Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 15 - Moonflower

It's time for a new Colour Crazy challenge and this week we are sponsored by Moonflower.  The theme as always is

Anything Goes

I've used the cute Gina Caribe digi from the sponsor, coloured her with Promarkers plus watercolour pencils for the background.  For once, I matched the colours to the papers I already had in my stash as I'm trying to use up all the bits and bobs that I have.

Papers are Echo Park, Early Bird and I found a perfectly matching green ribbon in my stash to make a lovely big bow!

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

Scrap N Dipity:  Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs:  Elegant Ladies
Pause, Dream, Enjoy:  Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments:  Only For Girls
Unicorn Challenge:  Use Ribbon

Bird-day

I've left this a little last moment, but I have been so busy this month - in fact I can't believe its March tomorrow - I'm still mid December in my head! I've used the progressive monthly freebie image from From The Heart Stamps. It's alwasy such a lovely surprise to get the next monthly image in my inbox and they are always a dream to colour! And a play on words is always good in my book!

I've used Promarkers to colour with some stickles for sparkle. The papers are leftovers from Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy. And the brown card I've layered the image on is from my stash. And the ribbon is from my stash - lovely chocolate brown!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

I Heart Stamps: Progressive Monthly Challenge
Keep It Simple: Things With Wings
Patties Creations: Spots or Dots
Paper Shelter: Animals
Passion For Promarkers: Digital

Simply Create Too Challenge 49 - Bingo

Time for a new Simply Create Too challenge and its bingo time!  The bingo card is on the challenge blog and you simply choose a vertical line and add all the elements listed in your creation!

I used the line 'O' and used yellow, twine, sewing, button and stripes.  The flowers and button are from my stash along with the embroidery thread (substituted for twine!)  I've added a faux stitch around the edge of the card with a fine liner black pen.

The papers are from Cosmo Cricket - Mr Campy which I've had in my overflowing box of offcuts for some time!  Good luck with the Simply Create Too challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Brown Sugar:  Autumn
Sister Act Card Challenge:  Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty:  Buttons and Bows

You Drink Too Much!

I'm a week late with this again! This is the new release digi stamp from Jellypark and its called You Drink Too Much!  She also comes with the sentiment and I've coloured her with Promarkers and then cut out.

It really is a fab image and saying, and quite possibly one that I will use quite a lot!  I've used papers from my stash - I am trying to be good and use up all the offcuts I have and they are Cosmo Cricket, Early Bird.  The ribbons are from my stash (actually originally from Lidl and they had lovely beads and little wooden apples on them too - those have been saved for another day!)

The little scallops have been made with my trusty heart punch, a bit of inking, some doodling around the edge and some half pearls and the card is complete!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Deconstructed Sketch:  Sketch 97 followed
Crafts 4 Eternity:  3 or more Patterned Papers
Charisma Cardz:  Polkadots
Delightful Challenges:  I Appreciate You
Sassy Studios:  Special Lady

Image and sentiment:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers:  Cosmo Cricket, Early Bird
Ribbons:  Lidl
Everything else:  My stash 

Jellypark Challenge - Make Us Laugh and Smile

It's time for a new Jellypark challenge and the theme this fortnight is:

Make Us Laugh and Smile

I've used Dinosaur Boy and coloured him with Promarkers - this image always makes me smile! I've used Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy papers and they were all offcuts that I was wanting to use up hence the odd layout!

The image has been added with foam pads for extra dimension and I've cut the letters with a Sizzix Girls Are Weird alphabet die set.  And that's about it really!  Hope you can join in with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments:  For A Guy
Papercrafting Journey:  Use a Sentiment
365 Day Cards:  Day 107:  Imagine
Shopping Our Stash:  Text or Letters

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers:  Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy
Dies:  Sizzix GirlsAre Wierd alphabet
Everything else:  My stash  

Domestic Goddess

Ah, I'm feeling slightly like a domestic goddess this morning!  It's just gone 9am and I've already done 2 lots of washing (one of which is drying) plus a bit of tidying up and have been to Sainsbury's and got some bits and petrol (we went yesterday but it was that busy we couldn't park - no spaces at all!  So turned round and came home hence the early start this morning!)  However, my cooking skills are rather lacking so maybe not a domestic goddess!

The image I've used here is part of a wonderful retro download from Papercraft Inspirations.  There are different images in different sizes plus sentiments.  I printed the pack as was and used the largest image in this particular set but had to trim it down somewhat to fit on the card blank!

I've used leftover papers and scraps (I've had to join them carefully!) from Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 collection and then added some ribbons from my stash - they actually tuck underneath her skirt.

The flowers and brad I found in my stash and were lying around so at least they have been put to good use!  I bit of stickles here and there and a dab of liquid pearls for her earring.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

I Heart Sketches:  Sketch followed
Brown Sugar:  Flowers
Delicious Doodles:  1-2-3 (1 image, 2 embellishments (ribbon and flowers), 3 papers)
CRAFT Challenge:  Female
Sassy Studios:  Funny or Witty
Rhedd and Rosie Challenge:  Vintage

Image:  Download from Papercraft Inspirations
Papers:  Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934
Everything else:  My stash

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 36 - Penguins

It's time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge and I'm pleased to be sponsored by the fab Jellypark!  One lucky winner will get to choose two digi's from the store!

The theme for the fortnight is:

Penguins

And here is my sample.  I've used Cosmo Cricket Jolly Golly digi papers for the background and tore some of the strips in the hope that it looked like a snow scene!  I found the papers when searching for something else - I already had them printed so they must have been in my stash for a while as I've not printed any papers for some time!

I've used a rather cute Jellypark digi - Cute Penguin in Woolly Hat and coloured him with Promarkers.  I've added some stickles to his hat for a bit of winter bling!

I've added the sentiment as a Sizzix tag and handwrote the message.  Ribbon and string are from my stash.

Hope you can join in with the challenge!  For more details please go to Crimbo Crackers.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

City Crafter Challenge:  Wings of an Angel
Crafty Sentiments:  Recipe - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments (ribbon, string and tag)
Shopping Our Stash:  Tag It
Tip Top Tuesday:  Tag You're It
Cards For Men:  Wintertime
ABC Christmas:  D for Designer Paper

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers:  Cosmo Cricket Jolly Golly digi papers
Dies:  Sizzix Scallop tag combo - smallest used
Sentiment:  Handwritten
Everything else:  My stash 

Dude Time Doodles Challenge - Autumn Colours

It's time for a new Dude Time Doodles challenge and the theme this week is:

Autumn Colours

I decided to do something a little different and used Brief Conversations, coloured with Promarkers and glossy accents on the hearts (you just can't see it!) and my papers are Cosmo Cricket - Mr Campy.  Which are probably my favourite papers at the moment!

I've added stars cut with my X Cut dies plus some random snipped letters.  Some faux stitching and all is done!

If you want to enter the challenge then pop over to Dude Time Doodles and you can see all the Design Team samples.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Going Grey With Scrap Creations:  Digi
LEJ Designs:  Die Cuts or Punches
Papertake Weekly:  Anything Goes
The Stamping Boutique:  Fall
Tip Top Tuesday:  All Heart
Cards For Men:  Anything Goes
Love To Create:  Shades of Autumn

Image:  Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers and glossy accents

Papers:  Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy

Dies:  X Cut stars

Everything else:  My stash

Simply Create Too Challenge 25 Midway Extra - Colour Combo

The Simply Create Too challenge is at it's midway point so here is my inspiration for the colour combo theme of:

Yellow, Orange and Black

I'm not much of a Halloween person so I had to think of something a bit different and this ginger cat was perfect!  I've used a freebie image which was pre coloured (the best kind!) and sentiment from a recent Papercraft Inspirations magazine and cut the image with an X Cut fancy die then added a faux running stitch around the edge.

The papers are Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy - I do like these papers! And I've added black card for layering.  The ribbon is from the scrap store and I've added a recycled button and some embroidery thread.

There are 6 images to the sheet of A4 and I've simply printed them as they came, so I have some more to go at and I have a feeling I'll be using the same papers too!

Good luck with the challenge - for more details pop over to Simply Create Too!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Heck of a Challenge:  Shades of Autumn
Lia Stampz:  Autumn Colours
The Cupboard Trilogy:  Autumn
Fab n Funky:  Die Cuts / Punches
Inky Impressions:  Lots of Layers
Penny's Paper Crafty:  Birthday's
Southern Girls:  Animal Crackers

Image and Sentiment:  Papercraft Inspirations freebie
Papers:  Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy
Ribbon:  Scrap Store
Everything else:  My stash

Nuts About You!

As it is becoming customary for me (late!), here is one of two new release stamps from Jellypark, and this one is Squirrel - I'm Nuts About You!  Such a fab little image!  There are some oak leaves that come with the digi but I've not used them.

I've coloured it with Aquamarkers and used Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy Papers, layering them onto some black card.  The twine and buttons are all from my stash - must have had the buttons for ages as they were right at the bottom of the button tub!  I started to use my corner rounder punch but then it kept sticking and wouldn't punch, so most of the corners I've done myself - some are rather wonky but I'd actually punched the patterned paper first so it was easy to layer the black card and follow the line freehand!  So now a new punch is on my shopping list, although it has had some use over the years!

I've also added a faux running stitch around the edge of the card.  And if you've not joined the Jellypark Club yet, you are missing out on free digi's, exclusive money off codes and a rather fab newsletter!

The second new release will be along at some point!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Everybody Art:  Autumn
Flourishes:  Autumn
Passion for Promarkers:  Autumn Leaves
Shopping Our Stash:  Fur or Feathers
Twisted Tuesdays:  Back to Basics
Stamps + Fun = Creatitivity:  Autumn
Sentimental Sundays:  Autumn

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Aquamarkers
Papers:  Cosmo Cricket, Mr Campy
Everything else  My stash

Dude Time Doodles 26 September New Release & Blog Hop!

It's time to show off the brand new release images from Dude Time Doodles, and we celebrate this on the last Wednesday of each month with a Blog Hop!

So, if you've arrived at me from Kevin then you are on the right track although there is no start or finish point - just as long as you work your way through each of the blogs and leave us a comment at each point then you'll be in with a chance of winning! After you have left me a comment, pop over to Charlene.

I've been lucky enough to use Where's Willy and he's been coloured with Promarkers.  The fab papers I have used are Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy - great backing papers and very apt!  I did a little squeal when I realised that paper was in the pack!

I've made the bunting myself and used a scrap of embroidery thread to hang it all.  The grass is the good old Marianne Creatables icicle die.  I'll be surprised if I ever do use it for icicles rather than grass!

Good luck with the hop and don't forget to leave a comment as you go past! 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments:  Autumn Colours
Everybody Art:  Autumn Colours
Tuesday Throwdown:  Fall Colours
Daisy Doodles:  One For The Boys
Hooked on Craft:  Cards For Men

Image:  Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers

Papers:  Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy, grass from my stash

Everything else:  My Stash

Simply Create Too Challenge 21 - Midway Extra - So Old / Vintage

It's the Midway post for the Simply Create Too challenge where we provide (hopefully!) a little more inspiration for the current challenge which is:

So Old / Vintage 

I've gone for a retro feel and used a fab download set - Women with Attitude from Printable Heaven.  I printed the A4 sheet onto white card, cut out the image and sentiment, inked it up a little and added a dotted line around the edge.

Red card is from my stash (I keep offcuts cos you just don't know when you'll need them!) and the printed papers are Circa 1934 from Cosmo Cricket plus some organza black ribbon.

Hope you can join in with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Fresh Brewed Designs:  Humour
Everybody Art:  Vintage
Going Grey With Scrap Creations:  Humour

• Image and Sentiment:  Women With Attitude download from Printable Heaven
• Papers:  Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934
• Dies:  Nestablilities Spellbinders
• Everything else:  My stash

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 31 Midway Extra

It's the Midway Extra point for Fetch A Sketch and here is a reminder of Lou's sketch:

We are sponsored by Squidgy Digi and Beth is offering the challenge winner 5 digi's of their choice from the store!

I've used Docs digi and coloured them with Promarkers and also used Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy Papers, two buttons from my stash and some thread to finish off the sketch.

Hope you can join in with the sketch!  For more details on how to enter, pop over to the Challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Catered Crop:  Distressed
One Stitch At A Time:  Use A Digi
That Craft Place: Vintage
The Squirrel and the Fox:  One For The Boys
Penny's Paper Crafty:  Masculine

• Image:  Squidgy Digi, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Cosmo Cricket, Mr Campy
• Everything Else:  My stash

Dude Time Doodles 25 July New Release & Blog Hop!

It's time to show off the brand new release images from Dude Time Doodles, and we celebrate this on the last Wednesday of each month with a Blog Hop!

So, if you've arrived at me from Charlene then you are on the right track although there is no start or finish point - just as long as you work your way through each of the blogs and leave us a comment at each point then you'll be in with a chance of winning! After you have left me a comment, pop over to Kevin. 
 

The new release image that I've worked with is Yo Jimi and he's been coloured with Promarkers.  All the papers are from Cosmo Cricket - Mr Campy and I've added the stars with my X Cut star die.  The smaller ones have been lashed with glossy accents.

The sentiment is handwritten and it says 'still rockin''.  A bit of doodling around the edge of the card and it is complete!

Good luck with the hop and don't forget to leave a comment as you go past!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Deconstructed Sketch:  Sketch Followed
Celebrate the Occasion:  Star Struck
Tuesday Alchemy:  Something Vintage (he's from the 70's!)
365 Day Cards:  Day 145 - Overlapped (not quite all elements but nearly all as there are a lot!)
Cheerful Stamp Pad:  Give Me Five
Incy Wincy:  Let's Party

• Image:  Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Cosmo Cricket, Mr Campy
• Dies:  X Cut star
• Sentiment:  Handwritten
• Everything else:  My stash

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 26 - Midway Extra

It's time for the Midway Extra post on Fetch a Sketch.  And I'm sorry that my card is so late being blogged. I've had a rather busy weekend with football tournaments (I think they came next to last but first match they've played and they played in the age group too high!) birthday parties, driving in torrential rainstorms and karting (last one rather good - read it here!) Two reasons.  The keyboard at home is hard work - it works but I really have to knock the keys about but I presume its because my keyboard at work is a joy to use!  I'd left the last bits of this post to do when I got into work early doors this morning but because the interface is in need of an upgrade and blogger won't work properly with what I have, I am unable to publish or save any work that I do on blogger. 

And last week, all the pictures that I did add to draft posts have all gone so I now need to go back through and add them.  Great eh?  And after leaving the house at 7:30am this morning I've not long been home after a meeting at school.

So not in the best of moods with blogger right now!

Anyway, here is a reminder of the sketch:

And here is my take on it:

I've used some more of the rather large blooms from Alex and papers from Cosmo Cricket - Mr Campy.  The butterfly is a chipboard shape with seed bead centre and I've added seed beads with glossy accents to the flower.  A bit of  doodling around the edges and the card is complete!  Quite a quick and easy card to make once I'd decided what I was doing!

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

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Lollypop Crafts:  Flowers In Bloom
The Hybrid Chick:  Clean and Simple
Crafty Calendar:  Flowers In Bloom
Di's Digi Design Challenge:  Spotty and Dotty

• Papers:  Cosmo Cricket - Mr Campy
• Flowers:  From Alex
• Everything else:  My stash

Robot

It's been another busy weekend - all to do with karting!  Jacob, on Saturday, finished fourth (again!) in the Formula Bambino championship at Daytona Manchester.  And this morning Samuel had two practice sessions back to back (we are cruel parents!) and he smashed his personal best lap record and set a new time of 25.618 - you can have a read about it on their karting blog!  Feel free to leave them a comment - you could be the first!!  There are a few videos on the blog too so you can see how fast Samuel goes and the noise!  I'm now used to the smell of diesel lingering on me all day after we've been there for a few hours!

Anyway, back to earth and crafting!  Once again (I am still blaming the new Blogger layout!) I've not blogged the new release digi stamp from Jellypark!  It's this rather fab little robot who comes with a blank sentiment tile (I've handwritten the sentiment).  He's been coloured with Promarkers and I've used papers from Cosmo Cricket - Cogsmo along with my fab X Cut star dies.  I've just released that this card is the image that accompanies the digi stamp on the Jellypark website!!!

I don't know if you can see them, but I've made some fake black brads - a dot of black pen (either a fineliner or Sharpie marker) and then dab a dot of glossy accents over the top - quick and fab!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Great Impressions:  Die Cuts or Punches
Platypus Creek Digitals:  For The Boys
Pan Pastels:  Fathers Day / Boys
The Crafty Pad:  Lets Hear It For The Boys
Di's Digi's:  Male Inspired
Delicious Doodles:  For The Fellas

• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Cosmo Cricket:  Cogsmo
• Dies:  X Cut stars
• Everything else:  My stash

Simply Create Too Challenge 13 - Mothers Day / Female

Welcome to challenge 13 for Simply Create Too!  We have a lovely theme this fortnight:

Mothers Day / Female

I've used a wonderful topper from Cardmakers Delights which I have simply layered up with papers from Cosmo Cricket - Fleuriste paper pack.  The backing paper is also from the same collection and I've added some half pearls and flowers from my stash.  The ribbon is a very generous donation from my cousin Claire - I got all the left over ribbon from her Wedding stationery!

Tracy from Cardmakers Delights was generous to send me a selection of toppers just for me to play with!  I cannot fault the speed of delivery as they arrived the day after and Tracy is lovely to deal with!  I've got more of the toppers to show over the next few weeks but if you can't wait, pop to the store!  The size of the toppers I have are roughly similar to the old cigarette cards and are printed on really good quality card.

Good luck with the challenge!  For more details, pop over to Simply Create Too!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion:  Mothers Day
Party Time Tuesday's:  Mum's The Word
Stamp and Doodle:  Mothers Day
Cupcake Craft:  Ooh La La!
Made Especially For You:  Mothers Day plus Ribbon

• Topper:  Cardmaker Delights
• Papers:  Cosmo Cricket Fleuriste papers
• Everything else:  My stash

Fetch A Sketch - Challenge 20 Midway Extra

It's time for the Midway Extra inspiration (we hope!) at Fetch A Sketch. A reminder of our sponsor - the very generous Digi Doodle Shop who is offering two winners $5 gift certificate each to spend in the store!

And here is a reminder of the sketch:

I've used the Special Delivery digi from the store and coloured him with Promarkers. All the patterned papers are from Cosmo Cricket - Early Bird Paper pack and the black paper is from my stash. I've used my fab X Cut dies for the stars (oh how I used to struggle to cut out stars before - now its a doodle!) A little bit of faux stitching around the edges and the card is complete!

Good luck with the sketch - I hope you can join us! The challenge is open until Sunday 1 April at 12noon GMT and all the rules (not many!) can be found over on the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

One Stop Craft: Clean and Simple
Catered Crop: Stitching
Gingerloft Challenge: Birthday
Crafts 4 Eternity: In The Kitchen
The Poodles Parlour: Anything Goes

• Image: Digi Doodle Shop, coloured with Promarkers
  
• Papers: Cosmo Cricket, Early Bird paper pack
• Dies: X Cut stars
• Everything else: My stash