New Crafty Friends Challenge - Ladies/Girls

We've got a new challenge today on the Crafty Friends Challenge Blog and this time we want to see creations for or featuring ladies or girls.

Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my card I used:

- stamps and patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers to colour the image

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/No Patterned Paper

There's a new challenge today on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge and this time it's anything goes with the option to have no patterned paper on your creation.

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

The prize on offer for this week's winner is:

To make my card I used an embossing folder, green card, sentiment and die from Stampin' Up.  The other card and paper is from Craft Creations.

New Alphabet Challenge Blog - Y is for Youth

On the Alphabet Challenge Blog we've reached the letter Y.  Our chosen theme is Y is for Youth - we want to see something for youngsters.

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

To make my card I used a topper and two papers from Making Cards magazine.  

I die cut the striped paper using a banner die and added a circle sentiment from Making Cards magazine 

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Spring Flowers

We're back today on the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge Blog with a new challenge and this time we want to see spring flowers on your creation.

Take a look on the challenge blog here for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

To make my card I've used one of the toppers and two of the papers from the latest issue of Making Cards magazine.

I die cut the topper with a Stampin Up die and then drew around the outside of the die on the darker green paper and cut out a mat for my image.

The sentiment is a stamp from Stampin' Up and I finished the card with three black gems.

New Arty Divas Challenge - Anything Goes

We're back today on the Arty Divas Challenge Blog with a new anything goes challenge.

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

To make my card I've used:

- Birthday Buddies digi stamp set from Jan's Digi Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Papermania

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Through the Craft Room Door Challenge and, as always, it's an anything goes theme.

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my card I've used:

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

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned papers from Dovecraft

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

LeAnn's World 101 March Inspiration Post - Bunny Play

Today it's my turn to share a card on the LeAnn's World Inspiration Blog.

You can find my card here.

To make my card I've used the very cute Bunny Play digi stamp which you can find here.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and then added a strip of patterned paper from Stampin' Up across the top of the image panel.  I added some faux stitching to the patterned paper and an outline sticker sentiment.

Cardz 4 Guyz - Begins With an F

We're back today on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge with a new challenge and this time we want to see something that 'begins with an F' on your design.

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

I'm sharing another of the cards I made for the recent Card Hut Create and Craft TV show introducing the Garden Sheds stamp collection which is available here.

This guy is part of the 'Putting In the Work' stamp set which comes with various stamps to make up a scene.  I used the punchbag and the boxing glove over the man's hand.

I also used:

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Dovecraft and Craft Creations

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Cutie Pie Challenge - Gorgeous Greens

We're back today on the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog with a brand new challenge and this time we'd like to see your gorgeous greens!

Head over to the challenge blog here for more details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.  We don't have a sponsor for this challenge but we will still be choosing a top 3.

I've made another card using the my new Koala Tea Time stamp set from Sunshine and Bee Designs - you can find it here.

I also used:

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper, green card and stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New Simply Create Too Challenge - Shaped Cards (No Squares or Rectangles)

We've got a new challenge this month on the Simply Create Too Challenge Blog and this time we want to see your shaped cards - no squares or rectangles.

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

I'm sharing the first card I've made using a new stamp set from Sunshine and Bee Designs, the very cute Koala Tea Time which is available here.

I coloured the stamped image with Promarkers and used a tag card from Little Claire Designs with some patterned paper from Stampin' Up.  

The sentiment I've used is from Uniko Designs and I finished the card with some white sheer ribbon coloured with a Promarker to match my card.

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

Little Red Wagon - tie one on

Always Fun Challenges - shades of green

Crafting Happiness Challenge - anything goes/green

Catch the Bug Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes

It's the first Saturday of the month so that means an 'anything goes' challenge on the Bugaboo Stamps Catch the Bug Challenge Blog.

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

To make my card I've used:

- BugKittyblocks digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- computer generated sentiment 

- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Creative Knockouts - lots of layers

I Love Promarkers - anything goes/add a sentiment

Show Us Your Pussycats - furrything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Santa Claus

It's Saturday so we're back with a new challenge on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Blog.  It's always anything Christmas goes with an optional twist which this week is to feature Santa Claus of Father Christmas on your design.

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

The prize on offer for this week's winner is:

To make my card I've used:

- Juggling Santa digi stamp from KLM Digital Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Time to Craft

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - anything goes

Through the Purple Haze Challenge - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes

New My Time to Craft Challenge - Farmyard Animals

We've got a new challenge today on the My Time to Craft Challenge Blog and this time we want to see your creations farmyard animals!

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

As soon as I saw the theme for this challenge I knew exactly what digi stamp I was going to use!

Here's what I used to make my card:

- Farm Critter Stack digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper and stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

I Love Promarkers - anything goes/add a sentiment

Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge - anything goes

Crafter's Castle Challenge - anything goes

New Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Beverage

We've got a new challenge today on the Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge Blog and this month our theme is:

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

To make my card I used:

- Penguin Cocoa stamp from Stamping Bella

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

We're back today with another challenge on Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an anything goes theme.

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my card I used:

- Lilly the Cat Fairy digi stamp from MoonFlower Digistamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- sentiment circle from Craftwork Cards

- patterned paper from Making Cards Magazine

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New Paper Funday Challenge - Anything Goes/St Patrick's Day

Today I'm sharing my first card as part of the Paper Funday Challenge Design Team!  A big thank you to Donna for inviting me to join you!

This month's challenge is anything goes with the optional twist of St Patrick's Day.  Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and lots of great inspiration from the Design Team.

Our sponsor for this month is the fabulous:

To make my card I've used:

- Lucky Charm digi stamp set from Jan's Digi Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Crafting Happiness Challenge - anything goes/green

Artsystamper Digitals Challenge - green

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - anything goes

New LeAnn's World 101 Challenge - Anything Goes

We're back today with a new challenge on the LeAnn's World 101 Challenge Blog.  

As always it's an 'anything goes' theme - head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and lots of inspiration from the team.

To make my card I've used:

- Our Wedding digi stamp from LeAnn's World 101 available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- card and paper from Craft Creations

Bugaboo Stamps New Release Tuesday - Blossom Word Block

It's Tuesday so that means another great new release from Bugaboo Stamps!

And this week it's the beautiful 'Blossom Word Block' which is available here.  Head over to the Catch the Bug Blog here to see more inspiration using the new release from the rest of the Design Team.

I coloured Blossom Word Block with Promarkers and used patterned paper from Stampin' Up, finishing the card with some black gems.

Kreativ-Tanten Challenge Reminder - Spring/Easter

We're back today on the Kreativ-Tanten Challenge Blog with a reminder about our current Spring/Easter challenge.

Check out all the details and inspiration here.

I used a very cute stamp from Clear Stamp Boutique (sadly no longer trading) coloured with Promarkers.

The patterned paper I've used is from Stampin' Up.

New Get Creative Challenge Blog - Bingo Board

We're back with a new challenge on the Get Creative Challenge Blog and this month we've got a Bingo Board for you:

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

I've followed the middle vertical line on the bingo board: pearls - shaped card - use patterned paper.

This is what I used to make my card:

- Scribbled Floral 1 digi stamp from Fred She Said Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- tag card from Little Claire Designs

- paper from The Paper Studio

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

AAA Birthday - flowers

Crafter's Castle Challenge - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

New 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Anything Goes/Ice Ice Baby

We're back today with another challenge on the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge Blog.

It's always anything Christmas goes with an optional twist which this month is 'ice ice baby' - we want to see lots of snow or ice on your designs.

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

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is:

And Lisa has designed an amazing digi paper pack for the challenge too:

To make my card I used:

- Snowman Snowflake Collage from Bugaboo Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- digi patterned paper from the Winter Weather mini kit

- snowflake die

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Challenge - My Favourite Colour Is ...

We've got a new challenge today in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group and this month's theme is 'my favourite colour is …..'.

Head over to the Facebook Group here and look for the photo album set up for the challenge to post your entries.

To make my card I've used:

- Prosecco Time digi stamp from All Dressed Up Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations 

New SheepSki Designs Blog Challenge - Die Cuts and Punches

We're back today with a new challenge on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog and this month our we're asking you to use die cuts and punches on your creations.

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

I used various dies to create the layers on my card starting with a Stampin' Up stitched die round the image and then a larger plain rectangle die to cut the patterned the paper.

To make my card I've used:

- Christmas Eve digi stamp from SheepSki Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

The digi stamp comes in different versions - with a moon and even with Santa and his reindeers heading across the moon.  If you click on the Etsy shop link I've given, you can see all the different versions available.

Scribbles Designs Challenge Reminder - Say It With Snow

We're back today with a reminder about our current challenge on the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog - say it with snow!

You can find all the details about the challenge here in the original post.  There's also a freebie image in that post that you can use to create your card.

The prizes on offer are:

• Top Scribbler (chosen randomly) receives $10 worth of digital images
• Top 3 (chosen by Design Team) receives $3 worth of digital images
• Standout Scribbler (chosen by Design Team) receives $5 worth of digital images. To qualify for this category, participant must use a Scribblers Designs image on their project. 

To make my card I've used:

- Snowflake Mason Jar digi stamp from Scribbles Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper and card from Craft Creations

New Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

We're back today with a new challenge on the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog.  It's always anything goes as long as you share a Christmas creation.

Take a look here at the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

To make my card I used:

- Dudley does Christmas stamp set from Hobby Art

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment and patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Mix It Up Challenge Blog - Anything Goes/Smooshing

We're back today with a new challenge on the Mix It Up Challenge Blog.  This month it's anything goes with the option to use smooshing on your card.

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

I've decided to go anything goes this month and I'm sharing a decoupaged card I made for the recent Card Hut show on Create and Craft.

The new Garden Sheds His and Hers CD rom and USB stick was launched as part of the show and I made some cards using the decoupage and backing sheets.

You can get the CD rom and USB stick here on the Card Hut website.

Here's another view of my card:

I used green card with the decoupage and added some dots punched out of the card to finish it.

New Love to Craft Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

A new challenge has started today on the Love to Craft Challenge Blog and our theme is anything goes.  Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

I am sharing another of the cards I made for the recent Card Hut show on Create and Craft.

The show introduced the Garden Sheds stamp collection and this particular stamp set is called 'Home Made' - it's available here on the Card Hut website.

I stamped the main image and also a panel with the smaller stamps in the set.  I coloured them all with Promarkers and used paper from a First Edition Christmas pad and Craft Creations.

New Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

We've got a new challenge today on the Love to Scrap Challenge Blog and this month our theme is anything goes.  Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

I am sharing another of the cards I made for the recent Card Hut show on Create and Craft.

The show introduced the Garden Shed Stamp Collection and this particular set is called 'Home Grown' - you can find all the stamps here on the Card Hut website.

I used Promarkers to colour the stamped image and added paper and card from Craft Creations.

New Christmas Sparkles Challenge - Anything But a Card

We're back today with a new challenge on the Christmas Sparkles Challenge Blog and this month we're looking for anything but a card.

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

I made a little gift box from red card, decorated with patterned paper from Craft Creations.  The panel I used on the top of the box is from a Christmas card - I just trimmed it into a square to fit the lid.

Here's the top of the box:

The box is big enough to hold chocolates or jewellery - when I've made them before I've added tissue paper inside and a white panel inside the lid to write a greeting on.

New Christmas Crafts All Year Round Challenge - Gingerbread

There's a new challenge today on the Christmas Crafts All Year Round Challenge Blog and this month we're looking for your creations featuring gingerbread!

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

To make my card I used:

- Gingerbread Man With Candy Cane digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- snowflake embellishment from Dovecraft

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

The beginning of the month means a new challenge on Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Blog - it's always anything goes as long as you use some patterned paper on your creation.

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

And the prize on offer for this month's winner is:

I'm sharing one of the cards I made for the recent Card Hut Create and Craft show.

The stamp I've used is part of the new Garden Sheds stamp collection and this set is called 'Garden Bar' - you can find the stamps here on the Card Hut website.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and paper pieced his shirt.  All the card and paper I used is from Craft Creations.