Challenged! - Xmas Bird

I wanted to get a nice snow effect on this card and I tried out the Flower Soft that came free with Papercraft Inspiration magazine , issue 92. I've never used Flower Soft before and I wasn't very happy with the result  - not enough coverage. Maybe I used the wrong glue ( just used PVA). So I went over the flower soft with Stickles and then chucked the Flower Soft on again. I'm much happier now with my sparkling snow.

I'm entering this for:
Christmas Inspirations : Christmas card with bird or flowers.
Stampin' B's: use a bird on a card.

Challenged! - Love Tatoo

I really wanted to do the one-layer card challenge at Less is More (Heart theme) but it took me ages to think of this idea! I just used one stamp (Kanban), coloured the heart, wrote LOVE on the banner, smeared the wings in Distress Stickles and made faux stitching round the edge.

Added Mon eve: Thanks for your kind comments! At Chrissie from Less is More's suggestion, I've put a photo , as well as the scan. I often use scans because I mainly craft at night and find it hard to get photos without my shadow on them! But tonight , when I got in from work, I was able to use the last of the daylight to take this.

Daring to Digi - Welcome Baby

I was asked to make a card for someone whose baby is soon and who doesn't know the gender. I was a bit bored with all my pram stamps so I looked online for a nice digi stamp. I got this from Pink Gem Designs and had to print it out lots of times onto different papers to get the look I wanted.
I'd like to enter this for the following challenges:
The Stampman Challenges Circle it
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays Things that are round (the moon!)

Challenged! - Bewitched

Who knew you could have so much fun with the X Factor, a few glasses of wine and a collage sheet? My favourite challenges are ones where you are confined in some way ( a particular material, colour etc) as these seem to bring out the creativity far more than 'anything goes'.  So I loved the challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow, where you have to use a free collage sheet from Plumrose Lane . As well as the collage sheet I used: black card, adhesive gems, alcohol ink background that I had leftover and stamped with text, scrap of patterned paper. My beautiful witch was just an innocent woman on a free My Craft Studio (I think) CD.

As well as the Sugar Creek Hollow challenge, I'd like to enter this for:
Challenge up your life Halloween
Charisma Cardz Black and Orange

Challenged! - Skeletons

Look at this quick and easy card! Well...it wasn't quick or easy! You wouldn't believe the amount of positioning, trimming, shifting around that took place. And I had to use a stamp positioner (gasp!) to increase the number of skeletons.
I'm entering this for these challenges:
Come and Get it challenges  Happy Halloween
Try it on Tuesday Make it minimal
Clear it out challenge Halloween
Kelley Kid's Black and White
Sarah Hurley Halloween Horrors

Challenged! - Beware the Vampire

After all the clean and cute cards I've been making lately, it was a nice change to get all smudgy and inky again. The woman in this stamp looks like she can expect Dracula to turn up pretty soon.

I made this for the following challenges:
Dragonsdream The whole of the moon.
Gingersnap Creations Horror Stories

Challenged!- Woodland Swing

I seem to have gone all cute lately and the trend continues.......

I made this for the following challenges:
Moving along with the times Autumn Leaves
The Paper Variety Forest Friends
Gingersnap Creations Crimpers ( the back two pieces of paper are crimped, although you can't tell on the scan!)
Stamptacular Sunday Photo inspiration

Daring to Digi - Santa Spotting

I made this card using decoupage from the Crafter's Companion Adorables Christmas CD. The window , with the scene digitally layered behind it, came from the CD with Complete Cardmaking Magazine, and I inked it to blend it in better. The paper and sentiment were from a HOTP pad that came free with a mag.

Actually, this was my second attempt. The first time round , I used a narrower card and a different window frame. When I'd finished I wasn't happy with the window frame and started sticking foiled holly and stockings round it. Mistake! It looked rubbish! Tried to peel stickers off and ripped the background paper. In the end I managed to remove the decoupage and started again!
I'd like to enter this card to the following challenges:
Make it Dimensional at Delightful Challenges
In the misty moonlight at Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog
Resist the temptation at Christmas Stampin'

Challenged! - Another Xmas Card

This one actually looks better in real life.. the die cut is made from silver mirror card , that I embossed. I painted the stamped image (Lili of the Valley)  with Pearl ex paints and Sparkiling H20s .

I'm entering this for these challenges:
Die cuts/ punches at Paper Crafting Journey
Dress up at My Mums Craft Shop

Challenged!- Card for a boy

The challenge at Oldie but a Goodie is 'one for the boys' . I thought I'd make a card for my own little boy , who, at four, isn't too worried about things being too'masculine'.  I've had the little boy stamp for a while , it's part of an October Afternoon stamp set. I thought I'd give it a new lease of life with the Molly Bloom birdhouse stamps.

I did a bit of experimenting with positioning and masking to get the birdhouse right. Then I stamped the T-shirt, birdhouse trim and birds onto the gingham paper,cut them out and stuck them on. After finishing the colouring in, I stamped and cut out the sentiment  and layered it all onto the paper. I looked through the challenge blogs for inspiration to fill the gap on the right ...thank you Dream Valley Challenges for your button challenge.