Anniversary Bear

With all these DT & GDT posts I've been doing, I've neglected my other cards! It was my birthday last month plus my parents' anniversary on the same day. (I joke that I was their best anniversary present!).
Having tried my first upright z-fold card a little while ago, I wanted to do another one.  I used a gorgeous Conie Fong image 'Bella with Gift' that was a freebie over at Kit & Clowder.  This cute little bear just seemed perfect for an anniversary.
Other products I have used to create my card:

• Card blank, cardstock, twine and brad from my stash
• Papermania designer papers from the Red Hot Paper Pack Capsule Collection
• Promarkers - Burnt Sienna, Caramel, Sandstone, Cyan, Duck Egg, Cool Aqua, Crimson, Berry, Lipstick, Cool Grey 1 & 2, Canary, Lemon, Soft Lime, Mustard, Tulip & Buttercup

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

1. Get Creative - #51 AG
2. Pearly Sparkles - #10 AG
3. TTCRD - November AG
4. Creative Fingers - #119 AG
5. Crafting With An Attitude - #21 AG
6. CCC Digi Creations - #60 Happy Anything
7. Crafting By Designs - November AG
8. 613 Avenue Create - #191 AG

Swirly Pearls ~ with 4 Crafty Chicks

Hello crafty peeps!  

This month I am so excited to have been chosen as a Guest Designer over at 4 Crafty Chicks, so here is my first post for them. 

The challenge this week (challenge #323) is Swirly Pearls.  Who doesn't love swirls and pearls?! This made me think of Saturated Canary's beautiful mermaid image 'Pearl'. Sadly Saturated Canary is no longer open for me to link the image. 
I have used the following products to create my card:

• Papermania card 
• Patterned paper & pearl embellishments from Michaels
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink 'Stormy Sky'
• Tonic Tim Holtz Paper Distresser
• Promarkers - Tea Green, Cool Aqua, Duck Egg, Turquoise, Blossom, Rose Pink, Cardinal, Blush, Sunkissed Pink, Coral, Soft Lime, Lemon, Indigo, True Blue, Cyan & Mint Green

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Crafting by Designs - November AG
2. Crafting with an Attitude - #21 AG
3. Creative Fingers - #119 AG
4. I ♥ ProMarkers - #321 Distress Those Edges (sorry I didn't take a close-up of the distressing, but it is there!)
5. Inspiration Destination - #110 AG
6. Pearly Sparkles - #10 AG
7. Dream Valley - #143 One for the Girls
8. CCC Digi Creations - #60 Happy Anything
9. Classic Design Team Open - #8 AG
10. Artistic Inspirations - #166 AG

November Challenge at Crafts Galore Encore

We've survived the first (early) snowfall, Thanksgiving and Halloween and now it's November and a new challenge at Crafts Galore Encore. This year is going very quickly indeed!

This month we are sponsored by The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette.

This artist is new to me, so I had fun looking through and choosing an image to use. I wanted to get away from Halloween images as I've done so many lately and strangely I ended up choosing 'Arden' which is the banner image!
I have used the following products to create my card:

• Canson Illustration cardstock
• Papermania cardstock
• Flowers & Berries from my stash
• Sizzix Stampin' Up Embosslits 'Beautiful Wings'
• Darice embossing folder 'Retro Circles'
• Wink of Stella clear
• Sakura Gelly Roll white
• Promarkers - Spice, Coral, Soft Peach, Blush, Mustard, Gold, Raw Sienna, Burnt Orange, French Navy, Aegean, Sky Blue, Tulip, Warm Grey 1-5, Antique Pink, Pastel Pink, Moss, Pear, Olive, Pumpkin, Denim, Midnight, Sunkissed Pink, Cinnamon & Buttercup

 I used a torch on the dress to better show the Wink of Stella glitter effect!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Inspiration Destination - #109 AG
2. Simon Says Wednesday - AG
3. World Wide Open Design Team - #15 AG
4. Creative Fingers - #119 AG
5. Get Creative - #51 AG
6. Crafty Catz - #344 AG w/twist die cuts/punch
7. Crafty Cardmakers - #176 Explosion of Colour
8. Craft Your Passion - #336 AG
9. Crafty Awesomeness - November AG
10. Classic Design Team Open - #08 AG
11. CCC Digi Creations - #60 Happy Anything