Distressing

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Deb has chosen a technique challenge #305 Distressing.  For more information and to see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I have decorated a white 6" sq. card, using all papers from a paper pad - First Edition 'Wild at Heart'. I distressed all the edges with a distressing tool, instead of using scissors. I then blended the edges with Vintage Photo DI. Choosing and arranging the papers was fun, all to display a die cut of the stags. Thanks for looking, I hope you feel inspired to take part in the challenge. 

Mushrooms/Fungi

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin  new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges - our challenge is #156 Mushrooms and or other Fungi. Form more details and to see the inspiration by the DT please visit the blog.

I made a 5 x 7 card. With broad tip of a red Promarker I coloured all around the card. Made an aperture in a white sheet of card. Stamped into the centre a Crafty Individual Tree. I stamped onto spare white card the mushrooms, coloured with Promarkers and a Sakura white gel pen. Fussy cut them to place on the card. The larger mushroom added with 3d foam pads. All the stamps were the gift with the Creative Stamping #112 - Autumn Wonderland issue.I hope you enjoy ther challenge. 

Friendship

 Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday. Debbie has chosen #111 Friendship, we need to see 'friend' in the sentiment. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog, they all love to receive comments or questions. 

For my card, I have kept it simple. A 5 x 7 in. white card. The background is a sheet of white card, which was embossed with a small dot pattern embossing folder.  I  hunted out my Crimper, haven't used it for years, so I crimped a piece of navy card to fit across the card. The flower stamp is part of a set of stamps with the Creative Stamping #111 magazine. Climbing Flower stamps by Card Making Magic. I lightly coloured with Promarkers. Matted the image onto white and navy card.  The 'hello friend' stamp is from my stash. Added a few purple sequins. I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

L is for Leaves

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at  Alphabet Challenges. Debbie has chosen L is for Leaves, appropriate in the UK as the early signs of Autumn are showing the changing colours of the leaves.  To see the DT's inpirational cards and for further details, please visit the blog. 

For my card - the materials and techniques used. 

The leaves and sentiment stamp were with the Creative Stamping magazine #112- Autumn Wonderland.

Promarkers to colour the leaves. Watercolour paints to apply splashes for background. Circle dies for the sentiment;. Kraft card and white card. 6" white card.  I hope you enjoy and partake in the challenge.

 

Baby Girl

 Hello, sorry my post for this new challenge is a day late, but, here I am, at last. We started a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz on Thursday 8th September.  Dawn has chosen #181 Baby Girl. For more details please visit the blog, where the DT have created their inspiration for you. 

I made a 6" sq card, a mat of pink card. A white sheet of large dots created with an embossing folder. The large letters BABY created with dies. The baby paraphenalia created using a die from The Works. The sentiment and 3 white roses  from my stash. Hope you enjoy the challenge.

Sport and or Hobbies

Hello, how are you? Thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Helen has chosen for #304 Sports and or Hobbies, (for males of course).  For more details and to see the wonderful ideas from the DT please visit the blog.

For my card materials and techniques used - I chose Walking and Photography.

Stamps all avalaible from Creative Stamping #83 magazine - stamps included are by Hunkydory -       Love of Stamps -The Great Outdoors.  Distress Inks - Versafine  Onyx Black - Promarkers. 

Ist and 2nd stage stamping, Fussy cutting - Stamping Platform to create stamping image. 3d foam pads.

I hope you feel challenged to enter the challenge. 

Clean and Simple

 Hello, today we start a new monthly challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges.   Billie A has chosen  #140 Clean and Simple. For more details and to see the inspiration created by the design team please visit the blog. 

My DT card, above, was created on a Kanban small circle card, which I made into an easel card.  The stamp is from a set of stamps - Christmas Gnomes gifted with a Creative Stamping #102 magazine.  I coloured him with Promarkers with a little addition of a gold gel pen. Keeping it clean and simple. The easel stopper was created using stamps from the same set and raising them on 3d foam pads. I hope you are feeling challenged to create a Clean and Simple Christmas card, adding another to your Christmas cards being made in advance.