An entry for an artists challenge

A card made with a digi stamp especially for the

Gerda Steiner Design Stamps 25th Challenge

I used a digi stamp called Picnic Penguin

and he was a real joy to colour using my alcoholic

marker pens. I also used some of my favourite ribbon 

from Crafty Ribbons called Meadow ribbon 

from the Summer Festival collection

What the final result was a "Fun in the sun" sentiment 

complete with a sun cut from bright yellow card, a card butterfly (from my own stash) and a picnic peguin. I cut the

meadow ribbon down slightly round the feet of the penguin

& bottom of the basket. I then just stuck some letters under

the ribbon to form the sentiment "Fun In The Sun!!"

I am entering this card in to the following challenges:

25th Share you Designs Challenge ends 17 Oct

DT make for Crafty Ribbons new challenge of Sweet Treats with ribbon

Hiya peeps

Its time for a new challenge over at

Crafty Ribbons & the theme is Sweet Treats with ribbon

I chose to use a Paper Shelter image called

Gingerbread House and made a large tag out of it

which I will use for a large gift bag at Christmas.

The backing paper, used on both sides, was a free gift along with some toppers that came free with one of the craft magazines 

I subscribe to. The freebie is not a recent one. 

I used the

Narrow Chocolate from the Chocolate Ribbons Collection

to finish off the tag

I hope you like the finished project, I would love to read any comment that you wish to leave. Dont forget to enter the challenge

with your make on the theme but please, dont forget the ribbon

after all we are a ribbon website & blog.

Blog Candy available (ends 13th Sept)

400 followers & a 3 year blogging anniversary Candy is available at:

KT Fit Kitty is well known in the blog crafting community

as shes won no end of blog challenges,coming in anything from

a random draw winner to being picked in the top three.

KT Fit Kitty's blog which ends tomorrow (13th Sept)

and the prizes which there is 2 lots available.

(I have only just seen (12th Sept 11pm) this candy on Kitty's blog)

Full details are available at this link below:

Blog Candy at KT FIT KITTY BLOG CANDY

DT card for Crafty Ribbons theme is Holidays!!!

Hiya peeps

Its time for a new challenge over at

Crafty Ribbons

the theme for the "Bows Team" (of which I am part of)

is Holidays and dont forget the ribbon!!! 

After all we are a ribbon blog.

You could win a gorgeous selection of Christmas Ribbons:

For my card I made a holiday themed card of a boy snorkaling 

along a coral reef in tropical waters. (well thats what I wanted

to show).

The ribbons I have used are all from Crafty Ribbons 

and are:

Holiday Postage Stamp theme

and a 2 part layered selection of other ribbons both of

which are available here

The rubber stamped image is from two stamp sets from

Crafty Sentiments, using Coral Reef set no 1  & Let's Swim, 

coloured using alcohol marker pens and fineliner pens. I glued

this coloured image on to the orange die cut topper which is one

part of a Tonic Studios die set. 

I hope you like this card and will join in with this 

blog challenge-theme is Holidays

DT post for Crafting Musketeers #41 theme is Back To School

Welcome to the new challenge at Crafting Musketeers where the

new blog challenge for this month is sponsored by the fantastic Crafty Ribbons.

#41 Back To School with Sponsors Crafty Ribbons

For my card I was adiment that I wanted to use an image from the

wonderful The Paper Shelter and its called "Back To School".

I thought that she was so cute and just like some of the young children that live near me.
A fab 8x8 inch card, backing papers are freebies
downloaded from Trimcraft, ribbon & all buttons are
from Crafty Ribbons.
The sentiment was die cut using a Tonic Studio's die set as
was the oval shapes for the pre coloured image.

I would like to enter this make into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter #262 Make It Digital

DT card for Crafting Musketeers Challenge 40

Hiya peeps

Well, how forgetful am I??? This should have been posted 

2 weeks ago but you still have time to enter with 12 days 

left to enter the challenge over at 

Crafting Musketeers #40 Anything But A Card Challenge

I decided to decorate a small MDF plaque using the googly ghost.

I painted it black first it using Indigo Blu Gee-Sso Good! paint & then printed the 

digi image on to smooth printer paper at 160gsm weight. 

I coloured it using my alcoholic marker pens with the input

of a few metallic pens too, especially around the eyes & the 

all over the word "Boo".  I have only decorated the one side

yet it looks good as it is - do you agree??

The ribbon is Halloween Ribbon - 10mm printed with ghosts & pumpkins

from Crafty Ribbons

Thats it for now, I should be back in a couple of days with a card or two.

                                                                    

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DT post for Not Just Cards

Hiya peeps

Well its time for the newest post over at 

Not Just Cards - August Challenge

Sorry for the delay peeps, I got delayed because of 

being distracted due to my birthday... 

We are sponsored this month by the wonderful Bloobel Stamps. 

Bloobel Stamps Store
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BloobelStamps

Bloobel "My Shopify" Main Store

https://bloobel.myshopify.com/
Bloobel Stamps FB page
https://www.facebook.com/BloobelStamps/
Bloobel Stamps FB group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bloobelstamps

The images that Lisa produces are completely unique and are a real delight to work with! There are 2 images of the winners choice up for grabs with plenty to choose from!

I decided to make a normal A5 portrait style card using the funny

"Curtsey". Pencil coloured in oranges & greens with the smallest amount of black in her shoes & hair.

The base cardstock is from Papermill Direct 

and is in a silvery blue colour (for a change),

the spring green coloured card is also from Papermill Direct.

All other cardstock is from my own stash

Both of the ribbons and all 3 buttons are all from Crafty Ribbons   

The Happy Birthday sentiment was cut in white linen effect from a die set out of my own stash.

I hope you like the finished card.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The Crazy Challenge #229 - Birthday Cards