Allsorts Challenge #800 ~ Anything Goes

It's our 800th challenge this week so Brenda is making it a bit special with a simple 'Anything Goes' theme and a few extra prizes from AALL and Create.

I made this card for my niece who celebrated her 50th Birthday.  I saw the fold demonstrated on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook.

The patterned paper is from The Range,  I used Memory Box 'Stitched Circle Layers' dies and stamped the sentiment with Versafine Clair 'Fantasia'.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along'.

The numbers were die cut with dies from The Works. They had candles attached to the number, but I snipped them off.  I used a Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder for the white side panels to add some texture.  The white panel inside is for the message and I stamped some flowers in the corner for added interest.

Golden Wedding Invitation

Last Sunday we invited a group of friends for a buffet lunch in our garden to celebrate our Golden Wedding Anniversary.  There were thirty five of us and had the weather been like the weekend before, when it was our actual anniversary, we would have been bathed in sunshine under blue skies for the whole afternoon.  However, we put up a couple of gazebos, as rain was forecast on Sunday, but they don't protect you when the rain is falling horizontally!  We managed to eat our lunch outside in the short respite we had from the rain, but then we all dashed inside again when the heavens opened.  I think everyone still enjoyed themselves and it was lovely to celebrate with our friends.  Next weekend we are continuing the celebrations with a family meal in a lovely thatched pub, so no problems if it rains!

Back to my card.... this is the invitation I made for our friends.  A simple design which was easy to batch make.

I made the cards in cream and gold.  I used a Creative Expressions 'Swirling Heart' embossing folder with cream card and layered it on a gold mat.  The text was computer generated.

Craftlandia Challenge #20 ~ Hearts

The September Craftlandia Challenge begins today and runs until 30th September.  It was my turn to chose the theme this month and I've chosen Hearts/Anything Goes.  Our generous sponsor this month is Gecko Galz.  

Our sponsor kindly gave the DT images to use and I chose the Artful Love Jewel It set.  It comes as a set of twelve heart images.  I reduced the size so the images would fit in a X-cut punched postage stamp.  I used six of them for my card.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Painted Glass' set, stamped with Versafine 'Tulip Red'.

Please hop over the to Craftlandia Challenge to see the wonderful creations the DT have made for inspiration.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Double Trouble Challenge #175 ~ Any Way You Punch It

Allsorts Challenge ~ Get Well or Sympathy

It's my turn to choose the theme for the Allsorts Challenge this week and I've chosen 'Sympathy or Get Well'.  I always like to keep a few of these in my box of ready-made cards.  As always there is always the option of 'Anything Goes'.

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I used a Memory Box 'Open Studio Distressed Windham Collage' die in the corner of  a white piece of card and backed it with pink card, before layering it on a green mat.  The butterfly was made with Memory Box 'Pippi' and 'Isabella' die cuts.  I added a flight path with a fineliner pen.  The Stampin' Up 'Painted Glass' sentiment stamp was stamped with Versafine Clair 'Morning Mist'.

Prizes this week are Woodware stamps and Highlight A5 stencils.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #734 ~ CAS

Double Trouble Challenge #175 ~ Any Way You Punch It

Die Cut Diva's Challenge ~ Sympathy

HQCOLCB #9 BEWAS ~ Sympathies

Triple B September Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies, Bloom