Autumn Leaves

 Good morning, a reminder that our September Challenge at We Love Stamping is half way through - the theme is Trees, Leaves or Anything Goes

I made a slimline card with using a leaf which was a magazine freebie some years ago. I stamped it onto small scraps of smooshed paper left over from a previous make.  l die cut s squares, matted  them onto slightly larger white squares, matted onto a panel of leaf-embossed kraft. I added some twine and two tiny stamped tags.

Details of the prizes on offer and more inspiration can be seen at We Love Stamping Challenge Blog.

Have a good day

Chris

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Midway Reminder for Fab'n' Funky Challenge #642

 Good morning, we.ve reached the half way mark for our September Challenge at

  Fab'n Funky-

 the theme is More Than One Fold.

These are a couple of cards I made some time ago, the fold is a Tuxedo fold (lots of tutorials online), It looks complicated but a lot easier than it appears. I've used several dies of various brands- balloons, stars, candles, banners, letters and numerals cut from shimmer or glitter card.

You still have two weeks left to join in , hope to see you there.

Chris

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Tree of Dreams

 The September Challenge at We Love Stamping begins today, 

the theme for September, chosen by Emma is 

Trees and Leaves 

or Anything Goes.

 

2 prizes, $30 store voucher from Taylored Expressions and Penny Black stamp set and stencil from Buddly Crafts (photo's not to scale).

My first thought was to make something with autumn leaves and colours but looking through my Lavinia stamps I came across this beautiful tree stamp and this is what evolved. 

I stamped the tree, Annie and Edward with black Versafine Clair ink onto a square of white card, then stamped and white embossed the stars around the branches. Scattered Straw an Dusty Concord  distress inks blended over the top. The Winter Magic words stamped several times around the edge and a couple of snowflake stickers (which might have been a mistake!) 

There's lots to see over at We Love Stamping, beautiful inspiration makes from all the lovely ladies, and full details of how to play along with our challenges.

Thank you for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

girlzcreativechristmas #193

peaceonearth #119

jinglebelles Stuck on you (snowflake stickers)

CCAYR S (snow, snowflakes, stars)

TIOT Emboss it

Late Summer vibes at Crafty Calendar

 Good morning Crafty Calendar Challenges are back after the summer break,

 the theme for September is SUMMER. 

What a summer it's been, day after day of sunshine- sometimes a bit too hot! No rain for weeks on end, it's still pretty warm here in the South East but thankfully we are getting some rain again, it's much needed. 

So our theme gives you a chance to bring out those lovely sunshine-y summer creations before autumn really sets in.

This card is for Emily, my 12 year old granddaughter, their summer break involved a few days camping in Cornwall, enjoying lots of beach time in the glorious weather- surf boarding was the order of the day, then they headed off to N. Italy, driving through Switzerland to Lake Garda, where amongst many other activities, the girls discovered the joys of paddle boarding. I thought this fun Krista Smith digi would remind her of the wonderful summer she's enjoyed. Image is coloured with Copics, fussy cut and placed upon the 'waves'. DP is from the Works, and the die cut sun rays are a Moonstone Die. I added a couple of stamped sentiments.

There's plenty more inspiration from the rest of the team over at Crafty calendar, we'd love to see your memories of the summer too so hope you can join in this month.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries: 

creativefingers #327

creativeknockouts #578

craftygalscorner #279

paperfunday #91 (atg)

aperfecttimetocraft #9

mirtillamente #59

avenue613. September Challenge

Guest Design for C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

Good morning, I was delighted to be invited to Guest Design for this fortnight's challenge at C.R.A.F.T. thank you ladies.

The theme is Back to School or Anything Goes sponsored by Sheepski Designs

Not needing any Back to School cards I went for the Anything Goes option  using the first Sheepski image I owned, I've coloured this beauty (Butterfly Hair) so many times and still enjoy doing the process. I printed and masked the image, added the stencilling and some splatters, coloured her up with my Copics using sepia tones. I added a stamped sentiment and a few tiny gold gems to finish. 

Please check out the CRAFT Challenge Blog for some lovely inspiration from the Design Team.

Thanks for stopping by, have a good day

Chris

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Challenge entries:

papercraft #133

cdsunday # 191

creativeinspiration #42

dreamvalley #367

September Challenge at Fab'n' Funky

 Good morning, Fab'n' Funky Challenges are back after the summer break. There are some changes- we are now a monthly challenge, starting on the first Wednesday of the month. 

The theme for September is 

MORE THAN ONE FOLD

I made a triple stepper card base from shimmery grey card stock and decorated it using some beautiful woodland themed papers I bought online (unbranded). I had to cut them around quite a lot to get the effect I wanted, The fairy image is from Maremi's Small Art Collage Ephemera...it was really difficult to make myself cut into this book, but I was brave! . The large butterfly is also fussy cut from one of the sheets of paper. I inked the esges of everything as I didn't want any white gaps, then added a fine gold line with a metallic pen. The sentiments are stickers. It's not very often I make a card without any stamps, stencils or die cuts but I did quite enjoy the process although there was more work in it than I thought there would be when I started.

There's more inspiration from the rest of the team over at Fab'n' Funky, where you will also find updated details of our challenges and rules.

Hope you can join us this month.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

unicorn #124

aplacetostart August Challenge

lilpatchofcraftyfriends #284

HQFCB #54

Creative Creases #118

craftingfromtheart Aug. Challenge

paper-rocks-scissors. #20

conjurerofdreams Sept. Challenge

girlzcreativefunartofscrap. #25

GDT AAA BIRTHDAY- Use Pattern Paper

Good morning, following a recent win at AAA Birthday Challenge I was invited to Guest Design for their September Challenge- Use Pattern Paper

Like many card makers I have a huge stash of patterned papers- no matter how much I use it seems to keep growing! Apart from the 'fence' patterned paper all of this was made using left over scraps that have been lurking, unloved, for years. The little House Mouse is part of a Stampendous  stamp set, again had it for several years, only one stamp from it used before, so time it got used again! The swirly bow die, Memory Box,  is an old favourite, there was a time when it appeared on nearly every card I made, still love it. I cut this and the frame around the image several times and stacked them together for strength and  dimension- the bow was very tricky!!!

Please do check out the AAA Challenge Blog for some fabulous inspiration from the DT.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries

HMFMC #473 (ATG option)

allsorts #857

polkadoodle. #8

addictedtostamps #524

PFM #853

critter crazy #114

MAWTT # 193