New Sparkles Challenge Blog - Thank You Cards

We've got a new challenge for you today on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and this month we're looking for thank you cards.

Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

To make my card I used dies from the Stampin' Up Peaceful Moments bundle as well as one of the sentiments from the stamp set.

I put the card together with a layer of red card and some gemstones to finish it.

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

Allsorts Challenge - dies and/or punches
Watercooler Wednesday - all about occasions

New Sparkles Challenge - Winter Blues

This month at the Sparkles Challenge our theme is 'winter blues'.

Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and lots more inspiration.

I used reverse masking for my card, cutting the aperture for my mask with a Stampin' Up die.  I inked through the aperture using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and then stamped the trees from the Stampin' Up Winter Woods stamp set.

I added a sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set and some glitter glue round the edge of the inked shape.

I layered the panel on to a piece of A4 Silver Pearl Paper from The Papebox Ltd available here.

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

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - anything goes
ABC Christmas Challenge - A is for anything Christmas goes

New Sparkles Challenge - Add Glitter and Sparkle

Our last challenge of the year has started today on the Sparkles Monthly Challenge and this time we'd like to see you 'add glitter and sparkle'.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

Here's what I used to make my card:

- Elfie stamp set from Stampin' Up

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers to colour the image

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New Sparkles Challenge - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

There's a new challenge today on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and this time it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

I'm sharing a card made using a brand new digi stamp from Lauren C Waterworth.

To make my card I used:

- Reindeer digi stamp from Lauren C Waterworth available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Christmas Canine digi craft kit available here

- Card Candi from Craftwork Cards

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog - Christmas
Crafty Animals - anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - anything goes
Digi Doodle Studio Challenge - Christmas/winter
CCC Digi Creations - Christmas

New Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Forever Autumn

We've got a new challenge today on the Sparkles Monthly Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'forever autumn'.  

For more information and lots of inspiration, have a look here on the challenge blog.

To make my card I've used a topper and papers from Making Cards magazine - I just added some gems, paper and card from Craft Creations and a circle sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

New Sparkles Challenge - Back to School

We've got a new challenge today on the Sparkles Monthly Challenge Blog and this month our theme is 'back to school'.

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

Here's what I used to make my card:

- September Word Art digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper and sticker from K&Co

- card and paper from Craft Creations

New Sparkles Challenge - Tropical Vacation

We've got a new challenge today on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and our theme this time is tropical vacation.

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

To make my card I've used:

- Floaty Sloth digi stamp from Imagine That Digistamp available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned papers from Making Cards magazine

- 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
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - anything goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - animals plus a sentiment
CCC Digi Creations - summer
Pattie's Creations Challenge - beach/under the sea

New Sparkles Challenge - No Patterned Paper

We've got a new challenge today on the Sparkles Forum Challenge and this time our theme (chosen by me) is no patterned paper.

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

To make my card I used:

- Tumble Blossom #8 stamp by Stamping Bella

- sentiment stamp from Visible Image

- Promarkers to colour the stamped image

- card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - anything goes plus a sentiment
Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - all about occasions
I Love Promarkers - anything goes/more than one layer
 Passion for Promarkers - make it pink
Sweet Stampers Challenge - anything goes

New Sparkles Challenge - The Colour Purple

There's a new challenge today on the Sparkles Monthly Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'the colour purple'.

You can find all the details and see lots of inspiration here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing a French congratulations card I was asked to make.

The stamp set I used is from Uniko and is from a workshop I went to with Bev from the company last weekend - it's called 'You Are, Yes You Are' and is here on their website.

I used paper from Craft Creations and paper pieced the flower to match the border.  I finished the card with some clear gems and some Card Candi.

New Sparkles Challenge - Stamped Background

There's a new challenge today on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and this time we want to see a stamped background on your cards.

You can find all the details and see lots of inspiration here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing a card I made using a new stamp set I bought recently from Easycraftideas when they were on Hochanda.  The set is called Gorgeous Gerberas - although it doesn't appear on their own website, it is still on the Hochanda site.

I stamped the smallest flower from the set as a background, the largest image as the focal point and then the sentiment.  Everything was coloured with Promarkers.

New Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Include an Animal

It's time for a new challenge on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and this month we'd like to you to 'include animal' in your creations.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

For my card I've used:

- Swinging Monkey digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper and card from Craft Creations

- sentiment from Hunkydory

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

613 Avenue Create - anything goes/use a critter

The Male Room - nature

New Sparkles Challenge - New Year, New Stash

For today's new challenge on the Sparkles Monthly Challenge Blog we want to see something new you've got in your stash.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details.

I've used my new Stampin' Up 'Happiness Surrounds' stamp set - this time with black ink but on some coloured paper with a very subtle pattern on it.

I also used some ribbon across the paper and then matted the coloured panel on to white and then black paper.

New Sparkles Challenge - Santa Claus is Coming to Town

There's a new challenge today on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town'.

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

For my card I've used:

- Santa digi stamp from Scribbles Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- stamped sentiment from Cuddly Buddly stamps

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

- Card Candi from Craftwork Cards

New Sparkles Challenge - Things of Fall

There's a new challenge today on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and this month our theme is 'things of fall'.

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

To make my card I used:

- Sign Autumn digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned papers from Craft Creations and Simply Cards and Papercraft

- all other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Crafting by Designs - give thanks/autumn colours

Pearly Sparkles Challenge - autumnal colours

Through the Purple Haze Challenge - everything fall

Crafty Cardmakers - lots of layers

New Sparkles Challenge - Stamp Your Background

There's a new challenge today on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and this time we're asking you to 'stamp your background' with no design paper.

You can find all the details and see lots of inspiration here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing a card which I made at a workshop I attended last weekend.  The workshop was given by Crafty Roo Designs and was a fantastic day.  We were shown different techniques and then given the opportunity to experiment and make what we wanted to.

We were working with Poly Plates which are basically solid background stamps which come in various shapes and sizes.

For this card I used:

- oval poly plate from Set 2 Mini Poly Plates available here

- Broken China distress ink

- silhouette flower and sentiment stamp from Crafty Roo

- card and paper from Craft Creations

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

The Creative Crafters - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage - no patterned paper
Crafter's Castle Challenge - anything goes 

New Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Let's Be Pretty

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

This time our theme is 'let's be pretty' and you can find all the details and see lots of inspiration here on the challenge blog. 

And here's what I've used for my card:

- 'Rainy Day Suzie' digi stamp available here from LeAnn's World 101 

- Promarkers to colour the image

- papers, card, gems and card blank from Craft Creations

- paper flowers from my stash

New Sparkles Challenge - Spring is in the Air

There's a new challenge today on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and this month our theme is 'spring is in the air'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing my first card as a member of the Design Team for LeAnn's World 101:

My card was with the very cute 'Daisy's First Easter' which you can find here in the Etsy shop.

I've coloured the image with Promarkers and used some papers from a Pebbles pad.  The sentiment is from a DigiStamp Boutique stamp set and I've added some black gems to finish the card.

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

Moving Along With the Times - 'Easter'
The Creative Crafters Challenge - 'anything goes'
Simon Wednesday Challenge - 'Easter inspired'
Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'
Passion for Promarkers - 'spring'

New Sparkles Challenge - Clean and Simple

There's a new challenge today on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and this month our theme is 'clean and simple'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing a very simple birthday card using one of my favourite Memory Box dies called 'Perky Poppy'.  

I die cut it twice, once from black paper and once from red paper and then inlaid the red die cut sections into the black outline.

The sentiment is a stamp from Uniko.

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

As You Like It Challenge - 'favourite way to add a sentiment' (I love using stamps - now that I have my stamping positioner they are so easy to place on cards and I have a great range of fonts and sentiments)
Always Happy Birthday - 'clean and simple'
Simon Wednesday Challenge - 'add a die cut'

New Sparkles Challenge - Thank You

It's time for our first challenge of the year on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and our theme this month is 'thank you'.   Have a look here for all the details.

For my card I've used one of the stamps from The Greetings Farm Miss Anya set.  I coloured the stamped image with Promarkers and used papers from Craft Creations.

The sentiment is from Visible Image and the flower was made using a die from Sweet Dixie.

New Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Quickie Christmas/Happy New Year

Today it's the last challenge of the year on the Sparkles Monthly Challenge Blog and this time we want to see 'a quickie Christmas card' or a 'Happy New Year Card'.  You can find more details here on the challenge blog.

For my DT card I've made a quickie Christmas card.

I started with a square of white card and scored it into twelve squares.  I stamped a sentiment from Cardio Stamps in the middle square and stuck punched black snowflakes in the middle of all of the other squares.  I added some clear and black gems to finish the card.