Crafters Cafe Challenge

Happy Thursday

I hope all of you had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to the festive season. Here in the UK summer went on well into October, but now Autumn is definatly upon us. We had a turbulent summer, with my DH moving jobs, huge decorating projects and now a house move, we also lost 2 very dear friends over the summer, so some very sad times as well.

This time over at The Crafters Cafe the theme is masculine (young or old) and we have some wonderful sponsors, this time I am working with:

Bugaboo

Decosse's

My first card uses the Bugaboo image - Bentley - on the inside

I coloured the cute image with Copic's and then used LF's Reversed stitched scalloped circles to cut it out, and frame it.  The sweet baby clothes are made using MFT's Bundle of baby clothes die.

My second card uses the following freebies from Decosse's, I have linked

to each freebie so you can go and grab them for yourselves 

Skull Papers
Treasure Chest Papers
Ahoy Matey's Sentiment

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Outlawz Greetings Challenge

Happy Monday

This week over at the Outlawz Greetings Challenge it is all about Kids.

Our wonderful sponsor is 

Bugaboo Stamps

My card uses the image Kidz Bella Love

I uses a cross stitch circle set to cut out the image and frame it, The sentiment is a die by Winnie & Walter and the DP is by Trimcraft.

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Outlawz Greetings Challenge

Happy Monday

This week over at the Outlawz the theme is a Taste of Summer

Our fabulous sponsor is

DS4Joy

I am using the image Betty Bow

I used Honey Bee's Sunshine stencil for the background, and coloured the image with Copic's. I then cut her out with my Scan N Cut. The sentiment is by Waffle Flower

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Outlawz Greetings Challenge

Happy Monday

This week over at The Outlawz Greetings Challenge , the theme is "Make It Funny"

We have 2 lovely Guest Designers as well as some fab inspiration from the DT, so make sure you check it out.

Our fabulous sponsor is

Dr Digi House of Stamps

My card uses the image Gramps

I used some stencils and Distress ink to create the background 

The sentiment is also by DR Digi from the Grumpy Sentiment Sheet

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Outlawz Greetings Challenge

Happy Monday

This week over at The Outlawz Greetings Challenge the theme is "Use at least one Die Cut"

Our fabulous sponsor is 

Scribbles Designs

My card uses the image - Sneakers

I coloured the image with Copic's and cut out with a Spellbinders Deckled Frame. The background is a die by Reverse Confetti called Striped Frame and the sentiment is from La La Lands Travel Marci.

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Crafters Cafe Challenge

Happy Saturday

This time over at The Crafters Cafe  the theme is Tic Tac Toe

We have some wonderful sponsors for this challenge, and I am working with

Bugaboo Stamps

Paper Nest Dolls

My first card uses the Bugaboo image - Kidz Jack Topper

The Tic Tac Toe Line I used is - White, Pattern paper, embossing

The image is coloured with Copic's and cut out on my Scan N Cut. The frame is Reverse Confetti's Striped Frame Cover Panel and is mounted on some kraft DP from my stash. The "Hello" is also cut out of Kraft card, and I used a We R Memory Keepers next level embossing folder called Gemstone.

My next 2 cards are both using images from Paper Nest Dolls

The first one is called - Avery with Coffee

The Tic Tac Toe Line I used is - Lace, pattern paper, ribbon

Also coloured with Copic's, and cut out with the Scan N Cut. The DP is again from my stash, and the coffee cup is a die by MFT and the sentiment is from Art Impressions Girlfriend Blend set.

My last but by no means least card uses the image - Artist Emma

The Tic Tac Toe Line I used is -Twine, pattern paper, flowers

I uses a wonkey stitched frame and wrapped it in some twine, I also used Sunny Studios Rick-Rack Boarder. The flowers are from my local Hobbycraft store.

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Creative Moments Challenge

Happy Wednesday

This time over at Creative Moments, the theme is as always Anything Goes and the optional twist is Animals 

We have some wonderful sponsors for this challenge and I am working with 

Lia's Stamp Shop

My card uses the image -Birthday Crocodile

I coloured him with Copic's and then used this cute double stitched frame to cut him out. All the DP is from Trimcrafts Baby Baby 6x6 pad and the balloons are by Spellbinders. The strings for the balloons and streamers on the frame, are cut with Winnie & Walters Goldie Trim.

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Outlawz Greetings Challenge

Happy Tuesday

This week over at The Outlawz the theme is Anything Goes.

Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is

My card uses the image Beach Club

I used 2 MFT stencils & Distress Oxides to create the background. The sand was stamped with GK Designs Timeless Textures. The image is coloured with Copic's and cut out using my Scan N Cut. The sentiment is from Avery Elle's Beside the Sea Stamp Set.

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Crafters Cafe Challenge

Happy Tuesday

Firstly The Crafters Cafe is having a Design Team Call

We are looking to increase our Team, would you like to be on the Design Team.  If so, please click on the link below for full details.  All levels of experience will be accepted.

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN OUR DESIGN TEAM 

Now to the challenge

This time over at The Crafters Cafe , the theme is "All Creatures Great & Small"

Our wonderful sponsors for this challenge are

Knitty Kitty Digis

MMedelillistrations

Wink Wink Ink

My first card uses the Knitty Kitty image Time Out

The DP is by First Edition and is called Desert Blooms ( I used the 8x8 pad)

The embossing is done using a Crafters Companion 8x8 embossing folder called Distress, this was done after I cut out the paw prints with the Paper Smooches Paw Prints Die. The image is coloured with Copic's, cut out with the Scan N Cut, and mounted on foam squares over an MFT Oval Shadow. 

The sentiment is from Newtons Nook - Naughty Newton stamp set and cut and layered with SU punches.

My next card uses the MMedelillistrations image - Fox with umbrella

This was also coloured with Copic's and cut out with Memory Box's Debutante Frame, I then added the matching Trailing Vine die to the image. The sentiment is from Avery Elle's Beside the Sea stamp set, I cut it out with Lawn Fawn's Folded Banners, and mounted it Reverse Confetti's Double Panel Circles.

My last but by no means least card uses the Wink Wink Ink image Dust Bunny

This is the pre-coloured version, tho there is an un-colored one in the set. I used a double stitched circle to create the frame and Spellbinders small Standard Circles to create the aperture.

The embossing folder is Cuttle Bug's Forest Branches and the sentiment is from MFT's Beach Bunnies stamp set, this is cut and Framed with MFT's Window frame & Stitched Word Window.

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Outlawz Greetings Challenge

Happy Monday

This week over at the Outlawz Greetings Challenge the theme is Boys are Special. Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is

https://bugaboostamps.com

My card uses the image - Rock Star Boy

I used a Folk Art Stencil and Distress Oxide inks to create the background. The image is coloured with Copic's and cut and mounted with MFT's Stitched Mod Rectangles. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawns Big Scripty Words and is heat embossed with Hero Arts gold embossing powder.

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Creative Moments Challenge

Happy Thursday

This time over at Creative Moments  the theme is as always Anything Goes and the optional twist is Spring. We have some wonderful sponsors this time and I am working with

BugabooStamps

My card uses the image Deacon Rain

I coloured the image with Copic's and used pierced rectangles to cut and layer it. The raindrops & Sun are from a First Edition dies set called Weather, and the embossing is done with a Crafters Companion 8x8 folder called Rain. The sentiment is by Memory Box, and is cut out using Spellbinders Page Maps - Labels & Tags. The flowers and leaves are made with punches and I coloured white pearls with a Sharpie to get the colour I wanted for the flower centres.

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Crafters Cafe Challenge

Happy Thursday

This time over at The Crafters Cafe, the theme is handmade flowers. I am working with 2 of our lovely sponsors 

Paper Nest Dolls

Wink wink Ink

My first card uses the Paper Nest Dolls image Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse

I created the silver scales with Finbar's A4 stencil called Ripped Fishnet and used Deco Foil Transfer Gel and my First Edition Foil and Foiling machine. This is the first time I have used this transfer gel after seeing a tutorial on the Design Inventions blog, I just had to purchase a jar and try it for myself, and I am super pleased with the results. This was created on white card and after the foil was added and cooled I used some distress inks to create the colour between the scales. The shaker part of the card was created with a double stitched circle die and filled with 2 colours of Glitter Sand, this was purchased a while ago from a shop called Bargain Busters here in the UK and was £2.49 for a large jar, I am hoping they will get other colours in as after a little research on the internet, I found other versions of this product to be rather expensive for the quantities that were being sold. In my research I also came across a kids sand product available at Hobbycraft, and it comes in 4 colours for £2 a jar so I think I will have to have a play with this in the near future. The flower arrangement is made using Memory Box Slender leaves & Hibiscus Flower, Spellbinders Monstera Leaves and Dee's Distinctively Stylised Floral. The sentiment is from MFT's Mermazing and the little star fish is from a local seaside "bucket and spade type shop"

My second card I kept simple and used Wink Wink Inks - Love Cats

I used the pre-coloured image from the set and trimmed it down to fit the scalloped frame. The flowers are made with a EK Success punch and the leaves with a MS punch. The paw prints are by Paper Smooches and the sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's Meow You Doin'. I used MFT's Fishtail Frames to cut and frame the sentiment.

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Creative Moments Challenge

Happy Wednesday

This time over at Creative Moments the theme is as always Anything Goes, and the optional twist is Feminine 

I am working with one of our wonderful sponsors 

Polkadoodles 

My card uses the image - Knowledge is Everything

I used MFT's Our Story to create the background and then a Crafters Companion 8x8 embossing folder called Vintage Words. The image was pr-coloured.

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The Crafters Cafe Challenge

Happy Thursday

I hope all of you who are suffering the cold and snow are wrapped up being crafty at home.

This is I am afraid a long post as I got a little carried away with the theme - Recycling. 

We have some wonderful sponsor this time and I am working with 

Cute as a Button

Dr Digi House of Stamps

My first 2 cards are using images from Cute as a Button

Mermaid Serena

After colouring the image with my Copic's I used some drift wood picked up on our local beach and some sea shells from my travels. The starfish are from a local seaside shop.

Good Book and a Cup of Tea 

Again I used my Copic's to colour the image and used Spellbinders Grand Squares to cut and layer it.

I used an old damaged book to create a deco-patch background, adding some wood letters coloured with Distress oxides and flowers from my stash.

My next 3 cards are using images/sentiments from Dr Digi

Teatime Sentiments

I used one of the sentiments from the sheet and coloured it with sepia shades. I also used MFT's Tea Party die set to cut out DP from Trimcrafts Floral Muse collection, the embellishments are also from this collection. The embossed background was made using a Crafters Companion 8x8 embossing folder called Rose Garden. My "Recycled" is a wooden ice-cream spoon painted silver.

Coffee Sentiments

The background is made using GKD stamp set Cool Beans and I used Spellbinders Rounded square to cut and layer the sentiment. I created the coffee cup using MFT's Coffee Cup Dies, and added a recycled coffee stirrer.

Last but by no means least is 

Mystic Mabel

After colouring her in, I used my Scan N Cut to cut her out. and cut a mat with a pierced ovals die. I added some trim that was left over from the days of making dance costumes for my niece. 

The flowers are from my local Hobbycraft store.

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Creative Moments challenge

Happy Wednesday

This time over at Creative Moments the theme is as always anything Goes with the optional twist of wonderful stories.

We have some amazing sponsors for this challenge, and I am working with 

Dr. Digi 

I am working with the image Scarecrow

I used my Copic's to colour the image and then used MFT's Wonky Rectangle Stax to cut it out. I also added a little distress ink around the edges. I then used my perfect layers tool to create a mat and my Tim Holtz distress tool around the edge. The sentiment is from the movie Yellow Brick Road and printed on my printer. The gardening embellishments are dies by First Edition.

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Outlawz Greetings Challenge

Happy Monday

This week over at The Outlawz Greetings Challenge the theme is "Winter"

Our fabulous sponsor this week is 

Sheepski Designs

My card uses the image - Hand Stand

I used my Copic's to colour the image and then cut it out and added the matt using MFT's Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stax. I used a Crafters Companion 8x8 Embossing folder called Snow, and a small snowflake punch for the embellishments. The sentiment is by Clearly Besotted from the set Thin Ice, and I used Lawn Fawn's Fancy Folded Banners to cut it out, and then layers it on LF's Everyday Sentiment Banners.

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Crafters Cafe Challenge

Happy Thursday

This time over at The Crafters Cafe the theme is "A Recipe" 3 DP's, 2 Butterflies & 1 Flower

We have some wonderful sponsors for this challenge and I am working with 

Bugaboo Stamps

Decosse Dynamite Doodles

My first 2 cards use images from Bugaboo

Flower Jar

I colured the image with Copic markers and used a stitched heart die to cut it out, I also added a sentiment to the label from Lawn Fawn's Conversation Hearts. As I had used the largest of my heart dies, I scanned it into my Scan N Cut and added a seam allowance so I could create a matt for the image. The DP is by First Edition and is called Paper Flowers. The butterflies are by Poppy stamps and are Murana & Samirah Butterflies .

My second Bugaboo card uses the image Fat Mice

Again I used my Copic's to colour the image, and used MFT's Wonky Stitched Rectangle Stax to matt and layer the image. The DP is again by First Edition and is called Boho Chic. The butterflies are cut out of a patterned velum and the die is by Memory Box. The sentiment is from MFT's Jungle Gym stamp set.

My last card for this challenge is using DP & images from Decosse Dynamite Doodles 

Butterfly Theme 2

I used Avery Elle's Custom Panels to cut out the DP & also the sentiment, the sentiment is by Sunny Studio's Backyard Bugs.

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