Noah's Ark

Good Morning Card Makers:
It is time for a new challenge at Crafty Cardmakers & More. Our new challenge is

#109 - This is a Man's World.

 

I was one of the lucky DT members who received an image from one of our sponsors, The Stamping Boutique, who is giving away 3 Images of the Winner's Choice. If, however, the winner has used a Stamping Boutique Image they will received 4 images of their choice. We are also sponsored by Flourish With a Bling with a $15.00 gift certificate.

 

Here is the card I made for this challenge:

Front

 

Inside

 

Image close-up

 

Card Recipe:

Image: The Stamping Boutique - "Noah's Ark"

White Cardstock: Recollections

Remaining Paper: CTMH

Medium: Crayola Pencils

Ribbon: Offray

Ink: CTMH "Crystal Blue"

Diaper Pin Brad: My stash

Please stop by all my DT sisters blogs and have a look at their awesome creations for this challenge.

Hugs, xo



Spring Swing

Good Evening Everyone!
I am back to share another card with you. This time it is my Crafty Cardmakers Design Team card, and it turned out so nice, if I do say so myself. Our challenge this time is:

#97 1,2,3 - 1 IMAGE, 2 PATTERNED PAPERS, 3 EMBELLISHMENTS

Elaine  is our hostess this time and she would like to see projects along the theme of

1,2,3 - 1 image, 2 patterned papers

and 3 embellishments

Please ensure your project has the required elements in the required quantities and that you tell us what your three embellishments are

PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE RULES BEFORE ADDING YOUR CREATION AND CHECK IT MEETS THE CRITERIA AS LAID OUT ABOVE - ANY ENTRY NOT COMPLYING WILL UNFORTUNATELY BE REMOVED

 

Now, I will show you my card for this challenge:

 

Front

 

Handmade flower spray

 

 

 

Image Close-up

 

 

Side Lace & Sentiment

 

 

Bottom Lace & Die-cut Corners of Image

 

Card Recipe

Image: The Paper Shelter - 'Spring Swing'

Medium: Copics #B0000, 000, 00, 02, C3, 5, 7, E11, 13, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 34, G24, R000, 01, 20, RV04, 10, 11, 13, 237

Cardstock: Copic & Recollections

Patterned Papers: Creating Keepsakes

Lace: Fabricland

Flowers: Shabby Chic & Crafts

Ribbon: Offray

Ink: CTMH ;Cotton Candy'

Sentiment: CTMH 'Perfect Fit - Birthday'

 

We are sponsored by

THE PAPER SHELTER

with a $20 gift certificate for their fabulous store

If you are looking for fun, cute and lovely digi stamps for your paper-crafting or web design projects, The Paper Shelter is your one-stop boutique! This growing catalog of high-quality digi stamps with many different kind of options offers a multitude of themes such as everyday items, holidays, special occasions, children, adorable characters and creatures. Stamps are available in standard black and white line art, as well as in pre-colored format. Images are wonderful for coloring and make perfect additions to greeting cards and scrapbook albums. In "The Paper Shelter" you'll also find great other resources for all crafts (or digital) projects, like Paper Packs, Printables, Accessory sheet, etc.

and

WOODWARE CRAFT COLLECTION

With a prize of £12.00 to spend at your favourite Woodware Stockist, either in store or on line.



Woodware are a Yorkshire based family owned business, as well as distributing Dreamweaver Stencils and Stampendous Stamps we have a wonderful range of stamps designed for us by Francoise Read and Jane Gill. We also scour the world for new and innovative products for the crafty card maker, and have a great range of punches and tools of the trade, to find stockists in your area or to see the range visit the website www.woodware.co.uk.

Our design team are playing along with the challenge so check out our blog, which is there for inspiration at www.woodware.co.uk/blog.

 

I am entering this card into these challenges:

Pile It On - #30 'Anything Goes'

The Ribbon Reel - #58 'Rose Cottage'

                                            

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Please be sure you visit all of my DT sisters too. They have some amazing creations to share with you.

Hugs xo

 

 

Birthday Boy

Good Afternoon:
We have a new challenge happening at Crafty Cardmakers Challenge Blog right now and you still have 2 - 1/2 days yet to join in. Challenge #96 'Birthday' is the theme right now. He is what our wonderful hostess has to say:

Welcome to our latest challenge, hosted by Lin, who has chosen the theme of 'Birthday'.

As it's our birthday, 4 years since our very first article was published and Crafty Cardmakers was born, Lin would like to see your birthday creations to celebrate our birthday.
Please ensure your project meets the birthday challenge theme in order to qualify for a winner or Top 5 slot.

I made a card that shows one little guy who is REALLY enjoying his cake.....

Front

Bow & handmade tag

 

 

This silver paper is shimmery, but I don't think you can really see it.

 

 

Image - he is definitely enjoying his birthday cake; lol.

 

 

Card Recipe
Image: BB Kakes - 'Birthday Boy' from StitchyBear Digital Stamp Outlet
Medium: Crayola Pencils
Cardstock: Recollections & 'unknown'
Patterned Paper: A Buck Or Two
Shimmer Paper: Recollections
Ribbon: Dollarama
Sentiment: CTMH 'Say It In Style' stamp set
Ink: CTMH

We are sponsored by
DI'S DIGISTAMPS

 

with a $10 GIFT VOUCHER

 

AND

 

HOBBY ART
with this fabulous prize:-

CS028D Spring Clear Stamp Set

 

 

 

Be sure you stop by all my Crafty Cardmaker teamies blogs and leave them some nice comments on their projects. I know they would all love to hear from you :)

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, and I hope to see your 'Birthday' themed card in our list.

 

Hugs xo

Summer in Paris

Hello All :)

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

 

It is time for a new challenge at Crafty Cardmakers! Challenge #95 - Holidays.....WAIT....ITS NOT WHAT YOU ARE THINKING!!  Josephine is our lovely hostess this fortnight and here is what you have to do:

Josephine would like to see projects that depict or are inspired by a holiday. Any holiday themed creation will qualify, but you might want to really inspire us, like a few of the team have below and create something to depict a holiday you would like to have, but have not gotten around to yet.

PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE RULES BEFORE ADDING YOUR CREATION AND CHECK IT MEETS THE CRITERIA AS LAID OUT ABOVE - ANY ENTRY NOT COMPLYING WILL UNFORTUNATELY BE REMOVED

 

 

I chose Paris as my holiday destination. Why you ask?? My hubby & I have loved each other for 30 years, (we were high school sweethearts), and Paris is the 'City of Love'. We have never been, but maybe some day we'll get there.

Here is my card:

 

Front of whole card

 

Eiffel Tower die-cut

 

Oodles of flowers, leaves & bling

 

Bottom Lace. I wove the ribbon into the lace first, then attached it.

 

 

Top Lace & More Bling. Here again I have woven the ribbon into the lace first.

 

 

 

I made both my bows on my 3 Girl Jam Bow Maker and added bling to the centers to both.

 

We are sponsored by 

SIR STAMPALOT

Sir Stampalot is a retail shop and online website that specialises in stamps, die cutting and paper-crafting goodies.  We try to offer exceptional delivery times on your orders as well as keeping our stock fresh, new and exciting!  Our dedicated team of card makers means we have a wonderful, inspirational online card gallery with many more cards still to upload!  Sir Stampalot ships internationally as well as domestic so why not check us out if you haven’t already – www.sirstampalot.co.uk.   Happy Crafting!

                                      with this fabulous Hero Arts embossing folder and stamp set

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: CTMH & Recollections

Patterned Paper: CTMH 'Chantilly'

Image: Die-cut Eiffel Tower

Ribbon: Offray

Lace: Walmart

Flowers: Prima & Dollarama

Leaves: Michaels

Gems/Bling: Dollarama

Special Tools: Cricut 'French Manor' cartridge, 3G Jam Bow Maker (always used for all my bows. I love this tool!!)

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting For All Seasons - #55 'Make it Girly'

Inspired by Stamping - Whoo Hoo Wednesday #107 'IBS Ribbon'

Simon Says Stamp - 'Anything Goes'

365 Cards - Day #177 Word Wednesday 'Beautiful' 

Addicted to Stamps - #59 'Gorgeous Lace'

An Inky Situation - #1 'Anything Goes'

Southern Girls Challenge - 'Leaves  It Out (or on, as the case may be)'

Pile It On - #26 'Bling'

Bearly Mine Challenges - #92 'Monthly Sketch'

                                      

 

The Ribbon Reel Challenges : #56 'Candy Colours' (create a card / project inspired by the photo and include FLOWERS, RIBBON & LACE.)

                                           

 

C....is for Challenge - #1 Flowers

                                       

 

Inspired by Stamping - June Blog Hop 'Vintage/Shabby Chic

 

                                        

 

Well, that is it from me today. Time to go and weed the garden for a bit then head out with my family to enjoy some Canada Day festivities. Have a fabulous day everybody.

 

Hugs, xo

 

 



Enchanted Ocean

Good afternoon Blog-land!
Popping on here in between severe thunder storms to get some posting done. Some of this is a bit overdue :(

First up is the card I made for my sweet hubby for Father's Day. James has been a scuba diver for at least 20 years so when I saw this image from The Paper Shelter, I just had to have it for our Father's Day Challenge. I just know James is going to LOVE it! You could also use this set for a card with 'The Little Mermaid' theme.

Front

 

Scuba Diver

 

Mermaid

 

My "coral"

 

All the dimension

 

Real seashells too!

 

Card Recipe:

Image & Ocean Paper: The Paper Shelter "Enchanted Ocean" pre-coloured images and paper

Card Base: Bo Bunny

Sentiment: CTMH "Say It In Style"

Seashells: real from Dollarama

Baker's Twine: Stampin' Up

Ink: CTMH "Black"

Ribbon: Offray

"Coral" & Greenery: Michael's

Foam squares to pop up images

Creative Memories Bubble Maker punch for bubbles

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

365 Cards - Day 163 Word Wednesday "Father"

Dream Valley - #59 Father's Day/Male Theme

Papertake Weekly - Hello Boys

Simply Create Too - #39 Father's Day/For a Male

Cute Card Thursday - #273 "Once Upon a Time....." (when I hear this phrase, I automatically think fairy-tales; this card could also be The Little Mermaid)

Little Miss Muffet - #63 Happy Families

 

Thanks so much for popping by today. Have a fabulous day!

Hugs, xo

 

Angelic Sparkles

Good afternoon Blogland:

Today, I want to share my card for the current challenge at Crafty Cardmakers with you. The challenge this time is to make a card using atleast 2 dies or punches or 1 of each. I chose to use 1 die and 1 punch. Lin has 2 fabulous prizes this time for 2 lucky winners. But first, lets have a peek at my card :)

Card Front

 

 

The ribbon I used is quite sparkley but my camera wasn't co-operating to show it.

 

 

Doily & Bead trim

 

 

Close-up of my flower, gems and the border I punched  out.

 

 

Here you can see the glitter I added to her wings and a close-up of the die I used to die-cut my image.

 

 

Inside of my card

 

Would you like to see the awesome prizes for our challenge?

Please remember to check the rules and make sure you follow the criteria.
Mr. Linky is set to block anyone that doesn't link back to Crafty Cardmakers and to the actual post being entered, so if you have problems please check first that you have linked correctly. We are sponsored by Hobby Art with this fabulous prize of two stamp sheets

CSS005 - Floral Bird House

CSS006 Nesting

 

AND

We are also sponsored by Milk Coffee Digital Stamps
with a prize of 5 Digital Stamps

You must have your card linked up to the post at Crafty Cardmakers by Nov. 24th to be eligible for a chance to win a prize.

Card Recipe:
Image: Milk Coffee - Charlotte at the Cloud
Medium: Copics #E21, 23, 29, N0, R000, 01, 20, RV10, 13, 17; Sakura Gelly Roll pens in Gold, Silver & Clear Star.
Image die-cut with Spellbinders Floral Oval die
Doily: Wilton
Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: DCWV
Flower: Prima
Gems: Dollarama
Ink: CTMH Cotton Candy & Chocolate
Pearls: So-Facile
Ribbon: Holiday Joy
Sentiments: My Stamp Box - Everyday Lines & CTMH - Card Chatter Christmas
Pink Strip: punched using Creative Memories Border Maker - Twinkle punch


Challenges I am entering into:
Crafting Life's Pieces: Sketch #53


Sparkles Forum Christmas: Contemporary Colour Combo
Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge: #49 Use Ribbon or Twine
52 Christmas Card Throwdown: November Colour Challenge


Thanks so much for stopping by to see today's card. Be sure you visit the blogs of all my Crafty Cardmakers team mates and leave them some love too.

Hugs xo

Reindeer Games

OMG!!! If you read this past Sunday's post, you will already ready know that I have been down with a nasty cold. It wasn't until I was writing that post that I quickly found out just how bad this virus had sent me for a loop. I didn't post my card for the current challenge at Crafty Cardmakers; and I'm the hostess this week!!!! If I was Lin, I would give me a stern talking to......Yikes!
The current challenge is #78 A Shaped Card Featuring a Reindeer or Two and there is still time to play along with us. You have until November 10th to upload your card to the blog post. Now, please, please, PLEASE be sure that you make a shaped card and not just a square or rectangle card. I would hate to have to disqualify all your hard work from the draw.

Without further delay, here is my card:

Front of card

 

 

Clip that says 'White Christmas'

 

 

I tried to get a good shot of the glitter I added to the snowflakes.

 

 

Inside

 

We are sponsored by
We are kindly sponsored for this challenge by The Stampman (and Lady of course!) who are ofering 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 also by
DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS

$10 GIFT VOUCHER
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!

 

 

Card Recipe:

Image - Penny Johnson stamp Deerest Deer

Medium - Copics #B00, 12, E11, 13, 15, 31, 33, 39, 70, R32, RV10, 11, 13, YG61

Cardbase - Co'ordinations

Cardstock - Copic & Worldwin

Patterned Paper - DCWV

Glitter - CTMH Silver Glitz Gel

Ribbon - Dollarama

Sentiments - Front: Around the Block Winter Clip

                   Inside:  CTMH Card Chatter Christmas

Ink - CTMH Indian Corn Blue

 

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Christmas Stamping All Year Long - #35 Anything Goes

Pile It On - #45 Make It Sparkle

Forever Friends Monthly - Anything Goes

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Shaped or Fancy Folds

 

I hope to find a few more challenges to enter into. Thanks for stopping by to see me today. Don't forget to pop by my DT sister's blogs and leave them some love too.

Hugs xo