Can't get better than this

Hello and happy Thursday!
It was supposed to announce a new challenge today, but sadly, Michelle (Cre8tive Hands Friends owner) decided to close the challenge blog and her awesome shop (hopefully just for a while). From now on, you will be able to find all her cute designs FOR FREE at Cre8tive Hands blog (there is  an awesome Star Wars collection at this moment... and many more!).
I want to thank Michelle for the time in her DT, for her generous heart and fun time at the challenge blog, facebook group and everything that happen during the last 6 months at Cre8tive Hands.
Anyways, this is the card I made for this week and I wanted to show you:

I colored the fun image with alcohol based markers and placed it on a kraft cardstock mat. I did the same with the sentiment.

For the background I used Folia designed paper "sea shells" and also placed it on a kraft cardstock mat.

To embellish it I used a palm tree charm attached with Cappuccino baker's twine (the twinery).

I hope you like this!!!!

Challenges: 
A Bit More Time to Craft  #21 -  Always Anything Goes  
Card Mania Around the World
Classic Design Team Open Challenge #3 Anything Goes
 Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes
 Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper  Anything goes with Patterned Paper
 Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations Anything Goes
 Cute as a Button Anything Goes
 Doodle Pantry  Anything Goes
 Emerald Fairies Challenge  Anything Goes
 Noor! Designs UK Here comes Summer 
Stempelsonnen Challenge  Always Anything Goes 
The Sisters of Craft Always Anything Goes
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Always Anything Goes 

Friendly rabbit

Hello and happy Thursday!

I would like to remind you  about our challenge at Cre8tive Hands Friends. As usual our challenge is Anything Goes.
This is the card I made:

I colored the image  with alcohol based markers and made faux stitches with a fine green marker.

The background paper is Folia.  As embellishment I used a ribbon of plastic flowers with rhinestones.

I hope you like it and come to play with us :)

Challenges:
Crafty Girls Creations: Anything Goes 
Digital Delights By Louby Lou: Anything Goes 
Little Miss Muffet: : Anything Goes
Star Stampz Challenge : Hand Coloured Image 
Crafty Gals Corner: Anything Goes 
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes 
Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes
The Crafty Addicts: Anything Goes/ Bling On It 
Wonderful Wednesdays : Always Anything Goes
 WordArt Wednesdays: Family Friendly/Anything Goes

Watering can

Hello and happy Thursday!
I want to give a very  warm welcome to the new followers, I feel so honored that you decided to follow me...
Now, another new challenge is starting at Cre8tive Hands Friends. As usual our challenge is Anything Goes.
This is the card I made:

I do like watering can images for cards, I don't know why because I am not a garden person, but I do! I colored this beatiful watering can with Kurecolor and Bic alcohol based markers. I cut the image with Spellbinders Labels1 die.

For the background I used Folia patterned papers and also used Spellbinders Labels 1 to made the mat for the image. I don't know what you think about this mix and match, but I find it quite nice :)

To embellish the card I used yellow-orange ribbon and made a double bow, I like making bows not too big and I like the double ones, they look cuter. I used some yellow cardstock and punched out a butterfly, I used an orange rhinestone for it.

I think this card could be used for many purposes: mother's day, thank you, etc....

Challenges:

Catch theBug: flowers galore
Cardmania: flowers
Classic DT: AG
Cards Galore: AG
Crafty enjoyments: flowers
Crafty Hazelnut's; patterned paper
Cute as a button: AG
As you like it: favorite bow
Craft rocket: flower power
DLArt: flowers/graduation
Sasayaki: mother's day
Crafty Gals Corner: may flowers
Little Red Wagon: blooming fun
WAW: AG

In a field of daisies

Hello and happy Thursday!
Another new challenge is starting at Cre8tive Hands Friends. As usual our challenge is Anything Goes.
This is one of the cards I made:

 How cute is this girl surrounded by daisies, lying down on the grass..... I love this cutie!!! I colored it with Kurecolor and Bic alcohol based markers. I used a punch to round the corners of the image.

For the background I used a purple cardstock and an embossing folder (Little flowers - Sizzix), I really like this folder, it is one of my favorites together with dots, it is versatile, goes well with many images and gives a wonderful texture to the paper. To embellish it I used a daisy paper flower and a gingham purple ribbon and made a bow.

Challenges: 
Digital Delights By Louby Lou: Anything Goes
As you like it: favorite patterned/embossed papers
Crafting With An Attitude: Anything Goes  
Hannah & Friends: Flowers
Julia Spiri: AG/for a child
Addicted to Stamps and More: Make Your Mark
Through the Purple Haze: Anything Goes
Crafting by  designs: AG 
Mod Squad Challenge : April Showers Bring May Flowers 
 Craft Dee Bowz: AG w/ handmade bow

A little birdie told me

Hello and happy Thursday!
Another new challenge is starting at Cre8tive Hands Friends. As usual our challenge is Anything Goes.
This is one of the cards I made:

I colored the digistamp with Kurecolor and Bic alcohol based markers. I am still learning on how to use them and still struggling with them as you can see..... I cut the image with a circle die cut and made some faux stitches around it.

I used Folia patterned papers, one is a blue gingham and the second one is a pink with little hearts. I used these two papers together a few times already, I feel it is a good combo, they match together and with many images, and also I like the "country" style given to the project.

To embellish it, I used a blue heart button, some blue thread and three pink rhinestones.

Challenges:
Catch the bug: recipe (1 image, 2 pp, 3 embellishements)
As you like it: favorite patterned/embossed papers
Art impressions: creative creatures
Cardz 4 galz: include a button or two 
Crafting With An Attitude: Anything Goes  
Julia Spiri: AG/for a child
Crafting by  designs: AG
Through the Purple Haze: Anything Goes 
Addicted to Stamps and More: Make Your Mark 
Crafty Hazelnut's: patterned paper

Landscape

Hello and happy Thursday!
We have still one week more for challenge #5 at Cre8tive Hands Friends. The challenge is ANYTHING GOES. I made this card to inspire and remind you:

The image is a Naif landscape, a freebie at Cre8tive Hands blog  (lots of freebies!!!). I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I try to use every color to give a very naif look and try to make a rainbow palette for the fields. I placed it on an orange cardstock mat.

For the background I used a yellow cardstock and a Sizzix embossing folder with some sun rays (it looks to me) I used an orange ink pad to color the embossed cardstock, it gives a nice look to it. And placed it on an orange cardstock mat.

To embellish it I used baker's twine in yellow, light orange and orange colors and tide them together with a knot.

We also have an amazing monthly digi club (April is one - or more- digi a day), info here.


Challenges:
Crafty Gals Corner: AG;    Creative moments: AG/ rain, rainbows
Fresh Brewed Desings: AG;    Inspiration Destination: AG
Little Red Wagon: sunshiny days;    Simon says stamps: AG
The crafty addicts: AG/ribbon;    Wonderful Wednesdays: AG
WAW: AG;    Creative Card Crew: embossing
Lemon shortbread: AG;    Tuesday Throwdown: AG
TTCRD: AG;     Artistic Inspirations: AG
Crafting from the heart: AG
Craft your passion: AG;    Love to scrap: AG
Paper Nest Dolls: AG;    Lil Patch of crafty friends: AG
Robyn's Fetish: AG

With love letter

Hello, dear friends!
Today we have a new challenge starting at Cre8tive Hands Friends challenge blog, the theme is ANYTHING GOES, I invite you to play with us... This is the card I made:

I colored the image with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils and cut it with an oval die (Sizzix). Used the same shape for the red cardstock mat. There are soooo many cute images in the shop..... and only $1 in April!!!!

I used some papers from my stash. I used blue-red combo, but also the paper has golden and white stars. I thought that this one coul be a fun Mother's Day card for a boy, or a month-versary card from a boy to his girlfriend....

The only embellishment is a blue ribbon and a bow. The sentiment is from Create with TLC and I used a smaller red cardstock oval mat to place it.

Cre8tive Hands also have a fun Facebook Page for Fans, for more challenges, freebies, discussions and more chances to win!!  Hope you can join us!!  Request to join.

We have a Monthly Digi Club for only $5 a month.  Lots of Freebies and goodies!!
 

Read more here.  You would not want to miss out :)

Challenges:

The Ribbon Girl Blog –  use ANY image

Little Red Wagon – text (some sort of text on your project)

The Paper Shelter Boys/men

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog  anything goes

Word Art Wednesday: AG

Inky Impressions Challenges  all about the boys

Crafty Sentiment Desings: Anything goes 

2 Creative Chicks  anything goes

Crafting With Dragonflies Masculine

Suzy Bee’s Bloomin Challenge – always anything goes w/a twist – Male

Lemon Shrotbread: Anything goes

Shiny, Happy, Warm Sun

Hello!
How are you doing?
Have you made a card this week? Why don't you show it in our Anything Goes challenge at Cre8tive Hands Friends challenge blog?
Do you know we also have a group in FaceBook, with a freebie progressive challenge?
We also have a club with awesome images and for a very low price. And you also can find great digis in the etsy shop.
As a way to remind you about our challenges, I want to show you this card I made:

The image is a freebie at Cre8tive Hands blog and it is A Page to Color The fun was to color the image and then, I used it for a card. It's like a mini coloring page for adults because of the size I printed it!

 I tried to keep a similar pattern and color for the background as the sky and the yellow ribbon was to give the same colors than the image. For the background I used a Circle and Star embossing folder. I also liked to add the dew drops, I thought they went well with the whole card.

Challenges:

Let's color Saturday: Hand coloring   Scrappers Delights: AG Artistic Inspirations: AG/Flag color (Kazakhstan flag, where I live)
Crafting with friends: AG   Creative fingers: AG
DLD: AG   Simply Papercraft: AG       ArtbyMiran: AG  
A bit more time to craft: AG   CDTOC: AG
CCC Digi Creations: AG   Brown sugar: AG
Dream Valley: AG    Craft your passions: AG
Digi Choosday: embossing

Heart-tangles

Hello, dear friends!
I a having a busy week and am a little M.I.A. I guess next week it will be more normal for me (I wish at least). I would like to show you a new card I made for the progressive challenge in Cre8tive Hands fans at Facebook:

The image is by Cre8tive Hands and it is Heart Tangles. I colored it with alcohol based marker (Kurecolor) and placed it on a green cardstock mat. The only embellishment are rhinestones on the image.

I made a different fold card, it opens in the middle (maybe it has a name) and closes with a ribbon and bow. I used Poligraphservis double sided patterned paper for the panels and green cardstock to mat them.

Remember we have a Anything Goes challenge going at Cre8tive Hands Friends, a progressive challenge in the Facebook group and a Blog Hop with the possibility of winning 13 different prizes.

Come and join us!!!!!

Challenges:
Fresh Brewed Designs: flowers
Inspiration Destination: AG
Paper Shelter: flowers everywhere
The crafty addicts: AG/ girly
Simon says: let's do the polka (the leaves have polka dots)
Word Art Wednesday: AG
Crafting for all season: tic tac toe ( sparkle-digi stamp- backing paper)
Deep ocean: spring is in the air
Lemon shrotbread: AG
Scrap creation: green
Paper minutes: ribbon
Crafty Dee Bowz: Handmade bow
Crafty Hazelnuts: patterned paper

Cre8tive Hands - Create with TLC Blog Hop

Hello!
You have just come across a totally magical blog hop that Cre8tive Hands is having with the help of Paulette from Create With TLC!  You should have arrived here from Michelle’s blog.  If not, please head to the main Cre8tive Hands Challenge blog to find out where to start! 

The theme of this hop is Fairy Tale Dreams.  There will be a winner at every stop PLUS, we will have one GRAND PRIZE winner who will get all of the new releases AND all of the sentiments Create With TLC has created for these adorable new images!   

All you need to do to be in it to win is comment at each stop making sure they know you are hopping and not just leaving a comment from a challenge blog!

Here is what I created for the blog hop……

The image is "Mermaid" and  colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I cut it with a Sizzix circle die and made the same for the blue cardstoc mat and for the sentiment I used the same cardstock.

The patterned paper is Poligraphservis. The blue cardstock is Folia.

For embellishments I used a blue ric-rac ribbon and some rhinestones for the hairdress and the sentiment. I hope you like it and keep hopping!!!

Now, head on over to Vicky’s blog to see what she has created for your viewing pleasures!

If you like what you see around I invite you to become a follower :)

Challenges:

Crafty calendar: AG

Crafty friends: for a child
Let's color Saturday: AG - handcolored
Little Claire's : AG
Scrappers Delight: AG
A beautiful mess: AG
Art by Miran: AG
Jo's scrap shack: AG

Simply papercraft: AG
Craft Rocket challenge: mythical creatures
Crafty Girls creations: AG
Digital Delights: AG

Tangled flowers

Hello!
Today we start a new challenge at Cre8tive Hands Friends:  ANYTHING GOES. And this is the card I made for it:

The image is "Tangled flowers" and I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I cut the corners of the image with a round punch.

For the background I used an orange cardstock and a Flowers embossing folder.

To embellish it I used three rows of orange baker's twine and made a knot.

I hope you feel inspired to come and play with us. You can use any image, but if you choose to use a Cre8tive Hands one, there are many cute and whimsical image in the shop (everything on sale), many freebies at the blog, we have  a group in Facebook with a freebie progressive challenge every week and a monthly digi club you can join. And also this weekend we are having a blog hop to show the new release "Fairy Tale Dreams".

Challenges:

The Ribbon Girl Blog : AG  Glitter n Sparkle  : use a punch/die

The Paper Shelter :spring delights  Crafting For All Seasons : die cut/punches 
Word Art Wednesday:  AG   Create and Inspire : AG 
Inspiration Destination : AG    The crafty addicts: AG/springtime 
2 Creative Chicks : AG Crazy 4 Challenges : SPRING   
Crafting With An Attitude : AG Sassy Studio Designs : Anything Goes   
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards :spring is in the air Catch the Bug: AG

Bunny Birthday

Hello!
Today we start a new challenge at Cre8tive Hands Friends: ANYTHING GOES. And this is the card I made for it:

The image is Rabbit with Balloon and I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I cut the corners of the image with a round punch.

For the background I used a red cardstock and a Birthday embossing folder (Cuttlebug).

To embellish it I made some penants with different color cardstocks and made some faux stitching on each of them and hag it on a thread (but we can't see it!).

I hope you feel inspired to come and play with us. You can use any image, but if you choose to use a Cre8tive Hands one, there are many cute and whimsical image in the shop (everything on sale), many freebies at the blog, we have  a group in Facebook with a freebie progressive challenge every week and a monthly digi club you can join. And also this weekend we are having a blog hop to show the new release "Fairy Tale Dreams".

Challenges:

Glitter n Sparkle  : punch/die Tuesday Throwdown: furry friends 
Little Red Wagon – celebrate   The Paper Shelter: spring delights 
Simon Says stamp Challenges : Happy Birthday   Word Art Wednesday: AG 
Crafting For All Seasons : DIE CUTS/PUNCHES  Inspiration Destination : AG 
Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenges – BIG birthdays     Create and Inspire : AG 

Crazy 4 Challenges – SPRING Sieze the brithday: A birthday G/ floral

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenges : spring is in the air 
2 Creative Chicks : anything goes    

Cre8tive Hands Friends Challenge card

Hello, dear friends!
I would like to thank and give a warm welcome to my new followers, I feel honored that you are part of my blogging friends!!! 
Today we have a new challenge at Cre8tive Hands Friends and Cre8tive Hands Fans at Facebook (come and join - lots of fun, tips and freebies), two challenges!!!!. And this is my card:

The image is Bear Easter Fun and I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I cut with Nestabilities Labels 1 and used pastel yellow cardstock for mat and cut it with the same die shape.

The paper is from my stash (Easter rabbits) and I also used more pastel yellow cardstock for the mat. I used yellow ribbon and made a bow to embellish it.

This challenge is ANYTHING GOES!!  You can find all sorts of amazing Digis over at CRE8TIVE HANDS SHOP and you will probably find some FREEBIES over on the Cre8tive Hands Blog

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NEW!!!

There are some exciting things going on!!!

Cre8tive Hands have a fun Facebook Page for Fans, for more challenges, Freebies, discussions and more chances to win!!  Hope you can join us!!  Request to join.

BLOG HOP

 Cre8tive Hands with the help of Create With TLC have a blog hop coming up that will be FANTASTIC! The theme will be Fairy Tale Dreams. There will be a winner at every stop PLUS, we will have one GRAND PRIZE winner who will get all of the new releases AND all of the sentiments Create With TLC have created for these new adorable images! Don’t miss out on all the fun and inspiration! Starts April 9th and runs to April 15th!

ALSO!!

Can't get enough of Cre8tive Hands Digi's???   
We have a Monthly Digi Club for only $5 a month.  Lots of Freebies and goodies!!
Read more here.  You would not want to miss out :)

Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments: any shape  Cuttlebug Mania: happy Easter  Everybody art: AG
Fairy Tale: easter eggs (in the basket)  Fantastic Tuesday: cute critters  Inky chicks. happy easter
Lemon shortbread: AG  Artistic Inspirations: AG/easter  Crafty boots: easter  Crafty Dee Bowz: AG w/ handmade bow  A gem of a challenge. easter  All sorts: easter  Chocolate coffee and cards: ribbon
Really reasonable ribbons: spring with ribbon/trim  Cut it up: easter  Animal friends. easter
Crafts galore encore: make a card  Crafty hazelnuts: patterned paper  Double click skittles: bunny/egg/basket