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Saturday, 13 June 2020

CHNC challenge 494


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 494 -  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  'non-traditional Christmas colour'.

A simple card using a random piece of Christmas paper with the holy Family, some blue and white pearls and a glittered Merry Christmas. 




This is also for:


Merry little Christmas 23: anything Christmas goes
Fezziwigs festive frolics: the Christmas story
Krafty chicks 511: Christmas
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Aud sentiments 253: anything goes + a sentiment
Arty divas 23: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 121: anything goes
Penny's 473: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 442: anything goes
Cardz TV 116: anything goes
Creative fingers 188: anything goes
Polka doodles 24:anything goes
Crafty friends 137: anything goes
Not just cards June: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 76: anything goes
Love to craft 47: anything goes
Corrosive 6: anything goes

Saturday, 6 June 2020

CHNC challenge 493


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 493 -  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  'include a bear'.

The papers and other bits and pieces used on my card were all Kaisercraft.



This is also for:

12 months Christmas link up 66: anything goes

Merry little Christmas 23: anything Christmas goes
As you like it: Scene or no (& why) - I don't often make a card with a scene, but I enjoyed making this one - I usually build a card around embellishments etc without making a scene
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 132: anything goes
Arty divas 23: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 121: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Penny's 472: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 442: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 637: anything goes
Cardz TV 116: anything goes
Creative fingers 187: anything goes
Polka doodles 23:anything goes
Crafty friends 137: anything goes
Morgan's ArtWorld 6: anything goes
Crafty creations 410: anything goes
Not just cards May anything goes
The creative crafters 28: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 76: anything goes
Love to craft 47: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 117: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 6: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Sunday, 31 May 2020

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper June 2020 challenge


This is my design card for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper June 2020 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.


This card was made papers and other elements from a pack by Craftwork Cards called Sweet Pea - peas in a pod collection, which I bought some years ago. Then added the Special Friend circle and a few gems with patterned gold sparkle.



This is also for:

Krafty chicks 509: all occasions
The paper shelter 429: flower power
As you like it: favourite embellishment and why - flowers and gems because they always brighten a card
Aud sentiments 152: flowers
Scrapping 4 fun 167: flowers
Crafty friends 136: add embellishments
Bastel-traum 89: flowers
Just us girls 538: use 2 or more different patterned papers
Crafty catz 508: anything goes + option: at least 2 layers
CRAFT 557: decoupage/3D
Di's digi designs: include a sentiment
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Creatalicious 188: anything goes + option: birthdays
Arty divas 22: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Penny's 472: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 440: anything goes
Cardz TV 115: anything goes
Creative fingers 187: anything goes
Polka doodles 22: anything goes
Crafty creations 409: anything goes
LeAnn's world 101 26: anything goes
Not just cards May anything goes
The creative crafters 28: anything goes
Corrosive 5: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 76: anything goes
Love to craft 47: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 117: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra June: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 6: anything goes
DL.ART June linky

Saturday, 30 May 2020

CHNC challenge 492


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 492 -  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  'include a bear'.

The image was stamped with a Forever Friends stamp and coloured with alcohol pens before cutting out and mounting on pieces of paper from my Christmas offcuts box, tearing the edges of a couple of the papers, with the addition of the sentiment.



This is also for:

12 months Christmas link up 65: anything goes

Merry little Christmas 22: anything Christmas goes
Fab n funky 483: Christmas
Tuesday taggers TIOT: cut it out
The sisterhood of crafters: favourite technique - stamping and colouring
Crafty catz 508: anything goes + option: at least 2 layers
Sweet stampin: cute
Sparkles 128: use a real stamp (no digis)
Di's digi designs: include a sentiment
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 132: anything goes
Incy wincy: anything goes
Pammie's inky pinkies 2021: anything goes
Arty divas 22: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 120: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes

Penny's 472: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 440: anything goes
Cardz TV 115: anything goes
Colour crazy 21: anything goes
Creative fingers 187: anything goes
Polka doodles 22: anything goes
QKR stampede 399: anything goes
A gem of a challenge 11: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 75: anything goes
Love to craft 46: anything goes
Love to scrap 133: anything goes
Crafty creations 409: anything goes
Pattie's creations: anything goes
LeAnn's world 101 26: anything goes
Not just cards May anything goes
The creative crafters 28: anything goes
Corrosive 5: anything goes
DL.ART May linky

Saturday, 23 May 2020

CHNC challenge 491


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 491 -  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 silver'.

My card is made from Hunkydory supplies, using items that has silver foiling.




This is also for:


12 months Christmas link up 65: anything goes

Merry little Christmas 22: anything Christmas goes
Jingle  belles: bling on the holidays - silver foiling bling
CRAFT 556: Christmas/first (depicting the nativity, definitely the first Christmas)
Aud sentiments: anything goes + a sentiment
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 132: anything goes
Incy wincy: anything goes
Arty divas 22: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 120: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes

Penny's 471: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 440: anything goes
Cardz TV 115: anything goes
Not just cards May anything goes
A bit more time to craft 116: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra May: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 5-2020: anything goes
DL.ART May linky

Saturday, 16 May 2020

CHNC challenge 490


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 490 -  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  'candy canes'.

My card is very similar to a couple you've seen before, using a paper from a book about teddy bears on a background of paper from my Christmas box with the Happy Christmas sentiment.



This is also for:

12 months Christmas link up 65: anything goes
Merry little Christmas 22: anything Christmas goes
Fezziwig festive frolics: anything goes
Krafty chicks 507: Christmas
Aud sentiments: anything goes + a sentiment
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 131: anything goes
Arty divas 21: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 119: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes

Penny's 471: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 438: anything goes
Cardz TV 114: anything goes
Creative fingers 186: anything goes
Allsorts 571/2: anything goes
Not just cards May anything goes
A bit more time to craft 116: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra May: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 5-2020: anything goes
DL.ART May linky

Saturday, 9 May 2020

CHNC challenge 489


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 489 -  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  'include a tree or two or more'.


A simple card made with a piece of Christmas patterned paper matted on to a blue card blank with added sentiment snowflakes and some glittered gem ones from Hobbycraft, plus the glittery Merry Christmas which isn't easy to see on this photo.



This is also for:

12 months Christmas link up 65: anything goes

Merry little Christmas 22: anything Christmas goes
Christmas 24 009: snowflakes
Fezziwig festive frolics: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 131: anything goes
Arty divas 21: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 119: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes

Penny's 470: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 438: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 633: anything goes
Cardz TV 114: anything goes
Creative fingers 185: anything goes
Polka doodles 19: anything goes
Allsorts 571/2: anything goes
Not just cards April: anything goes
Paperbabe 118: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 115: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra May: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 5-2020: anything goes
DL.ART May linky

Saturday, 2 May 2020

CHNC challenge 488


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 488 -  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  'include a bell or bells'.


The main part of the card is the picture made up from a free digital banner with bells, layered on to the lovely background with the sentiment, printed and matted on to the lovely shiny striped paper from




This is also for:

12 months Christmas link up 65: anything goes
Merry little Christmas 22: anything Christmas goes
Fab n funky 479: Christmas
Digi choosday 17: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 130: anything goes
Arty divas 20: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 118: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes

Penny's 470: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 436: anything goes
Krafty chicks 505: anything goes
Cardz TV 113: anything goes
Creative fingers 185: anything goes
Not just cards April: anything goes
Paperbabe 118: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 115: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra May: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 5-2020: anything goes
DL.ART May linky

Thursday, 30 April 2020

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May 2020 challenge


This is my design card for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May 2020 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.


This was a commissioned 8 x 8 card for a special friend's birthday. Papers are from The Blossoms Butterflies stack by DCWV with flowers and butterflies from Hobbycraft and strips of gems that I bought at last year's NEC.




Inside:




This is also for:


Friendship 53: everything that can fly

Animal friends 86: insects
Moving along with the times 118: flowers
Creatalicious 186: anything goes + option sparkle (particularly the delicate butterflies)
The sisterhood of crafters: happy birthday
Simply create too 160: use flowers
Lil patch of crafty friends 130: anything goes
Arty divas 20: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 118: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes

Penny's 470: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 436: anything goes
Krafty chicks 505: anything goes
Cardz TV 113: anything goes
Creative fingers 185: anything goes
Polka doodles 18: anything goes
Crafty creations 408: anything goes
Classic design May: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 75: anything goes
Love to craft 46: anything goes
Love to scrap 133: anything goes
Papercraft business 29: anything goes
Your scrapbook place May: anything goes
Not just cards April: anything goes
The creative crafters 27: anything goes
Paperbabe 118: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 115: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra May: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 5-2020: anything goes
DL.ART May linky

Saturday, 25 April 2020

CHNC challenge 487


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 487 -  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 child'.

My card is very similar to one I showed here, using another lovely teddy rescued from a book from the charity shop, layered on to a piece of paper from my Christmas box with the sentiment added, then matted on to a dark green card blank.


This is also for:

12 months link up 64: anything goes
Christmas crafts all year round April: anything goes
Merry little Christmas 21: anything Christmas goes
Fezziwigs festive frolics: clean and simple
CRAFT 553: Christmas
As you like it: favourite non-birthday occasion and why - love making Christmas cards all year
Creative craft cottage 128: CAS or fully loaded
Lil patch of crafty friends 130: anything goes
Arty divas 20: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 118: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes

Penny's 469: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 436: anything goes
Cardz TV 113: anything goes
Crafty catz 503: anything goes + option: add a sentiment
Creative fingers 184: anything goes
Polka doodles 17: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 114: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra April: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 4-2020: anything goes
DL.ART April linky

Saturday, 18 April 2020

CHNC challenge 486


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 486 -  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  'include a house or other building'.

My card is very similar to the one I showed for last week's challenge, using a piece of background paper from my paper box, the chipboard circle, the lovely glittered chipboard snowman and the Happy Christmas silver chipboard sentiment.The snowy house image is a Kanban one bought some years ago - it is a card version of the image wrapped around with an acetate one that has been glittered ... pity that the photo doesn't show this.



This is also for:

12 months link up 64: anything goes
Christmas crafts all year round April: anything goes
Merry little Christmas 21: anything Christmas goes
Christmas 24 008: make it sparkle
Crimbo crackers 208: sentiments
Fab n funky 477: spots or dots
Lil patch of crafty friends 129: anything goes
Arty divas 19: anything goes
Crafty sentiment: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 117: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes

Penny's 469: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 434: anything goes
Alphabet: A is for anything goes
Cardz TV 112: anything goes
Crafty catz 501: anything goes
Polka doodles 16: anything goes
Crafty friends 133: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 114: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra April: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 4-2020: anything goes
DL.ART April linky

Saturday, 11 April 2020

CHNC challenge 485


This is my design card for my CHNC challenge 485 -  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  'snowman, woman or family'.

A piece of background paper from my paper box, the chipboard circle and the lovely glittered chipboard snowman and the Merry & Bright banner. The snowy house image is a Kanban one bought some years ago - it is a card version of the image wrapped around with an acetate one that has been glittered ... pity that the photo doesn't show this.



This is also for:

12 months link up 64: anything goes
Christmas crafts all year round April: anything goes/snow buddies
Merry little Christmas 21: anything Christmas goes
Krafty chicks 502: Christmas
Crimbo crackers 208: sentiments
Lil patch of crafty friends 129: anything goes
Arty divas 19: anything goes
Crafty sentiment: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 117: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes

Penny's 468: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 434: anything goes
Aud sentiments 248: anything goes
Alphabet: A is for anything goes
Cardz TV 112: anything goes
Creative fingers 183: anything goes
Polka doodles 15: anything goes
Crafty friends 133: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 113: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra April: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 4-2020: anything goes
DL.ART April linky