Moving Along with the Times - Christmas Climate

This week at Moving Along with the Times it's Red's turn to choose the theme and it's 'Christmas Climate'.

My card is made using a freebie stamp that I received in a magazine a long time ago. I've used a small Craft UK card blank and three varying shades of silver paper and card as the background. The embossed card is embossed using Provocraft folders. The base paper was given in a Secret Santa gift a couple of years ago and it's the first time I've used it. The image was coloured with my Promarkers, then I hand cut the oval and edged with Stormy Sky Distress Ink. The sentiment is from one of Joanna Sheen's stamp plates. I stamped and embossed it with silver powder, trimmed it and rounded the corners before edging with Distress Ink. The organza ribbon is also from JS.

Inspiration Challenge 10

Here are my cards for the challenge number 10 at Inspiration Destination. The theme is Anything Goes and our sponsors this week are Dr Digi and Bugaboo.

My first card shows Metal Mick by Dr Digi.

I used a large square card blank by Joanna Sheen. The red card is by Papermill and has a Payperbox music patterned paper matted on to it as the background to Metal Mick. He was coloured with my Promarkers and had some Stickles added to his red guitar. A Memory Box treble clef die is used top right. I used a Joanna Sheen Signature die bunting in the top left. However, I didn't leave it as bunting I cut four small rectangles in Papermill red card and then added the letters of the recipient's name in gold brads - I bought these from Create and Craft at least ten years ago!

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
A Creative Romance Challenge - Something Old
Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles Challenge - Let's Face the Music
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

My second card shows Stella Fitness Level from Bugaboo.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers and then after cutting it into a rectangle I matted it on to lime green and dark green card to match her sweat suit. lol I used the Couture Creations embossing folder called 'Tied Together' to emboss a sheet of white paper which I then matted on to the green card as before. The large card blank is by Joanna Sheen. I raised the matted image on foam pads and then added Mei Flower pearls to the background. The sentiment is by Inkadinkado and I heat embossed it before adding to the top right. Mei Flower gems were then added to the top left of the image and one was added to the sentiment. 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Digitally Sweet Challenge - Anything Goes

The Stamping Boutique Challenge - Sparkle

TIME OUT Challenge - Embossing with optional twist of sparkle

Inspiration Destination Challenge 9

This week we have the sponsor, Sweet 7, for our challenge over at Inspiration Destination. Come and join us, remember we are always Anything Goes with a digital element.

My image is Sunflowers in Vase and can be bought here:       http://sweet7digitals.bigcartel.com/product/sunflowers-in-vase

I decided to make a DL card to follow the elongated shape of the vase and it turned out to be a very simple card. This is one of those cards when I'm thinking maybe I should have done something else with it, it's not one of my favourites.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers and then cut it with a Spellbinders label die before adding some Creative Expressions Cosmic Shimmer dots to the corners - in bronze. The sheet of pale yellow Papermill card was embossed as the background. A narrow bronze organza ribbon from Create and Craft was wrapped around the bottom. The image was raised on foam dots near the top and then an Inkadinkado sentiment was stamped in brown Memento ink and cut with a Sue Wilson resplendent rectangle die. This was fixed between the image and the ribbon and had a wooden flower added as the finishing touch. Hmm.............................

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Allsorts Challenge - No Design Papers Allowed
Cards Galore Challenge - Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
A Crafty Mess Challenge 1 - Anything Goes
Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
TIME OUT Challenge - Embossing
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Let's be girly and use a die cut or punch
Card Mania Challenge - Use a Digi
Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes

Fitztown - Pink and Silver Christmas

This is my card for the Pink and Silver Christmas challenge over at the Fitztown Challenge Blog. Each challenge runs for two weeks and I'm here to encourage you to come along and join us - come on, you know you want to make yet another Christmas card! lol

My card blank is a large 8x8 square by Joanna Sheen. The pink card is from Papermill and the silver paper is from a Papermania pad - I have glitter everywhere. The image is called Winter 2 and you can buy it here at the Fitztown Store. I coloured it with my Promarkers but the candle I coloured with a silver Sakura pen. I added some pink glitter to the baubles but I don't think I made a very good job of that. I matted the image on to more pink card and then raised it on foam pads to stand proud of the backing mat. I used my Spellbinders dies to cut the sentiment base and the ornate pieces to the left. My Create and Craft 'dazzlers' came out for only the second time and I added three to the top left of the image. It's definitely pink and silver. lol

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Bearly Mine Challenge - Christmas cards
Card and Scrap Challenge - Christmas card
Christmas Cards All Year Round - No patterned Paper
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - Make it Sparkle
Crafty Calendar Challenge - It's All About Christmas
Inkspirational Challenge - Christmas
We Do Doobadoo Challenge - Christmas

Moving along with the Times - Autumn Leaves

It's my turn this week to host the challenge at Moving Along with the Times and I chose the theme of Autumn Leaves. Unfortunately my eyes have been so bad that I didn't get the chance to write my MAWTT post as Hostess and Hazel (Didos) did it for me - thank you, Hazel. My blog post had been scheduled, apart from this couple of sentences, so there was no problem for me there.

Here's my card and for a change I haven't used any image, only a sentiment, diecut leaves and embossed background.

The large card blank is by Joanna Sheen and the brown card is by Papermill. The embossing folder is by Crafter's Companion. The quote was taken from the internet and is by Elizabeth Lawrence. After generating on the computer I cut it with a Sue Wilson die and raised it on foam pads. The leaves are mostly cut with Spellbinder dies but there's also a Marianne leaf die amongst them. The varying shades of card and paper are from my stash.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
2 Cute Ink Digital Stamps Challenge - Orange, Yellow and Brown
Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes
Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Add a Sentiment
Craft Creations New Challenge - Anything Goes
Great Impressions November Challenge - Thankful Thoughts
Lacy Sunshine Challenge - Harvest or Thanksgiving

Inspiration Destination Challenge 8

Here is my card for the challenge over at Inspiration Destination this week. Anything Goes with a digital element. Come long and join us

Our sponsor this week is Digi4Joy and I have the lovely image of candies/sweets, call them what you will, they're beautiful! lol

My card blank is by Joanna Sheen. I coloured the candies with my Promarkers and then cut the image into a rectangle, backing it with pale peach pearlescent paper. I added a Creative Expressions Cosmic Shimmer gold dot to each corner. I used the Couture Creations 'Tied Together' embossing folder on some Papermill brown card, which I also matted on to the pale peach paper.

I used an Inkadinkado stamp for the sentiment which I heat embossed with Orange Marmalade before backing with the pale peach paper. I stamped some Inkadinkado sweets and then cut them out after colouring them - these were the only embellishments I decided to use.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Cards Galore Challenge - Anything Goes
Mema's Crafts November Challenge - Anything Goes 3rd entry
Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
Words 2 Scrap By - Gratitude and Kindness
Great Impressions November Challenge - Thankful Thoughts
That Craft Place Challenge - Anything Goes
Going Grey -Scrap Creations Challenge - Giving Thanks
Passion for Promarkers - Entertain Us - the song, As Sweet as Candy
Shopping Our Stash Challenge - Thankful
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Fitztown - Anything Goes

Here's your favourite theme - Anything Goes - so come along and join us at Fitztown Challenge Blog. The image I've used is called Cutie 11 and you can buy it here, at the Fitztown Store.

My card blank is an 8x8 square by Joanna Sheen. The image didn't take much colouring but I did use three of my Promarkers, a touch of pink, ivory and grey. lol I fussy cut the image and raised it on foam pads before adding to the mat of green backing paper from the First Edition Hideaway pad matted on to green pearlescent card. The little foam lamb is from Hobbycraft and I added that alongside a border of flowers cut with a Memory Box die. I generated the sentiment on the computer and cut it with the Spellbinders resplendent rectangle. The only addition then was the sun peeping in at the corner and I cut this freehand! lol (I bet you never guessed.)

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Crafting for all Seasons - Birthdays
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - It's our Birthday
Inky Impressions Challenge - Animals
Art Impressions Challenge - Zoo or Animal
Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes
Craft for the Craic November Challenge - Birthday
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Cards Galore Challenge - Anything Goes
Mema's Crafts November Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting. Hazel x




Bet you didn't know Fitztown offers pre-colored images. Well, they do!  Here is my little Cutie 11 already coloured for you - check it out. 

They've got LOTS going on! You should take time and check out the store. You'll see all the other stuff they have to offer... like puzzles, fabric... you could find lots more here books, mugs... they've even got a bag... with lots more to come, I'm sure!