Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Reminder - Buggy for Bugs

 

We're back today with some more inspiration for our current challenge on the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog:

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

When I was looking for a stamp set recently I found half a pack of this pretty butterfly paper from Little Claire Designs.

I thought it was perfect for our challenge reminder, paired with a sentiment from Stampin' Up.

I would like to enter my card in Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge.

New Inspiration Station Challenge

 

We're back today with a new challenge on the Inspiration Station Challenge Blog.

The idea behind the challenge is that we give you a photo and you make something inspired by the photo AND tell us how you were inspired.

Here's this month's photo prompt:

For more 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 a silhouette outline sticker - it was made by Little Claire Designs who are sadly no longer in business.

I used Distress Ink to create my background, masking the sun and then removing the mask just before I finished blending.

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

Let's Craft and Create - anything goes/hip to be square

Four Seasons Challenge - anything goes summer

Crafty Calendar Challenge - summer time

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Use a Sticker or Two or More

There's a new challenge today on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Blog and this week it's anything goes with the option of using a sticker or two or more.

You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

And here's the prize on offer for the winner:

To make my card I used:

- Camels Outline Stickers from Little Claire Designs available here

- patterned paper from Papercraft Essentials magazine

- stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up

- other card and paper from Craft Creations

New Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

The beginning of the month means a new challenge on Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge and, as always, it's anything goes using patterned paper.

Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

To make my card I've used:

- Catch a Falling Star stamp set from Little Claire Designs available here 

- Promarkers to colour my image

- paper and card from Craft Creations

- gems from Poundland

New Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Through the Craft Room Door Challenge and, as always, it's an anything goes challenge.

Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the detials and inspiration.

Our sponsor for this week is the wonderful:

For my card I've used:

- Falling Stars stamp set from Little Claire Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- card and paper from Craft Creations

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - black, white and one other colour
 

New My Time to Craft Challenge - Halloween or Cats

There's a new challenge today on the My Time to Craft Challenge Blog and this time our theme is Halloween or cats.

Take a look here a for all the details and lots more inspiration.

I'm sharing another of the cards I made for one of the recent issues of Papercraft Essentials.

To make my card I used:

- Twinkle Paws stamp set from Little Claire Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- paper and card from Craft Creations

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Simon Wednesday Challenge - animal antics
Creatalicious Challenge - anything goes/use purple
As You Like It Challenge - CAS or fussy and fancy (I love CAS designs - you can focus on the stamp or digi plus I can never get lots of embellishments to work for me!)
Crafty Animals Challenge
Southern Girl Challenge - critter crazy

New Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

The beginning of the month means a new challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - it's always 'anything goes' as long as you use patterned paper on your creation.

Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

The prize on offer for this month's winner is:

I'm sharing one of the cards I designed for the current issue of Papercraft Essentials:

For this card I used:

- 'Twinkle Paws' stamp set from Little Claire Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the stamped image

- paper and card from Craft Creations

New Alphabet Challenge - N is for Nature

There's a new challenge today on the Alphabet Challenge Blog and this week we've reached the letter N - our theme is 'N is for nature'.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

For my card I've used:

- 'Tree of Stars' stamp set from Little Claire Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper and card from Craft Creations

- Glitter Film from Little Claire Designs (used over the patterned paper) available here

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Simon Wednesday Challenge - anything goes
Stamping Sensations - something beginning with B (branches)
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - anything goes 

New Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - All at Sea

It was my turn to pick the theme for this week's new Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge and I chose 'all at sea'.  Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

The photo above shows the inside of my card and this is the outside:

To make my card I used:

- Beach Huts outline sticker sheet available here from Little Claire Designs

- red tag card available here from Little Claire Designs

- Promarkers to colour the images

- other paper, card and ribbon from Craft Creations

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
 Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes
Crafting By Designs - anything goes
Corrosive Challenge Blog - anything goes

New Cutie Pie Challenge - Shades of Autumn

We've got a new challenge today on the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog and this time we're looking for shades of autumn on your creations.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

Our sponsors for this month are:

and

To make my card I've used:

- Falling Stars stamp set from Little Claire Designs available here

- kraft tag card from Little Claire Designs avaialble here

- card, paper and ribbon from Craft Creations

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - anything goes

Crafting By Designs - anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage - ribbon or lace

Southern Girls Challenge - tag, you're it

Simon Wednesday Challenge - stamp on it

New Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

The beginning of the month means a new challenge on Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - it's anything goes as long as you've used patterned paper on your creation.

Take a look here on the challenge blog for more details and inspiration.

I'm sharing another of the Little Claire Designs cards I designed for the current issue of Making Cards magazine.

Here's a side view of the card.

Here's what I used to make my card:

- Twinkle Paws stamp set from Little Claire Design available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper, card and gems from Craft Creations

New Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Magical

There's a new challenge today on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'magical'.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog plus inspiration from the rest of the Design Team.

Our sponsor for this week's challenge is:

I'm sharing another of the cards I designed for my last Little Claire Designs class using the 'Catch a Falling Star' stamp set which is available here on their website.

I used the little star stamp to stamp the background and then coloured it with Promarkers.

I then stamped and coloured the main image and added the stamped sentiment.

New My Time to Craft Challenge - Christmas in August

There's a new challenge today on the My Time to Craft Challenge and this time our theme is Christmas in August.

Have a look here on the challenge blog for more informtion and inspiration from the rest of the Design Team.

For my card I've used:

- Hedgie Hoggie Hugs for Christmas stamp set from Little Claire Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- patterned paper from Craftwork Cards

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

- snowflake punch

New Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Just For Girls

There's a new challenge today on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog and this week our theme is just for girls.  Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful:

I'm sharing another of my Little Claire Designs cards which was published in the current issue of Making Cards magazine.

Here's a side view of the card:

To make my card I used:

- Catch a Falling Star stamp set from Little Claire Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper and card from Craft Creations

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Creative Moments - anything goes
I Love Promarkers - anything goes
Crafty Creations Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - No Stamp or Digital Image

This week on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge our theme is 'no stamp or digital image' - have a look here at the challenge blog for more details.

To make my card I used:

- white tag card from Little Claire Designs

- Silhouette Camels outline sticker sheet from Little Claire Designs available here

- other card, paper and ribbon from Craft Creations

New Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Spots and Dots

There's a new challenge today on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog and this week our theme is

spots and dots.  You can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

Our sponsor for this week's challenge is:

The card I'm sharing is another one from my recent Little Claire Designs class.

To make the card I used:

- Dinkies Tall Poppies stamp from Little Claire Designs available here

- sentiment stamp from Little Claire Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- card from Craft Creations

- Promarkers to colour the image

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - anything goes plus a sentiment
Creatalicious Challenge  - anything goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - anything goes
Penny Black and More Challenge - I spy something beginning with B - blue and blooms

The Merry Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Today I'm excited to be sharing my first card as a DT member of The Merry Christmas Challenge:

The theme for today's new challenge is 'anything Christmas goes' and you can find all the details plus lots of inspiration here on the challenge blog.

Here's what I used to make my card:

- Dinkies Star of Wonder stamp from Little Claire Designs available here
- Promarkers to colour my image
- sentiment stamp from Uniko
- paper, card and gems from Craft Creations

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - anything goes
Sunny Day Crafting - anything animal goes
Cute n Crafty Challenge - animals
Dream Valley Challenges - animals
Penny Black and More - I spy something beginning with B (blue)
That's Crafty Challenge - animal magic

New Not Just Cards Challenge - Anything Goes

There's a new challenge today on the Not Just Cards Challenge Blog and, as always, it's an anything goes theme.  You can find all the details plus lots of inspiration here on the challenge blog.

I'm sharing one of the cards I designed for the current issue of Making Cards magazine:

The cards all feature the new star stamp sets from Little Claire Designs.

To make this card I used:

- Tree of Stars stamp set from Little Claire Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper, gems and card from Craft Creations

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

I Love Promarkers - anything goes

Penny Black and More Challenge - I spy something beginning with B (branches)

Pause Dream Enjoy - anything goes

Stamps and Fun - anything goes

New My Time to Craft Challenge - More Than One Fold

There's a new challenge today on the My Time to Craft Challenge Blog and this time we want to see more than one fold.  Have a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration.

I'm sharing one of the cards I designed for my Little Claire Designs workshop last Saturday.  It folds out from the base with several different panels including one plain white card one so there's somewhere to write.

Here's a side view of the card:

To make my card I used:

- The Best Dogs stamp set from Little Claire Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour the image

- paper, card and patterned paper from Craft Creations

- gems from Do Crafts

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Creative Knockouts - fancy folds

Southern Girls Challenge - stamp your mark on it

Crafty Creations Challenge - anything goes

Let's Craft and Create - anything goes/lots of layers

New Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

 If you've visited my blog before you'll know that I enjoy making Christmas cards throughout the year so I couldn't resist another Christmas challenge blog!

So I'm very proud to say that I'm a member of the:

Today our first challenge has launched and it's anything Christmas goes - you can find out more here on the challenge blog.

To make my card I used:

- Dinkies Christmas Bambi stamp from Little Claire Designs available here

- Promarkers to colour my image

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- other card, paper and gems from Craft Creations

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - anything goes

Dream Valley Challenge - Christmas in July

Sweet Stampers Challenge - Christmas in July

Crafty Creations Challenge - anything goes