Allsorts Challenge #686

Good morning everyone, it's Saturday again, so it's time already for another weekly Allsorts Challenge. I'd like to start by thanking everyone who joined in with my Christmas in July theme last week ... it was lovely seeing all your entries though rather perverse to be sitting scrolling though them all as the sweat rolled off me in the most extreme temperatures the UK has ever had!!  Hope you all managed to keep safe during the heatwave, and are now things have cooled down a little hope you are all raring to go with a new crafting week!

This week Brenda has chosen the theme and we have gone to the other end of the seasonal spectrum with 

*** Summer ***

So you have lots of scope this week ... think flowers, sunshine, beaches, summer cocktails ... the list is endless!  After the unprecedented heatwave we've been having in the UK this week everyone should hopefully be in the summer mood - if not a little frazzled!

This week we have another 2 brilliant prizes on offer:

First, this fab Stampendous summer  cocktail stamp set from Oakwood Direct (just what's needed when the temperatures get too much!!)

and secondly, three digi images of the winner's choice from Ruth Hamilton Design.

Here's my card for this week - using Ruth Hamilton Design - Honeysuckle. I'm still not very confident when it comes to colouring with my alcohol markers, but I thought I would give it a go this time.

 I printed my digi image onto Neenah solar white card stock, and coloured with Promarkers. I then cut the image into a panel slightly smaller than a 7" x 5" card, distressed the left hand side and round the edges with my new Saltwater Taffy DO, and stencilled the left hand side and bottom right corner with my Lavinia stencil, using a paler colour (Spun Sugar) than the base layer. I stamped my sentiment, added some spatters with my gold Posca pen and a few Sakura sparkle highlights, and matted onto a matte gold card border. I finished off with die cut matt gold card stock filigree corners and some punched butterflies in rose gold metallic cardstock.

Here is a picture to try to capture some of the gleam and sparkle.

Stamps: Ruth Hamilton Design “Honeysuckle” (digi); sentiment - Uniko “Beautiful”;

Media: Promarkers, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Saltwater Taffy, Spun Sugar); Posca pen (gold metallic); Sakura Stardust pen (clear);

Tools: Lavinia stencil - Divine; La La land Filigree Corner die; X-Cut punched butterflies.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps and More! #434 - Any Occasion

Ally's Angels #60 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Butterfly Challenge #171 - Colour Wheel + Butterfly - TOP 3

(I have used salmon and sand)

Creations In Pink #48 - Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Creative Crafters #54 - Anything Goes

Daisy Chain #65 - No Design Paper

I ❤️ Promarkers #515 - Anything Goes with option Summery Colours

Passion For Markers #650 - Something Beginning With "B" 

(blooms, butterflies, beautiful)

QKR Stampede #448 - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations (July) - Summer Flowers (3rd entry)

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday #553/554 - Anything Goes

Hope you can join us this week, and I look forward to seeing your entries. Don't forget to visit the challenge blog to see more fab inspiration from the rest of the team. Thanks for visiting.

Hugs,

Allsorts Challenge #681

Good morning everyone and welcome to another weekly Allsorts Challenge. This week Dena has chosen the theme and it is

*** Summer Flowers ***

Perfect for the time of year, with so many lovely blooms popping out in the garden as the sunshine warms up and the spring blooms fade away, and plenty of scope for some gorgeous makes! 

This week we have 2 great prizes on offer:

Firstly, this fab floral stamp set

and secondly, three digi images of the winner’s choice from Ruth Hamilton Design.

Here's my card for this week, using the gorgeous Ruth Hamilton Design - Sunflowers.

I printed off my image and coloured with Promarkers, highlighted areas with a white pencil and white gel pen, then cut out with a stitched rectangle die. I edged the image panel with sponged Distress Oxide ink and lightly spattered with gold Posca pen. I lightly stencilled with more DO directly onto my 7” * 5” card blank and stamped my sentiment, before attaching my coloured image. I finished off with a couple of die cut butterflies .. voilà !

Stamps:  Ruth Hamilton Design - Sunflowers; sentiment - Crafter’s Companion “Magical Sentiments”;

Media: Promarkers; Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn); Posca pen (gold); white gel pen;

Tools: AALl & Create stencil #110 - Digits Checked;  stitched rectangle dies from Amazon; butterfly die - Crafter’s Companion.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps & More #431 - Make Your Mark

Cards4galz #175 - Die Cuts and/or Punches (2nd entry)

Crafty Calendar  (June) - Anything Goes

Creatalicious #237 - Anything Goes with option Use a Stencil

Daisy Chain #64 - Flowers

Dream Valley #272 - Add a Sentiment

Fab ‘n’ Funky #553 - Celebrations (2nd entry)

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies #2224 - Anything Goes - HONORARY MENTION

Seize the Birthday #240 - Anything Goes with option Favourite Technique

(I love sponging with distress oxide inks, colouring with alcohol markers and spattering … so 3 for the price if 1! 😀)

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Add A Sentiment (2nd entry)

Hope you can join us this week, and I look forward to seeing your entries. Don't forget to visit the challenge blog to see more fab inspiration from the rest of the team. Thanks for visiting.

Hugs,

Allsorts Challenge #668

Hello everyone,

Here comes the weekend … it’s Saturday so it's time for another weekly Allsorts Challenge. This week Mervi has chosen the theme and it is

Feminine

A nice easy theme with many possibilities - pretty colours, flowers, cute images ... and of course if you need to make a Mother's Day card this could be the time!

This week we have the following fab prizes on offer for 3 lucky winners:

Craft Stash has kindly donated a pretty Crafters Companion die set

 

and this gorgeous tonic studio edge die

Also, Ruth Hamilton Design is kindly offering another winner 3 digi images of their choice from her online shop.

Here's my card for this week, using Ruth Hamilton Design - Peony Posy.

I printed this lovely image, then coloured with my Promarkers and Flexmarkers. I tried to create a bit of interest by colouring around the flowers with a soft blue grey Flexmarker and then creating a mottled effect using rubbing alcohol dabbed on with a cotton bud - this is a technique I learned in a Kit & Clowder colouring class. I cut out my coloured image using a stitched rectangle die then stamped my sentiment, which was part of a bargain set I recently picked up at the Crafter’s Companion shop … I have been looking to expand my range of sentiment stamps and these are really fun.  I sponged the edges of the stitched rectangle with Distress oxide ink and mounted the panel onto background paper, then finis off by decorating it with sparkly die cut butterflies and a leafy swirl, and iridescent gems.

Stamps: Ruth Hamilton Design - Peony Posy (digi); sentiment - Crafter's Companion Positive Thoughts;

Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers; Tim Holtz Distress oxide ink (Kitsch Flamingo);

Tools: Stitched Rectangle die from Amazon; Magnolia Doohickey Butterfly Dreams die; Memory Box Harrington Vine die; X-Cut small butterfly punch;

Paper and gems from my stash.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps and More #425 - Die Cuts and/or Stencils

CCC Digi Creations #134 - Add/Use Flowers (2nd entry)

C.R.A.F.T. #630 - Female

Crafty Catz #587 - Anything Goes with option Add Sparkle or Glitter - TOP 3

Crafty Friends #153 - Flowers

Crafty Gals' Corner #229 - Add A Flower (2nd entry)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper (March) - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper (2nd entry)

Creations In Pink #44 - Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Creative Crafters #50 - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations (March) - Spring Flowers (2nd entry)

Creative Moments #232 - For a Special Lady

Digi Choosday #11 2022 - Anything Goes with Digis (2nd entry)

DL. Art (March) - Anything Goes

Everybody Art #509 - B is For ...

(Blooms, Butterflies)

Fab 'n' Funky #547 - Hand Coloured Image

Happy Little Stampers: Dies (March) - Anything Goes with Does

I ❤️ Promarkers #506 - Anything Goes with option Leaves or Flowers (2nd entry)

Let'sCraft and Create #181 - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon #645 - Die Cuts

Love To Craft #67 - Anything Goes

Path of Positivity #99 - Anything Goes Positive (2nd entry)

Shopping Our Stash #466 - Spread Your Wings

Simon Says (Monday) - Feminine (2nd entry)

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Favourite Things (2nd entry)

(Flowers, Promarkers, Distress Oxide inks)

Taylormadecards4u (March) - Anything Goes with option Spring Flowers

Three Room Studio Saturday Challenge #77 - Use a Floral Element

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #3 2022 - Anything Goes

Hope you can join us this week, and I look forward to seeing your creations. I would also love for you to visit the challenge blog to see more fab inspiration from the rest of the team. Thanks for visiting.

Hugs,

Allsorts Challenge #665

Good morning everyone,

Hope you are all ok this weekend after the awful storms at the start of the week. It's Saturday again already, so it's time for another weekly Allsorts Challenge. 

We are welcoming a new DT member this week - Dena (aka Stampin' Mim) .. so please pop over to her blog to view her fab creations. 

This week Lolo has chosen the theme although she is currently taking a break, and it is

Hand Coloured or Paper Pieced Image

We have 2 great prizes on offer: firstly this tonic studio die set from Coleman’s Craft Warehouse

and Ruth Hamilton Design is offering  3 digi images of the winner's choice from her online store

This week I have 2 cards to share - one for paper piecing, and a hand coloured image using an image from this week's prize donor Ruth Hamilton Design

For my first card, I decided to go with the paper piecing option, as it is something I don’t do very often. I stamped my image onto background card, plus three times onto co-ordinating patterned papers. I fussy cut one flower from each of the papers and adhered to my base image, and coloured the leaves with Promarkers. I then die cut the finished image using one of my new stitched square dies and sponged distress oxide inks around the edges. I covered the front of my base card with another piece of patterned paper, and matted the stitched panel onto it, then finished with a stamped sentiment, a small bow, and a mixture of various pink and green gems .  

As always the main picture doesn't capture the sparkle of the gems very well, so here is an angled pic.

Stamps: Woodware - Petal Trio; sentiment - Summer Meadow set free with card making magazine;

Media:  Versafine (Onyx); Promarkers; Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Rustic Wilderness, Twisted Citron);

Papers: LotV Nitwits - Perfect Pair;

Tools: stitched square die from Amazon;

Gems from my stash.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps and More #423 - Birthdays (2nd entry)

Country View Challenges (February) - Hearts and Flowers (2nd entry)

(You may ask where is the heart in this one … you need to look closely at the sentiment😀)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper (February) - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Penny's Challenge #515 - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Time Out #208 - 8th Birthday Challenge (2nd entry)

For my second card I have used a beautiful image by Ruth Hamilton Design called "Snowdrops".  I’m having a bit of a snowdrop moment just now as I really love them, and I noticed some in the garden for the first time yesterday 😀

Firstly I coloured my printed image with Promarkers, then I created a smoosh background on a separate piece of card using Distress Oxide ink, and stamped my background spring words using second generation stamping. I used my Lavinia hill and circle masks and more Distress Oxides to create my sun and grounding for the snowdrops, then fussy cut my image and adhered it to the background. I stamped my main sentiment in the corner, matted everything onto some pearlescent linen cardstock, attached twine and a heart shaped button, then finished with a few sparkly gems and holographic glitter on the snowdrop petals.

As always the camera doesn't really catch the glitter, so here is the angled shot.

Stamps: Ruth Hamilton Design - Snowdrops (digi); Lavinia - Spring Words; Penny Black - Spring Magic (2852C);

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Salvaged Patina, Cracked Pistachio, Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feathers); Versafine (Onyx); Versafine Clair (Warm Breeze);

Twine, button and gems from my stash.

Challenges I would like to enter:

A Gem of a Challenge #5 2022 - Anything Goes

Ally’s Angels #55 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenges #8 2022 - Anything Goes with Colouring

Craft Rocket Challenges #89 - Sparkle/Bling (2nd entry)

Crafter's Cafe #282 - Make Your Own Background (3rd entry)

Crafts Galore Encore #96 - Anything Goes  (2nd entry)

Crafty Calendar (February) - Anything Goes (3rd entry)

Crafty Catz #584 - Anything Goes with option Flowers

Creatalicious #229 - Anything Goes with option Make Your Own Background

Creative Crafters #49 - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday #8 2022 - Anything Goes

Double Trouble #104 - Spring

I ❤️ Promarkers #504 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2208 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Sweet Stampin’ - Girly but No Pink

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge #2 2022 - Anything Goes

Hope you can join us this week, and I look forward to seeing your entries. Don't forget to visit the challenge blog to see more fab inspiration from the rest of the team. Thanks for visiting.

Hugs,