Cog Dog

I've been a bit quiet over the summer enjoying our lovely warm weather.

Well I think summer is over as it feels very autumnal already, a bit of a sudden change.

So here's to the new challenge starting today  at

The Critter Crazy Challenge.

This card was quite a quick make using stencils. The dog is a Sweet Poppy stencil and the background  is cogs and clock from Clarity Stamps. I've used Distress Inks through the stencils. Then a stamped sentiment which has been cut out with a punch. A perfect male card.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Crazy is our Fame - Stencils

Avenue 613 - ATG

Lil patch of crafty friends - ATG

Allsorts - All creatures great and small

Sisterhood of snarky stampers - A is for Animal

Creative Fingers - ATG

Just us Girls - Stencils

Crafty Animals - Animal

Creative crafting Uncles - Masculine

Love to Craft - ATG 

Hi Ho Silver

It's time for a new challenge at

The Critter Crazy Challenge.

Our theme is always

Anything Goes

but please make sure the critter is the focal point of your card.

For this card I've used a Sweet Poppy stencil called Mechanical Horse. I've used paste through the stencil on black card and let it dry. To keep in with the mechanical look the decorative corners are made of metal. Then the birthday sentiment has been die cut out of silver card. A perfect card for a mans birthday.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Stencil fun - ATG

A place to start - ATG

Ally's angels - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG

Lil patch of crafty friends - ATG

Sunny Yellow

I'm the host at this weeks last challenge before our summer break at

The Crafty Catz Challenge

Our theme is always

Anything Goes

A nice clean and simple card with the lovely summery yellow flowers and sentiment.

The background has been made simply scoring diagonal lines on white card using a score board. These lines are about  inch apart. The mesh has been die cut, as has the sentiment. The flowers are a stamp and die set which has then been coloured with pencils. A simple but cheerly little card.

I would  like to enter this in the following challenges

Simply CAS - CAS

Cardz 4 Galz - Friends/friendship

Krafty Chicks - CAS

Sisterhood of Crafters - Flowers

A cut above - die cuts

A place to start - ATG

Lil patch of crafty friends - ATG

Crafters Cafe - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

The Creative Crafters - ATG

 

View in a leaf

It's time for a new challenge at 

The Crafty Catz

Our theme is always

Anything Goes

I've continued my spell of using some of my old stash. This one is Clarity Stamps again. It started with a leaf stencil with inking and stamps being added through the stencil. Then with the stencil removed more small animals have been added and the leaf outlined to make it stand out. The sentiment reminds us to enjoy every moment, take time to sit and watch the world go by.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Craft Rocket - Animals

Ellibelles Corner - Garden

Cardz 4 Galz - CAS

Addicted to stamps - Stencil

Stencil Fun - Stencil

Lil patch of craft friends - ATG

Sweet Stampin - Stamps

Creative Crafters - ATG 

Whit Woo

It's goodbye to the first half of the year today.

So let's welcome July with a new challenge at

The Critter Crazy Challenge.

Our theme is Anything Goes

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

This time I've used a few of my old Clarity stamps to create this scene. A mask and distress inks were used to create the background. The birthday sentiment has been stamped too.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Craft Rocket - Animals

Krafty Chicks - Birthday

Crafty Gals Corner - ATG

Dragonfly dreams - Masculine

Creative Crafters - ATG

 

Seaside lines

It's new challenge time at

The Crafty Catz.

Our theme is

Anything Goes

My card this time has no specific image except for the stamped sentiment. It is the perfect way to use up all the left over scrapes of patterned paper we seem to keep "just in case". So the patterned papers cut to different narrow widths and lengths. Then a square layer. To match the colour scheme I've added buttons and some seaside shaped buttons. finally the sentiment has been  stamped onto  a piece of die cut patterned paper . I think this makes a perfect male card.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Cut it Up - Die cut

Card Concept - Summer by the sea

The Male Room - Outside

AAA Birthday - For the boys

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG

A cut above - Die cut

Dragonfly dreams - ATG 

Emboss and die

It's challenge time at

The Crafty Catz.

Our theme is now always

Anything Goes

This card is a variation on a card I saw. I started with an embossed frame using a score board. The centre rectangle was then cut out. I took a piece of white card and stencil from Lavinia stamps and stencilled the card with some lovely pastel distress oxides. The frame was then layered on top of the stencilling. The white heart was die cut and embossed with a folder, then added within the frame. The flower stem and sentiment were also die cut. I love the contrast between the pastels and black.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Craft Rocket - ATG

Creative Knockouts - Stencils/die cuts

Fab and Funky - Stencil/embossing

Crafters Cafe - ATG

Crafting Happiness - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Girlz Creative Crafts - Dies

Creative Crafters - ATG

Stencil Fun - Stencil