It's Wednesday so that means another super challenge at The Pixie Cottage
This weeks challenge is a little different. We'd like to see your Holiday Decor items such as ornaments, banners, table arrangements etc or we'd like a card using the sketch. If you submit a card instead of the decor item then it must follow the sketch.
Challenges:
Freshly Brewed Monthly - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
The Beary Scrap - Your Beary Best (10 entries max)
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything But A Card
Fussy and Fancy - Make a Gift/Anything But A Card
Crafts 4 Eternity - Christmas Decorations/No Cards
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Anything But A Card Ornament
Patties Creations - Christmas (two entries only)
Gingerloft - Winter or Christmas
2 Sisters - Holiday
Craft Your Passion - Tis The Season
I decided to make a box without a lid and turn it into an ornament for my Homespun style Christmas tree.
Project Recipe:
Image -
Paper - A Cozy Little Christmas by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers (for the mouse)
Ribbon - Michaels
Border Sticker - K and Co
Ornament and Bow Embellishments - K and Co
Brads - The Paper Studio
This is the sketch should you opt to make a card.
I paper pieced the stocking part of the image, such a great image to use this technique on.
Here is the finished ornament on the tree. I know there is a light near the paper, I moved it after I took the photos, I just wanted a little extra twinkling :)
I hope you have enjoyed this piece and will come over and play with us this week at The Pixie Cottage
Katie
Get out your aprons and come along and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie
This challenge is a little different, as December is almost upon us and everyone will be busy with Family and Festivities I thought the team needed a break and that you needed an easy challenge.
So we are going to run the challenge for 5 weeks and the theme is "Anything Goes!".
The only restriction is that you only enter 3 times in total, all other entries after that will be deleted and the earlier ones may be forfeited.
Challenges:
Card Makin Mama's - Sentiment (2 entries only)
2 Sisters - Holiday
Gingerloft - Winter or Christmas
Stamptacular Sunday - Christmas
Daisy Doodles - Digi and Christmas
Craft Your Passion - Tis The Season
Speedy The Cats Friends - Masculine
Lexi's - One For The Lads
Sweet Stampin - Punches/Dies (2 entries only)
Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Dude Time Doodles
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - A Hootin Holiday by The Paper Studio
Ribbon - Michaels
Die Cut - Spellbinders
This was such a fun image, it made me smile the whole time I was making the card :)
Anyway this is a really fun and easy challenge for you and you have a whole 5 weeks to enter!
Katie
It's time for another super challenge over at Pile It On where we encourage you to add as many challenges as you can to you cards and creations!
This week we want to see your creations with "Sugar and Spice" for the lovely girls in your life.
Challenges:
Freshly Brewed Monthly - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Crackers (anything Christmas)
Shopping Our Stash - Winter/Christmas (13 combined challenges total)
Little Red Wagon - Christmas
Patties Creations - Christmas (two entries only)
The Friday Mash Up - Christmas
The Poodles Parlour - Christmas
2 Sisters - Holiday
Sweet Stampin - Punches/Dies (2 entries only)
Flutterby - Angel, Fairy or Butterfly
Wags N Whiskers - Angel or Fairy
Card Recipe:
Image - Whoopsi Daisy
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Holly Jolly by The Paper Studio
Die Cut - Labels 22 by Spellbinders
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Pearls - Recollections
This is a super easy challenge so get creating and come and share with us at Pile It On this week.
Katie
I hope you've dropped by to see my special announcement and you should be here from Corrine's blog on the very special New Design Team Announcement blog for Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges!. If not then please go to Sparkles blog to join in all the fun!
Earlier in the year you may remember that I did a guest month at Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges and I was honored when they asked me to be a part of the team for the new term!
It is a great challenge as most of us need to make Christmas cards and spreading them over the year is an easy way to make sure you beat the Holiday rush! The challenges are super simple, a theme is suggested but you can enter with any Christmas card even not choosing the theme, how easy is that?
I decided to share a few of my favorite Christmas card creations from 2011 in case you are new to my blog.
Now you should head on over to Margo's blog to carry on with the hop.
Be sure to leave a comment on all the blogs as their will be some Christmas goodies coming to some one and we all love a little candy don't we?
Also if you are new to my blog be sure to add yourself as a follower as I have another super Christmas surprise coming up soon and you don't want to miss out on a chance of winning that :)
Have a wonderful rest of your weekend and be sure to fit in some Christmas crafting!
Katie
It's time for another A Gem of a Challenge featuring the cute designs from Janet at Pink Gem Designs!
This week we have a little recipe for you, we want the card to be monochromatic, have a sentiment and NOT be for Christmas!
Challenges:
The Beary Scrap - Your Beary Best (10 entries max)
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Flutterby - Angel, Fairy or Butterfly
Wags N Whiskers - Angel or Fairy
Card Makin Mama's - Sentiment (2 entries only)
Creative Card Crew - Monochromatic
Crafty Ann's - Monochromatic
Drunken Stampers - Monochromatic
Our Craft Lounge - Cute Critters
The Secret Crafter - Borders and Flowers
Card Recipe:
Image - Fairy Teddy
Sentiment - Pink Gem
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - The Preppy Princess by DCWV
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - Recollections
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Now this little cutie is a new image and although she is designed to be a Christmas image I think she is perfect for a baby card or for a special little girl.
We hope you can take a break from your Holiday card making and come and play with us over at A Gem of a Challenge
Katie
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends!
As it's Thursday it means a new card for Digital Delights!
Challenges:
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Phindys Place - Christmas Card (3 entries only)
Daisy Doodles - Christmas with a Digi
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Crackers (anything Christmas)
Shopping Our Stash - Winter/Christmas (13 combined challenges total)
Little Red Wagon - Christmas
Card Recipe:
Image - Christmas Basket
Sentiment - Digital Delights
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - The Paper Studio
Flowers - Prima
Brads -The Paper Studio
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Buttons - Stash
This is a super quick post, got to get back to the kitchen!
Be sure to check out all the other wonderful creations at Digital Delights!
Katie
Even though sadly the challenges have finished at Cuddly Buddly I couldn't resist carrying on creating with the super sweet images!
Challenges:
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday - Punches/Die Cut
Digital Tuesday - Christmas with a Digi
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Fairies
Flutterby - Fairy, Angel or Butterfly
Fab N Funky - Baby It's Cold Outside (10 combined challenges max)
CCEE Stampers - 2 Punches or Dies
Do You Stack Up? - Splash of Blue
Card Recipe:
Image - Winter Girl Fairy by Picture Kitchen Studios for Cuddly Buddly
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Spellbinders Labels 22 and Lace Doily Accents
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment - Printed
Puffy Paint - Tulip
I used my trusty Puffy Paint for the fur trim, it's a staple of my Christmas Card Crafting arsenal :)
Anyway I'll still be creating with the Cuddly Buddly images as they are just too cute to not to!
Katie
