Anything Goes at Crafty Catz

 Good morning, Crafty Catz are back for our first challenge this year! 

The theme for this fortnight is 

ANYTHING GOES.

I made this card for my cousin's birthday- this fabulous Bugaboo image is just perfect for her, she's bubbly and fun - even without the alcohol. I've coloured the image with Copic markers, adding loads of stickles to her bow and boa and Glossy Accents to her specs and the glasses, I've added a stamped sentiment and the die cut 'cheers'. The DP is ancient, remains of a 12 x 12 sheet, no idea of make!

Hope you can find some time to play along this fortnight- please check out the lovely creations from my teamies.

Thanks for visiting- have a good weekend.

Chris

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A tag...

 

Hello, it's been a while since I've had time to make something to join in with the challenge at 

Tag- along and ATC but now that things have calmed down I've had some time to play.

The stamp I used here is a very old one from PSX - it wasn't new when I bought it and I've had it for about 20 years, it's a wood backed rubber stamp and a little worn in places but still stamps well with a little coaxing! 

I cut 2tags, one from white and one from black cardstock, die cut the heart aperture in the black one, then stamped the bears on the white, I wiped the black ink off of the hearts first so when I stamped they were very faint and I could colour them with a red pen. The rest of the image was left uncoloured and the clouds stencilled lightly around it.. I used a crackle stamp around the edges. I stamped and white embossed the sentiment on the black tag, added a scrap of ribbon and a tiny heart brad and stuck it in place.

While I'm here, I'd like to thank everyone for all the lovely cards and good wishes I received for my birthday, so kind of you and very much appreciated, I was thoroughly spoiled. Just off out now to meet my family for lunch, so the spoiling continues! 

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenges entered

tag-alongandatc

CRAFT #771

acutabove. Jan 2026

HQFSCAT #1

Winter Wonderland at Fab 'n' Funky

Good morning, the first challenge of the year at Fab'n' Funky starts today.

The theme for this fortnight is Winter Wonderland so time to share all those snowy,  frosty creations, 

it doesn't have to be a Christmas card but they are very welcome. 

We've had plenty of frost and ice here over the last week or so- not a lot of snow, just a shower or two so I feel we've got away lightly compared to more northern  parts of the country.

I made a triptych card using Lavinia Stamps- very much inspired by some of Brenda's beautiful creations, I am a big fan of her magical Lavinia scenes and arched designs.

 There's more inspiration from my lovely team over at Fab'n' Funky so be sure to hop over and take a look.

Thanks for visiting

have a good day.

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Challenge entries:

CCAYR A for arched

classicdesign #12

lostcoast #205

MLCCB #66

sparklesforumchristmas # 180

girlzcreativechristmas #158

POE January Challenge

allsorts #840

Something beginning with 'B'

 Good morning, the January challenge at Stamping Sensations starts today,

 the theme is 'Something beginning with B' or Anything Goes (as long as there is visible stamping!)

The prize is a Visible Image stamp and co-ordinating stencil.

My 'B's are bricks, blots and border stamp.

I used a VI Distressed Brick stencil  and brightly coloured Distress Oxides to create the background then stamped the girl from the Tomorrow Doesn't Exist set. I added a few extra blots and randomly  stamped a Uniko border stamp here and there. the sentiment was stamped separately onto white card, cut out and adhered in place.

Please hop over to Stamping Sensations to enjoy the beautiful creations from the rest of the team, and for full details of how to join in with our challenges.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

polkadoodle Challenge 1

simonsaysstamp add a sentiment

creativeinspiration #34

Crafts Galore Encore January Challenge

girlzrebelchallenge #47

LTCCB #90

MAWTT #185

creativecrafters #95

Best friends

 Good morning,  it's time for the first challenge of 2026 at Crafty Calendar,

 the theme is 'Something New'- could be new home, baby, job etc or simply new craft stuff. 

The prize is digital images from Polkadoodles. 

 I chose to use a Creative Expressions stamp set. I bought before Christmas and hadn't got around to using. I kept the design CAS, water colouring the image and adding a little stencilling. 

There's more to see from the rest of the team over at Crafty Calendar Challenges so do hop over for a visit.

I hope the New Year has started well for all of you - and continues that way!

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

scscards January (new)

craftrocket #132

A card for Rudolph Days

 Hello! It seems like a long time since I was last here- time kind of got away from me in the run up to Christmas, I fully intended to wish  my lovely friends, followers and visitors a very happy Christmas and also to express my thanks for all the kind and generous comments left for me- all very much appreciated! I hope you all enjoyed the festive season, however it was spent- with all the fun and chaos of a family Christmas or quietly and peacefully. Best wishes also for 2026- wouldn't it be wonderful if there could be a solution to all the endless wars and unrest on our planet? Sadly, I think it's very unlikely but we can hope.

It's been crazy busy here- a party for friends on Christmas Eve, my son, daughter and their families on Christmas day- 10 for dinner and total chaos, but a lot of fun and laughter, yesterday a quieter day with just my brother and cousin joining us for lunch. I have spent a LOT of time cooking!!!

Today has been so peaceful- no visitors- no cooking! I had a lovely walk with Marvin, trying out his new ball flinger , so good to be out in the fresh air after being indoors for days!

I still have a few Christmas cards I haven't blogged yet, this one was made using a stag stencil/mask and stamps from various Cardio sets, distress inks and a sprinkling of glitter. Before inking and stamping the stag I used an embossing stylus to trace around the edge of the stencil after placing the stencil on a light box and the cardstock panel on top, it gives a nice raised edge, saw this tip somewhere on YouTube and thought I'd try it.

Thanks for stopping by

Chris

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Challenge entries:

Rudolph Days

pattiescreations #237

CRAFT #770

thesisterhoodofcrafters- anything Christmas

stencilfun. December Challenge

Winter magic

 

Good morning, a quick reminder of our December Challenge at Stamping Sensations.

The theme is Fantasy or Anything Goes

I made a wintery card using some beautiful Lavinia stamps and one of their lovely stencils.

I sponged  Elements Della Blue ink across the left hand side of my card blank, then stencilled over it using the Feather Leaf stencil and the same colour ink. I die cut a square panel of white cardstock and stamped a little scene using Christmas mistletoe , Briana, Basil and the Winter Magic sentiment stamp. I added glitter to Briana's wings and white perfect pearls for the mistletoe berries.

Please take a look at the Challenge Blog, you will find some magical creations from the rest of the Team, and full details of how to join in -and the prize of some beautiful Lavinia stamps.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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lilredwagon #838

thesisterhoodofcrafters Christmas

conjurerofdreams #15

crafterscafe #325

thefourseasons December Challenge