New Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Food and Drink and/or Monochrome

 

We're back today with a new challenge on the Incy Wincy Designs Challenge and this month our theme is food and drink and/or monochrome.

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:

- Cuppa Love digi stamp from Limited Runs available here

- stamped sentiment from Clearly Besotted

- Promarkers

- paper and card from Craft Creations

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Tea or Coffee Time

 

There's a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge and today it's tea or coffee time!

Have a look here on the challenge blog for more details and to see the cards from the rest of the team.

To make my card I used:

- Coffee Addicts #3 from Limited Runs available here

- Promarkers

- computer generated sentiment

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up and Craft Creations

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes

Dream Valley Challenge - anything goes

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Summer Blog Hop

2021 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop!

 

The Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop has started today!

If you'd like to take part, head over to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog here.

My card was made with a digi stamp from Limited Runs:

You can find their stop on the hop here.

They have a great range of coffee (and tea!) digi stamps here - I used Coffee Addicts #3.

I also used:

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Craft Creations and Making Cards magazine

- computer generated sentiment

- scalloped die from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - use 2 or more patterned papers

Crafting Happiness Challenge - beverages/anything goes

New 12 Months of Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes/For the Boys

 

We've got a new challenge today on the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up and this time it's anything Christmas goes with the option to make a card 'for the boys'.

Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and to see the cards created by the rest of the team.

Our sponsor for this month's challenge is:

And this is the digital paper pack designed by Lisa for this challenge:

Everyone who links up a minimum of 2 cards during the challenge will get one of the sheets from this pack.  To have a say in which design this will be, head over to the challenge post here and register your vote!

To make my card I used:

- Santa's Stuck digi stamp from Limited Runs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Anything Goes/Sensational Santa

We've got a new challenge today on the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge Blog and this month it's anything Christmas goes with the optional twist of Sensational Santa.

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

To make my card I've used:

- Santa Headshot digi stamp from Limited Runs Digis available here

- patterned digi paper from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from The Project Bin

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

Path of Positivity Challenge Reminder - Anything Goes/Happiness

It's time for a reminder about the current challenge on the Path of Positivity Challenge.

This challenge, our optional twist is a focus on HAPPINESS. If you would like to challenge yourself, create a project designed to spread the message of happiness.
In order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes, remember that regular types of projects such as birthday cards, or other general type projects/posts will not qualify for the prizes UNLESS they are also positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. Prizes this month include:

A $10 gift certificate from Limited Runs,

 our guest sponsor for this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.

ONE image (value of $5 or less) from Scribbles Designs, for the post or project that the team deems most inspiring of the bunch based on all qualifying entrants.

One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight.       

And so back to my card.  I chose a floral image because flowers and nature represent happiness and the word 'hello' because it's a cheerful, happy greeting you can say to anyone.

I used the following to make my card:

- Hello Doodle Flower set from Limited Runs here

- Promarkers to colour my image 

-  patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- pink gems from Poundland

New 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - All Tied Up

There's a new link up challenge today on the 12 Months of Christmas link up Blog.  Take a look here to find all the details plus lots of inspiration.

You can link up any Christmas or holiday cards but if you would like to win the prize from this month's sponsor then you need to follow our theme which is 'all tied up'.  That means that you must use ribbon, string, twine and/or lace featured prominently on your card.

And our sponsor for this month is the wonderful:

For my card I've used:

- Santa's Stuck digi stamp from Limited Runs Digis available here in section 1-10

- Promarkers to colour my image 

- patterned paper from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

- ribbon from Dovecraft

- glitter glue from Dovecraft

New Get Creative Challenge - Lots of Bling and Sparkle

There's a new challenge today on the Get Creative Challenge Blog and this month we want to see lots of bling and sparkle.  Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

and

and

For my card I've used:

- ' Santa's Stuck' digi stamp from Limited Runs Digital Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from First Edition

- glitter film from Little Claire Designs available here

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

Path of Positivity - Shades of Yellow Challenge Reminder

This month on the Path of Positivity Challenge we're asking you to share your creations using 'shades of yellow'.  Take a look here on the challenge blog for more details of what we're looking for.

Our sponsors for this month are:

and

I shared a card using a digi stamp from Imagine That Digistamp earlier in the month so today I'm shairng a card using a product from Limited Runs Stamps.

I've used 'Little Chicken With Heart' which is in the birds section here.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and used some paper from my stash.

New 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge - Anything Goes

A new challenge has started today on the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge - it's 'anything goes' as long as your creation features a critter.  Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

Our sponsor this month is the wonderful:

We all got to choose a digi to work with for our cards and I couldn't resist this little guy!  He's called 'Ollie the Giraffe' and you can find him here on the Limited Runs website.

I coloured the digi stamp with Promarkers and used some paper from a K&Co pad layered with dark brown paper from Craft Creations.  The sentiment comes with the main image and I die cut into a circle together with a matching layer to go underneath.

New 12 Months of Christmas Challenge - Christmas Cupcakes

This month on the 12 Months of Christmas Challenge Blog we're looking for 'Christmas cupcakes'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this month's challenge is:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Limited Runs called 'Snowman on a Cupcake'.

I've coloured the image with Promarkers and used some paper created by Lisa from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles.

New Path of Positivity Challenge - Surround Yourself With Music

It's time for the start of another challenge on the Path of Positivity Challenge and for this month's optional theme we're asking you to 'surround yourself with music'.   

Choose a song that inspires positivity in you and share the song and the inspired project with us!  All the details are on the challenge blog here.

Our sponsor for the challenge is the wonderful:

For my card I've used 'Juggling Snowman' which can be found here.  I coloured the digi image with Promarkers and used papers from Stampin' Up.  The sentiment I've used is computer generated.

So as you've probably guessed, my feel good music is Christmas music and the song I've chosen to represent the genre is 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day' by Wizzard.  If you're not familiar with the song, here's a link to hear it on You Tube.

I could have listed so many other songs by artists like Wham, Jonah Lewie, Paul McCartney, Chris Rea, Band Aid, The Pogues and Kirsty Macoll, Slade and lots, lots more - all from my era of the 1970s and 1980s!

GDT Card for 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes

A big thank you to the ladies from the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge for inviting me to join them as a GDT in July.

Their challenges are always 'anything goes' as long as your creation features a critter.  You can find this month's new challenge here.

The sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Limited Runs called 'Red Nose Reindeer' - you can find him here.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used paper from Craft Creations and some red gems from Poundland.

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

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge - 'anything goes' 

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - 'anything goes'
Di's Digi Designs Challenge - 'layer it up'
Brown Sugar Challenge - 'anything goes'
Simon Wednesday Challenge - 'anything goes' 
I Love Promarkers - 'special occasions'

New Path of Positivity Challenge - Optional Theme: Birth of New Beginnings

It's time for a new challenge on the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog and this month our optional theme is 'birth of new beginnings'.  You can post any creation which is positive and uplifting but if you would like to be in with the chance of winning one of special prizes, you will need to follow the optional theme.

All the details are here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors this month are:

and

Today I have a project using a digi stamp from Limited Runs called 'Birdhouse 3' which you can find here on their blog.  The sentiment I've used is from an old Little Claire Designs stamp set.

My card is all about spring being the birth of new beginnings - birds and flowers.  I love this sentiment as it sums up Spring perfectly.

New 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Welcome to the North Pole

A brand new challenge started yesterday on the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Blog and this month we'd like to say 'welcome to the North Pole'!

Our sponsor is:

 

Lisa has also designed a beautiful set of digi papers for this month's challenge:

Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards during the month of December will earn ONE of the digital papers from this set. The specific paper up for grabs will be shown during the winner announcement post. Additionally, one random winner will earn the full set of papers.

In order to have a chance to win the prize from our wonderful guest sponsor this month be sure to include an element that might be found in the North Pole (fantasy version of course). Examples include: elf type images, Santa, Mrs Claus, presents, toys, images that have a sign for the North Pole in them, penguins, reindeer, polar bears, etc.  If you do follow the optional theme, be sure to add FT after your name so that we include you in the draw for the prize.

Remember, you don't need to follow the theme to link up your cards and earn a free paper each month, and have your name thrown into the year end draw for some extra digital goodies. You only need to follow the theme if you want a chance to win this month's sponsored prize of a $10.00 gift certificate from Limited Runs.

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Limited Runs called 'Red Nose Reindeer' which you can find here on their website.  I've coloured him with Promarkers and used one of the papers from Lisa's paper pack.

New Robyn's Fetish Challenge #344 - Stripes or Dots

It's time for another new challenge on the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'stripes or dots'. You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this week is:

and the prize on offer to the winner is the winner's choice of 3 digital stamps from the Limited Runs store here.

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Limited Runs called 'Chrismas Carolers' which is in the Christmas section of the store here.  I've coloured the image with Promarkers and used paper from Nitwits and a sentiment from LC Designs.

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

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'use a sentiment'

Allsorts Challenge Blog - 'anything Christmas' 

Creative Corner Challenges - 'winter' 

  Aud Sentiments Challenge - 'anything goes plus a sentiment'

Sunny Day Crafting - 'anything goes'