Stars

I have a lot of papers that I've printed over the years in my off-cut box - the ones that I've used here are from Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses which is, sadly, no longer available as Funky Hand is no longer trading.

I've used Clearly Besotted dies for the sentiment (and added a tiny star punch on the letter i).  The other stars are an X Cut die - the smaller dies I've added with foam pads for extra depth.

The large inverted scalloped edge die is from ebay.  And to finish, I've used a black fine liner pen plus some sparkly thread from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following:

Sketch Saturday:  Sketch followed
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  Anything Goes
Die Cut Diva's:  Red or Pink
Happy Little Stamper:  Anything Goes with Dies

Monster Fun

You know when you see a digi stamp and you NEED to have it? Well, this was one of those moments!  This is Monster Sundae and is From The Heart Stamps.  I've coloured it with Promarkers and used glitter glue on the sundae and glossy accents on the eyes.

Printed paper is from Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses cd which is a bargain at the moment at only £1 and there are hundreds of papers, images and sentiments on the cd!!

I've added some black ribbon, mounted the image and paper onto black card, added a fineliner running stitch and two buttons.  Perfect for a little boy!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Craft for the Craic:  Birthday
DL.ART:  Blue
Double Click Skittles:  Animal
Fresh Brewed Designs:  Animal
From The Heart Stamps:  Pick a Sketch - number 96 used (twisted slightly!)

Jellypark Challenge: Celebrate Summer

Time for a new Jellypark challenge - its nearly July and it should be summer but this morning it really does not feel like it!!  The challenge theme is:

Celebrate Summer

I went with a summer feel to my card and used a cute digi - Girl in Bee Costume and I've coloured her with Promarkers plus added stickles to the wings.  I've actually made a slider card but the little bee slides in a circle!  It was really easy to make as long as I didn't put the foam pads in the wrong place!

The papers are from Funky Hand Wishes and Kisses cd and I've added a faux running stitch around the edges.  The sentiment in the centre is a freebie from Jellypark but you have to buy the matching digi to get it for free!  But as the digi is only £1.25 - its a bargain!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments: Summer
DRS Designs:  The Letter B
Ruby's Rainbow:  Things With Wings
Deep Ocean Challenge:  Welcome Summer
Lady Anne's Challenge:  The Great Outdoors

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and stickles
Sentiment:  Jellypark freebie (with purchase)
Papers:  Funky Hand, Wishes and Kisses cd

Martini Chicks

I really do like this image from I Heart Digital Stamps; it makes me smile and its easy to colour so nice quick cards can be made!  I've also followed the current sketch too and used up papers I found in my stash plus the circle die cut is from another project but that won't be blogged for a few weeks yet - so good all round!

The papers are from Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses cd and I've added two buttons and embroidery thread from my stash.  The image has been coloured with Promarkers and I've added glossy accents to the Martini inside the glasses - the sentiment comes with the image.

Could do with a nice cool drink right now as its been another scorcher of a day but today I've sat outside and sort of managed some colouring although I must admit I spent most of my time watching Jacob mess around with a bowl of water!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

I Heart Sketches:  Sketch followed
Crafty Ribbons:  Circles
Delightful Challenges:  Summer Theme
Colour Throwdown:  Colour Palette
Cheerful Stamp Pad:  My Kinda Gal

Image:  I Heart Digital Stamps, coloured with Promarkers and glossy accents
Sentiment:  I Heart Digital Stamps
Papers:  Wishes and Kisses cd from Funky Hand
Dies:  Spellbinder Circles
Ribbon:  My stash
Everything else:  My stash

Jellypark Challenge - Colour Palette

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

Colour Palette

We've used Design Seeds as inspiration and here is mine:

And here is what I've made!  It's a wordbook using the Wishes and Kisses cd from Funky Hand.  I printed the letters out separately and then added them on top of the pages with foam pads and then carefully added glitter glue around the edges.

I added some waxed string to tie it all together (its actually glued so it won't fall apart!) as ribbon looked a bit too bulky!  I've used the new Cake digi release from Jellypark and coloured it with Promarkers to match the colour scheme of the card and also added some of the bunting to the top of the letters.

My green is a bit more 'lime' than the photo so I blame my printer for when I printed the palette for inspiration it was a lot more lime coloured!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

My Heart Pieces:  Sentimental
Creative Moments:  Lots of Layers
Stamp n Doodle:  So Many Layers
Tip Top Tuesday:  Numbers
Love To Scrap:  Bold, Bright Colours

Papers:  Wishes and Kisses cd from Funky Hand
Images:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Everything else:  My stash 

Friends Are Like Flowers

This is the first of two new release digi's from Jellypark -this one is called Friends Are Like Flowers and it can be yours for just £1.25!  I've coloured her with Promarkers plus watercolour pencils for the sky and foreground.

The papers are from Funky Hand and are left over from making a wordbook from Wishes and Kisses cd (if you look carefully you can see all the joins!)  I've used an X Cut fancy die for the image and then added a dotted line around the outside with a pink gel pen.

The butterflies are a new purchase that I bought with Amazon vouchers I get for completing surveys and they are Marianne Creatables.  The large one in the centre hides a rather large join!  And the ribbon was from the inside of a jumper!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Eclectic Ellapu:  Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner:  Anything Goes
2 Sisters:  Bingo (Patterned Paper, Image, Bugs)
Stampin For The Weekend:  Die Cuts / Punches
Country View Challenges:  How Does Your Garden Grow

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and watercolour pencils
Papers:  Funky Hand, Wishes and Kisses cd
Dies, X Cut fancy frame and Marianne Creatables for the butterflies
Everything else:  My stash

Sixty Five!

I'm not one for conventionally keeping with tradition and I do like to see if I can make something a little different, so here is a slightly different way of making a wordbook that Anice and Funky Hand is so good at producing!

I've used the wordbook templates from Wishes and Kisses cd but I've printed the 'pages' and letters separately.   On one of the pc's I use, I don't have the Papercraft Factory cd's installed so I just use them as a standard cd and click on the 'open' option rather than 'run' when it loads up.

I'm not able to use any of the fancy graphics and the digi's on the Papercraft Factory cd's but I can still use all the papers, letters and wordbook papers - I just have to do it a little differently!

The pages of the wordbook are easily printed.  But the letters are a bit more difficult as they are not attached to anything and I have to be careful when resizing so that they actually fit the pages!

But once I got the hang of it, I found it quite easy!  I've added the letters with foam pads so that it gives a bit of depth to the card and then used glitter glue around the edges for a bit of manly sparkle (if Anice can use flowers, then I can use glitter!)

The smaller letters are cut with a Sizzix alphabet set and I've added a little bit of black ribbon and some green cord to finish it off.

This is actually the card that my Mum asked me to make for my Dad's Birthday.  Which is today!!

Don't forget to link up any creation you have made with any Funky Hand products via the blue frog on the Get Funky post - we'd love to see what you've made and you never know - it could be your lucky day!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Card Crafters Circle:  Boys to Men
Creative Corner:  Clean and Simple
Aud Sentiments:  Happy Birthday
Papercrafting Journey:  Use a Sentiment

All papers:  Wishes and Kisses cd from Funky Hand
Dies:  Sizzix Girls are Weird alphabet
Everything else:  My stash  

King For The Day

Here is the first of two new digi stamp releases from Jellypark - the second one will be along in a day or so!

This image is called King For The Day and the sentiment comes with it and also one that says Top Dad  I've coloured him with Promarkers and then added to the papers (Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses cd) with foam pads so he stands out.

A really quick and easy card to make!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

I Love Promarkers:  Anything Goes
Send A Smile For Kids:  Anything Goes
Stampin For The Weekend:  Childs Play
Sweet and Sassy:  Happy Birthday Fellas


Image and sentiment:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers:  Funky Hand, Wishes and Kisses cd

Ready For A Splash of Colour?!

I'm trying to work my way through the rather large shoe box I have with all offcuts of digi papers.  I found some papers that were in a bundle together from Wishes and Kisses cd from Funky Hand and they seemed perfect to use with this Sassy Cheryl image. 

The image is actually pre-coloured and I bought it as a kit of 5 different Sassy Cheryl images from Crafts U Print - you can buy it here.  I've cut the image out with an X Cut oval die, inked the edges, added a faux running stitch and then layered it onto some more bright raspberry papers.

The sentiment stamp was a freebie from a magazine a few years ago and the two ribbons are from my stash.  A really great image to make a card in a hurry!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sassy Cheryl:  Sketch followed
Gingerloft:  Ribbons and Bows
Pile It On:  Sunshine
Card Makin' Mama's:  Birthday
Sweet and Sassy:  For A Child
CD Sunday:  Hugs and Wishes

Image:  Pre printed from Crafts U Print - Sassy Cheryl original image
Papers:  Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses cd
Dies:  X Cut oval
Sentiment:  Magazine freebie stamp
Everything else:  My stash  

Get Funky Challenge - Word Books!

The month long challenge over at Get Funky is underway and it's my turn to provide some inspiration!  The theme set by the lovely Lou is:

Wordbooks

Well, I do like my wordbooks and I get a lot of requests to make them too because they are so different to the standard card.  I've used the Wishes and Kisses cd and simply printed the templates with the letters I need.  I then layered them up and added my embellishments and ribbons.  I decided to make a wordbook of my new Niece who I'd taken photos of with the boys when she was just a week old - she's changed a bit since as she's almost 7 months now!

I've added little scallop tags for journalling and threaded pink organza ribbon through.  I've also glittered the edges of the letters too - you just can't see it too well in the photos.

As always, there is a Funky Hand freebie for you to use in this month's challenge and you too can make your own wordbook with it!  Don't forget that we must see a Funky Hand product in your creation!  Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFT Challenge:  Children
Cute Card Thursday:  Different Shaped Card
Little Miss Muffet: Anything But Square
Moving Along With The Times:  Girly
Shelly's Images:  Anything But Square
Inky Impressions:  For A Child
Penny's Paper Crafty:  Shaped Cards
Sisterhood of Crafters: No Stamps

Papers and Template:  Wishes and Kisses cd from Funky Hand
Dies:  Spellbinder Nestabilities and Sizzix Scallop Tag
Everything else:  My stash

Get Funky - Anything Goes (with a Funky Hand Product)

It's my turn to provide some inspiration for this months challenge:

Anything Goes with Funky Hand Products

Please remember that you can make ANYTHING you like as long as you've used a Funky Hand product within your creation.  If you've not got anything, then you can snag the freebie that Anice offers each month which fits in with the challenge theme.

The winner gets to choose a Funky Hand download!

I've made something a little different!  I've used papers from Wishes and Kisses and printed them directly onto some photo transfer paper, cut them up using a Union Jack Template and created this:

It's a double sided canvas bag with a Funky Union Jack design!  The size of the Union Jack is A5 so I printed 3 different patterned papers onto the T-shirt Transfer Paper from Photo Paper Direct, cut them down to A5 and then used a Union Jack template (google is good!) to cut them out (I layered the three sheets together and took my time!)

I laid out the three papers and swopped elements over - the third one I made as a bag for myself!  A hot iron and a flat surface - worktop - and it was finished fairly quickly!  I bought the canvas bags from ebay.

Good luck with the challenge - and don't forget to use a FUNKY HAND PRODUCT!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

DL.ART challenge:  Use Fabric
Moving Along With The Times:  Anything But Square
Paper Crafting Journey:  Anything Goes
Shelly's Images:  Colour Inspiration
Little Red Wagon:  Upcycle
Stampin Royalty:  Fabric
Sarah Hurley Challenges:  Alter Something

• Papers:  Wishes and Kisses cd from Funky Hand
• Cotton Bag:  Ebay
• T-shirt Transfer Paper:  Photo Paper Direct

Simply Create Too Challenge 19 - Anything Goes!

The posts are going to come fairly rapidly today and this is the first one! It's a new challenge on Simply Create Too and we have welcomed a few more Design Team members too and we can now truly say that we are an International Team!  The theme this fortnight is a nice and easy one:

Anything Goes

And here is mine!  I don't usually do girlie but sometimes its just screaming to get out of me!!  I've used a Jellypark image - Dancing Fairy and she's been coloured with Promarkers and stickles on her wings.  If you've not yet joined the Jellypark Club then hurry before you miss the current (very cute!) freebie that you get!  Its free to join but you'll get a lot in return!

I've used Funky Hand papers from Wishes and Kisses cd that have been left over from previous projects plus a Martha Stewart punch and some offcuts of ribbon and embroidery thread from my stash plus some tiny half pearls.

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Penny's Paper Crafty:  Butterflies or Bows
Scrapbook Sisters:  Things With Wings
Digital Tuesday:  Monochromatic
My Time To Craft:  Fantasy

• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and Stickles
• Papers:  Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses cd
• Everything else:  My stash

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 29 - Midway Extra

It's time for the Midway Extra part to the current Fetch A Sketch challenge and here is a reminder of the sketch:

We have two sponsors for the challenge, and if you want to know, pop over to the challenge blog!

I've used a past freebie from A Day For Daisies as my image and coloured it with Promarkers plus some stickles.  I've used my X Cut oval dies for the shapes and added a line of liquid pearl dots around the edge of the card and layer.

The papers are from Wishes and Kisses cd from Funky Hand and I've actually used scraps up - some clever mismatching going on in the centre!  I've added some ribbons from my stash and also some pearls (just don't look at them too close as one side is wonky!)

I've had a rather busy weekend again hence why I've not yet blogged the two Jellypark new releases - got a good excuse though - the boys have had a karting weekend and Samuel came 2nd again in the Inkart Championship for Cadets!  He now has a sixth place, a third place, four second places and a first place finish out of the 7 rounds to date and he is now placed second overall!  So yes, another trophy to dust (or not!) and four more trophies and I'll have to buy him the cabinet I bet him in February when he won his first trophy!

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

Pile It On:  Cute as Can Be
The Crafty Pad:  Things With Wings
Secret Crafter:  Bright and Cheerful
Emergency Crafters:  Circles
Pattie's Creations:  Animals or Insects

• Image:  A past A Day For Daisies freebie, coloured with Promarkers and stickles
• Papers:  Funky Hand, Wishes and Kisses cd
• Everything else:  My stash

Jellypark Challenge - Olympics / Sports

Welcome to another Jellypark challenge! Quite an apt theme this fortnight which is:

Olympics / Sports

There are also two new release stamps this fortnight but I'll be showing those off over the weekend (which is going to be another busy one for me with the boys karting!)  If you've not been to Jellypark lately, there is a free membership group that you can join with exclusive free stamps and discounts!  And its free to join too!

Anyway, I've used Boy No 1 Medal digital stamp and coloured it with Aquamarkers and used papers from Funky Hand Wishes and Kisses cd.  The stars have been cut with my X Cut die and I've used a freebie acrylic stamp for the sentiment which I've had for ages!

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Dutch Dare:  Colour Inspiration
SJ Crafts:  Monthly Challenge - Olympics
I Love Promarkers:  Gold, Silver or Bronze

• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Aquamarkers
• Papers:  Funky Hand, Wishes and Kisses cd
• Dies:  X Cut
• Everything else:  My stash

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 29

Time for another Fetch A Sketch Challenge! Jenny is the hostess this fortnight and here is her sketch:

We have two sponsors:

And here is my sample using the sketch!  I decided to do something a little different and made this cute gift bag with papers from Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses cd and an image from A Day For Daisies which has been coloured with Promarkers.  One of my cousins is expecting her first baby in November and I'm slightly hedging my bets here and gone for a boy theme!!

I've added embroidery thread, a button and ribbon for the detail on the sketch, all from my stash.  Hope you can join in with us - for more details on how to enter, just pop over to the Challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CD Sunday:  A is For.... Adorable and Animal!
Joanna Sheen:  Animal Crackers
Platypus Creek Digitals:  Things With Wings
Squirrel and The Fox:  Kids or Babies
Just Some Lines:  No Squares or Rectangles
Charisma Cardz:  Favourite Animal

• Image:  A Day For Daisies, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Funky Hand, Wishes and Kisses cd
• Everything else:  My stash

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 20 - Penguins (or Animals)

Time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge!  This fortnight the theme is:

Penguins (or Animals)

As long as it is Christmas or Festive then it is fine to enter!  I've used papers from Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses cd along with an offcut of vellum that I've run through a snowflake Cuttlebug embossing folder.  I've added some vellum snowflakes too with my Marianne Creatables dies and added pearls.

Embroidery thread is from my stash and I've also used a very cute Penguin With Woolly Hat image from Jellypark and coloured it with Aquamarkers.

Funky Hand and Jellypark are the two sponsors for the challenge - for more details pop over to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch and Stash:  Sketch Followed (new stash is the pearls, papers and new Aquamarker pens)
Ruby's Rainbow:  Cute Animals
Die Cuttin Diva's:  Christmas in July
Crafters Companion:  Ho Ho Christmas
Creatalicious Challenge:  Christmas in July
Marianne's Design Diva's:  Anything Goes
Cards For Men:  Christmas in July
Forever Friends:  Christmas in July

• Papers:  Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses cd
• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Aquamarkers
• Dies:  Marianne Creatables snowflakes and Cuttlebug snowflake embossing plate
• Everything else:  My stash

Get Funky Challenge - Anice's Sketch

It's going to be a busy day for blogging today! This is the second of four posts from me!  It's my turn to show some inspiration for the current Get Funky! challenge, and this month it is a sketch by Anice:

I do like my sketches and despite this one looking a little daunting, it was really easy once I'd decided that I was using the cute Sizzix elephant die!  All the papers are from the brand new Wishes and Kisses cd (did you hear my name mentioned on the 8am C&C show earlier in the week when the cd was launched?!)

I've handcut the banner, added some embroidery thread, offcuts of ribbon, two random half pearls and a little bead for the elephants eye, and its all done!

Don't forget to use a Funky Hand element in your creation otherwise you won't be entered into the draw for a download of your choice.  And there is always a Funky Freebie if you've not got any Funky Hand papers!  The challenge ends tomorrow, so be quick - the new challenge launches at 9am on the 15th.  Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Unstampabelles:  Celebrations
LEJ Designs:  Animals
Truly, Madly, Crafty Challenges:  Animals
Robyns Fetish:  No Image, No Sentiment

• All papers:  Wishes and Kisses cd from Funky Hand
• Dies:  Sizzix elephant and Spellbinder circle
• Everything else:  My stash

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 28

Time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge! This fortnight Lou is the designer and here is the sketch she's created:

And we have a fab sponsor - Saturated Canary (sorry no badge to show you!) and I've used a Breast Cancer freebie image from a while ago which has been coloured with Promarkers and I am feeling rather pleased with myself as I have been cunning and used up scraps from a previous project - so no new papers were harmed in the making of this card!

The papers are all from Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses cd plus two Nesties dies, a Martha Stewart punch and some tiny pearls and ribbons from my stash.  Oh, and some stickles around the edge of the image.  Cos a girl loves bling!  You just can't see it too well (dammed British summer!)

So come on over and join in our challenge!!  Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Saturated Canary:  Bling It Out
Joanna Sheen:  Going Round In Circles
That Craft Place:  Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girls:  Girlie

• Image:  Saturated Canary freebie, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Funky Hand, Wishes and Kisses cd
• Everything else:  My stash

Dude Time Doodles - Wedding / Anniversary

Welcome to another Dude Time Doodles challenge!  This week it is a theme and it is:

Wedding / Anniversary

If you want more details about the challenge and how to enter just pop over to the challenge blog plus you can see the rest of the inspiration from the team!

I've used Hot Tub Harry and coloured him with Promarkers plus added some stickles to the bubbles.  The sentiment is computer generated and I've used papers from the fab new Funky Hand cd - Wishes and Kisses.

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

Try It On Tuesday:  Anything Goes
Daisy Doodles:  Anything Goes
Love To Create:  Summertime Fun
Simon Says Stamp:  A Bit of Brown

• Image:  Hot Tub Harry, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Wishes and Kisses cd from Funky Hand
• Sentiment:  Computer generated
• Everything else:  My stash

Cute Rabbit in Blue

Isn't this a cute little image?  It's one of the new releases over at Jellypark and I've coloured him with Aquamarkers - I really should use them more often as I love using them and they are a lot lot quicker than normal colouring pens!


I've used papers from the very fab brand new cd from Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses (this is the baby boy collection) and I've added a wiggly doodled line around the edge with a gel pen.

The ribbons are from my stash and as luck would have it, I found the blue gingham bow in my bag (rather large) of oddments - the kinda stuff you get with jumpers and on packaging, and it was the perfect size.  A few half pearls and I'm done!

Pop over to Jellypark to have a look at all the digi stamps - all are £1.25 so quite a bargain - and the other new release I will blog over the weekend (providing I remember as Jacob has a football tournament tomorrow and then a Birthday party to attend late afternoon - he has a better social life than me!  But it gives me chance to pop to a craft shop for an hour or so browsing!)

I'd like to enter the following challenges:


Sketch Saturday:  Sketch Followed but can't get onto blog - permission not granted?
Forever Friends:  Anything Goes
Paper Shelter:  Anything Goes
Craft Room:  Furry Four Legged Family (a rabbit counts?!)
Shopping Our Stash:  Double The Ribbon
Tuesday Throwdown:  Critters

• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses
• Dies:  X Cut oval
• Everything else:  My stash