Pile It On! Challenge - Wood

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

'Wood'

Use some kind of wooden element, or woodgrain texture.

We are sponsored for this challenge by Jellypark...and the prize is 2 digis from the Jellypark store!

My wooden element is a wooden flower (from a set by Kaisercraft)...I layered it up with a paper flower (from the long since closed Poppicrafts) and held it in place using a BasicGrey brad...the other flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The image is 'Gift Wrapped' by Lili of the Valley, which I coloured using watercolour pencils, and the sentiment is from the 'Anytime Messages' set by Hero Arts. The papers are from an old Papermania pad called 'Sweet Nothings'...I distressed the edges then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Wood
• 2 Sisters - Anything Goes
• Allsorts - Spring has Sprung
• CCEE Stampers - Things with Wings
• Challenges for Everybody - Anything Goes
• Crafts & Me - Spring Flowers
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Flutterby Wednesdays - Flowers
• Fussy & Fancy - Faux Technique (Stitching)
• Gem of a Challenge - Animals
• Lili of the Valley - All Stitched Up (My stitching is faux)
• Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
• One Stop Craft - Birthdays
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp - Happy Birthday
• Sisterhood of Crafters - Easter/Spring
• Stamp with Fun - Spring
• Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch #200
• Sweet Stampin' - Scallops
• Wags 'N Whiskers - April Showers/Spring

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

ABC Christmas Challenge - C is for...

I have another card today for our current ABC Christmas Challenge, where the theme is:

'CASE One of Us'

(CASE = Copy & Selectively Edit) 

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Prize - 2 Images from the Saturated Canary Shop!

This time I CASED Carissa's card from the U is for Up to You challenge.

I used a different Lili of the Valley James the Bear (shhhh...I cheated and used a pre-coloured die cut, but did add lashings of gold Stickles to his star), but kept the layout (although omitting a sentiment) and colour the same. My papers are from a Kaisercraft set that came free with a craft mag a few months ago...instead of matting them on to red card, I distressed the edges, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen for a little definition.

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

• Forever Friends (Fortnightly) - Anything Goes
• Sparkles Christmas - Anything Goes

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

ABC Christmas Challenge - B is for...

I have another card today for our current challenge over at the ABC Christmas Challenge where the theme is:

'B is for Bows or Boys'

(Or both if you like!)

We have two wonderful sponsors for this challenge:

The prize from Bugaboo Stamps is 7 free digis!

and

Prize - a £10 gift voucher to spend at the Ribbon Reel!

I went with 'Boys' this time, using a LIli of the Valley die cut image...I squared off the corners, and then inked aaround the edges using 'Brushed Corduroy' Distress Ink. The papers are by Kaisercraft, and came free with Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine a couple of months ago...I inked the edges of those too, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. The little wooden snowflake was a gift from my lovely friend Samantha...and the twine is by Dovecraft.

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

• Allosrts - Masculine
• Creative Stamp Friends - Winter/Wintersport
• Joanna Sheen - 3 Papers, 2 Embellishments, 1 Image
• Lili of the Valley - Anything Goes
• Raise the Bar - Message Me
• Squirrel & the Fox - Something New (Papers)
• Willow Sketchie - Sketch
• Winter Wonderland - It Takes Two

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