New Crafty Friends Challenge - New Beginnings

There's a new challenge today on the Crafty Friends Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'new beginnings'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from SheepSki Designs called 'Daisy' which you can find here in the SheepSki Etsy shop.

I've coloured the image with Promarkers and used paper from a pack I bought in Poundland.  I've layered the image with some gold paper and finished the card with some gold nailhead gems.

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Feature a Creature

It's time for the second challenge of the year on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge and this week it's 'anything goes' which the optional theme 'feature a creature'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a stamp from Woodware called 'Prancer'.  I coloured the stamped image with Promarkers and added some glitter glue to the white part of his hat.  The two little stamped snowflakes are also from the same stamp set.

The paper I've used is from Craft Creations and I've added some red gems to finish the card.

New Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes/One for the Ladies

There's a new challenge today on the Crafty Catz Challenge Blog - our theme is always 'anything goes' and this week's optional theme is 'one for the ladies'.  Have a look here for more details and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

Our sponsor this week is:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Rick St Dennis called 'Best Frenemies' which is available here on their website.

I've coloured the image using Promarkers and used paper from Craft Creations.

New Not Just Cards Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Not Just Cards Challenge Blog - our theme, as always, is 'anything goes'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

This is the second of two cards I have made using some of the January new release products from the We Are 3 Digital Shop.

Aren't these two penguins just so cute?!

For today's card I've used the following:

- "Penguin Lots of Love" digital stamp which you can find here - you will get the coloured version and the outline version, I've used the outline version and coloured him with Promarkers

- "Nautical Love" digital paper pack - I've used two of the designs from the pack

- "Valentines" digital sentiments

If you'd like to see more inspiration head over to our Facebook group here.

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

Creative Knockouts - 'anything goes'
Simon Wednesday Challenge - 'use patterned paper'
Creative Moments - 'anything goes'
Dream Valley Challenges - 'anything goes'
Emerald City Crafts Challenge - 'anything goes'

New Fab'n'Funky Challenge - Let's Be Happy

It's time for our first challenge of the year on the Fab'n'Funky Challenge and our theme is 'let's be happy' - anything at all as long as the word happy is featured on your creation.

This week's challenge is just for fun and you can find more details here on the challenge blog.

I've used a stamp from My Favourite Things and some paper from a Pebbles pad.

Creative Moments - 'anything goes'

Crafty Creations Challenges - 'anything goes'

Lemon Shortbread Challenge - 'anything goes'

Try It On Tuesday - 'my favourite things' (CAS cards and pink/kraft colour combination)

Hiding In My Craft Room - 'your favourite colours' (pink and kraft)

New Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog and this week it's an 'anything goes' theme.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog

The prizes on offer this week are:

For my card I've used a stamp from Crafty Sentiments Designs called 'Tea and TV' which you can find here on the website.

I coloured the stamped image with Promarkers and used papers from Craft Creations and a sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

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

Passion for Promarkers - 'masculine'
Brown Sugar Challenge - 'birthday'

New Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an 'anything goes' challenge.  You can find the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for the challenge is:

For my card I've used a colouring page from our sponsor called 'Spring Love' which you can find here in their Etsy shop.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used some paper from a new Pebbles paper pad.  The sentiment I've used is from Little Claire Designs and I just added some black gems to accent the image panel.

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

Lemon Shortbread Challenge - 'anything goes'
Moving Along With the Times - 'flowers'
Little Miss Muffet Challenge - 'anything goes'

We Are 3 Digital Shop - January New Release

This is the first of two cards I have made using some of the January new release products from the We Are 3 Digital Shop.

Aren't these two penguins just so cute?!

For today's card I've used the following:

- "Penguin Love You, Sailor" digital stamp which you can find here - you will get the coloured version and the outline version, I've used the outline version and coloured him with Promarkers

- "Nautical Love" digital paper pack - I've used two of the designs from the pack

- "Valentines" digital sentiments

All I've added is some red paper, some gems and some Card Candi.

I'll have another card to share later in the week but if you'd like to see more inspiration head over to our Facebook group here.

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

4 Crafty Chicks - 'anything goes/dies and/or punches' (I've used two circle dies and three rectangle dies)
CCC Digi Creations - 'anything goes'
QKR Stampede - 'anything goes'
Paper Creator's Crafts - 'anything goes'

New Path of Positvity Challenge - Optional Theme: Shades of Blue

Our first challenge of the new year has just started on the Path of Positivity Challenge and this year the optional themes for our challenges are all going to be based around colour.

So for this challenge it's:

Remember you can link up any card which is positive, inspirational or encouraging but if you'd like the chance to win an additional prize then you also need to follow our optional theme.

While it isn't mandatory, we'd also love to find out how this month's colour makes you feel, if you'd like to share that with us. What kinds of feelings does the colour BLUE personally evoke in you? You can write a sentence or two in the body of your post, write a sentence at the bottom of your post next to the link up for this challenge, or simply leave a comment on this post if you'd like

We have two wonderful sponsors for this month's challenge:

and

I'll have a card to share using Scribbles Designs later in the month but my first card uses elements from a digital kit from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles called "Naturally Cool" which is the prize for the person chosen as the "most inspirational" in the challenge.  Here are the elements from the kit:

For my card I've used one of the designs from the "Solids" paper set and one of the designs from "Set Two" of the papers.  I layered one of the frames on to the patterned paper (using Word) and then enlarged the butterfly brad and put that in the middle of the frame.

I then printed out the papers and layered them with black paper to give some contrast.

The sentiment I've used is from the "Beauty" set also from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles - take a look here to see all her fabulous digital papers, elements and sentiments.

So how does blue make me feel?  I think it's a very calming colour and an easy one to layer together with different shades.   I love making men's cards and blue based Christmas/winter cards so it's a colour I use a lot.

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

Dream Valley Challenge - 'anything goes'
Crafting With An Attitude - 'anything goes'

Word Art Wednesday - 'anything goes'

New Through the Craft Room Door Magazine

Happy New Year and welcome to a new issue of Through the Craft Room Door!

This issue, our Featured Digi Artist is Mary Smith of Create-ful Hearts Digis & Design. Mary, along with her partner husband opened their store in February of 2017 and have developed quite a following with their Facebook page and blog challenge.

The special challenge for January-February is up-cycling ... we’d like to see something that would normally be thrown away turned into something useful!

Our theme this issue is Easter/Spring, Friendship and Pigs! (Yes pigs, because they are cute!)

We also have 100plus inspiration card/projects for your viewing pleasure and our Designers have created an array of interesting and informative tutorials from jewelry making to mix media techniques that even a beginner can do with confidence!

So come check us out!

If you are not already a subscriber, $18.00 for the first year is a great deal as you receive access to back issues, including videos and Digi images. Cost is $12.00 for every year after that.

Head over to the  website here for more details.

And here's a photo of my card which is featured in the new magazine:

I've used a digi stamp from Craftin' Desert Divas called 'Tweet Spring'.

There's a full step by step photo tutorial in the magazine.

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

Emerald City Crafts Challenge - 'anything goes'
Brown Sugar Challenge - 'birthday'
Crafting With An Attitude - 'anything goes'
Creative Knockouts - 'celebrations'
Unicorn Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

New Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an 'anything goes' theme.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Peppercus Design called 'Owl With Balloon' - you can find it here on their website.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used papers from Craft Creations.  The little sentiment tag and the Card Candi are from Craftwork Cards.

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

Creatalicious Challenge - 'anything goes/wishes'

Let's Craft and Create - 'anything goes'

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Upcycle or Use Something Old

Today I'm joining the new Design Team for Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge:

The challenge are weekly on a Friday and are always Christmas based.

This week our theme is 'upcycle or use something old' '- there are more details here on the challenge blog.

I've used the centre panel from an old Christmas card - I put some paper from a Trimcraft pad behind the paper cutting and then added more paper and some silver mirri foil to match the panel.

Finally I added a sentiment from Little Claire Designs.

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

Tuesday Throwdown - 'silver and/or gold'
Craft Rocket Challenge - 'winter'

New Gem of a Challenge - Happy Anything

There's a new challenge today on the Pink Gem Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'happy anything'.  For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team, have a look here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs called 'Relaxing Dave' - you can find him here on the website.  I've coloured the image with Promarkers.

The paper I've used is from a Doodlebug paper pad.

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

Paper Creator's Challenges - 'anything goes'
QKR Stampede - 'anything goes'
Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'
Emerald City Crafts Challenge - 'anything goes'
Passion for Promarkers - 'make it digital'
Brown Sugar Challenge - 'birthday'

New Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes/Add Sparkle After Christmas

There's a new challenge today on the Crafty Catz Challenge Blog - it's 'anything goes' with the optional theme of  'add some sparkle after Christmas'.  You can find all the details and see the cards from the rest of the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from All Dressed Up called 'A Cuddle Makes It All Better'.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and then covered it with Glitter Film from Little Claire Designs before die cutting into a circle.

The paper I've used is from Craft Creations and the card blank is from Craftwork Cards.

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

Love to Craft Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'
Crafting By Designs - 'anything goes'
I Love Promarkers - 'anything goes'
Crafty Gals Corner - 'anything goes'

New Pattie's Creations Challenge - Fun in the Snow

There's a new challenge today on Pattie's Creations Challenge Blog and our theme is 'fun in the snow'.   You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Pattie's Creations called 'Pattieboop's Holiday Polar Bear' - you can find him here in the Etsy shop.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used paper from Craft Creations.

I liketo etner my card in the following challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenge - 'winter'
The Crafty Addicts - 'anything goes/winter blues'
Card Mania Challenge - 'monochromatic'
Crafty Creations Challenge - 'anything goes'

New Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge and this week it's an 'anything goes' theme.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful:

For my card I've used a digi image from Whimsy Stamps called 'Star of Bethlehem' - you can find it here on their website.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used a sentiment from Little Claire Designs.  The dies I've used are unbranded ones and the paper is from an old Dovecraft pack.

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

Crimbo Crackers - 'anything goes'

The Merry Christmas Challenge - 'anything Christmas goes'

As You Like It Challenge - 'anything goes'

Passion for Promarkers - 'make it digital'

Crafty Animals Challenge - 'anything goes'

Createful Heart Digis -'anything goes'

New Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

It's time for our first challenge of the year on Penny's Paper-Crafty Challege Blog and, as always, it's an 'anything goes' theme.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

and

For my card, I've used a digi stamp from Polka Doodles called 'Miss Kelly Von Sweets' - it's from the Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime collection and can be found here on their website.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used paper from a Pebbles paper pad.  The sentiment circle is from Craftwork Cards and the pink gems are from Poundland.

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

CCC Digi Creations - 'anything goes'

Inspiration Destination - 'anything goes'

Craftaholics R Us - 'celebrations'

Double D Challenge - 'birthday' (using pink and the butterflies from the mood board)

Passion for Promarkers - 'make it digital'

Always Happy Birthday - 'birthday plus pink card base)

Createful Heart Digis Challenge - 'anything goes'

New 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - A Touch of Frost

It's time for our first challenge of the year on the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Chllenge Blog and our theme is 'a touch of frost'.  Have a look here on the challengeblog for more details and to see the cards from the rest of the DT.

Our sponsor this month is the wonderful:

We also have a set of papers specially designed by Lisa for this challenge:

I've used a digi stamp from Scribbles Designs called 'Snow Kisses' which you can find here in their store.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and added some glitter glue on their hats.

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

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - 'glitter' (on both the hats)

Simon Wednesday Challenge - 'anything goes' 

Double D Challenges - 'baby it's cold outside/winter'

New All Dressed Up Facbook Challenge - Your Favourite Colour(s)

It's time for our first challenge of the year in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group.   This month we'd like to see your creations using 'your favourite colour(s)'.

You can find the Facebook group here and all the details about the challenge are in the pinned post at the top of the page.

I'm sure you will have already guessed that my favourite colour is pink!  I like combining it with black as I have done for this card.

I've used the All Dressed Up Stamps digi 'New Hair Do' which you can find here in the Etsy shop.   The paper I've used is from a Pebbles pad I was given for Christmas and the circle sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

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

Always Happy Birthday Challenge - 'birthday + pink card base'
Love to Craft Challenge - 'anything goes'
Simon Wednesday Challenge - 'anything goes'  
I Love Promarkers - 'anything goes'

New Crafty Girls Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Crafty Girls Creations Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an 'anything goes' theme.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for the challenge is the wonderful:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps called 'Pup Summer' - you can find him here on their website.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used paper from Craft Creations.

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

Crafty Animals Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'
Creatalicious Challenges - 'anything goes + wishes' (birthday wishes)
 Di's Digi Designs Challenge - 'celebrations'
Passion for Promarkers - 'add a sentiment'

New Sparkles Christmas Challenge - White on White

Yes, I'm still making Christmas cards!  This is for the first Sparkles Christmas Challenge of the year and our challenge is 'white on white'.  Have a look here at the challenge blog for all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

For my card I've used a Stampin' Up holly embossing folder and a sentiment from Cardio Stamps.

I used dies from Elizabeth Craft from the sentiment and lots of pearls to embellish the holly berries.

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

The Merry Christmas Challenge - 'anything Christmas goes'
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - 'anything Christmas or red and green'
Card Mania Challenge - 'monochrome'

New 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge - Anything Goes

It's time for our January Challenge on the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge Blog - it's always 'anything goes' along as your creation features a critter on it.  Have a look here for more details and to see lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

Our sponsor this month is the wonderful:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Fabrika Fantasy called 'Winter Sheep' - you can find him here on their website.  

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used papers from Craft Creations.

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

Createful Hearts Digis Challenge - 'anything goes'
Crafty Creations Challenge - 'anything goes'
Hiding in My Craft Room - 'freestyle'

New Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

It's time for the first challenge of 2018 on Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Blog - it's always 'anything goes' as long as you use patterned paper on your creation.   

You can find more details about the challenge and see lots of inspiration from the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

I've used a Stamping Bella stamp called 'Harry the Stuffie Gets Happy Mail' - I stamped it with Memento ink and coloured with Proamrkers.  The sentiment stamp comes with the main image.

The paper I've used is from a Pebbles pad I received as a Christmas present.

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

Creative Knockouts - 'anything goes'
Simon Wednesday Challenge - 'anything goes'
Sweet Stampers Challenge - 'anything goes'
Passion for Promarkers - 'add a sentiment'
Penny Black and More Challenge - 'clean and simple'
I Love Promarkers - 'anything goes'