#410 Crafty Catz - ATG with optional extra

Good morning and Good Friday to you all hope you have something nice lined up for the long weekend. I have a lovely leg of lamb to cook but sadly not Welsh dont seem to beable to get near me although it is British.

Now as i said it is Friday that can only mean i am here with my DT card for Crafty Catz.

this weeks host and picker of our optional extra is Christine.http://tillyscraftycorner.blogspot.co.uk/

As always our challenge is ANYTHING GOES but our optional extra for fun is 

USE YOUR OLD STASH

Yeah we all love to use our new stuff but what about those thing hiding under them. So dig them out and join in with the extra.

our sponsor for this challenge is SCRAP N DIPITY

the winner will receive 3 images of their choice.

Please pop along and checkout our sponsors store

So here is my make with one of our sponsors images.

Thought i would try a shaker card not 100% success as the points on the stars are sharp and dug into the foam a little. Lucky i put lots in

Now other than the image everything is old stash and most over 5 years old.

Image coloured with promarkers.

the card blank is one of those 3 fold with a aperture in perfect for shaker cards 

Some acetate from a cardboard box i had so a little bit of recycling

Stars are diecut and from a friend i coloured them with my pens

Star sequins and chipboard rocket from a craft fayre

Old rubber Happy Birthday stamp

Some oddment ribbon

A metal star and the embossed panel is a freebie mag one which was cut in black and had bronze gliding wax added.

Now it is over to you look forward to seeing what your making this Bank Holiday

Have fun and dont eat too much chocolate.

Oh have you seen I have a new badge on my sidebar so chuffed so keep an eye out we have new images coming in the shop on the 2nd and we have sneak peeps on the facebook and blog page.

challenges

• Cardz 4 Guyz 2W, 3E - #191 - Super Heroes 
• Creates and Makes M, 3E, last Tue - #19 - Anything Goes
• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #13 - Anything Goes
• Ike's World 4W, 1E - #106 Anything Goes with a twist: Movie Madness - superman
• Lemon Shortbread 2W, E3, no digital projects - #64 - Always Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts W,2E,C8 #239 Outside Fun
• Southern Girls 2W,1E,C10  #180 Die Cuts
• Crafty Creations - 2W,2nd/4th Wed,2E, Always Anything Goes 
• Creative Moments - 2W, 3E, Always Anything Goes 
• I love Promarkers - 2W,3E Must use Promarkers, #355 - Things That Fly  - Well In The movie he did
• Inspiration Destination - 2W, F - Always Anything Goes
• Paper Shelter Challenge - W, 3E, SIO - Digital Image
• Sunny Day Crafting - W, #13 - "M" for Magical
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - #200 ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 
• Get Creative Challenges - M, 1st Mon, E3 - #68 FANTASY, MYTHOLOGICAL
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - W, ATG except for Theme on 5th Monday of a month, E3 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
• The Paper Girls - 2W 1st & 3rd Mondays, layouts, cards, F, 3E, A grand prize winner is randomly chosen every quarter - #148 EMBOSSING  (Week 2)
• Use Your Stuff - W,  #305 TRAVEL
• 613 Avenue Create - M (1st Sunday), 8E, Any Craft Accepted (check for recognition each week, top DT choices, winners, and crafter's voting by on-line community) - #207 (March) Anything Goes w/Optional Twist:Reuse/Recycle
• Colour Crazy Challenge - W, 2E  - No.13 - ANYTHING GOES
  

Passion For Promarkers - Gorgeous Gingham & Perfect Plaid

Good morning from a Wet Manchester.

Today i have a card and details of our new challenge at Passion for Promarkers

Todays challenge has been set by the lovely lisa and she would love to see Gingham or Plaid somewhere on your make.

Now of course you must follow our other little rules all can be found on our sidebar.

We are sponsored for this challenge by

who is giving one lucky person £15 to spend in their store.

So onto my card and I have used this cute image from Paper Nest dolls which i won sometime ago.

 Image has been coloured with my promarkers one of our rules
DP is a digital called Gorjuss Gingham
Used some wide green gingham ribbon from stash and some tiny yellow buttons.
A few pearls coloured with my pens too finished off the card.
i just love the sentiment he is holding lol.
Ok so now it is over to you cant wait what you do and if you have time please pop over and see the fabulous samples the team has made.
We have a few members of poorly so i do hope they will be back with us soon.
Thanks for popping by and have a good day.
Off to link to a few challenges
crafty sentiments - anything goes
papercraft challenge - easter bunnys
Artistic Inspirations - 2W, E3, F - #196 ANYTHING GOES OPTION THEME EASTER TIME 

• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - #200 ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 
• Crafty Cardmakers - 2W, C15 - #208  BUNNIES, CHICKS OR EGGS 
• Cutie Pie Challenge - M, 2nd Monday, must be cute - #121 SPRING CUTIES
• Incy Wincy Designs - 1st & 3rd Monday, 5E -  NO MORE THAN THREE COLORS EXCLUDING BLACK AND WHITE
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - W, ATG except for Theme on 5th Monday of a month, E3 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
• The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - M, 1st Monday, E2, SIO - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 
• Dragonfly Journeys - 2W, E5 - #114 Bunnies, Chicks & Ducks
• A Gem of a Challenge  2W   - #215 - Easter 
• Sweet Stampin W, 2E, include stamping - Easter
• A Bit More Time to Craft (M, P1, E3) #62 - Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft (M, P1, E3) #3 - Always Anything Goes
• Ching-chou Kuik Digital Stamps (M,P1,E3,SIO) March - Spring/Easter
• Love to Scrap (M, P1, E5, digis or stamping)  #107 - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampers (M, P10, E3, use stamp or digi) #18 - Spring or Easter
• World Wide Open Design Team Challenge (M, P15, E3, F, must be on DT) Always Anything Goes 
• Colour Crazy Challenge - W, 2E  - No.12 - ANYTHING GOES
• QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 288 - ANTYHING GOES
• Polkadoodles - W, C10 - No. 12 - ANYTHING GOES
• Cute Card Thursday W,C5 #522 Easter

Crafty catz challenge - ANYTHING GOES with optional twist

Good morning and welcome.

Today i am sharing my DT card for CRAFTY CATZ.

This week it is my turn to host the challenge so i do hope you will come and play along.

As always our challenges are ANYTHING GOES but we have a little optional twist for fun which the host gets to pick.

So this week our optional twist is

EASTER

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is

SASAYAKI GLITTER

Now Naz has allowed the team to play with some of her images and i picked this cute image called

Party Chooks available from her shop HERE

I have coloured my image with promarkers and pencils

Dies are Spellbinder and unbranded leaf die

Sentiment is from TLC

Twine from stash

DP is My Minds eye - Fine and dandy

Well hope you like and now it is over to you.

cant wait to see what your making so please link your project up. Remember it doesnt have to be Easter but we would love to see some Easter projects.

Please pop along to the challenge blog and see what the girls have made.

Also did you try out for our GDT spot for April if so announcement is on the blog.

Thanks for stopping by i do appreciate it and have a great weekend.

• Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - No.63 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES (W1 of 2) 
• Colour Crazy Challenge - W, 2E  - No.12 - ANYTHING GOES
• Brown Sugar – M (First Friday of M), E2- March - No. 276 - SPRING OR EASTER
• Creative Fingers - M, 3E, No totally digital projects - No. 143 - March - ANYTHING GOES
• Jo's Scrap Shack - W, 3E  - No. 226- ANYTHING GOES
• Polkadoodles - W, C10 - No. 12 - ANYTHING GOES
• QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 288 - ANTYHING GOES
• 4 Crafty Chicks W #395 For The ove Of Kids/Anything  Goes
• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday W,C5 #522 Easter
• Moving along with the Times 2W,3E #67 Easter (W2 of 2)
• Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday- M, 1st Wed, E3 - March - All Creatures Great and Small
• I love Promarkers - 2W,3E Must use Promarkers, #355 - Things That Fly   (W1 of 2)
• Paper Shelter Challenge - W, 3E, SIO - Easter
• Cardz 4 Guyz 2W, 3E - #190 - Things With Tails (week 2)

Craft Challenge - Spring Easter

Good morning hope you are well.

Today Craft starts a new challenge and with Easter just round the corner what better than to join us for our SPRING/EASTER CHALLENGE

our sponsor for this challenge is Eurkca Stamps

who kindly allowed the team to play with some of their stamps.

I have used FLOWER BORDER 

Image coloured with promarkers

Sentiment computer generated

All other embellishments from the Ribbon Girls

Well thats my little card not a easter card as i dont send many but thought with might brighen someones day.

I do hope that you checkout the shop and also the challenge lots of inspiration from the team using our sponsors images.

Thanks for popping have a good day.

challenges

• 4 Crafty Chicks W #395 For The ove Of Kids/Anything  Goes
• Aud Sentiments Challenge 2W,E5  #199 Bingo + A Sentiment- 3d(ribbonand gem) digi and markers to colour
• Craft Rocket Challenges Mx 1st Thurs #46 March - Something New- digi & ribbons - season 
• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Craftaholics R Us - W, #12 - Anything Goes
• Mod Squad Challenge- W, 3E, F - Spring
• Simon Says Wednesday - W, 5E - Floral Frenzy
• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #12 - Anything Goes
• Cards in Envy - 1st/3rd Mon, E3 flat cards only - NO PATTERNED PAPER CARD CHALLENGE  
• Crafting from the heart - Anything Goes 
• Crazy for CAS - M, 1st Mon, E3, must be CAS - #4 SPRING
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - W, ATG except for Theme on 5th Monday of a month, E3 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
• Qkr stampede - Anything 

Crafty catz challenge Anything Goes with a optional twist plus GDT Call

Good morning I am here with todays new challenge at CRAFTY CATZ.

this week our host is the challenge owner Carol's turn to pick our optional twist. This twist is just for fun and all the girls on the team follow it. Our challenge is as always ANYTHING GOES but if you fancy our twist we would love you to follow it.

B IS FOR BUGS

Our sponsor this week is 

BUGABOO STAMPS

who kindly gave the team some images to play with.

We also have a GDT Call for APRIL

 so if you fancy joining us for the month then add GDT after your name in Mr Linky 

So for my card I have used this cute image Beeflower. Isnt it a sweetie

All the DP are either freebies from mags or oddments

Image coloured with promarkers

Dies used are Stitched circles

Sentiment is from a clear stamp set by Wee Stamps

Punches are all Martha Stewart 

Pearls and ribbon from stash

Well we would love you to come and play with us and maybe try out for the GDt we are a friendly bunch and if you havent done DT work please dont let that stop you.

Well have a good weekend and dont forget to checkout our sponsors fab shop

challenges

Creative inspirations - Any Occassion

• Catch The Bug  W,3E,SIO - Nature's Wonders – All Creatures Big and Small

• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday W,C5 #521 Celebrate
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes
• Sasayaki Glitter Challenge Blog M, P3, F, E3 March - Friendship
• Crafty Creations - 2W (2nd/4th Wed),2E, Always Anything Goes 
• Creative Moments - 2W, 3E, Always Anything Goes
• Pause Dream Enjoy - W, E3, #11 - Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts M, 3E, #45 - Anything Goes
• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #11 - Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread 2W, E3, no digital projects - #63 - Always Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - 2W, E3, F - #195 ANYTHING GOES  
• Colouring in Scrapland - M 1st Monday, E2, winner + Top 3, No digital coloring, must have hand-colored image -  ANTYHING GOES
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - W, ATG except for Theme on 5th Monday of a month, E3 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
• The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - M, 1st Monday, E2, SIO - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 
• Use Your Stuff - W,  #303 DIE CUTS
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st & 3rd Sun) E3 Always Anything Goes
• Pile It On - M, 1st Sunday + bonus theme 3rd week, Use theme & at least one other challenge, Winners posted 2nd Sunday - (March) Circles

• Stella Says Sketch Challenge 

  

Feature an Animal at Craft challenge

Good morning i am here with news re Crafts challenge this week.

As Easter is round the corner and all the cute rabbits and Ducks and Chickens this would fit perfectly with our theme of 

ANIMALS

This weeks sponsors for the challenge are

Sponsor 1: Scrap N Dipity

Sponsor 2: DRS Designs

details of prizes and sponsors are on the challenge blog so please pop along and check it out along with seeing the amazing samples the team has made with some images from the sponsors.

Now I wasnt down for this weeks challenge so hadnt ordered any images but as i had this cutie from Digi Stamping Boutique I thought I would join in

Coloured the image with promarkers

DP are from a very old large pad from papermania

Ribbon and flower which has had some gold embossing powder sprinkled and heated on for

added texture is from The Ribbon Girls

fence is from crafty sentiments

Sentiment comes with the image available from Digi Stamp Boutique HERE

Well over to you now hope that you will come and play along with us at the challenge we look forward to visiting you.

Thanks for popping by see you tomorrow with another Crafty catz challenge

challenge i would like to enter this card into are

Fab n Funky - anything but square
Pause Dream Enjoy - W, E3, #11 anything goes
Paper Shelter Challenge - W, 3E, SIO - hot colours

• Addicted to Stamps and More - W, C10, #283 -Holiday
• Crafty Creations - 2W (2nd/4th Wed),2E, Always Anything Goes 
• Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday- M, 1st Wed, E3 - March - All Creatures Great and Small
• Simon Says Wednesday - W, 5E - Easter
• Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Easter
• Moving along with the Times 2W,3E #67 Easter 
• As You Like It Challenge 2W,E3  Favourite Easter Character- because it so cute
• Crafting with Dragonflies 2W,1E, No rude/sexy or Halloween/witch, cards only - #99 Birds / Feathers 
• Crazy 4 Challenges W,1E - #425 - Feature a Chicken (or any other bird
• My Time to Craft 2W  - #366 - Easter/ Spring  

Mothers Day Card - Stamping Boutique

Morning i thought i would share with you the Mother's day card i made for my Step Mum.

The image is one of the 3 images that come in a set from The Stamping Boutique called Flower Vases available from the store HERE

Coloured the image with promarkers 

DP is from First Editions Summer Breeze 

which has a lovely sparkle in the paper but doesnt show on the photo

Ribbons and Lace are from The Ribbon Girl

Sentiment is computer generated

Dies are spellbinders and MFT

Well hope you like and hope you all had a lovely Mothers day.

Thanks for popping by i will be back tomorrow with a new challenge dt card for CRAFT see you then. Have a great day.

challenges

• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #11 - Anything Goes
• Everybody-Art-Challenge 2W - #421 - Anything Goes 
• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Try It On Tuesday 2W, C5, 2nd & 4th weeks - Mum's the Word
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes
• Brown Sugar – M (First Friday of M), E2 - March - No. 276 - SPING OR EASTER
• Colour Crazy Challenge - W, 2E  - No.10 - ANYTHING GOES
• Jo's Scrap Shack - W, 3E  - No. 224 - ANYTHING GOES
• QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 286 - ANTYHING GOES
• A Gem of a Challenge  2W   - #214 - Mother's Day
• Crafty Friends Challenge 2W, 3E,  - #79 - For A Special Lady
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st & 3rd Sun) E3 Always Anything Goes
• The Corrosive Challenges - M, 3E - Always Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - W, ATG except for Theme on 5th Monday of a month, E3 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
• Use Your Stuff - W,  #303 DIE CUTS
• I love promarkers - for a girl
• Creatalicious Challenges (2W, P15/last day of the M) #134 - Anything Goes + Option: Girly
• Sheepski designs - Flowers
• Power Poppy challenge - March Power & Spark: Inspired by Fabric!
• The Fairy and The Unicorn M, 1st Sat, E3, Mythical and Mystical - March - Anything Goes /optional: All About Moms
• A Perfect Time To Craft (M, P1, E3) #3 - Always Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - Any Occasion