CHNC Christmas #435

This week's challenge is Anything Goes, optional "For a child"

I've used an image from Ericraft, called  "Santa and Kangaroo" coloured with Little Tipsy pens and fussy cut.  Layered onto patterned papers and then added 5 small wooden elements.

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
The 12 months of Christmas - AG
The Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas
Merry Little Christmas - AG

Crimbo Crackers - AG

My Own Kind of Hat

The last page of my song journal is now complete, all I have to do now is update the cover.  This cute image is from Julie Spiri and is called "Funny Hat"

I have used pencils, pens, markers etc to colour the image.  Also a bit of paper piecing.  The cat, clock, lamp and phonograph are all mounted on 3d squares.  Great song by Merle Haggard

Entered into:
Through the Craftroom Door - AG
Simon Says on Wednesdays - AG
Penny's Paper Challenge - AG
A Bit more Time to Craft - AG

CHNC Christmas Challenge #434

Time for another Christmas challenge, this week's option is "include a house or other building".  This week I have used little wooden houses and church

The windows of the buildings have had glossy accents added for the window panes, the roofs glitter from the shining star, which is also wooden.  The green cardstock has been distressed around the edges.

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:

The 12 months of Christmas - AG
The Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas
Merry Little Christmas - AG 
Archie Scraps - Squeeze (squeezing the middle building between church and house)
Fab N Funky - Christmas

Springtime

Oh how I wish I was heading into Spring, that would mean Summer was around the corner.  Alas, I am in the middle of Autumn with all its glorious colours, but also heading towards Winter, my least favourite season.

I have made a screen shaped card and decorated it with a rubber stamp from Stampin Up called Lovely Lattice, which has been coloured with a variety of alcoholic markers and fussy cut.

Entered into:
Simon on Mondays - Beautiful Blooms
Penny's Papers - AG
Simon on Wednesday - Spring
Cute Card Thursday - Flowers
Try it on Tuesday - Springtime
Moo Mania - Spring Fever
Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - AG coloured
Stamping Sensations - Layers paper or stamps
Addicted to Stamps - Spring
Sparkles Monthly - Flowers or Religious  

Easter Fun

Little card today featuring an image from Crafty Sentiments called " Benson Nature Watching". 

Image has been coloured with Copic pens and layered onto coloured cardstock both have been diecut using a stitched die. To complete the card I have added a sparkly mushroom from Flourish with a Bling ( who have sadly closed). 

Entered into:
If you give a Crafter a Cookie - Easter 
The Outlawz Saturday Paper A la Mode - Spring
International Art & Soul - Easter
Dream Valley - All about Bears
Always Fun - Easter
Use your Stuff - Easter / Spring
The Creative Crafters- AG

Southern Girls Challenge - Autumn -18th April

Sponsors for the new challenge at Southern Girls are:

 Lacy Sunshine (Colours of Love)

 https://www.colourofloveshop.com/

 and

 Krafters Cart

https://krafterscart.co.nz/

I chose Lacy Sunshine's Autumn Winds Rory.  Always delightful images, coloured with a mixture of alcoholic markers, and diecut.  Her hat has been printed and coloured twice, then attached using 3d dimensions.  Couple of leaves and a flower complete the card.

Entered into:
Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - AG coloured

Daisy Chain - Make it Feminine
The Corrosive Challenge- AG
Not Just Cards - AG
Heartcraft Paper - April Party Link

Crafter's Cafe # 217 Eastor and/or Florals

Our sponsor this fortnight at the Crafter's Cafe Challenge is:

SHEEPSKI 

Prize is 3 images

And the themes are Easter and/or Florals

I chose Sheepski's "Bad Hare Day" colouring the image with alcoholic markers and fussy cutting.  The floral patterned papers are from Stampin up.  I've added diecuts, flowers, leaves and a couple of sentiments to complete the card.  Laughter is the best medicine and thought it would make a great card for someone needing a bit of cheering.

Check out the rest of the projects at:

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
Country View Crafts - Easter and/or Spring
Crafty Animals - AG
Papercraft Challenge - AG (optional Easter)
A Bit more Time to Craft - AG
Little Patch of Friends - AG
Dragonfly Journeys - Everybunny welcome
My Time to Craft - Easter or Hedgehogs.
A Place to Start - AG 
Crafty Cardmakers - Easter
Cute N Crafty - Easter
Cute Card Thursday - Easter 
Crafty Gals Corner - Easter is on the Way
Crafty Catz - AG (optional - Make us smile)

Quotes

My little planner I bought to use this year has Months and days, but no dates (which I thought was a great idea at the time) I don't like it and will make sure for next year I have all days numbered.  In the mean time, I have been adding some quote pages as the year rolls on and this is one of them.

The image is from Oddball and is called Sorry Sally.  She came with some sentiments, but I have added a different one.  Sorry Sally is this months freebie at The Oulawz Monthly Progressive challenge.

Coloured with different alcoholic pens, fussy cut and layered onto die cut frames.  Handwritten quote.  So pleased I have now master my Crop a Dile and have neat holes!

Entered into:
The Oulawz Monthly Progressive challenge - Sorry Sally
Crafts Galore Encore - AG
Your scrapbook Place - AG  
Artistic Inspirations - AG
Crazy 4 Challenges - AG but a card

There WAS an Elephant in the Room

After being under the care of a Surgeon and an Oncologist for nine and half years, late last year my surgeon advised that although I still need to seem him for yearly checkups he was happy to say the cancer had not returned.  Back in March, my Oncologist advised that it was to be my the last visit.  Which was great news, it did seem a very long journey.

This card has been made to send to my Oncologist as a thank you for the treatment that enables me to be healthy today, it was not always good and at times I did become quite ill.  Where as my surgeon is a quiet, gentle human being, my Oncologist is a happy, jovial man and they complimented each other during this period of my life.  Both caring doctors.

Coloured with copic pens, I did change the bottom sentiment around.  Added liquid pearls to her nails.

Entered into:
ITD Creative Playground - AG
Crafting with an Attitude - AG
Creative fingers - AG
Rainbow Card Challenge - Perfectly Pink
Incy Wincy Designs - Animals
Dragonfly Dreams - Include an Animal 

CHNC Christmas #433

This week's option is to use a Snowman or woman or family.  I have used a snowman from Robyn's Fetish Store (which has sadly closed sometime ago) called, Snowdays are Fundays.

The image has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut, layered onto white cardstock.  The card stock has been diecut with a curved die, then distressed and torn.  Silver sentiment completes the card.

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
The 12 months of Christmas - AG
The Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas

Creative Craft Cottage - No Patterned Papers
Creative Moments - AG

Simon Says on Mondays - No Designer Paper
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge Christmas
Crimbo Crackers - AG