May mood board

 Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and once again we have a lovely mood board to kickstart your inspiration.

Our sponsor for this month is AALL & CREATE with some fabulous prizes on offer for our lucky winners .

I made a CAS card taking inspiration from the lilies and colours of the mood board. 

The stamps I used are Aall & Create Heliotropic (915) and a sentiment stamp from a Stamping Up set. I used my Copic Markers to colour the flowers and added a little background stencilling. 

For full details of how to enter this challenge and the lovely prizes on offer please visit the main challenge blog.

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Chris

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Challenge entries

beautifulblossoms #16

crafterscafe #307

theflowerchallenge #91

tripleb May 2024

dragonflydreams May 2024

Simply Clean and Simple May 2024

MAWTT May 2024

May Challenge at Crafty Calendar

 Good morning, it's time for our May Challenge at Crafty Calendar.

Our sponsor for this month is 

Di's Digital Stamps

The theme for this month is Anything Goes

I made a CAS card featuring the cute Buddy in the Garden, he's coloured with markers, fussy cut and placed on top of a green die cut that looks a bit like a trellis! 

I scored some lines to make a simple border, added 2 tiny buttons and a stamped sentiment...and that's it! 

Please hop over to the challenge blog for more inspiration- hope you can join us this month.

Have a good weekend

Chris

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challenge entries

Simply clean and simple May Challenge

cutiepie #193

disdigidesignschallenge #Fantasy

Sweet strawberries

 Good morning, time for a new challenge at Crafty Catz.

 This fortnight we are sponsored by the fabulous

 All Dressed Up.

Aunty Sue is our lovely host this time and the theme is Anything Goes-

with an  optional twist of Summer.

I used a very sweet  sponsor image, Strawberry Patch, after all what says summer better than strawberries! 

I've used my Copic markers to colour and added some lightly stencilled clouds to the background. The design paper is from various companies, matted onto white card. The die cut strawberries are also coloured with Copics. 

There are some lovely creations  from the rest of the team using these sweet sponsor images over on the main challenge blog, I hope you can find the time to check them out and that you will be inspired to play along with us this fortnight. 

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

cutitup #303

cardz4galz #224

aperfecttimetocraft #5

alldressedup #150

classicdesign #4

Guest Designer at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

Good morning, I'm honoured to be a Guest Designer at 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

This is the lovely sketch I used to make my card

Sketch #277

As you can see I followed the sketch quite closely, The stamp is  from CC Designs, coloured with Copic markers. The papers are old, carefully hoarded ones from LOTV, Diecut circle fames from Tonic Studios and tiny die cut flowers (un-named die). The sentiment is computer generated. 
Please do take the time to hop over to the challenge blog to see what the ladies on the Design Team have created this month, I always find it fascinating to see how other people interpret the same sketch and how varied the results can be.
Thanks for visiting
Chris
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Challenge entries:
ilovepromarkers #558 Anything Goes
digichoosday #17
PFM #737

Embossing

Good morning,  a new challenge begins today at Fab'n' Funky.

The theme chosen by our lovely N-Eva is

 EMBOSSING- WET or DRY.

I haven't used my Lavinia stamps for a while so I thought it was time to give them an airing. I stamped some leaves across the top of a square of white card using Versamark ink and then embossed with white EP, then did the same along the bottom edge using a buttercup stamp. I sponged Distress inks in shades of red, orange and purple around the edges of the square fading out towards the centre which is lightly sponged in yellow. I stamped more leaves and some grasses using purple Versafine Clair and the fairy image in black, her wings are coloured with Distress Ink , details and highlights added with sparkle and white gel pens. A stamped sentiment (also Lavinia) and a few clear gems to finish.

For more inspiration please check out the Challenge blog, as always the ladies have produced some fabulous cards.

Thanks for visiting.

Chris

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Challenge entries:

avenue613 April Challenge

I spy.... #14

craftygalscorner #254

aperfecttimetocraft #4

papercraft #105

pinspirational #312

creativecrafters #75

For a boy...

 Morning all, hope you've had a good week. It's been busy here as Hubby has been away for a few days- a little jolly with his besties! So  apart from the day my friend stayed over I've been home alone...with Marvin! He was such a good boy, he did sulk a bit and lurked around by the front door for most of the first day, but after that he decided that I needed to be protected and didn't leave my side, he even slept in my bedroom, which he never does normally. We were up and out early as that's his normal routine (not as early as my husband takes him...but he's an alien and gets up at the crack of dawn- I am definitely not a morning person but it didn't seem fair to make Marvin wait for too long! I've lost count of the number of times I've walked around the woods with him but it was a pleasure, everything is so beautiful just now, lovely fresh new leaves and plenty of bluebells. As a bonus we didn't get wet once- so lucky!

Now onto my card- it's my DT make for this fortnight's challenge over at Crafty Catz, no sponsor and no prizes this time, but you could be one of Top 3 and win a fabulous badge for your blog!

Rhoda is hosting and has picked the optional twist of 'For A Boy'

I made this card for my teenage nephew, it was so quick and easy to make as there's no image or colouring...or even any stamping,. I used a brick wall EF on the white panel and flicked a little ink on it,  apart from that it's all die cuts.

Thanks for visiting today, have a great weekend

Chris

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Challenge entries:

lilredwagon #752

unicorn #97

classicdesign #04

pearlysparkles #94

dragonflydreams -use a die

craftrocket #113

themaleroom

Birds and blossom

 

Morning everyone. I'm here with a mid month reminder for our April Challenge at 

Stamping Sensations. 

The theme is Spring or Anything Goes

sponsored by Crafty Individuals.

There is a lovely mood board to use if you wish

I took my inspiration from the bird, blossom and colours.

The little birds and birdhouse are Molly Blooms stamps I have had for ages, coloured with Copic Markers, the clouds are stencilled. The flowers are stamped and embossed onto pink cardstock and fussy cut, it's an even older wood backed Magenta stamp. The background panel was made by smooshing Distress Inks over a square of white card  and some added stencilling.

For more inspiration and details of the prize on offer please hop over to 

Stamping Sensations Challenge Blog

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenge entries:

allsorts #776

craftygalscorner #254

I spy with my little eye #14 Wings

thefourseasons April Challenge

tripleb April Challenge

hereisaplacetostart April- add flowers

cupcakeinspirations