Love my Kitty

Today see's the start of the first challenge of 2025 over at

The Crafty Catz.

Our sponsor this week is 

All Dressed Up

This is one of their images called

Kitty Hearts

and the theme is

Clean and Simple

I have coloured the images using HB pencils, so kept is pretty much monochrome, except just a little res for the hearts and the bow on her dress. Then the sentiment has been stamped in gray. Finally there is a little red bow to match the hearts.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Finger - ATG

My time to craft - Sentiment

Simply clean and simple - CAS

C R A F T - ATG

Ellibelle's Corner - ATG

All dressed up - ATG

Crafters Cafe - monochrome

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Morgans Artworld - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Stag King

Well we are a week into 2025 and I just didn't realise.

There is the first challenge of the year over at

the Critter Crazy Challenge.

Our theme as always is

Use a critter

And please make sure it is the focal point of your card.

for my card this month I have used a Sweet Poppy stencil. I've used white stencil paste through the stencil, the when is was fully dry I've coloured over the top with alcohol markers. There are a couple of patterned papers used for the background. Plus for some dimension a piece of hessian and some buttons. Then just a sentiment to complete. 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

2 Sisters on the blog - ATG

Crafty Animals - Animal

 Morgans Artworld - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG

Love those pretty papers - patterned papers

Creative Fingers - ATG

Santa loves a cookie

Well we've got to the last challenge of 2024 at

The Crafty Catz.

Our sponsor this time is

Last Minute Manda.

And this is one of her images called

Santa Cookie.

The theme is

Christmas Gift.

I've coloured this fun Santa and his giant cookie with polychromo pencils. It's quite a simple design again this time. He's just layered up on kraft card to match his cookie and the Ho Ho Ho has been die cut out of kraft card too.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Addicted to stamps - Christmas

The holly and ivy - Christmas

Try it on Tuesday - Traditional Christmas

Sisterhood of Crafters - ATG

The male room - Male cards

Crafters Cafe - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Give a crafter a cookie - Don't stop believing

Merry Little Christmas - Christmas

The crafting challenge - Christmas

Gifted with Love

We have arrived in December and Christmas is just around the corner.

So here is the final challenge of 2024 for

The Critter Crazy Challenge.

Our challenge as always is

Just make a critter the focal point on your card.

This image is from Hetty Clair and  it's called Pony Loveheart.  I've coloured him with polychromo pencils. Although not intended as a Christmas image, I still think it goes ok. I've kept it as a quite simple design with just a red border and a mix of snow paste and stickles glitter glue for the snow effect. Then a sentiment of sending love at Christmas to go with my pony's heart shaped gift. It's been put on a kraft card base.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

613 Avenue Create - ATG

AAA Cards - CAS

Dragonfly Dreams - ATG

CAS on Sunday - Christmas

C.R.A.F.T - Christmas

Digi Chooseday - ATG

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday- ATG

Sisterhood of Crafters - ATG

Double D - Christmas photo inspiration

Farmquest Country Christmas - anything farm

Merry Little Christmas - Christmas

Morgans Artworld - ATG 

Blue Gift

This week I'm hosting the penultimate challenge of 2024 at the Crafty Catz.

Our Sponsor this week is 

Hetty Clare

and this is one her images called

Christmas Pony Present

I chose the theme for this challenge which is

Blue Christmas

I really like this cute Christmas image of Santa and his Pony. I've coloured it using polychromo pencils.

To fit in with the blue theme the background is 2 blue patterned papers, they are 2 pieces out of my left over box which were a perfect size and colour for this card. I have used a piece of ribbon which makes this look like a big parcel and added a bow too. The sentiment has been die cut.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas

Craft Rocket - Christmas

Creative Knockout - Tis the Season

Crafty Gals  Corner - 3 or more layers

Ellibelle's Corner - ATG

Ellibelle's eye spy - Christmas

Double D - Winter/photo inspiration

Everybody Art - Blue

The Holly and Ivy - Christmas

Conjurer of Dreams - ATG

Crafty Animals - Animal

Lets Craft and Create - use a bow

Whistle the Thistle

There is a new challenge over at the Crafty Catz.

We have not sponsor this time so it's just for fun.

But the theme is use ribbon.

To  create the frame round the edge of this card I have used a Sweet Poppy stencils called Twisted Vine Square. I fitted it into the top right corner and inked it, then the bottom left and inked, so it doesn't have too be used as just a square. I masked it all off each time to make sure the ink didn't go in places I didn't want it. I used distress ink to make the frame. Then the Thistles is a stamp also from Sweet Poppy, stamped in a no line ink pad by stamps by me. I've then water coloured the image using Sweet Poppy Watercolour brush pens set 2. Then there is the ribbon and bow, plus a sentiment.

I would like  to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Crafty Chicks - stamps

Ellibelle's Corner - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Morgans Artworld - ATG

Crafty Calender - ATG

Distressed Moth

We have reached the penultimate month of 2024.

So we have a new challenge at Critter Crazy.

The theme is always Anything Goes

but please make sure a critter is the main image on your item.

The background of this card has been made using distress inks then spattered with water to add a more distressed  look. I have then made a separate piece of card using the same colours.

On this second piece of card I have used a Sweet Poppy Stencil called Indian Moth with Black archival ink through. This stencil comes with a matching die, so when the ink is all dry carefully position the die and cut out your moth. This stencil and die are in the sale at a really good price. The cut our moth is then positioned on your base and add just a little glossy accents to highlight it's body. Finally just add your sentiment.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

My time to craft - Only stencils

CRAFT - ATG

Krafty Chicks - ATG

Digi Choosday - ATG

Paper funday - Autumn colours

Crazy is our Fame - Stencils

Love to craft - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG