Scrapology - June Card Challenge

I was honoured to be able to set this months card challenge on Scrapology and I decided to challenge blog readers to create an 'English Country Garden' themed card.

I created a Tent Topper card and used a digital image from Holly's Secret Garden Collection by Cheryl Seslar. 

I also used Bazzill Cardstock, a sentiment from Craftwork Cards, punched leaves and some KandCompany Bright Flowers Layered Accents and I added some Stickles to the image to add some sparkle. 

Please pop over to Scrapology to have a look at all the teams cards and have a go yourself.

Scrapology - November Card Challenge

This months card challenge on Scrapology is sponsored by Megan K. Suarez from Dilly Bean stamps. The design team have created cards using Dilly Bean digital stamps and have also incorporated buttons and bows in their cards. 

I used a Dilly Bean image called 'Elly Framed'.

Instead of colouring the image I paper pieced it using some scraps of patterned paper and highlighted the eyes with glossy accents.

I used the same patterned paper as a background and made some rolled spiral roses too. I added metal corners, a black satin bow and some pearl effect buttons. 

Scrapology - May Card Challenge

Today a new card challenge has been set on Scrapology. The challenge has been set by design team member Sue and the challenge is to create a card featuring a Mythical Creature. I chose to create my card using a pre-coloured digital stamp called Dragon's Birthday from The Paper Shelter.

I used papers from a DCWV stack and Echo Park, sentiment from Craftwork Cards, Bakers Twine and some felt stars bought ages ago from Paperchase. 

Please do pop on over to Scrapology and join in the challenge - there's a lovely prize up for grabs! 

Scrapology - March Card Challenge

This month Karen from Charmed Cards and Crafts have sponsored our card challenge over on Scrapology.

The challenge is to use a digital stamp on your card. The design team used digital stamps available from Charmed Cards and Crafts and I used an image from the Sugar and Spice bundle.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used papers from Papermania's 'Rose Garden' collection. The border was punched with a Fiskars 'sunburst' border punch and the self adhesive pearls were from The Hobby House. The sentiment was from a QVC kit.

Please hop on over to Scrapology to see all the design teams cards and if you create your own card using a digital stamp and submit it you could win two digital collections of your choice from Charmed Cards and Crafts.

Christmas Cards

This year I made a few handmade Christmas cards for my crafty friends.

The first batch I made were made using the 'Tiny Trees' digital stamp set from pinkpetticoat.co.uk .

I printed the image onto some patterned paper which I mounted on a rectangular card blank and then embelished with self adhesive gems and machine stitched round the edge.

Next, I made a batch using my Craft Robo.

I cut the Christmas Blocks from bright Christmas coloured cardstock and then mounted on a square card bank. Then I made a pastel set using pastel pink and blue patterned paper and cardstock.

Finally I made a set again with the Craft Robo using some Scenic Route ledger paper and cardstoock. The bauble was embelished with a self adhesive gem and some bakers twine.

The cards have now been posted to all corners of the country with Seasons Greetings and Best Wishes to my crafty buddies.

Scrapology October Card Challenge

This month, Sue Roberts (AKA Doogle007) challenged the team on Scrapology to use eyelets on their cards.

Although I own quite a few eyelets they are not something that I use very much in my crafting - either on scrapbook layouts of cards, so it was indeed a challenge to come up with a card which incorporated them in an imaginative way.

After two attempts I came up with this card using some very old papers from the BasicGrey 'Colour Me Silly' collection which was released in 2006 (wow 5 years ago!!!) and has now been retired.

I decided to accentuate the circles on the frogs bodies with eyelets and also added some wobble eyes. I layered the frogs on 3D foam to add some depth and also machine stitched round the outside of the card.

Before making the frog card I had a go at a card using a digital stamp called 'Ladybug Flower Tower' from Pink Cat Studios.

I coloured the image using Promarkers and then accentuated the spots on the ladybirds with eyelets as well as adding eyelets to the corners of the image. The papers were from a DCWV 'Scrapbook Kit in a Stack - All Occasion'.

Do have a look at the rest of the team's card on Scrapology and if you have a go yourself at making a card incorporating eyelets you could be in with a chance of winning a whole heap of eyelets kindly supplied by Anita.

Scrapology - July Card Challenge

This month's card challenge on Scrapology is set by S-J creator of Little Musings. The challenge is to make a card which is any shape except square. The Design Team used images created by S-J which are available from the link above.

For my card I used 'Whoo Me?' images.

I also used papers and embelishments from a Little Leaves Cardmaking Kit which I was given as a gift a few months ago.

To create the card I printed three copies of the chosen image onto sheets of three different patterned papers.

I then cut the individual pieces of the image out ........

............. and then layered them together to create the finished owl which I embelished with chipboard flowers and gems and mounted onto a round easel card.

Please do go and see all the cards created by the design team. The card challenge will run until the 15th August and the winner will be announced shortly after. S-J has kindly offered the winner of the challenge three of the digital stamp sets of their choice from her shop.