Doreens Birthday

Hi Everyone,
It is my friend Doreens birthday next week and she loves sewing.
The card will fit the Cupcake Challenge which is Sewing Box.
The scissor paper, dressmakers dummy, cotton reel and safety pin are all from a Hero Arts digital stamp set.  They are excellent value, giving around 25 - 30 images + brushes and some extras for about $8.
If you haven't seen them check them out.  The sewing machine and table were cut on Cricut using the Country Life cart.  Everything else is from my stash.
Thanks for looking

Lin xx

Party Time !!

Hello everyone,
Our clocks change tonight so that should mean I have more time for crafting! I don't like the darker nights, much prefer the long summer nights..
Todays card will fit 5 challenges:
Whoopsi Daisy - Use stash
Crazy Challenge - Add a sentiment
Digital Tuesday - Your favourite colour (yellow)
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Mo's Digital Pencil - Photo Inspiration (Yellow + flowers)

The image is from Mo's and coloured with Tria markers, the dress is paper pieced.  The border was punched with a Martha Stewart punch and everything else is from my stash.

Thanks for looking

Lin xx

How true!

Hi Everyone,
How true is that sentiment!!
I made this card for the Totally Papercrafts challenge which is humour.
The image is from Bugaboo and coloured with Tria markers.  I have only just started using them and haven't got the hang of shading yet but I love the vibrancy of the colours in comparison to watercolours.
Everything else is from my stash.
Thanks for looking

Lin xx

Welcome Spring

Hi Everyone,
Well for the lucky people in northern hemisphere, spring is on its way.
This card will fit 6 challenges:
Allsorts - 3 in a row (3 rhinestones)
Sassy Cheryl - Thinking Spring
Passion for Promarkers - Animals
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
I Love Promarkers - 3 different papers.
The Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes

The image is Sassy Cheryl and coloured with Tria markers (my 1st time ever).
The sentiment is computer generated and everything else is from my stash.

Thanks for looking
Lin xx

Locomotion

Hi Everyone,
My son's birthday is coming up and I made this card for him.  He is a train driver in England.
I am entering 5 challenges:
Card Making Mama's - Buttons
Craft Your Days Away - Just for Men/Boys + Buttons (1 button)
Corrosive Challenge - Things Are looking Grimm (Railway Children)
Paper Playtime - One for the Guys + Sentiment
Crazy Challenge - Go Green

The image is Tim Holtz, On the Railroad and coloured with lyra aquacolours, I made the railtrack by cutting a fence border with Cricut cart, Ribbons & Rosettes. The sentiment is computer generated and I found the badge at a local market yesterday.  Everything else is from my stash.
Thanks for looking.

Lin xx

Signs of Spring

Hi Everyone,
Spring is arriving in the northern hemisphere but here in Australia we are going into autumn.
Todays card will fit 5 challenges:
Pollycraft - Spring has Sprung
Fab n Funky - Mellow Yellow (Daffs & mounts)
CCEE - Flowers, flowers, flowers
Totally Papercrafts - My Favourite Things (Daffodils)
Allsorts - Say it With Flowers

The image is Just Inklined and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours. The paper is Basic Grey. I used Nesties for the ovals.  The sentment is a rub on and the butterfly was punched with a Carl punch.

Till next time
Lin xx

Friends

Hi Everyone,
Todays card will fit 4 challenges.
Corrosive Challenge - Give piece a chance (lady, dog &seashells are paper pieced)
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Text Me
Pink Elephant - Let's see those layers
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

The image is "Beside the Seashore" by My Favourite Things and mostly paper pieced, the bits of colouring are with Lyra Aquacolours.  The sentiment is computer generated and everything else is from my stash..
Thanks for looking,
Lin xx

Another 6 challenges

Hi Everyone,
Because St. Patricks Day is coming up there are a lot of green challenges.. This makes it easy for me to enter more challenges.  Todays card will fit 6 challenges:
Simon Says - Anything Goes
AUD Sentiments - Happy Birthday
Mo's Digital Pencil - Anything Goes
Card Makin Mamas - Lets see Some Green
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Green for Go
Paper Sundaes - Green or Good Luck

The image is from Mo's Digital Pencil and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours.  The pearls are from Prima and everything else is from my stash.

Till next time
Lin xx

Change of style

Front

Hi Everyone,
Gone for a bit of a change with this card.  Hope you like it..
I am entering it into 6 challenges:
Paper Sundaes - Circles
The Crafty Pad - Recycle it (acetate came from an old container)
Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Humour
Sassy Cheryl - Spots & Dots
Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Inside

The image is a decoupage sheet from La Pashe.  I have cut an oval into the card using Nestabilities.
The acetate is recycled from an old container and the paper is from my stash.

Till next time

Lin xx

Let sleeping mice lie!

Hi Everyone,
We have had a 38c weekend.  Too hot to do anything except lie on the beach.
Todays card will fit 3 challenges:
Simon Says - Use 3 different papers
Stamping for the weekend - Bingo (left row down, ribbons pearls, pink)
Allsorts - Anything Goes

The image is Hot Diggety Dog and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours.  The border is punched with a Martha Stewart border punch and threaded with ribbon.  The sentiment is computer generated and everything else is from my stash..

Till next time
Lin xx

Keep them coming!

Hi Everyone,
I'm doing well this week, I think I made a card every day.  Todays card will fit 5 challenges:
Paper Sundaes - Birthdays
Incy Wincy - Birthdays
Crafty Purple Frog - Flower Power
Aud Sentiments - Use the word 'happy'
Card Makin Mamas - Happy Birthday

The image is from Just Inklined and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours/
The pearls are Kaisercraft and everything else is from my stash.

Thanks for looking, have a lovely day.

Lin xx

Get Well

Hello,
Todays card is a "Get Well" card.  It's always nice to have one in reserve, just in case. I didn't add flowers or pearls etc. so that it could be unisex.
It will fit 3 challenges:
Moving Along With the Times - Get Well Soon
Paperplay - Critters
Allsorts - Anything Goes

The wonderful image is from Karens Doodles and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours.
The sentiment is computer generated and everything else is from my stash, although I think the paper might be Basic Grey.

Until next time
Lin xx

Oskar

Hello Everyone,
I love the Mommu images from Mo's digital pencil, well now she has a husband.  Don't they make a fine couple?
This card will fit 3 challenges:
Mo's Digital Pencil - My Sentiments Exactly
Craft Your Days Away - Paper Piecing (Mommu's skirt is paper pieced)
Pink Elephant - Print It

I have merged 2 of Mo's images together and colored them with Lyra Aquacolours, I paper pieced Mommu's skirt and then coloured the hearts along the bottom.  The sentiment is computer generated using a quote that I found online.  The border was punched with a Martha Stewart border punch.  Everything else is from my stash.
I hope Mo draws more Oskar images in the future.
Thanks for looking

Lin xx

Happy Anniversary

Hello Everyone,
Todays card is for an anniversary and will fit 3 challenges:
Simon Says - Tag It
Charisma Cardz - Happy Anniversary
Phindys Place - Bling It On

The image is Just Inklined and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours.
The sentiment on the tag was computer generated and everything else is from my stash.
Thanks for looking

Lin xx

Male Birthday

Hi everyone,
Todays card is fro a young boy and it will fir 3 challenges;
Creative Card Crew - Masculine
Digital Tuesday - Use your Stash
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
 The image is one of Mo's Digital Pencil new images and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours and once again everything else is from my stash.

I haven't bought any new papers or embellies since before Xmas but the stash doesn't appear to be shrinking.
Thanks for looking

Lin xx

Happy Birthday

Hi Everyone,
I am not sure about this card.  To me it's lacking something, perhaps colour.
Anyway it will fit 4 challenges which are:
Paper Sundaes - Use 2 or more toppings (used blue & pearls)
Incy Wincy - Recipe - 3 Embellies, 2 papers and 1 image
Cupcake - Entwined
Pink Elephant - Photo Inspiration

The image is a very simple one from TLC and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours and once again everything else is from my stash.
Thanks for looking.
Lin xx

So cute

Hi Everyone,
Don't you just love this image.  I saw it on another blog and just had to get it myself.
The card I have created with it will fit 4 challenges which are:
Pollycraft - Chill Out
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Moving Along with the Times - Cute Critters
Allsorts - Free and Easy (week 2)

The image is Hot Diggity Dog and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours, the surf board was paper pieced to give the flowery look.  The sentiment is computer generated and evrything else is from mystash

Thanks for looking
Lin xx

Busy, busy

Hi Everyone,
I have had a busy few days and so have not had chance to enter any challenges.Todays card will fit 5 challenges which are:
Crazy Challenge - Flowers
Pollycraft - Favourite Things ( I love flowers)
Fab n Funky - Use a digi image
Mo's DP - Anything goes with a Mo digi
Allsorts - Free and Easy

The image is from Mo's DP and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours.

Everything else is from my stash (I am sticking to my New Year Resolution :0) )

Till next time,
Lin xx

Paper piecing

Hi everyone,
I love paper piecing and cannot resist a challenge to do so.

I made this card for the Paper Sundaes challenge (paper piecing), but notice that it will also fit Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge,(Food & Drink),  Stamptacular Sunday Challenge (Seeing Spots) and Bitten by the Bug(6 petal flower).

The image is from My Favourite Things and the parts that are not paper pieced are coloured with Lyra Aquacolours. The border is made with a Martha Stewart punch. The sentiment is computer generated and the flower was made using the Flower Shoppe Cricut cart.  Papers are from my stash.

Thanks for looking

Lin xx

Happy Birthday Kath

Hi everyone
My friend is turning 60 next month.  We have been friends since school. The card that I have made for her will fit the Bitten By the Bug Challenge.
The image is Stamp It and I have clear embossed it and then coloured with Lyra Aquacolours.
The '60' was cut using George cart and then stickled.
The swirly flower is from Storybook cart..
The sentiment is computer generated and the paper is from my stash.

Thanks for looking

Lin xx

So True!

Hi Everyone,
Don't you just love the sentiment on this card and yes it is so true.
The card fits 3 challlenges:
Pink Elephant - Favourite Colours (pink)
Fab n Funky - Bingo (Top line,Handmade embellishment,Digi image,2 different papers)
Totally Papercrafts - Make your own flowers.

The image & sentiment is from Bugaboo stamps, coloured with Lyra Aquacolours.
I made the flowers using Cricut Flower Shop cartridge.
Paper is from my stash

Thanks for looking

Lin xx

Lots of challenges

Hello everyone,
I started this card and then noticed lots more challenges on the same theme, so I thought I would enter a few extra.  The challenges are:
Simon Says - Spots and/ or stripes
CCEE - the gorgeous sketch I followed
Totally Papercrafts - Spots & Stripes
Phindy's Place - Tic Tac Toe, I chose the middle down line of pearls, ribbon and flowers
Alphabet Challenge Blog -  Y is for You Choose
Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge - Anything goes with blue
One Stop Craft Challenge - On the Spot & Ribbon

The Image is Phindy's Place and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours.
I cut the shape with Nestabilities
The pearls are Kaisercraft.
Everything else is from my stash

Just before I finish, is anyone having trouble accessing their comments? When I click on the comments, the page goes blank, it's only been happening in the last week.

Till next time
Lin x

Hello again

Hi Everyone,
Another card, I am doing well this week.  I hope I can keep it up.
This card will fit 2 challenges:
Crazy Challenge: Lace and/or pearls
Inspirational Card Sketches: A (gorgeous) sketch

The materials are:
Image is from Stampin' Up and stamped with Colorbox Paintbox pigment ink
To colour I used a damp brush and dragged the ink across the image.
The pearls are Kaisercraft.
The shapes are cut with Nestabilities
Everything else is from my stash.

Till next time..
Lin x

New Arrival

Hello everyone,

Today I made a birth congrats card for a friend of a friend. The card will fit 3 challenges:

Craft Your Days Away - New Beginnings

Cupcake Craft challenge - Something New

Digital Tuesday - Punch it Out.

The image is from Phindy's place and coloured with Lyra Aquacolour. The corner punch is from Carl. The ribbon is adhesive ribbon from Hobbycraft and everything else is from my stash.

Have a lovely day

Lin x

Paper piecing

Hi everyone,

I love this technique, always looks effective.

Today's card is for the One Stop Craft challenge which is bingo. I have chosen the middle line down which is Ribbon, diecuts/punches,paper piecing. I am also entering the Allsorts challenge which is paper piecing.

The image is from My Favourite Things, Who's That Girl series and the parts that are not paper pieced are coloured with Lyra Aquacolours. The flower border is punched with a Martha Stewart border punch. The sentiment is computer generated and everything else is from my stash..

Hopefully back tomorrow with another card,

Lin x

Let them eat cake

Hi Everyone,

Another challenge and its called 'Let them eat cake'. This challenge is from Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge. The image is from Mo's Digital pencil and coloured with Lyra Aquacolours. The sentiment is computer generated and everything else is from my stash (still sticking to my New Years Resolution).

I am enjoying being back in Blogland and may have another card later.

Till next time

Lin x

Birthday for the boys

Hi Everyone,

I needed to make a male card for a friend and thought I would follow the challenge for Phindy's Place. This is a coloour challenge to use the colours brown, teal, white and celery. Now this is not my favoutite combination of colours but that's what makes it a challenge.

The image is from Phindy's Place and is coloured with Lyra aquacolours.. Everything else is from my stash

Till next time

Lin x

It's been a long time

How quickly time flies. Although I have been busy making cards all last year I haven't entered any challenges for almost a year!

So to break myself in gently, this card is for 1 challenge and that is Mo's Digital Pencil,

Anything Goes.

The image is from Mo's DP and the sentiment is from Crafts 4 Eternity. I have coloured the image with Lyra Aquacolours, the centre strip was punched with a Martha Stewart border punch and everything else is from my stash. New Years Resolution is to use stash more and buy less, Don't think I will be able to keep that for long.

Till next time

Lin