New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - Festive Creatures

 

We're back today on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

This time we'd like to see festive creatures on your cards.  For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I'm sharing a card made with one of the tags in this great new product from Kate Hadfield Designs:

Aren't they cute?!

You can find them here in Kate's online shop.

I also used:

- Promarkers

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up and Creative Craft World

- card from Craft Creations

- ribbon from my stash

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

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes/Christmas or winter

Time Out Challenges - winter/holiday

We Love Stamping - Christmas characters

DT Card for Conie Fong - Nutcracker Ensemble Bundle

 

Today I'm sharing the first of my cards using this month's new release images from Conie Fong:

Today's card uses the Nutcracker Drummer image.

You can get the bundle here in the Etsy shop - you get the three images individually and as a group.

I also used:

- Promarkers

- stitched die from Lawn Fawn

- patterned papers from Craft Creations and Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

- Card Candi from Craftwork Cards

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

Double Trouble Challenge Blog - keep calm and stitch on (cross stitch die)

Double D Challenge - stripes and/or dots

Rabisco Challenge - anything goes

New Christmas With the Cuties Challenge - Something Die Cut

 

We're back today on the Christmas With the Cuties Challenge Blog for a new challenge:

This time we want to see something die cut on your cards.  For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

To make my card I used:

- Luna digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs available here

- Promarkers

- stitched scalloped die from Stampin' Up

- snowflake background die from Stampin' Up

- card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Double Trouble Challenge - keep calm and stitch on (faux stitching created by my die)

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes/Christmas or winter

Time Out Challenges - winter/holiday

Guest Chick for the Krafty Chicks Challenge - All Occasions

 

I'm back again today with another Guest Chick card for the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog:

This is Week 4 of the month so the theme is All Occasions.  For more details and to see the cards from the Design Team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

I made my DT card at a recent Stampin' Up Zoom class using the 'Night Divine' dies and patterned paper.  It's a stepped card design and I added some gems to finish the card.

New Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We're back today on Penny's Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

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

We have two great sponsors for this challenge:

and

To make my card I used:

- Christmas Stocking digi stamp from SheepSki Designs available here

- Promarkers

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up and Craft Creations

- stitched die from Elizabeth Craft Designs

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Inspired By Challenge

Double D Challenge - stripes and/or dots

Christmas Craft Creations Challenge Reminder - Add a Hat

 

We are back today on the Christmas Craft Creations Challenge Blog with a reminder about our current challenge:

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.

To make my DT card I used the November freebie image from Julia McNeill Crafts - if you'd like to get yours, head over to her Facebook group here.

I also used:

- Promarkers

- die from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- Woodware snowflake punch

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Crafting Happiness Challenge - turkeys or any animals

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - use red

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes

New SheepSki Designs Facebook Group Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We're back today in the SheepSki Designs Facebook Group with a brand new challenge:

Our challenge is anything goes using a SheepSki Designs image.

To join in with the challenge head over to the SheepSki Designs Facebook Group here and look for the album in the Media section for Challenge 90.

To make my card I used:

- Vixen digi stamp from SheepSki Designs available here

- Promarkers

- self adhesive glitter film

- papers from Craft Creations and Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Allsorts Challenge - Christmas time

We Love Stamping - Christmas characters

As You Like It Challenge - favourite Christmas critter - any cute style reindeer as they're easy to colour!

GDT Card for Relatively Thoughtful - Reindeer Christmas Download

 

Today I'm sharing another Guest Designer card for Relatively Thoughtful:

Here are more views of my card:

To make my card I used the 'Reindeer Christmas' set - it's available as a digital product here and here as a paper product.

I used three of the papers layered with dark brown and white paper and then added a die cut sentiment and a punched snowflake.

The JOY die was from a magazine cover gift.

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

CD Sunday Plus Challenge - anything goes

Dream Valley Challenges - occasions other than birthday

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes

Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge Reminder - Anything Goes

 

We've reached the mid-way point in our anything goes challenge on Jan's Digi Stamp Challenge Blog:

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.

Don't forget that there are more great new releases this month:

Christmas Deer

and

Noel

and 

Silver Bells

and

New Year Countdown

Plus there's a great Christmas sale going on here.

Sadly this is the last of our challenges as Jan and her husband are retiring soon.  I'm really going to miss creating cards with Jan's beautiful images.

To make my card I used:

- Christmas Deer digi stamp set available here

- Promarkers and Ohuhu markers

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up

- die from Elizabeth Craft Designs

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New Pam's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We're back today on Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge with a new anything goes challenge:

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.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my card I used:

- Polar Bear digi stamp from Star Stampz available here

- Promarkers and Ohuhu markers

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up and Creative Crafting World

- stitched scalloped die from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Reminder - Home Sweet Home

 

We're back today on the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge with a reminder about our current 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.

To make my card I used the 'Hearts Come Home' stamp set from Stampin' Up.

I stamped the images and sentiment using Night of Navy from Stampin' Up and then used the same ink with a blending brush to create the layer at the bottom of the card.

I used some navy card from Hobbycraft to layer the card following by a white card base.

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

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Christmas time

Little Red Wagon - home sweet home

New Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We're back today on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog with a brand new challenge:

Our challenges are always anything goes and you can find details of today's challenge and see the cards from the rest of the team here.

Our sponsor for the challenge is the wonderful:

To make my card I used:

- Christmas Kitties digi stamp set from Beccy's Place available here

- Promarkers

- stitched scalloped die from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Creative Crafting World

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Crafting Happiness Challenge - turkeys or any animal

Double D Challenges - spots and/or stripes

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge - A is for animal

New Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

 

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

Challenges are always anything goes and 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.

Here's my second card for today's new challenge:

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

Anne has a wonderful range of digital paper crafting kits on sale here on crafts U print.

To make my cards I used the:

Nordic Christmas Clipart Collection

and

Nordic Christmas (this one has coordinating backing papers)

I also used:

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- dies from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from my stash

- snowflake punch from Hobbycraft

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

CD Sunday Plus Challenge - second card

Christmas Kickstart Challenge - it's Christmas Jim but not as we know it (first card with a non-traditional colour combination)

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - second card

Aloha Friday Challenge Reminder - Food/Drink

 

We're back today on the Aloha Friday Challenge Blog with a reminder about our current challenge:

The theme for our challenge is food/drink and to find out more about the challenge and see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Christmas Pudding die set from Dreamees

- paper and card from Craft Creations

- card base from The Works

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Embossing (Wet or Dry)

 

We're back today on the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge Blog with a brand new challenge:

This time we want to see embossing (wet or dry) on your cards.  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.

To make my card I used:

- Fluffy Ear Muffs Colour Your Own Topper sheet from Opulence By Design available here

- Promarkers and Ohuhu markers

- embossing folder from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- blue card from Hobbycraft

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Creative Crafters Challenge - anything goes

Passion for Markers - occasions other than birthday

Guest Chick for the Krafty Chicks Challenge - Clean and Simple

 

I'm back today to share my Guest Chick card for this week's Krafty Chicks Challenge:

This week is CAS (clean and simple week).  Head over to the challenge blog here for more details and to see the cards from the Design Team.

To make my card I used the 'It's Cake O'Clock' stamp set from Jane's Doodles - you can find it here in the Relatively Thoughtful shop.

Here's another view of my card:

I coloured the image with Promarkers and added some clear glitter pen to the chocolate on the cake.

The stamped panel was layered on to some pink card from Hobbycraft.

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

Simply Clean and Simple

Less is More - anything CAS goes

New Papercraft Challenge - Happy Birthday For Our 100th Challenge!

 

It's time for a new challenge on the Papercraft Challenge Blog:

To celebrate our 100th challenge our theme is Happy Birthday!

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.

To make my card I've used a digi stamp from Last Minute Manda which is from the 'Flower Puppies' set.  You can buy the set here.

The set is also part of a special subscription offer which you can find here - you get six different sets for £5 which is a great price!

I also used:

- Promarkers

- stitched die from Elizabeth Craft Designs

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Craft Creations

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Through the Purple Haze Challenge - anything goes

Triple B Challenge - birds, blooms or butterflies

Seize the Birthday Challenge - anything goes