Driving along...

This card is for a friend to give to her daughter-in-law.

The lady just got a new card so she wanted to

see that on the card.

I'm sure it's not a sports card but it is grey lol.

I have created a scene using Nitwits papers called

Bumbleberry Cottage and Beep Beep.

The image is from Bugaboo and has been

coloured with markers, fussy cut and put on

the road in my little scene.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - girls

Paper Rock Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Unicorn - girls

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Passion for Markers - spots and/or stripes (spotty flowers)

I 💓 ProMarkers - anything goes or inspired by a film (Drive)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

CD Sunday - use a USB, CD or digital download

We are in the middle of getting our ensuite renovated this week

which I am super happy about as it's

a real shipwreck at the minute lol.

Have a great weekend.

Some catitude!

Another TNB today with a cat theme.

I used my old papers from DCWV called All Dressed Up.

The cats and quotes came from a Nitwits download

called Catitude.

Embellishments used

pompoms, lace, brads, charms, tulle,

wool, laminator and elastic,

mostly old stash from my fabric drawer.

The one stamp set I used is an old Tim Holtz one

with cats, dies and embossing folder.

You can watch a walk through here

or a quicker version 

HERE

or here are some quick snaps of the inside

I would like to enter this into

The Neglected Stuff challenge - anything goes

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Crafter's Cafe - anything goes option use patterned papers

Ally's Angels - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

Double Post!

Happy Monday!

It's time for my midway post for our challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the theme is birds, bees, butterflies or anything goes

with some stamping.

We do of course have two amazing prizes up for grabs

AND some lucky entries will be chosen for spot prizes

at the end of the month!

So get your entries in!!

For my card I have used my Woodland Wildlife mask and

Be One with Nature stamps from Sheena Crafts.

I coloured the stamped areas with markers and the sky

with my ink blending brushes.

The papers and embellishments were printed from

a Nitwits set called Po-cake mascu.

I also used a stamp set from SU called

Heartfelt Hellos for the sentiment.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz make Guyz cardz - anything for men

Creative Crafting Uncles - anything goes

Allsorts - something beginning with B - bird

Alphabet challenge - I for inkblending

Halloween & Other Occasions - birthday, romance & family

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

The Dream Factory - wild

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It's also time for my midway post for our flowers theme over at

We Love Stamping.

Our prize this month is a £25 store voucher from Personal Impressions 

This time I made a tag.

The stamp set I used is called Love What you Do (SU).

First I stamped the background shadow in pale blue then

I stamped the flowers over the top and

coloured them with markers.

I added a strip of lace to the bottom and stamped

the 'thank you' to one side.

I used a scrap of spotty ribbon for the bow and

added some little gems.

The top has had an eyelet added for the bead and tulle.

I would like to enter my tag into

Simon Wednesday challenge - not a card

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Polar Bear TNB

I hope I am not boring you with these TNB but they

are so great for using up scraps etc from my stash.

This one has a polar bear theme.

I got to use up ribbon and lace and had fun

stamping, colouring and cutting out the polar bears

from a stamp set called Beary Cute (SU).

The papers were left overs from DCWV called

all dressed up.

You can watch a quick flip through here

Here is my before and after scraps.

I would like to enter this into

Travelling on

It's time for some midway inspiration for my theme of

TRAVEL/anything goes over at

Tag-along (and ATC's).

For this one I used some background paper from my stash

that was free with a magazine many years ago.

I cut my tag shape then using a stamp set called

Chronology, I stamped over the paper.

I then printed off some items from Nitwits

called Journey and arranged them on

my tag. I finished off with a punched circle

and some bakers twine.

I would like to enter this tag into

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

Creative Fingers - anything goes

The Outlawz - no cards

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For my ATC I stamped the mini bus onto some

paper scraps using a stamp set called

Driving By (SU).

For the background of my atc I added some

bits of paper from a set called

Classic Garage (SU) and stamped

some tyre marks which I placed the bus.

The letters were stamped, cut and coloured

and I added some punched flowers and gems

to fill in the gaps.

I ran my fine liner around the edge for some

definition.

I hope you get time to join us and remember

we have a lovely prize up for grabs!

I would like to enter my ATC into

Snippets Playground - use snippets

ATC around the World - anything goes

Love those Pretty Papers - anything goes

A Place to Start - anything goes option summer things

Creatalicious Challenges - anything goes option summer fun/at the beach

Game on!

Happy Monday.....again!

Where did that week go??

I have another birthday card, this time for a Grandson

for my Mother-in-law.

I used an image from Bugaboo,

coloured up with my markers and

layered onto papers printed from a Nitwits Downloads

called Diggers n Dozers and Beep Beep.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz & the art of letters - G - gamer, guy

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

I love ProMarkers - anything goes option black & white

Passion for Markers - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Girlz makes Guyz cards - anything goes men

Dragonfly Dreams - lots of layers

I hope you all have a lovely week.

I will be back on Thursday with my midway post

for Tag-along (and ATCs).

Another word for hero!

I have a card for a friend's Granddaughter who is a nurse.

I have been making cards for this girl from she

was about 10 years old, she is now in her 30s!

I have just about used every nurse image I ever had

a few times for sure.

So for this card I just used Nitwits downloads!

The first download is called Ouchies and that's

where I got the background papers, and centre pieces.

The candles came from a set called Pocake Fem.

Everything has been cut, layered up for depth.

I added the wording on my computer and raised up

the nurse and layered up the candles and sentiments.

Came out good enough and is a little change

from a nurse image.

I would like to enter this into

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Let's Craft and Create - AG + polka dots and/or stripes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

CD Sunday Plus - USB, CD or digi download

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

 

Cats!

I have another little Traveller's Notebook to share today.

This one has a cat theme.

You can watch a quick walk through here

For this one I have used

Papers from Craftworks Cards

Stamps - Love Cats, Strong & Beautiful and Sending Support (SU)

Sizzix Cats (TH).

Printables - Heart2heart Etsy

Stash - tulle, elastic, laminator.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - animals or anything goes

Let's craft and Create - anything goes + polka dots and/or stripes

Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap - anything goes with designer paper

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - anything with featured critter

The Paper Funday challenge - anything goes option 4-legged friends

Double post!

Our August challenge over at

STAMPING SENSATIONS

starts today and our theme is

Birds, Bees, Butterflies or anything goes.

We have two lovely  prizes up for grabs so

be sure and get your entries in,

For my card I stamped the flowers along the bottom

using Dragonfly Garden stamp set (SU).

I then stencilled the clouds at the top and

finished by stamped some bees using 

Spring Bee stamp set (GL).

I added colour to the bees and flowers using my markers

 then stamped the sentiment in the corner.

It was matted onto my pink card base.

I would like to enter this into

Triple B - birds, butterflies and/or blooms

Beautiful Blossoms - flowers + option mood board

Krafty Chicks - anything goes

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Our new challenge theme for August over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

is flowers!

We have a great prize available here too

so do come and join us this month.

Our prize this month is a £25 store voucher from Personal Impressions

(inc pps, winner meets costs of any additional spend). 

For my card I used a stamp set called

Magic Garden (CC).

I stamped the flowers, coloured them with markers

and added some blue around the outline of the flower head.

I stamped some dragonflies from the same set.

I matted it onto my yellow card base

and then added a sentiment mounted onto the same

yellow and added to the bottom of the flowers.

It was finished with some gold gems.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz & the art of letters - F for flowers

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

HQCOLCB - BEWAS - birthdays

Travel

Crikey, the first of August already!!!

Time for a new challenge over at

Tag-along (and ATC's)

and this month it was my turn to choose it

and I have gone with TRAVEL.

So any mode of travel or any place to travel to.

But you are more than welcome to join with

the anything goes theme on your tag or ATC.

For my tag I used a stamp set from

Visible Image.

I stamped the train along the bottom

and embossed it with clear embossing powder.

I made a mask for it and stamped some trees behind

and then added some clouds using my homemade

cloud stencil.

I stamped the sentiment from the same set and

then drew a couple of birds in the sky.

I punched an eyelet for my ribbons scraps

and the tag was matted onto some blue card.

This will make a great tag for a male journal I am making.

I would like to enter this into

Creative Moments - embossing

I used heat embossing

Girls Make cards for men - anything goes for men

Krafty Chicks - anything goes

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For my ATC I used a stamp from the same

set as above from Visible Image.

Again I added some clear embossing powder

so I could ink up the background.

I stamped some swirls around the edges

and added the wording which also came from

the same stamp set.

I coloured the wording with my markers and inked

around the edge of my ATC to finish.

I would like to enter this into

ATC around the world - anything goes

The Outlawz - anything goes no cards

Classic Design Challenge - anything option sun, sand, surf

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Remember we have a great prize up for grabs so

be sure and get your entries in (up to four entries),

to be in with a chance of winning.

Beary cute scraps!

I was working on a project actually using a bunch of scraps

but still had a little bit left when finished

so decided to make a tag.

These are my scraps.

I did add a piece of scrap white for the tag base

then some silver to matt it onto.

I used the triangular off cuts for the top of my tag

and one solid piece for the bottom.

The stamp set is called Beary Cute (SU)

and I stamped the tree and stencilled some

snow and sky to my base.

I added a piece of white ricrac to the bottom.

The bear was stamped cut and coloured

and I stamped and cut round my sentiment

and backed onto some silver scraps.

The tag was finished with some tulle

and a bead.

How come using scraps is such hard work lol.

But saying that, I was tempted to just

dump these leftovers in the bin!

I would like to enter this into

Snippets Playground - use your scraps

CRAFT - Christmas

Crafter's Cafe - anything goes option Christmas in July

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

Peace on Earth - anything Christmas

Plant a garden

I had a card to make for a friend to give to her daughter.

The theme I was given was gardening.

I used the background image from G Jane downloads (Etsy)

and the image is from Jelly Park (sadly closed).

I coloured her up with markers.

I cut her out so I could pop her into the scene.

To decorate the card I using a Nitwits download

called Vintage Garden and the name/sentiment

was done via my computer.

I would like to enter this into

CD Sunday Plus - use a CD, USB or digi download

Allsorts - pretty flowers or anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Girlz & the Art of letters - F - fauna & flora

Summer theme

I made another little Mini Traveller's Notebook.

This one has a summer theme and the perfect size

to pop into your handbag/luggage to keep track

of your summer holidays.

It has been laminated and closes

with an elastic and a little charm.

Inside has 3 notebooks for writing and a few little

tuck spots for notes and cut parts from the paper pack.

I trimmed the books with lace and braid from my neglected

fabric drawer.

I have used papers from Echo Park

called Dive into summer.

Embellishments - lace, braiding, charm, tulle, elastic

and my laminator.

You can watch a quick walkthrough here

I would like to enter this into

The Neglected Stuff challenge - charms, lace etc from old stash

Colourful Options - I used orange, green, yellow, red

Love to craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore - anything goes

Four seasons - summer

Love to Scrap - anything goes

Creatalicious - anything goes option summer/beach

Have a lovely weekend!

Birthday boy!

I made this card for a young 7 year old.

The image is a very old one on my Computer, 2013

and he is called Daydreaming.

Not sure where he is from but maybe

a design team I was on way back when. Sorry.

UPDATED - he is from Crafty Sentiments.

Thanks Aunty Sue for that.

He has been coloured up with markers.

The papers are a download from Nitwits called Big Top.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Makes Guy cards - anything for a male

Crafty Catz - anything goes twist  child's birthday

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Passion for Markers - birthday

Pammie's inky Pinkies - anything goes

The Creative crafters - anything goes

CD Sunday Plus - use a cd, usb or download