LPoCF #84 Teen birthday girl

Hello again,

Today brings us to a new Anything goes Challenge for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, we would love to see what you have been making, all comers and crafts are welcome, we have a lovely sponsor this fortnight Polkadoodles will be giving the lucky winner £6.75 Gift Certificate. 

Polkadoodles 

PRIZE £6.75 Gift Certificate

I have used an image from our sponsor Polkadoodles Ruby Dog Days Digital stamp, I have a confession… the checkerboard background paper has been in my stash for over 18years, I've never really found a reason to use it, it always seems so busy and looking at it makes my eyes sore, but I think that it works on this card. This card has already been earmarked for my niece’s birthday later in the year.

I have used some more of my many scraps to paper piece her shirt, jeans and the two shopping bags.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

Polkadoodles Ruby Dog Days Digital stamp

White cardstock

Faber Castell and Derwent Pencils

White gel ink pen

Black fine fine pen

12.6cm x 17.8cm card blank

Black cardstock

Striped and checked paper from my stash

Scrap papers to paper piece image

Metallic purple paper

Silver glitter paper

WPlus9 scalloped border die

CCD Speech bubble edge die

Poppycrafts nested flower die

Bling from stash

Darkroom Door Brushed Sentiment Stamp

Versamark clear ink pad

White embossing powder

Fiskars Corner rounder Punch

Adhesives: Double-sided tape, Foam dots

I would like to enter this card in:-

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Anything goes July

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Anything goes July

Little Miss Muffet Challenges #193 Anything goes

Polkadoodles Challenge wk27 Anything goes

Love to Craft Challenge blog Anything goes

Alphabet Challenge blog H is for Happy Birthday

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Have a Wonderful week…

Megan

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Adventure Begins...

Hello again,

Today brings us to a our new Anything goes challenge, over at Crafting By Designs, this month we are sponsored by two lovely sponsors, who are each offering a prize for the winners. The challenge runs from today until 25th of July.

The Paper Shelter

Prize- Winners Choice of three Digi Stamps

Scrapndipity

Prize Winners choice of three Digi Stamps

I have used a pre-coloured image from our sponsor The Paper Shelter called I love Camping, added an old map page and a sentiment from Create with TLC printed on some woodgrain paper.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 10.5 x 14.8cm card blank

The Paper Shelter I Love camping image

Create with TLC sentiment freebie

Old map page

Woodgrain paper (Daiso store)

Fiskars Corner rounder

Adhesives: Glue Stick, Foam tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

Alphabet Challenge Blog- G is for Great outdoors

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Have a wonderful week...
Megan

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Joy to the World

Carol Singers

Hello again,

I’m back to share a card that I just had to get out of me! I am loving some of the fantastic cards out there in blogland and Pintrest too, featuring silhouettes. I bought this set from impression obsession while one of my favourite online stores had a Christmas clear out earlier this year, they have been hanging out on my desk ever since waiting, waiting, waiting to be used…

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 5 x 7” card blank

Gold iridescent brown card

Kraft card

Home for Christmas papers

Gingham ribbon from local $2 shop

Scraps of white, black, glitter and gold papers

MFT Streetlight Die

Memory box Star of Wonder

Impression Obsession Carolers 

Lifestyle Crafts nesting circle dies

I would like to enter this card in:-

The Merry Christmas Challenge Ribbon or lace

Creative Craft Cottage #76 Anything goes

52 Christmas card Throwdown November theme 'Old fashioned Christmas'

Beccy's Place Month of Christmas cards 'Day 6 Carols'

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #308 Cute or Anything goes

Holly Jolly Christmas Ribbons and lace

ABC Challenge T is for Three (carollers)

12 Months of Christmas Link-up Bingo or Anything goes

Snippet's Playground 256 week Must use snippets

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #46 Anything goes

Before I go I thought I'd show you a picture of on of my garden visitors, this Blue Tongued lizard hung around for almost a week in almost the same spot, disappear for a while before returning, it was almost 30cm long and has lost his tail, which will grow back. We are lucky enough to see both the smooth skinned and shingle-backed blue tongued lizards, who apparently mate with the same partner for many years, that might just explain the chasing game I saw down the backyard! 

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Have a great week... 

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all the lovely visitors who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all! 

Tool Chest

Hello again,

So over the weekend here in Australia we have celebrated Father’s Day, it always falls on the first Sunday of September and this is the card I made for my Old Man…

A few words about my chunky embellishments, my Dad was sure that those things called videos would prevail as DVD’s were far too similar to music CD’s and he wasn’t going to be replacing the older technology…  as DVD’s did win he is slowly letting go of the older outdated VHS video’s. We like to recycle as much as possible and rather than toss the video’s in the rubbish we have unscrewed and separated as much as possible, leaving a collection of interesting screws behind, which I couldn’t help myself from keeping a few for cards, as rather chunky embellishments and as a bonus the VHS boxes are going to be used to store some of my stamps! My second recycled bit came from breaking my asthma inhaler down  which yielded the small white cogs,  I now have several cogs in my stash…

On the front of the tool box I dripped some Diamond glaze and tried to colour it with some inks… it did not turn out as well as I had wanted, should have used some liquid pearls instead… trying to make paint/glue spills

For those of you who saw my Box card tutorial this is fits in the same size envelope I have just altered the measurements to make two 8cm sides and two 4cm sides.

Here is my card:- from a few different angles ;-)

   

What I used:-

Red cardstock

Scraps of card brown, silver, woodgrain, black, grey and yellow

Swiss dots embossing folder

Kaisercraft tab die to make the vice

Circle punch

Black and white Colorbox inkpads

Acetate from packaging

Screws and cogs recycled

Memory box die Antique Gears (I think they work as circular saw blades)

Marianne Craftables Nuts and Bolts  

Papercraft Inspirations Card making mini magazine for Men (hammer, screw driver and wrench)

Diamond glaze

Adhesives: Foam Tape, double sided tape, PVA glue, glue dots and diamond glaze

I would like to enter this card in:-

Snippets Playground week 245

Catch the bug Anything goes September

Avenue Create 613 Challenge 189 Anything goes or Autumn colours

Craft your Passion 327 Anything goes

Crafting by Design September Anything goes Challenge

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 41

Sisters of Craft September Anything goes

ABC Challenge ‘O’ is for Open (Anything goes)
Pile it on... Recycle- screws and cogs

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Have a wonderful week…

Megan

What Can you Play.... I can play

Hello again,

Today I am sharing another card I have made for my Mum's friend from Family History group she attends, this card is for her grand-daughter who likes music, after further clarification I found out she is learning to play the trombone and after a search online I found a black and white outline of a trombone and printed it to fit a card (it was A4), I used some silver card scraps for the trombone and mounted it with foam tape over an embossed panel. I used my new MFT stamps and die set to create a banner and knowing that this card was being packed in luggage it was safe for me to add some chunky embellishments, so I grabbed a tiny peg and broke it in half to hold the ends of the banner in place.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White card blank

Silver card stock

Pink Chevron paper Pebbles basics paper pad

Pink, silver, metallic silver, white and musical script card scraps

Trombone pattern downloaded from internet

Spell binders M-bossabilities (EL-011) Musical

MFT LJD Bitty Banners Stamp and Die Set

Blue Lagoon Colorbox ink pad

Darice blue and white twine

Kaisercraft blue rhinestones

Tiny blue peg broken in half

Musical note punch

Impression Obsession Greeting top edgers

Four tiny black brads

Adhesives:- Double sided tape, foam tape, diamond glaze and P.V.A. glue

I would like to enter this card in:-

Lil patch of Crafty Friends #38 Anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage #68 Anything goes

The ABC Challenge M is for Maiden (for a young girl)

Craft your Passion #323 Anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs Anything goes

Polkadoodles week 30 Anything goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #113 Anything goes

Come and Get it Challenge- Lovely in Pink

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have a great week...

Megan

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Anniversary Birds

Hello again,

Well, since I have showed you the card I made on behalf of Mum & Dad yesterday, I thought I would also show you the easel card I made for them, this one is also bird themed, I love birds and when I first got my Cuttlebug many years ago I fell in love with the MFT Contempo Bird Die set and it made its way into my die box… this is the first time I have used it!!!

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

Kaisercraft paper pack ‘Blue Bay’ Collection with sticker sheet (black lace design)

Kaisercraft co-ordinating Collectables Die cuts

Couture Creations Ornamental Lace die

Sullivan’s Bling Swirls

Ribbon from stash

Black brads

Scrap pink linen paper

MFT Contempo Cage and Bird die

Tiny Heart Hand punch

Kaisercraft Mini Clear Stamps ‘Occasions’

Stanley Knife, Steel ruler and craft matt

Adhesives:- PVA Glue, Double-sided tape, foam tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

Snippets Playground Week # Must use snippets

Lil Patch of Crafty friends #34 Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge May Anything goes with patterned paper

Aud sentiments Challenge #155 Anything goes with a Sentiment 

ABC Challenge H is for Heavy 

Happy Little Stampers May Anything goes with a Die-cut

Crafty Sentiments- Something with Wings 

Crafting with Dragonflies- Congratulations, Wedding OR Anniversary

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Have a fabulous weekend...

Megan

P.S. A huge Thank you to all the kind ladies who leave comments for me, I truly appreciate them all!