Birds at Ching-Chou Kuik

Well we are getting closer to Christmas now, but this month at Ching-Chou Kuik's challenge blog we are focusing on Birds.  You can make something with any theme you like, as long as there is a bird somewhere on your creation. Join in with the fun here. 

I have used 'Scarlet Holly' to make a fun Christmas card. I couldn't resist the pun-ny sentiment!!
Product list:

• Green & black cardstock
• Birds on a wire die
• Embossing folder
• Whispers Ink
• ProMarkers - Cinnamon, Tan, Dusky Pink, Almond, Henna, Cocoa, Caramel, Sandstone, Walnut, Black, Cardinal, Ruby, Lipstick, Cool Grey 5, Mustard, Tulip, Crimson, Berry, Pine, Forest, Apple, Sky Blue, Arctic Blue, Powder Blue, Pastel Pink, Leaf Green & Meadow Green

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. World Wide Open Design Team - #28 Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Team - #20 Anything Goes
3. Come and Get It - Christmas Challenge
4. Crafty Creations - #356 Anything Goes
5. Crafty Gals Corner - #152 Anything Goes

Shoot For The Moon at Ching-Chou Kuik

Well it's already week three of the inspiration posts for Ching-Chou Kuik and the team have made some awesome creations.  There's still time to enter the CHRISTMAS/WINTER challenge here, so we'd love to see you join in.

It's Anything Goes for the team this week and I have chosen 'Stars Dream' as I fancied something girly. 
Products used:

• Cream card blank
• Silver embossed cardstock
• Pink cardstock
• Gems
• Pink ribbon
• Kraftin' Kimmie clear stamps - Becky Pearce 'Let Your Light Shine'
• Whispers Ink - Starry Starry Night
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Sterling Silver & Onyx Black
• ProMarkers - Umber, Burnt Sienna, Cinnamon, Tan, French Navy, Aegean, Sky Blue, Cocoa, Hot Pink, Carmine, Pastel Pink, Shale, Crimson, Cool Grey 1-3, Lavendar & Midnight

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. CCC Digi Creations - #85 Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Team - #19 Anything Goes
3. Crafty Awesomeness - November/December AG
4. A Perfect Time To Craft - #11 Anything Goes
5. Star In My Pocket - Add Some Sparkle

Toadstools & Daisies at Ching-Chou Kuik

Hello there, it's time for some more inspiration over at Ching-Chou Kuik.  This week the team were challenged to use orange and/or yellow, but don't forget the main challenge theme is CHRISTMAS/WINTER and you can enter your chilly makes here.

I have used 'Toadstool Head' for my card as I thought this image would be perfect for the DT theme.  Products used:

• Cream card blank
• Yellow & Orange cardstock
• Orange ribbon
• Petal Lu flowers
• Embossalicious embossing folder 'Floral Frenzy'
• Whispers Ink
• X-Cut Oval nesting dies
• ProMarkers - Burnt Sienna, Caramel, Dusky Pink, Satin, Henna, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Burnt Orange, Pumpkin, Amber, Gold, Sunflower, Cardinal, Berry, Holly, Lush Green, Tulip, Buttercup, Tea Green, Blue Pearl, Soft Lime, Tan & Sandstone

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Creatalicious - #127 Anything Goes
2. Deep Ocean - #168 Things with Wings
3. A Gem of A Challenge - #207 Buttons and/or Ribbon
4. A Perfect Time To Craft - #11 Anything Goes
5. Allsorts - WK441 Colours of Autumn
6. World Wide Open Design Team - #28 Anything Goes
7. Cupcake Inspirations - #431 Autumn Leaf Cupcakes

A Cornucopia of Thanks

It's Thanksgiving Weekend here in Canada and unlike last year, we haven't had any snow yet. Yay!! (Hope I haven't just jinxed it)
I like to make a few cards so I've got them ready each year.  It's one time of year I make more than one card the same as I make them all together.
Unfortunately I cannot credit the artist for this image.  It is a free colouring page I found on Google a while ago. I looked again and have found it on several different sites, but none with the artist name.
Product list:

• Kraft card blanks & cardstock
• Recollections designer paper
• Orange ribbon
• Hero Arts clear stamp
• Memento Dew Drop, Tuxedo Black
• ProMarkers - Oops, seems I forgot to write them down this time 😳

I am entering my cards into the following challenges:

1. Crafting By Designs - October AG
2. Cute Card Thursday - #498 AG
3. Deep Ocean - #165 Colours of Autumn
4. Let's Craft and Create - #130 AG/Witchy or Autumn Colours
5. Your Scrapbook Place - October AG
6. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #1740 AG

October Challenge at Crafts Galore Encore

Eep how is it October already?  It's been so cold and dark in the mornings. I know snow will be falling here soon. 

This month at Crafts Galore Encore we are sponsored by the awesome Rick St.Dennis and as always we are Anything Goes.

I love a bit of Steampunk, so I chose 'Steampunk Rose Bug' to use for my card. There are so many images in the shop, I hadn't noticed this one until I saw someone else use it in another challenge. 

Product list:

• Kraft card blank
• Recollections designer paper
• ColorBox MICAMAGIC Antique Gold ink
• Papermania Chronology stamps
• Wow! embossing power, gold
• Whispers embossing pen
• Tonic Tim Holtz Paper Distresser
• Unbranded die
• ProMarkers - Pine, Olive, Forest, Moss, Burgundy, Cardinal, Ruby, Shale, Duck Egg, Cool Aqua, Burnt Orange, Spice, Ginger, Blush, Walnut, Henna, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Caramel & Sandstone
• Sakura Gelly Roll, White

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. The Ribbon Girl - October Card Challenge
2. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - October AG
3. Classic Design Team - #17 AG
4. Creatalicious - #124 Anything Goes/Own Background
5. Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes
6. Sparkle and Glitter RSD - #5 Anything Goes

A Patriotic Bunch

Before I'd even started watching the video for my monthly class (Kit & Clowder) I wanted to colour up Power Poppy's gorgeous 'Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher' for their 'Get Krafty' challenge. 

I never colour with pencils, so this was a great challenge to try. I didn't actually plan to go with patriotic colours for this image, but I used the Lyra Super Ferby pencils I bought for my husband. There's only 18 colours in this set, so not a lot to choose from! My flowers and leaves are all coloured using two shades so I at least get some light and dark.  For the pitcher I used gold and silver to get a bit of texture.

Other products used:

• Kraft card blank
• Papermania 'Portobello Road' Designer Die Cut, Clear Stamp, Ribbon & Bow
• Buttons
• 3D foam pads
• Woodware corner rounder punch
• Whispers Ink, Royal Blue

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Power Poppy - Get Krafty!
2. Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes
3. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - September Anything Goes
4. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - WK38 Anything Goes
5. Creatalicious - #123 Anything Goes/Leaves

Merry Christmoose

I was lucky enough to win a set of Canadian-themed stamps by Frog's Whiskers Ink from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine a few weeks ago, so thought I'd have a play with them.  It's been a while since I did any tapestry stamping so I used these stamps in conjunction with some other stamps I have, to create a Christmas card.  It feels weird to me now making a card without a digital stamp, but I realise how much I love playing with real stamps.
I can never get my writing as nice as I'd like when writing sentiments, but I didn't have anything suitable for this card. I really wanted to to a pun-ny sentiment!

Products used:

• Cream card blank
• Papermania snowflake stamps (free from a set in the magazine)
• See-D's Morsels stamps 'Springtime Collection'
• Frog's Whiskers Inks stamps 'Maple Leaf' & 'Moose'
• Whispers inks
• Black pen

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Stamping Sensations - August Anything Goes
2. Power Poppy - Mix and Match
3. ABC Christmas Challenge - P, Q & R (Quick & Red)
4. Addicted to CAS - #117 One Layer
5. A Bit More Time to Craft - #49 Anything Goes

Dandelion Dream

It's a lovely sunny day today so I want to share a card that reminds me of being a kid; just sitting in the grass blowing dandelion clocks and watching the fairies fly away. 
I have used the beautiful 'Dandelion Dream' from Ching-Chou Kuik for this Z-fold Kraft card.  I don't often make this style of card, but I recently got a butterfly edge die and wanted to try something different. 

Product list:

• Kraft card blank
• Core'dinations cardstock
• Lace ribbon
• Sizzix butterfly dies
• Butterfly edge die
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Dusty Concord
• Little Darlings Rubber Stamps, Vintage Sentiments
• ProMarkers - Apricot, Saffron, Blush, Satin, Burnt Orange, Bright Orange, Pumkin, Amber, Cyan, Duck Egg, Plum, Mulberry, Fuchsia, Aubergine, Purple, Amethyst, Lilac, Pine, Forest, Bright Green, Black, Warm Grey 1, 2 4 & 5, True Blue, Sky Blue, Arctic Blue, Tulip & Buttercup
• Sakura Gelly Roll, White

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps (FB) - Create A Background
2. Cute Card Thursday - #480 Bugs and Butterflies
3. Passion for ProMarkers - WK398 Birds, Bugs & Butterflies
4. Power Poppy - Go Ahead - Bug Me!
5. Colour Crazy - WK22 AG
6. Crafty Catz - #373 ATG with Summertime
7. Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - Butterflies
8. Butterfly Challenge - #79 L is for Layers and/or colour Cream
9. World Wide Open Design Team - #22 AG

June Challenge at Crafts Galore Encore

Wow, nearly half the year gone already... time sure does fly when you're crafting! We have a brand new Anything Goes challenge for you over at Crafts Galore Encore and this time we're sponsored by:

I was given this rather dashing Knight Owl to use and thought my wood grain embossing folder was a perfect match as a background for him. 

Product list:

• Kraft card blank
• Papermania cardstock
• Darice embossing folder
• Whispers ink
• Black Prismacolor pencil
• White & Gold Sakura Gelly Roll
• ProMarkers - Gold, Tulip, Cool Grey 1-3, Walnut, Cocoa, Raw Sienna, Blush, Pine, Forest, Apple, Burnt Orange, Pumpkin, Amber, Henna, Cinnamon, Tan, Crimson, Berry, Lipstick, Warm Grey 1-3, Canary, Lemon, Midnight, Denim, Indigo, French Navy & Cobalt

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Creative Fingers - #131 AG
2. Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #241 AG
3. Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes
4. Crafty Creations - #342 AG
5. Crafting By Designs - June AG

Mixed Media Tag

Hello, it's been a while but the new arrival has been keeping me rather busy!
Today I have a Guest Designer spot over at TokBobok for their mixed media challenge.
I have used their lovely image 'Lilium', which I chose before giving birth and not knowing I was to have a girl, whom I named Lily! (It's my favourite flower)

I decided to make a tag rather than a card for this theme.  I embossed some acetate, which was great fun as I haven't done it before. I think it creates a great effect and I'll definitely be doing it again.  The background was supposed to be old book text, but it didn't print in the right resolution to show properly. I think it still looks good with the inking over the top though.

I have used the following materials to create this tag:

• Card and twine from my stash
• Eyelets and acetate from DoCrafts
• Whispers ink
• Embossalicious embossing folder 'Floral Frenzy'
• Promarkers - Tulip Yellow, Lime Green, Bright Green, Forest Green, Peach, Mango and Bright Orange

I would like to enter this tag into the following challenges:

1. 613 Avenue Create - #82 Anything Goes

2. Craft Your Passion - #224 Flower Power

3. Crafting At The Weekend - #4 Anything Goes

4. Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

5. Crafting From The Heart - #29 Anything Goes

6. Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

7. Crafty Girls - #23 Anything Goes

8. Creative Fingers - #44 Anything Goes

9. Divas By Design - Anything Goes

10. Pile It On - #30 Embossing

11. Scrapping 4 Fun - #22 Anything Goes

12. Sister Act - #68 Anything Goes

13. Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #39 Anything Goes

14. The Crafter's Cafe - #74 Use A Digi