CBD Anything Goes

Hello again,

Today brings us to a new challenge for Crafting by Designs, we would love you to join in our challenge and this month the challenge the ever popular Anything goes, we have two fabulous sponsors this week will be giving the lucky winners their choice of 3 stamps from their store.

                       

Eureka! Stamps  

PRIZE 3 Digi Stamps

Crafty Sentiments Designs  

PRIZE 3 Digi Stamps

I have used a stamp from our sponsor Eureka! Stamps called Elf Digital Stamp to make a Christmas card for my stash, I had a plan for the card out but it has turned out completely different owing to the colours not quite working with the paper pad I had planned using.

This challenge is open until June 25th, you can add your project by using the Linky tool over at Crafting by Designs Please be sure to link your project back to us. 

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
12.6x17.8cm card blank (5x7)

White card for printing 

Eureka! Elf Digital Stamp 

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

CCD scribbled circle with stars

Scrap gold cardstock

Hero Arts Merry Christmas cut and Stamp

Single circle hole punch

Gold embossing Powder

Clear embossing ink

White embossing powder

Clear embossing pen

Fussy cutting scissors

Adhesives: Double-sided tape, adhesive sheet, foam tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 440  Anything goes optional include a bear
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything goes
12 Months of Christmas Link Up
Cute N Craft Christmas Anything Christmas goes

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Have a Wonderful week…

Megan

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Teddies Christmas

Hello again,

Autumn has well and truly arrived here in Australia, the leaves on all the trees are changing to the most beautiful bright colours and they look striking against a storm darkened sky (if only the clouds would open) we are approaching water restrictions soon due to the dam level reaching 50%. I did some illicit colouring last week and decided to make a Christmas card with one of the images I coloured.
I have again used my trick to expand the 15cm (6") paper to cover the larger card blank cutting and hiding the cut behind the centre strip...

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 12.6x 17.8cm card blank (5x7)
From the Heart Stamps Teddy Gift Stack digi image
Lily Bee Designs Christmas Cheer Papers
Faber-Castell pencils
Wink of Stella liberally on bears hat
Hero Arts Stamp and Cut Christmas
Clear embossing ink
Silver super fine embossing powder
Clear rhinestones

I would like to enter this card in:-
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge #438 Optional Candy canes
12 Months of Christmas Link up- Creature Feature
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Anything Goes May
Merry Little Christmas Challenge #10 May Anything Christmas
Christmas with the Cuties-#26 Feature a Creature
Cute N' Crafty Christmas Anything Christmas/Winter
Happy Little Stamper Christmas Challenge May

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Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P.S. Many thanks to all my blogging friends and visitors who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

T is for Trio of Trees

Hello again, 

Well we are up to ‘T’ today with the current month long challenge over at Beccy’s Place, and I have gone with ‘T’ is for Trio of Trees, I made two cards earlier this year and decided that I liked that they had been relatively quick and simple makes and wanted to repeat them in slightly more masculine colours. I made a Distress Oxide ink background using Broken China, Faded Jeans and Peacock Feathers, heat embossed my Trio of Trees stamp by Stamp-It Australia in Silver and used my Paper Roses Merry die to repeat the earlier two cards, though this one in portrait.

Here are my cards:-

What I used:-

White 12.6x17.8cm (5x7”) card blanks

Blue paper from stash

White and navy cardstock

Silver mirri card scrap

Distress Oxide Inks Faded Jeans, Broken China and Peacock Feathers

Clear embossing ink 

Silver and gold embossing powder

MFT Hand Lettered Holiday stamp

MFT Stitched inner and outer oval die

Hero Arts Stamp ‘n’ cut Merry set

Paper Roses Merry peek-a-boo die

CCD swirl die

Stamp It Australia Tree-O of trees Stamp

Tiny Star stickers

Adhesives:- Double sided tape, foam tape

I would like to enter these cards in:-
Beccy's Place Month of Holiday cards T is for Trio of Trees
Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge CAS
Aud Sentiments Challenge Christmas or Winter Sentiment
Southern Girls Challenge inks or sprays

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Have a wonderful weekend...
Megan

P.S. Many thanks to all my lovely blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Q is for Quad

Hello again…

Todays challenge at Beccy’s Place the challenge is ‘Q’ I have gone for ‘Q’ is for quads, I used four tiny reindeer from Mama Elephant set called Reindeer Games die cut them and layered them on some foam tape before attaching to four tiny scalloped squares. I never have much luck layering anything onto glitter card and decided that since no-one would see I could cheat a little, the scalloped squares are stapled onto the glitter card behind each of the little reindeer them stuck down onto the card. 

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 12.6x17.8 (5x7”) card blank

Striped paper from ancient magazine collection

Scrap white and cream card stock

Mama Elephant Reindeer Games (stamp and die set)

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

Gold glitter paper 

Red seam binding

MFT Hand lettered holiday greeting stamp

Hero Arts Stamp ‘n’ cut Merry set

Clear embossing ink

Gold embossing powder

MFT scalloped stitched square die

MFT scalloped stitched oval die

Gold gel ink pen 

Double sided tape, foam tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday cards Q is for Quad

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything goes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge Embossing Heat or Dry
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Anything goes or optional beginning with 'H'
Alphabet Challenge Blog Q is for Quad

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Have a wonderful week...
Megan

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Stanley Sketch

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Still trying to keep pace with the month of holiday cards with Beccy from Beccy’s place, today I have mixed in using a sketch from Sketch Saturday and one of Beccy’s pre coloured images called Stanley Claus (can't find Stanley in store) I have used some corrugated card to pop Stanley up. I may need to get used to using pre coloured images, pain I have had for the last five years has shown a torn rotator cuff and trapped tendon in my dominant hand.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 12.4x17.5 card blank (5x7”)

Kraft cardstock

Striped paper from stash

Kaisercraft Christmas sentiments stamp and die

MFT stitched rectangle die

Scrap white card

Scrap gold mirri card

White card for printing

Beccy’s Place Stanley Christmas Digi 

Hero Arts stamp 'n' cut Merry die(can't find him instore)

Memento Tuxedo black ink 

Adhesives:- Double sided tape, adhesive sheet

I would like to enter this card in:-

Sketch Saturday week 538

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday cards  G if for gold 

Christmas at Sweet Stampin'

Little Miss Muffet Challenge 201 Anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage #113 Christmas is coming
Digi Choosday Crafting challenge week 45

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Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A huge Thank you to all my lovely blogging friends and visitors who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all... 

Get Ready for Christmas October

Hello again,

Today brings us to a new challenge over at Crafting By Designs and this week it is our ever popular Get ready for Christmas edition for October, not long to go now until it is time to get all those cards out in time for the big day. I hope that you will join us and add a card or two to your stash.

I have used some of my stamps from home to create two cards for my stash, I have used Distress Oxide inks in Peacock Feathers, picked raspberry, seedless preserves and wilted violet many splashes and squirts of water to create a A4 sheet of background paper and used a die I bought last October from Paper Roses to create the sentiment. I then used scraps of the DOI background to stamp and heat emboss a row of trees which I then fussy cut out and added them to my cards.

I liked how these two turned out and still have some of the background sitting on my desk, I also plan on making a couple in more masculine colours and maybe try the sentiment in portrait....

Here are my cards:-

What I used:-
White card blanks (12.6x17.8cm)
Distress Oxide Inks Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet and a hint of Seedless Preserves + Water and heat tool
Paper Roses Merry peek-a-boo die
Stamp-It Australia Tree-o!
Black and white cardstock
Hero Arts Merry Stamp and Cut (stamps only)
Scrap of silver mirri card
CCD Swirl die
Clear embossing ink
Wow! Super fine silver embossing powder
Wow! glitter silver embossing powder (and heat tool)
Embossing ink pen to draw on decorations and colour the star in
Bling and sequins from my stash
Black fine line pen
Adhesives:- Double sided tape, foam tape, pva glue and adhesive sheet

I would like to enter these cards in:-
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'  Anything Christmas
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything Christmas
The Merry Christmas Challenge Anything Christmas
12 Months of Christmas Link-Up optional theme gear up for winter
Rudolph Day with Scrappy Mo
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #409 optional For someone special
 
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Have a wonderful week...
Megan

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Easter gift bags

Hello again,

I hope you all have had a wonderful Easter long weekend, indulged in some Hot Cross Buns and some delicious eggs or bunnies.... strangely I didn't miss the eggs but the smell of the hot cross buns was great, still sticking to my AIP and low histamine diet so my treats were coconut butter melted down and made into chick and Easter egg shapes with the help of a silicone mould.

Apologies for not being around much, or commenting often the last few weeks, I've been unwell with my pain issues and spent time digging in the family tree, helping Mum sort some of the families out that I have progressed with at a faster pace than she could keep up.... and Mum helping me with people she has been working on that I haven't done yet.

I made two bags for Mum and Dad who of course can eat both chocolate and hot cross buns. Filled with a few eggs and a bunny for each, the heat started to have an effect of the consistency of the eggs and some ended up in the fridge.

Here are the two bags:-

What I used:-
White and kraft paper bags
Pink and blue card and paper scraps
Checked paper from stash
Pastel Basics paper
Derwent and Faber-Castell pencils
Bugaboo image Easter egg basket
Freebie Bunny stamp from Magazine website (not sure if still available)
Clearly Besotted sentiment
Hero Arts Happy die
Lawn Fawn Riley's alphabet
Pink bow from stash
Flowers from stash
Mini Apron lace border die from China (a Highly addictive and cheap supplies for craft) 😉
Cross stitched oval die from China
MFT grass die

I would like to enter these gift bags in:-
Aud Sentiments Challenge Easter or Spring sentiment
Crafts Galore Encore #50th challenge Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper challenge anything goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #185 anything goes
Love to Craft Challenge blog #21 Anything goes
Southern Girls Challenge-Diecuts

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the lovely friends and visitors who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!