Allsorts Challenge ~ Anything Goes From The Garden

This is my second post today, so please scroll down to see my Crafty Calendar Challenge DT post.

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today with the theme 'Anything goes from the garden'.  As always, there is also the theme of Anything Goes as we love to see all your creations.  My DT card is a Hammock Card.

The patterned papers are from the The Range. The flowers was made with dies from the Sue Wilson 'Passion Flower' set.  The sentiment was a white die cut a friend sent to me, so I coloured it with a purple Promarker.  I don't know the brand and neither does my friend.  I'd love to buy my own die, so if you recognise it, please let me know the brand.

The cards fold flat for posting.

There is a prize of three die sets from Oakwood Direct for the lucky randomly drawn winner.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Creative Creases #116 ~ Use a Fun Fold

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Florals Goes

Triple B June Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Love Those Pretty Papers June Challenge

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ All About the Men/Boys

The June Crafty Calendar Challenge begins today with the theme 'All About the Men/Boys'.  It's been a few years since I last made a 'Lego' card, so this was the starting point for my masculine card.  

The sentiment is a Sue Wilson 'Happy Birthday' die.  I made the Lego bricks with 1" squares and 1" x 2" rectangles.  I used a punch for the circles and attached them with foam pads to raise them up. 

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th June.   Hop over to the challenge blog to see the beautiful cards the DT have made for inspiration.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge ~ C is for circles

Craft Rocket Challenge #137 ~ Birthday

Creative Moments Challenge #282 ~ Make It Masculine

Krafty Chicks Challenge #823 ~ Birthday

AAA Birthday Game #86 ~ For Boys

Good Luck

Thank you for the lovely comments on my last post.  The physiotherapist gave me the all clear on Wednesday to drive again.  Whoo hoo!  I still have finger and wrist exercises to do to strength my hand, but it's such a relief to be able to drive again.  Another physio appointment in four weeks, when hopefully my right hand will be more or less back to normal.

I made two cards using this CAS design for two special young people who are taking their school exams this summer.  As the cards were sent to a boy and a girl, I thought this design would be suitable for both of them.              

I used an old Sizzix  embossing folder for the background and a punch for the lucky four leafed clovers.  The sentiment and mat were die cut with Sizzix dies and raised up on foam pads to add some dimension.

  

I am joining in the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge #386 ~ Squash It! - Use an Embossing Folder

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #638 ~ Use a stencil and/or embossing folder

Can You Handle The Pressure? Challenge ~ Anything Goes

In the Pink

A friend is celebrating her birthday in a week or so.  She collects anything sheep related, so I usually try and make her a card with a sheep theme.

I bought a preloved set of Stampin' Up stamps, 'Counting Sheep' recently and used them for the first time, choosing one of the three sheep images.  I coloured the image with Promarkers, it's not too detailed so I managed the colouring with my dodgy right hand. I die cut a rectangle in a piece of pink card using a new die from the Craft Addiction 'Stitch Craft Fusion Frames (Rectangle)' set.   I added a strip of sheep ribbon and stamped a sentiment from the Stampin' Up 'Best Year', using Versafine Clair 'Nocturne'.  To finish off my card, I added three punched flowers to match the flowers in the ribbon.

I am joining in the following challenges:

 Stamping Sensations May Challenge ~ Cute Creatures

We Love Stamping May Challenge ~ All Creatures Great and Small

Crafty Animals Challenge #105 ~ Anything Goes with an Animal

NBUS Challenge #86 ~ Use  Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (sheep stamp and frame die)

I've got an appointment with the physiotherapist tomorrow about my hand.  I've been doing all the finger exercises, so hopefully I will get the all clear to drive again.  It's been a long seven weeks!