Through the Craft Room Door 3rd Annual Celebration Blog Hop!

This month is our Celebration Month and today we are starting our 3^rd Annual Celebration Blog Hop filled with awesome inspiration and sponsor prizes.

The image I am using is "Bundle of Hearts" from our Sponsor Crafty Sentiments Designs who is offering a prize of 3 images to some lucky winner.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used papers from Craft Creations and a sentiment from Little Claire Designs.

 There are 9 wonderful sponsors offering prizes this year:

There will also be a give away on our Facebook Page of a one year subscription to the Through the Craft Room Door Magazine

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Next stop on this hop is Kimberly …

Make sure you leave comments on all the blogs for a chance at the prizes! Winners will be announced December 1st, 2017

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New Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

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

This week we have two great sponsors:

and

I have two cards to share - one for each of our sponsors.

First of all is my card using a digi from Connie Fong Art (above) called 'Molly's Winter Friends' which you can find here in the Etsy shop.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and used paper from Craft Creations and a die cut snowflake from Sweet Dixie.

For my second card I've used a digi stamp from Sasayaki Glitter called 'Birthday Roo' - you can find it here in their Etsy shop.

For this card I used some paper from an old Forever Friends pad and a card blank from Craftwork Cards. 

New from All Dressed Up - Girl's Christmas Stocking

It's time for some more fabulous new release images from All Dressed Up Stamps - four fabulous new Christmas digis.

I'm sharing some inspiration using one of them called 'Girl's Christmas Stocking' which you can find here in the Etsy shop.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used a sentiment stamp from Uniko.  The snowflake is a Sweet Dixie die.

The papers I've used are from Craft Creations.

If you'd like to see the rest of the images and lots more inspiration, head over to the Facebook group here.

New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - Oh Christmas Tree

There's a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge and this time our theme is 'Oh Christmas Tree'  You can find all the details here.

For my card I've used a die from Sweet Dixie, cut out of black paper and then layered onto silver paper.

The sentiment is a peel off and I've finished the card with some lack gems.

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!

New Through the Craft Room Door Magazine

The Designers for Through the Craft Room Door have done another bang up job with over a dozen tutorials and a large variety of theme inspired (Spring or Easter / Retirement / Valentine or Love) cards to inspire you. And as we try to do every November/December issue, several of the girls have shared family traditions, recipes or childhood memories. We hope you read them and are motivated to start or reengage a family tradition of your own.

We have a new challenge for you to join … A Christmas tic tac toe board and the DT have provided some wonderful samples for you to check out.

Our Featured Digi Artist this issue is Sarah Schedler, the talent behind StarStampz. Her Design Team has shared several cards done with various images and she has generously given us some amazing images for our subscribers which can be found in the Subscribers Only area of the website.

If you are not a subscriber, $18.00 for the first year is a great deal as you receive access to back issues, including videos and Digi images. If interested, you can create a profile and subscribe via the subscription tab. Once payment is received, an invitation to access the Subscribers Only Area of the Website will be sent to you.

And here's my project which features in the magazine:

It's a calendar/sticky note pad holder using a digi stamp from Imagine That Digistamp called 'Birds in Spring".

All submissions to the current magazine as well as the challenge winners and top three are entered into drawings for gift cards to Amazon.com.

New Daisy Chain Challenge - Christmas/Winter

There's a new challenge today on the Daisy Chain Challenge Blog and this month the theme for our challenge is 'Christmas/Winter'.  You can find all the details and see lots of inspiration here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing another of the cards I designed for my recent Little Claire Designs class.  For this card I used the very cute 'Dinkies Reindeer Snowflake' stamp which you can find here on the Little Claire Designs website.

I coloured the stamped image using Promarkers and added some glitter to the reindeer's hat.

The papers I've used are from Craft Creations and the snowflake is a die from Sweet Dixie.

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' challenge.   You can find all the details and see lots of inspiration from the rest of Team A here on the challenge blog.

We have two great sponsors for this challenge:

and

 

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Peppercus Designs called 'Reindeer/Merry Christmas' - you can find it here in their Etsy shop.

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

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

 Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'anything goes'
Jingle Belles - 'not a creature was stirring'
The Holly and Ivy Challenge - 'anything goes'

New My Time To Craft Challenge - Paper Piecing

A new challenge has started today on the My Time to Craft Challenge and this time our theme is 'paper piecing'.  You can find all the details and see lots of inspiration here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing a little gift card wallet that I've made using the very sweet Dinkies 'Umbrella Daschund' stamp from Little Claire Designs.  You can find it here on their website.

I've coloured the image with Promarkers and then paper pieced the umbrella to match the backing paper I used on the wallet.  I've used papers from Craft Creations.

Here's the inside of the wallet:

Imagine That Digistamp November Link Up

Today is the start of the November Imagine That Digistamp Link Up Challenge on the Creative Playground blog.

The link up theme is 'anything goes'.  Everyone is entered in a draw to win a prize but if you link up using an Imagine That Digistamp image you will receive this month's featured digi set free.

And here is this month's super cute set:

You can find it here on the website.

All the details about the link up are here.

As well as the digi stamp set there is also a 'Reindeer Carols 3D Kit' created by Hazel using the digi stamp images:

You can find the kit here on the website.

I used the main image from the digi stamp set plus one of the sentiments and coloured it with Promarkers.  I then used one of the papers from card kit and some of my own papers from Craft Creations.

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

The Merry Christmas Challenge - 'anything goes'
The Holly and Ivy Challenge - 'anything goes'
Dream Valley Challenges - 'add a sentiment'
Craft Rocket Challenge - 'Christmas is coming'
Crafty Animals - 'anything goes'

New Crafty Catz Challenge - Beartastic

There's a new challenge today on the Crafty Catz Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'beartastic' - we want to see a bear image on your card.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs called 'Barclay With Mistletoe' - 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:

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

Crafting by Designs - 'anything goes'

New Patties Creations Challenge - Birthdays

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

For my card I've used a digi from Patties Creations called 'Ice Cream Sundae' - you can find it here in the Etsy shop.

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

The sentiment circle is from Craftwork Cards.

New Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes

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

We're sponsored this week by:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Whimsy Stamps called 'Fawn' - you can find it here on their website.

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

New 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Star Struck

The beginning of the month means another new link up on the 12 Months of Christmas Challenge Blog.  Your card can be Anything Christmas Goes or you can follow this month's optional theme which is 'star struck'.

All the details about the challenge are here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this month is the wonderful:

For anyone who doesn't know, the lady behind Decosse's Dynamite Doodles is our very own Lisa!  She has an amazing range of kits, papers and sentiments.

For my card I've used one of the sentiments from 'Happy Holidays Set 1' which you can find here and also one of the digi papers from the set which Lisa has designed for this link up:

The die I used on my card is from Sweet Dixie and I've layered everything up with navy and lighter blue card.

New Crafty Crazy Critters Challenge - Anything Goes With a Creature

A new challenge has started today on the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge - the theme is always 'anything goes' as long as you include a creature in your creation.

You can find all the details plus information about our DT call here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this month is the wonderful:

We were all able to choose a digi to work with and I picked the very cute 'Milton Giraffe Catching Snowflakes' - you can find him here on the Sparkle'n'Sprinkle website.

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

New A Bit More Time to Craft Extra Challenge

There's a new challenge today on the A Bit More Time to Craft Extra Challenge and, as always, the theme is 'anything goes'.  The challenge winner will be able to choose some of Lozzy's great papers as their prize.

All the details about the challenge are here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing another of the cards I designed for my recent Little Claire Designs class.  I used the Dinkies 'Elephant Silhouette' stamp which is here on their website.  I've used some ombre paper for my background and the moon is a die cut white circle.

New Sparkles Christmas Challenge - More Than One Fold

A new challenge has started today on the Sparkles Christmas Challenge and this month we want to see 'more than one fold' on your creation.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

This is another of the cards I designed for my recent Little Claire Designs workshop - it's a card with five sections with the three main ones decorated with paper.  It folds flat to go into an envelope.

I used the very cute Dinkie 'Scottie Lights' stamp (minus some of the lights!) which you can find here on the website.  The middle panel is a repeat stamped sentiment.

The papers I've used are from Craft Creations.

New Crafty Girls Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

A new challenge started today on the Crafty Girls Creations Challenge Blog and, as always, our theme is 'anything goes' - you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Morgan's Artworld 

For my card I've used a digi from Morgan's Artworld called 'Winter Fae' - you can find her here on the website.

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

New Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

A new challenge started today on Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - our basic rule is that the challenge is 'anything goes' as long as you used patterned paper on your creation.

You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

The prize on offer from this month's winer is:

I'm sharing another of my cards designed for my recent Little Claire Designs class.  For this one I used Dinkies 'Hanging Wine Bottles' and a text stamp - you could use lots of different styles there.

I coloured the images with Promarkers and used some Glitter Film over two of the guys who should have gone.  The hearts were punched.

New Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Autumnal Colours

There's a new challenge today on the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog and this month we're looking for 'autumnal colours'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used an outline sticker from Little Claire Designs which I put on to white card and then coloured with Promarkers.

The paper I've used is from Craft Creations.

New All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Challenge - Sparkle and Shine

There's a new challenge today in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group and this month we're looking for 'sparkle and shine'.

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

For my card I've used a digi stamp from All Dressed Up called 'Snowy Days' which you can find here in the Etsy shop.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and used some clear glitter glue over some of the colours.

I also used some pale blue glitter paper as one of my layers on the card.

New A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge on the A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge - the theme is always 'anything goes' and the winners have the chance to win some of Lozzy's wonderful digi papers.

I'm sharing another of the cards I designed for a recent issue of Making Cards magazine.  I used the very cute Dinkies 'Hedgehog Christmas Presents' stamp from Little Claire Designs - you can find the stamp here on their website.

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

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes

A new challenge started today on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - our theme this month is 'anything goes' as long as you make something something for Christmas.

You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor is the wonderful:

 

For my card I've used the very cute little 'Penguin Skate' from Bugaboo.  The paper is from my stash.

I coloured the image with Promarkers.

New Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything Goes

A new challenge has just started on the Classic Design Team Open Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an 'anything goes' challenge.  All the details are here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this month is:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from K J Arting called 'Bouquet' - you can find it here in their Etsy Shop.

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

New Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

A new challenge has started today on the Through the Crafty Room Door and the theme, as always, is 'anything goes'.  All the details can be found here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Dr Digi's House of Stamps called 'Xmas Pud' - you can find it here on their website.

I've coloured the digi with Promarkers and used papers from my stash.

GDT Card for Christmas With the Cuties - Tags

Today I'm joining the team on the Christmas With the Cuties Challenge as a Guest Designer!  A big thank you to Lisa and the other ladies for asking me to join you.

The theme for this month's challenge is 'tags' and you can find all the details about the challenge and see lots of great inspiration here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this month's challenge is the wonderful:

I've made a little tag card using a very cute digi from Sasayaki Glitter called 'Snowman and Bird' which you can find here on their website.  The image was coloured with Promarkers and I've used some paper from my stash and a tag card base from Little Claire Designs.

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

QKR Stampede - 'anything goes'
Crafty Creations Challenges - 'anything goes'
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'anything goes'
Christmas Card Challenges - 'anything goes'
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - 'anything goes'

New Crafting from the Heart Challenge - Anything Goes

A new challenge started today on the Crafting from the Heart Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an 'anything goes' challenge.  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 from Dr Digi's House of Stamps called 'The Last Tree in the Shop' which you can find here on their website.

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