Bugaboo Stamps Freebie Friday - Deacon Elf Presents

It's Friday so that means:

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And this week, in preparation for our Christmas in July event which starts tomorrow, our Freebie Friday image is the very cute Deacon Elf Presents.

This will be available for you free on the website for the next week here but if you've missed it, it's also on the website here.

To make my card I also used:

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

And don't forget to join us on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog here tomorrow for:

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

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - for a child

I Love Promarkers - Christmas in July

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

New Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on The Colour Crazy Challenge Blog and, as always, it's anything goes as long as you include a hand coloured image on your card.

Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my first card I used:

- The Foxicorn digi stamp from Knitty Kitty Digis available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Creative Knockouts - furry friends

Little Red Wagon - fantasy (it's a foxicorn!)

Creative Crafters Challenge - anything goes

And here are my next two cards:

These were both made using the Lucky Neko set - it has two images, one with the bamboo background and one without.  You can find it here in the Etsy shop.

To make these two cards I also used:

- Promarkers to colour the images

- script paper from my stash

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Passion for Promarkers - animal antics

Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge - furrything goes

Stampers Delights - Thrifty Thursday

Today I'm sharing my Stampers Delights card as part of the Thrifty Thursday team:

This month's special offer includes a great selection of circus themed images!

To see all of the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the blog here.

I've used one of the images from the Elephant Bundle which you can find here on the website.

To make my card I also used:

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Catherine Pooler Designs

- patterned papers and flower punch from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

And don't forget about this special coupon offer:

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

Passion for Promarkers - animal antics

Crafting Happiness Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Animals Challenge - anything goes

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Seashells

There's a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge Blog and this time our theme is seashells.

Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

To make my card I've used one of the new stamp sets from The Card Hut - this set is called Seaside Splash and you can find it here on the website.  

I stamped various elements from the set on to white card and coloured the images with Promarkers.  The patterned paper I used is from First Edition.

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

Double D Challenge - let's go to the beach

The Sisterhood of Crafters - ink it up

New Createful Heart Challenge - Anything Goes

We're back today with a new challenge on the Createful Heart Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an anything goes challenge.

To see all the details about the challenge and for lots of inspiration from the Design Team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's what I used to make my card:

- Checking It Twice digi stamp from Createful Heart available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned papers from First Edition

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Christmas in July plus a sentiment

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Star Stampz Challenge - Christmas in July

New Creatalicious Challenge - Anything Goes/Three of a Kind

Today I'm sharing my first DT card as a member of the Creatalicious Design Team!!

A big thank you to Melanie and the Design Team for inviting me to join you!

So for today's new challenge it's anything goes with the option of including three of a kind on your creations - on my card I've got three patterned paper panels and three red gem stones (top right corner).

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

And to make my card I used:

- Sunshine Delight Happy Days digi stamp from Polkadoodles available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- die and sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- card and paper from Craft Creations

New Sparkles Challenge Blog - Red, White and Blue

It's time for another challenge on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and this time our theme is red, white and blue.

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

To make my card I've used:

- Warm & Toasty stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Nitwits

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Passion for Promarkers - animal antics

Always Fun Challenges - mood board (I used the colours)

The Sisterhood of Crafters - ink it up

Stamping Sensations - all creatures great and small

GDT Card for Your Scrapbook Place Challenge

Today I'm sharing another GDT card for the Your Scrapbook Place Challenge.  It's the mid-challenge inspiration post and the theme is anything goes.

You can see the cards from the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this month is:

To make my card I've used:

- Red String digi stamp from Star Stampz available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- patterned papers from Poundland

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

A Place to Start - flowers

Creations in Pink - anything goes

New Arty Divas Challenge - Anything Goes/Christmas in July

There's a new challenge today on the Arty Divas Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an anything goes theme with the option this time to create something for Christmas in July.

Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

The Design Team were given some gorgeous digi stamps to work with and I couldn't resist making a second card:

To make my cards I used:

- Woodland Christmas clip art collection (outlines) from Laurie Furnell Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the images

- stamped sentiments from Stampin' Up

- patterned papers from Do Crafts

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Christmas in July and a sentiment

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes/Christmas in July

I Love Promarkers - anything goes/Christmas in July

Shopping Our Stash Challenge - Christmas in July

New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - No Patterned Paper

There's a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge Blog and this time it was my turn to choose the theme.  

I decided on cards made with no patterned paper - you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

To make my card I used:

- A Good Man stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers to colour the stamped image

- embossing folder from Do Crafts

- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes

Crafting Happiness Challenge - anything goes

Allsorts Challenge Blog - something beginning with B (browns)

Craft Rocket Challenges - for the men/boys

New Cutie Pie Challenge - Delightful Digi Stamps

There's a new challenge today on the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog and this time we want to see your delightful digi stamps - don't forget they have to be cute too!

Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my card I used:

- With Love digi stamp from Crafty Sentiments Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Allsorts Challenge Blog - something beginning with B (bear and balloons)

Weekly Inspiration Post for The Little Paper Tree - Grace in Bloom

It's Sunday so that means it's time for my weekly inspiration card for the online craft shop The Little Paper Shop.

This week I've used the beautiful Grace in Bloom stamp set from Catherine Pooler Designs:

You can find the stamp set here with the option to also buy the coordinating die set.

Here's another view of my card:

I stamped the part of the main image on the right hand side of a piece of white card and then stamped it again on a scrap piece of red paper.

I cut out the two main flower images and then coloured the rest of the image using Promarkers.

I stamped the sentiment to the side of the image and then layered the card with black and red paper.  Finally I paper pieced the two larger flowers and added three gems to the side of the white panel.

Head over to the shop website here for this stamp and die set and lots, lots more.  And if there's something you'd like to buy, don't forget to use my DT code helenpapertree to get 10% off your order.

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

Allsorts Challenge Blog - something beginning with B (blooms)

The Sisterhood of Crafters - ink it up

A Place to Start - flowers

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Use Some Red

It's Saturday which means a new challenge on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Blog - this week it's anything Christmas goes with the option to use some red on your cards.

Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

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

To make my card I've used one of the stamps from the Four Season Floral stamp set from Stampin' Up and a sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas set.

The image was coloured was Promarkers and die cut with a Stampin' Up die.  The patterned paper I've use is also from Stampin' Up.

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

Christmas 24 - Christmas foliage

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes/Christmas

A Place to Start - flowers

The Flower Challenge - summer/winter

New My Time to Craft Challenge - Christmas in July

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

Have a look at the challenge blog here for all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

I made the background to my card using a 'scrappy strip' technique I learnt in a recent Stampin' Up Zoom class.  I used paper scraps from Craft Creations and First Edition.

The green card, dies and sentiment I used are all from Stampin' Up.

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

Aud Sentiments Designs - Christmas in July plus a sentiment

Watercooler Wednesday - occasions

613 Avenue Create - anything goes/sentiment as focus

Inspiration Post for LeAnn's World 101 - Christmas in July!

It's my turn to share a card today on the LeAnn's World 101 Inspiration Blog and I couldn't resist making a Christmas design here!

Here's what I've used to make my card:

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

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- snowflake punch

- patterned paper from Do Crafts

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

I Love Promarkers - Christmas in July

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Christmas in July

Digi Doodles Studio - Christmas in July

New Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

We've got a new challenge today on Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog and the theme, as always, is anything goes.

Have a look on the challenge blog here for all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

This week we have two wonderful sponsors:

and

To make my card I used:

- Sheep Knitter digi stamp from Twinkle Lane Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Making Cards magazine

- other card and paper from Craft creations

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

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes/time to relax

Crafting Happiness Challenge - anything goes

The Male Room Challenge - Sport

We have a new challenge today on The Male Room Challenge Blog:

Head over to the challenge blog here for more details and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

To make my card I used a piece of double sided Stampin' Up paper from the retired Clubhouse collection - it's double sided so I cut it in to and used a piece of each side.

The sentiment I've used is from the On to Adventure stamp set.

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

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes

Crafting Happiness Challenge - anything goes

Corrosive Challenge Blog - anything goes

Bugaboo Stamps New Release - Sign It Kidz Polka Dots

It's Tuesday so that means:

This week's new release from Bugaboo Stamps is called Sign It Kidz Polka Dots and you can find it here on the website.

The image comes with a blank sign so you can add your own sentiment making it a really versatile digi stamp!

To see the cards from the rest of the team using this great new release, head over to the Bugaboo Catch the Bug Blog here.

To make my card I also used:

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Tuesday Throwdown - polka dots

Creative Moments - anything goes

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - I see spots

New Get Creative Challenge - Birthday

We've got a new challenge today on the Get Creative Challenge Blog and this time we've got a birthday theme for you.

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

Our challenge this time is sponsored by:

To make my card I've used:

- Happy Mouse digi stamp from Fabrika Fantasy available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper, card and outline sticker sentiment from Craft Creations

New Artsystampers Digital Challenge - Red, White and Blue

We've got a new challenge today on the Artsystampers Digital Challenge Blog and this time we want to see your red, white and blue creations.

Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

To make my card I used one of the images from the Early Spring Beauty set:

You can find the set here in the Etsy shop.

I die cut the image with a Stampin' Up die and then added a red mat and an outline sticker sentiment.

The blue patterned paper is from an old Do-Crafts paper pad.

If you'd like to see more from Artsystamper, here are the links you'll need:

TheArtsystamperShop  (Etsy)
Artsystamper (YouTube)
The Artsystamper Addiction (FB Public Group)
Artsystamper Challenge Blog
Artsystamper Pinterest Page

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

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - anything goes

CD Sunday Plus Challenge - anything goes

The Crafter's Castle Challenge - anything goes

Weekly Inspiration Post for The Little Paper Tree - Peeking Pets

It's Sunday which means it's time for me to share a project for The Little Paper Tree online craft shop!

This week I've made another card using the super cute new Peeking Pets stamp and die sets from Catherine Pooler Designs:

Each of the animals and each of the accessories has a matching die - even the paw print!

You can find the stamps and dies here in the shop.

This week I cut a circular aperture out of my card so my peeking pet is looking out of the circle.  Hopefully you can see it more clearly on this photo:

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used paper and card from Craft Creations.  The stamped sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.

Head over to the shop website here for this stamp and die set and lots, lots more.  And if there's something you'd like to buy, don't forget to use my DT code helenpapertree to get 10% off your order.

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

Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - anything festive goes

Crafty Animals - anything goes

I Love Promarkers - anything goes/embellishments