CHNC challenge extra for May

It doesn't seem possible that four months of the year have gone already and it's time to start the CHNC challenge extra for May. The image is Little penguin winter - decorate tree by Bugaboo Stamps, who are the sponsors of the challenge. I coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and die cut using an X cut parenthesis rectangular die, using a larger one for the green mat. I distressed slightly with stormy sky ink. These and the sentiment were mounted on to clear acetate with white snow spots, which was then matted on to red card. It's impossible here to see that there is a layer of acetate - had to avoid reflection with the photo.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas 4
Christmas card challenges 21: anything goes
Fab n funky 257: Christmas
Hiding in my craft room 197: any holiday
Creative inspirations 311: cute critters
Cute card Thursday 371: use a sentiment
Spectrum Noir facebook April: use a die cut shape
Whimsy 82: colour an image
Digi choosday 17: CAS
That's crafty: let's keep it simple
Winter wonderland: clean and simple
The pink elephant 296: anything goes
Simon says Monday: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
613 avenue create 121: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Ruby's rainbow 103: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 244: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 181: anything goes
Not just cards 18: anything goes
Inspiration destination 31: anything goes
Sister act 103: anything goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May challenge

This is my card for Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May challenge - if you haven't discovered this challenge blog yet, please hop on over there and get using some of your hoarded patterned paper. For those who already know about the blog, please note that there is a change of rule: From now on you may enter any creation on which patterned paper has been used - you are no longer required to completely cover the creation with patterned paper, as long as you use some on your creation, obviously the more, the better.

For my card I used some of the Crafts House Alllsorts paper (not from the prize pack, from another one!), using one of my favourite wedding stamps by Anita, inking with versamark and heat embossing with Wow! metallic rich super fine gold powder. I added a bit of colouring here and there with spectrum noir pens.The organza ribbon with gems was from Hobbycraft - I was able to use up a couple of snippets of it behind the bride and groom - it isn't one continuous piece of ribbon. Sentiment panel and Wedding Day wishes have been in my stash for ages.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets week 174 (snippets of ribbon)
Fashionable stamping 96: lovers
The paper shelter 201: love is in the air
Vintage challenge 101: wedding
Red rubber inspirational 218: the letter S - stamping, spots, stripes, shine, swirls, sentiments
Fairytale stamper 54: favourite stamp (favourite wedding one)
Cute card Thursday 371: use a sentiment
Artistic inspirations 129: anything goes with a twist of ribbon
Crafty ribbons 118: anything goes with ribbon
3 girl jam April: anything goes with ribbon
The stamping boutique: ribbon and/or lace
Eureka 138: add some bling
Allsorts 308: bring on the bling
Crafty gals corner 17: stripes and/or polka dots
Creatalicious 74:- embossing
LiaStampz 88: embossing (wet embossing)
As you like it: favourite style of embossing and why - I love heat and dry embossing (probably in equal measure for the results), but I never tire of seeing the powder turn shiny when heated - pure alchemy!
Simply papercrafts 3: anything goes or lots of layers
Retro rubber 13: anything goes (the stamp is much older than one year!)
Craft stamper make it take it May: take a stamp - anything goes
Sparkle n sprinkle May: anything goes - used embossing powder
One crazy stamper May: anything goes
Crafting by designs May: anything goes
Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): anything goes
The house that stamps built: WIW April anything goes
Stamp and create April: anything goes
The pink elephant 296: anything goes
Simon says Monday: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
613 avenue create 121: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 43: anything goes
Craft your passion 259: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 57: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Ruby's rainbow 103: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 244: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 181: anything goes
Not just cards 18: anything goes
Inspiration destination 31: anything goes
Sister act 103: anything goes
DL.ART April

April Rudolph Day

I've made this card for April Rudolph Day run by the lovely Maureen. The background is a patterned card by Imagination Crafts on to which I added some stamped snowflakes and the lovely Anna Griffin sentiment with holly, inking everything with Elzybells sugar candy pigment inkpad and then heat embossing with detail white powder. It's  difficult to see the shine of the heat embossing here, but it's much more prominent irl. This is mounted on to a sparkly stardream deep blue card blank.

This is also for:

Fab n funky 257: Christmas
Hiding in my craft room 197: any holiday
Christmas card challenges 21: anything goes
Holly jolly Christmas: white with one colour
Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 8: anything goes
2 cute ink 128: anything goes
Through the purple haze 84: anything goes
As you like it: favourite style of embossing and why - I love heat and dry embossing (probably in equal measure for the results), but I never tire of seeing the powder turn shiny when heated - pure alchemy!

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 83

This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 83: anything goes with a twist ... use some twine or string. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and we would love you to join in our challenge.

For my card I used Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet Coosty Creations 'kingfisher' kindly supplied by the sponsor of the challenge, matting the image on to an offcut of kraft card that was originally part of some craft packaging and then mounting on to an offcut of yellow card, rounding the corners before mounting on to the kraft card blank, wrapping with twine and adding the Craftwork cards sentiment circle.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets week 174
Recycle, re-purpose & re-invent April: anything goes
The kraft journal 221: ribbon or twine
Penny's 224: use spooled items
Country view April: use kraft card
Little Claire 56: use kraft card
Kraftyhands April: nature's work
Digitally sweet 136: things with wings
Crafty boots: things with wings
Crazy4challenges 283: bird
Cardz 4 guyz 68: flight
CASology 144: flight
Aud sentiments  130: things with wings plus sentiment
Crafty catz 276: things with wings
Digi choosday 17: CAS
Simon says Wednesday: clean and simple
Mod squad: encouragement
Creative moments 66: anything goes/spring
Simply papercrafts 3: anything goes or lots of layers
The  pink elephant 296: anything goes
Simon says Monday: anything goes
613 avenue create 121: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 43: anything goes
Craft your passion 259: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 57: anything goes
Brown sugar 143: anything goes
Crafts4eternity 223: anuything goes
Creative inspirations 310: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 180: anything goes
Not just cards 18: anything goes
Inspiration destination 30: anything goes
Sister act 103: anything goes
Craft creations
DL.ART April

The cheerful stamp pad challenge 110: owls

This is my design card for the Cheerful stamp pad challenge 110: owls. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

I recycled this lovely Sweet Pea Stamps image (Silentness (owl version) digi by Ching Chou Cuik) which had been coloured with spectrum noir pens and mounted on to a piece of blue angel hair and then on to a piece of white mulberry paper, with the addition of a few gems here and there to give a bit of bling. This was then mounted on to a piece of paper from a magazine freebie, with the lovely lace with ribbon slotted through.

This is also for:

The sisterhood of crafters: monochromatic
Dare to be sassy Thursdays 278: come fly with me
Tuesday throwdown 241: up in the air (things that fly)
Digitally sweet 136: things with wings
Crafty catz 276: things with wings
Crafty boots: things with wings
Crazy4challenges 283: bird
One stitch at a time 235: anything goes with daughters/girls
Crafty gals corner 16: girls, girls, girls
Aloha Friday 46: girly cards
Creative craft cottage digi 23: add some sparkle
Melonheadz friends: add sparkle
Eureka 138: add some bling
Scrappy hands 37: blue and white
Crafter's cafe 113: ribbon and/or lace
Graph it week 17: ribbons and lace
The stamping boutique: ribbon and/or lace
Fab n funky 256: lace
Penny's 224: use spooled items
Scrap & craft 7: ribbon or twine
3 girl jam April: anything goes with ribbon
Simply papercrafts 3: anything goes or lots of layers
The  pink elephant 296: anything goes
Stamp and create April: anything goes
Simon says Monday: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 43: anything goes
Craft your passion 259: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 57: anything goes
Creative inspirations 310: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 180: anything goes
Not just cards 18: anything goes
Inspiration destination 30: anything goes
Sister act 103: anything goes
Craft creations
DL.ART April

CHNC challenge 226: 20 minutes or less

For my CHNC challlenge 226 that starts today I'm asking to see Christmas creations that were made within 20 minutes or less.

My card was made in about 17 minutes - that included choosing the Hunkydory pictures I wanted to use, cutting to size etc - part of the time was taken up trying to find my favourite scissors to fussy cut around the arched picture so that everything fitted together. This is an A5 card opening tent style.

I based my card on the sketch given for the current Jingle Belles challenge (always like to support as many other Christmas challenge blogs as I can):

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas 4
That's crafty: Let's keep it simple
Scribble and scrap 42: anything goes
Craft your passion 258: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 56: anything goes
Creative inspirations 310: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 180: anything goes
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 30: anything goes
Sister act 103: anything goes
Craft creations

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 77

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 77: anything goes with a twist ... use some lace. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

I used the Lacy Sunshine winter Emily image kindly supplied by the sponsor of the challenge. I coloured with Spectrum noir pencils (my first time of using these) and added Art Institute fine glitter to quickie glue pen on the 'fur'.

Papers are The English Paper Company 'airy fairy' (I've had for ages). The pink lace was bought from a local market stall a few months ago.

This is also for:

Crafter's cafe 113: ribbon and/or lace
Fab n funky 256: lace
The stamping boutique: ribbon and/or lace
One stitch at a time 235: anything goes with daughters/girls
Graph it week 17: ribbons and lace
Simply create too 84: pretty woman
Crafty gals corner 16: girls, girls, girls
Aloha Friday 46: girly cards
Sparkle n sprinkle April: anything goes (used loose glitter)
In the pink 67: make it sparkle
Allsorts 308: bring on the bling
The paper shelter 200: celebration
Digi choosday 16: spots and dots
Little red wagon 286: seeing spots
Creative inspirations 310: anything goes
Cute as a button 8: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafts 4 eternity R223: anything goes
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 30: anything goes
Sister act 103: anything goes
Craft creations

Completely Christmas challenge 60

This is my design card for Completely Christmas challenge 60: anything goes with a twist ... use some washi tape.

For my card I used a lovely Dazzling Ace Designs image, kindly supplied by the sponsor. The foiled panel across the middle (much more shiny irl) has been upcycled from the remains of a Christmas cracker and the reindeer washi tape  added top abd bottom. The felt holly and the poinsettia were from Hobbycraft.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas 4
Recycle, re-purpose & re-invent April: anything goes
Creative inspirations 310: anything goes
Cute as a button 8: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafts 4 eternity R223: anything goes
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 30: anything goes
Sister act 103: anything goes
Craft creations

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 82

This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 82: anything goes with a twist ... stitching, real or faux. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

For my card I used a butterfly image from The Stamping Boutique, the sponsor of the challenge. I printed on to a piece of Papermania 'lemon sorbet' capsule paper, coloured with spectrum noirs, which was then cut and faux stitched  (drawn with pen in holder instead of needle) on my Scan n Cut, also creating a card blank and extra piece for the easel from a 'flittered' sheet of DCWV card with circles with more faux stitching. Twine wrapped around the base with a sentiment panel created the stopper for the easel.

This is also for:

Crafting by designs: shaped card
Deep ocean 102: shaped card
Moving along with the times: anything but square
Crafty creations 298: seeing spots
Digi choosday 16: spots and dots
Scrap & craft 7: ribbon or twine
Tuesday throwdown 241: up in the air (things that fly)
Fresh brewed: birthdays
Inky chicks 49: stitching
Incy wincy: faux techniques (the stitching)
Die cuttin' divas 212: national garden month
Hiding in my craft room 196: freestyle
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 29: anything goes
Sister act 102: anything goes
Craft creations
DL.ART April

The cheerful stamp pad challenge 109 2nd week

The cheerful stamp pad challenge 109 is 'zentangle' and this is the second week. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in with your entries here.

For my design card for week 2 I added more zentangle to Courtney McAnsh's zetangle elephant (click the link to see the original), kindly supplied by the Sweet Pea Stampers as sponsors of the challenge. The backing paper is some I've had for ages from PDA paper card & craft, on to which I added a cut out of faux black crocodile. The strip across the top is recycled from some craft packaging and the ribbon/bow is Papermania. I thought it was appropriate to add the Belated Birthday Wishes as elephants never forget ... but sometimes we humans do!

This is also for:

Speedy fox and friends 258: black & white
Take a word: black and white
Cardz 4 guyz 66: exotic/jungle wildlife
Cuttin and stampin 12: cute critters
Crafter's cafe 112: animal antics
Di's digi designs: include an animal
Sentimental Sundays 255: animal love
Make my Monday: earth day (nature and a bit of recycling)
Animal friends 25: happy birthday
Fresh brewed: birthdays
Aud sentiments 129: birthday sentiment
Red rubber 216: make a fuss (fussy cutting)
LiaStampz 87: ribbon
Scrap & craft 7: ribbon or twine
Scrapping4fun 40: anything goes + lace or ribbon
3 girl jam April: anything goes with ribbon
Hiding in my craft room 196: freestyle
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 29: anything goes
Sister act 102: anything goes
Craft creations
DL.ART April

Inspirational post for Buckwell Crafty challenge 7

A reminder of Buckwell Crafts Challenge 7 for April:

We would like to see all or just one of the colours somewhere on your card/project. So its any tone of  yellow, pink, or green that we would like to see and you could be a lucky winner and receive 3 digi images of your choice from Lacy Sunshine who has kindly agreed to be our Sponsor for this month.



You can enter here

For my inspiration card I used Lacy Sunshine's Gemma's spring flower love, kindly provided by the sponsor of this month's challenge. I coloured with chameleon pens and die cut with a Nellie Snellen die and sponged the edges with worn lipstick distress ink. I cut two shapes with Die-namic fishtail flag dies, using papers printed from Buckwell Crafts digital papers. Organza flowers from were Create & Craft some time ago and the sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

This is also for:

Fresh brewed: birthdays

Aud sentiments 129: birthday sentiment

One stitch at a time 235: anything goes with daughters/girls

Penny's 223: one for the girls

Crafty catz 275: it's a girl thing

Creative corner: for a child

Polka doodles 15/16: pink and pretty

Craft for the craic April: die-ing for spring

Kort o mania 128: dies or punch

Graph it week 16: flower power

Digi sketch: F is for flowers

Going grey with Scrap-Creations: spring flowers

Fussy and fancy 137: springtime flowers

QKR stampede 135: spring flowers

Kit and clowder April: flowers

Crafty creations 287: seeing spots

Not just cards 17: anything goes

Inspiration destination 29: anything goes

Sister act 102: anything goes

Craft creations

The glory of Christmas challenge 57

This is my design card for the Glory of Christmas challenge 57: use a digi or anything goes as long as it's Christmas. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge - there is a prize to be won too!

I used a digital image - Limited runs pre-coloured 'trees on a cupcake', cutting out and mounting on to dark green card to match the card blank. The background is an offcut left over after making the card for this week's CHNC challenge 225 (shown yesterday) - Bo Bunny tis the season carol paper. The strip of card down the side is a piece that was cut off the remains of a piece of Kanban long ago. The jute flowers were from Poundland.

I'm also going to share this on my CHNC challenge 225: something beginning with F ... because there are flowers.

These are also for:

Pixie's snippets week 173
12 months of Christmas 4
CRAFT 307: Christmas
Holly jolly Christmas: trees
Red rubber 216: make a fuss (fussy cutting)
Digi sketch: F is for flowers
Wags n whiskers 152: flowers
Little Claire digi 4: flowers
Kit and clowder April: flowers
Hiding in my craft room 196: freestyle
Creative fingers 76:  anything goes
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 29: anything goes
Sister act 102: anything goes
Craft creations

CHNC challenge 225: something beginning with F

For my CHNC challenge 225 I'm looking for you to use or show something beginning with F -  e.g. flurries (of snow), flourishes, flowers, faith, funny, Father Christmas, figgy pudding ... or, if you are stuck, just FESTIVE!! - I'm sure you can come up with other ideas too. If you are stuck you can get some more ideas here.

I've made two cards using die cuts created on my Scan n Cut, using svg files from SVG Attic (one of the sponsors), changing this to the correct format for the SnC using 'canvas'.  The file I used is called winter flurries - so I have used at least two words beginning with F ... flurries and flourishes (perhaps even 'flake' as in 'snow flake'  ...  as well, of course, as FESTIVE!

I'm also adding these cards for my Patterned Paper April challenge - if you haven't discovered that yet, please take a look and join in the challenge.

For the first card the background is Bo Bunny tis the season carol:

For the second card I used My Mind's Eye lost and found Christmas paper, using a couple of glittered strips from the reverse side of the paper:

These are also for:

12 months of Christmas 4
CRAFT 307: Christmas
Creative craft cottage digi creations 23: add some sparkle (second card)
Creative craft cottage 37: use die cuts
Chocolate, coffee & cards 89: use a die cut
Kort o mania 128: dies or punch
Creative cutting challenges 51: anything goes
Ruby's rainbow 102: CAS
Creative fingers 76:  anything goes
Pinspirational 138: anything goes
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 29: anything goes
Sister act 102: anything goes
Craft creations

Suzy Bee's bloomin' challenge 76

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's bloomin' challenge 76: anything goes with a twist ... use a die or punch. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

For my card I used a Nellie Snellen die to cut out The Stamping Boutique image, Audrey with a cupcake, kindly supplied by the sponsor of the challenge. This had been coloured with Chameleon pens. The die cut was mounted on a piece of Pink Petticoat vintage rose paper. The background paper and the pink and white flower panel offcut are from the Pink Petticoat wild blossoms collection. Washi tape from Paperchase (a bargain buy) and flowers from Hobbycraft.

I'm also adding this card for my Patterned Paper April challenge - if you haven't discovered that yet, please take a look and join in the challenge.

This is also for:

The stamping boutique: spring
Fresh brewed: birthdays
Aud sentiments 129: birthday sentiment
Creative card crew 85: sentiment
Pile it on 64: fancy frames and/or beautiful borders
Natalie and Amy 31: frame it
Melonheadz friends: 2 or more designer papers
Graph it week 16: flower power
Creative corner: for a child
Penny's 223: one for the girls
Crafty catz 275: it's a girl thing
Polka doodles 16: pink and pretty
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Craft for the craic April: die-ing for spring
Chocolate, coffee & cards 89: use a die cut
Creative craft cottage 37: use die cuts
Mema's April: anything goes, use a die or punch
Kort o mania 128: dies or punch
Artistic inspiration 129: anything goes with a twist of spring
Crazy challenge 195: springtime
Crafts4eternity R222: spring
Hobbyhome  cards 2 create 21: spring card
Pink gem 142: spring is in the air
Dragonfly dreams 16: let's see spring
Oddball: spring
Scribbles designs 28: spring has sprung
Stampartpapel retarte 43: inspired in spring or anything goes
Whimsy 82: colour an image
Fussy and fancy 137: springtime flowers
QKR stampede 135: spring flowers
Creative moments 66: anything goes/spring
Digi sketch: F is for flowers
Wags n whiskers 152: flowers
Fitztown 70: use flowers and/or leaves
Whoopsi Daisy April: throw on the flowers
Little Claire digi 4: flowers
Kit and clowder April: flowers
Going grey with Scrap-Creations: spring flowers
Sweet stamps 217: pink
Creative cutting challenges 51: anything goes
Stamp and create April: anything goes
Craft your passion 257: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 55: anything goes
Creative fingers 76:  anything goes
Party time Tuesday 197: anything goes
Pinspirational 138: anything goes
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 29: anything goes
Sister act 102: anything goes
Craft creations
DL.ART April

Completely Christmas challenge 59

This is my design card for Completely Christmas challenge 59: anything goes with a twist ... use the sketch supplied by Sandy:

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

For my design card I used Deedee's Digis Ornamental contemporary and Merry Christ-mouse, kindly supplied by the sponsor, arranging paper and other elements digitall, including the addition of the banner and circle.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas 4
CRAFT 307: Christmas
Eureka 136: four legged friends
Crafter's cafe 112: animal antics
Paperminutes 379: stripes
Pinspirational 138: anything goes
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 29: anything goes
Sister act 102: anything goes
Craft creations

Crafting musketeers challenge 24

I am in team B on the Crafting musketeers DT and it's our turn mid-month to share some inspiration for April's challenge 24: it's a man's world. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs by others in team B and join in our challenge here.

Having bought my Scan n Cut a while ago and had initial success with a few simple tasks, I decided this week to make an effort to use it more, so my design card has been created with everything cut on the SnC, mounted on to a black card blank. The textured paper with random text on it is (I think) DCWV and all pieces of black and grey card are scraps - the beauty of the SnC is being able to scan in pieces of card and position items for cutting so it's possible to use up scraps.

This is also for:

Pixie snippets week 172
Hiding in my craft room 195: super scraps Saturday
Fab n funky 255: masculine
The paper shelter 199: for the boys
Fresh brewed: birthdays
Aud sentiments 129: birthday sentiment
Creative card crew 85: sentiment
Creative craft cottage 37: use die cuts
Mema's April: anything goes, use a die or punch
Creative cutting challenges 51: anything goes
613 avenue create 119: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 42: anything goes
Craft your passion 257: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 55: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Creative fingers 75: anything goes
V's sweet 33:  anything goes
Party time Tuesday 197: anything goes
Pinspirational 138: anything goes
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 29: anything goes
Sister act 101: anything goes
Craft creations

Second card for CCAYR mid-month inspiration

This is my second design card for Christmas cards all year round mid-month inspiration - please click on the link to see the love crafting of  the rest of the team and we would love you to join in the challenge here featuring Christmas ornaments.

CCAYR 'ormanets' challenge is being sponsored by Deedee's Digis and I used digital papers and image from 'Happy owl-idays', adding digital shapes, adding a sentiment from the 'Meowy Christmas' set.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas 4
Crafts cardmakers 136: wings
Deep ocean 101: things with wings
Sweet stampin: children's cards
Come and get it: make a card for a child
Pinspirational 138: anything goes
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 29: anything goes
Sister act 101: anything goes
Craft creations

CCAYR mid-month inspiration

This is my first design card for Christmas cards all year round mid-month inspiration - please click on the link to see the love crafting of  the rest of the team and we would love you to join in the challenge here featuring Christmas ornaments.

CCAYR 'ormanets' challenge is being sponsored by Deedee's Digis and I used digital papers, sentiment and images from 'ornaments contempo', layering digitally and adding chains to the baubles.

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas 4
613 avenue create 119: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 42: anything goes
Craft your passion 257: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 55: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Creative fingers 75: anything goes
V's sweet 33:  anything goes
Party time Tuesday 197: anything goes
Pinspirational 138: anything goes
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 29: anything goes
Sister act 101: anything goes
Craft creations

CHNC challenge extra for April mid-month

It seems impossible that it's already time for the mid-month inspiration for April on our CHNC challenge extra blog - please click here to see the lovely crafting of my super design team - and we would love you to join in our challenge - all you have to do is to make something for Christmas.

I was running out of time to get my card done, so I have to admit to reaching for Hunkydory supplies and making this quick card on an A5 tent opening card:

This is also for:

12 months of Christmas 4
Southern girls: starry, starry night
Lil patch of crafty friends 7: anything goes
Through the purple haze 84: anything goes
Pinspirational 138: anything goes
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 29: anything goes
Sister act 101: anything goes
Craft creations

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 81

This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 81: anything goes with a twist ... add some pearls. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in the challenge.

I've used Lacy Sunshine '1920s winter Abby'. kindly supplied by the sponsor. The centre panel of card is an offcut of some that I've had for a long time - much more pearly looking irl. The top and bottom pieces are offcut pearlescent pieces run through an embossing folder. Flowers are from Flourish with a bling (I won some from them), which have those lovely pearl buttons in the centres of the delicate chiffon petals.

This is also for:

Lacy sunshine 56: steampunk, shabby chic or vintage
Pixie's snippets week 172
Hiding in my craft room 195: super scraps Saturday
Everybody art 320: pearl
Digi choosday 15: pearls and gems
Digi sketch: F is for flowers
Fitztown 70: use flowers and/or leaves
Whoopsi Daisy April: throw on the flowers
Little Claire digi 4: flowers
Creative craft cottage digi creations 22: pretty pearls
Incy wincy: embossing
Aud sentiment 129: birthday sentiment
Creative whispers 43: birthday
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Pinspirational 138: anything goes
Creatalicious 73: anything goes
Not just cards 17: anything goes
Inspiration destination 28: anything goes
Sister act 101: anything goes
Craft creations