Someone Special

What a change in the weather today, the sun is already shining and although it is frosty it looks like being a lovely day. The snow eventually cleared yesterday afternoon, we had more on Sunday than during the winter months, my poor daffodils have taken a beating they were almost past though.


Image from The Best of La Pashe 2012
Papers from docrafts Papermania Capsule Collection


Challenges


http://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/layer-it-up-with-christine.html
http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/lets-get-reading.html book on garden seat
http://abc-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/h-is-for-happy-birthday.html
http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/r223-anything-goes.html
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-april.html
http://digichoosday.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/spots-and-dots.html

Merry Monday Guest Designer Card

Thank you so much to the wonderful team at Merry Monday who gave me the opportunity to play along as a guest designer this week! This week’s challenge is to create a card using pinecones, greens and the word Believe. 

My card sentiment is from TLC and the image found on a free website, I' afraid I don't have any suitable stamps and didn't want to use diecuts. I kept my card clean and simple with a touch of glitter glue on the cones and pine needles.

Many Thanks to the team for inviting me to play along with them.

Make sure you head on over to the Merry Monday blog and check

out all the cards.

Challenges

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/chnc-challenge-226-20-minutes-or-less.html

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/chnc-challenge-extra-for-april-2015.html

http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-21-anything-goes.html
http://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/april-rudolph-days-challenge.html

Christmas

I found this cute image on a free computer wallpaper site and decided to use it for a few Christmas Challenges this week.


Challenges

http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/04/merry-monday-155-use-cat-or-dog.html
http://52cct.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/april-theme-challenge.html
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/chnc-challenge-225-something-beginning.html feline
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/chnc-challenge-extra-for-april-2015.html
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/week-307-quick-and-simple-does-it.html

Vintage Christmas

We have a beautiful sunny morning here in the north-east of Scotland , I will be going out into  the garden shortly, just waiting on the washing to finish so that I can hang it out before I get my hands dirty.


Papers by Pion
Image  free
Spellbinder dies



Challenges

http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/04/merry-monday-154-lets-get-vintage.html
http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-178.html
http://www.trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-307-16th-of-april-christmas.html
http://ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/ttcrd-challenge-april-14-april-20.html
http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/14-april-challenge-81-anything-goes.html

Just Saying Hello

7

I am determined to use up some of the images that I have had printed for ages, and this is the first of them. A simple card with sentiment and minimal embellishment.



Image from Joanna Sheen, Jayne Netley Mayhew CD Rom
Sentiment from TLC
X Cut embossing folder
Spellbinder Oval and Scalloped Oval Dies


Challenges


http://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/cd-sunday-clean-and-simple-chosen-by.html
http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/7-april-challenge-80-anything-goes-with.html
http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-99-animal-magic.html
http://fairytale-challengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-115-verpackung-fur-etwas-sues.html
http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-73-anything-goes.html
http://digichoosday.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/wk-14-use-die-digi-choosday-crafting.html
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/anything-goes.html

Warm Wishes

Image from Joanna Sheen, The Gruffies & Happy Hoppers CD
Sentiment from TLC
Glossy accents to puddle and raindrops

Participating in the CD Sunday challenges has encouraged me to look again at CD Roms that have been sadly neglected, I love this image, but why would the mouse be trying to keep the frog out of the rain when they are both standing in a puddle?


Challenges

http://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/cd-sunday-clean-and-simple-chosen-by.html
http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-73-anything-goes.html
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/anything-goes.html
http://ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/ttcrd-challenge-april-7-april-13.html
http://abc-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/g-is-for-go-digital.html
http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-99-animal-magic.html
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-april-showers-andor-spring-flowers/

Snippets Christmas Card

Once again a Christmas card for challenges I try and participate in every week, loads of snippets used, cut left over card to suit and then embossed each panel using mainly Cuttlebug folders.


                



Challenges

http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/pixies-snippets-playground-week-171.html
http://case-ingchristmas.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-14-odd-team-inspiration.html I chose to be inspired by the colours and embossing
http://52cct.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/april-sketch-challenge.html

Blue Christmas

I've made this card twice before but had forgotten just how long it took to fold the stars. This colour combination fits in with a couple of challenges, and the inspiration came from Case-ing Christmas the star, 52CCT use punches/dies and  Tis' the Season and Christmas at Sweet Stampin blues.




             




Challenges

http://case-ingchristmas.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-13-even-team-inspiration.html
http://52cct.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/march-technique-challenge.html
http://tistheseasonstamping.blogspot.ca/2015/04/tts39-getting-bluesy.html
http://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/blue-christmas.html
http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/colour-by-birthday-challenge.html