Christmas Card Challenge # 47 - Inspiration Photo.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

Thank you to all those who entered our last challenge: you did a great job!

 

Are you ready for a new challenge?

 

 

Photo inspiration this week!

 

This is my card:

 

I've had these Purple Onion Designs Stamps for ages and this was the perfect inpiration to use some of them!

I colored them with Copics and decorated the base card with a paper from Doodlebug. So cheerful!

 

Can't wait to see what you create this week! With less than 50 days to go, we all need cards to send to family and friends!

If you need a bit more inspiration, have a look here to see what our talented team has made this week!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge # 218: Holiday

A Snowflake Promise Challenge # 32: Seasons

Digistamps4Joy Challenge # 130: Anything Goes opt. Christmas is Coming

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge # 45: Anything Goes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge # 70: Holly and/or Ivy



Bugaboo 6th Birthday Bash - Day 6.

Hello!

Here I am with a new card for Bugaboo 6th Birthday Bash!

 

Day 6 is inspired by a photo:

 

 

Inspired by both the cake and the animals, I made this:

 

My stamps are: Make it Snappy - Happy Birthday and Sock Monkey Boy both available in Bugaboo shop. I used my Copics and some glitter on the pink part of the cake.

The flower paper is from Lawn Fawn while the orange one comes from my paper stash (it should be from Echo Park).

 

Well, I wait for the 7th challenge to come live to make my last card!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Bugaboo 6th Birthday Bash Challenge - Day 6: Photo Inspiration

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge # 177: Make Your Mark (Copics)

As You Like It Challenge: Favourite Paper or Non Paper Project (Paper Projects)

Doodle Pantry Ants in My Pantry Digital Challenge # 13: Any Digi Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge # 261: Cats and/or Children

 

Bugaboo 5th Birthday Party Celebrations - Day 3.

Hi again!

 

Here I am with another card for Bugaboo 5th Birthday Party Celebrations!

 

On Monday, the challenge was a Photo Inspiration, this one:

 

 

And I made this card:

 

This boy is AKV Sign It Boy and the cupcake is Cupcake Circle Tag (without sentiment) both from Bugaboo Stamps. I loved the idea that a boy could have the biggest of cupcakes for his birthday!

 

Now, onto Tuesday's Challenge... I have to work quickly!

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Bugaboo 5th Birthday Party Celebrations Monday Challenge: Inspiration Photo

 

Back to My Beloved Toodles!

I've finally managed to find some time to create a card using one of Broken Box Stock lovely Toodles.

They've always been a favourite of mine since I discovered them and was honoured to be part of their Design Team.

It's always a pleasure for me to color them and create projects with their funny faces!

This time I've chosen one of the latest imges, Baker Toodle:

(She is available here as a black and white digi stamp and here in a very girly and pinky colored version).

I simply mounted her on a pink card decorated with painted dots, pearls and these faceted heart embellishments which give lots of sparkle (no, it's not clear from the photo).

Isn't she lovely?

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Jellypark Challenge: Chocolate and/or Cake

Through the Craftroom Door Challenge: Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap Challenge # 12: Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge # 24: Happy and Bright

Seize the Birthday Challenge: Birthday + Hearts

Yellow.

I know, I know, I've been a lazy blogger recently and a lazy crafter too!

I'm trying to update a little box with some painting and découpage but it seems I'm not good at it because the first attempt was a disaster...

I don't have Mod Podge and I've tried with another glue I bought years ago which should be specific for découpage but it hasn't worked well so far.

Yesterday, frustrated from my failure, I decided to put glue and paper on one side of the table and make the card for this fortnight challenge at Sparkle Creations.

The theme is this sketch:

I loved it at first sight and it took only a little time to make this card:

I used Cupcake Ruby from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps and decided to color her dress in an unusual yellow.

Then, it was easy to choose a plain yellow card and a lovely paper with roses and a lighter yellow background.

Then I added a little yellow flower with baker's twine tied in it and a sweet message.

I really love how it's turned out, so fresh and so spring-y!

This card is for the following challenges:

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge # 103: Sketch

Crafts and Me Challenge # 131: Floral Frenzy

One Crazy Stamper Challenge: May Flowers

Paper Crafting Journey Challenge: Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Challenge # 212: Birthdays

Wish BIG!

Just a quick post today to show you my latest card:

Yesterday, I had a look at Jellypark Challenges and the theme was too funny to let the challenge go without creating a card for it!

I had this free image from the Jellypark store which was perfect! (And sooo cute!).

I made a light blue textured card and used a patterned paper from DCWV. The digi is colored with Copics and glitter and the orange I used for the apron inspired me for the orange cardstock stripe I glued behind the mouse and the orange satin rose.

The super-funny sentiment was from There She Goes clear stamps and it was so appropriate for this image!!!

I'm entering the following challenges:

Jellypark Challenges: I'm Hungry!

Digi Makeover Challenge # 63: Food

The Squireel andThe Fox Challenge # 31: Anything Goes

Paper Playtime Challenge # 89: Anything Goes

Artistic Inspiration Challenge # 16: Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin'

How sweet!

A few days ago I received a lovely image from Broken Box Stock and I immediately had to make something out of it.

And I made this notepad:

This lovely digi stamp is called Sugar Cookie Toodle and I colored it with Copics (but there is also a colored version available if you have little time).

My original idea was to make something absolutely pinky and girly but when I saw this paper from Papermania I decided it was the right one! I love the clean, crisp, fresh look the light blue stripes give to the notepad!

I only added touches of glitter here and there, a rhinestone near the sentiment, a pink ribbon and, of course, two little pearls as earrings!

I love these toodles for they have little details like the earrings that make them absolutely girly girl!



Luckily enough, while browsing through my list of challenges, I noticed that it could be entered in a few of them.:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: What's Cooking/Something to Eat

Stampin' for the Weekend # 20: Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy Challenge # 74: Anything Goes

Paper Playtime Challenge #87: Anything Goes

One of the things I love when I decide to take part in a challenge is that I have to "think outside the box" and make something which is in the mind of someone else. It's a bit like commission work, I have to do something different from what I usually do.

That's the reason why I decided to start entering challenges: I still make cards with the images I love but I have to work with sketches or colors or themes.

One of the treats I gave myslef last Christmas was a couple of stamps from Lili of the Valley and yesterday one of my dreams came through: I painted one stamp and mounted it on a card! I love it!!

The aim was to take part in a Lili of the Valley challenge: they gave a sketch to follow to make a card with one of their stamps.

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/01/challenge-81-sketch-by-dawny-p.html

Here's the sketch:

And here's my card:

I wish I could receive this card for my birthday!

I used my watercolor pencils as usual and some papers from Wild Rose Studio and Die Cuts with a View, a new cherry red satin ribbon, some pearls and - of course - some glitter in the apron.

I love this image, this little bear is so sweet... and her cat too!!