Scrap use

It's new challenge day at the Crafty Catz challenge.

The theme this time is "For a Boy"

There is no sponsor this week.

If your like me I have lots of pieces of patterned paper left and I really don't like to throw them away. So this is an easy way to use them up that is really effective and perfect for those men we know.

For my masculine cards I've decided to make use of some left over small pieces of patterned papers. It's really easy to just take various lengths and widths of patterned papers layer them on a co-ordinating plain card. Then just lay them out in an interesting design. These two have had some card candy, die cut stars and a button added for decoration. 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Craft Rocket - Layer it up

Crafty Gals Corner - ATG

Cards Galore Encore - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG 

Tiny Tiger

It's April Fools day and Easter bank holiday Monday here in the UK.

But it's also the start of a new challenge at

The Critter Crazy Challenge.

Our theme is always anything goes

but please make a critter the main image on your card.

I've coloured this cute Tiger with polychromo pencils. The base card is Kraft card and I've used a stencil and oxide inks to create the base pattern. Two pieces of tiger stripe patterned paper have been added. The birthday sentiment is stamped in brown Versafine Clair ink. Then some tiger stripe card candi decorates the corners.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Lil patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Alphabet - Z for zoology

Creative Fingers - ATG

Creative Knockout - ATG

Just us Girls - use a stencil

Lil red wagon - Animal Antics

Try it on Tuesday - use a stencil

Crafty Animals - Animal

Creative Crafters - ATG 

Spring Fancy

I'm the host for this weeks challenge at the Crafty Catz.

Our sponsor with week is 

The Paper Shelter

The theme is Anything Goes

with the twist of 

Use an Embossing Folder

This image from our sponsor is called Wearing Spring. She has been coloured with polychromo pencils.

I have also used the backing paper that goes with this image. This has been embossed with a leaf patterned folder.

I have taken another square of red card and put that through the same folder. It's then been cut in half diagonally and placed on each corner of the image. Then I've just added a birthday sentiment.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Craft Rocket - For the Girls

Crafty Gals Corner - ATG 

Simon says Stamp - Spring

The Crafty Addicts - ATG

Addicted to stamps - Birthdays

MMM - Spring

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Crafting Challenge - spring air

Four Seasons - Spring

 

A Paler Shaded Owl

It's new challenge time over at the Crafty Catz.

Our sponsor this week is Di's Digi Stamps.

The theme this week is Monochrome.

I love this cute little owl image. So I've used him again for this weeks challenge inspiration. I've coloured him with polychromo pencils but in a paler colourway than the version I've shared recently. He's put on top of layers of patterned papers. I've then just added a tag with the sentiment on.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

C R A F T - ATG

Creative Knockout - ATG

Ellibelle's Corner - ATG

Fab N Funky - Favourite Colours(browns)

Crafty Addicts - ATG

Digi Chooseday - ATG

Cards Galore Encore - ATG

Crafty Animals - Animal

Morgans Artworld - ATG

Worldwide Crafters and Colourists - ATG

Cute Baby Raf

Well It's March already, roll on spring.

That means there is a new challenge at the Critter Crazy Challenge.

It would be great if you could all enter out challenge

Just make sure that the critter is the focal point on your creation.

Isn't this little guy so cute. This image is from Kit and Clowder. I've coloured it using polychromo pencils. The bottom half of the card base is a patterned paper and the top half is a stencil from Sweet Poppy. Across the join I have used some animal print ribbon. I've used a die cut birthday sentiment Cut in gold and then brown to give an offset shadow. The some card candy to decorate.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Knockouts - ATG

Crafty Chicks - ATG

Lil Red Wagon - Stencil

Crafty Addicts - ATG

Dream Valley - 4 Legged friends

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Fur or feather

Crafty Animals - Animal

Morgans Artworld - ATG

Worldwide Crafters and Colourists - ATG 

Woofy Birthday

It's time for a new challenge over at

The Crafty Catz.

Our sponsor is Beccy's Place.

And this is one of her imaged called

Over the Back Fence.

Our theme this week is more than one fold.

I've used a 5x7 landscape card with about 1.5 inches cut off the front edge. On this flap  I have added the die cut birthday sentiment. Plus to the side a doggy woof which can still be seen when the image front flap is closed.

Then I've used a 3x10 piece of card folded in half to make a smaller card. This has then been used to make an inner card that folds the opposite way.

This view then gives you and idea of how the fold looks. These background cards have been covered in doggy related patterned papers. 

The  image has been coloured with polychromo pencils. This has been put on the top flap which is the smaller card. Behind the images I've used a paw print stamp.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Gem of a challenge - ATG

Craft Rocket - Birthday

Art Impressions - Ridiculous

Krafty Chicks - All occasions

Ellibelle's Corner - ATG

Crafty Addicts - ATG

Cards 4 Guyz - more than 1 fold

Crafty Animals - Animal

Creative Crafters - ATG 

Buzzing Around

It's new challenge day at The Crafty Catz.

Our sponsor this time is Sheepski Designs.

This is one of their images called Buzzing.

Our theme Valentines or With Love.

I've coloured this image with polychromo pencils. Then added some glossy accents to the bees wings and eye. I've kept the colour range mostly the same with the purple coloured background paper from Heartfelt Creations. The sentiment has been stamped onto the image layer, Finally I've die cut some hearts to show a little love.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Cut it Up - Have a Heart

Pattie's Creations - ATG

C R A F T - Love

Just us Girls - Love

Moving along with the times - Love/Hearts

Double D - Hearts

Digi Chooseday - ATG

Try it on Tuesday - Hearts/Flowers

 

B-owl-ed Over

At last January is over and we are getting closer to spring and warmer weather.

So for the 1st of February it's a new challemge for 

The Critter Crazy Challenge.

Our theme is always anything goes

but please make a critter the main focus on your project.

I got this really cute owl image from Kit and Clowder in the Christmas advent event. I've coloured him with polycromo pencils. For this one I've used  darker patterned papers in the background and kept it more male orientated. Then just added a Birthday sentiment.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

The Craft Rocket - Birthday

Creative Inspiration - ATG

Simon says stamp - ATG

Craft Addicts - ATG

Digi Chooseday - ATG

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Dream Valley - 2 or more papers

MMM - patterned paper

Crafty Animals - animal

Worldwide crafters and colourists - ATG 

Oh No

It's time for a new challenge at the Crafty Catz.

Our challenges are now fortnightly.

Our  sponsor this time is Dr Digi

and this  one of their images called Keep Off the Grass.

The theme is Anything Goes

with the optional twist of Make me Smile.

The images has been coloured with polychromo pencils, The background card is an old sheet from me stash from Kanban. I've die cut some grass, in two different shades of green, across the bottom of the images. Then I've just added a circular sentiment. It is a really funny images and I bet many dog owners have experienced this embarrassment.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Cut it Up - This makes me Happy

Pattie's Creations - ATG

Through the purple haze - ATG

Crafty Addicts - ATG

Lets craft and Create - ATG

Morgans Art world - ATG 

Daisy Fairy

There is a second sponsor this month at the Classic Design challenge

They are The Colour of Love

and this is one of their images called

Wild Flowers.

This has also been coloured with polychromo pencils. The other corner is a floral 3d embossing folder which has then had ink lightly added over the top of the images. The sentiment is in the form of a tag.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Make my Monday - Happy Birthday

Ally's Angels - ATG

Daisy Chain - No design paper

Let's craft and create - ATG

Morgans art World - ATG

Rabisco - ATG

Lil patch of crafty friends - ATG

We love Stamping - ATG 

Hydrangea

It's the first challenge of 2024 for 

the Classic Design Challenge.

Our first sponsor is Goha

and this is one of their images.

Hydrangea

I've kept this card a CAS design. The Hydrangea has been coloured with polychromo pencils. I did a couple of images and layered it up for more dimension. There is just a small coloured layer behind. Then the sentiment in the corner.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

A Perfect time to Craft - ATG

Beautiful Blossoms - Flowers

Crafts galore encore - ATG

Daisy Chain - No patterned paper

Pearly Sparkles - CAS

Crafty Calender - ATG

SCS cards - CAS

Monkey see, Monkey do

The Crafty Catz challenge is back today.

Our sponsor is All Dressed Up

and this is one of their images called

Birthday Monkey.

The theme this time is no patterned paper.

This amusing Monkey is coloured with polychromo pencils and die cut. I have kept it quite monochromo in shades of gray with just a hint of pink. The background of the card has been done in shades of gray distress ink using a stencil. The sentiment is a pre-printed one, not sure where from, it's background layer has been punched out.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Creative Inspiration - ATG

Ellibelle's Corner - ATG

The Crafty Addicts - ATG

The Male Room - Fun

Stencil Fun - Stencil

All dressed up - ATG

Crafty Animals - Animal 

last Christmas snowflake

Just one last Christmas card to share. I tend to put my christmas craft supplies away now for a few months so this is the last one for now, or the first one of 2024.

For this card I first took a square of plane white card and die cut a snowflake out the side using the Sweet Poppy snowflake die. I then put that card through an embossing folder to add the pattern. On the base card I stamped a Stampscapes cabin in black so it would be in the centre of the snowflake aperture. Then I've added distress ink to the image, plus a little pencil colour to the cottage. Then a sentiment from Christmas Tidings printed sentiment set. I quite like this final card.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Christmas with the cuties - Cute Christmas

Stamps and fun - snowflake

Girlz Creative Christmas - ATG

Peace on Earth - Anything Christmas

Allsorts - Cold and Ice

Sweet Stampin - Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner - Tis the Season

The male room - Christmas

The holly and ivy - Christmas

Farm Quest Country - Christmas

Worldwide crafters and Colourists - ATG

Papercraft - Christmas

Tiger Kraft

It's the first challenge for the Critter Crazy challenge on the 1st day of 2024.

So here we start with another year of critter love.

It's still always anything goes but make sure that critter is the main image on your creation.

This lovely tiger, from Sweet Poppy Stencils, has been stamped onto kraft card. Then coloured with polychromo pencils. The kraft card seems to intensify the white pencil. Then just a stamped sentiment that has been embossed in white. 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Crafting rom the Heart - ATG

Lil patch of crafty friends - ATG

Crafting Happiness - ATG

Creative fingers - ATG

Crafty Addicts - ATG

Crafty Animals - Animal

Creative Crafters - ATG