CHNC challenge 233: snow in June

For my CHNC challenge 233 this week I'd like to see some snow in June.

One of the four sponsors is Sweet Pea Stamps and I used the lovely Conie Fong's snowy the penguin dancing in the snow digi, kindly supplied by them. I coloured this digitally using Microsoft Paint.

I mounted the image on to a black card blnk, cutting off the right hand piece and replacing with some snowy acetate, wrapping ribbon around to conceal the adhesive. I then used pieces of the ribbon threaded through the sentiment pice and added some ribbed snowflakes (ribbon and snowflakes from Hobbycraft).

It's always difficult to get decent photos when acetate is involved, so this is the best I could do.

I stuck a tag with ribbon and snowflakes placed so that the embellishments on the front didn't show through.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 6
ABC Christmas: L for lyrics - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

3 girl jam June: anything goes with ribbon
Scribble and scrap 46: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 133: anything goes/layers
Simply papercrafts 6: anything goes
Crafter's cafe 120: anything goes
Craft your passion 265: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 63: anything goes
613 avenue create 127: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 187: anything goes
ATW challenge: anything goes
Not just cards 21: anything goes
Inspiration destination 37: anything goes
Sister act 110: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 84

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 84: anything goes with a twist ... male card. Please click on the link to see the other lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

The image is from a LOTV art pad set 5 action time with punched rounded corners and twine wound around. This was then matted on to Papermania 'for him' papers and a stitched ribbon - these were snippets as the piece wasn't long enough to go all the way down the card - and the paper strip was also an offcut. This was then mounted on to a card blank with the corners cut.

This is also for:

Corrosive 226: pile it on (challenges)
Stampartpapel retarte 51: anything goes + twine
Really reasonable ribbon 119: masculine with ribbon or trim
Clear it out: blue
Pink gem 146: something blue
Fairytale 119: birthday with children
Cards 2 create (Hobbyhome) 23: birthday card for a child
Crazy 4 challenges 290: masculine card
Scrapping4fun 44: birthday
Simply create too 87: masculine
Bloggers challenge: for the guys
Fresh brewed: dude (masculine)
Art impressions 161: for the fellas
Aloha Friday 49: masculine/for the boys
Crafting for all seasons 104: it's a boy thing
Papertake: something for the boys
Creative corner: just for boys
Left of center 82: for the boys
Craftin desert divas: masculine
The paper girls 81: masculine
My Sheri 159: masculine projects
Polka doodles 24: father's day/anything male
Mema's crafts June: anything goes + option: masculine

3 girl jam June: anything goes with ribbon
Scribble and scrap 46: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafter's cafe 120: anything goes
613 avenue create 127: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 6: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 187: anything goes
Not just cards 21: anything goes
Inspiration destination 37: anything goes
Sister act 110: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes

Cheerful stamp pad challenge 113 week 2

This is my design card for the Cheerful stamp pad challenge 113 week 2 - travel to faraway places. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and leave your entry at the linky here.

I've used three images the Memories of Paris digiral collage sheet, kindly given by Lunagirl, sponsor of the challenge. Papers, including the cut out of the Eiffel tower, are My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Madison Avenue. Papermania ribbon and various flowers. Everything mounted on to a sideways opening A5 card.

This is also for:

Penny's 231: use your favourite embellishments - flowers and ribbon
One stitch at a time 238: anything goes with flowers
3 girl jam June: anything goes with ribbon
Glitter n sparkle 140: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 46: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 133: anything goes/layers
Great impressions June: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafter's cafe 120: anything goes
Craft your passion 265: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 63: anything goes
613 avenue create 127: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 6: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 187: anything goes
Paper creators 39: anything goes
Not just cards 21: anything goes
Inspiration destination 37: anything goes
Sister act 110: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 89

This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 89: anything goes with a twist ... let's see some bling. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.
For my card I used Sparkle n Sprrinkle dress form with flowers (by Beccy Muir) from Beccy's Place (Sparkle n Sprinkle are sponsoring the challenge). This card is similar to the one I made the other day that you can see here, using another piece of Aspire's 'sew pretty' paper and other elements, which the image printed directly on to the paper.

This is also for:

Mod squad: happy birthday

Moving along with the times: birthday cards

Kort o mania 131: stitching

Little red wagon 292: use it up (I've had these papers etc for ages)
Stampartpapel retarte 51: anything goes + twine
Crafting with an attitude 4: anything goes
Crafting by designs: June anything goes
Penny's 230: anything goes
Craft your passion 265: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 63: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 186: anything goes
Paper creators 39: anything goes
Not just cards 21: anything goes
Inspiration destination 36: anything goes
Sister act 109: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

CHNC challenge 232: use some blue

For my CHNC challenge 232 this week I'm simply asking to see some blue on your Christmas creation - whether it's a little or a lot is entirely up to you.

My card is very CAS, using the digital 'lake winter' image kindly given by Stitchy Bear, one of this week's sponsors.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 6
ABC Christmas: K is for keep it simple
Scrappy hands 40: clean and simple
Pink gem 146: something blue
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 36: anything goes
Sister act 109: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes
Scrappers delights 45: anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 83

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 83: anything goes with a twist ... add one button/buttons. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

I used Sparkle n Sprrinkle dress form with flowers (by Beccy Muir), of Beccy's Place - Sparkle n Sprinkle are sponsors of the challenge. I printed this directly on to a piece of paper from the Spire pad 'sew pretty', adding matching elements, winding twine around the bobbin and adding the checked button from Tiger.

This is also for:

Eureka 143: special occasions

Going grey with Scrap-Creations: celebrations

Mod squad: happy birthday

Moving along with the times: birthday cards

Little Miss Muffet 113: let's get stitched

Kort o mania 131: stitching

Fab n funky 262: check it out

Little red wagon 292: use it up (I've had these papers etc for ages)
Clear it out: anything goes
Sweet stampin: something old & something new (new button and image, everything else old)
Doodle pantry ants in my pantry 6:anything goes
LiaStampz 69: anything goes
Through the craft room door: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 4: anything goes
Crafting by designs: June anything goes
Penny's 230: anything goes
Craft your passion 264: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 62: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 186: anything goes
613 avenue create 126: anything goes
Crafts galore: anything goes in June
Papertake: anything goes
Paper creators 39: anything goes
Stampartpapel retarte 50: anything goes
Sisters of craft June: anything goes
Creative ladybirds 4: anything goes
Sugar & Betty's June: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 36: anything goes
Sister act 109: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes
Scrappers delights 45: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Cheerful stamp pad challenge 113

This is my design card for the Cheerful stamp pad challenge 113: travel to far away places. Once again Lunagirl Moonbeams are sponsoring our challenge. Please click on the links to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and we would love to see your 'far away places' entries.

For week one of the Far away places challenge I used part of the Memories of Paris digital collage sheet kindly given to us by Lunagirl, changing the colour to sepia to tone with the Paris Nights papers by g.c.d studios. Ribbon are Papermania, flowers Craftime and the spacers in the centre of the flowers are Prima. The card blank is an A5 side opening one.

This is also for:

Allsorts 313: vintage
The vintage challenge 103: font/script
Crazy challenge 198: use ribbon or lace
Catch the bug recipe: I chose image/ribbon/flowers
3 girl jam June: anything goes with ribbon
One stitch at a time 238: anything goes with flowers
Little red wagon 292: use it up (all supplies, except the Lunagirl image, are old)
Clear it out: anything goes
Brown sugar 149: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 186: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 36: anything goes
Sister act 109: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes

Let's craft and create challenge 102

This is my design card for Let's craft and create challenge 102: add some sparkle.  Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

My card is very CAS, using cinnamon sparkle medium with Imaginations Crafts birdcages mask, on to one of their 'autumn orange' card, mounted on to orange mirror card then on to a large square card blank.

This was my first attempt at using sparkle medium (even though I bought it some time ago). I've seen this demonstrated on TV and thought it looked quite easy, but was apprehensive ... but it turned out OK.

This is also for:

Cardz 4 guyz 53: birds
Scrappy hands 40: clean and simple
Flonz vintage stamping 33: hot sunny colours
Cute card Thursday 376: summer colours
The paper shelter 206: make it colourful
Collage obsession: mask
Little red wagon 292: use it up (had the sparkle medium for ages - first time I've used it)
Clear it out: anything goes
Through the craft room door: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 4: anything goes
Crafting by designs: June anything goes
Penny's 230: anything goes
Craft your passion 264: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 62: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 186: anything goes
613 avenue create 126: anything goes
Crafts galore: anything goes in June
Papertake: anything goes
Stampartpapel retarte 50: anything goes
Sisters of craft June: anything goes
Creative ladybirds 4: anything goes
Sugar & Betty's June: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 36: anything goes
Sister act 109: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Fan-tastic Tuesday 88

This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 88: anything goes with a twist ... one layer only. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

For my card I used Lacy Sunshine 'Azore rainyshine fairy princess', printing this and the quotation directly on to the ivory card blank and colouring with spectrum noir pencils. I used the pencils because alcohol pens show through and I wanted to keep this to definitely one layer.

I'm sharing this on Lacy Sunshine's facebook page.

This is also for:

Pile it on 71: focus on colouring
Top tip Tuesday: it's all about the hair colour
Scrappy hands 40: clean and simple
Paperminutes 386: freestyle, but only one layer and by hand
613 avenue create 126: anything goes
Crafts galore: anything goes in June
Papertake: anything goes
Stampartpapel retarte 50: anything goes
Sisters of craft June: anything goes
Creative ladybirds 4: anything goes
Sugar & Betty's June: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 35: anything goes
Sister act 108: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Second card for CCAYR June challenge

This is my second design card for CCAYR June challenge: snowmen.Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and we hope you will be able to join in our challenge - we look forward to seeing your entries.

The challenge is being sponsored by Beccy Muir of Beccy's place and I used the freebie image 'Frank' from Beccy Muir which is a pre-coloured digi mounting this on to some sparkly red paper. The background is some card that was free with a magazine. I added striped and spotted washi tape and some poinsettias from Hobbycraft.

This is also for:

Christmas card challenges 26: anything goes
Natalie and Amy 33: Christmas
12 months of Christmas link up 6
Fab n funky 261: Christmas
Crimbo crackers 81: anything goes
Jingle belles: let is snow, let it snow, let it snow
Cute card Thursday 375: too cute
The male room 11: washi tape
Wags n whiskers 155: seeing spots
The east wind 32: dots and stripes
One stitch at a time 238: anything goes with flowers
The paper shelter 205: flower power
Pink gem 145: flowers
Craft your passion 264: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 62: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 35: anything goes
Sister act 108: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes

Christmas cards all year round June challenge

This is my first design card for CCAYR June challenge: snowmen.Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and we hope you will be able to join in our challenge - we look forward to seeing your entries.

The challenge is being sponsored by Beccy Muir of Beccy's place and I used an image from Beccy's Place snowman set which is a pre-coloured digi, framing this and backing on to some Hunkydory card.

This is also for:

Christmas card challenges 26: anything goes
Natalie and Amy 33: Christmas
12 months of Christmas link up 6
Fab n funky 261: Christmas
Crimbo crackers 81: anything goes
Jingle belles: let is snow, let it snow, let it snow
Aud sentiments 132: cute plus a sentiment
Cute card Thursday 375: too cute
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Craft your passion 264: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 62: anything goes
Inspiration destination 35: anything goes
Sister act 108: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes

Buckwells crafts challenge: things with wings

This is my design card for this month's Buckwells crafts challenge: things with wings. Please click on the link to see all the lovely designs of the rest of the team and we would love you to join in our challenge.

For June's Challenge we have the lovely Lynette from Sweet Pea Stamps as one of the sponsors and Lozzy from Buckwell crafts.

Lynette is kindly offering one of the randomly chosen winners 4 of her beautiful images (winners choice). Hope you pop over and take a look at all of gorgeous Rubber Stamps and digi images that you will find at Sweet Pea Stamps.

Unfortunately, there is sad news for Buckwell crafts fans because this month is the last challenge.

For my card I used Janna Prosvirina's 'hot chocolate fairy' digi, which I coloured with chameleon pens, cutting out with an Xcut rectangular parathensis die, sponging with frayed burlap distress ink before removing the image from the die. This was then mounted on to some snowflake vellum, then on to a cream card blank. The hessian and wood and cork and wood butterflies were from Poundland.

This is also for:

Sweet Pea stamps facebook progressive challenge part 1
Ching-Cou Kuik June: all creatures great and small
Pile it on 71: focus on colouring
Come and get it: distress it
Moving along with the times: texture
Country view June: shabby chic
Sentimental Sundays 261: mocha, tea, latte
Creatalicious 75: butterflies
Oddball art: add or including a butteerfly and/or dragonfly
Crafty creations 290: all creatures great and small
Get creative 16: must include butterflies
Artistic inspirations 132: anything goes with a twist of die cuts
Card and scrap 98: use dies
Clear it out: girls + die cuts/punches
Craft your passion 264: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 62: anything goes
Word art 185: anything goes
Little Miss Muffet 112: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 35: anything goes
Sister act 108: anything goes
DL.ART May
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes

A second card for Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper June challenge

This is my second card for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper June challenge - please click on the link to discover what this is all about, if you haven't done so already - and please join in my challenge, using any of your patterned paper - anything goes, as long as you use some patterned paper.

The prize this month is:

K & company Roam 6" x 6" paper pad

36 sheets - 3 sheets each of 12 designs

I had two of the K & Co Roam paper pads, so I made two cards using the same two stamps in different ways on two different pieces of paper from the pad.

For the second card I used this piece of paper from the K & Co Roam pad:

this time using the same two stamps, but inking with Brilliance pearlescent purple and sprinkling with pearl plum embossing powder and heating. I then swiped across with versamark and lightly brushed some  cosmic shimmer sunrise pink iridescent mica pigment over it, which I then buffed up with a tissue. In the process of rubbing the area I accidentally creased the paper in a few places. I ran it through my Xyron adhesive hoping that the creases would press out, but they didn't. In the end I thought it added to the vintage look of the card, so I decided to keep the creases! (instead of starting all over again, having spent quite a long time anyway).

This is also for:

Sparkle n sprinkle June: anything goes, used embossing powder
Retro rubber 15: vintage (both stamps are much older than one year)
Allsorts 313: vintage
Vintage challenge 103: font/script
Create something catchy 15: CAS cards
Scrappy hands 40: clean and simple
One crazy stamper June: anything goes
Amusing challenge (stamped blessings): anything goes
The pink elephant 300: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 35: anything goes
Sister act 108: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes

CHNC challenge extra for June 2015

This is my design card for my CHNC challenge extra for June - please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of my team.

For my card I used one of my favourite Bugaboo Stamps digis (Bugaboo, as usual, are sponsoring the challenge with a prize of $21 to spend in their digital online store - so much choice!)/ The digi I used, supplied by Bugaboo stamps, is 'winter birds - skate' - I coloured with spectrum noir pens - all papers are offcuts of My Mind's Eye Christmas lost and found (I'll be really sad when all the other remaining snippets are used up).

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets 178 and 179
Natalie and Amy 33: Christmas
Christmas card challenges 26: anything goes
12 months of Christmas link up 6
Crafting by designs: get ready for Christmas
Fab n funky 261: Christmas
Crimbo crackers 81: anything goes
Jingle belles: let is snow, let it snow, let it snow
Aud sentiments 132: cute plus a sentiment
Cute card Thursday 375: too cute
The pink elephant 300: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 35: anything goes
Sister act 108: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper June challenge

This is my first card for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper June challenge - please click on the link to discover what this is all about, if you haven't done so already - and please join in my challenge, using any of your patterned paper - anything goes, as long as you use some patterned paper.

The prize this month is:

K & company Roam 6" x 6" paper pad

36 sheets - 3 sheets each of 12 designs

I had two of the K & Co Roam paper pads, so I made two cards using the same two stamps in different ways on two different pieces of paper from the pad.

The first card was created with one of these pieces of paper:

on to which I stamped the Stampington Company 'Leonardo' stamp inked with memento rich cocoa and also the Tim Holtz script stamp. I coloured with copic pens including some pale yelllow over the script - this looks much better irl than it does here.

This is also for:

Retro rubber 15: vintage (both stamps are much older than one year)
Allsorts 313: vintage
Vintage challenge 103: font/script
Create something catchy 15: CAS cards
Scrappy hands 40: clean and simple
One crazy stamper June: anything goes
Art by Miran 33: anything goes
Amusing challenge (stamped blessings): anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
The pink elephant 300: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 35: anything goes
Sister act 108: anything goes
Beccy's place June
Eclectic Ellapu June: anything goes
DL.ART May

The Glory of Christmas 60: snowman/woman

This is my design card for the Glory of Christmas challenge 60: snowman/woman. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

For my card I've used a lovely coloured image from Beccy Muir at Beccy's Place called  'family reunion' framed with a Hunkydory die cut, mounted on to an unknown piece of card. I used snippets of Hunkydory strips and the sentiment circle to finish the card off.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets 178 and 179
Christmas card challenges 26: anything goes
12 months of Christmas link up
Crafting by designs: get ready for Christmas
Fab n funky 261: Christmas
Crimbo crackers 81: anything goes
Jingle belles: let is snow, let it snow, let it snow
ABC Christmas: K is for keep it simple
Aud sentiments 132: cute plus a sentiment
Cute card Thursday 375: too cute
Hiding in my craft room 201: freestyle
Penny's 229: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 90: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 45: anything goes
The pink elephant 300: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 35: anything goes
Sister act 108: anything goes

CHNC challenge 231: colour it

For my CHNC challenge 231 I'm simply asking for you to 'colour it' ... any way you like.

For my card I used a digital image kindly given by Cute as a Button, one of this week's sponsors, called 'big eyed digital penguin' coloured with spectrum noir pens . All of the papers used are snippets from old DCWV papers.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets 178 and 179
12 months of Christmas link up + option: Christmas critters
Crafting by designs: get ready for Christmas
Fab n funky 261: Christmas
Crimbo crackers 81: anything goes
Jingle belles: let is snow, let it snow, let it snow
Open-miinded 37: inspired by a song - 'let it snow ...'
ABC Christmas: K is for keep it simple
Digi sketch: favourite colour combo - hot pink, black and white is always a favourite for me
Aud sentiments 132: cute plus a sentiment
Cute card Thursday 375: too cute
Crafty gals corner 21: critters
Hiding in my craft room 201: freestyle
Scrappers delights 44: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 90: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
613 avenue create 125: anything goes
Corrosive 225: anything goes
Robyn's fetish 265: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 45: anything goes
Craft your passion 263: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 61: anything goes
The pink elephant 300: anything goes
Stampartpapel retarte 49: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 35: anything goes
Sister act 108: anything goes
DL.ART May

New home card

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 82: anything goes with a twist ... bright and colourful. Please click on the link to see the other lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

For my card I used Deedee's Digis Little birdie, kindly supplied by the challenge sponsor.

I needed to send a new home card recently and this lovely image seemed appropriate, matted on to gold mirror card and on to a wood background from Kanban with a 'Happy new home' sentiment from Kanban.

This is also for:

Fairytale 118: feathers & wings
Animal friends 28: spring/feathers
Craft for the craic May: wings
Simply create too 86: keep it simple
Hiding in my craft room 201: freestyle
Scrappers delights 44: anything goes
Penny's 229: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 90: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
613 avenue create 125: anything goes
Corrosive 225: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 45: anything goes
Craft your passion 263: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 61: anything goes
The pink elephant 300: anything goes
Stampartpapel retarte 49: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 35: anything goes
Sister act 108: anything goes

Completely Christmas challenge 65

This is my design card for Completely Christmas 65: anything goes with a twist ... make it square. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team. This is a sad day for Completely Christmas because it is our last challenge.

If this challenge blog has helped you to make your Christmas cards earlier in the year to avoid panic towards the end of the year, there are quite a few other challenge blogs devoted to making Christmas creations, including my own weekly Craftyhazelnut Christmas challenge - this week the theme for CHNC challenge 231 is 'colour it'. I also run the monthly Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge extra where it is always 'anything goes' as long as it's Christmas. There are always lovely prizes to be won on both of these blogs.

Back to Completely Christmas challenge 65 - for my card I used a lovely shiny dufex picture of three ships (upcycled from a card received) matted on to an offcut piece of text paper with the words of the Christmas song, which was then mounted on to another Christmas script paper. It is a shame that the photo doesn't do justice to the lovely picture.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets 178 and 179
12 months of Christmas link up
Crimbo crackers 81: anything goes
Open-miinded 37: inspired by a song - 'I saw three ships come sailing by'
ABC Christmas: K is for keep it simple
Left of center: upcycle
May Rudolph Day
Lil patch of crafty friends 10: anything goes
Sister act 108

The Cheerful stamp pad challenge 112 week 2

This is for the second week of the Cheerful stamp pad challenge 112: black and white. We are joining with Lunagirl, who are sponsoring our challenge - you can see more black and white inspiration here on Lunagirl's blog as well as here on the Cheerful stamp pad. Please visit to see the lovely monochromatic crafting of the two teams.

I used one of the images from Lunagirl's civil war ladies-gents, kindly supplied by Lunagirl as sponsor of the challenge, printed out and matted on to black card. Papers are some that I've had for some time, with a piece of torn vellum with pocket watches behind the image.

This is also for:

As you like it: favourite period and why - anything 'vintage' - such an elegance
Addicted to stamps 105 white and other other colour
AAA 40: for the guys
Eureka 142: for the boys
Crafters cafe 118: for the boys
Mod squad: masculine
CRAFT 313: father's day/male
DL.ART thankful Thursday: father's day/ for a man
Allways something creative 99: men
Scrappers delights 44: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Through the craft room door: anything goes
613 avenue create 125: anything goes
Corrosive 225: anything goes
Robyn's fetish 265: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 45: anything goes
Craft your passion 263: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 61: anything goes
The pink elephant 300: anything goes
Stampartpapel retarte 49: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 35: anything goes
Sister act 108: anything goes

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 87

This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 87: anything goes with a twist ... add some texture. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

I've used a 'tea time' image from Deedee's Digis, sponsor of the challenge, adding the sentiment.

The strip of hessian and the burlap flowers were from Poundland.

This is also for:

Pink gem 145: flowers
Stamp and create May: flowers
Craftin desert divas: summer crafty creations
Loves rubber stamps 153: coffee, tea or favourite beverage
Scrappers delights 44: anything goes
Through the craft room door: anything goes
Tuesday throwdown 246: anything goes
613 avenue create 125: anything goes
Corrosive 225: anything goes
Robyn's fetish 265: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 45: anything goes
Craft your passion 263: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 61: anything goes
The pink elephant 300: anything goes
Stampartpapel retarte 49: anything goes
Not just cards 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 34: anything goes
Sister act 107: anything goes
DL.ART May linky