New Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Forever Autumn

We've got a new challenge today on the Sparkles Monthly Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'forever autumn'.  

For more information and lots of inspiration, have a look here on the challenge blog.

To make my card I've used a topper and papers from Making Cards magazine - I just added some gems, paper and card from Craft Creations and a circle sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

New Cutie Pie Challenge - Anything Goes As Long As It's Cute!

There's a new challenge today on the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog and this month our theme is anything goes as long as it's cute!

Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

And to make my card I've used:

- Scruff the Dog Cupcake digi stamp from Polkadoodles available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- papers from Craft Creations

- sentiment circle from Craftwork Cards

New Perfectly CAS Challenge - Birthday

It's time for another challenge at the Perfectly CAS challenge blog:

For more details and to see lots of inspiration, have a look here on the challenge blog.

To make my card I've used a set of stamps from Stampin' Up called 'Party Panda'.

I stamped one of the panda images and the sentiment in Versafine and then stamped the balloon again, paper piecing it using the red paper.

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Include a Stocking

There's a new challenge today on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge and this week it's anything goes with the option to include a stocking.

Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

To make my card I used a die from a Sizzix stamp and die set and some paper from Poundland.

I added an outline sticker greeting and some red gems to finish the card.

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Christmas

Little Red Wagon - cut it out

Dies R Us Challenge - anything goes using a die by a company in the store (Sizzix)

November Inspiration Card for LeAnn's World 101 - Going Home

Today it's my turn to post an inspiration project on the LeAnn's World 101 Inspiration Blog and I have a Christmas card to share.

You'll find my post here on the Inspiration Blog and don't forget to have a look at the other projects from the rest of the Design Team while you're there.

To make my card I used:

- Going Home digi stamp from LeAnn's World 101 available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

- gems from Dovecraft

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

The Holly and Ivy Challenge - anything goes
ABC Christmas Challenge - v is for velocity
Simon Wednesday Challenge - Christmas
Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - all about occasions

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Shades of Brown

We've got a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge Blog and this time we'd like to see shades of brown on your creations.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details plus lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

To make my card I've used:

- Happy Mail stamp from Stampin Bella

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Crafty Creations Challenge - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Brown Sugar Challenge - anything goes

I Love Promarkers - anything goes

New Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Through the Craft Room Door Challenge and, as always, it's an 'anything goes' theme.

Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details.

This week we're sponsored by:

To make my card I've used:

- Leila Ladybug digi stamp from Sherry West Art available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Echo Park

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Creative Moments - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creatalicious Challenge - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

New Arty Divas Challenge - Anything Goes

We've got a new challenge today on the Arty Divas Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an anything goes theme.

Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my card I've used:

- Cruisin' digi stamp from Artsystamper Digitals available here

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Creative Moments - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - anything goes

New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - Spooky or Use Orange

There's a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge Blog and this time we're asking you to make something spooky or to use orange.

I've gone for the option of using orange on my card as I don't make many spooky cards!

For more details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, have a look here on the challenge blog. 

I started my card by applying Distress Ink onto my base card using an aperture cut into another piece of card with a rectangular die.  I cut a small circle from a sticky note to mask off the sun (top right behind the buildings).

I then stamped elements from the All That Jazz stamp set made by Hunkydory For the Love of Stamps and added some gems and a black paper layer to finish the card.

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

Dream Valley Challenges - clean and simple

Seize the Birthday - anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams - use black

The Male Room Challenge - stay CAS

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Sentiment as the Focal Point

It's time for another challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - our challenges are always anything goes with an optional twist which this week is to have a sentiment as your focal point.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

And this is the prize on offer for this week's winner:

To make my card I've used a topper and paper from Cardmaking magazine - I simply layered with red and white card and added some red gems.

New Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Twinkle

There's a new challenge on the Happy Little Stampers Challenge Blog today and this month our theme is anything goes with the option of 'twinkle'.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

To make my card I used a star die with a piece of copy paper covered in glitter film.

I attached the die cut piece on to black paper and finished with a sentiment from Little Claire Designs and some clear gems.

New My Time to Craft Challenge - Inside Out!

There's a new challenge today on the My Time to Craft Challenge Blog and for this challenge we want to see the inside of your cards as well as the outside!

Have a look here on the challenge blog for more information and to see some inspiration from the Design Team.

And here's the inside of my card:

 

To make my card I've used one of the latest new releases from Twinkle Lane Designs:

'Camera Girl' is available here in the Etsy shop and comes with or without the cityscape background.

I've also used one of the digi papers from this new pack:

The 'Picture This' digi paper pack is available here

I used Promarkers to colour my image and layered with pink and black paper and some black gems.

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

Creative Knockouts - lots of layers
Crafting With An Attitude - anything goes
I Love Promarkers - anything goes
Crafting By Designs - anything goes
A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge

New Simply Create Too Challenge - Anything Goes/Spooky or Scary

There's a new challenge today on the Simply Create Too Challenge Blog and this month it's anything goes with the optional theme of spooky or scary.  I've decided to go just with anything goes this time.

I'm sharing another of the cards I made for the launch of the Mulberry Mouse stamp range from The Card Hut on TV recently.

To make this card I used:

- Best in Show stamp set from The Card Hut available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Craftwork Cards

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New LeAnn's World Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the LeAnn's World 101 Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an anything goes theme.

For all the details and inspiration, have a look here on the challenge blog.

To make my card I used:

- Poinsettias digi stamp from LeAnn's World 101 available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper and card from Craft Creations

- gems from Dovecraft

New ITD Creative Playground Challenge - Anything Goes

It's time for another new 'anything goes challenge' on the Imagine That Digistamp Creative Playground Challenge Blog!

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of great inspiration from the Design Team.

And here's what's on offer for the lucky winner:

To make my card I used:

- XOXO Snowmen from Imagine That Digistamp available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

 The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - anything goes

The Outlawz Challenge - Festive Friday (Christmas)

A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - anything goes

New Mix It Up Challenge Blog - Anything Goes/Open Technique

A new challenge starts today on the Mix It Up Challenge Blog and this month it's anything goes with the option to use a technique of your choice.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

I've used Distress Ink blending on my card and also some masking - first to mask off the hills and then a circle mask to make the moon.

I've used 'Winter Deer' from SheepSki Designs which is available here and then applied Tumbled Glass and Milled Lavender Distress Inks.

I finished the card with some glitter pen around the moon and along and hill side together with an old sentiment stamp from Little Claire Designs.

New Love to Scrap Challenge - No Cards Allowed

There's a new challenge today on the Love to Scrap Challenge Blog and this month our theme is 'no cards allowed' so we want you to make anything but a card.

You can find all the details and lots of inspiration here on the challenge blog.

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

 I've made a calendar for this month's challenge.

To make my calendar I used:

- Frame it Happiness digi stamp from Bugaboo available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Crafters Companion

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

- calendar pads from Dovecraft

New Love to Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

This month I'm excited to be joining the Design Team on the Love to Craft Challenge Blog!

Challenges are always anything goes so everyone can take part.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

To make my card I used:

- All Dressed Up What to Wear cling stamp from Crafteezee available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned paper from Craftwork Cards

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

The beginning of the month means a new challenge on the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - as always our theme is anything Christmas goes.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration from the rest of the Design Team.

For my card I used one of the stencils from the Small Bauble Stencil and Mask set from Inkylicious to do some reverse masking with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.  I used a small circle die cut from a Post Note as a mask within the shape to create the moon.

I then overstamped using two stamps and a sentiment from the Stampin' Up Wise Men from Afar stamp set.

Finally I added some stardust pen round the moon and some black gems to finish the card.

New Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

The beginning of the month means a new challenge on Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Blog - it's always anything goes as long as you use patterned paper on your creation.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

I'm sharing another of the cards I made for the launch of the Mulberry Mouse range from The Card Hut on TV recently.

To make the card I used:

- Party Piece stamp set from The Card Hut available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper, card and gems from Craft Creations

- ribbon from my stash.

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/For Someone Special

It's time for another challenge on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge and this week it's anything Christmas goes or a card that's for someone special.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and inspiration.

And the prize on offer for the winner is:

To make my card I used:

- stamp from The Card Hut Mulberry Mouse stamp collection available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Craftwork Cards

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

Bugaboo Stamps Friday Freebie - Autumn Brat Leaves Girl

It's time for another Friday Freebie from Bugaboo Stamps and this week it's the very cute Autumn Brat Leaves Girl.

Take a look here on the Catch the Bug Blog for all the details

To make my card I used:

- Autumn Brat Leaves Girl digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Making Cards magazine

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Colour Crazy Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an anything goes theme.

Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

We are sponsored by:

And to make my card I've used:

- Hat Tipping Snowman from Fred She Said available here 

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up and Dovecraft

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

- stamped sentiment from The Project Bin

New Alphabet Challenge - N is for Naughty

We've got a new challenge today on the Alphabet Challenge Blog and this time we've reach the letter N and our theme is N is for naughty.

Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and inspiration.

To make my card I've used:

- Stampin' Up Young at Heart stamp set

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Arty Divas Challenge - Anything Goes

It's time for a new challenge on the Arty Divas Challenge Blog - our challenges are always anything goes so everyone can join in.

Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and to see lots of inspiration from the rest of the Design Team.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

For my card I used elements from the 'Mermaid Wishes Digital Stamp Set' which you can find here

in the Artsystamper Digitals shop.

I used the pre-coloured digi of the sea scene from the set and layered the quotation digi over the top.  I then added some black and blue paper and three black gems to finish the design.

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

Creative Fingers Challenge - anything goes
Creative Moments - anything goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - anything goes plus a sentiment
A Bit More Time to Craft - anything goes

New Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Through the Craft Room Door Challenge and, as always, it's an anything goes challenge,  Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my card I used:

- Hangin' Out digi stamp from Wink Wink Ink available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- papers from Forever Friends

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
Creative Knockouts - anything goes
Crafting by Designs - anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - for a child

New from All Dressed Up Stamps - See Saw and Little One

There's some more inspiration today from the All Dressed Up Stamps Design Team using this month's new release images.

Head over to the Facebook group here and also to the blog here to see lots of great cards using this month's four brand new images.

To make my first card (above) I used:

- See Saw digi stamp from All Dressed Up Stamps here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Dovecraft

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

and here's my second card:

For this one I used:

- Little One digi stamp available here from All Dressed Up Stamps

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned papers from Limetree Crafts and Craft Creations

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Di's Digi Challenge - 2 or more patterned papers (second card)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
Creations in Pink - anything go in monthly pink
Digi Doodle Studios - birds and beasts 

Imagine That Digistamp Creative Playground Challenge Reminder

Today I'm sharing a card as a little reminder of the current challenge on the Imagine That Creative Playground Blog.

Our challenges are always 'anything goes' and you can find all the details in the post from the start of the month here.

To make my card I've used:

- Autumn digi stamp from Imagine That Digistamp available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned papers from Making Cards magazine

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Always Fun Challenges - colour challenge
Crafty Cardmakers - autumn colours
Crafty Gals Corner - fall colours
Dream Valley Challenge - autumn colours
Unicorn Challenge Blog - autumn

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Include the Word Joy

It's Saturday so that means a new challenge on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge.  It's always anything Christmas goes with an optional twist which this week is to include the word joy.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

And here's the prize on offer for the lucky winner:

To make my card I used:

- Mama Elephant Joy Ornament stamp set

- patterned paper from Craftwork Cards (used to paper piece the letters)

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - anything goes
Creative Knockouts - anything goes
Double D Challenge - focus on the sentiment

New Crafty Friends Challenge - Special Occasion

There's a new challenge today on the Crafty Friends Challenge Blog and this time we're looking for card for a special occasion.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration from the rest of the Design Team.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

To make my card I used:

- Crusin' digi stamp set from Beccy's Place available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Watercooler Wednesday - masculine anything goes
The Male Room Challenge - use embellishments
Creative Craft Cottage - for the men in your life

New SheepSki Designs Facebook Challenge - Anything Goes/Fur, Feathers, Wings

It's the start of a new challenge today in the SheepSki Designs Facebook Group - it's anything goes using a SheepSki Designs image with the optional twist of 'fur, feathers, wings'.

Head over to the Facebook Group here and look for the announcement post with all the details.

To make my card I've used:

- Smile digi stamp from SheepSki Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned paper and stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

 Aud Sentiments Challenge - anything goes plus a sentiment
Passion for Promarkers - use three of something
Creatlicious Challenge - anything goes
Shopping Our Stash - dog days of summer
Through the Purple Haze - furtastic

New My Time to Craft Challenge - Birds

There's a new challenge today on the My Time to Craft Challenge and this time our theme is 'birds'.

Have a look on the challenge blog here for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

To make my card I used:

- stamps from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned paper from Imaginesce

- other paper and card from Craft Creations