D is for Dogs

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges. It being my turn in the design team to choose the theme, I have chosen D is for Dogs.  To see the design team's inspiration please visiti the blog. If this is your first introduction to the Alphabet Challenges, please do visit us again, our challenges can be entertaining, fun and of course creative provided by a wonderful team. 

For my card, I began with a 7" scallop edge white card. I added a pink card for the base. I then arranged a kennel, small picket fence and of course the wonderful six die cut dogs. These were a gift to me, a few years ago and this is a wonderful opportunity to use them. The sentiments are from a Hunkydory set of stamps - I hope you enjoy the challenge.

Floral Frenzy

 Hi, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Helen, from the design teram, has chosen #251 Floral Frenzy, there just can't be enough flowers. To see the design team's inpiration and different styles please visit the blog. 

For my card, I based it on a 7" sq. card. I randomley added Hunkydory Flower tiles of  'Beautiful Blooms' Topper Tiles on the card, then cut off all the pieces over the edge of the card. This gave me a background of a Frenzy of Flowers. The main topper is 6" x 4" topper from the same set, mounted onto a silver mirri card. I added a purple bow and a die cut sentiment. Stay well and safe.

Shades of Blue

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Cardz 4 Guyz we begin our new challenge. Melanie from the design team has chosen #373 Shades of Blue. To see the remainder of the team's inspiration, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 5" x  7" inches card, covered with a lovely shade of blue for the mat. To this I added a panel consisting of a silver mirri background for a sheet of a seascape from a Little Book of Nautical Moments by Hunkydory. I cut this into three pieces, making it into a triptych. The centre panel has an extra layer added wiith 3d foam pads. The sitting seagull has been decoupaged. A sentiment was added.

#252 Gardening/Garden

 Hello and welcome. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday. It being my time to choose the new challenge I have chosen #252 Gardening or Garden. It is that time of year when we are able to attend to our gardens with beautiful results. To see the remainder of the inpiration from the team, please visit the blog. 

I was inspired with an article in the Creative Stamping #119 magazine. I began with a white 6" sq. card.  used a black mat for the background. Using the Card Making Magic stamps enclosed in the magazine I stamped with Versamark random gardening tool images, added white deailed embossing powder, then heat embossed. I blended several Distress inks to cover the white 6" sq. I added colour to the Gardening poster. Each of the gardening implements were stamped on a seperate sheet, coloured with Promarkers, then fussy cut. These I added to the page either with a Pritt stick or narrow foam strips, 

Engjoy your gardening and I hope you enjoy making your garden or gardening card. 

C is for Circles

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Alphabet Challenges , we have reached the letter C, and Tee has chosen C is for Circles. To see the remainder of the teams' inspiration, please visit the blog. 

I began with a cream 7 x 5inches card. I added a Kraft card for the mat. I created a die cut circle on cream embossed card. Behind this I added a dark blue card. I covered the piece cut from the card with lacey paper., then a smaller circle was covered with paper. On a smaller circle I stamped the greeting. I added a strip across the width of the card. Finally I added a die cut butterfly, with three gemstones added to the thorax. I was initially inspired by a card I sw on Pinterest. 

Flowers

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges. Vicki, of the design team has chosen #188 Flowers. To see the remainder of the team's inspiration please visit the blog. 

I began for the base with a white 7 x 5 inches card. I added or contrast a black background. On a white card, I partly stencilled in opposite corners with Fossilized Amber DI. The stamped flower and leaves are by Honey Doo Crafts - Flower Reasons. I used Promarkers ( my favourite medium) to colour the image. The sentiment is on the same set. 

Things with Wings - Real or Fantasy

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Cardz 4 Galz we begin a new challenge. Lynda, on the design team has chosen #250 Things with Wings -Real or Fantasy. To see the remainder of the team's inspiration please visit the blog. 

I bgean with a white 6" card for the base. The background is a piece of green linen card and a smaller square of cream linen card. The main picture is a construction of three pages of decoupaged layers  from a Hunkydory Little Book of Fairy Decadence. Thw wings are cut so they open wider, the flowers at the lower part of the card are also decoupaged. I hope you all enjoy the challenge. 

A Sketch

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.  Jolanda has chosen and provided for #372 A Sketch. Thanks to Jolanda for the wonderful sketch. To see the design team's inspiration please visit the blog.  

(Feel freem to flip, reverse or mirror version)

This is my interpreation of Jolanda's interesting sketch.

I began with a 7" x 5" base cream card. A black mat with a dark cream/light beige

 background card. I followed the design using scraps of paper and card. The central square 

image is a sheet from a Hunkydory Little Book of Wizardry. The sentiment/greeting are 

two strips from a Hunkdory Just My Type Dentiment Strip Pad.

I hope any little boy (or girl) would love to receive a Congratulary card from Hogwart's. 

 

Fun Folds

 Hello everyone, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new two weekly challenge at Make My Monday.

Dawn has chosen for #251 Fun Fold. We love to see the amazing and even regular fun in your card folds. To see the design team's inspirations, please visit the blog. 

I have decorated a lovely folded card, from Hunkydory. On the back page, the background is a satin sheet. The butterlies page and the remainder of the pretty pages are from an A5 paper pad, Hunkydory Butterfly Meadow. I blended DI Evergreen Bough on all of the edges to cover the white edges. I created a label for the sentiment and finally added 3 pearl cascading gems.  I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Dragonfly Dreams - Sea Life

 Hello and welcome to my  blog. Today a new challenge begins over at Dragonfly Dreams. It being my tme to choose the theme, I have chosen for  May - Sea Life. To see the remainder of the wonderul inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

My card has a 5" white scallop edge for the base. I then embossed with a Beneathe the Waves embossing folder, a gift with Creative Stamping #97 magazine, after embossing I lightly coloured the embossed lines with Distress Inks, Salty Ocean and Mermaid Lagoon. I then stamped the background stamps, the Just for You and the bubbles, all from the same stamp set also with the magazine. The Sea Turtle was stamped onto white card, coloured with pencils, fussy cut and added to the card. Finally from the set, I added the stamped Happy birthday greeting. I hope you feel inspired and will enjoy the Sea Life theme. 

Butterflies -more than 2

Hello and welcome, I had a busy day yesterday, but today is a quiet and peaceful challenge. We begin today with our Alphabet Challenge. Veronika has chosen B is for Butterflies - More than 2 is required.

To see the inspirational cards created by the desisgn team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 7" white scallop edge card for the base. A black mat added then a white mat. The stamped image of Tall Flowers by Kanban is based on a black mat. The butterflies are by Lyndsey Mason - Tattered Butterflies. The flowers and butterflies are coloured with a bright orange Promarker. The sentiment is by Honey Doo stamps. 

#107 Pearly Sparkles Black & White with One colour

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

https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

The design team have produced some wonderful inspiration, please pop  over to see them and check out the challenge. I recently, again, bought some more Gorguss rubber stamps, I need them, like a hole in the head, BUT I can't resist them. The card is a 6" sq. scallop edged. The papers are from a Dovecraft Back to Basics Monochrome pad. The stamp by Santoro Mijni Gorguss - The Scarf. Dies used are the Greeting and a Marianne Oval. Embellished with a Debonair white flower with a crystal gem. 

                                       

Flowers

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new two weekly challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. 

Billie a has chosen #249 Flowers. To see the inspirational projects by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I used a 5" square, scallop edge white card. The flowers, butterfly and ManyThanks, are all in the same set as the 'Sending' word die, by Hunkydory crafts. I coloured the flowers with Promarkers and pencils. 

Best wishes to you all, happy crafting. 

#172 Christmas Stockings

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges.

I (Caz) have chosen for the month of May -#172 Christmas Stocking/s. to see the remainder of the design teams inpirational projects, please visit the blog. 

For my card

I began with a scallop edge Kraft card. All background papers are from a Papermania 12 days of Christmas paper pad. I added white, kraft and red card. The season's greeting is by Dreamees. The main stamp of the owl is by Woodware stamps- Christmas Hoot, coloured with Promarkers. The fur and pompom on the hat, I added Fluffy Stuff. This is applied wet, when heated with a heat tool it dries and puffs it up. I hope you can see it, for it is a terrific effect. Happy crafting to you all.