Happy Sunday morning everyone!
It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we would like to see you include a music theme to your card this week.
Remember that the challenge theme is always optional, as long as we see a Christmas/Winter card then we are happy and you are one step closer to your yearly goal :)
Challenges:
Digital Tuesday - Make It Sparkle
Winter Wonderland - Glitter and Bling
Moving Along With The Times - At Least 3 Layers (3 entries only)
Sarah Hurley - Die Cuts (10 combined challenges max)
Sassy Studios - Traditional Christmas
Card Recipe:
Image - Cuddly Buddly
Paper - Holly Jolly by The Paper Studio
Die Cuts - Cheery Lynn Designs
Border Punch - Hearts by Martha Stewart
Accents - Jolees
Ribbon - Michaels
I used a wonderful pre-colored image, great for time saving, and we all know how precious our crafting time is.
So I hope you've been keeping up with us at Christmas Card Challenges and making a Christmas card, if you have then you'll have 12 made already so go and make lucky number 13!
Katie
It's Wednesday so it means another challenge at The Pixie Cottage!
This week we have the theme of Buttons and Bows or you could use our super sketch.
Challenges:
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Crafty Purple Frog - Flower Power
Cute Card Thursday - Flower Power
Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah by Fence
Sentiment - The Pixie Cottage
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Garden Tea Party Stack by DCWV
Flowers - Recollections
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Circle Die - Quickutz
This was the sketch we had this week.
This week I decided to just go with the sketch as the flowers looked so good that I didn't want to mess up and use the button theme.
I hope you like this little soft and vintage Hannah and will come along and play with us at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie
This time at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge we are doing just for fun, no sponsor and no prize but we hope that doesn't stop you from joining in. We hope our little recipe can be a jumping off point for your latest creation :)
Our recipe this week is simple, we want you to use Your 3 Favorite Things, be sure to mention them in your post though or you won't be eligible for the Top Chef title.
I have lots of favorite things and this time I chose Pearls (look at how many of cards have the pearl treatment), dies (gosh I can't get enough of the fabulous delicate ones out there) and the super cute Teddy Bea (who does love her?)
Challenges:
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Favorite Things (one entry only)
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Teddy Bo and Co - Pearls and Swirls (and a TB image)
Corrosive - Another Dimension
Crazy Challenge - Punches and/or Dies
Card Recipe:
Image - Teddy Bo and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Paint - Creative Inspirations Paint in Fairy Dust
Paper - Victorian Parlour by Colorbok
Die - Polynesian Sails Oval by Cheery Lynn Designs
Pearls - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Unknow
Swirls Die - Quickutz
So now go and gather together your favorite things and create a card to share with us at Cooking It Up With Katie
Katie
Over at Designed 2 Delight Faith has her brand new monthly releases and I know you will want to save your pennies for these!
You should have arrived at me from Michelle H, if you didn't then pop back to the start at the Designed 2 Delight store
All the fabulous new releases can be found in one place at the store just by following THIS LINK
After looking at my cards be sure to read the info at the bottom of this post to see how you could be one of this months winners!
Challenges Card 1
Make It Colorful - Spring Colors
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Card Crafters Circle - Die Cuts (10 max combined challenges)
Corrosive - Another Dimension
Do You Stack Up - Layers
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop- Use ribbon
Inky Impressions- Punches/Dies
The Poodles Parlour - Card for a Female
Crafty Purple Frog - Flower Power
Cute Card Thursday - Flower Power
Card Recipe:
Image - Easter Egg Tulips
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Baby Girl Stack by DCWV
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Sentiment - Designed 2 Delight
Ribbon - Michaels
Buttons - Unknown
Challenges Card 2
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper crafty challenges - Anything Goes
Stamps R Us Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's - Bold and Bright
2 Sisters - Stitching
Scapbooker's paradise - Stitching
Crafty Emma's - Spots and Dots
Fairytale - Spring
Simply Create Too - Add Sunshine
Card Recipe:
Image - Spring Chicks
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Glitz and Glitter KI Memories
Sentiment - Printed
Border Punch - Fiskars
Ribbon - The Whimsy Cottage
Flowers - The Paper Studio
Felt Butterfly - Michaels
Challenges Card 3
Crafty Creations - Teddy Bear
Gingerloft - Animals
Totally Papercrafts - Ribbon and/or Bows
Crafty Ribbons - Paws for Thought (Paws, Thoughts, Animal, Ribbon optional)
Paper Crafting Journey - Make it Cute
Card Recipe:
Image - Patches the Bear
Medium - Copic Markers (sponged with Colorless Blender for texture)
Paper - Stella Rose Hattie by My Minds Eye
Sentiment - Printed
Ribbon - Michaels
Buttons - Unknown
I hope you enjoyed my cards.
I'm sure you want to be a winner and I have two ways for you to try and do that.
Firstly you can leave me a comment on this post and I will draw a winner who will win their choice of one of this months new releases!
Secondly make sure you end the hop at the last spot which is the Designed 2 Delight blog where you should have started from. Leave a comment there and Faith will draw 2 winners that will win a $5 Gift Certificate to the store.
So leave a comment here, or there or both to be in with a chance of being one of our WINNERS!!
And I forgot to say that you can all be winners really as Faith has generously discounted ALL THE NEW RELEASES by 20% for 3 days, so shop by 7Am Thursday for a great deal!
Katie
It's Wednesday so it means another challenge at The Pixie Cottage!
This week we have the theme of Anything But a Card or you could use our super sketch to make a card.
Challenges:
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Cutie Pie - Anything But a Card
Going Grey - 3 Layers
The Crafty Pad - B is for Box, Blue, Brad
Shopping Our Stash - Metal (used a brad)
Simon Says Stamp - Tag
Project Recipe:
Image - Waterfall Scene by Sandra Hammer
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Tag - Chick a Doo by SEI
Brad - Making Memories
Sentiment - Joanns
I decided to make a sliding box with a set of note cards inside but you could use it to hold a small gift too.
This image is so nice and you could easily mask it with another image so someone is sitting on the bench.
But I think it works just as well as a stand alone stamp.
I do hope you can come along and play with us this week at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie
