Second card for CCAYR March challenge

This is my design card for CCAYR March challenge: cute critters. Please click on the link to see the lovely cute designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

I used an Embossalicious 8 x 8 embossed folder to emboss a piece of Core-dinations Kraft-core card which I then sanded and rubbed randomly with Gilding Blush old gold, I stamped the lovely Penny Black caroling hedgehogs and lightly coloured with chameleon pens. I then die cut the image and a piece of pink/kraft Core-dinations kraft-core using a couple of X cut rectangle parenthesis dies, sanding this and then lightly gilding in parts.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas 3
ABC Christmas: D is for die cuts
Deep ocean 98: our furry friends
PDE linky party: animals
Creative craft cottage 34: include a sentiment
Come and get it: emboss it
Get creative 9: must have embossing
Crafts4eternity R215: emboss it
Vandicrafts March: emboss it
Crafty catz 268: use your dies/punches
Fairytale 112: kraft
Wags n whiskers 148: use kraft
Incy wincy: distressing
Simon says Monday: no rules
One crazy stamper March: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 39: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 126: anything goes

The pink elephant 287: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Inspiration destination 22: anything goes

Sister act 95: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes

Christmas cards all year round March challenge

This is my design card for CCAYR March challenge: cute critters. Please click on the link to see the lovely cute designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

I used the lovely 'chill day' Penny Black stamp, coloured with spectrum noir pens, with Art Institute glitter added and the silver filed ho ho hos.

The base of the easel was covered with a piece of Papermania paper from the cranberry & apple capsule (not actually Christmas paper, but I think it works). The spotted and striped piece across the base to act as a stopper are from my offcuts box.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas 3
Pixie snippets week 166
Crimbo crackers 75: make me laugh
Craft and smash: spots/dots
Meljen's 249: seeing spots
Crafty gals corner 8: fancy folds
Clear it out: animals + striped paper
Deep ocean 98: our furry friends
PDE linky party: animals
Spectrum noir fb February: use red
Card and scrap 92: use bling, glitter or pearls
One crazy stamper March: anything goes
Creative craft cottage 34: include a sentiment
Sparkle n sprinkle March: anything goes (used loose glitter)
Simon says Monday: no rules
Scribble and scrap 39: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 126: anything goes

The pink elephant 287: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Inspiration destination 22: anything goes

Sister act 95: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes

Buckwell's Crafty challenge 6: flowers

As it's 1 March it's time for Buckwell's Crafty challenge 6 and the theme is to use flowers. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge. Throughout the month members of the DT will share some more inspiration, so please go back to the blog from time to time to see their creativity.

For the challenge Lozzy says this:

For March's Challenge we have the lovely Joanne from A Lil Digi Heaven who is one of our Sponsors and me (Lozzy) from Buckwell Craft Supplies.

Joanne is kindly offering one of the winners 3 of her lovely images (winners choice) plus each of the DT's Top 3 a image of their choice. Hope you pop over and take a look at all of Joanne's images, beautiful.

A Lil Digi Heaven

Also for 2 more lucky winner you will receive of your choice 5 sets of Backing Papers each from Buckwell Craft Supplies which will be sent by email. Hope you pop over and have a look as just released a CD Rom which has 630 Printable Backing Papers on at a bargain price.

For my design card I've used A Lil Digi Heaven 'kaitlyn' coloured with spectrum noir pens. I also used Buckwell Craft Supplies: purple/lilac tone cherry blossoms, lilac spiral stamens, double sided purple ribbon 15 mm, flowers papers and a Craftwork cards sentiment circle.

This is also for:

Inky chicks 47: flowers
The ribbon girl: add flowers
Natalie and Amy 30: flowers
Dragonfly dreams 15: add some embellishments
3 girl jam March: anything goes with ribbon
Craftin desert divas: use ribbon
Art impressions 154: tie it up
Craft-Dee-Bowz March: anything goes and include a handmade bow
Bunny Zoe February: for the girls
Lacy sunshine 53: passion for fashion
Creative craft cottage 34: include a sentiment
Whimsy 80: use a sentiment
Robyn's fetish 253: use a digi
Simon says Monday: no rules
Sisters of craft March: anything goes
Creative ladybirds 1: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 39: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 126: anything goes

Digi choosday 8: anything goes
The pink elephant 287: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 77: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Not just cards 13: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Inspiration destination 22: anything goes
Card and scrap 91: anything goes

Sister act 95: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
DL.ART March linky

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March challenge

March has come round very quickly and here we are on the first day ready for a new challenge: Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March challenge. Please click on the link to find out what this is all about, get out your hoarded patterned paper or perhaps that new pack that you're eager to cut into and join in the challenge.

This prize will be won by the randomly chosen winner:

Back in time paper bloc by Joy crafts

36 sheets, size 15 x 15 cm

4 x 9 designs

For my design card I kept to the theme of 'time' using Docrafts Chronology papers, Papermania Urban Stamp Chronology curiosities and two of Sheena Douglass' textures stamps from sets from Crafter's Companion.  As I almost ran out of time to make anything for this challenge, I thought using these papers and stamps would be good.

The bottom left corner has been stamped with one of Sheena's texture stamps, as well as the FOREVER. The main stamped image is the Papermania Urban Stamp. For all of the stamping I used memento cottage ivy.

This is also for:

Sandee & Amelie's steampunk March: gear it up
Time out 25: rock around the clock
Ooh-la-la 174: add something green
Ruby's rainbow 98: anything green
Simply create too 80: mostly green
DL.ART thankful Thursday 151: for a boy or man
Seize the birthday: masculine
Sparkles 65: one for the boys
Stamping sensations March: one for the guys
Great impressions March: go green
De creatieve zebra 19: creation with no flowers
One crazy tamper March: anything goes
Simon says Monday: no rules
Scribble and scrap 39: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 126: anything goes

The pink elephant 287: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Not just cards 13: anything goes
Inspiration destination 22: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Card and scrap 91: anything goes

Sister act 95: anything goes

Country view crafts March: anything goes

CHNC challenge extra for March

This is my design team for CHNC challlenge extra for March. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of my DT - and we would love you to join in our challenge this month.

I used AKV Nativity - wiseman 1, 2 and 3 by Bugaboo stamps, sponsors of my challenge, coloured with spectrum noirs and the sentiment added digitally before printing. Everything else was from Hunkydory kits.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas 3
Jingle belles: a very vibrant Christmas
Robyn's fetish 253: use a digi
Creative craft cottage 34: include a sentiment
Simon says Monday: no rules
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes

The pink elephant 287: anything goes
Inspiration destination 22: anything goes

Sister act 95: anything goes

Country view crafts March: anything goes