INTAAS - Mode of Transport

Hello again, it was time for my challenge theme and I chose 'Mode of Transport' so come along and join us at International Art and Soul.

My  card blank is, once again, a 7 x 7 by Craft UK. My chocolate brown card is by Creative Expressions and was set as the mat. I used Spellbinder dies to cut the green centre piece and the yellow 'sun', both cards by Papermill. The image is from one of Joanna Sheen CDs and I set it on the green shaped card with a row of green Mei Flower gems below it. I also used a strip of green gem ribbon which is from my stash of ribbons that I bought in America quite a few years ago. The stash is still going strong! 

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Gem of a Craft - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes with an animal

Crafts Galore - Anytthing Goes

Guest Designer

Today I'm a Guest Designer for 613 Avenue Create using a Fitztown image of Floral 3 available here.

It's also a RAK day on 17 February so I've made this door hanger for a friend to hang on her craft room door. We all need a quiet time and what better than to have it in your craft room?

I coloured the image with my Promarkers and tore it out before using Distress Ink on the torn edges. The MDF plaque, which I bought from Joanna Sheen a few years ago, had already been painted with yellow emulsion paint before I added purple Cosmic Mist on top of it. The shimmer didn't show up very well but the colour works. The lilac lace with ribbon was from the local market and I lay that close to the bottom edge. I used a Spellbinders oval nestie and laid that at an angle to the left with a torn scrap of 'musical' paper, again edged with the Distress Ink. alongside it. I arranged the Floral image over the two. The sentiment is from Joanna Sheen. I was in a tearing frame of mind (lol) so I tore this out too and edged it with the Shaded Lilac Distress Ink, as before. I set this to the right and added three Mei Flower lilac pearls under the sentiment. I also added some of these to the oval nestie for added bling! To finish it off I added three Wild Orchid Craft flowers with some die cut swirls that a friend sent me, thanks Nataliya. Of course, it still needed a hanger so I used some of my new purple ribbon that I bought at Jo-Ann's when we were in Florida at Christmas. I fastened the ribbon on each side with a Dovecraft jewel brad.

I didn't expect to get this finished as my eyes have been really bad over the past few weeks. Roll on 18 March when I hope that an injection will sort them out for the next three or four months.

I'm entering this plaque into the following challenges:
City Crafter Challenge - You Matter
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - Use some Flowers
Anything but a Card Challenge - Friendship
Catch the Bug Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you all, once again, for visiting. I'm hoping that I can return the favour just as soon as my eye situation is resolved.

Inspiration Destination Challenge 16

This week our sponsor is Rick St Dennis and I chose to work with 'Chanteuse 2'. Come over to Inspiration Destination and join our Anything Goes challenge.

Here's my card:

How it ever got finished I have no idea as I have a new puppy, Lily, and she is making it VERY hard for me to do any crafting.

The card blank is by Joanna Sheen. I coloured the image with my Promarkers adding some Stickles to her necklace, bracelet and anklet. I gave her an outline of yellow, cut the image into a rectangle and then coloured the edge with yellow again, hopefully to give the effect of stage lights (!!) I backed it on to dark turquoise pearlescent card ready to go on the card mat. I used a paler turquoise card from Papermill and embossed it with a 'bows' embossing folder (sorry, can't remember the make). That was then matted on to the dark pearlescent card. A strip of turquoise jewelled ribbon was added to the left column - they are so gorgeous they must be real (I think I got them at Jo-Ann's on my recent Florida trip). I wasn't quite sure how to finish it off, I couldn't think of a suitable sentiment so eventually decided on a star charm dangling from some Creative Expressions' baker's twine.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Well, my eyes have been so bad that I haven't been able to stay on the computer long enough to add to any challenges. I'm so sorry, will see you all next week - I hope!

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

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

Inspiration Destination Challenge 4

This is challenge 4 at Inspiration Destination so come along and join in the fun. This week I have two cards to show you. We are being sponsored by Sweet 7 and Crafty Sentiments and I have a card showing an image from each sponsor.

My first card is using the image of a sweet little ghost and the sentiment 'Boo to You', both by Sweet 7.

My card blank is a large square by Joanna Sheen. The leather look card is by Papermill and I thought it perfect for the background to this cute little ghost. The only time I needed my Promarkers was to colour the bow and, of course, it had to be red.I cut out the sentiment and matted it on to bright red card, again by Papermill. The only embellishment was a red square button, tied with black silk, both from my stash.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Pumpkin Spice Saturday Challenge - Harvest or Halloween

Crafty Catz Challenge - Black with one other colour

Fairy Tale Challenge - Happy Halloween

Simply Create Too - Halloween or Lots of Orange

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge - Halloween

That's Crafty Challenge - Spooky

The Stamping Boutique - Trick or Treat

Sentimental Sundays Challenge - Too cute to spook

The Corrosive Challenge - Halloween

This image is Lola by Crafty Sentiments.

I coloured her with Promarkers. The pink paper is by Papermill and I embossed it with my new embossing folder 'Rows of Bows' by Creative Expressions (I think!). I matted the embossed sheet on to pink card, also by Papermill. The pearls are from Meiflower and the pink metal charm is from Create and Craft. The sentiment is one from a sheet of sentiment by PaperArtsy. I matted it on to pink card and then added that to one of Sue Wilson's bow dies just to give a little extra to the shape.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Embossing
Crafting at the Weekend - Anything Goes 3rd Entry
Hiding in my Craft Room - Embossing
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Mainly Pink
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Use a sentiment
Die Cuttin Divas - Think Pink
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Moving Along with the Times - Birthday Boys

This week it's Susan's turn to host the challenge over at Moving Along with the Times. She also chose the theme - Birthday Boys - so here is my card.

I used a large square card blank by Joanna Sheen. The mat is blue Mirri board from Joanna Sheen, dark red card from Papermill and then an embossed sheet of grey card from Papermill. The embossing folder is by Crafter's Companion. The image is by April of Reece's Scrap Pieces over at Stitchybear Digi Outlet. I coloured Toby with Promarkers and cut him with a Spellbinders nestie, matting it on to blue Miiri board. I used another Spellbinders die to cut a resplendent rectangle which I criss crossed with baker's twine from Creative Expressions. I added a ruby red Card Candi to each corner and then finished it all off with a Happy Birthday sentiment that I generated on the computer before cutting with yet another Spellbinders die.

I have to go to the dentist this morning so I'll be round to visit all the DT later and I'll link up to the challenges later too.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges - No Designer Paper
A Gem of a Challenge - One for the Boys
My Sheri Crafts - Use a Digi
Passion for Promarkers - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for coming by and leaving your comments. They're all very much appreciated.

OSAAT #191 - Bingo

OK, the theme this week at One Stitch at a Time is Bingo and the Bingo card is below. You MUST still use a digi no matter which line of the bingo card that you use. 

I used the middle line - Stickles, Dies and 3 or More Layers. I chose Coosty Creations' Camel Digital Pack from Stitchybear Dig Outlet and you get the image plus the backing papers in the pack. You have to agree, surely, that this camel is a real sweetie. I love camels. I know that they spit but that's just in their nature. lol

I used my Promarkers to colour the image and I used Stickles Diamond on his eyes, nose and mouth just to make them look moist. I hope you can see it on the photo. My large square card blank is by Joanna Sheen. The beige card is by Papermill. The handmade paper is by Indus and I thought it suited the camel image perfectly, along with the Coosty Creations' backing papers. I used some X Cut dies to cut the image and the two backing papers. I raised the image on foam pads and then to give it a little more oomph I added some Cosmic Shimmer Bronze liquid pearls  to the corners. I like this card and I can't always say that about my cards. lol My brothers have both had their birthdays this year so I'm not sure who'll be getting this masterpiece!

The sponsor this week is Creative Craft World with a prize of 3 Promarkers. Please check out the challenge blog for details of the prize structure.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Anonymous Stamps - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Let's Make it Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Digitally Sweet Challenges - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

OSAAT #187 - Boo (or Halloween Colours)

The theme at One Stitch at a Time is Boo! (if you don't make Halloween cards then please use Halloween colours instead). My image this week is Cat Nip by Pookie over at Stitchybear Digi Outlet.

My card blank is a large square by Joanna Sheen. I embossed a sheet of Crafters Companion Core-dinations card with an embossalicious folder of giant dots, the folder is also by Crafters Companion. I sanded the dots to show a slight shade of the orange undercoat. Three lengths of Creative Expressions baker's twine was wound round the black card. I used a sheet of orange paper and stamped it with spider's webs and a sheet of green card and stamped that with bats. The paper and card both from Papermill. The little orange pumpkin was stamped with a Whiff of Joy stamp and coloured before fussy cutting. Cat Nip was coloured with my Promarkers. I cut her with a Spellbinders label die and edged it with Distress Ink, stamping spiders web round the edges. Then disaster struck! I had a black ink smudge close to her head and I couldn't use anything to hide it so I had to cut her out too. I actually like this design better than the first one so it wasn't such a disaster after all. lol I typed the sentiment on the computer, cut it out as a label and tied it in her hand.

The prize this week is from Creative Craft World and is 3 Promarkers. However, please check out the OSAAT challenge blog for full details of the prizes.

I'm entering my card in to the following challenges:
Dream Valley Challenges - Halloween
Creative Creations Challenges - Halloween
Parade Your Crafts - Halloween
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything Goes with option Halloween
The Crazy Challenge - Halloween
The Pink Elephant Challenge - Trick or Treat
By LORi Designs Challenge - Trick or Treat
Crafting for All Seasons Challenge - Too Cute to Spook
Creative Belli Blog - Halloween
Divas by Design - Spooked

Halloween

Every year we have children knocking on the door at Halloween and every year I make up some sort of goody bags for them.

This year I'd been saving some Pringles tubs - after I'd finished the crisps! I knew they would come in handy for something so I collected about seventeen before I eventually decided that until I thought of what to do with them I shouldn't save any more. I started to think of Halloween and then thought 'oh, my Pringles tubs are going to come into play'. I had already cleaned the foil lined insides with wet wipes so I covered some of them with black leather look paper from Papermill. I used some Hobbycraft black borders to decorate the bottom edge on some of them. I ran out of the black paper before I'd covered all the tubs so decided to use something else and I found the Happy Halloween images on Dafont. I just randomly typed the letter and came up with different images so it worked well. I edged them with some black Promarker scribbles. I'd bought some witch charms last year from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and I tied one of these round each tub with some black and white baker's twine from Creative Expressions. I cut a Spellbinders scalloped circle in Papermill orange card and then stamped 'Happy Halloween' in the centre of each. The stamp was from Whiff of Joy. I stuck these on the see through lids so that the children can't see what's in the tubs until they get home.

I've made all seventeen and have loads of sweets and lollies left if any more visitors call. Last year I'd made thirty bags and only gave out about six so this year I've cut back on the work. When the tubs are empty they could 'possibly' be used as pencil holders. In reality they'll probably end up in the bin!

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

By Lori Designs Challenge - Black, orange and 1 other
Lady Anne's Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties Challenge - Halloween
The Paper Shelter Challenge - Charm Us
City Crafter Challenge - Trick or Treat
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel Blog - Fall and Halloween
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Craft my Life All Crafts - Anything but card
Crafty Boots Challenge - Sweet Treats

This has filled in quite a bit of time and I've enjoyed making them. I'm also making cards for two design teams so I'm managing to keep reasonably busy. Thank you all for visiting and leaving such lovely comments.

OSAAT #157 - Spring

Spring is the theme this week over at One Stitch at Time so please join us. I used the image Baby Gangstaz Toby by April of Reece's Scrap Pieces over at Stitchybear Digital Stamp Store.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers before cutting with a Spellbinders grand nestie. I backed it with the larger size nestie in Papermill pale blue card. I love the backing paper which is sort of a greeny/grey check that I bought at a craft fair from Payper Box. I used Creative Expressions baker's twine to give some interest to the backing and then simply added a small Create and Craft 'dog' button. (Don't tell him but this card is for my son who breeds dogs.........................and he doesn't look a lot different from this Toby boy.) I generated the sentiment on the computer and cut it with Spellbinders dies. My card blank is by Joanna Sheen.

Check out the challenge blog for details of prizes.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:
Creative Creations Challenge - Things with B - Boy, Baker's twine, Button
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Cool Men
My Grafico - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew Challenge - Masculine
Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything Goes
ClearlyiStamp Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Corner Challenge - Anything Goes
Digi Haven Spring Challenge - Spring

Thank you all for visiting and for leaving me a comment.
Hazel

#127 Back to School

This week the challenge at One Stitch at a Time is Back to School. I had Barb's image of 'Yo' to work with and it's available at Stitchybear's Digital Stamp Shop.

It's the first time I've made an A5 card for ages but by the time I'd cut the image with a Spellbinders rectangle nestie I felt this size card would suit. The pale blue and the navy blue card are both from Papermill. The spotted paper is from a Papermania pack. I coloured the image with Promarkers and then matted it on to the scalloped nestie. The buttons are from Create and Craft and the baker's twine is from Creative Expressions. I typed some 'sums', cut them, edged them with a blue marker and that was it.

The sponsor is Joanna Sheen - check out the challenge blog for the prize structure.

I'm entering the card in to the following challenges~:
Raise the Bar - Back to School
Simply Create Too - Back to School
Moving Along with the Times - Anything but Square
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Child's Play
Scrap Creations - Kids Theme
Twisted Tuesday - Are you Blue?
Use it Tuesday - All About School -I've had the pale blue card and buttons for years.

#121 Rainbow Vista

I want to apologise for being missing over the past week. We've changed internet service provider and had a few hiccups at first. Hopefully these are all resolved now. However, my husband is very poorly and so crafting time has been sidelined to some extent.

The theme for the challenge over at One Stitch at a Time is 'Sun' and I think my card is sunny! Maybe too sunny? The image I used is 'Rainbow Vista' by Claire of Hope Jacare over at Stitchybear Digital Stamps Shop. I loved colouring this quirky image, I love Claire's designs full stop.

I used a card blank by Craft UK and the cream backing paper is by Papermill. The shiny yellow card is by Payper Box and all the other papers and card are by Papermill. I coloured the image with Promarkers and cut with the Spellbinders grand circle nestie before edging with Distress Ink in Squeezed Lemonade. I used various sizes in Spellbinders circle nesties for the background circles. Two of them are coloured with a flower pattern from a Creative Expressions Mask. To finish it off it only needed the 'You make me smile' sentiment from Lili of the Valley. I think we will all smile in the UK if we ever see the sun again this year. This digi image is perfect for this year's summer in the UK - rain, sun, rain, sun, rainbow and more rain! 

The sponsor this week is Creative Craft - do check on the OSAAT challenge blog for the prize structure.

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

My Grafico - Summer Bright Colours

Squigglefly - Summer Colours

Crafty Sentiments - Summertime

Oldie but a Goodie - Summertime - The Creative Expressions Mask 

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes 

Sassy Cheryl's - Anything Goes

Cupcake Craftroom - Lots of Layers

Cardmadfairy's digi challenge - Summertime

Delicious Doodles - Summertime

Totally Papercrafts - Here Comes Summer

Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog - Going Round in Circles

Thanks for visiting and thank you for all your kind comments. Have a happy day. 

Blue Mood

This is a card I've just finished off this morning, after starting it yesterday. I haven't posted any cards this week because of internet problems. My husband and I have both been poorly too so it's not been a good time in our house - it doesn't happen often but .................it wasn't a happy house!

Anyway, on to my card. I looked through my Saturated Canary digis and decided to use this freebie that Krista Smith posted on the blog a few weeks ago. This little girl looks as if she's having a party with her balloons but she needed some music to cheer her up after one of them burst. I used blue papers from the Capsule Collection by Docrafts. The white border is cut with a Spellbinders Parisian Motif die. I coloured the image with Promarkers and then cut it with one of the Spellbinders label dies. I used Sakura gelly roll pens to add glitter to the motifs on the slipper and the balloon string. The treble clef and music notes are Memory Box dies and I used them on blue pearlescent Payper Box card. The Dazzler buttons in the corners are by Creative Expressions. They are very blingy so I hope you can see that clearly when the card is enlarged.

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

Saturated Canary - Bling it on!
I love Promarkers - Music
The Stamp Man Challenge - Bling it on
Dutch Dare Challenge - For a Child
Little Miss Muffet's Challenge - Sparkle

Thank you all for visiting. I appreciate all your comments and love to read them.

Basketball Saturated Canary

I decided to colour another Saturated Canary image, I've become hooked on them, I knew I would! This one is for a boy and reminds me so much of when our sons were young and forever playing ball games. My card blank is a large square by Craft UK. I coloured him with Promarkers and cut it with a Spellbinders grand oval nestie. While it was still in the die I used Distress Ink in Stormy Sky to colour the inside edge. I used backing paper that I've had for ages and it was from one of the shopping channels - I think QVC. The navy blue card used for the mat is from Papermill. I ripped two pieces of the navy card and added a length of Creative Expressions' baker's twine to each one before adding to the background. The LOTV sentiment is top left and that also had the edges smudged with Distress Ink. Three pieces of Card Candi finish off the design.

I'm entering my card in to the following challenges:
Creative Craft Challenges - Red, White and Blue
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge - Anything Goes
Lexi's Creations - For the Boy/Man in our Lives
Love to Create Challenge - Add a Sentiment

The Crazy Challenge - Childhood Memories - mine are memories of my sons playing ball games in their childhood! Does that count?
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges - Red, White and Blue

I've noticed that I've lost some of my followers - I'm so sorry if you were one of them and decided to forget me! I do try to keep up with you all but I know that I fail miserably. I don't seem to have enough hours in the day to catch up.  Thank you to all my faithful followers who come to visit whether I can visit them or not. I do appreciate each and every one, thank you.

Bear Essentials

My card today is for the Lili's Little Fairies challenge of Bear Essentials. My card is a small square card blank by Craft UK. The orange card is by Papermill and the backing paper is from a freebie pad by Kate Knight. I coloured the LOTV image with Promarkers and cut it with my Spellbinders nestie. I left it in the die and used Distress Ink round the edge so that the white border was created. The die at the top left is a Memory Box die and the sentiment is by LOTV. It's distressed a bit too much but it still works - just! I added a button from my stash and a bow of Creative Expression's baker's twine.

I'm also entering my card in to the following challenge:
Bearly Mine - 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

Happy Easter

I hope you all have a very Happy Easter. I'm feeling much better and have actually managed to make a card today. My last easel card won at Sweet 'n' Sassy challenge blog and this image is one of my digi prizes.

I used a small square card blank from Craft UK and embossed the front with a Creative Expressions Tulip background mask. I wanted to leave it white so that the image of the tulips would stand out and I'm pleased with the way it turned out. I coloured the image with Promarkers and cut it with a Spellbinders rectangle nestie, backing it with a Ross Paper red card scalloped nestie. I added dark red 'Australian' ribbon.

I'm entering it in to the following challenges:

Sweet 'n' Sassy - Easter
Cardmad fairy's Digi Challenge - Dies and/or punches
Cardmakin Mamas - Easter
Prairie Fairy Fridays - Anything Goes
Glitter Geeks - Easter
Pattie's Creations - Easter
Wags 'n' Whiskers - Say it with Flowers

Spots and Stripes

I made this card yesterday but I've just managed to get a reasonable photograph of it today.  The card blank is a large square from Craft UK and the backing papers are from First Edition paper pad Desert Blooms. The red card is by Ross Paper. I used my Texting Josh image that I won on the Ladybug Crafts blog. I coloured Josh with Promarkers before cutting in to a rectangle and matting on to a red rectangle. The black mobile is cut, from Mirri board, with a Spellbinders die. I used a red button from Create and Craft and tied it with baker's twine from Creative Expresssions via Joanna Sheen. 

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:
 Ladybug Crafts - Spots and Stripes
Always Crafting - Anything Goes
Paper Makeup Stamps - For the Boys
Karens Doodles Challenge - Make it for a male
Love to Create - Masculine

Humour

I've made this card for the Creative Card Crew challenge and their theme 'Humour'. I love Bugaboo stamps and have made quite a few birthday cards this year with their images. Here is another. I've used a Craft UK large square card blank. Coredinations paper from Crafters Companion, embossed with a Creative Expressions embossing folder and then sanded. The Bugaboo image was coloured with Promarkers, cut with a Spellbinders grand oval nestie before being edged with a Distress Ink. The Bugaboo sentiment was also cut with a Spellbinders die and edged with Distress Ink.

I'm also entering it in to the following challenges:
Shopping Our Stash Challenge 41 - Sentiments Required or Use a Bugaboo image - covered both!