6-Teen

I do like making wordbooks and what better than to use the Funky Daze cd from Funky Hand! If you've not made wordbooks before and just want to try to see if you like, then Funky Daze is the cd for you! There are two wordbook sections and this is the male one.

They are really easy to make - just print the letters you want (I've added the number by using one of my own templates) and then if you wish, print a contrasting paper on the reverse.  Easy peasy!  I've edged each letter with a Promarker and then gone over the top with glossy accents.

The stars are cut with an X Cut die and I've popped them up with tiny foam pads and then covered with glossy accents.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Glitter n Sparkle:  Anything Goes
Pink Gem:  Anything But Square
Crafty Calendar:  Add A Sentiment
Crafty Catz:  Anything Goes

Magical Thumbs

Do your kids spend hours on video games and end up with magical thumbs?  Then this is the perfect digi for them!  High Score Hugh is only £1 in the store.  You'll have to make up your own sound effects though!

I've coloured Hugh with Promarkers and used a template for the game controller.  The superhero sound effects are from Sassy Designs.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Gem of a Challenge:  Anything But Square
Fairy Tale:  Many Colours
Simply Papercraft:  Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge:  Anything Goes

Age Improving

I've had this image coloured up for ages and knew I'd be able to use it someday!  It's Birdbrain Wine by From The Heart Stamps.  I've coloured it up with Promarkers and used scraps of papers from Echo Park - Summerdays.

I've added a dotted line of liquid pearls around the edges and used a Spellbinders die for the layer behind the image.  Sentiment comes with the digi and I've used a charm and embroidery thread from my rather alarming large collection!

And I've just learnt how to add watermarks to my images!  I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Come And Get It:  One For The Girls
Fairytale Stampers:  Things With Wings
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards:  Something Yummy to Eat or Drink
From The Heart Stamps:  Sketch followed

So Bunny Cute!

I'm feeling quite impressed with myself as I am rather organised for Easter! I've used the cute From The Heart Stamps progressive monthly challenge digi image freebie - Easter Trio, although I've only used the bunny image and made these cute pouches which I've filled with little eggs!

I've used 3 sheets of linen effect white card (cut lengthways into two) and then embossed with my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, punched holes in the top to tie the ribbon through and then added a little Sizzix tag with a letter initial for the recipient (which has been glittered) and then the image.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and added glossy accents to the eyes and noses and to add to the pouch, I used foam pads for some definition.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

From The Heart Stamps:  Monthly Progressive Challenge
Double Click Skittles:  Easter, Basket or Bunny
Fresh Brewed Designs:  Bunnies
I Love Promarkers:  Easter / Spring
Mod Squad Challenge:  Easter
Creative Card Crew:  Easter Critters
Deep Ocean Challenge:  Easter / Spring

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 13 - Use A Die

Time for a new Polkadoodles challenge!  The theme for the fortnight is:

Use A Die

This was a special Birthday card for a Manchester City mad lady I made for a work colleague - I used the Work and Play Footballer Girl digi stamp and coloured her up with Promarkers.  The digi is great to use as you can resize as big as you like!  For extra strength, I added stiff card once I coloured the image to the reverse.

I've got lots of offcut strips of card from making square card blanks so I've used up some of the remnant's for the card base.  The die used is the grass Sizzix die and I hand wrote the Birthday flag.  Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Simply Papercraft:  Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments:  Anything Goes plus Sentiment
Seize The Birthday:  Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty:  Boys and Girls Come Out To Play

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 77 - To You Both

There is a new Crimbo Crackers challenge for this fortnight and the theme is:

To You Both

As always, the creation needs to be Christmas or Festive and here is mine.  I've used papers from Polkadoodles (who is the challenge sponsor) plus image from the same cd - Work and Play 5 - Festive Hollibobs which I've coloured with Promarkers.

The poinsettia is from my stash along with ribbon, baker twine and charm.  Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Fab n Funky:  Christmas
Through The Craft Room Door:  Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart:  Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion:  Anything Goes

Monster!

I hope you can see just how much fun I had making this! I used just one paper from the Wake Up Year section on Funky Seasons - its not quite a full sheet of A4 and I printed directly onto some linen effect cardstock so the linen effect of the papers works really well with the cardstock (hope you followed that!)

Eyes are made from large wobbly eyes and two different inked circles - teeth are punch hearts and I've just made the dip in the centre longer.  The mouth flaps open to give the card a bit more character.

Letters are Sizzix die cuts and I've glittered them.  Cute eh?!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner:  Anything Goes
Inky Impressions:  Bold and Bright
Simon Says Stamp:  Anything Goes
Just Inspirational Challenges:  Cute

Thank Ewe

Sometimes you just need to say 'thank you' and who better to help than Flossy from Dr Digi?!  One of my work colleagues brought home made pizzas in for lunch courtesy of her Italian Dad and so I made a Thank Ewe card for us all to sign.

Flossy has been coloured with Promarkers, the sentiment is a Clearly Besotted die that I've layered up and pre coloured the card with Promarkers before cutting.  Fluffy cloud die is a Memory Box, fence is from my stash and the grass is a Sizzix die.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Card Galore Encore:  Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges:  Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge:  Animal Friends

Too Much Chocolate.......

Is not something that will ever be said in my house!!  I've been quite thrifty with this card - the patterned papers are left over strips from making a wordbook - Funky Hand - Retro Fun Word Book and the ribbon manages to hide the gap and the fact that the pattern doesn't match up!

The image is From The Heart Stamps - Chocolate Bunny Birdbrain and I've coloured it with Promarkers.  The sentiment also comes with the digi and I've added a faux running stitch around the edges of the card, papers, image and sentiment.

The sand timer charm is from my stash along with the ribbon, embroidery thread and half pearls.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards:  Something Yummy To Eat
That's Crafty:  Wings n Things
Crafty Calendar:  Add Some Metal
I Heart Sketches:  Sketch followed

Simply Create Too - Challenge 81 - Midway Inspiration

The current Simply Create Too challenge is half way through and the theme is:

Easter / Bunnies

Now how about this for a cute bunny!!  It's a Jellypark decoupage image that can be bought from CraftsUPrint.  I've used blue papers from my stash, added liquid pearl dots around the edges along with half pearls.

The ribbons and charm are also from my stash and I've used an X Cut fancy die for the inner layer.  Each of the layers of the bunny have been cut out and then built up with foam pads - really easy to use and a great price!

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons:  Anything Goes With Ribbon
Sassy Studio Designs:  Anything Goes
Southern Girls:  Boys, Boys, Boys
Crafting By Designs:  Masculine Projects