New Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Bring Me Flowers

We're back today with another challenge on the Daring Cardmakers Challenge Blog:

So this week we want to see flowers on your cards!  For all the details plus lots of inspiration, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Loved Up digital stamp set from Kate Hatfield here

- Promarkers

- sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- stitched die from Crafter's Companion

- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Double D Challenges - the colour red

The Sisterhood of Crafters - red or pink

Make My Monday Challenge - stitching real or faux

New Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Friday Night is Pizza Night

 

It's time for a new challenge on the Daring Cardmakers Challenge Blog:

So this week's theme is Friday Night is Pizza Night!  This had me a bit puzzled for a while and then I remembered a very cute digi stamp from Jane's Doodles called 'Rocco Pizza' - it's from the My Patreon subscription.

For more details about today's challenge, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

I also used:

- Promarkers

- dies from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- birthday sentiment from Craftwork Cards

- paper and card from Craft Creations

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges;

Passion for Markers - include gems or pearls (I've used gems)

Seize the Birthday - anything goes

New Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Mainly Pink and Green

 

Today I'm back joining the team at the Daring Cardmakers Challenge as a Guest Designer:

This week we are asking you to use mainly pink and green:

For more details about the challenge and to see the cards from the Design Team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Flowers of Friendship stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers

- die from Stampin' Up

- Mossy Meadow card from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Craft Creations

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

Crafty Gals Corner - fill in the blank: pink .... flowers

The Flower Challenge - feature the colour pink

Just Us Girls - word week: friend

GDT Card for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Happy

 

Today I'm sharing another GDT card for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge.

It's the last week of Jolly Crafty Christmas Time 2024 and this week's word prompt is:

For all the details about this week's challenge and to see the cards from the Design Team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Biggest Wish and More Wishes stamp sets from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- Card Candi from Craftwork Cards

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Christmas creations

Word Power Challenge

Double Trouble Challenge - it's up to you

GDT Card For Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Bright

 

I'm back today with another GDT card for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge:

All through December it's Jolly Craft Christmas 2024 - each week there's a picture or word prompt and then what you make is up to you?

This week's word prompt is BRIGHT - for more details about the challenge and to see how the Design Team have interpreted the challenge, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Joy to You stamp set from Stampin' Up

- inks from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

GDT Card for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge - December Elemental Inspiration Challenge

Today I'm sharing another GDT card for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge Blog.

During December the challenge is hosting the Jolly Crafty Christmas Time 2024 and this week it's the December Elemental Inspiration Challenge:

All you need to do is include a minimum of 3 elements from the picture and include them in your design.

Here's a closer look at the picture:

For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Happy Christmas stamp set from Lili of the Valley stamps

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Lili of the Valley

- dies from Stampin' Up

- snowflake punch from Woodware

- card from Craft Creations

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

Krafty Chicks Challenge - stamps

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

GDT Card For Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Sparkle

 

I'm back today with another GDT card for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge.

We're in Week 3 of the Jolly Crafty Christmas Time 2024 - each week we give you a picture or word prompt and this week it's sparkle!

For all the details and to see what the Design Team made to inspire you, head over to the challenge blog here.

I'm not a huge fan of glitter and sparkly things on card but I did have some glitter card in a recent Stampin' Up paper share so that's what I used to make my card.

Here's another view:

I used the final image from this cute set from Last Minute Manda:

The set is called 'Danii Deer Christmas Eve' and can be found here.

I also used:

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- stamped sentiment from Little Claire Designs

- paper and card from Craft Creations

GDT Card for Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Warm

Today I'm sharing another GDT card for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge Blog:

For the challenges leading up to Christmas we have:

Jolly Crafty Christmas Time 2024

This means that each week there will be a picture or word prompt and you can choose what you want to make inspired by that prompt.

And this week our prompt is:

For more details about today's challenge and to see the cards from the Design Team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my GDT card:

I decided on a polar bear wrapped up warm in his scarf against the snow falling all around him!

I used:

- Christmas Banner Animals stamp set from Lili of the Valley available here

- Promarkers

- square die from Stampin' Up

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

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

Krafty Chicks Challenge - Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes/use 3+ layers

Double D Challenge - warm and cosy

GDT Card For The Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Bird

 

Welcome to Week 2 of Jolly Crafty Christmas Time 2024!

On the Daring Cardmakers Challenge Blog for the challenges leading up to Christmas there will be either a picture or word prompt each week.

This week the word prompt is 'bird':

 Here's another view of my GDT card:

I made my card at a recent Stampin' Up Zoom class with Fanny Stafford.  We used the Christmas Friends stamp and die set.

GDT Card For Daring Cardmakers Challenge - November Picture Prompt

 

Today I'm sharing my latest GDT card for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge Blog.

This is the first week of Jolly Crafty Christmas Time 2024 - each week there will be a picture or word prompt for inspiration.

This week it's a picture inspiration:

Choose three elements from the above picture board to make your card.

For more details about the challenge and to see the cards from the Design Team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

From the picture board I took the tree foliage with berries (bottom left picture), the tree decorations from the main top picture and the red and green colour scheme.

And to make my card I used:

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations

GDT Card for Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Art for Art's Sake

 

I'm back today with another GDT card for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge Blog:

This week our theme is 'Art for Art's Sake' - we're marking Picasso's birthday and it's also International Art Day.

For more details about the challenge and to see the cards from the Design Team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Avery Elle Work of Art stamps and dies

- Promarkers

- blue marble paper from Craft Creations (used for paper piecing)

- card from my stash

GDT Card For The Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Wheely Good Fun!

It's Friday so it's time to share another GDT card for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge:

This week's challenge has the great theme of 'wheely good fun' and I know straight away which digi stamp I was going to use!

Here's another view of my card:

For all the details about the challenge and to see the inspiration from the Design Team take a look at the challenge blog here.

And here's what I used to make my card:

- Skateboard Andy digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs available here

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Dovecraft

- paper and card from Craft Creations

GDT Card for Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Furry Pet Friends

 

Hello and happy Friday!  It's going to be a busy day for me today as after work I'm teaching a card making class to a group of ladies from my church!  Hoping it all goes well!!

In the meantime, here's my GDT card for today's Daring Cardmakers Challenge:

This week we want to see your 'Furry Pet Friends' - either those you have or would like to have.  Check out all the details and see the cards from the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

Here's another view of my card:

I used the very cute 'Doggie Days' digi stamp set from Kate Hadfield Designs:

Isn't it a great set of images?!

I used the outline stamps version which is available here but you can also get the pre-coloured version here or a special bundle with both options here.

I also used:

- Promarkers

- die from Elizabeth Craft Designs

- patterned paper from Crafter's Companion

- paper and card from Craft Creations

- Card Candi from Craftwork Cards

Crafty Catz Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes

GDT Card for Daring Cardmakers Challenge - October Elemental Inspiration Challenge

 

I'm back today with another GDT card for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge Blog:

This week's challenge is the October Elemental Inspiration Challenge and here is our challenge board:

We ask you to make something inspired by the board using at least 3 elements from the pictures.

For more information about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

I used the three photos on the bottom line of the board - books, the blanket and the autumn scene plus the colours from the board as a whole.

To make my card I used:

- In the Moment stamp set from Stampin' Up

- Promarkers

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- paper and card from Craft Creations