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Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Something Beginning with Letter 'C'


Hello, thanks for your visit.
Today begins a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.
As it is the fifth Tuesday in the month we have a regular
choice of Something Beginning with 
this time round we are looking for
Something Beginning with the letter'C'.
Please pop over to the challenge blog to see the fabulous
variety of creative talent by the  design team.
As you can see I have chosen Cricket - a sport less known
in the US but in the UK in the summertime,  it is very popular,
Papers from my stash- black card to mat.
Spellbinders large oval die. - All stamps from a set by
Craft UK Sports Collection. - Have fun.

Saturday, 28 January 2017

Feathers


Hello again, today begins a new  two weekly challenge at
My Time To Craft (MTTC) which is 
FEATHERS
You can make any project which includes feathers, the Design Team have
created some wonderful inspiration for you, Hope you pop over to see them.
As soon as I saw the Hobby Art stamps on a recent TV show on Hochanda, 
I just had to have them. Funky Floral and Funky Bird.
I have paper pieced the bird and the flowers, using Trimcraft - A Beautiful Life. 
 I have so many more ideas , I've got a few made already for future challenges. 
Hope you take part and enjoy the challenge.



Tuesday, 24 January 2017

A Shaped Card


Hello again, thanks for your visit. 
Today is the beginning of a weekly challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.
Cyndi has chosen 
A Shaped Card
The Design Team have some fabulous cards to inspire you.
Please pop to the blog and check out the cards and details.
I built my card around a label shaped card.
Papers used are from a pad from The Range  - Beach Life.
The boy stamp - Just For You by Just Inklined 
Kraft card - Oval die used. -  Promarkers to colour.
Card candi - greeting from stash.
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Monday, 23 January 2017

Black, White with a Spot of Red


Hello, hope your feeling well, safe and comfortable. 
Today is the start of a two week challenge at Make My Monday. 
Amy has chosen another interesting one for us. I am sure it will be popular.
Black,  White with a Spot of Red.
The Design Team have produced some wonderful inspiration, 
please pop over to see them and to  check out the challenge.
I recently bought a few of the mini Santoro Gorguss stamps, 
I decided this was a good challenge to try one out.
The card is a 6" square scallop edged.
Papers are from dovecraft back to Basics Monochrome. 
The stamp Santoro Mini Gorguss - The Scarf.
Dies - Greeting and Marianne Oval -  Embellished with a Debonair Flower. 



Friday, 20 January 2017

Winter Walk

Hello again, thanks for your visit. Today starts a new two week's
challenge at Alphabet Challenges.   It was my turn to choose the 
challenge for the letter W - so I have chosen
Winter Walk
Please pop over to the blog to see what the Design Team have been up to.
For my card, I made a C6 - 6 x 4 in. 
The decorated panel 5 x 2.5 in. matted onto a piece of black card.
I always enjoy creating scenes with stamps.
The sheep are by Stamp Addicts.
The remainder of stamps -5 in all - are by Hobby Art stamps. 
The birds are hand drawn , my only artistic skill.
Coloured with Promarkers, glue pen and Glamour Dust added for the snow,
I am hoping I don't see this amount of snow on my Winter Walks.

Thursday, 19 January 2017

Make It Male


Hello again, my card for today is for the challenge at
CD Sunday Challenges for Make It Male.
A 7inch square scallop edge card.
Papers and invertage topper from CD - The Card Hut 
Mimic Creations.
It's ages since I made an invertage card, this will suit most of the
male members of my family. 
In Memory of  Nigel Lamden (Card Creations Plus+ Founder) 
he will be a sad loss to our crafting world, for his creations
and iniative card crafting CDs. A true crafting gentleman,  RIP - Nigel. 
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Movie Madness


Hello everyone, today is the start of a new challenge at
Cardz 4 Galz - Amy has chosen for us Movie Madness.
Please pop over to the blog to check out more details of
the challenge and of course to see the amazing,
imaginative creations from the wonderful Design Team.
My card is a memory of Walt Disney's  version of  
Hans Christian Anderson's  --- The Little Mermaid.
I had such fun messing about to create the background, using my 
Distress Inks. The mermaid stamp is by Stampendous.
The underwater foliage and octopus are from a set of stamps
bought at a Craft Fair from a £1 tub. I used Promarkers to colour,
along with Sparkles for the tail and hair. 
Can't wait to see your Movie Madness interpretations. 
Entered into the DT Call at thefairyandthe unicornchallenge
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes with Something new - new stamps
as above the octopus and underwater foliage.
Inkychicks - Anything Goes
Paper Nest Dollies - Anything Goes