AHOY THERE MATEY ---Crafty catz go Pirates

Good morning friday comes again the weeks just seem to go so fast think i am getting old.

Ok Friday and another challenge at crafty catz and this week it is the lovely and talented Nick's turn to pick our challenge. So what has she for us this week.

PIRATES

yes it has to be anything to do with the Pirates and we would love you to share with us.

We have a new sponsor this week to the challenge blog

                                   FABRIKA FANTASY

we where given some images to play along with and I decided I wanted to colour this chap up

Image coloured with promarkers

DP and embellishments except the wooden scull where all from a freebie download sorry it didnt have a copy write name on so if anyone knows would love to know who it is.

Gems and wooden scull from stash and some burlap.

Some doodling round the edge as this is a slightly larger card than normal.

Hope you like i enjoyed colouring my Parrot or is it a Duck (sorry insider joke with janette)

Hope you will come and play along with us this week.

Pop over to the challenge blog and checkout the rest of the teams creations

Thanks for popping by and have a wonderful weekend.

challenges
Jade's Sparkling Butterflies 2W, E1, C5 Anything Goes/Fantasy
Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes 

Moving along with the Times 2W,3E #13 Things With Wings 

Southern Girls 2W,1E,C10 Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - 2W, Christmas -  'C' is for Cute Critters

Crafting By Designs - W,F, 3E -  February Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky - W,1E, C10 - #290  All Creatures Great and Small

I love Promarkers -2W - Must use Promarkers - #301 Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - W, F- #71 Always Anything Goes

Ruby's Rainbow - 2W, JFF, C10 -  #122  Anything Goes  

Crafty Friends Challenge 2W,(W1) -animals/birds 

Crafty Friends Challenge 2W,(W2) - anything goes 

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge W, C10  Anything goes with a twist: add an animal 
Through the purple haze - things with wings
left of centre creative challenge - things with wings

So Cute little Bunny - Craft challenge - Picture inspiration

Morning folks new challenge up at CRAFT and this week we have a picture inspiration for you. cant wait to see what you take from it to make your entry. So here is the picture.

We have 2 sponsors this week that are kindly giving prizes and allowing the team to play with there images and they are.

Bugaboo Stamps  and   Digital Papercrafts

So for my card for your inspiration I took the Rabbit from the picture. 

The cute image from Bugaboo is Garden Bunny

coloured with promarkers and distressed inks for the background.

Papers are from stash think as dovecraft and the strip is first edition. 

satin ribbon, pearl hearts coloured with my pen. 

Friend sentiment stamp Personal Impressions

Fabric diecut flower with a pearl brad centre.

I think this little cutie would make a fab card for any occasion dont you.

Well head on over and checkout the teams inspiration Here

Thanks for joining me today and have a lovely day hopefully you will get some crafting in.

challenges

7 Kids College Fund -  #144 - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - atg

Crafty Creations - 2W - #308 Hearts

Double D Challenges -   - Pretty Pink Hearts 

I love Promarkers -2W - Must use Promarkers - #301 Anything Goes 

Ruby's Rainbow - 2W, JFF, C10 -  #122  Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamp - W, 5E - Have A Heart

Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes

Critters and Creatures - M - Always Anything Goes with a Critter/Creature

The Crazy Challenge - 2W, 4E - (Week 1) Love

Creative Card Crew 2W - #105 Anything Goes 

Come and get it challenges  - sketch

It turned into a Mammoth Day - Bearing Gifts Bag

Hi folks did you see a few days ago I was playing with the download from Polkadoodles 

Sticks & Bones. 

Omg I so love this collection and I have seen some awesome makes both in blog land and also over at Polkadoodles Facebook page

Well I thought i would share with you what i made.

A Bottle Bag

Now isnt he a cutie he is called  Bearing Gifts and you can purchase him on his own here

I used papers, elements and a little topper for the tag. love these papers.I placed him in front of the frame and placed the tortoise just behind the frame then printed out and fussy cut. Mounted onto these fab papers and added some twine and the bones. This bag is much taller than A4 therefore as my printer will only print A4 I split the papers and added this fab sentiment.

I am quiet pleased with how this has turned out and would love to know what you think.

Well if you havent checkout out the collection you really must pop along to the shop and have a browse at all the sections Nikky has broken it down into . But really you need to get the whole lot as a one soo much cheaper and soo much better value.

Thanks for popping and hope you liked my Mammoth bag.

7 Kids College Fund - 2W, 3E, SIR - #144 - Anything Goes 

Crafting By Designs - W,F, 3E -  February Anything Goes

• Fab 'n' Funky - W,1E, C10 - #290  All Creatures Great and Small
• Inspiration Destination - W, F- #71 Always Anything Goes
Challenge YOUrself (M,P7) #25 Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore (M,P1,E3) Use a digi or stamp
not just cards - atg Crafty Addicts - anything goes / cute
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper (M,P1) Anything goes with Patterned Paper
• Cute as a Button (M,P1,SIR) #19 Anything but a card
• The Sisters of Craft (M,P1) Anything Goes

Anything But A Card - Digi Choosday

Good morning time for another challenge at Digi Choosday and this week.

So this week we would like to see

 Anything BUT a Card

Now dont go running for the hills if you are like me struggle with this then there is no better place than the challenge blog for inspiration.

Oh have you spotted the new collection Nikky brought out. Yes it has Spots too

Lily Bug she is such a sweetie and I couldnt resist going shopping  so I could have a play.

So i have made a Tag featuring our Little Lily Bug

.I have used a Pre coloured image from the collection and all the elements and papers are all found in it. You can purchase Lily Bug from the shop as a Cd and also a Download for those that cant wait to play HERE. I have just added some Black card for the base of the Tag and also some Black ribbon and some gingham ribbon. Oh and a little glitter round the heart.

So hope you like and it has inspired you so come and have a play.

if you like our Lily Bug and havent grabbed her yet there is a discount code on the challenge blog for downloads for today only and she would be a steal at that price.

Well thanks for popping by and have a wonderful day.

• Artistic Inspirations - 2W, E3 - (Week 1) Anything Goes / Valentine
• Bunny Zoe's Crafts - M, 2nd Monday, 1E - (January) Hearts
• Craft-Dee BowZ - M, E3, project must have bow - (February) Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (Week 1) Love/Valentine's
• Get Creative Challenges - 2W, 3E - (Week 2) Fantasy, Mythological, etc.
• Incy Wincy Designs - 2W (1st & 3rd Monday), 5E - (Week 1) Love
• Love to Scrap - 2W, 3E, F, digi or real stamping - (Week 1) Hearts
• Our Crafty Corner - M, First Monday, E3 - (February) Always Anything Goes
• The Crazy Challenge - 2W, 4E - (Week 1) Love
• Where the HeART is - M, 1st Monday of M, E3 - (February) Love
• The Ribbon Girls - W, must use ribbon – Love
• Fairytale challenge - Tag

Cozy Kitten Holiday Perfect

Good evening I am here quickly to share a card I made with this months stamp from  "FROM THE HEARTS STAMPS  " called Cozy Kittens if you didnt get it free from entering last month stamp challenge you can purchase it from there shop here 

I have colour this with a mixture of distressed inks and pencils and promarkers.

Papers are all from my stash and i have used a cuttlebug embossing folder for the inner panels as i wanted to make the image pop. I also kept all papers and card Black and white to help this.

|Added a little tartan ribbon to bring back to the scrafts on the kittens and a few gems to finish.

The sentiment is one that came with the stamp and there are a few more so well worth the pennies.

Well I wanted my kittens to look cute and fluffy and hope that I have achieved this.

The layout is from this weeks sketch also at from the heart weekly sketch challenge

From the heart monthly stamp challenge

• Crafty Friends Challenge 2W,(W1) -animals/birds 
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas W,must be Christmas anything goes 
• Speedy  Fox and Friends W anything goes 
• Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 183 - Anything Goes
• Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes
• Jingle Belles - 2W - must be Christmas - (W1 of 2) - Bling On The Holidays
• Morgan's Art World - 2W, E3, - No.2 - (W2 of 2) - Add Ribbon
• Simply Create Too - 2W - No.101 - (W2 of 2) - Something New - stamp
• A Snowflakes Promise 2W, 
•  #15 - Anything Goes with a Winter or Christmas Theme
• City Crafter Challenge  W - #296 - For The Love of Pets
• Show us Your Pussies-Cat Only Challenge M, (1st Tuesday) January - Furrything Goes
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Been Play With Stick & Bones It Is AWESOME

Hi folks I dont normally post on a Sunday but thought I would have a play. 

I havent been too good so have been chasing my tail with DT duties but today felt a little better so decided to print out some bits and pieces to make a card.

Have you seen the AWESOME NEW COLLECTION

STICKS & BONES from Polkadoodles

Well as I feel a bit like a relic have decided to print out some fabulous pre coloured images and papers , embellishments . Take a look what do you think

I am thinking of a card to match a Bottle bag I fancy doing. Oh I did some matting of layers with the image into a frame and added the sentiment direct. Just love that Nikky does PNG so you can add layers before you print out saves on the cutting. Lots of fussy cutting of some trees. Got my inks to touch the edges of the papers and some ribbon not sure itf to go with ribbon or the string yet. Some pearls maybe. 

Gosh there is so much on this collection if you have men little or small this is just the perfect thing for them. Even the little girls that like adventure . Checkout the cute girl on the Flying Rapture sorry if I have the wrong name. Tee Hee.

So Rawwr on over and check it out It is Mammoth

Here is a  link to the collection If the whole collection is not for you and not sure why not there are images and papers and elements sold individually