Crafting Muskateers Challenge #14

Hi, crikey I can't believe we are on Challenge #14 already! Thanks to everyone who played along with us on the last challenge and congratulations to the winner and top 3, there were some amazing entries as always.

Sad news again in this post, we have said bye to Avril and Kathy-Jo who have both decided to step down from the team, we're going to miss you girls.

We have a couple of new ladies joining our team though and they are Nichola Welham and Cheremane Smith.. Cheremane is our GDT for this challenge and then joins us permanently in July. 

The theme for this month is "Stamped Image" (this can include a digi stamp) and it has been sponsored by the wonderful  www.polkadoodles.com The prize on offer is 4 Digi Images from the sponsor which the DT have used for their projects.

As well as the Polkadoodles image I have used backing paper from the "Words For Him" A4 paper pad #20846 by Aspire Crafts train and image are from the wonderful Clearly Besotted Stamps

If you don't have your own blog , you can join us on our Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Crafting-Musketeers-Challenge-BLOG/320703981385124

Thanks for dropping by

21st Birthday

It's week two of the fab sketch challenge over on the Kathy's Waffle Sketch Challenge blog so as it's a monthly challenge, there is still plenty of time to play along with us and here is the sketch we would like you to use!

Can I hear a shriek of OMG because that's the reaction I gave it lol Once you start playing with it it's really not as bad as it seems.

Have fun and when you've had a play don't forget to leave a link on the Inlinkz bit on the blog so we can come and see what you've made.

Thanks for dropping by xx

Funky Friday

Our super friend and team mate (Kathy's Waffle) has started a Facebook page just for us lazy so and so's who start out blogging with all good intentions but then it drops off without us realising it BUT (and in my case it's a big butt ;)) you have to make a card too :) Here are the details in Kathy's own words

"I've just started a Facebook group called "a Card a Day" and I'm hoping that lots of fellow-card makers will use it as a virtual "prod" to get those cards made - it's an "open" group so anyone can join in, and enlist their friends too. I'm hoping it will encourage us all to use our own blogs more and to visit and leave a message on each others' blogs too - Just a "hello" to say you were there if time is short. We all need and appreciate knowing we're not just talking to ourselves, don't we?Hopefully this will help with all that Christmas card making - and any other cards too so please come along and join us. If you're not on FB you can still join in by leaving a comment on Kathy's blog and she will post a link to your blog on the FB page for you
Of course, a little bit of cheating is allowed - so making a few cards on one day and then sharing one at a time is perfectly acceptable...;)"

So here are my 'Funky Friday' and my 'Card a Day' makes

 This card is made using left over paper from the "October Freebie" from Anice at Funky Hand for anyone who would love to take part in the Get Funky challenge but doesn't own any Funky Hand products. The sentiment is from Twelve Crafters Crafting and the tree is a Memory Box die. 

 Papers from Traditional Ole Xmas by Funky Hand. This paper hasn't been released yet but most of the other new papers and digi stamps are now available on the Funky Hand web site

You should really take a look at the papers, they are seriously gorgeous :)

I made the bottom card using the sketch from Mojo Monday
I can also add them to Di Snippets
and Sarn's Penultimate Rudolf day

I now need to go and make my son's birthday cards, it's his birthday tomorrow (the sign of a true crafter lol )

Thanks for looking.

Through the window

The week 50 challenge on the Polka Doodles blog is

The theme for this last challenge of 2011 is:

Through The Window...

and this is what I came up with (this is my first Polka Doodles challenge so please be gentle with me!)

 All the paper elements on the card are magazine freebies but I can't remember if the window etc are from Polka Doodles too as I threw away the strip from the bottom of the page! I did manage a few more cards from the papers though

 Image and sentiment from Pink Petticoat

 Image from Forever Friends, sentiment was generated on my lap top.

 Image from Digi Stamp Boutique and sentiment from Pink Petticoat

Stamped Christmas tree image is from Wild Rose Studios and the die cuts are from a download by Nitwit Collections

I like this set of papers so much that I have been onto the Polka Doodles web site this evening for a nose and was thrilled to see that they can be bought as a download..........guess what I bought :)

Rosie Dee's

Challenge # 78

By the time you read this we will be thinking of coming home from the lovely island of Zakynthos (Zante) where we have been for the last two weeks. Thank heavens for scheduling posts (and thanks Rosie for showing me how to do it)

It's my turn to host the second challenge for August and this time I decided that as it is my wonderful hubby's birthday next month we would have "One for the boys" but for the big boys in your life not the small ones as our men often get forgotten in our card making.

I fell in love with this image on Mo Mannings blog and bought it just after DH's birthday last year. It is totally appropriate in my opinion, why? you ask. Well, he is called The Engineer, subtitled Matthew on his train........hubby's name is Matthew and he works for a rail freight company!!! How's that for coincidence lol

I coloured the image with Promarkers and mounted and layered it onto assorted papers from my scrap drawer, the sentiment was printed on the lap top, card Candy is from Craftwork Cards and the assorted ribbons are from my stash.

All I've got to do now is remember where it is nearer his birthday......this is the reason I usually make it the night before his birthday (yeah right!) :)

Thanks again for playing along with our brilliant challenges and don't forget to hop over and have a look at the lovely work by the DT.

Challenge #77

It's my turn this month to set the challenges on Rosie D's blog and for my first one I have chosen "More than one fold" however if possible I would like something a bit more challenging than an easel card. I love making them as much as everyone but decided for this challenge I would make a card with six folds!!! so I made a tri shutter card.

I will be offering a couple of prizes this month but will do it at the end the end of the month from a combination of both challenges.  

I chose to make a card with six folds.......ok, it sounds great but it isn't, I chose to make a tri shutter card :)

I hope you can make the time to join us for this challenge. Take a look at the inspirational work by my fab team mates and don't forget to leave us a comment so we can come and take a look at your work.

Good luck!

DT call

There is a new blog starting next month and they are having a DT call at the moment. The challenge is slightly different to others around as "If you like most of us have a stash of old stamp gathering dust, then this is the place to come. There will be a new challenge every other Tuesday and you can combine it with as many other challenges as you like, as long as the main image is stamped and at least 6 months old. You can make anything you like Card, ATC, L/O etc as long as it fits in with the challenge"

The blog is called Oldie But A Goodie which might be right up my street as I haven't bought many stamps this year!!


 Check it out :)

Craftwork Cards

I came across the Craftwork Cards blog a while ago but didn't realise they had started doing challenges until earlier this week. I love the quality of their goodies and am well overdue at placing an order!!! Will sort that as soon as I get back from my jollies :) I joined in with Sketch #3

Hi de hi!!!

Sorry....just felt like saying it :))

I have been at a wedding fayre all day today (surrounded by reluctant males in football shirts tagging behind theire lovely b to be's). We had a great day as always at the Holiday Inn (I love catching up with the other exhibitors too) and just want to say thank heavens for air conditioning :))

It's challenge time again on Rosie D's blog and it's still Mervi in the hot seat, here is what she has to say 

"It's DT Mervi your hostess again and this fortnight we all would like to see creations for
SUMMER BIRTHDAYS !
I'm one whose having birthday next week, but this time I will give a surprise prize to the lucky winner!
There will be Sizzix Butterfly die, Lily&Milo stamp, diamonds...
(And I'm having a little candy too in my own blog, please pop in !)

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is to take part in our challenge. Leave us your link with the lovely Mr Linky and we all love if you leave us a comment,too. A winner will be picked at random from all those that take part. Good luck!"

and my sneaky peek

We had a fantastic amount of entries last week, so thank you everyone. Let's see what you can come up with this time....leave us a link and we'll pay you a visit :)

tfl

New digi stamps

My card uses the "Christmas Mascot", one of the new digi stamps from DewDrop Crafts Isn't she sweet?

There are more super cute images on the web site and there is a 30% discount if you spend over £5.00 before midnight tonight...........what are you waiting for?

And while you are over there, take a little peek at the challenge and banish those winter blues :)

I have another couple of DT cards to make so will be back soon.

Take care and thanks for looking. xx

Rosie-Dee's

Last weeks challenge revealed. The theme was weddings and I had made an album which had been commissioned so my sneaky was a double page from said album.


Papers and images - Pink Petticoat Hearts and 'Love' - Sizzix Ribbons - Ribbon Oasis Now for the new challenge which this week is 'Baby' I had a commissioned card to make, perfect, two birds one stone :) and here's my little peek!

Can you tell what it is yet? LOL No? then pop on over to Rosie-Dee's and have a look at all the DT work. We'd love to have you on board this week.

TFL

Rosie-Dee's

challenge this week, in the last of the colour combo month, is to make a card, scrapbook page, altered item or whatever you like but it must be black and white. I chose to make a card as I have three birthdays to make for this week.

paper and Page Frills - Doodlebug
image and sentiment - Debbi Moore
gems - Anita's
butterfly - Martha Stewart
everything else from my stash.

We had a fab weekend weather wise, with yesterday being the better of the two days........it was a scorcher. I sat in the garden and worked. DH decided that he wanted a work place like mine! Their office doesn't have opening windows so the air con is on all the time, the windows are tinted so they never know what the weather is like till they go outside and the coffee machine has been broken all week! Oh, the joys of working from home :)

I had yet another busy week last week. I still have wedding orders coming in and got an email from Debbi's office to see if I could make some Christmas samples ready for the show on Ideal World next week. I really struggle with Christmas before I've been on holiday in August :) but I did manage to get them posted on Friday morning. I then had to strip off my desk and clean it as I had green glitter everywhere LOL!

Must get back to work now as I have 50 invitations to try and get done today. I've also made my DT card for next Sunday so I may be back later with a sneaky peek! Please try to join us for the Sunday challenges.

Take care and tfl. x

New challenge

It's new challenge day on the DewDrop Craftz blog so a big thank you to everyone who took part and congratulations to Hazel on winning the last challenge! This week is Sarah's turn to set the challenge and here is what she has come up with


'Anything but a card'
So.. we'd like to see all your creations that aren't a card..
You do not have to use anything from DewDrop Craftz.. but would be great to see them if you do..The winner of this fortnights challenge will win a selection of 6 x 6 papers..Entries: leave a link to your creation on this post and keep an eye out the 12th April for the winner..

I decided to make a gift bag and tag for my entry this week as I received my yummy stamp from Nikki the other day and it was definitely male orientated!

I sometimes struggle when I have to make 'male' gift bags if the male in question doesn't have a hobby or is too you to drink alcohol ;) I decided that this stamp could be used for males both young and old (as in relics, fossils etc LOL) I coloured my images with Promarkers and papers used are Baby Bee by Crate Paper and Urban Window by We R Memory Keepers.

The dinosaur is called Eric and if he looks familiar to you then that's probably because you have seen him on the blog of the very talented Sally-Ann from Grab-a-Doodle-Do He can be seen and purchased, along with Lilly and Cherry Cupcake from the DewDropCraftz shop Keep calling back as there will be more of Sally-Ann's stamps available soon.

Take a look at the blog and see what the other members of the DT have come up with :)