Keep rowing

The Crafty Catz Challenge is back from it's summer break.

Our sponsor for this first challenge is 

Dr Digi

This is one of their images called

Bertie and Berlindas Boating Birthday

Our theme is

Hobbies

I felt like something quick and simple for this card. The image is so amusing on it's own. I coloured it with polychromo pencils. Then just added a blue toning border and a sentiment. 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Inspiration - ATG

Crafty Gals Corner - Fall overboard

Ellibelle's crafty Wednesday - ATG

Cards 4 guys - Boats

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG

Morgans Artworld - ATG 

Jungle King

Well summer is nearly over, it's been quite a warm one at times here in the UK.

So today we have a new challenge at

The Critter Crazy Challenge.

Our theme is always anything goes

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

This little leo the lion is from a set of images from Polkadoodles. It's a full Zodiac set. Really useful as it would suit both male and female occasions.

I've coloured it with polychromo pencils. The background is a stencil called Palm Leaves from Sweet Poppy Stencils. The colours I've kept tropical colours. The red card is a touch of recycling as it was the box of a bottle of perfume. A gold ribbon bow finishes this card off. 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore - ATG

Crafty Animals - Animals

Love to Craft - ATG

Morgans Art World - ATG

Allsorts - Birthdays

I Remembered

Wow another month gone, time does really fly by.

So it's time for a new challenge at

The Critter Crazy challenge.

Our theme is always Anything Goes

but please make sure a critter is the main image on your make.

So my card this time is aimed at little people, This little elephant is so sweet. I've coloured him with polychromo pencils. There is a lovely toning patterned paper in the background. The colours have been kept quite simple with pink and gray. Then just the sentiment. Definitely looks like a little girl elephant to me.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Krafty Chicks - ATG

Inspirational - Birthday

Lil patch of crafty friends - ATG

Creative Fingers - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Crafters Cafe - ATG

Crafty Animals - Animal

Creative Crafters - ATG 

In the Pink

Today see the start of a new challenge at 

The Crafty Catz

Then we start our summer break.

I do hope the warm weather comes back here in the UK.

Our sponsor this time is

The Paper Shelter.

This is one of there images called

Happy Little Mouse with Flowers.

Our theme is Anything Goes

I fancied a different shape for this challenge so I die cut my card blank into a circle. Then the patterned paper which is part of the image set is also die cut. I've coloured the image of this cute mouse with polychromo pencils. The image is die cut, along with it's background layer. I've cut round 2 of the flowers on the patterned layer so that I can slide the image behind them. The sentiment is stamped and die cut too. I then decided to add some toning gems round the edge of the patterned layer. 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Cut it up - Monochromatic

Digi Chooseday - ATG

The Paper shelter - ATG

A perfect time  to craft - ATG

Conjurer of dreams - Woodland wildlife

Crafty Animals - ATG

Let's craft and create - punch/die

Creative Crafters - ATG

A cut above - Die cuts 

Retro Birthday

I thought I would go retro for the new challenge at

The Crafty Catz challenge.

Our sponsor this time is 

last Minute Manda.

This is one of their images from the set called

Birthday Gnome.

Our theme this time is

Kids Birthday

I've gone back in time for my kid birthday card. I've coloured the image with polychromo pencils, using bright colours, the swirls and stars have been coloured with glitter/metallic pens,The image has then been die cut, and a background layer is die cut out of glitter card. I've cut and coloured, using glitter pens,  a small tag the bottom left corner, with a with love greeting on. Then the real retro point is some corner peel offs to brighten up the corners. 

I think card making trends have changed a lot since I started making cards now over 25 years ago.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Wordart Wednesday - ATG

Addicted to stamps and more - Make your Mark

Ally's Angels - ATG

Neglected Stuff - Old stash/ATG

Allsorts - For a child 

Happy 100th Birthday Critters

This is the 100th Birthday at the

Critter Crazy Challenge.

The theme is the usual must use a critter but

the critter must be celebrating a birthday.

Please check out the challenge blog and join in as there will be lots of

recognition and badges for those that take part.

This is one of my favourite images from Hetty Clair called Tea Party Pony, it also comes in a ready coloured version. I've used is several times. Great for all my horsey friends male or female, it's so versatile. I've coloured it with polychromo pencils. The background is made with a stencil from Sweet Poppy called stripes backplate. I've used the stencil diagonally across the card, one way in red and the other way in gray. The vertical greeting is die cut and finally used some red and gray candy in the corners.

Please check out the projects made by my fellow DT members

to celebrate our 100th challenge.

Uschi

Anne

Carol G

Faith

Heather

Helen

Becca

If you visit Becca and comment you will be in with the chance

to win a fabulous prize

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Dream Valley - ATG

We love Stamping - ATG/Nature

Creative Fingers - ATG

Cut it up - Critters

Just us Girls - Stencils

Crafty Chicks - Masculine

Addicted to stamps - Stencils

Crafters Cafe - ATG/masculine

Creative Crafters - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG 

You'll get There

Today see the start of a new challenge over at

The Crafty Catz.

Our sponsor this week is

Sheepski Designs

And this is one of their designs called

Determination

our theme this week is

Anything Goes

This is quite a simple design made with men or boys in mind. The image has been coloured with polychromo pencils. The back ground card has had a frame of masking tape put round the edges, then the centre has been done using shades of grey distress oxide ink. The stencil I've used is  from Sweet Poppy Stencils called Brick Wall. Then I've die cut a sentiment to finish.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - ATG

Craft Rocket - no design paper

Just us Girls - Stencil

Krafty Chicks - Masculine

Stencil Fun - Stencil

A cut above - Die cut

Classic design - Masculine

Crafters Cafe - Masculine

Daisy Chain - Birthday

Creative Crafters - ATG