Inspiration Destination Challenge 7

This week I have two cards to show you for our Anything Goes Challenge, number 7, over at Inspiration Destination.

We have two sponsors this week, Digital Delights and Sherri Baldy.

This first card shows you the Jack in the Box by Digital Delights (he's actually called Peeking Ginger Baby but I think he looks like a Jack in the Box lol) and I decided to make an easel card with him.

 I coloured him with Promarkers and then cut him out very carefully. My Joanna Sheen card blank was folded for the easel and then red Papermill card and a printed backing paper were added as the backing. I used a Cheery Lynn die to cut the doily in Mirri card and set the Jack in the Box against the doily. The starbursts were perfect for this card and they are ny Joanna Sheen again, from her Signature range of dies. I cut it in three different colours and added those to the easel. The 'waste' stars were added to the base of the easel and the sentiment, as the stop, was generated on the computer. 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything Goes

Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Anything Goes (Christmas)

Creative Corner Challenge - It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

QKR Stampede - Let's Talk Christmas

Crafty Calendar Challenge - It's All About Christmas

Jellypark Challenge - Merry Christmas

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations Challenge - Anything Goes/Stars

Squigglefly Challenge - Christmas

This is my second card using this image, Image 152 - I called Cupcake, from Sherri Baldy

I used a small square card blank by Craft UK. The backing paper is from a pad by Papercraft Essentials and is matted on to pink Papermill card. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and cut it out with a Spellbinders classic oval die and matted it on to the scalloped oval in pink. The pink organza ribbon is by Joanna Sheen and the sentiment is from a sheet of sayings by Inkadinkado called 'Tell it like it is'. The little cupcake image, which was a freebie stamp in a magazine, was coloured with Promarkers and I added some Floracraft's Diamond Dust for frosting on top.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything Goes

Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Catch the Bug Challenge - Show us your Food

Dragonfly Dreams Lauralcraft Challenge - Let's be girly and use a die cut or punch

Corrosive Challenges - Girly

Love to Create - Anything Goes

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Add a sentiment

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you all for visiting. Hazel x

MAWTT - Sparkle and/or Shine

This is my card for Team B's week at Moving Along with the Times. It was Sue's turn to decide on the theme and she chose Sparkle and/or Shine.

My card is a large square by Joanna Sheen. The white paper was embossed with a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder and was then matted on to the base card as background for this beautiful image. The rose is a Fitztown image and you can buy it here.  I coloured it with my Promarkers and then cut with a Spellbinders classic circle and matted on to a dusky pink scalloped circle.The dusky pink card is from Papermill. The diamond butterfly is from The Handcrafted Card Company. The fabulous 'fabulous' was a pressie from Laurie, a DT buddy. The only other embellishments were little pink pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts.

My card has already been sent to a good friend.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion - Bright and Sparkly
Love to Scrap Challenge - Bling it On
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Make it Sparkle
Fantastic Tuesday - Anything Goes with the twist of one butterfly
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge 6

I've got two cards to show you today as the Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog is being sponsored by Gerda Steiner and Robyn's Fetish. Here is my first card showing 'Elephant with Balloon Bird' by Gerda Steiner.

My card blank is by Joanna Sheen. The two shades of orange card are both by Papermill. I embossed the paler card with the Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder of pennants before matting it on to the bright orange. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and then cut with a Spellbinders grand classic circle, leaving the balloon to jut out over the frame. One of my new sentiments from Inkadinkado is cut with another Spellbinders die and is raised in the bottom corner. I decided to add some more animal friends and so used my Provo Craft dies to cut them in various colours.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Animals
Card Mania - Use your Dies
Crafty Cardmakers - Cut it Out
Eureka Stamps - Count Your Blessings
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes



Here is my second card using 'Puppy Paws' by Robyn's Fetish.

I just love dogs when they 'smile' at me, hence the sentiment. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and then cut it using a Sue Wilson Italian collection die. I made the backing paper by stamping a Sarah Beise dog stamp in Memento ink over white paper. I matted it on to Hobbycraft pearlescent green card and cut four Signature corner dies by Joanna Sheen. The card blank is, again, by Joanna Sheen. The sentiment is by Inkadinkado and after cutting with a small Spellbinder resplendent rectangle I used two shades of green Distress Ink on the edges. 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Card Mania - Use your Dies

Crafty Cardmakers - Cut it Out

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting. Hazel x

Fitztown - Anniversary/Love

My card this week uses the image Valentine 4 and it's available for you to buy here at the Fitztown Store. The theme this time at the Fitztown Challenge Blog is Anniversary or Love.

The scalloped card blank is by Craft UK. The gold glitter paper is by Papermania and I rounded all the corners using my Carl punch. I embossed a sheet of white paper using a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder and then, after using a Spellbinder Grand square scalloped nestie, matted it on to the gold glitter. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and carefully cut round the heart leaving a very small white border. After adding the image to the embossed background I used a Memory Box die for the heart which I set in the bottom right corner. My Spellbinder dies came out and I cut 50 in gold card to add at a slight angle to the bottom left.

It would have been our 50th wedding anniversary on 14th of this month and this theme came just at the right time. We had a very happy marriage for almost 48 years and Eric's never far from my thoughts, but especially so at this time.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - Anything Goes
Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes
Peachy Keen Challenge - Inspiration photo and thankful theme
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Catch the Bug Challenge - Anything Goes
Mema's Crafts November Challenge - Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft November Challenge - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge 5 - Deborah, Hat Lady

Come and join us at Inspiration Destination and have some fun with Anything Goes. This week our sponsor is Rick St Dennis and I chose the image 'Deborah, Hat Lady'.

My large card blank is by Joanna Sheen. I used my new Sue Wilson die 'Bevelled Glass Striplet' and cut three in black card from Papermill. I have had the sparkly paper for ever! I bought it from Create and Craft when they first started and have used very little of it. I stuck the the three black striplets on separate colours and then matted them on to a creamy gold pearlescent card before matting that on to emerald pearlescent card from Hobbycraft.I coloured the image with my Promarkers and then cut with a Spellbinders grand nestie classic oval which I then mounted on to foam squares to let her stand proud. The only embellishments were the gems added to the bottom of the card in all three colours, red, green and silver.

I love this image and (dare I say this myself?) I love this card.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
As You Like It Challenge - Cute or Elegant and why - I'm not keen on making cute so stick to elegant images whenever I can.
Delightful Challenges - Three's not a crowd -  3 black striplets and three of each type of gem/pearl
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge - Dies and/or punches
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes
Passion for Promarkers - Add some Sparkle
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Fitztown - Distress

'Distress' is the theme over at the Fitztown Challenge Blog so please come along and join us. I used the image Wild 6 which you can buy here.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers and then tore the image out - you can't get more distressed than that, right? lol I then used Black Soot Distress Ink on the torn edges. The card blank is an 8x8 square by Joanna Sheen. My Crafter's Companion embossalicious folders came into play. I embossed a sheet of white paper, with a trellis type pattern, as the base of the mat and then used a sheet of Black Magic Core-dination card for the background to the wolf. I used the leaves embossing folder on this and rubbed the surface until the green showed through the black. I also tore round the sides making the green visible on the edges. When I matted it on to the embossed white I raised it on foam pads so that it stood out more. The wolf image was set against the background and then I generated the sentiment on the computer, tearing the edges and distressing as before.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Creative Moments Challenge - Anything Goes
DigiStamps4Joy - Animals
Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Treasured Times Rubberstamp Challenges - Anything Goes

Thanks for coming along, it's much appreciated. Hazel x

MAWTT Someone Special at Christmas

It's Shell's turn to host the challenge over at Moving Along With The Times this week and she chose 'Someone Special at Christmas' for the theme.

I bought some DL cards from Craft UK at the Alexandra Palace craft fair and decided to make a DL card and use my Spellbinders heart strip die. The red card is from Papermill. I embossed the white paper (yes, it does look pink but that's just my bad photography!) with a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder and matted it on to the red card. After cutting my heart strip I added one large green gem to the centre and then all I had to do was add the sentiment which I generated on the computer.This is the nearest I get to making any cards for 'someone special' I'm afraid.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Embossing
Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs Challenge - Dies and/or Punches
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Clean and Simple Sunday Challenge - Emboss it
Scribble and Scrap Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Use a sentiment
Inky Chicks - Christmas
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes