky Hand.  I actually didn't have enough of the background paper to cover the card blank in one go so the join is hidden behind the embroidery thread!

I've handwritten the slightly wonky sentiment and then added some half pearls and embroidery thread from my stash.  A bit of faux stitching around the edges and the card is complete!

Told you it didn't take long to make!  Jacob's football match was an exciting one this morning - they were leading 5-2 at half time and Jacob saved loads of potential goals and some really quite difficult ones when he had to dive on the floor (he has scraped both knees and elbow! And that is wearing a padded goalie kit!)  They still managed to loose 8-7 in the end but Jacob almost got 2 goals from the long kicks he made from his goal line!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

I Heart Sketches:  Sketch followed
House of Gilli:  Anything Goes plus Pastels
Brown Sugar:  Greeting
Creative Corner:  Design Paper
Sweet and Sassy:  Girl Time
Moving Along With The Times:  Ladies

Image:  Time For Tea - from Polkadoodles, coloured with Promarkers
Papers:  The Clip Art Fairy and Funky Hand
Sentiment:  Handwritten
Everything else:  My stash

Simply Create Too Challenge 32 - St Patrick's Day / Green

It's time for a new Simply Create Too challenge and the theme for the fortnight is:

St Patrick's Day or Green

I've gone for the green theme as you can see and made a rather clean and simple card!  I've printed the digi from Papercraft Junkies directly onto the card stock and coloured him in with Promarkers.  This one is called Monster 5!

I've added glossy accents to his eyes (all four of them!) and the sentiment was printed directly onto the card too.  The button I found in my stash and the cord is elastic and came from a shoe tag!

Good luck with the challenge and to see the other Design Team's creations just pop to Simply Create Too!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Digi Stamps 4 Joy:  Birthday's are Fun
Papercraft Star:  Happy Birthday
Sisterhood of Crafters:  Birthday
Digital Tuesday:  Birthday
Created With Love:  Bright and Cheery

Image:  Papercraft Junkies coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment:  Computer generated
Everything else:  My stash