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