Allsorts Challenge ~ Season’s Delights

Ellie has chosen the theme of Season’s Delights for the new Allsorts Challenge.  This time it's a two week challenge, so plenty of time to join in.  When I think of summer, it reminds me of strawberries.  A friend celebrated a big birthday recently and she loves anything with strawberries on, so I made her this card.  

I used a free strawberry cross stitching design I found HERE.  The stitching was done with crochet cotton on a Marianne Designs cross stitch die cut.  The circle and scalloped mats were die cut using stitched Memory Box dies.  I added a panel of spotty red and white patterned paper and a computer generated sentiment.

The prizes this time are three dies from Tonic Studios.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #473 ~ Birthdays

Try it on Tuesday Challenge ~ In The Garden

KraftyChicks Challenge #726 ~ All Occasions

Oh Christmas Tree.....

Five months until Christmas Day, so time for the Rudolph Days July Challenge.  A very quick and easy CAS to share today.

The patterned paper was from my snippets drawer, where it's been sat for probably 10+ years.  It originally came from one of those sheets of patterned paper which has various patterned horizontal panels.  There were just two panel left,  one with the trees and one with the text.  I cut the tree panel to fit the red mat and decided to use just a short part of the text panel. (I now can't get the carol out of my head! "♬O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches...... ♬".) I added clear gems to the top of three of the trees to add some Christmas sparkle.  

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days July Challenge

Snippets Playground Challenge #485

ABC Christmas Challenge ~ N is for No Stamping

Crafty Gals Challenge #257 ~ Anything Goes w/Twist - Christmas

Hanging Basket

A CAS birthday card to share today for a friend who recently celebrated her birthday.

The image is Woodware 'Succulent Display' stamp, stamped with Memento 'Tuxedo Black' and coloured with Promarkers.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Best Year' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Nocturne'.  The mats were die cut with Creative Dies 'Wonky Stitches' dies. I finished off my card with a tiny pink pearl at the the top of the image.

I am joining in the following challenges:

We Love Stamping July Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations July Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge ~ Flowers

Lynn has chosen the theme of  'Flowers' for this week's Allsorts Challenge.  It would be lovely to see the challenge blog flooded with flowers.  If flowers aren't your thing, you can always go with the Anything Goes option.  I recently watched Sam Calcott's video HERE showing how to make a 'Double Interlocking Concertina Card'.  I tweaked the measurements and this is my version.

This is the front of the card.  The patterned paper is from The Range... (Oops! edited to say that papers are from The Works).  The flower was made with dies from the Creative Expressions  'Daisy Blossoms'.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along', stamped with Versafine Clair 'Warm Breeze'.

The belly band is removed to open the card.

This is the inside of the card.  The back of the card is left plain for writing the message.

Prizes are from Highlight Crafts,  AALL and Create and Stampendous.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases Challenge #87

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #19 ~ Anything Florals Goes 

Triple B July Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Love Those Pretty Papers July Challenge

AAA Birthday Game #63 ~ Fabulous Flowers

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #252 ~ Layers, Free, Flowers

The Flower Challenge #93 ~ Make a Birthday Card