New Julia Spiri Challenge - Anything Goes or Venice

We've got a new challenge today on the Julia Spiri Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'anything goes' with an optional twist of 'Venice'.

The winner will receive 2 images but if the random winner has used a Julia Spiri image you will get 4 images and a possible GDT spot for a future challenge

For my card I've used the beautiful 'Secrets of Venice' digi stamp which you can find here in Julia's Etsy shop.

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

Craft Rocket Challenges - 'mother's day/female'
Jade's Sparkling Butterflies - 'anything goes/pearls or buttons'
Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

Craft Your Passion Challenge - 'anything goes'

Passion for Promarkers - 'luscious locks'

Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - 'girly'

New Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

There's an 'anything goes' theme for the new challenge at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors this month are:

and

To make my card I've used:

'Rory Make a Wish - Dreams Do Come True' from the Sweet Urchin Rory Colouring Set by Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Sentiment from LC Designs

paper from my stash

stitched circle dies from Memory Box

black gems

New Ruby's Rainbow Challenge - Humorous Birthday

As soon as I saw the theme for today's new Ruby's Rainbow Challenge, I thought immediately of this digi stamp and in particular the sentiment!  Our theme is of course 'humorous birthday' and you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

To make my card I used:

'Gus Birthday - Recount' from Bugaboo stamps

gingham paper from Craftwork Cards

stitched circle die from Memory Box

Card Candi

black gems

New Fab'n'Funky Challenge - Male Birthday

This week on the Fab'n'Funky Challenge Blog we're looking for cards suitable for a 'male birthday'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here.

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful:

For my card I've used:

'Skater Stanley' digi stamp from Dr Digi's House of Stamps

tartan background card from Kanban

sentiment stamps from LC Designs

stitched circle dies from Memory Box

Card Candi

New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - Going to the Zoo

A new challenge started yesterday on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'going to the zoo'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a pre-coloured image from the wonderful Dollar Graphics Depot.  They have a huge range of gorgeous images on their website and it's really worth a look.  

To make my card I've used:

'Baby Zoo Animals 1' clip art set from Dollar Graphics Depot

sentiment from an old Nutcrafters digi set

stitched circle dies from Memory Box

paper from Craft Creations

hole punch

New Digi Choosday Challenge - Animals or Insects

There's a new challenge today on the Digi Choosday Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'animals or insects'. Have a look here for all the details and today's discount offer!

For my card I've used elements from the new 'Lily Bug' collection and have tried combining some of them digitally for a change.  I've merged a pre-coloured digi with one of the frames, added a sentiment and also two of the flowers.  Then I've added two of the papers and some black paper and gems to finish my card.  The collection is available here as a CD and here as a download.

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

Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'

ABC Challenge - 'B is for ... you pick' (bug, bloom and beautiful)

GDT Card for Path of Positivity Challenge - Midway Reminder

It's time for the midway reminder post on the Path of Positivity Challenge - this month's theme is 'desire'.

All the details are in the original challenge post here and the mid month post is here.

Our very generous sponsors this month are:

and

To make my card I've used:

'Tru Luv' from Scribbles Designs

paper from Craft Creations

Joy flower die

blue gems from The Hobby House

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

Glitter and Sparkle Challenge - 'love is in the air'

Through the Purple Haze - 'share some love'

Kitty Bee Designs - 'valentine/love'

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - 'love is in the air'

Pink and Main Challenge - 'love'

New Release from Imagine That Digis by Kris - House Sold

It's a big day on the Imagine That Digis by Kris blog - we're showcasing some of the brand new stamp sets designed by the very talented Kris.

This is my card using the 'House Sold' set:

The set is here on the website.

And if you head over to the blog here there's also the chance to win the set!

To make my card I used:

'House Sold' digi stamp from Imagine That Digis by Kris

Press Cut square stitched dies

paper and card from Craft Creations

black gems

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

Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

Craft Your Passion Challenge - 'anything goes'

New Sparkles Challenge - Something for the Males

We've got a new challenge today on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and this month we want to see 'something for the males'.  All the details are here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this month is:

who are offering our lucky winner a suprise prize!

To make my card I've used:

'Dinkies Hanging Ties' stamp from LC Designs

sentiment stamp from LC Designs

'Masculine Dots' paper pack from LC Designs

stitched circle die from Memory Box

Promarkers

red and black paper from Craft Creations

New Crafting From the Heart Challenge - Anything Goes

This is my DT card for today's new challenge on the Crafting from the Heart Challenge Blog.  It's an 'anything goes' theme as usual and you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this week is:

For my card I've used:

'Rose Robin and Blossom' Digi Stamp from Beccy's Place

sentiment stamp from LC Designs

stitched circle dies from Memory Box

Promarkers

New Crafty Girlz Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Crafty Girlz Challenge Blog and this time we're sponsored by:

For my card I've used:

'Valetine Kitty' digi stamp from Aurora Wings

Promarkers

paper from Dovecraft

self adhesive pearls from Craft Creations

heart punch

doily

Where the Heart Is - Challenge Reminder

Just a quick reminder that there's still plenty of time to enter our current challenge on the Where the Heart Is Challenge Blog.  

The theme for our current challenge is 'love' and you can find all the details here in the original challenge post.

Our sponsors this month are:

and

To make my card I've used:

'Puppy Love' digi stamp from Bugaboo

papers from my stash

Promarkers

red gems from The Hobby House

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Mid-Month Challenge Reminder

It's time for our mid-month post on Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra and there's still lots of time to enter this month's challenge.  The theme is 'anything goes' as long as it's Christmas.

Our wonderful sponsor is:

For my card I've used:

image from the Christmas Pack of Irresistible Images from LC Designs

Snowy Ombre paper from LC Designs

sentiment stamp from LC Designs

red gems from The Hobby House

New from Pink Gem Designs - Charlie With Rose

The very talented Janet from Pink Gem Designs keeps coming up with amazing and very cute digi stamps and this one is no exception!

This is 'Charlie With Rose' - just gorgeous!

To make my card I used:

'Charlie With Rose' digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs

sentiment stamps from LC Designs

papers and gems from Craft Creations

Promarkers

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

My Time to Craft - 'check it out'

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie

New Glory of Christmas Challenge - Christmas Angel or Fairy

The theme for our new challenge today on The Glory of Christmas challenge is 'Christmas Angel or Fairy' or you can link up an 'anything Christmas goes' project.

All the details are here on the challenge blog.

To make my card I used:

'Angel Jodie' digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs

sentiment stamp from LC Designs

patterned and silver paper from Craft Creations

The Robyn's Fetish Blog Challenge #303 - Anything But a Card - 14 February

Our new challenge today on the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is 'anything but a card' - all the details are here on the blog.

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful:

and the prize on offer for the lucky winner is their choice of 3 digital stamps from the A Random Fan Etsy shop

For my card I've used:

A Random Fan 'Pirate Adventure' digi stamp

sentiment stamp from Crafters Companion

black and red paper and red gingham paper from Craft Creations

red Card Candi

kraft paper bag

Scrap'n'Dipity Challenge - Snowball Fight

While I was doing some blog commenting recently, I cam across a digi stamp company called Scrap'n'Dipity and their Facebook page called Scrap'n'Group.

They have some great give aways on the Facebook group and when I first joined this digi called 'Snowball Fight' was on offer so you could use it to enter their challenge here so I decided to give it a go!

To make my card I used:

'Snowball Fight' digi stamp

paper, gems and blue card from Craft Creations

Promarkers

Cuttebug embossing folder

I'm entering my card in the challenge on the Scrap'n'Challenge blog here.

New LC Designs Challenge - Love and Marriage

It's time for another new challenge on the LC Designs Challenge Blog and this month our theme is 'love and marriage'.  All the details are here on the challenge blog.

There's a great prize on offer for the challenge winner:

a £10 voucher to spend in our wonderful online shop here

There are lots of new stamps on the website as well as some gorgeous new paper packs - take a look in the 'new products' section here.

Speaking of new products, I used one of the brand new stamp designs for my DT card.

Here's what I used:

'Wavy Wedding' stamp set from LC Designs

scalloped landscape card blank from LC Designs

Cuttlebug embossing folder

silver paper from Craft Creations

silver gems 

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

Pink and Main Challenge - 'love'

Crafty Cardmakers - 'love/valentines'

New Fantasy Stampers Challenge - Just One Layer

This is my card for today's new Fantasy Stampers Challenge - our theme this time is 'just one layer' and the card is something a little bit different for me!

I created the background using one of the 'Stencil Grids' from LC Designs and Distress Inks, putting some masking tape on the card base first to create a border.  I then stamped the elephants and sentiment over the top using Versafine ink.  After removing the masking tape, I drew a box round the stenciled area with a black fine liner to create a faux layer.

Here's what I used:

'Stencil Grids' from LC Designs

'Silhouette Elephants' stamp from LC Designs

sentiment from LC Designs

Distress Inks

Versafine Onyx Black ink

self adhesive gems from Craft Creations

A Bit of a Baa Baa Bargain from LC Designs - Wavy Sheep

LC Designs have released some more of their great 'wavy' stamps including this one, the very cute 'Wavy Sheep'.  You can find it here on their website and it's a baa baa bargain at only £2!

The paper I've used on my card is from the brand new 'Pastel Gingham' paper pack which is here.  There's a special offer on this paper pad and three more great designs:

The sentiment stamp I've used is here on the website.

New Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Sweet Valentines!

The theme for our new challenge this week at Cute Card Thursday is 'Sweet Valentines' - all the details plus inspiration from the Design Team are here on the challenge blog.

We're sponsored this week by the wonderful:

For my card I've used:

'To Have and to Hold' digi stamp from All Dressed Up

Cuttlebug embossing folder

stitched circle die from Memory Box

Promarkers

silver paper from Craft Creations

silver nail head gems

Inspiration Post for Imagine That Digis by Kris - Love Swans

Today I'm sharing a card I've posted on the Imagine That Digis by Kris blog using the very elegant 'Love Swans' digi stamp set.

This is what you get in the set:

to make my card I've used:

'Love Swans' digi stamp set from Imagine That Digis by Kris

Promarkers

X-cut heart dies

sentiment stamp from LC Designs

Crafts Too dotty embossing folder

pink card from Payper Box

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

Crafting by Designs - 'hearts'

Crafty Gals Corner - 'love is in the air'

Get Creative Challenges - 'must include hearts'

New Crafty Girls Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

We've got a new challenge today on the Crafty Girls Creations Challenge Blog and, as always, we've got an 'anything goes' theme.  All the details are here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for the challenge is the wonderful:

For my card I've used:

'Happy Birthday Bear' digi stamp from Pattie's Creations

paper and card from Dovecraft

Promarkers

photo corner die

stitched circle dies from Memory Box

New Penny's Challenge - Use Your Favourite Colour or Embellishment

This is my DT card for this week's new challenge on Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - this week we're asking you to 'use your favourite colour or embellishment'.  All the details plus lots more inspiration are here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors this week are:

and

For my card I've used:

'She's Charming' digi stamp from The Paper Shelter

sentiment stamps from LC Designs

papers from Craft Creations

Memory Box stitched circle 

Sweet Dixie Elegant Border die

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

Inspiration Destination - 'anything goes'

Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes

My Crafting Stories - 'anything goes'

New Create and Inspire Challenge - Anything Goes

I'm sharing a clean and simple card today and it's my DT card for the new challenge on the Create and Inspire Challenge Blog.  All the details and lots of inspiration from the rest of the Design Team are here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Delicious Doodles

For my card I've used:

'Daisies and Butterflies' digi stamp from Delicious Doodles

blue card and gems from Craft Creations

Promarkers

Presscut Cutting and Stitching square dies

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

Inspiration Destination - 'anything goes'

Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'

New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - Valentine or Love

Our new challenge on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge Blog has the theme 'valentine or love'.  Not an easy one as I had to steer myself away from cute on this one!

There are more details on the challenge blog here plus lots of great inspiration from the Design Team.

For my card I've used:

kraft, dark brown and gems paper from Craft Creations

sentiment from Clearly Besotted

heart punch

New Snowflakes Promise Challenge - Anything Goes/Love

We're changing things a bit this year on the Snowflakes Promise Challenge Blog.  As well as our 'anything goes' challenge we're also adding a twist connected the to seasons - so for this challenge our twist is 'love'.  There are more details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

For my card I've used:

'Puppy Love - Heart String' from Bugaboo

Promarkers

Presscut Cutting and Stitching square dies

red gems from JJD Cards

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

Creative Card Crew - 'love'

Corrosive Challenges - 'love, love, love'

New Digi Choosday Challenge - All You Need Is Love

It's Tuesday which means a new challenge on the Digi Choosday Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'all you need is love'.  All the details plus the Digi Choosday Special Offers are here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used papers, an image and a sentiment from the wonderful 'Lily Love Bug Collection' available here  as a CD and here as a download.

I've used a stitched circle die, scalloped circle die and some flower outfit.