Floral Swing

So today sees the start of a new challenge at

the Crafty Catz challenge.

Our sponsor this time is

All Dressed Up

This is one of their images but I think is retired now which is a shame.

Our theme this time is

Floral

I've coloured it with polychromo pencils, with a little light stencilling to add some clouds and grass. There are two patterned papers to make the backing layer with a ribbon across the join. For decoration I've die cut some leaves and flowers, plus a die cut sentiment to finish.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Cards 4 Galz - flowers

Craft Rocket - flowers

Ellibelle's garden party - Around the garden

Lil patch of crafty friends - ATG

Just us girls - Diecut flowers

Creative Fingers - ATG

All Dressed Up - ATG

Crafters Cafe - Feminine

4 seasons - Spring

Pelican not crossing

                             

It's May already and we're having some lovely sunny weather at the minute.

So onto the new challenge at Critter Crazy.

Our theme as always is to make sure that

A critter

is the focal point on your creations.

This image is from Beccy's Place and a stamp set called Beachside Bliss.  I've coloured it with polychromo pencils. The background has been done with a stencil from Sweet Poppy stencils called Harmony Backplate. Done with blue distress inks I thought it sort of resembled waves. Then I've added a die cut Birthday greeting too complete.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Addicted to Stamps and more - Make your mark(pencils)

Stencil Fun - Use a stencil

MMM - Things with Wings

Dragonfly Dreams - Animals

Creative Fingers - ATG

Crafty Animals - Animal

Creative Crafters - ATG 

Come for a Cuppa

It's time for a new challenge at

The Crafty Catz.

Our Sponsor this week is

Last Minute Manda.

This is one of their images called

Shabby Chic Cups and Books.

Our optional theme this time is

Feminine.

So it's a girly theme this time. So I've picked some pale colours and lace in the background. This very relaxing image has been coloured with polychromo pencils. The images has been framed on two sides with white lace.

The sentiment has been die cut. Then just some toning card candy to decorate the corners. I think it looks very feminine.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Craft Rocket - Layer it up

Crafty Gals Corner - Adorable

Lil Red Wagon - Birthday

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch

Crafts Galore encore - ATG

Morgans Artworld - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG

Avenue 613 - Splash of colour

We Love Stamping - Add lace 

Sunset Bunnies

I was really pleased that my card was picked as a winner and I was invited to be a guest DT member for April over at

Farm Quest General Store.

Their theme is something farm or country,

I made a card like this some years back and decided to try and recreate it for a friends birthday. It uses Clarity Stamps products and a bit of masking. The sun is done through a hole stencil, then the sky is done by dragging a distress ink pad across the card. The bunnies are stamped next then masked off. The log stamp comes next, then that is masked off . Finally the reeds and weeds are put on. When all the masks are removed you should be left with this lovely scene you are bound to find in a quiet corner of a farm. A simple sentiment completes this card.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Addicted to CAS - Bunnies

Allsorts - ATG

Polkadoodles - ATG

Dragonfly Dreams - Animal

Stamping Sensations - Animals/Nature

Ellibelles Corner Garden party - Anything garden

Paper Funday - Anything with B

Classic Design - Bunnies

Crafty Animals - Animal

Give a Crafter a Cookie - Bunny

Morgans Artworld - ATG 

Hearty Anniversary

It's time for a new challenge at

The Crafty Catz.

We have no sponsor this time so the theme is

Anything Goes

I was in need of a last minute Anniversary card so I thought I could do something really quick and simple. So this card is a brown and cream background layer, The hearts have been punched out of 2 brown pieces of card, one the same as the background and one darker shade. The the hearts have been linked together using a gold liner pen with some yellow gems along them. The anniversary sentiment is stamped in brown.

I would like to enter this in the following challanges

Simply clean and simple - ATG

Allys Angels - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG

Love My Doggie

It's hard to believe that the first quarter of  the year has already gone.

So as we go into another month we have a new challenge at

The Critter Crazy Challenge

Our theme is anything as long as the focal point of your creation is a critter.

Plus if your creation is now picked in one of the winners sections you will be invited to be a guest design team member.

I've gone monochrome with lovely little doggie. He has been coloured with polychromo pencils. The top left of the background card has been done using a stencil and a very pale gray distress ink. Just a single black layer around the image. Then completed with really nice sentiment.

I've kept this card quite simple as I think this is just a simple cute image.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges.

Dream Valley - Any celebration

The Paper Shelter - Feather or Fur

Stencil Fun - use a stencil

Addicted to CAS - Stencil

Krafty Chicks - Masculine

Crafty Animals - Animal

Crafters Cafe - CAS 

springtime

It's my turn to host the new challenge at

The Crafty Catz Challenge.

Our sponsor this time is

The Paper Shelter

The optional theme this is chosen by me is

Spring Green

This pretty image from the Paper Shelter is called Sophie in the Country 

I've coloured it with Polychromo pencils. It's a lovely image to reflect spring is here and hopefully summer is on it's way. To go with spring theme the background papers a green/blue glitter patterned paper and a green layer. The layer has a punched edge for decoration.

For the decorative part I've added a green and white dotted ribbon, gems down the punched edge. Finally a Birthday sentiment.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Daring Cardmakers - Celebrate Spring

Cardz 4 Galz - Springtime

Craft Rocket - For the Girls

Creative Knockouts - Spring is in the Air

Ellibelle's Corner I Spy - Dawn of Spring

The Paper Shelter - for the girls

Sisterhood of Crafters - shades of Green

the crafting challenge - Waiting for Spring

Pinspirational - Green floral