Crafty Calendar July Challenge - Beehive Birthday card

Good afternoon I hope everyone is keeping safe and well.  Can you believe it's July already...

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

For my card I have used:

Honey Bees stamp set from Jan's Digi Stamps coloured with copics and distress oxides.

The honeycomb card blank I printed on Pro Card using an image from the Bees digital paper set from MyCuteLobsterDesigns over on etsy.

The sentiment I created and printed myself.

We are spnsored this month by:

Jan's Digi Stamps

Pop over to Crafty Calendar to join us in this months ANYTHING GOES challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT creations using other images from this months sponsor. 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog

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Crafty Calendar June Challenge - Party Birds

Good afternoon, a bit late posting today, we're in the middle of decorating so had to fit my blog in while taking a break from painting.

We have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and this months theme is 'ANYTHING GOES'

For my card I have used:

Party Birds digi stamp from Digi Doodle Studios coloured with copics.

The DP's are from the My Minds Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky paper pack.

The sentiment is from the Spellbinders Tweet Sentiments clear stamp set.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Digi Doodle Studios

Pop over to Crafty Calendar to join us in this months ANYTHING GOES challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT creations using other images from this months sponsor Digi Doodle Studios.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog

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Wally the Walrus Birthday Card Using Sizzix Under the Sea 2

Morning all.  Today have a card to share that was inspired by a trip to Tenby last week.

Currently in Tenby a Walrus has set up residence in the bay which is quite a distance from somewhere in the Arctic where he should be living.  I think it is something like only the 10th record of Walrus ever recorded in the UK so when lockdown eased we headed to Tenby to try to catch a glimpse of Wally the walrus.  We did manage to see him, he spent all of the time in the water while we were there.

So this card features Wally the Walrus.

For my card I have used:

Walrus and Crab are from the Sizzix Under the Sea 2 Die Set - Colorize by Tim Holtz.

Hugs is cut from blue card using the Sizzix Alphanumeric Shadow Upper Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz and covered with Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents.

Distress Oxide blended background.

Stamped sentiment is made up from a mix of three stamps.

Here's a couple of images of Wally in the waters at Tenby.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog, see you soon x

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Crafty Calendar May Challenge Card using Bugaboo Stamps

Good morning.  Happy 1st of May to you.  I'm looking forward to a week off work and hopefully some okay weather to enjoy some days out subject to covid restrictions.  

As it is the first Saturday in the month we have a new challenge over Crafty Calendar and the theme for this month is

MASCULINE.

For my card I have used:

Charlie Birthday from Bugaboo Stamps coloured with copics.

The DP's are from the Echo Park My Dog paper pack.

The birthday sentiment I created on Cricut Design Space (I'm loving the new offset feature).   I cut the offset twice from white card and glued them together.  I then sliced the letters out of the offset to create a frame which I cut from white and glued on top.  I then cut the letters out of orange card and inset these into the frame layer and gave them a touch of wink of stella for a bit of sparkle..

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Bugaboo Stamps.

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and join in our 'masculine' challenge and to check out the DT projects using other images from this months sponsor.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar April Challenge - Lawn Fawn Easter Card

Good morning and Happy Easter.  April is upon us and it is Easter already, here in the UK the start of easing our lockdown restrictions has begun, I'm looking forward to some nice weather and being able to go out and about to enjoy it.

It's the first Saturday of the month and we have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar and the theme is Spring or Easter

For my card I have used:

Eggstra Special Easter stamp set from Lawn Fawn coloured with copics.

The DP's are from my stash.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Lawn Fawn

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

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

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Crafty Calendar March Challenge - Sheepski My Music Card

Good morning.  I hope you are keeping well.  March is here already and it's the first Saturday of the month so we have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar.  The theme this month is

"Something Feminine"

For my card I have used:

My Music digital image from Sheepki Designs coloured with copics and distress inks.

The DP's are from the Forever Friends Pink Parfait A5 paper pack.

We are sponsored for this challenge by

Sheepski Designs

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT creations using other images from this months sponsor Sheepski Designs.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog

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Woodware Paper Pieced Valentine Gnome Card

Good afternoon. I hope you are keeping safe and well.  I have a quick post today just to share a Valentine card that I made, I couldn't post before today to avoid spoilers.  I love gnome images....so any excuse to use one... 

I have used:

Woodware Valentine Gnome stamp which has been paper pieced using DP's from the Craft Asylum Home Sweet Home paper pack and also coloured with copics.

I said it would be short and sweet, thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and I'll see you soon.

#staysafe x

Crafty Calendar February Challenge - Oddball Art Funny Yeti Faces

Good morning, I hope you are keeping safe and well.    It's the first Saturday in the month so we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar today and our theme this month is

USE A DIE/PUNCH AND ADD RIBBON/STRING

I felt in a rainbow mood for this months card.

For my card I have used:

 CCC#14 Funny Yeti Faces from Oddball Art coloured with copics in a rainbow theme

The background is Geo Rainbow Washi Tape from Altenew.

I created the windows background layout on Cricut Design Space.

The sentiment is from the MFT More Monsters stamp set

I felt my yetis needed shoulders so I added some semi-circles behind the heads poking out of the apertures.

Some punched stars finished off the card.

We are sponsored for this challenge by

Oddball Art

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and I'll see you soon. x

Crafty Calendar January Challenge - All Dressed Up Christmas Skate Card

Good afternoon, I hope you are keeping safe and well.  Happy 2021 to you, let's hope that it's an improvement on 2020.   Here in the Midlands we've had a covering of snow for a few days now which inspired my card for this months challenge over at Crafty Calendar.

It's the first Saturday of the month and the theme of our first challenge in 2021 is 

'MAKE IT CUTE'

For my card I have used:

Christmas Skate digi stamp from All Dressed Up coloured with copics.  I printed it out in a pale colour to try to get a no line colouring sort of look,

The DP is from my stash.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

All Dressed Up

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations using other images from this months sponsor All Dressed Up.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and I'll see you soon x

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Crafty Calendar December Challenge - Happy Christmouse

Good afternoon.  Hope you are having a good day and keeping safe and well.  There was a small dusting of snow when I woke up this morning, It's all gone now but it felt a bit Christmassy for a time.  For the first time I think I'm ready for Christmas, there still some baking to do closer to the day but the decorations are up, the presents are wrapped, the majority of cards are done so I can sort of relax and enjoy the next few weeks.

It's the first Saturday in December so we have a new challenge

over at Crafty Calendar.

The theme this month is

CHRISTMAS

For my card I have used

Christmouse Decoration digi stamp from this months sponsor Lili of the Valley

I coloured the image with copics and then fussy cut it out and mounted it onto a distress oxide blended background.

We are sponsored for this challenge by

Lili of the Valley

Crafty Ribbons

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months challenge with your Christmas themed creations and check out the gorgeous DT cards using other images from this months sponsor Lili of the Valley.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon

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