Sizzix Ghostly Boo Halloween Card

Good afternoon, I hope you are keeping safe and well,  here in the the UK summer has arrived (well for few days anyway before it turns back to rain).

Is it too early to start thinking about and making for Halloween?  I'm going to say no seeing as I have a Halloween card to share today.

For my card I have used:

Boo is from the Big Frights die set by Tim Holtz for Sizzix cut out on Idea-ology Halloween Deco Sheets.

The little ghost is from the Halloween Toppers die set by Sizzix cut from vellum.

I created my own ghost stencil in Cricut Design Space and cut out on mylar.  I used Simon Hurley Solar Pastes in Overheated, Crocodile Tears and Royal Flush through it.

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Crafty Calendar August Challenge - Hetty Clare Happy Hour Card

 Good morning and I hope you are well.  My post is a day late due to spending yesterday at the festival of quilts.  I sew but I'm not a 'quilter', my sister-in-law was going and had a spare free ticket so I went  with her.  Lots of amazing creations on display.

Can you believe it is August already, this means that we have a new monthly challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar and the theme this month is

'ANYTHING GOES' 

For my card I have used:

Happy Hour digital stamp from Hetty Clare coloured with copics and then the cocktail glass has had a layer of Distress translucent texture paste applied to it.

The DP is from a set called Summer Cocktails from VRDigitalDesign over on Etsy.  I saw this rainbow paper in the set and knew I had to use it.

The background was stencilled using the Tim Holtz stencil THS003 Rays and the Simon Hurley Clear Skies dye ink pad.

The cheers sentiment was cut using my Cricut and I added a few clear dome gems.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Hetty Clare

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and share your projects in this months 'Anything Goes' challenge and check out the gorgeous DT cards using other images from this months sponsor Hetty Clare.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar July Challenge - Polkadoodles Horace and Boo Party Friends Birthday Card

Good afternoon.  I hope you are safe and well.  It's the first Saturday in July and we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar.  Can you believe it's July already, this year is speeding by so fast.

The theme for this month is 'ANYTHING GOES'

My card has been personalised for my partners niece who will be 6 this August and I thought this image would be perfect for a card for her and it also means I have a card ready with plenty of time to spare for a change.

For my card I have used:

Horace and Boo Party Friends from Polkadoodles coloured with copics.

Distress oxide blended cloud background.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Polkadoodles

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

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Crafty Calendar June Challenge - Lili of the Valley Summer Card

Good morning, I hope you are safe and well.  It's a gorgeous day today so I think summer is definitely on the way which fits in well with this months challenge over at Crafty Calendar.

It's the first Saturday of the month so we have a new challenge for you and the theme this month is Summertime.

For me when someone mentions Summer I think of trips to the seaside   I live in the Midlands so to travel to the coast is more than couple of hours drive but we try to get there when we can.

For my card I have used:

Fairy Calendar August digital stamp from Lili of the Valley coloured with copics.

The DP's are from the Hello Sunshine digital paper pack from Lili of the Valley.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Lili of the Valley

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar to share your projects in this months challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT cards using other images from this months sponsor Lili of the Valley.

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See you soon x

Crafty Calendar May Challenge - Anything But Square

Good morning, I hope you are safe and well today.  Here in the UK it's coronation weekend, I'm going to be one of the millions watching it today so I have just enough time to post this before the ceremony begins.

Its the first Saturday of the month so we have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar.

The theme this month is ANYTHING BUT SQUARE.

For my card I have used:

The image is Winne Daisy Flower Fairy Holding a Toadstool digital stamp from Polkadoodles coloured with copics.

The card base has been cut using an SVG file called Basic Square Centre Step card which is from Lori Whitlock.

The DP is from a digital paper set called Spring Plaids from PeriwinklePixelShop over on Etsy.

Unfortunately we don't have a sponsor for this months challenge.  The sponsor we had arranged for this month have closed their doors and are no longer trading but we do have some goodies available for one lucky winner, four Polkadoodles stamps and a paper pack as shown below

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and share your ANTHING BUT SQUARE projects in this months challenge and also check out the gorgeous cards by the other DT members.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar April Challenge - Lawn Fawn Eggstraordinary Easter Card

Good afternoon.  I hope you are well.   My post is a little bit late today as I was at the theatre watching The Mousetrap, as the tradition I am part of The Mousetrap secret so can't reveal any details, other than it was a brilliant performance

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 use Die-cuts.

For my card I have used:

Images are from the Lawn Fawn Eggstraordinary Easter stamp set coloured with copics.

The egg frames have been cut using the Lawn Fawn Easter Egg Frames die set.

The DP is from the Echo Park Easter paper pack.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Lawn Fawn

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months Die-Cut challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT projects.

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See you soon x

Crafty Calendar March Challenge - All Dressed Up Little Patch Puppy Card

Good morning, it is the first Saturday in March and we have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar.  The theme this month is Buttons or Bows and for my card I decided to go with both.

Three of the flowers are buttons and I added a bow on the sentiment.

For my card I have used:

Little Patch Puppy from All Dressed Up coloured with copics.

The background is part of the Patchwork digital paper pack from DigitalPrintzGB over on Etsy.

I got my sewing machine out and have stitched the paper to the card all around the edge.   I tried to match the zig zag stitching around the edge to the zig zag design on the paper.

I added three buttons as flower heads and a bow to the sentiment banner.

We are sponsored for this challenge by

All Dressed Up

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months Buttons or Bows challenge and check out the gorgeous cards from the DT using other images from this months sponsor All Dressed Up.

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Sizzix True Love Colorize Valentine's Card

 Good morning.  I have a card to share that I made for Martyn for Valentine's day so have had to wait until today to post it.

For this card I have used:

The box of chocolates is the Sizzix True Love Colorize die designed by Tim Holtz (666290).

Background is the Sizzix 3-d embossing folder - Confetti Hearts (663201),  Embossed on black kraft cardstock and then sanded so that the kraft foundation is visible.

I also had a go at making a box of handmade chocolates to go with the card.

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

Crafty Calendar February Challenge - Magical Birthday Emma Card

Good morning.  Our February challenge has just gone live today over at Crafty Calendar a bit later than usual and the theme this month is Add a Ribbon.

For my card I have used:

Magical Birthday Emma from Paper Nest Dolls coloured with copics and glossy accents on the balloons.

The DP's are from the Mickey Backgrounds digital paper pack from Chibisy over on Etsy

My ribbon is the black polka dot strip behind the image. 

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Paper Nest Dolls

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months challenge and also check out the gorgeous cards from the DT 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 January Challenge - Sheepski Designs Wild Roses Birthday Card

Good morning and a happy new year.   I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have a great new year.  It's the first Saturday in January so we have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar.

The theme for this month is 'Add a Sentiment'

For my card I have used:

Wild Roses digital stamp from Sheepski Designs coloured with copics which has been fussy cut and added to the front of the card with foam pads.

The gold foiled background was created using the Spellbinders Dazzling Dots hot foil glimmer plate.

My sentiment is 'Happy Birthday'.

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 cards using other images from this months sponsor Sheepski Designs.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you laters....