New Make My Monday Challenge - Halloween Colours (Your Choice)

 

We're back today with a new challenge on the Make My Monday Challenge Blog:

This time we want you to use 'Halloween colours' and you can choose which you use.

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 this month's new papercraft collection from Relatively Thoughtful called 'Diwali'.  It's an amazing collection of bright papers and images:

It's available here in paper format and here as a digital collection.

Here's another view of my card:

I fussy cut the main image and matted it on to black paper for more impact.  I used a piece of the patterned paper for an outside layer cut with a die from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

New Girlz and the Art of Letters Challenge - The Letter L

 

We're back today on the Girlz and the Art of Letters Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

We've reached the letter L so we want to see something beginning with L on your card.  For more details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I went for L is for lighthouse.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used the 'Nautical Times Digital Kit' from The Crafty Witches which is available here.

All I added was some navy and brown card.

Stamping Sensations Challenge Reminder - Anything Goes/Autumn

 

We're back today on the Stamping Sensations Challenge Blog with a reminder of our current challenge:

This month it's 'anything goes' with the optional theme of 'autumn'.  For all the details and to see the inspiration from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

And the prize on offer for our lucky winner is:

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Love of Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- Stampin' Up and Distress Inks

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

Try It On Tuesday - autumn colours

The Sisterhood of Crafters - anything fall

Just Us Girls - mood board

New Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We're back today on the Creative Fingers Challenge with a new challenge:

Our challenges are always 'anything goes'.  For more details about today's new challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Our sponsor for today's challenge is the wonderful:

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Pink Blooms Paper and Topper Set from Anne Constantly-Carding available here

- dies from Stampin' Up

- pink card from Hobbycraft

- sentiment sticker from Funky Fossil Designs

New Cut It Up Challenge - Add Embellishments

 

We're back today on the Cut It Up Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

This time our theme is 'add embellishments' and of course don't forget that you need to add at least one die cut to your design.

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.

Here's another view of my card:

This is the last of the projects I designed for a recent class I did for the ladies' group at my church.

To make my card I used:

- Peace on Earth die from Sweet Dixie

- dove die from Stampin' Up

- embossing folder from Stampin' Up

- silver glitter card and blue card from Amazon

- clear gems from The Works

New Creative Crafters Challenge - Anything Goes

 

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

Our challenges are always 'anything goes' so everyone can join in!  For more details about today's new challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of the outside of my card:

and the inside which has a pocket so it can be used as a gift card holder:

This was another of the projects I designed for a class I hosted last week for the ladies' group at our church.

I used:

- Immense Joy die from Penny Black

- Night in Bethlehem dies from Stampin' Up

- silver glitter card from Amazon

- patterned paper from Craft Creations

New Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything Goes/Spiders, Spiders Everywhere

 

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

This time our challenge is 'anything goes' with the optional theme of 'spiders, spiders everywhere'.  For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

And we have a great prize on offer:

Here's another view of my card:

I've taken the 'anything goes' option this time.

To make my card I used:

- Wild Rose digi stamp from The Paper Shelter available here

- Promarkers

- stitched die from Crafters Companion

- sentiment label from Funky Fossil Designs

- blue paper from Craft Creations

New Ally's Angels Challenge - Anything Goes

 

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

Our challenges are always 'anything goes'.  For all the details about today's new challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I'm sharing a desk calendar I designed for a card making class I hosted last week for the ladies' group at our church.  

We made a card, a gift holder and this calendar.  I precut most of the pieces for them - there were 19 people there so it was quite a lot of cutting and die cutting!

To make this calendar I used:

- patterned paper from my stash

- die cut numbers from a magazine cover gift

- black paper from my stash

- calendar pad and sticky note pad from Amazon

New I Love Promarkers Challenge - Anything Goes/Circles or Shaped Cards

 

It's time for a new challenge on the I Love Promarkers Challenge Blog:

This time it's an 'anything goes' theme with the options or circles or a shaped card.  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 the wonderful:

To make my card I used:

- Graham and Grendel digi stamp from Dr Digi's House of Stamps available here

- Promarkers

- sentiment stamp from Crafters Companion

- dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs

- paper from Craft Creations

New Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge - Stitching Real or Faux

 

There's a new challenge today on the Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge Blog:

This time we want to see stitching (either real or faux) on your cards.  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 this beautiful collection from Cariad Designs:

It's a fabulous collection of images, papers and sentiment and is available from Relatively Thoughtful.  You can choose between the paper version here and the digital version here.

The only things I added were some gold paper for layers, black and gold gems and then I used a fineliner pen to add my stitching detail.

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

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

Krafty Chicks Challenge - Christmas

Word Power Challenge

DT Card For Dr Digi's House of Stamps - Caffeinated Craig

 

Today it's my turn to share some DT inspiration for Dr Digi's House of Stamps:

Meet Caffeinated Craig!  You can find him here on the website.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I also used:

- Promarkers

- stitched die from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from my stash

- sentiment label from Funky Fossil Designs

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

Passion for Markers - favourite colours (blue and brown for masculine cards)

Love to Scrap Challenge - anything goes

New AAA Card Challenge - Anything CAS Goes - Optional: Greys (Monochrome)

 

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

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:

I used the 'Wonderful World' stamp set from Stampin' Up and one of their sentiments stamped in grey ink with some dark grey paper under my image panel.

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

Simply Clean and Simple Challenge - anything CAS goes

Ellibelle's Corner - I Spy With My Little Eye ... something CAS

New Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes/Traditional Christmas Colours

 

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

For the next fortnight our challenge theme is 'traditional Christmas colours' or, if you prefer, you can take the 'anything goes' option.

You can out more about the challenge and see the cards from the rest of the team here on the challenge blog.

We have two prizes on offer from the wonderful Buddly Crafts:

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- 'Tiny Tinsel' stamp set from Penny Black available here from Buddly Crafts

- Promarkers

- papers from Stampin' Up

= square die from Crafters Companion

- sentiment label from Funky Fossil

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

Krafty Chicks Challenge - Christmas

Passion for Markers - favourite colours (red and green for Christmas)

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - anything goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge - snow alert

New FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge

 

Today I'm sharing my first DT card for the FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge:

For more details about today's new 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:

- Trucking Along stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Funky Fossil Designs

- square stitched die from Crafters Companion

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

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

CRAFT Challenge - anything goes