613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes / Optional twist Sparkle and Shine

Time for another great challenge at 613 Avenue Create and the last challenge of 2025. 

As always the challenge is anything goes and the 

 Challenge Twist:  Sparkle & shine (create something with bling & or shimmer)

I created this Christmas card  for the challenge and added sparkling stars, Wink of Stella, and Nuvo on the Christmas bulbs. I love this old lady sitting in her chair waiting foe Christmas. The image I believe is from the Dr Digi collection that I have has in my stash for a long time. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog, 613 Avenue Create and be inspired by our talented design team.

Have a wonderful holiday season and we hope to see you back here again in 2026.

Merry Chritmas and a Happy New Year. 

613 Avenue Create - November - Anything goes or optional twist Thank you! (create a thankful project)

Time for another challenge at 613 Avenue Create. The theme of this challenge is anything goes with an optional twist of creating something to say thank you. 

This is my "thank you project" for November's challenge.

 I create a Christmas present box for a gift to say thank you to a friend for how she has helped me in some hard times. I have some earring that I am going to add to the box

I used a small metal box for the base of my project that I painted blue with acrylic paints and added a white doily for the background. I added some dollar store gems around the  top of the lid that I also painted blue then added Metallic Gilding Polish to give them some shine. 

The top of the box I decorated with die cut poinsettias which I painted with acrylic paint, Christmas greenery and a sentiment.  I hope she enjoys my gift.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. 

Hugs Judy

OCTOBER 2025 613 Avenue Create - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST THINK PINK

I made this card for the October 5th challenge at 613 Avenue Create. The challenge is anything goes with and optional twist of Think Pink.  Think pink (create something for breast cancer awareness month)

 

I decided to make a "Thinking of You" card using paper from a paper pack called Fairy Tale Paper Bloc De Papier, the paper pack if a lovely assortments of papers in soft colours including pink and gold, perfect for my pink theme card. 

Along with a rubber stamped "Thinking of You" sentiment I added a butterfly, some gems and a ribbon. The rubber stamp thinking of you sentiment is from my collection of rubber stamps by Rubber Stampede. I also added a pretty flower to tie the colours together. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Hope you will join the challenge this month. Just create your card and enter it here. 

613 Avenue Create - AUGUST 2025 - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST SUMMER FUN

 Hello fellow crafters. Time for another great challenge at 613 Avenue Create. As always the challenge is anything goes and this month's optional twist is to create something that is Summer Fun (Create somethin fun filled).

This is my card that I made for this challenge.  I have a used an image from my stash created by Pattie's Creation. I just love her images. The image is called Flamingo Happy Hour. 

The products I used for this card are papers from my stash, copic markers, Nuvo Crystal Glaze for the sunglasses and drinks to give them depths. I used a rubber stampcalled Stone Wear Texture 

for the beach sand along with my copic sand marker, The flowers were from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to stop by our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team. 

613 Avenue Create - JULY 2025 - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST ANY HOLIDAY

Hello fellow crafters. Time for another great challenge at 613 Avenue create. As always the challenge is anything goes and this months optional twist is to create something for and holidays.

Challenge Twist:  Any holiday (create something for any holiday)

My holiday that I chose for this challenge is a Christmas theme card. 

I have had this cat theme knocking down the Christmas tree stamp for many years,  The stamp is from Technique Junkies one of my favourite companies from when I first started crafting. They also has a wonderful

technique news letter  that I reference still today.

The products I used for this card were:

Christmas tree die cut

Christmas designer paper from my stash

Christmas decoration (stars) - die cuts out of foil from my stash

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. I hope you will join us this week, never to early to start your Christmas cards . 

Hugs Judy

613 Avenue Create JUNE 2025 - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST FOR THE GUYS

Time for another great challenge over at 613 Avenue Create

The theme of the challenge is "for the Guys (create an masculine project). The alternative to our twist is Anything Goes.  

This is my card I made for this challenge

The digital stamp I used for this project is called Adventure Dad and is part of the Make It Crafty Collection. 

I  coloured my card with pencil crayons and Copics. I added some clear Nuvo for depth to my binocular's glass and also added some additional scenery to fill out my card. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Hope you will join us this month. Remember to pop over to 613 Avenue Create to be inspired by our talented design team.

MAY 2025 - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST FLORAL DELIGHT - 613 Avenue Create

 Time for another great challenge at 613 Avenue Create.

the theme of this challenge is as always anything goes with an optional twist of flora delight (create something featuring flowers).

This is my card I made for this challenge.

613 AVENUE CREATE -MARCH 2025 - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST ANY OCCASION

  

Welcome back to another great challenge at 613 Avenue Create. 

The theme of this challenge is as always anything goes and this month's twist theme is to create something with the optional twist of "any occasions". 

I chose to make a birthday card for my grandson who will be 16 this month. 

I decided to make him a card with a drum theme since he has been teaching himself to play the drums. I found this drum set on Esty and it went very well with my collage paper with a music theme I had in my stash.

Products I used in my card are:

Digital drum set by LucidDigitalDesign

Collage designer paper - designer unknown

Musical cutting dies

Wooden 16 from my stash

Cutting die - Musical Happy Birthday 

It was a fun card to make and I hope he enjoys it.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Hope you will join our challenge this week. 

613 AVENUE CREATE - FEBRUARY 2025 - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST: LOTS OF LOVE

 Time for another great challenge at 613 Avenue Create. 

As always the theme of this challenge is Anything Goes and for February

the optional twist, "Lots of Love"

I made this card for my husband for our 35th wedding anniversary. I looked through my mixed media scraps for a background paper that was not traditional for an anniversary wedding card. 

I like to surprise him with something totally different than he was expecting. Along with the mixed media scrap of paper I used

an Italian love poem, love and a heart die cut from my stash, a round paper clip and a bow.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Hope you will join this challenge this month. Just create your project and enter it here. 

Remeber to pop over to 613 Avenue Create to view the  projects of our talented design team.  

613 Avenue Create - January 2025 Challenge - Anything Goes /Optional Twist Monotone Magic

 Challenge Twist:  Monotone Magic (create something using shades of one color)

Welcome back to 613 Avenue Create Challenge Blog.

This is the first challenge of 2025, hope you will join us this month.

Our challenge as always is anything goes and the optional twist is Monotone Magic. (create a card using shapes of one colour).

This is my card I created for this January challenge.

My neutral colour I used for this card is a cream colour and the monotone colour is shades of black. 

The die cut bird I used was a die cut from Sizzix and the designer pattern paper is from The Black Currant Stack by DCWV. 

Other products I used for the card were

cream and black ribbon
bird birthday stamp by  A Muse Art Stamps
black gem for the eye

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team members . Hope you will join our challenge this month. All the best to you and your family in 2025.

613 Avenue Create DECEMBER CHALLENGE - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST "WINTER HOLIDAY"

This is the last challenge at 613 Avenue Create for 2024.  The challenge this month as always is anything goes. Our optimal twist this month is  "Winter Holidays". 

This is my Christmas card I made for the challenge.

Opened card

 (card measures 5 1/2 and 7 inches- folded)

(Original paper 15 1/2 inches)

Inside of the card

Products I used for the project:

Nuvo 

Wink of Stella

Paper pack by Lost and Found

Copic Markers

Gold Leaf pen

Gel Pens

Distress Inks

Distress Glitter

Glitter pens

Christmas Sentiment Unmounted Rubber Stamp - Author Unknown

Steampunk digital images 

Santa digital image - Christmas Eve Countdown

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Season's Greetings to you and your family.  Enjoy your winter  holidays and we hope to see you back here again in January 2025 for another  year of fun crafting. 

I am entering this Christmas card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Glitter and /or Christmas + Sentiment

Allsorts Challenge - Ribbon or Twine/ ATG option

Crafty Calendar - ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG w/Bells and Baubles option

Allsorts Challenge - Ribbon or Twine/ ATG option

Crafty Calendar - ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

CRAFT Challenge - Christmas

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

613 Avenue Create - November Challenge - Anything Goes with an optional Twist Challenge " Give Thanks"

Time for another exciting challenge over at 613 Avenue Create. This challenge is as always anything goes with an optional twist of Give Thanks. 

I decided to use the optional twist for this simple thank you card.

I used some designer paper from my stash for the background of the card along with a rainbow digital stamp that I coloured with my copics and a Wink of Stella. I added some some hearts and a couple of clouds at the end of my rainbow. 

When I wrote the sentiment I was thinking about a very special friend I have that is always there for me when ever I ask for advice or need a friend to talk to. We have had many laughs and tears together over our long years of friendship. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Hope you will join the challenge this month, just create your project and enter it here. 

613 Avenue Create OCTOBER 2024 - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST "LOTS OF LEAVES"

 Time for another great challenge at 613 Avenue Create this month. The theme of this challenge is as always Anything Goes and the Optional Twist is Lots of Leaves. 

To create my card I used some pieces of s gel print I had in my stash that was in autumn colours. it is my favourite time of the year when the leaves start turning colours. I added splashes of gold ink, a border with my gold gel pen. 

The leaf die cuts and sentiment are from Tim Holtz collection of cutting dies. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Hope you will join us this month, just create you project and enter it here. 

613 Avenue Create - September Challenge - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST "ME, MYSELF & I"

Time for another great challenge at 613 Avenue Create. The theme of the challenge is anything goes with an optional twist "Me, Myself & I. 

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is

This is the card I made for this challenge.  I love to shop som I thought using Mirtillamente's shopping girl image I  would make myself a easel card  

The image is called Olives: Leyna Shopping

I used an easel die cut that I had in my stash for several years, Mirtillamente's image and paper from my stash. I coloured my card with pencil crayons, copics, and gel pens added a sentiment , designer paper, gems and enlarges some of the purses and presents. I enlarged a copy of the gift bags and added them to the front of the card. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Hope you will join us again soon. I would love it if you would show us what you have been creating this month. 

 

613 Avenue Create - June Challenge - Anything Goes Optional Twist - For the Guys

Time for another great challenge over at 613 Avenue Create.  The theme as always is Anything Goes with an optional twist of  "For the Guys".

The background of the card is made up of a collage of different papers with a men's theme. I also used distressed inks, the 40 represents the person's birthday.

 I added gears that I coloured with inks and a sentiment to complete the card. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop over to 613 Avenue Create Challenge Blog to be inspired by their talented design team.

Have a creative week. 

613 Avenue Create - May Challenge - Anything Goes with Optional Twist - For the Kids

Time for another great challenge at 613 Avenue Create this month. The theme is Anything Goes with and optional twist of "For the Kids" (be they big or small).

Our generous sponsor is

The images I used are from the collection of our sponsor Mirtillamente.  I thought they were  adorable and perfect for a new baby card.  The die cuts I used were from the Karen Burnstein collection. The paper I used was from my stash of baby paper. The images were coloured with Copics and pencil crayon. 

back side of card 

(room to right your message)

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Hope you will join in the fun this month. 

Remember to pop over to our challenge blog, 613 Avenue Create to view the beautiful cards of our design team and remember to also check out our talented sponsors' site to see her lovely digital images.   

 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes Challenge/ Optional Twist - A Splash of Colour

Welcome back to another challenge at 613 Avenue Create. As always the challenge is an anything goes challenge and this months optional challenge is add a splash of colour. 

Our generous sponsor this month is  Polkadoodles. 

I have used an image from Polkadoddles 

for this "thank you tag".

I am enjoying this cute Polkadoodles image I used to make this tag. The tag is a die cut from my stash. I coloured the image and layered several different colours of cardstock to create my pattern. The tag was coloured with Copics, pencil crayons, and a gel pen. I added a sentiment, flower and ribbon to complete the tag.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Hope you will join us again soon. 

613 Avenue Create - January 2024 - Anything Goes with optional twist of New Beginnings

Happy New Years Everyone. 

It is time for our first challenge for 2024 at 613 Avenue Create.  The theme as always is anything goes and the optional twist theme this month is New Beginnings. 

I chose to make shower girl baby card for this challenge.

I used chipboard for the base of the card which I covered with some designer paper from my stash. The pattern for the card  I have had for along time and have modified it several times. 

Front of  Card 

Once I had the paper attached to the chipboard I preceded to decorate the card creating a dress.  I added a glitter sticker, a couple of buttons and some dotted details.

I also edged the paper using Walnut Distress ink. 

Back Of Card

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  

Hope you will join us this month. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspire by our talented design team. 

September Anything Goes Challenge at 613 Avenue Create

Time for another great challenge  at 613 Avenue Create.  The challenge this month is "Anything Goes"

 This is my card I made for the  challenge.

The digital stamp I used was one from my stash called Banjo Picking Bear by a company called Stamp on It. I was unable to find the company and I have had this image for a few years. 

I found some cute musical die cuts that that I added to the cards along with stamp a few 6s on the card.  I added the 6s because I was giving this card to a little boy n mu neighbourhood that was special to me.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop  over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team.  Hope you will join us this month. 

613 Avenue Create - June - ANYTHING GOES w/Optional Twist: "Summertime/Living Is Easy!"

Time for another great challenge at 613 Avenue Create.  As always we are a anything goes challenge blog  and our optional twist is Summertime/Living is Easy.

 

Inspiring photo.

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is 

Polkadoodles

I have used this image from Polkadoodles for my card this month. I think this image says it all as to summertime easy living.

To colour my card I used a combo of Copics, pencil crayons, Gel pens.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our creative design team. Remember to also check out all the new products and images over a Polkadoodles.