Spring Time

 Good morning,  a spring -themed card today, my DT make for this fortnight's challenge at Crafty Catz.

our lovely sponsor for this challenge is 

THE PAPER SHELTER

The theme is Anything Goes with an option of Spring Greens.

I used a sweet sponsor image, Sophie in the country,  kindly given to the team, thanks!

To make the background design I stamped the larger clock (Stamperia) onto a square of white card, then masked it to stamp the smaller clock behind it, then masked both clock faces to add some stencilling, script stamp and the leaf sprigs. 

I printed the image, coloured with Copic markers and fussy cut her and placed in front of the large clock. The sentiment is stamped and embossed with white EP. 

There is more inspiration to be found  from my lovely teamies over at Crafty Catz.

We'd love for you to join us this fortnight, 

hope to see you there.

Have a good weekend

Chris

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Challenge entries:

cardz4galz.#246

craftrocket #123

creativeknockouts #543

ilovepromarkers #579

thepapershelter #630

thesisterhoodofcrafters Shades of green

PFM #780

TIOT Spring Fling

Crocus

 Good morning, a little reminder of our March challenge at Stamping Sensations. The theme for anyone who wishes to use it is Spring but it's optional- you can enter with anything Goes as long as there is a stamped element on the front of your card/project. Full details of how to join in as well as details of the prizes on offer can be seen at Stamping Sensations Challenges- there are also some wonderful inspiration cards from the design team, so it's well worth popping over to have look.

My card is made using a lovey Crocus stamp from Aall and Create,  I coloured it with water colour pens, it had to be yellow to match the ones in my front garden which were in glorious full bloom at the time of making the card, sadly most of them have finished now but they really did brighten my day every time I went past. The background is blended using Distress and Elements Inks, 2 different stencils and a splash of water. 

I'm looking forward to the lovely spring weather forecast for the rest of the week, let's hope we all get to enjoy it!

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

beautifulblossoms #27

classicdesign #3

thefourseasons March Challenge

papercraft #117

tripleb. March Challenge

welovestamping March Challenge

Happy Day

 Hello, I've been huddling indoors for the last few days, not really enjoying the cold snap after the taste of spring we had last week.

I was doing a bit of half hearted sorting out when I came across some previously coloured up images I had forgotten about, so I decided to use some of them to make cards- much better than tidying up!

This sweet Mo Manning digi had been cut into a small rectangle so I looked for some ideas of how to use it, I found this lovely sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday -

I cropped the tulip from the image and pasted it x 3, coloured it with my markers and cut it into a small strip. the little bird on the other strip is a stamp and the smiley snail (looking forward to a feast of yummy tulips, no doubt) is hand drawn copied from a cartoon I found online.

I added 6 tiny flower brads and stamped the sentiment.

Thanks for visiting, hope you are enjoying a lovely weekend

Chris

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Challenge entries:

sweetsketchwednesday2 March Challenge

CRAFT #750

Ellibelle's Garden Party #1

2sisters#95

creatalicious #287

dragonflydreams March Challenge

Udderly fantastic!

 Good morning, time for a new challenge at Fab'n' Funky,

 Ginny is hosting this fortnight and she's chosen a real fun theme- 

Make It Punny -

I used a fun set of Art Impressions stamps, coloured the dancing cows with my markers, layered it onto a square of balloon patterned dp. I  added 3 die cut  balloons, coloured to match. The sentiments are part of the same stamp set. 

Please hop over to Fab'n' Funky Challenge Blog where you'll find some punny cards from the rest of the team to raise a smile...or make you groan! 

We're looking forward to seeing what you create for this fun challenge.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

addictedtostamps #488

PFM #779

mmm #247

craftyanimals #92

crittercrazy #97

daisychain #94

kraftychicks #758

ilovepromarkers #578

Enjoy life...

 Good morning, a new Challenge at Crafty Catz starts today-

 the theme is Anything Goes with an optional twist of Add A Sentiment, 

chosen by our lovely Ginny who is hosting this fortnight.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Di's Digi Stamps.

I made an easel card using some hoarded papers from Heartfelt Creations, not much of the pad left now but it's at least 10 years old. I cut a few extra flowers from left over scraps and layered them up for dimension. The sentiment, an Indigo Blue stamp, is stamped and embossed with white EP . I've added a die cut swirl ( very old TH Sizzix Bigz die), loads of tiny pearls and a large die cut 'celebrate' as this was a birthday card for my lovely daughter- I think the beautiful sentiment is just perfect for her! 

There's plenty more inspiration to be found over at Crafty Catz, some beautiful projects from the rest of the team. Hope you can find the time to join us for this challenge.

Thanks for visiting, have a good day.

xx

Challenge entries:

lilredwagon #797

retrorubber #249 - die cut, flowers heat embossing.

(I have had the stamp for at least 3 years)

TIOT - For a lady

aperfecttimetocraft #3

beautifulblossoms #26

girlzcreativefun #7

paper-rocks-scissors.#3

sparklesforum #185

dreamvalley #331

creative-creases #101

Signs of spring

 Good morning,  the March challenge at Stamping Sensations starts today, the theme this month is Anything Goes with an option of Spring. 

 There are two prizes of Lisa Horton products, Tetra embossing folder and matching stencil, Ruffled Lace, embossing folder, die and stencils.

To make my card I used a frame stencil and a mixture of DIs and Elements inks to create the background and a variety of Janet Klein stamps from various sets, coloured with watercolours. The sentiment stamp is Colorado Crafts.

As always , there's loads of fabulous inspiration from the rest of the DT so please check them out over at Stamping Sensations.

Thanks for visiting

enjoy your day

Chris

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Challenge entries:

welovestamping March Challenge

I spy with my little eye #23

lilredwagon #796 -tiny bees

justusgirls #764

More than one fold at Crafty Calendar

 Hi, I'm back with my second card for today, the theme for our March Challenge at 

Crafty Calendar

is

MORE THAN ONE FOLD.

This is the lovely prize on offer for our lucky winner.

I needed a masculine card for a friend of ours who is an avid reader and this is what I came up with. I made this sort of folded pocket which is adhered to the front of  the same size card blank. There are 2  die cut tags inside the pocket, the larger of which can be used as a bookmark. 

empty pocket

The tags

The tags are die cut, the image on the right hand one is Aall & Create washi tape, you just layer it in strips to build up the picture. I've added a stamped sentiment. The smaller tag is cut from a piece of DP, I stamped the sentiment and added a book image cut from the washi tape

Inside the card.

The inside is decorated with the washi tape to match, plus another stamped sentiment.

There's more inspiration over at Crafty Calendar, so why not head over to check it out.

Thanks for visiting today,

have a great weekend

xx

Challenge entries:

creativeknockouts #541

kraftychicks #757

creative-creases #100

mytimetocraft #554 -1 button, 2 tags, 3 brads

cutitup #324  (tags are die cut)

thepapershelter. #627