It's Time for a "Thank You" Challenge at Broken Box Stock

It's time for Challenge # 14 at Broken Box Stock and the theme is perfect for this time of the year: make a Thank You card!

Here's my card:

I've used Robin's Tune which is one of the lovely digis available in the shop (and it's free! You can find it here) and an orange palette which reminds me of autumn and falling leaves. 

You can read everything about the challenge here, but here's a few directions:

Challenge Directions:

Make a "Thank You" card. With all of the holidays coming up, you're bound to need one! - And, you can make up to 3 cards for this challenge!

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, clic here to check them out!

 

FREEbies:

Check out our freebies too! View our entire freebie collection here.

Deadline: Thursday, November 29, 2012 @ 5:00pm

Prize: 3 FREE digital stamps 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 below.

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.

 

Go ahead and make plenty of Thank You cards and don't forget to check out the wonderful creations from other DT members here! 



Unusual Colors

After an indigestion of red last week, I've decided to follow an interesting challenge which asks us to use these colors:

The Challenge is at Sparkle Creations blog and I was inspired by these colors which are pretty unusual for a Christmas card.

I made this:

I used Christmas Tree Ruby from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps and colored her with Copics in shades of smoky blue and green.

I added touches of glitter, a touch of red and mounted it on a glittered grey/light blue/light green (?) paper from DCWV. I added a grey ribbon, a light green paper rose and a perfectly matching button (which I had just saved from an old t-shirt I was throwing way).

Although a card with these colors is quite unusual for Christmas, I find it quite elegant. But my favorite detail is the necklace: I added three pearls around her neck, isn't she cute? (My daughter immediately noticed it and loved it!).

This card will be entered in the following challenges:

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge # 92: Color Challenge

Sparkles Christmas Challenge # 22: Contemporary Color Combo

Ladybug Crafts Challenge # 3: Monochrome/Tonal

Red Again!

Well, it seems that this week red is my favorite color for Christmas creations!

Here I have another project to show you:

I've had these heart-shaped tags for a long while (they are very beutiful but quite expensive so I've never found the right occasion to use them) and every now and then I've tried to make something out of them unsuccessfully. A few days ago I received this ADORABLE Santa hat cat image from Broken Box Stock (you can find it here) and I knew it was THE perfect image for some girly Christmas tags.

I printed them on heavy paper and colored with grey and red Copics, added lots of glitter, three rhinestones and a funny sentiment and... voilà... quick, easy but SO pretty!

I'm entering the following challenges:

Crafts and Me Challenge # 108: Reds

Divas by Design # 60: Let's Get Cute

Kraftyhands Challenge: Christmas in November

Papertake Weekly Challenges: Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenge: Special Occasion, NOT Birthday

One Crazy Stamper November Challenge: Anything Goes

I'm quite thrilled to have some time to create something new for a challenge and I'm realizing that most of these challenges are new to me so I'm very happy!

And don't forget to have a look at Broken Box Stock Blog: you have the chance to win THREE gorgeous digi stamps! Read all about it here! Don't miss this chance!

Red for Christmas

It took me more than 20 years to appreciate the color RED.

I still remember (for I still have it) the first red cardigan I bought. I had never loved it as color in general and  I couldn't wear it, despite it is said that red is the color for Aries.

I don't wear all that red now, especially in winter, but I've bought a few red things in these past years that are still in my wardrobe.

But the Christmas color "par excellence" is red.

Although I love to make cards in pink and pastel colors cards, when I make one in red or red and green, it shouts "Christmas!".

Like the one I've just finished:

Inspired by the current challenge at Crafts and Me Challenge where RED is the theme, I've used this gorgeous stamp and papers by Wild Rose Studio which I colored with Copics and glitter. I wanted it to sparkle, so I added rhinestones and, for a special touch, I added a satin ribbon tied in a bow.

I love its vintage feel and the light it has when Imove it under the light!

Wow... Christmas is coming!

This card is perfect for the following challenges:

Crafts and Me Challenge # 108: Reds

ABC Christmas Challenge: V is for vibrant colors

Whimsy Stamps Challenge # 53: Traditional Christmas Colors

The Ribbon Girl November Card Challenge: Sparkle

Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes

Christmas Critters

Christmas is coming... Shops are putting on the festive dress, filling their shelves with Christmas goodies.

A bit "late" this year, maybe because it was warm until last week and Christmas seemed far away? Or maybe because that mid-October was too early in any case...

Being a crafter and making Christmas cards for most of the year, I'm always happy when I see something festive around: I love to see new trends, to have some inspiration and to be completely in the right mood for holiday creations.

But, the other "me" refuses to buy ornaments and home decorations so early. The most horrible thing is that, when it's almost Christmas, most big shops have already taken away Christmas items.

Well, let's go back to cards.

Today I'm happy to show a card I've just finished with a lovely stamp from Meljen's Designs called Ice Skating Mouse:

This picture is a bit dark, I'm sorry. The Easel card is white and the panel below is a light blue-green glittered paper.

I colored the mouse with Copics and glitter and added rhinestones, glittered snowflakes and dots of pink paint. Isn't she cute?

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Meljen's Designs Challenge # 134: Critters

Christmas Stamping All Year Long # 35: Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenge Week 48: Pop It Up

The Crafty Pad Challenge # 194: Christmas Is Coming

Divas by Design Challenge # 59: Feeling Festive

Broken Box Stock Challenge # 13: Thanksgiving

It's time for another challenge at Broken Box Stock and the theme is a very easy one: Thanksgiving!

Well, not for me, it should be one of the first Thanksgiving cards in my life... We have imported Halloween and our kids go trick-or-treating, disguised as witches and devils but no, Thanksgiving it's still something very American!

With a brand new type of cards I've recently bought at a craft fair, I made this:

I've always loved this Thanksgiving Pilgrim Toodle digi stamp (there's also a colored version available, click here to see it) from Broken Box Stock and I'm happy I've had a chance to use it for a card!

Well, now for the Challenge:

Challenge Directions:Make a Thanksgiving card, pretty simple! Enter up to 3 cards and you might as well drop them in the mail to send off to a loved one :)

Broken Box Stock Digital Stamps:
We have hundreds of digital stamps, click here to check them out!

FREEbies:

Check out our freebies too! View our entire freebie collection here.

Deadline: Thursday, November 15, 2012 @ 5:00pm

Prize: 3 FREE digital stamps from Broken Box Stock.com (you choose!)

Challenge Rules: 

1) Follow the challenge's specific design criteria above.

2) To enter your card in the challenge, use our "inlinkz" link tool below.

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 us, 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 fabulous creations from the DT! Check them all here!

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

A Lovely Sketch Challenge Part 2

I did it!

I've just finished the boy version of the card I told you about a few hours ago (have a look here or scroll down to see my post).

I've used a bright green card and papers from DCWV and, of course, the lion stamp from the Jungle Out There set of stamps by There She Goes.
(No, this time the upper part has not been placed to cover a mistake but because I eventually like it very much!).

Although my daughter and I chose this set mainly for the monkey, I must admit that all the animals are very cute! I bet I (we) will use it over and over again!

I enter this card in There She Goes Challenge # 178: sketch



and I head towards the kitchen to prepare dinner!

A Lovely Sketch Challenge

Here I am with a new card for one of my favorite challenges!

Although I had this card in mind for a couple of days, I only managed to make it yesterday at 6:00 am... I was not completely awaken but I had to get up and start cutting!

In fact, a few days ago I received a new stamp set from There She Goes called Jungle Out There. I chose it with my daughter after I won a challenge last month. It's gorgeous! Animals are perfectly sized, not too small and not too big and they are so sweet and funny!

I had already seen the current challenge at There She Goes, which is a sketch challenge:

I love this clean feminine sketch and I immediately decided how to make it.

This is my card:



I've used a light blue card from DCWV, inked the edges with a light blue ink and added this banner made with pink and white glittered cardstock from DCWV.

Since it was 6:00 am, I cut the stripes a bit too short so I had to add something on the top to disguise the place where they are glued...

I added a black dotted ribbon over another stripe of pink glittered paper, three pink pearls, a sentiment and, of course, this lovely zebra!

I've also planned a boy version of the same sketch but... well... I don't think I manage to finish it in time for this challenge!

This card will be entered in the following Challenges:

There She Goes Challenge # 178: Sketch

The Crafty Pad Challenge # 193: Animals

Fab'n'Funky Challenges # 144: Animals

It's a Recipe Challenge at Broken Box Stock!

Time for a new, exciting Challenge at Broken Box Stock!

Challenge # 12 asks you to incorporate a recipe in your card or project!

Here's my card:

I love Apple Pies so I searched for a recipe on the internet and typed it next to the Happy Harvest girl digi stamp from Broken Box Stock. It was the first digi we got from the new Digi Stamp Club: it's only $ 9.99 per year for a total of 52 digis! They are all so cute!! Don't miss your chance to subscribe or consider to give the subscription to a crafty friend this Christmas! Read all about it here.

I wanted to keep colors fresh and yellow was perfect together with touches of red and green of the apples!

I think I should try the recipe sooner or later!

Now, for the challenge rules:

Challenge Directions:
Incorporate a recipe (handwritten or typed) into your card design. 

Deadline: Thursday, November 1, 2012 @ 5:00pm

Prize: 3 FREE digital stamps from Broken Box Stock

Challenge Rules: 

1) Follow the challenge's specific design criteria above.

2) To enter your card in the challenge, use our "inlinkz" link tool below.

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 us, we will not reach out to you)!

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

 

Have a look at our fabulous DT creations here for some inspiration!