Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Matching Set

This week it's my turn to set the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge theme, and I've chosen:

'Matching Set'

It could be a set of cards, or notelets, a matching card and gift box, bag or tag...the choice is yours.

I've made a set of 12 'Thank you' cards with a matching box, to give as a Christmas present. I created a patchwork design on the cards using squares of three co-ordinating My Mind's Eye papers (from the '29th Street Market' collection), inking the edges with a 'Wisteria' coloured chalk inkpad. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Talking in Circles' set by Autumn Leaves, and has been embossed in pearl violet to match the papers. I made the matching box using my Top Score Multiboard, with a couple of Flora Doodles flowers held in place with a Papermania pearl brad.

The design team have created some stunning projects this week....so make sure you pay the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge a visit.

Cute Card Thursday meets the Secret Crafter...

The Cute Card Thursday Challenge is one year old this week...Happy Birthday CCT!...and they're celebrating with a fab sketch challenge and have 5 fab prizes on offer too! I'm also entering this card for the Secret Crafter Challenge, which has the theme 'Have your cake and eat it' this week. My main image is 'Henry - Celebrating Mouse' by Whiff of Joy, and I've watercoloured him to match the BasicGrey 'Blush' papers I've used. The sentiment stamp is by Autumn Leaves ('Talking in Circles'), the ribbons are from Poppicrafts, and I used the 'Spots & Dots' and 'Swiss Dots' embossing folders for a bit of texture.

The Pink Elephant Challenge #1

Whilst blog-hopping on Sunday, I discovered a fab new challenge blog, called The Pink Elephant. The design team are a talented bunch, and with a new challenge every Monday, it's definitely worth a look if you haven't already seen it. The theme for their first challenge is a colour scheme of 'Pink, Black and White', which is a combination I seem to be using a lot lately.
For my card, I've used a fab Whipper Snapper stamp called '"Moo"d Swing' - I just love the expression on this cows face! The spotty paper is by Doodlebug, and the sentiment stamp is by Autumn Leaves (from a set called 'Talking Circles'). Inspired by the Colour Create challenge this week, I've had another go at making another DIY flower. This time I used my scalloped circle Nesties (the three smallest ones) to cut shapes from pink and white mulberry paper, then cut 'petals' with scissors. I then embossed them using my Cuttlebug 'Textile' folder, shaped the petals with my fingers, and added a touch of glitter glue to the tips of the petals, before attaching it to my card with a jewelled brad from The Range.

I think I must be getting forgetful in my old age...I made this card on Sunday night, along with the two I uploaded yesterday, but forgot to photograph it with the others...I think I thought I'd already put it on here...oh well, at least I've remembered to do it before the challenge is over!

BasicGrey Challenge #21

The challenge over on the BasicGrey Challenge blog this week is to 'Mix it Up' - in other words, to use items from at least two different BasicGrey ranges on our cards. Now, I have several of the BasicGrey paper pads, so I thought that this challenge would be a doddle, but the problem was choosing which of the many gorgeous papers to use! I settled for a mixture of 'Eva' and 'Archaic', a plain, and a patterned paper from each, to compliment the colours of the Penny Black image (from the 'Hugs' set) I'd decided to use. The sentiment stamp is from a set by Autumn Leaves ('Talking in Circles')...which I've had for ages, but have hardly ever used, the flower is from Poppicrafts, and the button is from my stash.

Friday Sketchers #18

This is the first time I've joined in this challenge, but I do like having a sketch to follow - it's nice when someone else has done most of the thinking for you! I've kept my card quite simple and unfussy - I needed to add some more guys cards to my stash. I've used one of my favourite Penny Black stamps (Birthday Dog), coloured with watercolour pencils. The sentiment stamp is by Autumn Leaves (Talking in Circles 2), and has been stamped and embossed. The circles were all made using Nestabilities, the paper is by Papermania (Sweet Nothings), the ribbon from a £ Shop set, and the buttons are from my Mum's button jar!


Hope you like it!