Anything Goes with the Southern Girls

Good morning, I'm here today with my DT card for the new challenge at Southern Girls Challenge, which is everyone's favourite theme...Anything goes!We're sponsored by the fabulous Rick St Dennis who very generously allowed the DT to choose an image each to play with....you really don't want to know how long I spent choosing, there are so many gorgeous digis to choose from! Eventually I plumped for this beauty,October Morning Glory, I think she's just beautiful and really enjoyed colouring her with my copics.
There's loads of fabulous inspiration to be seen from my talented teamies by visiting over at Southern Girls Challenge, then it's your turn to inspire us...remember anything goes this fortnight!
Thanks for visiting, have a good day!
Chris
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Challenges entered:
addictedtostamps ~187 Make your mark
craftingfromtheheart #105
dreamvalley girl
LTSCB #74
lacysunshine  atg
lilpatchofcraftyfriends #30

Teddy Bear!

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Creative Moments, I'm not quite sure what happened to the last fortnight, it passed so quickly! Anyway, this fortnight's optional theme is 'inspired by a song'... and sponsored by Angies Cards and Digis, the East Wind and Kitty Bee Design so lots of chances to win!
My song is Teddy Bear by Elvis Presley, and I used an adorable image from Angie's, called appropriately enough, Teddy Bear. I paper pieced this cutie and added him to my card, made using a Crealies die set, a bow die, kraft card,  and papers from LOTV. Thanks for popping by today, for more inspiration just click here to visit the Challenge blog and see what the rest of the team have made, we'd love to have you join us this fortnight!
Chris
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Challenges entered:
craftingforallseasons #123 die cuts/punches
rubysrainbow paper piecing
cardsundmore use kraft card
craftyourpassion #305
craftyfriends #28
scribblesdesigns #39 A song in your heart

Easter bonnet

Hi, I hope everyone has enjoyed a lovely Easter break! It's been a quiet and peaceful weekend here...until today when my daughter, son their partners and children all came for lunch! It wasn't quiet...but it was fun! (not sure my husband thought that as he tackled the mountain of washing up!-so glad his hand is better now...:D). The girls enjoyed their Easter egg hunt in the garden, first year Emmy is big enough to join in...but she caught on very quickly and was thoroughly delighted with her bucket of choccie eggs...not quite so pleased when Mummy firmly removed all but one! They'll probably last her until Christmas!
My card today is a 'just because' card, I had some time to play yesterday and enjoyed some relaxing colouring therapy! The image is by Julia Spiri, coloured with copics, I followed a sketch from Paper Play sketches.
Thanks for visiting,
Chris
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Challenges entered:
paperplaysketches #4
juliaspiri ~14 atg
dreamvalley #128 girlie
stampsfun-creativity butterflies
disdigidesigns for the girls
mytimetocraft girlie
alphabetchallenge b for butterfly
starstampz think spring
craftygalscorner easter or spring

Recycled bag

Good afternoon! Had some really great news today, husband is making such a good recovery from his injured hand that he's allowed to drive again. He is ecstatic! He's missed his beloved car so much! 

I'm feeling so much better myself as well, my head actually feels as though it belongs to me again! Even did housework today....but that's enough of that! 

The current challenge over at The East Wind calls for recycling, so as I always need gift bags (and nice ones are expensive!) I decided to recycle this paper bag I found in a cupboard. I used an old button and a clothing tag too. This is what I made with it-

not bad for a freebie!

Thanks for visiting, wishing you all a happy Easter weekend!

Chris

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Challenges :

theeastwind #51

inspirationdestination #78

cardsundmore use ribbon

A thank you card

Good morning! At last I'm starting to feel better! Actually went out of the house yesterday, first time for nearly two weeks...still recovering from the excitement! I'm hoping to get down to see my Mum in the next day or two, haven't dared go anywhere near her since the flu got me.... Heaven forbid she catches it!
Anyway, my card today is for the brand new challenge starting today at Fab N Funky, it's hosted by our lovely Wendy and she's chosen a fabulous theme for you -Flowers. We're o lucky to be sponsored for this challenge by Lemon Shortbread who gave us some sweet images to play with. I chose to use this little sweetie, she's available here. I've coloured her with copics and printed out the flowers again, shaped and attached with silicone to add a bit of extra dimension. I added tiny gems to the centres of the embossed daisies and a little 'thank you' tag amongst the flowers.
Thanks for visiting today, I hope you'll find the time to pop over to Fab N Funky to take a peek at what my lovely teamies have designed for to enjoy, of course we'd love it if you joined us with a beautiful floral creation of your own!
Stay away from germs and have a great day!
Chris

Challenges entered:
lemonshortbread #11 Anything goes
crazychallenge #218 flowers
onestitchatatime #258 embossing
rubysrainbow  #125 The earth laughs in flowers

Easter Bunny

Hello, just dropping in with a quick post. my card for this week's challenge at Sweet Stampin' , the theme this week is 'Easter', sponsored by the fabulous Marianne Design.
Sorry I've been missing for a week, still not feeling at all well, the 'flu virus has really floored me! Hopefully I'll be catching up on what I've missed very soon.
Thanks for all the well-wishes.
Chris
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Spring has Sprung

Good morning,time for a new challenge at Creative Moments, our very optimistic :) optional challenge this time 'Spring Has Sprung'   oh I do hope so! I made a shutter card using various elements from the Beauty of Butterflies  set from Decosses Dynamite Doodles, one of our lovely sponsors for this fortnight. Apart from these beautiful digital papers and elements I used just a piece of black card stock to make my basecard, a computer generated sentiment and an embossing folder and a touch of glossy accents on the 'brads'. I just enlarged the butterfly paper to get the larger butterfly.
I hope you'll have time to play along with us this fortnight, remember you don't have to follow the theme, as always...it's anything goes! Just click here to be transported to the challenge blog to see what my lovely teamies have made for this challenge!
Thanks for visiting today.
Chris
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