Wayhooo - I'm on a roll - Second Challenge Entry

Got the crafting and challege bug this morning - heres my second challenge blog entry. This time it is for Stretch N' Bubbles Challenge #13

The challenge was to use the "Chet" digital stamp which is available from their store HERE

I love this stamp and can think of so many different ways he can used.

For this card I took  pearlescent green A4 cardstock and folded in half to make an A5 cardblank. I then rounded the corners (normally I would use a punch but could'nt find it under all my stash so I drew around a ribbon spool and cut out the corners this way for a rustic feel!!!). I then printed the stamp and coloured in using promarkers (don't you just love 'em!)  and then cut him out. I used American Crafts "Blue Skies" papers and co-ordinating plain cardstock and cut out different sized circles which I inked the edges of using a brown ink pad before matting and layering together and attaching to my card blank. Finally I mounted "Chet" onto 3D foam and attached him to the centre circle.

As finishing touches I added some orange ribbon and a few acrylic rainbow drops to add a bit of style.

I don't normally use oranges and greens in my cards but after seeing the results here will definately be using this colour scheme again.

Wow - this challenge bug lark is really broadening my horizons.

Now I've just got to work out how to add my link using Mr Linky.  

First Challenge Entry - I'm so excited!

ello everyone,

Well I was working until late last night and have just put the finishing touches to a card which I have made to enter into Card Making Downloads August Challenge

The challenge was to create a card with more than one fold using resources available from their site. This is a totally new thing for me as I have always in the past just stuck to normal pre-scored card blanks but I enjoyed making it so much.

Although I say it myself - I love this card. The little Digital Milly stamp has been coloured in using promarkers and I have attached it to the window aperture I cut with little tabs so that she actually swings.

Materials list for this card:- Swing Milly Digi Stamp - £1.25), Spring Fresh Paper Pack (FREE), Spring Fresh Trees (FREE) & Christmas Snowman Side Stepper (used this for the card base template as it was on offer at just 25p! -  which I then covered with the paper pack) - All available from http://www.card-making-downloads.com/.

I'm just waiting for approval to their forum so that I can load my entry on.

Hope you like it.

Hello Crafters

Hello to anyone who may have stumbled across this blog - please don't go just yet!

After many months looking at all the wonderful challenges around and admiring the entrants blogs I have bitten the bullet and decided to start entering some of the challenges I have admire for ages.

Also as a way to try and save money so that I can pay our mortgage off early I am gonna try and find lots of hidden treasures in my craft room (I may need to do lots of tidying before I even find the floor!!!!), see what free items are hiding on the internet and try and win as much crafty stash as possible etc to try and stop me buying any new crafting goodies for a while (when I post the photos of my craft room you will see the reasons why - trust me if you thought you were a craft a holic just wait to see me!!!!!.

So here goes - wish me luck - I think I'm gonna need it. My fingers are crossed I manage to find time to enter, post on here and learn how to link my creations to the challenges!!!!

Stay tuned for my first post...............