Pile It On! Challenge - Add Some Metal

This week at Pile It On! our challenge theme is:

'Add Some Metal'

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

 

 The prize is a $10 voucher to spend in the Stitchy Stamps Store!

The DT were all given Stitchy Stamps images to play with for this challenge...mine is called 'Resting on a Cloud', which I coloured using watercolour pencils. The brightly coloured papers are from the '72 & Sunny' pad by We R Memory Keepers...I distressed the edges a little, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Sending Sunshine' set by Simon Says Stamp, the yellow twine is by October Afternoon, and the swirly heart charm is from Ebay.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Add Some Metal
• 2 Sisters - Anything Goes
• Clearly Inspired - Things with Wings
• Crafty Mess - Birds
• Crafty Ribbons - Spots & Dots
• Creative Craft - Summertime
• Moving Along with the Times - Summer
• Papercrafting Journey - Anything Goes
• PaperPlay - Layer It Up
• Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Sisters - Things with Wings
• Simon Says Stamp & Show - Use a Sentiment
• Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
• Stamping Boutique - Anything Goes
• Stamping with the Dragon - Summer Colours

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to Pile It On!

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - In the Farmyard

This week's Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge is set by Wendy, and she has chosen the theme of:

'In the Farmyard'

This is our last challenge of 2010, and will run for 2 weeks, and we are using images from our December sponsor Stitchy Bear Stamps on our cards this week. The image I'm using is called 'Under the weather'...and the way I feel today, I think I should probably send this card to myself! I coloured him with watercolour pencils to match the My Mind's Eye 'Ooh La La (for him)' papers, and cut out the image and mat using Nesties (available here at the Secret Crafter). The sentiment is from the CCSR set by Papermania, and the flowers are by Prima.

I'm also going to enter this card into the following challnges:

• Corrosive - Sketch
• Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
• Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

For more inspiration please check out the fabulous creations by my lovely Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge DT buddies.

Pile It On! Challenge - It's all about the wrapping!

This is our final Pile It On! Challenge for the year...and this week:

'It's all about the wrapping!'

We'd like to see your tags, bags, boxes & gift wrap.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Stitchy Bear Stamps...who have also generously provided the DT with some fabby digi stamps and papers to use.

I chose 'Annie's Christmas Digital Gift Tags', and printed them on white card, before colouring them with watercolour pencils, and cutting them out. I tied them to kraft paper gift bags, that I'd decorated with snowflakes (from a set from Lakeland), stamped in white Stazon.

Here are the challenges that I've Piled On!:

• Pile It On! - It's all in the wrapping
• Creative Card Crew - Boxes & Bags
• Creative Stamp Friends - Packages
• Our Creative Corner - Alternate Christmas Colour (the bag on the right)
• Paper Sundaes - Gift It!
• Pink Elephant - Blue, Green & Red (the middle bag)
• Ribbon Girls - Lilac, Pink & White (the bag on the left)
• Sew Many Challenges - Snowflakes
• Stampavie & More - Snow/Snowflakes
• Sundays with Chrissy - Christmas is coming
• Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
• Wags'n'Whiskers - Snowflakes

For more inspiration, please check out the fabulous samples by my lovely Pile It On! DT buddies.

ABC Christmas Challenge - P is for...

I'm back! Had a fabulous weekend...the wedding was lovely...and it was great to meet up with crafty friends again :0)

This week's ABC Christmas Challenge has been set by the lovely Jayne, and the theme is:

'P is for Presents'

with the 'optional extra' of lace

In keeping with the presents theme...we have not one, but two sponsors this week!

Beary Scrap prize - $20 voucher

AND

Stitchy Bear Stamps prize - 3 items from the Stitchy Bears Stamps Collection

How fabulous is that?!

I've used one of Stitchy's images on my card...it's called 'Joy'...and although there are no presents in the image...you just know that by morning those stockings will be stuffed full of goodies! :0)

The papers are from the 'Rose Tinted Christmas' stack by DCWV, the snowflakes were cut using a Cuttlebug die and the lace is from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I'm also going to enter this card into a few other challenges:

• Friday Sketchers - Sketch
• Stamptacular Sunday - Christmas in July
• Prairie Fairy - Lace It Up
• Wild Orchid - Lovely Lace

For more inspiration, please stop by the ABC Christmas Challenge and check out my DT buddies gorgeous cards.

ABC Christmas Challenge - I is for...

It's Jayne's turn to host the ABC Christmas Challenge this week...and the theme is:

'I is for Ice'

And her 'optional extra' is 'Snowflakes'

We are sponsored this week by Stitchy Bear Stamps...who are very generously offering the winner their choice of 3 items from their store.

The DT are all working with images provided by Stitchy Bear stamps too this week...the one I chose to use is called 'Welcome'...isn't he cute!? I decided to make an acetate card...as I thought it would look kind of 'icy'. I simply embossed the front panel using my Cuttlebug 'Snowflakes' folder, and then adhered my watercoloured snowman to the front, placing a Nestie shape on the inside behind him on which to write the greeting.

Make sure you stop by the ABC Christmas Challenge for more inspiration from my fab DT buddies.