Bugaboo Stamps Day 2 Christmas in July challenges

Day 2 of the 9th Christmas in July week of challenges with Bugaboo Stamps.

The first thing of thought of with this movie was Bells, so I searched my Bugaboo images for bells.  I found Make it Snappy - Greetings Bells.  I used a portion of this digi for the oval.

The link for this challenge https://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/day-two-christmas-in-july-week-long.html

Bugaboo Stamps - Day 1

Christmas in July all week long with Bugaboo Stamps.

Day 1

I chose A Charlie Brown Christmas and used Kidz Christmas Boy and his Dog as my Bugaboo image.

Day 1 link http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/day-one-christmas-in-july-week-long.html

Beccy's Place July Challenge

Thank you Beccy for this beautiful image.  I love flannel flowers and wattle, what a beautiful combination.  Unfortunately I have tried growing flannel flowers without success, but now I have this image from Beccy so all is not lost.

I chose to use this image on a sympathy card for a local family whom we have known since our daughters were at primary school.  The girls are now women.  Her Mum has lost her battle with cancer and we will be attending a celebration of her life this week.

The link to Beccy's challenge is here.

The Outlawz Progressive Challenge - July 2019

This month's Progressive image is "Sophie Colouring" by Little Blue Button Stamps.

I have made an ATC for my own collection because I just love anything with a cat on it. I had made some backgrounds on ATC-sized chipboard to have in my stash and grabbed one of those and fussy cut Sophie to fit the ATC.  The quote is one of my own.  Hope you like my ATC.

The link to the The Outlawz Progressive Challenge is here

SheepSki Designs July 2019 Blog Challenge

This month's Blog Challenge theme is "Early Christmas/Winter"  I have chosen the little winter cuties "Huddle" to work with.  I was looking for a wintry background for my Aussie Christmas in July card and found one on Etsy.  I think it suited my little penguin friends.  Of course, I have coloured the image with Copics and added some chipboard snowflakes coloured in all sorts of mediums to achieve the effect I wanted, a few layers of whatever white I had, finishing with white Wink of Stella.  I hope you like it.

Don't forget if you are purchasing any images from the SheepSki Designs Etsy shop, use this code for a further 10% discount off your order.


                                                    SKIANDREA10

 And the link to the blog challenge is https://sheepski-designs-challenges.blogspot.com/2019/07/challenge-28-early-christmas-winter.html

The Outlawz June 2019 Progressive Challenge

This month's progressive image is thanks to M Medel Illustrations and is called Nadia.  I have added sunglasses, doesn't she look cool and confident.

https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/freebie-progressive-challenge/forum/topics/progressive-freebie-challenge-june-2019

Sandra Caldwell Stamps - 1st Digi Release Day for June 2019

I am so excited to be doing a Guest spot with Sandra Caldwell again.  I love her digis and this month there is so many I will be buying to add to my rather huge collection lol.  I chose to work with
 #2916 Birthday Fun.

You can never have enough birthday cards on hand, right.

#2916 Birthday Fun is available at babycakesdnd Etsy Shop.  While you are there check out the other new releases.

#2919 Flamingo Bikini

#2915 Going My Way

#2918 Fruity Cat

#2914 Grandpa Pete

Thanks for letting me show you my inspiration for Sandra's latest release and don't forget she has some other great digis in the Etsy shop and her Zibbet store as well.  If you are like me, you won't stop at just one.

I would like to thank Sandra for giving me the opportunity to help her wonderful Design Team showcase the June releases.  Yes, I said releases, so come back later in the month and you will see more inspiration for the second release, more great images from the talented Sandra Caldwell.

I am entering:

https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/friday-color/forum/topics/festive-friday-s-challenge-june-14th-through-june-27th

https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com/2019/06/week-23-anything-goes-colouring.html

https://bizzybecsstore.blogspot.com/2019/06/june-challenge.html

SheepSki Designs June Blog Challenge inspiration

The theme on the SheepSki Designs Blog Challenge for June 2019 is "For Someone Special".  The image I have used for this theme is "Cornflowers".

I wanted to create a special card filled with lovely embellishments to complement this beautiful image and I just had to add the word Elegance to finish off the card.  The chipboard words are from Scrapmatts, one of my favourite Australian chipboard companies.

There are many beautiful images you can use in the SheepSki Designs Etsy shop that can be used for this theme and don't forget to use our special code before checkout so you can receive 10% discount of your order.

                                             SKIANDREA10

The link for the Blog Challenge is 
https://sheepski-designs-challenges.blogspot.com/2019/06/challenge-27-for-someone-special.html, 
so please join us in June because you are someone special to us too.


I am entering:

http://intaas.blogspot.com/2019/05/ch59-lace-and-pearls.html

http://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/06/giugno-fiori-june-flowers.html

https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/friday-color/forum/topics/festive-friday-s-challenge-may-31-june-13?commentId=6356543%3AComment%3A1485104&groupId=6356543%3AGroup%3A835714

AAA Cards Clean & Simple Challenges 5th Birthday

Happy Birthday to AAA Cards Clean & Simple Challenges and Congratulation on 5 Years.  Here is my inspiration for a birthday card for Game #141

For this CAS card I have used washi tape, a left-over sentiment from a Scrapmatts Retreat Make & Take project and the flower I have coloured with Copics, is from the set Friends Like You, from one of my favourite flower digi companies, Graciellie Design.

Come and join in the birthday fun!




There are lots of sponsors and lots of ways to win prizes on this birthday hop.

I have entered:

https://aaacards.blogspot.com/2019/05/cas-game-141-our-5th-birthday-bash.html?fbclid=IwAR3e7gUhX4b7cwam8L9vbZnp6fcQaNFNj3Vlr1hVqV-QsdArZKjP6DtdKd0

A Day for Daisies "Flowers in my Garden"

A birthday card using A Day for Daisies "Flowers in my Garden".  Of course I have coloured this image with my favourite technique, Copics.  Not a day goes past without me having a Copic marker in my hand, especially at night while in front of the television watching my husband's favourite shows, not mine.  It is so easy to get out my Copics and colour digital images.


This digital image can be found here

I am entering:

http://creationsinpink.blogspot.com/2019/05/challenge-10-anything-goes-in-mainly.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-mid-month-inspiration-showcase-your.html

Beccy's Place Blog Challenge "Little Liz"

I have been buying Beccy's images for ages, but never thought of entering her challenges, so I decided to give it a go.  Thank you Beccy for the free image "Little Liz".  I decided to make a birthday tag for a friend.

I haven't used a brad for ages so I did and the ribbon is actually a piece of ribbon that you get on new clothes, you know the ones we usually cut off and throw, not me, they go in my stash lol.

I am entering:
https://beccyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/05/blog-post.html
https://paperminutes.blogspot.com/2019/05/paperminutes-589-freundschaft.html

Baptism Card

This is a card I made for a friend for her grandson's baptism.  The image I have used is from Imagine that Digistamp and is from the set Sweet Sleep Boy and The background and the sentiment is from Nana Vic's Digitals Etsy Shop.

I am entering this card in:

https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/friday-color/forum/topics/festive-friday-s-challenge-may-17-through-30th

https://imaginethatdigistamp.blogspot.com/2019/05/sponsoring-pennys-paper-crafty-challenge.html

https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/05/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-431.htm

The Outlawz Progressive Challenge May 2019

I really enjoyed making this month's card using ValentineDerek  by Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.

Thank you so much for the May progressive image.

I have used some digital paper and mounted Derek with foam tape.

I am entering:

https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/freebie-progressive-challenge/forum/topics/progressive-freebie-challenge-may-2019

Another Sandra Caldwell Christmas card

May is May-Bee month over at the Sandra Caldwell Facebook group and I decided to make this card using #1076 Bee and Ornie.

I have entered this in:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1643440135938124/

http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2019/05/challenge-53-opt-twistcreature-feature.html

Getting ready for Christmas 2019

What better way to start getting ready for Christmas than putting together some cards using Sandra Caldwell stamps.  I just love her images.  Here is my card using #1068 Tiny Candy Elf.

I am entering:

http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2019/05/challenge-53-opt-twistcreature-feature.html
https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/wk-9-anything-goes-craft-challenge-pink.html
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/05/chnc-challenge-437.html

SheepSki Designs - May 2019 Blog Challenge

The May SheepSki Designs Blog Challenge theme is "Flower Power".  For my inspiration I have used Daisy Panel.  If I remember rightly, and that is a bit difficult at my age lol, the inspiration for this image came from Andrea's mother-in-law's garden.

I have used a lemon card base, a sheet of SU vellum embossed with a Happy Birthday folder.  This is the first time I have dry-embossed vellum.  I know and vellum has been around for years and in my stash I have more than this SU piece.  It had a pattern on it as well before I embossed it, but it is difficult to see.  The heart comes from an Australian embellishment business Charms Creations.

I hope you will join the SheepSki Designs Blog Challenge this month.

Don't forget to use the discount code SKIANDREA10 when ordering from the Etsy shop.

We also have a Facebook group for lovers of SheepSki Designs, hope to see you there too.

I am entering:

A Place to Start - The Never-Ending Challenge
https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/226-feminine-sentiment.html
https://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-anything-goes.html
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2019/05/challenge-168.html

The Outlawz Sketch Challenge 17-30 April 2019

Stuck for a layout for a card, why not take a look at The Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge and enter your project as well.  

This is my interpretation of this fortnight's sketch, using a digi our team received on a recent Alicia Bel challenge.

The name of the digi is "Hawaiian Dance".  If you want to join in with the fun of Alicia's challenges, join her Facebook Group.

I am entering:

https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/wednesday-sketch/forum/topics/sketch-challenge-april-17-april-30

The Outlawz April Progressive Challenge

The Outlawz April 2019 Progressive Challenge image has been donated by Oddball Art Co, available here.  Thank you for this image.  I have made a simple birthday card using an embossing folder, the digi coloured with Copics, sequins and a ribbon to ground the image.

I am entering:

https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/freebie-progressive-challenge/forum/topics/progressive-freebie-challenge-april-2019

Some Odd Girl

I really enjoyed colouring I-Heart-u-Gwen for the Some Odd Girl 12 days of colouring challenge.  Now it is time to finish the project for a birthday card.  I have kept this simple just using an embossing folder on a white card base. 

I am entering:

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/monday-greetings/forum/topics/monday-greetings-challenge-april-15-29-2019-use-embossing-folder

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/2019/04/qkr-stampede-challenge-344-anything-goes.html

Krista Leigh Smith Patreon

Hi,

This is my Art Prompt for Krista's Patreon Community Page.

I have entered:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2019/04/a-place-to-start-mid-month-anything.html

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-109-anything-goes-optional.html