Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Handmade Embellishments

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today...and the theme is:

'Handmade Embellishments'

I used a Marianne Designs die to cut a felt snowflake...which is held in place using a gemstone brad from Craft Obsessions. The image is 'Snowman' by Lili of the Valley...which I coloured using watercolour pencils...adding some sparkle to the snow using some Stickles. For the background, I embossed some plain white card using a Sizzix embossing folder. The twine is from the Ribbon Girls.

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

• CAS on Sunday - Ribbon or Twine
• Completely Christmas - Anything Goes with Blue
• C.R.A.F.T. - Winter
• Crafty Calendar - Christmas
• Creative Corner - Christmas
• Ideas to Inspire - Christmas
• Pink Elephant - CAS
• Ribbon Girls - Lovely Lili Christmas Card
• Stamping Sensations - Simply Christmas
• Winter Wonderland - Snowmen
• Without Words - Preparing for Christmas

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Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Spooky!

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today...and the theme is:

'Spooky!'

I've made (another) Hallowe'en treat bag with one of the cute cats from the Penny Black 'Spooky!' set...which I coloured using watercolour pencils. The papers are a mixture of My Mind's Eye 'Boo to You!' and Bo Bunny 'Whoo-ligans'...I doodled some simple borders using black and white gel pens. The bats were cut using my Memory Box 'Bunch of Bats' die...and I couldn't resist adding a couple of googly eyes to the spider on one of the papers.

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

• As You Like It - Cute or Elegant (Cute...it was adorable Penny Black critters that got me into stamping and cardmaking)
• Corrosive - Magical
• C.R.A.F.T. - Halloween
• Crafter's Cafe - Spookable
• Creative Corner - Halloween
• Creative Inspirations - Halloween
• Cut It Up - Purple, Orange, Lime Green & Black
• Cute Card Thursday - Trick or Treat
• Open Minded Crafting - Halloween/Dressing Up

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Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - 1-2-3

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today...with a theme of:

'1 (image) - 2 (papers) - 3 (finishing touches)'

The prize for this challenge is this Pippinwood decoupage kit:

I've made a Hallowe'en treat bag using an image from the Penny Black 'Be very scared' set which I coloured using watercolour pencils. My two papers are from the 'Whoo-ligans' collection by Bo Bunny...I doodled the borders using a white gel pen. My three finishing touches are a web (cut using a Memory Box die), some black & white baker's twine (from the Ribbon Girls) and a paper of googly eyes (by Craft Planet).

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

• 2 Cute Ink - Hallowe'en
• Creative Card Crew - Twine
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Finishing Touch (The googly eyes)
• Sisterhood of Crafters - Lots of Layers

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Autumn

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today...with a theme of:

'Autumn'

The stamp I've used on my card 'Snow Dust' is actually a wintery one, but I thought that the snow blowing off the trees could pass for leaves! I embossed it using clear powder, then blended 'Autumnal' colours of Distress Inks over the top (Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Bundled Sage & Forest Moss). I mounted this onto a piece of white card...to make it look a bit like a Polaroid photo...adding a sentiment from the 'Mini Messages' set by Hero Arts.

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

• 2 Cute Ink - Fall
• Corrosive - Autumn/Fall
• Crafty Catz - CAS
• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts - Outdoors
• Penny Black & More @ Allsorts - Autumn Colours
• Pink Elephant - Embossing (My image is heat embossed)
• Simply Create Too - Autumn Colours

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Stitching

It's my turn to choose the theme of the Oldie but a Goodie Challenge, and I've chosen:

'Stitching'

(Real or faux)

The prize for this challenge is three rolls of ribbon:

I've made myself a 'back to school' notebook (I'm a music teacher) to help me plan for the new academic year ahead. The plain notebook came from Hobbycraft - I picked up a load of these in the sale after last Christmas...I knew they'd come in handy eventually! The image is 'Toot the Flute' by Penny Black, which I coloured using watercolour pencils, and the music backgrounds are Hero Arts stamps. I blended some 'Old Paper' Distress Ink over the white card to 'age' it a little. The papers are from the 'Recollections' pad by Michaels...I distressed the edges of everything using 'Brushed Corduroy' Distress Ink, and my distressing tool, before adding my faux stitching my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

I decorated the back to match (but used a different music stamp):

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

• 2 Cute Ink - Anything Goes
• A Little Bit Crafty - Distress It
• Craft Your Passion - Back to School
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes
• Fussy & Fancy - Pets
• Incy Wincy - Cute Critters
• Moving Along with the Times - Stitching
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Open Minded Crafting - Office Supplies/Job Related
• Sparkles Monthly - Back to School
• Top Tip Tuesday - Stationery
• Wags 'N Whiskers - Back to School
• Whimsy Inspires - Back to School

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Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Anything but a Card

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today, with the theme:

'Anything but a Card'

The prize for this challenge is a set of Tonic Studios toppers:

I made a tag...CASED from Tim Holtz's tag for June...I didn't really have any of the right products (besides some of the Distress Inks)...but didn't let that stop me! I started by stamping my Hero Arts 'Magical' background stamp in Versamark ink on a plain piece of white card, then heat embossed it using clear powder. I pressed various Distress Ink pads (Seedless Preserves, Salty Ocean, Spiced Marmalade & Evergreen Bough) on to my messy mat, then spritzed water over them to blend them together. I pressed my embossed card on to the inks to create a 'watercolour' effect, then used what was left to colour some white satin ribbon. I cut the background down to size, then added a sentiment (from the 'Sentiments' set by Hero Arts), and inked the edges of everything using 'Brushed Corduroy' Distress Ink. I coloured the butterflies (from the 'Social Butterflies' set by Penny Black) using the same inks, then mounted them on to the tag using 3D foam.

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

• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Anything Goes

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Black, White & One Other Colour

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today, and the theme is:

'Black, White & One Other Colour'

I picked a cute Penny Black cow image called 'Bedecked Antlers', which I coloured using watercolour pencils. For the background, I embossed some plain blue card using a Sizzix embossing folder, then simply added  Woodware snowflake brad and some spotty ribbon.

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

• Christmas Cards - Embellish It
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Polka Dots
• Gem of a Challenge - Embossing
• Penny Black & More @ Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Wags 'N Whiskers - Polka Dots

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Fruit or Vegetables

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today...with a theme of:

'Fruit or Vegetables'

The prize for this challenge is this gorgeous stamp:

After rifling through my stamp collection, I found this sweet Penny Black stamp (from the 'Micey Nice Day' set) featuring a couple of cute mice and a bowl of cherries. The fruity papers are from the 'Farmhouse' pad by Studio Calico...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Cupcakes' set by Hero Arts.

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

• As You Like It - Favourite Sentiment (This Hero Arts stamp is my favourite 'Happy Birthday' to use...love the font, and how it fits in a circle too)
• Creative Inspiration - Distressing
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday
• Sketch Saturday - Sketch #319
• Stamp & Create - Birthdays

I'm also going to link this card up to my lovely bloggy buddy Samantha's birthday candy.

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

Oldie but a Goodie - School's Out!

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today...the theme is:

'School's Out!'

I've made a teacher thank you card...with a panel to look like a blackboard. I stamped and various thank you sentiments (from Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp sets) in white on black card, then added some 'chalk dust' using 'White Picket Fence' Distress Stain. The backing papers are from the 'Madison' pad by Penny Black, and I cut the gold star using one of my Nesties.

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

• Crafty Catz - Stars or Stripes
• Cute Card Thursday - Satrs
• Sweet Sunday Sketch - Sketch #226

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Baby

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today...the the theme is:

'Baby'

The prize for this challenge has been donated by Alison:

I used a Lili of the Valley stamp called 'Little Acorn'...so cute! I simply coloured the image using watercolour pencils, pierced some holes around the corners, and added a sentiment from a set by Art Impressions.

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

• Gem of a Challenge - For a Child or Baby
• Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
• That Craft Place - Anything Goes

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Father's Day or Masculine

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today...and the theme is:

'Father's Day or Masculine'

The prize for this challenge is this paw print background stamp:

I made a wine bottle tag to go on a gift for my Dad for Father's Day...and used an old Penny Black stamp called 'Fetch'...I love the cat slippers! The papers are from the 'Christmas in the Country' pad by Papermania...I inked around the edges using 'Brushed Corduroy' Distress Ink, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and  black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Sentiments' set by Hero Arts.

I'm also entering this bottle tag into the following challenges:

• Craft Your Passion - Father's Day/For the Boys
• Creative Corner - That Old Stamp (I think that the last time this stamp saw any ink was last Father's Day!)
• Cutie Pie - A Cute One for Dad
• Incy Wincy - Faux Techniques (Stitching)
• Pink Elephant - Happy Father's Day
• That Craft Place - Men

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Filigree

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today...the theme is:

'Filigree'

The prize for this challenge is:

Tonic Studios Die Set 'Be Mine'

My intial thought when I saw the theme of this challenge was 'Eeeek!'...but then I remembered that I had a couple of fancy butterfly dies that would pass for 'filigree'! I started by stamping my Stampendous 'Agapanthus Clusters' and Hero Arts sentiment stamps in black ink, then blended Distress Inks over the top (Shaded Lilac, Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans & Chipped Sapphire). I then stamped some flourishes from the 'Fantastic Flourishes' set by Hero Arts in water...splattered some water over the top...then gave the whole thing a generous spritzing of 'Baby's Breath' Cosmic Shimmerz. I used a Joy Crafts die to cut the butterfly from navy blue card...then daubed some 'Picket Fence' Distress Stain over the edges, before spritzing it with some more of the Cosmic Shimmerz.

Here's a close-up of the 'filigree' butterfly:

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

• Allsorts - Happy Birthday
• Charisma Cardz - May Flowers
• Crazy Challenge - Bingo (Pearls - Flower - Die Cut)
• Inky Impressions - Bingo (Die Cut - Stamp - Flowers)
• Less is More - Include a Die Cut

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Anniversary

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today, and the theme is:

'Anniversary'

I've used an old Penny Black image called 'Furry Embrace' that was sent to me several years ago in an image swap. I coloured it using watercolour pencils, then inked around the edges using 'Old Paper' and 'Brushed Corduroy' Distress Inks. The papers are from the 'Indie Chic' pad by My Mind's Eye...I inked the edges using more 'Brushed Corduroy' ink, then distressed the edges of everything using my distressing tool, before adding some faux stitching with my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is by Lili of the Valley...I used one of my 'Lacey Circles' Nesties to cut it out...then added some adhesive pearls (from Hobbycraft).

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

• Created with Love - For the Love of Critters
• Cute Card Thursday - Paw Pals
• Penny Black & More @ Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

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

Oldie but Goodie Challenge - Hats

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today...the theme is:

'Hats'

I've used an older Lili of the Valley stamp...love the big chef's hat!...which I coloured using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'Vintage Charms' pad by My Mind's Eye...I simply added a sentiment (from the Cupcakes' set by Hero Arts) and doodled some borders using a black gel pen.

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

• Aud Sentiments - Birthday or the Number 4
• Corrosive - Headgear
• Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday
• Stamping Boutique - Food
• Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch #204
• Wags 'N Whiskers - Lots of Layers

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Easter

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today...and the theme is:

'Easter'

I've decorated a simple Easter treat bag using an old favourite Penny Black stamp called 'Totally Excited'...which I coloured using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'Here & There' pad by Studio Calico...I doodled the borders using a black gel pen, and added a Penny Black sentiment.

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

• Crafty Calendar - Things with Wings
• Created with Love - Easter
• Creative Knockouts - Spring is in the Air
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Things with Wings
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Easter/Sweet Treats

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - April Showers bring May Flowers

We have a a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today, and the theme is:

'April Showers bring May Flowers'

The prize for the lucky winner is this fabulous bundle of goodies:

I used a couple of Penny Black stamps to create the scene on my card...'Spring Scene' and a little bunny from the 'A touch of whimsy' set. I coloured the image using watercolour pencils, then doodled a simple border and matted it on to some co-ordinating green card.

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

• Charisma Cardz - CAS
• C.R.A.F.T. - Season where you are (Spring)
• Stampin' for the Weekend - Spring Colours

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Bunting

This fortnight's Oldie but a Goodie Challenge is all about:

'Bunting'

I've used some little bunting and alphabet stamps that came free with craft magazine to make a Mother's Day card. The image stamp is from Lili of the Valley called 'Big Bouquet', which I coloured using watercolour pencils...and the papers were also a magazine freebie. I doodled some simple borders and added a few pieces of Card Candi.

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

• Cutie Pie - A Cute One for Mum
• Gem of a Challenge - Mother's Day
• Hiding in my Craft Room - Colour It (I used watercolour pencils)
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Mother's Day
• Sweet Stampin' - Mother's Day
• That Craft Place - Flowers and/or Mother's Day

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Spring has Sprung!

This fortnight's Oldie but a Goodie Challenge theme was chosen by me...and (rather optimistically) I picked:

'Spring has Sprung'

I've used an old stamp that always makes me think of spring...its 'Bunny Friends' by Penny Black...which I coloured using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'My Girl' pad by American Crafts...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The flowers are a mixture of Prima, Wild Orchid Crafts and Poppicrafts, and are held in place by some BasicGrey brads.

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

• Allsorts - Spring is Coming
• Cards Galore Encore - Use a Stamp
• Corrosive - Animals
• Cute Card Thursday - Springtime
• Crafty Calendar - Animal Antics
• Created with Love - Think Spring
• Emergency Crafters - Flowers
• Hiding in my Craft Room - Spring Colours
• Little Red Wagon - Yearning for Spring
• Penny Black & More @ Allsorts - So Sweet
• Stamp and Create - Ready for Spring
• Sweet Stampin' - Cute

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Buttons

We have a new Oldie but a Goodie Challenge starting today...and the theme is:

'Buttons'

So else would we have on offer as a prize for the lucky winner...but some buttons!?

I stamped a strip of snowflakes across my card using 'Fired Brick' Distress Ink and a Hero Arts 'Snowflakes' stamp...then added buttons to the centres of the whole snowflakes. The sentiment stamp is also by Hero Arts...from the 'Sentiment's set.

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

• C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
• Crazy Challenge - Red & White
• Emergency Crafters - Use Pink or Red
• Holly Jolly Christmas - Snow
• Jingle Belles - Red
• Ribbon Girls - Red

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

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Valentine's

This fortnight's Oldie but a Goodie Challenge theme is:

'Valentine's'

I don't have the prize details at the time of writing this...so I'll add them later today :0)

I used my old Cuttlebug 'Concentric Hearts' die to cut hearts from a rainbow of shades of card scraps...then embossed them using a different embossing folder for each one (folders by Cuttlebug, Craft Concepts, Sizzix & Crafts Too). I simply arranged them in colour order across my card, popping the ones in front up on 3D foam pads. I doodled a simple border, then added a sentiment from the Hero Arts 'Sentiments' set.

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

• Craft Your Passion - Love is in the Air
• Less is More - Rainbow
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Love Notes
• Totally Gorjuss - Sunny Colours

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