Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May 2018 challenge

This is my design card for my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May 2018 challenge - please click on the link to see the inspirational designs by my team and we hope you will join in our challenge using some patterned paper.

This 8 x 8 card was commissioned. The background paper was from a magazine pack - the photo doesn't do it justice as the butterflies are silver foiled and the leaves etc around the bottom are foiled as well. I added the open weave hessian (I'd had some in my stuff for ages and not used any for a long time), alongside a lovely piece of lace. The material and pearl flowers and the chipboard butterflies were from The Works. I added the little sentiment panel which says 'Sorry for your loss'.

This is also for:

A gem of a challenge 218: get well or sympathy
Art impressions 231: winged things
Brown sugar 277: pearls
Ike's world 108: anything goes/monochrome
Unicorn 32: monochrome
Monochrome magic 10: monochrome
Always fun 56: flowers
Cupcake inspirations 445: floral
Everybody art 424: flower
Crafty friends 82: flowers
Kreativ-durcheinander 54: flowery
Fabrika fantasy 20: flowers
Lil patch of crafty friends 80: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 199: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 204: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 66: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafty creations 365: anything goes
Crafty gals corner 164: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 332: anything goes
Little Miss Muffet 187: anything goes
Cardz TV 45: anything goes
Crafting with friends 66: anything goes
Creative fingers 145: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 231: anything goes
Polka doodles 17: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 114: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 57: anything goes
Papercrafters' linky party 13: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 5: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 51: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 47: anything goes
Love to craft 22: anything goes
Your scrapbook place May: anything goes
Creative craft cottage 106: anything goes
Creatalicious 138: anything goes + option: add a sentiment
Not just cards: anything goes
The creative crafters 3: anything goes
Create and makes 21: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 67: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra May: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 400: anything goes
Inspiration destination 149: anything goes
DL.ART May linky

CHNC challenge 383

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 383 - please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'for a child'.

The embossed background was created using mirror card with an Embossalicious embossing folder. The lovely big topper is from an old Kanban kit - the snowman, child and dog are embossed. I added the peel off greeting (they still come in handy sometimes - lol!).

This is also for:

12 months link up 40: anything goes
The merry Christmas 17: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 157: anything goes
Winter wonderland: snow much fun
My time to craft 369: inspired by a film: The Snowman
Crafting by designs: get ready for Christmas
Hiding in my craft room 350: any holiday
Lil patch of crafty friends 80: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 198: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 66: anything goes
Crafty creations 365: anything goes
Crafty gals corner 164: anything goes
Penny's 377: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 332: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 400: anything goes + twist: less is more: CAS
Cardz TV 45: anything goes
Crafting with friends 66: anything goes
Creative fingers 145: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 231: anything goes
Polka doodles 17: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 114: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 57: anything goes
Creative craft cottage 106: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu April: anything goes
Not just cards: anything goes
Inspiration destination 149: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 66: anything goes
DL.ART April linky

CHNC challenge 382

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 382 - please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'include a house or other building'.

A simple card made with an embossed card blank, with an offcut piece of embossed purple mirror card (star of wonder embossing folder), with a frame and topper from an old Kanban kit.

This is also for:

12 months link up 40: anything goes
The merry Christmas 16: anything goes
Crimbo crackers 156: anything goes
My time to craft 369: inspired by a film: Home for Christmas
Just us girls 437: predominantly purple
Lil patch of crafty friends 80: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 198: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 202: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 65: anything goes
Pinspirational 213: anything goes
Crafting by designs: April anything goes
Crafty creations 364: anything goes
Penny's 376: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 331: anything goes
Cardz TV 42: anything goes
Crafting with friends 65: anything goes
Crafty catz 413:  anything goes/clean and simple
Jo's scrap shack funday 230: anything goes
Polka doodles 16: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu April: anything goes
Not just cards: anything goes
Inspiration destination 148: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 66: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra April: anything goes
DL.ART April linky

CHNC challenge 381

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 381 - please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'snowman or woman (or family)'.

Papers are from my Christmas offcuts box, glittered twine and layered glittered and shiny snowflakes from The Works last year and the snowman cut and upcycled from a card received last year.

This is also for:

12 months link up 40: anything goes
The merry Christmas 15: anything goes
ABC Christmas April: H for hats
Crimbo crackers 156: anything goes
Happy little stampers Christmas + option: jolly
CRAFT 463: Christmas
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): recycle something (the snowman)
Country view April: re-use (the snowman)
Pixie's snippets 323 (all papers)
Hiding in my craft room 348: super scraps Saturday
Double D: twine
Dragonfly journeys 115: baker's twine
Always fun 53: anything goes
Artistic inspiration 197: anthing goes
Crafting from the heart 201: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 65: anything goes
Pinspirational 213: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafty creations 364: anything goes
Penny's 375: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 330: anything goes
Cardz TV 42: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 229: anything goes
Polka doodles 15: anything goes
QKR stampede 291: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu April: anything goes
Pearly sparkles 27: anything goes
Inspiration destination 148: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 65: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra April: anything goes
DL.ART April linky

CHNC challenge 380

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 380 - please click on the link to find out what it's all about and I hope you'll be able to join in with your Christmas designs - anything goes as long as it's Christmas with the optional theme of 'something funny'.

I love this Cathy Crabby Christmas: Be naughty image from Bugaboo Stamps. I used it digitally, with some Bugaboo paper for the background and the strtip under the Ho! Ho! Ho!  and found the Bah Humbug circle free on the internet, adapting it to fit.

This is also for:

12 months link up 40: anything goes
The merry Christmas 14: anything goes
ABC Christmas April: H for hats
Crimbo crackers 155: anything goes
Happy little stampers Christmas + option: jolly
Catch the bug: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 79: anything goes
Artistic inspiration 197: anthing goes
Digi choosday 14: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafty by designs: anything goes
Penny's 374: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 328: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 524: anything goes
Crafting with friends 64: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 228: anything goes
QKR stampede 290: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 50: anything goes
Digistamps4Joy 147: anything goes + option: bright colours
Eclectic Ellapu April: anything goes
Pearly sparkles 27: anything goes
The paper nest dolls April: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 38: anything goes
Inspiration destination 147: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 65: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra April: anything goes
DL.ART April linky

Love to craft challenge 21 April

As you know, I made the hard decision to step down from DT work because of John's health, but I had already prepared this card and Leslie graciously suggested that I still show it for April.

So this is my card for Love to craft challenge 21 April: anything goes - please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and to enter our challenge.

This was a commissioned card (I know it was well received with pleasure). The background piece of card is some I've had for some time. I criss crossed the card with glitter and washi tapes before mounting the lovely big stamped image using the Keys to Music stamp by Troy Crisswell (Stamps Happen), coloured with spectrum noir pens, cut out and matted on to toning card. I used a piece of that card to run through the printer for the sentiment (sorry, not very clear here) - as this was a slightly shiny card I was able to quickly throw some silver embossing powder on the print out and heat it.The flowers were from Hobbycraft, originally white, but brushed lightly with stormy sky distress ink.

Blue for Joy Clair mood board April: anything goes:

This is also for:


Heartful stamping (stamped blessings): anything goes + a stamp
The house that stamps built M2818: anything goes
Stamping sensations April: one for the girls
A gem of a challenge 216: female birthday with a sentiment
Art at Stampz by Star: throw on the flowers
Always happy birthday: anything goes
Crafty catz 410: anything goes + twist: use old stash
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 79: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 64: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafty creations 373: anything goes
Crafty gals corner 162: anything goes
Penny's 373: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 328: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 396: anything goes
Little Miss Muffet 185: anything goes
Cardz TV 41: anything goes
Colour crazy 13: anything goes
Crafting with friends 64: anything goes
Creative fingers 144: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 227: anything goes
Polka doodles 13: anything goes
QKR stampede 289: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 56: anything goes
Crafty friends 80: anything goes
A perfect time to craft 4: anything goes
Classic design team 24: anything goes
Crafts galore encore 50: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 46: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu April: anything goes
Your scrapbook place April: anything goes
Not just cards March: anything goes
The creative crafters 2: anything  goes
Create and makes 20: anything goes
My creative scoop color inspiration link up 32
Ellibelle's creative moments papercrafters' linky party 9
Inspiration destination 147: anything goes
A bit more time to craft 65: anything goes
A bit more time to craft extra April: anything goes
DL.ART April linky