L is for Leaves

Hello again, here we are another month almost over. 

Today we start a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges.

Meg one of our new design team members has chosen

L is for Leaves

Please pop over to check out the few details and of course

to see Team A's creations with Leaves. 

My card is white with Brown and Yellow matted to the card.

The main image is an Autumn wreath created by stamping

different shaped leaves in different ink colours.

I used Tapestry peg stamps. The inks were  a mixture,

of Versamark  and Distress Inks  

Black gems added to each corner.

Beautiful Backgrounds

Hello, thanks for your viist. Today we begin a 

new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.   I have chosen

Beautiful Backgrounds - All Your Own Work

Please pop over to check the details and the wonderful

 varied creations by the Design Team.

Base is a white 6" sq. card. Black card to mount main image.

Distress Inks swiped across to create the background.

Sprayed and splattered with water. Patted and heat dried,

Using Versa fine Black Onyx ink stamped 

Vintage Nativity by Woodware stamps. 

Anything Goes Christmas #35

Hello, thanks for popping by. We have a new two weekly

challenge starting at The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenges

the challenge 

Anything Goes (Christmas) #35

Please pop over to see the design team's cards,

 it would be a shame to miss them. 

My card is a small DL  - 7" x 3.5" perfect for a bunch of 

envelopes I was given which are  this size. 

I used a sparkly foil card for the mat. 

White stamping card for the stamped image - 

Christmas Bells by Woodware Stamps
I added a few doodles here and there.

I coloured with several Promakers and glitter pens. 

A few peel off silver dots  added. 

Bugs

Hello, thanks for your visit, a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz

starts today. We would like to see BUGS - Please check the blog

for more information, also to see  amazing projects by the DT.

For my background I have used papers from my stash.

The bugs have been printed from Clip Art freebies.

I used a punch for the circles, added dots and leaves.

Fixed all the bugs with 3d stickers. 

Die Cut the greeting. Have fun. 

An Aperture Card

Hello, today we begin a new challenge at

Back to Basics and Beyond, we are still a new blog, 

and would love to have you visit us.

Have you ever made an Aperture Card ?

This is our challenge, come on give it a try, or even renew 

the knowledge and skill you already have. 

The Design Team had fun with the challenge, take a look

at the fabulous creations they made. 

I have made another Christmas card, you can't have too many.

A white 6" sq. card, with a centre circle die cut. I then

embossed the card with a snowflakes E.F. then lightly brushed with blue ink.

Using the circle die cut I stamped an image by

Litttle Claire - Star of Wonder.

Coloured with Promarkers. Stuck onto a larger white circle onto

pale blue paper. Added a blue die cut seasonal greeting. 

Have fun

Back to School

Hello, first I apologise for the blueness of my photo, 

I have decided to stop trying to make the photos look good 

with the north of the country light v indoor light.

A light box was ordered today, so no excuses for future pics.

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Today we start a new challenge at Make My Monday

Amy has chosen 'Back to School'

Please pop over to see our few do and don'ts and of 

course don't miss out on seeing the DT work. 

I made a stepper card to accommodate all of the 

clip art I managed to find. 

The 123 and abc are die cuts. The banner and greeting 

are stamps. The image is the little boy going Back to School

by LOTV. Coloured with Promarkers and pencils. 

Have fun everyone, the little ones will soon be 

going back to school, more crafting tiime ahead!!. ?

K is for Kraft Card

Hello again, I hope you enjoy your visit.

Today we begin a new two weekly challenge at

Alphabet Challenges. 

For the letter K - Caz (me) has chosen

Kraft Card for your Project

Why don't you check out the blog?

My card is a 7" sq Kraft card with scallop edges.

Background - black card

Various stamps to decorate a pice of Kraft card.

Dotty Flowers from Woodware stamps embossed 

with white embossing powder.

Inspire stamp by Woodware stamps Vintage Inspiration

Other stamps by Leonie Pujol

Black ribbon to embellish.

Dies and /or Punches

Hello thanks for your visit.

Today at Cardz 4 Galz - Debbie has chosen for the

challenge for the next two weeks 

Dies and or Punches

Why don't you pop over to the blog to see the

wonderful inspiration from the DT, as well as 

checking out the challenge.

My card was inspired by a card in the

Hunkydory Cardmaking kit # 7

White card, red backing paper.

An Embossing folder to emboss the vellum scene,

on a dark blue background.

Stamps in the lower corner and the die cut

hot air balloons and cloud are also in the 

kit mentioned above. 

Stamp Your Own Background

Hello, I am hoping after the few days of very heavy rain,

that our wonderful summer is not already over. The Met Office

has said it will improve again for another week, but not so hot.

Today at Sparkles Monthly Challenges we begin a new challenge.

Stamp Your Own Background

Please visit the blog to see the wonderful inspiration by the DT.

For my card, I was inspired by a card in the 

Hunkydory Cardmaking Colletion #7

The background sea shell stamps were stamped with Brushed Corduroy DI

All stamps were coloured with Promarkers and  pencils.

The centre design was coloured with various Distress Inks,

All the stamps are in the same kit as above. 

Anything Goes Christmas #34

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

challenge at The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenges

with Anything Goes  - Christmas #34

Please pop over to the blog to see our really few rules and

of course the wonderful inspiration of the DT.

We currently have a DT Call going if you are interested.

For my card, I used a scallop edge white card, 

Black card for the mat background.

Design paper from a Christmas paper pad.

A die cut label in black with an image from a 

Pollyanna  Pickering Christmas Kit. 

Greeting is a die cut.

Gems added to decorate. 

This card and all other preceeding donkey cards

were sent to a local Donkey Sanctuary to help with

their fund raising. 

Get Well Soon

Hello again, today over at Cardz 4 Guyz - we begin a 

new two weekly challenge, Jane has chosen

Get Well Soon

Why don't  you op over to the blog to check out the 

wonderful ideas from the DT and a few instructions.

My card is fairly simple, but with a strong message,

to Get Well Soon.

White card - Black mat background.

Design paper background from a paper pad from The Works.

Aa black Die cut oval.

Stamps Nurse and Greeting  by Art Impressions 

 -Pill jars -  by Woodware Stamps, all coloured with Promakers.

Hope you all are well and thanks for your visit.

More Than One Fold

Hello, I hope you are well, thanks for your visit.

Today at My Time To Craft we begin a new two weekly

challenge - More Than One Fold.

Please check out the post, to see the creations by the DT.

My card has several folds.  I CASEd it from a Hunkydory 

Inspiration kit #7. It involved stamping and colouring 

to create the scene. 

The stamps, and papers are all included in the kit.

Have fun and take care.

Use a Digital Image

Hello again, another challenge starts today for 

Back to Basics and Beyond.

We would like you to use and maybe colour a 

Digital Image - this may be a new medium for you or

one you frequently use.

Check out the blog above for more information, and 

of course to see the wonderful creations by the design team. 

I made a 5.5 " sq card, covered it with pink spotted 

designer paper from a new pad in the Works - 

Wimsical Pastels, these are such amazing value paper pads

and great quality - highly recommend them.

The flowered paper is also from the pad.

The digital image is a freebie of a Gorguss girl ,

coloued with Promarkers. The little greeting

is from a Hunkydory stamp set.

I fussy cut all the small flowers from the flowery patterned 

paper and stuck them around the die cut.

Patience strained but it took the bearness away.

Oriental

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

at Make My Monday  Sue has chosen

Oriental

Please check out the blog and see the amazing cards

made by the fabulous design team.

For my card, I used a 7" scallop edge white card.

The papers were printed from a CD Kimono-

-Crafter's Companion Inspiration CD Issue #7

The stamped images are from a stamp set free with 

a magazine. Coloured with Promarkers and a gold pen.

Matted onto gold mirri.

Have fun with your Oriental card making. 

J - is for Jingle Bells

Hello, today at Alphabet Challenges we take another step

up the Alphabet, we have reached the letter J - Emma R has 

chosen for us - Jingle Bells

Please pop over to see the design team's cards,

 it would be a shame to miss them. 

My card is a small DL  - 7" x 3.5" perfect for a bunch of 

envelopes I was given which are  this size. 

I used glitter card for the mat. 

White stamping card for the stamped image - 

Christmas Bells by Woodware Stamps

I coloured with several Promakers and glitter pens. 

A few red gems added. 

A Sketch

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

Wendy has given us a sketch  - you will find it on the 

challenge blog along with some amazing ideas and designs 

by the terrific Design Team. 

For my card, I used papers from a 12x6 pad of paper Beach Works

contrasting on white card.

All the elements, the  stamped bird, the hot air, die cut balloon and

the stamped deckchairs are all from a 

Hunkydory Cardmaking Collection --Number 05

I look forward to seeing your entry over on the challenge. 

A Krafty Christmas

Hello, it's that time of the year when we start to see more and

more Christmas cards entered into the challenges, but we expect 

nothing more at Sparkles Christmas Challenges, each month we

challenge you to make a card for the Christmas or Holidays season.

Our challenge for August was chosen by me (Caz), 

A Krafty Christmas

The Design Team have some fabulous cards to inspire you, please pop

over to check out the blog and for any details. 

I used a bought scallop edge Kraft card, used white card to mat the

background paper and the circle image.

All papers are from a paper pad by LOTV - A Krafty Christmas.

The image and pheasant on a log are by Hobby Art stamp set

- Farmhouse Set. I used white EP to heat emboss the stamped images.

Added a few extra snow details with a white gel pen. Of course I

had to add some glitter here and there, though it sadly doesn't show.