Bees

A card for a friend who recently celebrated her 60th birthday.

The card base was made with a Crafter's Companion 'Triple-Stepper' set of dies.  I used a stamp from the Lavinia 'Bumble and Hum' set of stamps and added some colour with a yellow Promarker and a Wink of Stella clear glitter brush on the wings.  The patterned paper is from The Range.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations October Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Let's Create and Craft Challenge #224 ~ AG + Things With Wings

Dragonfly Dreams October Challenge  ~ A Shaped Card

We Love Stamping October Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Love Those Pretty Papers October Challenge

Creative Creases Challenge #108 ~ Use a Fun Fold

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #624 ~ Thing with Wings

CAS

A quick CAS card today.

I bought this preloved Poppystamps 'Floribunda Collage' die a few months ago.  I tested it on a snippet of of white card to see what it looked like..... and the die cut has just sat on on my craft table.  I needed to make a quick birthday card and I spotted this die cut waiting to be used.  I cut it into rectangle to fit a 6" x 6" square card blank.  The purple mat was a snippet too.  I stamped a sentiment with a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Best Year' using Versafine Clair 'Monarch'.  A few clear gems were added in the centre of the flowers and the card was finished.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #517 ~ Use Snippets

NBUS Challenge #79 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff  (die)

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #503 ~ Birthdays

Allsorts Challenge ~ Traditional Christmas Colours

The Allsorts Challenge theme this time was chosen by Lynne and she has chosen the theme of 'Christmas Colours'.  As always there is also the option of Anything Goes.

I decided to make a CAS card in red and gold.  I used a Sue Wilson 'Joy' set of dies.  The gold is a pale gold glitter card.  I finished off my card with three tiny, red gems.

 

There are two prizes, a Tim Holtz Festive Foliage stamp set and a voucher for digital downloads from Buddly Crafts. 

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ Halloween

The October Crafty Calendar Challenge begins today and the theme this month is 'Halloween'.

 

I used a MFT 'Cross-Stitch Tag' die with stiff white card and chopped off the top to make a rectangle.  The spider was cross stitched with black crochet cotton.  The striped paper was from a My Mind's Eye 'Something Wicked' paper pad.  I used a Cuttlebug 'Spider Stew' embossing folder.  The sentiment is a stamp from La-La Land Crafts 'Lil' Devil Marci' set, stamped with Versafine 'Onyx Black'.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th October, so please hop over to the challenge blog to see all the creations the DT have made for inspiration.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Crafty Animals Challenge #99 ~ Anything Goes with an Animal

Double D Challenge ~ Trick or Treat Smell My Feet Challenge 8 spiders feet

As You Like It Challenge ~ Square or not? (and why) I prefer making square cards as there seems to be more flexibility on where to put all the different elements.

Two Old Bats October Halloween Challenge