A Place to Start - 5th May, 2025

 Theme for this month is Anything Goes, optional for a child.  I have used an image from All Dressed Up called Farm.  Painted with copic pens, some liquid pearls and 3d paint for the sheep's wool.

Check out all the designs at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

 

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Festive Friday at The Outlawz - 2 May, 2025

This month's themes are;

Christmas

Say it with Flowers

Ribbons & Bows

Let's be Friends 

 

These are my favourite pieces to play with for Christmas, along with some paper piecing, this time I have used the two pets, background is opatterned paper as are the curtains.

Check out all the designs at:

https://theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com/

Pearly Sparkles - May, 2025

 The theme is Black and white plus one more colour, I have used Urban scene for this birthday card, using red for the sign and the paint.

Check out all the Black, White + 1 colour

 https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

Crafters Cafe 15th April 2025

This month's challenge is Feminine

Great sponsor  Polkadoodles 

I chose to use Ruby Frou Frou, it took me a little longer and I am running late with the card, but I am happy with the result.

The image has been coloured with Prismacolour pencils, kindy glitter and a white gel pen. 

Check out al the feminine projects at:

 https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

 

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Polkadoodles - AG

613 venue Create - AG, optional splash of colour 

The Paper Funday - AG

Crafts Galore Encore  AG

A Place to Start - 7th April, 2025

 Theme this month, Anything Goes, optional Black, White and Red.

I do like using this colour combo, although I was a bit concerned I would run out of black ink when printing.  The girl is from Sheepski Designs, I always think of her as walking home after a party.  She is called "Party Shoes#.

Her dress and shoes have been coloured with Prismacolor pencils.

Check out all the Black White and Red creations at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

 

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 A perfect time to Craft - AG

Crafts Galore Encore - AG 

 

Festive Friday at The Outlawz - 4 April ,2025

 This month's themes are;

Christmas

Easter

Use Green

Bunnies/Birds or Bears

Pretty simple this month, I was looking for a quick card and came up with some different green paper, which came from a Stampin up paper pad.  Punch shapes and arrange on yellow cardstock.  Rubber stamped sentiment.

Check out all the designs

https://theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com/

 

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Simon Says - Happy Birthday

Cards 4 Galz - Stripes 

The Male Room - Geometric 

I love to Craft - AG

Pearly Sparkles - April, 2025

This month's theme is Monochromatic, as the grandchildren get older , especially for the males, the card making gets more difficult.  I saw this verse, changed it a bit and thought great for a 20 year old.

I also added some some images from my stash and some black ribbon.

Check out all the monochromatic designs at:

 https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

 

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Gem of a craft - AG

Monday Greetings Challenge - Happy Birthday 

Crafts Galore - AG 

Love to Craft - AG

A Place to Start - 3rd March, 2025

The theme this month is Anything Goes, optional Fairy Tales.

Who better than the White Rabbit for a belated birthday card.  Sebtiments have been typed onto the card, the image from  a colouring page.  

The rabbit has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut, then layered onto the card with a spring, you can see the shadow in the photo, great interactive card .

Check out all the fairy tales at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

 

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Pearly Sparkles - March, 2025

The theme is anything but a Card, I have made a tag to go into my 2025 journa.  Using pieces by 49 and market. (In the leaves Ephemera bits)

The 1st March being our official start of Autumn, I have used Autumn colours.  Noticing the change of season since we moved, we never got alot of Autumn colours, but living closer to the mountains, the leaves are already starting to change and giving us that wonderful Autumn glow.

 

Check out all the projects at:

http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/
 

Crafters Cafe February 2025

 Theme is Spots and/or stripes, and our sponsor is Sheepski. Please check out Andrea's blog for image details as she has shut down her etsy store.

I usually think laterally, and what better animal for a stripes challenge.  "Skunk" is from Sheepski Designs.  Colouring a black and white image was a challenge, but I think I got there.

The background is a patterned paper I have on my computer, I just took away the colours.  The quote I found on the internet, I'm thinking Abraham Lincoln was very astute and I can think of a couple of people his would describe. lol.

Check out all the Spots and/or stripes at:

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

 

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A Perfect time to Craft - AG

Crafty Animals - AG with an animal