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My very late DT card for this Months challenge at The Crafting Cafe. The theme this month is

Lots of layers.

This is one of our sponsors, Bugaboo, images and I have coloured it with Graph'It Markers. I have made the pale green panel down the back using Alcohol Inks.

I have cut an aperture out of the brown card using a Spellbinders Die and the added the pink frame also cut with Spellbinders dies. I have decorated the frame with some clear gems.

For this side panel I have used several Stampin'Up products.The fern leaf is stamped in Brown Sugar ink, Punch out 3 tags and the flowers and added coloured candy to the centres. Finally metal decorative corners and 3 butterfly charms. I hope you like it.

I have entered this card in the following challenges

Robyns Fetish - Animals

Sir Stampalot - Punches/Dies

Kit and Clowder - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee - Add layers

Left of Centre - Layer it Up

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Stamping Boutique - Make your own background

Creative Knockouts - Lots of Embellies

Cute Card Thursday - Lots of Colour

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Cuttlebug Mania - Wildlife

Papertake Weekly - 3 shapes

White Right

I have not put anything on here for a few weeks as I have been on a lovely holiday, but it's time to get back to my cards.

Welcome back to the current challenge from Graph'It Markers. The theme this time is

Crisp and White.

I have used a lovely image from Aurora Wings and of 

course it has been coloured with my Graph'It Markers. I have kept quite a lot of the image white and the background and flowers too.

I have just added a little colour of blue highlights and carried that on with the feathers and embossed layer. I hope you like this and pop over for some more lovely inspiration from my team members and possibly join in to have a chance at winning a lovely prize.

I would also like to enter this card in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - Aurora Wings image

Sister Act - Anything Goes

7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Anything Goes
Crazy Challenge - Embossing
Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Goes
Fairytale Stampers - Flowers
CCC Digi - Digi and Flowers
The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes

Christmas Past

This was a card I made just before Christmas but I went away for Christmas this year so I will share it with you now. It was sadly my last card as part of the DT for Through the Craft Room Door, a short lived membership due to changes than have taken a lot of my spare time.

I've coloured him with Polychromos pencils and added some 3d snow past.

It also includes a sheet of Kanban Patterned card, die cut snowflakes and a dotty ribbon and bow.

A very cute image from The Stamping Boutique.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Paper Minutes - Snowflakes

Pinspirational - Snowflake Image

Craft-dee Bowz - Anything Goes with a Bow

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

 Valley -Dream Christmas

Eureka Stamps- Snowman/Snowflakes

Merry Monday Christmas - Snowflakes

Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Cold and Frosty

Great Impressions - Snow Friends

Crafty Hazelnuts - Anything Goes

Frosted Designs - White as Snowflakes

Holly Fairy

It's the last challenge of 2014 at the Graph'it Markers challenge and we have a nice easy theme of

Winter Wishes.

I have used an Aurora Wings image Holly Fairy, so cute and I have coloured her in with my Graph'it Markers. All the layers have been cut out using my Woodware paper trimmer, that can use different blades, using the scalloped blade some cut with the scallop in and some out. I think that makes it a bit more interesting to use.

I have die cut the holly leaves and used gems for the berries. The Happy Christmas greeting is die cut. Then a bit of 3D snow added to the fur trim on her jacket. 

Happy Christmas to you all x x

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Dream Valley - Christmas

Monday Morning - Anything Christmas

That Craft Place - Christmas

Pink Gem - Anything Christmas

A Crafty Mess - Traditional Christmas

Brown Sugar - Red, White and Green

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Christmas

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Crafty Little Fairies - Holly or Ivy

Aud Sentiments - Holiday Bingo

 Image/die cut/bling

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas song

 The Holly and the Ivy

Holly Jolly Christmas - Anything Christmas

Pink Bee Fairy

Its challenge time at Through the Craft Room Door and as usual it's anything goes.

The image is from Stitchy Bear and I have coloured it with Graph'it Markers. 

I have then die cut the image and frame using Spellbinders Dies.

I have cur the swirly borders using a Memory Box die and added some paper roses and punched leaves. A little bit of glitter highlight the wings and edge the flowers. Then a simple birthday greeting to complete.

Please pop over to TTCRD challenge and have a look at the lovely inspiration from my fellow team mates.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Digi Galore - Birthday Time

Vandicrafts - Squares

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Thats Crafty - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes

Move Along with the Times - December Birthday

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper - Anything But Christmas

Take Heart Ideas - Anything Goes

Pretty Miss India

Welcome to the last Challenge at the Crafting Cafe and the theme is 

Your favourite things of 2014.

I've used 2 or 3 of my favourite things on this card so it was quite fun to do.

Firstly I have coloured in the image with my polychromos pencils. Although I have had them for quite a while I have only relly got back to using them this year and I have really enjoyed that. The image is a Besties.

Some of my favourite colours are oranges and golds, warm autumn colours I have used for the background.

Then some very pretty embelishments. A punched border in gold, a tassled brocade trim, some sequined shapes and a lovely bow with a metal flower in the centre. They looked very Indian type decoration and perfect to complete this card. I hope you like it too.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Make your Embelishments

Craft-Dee Bowz - Anything Goes

Imagination Crafts - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl - Anything Goes

A little Bit Crafty - Not Christmas

Animal Friends - Anything Goes with an animal

Doodle Pantry - Any Digi Goes

Besties Deutschland - Anything Goes

Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes

Inspirational - Anything with Gold

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Pink Ppinky

This is my card as GDT for Crafting by Design for December. I have used a Ppinky Doll image and I have coloured her with Polychromo pencils.

The back ground has been stamped and coloured with distress inks, using swirl and butterfly stamps. 

There are die cut leaves and hearts, also I have die cut the image and layer.

I was really pleased with the colouring on this image, I have been using these pencils a fair bit recently. Please pop over to the challenge and see all the other lovely inspiration,

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Craft-Dee Bowz - Anything Goes

Digi Sketch - Dies

Dragonfly Dreams - Girly/Dies

Penny Black - Anything Goes

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Digi Galore - Birthday

Dilly Beans - Die cuts

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Digitally Sweet - Anything Goes

Sister Act - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Die Cuts

In the Pink - Die Cuts/Pink

7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes