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

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

 

This is my card:

 

 

I chose Little Penguin Winter digi from our sponsor Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Copics and glitter and mounted on an old paper from Echo Park.

 

A quick and easy make, Christmas is just around the corner!

 

Have a look at our challenge blog to see more inspiration for this month and start making your cards today!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Anything (Christmas) Goes

CraftyPurple Frog Challenge # 1: Christmas

Digitally Sweet Challenge # 156: Animal or Pet

Sweet Stampers Challenge # 1: Christmas

The Pencil Case Challenge Week 32: Anything Goes

Time for Picnics!

Since I entered Gerda Steiner Monthly Challenge back in May, I received a super cute digi for this month's challenge!

I was really worried not to be able to participate this month, I was stuck in a very demanding order and I hardly found the time to make my DT cards.

 

Really at the very last minute, I've finished my card:

 

 

It's Picnic Penguin digital stamp mounted on a kraft card decorated with a picnic-themed patterned paper (I'm sorry, no idea of the brand).

I've also had the opportunity to test a new die from Toga I had bought in April: the fence is lovely, isn't it?

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Gerda Steiner June Challenge: Anything Goes with Picnic Penguin

Animal Friends Challenge # 39: Animal with Fruit or Vegetables

Crafting by Designs July Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends Challenge # 23: Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge # 318: Anything Goes

 

 

 



Christmas Card Challenge # 21 - Anything Goes.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

The weahether is perfect today to think about Christmas: it rains, it's dark and maybe cold...

 

Anyway, my card is bright and cheerful!

 

The theme is Anything Goes:

 

 

and this is my card:

 

 

This adorable penguin is from Meljen's Designs and papers are from Cartabella.

I decided to say "Happy New Year" for a change and I had fun adding gems and pearls.

 

Can't wait to see your creations and if you're lucky enough to live where the sun shines and you need some inspiration, have a look here to see what the team has created this week!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Animals

Crafting by Designs Challenge: Get Ready for Christmas

Inspiration Destination Challenge # 82: Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge # 274: Anything Goes

Scrap N' Challenge April Challenge: Anything Goes

 

 

This card is for sale in my shop. Don't hesitate to contact me in case you need more information or help.

 



CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for February.

February already!

And this means a brand new CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra!

 

As usual it's Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas!

 

This is my card for this month:

 

 

These sweet penguins are Little Penguin Winter - Winter Bench from Buagboo Stamps. I colored them with Copics and mounted them on a light blue cardstock and then on an embossed panel.

 

Bugaboo Stamps is our loyal sponsor so you won't miss the chance to win some of their images!

 

Don't forget to check our challenge blog for more inspiration from the DT and to check winner's name from our January Challenge!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: B is for Baubles

A Snowflake Promise Challenge # 15: Winter

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' January Challenge: Bows

Crimbo Crackers Challenge # 99: Anything Goes

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge # 64: Frame It

 

 

This card is for sale. If you cannot find it in my Etsy shop, please contact me and I'll be pleased to prepare a dedicated listing.



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

I can't believe December will be here in 15 days!

 

As we are in mid-November, here's my card for the mid-month inspiration for CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra:

 

 

I chose Winter Penguin Trio from our super-sponsor Bugaboo Stamps. I colored the image with my Copics and, as background paper, I chose one that came free in a magazine.

 

If you need more inspiration, have a look here and don't forget to enter our November challenge here!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: W for Wild Thing

Crafts Galore Encore November Challenge: Use a Stamp or Digi

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge: Winter Activities

Inspiration Destination Challenge # 59: Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty friends Challenge # 22: Anything Goes

 

 



Christmas Card Challenge # 33 - Photo Inspiration.

We're back with a new challenge here at Christmas Card Challenges!

 

We have a super-cute photo to inspire you this week:

 

Santa penguins!

 



 

I made this card:

 

I chose an image from Doodle Dragon Studios colored with Copics and mounted on papers from Lawn Fawn.

 

I haven't had time to check what my fellow DT's have created this week so let's have a look here on the challenge blog: we'll surely see wonderful cards and tons of inspiration!



Christmas Card Challenge # 24 - Inspiration.

We have an Inspiration Challenge for you this week at Christmas Card Challenges:

 

 

In details:

 

Merry Christmas with Candy Canes!

 

And this is my card:

 

 

I chose this sweet penguin from Pink Petticoat (Ice Christmas) which I colored with Copics and mounted inside the aperture of a light blue card.

 

My teamies have made great cards as usual, check them here on our challenge blog or read all about their creations in their own blogs:



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

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Cute Christmas

Completely Christmas Challenge # 63: Anything Goes + For a Child

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge # 229: Use Some of Your Favourite Things

(Copics, glitter, rhinestones)

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for May: Anything Goes

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge: Clean and Simple

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 294 - Christmas.

It's Christmas again here at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge!

 

Have you already packed your Christmas papers and embellishments away?

Well, take them out and play with us!

 

This is my card:

 

 

This sweet penguin is from Scrapper's Delight (Penguin Willie's Gift) colored with Copics and mounted on papers from First Edition.

I wanted a change from the usual Christmas colors and opted for these mix of orange, light blue and pink.

Well, I'm not too convinced that orange and pink can work together but they were there on the striped paper so I had a go.

 

If you want to start your Christmas 2015 cards early, have a look at our Challenge blog and be inspired by the beauties made by the team.

Scrapper's Delight is our sponsor this week, don't miss the oppurtunity to win some of their adorable images!

 

Can't wait to see what you create!



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

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 284 - Winter.

Good morning and welcome to a new C.R.A.F.T. Challenge!

 

With December and Christmas fast approaching (too fast!), we have thought about a Winter theme for this week.

 

This is my card:

 

 

These penguins are Mistletoe Kisses from Pink Gem Designs which I assembled using a white card blank and papers from Dovecraft and DCWV. I wanted to use non-traditional Christmas colors because I needed super-sweet colors for these little penguins!

 

Aren't they cute?

 

As usual, I suggest you to have a look at our Challenge blog to be inspired by our cards and to check the wonderful sponsors we have each week! Pink Gem Designs is one of them!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Bearly Mine November Challenge: Christmas Cards

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge # 201: Sparkle

 Dream Valley Challenge # 94: Getting Ready for Christmas

Inspiration Destination Challenge # 6: Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss Challenge # 260: Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Christmas Card Challenges # 29 - Use 3 or More Patterned Papers

Good morning and welcome to Christmas Card Challenges # 29!

 

This week we want you to use all those patterned papers you have in your stash: use 3 or even more!

It's time to put your scraps into good use!!

 

This is my card:

 

This cute Penguin is Celebration Penguin available here in 2 Cute Ink shop. It's actually meant to be a Penguin celebrating a birthday but I decided it was celebrating Christmas!

 

Again, I followed an uncommon palette for Christmas: pinks and light blues, colors I always love, for Christmas and for everything else!

Papers are from the Special Delivery by Helz Cuppleditch paper pad.

I used lots of buttons, too... oohh, what a sacrifice!

 

As usually, I invite you to check our Challenge blog or our DT members' own blogs to be inspired by wonderful creations:

Alanna

Donna

Heather

Jovita

Karen

Lisa

Margo

Marsha

Roselany

Sandi

Wendi

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge: Winter Birds

Sperkles Christmas Challenge # 41: Favourite Color Combo

Squigglefly Challenge # SFC2314: Christmas Cards

Bunny Zoe's Crafts June Challenge: Layers

Crafty Girls Challenge # 20: Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenge # 9 - Anything Goes!

Anything Goes!

This week's theme at Christmas Card Challenges is super-easy and I've had the chance to make a card using a digi I bought before Christmas and still had to use.

This is my card:

This lovely penguin is from Marina Neira and is called Messenger Penguin.

I've chosen an orange card, maybe a bit strange as Christmas color but it matches perfectly with these papers from First Edition (Christmas Joy) and can be used for both boys and girls!

My teamies cards are just wonderful!

Have a look at them and be inspired!

Alanna

Anne C

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round January Challenge: Anything Goes
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge: Christmas Animals
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for January: Anything Goes
Digi Sketch Challenge: One for the Man

Christmas Cuties

Last month I bought a lovely set of digi stamps over at DigiStamp Boutique and I've just finished to make a set of two cute little cards.

The first one, in bright colors:

The other in more deep, elegant colors:

The set is called Simply for Christmas and my idea was to make one card with each image. I'm busy with some commissions so I decided to show the first two before it's too late for Christmas!

I used little white cards, added a cardstock panel behind the images colored with Copics and glitter. A pretty ribbon and a button and voilà a lovely card!

I have a tip for you: I had these lovely sets of small cards with envelopes but the cards had no folds and so I decided to make a folded card out of white paper and cut the original card in a panel, lightly smaller than the front of my white card. It matches the envelope and the card has a fold!

I'm entering the following challenges:

DigiStamp Boutique December Customer Competition: Anything Goes with a DigiStamp Boutique image

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge: Snowmen or Ladies

Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes

Love To Create Challenge # 44: Holiday Cheer

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge # 91: Christmas

Aqua, White and Glitter... Wonderful!!!

Ohhh... I'm SO happy!

During the summer I spent many pleasant early morning hours sipping coffee and reading a lovely inspiring blog: Mish Mash. It had been pinned among my favorites for a while but I decided to read it more carefully and I discovered great tricks and techniques, inspiring photos and yummy recipes, tips and crafting projects.

One of the things which inspired me most was what she calls "Mass Production": make several pieces of the same card/tag/project. I never thought I could do that, mainly because I do not have friends or relatives I can sell my cards to, so I don't need to pile up. I don't even send cards so I don't need them for myself, even if I sometimes need a card and don't have one made by myself.

But... I decided I had to try. First of all, I have to let my papers go: I'm always afraid to finish that perfect sheet of paper and avoid using too much BUT, as Michelle says, they keep on selling papers, I can eventually buy some more if I need it. Second, I have to trust myself and be positive I will sell more than one card.

The other day I decided to make a card with a lovely stamped image I had colored few days before: I chose the card, the paper, added glitter, found the sentiment and the embellishment. It was quite easy to finish it and I found it so lovely I decided to make two more. I had stamped several copies of the same image and it was so easy to color them following the finished card. I cut the paper which was still on my table, add sentiments which I had in some copies and punched the snowflake... et voilà, three cards made so easily and quickly!

This lovely stamp is from Lili of the Valley and I colored it with watercolor pencils and added tons of glitter to the igloo to make it shine like snow.

The dotted paper is from Dovecraft (Christmas Fancy Collection) and the wonderful aqua card was bought in Paris: it's such a lovely color! It was hard to use three of them but I love so much the finished card that I think it was worth the effort!

When I saw the three cards on my table I felt so proud of myself and it was really rewarding.

Well, maybe three cards are not properly a "Mass Production" but it's certainly more than one...

I'll enter this card in Lili of the Valley Challenge # 113 which says "Aqua, White and Glitter". What lovely combination!

I enjoyed myself so much in mass producing that I'm still in that mode...

Another Challenging Challenge...

This time the Challenge was really challenging: I had to make an "Easel Card".

I hardly knew the meaning of easel and I thought I could never do one but, thanks to the instructions I found together with the Challenge, it was very very easy to make one and I'll surely do more in the future.

This is the card:

and, of course, it is for the Hambo Hoedown Challenge # 10: they gave us this lovely "Penguin-Bunny" digi with the instructions to make an easel card.

It is my very first card of this type so it may not be a great card but I love this little penguin disguised as a rabbit!