New Arty Divas Challenge Blog - Anything Goes/Yellow

There's a new challenge today on the Arty Divas Challenge Blog and this time we're collaborating with the team on the Artsystampers Challenge Blog!

The theme on their challenge blog is summer florals and you can find their challenge post here.  My post which includes my Artsystampers DT card is here.

For our challenge it's anything goes with the option to use some yellow on your creation.  More details plus all the DT cards are on the challenge blog here.

We're sponsored by:

and the Design Team have worked with this cute image, pre-coloured Elephant With Flowers which you can find here

I used paper and card from Craft Creations and a circle sentiment from Craftwork Cards to finish my card.

Artsystamper Digital Challenge With the Arty Divas Challenge Blog - Summer Florals

Today there's a special extra event on the Artsystamper Challenge - we're joining forces with the Arty Divas Challenge Team to bring you lots of inspiration.

If you enter both challenges you have extra chances to win!

The theme for the Artsystamper Digital Challenge is Summer florals and you can find all the details and all the cards here on the challenge blog.

The challenge winner will receive an Artsystamper digital paper pack of their choice.

The Arty Divas Design Team (including me!) have an anything goes theme with the option to add some yellow to your design and you can find the challenge blog here.  My blog post with my Arty Divas DT card is here.

Back to my card for the Artsystamper Challenge - here's a side view of the card to show the dimension:

To make my card I used the Sunny Sunflower Digital Stamp and Paper Kit:

You can find the set here in the Etsy shop.

I printed out the main pre-coloured sunflower twice using one as my base image.  I then cut out the second larger flower and decoupaged it on the base image.  

I used one of the patterned digi papers and sentiment layered with dark brown paper and finished the card with some brown gems.

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

The Artsystamper Shop (Etsy)

Artsystamper (YouTube)

Artsystamper (Facebook)

Artsystamper (Instagram)

Artsystamper Art (Facebook Group)

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

CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - summer plus a sentiment

Creative Moments - anything goes

New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - Red, White and Blue

 

We've got a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge Blog and this time our theme is red, white and blue.

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

To make my card I've used one of this month's new release images from KLM Digital Designs, the beautiful Summertime Fun image which is available here.

In the set you get the main image and three sentiments:

Happy Summer

Dream Big

You amaze Me

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

New from Lauren C Waterworth - Baby Digi Stamp

Today I'm sharing a card made with a brand new digi stamp from Lauren C Waterworth:

You can find this beautiful image here in Lauren's Etsy shop.

To make my card I also used:

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- background paper from Limetree Crafts

- ribbon from my stash

- Card Candi

Lauren has a great selection of digi stamps and digital kits on in her shop and there are some discounts available at the moment!

You can find her shop here

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

Crafting Happiness Challenge - anything goes

Shopping Our Stash Challenge - you're so sweet

Allsorts Challenge Blog - so cute

Blog Post for The Little Paper Tree - Peeking Pets

Today it's my turn to share a card on The Little Paper Tree blog here.

When I spotted the new Peeking Pets stamp and coordinating die set from Catherine Pooler Designs in The Little Paper Tree online craft shop I couldn't resist them!  It's such a cute set:

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.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I also used:

- Promarkers to colour the images

- paper from First Edition

- sentiment stamp 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:

Allsorts Challenge Blog - so cute

Passion for Promarkers - use a die

Watercooler Wednesdays - all about occasions

As You Like It Challenge - digi or rubber (in this case definitely rubber because of the matching dies and the ability to cut the faces and hats separtely)

Penny Black and More - favourite stamps (these are only very new but I know they're going to be a favourite!)

Bugaboo Saturday Challenge - Colour Challenge

It's Saturday at Bugaboo Stamps which means:

And today it's a colour challenge:

You can find more details and lots of great inspiration here on the challenge blog.

To make my card I used:

- Reindeer Blocks digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Nitwits

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Simon Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

Watercooler Wednesday - all about occasions

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Use a Snowflake or Two or More

We've got a new challenge today on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Blog and this week it's anything Christmas goes with the option to use a snowflake or two or more.

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

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

To make my card I've used a stamp set from Stampin' Up called Flurry of Wishes.

I stamped the snowflakes on to white card using Black Versafine ink and then matted the panel on to black paper.  I stamped the sentiment in the same way and then finished the card with pearls.

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

Creative Fingers Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes

New My Time to Craft Challenge - Colouring on Kraft

We've got a new challenge today on the My Time to Craft Challenge and this time we'd like to see colouring on kraft card or paper.

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

To make my card I've used one of the stamps from the brand new Splash of Summer stamp set from The Card Hut.  

The stamp set can be found here on The Card Hut website.

You can also see the stamp set in the latest Card Hut show on Create and Craft on Sunday afternoon at 3.45pm.  

I stamped one of the flowers on to a piece of kraft card and coloured with Promarkers.  I used a Stampin' Up die to cut out the image and then put some white card behind it.  The paper I've used is from Craft Creations.

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

Creative Knockouts - favourite colour combo (kraft and red)

Southern Girls Challenge - anything goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

New Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

We've got a new challenge today on Penny's Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an anything goes theme.

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

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

and

To make my card I used:

- Brandon Fishing digi stamp from LeAnn's World 101 available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned papers from Nitwits

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Crafty Cardmakers - masculine

Crafty Gals Corner - you're the man

Dragonfly Dreams - make is masculine

Christmas Craft Creations Challenge Reminder - Christmas Trees

We've reached the mid way point in our current challenge on the Christmas Craft Creations Challenge Blog:

For all the details and lots of inspiration head over to the post from the start of the challenge here and the mid-challenge post here.

To make my card I've used:

- Pine Tree Punch from Stampin Up

- patterned paper and ribbon from Stampin' Up

- snowflake embellishment from Dovecraft

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

The Male Room Challenge - Use Die Cuts

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We've got a new challenge today on The Male Room Challenge Blog:

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

To make my card I used my favourite stamp and die set from Uniko Designs - Big and Bold Happy Clear Stamp Set and Die Bundle which is here.

My card was inspired by a card I made at a workshop with Uniko Designs using one of their other word dies.  This time I die cut the word 'happy' several times in two colours of card and then layered them up offsetting each word.

I finished by stamping the word 'birthday' from the same set and added some patterned paper from Craft Creations.

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

Dream Valley Challenges - all occasions

Crafty Gals Corner - you're the man

Always Fun Challenges - anything goes

New from All Dressed Up Stamps - Hop Scotch and Time to Read

Today I'm sharing two DT cards made with the June new release images from All Dressed Up Stamps.

For my first card (above) I've used the very cute Hop Scotch digi stamp which you can find here in the Etsy shop.

And here is my second card:

For this one I've used Time to Read which is available here.

Earlier in the month I also made another card using a third of this month's new release images:

This one is called 'And Relax' and you can find it here.

To make my cards I also used:

- Promarkers

- papers from Dovecraft

- stamped sentiments from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

Weekly Inspiration Post for The Little Paper Tree - Fluttering By

Today I'm sharing my weekly inspiration card for the online craft shop The Little Paper Tree.

Once again I've used the beautiful 'Fluttering By' stamp set from Sunshine and Bee Designs:

You can find the set here on the website.

This time I've made a spotlight card.  I randomly stamped the three butterfly stamps on a piece of white card and then die cut a circle from the top right corner.  I also die cut a slightly larger circle from black paper.

I coloured the parts of the butterflies on the circle and then attached the black paper circle over the aperture left in the stamped panel before reattaching the stamped circle matching up the image with the rest of the design.

The sentiment I used is from the Catherine Pooler Designs 'Thoughtful Phrases' stamp set which is available here.

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

Always Fun Challenges - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes

Creatalicious Challenge - anything goes/no design paper

New SheepSki Designs Facebook Challenge - Anything Goes/For Someone Special

We've got a new challenge today in the SheepSki Designs Facebook Group and this month it's anything goes with a SheepSki Designs image with the optional twist of making a card for someone special.

To find the group and the challenge head over to the Facebook Group here and look for the photo album for the current challenge.

To make my card I used:

- Stack digi stamp from SheepSki Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

There's a new challenge today on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Blog and this week it's anything Christmas goes with the option to use some washi tape.

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 cut a piece of white card and then used the Pine Tree Punch from Stampin' Up to punch out a tree from one side.  

On a separate scrap piece of card I stuck lengths of washi tape with a small space between the strips and then attached this underneath the tree aperture moving it until I was happy with the position,

I added two more strips of tape to the card topper and a stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up to finish my card.

Alphabet Challenge - F is for Flora or Fauna

We've reached the letter F on the Alphabet Challenge Blog so this time it's F is for flora or fauna.

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 this month's new releases from KLM Digital Designs called 'Floral Bird Arch' which you can find here on the website.

As well as the sentiment I've used, you also get 'hope you have a beautiful day' and 'love you'.

I simply coloured the image with Promarkers and matted it on to some dark brown paper, adding some brown gems from Dovecraft to finish the card.

New Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Colour Crazy Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an anything goes theme.

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

To make my card I used:

- Chibi Make Mine A … digi stamp from Stampers Delights available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- card and paper from Craft Creations

AAA Cards CAS Challenge Facebook Group - June CAS Theme Event 1

I recently joined the AAA Cards CAS Challenge Facebook Group which you can find here.

This is my card for the June CAS Theme Event 1 - for this we were asked to create a CAS card inspired by the theme 'home'.

To make my card I used:

- Hearts Come Home stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Stampin' Up inks in Crumb Cake and Mossy Meadow

- stitched rectangle die from Stampin' Up

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

Creatalicious Challenge - anything goes/no patterned paper

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - anything goes

All Dressed Up Stamps Free Digi Stamp from Kit and Clowder

All Dressed Up Stamps is giving everyone the chance to get this beautiful digi stamp free from the Kit and Clowder Facebook Group.

If you would like to get your free digi, head over to Kit and Clowder on Facebook here and you will also get a 20% discount code for the All Dressed Up Etsy store.

I also used the following to make my card:

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Dovecraft

- die from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

- Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes

Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge - anything goes

New Createful Heart Challenge - Anything Goes

We're a bit late starting our challenge this month but we're there now!  Our challenges are always anything goes and you can find all the details and inspiration from the rest of the Design Team here.

To make my card I used:

- Smooth Sailing digi stamp from Createful Heart Design available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Nitwits

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

Bugaboo Stamps - Humour Me Wednesday

It's Wednesday so that means:

over on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog.

So did you know it was International Bath Day on 14 June?!  I Googled it and apparently it was supposed to be on this day that Archimedes had his Eureka moment while in the bath!!

Here is what I used to make my card to make this auspicious day:

- Rottweiler Puppy Bath digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- sentiment from Stampin' Up

- card and paper from Craft Creations

New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - A Shaker Card

We've got a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge Blog and this time we want to see a shaker card.

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

While my card is a shaker card, it isn't a traditional design!  I had a look on Pinterest to get some inspiration and came across this post from Connie Stewart:

How to Make the Easiest Shaker Card Ever

The bit that makes it easy is that you use a clear cello bag to make the shaker part of the design!  

For my card I stamped a piece of white card with the car, sentiment and smoke stamps from the Geared Up Garage set from Stampin' Up and coloured the car image with Promarkers.  Then I put some sequins on top of the stamped panel and put it inside a clear cello bag, folding the bag to seal it.  

The sealed bag was then attached to a piece of red card and then a piece of patterned paper also from Stampin' Up.

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

Crafty Cardmakers - masculine

Crafty Gals Corner - you're the man

Tuesday Throwdown - special guy

Ike's World Challenge Reminder - Anything Goes/R is for Round or Dots

We've reached the mid-way point in the current challenge on the Ike's World Challenge Blog and this time it's R is for round or dots or alternatively anything goes.

The original challenge post is here and the reminder post is here.

To make my card I used:

- Maltese Dog #1 digi stamp from Ike's World available here

- 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:

Crafty Animals Challenge - anything goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

New Scribbles Designs Challenge - Flip a Coin!

We've got a new challenge today on the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog and this month we want you to flip a coin!

The idea is to flip a coin to decide on the design of your card:

FLIP	HEADS	TAILS
1	Make a Clean & Simple card/project	Create a card/project with at least 3 layers
2	Make a rectangular or square card/project	Make a shaped card/project
3	Follow a tutorial	Add gemstones or pearls
4	Use glitter	Add ribbon or twine
5	Use something from your stash	Add a recycled or upcycled item

So in total you flip the coin five times until you have the five ingredients for your card!

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

Here are my ingredients:

- at least 3 layers

- rectangular or square card

- add gemstones or pearls

- add ribbon or twine

- use something from your stash (patterned and red paper)

To make my card I used:

- Silent Night Wreath digi stamp from Scribbles Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations