Daring Cardmakers & Tag You're It

The Daring Cardmakers challenge this week is "tis the season to...Recycle" so here's my entry using a recycled christmas card! It also fits in with the Tag You're It challenge which this week is "let's go stripey"!
I used my sizzix large tag die, and the crop-a-dile for the eyelets.

stuff I've made!

Here's a really quick card that I've just managed to make - took me all of about 15 mins, and it shows, sorry! I've made it for a couple of challenges - Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is "embossing" (the 3 flower/things on lhs are embossed), and the Daring Cardmakers which is "thanks". You can tell I still haven't got the cutter issue sorted - all my stuff is being cut wonky still!!! and it's being stuck on wonky, too, but that's because it's soooooo COLD in my craft room!! (excuses, excuses!!!)
Stamps used: Penny Black
Inks used: Stazon, Stampin' Up Aubergine
Colouring method: watercolours - pencils and a bit of sakura stardust pens
Cardstock used: Basic Grey


And here are some other things that I made while watching tv last night!!

Daring Cardmakers, Cupcake Challenge & Lots To Do

This weeks challenger over on Daring Cardmakers this week is "Cafe Chic!" so I decided to get my fimo out this morning to make a few embellies!! I first had fimo when I was about 12 (22 years ago) and I still have some of my original fimo - it's a bit crumbly at first, but once you have it warmed up, it's as good as the stuff I bought 6 months ago!!
I used a shimmery card blank, some handmade paper (lakeland) and a quotation that fits in with the Lots To Do challenge which is "quotations".

I also used more fimo to make some sweets for the Cupcake Craft Challenges. This didn't turn out exactly as i had planned, because when making the sweets I didn't really plan what I'd do with them, and with them being so "lumpy", I wish after I'd made holes in them and used them to thread on wire or something! Never mind, it's done now! Hope you like them.

Daring Cardmakers - Birds, birds, birds

My mum went shopping yesterday and bought me a little strip of 3d stickers from the £shop. It's not something I'd normally buy, but she thought of me, so thought I'd better come up with something with them, and I was actually quite pleased with the results - they made 6 cards, and one of them has a bird, so ideal for the Daring Cardmakers challenge!! Click on the pics for closer views!

Cardstock used: red and green from stash, plus handmade paper from stash
Other Embellishments: stickers from the pound shop and some peel-offs!

Daring, Stamp Somthing & My Time to Craft

I grabbed half hour today to make a quick card, and managed to make it fit into 3 challenges - Stamp Something which is Simple Somethings - keep it to one layer, My Time To Craft which is Snowmen and Daring Cardmakers which is sparkle and bling. I added glitter to the ribbon and the snowman's bobble hat! I was going to cover him in glitter completely, but thought it may be too much!
I coloured him with marvy pens.

Daring Cardmakers & Friday Sketchers Challenges

I've just done a quick make while little-un is having a quick nap, and I've done this for two challenges - Friday Sketchers which is obviously a sketch, and Daring Cardmakers whose challenge is "Paint the Town ...". I used a SU stamp set that I've had for ages and never used (yes another one!!), so am pleased to have made good use of it. I stamped the fish over white paper with versamark, embossed with white powder, then painted with my paints (like Twinkling H2O's) with a water brush. I then did two extra fish and painted them too. Added some silver sticky paper to go behind, some organza ribbon and small circle punchies, and the Best Fishes from my sizzix alphabet (sorry, forgotten the name)!!

Daring Cardmakers & Secret Crafter Saturday Challenges

I've made this card to fulfil 2 challenges - the first is Daring Cardmakers whose theme is "BRIGHT" and the second one is Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge whose challenge is a great sketch. I've turned the sketch around and used it to come up with this card. My dad has been invited to celebrate his friends' divorce, so I offered to make a card!! I just hope they like it!! I used the sizzix die to make the "sign", and some letter stamps, some cardstock, sizzix brackets and Stampin' Up stamps for the Cheers to you bit. Oh, and some star eyelets.

2 cards, 4 challenges!!

This first card is for the following challenges: the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge and BasicGrey Challenges. I used the sketch from secret crafter (sorry Jane, I copied your idea with the eyelets!!), using BasicGrey "Infuse" paper whose challenge is scallops - I used my nesties to make a scalloped oval and coloured the image with my SU ink pads and chalk. I also added punched flowers under the eyelets.
I'm not sure about the greeting - I've only placed it on so far because I might change my mind and add a smaller greeting - what do you think??!!


This second card is for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge and the Daring Cardmakers. I used some Making Memories cardstock, a Penny Black image (their challenge is a sketch this week), and the Daring Cardmakers is also scallops - I made my own version of Threading water using my scallop scissors (would have been easier with the new Stampin' Up scallop edge punch), and made the holes with my crop-a-dile. I made the flowers with my new punch - one of the best punches I now own! Added a SU greeting and some gems.

Daring Cardmakers & Stamp Something Challenges

I've made this card for the Daring Cardmakers challenge which this week is a sketch, and also the Stamp Something Challenge which this week is a Fall theme.

I used SU stamp, some SU paper and ribbon, a couple of buttons and greeting. Not one of my best cards ever, but there you go! I gave myself an hour in the craft room (first time for what seems like ages), and came out a bit disappointed with this one!

Daring Cardmakers - Scrumdiddlyumptious

Here's my attempt at a card for the daring cardmakers challenge this week. I was itching to use my barbeque stamp, and thought I'd take a photo of it on our real bbq, in between huge downpours of rain. Maybe we'll get to use the real one in september!!!