Pearly Sparkles April, 2023

 The theme this month at Pearly Sparkles is All Creatures Big and Small.  I have used an image from Beccy's Place, called Party Pig.  The image has been coloured with copic pens and the coloured paper has been cut using an edging die from Heartfelt Creations.  The sentiment is rubber stamped.

Check out all the creatures at:

http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:

Use Your Stuff - Animals 

Digi Choosday - AG 

Try it on Tuesday - Oh so Sweet 

Simon Says - AG 

Polkadoodles - For a Child 

Twisted Thursday - Same old Stuff (The patterned paper is at least 6 years old and the pig image I have had since before December 2017.  Can't tell the exact date as that is when I got the new computer.

Crafty Animals - AG with an Animal

Beccy's Place - AG  

Happy Birthday Card

 There is a new challenge at The Outlawz, called "No Stamps Challenge" you can use a stamp for the sentiment.

This card has been made with rice paper , some tissue paper, and diecut watering can and butterflies.  The sentiment was typed on some patterned paper.

Entered into:

The Outlawz No Stamps Challenge for March/April

Ally's Angels - AG 

Paper Funday - AG 

Ellibelle's Corner Challenge - AG

Crafters Cafe March 2023 - Rounds

 This month's theme is "Round, round, round.  Think circles, anything round.  

Wonderful Sponsor

Sheepski Designs 

I chose  Head Stand for my card.  Had so much fund making this card, I made half a dozen.  Often wonder about colouring snowmen, so for each of these cards, I chose to use the colour of the background. 

Check out all the circles/rounds at:

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:

 

A Place to Start - Anything Goes - March 2023

I have used an image from Little Blue Button, called painter for my card. Together with a stamped sentiment and a little wooden bird cage.  Image and cage have been coloured with copic pens

 

Check out all the details at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

Entered into:

Crafty Catz - AG

A Perfect Time to Craft - AG 

Crafts Galore Encore - AG 

Crafty Animals - (Canary)

 

Happy Birthday

 Recently I found an FB page concentrating on using scraps of paper.  Now I have found the perfect monthly challenge to compliment the page.

The Outlawz No Stamp Challenge, time to start creating.

For this card I have used diecuts and scraps of paper.  All the paper used is doubled sided patterned paper from Stampin up.

Entered into:

The Outlawz No Stamp Challenge for Feb/March

613 Avenue Create - AG 

Colorful Options - Green 

The Paper Funday Challenge - AG

Love Birds

 The sponsor of the Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge for March is Sheepski Designs, called Love Birds.  I digitally coloured the back ground, layered it onto a card base, then added some heart ribbon and paper flowers.  I was thinking of an Engagement card when I made this one.

Entered into:

Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge for March

Shopping our Stash - Flowers, flowers everywhere 

Crafty Catz - AG 

Alphabet Challenge - X is for xoxo 

Creative Fingers - AG

Sheepski Designs - Embellish it

Snail Mail Border

Having so much fun lately, I have found a FB page called "Use those Scrap Papers and I am getting so many ideas.  This card was made for a weekly challenge, this one called "Mail Letter Border"

Check out Face Book, you just may get some great ideas. The background paper I found in my stash, just the right size.  The envelopes was a graphic I printed on different coloured cardstock.  I printed a few extra, so they will turn up on future cards.

Entered into:

Outlawz Twisted Thursday - AG, with same old stuff (background paper would be 5+ years old and the envelope cardstock, dare I say, goes back about 15 years)  Am I a Hoarder????

Paper Funday Challenge - AG 

Love to Scrap - AG 

Pearly Sparkles Challenge March 2023

 This month's theme is to use a Sentiment or Verse.  Have always loved this word art from Meljens Designs, Get Well Soon. Coloured with copic pens, I have used a scalloped die to cut the image out (actually half the die)

Check out all the designs at:

http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

 Entered into:

Little Red Wagon - Feel Better

Allsorts Challenge - AG 

Classic Design - AG 

Love to Craft - AG

Ellibelle's Corner - AG

Time for an ATC

 Great image from The Outlawz monlthly progressive freebie challenge for February.  Sandi's Samples image called Chuck.

The image did have the words "American Made"  but I changed them to Martin Luther's quote.

Coloured with copic pens and some digital paper.  I have added glitter to the grapes, and extended the cat's eyebrows.

Entered into:

Outlawz monthly progressive freebie February challenge 

Simon Says Wednesday - AG 

Crafty Catz - AG

Crafters Cafe Challenge 15th Feb - Cute

 

The theme for The Crafter's Cafe Challenge this fortnight is Cute and what a great the sponsor  ofr the challenge

Polkadoodles

https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/

 

I chose to make a birthday card with Polkadoodles' "Meribelle Mermaid Hello Sailor " image, I realised later the image would make a great engagement card.

I printed the image on a digital coloured background that I made, colouring the image with copic pens and a bit of glitter.  The pearl in the oyster shell has been made using liquid pearls,   I typed and printed the sentiment along with the image.

 

Check out all the cuteness at

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

 

Entered into:

 The Paper Players - Colour Challenge

613 Avenue Create - AG 

Corrosive Challenge - AG 

Unicorn Challenge - Birthday 

Creative Inspirations - AG 

Ellibelle's Corner - AG 

Digi Choosday - AG 

Polka Doodles  - AG

 

A Place to Start - Pick a Palette - 6 February 2023

 Which colour pallette do you like, I chose the top one to create a boy's birthday card.

I printed the image onto some digital paper.  The image is from My Besties, Summer of Fun.  Which I have coloured with copic pens.  

Typed a sentiment and layered onto coloured cardstock.

 

Check out the link to see which palette the team members used.

 https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

 

Entered into: 

A Perfect Time to Craft - AG 

Classic Designs - AG 

Crafts Galore Encore - AG 

613 Avenue Create - AG

Corrosive Challenge - AG 

 

 

 

 

Pearly Sparkles Challenge February 2023

This month is Anything Goes, I have coloured a little dragon from my stash.  Added glitter to his wings, some little flowers and a rubber stamped sentiment, all on Stampin Up patterned paper.

Check out all the designs at:

http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

 

Entered into

Daisy Chain Challenges - Birthdays

Ally's Angels - AG 

Creative Uncles - Happy Birthday 

The Creative Crafters - AG 

 

Pretty Flowers

This month at The Outlawz Progressive Freebie challenge, we received a pretty flower image from Sandra.

I printed the image 3 times, but only coloured one of the copies with copic pens, adding some liquid pearls and glitter.  Fussy cut all three images and glued them together to make an element, rubber stamped the sentiment and to finish off the card, using copics I coloured parts of a ribbon.

Entered into

The Outlawz Monthly Progressive Freebie Challenge

Simon Says Wednesdays - AG 

Crafty Catz - AG 

613 Avenue Create - AG

Crafter's Cafe # 293- January 2023

 Hi everyone and Happy New Year.  The theme at The Crafter's Cafe this month is to use Rainbow colours/Bright colours.

My old faithful Art Journal only has a couple of pages left, new page for a new year.  I did get a bit carried away and used some very bright colours, don't think they all go together, but it was fun playing with some mixed media at the start of 2023.

The image is  Mystic Mabel from Dr Digi.  Who is the sponsor of this month's challenge.  Thanks Dr Digi, always fun images to play with.

Coloured with copic pen and fussy cut, The art journal page includes Dylusions paint, patterned paper, ribbon, lace and some white gel ink.   2023 - Carefree

Check out all the bright colours at:

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

 

Entered into: 

Gem of a Craft - AG

Outlawz Paper A la Mode - Lets Get Started -  2023

Crafting Happiness - Celebrations (New Year) 

Crafts Galore Encore - AG 

Your Scrapbook - AG  

I Love to Scrap - AG 

Decosse's Dynamite 12 Days of Christmas Day 12

 

 Some Happy, Grateful and Positive reminders for 2023

Check out https://decossesdynamitedoodles.blogspot.com/ to see what the 12days are all about. It is not too late to join you have until the 31st of January to enter.

Seeing this is going on my computer, I have made a digital calendar of the 12 days. 

Day 12 - 5th January

 

Entered into Decosse's 12 days of Christmas 

 

Decosse's Dynamite 12 Days of Christmas Day 11

 My Decosses 12 Days of Chistmas calendar.

 Some Happy, Grateful and Positive reminders for 2023

Check out https://decossesdynamitedoodles.blogspot.com/ to see what the 12days are all about. It is not too late to join you have until the 31st of January to enter.

Seeing this is going on my computer, I have made a digital calendar of the 12 days.  Each day you will see my calendar grow.

Day 11 - 4th January

Entered into Decosses Dynamites 12 days of Christmas

Decosse's Dynamite 12 Days of Christmas Day 10

My Decosses 12 Days of Chistmas calendar.

 Some Happy, Grateful and Positive reminders for 2023

Check out https://decossesdynamitedoodles.blogspot.com/ to see what the 12days are all about.

Seeing this is going on my computer, I have made a digital calendar of the 12 days.  Each day you will see my calendar grow.

 Day 10 - 3rd  January

 Entered into Decosses 12 Days of Christmas

My Decosses 12 Days of Chistmas calendar - Day 9

 

 Some Happy, Grateful and Positive reminders for 2023

Check out https://decossesdynamitedoodles.blogspot.com/ to see what the 12days are all about.

Seeing this is going on my computer, I have made a digital calendar of the 12 days.  Each day you will see my calendar grow.

 Day 9 - 2nd January

 Entered into Decosses 12 Days of Christmas

My Decosses 12 Days of Chistmas calendar - Day 8

 Some Happy, Grateful and Positive reminders for 2023

Check out https://decossesdynamitedoodles.blogspot.com/ to see what the 12days are all about.

Seeing this is going on my computer, I have made a digital calendar of the 12 days.  Each day you will see my calendar grow.

 Day 8 -1st January 

 

 Entered into Decosses 12 Days of Christmas

 

 

My Decosses 12 Days of Chistmas calendar - Day 7

 Some Happy, Grateful and Positive reminders for 2023

Check out https://decossesdynamitedoodles.blogspot.com/ to see what the 12days are all about.

Seeing this is going on my computer, I have made a digital calendar of the 12 days.  Each day you will see my calendar grow.

 Day 7 - 31st December

 Entered into Decosses 12 Days of Christmas

A Place to Start - Anything Goes, 3 January, 2023

 At A Place to Start, this month we have a sponsor, Mirtillamente.  I chose to use a couple of her sentiments.

I digitally coloured the ice-cream scoops and the wine in the glass, adding a matching frame.  The ice-cream image has been layered onto coloured and patterned cardstock.  I placed the wine image onto white cardstock.

 

 

Check out all the design teams projects at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

 Entered into:

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday - AG

Double Trouble AG

613 Avenue Create - AG 

 

 

 

Pearly Sparkles Challenge January 2023

 The theme at Pearly Sparkles is No Designer Paper.    I have used an image from Rick St Denis called, Gypsy Wagon coloured with copic pens.  

 

Check out all the designs at:

http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

 Entered into:

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/

 http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/

 https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

 https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

 https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/

 http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/