Christmas Stars

I have a Christmas card to show you today...using a Penny Black stamp from the 'Holly-Jolly' set that hadn't seen any ink in a while. The paper is from the 'Christmas Fancy' pad by Dovecraft, the stars were cut using Nesties, and the sentiment stamp is from the 'Very Merry Christmas' set.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafting When We Can - Name That Tune ('Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' or 'O Christmas Tree')
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Based on a Christmas Carol/Song ('O Christmas Tree')
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
• Sketch Saturday - Sketch
• Winter Wonderland - Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star

Bunny Friends

I'm done with my Easter makes, but couldn't resist using my Penny Black 'Bunny Friends' stamp again to make a CAS birthday card. I coloured just the bunnies on the image, then carefully cut them out so that I could have them peeking over the strip of paper (from the 'Prairie Hill' pad by Pink Paislee). I distressed the edge of the paper a little before adding some faux stitching (using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen), and a Hero Arts sentiment (from the 'Anytime Messages' set). I layered it on to another piece of kraft...scalloped edge done using my EK Success 'Scalloped Diamonds' punch...and popped everything up on 3D foam pads.

Challenges for this card:

• Charisma Cardz - Happy Birthday
• Delightful - Hippity Hoppity (Bunnies)
• Dutch Dare - CAS
• Gem of a Challenge - Make it Cute
• Less is More - Scallops

Spring Chick!

Another CAS Easter for you today...this one uses 'Spring Chick' by Penny Black and a sentiment stamp from the 'Sentiments' set by Hero Arts...

Challenges for this card:

• Craft Your Passion - Cute
• Crafty Sentiments - Easter
• Kaboodles Doodles - Easter/Early Spring
• Loves Rubber Stamps - Easter
• Squirrel & the Fox - Easter/Passover
• Stamptacular Sunday - Fuzzy Friends
• Sweet Stamps - Easter

ABC Christmas Challenge - F is for...

I have some more cards to show you today for our current ABC Christmas Challenge, where the theme is:

'F is for Felt or Fabric'

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Sweet Stamps:

Prize - a $10 voucher for the Sweet Stamps store!

I've made a trio of CAS cards...I cut the tree shapes from felt using a die from the 'Reindeer' stamp & die set by Sizzix/Hero Arts...glued them on to my card blanks...and added a sentiment (from the 'Sentiments' set by Hero Arts)...that's it...so quick & easy that I made three!

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges: 

• Christmas Cards - Clean & Simple
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Three of Something
• Pink Elephant - Clean & Simple

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

So Eggciting!

See...I told you I'd got more cards similar to yesterday's CAS card...this time I've used 'Totally Excited' by Penny Black...love the expression on this chicken's face! The sentiment stamp is also by Penny Black.

Challenges for this card:

• Drunken Stampers - The Birds
• Papercraft Star - Birds
• Top Tip Tuesday - ROFL

Bun Buns!

I have an ultra CAS Easter card to share today...and I'm going to apologise now, as I have a couple more cards almost identical to this that I'll be blogging this week. On this one, I've used 'Bun Buns' by Penny Black, and a sentiment stamp by Hero Arts...just added a simple doodled border...can you tell I was in a hurry to get this made???

Challenges for this card:

• Creative Inspirations - Spring Colours
• Shopping Our Stash - Easter/Spring
• Simon Says Stamp - Easter/Spring

Pile It On! Challenge - Dots

This week's Pile It On! Challenge is all about:

'Dots!'

 Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps

Prize - $10 voucher!

I'm still making Easter treat bags...so used a cute Penny Black bunny stamp, called 'Spring Chick!'...and lots of dotty papers from the 'Hippity Hoppity' pad by We R Memory Keepers. I distressed the edges a little, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen, then added a sentiment (stamp from the 'Sentiments' set by Hero Arts)...the plain bag is from Hobbycraft.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Dots
• 2 Sisters - Easter/Spring
• Celebrate the Occasion - Happy Easter
• Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
• Crafting for All Seasons - Anything but a Card
• Cute Card Thursday - Easter Parade
• Everybody Art - Easter
• Fussy & Fancy - Spring Days
• Little Red Wagon - Easter
• Love to Create - Anything Goes
• Raise the Bar - Spring Hop
• Stamp with Fun - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Lots of Layers
• Totally Papercrafts - Easter Eggs

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.
 

Sprinkled with Fun!

An ultra simple card from me today...I used my Marianne Designs 'Cupcakes' die set again...with papers from the 'Isabelle' pad by First Edition. I embossed the cupcake frosting using my Cuttlebug 'Swirls' folder, then added some adhesive pearl sprinkles. I used the largest of my 'Lacey Circles' dies...then cut out the centre with a plain circle die. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Cupcakes' set by Hero Arts.

Challenges for this card:

• Charisma Cardz - Die Cuts
• Crafty Creations - Embossing
• Less is More - Frame It
• One Stop Craft - Anything Goes

Easter Bunnies

Another Easter treat bag from me today...and this time I've used a couple of the cute bunnies from the 'Bunny Friends' stamp by Penny Black...I love that you can mask off parts of this stamp...makes it really versatile. The papers are from the 'Hello Luscious' pad by BasicGrey...I distressed the edges a little, then added faux stitching using mmy CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The paper bag is from Hobbycraft, the flowers are Prima, and the brads are also by BasicGrey.

Challenges for this bag:

• 2 Sisters - Flowers for Spring 
• Crafting for All Seasons - Anything but a Card
• Cutie Pie - Cute Easter
• Everybody Art - Spring
• Fussy & Fancy - Flowers
• Inky Impressions - Flowers
• Little Red Wagon - Easter
• My Time to Craft - Bunnies
• Papertake Weekly - Easter Treats
• Pink Elephant - Easter
• Simon Says Stamp - Easter/Spring
• Simply Create Too - Easter/Bunnies
• Sketch Saturday - Sketch
• Totally Gorjuss - Something Old (Everything except the bag is at least 2 years old)
• Whimsy Inspires - Stitch It! (My stitching is faux)

ABC Christmas Challenge - F is for...

It's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge, and this fortnight Michelle is the host with a theme of:

'F is for Felt or Fabric'

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Sweet Stamps:

Prize - a $10 voucher for the Sweet Stamps store

I've used a sweet Penny Black stamp on my card called 'Wishes for Kisses'...coloured using watercolour pencils. FOr the background, I embossed some Core'dinations card using my Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' & Snowflakes' and Sizzix 'Snowglobe' folders..sanding over the top to reveal the core...I also distressed the edges a little too. The felt flower is from a pack by Making Memories...the button is from my stash and threaded with some Dovecraft twine. Oh...and I added a few pieces of Craftwork Cards Card Candi.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Animals
• CCEE Stampers - Pencils, Please (I coloured the image using watercolour pencils) 
• Crazy4Challenges - Sketch
• Winter Wonderland - A Little Bird

For more inspriation from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Easter

It's time for a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge, and this fortnight the theme is:

'Easter'

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Robyn's Fetish

I've made (another) Easter treat bag...using a cute Penny Black chicken stamp called 'Totally Excited', and papers from the '72 & Sunny' pad by We R Memory Keepers...the sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts, and the paper bag is from Hobycraft. Everything excpet the bag is at least 2 years old.

I'm also entering this bag into the following challenges:

• Gem of a Challenge - Easter/Spring
• J & C Creations - Easter
• Simon Says Stamp - Sketch Two (see...I told you I'd be back!)
• Stampavie & More - Easter
• Sweet Stampin' - Easter

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Oldie but a Goodie Challenge.

Birthday Dog

I have a boy-ish birthday card to share today...using one of my oldest (and still most favourite!) Penny Black stamps...'Birthday Dog'. The papers are actually from a Christmas pad...'Winter Wonderland' by My Mind's Eye...I doodled the border using a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from a little set by Studio G - I made the little tab using one of my label Nesties. I used my EK Success 'Scalloped Diamonds' punch for the border.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Ribbons - Boys
• Loves Rubber Stamps - Shades of Green
• Penny Black & More @ Allsorts - One for the Boys
• Sisterhood of Crafters - Green
• Stamping with the Dragon - It's a Dog's Life
• Sweet Sunday Sketch - Sketch 180
• Wags 'N Whiskers - Go Green

Geese - a - Laying!

I have another Easter treat bag to share today...this time I've used a stamp from the '12 Days of Christmas' set by Penny Black (this one is supposed to be 'Six Geese-a-laying')...and papers from the 'Hippity Hoppity' pad by We R Memory Keepers (love these papers!). I doodled some borders with a black gel pen, and added a sentiment from the 'Sentiments' set by Hero Arts.

Challenges for this bag:

• Celebrate the Occasion - Spring is in the Air
• Craft Us Crazy - Anything but a Card
• Crafty Calendar - Easter Egg-stravaganza
• Flutterby Wednesday - Any Winged Creature
• Moving Along with the Times - Spring is in the Air
• Simon Says Stamp - Sketch One (like the other sketch too...so may be back with another entry!)

Bubble Tree

A quick post from me today to show you my card for this week's Less is More Challenge...where the theme is a one layer card with spots & stripes. I've used stamps from the 'Bubble Tree' set by Woodware...I coloured the 'bubbles' using various shades of blue watercolour pencils.

Challenges for this card:

• C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
• Dutch Dare - Spots & Stripes
• Less is More - Spots & Stripes

Cheese-Cake!

I have a birthday card to show you today, using another digi image from Hambo stamps called 'Mouse Chef', which I coloured using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'Marjolaine' pad by BasicGrey...I ddodled the borders using a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Sending Sunshine' set by Simon Says Stamp.

 

Challenges for this card: 

• Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
• Delightful - One for the Boys
• Sweet Stampin' - Males

 

ABC Christmas Challenge - E is for...

I have another card today for this fortnight's ABC Christmas Challenge where the theme is:

'E is for Eyes down for Bingo!'

Simply pick a row or column...go corner to corner...or go mad and use them all!

We have two wonderful sponsors for this challenge:

Stamp Fairy

And the fabulous prize:

and

Shape EZ:

I went for the bottom row (Ribbon - Animal - Die Cuts)...again! This time I used a Lili of the Valley stamp called 'Igloo for Two', which I coloured using watercolour pencils...adding some Stickles to the snow. The sparkly papers are from the 'Special Delivery' pad by Helz Cuppleditch, the ribbon is from the 'Tea Party' collection by Dovecraft, and the sentiment is from the Hero Arts 'Very Merry Christmas' set.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges: 

• Crimbo Crackers - Penguins
• No Matter Which - Anything Goes
• Stamp & Create - Fur or Feathers
• Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

Spring Bunnies

I have another Easter gift bag to show you today...this time I've used a digi from Hambo Stamps called 'Spring Bunnies', and papers from the 'Kioshi' pad by BasicGrey. I distressed the edges a little, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and aa black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts.

Challenges for this bag:

• Allsorts - Springtime
• BasicGrey - Spring is in the Air (I used 'Kioshi' papers)
• Crafty Catz - All Stitched Up (My stitching is faux)
• Cute Card Thursday - Spring Fever
• Fab 'n' Funky - Cute & Cuddly
• One Stop Craft - Spring
• Papercrafting Journey - Anything but a Card
• Penny's Paper Crafting - Stitching
• Squirrel & the Fox - Autumn or Spring (Spring!) 
• Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 

 

Happy Mother's Day!

Today, I have the card that I gave to my Mum for Mother's Day to show you...I made this a few weeks ago, but wanted to wait until after Mother's Day to blog it in case my Mum saw it! I started by stamping and embossing my Hero Arts 'Garden Bouquet' stamp in white, then blended green and blue Distress Inks (Forest Moss, Bundled Sage, Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass & Salty Ocean) over the top. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Sentiments' set (also by Hero Arts)...I matted both on to plain white card...after inking all of the edges with Pumice Stone Distress Ink.

Challenges for this card:

• Creative Craft - Mother's Day
• Creative Inspirations - Mother's Day
• Joanna Sheen - Mum's the Word
• Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
• Totally Gorjuss - For Mum

Pile It On! Challenge - Oh Yummy!

This week at Pile It On! our challenge theme is:

'Oh Yummy!'

We want to see lots of delicious foodie creations!

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Doodle Pantry

Prize: 3 digis of the winner's choice!

I've gone ultra CAS on my card...using my Marianne Designs 'Cupcakes' die, with some scraps of BasicGrey 'Hopscotch' papers...popping the elements up on 3D foam pads, a little green pearl from Wild Orchid Crafts and a sentiment from the Hero Arts 'Cupcakes' set.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On!  - Oh Yummy
• 4 Crafty Chicks - Die for Dies
• Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
• Hiding in my Craftroom - Super Scraps
• My Time to Craft - Food or Drink
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
• Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
• Totally Papercrafts - Dies and/or Punches

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.