CRAFT challenge GDT - make a box

This week';s CRAFT challenge is to make a box, and we are sponsored by

I used one of Robyn's Fetish's images, beautiful bow, and coloured it using my promarkers before cutting it out.  I added some red flat backed pearls over some of the berries.  I made a pillow box to put a small gift in, using Basic Grey Jovial papers and some gorgeous red satin ribbon.  Finally some flat backed green pearls to finish it off.

Sweet n Sassy digi Challenge

 This week's theme over at the  Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge  is purple and green

I used this adorable turtle, and coloured him using my promarkers.  The dp is from Nitwits, and I kept it all really simple, just adding a gingham ribbon and knot.

Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Crafts and Me - use a digi
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Simply Create - anything goes

CRAFT challenge GDT - Add a charm

I am guesting for the CRAFT challenge during August, and this week's  challenge is Add a charm.
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I used this adorable iamge from Krista's Saturated Canary range, and coloured it using my promarkers and flexmarkers, before cutting it out due to a cat walking across it!!!  The dp is Nitwits and I added some raffia lace, ribbon, a butterfly charm, punched butterflies and flat pearls.

Challenges:
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Crafts and Me - use a digi
Anything Goes - Summer days
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Moving along with the times - summer
Saturated Canary - the great outdoors

Aqua Marina

I have had a rare day off work, so the girls have been left to their own devices so I could get some packing and crafting in, before our holiday starts on Friday.

My latest Sugar Nellie stamps arrived this morning, so I had to get them inked up ...

 this one is Aqua Marina and she is coloured using my copics. I masked her before distressing thebackground using peacock feather distress ink and stamping Lavinia leaves in mowed lawn and evergreen spruce around to create seaweed. The dp is Basic Grey Wisteria and I added some flowers made from a couple of Memory Box dies, some ribbon, lace, a bow, some pearls and some dots using a couple of Viva Perla pens.

Sorry its a bit brief - dashing off to swimming, then back home, feed the girls and back out to swimming!

Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps - pearls and lace
Ribbon girl - bingo (pearls, bow, lace)
Dream Valley - punches, diecuts
Incy Wincy - Sugar n Spice
Love to Create - punches and dies
Stamp with Fun - martime
Designed to colour  -make believe/fantasy and Scene it
Colour Me Creative - create a background
The Sugar Bowl - sketch
Creative Stamp Friends - stamp scene
Creative Card Crew - under the sea
Make it Monday 

Crafting Time DT

After a little break, and with some fab new DT members Its Crafting Time are back with a weekly theme.  This week's theme was a bit of a killer for me ... that dreaded pink with black!!!

I coloured the Saturated Canary image, Jules, in using promarkers and flexmarkers.  The design paper is Basic Grey Kissing Booth, and I matted it onto black cardstock.  I added some layered paper flowers, with a card candi dot coloured with my black promarker at the centre, ribbon, and some gems.  

Make it Monday 
Simon Says Stamp - inspiration photo
Charimsa Cardz - pink + 1
Craft your passion - anything goes
The Crafty BLoggers Network - pink and black

Clean and Simple

I haven't joined in a Less is More challenge for quite a while, still doing the CAS cards but not really blogging them ... but I thought I would have a go with this one.

I used my limited edition Distress ink pads and stamped them straight onto the linen cardstock.  I stamped a Hero Arts script stamp over the top in versafine ink, and added a diecut butterfly with green pearls at its centre.

Hubby has been working all weekend - I am definitely an Olympics widow - seen him for about 3 hours in the last week ... so I am taking the girls to see the Lorax this afternoon before we pick him up from the station.

Challenges
Less is More - green and blue
Sir Stampalot - take flight
Cute Card Thursday - CAS
Sweet Stamping - books and text

Cas-ual Fridays - things you see in the sky

Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge

  If you are looking for my Totally Papercrafts post, please scroll down.
This week's theme over at the  Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge  is Bearly Special

 I used this gorgeous Rubarb bear image, Rubarb's balloons, and coloured it using my promarkers.  The dp is from Nitwits and I added some Prima flowers, Whimsy diecut corners and some pearls and organza ribbon.

Totally Papercrafts challenge

Its the lovely Anne's turn to pick this week's Totally Papercraft challenge, and its another colour challenge - monochrome.
We are sponsored by the fabulous Heidi from Simon Says Stamp ...

 

I used this gorgeous Mer-Mae from the Odd Girl, and coloured her using my promarkers.  I added some flat backed pearls and stickles to the image.  The dp is MME Lime Twist, and I did some stiching down either side rather than add ribbon.  I added some flowers from my stash with pearl brads in their centres, and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

Challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - under water

Creative Card Crew - on the beach, under the sea

Digital Tuesday - monochromatic

Twisted Tuesday - anything goes and free for all

Craft your Passion - sketch (rotated and flipped)

Bearly Mine - anything Goes

My Time to Craft - fantasy

Crafting for all seasons - splash me

Stampavie and More - birthday

Divas by Design - flowers 

Simply Create  - Anything Goes

CRAFT challenge GDT - sketch

I was really honoured by Jo over at the CRAFT challenge if would like to be a GDT for August.

Our first challenge of the month is a sketch challenge, and here is the sketch ...

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I chose to use this cute mouse from The Crafty Pad Designs, and coloured it using my promarkers.  I used glossy accents to glaze the bauble and coloured the lettering in using a gold metallic promarker.  The dp is Nit Wits (I think!) and I added some gingham ribbon and flat pearls.

Craft Garden August Challenge

 This month's Craft Garden challegne is a colour and photo inspiration challenge ...

 Kerry sent us a fab pack of flowers and embellishments to use on our creations.

I used this cute fairy from Sugar Nellie, Candy Heart, and coloured her using promarkers and flexmarkers.  The dp is MME Lime Twist, and I added flowers, gems and the butterfly from the pack Kery sent me.  I added some pearls and a pin to finish it off.

Challenges:
Secret Crafter Saturday challenge - bright and cheerful
Totally Gorguss - pearls
Stamptacular Sunday - patterns galore
Cupcake Craft - the great outoors (gardening!)
Crafty Catz - all that glitters
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Ladybug Crafts - Summer fun
Twisted Tuesday - anything goes and free for all
Creative Inspirations - in the garden
Divas by Design - flowers