Challenge: Just add ink, If the shoe fits

1. Just add ink - sketch
2. If the shoe fits - trees

Challenge: Lily of the valley

Lily of the valley - sketch

Challenge: Stampavie

Stampavie - sketch

Challenges: Flutterby, The sweet stop, Cute daisy may

1. Flutterby - open challenge
2. The Sweet stop - sketch
3. Cute daisy may - fairies

Challenges: My time 2 craft, Just cute bears

1. My time to craft - make it manly
2. Just cute bears - sketch

Challenge: inspirational card sketches

Inspirational card sketches - sketch

Challenges: Digital Tuesday, Simon Says, Sweet sketch wednesday

1. Digital Tuesday - spring
2. Simon Says - spring
3. Sweet sketch Wednesday - sketch

Challenge: Stamp with fun, Everybody Art, Nutshells, CCEE Stampers, Paperplay, Stampin 4 the weekend, Create 4 fun, Our Creative Corner, Lexi's Creat

1. Stamp with fun - easter
2. Everybody art - easter
3. Nutshells - easter/spring
4. CCEE Stampers - photo inspiration
5. Paperplay - easter
6. Stampin 4 the weekend - easter
7. Create 4 fun - sketch
8. Our Creative corner - easter
9. Lexi's Creations - easter
10. I love digi - easter

Challenge: Mojo Monday

Mojo Monday - sketch

Challenges: Die-cut dreams, Crafty Creations, Color create, Crafts 4 eternity, Just scraps

1. Die-cut dreams - new beginnings
2. Crafty creations - babies
3. Colour create - pastels
4. Crafts 4 eternity - sketch
5. Just scraps - new beginnings, pastels

Challenges: Critter sketch, MAWTT

I'm without internet for more than a week now :-( Even though I couldn't post anything, i still did some challenges. You will see that some of the challenges already expired, but because i did them, i list them anyway. Won't describe anything, due to little time i have before i start work.
Thanks you Cariena for letting me use her internet to do this today.



1. Critter sketch - white/yellow/blue/red (Donald Duck)
2. Moving along with the times - sketch

Challenges

1. Squigglefly - buttons
2. Alphabet challenge - U is for ... umbrella
3. Scrap, stamp, doodle - tearing
4. Sketch ... don't know anymore







1. Paperplay - thanks
2. S2G crafting - pastels
3. Treehouse - thank you
4. Daring Cardmakers - tweety bird
5. Sophisticat - mint/lilac/+1 colour+flowers
6. Truly Scrumptious - sketch




1. Whiff of joy - sketch
2. Bah Humbug - vintage xmas

Challenge: Charisma Cards

 

Charisma cards - something for the kids

Challenges: quite a lot!

When i started this card, i had 2 challenges in mind. By the time it was finished, it fitted 12 challenges!!!!

1. Ooh-la-la Creations - button, bow, bling
2. Inspirational Card Sketches - sketch
3. My time 2 craft - lovely lace
4. Papertake weekly - lilac & lemon
5. Frosted designs - think spring
6. Just us girls - spring colours
7. Crazy 4 challenges - spring
8. 1-stop craft challenge - let it shine
9. Secret crafter - spring has sprung
10. Magical crafts - spring
11. Pile it on - furry friends
12. Allsorts - spring is in the air

* Image from a freebie-sponsor, coloured with derwents, chalked edges
* covered the card with lilac paper
* glued yellow lace to strip of yellow paper and then on card
* chalked edges of lilac pattern paper
* punched 3 purple flowers, added yellow buttons
* added bling for flower centres
* sentiment and bow ... and voila!

Challenge: Delightful Sketches

This is the last page for Anene's 8-page-photobook. I made it to the sketch of Delightful Sketches.

Now I'm off to bed ... way to tired to do the front of the book. Will start on that tomorrow.

Challenge: Everybody Art

For this page i used the challenge over at Everybody Art and Karmen's photos.

Challenges: 2 sketches in 1

1. Sketch & Stash - sketch ... for the first time, used my broken china Distress Ink
to STAMP
2. Sketch Maniac - sketch ...

* Used my corner punch to round 2 corners of each photo
* Sanded 3 of the edges
* Mounted the photos side to side on blue crinkle paper
* Stamped with broken china distress ink a swirl on the background, as well as some
writing at the bottom of page
* Blue ribbon over the writing and "family" sentiment finished the page

Challenge: Creative Belli Blog

Creative Belli Blog - sketch and clip

This time, Bendré is the feature on this page ... WITH his fish of course!
After cutting and pasting the photo, i added a piece of music paper and a strip of crossword paper. Oh, and the clip!! I chalked the oval and added the sentiment and brads. The little flourish in the corner was actually a long one, i only chalked half of it and stamped one way, then chalked the other half and stamped downwards.

Challenge: Paper Cutz

1. Paper Cutz - 1 ribbon, 3 buttons

Challenge: Mojo Monday

This is page 3 of Anene's photobook. I made the page to match the sketch of Mojo Monday Week 130. I cut a scollop edge for the black paper, added a white "size" strip and ribbon and some wording. I then cut out the photos, sanded the edges and mounted on black and then red paper. I chalked the old playing card with black and stamped squares in the corner. I put a "BEST" rub-on on top and a lot of red brads to finish it off.

Challenges: Critter sketch, Annabelle Stamps, Die Cut dreams

1. Critter sketch - sketch
2. Die-cut dreams - 2 punches
3. Annabelle stamps - say it in... blue & green

* Sanded photos of Tiaan and mounted on one background
* Cut strips from striped pattern paper and glued according to sketch
* Punched flowers and little frame, coloured with chalk
* Added word and brads
* Finished off with flowers

Challenge: Stamptacular Sunday

I've got to make an 8-page-booklet for a friend. It's about her family for her mother-in-law's birthday. She brought me 13 photos and i must "do whatever i like" :-). So ... here is page 1.

It also fitted the sketch over at Stamptacular Sunday's challenge.

Easter challenges

I just love this easter(egg)-fairy!!

1. I love Digi - easter
2. Get Sketchy - sketch
3. Just add ink - add easter
4. Sew many cards - easter
5. Pile it on - pastel colours

* Image from a kind freebie-sponsor, coloured with Derwent's
* Glued background and few strips of paper to fit the "pastel colour" challenge
* Added buttons, a gold star and sentiment
* All that's left to do ... glitter on the fairy-wings ...

Challenges: Create 4 Fun, If the shoe fits

1. Create 4 fun - sketch
2. If the shoe fits - green/white/black

* Got the freebie image from ??? (sorry again)
* Coloured with Derwent's
* Covered card with green paper and stamped pattern across
* Cut out the cake and used doublesided foam tape to stick in oval.
* Added wording

Challenges for fun

1. Color Chef - dark green/light green/cream/white
2. Cupcake craft - green
3. Digital Tuesday - lots of green
4. Michelle Perkette - flowers & stitching
5. Flutterby - green
6. Your next stamp - distressing
7. ABC Challenge - Q is for ... quote
8. Unscripted sketches - sketch

* Cut pieces of different green papers to cover card and fit sketch.
* Image is a freebie from a generous internet sponsor. I distressed the sides and added a little green chalk.
* Words "i miss you" ... also a digital freebie
* Butterflies added in corner
* Flower finished off with diamante brad
* Quote : These are the magic years ... and therefore magic days ... and therefore magic moments.

Challenge: Crafty Angels

 

Another "old" card that fits 2 current challenges ...

1. Crafty Angels - hearts and lace
2. Treehouse - clean and simple

Challenge x 5

One of the things i like to do, is to try and match from my older cards (before i had a blog and knew about challenges) on current challenges. It seldom works, but still nice trying. This is one of the lucky ones that actually did match a few challenges.

1. Pollycraft - sparkly things
2. Squigglefly - let it shine
3. Alphabet Challenge - T is for tag
4. Stampin 4 the weekend - monochromatic
5. Just scraps - black/white/red

I used a plain white card and chalked the edges with a little red.
Stamped a swirl on each side with Arcival ink
Added a sequin here and there to "let it shine"
Cut 3 different sized tags from different pattern papers
Glued 2 red stars to "sparkle" and a ribbon to match the lot

Challenges for SPRING

1. Pink Elephant - spring
2. Friday Sketchers - sketch
3. Just us girls - flap card (in this case the flap is to the side)
4. Bee Crafty - spring
5. Paper Sundaes - multifold, spring
6. Rosie D's - spring

What a fun card! (Maybe because i LOVE all cow images :-)
Folded each side to the middle, to get a multi-fold card.
Coloured image with Derwents, cut into frame and chalked.
Added a strip of darker colour paper near inside edge of card.
Added brads to fabric flowers and glued in corner
Used rub-off ABC for sentiment

Challenges: Simon Says, Pals Paper Arts, Fun with Shapes

1. Simon Says - sketch
2. Pals Paper Arts - green/celery/kraft
3. Fun with shapes - happy birthday

Used kraft cardstock as backgroud, added piece of green almost from half.
Cut out oval from celery paper and chalked edges.
Cut pieces of ribbon from 6 different colours, glued them at the back of oval.
Picked flowers to match theme
Typed and printed "happy birthday" to fit inside frame
Added brads and chalked sides of card.

Challenges: Critter sketch, Fab 'n Funky, Sweet sketch Wednesday, Cute card Thursday

1. Critter sketch - flower image, blue/yellow/green
2. Fab 'n Funky - weddings
3. Sweet sketch Wednesday - sketch
4. Cute card Thursday - celebration

Got the image from free digital collage sheet, sanded the edges
Used patterned paper for background
Cut 2 yellow strips and one green strip
Typed "a moment in time" and printes, "for keeps" = rub-off
Put a yellow flower inside a blue one, added a blue rhinestone

Challenges: Just Christmas/Birthday, Our Creative Corner, Cute Daisy May

1. Just Christmas & Birthday - sketch
2. Our Creative Corner - yellow/pink/green/brown
3. Cute Daisy May - mothersday

Was such a nice and rather quick card to make.
The 3 papers i used, came in a set, so they matched perfect.
Image was a freebie someone graciously offered.
Tore the sides of the image and mounted on plain and dotted paper.
Added the green ribbon, buttons and M for "mom"
Voila!

Challenges: Sketch&Stash, I love Digi, Teddy stampers, Scrap, Stamp & Doodle

1. Sketch & stash - sketch
2. I love Digi - card for mum
3. Teddy Stampers - to mom with love
4. Scrap, stamp & Doodle - pink/purple, buttons, ribbon
5. Just cute bears - mothersday

Got the image from "digital freebies" somewhere (sorry, can't remember from whom)
Printed on watercolour paper and coloured with Derwent's
Chalked sides with VersaMagic chalks
Used my brandnew pink/purple papers for the background, top strip and scollob
Sticker-sentiment from my stash
Ribbon (pink/purple) and buttons finished the card

Challenge: Scrap&Stamp, Practical Scrappers, Crazy 4 Challenges

1. Scrap & Stamp - sketch
2. Practical Scrappers - use white pen
3. Crazy 4 Challenges - a man's thing

I cut 2 strips of patterned paper to match the background colour.
I also cut a circle (used a Tupperware bowl to get the correct size).
Sanded all the photo's edges.
Put brads in the scollop edge.
Stamped in oppisite corners with white Versamagic.
Sentiment was written with white pen.
Stapled pieces of ribbon on the right side of the layout.

Challenge: Allsorts

 

Allsorts challenge - pink/black/white

This is a 3-fold-card. The card was made from pink cardstock and the white/black patterned paper is embossed. It was used for a wedding invitation.

Challenge: Little red wagon

 

Little red wagon - fabric

For this challenge, i used fabric flowers ... just a fun card :-)

My Saturday layout ...

1. Color Chef - yellow/green/brown/cream
2. Die-Cut dreams - NO flowers
3. Colour create - mint/chocolate/cream
4. Stamp Something - cream/green
5. Secret Crafter - anything goes
6. 1-stop craft challenge - spots/dots

* used 3 sheets patterned paper, rounded the corners
* sanded edges of photos
* stamped jounaling block
* added buttons, brackets and a saying

Challenges for my weekend

1. Cupcake craft - flower power
2. Stamp with fun - spring
3. Papertake weekly - sketch
4. Crafty Calender Corner - flower power
5. Paper Cutz - anything goes
6. Stampin' B's - spring

What a busy busy busy weekend!!! Half of it is gone already, and I've only managed to finish one card by now.

The image was from a SA stamp (not sure which company).
Coloured with Derwent's
Cut papers to fit card and one for image background.
Added a flower and ribbon, text and corners.
And then ... only needed to glitter the flowers

Challenges: a few days

1. Crafty Angels - butterflies
2. Flutterby - open challenge
3. Pixie Cottage - add green
4. Charisma Cards - butterflies
5. Annabelle Stamps - sketch
6. Frosted designs - background stamps
7. Fussy & Fancy - green
8. Totally papercraft - things with wings

Stamped background with green Colorbox and chalked the edges.
Also chalked white cardstock for image.
Got the image from my stash.
Butterflies and saying from 7 Gypsies finished the card

Challenges: Annabelle Stamps, The sweet shop

1. The Sweet Shop - sketch
2. Annabelle Stamps - Say it with ... cake

* Coloured the digital (think from Michelle Perkett) with my Derwent's.
* Mounted patterned paper.
* Added lilac lace and purple magic ribbon.
* Put on some "flames" for the candles (rhinestones)

Challenges: Teddy stampers, Michelle Perkette, Stampavie

1. Teddy Stampers - sketch
2. Michelle Perkette - 3 papers, 3 buttons, 3 flowers, spring
3. Stampavie - orange

Took quite some time to find paper to use on this card, as i seldom work in orange.
Found these from my daughter's off-cuts and covered the card in my favourite dictionary paper, inked on the edges with a little orange.
The image was a free digi from someone (sorry, one i download them, i forget from where i got it).
3 flowers and 3 buttons ... and that's the end :-)

8 Challenges combined

1. Digital Tuesday - piercing
2. Bah! Humbug - stitching
3. Daring Cardmakers - aquamarine
4. Just us girls - sketch
5. Crazy 4 Challenges - paper piercing
6. Magical crafts - things with wings
7. 1-stop craft shop - sew simple
8. Pile it on - one colour (aqua) plus a neutral (white)

Coloured the free digital image with my Derwent's.
Pierced strip of paper, and faux stitched it.
Distressed card edges with Tea Dye Distress ink.
Cut out the angel and mounted on circle.
Added brads and sentiment plus glitter on the wings.

Challenges: Our Creative Corner, My Grafico

1. Our Creative Corner - sketch ... one i loved!
2. My Grafico - red, yellow, blue

The image (from Pollycraft) was coloured with my Derwent's.
Background papers from my stash, cut the scallop as well.
Added 3 red rhinestones and the sentiment.

Quick invite

Pink Elephant - invitation

I had to do a REAL QUICK invite for a "doggie-lover-kiddo".
I cut a piece of "fake envelope" to attach to the card.
Draw lines like on a real envelope.
Added a dog sticker.
And wrote "uitnodiging".

Had a happy "client" :-)

Challenges: Truly Scruptious, My time 2 craft, Paper Sundaes

1. Truly Scrumptious - sketch + something "good enough to eat"
2. My time 2 craft - card for kidz
3. Paper Sundaes - blue, pink, green

I coloured the image (ice cream = good enough to eat) with my Derwent pencils and mounted on check and plain paper.
Put some patterned paper and two green strips in place.
Rounded off with 2 flowers and 2 blue brads.
Lastly ... a kid should always ... DREAM!