Spot the dog!

I have missed quite a few challenges this week, I have just been super busy, late nights means no early morning crafting! On the plus side I am the Supreme Bowling Champion! Well, that might be overplaying it a little! I won at the Staff Association bowling with a score of 102!

I was hoping I might be able to get a little more caught up today but, it hasn't happened, although I did manage to complete the 365 Cards challenge, which was to decorate the matching envelope, also using the sketch over at Papertake Weekly.

I used DCWV's All Dressed Up stack with cream cardstock and the dog and paw print stamps are both Anita's

Little animal!

Using the sketch over at Card Patterns, this 10th birthday card is made using DCWV Animal Cracker paper, with the little monkey fancy cut out of another sheet.

As you can see I have rotated the sketch so that I could fit the paper with text in the right way!

Monkeying around!

With the above sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You and the challenge over at Papertake Weekly being to include animals in your card, I have managed to combine both!

I have used a cream card for the base and used DCWV Animal CRackers paper and chipboard embellishments.

Monkey business!

I have almost finished the sheet of DCWV Animal Crackers paper that I have been using, so this should be the last of this glittery goodness, for a couple of days at least!! I just can't help but use it, it seems whatever I do with it, it comes out looking bright and wonderful, even with my scrappy handwriting!

I fancy cut the jungle tree out of another sheet and wrote Cheeky using a Sharpie pen, the gems are from my stash and the rest is from the stack and chipboard set.

If you fancy a challenge today, remember to go and have a look at 365 cards for the DIY: Handwritten sentiment challenge!

Rumble in the jungle!

Using the above sketch from 365 Cards I made this Birthday card.

The papers and chipboard are DCWV Animal Crackers range, which I am loving at the moment!

I will probably add the message: "Have a roaring good birthday!" inside too.

The cat's whiskers!

I was so excited to use my new DCWV Animal Crackers stack for the Mojo Monday challenge today. As well as my new stam set from Anita's stamps!

The Cat's Meow!

The challenge at Paper Take Weekly was to create a card based on the above sketch.

Of course I had to use my new Anita's Stamp set and I decided on this rather fluffy cat. I used Deja Views paper and buttons from my stash.

You know, now I have some really good stamps I am starting to like this stamping larky!

Top Dog!

I really enjoy the ad inspired days over at 365 Cards and today was no different.

I was especially excited to see the cute dog at the foot of the bed in the advert, as only yesterday I got some new stamps, and one of them is the spitting image of that little cutie! They are still on sale here if you would like a gander! I have used the othe cat stamps here and also here.

I started with a load of scraps from my stash (DCWV, Sandy Lion and American Crafts) and created a patchwork effect. I then used the stamp (from Anita's Stamps) and stamped the dog in green. This was mounted on white card and matted on the matching DCWV purple paper and the same card as the base card. Next I added the die-cut sentiment (silver, the same as the mirror in the ad) and added the gems on the image and background. You can't quite see it but the four gems surrounding the dog are pale pink, lilac, pale green and pale blue, to match the patchwork colours.

Purrfect!

After yesterdays challenge when I knew exactly which papers to use, today was rather different! Think pink! I was spoiled for choice! I have made a few cards using these aperture card blanks and I haven't been too keen on them, but this one just works!

I was going to make it a Sorry! card because he looks like he has been naughty! Then I remembered a certain lady at work who absolutely LOVES cats! This is purrfect for her! Remember to click on the photo for a slightly larger view, you can barely see his cheeky smile in this one!

The papers are DCWV and the stamp has no name on it, nor do the kitty stickers, but I think I got it from Woolworths (before it closed). If I remember right the pack had a really scrummy looking ice-cream sundae sticker which I wanted to use in a scrapbook.