X is for X-tra Bling

Hello, another posting today. 

Today we begin another challenge at Alphabet Challenges.

It's amazing how quickly these Alphabets go round, we 

are already up to the letter X - which was the task of

Diane to choose and we have a super glitzy one.

X is for Xtra Bling

So whatever amount of bling you would normally add we

would love to see more and more. 

The DT have gone glitter - sparkly crazy - having fun.

Please visit the blog to check them out. 

My card is 7" square. The papers and toppers were 

computer printed from a Hunkydory USB #02-

Decadent Days.

Black and silver mirri card used to mount the paper 

and toppers. Crystal gems added around the arch, 

added on other areas. Glitter and more glitter added,

Shame it doesn't show so well. If you click on

the picture to make it larger you may just catch all 

of the bling. 

H is for Hearts

Hello, today we begin our new challenge 

H is for Hearts at Alphabet Challenges

Please check out the lovely ideas from the DT.

 The Black heart was stamped with DI Black Soot, embossed with clear EP. 
The White heart was stamped with Versamark, embossed with Stampendous 
Clear Detail White powder. 
 The lower half of the card embossed with a Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.
Black ribbon and bow added. 

A - Anything With Wings

Hello again, thanks for your visit.

Today begins a new A - Z series at the Alphabet Challenges. 

Jan has kicked us off with A is for Anything with Wings. 

I had another session with my Distress Inks, splashes of water to

create the background.

Stamps used - Crafter's Companion -Texture stamps.

The Botanical Bee from The Stampman -

stamped onto Brusho powders background.

The greeting label from LOTV.

Pretty in Pink

Him thanks for your visit. Today is the start of a new two week challenge

at Alphabet Challenge. 

For the letter P we have Pretty in Pink

Why don't you pop over to see the creations from the DT.

I have used papers and an image from Papermania paper kit, Bellisima.

Used mirri card between the papers.

Added lace, flowers and leaves.

F is for Furry Friends

Hi, thanks for your visit.  Today we are starting for the

next two weeks at Alphabet Challenges our challenge for the letter F,

Furry Friends

Please pop over to check out the designs from the DT.

I have chosen to use a computer generated print out from

a Joanna Sheene CD - Artist Janet Kuskamp.

The background paper is from Papermania - Capsule collection

Blueberry Pie. 

The lace, ribbon and greeting are from my stash. 

V is for Vintage

Hello, welcome to my blog, thanks for your visit.

For the next two weeks at Alphabet Challenge we have

 V is for Vintage 

The Design Team have created some ideas to inspire you.

Please take the time to pop and see them.

For my Card-

I have used a white scallop edge card.

All the papers and embellishments are from a CD

by Kraftyhands - Butterfly Botanicals.

I added s piece of lace. The butterflies are layered. 

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P is for Pelican, Peacock or other

Hello, thanks for your visit, today at Alphabet Challenges we

have reached the letter P how fast the weeks go by.

For the letter P Mari has chosen for us 

P is for Pelican or Peacock or another. 

Hope over and check out the super ideas from the DT

For my card, I hve created a folded stepper card. 

I think this helps to provide more space for the proud peacock.

All papers were matted onto a dark blue card for contrast.

 The backing papers,  the flowers papers and of course

the main central topper are all from Craftwork Cards

Vogue paper pad.

I created the flowers with a Dreamees flower stamp. 

Blue gemstones and stamped leaves from stash. 

Glitter glue added to the peacock's feather plume. 

Have fun, everyone.  I bet we see a lot of Penguins. LOL

J is for Jewels

At Alphabet challenges we are already up to the letter J which for the

next two weeks we are looking forward to seeing

JEWELS

Please pop over to see the lovely creations from the Design Team.

Materials used to make my card. 

White cardstock to make a 6" sq card

Purple card for background

Strip  and paper pieced leaves from designer papers in stash

Die cut from a Go Kreate square scallop die

Woodware stamp - Bubble Bloom - Julie

Card Candi and Jewels

Butterfly from a Marianne Die Cut

Bow from stash

Greeting stamp from Hobbycraft

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Have fun everyone, looking forward to seeing your jewels.

Friends/Friendship

We at Alphabet Challenges are now up to the letter F,

for the next two weeks the challenge is

Friends or Friendship

Please pop over to the blog to see the amazing inspiration

 from the Design Team, remember you can enter any project, not just cards.

Materials used

Kraft scallop edged card

Light cream card for background contrast

Designer Paper - Vintage 1 from Multi Craft

Paper doily- edged with Vintage Photo

Image - LOTV stamp - Coffee Break

coloured with Promarkers 

LOTV Sentiment - 39 Everyday Grungy Messages

From stash - flowers, lace, punched paper and twine.

Have fun everyone, I do appreciate your visit 

and thanks for any comments.

D is for Dance or Dancing

Hi everyone, for the next two weeks at Alphabet Challenges you have my choice for the challenge, which is for the letter D, so I have chosen Dance or Dancing. So much to choose from with this challenge. Please do pop over to Alphabet Challenges to see what the Design Team have created for you.  I love all forms of Dance, but this couple are giving their all and made me smile. The main image is from La Pashe - Flippen Families CD. The background card is a sheet from a DCWV Rock Star Paper Pad. The reaminder are embellishments from my stash. Have fun everyone and enjoy the Dance.

A is for Apples

Here we are at Alphabet Challenges beginning another trip through the alphabet, with the letter A - , didn't we all learn our ABC beginning with A is for Apple?  This being the  fifth turn of the alphabet I was surprised to read this is the first time we have gone for A is for Apple. For my main image, the apples, I went back to an early stamp from Creative Expressions, drawn by Sheena Douglass. The script stamp  is from a See D set of Oriental flowers. The hessian butterfly is from Poundland. I coloured the background with Disress inks. The apples were coloured with Promarkers. 

X is for X-periment

Happy New Year from Alphabet Challenge - here we are at letter X - Design Team member Jennifer has thought of a good one for you to play with ---    X-periment. The idea being for you to have a go at a technique, design, something you haven't done before. Have a good play session. For my DT project I have remained fairly simple. Using various blue tones in the Rangers DI range I direct stamped onto a square card. This in itself makes you take a deep breath hoping all goes well.  I used hedgerow plants from Stamps Away.  I have used the technique referred to as Shadow Stamping.

Using one of the same stamps used on the main card, I stamped using Versamark onto a prepared die cut mat, added white detail Embossing powder, heat embossed and cooled the image. Using the same cleaned stamp, I used Chipped Sapphire DI for the shadow, you hover over the white image and move slightly to the right and a touch up, when happy, slowly lower the block and stamp. With good luck and management you should have a perfect shadow stamped.  Why don't you give it a try? I look forward to see what you have X-perimented with. 

G - Gorgeous Gowns

It's Friday again, time for a new a new letter - bringing alongside a new theme at Alphabet Challenges.  I am so thrilled Jan chose for us Gorgeous Gowns. Oh! so many wonderful gowns to be seen during the next two weeks, starting of course with the Design Team, please pop over to see them all on the catwalk, great inspirational designs to encourage you to create your own Gorgeous Gowns project. I have made an 8 x 8 inch card, a step away from my normal 6 inch square card. 

I used the following.....

An 8 inch square card. ~~Gold Mirri card~~~~Black card

Papers, the main image and greeting from Debbie Moore DVD Art Deco Glamour

Gems, feather, twinkling elements all from  my stash.

White roses made with a template.

F is for Feathers

Hi everyone, it's Friday, and we are up to the letter F at Alphabet Challenges, Avril has chosen for the challenge Feathers. At first you may think not a lot of choice, but the more I thought, there is a world of Feathers out there, loads of wonderful birds with their feathers, feathers adorning magnificent dresses, feathers in Indian countries, feathers decorating Dream Catchers, fishermen use feathers on their lines. 

Sometime ago I purchased Sarah Hallum's first Zentangle CD which is amazing, I decided to simply go with an image of a Zentangled Feather, if you click to enlarge, the designs within the feather are amazing. I used a small feather stamp, free with a Craft Stamper magazine issue, for the background of the card.  I look forward to visiting you and thanks to those who took the time to visit my blog and for any comments left. 

E - Easter at Alphabet Challenge

Easter is late this year, Easter Sunday is April 20th, so Sheena has chosen for us to be prepared and Easter is the challenge for the next two weeks at Alphabet Challenges.  Time for pretty spring flowers, bunnies, chicks, eggs and of course chocolate.  For my card I used.....................

Scalloped White Card

Purple card

Die from Go Kreate

Stamp - Crocus - Personal Impressions 963 Q

Greeting from stash free with a magazine

Pretty purple ribbon

Coloured with Promarkers. 

D is for Die-Cuts

Hello everyone, firstly let me apologise for the days's delay in posting my design card for Alphabet Challenges for the letter D which Marie chose DIE CUTS - A nice change for us to challenge you with. 

My computer crashed on Monday, well it was 15 year old, and going very slow. New one was acquired fairly quickly and to stay I am struggling is a good way to describe it. Especially with pictures etc., hence my

lateness. Never mind, at last I'm here with my Die Cuts card. I used papers,die cut greeting and  die cut flowers from the Vogue collection from Craftwork Cards - and a Die cut birdcage. I hope you have fun playing with die cuts. If you don't have a machine or dies, don't worry none of mine above have been cut by me, all in a pack die cut and ready to go. Have fun everyone.

C is for Country Flowers

It's time for week C at Alphabet Challenges and Jennifer has chosen for us Country Flowers. At this time of the year we are all hoping to shortly be seeing the spring flowers in full bloom. There is nothing nicer than seeing the country flowers in our fields and waysides, no matter which country we live in. For my card ~~~

Plain white scalloped card.

Lemon and black card stock

Yellow ribbon

Greeting - from my stash

The stamp, yes, it's only one stamp, bought bargain price at a craft event, no info on it.

Mustard Seed DI patted onto an acrylic small block, sprayed with water, the ink

stamped onto a piece of card, dried with heat tool. Stamped with black Memento ink onto the piece of 

card.  Such an easy yet effective technique. Experiment with different colours you can get some amazing results. Have you spotted just how straight my matting and layering is? I am so thrilled, for I just don't do straight, this was the first card I tried my new Perfect Layers rulers and they ARE perfect. 

B - is for Buttons and Bows

Alphabet Challenges our challenge for the next two weeks was chosen by Shaz, she would like to see lots of Buttons and Bows for our letter B. I wonder why it isn't until you have up - loaded your picture onto your blog do you spot the buttons aren't straight. Well if you own't mind I'll forget it too. I used a pretty green DP from my stash for the background, a piece of pink lace, three pre-made ribbons with pearls. The saucy corset and stamp are from a Creative Expressions stamp set - Vintage Lingerie. I used Promarkers to colour the corset. Die is from Go Kreate , lightly coloured with Worn Lipstick DI. I look forward to seeing your Buttons and Bows, hoping you have lots of fun. Please pop over to the main blog for I am sure the array of Buttons and Bows will inspire you to have a go. 

Always and Forever

Here at Alphabet Challenge we are starting from the beginning once more. For the letter A - Tammy has chosen Always and Forever.  I'm sure it is no coincidence that today is Valentine's Day. Hope you have all had a showering of love, flowers and chocolates. Ha! Ha! Do I hear you say, don't worry, I didn't either. 

I decided to go for soft spring colours rather than the traditional reds and blacks, which didn't seem to be right for my young couple who are almost holding hands. 

Plain white cardtsock

Background Papers from First Edition Daydream Pad

Stamp from Lily of the Valley

Flowers and leaves from stash

Card Candi and a metal heart charm from stash.
I look forward to visiting you over the next two weeks, have fun and best wishes for a happy
Valentine's Day. 

Z - is for Zesty Colours

Well we have come to the end of the alphabet, letter Z - a brilliant idea from Pat is Zesty colours - e.g. 

lime, orange, lemon. I have used card from a Boho Chic pad of Zesty spring colours, created a layout for them, onto which is a print out from a fabulous CD from Creative Crafting World in conjunction with Crafty Sentiments who have produced 'Here Come the Girls'. Embellishments are paper flowers and leaves, Card Candi - white  which I coloured orange with a Promarker. Greeting is a stamp and die from Go Kreate. 

Hope you all have lots of fun, I think we all need some bright cheerful colours at present, especially with the dull dark days we are experiencing int he UK and the dreadful snowy conditions in many parts of the US. 

Don't forget we'll be back in two weeks time to start back again for another year of the alphabet - beginning of course with the letter A - now I wonder what it will be?