Anyone for Anya? March Calendar Page

Gee I haven't done much crafting since my last card posted here last Monday.....just no time or inclination. :-(

I did get one piece of work done as I was this weeks guest designer for the Anyone for Anya? March calendar page challenge. And I really had fun producing the following.


Card Specs
Stamp/Image: CC Designs Belle from the Fair Tales range and 'March' from Hero Arts March set
Colouring: Copic Markers
Card Stock: Core'dinations ColorCore and Misc White
Patterned Paper: Sad to say I am not 100 percent sure - I think the purple one was a SU and the yellow one was a Cosmo cricket one!
Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black and Versafine Onyx Black
Die Cuts: Spellbinders again! Martha Stewart Large and Small Butterfly Punches.
Embellishments: Crystal Sticker Elements, Misc ribbons, Misc button, decorative pins, Glimmer mist and Misc Beads.

I have entered this into the following challenges...
- Little Claire's Designs Challenge # 1 - Anything Goes
- Stampin with the Dragon - Anything Goes
- Paperplay Challenge # 5- Stamp it out
- Dutch Dare Card Challenge # 98 - Buttons
- Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Butterflies

Happy Crafting
Sam xx

Here is a close up before I stamped ' March' on it!

Heidi Among the flowers

Now for the people who know me..you may need to sit down for this one! I didn't use pink and the card is definitely a girlie one!! No I was not participating in any colour challenge either. No I am not sick...maybe a little heatstroke as it is mighty hot!!

I made this card to enter into specifically the Anyone for Anya? Sketch challenge (sketch very below!) and the following other challenge
- The Corrosive Challenge # 101 - Button It Up
- Gingerloft Challenge # GL10 - Things that fly
- Cratfy Catz Challenge # 67 - Flowers

Card Specs
Stamp/Image: CC Designs Heidi Among The Flowers and Stamp-It Wording Background (for the flower)
Colouring: Copic, Triart and Alpha Markers
Card Stock: Core'dinations ColorCore (I think I am addicted to this stuff lately), DCWV Glitter stack and Misc White
Patterned Paper: Bella! Ever After Range
Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black and Versa Color Sky Blue Cube
Die Cuts: Spellbinders Large Deckled Rectangles, Sizzix Flourish corner #2 and Martha Stewart Large Butterfly Punch.
Embellishments: Kaiser Pearls, Crystal Sticker Elements, Misc flower, Misc button and DMC Cotton.

I am entering it into the following Challenges
- Let's Ink It Up Challenge # 8 - Anything Goes
- Stamptacular Sunday Challenge # 96 - Whateva!
- Fairy Knoll - flowers
- Do you Stack up Challenge # 4 - Patterned Paper
- Penny's Paper crafty challenge # 45 - Anything Goes
- Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Crafting
Sam xx

Almost forgot the sketch!!

Miss Anya Love

Today my BFF come over and we made a day of crafting. Yeah...I have my creative mojo back...I did think I lost it for a while.

I finished off my card swap cards and then made this...


I made it for the following Challenges
- Anyone for Anya - 2 Images
- Friday Sketches # 138 - See right
- Paper Sundaes # 53 - Distressing
- Charisma Cardz # 3 - Magic Numbers
- 4 Crafty Chicks # 21- Recipe (1 Ribbon, 2 Brads and 3 PP)
- Stamp Something - Cute Somethings
- Paper Play # 3 - Back to Black
- Cute Card Thursday # 148 - Receipe 1,2,3 (1 Ribbon, 2 Brads and 3 PP)

Way above my Challenge Quota but I am happy with the result!!

Card Specs
Stamp/Image: Miss Anya Love and CC Designs Tree Stump
Colouring: Copic, Triart and Alpha Markers
Card Stock: Core'dinations ColorCore, Bazzill and Misc White
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket Earth Love Mini Deck
Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black
Die Cuts: Cricut Sweet Treats Cartridge ans Sizzix Ida Lou's Flowerbox
Embellishments: Birch Craft Ribbon, Kaiser Waterberry brads, Prima flowers, Kaiser gems and Kindyglitz.

Oh I should mention I used my Heidi Swapp edge distresser and I love, love, love it!!

Also entered into the following challenges
- The Stamp Man Challenge # 14 - Distress
- Alifactory # 64 - Anything Goes
- Digi Doodle Shop Challenge # 43 - Anything Goes

Happy Crafting
Sam xx