New Gem of a Challenge - Spots and Stripes

It's time for another new Pink Gem challenge on the Gem of a Challenge blog and this time it was my turn to choose the theme.  I've chosen 'spots and stripes' which should be a nice easy one for everyone.

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

For my card I used one of the gorgeous new Pink Gem digis called 'Bella With Flowers' which you can find here on the Pink Gem website.  The papers I've used are from a magazine freebie pad.

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

Addicted to Stamps and More - 'make your mark'

Top Tip Tuesday - 'girly challenge'

Through the Purple Haze - 'anything goes'

Crafty Little Fairies - 'teddies'

ABC Challenge - 'f is for flowers'
Crafting By Designs - 'anything goes'

Crafty Hazelnut's ChristmasChallenge Extra Reminder

There's still plenty of time to enter this month's 'anything goes' challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - you can link up any cards as long as they have a Christmas theme.

You can find all the information about the challenge in the original post here and see all the half-way inspiration from the Design Team here.

Our challenge has been sponsored by:

Bugaboo also supplied digis for the Design Team - for my card I've used 'Ava Christmas - Candy Cane' which you can find here on the Bugaboo website.

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

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - 'card for a child'

Addicted to Stamps and More - 'make your mark'

Crafting from the Heart - 'use red'

Crafting By Designs - 'anything goes'

Little Claire ATCs

Today I'm sharing some ATCs I created recently using three very cute Little Claire stamps. 

The stamps I've used are 'Tulip Bunny', 'Let's Do Lunch' and 'Up, Up and Away' - they're perfect for lots of different occasions.

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

I Love Promarkers - 'gingham/plaid/check'

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog - 'animals or birds'

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - 'anything goes'

Challenges 4 Everybody - 'anything goes'

A Creative Romance - 'let's get sentimental'
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'
Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'

New CRAFT Challenge - Christmas

It's time for another challenge on the CRAFT Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'Christmas'.  You can find all the details about the challenge and see the cards from the rest of the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

Our challenge this week is sponsored by:

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For my card I used 'Bubbles Ice Skating' from Lacy Sunshine which you can find\ here on their website.  The paper I've used is from Lili of he Valley.

My little tip - if you want a small die cut shape to stand out more (like my corner die), stick two identical die cuts together one on top of each other.

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

Holly Jolly Christmas - 'card for a child'

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'use a die cut or punched shape'

Christmas Fun Challenge Blog - 'Christmas cuties'
Milk Coffee Challenge - 'girly'
Come and Get It Challenges - 'make it girly'
Allsorts Challenge - 'colours beginning with B'
Lothian Crafts Online - 'love using your dies'
Totally Papercrafts - 'hey, cutie'
Top Tip Tuesday - 'girly challenge' plus tip
Cute Card Thursday - 'clever cutting'

New Penny's Challenge - Monochrome

It's time for another challenge at Penny's and this week our theme is 'monochrome'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here.

For this challenge we've been sponsored by:

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For my card I've used 'Blowing Paper Windmill' which you can find here on the Digi Darla site.

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

Craft Your Passion - 200th Challenge Special - I've used challenge 162 'child's play'

Pile It On - 'stripes and/or dots'

Allsorts - 'colours beginning with B'

Crafty Bloggers Network - 'all about boys'

A Little Bit Crafty - 'man up'
Crafty Cardmakers - 'this is a man's world'
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - 'use kraft'
Addicted to Stamps and More - 'make your mark'

Nutcrafters Challenge Reminder - A Little Bit of Love

Just a quick reminder that there is still time to enter our current challenge at Nutcrafters - 'a little bit of love'.  All the details are here on the challenge blog and you can see some mid-challenge inspiration here.

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

Love to Create Challenge - 'create a project using red and/or pink'

Creative Corner Challenges - 'seeing red'

Pattie's Creations Challenge - 'use red'
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - 'include a sentiment'
I Love Promarkers - 'gingham/plaid/check'
Addicted to Stamps and More - 'make your mark'

Step Sister at the Sisterhood of Crafters

Today I'm very excited to be sharing the card I've made for my step sister spot at The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge - a big thank you to the ladies for inviting me to join for the two February challenges!

The theme for this challenge is 'love' - valentine, wedding, anniversary or anything else to do with love.  For all the details about the challenge and to see the rest of the cards, have a look here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a very cute digi from Pink Gem called 'Love Owls' which you can find here on their website.  The background paper is from Craft Creations.

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

The Pink Elephant Challenge - 'happy valentine's day'

Digi Makeover Challenge - 'hearts'

Eureka Stamps - 'hearts (love is in the air)'
Passion for Promarkers - 'have a heart'
Papertake Weekly - 'with a heart'
Paper Minutes - 'love is in the air'
Sweet Stamps Blog- 'love'
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - 'must have hearts'
Divas by Design 'with love'
Fab'n'Funky Challenges - 'love/valentine'

Strawberry Tea

I went to the craft show at Event City in Manchester last Thursday and one of my purchases was the very sweet 'Strawberry Tea' Hobby House die cut sheet - you can find it here on their website.  

This is my first card made from the sheet - I picked out the red and blue from the image and added lots of layers plus some lace.  The sentiment is from a magazine cover set and I thought it fitted perfectly with the image.

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

Through the Purple Haze - 'anything goes'
Pile It On - 'stripes and/or dots'
Totally Paper Crafts - 'hey, cutie'
Creative Corner Challenges - 'seeing red'
The Hobby House Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'
Come and Get It Challenges - 'make it girly'
Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'
Cards Galore Challenges - 'add bling'

New Little Claire Club Stamp Set - Part 2

This is the second of my two cards made with the new February Little Claire club stamp set 'Fabulous Day' - you can find it here on the Little Claire website.

For this card I've used a card blank from Craftwork Cards and some more pearls.  I'm not sure who made the background paper - it's been in my stash for a long time!

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

Stamps and Fun = Creativity - 'pink and brown'
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'
Addicted to Stamps and More - 'anything goes'
Paper Minutes - 'friends'
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - 'include a sentiment'
Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge - 'anything goes'
Loves Rubberstamps - 'anything goes'
Top Tip Tuesday - 'girly'
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - 'have a heart'

Polar Love

I spotted this cute digi when I was blog hopping a couple of weeks ago and when I went to the Imagine That website to have a look at it, I found it was part of their 'progressive challenge'.  The idea is that when you enter the monthly challenge, you received the digis for the next month free to enter the following challenge.

I used the main image from the set and one of the sentiments as well as some heart backing paper and Card Candi to finish the card.

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

Imagine That Progressive Challenge - 'polar love' 

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog - 'animals or birds'

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - 'anything goes'

Just for Fun - 'love is in the air'

Craftitude - 'anything goes or valentines/love'

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge- 'love is in the air'

Pattie's Creations Challenge Blog - 'use red'

Crafty Little Fairies - 'love'

Hanna and Friends - 'hearts'

Bunny Zoe's Monthly Challenge - 'hearts/love'

New Squirrel and the Fox Challenge - Love

We've got a new challenge on The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge Blog today and this time our theme is 'love'.  For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team, have a look here on the challenge blog.

Our challenge is sponsored by:

For my card I've used 'Heartful Heart' from Doodle Pantry which you can find here on their website.  The sentiment I've used is included with the main heart image.

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

Open Minded Crafting Challenge - 'show some love'

In the Pink Challenge - 'valentine'

Just for Fun Challenge Blog - 'love'

A Creative Romance - 'show us some love'

Brown Sugar Challenge - 'valentine'

Crafty Little Fairies - 'love'

OLLCB - 'use a heart'

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - 'have a heart'
Di's Digi Designs Challenge Blog - 'love and/or valentine'
Kitty Bee Designs - 'valentine/love'

New Little Claire Club Stamp Set - Part 1 Plus a New Catalogue

This is the first of two cards I made using the February club stamp set from Little Claire which is called 'Fabulous Day' - you can find it here on the Little Claire website.

I've used one of the main images from the set plus one of the sentiments and finished the card with some lace and pearls.

There's a brand new Little Claire catalogue now available through the website - click here to download it.  You can see the full range of Little Claire products plus some inspiration from the Design Team and read more about the company and the classes we run.

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

Emergency Crafters - 'pink or red'
Crafting By Designs - 'anything goes'
Inky Impressions Challenges - 'someone special'
Papertake Weekly - 'anything goes'
Paperminutes - 'friends'
Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'
My Craft Creations - 'anything goes'
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

New from Little Claire - Silhouette Stamps Part 3

Today I'm sharing my final two cards made with more of the new silhouette stamps from Little Claire.

For my first I used 'Meadow Girl' which you can find here on the Little Claire website and also one of the sentiments from 'Swirly Birds' set which you can find here on the website.  I stamped the main image and the sentiment in Vintage Sepia Versafine ink 

Finally, this is a card made using 'Picnic' which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  I stamped the image in black Versafine and then used Adirondack Cool Peri ink over the top with a circle punched out of a post-it note to mask the moon.  I then stamped one of the sentiments from the 'Swirly Birds' set (which you can find here) over the moon.

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

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - 'love is in the air' (second card)
Delicious Doodles Challenge - 'love' (second card)
Crafts 4 Eternity - 'with love' (second card)
Sister Act Card Challenge - 'anything goes' (first card)
Paper Pretties Challenge - 'valentine/love' (second card)
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - 'anything goes' (first card)
Papertake Weekly - 'anything goes' (first card)
Lexi's Creations - 'valentine/love' (second card)

New From Little Claire - Silhouettes Part 2

Today I'm sharing two more cards made with the new silhouette stamps from Little Claire.

For my first card (above) I've used 'Wedding Couple' which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  I stamped the image in Versamark ink on to black paper and then embossed it using detail silver embossing powder.

Next is 'Silhouette Owl Tree' which you can find here on the website.  I stamped the main image in black Versafine ink and then used Adirondack Cool Peri over the top, masking the moon using a circle punched out of a post-it note.

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

Crafty Creations Challenges - 'for the birds' (second card)
Craft Your Passion - 'love is in the air' (first card)
The Crazy Challenge - 'love is in the air' (first card)
Through the Purple Haze - 'love is in the air' (first card)
Stamping Sensations - 'wings, fantasy and fiction' (second card)
Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog - 'love and cherish' (first card)

New Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

We've got another new challenge for you today on The Crafty Girls Challenge Blog and our theme, once again, is 'anything goes'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors for the challenge are:

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For my card, I've used a digi stamp from Aurora Wings called 'Girl With Kitten and Marbles' which you can find here in their Etsy shop.  The sentiment I've used is from the Little Claire 'Swirly Birds' set which is here on their website.

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

I Love Promarkers - 'birthday'

Digi Makeover Challenge - 'anything goes'

Love to Create - 'birthday/anniversary'

Simply Create Too - 'for a female'
Addicted to Stamps and More - 'anything goes'

New CRAFT Challenge - Get Well/Sympathy/Sorry

It's time for another challenge on the CRAFT Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'get well/sympathy/sorry'.  We are sponsored by:

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

For my card I've used 'Flower Girl' from Digi Darla which you can find here on their website.  The sentiments I've used are peel off stickers.

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

Papertake Weekly - 'anything goes (option of shaped card)
Simply Create Too - 'for a female'
Delightful Challenges - 'anything goes'
Charisma Cardz Challenge - 'time to get peeling'
Addicted to Stamps and More - 'anything goes'

New Penny's Challenge - Something Old, Something New

It's time for another new challenge on Penny's Paper-Crafting Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'something old, something new'.  We are sponsored by:

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

For my card I've used 'Emma and the Snowball' from Fred, She Said which you can find here in their store.  The digi is my 'something new' and I've used paper from Lili of the Valley which is my 'something old'.

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

Christmas Fun Challenge Blog - 'cute Christmas'

Christmas Cards All Year Round - 'blue and white'

Crimbo Crackers - 'Christmas happiness'

Papertake Weekly - 'anything goes (option of shaped card)

Hiding in My Craft Room - 'I'm blue without you'

Digi Haven Challenge Blog - 'snow buddies'

Stampin With the Dragon - 'winter blues'

New Ruby's Rainbow Challenge - Spots and Stripes

It's time for another new challenge on the Ruby's Rainbow Challenge Blog and this time our theme, as chosen by me, is 'spots and stripes'.  You can find more details about the challenge and see the cards from the rest of the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

Something a bit different from me for this challenge!  I've used 'Valentine Derek' from Dr Digi's House of Stamps - you can find him here on their website.  The sentiment is my own and is computer generated.

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

Cardz for Guyz - 'spots and stripes'
Passion for Promarkers - 'spots and stripes'
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - 'spots and stripes'
A Little Bit Crafty - 'man up'
That Craft Place Challenge Blog - 'valentine'
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'
Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'

New from Little Claire - Silhouette Stamps Part 1

Today I'm sharing two cards made with stamps from the brand new range of Little Claire silhouette images.  They are something a little different and suitable for lots of different occasions and there are more to come later in the week.

The first one (above) is called 'Do All The Things' and you can find it here on the Little Claire website.  I've kept my card for this one very simple - just black and white stamping and some floral backing paper.

Next is 'Silhouette Elephants' which is one of my favourites from the range - you can find it here on the website. For this card, I stamped the image in Versamark ink on black paper and then covered with white embossing powder.

Plus there's a competition over on the Little Claire blog to win your favourite of the two stamps - to take part all you have to do is to leave a comment to say which is your favourite.  Have a look here for all the details.

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

Papertake Weekly - 'anything goes' (second card)
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - 'anything goes' (first card)
Loves Rubberstamps Challenges - 'anything goes' (second card)
Crafty Cardmakers - 'this is a man's world' (second card)
Challenges 4 Everyboy - 'anything goes' (first card)
A Little Bit Crafty - 'man up' (second card)
Totally PaperCrafts - 'clean and simple' (second card)
Dream Valley Challenges - 'no designer paper' (second card)

New Cutie Pies Challenge - My Cutie Valentine

We've got a new challenge for you today on the Cutie Pies Challenge Blog and this time we're looking for 'valentine cuties'.  Our challenge is sponsored by:

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

For my card I've used the gorgeous 'Owl You Need Is Love' from 2 Cute to Ink which you can find here in their Etsy store.  I've also used my die cut hearts from Memory Box and some paper from Craft Creations.

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

Stampavie and More - 'valentine'
I Love Promarkers - 'love is in the air'
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - 'sharing the love'
Hanna and Friends - 'hearts'
MilkCoffee Challenge - 'valentine/hearts'
Natalie and Amy's Challenge - 'love is all around'
Sweet Pea Stampers - 'valentines day/love'
A Creative Romance - 'show us some love'
Digi Galore Challenges - 'valentine'
Allsorts Challenge Blog - 'love is in the air'

New Glory of Christmas Challenge - Candles

I've been a GDT member of The Glory of Christmas challenge for the last couple of months and I've now joined as a full Design Team member!  A big thank you to the girls for asking me to join them.

A new challenge starts today and the theme is 'candles'.  You can find all the details about the challenge and see the card from the rest of the Design Team members here.

For my card I've used 'Christmas Candles' from Stitchy Bear which you can find here on their website.

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

Winter Wonderland - 'digi days'

Sweet Stampin' Christmas - 'festive foliage'

ABC Christmas Challenge - 'b is for bare essentials'

Created With Love Challenges - 'anything goes'

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - 'flowers'
Christmas Card Challenges - 'anything goes'
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'spots and/or stripes'

New Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra Challenge

It's the start of the month so that means another challenge on Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra Challenge Blog.  As always, our theme is 'anything goes' so all Christmas creations are welcome.

The challenge is sponsored by Bugaboo and the Design Team were able to choose a Bugaboo digi to work with.  I've used 'Ava and Deacon Christmas HoHo' which you can find here on the Bugaboo website.  You can find details about the challenge plus see the cards from the rest of the DT here on the challenge blog.

The paper I've used is from Dovecraft. some washi tape and a sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

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

Winter Wonderland - 'digi days'

Crimbo Crackers - 'Christmas happiness'

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - 'make it cute or sweet'

Eureka Stamps Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

Jingle Bells - 'text me'
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Christmas Card Challenges - 'anything goes'

New Crafty Calendar Challenge- Love is All Around

It's time for a new challenge on the Crafty Calendar Challenge Blog and this month our theme is 'love is all around'.  You can find all the details about the challenge and see the cards from the rest of the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

This month we're sponsored by Hannah Lynn Art:

For my card I've used a digi called 'Ladybug Love' which you can find in the digi stamps section of the website here.

The paper I've used is from Craft Creations and I've also used my Memory Box 'hearts on a string' dies.

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

A Creative Romance - 'show us some love'

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - 'anything goes'

Jellypark Challenges - 'lots of love'

Party Time Tuesdays - 'anything goes'

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - 'love'

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - 'love is all around'

Milk Coffee Challenge - 'valentine/love'

I Love Promarkers Challenge Blog - 'love is in the air'

Sentimental Sundays - 'lovey dovey'

Little Claire Blog Project - Up, Up and Away!

Today it's my turn to share a project on the Little Claire blog - I've chosen to make a card combining some masking with a slightly different card shape.

You can find the step by step tutorial for the card here on the Little Claire blog.

I've used 'Hot Air Balloons' and the sentiment from the 'Up, Up and Away' stamp set which you can find here and here on the Little Claire website.

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

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - 'anything goes'

Sister Act Card Challenge - 'anything goes'

Party Time Tuesdays - 'anything goes'

Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog - 'stamping'

Stamp'n'Doodle - 'anything goes'

Crafting from the Heart Challenge Blog - 'anything goes/fancy folds'

My Crafty Spot - 'polka dots'

New CRAFT Challenge - Valentine

Apologies I'm a bit late  posting this card too - this is my DT card for the CRAFT challenge - our theme this week is 'Love/Valentines'.  You can find all the details about the challenge and see the cards from the rest of the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

This week we are sponsored by:

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For my card, I've used a digi from Pattie's Creations - it's one of a set of 3 which you can find here in her Etsy store.  The paper I've used is from Craft Creations.

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

Crafty Hands Challenge Blog - 'shades of the same colour'
Jellypark Challenges - 'lots of love'
The Pink Elephant Challenge - 'love'
Milk Coffee Challenge - 'valentine/love'
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - 'use a valentine's sentiment'
Inky Impressions Challenges - 'monochromatic'
I Love Promarkers Challenge Blog - 'love is in the air'
Sentimental Sundays - 'lovey dovey'