Vintage

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

and coping okay in the lockdown.

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz

Heidi has chosen for #244 Vintage

Please pop to the block for the details and to see the

wonderful creations by the design team.

I used a 6" sq. card, matted the white card with pale blue

card. I printed the pyramid decoupage image , sentiment, papers

and buttons from a CD - Man About Town by Kraftyhands.

Stay safe and well, keep crafting.

Victorian Romance

Hello again, thanks for your visit. Today at Make My Monday

we are starting a new challenge,  for the next two weeks we have

Victorian Romance

Please pop and see the creations of the DT, to be inspired.

For my card, I used a Kraft card. The papers are from a 

Kraftyhands CD - The Romantique Collection.

I stamped my own topper, with an favourite Inkadinkado

stamp, coloured with Promarkers.

Additional elements being two gorgeous buttons and some

old cream lace.  Have fun.

Spots or Dots

Hello again, thanks for popping by. Firstly so sorry

about the poor light on my card.  Today at Alphabet Challenges

we have reached the letter X - for X - Marks the Spot.

The challenge then is for Spots or Dots

I made a C6 card, using papers printed from a Kraftyhands

Papercraft Factory CD  - Lilac Dots. The flowers, leaves and 

butterfly are stamped using Dreamees stamps.

The greeting is from a Stamp and Die set by Go-Create

Hope to see you soon.

V is for Violet

Hello, thanks for your visit, I greatly appreciate any comments.

Today at Alphabet Challenges we are returning from our 

seasonal break with a colour or it could even be a theme challenge, 

chosen by Amy -  V is for Violet .

Please pop and see the wonderful ideas from the Design Team.

I have decorated my card using papers from a CD.

Kraftyhands - Romantique Collection. 

Additional features are the violet card for matting and background,

also the violet gems on 4 corners. 

Thanks, hope you enjoy and maybe even join in the challenge. 

Sentimental (as focal point)

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today sees the start of a new challenge

at  Make My Monday.  MMM

Design Team member Fliss has chosen for us

Sentimental

(Any sentiment which must be the focal point of the card/project)

Please pop over to check out the details and to see the 

wonderful creations from the Design Team. 

WE HAVE A DESIGN TEAM CALL STARTING TODAY

For my card, I have a 6" square white scallop edge card, I know 

I do use them a lot, but they are my favourite cards.

Each level is matted onto black card stock. 

White levels were embossed with Christmas Vines  E.F. from Craft Concepts.

The embossed pieces of card were then rubbed over with 

Gold Metallic Wax Patina

The sentiment is by Sheena Douglass from Only Words - Through The Rain

Butterflies from Kraftyhands CD - Butterlies Botanical. 

Gems from stash. 

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"They Say When You Marry In June"

Hi everyone, thanks for your visit. Today sees the start of the challenge at 

Sparkles Monthly Challenges

Our challenge is 

"They Say When You Marry In June"

We would like to see either a project for a wedding card, an engagement card,

or a wedding anniversary celebration. 

Please see the Design Team's creations, we have 3 new members joining

us today, please welcome them, maybe you could say Hi in the comments. 

For my project I used a white scallop edge card. All of my papers and image

are from a CD by Kraftyhands - The Romantique Collection. 

I added a few pearls to add a little more interest. 

There is a beautiful insert which matches the main card. 

Thanks for popping by. Have fun. 

Favourite Colour - 5th Birthday

Hi everyone, an exciting two weeks ahead for the Design Team 

at Ruby's Rainbow, for we are celebrating the 5th Birthday of the blog. 

Shaz the owner has candi and prizes, most of the team are offering prizes, 

so please pop over to check out the details of the challenge and prizes.

If you wish to win the prize I am providing you must firstly 

enter a Favourite Colour project according to the rules,

 add a comment to both the challenge blog and to my blog. 
Due to postage I can only consider to send the prize to 
a winner in Europe. 

I will choose a winner for my prize.

This is my prize.

Winter Faerie Poppets by Christine Haworth

 -Interactive Papercrafting CD Rom by Crafter's Companion

My card with the butterflies above was created with papers and 

images from Butterfly Botanicals CD by Kraftyhands.

Matted onto a Kraft card. I edged most of the elements with

Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

This week Orange is my favourite colour, but I LOVE all colours,

I change with the seasons. What about you? Looking in my

wardrobe, I see a lot of blue, lilac, red, teal, orange and black. 

See what I mean about changing with the seasons. Have fun and 

good luck to you all, remember someone has to win, there

are lots of prizes available. 

Pets

Hi, everyone, hope your well and thanks for visiting my blog.

Today is the first day of a week's challenge over at Make My Monday

which is for PETS.   I'm sure you will have fun with this one. 

Please pop over to check out the Design Team's Gallery.

For my card, I printed from a CD by Kraftyhands - 

Man Bout Town, from which I made a folded stepper card

 with vintage style papers and a pyramid topper. 

Have fun and please call again. 

Beautiful Butterflies

Hello, welcome to my blog.

Today, for two weeks at Alphabet Challenges, the challenge for the letter B is

Beautiful Butterflies

Please pop and see the wonderful creations by the Design Team. 

For my card, I used a 6" square, scallop edge card. 

Matted with a sheet from my stash. All other papers and embellishments

are printed from a CD - Butterfly Botanicals by Kraftyhands.

The butterlies are decoupaged with soft fluttery wings. 

Have fun and thanks for your visit. 

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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Sketch at MTTC

Hi, I have been rather busy this week and needed a quick card for our 

next challenge at My Time To Craft which is 

A SKETCH

Please pop over to the blog to see the sketch and the wonderful 

inspirations form the Design Team.

Materials Used

5.5" square card

Two print out sheets from Kraftyhands - Butterfly Botanicals CD

Ribbon and lace from stash.

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Have fun everyone and stay well.  

Puppy Love

 The theme for this week, Cardz 4 Guyz   was set by our US Design Team member Andrea, who didn't consider there may be different ways to interpret Puppy Love, The team have however gone for the dog kind and not the immature young love kind.  Check out the inspiration here. We would like you to concentrate on the PUPPY element, we only ask for it to be suitable for a male person and that you have fun in the creating. My  card, concentrataing on the puppy aspect is from Kraftyhands CD  - Man About Town, which provided all the papers, elements and image. It even provides the template for the stepper card. Have fun everyone. 

#56 Kick Back and Relax

For our challenge this week at Cardz 4 Guyz, Helen from the Design Team has chosen Kick Back and Relax, there are many ways to relax, so we expect to see a variety of projects. The Design Team as usual, have created some amazing cards, please pop over to check them out.  For my project, I have been longing to use this stamp, so in my mind, he is a farmer who is taking time to rest and relax whilst walking the fields. The stamp is of course LOTV - 'In The Country'. I actually watercoloured the image with my Aquamarkers, I did use Promarkers for his face and hands. The papers are from LOTV Father Knows Best and from my stash. The greeting and circle sentiments are from Kraftyhands CD - Botanical Butterflies. I stamped the dragonflies onto green vellum, adorned with clear gems. All the papers have been distressed, then edged with Walnut Stain DI. I'm looking forward to visiting your blogs to see how your guyz have relaxed. Have fun.
I am entering this card into Just Inspirational Challenges for their Masculine challenge.
Also Loves Rubber Stamps challenge - Anything Goes and
Passion for Promarkers - One For the Boys

Recipe 1, 2 and 3

Time again for another challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz - Kim this week has chosen something as easy as 1,2,3.

The challenge is a Recipe of 1 of something, 2 of something and 3 of something.  The elements can be anything you wish, we don't mind whatever else is on your project as long as you can identify and name your 1, 2 and 3 recipe. For example on my card I have

1 Greeting 

2 Paper Buttons and

3 layers on my image.

My card has been made with images and papers from Krafty hands CD - Man About Town.

Please pop over to the challenge blog to see the wonderful samples from the Design Team.
I am also entering into these other challenges;-

Suzy's Bees Bloomin Challenge Blog - #30 One for the Boys - Big or Small
Simply Create Too - #62 Father's Day or For a Male
Eureka Stamps Challenge - #91 masculine or Grungy
Scribble and Scrap - Always Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Kraftyhands Challenge - Anything Goes

Easel Card for MTTC

At My Time To Craft (MTTC) this week we are challenging you to make an easel card. There are so many variations on this theme, so you have lots to choose from.  My thoughts these last few weeks have been focused on those in the UK who are suffering from the amount of rain, the damage it has caused and the flooding. We also have lots of  blogging friends in the USA who are also suffering dreadful snow storms and freezing temperatures. My best wishes to you all and may all your inclement weather problems be soon over.

My card recipe.

White cardstock

All Papers, images, toppers etc downloaded from

Kraftyhands  CD. - Man About Town.

DI Frayed Burlap and Vintage Photo.

I look forward once again to visiting your blogs to see your Easel Cards - hope you have lots of fun.

Fan-Tastic Challenges - Vintage

This week at Fan-Tastic Tuesday we are asking you to make a Vintage card - anything beyond our current years, I suppose.  My dictionary, only referred to wine, cars, adding  best and most typical, so not very helpful, let's just say anything old will be fine. I recently purchased Man about Town, from Kraftyhands Kreations. I have made a 5 and a 1/4 inch square gate fold card. I am hoping to add a picture of the card standing open tomorrow, it became too dark for me to manage for this post. I have added some buttons for added interest. I look forward to visiting you, I do look at every card you enter. Have fun, remember it is 

'Hip to be Square' our entries MUST be SQUARE.

The 1950's

It is wonderful to see Carol back being able to craft once again, at CD Sunday Challenges.  Carol chose The !950's for our challenge this week, not that many can remember such times, or even claim to have been here on earth, sadly, as a very young girl,  I do remember wearing a very stiff net petticoat under a dress trying to achieve the flared dress as on my card. The papers and pyramid images are from The 1950's CD by Kraftyhands. I am looking forward to seeing your projects from the era and remember to have fun whilst creating your project.