Allsorts Challenge ~ The Great Outdoors

Ellie is the host for this week's Allsorts Challenge and she has chosen the theme of 'The Great Outdoors'.  What inspires you about the great outdoors?  As always there is always the option of Anything Goes.

I made a easel card using a LOTV digi stamp 'To the Top' and coloured the image with Promarkers. The card base was made with Lisa Horton's 'Scallop Layered Circles' dies and the patterned paper is from a Trimcraft 'Sail Away' paper pad.

Our prizes this month are from Stampendous and Oakwood Direct and WOWVOW.

The Allsorts DT have made some beautiful creations for the challenge, so please hop over the challenge blog for some inspiration.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #583 ~ Masculine

Cardz  Guyz Challenge #334 ~ A Circle Card

W Fold Card and Snowmen

I made this card for a friend's birthday.  

The patterned paper is from a paper pad from The Range. The flower was made with dies from a  Lisa Horton Box kit.  I used a sentiment stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set.

When the card is opened, it reveals the 'W'.  I attached the die cut butterflies to punched circles.  The back of the card is plain for the message.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Cut It Up Challenge #290 ~ Layer it Up

My Time To Craft Challenge #520 ~ Fun Folds

Triple 'B' November Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Another Christmas card to join in with Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards.  Today is a card for 'D',  I'm sure the big  snowman is a Daddy Snowman. 😉

The image is a Bugaboo digi stamp, which is sadly no longer available.  I coloured the image with Promarkers.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Perfectly Plaid', stamped with Versafine 'Satin Red'. The background is embossed with a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, another purchase from the charity shop and used for the first time, so I'll be joining in the NBUS challenge again.  I finished off my card with some tiny clear gems to add some sparkle.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards ~ D for Daddy Snowman

NBUS Challenge #56 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - embossing folder

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #233 ~ Sparkles,Holiday Sentiment, Free

Merry Christmas Scarf

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

Beccy's  annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge began on 1st November.  As we've been away for a few days and only arrived home yesterday, I'm playing catch up with the challenge.  It's already day three in Australia so it's up to the letter 'C', so a quick CAS card with snowman with a Carrot nose.

The image is using another preloved stamp I bought recently in a charity shop, Inkylicious 'Frosty Scarf' stamp. It's the first time I've used the stamp, so I will be joining in the NBUS challenge.  The image was coloured with Promarkers and I added a little grey to ground the snowman.  I used three pearl for buttons to add some dimension.

I am joining in the following challenges:

 Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards Challenge ~ C for Carrot nose

NBUS Challenge #56 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff

Monochrome Joy Fold Card

We came home last night from a lovely few days away, which included two visits to Lavinia Stamps. I'll post some photos at the end of this post.  I spent all day on Sunday watching wonderful demos by very talented crafters and came home with a bag of new Lavinia Stamps goodies.  

The theme of the current Butterfly Challenge is 'Going Monochromatic'.  A little change to the elements for this challenge, a Joy Fold Card, a choice of five colours for a monochromic design, lace edging ( real or faux) and a butterfly.  I chose to use the 'Lilacs' option.  As the background in the patterned paper was cream, I made the card base with cream card.

I used patterned paper from a Papermania 'French Lavender' paper pad.  The butterfly is a very old Spellbinders die.  The card is kept closed with a brad and I added four tiny pearls.

When the card is opened, it reveals the panel to write the message.  I used a Martha Stewart punch to make the 'lace' edging for the panel. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #188 ~ Going Monochromatic - Joy Fold Card, Lilacs, Lace (faux) and Butterfly

Chester

Chester Cathedral

Lavinia Stamps

En route to Llangollen

Llangollen

Llangollen canal