Flutterby Wednesdays No 237

Challenge No 237 on Flutterby Wednesdays is a sketch and of course use a fairy or butterfly.
http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com.au/

This is the sketch

 This is the card I made today

I have used Stampin Up papers and stamp "Thinking of You".  Printed Heather Valentin stamp "Lil Fidget" from Lacy Sunshine (the official and only authorized shop to sell Heather Valentin stamps) onto white card and coloured her with markers.  Punched out with Stampin Up punch and layered onto circle punched out with Stampin Up punch.  Layered onto paper which has been layered onto card.  Added purple flower rhinestones.  The card and paper are lavender but look grey in the scan.

Tiddly Inks challenge 108

This weeks challenge No 108 at Tiddly Inks is:  A recipe: 3,2,1.
http://tiddlyinkschallenge.blogspot.com.au/
3 design papers, 2 embellishments and one Tiddly Inks image of your choice
Here is the card I made today

I have used 3 Stampin Up papers, 2 embellishments: punched butterfly and flower.  Printed one Tiddly Inks image "Flutterby Annabelle" and coloured with markers.  All layered onto a blue card.

I am just in time to enter this challenge.  I think it finishes soon.

I am really slow today.  It took me most of the afternoon to make this card, the pain has been bad today.  I am still a week behind reading my email messages.    

Feeling Sketchy No 57

Feeling Sketchy Challenge No 57 will be up on the Feeling Sketchy blog after 9 am tomorrow morning Sydney time (it is now 11.35 pm on Sunday night)
http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.com.au/

This is the sketch with the optional extra add stitching (real or fake)

This is the card I made

I put two strips of pattern paper from My Mind's Eye "Stella and Rose" 6x6 pad onto light pink card.  I don't sew so have stamped Sassafras Lass clear stamp "stitched borders" to left hand side and added button.  Printed Free Vintage Digital stamps "Sewing Silhouette" and "Vintage Sewing Machine" onto white card and punched out with Stampin Up punch.  Layered onto dark pin carc punched out with Stampin Up circle punch.

Layered all onto dark pink card.

Come on over tomorrow and join in the challenge.

Christmas cards

I made two cards to the sketch at Merry Monday No 58
http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.ca/2013/04/merry-monday-christmas-card-challenge_15.html
but just missed the deadline for posting,

so I will put card 1 into the  ABC Christmas card challenge H for "Holiday helpers" http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/ only 2 days left to join this challenge.

It is also nearly time for the Cuddlebug Cuties Sunday Linky party so I have used a Cuddlebug Cuties image on the 2nd card.

This was the sketch

and these are the cards I made tonight.

Card 1:  I have put 3 washi tapes onto red card, printed Heather Valentin's "Lil Candi Cane Ragamuffin" from Lacey Sunshine (the Official and only authorized shop for the Heather Valentin digi stamps) onto white card and coloured with copic marker (skin) and the rest with Kaszazz alcohol markers.  Layered her over the washi tape. Stamped Kaszazz "Monogram Christmas" cut out and layered on top.  Attached all to green card.

Card 2:  I have put 3 washi tapes onto red card, stamped Lucy's stamps "Christmas Words" and "Bauble small" onto white card.  Layered them over top of washi tape.  Printed Cuddlebug Cuties "Scarlette" onto white card and coloured her with copic markers and Kaszazz alcohol markers.  Put her over Christmas words.  Attached all to white card.

Trimgym April challenge - Anything goes

April challenge at Trimgym is Anything goes using a Trimgym image.  You can request a free image from Jo.
http://trimgymsdigistampsandimages.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/challenge
I stayed at Lynda's last night and we have been out at the camping and caravan show most of the day.  I made two cards tonight one for this challenge and one for next week's feeling sketchy challenge which I will post on my blog tomorrow night.

This is the simple card I made for the Trimgym April challenge

I printed Trimgym stamps "Mouse girl" and the sentiments from the Mouse girl set.  Plus a daffodil.  Coloured them with distress markers and added flower brads.

You still have 3 days to join the challenge so come on over and join in.  You can request a free digi from Trimgym.

Lollipop Ladies No 67 Moustache Lollipops (with facial hair)

Lollipop Ladies Challenge No 67 is Moustache lollipops (with Facial Hair)

http://thelollipopladies.blogspot.com.au/

This is the inspiration photo

This is my card 

I have used Darkroom Door DDRS068 "Steampunk" stamps and brads.

I was going to do a scrapbook page as my husband has a moustache and a bushy beard, but ran out of time.

I made this card yesterday.  I haven't done any craft today have been moving things around in my craft room so Tony can get the old wardrobe out tomorrow.

Come on over and join the challenge at Lollipop Ladies.  You have 3 more days to add you project.

ATCs with Attitude No 38 - April Showers

This is my ATC for the ATCs with Attitude challenge No 38 - April Showers.

http://attitudewithatcs.blogspot.com.au/

In my craft group Stamps 'n' Stuff Book club we have an ATC swap each month and have been doing the alphabet.  This month we are up to U.  I coloured the image last Friday at Stamp Club at Russell Vale and finished off the ATCs today.  I thought it was just right for the ATCs with Attitude Challenge No 38 - April Showers.

I made the U with word art.

I printed out Heather Valentin's digi "Emily Rainy Day" from Lacy Sunshine (the official and only authorized shop to sell Heather Valentin images) and coloured with markers.

http://lacysunshine.weebly.com/

Lacy Sunshine Challenge No 6

Lacy Sunshine Challenge No 6 is Spring Fever
http://lacysunshinechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
This is the card I finished today

I printed the new Heather Valentin gnome digi stamps  "Flower Bed Fred", "Lexies Naughty Chair" and some of the bits from "Gnome digi bits" from Lacy Sunshine Stamps the official and only authorised shop to sell Heather Valentin stamps.  Coloured with Kaszazz, Tria and distress markers. I made a bit of a mess colouring "Flower Bed Fred" so I printed him out again and layered over the top.

Feeling Sketchy No. 56

It is now 11.30 pm here in Sydney, Australia and tomorrow morning sometime after 9 am will be time for the new challenge at Feeling Sketchy
http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.com.au/
This week as well as the sketch we had optional extra make a boy's/male card

This is the sketch

 This is my card

I have embossed a red card with Couture Creations "Replacements" embossing folder.  Printed out two digi papers from Imagine That "Speeding By".  Printed Heather Valentin digi stamp "Biker Bob" from her new set of gnome digis on Lacey Sunshine the official and only authorised shop to sell Heather Valentin images.  Coloured him with red maker and left some white and put him on part of the first paper, to look like he is riding along the road.  From the second  paper I have cut out the three stars.

Come on over tomorrow and join us at Feeling Sketchy.

Cuddlebug Cuties Sunday Linky Party

Cuddlebug Cuties Sunday Linky Party
http://cuddlebugcuties.blogspot.com.au/

I have cut oval in purple card then embossed it with Central Craft Collection embossing folder.  Printed Cuddlebug Cuties digi stamp "Katie & Kit" onto white card and coloured with markers.  Layered the purple card over the white card and then layered all onto pink card.  Stamped Stampin Up "Happy Birthday" onto white card a punched out with Stampin Up oval punch and attached to purple card.

Come over to Cuddlebug Cuties and join in the Sunday Linky Party.

Imagine That Freebie challenge No 5

My card for freebie challenge No 5 at Imagine That with the lovely freebie stamp given to us.
http://imaginethatdigistamp.blogspot.com.au/
Each time when you join the challenge you receive the free stamp for the next challenge.  You can also buy extra digis.

I have printed out the free digi onto white card and coloured with copic, tria and distress markers and added punched butterfly.  Layered onto red card which I embossed with Cuttlebug daisies.  Layered all onto green card which I stamped with Stampin Up Stamp.

I was lucky to find this blog at the beginning of the challenges but you can still join in.

My Lost Fairy card for The Stamping Chef facebook group

This lovely free image was given to us to make a card for the challenge that finishes on 22 April.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSCRecipes/

If you decide to join the facebook group please let them know I told you about it.
Scroll down to post by Tamara van Wijk
Hmzz...who can bring in more people? Who will win 2 digis of their choice?! Bring your friends over and let them reply in this post who send them...

I have printed the "Lost Fairy" onto white card and coloured her with copic, tria and distress makers, put sparkle pen around the wings but you can't see it on the scan.  Put washi tape onto purple card, layered fairy and added flowers and brad.  Stamped Stampin Up "Happy Birthday" on white card and layered on top.  Layered all onto yellow card.

   

Ready Teddy Go challenge No 21 - Anything Goes

This is the birthday card I made today for a cyber friend in the USA Bear Lovers stamping yahoo group.
The theme on the bear lovers group this month is bear with flowers
I am also going to put it into the challenge 21 on Ready Teddy Go - Anything goes
http://ready-teddy-gochallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Stamped Bildmalarna Stamp "Little Winged Friends - On Walk" onto white card and coloured with copic, tria and distress markers. Wings coloured with gelly roll glitter pen, supposed to be silver but looks grey.  Layered purple card with cut out over the top.  Stamped Stampin up stamp "Happiness Always" on white card and cut out with Stampin Up punch.  Added washi tape, flowers and brads.  Layered all onto lime green card.

The Paper Shelter No 107 Spring Delights

My card for The Paper Shelter challenge No 107 Spring Delights.
http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com.au/

I have punched green card with Martha Stewart punches scolloped border and butterfly border.

On white card printed out the pre coloured background of The Paper Shelter digi "Freshly Harvested" and printed the girl and plants from the same set.  Have coloured the girl and plants with Tria and Distress Markers.  Stamped "Enjoy your Birthday" and "Joy is Not" and layered onto green card.  Added flowers and brads and then layered all onto pink card.

Whimsy stamps Challenge No 58 Pretty in pink

Whimsy stamps challenge No 58 Pretty in Pink
http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com.au/

I have printed out Whimsy stamps "KKD Blooming Border" and "KKD Gracie" on white card and coloured with copic, tria and distress markers.  Printed the sentiment from Gracie on a separate card and cut out and attached.  Stamped Stampin Up "Happy Birthday".  Have attached to dark pink card which I punched with Martha Stewart butterfly border and then attached all to light pink card.

Flutterby Wednesdays 235

This is my card for Flutterby Wednesdays No 235 anything goes with a fairy or butterfly
http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com.au/

I have used both a fairy and butterflies.

I have embossed pink card with butterflies and flowers my new embossing folder which was free with Australian Simply Cards No 54.  Printed Sweet Pea stamp "Butterfly Princess" onto white card and coloured with markers.  Layered onto purple card then onto pink card.  Added punched butterfly, flowers and brad.  Layered all onto purple card.

Delicious Doodles No 31 Anything Gothic

This is my card for Delicious Doodles No 31 Anything Gothic
http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.com.au/

This is very different from my usual cute cards.  I looked up Gothic on google and found a picture to make the background paper.  Printed Delicious Doodles digi stamp "Celtic Fairy" and coloured with distress markers.  Added black ribbon, black punched flower and white paper flower and brad.

My eyes are very blurry today so the colouring is not even.

Celtic Fairy was listed under Gothic on the Delicious Doodles site.

Cuddlebug Cuties Sunday Linky Party

This is my card for Cuddlebug Cuties Sunday Linky Party
http://cuddlebugcuties.blogspot.com.au/

I have made background paper from picture on the internet.  Printed Cuttlebug Cutie "Creative Cassi" and coloured with Distress markers.  Added Stampin Up "Happy Birthday" punched with Stampin Up punch.

Feeling Sketchy No 55

I am a bit late today putting my card for Feeling Sketchy No 55 on my blog.  Sketch with the optional extra to use punches and/or die cuts
http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.com.au/

 This is the sketch

I have rotated the sketch to the right.  I have embossed blue card with my new A6 Embossing folder free with Australian Simply Cards magazine No 54 and punched with Martha Stewart butterfly border punch.

Two strips of free digi paper from Bearly Mine Designs June 12 "Rose 1".  Verse from April Club Kit from A Day for Daisies.  "Fairy Silhouette" from TLC Creations.  Punched EK success medium and small flowers and added rhinestones.

I hope you will come over to Feeling Sketchy and join in the challenge, you have 6 days to enter your card.

Have a look at the lovely cards and scrapbook page by the other design team members. 

The design team call is still going and you have until Sunday 21 April (Australia Eastern time) to get your submissions in to Naomi.  See the Feeling Sketchy challenge blog for details.

This months prize is a 6x6 paper pad and some co-ordinating ribbons for the lucky random winner. So make sure you get your entry in for your chance to win.

Always Playing with Paper Merry Monday challenge 57

These are the cards I made to the sketch at
http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.ca/2013/04/merry-monday-christmas-card-challenge_8.html

 This is the sketch

Card 1:  White card stamped with Hero Arts:  "Wavy Stars" "Silent Night" and "Wavy Holly".  Coloured leaves and berries with markers.  Added gold sparkly ribbon across the card and gold star sparkly ribbon down the card.  Unfortunately the scan doesn't show the lovely gold and the sparkle.  Stamped PSX manger scene and cut out with Stampin Up bauble punch and threaded gold thread through and layered onto gold ribbon.

Card 2:  Used three different papers from Kaisercraft 6" paper pad "Dear Santa Collection".  Stamped Hero Arts stamp "Happy Christmas" on middle piece.  Printed Heather Valentin Digi Stamp "Isabella Christmas ornament" from Lacy Sunshine shop the official and only authorised shop to sell Heather Valentin images.  Coloured with Distress and Tria markers.

Lollipop Ladies No 66 Lego Lollies (with toys)

Lollipop Ladies challenge No 66 is lego lollies (with toys)
http://thelollipopladies.blogspot.com.au/

This is the challenge photo.

 I have made a simple scrapbook page.

I found this challenge very difficult to think of card at first but then I thought of a scrapbook page.  My daughter Angela and her daughter Brianna came down to Sydney last weekend and stayed an Lynda's so I rang Lynda and asked her to please take photos of Brianna playing with her legos and she also found an old photo of her daughter Sian when she was nearly 8 playing with her Barbies (she is now 14).

I made the background paper from a picture on the internet.  Layered the build picture also from the internet.  Added the photos and journalling.

Everyone else must be having problems with this challenge as there are no entries yet on the side bar, so come on over and join in the challenge, you still have a couple days to join in

Sew Crafty Angel Weekend Blog Link Party

My card for Sew Crafty Angel Weekend Blog Link Party
http://sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com.au/

Printed Cuddlebug Cuties digi stamp "Rebecca" onto white and coloured with markers then cut her out.  Unfortunately I wasn't seeing too well so cut some of the curls off. Layered her onto mauve card.  Cut oval from purple card and put it over the mauve card.  Added flowers, brads, butterfly and washi tape and then layered all onto green card.

Cuddlebug Cuties Linky party

I am a bit late making my card for this week's Cuddlebug Cuties Linky Party
http://cuddlebugcuties.blogspot.com.au/
There have been some lovely ones already posted by other people.

Stamped Stampin Up "Wishing you Happiness" on Green card.  Printed out Cuddlebug Cuties "Brittany" on white and coloured with Copic, Tria and Distress markers and chalks.  Cut oval in purp0le card and layered onto white card. Added flowers and dragonfly and then layered all onto green card.

Feeling Sketchy No 54

Feeling Sketchy No 54 will be posted on the Feeling Sketchy blog some time after 9 am tomorrow morning (Sydney time).
http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.com.au/   It is now 11.25 pm on Sunday night here in Sydney Australia.
I am putting my design team card on my blog tonight as I am too fuzzy headed in the mornings due to the tablets I am taking for the arthritis and fibromyalgia.
This is the card I have made

And this is this week's sketch with the added challenge to use purple and green

I embossed green card with Cuttlebug daisies and added washi tape.

I printed out Lacy Sunshine digital stamp "Maggie Springtime Girl" by Heather Valentin onto white and coloured with markers cut it into oval shape and layered onto purple card and then onto green card.

Stamped Stampin Up Happy Birthday on white and used SU oval punch and layered it onto purple card and then onto the green card.

Come on over to Feeling Sketchy and join in the challenge, I hope to see you there.

Also Naomi has taken over the leadership of Feeling Sketchy and she has posted a design team call, so if you are interested on being on our design team go over and read the details.

Have a good week

Follow me on Fairy Book

I made this card this morning

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter challenge 106:  Use a doily
http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com.au/
In the Pink challenge 18: Lets Fly Away in pink:   Something that can fly and Pink must be the main colour
http://inthepinkchallenge.blogspot.com.au/
Flutter By Wednesdays No 234:  Use flowers plus must have a fairy or butterfly
http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/flutter-by-wednesday-234.html

I have used a pink card. then  layer of "Shopping girl" digi paper from the paper shelter.
I have coloured a white paper doily with "Spun Sugar" distress paint.  Printed the fairy and the heart from digi stamp set "Follow me on Fairy Book" from the Paper Shelter.  Have coloured with
Copic E000 for the skin, and used Distress Markers "tattered rose", "spun sugar" and "worn lipstick" for the rest.  Punched carl butterfly punch on pink card and added gel glitter pen.  Punched medium and small success punch flowers on white card.  Medium flowers coloured with spun sugar marker and small flower coloured with worn lipstick marker.  Added light pink rhinestones.
I have used all pink with some white and a tiny bit of blue on the tag.
I forgot, I also added a bit of pink glitter pen to the fairy wings.

ATCs with attitude No 37

Its time for another ATC challenge at ATCs with attitude- No 37 Add some sparkle
http://attitudewithatcs.blogspot.com.au/

I was making a Christmas Card for Merry Monday Christmas card challenge and I printed out this stamp but it was a bit too small for the card so I decided to use it for an ATC.
Green card embossed with Cuttlebug "Holly with Berries", washi tape, Merry Christmas sticker and for the sparkle I have added rhinestones.  They are sparkly but it doesn't show up in the scan.
The Stamp is a digi stamp "Holly Victorian Christmas" by Heather Valentin from Lacey Sunshine stamps who is the official and only authorized shop to sell Heather Valentin stamps.  I am hoping to get my Christmas cards and ATCs done a bit earlier this year instead of having to rush at the last minute which is usually the case.

Always Playing with Paper Merry Monday Christmas challenge No 56

I just finished my card in time for this weeks challenge as it finishes in 12 hours time.
http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.ca/2013/04/merry-monday-christmas-card-challenge.html

This was the sketch to follow to make a Christmas card

And this is the card I made this afternoon.

I embossed green card with Cuttlebug "Holly with Berries" and added ribbon from my stash and washi tape. Printed Heather Valentin's digi stamp "Holly Victorian Christmas" from Lacey Sunshine stamps the official and only authorised shop to sell Heather Valentin stamps.  Coloured the stamp with Copic marker (face), Distress Markers and Tria Markers.  Cut out and attached to green card and added Merry Christmas sticker.  You can't see properly in the scan but the berries on the embossing have been coloured red with a sparkly gel pen.  

I have wanted to join this challenge for a few weeks but until now always just missed the deadline.  It will be good to get some Christmas cards made during the year instead of having to rush at the last minute.

I have just found another Christmas card challenge so I would like to enter this card into

http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/

ABC Christmas challenge - G is for girl or guy

Lacy Sunshine challenge No 5 - Anything goes

Lacy Sunshine challenge No 5 is anything goes and Heather gave us a lovely free image to use for this challenge: "Sunny" from Heather's new range of flower pot pretties.
http://lacysunshinechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
This is the card I made today.

I have stamped "Sunny" in the middle and "Petunia on the left" and "Violet on the right" all from Heather's new range of flower pot pretties.  Coloured them with markers.  Sun and grass stamps are from Posh Impressions "Stamp a Scene".  "Wishing you Happiness" is from a Stampin Up set.  I have added lace border fence.

As you will see on my left side bar Lacy Shine is the official and only authorized shop to sell Heather Valentin stamps.  Any one else selling them is doing it illegally. 

Sunny Challenges SC 76/13

This fortnights challenge on Sunny Challenges is a sketch and use a background stamp or stamp the background
http://sunnychallenges.blogspot.com.au/

This is the card I made this morning

I have used Stampin Up Dots and Daisies for the background on mauve card.  Embossed purple card with Cuttlebug "Daisies" embossing folder.  Embossed green card with Sizzix embossing folder.  Stamped mauve card with stamps from Stampin Up "Simply Said" stamp set.  Coloured flowers with gel pens.  Added a dragonfly brad, attached all to purple card and then to main card.

Come over to Sunny Challenges and join the challenge.  The link closes in 7 days.

Sew Crafty Link Party No 4

It is time for another Link Party at Sew Crafty Angel
http://sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com.au/

I made this quick thank you card today for a friend.

I embossed pink card with Cuttlebug "Thanks".  Printed out Cuddlebug Cuties digi stamp ":Hannah" and coloured with Distress and Tria markers, layered onto purple and the pink card.
Come over and join in the party.

Imagine That Freebie Challenge No 4

Kris has given us another free image for challenge number 4.  I have been playing along since number one so received the whole set of cars.    Anyone starting now can download the free car image and if you play now you will also receive free images for future challenges.
http://imaginethatdigistamp.blogspot.com.au/

I also bought the digi papers from her to use with the cars.

I printed out one of the cars and the sentiment and coloured the car with distress markers, and the yellow with another marker.  My colouring is not the best as my eyes are blurry.

This will be a good card for boys.  I usually have problems making male cards but this has made it easier.

Fairies and Butterflies

I made this birthday card today and I am going to enter it into two challenges

Robyn's Fetish Challenge No 153 - Fairies (I was lucky to be picked as one of the top 3 for challenge No 152) http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/

and Paula's  new challenge blog where challenge 1 is Anything Goes
http://paulaholifieldcrafts.blogspot.com.au/

I have printed out Delicious Doodles digi stamps "Butterfly border" and "Fairy Fae" and coloured with Copic, distress and Tria Markers.  Printed out a second copy of butterfly border and coloured and cut out some of the butterflies and flowers and layered them over the top of the first image then attached all to 

pink card which I first embossed with Crafts-Too butterflies. 

I usually make a separate card for each challenge but I am running behind this week.  The tablets I am on for Fybromyalgia and arthritis are making me fuzzy headed so it takes longer to get going in the mornings and it takes longer to make my cards.

Feeling Sketchy No 53

It is time for another sketch at Feeling Sketchy.  Sketch No 53 will be loaded today on the Feeling Sketchy site
http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.com.au/

This is the sketch and the extra challenge is use 3 or more flowers

 and this is my card

I have embossed green card with Cuttlebug daisies.  Added striped paper from my stash.  I have printed Lacey Sunshine digital stamp "Maddie and Clover Groovy Hippy Music" and coloured with markers.  I have then punched EK Success medium and small flowers.  I have left the medium flowers white and coloured the small flowers with markers. 

Come over to Feeling Sketchy later today and join in the challenge which runs for one week.