Challenge cards and DT call

I know I've been absent for a while so without going into too much detail, I'm back. My story involves bad backs and crappy lap tops but I won't bore you with the details, I just hope I can get some posts done and get caught up with challenges etc before the lap top packs in again! :)

I have loads to catch up with so I will start at the beginning of this month with any news, challenges etc and once I'm up to speed with April I will start on March (assuming I don't get stuck again!)

So the new challenge for April from the Crafting Muskateers is a good one. The theme is "Monochrome" and the sponsor is Anice McNamee from Funky Hand who has very kindly donated a £10 download voucher which can be spent on the Funky Hand web site. Here is an overview about FH..... 

"Funky Hand started with the launch of our first backing paper CD 'The Funky One'. Things have certainly moved on since then and I would like to thank all of our wonderful customers for making our time in the craft business such fun!

There are a lot of exciting things ahead for Funky Hand so keep popping back to see what we are up to. Anything that I want to let you know about will be added to my blog Funky Hand Thoughts as soon as it happens. I update it regularly with new card designs to inspire you, exciting news that I want to share and just general day to day chat. I look forward to you visiting me there! Don’t forget to leave me a comment so I can drop by your blog if you have one.
If this is the first time you have visited Funky Hand or if you are a Funky Hand customer and friend I am sure you will find something to inspire your paper crafting projects amongst our CD-Roms, downloads, stamps and stash. Don’t forget to take a look at the examples of cards, scrapbook pages and word-books for each CD or Download collection, new ones are added regularly. My thanks to my design team members Kathy, Jackie, Amanda, Jenny, Lou, Allison, Debs, Ni, Belinda, Debbie, Samantha and Ruth for all their hard work creating fab new card designs to add to the ones I pull together when I have a spare moment! As well as making cards for this website and my TV appearances, the Funkettes also run a monthly challenge blog - Get Funky! where there are Funky Hand goodies to be won. Why not have a go yourself?"

Here is my challenge card

 Anice very kindly gave the CM design team a download of their choice to work with and I chose the limited edition "Mother of Mine" download kit. I used shades of pink (apart from the bits of green on the flowers ;)) from the kit.

Why not pop over to the Crafting Muskateers challenge blog and take a look at the fabulous DT cards and entries? You have plenty of time to join in as the challenge runs for a month! We are also looking for a new member to join our wonderful Design Team as Sheena has decided to step down from the team due to other commitments. 

Look forward to seeing you, good luck xx

Delicious Doodles

Have you been over to the Crafting Muskateer's Blog for the new challenge yet? Yes, we are already on challenge number 4!! It doesn't seem so long ago since we were all getting giddy about it starting up lol Anyway, the challenge this month is sponsored by Teri over at Delicious Doodles who will be giving the winner four of her "delicious doodles" :)

Click on the header to be taken over to Teri's shop, there are some lovely images over there. We were given a selection of images to choose from and then had to follow the sketch below

and here is the card I made.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and the papers are from The Just Happy collection on the Dreams Come True cd by Funky Hand. This has to be one of my favourite cds as there are some really yummy papers and colour ways to be had...this lilac pattered paper is a particular favour although this is another left over piece from my mountain :)

Also this month we are having a DT call as we have lost our lovely lace lady Sarah Wright so we are having a DT call. We don't want you to send us copies of your best work, we want you to enter our challenge then when you upload your project add DT next to your name. We will then choose from those of you who have added the DT.

Good luck to you all and thanks for dropping by and showing us all your support, we are very grateful. Don't forget that the challenge runs until the end of the month so there is plenty of time yet. :)

Allsorts challenge

Another challenge with a recipe this week is the Allsorts Challenge blog Now I used to avoid this sort of challenge and just stick to sketches but now I quite enjoy them, I also don't mind making cards for males either but I know there are quite a few people out there who hate it. This is the brief

"This week we have a recipe challenge for you but with a twist - and the twist is it's

A RECIPE FOR THE BOYS

so we would like to see your projects for a male using the following

1 design paper

2 punches or dies

3 buttons"

 and here is what I came up with

The papers and die cuts are all from My Mind's Eye, image is by Karen's Doodles and the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.


Allsorts also have a DT call which ends tomorrow at 6 pm so I thought I might have a try!

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/dt-call-at-allsorts.html

and my card

Thanks for looking and good luck if you apply :)

DT call

There is a new blog starting next month and they are having a DT call at the moment. The challenge is slightly different to others around as "If you like most of us have a stash of old stamp gathering dust, then this is the place to come. There will be a new challenge every other Tuesday and you can combine it with as many other challenges as you like, as long as the main image is stamped and at least 6 months old. You can make anything you like Card, ATC, L/O etc as long as it fits in with the challenge"

The blog is called Oldie But A Goodie which might be right up my street as I haven't bought many stamps this year!!


 Check it out :)

ICS

Who stole the days between last Tuesday and this?........I wonder if it's the same person who stole our summer. I have actually put the heating on cos it's blooming freezing!

So as a week has gone past and it's Tuesday again already it must be challenge day on the ICS blog We are sponsored again this week by Fairy Knoll

A place where fairies fly and dreams come
alive. Fairy Knoll offers digital stamps
filled with fantasy and magic ~ we hope you can visit us soon.

Dawn's sketch 

 and my card

 Paper is by Pink Petticoat and everything else is from my stash.

 

Don't forget to pop over to ICS and take a look at the other DT cards. We are also having a DT call so if you fancy joining us, then now is your chance.

Back soon :)

 

DT call

Rosie has put out a call for a new DT member for the RosieDee challenge blog and as well as the new year card below

I altered a box, to match my storage baskets, to use as a rack for storing my Card Candy. So we went from this

to this

and this is my (very messy) ribbon basket

 

The gingham paper was downloaded from The Activity Village and everything else, including the glass jars and Prima Flowers are from my stash.

tfl

Sketch Saturday

And another great sketch from the Sketch Saturday team

Materials: image - DewDrop Digiz, Promarkers, paper - mag freebie, ribbon and gems from stash
and sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Don't forget that Nikki at DewDrop has a DT call out at the moment but it closes at midnight tonight.

Rosie-Dee's DT call

Rosie and Deanne are looking for 6 designers to join them on their DT and have asked, that when you make your 'application card' that you use this week's challenge which is to use turquoise and brown. This is one of my favourite colour combinations (but then I have lots of favourite colour combinations LOL) Anyway, I decided to use the sketch from Friday Sketchers and have a go (not sure why cos I've applied and been turned down for a few recently and decided not to apply any more! :()

Image - DigiStamp Boutique coloured with ProMarkers
Turquoise card - Bazzill Bling
Ribbon and ric rac - stash
Flowers - Prima
Brads-Papermania
Brown pearlescent card - PDA
Patterned paper - Junkitz
Ribbon - Ribbon Oasis
Flowers - Prima
Gems (on the squares) - Anita's
Brad - Doodlebug Sugar Coated

Turquoise card - Bazzill Bling
Brown pearlescent- PDA
Quote - I think it might be Junkitz but am not entirely sure
Border and small circle - Love Elsie

Finally I made another card but this time it was for last week's challenge, better late than never!! The colour combination was green and blue and the sketch was created by Deanne.

Paper - Patti Picklicious
Blue cardstock - Doodlebug
Butterfly - Kirsty Wiseman (also on the Patti link)
Flowers - Prima
Gems - Anita's and bits and bobs from stash!

Thanks for looking

Getting there

Rain, rain go away.........we have had a couple of really awful downpours this evening and it is running torrents down the road. It's almost reminiscent of the start of the floods two years ago :(

I think I'm getting there regarding the challenges but every time I say that I end up behind again! LOL I've managed to get a few cards done in between assorted commissions but not many. I did the Inspirational challenge last week and made a card (unsuccessfully) for the DT call!

I made this card for a lovely friend who celebrated her 60th last Monday. Numbers were hand cut using wooden templates (and scissors!), papers are all Papermania and the ribbon, lace and charm were all from my stash.

This card was made for DH to take to work last week. Papers are from Patti Picklicious (I am certainly getting my monies worth from that cd :)) The stamp is a Studio G cheapy set and the flourishes are from my new Swirls die by QK.