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 

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 

Rain Drops

A bit of a late post, I've had this seasonal chesty cough that's going around, the days just got all messed up.

So back to business and the new challenge at

The Crafty Cats.

We have no sponsor this week so it's just a theme of

Add a Sentiment.

I've gone back to Sweet Poppy Stencils for this one, I just find them so versatile.

This one is the Teardrop background. I used white paste through the stencil on black card then let it dry over night. To make the background I've then used the same stencil on the 2 corners using distress ink. Then I've used alcohol pens to colour over the dry paste. Nicely blended out to keep the colours light. To match in I picked 3 layers of card to tone with the pen colour and layered them up in a twisted format. The sentiment is also from sweet poppy to complete the card.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

613 avenue - Any Occasion

Lil patch of crafty friends - ATG

C R A F T - ATG

Creative Fingers - ATG

Ellibelle's Corner - ATG

Ellibelle's Corner - no designer paper

Crazy is our Fame - Stencils

Classic Design - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Mix it up - layers

Wooooo Hoo

Spring is nearly with us and so is the new challenge from

the Critter Crazy Team.

As the title says we love our critters,

so please make it the focal point of your card.

For my card this month I've used an image from a CD of Thelwell Images. I've coloured this one with polychromo pencils. Then stamped a sentiment next to the image. The background is a stencil from Sweet Poppy called Palm Leaves Backplate. Then the  main image has been off set just for a change. I've always loved this cute and comical little ponies. This one is really flying.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Just us Girls - Use a stencil

Creative Fingers - ATG

CD Sunday - ATG 

Gem of a challenge - ATG

Stencil Fun - Stencil

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design - ATG

Crafty Animals - Animal

FarmQuest General Store - Country

Creative Crafters - ATG 

Ohh Goodie

Today see the start of a new challenge at

The Crafty Catz.

Our sponsor this time is

LeAnn's World.

And this is one of their images called

Alexandra.

The theme this time is

Girly

I've coloured the image with polychromo pencils. As the theme is girly I've had to make the colours pink. So the is a pink patterned background paper with pink layers. Then a piece of pink lace ribbon. Some nice pink cndy dotd in the corners. Then a birthday banner to complete.

She does look quite happy that it's her birthday. Maybe she's having a party.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Craft Rocket - Happy Birthday

Creative Inspiration - ATG

Crafty Gals Corner - Pink Candy

Ellibelle's Corner - ATG

the Sisterhood of Crafters - Pink

Crafters cafe - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Creations in Pink - Pink

Creative Crafters - ATG 

I'm over Hare

It's February already, spring is getting closer.

So today we have a new challenge at

the Critter Crazy challenge.

Our only rule is to make a critter the focal point on your creation.

This is a stamp from Sweet Poppy Stencils, Hare set. I've stamped it with a water based brown coloured ink. Then used a brush and water to pull the colour out and so shade the image. I've just added some yellow for the flowers. I've kept most of the background papers in the brown shades to match the hare, but added a yellow ribbon to match the flowers. The sentiment also comes in this stamp set, and it's in the sale so a really good  price right now. I think this image would suit both male and female occasions.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Cardz 4 Galz - not Square

Krafty Chicks - ATG

Lil red wagon - ATG

Lil patch of crafty friends - ATG

Creative Fingers - ATG

My time to craft - make it male

2 sisters on the blog - Men's card

Crafters Cafe - ATG

Crafty Animals - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG

 

Granny Ballet

Let's have a new challenge.

It's over at the Crafty Catz challenge.

Our sponsor this week is 

Dr Digi

and this is one of their images called

Ballerina Betty.

Our theme this week is

use blue/green

This image is a really fun image, made me smile anyway. I've coloured her with polychromo pencils. I've kept to our them this week and the colours I've used are pretty much all blue and green.

All the background papers are a matching shade too. Then I just added a sentiment which I think is relly apt for this image and that is "age is just a number". Which I think is quite true and never think you can't do the things you want just because of age.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Ellibelle's corner - ATG

2 Sisters on the blog - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Crafters Cafe - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Give a crafter a cookie - ATG

Morgans Artworld - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG

613 Avenue Create - ATG 

Love my Kitty

Today see's the start of the first challenge of 2025 over at

The Crafty Catz.

Our sponsor this week is 

All Dressed Up

This is one of their images called

Kitty Hearts

and the theme is

Clean and Simple

I have coloured the images using HB pencils, so kept is pretty much monochrome, except just a little res for the hearts and the bow on her dress. Then the sentiment has been stamped in gray. Finally there is a little red bow to match the hearts.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Finger - ATG

My time to craft - Sentiment

Simply clean and simple - CAS

C R A F T - ATG

Ellibelle's Corner - ATG

All dressed up - ATG

Crafters Cafe - monochrome

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Morgans Artworld - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Stag King

Well we are a week into 2025 and I just didn't realise.

There is the first challenge of the year over at

the Critter Crazy Challenge.

Our theme as always is

Use a critter

And please make sure it is the focal point of your card.

for my card this month I have used a Sweet Poppy stencil. I've used white stencil paste through the stencil, the when is was fully dry I've coloured over the top with alcohol markers. There are a couple of patterned papers used for the background. Plus for some dimension a piece of hessian and some buttons. Then just a sentiment to complete. 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

2 Sisters on the blog - ATG

Crafty Animals - Animal

 Morgans Artworld - ATG

Creative Crafters - ATG

Love those pretty papers - patterned papers

Creative Fingers - ATG