Crafty Cardmakers 'Challenge '#198 Halloween

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #198 Halloween
It is my turn to host the challenge at Crafty Cardmakers and a fun one it is. The challenge theme this fortnight is Halloween.
As usual anything you care to enter is fine, a card,scrap layout, mixed media piece, some home decor, as long as it follows the Halloween theme.
Please remember our 15 total challenge rule!
 I used an older Stampin' Up Halloween stamp set for the images called Best Fiends - Halloween.  The fence is from a Martha Stewart punch  and the spider is from a Cuttlebug die called 'Creepy Sinistre'. The image frames are all from  Spellbinder"s dies (Deckled Rectangles,Standard Circles  and Scalloped Circles). Easy peasy, just added a strip of Rhinestones and it was done.

Please join us as Crafty Cardmakers for this seasonal challenge, Halloween will be here B4 you know it..

Challenges:
1. Angie's Digital Stamps Challenge #14 ATG/Optional twist Spooky,Scary
2. Dragonflies Journey#103 Halloween Hoopla
3. http://scrapfromyourheart.blogspot.ca/2017/10/utfordring-14-halloween.html
4. A Gem of a Challenge:#205 Spots and/or Stripes OR Halloween
5. Crafty Calendar Challenge  Halloween - October challenge
6. Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #194 Halloween
7. The Crazy Challenge:#259 Halloween
8. Crafty Gals Corner: Make it Spooktacular
9. Sweet Stampers Challenge: #12 Autumn or Halloween

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 197- Fancy Folds

                             Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 197 - Fancy Folds

                       
Time for another challenge at Crafty Cardmakers  and this fortnight the challenge is 'Fancy Folds'.  Hosting this challenge is Margaret. Please note: this particular challenge is for cards only.                                                                                                                                                                                              

I choose this ever so easy center fold . Cut out an eight x six inch piece of  cardstock, score vertically at 2, 3, 5 1/2  and 6 1/2 inches and fold accordingly. Cut out a 3 3/4 inch square. This is your card base, decorate as you like.  So very easy! I choose to add decorative paper  within a brown border., added a colour coordinated flower, some trailing vines and a sentiment cut from a die . I also added a decorative strip to the  two one inch stripes that make up the side of center folded part of the card. I adhered the square center piece  to the center fold with tape.

This will fold up to a  six by 4 1/2 inch  card.

Cardstock: Stampin Up 'Bermuda Bay', Early Expresso
Paper;( Discontined) Doodle Pantry
 Flower: stash
Dies: Jim Holtz  Thinlets  for the sentiment, Creative Expressions Craft Dies by Sue Wilson  - Petite Vinery,  Memory Box 'Grape Vine Border

Please join us with your own fancy fold creations.

Challenges.
1. Creative Inspirations: #281 Anything Goes
2. The Crafters Cafe:  #182  Use die cuts and/or punches
3. Crafty Hazelnuts: Use Patterned paper October challenge
4. Just Us Girls: Wild Card Week #413: use Word Dies on Your Card
5. Inspirational Challenge:  #144 Hello
6. Crafting with Friends: #51 Anything Goes

Outlawz Progressive Challenge September 2017 - Cat

    Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge - September 2017

The image for September is this wonderful cat by Anne Fenton  from Annes Digital Art and is appropriately  titled 'Cat"
                                  
The cat, pot and flowers were coloured with Prismacolor Markers, and the card was decorated  with various die cuts. The banners were hand cut and dry embossed . The sentiment is from Stampin' Up.

Challenges
1. The Outlawz Progressive Challenge - September 2017
2. Inspirational Challenge: #144 Word Play  Hello.
3. Sweet Stampin: Cute and Cuddly
4. Crafting with Friends: Challenge 51
5. Creative Fingers: Challenge #137
6. Emerald City  Challenge #3 (Monthly Challenge)
7. QKR Stampede: #262 Anything Goes (twist - embossing optional- I dry embossed the banners)
8. Simply Papercraft: #50 Anything Goes
9. Catch the Bug: Sketch Challenge

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 196 Autumn

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #196 - Autumn

Kim is hosting our challenge today, and the theme is Autumn. 

As usual anything you care to enter is fine, a card, scrap layout, mixed media piece, some home decor, as long as it's Autumnal themed.

Please remember our 15 total challenge rule! 

Apples, falling leaves and the colour orange say fall to me, maybe not in the same time frame but certainly a fall occurrence. 

Please join us at  Crafty Cardmakers for our autumn  challenge!

Challenges.

1. Scrap and Craft:#7 Autumnal Colours:

2. Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps and Challenge September 2017

3. The Corrosive Challenge: #9 September Anything Goes

4. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #45 September

Crafty Cardmakers challenge #195 Monochrome

                                     

                                   Crafty Cardmakers Challenge  #195  Monochrome

Jackie is heading our challenge today, and the theme is Monochrome. We would like to see your Monochromatic creations, these do not have to be black and white,  Anything with hues of one colour  is fine (hair and skin colours can be the exception).

A dear friend of my son since kindergarten got married and  this is the wedding card I made  .As is often the case the card looks better IRl.

Card Details:
Stamp: Mo Manning digital stamp 'married', Fairy Dust Crafts (retired) 'miracle of love' sentiment
Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers, Copics (E11,E00,E000, E20)
Die Cuts:  Spellbinders Nestablilites  scalloped circles;
Punch: EKSuccess 5/8 inch flower punch
Other: pearls, silver handmade bow-mostly hidden in photo;handmade corners from scalloped die cut, gelly roll Sakura pen to highlight wedding dress

Chosen winner at Monochrome Magic
Highly Commended Winner at World Wide Design Team
A Perfect Time  to Craft winner of Certificate and badge DT Pick

Challenges
1. Angie's Digital Stamps:#13 Anything Goes/No Twist
2. Dragonfly Dreams:September Patterned Paper
3. Glitter and Sparkle : #254 Anything Goes
4. Allsorts Challenge Week 431- New beginnings
5. Scrapper's Delight:September Challenge: #70 
6. A Bit More Time to Craft: #51 Anything Goes
7. A Perfect Time to Craft: September - Open Challenge :#9 Spotlight Winner of Certificate & Badge 
8. Crafty Girls Challenge #39 Anything Goes
9. Monochrome Magic: #4 Anything Goes Monochrome Chosen Winner
10. World Wide Design Team #25 Aug. 15th - Sept. 12th Highly Commended Winner
 

Cowboy in Tire

Birthday Card for older brother using a QKR Stampede digital stamp digi23901.  The sentiment is also from QKR (digi17206).

Winner of QKR Stampede challenge

Challenges
1. QKR Stampede Challenge #258 ' Keep Your Eye on the Ball or Anything Goes. Mine is 'anything goes'
2. Crafting by DesignsSeptember Anything Goes challenge
3. Crafty Creations Challenges: #349 Anything Goes
4. Creative Moments: #125Anything Goes
5. Day Dreamer Challenge #2 Anything Goes
6. The Sisterhood of Crafters: Anything Goes

Outlawz Progressive Challenge August 2017 - Three Fishes

Outlawz August 2017 Progressive Challenge 

  

The image(s) this month are two angel fish  drawn by Jean Chaney (Tangle Street). One is a fish with the zentangle pattern drawn in for you and the other leaves room for you to add your own pattern or not. I choose the pre drawn one.  

The images are titled Swish, the Angelfish and Swish Tangled. The underwater plant life is part of the image for 'Swish Tangled .

I printed out 3 images of the fish, 2 large and one small., coloured them with Prismacolor  markers,  and fussy cut  out one large and the one small fish. These two were then made dimensional with pop ups.

A Top 3 pick at: Crafty Creation challenge #348, Ike'sWorld Challenge #95, and Thru the Purple Haze #2

Challenges:
1.Outlawz August Progressive Challenge-  Card Featured on Outlawz  gallery
2. Craft Rocket Challenge: Animals 
3. Crafting with an Attitude Challenge #30 Anything Goes 
4. Little Miss Muffet Challenge #170 Anything Goes
5. Thru the purple Haze: #132 Marine/Sea Theme Top Three Pick
6. Addicted to stamps and More #256 Anything Goes
7. Crafting by Designs: August Anything Goes
8. Crafty Creations #348 Anything Goes Top Three Pick
9. Creative Moments: #125 Anything Goes
10. Ike's world Challenges: # 95  Anything Goes twist the abyss - anything under the sea or dark  Top Three Pick