Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May challenge

It's already time for a new challenge on my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge blog - please click here to enter my May challenge - anything goes as long as you cover your creation with patterned paper (not plain cardstock/paper) - you can leave a bit of a border if you wish.

So this is my first card for Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May challenge. Some years ago now, I was given a Far East stack of printed textureed paper by DCWV (I had put this on my Christmas list because I loved the look of it) and I used a fair bit of it, but there's quite a lot left and it's been in a box for some time now, so I thought it was about time I got it out and used some.

I found a sketch that I wanted to play along with this week - originally I'd thought it would be a good one for using up scraps, but as I decided to use up some of my Far East stack I actually cut into new sheets for each part of the card.

So this is the sketch I used: Sketch Saturday 307:

The sentiment is a DCWV chipboard piece that I purchased long ago to use with the Far East stack (I still have lots of these chipboard pieces). I decided to stamp some Eastern symbols on to the ends of the strips because it looked too plain without them. In order starting from the left they mean Patience, Dream, Awesome, True and Beautiful (I only know that because the words are on the wooden part of the stamps) - I inked these with memento rich cocoa.

I thought I would show the card on top of the Far East stack:

This is also for:

Allsorts 256: oriental
Sentimental Sundays 204: clean and simple
613 avenue create 69: anything goes
Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): anything goes
Scribble and scrap 17: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 16: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Going grey with Scrap-creations: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday challenge: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 130: anything goes
Sister Act 54: anything goes
Crafting by designs May anything goes
Inky linky 52
DL.ART May

CHNC challenge extra for May

I can't quite believe how quickly the months are going by already this year - it definitely seems true that the older you get the faster the time seems to go. As it's 1 May, it's time for CHNC challenge extra for May - please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and our guest designer.

Here is my design card using Bugaboo Stamps snowman bells. As ever, the challenge is being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and anything goes as long as it's Christmas. I coloured the image with spectrum noir pens.

Background card and the strips are from my offcuts box (Hunkydory) and the large snowflake consisting of die cuts using nesties was rescued from a card received.

I based the card on the sketch given for Through the purple haze 39:

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
My perfect life festive 48 week 16
Christmas card challenges 22: anything goes
Fab n funky 214: Christmas
That craft place: anything goes
Sister Act 54: anything goes
Crafting by designs May anything goes
Inky linky 52

Christmas robins

These two cards each feature a robin, but they have something else in common - they both have elements recycled from old cards received. For the first card I used a greyscale picture and just added colour to the robin's breast.

The backkground papers are Echo park 'very merry Christmas' - the papers are double sided, so there's more choice from the pad. On the first card I added some lace and a greeting. The second card has a gingham ribbon bow and the addition of the sentiment.

These are for:

Sarn's Rudolph day (just scraping in at almost the last minute!)
The 12 months of Christmas card link up
My perfect life festive 48 week 16
Christmas card challenges 22: anything goes
Sentimental Sundays 204: clean and simple
My craft creations: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday challenge: anything goes
Sister Act 54: anything goes
Crafting by designs May anything goes
DL.ART April: anything goes