Stained Glass Window

Good Morning Everyone!

Welcome to another 'Anything Goes' challenge over at Simply Papercraft and this week we are being sponsored by Stitchy Bear Stamps

 

 and also by The Stamping Boutique

 

Both companies are providing some marvellous prizes so join in the fun and you might get lucky!

I've used an image kindly provided by Stitchy Bear for my design team card...

I've printed the image onto cream vellum then coloured it in Autumnal shades using pro-markers. I've created a 'frame' to get a window effect and added a computer printed greeting.

I've also entered this card into the challenges at:

My Time To Craft - Autumnal Colours
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Autumnal Colours
Addicted To Stamps - Make your mark 
Moo Mania and More - Autumn Mood
The Crafty Addicts - Autumn Colours

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Step - Poppy

Now in my time I have been asked to put some weird and wonderful things on the front of cards as a greeting........... here's a new one for me! My work colleague asked for a masculine looking 60th birthday card for her 'Step - Poppy' (step father?)...

I've used a large 8x8 kraft card base to help the card stand out. The lovely patterned papers are from Papermania, the centre and numbers are die-cut and I've added a navy grosgrain ribbon for some texture.

I've entered this card into the challenges at:

Creative Moments - AG using spots and/or stripes
Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge - AG
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Die-lirious and Punchy
Crafty Gals Corner - ribbons or flourishes
Creative Card Crew - ribbon
Through The Craft-room Door - AG

Thanks for popping in!

Sharon
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Fabulous 50

Tonight's card was a request from a work colleague - a 50th birthday card for her 'Mam' as we say here in the North East...

The numbers are die-cut - a pink layer slightly displaced on a black layer. To add some shine I covered the numbers in glossy accents then added a flat-backed pearl. The background was made in Publisher - I repeated the greeting with a small heart between each repeat. This is a great way to make a newspaper effect backing paper.

The main greeting is done in the same font but larger and I've added a couple of stars and pearls.

Very quick and simple to make!

I've entered this card into the challenges at:

Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes (option to use pink)
Crafting From The Heart - anything goes

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Snow Gets In Your Eyes

Today's 'Anything Goes' challenge at Simply Papercrafts is sponsored by the most wonderful artist, Morgan Fitzsimons at Morgan's Art World.

 

There is the super prize of 3 digis for the lucky winner of this week's challenge so pop over and join in with the fun!

I've used one of Morgan's images to add to my ever growing pile of Christmas cards. I just love this image of a girl with a snowflake in her eye. It was just asking to be coloured in an icy colour.....

I wanted to make the card fancy without using lots of embellishment so dug out this gorgeous die with fancy corners I've had for a while. I've built up layers using oval nesties and used a foiled icy green patterned paper as a backing. The image is coloured with the palest aqua/green pro-markers and a couple of gems on the greeting add a touch of bling.

I've also enterered this card into the challenges at:




C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas
Time Out Challenges - make your mark + monochrome
Crafting For All Seasons - tic tac toe (die cuts/digi/sentiment)
Crafty Gals Corner - bingo (2+ layers/hand coloured digi/die cuts)
Inky Impressions - fancy corners
A Snowflake's Promise - Christmas/winter

So get yourself over to Simply Papercrafts to join in the fun - it's only a click away!

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Merry Christmas Die-cut

Today's card was made using a fabulous free die that came with a recent issue of Papercraft Essentials...

Using the 'green and gold' colour theme at Less is More, I used a holly embossing folder for the 'frame', and tiny gold gems for the berries.

I've also entered this card into the challenges at:

Bloggers Challenge - ovals or circles 
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #153 - anything goes
Little Red Wagon - clean and simple
AAA Cards - spectacular embossing

 Thanks for popping in

Sharon
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Cupcake Cutie

Today's card is one I made for a friend's niece - the brief was pink and cakes! I used this ever so cute image from Digistamp Boutique, coloured it with pro markers and used cake themed patterned paper as a background. The ribbon, appropriately, came from a box that contained cakes!

I've entered this card into the challenges at:


Creative Moments - anything goes / use a sentiment
Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge - use a sentiment

Time Out Challenges - make your mark
As You Like It - favourite layout and why - this is my favourite layout because it makes the image the star of the card by being prominently in the middle, yet there is still enough space to show off co-ordinating patterned papers. I also get to use some of my ever-increasing collection of ribbons.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Special Couple

Hello folks...

Where has tthis year gone to? Another fortnight has passed ever so quickly which means it's time for another challenge at:



As usual the challenge is 'Anything Goes' which makes it so much easier to join in!

We really do have a fabulous sponsor this week. We are being sponsored by Deedee's Digis  who are providing some freebie digis for one lucky winner..

As usual, the ladies on the design team have been given some images to play with, and being mindful that Christmas is only 17 weeks away, I opted for some festive imagery...

What a cute digi stamp image! It was pre-coloured but I 'topped up' the intensity of the colour with pro-markers. Also, it came with some matching patterned papers in pastel shades which are perfect for non-traditional colour schemes.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Moving Along With The Times - Snow in summertime
Christmas Cards All year Round - Snowflakes
Christmas Card Challenges - Anything goes
12 Months  Of Christmas - Snow People
A Snowflake's Promise - Christmas / Winter

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Seven

My niece Lucy is seven next week and is currently going through the pink and glittery stage! Hence the need to use lots of pink and sequins in today's card...

I've made the shaker using circle dies, acetate and loads of sticky pads. What I learnt today is that sticky pads are also sticky on their sides which is why there are sequins all around the edge - next time I do a shaker I'll need to use something to get rid of the stickiness!

I've tried to create an embossed effect behind the shaker using white die-cut numbers on a white backing and I've added a computer printed greeting - Copperplate Gothic font.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Crafty Friends Challenge - clean and simple 
Quirky Crafts Challenges - quirky embossing 
Glitter and Sparkle Challenges - happy birthday
CAS-ology - 

Thanks for popping in...

Sharon
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Celebrate With A Rainbow

Today's card features one of my favourite things - a rainbow...

It is based on the lovely sketch over at Less Is More..

I cut a load of 5mm strips of card in rainbow colours and fixed them to a white linen card base following the shape of the sketch. The greeting is a Paper Smooches word die. very simple to make but the bright colours really stand out - who doesn't love a rainbow!

I've also entered this card into the challenges at:

Chocolate Coffee and Cards  - use a sentiment
Alphabet Challenge Blog - N for no designer papers

Thanks for looking!

Sharon
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Loved Up Owls

Today's card was made using a fab freebie die that came with this month's Papercraft Essentials magazine. I've made owls with it but it's so versatile that frogs, cats and ladybirds can also be made with it!

Aren't they cute! I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Less Is More - congratulations
Crafty Friends - clean and simple
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Pink Stiletto

Hello folks...

Another fortnight has passed which means it's time for another challenge at:



As usual the challenge is 'Anything Goes' which makes it so much easier to join in!

We really do have some amazing prizes this week. We are being sponsored  Jiggery Makery who are providing 3 digis for one winner..

And also by Bugaboo who are providing 7 (yes 7!) digis for a second winner.

Foe my design team card I have used this gorgeous shoe digi by Bugaboo:

I've coloured the shoe with pro-markers and then fussy cut the image. the patterned paper came free with Making Cards magazine many moons ago and I created the greeting in Word using Smell The Roses font.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted To Stamps - make your Mark
Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge #240 - Anything goes
In The Pink - Anything goes

Thanks for looking

Sharon
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Mario and Yoshi

Today's card is an odd little thing, one of those special requests all card makers get...

Those with young children of the male variety may well recognise these two characters - Super Mario and his dinosaur Yoshi. Who knew Mario had a dinosaur?!

I kept this very simple cos it would have been so difficult to add patterned papers and embellishments. I found the image through Google then simply printed 3 copies and did a bit of decoupage to add some depth. The colours are bold and bright and perfect for Oscar (the son of my friend, Angela) who is just turning 5.

I'm entering this effort into the 'anything goes' challenges at:

Through the Craftroom Door
Crafting From The Heart
Sisters of Craft 

Thanks for popping in!

Sharon
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Berry Balloons

Today's card is another cute birthday card for my box at work. I don't know when penguins became so popular but I can't make enough penguin themed cards!

This card is inspired by the following challenges:

Less Is More - use berry colours
The Paper Players - it's hip to be square
Always Something Creative - CAS
Animal Friends Challenge - at the zoo

I've used the cutest digi from the appropriately named Blackberry Jelly who has loads of freebie images, fussy cut him and added some die cut balloons coloured in 'berry shades' with pro-markers. The die cut greeting is from Paper Smooches and I've used silver peel-off 'lines' for the balloon strings.

Thanks for looking

Sharon
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Daisies

Good Morning Everyone!
 


Welcome to another 'Anything Goes' challenge over at Simply Papercraft and this week we are being sponsored by Stitchy Bear Stamps

who are offering a fabulous prize of $10 to spend in their store and Faery Ink

who are offering as a prize any 3 digis from their shop.

As usual the design Team were given a great set of images to play with. I chose this very simple but lovely daisy image by Stitchy Bear.

I used a textured grey card as the base and coloured the image with watercolour pencils. I just love how the white stands out against the grey background. I've matted the image on bright white card and made a greeting using white letter stickers.

I'm entering this card into the 'Anything Goes' challenges at:

4 Crafty Chicks
Southern Girls Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  
Crafting By Design 
Through The Craft Room Door 

Thanks for looking

Sharon
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Tiger Tiger

Well today's card was such a fun card to make. A lady at work asked me to create something for her daughter's 9th birthday - she wanted a tiger theme and the daughter's favourite colour is green! Quite a challenge!

I didn't want to use a realistic picture of a tiger as I felt this would be too grown up for a 9 year old so I searched the internet for ideas on punch art tigers. Greatly inspired, I created the tiger using a variety of dies and punches and a number of hand-cut 'stripes'. The green patterned paper came from a craft pack I bought at Lidl or Aldi years ago. It's a photo of raindrops on grass which I thought had a jungle feel to it and provided the essential green. I made the tiger effect backing paper by drawing a variety of stripes with a black pro-marker around the edges of some orange paper. I used the same effect on the number 9 and created the greeting on the computer (candy square BTN striped font). Finally I added some googly eyes and some peel-off whiskers.

I'm really pleased with the result - it was made on an 8x8 kraft card base so it will really stand out amongst Anna's shop bought cards.

I've entered this card into the current challenges at:

The ABC Challenge - N is for number
Try It On Tuesday - hot and wild
Crafty Time Challenges - punches/dies
Cut It Up Challenge Blog - use a number


Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Floral Fancy

Today's card is not in my usual style - it's a bit fancier than what I usually make. I had a request from a work colleague to make a birthday card for her Mam with a floral theme and this gave me the opportunity to do a bit of decoupage and to use a fancy die that hadn't been taken out of the packaging since I got it 2 years ago!

The flower decoupage is from my local craft shop in Sunderland and the subtly checked papers are from a Hunkydory kit that came with a magazine. The fancy dies used are from Spellbinders - Enchanted Labels.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Creative Inspirations - flowers
Crafty Gals Corner - to die for
Crafting With Friends - anything goes
Brown Sugar - anything goes
Sister Act Challenge - anything goes

Thanks for looking!

Sharon
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Anniversary Snippets

I needed to make an anniversary card for some friends and inspired by the 'use snippets' challenge at Less Is More, I made this card from lots of 'bits' from my scraps box...

For some unknown reason I seemed to have lots of strips of card. What better way to use them up than to make a basket weave background! I also had lots of pieces of lilac card left over from making some wedding invitations for a friend - I matted the woven card onto a lilac base and die cut a lilac heart for a topper. I added a trio of lilac gems and voila - a card make from snippets!

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Life's A Beach

Where is this year going to - I can't believe we're halfway through July already! As it's Saturday yet again I have my usual 'Less is More' challenge card to share with you.

The theme this week is.......

   'Life's a Beach'  

I googled 'beach huts' and found this wonderful image on a teacher's resource website. I coloured it with promarkers and carefully fussy cut it using a craft knife.

The sand and sky were also done using promarkers and I couldn't resist adding a couple of tiny die cut clouds.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Party Frock

Hello folks...

Another fortnight has passed which means it's time for another challenge at:

This week we have some marvellous sponsorship from two companies:

A Day For daisies are offering a shop voucher as one prize...

Sassy Studio designs are offering a prize of 4 digis from their shop. So pop over to Simply Papercraft and join in the fun. Our 'anything goes ' challenges are so easy to play along with!

I decided to use one of the A Day For Daisies wonderful digital images 'Hepbern Dress' and produced this:

What a gorgeous image to work with! I knew straight away she would be perfect to paper-piece and I used a cherry red polka dot patterned paper from Papermania's Spots and Stripes Capsule Collection which really pops out. I've had these papers since Christmas and just opened the packet - typical card-maker! The hair and skin were coloured with pro-markers and I've added some of my trademark bling in the form of three red gems.

I did think about using a black and white polka dot paper but nothing is as dramatic as red - my favourite colour. With having dark hair it is a colour I often turn to when dressing up - you always stand out when wearing red. I would love this dress - it's like a grown up version of Minnie Mouse's frock!

The 'fabulous' word art was a freebie long ago from Create with TLC and the birthday greeting was printed in Microsoft Word. 

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:


Shopping Our Stash Challenge - paper piecing
Creative Moments Challenge - monochromatic
As You Like It Challenge - favourite colour (red!) 
Seize The Birthday - anything goes 
4 Crafty Chicks - clean and simple 

Thanks for looking - don't forget to join in the fun at Simply Papercraft!

Sharon
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