CCEEers Play with Flowers

This is the last challenge for August, and Frances has a great challenge for the CCEE Stampers Challenge team.  Here it is.......

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's Frances here once again to bring you the last challenge for August.

In my part of the world (Australia), Saturday is the first day of Spring .... Flowers are beautiful at any time of the year so for our challenge this week we are to add some flowers to our card.

Unfortunately we have had the need for sympathy cards so my stash is nonexistent at the moment, so this CAS one will be the beginning of a new stash of sympathy cards.  I used a background stamp by Penny Black and a sentiment stamp from MFT.

Be sure to visit the CCEE Blog to see the gardens of flowersof all colors and types used by the DT on their fabulous cards.

CCEEers Ride the Wind

Frances is the hostess of the CCEE Stampers Challenge for August.  She has a great challenge this week, and here it is.....

Hi Crafty Friends

It's Frances here again with another fun challenge for you all.

Today (23rd August) is Ride the Wind Day, this day was created to celebrate the anniversary of the first man powered flight. There are so many things that rely on wind for them to work, so let's include something that needs wind on our cards today. Some examples include kite flying, windsurfing, Hang Gliding; Sailing Boats, Birds Flying, Hot Air Balloons, Balloons, Paper Planes etc.

 I did not have much stamping time, so I didn't do any....lol.....instead I made a CAS card using a die from Tutti Designs.  Not much else to say......

Be sure to visit the CCEE Blog to see the more detailed work by the best DT in my book.

CCEEers Visit the Jungle

Frances continues as the CCEE Challenge hostess this week.....here is her challenge for this week.....

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's Frances here with this week's challenge.

Apparently Tomorrow is World Lion Day .... Lions are also often referred to as the "King of the Jungle" so lets see some jungle animals appearing on our cards this week … bonus points if you include a lion.

I used an unmounted stamp for this card.  I apologize that I did not write the company name on the back so I could share the maker of the stamp.  If someone knows, share that info with me please.  I sponged the background, used my Misti to stamp the image in deep black, then added a thin frame of black cardstock.  I then covered the front of the base card with black and white dp for a tropical look.

Be sure to visit the CCEE blog to see the various jungle creatures the team used in their designs.

Crazy for the Mountains

Well.....it is time for another Crazy4Challenges challenge.  Anja is our hostess for the month and here is her challenge for this week.....

Welcome all to a new month of challenges here at the CRAZIES! It is my turn to be your hostess and I hope you will like what I came up with! A special welcome to my very talented and fun friend, Connie VanLoosen, Connie has no blog but let me tell you she is the Queen of stamping.

Apparently August 1st is National Mountain Climbing Day.....I don't climb real mountains, but do think that they are beautiful and I love looking at them. So for this first challenge of the month, I am asking you to put some mountains on your card/project.
Happy Crafting!

Well, I discovered I have a 'hole' in my collection......no mountains.  So....most of this card is just sponged.  I did use a cloud template and a Stampscapes single tree stamp.

This is not exactly a favorite creation, but at least I did participate...lol

Be sure to stop in at the Crazies Blog to see some fabulous mountain creations.

CCEEers Color Their World

Frances is our hostess for the month of August for the CCEE Stampers Challenges....here is her challenge for this week.....

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's Frances Byrne here and I am your challenge hostess for the month of August.

Apparently today (2nd August) is Coloring Book Day. Coloring books are popular for both young and old. For our challenge today use an image on your card that needs to be colored ... bonus points for those who have coloring books and uses an image from one of those for your card today.

I kept mine pretty simple.  I used a stamp set by Stampendous along with the matching dies.  I colored with Copics and added some rhinestones to the 'centers' of the blossoms.  I added paper piercing around the edges of the base and rounded the corners.  The sentiment is from Words to the Rescue.

Be sure to stop at the CCEE Blog to see (and admire) the colored creations by this fabulous DT.