CHNC challenge extra for August

Can you believe that it's now August? Where has the year gone to so far? The months really do pass more quickly as you get older.

This means it's time to start CHNC challenge extra for August and for my first Christmas card of the month I've used three images kindly supplied by Bugaboo Stamps, the sponsor: wise man 1, 2 and 3 and combined them into one image. Please click on the link for the challenge and join in with any Christmas cards you make.

The background paper is a freebie with a magazine from some time in the distant past. The mirror card pieces were all from my offcuts box including the one embossed with the folder that came with my eBosser. Ribbon was from Lakeland (in their after-Christmas sale).

I coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers.

I followed the sketch for 2 sisters 154:

This is also for:

Facebook A card a day
Facebook Sunday's with Santa week 31: anything goes (getting ahead this week!)
Always playing with paper: anything goes Christmas
Deep ocean 57: Christmas in July
Little red wagon 196: Christmas in July
Hiding in my craft room 108: Christmas in July
Cards for men 15: Christmas in July
Fairytale 72: Christmas in July
Crafty catz 193: Christmas in July
Left of center 11: Christmas in July
Totally gorjuss 194: Christmas in July
Get inky 9: Christmas in July
Tammy scraping corner 73: use a digi
Top tip Tuesday 106: spooled item
4 crafty chicks 153: bling
Mark's finest papers speedy fox and friends 170: tie it up
Pattie's 72: recipe - 3 or more gems (stars)
PanPastel UK 30: embossing
Paper playtime 15: pattern paper
By Lori 52: designer paper
Delightful: you're super - add stars or sparkle
Take a word: pink
Ruby's rainbow 59: layer it up
In the pink 25: hot pink
MilkCoffee: show us those colouring skills
Country view crafts 6: quotations & sayings
Hanna and friends 177: anything goes
Eureka 50: anything goes
Going grey with Scrap-creations: anything goes
Party time Tuesday 131: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Card and scrap 59: anything goes
Crafters corner 11: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 280: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday challenge: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 91: anything goes
Pile it on 30: anything goes
One stitch at a time 174: anything goes
Digi sketch: anything goes
Crafts4eternity R134: anything goes
Sister act 17: anything goes
Make it Monday 151
Inspire me Fridays 113
52 card pickup 2.30

Summer fun

The main paper on this card is Basic Grey cupcake and the bottom piece is an offcut of DCWV. Various other elements from stash, including the stamped image coloured with promarkers to complete the tag.

Colours are for Crafty calendar July: colours of sea, sand, beach:

This is for:

Basic grey 99: make a tag
Cheerful stamp pad 6: make a tag
Stampotique 110: tag, you're it
Nadia 61: stamp - tag and summer colours
Sugar creek hollow 66: water, water everywhere
The house that stamps built DCC731: water element
Anything goes 98: coffee break and/or food
Pink by design: summer vacation
Stampin with the dragon: on the beach
PumpkinSpice 30: beach
Order of the opus gluei 162: don't be such a beach
Catered crop: summer lovin
Dream valley 62: summer days
Hobby cutz 11: summer
Collage obsession: summer
Creative stamp friends 82: summer, sun, holidays
The crazy challenge 150: summertime
Victorine 64: summer colours
City crafter 170: summer time
Crafty sentiments: summer holiday
Inky chicks 9: summer colours
Creative belli 175: summer (all old supplies)
Nutcrafters 48: summer sunshine fun
Happy campers 20: summer
Delicious doodles 46: summertime
Pollycraft 4: fun in the sun
The sisterhood of crafters: bring on the heat - card with a sun on it
Party time Tuesday 131: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday challenge: anything goes
Pile it on 30: anything goes
Sister act 17: anything goes
Make it Monday 151
Inspire me Fridays 113
52 card pickup 2.30

Birthday wishes and cocktails

The background paper for this card is Forever Friends, other papers from my scraps box, Dovecraft doily, Express yourself 3D decoupaged stickers and craftworks sentiments - the bottom left says: on your birthday (not clear on the photo).

This is for:

Dare to be sassy Thursdays 187: use a cocktail or beverage
Red carpet studio 47: the hangover - feature a drink/cocktail
Take a word: pink
Cutie pie 49: pretty in pink
In the pink 25: hot pink
Bunny Zoe July: pink  & white
Craftin desert divas 11: birthdays
Tuesday throwdown 158: birthday party
Seize the birthday: anything goes birthday celebration
Bloggers challenge: they say it's your birthday
Craft your passion 173: 3D it!
2 creative chicks 4: 3D
Going grey with Scrap-creations: anything goes
Party time Tuesday 131: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday challenge: anything goes
Pile it on 30: anything goes
Sister act 17: anything goes
DL.ART July: anything goes
Make it Monday 151
Inspire me Fridays 113
52 card pickup 2.30

Old-school colour blocking

This card is for CCEE 1330: old school colour blocking - 'I'm asking you to use one particular style only - several different colours/patterns of card cut into block shapes and pieced together, with stamping on some/all of them.'

It's a good way to use up scraps! And used one of my favourite Santa Hero Arts stamps.

This is also for:

Pixie's crafty snippets week 83
Facebook A card a day
ABC 38: use up scraps
Try it on Tuesday: collage with a twist - must see some script