C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 328 - Christmas.

Welcome to our monthly Christmas Challenge here at C.R.A.F.T.!

 

Summer has gone and Christmas is just around the corner... I'm a bit sad, I'm not ready to get back to the routine!

 

This is my card:

 

 

This lovely snowman is Windy Snowman from QKR, colored with Copics. I used paper from First Edition to cover my base card.

 

And what about you? Are you ready for fall? How about your Christmas cards? I should have made around 55 cards and tags since the beginning of the year...

 

Have a look here to see last week winners and Top 3 and to see the beautiful cards made by our DT.

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

A Snowflake Promise Challenge # 5: Christmas/Winter

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge # 55: Anything Goes

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for September: Anything Goes

CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper September Challenge: Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland Challenge: Add a Sentiment



Not Just Cards Challenge # 15 - Anything Goes.

Welcome to a new Not Just Cards Challenge.

It's always Anything Goes so you can show us all your creations!

 

This week I made some new baby decorations:

 

 

I chose Patchwork Moon from QKR, colored with Copics and mounted on a chipboard plaque covered with a dotted paper (DCWV) or a striped pink paper (printed from Pink Petticoat).

A satin ribbon to hang them, a bow and some rhinestones to decorate them and voilà a perfect decoration for a new baby's room!

 

QKR is one of our fab sponsors this week! Let's play with us!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge: B for Beautiful Babies

Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge # 43: Baby

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge # 6: Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge # 218: Ribbon and Bows

The Crafting Café March Challenge: Welcome Little One

Christmas Card Challenges # 11 - Snowman.

Good morning and welcome to this week's Christmas Card Challenge!

 

We have a super cute inspiration photo for you:

A snowman!

 

And this is my card:

 

I've used the lovely Selling Snowflakes digi stamp from QKR mounted on a patterned cardstock from first edition.

 

The team has made wonderful cards for this challenge!

Check them here to see them all or to check if you're one of last week winners!

But you can also have a look at their personal blogs:



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

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: C is for Colorful

Allsorts Challenge # 298: Any Occasion other than Birthday

Creative Fingers Challenge # 67: ANything Goes

Creative Inspiration Challenge # 300: Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland Challenge: For a Child

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 282 - Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving

We have plenty of inspiration for your cardmaking at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge this week!

The theme is wide and popular in this time of the year: you can make a card for Halloween, for Thanksgiving or just for fall!

 

I chose Halloween and made this:

 

 

I chose a digi from QKR called Happy Halloween, colored with Copics and mounted on a striped card decorated with some glittery bats. I then added the eyes on them to make them more friendly!

 

I've had some sneak peeks from my fellow DT members and they are great so don't forget to have a look at our Challenge Blog to see them!

 

We also have great sponsors as usual and QKR is one of them! They have a huge collection of digis so you won't miss the oppurtunity to win a prize!

 

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Guys Challenge # 41: It's Spooky Halloween

Dream Valley Challenge # 93: Halloween

Sentimental Sundays Challenge # 229: Too Cute To Spook

Shopping our Stash Challenge # 174: Halloween (card, bats and eyes on bats)

Try It on Tuesday Challenge: Spooky

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 267 - Inspired by a Book.

This week the theme at our C.R.A.F.T Challenge is quite interesting: make a card or craft inspired by a book.

 

I myself had to think a while before having a good idea and, while looking at available images, I decided to be inspired by a series of books on cats adventures by Doreen Tovey.

 

This is my card:

 

 

I chose this funny cat from QKR: it is called "Hanging" and is available both as digi stamp and in rubber.

I mounted it on a paper by DCWV and punched some star from yellow stickers.

 

I think it's too cute!

 

QKR Stampede is one of our sponsors this week!

Check our challenge blog to see the list of sponsors and prizes and to be inspired by the wonderful creations from my fellow DT members!

I really look forward to seeing what you are inspired by!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting at the Weekend Challenge # 3: Anything Goes

Digi Galore Challenge: Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge # 85: Inspired by a Movie, Song or Book
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge # 43: Anything Goes

Love to Scrap Challenge # 33: Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 258 - Birthday - Our Annual BLOG HOP

Happy Birthday To Us

Happy Birthday To Us
 

Happy Birthday Dear CRAFT Challenge

Happy Birthday To Us!

 

Can you believe it? CRAFT Challenge is already 5 years old. Originally started by Tracy from Just Tracy Crafts and with a DT mostly recruited from Trimcraft forum members (Hence the term CRAFT Challenge, which stood for Crafters Residing Are Friendly Trimmies. Or if you wished alternative meaning of Can't Remember A Flipping Thing) on the 4^th of May 2009.

 

We have now grown to be a large team of Design Team Members from all around the world, supplemented with lots of Guest Designers who join us for a month at a time.

 

We have always welcomed all kinds of craft, not just paper craft (unless specifically stated so in the challenge at the time) and are happy to have such a large group of faithful followers.

 

So, how are we going to celebrate this milestone?

 

Well, how else can we celebrate than to have our yearly Blogaversary Blog Hop?

 

We all feature one of our sponsors for this blog hop on our blogs and I have the honour of featuring and offering a prize from the following sponsor. You can win this prize by adding your name to Inlinkz at the end of this post. I would love to see your comments as well.

QKR Stampede

Company Bio:
Do you have a sense of humor? Are you looking for a cute stamp? Then, we are the company for you! QKR Stampede is the somewhat cute somewhat quirky rubber and digital stamp company. We Showcase the artwork of Ken Herrod, who had a unique, somewhat quirky style with lots of humor and character. You are sure to get a chuckle out of our stamps! We have been offering our unique stamps and supplies to the craft industry for over 15 years. At QKR Stampede our images are available as unmounted, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps! If QKR Stampede Stamps aren't exactly what you are looking for, Don't miss out on the sister companies: Eureka Stamps,  Biblical Impressions Rubber Stamps, or the newest addition; Alluring Impressions.


The Prize is 5 Digital Images of choice.

How can you get to win any of the prizes provided by our sponsors?

 That is easy! Just follow the route on our blog hop (you can also find that in our side banner), Our Blog Hop lasts for the duration of this challenge, which means a closing time of Wednesday 6pm GMT on the 14^th of May 2014.

 

  And here are our little rules for this challenge/blog hop:
 

•       Our challenge this week is Birthday

•       Create something with this in mind

•       Add your project to our Inlinkz below

•       Follow the route of the Blog Hop

•       Add your project to the Inlinkz at each of these stops to be in with a chance of winning the prize advertised on that blog

•       Collect the words on this and the blogs on the blog hop

•       Form a sentence with these words

•       Return to our challenge blog and put your winning sentence in our comments under the post.

•       We will choose a winner randomly from the correct answers entered, who will win a special Blog Hop pack by Trimgym's Digistamps and Images

•       We will enable comment moderation for the duration of this challenge/blog hop to ensure there is no cheating, lol.

•                   And the main rule: HAVE FUN!

 

What can you win on our challenge blog?

1.      The winner of the winning sentence wins  

 

  And here is my project for this week, hope you like it. I have used Remembered Birthday:

 

And now for our Blog Hop route:

 CRAFT Challenge Blog (you should have started here)

Abby

Aunty Sue

Carol

Deborah

Elisa

Helen

Jeanette

Jo

Marlene (you should have come from here)

Monica (you are here now)

Saskia (you should go here next)

Silvi

Sparkle and Glitter

Sujin

CRAFT Challenge Blog (you should have returned here at the end of the hop)

And here is the word to be collected on this blog:

  



Your next stop is Saskia's blog. Enjoy the rest of your hop! Don't forget to add your name to Inlinkz below to be in with a chance of winning the prize on my blog.