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Thursday 29 September 2016

Flowers and Nature

Good morning,
It's time for a new challenge over at I love Promarkers.
This week’s theme is Flowers/Nature
Our sponsors is
My DT project for this challenge used
The Sweet Gardener




The papers are from a romantic lace wedding collection available here
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts
The lace and pearls are from my stash.
The sentiment was n
made using a tag stamp from Little Claires I think.




Fantasy time at CRAFT






Good Morning,


Our new challenge over at  CRAFT this week is ……
Fantasy.
We would like to see your interpretation of the theme.
We have two fabulous sponsors again this week

My card this week uses ‘Wood Elfing’ from Scrappers Delight. 
She has been coloured with Promarkers.
The leaf shape card was die cut on my Silhouette Cameo.
The papers are from the Nitwit Collection – Autumn Enchantment
The tulle, gems and ribbons are from my stash.
The sentiment was stamped using a tag collection that I think were from Little Claires.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges….
crafting By Designs - W,F, 3E  Favorite Season
Mod Squad Challenge - W, 3E, F - Leaves
Moo-Mania & More - 2W, JFF - Fall Foliage (Week 2 of 2)
Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (Week 1) Autumn
Crafty Cardmakers - 2W, C15 - (Week 2) Autumn (theme and/or colors)



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Thursday 22 September 2016

Autumn, Halloween or Thanksgiving - which one will you choose?


Good Morning,

Welcome to a new challenge at CRAFT . This week we would like to see projects suggesting ….

Autumn/ Halloween/ Thanksgiving.

Plenty of scope there – something for everyone.

 

We have two fabulous sponsors again this week


 

For my card I was lucky enough to get to choose a stamp from Dr Digi House of Stamps.

I love their stamps – they are all such fun images. For my Halloween Trick or Treat Bag I used


 

 


 

 

 

 

The papers are from Bearly Mine Halloween collection sadly no longer available.

The die cuts were created by my Silhouette cameo and purchased from their online design store.

The bag is from my stash.

The image is coloured with Promarkers.

Thursday 15 September 2016

Christmas CRAFT


Good Morning,

It’s the third Thursday in the month and over at CRAFT that means we’re celebrating …

Christmas!

We have two fabulous sponsors this week


For my card I chose this gorgeous stamp from Stamping Boutique called Snowfriends – here

I don’t know why but as soon as I saw this stamp it suggested Sepia tones to me.

 


The papers are from Lebondesign here but printed out on the sepia setting on my printer.

The image is coloured with Promarkers.

The sentiment was made for our daughter and Son in Law on the PC.

This is their first Christmas as proud parents.

The jute string and Christmas tree charm are from my stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges…..




Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st & 3rd Sun) E3 Always Anything Goes #1

A Gem of a Challenge  2W  #177 - Ribbon, Lace or Twine (W2 of 2)

Crafty Friends Challenge 2W, 3E, #40 Monochrome (W1 of 2)

Simply Papercraft - 2WE3 - No. 36 (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes



A Snowflakes Promise 2W, E3, Must be Christmas/winter themed  #28 - Anything Goes (week 2)

Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #37 - Anything Goes

Everybody-Art-Challenge W - #380 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread 2W, E3, no digital projects Always Anything Goes (Week 1) 

Artistic Inspirations - 2W, E3, F - (Week 1) Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes



Thursday 8 September 2016

Make an Easel Card


Good Morning,

Time for a new challenge  CRAFT Challenge and this week we are asking you to make an

Easel Card

Our generous sponsors this week are


 

For my Easel card which is for our grandson to give to my husband on his forthcoming 60th birthday, I chose …


 

 


As always the image has been coloured with Promarkers.

The papers are from a rock and roll set I bought on Etsy.

The treble clef stopper was cut using a Marrianne Die.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges…..

  

Inspiration Destination - W, F- #102 Always Anything Goes

Wonderful Wednesdays -  W, SIO -  Always Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #36 - Anything Goes

Sunny Day Crafting - W - #13 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes

Wednesday 7 September 2016

Spots and Stripes at I Love Promarkers


Good Morning,
Welcome to another challenge at  I Love Promarkers.
This fortnight’s theme is
 Spots and /or Stripes
Our  fabulous Sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy
For my DT project I used ‘Wise Dragon’ – here
 

The papers are from various Nitwit collections.
The image is coloured with Promarkers and the sentiment is a stamp from a Whimsy stamp I’ve had for years.
I have to say that this is the first time I have used an image from this particular store and I have to say it was a delight to colour. I will definitely be visiting the store  again soon.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges….
 Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #36 - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread 2W, E3, no digital projects Always Anything Goes (Week 2) 
Sunny Day Crafting - W - #13 Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
Colour Your World with Lucy Sunshine - 2W, F, E3, (no pre-colored imagesAlways Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st & 3rd Sun) E3 Always Anything Goes

Tuesday 6 September 2016

Colours of Autumn at 613 Avenue Create


Good morning,

                      This month over at 613 Avenue Create we have a brand new challenge.

Anything Goes with Optional Twist - The Colours of Autumn!

 Our fabulous sponsors this month are …



 For my DT project I made a slip case gift box to hold a pot of chutney or jam.



The gorgeous image is Fruity Babies Apple Jack from Scrappers delight.

The image is coloured using Promarkers.

The papers are from the Raspberry Road Autumn Thyme again set - here

The instructions for making the box are from the Crafters Companion DVD that accompanies the Big Score Board here

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

Broken Fairy Designs 2W, E2 #9 - Anything Goes with a twist: Fall Colors (W2 of 2)

Hiding in my Craft Room W,1E #265 Fall Colors

Crafty Catz - W, 3E – #336 - Anything Goes with a optional twist - Autumn Colors

Really Reasonable Ribbon - 2W, 4E (1st & 3rd Friday) - No.148 - (W1 of 2)  Autumn Colors with ribbon/trim

Simply Create Too - 2W No.117 - (W1 of 2) - Fall Colors

 

 

Friday 2 September 2016

Anything Goes and DT Call

Good Morning,
It’s the first Friday of the month – July already, and we have a new challenge and DT call over at

This month the theme is straight Anything Goes

And our sponsor this month is 

The design team were lucky enough to work with some of the awesome products from the shop.

For my wall hanging I used I used  scrap words 26, circle mesh






 The rest of the things were from my stash, distresses wood paper, picket fence chip board shape, mdf beach hut.
The background paper is from a distressed Wood set from Etsy.

I would like to enter this project into the following challenge....

We Love 2 Create  - 2W, 2E, F, SIO - Always Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes


My second project is a set of Mr & Mrs boxes made for my daughter’s up coming wedding.





The boxes were painted with gesso then white acrylic paint.
The vinyl letters were cut on my Silhouette Cameo

The embellishments were from my stash.

I would like to enter this second project into the following challenges....
The Crafty Addicts 2W, E #22 - Anything Goes/Use Lace or Pearls (Week 1 of 2)
We Love 2 Create  - 2W, 2E, F, SIO - Always Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
Decorate to Celebrate - 2W, F, must be party decoration - #18 Anything Goes
(Week 1 of 2)  

Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #97 Always Anything Goes - Twist- Weddings/Anniversaries (Week 1 of 2) 

Thursday 1 September 2016

Show us your technique - Embossing.

Good Morning,
Time for a new challenge  CRAFT Challenge and this week we would like to see
Embossing  on your projects
Our generous sponsor this week is
                           CRAFTY SENTIMENTS

The image I chose was ‘Lets Go Out’



He was coloured as always with Promarkers.
The background was made using a snow flake stamp which is part of the
‘Winter Tree Frame’ set from Stamps by Chloe - here then heat embossed with Wow Gold sparkle embossing powder - here
The reindeer border is from the Christmas border collection again from Stamps by Chloe - here
The small pine cones were collected on a walk, dipped in cosmic shimmer glue the rolled in gold glitter.
The sentiment was made on the PC.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges…..

Crafting By Designs - W,F, 3E  September Anything Goes entry 1
Simon Says Stamp - W, 5E - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #35 - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread 2W, E3, no digital projects Always Anything Goes (Week 1)
Sunny Day Crafting - W - #12 Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas W,must be Christmas  #296 Use a Sentiment