Birthday Owl

A cute owl card using my Stampin Up owl punch; trying to use up some old scraps of cardstock and my multitude of card blanks that I've had forever.

I used:  Craft Concepts Lollipop Trees embossing folder, Stampin Up Owl punch, Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight die, green card blank, Rosie's Studio textured cardstock.

Challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania - Flying High

Oldie But A Goodie - Dies and Punches

Stamp and Create September Challenge - Birthdays

Bearly Mine Challenge 105 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday  Challenge - Anything Goes

Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday Linky Party

DL.Art Thankful Thursday September Linky Challenge

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Butterfly Sympathy

I used:  dp from a Merci mini stack, Rosie's Studio textured kraft cardstock, Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega Ovals and Majestic Elements Radiant Rectangles dies, CC Designs Cutters butterfly die, sentiment sticker.

Challenges

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - use a product from the Simon Says Stamp store

Crafty Cardmakers 100 - Winged Things

That Craft Place - Things with Wings

Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge 29 - Anything Goes

DL.Art Thankful Thursday September Linky Challenge

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Jenny

Vintage Birthday

A masculine card in bright Autumn colours using papers from Kaisercraft Sears & Son paper pad and edges inked with Memento Rich Cocoa ink.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - use something from the Simon Says Stamp store

Just For Fun Challenge 2 - Autumn Colours

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 71 - Fall Colours

Parade Your Crafts 4 - Birthdays

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 9 - Boys Only

Whimsy Stamps Challenge 63 - Masculine

Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge 29 - Anything Goes

DL.Art Thankful Thursday September Linky Challenge

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Jenny

Tiger

A monochrome card using a gorgeous tiger image from Delicious Doodles which I coloured in Microsoft Word.

I used:  kraft cardstock, Rosie's Studio brown textured cardstock, Kaisercraft Sears & Son dp, Delicious Doodles tiger image, hb sticker.

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - use a product from the Simon Says Stamp Store

Brown Sugar Challenge 60 - Shades of Brown

Southern Girls Challenge 78 - Monochrome

Whimsy Stamps Challenge 63 - Masculine

Parade Your Crafts 4 - Birthdays

Stampotique SDC117 - Birthday

Stamp and Create September Challenge - Birthdays

Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge 29 - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenge 105 -Anything Goes

DL.Art Thankful Thursday September Linky Challenge

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Jenny

Happy Birthday

A birthday card in one of my favourite colour combos of pink and black.

I used:  Spellbinders Shapeabilities French Frills  and Nestabilities Radiant Rectangles dies, dp from a Cre8tiv Mini stack, pearls, hb sticker.

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Use Something From Simon Says Store (Spellbinders dies)

Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge 115 - Super Scraps Saturday

Pixie's Crafty Snippets Playground Week 90 - Snippets (cardstock scraps)

Die Cut Divas September Challenge - Celebrate

Stamp and Create September Challenge - Birthdays

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

For The Boys

A masculine card (or for anyone who likes trees and nature) with a tree die-cut left from the negative die-cut that I was originally going to use, but decided to keep the tree and add to an embossed scrap of black cardstock.

I used:  Rosie's Studio textured cardstock, MME Stella and Rose dp, Craft Concepts Lollipop Trees embossing folder, QuicKutz tree die, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four die, hb sticker.

Challenges:

UnstampaBelles Challenge 27 - Scraps and/or Old Stash

Craft-room Challenge - Trees and/or Leaves

Cuttlebug Mania - Back to Nature

Whimsy Stamps Challenge 63 - Masculine Cards

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 9 - Boys Only

Simon Monday Challenge - Embossed

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge 237 - Dry Embossing

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Emboss It

Natalie and Amy Challenge 12 - Embossing

LEJ Designs Challenge 70 - Autumn Colours

Just For Fun Challenge 2 - Colours of Autumn

Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday Linky Party

DL.Art Thankful Thursday September Linky Challenge

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Jenny

Bonjour

I used:  cream cardstock, Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Texture Fades Book Covers embossing folder, Stampin D'Amour Bonjour Paris Dress Form Collage stamp, Lady Bug Crafts Ink It's Only Words 1 stamp set, Ranger Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress ink, Memento Potters Clay ink, Kaisercraft Cream paper flowers, cream pearls, foam tape.

Challenges:

Simon Monday Challenge - Embossed

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge 237 - Dry Embossing

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Emboss It

Die Cut Divas September Challenge - Celebrate + Dies/Embossing Folders

Cherish This Challenge 1 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Blue Butterfly Birthday

A CAS card using an embossing folder that was a freebie with a magazine.

I used:  6"x6" peacock embossing folder, 3D butterfly stickers, Memento Bahama Blue ink, Ladybug Crafts Ink It's Only Words 1 stamp set.

Challenges:

A Creative Romance - CAS style cards

Allsorts Challenge 223 - Butterflies

Fairies Challenges - Animals

Creative Card Crew Challenge 44 - Things With Wings

Simon Monday Challenge - Embossed

Simon Wednesday Challenge  - Emboss It

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday 237 - Dry Embossing

Natalie and Amy Challenge 12 - Embossing

Stamp and Create September Challenge - Birthdays

Creative Moments Challenge 25 - Birthday/Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts September Challenge - Blue

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 200 - Anything Goes

Catch The Bug Challenge - September Anything Goes

Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday Linky Party

DL.Art Thankful Thursday September Linky Challenge

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Jenny

Butterfly Music

A pretty in pink card using the collage at Live & Love Crafts as inspiration.

I used:  Meg's Garden The Romantic Garden dp, Prickley Pear music butterfly stamp and coordinating die, Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Tattered Rose and Milled Lavender, lace from Live & Love Crafts.

Challenges:

Live & Love Crafts Challenge 15 - Inspiration Collage

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 285 - Pretty in Pink

We Love Vintage Challenge 9 - Garden

Vintage Stamping Challenge 12 - Anything From Your Garden

Allsorts Challenge 223 - Butterflies

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Animals

That Craft Place - Music

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 69 - Sentiment on the front of card

Cherish This Challenge 1 - Open (Anything Goes)

DL.Art Thankful Thursday September Link Challenge

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Jenny

Thank You

A CAS Thank You card following the colour palette at Inkspirational Challenges, using some of my very old stash ie paper flower and red flatback flower centre, the bronze metal flower connector from my jewellery making days.  I still make jewellery, but cardmaking is now what I enjoy the most  : )

I used:  Darice Thank You With Flowers embossing folder, Fiskars border punch.

Challenges:

Inkspirational Challenge 36 - Red + Yellow + Powder Blue

Simon Monday Challenge - Embossed

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday 237 - Dry Embossing

Natalie and Amy Challenge 12 - Embossing

A Creative Romance - CAS Style Cards

Paula Holifield's ALBC - Clean and Simple

Aud Sentiments Challenge 88 - Any Sentiment

UnstampaBelles Challenge 27 - Scraps and /or Old Stash

Bunny Zoe's Crafts September Challenge - Something Blue

DL.Art Thankful Thursday September Linky

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Jenny

Black N White + Yellow

A black, white and yellow card for Cardz TV.  Not a very good pic as the yellow looks almost green when it is a lovely daffodil yellow IRL.

I used:  Fiskars Bold Flowers background stamp, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Rosie's Studio textured cardstock, Joy Crafts Vintage Flourishes butterfly die.

Challenges:

Cardz TV Challenge 34 - Color Pop: Black and White + Pop of Yellow

Flutterby Wednesday #251 - Butterfly or Fairy

My Craft Creations Challenge 26/8-7/9 - Butterflies

Sweet Stamps Challenge 133 - Butterflies

Creative Card Crew Challenge 44 - Things With Wings

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Animals

Stamp and Create September Challenge - Birthdays

Creative Moments Challenge 25 - Birthday/Anything Goes

Pixie's Crafty Snippets Playground Week 88 - snippets of yellow cardstock and ribbons

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenge 102 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

DL.Art Thankful Thursday September Linky Challenge

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Jenny

Thinking Of You

A vintage-style card with my favourite inking style at the moment using Distress inks over embossing.

I used:  Sizzix Tim Holtz Texture Fades Checkerboard embossing folder, LOTV Grunge Letter stamp, Ladybug Crafts Ink It's Only Words 3 sentiment stamp, Ranger Tim Holtz Dusty Concord Distress Ink, CC Designs butterfly die.

Challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies - No Flowers

Lili Of The Valley September Challenge - Ribbon and Lace

Crafting Musketeers Challenge 5 - Vintage

Vintage Stamping Challenge 12 - Anything From Your Garden

We Love Vintage Challenge 9 - Garden

Cuttlebug Mania - Back To Nature

My Craft Creations Challenge 26/8-7/9 - Butterflies

Pixie's Crafty Snippets Playground Week 88 - scraps of cardstock and ribbon

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 199 - Texture

Simon Monday Challenge - Stamping AllStars: Distress inks

Eureka Stamps Challenge 55 - Tender Thoughts

Card and Scrap Challenge 60 - Dies

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 68 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Merry Christmas

My first Christmas card for the year using up some of my old stash, the snowflake stickers about 3 years old!

I used:  HOTP Vintage Christmas dp, Upikit dimensional stickers, pearl flatback flower centre, MC sentiment sticker.

Challenges:

Fab N Funky Challenge 182 - You Can Stick It!

UnstampaBelles Challenge 27 - Scraps and/or Old Stash

Paula Holifield's A Little Bit Crafty - Clean and Simple

ABC Christmas - Q for Quick

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra September - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes + Christmas (opt)

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenge 102 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Baby Boy

A CAS baby boy card with a soft fuzzy pram motif on a doily on a dotty embossed background.

I used:  Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, QuicKutz Lacy Circles die, Fiskars Apron Lace border punch.

Challenges:

Southern Girls - The Warm Fuzzies

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 199 - Texture

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge 6 - Round Like a Record

Die Cut Divas September Challenge - Celebrate

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

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Jenny

Wings

I used:  Kaisercraft Vintage Timeless map dp, sunburst dp from a Merci mini-stack, twine, Memento Rich Cocoa and Tuxedo Black inks, Kaisercraft On The Move Stamp set, AnnaBelle Stamps Sentimental Bluebells hb stamp.

Challenges:

Inspired by Stamping August Bloghop - Masculine

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 9 - Boys Only

Vintage Stamping Challenge 11 - Wings & Things

LEJ Designs Challenge 68 - Holidays & Travel

A Gem of a Challenge 95 - use 2 backing papers

Paula Holifields A Little Bit Crafty - Clean and Simple

The ABC Challenge - U for Unlimited (Anything Goes)

Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Tammy's Scrappin Corner Challenge 77 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny

Happy Birthday

A vintage-style CAS card with a small crochet doily (made by Mum) as part of a flower centre. I've inked around the edges of the paper and die-cut panel with Distress inks and added a swirl flourish under the flower.

I used:  Kaisercraft Gypsy Sisters dp and label, Kaisercraft Blue Ice paper flowers, Rosie's Studio textured cardstock, Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Evergreen Bough and Tumbled Glass, Art Stamps Australia hb stamp, American Crafts pearl brad, MFT Die-namics flourish die.

Challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 222 - It's All About The Sentiment

Artistic Inspirations Challenge 56 - Swirls

It's All About The Vintage Challenge 51 - Metal Embellishment

Card and Scrap Challenge 60 - Dies

Sweet Stamps Challenge 132 - Birthday

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday 235 - In Distress

Tammy's Scrappin Corner Challenge 77 - Anything Goes

Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday Linky Party

Thanks for looking, comments welcome.

Jenny