Wood in the Design

Hi, today starts the new weekly challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Joan has chosen a challenge to really get those creative juices flowing.

I love it when the DT choose something different.

Please pop over to check out the know hows and of course to see the

amazing creations  from the Design Team for 

WOOD IN THE DESIGN

The sheet of 'wood' I used is from a paper pad from  Hobbycraft  -Beach Life.

I punched 3 holes with a Woodware circle punch

The stamped images on the lower and upper sheet are from Hobbyart Stamps-

Coastal Sets, coloured with Promarkers.

The sentiment is by Kaisercraft stamps.

Have fun and thanks for visiting my blog. 

Something Beginning with the letter S

Sea Shells, Stafish, Sentiment, String and Square card.

Hello again,  this week at Cardz 4 Guyz  we are giving you a break from Easter projects, unless of course you wish to make something for Easter, because you have SO much choice this week. The challenge chosen by Helen is Something beginning with the letter S. Please take a look at the Design Team's inspiration, it is amazing. For my project, I have chosen Sea Shells.  I used a bought   scalloped edged Kraft card, matted with pale blue and then white card. The main image was matted onto Kraft card. For the main image I used a piece of white card,  added and blended several Distress Inks, blues, a little yellow, pale brown. I  heat embossed second generation stamped shells using Gathered Twigs ink and clear embossing powder. I sprinkled and heated to melt, some blue and gold spinkles from Stampendous Frantage powders.  Added twine, tied with a bow securing a starfish charm.  I hope you are thinking of maybe taking up the challenge. See you at C4G. Have fun. Thanks for visiting and for any comments you may leave.
Stamps - Shells - Creative Expressions  and Sheena Douglass.
Sentiment - Kaisercraft

Paper Piecing

Hi again, for the next two weeks at My Time To Craft (MTTC)  our challenge is to include Paper Piecing in your project. Please do pop over to the main blog to check out the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team. As long as the image you use has some definite lines, you can do paper piecing,  it is a wonderful way of using up all those little scraps we tend to keep. For my project, the owls and branch came from Paperartsy Flora and Fauna 3 stamp set, the sentiment is from Kaisercraft Life Sentiments, the leafy branch punch via a Martha Stewart punch.  All added to Kraft card. The background paper is from LOTV.  Card  Candi from Craftworks. Hope you like my whimsical card, I look forward to popping around to see your entries. Have fun and happy crafting. 

CAS at Fantasty Stampers

During the next two weks at Fantasy Stampers we are looking forward to seeing your CAS projects. For those not sure about CAS it is Clean and Simple. No additional adornments, leave as much of the base colour card as clear as possible, no layers, no levels. Be sure to pop over to see the wonderful creations from the Design Team. For my CAS card, I decided to concentrate on the edge of the card for the design, an area not always being the focal point on a card. I stamped the Little Clair border stamp of flowers directly onto the card. Then some fussy cutting was required. I coloured the flowers and leaves with Promarkers.  Added the sentiment stamp, by Kaisercraft,  purchased at a recent craft show. I cut a piece of Kraft card and secured to the back of the front sheet of the card. I will add an insert, with the stamp on both the left and right side, along with a printed verse. Hope to see you at Fantasy Stampers entries. Thanks for popping in to visit me.