New Alphabet Challenge - I is for Ink Blending

 

We're back today on the Alphabet Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

This time our theme is 'I is for Ink Blending'.  For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- bone stencil from Funky Fossil Designs

- stamped sentiment and pawprint from Crafters Companion

- Suede and Espresso inks from Stampin' Up

I would like to share my card in the August Stencil Fun Challenge here.

New Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Celebrate the Sun

 

It's time for another new chllenge on the Daring Cardmakers Challenge Blog:

This week we want you to 'celebrate the sun'.  For more details and to see Kathy's inspiration card, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Sun and Sea stencil from Funky Fossil Designs

- Stampin' Up inks

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Little Red Wagon - don't let the sun go down on me

Stencil Fun Challenge - anything goes with a stencil

Four Seasons Challenge - summer

New AAA Birthday Challenge - No Stamping

 

We're back today on the AAA Birthday Challenge with another new challenge:

This month our theme is 'no stamping' - it's very unusual for me to make a card with no stamping even if it's just a stamped sentiment!  For more details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

I used some very pretty floral paper from Stampin' Up to layer up my card using various sizes of Crafters Companion dies with white card been the layers to emphasise them.

Then I used my Happy Birthday die from Funky Fossil Designs to make the sentiment - simple but hopefully effective!

New Allsorts Challenge - 16th Birthday

 

Welcome to the 16th Birthday celebrations on the Allsorts Challenge Blog!

We have a special birthday challenge running for the next two weeks with amazing prizes on offer:

Four prizes of products from AALL and Create

plus just for USA based entrants:

A $25 store voucher from Lawn Fawn

Three stamps from Colorado Craft Company

A $25 store voucher from Gina K Designs (Worldwide)

Isn't that amazing?!  For all the details about today's challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

And here's my card:

To make my card I used:

- birthday die cut die from Funky Fossil Designs

- cupcake paper from Doodlebug Designs

- number die set from magazine

- dies from Stampin' Up and Spellbinders

- pink card from Hobbycraft

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash Challenge - by the numbers

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge

Word Power Challenge Blog

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Reminder - Orange, Pink and White

 

It's time for a reminder of our current challenge on the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog:

We want to see orange, pink and white on your cards.  For more details about today's new challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I decided to create a stencilled background to use on my card.  The stencil is the Cross Stitch Stencil from Honey Doo Crafts which is one of my recent purchases.  It's a large stencil so I created a background which was 15cm by 15cm - I was able to use it for today's card and the card I shared last week!

I used Flirty Flamingo and Grapefruit Grove inks from Stampin' Up.

Here's another view of my card:

After using the stencil I added some more colour with blending brushes and then a tiny accent detail with a fineliner pen.

The birthday die is from Funky Fossil Designs cut using some pink and white card.

New Cupcake Inspirations Challenge - Orange, Pink and White

We're back today on the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge with a new challenge:

So for the next two weeks, we want to see orange, pink and white on your cards.  For more details about today's new challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I decided to create a stencilled background to use on my card.  The stencil is the Cross Stitch Stencil from Honey Doo Crafts which is one of my recent purchases.  It's a large stencil so I created a background which was 15cm by 15cm - I was able to use it for today's card and next Monday's card too!

I used Flirty Flamingo and Grapefruit Grove inks from Stampin' Up.

Here's another view of my card:

After using the stencil I added some more colour with blending brushes and then a tiny accent detail with a fineliner pen.

The birthday die is from Funky Fossil Designs cut using some orange and white card.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks Challenge - birthday

Word Power Challenge

Crazy Is Our Fame - Stencils Are Our Game - April stencil fun challenge

New Let's Craft and Create Challenge - Anything Goes/Add Flowers

 

We're back today on the Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

This time it's anything goes plus add flowers.  For all the details about today's new challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I'm sharing another of the cards I designed for a recent card making evening I did for the ladies' social group at my church.

Here's another view of the card:

To make the card I used:

- Happy Birthday die from Funky Fossil Designs

- flower punch from Stampin' Up

- pink card from Hobbycraft

- patterned paper from Craft Creations

New Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

 

We're back today on the Creative Fingers Challenge Blog with a new anything goes challenge:

For all the details about today's challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I'm sharing another of the cards I designed for a card making evening I did for the ladies' social group at my church.

Here's another view of the card:

To make my card I used:

- Happy Birthday die from Funky Fossil Designs

- patterned paper and blue card from Craft Creations

- flower punch from Stampin' Up

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

As You Like It Challenge - favourite fancy fold (not exactly sure what you call this fold but it's very easy to cut and put together and I think it looks good!)

Word Power Challenge

New Cut It Up Challenge - Happy Birthday

 

It's time for a new challenge on the Cut It Up Challenge Blog:

This time our theme is Happy Birthday - don't forget that there must be a die cut on the front of your card.  For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

The Happy Birthday die is from Funky Fossil and I used patterned paper and Mossy Meadow card from Stampin' Up.  The flower paper was die cut with a Crafters Companion die.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Seize the Birthday - no stamping

Just Us Girls - die week: birthday card

Krafty Chicks Challenge - birthdays

New Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes/Shades of Blue

 

We're back today with a new challenge on the Allsorts Challenge Blog:

This time it's anything goes with the option to use shades of blue.  For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

We have two wonderful prizes of stamps and stencil from Lavinia Stamps:

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Happy Birthday die from Funky Fossil

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- single hole punch

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Cupcake Inspirations Challenge - Magenta, Purple and Pink

 

We're back today on the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog with our first challenge of 2025:

We're starting with a colour challenge using the colours magenta, purple and pink.

For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Mediterranean Moods Stencil from Funky Fossil Designs here

- Magenta Madness, Highland Heather and Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Up inks

- sentiment stamp from Time for Tea Designs

- card from Craft Creations

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes

My Time to Craft Challenge - use a sentiment

Stencil Fun Challenge

Word Power Challenge

Stamping Sensations Challenge Reminder - Anything Goes/Autumn Colours

 

It's time for a reminder of this month's challenge on the Stamping Sensations Challenge Blog:

This month it's anything goes with the optional theme of 'autumn colours'. To find out more about the challenge and see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

I used the 'Falling for Autumn' stamp set from Funky Fossil (currently out of stock) and coloured the stamped image with my Promarkers.

I layered it on to dark brown and the kraft card before adding some brown pearls from Hobby House.

New Addicted to CAS Challenge - Wood

 

We're back today with a new challenge on the Addicted to CAS Challenge Blog:

For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

And here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Sweet Fall stamp set from Funky Fossil Design available here

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Crafters Companion

New Inspiration Station Challenge

 

We're back today with a new challenge on the Inspiration Station Challenge Blog:

The idea behind the challenge is that each challenge we give you a photo and you make something inspired by the photo, telling us how you were inspired.

Here is this month's photo:

For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I took the colours from the photo and the leaves along the front edge.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used the Tattered Leaf Stencil from Funky Fossil Designs and a leaf stencil from last year's Stampin' Up catalogue.

I first applied Stampin' Up Crumb Cake ink through the larger leaf stencil using a blending brush and then added a little bit of Soft Suede ink around the edge to add definition.

Then I laid the small leaf stencil over the first stencil and used Mossy Meadow and Soft Suede Stampin' Up ink and Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink with a smaller blending brush.

My stencilled panel was layered on to two shades of brown card and I finished with a sentiment stamp from Funky Fossil Designs and some brown gems.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Stencil Fun Challenge

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes/use a stencil

Allsorts Challenge - anything goes/falling leaves