New from Little Claire - Silhouette Dancers Outline Stickers

This is another card made using one of the new outline stickers from Little Claire - this one is called 'Silhouette Dancers' and you can find it here on the Little Claire website.

There are three designs on each sheet plus some beautiful border stickers - I've used some of the border sticker on the band across my card.

The paper I've used is from Craftwork Cards and I've matted this with black and silver paper.

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

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

613 Avenue Create - 'anything goes'

Hiding In My Craftroom - 'freestyle'

Open Minded Crafting Fun Challenge - 'inspired by a song' ('Save the Last Dance for Me' by Michael Buble)

New Glory of Christmas Challenge - Snowmen or Women/Anything Christmas Goes

We've got a new challenge today on The Glory of Christmas Challenge and this time our theme is 'snowmen or women' or alternatively 'anything Christmas goes'.  For all the details about the challenge, have a look here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used the little trio of snowmen stamp from the Little Claire 'Snowmen Stamp Set' - you can find the set here on the Little Claire website.  I stamped two groups of the snowmen in two rows and then trimmed off two from each row to give a square image panel.  I added one of the sentiments from the set between the two rows.

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

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'colour it'

Completely Christmas - 'make it square'

613 Avenue Create - 'anything goes'

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - 'Christmas'

Crafting by Designs - 'get ready for Christmas'

Little Claire Dinkies Class

I have had a fabulous and very busy day teaching my first Little Claire class of this year.  A big thank you to all the ladies who came along to the class - it was so lovely to see old friends and meet some new people too!

My class was 'Little Claire Dinkies' and Gill was there too with 'Heidi's Cards'.  Here are a couple of photos of the classes taken this morning:

I'll be sharing my class cards over the next couple of weeks and the first one (above) was made using the very cute 'Lady Baa Baa'.  You can find the stamp here on the Little Claire website.  I've used one of the Little Claire Mini Scallop Cards which are here and one of the sheets from the Mini Dotty Paper Pad which is here.

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

Wags'n'Whiskers - 'seeing spots'

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - 'cute plus a sentiment'

Crafty Gals Corner - 'critters'

Simon Wednesday Challenge - 'anything goes'

Crafty Creations Challenge - 'all creatures great and small'

New Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge - Monochrome

We've got a new challenge today on the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'monochrome'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this week is:

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Sparkle N Sprinkle called 'Winter Cardinal'.  I've turned it in to a sepia coloured image using Promarkers in shades of brown. 

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

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - 'use kraft'

Christmas Card Challenges - 'anything goes'

Crimbo Crackers - 'anything goes'

Crafting by Designs - 'get ready for Christmas'

Word Art Wednesday - 'anything goes'

ABC Christmas Challenge - 'k is for keep it simple'

Passion for Promarkers - 'come fly with me'

New Alphabet Challenge - H is for Hats and/or Handbags

This is my DT card for today's new Alphabet Challenge - our theme this time is 'H is for hats and/or handbags'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used an old stamp from Personal Impressions called 'Shop Till Your Drop'.  The paper I've used is from a pad which was free a while back with a magazine.

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

Southern Girls Challenge - 'spots and dots'

Creative Card Crew - 'for a teen'

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - 'anything goes/make it girly'

New from Imagine That Digis by Kris - Shar-Pei Party

Today I'm sharing a card I've made using the new 'Shar-Pei Party' digi stamp kit from Imagine That Digis by Kris - I just couldn't resist this dog in his party hat!

Here's what you get in the set:

You can find the set here on the Imagine That Digis website.

I've also used one of the digi papers from the new 'My Dog is Pawsome' paper pack which you can find here on the website.

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

Crafty Creations Challenge - 'all creatures great and small'

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge - 'critters'

Inspiration Destination - 'anything goes'

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

New CRAFT Challenge - Father's Day/Male

We've got a new challenge today on the CRAFT Challenge Blog and our theme this week is 'father's day or male'.  For all the details about the challenge, have a look here on the challenge blog.

Our challenge this week is sponsored by:

and

and

For my card I've used a digi from Karen's Doodles called 'Handyman' - you can find it here on her website.  The 'wood' paper I've used is from Craft Creations.

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

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - 'one for the boys'

Eureka Stamps - 'for the boys'

Simon Wednesday Challenge - 'anything goes'

Mod Squad Challenge Blog - 'masculine'

Incy Wincy Designs - 'lots of layers'

New Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

W've got a new challenge today on Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog and this week it's an 'anything goes' theme.  For all the details about the challenge, have a look here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors this week are:

and

For my card I've used a digi from Karleigh Sue called 'Hot Sunny Day' - you can find it here in their Etsy shop,  My sentiment is from an old Pink Cat Studio stamp set and the paper I've used is from Echo Park.

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

Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'

Tuesday Throwdown - 'anything goes'

Incy Wincy Designs - 'lots of layers'

Simon Wednesday Challenge - 'anything goes'

New Inky Impressions Challenge - Ribbon or Lace

We've got a new challenge today on the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog and this time we want you to use 'ribbon or lace'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used the very cute 'Angelica's Bunny' which is here on the Inky Impressions website.  I've also used a really beautiful sentiment which is here called 'A Friend Gives'.

The paper and ribbon are from my stash and I've added a paper flower with some bling in the centre.

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

The Crazy Challenge - 'use ribbon or lace'

Word Art Wednesday - 'anything goes'

Creative Inspirations Challenge - 'pastel colours'

Creative Card Crew - 'for a teen'

New Ruby's Rainbow Challenge - Blossom and Butterflies

The theme for our new challenge today at Ruby's Rainbow is 'blossom and butterflies' - you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.  We're also having a DT call and we're looking for two additional people to join our very friendly Design Team - all the details are in the challenge post.

For my card I've used a digi stamp called 'Queen Anne's Lace' from Imagine That Digis by Kris - you can find it here on her website.  I've kept my card very clean and simple which just two plain papers and some black gems.

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

The Paper Shelter - 'flower power'

Passion for Promarkers - 'come fly with me'

OLLCB - 'circles and squares'

Scribble and Scrap Challenge - 'anything goes'

New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - Gingham/Checks

We've got a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge Blog and this week we're looking for 'gingham/checks/plaid'.  The theme is my choice - I have a big of a gingham paper addiction!  You can find all the details about the challenge here.

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs called 'Keep Calm and Drink Beer' - you can find it here on their website.

I've used the pre-coloured version and layered it with black and white paper as well as red gingham paper.

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

Dream Valley Challenges - 'anything goes'

Eureka Stamps Challenge - 'for the boys'

Pile It On Challenge - 'adult beverages'

The Pink Elephant Challenge - 'anything goes'

Creative Knockouts - 'sentimentally yours'

Always Something Creative - 'men'

Crafting By Designs - 'sentimentally'

New from Little Claire - Silhouette House Outline Stickers

This is a card made with another of the new outline stickers from Little Claire - this one is called 'Silhouette House Outline Stickers' and you can find it here on the Little Claire website.

There are three designs on the sheet plus some very pretty borders - I've used them on the sides of my card.  There are also some little heart stickers - you can see these either side of the sentiment.  The sentiment is a stamp from the 'At Home' stamp set which is here on the website.

I attached the main sticker on to a piece of red ombre paper from the Little Claire Mini Ombre Paper Pack which is here on the website.

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

Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'

Tuesday Throwdown - 'anything goes'

Dream Valley Challenges - 'anything goes'

Corrosive Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

New Crafting from the Heart Challenge - Anything Goes

We've got a new challenge today on the Crafting from the Heart Challenge Blog and our theme, as always, is 'anything goes'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

For my card I've used a digi from Karleigh Sue called 'She's So Colorful' - you can find her here in the Karleigh Sue Etsy Shop.  The paper I've used is from a Forever Friends paper pad.

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

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - 'make it girlie'

Creative Corner Challenges - 'anything goes'

Crafty Catz Challenge - 'kids'

Inspiration Destination - 'anything goes'

Allsorts Challenge Blog - 'birthday'

Dream Valley Challenges - 'anything goes'

Craft Your Passion Challenge - 'anything goes'

Christmas Westie Postbox Stamp from Little Claire

This is one of my favourite Little Claire Christmas stamps which has made a welcome return to the website - you can find it here.  I have two cards to share using the stamp and this is the first one using a traditional red and green colour scheme.

I coloured the stamped image with Promarkers and then added Stickles to the snow.  The paper I've used is from Dovecraft.

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

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'use something die cut or punched'

Crimbo Crackers - 'anything goes'

Brown Sugar Challenge - 'favourite colour combination' (red and green for Christmas)

Hiding In My Craftroom - 'any holiday'

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - 'cute with a sentiment'

New from Little Claire - Silhouette Owls and Hedgehog Outline Stickers

Today I'm sharing another card made using one of the new Silhouette Outline Sticker Sheets from Little Claire.

This design is called 'Silhouette Owls and Hedgehog' and you can find it here on the Little Claire website.  There are three identical designs on the sheet together with some border stickers - I've used them on the top and bottom of this card.

I've also used paper from the Little Claire Ombre Paper Packs.  I put the sticker over a piece of the Dinkies Ombre Paper Pack which is here and then matted that on to a matching piece from the Ombre Paper Pack which is here.  I used my Wink of Stella pen to highlight the moon.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Creative Corner Challenges - 'anything goes'

Simply Papercraft - 'anything goes'

Simply Create Too - 'keep it simple'

Corrosive Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

Scribble and Scrap Challenge - 'anything goes'

613 Avenue Create - 'anything goes'

Another Card for the Crafty Girlz Challenge

This is an extra card I've made for the current Crafty Girlz Challenge.  All the challenge details are here and the theme is either 'anything goes' or 'spring is in the air'.

Our sponsor for the challenge is the wonderful:

I've used a digi stamp from Dr Digi's House of Stamps called 'Dunderton Academicals FC' - you can find him here on their website.  The paper I've used is from Craftwork Cards and the little buttons are from Hobbycraft.

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

Allsorts Challenge Blog - 'birthday challenge'

Sister Act Card Challenge - 'anything goes'

Creative Corner Challenges - 'anything goes'

Brown Sugar Challenge - 'favourite colour combination' (grey and red for men's cards)

Cute Card Thursday - 'school or sports'

New Fantasy Stampers Challenge - Wings and Things

We've got a new challenge today on the Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'wings and things'.  For all the details, have a look here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a stamp set called 'Natures Wishes' from Penny Black - I used two of the stamps plus one of the sentiments.  I die cut the gingham paper strip using my Clearly Besotted die and then finished the card with some pearls.

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

Simply Create Too - 'keep it simple'

Sweet Stampin Challenge - 'birds and/or bees'

Simply Papercraft - 'anything goes'

Inspiration Destination - 'anything goes'

Word Art Wednesday - 'anything goes'

Penny Black and More - 'dies and punches'

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - 'trees or nature'

New from Little Claire - Silhouette Cat Birdhouse Tree Outline Stickers

Brand new from Little Claire are four sheets of outline stickers based on the recent silhouette stamp releases.  Over the next few days I'll be sharing some cards I've using the stickers.

Today's card was made using the 'Silhouette Cat Birdhouse Tree' outline sticker sheet which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  There are three separate images on the sheet plus some beautiful border stickers - I've used one of the left hand side of my card.

The sentiment I've used is from the 'March Flowers' stamp set which is here.

The background to my design is a piece of the beautiful paper from the Ombre Paper Stack which is here on the website.

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

Simply Papercraft - 'anything goes'

Word Art Wednesday - 'anything goes'

Simply Create Too - 'keep it simple'

Weekly Inspiration Post For Imagine That Digis By Kris

Here's a little bit of inspiration using the beautiful 'Dolphins' digi stamp from Imagine That Digis by Kris.  You can find the digi stamp here on the Imagine That website.

I've used my Clearly Besotted scallop dies to die cut the blue and white card layers and then added some silver paper, silver gems and silver and white ribbon to finish the card.  The digi was coloured using Promarkers.

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

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

Crafty Sentiments Designs - 'anything goes'

Little Red Wagon - 'to die for'

Passion for Promarkers - 'no sentiment'

Wags'n'Whiskers - 'lots of layers'

New Creative Craft Cottage Challenge - Add a Bow

Today I'm very excited to be sharing my first card as a member of the Design Team for Creative Craft Cottage:

A big thank you to the ladies on the Design Team for inviting me to join you!

The theme for today's new challenge is 'add a bow' - you can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for the challenge is:

For my card I've used a Ppinky Dolls digi which is available here in their Etsy shop.  My papers are from Craft Creations and they ribbon is from my stash.

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

Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog - 'b is for ' (brown, bow, birthday)

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

Digi Choosday - 'add a bow'

Seize the Birthday - 'anything goes'

New CRAFT Challenge - Christmas No Red or Green

A big thank you to everyone who linked up to last week's blog hop on my blog.  The winner of the prize from Deedee's Designs was:

**Nick**

You can find all the winners and details of how to claim the prizes here on the challenge blog.

This week's new challenge is 'Christmas - no red or green' and the details are here.  

Our sponsors are:

and

For my card I've used a digi from All Dressed up called 'Happy Christmas Little Star' which you can find here in their Etsy Shop.  I've gone for a CAS card layout using paper from Bebunny, punched snowflakes and some pearls.

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

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog - 'stars, stars, stars'

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'use some of your favourite things' (Promarkers, pearls, stitched circle die)

Imagination Destination - 'anything goes'

New Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

We've got another 'anything goes' challenge this week at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - all the details are here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors this week are:

and

For my card, I've used a digi from Bugaboo called 'Wee One - Ice Cream Wagon' - you can find it here on their website.  The sentiment I've used is from Clearly Besotted and I've added some Card Candi to finish the card.

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

Crafty Sentiments Designs - 'anything goes'

Craft Your Passion Challenge - 'anything goes'

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 'anything goes'

New Fab'n'Funky Challenge - Flora and Fauna

There's a new challenge today on the Fab'n'Funky Challenge Blog and this time our theme (as chosen by me) is 'floral and fauna'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor this week is:

We were all able to choose a digi from our sponsor to work with.  I picked 'A Little Bit Simple' which is here on the Stitchy Bear website.  

I've followed the sketch from the current challenge at My Time to Craft (I've flipped it round so the narrow panel is on the left).  I embossed part of the white card using my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and added some little pearl embellishments and some ribbon.

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

Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'

Word Art Wednesday - 'anything goes'

Crafty Sentiments Designs - 'anything goes'

Creative Card Crew - 'embossing'

My Time to Craft - 'sketch'

Stempelgarten Challenge - 'embossing'

New Create and Inspire Challenge - Anything Goes

We've got a new challenge today on the Create and Inspire Challenge Blog and it's an 'anything goes' challenge - you can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

For my card, I've used a digi from Sassy Studio Designs called 'Rapunzel Sassy' - you can find her here.

I've followed the sketch for the current challenge at My Time to Craft.  The sentiment I've used is from Craftwork Cards and I've added some little pearl embellishments and some paper flowers.

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'

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 'anything goes'

My Time to Craft - 'sketch'

New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - World Wildlife

We've got a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge and this week our theme is 'world wildlife' - for all the details about the challenge, have a look here on the challenge blog.

My card was made for a demo I did yesterday at the stamping club I belong to.  I was asked to demonstrate masking and I decided to include reverse masking together with the more traditional type of masking.

I die cut an oval from a piece of card, placed this over a square and white card and then applied three shades of Distress Inks through the aperture.  I used a circle die cut from a post-it note for the sun.

Finally I stamped 'Silhouette Elephants' from Little Claire over the inked oval, keeping the mask in place.  The stamp can be found here on the Little Claire website.

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

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

Craft Your Passion Challenge - 'anything goes'

Incy Wincy Designs - 'exotic animals'

The Crafting Cafe - 'around the world'

Country View challenges - 'simply scenic'

Happy Little Stampers - 'CAS/die cut'

Deedee's Digi of the Month - Dad Gets a Day Off

This is my card for the Digi of the Month Challenge at Deedee's Digis using this month's Digi of the Month 'Dad Gets a Day Off'.  

If you took part in last month's challenge, the set is e-mailed to you free but if not, it's available here on the Deedee's website.  I've combined the two main images from the set and one of the sentiments.

I layered the image with red and kraft paper and then added some washi tape to finish the card.

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

Creative Knockouts - 'washi tape wonders'

Deedee's Digis

Mema's Crafts - 'anything goes'

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

Hanna and Friends - 'dots or circles'

New Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge - Sketch

We've got a new challenge on the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge Blog and this time we've got a sketch for you to follow:

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

Our sponsor for the challenge is:

For my card I've used a digi from our sponsor and papers from a Bebunny Christmas pad.

New Glory of Christmas Challenge - Birds or Anything Christmas Goes

We've got a new challenge today on The Glory of Christmas Challenge and our theme this time is 'birds or anything Christmas goes',  For all the details about the challenge, have a look here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a stamp set called 'Rocky Robin' from Hobby Art Stamps - you can find him here on their website.  The log and the robin are separate stamps so I've stamped them together, coloured with Promarkers and then added Stickles to the log.

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

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'use some of you favourite things' (Promarkers, kraft paper, Stickles)

Sweet Stampin' Christmas - 'cute'

Dream Valley Challenges - 'things with wings'

613 Avenue Create - 'anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 'anything goes'