BDay Strawberry Card

The fabulous strawberry stamp was bought years ago from Flourishes and this is only the  second time I have used it. So pretty.

I made a double bow and added  pearls for accents. The grass was from a Cherry Lynn Die Cut.  I stamped the image twice so I could make  some of the leaves, berries and flowers dimensional. The sentiment is Stampin' Up's. 

This one is going to one of my lovely step daughters.
Thanks for visiting.



Challenges:
1.Colouring in Scrapland: Challenge 10 Naughts & Crosses/Bingo - I used flowers, pearls and die cuts
2.Artistic InspirationsChallenge 155 Anything Goes
3.Craft-Dee-Bowz: April Challenge Anything Goes and Include a handmade Bow
4.Craft Your Passions:Challenge 309 Anything Goes
5.Love to Scrap:LTSCB#76 Anything Goes
6.Our Crafty Corner Challenge 8 Anything Goes
7.The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge 4 Anything Goes
8. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 32 Anything Goes
9. Outlaws Monday Challenge - must have a greeting on the front .  GCCO42516

Thinking of You

This is such a pretty digital stamp and  was the  free stamp for participating in their last challenge of the month .   So much fun. See here for April's Challenge. I decided to make a sympathy card as  I seem to need them more and more.

Stamp: From The Heart's free stamp of the Month challenge
Sentiment: Stampin' Up
Papers: Stampin' Up
Technique: dimensions: flowers were cut out and layered on top of the original design to give depth
Dies:  Spellbinders Mix & Match Classic Inserts (the six diamond shaped accents),  Back to Basics Tags, Dees DistinctivelyDies for the accent swirls
Accessories: 5 half pearls ( flower centres and the two tag ends); layered flower (top left hand corner and one brad  for it's centre.

Challenges;

1. From the heart stamps: FTHS free stamp of the month Challenge -April 2016
2. Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #194 (BSCB194) Anything Goes
3. Crafting with Friends: #18 Anything Goes
4. Creative Fingers Challenge #107: Anything Goes
5. Docerela Creations:#100 Anything Goes
6. Polkadoodles Crafting Chllenge  Week 14 Floral Frenzy
7. Simply Papercraft Challenge #27 Anything Goes
8. The Stamping Boutique: Flowers
9. Fresh Brewed Designs: 201614flowers
10. Paper Challenge Challenge:#244 Flowers Everywhere

Get Well

I had made this get well card for the father-in-law of my youngest sister.   I know the bulldog is looking sorry about wrecking havoc in a garden, but hope it worked for this occasion too!

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Gingerloft's 'playground' digital stamp

Sentiment: Stampin' Up for the 'Get Well Soon' stamp and the 'Sorry You've Been Ill'' is my own created  in 'Word'

Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Soft Suade, Whisper White by Stampin' Up; background is wall paper

Die Cuts: Spellbinders 'Deckled Rectangles';  

Other: twine, drywall tape,rhinestones

Challenges:

1. A Beautiful Mess: Challenge #1 - Always Anything Goes 

2. Brown Sugar Challenge 193 - Anything Goes

3. Creative Fingers Challenge #106  Always Anything Goes

4. Dragons Lair Designs:April Challenge Anything Goes

5. Jo's Scrap Shack: FCC133- Anything Goes

6. Simply Papercraft: Challenge 27 Anything Goes

Birthday Boy

One of my  great nephews is turning eleven this spring. Wow how time flies. He is a wonderful child and as he lives in a province across the country, I only get to see him about once a year so do try to keep a connection going. Love this little man.


Stamp: digital from  www.coloring-pages-kids.com
Sentiment:  die cut The Tattered lace 2015 alphabet
Banner: Stampin' Up - Banners die cuts
Colour: Copics


Challenges
1. Aud Sentiments Challenge: add  birthday sentiment or the number 6
2. Sassy Studio Designs: Anything Goes(DTBST #328) 
3. Little Miss Muffet Challenge:#135 Anything Goes
4. Southern Girls Challenge: Anything Goes
5. Through the Purple Haze: #99 Layers
6. Crafting for all Seasons: #123 die cuts/Punches the only punch used was a hole punch
7. Little Red Wagon:#336 Celebrate

Leo's Birthday Card

Here I am with another card for a  wee one. This one isn't so wee any more as he has just turned "ONE". I am blessed to have so many little ones in my life and  this time the card is for a great nephew. I kept the card relatively simple following a sketch from Paper Craft Crew Challenge (PCCCS188).





Stamp: digital (Birthday Bear from  Beccy's Place)
Sentiment Stamp: Stampin' Up
Colour Medium: Copics


Challenges:
1. PCCCS188: sketch challenge
2. Beccy's Place: April Challenge use an image from Beccy's Place -free or purchased
3. Seize the Birthday:  anything goes with optional water I just went with ATG