Sleepy Koala

It's nearly spring here in the UK.

And to day is the start of a new challenge at

Critter Crazy.

Our challenge is just for fun,

but please make a critter the focal point of your card.

This cute sleepy Koala is an image from All Dressed Up and it's called Koala Hugs.

I've coloured it with polychromo pencils. There are 2 patterned papers that make the background. Then I've just added a sentiment as I think the image is so cute on it's own.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Crafty Gals Corner - ATG

Paper Funday - ATG

All Dressed Up - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG 

Orange Leaves

I'm the host this week for the new

Crafty Catz Challenge.

Our challenge is now

Anything Goes

For my inspiration card this week I've gone back to something I haven't done for a while. Using my Sweet Poppy stencil, this one is called Ginko Leaves, I have used glossy white paste through the stencil on craft card. Then left it to dry over night.

Then I have used alcohol pens and coloured over the top of the paste in some of my favourite orange shades. I've then created a few layers using toning orange and brown card. There is a matching knotted ribbon to decorate and a happy birthday stamped sentiment.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Alphabet - Uplifting

As you like it - Elegant (classic and timeless)

C,R,A,F,T. - ATG

Ellibelle's Corner garden - Garden

Paper Funday - ATG

Stencil fun - stencils

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Avenue 613 - ATG

Lil patch of crafty friends - ATG 

Bird on a Wire

New month new challenge at 

The Critter Crazy challenge.

It is always Anything Goes

but please make a critter the focal point of your card.

I've used 3 different stencils from Sweet Poppy Stencils for this card. To start with I taken the circle aperture to put the initial colour through. Then with the Torn Rectangle I've added extra texture to the colour. Next, having removed the stencils, the small Stampscape trees have been stamped either side of the circle. When all the ink is nice and dry I've taken the bird stencil and pasted it with black paste. 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Avenue 613 - Animals

Patie's Creations - ATG

Ellibelle's corner garden - Anything garden

Just us Girls - CASE a DT(Vicky)

MMM - CAS

 

Night Fuchsia

Welcome to the new

Crafty Catz challenge.

All our challenges are now

Anything Goes,

I thought I would try out the Faber Castel Black Edition pencils. The fuschia stamp was stamped and embossed with gold powder. The coloured in with the pencils. It was layered up with a gold matt onto a white card base. The a simple greeting stamped in gold on white card. Not to sure of my thoughts on the pencils yet, maybe will have to play a bit more to decide.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Ellibelle's garden party - garden

Krafty Chicks - ATG

Paper Funday - ATG

Creative Fingers - ATG

Beatiful Blossoms - blossoms

Grilz Rebel - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Floral Feather

The Crafty Cats challenge has returned today.

But there is a slight change as there are now no sponsors so it

will be just for fun.

So theme for this challenge the is

Anything Goes

I recently went to a crafty get together with a group of friends. We were doing some inky stuff and I came home with lot's of left over bit so this is a card I came up with to use some of those bits. The panel is an inked and embossed with a stencil from Aall and Create. The  plain white embossed piece with a torn edge. The floral feather is a new die and the greeting is a die cut to. 

Quite quick and simple, but effective I think.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Alphabet - s for square

Creative Fingers - ATG

Craft Rocket - ATG

Double D - Birthday

Simon says stamp - Emboss

Stencil fun - Use a stencil

Crafts Galore encore - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG 

Laughing Llama

Welcome to 2026, Happy New Year to all of my blog visitors.

I Hope it brings you everything you wish for.

So on to the first challenge at Critter Crazy.

We are still an 

Anything Goes with a critter Challenge.

So  please make a critter the focal point of your creation.

I've made a really quick easel card. With a bright floral paper in the background. The image is a printed image this time, I love this laughing Llama, just perfect for a friend of mine. The sentiments have just been printed off on my laptop. I've added some card candy to decorate the corners.

I know she will find it funny. 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Shopping our stash - Something free (image)

A place to Start - ATG

Lil patch of crafty friends - ATG

Creative Creases - Fun fold

Creative Fingers - ATG

Creative Inspiration - ATG

Crafty Animals - Animal

Creative Crafters - ATG 

Happy Christmas

Well it's only a few days left till Christmas so I thought I would share one last card.

I first did this technique many years ago but it's still really effective but simple to do.

I would like to wish everyone that visits my blog

A very Merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year

Iris folding is really simple. It can be done with basically any shape. Although this is a much simpler way using just vertical lines. I've used pearlescent papers which add a bit of shimmer and added a gold bow at the top of the bauble shape. Then just a Christmas sentiment.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Alphabet - R for Ribbon

Creative Knockouts - Tis the season

Ellibelle's corner - ATG

Lil red wagon - Christmas card

Sisterhood of Crafter - Christmas

The Crafting Challenge - Christmas