Praise Angel

   The theme for this week's challenge at Eureaka Stamps is angels.
   I decided to make a Christmas card using an angel. The image, 'Praise Angel' (number 1005) was coloured using Promarkers and I printed it under the wishes 'May the good news' (number 22703(526)). I then mattered and layered it onto gold mirri card and white card. Finally I added some loose glittter to the angel's wings.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - monochrome
   Addicted to Stamps and More - clean and simple
   Dragonfly Dreams - wings
   Alphabet - N is for no design paper
   Crafting When We Can - anything goes

Bunny thanks

   The challenge for you at Crafty Cardmakers and More is to use no patterned paper.
    I kept mine very simple and used a Bebunni special friend stamp from Crafter's Companion which I coloured using Promarkers. I then outlined it with silver craft strip from Lakeland Ltd which had been lying around in my stash for several years.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   V's Sweet Ideas - anything goes
   A Bit More Time To Craft - anything goes
   Vintage Stamping - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Alphabet - N is for no design papers

Under the weather

   Another Monday sees the start of another challenge at Eureka Stamps.  This week the theme is buttons.
   I used digi image number 2006 (Rainy Day Dude) which I coloured using Promarkers and number 2007 (Under the weather). I wrapped orange organza ribbon round the lower left hand corner and then matted and layered it onto yellow core'dinations cardstock and white card. I then made a triple bow and added this to the ribbon strip. Finally I added three buttons to this strip.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dragonfly Dreams - wings
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   V's Sweet Ideas - anything goes
   Digi Designs - use ribbon, lace or twine
   Dragon Lair Design - three of a kind (3 buttons)
   Brown Sugar - buttons and bows
   Alphabet - N is for no design papers

christmas owl

   I hope you are ready for a fresh challenge at Crafting From the Heart. As always our theme is anything goes. Our sponsors this week are 

 and

    My card uses a digi image from Sami Stamps called Hollie Owl. I coloured it using Promarkers and then dusted the background with distress inks using greens for the upper left hand triangle and reds for the other. The background papers are from the Berry Merry Christmas papers by Jennifer Ellory and I reversed the colour scheme. After attaching the image to the card I outlined two edges in red peel off and two in green peel off. The sentiment was also a mixture of red and green peel offs.

   I woud like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Inky Impressions - Christmas in August
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   4 Crafty Chicks - distressing
   Crafty Boots - fair and square
   Fab 'n' Funky - things with wings
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' -anything goes with add a border
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Dragonfly Dreams - wings
   Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes with wings

Anything goes 4 kids

   This time the theme for our challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids is 'anything goes'.
   Again we have three generous sponsors: Flat Friends Boutique (6 digis), Crafty Sentiments Designs (3 digis) and Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet ($6 gift certificate).

   My first card uses a digi image from Flat Friends Boutique called 'Deer Scene'. I matted paper from Wild Rose Studio's Bluebell paper pack onto white card and then outlined it using gold edged peel offs. I coloured the image using Promarkers and after cutting it out using a Tattered Lace oval die I dusted the edges with distress inks. After attaching it to the card I edged it with gold edged peel off. Using off cuts from the paper pack I used a Tattered Lace die to create the sentiment.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes

   Digi Choosday - punches or dies

   A Bit More Time to Craft - anything goes

   Inspiration Destination - anything goes

   Doodle Pantry - anything goes

   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

   Beccy's Place - anything goes

   My second card uses paper from another Wild Rose Studio paper pack, this time Blackberry Lane. I matted and layered it onto pink core'dinations cardstock and white card. Using a darker pink core'dinations cardstock I cut two corner pieces using the Sparkle Corner die from Tattered Lace and attached these at the top of the card. 

   The digi image is from Crafty Sentiments Designs and is called 'just relax'. I coloured it using Promarkers and then cut it out, shaped it slightly and attached it to the card using glue gel. Lastly I created the sentiment from dark pink core'dinations cardstock, cutting the letters out using the elegant alphabet Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

   Whoopsi Daisy - make it girly

   QKR Stampede - use a die cut

   Papertake Weekly - to die for

   The Cutie Pie - cute and girly

   Paper Creator's Crafts - dies or punches

   Crafty Girlz - anything goes with lazy days

   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

   A Gem of a Challenge - one for the girls

   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

At the beach

   We start a new challenge at Creative Corner today, the theme of which is 'At the beach'.
   I wrapped satin ribbon round the lower edge of paper from the All Aboard pack from The English Paper Company and matted and layered it onto blue core'dinations cardstock and white card. (The paper itself had a pale yellow background but for some reason it shows up as pale blue in the photograph.)
   The digi image called 'flip flops' is from the Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet. I coloured it using Promakers  and cut it out using a Spellbinders floral oval die. Whilst still in the die I dusted the background with distress inks. Once it was removed from the die I coloured the edge using Promarkers. I then attached it to the card along with a bow made from the satin ribbon.
   The letters which I glued to the ribbon were cut from red core'dinations cardstock using dies from Tattered Lace's elegant alphabet set.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Papertake Weekly - to die for
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   QKR Stampede - use a die cut
   Digi Designs - use ribbon, lace or twine
   Crafty Boots - fair and square
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - summer fun at the beach
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Scrapbook stamp Society - anything goes with frame it
   Crafty Girlz - anything goes with lazy days
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   The Stamping Boutique - at the beach
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Pattie's Creations Design - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - one for the girls
   Eclectic Ellapu - by the sea

Sunny days

   Our theme this week at Eureka Stamps is 'sunny days'. We want you to use a sun in your project.
   I repeated the digi image 'Sun path border' (number 32601) three times and coloured it using Promarkers. I decided I wanted each path to get lighter as the foreground was approached and also the grass to lighten as your travelled left to right. I then matted and layered it onto green core'dinations cardstock and then white card.
   I matted the sentiment (number 14103) onto two shades of green core'dinations cardstock and positioned this across the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Addicted To Stamps And More - make your mark
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Creative Moments - summer sun

Fun on the beach

   The theme for our new challenge at Crafty Cardmakers and More is warm summer colours. I love the House Mouse designs and so decided to use this one from one of the Cardmaking Collections from Joanna Sheen.
   I began by matting deep red core'dinations cardstock onto white card. I then attached the decorative strip at the base and the main design at an angle. I decoupaged the beach ball and added letters from core'dinations cardstock cut out using Tattered Lace dies. I matted one of the smaller pictures onto blue core'dinations cardstock and attached this to the card using foam pads.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   ABC - O is for open
   Allsorts - inspired by summer
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - holidays
   Crafty Boots - life's a beach
   Gruffies and Guests - summer fun
   A Gem of a Challenge - animals or birds
   Eclectic Ellapu - by the sea
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes

Lion

   The theme for this week's challenge at Eureka Stamps is 'hot, hot, hot'.  I chose to use the digi image 'lion' (number 13001) as what can get hotter than the safari.
   I printed paper from the Card Creations Plus CD ROM 'Brush Srokes in the Wild' ans matted it onto red mirri card and then white card. To keep with the hot colours I then cut an oval of red mirri card and centred this on the card. I coloured the lion using Promarkers, cut it out and stuck it to the mirri card using glue gel, as this works better on mirri than other glues. I finished off the card with a gold peel off sentiment and red and yellow gems.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - strips or checks
   Digi Choosday - animals
   Animal Friends - at the zoo
   A Gem of a Challenge - animals or birds
   Creative Moments - anything goes with option summer sun
   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - anything goes with celebration
   Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Our Creative Corner - Mexican moods
   Addicted to Stamps and More - anything goes
   Crafty Galz - anything goes with summer holidays

Faith, hope and love

   The challenge at Crafting From the Heart this week is being sponsored by the following companies:

and

   As usual the theme is anything goes and I chose to work with a digi image from Bugaboo. 

   I embossed a square of pink core'dinations cardstock using the Die'sire Embossalicious folder 'butterfly swirl corner'. I sanded it and after matting it onto white card applied Stickles to the sanded areas. The digi stamp is called Faith Block and after colouring it using Promarkers I cut it out leaving a narrow margin around the edge..

    I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - flowers
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
   In The Pink - anything goes
   A Bit More Time To Craft - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Addicted to Stamps and More - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - anything goes
   Sweet Stampin - anything but a birthday
   Through the Purple Haze - flowers

Cards for boys

   We want you to make clean and simple cards for the challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids this time. Again we have three generous sponsors: Bugaboo (7 digis), Lacy Sunshine (3 digis) and Kitchen Sink Stamps ($25 gift certificate).

    My first card uses the Bugaboo digi stamp Deacon bugs and after colouring it using Promarkers I matted and layered it onto blue core'dinations cardstock and white card. I also added a peel off sentiment and ladybird, which I colourd using Promarkers.

 

    My second card uses the Lacy Sunshine digi stamp skateboard Reggie. This I also coloured using Promarkers. Having matted and layered it onto grey core'dinations cardstock and white card I added a silver peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Craft Your Passion - anything goes

   QKR Stampede - anything goes

   Papertake Weekly - anything goes

   Brown Sugar - anything goes

   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Inspiration Destination - anything goes

   Crafting By Designs - anything goes

   Crafty Girlz - anything goes with summer holidays

   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - anything goes with celebration

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - card for a child

   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

   One Stitch at a Time - anything goes with children

   Beccy's Place - anything goes

   Digitally Sweet - celebrations

   Crafty Gals Corner - let's celebrate

Summer day

   For our challenge this week at Creative Corner we would like you to use turquoise and brown.
   I wrapped turquoise ribbon round the lower part of  striped turquoise paper I had in my stash and then matted and layered it onto brown core'dinations cardstock and white card. The image is from The Paper Shelter and is called 'That's something you don't see everyday'. I coloured it using Promarkers, rounded the corners with a punch, matted it onto brown core'dinations cardstock and attached it to the card at an angle. I then added a turquoise bow.
   The letters were cut from brown core'dinations cardstock using the Tattered Lace elegant alphabet dies. Finally I added three dark brown card candi.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Whoopsi Daisy - make it girly
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - holidays
   Ribbon Girl - card with ribbon
   Crafty Girlz - anything goes with summer holidays
   Stamp and Create - one for the girls
   Penny's Paper Crafty - card for a child
   Bunny Zoe's Crafts - summer breeze
   Creative Moments - anything goes with summer sun
   Eclectic Ellapu - by the sea
   Dream Valley - stripes or checks

Fawn

   The theme for this week's Eureka Stamps challenge is washi tape, something I have not used much of previously, so I look forward to seeing new ideas on how to use it. I bordered my card with washi tape and also stuck some on card to form a sentiment.
   The digi image is number 13106 (Fawn) and I coloured it using Spectrum Noir pencils. I shaded the edges using distress inks.
 
   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   QKR Stampede - washi tape
   Incy Wincy Designs - frame it
   Brown Sugar - animals
   Crafting When We Can - ribbon or twine or washi tape
   Clear It Out - one layer / using washi tape