Crimbo Crackers Challenge 202 - Children

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

Children

I've been having a sort through all my stash and found this cute decoupage image that I made up and also the papers - DCWV Christmas Wishes 6x6 paper stack that I've probably had for at least 10 years but the good news is, I've not got much of it left!

The burgundy and mint green layers is card and paper from my stash, along with the ribbon and button.  Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

As You Like It:  Anything Goes
Christmas 24:  Anything Goes
Christmas Crafts All Year Round:  Anything Goes
Sparkles Christmas Challenge:  For a Child

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 119 - Shaped Cards

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

Shaped Cards

I've made a simple card using a great digi image from Cuddly Buddly - Sam Salt's Lilyboo Designs Christmas Buddies and coloured it with Promarkers and watercolour pencils; I've added a bit of glitter glue to the hat bobbles and glossy accents to the eyes.

Papers are rather old - DCWV  Christmas Wishes 6x6 multi stack.  The base layer of card is an off-cut from making a square card - I hate to throw them away!

Good luck with the challenge - for more details pop over to the blog!

I'd like to enter the following:

City Crafter Challenge:  I See A Star
Christmas Card Challenges:  Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments:  Cute and a Sentiment  TOP 5
Crafty Girls:  Anything Goes

Bit of Retro Green

And here I am again! This time with a From The Heart Stamps image - Martini Chicks; I've coloured it with Promarkers and added glossy accents to the olives and eyes. And I've also used the same papers I used last week (only because they were still on the table and worked well with the image!) - DCWV Retro Stack 6x6 papers.

The green card is from my stash, and it appears that I've added the image slightly not quite straight..... Oh, and another ebay charm too!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

From The Heart Digital Stamps: Sketch Followed
Crafty Calendar: Animal Antics
Open Minded Challenge: Animal Antics
Bloggers Challenge: Animals
Digi Haven: Things With Wings

Beer

This is another card ticked of a long list of card requests! I've used a fab From The Heart Digital Stamps stamp called Birdbrain Brew. I've coloured it with Promarkers and a little bit of stickles on the beer.

I've used DCWV Retro Stack 6x6 papers as I thought it was about time I tried to use up some of the stuff I have rather than print more digi papers! And the bakers twine is from my stash. I've used a sentiment from another digi set and die cut the word Dad with a Sizzix alphabet.

We've had another busy weekend - Jacob had his last football match of the season yesterday and it was quite rough at times and he got a boot to the back of his head as he went to save a goal. He's a trouper as he played on after his team mates and Manager came over to see if he was ok. Mind you, he had to play on as he's the only goalie! Samuel had another race today and although he didn't win (he finished 3rd) it was still a good race day and he set some good times.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

I Heart Card Sketches: Sketch followed

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper: Anything Goes
Digi Galore: Anything Goes
Flat Friends: Cards For Men
Allsorts: About The Boy

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 56

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge! The sketch for the fortnight is:

And here is my sample! We are sponsored by the very lovely Jellypark and two digi's is the prize (sets and charity stamps not included). I've used one of the new release images - Special Couple and I've coloured it with Promarkers. I've used an offcut of baby pink pearlescent card for the base and added a dotted line of liquid pearls around the edge.

Papers are from DCWV - 6x6 The Christmas Stack which have been cut with a Spellbinder die and then layered onto some green card. The ribbons are from Lidl and the large blingy snowflake is a Christmas tree decoration that I bought a few years ago in the January sales - I have a feeling it is from Sainsburys but I could be wrong!

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

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes with Sentiment
Great Impressions Stamps: Square Card
A Gem of a Challenge: Anything Pearlescent (backing paper and liquid pearls used)
The Hobby House: Christmas

Simply Create Too Challenge 41 Midway Extra - Christmas In July

The posts are going to come thick and fast this morning - this is the first of three!  We are at the midway point of the current Simply Create Too challenge which means that there is just under a week of the challenge left and the theme is:

Christmas In July

And it can't be done without Santa!  And this Santa is courtesy of Dr Digi!  I've coloured the Naughty or Nice digi with Promarkers and then the background with watercolour pencils.  Papers are from DCWV Christmas Wishes 6x6 stack which, to be honest, I've had for a number of years so its about time I used some of it up!

The star is wooden and was a different colour before I covered it with an offcut of paper!  I bought a load of the little packs from Tesco last year - 10 for £1 which is not bad!  I also had some left from a previous year which I bought in the January sale!

Some stickles around the edges of the star and image and its complete!  Good luck with the Simply Create Too challenge and Santa can be yours for just £2 in the Dr Digi store!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Papercrafting Journey:  Christmas in July
Creative Belli:  Stars
Fab n Funky:  Christmas In July
Inky Impressions:  Christmas In July
Crafty Sentiments:  Christmas In July
LEJ Designs:  Christmas In July

Image:  Dr Digi, coloured with Promarkers
Papers:  DCWV Christmas Wishes 6x6 paper stack
Star:  Tesco 2012 and 2011 Tree Decorations
Everything else:  My stash

Elf

As well as running Crimbo Crackers in order to make sure I have plenty of Christmas cards and not to be panic stricken come November, I thought I'd do an extra festive card with this cute Sassy Cheryl image I bought from CraftsUPrint.  I came in a kit of 5 Sassy Cheryl images all pre-coloured for £3 which I thought was a bargain!

I've added it to some green printed card that I know I printed probably 6 or more years ago (and I've only just found it!) from one of the very first Funky Hand cd's - Yule Be Funky.  The other papers are offcuts (that I have had to be very clever with the joining!) from DCWV - The Christmas Stack 6x6 papers.

I've added some green Christmas ribbon from my stash and a snowflake charm.  I bought I think 50 of these charms a while ago and I keep looking at them thinking that either side is nice to show (one is more ornate than the other) but haven't really got round to using them!

The sentiment is a freebie from Cuddly Buddly and I've added some silver half pearls from my stash.  Stitching is all fake! 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch and Stash:  Sketch followed
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long:  Anything Goes
Jingle Belles Rock:  Tie a Ribbon
Southern Girls:  Tic Tac Toe (Ribbon, Stripes, Charm)
ABC Christmas Challenge:  K for Kept Safe (snowflake charm and green paper)
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge:  3 Embellishments (ribbon, charm and pearls)

Image:  Pre Coloured Sassy Cheryl kit from CraftsUPrint
Papers:  Green - Yule Be Funky from Funky Hand, all others DCWV 6x6 Christmas Stack
Sentiment:  Freebie from Cuddly Buddly
Everything else:  My stash 

Dude Time Doodles - Tag! You're It!

It's time for a new challenge at Dude Time Doodles - it is a theme and a colour challenge too:


I've used Skip Sk8r as my image and he's been added to a tag which swings from the card - just as if he is skateboarding! The papers are from DCWV 6x6 Retro Stack, I've added some card candy and also some embroidery thread from my stash to hold the tag onto the card.


The sentiment stamp one that is no longer available from Funky Fairy so I've had it for quite some time! I've added a doodled line around the edge of the card with a white gel pen and a dotted black line around the edge of the image.

Good luck with the challenge - for more details and inspiration, pop over to the challenge blog! We are sponsored this week by Paper Temptress and a $20 gift certificate is the winners prize!
I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sassy Studios Design: Sketch followed (I've flipped it)
Crafty Sentiments: Use a Digi
Incy Wincy Designs: Use a Digi
Make My Monday: Male Sports or Hobbies
My Grafico: Fun and Games

• Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers


• Papers: DCWV 6x6 Retro stack


• Sentiment: Funky Fairy (discontinued)


• Everything else: My stash

Dude Time Doodles - Challenge 31 - Photo Inspiration

It's time for a Dude Time Doodles challenge and this week it's photo inspiration plus die cuts and punches. I've mainly used the photo as inspiration and just about managed to use a punch - a corner rounder! For more ideas and inspiration, head over to the challenge blog!

I've used Harold Hammock for my card and coloured him with Promarkers. The printed papers are from the Retro Stack 6x6 pad from DCWV and I found some brown corrugated card in my stash (I don't even remember buying this so must have had it for years!). I've had the paper pad for years and I keep forgetting to use it! Sentiment is computer generated and I've used some more of the fabric ribbon from the Scrap store.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Card Positioning Systems: 5th Anniversary, Day 14
Creative Card Crew: Masculine
Digital Tuesday: Use Your Stash
Use It Tuesday's: Birthday's
Stamps + Fun = Creativity: Birthday

• Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: DCWV Retro 6x6 stack
• Ribbon: Scrap Store
• Sentiment: Computer Generated
• Everything else: My stash
  

These Are My Parents!

And here is the final new release from Jellypark this weekend! I liked the stamp so much I made two cards (one is for my parents and the other is an order!) Isn't the stamp wonderful?!

For the first card I've used DCWV papers plus ribbon and diy Poinsettia's from my stash plus a computer generated sentiment. I've coloured the image with Aquamarkers.

The second card I've given to my parents and the papers are from the Merry and Bright digi collection from Creativity by Crystal plus some dark red card from my stash and a wonderful string of fairy lights!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

First Card
Colour Create: Red, White and Green
Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch followed
Pixie Dust Studios: Colour Combo - Holiday Cheer
Desert Island Crafters: Paint (Aquamarkers - do they count?!); Green and Blue; Christmas Theme; More Than 5 Layers; Glitter

Second Card
Kathy's Waffle Sketch File: Sketch followed
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle: Holiday Card

• Image: Jellypark
• Papers: DCWV and Creativity by Crystal
• Sentiment: Computer generated
  
• Everything else: My stash
  

R is for Rudolph

I know we are in the middle of a mini heatwave but Christmas really is not that far off and I've got to step it up a bit if I'm going to reach my new target of 150 cards by late November!

I always enjoy colouring this image from Lee Jacobs, bought from CraftsUPrint and coloured with Promarkers. I've added glitter glue to Santa's suit too.

The papers are DCWV - Christmas Wishes 6x6 stack that I've had a fair while and keep forgetting to use! The silver snowflake originally came from Matalan and I've not got many left - I should have bought all that I could see as they are great and easy to use!

The red ribbon was intended for the dangly bits on a rosette and I got a bag of them from the Scrap Store ages ago and have such good intentions of using them!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

The Paper Players: Sketch
Craft Room Challenge: Anything Christmas
Crazy Amigo: Letter R (Rudolph)

• Papers: Christmas Wishes 6x6 stack from DCWV
• Image: Lee Jacobs, coloured with Promarkers
• Everything else: My stash
  

Birthday Mermaid

It's been a while since I last joined in with a Pattie's Creation challenge, but when I saw the theme for the current one, I could not resist! It is:

Something for a Child - With Their Name

I've already made two cards for Casey and they were both a little bit on the pink side, so had to go for a very different colour scheme! She has swimming lessons so I thought the Mermaid image from Pattie's Creations was perfect. She's been coloured with Promarkers and I've added glitter glue to the bubbles and also the sea shell. I've inked the edges of the image with faded blue and green ink plus some chestnut brown and a bit of black.


The patterned papers and strip are from DCWV Retro 6x6 stack and the others are oddments from my stash. I've used the computer for the sentiment and to finish it off, I've dotted a line around the edge of the image and sentiment with liquid pearls.

So I am now organised! Her present is bought and it all just needs wrapping and writing!

• Image: Pattie's Creations, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: DCWV Retro 6x6 Stack
• Other papers: Stash oddments
• Sentiment: Computer generated
• Everything else: My stash
  

Dude Time Doodles - January New Release & Blog Hop!

It's time for another new release preview for Dude Time Doodles and as always we celebrate this by having a Blog Hop! There is lots going on this month - the new store is launched and as a very special offer to celebrate the New Year there is 11% off your entire purchase! Use the code HAPPY2011 at checkout to get the discount - only one per customer and its good from now until 2 January 2011. Go - what are you waiting for?!!

And there is more! Some of the digi's offered in the store are being turned into clear polymer stamps later in the year! So if you prefer the motion and feel of real stamping, then stay tuned!

Right, onto business! During the Blog Hop you'll see a selection of images used which are the January new releases and all are the quality and humour you'd expect to see! Plus some sentiments and sayings from Sassy Say'n's by Marlooney! If you've never visited her blog, then please do so, but make sure you're not of a nervous disposition and that you are alone as I howl with laughter!!

For my card, I've used Revenge of the Nerd Ned, coloured him with Promarkers and used papers from DCWV - 6x6 Retro Paper Stack. And if you notice he is looking a little odd in colour, that is down to the fact that we'd used a new energy saving bulb in a lamp that has not been switched on for a fair while and it sort of made the colours look different than they did in real life..... hehehe! Poor chap looks like he's not seen the light of day for a while anyway!

You can join in the Blog Hop at any point - just keep going until you come back to your starting point! Leave a comment on each of the Design Team blogs as you just never know which one of us will be the Mystery Hostess this month and one commenter will win one of the new release images!

If you've arrived at me from Cleota then you're doing good! From me you need to hop over to Hetty. And on your way through, make sure you wish Lynn a big warm welcome - she was our recent Guest Designer and we enjoyed her company her so much, we asked her to stay! If you want to start right at the beginning then go to the Dude Time Doodles challenge blog! Good luck! And don't forget to leave a comment as you are passing by!

• Papers: Retro Stack 6x6 papers from DCWV
• Image: Revenge of the Nerd Ned, coloured with Promarkers
  

Christmas Post

Another fine challenge over on Penny Black Saturday Challenge this week, which is:

Let It Snow

I've used this cute Penny Black image that I've had for ages, coloured it with watercolours and added some glitter glue for the snow. The brown paper is recycled - it was packing material previously and the gold snowflake was part of a parcel sticker that I rescued!


The red printed paper is from DCWV 6x6 Christmas Multi stack and I've layered it and the image onto some brown card from my stash. Ribbon is also from my stash.

Bit of inking and some corner rounding and it is complete! Another card to add to the box!

• Backing paper: Printed - DCWV 6x6 Christmas Multi stack; everything else, my stash
• Image: Penny Black, coloured with watercolour paints and glitter glue
• Everything else: My stash
  

Football at 18

My Mum asked me to make a card for my cousin's eldest who turns 18 mid November. I've worked on the basis that all boys like football and the fact that I found this stamped Penny Black image in my stash.

I've used the Friday Sketchers sketch for the layout:


And papers from the 6x6 Retro Stack from DCWV with a bit of nifty cutting and gluing as the 6x6 was not big enough for the height of the card! I've used Promarkers (what else?!) to colour him in and used numbers from my Sizzix Round-a-Bout alphabet dies. The plain card is from my stash, and I think it used to be a card blank that I cut up.


Lets hope Adam does like football! He looks a bit like the image anyway!

• Papers: DCWV 6x6 Retro stack
• Image: Penny Black, coloured with Promarkers
• Dies: Sizzix Round-a-Bout alphabet dies
• Everything else: My stash
  

Simple Doodles Challenge 22 - Sketch

Welcome to another Simple Doodles Challenge! This time it's a sketch:
And here is my sample! I've used a Simple Doodles image and coloured it with Promarkers. The backing paper is DCWV Text Print 6x6 stack which I bought ages ago (it was half price!) but hadn't even used it! I've inked the edges after adding it to the card blank.

I've used a Nestabilities die to cut the shape behind the turtle and added ribbon from my stash.

The snaps are WRMemory Keepers and because the card blank is not thick enough, and I didn't add a shim behind, they spin round. Which is obviously intentional!

The lettering is cut using my Baby Face Cuttlebug alphabet set. I've added a wobbly eye to the turtle - the boys helped me decide which size was best. He did at one point look slightly scary with a huge eye!

Good luck in entering the challenge! Pop over to the challenge blog for more details and how to enter, you have until Thursday 29 July to enter!

• Backing paper: DCWV Text Print 6x6 stack
• Image: Simple Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Baby Face alphabet
• Snaps: WRMemory Keepers
• Ribbon: My stash
  

Cream Jeans?

I was at a bit of a loss as to how to colour his jeans so have gone for the retro 80's look of cream jeans. Not sure they would stay that colour long as he's off to play football!

This is for the current challenge on Cute Card Thursday which is:

Boyz to Men

The image is one I got for May as part of the 50/50 Digital Stamping Group and is an image from Lexi, and I've coloured it with Promarkers. The papers are DCWV 6x6 Retro stack and I've used some base card from my stash.

The brads are also from my stash, and the sentiment was a freebie Papermania stamp. The bloke ribbon is a sort of twill and I bought it as a full spool for a steal a while ago!

A nice quick card, even if he has got dodgy coloured jeans!

• Backing papers: 6x6 Retro papers from DCWV
  
• Image: From the 50/50 stampers group, drawn by Lexi and coloured with Promarkers
  
• Sentiment: Papermania
  
• Everything else: My stash
  

Funky Christmas Card

Another wonderful sketch this week from Papertake Weekly - I avoid the messy and busy sketches that can be found on various challenge blogs as I do like the simple ones - says a lot about me eh?!

I'd been asked to make a funky Christmas card for a 21 year old so the image of Maddison was perfect and I think it looks a bit Christmassy! It's a pre coloured image (saving time!) which has been layered onto pearlescent red card from my stash and some lovely ribbed green card that I've had for absolutely ages.

The printed backing paper is DCWV The Christmas Multistack 6 x 6 which I have inked. The holly and berries (look closely and you will see that the glitter glue is still wet!) are Sizzix die cuts.

The sentiment is computer generated and the red organza ribbon is from my stash. Not quite followed the sketch but all the elements are there. And some!

• Printed backing paper: DCWV The Christmas Multistack 6 x 6
• Plain papers: My stash
• Image: Maddison from Charmed Cards and Crafts
• Sentiment: Computer generated
• Dies: Sizzix Holly and Berries
• Ribbon: From my stash
  
  

Howdie

Another autumnal card, this time for Dottie's World Challenge which asks for:

Autumn / Fall Colours

I've used a pre coloured Holly in the USA image which I've chalked and then inked. The papers are DCWV Retro Stack 6 x 6 which I have inked the edges (where you can see it!) with Chestnut Whispers ink.

The lovely, lovely ribbon is from my stash (49p for a big bundle from Blackburn Market a while ago) and the button is from my stash. For those with good eyesight, you will be able to see that it is a Tesco button!

That's about it folks - been a tad under the weather this week - a horrible bug that has really drained me and limited my crafting way too much. Hope to be back on track very soon!

• Backing papers: DCWV Retro Stack 6 x 6 papers
• Image: Holly in the USA precoloured
• Everything else: My stash
  

Ah - Watercolours!

It's time for another wonderful sketch from my fab Funky Hand DT mate Carol! If you've not popped over to her challenge blog before, please do as she offers some great prizes every fortnight to the entrants of her sketches.

Without further ado, here is the current sketch:And here is my card! I've used papers from Papermania 12 x 12 Retro Floral prints stack - the holey scalloped edge piece across the middle was punched with a Martha Stewart punch and then the edges inked.

The image is Penny Black which was sent to me ages ago by the lovely Jozza and I've coloured it with watercolours - oh how I like my watercolour paints!

I've inked the edge with chestnut Whispers and then dotted with a very fine black pen just for a bit more definition. The ribbon is from my stash, and the heart button is Colorbok chipboard sent to me by Enfys ages ago and I've covered it with some of the pink and yellow spotty paper.

Great sketch Carol - look forward to the next one!

• Papers: Papermania 12 x 12 Retro Floral stack
• Image: Penny Black, stamped by Jozza, coloured with watercolour paints
• Punch: Martha Stewart
• Heart button: Colorbok from Enfys, covered with DCWV paper
• Everything else: My stash