Trees/Leaves/Plants

  

 

Time for a new bi-weekly challenge at Allsorts.  Val has chosen Trees/leaves/plants, 

or you can enter anything goes.  I was in the mood to color on kraft paper with my

Polychromal pencils.  I had a lot of fun coloring this image from Unity 

stamps: Hello Succulents.  I've used the words from this set before but not 

this image.I kept the card simple using just a few layers using StampIn

Ups faux stitching dies. 

 

Check out my team mates lovely cards and join challenge at Allsorts

for a chance to win one of the two prizes below:

 

 

A few fun challenges:  

Cardz for Gals #258: Faux stitching dies  10/17 

Die Cut Diva's  (Birch Press)  10/1

Ellie's Garden Party #7  10/9

The Paper Funday 10/1 

Word Art Wednesday Weeks 716-717 

Birthday

  Challenge time at Allsorts and it was my turn to pick, I went with birthday,

anything goes is also always an option.  I decided to focus on masculine

birthday cards so you might want to grab a drink! 

 

 I started with a new Happy Birthday die, as I buy new items I am

trying to use them several times the first time I break them in.  I added

some cute critters on the first two and kept the second two clean and simple.

 

Supplies used: 

Carnival Happy Birthday die by memory box -NBUS die

Turtle and rabbit from Playing in the rain by Stampin Up

Papers: Echo Park: This and That

Gems from my stash 

Variety of card stocks used 

 

Join in the fun at Allsorts for a chance to win one of

the prizes from below:

A few fun challenges for card #2 with the rabbit:

NBUS #77 9/1

Simon Says Stamp Monday: 4 legged critters 9/2

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:ATG  9/3

Word Art Wednesday Week 714-715 

Happy Birthday Fanfold

 

 

 

Sharing another Fanfold card.  I made this for a crafty friends 80th

birthday surprise party!  Such a fun day celebrating with

Shirley (aka Glittered Paws)  All supplies from Stampin Up.

 

Have a great week! 

 

A few fun challenges:

Creative Creases Challenge #106  9/5

Cut It Up #337 9/1 

Double Trouble Challenge:  "Mix It Up" 3-layers, 2-colors, 1 sentiment 9/1

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge: Summertime, ATG  9/1

Stamping Sensations 9/1 ATG (bees, Butterflies) 9/1 

Try a Sketch on Tuesday  9/1 

 

Word Art Wednesday #712-713  8/27

We Love Stamping -Flowers, ATG 9/1
 

Begining with a "B"

 Time for a new challenge at Allsorts.  This month the theme is

beginning with a "B" or anything goes, chosen by Ellie. 

 

  I went with butterflies.  I started by making a shaker card, patterned paper

behind the sequins is dry embossed, I die cut a window from patterned paper and

layered it  on top to form a window.  I topped it with die cuts (listed below), swirl 

and birthday greeting but from snippets. 

 Lying flat:

 

  Supplies used:

Patterned paper by DCWB: Cafe Mediterranean

Embossing folder by Darice 

Happy Birthday and swirl die from Spellbinders 2024 Advent calendar

Arch die by Arches and Tags die by Spellbinders 

Sequins by Pretty Pink Posh 

 

Stop by Allsorts challenge to see what my teammates have created

and to join the challenge.  

Prizes:

 

 

A few fun challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms #32 9/ 

Ellibelle's Garden Party #6 9/9 

Just Us Girls #788 Birthday 8/20 

Love Those Prettty Papers : summertime9/3 

Triple B - August 9/1

Paper Funday: Four Legged Friends

 I'm excited to be guest designing at Paper Funday for the August  challenge:

Anything Goes with a twist of 4-Legged Friends.

 

I colored this sweet image from Great Impressions with Copic markers, 

added some glitter pen in areas.  My card stock  came with the dot embossing.

I cut two circles scored one as shown below and attached it with 

scor-tape. Die cut my image, words and circles.

Inside:

 Join the fun at Paper Funday and also see what the 

design team has created.

 

  Supplies:

 Image: Great Impressions

Sentiment: Hero Arts

Heart Dies Gemini

 Circle die: Stampin Up Framelits Circle Collection 

Pattern Circle Die: Stampin Up Spotlight on Nature Die 

 

A few fun challenges: 

A Cut Above: August  9/1

Triple B: Blooms, Butterflies-August 9/1 

Critter Crazy Challenge #101 8/27

Crafty Animals #97  8/31

Passion for Markers week 800 8/12 

Stamping Sensations August-Birds, Bees, Butterflies or ATG 9/1 

We Love Stamping: Flowers or ATG   9/1

Word Art Wednesday 710-711 8/13 

Animals

 Time for a new bi-weekly challenge at Allsorts. This month's theme

is animals/anything goes chosen by Lynn.

  My Card:

 I used a new digi set and colored my image with Copic markers.  I

went with a fun fold cased from a card I made years ago, I do

not remember the name of the fold. It was a lot of fun to

make.

 

Open: 

 

Supplies:

Angie Bloom Digital Designs: Just Bee-lieve kit 

Spellbinders Perfect Touch Arches and Tag 

Papers and brad from my stash 

 

Check out the design team creations and join us at Allsorts for

a chance to win the following:

 

 Two prizes of Lavinia Stamps, stencil and stampscapes (photos not to scale). 

 

A few fun challenges: 

Creative Creases Challenge  8/9

Die Cut Diva's: Z Fold 9/1 

Festive Friday FFO190 : Bee, Bee Sentiment, Die cuts 8/14

 

 

Love Those Pretty Papers August 9/1 

 

NBUS  Challenge #77 9/1

Showcases for 8/2025 

 

Pretty Flowers

 

  Time for another fun challenge at Allsorts, Helen has chosen 

pretty flowers or anything goes.  I was in the mood to try

a new fun fold so started with some "pretty flower" paper and

created a Fan Fold card.  Papers by Stamp In Up and stamps

from AALL & Create.  (new set-Purrfect Birthday)

 

A few more views:

 

 

 

 

 

 Stop by and see what the Design Team has created and join

the fun  for a chance to wine one of  

3 prizes from AALL and Create (photos not to scale)

 

A few fun challenges: 

Triple B: 8/1 

Creative Creases #105  8/7 

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge: For the Birds  7/26  From USA

 

Love Those Pretty Papers - optional theme: Birthday July  8/1

NBUS Challenge #76 8/1 

Stamping Sensations: Summer Flowers  8/1 

 

For a Child

 

Time for a new bi-weekly challenge at Allsorts. This month's theme

is for a child or anything goes, chosen by Liz!

 

I went with a combination of Lawn Fawn stamps for a sea scene. I stamped

and die cut the sea animals from patterned card stock and added some Copic

coloring to them.  The back ground is distress oxides: Mermaid Lagoon,

Broken China and Blueprint Sketch, spritzed with water and 

bubbles from one of the sets embossed.  Die cut some underwater

images, triple cut the round border and added a birthday 

sentiment.

 

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn:So Jelly, Sea Horsin Around, Circle Die and Sentiment Banner 

Taylored Expressions: Build a Scene Underwater dies

 

Check out the design team creations and join us at Allsorts for

a chance to win: 

2 winners, Saturated Canary and HM stamps, from Craft Stash.

 They have now closed no details to add but  perfect for this theme.

 

 A few fun challenges:

AAA Birthday #75 Summer Birthday  8/1

 

Cut it Up #333 Critters  7/7

Crafty Animals #96   8/1

Die Cut Diva's   Birthday 8/1 

Try it on Tuesday: Add text 7/10 

Time Out Challenge #292 7/16 Travel: Ocean

 

 

Critter Crazy

 

 I am honored to have been chosen as Owners Eye Pick of the Litter 

over at Critter Crazy Challenge blog in June and get to guest design

for the July challenge.  This is challenge #100, so

they are celebrating the 100th challenge with critter

birthday cards!  

 

I went with My Favorite Things: Celebrating you stamps and dies, 

colored with Copic markers,  I used Birthday Confetti stencil  from 

Echo Park that has been in my stash for a long time and ink

 had not touched it.  Blue layer is embossed with Tim Holtz 

Alterations embossing

folder. Gems from my stash.

 

Join in the fun at Critter Crazy Challenge! 

 

A few fun challenges:

Die Cut Diva's : Birthday 8/1 

NBUS Challenge 8/1

Can You Handle the Pressure ATG (twist cat/dog) 7/9

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: ATG 7/2 

Try it on Tuesday: Add Text 7/8 

 

Floral Bundle

 

I bought several new dies etc. recently and am working my way through them,

I'm trying to make several cards of each. This die set is Simple Floral Bundle by 

Poppy. I started by cutting lots of it using snippets (scraps of paper):

 

 

I used dies cut from colored card stock with ink blending on them for 

dimension and interest.  I cut a white arch from a newish Perfect

Touch Arches and Tag set by Spellbinders, the purple arch was already

cut in with the dies. Just a note stamp by StampIn Up.   I found a patterned

 paper by StampIn Up and die cut it to size with Spellbinders

 Hemstitch Rectangles, I layered this

on purple card stock and added some gems.

 

A few fun challenges:

Atlantic Heart Sketch  6/29 

The Diva's That Cut Paper 7/1 

 

NBUS Challenge #75  7/1 Flower die set

 

Cardz For Galz #253 7/8

Snippets Challenge #506 7/4

Stamping Sensations ATG (or furry friends)  June  7/3 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: ATG 7/2 

We Love to Stamp June Nature 7/3 

Seaside

  Allsorts Challenge this fortnight is Seaside or ATG's, chosen by

Christine.  My take on the theme:

 

Seaside is a lovely place to be and one of my favorite vacation

spots, making this card extra fun to make!

I used Hero Arts Color Layering Waves.  I stamped the waves in

 3shades of blue on water color paper.  I then water colored the sand with 

beige and topped it with gold and light brown splatters. I loosely 

water colored the sky for a subtle cloudy look. The birds are

from an old Angel Company set, and the sea gulls from Stampin Up 

high tide.  I hope this card gives you a relaxed feeling. Layers

cut with a stitched die by Stampin Up.

Check out my team mates Seaside cards and enter the challenge

at Allsorts  for a chance to win the following prizes:

 

Two prizes each of two Sentimentally Yours stamps from  Grafton Crafts , 

a well stocked bricks and mortar and on line shop offering

 fee p&p on all orders over £15

 

A few fun challenges:

A Cut Above: June 2, ATG with a die 6/30

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite, No sentiment so that I can customize

it for the occasion when I send the card .

Double D Challenge : Beach 6/29

Stamping Sensations: June: ATG 7/1 

The Four Seasons Challenge: June: Summer 6/28

Shopping Our Stash: SOS550-A Stitch in Time  7/1 

We Love Stamping: June Nature  7/1 

Word Art Wednesday: Weeks 704-705 7/2 

What Makes You Happy

 

Gail has chosen: What makes you happy or anything goes for this

fortnight challenge at Allsorts.  This is an endless list, I went with 

3 things that make me happy: flowers, coloring and purple 

for my inspiration.  

Stamp set is Slim Scenes by IO. Colored with Copics and highlighted

with Prismacolor pencils.  I cut a partial die for layering and 

embossed it with a Sizzix flower die, and embossed the front

of the card with a subtle texture embossing folder.  

To join the challenge and/or see my team mates great designs, go

to Allsorts Challenge.

 

Two prizes of a Penny Black stamp and die set from Buddly Crafts:

 

 

A few fun challenges:

Elliebelle's Corner June-July  8/1 

Triple B: June  7/1 

 

We Love Stamping: Nature  7/1 

Stamping Sensations: ATG  7/1 

The Sisterhood of Crafters 6/8 

The Paper Funday Challenge #77_ optional twist Embossing