Christmas at CRAFT

Good morning from a cold Manchester definitely time for the heating to put back to winter. I kept doing then we had warm weather but think it has gone now.

Well with the cold we will be getting to Christmas very soon. have you finished your cards if now why not join us at CRAFT

This week we have our monthly Christmas theme and we are sponsored by

 All Dressed Up!

and

Paper Nest Dolls Digis

I have used a image from our sponsor All Dressed up which they kindly provided.

Ingredients

image is called Party Season and is one of three girls in the set .

Promarkers

wooden tiny background stamps from Hero Arts (snowflakes}

Snowflake boarder die & Banner die

Crafty Ribbons Christmas ribbon

Tis the season SeeD stamp

Marianne DP

Tonic Nuvo Drops

White glitter on the bow and handbag but not sure how good the picture shows but it is there 

Well thats another for my box starting to fill up now so might get a start on some writing still lots to do. Then there is the tags to do.

Well now it is your turn come and share with us your Christmas projects maybe you are making some presents we would love to see.

Thanks for popping by

Dont forget our GDT call at Crafty Catz closes at 12 lunch time have you entered be quick.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Cute card Thursday - Snowflakes

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenge - atg

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything goes

Pennys paper-crafty challenge - atg

A Snowflakes Promise M, 2nd Tues, E3 #45- Anything Goes 

Creates and Makes M, 3E, last Tue - #15 - Anything Goes 

Inky Chicks 3W, 3E, cards & altered items - #89 - Anything But Square 

Lemon Shortbread 2W, E3, no digital projects - #52 - Always Anything Goes (Week 2) 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - 2W, C15, E3 - #17 - Anything Christmas Goes (Week 1) 

Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes 

ABC Christmas Challenge - M, 1st Wed,- U for Unlimited/V for Vibrant 

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - M, 2nd Wed, 2E, Anything Goes for Christmas 

Inspiration Destination - 2W, F - Always Anything Goes 

The Merry Christmas Challenge - W, Christmas Only, #39 - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time to Craft (2W, P1/15, E3) Always Anything Goes 

All Dressed Up (2W, P2/15, E3, SIR) On Facebook and on Challenge Blog 

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge (M, P1, E3, Top 3) #40 - Always Anything Goes 

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra (M, P1) - Always Anything Christmas Goes 

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper (M, P1) Anything Goes with Patterned Paper 

Cute as a Button (M, P1, F, E3/unlimited with Cute as a Button image) #38 - Anything Goes 

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge (M, P15, E3, F, must be on DT) Always Anything Goes

#388- Crafty Catz challenge and GDT CALL

Morning or is it afternoon well it is Friday the 13th.

Well today starts a new challenge at CRAFTY CATZ and this weeks host is NICK and she gets to pick out optional twist.

As always our challenge is Anything goes but if you fancy following the twist Use Ribbons we would love it.

Now our sponsor for this is

Crafty Ribbons

Website: www.craftyribbons.com

Visit our blog http://blog.craftyribbons.com

Inspiration Blog http://craftyribbonsinspiration.blogspot.co.uk/

Challenge Blog http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

prize

We also have a GDT Call for November so if you fancy joining us for the month then just add GDT after your name in Mr Linky.

You will be invited to the team blog so you will be able to get to know exactly how we work and what a fab friendly and helpful bunch of girls we are.

So back to the challenge and here is my card using a fab image from Mo Manning

I made this for my nephew to give to a friend from school. He wanted the number on and a cake.

Image coloured with promarkers

Foamiran flower and diecut  leaf

Twine

Wooden Happy Birthday stamp

Lace and ribbon from stash

DP is First edition and i think K&Co

Tonic circle dies

MFS diecut numbers

Pearls from Meiflower crafts

Well hope you like as much as he did I made a box for it which i will blog shortly with a different Mo's image which he also said that it made it looks very expensive lol. Glad he was pleased and she loved it too.

So now it is over to you

Please come and join us again this week and maybe enter the GDT call (you know you want to)

Well thanks for popping bye

Have a good day.

challenges
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Creative Ladybirds - Anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything goes
Love to Craft - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of make your own background
Top three place
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - circles
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
The Fairy and the Unicorn - Anything goes/optional theme of witching Halloween
The Ribbon Girl - October card challenge
Ooh La La Creations - Die-cuts
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes

Emerald City Crafts - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Use dies
Simply Papercrafts - Anything goes
Create and Inspire - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Not Just Cards Challenge - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes

#416 Passion For Promarkers - Embossing

Good morning and welcome to my post for Passion For Promarkers.

I do hope you will come and join us this week as it was me that picked the theme

EMBOSSING

this can be Dry as in Folders or wet as in Embossing Powders.

Our sponsor for this challenge is

Prize is a stamp that is in stock

So here is my card and i have used Dry embossing with a Tattered Lace embossing folder then added Distressed inks to highlight.

The image is Sadie from Rick St dennis love this image 

(coloured with promarkers a must for our challenge)

Lace & Ribbon from stash 

DP is Enogreeting

Flowers the large is Formiran using a Tonic Die and white are from Wild Oyster

Leaf die is from a friend

Gold mirri card

Well hope you like this it is a A5 card think I am getting back to the rectangle cards instead of square.

Thanks for popping by go and checkout what fabulous creations and colouring the girls have done. Wow they are awesome.

Look forward to you linking up and checkout out your entries.

Bye for now

challenges

As You Like It Challenge 2W,E3  Ribbons Or Flowers  (and Why)  - always finish off a card and can add some texture

• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts W,2E,C8 #214 Anything Goes
• Star Stampz Challenge 2W,3E,SIO  Lots Of Layers
• Through the Purple Haze 2W, E3, C10 #135 Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - 2W, 3E, Always anything Goes (Wk 1 of 2)
• I love Promarkers - 2W, 3E Must use Promarkers - #343 -Use Dies - flowers made with die
• 
• A Vintage Journey - M First Friday of M (Vintage) September - Crazy for Autumn Color
• Colour Crazy Challenge - 2W,2E  - No.40 - Anything Goes
• Emerald City Crafts Challenge Blog - M, 1st Fri, E3, C10 - No. 4 - Anything Goes
• Morgan's Art World Open Challenge - 2W, E3, any image - No. 20 - Anything Goes 
• 
• Simply Papercraft - M, last Fri - No. 51 - Anything Goes
• Catch The Bug  W,3E,SIO - Anything Goes
• Sparkle and Glitter with Rick - M, 2nd Sat, SIR, E3 - October - oTBA
• A Bit More Time to Craft (2W, P1/15, E3) Always Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft (M, P1, E3) - Always Anything Goes
• 
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge (M, P1, E3, Must be a DT creation) Always Anything Goes
• 
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper (M, P1) Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
• Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Catz challenge - ATG with optional twist CAS

Good morning just sorry this is late been out and didnt realise i hadnt scheduled my post.

So today we have a new challenge at CRAFTY CATZ and this week our host is CAZ.

Wow you didnt make it easy for me last week to pick a top three. i narrowed it down to 10 then 5 and then had to pick 3 think a flip of a coin was involved.

So head on over and checkout the amazing winners.

This week as always our challenge is Anything Goes but Caz would like you to try our optional twist

Clean & Simple.

our fabulous sponsor this week is

Sasayaki Glitter

(Naz used to be on our team before starting her shop and blog)

We all got to play with some fab images from Naz and here is my card using our optional twist CAS

Image coloured with promarkers

Few Tonic Nuvo drops

DP from Stash and a Joanna sheen banner which I coloured some card in differing shades of pink then cut.

Happy Birthday Stamp

Well thats my simple card hope you like and please come and play along with us this week.

Have a great weekend.

Bye for now

Challenges

• Colour Crazy Challenge - 2W,2E  - No.40 - Anything Goes - TOP SPOT AWARD
• Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - No.52 -Anything Goes (W1 of 2)
• Creative Fingers -  M , 3E, No totally digital projects - No.137 - Anything Goes 
• Simply Papercraft - M, last Fri - No. 51 - Anything Goes
• Craft Rocket Challenges M 1st Thurs #42 Birthday Or Pretty Pinks
• Fab 'n' Funky - W,1E, C10 - #365 - Pretty in Pink
• Creative inspirations - atg
• Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Anything Goes
• Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes
• Crafting By Designs - W, F, 3E - October Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations - 2W, 2E,  Always Anything Goes
• Day Dreamer Challenges - M, last Wed of M, E3, Always Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - 2W, F - Always Anything Goes 
• Craft Rocket Challenges M 1st Thurs #42 Birthday Or Pretty Pinks
• Cute Card Thursday W,C5 #498 Anything Goes
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes 

Craft challenge - Inspiration Picture

Good morning and today I have CRAFT CHALLENGE new challenge for you.

We have a Inspirational Picture for you.

Take from the picture what jumps out at you or what it makes you feel.

cant wait to see what you come up with. So here is the picture

Our sponsors for this challenge are

 Bugaboo Stamps

and

Digital Papercraft

prize details are all on the blog with more inspirational projects from the team.

So for mine this picture makes me think of the old films of Americans fishing by the great big lakes so I have gone with this image from Bugaboo Gus The Fish Whisper

Image coloured with promarkers

Crafty sentiment fence die

Unbranded curve die

DP from stash

Twine

Happy Birthday Rubber stamp

Well it must be his day as that fish isnt very big is it.

Now it is your turn look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks for popping by have a great day and see you over at the challenge blog.

challenges

Creative Inspirations challenge - ATG

Anything Goes with Create With TLC (M, P1, Winner, Top 3) Anything Goes

• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper (M, P1) Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Bugaboo Crafty Challenge (M, P15, SIR, E3) - Anything Using Bugaboo image

• Love to Craft (M, P1, E5 , no completely digital projects)  #15 - Anything Goes
• Oddball Art Stamps (M, P15, E3, SIO, Must use a digi stamp) September 
• Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Anything Goes
• Retarte 2W, E3 - #106 - Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 
• Incy Wincy Designs - 1st & 3rd Monday, 5E -  LET'S CELEBRATE! (Week 1)  - WINNER
• 613 Avenue Create - M (1st Sunday), - #202 (October) Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Masculine Card                              1st to 7th oct
• The Corrosive Challenges - M, 3E - Always Anything Goes
• A Gem of a Challenge  2W  Birthday Card (W1 of 2) 
• Hiding in my Craft Room W,1E - Freestyle

Crafty Catz challenge #386 - Colour combo optional twist

Good morning did you join with the birthday party at CRAFTY CATZ.

Well if you did there is plenty of people winning images today.

This week we are back to our ANYTHING GOES with a optional twist 

The twist if you care to take is a colour combo

BLUE, GREEN, BROWN

here is a inspiration picture i took the colours from it was actually our very 1st challenge ever

Our sponsor this week is Di's Digi

The theme this week is picked by myself as i am this weeks host so i do hope that you will play along and maybe join in like the team has with my twist.

So for my card i have used this cute image from Sherry braidy called Autumn 132

Kept the layout CAS

ingredients

Promarkers

distressed inks

Wooden heart button and twine

Tonic Nuvo drops

DP is Falling Leaf 

I think this would make a fab Autumn Birthday card dont you.

Well now it is your turn pop along and checkout what the Dt have been making and see who won our birthday prizes. We also had a GDT call so if you entered that then go see if you are our GDT for October.

thanks for popping by have a great day

challenges

Fab n funky - autumn colours

Pennys's paper-crafty challenge - ATG

• Color Throwdown - W, #462- Color Inspiration*
• Craftaholics R Us - W, #38 ATG ' TOP PICK
•  Creations - 2W, 2E, #351 - Always Anything Goes 
• I love Promarkers - 2W, 3E Must use Promarkers - #342 - Anything Goes  
• Paper Shelter Challenge - W, 3E, SIO - fall colours
• Pause Dream Enjoy - W, E3, #191 - fall colours
• Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Anything Goes
• Deep Ocean Challenge 2W - #164 - Goodbye Summer 
• Crafty Cardmakers - 2W, C15 - #196 AUTUMN 
• AAA - 2W, 3E, winner and Top Picks, strictly CAS cards - #99 Autumn Colors
• Dragonfly Dreams - M, Winner + Top Picks – (September) Patterned Paper
• The Corrosive Challenges - M, 3E - Always Anything Goes
• Creative Inspiration - atg

GUEST DESIGN CALL FOR OCTOBER & DT CALL

Good morning have you seen Crafty Catz has a Guest Design Team Call. Yes we are looking for someone to join us for the month of October.
Duties are very simple
Produce 1 card per week uploaded to the team blog
Comment on 1 number in 10
Help pick our top three each week with your fave entry
Use sponsors images where provided.
Link your weekly post to the challenge blog and the sponsor.
Mostly have fun.

This is open to everyone.
How do you enter well make a birthday card for our recent challenge so yes you get chance of winning some prizes to. Add to linky and put GDT after your name.
Entries close Thursday mid day at close of challenge.

Go on you know you want to.
Never been on a dt before not a problem.

Also if you are looking for Design Team then your in luck as CRAFT are looking to expand. Details are on the blog and Jo would love to hear from you you would prefer to email her. Check it all out Here

#414 - Passion For promarkers - Colours of The rainbow

Hi how are you all today. Well I do hope!

So today being Tuesday can only mean time for a new challenge at Passion For Promarkers

This weeks challenge has been picked by Shelley

COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW

wow we are expecting some colourful creations.

We are sponsored by Digi Stamp Boutique

who is giving one lucky winner £10 to spend in their store.

So we got to pick some images to play with and i picked Percy Snow Set and here is one of the images.

Coloured him with my Promarkers

(a must for our challenges)

added Fluffy stuff for his hat and snow.

Glitter card and ribbon. 

Charm was coloured with my promarkers too

Backing is various Snowflake stamps stamped in the colours of the rainbow.

Used a stitched boarder die for the image shape.

Now before you head off and get those lovely colours out checkout what the girls have done for your inspiration and then when you have completed your card link up in Mr Linky and we will be along to check it out.

Have a great day wonder what sort of card you will make.

Bye for now
challenges
Digi Stamp Boutique month competition
Creative inspirations - Seasonal - TOP SPOT

• Christmas with the Cuties - M last Monday, 3E, must be cute Christmas - #10 CUTE CHRISTMAS ANIMALS
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 
• Addicted to Stamps 2W, winner + Top Picks, Must include digi or rubber/clear Stamping (no precolored digis) - #153 Stamp a Background (W2 of 2)
• Christmas Card Challenges - 2W runs for 11 days, must be Christmas/Winter card, THEME IS OPTIONAL-  Anything Christmas/Holiday / Optional theme: Photo Inspiration* (W1 of 2)
• Come and Get It - W, 3E - Anything Goes
• A Gem of a Challenge  2W Fun Outside TOP SPOT
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas W,must be Christmas   Anything Christmas Goes - optional theme: - For a Male
• Hiding in my Craft Room W,1E - Any Holiday
• My Time to Craft 2W Die Cuts only 
• Sweet Stampin W, 2E, include stamping - Cute and Cuddly
• QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 261 - Embossing or Anything Goes
• Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - M, 2nd Wed, 2E, Anything Goes for Christmas
• I love Promarkers - 2W, 3E Must use Promarkers - #342 - Anything Goes