Merry Christmas

Omg can't believe it has been 2 weeks sick I updated my blog.
Suffering with the dreaded bug and getting the festive bits.
Well I would just like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

Craft challenge #394 - Christmas

Welcome to a new challenge at CRAFT and this is the last Christmas Challenge for 2016.

So if you still have some cards or creations to do then why not join us.

Our sponsor for this challenge are

Sponsor 1: Pickled Potpourri

Sponsor 2:  Sami Stamps

Details of the prizes are on the challenge blog.

So onto my card i have again used a Mo's image for my card and gone with a white theme of background

Ingedients

Image by Mo Manning coloured with promarkers

Lots of loose glitter

Embossing folders from Creative Expressions and Crafters Companion

Dies are Spellbinders

Pearls & Ribbon

Just love this little Elf he looks like he is really enjoying himself.

Well thats my card and if you pop along to the blog there are lots more Christmas creations for your inspiration.

Thanks for popping by off to link up my card into a few challenges.

Bye for now.

Challenges

• Craftaholics R Us W, Cards & Tags Only #14 Cards For Guys + Christmas Theme
• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts W,2E,C8 #172 Winter Wonderland/Festive Fun
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination- atg
• Fab 'n' Funky - glitter and sparkle
• Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - M, 2E, Anything Goes Christmas

Stella Sketch #420 - Catch the bug GDT

Good morning hope your well. 

We have a new challenge at Catch the Bug and it is a Stella Sketch

So follow the sketch and add some Ribbon and pop it in the Linky.

Here is the Sketch

So here is my card for your inspiration.

I have used this fabulous Santa carrying his parcel called Santa with presents

Image coloured with promarkers

DP & Ribbon all from stash and must be a few years old.

pearls from Meiflower crafts

Sentiment is a very old rubber stamp from papermanina

Well thats mine now it is time to show us your.

Now mine is a Christmas card but it doesnt have to be Christmas could be any occasion.

Pop along and checkout the teams cards and have a lovely Sunday.

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges

Come and get it - Christmas
Crafting when we can - It's Christmas
Christmas cards all year round - atg
Inspiration Destination -Atg

Bugaboo Saturday Challenge

Good morning did you enjoy our Holiday Chaos at Catch the Bug. 

I do hope so and hope that you managed to play along with us.

Well we are now back to our Saturday Challenge and our theme this time is

MAKE US LAUGH

lots of generous prizes up for grabs.

So here is my card it is for my Dad's birthday this week.

Ingredients

Gus Tidbits Consciousness available from the shop Here

Promarkers

Cutlebug embossing folder

Papermania DP

Gems, Hessian, Twine

Dies- Creative Expressions & Clearly Besotted

The Sentiment comes with the image and this is a standing joke within our family so fits perfectly

Well hope you like and found this humorous 

Now it is your turn to share your humor 

look forward to seeing what tickles you

Have a lovely weekend. Dont forget to pop along and see what else the team has been giggling about.

Challenges

• Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 228 - Anything Goes
• Morgan's Art World - 2W, E3, - No 25 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Simply Papercraft - 2W, E3 - No. 42 (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes

• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Get Creative Challenges - 2W, 3E - (Week 2) Birthday 
• Use Your Stuff - W, use your stash - Layers
• Sunny Day Crafting - W - Always Anything Goes Sunny Day Crafting - W - Always Anything Goes 
• Crafty Creations - 2W, 2E - #330 Masculine 
• Fab 'n' Funky - W,1E, C10 - #330 Make Someone Smile
• Inspiration Destination - W, F - Anything Goes
• Paper Shelter Challenge - W, 3E, SIO - #276 Birthday

Bugaboo Holiday Chaos Day 7 final Day

Wow that week went quick what awesome entries we have had from you all during our 

Holiday Chaos at Bugaboo.

Today is our last day and we have our Friday freebie in the shop.

So if you need a image to join us in this challenge hope along and grab it.

Our last challenge of the Chaos is a Bingo Challenge and here is the grid. 

Pick a line and come and play along

So here is my card using our Freebie - Crabby Cat Christmas

Lines I have used are

Embossing, Mittens & snowflakes

Freebie, Mittens & Ribbon

Ingredients

Promarkers

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Distressed ink

DP from stash

Memory Box Mittens die

Crafty Ribbons Ribbon Sentiment

Mirri card, Red Preal and glitter

Well now its your turn .

 Not long now to see who wins the prizes hope you have joined in the fun.

thanks for popping by each day i do appreciate it.
Dont forget we have a new Saturday challenge starting tomorrow

Bye for now

Challenges

• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations 2W,3E Always Anything Goes
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes
• Southern Girls 2W,1E,C10 148 Anything Goes
• Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - M, 2E, Anything Goes Christmas

• Fab 'n' Funky - W,1E, C10 - #330 Make Someone Smile - TOP SPOT
• Inspiration Destination - W, F - Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - W, F - Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts 2W, 3E, #29 Anything goes/Option of Christmas Paper          (Week 2 of 2) - WON
• Cardz 4 Guyz W, 3E - #149 - Christmas Animals
• Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge 2W, 2E, C10, Must be Christmas - #86 - Anything Christmas (Week 2)Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge 2W, 2E, C10, Must be Christmas - #86 - Anything Christmas (Week 2)

Crafty Catz challenge - Non Traditional Colours

Morning I am here today with my 1st of 2 posts. 

1st is my post for Crafty Catz and it is our lovely and talented Dianne turn to host.

She would like to see lots of

NON Traditional Christmas colours on your project.

Well if you haven't finished all your cards as i haven't this is a good excuse to get another done.

Our sponsor for this challenge is

Lacey Sunshine

Now we where lucky enough to be given some images to play with so here is my Card featuring Rory

As you can see I went Pink & Lilac for mine

Ingredients

Rory's Ornaments digital stamp
Promarkers
Memory box, Tim holts & Savvy dies
Lots of Gems
Happy Christmas Clear stamp
Scrim & Loose glitter
DP - papermania and Dovecraft

Well what do you think is this Non traditional colours i am never sure these days with all the changing fashions.
Well time for you to head to your crafty space and join us in the challenge.
cant wait to see what colours you pick.
the team has done an amazing job check them out
Well dont forget to pop back later as it is our last day at Catch the bug with our Holiday Chaos
Lots of lovely christmas makes we have had maybe you could combine the 2 challenges if your quick.
Bye for now

Challenges

• Perfectly Created Chaos 2W, 3E, Top Picks, #7 Christmas Anything Goes, all of Dec
• Southern Girls 2W,1E,C10 148 Anything Goes 
• Addicted to Stamps 2W, winner + Top Picks  Must include Stamping (no precolored digi's) #137 Christmas + a Stamp
• Colour Your World with Lucy Sunshine - 2W, F, E3, (no pre-colored images) Always Anything Goes
• Come and Get It - W, 3E - Christmas
• Color Inspiration Monday - W, hand colored images - Anything Goes with hand-colored image
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (Week 1) Christmas

Dream Valley Challenges - 2W, 3E, C10 - (Week 1) Christmas

Bugaboo Holiday Chaos - Day 6

Good morning back with day 6 Bugaboo Holiday Chaos and what do we have for you today.

 FLASH BACK Holiday:  Use OLD paper from your stash and an OLD image.

So dig out those old papers and stash and come and join us.

More fabulous prizes up for grabs

So here is my card using some paper that I must have had for well over 5 years.

My image I have used is Teddy bear winter topper coloured with promarkers
twine, chipboard bird and snowflake from stash
Peel off that I got when I started Crafting
Hessian ribbon, Gems & gold mirri Card 
A simple layout but think works with these cute bears dont you.
Well hope to see you linked up into the challenge.
All makes of stamps allowed but of course we would love you to use one of ours.
Thanks for popping have a great day.

Card for guys -Christmas animals

Holly Jolly Christmas -atgSunny day crafting -atg

Christmas card Cuties - atg cute

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -atg

• Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 227 - Anything Goes
• Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes
• Kitty Bee Designs - 2W,2E,C10 No.86  (W1 of 2)  -  Christmas
• Simply Papercraft - 2W, E3 - No. 42 (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar M,1E December - Christmas Time
• My Time to Craft 2W  #335 Christmas Animals 
• Come and Get It - W, 3E - Christmas
• Robyn`s Fetish - W, Winner + Top Picks - #345 Square or Rectangle

Craft Challenge - Winter

Good morning well it is time for a new challenge at CRAFT

WINTER

are you ready we have some fab sponsors

Sponsor 1: Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More

Sponsor 2: Doctor Digi House of Stamps

Sponsor 3: Sunsational Stamps

Please checkout these kind sponsors shop details of the prizes can be found on our challenge blog.

So onto my card for your inspiration and I have a cute Giggling Snowman

Ingredients

Image Giggling Snowman from Mo manning

Promarkers and Lyra pencils

Lots of loose glitter

Silver mirri and Blue Gitter card

Dies Marriane Creatable tree and some Snowflake diecuts

Ribbon from stash 

Design Paper - Silent Night from trimcraft

Sentiment stamp from Papermania

I wonder what he is giggling at maybe he has been catching snowflakes on his tongue

Well now it is your turn any creation to do with Winter and we would love you to link it up.

Now head on over and checkout what the rest of the team has made.

Pop back later as i have another

Holiday Chaos for you. i do hope you are enjoying them

Thanks for popping by.

Challenges

• Addicted to Stamps and More - W - C10 - #223 Holiday
• Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - M, 2E, Anything Goes Christmas
• Crafty Creations - 2W, 2E - #330 Masculine 
• Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #103  Anything goes
• I love Promarkers - 2W, 3E - Must use Promarkers - #323 Snowman
• Inspiration Destination - W, F - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp - W, 5E - Ice Inspiration*
• Stampaive and More - 2W, JFF - #275 Glitter
• A Snowflakes Promise 2W, E3, Must be Christmas/winter themed  #34 - Anything Goes with optional theme : Winter
• Through the purple haze - winter
• Christmas with the Cuties - M, last M, 3E, must be cute & Christmas - (December) Anything Cute and Christmassy Goes
• Love to Scrap - 2W, 3E, F, digi or real stamping - (Week 1) Winter Wonderland
• Make My Monday - 2W, C6 - (Week 1) Show Me a Snowman
• The Crazy Challenge - 2W, 4E - (Week 1) #237 Ice Cold  
• Use Your Stuff - W, use your stash - Layers
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Bugaboo - Holiday Chaos Day 5

Hello & Welcome

Today is Day 5 of Bugaboos Holiday Chaos.

I hope you have joined us either for all the previous 4 days or just the odd one. still time to catch up and play along

 

Today our challenge is

"Make it Funny Photo" Challenge.

So lets see if you can give us all a laugh.

the team has been hard at work and lots of inspiration for you.

Now here in the UK we are in our Winter Season and I wonder if this is how Santa celebrates Christmas Day. After all his hard work is finished for this year.

Well I do hope he is enjoying himself. This would also be ok for someone that celebrates Christmas in a Warmer climate. I know my Aunt does.

Ingredients for this card are

Image - Tropical Santa Drink coloured with promarkers

Distressed inks, glitter pens

DP Avec Deco designs

Gold mirri card

MFT high Letters dies

Well now its your turn there  are lots of prizes up for grabs so pop along checkout the teams creations and the prizes on offer.

Thanks for popping by and i would like to enter the following challenges

Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge 2W - #143 - Santa is Coming to Town 

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge 2W, 2E, C10, Must be Christmas - #86 - Anything Christmas

Lemon Shortbread 2W, E3, no digital projects Always Anything Goes

Sunny Day Crafting - W - Always Anything Goes 

• Unicorn Challenge M, 1st Tuesday of M, E3, No fully digital projects December - Add Some Glitter
• Color Inspiration Monday - W, hand colored images - Anything Goes with hand-colored image
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (Week 1) Christmas
• Use Your Stuff - W, use your stash - Layers
• Come and Get It - W, 3E - Christmas
• Christmas Cards All Year Round (M, P1, Must be Christmas Card) December - Anything Christmas/Holiday
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra (M, P1) - Always Anything Christmas Goes
• Crafty Purple Frog (M, P10) Magic of Christmas

Bugaboo- Holiday Chaos Day 4

Hi well it is day 4 over at Bugaboo with their Holiday Chaos.

So we are celebrating Christmas and today our challenge is

CLEAN AS SNOW

do NO Design Papers allowed

If you havent joined us then there is still time as we are running the event till Friday night.

All details on the blog along with the prize details

Here is my card for your inspiration

Ingredients

Image Christmas Trio Blocks coloured with Promarkers

Snowflake die

Twine 

Charm & gems

Red & white card

Peel offs & Glitter

So now you have seen my card head on over to the challenge blog and checkout the rest of the cards.

Then off you go and make your and link up and we will pop along and have a gander. Remember all images are allowed but we would love you to use one of ours.

So thanks for popping by and hope your enjoying the week as much as i am.

See you all tomorrow

Moving along with the Times - #34 Anything Goes With Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - #86 - Anything Christmas
Creative Knockouts ¨- #170 Winter Wonderland

 addicted to Stamps: #137 Christmas
 Robyn's Fetish:Challenge#345 Square or Rectangle
 A Snowflakes Promise - #34 winter theme
Melonhead Friends: Winter is here challenge

Julia Spiri Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Good morning I have a fab challenge for you over at Julia Spiri Stamps.

Our theme this month is

ANYTHING GOES 

but if you like a challenge then we have a twist you can follow

No Square Cards

This is my last DT card for Julia as I am stepping down from the Design Team.

I have been having some health issues and have decided to cut back my DT work for the time being.

I have so enjoyed working with Julias images and would like to thank her for the chance to work with her images and herself and the Team. I am sure that i will be entering her challenge.

So here is my last card which I have made a Easel card in a Circle.

I have used Steampunk Fairy for this which I so love.

Checkout Julia's shop for lots more steampunk andso many other amazing images.

Ingredients

Steampunk Fairy coloured with promarkers

DP is papermania

Lace and ribbon from stash

Dies used Tonic & Tim Holts

Gliding Wak

Wooden Butterfly and flower

Metal Embellishments.

Please pop along to the challenge blog and checkout the rest of the amazing Samples done by the team.

Thanks for popping and if your on Facebook Julia has a fan page too.

• Crafting By Designs - W, F, 3E - Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner -  W, E2 - #100 - anything goes
• Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #102 Anything Goes (Week 2 of 2) 
• Inspiration Destination - W, F - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp - W, 5E -  Anything Goes
• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Southern Girls 2W,1E,C10 149 Anything Goes
• Card Mania (M, P1, E5) #87 - Anything Goes
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge (M, P1, E3, Must be a DT creation) Always Anything Goes 
• Oddball Art Stamps (M, P15, E3, SIO, Must use a digi stamp) Use a Fantasy element
• The Sisters of Craft (M, P1, E3, no Besties) Always Anything Goes