Outlawz - January 2017

Outlawz Challenge January 2017 , image by  All Dressed Up.  Is she not a beauty, so fun to work with . This so cute image is the free image for the January Outlaws  Progressive Challenge provided you had participated in the last one.   The image is called 'Butterfly Kisses Girl'  and I think she is adorable.  January is just about over but  there is always February and another  new image if you would like to join us.

Image: All Dressed Up
Dies:  Cottage Cutz;  Spellbinders: Shapeabilities 'Foliage',
 Background stamp: Impression Obsession Cover a Card- Distressed lines
Punch:  no name heart punch
Colour medium:  Copics
Paper:  stash, whisper white-Stampin-Up

Challenges
1. Outlawz Progressive Challenge: January
 2. Come and Get it Challenge: 3 or More Layers
3. Digi Design CHallenge: All About Love
4. A Gem of a Challenge: Hearts and/or  Flowers
5. Crafty Friends Challenge: Challenge 50 Girlie
6. Crafty Catz Challenge: #355 Anything Goes with a twist of a Ladies Card

Enjoy Your Day - Every Day

A simple and for me, a plain card I made for the May 2016 Outlawz progressive challenge and their Wednesday Sketch Challenge.    Love the image by  Ppinkydollsart. her name is Fifi and she does look sad but hope she enjoys her day anyway :O)! The papers are all from  Stampin' Up. I used a stamp called Splatter Pattern I bought at Michaels many years ago for the 'River Rock' background paper. The image was coloured  with Copics. A fun and fast card.

Challenges:
1.Outlawz  May 2016 Progressive Challenge 
2. Outlawz Wednesday Sketch  Challenge 
3. Lacy Sunshine May 15th Anything Goes Challenge
4. lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #34 Anything Goes
5. The Ribbon Girl: May 'Any Image' Challenge
6. Crafty Calendar: May Challenge Things with Wings
7. Stamping Sensations May Challenge - Anything Goes

Tea Time

I have used another great image from the Outlaws   Creative Freebie Challenge. It is a progressive challenge and the images to be used are from digital  images drawn by Anne Fenton and Sandi Huggett. Entering the challenge enables you to receive the next set of images.   The above image is by  Sandi Huggett   and I colored it with Prismacolor markers. The card design is my own.  I added the flower made from a Stampin' Up Sizzix die set called 'Birds & Bloom'.  The flourish is a  Marianne Designs Creatables die cut called 'Forest Branches' The red center is also a Creatables die cut LR0154, which I dry embossed with 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder..   The  background paper is  from Stampin Up'. 

Challenges:

Bearly Mine: #31 Embossing - I used dry embossing on the red background

Crafty Sentiments Designs: use a digi

Tip Top Tuesday: #74 Spotty and Dotty

Use it Tuesday : #29 Anything Goes -All blue coloured papers /cardstock came from my stash (leftover pieces from previous projects) for example:  The flower was made a while ago,never got used and as it went with  the card coloursI added it to the card,  the flourish was also made out of left over paper.
Craft Your Passions:#106 Die Cuts/Punches
House of Gill: #31 Flowers -
Simon Says Stamp and Show: Anything Goes
Truly madly Crafty: April Challenge - Handmade flowers
Whoopsie Daisy Challenge: Let's Make it Free and easy

Morning Glories on a Wall

I have used another great image from the Outlaws   Creative Freebie Challenge. It is a progressive challenge and the images to be used are from digital  images drawn by Anne Fenton and Sandi Huggett. Entering the challenge enables you to receive the next set of images.   The above image is by  Anne Fenton   and I colored it with Prismacolor markers. The card design is my own.  I added the additional flower from a Marianne Designs die cute and the flourish from Tim Holtz's Elegant Flourishes  Sizzix die.  The sentiment is a  Hobby Palies freebie. Embossing folder 'Script' by Cuttlebug. The flowered  blue background paper is  a Doodle Pantry digital paper  from their new April 1st release.

Challenges:

1. Fab 'n' Funky: Embossing - I dry embossed  

2.Little Darlings Challenges - #20 Outside - my morning glories are growing against an outside wall

3.Paper Pretties PWC200: Monochromatic

4. Papercraft Star: #91: Anything Goes

5. Creative Craft World: March Mini Challenge  March 20th - April 19th - blue theme

6. Just keep on Crafting:#1 Anything Goes

7.Oozak: Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

8.Papertake weekly : Anything Goes

9.DigiDesign: Emboss it, Anyway you want - I dry embossed mine

Just for You

I have used another  great image from Outlaws CFC by Anne Fenton for the challenge over at 'Outlawz' called  Creative Freebie Challenge. The images to be used are from digital  images they have drawn. Entering the challenge enables you to receive the next set of images and every two weeks they send you two new images. The vase digital stamp was coloured  with Prismacolor markers  and the design was based on a sketch from 'Sweet Stampin'. I added additional flowers from Recollections Floral Embellishments, a flourish from Marianne designs and a  'just for you ' sentiment from Stampin' Up...  

Challenges:

Outlaws -Creative Freebie Challenge

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days: #29 Add a sentiment

OCL Weekly Challenge:  Pretty petals

The Poodles Parlour: Anything Goes

DigiStamps 4 Joy: #38 Green 

Simon Says Stamp: a bit of green

Papercraft Star:#88 Green

Elke Kaart Een Feestje -  #106 Just... Because I Think Of You (Not Birthday's Or Other Occasions)

Sweet Stampin'Challenge Blog: Lets see those layers (sketch) 

Flight of the Butterflies

I have used another  great image from Outlaws CFC by Sandi Huggett  for the challenge over at 'Outlawz' called  Creative Freebie Challenge. The images to be used are from digital  images they have drawn. Entering the challenge enables you to receive the next set of images. Every two weeks they will send you two new images. For  this challenge  I chose the butterfly digital stamp and coloured it with Prismacolor markers and cut it out so I could make it dimensional..  For the center piece of  the card I brayed Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point  Stampin Up ink to some Whisper White paper.   I was trying to create a facsimile of a ski with butterflies flying in it. I added additional punched out butterflies  and a  'thinking of you ' sentiment.. The top layer of the card flips up and leaves room for a message to be written!


Challenges Entered:
Update: won the draw for the Pixie Cottage challenge


Paper Crafting Journey: PCJ Challenge4: Anything Goes
Crafts and me Challenges: Challenge #74 - Things with Wings
Divas by Design: Challenge 25 Favorite Things - I have two of my favouite things here - butterflies and a flourish 
The Paper Shelter: Time for a New challenge: - Anything Goes
The Pixie Cottage: #111 Things with Wings

Sweet Stamps Blog #56 Monochromatic

Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes 100th  Challenge Celebration
Always Crafting: Creative Monday Challenge #3: Anything Goes
Love to Create Challenge #5 monochromatic

The Eagle

The image is an Anne Fenton freebie from  the Outlaws 'Creative Freebie Challenge' and I think it is fabulous!
This is a progressive challenge and you receive two images once every two weeks and in order to receive the next two you must make a project and submit it to the CFC using one or both of the images:O).
Card Details:
Technique: spotllighting
Stamp: Anne Fenton's eagle
Colour medium: Prismacolor markers
Sentiment:: Little paper Shop
Flourish: Tim Holtz "Elegant Flourishes'
Die Cut cardstock: K&CCompany

Challenges:
Card and Scrap:#26 Buttons
CrafterCompanion Monthly # :#21 Anything Goes
Sparkles Forum Challenges:#29 Things with Wings
Divas by design: challenge#22- wings
Flutterby Wednesday: #190 Anything with Wings
Creative card Crew: #4 Masculine
Digital Tuesday #147 Use Your Stash-  the stash I used on this card was : twine,buttons,brads and the background paper (old wall paper)
Crafty Cardmakers: #61 Monochrome Magic
Cupcake Craft Challenges: 179  Entwined - use twine somewhere on your project
Simon Says Stamp and Show: Anything Goes

Heart Balloons

This is  my card for the Outlaws  Creative Freebie Challenge. The image is by Sandi Huggett  and was one of the challenge freebies.  I coloured the balloons with Prismacolor Markers and made the middle heart  dimensional. The background is heat embossed and the stamp used is Stampin' Ups  Floral Fantasy. The  butterflies are from a Martha Stewart punch and the flowers , leaves and the large forest branch  are from die cuts by Marianne Designs..

Challenges Entered:
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge: It must be love
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge: Red, Pink and White
Stamp with Fun: #147 - Love
Addicted-to-Stamps Challenge #23- Valentines/Love
The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Challenge #5 Valentines/Love
Joanna Sheen Challenge: Love is in the Air
Craft Us Crazy  challenge #20 Anything Goes
The Stamping Boutique challenge #25 - Valentine's+
Tuesday Throwdown:#84 Be My valentine

Featured card  On the Outlaws site Feb.2012   

Outlaws CFC0115 - My Valentine Bobbie

I have used another  great image from Outlaws CFC by Sandi Huggett  for the challenge over at 'Outlawz' called  Creative Freebie Challenge. The images to be used are from digital  images they have drawn. Entering the challenge enables you to receive the next set of images. Every two weeks they will send you two new images. For  this challenge  I chose the cute little  girl digital stamp called 'My Valentine Bobbie 'and coloured it with Prismacolor markers.  For the layout of the card   I used the sketch from Bugaboo's  Catch the Bug challenge Stella Says Sketch#102. I added additional embellishments but the core of the card is the sketch. 
Note: the floor I made for the image was inspired by a floor I had seen in card by Mindy Baxter She did a marvellous job and I just had to give it a go.Mine did not turn out near what I wanted it to, but decided to live with it :o)

Challenges entered:
Outlaws: CC0115

Bugaboo - Catch the Bug- Stella Says Sketch
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Anything Goes Challenge
Going Grey Scrap-Creations Challenge: Die Cuts I have  used Deckled Rectanges, Scalloped Circle,  Whimsy Stamps  'Vines" flourish
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge #51:  Anything Goes
Get Hippty with Ippity GHWI#13:  it's all about hearts
Hooked on Crafts:#15: Try Something New - creating a wooden floor look on a card
MyGrafico Challenges:  #119 Love and Valentines
Paper Creations Ink: #17 Love/Romance
Scrappers Delights Paper Challenges : anything goes

Outlaws CFC0101- Duck Decoy

It has been a long time since I have made a bookmark and I was inspired to do this one for three reasons:

• I needed a project for the Outlaws Creative Freebie Challenge 0101
• Edwina Brown had made a bookmark with the Duck Decoy on it and I thought  'Oh my hubby (who is an avid reader) would like something like that'
• I myself was using an old bookmark I had made Oh so many years ago  of my son (he just turned 23) and thought I could use a new one too :)  although I must admit I love the old one too much to get rid of it! So I assume my hubby will get the new one and I will continue to use the old. I am OK with that:)

Aww he was just the cutest thing! good thing he never pays any attention to my blog -lol!

I have used another  great image from Outlaws CFC by Anne Fenton. Sandi Huggett and and Anne Fenton have  joined forces and  started a challenge over at 'Outlawz' called  Creative Freebie Challenge. The images to be used are from digital  images they have drawn. Entering the challenge enables you to receive the next set of images. Every two weeks they will send you two new images. For  this their fourth  challenge  I chose the duck decoy  and coloured it with Prismacolor markers. I framed the image with a Spellbinders  die (deckled rectangles) and for the background I used old left over paper scrapes and die cut cardstock from K&COMPANY.  easy peasy!

Challenges entered:

Outlaws CFC0101- I used the duck decoy digital stamp

Anything Goes Challenge:  anything goes at anything goes
Bearly-Mine Challenge:26: anything goes
Everybody-Art-Challenge: challenge175 - Shabby
Tip Top Tuesday: Challenge #67 Anything Goes
House of Gilli: Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs: challenge 128 - Vintage
Paper Creations Ink: #16: die cut/punches: I have oddles  of pre-cut die cuts and punched out steampunk circles and a leaf.
Pollycraft Monday Challenge:#122 - Anything but a Card - mine is a bookmark
Stamps R Us Challenge Blog: what did you get for Christmas or Anything Goes - Mine is anything goes

Ross's Card - Outlaws CFC

Ross's Card: For the family of my cousin Ross who passed away Dec 8th, 2011.

Another great image from Outlaws CFC by Anne Fenton. Sandi and and Anne Fenton have  joined forces and  started a challenge over at 'Outlawz' called  Creative Freebie Challenge. The images to be used are from digital  images they have drawn and  believe me, these are some  totally fabulous images!  You are given  two images and if you use at least one of them you then receive two more digi's for the next challenge. For  this, their fourth challenge,  I chose the above  cross image and coloured it  with Prismacolor markers.      I framed the image with a Spellbinders  die called deckled rectangles.
Paper: Digital Paper from Altered Bits, Basic Black for Stampin' UP and wall paper 

Leaves: MS  branch punch

Challenges Entered:

Outlaws Creative Freebie Challenge : Dec 18th - Jan1st: use one of their digis
Tuesday:
Bearly-Mine #26: anything goes
Digital Tuesday #141 - WinterWonderland
Everybody-Art-Challenge #273 Anything Goes
Try it on Tuesday: Anything Goes
Monday:
Pollycraft Monday Challenge: #121 Punch it - I used Martha Stewart  scary branches punch
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge: Sparkle , shine - I have glitter glue on the snow on the  fence cross
Seems a Little Sketchy: Sketch #2

Outlaws CFC1204 - Winter Mail

Another great image from Outlaws CFC by Anne Fenton. Sandi Huggett and and Anne Fenton have  joined forces and  started a challenge over at 'Outlawz' called  Creative Freebie Challenge. The images to be used are from digital  images they have drawn and  believe me, these are some  totally fabulous images! Entering the challenge enables you to receive the next set of images. Every two weeks they will send you two new images. For  this their third challenge  I chose the above image and coloured it with Prismacolor markers, added flocking,glitter glue and stickles.. What a great winter scene! I framed the image with a Spellbinders  die (Labels 5) and for the flourishes I used a Sizzyx die called 'Scribbles Swirls'. The background paper is free digital paper form Stamp TV. The ticket sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps.

 Challenges Entered:
Outlaws Creative Freebie Challenge:CFC1204: use one of the freebies supplied
Bearly-Mine: challenge 25- un-traditional Christmas card - no red or green
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog: #14 Let it Snow
Digital Tuesday Challenge: #141 Winter Wonderland
Everybody-Art- Challenge: #172 Blue and White
 Going Grey with Scrap-Creations: First Snow
Papertake Weekly Challenge: I'm Dreaming of (fav colour) Christmas - I love blue Christmas cards
Creative Stamp Friends: #40 Christmas Projects

Hooked on Crafts: challenge 14 - Christmas

Outlaws CFC1120

Another great image from Outlaws CFC by Sandi Hugget. Sandi and and Anne Fenton have  joined forces and  started a challenge over at 'Outlawz' called  Creative Freebie Challenge. The images to be used are from digital  images they have drawn and  believe me, these are some  totally fabulous images!  For  this their second challenge  I chose the above image and coloured her with Prismacolor markers. What a pretty little girl! I framed the image with a Spellbinders  die (Labels 10) and in the background I used a die cut from Marianne (Doily). The background paper is from the 'Four Seasons 'stack of paper by DCWV. The embellishments are:

Sentiment - digital stamp from Doodle Pantry(Rounded Wishes) with the image of the present  merged into the middle of the circle (also from Doodle Pantry called 'Christmas Accessories)

Flower: die cut from Marianne Designs called Ribbon flower and a punch from EK Success

Leaves: MS  branch punch, and the  flourished vine from Whimsy Stamps.

Challenges Entered:

1. Outlaws CFC1120: use supplied digi

2.. Creative Craft Challenges: free for all
3. Digital Tuesday #139 Go Green - must use a digital element
4. Going Grey with Scrap-Creations: Christmas
5.Party Time Tuesday: #44 anything goes
6. Sassy Cheryl's Stamps: #92 Winter
7. Craft Your Passions #86 Tis the Season
8. Addicited to Stamps Challenge #18: Christmas Card

  

Christmas Ornament

I love this image of a Christmas ornament  by Sandi Huggett, isn't it grand!  Sandi Huggett and Anne Fenton have  joined forces and  started a challenge over at 'Outlawz' called  Creative Freebie Challenge. The images to be used are from digital  images they have drawn and  believe me, these are some  totally fabulous images!  For  the first challenge they have a variety of Christmas images you can download  AND if you make a card with at least one of them, enter it into the challenge, they will give you  additional three or four images in the next 2 to 3 weeks.  These are two very talented ladies so it should be  a lot of fun. I coloured the ornament with Prismacolor markers, added some stickles  and used a Sakura Gelly Roll pen on the poinsettia leaves to give some sparkle to the card, just does not show up very good in the picture.
 The ornament is dimensional as is the snowflake flower. I made the flower using holly leaves from a Stampin' Up set called  Sleigh Ride, and by punching out some snowflakes from several MS punches.

Challenges entered:
Creative Freebie Challenge 0utlawz - use one of the free digis supplied for the challenge
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge - Texture
Fabulous Friday Challenge : Embossing - I used dry embossing
Floweret Stamps #8 Christmas cards
Totally Papercrafts  #92 the theme is Victorian - I have used a very Victorian type ornament
Wags' n Whiskers Stamps: #67 Christmas theme
Delightful Challenges: snowflakes