Saturday Challenge no. 23

The challenge over at Saturday Challenge this week is 'Have your cake and eat it'. This could be anything as long as there was a picture of a cake somewhere on your item.

I've made an individual muffin/cupcake box.

The colours haven't come out very well in the photo, the blue and yellow are both a lot more subtle and not as bright as they look in the pictures.

I made these cakes the other day and froze them, so these may look appetising and if you really can't resist be careful because you might break a tooth on a frozen solid cake!! They are carrot cakes with cream cheese frosting. Yummy, I think I may accidentally forget to put one back in the freezer!

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Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge no. 11

I'm just sneaking this one in before the deadline!! The sketch over at Saturday challenge is great and once again I knew exactly what I wanted to do as soon as I saw it.

Here's the sketch:

I've made one of my last Christmas cards using the sketch, this card is for my Mother and I think all I now have left is my Fathers card, unless of course I receive some unexpected cards!!!!

I've used:

• A Forever Friends Sticker
• Card and gems from my stash
• Merry Christmas stamp from Papermania

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Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge no. 9

There is a great sketch over at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge this week and I'm just in time to join in!

Here's the sketch:

Here's my card:

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Cutie Sunday, Secret Crafter & ABC

Well it's a cold and miserable day here today. I woke up o snow this morning but it soon disappeared when the rain started and it hasn't stopped yet. So a nice warm cosy day in the craft room was called for! I've made a couple of cards today, here's the first:

I love it when you make a card for one challenge and then realise it fits in with others. I made this card using the sketch at Cutie Sunday and then realised it also covers:

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 8 - Decoupage

ABC - R is for ribbon

Here is the sketch:

Here's my card:

Hopefully from the photo's you can see the decoupage effect.

Thanks for looking

Claire

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge no. 6

The challenge over at Saturday Crafter this week is a sketch and I love it. It took no time at all to come up with an idea for this card or to make it.

Here's the sketch:

I've used a Forever Friends image again, I think I'm falling in love with these little bears. The background paper is from Anitas Classic Christmas Black pack and is the most gorgeous shimmery silver colour. The sentiment is a Papermania stamp.

4 challenges in 1

This card is for the following challenges:

Cuttlebug - Challenge no. 5 - Embossing on a metallic finish
~ The snowflake disk is embossed using the small Christmas set of embossing folders and the material is a sheet of aluminium - so truly metallic! Unfortunately it looks black in the photo but I assure you it is a sparkling silver in reality.

Secret Crafter - Challenge no.5 - A sketch and also to use pink, white and brown
~ I have followed the sketch although I've stretched it to fit a rectangular card rather than square. I've used all the colours although I have added the green as well, the stitching is all brown.

Kaboodle Doodles - Challenge no. 10 - Christmas Brights
~ Well I certainly think this is a bright card and is even more so in real life.

Papertake Weekly - Simply Sparkling
~ I have glittered the snowman although once again this doesn't show up too well. The metal disk certainly sparkles in the light.

Here's Jill's sketch:


And here's my card:

I just can't decide if I like this card or not, the colours are not what I would usually choose and I guess that means I'm out of my comfort zone which is perhaps not a bad thing. Please let me know what you think.

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

Just slipping this one in before the Saturday deadline! This sketch is for challenge no.2 over at The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge. It's another great sketch which really inspired me. Here's the sketch:


Once again I've made another Christmas card, my brain seems to be well and truly stuck in Christmas mode now. I've got some birthday cards to make but I just can't seen to get away from the festive ideas! I've gone for really traditional red and green and used my current favourite stamp.

I've used the following:

Penny Black 'Xmas Kiss' stamp which has been coloured with watercolour pencils
Papermania Merry Christmas stamp
Backing paper from the Dovecraft 'Tis the Season' Pack
Red narrow ric-rac ribbon
Silver gems

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