Granmargarets cards-n-stuff

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I started this blog in April 2012 so I could join Challenges. I am now on some design teams. I hope you like my cards. I started stamping in 1995 but my cards are still mostly cute.

Thank you to those who have joined as followers and to those who comment.

Unfortunately because of spammers I have had to put moderation on the comments. I will approve them as soon as possible, this also means I don't miss any.

I don't always get a chance to reply to all comments but I read them all when I approve them and I really appreciate you taking the time to give your comment.

The lovely banner was made especially for me by Amanda at Faery Ink Art & Design when I won her first blog challenge. 2025 - Now due to my sore hands and bad eyes I make mostly digital cards and scrapbook pages.

Sunday, 8 April 2018

Alicia Bel April facebook challenge

There is a new challenge on the Alicia Bel facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/187877358304468/
The theme is animals, real or fantastic or beings that are animals in part, such as mermaids, centaurs, etc.
Also worth any digi where an animal, insect, fish, etc. appears. Even if it's like a pet. Or any digi where the character wear an animal costume.

We had to make teams of four for the challenge. I am in the team with Lisa Jannaway, Susan Bennett and Bonnie Kohane.

This is my first card

I have used papers from We are 3 Warm Sand and Fantasy paper collections
Alicia Bel digital stamp Spring mermaid which I coloured with markers and glitter gel pens.
Fish, seaweed and bubbles from Sweet Shoppe Designs Mermaid cove
Sentiment from Imagine That Mermaid Swimming.

I followed sketch 447 at Tuesday Morning sketches so I would like to add my card to that challenge
https://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/tuesday-morning-sketches-447.html

Digistamps4Joy - new release

New stamps are being released at Digistamps4Joy today
http://www.digistamps4joy.co.za/eshop/

I have used three papers from We are 3 April Showers paper collection
Sentiment from We are 3 Happy Heart sentiment set
New Digistamps4Joy digital stamp JW19 Duck take-off which I have coloured with markers.

I hope you will go over to the blog later and see the lovely work by the design team with the new stamps and I hope you will also join in the April challenge anything goes + optional bright colours
http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.com.au/

and we also invite you to join the facebook group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/636935063114458/

I followed an old sketch at Sketch Saturday

Thursday, 5 April 2018

Ike's Art facebook group progressive challenge

Ike's Art kindly gave us a free digi stamp to us in the facebook group progressive challenge
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IkesArtFanPage/

I have used paper from We are 3 April Showers and Sweet Sounds paper collections
Sentiment from We are 3 All Occasion sentiment set
Flower and leaves from Kaklei Designs
Ike Designs free fairy stamp which I coloured with chalks, markers and glitter pens.

Challenge week 507 at Sketch Saturday was to use any sketch from the archive I have used sketch No 329 so I would like to add my card to that challenge
https://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/week-507-with-crafty-sentiments-designs.html

I would also like to add my card to the following:

Addicted to Stamps and More 286 - anything goes
http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/challenge-286-anything-goes.html

Always Fun challenge 52 - Happy birthday
http://alwaysfunchallenges.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/challenge-52.html

Craftaholics R Us 14 - birthday cards.
https://craftaholicsrus.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/challenge-14-birthday-cards.html

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/anything-goes-challenge-and-new-release.html

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 79 - anything goes
http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/challenge-79.html

Love to Craft 21 - anything goes
https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/ltccb-21-april-anything-goes.html

More Mixed Media April - anything goes optional yellow

More Mixed Media April - anything goes optional yellow
http://moremixedmediachallenge.blogspot.com.au/

I don't often work with yellow so this was a challenge for me,

Firstly I covered the page with Gesso primer. When partly dry I drew over the page with yellow distress crayon then painted over with yellow twinkling H2O's but the paint doesn't show in the scan

Painted over stencil with moulding paste and when dry sponged with mustard seed distress ink.

Printed out picture and sentiment from Princess Sassy Pants & Co and layered on top.

Doodled down the left side.

Added punched leaves, flowers and butterfly. Added rhinestones to the flowers.

After I finished this I thought I should have used blue for the flowers instead of the yellow but it was too late to change.

I hope you will go over and see the lovely work by the design team and join in the challenge.

I would like to add my journal page to the following:

2 Crafty Critters 13 - anything with a critter

http://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/challenge-13-sponsored-by-linda-simpson.html

Alphabet challenge - A anything but a card

https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/a-anything-but-card.html

Altered Eclectics - anything goes mixed media/altered art

http://alteredeclectics.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/april-challenge.html

Artistic Inspirations 197 - anything goes

https://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/challenge-197-anything-goes.html

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 79 - anything goes

http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/challenge-79.html

Simply Papercraft 56 - anything goes

http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/challenge-56.html

We love 2 Create 7 - anything creative/mixed media

http://welove2create.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/challenge-7-anything-creativemixed.html

Word Art Wednesday 328-329 - anything family friendly with an encouraging or uplifting sentiment

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/challenge-328-329-anything-goes.html

Ikes World challenge 107 - spring photo

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/ikesworld-challenges-107-agphoto.html

Wednesday, 4 April 2018

Mari Digis 34 - anything goes with a Mari Digi

Mari Digis 34 - anything goes with a Mari Digis stamp
https://maridigischallenge.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/desafio-34-anything-goes-with-mari.html

I have used paper from We are 3 April Showers paper collection.
Sentiment from We are 3 All Occasion sentiment set
Mari digi which is one of the free digi stamps on the Mari Digis challenge blog
https://maridigischallenge.blogspot.com.au/p/feebie.html
Coloured her with markers and gel pens.
Added bow, flowers and butterfly.
Mari is very generous there are lots of free images on the challenge blog
also you can buy more of her lovely images at http://maridigisstore2.blogspot.com.au/

I followed sketch at Try Stampin' or not on Tuesday challenge 361 so I would like to add my card to that challenge.
http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/challenge-361-thinking-of-you.html

I would also like to add my card to the following:

Artistic Inspirations 197 - anything goes
https://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/challenge-197-anything-goes.html

Cardz for Galz 68 - Buttons and/or bows (I have a bow on my card)
https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/week-13-anything-goes-colouring.html

Classic Design team open challenge 24 - anything goes
http://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/1st-april-classic-design-team-open.html

Colour Crazy challenge 13 - anything hand coloured
https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/week-13-anything-goes-colouring.html

Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes
http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/april-challenge.html

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 79 - anything goes
https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/challenge-79.html

Love to Craft 21 - anything goes
https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/ltccb-21-april-anything-goes.html

Outlawz Monday Greetings challenge - Just because
http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/monday-greetings/forum/topics/monday-greetings-challenge-just-because-gcc040218

Simply Papercrafts 56 - anything goes
http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/challenge-56.html

Pause Dream Enjoy challenge 14 - colour it

Pause Dream Enjoy challenge 14 - colour it
https://pdelinkyparty.blogspot.com.au/

I have used papers from We are 3 April Showers paper collection and Birthday Party paper collection
Sentiment from A day for Daisies April 2013 club kit.
A Day for Daisies digital stamp Growing a Flower which I coloured with markers and glitter pen on the wings.

I hope you will go over to Pause Dream Enjoy and see the lovely work by the design team and join in the challenge.

I followed sketch 133 at a Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 so I would like to add my card to that challenge.
https://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/sketch-133-with-day-for-daisies.html

Monday, 2 April 2018

new products released at We are 3

New products released at We are 3
https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/WeAre3?ref=l2-shopheader-name

I have made a card using some of the new and older precoloured images from We are 3.
Paper is from the new We are 3 April Showers paper collection.
We are three printable from precoloured Window View 2 (there are 4 in the set)
Girl and background is from the printables precoloured Window layers 2 (there are 4 in the set)
Added precoloured Kitty looking (when you buy this you receive a coloured digi and black and white digi)
Added We are 3 Stackable flower cottage rose (there are 2 colours plus black and white)
Sentiment from We are 3 Special wishes sentiment set

You can buy the We are 3 papers, sentiments and digi stamps at

We are 3 Etsy shop

https://www.etsy.com/shop/WeAre3

We invite you to join the

We are 3 Facebook group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1691218457798137/

I would like to add my card to the following:

Always Happy birthday - birthday anything goes optional balloons
https://alwayshappybirthday.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/april-challenge-birthday-anything-goes.html

Crafty Hazelnut's monthly pattern paper challenge - anything with pattern paper
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-april.html

Cute Card Thursday 523 - add a quote
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/challenge-523-add-quote.html

Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes
http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/april-challenge.html

Simply Papercraft 56 - anything goes
http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/challenge-56.html

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