Time to Celebrate with a CRAFT BLOG HOP - BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday To Us

Happy Birthday To Us

Happy Birthday Dear CRAFT Challenge

Happy Birthday To Us!

Can you believe it? CRAFT Challenge is already 6 years old. Originally started by Tracy from Just Tracy Crafts and with a DT mostly recruited from Trimcraft forum members (Hence the term CRAFT Challenge, which stood for Crafters Residing Are Friendly Trimmies. Or if you wished alternative meaning of Can't Remember A Flipping Thing) on the 4^th of May 2009.

We have now grown to be a large team of Design Team Members from all around the world, supplemented with lots of Guest Designers who join us for a month at a time.

We have always welcomed all kinds of craft, not just paper craft (unless specifically stated so in the challenge at the time) and are happy to have such a large group of faithful followers.

So, how are we going to celebrate this milestone?

Well, how else can we celebrate than to have our yearly Blogaversary Blog Hop?

We all feature one of our sponsors for this blog hop on our blogs and I have the honour of featuring and offering a prize from the following sponsor. You can win this prize by adding your name to Inlinkz at the end of this post. I would love to see your comments as well.

The prize to be won is a selection of

ribbons from Crafty Ribbons .

How can you get to win any of the prizes provided by our sponsors?

That is easy! Just follow the route on our blog hop (you can also find that in our side banner), Our Blog Hop lasts for the duration of this challenge, which means a closing time of Wednesday 6pm GMT on the 20^th of May 2015.

And here are our little rules for this challenge/blog hop:

What can you win on our challenge blog?

The winner of the winning sentence wins the special pack by Trimgym's Digital Stamps and Images.

You should have come here from Abby's blog and as you can see your next stop isBrenda's blog. The start and finish of this blog hop are at CRAFT Challenge Blog.

And here is my project for this week, hope you like it. I have used 'Connie Fung's Spring Fairy' by Sweet Pea Stamps.

I have coloured my image with promarkers, added lace and ribbon, Viva pearls, pearls, Tonic punches and die. DP is a old paper capsule collection

And now for our Blog Hop route:

CRAFT Challenge Blog (you are here at the start of the hop)

Abby

Aunty Sue (you are here now)

Brenda

Helen

Iona

Jo

Maggie

Marlene

Monica

Myrna

Shona

Ruth aka TipTop

CRAFT Challenge Blog (you are here at the end of the hop)

And here is the letter to be collected on this blog:

Your next stop is Brenda's blog. Enjoy the rest of your hop! Don't forget to add your name to Inlinkz below to be in with a chance of winning the prize on my blog.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
One sweet challenge - things with wings

Digi Choosday - flowers

• Fan-Tastic Tuesday - W, E4, Must Be Square or Rectangular #85 Anything Goes with a twist: Add Some Flowers
• Loves Rubber Stamps W - #151  -  Add a Sentiment
• Sweet Stamps W, 1E, SIO, C10 - # 221 Things with Wings
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (Week 1) Ribbon or LaceDream Valley Challenges 2W, 3E - (Week 1) Things with Wings
• Mema's Challenge - M, 1st Monday - (May) Anything Goes
• Perfectly Rustics - 2W - (Week 2) Use 3 of something (flowers)
• Whoopsi Daisy - M, SIO - (May) Things with Wings
• Digi Sketch Challenge - 2W - (Week 1) Sketch* flipped
• 613 Avenue Create - W - #123 A True Anything Goes/Let's Celebrate
• Crafty Calendar M,1E  May - Things with wings 
• Kraftyhands  M 3E SIR (must be a follower) May - Lace and Pearls 
• Craft for the Craic - M, 5E (First Friday of the month) - May - Wings
• Graph'It Colour Challenge - W (any medium)- No.19 - Anything Square
• Crafting musketeers - use a die cut

Farewell to Lisa

Good evening this week I had to make 2 Sympathy Cards for my neighbours. Sadly after hard battle with Cancer Lisa went to a better place. Her father and mother live across the road from me and they live round the corner. Her husband knows my son well. 

So I spent the morning of her funeral making the cards and thinking what ashame and how cruel life can be. She leaves 2 teenage children and thoughts of my own Mum and sister who bothe left teenagers and younger.

Well not to dwell and depress you all here is my cards. I kept both simple and in similar styles.

This was for her husband and children I think the sentiment says it all on the front

Image from Digi Stamp Boutique and sentiment from Pink Petticoat, Ribbon and gems from meiflower crafts

This one was for her parents

 flat view to show the gems on the flower

Image and sentiment Pink Petticoat and gems and ribbon from meiflower crafts

R.I.P - Lisa you will be missed but not forgotten

I was fairly pleased with how they turned out what do you think.

On a brighter note please pop back soon as this Thursday Craft are celebrating there birthday with a blog hop and some amazing sponsors so lots of prizes.

Challenges

• City Crafter Challenge  W - #261 - Focus on Flowers
• Deep Ocean Challenge 2W - #103 - Flowers
• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #19 - Flower Power
• Loves Rubber Stamps W - #151  -  Add a Sentiment
• Craft-Dee BowZ - M, E3, project must have bow - (May) Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow 
• Eureka Stamps - W, 3E, F - Flowers
• Lacy Sunshine - 2W, 3E, SIO, digi available -  #58 Monochrome 
• Outlawz - W, CAS only -  CAS:  Mother's Day or Mom Remembrance
• Dragons Lair Designs - M, E1 – May - A Bouquet of Flowers
• little claire - mono challenge
• digi stamp boutique monthly comp

CAS at Crafty Catz with Warm Summer Days

Good morning hope your well and the sun is shining where you are. I am feeling a little strange today. I got less than 3 hours sleep last night. I  have done 2 lines of washing, cleaned up and thought I would post my card for Crafty Catz then walk the dog. Why do I not feel tired. i bet it will hit me about 4pm and i will  be no good to anyone.

Oh well less of my rambling let me tell you about this weeks challenge at Crafty Catz

The challenge host this week is the lovely and talented Janette and she likes to make things easy for us. So her challenge this week is

CLEAN and SIMPLE

I say easy but I do struggle not adding the odd embellishment

Now our sponsor for this challenge is CRAFTY SENTIMENTS

The prize is 3 digital images so why not head on over and check them out. 

For my card i have used a stamp from Lollipop Dreams collection called Warm Summer Days.(wishfull thinking at the minute in the Uk)

I have coloured my stamp with my promarkers. Embossed my base piece of card with Creative Expressions folder. Few Pearls and just a little touch of Ribbon. Oh I told you so I have to add some embellishments

We would love it if you would join us this week and look forward to seeing what you make. Dont forget to check the rest of the teams creations for more ideas and images from our sponsor.

Well i guess I should go walk the dog now.

Thanks for popping by and reading my blog I do appreciate it.

Have a good weekend

challenges

Tuesday Morning sketches - Layout

• Artbymiran Challenge - 2W , SIO, 3E, no digital projects - No.31 - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards - No. 105  - Always Anything Goes (Cards only)
• Stempelsonnen Challenge - 2W, 3E, stamp as main focus - No.140 - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes
• I love Promarkers - W - Must use Promarkers - #268 Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - W, F- #32 Always Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - W,3E -  #226 Anything Goes
• Whimsy Inspiration -Monthly 3rd Wed posting, 3E, SIO  - #82 Color an Image
• Loves Rubber Stamps W - #150  -  Anything Goes
• Papertake Weekly W -  Anything Goes
• Passion For Promarkers Challenge W- must use promarkers - #295 Keep Calm and Chill Out

Fancy a Sketch

Good morning is your mojo lacking or sluggish if so why not have a bash at our challenge at CRAFT this week we have a sketch for you. Or do you like to follow a sketch either way we would love you to come and play. So here it is

We have 2 great sponsors again this week
 Imagine That! Digistamps
3 digital stamps
and
 Sunflowerfield
4 digital images


So let me share with you my card featuring card with a image from our sponsor
Sunflowerfields called Muffin girl

Image coloured with promarkers with touches of glitter on the cake topping

Dp is from  very old pads think are Papermania

Embossing folder dots

Lace and ribbon from stash, Flowers also from stash

So now it is your turn we cant wait to see what you do with our sketch.

Thanks again for popping by

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Add a Little Dazzle - W, SIO - #73 New Beginnings or Anything Goes DoubleClick Skittles - 2W, E1, F -  #21 For a Mom or a Girl

• I love Promarkers - W - Must use Promarkers - #268 Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - W, F- #32 Always Anything Goes
• Paper Shelter Challenge - W,3E, SIO - #202 Lace
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - W,3E -  #226 Anything GoesRuby's Rainbow - 2W, JFF, C10 -  #103 Anything Goes 
• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #18 - Anything Goes
• Everybody-Art-Challenge W - #323 Happy Birthday
• Papertake Weekly W -  Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - Birthday

Time for Tea

Good morning now where has the sun gone we have a wet and horrid day here in Manchester.

Well that said, I have a little project I have done for my DT post for Crafty Sentiments, new challenge that starts today.

BASKETS, BAGS OR BOXES

I made a little basket to go with my image. The basket is made with Craft card and some paper I found in my Scraps draw. Flowers are also in stash sorry think they came in a win so not sure where from. A square of material for the inside and a brad for the handle.

The image is this adorable TEA PARTY ANYONE which you can get from the shop here

Image coloured with promarkers.

Well I hope you like I dont usually do non card projects but have done a few recently maybe things are changing. Lol. I hope you like and please come and play along with us again this week we love seeing what your making.

You never know you might win this fab prize

Thanks for popping by and i would love to enter this into the following challenges

papertake weekly - anything goes

Freshly brewed Blog - colour combo

• All Crafts Challenge - 2M, 1st Monday of the month every other month, NO CARDS - (Apr/May) Anything But a Card
• Mema's Challenge - M, 1st Monday - (May) Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards - 2W - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity - W, JFF - No Cards
• Robyn`s Fetish - W - #262 Anything But a Card
• That Craft Place - 2W, 1E - No Cards (week 2)
• Polkadoodles - 2W, C10 – No.18 - (W2 of 2) Anything But Square 

LTSCB - #53 - A Stitch In Time

Good morning well gosh that 2 weeks has gone fast and it is time for a new challenge at 

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and for the next fortnight we would like you to join in with us in

A STITCH IN TIME!

Use real or faux stitching on project

we have

3 SPONSORS 

Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Prize: 3 images of choice to winner

Heartfelt Creations

Prize: $25 gift certificate

Angie's Digi Stamps

Prize: 3 images of choice to winner

So onto my card using a fab cute image from our sponsor Angie's Digi Stamp called Little Lila Picking Flowers and you can find it in the shop HERE

Image has been coloured with promarkers, All layers have either real or faux stitching.
DP is K&Co and a Oddment from stash
dies used are from, Spellbinders, Sizzix, and Joaanna sheen.
Lace and beads and parls from stash
Ribbon is Dovecraft
Well I do hope you have enjoyed your visit and I would love it if you could come and play along with us this challenge. Need some more inspiration then pop along to the challenge blog and checkout the rest of the teams amazing creation.
Thanks for popping leave a message if you have time would love to read your views or just say Hi.
challenges i would love to enter this card into are

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes - Optional Feminine

Come & Get it Challenges - Female Project

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter #201--Love is in the air

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes 

Ruby's Rainbow - Anything Goes

Just for Janette

Good afternoon yes me again are you feed up with my blog yet. I hope not. I have just realised that I hadnt blogged my friends card/ calender which I made for her birthday in February. I had sent her a gift for her birthday early so wanted to make something a little different as it was kind of present come card. So I found some calenders which I hadnt got round to making up and decided I would make her one. Now Janette likes to play with paper and make thing so I decided I would not colour a image but try something out of my comfort zone. I added her age can you find i kind tried to blend it in but you have to make it dont you.

DP is K & CO lots of gold mirri card, Bronze Gilding Wax and distressed inks, Create a Card Steam Punk card base. Brads and gold peel off numbers

 close up of the Memory Box flower die and flowers from Wild Orchid,

 Tuille and ribbon from stash

 Close up of the fab bike sent to me by Janette with some pearl added.

Well what do you think she did say that she loved it so guess I succeeded but then she is a friend. I got really messy and really quite enjoyed myself. I guess it is nice to come out of your comfort zone once in a while

challenges

• Alphabet Challenge - 2W, 1E, JFF - (W1 of 2) - F for Friends/Friendship
• *NEW* Simply Papercraft - 2W, E3 - No. 3 (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes or Lots of Layers
• Crafty Ribbons - 2W, Include Ribbon (W1 of 2)  #118- Anything Goes With Ribbon
• Crafting By Designs - W,F, 3E - Anything Goes (month)
• DoubleClick Skittles - 2W, E1, F -  #21 For a Mom or a Girl (Week 1 of 2)
• Inspiration Destination - W, F- #31 Always Anything Goes
• Ike's World 2W, 1E, SIR Ike's Art - #36 No Patterned Papers (Week 2) 
• Loves Rubber Stamps W - #149  -  Use at least 2 dies
• Sweet Stamps W, 1E, SIO, C10 - # 219 Anything But a Card

Time for A Colour Combo at CRAFTY CATZ

Good Morning and Happy 1st May. Wow a new month where is this year going I ask myself. I guess it is a sign of getting old.

Well before I grow another grey hair let me tell you about this weeks challenge at CRAFTY CATZ.

This week the theme has been picked by Kim who sadly stepped down due to her very busy life. So this week our lovely boss lady Carol is hosting it. We are still doing Kims theme as we loved it soo much. Yes she has come up with a fab colour combo for you all to follow.

Our sponsor this challenge is

Fitztown is a group of talented artists and crafters. we make a variety of products including fine art, sculpting, woodcrafts, papercraft, cardmaking and many more

PRIZE.....3 digis of their choice. 

So onto my card using one of our sponsors images

I have printed the image onto some Pearlised cream card then coloured with promarkers and added some glitter to the centres. The sentiment is from a freebie from TLC.(thanks Pauline)

Pearls and the diecut butterfly is from Tonic. The frame is a Quickutz frame die set. Some gold glitter on the edge of the card.

Something a little different for me as i dont make many cards just featuring flowers so comments will be welcome. I do hope that you will come and play along as i think this colour combo is such a lovely bright and fun one.

Thanks again for popping by I do appreciate it.

Bye for now
challenges
Alphabet Challenge - F for Friendship
Chocolate coffee and cards - spring has sprung
Patties Creations Design challenge - flowers
Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 144 - Anything Goes

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - W, 3E – No. 224 - Inspired by Nature

Dragons Lair Designs - M, E1 – May - A Bouquet of Flowers

• Fussy and Fancy - 2W - No.137 - (W1 of 2) - Lots of Flowers
• Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards - No. 104  - Always Anything Goes (Cards only)
• That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - 2W, E3, Must be a UK resident - (W2 of 2) Keep It Simple
• Inspiration Destination - W, F- #31 Always Anything Goes