Sparkles Christmas Challenge #28 - Favourite Festive Colours

The new challenge on Sparkles Christmas Challenges for the month of May is Favourite Festive Colours.  For my DT card I used some Daisy and Dandelion transfers I've had for a while (I'm constantly trying to use up old stash!) and bp to co-ordinate.  I love reds and greens for Christmas!

This month we are sponsored by Fantastic Ribbons with a lovely prize of a £10 voucher to be won.

SFCC Challenge #6 - Glitter

Time for a new monthly challenge on Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge, and this month the theme is Glitter.  Christmas is getting ever closer so now would be a good time to make a start on your cards if you haven't already!  There is a prize this month of a £10 voucher to spend at Joanna Sheen and also, a 5 digis or 4 digis and one paper pack from Robyn's Fetish.

 For my DT work I used an Elzybells stamp - sadly no longer available, coloured with Copics.  The bp is DCWV and that was my last sheet of that particular design which I loved!  The snowflakes are punched with my Martha Stewart punch with Card Candy in the centres. The sentiment is by Daisy and Dandelion.

C for CAS (Clean and Simple)

The new theme on the Alphabet Challenge Blog this week is CAS ~ Clean and Simple.  I like to do these cards sometimes as less can be more quite effectively and it can be easy to get carried away and throw lots of things on cards sometimes!  For my DT work I used a Penny Black Stickeroo, some MM gingham BP and a few gems, the sentiment is by Daisy and Dandelion.

Sparkles Forum Challenge #11 - A Recipe

The new challenge for this fortnight on Sparkles Forum Challenges  is a Recipe:~

2 papers

2 embellishments

1 ribbon or bow

and there is a fab prize of a $10 voucher from Stitchy Bear so pop over to the blog and take part!

For my DT work I made my card using K & Co papers I have had for ages, and a cute little Hero Arts owl stamp that I coloured with Promarkers.    I also coloured the flowers with a Promarker to match, and added Card Candy and gems to the centres.  The greeting is by Daisy and Dandelion.

Z for Zoo Animals

We have reached the end of the alphabet on the Alphabet Challenge Blog for the 3rd time!  This week we have Z for Zoo Animals as the theme, and for my DT work I made a card using a Penny Black Stickeroo.  I coloured the flowers and Card Candy blobs with  Promarkers to co-ordinate.  The greeting is by Daisy and Dandelion.c

MTTC Challenge #136 - On The Spot

The theme on My Time To Craft this week is On The Spot, to use spots or dots!  For my DT card I decided to make a fairly simple uncluttered card, as mine have been lately.  Shame I can't say the same for my craft room!  The image is a Penny Black Stickeroo, unknown bp,  and the stamped sentiment is by Daisy and Dandelion.  I distressed all the edges which I love doing at the moment!

SFCC Challenge #3 - Ribbons and Gems

For our third monthly challenge on Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge blog, the theme is Ribbons and Gems.  The challenge will run throughout the month of April, and there is a fab prize of a £10 Joanna Sheen voucher for the lucky random winner, so pop over to the  blog to take part, we are getting closer and closer to Christmas so a good chance to make a start on those cards!

For my DT card I used one of  my lovely Penny Black stamps coloured in with Copics and bps by Papermania and possibly Dovecraft! Ribbons and gems added to embellish.  The greeting is by Daisy and Dandelion.  The snowflakes are punching with a Martha Stewart punch.

U for Up In The Air

We are nearing the end of the alphabet for the third time on the Alphabet Challenge Blog, and this week the theme is U for Up In The Air.  Time has been a bit short this week, so I made a quick and easy but hopefully pretty card, using a Penny Black Stickeroo, these are a godsend when I am in a hurry! The sentiment is by Daisy and Dandelion, I use these a lot lately.

I am also entering this card for the Up In The Air challenge on Paper Crafting Journey challenge blog.

Ladies Day

The new theme on My Time To Craft is Ladies Day.  For my DT work I wanted to have a go at a technique I have seen a lot lately of distressing all the edges of the papers and mats so found my Tim Holtz distressing tool and went for it - great fun!  I used an Elzybells image coloured with Promarkers and Copics (I use an assortment of both)  and Daisy and Dandelion papers, and a Card Candy greeting and blobby things!

I am also entering this card for the Spots and Dots challenge over at Freshly Brewed Challenges.
and It's a Mom thing or Just be Girlie on Papertake Weekly

T for Trees

The new challenge on the Alphabet Challenge Blog is T for Trees.  For  my DT work I made a card using my lovely Kanban tree stamp, stamped in brown Versafine and clear embossed and then with jewels added to match the bp (can't remember the make, it's from my paper mountain!)  The greeting is by Daisy and Dandelion, and I punched the border with a Martha Stewart border punch.

MTTC Challenge #132 - Keys

The new theme on My Time To Craft this week is Keys.  For my DT work I made a New Home card with a little key charm, and stamped a House Mouse reaching up to it! The bps are by Daisy and Dandelion.  I punched Martha Stewart butterflies to embellish.

R for Ribbons

We are up to R on the Alphabet Challenge and the theme is Ribbons.  For my DT work I made a quick and easy card using a Daisy and Dandelion sticker and bp and stamped greeting, and Card Candy and a ribbon to embellish.

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #2

It is time for the second challenge on Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge blog, which will last throughout March.  There are 2 fab prizes to be won this month so come and take part and get a head start on those Christmas cards!!


First prize, a £10 voucher from Joanna Sheen 

Second prize, 5 digi's of choice from Di's Digis

The challenge is to use Red and Green on your Christmas work, and for my DT card I used one of my favourite Christmas stamps, a Penny Black hedgie, coloured in with Copics, DCWV bp and snowflakes punched with a Martha Stewart punch.  The sentiment is by Daisy and Dandelion.

Also I was delighted to be chosen as Designer of the month, so thank you to those who voted for me!

Sparkles Forum Challenge #6 - Colour Combo

I was delighted to be asked by Angel to join the DT on Sparkles Forum Challenges Blog and of course said yes!  The new challenge for this fortnight is a Colour Combo - Pink, Brown and Blue.  There is a lovely prize of a £15 voucher to spend at The Artistic Stamper so pop over and have a go!

For my DT card I used Daisy and Dandelion papers and stamps, coloured in with Copics and embellished with Card Candy. 

Also, there is one day left to enter the Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge with some wonderful prizes to be won, including a Joanna Sheen voucher, so you just have time to make a quick Christmas  card today and get a head start on them, and also be in with a chance of winning!

P for Paper Piecing

 

The new challenge on the Alphabet Challenge Blog this week is Paper Piecing.  For my DT work I used a Cuddly Buddly image and some Daisy and Dandelion papers.  The colouring is done with Copics and the flowers are punched with a Martha Stewart punch.  The sentiment is also by Daisy and Dandelion.

O for Orange

We are up to O already in the Alphabet Challenge, and this week the theme is Orange.  For my DT card I used a Penny Black Stickeroo and some DCWV bp to make this cheery card!  Flowers and butterfly are punched with Martha Stewart punches, and gems added to finish.  The sentiment is a Daisy and Dandelion stamp.

New Things

I need to make a quick card and saw the challenge on Sparkles Forum Challenge Blog is New Things so this card applies for that!  I bought a book of images from Crafty Individuals with some Christmas money and used 2 of them on this quick card which also used up old stash (something I badly need to do!), the pearlescent card I have had ages from an old QVC kit and the bp is Flavia which I again bought a few years ago from QVC!  The sentiment is by Daisy and Dandelion.

Up In The Air

The new challenge on My Time To Craft is Up In The Air.  I needed a quick card so for my DT work I made this one using a Penny Black Stickeroo and a Daisy and Dandelion sentiment.  One of my New Year's resolutions is to use up stash I have had for ages so this used a couple of things up!  The flowers are punched with a Martha Stewart punch and an unknown little one that is handy for flower centres.

CYDA Challenge #3 - Girly 'n' Glitter

The theme on Craft Your Days Away this time is Girly 'n' Glitter.  There is a prize to be won of a $10 spend in Simon Says Stamp store with p & p paid for, so pop over to the blog to enter!

For my DT card I used a sweet set of stamps from My Cute Stamp, available here, called Tea Party.  I stamped several of the images and coloured them with Copics, and added SU Diamond Dust for some sparkle.  The bp is by Daisy and Dandelion, and I kept the embellishments fairly simple with Primas and Card Candy.

Zig Zags

The new challenge for this week on My Time To Craft is Zig Zags - to use anything zig zag shaped on our work.  For my DT card I used some Daisy and Dandelion bp, and stamped a zig zag stitch stamp all round the edges.  I used a Penny Black image, coloured in with Copics, and the sentiment is also PB.  I used pinking shears to cut the mat for the image and finished with some adhesive gems.
I am also entering this card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge which is In Stitches.