Moonlit Magic

 Good morning, this fortnight's challenge at Sweet Stamping begins today- the theme is Hallowe'en/Hallowe'en Colours

Again, not a card, this time a page for my Art Journal using a selection of Lavinia stamps, coloured with water colours, the moon covered with Spectrum Noir Sparkle (looks a lot nicer IRL!)

There's more to see over at Sweet Stampin' so do hop over and see what my lovely teamies have created this time.

Thanks for visiting- hope your weekend is a good one.

Chris

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Challenge entries:

CRAFT #791

creativeknockouts #581

TIOT Halloween

aperfecttimetocraft. #10

crafterscafe #335

Dream Factory #155

halloweencraftsallyearround #1

twooldbatshalloweenchallenge October

The woods in Autumn

 Good morning,  it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Catz, 

as always the theme is Anything Goes.

I used a large chipboard tag as the base of my project, painted it with gouache in various shaded of brown and orange and spattered it with white. If you look carefully you might be able to see some stamped mushrooms to the right of the fox but apart from that it's all papers, some skeleton leaves and a sticker. The lovely toadstools are from an Arden pad, Wicked Woods, so brave of me to actually tear it up!!! The fox is from an unbranded pad I bought from Ebay, no idea where stickers came from. The leaves have been lurking in the cupboard for years as has the metal corner decoration bottom left. This is really sturdy and will probably get used as a bookmark.

Please check out the Challenge blog for some lovely inspiration from the rest of the team.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

tag-alongandatc October Challenge

kraftychicks #843

I spy with my little eye #42

thesisterhoodofcrafters October Challenge

unicorn #125

crafterscafe #335

crittercrazy #115

HQFSCAT #20

A trio of Carol Singers

 Good morning, a brief reminder of October's Challenge at 

Fab'n' Funky-

the theme is Three of something.

I made a Christmas card with a fold that looks like a centre step but is just an extra fold at the base of the front of the card so really quick to do. I folded the card then covered the front with some beautiful dp I found in the drawer, it's what was left of a 12x12 sheet so no clue of the brand but it has a lovely shimmer which changes colour in the light. The  digital image is from PlumLovedArt, coloured with Copic markers. Frame is Aall & Create and 'Merry Christmas' die is an unbranded one from EBay. I added 3 snowflakes (they are glittery- but doesn't show in photo) and tiny gems to the centres. 

The challenge still has two weeks to go - so plenty of time to join in!

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

allsorts #860

abcchristmas V for Violet

hollyandivy #214

Autumn thanks

 Good morning, a reminder for the October Challenge at We Love Stamping

- the theme is Anything Goes or SHADES OF AUTUMN.

I used a die from Aall & Create to cut the base from kraft card and the focal panel from a pale cream smooth cardstock. The stamps are a mixture of Lavinia and cover gifts from a magazine. A little added stencilling using a stripes stencil from Carta Bella.

Please check out the main challenge blog for details of the lovely prizes for the lucky winners, details of how to play along and some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the ladies.

Thanks for visiting, have a lovely Sunday! 

Chris

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Challenge entries:

cardz4galz #287

craftrocket #141

creativeknockouts #581

audsentiments #342

thefourseasons - October

Christmas Time

 Good afternoon, hope your week has started well, got my hair cut this morning, always so nice to have a good long chat with Karen, my hairdresser. I've been seeing her for so long she's now a good friend and we always have a lot to talk about. Then I finished this card. I was inspired to make it by the Challenge over at Christmas Kickstart, Gothic Christmas, I do like a challenging Challenge and I had to really think about this one. I had an idea for the design and then came the challenge of finding the elements I needed. The clock was easy, a TH die, Weathered Clock, old but much loved I cut it from a piece of smooshed card, inked the edges and scattered some Shabby Green embossing enamel over it. The boot is a Stampendous stamp, ok it's more Steampunk than Gothic but the best I could. I stamped and embossed it black onto a piece of dark red DP, fussy cut it and added details with a silver metallic pen . The foliage is TH again, die cut from white card and coloured with Distress ink, gems added for the berries. I drew the candle myself as I had nothing suitable, coloured it with markers and fussy cut. Background DP is Studio Light and sentiment computer generated. It took a while but I thoroughly enjoyed the process!

Thanks for stopping by.

Chris x

Challenge entries 

christmaskickstart #115

mixitup #85

sparkles forum christmas #189

POE #121

kraftychicks #841

dreamvalley #371

hollyandivy #213

The twins have arrived.

 It's Friday...again...already! This year is just flying by, it really feels like Autumn here now that the temperatures have dropped, I really noticed how much the colours have changed in our local woods- and how many leaves have fallen this week. I'm enjoying that little nip in the air too, so lovely when the sun is shining, to have a brisk walk without getting too hot. 

Here's my inspiration card for the new Anything Goes challenge at 

CRAFTY CATZ.

It's one of the cards I made to celebrate the arrival of my best friend's great-granddaughters, the tiny girls made a safe arrival a month early at the end of August, weighing 4lb4oz and 3lb 9oz. After a week in NICU and a few days on the ward both babies were allowed home and are doing well and gaining weight. I will never forget my friend's delight when her youngest grandson told her he was going to be a Daddy...of twins! She was beside herself with excitement, in all the many years I've known her I've never seen her quite like it, bless her.

To make my card I stamped the bear image twice, then masked them and the edges of the front panel to stencil the clouds in shades of pink and soft purple Distress Oxides.

I coloured the bears with copics , added the tiny die cut hearts and stamped the sentiment.

This card was for the new parents, I also made cards for the besotted grandparents and of course the  great grandparents, which I'll probably get around to sharing later.

Thanks for visiting, don't forget to check out the Challenge blog for some lovely inspiration from the rest of the DT.

Have a good weekend

Chris

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Challenge entries:

alphabetchallenge L for Little people

aperfecttimetocraft #10

Crafts Galore Encore October Ch.

avenue613. October Challenge

Super Birthday

Hello, I'm back with a second post for today, my DT make for October's Challenge at

Fab'n' Funky

Our lovely Pat has chosen the theme 

3 OF SOMETHING

I made a top fold card using an inset Happy Birthday die and a cute stamp from Stamping Bella. The papers are from an old pad which has mysteriously disappeared from the face of the earth and will turn up when I'm not looking for it,  so can't tell you the make. I've coloured with Copic markers and my 3 of something is 3 sparkle stamps (Visible Image) and 3 tiny gems

My fabulous teamies have made some beautiful cards to inspire you this month which can be seen 

HERE.

 Hope you can find some time to join us!

Thanks for visiting today

Chris

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Challenge entries:

do-allkreatives. #118

alphabetchallenge # L

aaabirthday

Guest Design for Sweet Sketch Wednesday

 Good morning, I  have two posts today, first up are couple of cards I made as a Guest Designer for Sweet Sketch Wednesday2 , I was sent 2 sketches to choose from, both so lovely I decided to make a card for each.

Sketch #336

                                                    A Christmas card using Sketch #336

This one was very quick to make. I used a piece of design paper from The Works cut into sections as per the sketch, stamped and embossed the Lavinia trees in white, matted the sections onto a slightly larger panel of toning blue cardstock, added the bow and pearls and the stamped sentiment.

Entering this card into these challenges:

CCAYR  #T

MIUCB #85

MLCCB #70

girlzcreativechristmas #197

POE #121

Sketch #337

A birthday card using sketch #337. I needed a birthday card for my Daughter in Law, and had chosen an image from Mirtillamente, Take a Moment, which I thought fitted the bill perfectly as she's an avid reader, loves herbal teas and her house is full of scented candles. I coloured the image with markers and followed the sketch to complete the card using papers from The Works and a scrap of green book patterned paper that was a long ago magazine freebie. 

Entering this card into this challenge

mirtillamente #60

I'd like to thank the lovely Ladies from SSW2 for inviting me to be a guest designer and also for the beautiful sketches. If you hop over to their challenge, you will find plenty more inspiration.

Chris

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Shades of Autumn

 Good morning, the first Sunday of the month sees the start of a new challenge at 

We Love Stamping, 

the theme for October is SHADES OF AUTUMN or Anything Goes.

    

 

                                    There are  two prizes, stamps and stencil from Sweet Poppy

To make my card I used a stamp set by Woodware, Kim's Coppice. I inked the first stamp with yellow and orange Distress Oxides and spritzed with water, stamped it onto a scrap of mixed media paper, then stamped the more detailed trees over the top using brown Versafine Clair ink. The background panel was one I'd made previously using the gelli plate, brushos and a stencil. I matted both panels onto brown cardstock and added the stamped sentiment.

As always, there is plenty of inspiration to be enjoyed over at We Love Stamping, where you'll also find full details of how to play along with our challenges.

Thanks for visiting

Have a lovely day

Chris

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Challenge entries:

creativeinspiration #43

craftygalscorner #280

lilredwagon #878

cardz4guyz. #390

TIOT Autumn

Double Trouble!

 Good morning, here's my inspiration card for October's challenge at

  Crafty Calendar.

The theme is AUTUMN or HALLOWEEN. 

I needed a card for my youngest granddaughter so I went with the Halloween option.

The image is Mo Manning (Patreon) I printed onto a pre-coloured background that came with a previous MM digi and I've use my Copics to colour up the naughty pair. The sentiment is cut with a very old TH alphabet  die (one of those long thin Sizzix ones, used to use it a lot but it's been neglected for years!)

There's more inspiration from the rest of my lovely teamies over at Crafty Calendar, hope you can find some time to join in this month.

Thanks for visiting. have a great weekend.

Chris

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Challenge entries:

ilovepromarkers #616 ATG

allsorts #859

snarkystampers #279

G C splashitwithcolor. #31

craftrocket #141

halloweencraftsallyearround #1

pearlysparkles #124

twooldbats October Challenge

Autumn days

 Good morning, this fortnight's challenge at Sweet Stampin' is starting today, the theme is 

AUTUMN

To make the focal panel of my card I merged two digital images, the background is Polkadoodles and the busy little girl raking the leaves is by Mo Manning, all coloured with Copic markers, a lot of colouring but very relaxing! The frame around the images is an Aall & Create die matted onto a very old piece of design paper, long lost its packaging so no idea of brand, the sentiment is part of a set of stamps- also no packaging! 

Autumn is just around the corner here, the trees still have their leaves and they're still mostly green with some hints of yellow and orange creeping in. Walking in the woods yesterday I could hear the acorns dropping to the ground so it won't be long until the leaves follow, the weather has been so lovely this week that it still feels like summer, a real bonus at this time of year.

There's more inspiration over at Sweet Stampin' - hope you'll be tempted to join in this fortnight.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

allsorts #859

digichoosday #9

Ellibelle's Garden Party #19

craftygalscorner #280

sisterhoodofcrafters. September Challenge

classicdesign #9

letscreate #235

polkadoodle. #9

For a star!

 Good morning, this fortnight's Anything Goes Challenge at Crafty Catz starts today and this is the card I made for my granddaughter who had excellent results for her GCSEs, securing her 6th form place at the school of her choice, so proud of her for working so hard. She's settled into the new school really well, making new friends and  enjoying her studies- and the school's excellent sporting facilities! The happy little fella is a Mo Manning digi and I added the star before I printed it out. Image and star coloured with Copic markers, then added the stamped and white embossed sentiment to the star along with a little stencilling and some small stamped stars (Lavinia).

As always, plenty more inspiration to be enjoyed over at Crafty Catz- hope you can find the time to play along.

I'm back from a lovely relaxing holiday, we stayed in Flamborough, such a beautiful part of Yorkshire and so many fabulous beaches and walks  to explore, Marvin thoroughly approved of all of them! were so lucky with the weather -absolutely perfect temperature for a holiday with a dog and hardly any rain. 

Thanks for visiting- enjoy your weekend

Chris

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challenge entries:

addictedtostamps #526

PFM #856 (if 16 is still considered a child!)

hereisaplacetostart September Challenge

crafterscafe #334

dreamvalley #370

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

Happy cows are smiling

 Good morning, it's been a busy week here, along with having our front doors and windows painted- inside and out- which took a lot longer than I thought it would, it was GCSE results day. My second granddaughter was hoping to get the grades she needed to secure her provisional place in the 6th form of her choice and I'm delighted to say she smashed it! One very happy girl as she opted to change schools and the one she wanted is always over-subscribed. Added to this she's managed to get herself a little part time job, so difficult for the youngsters these days compared to what it was like when I was her age, Saturday jobs were very easy to come by then. 

My card today is my DT make for this fortnight's challenge at Sweet Stampin', the theme- nice and easy- ADD A DIE CUT.

The cute image is a digi from Polkadoodles, I printed it out and masked it, adding the stencilled hearts through a die cut, which I think is Sissix. I coloured the image with Copics, adding loads of Wink of Stella to the hearts and also to the little hearts cut with the die. The sentiment is from a very old set (possibly Woodware?)

There's a story behind this choice of image, it was for my sister and BIL who celebrated their anniversary a couple of weeks ago. My BIL is usually the most patient and good tempered man but coming back from holiday a couple of years ago the traffic was awful, they were bumper to bumper for miles, he was stressed and tired and very grumpy. They passed (very slowly!!!) a field of cows and my sister said, trying to make him laugh, - 'Look at those cows, they're not cross, they are happy cows and they're smiling, smiling at you!' It was so silly he had to give in and laugh, since then it has been a family saying whenever someone is grumpy at something 'The happy cows are smiling' - so silly but it works. So some smiley cows for their anniversary.

There's more inspiration from my lovely teamies over at Sweet Stampin', hope to have you join in for this challenge.

Thanks for visiting, have a lovely weekend- a long one for us in the UK.

Chris

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Challenges entered:

digichoosday #9

lilredwagon #873 (3 die cut hearts)

allsorts #857

Fairy Sweet

Good morning, a quick reminder of our August Challenge at We Love Stamping, 

the theme is Summer Blooms or Anything Goes.

I made a fairly (or should I say 'fairy') CAS card using a Penny Black stamp from a set called Fairy Sweet, a set I've had for years and only inked up one of the stamps before. I stamped the little fairy onto a scrap of white card, coloured with Copic markers and added loads of glitter to her wings. the frame is several die cuts stacked together. The border panel is an old TH die (one of those big fat ones that don't need a platform) . I marked the position on the card panel and stamped the tiny flowers (from a Polkadoodles set), coloured them and then stuck the die cut in place. Sentiment is a LOTV stamp. 

There's loads of fabulous inspiration from the rest of the DT over at WLS, where you will also find full details of the lovely prizes from Buddly Crafts and instructions for how to play along.

Thanks for visiting

Have a good week- hopefully with some rain (in this part of the world anyway)

Chris

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Challenge entries:

aperfecttimetocraft. #8

classicdesign Aug/Sept

Creative moments #285

audsentiments #340

HQFCB #54

asyoulikeit -

My favourite colouring medium is alcohol markers, a huge range of colours and easy to blend.

PFM #851

dreamvalley #366

 

All about the shoes!

 It seems ages since I was last here, weather was just too hot to do much at all last week, I think I spent most of it reading...indoors. A bit more comfortable yesterday and today- last night we even had some rain, everything felt so much fresher this morning.

I made an ATC to join in with this month's Tag Along &ATC Challenge- I love the fashion theme. My 'fashion passion' has always been shoes (and boots) so I've based my design on this. I used a scrap of  card left over from a previous project for the base, it was lightly smooshed with Antique Linen and Faded Jeans Distress Oxides. The girl in those amazing shoes (Hampton Art stamp) was stamped onto a scrap of white copic friendly card and quickly coloured...took longer to fussy cut around those long skinny legs and heels! I added some scraps of washi tape then stuck the image in place. The sentiment is a very old unmounted rubber stamp that also has a shoe on it, no idea of brand. I stamped it onto another left over  scrap of card which had been gelli printed. It didn't fit on the ATC so I cut it into separate words. 

I never owned a pair of shoes quite as flamboyant as these with those huge bows but they do remind me of a pair of red platform soled sandals I had in my early twenties. They were really strappy with 4 inch chunky heels, never did the stiletto thing, couldn't walk in them! I loved my chunky platforms though- added height and so comfy to wear- those were the days!

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

tag-alongandatc August Challenge

welove2create #8

MAWTT #192

paper-rocks-scissors #19

Summer bouquet

 

Good morning, the August Challenge at We Love Stamping begins today, the theme for this month is SUMMER BLOOMS or Anything Goes

There will be a lovely prize for two lucky winners.

Two prizes, Penny Black stamp and stencil and another stamp from Buddly Crafts (photo's not to scale).

To make my CAS card I stamped the image, a Penny Black stamp, Bouquet ballet onto white card and coloured using my Copic markers, then I chopped it into 3 pieces and matted it onto a slightly larger green rectangle. I added the tiny stamped tag (LOTV) with a scrap of green ribbon and a few clear gems to finish.

As always, you will find loads of inspiration over at WLS, along with full details of how to play along with our challenges.

Thanks for visiting, have a lovely day.

Chris

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Challenge entries:

CAS on Friday #339

Ellibelles Garden Party #17

hesisterhoodofcrafters Flowers

PFM#848 (3 panels)

beautifulblossoms #43

aaabirthday #88

Chevrons or stripes at Sweet Stampin'

 Good morning, this is my DT card for this fortnight's challenge at Sweet Stampin', the theme is 

CHEVRONS OR STRIPES

I made this for a very special friend's birthday, he'll be 92 in September, although you would never believe it if you saw him, he really does wear his years very well.

He is a hero, one of the last surviving veterans of the Korean War, his regiment was the Royal Engineers, my card design is a nod to his passions- his patriotism and regimental colours...and motorcycles! The panel with the chevrons was created with a stencil, the motorcycle is stamped and embossed with white EP (sorry have misplaced the stamp, will add the make when it surfaces!) and the sentiment stamped and embossed in gold. 

There's more inspiration from my lovely teamies over at Sweet Stampin' so do pop over for a visit!

Thanks for looking, have a good weekend

Chris

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GD at Kleuren met Potloden

Good morning, I was invited to be a Guest Designer for the July Challenge at Colouring with Pencils, and was given a sweet sponsor image to play with, Mabel with balloons.  She could be used for lots of occasions but I decided on a Christmas card as haven't made many yet this year. I printed the image onto muti media paper and coloured using my Polychromo pencils, adding a touch a sparkle with glitter pens. I used  aone of the lovely sketches from Sweet sketch Wednesday, matting the papers (The Works) onto silver glitter card, added small gems and a die cut snowflake to finish. 

There is still time to join in with the challenge, the theme is Anything Goes as long as you colour with pencils, please check out the challenge blog for lots of lovely inspiration. 

Thanks for visiting and happy weekend

Chris

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Challenges entered 

CRAFT #785

avenue613. July Challenge

SAS4Kids July Challenge

crafterscafe #332

dragonflydreams July Challenge

sweetsketchwednesday2.  July Challenge

sketch #331

Guest Design at TIOT

 Good morning, I was honoured to be invited to Guest Design for this fortnight's challenge at TIOT.- .

The theme for the challenge is SUMMER BLOOMS.

I stepped out of my comfort zone and used die cuts instead of stamps/digis to create my card...in fact there's no stamping at all which is rare for me. The flower dies are from Polkadoodles, they are a bit larger than I expected when I  ordered them! I cut them from white card and coloured them with distress oxides in soft shades of blue and mauve, two different stencils and same ink pad for the backgrounds. The happy birthday die, cut several times from white card and stacked together, is from Amazon (unbranded). 

There's lots of fabulous inspiration from the lovely ladies at TIOT so be sure to pay them a visit!

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

acutabove July Challenge

polkadoodle. #7

beautifulblossoms #43

daisychain #109

just-add-ink. #790