Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 18 - Di's Digi's

There is a new Colour Crazy Challenge and this week we are sponsored by Di's Digi's and the theme, as always is

Anything Goes

I've used both images that were provided by the generous sponsor, first one is Let's Eat Ted's Cake which I've coloured with Promarkers.  The papers I found in my stash when I was having a big tidy up and they come from a very old Kirsty Wiseman cd Patti Picklicous.  The chocolate brown ribbon is from my stash and I've lightly distressed the edges of the papers.

This is MP3 Mike who has also been coloured with Promarkers and the papers are from the same cd - I had to be clever with all the bits as I didn't have enough so some joins going on!

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

Let's Eat Ted's Cake
Craft Rocket:  Use Embellishments
Star Stampz:  Handcoloured Image
Creative Moments:  Anything Goes
Pause, Dream, Enjoy:  Lot's of Layers

MP3 Mike
Aud Sentiments:  Masculine and a Sentiment
Back to Basics:  Use a Craft CD
Inspiration Destination:  Anything Goes
Love To Craft:  Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenge 188 - Anything Goes

This is my first time posting as part of the Little Miss Muffet DT as a Guest Designer for 6 months!  The new challenge has been announced and it is:

Anything Goes

I've used Flavours of the Month digi stamp and then added the Ice Cream Sundae digi, coloured with Promarkers.  The papers are from a really old cd that I'd printed from quite a few years ago (having a clear out of all old stuff and using up papers that have already been printed) - Kirsty Wiseman - Patti Pickilious cd., which unfortunately, is no longer available.

I've used a die to cut the sentiment and added bakers twine, sequins and seed beads from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Back to Basics:  Use a Craft CD
Crafting By Designs:  Anything Goes
Crafty Hazlenut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door:  Anything Goes

WOOOFFF!!!

And here is the second of the two new release stamps from Jellypark for this fortnight and isn't this one a cutie?! This is Puppy Dog and I've coloured him with Aquamarkers and cut him out, layering with foam pads.

I've used a kraft card blank plus a little doodling around the edges and the papers and letters are from Patti Picklicious cd from Kirsty Wiseman and they are papers I've had printed off for ages - see - still trying to be good and use up all my oddments!  At this rate I'll be into the next century by the time the box is empty!

Hope you like the two digi stamps that I've shown and don't forget - they are only £1.25 each in the Jellypark shop!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Great Impressions Stamps:  Animals
Sentimental Sunday's:  Clean and Simple (with a sentiment)
Hiding In My Craft Room:  Super Scraps
Do You Stack Up?  Four Legged Friends

• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Aquamarkers
• Papers and letter tiles:  Patti Picklicious cd from Kirsty Wiseman

Dude Time Doodles - April New Release & Blog Hop!

It's the last Wednesday of the month so its time to reveal the new Dude Time Doodles images and as it is customary, we have a blog leap for you!

One of the Dudettes will be the hostess with the mostest and one lucky commenter will win a digi image! So make sure you leave me a comment - as you've got to be in it to win it!

If you've arrived at me from Michelle then you are on the right track although there is no start and end point, just make sure you've visited us all! From me you need to hop to CG and leave a comment there too!!


I've used the Boxer image, coloured with Promarkers and glossy accents on the hearts and added it to the circle card with some string - so it swings! The papers are from Dreams Come True cd from Funky Hand which I've had in my stash for ages from a previous project and I was lucky as I had just enough for the circle card base and the letters are from Kirsty Wiseman - Patti Picklicious cd. I've simply inked the edges and it's finished!

Good luck with the hop - and don't forget to leave us all a comment!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday: Favourite Colour
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash: Circles or Dots
Digi Makeover: For The Boys
The Crazy Challenge: Add A Sentiment

• Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers and glossy accents
• Papers: Dreams Come True cd from Funky Hand
• Letters: Patti Picklicious cd from Kirsty Wiseman
• Everything else: My stash
  

Dude Time Doodles - February New Release & Blog Hop!

It's the last Wednesday of the month so its time to reveal the new Dude Time Doodles images and to kick it all off we have a blog hop for you!

One of the Dudettes will be the hostess with the mostest and one lucky commenter will win a digi image! So make sure you leave me a comment - As you've got to be in it to win it!

If you've arrived at me from Dawn then you are on the right track although there is no start and end point, just make sure you've visited us all! From me you need to hop to Cleota and leave a comment there too!!

I've used Axel Lumberjack and coloured him with Promarkers. As soon as I saw him I thought of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs hence the sentiment! The little letters are from Patti Picklicious cd from Kirsty Wiseman which I've had printed for ages and I'm trying to use up!

I've added a faux stitched line around the edge of the Kraft card and also added some 'ground' for Axel to stand on with a fineliner black pen and a chinagraph white pen.

Good luck with the hop and don't forget to leave a comment!

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

Celebrate the Occasion: Masculine Birthday
Cards for Men: Boys and Their Toys
Crafty Boots: Inspired By A Song Title (Hi Ho Hi Ho from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
Simon Says Stamp: Song Title (as above)

• Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Mini Letters: Patti Picklicious cd from Kirsty Wiseman
  

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 29 - Bingo!

It's the third Wednesday in the month so its time for a Dude Time Doodles challenge! To spice things up a little its a bingo theme! For more details on how to enter, pop over to the challenge blog.

The bingo card is:
And I've made a heart shaped card by drawing around a box I have! I've used Bazzil basics embossed swiss dots red card for my base and added brads, eyelets (they are under the ribbon!), buttons, twine and ribbon to cover the top line, bottom line and far right line too!

I've used Count Vladimir (which was a freebie last week - did you snag it?!) and coloured him with Promarkers plus glossy accents on his heart shaped chocolate box.

The mini alphas are from Patti Picklicious cd from Kirsty Wiseman - they took longer to cut out, ink and glue than the card took to put together! And they say 'let me count the ways I love you'. Reference to the Count on Sesame Street!

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sentimental Sundays: Ribbon (and sentiment)

Designed 2 Delight: Heart

Crafty Ann's: Think Hot

The Stamp Man: Use Red

Desert Island Crafters: Embossing, No Designer Paper, Sentiment, Monochromatic

• Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Alphas: Patti Picklicious cd from Kirsty Wiseman
• Everything else: My stash

Squiggle Stamps Guest Designer August - Pink & Black & Lace

I won a recent Squiggles challenge and was asked to be a Guest Designer, which of course I accepted in a flash! Thank you for asking me and the digital images are wonderful! Their current challenge is:

Pink and Black with optional lace

I've used the same image twice to create two different card on the same theme. They've been coloured with Promarkers. For this first card (which was used last night as we went to a Wedding Reception - I now feel really old as I can remember the groom being born!!) I used papers from a pack that was given away with a crafting magazine. I can't remember the name of the magazine but a pack of A4 papers was with every issue.

The Wedding was a black and white theme so perfect for the card! The pink is from my stash and I've added 4 dull half pearls to the corners plus I've dotted liquid pearls all around the edges.

The lace is from our local scrapstore and is actually underwear lace!

For my second card I've used some more underwear lace (posh knickers this time!) along with a faux silver slider heart. Papers are from my stash and I'm pretty sure that the larger paper is Funky Hand and the smaller one with the image layered onto it is Kirsty Wiseman - Patti Picklicious cd - I was so pleased to be able to use them as the oddments box is becoming somewhat full and overflowing!

For more details on the Squiggles challenge, please click here! The challenge winner receives £10 gift certificate to spend in the store!

I'd like to enter my cards into the following challenges:

Designed To Delight: Pink and Black
Little Claire's Designs: Wedding / Anniversary
Truly Scrumptious: Lace

• Images: Squiggles Digital stamp, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: All from my stash
• Lace: Scrap store
• Everything else: My stash
  

Wobbly Football

I've made this card for the current Dustin Pike's challenge which is:

It's A Party - Birthday Cards

So here is one with an image that I've had lying around for ages which has just been begging to be coloured! So it has, with Promarkers and I've added the die cut football via a strip of acetate so it boings over the real one underneath. I had to use some blu-tac during the photo as the camera kept focusing on the boinging football!

I've stamped the sentiment and layered it and the image with black and turquoise card from my stash. The blue stripy one is from my box of bits and I think its from Kirsty Wiseman - Patti Picklicious cd. I've doodled a faux stitched line around the edges of the card and then added the card candy. It actually took me the best part of an hour to decide where to put everything on this card. Don't know why - it just did!

• Image: Dustin Pike, coloured with Promarkers
• Backing paper: Kirsty Wiseman, Patti Picklicious cd
• Sentiment: Stamped from my stash
• Everything else: My stash
  

Simply Create Challenge 36 - Show Us Your Heart!

It's time for a new challenge on Simply Create! Judging by the amount of entries for our last challenge, you like our themes! Thank you for entering each time and I will get round to leaving comments - it's just the last two weeks have passed in a blur but I'm back on top of things now!

Anyway, the challenge this fortnight is

Show Us Your Heart

I've made this very easy card using a Kraft card blank (oh how I am enjoying these!) a bit of doodling around the edges plus some off cuts of patterned card I found in my stash from Kirsty Wisemans Patti Picklicious cd.

I've punched the two red hearts, glued the bunting and hearts to the string and then added some brads. You may think it is very similar to a card I showed earlier in the week - well, that one came first and this one second!

The stamp is a freebie I got from a magazine a while ago. Good luck with the challenge - for further details and how to enter, pop over to Simply Create and have a look whilst you are there at the other Design Team samples - very fantastic they are!

Good luck!

• Card Blank: The Range
• Patterned papers: Patti Picklicious cd from Kirsty Wiseman
• Sentiment: Freebie stamp
  
• Everything else: My stash
  

Oriental

A lovely sketch on Delicious Doodles this week and it's my first time entering the challenges too!

I've used a freebie Delicious Doodles image that I got ages ago and coloured it with Promarkers. The main backing paper is from the huge pack of 12x12 double sided papers that I got from CostCo a while ago - I think the brand is MemoryStor.

All other papers are from Patti Picklicious by Kirsty Wiseman and I've added some tiny red prima flowers, brads (that actually matched!) and some red ribbon (cut off loops from my jumper!)

After a few successful events towards the end of this year, my box of female cards is looking a little sorry for itself so this will go towards replenishing it!

• Image: Delicious Doodles freebie, coloured with Promarkers
• Main paper: 12x12 double sided from MemoryStor (CostCo)
• Other papers: Patti Picklicious by Kirsty Wiseman
• Everything else: My stash
  

Tweet Anniversary

A lovely simple sketch on Papertake Weekly:


And I've used it to make an anniversary card. The red backing paper is from Patti Picklicious from Kirsty Wiseman (I just love this pattern!) and I've layered a piece of clear vellum over it once it had been through the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

The two birdies are from two Honey & Hugs stamp sets which I've highlighted with a red Promarker as they looked a little odd just stamped!

The red ribbon is from my stash. A bit of corner rounding and inking, plus some fine black dots around the edge of the image and the card is complete!

• Stamps: Honey & Hugs stamps, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Patti Picklicious from Kirsty Wiseman
• Embossing: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots
• Everything else: My stash
  

Peas On Earth

A quick card (again!) for the current Cards for Men Challenge which asks for a:

Christmas Card

I've used an image from Whimsie Doodles which I've coloured with Promarkers. It's layered onto the green spotty paper from Patti Picklicious by Kirsty Wiseman and then behind some red card that I found in my stash.

I've used a nesties to cut the shapes out although I used one as a part template for the image. The sentiment tag is from GTC's Crafty Corner and is a freebie to download. Bit of faux stitching around the edge of the card blank and a wonky photo (taken by husband!) and the card is complete! This card is for a male teenager as I think he'll get the message!

• Image: Whimsie Doodles coloured with Promarkers
• Backing papers: Patti Picklicious by Kirsty Wiseman
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities
• Sentiment: GTC Crafty Corner freebie download

Christmas Red

I found the perfect excuse to use this beautiful Charmed Cards and Crafts acrylic stamp as their current challenge is:

Anything Goes but with Red

So here it is! I've taken inspiration from the card sample shown for this particular stamp - so thank you! And its another card ticked off the order list too! I've coloured her with Promarkers and added some glitter glue. She sits on a frame made from my Nesties and I've raised her up a little with foam pads.

The paper is from Kirsty Wiseman's Patti Picklicious cd with layers from the same cardstock as the card base. I've added some thin satin ribbon in the background as a complement to the colours and the sentiment is computer generated and layered onto an offcut of the same backing card.

Better go and crack on with the other orders - no rest for the wicked!

• Backing paper: Patti Picklicious cd by Kirsty Wiseman
• Image: Charmed Cards and Crafts acrylic stamp, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilties
• Sentiment: Computer generated
• Everything else: My stash
  

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 2 - Photo Inspiration

I can't believe its come round to the 20th of the month so quickly! And because it is the 20th its time for a Dude Time Doodles Photo Inspiration challenge! So take inspiration from this montage - use the colours or the images on your creation and link up with the Dude Time Doodles blog before 3 December to be in with a chance of winning or placing in the top three!

I've used the colours as inspiration as Tom Tom the Turkey just wanted to be used! I was going to add something along the lines of 'Bernard will be calling soon....' (for US readers Bernard Matthews is a HUGE turkey farmer! And not to be confused by the famous Northern comedian Bernard Manning - you can google that yourself! But be warned not for those easily offended!)

I digress...!

I've used a sheet of brown paper that came with some photo printing paper as my backing (I've no Kraft card but this is good enough!), doodled a faux stitched line around the edge and inked lightly. I say lightly as the ink pad has seen better days and even coca cola has limited resuscitation effects these days!

Image has been coloured with Promarkers and layered onto some brown offcut of card. Glitzy gold snowflake started life as a parcel sticker but is way too good for that, so its on my card! Spotty red backing paper is from Patti Picklicious cd by Kirsty Wiseman and adds just the right amount of colour I think!

So fancy entering?! Yes, of course you do! The challenge is open until 3 December and have a look on the challenge blog for more details on how to enter! Good luck!

• Printed backing paper: Patti Picklicious by Kirsty Wiseman
• Brown backing: Random paper from some packaging
• Image: Tom Tom Turkey from BBDesigns, coloured with Promarkers
• Everything else: My stash
  

Ski Freestyle!

This is last weeks freebie image from Bugaboo and the card goes towards one of my Christmas card orders. Their current challenge is:

Anything Goes

I've taken inspiration from one of the Bugaboo Design Team - Paul Ford in the papers and layout etc, however I've used papers from Kirsty Wiseman - Patti Picklicious and sort of made up my own circle (I've got a set of Nesties to do just the job on order!!)


All the plain card plus the silver are from my stash along with the silver (yes, it looks black, but what do you expect when it does nothing but rain all day and you have to rely upon your husband to take the photos of you creations as you barely see daylight during the week!) snowflake which was originally from Matalan.

Bit of doodling, corner rounding and inking and jobs done! Oh, image coloured with Promarkers but you wouldn't expect anything less!

Lets hope the teenager its intended for, likes it!

• Papers: Patti Picklicious from Kirsty Wiseman
  
• Image: Bugaboo freebie, coloured with Promarkers
• Everything else: My stash or Matalan
  

Simple Doodles Challenge 27 - Photo Inspiration

Welcome to another Simple Doodles challenge! This time we have a colour inspiration picture for the challenge and it is:

I've used a Delicious Doodles image, coloured with Promarkers. I've layered it onto some card from my stash and then used papers from the Kirsty Wiseman Patti Picklicious cd which matches perfectly!

I've added some natural raffia that I found in my stash (have a rather large bundle which I recycled from a lovely flower arrangement that I got last year) and added three brads to finish the balance of the card.

It's the first time I've used one of these Delicious Doodles images - this was a freebie, and it was lovely to colour!

Hope you can join in the challenge this fortnight - you have until Friday 9 October to join in!

• Backing papers: Patti Picklicious by Kirsty Wiseman cd
• Image: Delicious Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Everything else: My stash
  

B is for Blue

A nice and easy challenge this fortnight on ABC Challenges which is:

B is for Blue

This card was made for one of Samuel's teachers who retired at the end of the summer teaching term and I offered to make the card from the Governors.

I kept the theme very simple (her favourite colour is blue) and added some twine (she also likes gardening!) along with some hat pins I made with seed beads and silver heart beads.

I've used a nesties die for the shape and raised it on foam pads, inked the edges and then added all the embellishments. The printed paper is from Patti Picklicious by Kirsty Wiseman.

I've used some off white felt effect card that I bought ages ago and has a really feel to it.

• Backing paper: Patti Picklicious by Kirsty Wiseman
• Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
• Everything else: My stash
  

Mornings

This is such a good Bugaboo image! The challenge for Creative Inspirations is:

Sewing / Faux Stitching

I've faux stitched around the edge of the backing paper and also on the pale blue layers using a fine black pen. The image and sentiment are Bugaboo and I've used Promarkers and glitter glue for colouring.
The red backing paper is from Patti Picklicious by Kirsty Wiseman and the pale blue from Funky Daze. Dark blue cardstock from my stash along with Prima flowers and brads.

The card is for my Aunty Margaret who will be 60 tomorrow. Hope she approves of celebrating Birthdays for a few days cos this card is going to be late!!

• Backing papers: Patti Picklicious from Kirsty Wiseman and Funky Daze from Funky Hand
• Image: Bugaboo, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
• Everything else: My stash
  

Thank You Cards

This is the last set of notelet cards that I have made, this time the sentiment is 'thank you'. Again I've used some lovely cream linen effect card from the Papermill shop online and I've used papers and letters from the Patti Picklicious cd by Kirsty Wiseman. And my only set of Spellbinder Nestability dies!

I've inked around the edge of the shape with Chestnut Whispers ink and there are silver seed beads running across the filigree pattern.

You can see this in more detail here:

And again, I like these too much so can probably be safe saying that they won't make it onto my website nor will I be able to use them myself!

• Printed paper and letters: Patti Picklicious cd by Kirsty Wiseman
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities
• Everything else: My stash
  
  

That's A Big Needle....

A great sketch on Papertake Weekly:

And I've used a digital image drawn by Lee Jacobs which I bought from here, coloured with Promarkers and layered onto papers from Patti Picklicious by Kirsty Wiseman. I've recently re-discovered this cd, as you have probably gathered!!

I've added a bit of inking around all edges and tied a length of red grosgrain ribbon to the side. I've stuck an acrylic sentiment tile on which you can't actually read, but says Just For You. I was going to add 'they're going to stick what where?' but didn't as my handwriting was appalling! A line of three card candy and the card is complete!

• Backing papers: Patti Picklicious by Kirsty Wiseman
  
• Image: Lee Jacobs bought from here, coloured with Promarkers
  
• Card Candy: Craftwork Cards
  
• Ribbon: My stash