CRAFT Challenge Birthday Blog Hop!!

 

Happy Birthday To Us

Happy Birthday To Us

Happy Birthday Dear CRAFT Challenge

Happy Birthday To Us!

Can you believe it? CRAFT Challenge is already 8 years old. Originally started by Tracy from Just Tracy Crafts and with a DT mostly recruited from Trimcraft forum members (Hence the term CRAFT Challenge, which stood for Crafters Residing Are Friendly Trimmies. Or if you wished alternative meaning of Can't Remember A Flipping Thing) on the 4^th of May 2009.

 

We have now grown to be a large team of Design Team Members from all around the world, supplemented with several Guest Designers who join us for a month or a week at a time.

 

We have always welcomed all kinds of craft, not just paper craft (unless specifically stated so in the challenge at the time) and are happy to have such a large group of faithful followers.

 

So, how are we going to celebrate this milestone?

 

Well, how else can we celebrate than to have our yearly Blogaversary Blog Hop?

 

We all feature sponsors for this blog hop on our blogs and I have the honour of featuring and offering a prize from the following sponsor. You can win this prize by adding your name to Inlinkz at the end of this post. I would love to see your comments as well.

The sponsor on my blog is Digital Delights.

 

And you can win a voucher for  Digital Delights by adding your name to the Inlinkz at the end of this post.

 

 

How can you get to win any of the prizes provided by our sponsors?

 

That is easy! Just follow the route on our blog hop, Our Blog Hop lasts for the duration of this challenge, which means a closing time of Wednesday 6pm GMT on the 17^th of May 2017.

 

And here are our little rules for this challenge/blog hop:

 

The rules this year are very simple:

1.      Make a project for this challenge and your entry will be put in the random draw for the prize by Digital Delights

2.      Visit the blogs of our DT and enter into their Inlinkz to be put in the random draw for the prize on their blog.

3.      The Top3 will again be chosen as every week as well.

4.      No sentences hunting this year I'm afraid.

You should have come here from Brenda’s blog and as you can see your next stop is Jean's blog. The start and finish of this blog hop are at CRAFT Challenge Blog.

 

And here is my project for this week, hope you like it:

(using 'Surprise Mickey Monkey' by Digital Delights)

 

And now for our Blog Hop route:

 

CRAFT Challenge Blog 

Aunty Sue

Brenda 

Helen

Jean

Jo

Maggie

Marlene

Myrna

Sheryl

Susan

CRAFT Challenge Blog 

 

Your next stop is Jean's blog. Enjoy the rest of your hop! Don't forget to add your name to Inlinkz below to be in with a chance of winning the prize on my blog.

 

Love,

Helen and the CRAFT team.

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

Crafty Creations Challenge - 'anything goes' 
Crafty Cardmakers - 'add a sentiment'
The Corrosive Challenge - 'anything goes'
Jo's Scrap Shack - 'anything goes'

New CRAFT Challenge - Inspired by a Book

A new challenge started yesterday on the CRAFT Challenge Blog and this week we want to see creations 'inspired by a book'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

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For my card I've used a digi set from Melonheadz Illustrating called '5 Swinging Monkeys' which you can find here on their website.  I combined the tree digi with two of the monkey characters.  The sentiment is from a stamp set which came free with a recent issue of Papercraft Essentials.

I coloured the digis with Promarkers and used some paper from Canvas Corp.

New CRAFT Challenge - Christmas

We've got a new challenge today on the CRAFT Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'Christmas'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors this week are:

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For my card I've used a digi stamp from The Stamping Boutque called '12 Drummers Drumming' which you can find here on their website.  The papers I've used are from Dovecraft.

New CRAFT Challenge - Christmas

The theme of today's new challenge on the CRAFT Challenge Blog is 'Christmas' - you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors this week are:

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For my card I've used one of the images from 'Rudolf's Mischief' from SheepSki Designs - you can find it here in Andrea's Etsy shop.  The sentiment and base card I've used are both from LC Designs.

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

As You Like It Challenge - 'trademark style' (CAS because it focusses attention on the image used) 

Crafting by Designs Challenge - 'Christmas in July'

New CRAFT Challenge - Winter

We've got a new challenge today on the CRAFT Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'winter'.  You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors this week are:

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For my card I've used a digi from Pattie's Creations Challenges called 'Pearl the Penguin' - you can find her here in Pattie's Etsy shop,  I've embossed the background and finished the card with some ribbon and Card Candi.

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

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - 'embossing'

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'things with wings'

Simply Create Too - 'snow/use mostly white'

Time Out Challenges - 'a snowflake is a winter's butterfly'

Crafting For All Seasons - 'brrr it's cold outside'

New CRAFT Challenge - Sketch

A new challenge started yesterday on the CRAFT Challenge Blog and this week we've got a sketch for you:

You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors this week are:

and

For my card I've used a digi stamp from Sunsational Stamps called 'Reindeer' - you can find him here on their website.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenge;

Simon Wednesday Challenge - 'anything goes'

New CRAFT Challenge - Anniversary/Wedding

We've got a new challenge today on the CRAFT Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'wedding/anniversary'.  For all the details about the challenge, have a look here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors this week are:

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For my card I've used a digi from Bugaboo called 'Bear's Wedding' - you can find it here on the Bugaboo website.

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

Whimsy Stamps - 'use ribbon, lace or twine'

The ABC Challenge - 'l is for lace'

GDT Project for the CRAFT Challenge - Recycling

There's a new challenge today on the CRAFT Challenge Blog and as well as my usual DT creation, I've also made a second project as part of the Imagine That Digis Design Team.  You can find more details about the challenge here on the challenge blog.

The theme of the challenge is 'recycling' and Imagine That Digis are one of the sponsors:

I've recycled a brown carrier bag and added some Craft Creations script paper, doilies and pearls.  The digi I've used is 'Birds in Spring' which you can find here on the Imagine That website.

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

Word Art Wednesday - 'anything goes'

Inspiration Destination - 'anything goes'

Creative Inspirations - 'pretty pearls'

Loves Rubber Stamps - 'the letter B - birds, bag, brown)

Not Just Cards - 'anything goes'

CCC Digi Creations - 'digi/flowers'

Allsorts Challenge - 'spring flowers'

New CRAFT Challenge - Embossing

A new challenge has started today on the CRAFT challenge blog and this week our theme is 'embossing'.  For all the details about the challenge, have a look here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors for this week's challenge are:

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For my card I've used 'Winter Elf' from Scrapper's Delight which you can find here on their website.  My embossing was created with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

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

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles - '12 months of Christmas link up'

Completely Christmas - 'anything goes'

A Random Fan - 'monchromatic'

Crafting When We Can Challenge Blog - 'no designer papers'

New CRAFT Challenge - Inspiration Photo

For our new challenge on the CRAFT Challenge Blog today we've got an inspiration photo for you:

You can find all the details about the challenge here on the challenge blog and you'll also be able to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

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For my card I've used a digi from Wags'n'Whiskers called 'Travelling Buddies' - you can find it here.  For my background I've used part of a page from an old map book and the sentiment is an PSX stamp that I've had for years.

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

Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges - 'vacation related'

Crafty Sentiments Designs - 'hand coloured image'

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog - 'summer fun'

Passion for Promarkers - 'summer lovin'

Papertake Weekly - 'it's a jolly holiday'

Crafty Boots Challenges - 'summer holidays'

One Card, Two Challenges!

I'm running a bit behind this week.  This is my card for the 'wedding/anniversary' CRAFT challenge which started last Thursday here and it's also a challenge reminder for the 'anything but square' challenge here at Nutcrafters.

I've used a digi called 'Once Upon a Dream' from Nutcrafters which is here on their website.  I've kept the card very simple and just used two peel off silver hearts and some pearls.

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

Milk Coffee Challenge - 'white on white'

Crafty Sentiments Designs - 'no patterned papers'

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge - 'anything goes'

Through the Purple Haze Challenge - 'no right angles'

Dream Valley Challenges - 'inspired by a song, movie or book' ("The Princess Bride")

Cards Galore Challenges - 'use a stamp or a digi'

New CRAFT Challenge - Christmas

We've got a new challenge today on the CRAFT challenge blog and this week our theme is 'Christmas'.  For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team, have a look here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

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For my card I've used 'Snowman' Bring It On' from The Stamping Boutique which you can find here on their website.

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

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles - '12 months of Christmas link up'

Completely Christmas - 'anything goes'

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'for a child'

Crimbo Crackers - 'anything Christmas goes'

Scribble and Scrap - 'anything goes'

New CRAFT Challenge - Father's Day/Male

It's time for another challenge on the CRAFT Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'father's day/male'.  For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team, have a look here on the challenge blog.

We are sponsored this week by:

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For my card I've used a digi stamp and sentiment from Imagine That set called 'Fishing Bear' which you can find here on the Imagine That website.

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

Moving Along With the Times - 'father's day'

Milk Coffee Challenge - 'for dad/special male'

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - 'any sentiment for a guy'

Simon Wednesday Challenge - 'father's day/masculine'

Fab'n'Funky Challenges - 'father's day/for the men in your life'

Eureka Stamps Challenge Blog - 'father's day'

Animal Friends Challenge - 'hobby'

Charisma Cardz Challenge - 'father's day'