CCM Challenge #74: Winged Things

Welcome to another fortnightly challenge at Crafty Cardmakers!  This time our hostess is the fabulous Marie!  She's an absolutely phenomenal crafter, so I hope you take the chance to go an peruse her amazing blog!

Our sponsors this time are

  The Stampman (and Lady of course!) who are offering the winner a £10 voucher for their store, you can spend this online, in the shop or if you're lucky enough to see them at a show! They have a ton of items in store, enough to tickle any crafty taste bud.

and

And Di's is offering some fabulous digital prizes for one lucky winner as well!

Here's my card~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

Tammy's Scrappin' Corner: Anything With Wings

Magical Monday: Things With Wings

Deep Ocean Challenge: Things With Wings

 I do hope you stop by and say hello to the other DT members--they are all so very talented!  I hope you'll also take some time to play along with us!  Happy stamping! :)

CCM Challenge #73: Beside the Seaside

What a fabulous challenge we have for you this next two weeks at Crafty Cardmakers!  Our theme is Beside the Seaside and the lovely Yvonne is our hostess!  Please see the challenge blog for more instructions on how to participate in this one! ;)

We are being sponsored this week by

DIGI DOODLE SHOP

$10 Gift Certificate for the Store

and also

ONE STOP CARD CRAFTS

Here's my postcard~

Details & Back~

I can't wait to see all the fabulous creations for this challenge!  Don't forget to take some time to see the other DT creations and let them know you stopped by!  Happy crafting, friends! :)

CCM #71: Make Your Own Flowers

Hello, all!  It was lovely seeing all of your creations last week--some truly amazing pieces!  This fortnight at Crafty Cardmakers, our hostess is AJ.  She wants to see flowers, BUT you need to make them yourself! :)  This will be our last challenge for a bit as we are taking a month break so that our fearless leader, Lin, can move her life to another location. EEK!  Good luck, Lin!

We are sponsored this time by

ONE STOP CARD CRAFTS

and

DIGI DOODLE SHOP

$10 Gift Certificate for the Store

 

Here's my card~

Details~

I made my flower by taking three of the new Blossom punches by SU! and rolling the petals a bit and putting them together with a fun double circle and brad center.  I layered the bloom on top of a doily and more patterned paper and added a sentiment.  Voila!  What do you think?  I love it!

So, I hope you come and join us this time--I cannot wait to see all the amazing handmade flowers!  And don't forget to go and leave some love with the other CCM DT members! Happy crafting!!!

PS: Have you checked out my BLOG CANDY yet?!

CCM #70: NO Cards, ATC, or Tags

Welcome to another fortnightly challenge at Crafty Cardmakers!  Before we get started, I'd like to thank everyone who participated in my Birthday Balloon Bonanza challenge the past two weeks--I've loved seeing all your creations!  This time our hostess is Carole and she wants to see any creation EXCEPT cards, atcs, and tags.  So, use your imagination!

Our sponsor this this challenge is

DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS

$10 Gift Voucher

 

Here's what I've created~

Details~

This was very fun to make.  I used an old nut jar I had lying around and decorated it with  patterned paper, minimal stamping, a fun plastic flower, pearls, fabric flowers, and more!  I hope you like it, and I hope you come and join in the challenge!  And please pop over and see all of the other DT creations--they're all fabulous!  Happy crafting, friends!!!

PS: Have you checked out my BLOG CANDY yet?!

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #69: Distress It!

Hello, all!  I'd like to start by saying thank you to all who played along with the challenge I hosted the past fortnight over at Crafty Cardmakers!  There were some AMAZING creations--and choosing winners was really hard!  But let's talk about the NEW challenge, shall we?! :)  This week's challenge is all about DISTRESSING.  So, get your shabby chic on, people!

We are sponsored by
HOBBY ART 

We have two gorgeous stamps sets to give away from Hobby Art

 

CS045D Decorative Backgrounds

and Poppies

We are also sponsored by

DIGI DOODLE SHOP

$10 Gift Certificate for the Store

Digi Doodle Shop is the results of a mother and daughter’s love for the arts and crafts. It was started a little over 3 years ago with a little more than 100 stamps, and has since then grown to almost 500 stamps. Joy (the mother of this team) designs realistic images, while Judy (aka/daughter) loves the “fun side of life”, and create images with a cartoon flair. Having these two complimenting styles have enabledDigi Doodle Shop to offer a wide variety of stamps.

 And here's my card~

Details~

I had so much fun making this card!  I got to use a new set from Crafty Secrets called Material Girl--isn't that name a scream?!  I also used scissors to distress all the edges of my papers and added brown ink for an even more distressed look.  The fabulous papers are by Pink Paislee with Prima crystals for embellishment.

Can't wait to see other fabulous distressed creations this week, and won't you please go leave some love with my Design Team cohorts?!  They're so talented--you won't regret it!  Happy stamping!!!

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #68: Birthday Balloon Bonanza!

Well, hi!  I'm so excited to announce that I am the host of this fortnight's challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers!!!  Yesterday was my birthday, so I'd like to see some projects with balloon images!!! :) Any type of balloon will do - hot air balloon, helium balloon, balloon animal.  And anything birthday will do, but I want a balloon on it :)

We are sponsored this time by

THE STAMPMAN

We are kindly sponsored for this challenge by The Stampman (and Lady of course!) who are offering the winner a £10 voucher for their store.

and

DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS

$10 Gift Voucher

Here's my card~

Details~

 

 

I've used a digital balloon image from Bird House Stamps and water colored it in.  After coloring it, I dry embossed it and added some gold glimmer mist.  Patterned paper, butterflies, and bling, three of my favorites, finished off this card. :)

I do hope you'll come over and play along with us!  I have the hard choice of awarding winners, but I just KNOW all of you will make fabulous creations, so please make my job HARD!  And also, please pop over and see what my fellow Design Team Members have created--they have amazing talent!  Happy stamping!!! :)

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 67: For The Boys

Wow!  Three Crafty Cardmakers challenges this month! ;)  This time, we're hosted by Sally and she's asked us to create something FOR THE BOYS! :)

Our sponsors this week are~

ONE STOP CARD CRAFTS

At One Stop Card Crafts we have a big range of ever changing discount making and card making craft supplies.

We are always adding to our range of craft supplies which are ideal for making handmade greeting cards, do-it-yourself invitations scrapbook pages, altered items and much more.

Our card making craft supplies include free UK postage, our popular discount scheme and quick service means our customers keep coming back for more.

Our prices are very competitive and this & makes us an ideal place to buy your card making supplies online. Some of our new products include Petaloo flower layers, Ranger Glitter Glue and Martha Stewart Punches. We also host a regular challenge at http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/

and

DIGI DOODLE SHOP

$10 Gift Certificate for the Store

 It is a real honor and pleasure to sponsor this challenge, and we look forward to seeing all the amazing creations. We thank the design team for their incredible creations, and wish all the participants the very best of luck in this challenge.

Thank you so much for having us, and again the very best of luck to all of you.

Sincerely,

Judy and Joy

 And here's my card~

Details~

 

I made this card awhile ago for a dear friend's son's first birthday.  I used Stampin' Up! stamps to create a fun circus scene and used some scraps of patterned paper from I don't know who--but isn't it perfect for the circus scene?!

I hope you come and play along with us--I can't wait to see everyone's creations!!!  Happy stamping! :)

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 66: Fantasy

***WARNING: A BIT PICTURE HEAVY***

We've got a fabulous challenge for you all over at Crafty Cardmakers!  This time, our hostess is Lin, and she'd like to see creations with a fantasy theme.

Our two fab sponsors are, firstly

CROP STOP

$15 Gift Certificate to the Crop Stop Store

If you’re passionate about paper-crafting whether it be scrapbooking your memories, making cards or altered art, CropStop is your one-stop solution. We offer an extensive selection of dies, embossing folders, inks, stamps and punches by all the popular manufacturers and the CropStop die and embossing folder storage solutions Pocketz Pages™ to keep everything organized. Our selection of embellishments and adhesives is continually expanding and we are excited to be the home of the colorful Ribbon Candy™.

In need of inspiration? Visit the CropStop Gallery, Blog or Message Board and participate in a competition or class. If you have questions concerning your machine, we have a team of experts waiting to help you.

Message Board - come and meet like minded paper-crafters.
Blog - we have prizes and giveaways every week.
Gallery - lots of inspiration from all over the world.
YouTube - demonstrations, how-to’s, projects and much more.
FaceBook page - be the first to know of new arrivals in the store.
Twitter - we always find something worth Twittering!

CropStop ships internationally as well as domestic. Our personalized customer service is only one of our strengths. Call or come visit us at www.CropStop.com and see what’s new in the world of paper-crafting.

and our second sponsor is

DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS

$10 Gift Voucher

Di says, "I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with likeminded people.

I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself.
This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue!"

Here's my card for our challenge~

Details~

 I've used a fairy image off of a collage sheet from Swing Shift Designs. Added some vintage embellishments including hand crocheted flower from my dear friend Ellen at In a World of Craft to keep with the Victorian feel of the image.  I adore how this card turned out--it's not a style I usually create, but I LOVE it! :)

So, what are you going to create for us to see this week?  I can't wait to see! :) Happy crafting! :)