Just For You Owl

I had an afternoon off work today to enjoy the last of this year's sunshine and to mow the lawn. I then relaxed with a cuppa and added to my stash of cards with this:

 

What I used:

7 x 7 inch white base card

Burgundy Core'dinations

Stamps - Jennifer Ellory (mag freebie about 5 years ago)

Coloured with - Pro-markers

Paper - Nitwits

Kraft card

Embossing folder - Sissix

Branch die - Memory Box

Flat pearls - The Range

Those tiny leaves were tricky to attach but worth the effort as they compliment the branch on the stamp!

I'm playing along with the challenges at:

I ♥ ProMarkers #445 - AG plus embossing

The Paper Shelter #486 - layer it up

Make My Monday #158 - embossing

Double D Challenge - owls or pumpkins

Retro Rubber #168 - tic tac toe (flies/foliage/circles)

 Thanks for popping in

Sharon

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Thinking of Autumn

 It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges ...

This week's theme is:

LOTS OF SQUARES

This week we are being sponsored by Morgan's Art World who has kindly provided images for us to use

As always the design team have come up with some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing - here's my card:

What I used:

Image - Morgan's Art World

Coloured with - Pro-markers

Patterned paper - DCWV

Greeting - Neuton Cursive font

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Crafty Catz #566 - AG/Autumn Shades 

Inspiration Station #15 - Autumn countryside

I ♥ ProMarkers #444 - make it square

Chocolate Baroque (Oct) - anything Autumn

Stamping Sensations (Oct) - animals, birds and bugs

So have a pop over at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog to see some more lovely inspiration from my teamies on the design team and have a chance at winning a prize.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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'Tis The Season To Prance

 So I'm slowly but surely adding to my pile of Christmas cards...

What I used:

All stamps - Clearly Besotted

Coloured with - Pro-markers

Papers - from my Christmas stash

Washi - from Lidl

I just adore these cute stamps - I made a handful of this design using various Christmassy papers - it's a really quick design for bulk production!

I'm playing along with the challenges at:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2139 - AG Honorable mention

Sweet Stampin' - Christmas in September

My Time To Craft Christmas #19 - Christmas Critters

Try It On Tuesday - going round in circles

Crafty Catz #565 - AG/anything but square

Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Q or R (reindeer!)

Thanks for popping in!

Sharon

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Patterned Squares

It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges ...

This week we are being sponsored by Di's Digi Designs 

The theme this week is:

use two or more patterned papers

As always the design team have come up with some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing - here's my card:

As you can see, I've gone patterned paper mad and used 9 different papers!

What I used:

White linen base card

Orange linen backing card

Font - Reklame Script

Paper flowers - The Range

Patterned papers - from my snippets boxes - I keep all my snippets in colour groupings which helped enormously with this card.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Crafty Catz #564 = AG + 2 or more papers

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2138 - AG

Pixie's Snippets Playground #412 - use snippets

A Place To Start #9 - patterned papers

Crafting Happiness #114 - AG

So have a pop over at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog to see some more lovely inspiration from my teamies on the design team and have a chance at winning a prize.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Autumn Girl

 It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges ...

The theme this week is:

Make it digital

This week we are being sponsored by All Dressed Up Stamps who has kindly provided images for us to use

As always the design team have come up with some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing - here's my card:

What I used:

Digi image - Autumn Girl by All Dressed Up

Coloured with - Pro Marker pens

Patterned papers - from stash    

Greeting - Hello Bunny font

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Creative Fingers #214 - anything goes

Sweet Stampin' 2021/08 - lots of layers

Crafter's Cafe #273 - anything goes

 I ♥ ProMarkers #442 - lots of layers

Watercooler Wednesdays - all things feminine

Di's Digi Challenge - 2 or more patterned papers

So have a pop over at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog to see some more lovely inspiration from my teamies on the design team and have a chance at winning a prize.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Back To School

 It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges ...

This week we are being sponsored by The Paper Shelter who has kindly provided images for us to use.

The theme this week is:

BACK TO SCHOOL

As I don't have any school aged children to make cards for, I used the image to make a card to congratulate someone on doing well at school - this could be used for passing an exam/graduation etc.

As always the design team have come up with some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing - here's my card:

What I used:

Image - The Paper Shelter

Kraft base and paper

Iron floor embossing folder

Patterned papers, greeting and certificate - Making Cards magazine

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #164 - anything goes

C.R.A.F.T Challenge #609 - back to school

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2134 - anything goes

Crafting Happiness #110 - anything goes

Make The Cards Challenge #29 - back to school

So have a pop over at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog to see some more lovely inspiration from my teamies on the design team and have a chance at winning a prize.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Big Birthday Cake

A quick card tonight using a birthday cake decoupaged image...

What I used:

Patterned papers - The Range

Decoupage image - Anita's

Greeting stamp - free with magazine

I'm playing along with the current challenges at:

Get Creative Challenges #104 - AG/no twist

Crafty Sentiments - AG

Aud Sentiments #281 - AG + a sentiment

Creative Knockouts #415 - birthday wishes

Love To Craft Challenge #61 - AG

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Blue Flowers

 Today's card combines a couple of colours I wouldn't normally put together but I think it works...

What I used:

Olive coloured Core'dinations card

Sparkly Embossed backing card - First Edition

Blue polka dot paper - Craft Sensations

Stamp - part of a free kit with SC&P # 176 - coloured with Pro-markers

Pearls - The Range

Greeting - computer generated using Paper Flowers font

This is so sparkly in the right light! Hopefully it will bring a smile to the face of my friend's Mam who is poorly at the moment. She used to make cards herself so I hope she'll like this one.

I'm playing along with the challenges at:

Crafting Happiness Challenge #109 - anything goes

Cardz 4 Gals #153 - texture TOP 3

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2133 - anything goes

Allsorts Challenge #637/8 - add some sparkle

Gem of a Challenge #17 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by

Sharon

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Winter Jumper

It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges ...

There is no sponsor this week - it's just for fun, however we have set a theme of:

Wet or Dry Embossing

As always the design team have come up with some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing - here's my card:

What I used:

All stamps - free with Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine

Embossing folder - free with the same magazine

Patterned paper - The Range

I really love this embossing folder - one of my favourite items of winter clothing is my Arran jumper!

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Crafter's Castle #44 - anything goes

Kraftin' Kimmie #593 - animal cards

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #163 - anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs Aug 2-15 - animals TOP PICK

Crafting Happiness #108 - anything goes

So have a pop over at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog to see some more lovely inspiration from my teamies on the design team.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Birthday Owl

 A quick card today for a friend who loves owls...

What I used:

Owl image and papers - Making Cards Magazine

Branch and leaf die - unbranded (Ali Express)

Greeting - computer generated using Paper Flowers font

I'm playing along with the current 'ANYTHING GOES' challenges at:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #53

A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - August

Crafter's Cafe #271

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2131

Crafting Happiness #107

Crafty Creations #424

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Thinking of You

The current challenge at Less Is More #448 is to 'CASE' (copy and share everything) one of the design team's cards - this is the inspiration card

What I decided to take from this card was the layout - I really liked the way Elaine had arranged her tiles...

I decided to use snippets of patterned paper from a beautiful pad I had bought at The Range - florals and spots in shades of yellow and teal. The greeting came free with a magazine as part of a bigger stamp set.

A very simple card but of course that's what the concept of Less Is More is all about.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Christmas Sleigh

 It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges ...

The very appropriate challenge this week is:

***Christmas in July***

As always the design team have come up with some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing - here's my card:

What I used:

Image - Hobby House topper

Papers - from my stash (from the Range) 

Greeting - Lili of the Valley

Snowfake/swirl dies - Sara Davies signature

Flat-backed pearls - The Range

I'm entering this card into the 'CHRISTMAS IN JULY' challenges at:

Crafty Gals Corner #221

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday July Challenge

Cards for Gals #151

Creative Friday #286 - WINNER

Dragonfly Dreams

Creative Craft Cottage #142

So have a pop over at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog to see some more lovely inspiration from my teamies on the design team and have a chance at winning a prize.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Green Gwen

 A very simple retro style card today for a friend whose favourite colour is green (but she isn't called Gwen!)...

What I used:

Image - Gwen from Vera Lane Stamps

Patterned Paper - DCWV

Coloured with - Promarkers

Greeting - created in Publisher using Penelope font

She's delightfully quirky isn't she! I've decoupaged her hat and added tiny pearls to make it really stand ot - the card design is very simple because I wanted Gwen to be the star of the show. The greeting is of course from Dr Seuss.

I'm playing along with the challenges at:

Gem Of A Challenge #15 - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes WINNER

Crafting Happiness #105 - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2129 - anything goes

Allsorts Challenge #633 - for a lady

Inkspirational #244 - spots/dots

Thanks for popping in

Sharon

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Happy Bee Day

 Who doesn't love bees - I was so happy when I saw this week's challenge at The Paper Players #50 DT FAVOURITE- I recently got a bee die and couldn't wait to use it!. I have also just caught this week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #494

What I used:

Bee die - The Range

Honeycomb die - unbranded (Ali Express)

Letter dies - Diamondpress

Happy die - this month's Simply Cards & Papercraft

Coloured card - from stash

White laid card 6x6 base

I'm also playing along with the challenges at:

The Alphabet Challenge - H is for 'Happy' - use the word happy

Thanks for popping in

Sharon

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Season's Tweetings

I'm back after a short break and because it's July I've made a quick Christmas card - as you do.

I've used an A5 card base so although I've used strips of patterned paper, there is still a lot of 'white space'.

What I've used:

Stamps and Greeting - Clearly Besotted

Patterned strips - Dovecraft's Little Red Robin collection

Coloured with Pro-markers.

I'm playing along with the challenges at:

Less Is More #447

Addicted to CAS #201

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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So Much Cake!

Not a lot of card making got done at the weekend after the excitement and the hangover of the England match! I did, however, stamp and colour some cute cupcake images.

What I used:

Cake Stamp - from a set by Angela Poole

Colured Card - from stash

Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens

Greeting - computer generated using Paper Roses font

Flat-backed pearls - The Range

I'm playing along with the challenges at:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Gem of a Challenge #14 - anything goes

Creative Fingers #211 - anything goes

A Bit More Time To Craft July - anything goes 

Colour My Heart #450 - inspiration photo

Thanks for looking

Sharon

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