Birthday Inspiration

Hi all!

I hope you've all had a great Christmas, and are enjoying Boxing Day!
This is a scheduled post from me as I'll be busy entertaining family. 

I'm posting the inspiration post for Alicia Bel Challenge Blog

Remember we still have the Christmas Challenge running, and it's not too late to enter!  

For my inspiration post I have used Anita with Unicorn
She is so cute!!
 

DT CALL!!!

  Crafting When We Can Challenges are looking for around 3 new DT members!  
So if you are interested in being part of our DT please read this post through to check what is required, what benefits you receive and how to apply!

Requirements:

• Make a creation every fortnight in line with our challenge calendar, themes.  The majority of the time you will receive an image from the challenge sponsor, and are required to use this. 

• You are required to upload your creation onto the DT blog by the Friday before the challenge goes live on the Sunday. 

• On your blog or website you are required to do a post about each CWWC Challenge.  A minimum in the post will include a good, clear photograph of your DT creation, details of the challenge for that fortnight, and name and website link of our challenge sponsor. The post must go live on the challenge Sunday, it can be set for whatever time is best for your time zone. 

• Comment on participant's entries for every challenge.  You will be assigned two numbers, and will have to comment on all entries ending in those two numbers. 

• The Winner and Top 3 for each challenge is chosen by the CWWC Design Team, this is on a rota basis.  When it is your turn to choose a Winner and Top 3, you need to choose only those who abide by our challenge rules.  Then do a post on the DT blog with your choices. 

Benefits:

• You will gain DT experience with a fun and friendly team! We don't like hassle here, so everything is nice and easy. 

• The majority of our sponsors are generous and offer free images for the Design Team to work with.  Any image you receive as part of you term on the Design Team is yours to keep, as long as you abide by the CWWC terms and conditions. 

How to apply?

E-mail Ang at craftingwhenwecan(at)hotmail(dot)com with the following:

• A little bit about yourself.  Please include a bit about your crafting style.  
• A link to your blog (or wherever you post your creations). 
• You are welcome to send photos of your creations, please no more than 3. 

You have until 18th January 2015 to apply.  

Successful applicants will hopefully be starting on 1st February challenge.

Good Luck!

Party!!!

We've got a fabulous new challenge starting over at Crafting When We Can Challenges.

This week we are sponsored by Kenny K
  Our challenge is: Party
Nice and easy! Any occasion where you will celebrate!

This challenge runs or two weeks as usual, then the DT are having a few weeks off for Christmas!

I have used Let's Party

Challenges:
Digi Galore - Birthday Time

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes Birthday

Christmas

Time for a new challenge over at Alicia Bel Challenge Blog

  We had a lot of entries for our first challenge!! I enjoyed popping around the blogs. 
You do need to use an Alicia Bel image to enter the challenge.  Don't forget Alicia is offering a freebie each month. 
 

Our challenge this time is: Christmas
 I imagine a lot of people will be entering this one!

Here is my DT card using Reindeer Buddies

Make sure you pop over to the blog and check out the other DT! 

 

Challenges:

CRAFT Challenges - Christmas
Crafting By Design - Anything Goes for Christmas
The Craft Garden - Christmas

Festive Flourishes

Time for a new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

 

Our challenge this week is: Festive Flourishes

We are sponsored by Sami Stamps

Here is my DT card using Bubble Fairy 
 

Challenges: 

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas

The Craft Garden - Christmas

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Anything Goes

It's time for my DT post for Oddball Art! 

We have a new challenge running on the Facebook Page it's a simple Anything Goes! 

So there's no excuse for you not to join in!

Here is my DT card using DeeDee Deer Girl (No. 141)

 

You can purchase any Oddball Art stamp here, remember you get a fabulous 10% off your purchases when you use coupon code DTANG10 

Challenges:

A Girl Who Crafts - Christmas

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenges - Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas

 

Clean and Simple

We've got a fabulous new challenge starting over at Crafting When We Can Challenges.

This week we are sponsored by A Random Fan
  Our challenge is: Clean and Simple

I have used Gemma On Cloud 9

Inspiration Post

Hi all!

I am showcasing one of the New Release Images for Alicia Bel

Remember we still have the Anything Goes Challenge running, and it's not too late to enter!
So pop over with your creations!  

For my New Release post I have used Reindeer Buddies

 

I absolutely LOVE this image!! I have coloured it up several times specifically for the couples I am giving them to.  You'll be seeing a few more of these soon. 

Bling is the Thing

Time for a new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

 

Our challenge this week is: Bling is the Thing

We are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments

Here is my DT card using Quiet Time 

 

 

Challenges:

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons - Birthdays

Fab 'n' Funky - Happy Birthday

Thank You

It's time for a new challenge at Oddball Art!

This time the theme is
Any Winter Holiday
e.g. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza

I have chosen Thanksgiving even though we don't celebrate it here in the UK.
Here is a selection of thank you cards I made using Image No. 26

A quick reminder that the Anything Goes challenge is still running on the Facebook Page if you want to join in.  

I have done a tutorial for the cards on the Oddball Art Challenge Blog here.

You can purchase any Oddball Art stamp here, remember you get a fabulous 10% off your purchases when you use coupon code DTANG10 

 

Anything Goes

Time for our first challenge over at Alicia Bel Challenge Blog

 

Our challenge this week is: Anything Goes
That's nice and easy for everyone to join in!

Here is my DT card using Sleepyhead

I've not photographed it particularly well, the lighting isn't great. 

Exciting News!!

My exciting news is I'm on the Alicia Bel DT!!!

There is lots of exciting things happening!!
Alicia has started a Challenge Blog where there is a new challenge the first Friday of every month!

Then on Fridays where the challenge is not launched, there will be freebies, inspiration or new releases! So be sure to check in every Friday!

We are just showcasing the new DT today, so please pop over and welcome them all. 

Here is my first Alicia Bel DT card using Coffee and Good Morning (Cafe y buenos dias)

We were given a Halloween theme, however I've done a twist on this as I don't celebrate Halloween.
Here is a piece I've done for decoration on my craftroom wall.

Challenges:

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes

Halloween

Time for a new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

 

Our challenge this week is: Halloween

We are sponsored by Meljen's Designs

I struggle with Halloween as I don't celebrate it.  I was doing a tag, but then it kind of grew too much and ended up as a card. I have used Little Witch Hazel in my creation. 

Challenges:  

Creative Moments - Anything Goes with optional Halloween twist.  

Cute Card Thursday - Trick or Treat.
Shopping Our Stash - Halloween (Papers have been in my stash for about 3 years.  I've had the image for a while too).  

New Release & Anything Goes

It's time for a new challenge over at Inky Impressions Challenges!

But that's not it!!!
We also have a fabulous NEW RELEASE!!!!

From the new release images I have used the lovely Lovin in the Oven Lili

Isn't she so fab?!


There are several new images, along with lots of new sentiments too!
Be sure to pop over and check them out!

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Now for the challenge this week!
Anything Goes
A nice easy one to get you all joining in!

But here is what I've come up with using Fashionista Lili

I've made the hard decision to step down from the Inky DT.  So these are my last DT projects. 
I wish all the DT the best for the future. 

Name It

It's time for another challenge at Crafting When We Can Challenges.  

We are sponsored by The Stamping Chef I love these images!
Our theme is 'Name It'
(put someone's name on it)

Here is my DT card using Stacey 'Spec'tacular

Challenges:
Anything Goes With A Twist - Female
The Stamping Chef - Anything Goes

***EDITED***

I got 2nd Place with this card at The Stamping Chef!

Thankful

Time for a new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

 

Our challenge this week is: Thankful

We are sponsored by Doodle Pantry

Here is my DT card using Decadent Desserts 

I've cut out the cherries from some backing papers I had, but the small one was very fiddly! I was going to cut out more than two. 

Anything Goes

It's time for my DT post for Oddball Art! 

We have a new challenge running on the Facebook Page it's a simple Anything Goes! 

So there's no excuse for you not to join in!

Here is my DT card using Image No. 113

I have done a tutorial for the cloud background on the Oddball Art Challenge Blog here.

You can purchase any Oddball Art stamp here, remember you get a fabulous 10% off your purchases when you use coupon code DTANG10 

Challenges
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
Inky Wincy Designs - Something Old, Something New
The technique is old, I've been doing it for ages! The image is new, first time I've used it.
 Shopping Our Stash - Clouds

**EDITED**
I got a shout out at Shopping Our Stash for this card!

 

Anything But A Card

It's time for a new challenge over at Inky Impressions Challenges!

The challenge this time is: Anything But A Card

I've made a matching tag for the card I made a few weeks ago. 

I have used Lili's Secret

Challenges 

Craftin Desert Divas - Anything But A Card (11.10.14)  

Di's Digi Designs - Girly (10.10.14)  

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes (13.10.14) 

No Design Papers

It's time for another challenge at Crafting When We Can Challenges.  

We are sponsored this time by ArtbyMiRan.  

Our theme is: No Design Papers

I have used image Blowing Bubbles to create a Clean and Simple card. 

I've printed it pretty big, it's about an 11cm square.
Coloured with Copic markers.
I've just used pink card from my stash to edge it.  

A close up of the sentiment, as it's kind of hidden by her hand.

Primary Colours

It's time for a new challenge over at Inky Impressions Challenges!

The challenge this time is: Primary Colours only
That's just Red, Yellow and Blue!

I have used Back to School Nicholas

Creative Bug - Child's Play (30.09.2014)
Hambo Hoedown - All About Kids (30.09.2014)

Lots of Circles

I'm introducing my first DT card for Oddball Art Co. Challenges.

The theme this time is: Lots of Circles

I have used Image No. 77 but I've cut the bottom of the image off, as it didn't fit in the circle. 

The great news is that Lizzy has reduced the prizes of her images!!

Not only that, but she has given the DT discount codes!

 

Just enter the following code for 10% off your order!

DTANG10

 

Click here to start shopping!

  A Girl Who Crafts - Anything Goes (30.09.2014)
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes (22.09.2014)
Cards Galore - Make A Card (30.09.2014)
Stamp and Create - Circles or Dots (30.09.2014)

New Release!! New Release!!

It's time for another new release from Inky Impressions Nicole has done some fabulous images for this time around!!!

I have used Hot Cocoa Lili isn't she so cute?!?!?

Check out the other DT to see the other new release images! They are all so fabulous!

Challenges:

A Girl Who Crafts - Anything Goes (30.09.2014) 

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes (23.09.2014)  

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Single Layer Card 

**EDITED**

I made Top 3 at The Sisterhood of Crafters!