Wishing you a day wrapped in happiness (PB Saturday Challenge)

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I’m back with the April Challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge!  The theme  is  Anything Goes (Optional – Something Funny).

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome

My card features PB – Furry Flight stamp set, stamped and Distress watercoloured. This is another stamp I’ve loved since I bought it maybe 3 years ago, but this is the first time I’ve used it! I’m so pleased!!

The sentiment is from PB – Sprinkles & Smiles sentiment set.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a chance to enjoy some crafting time !

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

RetroRubber Challenge 202 | Anything Goes!

Time Out Challenge 234 – Inspired by Words

Stamping Sensations – March challenge – Option – Wings and Tails

We Love Stamping – March challenge option – Spring is in the Air

Elliebelle’s Corner: I spy-with-my-little-eye-Spring or Easter Critter

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Less is More #479- Hey… Happy Birthday!

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Happy Saturday everyone. It’s time for a new challenge over at LIM. The challenge is to create using the theme: One Layer Card – Anything Goes.

For today’s card I had fun playing with an Impression Obsession stamp set – Mini Peekers! They are such sweet and realistic images of this cute cat and a lovely pup. I’ve had with set in my stash for too long ( maybe 3 years), so now I’ve finally inked it!!!

After stamping. the image was watercoloured simply with Distress inks.

The “Hey” comes from the same set and the HP comes from SSS – Circle Sayings set.

Please head over to our blog and check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Stay safe

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Retro Rubber Challenge 202 | Anything Goes!

Stamping Sensations – March challenge – Option – Wings and Tails

We Love Stamping – March challenge

KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #655: CAS

PIP Challenge 2310

Bundle of Joy (HLS – Dies)

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We’re back with the first challenge for 2023, over at Happy Little Stampers –  Anything Goes with Dies – March.   As always, anything goes in this challenge. So, I hope you’ll find time in  your busy life to join in the fun this month!

I’m sharing a baby card a friend asked me to make.

It uses MFT Alphabet dies and SSS – String of Hearts. All old dies but much loved and used.

The little images are from various cheap store sets (again very old) watercoloured and fussy cut.

I also added some white Nuevo drops.

Time to head over to our blog to check out the great work by the rest of the Design Team!

I look forward to seeing what you create this month!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Have a good day and stay safe!

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Die Cut Divas March Challenge – Anything Goes

Cut it Up Challenge #273 

Just swingin’ by to say Happy Birthday

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I am posting a fun birthday card I made for a very special little boy. I hope he likes it!

The HA – Jungle Frame Fancy die was cut twice and watercoloured using various mediums to get the variation of colour of wanted. It was then sprayed with Sparkle spray to add more interest.

Hero Arts – Thanks a Bunch Monkeys monkeys and vines were stamped and copic coloured before being fussy cut.

I also made a back panel with ink blending of Distress inks before being sprayed with sparkle.

Next was making the frame to fit the jungle die and the sentiment added to the front.

The back of the card was cut larger and had folds to make it sit up. (see Jennifer McGuire).

The green panel was added to the back of the card. The first die cut was added behind the frame then a second was added to the back with raised tape, slightly offset to give dimension. This was then added to the card back.

Lastly, the monkeys were added.

I had lots of fun with this one.

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero: February 2023 Challenge – Animal Crackers

Double “D” – Everything Is Coming Up Green Challenge

Die Cut Divas March Challenge – Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations March challenge – AG option Wings and Tails

We Love Stamping March challenge – AG

Just For You (PB Saturday Challenge)

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I’m back with the March Challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge!  The theme  is  Anything Goes (Optional – Easter).

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome

I don’t really make Easter cards, but I thnk this sweet PB image fits the theme well.

After stamping the sweet PB For Goodness Sake image, it was Distress watercoloured. It was added to the Stamp Frame Die – from Catchy Crafts.

The sentiment is from PB – Key to My Heart stamp set.

To finish I added a red twine bow.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a very safe and happy season ahead!

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Time Out Challenge 233 – Elegant

Die Cut Divas March Challenge – Anything Goes

Love To Craft Challenge – Pansy Diary 2023

Hello again

The new year is well underway and time for the next another project over at  Love to Craft! Challenge. As always  LTCCB challenge this month is Anything Goes. The challenges goes for 6 weeks. So for this challenge from March 1 to April 15 2023.

I hope you don’t mind but here is another of the diaries I have painted for 2023.
I always love pansies. They are so sweet. I chose more soft colours for these pansies.
I’m pleased to say the recipient loves it too.

Please head over to our blog and check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create. Remember is can be anything creative!!!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Stay safe

Helen

Happy Birthday (HLS – Watercolour)

Hello again

Welcome to the first challenge of the year, at HLS Watercolour Challenge for March 2023. As always it’s Anything Goes so long as it features watercolour. So easy to join in!

My card is a fun birthday card I created for a friend.

To start I added Distress inks to the Sizzix embossing folder, and spraying with water before running through the diecutting machine.

It was then trimmed and added to the card front.

For fun I added some playing cards under the die cut sentiment.

Please head over to our blog and check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Stay safe

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Challenge #232 Happy 9th Birthday Time Out!

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas March Challenge – Anything Goes

Birthday Hugs

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I had fun creating another fun card for the February Altnew Challenge. I love the colour combination.

I started with a watercolour paper panel which I washed with the colours on the photo inspiration and sprayed it with Glimmer Mist for a lovely sparkle and a few gold splatters.

I added black card diecuts using the beautiful Leafy Garland Die.

The ‘birthday ‘ is from Altnew Modern Hello set.

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Enjoy your day

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Altnew – February 2023 Inspiration Challenge

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Challenge #232 Happy 9th Birthday Time Out!

Die Cut Divas – February Challenge – Add some Gold

Happy Birthday

Hello and welcome

I had fun creating this fun card for the February Altnew Challenge. I love the colour combination.

The flowers are Altnew Statement Flowers water coloured with Distress inks.
On another panel I smooched the ink colours. This panel was cut down for the background.
The black panel uses Altnew’s Enchanting Vines 3D embossing folder.

The sentiment if from Modern Hello stamp set.

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments.

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Altnew – February 2023 Inspiration Challenge

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Challenge #232 Happy 9th Birthday Time Out!

Allsorts Challenge Blog Week 717

Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday – February Challenge – Anything Goes

Sweet Wishes (PB Saturday Challenge)

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Welcome back with a reminder for the February!! Our February Challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge  is  Anything Goes (Optional – Hearts &/or Flowers).

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome

My card features PB – Key to My Heart stamp set. A lovely simple but super sweet image with just a little easy masking to get the teddy to sit on the heart.

After watercolouring with Distress Inks, all the hearts had lots of Wink of Stella adde, but sadly it didn’t show up in the photos. 😦 So pretty with the sparkle!!

The sentiment is PB -Sweet Wishing die.

Please head over to our blog to  check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team!  I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.

I look forward to seeing what you create!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  I love to read your comments and will be sure to check out your blog.

I hope you all have a very safe and happy season ahead!

Cheers

Helen

Challenges:

Bizzy Bec’s February Anything Goes Challenge….

Sisterhood of Crafters Chalenge : Hearts

We Love Stamping February challenge

Allsorts Challenge Blog – Week 716 🦋