Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper August 2019 challenge

This is my design card for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper August challenge. .If you make anything that includes some patterned paper you can link your entries and you might be the randomly chosen winner of the lovely prize that I'm giving away. Please click on the challenge link to find out more and join in the fun.

For my card I used an offcut piece of card that is much nicer than it looks in the photo - has some foiling on it. The die cut circle was made using a Spellbinders die with an offcut piece from the Basic Grey Scarlet Letter collection. The circle topper is from Hobby House with a silver foiled greeting from stash.

This is for:

Double D: birthday
DL.AT thakful Thursday 246: birthday
A2Z scrapbooking August: birthday
Pearly sparkles 43: something beginning with B: birthday and blue
Papercraft business 21: anything goes + option: use a circle
Cute n crafty 30: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Die cuttin divas 431: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Penny's 441: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Scrapy land 118: anything goes (with a die)
Word art Wednesdays 398: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 593: anything goes
Cardz tv 94: anything goes
Paperbabe 98: anything goes
Creative moments 173: anything goes
Creative inspirations July: anything goes
Not just cards July: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 97: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 8: anything goes
DL.ART August linky

Golden wedding anniversary

This is a commissioned card using Kanban foiled supplies and letters and numerals from The Works. The heart was chipboard that was swiped with versamark and heat embossed with gold powder three times.

All of the foiling on the card, including the corners, is gold, although here most of it looks black.

This is for:

Cute card Thursday:592: no patterned papers
Paperminutes 598: faux metal
Mix it up 27: anything goes + option: foiling
Lil patch of crafty friends 110: anything goes
Cute n crafty 30: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Penny's 440: anything goes
Word art Wednesdays 396: anything goes
Cardz tv 94: anything goes
Paqperbabe 98: anything goes
Love to craft 36: anything goes
Creative crafters 18: anything goes
Corrosive 7: anything goes
Creative fingers 168: anything goes
Your scrapbook place July: anything goes
A place to start July: anything goes
Creative inspirations July: anything goes
Not just cards July: anything goes
DL.ART July linky

A summer birthday

I used to blog a lot ... in fact, now I wonder how I had the time to do so. My husband, John, died in November and since then I've only been blogging my own challenges. It's strange that I've actually had more time to do things, but just couldn't bring myself to share. I've still been crafting ... mainly commissioned cards ... lots of them, so I still have plenty to share.

So, here I am blogging a card that is nothing to do with my own challenges. I hope this is the start of more to come ... trying to get myself going into the right groove again.

A commissioned card using the photo provided of the little boy who will be 2 years old. The background papers are DCWV summer collection from a few years ago.I used lots of puffy stickers and the numeral 2 from stash. The card blank is an A5 that opens sideways.

This is for:

Crafty friends 115: summer colours
Fabrika fantasy 32: summer
Pile it on 156: boys of summer
Ellibelle's crafty Wednesday June/July: summer
Creative craft cottage 120: summer
Scribbles 79: a slice of summer
Double trouble 33: kids and babies
Aud sentiments 232: for a child
Unicorn 45: baby or for a child
Make my Monday 101: for a guy - any age
Dare 2 B artzy July: mascuine birthday
Crazy 4 challenges 494: masculine birthday
Double D: birthday
Creatalicious 167: anything goes + option: bright and fun
Lil patch of crafty friends 110: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafty creations 395: anything goes
Penny's 440: anything goes
Word art Wednesdays 396: anything goes
Cardz tv 94: anything goes
Paqperbabe 98: anything goes
Polka doodles week 30: anything goes
Classic design team 7: anything goes
Love to craft 36: anything goes
Creative crafters 18: anything goes
Corrosive 7: anything goes
Creative fingers 168: anything goes
Papercraft business 20: anything goes
Your scrapbook place July: anything goes
A place to start July: anything goes
Creative inspirations July: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 53: anything goes
Not just cards July: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 7: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 96: anything goes
DL.ART July linky

CHNC challenge 448

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 448 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'use some twine or ribbon'.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 55
Merry little Christmas 12: anything Christmas goes
Cute n crafty Christmas 16: anything goes
Crafty calendar July: Christmas in July
Crafting by designs: get ready for Christmas
Creative Friday 235: Christmas in July
My time to craft 402: Christmas in July
Crafty gals corner 196: Christmas in July
Lil patch of crafty friends 110: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafty creations 395: anything goes
Penny's 440: anything goes
Word art Wednesdays 396: anything goes
Cardz tv 94: anything goes
Paqperbabe 98: anything goes
Polka doodles week 30: anything goes
Carlin's 12: anything goes
Classic design team 7: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 65: anything goes
Love to craft 36: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 7: anything goes
Bastel traum 79: anything goes
Creative crafters 18: anything goes
Corrosive 7: anything goes
Creative fingers 168: anything goes
Papercraft business 20: anything goes
Your scrapbook place July: anything goes
A place to start July: anything goes
Creative inspirations July: anything goes
Pearly sparkles 42: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 53: anything goes
Not just cards July: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 7: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 96: anything goes
DL.ART July linky

CHNC challenge 447

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 447 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'use a die cut or punch'.

I used a couple of pieces of scrap patterned paper from my Christmas offcuts box, a sticker from The Works, a glittered deer die cut matted on to a glittered label die cut, with the little image of baubles upcycled from an old card and a piece of grosgrain ribbon with stockings.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 55
Merry little Christmas 12: anything Christmas goes
ABC Christmas: O for ornament
Crafty calendar July: Christmas in July
Crafty animals 28: anything goes (with an animal)
Craft rocket 61: animals
Creatalicious 167: anything goes + option: bright and fun
Creative fingers 168: anything goes
Papercraft business 20: anything goes
Your scrapbook place July: anything goes
A place to start July: anything goes
Creative inspirations July: anything goes
Pearly sparkles 42: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 53: anything goes
Brown sugar 291: anything goes
Not just cards July: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 7: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 96: anything goes
DL.ART July linky

CHNC challenge 446

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 446 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'use some red'.

The background of my card is cut from a card in a pack from The Works, the big sentiment panel was cut from a tag and chipboard Merry Christmas snowflake and little shaker embellishment from stash.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 55
Merry little Christmas 12: anything Christmas goes
Crimbo crackers 188: anything goes
Cute n crafty Christmas 15: anything goes
ABC Christmas: O for ornament
International art & soul 62: Christmas in July
Cute n crafty 29: Christmas in July
Double trouble 32: Christmas in July
Little red wagon 505: it's beginning to look like Christmas
The male room 115: Christmas in July
Krafty chicks 463: Christmas in July
Crafty calendar July: Christmas in July
Crazy 4 challenges 492: create a Christmas card
Di's digi designs: Christmas in July
Lil patch of crafty friends 109: anything goes
Always fun 118: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 247: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 97:anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: July anything goes
Crafty creations 394: anything goes
Penny's 438: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 394: anything goes
Cardz TV 93: anything goes
Creative fingers 168: anything goes
Polka doodles 28: anything goes
Papercraft business 20: anything goes
Your scrapbook place July: anything goes
A place to start July: anything goes
Pearly sparkles 42: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 53: anything goes
Brown sugar 291: anything goes
Not just cards July: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 7: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 95: anything goes
Creative inspirations July: anything goes
DL.ART July linky

CHNC challenge 445

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 445 -  please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'for a man or boy'.

This is my design card using a piece of background paper with starts and the moon, a cut out deer from an upcycled Christmas tag and some glittered snowflake stickers and some chipboard ones from Hobbycraft.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 55
Merry little Christmas 12: anything Christmas goes
Crimbo crackers 188: anything goes
Cute n crafty Christmas 15: anything goes
Cute n crafty 29: Christmas in July
Double trouble 32: Christmas in July
Aloha Friday 146: Christmas in July
Kraftin Kimmie 488: Christmas in July
Crafty calendar July: Christmas in July
2 crafty critter crazies 28: anything goes (with an animal)
Crafty animals 28: anything goes (with an animal)
Craft rocket 61: animals
The rainbow card challenge 7: blue breezes
Crafty friends 113: things beginning with B - blue
The sisterhood of crafters: any occasion
Lemon shortbread 97:anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Tuesday throwdown 435: anything goes
Crafting by designs: July anything goes
Penny's 437: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 394: anything goes
Aud sentiments 230: anything goes + sentiment
Cardz TV 93: anything goes
Creative fingers 167: anything goes
Polka doodles 27: anything goes
Carlin's 12: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 65: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 7: anything goes
Pearly sparkles 42: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 53: anything goes
Creative moments 172: anything goes
Not just cards June: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 7: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 95: anything goes
Creative inspirations July: anything goes
DL.ART July linky