New 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge - Anything Goes/Sleigh It Like You Mean It

 

It's time for a new challenge on the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge Blog:

This month our challenge is anything Christmas goes with the optional theme of 'sleigh it like you mean it' - add a sleigh to your design.

And here is this month's digital paper:

Remember everyone who links up at least two cards will receive this paper design.

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:

- background paper from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

- Winter Wonderland stamp set from Visible Image

- curved die from Stampin' Up

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

New My Time to Craft Challenge - Floral

 

There's a new challenge today on the My Time to Craft Challenge Blog and this time our theme is floral.

For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, have a look here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing another desk calendar that I've made using a sentiment stamp from Visible Image.

The papers and green card I used are from Stampin' Up.

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

Creative Knockouts - something to say

Paperminutes - calendar

A Place to Start - anything goes

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - In With the New

 

There's a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge Blog - it was my turn to choose the theme and I decided on In With the New.

For more details and to see the projects from the rest of the team, have a look here on the challenge blog.

I decided to mark New Year by making a calendar - here's another view:

To make my calendar I used:

- sentiment stamp from Visible Image

- patterned paper, Mossy Meadow ink and card from Stampin' Up

- calendar pad from my stash

Paperminutes - Happy New Year

A Bit More Time to Craft - anything goes

Time Out Challenges - new (calendar for the New Year)

New Use Your Stuff Challenge - Retro

 

There's a new challenge today on the Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog and this time we're looking for your retro creations!

For all the details and to see the projects from the rest of the team, have a look on the challenge blog here.

As soon as I challenge title I thought of a Visible Image stamp I've got of an old cassette tape - it takes me right back to making mix tapes when I was a teenager back in the 1980s.

I stamped it in black and wrote on the title label.  The I added some patterned paper from Anna Marie Designs and pink card.

New Use Your Stuff Challenge - Tic Tac Toe

 

We're back today on the Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog with a new challenge and this time we've got a tic tac toe board for you!

You need to pick three in a row for your project AND you must tell us which line you've used.

I used flower - butterfly - any shade of purple.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for more details and to see the projects from the rest of the team.

To make my card I used a new stamp set from Visible Image called Butterfly Effect.

I applied Shaded Lilac Distress Ink to my card panel using my blending brush and then overstamped in the same colour using one of the background stamps from the set.

I stamped the butterfly onto the panel and then again on white card.  I coloured the second image with Gorgeous Grape ink from Stampin' Up and then attached it back on the panel with tape and foam pads.

I added one of the sentiments, matted the panel on to black paper and then added the flower to the top of the butterfly's body.

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

Dream Valley Challenges - use your favourite colours (purple/lilac and black)

Papercraft Challenges - anything goes

Let's Craft and Create - anything goes/no patterned paper

New Marvellous Mini Masterpieces Challenge

 

We've got a new challenge today in the Marvellous Mini Masterpieces Facebook Group.

If you'd like to join us and see the inspiration from the rest of the team, head over to the Facebook Group here.

Each challenge we have a mood board to inspire you.  You can make anything that you want to but it must be no bigger than 4 inches by 5 inches.

Here is today's new mood board:

How will you interpret it?

I made an ATC using the pink and gold colours.  I sponged Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry Distress Inks and gold metallic ink on to white card and then sprayed with water and blotted with kitchen towel.

When this had dried I used a stamp from Visible Image stamped in black ink.

Finally, I matted the inked and stamped panel on to black card.

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

Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes

Creations in Pink - anything goes

New Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Add a Quote

This week on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog we'd like you to 'use a quote' on your creation.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this challenge blog is:

For my card I've used a Visible Image stamp - I bought this one a while ago because I just love the quote.  I decided to simply stamp it and then use it with some paper from Stampin' Up.

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Butterflies

The theme for today's new challenge on the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge Blog is 'butterflies' - you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

I created the background for my card using Tumbled Glass and Shaded Lilac Distress Ink pads.

I then stamped the sentiment and one of the buterflies from the 'Own Kind of Beautiful' stamp set from Visible Image.

I layered the stamped panel onto to white and black paper and finished the card with some black gems.

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

4 Crafty Chicks - 'stamping, no digis'
Word Art Wednesday - 'anything goes'
Crafting By Designs - 'anything goes'
Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - 'anything goes'

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Name Your Powder

For the new Cardz 4 Galz challenge we're asking you to 'name your powder' - we want to see everyone using embossing powder.  All the details are here on the challenge blog. 

I've used a butterfly stamp from 'Own Kind of Beautiful' stamp set from Visible Image which I stamped in Versamark ink on white card.  Then I embossed the stamped images using detail clear embossing powder.

I then applied Shaded Lilac and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks over the stamped butterflies and buffed over the butterflies.  I finished the card with a birthday sentiment from Craftwork Cards and some black gems.

New Cardz4 Guyz Challege - Time Flies

We've got a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'time flies'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

I've used a stamp set called 'Just Hit Play' from Visible Image.  The cassette and the sentiment are in the set - I've just added the 'Happy Birthday' on the cassette label.

New Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

A new challenge started on Thursday on the Crafty Girls Creations Challenge and, as always, it's an 'anything goes' challenge.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

This challenge is just for fun so we don't have a sponsor this time.

My card is another of the ones I designed for a demo I did at the stamping club I go to - my theme was 'upcycling' and the background on this card was made using dishwasher salt.

I applied some Distress Ink to white card, sprayed it with water, sprinkled on the salt and then sprayed some more water.

The stamp I've used is from Visible Image.

New Fantasy Stampers Challenge - Black Magic

We've got a new challenge today on the Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'black magic'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

I've made a card usingVersamark and white embossing powder on black paper - a reversal to my traditional colour scheme!  The stamps I've used are from various sets by Visible Image.

New Fantasy Stampers Challenge - In the Fall

We've got a new challenge today on the Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'in the fall'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

I used Distress Inks to make the background for my card - Brushed Corduroy, Aged Mahogany and Tea Dye.  I then overstamped in brown Memento ink using the Clarity Stamps 'Maple Leaves' set.  The sentiment is from the Visible Image 'Go To Words' set 1.

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

Crafty Friends Challenge - 'monochrome'
Time Out Challenges - 'inspiration quote'
Craft Stamper - 'take it, make it September challenge'
Simply Create Too - 'fall colours'
Emerald Faeries Challenge - 'monochromatic'
Simon Monday Challenge - 'stamp it'
Pink and Main Challenge - 'autumn'
Penny Black and More Challenge - 'add a sentiment'

New Fantasy Stampers Challenge - Sunshine Colours

We've got a new challenge today on the Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog and this time we want to see 'sunshine colours' on your projects.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

For the background of my card I've used Butterscotch and Red Pepper inks.  I applied them to card, sprayed water over the top and then used cling film to create a pattern.

All the stamps I've used are from Visible Image - the background was stamped with 'Ink Splats' and the butterfly is from the 'Butterfly INKognito' set and the sentiment is from the 'Thank You Set'.

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

My Time to Craft Challenge - 'something that flies'

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - 'let's fly away'

Craft Rocket Challenge - 'things with wings'

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Butterflies or Dragonflies

There's a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'butterflies or dragonflies'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing another of the cards I designed for a demonstration at the stamping club I belong.  The theme was upcycling and I demonstrated some background techniques using household items.

The background for this card was made using cling film and Distress Inks - Milled Lavender and Tumbled Glass.

I used two sizes of Memory Box butterfly dies for the design and a sentiment from Visible Image.

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

613 Avenue Create - 'anything goes'
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'
Craft Rocket Challenge - 'things with wings'
Word Art Wednesday - 'anything goes'
Crafty Friends Challenge - 'anything goes'

New Ruby's Rainbow Challenge - Make Your Own Background

We've got a new challenge today on the Ruby's Rainbow Challenge Blog and this time we're asking you to 'make your own background'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used three colours of Distress Ink sponged through a Memory Box stencil.  I then overstamped with a sentiment stamp from Visible Image and added a die cut butterfly to finish the card.

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 Ruby's Rainbow Challenge - Use a Transparent Element

 

Our new challenge this week on the Ruby's Rainbow Challenge Blog is to use a 'transparent element'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

 

I'm sharing one of the projects I made at a workshop last weekend with Visible Image stamps.  The projects we made were something completely different for me but I ended up loving them!

 

This project was made using one of Visible Image's MDF monoliths.  We attached a piece of card to the front and back and using gilding wax around the edges and on the base.   We used Distress Ink on the card and then overstamped with the sentiment from the 'Live in the Moment' stamp set.

 

The dragon fly from the same set was stamped on acetate and then coloured with alcohol markers - it is attached on to the monolith using gel glue.  Finally we stamped the sentiment again on the panel at the moment of the monolith.

Less is More - "Predominantly Purple"

This week there's a colour challenge at Less is More and it's "predominantly purple".

I've used two stamps from Visible Image - the floral boxes and the 'friendship' word stamp which was part of the latest club set.  To stamp these I used a Purple Twilight Adirondack ink pad and then I layered the image panel with some Bazzill cardstock.  To finish, I added two purple nail heads.



Only Words

This month's challenge on the Just Tracys Challenge Blog is 'sentiments' so I decided to use one of the stamps I received recently from Visible Image - I'm a member of their monthly club so I receive a stamp and project sheet each month.  The scroll border is another stamp - I stamped it above and below and sentiment.  The background paper is from DoCrafts - the Hanoverian collection which I really love.