Allsorts Challenge ~ Rain

The optional theme for the Allsorts Challenge this week is 'Rain'.

My DT card is a Bay Window card.  The image and sentiment are stamps from the Inkylicious set, 'Dancing in the Rain', stamped with Versafine 'Onyx Black'.  The patterned paper is from a paper pad which came as a cover gift with a magazine quite a few years ago.  I added some tiny blue gems for raindrops and tiny white pearls down the panel on the left.

The finished card measures 5" x 7" and folds flat for posting.

Prizes from Oakwood, Highlight Crafts, AALL and Create and Craft Stash, these links take you to their individual websites and you can read more about each on our Patrons’ page here.

Please pop over to the Allsorts Challenge blog to see the beautiful creations the DT have made.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #569 ~ Lots of Layers

We Love Stamping March Challenge ~ Anything Goes + option of Spring is in the Air (April Showers)

Hexagonal 3D Card

A Hexagonal 3D Card.  I followed the instructions for the fold on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page.

I used a Memory Box 'Fuchsia Sprig' die, cutting it out three times with snippets of green and two shades of pink, with the flower head layered with the different colours.   The ovals are Memory Box 'Stitched Oval Layers' dies.  I used snippets of patterned paper from a paper pad from The Works.  The pad was 12" x 12", so there are always lots of snippets to use up after I've cut into a full sheet.

There is a plain white panel on the back to write a message.  The card folds flat for posting.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #450 ~ Use Snippets

Make My Monday Challenge #196 ~ Spring Colours

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #671 ~ Female

Beautiful Blossoms Floral Challenge #3 ~ Anything Floral Goes

Daisy Chain Challenge #72 ~ Flowers

Allsorts Challenge ~ Perfect Pastels (Spring Colours)

The Allsorts Challenge this week has the theme 'Perfect Pastels (Spring colours)' or you can go with the Anything Goes Option.

For my DT card I made a Three Panel Card.  I followed Lesley Kilby's instructions HERE.  The front panel is embossed with a Lisa Horton's 'Padded Quilt' embossing folder.  The flower is made with Lisa Horton dies and the patterned papers are from a paper pad from The Range.

The back panel has a piece of white card for the message and I added another die cut flower for added interest.  The card folds flat for posting. 

Prizes from Oakwood, Highlight Crafts, AALL and Create and Craft Stash, these links take you to their individual websites and you can read more about each on our Patrons’ page here.

Please pop over to the Allsorts Challenge blog to see the beautiful creations the DT have made.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenge #101 ~ For the Girls

Beautiful Blossoms Floral Challenge #3 ~ Anything Floral Goes

Daisy Chain Challenge #72 ~ Flowers

HLS March Birthday Challenge

Triple B March Challenge ~ Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies

Beyond the Blue Challenge #82 ~ It's Not Easy Being Green - Or Is It?

Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge ~ Anything Goes without the option

50th Birthday Card

A Folding Book Fold birthday card for a friend who is celebrating her fiftieth birthday tomorrow.  This is the second card I've made using this fold, after watching a video on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page.  My first card is HERE.

The patterned paper is from a paper pad  which came as the cover gift with a craft magazine a few years ago.  I used a Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' for the two front panels.  The flower is a Memory Box 'Prim Poppy' die cut.  I cut it first in green and then in red, snipping of the red flower heads and layering over the green ones.  I used dies from The Works for the numbers.

I entered the first Floating Book Fold Card into the March Memory Box Challenge and somehow missed that I should have used red as a feature element on the card, so I'll be joining in the challenge again with this card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Memory Box Challenge #93 ~ Floral Favourites (remembering this time that 'red' needs to be the feature element. 😉)

The Flower Challenge #78 ~ Die Cuts or Stencils 

Inkspirational Challenge #285 - Word Prompt - Numbers

Tent Fold Card

Welcome my latest follower, Hilary of Fiddling About.  Thank you for following me.

The theme of the current Butterfly Challenge is 'T for Tent Fold Card'.  Mrs A has put the instructions HERE and it's really easy to make. The other elements for the challenge are Teal, Tea Green, Thistle, Tango Pink, Twine and a Butterfly.  I changed the measurement slightly and my finished card measures 5" x 7".  I used the card fold, Twine, Teal, Tango Pink and a butterfly.

I used Teal patterned paper from a paper pad from The Works.  The butterfly was made with Memory Box 'Vivienne Butterfly' and 'Darla Butterfly'. The white and Tango Pink mats were die cut with Memory Box 'Stitched Square Layers' dies.  I wound Tango Pink and white twine round the patterned card twice, securing in the middle on the front and on the back, before layering over a Tango Pink mat.  The sentiment is a stamp for the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set, stamped with Versafine 'Warm Breeze'.  The sentiment is raised up on foam pads.

Here is a side view of the card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #179 ~ T for Tent Fold Card (Card Shape + 2 of the colours + the theme + butterfly)

Dream Valley Challenge # 289 ~ Things with Wings

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #199 ~ Twine, Layers, Patterned Paper

Allsorts Challenge ~ A Trio of Something

The Allsorts Challenge this week has the theme of  'A Trio of Something' or you can go with the Anything Goes option.

For my DT card, I've made a Spring Fold Card with a trio of flowers. The flowers were made with dies from the Sue Wilson 'Passion Flower' set and I added little white pearls in the centres. The patterned paper is from a paper pad from The Works.  I die cut the sentiment and mat with a Sizzix die.

Prizes from Oakwood, Highlight Crafts, AALL and Create and Craft Stash, these links take you to their individual websites and you can read more about each on our Patrons’ page here.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #449 ~ Use Snippets (all snippets apart from the white card for the card base.)

 My Time To Craft Challenge #503 ~ Birthday

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #491 - Flowers, Flowers Everywhere

AAA Birthday Challenge - Game #47 ~ Stripes and/or Dots

The Flower Challenge #78 ~ Die Cuts or Stencils

Envelope Card and Get Well Card

A card I made for a friend's birthday after watching a video on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page HERE.

The patterned paper is from a paper pad from The Range.  The card it kept closed with a tiny spider magnet in the bottom right hand corner, which I put under the patterned paper so it wouldn't show.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Painted Glass' set, stamped in navy blue, layered on a teal mat and raised up on foam pads.  I made a tag with two of the dies from the Poppystamps 'Pinpoint Main Street Tags' set and added a Lisa Horton's die cut flower and leaf to the front.  The back of the tag was left plain to write the message.

The right hand flap is attached to the back along the bottom edge so that it creates a pocket for the tag.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Make My Monday Challenge #195 ~ Tag It!!

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Tag It

AAA Birthday Game #47 ~ Stripes and/or Dots

 

A second card today,  a Get Well card made a while ago which I forgot to post on my blog.

I used a Lisa Horton 'Blooming Peony' embossing folder with white card.  I used the e/f again with a snippet of pink card over one of the flowers and fussy cut it out around the edge of the flowers and attached it over the original white flower.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #491 - Flowers, Flowers Everywhere

Can You Handle The Pressure? Challenge ~ Anything Goes without the option

Beautiful Blossoms Floral Challenge #2

Creations in Pink Challenge # 55 - Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Emboss It

Masculine Diagonal Joy Fold Card

A fairly quick make today for my nephew, as I need to get it in the post this week to send abroad.

After making a Diagonal Joy Fold Card as a 6" x  4" card HERE, I managed to find a stockist of 7" x 5" card blanks, so I was able to make it in a bigger size.

The patterned paper is from a Dovecraft 'True Blue' paper pad.  The mats are navy pearlised card.

The Happy Birthday die cut is on the top panel which lifts up to reveal a white space to write a message.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Crafting Uncles Challenge #38 ~ Circles

Country View March Challenge ~ Birthday card for a man

HLS March Birthday Challenge

The Paper Shelter Challenge #543 ~ Dots and/or Circles

AAA Birthday Challenge - Game #47 ~ Stripes and/or Dots

Circle Easel Card

This is my second post today, please scroll down to see my previous post.

The March Crafty Calendar Challenge begins today with the theme 'Buttons/Bows'.  Our generous sponsor this month is All Dressed Up.

Our sponsor kindly gave us digi images to work with and I chose 'Summer Swing'.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and added three clear gems.  I made the easel with Lisa Horton’s stitched circle/scalloped dies.   The sentiment is raised up on foam tape to act as a stopper for the easel and I embellished the card with three buttons.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th March.  Please pop over to the challenge blog to see all the beautiful cards the DT have made.  Looking forward to seeing all your amazing creations. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Creative Crafting Uncles Challenge #38 - Circles

HLS March Birthday Challenge

Allsorts Challenge ~ Four Legged Friends

I was delighted to be invited to join the Allsorts Challenge DT.  This is my first DT card and the theme this week is 'A/G with the option of Four Legged Friends - real domestic animals'.  

I made a Joy Fold card featuring a dachshund made with dies from the Marianne Designs 'Dachshund' set and used Memory Box 'Stitched Rectangle Layers' for matting and layering.  The patterned paper is from an old Papermania paper pad and I embossed the front panel with a Crafts Too 'Bone + Paw Print' embossing folder.  The card is kept closed with a green brad.

Prizes this month are from Oakwood, Highlight Crafts, AALL and Create and Craft Stash. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

HLS March Birthday Challenge

Diagonal Joy Fold Card

A Thank You card which I can post on my blog now that I know it’s been received.  There are a few tutorials on YouTube for this fold and this is my version.

I started with a 6" x 4" landscape card blank.  The papers are from an old Papermania paper pad.  The butterfly is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Butterfly Gala' set, coloured with Promarkers and raised up on foam pads.  The sentiment is a stamp from the same set.

The Butterfly panel raises up to reveal a space to write the message.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Passion For Markers Week 679 ~ Things with wings

Challenge Up Your Life Challenge #156 ~ Monochrome

Krafty Chick Challenge #653 ~ Use Stamps

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Things With Wings

Triple B March Challenge ~ Birds,  Blooms and Butterflies

Floating Book Fold Card + Rugby Card

I made this card after watching a video this week on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page which demonstrated this fold.

The papers are from a paper pad from The Range.  I used two Memory Box dies.  The die cut on the left is 'Prim Poppy' and I snipped off a little piece from the bottom to make it fit the panel.  The die cut on the right is part of the 'Blooming Poppy'. 

This shows the card looking down from the top.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Memory Box March Challenge #93 ~ Floral Favourites Oops!  I should have used red flowers for the challenge. I’ve asked them to delete my entry. 

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #491 - Flowers, Flowers Everywhere

Double 'D' Challenge ~ Everything Is Coming Up Green

Double Trouble Challenge #132 ~ Fun Fold + Flowers

Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #51

Birthstone Challenge #2 ~ Anything Goes with Aquamarine & Diamond Colours 

Vesela hiška Challenge # 40 ~ Spring Wind - Flowers

A second card today which I made for friend who's a rugby fan.  He supports the Bristol Bears, so I checked their website and copied the kit design.

The stamp is a very old Jolly Nation rubber stamp, at least fifteen years old, and I coloured the image with Promarkers.  The backing papers are from Anna Marie Designs and I added three punched stars.

I am joining in the following challenge with this card:

Cardz 4 Guyz #316 ~ Sporting Chance

Country View March Challenge ~ Birthday Card for a Man

Retro Rubber Challenge #201 ~ Tic Tac Toe! - Die Cuts, Layers, Your Choice