New Perfectly Clean and Simple Challenge - Shapes

We've got a new challenge for you today on the Perfectly Clean and Simple Challenge Blog and this time our theme is:

I have to admit this one had me a bit challenged to start with!  Then I remembered the Mid Century Modern stamp from Uniko here and thought it would be perfect for my card.

I stamped it in black Versafine and then trimmed it to fit one third of the card with the black layer round it.  The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

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

Seize the Birthday - show me your white space

Uniko 8th Birthday Linky Party

New Alphabet Challenge - W is for Anything You Wish

We've reached the letter W at the Alphabet Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'anything you wish'.

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

I'm showcasing another of The Card Hut stamp sets from The Treading the Boards collection - have a look here for all the details about the stamp set.

I made the card for the Create and Craft Cart Hut TV a couple of weeks back.

New Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Through the Craft Room Door Challenge and, as always, it's an anything goes theme.

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

Our sponsor for this week's challenge is:

To make my card I used:

- Birthday Fun Set from The Cutting Cafe available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Forever Friends

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Arty Divas Challenge - Anything Goes

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

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

We were all given a beautiful set of sentiment stamps from The Project Bin called 'Just Sayin' which you can find here on their website.

I've also used some beautiful papers from Thoughtful Studio - there's also a Facebook Group here.

For my first card (above) I cut a piece of patterned paper into panels with navy card behind to make the panels pop and then some lighter blue card round that.

And here is my second card:

The butterfly is cut from a Memory Box die and I added some gems and a pearl to finish the card.

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

Creative Moments - anything goes

Through the Purple Haze - anything goes

Crafty Creations Challenge - anything goes

Unicorn Challenge Blog - anything goes

613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Bugaboo Stamps Freebie Friday - Monkey Love Handful of Hearts

It's Friday so that means another fabulous Freebie Friday image from Bugaboo Stamps!

This week it's the super cute 'Monkey Love Handful of Hearts' - make sure you head over to the website here to get yours.

You can also find more inspiration using the Freebie Friday image here on the Bugaboo blog.

To make my card I used:

- Monkey Love Handful of Hearts digi stamp

Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Dovecraft and Poundland

- stamped sentiment from Craft Creations

New Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Xmas Wings

There's a new challenge today on the Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge and this month it's:

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

To make my card I've used:

- stamp by Dreamerland

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- card and paper from Craft Creations

New LeAnn's World Challenge - Anything Goes

It's time for our monthly challenge on the LeAnn's World 101 Challenge Blog.  Our theme, as always, is anything goes so everyone can join in!

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

To make my card I used:

- Sher and Mike digi stamp from LeAnn's World 101 available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- papers from Craft Creations and Craftwork Cards

- all other paper and card from Craft Creations

New Kreativ-Tanten Challenge - Get Well Soon

We've got a new challenge today on the Kreativ-Tanten Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'get well soon'.

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

To make my card I used:

- Back on Your Feet stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from The Paper Studio

- other card and paper from Craft Creations and Stampin' Up

New 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Anything Goes/Winter Blues

The start of the month means a new link up on the 12 Months of Christmas Challenge.  This month it's anything Christmas goes with the optional theme of winter blues.

All the details and lots of inspiration can be found here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this month's challenge is the wonderful:

To make my card I've used:

- Winter Warm Up digi stamp from SheepSki Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- washi tape and snowflake embellishment from Dovecraft

- patterned paper from this month's digi paper pack by Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New SheepSki Designs Blog Challenge - Hearts and/or Flowers

We've got a new challenge today on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog and this time we're looking for hearts and/or flowers.

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

To make my card I used:

- Tulip Border digi stamp from SheepSki Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from The Paper Studio

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

New All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Challenge - Love Is ....

We've got a new challenge today in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group and this month our theme is 'love is ….' - what follows is up to you!

For all the details and inspiration, head over to the Facebook group here and look for the photo album for the February challenge to link up your card.

To make my card I used:

- Little Treasure digi stamp from All Dressed Up Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour image

- patterned paper from The Paper Studio

- washi tape from my stash

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

Scribbles Designs Challenge Reminder - Penguin Power

We've reached the mid-way point in our current challenge on the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog - our theme is Penguin Power!

There is also still time to enter our special 7th Birthday Event celebrations:

Have a look at the original challenge post here for all the details.

To make my card for the midway post I used:

- Penguin Pyramid digi stamp from Scribbles Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper and sentiment from Craft Creations

New Mix It Up Challenge Blog - Anything Goes/Stencilling

Today sees the start of a new challenge on the Mix It Up Challenge Blog - this month it's anything goes with the option of stencilling.

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

As it's something I've not really tried before, I decided to have a go at stencilling!

I used the Mid Century Modern stencil from Uniko Stamps with Distress Inks.  When I'd stencilled the whole of my card I die cut a circle in the bottom right and added the sentiment on the base card so it showed through the whole.

New Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - Red and/or Pink

It's time for a new challenge on the Love to Scrap Challenge Blog and this month our theme is 'red and/or pink'.

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

To make my card I scored a piece of white card into 9 sections and then punched 8 hearts - 4 from plain red paper and 4 from gingham paper.  I attached these to the card inside the scored boxes and then a Stampin' Up sentiment stamped in red in the middle box.

I finished the card by layering on to red paper and the base cards.

New Love to Craft Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Love to Craft Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an anything goes challenge.

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

I'm sharing another card made with one of the stamp sets featured in the TV show at 4.00pm this afternoon on Create and Craft.

The collection is called 'Treading the Boards'.

Here's what I used to make my card:

- The Amazing Meerkats … and Geoffrey stamp set from The Card Hut

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and, as always, the theme is anything Christmas goes.

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

To make my card I've used:

- Cut and Emboss Snowflower folder from John Next Door

- small snowflake stamp from Stampin' Up

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- A4 pearl paper from The Paperbox in white and silver available here

It's a Girl Thing - Turner Syndrome Foundation Awareness Blog Hop 2020

Welcome to my post for this year's Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop!

First of all, a little bit about Turner Syndrome - it's a genetic disorder where a female is born missing her second X chromosome leaving her with life long medical issues.  These issues can include things like high cholesterol levels, low bone density, poor coordination, liver problems and kidney problems.

February is Turner Syndrome Awareness month and this second blog hop is taking place to help towards this - we aim to make the crafting community aware of the syndrome and try to help increase diagnosis rates.

We have an amazing range of sponsors for you:

plus Design Team spoonsors:

Prize winners will be announced on 15 February 2020.

To start off the blog hop, please visit the blog hop page here and you can find more details here.  

If you look back to the start of this post you'll see a little bit of what I've learnt about Turner Syndrome - why not add what you've learnt in your comment so we can all help spread the word?

This is the mood board that we've all used as inspiration for our creations:

And here's my card:

I've picked the flower image and the colour pink from the mood board.

And here's what I've used to make my card:

- Jean's Cherry Blossom digi stamp available here from blog hop sponsor SheepSki Designs

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Poundland

- stamped sentiment from Uniko

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

So now it's over to you to complete the blog hop - don't forget to go here to start the hop!

New Christmas Sparkles Challenge - Ornaments

The first of the month means a new challenge at the Christmas Sparkles Challenge Blog - this month our theme is ornaments.

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

To make my card I've used:

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- bauble punch and sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- gold A4 glitter card from The Paperbox available here

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Quick and Easy

There's a new challenge today on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge and this week it's anything Christmas goes with the option of making something quick and easy.

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

I used a piece of First Frost paper from Stampin' Up and stamped a sentiment from Crafty Roo Designs in the top right hand corner.

I added four clear gems to finish the card - definitely quick and easy!

New Christmas Crafts All Year Round Challenge - Hearts or Love

We've got a new challenge today over at the Christmas Crafts All Year Round Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'hearts or love'.

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

To make my card I used:

- Spirited Snowmen stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers to colour the stamped image

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Poundland

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

The beginning of the month means a new challenge over on Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - it's always anything goes as long as you use patterned paper on your creation.

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

I'm sharing one of the cards I made for this afternoon's Card Hut show on Create and Craft - the stamp set I've used is part of the 'Treading the Boards' collection.

To make my card I used:

- Croc on Wheels stamp set from The Card Hut

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned papers from Dovecraft and K&Co

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Alphabet Challenge - V is for Vegetables

We've reached the letter V at the Alphabet Challenge and V is for vegetables!  As soon as I saw the challenge theme I knew exactly what stamp set I'd be using!

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

To make my card I used:

- Christmas Green-Things stamp set from Hobby Art available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

The Holly and Ivy Challenge - anything Christmas goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

New Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes and a Design Team Call!

There's a new challenge today on the Colour Crazy Challenge Blog and, as always, we have an anything goes theme.  Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and lots of inspiration.

***We also have a Design Team Call running at the moment.  This is a great team - very organised with great sponsors and a really friendly and helpful coordinator and Design Team.  If you would like to join us, the details are here.***

Back to this week's challenge - our sponsor is:

And to make my card I've used:

- Bella Bouquet digi stamp from Polkadooodles available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- stamped sentiment from Uniko

- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Aud Sentiment Challenge - anything goes plus a sentiment
Stamps and Fun = Creativity - anything goes

New from KLM Digital Designs - Mum Flower Stamp

Today I'm sharing my final card for January using new release image from KLM Digital Designs.

This is the very pretty 'Mum' stamp and can be found here in the Etsy shop.

To make the card I used:

- Mum flower digi stamp from KLM Digital Designs

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Echo Park

- other card and paper from Stampin' Up and Craft Creations

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

Lemon Shortbread Challenge - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - anything goes

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge Blog - Use Kraft Card or Paper

We've got a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge Blog and this time we want to see you using kraft card or paper in your projects.

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:

- Stuffie Gets Happy Mail stamp from Stamping Bella

- Promarkers to colour the image

- sentiment from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Poundland

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Simon Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes

New Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

A new challenge has started today on the Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an anything goes theme.

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

To make my card I've used:

- Hippie Van (pre-coloured) from The Paper Shelter available here

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - Teddy Bears

There's a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'teddy bears'.

Head over to the challenge blog here for all the details and lots of inspiration from the rest of the team!

Here's what I used to make my card:

- DIY Ted digi stamp from Di's digistamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from The Range

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Lil Patch of Crafy Friends - anything goes

Ike's World Challenge - M is for male

Bugaboo Stamps - Anything But a Card Monday

It's anything but a card Monday on the Bugaboo Stamps Catch the Bug Challenge Blog and this week I've made a little gift box which would be great for some chocolates, money or even a piece of jewellery!

Here's another view of the box:

I had last Friday's freebie image printed out but ran out of time to make a card so I thought I'd use it to decorate the box.

Here's what I used:

- Turtles - Birthday digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper and card from Craft Creations

- Card Candi from Craftwork Cards

Head over to the Catch the Bug Challenge blog here to see more anything but a card Monday projects!

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/No Sentiment

There's a new challenge today on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge and it's anything Christmas goes with the option to make something with no sentiment.

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

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

To make my card I used:

- Rocky Robin stamp from Hobby Art

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Allsorts Challenge Blog - take flight
Creative Moments - anything goes

New Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

It's time for a new challenge on Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog and as always, we have an 'anything goes' theme.

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

Our challenge this week is sponsored by:

and

To make my card I've used:

- Carnation digi stamp from Fred She Said here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Creative Moments - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Creative Crafters Challenge - anything goes

New from Lauren C Waterworth Designs - Steampunk Owl Digistamp

There are some fabulous new releases available now from Lauren C Waterworth Designs.

This is my DT card made with one of them, the very dramatic Steampunk Owl!

Here's what I used to make my card

- Steampunk Owl digi stamp from Lauren C Waterwoth Designs available here

- patterned paper from Lauren's Steampunk digital scrapbook set available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
The Creative Crafters Challenge - anything goes
Corrosive Challenge Blog - anything goes

New SheepSki Designs Facebook Challenge - I Love ....

There's a new challenge today in the SheepSki Designs Facebook Group and this time we want you to create something with the theme behind of it of 'I love …...' - it could be colours, embellishments, hearts, love etc.  Lots to choose from!

If you'd like to join in, head to the Facebook Group here - we'd love to see your cards!

To make my card I used:

- Tango digistamp from SheepSki Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from First Edition

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

And my 'I love ….' is dancing (watching only!!), Promarkers and the black and red colour combination.

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog - more than a single word sentiment
A Place to Start - anything goes/CAS