CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge for January.

Happy New Year!

 

I'm happy to announce that I'm now part of CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Design Team!

 

It'll be a great change from my usual Christmas cards... new challenges for the new year!

 

This is my card for this month:

 

 

My patterned paper is from Doodlebug, an old Valentine collection which I still love with its pinks and reds!

 

The digi stamp is from Pink Petticoat colored with Copics and glitter.

 

I thought that this sentiment could be a good wish for a 2018 full of love for everyone!

 

Have a look here on the challenge blog to see the Amazing cards from the DT! I can't wait to see what you create with patterned papers!



Christmas Card Challenge # 14 - Silver & Red.

It's Sunday and this means a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

We have a great theme for you this week: colors!

 

 

Silver & Red! 

 

I made these tags:

 

The tiny houses are from a stamp set from Sakuralala: I colored them with Copics and glitter and used some tags as backgrounds. A glittery washi tape added the silver touch.

 

My teamies have made great cards this week: have a look at all of them here!



Christmas Card Challenge # 10 - Inspiration Photo.

Welcome to Christmas Card Challenge # 10!

 

We have an inspiration photo for you today:

 

 

A super-sweet gingerbread house!

 

Which I translated into this card:

 

I've had this rubber stamp for ages so I'm happy to use it at last! I used my watercolor pencils instead of Copics this time and added lots of glitter.

Background paper is from a magazine and the Merry Christmas sign is from a local shop.

 

As usual, we have lots of inspiration for you on the blog!



C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 321 - Wish You Were Here.

It's time for a new challenge here at C.R.A.F.T. Challenges!

 

This week we go sentimental and we want to see cards or projects with a "Wish You Were Here" theme.

 

I thought about vacations and this is my card:

 

 

This lovely Cabin in the Woods is from Robyn's Fetish. I used an old background paper from Docraft and, of course, my Copics.

 

Have a look here to see what my teamies have created for this week!

Not Just Cards Challenge # 17 - Anything Goes.

Welcome to a new Not Just Cards Challenge!

 

As usual, it's Anything Goes.

 

This is my creation:

 

 

They are part of the super-cute Daniel's Sweetheart set from DeeDee Digis, colored with Copics and mounted on a chipboard plaque covered with a paper from Papermania.

The banner is made with a Paper Smooches stamp.

I love their little feet with boots!

 

Have a look here on the blog to see the inspiring creations of my teamies and, if you entered our last challenge, check if you are a winner!

 

Can't wait to see your creations! They're always amazing!

Great News!

* * This is my 2nd post today, please scroll down to read all about this week's C.R.A.F.T. Challenge * * 

I have exciting news to share with you!

I've been accepted in Eat Cake Graphics Design Team!

I already had some stamps from Eat Cake Graphics so I could start working immediately with their sweet little images. I love them all especially kids and cats!

In fact, my first project is about cats:

 This very very sweet cat is Tarzan and you can find it here in Eat Cake Graphics shop.

It was easy to color, cut and mount on a chipboard plaque covered with patterned paper.

Isn't it sweet?

I'd like to enter my cat plaques into the following challenges:
Party Time Tuesday Challenge # 164: Party Animals
Crafty Calender March Challenge: Animal Antics
The Shabby Tea Room Challenge # 210: Anything Goes

What Fun!

I've just finished a card I can't wait to share with you.

I saw a sketch and I immediately had an idea for a card which I've just finished!

This is the sketch:

The challenge is the new January Challenge at Whimsie Doodles!

Although I have several of their digi stamps, I don't remember if I've ever entered one of their challenges.

This sketch is so lovely and funny!

This is my card:

(I'm sorry for the horrible picture but it's a rainy day here and it's also getting dark so I couldn't do anything better...).

I've used "Have a Seat" collection of digi stamps: I've had them for ages but I hadn't had any occasion to use them. This was THE perfect card to put them into good use.

(You can find the entire collection here in Whimsie Doodles shop).

I colored them with my Copics and decoupaged some details. Card base is from Die Cut with a View.

Ribbons and a key charm have been added to decorate the card.

I didn't know I was feeling sketchy before having a look at this fantastic sketch!

I want to enter the following challenges:

Whimsie Doodles January Challenge: Sketch

Divas by Design Challenge: Use Ribbons

Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 304: Warm It Up

Digitally Sweet Challenge # 71: Anything Goes

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge: New Beginnings

Christmas Card Challenge # 30 (Christmas 2013 - Card # 14)

* * This is my 2nd post today, please scroll down to see my new card for the Kraftin' Kimmie Contest * *

I'm so excited to be here for my first Christmas Card Challenge as a DT member!

This week the theme is an Inspiration Photo, this one:

How lovely and inspiring is this door?

I definitely needed inspiration this week because, after a wet and cold spring, we've reached the 40°C in a couple of days and it's not the most suitable weather to make Christmas card.

Luckily enough, I love when it's so hot and I don't suffer from it but I must admit that my studio is very very hot, especially when I don't manage to keep the window open because it's so windy everything flies away!

Anyway, as soon as I saw the picture I thought about a digi stamp I've had for a while and made this card:

The digi is from Deidre's Store on Etsy (it seems not to be available at the moment) and I colored it with Copics trying to follow the photo as much as possible.

Don't forget to have a look at all the fabulous cards of my fellow DT members:

Alanna

Anne C

Anne J

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

Monica

Sabrina

184 days to Christmas and 14 cards are made (I'm still behind schedule!)



Draw My House Giveaway at Broken Box Stock

If you have ever wanted an illustration of your house, you can't miss the "Draw My House Giveaway" at Broken Box Stock!

You can have the chance to win a FREE illustration of your house!

You know how I love Broken Box Stock digis and illustrations and how lucky I am to be in their fab DT and... ohhh... I'd LOVE to have a Custom illustration of my house!

BUT...

...I live in a flat in quite a big building which is not particularly ugly compared to others but it's absolutely not worth the drawing, so I don't think I'll enter the giveaway. Both my mom and my sister live in flats so I cannot have their homes drawn too...

If I had a pretty house, I'd certainly love to have a whimsical illustration on my wall!

Rules are very simple!

TO ENTER: Simply write a blog post about Broken Box Stock.com. This could be a post featuring a card or paper craft made using one of our digital stamps or stock graphics. Or, write a short post telling your readers about our shop at www.brokenboxstock.com. It's up to you!

Next, click the "add your link" button here. Enter your url (of blog post mentioning us), your name & email.

Good luck!

Giveaway end on March 1st, 2013 at 3:00pm.

Happy Holidays! At Broken Box Stock

A GREAT new challenge at Broken Box Stock: Happy Holidays!

We all need Christmas cards so why don't create one for this challenge?

As a DT member this month I created two cards, it was difficult to choose just one so I sent both!

This is the first one I made a while ago:

I used a new easel card I had just bought and added these sweet little shops all dressed up for Christmas which you can find here. It's a freebie so hurry up and create the sweetest Christmas card!

Mine is light blue and shops are colored with Copics and, of course, glitter!

After having made this card, I received a new Toodle and... bang! I had a crush!

She is Gifts Toodle and exists as digi and in a colored version. I love her! All those gifts and bags, the pretty dress,her tights and, of course, her earrings!

I printed a giant version of the Toodle (the beauty of the digi stamps... being able to make any size you want!) and colored her with Copics and glitter. I decided to use two non-Christmas papers from my favourite Doodlebug collection: Sweet Cakes: these colors are perfect for Christmas too!

This bright and cheerful card makes me happy in these gloomy and very non-Italian days: it's been raining heavy for a long while, my daughter's school is partially flooded and... well, somewhere else in Italy conditions are even worse. Let's pray for them all this will be a happy Christmas despite all the difficulties.

Back to the challenge now! Here are the rules:

Challenge Directions:

Make a holiday card.

Broken Box Stock Digital Stamps:

You don't have to use our stamps but we love it when you do! We have hundreds of digital stamps, click here and check them out!

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FREEbies:

Check out our freebies too! View our entire freebies collection here.

 

Deadline: Thursday, December 13, 2012 @ 5:00pm

Prize: 3 FREE digital stamps from our shop at http://www.brokenboxstock.com/ (your choice!)

Challenge Rules: 

1) Follow the challenge's specific design criteria above.

2) To enter your card in the challenge, use our "inlinkz" link tool below.

3) No back linking.

4) Up to 3 entries per person.

5) Subscribe to our blog so you know if you win (winners must claim their prizes by emailing us, we will not reach out to you)!

6) We must have at least 5 entries to award a prize.

 

Don't forget to be inspired by the gorgeous creations of the DT! Check them all here!

New Challenge at Broken Box Stock!

Time for a new challenge at Broken Box Stock: Home Sweet Home!

All you have to do is to use one of the 4 versions of the "Home Sweet Home" graphic to create a card.

Digi is just 99¢, colored versions are $2.

Email a picture (or a link) of your card to Broken Box Stock.

Easy, isn't it?

For your inspiration, here's what I created using this digi:

A practical Address Book!

I used Copics and glitter and it was a great fun to color it!

Deadline is Monday, April 30, 2012 and Challenge Prize is a Toodle Club Membership & Toodle Birthday Calendar (If you are already a Toodle Club Member they give you a $25 Broken Box Stock gift certificate instead).

Don't miss this Challenge!