Fold Back Card

Hello again,  today we are starting a new two weekly

challenge at Back to Basics and Beyond Challenges 

We would love to see A Fold Back Card

The DT have created some beautiful creations, 

please pop over to check them out.

I have used a 7" square scallop edge card.

Folded back the first page of the card. 

I created a backing sheet of black on the fold back and 

on the inside of the card. I matted this with cream/yellow paper.

Added some Safari ribbon to both areas.

Mounted a panel of black card, gold mirri 

with an image printed from a CD, edged with a black marker.

The sentiment on the inside was stamped with a stamp in my stash. 

Black gems added for detail.

#30 Anything Goes - Christmas

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today  we begin a new challenge at 

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenges 

as usual, it is Anything Goes # 30

Please check out the inspiration by the Design Team.

A simple card, I formed a frame of masking tape around the card, which
when removed formed the white border.
I blended onto photographic paper the blue section with
a DI pad - Broken China.
The nativity stamp and greetings stamps are both fom my stash.
The decorated card was then matted onto a blue card.

 Have fun everyone. 

Go Green - Up-cycle

Hello, thanks for your visit.

Today we have a new challenge at Make My Monday.

Priya has chosen 
Go Green - Up-cycle

We are looking forward to your ideas, the DT have some super

projects, please pop over to see them. 

I painted an old CD, then added paper. The stamped images are

a Crafty Individuals stamp, I cut the 3 ladies as individuals.

Background stamping, with an added paper flower and pearls.

This makes a pretty wall hanging. Have fun, I did.

E is for Ebony

Hello, today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges. 

Emma T has chosen for the letter E - Ebony.

I matted  white card onto a black card. On a piece of 

black card I stamped Meadow Flowers by Woodware Stamps, 

with Versamark, and heat embossed with fine detail white powder.

I coloured the stamp with wax pencils.

Please pop over to the blog to see the  inspiration by the DT.

Mythical/Fantasy

Hello, today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz

which is Mythical or Fantasy

Please pop over to see the amazing ideas from the DT.

On my white scallop edge card I have a mat of pink glitter card.

Using DI I blended several colours in circular movements to 

create the background. I sprayed with a mini mister , waited 

a few seconds then gently patted with kitchen paper.

The unicorn is a stamp from a free set of stamps with a magazine.

I stamped it on white card, coloured it with glitter pens. 

It was fussy cut then adhered with foam pads to the card.

A sentiment was stamped and heat embossed with 

WOW! pink EP. Large chrystal gems added. 

Science Fiction/Steampunk

Hello everyone, if you're in the UK, hope you are enjoying

this beautiful sunshine. Maybe not the best weather for crafting,

but we won't have to wait long for rain to return.

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Time for a little adventure - the theme being

Science Fiction or Steampunk

Please pop over to see the inspiration from the DT,

most have gone for the Science Fiction.

For my card, on the background I added 

mirri card to a white scallop edge 7" white card.

Onto this I adhered a piece of blue webbed material, this 

has sat in a craft box for years, but I knew I would use it one day,

 and here we are. It provides a wonderful background for my

free digi stamps I found on Pinterest. All coloured with Promarkers.

Have fun, I certainly did, it was certainly different. 

Circles

Hello everyone, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new

challenge at My Time to Craft (MTTC)

Karen has chosen ..... Circles

It would be a shame to miss seeing the DT samples, why don't you 

pop over to the blog to see them and for more details.

I have a sq. scallop edge card. A dark green background.

The mat is printed words paper. I created 3 dark green circles

with a Spellbinders circle die, the inner circles were created with

a scallop edge circle die from The Works.

All papers and flowered paper is from a paper pad - Meadows...

by Craftwork Cards - sadly recently no more a company.

Another sad loss to the crafating industry. 

Hope you like my circles card. 

Use Your Paper/One Sheet Wonder

Hello, a few weeks ago I started a new challenge blog, if you haven't as yet

popped to take a look then why don't you do it now.?

Today we start Challenge  #3 Use Your Paper or One Sheet Wonder.

Please go to Back to Basics and Beyond  Challenges for details and to see the

amazing and inspirational samples from the Design Team.

You will also meet the new members to our team.

The idea is to make a minumum of two cards or make as many as you

can using only one 12" x 12" sheet of paper/card for your backing paper.

My sheet is from a paper pad from The Works - ~Trendy Blue Lifestyle. 

I managed to make 12 cards - here they are in sets. 

Cards 1 - 3 

Cards 4 - 6

Cards 7 - 9

Cards 10 - 12

I know it took longer than a normal challenge but I was enjoying

doing something so different. Remember you can join in even if you 

only make two, but we would love to see more. Ha Ha. Have fun.

Sea Shells

Hi everyone, I'm a little late with this card but here it is.

Today we have a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges.

Silvi has chosen Sea Shells.

Please don't miss the inspiration from the Design Team.

My card is a 7" sq. scallop edge card. 

I used one of my Top 5 stamping techniques - Resist Technique.

On a piece of plain white stamping card, made a template 

to divide my card, leaving a plain panel for the sentiment.

I stamped with Versamark 4 shell stamps from Sheena Douglass

A Little Bit Scenic - Underwater Angels.

Sprinkled with white detail powder and heat embossed. 

I sponged overt the shells with Distress Inks - 

Weathered Wood, Mustard Seeds and Picked Raspberry.

Removed the template and stamped the greeting by Do Crafts.

Anything Goes Christmas #28

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today  we begin a new challenge at 

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenges 

as usual, it is Anything Goes # 28

Please check out the inspiration by the Design Team.

Using a round scallop edge card, I printed the digi stamp onto 

white card, coloured with Promarkers.

Using silicone glue I added the image to blue glitter card.

Added a Christmas sentiment. Have fun everyone. 

Hint of Summer to Come

Hello, thanks for your visit. Another beaautiful day in the UK, but boy

it isn't easy getting the photos taken. I know I should invest in a light

box but, it is a lot of money. Maybe one day. 

Today we have a new challenge at Make My Monday.

Janet has chosen A Hint of Summer to Come

We are looking forward to your ideas, the DT have some super

projects, please pop over to see them. 

I kept my card simple to emphasise the one image.

Messing about on the water - by Sheena Douglass.

Made by Crafter's Companions.

I watercoloured the background using several Distress Inks.

The image was coloured using Promarkers. 

Thanks, see you all again tomorrow, with two more blog

challenges to take you to.

D= Dots

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new

challenge at Alphabet Challenges. Amy has chosen for the 

letter D --- Dots.

Please check out the blog for details and DT inspiration.

I made a C6 card, placed a lilac pearlised card to mat the main

sheet of card. I drew dots around the edges.

The flower heads were stamped onto dotty paper & card.

Cut then glued in place.

Flower stems pencilled in. A ribbon bow added. 

The flower stamp is by Sheena Douglas from her 

Funky Flowers set of stamps. 

Thanks for popping by.

All Dressed Up!

Hello, thanks for your visit. I do hope you like my card, I had fun

making this, I must be honest, this was my second attempt, my first 

attempt just wasn't right.

Please check in at Cardz 4 Galz today we started a new challenge

All Dressed Up!

this one was chosen by me.

Using a 7" scallop edge card, I folded back half of the front page.

I used black card to mat the pretty patterned paper from a 12" pad

from The Works, I went in today and there were  none at all, 

what's that all about?

The topper panel is cram card, matted onto black card. 

The stamp of the two pretty ladies is by Crafter's Companion

Frou-Frou - Two of a Kind.

Coloured with Promarkers and pencils

Sponged with Worn Lipstick.

Black gems added.

See you soon, happy crafting, happy life. 

Men's Hobbies

Hello, thanks for poppin by. Today we begin a new challenge

at Cardz 4 Guyz - which is for the next two weeks

Men's Hobbies

We are looking forward to seeing your wonderful ideas

for we know there are many choices out there.

Please pop over to the blog to see the inspiration from the DT.

I choose fishing, which I belive is a popular choice, 

The grass is a torn sheet of paper from a paper pad from The Works

I painted the sky with a Sparkle pen.

The fisherman is from the Flippen Men series by La Pashe 

coloured with Promarkers. 

The remainder stamps and sentiment added  are from my stash.

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Out of interest I have brought forward a card I made 

in September 2016 .

For my card, I made a folded stepper card, covered with papers from

LOTV paper Pad - Father Knows Best.

The semtiment and partner die are from Go Kreate.

The oval die is by Spellbinders.

The  stamp is Vintage Memories - Rugby by The Crafthouse Press.

Coloured with Promarkers. 

Embellishments - Card Candi - from Craftwork Cards

Colour on Coloured Card

Hello again, thanks for your visit. Today at MTTC

My Time to Craft we are starting a new challenge 

Colour on Coloured Card

Please check out the blog to see the detail and the 

inspiration from the Design Team.

I used Kraft card, which I do enjoy working with.

I stamped and heat embossed with white embossing powder 

on the background with part of the stamp and on the

main panel with two stamps from a set called

Eastern Grasses by Elusive Images (Now Chocolate Baroque).

I painted parts of the stamp with yellow and green Sparkle pens. 

I hope you have a go and I will see you on the blog. 

Use a Craft CD or a Papercraft Kit

Hi, welcome to my blog, thanks for visiting me. It is an

exciting time for me in blogland at present. Two weeks ago 

I started a new Challenge Blog  - Back to Basics and Beyond. 

We have had a wonderful welcome and response, so 

after taking many deep breaths it seems it could be okay.

The Design Team will be doing their best to encourage new

crafters and experienced crafters to pay us a visit. 

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Today is the start of a new challenge

#2 Use a Craft CD or a Papercraft Kit to create a card.

Please check out the blog, to see what we are up to and 

to see the inspiration from the DT. 

My card is based on a Kraft card, the pink background

paper is from a 12" sq paper pad from The Works,

The decoupaged image was printed from a CD -

Issue #2 of Crafter's Companion - Angelica and Friends.

The sentiment is by Honey Doo stamps.

Decorated with a ribbon and gems. 

I'd love to see you visiting the blog, thanks for 

calling in to see me. 

Reindeer

Hello again, today we begin a new challenge at 

Sparkles Christmas Challenges. 

Lynne has chosen for the month of May 

Challenge # 88 Reindeer

Please don't miss seeing the wonderful creations of the DT

My backing paper is from a Dreamees CD - Simply Christmas,

I used dark brown card to mat the 3 different shapes,

square, labels and an oval. 

The reindeer  and holly corners are  by Katy Sue - Tall Tails stamp set. 

Have fun, I'm looking forwrd to seeing all  your reindeers. 

#28 Anything Goes (Christmas)

Hello again, welcome back to my blog, thanks for
visiting me. Today we begin a new challenge at
The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenges.
#28 Anything Goes (Christmas)
Please check out the blog for the DT's inspiration.
I made a change today for my card, I centred a stamped,
decoupaged Mandala onto white and gold card.
The background paper is from my Christmas stash,
which is matted onto gold mirri card.
Christmas may seem a long way away, but it's amazing
how many cards can be made slowly over the year.