Challenge #83 at Crafting From the Heart

Mondays are becoming my crafting day with my daughter preparing for her wedding next year. We decorated jars today and also made some burlap flowers whilst my friend Rose (who has offered to help) sewed pearls and bling onto the wedding dress. A very productive day except for me burning the tip of my finger with the hot glue gun!!!!
Well that's enough chatter I will move on and share my cards  with you for the new challenge beginning today at Crafting from the Heart. We have two sponsors and they are Delicious Doodles and Deedee's digis.
Our theme is as usual Anything Goes - so easy to join in........
Here are my cards.....
The first using a Delicious Doodles image

Recipe:
SU Night of Navy cardstock for base and matte
White cardstock from stash for matte, diecuts and punched pieces
DP from Hampton Art 6x6 paper pad ~ Ki ~ Berry Blast
Image is from Delicious Doodles - Pretty Poppy
Dies - Nestie Deckled Rectangles ~ large and Memory Box
Punches - Martha Stewart punch and SU Circle punch and Scalloped Circle punch
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
D/S tape roller & Foam Dots

I am entering my card into the following challenges (back later)


Now for my second card..... I had an ink failure....always run out an the most inopportune times, so had to use another grey and ended up with too much in the top section of my poor zebra's head, so......now he looks like he is wearing a hat, and why not he's also wearing roller skates!!!!!

Recipe:
SU Basic Black cardstock  for cardbase and mattes
SU Real Red cardstock for matte and punched label
White cardstock from stash for image and sentiment
Image from Deedee's Digis - Go Wild
DP from stash
Die - Spellbinders ~ Celebra'tions ~ Pierced Squares
Label and Circle punches  from SU
Wink of Stella Pen - Gold
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo black inkpad
D/S tape roller & Foam Dots

I am entering my card into the following....

Well once more it's time to say goodbye and hope to see you over at the challenge blog with one of your wonderful creations. Don't forget to check out my teamies inspirational DT cards this week.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Second Post today - My DT card for Crafty Girls Creations ~ Challenge 9

Oops, I nearly forgot to make this one, have been busy again babysitting. I had 3 yesterday, the 4 yr old grandson and one 1 yr old granddaughter and the 18 month old granddaughter. I had the boy and youngest granddaughter with me at my craft class which I teach on Wednesday mornings. They are not too bad but the little one was getting a bit tired towards the end of the class and to make matters worse one of my ladies who has had health issues and been away for quite a while turned up and two of the cards we were doing had either a digital element that I had printed off at home or was using a push out sheet from Lily of the Valley and it was a set of 3. One that I had made up for an example. We ended up being resourceful and tracing off the basic card pieces and there were extra D/S pieces so her card looked like the original in the end. So all went home happy!!!
Anyway that brings me to my card that I managed to get done whilst the two youngest were playing and grizzling in the cot in the family room. It took me a while in between getting drinks for everyone and settling disputes, lol.
Now onto the new challenge at Crafty Girls Creations starting today - Our sponsor is Di's Digi Stamps and I used this stamp that I purchased a while back.
Please scroll down and check out my first post of today and see what I created for another challenge blog.
Here's my card........

Recipe:
White card from stash for cardbase and top layer
Embossing folder by Die'sire Embossalicious ~ Christmas Elegance
Image is from Di's Digi Stamps ~ Shepherds Singsong
Sentiment is from SU  stamp set ~ Come to Bethlehem
Copic Markers
Foam Dots
Red ribbon from stash
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad

I am entering my card into the following challenges"
Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 396 ~ Anything Goes
Share Joy Challenge - Challenge 8 "Sketch/Clean & Simple
Crafting By Designs - Get Ready for Christmas ~ October Edition
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge - Challenge #42 ~ Ribbons and/or Flourishes


We would love to see your creations this challenge so drop by the blog and leave us an entry.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge #143 at Aud Sentiments

Time for another challenge at Aud Sentiments and this fortnight the theme is Birthday. Check out the blog and see what my fellow teamies have to offer and to get the free sentiment. We'd love to see you using the sentiments that appear each challenge. Our sponsors for this challenge are Sassy Studio Designs and Stitchy Bear  Digital Stamps.
Hope you pop back later today and check out my second post for today with another DT card and another challenge for you to participate in.
Here's my card.............

Recipe:
SU Pacific Point cardstock for the cardbase and small strip
Purple cardstock from stash
White cardstock from stash
DP from Sugar & Spice Studio - 12x12 paper pad ~ Chantilly
Image from Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps ~ Fashion Gal Lotti
Sentiment from SU set ~ Birthday Wishes 
Spellbinder dies - Classic Hearts & Edgeabilities ~ Inserts One
SU small wide oval punch
Embossing folder Reflections from Ultimate Crafts
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black Inkpad
SU Orchid Opulence Inkpad
Bling from stash

I am entering my card into the following challenges"
Wonderful Wednesday -  21 October ~ Anything Goes

Time for me to leave you, but before I do let me encourage you to pop into the challenge blog and drop off an entry in the challenge. We would love to see you!!!
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Happy Fall - Challenge #146 at 613 Avenue Create

It's a hot day today here but the house isn't too bad. Had church this morning and ended up having to do a big loop around the city to get there as they had blocked off the main street into town for a community event. So......myself and everyone else that was out and about took a lot more time to get where we all wanted to go!!! I suppose the important part was that I did get there in time to change into my choir uniform and practise before going in to the service. I came home the same way and took just as long to get home, lol.
Well onto my card for today and also the new challenge at 613 Avenue Create. It's Anything Goes as usual with an Optional Twist of Creating Your Own Challenge from the chart ~ The Sights & Activities of Autumn.
I decided to use the twist and have included a few of the many different elements from the chart. Our Sponsors for the challenge this week are: Melonheadz Illustrating, Morgan's Artworld & STAMPlorations.

Here is my card using a STAMPlorations image......
I used pumpkin, indian corn, scarecrow, crows, leaves and sunflowers.

 Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock for the cardbase and mattes
SU Pumpkin Pie cardstock for the mattes
DP was an internet find (both the autumn leaves and the tree with the crows)
Pumpkin framed image is from STAMPlorations and is called Framed Pumkin
Sentiment is also from STAMPlorations and is from a set of 3 called Fall Sentiments
Sunflowers were from Robyn's Fetish
Corn and the scarecrow were  internet finds
Fence Diecut (sorry have to find it, I already had it cut and in my diecut stash for easy use)
Copic Markers for the pumpkin, scarecrow, corn and sunflowers
D/S tape roller and foam dots

Here is the chart for you to check out all the different things you could use on your creations.......

 

Hubby has decided to come home after being out all day on a motorbike ride with his club so I had better go see what he is up to and work out something for our evening meal.
Please pop in to the neighborhood at 613 Avenue Create and check out all the wonderful DT makes and we would love to see you dropping off an entry this week.
Thanks for stopping by
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge 81 starts today at Crafting from the Heart

A productive day crafting with my daughter today. We made decorations for her wedding. She now has 3 cute suitcases to use as her card box. we decorated the top one with some lace that we tea dyed and printed the letters out in a fancy font to spell out cards. trimmed them into rectangles and distressed inked the edges. Also inked some little pegs to use to attach them to some twine for the inside top of the suitcase. Then we decorated a very large coffee jar with some hessian and the rest of the dyed lace and added a pretty lace and hessian flower. Back to the computer to print out a tag saying Advice Jar and then again to make some little cards to go into another old box for people to write on. Then after that we got back to sewing those doilies onto the sheer curtaining for her photo booth. We still have quite a few to do!!!
Anyway.......back to the real reason for my post and that is to let you know that a new challenge started today at Crafting from the Heart challenge blog. It's an Anything Goes theme each week and our sponsors this time around are: Drawn with Character and Lacy Sunshine. I chose an image from both sponsors so here are my cards.........

Number 1 is using a Lacy Sunshine image......

Recipe: SU Garden Green cardstock for the card base and sentiment mattes
White card from stash
SU Pistachio Pudding cardstock for the diecut
DP is from Kaisercraft - 12x12 paper pad ~ Holy Night
Image is from Lacy Sunshine - Hollyanna Ethereal Enchantress
Sentiment was from a freebie set with a magazine purchase
Dies - Nestie  - Captivating Squares and Rounded Squares
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller and foam dots
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad

I am entering my card into the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion Challenges - Challenge 283 ~ Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Challenge #25 ~ Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends - Challenge 8 ~ Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Challenge #95 ~ Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - Challenge Week 41 ~ Use a Die Cut



My second card is using a Drawn with Character image.......

Recipe:
SU Garden Green cardstock for the card base, mattes and die cut
White cardstock from stash
DP are both from Francheville 12x12 paper pad - Christmas Basics
Embossing folder from Die'sire
Image from Drawn with Character - Penguin dressed up as Rudolph
Sentiment from SU - A Holly Jolly Christmas set
Nestie Dies - Standard Circles ~ large and small
SU large oval punch and scalloped oval punch
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo black inkpad
D/S tape roller and Foam Dots

I am entering my card into the following challenges: (back later)
Christmas Card Challenges - Challenge #45 ~ Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - Challenge C4C307 ~ Costumed Characters
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Challenge 101 ~ ATG with a twist - something starting with "S" (scarf)
Simply Papercraft - Challenge 15 ~ Anything Goes

Well once more I've come to the end of my verbal ramble and would ask you to consider popping into the challenge blog to check out all the fab DT work and we would love to see you entering the challenge with one of your creations. Two fabulous prizes on offer - so come and join in the fun.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

2nd post for today - Challenge 6 at Crafty Girls Creations

It's that time of the month when I have two posts to share in one day, so please scroll down and check out my previous DT card and check out how my day started, it's been a doozy.
So....here goes.... A new challenge is beginning today at Crafty Girls Creations and as always, the theme is Anything Goes. Got a love an easy challenge theme, your creativity can go wild!!!!
Our Sponsor this challenge is Beccy's Place and I chose the joyous dancing Skunk to create with.
Here is my card.....

Recipe: White cardstock for the basecard, and birthday sentiment ~ from stash
SU Basic Black cardstock for matte, diecut and punched pieces
DP (Heart paper) - from Craft 15x15cm mini stack - Hello
Words - Hello and Beautiful cut from the same pack above
DP (Music) from Kaisercraft 6 1/2x6 1/2 papeer pad - Be-YOU-tiful
Image is from Beccy's Place - Springtime Spunky
Birthday Sentiment from SU -Petite Pairs
Nestie Dies - Standard Circle - large
                  - Classic Scalloped Circles - large
Two circle punches, large oval and scalloped oval punches
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
D/S Tape roller & foam dots

I am entering my card into the following challenges:
Crafting with an Attitude - Challenge 8 ~ Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday - Birthday + Topping ~ Splatter or Anything Goes theme
Southern Girls Challenge - Let's Celebrate

Hope to see you entering the challenge and would love to have you stop by and leave a comment. Don't forget to check out all the fab DT inspiration on the challenge blog too.
Ok back to my crazy life....
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge #42 at Aud Sentiments

Hi everyone, a busy day today looking after grandchildren, extra fur babies and having the police raid the house across the street for a drug crop. The man that lived in the house previously drank too much and was conned into signing something when he went into business owning a pub of all things. A lenghty court case and after about 3 years he had to give the house up as it had been sold from underneath him years ago. He would be horrified to know the new owners had set it up inside to grow drugs. What a crazy world we live in!!!!!
I thought I would get a start on writing up my 2 posts for today whilst the grandies are watching some tv. I had four of them here yesterday and these 3 stayed overnight with us. We were going to have a picnic at our local school but after preparing everything one of the girls was complaining about an upset stomach so we came back home and picnicked on a blanket on the front lawn instead. They still enjoyed themselves.
Our sponsor this challenge is Doodle Pantry  and the theme is Halloween
Here is my card using digi paper, sentiments and one of the pre-coloured images from the set....

Recipe:
SU Pumpkin Pie cardstock
Purple cardstock from stash
White cardstock from stash
DP, sentiments and Pre-coloured Image are all from Doodle Pantry - Spooky Worms
Nestie Dies - Standard Circles - large and small
D/S tape roller and Foam Dots

I am entering my card into the following challenge:
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Challenge 332 ~ Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Bonfire Night
DL ART - Challenge #166 ~ Halloween

Time for me to pop up the shops and get some cold meat to make the youngsters some lunch before they go nuts, lol. I can leave them here with my DIL(not their mum) so I don't have to make sure everyone has seat belts on. It will be quicker that way.
Please come and join in the challenge at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog this fortnight and check out the DT cards, My teamies and I would love to see you stopping by our personal blogs as well.
Take care,
Hugs, Sandy

Halloween month is upon us....a new challenge at Get Creative Challenges

Hubby and I are both suffering from a gastro bug that has been going around and affected several of the family. So trying to take it easy and not go anywhere which is not hard today, it is quite warm outside and being a public holiday no shops are open to tempt me, not even the craft shop, sigh!!! So that gives me time to do some colouring and some commenting on my DT duties and to write up my post to schedule for later today. Our theme this week at Get Creative Challenges is Halloween and the sponsor is: The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette. I don't celebrate Halloween so it is always a challenge to me to come up with something that I am ok with,
Here is my card......

Recipe:
SU Basic Black cardstock
White card from stash
DP from Kaisercraft 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 paper pad - 13th Hour
Image from The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette - Rila
Sentiment from Close to My Heart stamp set - Eek & Shriek
Bats & Mouse from Close to My Heart stamp set - Creepy Creatures
Copic Markers
Bling from stash
D/S tape runner & foam dots

I am entering the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion Challenges - Challenge 282 ~ Anything Goes
Not Just Cards Challenges - Challenge #25 ~ Anything Goes
Our Crafty Corner - Challenge 2 ~ Anything Goes?Getting Ready for Halloween
Doodle Pantry - Ants in My Pantry Digital Challenge 10 ~ Anything Goes



Come and join in the fun of the challenge and let us see your Halloween creations. Don't forget to pop in and check out all my teamies makes and see what the sponsor has on offer at her shop.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge #144 starts at 613 Avenue Create

Hi all, hope you are all having a fabulous weekend. It's a long weekend here in Oz and it's the first really hot one we've had for quite a while especially since it is still Spring here. Today also was the start of daylight saving lucky for me and many others, lol, that the phones automatically change otherwise it throws the whole day out. As it is hubby has changed the kitchen clock but not the one in the family room!!!
Anyway onto sharing my DT card for 613 Avenue Create today. Our challenge theme is Anything Goes with the Optional Twist of using the colour Pink. The sponsor for this challenge is Aurora Wings and I got this fab steampunk angel to play with. I went with just the Anything Goes theme, no pink in mine at all.
Here it is......

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock for the cardbase and the diecut
SU Crumbcake cardstock for the matte, sentiment and stamped corner piece
DP from Kaisercraft 6 1/2x 6 1/2 paper pad ~ Base Coat
Image is from Aurora Wings - Steampunk Angel
Sentiment is from Close to My Heart stamp set -
Stamped corner embellishment also from the same stamp set
Die - Kaisercraft
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
D/S tape roller & Foam Dots

I am entering my card into the following challenges:
Catch the Bug Challenge Blog - October ~ Anything Goes
Crafting With Dragonflies - Challenge #44 ~ Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends - Challenge 7 ~ Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Challenge #295 ~ Fantasy/Fairy
QKR Stampede - Challenge #159 ~ Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft Challenges - Challenge `14 ~ Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude - Challenge 8 ~Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs - Challenge DTBST 301 ~ Make it Fly
Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #39 ~ Things with Wings
Mod Squad Challenge Blog - Anything With Wings


My teamies and I would love to see you stop by the neighborhood and drop off one of your creations and you just may be the winner of the prize from our sponsor  or be featured next week as one of the top 3 or an Honourable Mention.
Looking forward to seeing all the wonderful entries this challenge.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy