CHNC challenge extra for April

This is my card for my CHNC challenge extra for April. Please click on the link to see the wonderful designs of the rest of my team and we would love you to join in our challenge ... anything goes as long as it's Christmas ... and, if you think it's crazy making Christmas cards now, just think, a quarter of the year has already gone ... it makes sense to avoid panic towards the end of the year.

For my card I used Bugaboo Stamps Raggey Angel - Lay on Star which I coloured digitally in Microsoft Paint - Bugaboo are always sponsors of my CHNC challenge extras - I am so grateful to them. The background was created by printing a digital paper found on the internet. The poinsettia flowers mounted on kraft were from Poundland. Corrugated strip and gold foil strips from stash.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas 4
Christmas card challenges 17: anything goes
Jingle belles: fa la la la la: inspired by a Christmas song: Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Artistic inspirations 128: anything goes with a twist of flowers
Crazy challenge 194: floral
Make my Monday: flowers
Everybody art  318: anything goes
Creative inspirations 307: anything goes
Craftin desert divas: anything goes
The pink elephant 292: anything goes
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 16: anything goes
Inspiration destination 27: anything goes

Sister act 99: anything goes
Craft creations

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 79

This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 79: anything goes with a twist ... wedding card. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in this challenge.

For my card I usediImages from Deedee's digis 'Now and forever' (Deedee's are sponsoring the challenge), mounting on to a background that I found free on the internet.

This is also for:

Digitally sweet 133: anything goes
Crazy challenge 194: floral
Open-minded 33: food related
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Aud sentiments 128: anything goes (with sentiment)
Craftin desert divas: anything goes
The pink elephant 292: anything goes
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 16: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes

Sister act 99: anything goes
DL.ART March: anything goes

Cheerful stamp pad challenge 108: silhouette

This is my design card for the Cheerful stamp pad challenge 108: silhouette - please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

For my card I used Stitchy Bear Stamps Outlet Silhouettes fairy moon, printing directly on to a piece of Papermania Persimmon Collection 'reminiscent of a bygone era paper', also printing the quote on to a tag from that collection, embossing this with clear embossing powder. A few stars and the little black flower with gem were added.

This is also for:

Crafty catz 272: whimsical fantasy
Addicted to stamps 101: stars
Little red wagon 282: you're a star
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Aud sentiments 128: anything goes (with sentiment)
Craftin desert divas: anything goes
The pink elephant 292: anything goes
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 16: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes

Sister act 99: anything goes
DL.ART March: anything goes

CHNC challenge 222: stick it any which way you want

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 222: stick it any which you you want - this week please 'stick it any which way you like' - I thought it would be good to involve some sticking as one of our sponsors is Stix2 ... anything goes as long as it involves sticking something ... easy peasy!

I used Express Yourself stickers on a piece of double sided Echo park 'very merry Christmas' paper split in the middle, with an Anna Griffin sentiment.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas 3
Fab n funky 252: Christmas
Hiding in my craftroom 193: any holiday
Jingle belles: fa la la la la: inspired by a Christmas song: Frosty, the snowman
Sparkles Christmas 50: make it green
Use your stuff 178: stickers
Merry Monday 151: tree
Sentimental Sundays 251: bling
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Aud sentiments 128: anything goes (with sentiment)
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 99: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 73

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 73: anything goes with a twist ... add a sentiment. Please click on the challenge link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

For my card I used images from Deedee's digis 'right on track' (Digi of the month for March) - so this also for Deedee's digis March 'digi of the month' challenge: all aboard. I digitally linked up a couple of carriages (flipped horizontally) and 'attached' to the engine, adding the sentiments. The Easter background was a freebie I found on the internet here.

Right on track to wish you ... loads and loads of love ... and ... a very Happy Easter!

This is also for:

Crafty sentiments: inspired by a song - Down by the station (my mum used to sing me to sleep with this song!)
Art impressions 156: spring colours
DL.ART thankful Thursday 153: Easter
Aloha Friday 44: Easter
Brown sugar 139: Easter
Crafts4eternity R219: Easter
Creative corner: spring has sprung
Jo's scrap shack funday 81: Easter
Meljen's 253: Easter
Cute card Thursday 366: Easter
Craftin desert divas: Easter
Crazy 4 challenges 279: let's think spring
Di's digi designs: spring is here
Hiding in my craftroom 193: any holiday
Sweet stampin: Easter

Deep ocean 100: Easter/spring
Mod squad: Easter
Allways something creative 95: Easter
Crafty boots: spring
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Aud sentiments 128: anything goes (with sentiment)
Craft your passion 254: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 52: anything goes
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 99: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes

Completely Christmas 56

This is my design card for today's Completely Christmas 56: anything goes with a twist ... no sentiment. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

I used Bugaboo Stamps 'little penguin winter - winter bench' (Bugaboo are sponsoring the challenge). This was coloured digitally. Papers are from my Christmas offcuts box and jute flowers from Poundland.

I'm also adding this to my CHNC challenge 222 where the challenge is to stick something ... the layers and the flowers have been stuck!

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas 3
Fab n funky 252: Christmas
Hiding in my craftroom 193: any holiday
Merry Monday 151: tree
Red rubber inspirationals 213: have a seat
Jingle belles: fa la la la la: inspired by a Christmas song: waiting for Santa
Allsorts 304: feature a creature
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 99: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes

With love at Easter

A quick Easter card made with a 5 x 7 card blank, an offcut of green card, a corrugated strip and Hunkydory topper and sentiment.

This is for:

CCEE 1513: lamb or farm animals
Make my Monday: the colour green
Di's digi designs: lots of green
Eclectic ellapu March: go green
Emerald faeries 65: yellow & green
Great impressions March: go green
Craft hoarders anonymous March: go green (all supplies are old)
Crafty sentiments: inspired by a song - Sheep may safely graze (J S Bach)
Art impressions 156: spring colours
DL.ART thankful Thursday 153: Easter
Aloha Friday 44: Easter
Brown sugar 139: Easter
Crafts4eternity R219: Easter
Creative corner: spring has sprung
Jo's scrap shack funday 81: Easter
Meljen's 253: Easter
Cute card Thursday 366: Easter
Craftin desert divas: Easter

Deep ocean 100: Easter/spring
Mod squad: Easter
Allways something creative 95: Easter
Crafty boots: spring
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Alphabet: C for cute & cuddly
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Aud sentiments 128: anything goes (with sentiment)
Craft your passion 254: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 52: anything goes
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 99: anything goes

A special Easter message

Another simple Easter card made with some paper from a magazine, a sticker and the lovely daffodils with the sentiment, madded on to lemon card.

This is for:

Make my Monday: the colour green
Di's digi designs: lots of green
Eclectic ellapu March: go green
Emerald faeries 65: yellow & green
Great impressions March: go green
Craft hoarders anonymous March: go green (all supplies are old)
Use your stuff 178: stickers
Crafty sentiments: inspired by a song - Daffodils (Emma's song)
Art impressions 156: spring colours
Meljen's 253: Easter
Cute card Thursday 366: Easter
Craftin desert divas: Easter

Deep ocean 100: Easter/spring
Mod squad: Easter
Allways something creative 95: Easter
Crafty boots: spring
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Time out 27: clean and simple
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Aud sentiments 128: anything goes (with sentiment)
Craft your passion 254: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 52: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 98: anything goes

Simply an Easter bunny

This was another quick Easter card that I made on the weekend featuring the lovely picture of an Easter bunny, with letratag sentiment, mounted on to a piece of Hunkydory card.

This is for:

Fresh brewed: bunnies
Simply create too 81: Easter or bunnies
Cute card Thursday 366: Easter
Craftin desert divas: Easter

Deep ocean 100: Easter/spring
Mod squad: Easter
Meljen's 253: Easter
Allways something creative 95: Easter
Crafty boots: spring
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Melonheadz friends: animals
Creative card crew 83: Easter critters
DRS 167: pet store - any animal or bird
Moving along with the times: in the wild
Time out 27: clean and simple
Alphabet: C for cute & cuddly
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 98: anything goes

Two more bright Easter cards

Two more of the cards that I made on the weekend, using some lovely bright floral papers (still haven't got a clue where I got all these), a couple of pearlescent oval toppers matted on to orange card. Sentiments made on the letratag.

Tulips for Monday mood board 8:

This is for:

Word art Wednesday 176: anything goes
Take a word: tulips
DL.ART thankful Thursday 153: Easter
Cute card Thursday 366: Easter
Craftin desert divas: Easter

Deep ocean 100: Easter/spring
Meljen's 253: Easter
Mod squad: Easter
Allways something creative 95: Easter
Crafty boots: spring
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Crafter's cafe 109: spring flowers
The paper shelter 196: blooming
Fairytale-challenge 113: flower power
Scrappy hands 34: blossom
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 98: anything goes

Bright Easter

I have no inclination to do any crafting this evening and it's been another day with time spent at the hospital, so I'm showing Easter cards that I made on the weekend, including this one with the lovely sunshiny flower background (I've got quite a lot of these papers - various flowers - not a clue where they originaly came from). The topper with the cross and flowers has a white pearlescent background that doesn't really show here. Once again I used the letratag to make the sentiment.

This is for:

Word art Wednesday 176: anything goes
Emerald faeries 65: yellow & green
Craftin desert divas: Easter

Deep ocean 100: Easter/spring
Mod squad: Easter
Allways something creative 95: Easter
Crafty boots: spring
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Crafter's cafe 109: spring flowers
The paper shelter 196: blooming
Fairytale-challenge 113: flower power
Scrappy hands 34: blossom
Wags n whiskers 150: monochromatic
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 98: anything goes

Purple and yellow Easter

This is another Easter card that I made on the weekend, using Hunkydory supplies, a Hobbycraft flower and some corrugated trim. The  background card has some lovely glistening foiling on it, but that doesn't show here.

Colours of the left hand picture for Monday mood board 8:

This is for:

Word art Wednesday 176: anything goes
Craftin desert divas: Easter

Deep ocean 100: Easter/spring
Mod squad: Easter
Allways something creative 95: Easter
Crafty boots: spring
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Crafter's cafe 109: spring flowers
The paper shelter 196: blooming
Fairytale-challenge 113: flower power
Scrappy hands 34: blossom
613 avenue create 116: anything goes + option: purple
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 98: anything goes

Blue and green Easter

It was lovely on Saturday to sneak a good crafting session and make a fair number of Easter cards. This is another one I made then. It's a fairly unusual combo of green and blue, but I think it works. The green stardream card blank is sparkly, but that doesn't show here. I cut off the right hand piece, matting the cross topper half way so that when the card is closed it goes over the spotted offcut I've used for part of the inside. The sentiment was generated on the Dymo letratag and I added a wooden butterfly embellishment that I've had for a long time (got another couple).

This is for:

Word art Wednesday 176: anything goes
Craftin desert divas: Easter

Deep ocean 100: Easter/spring
Mod squad: Easter
Allways something creative 95: Easter
Crafty boots: spring
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Come and get it: winging it
That's crafty: wings n things
The sisterhood of crafters: come fly with me
Craft and smash March: dots
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 98: anything goes
DL.ART thankful Thursday: anything goes

Hope your 18th birthday ...

... gets off to a flying start.

This is the 18th birthday card that I made for one of my great nephews who is having flying lessons. I've incorporated a picture of him in a plane although it's too small to actually see that it's him! It's his birthday today, so, hopefully, he's now seen this in reality.

The background paper is Crafts House retro brown and the blue strip with semi circles is October Afternoon Charles. I also used the offcut of 18 card that I've had for a long time, as well as the torn sentiment strip and corrugated card under the picture of the plane which is raised up with 3D foam. The chipboard medallion has been waiting to be used, with the addition of the numbers stuck on.

This is an 8 x 8 card. The yellow writing on the picture (added digitally) is a lot clearer in real life than it is here.

Colours for Cosmic colours 11:

This is also for:

Cardz 4 guyz 63: transport
Jo's scrap shack funday 80: special birthday
Come and get it: winging it
That's crafty: wings n things
The sisterhood of crafters: come fly with me
Card and scrap 93: use layers
Craft your passion 254: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 52: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Scrappers delights 43: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Dare to be sassy Thursdays 273: anything goes
Brown sugar 138: anything goes
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 98: anything goes
DL.ART March linky

The good Shepherd ...

... giveth his life for the sheep.

Another two Easter cards using toppers that I must have bought two or three years ago - they have a lovely sheen to them. And I just added the foiled card from Hunkydory to the side and added the sentiments generated on the Dymo letratag.

This is for:

Word art Wednesday 176: anything goes
Mod squad: Easter
Craftin desert divas: Easter

Deep ocean 100: Easter/spring
Cute as a button 7: resurrection day/Easter
Allways something creative 95: Easter
Kort o mania 126: Easter - yellow, green or purple
Crafty boots: spring
Cute card Thursday 365: spring fever
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Crafty sentiments: inspired by a song: the good shepherd
613 avenue create 116: anything goes + option: purple
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 98: anything goes

Carol singers

This is another card similar to the one I made for my CHNC challenge 221 that started on Saturday, using papers and stickers from the Simple stories '25 days of Christmas' collection and using the group of carol singers that I made digitally using some of the images from Digital Paper Craft clipart carol singers (Digital Paper Crafts are one of this week's sponsors). You can see my original card here on my Christmas challenge blog and here on this blog. I would love it if you would join in the challenge to depict 'Christmas singing' on your design, perhaps incorporating carol singers, music or designing something inspired by a Christmas carol or song.

So here is my new card, which I'm linking for the March Rudolph Day hosted by the lovely Scrappymo! I'm also adding this card to my CHNC challenge 221 as a bit more inspiration. Everything was mounted on to a large white card blank opening tent style.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas 3
Christmas card challenges week 16: anything goes
Fab n funky 252: Christmas
Use your stuff 178: stickers
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 26: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes

Juggling eggs

An Easter card made using the lovely Penny Black 'juggling eggs' stamp coloured with spectrum noir pens and cut out with a nestie die, brushed with distress ink while still in the die to leave the white edge. Papers are offcuts from cards made earlier.

The pink elephant 291 (eggs) :

This is for:

Pixie's snippets week 169

Perfectly rustics 44: eggs
Fresh brewed: eggs
Just inspirational: cute
Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): Easter
Totally Tilda and friends 116: Easter
Stampavie and more 233: Easter
Deep ocean 100: Easter/spring
Crafty boots: spring
Cute card Thursday 365: spring fever
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Craftin desert divas: Easter
Hanna and friends 218: Easter
My Sheri 153: Easter wishes
Cute as a button 7: resurrection day/Easter
Allways something creative 95: Easter
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Get creative 11: must use a die cut
Whimsy 81: use a die cut
Papertake: a cut above (die cut)
Alphabet: C for cute & cuddly
Fantasy sstampers 32: spring is in the air
The artistic stamper creative team March: spring is coming
Hobbyhome cards 2 create 20: a spring card with stamp coloured
Art by Miran 28: anything goes - rubber stamp hand coloured
Stempelsonne 137: anything goes - rubber stamp hand coloured
Craft stamper take it, make it March: anything goes
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 25: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 98: anything goes

Just for you at Easter ...

... and always.

A5 Easter card made with Hunkydory supplies.

This is for:

Eureka 133: think spring
Crafty boots: spring
Fab n funky 251: spring into colour
Cute card Thursday 365: spring fever
QKR stampede 131: think spring
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Craftin desert divas: Easter
My Sheri 153: Easter wishes
Allways something creative 95: Easter
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 25: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 98: anything goes
DL.ART thankful Thursday: anything goes

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 78

This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday 78: anything goes with a twist ... Easter card. I used the Lacy Sunshine Daisy Sue, one of the flowerpot pretties image kindly supplied by the sponsor, printing on to Centura pearl snow white hint of silver card that has a lovely sheen - a bit of colouring and blending with watercolour pencils, then the cut out oval was matted on to two layers of double sided Echo Park little girl Betty bird paper. The edges of the shaped card with sponged with Victorian velvet distress ink (one of my favourites atm) and a bit of blending of the turquoise blue watercolour pencil. The sentiments were generated on my Dymo letratag.

This is also for:

Glitter n sparkle 129: shaped cards
Just inspirational March: shaped card
Little Claire digi stamp 3: shaped cards
Eureka 133: think spring
Crafty boots: spring
Fab n funky 251: spring into colour
Cute card Thursday 365: spring fever
QKR stampede 131: think spring
Card mania 66: spring
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Artistic inspirations 128: anything goes with a twist of Easter
Craftin desert divas: Easter
Hanna and friends 218: Easter
My Sheri 153: Easter wishes
Cute as a button 7: resurrection day/Easter
Allways something creative 95: Easter
One stitch at a time 233: anything goes with nature
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Aud sentiments 127: use a two word sentiment
Digi sketch: anything goes
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 25: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 98: anything goes
DL.ART thankful Thursday: anything goes

Bunny in a basket for Easter

The background piece of paper is DCWV (I think) and the piece across the middle is an unknown piece of card (Hunkydory, I think) from my offcut box. I thought the pretty basket with the flowers, eggs and bunny looked just right on it, with the added sentiment panel and the glittered butterfly sticker.

The pink elephant 291 (basket inspiration - and eggs) :

Also inspired by Simon says Wednesday: spring Pinterest inspiration:

This is for:

Pixie's snippets week 169
Corrosive 220: our animal friends
Melonheadz friends: animals
Eureka 133: think spring
Perfectly rustics 44: eggs
Fresh brewed: eggs
Crafty boots: spring
Fab n funky 251: spring into colour
Cute card Thursday 365: spring fever
QKR stampede 131: think spring
Paper sweeties 29: waiting for spring
Stamp and create March: is it spring yet?
Bunny Zoe March: spring colours
Craftin desert divas: Easter
Creative card crew 83: Easter critters
Crafty gals corner 11: hippity hop - Easter
Simply create too 81: Easter or bunnies
My Sheri 153: Easter wishes
Animal friends 24: Easter
Allways something creative 95: Easter
One stitch at a time 233: anything goes with nature
Whoopsi Daisy March: add a sentiment
Alphabet: C for cute & cuddly
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 15: anything goes
Inspiration destination 25: anything goes
Little tangles 54: anything goes
Country view crafts March: anything goes
Eclectic ellapu March: anything goes
Craft creations

Sister act 98: anything goes
DL.ART March linky