Little Paper Tree February Blog Post

 

It's the last Sunday of the month which means that it's my turn to share a card on The Little Paper Tree blog.

This month I've been using the 'With Sympathy' stamp set from Trinity Stamps for my weekly inspiration cards:

You can find the set here in the online shop and it also comes with a coordinating die.

For all the details about today's card, head over to the shop blog here.

And here are my other cards from this month using the same stamp set:

Hopefully I've shown some different ways to use the stamp - if you want to buy the set and see what else you might like, head over to the online shop:

New My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge - Christmas Flowers

 

There's a new challenge today on the My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge Blog and this time our theme is Christmas Flowers.

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

To make my card I used patterned paper from Stampin' Up together with a card from the matching Memories and More pack.

My stamped sentiment is also from Stampin' Up and I layered with gold paper, finishing the card with some gold gems.

New Alphabet Challenge - X is for X-tra Folds

 

There's a new challenge today on the Alphabet Challenge Blog and this time we've reached the letter X so our theme is to include x-tra folds!

Have a look here on the challenge blog for more information and to see the cards from the rest of the team.

Here's another view of my card, photographed from the side:

I used Stampin' Up products to make my card - Mossy Meadow card stock, patterned paper and a sentiment stamp.

New Aud Sentiments Challenge - Spring Plus a Sentiment

 

There's a new challenge today on the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog and this time our theme is spring plus a sentiment.

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Di's Digi Stamps

To make my card I used:

- Welcome Easter stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

Christmas Craft Creations Challenge Reminder - Blue and Silver

 

We've reached the midway point in our current challenge on the Christmas Craft Creations Challenge Blog and this time we'd like to see your blue and silver cards.

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

To make my card I used two pieces of patterned paper from Stampin' Up layered together with silver peel off lines.  

I finished the design with a peel off sentiment and some clear gems.

New from All Dressed Up Stamps - Love Hearts

 

Today I'm sharing my DT card using one of this month's new release images from All Dressed Up Stamps.

This is 'Love Hearts' and you can find her here in the Etsy shop.

To make my card I also used:

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up and Craft Creations

- paper flower from Home Bargains

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

Imagine That Digistamp Birthday Challenge Fourth Week - Bling

 

It's the final week of our 8th Birthday Celebration Challenges at Imagine That Digistamp!

The theme for this week's challenge is 'bling' and you can find all the details here on the blog.

Here's my card for this week:

To make my card I used:

- Dolphins digi stamp set from Imagine That Digistamp available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- self adhesive glitter film over the coloured image

- other card, paper and gems from Craft Creations

Inspiration Post for The Little Paper Tree - With Sympathy from Trinity Stamps

 

I'm back today with another card made from the beautiful 'With Sympathy' stamp set from Trinity Stamps available from The Little Paper Tree online craft shop.

Here's the stamp set:

And you can find it here in the online shop together with a coordinating die set.

For today's card I cut a piece of white card measuring 14cm by 10cm and then a piece of copy paper measuring 11cm by 7cm.  I used some low tack tape, looped round, to attach the copy paper panel in the middle of the white card and then used the stamp turned on its side to stamp around the piece of card.

When I had finished, I removed the copy paper and used a black fine liner to draw a border along the edge of the white panel left in the middle before stamping the 'with sympathy' in the space.

I attached the panel to a card blank and finished with some gems.

Don't forget to head over to the shop here to see what else you might like to buy!

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

Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes

New SheepSki Designs Facebook Challenge - Anything Goes/Layer It Up

 

There's a new challenge today in the SheepSki Designs Facebook Challenge and this time it's anything goes using a SheepSki Designs image with the option to 'layer it up'.

You can find more details and link up your entries in the Facebook Group here.

To make my card I used:

- Freesia Vase digi stamp from SheepSki Designs available here

- Promarkers

- green card and patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- stitched rectangle die from Stampin' Up

New My Time to Craft Challenge - Tag It!

 

We've got a new challenge today on the My Time to Craft Challenge and this time our theme is 'tag it'.  

So we want to see tags - either on their own or as part of your card.

For more details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

To make my card I used:

- Darling Donkeys stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers to colour the image

- tag die from MFT

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

Stampers Delights February Thrifty Thursday

 

Today I'm sharing my DT card for the Stampers Delights Thrifty Thursday event.

You can find lots more inspiration from the rest of the team here on the blog.

The digi stamp I've used is called Kawaii Just a Note Boy and is currently available at a discount price here on the website.

To make my card I also used:

- Promarkers to colour the image

- card and paper from Craft Creations

- gems from Dovecraft

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

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - favourite technique (digi stamps and colouring with Promarkers)

I Love Promarkers - anything goes

Always Fun Challenges - anything goes

Inspiration Card Post for The Little Paper Tree - With Sympathy Stamp Set

 

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

This month I'm using a Trinity Stamps set set called With Sympathy:

You can find the stamp set here in the shop.  There is also a coordinating die set to go with the stamps.

I wanted to show something a little bit different you can do with the main floral stamp apart from just stamping it up.

So I cut four panels of white card and used my stamping platform to stamp the same section of the main stamp four times.

I layered these on to black paper and then on to a white card base.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set and this was just stamped and then layered on to black paper.

Why don't you head over to the shop here and see what you might be tempted to buy?!

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

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes

The Flower Challenge - use your latest stamps or dies

New Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We're back today with another new 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 all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team.

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

and

To make my card I used:

- image and sentiment from the Rustic Flowers digi stamp set from Jan's Digi Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- green paper and card from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge - anything goes

Unicorn Challenge Blog - use flowers

Bugaboo Stamps Humour Me Wednesday

 

It's Wednesday on the Catch the Bug Blog so that means:

I had a look through all the special  days marked during this week and came up with this card which combines two of them - Best Friends Day and Drink Wine Day!

To see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the blog here.

To make my card I used:

- Friends Don't Let Friends Wine Alone digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned papers from Craft Creations and Stampin' Up

- washi tape from my stash

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

Ike's World Challenge Reminder - Anything Goes/Tic Tac Toe

 

We've reached the mid-way point in our current challenge on the Ike's World Challenge Blog - this month it's anything goes with the option to follow our tic tac toe grid:

You can find all the details about the challenge and see the rest of the cards from the team here on the challenge blog.

I've followed one of the diagonal lines: embossing - buttons - stitching faux or real

To make my card I used:

- TP Kitty digi stamp from Ike's Art available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- embossing folder from Do Crafts

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

And don't forget about the 300 followers candy giveaway on the challenge blog here

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

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - anything goes

Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge - furrything goes

New Scribbles Designs Challenge - Heartfelt

 

We're back today with a new challenge on the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog and this time our theme is heartfelt - we'd like you to add one or more hearts to your projects.

For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

These are the prizes on offer:

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 (SD) image on their project. NOTE: Starting this year, we will only choose a Standout Scribbler if there are a minimum of three entries using images from SD. Only entries where the designer has taken the time to colour the SD image will qualify. If you enter a challenge where there are less than three entries using an SD image, you will still have a chance at an extra prize. Please click HERE for more info.

To make my card I've used:

- Mr Wool-oon digi stamp available from Scribbles Designs here
- Promarkers to colour the image
- tag die from MFT
- ribbon (coloured with Promarker) from my stash
- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Crafty Gals Corner - add a heart
Corrosive Challenge Blog - anything goes
Crafty Animals - anything goes

GDT Card for the Use Your Stuff Challenge - It's My Favourite

 

I'm back today with another GDT card for the Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog.

This time we want to see what your favourite is - sketch, embellishment, tool etc.  Head over to the challenge blog here for more details and to see the cards from the team.

And here are my favourites:

- favourite stamp set (at the moment!)

- favourite card making technique (stamping)

- favourite colour combination (red and brown/kraft)

- favourite colouring medium (Promarkers)

Here's what I used to make my card:

- Hot Dog stamp set and stitched rectangle die from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers to colour my image

- card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Seize the Birthday - hearts

Watercooler Wednesday - occasions

Crafty Gals Corner - add a heart

New Createful Heart Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We have a new challenge today on the Createful Heart Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an anything goes challenge.

For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

To make my card I used:

- Cubby Bear Valentine digi stamp available here from Createful Heart Design

- Promarkers to colour the image

- papers from Craft Creations, Stampin' Up and The Paper Studio

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Creations in Pink - anything goes in mostly pink

Crafty Gals Corner - add a heart

CCC Digi Creations - Valentine Day/love

New Creatalicious Challenge - Anything Goes/Mythical Creatures

 

There's a new challenge today on the Creatalicious Challenge Blog and this time it's anything goes with the optional twist of mythical creatures.

For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, have a look here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my card I used:

- pre-coloured version of Valentine's Seahorses from Fabrika Fantasy available here

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- stitched die and sentiment stamps from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New Marvellous Mini Masterpieces Challenge - Mood Board

 

A new challenge has started today in the Marvellous Mini Masterpieces Facebook Group.

This month you can make anything you want to as long as it's no larger than 4 inches by 5 inches and you use the mood board as your inspiration:

You can find more details and link up your creations in the Marvellous Mini Masterpieces Challenge Group here on Facebook.

I made an ATC for this month's challenge.

First I created my background using Stampin' Up Inks in Gorgeous Grape, Magenta Madness and Coastal Cabana.  

Then I used stamps from Stampin' Up to overstamp in black Memento before edging the whole design in Gorgeous Grape and then matting on to black card to finish.

New Perfectly CAS Challenge - Splash

 

There's a new challenge today on the Perfectly CAS Challenge:

Remember as well as following our theme, you need to make sure that you only use one third of your canvas leaving the other two thirds clear.

For more details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

To make my card I first masked off two thirds of a white card panel and then used Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass, Shaded Lilac and Salty Ocean to create my background.

I stamped one of the images and sentiments from the Stampin' Up Beautiful You stamp set over the inked panel and added some extra colour to her dress and umbrella using a Denim Promarker.

GDT Card for Your Scrapbook Place Challenge - Challenge Reminder

 

We've reached the mid-way point in our current challenge at the Your Scrapbook Place Challenge Blog.

As always we have an anything goes challenge for you to enter but this month's challenge has a special added element.

We are joining with Holley from our DT marking the 11th anniversary of her successful brain surgery and we are sponsored by:

Sandra created a special digi stamp for Holley's anniversary and you can find all the details of this and the celebrations on Holley's blog here in the post from the start of the month.

To make my card I used:

- Be My Valentine digi stamp available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- scalloped die from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

New Cutie Pie Challenge - Hearts and Flowers

 

We're back today on the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog with another new challenge and this month we want to see hearts and flowers on your creations.

For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

You can find their Etsy shop here 

To make my card I've used:

- Valentine Heart Wreath digi stamp from Just Me Digital Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- scalloped die and green card from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from The Paper Studio

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes

Daring Cardmakers - share the love

Time Out Challenges - photo inspiration

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

 

It's time for a new challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge and this week it's anything Christmas Goes with the option to use some green.

For more details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, have a look here on the challenge blog.

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

To make my card I used:

- Peace dies from Stampin' Up

- die cut flower from last year's Paper Pumpkin Kit

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge - Wreaths

 

We're back today on the My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge with another new challenge for you and this time we're looking for wreaths on your cards.

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

To make my card I've used elements from the Paper Pumpkin Kit we were able to buy here in the UK last year.

The wreath is the last of my die cut pieces from the box and I stamped over it with the wreath stamp from the little stamp set which came with the Kit.  The sentiment stamp and label and also from the kit and the patterned paper is the liner from one of the envelopes.

I've layered with Mossy Meadow card stock and some white card from Stampin' Up.

New Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes With Colouring

 

We're back today with a new challenge on the Colour Crazy Challenge Blog - it's always anything goes as long as you've used a hand coloured element on your card.

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

For this challenge we are sponsored by:

To make my card I used:

- Bunny Holding Flower digi stamp from Lee's Digital Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned papers from Craft Creations

- ribbon from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Pink and Brown

 

It was my turn to choose the theme for today's new Cardz 4 Galz Challenge and I decided on pink and brown, one of my favourite colour combinations for cards.

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

I used some scraps of patterned paper to make the background for my card - layered onto dark brown paper.

The sentiment panel was die cut using a Stampin' Up die and then I used the Beautiful Day stamp set for the sentiment and the flowers.

I finished by adding some gems to the panel.