Stars and or Stripes

Hello, I hope you and yours are well. Today we 

begin a new challenge at Make My Monday.

We have #126 Stars and or Stripes

The DT have their  inspirational cards on the main

blog, don't forget to check it out.

My card is another ready for the family, 

so perfect for the little boys.

All papers and the image are from a

 Making Cards Magazine - Issue April 2020. 

I added the greeting, gems and twine.

Enjoy making your card and please stay safe. 

Use Dies as Main Feature

Hello, I hope you and yours are safe and well. 

If you keep crafting, I am finding it helps to keep 

your mind on creating rather than the virus.

Mind you I have no idea, yet, what I will do with all

the cards I am making. Who cares!?

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz

Dawn has chosen # 243 Use Dies as Main Feature

Now I will be honest from the off set, I am a stamper,

it's impossible for me to count how many I have. 

The only dies I mainly have are shapes and words, 

which is how I created my card. 

Black card for a rectangle and a circle die.

Papers from Making Cards & Papercraft Magazine.

'Hello' die from my stash. 

Something Tropical

Hello everyone, I hope you are well and enjoying crafting.

Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday.

#118 Something Tropical

Please visit the blog to check for the details and of course to see

the inspiration from the design team, we are short for this challenge, 

but the talent and skills on show will be helpful.

For my card, I used black and orange card, the papers are 

from a Making Cards & Papercraft Magazine Issue June 2019.

I stamped a few tropical leaves onto green paper, 

with a green ink pad and added a flower from my stash.

A sentiment added . Have fun and please stay well.

Critters

Hello, today we have another challenge at Make My Monday.

Challenge #116 is Critters - either animals, birds, insects. 

Please join us and check out the inspiration from our DT.

For my card, confession straight up, I have so few 'critter' stamps,

and those I have are very much Christmas orientated.

My card this challenge has been constructed from  

magazine freebie papers, with additional black and bronze card

from my stash. A die cut for 'Hello' and a few black gems. 

Always handy for a quick card. Have fun whatever you do.

Red, Green and White

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

our new challenge begins.

#109 Red, Green and White

Please check out the blog for details and to see the

inspiration from the design team. 

I started with a green card, a white mat and a red background.

Two strips of Washi tape to decorate. The gnome stamps were 

freebies with a 2018 magazine, I painted/coloured them with

watercolours and inks.

The sentiment being from the same stamp set. 

Have fun, keep crafting.

Stamped Background

Hello, another new challenge starts today, my second entry.

We are starting our monthly challenge today at

Sparkles Monthly Challenges

Silvi has chosen  #114 Stamped Background.

Please take a visit to the blog for the few details and

to see the stamped backgrounds created by the design team.

I have made a 6" sq card. A black mat on a white card. 

I created a strip by colouring with Picked Rasberry, 

stamped words from the same stamp set as the girls. 

Girls Night Out - from Making  Cards and Papercraft magazine. 

The stamp was coloured with Promarkers. I coloured the 

edges of a white piece again with the Picked Raspberry

for a mat to sit on a black mat. 

Have fun, see you again soon.

Sparkles -New Year- New Stash

Hello, thanks for popping by. I do hope Santa was good to you

over the festive season because our first challenge for 2019 at

Sparkles Monthly Challenges   is

Challenge # 112 - New Year, New Stash

The DT have some fabulous inspiration awaiating your visit.

My new stash on this 7" card, bought with present money, are

a set of square dies, I never could get a perfect square, no matter

how hard I tried. I also bought a new Friends set of stamps, from

a Making Cards and Papercrafts Magazine sale.

Papers used from my stash, Promarkers used to colour.

Non-Traditional Christmas Colours

Hello again, a busy week for me, so much to do.

Today we begin a new challenge for the next two weeks

at Cardz 4 Galz. 

Tammy has chosen -#86 Non-Traditional Christmas Colours

Please pop by the blog to see the DT's inspiration.

I have used an A5  Kraft card, added some black card to mat

the  stamped Kraft card.

Various stamps from a set free in magazine

Making Cards and Papercrafts. Stamped with Gathered Twigs DI.

Fastened purple and yellow twine around the mat. 

A raffia flower with a lilac gem in the centre.

A die cut sentiment - Happy Christmas in Black. 

Fancy Folds

Hello everyone, thanks for your visit, and any comments 

you may leave, both are appreciated, otherwise this is 

a purely selfish indulgence, if I am not sharing it with anyone.

Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges

Jane has chosen #95 Fancy Folds

The DT have had some fun creating their fancy folds, 

please pop over to the blog to check them out.

I love making centre fold cards, once you have the template 

they are so easy. 

I  used papers and the sentiment from a magazine 

Making Cards and Papercraft.

 To embellish I added 4 black crystal gems. 

CAS

Hello , it's amazing how Christmas comes upon us. 

Thanks for your visit, today we begin a new challenge

 for the next two weeks at  My Time To Craft. 

The challenge is CAS - (Clean and Simple)

One layer only - or stamped direct onto card. 

Please check the blog and see the DT's ideas.

I placed a red and white spotted paper onto my 6" sq. card.

Stamped onto a smaller piece of white card.

I used stamps from a set which came free with the 

magazine Making Cards and Papercraft.

I enjoyed making the scene with Santa, the presents and holly.

Coloured with Promarkers, glitter and a  white gel pen .

The sentiment is from an previous set from a previous magazine., 

#38 Anything Goes (Christmas)

Hello, how are you, thanks for popping by.

Today at The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenges

we begin  challenge #38 Anything Goes (Christmas) 

Please pop over to see the DT's creations.

My card was inspired by the new Christmas edition of

Making Cards and Papercraft.

I used the free papers and give away stamps

Added two strips of ribbon and a stamped sentiment.