New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Easter Cards

There's a new challenge today on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge and this time our theme is 'Easter' - you can find more details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a very cute digi stamp from Imagine That Digis by Kris:

You can find the set here on the shops website.

I've coloured the digi with Promarkers and used a sentiment from a Clearly Besotted stamp set.  The papers I've used are from Craft Creations.

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

Crafting When We Can - 'animals'
 If You Give a Crafter a Cookie
Creative Moments - 'anything goes/Easter'
Artistic Inspirations - 'anything goes/Easter'
CCC Digi Creations - 'include an animal'

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - More Than Two Folds

There's a new challenge today on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'more than two folds'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog. 

I'm sharing one of the cards I designed for my Little Claire Designs class today using the brand new 'Hugs' stamp set - you can find it here on the website.

It's a gorgeous stamp set:

My card is an easel card layered on to a base card.  Here's a side view:

I'll have more cards from the classes to share very soon.

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Under the Sea

It's time for another challenge on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'under the sea'.  You can find all the details and the cards from the rest of the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

I've used a cute digi stamp from Digital Delights called 'Diver Scotty' - you can find him here on their website.

The paper I've used (which I thought looked a bit like waves) is from Trimcraft.

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

Open Minded Crafting Fun Challenge - 'movement' (I hope swimming counts for this!)
Through the Purple Haze - 'anything goes'
Passion for Promarkers - 'it's a boy'

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - For the Girls

It's time for another challenge on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'for the girls'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing a card I made recently for a little girl whose parents have just had a second baby.  I was asked to make a baby card but also this one for the new big sister so she didn't feel left out.

I've used the pre-coloured version of  'Cupcake Teddy' from Pink Gem Designs which you can find here on their website.

I used a card blank from Craftwork Cards and papers and gems from Craftwork Cards.  The sentimentis computer generated.

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Valentines Card

A new challenge has just started on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and this month we want to see your 'valentines' cards.  All the details about the challenge are here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a very cute digi stamp from Miss Daisy Stamps called 'Baby Bear's Big Heart' which you can find here on her website.

I've coloured the image with Promarkers and used papers from Craft Creations.

The sentiment I've used is from Little Claire Designs and I've used dies from X-Cut and Memory Box.

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Get Your Christmas On

It's our last challenge of the year on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and we want to see you 'get your Christmas on'!  All the details are here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing one of my cards which was featured in last month's Making Cards magazine - it was part of my article called 'Backgrounds on a Budget'.  I made the background for this card using cling film - all the details are in the magazine.

The stamp I've used is from LC Designs - it's not on sale at present.  I stamped it using Versafine ink and added some gems to the corners of the image panel and the middle of the star.

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

Brown Sugar Challenge - 'anything goes'

4 Crafty Chicks - 'no patterned paper'

Craft Your Passion Challenge - 'anything goes'

Word Art Wednesday - 'anything goes'

Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'

Penny Black and More - 'black and white plus one'

Always Use Rubber - 'festival' 

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Whatever the Weather

A new challenge has just started on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'whatever the weather'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

My card is one that I designed for my LC Designs class last weekend.  It's a shaped card using the very cute Dinkies 'Up, Up and Away' stamp which you can find here on the LC Designs website.

I coloured the stamped image with Promarkers and decoupaged the three balloons.  The paper I've used is from Craft Creations and the clouds are from a die set from Joy Craft.

I'd like to enter my challenge blog in the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge - 'anything goes'
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge - 'three of a kinds' (die cut clouds)
Creative Moments - 'anything goes'
Word Art Wednesday - 'anything goes'
Sunny Day Crafting - 'anything goes'
Through the Purple Haze Challenge - 'not a square or rectangle' (GDT)
ABC Challenge - 'T is for three' (die cut clouds)

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - White on White

A new challenge has just started on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge and this time our theme is 'white on white'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

To make the background of my card I've used a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I then added some pearls to the centres of the embossed snowflakes.  To make the sentiment panel I used a Memory Box die called 'Curved Merry Christmas' - I raised this with foam pads and added some pearls to finish the card.

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Spots and Stripes

It was my turn to pick the theme for the current challenge on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and I chose 'spots and stripes'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here.

For a change my card doesn't feature any stamping or Promarkers - that doesn't happen very often!  I've used an X-Cut die for the main image and then papers from Craft Creations.

I die cut the word twice so I could put a contrasting snowflake in the word and added a small gem on the snowflake and some Card Candi.

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Let's Go Floral

A new challenge started yesterday on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'let's go floral'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing a card I designed for one of my LC Designed classes.  I used a piece of the Mini Splodge Paper which you can find here on their website.  The stamp I used is the 'Dinkies Boxed Dandelion' which you can find here.

I finished the card with some black gems and a sentiment from LC Designs which you can find here.

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Pinktober

We've got a new challenge today on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'pinktober' - you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Jennifer Nilsson Art called 'Cheer Girl'.  You can find her here on the Miss Daisy website and here in Jenn's Etsy shop.

I've used some paper from Craft Creations, some Card Candi and a sentiment stamp from Clearly Besotted.

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Fairies/Fantasy

The theme for today's new challenge on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge is 'fairies/fantasy' - you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used one of the toppers from the 'Wee Stamps - Holly Time' sheet from The Hobby House - you can find it here on their website.

The paper I've used is from Craft Creations and I've used a sentiment from LC Designs.

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Music

A new Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge started yesterday and this time we want to see something 'music related'.  You can find all the details about the challenge blog here.

For my card I've used the pre-coloured version of a digi from Pink Gem Designs called 'Andy With Guitar' which you can find here on their website.

The background paper is from a Dovecraft Christmas pack and the rest of the papers, gems and sentiment are all from Craft Creations.

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - More Than One Fold

We've got a new challenge today on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'more than one fold'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing one of the cards I designed for my last LC Designs class using the 'Wavy Log Cabin' stamp set which you can find here on the website.

It's a three panelled card and I stamped part of the main image on to the three panels of white card - if you look at the close up photos below, you'll see that there's an overlap between the image panels but I like having three little scenes like this.

Here's the first panel:

and the second panel:

and the final panel:

The sentiments I've used are part of the stamp set.  The papers I've used are from Craft Creations and I've finished the card with some punched snowflakes and pearls.

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

Penny Black and More - 'anything goes with a stamp'
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'cute/anything goes'
Crimbo Crackers - 'blue Christmas'
Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'
ABC Challenge - 'N is for Noel'
Paradise of Stamps - 'anything goes'

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Something Humourous

For today's new challenge on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog we'd like to see 'something humourous'!  More details and the cards from the Design Team are here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Doctor Digi's House of Stamps called 'Selfie Santa' - you can find it here on their website.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used paper from my stash with some red gems.  The sentiment I've used is from LC Designs.

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

Art by Miran Challenge - 'anything goes'
Double D Challenges - 'love polka dots'

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Anything Goes

We've got a new challenge today on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge and this time it's an 'anything goes' challenge.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

My card is one that I designed for my LC Designs Celebrations class this afternoon.  The class was a mixture of Christmas and Birthday cards and I'll be sharing the rest of them over the coming weeks.

For this card I've used a digi stamp which will be launches on the LC Designs website very soon.  I paper pieced each of the little birds using kraft paper and then gingham paper.  The card base is kraft cards, red paper and gingham paper.

I've added Card Candi and punched hearts to finish the card.

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Summer Fun

We've got a new challenge today on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'summer fun'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used one of the gorgeous digi stamps from Miss Daisy Stamps.  This one is called 'Sandcastle Beach' and you can find it here on the website.

The paper I've used is from a Dovecraft pack and I've just added some punched paper dots and gems.

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Sentiment as Main Focus

For our new challenge on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog we want to see a card with the 'sentiment as main focus'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

I've used a sentiment from Visible Image and combined it with some Trimcraft papers.  The floral paper has a shimmer to it which you can just see on a couple of the flowers.

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

Brown Sugar Challenge - 'anything goes'
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'
Fussy and Fancy Friday - 'say it with flowers'
Not Just Cards Challenge - 'anything goes'
Becka B Challenge - 'anything goes'
Word Art Wednesday - 'anything goes'

New Crafting WIth Dragonflies Challenge - Animals

We've got a new challenge today on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'animals'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

My card is the final of three that were published in the last issue of Making Cards magazine.

I've used 'Wavy Hedgehogs' from LC Designs (available here) stamped on to a piece of paper from the 'Splodge' paper pack available here.  I've used the same paper to may on to my card.

New Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Congratulations: Wedding, Anniversary Etc

We've got a new challenge today on the Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge Blog and this time our challenge is to make a 'congratulations card' - it could be for a wedding, anniversary, graduation etc.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

I've used one of the stamps from a Penny Black set called 'Love Bears'.  I stamped the image with one of the sentiments underneath and coloured it with Promarkers.  I then die cut this using a stitched circle die from Memory Box.

I've used a doily underneath the image panel, some paper from a Prima pad and pearls and tiny punched hearts to finish the card.