Anything But A Card

Good morning lovely readers!

It's time for a new challenge at Crafting For All Seasons.

The theme this time is

#67 Anything But A Card.

I've decorated a candle. I used an image from our sponsor

Robyn's Fetish he's called Carl The Snowman cute huh!

I printed the image onto some tissue paper, coloured it with Flexmarkers

then cut around it & placed it on the candle. I then wrapped a length

of greaseproof paper around it & heated with my heat gun, starting at

the edges & working my way into the middle until the tissue paper was

covered with a layer of wax.

I then added some Washi Tape, silver peel off star borders & stars from 

my stash. I've had them for years & years! 

I made a little base from some card decorated with Washi Tape,then placed in a bag

which I closed together with more tape. I also added a little gift tag.

Here's a closer look at the candle without it's packaging.

Thanks for looking & I hope you can join us for the

Anything But A Card challenge this time!

I'd like to enter a few challenges:

Just Inspirational - Washi Tape

All Crafts Challenge - Anything But A Card

Get Inky - Christmas

Perfectly Rustics - Christmas Gifts

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything But A Card

Word Play Saturday - Snowman

Totally Papercrafts - Anything Christmas (not a card)

A Piece Of Cake!

Morning all you lovely bloggers!

What's on the cards today!? lol See what I did there?

It's Sunday & time for a new challenge at

The Crafty Pad

so if you're at a loose end.........

Our challenge this week is hosted by the lovely Diane & the theme is

#195 CAKE 

Here's my card!

I went all White On White! lol

I do love doing these but I usually keep it for Christmas!

Our wonderful sponsor this week is

The Stamping Boutique

who are offering 3 digi images to one lucky winner.

They also very kindly supplied the DT with images for this challenge.

The image I chose is

Birthday Bunny

Isn't it sweet!

I felt it just cried out for some soft tones so 

I used my flexmarkers to colour it up with a little touch of Promarker too!

I embossed the panels using the Cuttlebug folders

Swiss Dots & Swirls I think most people who have an embossing machine

have these. I remember having terrible embossing folder envy before I had them! lol

I then matted the image & embossed panels with Linen Texture card 

from Southfield Stationers. 

I also used a Crafty Pad Designs Happy Birthday Circle Sentiment

The ribbon is from my stash as is the button which I think came from a 

candy give away that I won a while  ago!

The inside of the card has embossed panels too.
I'll add the pic to let you see, but it makes my card look really pink
as it was taken indoors under a fluorescent light!

I hope you can play this time, it's great to be able to visit all your blogs

 & admire your wonderful creations!
See you there!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Come & Get It Challenge Flourishes & Swirls
Whoopsi Daisy Pastel Colours
Catch The Bug Things With Tails
Brown Sugar Challenge Bingo  (Ribbon, Buttons, Embossing)
Clearly Inspired Critters
Fairy Tale Embossing
Raise The Bar Birthday
Stamp Man Emboss It
Totally Papercrafts Cute & Girly

Diva's by Design Cute

Inky Impressions Birthday
Stamp N Doodle Use A Digi
Everybody Art Challenge Embossing

Cute As A Button

Good Morning all,

A very happy Sunday to you!

This week at The Crafty Pad, it's "Team A" who are bringing you 

some inspiration for the challenge this week which is

#166 Bounty Of Buttons

We want to see at least 3 buttons on your project!

Here's my card!

Aha, I see you're saying "That's not a Crafty Pad Designs image!"

"Correct" I say! 

This week we are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps & More

They Kindly supplied the Design Team with some images & are offering a prize 

of 5 Digital Stamps Or 4 Digital Stamps & 1 Paper Pack to the winner 

of this weeks Challenge!

Wowzers!!!

I used the sketch from

I {heart} 2 stamp 

as the basis for my layout!

I changed the shape & flipped it!

This is Cutie Patootie Bear

I printed her onto some linen embossed card, I like the texture of this!

I used my Promarkers  to colour her up & I've 

added a few little buttons including a little button nose!

The papers I've used were a freebie from ages ago

I thought they were perfect with this image.

I lightly distressed the edges with a pair of scissors & some ink.

I then layered them with a contrasting plain coloured  paper.

The sentiment was made on my PC using Cutie Pop font 

which you can get here for free!

I also added some pink ribbon & some more of the heart shaped buttons.

I added a punched border which I inked with pink & blue

I decorated the inside of the card just a little!

I'm so glad you managed to stop by!

Don't forget to check out the challenge blog for some more inspiration

from my Team A Teamies!

I hope you find the time to play too!

I'd like to put this card forward for the following challenges:

I {heart} 2 stamp Sketch

Crazy 4 Challenges Using Buttons
Card Makin' Mama's Make It Girlie
Fairy Fun Friday's Anything Goes
Stampin' For The Weekend Ready Teddy Go
Wags 'n Whiskers Anything Goes
Pixie Dust Studio  Use Ribbon
SJ Papercrafts 1,2,3 (I image, 2 papers, 3 heart shaped buttons)
Celebrate The Occasion Just Because (must use pink)
The Stamping Boutique Distress
Critter Sketch Critters
Incy Wincy Designs Cute Critters