New From All Dressed Up - Star Pup

 

Today I'm sharing my DT card for All Dressed Up Stamps using one of this month's amazing new releases.

Here are all three of them:

Feeding the Birds

and

Penguin Fun

and

Star Pup

To make my card I also used:

- Promarkers

- papers from Stampin' Up and Craft Creations

- die from Elizabeth Craft Designs

- washi tape from Stampin' Up

- other card from Craft Creations

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

Double D Challenge - Christmas animals

613 Avenue Create - anything goes/any winter holiday

New Paper Funday Challenge - Anything Goes/Use Snowmen and/or Birds and a Special Birthday Challenge

 

It's time for our final Paper Funday challenge of 2023!

This month our theme is anything goes with the optional twist of 'use snowmen and/or birds'.  For more details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

We have two great sponsors this month:

and

To make my card I used:

- Christmas Penguin digi stamp from Hetty Clare available here

- Promarkers

- stitched scalloped die from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- Mossy Meadow cardstock from Stampin' Up

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

 

Rabisco Challenge - anything goes

Triple B Challenge - birds, butterflies or blooms

Allsorts Challenge - stitching real or faux

And because it's our challenge birthday, we have an additional challenge for you this month - birthday/anniversary.

Here's my DT card for this challenge:

You can find all the details about this special challenge here on the challenge blog.

To make this card I used:

- Biggest Wish stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Magenta Madness and Highland Heather inks from Stampin' Up

- flower punch from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Polkadoodles Challenge - anything goes

Dream Valley Challenges - anything goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - birthday

New Creative Inspirations Challenge - Happy Christmas/Happy New Year

 

Today I'm very excited to be joining the team at the Creative Inspirations Challenge for my first challenge with them:

The theme for this month's challenge is Happy Christmas/Happy New Year.  For more details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Our sponsor for the challenge is:

To make my card I used:

- A Snowman in the Wind digi stamp from The Paper Shelter available here

- Promarkers

- stitched die from Elizabeth Craft Design

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- Mossy Meadow cardstock from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge - a snowy landscape

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge - anything Christmas goes

Shopping Our Stash - whatever the weather

One Stamp Set - Two Cards

 

Today I'm sharing two cards made using the Joyful Nativity stamp set from Stampin' Up.

The first card (above) is black and white with the star stamped in gold.  I used Versafine Clair ink in Nocturne and Golden Glitz Delicata ink.

And here is my second card:

This one is white, navy and gold and uses Night of Navy ink from Stampin' Up and the same Delicata ink.  The stitched die is from Stampin' Up and the blue card is from Hobbycraft.

I would like to enter my cards in the following challenges:

AAA Cards Challenge - black, white and gold (first card)

Simply Clean and & Simple - anything CAS goes (first card)

Christmas Kickstart Challenge - if it's Christmassy, link it up (second card)

New Use Your Stuff Challenge - Wrap It Up and a Double Trouble Collaboration

 

We're back today on the Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

For this challenge we're collaborating with the Double Trouble Challenge Blog and here are all the details:

Thing 1 on the Double Trouble Challenge Blog is to use your favourite die cutting tool and Thing 3 (which is our part) is to use the 'Wrap It Up' theme by adding a ribbon, bow, some twine or washi tape.  Then share your card on our challenge and on the Double Trouble Challenge Blog.

You can find the Double Trouble part of the challenge here and the Use Your Stuff part of the challenge here

To make my card I used my Cuttlebug which is my favourite cutting tool and some washi tape along the borders of the papers I used to make my background.

Here's what I used:

- Big Tidings dies by Tim Holtz from Sizzix

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up

- washi tape from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Rabisco Challenge - anything goes

Cut It Up Challenge - use more than one die (my stitched square die and the word die)

Double Trouble Challenge Blog - Die-cember

New Inspiration Station Challenge

 

It's time for a new challenge on the Inspiration Station Challenge Blog.

The idea behind the challenge is that we give you a photo or picture - you make something inspired by it AND tell us how you were inspired.

Here's today's inspiration photo:

For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I'm sharing another of the cards that I made recently at a Stampin' Up class using the Classic Christmas dies.  I added some gold paper, gold self adhesive strips and dots and a sentiment stamped in gold ink to keep it all coordinated.  My sentiment is from the Framed and Festive stamp set.

I took my inspiration from the greenery in the photo and also the holiday spectacular theme - my card has lots of different elements plus of course it's Christmas themed.

New Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Anything Goes

 

It's time for a new challenge on Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge:

Our challenges are always anything goes unless there's a fifth Monday in the month when we have a theme.

For more details about today's challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my card I used:

- Owl I Want For Christmas digi stamp from Gerda Steiner Designs available here

- Promarkers

- stitched die from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Dovecraft and Craft Creations

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Reminder - Navy Blue, White and Gold

 

We're back today on the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog with a reminder our current challenge:

This time it's a colour challenge and we want to see navy blue, white and gold on your cards.  For more details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my card I used:

- Little Birdie digi stamp from All Dressed Up available here

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Craft Creations

- stitched scalloped die from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New A Place to Start Challenge - Anything Goes/New

 

We're back today on the A Place to Start Challenge with a new challenge:

Our theme this month is 'new'.  For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I decided to make a new baby card.

I used:

- Elephant Parade and First Steps stamp sets from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Craft Creations

- stitched scalloped die from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We're back today on the Creative Fingers Challenge Blog with a new anything goes challenge:

For more details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

This challenge is sponsored by DT member Angelique:

The photo above shows the inside of my card and here's the front of the card:

To make my card I used:

- Beary Cute stamp set and punch from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Creative Crafting World

- Woodware snowflake punch

- cardstock from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New Critter Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes With a Featured Critter

 

We're back today on the Critter Crazy Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

Our challenges are always anything goes with a featured critter.  For all the details about today's challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team head over to the challenge blog here.

I'm sharing a waterfall card that I made at a recent Stampin' Up class.

Here are some more photos of the card:

We used the Beary Christmas patterned paper to make the card - it's so cute!

New Christmas Crafts All Year Round Challenge - 12 of Something/Musical Theme/Anything Christmas Goes

 

It's time for another challenge on the Christmas Crafts All Year Round Challenge Blog:

We've reached day 12 in our journey through The 12 Days of Christmas song so it's 12 drummers drumming - feature 12 of something or use a musical theme or, just for this month, anything Christmas goes!

All the details and the cards from the rest of the team are here on the challenge blog.

To make my card I used another of the tag designs from this set by Kate Hadfield:

They make great tags but I've chosen to use them on cards.

You can find the set here

I also used:

- Promarkers

- papers from The Works and Stampin' Up

- twine from my stash

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New Perfect Time to Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

 

It's the start of the month so that means a new challenge on the A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge Blog:

Our challenges are always anything goes - for details of today's new challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

and

Here's the second card I made for the challenge:

To make my cards I used the Frosty Friends Topper and Patterned Paper bumper set from Anne Constantly Carding - you can find the set here.

I also used:

- stamped sentiments from Little Claire Designs

- blue card from Hobbycraft

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

- snowflake punches from Woodware and Hobbycraft

- dies from Stampin' Up and MFT

Guest Chick Card for the Krafty Chicks Challenge - Anything Goes

 

It's my final week as a Guest Chick for the Krafty Chicks Challenge - hasn't November gone quickly?!

And because it's week 5 it's an anything goes theme.  For more information and to see the cards from the Design Team, head over to the challenge blog here.

To make my card I used the great 'Country Cows Love Cocktails' digi stamp set from Last Minute Manda:

Aren't they great!  You can find the set here on the website.

I also used:

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- pink card from Hobbycraft

- stitched scalloped die from Stampin' Up

- card from Craft Creations

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Double Trouble Challenge - keep calm and stitch on

Creative Knockouts - lots of layers

New I Love Promarkers Challenge - Anything Goes/Add a Banner

 

We're back today on the I Love Promarkers Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

This time our challenge is anything goes with the optional theme of 'add a banner'.  For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Our sponsor for the challenge is:

To make my card I used:

- North Pole Mini Reindeer digi stamp from Paper Nest Dolls available here

- Promarkers

- stitched scalloped die from Stampin' Up

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafting From the Heart Challenge - anything goes

Rabisco Challenge - anything goes