Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #226 Texture

Welcome to another challenge at Crafty Cardmakers. Jackie is hosting today's challenge # 226.
and the theme is 'Texture'.  As usual, anything you care to enter is fine, a card, scrap layout, mixed media piece,  some home decor as long as it meets the texture theme.

                            

Here is a card using a wonderful older image  I had bought from Lacy Sunshine  (see Heather Valentine's Pirates of the High Seas). I need masculine cards so decided to try out this little buccaneer. My texture was obtained by using an embossing folder, some die cuts (big splash border die, whale die) and a piercing tool.

Card details:

Image: Lacy Sunshine Wilkes the Pirate and Whiskey Parrot

Sentiment: stencilled 

Background Embossing Folder -Cuttlebug  Divine Swirls  

Die Cuts:  Memory Box 'Big Splash Border Die'; Stampin Up 'Clearlits Happy Whale' (anchor, whale, star and fish)

Designer Paper: unknown, gave to me from a friend

Punch: one hole punch for the eye 

Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers, COPICS for the flesh tones

Other:   piercing tool

Challenges:

1.  A Gem of a Challenge: Wk1 Anything Goes Pink Gem at Pokadoodles
2. Color Crazy  Wk 3 Anything Goes
3. Crafting with Friends  #78 Anything Goes
4. Crafty Catz #446 Anything Goes
5. Creative Fingers: #156 ATG
6. QKR Stampede #332 ATG

Birthday Wishes

One of my nieces has a birthday coming up and this is for her .  Green is one of my favourite colours and I thought yellow would be nice as a complementary colour. Sort of a sunset colour.
Hope you are all well and enjoying the spring weather.So nice when everything turns green!

 Digital stamp: Lacy Sunshine 'Lizabeth Butterfly Kisses',  
Dies: Spellbinders 'Beaded Circles', Heartfelt Creations 'Garden Romance' butterflies ; Memory Box 'Vivienne Butterfly
Punch: Stampin' Up oval punch
Sentiment;  digital

Challenges:
1. Lacy Sunshine: May 15th - Anything goes
2. 2 Creative Chicks: Anything Goes
3.  Crafts Galore  Encore Challenge : May - Anything Goes
4. Creatalicious Challenge: #91 anything Goes with optional no design paper. - of which I have none
5. Dies R Us: #49  Birthday
6. Oddball Art Stamp Co.:  Girl Challenge
7. Paper Creator's Craft: #47 Anything Goes

Halloween Fairy

I am trying to get my Halloween cards made and in the mail in time for the big occasion. This one will go to a great niece.

Card Recipe

Stamp: Digital stamp from Lacy Sunshine called 'Bashful Boo trick or treating'

Sentiment:' Rubbernecker Stamps  473 Halloween Set 1'

Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers and Copics for the flesh tones

Die Cuts: Impression Obsession's Die022-U  for the bare branches,  Cuttlebugs 'Creepy'

Punch: Martha Stewart

Challenges
1. Lacy Sunshine: Challenge #44 Halloween
2. Artistic Inspirations: Challenge 114 Halloween/Anything Goes
3. The Cutie Pie Challenge: #80 Perfectly Purple and Cute 
4. Dream Valley Challenge: #93 Halloween
5. Eureka Stamps: #111 Purple and orange
6. My Craft Creations: New Challenge 13/10-25/2014 - Anything Goes
7. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Anything Goes
8. The Paper Girls Challenge: #66 Anything Goes
9. The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge: #21 Anything Goes/Guest designer

Back to School Fairy

Lacy Sunshine's challenge #40 has a theme of 'Back to School'. The image I used is their  freebie  for participating in their last challenge using  a Lacy Sunshine image, else it is available for $2.00 while the challenge #40 lasts.  I think she is a little darlin'! 

Card Recipe
Stamp: Lacy Sunshine's 'crystalwhisk fairy'
Sentiment: computer generated
Paper: designer paper from DCWV 'the once upon a time stack' , Stampin'Up's Orchid Opulence and the dark purple back ground mat from stash.
Die Cuts: Spellbinders, Heartfelt Creations 'Belle Rose' for the foliage
Flowers die cuts: Cherry Lynn designs - 'Sweet Williams';  punch -EK Success  retro 5/8th inch flower
Other :purple brads, lilac half pearls,rhinestones,  stickles

Top Three placement at the Lacy Sunshine Challenge

Challenges
1. Lacy Sunshine Challenge #40 Back to School
2. A Creative Romance: challenge Fantsy
3. DigiDesigns Challenge: Back to School Challenge
4. Creative Corner Challenge: Girly
5. Sister Act Card Challenge: #71 Anything Goes
6. Wag 'n' Whiskers Challenge #136 Back to School/For a Teacher
7. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned paper Challenge August Challenge
8. Sparkles Monthly Challenge: 'Back to School'
o. Scrapbooker PhD:#14 3 die cuts+add a little sparkle*dies-Spellbinders; nestabilities, heartfelt creations,  and Cherry Lynn -sweet williams flower set*    Stickles for sparkle on wings

Lacy Sunshine - Summertime

Lacy Sunshine -Challenge 39 Summer  using Eleanor and Pickles - Birdie Fun image!  

Here is a little card using a wonderful image from Lacy Sunshine.If you enter a Lacy Sunshine challenge using one of their images, you can get a  free image at the time of the next challenge. If you want the image but do not intend to enter the challenge you can get the image for $2.00. Fun, fun!

Card details:

Image: Lacy Sunshine

Background Stamp: Impression-obsession - Butterflies 

Card Stock: Stampin' Up  whisper white,basic black, lucky limeade;yellow from stash

Die Cuts:  Spellbinders rectangles, Spellbinders 'Foliage' 

Punch: Marvy daisy flower 's, Fiskers daisy punch Recollections 5/8th  circle punch and various sized little hand punches 

Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers, COPICS for the hair and flesh tones

Other:  yellow/green brads,   Gelly Roll Sakura pen and blue stickles for the eyeglasses

Challenges

1. Lacy Sunshine Challenge #39 - Summer

2. Gem of a Challenge #125 Embossing

3. Crafting at the Weekend #4 Anything Goes

4. So Artful Challenges: August -Eyeglasses/Spectacles.  

5. Suzy Bee's Blommin'Challenge Blog:#41 Anything Goes

6. Animal FriendsChallenge - Summer

7. Crafts Galore EncoreChallenge: Anything Goes

8. Mema's Crafts: August Anything Goes 

Willow and Butterflies

The current challenge (#36) at Lacy Sunshine is ANYTHING GOES.  I used their 'Willow's Butterfly Friend' as my choice of image, she is so adorable.

The leaves and the frame were from several   Spellbinders dies.The punch was Stampin' Up's Embosslits 'Beautiful Wings' and the flower I found in my stash. The large butterfly was cut from a larger die and a piece of the remains  used for the corner embellishment.The image was coloured with Prismacolor markers and I used Copics for the flesh tones. The card stock is from Stampin' Up  and the designer paper from an old paper pack I had. 

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Challenges
1. Lacy Sunshine #36 Anything Goes
2. Bunny Zoe's Crafts: June challenge - Layers
3. The Crafty Bloggers Network: June challenge - Bingo Board  (I used the vertical line die cuts, image, patterned paper)
4. Crafting from the Heart: Challenge #25 - Anything Goes
5.  The Cutie Pie Challenge-must be cute- #73 Girls,girls,girls
6. Paper Make Up Stamps: Digi Makeover challenge #147 - butterflies
7. Make My Monday: Fairies/Mystical (my image is a fairy)
8. My Craft Creations: New Challenge - 9/6 - 5.7/14 Anything Goes

Maddie & Clover - Lacy Sunshine

The current challenge (#35) at Lacy Sunshine is 'Show Us Goth and/or  Non traditional Hair.etc. Now I am definitely not a goth person but I figured I could make a card that was goth but in a good way. Does that make sense, anyhow that was what I was striving for.

I used the following die cuts: Marianne designs flourish, Spellbinders 'deckled rectangles', Spellbinders' A2 Matting rectangles'. The punch was Stampin' Up's  Petite Banners and the flower I found in my stash. The image was coloured with Prismacolor markers and I used Copics for the flesh tones. The purple card stock is from Stampin' Up (discontinued) and the purple designer paper was bought at Michaels.The yellow/green/purple paper was found in my stash.I heat embossed the purple deckled background rectangle and the horizontal background bottom piece.
This is another wonderful image from Lacy Sunshine called 'Maddie and Clover' and is the freebie for challenge #34, free that is if you used a Lacy Sunshine stamp  for the previous challenge. If not you can buy it for $2.00  for the duration of this challenge.

Challenges
1. Lacy Sunshine Challenge #35- Goth or Non traditional Hair colour or both
2. Crafty Creations Challenges: #265 Tic Tac Toe ( I used flowers,embossing & die cut)
3. Divas by Design: 3 or more layers
4. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge:182 Favourite embellishments (mine are flowers and flourishes)
5. Clear it Out Challenge Blog: theme 'Anything Goes', Stash 'Anything Goes'
6. Through the Craftroom Door: TTCRD June 17th - June 23rd Anything Goes 
7. Crafting from the Heart: #23 Anything Goes
8. The Crafty Bloggers:June Challenge: Bingo -I used line A, die cuts,image, patterned paper
9. Love to Create: #120 Anything Goes
10. Crafts 4 Eternity: Recipe 180 Sketch

Lacy Sunshine - It's a Happy Day

Another challenge at Lacy Sunshine, this time it is 'Use Die Cuts and/or Punches'. I used the following die cuts and punches:  Punch EK Success Retro flower punch for the top layer of the flower; Marianne Designs Die: LR0108 for  the bottom two layers of  the  flower;Stampin' Up's Little Leaves; Spellbinders Dies - Reverse Wonky Rectangles for the sentiment & A2 Matting Basics A for the image frame. The image was coloured with Prismacolor Markers and Copics for the flesh tones. The cardstock is StampinUp 'basic black' and 'whisper white'. The designer paper is from a Primo paper stack called 'North Country'. The burlap ribbon is from Stampin' Up.    I love this image   called 'Emily Boo's Inch worm' from Lacy Sunshine and the happy day sentiment from Doodle Pantry.

Have a Happy Day to you all!

Challenges

1. Lacy Sunshine Challenge #34 Die Cuts and/or Punches

2. 4 Crafty ChicksChallenge #196- Crazy Eggs (anything goes)

3 .4KraftyGirlz: Challenge #19 Anything Goes

4. Crafty Little Fairies: May- In the Garden

5. Creative Knockouts; #39 Summers Coming

6.  Digi Stamps 4JOy: Girly/Feminine

7.  Inky Impressions Challenge#161 Anything Goes

8.  Simon Says Anything Goes Wednesday Challenge

Lacy Sunshine - Baby Lainey & Gabby - Love

Time for another challenge at Lacy Sunshine, remember it is a 'Loyalty Program'  challenge. This  means if you use  one of their images you will receive a free image commencing at the start of their next challenge. Anyone who likes the free image  but does not  wish to enter the challenge can  purchase it online at their shop for $2:00. You do not need to use  a Lacy Sunshine image to enter the challenge, however you will then not be eligible for the freebie. . How fun is that! I used an older image of theirs called Baby Lainey and Gabby - Love! Makes a sweet card for a  young child!

Card Recipe

Image: Lacy Sunshine

Background embossing folder : Stampin' Up 'Petals-a-Plenty'

Card Stock: Stampin' Up , designer paper  Stampin'Up 'Retro Fresh'

Die Cuts:  Spellbinders  A2 Matting Basics A (for the rectangle), La-La-Land Crafts -Heart Banners; Memory Box Fabulous Phlox (brown hearts, the little brown flowers and the brown flower leaves)

Punch: EK Success for the handmade flower, Martha Stewart edge punch (for one of background mats)

Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers, COPICS for the  flesh tones(E13,E00,E000)

Other:  brown brad for flower center, the 'cute' circular embellishment from Mambi Sticks

Challenges:

1. Lacy Sunshine Challenge #33 Anything Goes

2.Card Mania:CMC#46 Emboss It

3. Crafting from the Heart #18 Anything Goes

4. My Craft Creations:New Challenge 12/5-14  - 24/5 -14 Anything GoesThe paper Nest Dolls

5. The Paper Nest Dolls: Challenge 10 Anything Goes

6. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge:"May" all your crafting be merry - Anything Goes

7.  Ladybug Crafts:: May Challenge- use your favourite embellishments (mine is flowers)

8.  Crafting at the week-end: Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

  

Lacy Sunshine - Mikey the Milk Boy #2

This is my second card using Mikey the MilkBoy (see first card here), he is just too cute. This card is for  Lacy Sunshine Challenge #32  Use your favourite colour combination'.  I love black & blue together but don't often use it as it sometimes seems  too harsh. I  figured Mikey could carry it off, although it did come off  a little too dark, perhaps a lighter blue would have worked better.

Card  Recipe 

Stamp:   Lacy Sunshine -Mikey the Milk Boy; splatter patterned stamp -   company unknown

Sentiment: Stampin' Up 'best yet' stamp set

Paper:  Stampin'Up cardstock (Basic Black,Whisper White,Pacific Point) 

Colour: The image was coloured with Prismaclor Markers. I used  Copics for the fleshtones (E13,E00,E000,E13).

Die Cuts: Spellbinder's beaded circles, deckled  rectangles  and  crowned circles; Stampin Up's Banners Framelits Dies (132173)

Punch:  Marvey circle punch

Embossing Folders - cuttlebug:  

Won the Random Draw from Lacy Sunshine challenge #32!

 I will be entering this card into the following Challenges.  

1. Lacy Sunshine Challenge #32 favourite colour combination
2. Challenges 4 Everybody - #41 Anything Goes
3. Come and Get Challenge: Anything Goes with a Digi stamp
4. Ditzie Digi Design: Anything Goes week 3
5. Scribble and Scrap Challenge #17 Always Anything Goes
6. That Craft Place: New Challenge - Anything Goes
7. Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog # 27 Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine - Feminine

Lacy Sunshine -  Emily Spring Ladybugs image

Here is a card using a wonderful image from Lacy Sunshine!  I know ladybugs are red and black and mine are not, but I was in a green frame of mind when I started this card and  red just didn't seem to go well with my shade of green. So maybe she lives in a alternate universe- you think? If you enter a Lacy Sunshine challenge using one of their images, you can get a  free image at the time of the next challenge. If you want the image but do not intend to enter the challenge you can get the image for $2.00. Fun, fun!

Card details:

Image: Lacy Sunshine Emily Spring Ladybugs

 Embossing Folder - Stampin'  Up- 'Lacy Brocade'  

Die Cuts:  La-La and Craft Dies- Heart Banners; Spellbinders 'Fantastic Flourish Two' corner die,Marianne Designs (for the flower)

Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers, COPICS for the flesh tones, Stampin' Up INK  for the clouds

Other:   epoxy sticker (flower center)

Challenges:

1. Lacy Sunshine Challenge #31 make it Feminine

2. Digi Galore: Flowers

3. Natalie and Amy: Embossing (see brown background with the hearts on it)

4. Creative Card Crew: 60 Girly

5. Going Grey with Scrap-Creations:Challenge Anything Goes

6. Crafting from the Heart: #15 Anything Goes

7. Fitztown Challenge:#32 Anything Goes

8. The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge: #8 Anything Goes  plus 500 Follower Giveaway

9. Whoopsi Daisy: Emboss it Challenge (see brown background with the hearts on it)

10. 613 Avenue Create: Challenge #68 Anything Goes with Optional Twisrt Candy Treats (mine is Anything goes only)

Lacy Sunshine - Flowers

Lacy Sunshine - Flowers with IzzyBella Boo - Cute as a Button image

Here is a little card using a wonderful image from Lacy Sunshine, actually my second time of using this image (see  here for the first). If you enter a Lacy Sunshine challenge using one of their images, you can get a  free image at the time of the next challenge. If you want the image but do not intend to enter the challenge you can get the image for $2.00. Fun, fun!

Card details:

Image: Lacy Sunshine

Background Stamp: Stampin' Up ''Floral'

Card Stock: Stampin' Up  whisper white, calypso coral, chocolate chip.

Die Cuts:  Spellbinders  ovals (scalloped and standard), Spellbinders 'Foliage';  Sizzix's 'Scribbles Swirls; Cherry Lynn Designs: Lace Border Deco E

Punch: Marvy daisy flower 

Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers, COPICS for the hair and flesh tones

Other:  brown brad, flower petals forms  from stash, Gelly Roll Sakura pen (shimmer on the eyes and the buttons)

Won Random Draw from Lacy Sunshine Challenge 

Challenges:

1. Cherry Lynn Designs Blog: Challenge 127 Anything Goes  (see corner die)

2. That Craft Place Challenge Blog: New Challenge - Buttons (see flower on hair, wings and feet)

3. Ditzie Digi Designs: It's Challenge Time Anything Goes

4. Lacy Sunshine: #30 Add Flower(s)

5. One Stitch at a Time: #207 Flowers

6. Pile it On: #14 Feminine

7. Scribble and Scrap:#15Always Anything Goes

8. Crafty Calendar: Things With Wings

9. Sister Act Card Challenge: #51 Anything Goes

10. 4 Crafty Chicks:#188 Color a Stamped or Digi Image

Flower Fairy

Time for another Lacy Sunshine progressive challenge in which you get a free image if you entered the last challenge using one of their images.The theme for this current challenge is  'Anything Goes'.  I used Izzybella Boo - Cute as a Button  stamp and a Stampin' Up sentiment from  the  Elementary Elegance stamp set.My inspiration for the layout came from  Deconstructed sketch (#143) .
Die Cuts: Spellbinders Classic Squares; Memory Box Fauntleroy Crest ( the corner vines) & Fabulous Flox (the flower branches); Impression Obsession  Die034-U (the picket fence), Stampin' Up Banner die
Colour medium: Prismacolor Markers, Copics for the flesh tones (E11,E00,E000,R20)
Punch: 2" circle punch

Challenges
1. Lacy Sunshine: #29 Anything Goes
2. Deconstucted Sketch #143
3. Pile it On : #12 Pretty Hair
4. Sentimental Sundays:#199 Flowery Springtime
5. The ABC Challenge: H is for Hair
6. A & T Emerald Faeries Challenge: Girly - Pretty in Pink
7. Bearly Mine Challenges: March Challenge One for the Girls
8.Crafts Galore Encore Challenge: monthly  - use a stamp or Digi stamp somewhere on your project

Gemma Spring Flowers Gumdrops

Gemma Spring Gumdrops from Lacy Sunshine, isn't she a doll! Here she is reflecting 'spring' in her green and pink

 colours.

Card Details

Stamp: Lacy Sunshine

Sentiment: Doodle Pantry Rubber  Boots stamp set

Paper:  Stampin'Up cardstock (Strawberry Slush,Whisper White)

Desiger Paper : Chocolate kisses - Rusty Pickle

Colour: The image was coloured with Prismaclor Markers. I used  Copics for the fleshtones (E13,E00,E000,E0000, R20).

Die Cuts: Spellbinder's standard circles, scalloped circles, Nestabilities 'Beaded Circles', Heartfelt Creations 'Garden Romance Die' (butterfly and fence); Memory Box 'Fauntleroy Crest ( the vine between the iron railings cut from a larger die cut)'
Ribbon Stampin' Up 

 I will be entering this card into the following Challenges.  

Challenges
1. Lacy Sunshine Challenge 26: use spring colours
2. Craft for the Craic: March -Something Green
3. Craftitude: Challenge #60 Anything Goes or add a little Green.
4.  Cut it Up: Green for St. Patrick's or Spring
5. Jo's Scrap Shack: #40 Anything Goes
6. Sister Act Card Challenge:#47 Anything Goes
7. Stamplorations March challenge- Stamps and Spring
8. The Stamping Boutique: #7 Make your sentiment pop
9. 4 Krafty Girlz: Challenge 13, Anything Goes
10. Aud Sentiments: 101  Any Sentiment for a girl

Mikey Wassup!

Here is Mikey the Milk Boy from Lacy Sunshine, isn't he a fine lad!

Card Details

Stamp:  Background stamp  Impression Obsession " Distressed lines' (heat embossed)

Sketch: Everybody Art Challenge

Paper:  Stampin'Up cardstock (Night of Navy,Whisper White,Gumball Green)

Desiger Paper:  Deja View Alpha Blocks 'Strips Blue/Green' . I cut off the blue stripes as the blue  was the wrong hue.

Colour: The image was coloured with Prismaclor Markers. I used  Copics for the fleshtones (E13,E00,E000,E02).

Die Cuts: Spellbinder's standard circles,  A2 Matting Basics A for the rectangle,   'deckled  rectangles ' die for the sentiment frame.

Punch: Stampin' Up's Word Window

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug 'Diamond Plate - used on the circle and barely visable.

Finished the card off with brads and a burlap strip.

 I will be entering this card into the following Challenges.  

1. Lacy Sunshine Challenge #27   Layers
2. 613 Avenue Create: Challenge  60 Anything Goes - optional twist use your countries colours - mine has no twist
3. Scribble and Scrap Challenge 12 Anything Goes
4. Sentimental Sundays Challenge 195 Make Your own Background Paper - stamped and heat embossed mine
5. My Sheri CRAFTS: #127 Vintage Guy
6. Paper Creator's Crafts, challenge 20 Squares, Circles and Rectangles
7. Paulaholofield Crafts:Man up
8. One Crazy Stamper:February Anything Goes
9. Everybody Art Challenge: Sketch
10. CraftyHands Challenge: Heat/Dry Embossed backgrounds- heat embossed mine

Valentine Love You

I  love this fold and when I recently saw a card   made with  it ,my interest was stirred. See here for my inspiration; it is by Crafty-Stamper  and it's a beauty!  The stamp on my card is from 'Lacy Sunshine' and is called 'Rory-Love-Letters' .

I used Stampin'Up cardstock (Marina Mist, Whisper White, Chocoalte Chip) and a pink cardstock from Michaels. The designer paper is from DCWV 'the Four Seasons stack'. The image was coloured with Prismaclor Markers and Copics . The Copics was for the flesh tones (E13,E00,E000,E02). The blue and pink heart  is a 'Hearts with Wings' sticker by Jolee's By You.  The brown heart is from Cuttlebug's  'Hearts and Stamps' die. I also used Spellbinders 'deckled  rectangles ' die for the sentiment frame.The sentiment is an  'I Love You' rubber stamp  by Craft Smart, I just didn't stamp the ' I'  and  I rearranged the 'love you' placement. I will be entering this card into the following Challenges. The first being the Lacy Sunshine Challenge #26    Add a Sentiment.

Top 3 Placement  for the Lacy Sunshine Challenge! 

Challenges
1. Lacy Sunshine: #26   Add a Sentiment.
2. City Crafter Blog Challenge: 198 Love Bug - use the word 'love'
3. Ladybug Crafts Ink TLTChallenge:For the One I Love
4. Oldie but a Goodie Challenge:Valentine (my heart with wings was bought  in Feb, 2012)
5. Artistic Inspirations:#78 Anything Goes/Valentines
6. Card Mania:#40 Love is all Around
7. Crafty Boots :Bingo (I used diagonal line of pink,stamp,die cut)
8. Eureka Stamps:Weekly Challenge #76 Hearts/Love is in the Air
9. Love to Scrap Challenge:#23 Who Loves Baby- use the work  Love on your project
10. OLLCB (Oh  La La Challenge): Use a heart