New Crafty Friends Challenge - Cute

There's a new challenge today on the Crafty Friends Challenge Blog and this time we want to see your 'cute' creations.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

For my card I've used  digi stamp from All Dressed Up called 'A Star is Born' - you can find him here in the Etsy shop.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used papers from Craft Creations.

Imagine That Digistamp - October Monthly Link Up Reminder

This month I'm joining in with the mid-month reminder post on the Creative Playground blog.  You can link up any card with an 'anything goes' theme but if you link up a card using an Imagine That Digistamp image, you will receive this month's featured set free:

'Thanks a Bunch'

You can find more details about the link up here on the Creative Playground blog.

For my card I've used a digi stamp called 'Flamingo Christmas' which you can find here on the website.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used some paper from a First Edition pad.  The snowflake is a die from Sweet Dixie.

New SheepSki Designs Facebook Challenge - Anything Goes

A new challenge has started today on the SheepSki Facebook Group - it's an 'anything goes' theme as long as you use a SheepSki Designs image.

The Facebook Group is here and you can find all the details about the challenge in the pinned post.

For my card I've used one of the newest digi stamps from SheepSki Designs - this is 'Head Stand' and you can find him here in the Etsy shop.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used papers from Craft Creations and Stampin' Up.  The snowflake die is from Sweet Dixie.

New Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes/Autumn Colours

There's a new challenge today on the Crafty Catz Challenge Blog - it's an 'anything goes' challenge with the optional theme of 'autumn colours'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this week's challenge is the wonderful:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Bugaboo called 'Autumn Squirrel' - you can find it here on their website.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used papers from Craft Creations.

GDT Card for Twinkle Lane Designs

I've been a follower of Twinkle Lane Designs for a while now so when Suzanne recently asked for GDTs, I jumped at the chance!

I was lucky enough to be sent a brand new release called 'Magical Rainbow Unicorns'.  Here's what you get:

You can find the new release here in the Twinkle Lane Etsy shop.

There is also a coordinating paper pack 'Rainbow Unicorn Papers' which is available here

For my card I've used the main image, one of the sentiments and one of the designs from the paper pack.

Here's a side view of my card:

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Sunny Day Crafting - 'P is for pink'

Allsorts Challenge Blog - 'think pink'

Fussy and Fancy Friday - 'pretty in pink'

The Sisterhood of Crafters - 'pink'

Craft Rocket Challenge - 'birthday or pretty pink'

Unicorn Challenge Blog -'perfectly pink'

New Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Snowflakes Plus Lots of Prizes!

It's a very special challenge today on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog as it's or 500th Challenge!

Our theme this week is 'snowflakes' and you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful:

In addition the DT also have some special prizes on offer and mine is a fantastic voucher to the value of $15 from Imagine That Digistamp 

Take a look here at their website to see all the wonderful digi products you could buy!

For my card I've used a pre-coloured digi from Imagine That Digistamp called 'Santa Penguin' which you can find here and one of the designs from the 'Winter Flakes' digi paper pack which is here.

I'll be choosing a winner from all the cards linked up to the main challenge blog but I'd love you to leave a comment here too!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

The Merry Christmas Challenge - 'anything Christmas goes'
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - 'anything goes' 
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'anything goes'
Corrosive Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'
Creates and Makes Challenge - 'anything goes'

New Fab'n'Funky Challenge - Paper Piecing

This week on the Fab'n'Funky Challenge we want to see 'paper piecing' on your cards - you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful:

I've used a new Woodware stamp for my card - I stamped my base on white card and then on to dark brown paper, kraft paper and red paper for my paper piecing.

All the papers and gems I've used are from Craft Creations.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - 'anything goes'
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'anything goes'
Crafty Creations Challenge - 'anything goes'
Emerald City Crafts Challenge - 'anything goes'
Love to Craft Challenge - 'anything goes'

Christmas Cards All Year Round Challenge - Monochromatic Browns

The theme for this month's challenge on the Christmas Cards All Year Round Challenge Blog is 'monochromatic browns'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here and in the reminder post here.

The prize on offer for this month's lucky winner is:

I'm sharing another of the cards I designed for my Little Claire Designs Christmas class last weekend.  For this card I used the 'Row of Christmas Robins' dinkies stamp which you can find here on the website.

I used two Cuttlebug embossing folders to make the background panel and paper from Craft Creations.  The image was coloured with Promarkers.

New Pink Gem Challenge - Spots and/or Stripes or Halloween

A new challenge started on Saturday at A Gem of a Challenge which is the Pink Gem Designs Challenge Blog.  This month we're looking for spots and/or stripes or Halloween.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

And the prize on offer for our winner is:

2 Individual Digi images OR 2 Card Topper Kits OR one of each (no sets or sentiment sets)  

of the winners choice from  
 PINK GEM DESIGNS.

 

For my card I've used 'Mummy Josh' which you can find here on the Pink Gem website.  I've also used the 'Halloween Calendar' digi which is here.

 

I've coloured the image with Promarkers and the papers I've used are from Craft Creations. 

New Hanna and Friends Challenge - Stars

I've been a GDT member of the Hanna and Friends Challenge Team on several occasions over the last couple of years and now I've been invited to join the Design Team on a full time basis.

A new challenge started on the challenge blog last week and the theme is 'stars' - you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I'm sharing one of the cards I designed for my Christmas Little Claire Designs workshop last weekend.  I used the very cute 'Polar Angel' dinkies stamp which you can find here on their website.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used card and papers from Craft Creations.

New Not Just Cards Challenge - Anything Goes

After joining the team at Not Just Cards last month as a Guest Designer, I was invited to join them again as a full DT member and of course I said - yes, please!

The October challenge started last week and it's an 'anything goes' theme - you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

This month the lucky winner will receive a mystery prize!

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Scrap'n'Dipity called 'Singing Bird'.  I also used a sentiment set from Little Claire Designs and papers from Trimcraft and Craft Creations.

New Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes/Use Ribbons

A new challenge started last Friday on the Crafty Catz Challenge Blog - it's an 'anything goes' challenge with the optional twist to 'use ribbons'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.  We're also having a GDT call for November.

Our sponsor for the challenge is the wonderful:

I'm sharing another of the cards I made for a recent issue of Making Cards magazine.

I've used one of the stamps from the very cute 'Hedgie Hoggie Hugs for Christmas' stamp set from Little Claire Designs - you can find it here on their website.

I've also used one of their berry red tag cards which you can find here on the website.

New from All Dressed Up Stamps - Christmas Penguin

I'm finally starting to catch up with myself again and I'm uploading some of the cards I've made over the past couple of weeks but not had the chance to blog.

This card showcases one of the October new releases from All Dressed Up Stamps - this is 'Christmas Penguin' and you can find him here in the Etsy shop.

I've coloured the image with Promarkers and used a sentiment from Little Claire Designs and paper from an old Die Cuts With a View paper pad.

If you'd like to see more inspiration, head over to the Facebook group here or the All Dressed Up Blog here.

New Daisy Chain Challenge - Happy Birthday

A new challenge has started today on the Daisy Chain Challenge Blog and this month our theme is 'Happy Birthday'.

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

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs called 'Football Boy' - you can find him here on the Pink Gem website.

The paper I've used is a very old free download from Pondskipper Crafts.

New Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

I have now re-joined the Design Team on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog and this is my DT card for yesterday's new challenge.

Challenge themes are always 'anything goes' and you can find the details of this new challenge here on the challenge blog.

We have two wonderful sponsors for this challenge:

 and

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Sasayaki Glitter called 'Birthday Buns' which you can find here in their Etsy shop.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used papers from Craft Creations.

New Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

This week's challenge on Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog started yesterday and the theme this week, as always, is 'anything goes'. You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

We have two great sponsors this week:

 and

For my card, I've used a digi stamp from Sparkle'n'Sprinkle called 'Across the Miles' - you can find it here on their website.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used paper and gems from Craft Creations and Card Candi from Craftwork Cards.

New Fab'n'Funky Challenge - Pretty in Pink

A new challenge started on the Fab'n'Funky Challenge Blog on Wednesday and this week our theme is 'pretty in pink'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from All Dressed Up called 'Feeling Spoilt' - you can find her here in the Etsy shop.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and added a sentiment from Uniko.  The paper and gems I've used are from Craft Creations.

New Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

A new challenge has started today on the Through the Craft Room Door Challenge and, as usual, it's an 'anything goes' theme.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Conie Fong Art & Design called 'Snowman and Birdie Friends' which you can find here in the Etsy shop.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used papers from Stampin' Up and Craft Creations.  I die cut the white snowflake using a Sweet Dixie die.

New All Dressed Up Facebook Challenge - Pink and/or Pearly

A new challenge has started today in the All Dressed Up Facebook Group and our theme this month is 'pink and/or pearly'.  

Head over to the Facebook group here for all the details and lots of great inspiration from the Design Team.

For my card I've used a digi stamp from All Dressed Up called 'Ballet Shoes' - you can find it here in the Etsy shop.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used paper and pearls from Craft Creations.  The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set.

New A Bit More Time to Craft Extra Challenge - Anything Goes

Today I'm sharing my first card as a member of the Design Team on the A Bit More Time to Craft Extra Challenge Blog.  The theme is always 'anything goes' and you can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

If you're lucky enough to be one of the winners then you will get to choose 3 sets of digi papers from the tab here at the top of the challenge blog.

For my card I've used one of the digi papers from Lozzy's 'Snowflake' pack:

The main image on my card is one of the images from the 'Christmas' Irresistible Images pack from Little Claire Designs - you can find the pack here on their website.  I've added some silver paper and pearls to finish the card.

New Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Christmas is for Kids

There's a new challenge today on the Sparkles Christmas Challenge and this month our theme is 'Christmas for the Kids' - we want to see a card made for a child.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

I was very proud recently to have some of my Little Claire Designs cards published in the Cards & Crafts for Christmas magazine:

If you look closely at the cover, you can even see one of my cards in the middle of the photos on the left hand side!

For this card I used the 'Dinkies Row of Christmas Elephants' stamp which you can find here on the Little Claire website.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used paper and pearls from Craft Creations.

New A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

The beginning of the month means a new challenge on the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog.  Challenges are always 'anything goes' and you can find all the details about this month's challenge here on the challenge blog.

If you're lucky enough to be one of the winners then you get to choose 3 sets of  digi papers from the 'paper pick' tab here at the top of the challenge blog.

As a DT member I get to choose the digi paper I work with for my card and I've chosen the red sheet out of my favourite of Lozzy's Christmas digi paper packs 'Snowflakes':

My main image is from the 'Festive Friends' Irresistible Images pack from Little Claire Designs which is here on their website.   I die cut the image with a circle die and added some punched snowflakes, pearls and a peel off sentiment.

New 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge - Anything Goes

Today I'm posting my first card as a member of the Design Team for the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge - a big thank you to the ladies on the team for asking me to join you!

The challenges are always 'anything goes' as long as you feature a critter in your creation.  You can find all the details about this month's challenge here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

The Design Team have all made cards using the 'Pet Puns' set from MHK Designs:

You can find the set here on the MHK website.

I used the cat digi stamp plus one of the sentiments.  I coloured the image using Promarkers and used paper from Craft Creations.