Let's celebrate

This is a card that could be suitable for a variety of occasions - perhaps for engagement, anniversary, wedding or even birthday.

I can't remember what the papers are, but they all coordinate from the same pack and the striped paper was cut at the edge with a Martha Steward punch. The felts padded hearts etc is an Express Yourself DIY 3D sticker.

This is for:

Papertake: punch it out
Glitter n sparkle 102: use a punch
My mums craft shop 21: dies or punches
Brown sugar 111: celebrations
Eclectic ellapu: hearts
Artistic inspirations 106: anything goes/add some bling
Just inspirational: bows
In the pink 52: buttons and bows
613 avenue create 89: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 27: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 36: anything goes
Crafty boots: anything goes
My crafty creations: anything goes
Card and scrap 82: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Sister act 74
Crafting by design September: anything goes

Cherry pie for Crafting Musketeers September challenge

It's team B's turn to add some designs for inspiration for the Crafting Musketeers September challenge. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of other team members and join in the challenge here - just make sure you add buttons to your creation. There is a super prize to be won so make sure you have a look and get making your card with buttons.

The design team were given some delightful digital images by Helz Cuppleditch to use for our cards and I chose to use this lovely image with the mouse with the cherry pie. I coloured with spectrum noir pens and cut out with a scalloped circle nestie (using my cuttlebug), brushing very lightly with fired brick distress ink before removing the die. This was then matted on to the doily. The background paper is Kanban 'cherry on top' (so glad I remembered I had this) and the green checked is Kanban 'picnic gingham', lined by some spotted ribbon - the gingham card and spotted ribbon are much darker in real life and are a better much for the green button than they look on here. Buttons were from Tiger (I do love that store - they have different things every time I go in ... lots of temptation!).

This is also for:

Daring cardmakers: food glorious food
Allsorts 276: sugar and spice
Hanna and friends 205: from the kitchen
Seize the birthday: sweet treats
Fab n funky 228: cute as a button
Sarah Hurley 96: buttons
Addicted to stamps and more 112: make your mark
The sailing pineapple 17: use a die cut
Cuttlebug mania: anything die cut

Shades of blue for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 53

The theme for today's Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 53 is anything goes with shades of blue - please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team - and we would love to see your entries.

This is my design card using Bugaboo 'block sentiments - if friends were flowers' (Bugaboo Stamps are the sponsors of the challenge). I coloured with copics (I seem to have neglected these recently, so it made a change!). I matted this on to a snippet of unknown spotted blue paper that was cut with a Spellbinders marvellous squares die. This was then matted on to a ready decorated card blank - the same pattern is on the back.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets week 142
Hiding in my craft room 165: super scraps Saturday
My mums craft shop 21: dies or punches
One stitch at a time 219: anything goes with a die
Cut it up 53: International day of peace - use colours of a country you have visited or would like to - blue and white for Greece
Fairytale 100: country inspiration - flag colours of Greece
Digi choosday 36: monochromatic
Pile it on 37: flowers and/or feathers
Creatalicious 67: flower power
Fitztown 52: anything goes
Crafty boots: anything goes
My crafty creations: anything goes
Card and scrap 82: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Sister act 74
Crafting by design September: anything goes

Cheerful stamp pad challenge 95: a birthday card

It's time for Cheerful stamp pad challenge 95: a birthday card. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and please join in our challenge.

For my design card I used the Stitchy Bear 'four iron' image kindly supplied by the sponsor, colouring with spectrum noir pens, cutting around and mounting on to a piece of golf paper. All papers used were from my offcuts box, the larger argyll pattern was from Guy's Life. The silver embossed strip is a snippet of some originally created with an embossing folder run through the eBosser.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets week 142
Hiding in my craft room 165: super scraps Saturday
Red carpet studio 78: any given Sunday - sport
Paperminutes 338: sport
Ooh-la-la 165: birthday boy
Addicted to stamps 87: for a man or boy
Aud sentiments 115: for the men in our life
Creative craft cottage digi creations 9: digi/man in your life
My Sheri 142: birthday celebrations
Robyn's fetish 229: use an embossing folder
The paper shelter 173: embossing of any kind
The pink elephant 268: embossing
Moving along with the times: it's texture time
Crafty boots: anything goes
Fitztown 52: anything goes
My crafty creations: anything goes
Card and scrap 82: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Sister act 74
Crafting by design September: anything goes

Second card for mid-month inspiration for CCAYR keep it krafty

This is my first design card for mid-month inspiration for Christmas cards all year round September challenge: keep it krafty. Please click on the link to see the lovely krafty designs of the rest of the team ... and we hope you will join in our challenge with your krafty Christmas creations here.

The background paper is from Bazzill Basics 'timeless' collection. I stamped trees on to kraft paper using stamps from Clearly Besotted 'modern Christmas' collection. The sentiment is also from that collection, stamped on to a snippet of 'timeless' paper. The burlap flowers were from Poundland with gem centres added.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
One crazy stamper September: halloween or Christmas
CCEE 1437: odd day - odd number of trees/flowers/gems
Sugar creek hollow 95: word play - include a sentiment
Deep ocean 86: vintage
Chocolate, coffee & cards 73: vintage
Pile it on 37: flowers and/or feathers
Creatalicious 67: flower power
Crafty boots: anything goes
My crafty creations: anything goes
Card and scrap 82: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Sister act 74
Crafting by design September: anything goes
DL.ART September: anything goes

Mid-month inspiration for CCAYR keep it krafty

This is my first design card for mid-month inspiration for Christmas cards all year round September challenge: keep it krafty. Please click on the link to see the lovely krafty designs of the rest of the team ... and we hope you will join in our challenge with your krafty Christmas creations here.

The lovely Anna Griffin stamp simply direct to kraft card, some cream lace wrapped around before matting on to black card and then a kraft card blank.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
CRAFT 276: Christmas
One crazy stamper September: halloween or Christmas
Crafty calendar September: leaves and lace
Bunny Zoe September: lace
Sugar creek hollow 95: word play - include a sentiment
Left of center 45: no DP
Deep ocean 86: vintage
The vintage challenge 87: at least 3 layers
Crafty boots: anything goes
My crafty creations: anything goes
Card and scrap 82: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Sister act 74
Crafting by design September: anything goes
Vintage stamping (Flonz craft) 24: anything goes

CHNC challenge extra for September mid-month inspiration

It seems unbelievable that we are already sharing some mid-month CHNC extra for September inspiration - how quickly the days and months go by. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team - and, of course, there is still plenty of time to join in this month's challenge here - anything goes as long as it's Christmas.

This is my card, using Bugaboo Stamps green frosty paper, Christmas words - Noel and little penguin winter bench - a simple card designed digitally.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
Christmas at sweet stampin September: Christmas critters
Allways something creative 83: children (suitable for a child)
Crafty boots: anything goes
Fitztown 52: anything goes
My crafty creations: anything goes
Card and scrap 82: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Sister act 74
Crafting by design September: anything goes

Glory of Christmas challenge 42: under the mistletoe

It's time for challenge 42 on the Glory of Christmas and the theme for this fortnight is 'under the mistletoe'. Please click on the challenge link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and we would love to see your entries for the challenge.

For my CAS one layer label shaped card I've used CAS-ual Fridays stamps from their Merrykiss-mas set, inking the stamps with Adirondack earthtones meadow dye ink. I bent the sentiment and added some red gems for the holly berries. The card still looked a bit too bare so I decided to add some quick stitch doodling around the edge - quite slapdash because I can't do it neatly!

Oh by gosh by golly it's time for mistletoe and holly

(As ever, difficult to get a photo of a white card)

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
My perfect life festive 48 week 36
CRAFT 276: Christmas
The sisterhood of crafters: single layer cards
Ooh-la-la 164: clean & simple
Cardz 4 guyz 35: clean and simple (think this would be OK for a man)
Delightful: simple times
Penny's 194: stitching
Oldie but a goodie: stitching (stamps are more than six months old)
Left of center 45: no DP
Frosted designs: graffiti-paint/doodling and/or handwriting
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
Sister act 74
Crafting by design September: anything goes
Vintage stamping (Flonz craft) 24: anything goes
DL.ART September: anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 46: anything goes with blooms

For my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 46 I used a cat image from Sparkle n Sprinkle 'feline humor'. Sparkle n Sprinkle are sponsoring the challenge which is 'anything goes with blooms'. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team - and we would love you to join in.

I've used a free background garden image that I found on the internet, adding the cut out image of the cat and then adding some silk flowers from Create and Craft. I've had a few of these in lots of different colours, but haven't felt inclined to use the green ones, but they seem to be OK here.

This is also for:

Left of center 45: no DP - all created digitally
Glitter n sparkle 101: use a digi
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): how does your garden grow?
Pattie's 99: dog or cat
Crazy challenge 179: three of a kind (the blooms)
CCEE 1437: odd day - odd number of blooms
Whoopsi Daisy: throw on the flowers
Fitztown 52: anything goes
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 74
Crafting by design September: anything goes

Completely Christmas 29

This is my design card for Completely Christmas 29 - please click on the link to see the lovely festive designs of the rest of the team and please join in our challenge.

The background to my digital make is from Free Christmas Wallpapers and the image I've used is Lacy Sunshine 'naughty/nice list' (Lacy Sunshine is sponsoring the challenge).

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
Catch the bug September anything goes
CRAFT 276: Christmas
Quirky crafts 18: red red wine
Open-minded 19: roll out the red
Left of center 45: no DP - all created digitally
Digi choosday 36: monochromatic
Whimsy 75: monochromatic
Meljen's 226: laugh out loud
Glitter n sparkle 101: use a digi
Robyn's fetish 228: anything goes
Fitztown 52: anything goes
A creative romance: anything goes
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 74
Crafting by design September: anything goes

CHNC challenge 194: silent night

Having had 'Do you hear what I hear?' for the theme for last week's Craftyhazelnut Christmas challenge, I thought we would have the opposite this week and depict 'silent night' for CHNC challenge 194 - please click on the link to read about it and join in with your entries - if you haven't yet started your Christmas cards, there's no better time than NOW!

For this card I've used a background that I found on the internet on to a piece of blue mirror card on to which I matted an old Kanban frame and toppers - a peaceful 'silent night' picture. The middle topper is slightly raised with foam pads.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
Papercreators 29: early Christmas
CRAFT 276: Christmas
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 74
Crafting by design September: anything goes

Silent night on Christmas Eve

This week's CHNC challenge 194 is 'silent night' - depict this in any way you wish. For this card I thought I would depict a silent night on Christmas Eve.

I've used the Bugaboo Stamps snow globe - reindeer silhouette, kindly supplied by them as they are one of the challenge's sponsors. I digitally placed this on to their frosty digi papers and printed out, just colouring the base of the snow globe with a spectrum noir. This was then matted on to a white card blank with the addition of three different sized poinsettias from Hobbycraft.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
My perfect life festive 48 week 35
Papercreators 29: early Christmas
Catch the bug September anything goes
ABC Christmas: R for red poinsettias
CRAFT 276: Christmas
Left of center 45: no DP - all created digitally
Aloha Friday 32: in the sky
Crazy challenge 179: three of a kind (the poinsettias)
CCEE 1437: odd day - odd number of poinsettias
Whoopsi Daisy: throw on the flowers
Quirky crafts 18: red red wine
Open-minded 19: roll out the red
Digi choosday 36: monochromatic
Whimsy 75: monochromatic
Glitter n sparkle 101: use a digi
Artistic inspirations 108: anything goes or make it go round and round
Robyn's fetish 228: anything goes
Fitztown 52: anything goes
A creative romance: anything goes
Creative fingers 48: anything goes (with flowers)
Treasured times 24: anything goes
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 74
Crafting by design September: anything goes

Winner of the 2-day ticket for Ally Pally

The winner of the 2-day ticket for Alexandra Palace for the Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show on 20-21 September.is:

That's Jenny L of CARDSARUS.

Please email me at hazelharris@ntlworld.com with your full name and address so that I can put the ticket in the post to you as soon as possible.

Win a ticket for Ally Pally Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show 20-21 September

Update: Please see this post for the winner

This post will be at the top until the linky closes

For all other posts please scroll down

I was fortunate enough to win two 2-day tickets for Alexandra Palace for the Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show on 20-21 September.

It was a prize for a challenge at My Craft Creations in conjunction with the organisers of the show:

Every year I say that I will go to it and then don't in the end, but this year, I'm going to go and use one of the tickets. But the other ticket is going spare, so I'm inviting you to add your name to the linky (you can just link up with your blog address, name and email) and I will draw a winner using random. It seems to be the fairest way to give the ticket to someone who could benefit.

The ticket is for the 2-day event, so you would be able to use it on the Saturday or Sunday ... or go both days if you wish.

Please feel free to share this on your blog to give other crafters the chance to win.

Please only enter if you would be able to use the ticket, as I don't want it to go to waste. If you have any questions, please ask!

The linky will remain open until 23:55 UK time Friday 12 September, to give time for me to put the ticket in the post.

An InLinkz Link-up

The sweet pea stampers challenge: all creatures great and small

Please click here for a chance to win a 2-day ticket for the Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show at Alexandra Palace 20-21 September

This is my design card for the new challenge for the next fortnight on the Sweet pea stampers challenge: all creatures great and small. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team - and we hope you will join in our challenge.

The image is Norma J Burnell's Forest Guardian stamp (also available as a digi), inked with memento tuxedo black and coloured with spectrum noir pens. The shaped card blank was already decorated with the polka dots. I matted the image on to a snippet piece of Craftwork cards paper from long ago (think it was called sugar plum) and then matted on to deep pink mirror card (doesn't show up the shine on here, unfortunately. The flowers with centre brads are Panduro hobby and the swirls of gems were part of my recent prize from Flourish with a bling.

This is also for:

Alphabet: P for pretty petals
Art by Miran 14: anything goes (hand coloured stamp)
Kort o mania 114: anything goes as long as it's bling
Stamp and create September: circles or dots
Stampotique 164: birds or animals
Di's digi designs: all about animals
Jellypark friends: pets/animals
Cutie pie 77: two's company
Make my Monday: Indian summer - bright colours
Cute card Thursday 338: too cute
Totally Gorjuss 252: bling
Incy wincy: all things girly
Hobbybook: girly
That's crafty: girl power
Wags n whiskers 137: for the girls
We do doobadoo 14: something feminine
Whoopsi Daisy: throw on the flowers
Crazy challenge 179: three of a kind (three groups of flowers, 3 brads)
CCEE 1437: odd day - odd number of flowers and brads
Going grey with Scrap-creations: favourite embellishment - flowers
Cardmakin mamas 88: precious metals x 3 (brads)
Vintage stamping (flonz craft) 24: anything goes
Stamplorations September: stamps & markers
Crafting by designs: pretty in pink
Allsorts 275: pretty in pink
Treasured times 24: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 35: anything goes
613 avenue create 88: anything goes + option: colours yellow, blue, pink with black/white
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
A creative romance: anything goes
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 74
Crafting by design September: anything goes
DL.ART September: anything goes

Too good to waste

The packaging on a couple of prima flowers was too good to waste, so I've used two of the backing cards on these two quick and simple cards, adding Panduro flowers with brads to the first one and flowers from Hobbycraft to the second.

They are both A6 cards, although the photo makes one look bigger than the other. The birthday greetings are pink foiled, which doesn't show up in the photo, but the picture below gives a little idea:

These are for:

Kort o mania 114: anything goes as long as it's bling
Totally Gorjuss 252: bling
Whoopsi Daisy: throw on the flowers
Crazy challenge 179: three of a kind (three groups of flowers, 3 brads)
Crafting by designs: pretty in pink
Allsorts 275: pretty in pink
Eclectic ellapu: lady's birthday
Emerald faeries 59: springtime
Pink gem 127: it's summer time
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 73
Crafting by design September: anything goes
DL.ART September: anything goes

All she had now was words

Please click here for a chance to win a 2-day ticket for the Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show at Alexandra Palace 20-21 September

The image for this card was taken out of a book of short stories, this one being 'All she had now was words'. I rather liked this picture, so thought it was worth using. Simply matted on to a ready decorated 7 x 5 card blank with some Poundland blooms added.

Colours prompted by the picture for Pinspirational 123:

Also Cosmic colours 5:

This is also for:

Going grey with Scrap-creations: favourite embellishment - flowers
Incy wincy: all things girly
Hobbybook: girly
That's crafty: girl power
Wags n whiskers 137: for the girls
We do doobadoo 14: something feminine
613 avenue create 88: anything goes + create your own colour - teal, blue, brown + white and black
Crafting from the heart 35: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Divas by design: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 149: anything goes
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 73
Crafting by design September: anything goes
DL.ART September: anything goes

Just for you

Please click here for a chance to win a 2-day ticket for the Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show at Alexandra Palace 20-21 September

This is a re-purposed card - it started off life as an Easter card, but has been changed around and had the 'just for you' banner added - I just didn't want to keep the original till next Easter. Background paper is K & Co, matted on to a card blank that already had the fancy border, which I brushed with distress ink. Flowers from Hobbycraft.

This is for:

Papertake: repeat repeat
613 avenue create 88: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 35: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Divas by design: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 149: anything goes
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 73
Crafting by design September: anything goes

WOYWW 275

Having returned to WOYWW last week, here I am again (I feel the addiction creeping back already!). I enjoyed visiting other workspaces and thank everyone for visiting me and for leaving me comments. So here I am for WOYWW 275 - if you don't know what I'm talking about, click on the link and see Julia's post and then have a nosey at the other workspaces that are shared.

Last week I shared pictures that showed me accommodating my new toy, the Scan n Cut and later in the day I made a card that I linked to.

I shared that I had a bit of a dilemma because I have several DT designs to get on with and also need to sort a lot of my craft stuff. I admit that I was tempted to get on and play with the Scan n Cut, but I disciplined myself to get on with other things. I even did some sorting yesterday afternoon. It was a lovely day, so I took some boxed of stamps up to the summerhouse and did some sorting. A while ago I bought a box which is meant for gardeners to use, but I thought it would be just right to house small stamps in different categories. This is as far as I've got - thinking I might put some of the smaller ones on to uniform pieces of card to make it all look neat .... but I doubt I'll get round to doing that! Not sure yet where it will live - just perched here for the photo:

So, back to the Scan n Cut - last night I decided to have a look at Birds Cards where there are loads of free svg files that can then be converted to suitable files for the Scan n Cut using Scan n Cut canvas.

I downloaded a lattice file and cut - probably not the best to start with, because it's very fiddly to get all the bits off the mat, but hey ho!  It's 7 x 7, so I intend to use it on an 8 x 8 card ... but I'm not sure how or what for! Think I might make something to go under it using my gelli plate with acrylic paint or distress ink, but haven't decided yet.

This is what was left behind on the mat (poor picture because it was taken late last night):

Think I need to stop playing for a while and get back to doing things that need to be done. Watch this space!

Oh, and this is a picture of the workspace to the left of where I sit - thought I'd include it for those who think that I'm always neat and tidy!

The pride of the peacock

Please click here for a chance to win a 2-day ticket for the Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show at Alexandra Palace 20-21 September

I wanted to make something in response to the Inkspirational challenge 64 where this lovely photo was given, especially as I bought a pack of peacock feathers recently.

I found that I had a lovely digital image on my PC that I originally got from Papercraft Star (no longer in existence, unfortunately) or a wrought iron peacock.

I printed this out on to a piece of pale blue card and lightly brushed with a mix of dusty concord and peacock feathers distress inks - they look more vibrant in real life than in the photo. I then place one of the peacock feathers over this and took a photo that I then used digitally with the quote to finish the card ready to be printed. This way, I still have the peacock feather. I think it would get too damaged to try to adhere one to the card, so I felt this was a good way round it.

This is also for:

Word art Wednesday 148: anything goes
Take a word: birds
Glitter n sparkle 101: use a digi
2 cute ink 114: anything goes
Kreativeinkauf 18: anything goes
Natalie and Amy 24: things with wings
Creative craft cottage digi creations 8: digi/things with wings
Little Miss Muffet 93: blues and greens

Full steam ahead ...

Please click here for a chance to win a 2-day ticket for the Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show at Alexandra Palace 20-21 September

I was asked to make this card for a grandson going to a new school. My friend had seen this card and asked for something similar.

This is for:

Crafting for all seasons 85: wheels and/or cogs
Hobby cutz 64: for the boys
Papertake: repeat repeat
Cardz 4 guyz 35: clean and simple
Ooh-la-la 164: clean & simple
Fairytale 99: clean and simple
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 73
Crafting by design September: anything goes