S is for Snowman

Good evening i am here to share with you a little CAS Christmas card with this cutie from Beccy's place. What a fabulous snowman he is. He does look a,little cold dont you think.

I coloured him with my promarkers with some different colours but think i quite like

Traditional colours and a wooden snowflake. 

Some scrim and ribbon from stash

Little Hero arts stamps for the snowflakes round the image.

 DP & gems for some sparkle from stash.

Well I am entering this into Beccys month long challenge here in the S for snowman

other challenges
Colouring in Scrapland - M 1st Monday, E2, winner + Top 3, No digital coloring, must have hand-colored image - WINTER IS COMING
Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - W, ATG except Theme on 5th Monday of a month, E3 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
Addicted to Stamps 2W, winner + Top Picks, Must include digi or rubber/clear Stamping (no precolored digis) - #157 Use more than one Stamp - image and stamped snowflakes

• The Corrosive Challenges - M, 3E - Always Anything Goes
• The Ribbon Girls - 2W, must use ribbon, must be a card – Image + Ribbon (W1 of 2)
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas W,must be Christmas   - Anything Christmas Goes - optional theme: Use Some Blue
• Colour Crazy Challenge - 2W,2E  - No.46 - Anything Goes
• Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - No.55 - Anything Goes
• Jo's Scrap Shack- W, 3E  - No. 215 - Anything Goes 
• A Bit More Time to Craft (2W, P1/15, E3) Always Anything Goes
• Ching-chou Kuik Digital Stamps (M,P1,E3,SIO) November - Christmas/Winter

Crafty Catz challenge - Anything goes with optional twist

Morning! Hope your well!

Here with crafty Catz Dt card and Jac turn to pick the twist Sparkle & Shine

Challenge is open and is Anything Goes but Dt follow the Twist you may if you wish.

Sponsor for this challenge is

POLKA DOODLES

Nikky sent the team a couple of image to work with and I picked this cutie called Feeding the Birds which you can purchase from her shop HERE

Ingredients

Promarkers

Glitter , Glitter card& Gems for sparkle

Satin Mirri card for shine

DP from stash

Fancy square die & Snowflake die

Brad from stash

Well I though she looked good in Blue what colour would you have picked

I do hope you will come and play along we would love to see what your making remember the twist is optional so not excuse not to join in.

Thanks for popping have a great weekend whatever your up to.

challenge i would like to enter this into are

Cute Card Thursday W,C5 #504 Animals 

Digi Choosday Challenge -- #46 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiment Designs – Winter

Crafty Creations - 2W, 2E, Always Anything Goes

Paper Shelter Challenge - W, 3E, SIO - Snowflakes

Sisterhood of Crafters - 2nd/4th Wed, 3E - Sparkle

Ike's World 2W, 1E - #101 Anything Goes with a twist: Let It Snow 

Colouring in Scrapland - M 1st Monday, E2, winner + Top 3, No digital coloring, must have hand-colored image - WINTER IS COMING

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - 2W, 3E - #129 ANYTHING GOES WITH option of ANYTHING GOES - top spot

Glitter n Sparkle - W, F - #265 Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st & 3rd Sun) E3 Always Anything Goes

My Besties Spanish Challenge M 1st Sunday, all projects welcome #41 Anything Goes
Colour it create it challenge - ATG

• Colour Crazy Challenge - 2W,2E  - No.46 - Anything Goes
• Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - No.55 -Anything Goes 
• Creative Fingers -  M , 3E, No totally digital projects - No. 141 - Anything Goes  
• QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 270 - Give Thanks or Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - W, C10 – No.46 -Anything Goes

Craft challenge - Christmas Theme

Good morning well it is that time of the month when us girls at Craft celebrate Christmas!

So if your still preparing your goodies for the big day then come and share them with us by linking to our challenge. We have some wonderful sponsors and this week it is

 Pink Gem Designs

We got to play with some of Janets images and i picked 'wine drinking jingles'

I have decorated a bottle bag which I purchased from Hobby Craft

Now I dont know about you but I think he might have finished the wine from the look on his face.

Image has been coloured with Promarkers

Dies used a Oval Xcut

Tonic strip Cheers die this comes with another Merry Christmas.

DP from stash and  mirri card and bottle green card

Olive green merry christmas ribbon from stash

Well thats a bottle bag to add to my collection now who to give a bottle to

Gosh I still havent started my Christmas shopping but most are adults I buy for now and even the children just want money as presents they want are far too expensive and clothes from a Aunty is definitely a NO NO!

well hope this has inspired you to pop over and checkout what the rest of the team have been making.

Have a great day stay dry it is raining again here and pop back tomorrow for my Crafty Catz post.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Addicted to Stamps and More - # 268 - Holiday

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes for Christmas

Inspiration Destination - - Always Anything Goes (W1 of 2)

Mod Squad Challenge- - Merry and Bright

The Merry Christmas Challenge - #43 - Anything Christmas

A Snowflakes Promise M,#46- Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiment Designs – Winter

Creates and Makes M, #16 - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge -- #46 - Anything Goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - #19 - Anything Christmas Goes (Week 1)

Through The Craft Room Door- Always Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge -Christmas (W2 of 2)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes - optional theme: Reindeer

Cute Card Thursday W,C5 #504 Animals 

Beccys place challenge - O for Oval (image)
Incy Wincy Designs - 1st & 3rd Monday, 5E -  NOT A CARD - ENDS NOV 19
Crafty Cardmakers - 2W, C15 - #200 ANYTHING BUT A CARD 
A Gem of a Challenge  2W   -Buttons and/or Ribbon 

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No patterned paper optional twist at Crafty Catz

Good morning wow another week has past and we are getting ever near to Christmas. Have you done your Christmas shopping or even started. I havent.

I have made a good dent into my Christmas cards though.

Well if you get some crafting time why not come and join in our challenge at CRAFTY CATZ.

This weeks optional challenge has been picked by our host Christine and she would like to see

NO DESIGN PAPERS

of course this is optional and our challenge is

ANYTHING GOES.

Our sponsor for this challenge is

TIME FOR TEA

and the winner will receive 3 digital images from their shop.

So before you pop on over to checkout what the team has made and to see who won last weeks challenge here is my card using this fab Football digital image available HERE

I made this for my nephew who is football mad.

Coloured the image with my promarkers

The football backing is actually a football stamp which i masked and stamped in various colours of black and red then heat embossed.

Used a Tattered lace embossing folder and some red ribbon.

Dies are My Favorite things letters & Numbers.

 which i have added dashes in black pen for detail

Twine to string them together.

Well tht my card and he was pleased with it of course it was in his fave colours.

Now it is over to you.

Cant wait to see what you come up with.

Thanks for popping by have a great day and fab weekend.

challenges I would like to add this to are

• CCEE Stampers W,1E,JFF CCEE1745 Masculine Cards
• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes
• Seize The Birthday 2W, 3E, C5  Birthday + Optional Topping Of Circles
• Love to Scrap (M, P1, E5 winners and DT faves, digis, clear or rubber stamping)  #103 Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations - 2W, 2E,  Always Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - 2W, 3E, Always anything Goes 
• Inspiration Destination - 2W, F - Always Anything Goes 
• Paper Shelter Challenge - W, 3E, SIO - Card for Child
• Cards und More 2W must stamp C5 - # 197 - Anything Goes With Red 
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 
• Catch The Bug  W,3E,SIO - Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper Crafty -Anything goes

Craft challenge - Winter

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

We didnt have many people joining in with our sketch but those we did have did such awesome jobs.

So this week I do hope that you will join us as this weeks challenge I think most will find a easy one.

WINTER

we have 2 sponsors this week

Scrap N Dipity

and

Lacy Sunshine Stamps

pop along to the challenge blog for details of these fab companies and the prizes up for grabs

Now let me share with you my card using a image from Lacy Sunshine who kindly allowed us to play with their images

Now isnt he a cutie his name is 'Patches Christmas presents sunshine elves

Ihave fussy cut him and coloured him with Promarkers

Stamped sentiment is a Inkadinkadoo

Tonic silver glitter round the edge done with double sided tape and give a rub and it really sticks.

Dies are Memory box , whimsey and stitched curved edge die

Added some distressed ink on the deers in the background

Dp is from a very very old pad.

Well thats my card hope you like and it has inspired you to join us.

Pop along and checkout the wonderful creations by the team using both our sponsors images.

Have a great day keep warm it is winter after all well here it.

Bye for now

challenges

• A Bit More Time to Craft (2W, P1/15, E3) Always Anything Goes
• Card Mania (M, P1, E5) #98 - Anything Goes
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge (M, P1, E3, Must be a DT creation) Always Anything Goes -2nd entry
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra (M, P1) - Always Anything Christmas Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper (M, P1) Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
• Creatalicious Challenges (2W, P15/last day of the M) #126 - Anything Goes + Option: Blue and Silver
• Let's Craft & Create Challenge (M, P5, F, E3) #131 - Anything Goes + option of Fall Colours
• Love to Scrap (M, P1, E5 winners and DT faves, digis, clear or rubber stamping)  #103 Anything Goes
• Naughty or Nice Challenges (M, P1, C5) #45 - Walking in a Winter Wonderland
• Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - M, 2nd Wed, 2E, Anything Goes for Christmas
• Crafting By Designs - W, F, 3E - Winter Sparkle
• I love Promarkers - 2W, 3E Must use Promarkers - #346 - Sparkle
• A Snowflakes Promise M, 2nd Tues, E3 #45- Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO-atg
• Ike's World 2W, 1E - #101 Anything Goes with a twist: Let It Snow 
• The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - 2W, C15, E3 - #18 - Anything Christmas Goes
• Lacy sunshine facebook page
• Crafty Friends Challenge 2W, 3E,  -Christmas
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas W,must be Christmas   - Anything Christmas Goes
• Crazy 4 Challenges W,1E - Layer it Up 
• Beccys Place a month of holiday cards - G is for gifts & H for Happy Holidays Sentiment
• Cute Card Thursday W,C5 #503 Sparkles!

Beccy's Place Challenge - A tall Christmas

Hello I am back with a Tall Christmas Card. if you are looking for Passion for promarkers dt card it is below this post.

Have you seen Beccy's place are having a month long challenge and each day she posts something new to get your juices going.

Well I had this cutie in my files for a good while and decided he would make a fab DL card. So off I printed and coloured him up.

the DL is very slim just like Merle (oh thats his name and you can find him HERE)

Ingredients

Promarkers 

glitter on the lights

Distressed inked background

Old DP from way back

Gems & Ribbon from stash

Sentiment is a Inkadinkadoo clear stamp set

Well hope you like and another for my box and best is I think this might go as a normal stamp.

Off to link up HERE

By for now

challenges

Crafty Sentiment Designs - atg

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - 2W, C15, E3 - #18 - Anything Christmas Goes

• Unicorn Challenge M, E3, No fully digital projects November - Anything Goes
• Get Creative Challenges - M, 1st Mon, E3 - #64 HOLIDAYS
• Christmas Card Challenges - 2W runs for 11 days, must be Christmas/Winter card, THEME IS OPTIONAL-  Anything Christmas/Holida
• The Corrosive Challenges - M, 3E - Always Anything Goes
• Crafting with Dragonflies 2W,1E, No rude/sexy or Halloween/witch  cards only - Use your stash with Bling 
• Crafty Friends Challenge 2W, 3E,  -Christmas
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas W,must be Christmas   - Anything Christmas Goes - optional theme: Food and/or Drink 
• Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - No.54 - Anything Goes 
• Creative Fingers -  M , 3E, No totally digital projects - No. 140 - Anything Goes  

Passion For Promarkers - Use your Diecuts

Good morning time for a new challenge at Passion for Promarkers.

This week it is Julie's theme choice and she would like to see

YOUR DIECUTS

so dig out those dies and embellish your projects or maybe use them to create your base card too.

Our sponsor for this challenge is

with a fab prize of a gift voucher to their store.

We also got to play with some of their images and i picked Rino & Remo

Ingredients

Promarkers - (a must for our challenge)

Diecuts - Tonic scallop circles pinhole circles, Long sentiment

Non branded die - Reindeers and bauble 

DP - Papermanina from a few years ago

(I got a bit obsessed with this pack bought some 12x12 and loved the quality so bought another pack so expect to see more)

Twine

Gems

Well now it is your turn. Cant wait to see what you come up with. Pop along to the challenge blog and checkout the teams creations and see lots more images from our sponsor being used.

Have a great day and thanks for popping by.

Off to get my bloods checked now fingers crossed.

challenges

• Color Inspiration Monday - M 1st Monday, hand colored images (Top 3, winner) - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES WITH HAND-COLORED IMAGE
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 
• Get Creative Challenges - M, 1st Mon, E3 - #64 HOLIDAYS
• 613 Avenue Create - M (1st Sunday), 8E, Any Craft Accepted (check for recognition each week, top DT choices, winners, and crafter's voting by on-line community) - #203 (November) Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: 3D card
• Christmas Card Challenges - 2W runs for 11 days, must be Christmas/Winter card, THEME IS OPTIONAL-  Anything Christmas/Holiday#
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st & 3rd Sun) E3 Always Anything Goes
• The Corrosive Challenges - M, 3E - Always Anything Goes
• Catch The Bug  W,3E,SIO - Anything Goes
• Challenge Up Your Life  2W,E1, -Die-Cuts
• Crafty Friends Challenge 2W, 3E,  -Christmas
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas W,must be Christmas   - Anything Christmas Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge - 2W,2E  - No.44 - Anything Goes
• Emerald City Crafts Challenge Blog - M, 1st Fri, E3, C10 - No. 5 - Anything Goes
• Jingle Belles - 2W - must be Christmas - Not A Creature Was Stirring
• Morgan's Art World Open Challenge - 2W, E3, any image - No. 22 - Anything Goes
• Winter Wonderland - 2W, 3E, must be Christmas – Fun Folds (
• Craft Rocket Challenges M 1st Thurs #43 Christmas Is Coming -                  CHOSEN WINNER 
• Cute Card Thursday W,C5 #502 Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft (M, P1, E3) - Always Anything Goes
• Animal Friends Challenge (M, P1, E3, must have an animal) #56 - Christmas
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge (M, P1, E3, Must be a DT creation) Always Anything Goes 
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra (M, P1) - Always Anything Christmas Goes
• Love to Craft (M, P1, E5 , no completely digital projects)  #16 - Anything Goes
• Beccy's challenge - 5th annual month of cards - diecuts fancy fold and let it snow the backing paper has snowflakes
• Tonic and win - ATG open techinque easel card
• The Crafty Addicts- Christmas