Winter birthday

 

   December's theme for the Aud Sentiment challenge is embossing folder and/or winter/New Year.

I have chosen to make a card for a winter birthday using several pages of a design from Hunkydory's Little Book of seasonal Greetings and decoupaging the image.

   I would like to enter this inti the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional make them smile

   Moving Along With the Times - winter animals

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Sparkles - winter animals

   Creative Moments - winter

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Winter wishes

  

 

   December's theme over at the Send A Smile for Kids challenge is winter.

   I have used another image from Hunkydory's Little Book of Snowmen to decoupage these snowmen. What could be more wintery?

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with make them smile

   Creative Inspirations - contemporary Christmas colours

   Scrapping 4 Fun - non traditional Christmas colours

   The Paper Shelter - colours of winter

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with option blue and silver Christmas

   Fab n' Funky - snowmen

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Creative Moments - winter

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design -  anything goes

Mr and Mrs Snowman

 

   The theme for December's Aud Sentiment challenge is a gift tag/packing and/or Christmas.

I have chosen to make a Christmas card using a leftover scrap from paper printed using a My Craft Studio CD ROM for the sky background and torn white thick paper for the snow foreground. The snowman die was from Tattered Lace and the colours were added using Promarkers.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Pat of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional show some flowers

   Allsorts - anything goes with the great outdoors

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   C.R.A.F.T. - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Beccy's Place - holiday cards

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Pearly Sparkles - Christmas/winter

Happy winter holiday

   Send a Smile 4 Kids November challenge is to make a card with a holiday theme.

   I have used pages from Hunkydory's Little Book of Snowmen to decoupage an image for a winter holiday.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with show some flowers

   Allsorts - anything goes with the great outdoors

   Crafty Calendar - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional in the forest

   Craft Rocket - winter time

   C.R.A.F.T. - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Beccy's Place - holiday cards

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Pearly Sparkles - Christmas/winter

Let's celebrate

   The Send A Smile 4 Kids October challenge has the themes of holiday or celebration.

   I am very partial to the dragon digi stamps from Lee Holland. This one which I have coloured using Promarkers is called birthday dragon. The frame was cut using a carnation Crafts rectangular eyelet and ring die. I also used another Carnation Crafts die to cut the sentiment.

 

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Moving Along With the Times - anything goes

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Allsorts - vintage with optional anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Let's Craft and Create - anything goes with favourite colour combination

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Fab 'n' Funky - show us some colouring

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Pearly Sparkles - cute

Autumn hedgehogs

 

   This month the Aud Sentiments challenge has the themes of ink blending and/or Fall/thanksgiving.

I have chosen the autumn theme and used pieces from Hunkydory's Midnight Garden decoupage book.  I have added two peel off leaf strips which I coloured using Sharpie pens.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional spots /stripes

   Moving Along With the Times - anything goes

   Little Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Allsorts - anything goes with autumn trees, leaves and berries

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with autumn colour

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Crafty Gals Corner - signs of fall

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Autumn scarecrow

 

   This month the theme for the Send  A Smile 4 Kids challenge is a cute fall or Halloween card.

I have chosen an image from Hunkydory's Little book of autumn,  decoupaged it and then outlined it with strips of copper coloured peel offs. The sentiment was cut using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Allsorts - anything goes with optional sunflowers

   Incy Wincy Designs - colours of autumn and/or not square or rectangle

   Crafty Calender -  anything goes

   Creative Knockouts - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Thank you sunflower

 

   This month the theme for the Aud Sentiment challenge is tag it and/or thankyou.

For my thank you card I have decoupaged an image from Hunky Dory's Little Book of Autumn. The sentiment and the label on which it is were cut using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Incy Wincy Designs - colours of autumn and/or not square or rectangle

   The Crafter's Cafe - colours of the garden

   Creative Knockouts - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional heroes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Floral birthday

 

   This theme for this month over at the Aud Sentiments challenge is not a rectangle and/or use washi tape.

   During a recent clear out I came across this printed paper and  matching die cuts. I believe they were from Tattered Lace. So using other bits and pieces in my stash I created this card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Little Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Crafty Calendar - anything goes 

   Let's Craft and Create - anything goes with dots and/or stripes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Cupcake Inspirations - and a bow/ribbon

Birthday mice

    

   This month we would like to see you birthday cards for kids over at the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge.

I have been looking through my craft stash recently and I came across a House Mouse decoupage sheet of this cake and candles. I matched it with some coloured pieces of card and added a happy birthday peel off. One more piece of stash used!!!

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   House Mouse - anything goes with optional sparkles

   Allsorts -anything goes with anything but square

   Crafty Calendar - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Craft Rocket - animals

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Graduation

 

   This card was made for someone who is graduating soon and then intends to travel the world. The lettering is cut using Tattered Lace dies and the image is part of a Carnation Crafts vignette cut using the matching die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Dream Valley - use dies / punches

   CD Sunaday Plus - anything goes

   C.R.A.F.T. - graduation

   Sparkles - no stamping allowed

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

House mice in snow

 

   July's theme for the Aud Sentiments Challenge is stencils and/or Christmas.

   I matted and layered 'snowing'  paper printed using the My Craft Studio Winter CD ROM onto silver mirri and red card. I then used pieces left over from House Mouse decoupage sets to create  a decoupaged image.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   House Mouse and Friends - anything goes with celebrate it

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Fab 'n' Funky - four legged friends

Dragon with Christmas star

 

   The theme for this month's Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is Christmas in July.

   I have chosen to use a digi stamp from Lee Holland called 'Dragon with Christmas star. After colouring it using Promarkers and Derwent Coloursoft pencils I matted it onto gold mirri. The background paper was printed from a Tattered Lace download.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes withm optional stencilled background

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional embossing

   Allsorts - anything goes with optional summertime

   Crafty Calendar - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with stars and stripes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Jan's Digi Stamps - anything goes

   Pearly Sparkles - Christmas in July

Cricket anyone

 

   The theme for this month's Aud Sentiments challenge is fun fold and/or summer.

Here in England many schools play cricket during the summer so I have made this card using papers printed from an old Crafter's Companiion CD ROM called Hobbys.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional cute for a guy

   Moving Along with the Times - man/boy

   Allsorts - use a die with anything goes

   Crafty Calendar - summertime

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Scrapping 4 Fun - men/boys

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   My Time to Craft - masculine

   Pearly Sparkles - masculine

   CupCake Inspiration - anything goes

Roaring birthday

 

   The theme for this month's Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is a card for teens/tweens.

   My card is made by decoupaging several pages of the same image taken from Hunkydory's Little Book of Dinosaurs.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with for a guy

   Moving Along With the Times - man/boy

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with birthdays

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   My Time to Craft - masculine

Swallow

 

   This card is made using various dies and printable downloads from Carnation Crafts.

   I would like to enter it into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with add flowers

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Craft Rocket - use dies

   Sparkles - things with wings

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Cupcake Inspiration - anything goes

Gold wedding

 

   I was asked to make a 50th wedding anniversary card and to include gold on it. I hope this fits the bill - I have used gold mirri card and cream card. The word were cut using Tattered Lace dies and everything else was cut using Carnation Crafts dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Crafty Calendar - anything but square

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional mother's day

   Everybody Art - wedding

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   My Time to Craft - monochrome

Greatest guy

 

      This month the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge has the theme of dads or special guys.

The decoupaged image I have used is from Hunkydorys Hobbies for him book. The 'golf' stri was printed using the All grown up CD ROM from My Craft Studio's From a Man's Point of View collection.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - make it masculine

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Spring lambs

 

   The theme for this month's Aud Sentiment Challenge is water colouring and/or spring. I have chosen to celebrate a spring birthday, decoupageing an image using several pages from Hunkdory's Little Book of Spring Days. The sentiment was cut using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   The Crafter's Cafe - Easter and/or flowers

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Crafty Gals Corner - Easter / spring

   Make My Monday - flowers

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Spring blossom

    This month's Aud Sentiments challenge theme is embossing and/or flowers.

   The flowers and lattice work used to make this card were diecut using vingettes and dies from Carnation Craft's Dawn of Spring collection. The dies used for the sentiment were from various Tattered Lace sets.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional Easter

   Lil atch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Creative Inspirations - spring blooms

   Allsorts - anything goes with in the spring garden

   Crafty Calendar - die cuts

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Creations in Pink - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   C.R.A.F.T. - Easter/spring

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Make My Monday - p is for .... pink

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

On your special day

    The theme for this month's Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is a mum or special lady card.

   I have used items from Hunkydory's Precious Poppies decoupage book and added some pearls.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional Easter

   The Crafters Cafe - circles

   Creations In Pink - anything goes

   Fab 'n' Funky - lots of layers

   Make My Monday - p is for ... pink

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

Rainbow brolly

    This month's Aud Sentiments challenge has the theme of St Patrick or rainbows. I have choosen to use the latter theme.

   The backround paper was printed using a My Craft Studio CD ROM from their Paper Craft Library. The digi called 'brolly bear is from Digi Stamps 4 Joy. I coloured it using Promarkers and fussy cut it. The sentiment is made up from peel off letters and I have tried to indicate falling rain!

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional balloons

   We Love  Stamping - anything goes with spring is in the air

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional dots 

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Allsorts - anything goes with optional domestic animals

   Stamping Sensations - anything goes with optional wings and tails

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Fab 'n' Funky - for a child

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Jan's Digi Stamps - anything goes

   My Time to Craft - rainbow

   Pearly Sparkles - include a sentiment

Dino-mite

 

   The theme for this month's Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is cards for the boys.

   I have decoupaged several pages from Hunkydory's Little Book of Dinosaurs to create this card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional balloons

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes 

   Creatalicious - anything goes with green/4 leaf clover

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Pearly Sparkles - include a sentiment

   Park Hopping, My Happy Place -anything inspired by a theme park

Spring time

   For the February Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge we would like to see Easter or spring cards. 

   I have used a digi stamp from Lee Holland called 'Spring time' and coloured it using Promarkers.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional female birthday

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Allsorts - anything goes with optional love

   Passion For Markers - use die cuts (the frames)

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   

New years flowers

 

   The digi used on this card is from Outlawz. I printed it several times coloured it using alcohol pens and decoupaged it then added some small pearls. The sentiment is computer generated.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with three favourite colours

   Dream Valley - hip to be square

   As You Like It - favourite mostly one colour ( yellow/orange because it is cheerful especially for this time of year)

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes 

   Outlawz - anything for outlawz

   Outlawz -  progressive freebie

   Jan's Digi Stamps - anything goes

New home

 

   Apart from the birds which were cut using a Tattered Lace die the rest of this card has been made using dies and downloadable vignettes from Carnation Crafts.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Friends - new beginnings

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Allsorts - something new

   Crafty Calender - add a sentiment

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with something new

   Craft Rocket - not square

   C.R.A.F.T. - new

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Make My Monday - something new

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Pearly Sparkles - no designer paper

House Mouse couple

 

   This month the theme for the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is Valentine's day.

   I have used an image of the House Mice printed using the House Mouse Triple CD ROM set and coloured it using Promarkers and Dewent Coloursoft pencils. It is mattted onto black mirri card and th little hearts at the corners are waste from another die cut.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional hobbies

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   House Mouse and Friends - anything goes with optional Christmas

   The Crafter's Cafe - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional something new

   Craft Rocket - not square

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

   Classic Design - anything goes

   Jan's Digi Stamps - anything goes