Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 39: anything goes

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's bloomin' challenge 39 which is, once again 'anything goes' - we would love you to join in - and please click the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team.

I used  Paper Pretties 'thanks a latte' (Paper Pretties are sponsoring the challenge and kindly provided the image). I used the image twice, flipping one horizontally and cropping and slanting so that I got the two cups saying 'cheers' together. I coloured with spectrum noir pens - I also coloured a white heart because I hadn't got one in blue. The backing vellum with wedding day sentiments, held with brads, is some that I have had for a long time.

This is also for:

Catered crop: vellum

The cutie pie 74: love and marriage
My heart pieces: wedding or anniversary
We do doobadoo 11: celebrations
Fussy & fancy 119: words
Hanna and friends 201: we celebrate
Fairytale 96: use a digital stamp image
Treasured times 21: anything goes
Penny's 187: anything goes
The paper shelter: anything goes
Crafter's cafe 73: anything goes
Crafty girls 23: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu: anything goes
Crafty catz 241: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 67
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes
DL.ART July: anything goes

Completely Christmas challenge 22: anything goes

It's time for Completely Christmas challenge 22 - please click the link to join in the challenge and to see the lovely designs by the rest of the team.

For my design card I used Sparkle n Sprinkle 'a winter wonderland' (they are the sponsors of the challenge) - a ready coloured version. The background and the reverse side to mat the image have been in my Christmas box for ages and I can't remember where it came from. The strips across the top and bottom are Hunkydory snippets. I punched the stars out of a snippet pieces adding the silver stars and gold gems.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
Sparkles Christmas 42: a winter's scene
Twisted Tuesday 81: a Christmas forest in July
Hiding in my craft room 159: Christmas in July
Little red wagon 247: Christmas in July
Corrosive 204: Christmas in July
Aud sentiments 111: Christmas in July
Craft your passion 223: Christmas in July
Craftin desert divas 36: Christmas in July
Lexi 121: Christmas in July
City crafter 221: Christmas in July
Clear it out: Christmas in July
Crafting for all seasons 82: Christmas in July
Bloggers challenge: Christmas in July
That's crafty: Christmas
Digi choosday 29: xmas in July
Deep ocean 82: lots of layers
A song in your He{ART} 12: when you wish upon a star
Savvy handmade cards: reach for the stars
Eclectic Ellapu: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 67
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes

It's your special day!

For this card I used a offcut from a 12 x 12 DCWV paper which had 'baby girl' on the other half. I thought the paper wasn't actually just for a baby. I punched the bottom with the Martha Steward punch that I used for the previous card and added the 3D sticker, the sentiment and the glittered rose. I think thi would be suitable for a wedding or an anniversary card, even an engagement.

This is for:

Crazy challenge 176: die cuts and punches
The sisterhood of crafters: die cuts and/or punches
Whoopsi Daisy: lots of pink
The cutie pie 74: love and marriage
My heart pieces: wedding or anniversary
Chocolate, coffee & cards 70: polka dots
Wags n whiskers 134: polka dots
Crafter's cafe 73: anything goes
Crafty girls 23: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu: anything goes
Crafty catz 241: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 67
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes

For the birds

While I'd got the punches out and a box of stickers (having made the previous card) I decided to make this one, using another Martha Stewart punch for the right hand edge. I cut some of the front of the card away.

Stickers are Express Yourself DIY.

This is for:

Inspiration avenue: hot pink summer sizzle
Polka doodles 30: clash the colours
Glitter n sparkle 94: happy birthday
Crazy challenge 176: die cuts and punches
The sisterhood of crafters: die cuts and/or punches
Cute card Thursday 331: for the birds
In the pink 49: animal antics (includes birds)
Melonheadz friends: things with wings or tails
Try it on Tuesday: things with wings
Whoopsi Daisy: lots of pink
Dare to be sassy Thursdays 239: it's all the same
Creatalicious 65: monochrome
Left of center 38: black & white and one colour
613 avenue 81: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 23: anything goes
Through the craft room door: anything goes
Crafter's cafe 73: anything goes
Crafty girls 23: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu: anything goes
Hobbycutz 57: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 28: anything goes
Party time Tuesday 182: anything goes
Crafty catz 241: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 67
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes
DL.ART July: anything goes

Hot and cool

Hot colours and cool ice cream sundaes and cakes for a Happy Birthday. The glittered stickers are from Tiger. The Happy Birthday strip was cut with a Martha Stewart punch.

This is for:

Keep it simple 45: stickers
Inspiration avenue: hot pink summer sizzle
Polka doodles 30: clash the colours
Glitter n sparkle 94: happy birthday
Crazy challenge 176: die cuts and punches

Happy birthday with Scarlet's letter

Scarlet's letter was one of the Basic Grey papers I bought and I loved it and it is still one of my favourites - glad I still have some left from long ago. I've used it to create the punched circular background using a We R Memory Keepers mini 8 loops punch, matting on to a black card blank. The large flower is Papermania and the black organza layered flower with all the pearls in the centre was from Flourish with a bling - I chose some of these as part of a prize I won with the voucher to spend there.

The glittered sentiment tag isn't crooked, it's the look of the photo.

This is for:

Deep oceas 82: lots of layers
Just inspirational: 3 layers or more
Use your stuff 145: layers
Crazy challenge 176: die cuts/punches
Di's digi designs: dies and/or punches
Glitter n sparkle 94: happy birthday
Inky chicks 34: happy birthday
Southern girls: circles and all things round
Eclectic Ellapu: anything goes
Hobbycutz 57: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 28: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 66
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 45: anything goes

This is my design card for today's Fan-tastic Tuesday 45 - please click the link and see the lovely crafting of the team and join in the fun.

For my card I used a digital image kindly supplied by the sponsor, Sparkle n Sprinkle - 'Eve's sunflower', which I coloured with spectrum noirs.

The three die cuts were all created with Spellbinder's 'marvellous squares', using scraps that I've had for ages. Another piece matching the middle die was used for the background - can't remember where this came from - it was about time it was used. The flowers down the side were with a magazine, felt buttons from Poundland and sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets 134
Crafty sentiments: hand coloured image
Deep oceas 82: lots of layers
Just inspirational: 3 layers or more
Use your stuff 145: layers
Crazy challenge 176: die cuts/punches
Paper makeup digi makeover 150: die cuts/punches
Di's digi designs: dies and/or punches
Lacy sunshine 38: flowers
Artistic inspirations 101: buttons/anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 94: happy birthday
Stamp and create July: birthday
Top tip Tuesday: material girl (fabric buttons)
Fairytale 96: use a digital stamp image
Graph it markers week 27: anything goes with a marker
Eclectic Ellapu: anything goes
Hobbycutz 57: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 28: anything goes
Party time Tuesday 182: July anything goes
Through the craft room door: anything goes
613 avenue 81: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 23: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 66
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes
DL.ART July: anything goes

Cheerful stamp pad 91: for a man

It's time for a new challenge on the Cheerful stamp pad and for challenge 91 we're asking to see creations 'for a man'. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and we would love it if you join in with your own designs.

My design card is clean and simple made with a print out from a google map which I then ran through the printer again to add the Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet 'BSA bike' by Sentimental Susan (our sponsor).I then added the computer generated sentiment mounted on a scrap of blue card.

This is also for:

Glitter n sparkle 94: happy birthday
Stamp and create July: birthday
Sugar creek hollow 91: on the road (vintage bike)
A creative need 21: vacation/travel
Eclectic Elapu: holiday travel
613 avenue 81: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 23: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 66
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes

Pink and silver birthday

The striped glittered card is from my offcuts box and the middle panel is upcycled from a card received long ago (too good to get rid of). The pink bead fronds were another bargain buy from Hobbycraft, the pink bow edged with silver was rescued from somewhere, but I can't remember where, so it is upcycled and the butterflies and flowers are mini glitter embellishments from Poundland. The inside of the card was created with an offcut of Hunkydory pink card with silver foiling - I cut the edge with the Happy Birthday Martha Stewart punch.

Some of the silver looks black rather than silver in the photos because I was trying to avoid glare.

Difficult to see the Happy Birthday, so here is a close up, but looks much better in real life because of the silver foiling on the pink that looks black here.

This is for:

Pixie's snippets 134
Glitter n sparkle 94: happy birthday
Di's digi designs: dies and/or punches

Incy wincy: strings and things (ribbon)

Really reasonable ribbon 99: things with wings

Totally gorjuss 245: butterflies

House of cards July: add a bow

As you like it: favourite sentiment and why - happy birthday, because everyone has a birthday

Aloha Friday 28: favourite colour combo - pink and silver (with a hint of lilac) - one of my favourites

Craft for the craig 6: your favourite colours - pink and silver (with a hint of lilac) - one of my favourites

Wedding or anniversary

A few weeks ago I had to make a trip to Hobbycraft, Orpington to get something and I had a look at their sale items. I bought some packs of votive wraps, designed to go round candles for weddings. I've used a couple of the pearlescent ivory heart ones on these two simple cards, cutting off the ends that are supposed to join the wrap around the candle and mounting them on to gold mirror card. The wrap itself has a lovely subtle golden sheen. The pack of the wraps was £1.50 for 20 - bargain!

The gold mirror behind the filigree panels was taken from my offcuts - you can see that one card has a wider band than the other (according to what offcuts I could find).

The Kanban ivory DL cards with the gold foiling around the edges were another bargain as they were £1 for 10 - they are very elegant and expensive looking.

These cards can have appropriate inserts put in for either wedding day or anniversary.

These are for:

Pixie's snippets 134
AAA 12: Inspire - CASing Angela Maine - DL cards
Craft room: wedding, anniversary
My heart pieces: wedding or anniversary
Addicted to CAS 43: celebrate
Sarah Hurley 94: celebration
Clear it out: KISS keep it simple
Addicted to stamps and more 104: CAS
That craft place: anything goes
Charisma cardz 15: anything goes

The glory of Christmas challenge 38: sketch

For today's Glory of Christmas challenge 38 we are asking you to make something following this sketch:

This is my interpretation of it, using the lovely Penny Black caroling penguins stamp inked with memento tuxedo black and coloured with spectrum noir pens. The red paper is Graphic 45 Christmas past collection 'glad tidings' and the other paper is offcuts from My Mind's Eye Glitterbook 12 x 12 papers (I love these and will be really sorry when they have all gone - thankfully, I keep finding pieces!). The sentiment was computer generated and printed.

Please click here to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
Festive 48 week 28
Corrosive 204: Christmas in July
My Sheri 138: Christmas in July
Timbro scrap mania 98: Christmas in July
One crazy stamper July: Christmas in July
Aud sentiments 111: Christmas in July
Come and get it: Christmas in July
Crafty boots: Christmas in July
Fitztown 43: pick a holiday - Christmas!
Whoopsi Daisy: Christmas in July
CRAFT 268: Christmas
The stamping boutique: Christmas in July
Hiding in my craft room 158: Christmas in July
Hanna and friends 201: we celebrate (Christmas celebration)
Paper pretties 319: red, black, white
Deep ocean 82: lots of layers
Chocolate, coffee & cards 69: for the birds
Stampavie and more 216: animals
Fantasy stampers 15: animal magic
Eclectic Ellapu: anything goes
613 avenue 81: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 23: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
Sister act 66
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes
DL.ART July anything goes

Black and white bouquet

Another card made a while ago using digital papers from Funky Hand's 'Colour me happy' and 'Happy happy birthday'.

This is for:

Pile it on 28: monochromatic
Creatalicious 65: monochrome
Left of center 37: monochrome
Fairytale 96: use a digital stamp image
Seize the birthday: anything goes birthday
Simon says Wednesday: spots and dots
Deep ocean 82: lots of layers
House of cards July: add a bow
Charisma cardz 15: anything goes

Up, up and away ...

... on a hot summer's day.

I made this card a few weeks ago using digital papers and items from Funky Hand's 'Colour me happy' and 'Happy happy birthday', tearing round perspex oval templates for the image and matting. I added two different strips of Tim Holtz tissue tape either side of a piece of ribbon. With the addition of the black gems and the sentiment the card was finished.

This is for:

Pile it on 28: monochromatic
Creatalicious 65: monochrome
Left of center 37: monochrome
Incy wincy: strings and things (ribbon and tissue tape)
Craftin desert divas 35: it's summer time
Dream valley 86: summer
Fab n funky 223: feels like summer
Pattie's 95: summertime fun
De creative zebra 11: summer card
Allways something creative 79: summer
Little Claire 47: summertime
Handmade harbour: summer fun
Fairytale 96: use a digital stamp image
MilkCoffee: birthdays
Seize the birthday: anything goes birthday
Simon says Wednesday: spots and dots
Deep ocean 82: lots of layers
My craft creations: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
Sister act 66
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 38

Once again this challenge for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' 38 is 'anything goes' - please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in the challenge.

For my design card I've used a digital image kindly supplied by the sponsor, Sparkle n sprinkle Vivian hat lady. I digitally changed the outline of the image to antique, printed out and coloured with spectrum noirs. I tore around a perspex oval template and edged with one of the spectrums. The flowers are from Hobbycraft. The background papers were taken from a beautiful Vintage style graphics book that I bought from Poundland - there are so many beautiful patterns in it and the bonus is that there is a CD included so that they can be printed out without spoiling the book - well worth a £1 - a bargain find a few weeks ago.

This is also for:

Fairytale 96: use a digital stamp image
Paper makeup digi makeover 149: girly girl
Fussy & fancy 118: it's all about girls
Oddball art: show us your colouring skills
Glitter n sparkle 93: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
Sister act 66
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes

Completely Christmas challenge 21: sketch

This is my design card for Completely Christmas challenge 21 - please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and please join in the challenge. This challenge is the mid-month sketch:

For my card I've used Lacy sunshine 'flurry' (supplied by the sponsor), colouring with spectrum noir pens and adding Art Institute glitters. Background papers are offcuts, as is the Hunkydory mat used for mounting the image.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
My Sheri 138: Christmas in July
Crafty boots: Christmas in July
Fitztown 43: pick a holiday - Christmas!
Whoopsi Daisy: Christmas in July
Divas by design: Christmas in July
CRAFT 268: Christmas
Jellypark friends: Christmas in July
The stamping boutique: Christmas in July
Hiding in my craft room 158: Christmas in July
Dazzling divas 34: snowflakes or anything goes
Top tip Tuesday: magical
A little bit crafty July: it's magic
Fairies 30: fairies
Without words July: cute n fluffy
Deep ocean 82: lots of layers
Polka doodles 28/29: add a little twinkle
Sparkle n sprinkle July: anything goes - with loose glitter
Fairytale 96: use a digital stamp image
Oddball art: show us your colouring skills
Paper makeup digi makeover 149: girly girl
Fussy & fancy 118: it's all about girls
Scrappers delights 27: anything goes with cute & girly
Simon says Wednesday: spots and dots
Glitter n sparkle 93: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
Sister act 66
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes

CHNC challenge 186: layer it up

This week's CHNC challenge 186 is 'layer it up' - more than one layer on your Christmas creation - easy, peasy! It's very hot in this part of the UK atm, so I think we need something easy to craft ... and a further opportunity to build up the supply of Christmas cards - of course, you might not have started your Christmas cards to do so - perhaps I can tempt you with this challenge.

For my card I've used an offcut upcycled from a Christmas gift pad (the card with text on), some offcut pieces of My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Christmas and some more of those stickers that were used last week - while supplies were out on my worktop I decided to make a few similar cards, so, yes, you did see one a bit like this for last week's challenge (and, watch this space, because there'll be a similar one for next week's challenge):

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
My Sheri 138: Christmas in July
Crafty boots: Christmas in July
Fitztown 43: pick a holiday - Christmas!
Whoopsi Daisy: Christmas in July
Aud sentiments 111: Christmas in July
Divas by design: Christmas in July
CRAFT 268: Christmas
Sparkles 58: Christmas in July
Jellypark friends: Christmas in July
The stamping boutique: Christmas in July
Hiding in my craft room 158: Christmas in July
Deep ocean 82: lots of layers
Polka doodles 28/29: add a little twinkle
Ecelctic ellapu: furry friends
Penny's 186: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 93: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
Sister act 66
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes
DL.ART July anything goes

Sweet pea stampers: fairies

Today sees the start of the Sweet Pea stampers 'fairies' challenge - please click the link to see the beautiful designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

For my design card I've used 'peachy pink fairy' digi by Ching Chou Kuik colouring with spectrum noir pens., with Art Institute glitter with quickie glue pen on to the wings. This was cut out with a deckle edged nestie die and brushes on the edges with tattered rose distress ink.The background papers are unknown pieces from my offcuts box and the panel behind the image was made by a mask and acrylic paint with my gelli plate on to a piece of light pink spotty paper. Difficult on the photo to see what the sentiment panel says: With love on your Birthday.

This is also for:

Pile it on 28: monochromatic
Creatalicious 65: monochrome
Top tip Tuesday: magical
A little bit crafty July: it's magic
Fairies 30: fairies
Sparkle n sprinkle July: anything goes (used loose glitter)
Simon says Wednesday: spots and dots
That's crafty: masks, stencils, templates
Country view crafts July: stencil it
Little tangles 41: stencils
Fairytale 96: use a digital stamp image
Left of center 36: add sparkle
Crafter's cafe 72: birthday
MilkCoffee: birthdays
Stamp and create: birthday
Crafting by designs: use a sentiment
Oddball art: show us your colouring skills
Hiding in my craft room 157: super scraps Saturday
Fussy & fancy 118: it's all about girls
Paper makeup digi make over 149: girly girl
Scrappers delights 27: anything goes with cute & girly
Seize the birthday: anything goes
Little Miss Muffet 90: anything goes
LiaStampz 69: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 21: anything goes
Penny's 186: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 93: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
Sister act 66
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes
DL.ART July anything goes

Relax ...

... it's your birthday. Simple card using offcuts of Basic Grey cupcake papers and a picture from a Lili of the valley Art Pad on to which I printed the sentiment (and managed to get it in the right place! lol!).

This is for:

Through the purple haze: happy birthday
Crafter's cafe 72: birthday
MilkCoffee: birthdays
Crafting by designs: use a sentiment
Hiding in my craft room 157: super scraps Saturday
My craft creations: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
Sister act 65
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes

Vintage cars

A quick card made with Paper Cellar papers 'men 2' (the piece down the left hand side is a scrap left from another card from long ago) and a cut out car that seemed to go well enough with the one already on the paper.

This is for:

Use your stuff: travel
Digistamps4Joy 96: for the boys
Through the purple haze: happy birthday
Crafter's cafe 72: birthday
Simon says Wednesday: spot and dots
We do doobadoo 10: spotty and dotty
Hiding in my craft room 157: super scraps Saturday
Pixie's snippets week 133
Crafting by designs: use a sentiment

Anyone for cricket?

Now that summer's here!

The theme for Crafting Musketeers challenge 15 is 'summertime'. The challenge started with inspiration designs from team A and now it is the turn of team B to show some mid-month inspiration - please click here to have a look. To enter the challenge please click here.

I've used a cricket theme as a representation of British summertime (as long as the weather is fine! Although I have to admit that I am not really into watching cricket).

The background is Kanban green grass. I added some 3D stickers that I've had for ages and a picture of cricket gear that I found on the internet. The sentiments were generated on my Dymo Letratag.

This is also for Cupcake inspirations 269 sports where this photo prompt is given:

This is also for:

The male room: games
Crafts4eternity R184: sport
Digitally sweet 96: boys at play
Digistamps4Joy 96: for the boys
Craftin desert divas 35: it's summer time
Fab n funky 223: feels like summer
Natalie and Amy 22: summertime
Crafty calendar July: summertime fun
Kort o mania 111: summer
Little Claire 47: summertime
Allways something creative 79: summer
Crafting by designs: use a sentiment
Penny's 186: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 93: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
Sister act 65
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes
DL.ART July anything goes

More mid-month inspiration for CCAYR

As we're almost halfway through the month of July it's time for some mid-month inspiration from the team at CCAYR for the July challenge: non-traditional Christmas colours. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of other members of the team and click here to join in with your own creations.

So this is my second design card using a paper background from Echo Park winer wishes, covered with a patterned piece of vellum secured at the corners and covered with felt buttons from Poundland. The image is one of my favourite snowman stamps, Stampotique by Jo Capper-Sandon, inked with memento tuxedo black and coloured with spectrum noir pens. The strip of paper and the background of the stamps are from my Christmas scraps.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
Robyn's fetish 220: Christmas in July
Timbro scrap mania 98: Christmas in July
Whoopsi Daisy: Christmas in July
Inky chicks 33: Christmas in July
Crafty boots: Christmas in July
Crafty sentiments: Christmas in July
Sparkles 58: Christmas in July
Fitztown 43: pick a holiday - Christmas!
Dare to be sassy Thursdays 237: Christmas in July
Jingle belles: shopping our stash - everything used is more than a year old
Shopping our stash: bonus challenge with Jingle Belles
Deep ocean 82: lots of layers
613 avenue create 80: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 93: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
PumpkinSpice 78: anything goes
Treasured times 20: anything goes
Sister act 65
Crafting by designs July: anything goes
Just keep on crafting July: anything goes