Crafts Galore Encore October 2024

Welcome to Autumn!

There is definitely a change in the weather this past week, it's wetter and colder. Brrr! Time to dig out the coats, sweaters and fleecy pyjamas. 

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

The Paper Shelter

One of the things the children enjoy at this time of year is pumpkin growing and picking, so, I have made a card to celebrate that rather than just Halloween.

The card is 8"x 8" (20 x 20cms). I started by covering the card base with a green card from Papermania and layering it with an orange card and finally, a purple one. The other paper elements are included in the Halloween Spirit image set from our sponsor. I cut the circles and green panel out and arranged them on my card.

You also get the Halloween Spirit digi image in both JPEG and PNG formats, and a pre-coloured version too. I chose to use the PNG image and coloured it with my Copics. I mounted the image onto orange card and tucked it under the other paper elements.

I created the sentiment on the computer and finished the card with some paper flowers and purple gems.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using The Paper Shelter images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore September 2024

After celebrating our little princess's birthday last week it is now only days until she heads out to "big" school. She is both excited and nervous. But, most of all, she's looking forward to catching up with all her friends and making new ones.

Meanwhile .....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

The Paper Shelter

who are offering a prize of three digi images for our lucky winner.

I made an 8"x 8" (20 x 20cm) birthday card for my daughter's puppy who celebrated his first birthday last month.

The papers are from an 8" paper pad Paradise Crush by First Edition. The matting layers are white card with the edges coloured with an orange Copic pen.

This delightful image from our sponsor is called My Good Boy. The set comes with a coloured version of the image as well as the outline drawing, both in jpeg and png formats. It also has a digital backing paper and the coloured image mounted on the backing paper. Everything can be sized to suit in a computer program.

I used my Copics to colour the outline png image.

I cut out the tag shape from the digital paper and used it as a layer behind the image. 

The sentiment, bones and paw prints are all stamps from a set that was free in a magazine years ago.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using The Paper Shelter's images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2024/09/morgans-artworld-challenge-80.html DT Fav

https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2024/09/challenge-87.html x

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2024/09/challenge-90-anything-goes-with.html x

Crafts Galore Encore November 2023

Following a shocking family bereavement in the summer I haven't been in the mood to do much crafting. But, we are creeping close to Christmas and I need to get a move on making my cards. What better way to start than with the cute image and lovely paper from our sponsor? This is my official first Christmas card of 2023 and I've made it to hopefully inspire you for the new challenge starting today at ....

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

and our sponsor this month is:

The Paper Shelter

who are offering a prize of 3 digi images to our lucky winner.

I've made an acetate fronted Christmas card. The acetate wraps around the card front and is fixed in place with strong double sided tape on the left hand side at the back.

The card base is 6"x 6" (15 x 15cms). I used a pink card from Papermania for the mats, border and sentiment.

The team was kindly given the For Santa stamp set to use. The set includes a pretty backing paper, a pre-coloured image and a black and white image. I used the pre-coloured image and die-cut it in a circle. I fixed the image onto the front of the piece of acetate. I glued a pink circle onto the reverse side of the acetate behind the image to create a mat.

I enlarged the pretty paper on the computer and trimmed it down to size before matting it onto pink card and fixing it to the card front. I added the die-cut sentiment.

I used an X-Cut punch to create the border and attached it with double sided tape. I finished the card with some pink gems.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using The Paper Shelter images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/classic-design-challenge-october-10_01315010832.html x

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/november-challenge-59-anything-goes.html winner

https://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-151-anything-christmas-goes.html x

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2023/11/morgans-artworld-challenge-11.html x

Crafts Galore Encore November 2022

 It's half term here in Wales this week and, unfortunately, the weather is of the usually predictable rainy kind. We will need to pick our activities carefully to avoid getting too wet. Fortunately we have a few ideas that don't involve umbrellas and wellies.

But first.....

.... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with last month's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

We don't actually have a sponsor this month but we do have a prize of a

£15 Etsy Gift Card

for our lucky winner.

The team was free to use any product we like to make our projects this month.

I'm choosing to showcase two commissioned birthday cards that I have recently made featuring  

images from The Paper Shelter.

The images are instant downloads and all come with a black outline digi and a coloured digi, both in Jpeg and png format. Also included is a backing frame paper and the coloured image on the backing frame paper. 

The papers for both cards are from The Gift of Giving 12"x 12" (30 x 30 cm) paper pad by Craft Consortium.

On this first card I started by colouring the edges of an 8"x 8" (20cm x 20cm) card blank with a pink Copic pen. I then layered a cheerful bunting paper onto plain lilac card. Next I added a dropped panel of balloon paper.

This card features the super cute image called Happy Birthday. I used the png black outline digi and coloured it with my Copics in colours that the little girl recipient loves.

I finished the card with the age of the little girl and a printed sentiment. Both were matted onto card coloured with a pink Copic pen.

For the second card I inked the edges of an 8"x 8" (20cm x 20cm) card blank with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink. I matted the balloon panel paper onto card edged with the Distress Ink and added a paper doily.

This adorable image is Cupcake Birthday. I again used the black outline png digi and coloured it with my Copics. I matted it onto card edged with Distress Ink.

I finished the card with a printed sentiment banner and lots of pink gems.

Both cards were commissions that have now been received. 

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see all the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using their own choice of  images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in this month's challenge.

I have entered the 1st card in the following challenges:

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/classic-design-challenge-november-11.html DT Fav

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2022/11/morgans-artworld-challenge-11.html x

I have entered the 2nd card in the following challenges:

https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-532-something-yummy.html Winner

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/10/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge-10.html x