Life's A Beach!

Hi Guys! Been trying to get this card finished for a sketch challenge on FaceBook and also add it to Bugaboo's 'All About Seasons' challenge too! Very sorry to those of you who following by email... I'll have to edit this post quite a bit later!!

I'll be back to tell you where to find the freebie font, add more pictures, show you how I made it, (show you a picture anyway...) and to add more challenges, if they are still going on.

Blogger's being very slow this afternoon, I'll be here 'til next Christmas at this rate and I want to get out into the SUN!!! It's that BIG yellow thing out there in the BLUE sky (It won't last) See you later!

**Part Two!! Evening! As I said above, this card was mainly for Chocolate, Coffee and Cards FaceBook Challenge, to use their sketch and to add red. Weeeellll... I used carmine, which is red but slightly a pinker red, but with another twist, it's all done with a Promarker, as you can see by the picture below. I've not used red or black card at all, just edged it with the Promarker. Even so, there's a lot of layers, mostly put together using silicon glue.
I've also 3D-ed the Bugaboo Monkey, by cutting off one of his arms, his tail and his ears! (I'm soooo mean!) and given him my own sea-side background.
The brad, from my stash, has a sun face... might be the only one we get to see this summer, more rain is promised for the rest of the week!! (I'll be growing webbed feet at this rate!!)
All the backing papers are off-cuts from my Pink Petticoat bits and pieces folder. (Throw Nothing away-give nothing back yo-ho-ho me hearties yo-ho-ho!)
The swirly paper has been embossed with a Cuttlebug Heart folder (To go with the heart on the monkeys bum and the tiny hearts on the lighter paper) I've also used my crab punch and for the first time ever, the tiny little dolphin punch. (I must have had that five years or more!)
Then just to add a bit of interest in the other corners, I've add a few tiny gems, fixed on using my Quickie Glue Pen.
To finish off I did a bit mock stitching. Even the red (carmine) ribbon loops are made of paper and coloured with a Promarker.
The font is a freebie. It's called, very appropriately, Janda Silly Monkey (Y'see I don't just throw these posts together, they are carefully planned... and if you believe that you're a monkey's uncle....) by Kimberly Geswein and yes! there is a monkey!!! I love the monkey! (see the monkey inside the card...don't strain your glass eye, make the picture bigger!) You can download the font HERE (other sites are available!)
New Follower! Hi and a big ((WAVE)) to Cheryl, who hasn't a link... yet! That's it for now. Thank you for stopping by!

Challenges
Catch The Bug! -All About Seasons (Summer) I hope they didn't mean salt and pepper!
Chocolate Coffee & Cards -(FaceBook) Sketch With A Twist (Use Red) WINNER!!
Chocolatecoffeecards.blogspot-Anything goes
One Stitch At A Time-Use A Digi.
Sparkles forum challenges-summer-fun
Craftysentiments-summertime
Freshly Brewed summertime
Paperpretties- celebrate- any occasion(Birthday)
Incywincydesigns-use only colours from your country (red white and blue)

I Brake for Challenges-red, white and blue (Month Challenge Plenty of time to join in!!)

Digital Tuesday-kids
Cupcakecraftroom-layers
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (Option of 3D-ing Image or glitter/ Glossy Accents)
Whimsyinspires-Anything goes

Quirky Spots and Stripes! With Embossing.

The new challenge has started over on the Quirky Crafts Challenge blog! This time round it's...

Spots, Stripes and Embossing!!

A nice and easy challenge, which was set by me! I was soooo engrossed in doing that and double checking the spelling, I forgot all about doing my own post!! So, here it is...a bit late. This time we're being sponsored (which means prizes!!) by the lovely...

**Crafty Ribbons**

The lucky Design Team Choice Winner, will receive not only a selection of gorgeous spotty polka dot ribbons, but also a selection of these lovely striped ribbons and some lovely buttons too!! Our second sponsor is none other that yours truly...

Spyder's Other Corner

I will give the winner of the Public Voting a choice of any 5 digis! (More in store very shorty if not sooner!) So, what d'you have to do?! Simply make anything crafty that will fit into this 'Spots, Stripes and Embossing Challenge.'
Easy!
I've made two cards this time. This is my first. I'll blog about the other one later. I've made a pocket card using Forever Friends Double sided Christmas paper. Tiny spots and little stripes on red. I've cut the A4 sheet so I have a piece measuring 4½" x just over 11" and scored at approx 3½ and 8½, the smaller flap tucks up to form the pocket. Folded strips of paper form the gutter at the sides so it will hold a gift. In this case a few stamped images. The closing flap doesn't have to have acetate added, you can always lower the topper so the card is supported. More Pocket Cards Here (Made with12x12 )
I've 3D-ed and embossed the Forever Friend Stamped Bear about four times, once including the heart (Black ink and clear embossing power) coloured him in with Promarkers, cut him out and fixed him together with silicone glue. I've used my Nestabilities (Large Deckled Rectangles, which are also embossed) to make the topper and used silicon glue once again to fix it to the card. I've added embossed acetate a long the bottom of the card, mainly to help it stand up. The acetate is nice and thick as it was once a Promarkers packet! (The flat side not the bumpy side!) The little Forever Friends bear inside was leftover from another card I made in the week. I haven't added a sentiment yet, but it will probably be, 'Just For You.' I've also added a black shaped heart to hide the brad hearts prongs (or legs) Think it still needs something on the inside.. and when I can decide what it is, I'll add another picture!

Challenges
Forever Friends Challenge-dots and spots
Teddy Stampers-Anything goes
Penny's - Anything Goes
Wee Memories - Get Sketchy(max 2 entries)
Delightful Challenges - Have a Heart
Bunnyzoescrafts.-love is in the air
Meljens designs -add a heart
Allsortschallenge-saving nature
The acetate was once a Promarkers Packet

It's A Guy Thing, Brother!

Thought I'd make a Guy card after all the girlie cards I made over the weekend! This is Mr Fix it, he's in my Didi Digi store coz he's mine! Not so cute. In fact, I probably wouldn't want to meet a giant rabbit in a dark alley carrying that spanner or the hammer!!
I've mainly done this card because of an email I had over the weekend, to do a male card and use the colours seen...to add the code I've been given and then well, just see what happens I guess! The brads are all from Woodware, screws, hammer, spanner, saw, scissors and the 'Brothers' cider tops are from Brother's Drinks, and seeing I know one of the four brother's family very well, I kind of have a few of their bottle tops!! (Cider's pretty good too!) Have you seen their TV ad?? Here tis.

I've coloured Mr Fix It with Promakers and also done a bit of dry embossing, tearing and inking. He also comes without the 'Mr Fix It ' on his pocket, just so he can be flipped (other wise it would read backwards wouldn't it!) Okay....let's press the button and see what happens...probably blow my computer up! Did you see the end of Lost?? Was it really rubbish?? (Linxwithin Challenge details have now been removed)

Challenges
Crafty catz- The boyz Are back
Dare U2 Digi- One for the Boys
Tuesday Taggers -It's A Man's World

OSAAT's 'NEW' Challenge!

One Stitch at a Time's New Challenge starts over on the Challenge blog any second now. Pop over to find out who won and who your top three were for last weeks, Fury Friends Challenge. Did you guess this weeks new challenge? It was quite a good clue I gave you! This weeks New Challenge over on One Stitch At A Time is...

To use something new!!!

And for those of you who didn't see me buying them (a few posts down)... my new crafty item I used in the making of this card (besides the lovely fairy image) was... My New Promakers! I was such a happy bunny, seeing them for only £4.74 that I bought six packets! I now have loads more new colours. So Me and John will be living on Beans on Toast for the next week! (Only kidding....just beans!)
The lovely fairy image you all must have seen, can be found over in the Stitchy Bear Store. She's one of the Flower Fairies this one's by Stitchy and is called Butterfly Love There's another one called Flower Fairy by Lil Diva Stamps.
I've used my Promakers to colour her, Micro Glitter on her wings and bodice and a dash of a white gel pen. The flower is from Cardmaker's and Papercraft 'Reader's Page' winnings (yay!!)
I've also used a cuttlebug embossing folder through my Big Shot, and also a large scalloped circle from Nestabilities. The Butterflies are Tim Coffey, K & Company, embossed Stickers (slightly talced so they don't stick all the way down) The paper is a scrap booking sheet cut to fit a (new, bought it yesterday!) textured linen effect dark blue card and folded back (I was going to cut half way around the circle but my craft knife is a bit iffy, and I just know it would tear the paper through such thick card, so my tip is always use a sharp craft knife!!) I'll find out the name of the papers and add it later. The font is a freebie. It's called Frosty, you may already have it but if not, you can download it for free HERE (It has tiny snow flakes on it, but they were too small to see.)So?? What are you all wanting for? Pop over and see what all the over DT members have made and then, I just KNOW you all have something new you're dying to use!!! So, go get crafting!! Don't forget, anything goes, as long as it's new!! (No. New under wear does not count!) Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges

Oh Alice! - swirls
Passion For Promakers- Blog anniversary- Anything goes
Just Us Girls - dry embossing
Totally Gorjuss - wings
Daisy Doodles - anything goes
Ooh La la - bright and cheerful
Crafty Cardmakers - inside out
Crazy Challenge - It's a girl thing
Spoon Full of Sugar - celebrations
Stamping with the Dragon Challenge-summer, anything goesFluttrby Wednesday - open with fairy butterfly or angelCooking it up - wings petals and pink
Quixotic - embossing
Diedrich Dare - sparkle
Moving Along with the Times - folds
Paperplay - up in the air (things that fly)Charisma - circles
Just Us Girls- Dry EmbossingPixie Dust - round and round

Little red wagon - birthdays