Card bringing joy

This digistamp is called Blossoming Winnie and is available from Polkadoodles and she just fills me with joy! I have coloured her in various colourways, but this week matched the colouring to “Chloe’s Bumper papare pack” that came with a magazine, These coral colours are perfect for sending someone best wishes.

Challenges: •Let’s Craft & Create Challenge – Thank you •Double D Challenges – Spring/Moodboard  •Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday – Anything Goes •Fab n Funky – Spring •Cutie Pie Challenge – Easter/Mother’s Day •Make My Monday – Spring, flowers, •A Perfect Time To Craft Anything Goes •Triple B – Birds, Blooms or Butterflies •Shopping Our Stash – Spring Has Sprung •Digi Choosday Challenge – Anything Goes •Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge – use an Image 

Leona B

Creative Moments Challenge reminder – sketch

This card is a little reminder of the monthly challenge at Creative Moments challenge blog. This month we have an optional sketch as the theme. My last post showed you a card using a digi from Beccy’s Place using the sketch, but this shows a different way to use another fabulous free digi from Beccy. The digi is called STOCKING and is coloured with Promarkers. It’s worth looking to see what great choice Beccy has especially some new valentine’s and love themed digistamps. The backing card is very old and from my stash and the sentiment is from an olld Forever Friends card kit. Diont forget to look at the Creative Moments challenge blog for some great and varied interpretations of the sketch and of course to enter your own card!

Thank you to the sponsor

Challenges I am entering:

•Crafting Happiness Challenges –  Anything Goes  Dare 2B Artzy Challenges – Winter Fun  •Cupcake Inspirations  – colour •The Corrosive Challenges – Anything Goes  •We Love 2 Create – Anything Goes •Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas -Christmas -Use a Sentiment •Colour Crazy Challenge – COLORING •My Time To Craft Christmas – THINGS BEGINNING WITH S  •Polkadoodles – ANYTHING GOES 

Leona B

Creative Moments Challenge – sketch

2022 has seen some changes at the Creative Moments challenge. The first one is that we are moving to a monthly challenge, and the second will see the return of the themed challenge. Our first theme of 2022 is a sketch challenge. Please look at the Creative Moments challenge blog for some great and varied interpretations of the sketch and of course to enter your own card!

Thank you to

for sponsoring this months challenge. I have used a free digi called Tulip Wreath and there is a fantastic variety of digistamps on the Beccy’s Place site. The digi is coloured with Promarkers and the backing papers were from ViviGade.

Challenges I am entering:

•613 Avenue Create– Anything Goes  •Lil Patch of Crafty Friends–Always Anything Goes •Colour Crazy Challenge – COLORING •A Bit More Time to Craft – Anything Goes •A Perfect Time To Craft –Anything Goes •Bastel-Traum – With Heart

Leona B

Rejoice in the Risen Lord

I used Hunkydory Easter Wishes kit to make this beautiful Easter card. I made up the 3D-decoupage topper, using the die-cut elements, and added a sentiment before mounting onto a 5×7 card blank. I then used a craft knife to cut adound the topper, through both layers, to make a standing cross. Thank you Hunkydory for producing such a beautiful kit.

Challenges:

•613 Avenue Create – Spring •Dare 2B Artzy Challenges – Bright Colors   •International Art & Soul – Shaped Card •The Corrosive Challenges – Always Anything Goes •We Love 2 Create  – Anything Creative •Crafter’s Castle – Anything Goes  •Crafty Calendar –Easter •Creative Fingers – ANYTHING GOES   •Cut It Up – SPRING FLOWERS AND/OR BUTTERFLIES  

Leona B

Creative Moments Challenge – Anything goes

This week for My Creative Moments Design card I am working wth a digistmap called lovely lillies from

Pink and green is always such a pretty combination, partially because of theor positions of the colour wheel but mainly becase it looks so fresh! Can you tell I’m longing for spring? I have coloured it with Promarkers and mounted onto a pink card blank, CAS style.

Challenges:

• Allsorts  – Beautiful Blooms
• As You Like It Challenge –  Favourite Colour Duo (& Why)
• Pattie’s Creations – ANYTHING GOES
• Polkadoodles – ANYTHING GOES
• Simply Create Too – FAVORITE COLOUR COMB
• Color My Heart Color Dare – Top row 
• Creations in Pink – Anything Goes in Mainly Pink
• Creative Craft Cottage Challenges – Must use a Digi
• Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations – Include a Sentiment

Leona B

Creative Moments Challenge – April showers – May flowers

This week’s Creative Moments challenge is sponsored by My Besties.

I have used a digistamp called April Flower Cart .   It is coloured with Promarkers and I have used a Promarker to colour the doily and die-cut bunting too.  The sentiment is from Hunkydory and the papers are very old and from my stash.  This is such a lovely digistamp!

Challenges

• Crafty Creations  – Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner – – Easter/Spring
• Little Red Wagon – April Showers
• The Paper Funday  – Anything Goes/Optional Easter
• My Besties Aussie Challenge  – Anything Goes
  My Besties International Challenge – Anything Goes
  My Besties Spanish Challenge -Always Anything Goes
• Double D Challenges  – Showers and Flowers/Mood Board

Leona B

 

 

Creative Moments Challenge – Anything goes

Well Hello from Bristol this Mothering Sunday.  I have just watched Songs of Praise which was a blessing.   I have been treated today but still miss my own mother , despite it being nearly 19 years since she went home.  I feel for those who can’t be with their loved ones today, due to risk of viral infection, especially my own sister who is home alone with her low immunity :-(.

But to look on the bright side…  In between distance teaching and marking my classes work, I think I will get in more crafting than usual over coming weeks and some time in the garden.

My DT card for Creative Moments this week is made using a digistamp called Flower Doodles from

I coloured the image using Promarkers using really subtle colours.  It was then mounted on a 7 x 7 ” patterned card.  I have decided which friend will get this card.

Challenges:

• Creative Craft Cottage Challenges – For the Girls
• Pearly Sparkles Challenge – For the Ladies / Girls
• Scribbles Designs Challenge – In Bloom
• Crafty Friends Challenge -1 – Ladies / Girls

Stay safe people – God bless you

Leona B

Creative Moments Challenge – For the Girls!

Greetings!  My blog posts seem to be few and far between these days – I can only put this down to the pressures of work and family.  I have three teenagers at home and I am a teacher.  This week has been 1/2 term.  so that has been lovely and I have managed to get some crafting in.  This does mean that I will be spending the weekend working though…

But to more enjoyable matters.  My DT card for Creative Moments is made using a digistamp called Stardust 3 , from:

I coloured the image using Promarkers and then dug out some very old stash to mount it.  The papers are from Hot Off The Press – one of my favourite paper brands.  I had a small amount of this paper left and cut around the flowers and butterflies to make it look as though the little figure is pepping out from behind the flowers in the garden.  I finished off with a sentiment topper from Hunkydory and some iridescent glitter.

Challenges:

• A Bit More Time to Craft – Always Anything Goes
• Daisy Chain Challenges – For the Girls
• Crafting With An Attitude – Always Anything Goes
• Digi Choosday Challenge – Anything Goes
• Everybody-Art-Challenge – Glitter or Funny
  A Perfect Time To Craft –Always Anything Goes
• Craft-Dee BowZ – Anything Goes 
• Crafts Galore Encore – Always Anything Goes
  Crafty Animals –Anything Goes
  Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper – Patterned Paper

Leona B

Vintage poppies

For today’s card I printed papers and elements from Debbi Moore’s Vintage Botanicals CD.  Each part was dusted around the edge with Ranger Vintage Photo distress ink.

Challenges:

• Simply Papercraft – Always Anything Goes
• Moo-Mania & More – Show Patterns
  
• Fussy and Fancy – Autumn Colours
• Inspiration Destination – Always Anything Goes
• Color My Heart – Poppy, Goldrush, Canary, Cocoa, Kraft
• Alphabet Challenge – Q is for Quick and Simple
• Scrap & Craft Challenge –  Colours Of Autumn
• Crafting for all Seasons – Autumnal Hues
• Frilly and Funkie – Autumn Splendor

Leona B x

Christmas round

One of the things I love most about Polkadoodles’ artwork is the little toadstool embellishments that are found in almost every kit.  So, I just had to include them in this card.  This card took a lot of fussy cutting, which I normally avoid(!) but , it was worth it .

Challenges today will be:

• Digi Choosday Challenge -Christmas Celebrations
• Just Inspirational Challenges –  Winter
• Di’s Digis Designs – FOR OR WITH KIDS
•  Get Creative Challenges – Anything Goes  Twist: Glitter
• Not Just Cards – Anything Goes
• Ooh La La Creations – Christmas
• Baffies Kreativladen – Christmas
• Crafting for all Seasons – Tis the Season
• Whimsy Inspiration – Two or more images
• Fussy and Fancy – Happy Holidays
• My Perfect Life – Christmas card

Leona x x