Floral gift box

Good morning- hope you're feeling refreshed and revived after the weekend. It was very wet here on Saturday but much better yesterday- I spent time in my craftroom and time in the garden reading so a quiet and peaceful couple of days. I was thinking of booking a cottage for a week somewhere in the countryside or near the sea but I'm worried that it's still a bit too early- would be lovely to get away for a few days though. 

 Today is 'Anything But a Card ' day at Catch the Bug- I made a little gift box featuring the lovely Floral Border digi- I do love colouring Jodie's gorgeous floral images. This is quite small- just 61/2 inches tall, ideal for a small gift or some chocs. The ribbon band keeps the lid flap closed and easily slides on and off.

Thanks for visiting

Have a great week.

Chris

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Challenge entries:
notjustcards july challenge
thecraftingchallenge bright colours
aplacetostart flowers

Snowman Hugs

Good evening- I've had  some time to play this weekend- finished some projects that have been lying around for a while and then decided to make a Christmas card using one of the digis I was lucky enough to win recently. This little cutie is Blizzy Snowman from Digi Doodle Studios.

I used my copics to colour the image, inked the background and gave him Snowtex snow to sit in (Snowmen don't mind getting cold damp bottoms...in fact they quite like it!) then sprinkled chunky white embossing powder and heated. 

I made a circle side step base, covered it with throbi DP  and added the image and die cut trees and a little Snowtex along the 'step'. The sentiment is from a PB stamp set. I'm pleased with this as not only does it stand up nice and straight (never a given when I create my own card bases) it also rocks gently side to side when pushed. 

Thanks for visiting,

have a lovely evening

Chris

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Challenge entries:
digidoodlestudios #29
Rudolph Days July Challenge
polkadoodle #29
watercooler #281
CCAYR -Cool it
worldwideopendesignteam #7

Christmas in July at Catch the Bug- Day 7

It's the final day of  of our Christmas in July week at Catch the Bug.

Today's challenge is a colour inspiration photo- and there's another great freebie too! So hop on over  HERE to grab yours!

I made a Z fold card featuring the cute freebie and the colours from the photo.

We hope you have enjoyed the fun challenges this week, thanks and well done to all those who took part.

Thank you for visiting today- 

Have a great weekend

Chris

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Challenge entries:

cutecardthursday #644

crimbo-crackers #211

/stinkininkers.- spots

Crafty Catz # 516 -ATG or Funny

Good morning,  the weekend is almost upon us (again!) so that means it's time for an new challenge at Crafty Catz, this week we are sponsored by the fabulous 

BUGABOO STAMPS

our lovely host, Billie, has picked the optional twist of  'make it Funny' - which is perfect for these brilliant digis.

I used the cute Ava Latte to make make my card, she's coloured up with copics and I paper pieced the mug,  layered the image onto coffee coloured papers from stash,  the sentiment is computer generated. 

My husband asked what was funny about the sentiment- he said it's just the simple truth in my case!  

This is the last Crafty Catz challenge before our summer break, so don't miss the chance to play along this week.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

lilredwagon #559

thepapershelter.- ATG

unicorn #56

It's Goodbye from the Southern Girls!

Sadly all good things come to an end and Southern Girls Challenges is closing its doors.

I have always had a place in my heart for this challenge blog, the lovely ladies who ran it and the talented designers. It was my very first DT back in 2012 I was quite new to card-making and very new to blogging and they were so kind and supportive.

I was delighted to be asked to join in with a final goodbye card, so thank you Lou and Trace!

Here's the card I made- 

I used a sweet fairy image by Dts Art,  think this company no longer exists, but it was the digi given to me to use in my very first post for the team.

I based my card design here  on that first card- click HERE if you want to see it!

There are some beautiful cards created by present and past DT members over at Southern Girls, just click HERE to hop over and say goodbye.

So I'll finish this post by wishing, Lou, Trace and the team good luck in the future and thanks for all the wonderful challenges over the years.

hugs

Chris

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Christmas in July at Catch the Bug -Day 5

Day Five- the week is going fast! Today at Catch the Bug we challenge you to make us laugh!

Stella always makes me laugh so it was easy to decide what to use on my card-

The image I chose is Stella Santa Died Laughing, this great digi comes with it's own sentiment  but the one I used here is computer generated.

Now it's your turn to make us laugh- you're doing really well if you've managed to keep up so far- only 2 more days to go now!

Chris

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Challenge entries:

sheepski #40

ikesworld Christmas

thepapergirls #204

CRAFT  #564

Here for the Party!

Good morning, it's my turn to host and choose the theme at Fab'n' Funky this week - I picked- use a 'proper 'stamp - no digis allowed this week.

I made a birthday card featuring one of the 'oldies' from AI stamps- I do love these they really appeal to my sense of humour! I've coloured this beauty up with my copics and paper pieced her dress. The paper was a magazine freebie and the same pattern came in 2sizes- so I used the one with the bigger print for my background square. I wanted to tie in the colours on her hat and balloon so I added the dots- tiny diecut circles, coloured and glossy accents added.. The sentiment is one of many that came with the stamp set.

Got to admit this made a nice change from making Christmas cards this week!

Thanks for stopping by-, it would be great if you have time to join us at Fab'n' Funky- please remember- NO DIGIS!

Chris

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Challenge entries:

artsystamper #20

getcreative #93

craftyfriends #140

artimpressions #287 (Wink of Stella on hat- the dots and balloon are shiny!)