DV #231 Shaped Cards, no Squares or Rectangles

Our challenge today at Dream Valley, and Sponsored by The Paper Shelter, is shaped cards. Any shape you like as long as it’s not a square or a rectangle.

I have used an image from The Paper Shelter called Coffee Break, which I coloured with polychromos pencils. My shape is made with Sue Wilson’s noble octagon dies, as are all the mats and layers. The papers are from Craft Consortium from their Watercolour and Light Tones Grunge papers. Gems also from my stash.

I made up my own sentiment as the card is for my Daughter who, when not working, is either taking photos of birds and wildlife or editing them!

I am entering this into:-

All Fun Challenges – #14 Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge – J is For Jewels/Jewellery
CD Sunday – #42 Anything Goes (image is digi)
Craft-Dee Bowz – August: Anything Goes
Crafters Castle – #32 Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts – #364 Something to Say
Cut It Up – #207 Old School (the dies, years old!)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – #140 Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge – #131 Use At Least 3 Patt Papers
The Happy Craft Challenge – Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter – #437 Punches And Dies

CCM #261 Lots of Layers

I hope you have all had a fabulous Summer. We are back today at Crafty Cardmakers after our long Summer break, and we are kicking off the challenges with Lots Of Layers.

I have used a cute new set of papers from Craft Consortium from the Gift of Giving range. What better way to get lots of layers than decoupage! So also from the same range they have a decoupage kit. I have used two papers from the 6” pad, plus the kitten decoupage. The ornate frame diecut was cut from the lemon paper from the centre as it was going to be covered by the balloon paper, so why waste the middle!

The sentiment comes from a huge year of sentiments pad from Craftwork Cards, but it was the wrong shape so I had to trim it into a square. The gems are coloured with copics to match the design.

I am entering this into:-

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – #41 Anything With a Critter Goes
A Bit More Time to Craft – #122 Anything Goes
All Fun Challenges – #13 Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore – #78 Anything Goes
Crafty Animals – #41 Anything with an Animal goes
Crafty Friends – #142 Anything Goes
Crafty Hazlenut’s Patterned Paper Chall – August
Creative Fingers – #191 Anything Goes
Dare 2B Artzy – August Anything Goes
Let’s Craft And Create – #162 Anything Goes with Lots of Layers
Lil’ Patch Of Crafty Friends – #140 Anything Goes
Love to Craft – #48 Anything Goes
Not Just Cards – August Anything Goes
Papercraft Challenge – #61 Animals
QKR Stampede – #402 Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters – #31 Anything Goes

DV #230 Add Gems or Pearls

Our challenge today at Dream Valley is to add gems or pearls. We are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments

I have used their lovely image ‘Oh My’ for my card. I printed her and then coloured her with my copics, and fussy cut her out.

My papers are all from Kaiserkraft’s Pink Gelato 6.5” paper pad. I love this size of paper as it’s a perfect fit for a 7” scalloped card base!

The scalloped and plan circles are using Julie’ Hickey’s die, but the intricate diecut is a spellbinder die.

My butterflies are a combination of different brands.

The pearls are white pearls coloured with the same yellow I used on her dress to match the design. The gems on the butterflies are coloured to co-ordinate with those too, and there are two little gems on the centres of her hair bows.

I am entering this into:-

CCC Digi Creations – #117 Include a Butterfly/Butterflies
Crafters’ Castle – Aug #32 Anything Goes
Crafty Animals – #41 Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar – Aug: Anything Goes
Creations in Pink – #24 #Anything Mainly Pink Goes
Creative Craft Cottage – #132 Ribbon/Lace and/or Pearls
Digi Doodle Studios – #30 Things With Wings
Dragonfly Dreams – Aug: Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – #139 Anything Goes
Pearly Sparkles Challenge – #54 Anything Goes
Sheepski Designs – #41 No Rules, Anything you Want
The Artistic Stamper – Aug: Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge – #8 Anything Goes
The Crafters Cafe – #248 Anything Goes