Canine Christmas

 

 

Real housework avoidance strategies being deployed round here! Couldn't resist this cute doggie though. He is a Bugaboo digi (Candy cane Charlie). I have surrounded him with some stamped gold bones (from SU's Hot Diggity Dog) and added some sequins. I have backed him onto a piece of Watermelon Wonder cardstock, which is quite a good Christmassy colour, I think.

 

He is the fourth attempt. The first one I ended up with colour bleeding into his teeth (not a great look), the second time I merrily coloured the candy cane completely red (why??), the third time I did exactly the same thing (aaaargh!!!)

 

Charlie is off to bury his candy cane in Pixie's Snippets Playground (Mustn't let that Parsnip dig it up!)

 

He is also being 'cute and cuddly' at Cards in Envy.

 

Then he is trotting to Catch the Bug for their photo inspiration challenge and CCC Digi Creations for an 'Anything Goes'.

 

Finally curling up and dreaming of golden bones at CHNC - use some gold and CHNC Extra for August.

 

Right, now for some housework (sadly). Have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend, April x

52CCT Sketch Challenge

As it is the start of a new month, we have a sketch challenge for you at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, hosted by Julie.

 

 

As you can see, I've taken a bit of a liberty with the width of my panel on the left - but that is fine! As long as we can recognise the sketch, it's all good. Hopefully by now you will have a tidy pile of Christmas cards all ready for the off!

 

I have chosen a cute digi of a rocking horse from Bugaboo that I have coloured with Promarkers. I stamped the left hand panel with snowflakes in silver and Soft Sky and adhered it to a piece of purple glitter card. The green panel is a Marianne die-cut and the purple bow is a piece of cord from a clothing tag! The sentiment is from SU's Good Greetings.

 

I hope you will be able to join us! April x



Something Floral (For a Change)

A very quick blog post to show you a card that has such a pretty Bugaboo digi. I was inspired by the colours of their latest challenge...

 

And the very cute bird!

 

I didn't actually have Promarkers to match the orange or dark blue. The only pens in those colours I have are Posca markers. They were a bit difficult and blobby to handle, but they have created a very rich, quite glossy finish which you can't see on the photo!

 

I am entering my card in Catch the Bug - July Colour Challenge.

 

And of course! Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 187. One of the friendliest bloggy places around, I think. I was delighted that my narwhal was featured last week!

 

Happy Crafting! April x

Beach Penguin

We have just come back from a lovely holiday in Norfolk. I have really missed my card-making though. Even if you take crafting stuff with you (which I didn't) it's not the same as being surrounded by all your stash is it? I was getting really fidgety at the end of the week looking at lovely blogs.

Here is a holiday penguin. He is a digi from Bugaboo that I have coloured with Promarkers. I've added some beachy coloured sequins and a bow made from linen thread.

I would like to enter this little guy in the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - July Bingo (circle on card, border, three layers - but also a Bugaboo image and some blingy sequins!)
Cards in Envy - Just Beachy
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 186
Bunny Zoe's Challenge Blog - Summer Breeze