New Perfect Time to Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We're back today on the Perfect Time to Craft Challenge Blog with a new anything goes challenge:

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

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

and

To make my card I used two of the sheets of digi papers from the 'Fanciful Flowers' patterned paper set from Anne Constantly Carding available here.

Here's my second card:

I also used:

- Framed Florets stamp set from Stampin' Up

- dies from Spellbinders and Stampin' Up

- card from Craft Creations

New Krafty Chicks Challenge - Anything Goes

 

Today I'm sharing my final Guest Chick card for the Krafty Chicks Challenge - I've been their guest for the last two months and I've loved it!

And because there's a fifth Sunday in February there's an extra challenge this month with an anything goes theme.

For more details and to see the cards from the Design Team, head over to the challenge blog here.

To make my card I used some of my recent purchases from Funky Fossil Designs:

- Rainbow Sayings Stencils

and

True Colours stamp set

I also used a die from Stampin' Up and gems from The Works as well as card from Craft Creations.

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

AAA Colourful

Allsorts Challenge - anything goes

New Christmas With the Cuties Challenge - Santa and/or Snowman

 

We're back today on the Christmas With the Cuties Challenge Blog with our first challenge of 2024:

This month we want to see Santa and/or a snowman on your projects.  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 one of the designs from Kate Hadfield's 'Colour in Christmas Gift Tag set:

You can find the set here.

I have used a number of the tags as toppers for cards - I think they work really well used like this!

I also used:

- Promarkers

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- washi tape from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

New Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Anything Goes

 

It's time for another anything goes challenge on Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge Blog:

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

And to make my card I used:

- The Good Life digi stamp set from Jan's Digi Stamps available here

- Promarkers

- papers from Stampin' Up and Dovecraft

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Reminder - Dinosaurs

 

We're back this week on the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog with a reminder of our current challenge:

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my card I used:

- Dinosaurs digital stamps set from Pixel Paper Prints available here

- Promarkers

- stamped sentiment from Little Claire Designs

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

New Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge - Poinsettia

 

We're back today on the Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

This week we're looking for cards featuring poinsettias.  You can find all the details about the challenge and see the cards from the rest of the team here on the challenge blog.

To make my card I used:

- Four Season Floral stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Dovecraft

- card from Craft Creations

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

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - anything Christmas goes

Unicorn Challenge Blog - dots and/or stripes

New Rudolph Days Challenge

 

If you love making Christmas cards then you have probably come across the Rudolph Days Challenge.  Recently the challenge blog owner Maureen posted to say that she had to give up running the challenge because of health problems. I didn't want to see it close so I asked her if I could take it over and she said yes!

The challenge previously ran from Maureen's own blog so I've started a separate challenge blog:

You can find the new challenge blog here.

I hope lots of people will come and join me!

To make my card I used:

 - Christmas Plushies stamp set from Clearly Besotted Stamps

- Brightest Glow stamp set from Stampin' Up

- die from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up

- card from Craft Creations

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

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

Allsorts Challenge Blog - anything goes

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes

New Cut It Up Challenge - Dots and/or Stripes

 

There's a new challenge today on the Cut It Up Challenge Blog:

This time our theme is dots and/or stripes.  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 used:

- Trusty Tools stamp and die sets from Stampin' Up

- Trusty Tools patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- sentiment from Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers

- card from Craft Creations

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

As You Like It Challenge - masculine or feminine (I love making masculine cards because they suit my style - I'm not great at using more feminine embellishments!)

Passion for Markers - dies and/or punches (I've used dies to cut out the peg board and the tools)

Paperminutes - tools

New Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

 

There's a new anything goes challenge today on the Creative Fingers Challenge Blog:

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

This challenge is sponsored by the wonderful:

You can find all of Anne's beautiful kits here on the website.

I made a card (above) and also a covered Post-It Note pad:

inside:

To make my projects I used:

- Blue Flowers Collection from Anne Constantly-Carding available here

- blue card from Hobbycraft

- stamped sentiments from Stampin' Up

- Card Candi from Craftwork Cards

- card from Craft Creations

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

- Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone (Post-It Note pad only)

I Spy With My Little Eye Challenge - something beginning with B (blooms and blue)

Double D Challenges - patterned paper

New Alphabet Challenge - X is for X-Tra Hearts

 

There's a new challenge today on the Alphabet Challenge Blog:

We've reached the letter X so it's X is for x-tra hearts!  For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the blog challenge here.

To make my card I used:

- Heart Chloe digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs available here

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- cross stitch die from Lawn Fawn

- scalloped circle die from Spellbinders

- card from Craft Creations

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

Passion for Markers - dies and/or punches

The Sisterhood of Crafters - love

Guest Chick Card for the Krafty Chicks Challenge - All Occasions

 

I'm back today with another Guest Chick card for the Krafty Chicks Challenge:

This is Week 4 so it's an 'all occasions' theme.

For more details about the challenge and to see the cards from the Design Team, head over to the challenge blog here.

To make my card I used this great new set from Kate Hadfield Designs:

It's a new release from Kate called 'All The Family: Adults 2' and is part of a series of sets Kate has now done from babies to older people!

You can find this set here in digital stamp version which I used and here as a bundle with coloured and outline images.

I also used:

- Promarkers

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

CAS on Sunday - man/boy

Shopping Our Stash Challenge - put your best face forward

New Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - Christmas

 

We're back today on the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

For this challenge we have a Christmas theme - 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've used:

- Teddy Bear in Christmas Stocking from White Spruce Studio available here

- Promarkers

- cross stitch die from Lawn Fawn

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up

- stamped sentiment from Little Claire Designs

- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes

New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - Fun Folds

 

We're back today on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

Our theme this time is fun folds - we want to see more than one fold.  For more details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Trusty Tools stamp and die sets from Stampin' Up

- Trusty Tools patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- circle die from Stampin' Up

- card from Craft Creations

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

Creative Creases Challenge - anything goes with a fun fold

Paper Minutes - tools

NBUS - first time using this stamp and die set

New Creative Sketchy Girls Challenge

 

We're back today with a new challenge on the Creative Sketchy Girls Challenge Blog:

And here is this month's sketch:

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 used:

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- blue cardstock from Hobbycraft

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

GDT Project for Relatively Thoughtful - Jane Austen - A Regency Romance

 

I'm back today with my second February project for Relatively Thoughtful:

This month I've used the beautiful 'Jane Austen - A Regency Romance' collection:

It contains a beautiful selection of papers, images, sentiments and flower panels - so much in there!

The digital version of the collection is available here and if you prefer to have a printed version, have a look here.

For today's project I decorated notebook - the cover is the first photo in the post.

Here's the inside:

and from the side to show the notebook:

I used some of the digi paper printed on to card stock for the cover.  On the front I used one of the pictures and part of one of the panels to stamp 'just a note'.

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

Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone

CD Sunday Challenge - anything goes

New Cupcake Inspirations Challenge - Dinosaurs

 

We're back today with a new challenge on the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog:

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

We are sponsored by:

To make my card I used:

- Dinosaurs digital stamps set from Pixel Paper Prints available here

- Promarkers

- stitched die from Stampin' Up

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Craftwork Cards

- paper and card from Craft Creations

New Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We're back today on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog with a new anything goes challenge:

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

And to make my card I used:

- Ruff Day digi stamp set from Beccy's Place available here

- Promarkers

- scalloped die from Elizabeth Craft Designs

- patterned paper from my stash

- single hole punch

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Beccy's Place Challenge - anything goes

Creative Knockouts - die cuts/punches/stencils (I used a die and a punch)

Unicorn Challenge Blog - dots and/or stripes