Pollycraft DT Call and a Few Challenges

Afternoon everyone.  I'm so enjoying this spring weather we're having lately, the nights are really starting to pull out and I feel really upbeat - SPRING IS COMING - YAAAAYYYYY!!!  

Just when I thought things couldn't get any better there is also a DT CALL running at the moment over at Pollycraft.   If you would like the chance to join the DT then you need to get yourself over to Tales from Pollycraft to check out the full details and grab yourself one or both of the freebie images.  You have to use either of the images for your DT entry.  You do not have to use both, though I have as I couldn't choose a favourite lol!

My first will also be entered into the following challenges

Ooh La La Creations - Anything

Paper Cutz - Anything

Crafty Calendar - Flower Power

and up close......................

Papers are from Basic Grey.  Copics and promarkers used to colour and a MS punch for the border.  Flowers are from Prima.  The polka dot brad is from Doodlebug I think!  Pearl brad from Hobby House.  The ribbon and charm are from my stash. I layered just the rim of her hat.

The second and final card for Pollycraft DT Call will be entered into the following challenges

Cute Card Thursday - Celebration (Easter)

Bee Crafty - Spring

Sassy Designs by Susie - Easter

Rosie D's - Think Spring

By the Cute and Girly - Spring is in the Air

The papers here are from Me and My Big Ideas and K&Co.  I used one of my favourite Leone Em punches for the leaves.  Flowers are prima and stash.  Everything else is stash.  The colours here were a bit more tricky as I seemed to not have enough cardstock in the shades of green and yellow I wanted.  I nearly binned this and started again but I'm pretty pleased with the final result.  I layered this image and concertinered the bun case along the lines before glueing it down and adding glitter to the icing.

Thanks for stopping by my little haven of crafty madness here in cyberspace.  Please don't be shy in leaving a comment, I love reading them and, I can then visit you and check out your lovely creations.

Take care

Hugs

Mel X

A Couple of Simple Male Cards - Six Challenges

Hi everyone, hope you're all well.   Gosh it's a bit chaotic here with the kids being off school!  I did manage to escape to my craft table today for a couple of hours and play with some new images and papers.  Oh yeah, and some new copics and promarkers too ssshhhhhh - don't tell Pete lol - or the SIL Jo as am supposed to be saving for Harrogate next month!!!

The first card is for the following challenges:

Charisma Cards - Think Male

Rosie D - Just for Men

Magical Crafts - Something for the Kids

RECIPE

Digi Image - Charmed Cards and Crafts

Colouring Mediums - Copics and Promarkers

Papers - K&Co

Cardstock - Stash

Card Candy

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For my second card I used a new stamp too!  I think the image is soo adorable and I do love lions. These particular stamps are absolutely fab to work with, I can't get enough of them!  This one's for the following challenges;

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Keep It Simple

The Pink Elephant - Ribbon

Stamp Something - Something Cute

He's not girly but I do think he's cute!  I have decoupaged him to add depth but this isn't really showing up on the pic.

RECIPE

Stamp - Whimsy

Colouring Mediums - Copics, Inkssentials White Opaqe Pen

Papers - Basic Grey

Flowers - Prima

Card Candy

Ribbon - Hobbycraft

I quite like the effect of the pen through his fur, what do you reckon?  Well thats it from me, at least for now!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like what you see.   Take care and happy crafting!

Mel X

2 in One Card Challenge

Hi Everyone. The nights are certainly drawing in now and its getting much nippier outside!! I've put the fire on to keep me cosy!!. Here are the two challenges for which I'm entering todays card...

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Sketch

Rosie Dee's Challenge Blog - "Carrot, Courgette and a Flower"

RECIPE

Stamp - Penny Black - Dressed to Scare 2533H

Card Stock - Sizzix

Black & Green Paper - Pink Petticoat

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Punch - woodware circle, large & small daisy

Flower - Prima

Ribbon - from my stash

Colouring Mediums - watercolour pencils and copics

I hope you're all well and keeping warm! Keep crafting!

Mel X

Rosie D's Challenge Blog

Rosie D is a new challenge for me and I really wanted to do a scrapbook page for it. However, my photographs are inaccessible to me until Mr Blogger gets home Friday to sort it all out. So, I've decided to enter a LO from MIL's heritage album I did for her. This is a photograph at her wedding in 1952. I used a cream background paper (can't remember whose) and picked out some of the wording with a black Marvy Le Plume pen. The photograph was matted on to both black and chocolate cardstock. The ribbon, for me, is the little cherry on top. Both it and the heart embellishment were from my stash. The ribbon slide is from Making Memories. The leaves of brides corsege were subtley tinted green in photoshop though that won't show up in the photograph. The quote was done in Word and reads, "Life gives us brief moments with another.....but sometimes in those brief moments we get memories that last a lifetime". Anon

Many thanks for stopping by. I'm back at work tomorrow but hope hope you all have a great day whatever you're doing!!

Mel X