CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for May - Mid-Month Inspiration.

Welcome to our mid-month inspiration for CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra!

 

This is my card:

 

 

The card is made using a Lawn Fawn star-shaped die and I decorated it with a smaller star cut from pink cardstock.

The angel is from our sponsor, Bugaboo Stamps, and is colored with Copics. The sign is made with a Paper Smooches stamp.

I opted for a pastel pink which matches well with some red touches.

 

Great cards are waiting for you on the blog, don't forget to have a look!

Christmas Card Challenge # 46 - Anything Goes.

Good morning and welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

We have a super-easy theme for you this week: Anything Goes!

 

 

I decided to make some tags:

 

The little gingerbread is an old digi stamps from Pink Petticoat which I colored with Copics and positioned on tags made with a Lawn Fawn die.

 

I think they are soo cute!!!

 

This challenge will run for two weeks, so you have plenty of time to create your project for this challenge! I can't wait to see them all!

 

As usual, I suggest to have a look at the fab cards made by the DT. You can find them all here on the challenge blog.

We also have new designers joining our team! If you want to meet them, check the post here!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge # 216: Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge # 18: Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge # 108: Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffat Challenge # 149: Anything Goes

Love to Scrap Challenge # 88: Anything Goes

 



Christmas card Challenge # 30 - Anything Goes.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

A very sunny Sunday morning here, not the right atmosphere to talk about Christmas but we have a super-easy challenge this week for you so no reasons to forget to make our weekly Christmas card!

 

 

It's Anything Goes and I decided to make something a bit different:

 

A Magnet!

 

Last year I made some cute tags with this adorable owl from Lawn Fawn and I loved the colors so much I had to use them in a different project.

These square magnets which are perfect for Christmas but can be used throughout the year.

Paper is from DCWV and the owl is colored with Copics.

Should have made one for myself too...

 

Have a look here on the blog to see the wonderful creation from the DT and to see if you're one of the winner from last week's challenges.

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Warm Winter Clothing

Creatalicious Challenge # 93: Anything Goes with Optional Animals as Main Focus

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge # 66: Layer It Up

Ellibelle's Creative Moments Linky Party # 5: Critters and Creatures

June Rudolph Days Challenge: Anything Goes

 

 

 

 

Christmas Card Challenge # 16 - Photo Challenge.

Happy Spring!

 

Although it's not yet 8 o'clock in the morning, the sun shines and it seems it's going to be a beautiful day!

 

Here we are with a new Christmas Card Challenge and with a new photo inspiration:

 

 

In detail: kraft and white ornaments:

 

This is my card:

 

I chose a bright green card which I covered with a kraft cardstock with green dots from DCWV.

I then cut two ornaments with a Lawn Fawn dies from a cardstock by First Edition and added tiny rhinestones around the sentiment.

 

Although it's not my typical kind of card it's been funny to make it!

 

Have a look here on the challenge blog to see if you are a winner from last week and to check the beautiful cards from the DT.

 

 

This card is for sale in my Etsy shop. Please, contact me if you are interested.



A Mother's Day Card.

Good morning!

 

I have a new card to share with you today, for Mother's Day this time!

 

 

I already have a Father's Day card with giraffes (you can see it here) but I couldn't resist to this Mommy and Baby Giraffe digi stamp from Drawn with Character.

 

I colored with Copics and used a paper from Lawn Fawn as background, together with lots of butterlies.

They are sweet, aren't they?

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge # 182: Make Your Mark

Crafting from the Heart Challenge # 100: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge #118: Anything Goes + Mother's Day

The Cat's Pajamas Tuesday Challenge # 308: Animals

The Ribbon Girl Challenge: Use Any Image

 

 

This card is for sale in my Etsy shop. If you are interested and cannot find it in the shop, fell free to contact me and I'll be able to help!



Christmas Card Challenge # 11 - Color Challenge.

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

It's time for colors and the ones we chose are perfect for Valentine's Day too:

 

 

In detail:

 

This is my card:

 

I chose this cute Fancy SB Christmas from Bugaboo Stamps and papers from Lawn Fawn.

 

My teamies created gorgeous cards for this challenge, check them all here on the challenge blog.

You can also see if you're a winner from last week!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

A Snowflake Promise Challenge # 16: Anything Goes

Love to Scrap Challenge # 71: Have a Heart

My Crafting Stories Challenge # 2: Anything Goes

Our Crafty Corner Challenge # 6: Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland Challenge: Have a Heart

 

 

This card is for sale. If you're interested and you can't find it in my Esty shop, please send me a convo and I'll be pleased to list it for you.

 

 



Bugaboo 6th Birthday Bash - Day 5.

Here I am again today for a new card for Bugaboo 6th Birthday Bash Challenge!

 

Day 5 is about humor:

 

 

and this is my card:

 

 

 This snake is another digi I bought for these challenges. Even if I don't like snakes, this one was far too funny to leave it in the shop!

I added mustaches to make it even funnier and added a sentiment from Technique Tuesday.

Clouds are made with a Taylored Expression die.

The striped paper is from a pad I found in a local store while the yellow paper is from Lawn Fawn.

 

This is the only way I can like snakes!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Bugaboo 6th Birthday Bash Challenge - Day 5: Humor Me

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 147: Anything Goes + DT Call

Bunny Zoe's Craft January Challenge: Hearts

Crafting for All Seasons Challenge 118: Ribbon and Pearls

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge: Create with critters

Bugaboo 6th Birthday Bash - Day 2.

Here I am again with my second post for the Bugaboo 6th Birthday Bash.

 

This is the theme for the 2nd challenge:

 

 

A sketch! Of course using a Jungle + Birthday theme!

 

This is my card:

 

 

This cute Zebra is another digi I treated myself with when I decided to take part in this celebration. The dotted paper is from Lawn Fawn.

 

Well, two cards are done! Let's start with the third!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Bugaboo 6th Birthday Bash Challenge # 2: Sketch

Craft Your Passion Challenge # 295: Anything Goes

Our Crafty Corner Challenge # 5: Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door Challenge Week Jan. 19: Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze Challenge # 93: Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenge # 42 - Photo Inspiration.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

We have a photo inspiration for you this week:

 

 

In detail:

 

Isn't it gorgeous?

 

And this is my take:

 

Maybe I needed a darker card base to match the night of the pic but I love this turquoise!

Trees are from Lawn Fawn.

 

Have a look here to see the great cards made by the DT or check their individual blogs:



                       Alanna    Carol    Donna     Gail    Heather     Jessica     JoAnn     Margo     Marsha     Monica     Shirley Anne     Tenia

Christmas Card Challenge # 26 - Anything Goes.

Anything Goes again at Christmas Card Challenges!

 

 

This is my card:

 

This cute owl is from Lawn Fawn (Winter Owl). I used a light green card base and a paper I found in my stash.

 

This is my inspiration for the week but, if you need more, have a look here on the challenge blog or at our DT's own blogs:

 

                       Alanna    Carol    Donna     Gail    Heather     Jessica     JoAnn     Margo     Marsha     Monica     Shirley Anne     Tenia

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Completely Christmas Challenge # 65: Anything Goes + Square

Crimbo Crackers Challenge # 81: anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenge # 112: Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy Challenge # 33: Christmas

Penny's paper-Crafty Challenge # 229: Anything Goes

2 Cute Ink Challenge # 130 - Water.

Welcome to a new 2 Cute Ink Challenge!

 

This fortnight our theme is: Water.

 

We've experienced lots of rain in the last few days so this theme is perfect for me!

 

This is my card:

 

 

She is Puddle Bug Ladybug from 2 Cute Ink shop. I colored her with my Copics and used patterned papers from Lawn Fawn (Hello Sunshine).

I LOVE her yellow boots!

 

Have a look here to see the amazing cards from the DT! I love them all!

 

And don't forget: there's a SALE going on in 2 Cute Ink shop!

Today it's the last day so hurry up and use code 2ciMDS for a 35% off your order!

(when you spend $15.00 or more).

 

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 132: Cute + a Sentiment

Bunny Zoe's Crafts May Challenge: Buttons and Bows

Come and Get It Challenge: Tic Tac Toe (DP-Sentiment-2 or more Layers)

Crafts Galore Encore May Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar May Challenge: Things with Wings

 



Christmas Card Challenge # 19 - Travel.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

This week we chose travel as the theme for our creations:

 

 

We want to see anything travel-related: a sleigh or a reindeer or a car...

 

I chose a car:

 

It's from an old set from Pink Petticoat and is colored with Copics. The banner is from Paper Smooches (Streamers) and the background paper is from Lawn Fawn.

 

This theme is surely a favourite of mine and I can't wait to see your creations!

 

If you need some inspiration, have a look at what my teamies have created:



                       Alanna    Carol    Donna     Gail    Heather     Jessica     JoAnn     Margo     Marsha     Monica     Shirley Anne     Tenia

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting by Designs Challenge : Get Ready for Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge # 14: Any Holiday

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for April: Anything Goes

CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper April Challenge: Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge # 222: Anything Goes



No Monsters This Time!

I 've just finished a new card using one of Your Next Stamp stamps but this time it's not about monsters!

 

 

I chose Merry Mouse Candle and made a Christmas card following the sketch for Your Next Stamp Sketch and Color Challenge # 9, this one:

 

 

I was so sad I didn't have my card ready for challenge # 8, I had entered every single challenge so far!

But I'm happy I'm here for this new challenge.

 

My Merry Mouse was colored with Copics and mounted on a red card using a Lawn Fawn striped paper as background.

I love the fact that it's so clean and simple!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Your Next Stamp Sketch and Color Challenge # 9: Sketch

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round March Challenge: Cute Critters

Crafting by Designs March Challenge: Anything Goes

The Christmas Challenge # 54: Mouse

Winter Wonderland Challenge: Animal Antics

Christmas Card Challenges # 3 - Inspiration.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

Before giving you all details for the new challenge, don't forget to have a look here to see if you are one of our Top Three or even the winner of challenge # 2!

 

This week we have an Inspiration Challenge I'm sure you'll adore!

 

A Penguin!

I love penguins!

 



 

This is my card:

 

This week I had no doubt on what image I wanted to use: it's Penguin's Presents, a digi from Meljen's Designs I've had for a while waiting to be colored and assembled on a card.

The background paper is from a Lawn Fawn paper pad (Peace Joy Love) and the sentiment is from the same pad.

 

Penguins seem to have inspired our DT, have a look here to see their great cards or check their blogs:

  

                       Alanna    Carol    Donna     Gail    Heather     Jessica     JoAnn     Lisa  
                                     Margo          Marsha      Shirley Anne         Tenia

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge # 134: Anything Christmas

Brown Sugar Challenge # 125: Christmas

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge # 80: Christmas

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge # 12: Anything Goes

Something Shabby.

Today I want to show you something shabby.

Inspired by this week's challenge theme over at Crafts and Me (I won a fabulous prize last week!), I decided to make a card using some typically shabby elements.

I love shabby chic style, especially when it's about roses, pale pinks and greens, distressed furniture and romantic details.

With the help of an adorable stamp from Lawn Fawn - Sew Lovely, I made this card:

I used a paper doily, a satin and a crocheted ribbon, some buttons, some fabrics and an organza rose: everything shabby!

The dress form is stamped with black ink and the dress is made with paper piecing.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafts & Me Challenge # 135: Shabby Chic

Addicted to Stamps Challenge # 57: Bingo (ribbon/lace-flowers-sentiment)

Craft Your Passion Challenge # 164: Natural Materials (cotton fabric and ribbon)

Simon Says Stamps Challenge: Anything Goes

Another Challenging Challenge.

You know, I'm happy when a challenge challenges me in new ways.

This time I had to create a patterned paper with stamps, which sounds interesting since papers are difficult to find here (unless you order them from somewhere) and not so cheap (plus shipping costs...).

I had an idea in my mind of colors and theme and I had a go.

Here's the card:

I had just received a new set of Lawn Fawn stamps and I was looking forward to using them. I made my patterned paper using a dusty pink ink and the flower stamp of the Sew Lovely set on a grey paper.

I had already stamped the dress form on white paper and the dress only on a patterned paper (another "new" thing for me) and I wanted to keep this grey-pink color scheme.

I was lucky enough to find the perfect pink tone for the ribbon in my stash and a metal charm which is perfect for the theme.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Lawnscaping Challenge # 7 which says "make your own patterned paper with stamps",

Papertake Weekly Challenge which says "Anything Goes"

and

Sir Stampalot April Challenge which says "Ladies and Fashion"

I have another challenging challenge waiting for me and this time it'll be even more difficult...

Something Different for Something New!

Today I've something different to show you and I'm very excited because I managed to create something different, experimenting something new and I was a bit afraid but I did it!

The reason for this change is that I've discovered a new challenge, an Italian challenge, and the request was to create something stamped but not a card.

And I have a set of fabulous stamps I bought last year which I love but which were still in my stash unused.

Here's what I created:

A small little manilla notebook!

I stamped this adorable typewriter from Lawn Fawn directly on the cover and I was so worried I could stamp it wrongly! Then I added some black and silver paints here and there, glued the letters and the rhinestone heart. I embellished it with a lovely ribbon and a button. I also tried to add some shadow around the right side of the typewriter by scrubbing some distress ink: I kept my brush light, I was too afraid to ruin everything!

Being not a card, this project will be entered in Timbroscrapmania Challenge # 19 which says "No Cards".

Having used a Lawn Fawn Stamp, I'm also entering it in the Lawnscaping Challenge # 3 which says "All About Love".

They are both new Challenges for me and I'm thrilled to add them to my list!