Challenge #233 - "Winter Sports" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers, well its amazing to think that we are already on to our second Challenge for the year over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and this week its about "Winter Sports" and we want you to use one of the usual winter sports images on your card. And we have two new Team Members this time so I hope you will pay a visit to the Challenge Blogspot and meet them and see their cards.
But before I get ahead of myself our usual sponsors are as always the very generous Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and you will find them here

and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30. to spend on their website here, providing you have used one of their products on your card and this could be either a Image, Backing Paper or Printable, but even if you do not they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice so you are not going to loose even if you dont. But dont forget you are only allowed to enter three cards or projects and one of those must carry one of their products on it.
And now to show you my card

This little lady is "Attitude is Everything" and you will find her here, I printed her onto white card before colouring her with my copic pens, afterwards I used a Memory Box die to cut her out and the Snowflake over lay out of white pearlescent card for the top.
For the card I used a 6.50"x 6.50" white card and the first mount is out of blue card and the papers are from "Winter Breeze" digi paper set and you will find them here, I have used one base paper on top I have used a square of white car and two corner dies to create the snowflake corners. I then placed my mounted image in the middle.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will want to take part in this "Winter Sports" Challenge.
This Card will be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://asnowflakespromise.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.gr/ 
http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.nl/ 
http://stampartpapel.com/category/comunidad/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.unicornchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #229 - "A Christmas Card" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers, well I have a secret to tell you tomorrow is my 73rd Birthday can you believe it? Mind you I dont feel like Im that age my brain is telling me Im still in my 50s, the only problem with that is my daughter is 53 and Im sure she wouldnt like to think that I was that age again. Anyway I think I had better get on with my post, this weeks Challenge over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot is "A Christmas Card" so I hope that you will have a card that you can add as most of us at the moment are actually making them ready to post in the next couple of weeks.
As always we are being sponsored by Veronica and Pedro from The Paper Shelter and they are offering a fabulous prize of

$30. to spend on their website but to do so you must use one of their products on your card and this could be either a Image, Backing Paper or Printable and you will find them here, but even if you dont they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice, so you really dont loose do you.
And now for my Card

This image is called "Christmas Carols" and you will find it here, and I printed it onto white card then used my copics to colour it, and then used my Nestabilitie Labels No.1 to cut it out, I used a larger one and green card for the mount which is slightly larger than the image. The sentiment is from my stash and has been stamped onto white card then mounted also on some green card.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of green card, the paper is also from "Christmas Carols" and you will find it here, I then used some Memory Box fern dies along two of the edges and then placed my mounted image in the center and the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "A Christmas Card" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.2creativechicks.com/ 
http://pictureandscrap.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://copicmarkerspain.blogspot.ca/ 
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/ 
http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.co.nz/ 
http://doodlepantryblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://kleurenmetpotloden.blogspot.nl/

ABC Challenges - "T is for Two"

Good Morning Crafters, over on ABC Challenges we have reached the letter "T" so for this we to see "Two of Anything on your Card" and so it could mean two items of anything that you choose, backing papers, embellishments, lace, ribbon etc so the choice is up to you.
And we are lucky this time to be sponsored by Aurora Wings

Aurora Wings

And as I am lucky enough to have several of Aurora Wings images I decided to use this cute one for my card.

This is titled is "The Secret" and you will find it here, I printed it onto white card then used my copic pens then cut it out with a Memory Box die, and a fancy one for the surround out of blue card, the sentiments was stamped onto white card and then cut it out again with a oval die and mounted onto a blue mount.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of blue card and the papers are from Sweetshoppe Designs and this one is called "Kids under Water" and I used three papers as you can see in the photo. To finish of I have used a bubbles border die from Memory Box and this was placed along the bottom of the card. I have also used more bubbles from Memory Box down the card on the left side and at the top on the right.
I do hope that now youve seen my Card that you will pay a visit to the ABC Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will take part in this "T is for Two" Challenge. 
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com.au/ 
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/
http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://thecraftyaddicts.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.co.uk/
http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/ 
http://aurorawingschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

 

ABC Challenges - "V is for Vibrant"

Good Morning Crafters, I dont know about you but it doesnt seem possible that we are halve way through October already and only 14 weeks to Christmas, I do hope that you are getting ahead with your Xmas Cards. Anyway over on the ABC Challenge Blogspot we have arrived at the letter "V" and for our theme we want to see "Vibrant" images and designs.
We are being sponsored this time by

Oak Pond Creations 

and 

MarkerPOP

And we were lucky enough to choose a image to play with and I chose this one from Oak Pond Creations

 

And this one is just right for the time of year its called "Halloween Friends" and you will find the image here. I printed it onto white card then used my copic pens to colour it, then cut it out with my rotatrim and created a mount out of black card for it afterwards.

The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount of black card, the papers I have used are from Sweetshoppe "A Wizarding World" digi paper set, and I have used four papers from the set, and also used a Bat Border punch from Martha Stewart on the stripes I have layered down the center. 

I also used some black card and a edge die from Memory Box to create the tombstones at the bottom, and at the top two corners I have used the spider web corner dies and also cut out three bats to finish if of. The Sentiment is also one from my stash and this was also mounted on a piece of black card and placed it in the bottom right hand corner and the mounted image was placed in the middle.

Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the ABC Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "V is for Vibrant" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://digichoosday.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://pdelinkyparty.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://www.rileyandco.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://www.anonymousstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://blog.markerpop.com/ 

Challenge #147 - "Animal Magic" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Crafters, well its almost March and so far weve seen so much rain Im beginning to wonder if we will ever had decent weather again, my bulbs are beginning to show and even some buds so at least I should be getting some colour soon. Anyway we have another Challenge over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and this one is themed "Animal Magic" and we want to see what you can create with animals as your main image, so Im so looking forward to seeing what the entries will be like.
Anyway Im getting ahead of myself and you will want to know what fabulous prize Veronica and Pedro are offering and that is $30.

But this is only if you have used one of their products on your card, this could be a image, paper or printable and they do have some on special offer as well, so its well worth a visit to their website here The Paper Shelter. But even if you havent they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice so you really cant loose with this Challenge can you?
And now I want to show you what Ive created for this Challenge and here he is:-

Hes called Henry in my world but the actual image is titled "How are You Doin" and you will find him here, though to be absolutely honest hed be a good advert for "Should have gone to Specs Savers" as he seems bit short sighted fancy thinking the cactus was a friend, oh well never mind. Ive printed him onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him afterward I used Embossing Folder to print the edge around him then cut it out with scissors to create the scalloped edge. This was then placed on a green Oval Nestabilitie Die background. The sentiment is one from my stash thats been also mounted on the same green card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of green card and the papers are from the Pollyanna Pickering CD from Cupcake Crafting and I have used two of them, one has a hedgehog print on it and the second has a smaller on on and I have used a border punch on this, then on top is another mount of green with a check pattern on which has been placed down the card.
I then used a Memory Box die to create the two dark green trellis's and these were stuck across the top and bottom, then the mounted image was placed in the center with the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the A Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "Animal Magic" theme Challenge.
And do please come back on Saturday as I have some very exciting news for you and look forward to letting you into the secret.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #146 - "Punches and Dies" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Crafters, well I am still standing in as a Guest Designer for The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and this weeks theme is all about "Punches and Dies" and to be honest I am in my element with these I love to use both on my cards just hope you like the result of my playing.
As always our sponsors are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30.

 

and as always this is providing you have used one of their images on your card, and it was lovely to see that a lot of you had used them on our last Challenge and I hope you will do again this time, but even if you dont they will still offer you 3 digi images of your own choice if you are picked by Random Org. You will find some fabulous images, papers and printables here on their website The Paper Shelter.
For my card I used this gorgeous image

She is titled "Attitude means Everything" and you will find her here,  I have printed her onto white card then used my Tonic Square die to cut her out and a scalloped one for the mount. I used some snow writer foam on her collar and cuffs also on her ear muffs to. The sentiment is one from my stash thats been stamped onto white card and then cut out by a circle die and mounted on a punched out Snowflake.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white with a first mount of blue card and the paper is from the Sweetshoppe Designs its a blue background with snow on it and clouds. On top of this I have placed a diecut Fir tree which was cut with Marianne Die, and a used a Memory box border die of trees along the bottom.
I then placed my mounted image in the center and before adding the extra's I took a piece of white pearlescent card in a 7"x 7" size and used another of the Martha Stewart large Border and Corner dies to create the background which was then placed behind the first mount making the card larger.
To finish of I have cut out the ski's and sticks with a Marianne Die and placed to the right of the main image, the final flourish is the two layered snowflake at the top on the right and the sentiment on the left.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of Maries B Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "Punches and Dies" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/
http://hjcchallenge.blogspot.ca/
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/

Challenge #143 - "All Wrapped Up" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning fellow Crafters, well Ive been caught out this morning I made sure that the Challenge Post was written up but totally forgot to write up my own blog, what a daft person, Ive been worrying all night about the inlinz thing and it worked perfectly this morning and I went to look on my own blog and my own post was missing I cant believe I forgot to write it up and schedule it as I normally do. Anyway it wont do to carry on I must write up my post so here we go, this week over on The Paper Shelter its all about "Wrapping Up" originally when I picked this theme it was supposed to be about wrapping up against the cold but a lot of the team saw it as something else and have gone with it so I will leave the interpretation up to you.
Anyway as always our very generous sponsors are The Paper Shelter and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30.

And this comes with the usual stipulation that you must have used one of their products on your card and this could be a image, paper or printable and even if you dont they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice if you are chosen by random org, but I do urge you to pay a visit to their website The Paper Shelter and see for yourself what brilliant value they are especially against the pound.
And now for my own card

For my image I used "The Beautiful Skier" and you will find it here, and I have printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her then I cut her out completely. The sentiment is one from my stash and this was placed onto a diecut snowflake.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of white pearlescent card and on top of this I have used one of the Bearlymine digi papers this a snowflake design on a blue background. Then I used more of the pearlescent card and die cut two landscape backgrounds and then placed them at the back of the card towards the top, then I placed my cut out image on the left handside and then I cut the ski's and poles (not sure of the official name for them never having skied) and placed the two ski's against the left handside and the poles are stuck in the snow with the sentiment towards the right handside. To finish of I have punched out a snowflake and placed it in the ski.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will want to take part in this "All Wrapped Up" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #142 - The Paper Shelter - "Digi and Sentiment"

Good Morning Crafters, well I dont know know about you Im real fed up with the wet weather, Im beginning to wish it would snow for a change but at the moment is not cold enough I afraid. Anyway Im standing in as a Guest Designer for Marie's Team for three weeks as Ava is moving and of course cant deal with making cards at the moment.
And this weeks Challenge is "Digi and Sentiment" so it means you must use a digi image with a sentiment as well. And as always we are being sponsored by The Paper Shelter and they are offering a fabulous prize of

And as always this comes with the rule that you must have used one of the products on your card, that could be either a Image, Paper or Printable and you will find they often have special offers and you will find them here on The Paper Shelter Website. But even if you dont you will still receive 3 digi images of your own choice, so you cant loose can you?
Anyway here is my card for for this weeks Challenge.

I love this image is called "My Racing Car" and just fabulous for a little lad and you will find it here. I have printed it onto white card then used my copic pens to colour it, afterwards I cut it out with a Nestabilitie square die and a larger one for the mount.

The basic card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of red card, and the papers are from Sweetshoppes "Pedal to the Medal" digi papers and I have used two papers the first a white background with racing cards, and the second is tyre pattern on a white background.

I then placed my mounted image towards the right hand side, and across the top left hand corner is a banner die, in two opposite corners I have placed button embellishments, and the sentiment was stamped onto a tag and then stuck to the exhaust of the motor car.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will visit The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "Digi with Sentiment" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://justinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #141 - The Paper Shelter - "Winter Blues"

Good Morning Crafters, well its the turn of the A Team to make cards for The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and this weeks theme is "Winter Blues" and we want to see you use Blue as your main colour and it should suit the weather to, though at the moment we seem to be avoiding snow but how long for Im not sure but its really been wet here in the UK and I know that in some places its been so bad that they have suffered floods, luckily we live up on the side of the hill and the water just seems to collect at the bottom of the road.
Anyway before I show you what I have been up to you will want to know all about the prize, and as always we are being sponsored by The Paper Shelter and they have offered a fabulous prize of $30.

but this is providing you have used one of the products on your card which could be either a image, paper or printable but even it you done they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice, I think that is one very generous prize, but if you would like to visit their website you will find lots of beautiful and stunning images and all up to date, as they are always adding to their library, you will find them at The Paper Shelter website, just click on their name and browse to your hearts delight.
And now for the card I have made and here it is:-

For the image I have used the "Snow Angel" and your will find it here, I have printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Labels Die No.8 and the mount is a fancy one which was cut out of blue card. The sentiment is from my stash and has been stuck on a banner die.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card, and the paper I have used is from Bearlymine Designs its one of her Christmas designs. I then used Memory Box dies to create the border and corners and I have used white pearlescent card. The mounted image was then placed in the center and the sentiment was placed across the bottom right hand corner.
Now that you have seen my card I do hope you will pop across to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented "A" Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will feel you to can take part in this "Winter Blues" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://cardsundmore-challengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #137 - "For Someone Special" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Crafters, for todays theme over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot we want to see you creating a card "For Someone Special" it could be for a friend or anyone in your family but it must be make someone special, Im sure you have someone in mind for me it was a friend.
And as always we are being sponsored by our very generous sponsors Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and they are offering a prize of $30.

 But this is providing you have used one of their products on your card but even if you havent they will still give you three digi images of your own choice. Their library is very varied and Im sure you will find lots to cover this theme and anyone you have in mind and you will find their website here.
And now here is my card for this weeks Challenge.

 
The image I have used is titled "Vintage Phone" (or "I just phoned to say I love you" my song) and you will find it here, the image is so memoriable for me as I can remember them in my fathers offices where he worked in Moorgate in the 50s, yes I know I am getting old but its such a lovely phone that I was drawn to this image very easily.
I have printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I cut her out with a Nestabilitie Oval die and a fancy Heart one for the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash and I have used a oval die and a smaller one of the main one for the mount for this.
The base card is 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of green card, and the paper I have used is the backing paper that came with the image, I printed it and mounted it onto the green card. I then wrapped around the middle a organza ribbon and tied to the back of the first mount, then on the right I have placed a bow and a gem in the middle.
I placed the mounted image in the center of the oval image on the paper and down the left hand side I have laid two leaf flourishes and on the curls I have placed the flowers punched out with Tonic punches and in the middle are some yellow pearls. The sentiment was placed at the bottom on the right hand side.
Now that youve seen my card pleased go and visit The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the Design Team have created for your inspiration and I hope you to will take part in this "For Someone Special" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://songbirdchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://useittuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #135 - "Halloween" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Everyone, well its only a day away from Halloween and we decided we would again have this as this weeks theme so I do hope that you are not all Halloweened out just yet and to add to it I have actually created two cards for you to see. I stupidly made one then made another later thinking that I had not done so, well now you will decide which one you like the best or at least enjoy them both.
As always our sponsors are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30.

But as always we expect you to use on of their products on your card, but even if you dont you will still be eligable to 3 digi images of your own choice, but if your quick you can still get hold of one of their Halloween images at a reduced prize as they have a sale on at the moment and you will find them here, so do go and visit their website and see for yourself what stunning images they have on offer and treat yourself while you can at a brilliant price.
And now to show you what I have been upto, as I said I have two cards to show you, I do hope you like them.

This is the "Halloween Spirit" and you will find her here

And this is "Incantation" and you will find her here

For the papers I used for the top card "Happy Holigans" from Nitwits and I also used Nestabilitie Pumpkin Die for the mounts and Die-namics Pumpkin dies and stamps for the die cuts, I also used a Martha Stewart pumpkin border punch on one of the papers. I also used some Halloween charms around the mount.

For the second Card I have used Sweetshoppe papers I cant remember which ones as they were some that I have left in my stash which I thought went well with my image. I have used Nestabilitie dies to cut her out and mount her, a Memory Box Spider corner and Spider. I have also used some more Halloween charms to add around the image. The sentiment is one from my stash, I should also say that around the edges I have distressed it with the Tim Holtz distressing tool.

I do hope that now youve seen my cards that you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the Design Team have created for your inspiration and that you will want to take part in this "Halloween" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://blog.ribboncarousel.com/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #21 - "Halloween" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Crafters well this fortnights Challenge over on Cards for Men is being sponsored by my favourite company The Paper Shelter and this time its all about "Halloween" and if you like me you have several little ones you like to send cards to so now is your chance to get ahead of the date and use your Halloween stamps to create a card.
As I said we are being sponsored by The Paper Shelter

And they are offering a fabulous prize of :- $20 Gift Certificate

And this is what they say about themselves:-

If you are looking for fun, cute and lovely digi stamps for your paper-crafting or web design projects, The Paper Shelter is your one-stop boutique! This growing catalog of high-quality digi stamps with many different kind of options offers a multitude of themes such as everyday items, holidays, special occasions, children, adorable characters and creatures. Stamps are available in standard black and white line art, as well as in pre-colored format.Images are wonderful for coloring and make perfect additions to greeting cards and scrapbook albums.

And as I work with The Paper Shelter I was lucky enough to be able to choose any of the image to play with and for a change I used this one for the first time.

This is the "Little Apprentice" and you will find him here, and he does remind me of Disney's The Apprentice where Mickey Mouse does awful things with the Magicians things, anyway I have printed him onto white card then coloured him with my copic pens, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die Labels No.1 and a larger one for the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash and this has been stamped also onto white card then mounted onto black card.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of black card, and the papers are from some scrapes I had left in my stash and they are a mixture of black, beige with has had the edges torn and purple with spirals on it.

On top of this I have cut and placed a spiders web from Memory Box in the top left hand corner and dangled a spider from this also a Memory Box die. The mounted image was then placed in the center towards the top, then down the right I have used ghosts also another of the Memory Box dies, then at the bottom I have placed my sentiment.

Now that you've seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the Cards for Men Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented design team have created for your inspiration and then take part in this "Halloween" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.yumifumihandmadecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #20 - Cards for Men - "Myth and Legend"

Good Morning Crafters, this week is a very special one for me as Im travelling up to Scotland on Thursday for my eldest daughters wedding, on the way Im going to visit my very dear friend Elaine so Im really looking forward to that, shes such a lovely person that Im really excited at meeting her face to face for the first time. Then if that was not enough on the way home Im visiting yet another of my dear friends Avril so Im one lucky lady with lots of lovely things to look forward to.
Anyway I had better get back to work as I wont get my post written up if I dont, this weeks Challenge over at Cards for Men is all about "Myth and Legend" and that covers anything that your heart desires, and for this one we are being sponsored by "Bugaboo"

and they are offering a fabulous prize of

of winners choice.

And here is what they say about themselves:-

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!

If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

And here is the card I created for this Challenge.

I have used the Bugaboo "Witch Cat" this may be a old image thats been discontinued as I was unable to find it on their website, but I felt it was just right for my card as I know children love anything with spiders and cats, or at least my grandchildren do.

Ive printed the image onto white card then used my copic pens to colour it, afterwards I used the Memory box die to cut it out and inked around the edge, then used the Spider corner also from Memory box to use as a overlay.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and the papers I have used are from The Paper Shelters "Studies of a Witch" digi paper set, the first a deep purple and the second a paler one on which I have used a Martha Steward spiderweb border punch, then on top of this is a orage one which has been placed on black card. These were all layered up on a black first mount.

The the mounted image was placed towards the left and then I have punched out Memory Box bats in several sizes and a spider which I hung from the corner spider web, and the final flourish is the spider charm in the bottom left hand corner.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the Cards for Men Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://mymumscraftshop.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/challenge-9-boys-only.html 
http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://stampedblessings.com/ 
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://opus-gluei.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #123 - The Paper Shelter - "Punches and Dies"

Good Morning Crafters, oh my weve been experiencing lots of rain over the last few days, I suppose it was bound to happen after so much heat and sunshine, but the only thing that seems to be benefiting is the garden, it really needed a soaking and its certainly getting it now. Anyway I do hope you enjoyed our last Challenge as it was very popular and we had over 300 entries, thank you so much for that.
Anyway this weeks Challenge is being hosted by the "A" Team and its all about "Punches and Dies" and as usual our sponsors are Veronica and Pedro from The Paper Shelter and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30.

but as always this comes with the rule that you must have used one of their products on your cards, they do have some stunning images, papers and printables on offer and its worth a visit at the moment as they have a discout voucher thats worth 20%

so this could'nt be a better time to pop across to their website for a browse Here, and even if you don't use one of their products they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice, so you really cant loose can you.
And now to show you what Ive been up to.

The image I have used is "Fairy Tea Time" and you will find her here, and I have printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die No.1 to cut her out and a decorative one for the mount out of blue card. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been treated in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card, the papers I have used are from The Paper Shelters "Lovely Bug" digi paper set and you will find it here. I have used two of them the first is a butterfly one then on top is a strip down the card which has ladybugs on it.
The mounted image was placed towards the top in the center, and then along the bottom I have stuck a teapot border from Cottage Cuts, and the tree border down the right is another of their dies. The butterfly at the top is a Memory Box one, the sentiment was then placed under the image towards the right.
I do hope that now youve seen my Card that you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will want to take part in this "Punches and Dies" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ 

Challenge #79 - Bearlymine Designs- "Girly Pink"

Good Morning Crafters, I do hope you enjoyed last weeks theme for Bearlymine Designs Challenge Blogspot and I hope that you will equally enjoy this weeks and this one is a "Girly Pink" one and Im sure lots of you will want to take part in it.
This week we are being sponsored by:-

Alota Stamps

and they are offering a fabulous prize of

and here is what they say about themselves:-

Alota Rubber Stamps is know for "The cutest little bugs in Town"

Search our web site for cute and whimsical rubber stamps. We also feature background scenes in full size and miniature and we have a large selection of tea bag folding stamps. For great inspiration be sure to visit our card gallery!
and our second sponsor is 

Quixotic Paperie

and they are offering a equally fabulous prize

And to create my card for this Challenge I chose to use one of the Alota Digi Images, and here she is.

Because the images come as a SVG image I had to get my husband to convert it to a JPG for me, then I printed her of onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I used a large oval die to cut her out. The mount I have used is one of the Cheery Lynn Dies, and the sentiment is one from my stash that I have stamped onto another piece of white card and then mounted it onto a piece of pink card.

The main card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of pink card and the papers I have used are from Donna's Bearlymine Designs "Spring Mist" for the first mount and then I have used one from the "Floral Dreams" white I cut into a square and used my border and corner punches from Martha Stewart, this was placed in the middle of the first mount.

The house is one of the Memory Box dies I have also used some of the left over pink card for the roof and the window and its box. The fence is yet another of the dies as is the leaf thats been down the left side, to finish of I have used some some buttons as flowers and popped some glitter glue in the centres.

Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will go and visit the Bearlymine Designs Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented "A" Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "Girly Pink" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://digidarlas.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://pausedreamenjoychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://squigglefly.blogspot.co.uk/