After a lot of very cold, wet weather the sun has been shining for several days, and now it’s just like summer.  We had our first bbq of the year today and sat out till after 6.00pm – and hope to do the same tomorrow….!!

I’ve used a Bugaboo image – Spring Duck 1 – to make an Easter card for one of my grandsons.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and distressed parts of the duck with orange ink.  The frame is a stitched square die and the die cut sun is coloured with yellow DI.  The sentiment is computer generated, and embossed with clear embossing powder, and the twine is from my stash.

I would like to enter my card into theses challenges –

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Anything Goes                                                          http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-422-and-dt.html

Dream Valley Challenge – Let’s Get Krafty                                                                                http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-198-lets-get-krafty.html

Passion for Promarkers – Springtime                                                                               https://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/week-485springtime.html

Alhoa Friday Challenge – In the Garden                                                                                      http://alohafridaychallenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/139-in-garden.html

I Love  Promarkers – Anything Goes (option of Use Something Blue)                          https://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2019/03/380-anything-goes-with-option-of-theme.html

It feels like it’s been raining forever – and it’s really cold too – so I’ve stayed inside and made some cards.  This image is Sweetie Pie from All Dressed Up – she is a real sweetie and I loved colouring her with Promarkers.  The papers are from Nitwits and I coloured the ribbon with a Distress Ink pad.  The flowers are from the Ribbon Girl and the leaves are die cut.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

All Dressed Up Facebook Challenge – Girly Girls                                                               https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1999469143484646&type=3

All Dressed Up Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                     http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/march-2019-challenge-91.html

Passion for Promarkers – Spots and/or Stripes                                                         https://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/week-484spots-andor-stripes.html

A Gem of a Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                                https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/wk-5-anything-goes-craft-challenge-at.html

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-421-and-dt.html

Polkadoodles Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                                 https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2019/03/wk-11-polkadoodles-crafting-anything.html

Digi Choosday   Anything Goes                                                                                                      https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/2019/03/wk-11-anything-goes-challenge-at-digi.html

I had intended to make several Christmas cards each month, but this is the first one I’ve made for a while.  I coloured the digi image  – Festive Bears from LOTV – with Promarkers, added Aleene’s Glitter Snow to the fur on their hats and cut around it with a stitched circle die.  The snow background is embossed with a cracked ice embossing folder and I added Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels along the top of it.  The snowflake border, from The Works,  is glittered with Stickles Frosted Lace.  The small sentiment tags are from LOTV and the ribbon, bells and gems are from my stash.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

Christmas with the Cuties – Beginning with B (bears, bells, bow, blue)             https://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-no-24-theme-beginning-with-b.html

Winter Wonderland Challenge – Fuzzy Wuzzy                                                                               http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/fuzzy-wuzzy-march-challenge.html

ABC Christmas Challenge – E, F and G  (E for Embellishments – gems, G for Glitz – Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels and Stickles Frosted Lace)                                                                https://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/abc-christmas-challenge-e-f-g-are-for.html

Cute Card Thursday – Celebrate                                                                                              https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-573-celebrate.html

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Anything Goes                                           http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-421-and-dt.html

Creative Knockouts Challenge – Tic Tac Toe (bling, die cuts, ribbon)                             http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2019/03/289-tic-tac-toe-star-stampz.html

It’s time for a new challenge at Di’s Digi Designs and the theme this fortnight is Tic Tac Toe.  This is the card I made, using Watercan Joy – available here.

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You can choose any line from this board.

I used the line – hand coloured image, at least 2 patterned papers, gems/pearls. I coloured the image with Promarkers and cut around it with a stitched circle die.  The papers are all from Nitwits and the added butterflies, flowers and leaves are die cut.  The pearls are from my stash.

Come and join in the challenge at Di’s Digi Designs – where you can win some of Di’s gorgeous images.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

Dream Valley Challenges – 4 Legged Friends                                                            http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-197-4-legged-friends_4.html

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Anything Goes                                                   http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-420.html

Southern Girls Challenge – Flora and Fauna                                                                 https://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/flora-and-fauna-with-team-lou.html

Crafty Addicts Challenge – Anything Goes/optional theme –  Embellish It             https://thecraftyaddicts.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-58.html

Creative Knockouts Challenge – Die Cuts /Punches                                                http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2019/03/288-dies-cutspunches-doctor-digis-house.html

Creative Inspirations Challenge – Spring Greens                                            http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2019/03/march-challenge-spring-greens.html

Alhoa Friday Challenge – Animals                                                                                                 http://alohafridaychallenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/138-animals.html

Cute Card Thursday – Anything Goes                                                                              https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-572-anything-goes.html

I find it hard to make male cards but I really enjoyed making this one.  I saw this image on another crafter’s card a couple of weeks ago and thought it would a good idea for my son in law’s birthday card – so thank you, Linda, for flagging it up.  It’s a Paper Shelter image – Pepe Souris, with 3 mice designs in the pack, but I choose to use this one on its own.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and fussy cut around it and the grater, which came from Clip Art.  The sentiment is computer generated.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges –

The Paper Shelter Challenge – Birthday Creations                                                        https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-372-birthday-creations.html

Passion for Promarkers – Shaped Cards                                                                      http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/02/week-482shaped-cards.html

I Love Promarkers – Anything Goes with option of No Patterned Papers                 https://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-378-anything-goes-with-option.html

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/02/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-419-plus-dt.html

Cutie Pie Challenge – One For the Boys                                                                              http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2019/02/challenge-no-132-theme-one-for-boys.html

Alhoa Friday Challenge = Food and Drink                                                                                    http://alohafridaychallenges.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-137-food-and-drink-mid.html

Polkadoodles Challenge – Anything Goes                                                                              https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2019/03/wk-9-polkadoodles-crafting-anything.html