CHNC challenge extra for May 2016

This is my card for my CHNC challenge extra for May 2016. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in with your festive designs.

I made a card using offcuts from DCWV Christmas glittery papers and using a Bugaboo Stamps Christmas words - Noel image.

I'm also showing this for my CHNC challenge 279 which started on Saturday and will continue until Friday 6 May at 22:00 UK time - please click the link and join in the challenge.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 17
Beat the Christmas rush April
Fab n funky 302: bright Christmas
Lil patch of crafty friends 35: anything goes
Creative fingers 108: anything goes
Hiding in my craft room 249:freestyle
Inspiration destination 83: anything goes
Not just cards 31
Eclectic Ellapu May: anything goes
Time out 55: celebrations

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May challenge

This is my design card for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May challenge. Please click on the link to the see the lovely designs by the members of my team and we would love to see your entries - all you have to do is make something using some patterned paper.

This card was in response to a commissioned request for a birthday card for a 5 year old footie fan.

Papers are from PDA card and craft - the middle panel is torn at the edges, but difficult to see here.  I used various stickers and 3D elements, including the scarf with the lovely touchy-feeling red felt.

This is also for:

That's crafty: go figure (the number)
Crafting by designs: for the boys and men
Creative inspirations 350: for the boys or something sporty
Brown sugar 196:: for the boys
Time out 55: celebrations
Julia Spiri 17: anything goes + optional twist: for a child
Crafty creations 314: black and white and a pop of colour
Lil patch of crafty friends 35: anything goes
Creative fingers 108: anything goes
Hiding in my craft room 249:freestyle
Inspiration destination 83: anything goes
Not just cards 31
Eclectic Ellapu May: anything goes

Suzy Bee's bloomin' challenge 128

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's bloomin' challenge 128: anything goes with a twist ... fairyland. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of others in the team and we hope you will join in our challenge.

I used an image from Nikki Burnette sheet 2 (Nikki is sponsoring the challenge) - this was a ready coloured image. The frame added over the upper part of the image is from a set of Trimcraft curiosity corner frames. The image was matted on to a piece of gold gilded faux leather that I've had for years and never found a use for it. The orange mirror card was embossed with a folder. Sparkly ribbon, Hobbycraft flowers and Birthday sentiment circle were added.

The camera sometimes plays tricks according to the light because the birthday circle looks silver, whereas it it actually gold to match the gold in other elements.

This is also for:

Spellbinding stamps: fantasy
Digitally sweet April: fantasy
Dream factory 31: game of thrones - fantasy
Scrapping4fun 64: fantasy
One stitch at a time 260: anything goes with wings
Digi choosday 17: things with wings
Really seasonable ribbon 139: things with wings
The crafty addicts 14: anything goes/ribbon
Hanna and friends 247: flowers
Crafty sentiments: birthday
Inky chicks 66: it's birthday time
The sisterhood of crafters: birthdays
Time out 55: celebrations
Fussy & fancy 162: female birthdays
Jade's sparkling butterflies 18: add a sentiment
Word art Wednesday 228 - 229: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 83: anything goes
Not just cards 31
DL.ART April linky

Crafting in a beautiful mess challenge 2

This is my design card for Crafting in a beautiful mess challenge 2 where anything goes all of the time. Please click on the challenge link to see the wonderful designs of the rest of the team for our second challenge ... and we would love you to join in.

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

I used the lovely pre-coloured image from Fabrika Fantasy called 'little travellers' kindly provided by Fabrica as one of the sponsors of the challenge - and I added the sentiment before printing. I mounted the image on to a scrap of We R memory keepers frenzy + rumble from their White Out collection.

The background paper and ribbons are DCWV from a summer pack bought a few years ago.I used a variety of 3D stickers, including two sets of lovely plastic flip flops. I used an 8 x 8 card blank as I wanted plenty of space for all the bits and pieces.

This is also for:

Little red wagon: sunshiny days
Crafty time April: for the kids
Julia Spiri 17: anything goes with optional twist for a child
Bunny Zoe April: travelling/transport
The ribbon girl: April any image
Dare 2 B artzy: polka dot challenge
Papercreators 46: polka dots
613 avenue create 173: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 155: anything goes
Craft your passion 309: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 14: anything goes
Tuesday throwdown 291: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 228 - 229: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 83: anything goes
Not just cards 31
DL.ART April linky

Happy anniversary

An anniversary card using three little roses held together with an organza ribbon bow with a little basket charm attached. Papers are from scrap and the sentiment cut with fancy edged scissors with two little brads added.

Sorry that there is a dull shadow caused by the raised roses that doesn't show the card as white.

This is for:

Craft-Dee BowZ April: anything goes and include a handmade bow
Penny's 275: stitching and/or charm
Simon says Monday: show us your metal (charm and brads)
Crazy 4 challenges 333: springtime flowers
Crafty boots: monochrome
Time out 55: celebrations
Use your stuff 220: use your scraps
Jade's sparkling butterflies 18: add a sentiment
Word art Wednesday 228 - 229: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 83: anything goes
Not just cards 31

Using old supplies

Two cards made with shaped cards and elements from a Dawn Bibby kit bought years ago when QVC used to do their Craft Day specials. The flowers etc are all like mother of pearl look or 'oil on water' and those on the second card are vellum.

Both the front and the back of the cards are cut away like steps at the top right hand corner.

These are for:

Clear it out: nature + greenery
My Sheri 180: get in shape
Sasayaki glitter April: shaped cards
Cute card Thursday 423: no patterned papers
Seize the birthday: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: birthday
Inky chicks 66: it's birthday time
The sisterhood of crafters: birthdays
Time out 55: celebrations
Fuassy & fancy 162: female birthdays
Jade's sparkling butterflies 18: add a sentiment
Crazy 4 challenges 333: springtime flowers
Crafty boots: monochrome
Lemon shortbread 14: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 228 - 229: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 83: anything goes
Not just cards 31

Teletubbies for twins

A while ago I was asked to make two cards for twin boys, based on the teletubbies. I used matt silver card to surround the pictures of the four to make it look like a TV screen, adding the 2 and  the ribbon along the bottom (so glad that I found that ribbon) - and, of course, the names for the two little boys.

This is for:

Crafting by designs: for the boys and men
Jade's sparkling butterflies 18: add a sentiment
Cute card Thursday 423: no patterned papers
Seize the birthday: anything goes
Crafty time April: for the kids
Julia Spiri 17: anything goes with optional twist for a child
The ribbon girl: April any image
Crafty sentiments: birthday
Inky chicks 66: it's birthday time
The sisterhood of crafters: birthdays
Time out 55: celebrations
Incy wincy: inspired by a song/book/movie - lots of teletubbies books
CRAFT 361: inspired by a book: lots of teletubbies books
613 avenue create 173: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 185: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 155: anything goes
Craft your passion 309: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 14: anything goes
Tuesday throwdown 291: anything goes
Cute as a button 21: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 228 - 229: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 83: anything goes
Not just cards 31
DL.ART April linky

Simply a cross

Card made using  a piece of K & Co embossed card for the background (this was left over from a previous make some time ago), some organza ribbon, a Hobbycraft flower and a die cut cross created using a Spellbinder's die cut with my todo - with an offcut of matt silver card.

This is for:

Pixie's snippets 226
Use your stuff 220: use your scraps
Little tangles 67: die cutting
Cut it up 94: spring flowers (with die cut)
Crafty boots: monochrome
613 avenue create 173: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 185: anything goes
Robyn's fetish 313: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 155: anything goes
Craft your passion 309: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 226 - 227: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 82: anything goes
Not just cards 31
DL.ART April linky

Especially for you

This is an A5 folded tall card that I made a while ago, using a gold pearlescent card blank wrapped with a piece of glittery gold ribbon. The triple mounted stamped image coloured mainly in soft gold is one that I think I got in a swap, but can't remember what it is - I would love to know, because I would love to buy it.

This is for:

Left of center 127: tall cards
The ribbon girl: April any image
Corrosive: girls, ladies, women
Melonheadz friends: let's get girly
Simon says Wednesday: make it girlie
Great impressions April: ladies' night
Stamping sensations April: one for the girls
The crafty addicts 13: anything goes/girly
Creative craft cottage 62: feminine
Come and get it 115: glitter and bling
Let's color linky party 8: anything goes with something coloured
Timbro scrap mania 119: shabby chic or anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 185: anything goes
Robyn's fetish 313: anything goes
One crazy stamper  April: anything goes
Amusing challenges (Stamped blessings): anything goes
Art by Miran 56: anything goes
Love to scrap 76: anything goes
Brown sugar 195: anything goes
Cre8tive hands friends 5: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 82: anything goes
Not just cards 31
DL.ART April linky

The glory of Christmas challenge 83

This is my design card for the Glory of Christmas challenge 83: stamp or digi only. Please click on the link to see the lovely scenes created by others in the team and we would love you to join in the challenge - if you don't fancy using a digi or a stamp you can always enter with anything as long as it's Christmas.

I used the lovely Rubber Stampede stained glass mother and child stamp coloured with spectrum noir pens. The piece of torn background paper is from Bo Bunny's silver & gold collection paper pad. Corrugated strip and scalloped strip from stash and sentiment printed from computer (angle of the camera makes this look crooked, but it isn't!).

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 16
Christmas card challenges 21: anything goes
Crafting by designs: get ready for Christmas
CRAFT 360: Christmas
Time out 55: celebrations
Art impressions 182: show off your stamp
One crazy stamper  April: anything goes
Amusing challenges (Stamped blessings): anything goes
Timbro scrap mania 119: shabby chic or anything goes
Let's color linky party 8: anything goes with something coloured
Little Miss Muffet 136: anything goes
Art by Miran 56: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 422: add a quotation
Penny's 274: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 18: anything goes
Crafting with friends 19: anything goes
PDE linky part 120: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 82: anything goes
Not just cards 31

CHNC challenge 278: use a sentiment

It's the fourth Saturday in the month, so the theme for my CHNC challenge 278 this week is 'use a sentiment' - anything Christmas as long as there is a sentiment added.

For my card I used one of Lozzy's snowflakes paper in green (Lozzy's paper pick), matted on to the card blank with strips of washi tape down the side and across the bottom. The glittered picture is upcycled from an old card. Various flowers from stash with brads in the centres.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 16
Jingle belles: walking in a washi wonderland
Winter wonderland: winter blossom
Crafting by designs: get ready for Christmas
CRAFT 360: Christmas
Time out 55: celebrations
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Penny's 274: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 18: anything goes
Crafting with friends 19: anything goes
PDE linky part 120: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 82: anything goes
Not just cards 31

Suzy Bee's bloomin' challenge 127

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's bloomin' challenge 127: anything goes with a twist ... for a lady/girl. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of others in the team and join in our challenge with your feminine creations.

I used Sparkle n sprinkle Vivian hat lady, kindly supplied by the sponsor, colouring with spectrum noir papers. I created the background with various paper offcuts, the main one covering the card blank is a very iridescent paper that changes colour according to how the light catches it. The frame is an old Kanban one, Hobbycraft flowers and a few pearls and sentiment.

This card has a Happy Birthday insert - was commissioned by a friend.

This is also for:

Classic Design team open challenge 1: anything goes
Creative craft cottage 62: feminine
Corrosive: girls, ladies, women
Melonheadz friends: let's get girly
Simon says Wednesday: make it girlie
Fussy & fancy 162: female birthdays
Seize the birthday: anything goes
Oddball: birthday
Time out: celebrations + option: fussy cutting
Great impressions April: ladies' night
The crafty addicts 13: anything goes/girly
MFP 17: purple
Creative inspirations 349: your favourite things - crafting with purple, flowers, pearls
Ruby's rainbow 127: your favourite colour
Craft rocket 13: favourite colour combo - purple/lilac
Aurora wings 27: say it with flowers
Let's color linky party 8: anything goes with something coloured
Crafting for all seasons 124: tic tac toe - I chose the diagonal with girly, digi/stamp image, flowers
Art with Stampz by Star: use a digi
Morgan's ArtWorld 8: monochrome
Doodle pantry Ants in my pantry 16: anything goes
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Our crafty corner 8: anything goes
Love to scrap 76: anything goes
Penny's 274: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 18: anything goes
Cre8tive hands friends 5: anything goes
Brown sugar 195: anything goes
Crafting with friends 19: anything goes
PDE linky part 120: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 82: anything goes
Not just cards 31
DL.ART April linky

Another 80th birthday card

Another commissioned 80th birthday card using some of the lovely butterflies holographic card (photo doesn't do it justice),  ribbons and an offcut of purple glittered card and paper to match the decoupaged flowers (can't remember the make of these supplies).

This is for:

Pixie's snippets 225
Hiding in my craft room 247: lots of layers
Creative inspirations 349: your favourite things: ribbon, decoupage, making special birthday cards
Going grey with Scrap-creations: spring/flowers
Moving along with the times 18: spring flowers
Creative corner: spring flowers
Polka doodles 15: floral frenzy
The stamping boutique: flowers
Fab n funky 301: winged things
Make my Monday: butterflies
Simon says Monday: butterfly beauty
Really reasonable ribbon 139: things with wings
Scribbles designs 40: a little note to bug you
Oddball: birthday
Ruby's rainbow 127: favourite colour: purple
Tuesday throwdown 290: monochromatic
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Create and inspire 44: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 82: anything goes
Not just cards 31

Thinking of you

A simple 'thinking of you' card made with Hunkydory supplies:

This is for:

Sparkles 79: thinking of you
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
613 avenue create 172: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 32: anything goes
Craft your passion 308: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 108: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 82: anything goes
Not just cards 31

Todo foiled doily

I was commissioned to make an 80th birthday card for a lady. I had used my Todo with the doily letterpress to foil on to a piece of Centura pearl card and had been wondering what to use it for. The big bloom in the middle was from Hobbycraft, various other bits from stash. I used two different corner punches to bring just a bit more interest, mounting on to a rich blue mirror card that matched the foiling.

This is for:

Creative inspirations 349: your favourite things: foiling with my new Todo, flowers, making special birthday cards
Moving along with the times 18: spring flowers
Creative corner: spring flowers
Polka doodles 15: floral frenzy
The stamping boutique: flowers
Going grey with Scrap-creations: spring/flowers
Use your stuff 219: punches (used two neglected corner punches)
Oddball: birthday
Unstampabelles 56: flora/fauna with a twist of texture
Tuesday throwdown 290: monochromatic
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Our crafty corner 8: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Aud sentiments 153: anything goes
613 avenue create 172: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 32: anything goes
Craft your passion 308: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 108: anything goes
Through the craft room door: anything goes
Create and inspire 44: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 226 - 7: anything goes
Brown sugar 194: anything goes
Creative fingers 107: anything goes
Crafts galore April: anything goes
My crafting stories 4: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 14: anything goes
Crafty calendar April: anything goes
Petal Lu 12: anything goes
Pearly sparkles 3: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 82: anything goes
Not just cards 31
DL.ART April linky

Foiled flower

The flower was created using a Todo letterpress die foiled with silver holographic foil, using the Todo - this was the first attempt at foiling done as while ago now when I first tried out foiling with my Todo and waiting to be used on the right card. This was mounted on to silver matt card. A piece of organza ribbon and wooden butterfly finish the card.

This is for:

Make my Monday: butterflies
Simon says Monday: butterfly beauty
Scribbles designs 40: a little note to bug you
AAA cards 62: anything goes
CRAFT 359: clean and simple
Curtain call: simplicity
Creative inspirations 349: your favourite things: butterflies, ribbon, my new Todo
Simon says Wednesday: let's do the polka
Alphabet: D for dots
Dare 2 B artzy: polka dot challenge
Papercreators crafts 46: polka dots or gingham
Deep ocean 127: dots (and/or stripes)
Crafting by designs: ribbons (or lace)
Really reasonable ribbons 139: things with wings
Come and get it: things with wings
One stitch at a time 260: anything goes with wings
Aloha Friday 69: living things with wings
Fresh brewed: flowers
Moving along with the times 18: spring flowers
Going grey with Scrap-creations: spring/flowers
Unstampabelles 56: flora/fauna with a twist of texture
Tuesday throwdown 290: monochromatic
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 81: anything goes
Not just cards 31

Black and lilac butterflies

This is a simpe card using some holographic butterflies card that I bought years ago, deckle edged on my cutter, matted on to black which was again deckle edged and then on to a lilac card blank. The two black butterflies were cut with a die that came with the first die cutting machine I had from QVC (the pink thing like a Sizzix), edged with silver and completed with greetings and glittered flowers and gems.

This is for:

Make my Monday: butterflies
Simon says Monday: butterfly beauty
Scribbles designs 40: a little note to bug you
Come and get it: things with wings
One stitch at a time 260: anything goes with wings
Aloha Friday 69: living things with wings
Tuesday throwdown 289: use your die cuts
Little tangles 67: die cutting
Crafty gals corner 67: die cuts or punches
Everybody art 364: birthday
Seize the birthday
Where the HeART is 8: sparkle and bling/anything goes
AAA cards 62: anything goes
CRAFT 359: clean and simple
Curtain call: simplicity
Creative inspirations 349: your favourite things: butterflies, die cuts, bling
Craft rocket 13: favourite colour combo (one of my favourites): black and lilac
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Aud sentiments 153: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 226-7: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 81: anything goes
Not just cards 31
DL.ART April linky

CHNC challenge 277: cute or anything goes as long as it's Christmas

This is my card for CHNC challenge 277 - please click on the link to find out what it's about and I hope you will be able to join in.

I used the candy cane and the gingerbread boy, kindly supplied by Robyn's Fetish, one of this week's sponsors and papers from DCVW candy cane lane paper stack, using up some offcuts left over from previous designs.

The image was cut with a die-namic fishtail die cut.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 16
Creative card crew 110: die cut
Tuesday throwdown 289: use your die cuts
Crafty gals corner 67: die cuts or punches
Little tangles 67: die cutting
Crafty friends 29: for a child
Where the HeART is 8: sparkle and bling/anything goes
KIC 83: project without flowers
Crafty catz 320: monochrome
Morgan's ArtWorld 8: monochrome
Robyn's fetish 311: add a sentiment
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Art at Stampz by Star: use a digi
Crafting for all seasons 124: tic tac toe - I chose the diagonal left to right: sparkle, digi/stamp image, backing paper
Hiding in my craft room 247: lots of layers
Let's color linky party 7: anything goes with something coloured
PDE linky 119: anything goes
Creative craft cottage digi creations 46: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Aud sentiments 153: anything goes
613 avenue create 171: anything goes
Craft your passion 307: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 107: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 13: anything goes
Create and inspire 43: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 226-7: anything goes
Cre8tive hands friends 4: anything goes
Jade's sparkling butterflies 17: anything goes
Crafting with friends 18: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 27: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 81: anything goes
Not just cards 31
DL.ART April linky

Suzy Bee's bloomin' challenge 126

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's bloomin' challenge 126: anything goes with a twist ... for a man/boy. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of others in the team and join in our challenge with your masculine creations.

I used Bugaboo Stamps AKV golf - golft bag (they are sponsoring the challenge), using up offcuts of paper to create the background.

This is also for:

Crafting with dragonflies 55: masculine card
613 avenue create 171: anything goes + option: create a masculine card
Inky impressions April: all about the boys
KIC 83: project without flowers
Robyn's fetish 311: add a sentiment
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Art at Stampz by Star: use a digi
PDE linky 119: anything goes
Creative craft cottage digi creations 46: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Aud sentiments 153: anything goess
Craft your passion 307: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 107: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 13: anything goes
Create and inspire 43: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 226-7: anything goes
Jade's sparkling butterflies 17: anything goes
Crafting with friends 18: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 27: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 81: anything goes
Not just cards 31

CHNC challenge extra for April mid-month inspiration

It's time for some mid-month inspiration for CHNC challenge extra for April - please click on the link to see the lovely festive designs by other on my team. This month's challenge is, of course, still running till 20:00 UK time 30 April, so you have plenty of time to make something for Christmas and enter the challenge.

I used paper from DCWV candy cane lane stack (lovely glittered papers) and the lovely Lacy Sunshine Christmas boo image which had been coloured digitally using Microsoft Paint.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 16
ABC Christmas: H is for hat
KIC 83: project without flowers
Crafty catz 320: monochrome
Morgan's ArtWorld 8: monochrome
Crafty friends 29: for a child
Robyn's fetish 311: add a sentiment
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Art at Stampz by Star: use a digi
Where the HeART is 8: sparkle and bling/anything goes
Crafting for all seasons 124: tic tac toe - I chose the diagonal left to right: sparkle, digi/stamp image, backing paper
PDE linky 119: anything goes
Creative craft cottage digi creations 46: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Aud sentiments 153: anything goes
613 avenue create 171: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 31: anything goes
Craft your passion 307: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 107: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 13: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Create and inspire 43: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 226-7: anything goes
Cre8tive hands friends 4: anything goes
Jade's sparkling butterflies 17: anything goes
Crafting with friends 18: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 27: anything goes
A snowflakes promise 20: anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Inspiration destination 81: anything goes
Not just cards 31

The glory of Christmas challenge 82: make a scene

This is my design card for the Glory of Christmas challenge 82: make a scene. Please click on the link to see the lovely scenes created by others in the team and we would love you to join in the challenge - if you don't fancy making a scene you can always enter with anything as long as it's Christmas.

I stamped directly on to the ivory card blank with the Stampendous snowy postcard stamp inked with memento rich cocoa and lightly coloured using spectrum noir pencils. The ribbon across the bottom is some I bought some while ago from Crafty Ribbons and the glittered robins (much better irl than in the photo) from Poundland a couple of Christmases ago.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 16
Beat the Christmas rush March edition
Sparkles Christmas 63: CAS Christmas
AAA cards 62: anything goes (CAS)
Little red wagon 336: celebrate
4 crafty chicks 293: scenic
The ribbon girl: April card challenge
Fresh brewed: ribbon or twine
Paradise of stamps 39: ribbon or lace
Ooh la la 201: feathered friends
Animal friends 37: birds
KIC 83: project without flowers
Let's color linky party 7: anything with something coloured
Lacy sunshine: anything goes April (coloured in)
One crazy stamper April: anything goes
Art by Miran 55: anything goes
A snowflakes promise 20: anything goes
Creative inspirations 348: anything goes
Inspiration destination 80:  anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Not just cards 30

CHNC challenge 276: colour: green

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 276: colour: green - a little or a lot. I'm so happy to see crafters joining in my challenges week by week - perhaps you haven't started yet on your Christmas designs - why not start this week and enter my challenge so we can all see what you make.

The only thing I bought for my card is the card blank and the four hessian flowers with bead centres - they came from Poundland some time ago. The rest of the card was made with pieces that were rescued from old cards and upcycled. The red and white striped background is shiny and the wreath and sentiment circle are glittered.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas link up 16
Jingle belles: peace on earth - recycle - earth day
Catch the bug: recycle
ABC Christmas: G for green or gold
Beat the Christmas rush March edition
Going grey with Scrap-creations: green
Really reasonable ribbon 138: flowers with ribbon or trim
Unstampabelles 56: flora/fauna with a twist of texture
Little red wagon 336: celebrate
Merry Monday 199: getting sentimental
A snowflakes promise 20: anything goes
Creative inspirations 348: anything goes
Inspiration destination 80:  anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Not just cards 30

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 125

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's bloomin' challenge 125: anything goes with a twist ... clean and simple. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of others in the team and we would love you to join in with your CAS entries.

I've gone for very CAS, using Sassy Studio Latte momma coloured with spectrum noir pencils from the essentials tin, having printed the image directly on to the card blank, having added the vertical sentiment using Publisher word art.

This is also for:

Dare to be sassy Thursdays 328: anything goes
Sparkles 78: make it girlie
Great impressions April: ladies' night
Let's color linky party 7: anything with something coloured
Cre8tive hands friends 4: anything goes
Creative inspirations 348: anything goes
Inspiration destination 80:  anything goes
Scrappers delights 54: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears 4: anything goes
Not just cards 30