New Design Team

 Good morning, this is a scheduled post as all being well I'm on my way to Amsterdam and the start of our river cruise. We booked this same holiday 2 years ago and it was cancelled the day before we were due to go so hoping for better luck this time! We have a lovely family friend who adores Marvin staying with him so he can be at home- no kennels for him!

Anyway back to the reason for the post- this is my first DT card for We Love Stamping, I was honoured to be invited to join this fabulous team.

 The theme for this month is Sports/ Hobbies or Anything Goes. 

                                                     

There are 2 prizes of Visible Image Stamps

I went with the hobbies option, always intended to take up photography when I retired...but didn't,  and created a circular card using dies from A&C. The main panel is cut from water colour paper, I used the Always & Forever stencil to mask off the centre and a sunburst stencil and Distress Oxides to stencil around it. The camera stamp and sentiment are also from Visible Image but no longer available on their website. 

 Check out the We Love Stamping Challenge Blog for full details of how to enter the challenge and to see the lovely creations from the rest of the ladies

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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All about the boys!

 Hi, back again with my second DT card for today, this one is for the June Challenge at

 Crafty Calendar

the theme is ALL ABOUT THE BOYS/MEN.

There is a prize of 2 digital images.

I've used the Happy dies again, this time I stamped the 'birthday'

The dp is the remains of a rock -themed pad I've had for years, no idea of brand. The image is of course a Bugaboo digi, I've coloured him with Copic markers and fussy cut him to sit up on the sentiment. 

That's it from me today, please don't forget to check out the Challenge Blog for more inspiration and hope to see you play along!

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries

craftrocket #137

creativeinspiration #39

creativeknockouts #572

kraftychicks #823

craftingfromtheart # (May)

girlzmakesguyzcards. #40

pickthreechallenge  #05- Birthday, blue, plaid

aaabirthday

Man card

 Good morning, this is the first of two posts today. The theme for this fortnight at Sweet Stampin' is 

CARDS FOR MEN.

this is the card I made for my husband's birthday next week, I had to use the Anita Jeram (Colarado) dog stamp again as it's so like our Marvin. I stamped onto a panel of white card, then used the 'Happy' and 'Birthday' dies for the sentiment. Dog is coloured with markers. I used a cloud die and some waste to create the thought bubble, I'm sure he dreams about his precious ball! The ball is from a very old set of  Nitwit stamps, and I stamped a few more to add to the corners of the z fold card. The DP is from The Works. 

Hope you can join us at Sweet Stampin' this challenge, we all need to make cards for the men in our lives. If you need inspiration just hop over and see what my lovely teamies have created.

I'll be back later!

Chris

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Challenge entries:

creative-creases #116

craftrocket #137

kraftychicks #823

classicdesign #05

Creative Moments #282

A snowman!

 Good morning, it's my turn to host at Crafty Catz this fortnight, as always the theme is Anything Goes.

I made this card during the heatwave- trying to think cool thoughts! I added the two strips of patterned paper (very old!) to a panel of kraft card, then stamped the snowman (Woodware) in the centre, coloured him with pencils, stamped and embossed the sentiment. I used a white gel pen to add the 'snow'- quick and simple but another Christmas card for the box!

There's more inspiration at Crafty Catz, so please do hop over and take a look. Hope you can find some time to join us for this challenge.

Thanks for looking

Chris

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Challenge entries:

CRAFT #781

kleurenmetpotloden (May)

MLCCB #68

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations (June)

shoppingourstash #575

hollyandivy #206

christmaskickstart #111

Nearly Frogot!

 Good morning, I was delighted to be invited to Guest Design for this month's Challenge

 at Critter Crazy,

 made my card, forwarded it to Becca- then nearly frogot the Challenge starts today! My excuse is the heat has fried my brain and what's left of it is absorbed with our up-coming holiday!  Luckily I remembered in time, so here it is!

The froggy, background paper and sentiment are Mo Manning digis, frog printed separately, coloured with markers and fussy cut, he's popped up on foam as I wanted his fingers to hang over the banner with the sentiment. 

I used a sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday

I rotated the sketch, and you have to look closely to see the dots in the corners...but they are there!

I'd like to thank the lovely ladies at Critter Crazy for inviting me to design with them this month. Don't forget to check out the lovely inspiration on offer there.

Thanks for visiting,

have a good week.

Chris

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Challenge entries:

crafterscafe Time for a laugh

pearlysparkles #120

allsorts #850

sweetsketchwednesday May Challenge

Not just for birthdays!

 Good morning- hope everyone here in the UK is getting their share of sunshine! It's been a very hot week here, bit of a surprise coming so early in the year...and over a bank holiday too. Enjoy it while it lasts :)

There's a new challenge at Fab'n' Funky, the theme for this fortnight is to

USE A STENCIL AND/OR EMBOSSING FOLDER.

I used an A&C stencil and DOIs to colour a square of white card, cut a circle from the centre and ran the rest through my Big Shot using a Lisa Horton water droplets EF. I stamped the image and sentiment (A &C) onto the circular piece, then stamped the image again onto white card, coloured with my markers, cut it out and adhered in place. I added the die cuts and gems and finished with a doodled border.

There's more inspiration for you over at F'n'F, hope you can join us this fortnight.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

addictedtostamps #518

stencilfun May Challenge

PFM #839

TIOT circles

audsentiments #337

allsorts #850

cyhtp May 2026

Birthday cake

 Good morning, it's time for a new  'Anything Goes' challenge at Crafty Catz.

This is the card I made for Jessica, my friend's 6 year old granddaughter.

The cute stamp is by Stamping Bella, coloured with copics, I added a little stencilling and placed her in the arch shaped aperture, The sentiment stamp is part of the same set. I die cut some bunting (no idea of die brand- lost the packaging many years ago!) and wrote the greeting with a black glitter pen. Added some glittery dots in the corners to match the block glittery borders. Not the best photo for the colours, it's more pink than purple IRL.

Thanks for stopping by- don't forget to check out the lovely creations from the rest of the team over at Crafty Catz, hope you can join us this fortnight.

Have a great weekend- we've been promised sunshine in the UK- a welcome change  for a Bank Holiday weekend!!!

Chris

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Challenge entries:

CRAFT #780

digichoosday #4

thesisterhoodofcrafters banners

ilovepromarkers #607

girlzcreativecrafts #68

PFM #838

aaabirthday. #85