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1 Card 5 Challenges!

Well it’s Mother’s Day here in Melbourne and I ask for some time to get crafty before we went to my MIL’s for lunch.

I have a new stamp set from Colorado Craft Company ‘Snuggles’ that I’ve been wanting to use and was lucky enough to find a number of challenges that I thought the adorable mummy and baby rabbit would fit.

I coloured the mummy and baby rabbit with my Spectrum Noir tri-colour markers and then fussy cut them out. I popped them up on a die cut panel and then added my ribbon behind in a zig zag way (which I love to do as it doesn’t involve tying bows which I’m terrible at!) and I then added them all to a Crumb Cake card base. This sentiment certainly expresses how I’ve always felt about my daughter, Miss K.

Well, thanks for stopping by for a look. Enjoy the rest of the day.

WWC #315 – Marsha’s Challenge: All Things Feminine

Hello there, it’s time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Marsha is our host with feminine challenge this fortnight!

My daughter turned 14 on the 21st March so I made her this card for her birthday. I used one of the bunnies from Colorado ft Company ‘Birthday Wishes’ coloured with my Stampin Blends and the sentiment is from Altenew ‘Birthday Greetings’.

Come join in the fun and make a feminine card. Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Tuesday, 17th May at 10:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 16th May 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Get Creative Challenges #101 Anything Goes

Well hello and welcome to today’s post. It’s time for another challenge over at Get Creative Challenges where its Anything Goes

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

I used a digital stamp from Goha Digital Stamps called ‘Callas’, which I prnted and then coloured with my Stampin Blends.

Check out the Get Creative Challenge blog for details on the sponsor prizes and links to the other fabulous projects from the DT and come join in our fun and share your anything goes project by 1pm Monday 31st May (Melbourne time) or 11pm Sunday 30th May (US Eastern Standard time)

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

1 card for 4 Challenges!

I was up early today as I couldn’t sleep so thought I’d get a bit of crafting in before I have to take Miss K to her netball tournament today.

First is a card for:

I love how blending 3 colours actuall ends up giving you 6! I used Stampin Up inks in Costal Cabana, Megenta Madness and Bumbleebee along with some True Love DSP fussy cut out. I love spring, all the flowers coming out and trees getting their leaves back – not too hot but the sun is out.

Thanks for stopping by for a look and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Tower Block Card

Seems I’m having lots of fun these days making fancy fold type cards and today’s card is no different. I saw a YouTube video from Mixed Up Craft and just knew I had to give it a go; it’s not too hard once you understand the mechanics (I only messed up one panel!)

I’m entering this card over at:

Thanks for stopping by for a look and enjoy your weekend.

Fusion: Mother’s Day

Hello there, it’s time for another Fusion Challenge and do we have a great sketch and inspirational photo for you!

I was inspired by the sketch which I turned on its side. I used 2 Stampin Up sets ‘Dragonfly Garden’ for the dragonfly and ‘Celebrate Sunflowers’ for my sentiment. My hubby will use this for his mother as she should certainly be celebrated with what she had to manage in 2020!

Come join in the fun and make a card based on the sketch, inspiration photo or fuse them together and play with both! Check out the projects that the other artists at Fusion have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Wednesday, 12th May at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 11th 12pm US Pacific Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Waterfall Card

I love making interactive cards and this one was no exception.

I was inspired by the following challenge themes:

I used some super cute DSP from Stampin Up called ‘Playful Pets’ and some watercoloured and fussy cut dogs from Katzelkraft.

The card front showing the waterfall element closed.

The waterfall element in action and the inside of the card.

I loved making this card and can see myself making a lot more of them. Thanks for stopping by for a look. Enjoy the rest of your week.

WWC #314 – Dawn’s Challenge: All About Occasions

Hello there, it’s time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Dawn is our host with an occasions challenge this fortnight!

It was my 13th wedding anniversary on the 1st March, so I made this card for my hubby. It’s a fancy fold card using Stampin Up stamps ‘Touch of Ink’ and ‘Milestone Moments’ and Plush Poinsettia DSP.

The inside of my card – I made the sentiments on my PC.

Come join in the fun and make a card for an occasion of your choosing. Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Tuesday, 3rd May at 10:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 2nd May 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Fusion: Poppies

Hello there, it’s time for another Fusion Challenge and do we have a great sketch and inspirational photo for you!

I was inspired by the sketch and used the Darling Donkey stamp set from Stampin Up which I coloured with my Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers and used a film strip die to highlight him and the sentiment.

Come join in the fun and make a card based on the sketch, inspiration photo or fuse them together and play with both! Check out the projects that the other artists at Fusion have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Wednesday, 28th April at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 27th 12pm US Pacific Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Christmas Craft Creations – No Stamping

Well, this month we have another challenge over at Christmas Craft Creations challenge blog which is all about creating a project with NO stamping.

I decided to make a pyramid table decoration.

Come join in our fun and add to your Christmas card stash. Visit the challenge blog to check out the inspiration the other CCCettes have made. Link up your card by 3am 11th May (Melbourne time) or 6pm (UK time).

Thanks for looking and have a great day.