50 and Fabulous

Good morning all.

I've been going through my photo files and found a few cards I didn't have time to blog when I was up to my eyes with wedding stationery. This one was made for my sister's 50th earlier this year.

Image was a magazine freebie (I think), stamped onto kraft card with the flowers coloured with promarkers. Dies from Spellbinders. Embossing folder was a magazine freebie. Backing paper from DCWV Linen Closet. Hanging tag from East India Company. Ribbons, gems and flowers from my stash. 

Decorated inside to match.

Challenges entered:

Craft-Dee Bowz - anything  goes with a handmade bow

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Crafty Bloggers Network - anything goes

My Craft Creations - anything goes

The Crazy Challenge - three of a kind

Timbroscrapmania Stamp - special occasions

Sweet Stampin - embossing

Pink and Blue

Backing paper from DCWV and image from LOTV both layered onto pink mirri card. I've done some faux stitching around the edge of the backing paper and I could swear the sewing machine positively glowered at me whilst I was doing it lol. Die cut is a Martha Stewart punch. Flowers, button, gems and sentiment from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Sentiments - stitching

DYSU - sew

Rainbow Lady - a stitch in time

Shelley's Image Blog - what's cooking

LOTV - pink and blue

Aud Sentiments - at least two words

Fussy and Fancy - summer

Cutie Sunday - summer

Carol x

CFAS Challenge #5 Furry Friends

Well we are up to our fifth challenge at CFAS and this fortnight we want to see Furry Friends on your creations. We are being sponsored by Di's Digis this week and the Design Team are all working with one of Di's images. I choose Painting Fun.

The image is coloured with promarkers and cut with a nestie and mounted on a red mirri card scalloped nestie. The background has been created from mirri card with a Martha Stewart PATP and this has been layered up with paper from a DCWV adhesive stack, a scalloped square nestie and another paper from the same stack. Card is finished with a variety of buttons tied with rainbow thread.

I hope you will pop over and see the delightful creations of the other Design Team members and leave them some comments. Thanks for stopping by today.

Challenges I'm entering:
Cards for men - wild west
Simon says Stamp - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - no flowers allowed
Bling it on - anything goes
Fresh Brewed - 2 papers, 2 shapes, 2 embellishments
Your next stamp - buttons
Crafty Creations - Boyz to Men
Scrapalicious USA - use a bear
Paper Pretties - animals

Carol x

Christmas Challenges (with sketches) #2

Goodness has a fortnight gone already - it must be time for another challenge and sketch at Christmas Challenges (with sketches) then. This week we're sponsored by Judikins and the prize is some stamps which Judi herself used at an art event which Marion attended. The sketch has been drawn by Marion so pop over to CCWS to see it. Here is my card:

Papers are from a DCWV stack.

Image (Snowman Iceskatin) is from Just Inklined and is coloured with sakura pens.

Embossing folder - cuttlebug snowflakes.

Sentiment from Crafty Ann

Card is finished with punched snowflakes and ribbon and gems from my stash.

Do pop over to CCWS to see what delights the other DT members have in store for you. I hope you enjoy using the sketch this time and remember what a great prize we have for the lucky winner.

Challenges entered:

Bah! Humbug! - surprise
CHNC - winter blues
Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything goes
Fabs Big Christmas - sentiment
Sparkles Forum - snowmen

Carol x

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