Stamping Sensations Challenge Reminder - Anything Goes/Something Beginning With B

 

We're back today on the Stamping Sensations Challenge Blog with a reminder of our current challenge:

This month we want to see something beginning with B or, if you prefer, you can follow the anything goes option.

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

We have some great prizes on offer from Visible Image

Here's another view of my card:

I used:

- Valentine Kisses stamp set from Stampin' Up

- arch dies from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

New AAA Cards Challenge - Follow My Lead

 

We're back today with a new challenge on the AAA Cards Challenge Blog:

This time we're following Francesca and here is her card:

So the idea is to make a CAS card following Francesca's lead - copy her design, be inspired by it and give it your own twist!

For more details and to see how everyone else has interpreted the challenge, head over to the blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

I used:

- Stampin' Up Coastal Cabana ink

- Merry Snowflakes stamp set from Stampin' Up

New Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes/For Boys and Men

 

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

Our optional theme this time is 'for boys and men' or, if you prefer, you can take the 'anything goes' option.  For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

We have two great prizes on offer of stamp sets from Sweet Poppy - all the details are in the challenge blog post.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Rock Star stamp set and paper from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers

- red and black paper from my stash

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

Double D Challenge - birthday

We Love Stamping - anything goes option

Seize the Birthday - anything birthday goes

New Creative Crafters Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We're back today with a new challenge on The Creative Crafters Challenge:

Challenges are always 'anything goes'.  For all the 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 a very cute digi stamp from Last Minute Manda called 'Teddy Bear Daisy Bouquet' - you can find it here in the Etsy shop.

I also used:

- Promarkers

- dies from Crafters Companion and Elizabeth Craft Deisgns

- paper from Stampin' Up and Craft Creations

- sentiment labels from Funky Fossil Designs

New Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes/Use Circles

 

It's time for a new challenge on the Classic Design Challenge Blog:

This month it's anything goes with the optional twist of 'use circles'.  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:

To make my card I used:

- Winter Puppy digi stamp from Pattie's Creations available here

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- sentiment label from Funky Fossil Designs

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

ABC Christmas Challenge - A is for anything Christmas goes

Passion for Markers - favourite stamp or digi (this is the second time I've used this cute image and I love it!  It's easy to colour and is perfect for winter themed cards because of that cute jumper)

HQCOLCB - optional theme: winter wishes

New Ally's Angels Challenge - Anything Goes

 

It's time for a new challenge on the Ally's Angels Challenge Blog:

Challenges are always anything goes.  For all the details about today's new challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I made my card using a digital download from The Crafty Witches called 'Daffodil Dance' and if you like it, it's available free at the moment on the Hobbycraft TV website here - make sure you take advantage of this great offer!

Here's another view of my card:

Apart from using my corner rounded punch, the only extra things I used were some yellow paper from my stash and some gems from The Works.

New Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything Goes/Wintery Mood Board

 

We're back today with another new challenge on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog:

This time our challenge is anything goes with an optional wintery mood board:

For all the details about today's new challenge and to see how the rest of the team were inspired, head over to the challenge blog here.

From the mood board I took the winter theme, the colours, the snowflakes and the 'let it snow' sentiment.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Snowboarder Girl pre-coloured digi stamp from The Paper Shelter available here

- patterned paper from Hunkydory

- die from Elizabeth Craft Design

- sentiment label from Funky Fossil Designs

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

Try It On Tuesday - it's cold outside

Colourful Options Challenge

New Make My Monday Challenge - Use Paper With a Pattern

 

We're back today with our first challenge of the year on the Make My Monday Challenge Blog:

For this challenge we want you to use paper with a pattern.  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:

I made my card using a digital download from The Crafty Witches called 'Daffodil Dance' and if you like it, it's available free at the moment on the Hobbycraft TV website here - make sure you take advantage of this great offer!

I also used a die from Elizabeth Craft Designs, some cardstock from Stampin' Up and some yellow paper from my stash.

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

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Heart's Quest Celebration of Love Challenge - birthday

Creative Knockouts - celebrations

New Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Anything Goes

 

It's time for a new challenge on the Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge Blog:

Challenges are always anything goes unless there's a fifth Sunday in the month when we have a theme.  For more details about today's new 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:

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- digi stamp from Gerda Steiner Designs

- Promarkers

- kraft paper from Craft Creations

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- dies from Stampin' Up and Spellbinders

- sentiment label from Funky Fossil

New Cupcake Inspirations Challenge - Grape, Fig and Beige

 

We're back today on the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog with our first challenge of 2026:

It's a colour challenge and we want to see grape, fig and beige in your cards.  For more details about the challenge 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:

- thank you die from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from The Works

- card from Limetree Crafts and Stampin' Up

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

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Word Power Challenge

New Girlz Rebel Challenge - Anything Goes

 

It's time for a new challenge on the Girlz Rebel Challenge Blog:

This month our challenge is 'anything goes'.  For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I made my card using a digital download from The Crafty Witches called 'Daffodil Dance' and if you like it, it's available free at the moment on the Hobbycraft TV website here - make sure you take advantage of this great offer!

Here's another view of my card:

I also used green and yellow cardstock from my stash and gems from The Works

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

Ellibelle's Corner Garden Party Challenge

Triple B Challenge

New Girlz and the Art of Letters Challenge - R

 

It's time for a new challenge on the Girlz and the Art of Letters Challenge Blog:

We've reached the letter R so we want to see something beginning with R on your card.  For more details about today's challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I've gone for R is for romance and red.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used a topper and some paper from the 'Bear Hugs Digital Kit' from the Crafty Witches.  It's available here on the shop website. 

It will also be featured on The Crafty Witches show on Highlight Crafts on Saturday 10 January at 11.00am.

I also used a die from Stampin' Up and some card from Limetree Crafts.

GDT Card for Relatively Thoughtful - Love Letters Collection

 

Today I'm sharing my first GDT card of 2026 for Relatively Thoughtful:

To make my card I've used the beautiful 'Jane Austen - Love Letters' collection:

In the collection you get beautiful images, papers and elements to fussy cut.

It's available here in paper format and here as a digital download.

Here's another view of my card:

I layered up two sections of one of papers in the collection using brown and white card between the layers to add contrast.

Then I die cut one of the toppers with a circle die and added a circle mat using more brown card.

Finally I fussy cut two butterflies and added a sentiment sticker from Funky Fossil Designs and some Card Candi.

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

Daisy Chain Challenges - use dies

CD Sunday Plus Challenge

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge

New Addicted to CAS Challenge - Glass

 

Today we're back with our first challenge of 2026 on the Addicted to CAS Challenge Blog:

For this challenge our code word is 'glass'.  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.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Nothing's Better Than stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Itty Bitty Birthdays Challenge from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers 

- Stampin' Up Flirty Flamingo ink

- square die from Crafters Companion

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

Simply Clean and Simple Challenge

FarmQuest Grocery Game - anything goes food theme

New Cut It Up Challenge - Favourite Die(s)

 

It's time for our first challenge of the year on the Cut It Up Challenge Blog:

For this challenge we want you to use your favourite die or dies.  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.

I have lots of dies that I love to use but I think my favourite set at the moment is the 'Everyday Arches' set from Stampin' Up which is a series of nested arch dies.

I used them to make my card base (die cut across a folded card blank) and then the layers on my card.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used a topper and some paper from the 'Bear Hugs Digital Kit' from the Crafty Witches.  It's available here on the shop website. 

It will also be featured on The Crafty Witches show on Highlight Crafts on Saturday 10 January at 11.00am.

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

Double D Challenge - birthday

Heart's Quest Challenge Blog - anything goes with hearts

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