Creative Cowgirls Challenge #13 - Anything Goes

All back to normal now after the double long weekend, kids back at school and work back to normal.  Then another long weekend to disrupt the flow in about 3 weeks, I only hope this good weather continues.

The challenge this week over at the Creative Cowgirls Challenge is Anything Goes, so I hope all you who visit take a little time and hop over to enter.

This challenge we were given images from the talented Michelle Perkett, mine is called 'Birthday Packages with Hearts' and can be found on her Etsy site by clicking on the link.

I have made my background by colouring with DIs and stamping with a CC stamp from a Cute Companion Christmas set.  You can't see it on this photo but I have layer the image, there are 3 layers on the yellow, 2 on the blue and 1 on the green I then wrapped the parcels in ribbon and made a 4 layer bow to put on the top (it looks more effective in real life).  The image was coloured with Promarkers and Copics. The sentiment is part of the image but I printed it separately and the 3 parcels are cut from the top of the pile.  This is the second card I have made with this image as I lost the topper I orignally made.  If I find it I may make another card to post later.

Sponsor this week

Michelle Perkett Studio

The winner will receive 

3 image of their choice

+

Winner Badge to display with pride

TOP 3 will each receive

1 image of their choice

+

TOP 3 Badge to display with pride

CHALLENGES

Pollycraft Monday Challenge #91 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion #56 - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Use a Digi

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Hop over to the Challenge and enter your fantastic work and see what the awesome DT have created.

Creative Cowgirls Challenge #8 - Hawaii/The Beach

Aloha everyone, this week were are off to Hawaii or the beach which ever you prefer.  We received some wonderful images to use for the challenge from our sponsor, Michelle Perkett.  My image is called Leilani and I have put here in a beautiful beach scene.  All the elements on this card were designed and cut using my CraftRobo and its software.  I think it looks good even if I say so myself.  The background was chalked and looks really great IRL.  (still haven't found my camera lead so the pictures are rubbish).  All elements cut from paper from the scrap box and Leilani was coloured using Promarkers and Copics.

Now onto the important stuff here is the sponsor information and the prizes.

The Winner will receive

3 gorgeous images of their choice from Michelle Perkett Studio

+

Winners Badge to display with pride

Top 3 will each receive 1 wonderful image of their choice from Michelle Perkett Studio

+

Top 3 Badge to display with pride

So cheer yourself up, get out the beach stamps and vibrant coloured pens and enter this great Challenge.

We are also working up to our next HOP and would love it if you could help us to promote it.  As usual there will be $50 of Candy on offer and all you have to do is ~

1.  Put a mention of our HOP and a picture of the badge with a link to the Challenge Blog in one of your posts

2.  Place our badge with a link to the Challenge Blog in your sidebar

3.  Hop over to the Challenge Blog and leave us a comment letting us know you have done the above.

http://creativecowgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/

CHALLENGES

Stampin' B's design team #99 - use a flower on a card

Some Odd Girl - Handmade elements (I did handcut the beach and shade using DI)

Pixie Dust Studio #63 - Vacation time

Delightful Challenges - Use your scraps

Crazy 4 Challenges #76 - Use flowers on your card

An Apology + Cowgirl Sunday Stamp'en Challenge - sketch by Alison and make your own DP

Firstly a big apology to everyone.  I have been unable to comment on peoples blogs due to personal reasons and I really miss visiting everyone.  At the moment I am only posting my DT work on Sundays.  Hopefully I will be able to get back to normal in a few weeks.

Now onto my DT work for the Cowgirl's Sunday Stamp'en Challenge.  This week we were asked to make our own designer paper.  I am hoping this passes as making my own because I can't make another.  The digi papers I have used are from Creative Cottage Designs and the tiled image is from CJ at Cowgirl Up Designs.  I used Paintshop Pro to colour the image and Word 2007 to manipulate it into a tile backing for my pictures.

I've blanked out the faces of the girls as I don't have permission from their parents to publish them.

Our sponsor for the winner this week is

+

Winners Badge to display with pride

TOP 3 will receive 1 image of choice from Cowgirl Up Design

+

TOP 3 Badge to display with pride

Hop over to the Challenge blog to join in and press the buttons at the top of the page to see the Posses fabulous work.

CHALLENGE

(I could only find 1 to enter.  I really should plan ahead)

Just Inspirational Challenge #16 - a stamped project it can be either ink or Digi 

Winner of my Cowgirl Up Blog Hop Candy and Cowgirl's Sunday Stamp'en Challenge

Thank you to everyone who joined in our hop last week I hope you had as much fun as I did.  Now onto the important bit the winner of my blog candy is...

JAMIE

If you can send me your address Jamie I will post off your candy as soon as I can.  My e-mail can be found in my profile at the bottom of the right hand sidebar.

If Jamie hasn't contacted me by Midnight 12th September I will choose another winner.

This Sunday sees another challenge over at Cowgirl's Sunday Stamp'en Challenge.  This week the challenge is

ANYTHING GOES

A nice easy challenge this week.

Our sponsor is Michelle Perkett and the winner will get 3 images of their choice and the winners badge.  We will also be having 3 Top 3 prizes of 1 image of choice from Cowgirl Up Designs. Hop over to get the full details and join in the challenge.

Monarch of the Glen

This is my card for the following challenges.

Bee Crafty #37 - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays #18 - Clean and Simple + sentiment

Crafty Emma's Store #1 - Anything Goes

Cupcake Crafts Challenge #106 - Let's get digital

Bunny Zoe Crafts #3 - Vintage

Creatalicious Challenges #13 - Vintage

Sorry for the rubbish picture, I took it late in the evening.

I have used one of CJ's (Cowgirl Up Designs) images called Deer.  I chose this image and the Welcome Home Dad image because I wanted to challenge myself colouringly (made up word because I couldn't think of another word to use).  I hope that you think I've made a half decent job of colouring them in because I do. (Hope you don't mind me blowing my own trumpet but I am really proud of these cards).  I coloured the image with Copics and Promarkers and the papers were from a Crafts House, Plum Pudding 6 x 6 paper pad.  The sentiment was a stamp by Mary Hughes I got from QVC many years ago, it came in a box of 40 stamps and I've only used about 4 out of it.  (Mental note - I really must get the stamps out to use as they are really nice).  Just a couple of reminders follow for upcoming Cowgirl events.

The challenge over on Cowgirl's Sunday Stamp'en Challenge this coming Sunday is sponsored by MICHELLE PERKETT.  The winner will receive 3 images of their choice from Michelle Perkett + the Winner's Badge and the Top 3 will each receive 1 image of their choice from CJ at Cowgirl Up Designs and the Top 3 Badge.

Don't forget you still have time to enter the BLOG HOP and challenge (you don't have to make a card to enter the blog hop or vice versa)

I will be giving you the details of our Christmas Cards for Soldiers event tomorrow.