Hot and tropical

It's my turn to be host for this weeks new challenge at

The Crafty Catz.

Our sponsor this week is 

Di's Digi's

The theme I chose for this week is

Hot Colours

I've picked this lovely flower image and coloured them with polychromo pencils. I've then cut them out and layered them in one corner of the card base.Then the opposite corner I've made a rectangle layer in orange and the white layer has punched corners. The happy birthday sentiment has been die cut out of the same orange card. The leaves have also been die cut.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Morgans Artworld - ATG

Craft Rocket - no designer paper

Move along with the times - Birthday

Ellibelle's Wednesday - ATG

Try it on Tuesday - in the garden 

Sir Hare

Summer has arrived here in the UK as we start the month of June.

So today is the start of the new challenge at

The Critter Crazy challenge.

Our theme is always anything goes

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

This is a stamp from Sweet Poppy Stencils, called Hare, and it's in the sale only £6 reduced from £17.99 and includes the sentiment on the card too. What a bargain. It's a perfect looking hare which I've coloured quite simply with Copic pens. Then, so as not to detract from the image I've put it on die cut layers using a stitched edge rectangle. Then just the sentiment from the stamp set to finish.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Allsorts - ATG

613 Avenue create - For the Guys

Stamping Sensations - Furry Friends

We Love Stamping - Nature

Pattie's Creations - ATG

C R A F T - ATG

Passion for Markers - 4 Legged friends

Classic Design - Masculine

Farmquest General Store - Farm/country

Crafty Animals - Animal

Khaki Kid

It's time for a new challenge.

It starts today over at

The Crafty Catz.

Our sponsor this time is 

LeAnn's World.

and this is one of their images called

Benjamin.

The theme this time is blue and green.

I coloured the image with polychromo pencils. As the theme is blue and green I  wanted to try and make his clothing khaki coloured. The background has been made using a Sweet Poppy stencil called Stripes backplate. I first used it vertically with blue distress oxide, then turned it horizontally and used green distress oxide.

I've used a border punch piece of card and tied blue and white string round it. Then die cut a veritcal happy birthday sentiment to finish it off.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

C R A F T - ATG

Stencil Fun - Use Stencil

A place to start - for a child

AAA birthday - Birthday

Crafts Galore - ATG

Daisy Chain - Boys/men

Lets craft and create - no patterned paper

Morgans Artworld - ATG 

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