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.

It's a new day!

Happy Monday!

I here with my midway post for our 

in the garden theme or anything goes over at

Tag-along (and ATC's).

For my tag I used a stamp set from Paper Artsy

called Tops & Tails.

I started with a black base, punched with my fancy

corner punch (SU) then I cut a piece of gingham paper

and stamped the swirls, butterflies and dots

along with the sentiment.

I added orange marker to the swirls,

coloured my butterflies, both getting double stamped

and layered up then finished with some black ribbon.

I would like to enter this tag into

The Outlawz - no cards

Aud Sentiments - tags and/or Christmas in July + sentiment

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

 

For a change I went with an ATC Coin this time.

It measures 2 1/2" in diameter which is the

acceptable size for these coins.

I used the same Tops & Tails stamp set again

but this time I roughly inked the background then stamped

the flowers and grass along the bottom

adding colour with my markers.

I stamped out the sentiment and butterfly

and added to the coin highlighting the wording

with some squiggles.

Remember we have this lovely prize up for grabs

so be sure and get your entries in.

You can enter up to four times with either a tag

or ATC.

I would like to enter this into

Creative Fingers - anything goes

A Perfect Time  to Craft - anything goes

 

Tag-along July

I can't believe it is July already!!

Of course that means it's time for a new theme

over at

TAG-ALONG (and ATCs).

This time the theme has been chosen by Brenda

and she has gone with 'in the garden'.

For my tag I choose a nice yellow for my base then cut my

white smaller and started with a cloudy sky and some

grass and flowers stamped along the bottom.

I stamped the dragonfly onto the card

then stamped again and cut and coloured the wings

and 3d them on top.

The sentiment was stamped and added

to my tag and I finished it off with some ribbons.

I would like to enter my tag into

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

I decided to use the same stamp set for my ATC.

Again stencilling the clouds and then

stamped the grass and flowers along the bottom.

I then stamped some parts of the dragonfly,

coloured the wings in yellow

and then over stamped with some text.

I finished with the sentiment matted in black.

I would like to enter my ATC into

Allsorts - seaside or anything goes

Gem of a challenge - anything goes

Try it on Tuesday - add some text

Stamps used

Paper Artsy - tops & tails

Through it together and Gorgeously Made (SU).

Other Items used

home made cloud stencil

markers, ribbon, black ink.

Of course, we have a lovely prize up for grabs

so be sure and get your entries in.

You can enter up to four times with a tag or ATC

but remember to list what you used

to make your project.

Midway for Tag-along

Middle of June already!!

What's happening!!!!

I am here sharing some more makes for our June challenge

over at

Tag-along (and ATCs)

where the theme, chosen by our lovely Lynn,

is DRINKS.

For my tag I used an old SU set called

Bubbleover which has stamps and dies.

So I stamped the bottles in two different colours,

die cut them along with two straws and decorated

them with stamps from the set.

For my tag base I stamped some bubbles

using the same colours and inked around the edges.

I finished it off with matching ribbons

in the two colours and some bakers twine.

I would like to enter this into

Craft Rocket - no designer paper

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Unicorn challenge - not square

HQFSCAT - shaped card and/or tag

The Outlawz - anything but a card

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For my ATC I inked up my base using yellow ink

then stamped the cocoa beans.

I then stamped and die cut my coffee cup,

cream top, thanks a latte oval and straw

and assembled my cup.

When stuck to my ATC I stamped a little heart in red

and inked the edges in brown.

The set I used is also an old SU one called

Coffee Cafe.

I would like to enter this into

ATCs Around the World - spots and/or stripes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything June

Crafts Galore - anything goes

First Cup - anything drink related

Remember we have a brilliant prize up for

one lucky winner this month so get your

tags and/or ATCs in now!

Don't fret!

I have some midway inspiration for our anything goes

challenge over at

Tag-along (and ATC's)

For my tag I used a piece of light green card for my base.

I added some yellow ink with my blending brush.

Then I stencilled some stripes in dark green

and stamped some script in black.

The leaf has been cut in dark green card and the

sentiment was cut from a scrapbooking paper set

from years ago.

I punched the corners to make my shape and

added some dark green gems and bakers twine to finish.

Items used

Gorgeously Made stamps and dies (SU)

Best trio corner punch (SU)

Stencil free with magazine.

I would like to enter this into

The Outlawz - anything but a card

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

HQFSCAT - shaped card or tag

Let's Craft and Create - no patterned paper

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Next I made an ATC  with a music theme.

I coloured my white atc base with yellow ink.

Then I stencilled the music notes in green

and stamped some music and sentiment in black.

I stamped the guitar, coloured and cut it out

and added to my atc.

I finished with some doodling and inked

around the edges.

Items used

Paper Discovery stamps and stencil

Inks from SU

I would like to enter this into

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - anything goes (2)

Love to Scrap - anything goes

ATC Around the World - anything goes

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

I hope you can come and join us this month

over at Tag-along (and ATC's)

Remember we have a lovely prize up for grabs too!

Having a play!

A nice way to start the week? Yes!

I am using up lots of neglected stash,

getting use out of my older stamps

and using up some of my ribbon stash!

For my tag I have used stamps from Scrapberry called Best Friends,

papers were a gift from my lovely friend Carol

and I embellished it with a sentiment card from a paper pack from

Echo Park called Dive into Summer.

The shape has been punched using my best trio punch (SU)

and I finished with a scrap of ribbon.

The little girl has been coloured using markers and

then fussy cut.

I would like to enter this into

The Neglected Stuff challenge - stamp, papers, ribbon

Crafty Calendar - feminine

Daisy Chain - not square

Heart's Quest - shaped cards and tags

Paper Rock Scissors - use paper and scissors

Simon Says Monday - tag it

So to go along with my tag I had to include an ATC.

This time I went all inky using a stamp set

from AALL & Create (thank you Carol)

called See you Soon.

I used tahitian tide and boho blue inks (SU)

for the background along with a stencil

which was free with a magazine a long time ago.

The flowers have been coloured with

gel pens so they would cover the inky

stencilling beneath them.

I finished off with some enamel effects in grey

to add some texture.

I would like to enter this into

Crazy is our fame - use a stencil option patterns

my stencil has stripes and dots

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes

So have I tempted you to have a play?

Our new challenge will be open for the

1st May and our very first theme is

ANYTHING GOES

so get some practise in and be sure

and hit the follow button HERE!

After all my gardening I have ended up with a very

sore back! I can't sit, stand or lie without severe pain!

So not much fun until this subsides!!

Gardening will be a spectator sport from now on!!!

Tag-along (& ATC's)

I am just HOPPING on to let you know about

our brand new challenge blog!

If you want more information then HOP over

HERE.

I am sharing a little tag I made for a new baby.

I have used a border punch for the lacy top and bottom

and the bunny and wording is from a stamp

set called Easter Bunny (SU).

The background papers are also from SU.

I coloured up the bunny with markers

and added some ribbon and bakers twine.

I would like to enter my tag into

Simon Says - Hip Hop

Crafty Animals - anything with an animal

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes April

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

As we are a Tag and ATC challenge I went

ahead and made a little ATC

using Fable Friends stamp set (SU).

The background has been made using my inks and a

cloud stencil.

The bunny has been coloured up using markers.

I grabbed a tree stamp from Happy Hedgehogs (SU)

and stamped it around the top of the ATC

and coloured it up with markers.

The sentiment was stamped in memento.

So come and check us out, follow the blog

and get ready for our first challenge in May!

Tag-along and atc's

I would like to enter this into

ATC Around the world - Easter time

Crafty Animals - anything with an animal

a Perfect time to craft - anything goes April

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

Crafts Galore - anything goes

Keep in touch!

I have another tag for Valerie's theme

New Beginnings over at

Tag Tuesday.

This week I went with the theme 'keep in touch'.

How many of us say we will keep in touch

but don't? And at this age it usually ends up too late :(

I found this Lili of the Valley image and thought it

would work perfectly with my triangular shaped tag.

The shape came about as I had some scraps left over

from a previous project lol.

So this little bear actually comes with a large sunflower

so I cut that away and coloured him up with markers

and wrote 'keep in touch' on his little envelope.

I hope you get time to join us this week.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - new beginnings

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

 

Christmas tag

I have another tag for my theme CHRISTMAS

over at

TAG TUESDAY.

This time I used scraps from my scrap box

along with a stamp and die set called

Hang an ornament (SU).

I stamped the bauble and holly and berries.

When the background papers were layered onto my tag

I ran it through my sewing machine.

I then added the bauble and holly

and finished with some ribbon and a little bow.

I would like to enter this into

Make My Monday - stitching real or faux

Pammie's inky Pinkies - anything goes

Cardz for Guyz - holiday/Christmas tag and/or card

Classic Design challenge - anything goes option Happy Holidays

Allsorts - anything/lots of white

Babysitting duties are high on the agenda this week.

So nice seeing their little excited faces at this time of year.

 

Moo-ry Christmas!

I got this cute little cow image from Mo's Patreon club

and just had to make it into a tag!

How adorable is he!!

The background papers are also a freebie from Mo along

with the cute sentiment!

I have coloured him up with markers and he was printed

directly onto the background paper.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - Christmas tags

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

Digi Choosday - anything goes

Passion for Markers - Mega Christmas anything goes

Cardz 4 Guyz - holiday/Christmas tag and/or card

Hubby off to golf today so I have a nice relaxing

day ahead with some housework squeezed in lol.

Have a great weekend.

Christmas tag

It's my turn to choose the theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

and because I need more tags I thought

CHRISTMAS would be perfect.

I am sure some of you are in the same boat lol.

So for my first tag I went with a shaker.

I used a stamp and die set called Hang an Ornament

from SU, along with old olive card and ink.

I cut the bauble shape from my tag base

then ran the base through the snowflake embossing

folder from Embossilicious.

I then swiped my white ink pad gently over the top

so the snowflakes picked it up.

I added some acetate to the back then cut another

tag the same size. I stamped and cut the bauble

using old olive ink and positioned behind

the acetate window. I added some dimensionals

and filled it with some colourful sequins.

It was then sealed up ready to shake!

I finished with some stamped holly and berries

and some ribbon at the top.

I hope you get time to play along with my theme this fortnight.

I would like to enter this into

Cardz 4 Guyz - holiday/Christmas tag and/or card

Double D - Christmas ornaments

Classic Design challenge - anything goes option bells and baubles

The Outlawz - no cards option light up the holidays

My Time to Craft - anything but a card

Christmas Crafts all year round - bows, gifts or decorations

Freezing cold here today but beginning to thaw.

Hope to get out for a nice walk later.

Take care everyone and thanks for dropping by.

Let it S.N.O.W.

It's the second week of Sandie's LETTERS theme over at

TAG TUESDAY.

This week I found some colourful letters leftover from a

paper pack so I hunted out the letters for snow.

I made a tag base using blue and lime green card.

Using embossing paste and a snowfall stencil from

Polkadoodles I covered the blue background in snow.

I then stamped the snowman from Spirited Snowmen (SU),

coloured him up with markers and cut him out.

He was stuck in place. I then inked round the edges of

my cut up SNOW letters and stuck them in place.

I stamped let it from Snowman Season stamp set in blue

and added the to my tag.

It was finished by shaping the top and added some

green ribbon.

 I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - letters

Crazy is our fame -stencils - winter/Christmas

Aud Sentiments - non trad Christmas colours and/or winter + sentiment

Creative Knockouts - Tis the season

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Hope you get time to join us!

Pretty tag!

Our new challenge theme over at

TAG TUESDAY

has been chosen by Valerie and she has gone

with anything goes!!

Easy or what!

I have gone with a pretty butterfly tag.

I started with a piece of white card and stamped

some text from Gorgeously Made stamp set.

I then inked it up using gorgeous grape ink.

I punched the top for the tag shape and then

added some butterfly stickers and flower stickers

from my stash.

I took it to my sewing machine and stitched all the

way round in white thread.

I then stamped the sentiment

and added to the centre.

The ribbon has been heated with my heat tool

to make it shrink and curl and I

attached it to the tag.

I would like to enter this into

Tag Tuesday - anything goes

The Paper Funday - anything goes option tags

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes option add ribbon

We have a very dense fog here this morning and showing

no signs of lifting!

Hopefully get out walking later!