Crafty Cardmaker and More Challenge 116

This fortnight it is my turn to host the challenge over at  Crafty Cardmakers and More.  I have chosen the theme 'Flourishing' so I would like to see a flourish of some kind on your project, this can be stamped, die cut or even both! The challenge is sponsored by The stamping boutique

The top flourish is a cheery Lynn one(my favorite) and the bottom one is  Marianne Design.  I also used some lovely decoupage not done decoupage in a  while so I enjoyed it for a change.

 

Crafty Cardmakers and More Challenge 112

This fortnights challenge at Crafty Cardmakers and More is Paper Pricking.  I have used one of my favorite Marianne Design Dies and pierced the pattern round the hearts.

My nephew has just became a dad and to a wee girl so this is the card I made for the proud parents.

I am entering this card in the following challenge.

Challenges 4 Everyone     = Anything goes (4th April)

Crafty Cardmakers & More Challenge 107

This fortnights challenge at Crafty Cardmakers & More is "Bear With Me", in other words anything with a teddy bear, or more realistic image of a bear as the MAIN focal point of your project. Any sort of bear will be fine, so polar bear, grizzly bear, teddy bear etc., just make sure it is the MAIN focal point.

I used a Marianne design die to cut the backing for my stamped image, it's a teddy bo & co  rubber stamp and coloured her with pro markers.  The flower is another Marianne design one and the flourish is Cheery Lynn.

I am entering my card in the following challenges.

Challenges for everybody =  Anything goes 31/1/14

Glitter n Sparkle = Anything goes 12/1/14

Hobby Cutz = Anything goes 11/1/14

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 101

This weeks challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers is cute and furry.

I have used  crafters companion  decoupage.  The flowers are made from flower soft.  The corner and the circle are Marianne design dies and the sentiment stamp is a LOTV.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

Challenges 4 Everybody =  Anything goes  11/10/13

2 Sisters Challenge = Anything goes 5/10/13

Crafty Calender = Bear hunt 4/10/13

Crafts4 Eternity = Anything goes 4/10/13

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 97

This week it is my turn to host the challenge at Crafty Cardmakers I have chosen a theme of 1,2,3 - 1 image, 2 patterned papers and 3 embellishments

 For the 3 embellishments I have used a paper clip, flowers and gems. The 2 backing papers are from a Crafts Too paper pad. The image is from The paper shelter and coloured with promarkers. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

Challenges for everybody =  Anything Goes
That Craft Place = Its a girl thing

Holidays

This fortnights challenge at Crafty Cardmakers  is holidays.

Holidays to me mean sitting about at the beach and this decoupage is just how I would like to spend a holiday, relaxing in the sun. 
  

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Challenges for everyone  = Anything goes

Dream Valley Challenges = Make your own flowers, embellishments

One stitch at a time = Anything goes

Fathers Day

This fortnights challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is Fathers Day.

This card is perfect for my Dad as I always enjoy his barbecues.  Must get one organized as the weather is so nice..  I have used the Trattoria Chef image from The Paper Shelter coloured using promarkers. Sentiment stamp is LOTV.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

ABC Challenge = O (open anything goes)

Alto Rubber Stamps = Summer Feeling

Ladybug Crafts = For the men in our life

Three different techniques

This week challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is Pick Three Different Techniques.

The three techniques I used were dry embossing, distressing and make your own flowers.  The backing paper is vellum and I have embossed it using a my grand calibur and a A4 folder.  I distressed the vellum by tearing it round the edge and using distress ink.  The die cut and flowers were all cut using Marianne design dies and embossed.  The centers of the flowers are just flat backed pearls.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

Stamping sensations  =  Embossing and Texture 
The Corrosive Challenge =   A sentiment on the front of your project

My Tag and Bag

This week at Crafty Cardmakers  is Challenge 89 Tag/Card + Matching Gift Wrap, Bag or Box.  We are sponsored by The Paper Shelter and Woodware. 

I have used this fab Rock Star image from The Paper Shelter I coloured the images with promarkers.  The tag is cut using a Marianne Design die and tied with organza ribbon.  Perfect for a present for a friend.

I am entering this into the following challenges.

Challenges for everyone. = Anything Goes
Card Crafters Circle = Die cuts and or dry embossing
Hotshot Craft = Anything but a card
Charisma Cardz = Tags

A Digi Stamp Card

This weeks challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is friendship and we are sponsored by Saturated Canary and Sir Stampalot.  I have used this fab digi Pint sized Love  and coloured her with pro markers.  Die cut border is Cheery Lynn,  image die cut is Nellie Snellen the sentiment is from craftworks cards. Paper is from my stash.

Masculine Birthday Card

My design team card for Crafty Cardmakers the thyme is  masculine birthday card that features some technology or a gadget. 

A card for my camera mad husband. The house mouse rubber stamp has been coloured with spectrum noir pens and mounted onto some Avec deco designs backing papers.  The sentiment I printed and cut out with a crafts too die. 

A Wedding Card

My fitness class instructor and his fiancee are going away on holiday to get married so I made this card for them.

The center layers and flowers are made with a Marianne Design dies, the flourish is a cheery Lynn die. I used distress ink round the sentiment to give it a bit colour.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

Crafty Us Crazy = Anything goes 
Crafts and Me = Punches or dies
Divas by Design = Anything goes
Stamp n doodle = Use 2 different punches/dies
Bearly-Mine = Anything goes

Vintage Love

This week our latest challenge at Crafty Cardmakers, hosted by Kylie, has the theme of 'Vintage Love'.  As Valentine's Day is fast approaching we would like to see your creations incorporating a Vintage Love theme. Your project MUST be VINTAGE and SHOW at least one object that portrays love. Perhaps a picnic basket, gold locket, love letter, hearts etc. This challenge has 2 fab sponsors DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS and HOBBY ART

I decided these lovely vintage looking bears would be perfect for a vintage look and nothing reminds me of love like flowers so I have made them with flower soft.  The die cuts are marianne design dies.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

My time to craft  =  Love is in the air
Sugar Creek Hallow = Romantic Love 
 613 Avenue Create = Anything goes optional Love
Challenges for everyone = Anything goes 

 

A Valentines Card

Mo Manning was/is giving away this digi image and I just love it so I started to colour straight away.  The sentiment I did myself the die cut are both Marianne design ones. Backing paper is from a avec paper pad and gems from my stash. Coloured using pro markers

I am entering this card into the following challenges


Allsorts = Masculine
CRAFT Challenge = Valentines Day or Love
 I Love Promarkers = Anything goes

WOYWW 190

 I am lucky enough to be joining the design team for Crafty Carmakers so my desk is about to be tidied up so I can get started on the 1st card.  At the moment my desk is just a mess.  I have been making a oragami box its really quiet good fun.

If you want to see some other desks pop over to Julias Blog

Thanks for visiting Elaine

A Happy Birthday Crad

My card for today.  I have been using my new Marianne Design anja squares dies as they are fantastic.  The sentiment is a LOTV and the circle from Nellie snellen dies is the perfect size to cut it out.  The flourish is a Cheery Lynn one and I coloured the leaves with my promarker and used distress ink for the branch.  Tilda is coloured with my promarkers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

Papertake Weekly = Anything goes
Crafty Catz = Anything goes
Creative Insperations = Anything goes
Divas By Design = For a female

My Best Wishes card

Aw I have the new Marianne design dies Anja's squares and Anjas Labels I just had to use them as all I can say about them is they are just stunning.

What I have used to make my card. A white card 6 x 6, 3 pink card candy,  Tilda coloured with promarkers, sentiment is a peel off havent used peel offs in years and the layers are made with the Marianne dies.
I am entering this card in the following challenges.

Just Magnolia = In the country
Marianne Design Divas = Anything goes
Cupcake Craft Challenges = The great outdoors
Dream Valley = Sumertime

A cute Tilda birthday card

I just love Marianne design dies and Magnolia stamps.  So I have used my 2 favorite craft items to make this card.  The card is made from the Marianne die creatables cricles.  Tilda is coloured with promarkers, the greeting is a LOTV stamp and the flowers are from my stash.

Marianne's Design Divas =  Anything goes

Papertake Weekly = Make your own (made my card base)

Divas by Design = Happy Birthday

Simon Says Stamp = Anything goes

The Latest Marianne Design Die

I have the newest Marianne design dies from Lothian Crafts Online and have to say I really love this one its now one of my favourites .

I used the Marianne Anja Oval die to make the card.  The two butterflies are Cheery Lynne ones. 

I am entering this card into the following Challenges.

ABC Challenge = T for Two by Two (2 butterflies + 2 frames)
Cupcake Craftroom = Layers
Divas By Design  = Anything goes
Papertake Weekly = All things girlie
Marianne's Design Divas = Anything goes

A Birthday Card

I just so love this Tilda stamp.  

I have used promarkers to colour her. LOTV sentiment stamp and the flowers and florish are Marianne design dies.  The corner is a Cheery Lynn die.  Sparkly centre of the flower is a gem.  Background paper is from a Prima pad that I was given at Christmas.  I am entering this card in the following challenges.

Pashion for promarkers =  Birthday
Bearly-Mine = Anything Goes
Patties Creations = Receipe 3 or more