Classy Bird

Hello and happy Saturday!

This week's challenge at Sweet Stampin' is up and running, the theme this week is 'anything but a square' so I made a centre step card, haven't made one of these for a while.

The stamps are from Pink Ink, and quite large! I coloured them with copics in shades to match the dp, browns, dark orange and aqua, glitter added as the friend I made it for loves a bit of bling-and yes- she is a real classy bird who loves shoes, bags and shopping! 

Do hop over and see what the rest of the Sweeties have created this week- some fabulous inspiration there!  I hope you choose to play along this week- just remember to follow the theme and stamp something to be eligible for a top place! 

Thanks for visiting

Keep safe and healthy!

Chris

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Challenge entries
colourcrazy #20
craftrocket #70
LTCCB #46
sweetstampers #44
craftygalscorner #207
sisterhoodofcrafters May 13 Challenge
getcreative #91

Wonderful Day

Good morning, once again the week has flown past bringing us to Friday again and a new challenge at Crafty Catz. This week it's my turn to host, which means I get to choose the optional twist...I chose 'spots and/or stripes'. We have a fabulous sponsor for this challenge

JMC Designs

and the team were given some of wonderful quirky images to play with. 

I used Chai Lodge to make my card.

Image is coloured with copics, a stencilled cloudy sky background  and I layered it onto spotted and striped dp matted onto blue cardstock. The sentiment is a stamp.

Thanks for stopping by, please do take the time to hop over to Crafty Catz to see what the team have been up to this week.

It would be great to have you join in too!

Chris

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Challenge entries
audsentiments #251
craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper -May Challenge
creativecrafters #28
worldwideopendesignteam #5
artydivas #22
craftinghappiness #49

Doris

Good morning- something a little bit different from me today

- meet Doris the donkey.

This week's challenge theme  at Fab'n' Funky is 'Anything but a Card'  so I thought I'd share some photos of a little woollen donkey I knitted for a donkey-loving friend who's birthday was at the beginning of the lockdown.  She's 8 inches tall (Doris not my friend) and made from left over scraps of wool. - and like all of my knitted toys she's slightly wonky! She's wearing a dress and frilly knickers (love the frilly knickers!) and carrying a co-ordinating shoulder bag...my friend loves bags too! 

a glimpse of the frilly knickers!

She almost didn't make it to my friend's house as one of granddaughters fell in love with her and wailed 'Nanny I NEED a donkey in my life'

but I was tough and firm (for once)

I will make her one though...it will go with the rabbit and mouse that she NEEDED before!

Hop on over to Fab'n' Funky and see what the team have made this time, then why not join in and show us your non-card makes? I'm really looking forward to seeing what  you create for this challenge.

Have a good day and thanks for stopping by.

Chris

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Bingo Challenge at Catch the Bug

This week we have a bingo challenge for you at Catch the Bug.

Here's my take on it, using the centre row across , I made this card featuring the cute

 Garden Cat Plant Pot 

for my 6 year old granddaughter.

 I do. Miss her. 

I miss all four of them!. 

They are all safe, well and happy so I'm not complaining.

It looks as if we're in for a spell of lovely warm weather -so something to smile about.

Have a good week.

Chris

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Challenge entries

asyoulikeitchallenge -

( green, it's such a beautiful contrast-  think  flowers and leaves!)

thehousethatstampsbuilt 

(die cuts, embossed sentiment, ribbon)

craftyanimals #38

Life in the fast lane!

Good morning, hope you've all had a good week and are staying safe and well. It seems such a long time that we've been restricted to our homes, far longer than 7 weeks but at last there are signs of being able to do a little more as long as we remain careful!

 Yesterday I walked past our local garden centre which is now open again...the queue didn't look too bad, much better than I thought it would be so might venture out for some plants later...it will seem like a real adventure. One thing I did notice...which is NOT good was the amount of litter on the grass verges now that the fast food takeaway has reopened! It really makes me angry that people think it's okay just to drop their litter instead of disposing of it properly, why do they want to look at a mess? I don't!! Rant over!

Today's card is my DT make for this week's challenge at Crafty Catz, it's Aunty Sue's turn to host this week and she's picked a great theme for the DT to follow...'Outdoors'. Our fabulous sponsor is 

Doctor Digi

These images are such fun and great to colour!

I chose to use Beryl the Biker, isn't she fantastic? Out ion the open road, enjoying the speed and the wind in her hair! She's coloured with copics, fussy cut and adhered to the background, created with a sunbeam stencil and various die cuts.

The team have pulled out all the stops this week and created some really stunning cards so do hop over and take a look. 

As always our theme is optional so there's no excuse for not playing along!

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:
audsentiments #251
craftycreations  #409
lilredwagon #549
shoppingourstash #420
unicorn #54
aplacetostart May Challenge

Happy thoughts...

Good morning, there's a new challenge starting today over at Fab'n' Funky, the theme, chosen by our lovely N-Eva is 'a hand coloured image'- so an easy peasy one this time especially if you love to colour!

I recently came across a new (to me!) artist, Jenoviya  this image is one of the pages from her Cutie Dolls colouring book. I've used Copics to colour and sponged the 'sky' with Distress Oxide ink. The papers are from a magazine, a few flowers,die cut swirls and a punched border. The sentiment is a LOTV stamp. 

There's plenty more to see over at Fab'n' Funky, my teamies have as always produced some beautiful cards for you to enjoy, we hope you'll be inspired to join us this time.

Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day.

Chris

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Challenge entries:
digichoosday. #19
craftinghappiness #48
allfunchallenges #8
lilpatchofcraftyfriends/ #131
sheepski #38
classicdesign May Challenge
colourcrazy #18

Inspired by...

Good afternoon, well what a change in the weather! Even this morning it was pleasantly warm and sunny if a little breezy in the garden...now it's not! Pleasantly warm or sunny that is! So I'm indoors, and not really wanting to settle to anything. I've done a little colouring and am thinking about continuing with the rag doll I started to make yesterday...well I cut out the pattern but that's as far as I've got, too lazy to iron the calico or get the sewing machine out. ... 

Anyway,  I thought I'd share this journal page with you, inspired by the Library Challenge and 'The Girl on the Train' book cover.  I used various stamps, really love the Inkylicious face stamp, it always stamps so beautifully! I did a bit of doodling, sloshed on black paint used some stencils and texture paste...  intended to heat emboss the white sentiment stamp but had a bit of a disaster with the EP sticking where I didn't want it, so brushed it all off and drew over the versamarked text with a white pencil- not a complete success but it's ok, it's my journal and I can do what I like!! I finished by flicking some white gesso over the black area using a fan brush (fun!)

I think I might finish reading my book now- trying to ration myself a bit as I'm down to my last library book and goodness knows when they will reopen! Fortunately I still have a pile of  hoarded paperbacks so they'll last for a while.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries
The Library Challenge  #58
theartisticstamper May Challenge
Try it on Tuesday Black /White +1
welove2create #5