Crafty Boots Bingo

Hello lovely people!  I am happy to announce the start of another challenge at Crafty Boots Challenges.  I got to decide the theme for this challenge, and I thought a bit of Bingo would be fun.  The idea is that you have to use the elements in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal row (ie Green, Stars & Ribbons or Stars, Stripes & Dots, or Green, Stripes & Lace etc.)  You can also use the elements in the 4 corners (Green, Ribbons, Yellow & Lace), or if you are feeling particularly brave, try a 'full card' by using all the elements.


As this week is my Mom's Birthday, my first card is the birthday card I made for her.

I designed this card in Serif's Craft Artist Professional using various digi kits.  The printed / designed layer is on top of a purple glittered acetate, and the whole card is finished off with a bow made from blue organza ribbon.  The BINGO elements I used for this card are Yellow, Stripes and Ribbons.

My next card uses the BINGO elements Green, Stars and Ribbons. 

Again, the card was designed in Craft Artist Professional.  I used various digikit elements, and inserted the Chester Monkey digistamp (by Pollycraft).  After printing, I colored Chester with Flex Markers.  I used stickers to embellish the large star ornament, and added two tones of green organza ribbon.

I hope you like my cards (and I especially hope my Mom likes hers!)  Please check out the main blog here to see what the rest of the design team have come up with.  Also, please link up your own creations and let us know which elements you have used!

As always, comments are most appreciated.  I am so glad you took the time to visit and hope you can come back soon!

Take care,

Denise xx



Baby Monkey

Ok, so as many of you know, I am all but laid up with a bad back and now a cold / the flu to boot.  It is had to tell if my muscle pain is back or illness related, so suffice to say I am just a mess all around.  However, my will to craft is strong, and although it has taken me the better part of 4 days to put this together, I managed to do a card that fits a couple of challenges.

The first challenge / inspiration came from the Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge 4 - Sketch Challenge.  I have never entered a sketch challenge, because I usually let the card's format come to me as a result of the elements.  However, I remembered seeing this adorable digi stamp at Pollycraft  - Christmas Chester, Chester's Star   and I thought he would be a nice way to follow the sketch.

Here is the card:

 

Here is the sketch:  

 It is really a lovely set up for a card and I don't know that I would have thought of the checker board backing.

Here are a couple more pics of the card to show some of the detail in the monkey and a bit truer representation of the colors with the flash.

I colored Chester the Monkey with Letraset flex markers and pro markers.  I wasn't happy with the color the star ended up, so I thought some heat embossing with gold sparkle embossing powder would do the trick (and I think it did).  Finally I wanted to bling it up a bit with various colored gems and a few small pearls.  (What is Christmas without a bit of bling?)

I was lucky that my brand new Hunkydory paper came in the post today (yes, on Sunday - my mailman chooses random days to take off and / or deliver the mail).  Anyway, I used two different sheets of the beautiful lavender / purple with gold flourishes paper as the checkerboard in the back.  I cut a small strip of gold mirror board and put some purple Happy Christmas ribbon on it.

Then for the layers behind the monkey I used dark blue holographic card from the Hunkydory pack topped with a textured white paper that has been in my stash for ages.   You can see the texture a bit better in the close up of Chester (above).

In addition to The Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge, I would also like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - Week 127 Theme Swirls and Sparkles
ends Monday 28/11/11

Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Challenge 120 - Christmas Fun 
4 week


I think that is about it for now, as it has taken me literally 3 hours to put this post together..lol.

Thank you as always for looking and I love to get your comments!

Take care and keep on crafting!

xxDenise