Christmas Crafts All Year Round Challenge - Let It Snow

We've reached the mid-way point in the current challenge on the Christmas Crafts All Year Round Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'let it snow'.

Take a look here at the original post and here at the reminder post for more details and lots of great inspiration.

And here's the prize on offer for this month's lucky winner:

To make my card I used:

- pre-coloured topper from Making Cards magazine

- paper and card from Craft Creations

- gems and snowflake from Dovecraft

New Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute, Clean and Simple

We've got a new challenge today on the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog and this time we want to see your cute, clean and simple designs.

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

We don't have a sponsor for this month's challenge so it's just for fun but we will still be choosing a top 3.

For my card I've used a very cute stamp set from Clearly Besotted called 'Twinkle Toes' which I was lucky enough to win in the new release post on their Facebook page.

I stamped the three characters from the set and coloured with Promarkers. The sentiment is from the stamp set and I layered the card with pink card and card and paper from Craft Creations.

Bugaboo Stamps Monster Birthday Bash - Day 3

It's Day 3 of the Bugboo Stamp Monster Birthday Bash and today it's 'anything but a card':

And because we're celebrating a birthday, I've made a  party favour - a little envelope pouch which opens up at the top and can be used for money, gift vouchers or even chocolate!

To make my project I used:

- Monsters 4 Block digi stamp from Bugaboo available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned paper from Echo Park

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

Bugaboo Stamps Monster Birthday Bash - Day 2

It's Day 2 of the Bugaboo Stamps Monster Birthday Bash!

Today we've got a sketch challenge for you:

Have a look at all the details and inspiration here.

To make my card I've used:

- Birthday Monster Present digi stamp available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- Patterned paper from Imaginesce

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

Bugaboo Stamps Monster Birthday Bash - Day 1

It's Day 1 of the Bugaboo Stamps Monster Bash!!

Join in the challenges from today to 19 January to help Bugaboo Stamps celebrate their ninth birthday!

Have a look here for the full list of challenges.

Today's challenge is:

 

And to make my card I used:

- Birthday Monster digi from Bugaboo Stamps available here 

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned papers from Authentique's Promise collection

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

 Dragonfly Dreams - anything goes

QKR Stampede - anything goes

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - all about occasions

Passion for Promarkers - dies and/or punches (two circle dies and banner die)

Dream Valley Challenge - anything goes

New Crafty Friends Challenge - New Beginnings

Today it's the first of this year's challenges on the Crafty Friends Challenge Blog and our theme is 'new beginnings'.

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

 

For my card I've used:

- Baby Couple digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps available here

- script background paper from Limetree Crafts

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

- Promarkers to colour the image

- Card Candi from Craftwork Cards  

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

I Love Promarkers - anything goes/something new

Whoopsi Daisy - anything goes/new

Challenge Up Your Life - all new

Stinkin' Inkers - it's news to me

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

New Craftyhazlnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Feature a Creature

This week at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge it's 'anything Christmas goes' with the option to 'feature a creature'.

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

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

I've used a topper and matching paper from Making Cards magazine layered with some red paper and a couple of gems.

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

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - anything Christmas goes

Crafty Animals Challenge - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

New My Time to Craft Challenge - Winter Birthday

It's time for a new challenge on the My Time to Craft Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'winter birthday'.

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

To make my card I've used a penguin topper which featured in a recent issue of Making Cards magazine.  

The red 'knitted' paper is from the same magazine and I added some white card and some turqouise patterned paper, some gems and a sentiment circle from Craftwork Cards.

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

Creative Craft Cottage - winter

Craft Rocket Challenge  -  winter

Unicorn Challenge Blog - things with wings

New Cute'n'Crafty Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas/Winter Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Cute'n'Crafty Christmas Challenge Blog - as always it's 'anything goes' as long as it fits the Christmas/Winter theme.

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

For my card I've used:

- Little Deer digi stamp from Cute'n'Crafty available here

- card and paper from Craft Creations

- Cuttlebug embossing folder (used  on kraft card and white ink applied over embossing)

- sentiment from Craftwork Cards

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

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - anything Christmas

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - anything goes

Christmas With the Cuties - carols and songs (Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer)
ABC Christmas Challenge - A is for anything goes

Crimbo Crackers - anything goes

New Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

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

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

To make my card I used:

- Teddy Bear With Flower digi stamp from the Paper Shelter available here

- patterned paper from my stash

- Promarkers to colour my image

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Dream Valley Challenges - anything goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes
Creatalicious Challenge - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

New Path of Positivity Challenge - Inspiration

We've got a new challenge today on the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog.

As always, we welcome any projects which are positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some way.  This month our optional twist is to focus on INSPIRATION and create a project to uplift and/or motivate someone in your life.

Take a look here at the challenge blog for more details and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

To make my card I've used:

- Poppy Wreath digi stamp from Ike's Art available here

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- paper, card and gems from Craft Creations

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

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes
Love to Craft Challenge - anything goes
QKR Stampede - anything goes
Through the Purple Haze - favourite colour combination (red and white)
As You Like It Challenge - anything goes

Bugaboo Stamps - Anything But a Card

On a Monday over on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog you'll find 'anything but a card' inspiration from the Design Team and this week it's my turn to join in.

You can see the inspiration from the rest of the Design Team here on the Catch the Bug Blog.

I've created a simple easel calendar to showcase this beautiful digi stamp.

To make my project I used:

- 4 Block Tulip Square digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- calendar pad from Dovecraft

- paper and card from Craft Creations

Here's another view of the calendar:

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

Creative Moments - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - something new (New Year)

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

The Crafty Addicts - anything goes

New Bugaboo Challenge - Anything Goes

After my GDT term with Bugaboo Stamps at the end of last year I was really excited to be asked to join them on a permanent basis!!

I love working with Bugaboo images and there are some great challenges coming up this year.

Today sees the return of the regular Saturday challenges and today we're starting with a nice easy one - 'anything goes'.

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

For my card I've used:

- Spring Elephant 2 digi stamp available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- stamped sentiment from Clear Stamp Boutique

- patterned paper from my stash

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Creative Inspirations Challenge - anything goes
As You Like It Challenge - anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - happy birthday
Watercooler Wednesday - feminine anything goes
Crafting by Designs - anything goes

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Upcycle or Use Something Old

There's a new challenge today on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge and this time our optional theme is to upcycle or use something old.

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

And here is the prize on offer for this month's winner:

I've used a Christmas card which I trimmed and then added a stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up.  I layered with sme gold and dark blue paper and added a single gold gem to the star.

If you don't want to follow our optional theme, your creation can be anything Christmas instead.

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - New Year, New Stash

It's our first challenge of the year on the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'new year, new stash'.

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

I've made a card using one of the latest stamp sets that I've bought from Stampin' Up called 'Happiness Surrounds'.

I used the largest stamp to stamp the background including images off the page and then used red ink to stamp the smaller flower inside followed by a black gem.

I added one of the sentiments from the set into the background stamp on the right of the card.

New Imagine That 1st Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes

Today we have the first of the new 1st Thursday Challenges on the Imainge That Digistamp Creative Playground Blog!

Our theme is 'anything goes' and you can find all the details here on the challenge blog together with inspiration from the rest of the Design Team.

And as you can see above, the lucky winner will receive a $12 gift certificate for the Imagine That shop here.

Here's what I used to make my card:

- Christmas Sled digi stamp from Imagine That available here 

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned paper from Simply Cards and Papercraft

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

- snowflake embellishment from Dovecraft

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

ABC Christmas Challenge - A is for Anything Christmas Goes
Craft Rocket Challenge - winter
Card Mania - baby it's cold outside
Sweet Stampers Challenge - anything goes
Lemon Shortbread Challenge - anything goes

New Fab'n'Funky Challenge - Recycle Your Christmas Cards

We've got a new challenge today on the Fab'n'Funky Challenge Blog and this week we're asking you to recycle your Christmas cards.

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

This challenge is just for fun - there's no sponsor but there will be a top 3.

I've reused part of a Christmas card from the year before last - the card had three little cute angel characters on them and they were really easy to cut out.

I added some patterned paper from my stash and a stamped sentiment from Uniko which I die cut into a circle.

The rest of the card and paper on the card is from Craft Creations.

Scribbles Designs Challenge Midway - A Year in Review

We've reached the mid-way point in our current challenge on the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog - we're looking at the year last year in review so we're asking you to pick a challenge from the year as your theme.

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

This time I've gone for our Year of the Dog Challenge and even used one of the same digi stamps that I did before but this time I've turned it into a birthday card.

Here's what I used:

- Santa Puppy Hat digi stamp available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- sentiment stamp from Clear Stamp Boutique

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Sweet Stampers Challenge Blog - anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - add a sentiment
Digi Doodle Studio - happy anything

New Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

The beginning of the month means a new challenge on the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - a great time to make a start on your cards for 2019!!

It's always 'anything goes' as long as it's Christmas related so have a look here on the challenge blog for lots of ideas and inspiration plus all the details about the challenge.

For my card I've used a topper and some of the background paper from a recent issue of Making Cards magazine.

I layered the topper with black and red paper to make it pop and to tie in with the background paper too.

The rest of my papers and card plus the gems are from Craft Creations.

New All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Challenge - Clean and Simple Cards

This month in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group we're asking you to make clean and simple cards.

You can find the Facebook group here and the album for the challenge is in the announcements section at the top of the group page.

To make my card I used:

- Prom Princess digi stamp available here from the All Dressed Up Etsy shop

- Promarkers to colour my image

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

New Love to Scrap Challenge - Anything Goes

Today I'm very excited to be sharing my first DT card as a member of the Love to Scrap Challenge Design Team - a big thank you to Leslie for inviting me to join the team!

Our January challenge is 'anything goes' and you can find all the details here on the challenge blog plus lots of great inspiration from the rest of the Design Team.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

To make my card I used:

- Leafy Fower Spring Wreath Digital Stamp Set from Sparkle'n'Sprinkle here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned paper from my stash

- other card, paper and gems from Craft Creations

New 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Anything Goes/Anything But a Rectangle

It's time for the first challenge of the year on the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up.  It's anything Christmas goes and if you would like to win this month's new digital paper pack, you can also follow our optional theme which is to make a card which is anything but rectangular in shape.

You can find all the details and inspiration from the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

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

To make my card I've used:

- Penguin Pals digi stamp available here from SheepSki Designs

- digi patterned paper from the Candy Cane Flavours pack designed for this month's challenge (make sure you go and vote for your favourite here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

- Card Candi from Craftwork Cards

- stamped sentiment from Uniko

New Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Add Some Sparkle

There's a new challenge today on the Sparkles Challenge Blog and this month we'd like you to add some sparkle.

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

I've made another card using one of the toppers and some of the background paper from a recent issue of Making Cards magazine.  

To add my sparkle I put some Glitter Film from Little Claire Designs over the topper before I die cut it - you can just about see the sparkle on the photo of my card.

The rest of the card and paper on my card came from Craft Creations and the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

New 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge - Anything Goes

It's time for a new challenge on the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge and, as always, it's anything goes as long as your creation features a critter of some sort.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

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

Here's what I used to make my card:

- Bug Pup Summer digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Dovecraft

- sentiment from Craftwork Cards

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Welcome to my first challenge post of 2019 and Happy New Year!

This is my DT card for Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - it's always anything goes as long as you use patterned paper on your design.

You can find all the details about this month's challenge here on the challenge blog.

And here's the prize on offer for this month's lucky winner:

For my card I've used a topper from an old issue of Making Cards magazine.  My patterned paper (two designs) is from a Christmas paper pad I bought in The Range.

The other paper, card and gems I used are from Craft Creations and the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge and this week it's anything goes.

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

And here's the prize on offer for this week's winner:

To make my card I used:

- Winter Birds Skate digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned paper from Simply Cards and Papercraft

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

New Bugaboo Stamps Friday Freebie - JJ Calendar Months January

This is my GDT card for Bugaboo Stamps using today's new Freebie Friday image JJ Calendar Months - January.

You can find the digi here ready for you to download.

Here's what I used to make my card:

- JJ Calendar Months - January Freebie Friday image

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

- clear sequins and clear diamante jewels

New My Time to Craft Challenge - Something New

There's a new challenge today on the My Time to Craft Challenge Blog and this time we're looking for 'something new'.

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

I've used a very cute stamp set from Stampin' Up called 'Moon Baby' for my card.  I paper pieced the umbrella and romper suit using the same paper as I used for my background.

Here's what I used to make my card:

- Moon Baby stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper and card from Craft Creations

New Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge and this week it's an anything goes challenge.

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

The challenge is sponsored by the wonderful:

To make my card I've used:

- First Snowflake digi stamp from Lemon Shortbread available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned paper from Die Cuts With a View

- other card and paper and gems from Craft Creations

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

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - anything goes/let it snow

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge Blog - winter wonderland

Brown Sugar Challenge - winter scene

Passion for Promarkers - mega Christmas challenge

New Cute N Crafty Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Boxing Day to everyone!  I'm back today with two DT cards for the new Cute N Crafty Christmas Challenge.

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

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

For the first card (at the top of this post) I used:

- Santa & Friends from Treasure Box Designs here

- Promarkersto colour the image

- patterned paper from Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

- sentiment from Stampin' Up

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

Christmas With the Cuties - carols and songs (Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer)

Simon Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Creations Challenges - anything goes

As You Like It Challenge - anything goes

And here's my second card:

For this card I used:

- Snickerdoo's Snowman from Treasure Box Designs here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

QKR Stampede - anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes

Double D Challenges - let it snow