Spooky Kitty Birthday at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

It's a brand new month, and October is my favourite. Spooky Season, soups and stews, and my birthday are always good reasons to celebrate! Over at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog we have a brand new theme for you today - All Creatures Great and Small. You can interpret this how you wish, but be sure that your main focus is a creature.

I have used Pg 13 of the Halloween Kittens colouring book to make a spooky double-display birthday card.

I like that from the top it kind of looks like bat wings!

Animals aren't my favorite thing to colour, but this kitty is too cute. I had to give him some white 'socks'.

I typed the sentiments in Photoshop. This is something I love doing as I don't always have the perfect thing with dies or stamps.

Thank you for stopping by today. Your kind comments are always appreciated.

Please come and join in our challenge this week and remember, you can use any image but if you use a Paper Shelter image you are eligible for a higher value prize!

You can also share your creations over in our Facebook Group.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Cardstock - basic black and white
• Recollections black ric-rac
• Banner dies
• Hexagon dies
• Gems
• Recollections lazer-cut card - Ravenshead Manor
• Crafts Halloween patterned paper
• Holographic card
• Posca paint pen - White
• Shuttle Art gel pens
• ProMarkers - Black, Lilac, Lavender, Cloud Blue, Blue Pearl, Aubergine, Prussian, Violet, Cool Grey 1-3, Pine, Ocean Teal, Warm Grey 4+5, Plum, Purple, Coral, Pastel Pink, Cool Grey 4+5 & Dusky Pink

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Crafter's Cafe - #312 ATG/Include an Animal
2. Double D Challenge - To Spook or Not
3. Incy Wincy Designs - October, Autumn/More Than One Fold
4. The Diva's That Cut Paper - Anything Goes on a card For World Card Making Day
5. Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - October ATG
6. Simon Says {Wednesday} - Things With Wings
7. The Paper Funday Challenge - #70 ATG/Autumn

A Sweet Cup of Christmas at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

This week's theme at The Paper Shelter can be showcased in many ways, as we are asking you to share 3 Of Something. It could be 3 images, 3 characters, 3 patterned papers, 3 embellishments etc.

I have gone OTT with this one and used more than one type of 'something'!!

The image I have used is pg11 from the Merry Moments colouring book. There are lots of different festive images in this book for you to just colour, or add to a card.

I kept with traditional Christmas colours and a simple layout.

The banner die shape is one of my favourites right now. I have a couple of nesting sets and use them all the time. They are great for making bookmarks, as well as adding a nice touch to cards.

Isn't he sweet? Not so sure I'd want to drink this cocoa with feathers in it though!

I didn't want to cover up the patterned paper that I'd already added, so I stamped the sentiment onto vellum.

The sentiment and image are both on 3D stickers at different heights.

Thank you for stopping by today. Your kind comments are always appreciated.

Please come and join in our challenge this week and remember, you can use any image but if you use a Paper Shelter image you are eligible for a higher value prize!

You can also share your creations over in our Facebook Group.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Cardstock
• Scrapbook.com patterned papers x3
• Ribbons x3
• ProMarkers - Poppy, Red, Lipstick Red, Cool grey 1-3, Burnt Sienna, Cocoa, Saddle Brown, Caramel, Deep Mocha, Champagne, Pine, Lush Green, Grass, Apple, Gold, Sunflower, Cornflower, Powder Blue, Cloud Blue, Midnight Blue & Blue Pearl
• Prismacolor Pencils - Dark Green, Apple Green, Dark Brown & Sienna Brown
• Embellishment types x3 -
• Metal mittens embellishment
• Shimmer Dots x3
• Star sequins x3
• Vellum
• Dies x3 - Banner die, circle die & scalloped circle die
• Sentiment stamp
• Black ink
• Gel pens

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. CRAFT Challenge - #733 Christmas
2. Crafter's Cafe - #312 ATG/Include an animal
3. Crafty Gals Corner - #259 ATG/Add a ribbon
4. ABC Christmas Challenge - Stencils/Traditional Colours
5. As You Like It - Favourite Die & Why (see post)
6. Festive Friday - 6 Sept to 3rd Oct (chosen theme - Christmas)
7. Outlawz Challenges - September 2024 Linky

A Cherry Blossom Birthday at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

Well that summer just flew by! The kids are off to school again, and The Paper Shelter Blog Challenge is back to bi-weekly challenges after the summer break.

It's a crafter's-favourite theme this week, and that is to simply to ADD FLOWERS, which gives you plenty of occasions to make something for.

I have used Pg7 of the 'Orient Fantasy' colouring book to make an easel stepper birthday card. 

I've had some cherry blossom embellishments for years but never seem to make anything that they fit with, so I thought it was about time to utilize them!

I used some Liquid Pearls for the flower centres on the image, so they would match the embellishement flowers.

The papers are from a Hunkydory kit, so I used a sentiment from the pack.

I love this style of card as you get lots of extra space for embellishing,.

I always use pencils now to add 'makeup' to character images, as it looks more like eyeshadow/blush than markers do.

Thank you for stopping by today. Your kind comments are always appreciated.

Please come and join in our challenge this week and remember, you can use any image but if you use a Paper Shelter image you are eligible for a higher value prize!

You can also share your creations over in our Facebook Group.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Coloured cardstock
• Hunkydory Eastern Promise
• Petal Lu Cherry Blossoms
• Gems
• Liquid Pearls - White Opal
• ProMarkers - Soft Lime, Pale Pink, Denim Blue, Tan, Dusky Pink, Putty, Satin, Deep Mocha, Burnt Sienna, Black, Cool Grey 4 + 5, Dusky Rose, Sunflower, Yellow, Blossom, Pink Pearl, Fuchsia Pink, Prussian, Violet, Royal Blue, True Blue, Azure, Lush Green, Grass & Saddle Brown
• Prismacolor Pencils -  Nectar, Hot Pink, Blush Pink, Process Red, Grass Green, Black, White & Canary Yellow

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #2435 ATG
2. Classic Design Challenge - #8 ATG
3. Allsorts Challenge - WK796 Getting Sentimental/ATG
4. Beautiful Blooms - #20 Anything Floral Goes/Mood Board
5. Creative Knockouts - #529 ATG
6. Creative Inspirations - September ATG
7. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - #579 ATG
8. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #237 ATG
9. I♥Promarkers - #566 ATG
10. The Paper Funday Challenge - #69 ATG