IAAS - Cat or Dog

Happy New Year to you all. Please start the new year by joining us at International Art and Soul with our theme of 'Cat or Dog'. It was Jane's choice and a good one.

I used an 8x8 Craft UK card blank. The brick patterned paper is by Joanna Sheen and I matted it on to dark brown card by Papermill. The image is by Bugaboo and I coloured it with my Promarkers before cutting with a Spellbinder die. Pearls by Mei Flower were added to the collar as studs and two 'diamonds' again by Mei Flower were added as glints in her eyes. I used Distress Ink in Barn Door colour to smudge the edges before setting to the right of the card. The panel to the left is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder that I've had for years. I'd cut the panel with another Spellbinder die and after embossing I used brown Distress Ink to smudge the letters so that they would stand out better.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Ike's World - A is for Animals

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything with a Critter

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

MAWTT Baby Baby

The theme this week, over at Moving Along with the Times, is 'Baby, Baby'. Please come along and join us. It is Wendy's turn to host this week and she is also taking over the challenge blog from Hazel (Didos). All the best for the future, Hazel and the same goes to Wendy.

My card blank is by Joanna Sheen and all the blue card is by Papermill. The blue lace is by Papermania and the blue pearls by Queen and Co. I embossed a panel of pale blue card with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and matted it on to dark blue card before setting it over the dark blue lace. It's raised, as is the lower mat, and it looks very effective. It's taken me quite a few days to get this card finished because my eyes haven't been too good, again, but I'm pleased with the result. It'll be going to my friends as their daughter gave birth to identical twin boys just over a week ago.

#136 Use a Digi

The theme for this week's One Stitch at a Time challenge is 'Use a Digi' - come along and join us. It was my turn to choose an image for my two team buddies, Ali and Josephine, to use so I hope they like the one I chose. It's called Lady Bug by Stitchy over at Stitchybear Digital Stamps Shop. I coloured it with Promarkers and after cutting it out and rounding the corners I coloured the edges with Distress Ink. I embossed a sheet of white paper with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and matted it on to a piece of Papermill's orange pearlescent card. The only embellishment is a Create and Craft wooden flower which I'd coloured with my Promarker before adding a yellow flower gem from my stash. The small card blank is by Craft UK.

The sponsor this week is Joanna Sheen but please check out the OSAAT blog for full details of prizes.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Cards Galore - Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Pink Gem Challenge - Flowers

One Stop Crafts - Anything Goes

I have to say that the challenges for this week are a little thin on the ground for 'normal' cards. They all seem to be Halloween,Spooky or Christmas challenges!! I hope this little card cheers everyone up. 

I'm only making cards for the OSAAT design team at the minute. I'm still not crafting as I normally would - I don't like to be upstairs in my craft room with no-one downstairs. I'm spending a little time in the afternoon in my room but I don't get much done. Thanks again for all your best wishes and lovely comments. The support I've had over the past few weeks has been fantastic.

Whoopsi Daisy White on White

I want to emphasise that this is a White on White card and I fulfilled the challenge by using only white cards and papers. Had I used any cream card or paper I would have felt that I had not met the challenge. Just in response to some of the very nice comments already made on this card. 

 

This week's challenge over at Whoopsi Daisy is White on White. This is the first time I've made a WOW card so it WAS a challenge but I enjoyed it. I didn't realise there were so many shades of white!!

I used a small card blank by Craft UK. I embossed more white card using two Cuttlebug folders, the well known Swiss Dots and a floral one - but I've forgotten the name of that one. I used a Spellbinders die to cut the fancy strip that covered the join of the embossing and then I matted the embossed card to white pearlescent card. I used one of the images from sheet 355, available here, and coloured her with a Sakura white Souffle pen and Promarkers. A Spellbinders oval nestie was used to cut the image and then that was matted on to the scalloped nestie. A pearl brad brad from Wild Orchid Crafts was added to two corners and a small LOTV sentiment completed the design. 

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:

 

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - Cute and Girly

I love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Papercraft Star - No Designer Papers

The Paper Shelter - Punches and/or Dies 

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge - Girly

Totally Papercrafts - Use a Digi Image

Papercraft Star - Embossing

#120 Friends Forever

The theme over at One Stitch at a Time is Use a Digi - a nice easy one for you so come and join us. I used this lovely digi, Friends Forever, by Teri of Delicious Doodles over at Stitchybear Digital Stamps Shop. The sponsor is Robin's Nest but do check out the OSAAT blog so you can see the prize structure.

The card blank is by Craft UK. The greeny/gold background card is by Papermill. I used some cream paper to make the corners (cut by hand!!). Yikes, but they're almost equal. lol I embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder before rubbing over with Distress Ink. I used two Spellbinder dies to cut the motifs in my new Indus Lokta paper. I also used this paper for the strip, going across the card, which I embellished with eyelets. I'd forgotten how difficult I find it to use the Crop-o-dile, oh, to be young again. The focal point is the beautiful digi by Teri of Delicious Doodles, over at Stitchybear Digital Stamps Shop. The image is called Forever Friends - hence my choice of  sentiment, by Lili of the Valley, which reads Always and Forever. I coloured the image with my trusty Promarkers and after cutting with a Spellbinders label die, I used Distress Ink on the inside edge. The finishing touch was a small horseshoe charm tied with a raffia bow. The charm, raffia and new paper were all from Hobbycraft.

The sponsor this week is Robin's Nest but please check the challenge blog for full details of prizes.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girls, Girls, Girls
Crafty Boots Challenge - Sport
Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything Goes but must use digi
Incy Wincy Designs - Anything Goes
Love to Create - Anything Goes
Craft Room Challenge - Friendship
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Amazing Animals
Oldie but a Goodie - Summer Holidays - raffia is something old and this image reminds me of a holiday a few years back when some Norwegian friends came to stay. Their eldest daughter was horse mad, a difficult age teenager and didn't want to do anything until she'd ridden an 'English' horse. We booked her in to a local stables so that she could have a riding day. We wanted to enjoy the rest of the holidays! lol
The Paper Shelter - Punches and/or Dies
I love Promarkers - Anything Goes

#118 Stitch It

The theme at One Stitch at a Time this week is Stitch It. For this theme you can either use real or faux stitching or use any images from Stitchybear's Store. I chose to use 'Artist's Palette' by Teri of Delicious Doodles over at the Stitchybear Digital Stamp Store.

I used a small square card blank by Craft UK. The red and yellow card is all from Papermill. I used two Cuttlebug embossing  folders, Happy Birthday and a large circle, on the red card and covered the join with a Spellbinders Parisian Motif die. I matted it all on to the bright yellow card. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and used Sakura's 3D Crystal Lacquer on the paint blobs and brush tip so that the paint looks wet. I carefully cut round the palette and raised it on 3d pads for depth. I generated the sentiment on the computer and that's it, complete!

For details of our sponsor this week, check the One Stitch at a Time challenge blog.

I'm entering my card in to the following challenges:

The Pink Elephant - Masculine

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything Goes

Desmet Designs - For the Men and Boys

Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge - Birthday Celebrations 

Twisted Tuesday Challenges - Use something clear - I used crystal lacquer on the paints. Favourite embossing folders!

Inky Impressions Challenges - Celebrations 

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes 

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge - Something Masculine

Inspire me Fridays - Always Anything Goes

Fluff the Cat

 

I made this card yesterday but I've just managed to get the photo taken this morning. I've used a Craft UK card blank again - gone are the days when I used to score and make my own! It's an 8x 8 square and the backing paper is from a First Editions pad called Hideaway. The red card is from Papermill. The image is another that I won from Sweet 'n' Sassy and the face on this cat is priceless! I coloured it with Promarkers and after cutting with my Spellbinders oval nestie I used Distress Ink in Mustard Seed round the edges. I matted it on to the scalloped nestie in yellow card frorm Papermill and then matted that on to another grand oval nestie in red. I tucked an Ironworks motif under the image and a strip of Joanna Sheen's red organza ribbon is across the bottom. I then went the whole hog and cut some Whimsy bunting and Cuttlebug balloons. I used Creative Expressions baker's twine for the strings on balloons and bunting.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments - For a Child

Ladybug Crafts Ink  -Birthdays

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy - Use a Flourish

The challenge over at Whoopsi Daisy this week is Use a Flourish. My card blank is a large square from Craft UK. I used an image from Sheet 343, available here. The backing paper is from my stash and the lilac card is from Payper Box. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder on a panel of the lilac card. One of the doileys from Nat's candy is also part of the background to the lovely image. I coloured her with Promarkers and then cut the image out with the Spellbinders rectangle nestie, adding the scalloped rectangle as the mat. I used two Spellbinders flourishes to the bottom and finished off the design of the card with some Card Candi at the top corners.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:
Bearly Mine - Embossing
Sassy Studio Designs - Flowers and Flourishes
Crafter's Companion - Four Legged Friends
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes

#110 Anything Goes

Today's challenge over at One Stitch at a Time is Anything Goes. My team mate Josephine chose  Sylvie's image of Swans (from the Stitchybear Digital Stamps Shop) for us to use and it was a very challenging image to colour............or not! I gave them just a few tinges of grey with one of my Promarkers and smudged it - mine are not perfectly white swans. I used Distress Inks to make the water and then cut the image with a Spellbinders grand nestie. I mounted it on to the larger size nestie in navy blue. One of my favourite Cuttlebug embossing folders came into play as I embossed the white paper with reeds and birds. The embossed panel was matted on to pale blue card from Papermill. I placed some white feathers just underneath the nesties to frame the bottom of the image. The card blank is a large square from Craft UK.

Our sponsor this week is Creative Craft World with 3 Promarkers as the prize and there will be a Stitchybear collaboration prize too along with $3 runner up prize. Remember to read the rules about the prizes on the challenge blog.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments - Use a digi
Bearly Mine - Embossing
Shopping Our Stash - Anything Water Related

Spots and Dots

The challenge over at Whoopsi Daisy is Sports and Dots, or is it Dots and Spots? Hm, never mind, I've got both. The colours are Spring like so I've also entered this one in to the Joanna Sheen Challenge which has the theme Spring is in the Air.

The image is from Joanna Sheen's CD Daisy and Friends, all the images drawn by Linnie. I coloured it with Promarkers before cutting out into a rectangle. I cut a Spellbinders scalloped square and put it through the Grand Calibur with the Cuttlebug folder Swiss dots. This was used as a mat to make the image stand out. The backing paper is from a First Editions pad called Hideaway and I used the sheet of glittered spots in springlike colours. I matted it on to yellow card from Ross Paper. I used a Whimsy die to cut the circle and added a button from Create and Craft and some yellow baker's twine from Joanna Sheen. I generated the sentiment on the computer. The large square card blank is by Craft UK.

L is for my favourite things

My card is covering two challenges today and I've had a lot of fun making it. The challenge over at Whoopsie Daisy is a sketch and CD Sunday has L for.............. I've used Daisy and Friends CD by Joanna Sheen with drawings by Linnie. My L is for my favourite colour Lime Green with a lovely little boy and little boys are my favourites too. There's a lot of love gone into this card and Linnie is the artist! Lots of Ls.

 My card blank is a small square by Craft UK. The lime green card is by Papermill and the checked backing paper was from a freebie pad given with a magazine a few months ago. The green band across the middle is by First Edition from their pad called Hideaway. I've used a Cuttlebug die to cut the photo corners and a brad by Wild Orchid Crafts is top right. The four Card Candi pieces complete the design.

#100 Fun in the Jungle

This is my card for the challenge over at One Stitch at a Time. The theme is Anything Goes and my digi is Fun in the Jungle by Donna at Stitchybear Digital Stamps. They are cute animals and I had fun colouring them in with my Promarkers. I inked the bottom edge with a Distress Ink and added three pieces of Card Candi to the top right of the image. I backed the image with black leather look card as a slight border before backing with a cream Spellbinders scalloped grand nestie. The yellow backing paper is by Costco and it's matted on to black card from Papermill. I used my Cuttlebug stamp die to cut three shapes for my Cuttlebug animals to rest on and edged the postage stamps with Distress Inks. I used silver card for the elephant and cream card for the giraffe and lion and that card was also from Papermill. The card blank is by Craft UK.

The sponsors this week are Creative Craft World who is supplying the winner with 3 Promarkers

 

and Stitchybear who will be supplying a mini collaboration pack.

 

and here is the collaboration pack that you can win! Wow!!

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges: 

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Moving Along with the Times - Cute Critters 

Crafters Companion - Anything Goes 

Craft us Crazy - Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes