Little Miss Muffet Challenge 188 - Inspiration

We are half way through the current Little Miss Muffet challenge and the theme is

Anything Goes

I've made this cute card using the Desert Cactus digi which has been coloured with Promarkers and the background has been coloured with pencils.  I've used a kraft card blank and layered the image onto offcuts of kraft card and black card plus added a doodled line with a black fine liner pen.

The sentiment I've stamped with a tiny Studio G alphabet set which I've had for years.  Good luck with the challenge and don't forget to link up!

I'd like to enter the following:

Addicted to Stamps and More:  Anything Goes
Crafty Creations:  Anything Goes
Fab N Funky:  Garden or Outdoors
I Love Promarkers:  Clean and Simple / Anything Goes
Pause, Dream, Enjoy:  Anything Goes

Citroen

Personally speaking, a good bottle of white and a nice unsharable (apart from the Turkish Delight fillings) box of chocs would be a good choice for a Birthday gift. But then again sometimes life deals you a lemon. A Citroen 2CV is one of those days but in car form.

I've, once again used a cut off from making a square card (plus another of those rather skinny envelopes is a perfect size). Coloured the image with Promarkers, added some off cuts of card and used a Studio G letter stamp for the sentiment.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

The Crafting Cafe: One For The Boys
The East Wind Challenge: Humour

Not Feeling Human

There is a nasty lurgy going around and especially this time of the year it makes everyone feel even worse than they actually are. So here is The Goon From The Lagoon from Dr Digi wishing you make a speedy recovery!

I've coloured him with Promarkers and then added him to the kraft card blank. The sentiment has been stamped with tiny wooden Studio G individual alpha stamps - that's why they are a little wonky!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Anonymous Stamps: Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations: Use A Sentiment / Anything Goes
Card Mania: Anything Goes
Love To Scrap: Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges: Humour

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 59

It's time for a new Fetch A Sketch challenge and here is the oh so simple sketch for this fortnight:

We are sponsored by the very fab Scribbles Designs and two of the Design Team have joined in - pop over to Fetch A Sketch to see their wonderful creations!

Here is my sample:

I've used Flower 4 which has been printed directly onto the white linen cardstock and then coloured with Promarkers. I've used an old Studio G acrylic stamp for the sentiment and drew round a Nesties die for the shaped bottom! A bit of inking around the edges and the card is complete!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Come and Get It Challenges: Focal Image on the Side
So Artful: Single Flower with Minimalistic Design
Left of Centre: No Designer Papers
Paper Crafting Journey: Flowers

Jellypark Challenge - Geeks and Nerds!

With a bit of luck this will be the last post of today!  And its for the new Jellypark challenge which launched today and the theme is:

Geeks and Nerds!

Such a fab theme!  I've used the fab Superboy digi from the store (only £1.25!) and coloured him with Promarkers and added foam pads to his reverse so he stands proud a little.

The backing paper is actually wallpaper that I snaffled a sample from B&Q some time ago.  Jacob enjoys trips to B&Q with me as we always have a look through the wallpaper samples to see if there is anything I can use!  And the best bit - it is free!

I've stamped the sentiment myself with my little Studio G alphabet stamps and I'm rather pleased with how it turned out as usually my letters are spaced too far apart but this time it worked fine!

Good luck with the Jellypark challenge!  The two new releases are available in the store to buy for only £1.25 each and with a bit of luck (read that as if I get some time and remember - bad combination!) I'll be blogging them over the weekend!  However, Samuel has another karting race on Sunday so I can strike off that day to get anything done other than get wet (it usually rains!)

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

The Creative Challenge Blog:  Anything That Flies (this Superhero flies!)
365 Day Cards:  Day 136 - Words of Wisdom
Sassy Studios Designs:  Black and White with a Pop of Colour
I Love Promarkers:  Simple
Paper Makeup Stamps:  The Great Outdoors (city scape!)

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Backing papers:  Wallpaper sample from B&Q
Sentiment:  Studio G alphabet stamps

Get Funky and Craft - Use Up Your Offcuts!

It's my turn to provide some inspiration and to showcase a Funky Hand product over at Get Funky and Craft and I thought that because its a New Year and we all set ourselves (unrealistic!) New Year Resolutions to use the stash that we have, I'd better do what I say, and I've made these cards:

I've actually made a few more than the photo shows, but you get the idea!  I've cut a sheet of A4 card in half to make two cards and used an X Cut facy die for the scalloped bottom edge.  Lightly inked in black around the edge and then added a faux stitched line with a fineliner black pen.

The bunting has been made with offcuts from wordbooks - I get a lot of requests to make the wordbooks and I hate to throw away the bits I cut off especially as at least one side has been printed on.  I simply cut some strips and then measured 2cm for the top of the triangle and then cut!  Layered onto a base colour, glued in place with silicone glue and then added the bows of embroidery thread afterwards.

I also dotted a black spot with a Sharpie marker and then dabbed glossy accents over the top.  The sentiment stamp is a Studio G acrylic 99p set and as I sent very few Christmas cards, I decided that I'd be sending Spring cards instead.  Mainly because I ran out of time (kids had something on nearly every night and each weekend from mid November onwards) and I thought that Spring cards would stay displayed longer!

Although we are no longer setting challenges at Get Funky and Craft, you can still link up and show us your creations with Funky Hand products!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Fat Pages With Attitude:  Tag / Sentiment Anything Goes

Hot Shot Crafts:  Clean and Simple

Sweet Pea Stampers:  Clean and Simple and No Embellishments

Papers:  Funky Hand leftovers

Dies:  X Cut fancy die

Stamps:  Studio G acrylic

Everything else:  My stash

Dude Time Doodles 28 November New Releases and Blog Hop

The time has come for the very last Dude Time Doodle New Release (cue sad music) and as its New Release Time we celebrate with a Blog Hop.  So please pop round the team to say your final goodbyes to us as a DT although no doubt you'll come across us somewhere in blog land again!

I've used Tree Topping Tim and coloured him with Promarkers - he will be available in the store to buy real soon so make sure you do because after 15th December, the doors will close and you won't be able to get him!

If you've arrived at me from The Dude Time Doodles Blog 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 Dawn.

I've used a freebie paper from The Clip Art Fairy and layered my image and sentiment (Studio G acrylic stamp) onto some random red card I found in my stash.  The star is actually a chipboard tree ornament I bought from Tesco last year - 10 for £1 and because the pattern didn't match, I covered it in some more offcut paper and then inked the edges.

Good luck with the hop and thank you to Dude Time Doodles, Boni, Anne and Tammy for all the help, support, laughs and giggles behind the scenes!  I'm following all the DT so I keep in touch!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:


Party Time Tuesdays:  Anything Goes
ABC Challenges:  Anything Goes
Cards For Men:  Merry Christmas


Image:  Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
Paper:  The Clip Art Fairy freebie
Sentiment:  Studio G acrylic stamp
Star:  Tesco Christmas tree ornament, covered with red card and inked

Circle Card

Just when you thought it was safe - I make another Christmas card! This time I'm following a rather lovely sketch from The Sweet Stop. I've used Dovecraft Let It Snow papers both 12x12 and 6.5x4.5 sizes. The sentiment is from a 99p Studio G acrylic set.


The snowman is a digi image from Zlatoena Designs and he's been coloured with Promarkers plus a little glitter glue. I've added some ribbon where the different papers meet and also to hide the rather messy and nasty glue from trying to stick the icicles to the card - yeah, they look great but are a right bu**er to glue! That will be why they are actually for decorative purposes and not cardmaking! The tinsel that came off the icicles has also been added to the card.

A bit of inking, faux running stitch and liquid pearls and the card is complete!

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 commenter's plus some extra prizes along the way! The Fetch A Sketch challenges launch on Monday 27 June at 9am!

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

Bah Humbug: Scarves and Mittens
Crafty Creations: Let It Shine (Sparkly Things)
Creative Craft World: Christmas in June
I Love Promarkers: Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments: Monochromatic

• Papers: Dovecraft Let It Snow
• Image: Zlatoena, coloured with Promarkers
• Sentiment: Studio G
• Everything else: My stash
  

Typewriter and Procreating Washing

I've had a pretty productive day today. Crafting and housework. I've managed to get a head start on some of my Design Team commitments, or at least they are started (I have around 7 projects on the go at any one time!) plus I've managed to almost catch up on the HUGE amount of washing. There was only one day this last week that I didn't do any washing and I swear it reproduces on its own!

Six loads washed and almost dried with a further 2 to do; anyone would think there was more than 4 of us in this household.....

Anyway. I managed to get the card completed for the Tiddly Inks challenge which is:

Refresh Me (or all white card)

Ok, so mine has black on it too, but I guessed that with the image being black to start with, I was allowed otherwise how would you see it. See - method in my madness! It's a Tiddly Inks image which I have been itching to use and now I can as I need to send a letter (yes a letter - not an email!) as I forgot in the run up to Christmas and as the recipient is a card maker too I feel she will appreciate it!

I've used my trusty Studio G mini wooden alphabet stamps for the wording, Nesties for the layered shapes. And a confession. I didn't leave enough space for a spine to the card and ended up cutting two shapes. Hence the eyelets and black ribbon tie!

Everything is from my stash as off-cuts and I've used a Cuttlebug embossing die for one of the layers. A quick card to make but it still took me 4 days to finish it! Good job its already late as not sent before Christmas!

• Image: Tiddly Inks
• Sentiment: Studio G wooden alphabet stamps
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities
• Everything else: My stash
  

Small, Cute and Bright Thanks!

Be warned as this is a bright post! I've decided that I really do need to use up all the bits of printed card that I have in the large shoe box instead of printing more, so when I saw the current Cupcake challenge which is:

Thank You

And after remembering that I had several sheets of this hot pink fuchsia card in my stash and some small envelopes perfect for making some Thank You cards, I got to work and made these:

Each card is 90cm square, so quite dinky (I'm using envelopes from a budget range of 10 Christmas cards from Asda at 10p a pack - no, I'm not kidding (the cards were naff, but envelopes good!) and that is before they are reduced!) I've used paper from Funky Daze (sale on at the moment plus the cd is permanently reduced!) which was left over from a previous project and fitted in well with the hot pink colour scheme!

All the buttons were donations from Lynsey (thank you!) and I've glued them on after tying string through and making a bow. I've glued the centre of the bows too.

I've used a Nestabilities die to cut the shapes and the sentiment (wonky in places but adds to the effect!) has been stamped with a little wooden Studio G alphabet stamp. A little bit of inking around the edge of the die cut shapes and the cards are complete!

I need to make some thank you cards from the boys as they got a lot of presents for Christmas, however I'd have to change the colour theme as I don't think they'd be too impressed sending these!

• Backing papers: Funky Daze from Funky Hand
• Dies: Nestabilities
• Sentiment: Studio G alphabet stamp
• Buttons: Lynsey
• Everything else: My stash
  

Snow Much Fun!

It's been a while since I found enough time to enter a Doodle Dragon Studio Challenge, but as I'd got ahead of myself with colouring and had this little snowman all ready, the rest of the card was easy to put together.

The challenge this fortnight is:

Anything Goes

The image from Dustin Pike, has been coloured with Promarkers and I've glitter around the edge of the image - it was layered but the underneath was not a good match hence the glitter!


The backing paper is from my stash - not got a clue where it came from but I've printed it, but that could mean anything! I've Swiss Dot embossed an off-cut of card (the bit I cut off to make the square card!) and I've added some blue ribbon and stamped a Studio G sentiment.

This will be one of the cards that I have on order. One small cross off a long list but at least I'm getting there or at least I hope I do before Christmas!

• Backing paper: Not got a clue - found it in my stash
• Image: Dustin Pike, coloured with Promarkers
• Embossing: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder
• Sentiment: Studio G acrylic stamp - 99p set
  
• Everything else: My stash
  

Moooved!

A fab challenge on Charisma Cardz this week which is:

Die Cuts

I've taken the theme literally and have dusted off my trusty Sizzix dies and have made this card! The cow has been layered with different coloured card to get the right effect, plus the two ovals are also die cuts from two different dies.

The grass is my own creation and I've added two chunky brads for extra effect. The sentiment has been stamped with a little wooden Studio G alphabet stamp directly onto the card blank.

• Dies: Sizzix cow, inner from scallop oval and oval tag
• Sentiment: Studio G alphabet stamp
• Everything else: My stash
  

Back to the Dragons!

Well, I found another new (to me) challenge blog called Card Positioning Systems and from what I can gather it is all sketches - who-hooo!!! Their current challenge is this following sketch:


And I've made this card with papers from Funky Daze - Son Day collection. I've lightly inked the edges with a blue inkpad and the image is Dustin Pike which I've coloured with watercolour pencils.

The sentiment is an acrylic 99p Studio G stamp. And that's it really! And it made a nice break from making Christmas cards - there is only so many snowflakes and glitter that I can cope with in a short space of time, but it's now back to the festive ones!

• Backing papers: Son Day from Funky Daze by Funky Hand
• Image: Dustin Pike, coloured with watercolour pencils
• Sentiment: Studio G acrylic
  
  

Frosty Blue

I've found a new challenge blog called Your Special Delivery. It is a fortnightly challenge and the first one is to use the freebie image in the creation.

So, I have used the image and made this card:

All the backing papers are from the new Funky Hand download - Blue Christmas and I've coloured the image with watercolour pencils and added a little glitter glue. I've rounded edges and inked them in blue.

The ribbon I've had for ages and is covered with tiny sparkly stars - it was wired but I've taken the wire out as its harder to work with when it is in.

The sentiment is a Studio G acrylic stamp from a 99p set and the snowflake is pearlescent confetti I found in my Christmas stash.

Looking forward to the next challenge!

• Backing papers: Blue Christmas download from Funky Hand
• Image: Your Special Delivery freebie coloured with watercolour pencils and glitter glue
• Sentiment: Studio G acrylic stamp
• Everything else: My stash
  

Remember To Remove The Green Stuff..

I have finally made a start on one of the Wedding memory book thingies that I'm intending to make. We went to 3 Weddings in 6 weeks over the summer with Hayley and Stephen's being the first one.

I've had to make a start as Hayley and I are 'doing lunch' mid November and I fully intend to present her with the finished item! As there are only 8 pages to the thick acetate book, I should be ok.

Anyway, as soon as I saw the Papertake Weekly sketch for this week, I knew I'd cracked one of the pages!
Because it is an acetate book, I heeded the advice of my Funky Hand DT mates and made sure I mirrored the reverse. So here you have two layouts for the price of one!

The papers were a total bargain from a lovely tiny craft shop that was relocating and selling off excess stock - I think a 12 x 12 sheet was 25p. And I just had to buy quite a few at that price. I never know where to start when cutting into such a large sheet, but I didn't have any problems for these!

The paper is Papermania Double Sided - Brown Ornate Clusters (I'm sure they could have dreamt up a more zingy description that that!) and I've used Bazzill Basics 12 x 12 paper Carob to layer the photos.

I had to stamp the sentiment with black ink as my brown just didn't show up well enough. The alphabet stamps are tiny Studio G wooden blocks. The thin chocolate organza ribbon is also from the same craft shop - I bought around 15 metres of it for £1.

Edges have been rounded and then inked with chestnut Whispers. Two layouts, one full page completed - just the rest to do now! So I'm on the lookout for sketches that will work with what I have so don't be surprised if you see more of this album in progress!

Oh, and the reference to the green stuff? Well, the album comes covered with a protective green film. And I almost forgot to remove it before I glued..... I did think that it didn't look right at the time but couldn't work out why......!!

• Double sided paper: Papermania 12 x 12 double sided - Brown Ornate Clusters
• Brown paper: Bazzill basics 12 x 12 paper - Carob
• Images: Taken by me!
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Sentiment: Studio G mini wooden alphabet stamps
  

Spots & Stripes

The Secret Crafter challenge this week is:

Spots and Stripes

I've made my own card blank from some lovely mottled / textured red card upon which I've layered a piece of stripy card - not sure where this originated from but I think it must have been a digital download because I've printed it off.

I treated myself to some Spellbinders Nestabilities - been looking at them for a long time and decided to take the plunge. Once I'd decided which one to buy that is! Was a little tricky to use at first as I need another spacer mat or something in my Sizzix Original machine but managed to use the smaller dies with the small black Sizzlets spacer plate. So ok for now, but will need to get myself sorted if I want to use one of the larger nesties.

The sentiment has been stamped with an acrylic Studio G stamp and I had to pick one that would fit on the shape! The ribbon is from my stash and the card candy is from Craftwork Cards.

• Backing paper: Not sure
• Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels
• Sentiment: Studio G acrylic stamp
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Card Candy: Craftwork Cards
  
  

It's The Giraffe Again!

The Dare U 2 Digi Stamp challenge this week is a sketch:

Which I have rotated and I've used one of the cute giraffes again! This time she has been coloured in to reflect true giraffe colours! I've used DCWV Retro 6 x 6 paper stack for the patterned papers and some yellow card I found in my stash box for layering.

The sentiment has been stamped with a Studio G mini wooden alphabet stamp, I've doodled a gold gel pen around the edges of the card and have found a yellow button and some goldy yellow ribbon in my stash.

• Backing papers: DCWV 6 x 6 Retro stack
• Image: Giraffe from Dawn Moore
• Everything else: From my stash
  

More Wedding Stuff!

Although, yes, this is more Wedding stuff, it isn't really! This is an Evening Acceptance card for this Wedding, and as their colours fit in with this weeks Pink Elephant challenge, I thought, why not!

The challenge this week is:

Pink, Brown and White

And here it is - very simple but it does the job! The stamp is a little acrylic Studio G one which I have stamped with chestnut Whispers and added some pink and white glitter glue to some of the cakes layers. I have actually used the pink and chocolate brown card that I used to make the invitations - the ribbon too.

So it fits in nicely with the Wedding stationery! Sorry about the wonky photos - don't know what went wrong there!

• All card: From my stash
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Stamp: Studio G acrylic (part of a little Wedding set)
  
  

Funky Flower

Another card made with For The Lads colour collection on the new Funky Hand cd Funky Word Books.


Quite easily made - I used a compass for the circles, roughly ripped the shape, feathered the edges and then inked them. Then layered up the flowers and added the wire embellishments and the button to hide what was underneath!


The curled paper was easy to do - cut thin strips and then wind them around a pencil or something thinner. The 'beads' on the wire were made by shaping some offcuts and then wrapping them again arounda pencil with the end glued.

The stems have been stamped with an acrylic Studio G stamp which is really for ornate corners but I picked the stamps that looked more like stems and just layered them up.

So go and buy your copy of Funky Word Books - its been on sale 5 days!!

By the time you read this, and if Mr Blogger is playing, I shall be on my holidays! I have a few posts scheduled for whilst I am away, but I shall be back on Sunday 24 May with hopefully, some holiday photos to share!

A Blue Dog

It's been a while since I managed a Penny Black challenge, but as I like a sketch, I was determined to do this one! Plus I had coloured the image a while ago and needed to use it!




Apologies for the slightly lopsided photo - I blame trying to get the table set for tea and try and take a photo of my card before the light went and stopping the boys from arguing - who says I can't multi task?!


Anyway, the blue backing card is all from my stash - the darker is a lovely slightly textured card but does not show up in the photo. The star printed paper is from Funky Daze.




I've double inked all the edges - in black and also dark blue just to take a bit of the blackness away. The image has been coloured with watercolour paints and from what I remember it only took me a few minutes.

The sentiment is my little Studio G alphabet stamp.

I liked this sketch and will probably use it again.

• Star backing paper: Funky Daze, everything else from my stash
• Image: Watercoloured and from Jozza
• Sentiment: Studio G mini alphabet set