Happy 18th Birthday!

Our second son was 18 yesterday. I made this card using a Mo Manning digi image and papers from the Very Fine Chap line from DoCrafts( I have had them for years!) I printed a greeting but the happy 18th came from a pack of cake toppers.

Vanilla cupcakes

White Chocolate and orange cake

Anyway we all had a great time. Especially him!

CHallenges:

•Di’s Digis Designs – 2 or More Patterned Papers •Mo’s Digital Pencil Challenge Blog – Use Mo’s Retiring Images •Dare 2B Artzy Challenges – Babies/Kids/Teens  •Dragonfly Dreams – Happy Birthday •Colour Crazy Challenge –  ANYTHING COLORING GOES •Crafty Catz – MASCULINE BIRTHDAY

Leona B

Card for my sister

I have made a series of cards for my sister’s birthday tis week and you will see various ones over the coming week. Today’s is made using Hunkydory, from one of their Matt-tastic lines. I have double folded one of the backing cards and used one of the toppers. The age and sentiment are from Hobbycraft and the ribbon is re-purposed from an old gift bag.

Challenges:

•Crafter’s Castle – Anything Goes  •Crafty Calendar– Anything Goes •Creative Creases – FUN FOLD  •Seize The Birthday –Birthday  •A Bit More Time to Craft – Anything Goes •A Perfect Time To Craft – Anything Goes

Leona B

Cake and running

So, a fiftieth party of fizz and cake, for two friends who like running!  I found these two perfect digis on Polkadoodles’ Etsy store and used backing card from Hunkydory.  I cut some of the backing cards to use the bunting and cupcakes as embellishments.  And di dthe inside too.  (Apologies for the ascribbling, I should have photographed before writing),  I then made a gift tag using the same Hunkydory kit.

Creative Moments has  lots more fun cards at there Just fro Fun challenge this week!

Challenges:

• Allsorts  – Happy Birthday
• Crafting from the Heart – ANYTHING GOES
• Pile It On –  Food
• Polkadoodles – Anything goes
• Crafty Cardmakers -BIRTHDAYS
• Use Your Stuff– MOOD BOARD

Leona B

Creative Moments Challenge

So when you have teenagers in the house and their father is turning 50 this year  an irreverent card is okay, yes?

For the Creative Moments challenge this week, I finished this card with silver charms having used a digi from a sentiment sheet called Funny Sentiment sheet 2 from

Challenges:

• Aud Sentiments Challenge  Anything Goes + A Sentiment 
• The Crafty Addicts   – Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart – ANYTHING GOES
• 2 Sisters On The Blog– Numbers on your card
• A2Z Scrapbooking Linky Party – Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time to Craft – Anything Goes
• Archiscraps – Black and White
• Crafter’s Cafe  – Layer it Up
• Word Art Wednesdays  – Anything Goes

Leona B

Creative Moments Challenge – Summer fun

I have used a child-friendly Rick St. Dennis digi stamp for the latest challenge at Creative Moments, where the theme is summer fun!

The papers used are from My Mind’s Eye and are designed by Jen Allison.  The image is coloured with Promarkers.

Challenges:

• Crafting By Designs – Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations – Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner –   Red, White and Blue 
• Double D Challenges –  Nautical/See Mood Board
• Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday– Summer
• House That Stamps Built – Great Outdoors
• I love Promarkers – Anything Goes
• Always Fun Challenges –  PATRIOTIC
• Artistic Inspirations – ANYTHING GOES  
• Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge – SKETCH*  

Leona B

Creative Moments challenge- optional embossing

Today’s post is my DT card for Creative Moments.  I have used Kick off Ted from Di’s digi designs .  It’s worth taking a look as Di’s digis have some super digistamps for spring.  Kick off Ted is coloured using Derwent colouring pencils.

Challenges:

• Fab ‘n’ Funky – Male Birthday
• Digi Choosday Challenge – Animals & Insects
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday – Make it Cute
• Melonheadz Friends Challenge – Birthdays

Leona B x

Creative Moments challenge – Add some bling

The new challenge, starting today at Creative Moments, is add some bling.  I have made an 8 x 8 card, which is super sparkly for the add some bling challenge.

Challenges:

• Clear It Out – Christmas Stash: Glitter
• Through The Craft Room Door  Always Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart – Always Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion –  Always Anything Goes
• Sparkle N Sprinkle –  use loose glitter,

Leona B x

Music loving teen

A CAS and masculine card today!  I made this using Srif Craft Artist 2 and printed out the guitar and headphones twice so I could decoupage them.

Challenges:

• Brown Sugar – Use a Number
• Craft for the Craic – Inspired by Music
• That’s Crafty! Challenge Blog – Boys Will Be Boys
• Little Red Wagon – It’s All About The Boys
• Colour Your World with Lucy Sunshine – Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – Anything Goes
• Pile It On – Funky

Leona B

Shabby chic 50

A pretty floral card today.   I have used Papermania Simply Floral products to make this shabby chic style design.

Challenges:

• As You Like it Challenge – Colour
• Crafting with an Attitude –  Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations  Always Anything Goes
• Southern Girls – Let’s Celebrate
• Moo-Mania & More – Show Patterns
  
• Craft-Dee BowZ – Handmade Bow
• Crafting from the Heart – Always Anything Goes

Leona B

Jasper is 12!

I is my middle child’s birthday today and I have made him a card using a digikit called RockStar from Daily Trail.  The cards is flat and has a co-ordinatinting insert.  The font came from a different digikit.  I love the simplicity of this card as my boy – like most 12-year-olds is not into fussy cards.

Challenges:

• Inkspirational – one layer card
  
• The Pencil Case – anything goes 
• Incy Wincy Designs – For the Boyz
• Doodle Pantry – Anything Digital Goes
• UnstampaBelles –  Boys will be Boys
• Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge – Children
• Crafting-With-Friends –  Anything Goes
• 4 Crafty Chicks – Birthday
• Creative Artiste Challenge –  Anything Goes
• Alphabet Challenge –  O is for One Layer
• Paper Minutes – All About Children
• http://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com.au/

Leona B x