Happy Birthday Brother

Good morning all.

Well the wanderer returned yesterday...he'd burned himself out and has come home for a rest!! He'd made it down to Dover but hadn't taken any time out to relax and since he was mostly wild camping he was up and about early every day moving on. Guess who'll be doing the washing today!!

I finally managed to finish a card yesterday which I'd started at the weekend!

This was a commissioned card for my brother's ex wife to give her brother. Image is from Bugaboo, coloured with promarkers. Papers are freebies from Jak Heath. Border punch from Martha Stewart. Brother die from Spellbinders. Happy birthday sentiment and banner die from Clearly Besotted. I've used a Swiss Dots EF on the sentiment (which was computer generated) to make it look like a golf ball. Finished with some charms from Splodgeaway and binders twine.

Inside has been decorated with a similar layout.

Challenges entered:

Crafting by Designs - masculine projects

Little Red Wagon - all tied up

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - anything goes, make it square

Passion for Promarkers - check it out

Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes

That Craft Place - add a charm

Gone Golfing

Good morning all.

Had a very quiet day at home yesterday....lie in, pampering session, some colouring and managed to make a card for hubby as it's our anniversary later in the week. You'll have to wait a day or two to see it though!

I'm sharing a birthday card for a male today. I've a couple of male birthdays next month so had a day last week getting them made and out of the way! I've had this stamp for ages and this is the first time it's been inked!

Image from LOTV, stamped in Memento ink and coloured with promarkers. Backing papers were a freebie from Jak Heath. Die from Spellbinders. Sentiment, twine, charm and candy from my stash.

Challenges entered:

TokBobok - masculine

Crafty Cats - one for the boys

Frosted Designs Friday - use stamping

STAMPlorations - stamps and markers

Addicted to Stamps - pastel/soft colours

Amusing Challenge - ribbon/twine

Hobby Cutz - for the boys

OSAAT - anything goes with a die

The Corrosive Challenge - let's hear it for the boys

Crafting for all Seasons #46 Dies and Punches

Good afternoon all. I had a bit of a lazy day yesterday after my body decided I'd been overdoing things and shut down on me - when this happens I just have to sleep it off. Apparently I missed a gorgeous morning whilst having my lie in! Got a bit of hoovering done and made The Hairy Dieters Spanish Chicken for tea (which was yummy) and did some digi scrapping....then it was time for bed again!

Today it's time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Dies and Punches". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Kenny K and the DT were given images to use although I've used one I won recently. The card is for one of my nephew's who has a birthday next week and as always I had to go look him up on the family tree to make sure I got the number right!! (Anyone else have to do this or is it just me!!).

My image is called "Soccer" and I've coloured with promarkers and diecut with one of my new wonky rectangles from Spellbinders. Green backing paper is from Wild Rose Studio, plaid paper is from Jak Heath. Football is leftover from a decoupage sheet. Sentiment, peel off and gems are from my stash.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the girls inspiration, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:
Broken Box Stock - happy birthday
Bloggers - cut it out
Card Makin Mamas - birthday
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - hobbies
Sweet Pea Stampers - use a digi
Cards Galore - one for the men
A Gem of a Challenge - dies and punches
Totally Gorjuss - men
My Time to Craft - men only
Here Come the Boys - lots of layers

Carol x

Crafting for all Seasons #12 Halloween

Loved seeing all your fall flowers and pumpkins last time but a new challenge starts today at CFAS and we'd like to see your Halloween projects or for those who don't do Halloween use Halloween colours. We're being sponsored by Pink Cat Studio and Just Some Lines. I've used an image I created in the new Digi Stamp Designer at Pink Cat Studio to make a hanging decoration.

The image has been coloured with promarkers and cut out and mounted 3d to the decoration. The backing paper is a freebie from Jak Heath and has been cut with a nestie circle and mounted onto scalloped nestie mats. Decoration is finished with a black cat from Kameo Cards, black ribbon for hanging, a green bow, button, skull and crossbones from Beccy's Place, sentiment from The Crafty Nomad, a small bow and pearls all coloured with promarkers.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the design team's projects, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Halloween

Creative Card Crew - spooky fun

Challenge up your Life - Halloween

Sparkles Forum - Halloween

Quirky Crafts - Halloween

Cutie Sunday - Halloween

Poodles Parlour - spooky Halloween

Card Makin Mamas - Halloween

Phindy's Place - Halloween

CYDA - Halloween colours

One Stop Craft - Halloween

Designed 2 Delight - Halloween (cute)

Drunken Stampers - Halloween

Just us Girls - colour our world

Corrosive Challenges - flying things

Dream Valley Challenges - Halloween

Hooked on Crafts - something spooky

Creative Stamp Friends - Halloween

Paper Creations Ink - Halloween

Paper Playtime - say it with sentiments plus buttons and bows

Crafty Boots - autumn/Halloween

Paper Pretties - Halloween

The Crazy Challenge - Halloween

Inspire me Friday - linky party

Addicted to Stamps - Halloween

Partytime Tuesday - spooky

Paper Take Weekly - spooky hues

Digital Tuesday - happy Halloween

Divas by Design - something spooky

Fresh Brewed  - colour challenge

Carol x

Halloween

I found this used black gift bag tucked away so decided to recycle it, obviously the colour made it ideal for halloween.

Image is from Delicious Doodles and it's been digitally layered onto a backing paper from Jak Heath, I've coloured it with promarkers and matted it onto a square and a scalloped nestie. Backing papers, pumpkins, spooky and tag are from Crafter's Companion - all printed onto waste paper. Cat silhouette is from Kameo Cards (very old stash) and borders are all punches from Martha Stewart. Bag is finished with buttons, baker's twine, ribbon and a glittery spider.

Challenges entered:

Hooked on Crafts - anything but a card

My Grafico - halloween

Stamp with Fun - halloween

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - wrappings

The Pink Elephant - trick or treat

Victorine Originals - halloween

Anything Goes - dies and or punches

Clear it Out - halloween

Craft Room Challenge - featuring cats

Crazy Amigo Challenge - animal (cat and spider)

Paperminutes - diva

Passion for Promarkers - alter something (not square)

Tuesday Throwdown - halloween

Crafty Ribbons - halloween

Moving along with the Times - halloween

Lollipop Crafts - halloween

I Love Promarkers - spooky

Crafts and Me - use a digi

The Paper Shelter - halloween

Fresh Brewed - pumpkins

Pixie Dust Studio - anything but a card

Creative Craft World - halloween

Rainbow Lady's - misty moonlight

Delightful Challenges - make it dimensional

OSAAT- use a digi

Carol x

CDAC

Image is from Glitterbabes  for the CDAC progressive challenge round 3 and has been digitally paper pieced using papers from Crafty Ann and Jak Heath. The image has then been decoupaged to give dimension. The frame is also from Crafty Ann's. Plaid backing paper is a freebie from Jak Heath printed onto textured card. Card is finished with a foiled swirl, ribbon flower, corner peel offs and a sentiment.

Challenges entered:

Kaboodle Doodle - lots of layers

Digi Doodle Shop - autumn

Tuesday Throwdown - fall

Anything goes - anything goes

Carol x

Aud Sentiments #37 Get Well Card

This is my first card as a Design Team member at Aud Sentiments and this week the theme is Get Well cards. We are being sponsored by Daisy Doodles and the DT were given images to use, here is my card:

I've chosen to use Feelin Bad Freddy and the Floral Frame along with a sentiment. I've digitally paper pieced the majority of the image with a variety of backing papers from Crafty Ann's and Jak Heath then finished off with promarkers. The backing paper is from Milton and Co. Card is finished with a decorative border, blue ribbon and some gems.

Do pop over to Aud Sentiments to see what delights my team mates have in store for you.

Challenges entered:

Craft your Passion - F word (Feelin bad Freddy, Floral Frame)

Challenge up your Life - paper pieced

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes

Crafty Boots - anything goes

Fab n Funky - Bingo (digi image, ribbon, 3 or more layers)

Carol x