Christmas Card Challenge # 23 - Purple & Silver Ornaments.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

This week we have a color challenge for you:

 

 

Purple & Silver Ornaments!

 

This is my card:

 

I chose this cute fox from Dearie Dolls and added some very old papers I had in my stash. My favourite part is the jacket: I LOVE the dots!

 

As usual, I suggest you check the fab creations from the DT here in our challenge blog where you'll find winner and Top 3 from last challenge too!



Christmas Card Challenge # 16 - Ornaments.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

Our inspiration for this challenge is:

 

 

Ornaments!

 

In detail:

This is my card:

 

This cute little mouse is from Doodle Dragon Studios, it's colored with Copics and is mounted on papers from First Edition.

 

We have lots of cards to show you: have a look here on the blog to see them all!

 

 



Christmas Card Challenge # 12 - Inspiration Photo.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

This week we have an inspiration photo for you:

 

 

In detail: Christmas Tree and Ornaments!

 

This is my card:

 

I decided to use one of my favourite stamps from Little Claire and some papers from my stash.

This cute little hedgehog is sooo adorable, right?

 

Have a look here to see the wonderful creations from the DT and let's get started! Christmas is not so far away...

 

 



Christmas Card Challenge # 51 - Anything Goes.

Happy Sunday!

 

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

This week is Anything Goes:

 

 

and this is my card:

 

While searching for a clipart through the internet, I stumbled across a website which offers very cute freebies: Homemade Preschool.

This digi is Tree Man Singing which I printed in different sizes to make this caroling trio.

You know how I love carolers and this tree is perfect for my collection!

I colored them with Copics and lots of stickles glitter glue on their hats and mounted them on a paper from American Crafts.

It's incredible that Christmas will be here in a month!

 

If you entered our Ho Ho Ho Challenge last week, have a look here to see if you're one of the winners!

You'll also find lots of inspiration from our DT:

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

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

A Snowflakes Promise Challenge # 10: Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 145: Anything Goes + One Sentiment

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round November Challenge: Oh Christmas tree

Crafting with an Attitude Challenge # 9: Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge # 9: Anything Goes

 

Christmas Cards Challenge # 48 - Color.

* * This is my second post today. Please scroll down for my GDT card for CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for November * *

 

Welcome to a new Christmas Cards Challenge!

This week we have fabulous colors to inspire you:

 

 

In detail:

 

This is my card:

 

I'm so happy to share my very first card with one of My Favorite Things stamps: Santa's Elves! They are from Birdie Brown, one of my favorite designers: I loved her digi stamps, her stamps from There She Goes and now I've finally one of her MFT stamps!

I'm also a fan of elves and I enjoyed myself so much coloring and making this card!

 

Can't wait to use the other elves in the collection...

 

You can see the other cards from my fellow DT members here.

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: V is for Very Cute

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round November Challenge: Oh Christmas Tree

Glitter'n'Sparkle Challenge # 161: Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge # 57: Anything Goes

The ABC Challenge: U is for Unlimited (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 # 25 - Anything Goes.

Happy Sunday!

 

And welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

This week it's Anything Goes!

 

 

And I decided to make something different: ornaments:

 

I had these red felt circles in my stash (I actually don't know what they were meant to be...) and I decided to turn them into little ornaments adding a patterned paper on the back, a sentiment and a little owl painted with Copics.

You should be familiar with this owl: it's Mr. Who from Eat Cake Graphics.

 

My teamies have made more traditional cards for the challenge: check them here or have a look at their personal blogs:

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

 



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



C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 298 - Christmas.

Welcome to a new C.R.A.F.T. Challenge!

 

It's the second week of the month and this means: Christmas!

 

This time it's all about Christmas with traditional colors.

 

Here's my card:

 

 

This cute little image is Christmas Village Tree Store from DRS Designs.

 

They are one of our wonderful sponsors this week with their incredible range of images.

 

If you entered our last challenge, check here to see if you're a winner!

 

We can't wait to see what you create!



Christmas Card Challenge # 9 - Color Challenge.

This week we have a wonderful color challenge for you at Christmas Card Challenges:

 

 

Holiday Hues of greens and blues with a touch of light brown:

 

which I used in this card:

 

I've had this Pennyblack stamp for ages, their hedgehogs are my fav characters, and I'm so happy to see it in one of my cards!

The stamp is colored with Copics and the background paper is from Wild Rose Studio.

 

If you played with us last week, check our blog here to see if your project has been chosen as winner or Top 3 and, of course, take a moment to see the fabulous cards from the DT!

 

You can see them here too:



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

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Completely Christmas Challenge # 48: Anything Goes + Make a Square or Rectangular Card

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for February: Anything Goes

Fab'n'Funky Challenge # 244: Christmas

Robyn's Fetish Challenge # 249: Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door Challenge Jan. 27 - Feb. 02: Anything Goes

Santa's Tractor.

In my whole life I had never thought about Santa on a tractor.

Maybe because I'm a girl, for me tractors are good for country life only.

 

This was true until I discovered a stamp from Eat Cake Graphics: Santa Riding John Reindeere Tractor. I saw it and I was in love!

 

This is my card:

 

 

The best part came while coloring it: it's so rich in details, like the smoke coming our in the shape of candy canes, the little tag on the present, the holly in front of the tractor.

 

I love coloring and here I really had a great fun! And then I added glitter, glitter and more glitter!

Colors and glitter, my fav things!

 

I also added Tiny Tweet (wearing ear muffs), the cute little bird looking the scene. And it seems the girl next to the dog is looking at it!

 

I added lots of light brown snowflakes on the background paper and, of course, some pearls.

 

It's a great stamp so if you are looking for a gift for a crafter, click here and visit Eat Cake Graphics shop: you'll find hundreds of cute stamps, from tiny one like Tiny Tweet to bigger ones like Santa Riding John Reindeere Tractor!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Completely Christmas Challenge # 40: Anything Goes + Something beginning with S

CraftyHazelnut's Challenge # 205: Santa Is on His Way

CraftyHazelnut's Challenge Extra for December: Anything Goes

Just Inspirational December Monthly Challenge: One for the Boys

Merry Monday Challenge # 137: Feathered friends

 

 

 

Are We There yet?

Good morning!

 

At this time of the year we all think about holidays (well, I actually think about them quite often throughout the year...) and, for my latest card made with Eat Cake Graphics stamps, holidays were the inspiration.

 

And children too... when they ask: "Are We There Yet?"

 

This little car with a mouse driving and a dog looking out of the window is one of my favourite stamps from Eat Cake Graphics: they are Lewis and Trudy's Wild Ride (the name itself makes me smile!).

For the background, I used some trees of the Lake Shoreline stamp.

They are both colored with Copics and mounted with 3D dots on an old card blank.

They are sooo cute!

 

You can find both stamps in Eat Cake Graphics shop:

8016-E Lewis and Trudy's Wild Ride

7068-P Lake Shoreline

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting At the Weekend Challenge # 3: Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart Challenge # 28: Anything Goes

Crafty Calender Challenge for July: Summertime Fun

Crafty Girls Challenge # 22: Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge # 86: Summer



C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 268 - Christmas.

It's that Thursday of the month... the Christmas challenge at C.R.A.F.T. Challenges!

 

The image I chose for this week made me laugh:

 

She is Stella - Santa Died from Bugaboo Stamps and I had a great fun while coloring her. I'm always more kids-oriented when I choose my images but this time I happily switched to this lady and her funny Christmas tree.

 

Bugaboo Stamps is one of the sponsors of our challenge, but we have lots of sponsors, check here to see them all!

 

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Catch the Bug Challenge: Christmas In July - Wednesday Challenge - Bingo

(Bugaboo image - Player's Choice - Bow)

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for July: Anything Goes

Completely Christmas Challenge # 20: Anything Goes

Divas by Design Challenge: Christmas In July

Sweet Stamping Challenge: Christmas in July

Christmas Card Challenge # 25 - Buttons and Twine

Good morning!

I'm ready to show you my latest creation for Christmas Card Challenges!

 

Inspired by buttons, twine and pastel colors I made this card:

 

 

I've had this lovely digi stamp for a while and time has come to use it.

It is called Christmas Together and is available in Sami Stamps shop.

I used my Copics and a background paper from the Gingerbread Lane paper pad.

Then, I added a ribbon and... three... not just one but three buttons! It's Always so hard to use my precious buttons!

 

Have a look at the great cards made by my teamies, here on our Challenge blog or by clicking their personal blogs:

 Alanna

Anne C

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo


I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:
Sami Stamps Challenge # 13: Anything Goes
Di's Digi Designs Challenge: Use those Markers
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge # 11: Anything Goes
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge extra for May: Anything Goes
The Glory of Christmas Challenge # 33: Anything Goes
 

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 259 - Christmas

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

 

This week we want you to show us your Christmas cards or projects.

This is mine:

 

I chose an adorable image by Kenny K called Christmas Tree. They are one of our sponsors this week and you might be lucky enough to win 5 digis from their store!

I colored it with Copics and glitter and mounted it on some (very precious) Doodlebug papers from the Santa's Workshop collection.

I LOVE the enthusiasm of the little girl in her pink pajamas! She's as happy as a kid should be while decorating the tree!

 

 

Don't forget to have a look here at C.R.A.F.T. Challenges main page to check the wonderful sponosrs and prizes we have this week and to be inspired by the great creations from the DT!

 

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
The Cutie Pie Challenge # 69: Bling and Cute

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge # 10: Anything Goes

Completely Christmas Challenge # 11: Anything Goes

The Glory of Christmas Challenge # 33: Anything Goes

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for May: Anything Goes

CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper May Challenge: Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenges # 24 - Embossing

Happy Mother's Day!

 

Here we are ready for a new Christmas Card Challenge!

The theme is EMBOSSING wet or dry, you pick.

 

If I'm not too good with heat embossing, I love dry embossing and I have a great collection of Lasting Impressions templates. Unfortunately, I concentrate more on stamping so I was happy to have a reason to look through my templates and choose the one for this challenge.

 

This is my card:

 

 

I embossed a little tree using my Lasting Impressions papers and template, of course. Then I adhered it with 3D dots. A patterned paper and a little bow complete the card.

 

We have some Amazing cards to show you this week!
Have a look here or check out my teamies' blogs:

 Alanna

Anne C

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge: Traditional Colors
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long # 10: Anything Goes
Completely Christmas Challenge # 11: Anything Goes
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for May: Anything Goes
CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper May Challenge: Anything Goes
 

Christmas Card Challenge # 23 - No Embellishments

Happy Sunday!

 

Are you ready for a new Christmas Card Challenge?

 

This week we don't want to see any kind of embellishment on your card. Not easy for me who loves to add rhinestones and pearls on cards!

 

 I made this card:

 

 

I chose a lovely Christmas tree digi stamp from Broken Box Stock and I decided to duplicate gifts and add them around the tree.

A Christmas tree full of gifts is always a great thing to see, right?

 

Since I'm a bit late with my post this morning I've just had the chance to see the cards made by my teamies!

Have a look here or check out their blogs:

 Alanna

Anne C

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Completely Christmas Challenge # 10: Anything Goes
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for May: Anything Goes
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge # 9: Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door Challenge: Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs May Challenge: Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenge # 12 - Trees.

Good morning!

It's Sunday again and this means a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges!
This week we want to see TREES! Perfect for every Christmas card!

I've decided to make tiny cards with tiny trees:

The image is from DigiStamp Boutique and it's one of the six lovely digis in the Simply for Christmas set.

I colored the trees with my Copic markers and mounted them on little colorful cards. A ribbon and a button and voilà! They are so cute!

Please, have a look at all the fabulous cards from the DT... you'll surely be inspired!

Alanna

Anne C

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

I'm entering my tiny cards into the following challenges:
DigiStamp Boutique February 14 Customer Competition: Anything Goes
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for February: Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenge # 8 - One Layer Card

Welcone back to Christmas Card Challenges!

This week we want to see Christmas cards with only one layer. Easy, isn't it?

This is my card:

I've used the fabulous Holly Tree by DigiStamp Boutique: I simply printed it on white cardstock, colored it with Copics, added tons of red stickles glue on the berries and lots of green rhinestones here and there.

There is also the Mistletoe Tree with which I've made a light green version of this card, but I'll show you another time!

Your inspiration to make Christmas cards is gone away with decorations? Have a look at all the other creations from the DT, you'll surely be inspired!

Alanna

Anne C

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

I'd also love to enter the following challenges:
DigiStamp Boutique January Customer Competition: Anything Goes with DSB
ABC Christmas Challenge: A is for Anything Christmas
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round Challenge: Anything Goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' January Challenge: Festive Foliage
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for January: Anything Goes

Christmas Trees.

Although I love my Christmas Tree and trees in general, I find it difficult to use them as images for my cards. They are never my first choice when I think of a Christmas card, even if I adore the fact that, besides the green, I can add touches of colors and glitter in the balls or lights.

But this week I had to make something with a Christmas tree for my DT work at Christmas Card Challenges. The theme is EVERGREEN and this is my creation:

I love to make tags and this Christmas Tree from Broken Box Stock (it is available in a set of 4 Christmas themed images, here in black and white and here colored) was just perfect for what I had in mind.

It seems that I've had these tags forever: I think I bought them at Ikea many years ago and I've never managed to make something with them but they were perfect for the country look I had in mind.

I added stripes of paper from Rayher and some bling with a couple of rhinestones and glitter on the trees.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what my fellow DT members have created with evergreen!

If you are curious too, have a look at their blogs:



Alanna

Anne C

Anne J

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

Sabrina

Well, although we are in full summer, September is really around the corner and Christmas will be here very soon... so let's create cards and projects!