Anything Goes/ Use your flags colours

The July Challenge at Crafty Girlz Challenges is now up and running. I went with the optional theme of using my countries flag colours. I'm in Australia and our national flag has red, white and blue throughout the flag so here is what I made.....

Recipe:
SU Real Red cardstock
White cardstock from stash
A scrap piece of SU Pacific Point cardstock
DP from Papermania - 12x12 paper pack ~ Ahoy There
Image and sentiments are from TJ Designs Rubber Stamps - Bathing Beauties
Circle Punches
Die - Die-namics Rectangle Peek-A-Boo window
Copic Markers
Wink of Stella - Black (went over stamped wording at bottom of card)
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
Bling from stash

Come and play!!!! Hope to see you there. And.... if your popping in here please leave a comment so I know you've been.
Hugs, Sandy

January Challenge at Crafty Girlz Challenges

Welcome to our first challenge for the year. We are a monthly challenge blog and this year have decided to run the challenges just for fun with no sponsors. There will be winner's badges etc and an acknowledgement on the challenge blog. We are going to have a mix of Anything Goes and theme based challenges.
Here is what I made using stamps from my stash.....
Front of card....

 Inside of card....

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock for the cardbase
White cardstock from stash
DP from Francheville - 12 x 12 paper pad - Country collection
All Stamped images are from Close To My Heart set ~ A Bowbow collections
Die-namices stitched circle die
Copic Markers
Tacky Glue
Wink of Stella black pen
D/S tape roller & foam dots
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad


I am entering my card into the following challenges:
Crafting When We Can - Challenge 135 ~ Anything Goes (ends 21/1/17)
Brown Sugar Challenge - Challenge #233 ~ Anything Goes (ends 19/1/17)
Crafting With Friends - Challenge 34 ~ Anything Goes (ends 19/1/17)
Pattie's Creations - Challenge 130 ~ Use an Animal image (ends 2/2/17)
Crafting With An Attitude - Challenge 23 ~ Anything Goes (ends 29/1/17)
Creative Moments - Challenge 109 ~ Anything Goes - Optional Something New (ends 23/1/17) 



Pop in and enter the challenge. We'd love to see what you create!
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Time for another challenge at Crafty Girlz

Hi everyone, a scheduled post today so no chit chat. It's time for another challenge at Crafty Girlz Challenges. Our sponsor for today is the wonderful Bugaboo Stamps.
Here is what I made to share with you all.

Recipe:
SU Night of Navy cardstock
DP from stash
Image from Bugaboo Stamps -  BugBDay Bird 04
Sentiment from Tim Holtz 
SU border punch
Bling from stash
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo black inkpad
D/S tape & foam dots.

My fellow teamies and I would love to see you popping in to the challenge blog and entering a creation - A fab prize for the winner so why not come and join in.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge 11 Love is in the air

A lot of first challenges starting with the New Year and this one is for Crafty Girlz Challenges. Our sponsor is Just Inklined and the challenge is as usual an Anything Goes Theme.  Still in the throes of wedding prep so I thought I would choose a wedding themed image to use on my creation.
Here is my card.... two views so you can see the sentiment I used.

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock for card base
SU Pacific Point cardstock for mattes and die cut
White cardstock from stash
DP from Glitz  6x6 paper pack - French Kiss (2 different papers)
Image from Just Inklined - Wedding Carriage
Sentiment from SU stamp set - God's Blessings
Dies - Spellbinder ~ Captivating Squares and Die-namics ~ Stitched Squaares
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
D/S tape roller & foam dots
Pearls from stash

Hope to see you popping in to the blog and entering one of your creations in the ATG challenge for this month.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge 5 at Crafty Girlz Challenges

Good evening and welcome to my blog today. Another long day with an early start being up at 6a.m. We drove to our daughter's house to pick her and our little granddaughter up and then drove down south for about 1 1/2 hours to go to an auction and visit friends. It drizzled rain on and off which wasn't great as it is an outside event, Rachel bought a few bits and pieces, enough to fill the trailer and then we went back for lunch with our friends. We spent a pleasant afternoon with them and have just arrived home, unpacked the trailer and as soon as I've typed and posted this I came make tea and relax. I had a late night too yesterday so maybe an earlier than usual evening for me or just a veg out in front of the tv.
Well, I will get on and share the details of our new challenge starting today at Crafty Girlz Challenges. The theme is Anything Goes or you can play the twist of Lazy Days. Our sponsor this month is Deedee's Digis and I used a precoloured image for my card.

Here is my card......

Recipe:

SU  Garden Green cardstock for the cardbase and matte

White card from stash for the cloud and to print image

DP from My Mind's Eye 12x12 paper pad - Vol 1 The Best of My Mind's Eye

Image is from Deedee's Digis - Dog Days of Summer

Sentiments from Clear Impressions - Here Comes Summer collection (magazine freebie)

Cloud from Close to my Heart set - Lifting Spirits

D/S tape roller

Foam Dots

SU Ballet Blue inkpad

Wink of Stella - used on the water, dog's tongue, eyes and the little bow

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Hiding in my Craftroom - Challenge #212d ~ Use Die Cuts, (I used a cloud diecut)

Crafting with Friends - Challenge 4 ~ Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Challenge #92 ~ Anything Goes

Ok, off to make hubby tea but before I go I'd like to encourage you to come and join in our challenge this month. The DT would love to see you popping in to our personal blogs as well if you have the time.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs, Sandy 

Got Game - Challenge 4 at Crafty Girlz Challenge Blog

Welcome, I'm a bit late today with my post as I've been babysitting again. Little Halle likes to have my undivided attention, lol, so I don't get time to do much else. It's been another cold day with rain on and off so the fire has been going day and night today. Everyone has gone to bed and I realised I hadn't scheduled this post so onto the challenge!!!!
The challenge at Crafty Girlz is a monthly one and it is Anything Goes or use the theme for the month. This challenge it is: Summer Holidays.
Our sponsor is Stitchy Bear Stamps and I chose this fabulous image of a boy sitting down with a soccer ball. It could be either Anything Goes or the theme as he looks a little bored. Maybe the summer holidays are not living up to his expectations, lol.
Here is my card.......

Recipe:
SU Marina Mist cardstock for basecard and matte
White cardstock from stash
DP is from Kaisercraft 61/2x61/2 paper pad - Attitude
The sentiment and arrow are from the same paper pad
Image is from Stitchy Bear Stamps - Got Game
Nestie - label die
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller
Foam dots

My fellow teamies and I would love to see your creations this month so get busy and come and join in the fun of the challenge. You could be the winner or chosen as one of the top three!
Thanks so much for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Crafty Girlz Challenges start today

Babysitting our 6 month granddaughter today and she's lying on a blanket playing with a noisy crinkly soft fabric book and chatting away. She can crawl now but we have tiles and it takes a bit more effort not to slip and slide backwards, lol. So I'm trying to write up my post and keep her happy at the same time!
Crafty Girlz Challenge blog is a new beginning of the old Crafty Girls Challenge blog and  for our first challenge we have two sponsors ~  A Day For Daisies and Lacy Sunshine. We also have two themes and they are ~ April Showers and Anything Goes. I've made a card for both themes.
Here they are:
The first is for Anything Goes and the image is from ADFD

Recipe:
SU Really Rust cardstock for base card matt and diecut
SU Hello Honey cardstock for mattes
White card from stash
DP is from Kaisercraft 61/2x61/2 paper pad ~ Tiny Woods
Image is from A Day For Daisies ~ Painted Mushrooms
Owl image is from the same Kaisercraft paper pad
Nestie  Dies ~ Deck,ed Rectangles - large and small
Sentiment from SU stamp set - Express Yourself
Copic markers
Circle punches -1 1/2 & 1 3/4
SU Cajun Craze inkpad
D/S tape roller
Foam dots

The second card is for the theme  April Showers and the image is from Lacy Sunshine. Sorry I've cropped a bit of the card off the bottom!!!

Recipe:
SU Concord Crush cardstock for basecard
White cardstock from stash
Purple cardstock (lightweight) from Office Works
DP is from Graphic 45 - Raining Cats and Dogs Collection - Check it Out. I've used both sides
Image is from Lacy Sunshine - Twilberry's Flower
Sentiment is from Close to my Heart stamp set - Rainy Day
Copic Markers
Wide oval punch
SU Tempting Turquoise stamp pad
D/S Tape roller
Foam Dots

We would love to see you joining in with our debut challenge and you will be in the running for a prize from either of our wonderful sponsors. Looking forward to seeing your creations. Please drop by the challenge blog and check out all of the DT inspiration this week.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy