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

Sweet Little One

One of  my little great grandchildren has turned one and this is her card (late I know). I love this image from Beccy's Place and have had it for ages, first time to use it. It was a freebie from her Numbers category. Quite adorable I think.

Image: Quilted One and Bear from Beccy's Place, digital stamp
Sentiment: Stampin' Up
Hearts: La-La Land Craft Dies - Heart banner
Ribbon: Michaels
Solid Paper: Stampin' Up
Designer paper: unknown-from a friend

  Showcased at Paper Play Sketches

Challenges
1. Paper Play Sketches:004
2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge: #30 Anything Goes
3. Pile it on: PIO104 Stitching by Bugaboo (stitching on the One - quilted stitches)
4. Corrosive Challenge #3: March: Anything Goes (2nd entry)
5. Imagine That! Creative Playground Challenge: Birthday
6. 2 Creative Chicks #8 Anything Goes
7. Crafts GaloreEncore Challenge:Make a card in March with Kenny K
8. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned paper: March Challenge
9. Digistamps4joy:#122 ATG with optional twist use an animal

Digging Dog

Isn't this the cutest little dog? This adorable image is available at 'from the Heart' Stamps blog and is the free digi of the month at their challenge blog. I  used a sketch  from Tuesday Morning Sketches for the card layout. The image was coloured with Copics and Spellbinders die cuts were used to frame it. The card base is Kraft CS  and all other papers are Stampin' Ups.   I used an embossing folder called bones and paws to add interest to the green rectangle  and finished it off with a button, twine and brown half pearls. The card will go to my great grandson as a Bday card.

Challenges:
1. from the Heart blog: Free Stamp of the Month challenge
2. Tuesday Morning Sketches: #343
3. Crafting with Friends: #16 ATG
4. Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge Week 10 ; Spring Colours  I used yellow  daffodils , red tulips, green leaves
5. Brown Sugar: #190 Spring
6. Simply Papercraft: Challenge 25 ATG
7. Craft Rocket Challenges: Challenge 11 ATG
8. Creative Knockouts; 133 Spring is on the way - Di's Digis