Archive | June 2014

Retirement card

The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

Proverbs 10:22

I have made this card for a teacher at work who is retiring in a few weeks. This Sturated Canary image looks very like her and I found the sentiment on a shared poster on Pinterest. The papers and flowers are all odd bits from my stash, nounted onto a shaped 8 x 8″ card.

Challenges today:
http://www.allwayssomethingcreative.blogspot.co.uk/ – mainly red
http://challenge.tatteredlace.co.uk/ – elegant
http://creativecornerchallenges.blogspot.de/ – flowers
http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/ – Anything goes with markers
http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – 3 or more design papers
http://fitztownchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ – shaped card
http://www.flonzcraft.com/vsc/ – summer blooms
Yours in crafting,

Leona x x

Forever Friends – baby

Jun25

This is a card made with an old Docrafts CD. All the elements are printed off then layered up, apart from the mats, which are on the same layer as each paper.

Challenges today are:

http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – favourite ice cream (coffee)
http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ – anything goes
http://justinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ – anything goes
http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – baby
http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ – baby
http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/ – anything goes

This was made for my cousin’s daughter who is recovering from an op at the moment.

Yours in crafting,

Leona x x

Guest designer at the Cheerful Stamp Pad – Weekend Activities

Jun22

For we walk by faith not by sight

2 Corinthians 5:7

This is the second week that I have been asked to contribute to The Cheerful Stamp Pad. Today I have made a card using a digi from BB Kakes. It is called bb-watering boy and is also available in a girl version. he papers I have used are called Mac mini prints by Bazzill Basics Papers. I have coloured the image using Promarkers. I have mounted my design onto a hunkydory shaped card that had been lurking in my stash for some time.

Challenges:
http://asonginyourart.blogspot.co.uk/ – Hey brother
http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk/ – don’t be square
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.co.uk/ – hello friend
http://creativecornerchallenges.blogspot.de/ – summertime
http://scrapbookingforbeginners-naomi.blogspot.ca/ – anything goes
http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.co.uk/ – favourite colouring medium (Promarkers)
http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ – for a boy
http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.co.uk/ – uplifting
http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/wk-25blondie-inspiration-graphit-colour.html – blondes
http://craftandsmash.blogspot.it/ – buttons
http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/a-new-challenge-and-some-new-designers.html – only men allowed
http://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.co.uk/ – sketch

Yours in crafting,

Leona x x

Best Friend

Jun21

This pre coloured topper came from The Hobby House.

Here are today’s challenges:
http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – summer flowers
http://paulaholifieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ – childs play
http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ – 2 word sentiment
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/ – patterned paper
http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.co.uk/ – sparkle and shine
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.co.uk/ – hello friend
http://creativecornerchallenges.blogspot.de/ – summertime
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.co.uk/ – circles

Yours in crafting,

Leona x x

Creative Fingers Challenge – Tags

Jun20

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self control.

The image I have used is from The Stamping Chef. It is coloured with Promarkers. I have used some old papers and embellishments from Hunkydory’s Antique Flourish range. The ribbon and gems are from my stash.

Todays challenges are:
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/ – summertime
http://wedodoobadoo.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/challenge-8-ribbonswe-do-doobadoo.html- ribbons
http://acreativeromance.blogspot.co.uk/ – anything goes (birthday option)
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ – summer fun
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/ – cute + macho (!)
http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.fi/ – summer plus flowers
http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge.html – handmade bow
http://www.fairytalestamper.blogspot.de/ – brown +1 (cream)
http://rubysrainbow.blogspot.co.uk/ – flora and fauna
http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.co.uk/ – boys/men

Yours in crafting,
Leona x x

Creative Moments Challenge – For the boys

Jun18

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

Ephesians 4:2

Today’s card is for the new challenge at Creative Moments, themed – For the boys. Here is a card I made for my Hubby’s 45 birthday using a Bugaboo digistamp. Both the couple and the funny sentiment are available there and I created the background and “To my husband” in Serif CraftArtist 2; the digikit used is called Family Tree and is fom Daisy Trail.

Today’s challenges are:
http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk/ – DON’T BE SQUARE
http://hobbybookdesignerchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – special man
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/ – cute + macho (!)
http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.co.uk/- anniversary
http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.co.uk/ – for the guys
http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ – layers
http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ – for a man/boy
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ – for him

Don’t forget to enter your masculine card at Creative Moments for the chance of winning a Bugaboo voucher.

Yours in crafting,

Leona x x

The Cheerful Stamper guest designer – summer fruit

Jun16

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Psalm 139:14

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I was delighted to be chosen as a winner and featured designer at The Cheerful Stamp Pad.

This is the card that I won with

But onto today’s card! The Cheerful Stamp Pad’s current challenge is “fruit and veggies” and this sweet Scrapper’s delights digi is called Citrus 3 and is from the fruity babies collection. They are available from the website or from the Stitchy Bears outlet. The papers I have used are from My Mids Eye, a range called the Sweetest Thing.

My card is entered into the following challenges:

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/ – summertime
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ – summer
http://www.thecraftgarden.blogspot.ca/ – orange, yellow and lime
http://seemacrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ – make it cute
http://acreativeromance.blogspot.co.uk/ – anything goes (birthday option)
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ – bright and beautiful + sketch

Yours in crafting,
Leona x x

Father’s Day Card

Jun15

I made a lot of father’s day cards this year as I did a fete yesterday and rightly guessed that I might sell a few.

This is a card made with decoupage using Docrafts Wellington Bear stash.

I’ll enter him into these challenges:
http://cateredcrop.com/ – mainly men
http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/ – for the boys
http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ – Fathers day/male
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/ – men
http://animalfriendschallenge.blogspot.de/ – hobby
http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/ for the boys

Yours in crafting,

Leona x x

Creative Fingers Challenge – Tickets

Jun6

Sassy Studio designs is sponsoring this weeks challenge at Creative Fingers and the theme is to add tickets. The tickets I used are from an ancient Hunkydory kit and were coloured with a Promarker to match the theme. The papers used came free in a magazine last year and were edged with Spun Sugar distress inks.