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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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

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

I'll be watching you

 Hello, I had some time to play yesterday evening and made a tag- O/H was watching the football, not my thing, give me tennis any day, at least you don't see the kind of behaviour that the losing team exhibited after the match, totally appalling! Maybe if they can't be sportsmanlike enough to concede defeat gracefully, they shouldn't be allowed to take part. 

Anyway, enough of that and back to the tag, I die cut a tag shape from a scrap of smooshed and stencilled card (one I made earlier) and stamped the dog, a Pink Ink stamp, directly onto it. The stencilled background showed through and I didn't like the effect (a weird patchy dog!) so I used darker colours of Zig water colour pens to colour him. I stamped the sentiment using tiny little alphabet peg stamps that I've had for many years with Twilight Versaphine Clair ink, then stamped the dots and paw prints. I've used my favourite, blue/brown colour combo so I'm entering the Tag-Along ( and ATC) Challenge.

Thanks for visiting

have a good week

Chris

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Also entering these challenges-

MIUCB #84

craftyanimals #107

asyoulikeit Favourite pet- definitely a dog, because they are the best!

craftrocket #138

Summer poppies

Good morning, a reminder post for this month's challenge at We Love Stamping, the theme is Summertime or Anything Goes.

The prizes on offer are some lovely  Lavinia stamps and watercolours.

I used several Lavinia stamps and a Lavinia stencil to create my summery scene-Garden Poppy; Wild flower; Orchard Grass; Birds; Small Pixy Houses; Small Pine Trees., I used the same stencil and a couple of Lavinia fairies on the front of the card, and decorated an envelope to match

 

For full details of how to play along with the challenge along with some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the design team please click HERE.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

HQFSCAT #18

LTSCB #180

MIUCB #84

thefourseasons July Challenge

tripleb July Challenge

creativeinspiration #40

Ellibelles Garden Party #17

Petal Pixie

 Good morning, today sees the start of a new challenge at Crafty Catz- the last one before we break for the summer. As always the theme is Anything Goes and you have two weeks to join in. 

My card, a very simple design-it was  too hot to think of  anything else- features a new Mo Manning cutie, Petal Pixie Pansy. If you haven't visited Mo's new shop recently you've missed a treat- new images are coming thick and fast at the moment, all of them so tempting!

I've used my markers to colour, old papers from LOTV, a stamped sentiment and a border die, brand unknown.

Well that's it from me, there's more inspiration from the rest of the team over at Crafty Catz, so why not pop over and join in with this challenge before September.

Thanks for visiting

Have a good weekend

Chris

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Challenge entries:

HQFCB #53

polkadoodle #7

CRAFT #784

Ally's Angels #108

classicdesign #07

MAWTT #191

lilredwagon #867

creationsinmostlypink #94

Noel

 Good morning, today sees the start of a new challenge at Fab'n' Funky, this will be the last one before we break for the summer. 

The theme chosen by our lovely Pat, is Christmas in July.

To make my card I've merged three little angel images, available in the new shop. The background paper comes with one of them. I've used my Copics to colour and given them some die cut clouds to float on. The die cut musical notes are Memory Box and the 'noel' is part of a TH set.

There's more inspiration over at F'n'F so please do hop over and check it out- hope you can find the time to play along, you'll be needing those Christmas cards before you know it.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

addictedtostamps #521

CCAYR N for Noel

craftingfromtheart June challenge

MLCCB #69

pearlysparkles #121

girlzcreativechristmas #184

POE #115

hollyandivy #207

dreamvalley #364

Bees and blooms

 Good morning, it's the first Sunday of the month so time for a challenge over at We Love Stamping.

The theme for July is SUMMERTIME or Anything Goes.

There are 2 fabulous prizes, Lavinia Stamps and watercolours.

I used several Lavinia stamps to create my card, Bumble and Hum, Flower Divine and Forest Creeper, the background is Distress Oxide Inks and a honeycomb stencil, I also used a sunray stencil but doesn't show up very well. The sentiment is a sticker. 

Check out the challenge blog for full details of how to play along and to enjoy some beautiful summery creations from the rest of the ladies.

Thanks for visiting- have a good day.

Chris

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TIOT In the garden

mmmchallenge #291

ellibelle's garden party #16

allsorts #853

thefourseasons #July Challenge

Birthdays at Crafty Calendar

 My second DT card today is for the July Challenge at Crafty Calendar, the theme this month is

 Happy Birthday

Again, I've used one of Mo Manning wonderful images, this one is a Patreon image.

The card is for my lovely friend (and Marvin's 'baby sitter'), she has a gorgeous dog of her own, a handsome long-haired German Shepherd, whose soppy temperament belies his looks! His coat has an unusual reddish tint and I've tried to capture that with my markers and pencils. The patterned paper came with the image, the sentiment stamps are MFT and I've added some stamped embossed paw prints, they'll remind Helen of just how often she has to wash her floors when the weather is bad!

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog- and please check out the Challenge for details of the prize and some great inspiration from the rest of the ladies.

Have a good weekend

Chris

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craftrocket #138

kraftychicks #827

crittercrazies #112

Christmas in July at Sweet Stampin'

 Good morning, a bit late with my posts today, totally slipped my mind that these DT cards were due- blaming it the heat...or could be just my age! Anyway this one is for Sweet Stampin' Challenges- the new challenge begins today and runs for two weeks, the theme is Christmas in July. 

These two cute little guys are Mo Manning, available from the old shop. I've used Copics to colour. Snow added with Ink spatters. The falling snow EF is one of my favourites, but no idea of brand. The die cut is an old one from Memory Box, it's been very well used over the years I've had it.

There's more inspiration over at The Challenge Blog, it's easy to  play along- just remember to include stamping and follow the theme.

Chris

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Challenge entries:

alphabet E for embossing

creativeknockouts. #574

abcchristmaschallenge - L

hollyandivy #207

pearlysparkles #121

aperfecttimetocraft. JulyCh.

crittercrazies #112

The Legend!

 Good morning, another fortnight has flown past and once again we have a new challenge for you at Crafty Catz. 

The Theme is always ANYTHING GOES.

I'm sharing the card I made for my brother. The idea for this is unashamedly nicked from my lovely teamie, Chrissy, who's brilliant design can be seen here! As soon as I saw it I knew it would be perfect for my brother- he really can turn his hand to anything. Thanks so much for the inspiration Chrissy.

The image is a digi from QKR Stampede, sadly no longer trading. I've used my Copics to colour and used a brick wall stencil for the background, the papers are I think from Do Craft? Computer generated sentiment.  

Hope you can find the time to join in this fortnight, for more inspiration please check out the fab creations from the rest of the team here.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries

kraftychicks #827

digichoosday #7

themaleroom #212- DIY and woodwork are just 2 of his hobbies.

avenue613 June Challenge

carlinskaartenparadijs #96 (July)

MAWTT #191

dreamvalley #364

Merry Christmas to moo

 Good morning,  after winning a recent challenge at Christmas Or Not Bingo Challenge I had the honour of being invited to Guest Design for the July/August challenge.

Here is the card I made using Column B from the Bingo board.- Christmas, red, gingham, digital image.

I made a circular easel card using a digital image by Mo Manning, coloured with copic markers. The very old gingham paper is from Docrafts the die cut holly leaves using even older Sizzix die with red flat back pearls for berries. 

Please do take the time to check out the CONBC Challenge blog for some fabulous inspiration from the Design Team- there's lots of options on the board to give you a great starting point for a card design and, the challenge runs for 6 weeks so plenty of time to create something fabulous and join in.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

cdsunday #186

peaceonearth #114

creativefingers #325

CRAFT #783

Something beginning with B

 Good morning, my turn to host the challenge at Fab'n' Funky this fortnight, the theme I have chosen is 

'Something beginning with B'

My B's are Bear, bloom, bee , bow, brown, blue.

The stamp is from a set by Anita Jeram (Colorado Craft), coloured with pencils, sentiment from same set, I've used kraft card and an odd scrap of DP, no idea of brand.

There's more inspiration from my lovely teamies, so please hop over to F'n'F to take a look, hope you can find the time to play along with the challenge.

It's very hot here... seems wrong to be hiding indoors when the sun is shining but you can have too much of a good thing. Poor Marvin's routine is totally disrupted- he's still getting his early morning walk but has to wait until it's cool enough (if it is cool enough!) to go out again. The heat has not affected his appetite in the slightest though...and he still wants to play with his ball, I'm not keen on indoor ball games but it's too hot in the garden!

Keep cool everyone!

Chris

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Challenge entries:

aperfecttimetocraft #6

craftyanimals. #106

daisychain #108

creativecrafters #101

allsorts #852

asyoulikeit Blue and brown is my favourite combo, aways looks good together and works well for both masculine and feminine cards.

CRAFT #782

lilredwagon #864

We want cake!

 Good morning,  a new Anything Goes Challenge begins today over at Crafty Catz, my card  is for a lovely friend who is a dog -lover...he is also very partial to cake!

I die cut a rectangle of white card and stencilled the brick wall on the right, masked it and stamped the TH Crazy dogs' heads. Coloured with Copic Markers, then stamped the sentiment (Your Next Stamp). Quick and simple but I know he'll like it!

Don't forget to check out the Challenge Blog, there are some fabulous cards from the rest of the DT- hope you can find some time to join in this fortnight.

Thanks for visiting,

happy weekend.

Chris

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Challenge entries:

craftrocket #137

kraftychicks #825

addictedtostamps #519

mirtillamente #56

pearlysparkles #120

sparkles #201

mmmchallenge #280

aaabirthday #86

Good for the soul

Good morning, I'm here with a reminder of our June challenge at We Love Stamping- the theme is SPORTS or HOBBIES or Anything Goes. There are 2 prizes of Visible Image Stamps.

I made a set of ATCs, using Distress Oxides for the backgrounds and to colour. Some of the stamps used are Visible Image, Drag & Drip and Make Me Smile sets, no longer on their website. I've also used stamps from A&C, Indigo Blue and Kelly Panacci. 

As always, there is loads of inspiration over at We Love Stamping- so go enjoy! You will also find full details of how to play along and the prizes on offer.

I'm home now after a very enjoyable holiday cruising on the Rhine, we visited some beautiful places, enjoyed watching the scenery go by and ate too much! The ship was great, very comfortable, good food and pleasant, helpful staff . We made new friends too which was a bonus. The only downside was the journey home. I never ever want to go anywhere near Frankfurt airport again!!! Complete and utter chaos- totally disorganised -queues everywhere, automated machines not working,  hardly any security desks open so queues didn't move, just got longer and longer, people stressing everywhere over missing their flights and trying to push in! Luckily we did get through in time but I personally have no intention of going anywhere in Europe until they sort out the EES and get rid of the ridiculous queues.

Thanks for stopping by, and thanks to everyone who kindly left comments on my scheduled posts.

Have a good day

Chris

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Challenge entries:

thelittlethings  #05

avenue613 Craft or Hobby

welove2create #04

tag-alongandatc # June Challenge

 

Summer Flowers

 Good morning, another scheduled post from me for a new challenge

 at Fab 'n' Funky, 

this fortnight Pat has chosen the lovely theme of Summer Flowers.

I started with a square panel of white card, smooshed it with pink and purple Distress Oxides, die cut a rectangle from the centre, then added some stencilling to the remainder, I stamped some script and two of the corners with a Lavinia corner stamp, then stamped around the edges of the centre cut out panel usin a very old Ladybug and Friends border stamp set. I used the same border stamps to stamp around the outer edge of the die cut rectangle, the flowers are from a set from Autumn Leaves. The tiny dragonfly is a little peg stamp given to me years ago by my lovely Mum, I don't use them very often but will never part with them. Added some details with a white gel pen and inserted the rectangle back into position. 

Please do check out the lovely cards over at Fab'n'Funky then please feel free to share your own beautiful flowery creations.

Thanks for stopping by.

Chris

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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