Dies or Punches at Fab'n' Funky

 Last but not least, my third creation for today is my DT make for this fortnight's challenge at

Fab'n' Funky

the theme this fortnight is 

DIE CUTS OR PUNCHES

chosen by our lovely Pat K.

This is the card I made for my nephew's 21st birthday, I used die cuts from various companies, red, white and black cardstock and a piece of diamond patterned design paper.

As always there's more to see over at Fab'n' Funky, some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the team.

Many thanks for those of you visiting my blog, please scroll down for my earlier posts today.

Chris

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Guest Design for I Spy with my Little Eye

 I was delighted to be invited by the lovely Ellie of Ellibelle's Corner to Guest Design for the for her February Challenge at I Spy with My Little Eye, thank you Ellie!

The theme is SOMETHING YOU LOVE.

I thought for a while and decided I would make a page for my art journal, something I love doing but don't get around to often enough, and I would combine techniques that I really enjoy doing. I also love stories of magic and fantasy so that decided a theme for my page.

I started with a previously made background that had been stencilled and smooshed with inks and brushos in shades of brown and bronze, cut an arch shaped aperture from a square of it and stamped it with a Lavinia vine stamp in various shades of green. I cut a smaller arch from the remainder of the original background (it was just big enough!) and added some stencilling and more ink to darken it. I used my copic markers to colour the beautiful fae image, a Morgan's Artworld digi, added a little stencilling and inserted it behind the arched 'window'. The sentiment strips are stamped and gold embossed using stamps from various companies.

I took my time creating this page, but am happy to say I really enjoyed the time spent.

I hope you can find the time to join in with this lovely theme, just click the link above to hop over to the Challenge Blog.

Chris

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Thanks for visiting

More of my favourites...

 Good morning, this is the first of 3 posts today, all of them scheduled as I'm going to be in London for the day- dinner and theatre with my lovely daughter, a delayed birthday treat. 

This card is a reminder for our February Challenge at Stamping Sensations, the theme is Favourite Stamps or Anything Goes. Once again I'm using Lavinia Stamps, this time to make a CAS Christmas card. The stamps I have used are Fir Cone Branch, Mini Holly ,Thistlewhisk and Pipspell (without his lantern). I coloured with pencils and a white gel pen, Posca marker for the snow. 

Please check out the Challenge blog for details of how to join in, some great inspiration from the rest of the team and the lovely prizes on offer.

Chris

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Thoughts of spring...

 Good morning, it's Saturday and the end of another wet week in February! To be fair there has been a few breaks in the rain (it soon comes back though) and I've managed to get out and walk for a while without getting soaked and such a bonus when the Marvin isn't caked in mud after every outing- not that it bothers him in the slightest, even being hosed down twice a day doesn't phase him!

My card today is for our new challenge at Sweet Stampin',

 the theme for this fortnight is NO DESIGN PAPER.

 I made this card with thoughts of spring in mind, hopefully to cheer up a lovely teamie who has just undergone surgery. The focal image is from Mo Manning and I've coloured her up with my markers. The corners are stencilled using Distress Oxides and a pretty stencil (Imagination Crafts, I think).

That's it from me for today, please remember to check out the beautiful inspiration creations from the rest of the Sweeties.

Thanks for visiting and have a good weekend

Chris

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Challenge Entries:

alphabetchallenge -Uplifting (I hope so anyway!)

digichoosday #2

addictedtostamps #510

stencilfun Feb. Challenge

PFM #824

mirtillamente #52

Hearts & hugs

 Good morning, here's my DT make for our new 'Anything Goes' Challenge  starting today over at 

Crafty Catz.

I made a fairly CAS card using a heart shaped mask (Visible Image) and a stencil (A&C). I unearthed the cute House Mouse stamp from where it had been languishing in my drawer full of older wood backed stamps, stamped him and coloured with Copics. I thought he needed something to catch so I used some tiny heart shaped stamps to make butterflies, drew their little bodies with a fineline  pen and added dots to their wings. A stamped sentiment to finish. Going to send this to my youngest granddaughter - she's a huge fan of hearts and butterflies- all her drawings are peppered with them!

(She's rather keen on hugs too!!)

Thanks for visiting- don't forget to check out the Challenge blog to see what the rest of the team have created!

Chris

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Challenge entries:

welovestamping Feb Challenge

cardz4galz. #269

CRAFT #773

craftygalscorner #274

addictedtostamps #510

stencilfun. Feb. Challenge

HMFMC #458

cupcakeinspirations #634

Counting stars

 Good morning, hope you have had a good week and haven't been washed away by the endless rain, surely it has to stop soon! We have been lucky here- no flooding or damage but I'm well aware that many people in other parts of the UK have not been so fortunate. My heart goes out to those whose homes and businesses have been flooded, my Devon friend told me yesterday of the damage and destruction in her part of the country, truly frightening and shocking. I hope none of you have been badly affected by the devastation. 

On a brighter note -

February's Challenge at Crafty Calendar starts today, the theme for this month is 

LOVE IS IN THE AIR.

The prize for the lucky winner is digital stamps from Doctor Digi

I love these cute bunnies, flat on their backs and gazing up at the stars, part of a set of stamps from Colorado Crafts. I stamped them onto a square of white card, coloured the bunnies and the hill with Copic markers and blended Faded Denim DOI for the sky.  The stars and sentiment are part of the same set, stamped and embossed in white. I layered the panel onto white and dark blue mats then onto my star embossed card base. 

Hop over to Crafty Calendar for some great inspiration from the rest of the DT- hope you can find the time to play along.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

Allsorts #842

CRAFT#773

ilovepromarkers #600

lilredwagon #844

shoppingourstash #566

TIOT All loved up

unicorn #117

aplacetostart February Challenge

 

All you need is love

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Fab'n' Funky, this time we're hosted by our lovely Sue, who has picked the theme 

LOVE IS ALL AROUND.

To make my card I used DP from an old 6x6 pad, stamping the image directly onto it, distressed the edges and mounted it onto a mat made by covering a slightly larger rectangle with washi tape. I covered another piece of card with the same washi tape to die cut the hearts, flower and 'love' sentiment. Another square of the DP for the background, I added a little stencilling and stamped script. The stamp I used is a wood backed Paper Bag Studios stamp I have had for many years and only used once before. 

Please check out the main challenge blog for some lovely inspiration from the rest of the team, I'm sure many of you will have 'love' themed cards to share this fortnight so I hope you'll share with us too!

Thanks for stopping by

Chris

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Challenge entries:

TIOT- All loved up

audsentiments #334

HQCB #82

pearlysparkles #116

welovestampin Feb. Challenge