CHNC challenge 305: anything goes as long as it's Christmas

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 305, which this week is 'anything goes as long as it's Christmas' - please click on the link to see what it's all about, including the lovely prizes to be won by randomly chosen winners ... and I hope to see lots of Christmas creations entered there.

I used a black textured card blank on to which I added a black and gold reindeer that I rescued from a card received last Christmas. I've had the die cut trees for ages and decided to use them, although I realise that they are not in proportion for the size of the reindeer ... but I think anything is possible when crafting (my excuse, anyway). Glittered gold flowers from Hobbycraft and a sentiment die cut that I've had for ages in my Christmas box.

Not a good photo, but couldn't get any better because of the glare from the foiling ... will try to get a better daytime picture.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas link up 22: anything goes
Beat the Christmas rush October
Christmas card challenges 46: anything goes

Crafting by designs: get ready for Christmas
Art impressions 196: Christmas
Allsorts 387: let's make a start on Christmas
Crimbo crackers 118: die cuts
Jingle belles: animals
Critters and creatures linky party 8
Crafty catz 344: anything goes with a twist - die cuts or punch
Hiding in my craft room 273: freestyle

Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 44: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 166: anything goes
Craft your passion 335: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 133: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 27: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 28: anything goes
Crafting with friends 30: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 39: anything goes
Crafty friends 43: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 20: anything goes
Oddball: anything goes
Crafty gals corner 95: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 254: anything goes
Inspiration destination 109: anything goes
Creative fingers 119: anything goes
Not just cards 37: anything goes

Just keep on crafting October link up
Sunny day crafting 20: anything goes
DL.ART October linky

Penny's challenge 301: anything goes

This is my design card for Penny's challenge 301 - please click on the link to see the lovely designs by the rest of the team and we hope you will join in our challenge.

I used Little Blue Button's Eris on the sleeping bear, kindly supplied by them as one of the sponsors of the challenge. I coloured with spectrum noir, using a quickie glue pen and Art Institute glitter on the 'fur' on Eris. I cut and embossed with a favourite Xcut rectangular parenthesis die, using a larger one to cut and emboss some holographic red stars card. The background paper is Kaisercraft Merry & Bright and the sentiment, pleated card and ric rac ribbon from stash.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas link up 22: anything goes
Beat the Christmas rush October
Christmas card challenge 46: anything goes

A snowflakes promise 31: anything goes + option: seasons
Winter wonderland: well wrapped up
CRAFT 386: Christmas
Hiding in my craft room 272: any holiday
Crafting by designs: get ready for Christmas
Allsorts 386: sparkle and shine
Card mania 85: let it shine
Jingle belles: animals
Critters and creatures linky party 8

Crazy challenge 234: getting cosy
The ribbon girl: October any image challenge
Creative card cottage 74: use ribbon
Create and makes 5: anything goes + option: ribbon or lace
Die cut divas: October is the time to emboss
Crafty catz 343: anything goes with a twist: embossing
Happy lttle stampers Christmas: embossing
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Colour crazy 24: anything goes (coloured in)
Let's color linky party 13: anything goes (coloured in)
The pencil cases 31: anything goes (coloured in)
Lil patch of crafty friends 44: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 166: anything goes
Aurora wings 38: anything goes
Craft your passion 335: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 133: anything goes
Love to scrap 88: anything goes
Digi choosday 43: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 27: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 28: anything goes
Brown sugar 221: anything goes
Crafting with friends 30: anything goes
Creative fingers 188: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 161: anything goes
Polka doodles 42: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 39: anything goes
Crafty friends 43: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 20: anything goes
Oddball: anything goes
Crafty gals corner 95: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 254: anything goes
Inspiration destination 109: anything goes
Not just cards 37: anything goes

Just keep on crafting October link up
Sunny day crafting 20: anything goes

CHNC challenge 304: use a sentiment

This is my card for CHNC challenge 304: use a sentiment - please click the link to see the lovely card by my guest, Lozzy, one of the sponsors and please join in my challenge to make a Christmas design using a sentiment.

I used one of Lozzy's lovely digital papers (you can see them here), printing out and matting on to a piece of Kanban card. The image is one of many glittered ones that I bought in a pack long ago ... and I still have lots more to use. Flowers and ribbon from Christmas stash.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas link up 22: anything goes
Beat the Christmas rush September

A snowflakes promise 31: anything goes + option: seasons
Winter wonderland: well wrapped up
CRAFT 386: Christmas

Fab n funky 323: fabulous flowers
Crazy challenge 233: use the colour red
Crafty ribbons 172: ribbon or lace
Creative card cottage 74: use ribbon
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Craft your passion 334: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 132: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 253: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 76: anything goes
Inspiration destination 108: anything goes
Not just cards 37: anything goes

Just keep on crafting October link up

Penny's challenge 300: Halloween

This is my design card for Penny's challenge 300: Halloween. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of other teamies and we hope you will join in the challenge.

I apologise to Penny's team for my lateness in writing and publishing this blogpost, but John has been unwell again today and plans changed a bit.

Anyone who knows me well will know that I don't 'do' Halloween, but I didn't want to let Penny's down, so I decided to make a bit of a fun card that says Bah! humbug! to the whole thing.

The image was kindly given by Sparkle n Sprinkle, one of the sponsors of the challenge. I coloured this with spectrum noir pens, mounted on to an offcut of yellow paper and on to the background paper from a Tattered Lace magazine.

This is also for:

CAS on Sunday 94: Halloween
Left of center 152: Halloween
Robyn's fetish 338: Halloween
Crafty boots: Halloween
The paper girls 114: Halloween
Deep ocean 140: Halloween
Crafting by designs: Halloween
Creative inspirations 260: Halloween/fall
The paper shelter 269: Halloween
DL.ART thankful Thursday 190: Halloween
Simply create too 120: Halloween
The stamping boutique: Halloween
Delicious doodles October: Halloween
My crafting stories 10: fall/Halloween
Creative carte blanche October: witchy woman
Sasayaki glitter October: autumn/harvest/Halloween
Patties 127: Halloween or autumn
Crafty calendar October: Halloween
Creataicious 101: anything goes + option: Halloween
Dream factory 37: Halloween
Going grey with Scrap-creations: Halloween
Crafty gals corner 94: be-fa-BOO-lous

CHNC challenge 303: cute or anything goes as long as it's Christmas

It's Saturday, so that means that there is a new challenge on my Christmas weekly blog - CHNC challenge 303: cute or anything goes as long as it's Christmas.

This is my card using the lovely cute Robyn's Fetish chip the penguin image kindly supplied by them as one of this week's sponsors. I coloured with spectrum noir pens and die cut and embossed using a todo die. I added some Art Institute glitter on to the penguin's hat and also around the rim of the sentiment circle. The background card is Hunkydory and the lovely glittered snowflakes were from The Works (wish I'd bought more than one pack because there were none in the store when I went in yesterday ... would like to buy some more).

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas link up 22: anything goes
Beat the Christmas rush September

Happy little stampers October Christmas: embossing
Die cut divas October: embossing

Merry Christmas 2: add a sentiment

A snowflakes promise 30: anything goes + option: seasons

Christmas at sweet stampin October: glitter and sparkle

Incy wincy: all that glitters

Sparkle n sprinkle October: anything goes (with loose glitter)

Pile it on 118: sparkle

Fab n funky 322: lots of sparkle
Crazy challenge 233: use the colour red
Cardz 4 galz 33: use at least one die
Artistic inspirations 165: anything goes
Craft your passion 333: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 131: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 26: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 253: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 76: anything goes
Crafty girlz October: anything goes
Petal lu 24: anything goes
Inspiration destination 107: anything goes
Not just cards 37: anything goes

Just keep on crafting October link up

CCAYR October reminder

This is my card for the Christmas cards all year round October reminder where us Christmas Belles share our designs  - please click on the link to see the lovely designs by the rest of the Belles and click here to see the lovely designs by the Gingerbread gals designs and enter our challenge with your Christmas designs using some orange ... a little or a lot.

I used the lovely Fresh Brewed Designs Oh holy night coloured with spectrum noir pens and using Hunkydory card etc

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas link up 22: anything goes
Beat the Christmas rush September

A snowflakes promise 30: anything goes + option: seasons
Artistic inspirations 165: anything goes
Craft your passion 333: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 131: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 26: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 253: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 76: anything goes
Crafty girlz October: anything goes
Petal lu 24: anything goes
Inspiration destination 107: anything goes
Not just cards 37: anything goes

Just keep on crafting October link up

CHNC challenge extra for October mid-month inspiration

Once again this month you are adding such lovely entries for my CHNC challenge extra blog - it's so good to see so many folk getting on with their Christmas crafting and good to welcome some new people on board. I hope we'll continue to see many more entries before the challenge ends at 20:00 UK time on 31 October- the link for your entries is here.

There is some lovely inspiration from some of the Design Team here - hopefully to get you into the festive creativity spirit and join in with some more entries.

This is my card - I used some papers and other bits and pieces from my Christmas box and one of the lovely glittered vintage pictures that I bought in a set long ago.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas link up 22: anything goes
Beat the Christmas rush September
ABC Christmas: U for under the pile (everything more than a year old)

A snowflakes promise 30: anything goes + option: seasons

Christmas at sweet stampin October: glitter and sparkle
Merry Monday 217: retro/vintage

Incy wincy: all that glitters

Pile it on 118: sparkle

Fab n funky 322: lots of sparkle
Aud sentiments 166: vintage
Eclectic ellapu October: vintage
Crazy challenge 233: use the colour red
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Create and inspire 53: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 165: anything goes
Craft your passion 333: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 131: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 26: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 253: anything goes
Scrapping 4 fun 76: anything goes
Crafty girlz October: anything goes
Petal lu 24: anything goes
Inspiration destination 107: anything goes
Not just cards 37: anything goes

Just keep on crafting October link up

Sunny day crafting 18: anything goes

DL.ART October linky

Penny's challenge 299

This is my design card for Penny's challenge 299: anything goes. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting by the rest of the team and we hope you will enter the challenge.

I used Bugaboo Stamps AKV golf - golf bag image (Bugaboo Stamps are sponsoring the challenge), colouring with spectrum noir pens. All papers and ribbons were from offcuts (the green ribbon is in two pieces as I didn't have a piece long enough - the gap is hidden under the picture).

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets 250
Hiding in my craft room 270: super scraps Saturday
Dream valley 142: one for the boys
The ribbon girl: October card challenge
Get creative 49: stitching
Hanna and friends 258: birthday
Crafty cardmakers 174: birthdays

CHNC challenge 302: colour: turquoise/aqua ... a little or a lot

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 302 - please click the link to find out what it's about ... and I hope you will join in.

I used  the lovely snowman with bird image from Beccy's place snowman set, kindly given by Beccy as one of this week's sponsors. I coloured with spectrum noir pens and mounted on to some aqua card, using a couple of aqua snowflake papers and various other bits and pieces. I had a hard job to get a photo of this card as my camera just wouldn't open ... thought the battery must be dead, but plugged in and nothing was happening ... still couldn't open ... I think it is officially dead. So I took the photo on mobile ... and I won't bore you with the process of then getting it on to here.

This is also for:

Beccy's place October: anything goes using a Beccy image
The 12 months of Christmas link up 22: anything goes
Beat the Christmas rush September
Sparkles Christmas 69: show me a snowman
Little tangles 73: colouring
Everybody art 383: blue and white
Colour crazy 23: anything goes (with something coloured in)
Let's color linky 13: anything goes with something coloured
The pencil cases 30: anything goes (with something coloured in)
Art at Stampz by Star: layer it up
The crafty addicts 25: anything goes + option: use patterned paper
Creative moments 103: anything goes/2 pattern papers
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Digi choosday 40: anything goes
Create and inspire 53: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 251: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 27: anything goes
Cute card Thursday 446: anything goes
Crafting with friends 29: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 159: anything goes
PDE linky 141: anything goes
Polka doodles 40: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 38: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude 20: anything goes
Creative craft cottage digi creations 58: anything goes
Inspiration destination 106: anything goes
Not just cards 36: anything goes
Just keep on crafting October link up
Sunny day crafting 17: anything goes
DL.ART October linky

Penny's challenge 298: anything goes

This is my design card for Penny's challenge 298: anything goes. Please click the link to see the lovely designs by the rest of the team and we would love you to join in our challenge.

The background is some Hunkydory card. The image is Oddball Stamps Penelope (Oddball are one of the sponsors of the challenge), coloured with spectrum noir and cut with a todo cross hatch die, using a larger one for the mat cut from some Papermania paper. Felt hearts, bow and sentiment label from stash.

This is also for:

Hanna and friends 258: birthday
Crafty friends 41: special occasions
Ooh la la 214: feminine
Love to scrap 87: go pink
Alphabet: P for pretty in pink
Cut it up 106: pink
Crafting with dragonflies 67: pinktober
Dragonfly dreams October: think pink
Crafter's cafe 158: use lots of pink
The east wind 64: in the pink
Unicorn 14: pretty pinks
QKR stampede 211: cut it up
Jo's scrap shake funday 158: cut it up with a twist: use your dies and machines
Crafty gals corner 92: punches/die cuts
Lil patch of crafty friends 43: anything goes
Craft your passion 332: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 130: anything goes
Create and inspire 53: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Digi choosday 40: anything goes
Crafting by designs: October anything goes
Word art Wednesday 251: anything goes
The paper nest dolls 10: anything goes
Inspiration destination 106: anything goes
Not just cards 36: anything goes
Just keep on crafting October link up

Let's create and craft 118: halloween/autumn/fall

This is my design card for Let's create and craft  challenge 118: halloween/autumn/fall - please click on the link to see the lovely designs by the rest of the team and we hope you will join in our challenge.

All papers and card are from my offcuts boxes. The three layers of embossed card were coloured with a mix of spectrum noir alcohol pens and distress inks and die cut using todo art deco dies. The large red and yellow leaves were from The Works.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets 249
Imagine that creative playground 9: fall embossing
Die cut divas October: time to emboss
Come and get it: welcome autumn
Dragonfly journeys 76: fall festival of colours
Glitter n sparkle 208: fall/autumn
Crafty boots: autumn is in the air
Crazy challenge 232: autumn is coming
Melonheadz friends: autumn
The sisterhood of crafters: fall harvest
The male room 45: leaves and/or trees
DL.ART thankful Thursday 189: fall
DRS 246: autumn wonders
Scrapping 4 fun 75: fabulous fall colours
Just us girls 363: leaves
AnMaCreatief 61: autumn
Eclectic ellapu October: autumnal
My crafting stories 10: fall/halloween
Dare 2 B artzy October: fall
Tuesday throwdown 314: leaves
Dies r us 58: the leaves on the trees
Sasayaki glitter October: autumn/harvest/halloween
Robyn's fetish 336: square cards
QKR stampede 211: cut it up
613 avenue create 190: anything goes + option: green and gold
Create and makes 4: anything goes + option: use a die
Jo's scrap shake funday 158: cut it up with a twist: use your dies and machines
Crafty gals corner 92: punches/die cuts
Lil patch of crafty friends 43: anything goes
Craft your passion 332: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 130: anything goes
Through the craftrooom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: October anything goes
Word art Wednesday 251: anything goes
Crafts galore encore October: anything goes
The paper nest dolls 10: anything goes
Inspiration destination 106: anything goes
Not just cards 36: anything goes
Just keep on crafting October link up

More mixed media October challenge: optional orange

This is my design creation for More mixed media October challenge, using orange. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs by the rest of the team and we hope to see your mixed media entries - anything mixed media, it's an option to use orange.

I decorated a canvas, using spectrum noir aqua tints ink, white gesso, paper napkin, Papermania urban stamps bird print, Tattered angels rockin' renaissance textures, stampers anonymous leaf stamp, stazon jet black and craft leaves from The Works.

I really enjoyed blending the inks, dabbing, gesso-ing ...and I have coloured fingers to prove it - lol! I was going to add an autumn quote, but in the end decided to leave it as it is.

This is also for:

We love 2 create 20: anything mixed media/creative/inky goes
Altered eclectics October: anything goes mixed media or altered art
A inky mess 4: anything goes mixed media
Anything but cute mixed media 18: an autumn day
My time to craft 330: anything but a card
Crafty enjoyments 10: anything but a card
Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): fall colours
Come and get it: welcome autumn
Dragonfly journeys 76: fall festival of colours
Glitter n sparkle 208: fall/autumn
Crafty boots: autumn is in the air
Crazy challenge 232: autumn is coming
Melonheadz friends: autumn
The sisterhood of crafters: fall harvest
The male room 45: leaves and/or trees
DL.ART thankful Thursday 189: fall
DRS 246: autumn wonders
Scrapping 4 fun 75: fabulous fall colours
Just us girls 363: leaves
AnMaCreatief 61: autumn
Eclectic ellapu October: autumnal
My crafting stories 10: fall/halloween
Penny Black and more at Allsorts October: autumn
Stamping sensations October: autumn
Paradise of stamps 49: autumn or halloween
Fashionable stamping: autumnal colours
Dare 2 B artzy October: fall
Tuesday throwdown 314: leaves
Sasayaki glitter October: autumn/harvest/halloween
Make my Monday 31: no patterned paper
Digistamps4Joy 129: anything goes + option: create your own background
Classic design team open challenge 7: anything goes
Stampavie and more 271: anything goes
Little miss muffet 147: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends 43: anything goes
Craft your passion 332: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 130: anything goes
Through the craftrooom door: anything goes
Crafting by designs: October anything goes
Word art Wednesday 251: anything goes
Crafts galore encore October: anything goes
Great impressions October: anything goes
The paper nest dolls 10: anything goes
Inspiration destination 106: anything goes
Not just cards 36: anything goes
Just keep on crafting October link up
Sunny day crafting 17: anything goes

Crafting musketeers challenge 42: boxes

This is my design creation for Crafting musketeers challenge 42: boxes. Please click on the link to see the lovely creations by the rest of the team and we would love you to join in our challenge.

Recently I bought a couple of kraft boxes from The Works, thinking they would come in handy and so I decided to use one of them. I sometimes have a look in TKMaxx to see if they have any cheap craft items and I found a little folder of 8 baby cards ... I wasn't really bothered about the actual cards, although I might be able to use bits of them some time, but was interested in the lovely craft patterned folder they were in. I used pieces of this to cut up and decorate the lid of the box, colouring the base with a fluorescent spectrum noir pen and wrapping round with the three different coloured washi tapes.

I printed the lovely box/bow image kindly supplied by The Stamping Boutique, sponsor of the challenge, colouring with fluorescent spectrum noir pens and edging with one of the washi tapes. I decorated the sides of the lid with some of the upcycled patterned kraft card and washi.

I've just taken a photo in daylight and it shows the fluorescent colours a lot more accurately ... you might need sunglasses on!

This is also for:

My time to craft 330: anything but a card
Lil patch of crafty friends 43: anything goes
Craft your passion 331: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Doodle pantry ants in my pantry 22: anything goes
Sunny day crafting 16: anything goes
DL.ART October linky

Love to craft 3: October challenge: anything goes

This is my design card for Love to craft 3: October challenge: anything goes. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs by the rest of the design team and we would love to see your entries.

My card was commissioned by a friend for her son who is into technology. I used some (rather old now) Kanban sentiment card for the background, adapting an image I found on the web by adding the Happy Birthday David, also on the mobile phone image. The band across the bottom was cut from a notepad, with the corrugated strip added.

This is for: If you give a crafter a cookie 53:

This is also for:

Aloha Friday 81: birthday
Going grey with Scrap-creations: birthday
Crafty friends 41: special occasions
Deep ocean 138: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 318: anything goes
Aud sentiments 165: anything goes
Inspiration destination 105: anything goes
Not just cards 36: anything goes
Just keep on crafting October link up

Second card for CHNC challenge 301

This is my second card for my CHNC challenge 301: vintage or anything goes as long as it's Christmas - please click on the link to find out what it's about and I hope to see your entries there.

For my second card I used a lovely Merry Christmas image from Lunagirl's lovely Victorian Christmas collage sheet (Lunagirl are also sponsoring this challenge).

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas link up 22: anything goes
Beat the Christmas rush September
Catch the bug October anything goes
Fab n funky 320: Christmas
CCEE 1639: Christmas and/or winter card
My Sheri 191: Christmas
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Deep ocean 138: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 318: anything goes
Aud sentiments 165: anything goes
Creative fingers 117: anything goes
Morgans artworld 20: anything goes
Inspiration destination 105: anything goes
Not just cards 36: anything goes
Just keep on crafting October link up

CHNC challenge 301: vintage or anything goes as long as it's Christmas

This is my first card for my CHNC challenge 301: vintage or anything goes as long as it's Christmas - please click on the link to find out what it's about and I hope to see your entries there.

For this card I've used a Dazzling Ace Designs image, kindly supplied by them as one of this week's sponsors. Papers are digital from Lozzy, one of my frequent sponsors. I added the snowflakes digitally.

This is also for:

Catch the bug October anything goes
The 12 months of Christmas link up 22: anything goes
Beat the Christmas rush September
Fab n funky 320: Christmas
CCEE 1639: Christmas and/or winter card
My Sheri 191: Christmas
Artistic inspirations 164: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Deep ocean 138: anything goes
Lemon shortbread 25: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 250: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 318: anything goes
Aud sentiments 165: anything goes
Creative fingers 117: anything goes
Morgans artworld 20: anything goes
PDE linky 140: anything goes
Polka doodles 39: anything goes
Simply papercrafts 37: anything goes
Inspiration destination 105: anything goes
Not just cards 36: anything goes
Just keep on crafting October link up

A bit more time to craft 29: anything goes

This is my design card for A bit more time to craft 29 - please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and we would love to see your entries in the challenge.

I used one of Lozzy's 'it's hot' papers and an Oddball Stamps image, adding some lace, sentiment and the patterned heart.

This is also for:

Hanna and friends 258: birthday
Aloha Friday 81: birthday
Cutie pie 103: birthday
Crafty friends 41: special occasions
Nordsalten hobbyklubb 147: use lace
Craft rocket 25: ribbon and/or lace
Crafty ribbons 169: ribbon and/or lace
Di's digi designs: ribbon, lace and/or twine
The crafty addicts 25: anything goes + option: patterned paper
Creative moments 103: anything goes + option: 2 pattern papers
Deep ocean 138: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 318: anything goes
Aud sentiments 165: anything goes
Inspiration destination 105: anything goes
Not just cards 36: anything goes
Just keep on crafting October link up