Christmas Card Challenges # 33 - Color Challenge

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

Today it's dark and rainy, the perfect weather to think about Christmas!

 

This week we have a fabulous color challenge for you:

 

 

These colors are so elegant and festive!

 

This is my card:

 

I used December 26, an adorable digi stamp from The Paper Shelter. I love to imagine Santa after Christmas: what does he do? Sleeping of course!

 

I used my Copics and papers from the Festive Treats paper pad (First Edition).

 

We have great cards to show you this week, have a look here on the challenge blog or at our DT members' own blogs:

 Alanna

Donna

Heather

Jovita

Karen

Lisa

Margo

Marsha

Roselany

Wendi

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: N is for Numbers

Addicted to Stamps Challenge # 103: Holiday

Completely Christmas Challenge # 20: Anything Goes

Nutcrafters Challenge # 72: Christmas in July

The Cutie Pie Challenge # 73: Use a Cute Digi

 

Happy Summer!

Although it's been a cold and rainy week, more like autumn than full summer, I managed to create a card inspired by our past vacations at the lake.

 

I took this picture in one of the few moments of sun and, even if I know it's not a proper one, I love the way the sun rays hit it.

 

I've used a couple of stamps from Eat Cake Graphics: Paddling in the Canoe and Lake Shoreline.

I mounted them on a light blue card from DCWV, made some white dots with acrylic paint and cut some stripes of cardstock to resemble water.

It's not one of my typical cards but I love how it turned out!

 

Eat Cake Graphics stamps used:

1158-J Paddling in the Canoe
7068-P Lake Shoreline

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Calender July Challenge: Summertime Fun

Crafty Little Fairies July Challenge: Summer Fun

Fab'n'Funky Challenge # 223: Feels like Summer

Incy Wincy Challenge: Summertime Activities

Inky Impressions Challenge # 167: Summer Fun

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 267 - Inspired by a Book.

This week the theme at our C.R.A.F.T Challenge is quite interesting: make a card or craft inspired by a book.

 

I myself had to think a while before having a good idea and, while looking at available images, I decided to be inspired by a series of books on cats adventures by Doreen Tovey.

 

This is my card:

 

 

I chose this funny cat from QKR: it is called "Hanging" and is available both as digi stamp and in rubber.

I mounted it on a paper by DCWV and punched some star from yellow stickers.

 

I think it's too cute!

 

QKR Stampede is one of our sponsors this week!

Check our challenge blog to see the list of sponsors and prizes and to be inspired by the wonderful creations from my fellow DT members!

I really look forward to seeing what you are inspired by!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting at the Weekend Challenge # 3: Anything Goes

Digi Galore Challenge: Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge # 85: Inspired by a Movie, Song or Book
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge # 43: Anything Goes

Love to Scrap Challenge # 33: Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenges # 32 - Thinking Tags.

Sooo sorry! I forgot about my weekly Christmas Card Challenge post yesterday!

 

A bit late but... we have a super fun theme this week, one of my fav: TAGS!

I love to make tags and I enjoyed making these ones:

 

 

I used the super cute Winter Owl stamp from Lawn Fawn mounted on tags decorated with papers from DCWV.

 

The challenge is already live and you may have already checked the beautiful tags our team has made this week.

But you can also check their blogs and read all about their creations:



 Alanna
Donna
Heather
Jovita
Karen
Lisa
Margo
Marsha
Roselany
Sandi
Wendi

I'd like to enter my tags into the following challenges:
Christmas Inspirations Challenge 05/2014: Christmas Tag
Completely Christmas Challenge # 19: Anything Goes
Festive friday Challenge # 35: Photo Inspiration
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for July: Anything Goes
Simply Create Too Challenge # 65: Christmas in July

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 266 - Anniversary/Wedding

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

This time it's all about weddings and anniversaries: for me it means elegant cards with soft colors and lots of white.

 

This is my card:

 

 

This lovely bride is Lizabeth Wedding Bliss from Lacy Sunshine: I colored her with light blues and pinks and some yellow for her hair.

I put her on a circle sentiment from The Cutting Café called Something New Old Borrowed Blue.

 

Both The Cutting Café and Lacy Sunshine are sponsors this week so don't miss the opportunity to win some of their images!

 

You can find all details here on the challenge blog and you can also be inspired by the wonderful creations from the DT!

A Summer Cutie.

Good afternoon!

 

A very quick post to show you my latest creation:

 

Isn't it cute?

It's Dolphin Cutie digi stamp from 2CuteInk shop on Etsy.

I printed it a couple of days ago in the hope to have some time to make a card for the current challenge at 2CuteInk Challenge blog and today I've had.

 

It's colored with Copics and mounted on papers by My Mind's Eye (My Girl pad).

Glitter, sequins and rhinestones give some sparkle to the card.

 

My daughter loves dolphins and this is really really cute! She's not here at the moment and I can't wait to show her my card!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

2CuteInk Challenge # 109: At The Beach

Jellypark Challenge: Beside the Seaside

Crazy 4 Challenges # 242: Summer/Winter

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Summer Fun

Fussy and Fancy Challenge # 117: Summertime 

 

 



Christmas Card Challenge # 31 - Anything Goes

It's the last Sunday of June (!!!!) and it's time for a new Anything Goes Challenge at Christmas Card Challenges!

 

This is my card:

 

Again, I chose unusual colors for a Christmas card, this time I went for lilacs.

I had this lovely Toodles Winter Pricess from Broken Box Stock already colored among my stamps and it was easy to find a matching paper (free from a magazine) and a card blank.

 

Toodles Winter Princess is still available as a freebie in the black and white version and there's also a colored version (available here in Broken Box Stock shop).

I used watercolor pencils and added small dots of liquid pearl (Ranger), a supply I bought a while ago and which I should use more often because it gives a special light to the card.

 

Have a look here on the challenge blog to be inspired by the lovely creations from the DT or check their own blogs:

Alanna

Donna

Heather

Jovita

Karen

Lisa

Margo

Marsha

Roselany

Sandi

Wendi

 

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

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge # 183: Let's get Sentimental

Fab'n'Funky Challenge # 222: Christmas

My Time To Craft Challenge # 252: Christmas in June

Completely Christmas Challenge # 18: Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenge # 21: Anything Goes

 

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 265 - Thank You

This week the theme at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge is very useful: Thank You.

 

We always need Thank You cards on hand and, even if we don't need one, it's nice to thank someone for being a friend..

 

Inspired by a digi, I opted for a "Thanks for your support" card:

 

 

The image is Elly & Friend by Sweet'n Sassy Stamps, colored with Copics and mounted on a dotted paper printed from Pink Petticoat.

 

Have a look at the fabulous creations of our DT here on the challenge blog. You'll be able to check the fabulous sponsors for this week too: Sweet'n Sassy Stamps is one of them!!

Christmas Card Challenge # 30 - Inspiration Photo

Good morning!

 

We have a wonderful photo to inspire you for our weekly Christmas Card Challenge:

 

 

Aren't these ornaments gorgeous?

I love them even if... I'm definitely more attracted by the gift!It seems so precious!

 

In any case, for my card I was inspired by the ornaments:

 

 

This was an old digi stamp from Pollycraft which I positioned over papers from the Christmas Joy paper pad (First edition).

 

 I have already seen the beautiful card from the DT and I suggest to have a look here or on their personal blogs and be inspired!



  Alanna

Donna

Heather

Jovita

Karen

Lisa

Margo

Marsha

Roselany

Sandi

Wendi

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge # 16: Pic as Inspiration (Box of Ornaments)

Crafty Creations Challenge # 265: Tic Tac Toe (Circles, Masculine, Digital Image)

Completely Christmas Challenge # 17: Anything Goes

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for June: Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door Challenge June 17-June23: Anything Goes

 

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 264 - Recipe

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

 

This week we have a recipe for you:

 

 

It's easy, isn't it?

 

Here's my card:

 

 

I added 1 ribbon, bought at a local shop, 2 rhinestones as embellishments and the image is You Make My Heart Soar digi stamp from Pickled Potpourri (they are sposoring us this week!).

 

As for the papers, the one with the Rainbow is Sweet Summer Patts No2 from Misstiina (available at SugarHill Co.) while the other is from Echo Park (Country Drive paper pad). For the small flags, I made them with a dotted paper I had in my stash.

 

I love this little frog flying away with those ballons!

 

Have a look at our Challenge blog to check prizes and sponsors and to be inspired by the beautiful creations from the DT!!

We look forward to seeing your projects!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Disdigidesign Challenge: Ribbons/Bow

Digi Galore Challenge: Nautical or Blue

Papercrafting Journey Challenge: Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap Challenge # 20: Always Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenge # 20: Anything Goes