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 # 22 - Nativity.

Good morning and welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

We have a very sweet theme for your this week:

 

 

Nativity.

 

This is my card:

 

I chose Cute Nativity Kids from DigiStamp Boutique and papers from First Edition.

The banner stamp is from Paper Smooches and the sentiment stamp is from Pannyblack.

 

You can find more inspiration here on our challenge blog.

Can't wait to see your cards!

 



CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge extra for July - Mid-Month Inspiration.

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

 

It's a bit difficult to concentrate on winter and Christmas cards in this wonderfully hot summer, so this time I opted for unusual pastel colors and short sleeves for my card:

 

 

The image is Baby Couple from our sponsor Bugaboo Stamps.

It wasn't a Christmas digi but I thought it was perfect to celebrate a baby's first Christmas adding some pastel-colored papers (First Editions) and some touches of red here and there.

 

Have a look at my teamies' cards: you can see them all here!



Christmas Card Challenge # 18 - Anything Goes.

Happy Sunday and welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

This week it's an easy one: Anything Goes!

 

 

This is my card:

 

 

I've had this stamp from Crafter's Companion for ages and I'm happy to have used it!

 

I colored the cute owls with Copics and used papers from Little Yellow Bicycle.

They're so sweet!

 

Have a look here if you want to see the other creations from the DT and to check winners from last week.

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Animal Friends Challenge # 37: Birds

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Cute Christmas

Creative Moments Challenge # 90: Anything Goes

Oh La La Creations Challenge # 201: Feathered Friends

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

 

This card is for sale in my Etsy shop. If you cannot find it, please contact me.



2 Cute Ink Challenge # 119 - Color Challenge: Orange - Brown - Yellow.

* * This is my 2nd post today, please scroll down to see my DT post for Not Just Cards Challenge * *

 

 

Here I am agan today, this time for the new challenge over at 2 Cute Inks Challenge blog!

 

This week it's all about colors: Orange - Brown - Yellow:

 

 For this challenge I chose a new digi stamp which is perfect for the given colors:

 

 

 

which became this:

 

 

I transformed this cute sunflower into a family, by resizing the images, I then added little details for the boys and the girls.

 

You can find this little cutie here in 2 Cute Ink shop.

 

These colors are perfect for autumn cards as well as for Thanksgiving cards.

Check the shop to see the new Give Thanks digi stamp:

 

 

Have a look at what my teamies have made, we have lots of inspiration for your cards!

I can't wait to see your creations!

Always Together.

Have you heard the great news?

 

Eat Cake Graphics has just released 48 new amazing stamps!

You can find them all here in the What's new section of their shop.

 

I'm still choosing my new stamps but today I want to show you a card made with one of their old ones:

 

 

This adorable couple is Main Squeeze and I imagined them in their old '60s home posing for a picture to be sent to nephews and nieces.

 

Papers are from Peebles (Front Porch) while the couple is colored with Copics.

 

I LOVE them!

 

Grab your coffee and have a look at Eat Cake Graphics shop! You'll surely find something perfect for you!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CraftyCaz Weekly Challenge # 249: All Sentimental

Crafty Girls Challenge # 28: Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 341: Dots and Spots

My Craft Creations Challenge: Anything Goes

QKR Stampede Challenge # 107: Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 270 - Wish You Were Here.

Happy Thursday!

 

This week at C.R.A.F.T. Challenges we ask you to make a card of project for someone far away.

 

The theme is "Wish You Were Here" and this is my card:

 



 

The digi stamp is One of a Kind from Sweet'n Sassy Stamps. I wanted to focus on the image so I printed a big image and kept embellishments to a minimum.

I had just discovered this adhesive lacy border in a shop and I was willing to use it. I think it's perfect for this card!

Then, just a few pearls and rhinestones and my card was ready!

 

We have great sponsors this week! Check them all here on our challenge page!

You'll also find some great cards to be inspired by!

Christmas Card Challenges # 34 - Inspiration Photo.

I couldn't wait to show you the theme of this week's challenge at Christmas Card Challenges!

It's so yummy and it inspired me to work with very very sweet images!

 

This is the photo to inspire you:

 

 

Cookies? Colors? Stars?

I decided to follow the Cookies theme and made this:

 

 

I chose two digi stamps from Drawn with Character: One Smart Cookie Boy and One Smart Cookie Girl. I resized them to make the kids and now I have a sweet family!

 

 

As usual, I suggest to check here on the challenge blog to see the fab creations of my DT or to have a look at their own blogs:

Alanna

Donna

Heather

Jovita

Karen

Lisa

Margo

Marsha

Roselany

Wendi

 

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 111: Christmas in July

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge # 186: Layer It Up

Crafty Sentiments Desings Challenge: Christmas in July

Fairy Tale Challenge # 96: Use a Digi

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge # 44: Anything Goes

 

Christmas Card Challenge # 28 - Color Challenge

Good morning!

 

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge! This week it's all about color, these ones:

 

They remind me of winter days but some hues can easily be found at the seaside too! You can use them all or just one or two, as you prefer.

 

This is my card:

 

 

I've used a digi stamp from Dearie Dolls and papers from DCWV (Winter Stack).

Aren't they sweet?

 

Have a look at the blog here to see all the beautiful creations from the DT or check our DT's blogs:

  Alanna

Donna

Heather

Jovita

Karen

Lisa

Margo

Marsha

Roselany

Sandi

Wendi

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Completely Christmas Challenge # 15: Anything Goes

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for June: Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers Challenge # 66: Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge # 197: Christmas

Addicted to Stamps Challenge # 98: Holiday

Happy Mother's Day at Broken Box Stock!

It's time to celebrate our moms at Broken Box Stock!

The challenge theme this week is Mother's Day so don't hesitate to enter your cards and paper creations for this very special occasion!

This is the card I've made for this challenge:

I've used Mom & Kids digi stamp (it's a freebie! You can find it here.) and mounted it as if it were an old photograph. I've used a bold striped paper I found in a scrapbooking kit at Ikea last Christmas and just two colors, red and white.

There are many stamps suitable to celebrate Mother's Day in the Broken Box Stock shop: I've already used most of them for my projects and they are all SO lovely!

Challenge Directions:
Make a card or papercraft for Mother's Day! 

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 to check them out! 

FREEbies:

View our entire freebie collection here.

Deadline: Thursday, May 9th, 2013 @ 3:00pm

Prize: 1 FREE digital stamp from our shop at 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 here.

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 Broken Box Stock, we will not reach out to you)!

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

 

Don't forget to have a look at all the amazing creations from the DT! They are very inspiring!

And you'll also find all the links to the digi stamps we have used for our cards!

Family

To me Christmas has always meant Family. Family traditions, family dinners and family time.

Now that I am a mom, it's even more family.

Not only I look forward Christmas Eve when we go at my mom's and have a lovely dinner with my sister and her family but I also love to prepare the atmosphere for my daughter.

I decorate the house, we decorate the Christmas tree together, there's always a small Advent Calendar to help us counting down to Christmas, a Nativity to remember the reason for Christmas celebrations.

I wait in bed on Christmas Day for my daughter who wakes up, look in the living room and says: "Santa has come!". Maybe this year will be the last one she believes in Santa but to me it'll always be something to treasure: the magic of Christmas! The lights, the warmth, the time spent together, the astonishment of children in front of these little things, the poetry of Christmas.

To celebrate Family, I made this card:

I actually bought this S.W.A.L.K. stamp to reach a minimum order value in an online shop but once I had it in my hands I had to make something with it and a family Christmas card was perfect.

I used a patterned paper I've recently found at Ikea in a lovely card kit on sale! Felt and paper snowflakes to celebrate winter and ice-skating and a heart charm to celebrate family and love.

And... I remember when I was a young girl I wanted to learn ice skating and sometimes my parents brought me to a rink so I could try: maybe my dad was not too happy to drive a long way on chilly Sunday mornings but he wanted to make me happy...

Treasured family moments I'll always bring with me.

I'm enetering this card into:

ABC Christmas Challenge: W is for Winter Sports

Crafters Comapnion Challenge # 18: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow

Fab'n'Funky Challenge # 99: Baby, It's Cold Outside

Moving Along with the Times Challenge # 125: Let It Snow