40th Birthday

Morning Everyone,

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Allsorts where the theme, alongside Anything Goes, is Birthdays.

I made a 40th card for my daughter-in-law to be using papers from a LOTV pad.  I don't get chance to use my huge stash of paper flowers much so went the whole hog with this one and used lilac, pale green and cream flowers to go with the papers.  The die cut circle is from Craft Consortium and I die cut the large 40 in silver card.  The sentiment, which I think is a magazine freebie, is heat embossed in silver.  A mini scalloped die from MFT has been used as an edger and a few pearls finish it off.

There are two prizes of 2 stamps sets on offer for the lucky winners

                                             

You have two weeks to enter and we look forward to seeing all your lovely entries.

Thank you for your visit and have a good weekend.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE COLOURING MEDIUM

 Morning Everyone,

A new challenge starts today over at As You Like It and we are asking you to share a project using your favourite colouring medium

Copics are my favourite markers mainly because I have used them from the start of my crafting journey and I have lots of colours.  I would like to try pencils some day but I never seem to have much time or, if I'm not happy with the results straight away, patience either!

For my card I have used a Gina K designs stamp set call Wishful Florals, cut them out with their dies and adhered them to my silver frame, which I think is an unbranded die from Amazon.  I've had it for ages so can't quite remember where it's from.  The sentiment is heat embossed and from Pinkfresh Studio.  Clear and purple dots were added for a bit of sparkle.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a prize for the lucky winner

I would like to enter:

Flower Challenge - Add embellishments

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Stitch it (stitched rectangle used)

We Love Stamping - Flowers

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral

I hope you can join us this fortnight and I look forward to seeing all your lovely colouring.

Lynne x

I SPY "B"

Morning Everyone,

The new challenge at Allsorts starts today with a theme of "I Spy 'B'" as well as the Anything Goes option.

My B's are Bird on a Branch and I have used a digital image which I won from Varada Sharma and coloured it with copics.  I then die cut it with Spellbinders arched dies and typed the sentiment on my pc.  The green backing paper is from a MFT paper pad.

There are 2 prizes of stamps and matching dies for the lucky winners.

I would like to enter:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Birds, Bees & butterflies

Paper Fundays - Anything Goes

Have a good weekend.  It looks as though it's going to be a bit cooler here today which is good.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE SEASON

Morning Everyone,

It's the start of a new challenge over at As You Like It and we are asking you to share a project which relates to your favourite season. 

Mine is Spring.  I love it when the garden starts to wake up again with lovely Spring flowers after being so bare in the winter months.  It also means we are on the way to warmer weather.

For my card I have used three freebie images called Spring Botanicals from Uniko and coloured them with copics.  I have layered them up with co-ordinating colours and adhered them to wood effect white card.  Green and white twine and tiny labels from Mama Elephant finish it off.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

Paper Fundays Challenge - Anything Goes

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

Passion for Markers - Anything Goes

Pennys Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Have a good weekend when it gets here and thank you for your visit.

Lynne x

ANIMALS AT ALLSORTS

Morning Everyone,

We have a new challenge over at Allsorts and Helen has chosen the optional theme of Animals and, of course, there is always Anything Goes.

I had a delve into my NBUS basket to see what was there for the theme and found these little hippos from Clearly Besotted.  I must admit I was a little stuck on what to do with them so I decided to colour them up with my copics first then fussy cut them and that way I had a few more options on how to use them.  When that was all done I had a play around.  There were some already cut hexagons on my desk and after a bit of playing about I decided on the above layout.    The sentiment is from an old set, also from Clearly Besotted and I added tiny pearls to the centres of the flowers.

There are 2 prizes of Lavinia stamps, stencils and stampscapes for the lucky winners

I would like to enter:

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp  Weds - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Critter Crazy - ATG with a featured critter

Passion for Markers - Dies and/or Punches

NBUS - Hippo stamps were NBUS

Have a good weekend.  Hubby's football matches start again today so he will be out and I will be having some crafting time hopefully!

Lynne x

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

 Hello Everyone,

I've just managed to finish this card which I've had on the go for a few days.

I've used a cute digi from Di's digistamps called Robin and Mouse Believe in Christmas and have coloured them with copics.  I had a look through my Christmas snippets box and came across this blue backing paper which was nigh on perfect size.  I typed the sentiment on my pc and cut out with stitched rectangle die and that's it, quite quick and simple, apart from the colouring.

I would like to enter:

Rudolph Days - Anything Christmas

BYSH Cardmakers - Christmas in July

Crafter's Cafe - Christmas in July

Di'sdigidesignchallenge - Christmas in July

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Christmas in July

Thank you for visiting and have a lovely weekend.

Lynne x

CATS OR DOGS?

Morning Everyone,

A new challenge is starting today over at As You Like It  and we are asking whether you prefer "Cats or Dogs" and don't forget to say why they are your favourite please.

Mine has to be dogs. I've never owned a cat and dogs are such good company and loving pets. We lost one of our little boys last year but still have our ruby KC Cavalier, Charlie, who gets thoroughly spoiled by hubby.

Whilst having a browse on Etsy for something, can't remember what now, I found these fun images of dogs so thought I would have a play with them.  You get 10 different images for your purchase and they're on sale for £1.77.  I thought I would go bright and used MFT zig zag and balloon dies and also a MFT sentiment heat embossed in white.  All the brights are cut out from snippets.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

Crafty Catz - Child's Birthday

Critter Crazy - Birthday featuring a critter

Double D - A card for the kiddo's

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Snippets Playground - Bright colours were snippets

A rainy start here today.  Have a good one whatever you may be doing.

Lynne x