Bugaboo Bingo

It's time for our Bingo Challenge at Catch the Bug..., I chose the bottom line across and  made a stepper card featuring the lovely Stella-Stella Birthday Fireman Call. I found a piece of ribbon with cake slices printed on it which matched perfectly, added a small button to the sentiment tag (sentiment comes with the image) and I drew the candles ...trying to match the shapes of those in the image! This card was for my lovely friend who celebrated a BIG birthday this week...hope she's still speaking to me!

Thanks for visiting today,

enjoy your weekend

Chris

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Challenges entered:
creationsinpink #4
aperfecttimetocraft #11
classicdesignteamchallenge #11
cardsgalore #57
seizethebirthday #154 -atg

Glamour and glitz...it's birthday time at Sweet Stampin'

There's a party over at Sweet Stampin' this week and you're all invited to join in! We're celebrating our 9th Birthday so get out your sparkly, shiny stuff and come and join in! 

If you see a few sad and tearful faces amongst all the revellers it's because we're also saying goodbye to our lovely Abi, who has looked after us all (and kept us under control :) for over 8 years and during the 6 years I've been on the team she has been a wonderful leader, an inspiration and most of all a good friend. I'm going to miss her support and wicked sense of humour, 

 However it's not all sad news,  Sweet Stampin' will be continuing as usual under 'new management', Susan and Wends will do an excellent job! We also have some lovely new teamies joining us, so please hop over here and join the party!

Thanks for stopping by today

Enjoy the weekend

Chris

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Challenges entered:
justkeeponcreating (November)
leannsworld #8
lets craft and create #143
worldwideopendesignteam #11
audsentiments #216
unicorn #38

Freebie Friday at Catch the Bug

It's freebie Friday! Here's the card I made with this week's fabulous free image! As usual I used my copics to colour...glossy accents added to the glass.

Hop over to Catch the Bug for details of how to grab your freebie!

Thanks for visiting, 

enjoy your day

Chris

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Challenges entered:
craftingfromtheheart #228
LTSCB #115
qkrstampede#322
ttcrd (13 Nov)

Crafty Catz Challenge #438

Good morning, this week's challenge at Crafty Catzis hosted by our lovely Nick who has chosen the optional twist of 'something with wings'.

Our fabulous sponsor this week is A Day for Daisies

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watercooler

I used one of my all time favourite ADFD images, Braid in my hair. I think it was the first one I ever bought!, still love it! I used copics to colour and made an upright z fold card. The little added birds are chipboard, coloured with a brown copic, the die cut flower are Sizzix Tim Holtz.

As always my teamies have created some stunning cards to inspire you, why not hop over to Crafty Catz to admire them! Hope you choose to play along this week...remember the theme is optional...anything goes!

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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                                                                     Challenges entered:

colourcrazy #46

crafting-with-friends #75

fussyandfancy#225

polkadoodle #46

simplycreatetoo

watercooler #196

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' -November Challenge

Hello, I'm back again already with my DT inspiration for this month's challenge at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'. I thought I'd share something a little different this time...my Tomte family!. These are made from scraps of fur fabric and wool...and empty yoghurt pots. The largest stands about 10 inches high from base to tip of hat. They're fun and easy to make and great for using up left over knitting yarn!I don't have any patterns to share as i just cut the scraps of fur to the size of the pots and glued and stitched them in place. The noses are small circles of flesh coloured fabric wrapped around a bit of wadding (cotton wool would work as well) and sewn on. 

My teamies have been busy too, creating beautiful projects to inspire you, so please hop over to CASS and take a look, then please don't be shy, we'd love to see your Christmas makes too...not long to go now  before it's time to panic if you haven't made your cards!

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely day!

Chris

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Challenges entered:
getcreative #75
avenue613 #215
notjustcards November Challenge

Fabulous called...!

Good morning, it's time for another challenge at Fab'n'Funky,

 sponsored this week by Dr Digi

and the theme is 'with an animal', we'd like to see an animal somewhere on your entry...as simple as that!

I used the wonderful Onesie Winona (thank you Dr Digi)...unfortunately she now seems to have disappeared from the shop... I used my copics to colour and followed a sketch from Sketch Saturday

Papers from stash and a stamped sentiment.

There's more inspiration from my lovely teamies over at Fab'n' Funky, so please hop over and take a look..

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenges entered:
artisticinspirations  #209
craftingfromtheheart #228
craftycardmakers #222

pileiton #148
sketchsaturday #539

#Happy Birthday

Good afternoon, a quick card to share following the sketch from the current challenge at Back to Basics Challenges.

The image is from the Paper Shelter, coloured with copics, papers from stash, stamped sentiment. I punched 2 circles from cardstock and drew on the faces to make the emojis, which are covered in Glossy Accents, as are his specs. I needed a card for my nephew... teen boys are difficult to create for!

Thanks for visiting,

Chris

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Challenges entered

bbbchallenges #15

craftyfriends #96

sendasmile4kids ( atg for kids)
pattiescreations #152
thepapershelter. #361
crafterscafe #207