Something New ...

It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges ...

The theme this week is: 

 Something new

We are being sponsored by All Dressed Up Stamps who has kindly provided images for us to use

As always the design team have come up with some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing - here's my card:

What I used:

Pink Spotty Paper - DecoTime

Kraft card base - from stash

Image - All Dressed Up

Greeting - Dreaming Outloud font

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Sweet Stampin' - what's new with you

613 Avenue Create - New Beginnings - FRONT PORCH WINNER

Little Red Wagon #737 - what's new

So have a pop over at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog to see some more lovely inspiration from my teamies on the design team and have a chance at winning a prize.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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New Baby Boy

It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges ...

The theme this week is:

NEW BEGINNINGS

This week we are being sponsored by Di's Digi Designs and Dies To Die For

As always the design team have come up with some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing - here's my card:

What I used:

Image - LOTV 

Papers - Ross Papercraft

Greeting - peel-offs from stash

Lace - Poundland

Silver Pearls - The Range

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #663 - New TOP 3

Allsorts Challenge #710 - something new

Kraftin' Kimmie #664 - winter, blue or monochrome

My Time To Craft #498 - welcome to the world baby TOP 3

Creative Inspirations - January - something old or something new

So have a pop over at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog to see some more lovely inspiration from my teamies on the design team and have a chance at winning a prize.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Missie May

 It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges ...

Today's theme is:

For A Child

and the challenge is sponsored by Morgan's Art World

As always the design team have come up with some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing - here's my card:

Isn't she a cutie! She's not my usual type of image but she was so easy to colour - she did remind me of the Hollie Hobby range that was around when I was a little girl.

What I used:

Digi - Morgan's Art World - Missie May

Coloured with Spectrum Noir markers

Papers - Papermania Parisienne Blue Capsule collection

Greeting - computer generated using Hello Bunny font

I'm entering this card into the 'Anything Goes' challenges at:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2116

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #156

Gem of A Challenge #8

Colour Crazy Challenge #15

A Bit More Time To Craft #138

So have a pop over at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog to see some more lovely inspiration from my teamies on the design team and have a chance at winning a great prize.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Easter Bunny

Today's creation is a fun card for a child for Easter...

What  I used:

The brightest pink card ever!

Patterned card - Kanban

Bunny - Spongy image sticker - The Range

Circular Nesties dies - Spellbinder

Border die - Sissix 

Greeting - computer generated using Beautiful Maples font 

I'm playing along with the challenges at:

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Easter/Spring

Cute Card Thursday #679 - Easter

C. R. A. F. T. Challenge #592 - Spring/Easter

Creative Fingers #204 - anything goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge #157 - Easter/Spring

Make My Monday #145 - Easter/Spring

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Football Bear

Working from home is the pits! Everything seems to take twice as long and I'm really missing the social aspect of work and my colleagues.

Crafting is keeping me sane! Or at least moving and touching my stash is - I'm struggling to make cards but I'm loving sorting my stuff!

I came across a very old decoupage sheet from La Pashe and couldn't resist making this cutie for a small boy...

I do love decoupage. I know it's a bit old school but I get a lot of satisfaction from the cutting out. I've used the patterned paper that came with the image as backing and added some blue matting. The strip of wood patterned paper under the image is to mirror the fence in the image. I couldn't resist adding a couple of cute die cut clouds as embellishments. I used a sticker for the greeting.

I'm playing along with the challenges at:

Craft Rocket Challenge #69 - furry friends TOP 5

Aud Sentiments #248 - AG with a sentiment

Seize The Birthday #186 - cards for kids

Cute Card Thursday #628 - AG

Creative Knockouts #344 - outside fun

Thanks for visiting and stay safe

Sharon

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Baby Shower

I hope everybody reading this has had a lovely break over the festive season.

I was lucky to receive lots of crafty goodies from Santa! Amongst my favourite pressies were some pastel Spectrum Noir pens and some Clearly Besotted stamps and dies - I can't wait to start playing.

However, today's card is for an imminent Baby Shower - we have no idea whether the baby is a boy or a girl so I have used the baby neutral colours of yellow and mint green...

The polka dot patterned paper and yellow matting papers are from my scraps stash  - the light has interfered with the colour of the yellow paper - it is a lot paler in real life. The epoxy stickers are seriously old - maybe either Memory Makers or K & Co. 

I'm playing along with the current challenges at:

Just Us Girls - wild card
Southern Girls Challenge - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
Allsorts Challenge #551 - anything goes
Pixie's Snippets Playground #368 - use snippets
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #120 - anything goes 

Many thanks for visiting
Best wishes for a happy and prosperous 2020

Sharon
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Gaming Birthday Boy

Today's card is for a little boy who loves playing on his PlayStation...

I've really raided my stash for this one! The papers came from a Making Cards Magazine from about 10 years ago. The image is of course from Lili Of The Valley - from an art pad which are discontinued (why do companies discontinue their best products???)

I've matted all the papers on red and blue card and added a greeting created in Microsoft Publisher.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Creative Fingers Challenge #174 - anything goes
Brown Sugar #295 - anything goes
Crafty Friends #122 - anything goes
Gem Of A Challenge #22 - anything goes
Paper Shelter #405 - card for a child
Cute Card Thursday #607 - anything goes
Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge #455 - anything goes

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Simple Baptism Card

I needed to make a quick card for a baby girl's baptism this weekend and was inspired by some unbranded dies I recently received from the slow boat from China (Ali Express!).

All my card seem very plain and simple at the moment (ie boring) - I just can't seem to get into the glittery glitzy mode I need to be in to make Christmas cards.

I think white on white cards always look good for religious events so I just layered the different dies to add interest. The greeting was computer generated and I added a few pale pink pearls to show it's for a baby girl.

I'm entering this card into the 'anything goes' challenges at:

Crafting By Designs

Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge #400 !!! 

Watercooler Wednesdays #190

A Bit More Time To Craft #77

Crafting From The Heart #222

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Tiny Dancer

Today's card is for my niece Lucy who has just turned 10...

The image is from a topper sheet by Buzzcraft that I got at a recent Ross Papercraft fair. It's very cute and ideal for a little girl who loves dancing. I matted the image on a subtly pink patterned paper and mounted on panels of the patterned paper that came with the image.

I added a greeting created using Candy Round font and added the age using small number dies.

I'm entering this card into the 'anything goes' challenges at:

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #418
Creates And Makes Challenge #24
Crafty Sentiments Designs #28
Watercooler Wednesdays #185
Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge #395
Through The Craftroom Door week 8-27-18
Crafty Gals Corner #173


Thanks for popping in!

Sharon
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Isla's Baptism

Today I'm sharing a plain and simple baptism card I made for a baby girl who was baptised yesterday. I've kept the design very simple but used stripe embossed base card to add some interest.

I think the both the crucifix die and the scalloped oval die were from Marianne. I've mounted the cross on some pale pink card, fussy cut and added a criss-cross ribbon and pearl. The sentiment was done in Publisher using Formal 365 font.

I'm entering this card into the current challenges at:

Incy Wincy Designs - ribbon or lace
Through The Purple Haze #147 - make it CAS
Craft Rocket Challenge #51 - AG
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #210- CAS
Creative Fingers #151 - AG
Addicted To Stamps And More #304 - CAS
Crafter's Castle #8 - AG (elegant)


Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Jurassic World

A quick share today - a card with a Jurassic theme for my friend's little boy Oscar...

I found the film logo on line and printed it and mounted it using foam pads. The papers are from my stash - from packs from Lidl or Aldi.

I had a party hat digi that I coloured, fussy-cut and stuck artistically (!) on the dinosaur's head. the greeting was printed using a Jurassic font.

It didn't take long but works well for a dinosaur mad soon-to be 8 year old.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Crafty Catz #427 - ATG (use yellow)

Crafting With Friends #72 - ATG

Moving Along With The Times - wild animals TOP 5

Seize The Birthday - ATG (use stripes)

Crafty Sentiments - ATG

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Princess Robyn

Today's card was a request for a little girl who is about to turn 4...

I used an image of Disney Princess Aurora I found via Pinterest and layered it on die-cut circles. The backing papers are from my ever increasing stash and the greeting was printed in Publisher.

It's soooo pink!! I'm sure it will be very appealing to a 4 year old!

I'm entering this card into the challenges at: 

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #19- anything goes

Seize The Birthday - just a number

Crafting With An Attitude #39 - anything goes

Creates And Makes #21 - anything goes 

Creative Craft Cottage #107 - dies or punches

Thanks for visiting

Lewis Turns 10

Today's card was an order for a young boy - Lewis - who is about to turn 10...

 

I've used a pre-coloured image from an old art pad from Lili of the Valley - I do wish they still sold these pads! The papers are from my stash and I've added a die cut banner and peel-off letters to spell his name. The age is also coloured peel-offs on die-cut circles.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Hiding In My Craftroom #323 - lots of layers 
Through The Craftroom Door - AG 24-31 October
Dream Valley Challenges #166 - birthdays
Crafty Gals Corner #146 - anything goes

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Polka Dots and Daisies

Today's card is for my Niece, Lucy who is turning 9 later this month. She'll be in Disney World in Florida for her birthday so I needed to make this early...

I've used lots of dies on this one! I was inspired by a card I made a few months ago using a Crafts-U-Print design. I wanted to make something that looks a bit more 'handmade' though. The blue and lemon polka dot papers are from my ridiculous stash of paper pads and I've used peel-offs for the name.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #63 - anything goes
Allsorts Challenge #428 - name or number (both!)
Send A Smile 4 Kids - anything goes
Cardz 4 Gals #53 - pretty pastels
Crafty Sentiments - pearls or strass (what's strass??)
Crafty Gals Corner #135 - bingo (2 papers, free, flowers)

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Thomas is Two!

Today's card is for a little boy about to turn 2... 

The dotty background paper is from a really old scrapbook kit. I die-cut balloons from co-ordinating patterned paper and added die-cut bows and peel-off 'strings'.The large number was created in Publisher using the WordArt function and carefully hand cut then matted.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Creative Fingers #134 - anything goes
Crafty Gals #130 - anything goes
Colour Crazy #27 - anything goes
Fab n Funky #358 - little boys and girls
Aud Sentiments #183 - for a child
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - July 2017

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Sailing In The Deep Blue Sea

I'm sharing a bit of an unusual(for me) card today. 

I bought a pad of lovely glittery patterned 'summer' papers from Aldi or Lidl (to me they are the same shop) at the weekend. I needed to make a card for a toddler about to have his first birthday and used a cut-off of one of the papers as a sea scene background, with a Digistamp Boutique image 'floating' against it....

I've fussy cut the image after colouring with pro-markers and attached using foam pads. I've also cut a couple of boats from leftover paper and raised them on foam pads aswell. The greeting was made in Publisher using Cheri font. Finally I've die-cut a number '1' and added this to the sail.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Always Fun Challenge #10 - male or dad 
Crafty Cardmakers #190 - special man/boy
Send A Smile 4 Kids - AG for kids
Pattie's Creations #135 - for the boys
CCEE Stampers - world oceans day
Passion For Pro-markers #399 - add a sentiment


Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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