CHNC challenge extra for May 2017

As it's the 1st of the month, it's time for CHNC challenge extra for May 2017. Please click on the link to find out all about it, see the lovely designs of my DT ... and I hope you will get out your Christmas stash and join in the challenge.

Bugaboo Stamps always generously sponsor my CHNC challenge extra and provide images for the team to use and showcase. The image I've used is penguin joy, which I coloured digitally using Microsoft Paint.

The background paper is an offcut from a 12 x 12 Christmas paper (incidentally, being a double sided paper it has penguins on the back ... but I thought that there would be too many penguins if I used that side - lol!).

I added the two little felt penguins, sticks and the little Santa's hat.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 29: anything goes + option: cute Christmas
Crafting by designs: Christmas
Fab n funky 348: Christmas
Crafty animals 2: anything goes
2 crafty critter crazies 2: anything goes (animal)
Inspiration destination 127: anything goes + option: masculine
Cards and more 11: anything goes with sentiments
Artistic inspirations 178: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 157: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 89: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 280: anything goes
Wonderful Wednesday (Kraftin' Kimmie): anything goes
DL.ART May linky
Eclectic Ellapu May: anything goes

Craftyhazelnut's patterned paper challenge for May 2017

It's the 1st of the month and that means that there is a new challenge over on my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge blog.

So this is my card for Craftyhazelnut's patterned paper challenge for May 2017 using papers from

Crafter's Companion

Signature Collection by Sara Davies

Just for men includes 48 detailed patterned papers

6 x 6 brights collection

which is the prize for this month (I obviously used another pad of the same papers, so the winner will receive an entirely new pad).

I can't remember where the beach huts topper came from or the added surf board, flipflops etc.

It's making me think of the summer that is on it's way ... being hopeful!

This is also for:

Little red wagon 391: happy birthday boys
The paper shelter 291: a birthday card
The sisterhood of crafters: the letter B - blue, birthday
Everybody art 401: blue and one other colour (red ... hopefully, white isn't counted)
Cardz 4 guyz 167: the great outdoors
Simon says Monday: the great outdoors
Inspiration destination 127: anything goes + option: masculine
Cards and more 11: anything goes with sentiments
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 40: anything goes
Crafty creations 340: anything goes
Crafty gals corner 120: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Crafting with friends 42: anything goes
Creative fingers 129: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 186: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 8: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 89: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 46: anything goes
Crafty friends 56: anything goes
Hiding in my craft room 299: freestyle
Word art Wednesday 280: anything goes
Wonderful Wednesday (Kraftin' Kimmie): anything goes
DL.ART May linky
Eclectic Ellapu May: anything goes