Crafty Calendar August Challenge using Rebel Hero from Paper Nest Dolls

Good afternoon, I hope you are keeping safe and well.   Currently here in Birmingham we are hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games and I was lucky enough to get tickets to some of the events so I have been busy travelling around the region to watch hockey, cricket and swimming.

Today is the first Saturday in August so we have a new challenge over at

Crafty Calendar and the theme this month is

Anything Goes.

For my card I have used:

Rebel Hero from Paper Nest Dolls coloured with copics.  I then printed the image again on Frisket masking film and masked off the image so that I could do a distress oxide blended background.

I am a bit or a geek (well maybe a lot of a geek) and I love sci fi and especially Star Wars.  Those of you who aren't as geeky as me you might wonder why there are two suns in the sky.  I have blended my background to give the appearance that my rebel hero is on the Star Wars planet of Tatooine.  It is a sandy desolate planet that orbits a pair of stars...so it has two suns, I told you  I was geeky...

The sentiment was printed using a Star Wars font.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Paper Nest Dolls.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and share your creations in this months

ANYTHING GOES challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT creations using other images from this months sponsor Paper Nest Dolls.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar July Challenge Card - HettyClare The Hamster Vase

Good afternoon, I hope you are keeping safe and well.  Can you believe that it is July already.  I'm hoping the weather is going to improve a bit, it's a bit changeable at the moment.  I would ideally like nice weather on the days that I have got booked off from work during July, August and September but I suppose if it's raining on those days I could always do some crafting.....

It's the first Saturday in July so we have a new challenge for you over at

Crafty Calendar and the theme this month is
ADD A RIBBON.

For my card I have used:

• The Hamster Flower digi stamp from HettyClare coloured with copics.
• I printed out a second image and I cut out the vase to create a stencil and then I applied Translucent Distress Texture Paste over the vase through the stencil... it gave it a lovely glossy finish you can just about see the shine on the vase where it has a layer of the paste
• Happy is cut using the Lawn Fawn Scripty Happy Die (cut three from white card and one from a piece of card coloured with pink copics and then layered together)
• A couple of pieces of ribbon banners in the corner.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

HettyClare

Crafty Ribbons

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and share your makes in this month ADD A RIBBON challenge and check out the gorgeous DT cards using other images from this months sponsor.

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Sewing Themed Birthday Card

Good morning.  I hope you are well today.  I have a card to share that I made for my sister-in-law   It was her birthday yesterday so it's safe to share this now.

She loves sewing and needlework so that was the theme for this card.

I have used:

Distress oxide blended background using Faded Jeans, Salvaged Patina and Kitsch Flamingo.

I have sewn a piece of acetate on top to create a pocket.  I don't think I have ever sewn as straight as that...

 I have put sequins, paper cotton reels and paper buttons inside the acetate pocket.  

With my cricut I have print and cut a sewing machine (sewing machine, cotton reels and buttons are part of a sewing clipart collection from AnneIllustration over on Etsy)

I created and cut the word birthday three times out of white card using my cricut and then glued the cuts together. I also created an offset of birthday, cut this from vellum and layered this underneath.

The white embossed 'Wishing you a Happy' is from the Woodware Birthday Strips stamp set.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

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Entered in the following challenges:

Alphabet challenge blog - E for embossing

Paper Funday Challenge - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create -Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar June Challenge - All Dressed Up Summer Bird Card

Good morning and a happy jubilee weekend to you if you are in the UK.   I'm enjoying the long weekend, we've had some nice weather the last couple of days but it's a bit overcast at the moment, hopefully it will brighten up soon for any jubilee celebrations that are happening today.

It is the first Saturday in June so we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the theme this month is

'ANYTHING GOES'.

When my computer told me on the 31 May that it was World Parrot Day (didn't even know that that was a thing) I felt a parrot themed card was in order.

For my card I have used:

Summer Bird by All Dressed Up Stamps coloured with copics and polychromos pencils.

I die-cut some flowers and coloured those with copics and added them to the image with some clear crystal dewdrop embellishments.

The background is two toner sheets from the Gina K Designs Vibrant Vines foil-mates pack that have been foiled with Deco Foil Lime Green and Summer Rainbow.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

All Dressed Up Stamps

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months Anything Goes Challenge and check out the gorgeous DT cards using other images from this months sponsor All Dressed Up Stamps.

Thanks for visiting my blog, see you soon. x

Crafty Calendar May Challenge - Sheepski Designs Floral Heart Birthday Card

Good afternoon.   I have just got back from a weeks holiday in Dorset so my post is a little later than planned.  Lots of delays on the motorway added time to the journey.

We have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the theme this week is 

'ANYTHING GOES'

For my card I have used:

Floral Heart digital stamp from Sheepski Designs printed in pink on pink paper and then coloured with a combination of copics and polychromos pencils.

I cut a heart from the centre of the image and then layered another three hearts from white card behind it to raise it up.

Added a stamped and embossed sentiment on the heart and a die cut birthday sentiment (3 layers of white card glued together to give it some dimension)

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Sheepski Designs

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months 'Anything Goes' challenge and check out the gorgeous DT creations using other images from this months sponsor.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog. See you soon x

Easter Basket Pop-Up Card

Good afternoon. I hope you are safe and well and are having a nice Easter Sunday.  

Todays post has an Easter card that I made using a project design available on Cricut Design Space.

Easter Basket Pop-Up Card design from Cricut Design Space.

Bunny and sentiment on the front of the card are from the Some Bunny stamp set by Simon Says Stamp

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

#staysafe x

Sizzix Easter Cards with Oliver and Papercut Chicks

Good afternoon, I hope you are keeping safe and well today.  Are you ready for Easter?  I did a bit of last minute batch card making so I have a couple of  Easter cards to share with you today using Sizzix colorize dies and distress oxides.

For this card I have used:

Sizzix Oliver Colorize Die Set by Tim Holtz.

Distress oxide blended background using Speckled Egg, Salvaged Patina and Peeled Paint

I created the Easter sentiment using my cricut.

For this card I have used:

Sizzix Papercut Chicks Colorize Die Set by Tim Holtz.

Distress oxide blended background using Speckled Egg, Salvaged Patina and Peeled Paint

I created the Easter sentiment using my cricut.

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

#staysafe

Oddball Art Hippie Flower Peace Van Birthday Card - Crafty Calendar April Challenge

Good afternoon.  I hope you are keeping safe and well.  It's April already and as it's the first Saturday of the month we have a new challenge

 over at Crafty Calendar.

The theme this month is

'ANYTHING BUT SQUARE'

For my card I have used:

Hippie Flower Power Peace Van from Oddball Art.  I stamped daisies on the van and also one on each of the wheels and then coloured the image with copics.   My colours were inspired by the worlds greatest van: the mystery machine from Scooby Doo.

I created a shaped card base to match the van in Cricut canvas and cut out using my Cricut Maker.

I then added the sentiments and clear gems in the centre of each flower

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Oddball Art

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months challenge which runs until the 28th April and also check out the other gorgeous DT cards using images from this months sponsor Oddball Art.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

Stay safe and I'll see you soon x

#staysafe

Crafty Calendar March Challenge - Easter card with Digi Doodle Studios

 Good morning.  I hope you are well.  I have a card to share today for our new monthly challenge over at Crafty Calendar.    It feels weird to be sharing a card with everything that's going on in the world at the moment.  Prayers and thoughts are with the people of Ukraine.

Our monthly challenge over at Crafty Calendar this month is Easter with Dots and Stripes.

For my card I have used:

Peyton's Painted Eggs digi stamp from Digi Doodle Studios coloured with copics.

The paint spots are from the My Favorite Things Distressed Patterns Stamp set

The spotty and stripe papers are from my stash.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Digi Doodle Studios

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT cards using other images from this months sponsor Digi Doodle Studios

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog x

All Dressed Up Feed The Birds Birthday Card

Good morning.  I hope you are safe and well today after Storm Eunice yesterday.  I have a card to share today made using an discontinued digital stamp but couldn't resist using it.

The digital stamp is Feed the Birds from All Dressed Up layered on top of a birch tree background png file (not sure where the birch tree png was from) and then coloured with copics.

The sentiment is from the Spellbinders Tweet Sentiments stamp set

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

#staysafe