Allsorts Challenge ~ I Spy 'B'

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Ellie has chosen the theme 'I Spy B'.  As always there is always the option of Anything Goes.  I've made a masculine card for my brother with B for Balloon and Blue.

For the background I used a new die from the Craft Addiction 'Slatted Square Collection' set.  I die cut it using a navy blue and backed with square of pale blue.  The balloon is a Memory Box 'Beautiful Balloon' die I won a little while ago in the Snippets Playground and it had it's first outing for this card.  I attached the balloon with foam pads.  The clouds are Memory Box 'Puffy Clouds' die cuts and I attached two with foam pads.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Best Year' set, stamped with SU 'Night of Navy'.

There are prizes of coordinating stamps and dies for the two lucky winners.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Cut it Up Challenge #336 ~ Add a Sentiment

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #191 ~ CAS (Clean and Simple)

NBUS Challenge #77 ~ Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (Balloon die )

Color Dare Challenge #664

Pops of Red

A Thank You card I can post on my blog now that I know it's been received. I used a stamp I won recently in the Stamping Sensations Challenge.

 

The stamp is an AALL & Create '#835 - Rose Background' which I used for the first time. I used Versafine Clair 'Nocture' for stamping and coloured the roses in the circles with a red Polychromos colouring pencil.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set.  I wound some red twine around the card and attached the sentiment with foam pads to add some dimension. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

We Love Stamping August Challenge ~ Flowers

Stamping Sensations August Challenge ~ Anything Goes

NBUS Challenge #77 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (stamp)

CAS Retirement Card

I made this CAS card for a good friend who retired recently from working as a Teaching Assistant for over 20 years.  We worked together for many years when I was a teacher in Sunflower Class.  I thought it was appropriate to include sunflowers on her card. 

I used a new Craft Addictions 'Slatted Hexagons' die with white card and backed it with green, the same card as the mat.  The flowers were made with punches and snippets of yellow, brown and green, so I'll be sharing my card over in The Playground. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #512 ~ Use Snippets

NBUS Challenge #77 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (die)

Ellibelle's Garden Party No. 5 - Anything In or From a Garden

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge ~ Stripes and/or Dots

Triple B August Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #276  ~ CAS, Free, Any Shape Die

Blast From The Past

An old project to share today.  It's been hanging in my craft room since I made it when I was on the DT for Fiskarettes.  Today my hubby came into my craft room and commented on it and said he hadn't noticed it before.  It's been hanging in my craft room since May 2016!  It's right by the door, so very difficult to miss. 

 

 

The green circles are the months of the year, the red tags are anniversaries, the blue tags are male birthdays and the yellow birthdays are female birthdays.  Each tag has the name and the date.  The tags are joined by split rings and are in chronological order, so new tags can easily be added in the right place.

Thinking of You

I discovered the Color Hues Challenge yesterday, when a blogging friend suggested I linked up yesterday's card HERE as the theme was Pink and Grey.  I checked the guidelines and unfortunately you can only link to four other challenges and I'd already linked to five, so a new card today using pink and grey so I can join in the challenge.

I used a Sizzix 'Botanical Mask' die in white card and backed it with a piece of pink card, before layering it on a grey mat.  The sentiment is a Woodware 'Thinking of you Mini' stamp, stamped with Versafine 'Morning Mist'.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Color Hues Challenge #115 ~ Pink and Grey

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #276 ~ CAS, Free, Any Shape Die

Allsorts Challenge ~ Animals

It's Helen's turn to introduce the new Allsorts Challenge and she has chosen the theme of  'Animals'.  As always there is also the Anything Goes option.  A male friend of ours collects pigs (not real ones!), so I made him this card for his birthday.

I used an MFT 'Cross-Stitch Tag' die and chopped of the top to make it into a rectangle.  I used crochet cotton for the stitching. The background was embossed with Lisa Horton's 'Cubes' embossing folder.  I used a snippet of Anna Marie Designs text paper to make panel across the middle.  The matted stitched image was attached with foam pads to add some dimension.

There are two prizes of Lavina stamps, stencil and scenescapes.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Little Red Wagon Challenge #818 ~ Masculine

Make My Monday #257 ~ Masculine Card

Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge ~ Anything Goes with a Twist of Birthday or Anniversary 

Critter Crazy Challenge #101 ~ Anything Goes With Featured Critter 

Creative Moments Challenge #273 ~ Embossing

Christmas in July

I'm sneaking in with a last minute card for the Rudolph Days Challenge which closes today.

I haven't had much time to craft for the last couple of weeks as our bathroom is being transformed in to shower room with a walk in shower.  There are piles of building materials everywhere and as for the dust...... it gets everywhere!  Hopefully it will be finished by the end of next week.  I did manage to get into my craft room today and sort out a few things at the back of a cupboard.  I came an envelope with ten dark red card blanks with cream stars.  I've no idea where they came from and I can't remember buying them, so I guess they were given to me a long time ago.  I die cut a Memory Box 'Leaping Reindeer' in cream.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Woodware 'Useful Christmas' set, stamped with Versafine 'Crimson Red' on a snippet of cream card.  I corner rounded the corners and attached the sentiment with foam pads to add some dimension.  So a very quick card today and I think I will make a few more using some of the other card blanks as I'm really behind making my Christmas cards this year.

I am joining in the following challenges: 

Rudolph Days July Challenge

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #760 ~ Christmas

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #188 ~ Anything Christmas Goes

Dream Valley Challenge # 341 - Christmas in July

Birthday Cards

A friend celebrated her big birthday recently and I made her this Flying Seagull card.

The flower is a stamp from the Woodware 'Mini Flowers' set, coloured with Promarkers.  The papers are from The Range.  I used number dies from the Works.  Three enamel dots finished off my card.

I am joining in the following challenges:

We Love Stamping July Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations July Challenge ~ Summer Flowers

Inkspirational Challenge #346 ~ Birthday

Love Those Pretty Papers July Challenge

Sweet Stamping Challenge ~ Anything But Square

Creative Creases Challenge #105 ~ Use a Fun Fold

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #255 ~ Fun Folds

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #31 - Anything Floral Goes

Triple B July Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

   

A second card today, made for my nephew.  He isn't particularly interested in sport or drinking, so I always find his card difficult to make.  I decided on a CAS underwater theme.

I use a snippet of silver mirror card with a Memory Box 'Oceana Corner' die.  The blue card was also from my blue snippets drawer, so I'll be sharing my card over in the Snippets Playground.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #511 ~ Use Snippets

Moving Along With The Times Challenge #180 ~ Masculine

Krafty Chicks Challenge #778 ~ For the Boys!

Teal and Pink

It was my daughter's birthday on Saturday and this is the card I made for her.

The card base was made with a Crafter's Companion 'Triple-Stepper' set of dies.  The patterned papers were from The Works.  The flowers are Creative Expressions 'Daisy Blossoms' die cuts.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #31 ~ Anything Florals Goes 

Die Cut Diva's July Challenge ~ Happy Birthday

Triple B July Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Love Those Pretty Papers July Challenge ~ Birthday

Creative Creases Challenge #105 ~ Use a Fancy Fold

Try It On Tuesday Challenge ~ Summer Blooms

Allsorts Challenge ~ Pretty Flowers

Lynn has chosen the Allsorts theme this week and she would like to see all your creations with 'Pretty Flowers'.  As always, there is the option of Anything Goes.

I only discovered the Crafty Roo website just before they closed down.  This 'Bulb Border' stamp was one of the ones I bought in the closing down sale.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and added three purple sequins.

There are two prizes from AALL and Create, an A4 and an A5 stamp set. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations July Challenge ~ Summer Flowers

We Love Stamping July Challenge ~ Anything Goes 

I Love Promarkers Challenge #587 ~ Anything Goes

Passion For Markers  Week 797 ~ Add Flowers

Try It On Tuesday Challenge ~ Summer Blooms

Triple B July Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

NBUS Challenge #76 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (Stamp)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #31 ~ Anything Florals Goes

Snippet Strips

A card made for a friend who celebrated her birthday recently.

I used a rectangle of navy blue card, just a slightly smaller than the card base.  I cut snippets of patterned paper into strips of random widths and layered them onto a the navy rectangle in a pattern leaving a small gap between each strip.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin Up  'Humming Along', stamped with SU 'Night of Navy'.  The sentiment was layered on a navy mat and attached to the card with foam pads to add some dimension.  This was the second card I made using this technique and I've just realised that I didn't ever post the first one on my blog, so I'll add it below.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Snippets Playground Challenge #510 ~ Use Snippets

The sentiment is from the same set of stamps I used on my first card.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

 C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #759 Thank you / Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge ~ For A Child

It's my turn to introduce the new Allsorts theme and I've chosen 'For A Child'.  As always there is the option of Anything Goes.

I made a stepper card using Presscut 'Step Card' die.  The image is a very old Lavina Stamp, one of the first ones I ever bought, not long after they started producing stamps 20 years ago.  I coloured the image with Promarkers adding sparkle to the fairy's dress, wings and crown with Wink of Stella glitter pens. I used Sizzix 'Stacked Label' dies to die cut the image and mat.  All the red card is non-shed red glitter card, although the sparkle doesn't show up in the photograph. The sentiment was cut with a die from the Lisa Horton 'Word Strips - Volume 1' set.  I made the little flowers with punches.

There will be 2 Allsorts winners and the prizes are Saturated Canary and HM stamps.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Creative Creases Challenge #105 ~ Use a Fun Fold

I Love Promarkers Challenge #586 ~ Magical

Krafty Chicks Challenge #775 ~ Birthday

Die Cut Diva's July Challenge ~ Happy Birthday

Tag

The Tags and ATCs June Challenge ends in a few days, so I've made a tag to join in before the challenge closes.

The tag was made with a Stampin' Up punch and a corner rounder.  The Tags and ATCs theme is 'Drinks', so I decided to us my Stampin' Up 'Sip, Sip, Hooray!' set of stamps. The sentiment, cocktail glass and olives were stamps from this set.  I coloured the glass, liquid and olives with Promarkers.  I added a little grey shading to ground the glass.  I doodled a pattern around the edge with a fineliner pen and added three tiny pink pearls.  I used pink organza ribbon, both ends are the same length, but I didn't notice when I took the photo that one end had bent right over.  The white card came from my snippets drawer, to I'll be sharing my tag over in the Playground.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Tags and ATCs June Challenge ~ Drinks

Snippets Playground Challenge #509 ~ Use Snippets

Creations in Pink Challenge # 82 ~ Anything Goes in MAINLY PINK

Stamping Sensations June Challenge ~ Anything Goes 

We Love Stamping June Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Good Luck

No time for crafting this week.  I spent Sunday morning at the Minor Injuries Unit and came home with a week's supply of antibiotics and plenty of pain killers.  I've been sleeping a lot and my crafting mojo has flown out of the window. I'm so behind with my blog visiting too, but hope to get back on track soon.

I'm sharing a card I made a month or two ago and didn't get round to adding to my blog.  It's a Good Luck card for a friend who recently became Chairman of a club I belong to, to wish her good luck for the coming year.

The card fold was made with Made To Surprise 'Side Panel Showstopper' dies. The patterned paper is from The Works.  I embossed the plain green card, I'm not sure of the brand of the folder but I think it's probably a Creative Expressions one.  The four leaf clover was stitched with crochet cotton on a postage stamp shaped square.

The card folds flat for posting.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge ~ E is for Embossing Wet or Dry

Creative Creases Challenge #104 ~ Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

Craftlandia Challenge #23 ~ Poppies

The Craftlandia Challenge #23 begins today and the theme this time is 'Poppies', or you can go with the Anything Goes option.  Our generous sponsor this month is 'Conjurer of Dreams'.

Our sponsor kindly gave the DT images to use and I chose this beautiful poppy scene.  I haven't made a Tower Card for a while, but I thought it was a perfect fold to show off this lovely image.  I embossed a piece of red card with an Embossalicious 'Spring Meadow Flowers' embossing folder and cut into two strips for the side panels.

The card folds flat for posting.

The Craftlandia Challenge runs until the 30th June, so hop over to the challenge blog to see all the beautiful creations the DT have made for inspiration.

Our generous sponsor is:

Conjurer of Dreams

Prize: 4 sets of your choice

Please head over to the Etsy store to see the range

of digital designs that Kim (the owner) has in the store.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #30 ~ Anything Florals Goes

Triple B June Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Creative Creases Challenge #104 ~ Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

Try It on Tuesday Challenge ~ In the Garden

Allsorts Challenge ~ Seaside

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Christine has chosen the theme of 'Seaside'.  As always there is also the option of Anything Goes.

 

I used a Marianne Design cross stitch die and cut it into a circle using a Memory Box 'Stitched Circles Layers' die.  I used a free Marianne Designs cross stitch pattern HERE and used crochet cotton for the stitching.  The patterned paper is from a Crafter's Companion 'Nautical Collection' paper pad.  I attached the stitched image with foam pads to add some dimension.  The sentiment was punched with a Stampin' Up punch and layered on a rectangular mat.

There are two prizes each of two Sentimentally Yours stamps from  Grafton Crafts , a well stocked bricks and mortar and online shop offering free p&p on all orders over £15.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Cut it Up Challenge #332 ~ Masculine

Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge #374 ~ Seashells

Shopping our Stash - Week 550 ~ A Stitch In Time

Daisy Chain Challenge #97 ~ Birthday

Get Well Card

A masculine Get Well card for a friend who is in hospital.

I used a new die from the Craft Addition 'The Slatted Circle Collection' set. I cut a pale blue circle to put behind the slatted circle. The yacht is a Poppystamps 'Marine Sailboats' die cut, cut in navy blue.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Happy Little Stampers 'Doodled Flowers' set, stamped with Stampin' Up 'Night of Navy'.  Everything apart from the card blank was snippets, so I'll be sharing my card over in the Playground.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Happy Little Stampers 'Dandelion Wishes' set, stamped with Stampin' Up 'Night of Navy'.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Challenge #508 ~ Use Snippets

NBUS Challenge #75 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - Slatted die 

CAS on Friday Challenge #311 ~ Summer

80th Birthday

We celebrated a friend's 80th birthday yesterday and this is the card I made for him.

I used a new Craft Addiction 'Highland Cow' die with dark brown card and attached to the middle of a 7"x7" card blank. I used the die again with textured light brown card and and inlaid all the little pieces.  Using snippets of black and pink with the die, I inlaid the eye, nose and tongue.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Acorn.  I used number dies from the Works and to balance out the card I added a few pale brown pearls. 

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Moving Along With the Times Challenge #179 ~ Birthday

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #618 ~ Use your die cuts

Crafty Animals Challenge #95 ~ Include an Animal

MIUCB #77 ~Anything Goes + optional Paper Piecing

NBUS June Challenge #75 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (Highland Cow Die)

I made a collection with a group of friends for the birthday boy and this is the money wallet I made for the notes.

I bought the Happy Birthday die from Ebay a long time ago.  The Happy Birthday die cut was layered on a stitched circle die cut and I added white peeloff numbers in the centre.

The front of the card was cut across the middle and the bottom part attached to the back of the card using strong double sided tape on the side and bottom, forming a pocket for the notes. The patterned papers are from The Range.

I am joining in the following challenges with this money wallet:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #771 ~ Birthday

Daisy Chain Challenge #97 ~ Birthday