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Monday, 11 March 2024

Hello!

Hello

Today card is using a freebie stamp set I got from a magazine years ago, I have fussy cut him out and layered him onto some patterned paper. The log and speech bubble was another stamp set I brought second hand. It seems to be unbranded.




I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Daring cardmakers - Just sew ends 15th March

Critter Crazy Challenges #84 A/G with a featured critter ends 25th March

Try it on Tuesday - Spring  ends on the 18th March

Daisy chain challenge - #83 Animals ends 28th March

Creative Fingers Challenge - A/G ends 25th March

CRAFT challenge  Anything goes #711 ends 13th March


Challenge yourself

 Hello

I have made a scrapbook page using a couple of recent photo's of when we went to Las Vegas at Christmas, and we had a day out to the Grand Canyon.



I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Challenge yourself - #123 A colour palette 


Lasting memories layout challenge #692 Got into shape Squares

The paper Funday challenges March #63 Anything goes with an optional twist DIES . Ends 31st March - die cut camera

Friday, 8 March 2024

Happy Birthday

 Good Evening.

I thought I would share a card I made recently using some scraps of papers, a die cut butterfly, and some old felt peel off flowers and leaves. Matted and layered, the outer leftover bits from die cutting oval shapes. I finished it off with some faux stitching around the edge.




I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Daring Cardmakers - Just Sew - Ends 15th March

Crafty Catz weekly challenge - #667 Monochrome/Anything goes ends 21st March

Creative Fingers challenge #273 Anything goes ends 22nd March

Creative inspirations challenge #12 Anything goes ends 28th March

CRAFT challenge  Anything goes #711 ends 13th March

The paper Funday challenges March #63 Anything goes with an optional twist DIES ends 31st March

Wednesday, 6 March 2024

Double Deckers

 Hello 

Todays card is made using another one of my Penny Black stamps. I have had it quite a long time. It's a 2012 wooden stamp called Double Deckers.


I have coloured in the stamps with Promarkers, and used some papers I got from a magazine years ago. And added some scrap ribbon and London theme buttons.


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Penny Black Friends Saturday challenge March 

I Love Promarkers Challenge blog #554 Anything goes

Lets Create Challenges Anything goes/ Give thanks #205

Digi choosday  week 9 Anything goes



Saturday, 2 March 2024

Balloon madness!

 Good Morning

I have made a card using the Penny Black wooden stamp from 2001, called 'Balloon madness'


As you can see I have almost copied the colouring from the stamp, using my Promarker pens. I then matted and layered onto various scrap papers, also die cut the greeting, and added as few wooden embellishments. Finally adding  some ribbon.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Penny Black Saturday Challenge -March, Anything goes or Easter - Ends end of March

Krafty Chicks Challenge - #705 Anything goes - Ends 6th March

Creative Knockouts Challenge - #516 Anything goes - ends 15th March


Monday, 13 November 2023

Merry Christmas

 

Today's card I would like to enter it into the below challenges challenge over at 

Outlawz Challenge - Wednesday sketch challenge

Christmas Bingo Challenges #4 Anything goes with 3 bingo (RED, Die cuts and Free die )

Colourful options November challenge  - RED 




The back ground with baubles, were some old stamp sheets my son did when he was little trying to make a picture with some of my stamps, and I couldn't bear to throw them away, so thought I would use them on this card. The digi image is one from Whoopsi Daisy from years ago. There are scraps of card from my stash, ribbon and brad. And die cut the greeting using a Lisa Horton, a freebie set I got recently from a papercraft magazine



Friday, 3 November 2023

Merry Christmas to you...

 Today's card is made using one of the stamps from my House-Mouse and Friends rubber stamp set.

 Gruffies Dancing queen set from Joanna Sheen.




I have coloured this image with my Promarkers, and used some old backing papers from a freebie pack with a magazine a few years ago. Matted it onto red card, and added a res tree brad. The greeting was part of a wooden stamp from Dovecraft.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

 

 


Wednesday, 25 October 2023

House Mouse Birthday!

 Todays card is one using one of the lovely stamp sets from House Mouse designs. it's one of the Gruffies set's 'Dancing Queen' I purchased from Joanna Sheen some years ago around 2009/2010.



I have die cut a few items, the greeting, hearts, stars. Added some, gems, ribbon and string to make the balloon and Hat 3D. I coloured the image using promarkers, and used a corner punch to give the notched effect on the corners.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Retro Rubber Challenge blog #218 Fall picnics 4 colours used - green, brown,yellow and white

aaabirthday #54 favourite colours

House-mouse & friends challenge HMFMC#401 Anything goes -use a house mouse friend

Polkadoodles challenge Week 42 Anything goes



Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Halloween card

 I would like to enter the below card into 

most magical time of the year. #13




I have used a Penny Black wooden stamp, and a Sizzix Halloween embossing folder, spider web die and various ribbon, papers and gems.

Saturday, 21 October 2023

Christmas cup over at 52 CCT

I have been invited to be a guest designer on  52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge as I was a previous winner. Thanks for inviting me!


                                   



My Christmas card is one made using paper scraps, and a recycled Christmas bag made of cotton, which will hold teabags!! I have also attached a couple of cardboard embellishment tags, and a wire embellishment. and some Ribbon.

Hope you like it! thanks 

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

House mouse Christmas

Today's card is one using a House mouse designs stamp made using one of my House mouse stamps from Stampendous


I coloured the image using Promarkers,, and used some backing papers from a magazine freebie in my stash. Added a few embellishments to finish



I would like to enter this into the following challenges.

House-mouse and friends Monday #399 ends 1st October

Allsorts challenge Blog week 747 four legged friends

Polkadoodles Challenge week 38 A/G

Pammies Inky pinkies challenge #2338 A/G

Creative Fingers #262 A/G

My time to craft #517 use two or more patterned papers 

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Christmas Mice

I have made a Christmas card using this lovely cute Mice stamp from Penny Black. It is a wooden stamp, called Xmas Troupe from 2009.


I have coloured it using promarkers, and used my square dies, to cut out the matting and layering. The back ground paper is from the collection called 'The Night before Christmas' from Trimcraft/Helz Cuppleditch. The greeting is from a stamp from Forever friends/Docrafts from 2008.  I used a touch of red glitter , and star sequins, gems to finish.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge

 52 Christmas card throwdown September Christmas Mice ends 22nd September











Space birthday

 I have made a space theme card for my son's 14th Birthday.


I have used a few older items I had, 

 Doodlebug Design inc - Male theme scrapbook set - the square sequins. 

Embossing boards from Cuttlebug (provocraft)

Rocket die cut from Lin & Lene design

Alien rub on's from Crate paper

a few peel off and gems added.


To enter into 

Allsorts Challenge Blog week 746

Creative Fingers Anything goes #261



Monday, 18 September 2023

Grrreat Birthday


Todays card is made using the Sketch from the below. I used a stamp set I have had for years but never got round to using, and coloured them with promarkers.


Bazoo stamp set 'A Grrreat day'
zig zag lines from a creative expressions set 'Jungle friends'

 Creative Moments  Sketch #250 



Pammie's inky Pinkies Anything goes #2337

Crazy for cats challenges #11 anything cats

creative fingers challenge #261 anything goes

Just add ink #670 - wildlife

Patties creations design challenge #210 stamped or digital image

Sunday, 10 September 2023

Doggy Birthday

 This card was made using some old decoupage sheets I had years ago.  I die cut some hearts out and used a peel off greeting and a few enamel dots


My time to craft Cats and dogs theme #516

Allsorts Challenge Blog Anything goes week745

Di's Design challenge blog  Die cuts and/or punches challenge

Pink Gem Challenge Anything goes Week 18

Birthday Cat

 I have had this wooden stamp in my collection for years, it is from Hobby Art. Such a lovely cat image.



I have coloured the image using my promarkers, and die cut out the scalloped rectangles, butterfly, tag, greeting and hearts. Added some enamel dots to finish.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges


My time to craft Cats and dogs theme #516

Allsorts Challenge Blog Anything goes week745

Crazy for Cat's challenge #11 Cats

PolkaDoodles Challenge Anything goes Week36

Di's Design challenge blog  Die cuts and/or punches challenge 

Remember Bagpuss?

 Who remembers Bagpuss? I used to love watching it.



Today card is made using some decoupage sheets I had in my stash , and scraps of paper also from my stash. Very simple to make.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

My time to craft Cats and dogs theme #516

Allsorts Challenge Blog Anything goes week745

Crazy for Cat's challenge #11 Cats

Saturday, 26 August 2023

Great day

 I would like to enter this card into 

Allsorts challenge week 743 - Butterfly theme ends 1st Sept



I have used a Santoro Gorjuss stamp 'time to fly' and coloured her with promarkers, the back ground papers are from a random pack of papers, and the butterfly stamps are also from the Gorjuss set.


Butterfly challenge at Allsorts

 This week at Allsorts Challenge Blog they have a butterfly theme


Allsorts Challenge Week 743 Butterfly or anything goes


I would like to enter the following card


I have used a few dies, and some old papers from my stash, along with some paper flowers, gems, buttons.


Friday, 2 June 2023

Christmas card with Coffee and masculine Theme

 Hello

Here is a Christmas card to be entered into the card challenges below. Father Christmas is having a well earned Coffee or Tea in the bath! With his socks and pants hanging up to dry.




To be entered into

 Jingle belles - Coffee and Christmas - ends 14th June 

 Caffeinated Christmas card challenge - Christmas and masculine -  ends 25th June.