New Little Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We're back today on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog with a new anything goes challenge:

For more 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:

- Seagulls Roost digi stamp from Pattie's Creations available here

- Promarkers

- navy card from Hobbycraft

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

New Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Alice in Wonderland

 

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

This time our theme is Alice in Wonderland - you can find all the details and see the cards from the rest of the team here on the challenge blog.

To make my card I used the very cute 'Wonderlanders' digi stamp set from Kate Hadfield Designs:

The set is available here as a digital stamp set (which I used) and here as pre-coloured images.

I also used:

- Promarkers

- stitched die from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

New Papercraft Challenge - Ribbon

 

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

This time our theme is ribbon and you can find all the details and see the cards from the rest of the team here on the challenge blog.

To make my DT card I used this cute digi stamp set from Last Minute Manda:

You can find the Autumn Friends digi stamp set here on the shop website.

I also used:

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from K&Co

- ribbon from my stash

- paper and card from Craft Creations

New Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Goes Flowers With Optional Mood Board

 

It's time for a new challenge on the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge:

Our challenges are always 'anything goes flowers' and we have an optional mood board if you need some inspiration.

And here is this month's optional mood board:

For all the details about the challenge, head over to the challenge blog here.

To make my card I used;

- Poppy digi stamp from Twinkle Lane Designs (not currently available)

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- card and paper from Craft Creations

New Creative Moments Challenge - Anything Goes/Sketch

 

It's time for a new challenge on the Creative Moments Challenge Blog:

 This month it's anything goes with the optional theme of a sketch to us on your card:

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.

We have two sponsors for this challenge:

and

To make my card I used:

- Cat Flower Pot digi stamp from Hetty Clare Art available here

- Promarkers

- die from Stampin' Up

- flower punch from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

- pink card from Hobbycraft

New Cutie Pie Challenge - Birthday and/or Bears

 

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

We are celebrating our 12th birthday so this month the theme is 'birthday and/or bears'.

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

To make my card I used:

- Birthday Bears Box stamp set from Crafters Companion

- Promarkers

- paper and card from Craft Creations

- dies from Memory Box and Spellbinders

- card base from The Works

New Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Anything Goes

 

It's time for another challenge on Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge Blog:

Challenges are always anything goes except when there's a fifth Monday in the month and then we have a challenge theme.

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.

Our sponsor this week is:

To make my card I used:

- Bob the Dog in a Boat digi stamp from Polkadoodles available here

- digital paper with the digi stamps

- Promarkers

- sentiment stamp from Little Claire Designs

- circle die from MFT 

- scalloped circle die from Spellbinders

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Reminder - Bears

We're back today on the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge with a reminder about our current challenge:

For this challenge we want to see a bear or bears on your cards.  For more details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here for last week's post and here for this week's reminder post.

Our challenge is sponsored by:

You can find their Etsy shop here.

To make my card I used:

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from K&Co

- die from The Works

- stamped sentiment from Little Claire Designs

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Star Stampz Challenge - Happy Birthday

 

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

This month our theme is 'happy birthday' so a nice easy one for everyone to join in with!

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:

- Balloons and Ice Cream digi stamp from Star Stampz available here

- Promarkers

- die from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- corner rounder punch

- stamped sentiment from Little Claire Designs

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Polkadoodles Challenge - anything goes

Unicorn Challenge Blog - layer it up

Creations in Pink

New Ally's Angels Challenge - Anything Goes

 

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

Our challenges are always anything goes and for more information about today's new challenge, head over to the challenge blog here.

I'm sharing one of the cards I made for the recent Card Hut TV show on Create and Craft.  

I used one of the new C6 stamps by Linda Ravenscroft.  This one is called 'Oakheart' and can be purchased on its own here or as part of a set of two with the 'Seadragon' stamp here.  You can also buy the same stamps in A5 size.

To make my card I also used:

- Promarkers

- sentiment stamp from The Card Hut

- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Krafty Chicks Challenge - stamp act

Try It On Tuesday - fantasy

NBUS - this is the first time I'd used this stamp

GDT Card for Relatively Thoughtful - Autumn Passions

I'm back today with another GDT card for Relatively Thoughtful

To make today's card I have used the beautiful 'Autumn Passions' paper collection from Relatively Thoughtful.

It contains 36 pages of things you can cut out as well as an amazing selection of backing papers.  It's available here as a download and here if you would like to buy the physical printed product.

I've used one of the beautiful images from the set, a sentiment and two sheets of the patterned paper.

Don't forget to check out all the other great products in the Relatively Thoughtful shop!

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

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes

Little Red Wagon - square or rectangle (square!)

GDT Card for Relatively Thoughtful - Autumn Passions

 

I'm back today with another GDT card for Relatively Thoughtful:

To make today's card I have used the beautiful 'Autumn Passions' paper collection from Relatively Thoughtful.

It contains 36 pages of things you can cut out as well as an amazing selection of backing papers.  It's available here as a download and here if you would like to buy the physical printed product.

I've used one of the beautiful images from the set, a sentiment and two sheets of the patterned paper.

Don't forget to check out all the other great products in the Relatively Thoughtful shop!

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

As You Like It Challenge - autumn or winter (I do love winter themed cards but at the moment I'm loving autumn colours)

CD Sunday Plus Challenge - anything goes

Four Seasons Challenge - fall

New Craft Rocket Challenge - Clean and Simple (CAS)

 

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

The theme for this month's challenge is CAS (clean and simple).  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.

The stamp set I used to make my card is called 'Bella and Friends' from Stampin' Up - it's a discontinued set which I've wanted for a long time and I finally found it on Ebay recently.

I stamped two of the images and coloured with Promarkers and then added a kraft paper layer.

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

Less is More - anything goes

Simply Clean and Simple

New Twisted Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes/That's Sew Lovely

 

We're back today for a new challenge on the Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge Blog:

This time our challenge is anything goes with the optional twist of 'that's sew lovely' - we want you to use sewing on your project whether it's real or faux.

For more details about the challenge head over to the challenge blog here.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

I used a stitched die around my image and added some faux stitching with a fineliner pen too.

To make my card I used:

- Sunflower in a Pot digi stamp from Conie Fong available here

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- stitched scalloped die from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

The Flower Challenge - use a die

Triple B Challenge

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - doodling

New Paper Funday Challenge - Anything Goes/School Yard Fun

 

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

This month our challenge is anything goes with the optional theme of school yard fun.  For more details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Our sponsor is the wonderful:

To make my card I used:

- Emma the Skipper digi stamp from Fred She Said available here

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- die from Stampin' Up

- card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Corrosive Challenge Blog - anything goes

Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

Polkadoodles Cardmaking Challenge - anything goes

New I Love Promarkers Challenge - Anything Goes/Transport

 

We're back today on the I Love Promarkers Challenge with a new challenge:

This week it's anything goes with the optional theme of transport.  For more details about the 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 the wonderful:

To make my card I used:

- Beryl the Biker digi stamp from Dr Digi's House of Stamps available here

- Promarkers

- stamped sentiment from Clearly Besotted

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- stitched scalloped die from Stampin' Up

- blue card for Hobbycraft

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

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

Unicorn Challenge Blog - layer it up

613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Make My Monday - hobbies (motorbike riding)

New Inspiration Challenge Partnering With The Double Trouble Challenge

 

It's time for another challenge on the Inspiration Station Challenge Blog:

The idea behind the challenge is that we give you a photograph each month and you make something inspired by the photo AND tell us how you were inspired.

And here is this month's inspiration photo:

For all the details about the challenge and to see how everyone else in the Design Team was inspired, head over to the challenge blog here.

And up to 17 September we are also partnering the Double Trouble Challenge:

Check out the details above and also on their challenge blog here.

For my DT card I looked at the colours and images in the inspiration photo and thought of a very cute digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs which features a pumpkin.

So to make my card I used:

- Pumpkin Dani Dragon digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs available here

- Promarkers

- stitched die from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from K & Co

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Double Trouble Challenge - I've used orange, green and purple on the card and it features a pumpkin

The Fairy and the Unicorn Challenge - anything goes fantasy

Crafty Calendar Challenge - anything goes