Crafty Calendar Challenge - Christmas in July

Good morning and a happy 4th of July to all.  Here in the UK we have been having a spell of gorgeous hot weather, hottest days of the year so far and what have I been doing.......making a Christmas card!

It's the first Saturday of the month so we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the theme this month is

"Christmas in July"

It's never to early to make a start on those Christmas projects.......

For my card I have used:

Lili of the Valley stamp James the Bear - In the Snow, coloured with copics

DP's are from the Lili of the Valley Krafty Christmas paper pad

On offer to one lucky winner this month is a fab collection of Christmas Crafty Goodies..

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and share with us your Christmas creations and also check out the gorgeous DT cards.

See you all soon....

Bev x

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Aurora Wings Fancy Fold Card

Good morning to all.   I think summer has finally arrived.  The weather is warmer, the sun is shining and unfortunately I'm at work all this weekend unable to enjoy it,,,,well until 1pm each day so I may get a few hours of sunshine in the afternoon.

It's the first Saturday in June so it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar.

For this month the theme is

"FANCY FOLDS"

so for me it's time to ditch the standard square card.

For my card I have made a Z fold card (I think that's what it's called, please comment and put me right if I'm mistaken).

I have used Strawberry Sprite by Aurora Wings and I've coloured the image with Koh-i-noor & Coloursoft Pencils.

The DP's are freebies from a magazine.

With June being the month of Wimbledon and strawberries and cream I thought this image was perfect for this months challenge.

We are sponsored this month by 

Aurora Wings

Pop over to Crafty Calendar to share your fancy fold creations in this months challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Hugs

Bev x

Crafty Calendar May Challenge - Things With Wings.

Morning all.  I hope everyone is okay this morning.  It's May already and it's the first Saturday so we have a new monthly challenge over at Crafty Calendar.

The theme for this month is "THINGS WITH WINGS" and I've gone a little off the norm with this card.

Normally I'd have chosen a fairy, bird or insect but for a change I have a DRAGON card....he has wings, although they are really tiny compared to his size....I don't think he'll ever take off.....

The image is Drago and Flowers by Digistamp Boutique coloured with copics.

The DP is a paper by Pink Petticoat, I had this as a freebie in a magazine,  I've tried searching for the name of it on their website but I think it may be a discontinued range.

The layouts have been cut using the Die'namics Blueprints Set #14.

The greeting is from a Personal Impressions Paula Pascual stamp set stamped with versamark ink and heat embossed with white powder.

I'm sponsoring this months challenge so the prize is a bag of crafty goodies for the winner.

I'm entering this card into the following challenge:

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes

Craft for the Craic - Wings

Blog Quick Quotes - Flowers

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Things With Wings & Sentiment

Cute Card Thursday - Sentiment

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and share with us your "Things With Wings" projects and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

See you soon....

Bev x

Little Meow Birthday Card, Watercolour Pencils and Wink of Stella

Morning all.  Hope everyone is okay this morning.  We've made it to halfway through the week, not long to go to the weekend.  I've been having a go with some different techniques just lately so I'm sharing a card that I have made using Faber Castell Gelatos and Zig Wink of Stella.

The image is from the Little Meow Someone Special stamp set by Docrafts. This has been stamped onto watercolour paper and coloured with watercolour pencils but instead of water I blended the colour using Clear Wink of Stella.

The background is watercolour paper embossed using the Crafters Companion Barkley Embossing Folder - Flowers For You (which was a bargain, I picked this up from one of the hobbycraft shows from the Everycrafts a £1, 12 items for £10 stall).

I then used 3 colours of Faber Castell Gelatos (Watermelon, Snow Cone, Margarita Mix) on the embossed paper and softened and blended the colours using a babywipe.

The cat, flower, pennant and greeting banner have all been cut using Die-namics Blueprints Set #12 and the scallop circle is one of the spellbinders dies.

It doesn't show that well on the photo but the cat and flags have a gorgeous glistening and sparkly effect.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania - use a stamp

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge - Use 2 dies

See you soon.....

Bev x

Santoro Gorjuss Dear Alice Birthday Card

Morning all.  I hope everyone is having a good weekend.  Just a quick post to share a card that I made yesterday.   I've been playing with my copics and one of the new Santoro Gorjuss Stamps by DoCrafts.   The Range are currently doing 3 stamp sets for £10, which is a bargain when you consider they are retailing at £5.95 each.   I do love my Gorjuss stamps, and I don't use them enough...

For this card I have used:

Santoro Gorjuss Stamp - Dear Alice coloured with copics.

DP's - Santoro Gorjuss Paper Pack 6 x 6

The heart background is a stamp I picked up from Hobbycraft stamped with versamark ink and heat embossed with red powder,

The ribbon stamp is from Dear Alice heat embossed with white powder

The flower die is by Die'sire and it was free with the spring edition of the Crafters Companion Insipration magazine

The sentiment is by Craftwork Cards.

My first time colouring purple hair.....

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Kit & Clowder - Flowers

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Use a Diecut

Thanks for stopping by

Bev x

Happy Bee Day To You

Morning all.   I have another card to share today.....I went to one of the papercraft shows a few weeks ago so have spent a little time just playing with some of my goodies.

For this card NO DP's involved...not like me at all.

Items used:

Background - Grunge Paste used with a Honeycomb Stencil by Imagination Crafts and then coloured with Mustard Distress Ink.

Jus-Cutz Hexagon Die.

Kanban Lace Floral Mat Clear stamp embossed with white embossing powder.

Lawn Fawn Bugs & Kisses clear stamp set coloured with copics and embossed with clear embossing powder and cut using the matching Lawn Fawn Bugs & Kisses die set.

Sentiment from the Tiddlyinks "Happy Bee Day" stamp set.

Gosh there was a lot of items involved with making this card I though the list was never going to end.  I just fancied a change and it nice just to have a play with products with no plan or reason to make the card.

Thanks for stopping by...

Bev x

Digistamp Boutique Easter Bunny Basket Card

Morning all....It's Easter Monday and a Bank holiday here in the UK so I don't think it's too late to post about another Easter card that I made.

I've used another Digistamp Boutique image for this card....I did seem to have a bunny theme going on this Easter....

For this card I have used:

Image: Bunny Basket from Digistamp Boutique coloured with copics

DP's - Dovecraft Spring Garden paper pack

Layout - My Favorite Things Die-namics Blueprints #12

I may be back with another post later...but for now thanks for stopping by..

Bev x

Crafty Calendar Add A Sentiment Challenge - Happy Easter

Good morning and Happy Easter!!!! 

I have an Easter card to share today.  We have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the theme this month is

"Add a Sentiment".

I decided on Happy Easter for my sentiment so for my card I used:

Image: Bunny with Egg from the Easter Buffy Bunny Set by Digistamp Boutique coloured with copics

DP: from the Dovecraft Garden Party Paper Pack

Layout: My Favorite Things Die-namics Blueprints #10 Die Set

My Favorite Things Die-namics Tall Grassy Edge Die

We don't have a sponsor for this month so the prize is "a surprise goody bag!"

We all love a surprise.....

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by....

Bev x

Crafty Calendar Challenge Card - Add Some Metal

Good morning all.  March already, hopefully spring is on the way soon. The cold weather has stayed long enough and it's time for a bit of sunshine,  

Over at Crafty Calendar we have our new challenge for March and this month we want to you to

"ADD SOME METAL"

so time to get those charms out, and it can be any project, not just cards.

Now I don't use charms very often but I had this princess crown in my stash that I wanted to use so then had to search through my stamps for the right image to go with it....and I think this Anya matches perfectly.

For my card I have used:

Princess Anya #4 from The Greeting Farm  coloured with copics

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months ADD SOME METAL challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bev x

Crafty Calendar Challenge Card - Anything Goes

Good evening to all.  My posting is a little later than normal due to just arriving back from the theatre.  Had been to see "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie.

A group of us have been going see the annual Agatha Christie production at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre for the last 10 years and it never fails to disappoint, we like a good whodunit.

Anyway back to my card, it's the first Saturday in the month so we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and for this month

"ANYTHING GOES"

so all creations welcome....

For my card I have used:

Digital Image "Gemma's Secret Crush" from A Random Fan coloured with copics.

DP's are from a freebie pack I received with a magazine

For this month we are sponsored by:

A Random Fan

who is offering 3 digi stamps to the winner.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar to join us in this months "ANYTHING GOES" challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by

Bev x