Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper April challenge

It's no April fool that already a quarter of the year has gone and here we are starting the month of April. That means that there is a new challenge for Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - please click on the link to see the wonderful variety of lovely designs by my team, all using patterned paper in their own creative styles. We hope that you will be able to join in our challenge this month - all you have to do is create a design using some patterned paper in some way ... and you can enter as many times as you like ... and, as usual, there is a prize for the randomly chosen winner.

A while ago I bought a box of Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey papers and all sorts of elements - I was able to make quite a few cards for a sale that was held here to raise money for Admiral nurses for people with dementia and their carers. This is one of the cards I made. The only thing that was added was the peacock which was cut out from a paper from Tiger (I wish I had cut out the white bit between the legs, but I didn't ... so it's too late.

Colours for Color throwdown 386:

This is also for:

Ooh-la-la 201: feathered friends
Animal friends 37: birds
Dare to be sassy Thursdays 327: make it shiny
613 avenue create 169: anything goes
That craft place 7: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 153: anything goes
Craft your passion 305: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 105: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 12: anything goes
Crafting by designs: April anything goes
Crafty gals corner 65: anything goes
Creative moments 90: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Jade's sparkling butterflies 16: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Penny's 271: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 224/5: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Julia Spiri 15: anything goes
Crafting with friends 17: anything goes
Creative fingers 106: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 62: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 26: anything goes
Crafty friends 28: anything goes
Creative ladybirds April 14: anything goes
Sisters of craft April: anything goes
PDE linky party 117
4 crafty chicks 292: anything goes
Creative inspirations 348: anything goes
Inspiration destination 79:  anything goes
Not just cards 30

CHNC challenge extra for April

It seems incredible that a quarter of the year has gone already and we are now starting April. I know that a lot of people think it is odd and unnecessary to make Christmas creations this early in the year,, but there are others, like myself, who think it makes sense to avoid a rush towards the end of the year ... and the days, weeks and months go by so quickly.

So this is my design card for CHNC challenge extra for April - please click on the link to see the lovely designs of my super team and we would love to see your Christmas creations - you may enter as many times as you wish with any Christmas designs ... and, as usual, there's a super prize to be won by the randomly chosen winner.

The papers I used are both from my offcuts box - the one with the green, red, white, black stripes is Bohemia Christmas believe and the paper in the foreground is from a DCWV paper pack.

The image is little penguin winter - skate kindly supplied by Bugaboo Stamps who are sponsoring the challenge, coloured with spectrum noir pens and die cut with a Spellbinders nestie scalloped circle. This image is one of the earliest I had from Bugaboo and is still one of my favourites.

The sentiment was generated on my dymo letratag label maker.

This is also for:

Beat the Christmas rush March edition
Fab n funky 298: Christmas
Holly jolly Christmas 68: use your stash
Christmas at sweet stampin March: cute Christmas
Crafting for all seasons 123: die cuts/punches
Dies R us 46: use scallops
Make my Monday: going round in circles
Crafty time April: for the kids
Lacy sunshine: anything goes
613 avenue create 169: anything goes
That craft place 7: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 153: anything goes
Craft your passion 305: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 105: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 12: anything goes
Crafting by designs: April anything goes
Crafty gals corner 65: anything goes
Creative moments 90: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Jade's sparkling butterflies 16: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Penny's 271: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 224/5: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Julia Spiri 15: anything goes
Crafting with friends 17: anything goes
Creative fingers 106: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 62: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 26: anything goes
Crafty friends 28: anything goes
Let's color linky party 6: anything goes with something coloured
Creative ladybirds April 14: anything goes
Sisters of craft April: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 292: anything goes
Creative inspirations 348: anything goes
Inspiration destination 79:  anything goes
PDE linky party 117
Not just cards 30

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 130

This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 130: anything goes with a twist ... hearts and flowers. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting from others in the team and we would love you to join in our challenge. Sadly, this is the last challenge for Fan-tastic Tuesday - I have enjoyed being part of this special little team and thank Suzy for all her hard work in keeping this lovely challenge going for so long.

For my card I used a Dazzling Ace Designs image, kindly supplied as sponsor. All papers were from my offcuts box, inking the woodgrain effect embossed card with brown corduroy distress ink.Flower and fabric hearts from The Works.

This is also for:

Pixie snippets 222
Scribbles designs 39: a song in my heart: Put a little love in yoru heart (Dolly Parton)
Fab n funky 297: flowers
In the pink 90: spring flowers
Word art Wednesday 222/3: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 131: anything goes
Inspiration destination 78:  anything goes
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
Not just cards 30

Shadow box card

This is my design shadow box card for The glory of Christmas challenge 81. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of others in the team and join in our challenge ... you can either make a Christmas shadow box card or anything goes as long as it's Christmas.

I cheated a bit and used a ready cut template for the box card, lining the middle with some DCWV glitter paper and adding a Santa picture that I rescued from a card received. The striped glittered paper on the two outside flaps is also from DCVW. Greetings from Christmas stash.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 15: anything goes
Jingle belles: Santa baby
Winter wonderland: for a child
ABC Christmas: F for frills or no frills - no frills, just the shape
Crafty sentiments: any shape card
Happy little sstampers Christmas: shaped card
Becka B 2: flipping fabulous
Penny's 270: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 17: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 222/3: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
DL.ART 177: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 131: anything goes
Everybody art 361: anything goes
Inspiration destination 78:  anything goes
PDE linky party 116
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
Not just cards 30

CHNC challenge 274: use a sentiment

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 274: use a sentiment - please click on the link to find out what this is all about and I hope you will be able to enter the challenge.

Papers are Bo Bunny silver & gold collection, with the grey offcut from Echo park very merry Christmas paper pad. The image is from The stamping boutique (one of this week's sponsors). I used some grosgrain ribbon from Hobbycraft for the sentiment.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 15: anything goes
March Rudolph days
Christmas at sweet stampin March: cute Christmas
Jingle belles: Santa baby
Winter wonderland: for a child
ABC Christmas: F for frills or no frills - no frills, lack of time!
Holly jolly Christmas 68: use your stash (I've had the papers for a long time)
Let's color linky party 6
Not just cards 30

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 123

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 123: anything goes with a twist ... add some pearls. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of others in the team and we hope you will be able to join in our challenge.

I used an image kindly given by Dazzling Ace Designs, sponsors of the challenge.

The spotty papers are offcuts of Papermania lemon sorbet capsule papers. The gingham piece was rescued from a card received. I used an offcut piece of green card to die cut the ballet shoes using the Tattered Lace die, cutting it (successfully, thankfully) on my todo. A few pearls added here and there, a couple of Hobbycraft flowers and a birthday sentiment and the card was finished.

Sorry, the photo is a bit dull looking in parts - good light was already fading.

This is also for:

Sparkles 78: make it girlie
Di's digi designs: for the girls
My time to craft 318: girlie
Crazy challenge 218: flowers
Digi choosday 12: flower frenzy
Fab n funky 297: flowers
Fresh brewed: happy birthday
DRS 219: B words: birthday, ballet, blooms
Imagine that creative playground 2: birthday
Card mania 78: dots and/or stripes
Cute card Thursday 418: to die for (used a die cut)
Sweet stampin: swirls & pearls
Jade's sparkling butterflies 15: anything goes/use die cuts or punches
Penny's 270: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 17: anything goes
613 avenue create 168: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 180: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 30: anything goes
That craft place 6: anything goes
Craft your passion 304: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 104: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 61: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 222/3: anything goes
Everybody art 361: anything goes
Inspiration destination 78:  anything goes
PDE linky party 116
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
Not just cards 30

A beautiful mess ...

This is my design card for Crafting in a beautiful mess where anything goes all of the time ... I am privileged and excited to be part of the Design Team for this new challenge blog. Please click here to see the wonderful designs of the rest of the team for our first challenge ... and we would love you to join in.

Challenges will always be on the last Friday of the month, starting at 08:00 UK time.

The image is Sassy Studio 'get well soon Sassy' (Sassy Studio Designs are sponsoring the challenge). The challenge is also being sponsored by A Day for Daisies. I coloured the image with chameleon pens before cutting out and mounting on to a piece of embossed ivory pearlescent card, part of a bigger design from an A4 embossalicious embossing folder.This was then matted on to gold mirror card to coordinate with the corner piece matted to the patterned card blank. The flowers were originally write, coloured with chameleon pens with Hobbyhouse rhinestone sparklers added to the centres. Finally, a Kanban sentiment panel was added.

This is also for:

Inky impressions March: let's hear it for the girl
Sparkles 78: make it girlie
Crazy challenge 218: flowers
Digi choosday 12: flower frenzy
Fab n funky 297: flowers
Lacy sunshine color your world: anything goes
One stitch at a time 258: anything goes with embossing
Delightful challenge 8: anything goes
Creative craft cottage 60: anything goes
Colouring in scrapland 9: anything goes
Penny's 270: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 17: anything goes
613 avenue create 168: anything goes
Corrosive March: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 180: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 30: anything goes
That craft place 6: anything goes
Craft your passion 304: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 104: anything goes
Love to scrap 74: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 11: anything goes
Craft rocket 11: anything goes
Creative fingers 105: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 61: anything goes
Creative ladybirds 13: anything goes
Sisters of craft March: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 13: anything goes
Petal Lu 11: anything goes
Little Claire 67: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 222/3: anything goes
Everybody art 361: anything goes
Inspiration destination 78:  anything goes
PDE linky party 116
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
Not just cards 30

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 129

This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 129: anything goes with a twist ... cute critters. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting from others in the team and we would love you to join in our challenge with your cute critters.

For my card I used SLS lines lazy house cat (they are sponsoring the challenge), colouring with chameleon pens. The background paper is from a pack I bought some years ago from PDA card and craft and grosgrain ribbon from Hobbycraft. The  sentiment was generated on my Dymo letratag.

This is also for:

Simon says Wednesday: cute and cuddly
Critters and creatures linky party 2
The ribbon girl: any image
Chocolate, coffee & cards 105: use ribbon
Quirky crafts March: masculine with ribbon or twine
The paper shelter 240: birthday boy
Seize the  birthday: the great divide
Craft time March: birthdays
Imagine that creative playground 2: birthday
QKR stampede 183: add a sentiment
Creative craft cottage 60: anything goes
Ants in my pantry 5: anything goes
Connie can crop 44: anything goes
613 avenue create 168: anything goes
Corrosive March: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 180: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 30: anything goes
That craft place 6: anything goes
Craft your passion 304: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 104: anything goes
Love to scrap 74: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 11: anything goes
Craft rocket 11: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 16: anything goes
Crafting with friends 16: anything goes
Creative fingers 105: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 61: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 25: anything goes
Crafty friends 27: anything goes
Creative ladybirds 13: anything goes
Sisters of craft March: anything goes
Colouring in scrapland 9: anything goes
The paper nest dolls 3: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 13: anything goes
Petal Lu 11: anything goes
Little Claire 67: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 222/3: anything goes
Fresh brewed: anything goes
Everybody art 361: anything goes
Inspiration destination 77:  anything goes
PDE linky party 115: anything goes
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
Let's color linky party 5
Not just cards 30

CHNC challenge 273: cute or anything goes as long as it's Christmas

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 273: cute or anything goes as long as it's Christmas. Please click on the link and see what the challenge is all about ... and I'd love you to join in with your festive makes.

My card was digitally made using a free background from the internet on to which I added the lovely Robyn's Fetish Christie angel kindly supplied by one of my sponsors, digitally coloured and faded around the edges to blend in with the background. Sentiments added digitally.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 15: anything goes
Fresh brewed: anything goes
Inspiration destination 77:  anything goes
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
Not just cards 30

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 122

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 122: anything goes with a twist ...  friendship. Please click on the link to see the designs of others in the team and join in our challenge.

I used a picture and sentiment from Sparkle n Sprinkle coffee talks (Sparkle n Sprinkle are sponsoring the challenge). This was a pre-coloured image. Paper is by We R Memory Keepers (a double sided paper). The card is 8 x 8, giving space to show the image as a good size, adding ribbons by DCWV and shaped felt buttons from stash.

This is also for:

Sparkles 78: make it girlie
Chocolate, coffee & cards 105: use ribbon
Fab n funky 296: spots and stripes
Card mania 78: dots and/or stripes
Fresh brewed: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
613 avenue 167: anything goes
Craft your passion 303: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 103: anything goes
QKR stampede 183: add a sentiment
Connie can crop 44: anything goes
Corrosive March: anything goes
That craft place 6: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 11: anything goes
Craft rocket 11: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 16: anything goes
Crafting with friends 16: anything goes
Creative fingers 105: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 61: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 25: anything goes
Crafty friends 27: anything goes
Creative ladybirds 13: anything goes
Sisters of craft March: anything goes
The paper nest dolls 3: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 13: anything goes
Petal Lu 11: anything goes
Little Claire 67: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 222/3: anything goes
Fresh brewed: anything goes
PDE linky party 115: anything goes
Inspiration destination 77:  anything goes
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
Not just cards 30

Crafting musketeers challenge 35: use three ribbons

This is my design card for Crafting Musketeers challenge 35: use three ribbons. I used a lovely chocolates one and two spotted ones, all supplied by Crafty Ribbons who are sponsoring the challenge. My card is for team B and you can see the designs of others in that group by clicking this link. To join in the challenge and to see the designs of team A please click here.

This was a commissioned card. Papers are all Die Cuts with a View and the two scalloped ovals were cut on my Scan n Cut. You can't see it in the photo, but the paper on the base and those used for the ovals are flittered and glittered. The chicks, eggs and bunny are chipboard  embellishments that I've had for a long time, originally from Poundland.

This is also for:

Whimsy 92: spring colours or Easter
Fairytale-challenge 139: Easter eggs
Come and get it 109: Easter/spring
Robyn's fetish 307: Easter cards
The ribbon girl: Spring/Easter
Crafty boots: Easter
Double D: Easter
My Sheri 177: spring fever
Crafty creations 311: spring fever
Polka doodles 10: spring colours
Dream factory 30: chicken little - Easter
Allsorts 354: spring is in the air
Creative card crew 108: chicks
The crafter's cafe 145: Easter
Kort o mania 148: Easter
Aloha Friday 67: Easter
Deep ocean 124: Easter
CRAFT 354: Easter/spring
DL.ART thankful Thursday 176: Easter
Time out 51: Easter and./or spring
Creative corner: Hoppy Easter
Great impressions March: bunny hop: Easter/spring
Where the HeART is 7: Easter/anything goes
Pink gem 164: spring
The stamping boutique: countdown to spring
A snowflakes promise 18: spring
Artistic inspirations 152: anything goes/Easter
Digistamps4Joy 122: anything goes + option: add animal
Cute card Thursday 416: lace or ribbon
Ooh-la-la 200: spring is in the air
Creative moments 89: anything goes + option: spring has sprung
Melonheadz friends:  layer it up
Fab n funky 296: spots and stripes
Card mania 78: dots and/or stripes
DRS 217: cut it out (die cuts created with Scan n Cut)
Dragonfly dreams March: use a die cut
Simon says Wednesday: cute and cuddly
Fresh brewed: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
613 avenue 167: anything goes
Craft your passion 303: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 103: anything goes
Creative fingers 104: anything goes
Inspiration destination 77:  anything goes
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
Not just cards 30

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 128

This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 128: anything goes with a twist .... spring is in the air. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of others in the team and join in the challenge.

I used a lovely butterfly image by The Stamping Boutique (sponsors of the challenge), colouring with spectrum noir pens. The background is some Hunkydory card - I used an extra piece to hot foil the Happy Birthday with my todo, adding ribbons, butterflies and flowers.  I hope the elements are spring-like enough to make up for using purple, my favourite crafting colour.

This is also for:

Jade's sparkling butterflies 14: anything goes/monochrome
Cute as a button 20: monochrome
Moving along with the times 15: purple haze
Fussy & fancy 159: things with wings
Cute card Thursday 416: lace or ribbon
QKR stampede 182: add some sparkle
Creative craft cottage digi 45: add some sparkle
Crafty time March: birthdays
Imagine that creative playground 2: birthday
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
613 avenue 167: anything goes
Craft your passion 303: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 103: anything goes
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
DL.ART March linky
Not just cards 30

The glory of Christmas challenge 80

This is my design card for the Glory of Christmas challenge 80: re-use/recycle an old Christmas card. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of others in the DT and join in our challenge.

I have a few bits stashed away that have been saved from old Christmas cards - I love the glittered scene on this one. I mounted this on to a piece of Webster's pages paper, adding the Hobbycraft poinsettias.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 15: anything goes
Christmas card challenges 15: anything goes
Creative craft cottage 59: get sentimental
Morgan's ArtWorld 5: include a sentiment
Inspiration destination 76: anything goes
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
DL.ART March linky
Not just cards 30

CHNC challenge 272: colour: gold ... a little or a lot

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 272 - please click on the link and join in the festive fun - it's never too early to think about making one or two Christmas cards to save panic towards the end of the year.

The theme for this week's challenge, as it's the 2nd Saturday in the month, is a colour: gold .. a little or a lot.
This is my card, featuring the lovely Crafts 4 eternity image Christmas cupcakes - combining three together (kindly supplied by one of my sponsors) coloured with copics and spectrum noir pens. There is a fair amount of gold on this card, which makes it difficult to photograph, especially as some is embossed mirror card:

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 15: anything goes
ABC Christmas: E for embossing
Art by Stampz by Star: include embossing
As you like it: favourite style of embossing - using a folder as I did here, for quickness
Creative craft cottage 59: get sentimental
Ooh-la-la 199: add a sentiment
Morgan's ArtWorld 5: include a sentiment
Hanna and friends 243: anything goes
613 avenue 166: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 29: anything goes
Craft your passion 302: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 102: anything goes
Creative fingers 104: anything goes
Inspiration destination 76: anything goes
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
Not just cards 30

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 121

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 121: anything goes with a twist ... Easter. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of others in the team and we hope to see your entries to our challenge.

I used Bugaboo Stamps flower block silhouette, changing the black to pink digitally, mounting the print out on to a piece of paper found in my offcuts box - the piece of card between the neutral colour lace was also an offcut. The felt bunny and peel off sentiment finish the card.

This is also for:

Aloha Friday 67: Easter
Crafty sentiments: Easter
Deep ocean 124: Easter
Fresh brewed: Happy Easter
Aud sentiments 150: Easter or spring sentiment
CRAFT 354: Easter/spring
DL.ART thankful Thursday 176: Easter
Time out 51: Easter and./or spring
Creative corner: Hoppy Easter
Animal friends 36: spring Easter
Great impressions March: bunny hop: Easter/spring
Where the HeART is 7: Easter/anything goes
Sasayaki glitter March: Easter
Pink gem 164: spring
The stamping boutique: countdown to spring
Wags n whiskers 173: spring fun
A snowflakes promise 18: spring
Melonheadz friends: add/include an animal
Craft rocket 10: feathers and/or fur
Digistamps4Joy 122: anything goes + option: add animal
Alphabet: A for anything pink
Use your stuff 213: lace, ribbon or twine
Cute card Thursday 416: lace or ribbon
Creative craft cottage 59: get sentimental
Ooh-la-la 199: add a sentiment
Morgan's ArtWorld 5: include a sentiment
Creative moments 88: anything goes + option: sentiment on front
Hanna and friends 243: anything goes
613 avenue 166: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 29: anything goes
Craft your passion 302: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 102: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 151: anything goes
Creative fingers 104: anything goes
Inspiration destination 76: anything goes
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
Not just cards 30

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 127

This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday 127: anything goes with a twist ... Easter.

For my card I've used some eggs background paper that I've had for ages (it was from PDA card and craft). The images are from Melonheadz Easter 2011 bundle - Melonheadz friends are sponsoring the Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge. Chipboard flower and chicks are old stock from Poundland

This is also for:

Critters and creatures linky party 2
Animal friends 36: spring Easter
AnMaCreatief 54: spring/Easter
Ching-Chou Kuik March: Easter/spring colours
My crafting stories 3: Easter
Where the HeART is 7: Easter/anything goes
Sasayaki glitter March: Easter
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
Not just cards 30

Let's craft and create challenge 111

This is my design card for Let's craft and create challenge 111: Easter. Please click on the link to see the beautiful designs of the rest of the team and we would love you to join in with your Easter projects.

I used the lovely Personal Impressions Easter stamp by Graham Pilkington, colouring with chameleon pens and cutting out by hand before adhering to the scalloped edge die cut. I then matted this on to the die cut with the cut edges, raising it up with a double layer of 3D foam, then matting this with two layers on to the torn yellow oval. The background with the chicks is vellum. I used a scrap of the striped yellow paper under the dimensional spring strip from Hobbycraft (quite a while ago).

This is also for:

4 crafty chicks 288: Easter
Aud sentiments 150: Easter or spring sentiment
Crafty sentiments: spring
Fresh brewed: spring
The sisterhood of crafters: think spring
Pink gem 164: spring
Crazy 4 challenges 325: spring
Crafts and me March: spring
Time out 51: Easter and./or spring
The pencil cases 14: N = new blooms/spring flowers
AnMaCreatief 54: spring/Easter
Ching-Chou Kuik March: Easter/spring colours
Papercreators 45: spring colours
Hiding in my craft room 241: spring colours
My crafting stories 3: Easter
Scrap-cards 83: Easter
Sasayaki glitter March: Easter
The artistic stamper March: springtime
Quick quotes 61: welcome spring
Lunagirl March: spring flowers & birds
Di's digi designs: use 2 or more dies
Nordsalten hobbyklubb 134: punched/die cut
Sunsational March: anything goes + option: dimension
Craftin desert divas: lots of layers
Graph it markers 8: brights
Polka doodlees 9: tic tac toe - I chose the diagonal: sentiment, nature, wings
Craft stamper take it make it March: anything goes (with stamping)
Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): anything goes
Sweet stamps February: anything goes
Art by Miran 53: anything goes
One crazy stamper March: anything goes
Whimsy stamps 91: anything goes
Little Miss Muffet 132: anything goes
613 avenue 165: anything goes
That craft place 5: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 151: anything goes
Craft your passion 301: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 101: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 10: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Creative moments 88: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 60: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 221: anything goes
Inspiration destination 75: anything goes
PDE linky party 113: anything goes
Scrappers delights 53: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 3: anything goes
Just keep on creating March: anything goes
Let's colour linky party 4: anything goes with something coloured