The glory of Christmas challenge 52

This is my design card for the Glory of Christmas challenge 52: monochrome/tone on tone. Please click on the challenge link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team.

I used cut outs from simple stories 25 days of Christmas papers and stickers (I love these). It was quite a quick card to put together (just the sort I needed to make with limited time atm).

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas
Creatalicious 71: winter
Lil patch of crafty friends 3: anything goes
Stempelsonne 134: anything goes
Digi galore February: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Inspiration destination 19: anything goes
Sister act 92: anything goes

CHNC challenge 215: decorate a corner

For my CHNC challenge 215 I'm looking for Christmas designs with corners decorated - one, two, three or four, your choice.

For my card I used the Stitchy Bear Stamps 'snow corner' digital image, kindly supplied by them as one of our sponsors this week. I created the card digitally, colouring parts of the snowman, adding the lettering and the lyrics to 'Frosty the snowman'.  Sorry that this isn't as clear as I'd like it to be, but time has been limited with John still in hospital.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas
Creatalicious 71: winter
Stitchy Bear facebook February: anything goes with a Stitchy Bear imageLil patch of crafty friends 3: anything goes
Stempelsonne 134: anything goes
Digi galore February: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Inspiration destination 19: anything goes
Sister act 92: anything goes

Completely Christmas challenge 49

The theme for this week's Completely Christmas 49 is 'anything goes with a twist ... add one snowflake'. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in the challenge with your snowflake.

For my design card I've used Sassy Studio 'don't open till Christmas' (Sassy Studio are sponsoring the challenge), colouring digitally in Microsoft Paint. The background paper is from a magazine and the torn piece across the middle is an offcut of Simple Storiesd 25 days of Christmas naughty or nice. The image is mounted on to an unknown offcut and a smaller snippet used for the stamped snowflake.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas
Creatalicious 71: winter
Left of center 64: glamorous girls
Digi sketch: for the girls
Lil patch of crafty friends 3: anything goes
That craft place: anything goes
Stempelsonne 134: anything goes
Digi galore February: anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 66

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 66: anything goes with a twist ... something with wings. Please click on the challenge link to see the delightful crafting of others in the team and join in our challenge.

I used the lovely 'beautiful blocks - faith' Bugaboo Stamps image, kindly supplied by Bugaboo as the sponsors of the challenge.

I coloured with spectrum noir and used epoxy butterflies and tiny flowers to embellish my card. The image panel was matted on to an offcut piece of roses vellum, which was matted on to pink card before finally matting on to the white card blank.

Colours and flowers for Monday mood board 7:

This is also for:

Word art Wednesday 169: anything goes
Digi choosday 5: in the pink
Crafty gals corner 5: pinkalicious
Whoopsi Daisy February: pretty in pink
Crazy challenge 190: love
Ooh-la-la 173: love
Going grey with Scrap-creations: love
Aud sentiments: Valentine or love sentiment
Natalie and Amy 29: all about the love
Great impressions February: love, love, love
Kort o mania 123: we will see love
Creative moments 61: anything goes/love
Fussy & fancy 132: it's all about love
Allsorts 297: love is all around
Just us girls 279: love
Life in details February: all you need is love
Stamp and create February: all you need is love
Catch the bug: anything goes (using a Bugaboo image)
A girl who crafts February: anything goes
Dare to be sassy Thursdays 267: anything goes
Creative fingers 66: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Clear it out: anything goes (all old stuff!)
Party time Tuesday 195: anything goes 
Brown sugar 132: anything goes
Crafting by designs February: anything goes
Scrappers delights 40: anything goes
Crafty calendar February: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Inspiration destination 19: anything goes
Kit & clowder: anything goes
Sister act 92: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Quick Christmas cards

This is a bunch of Christmas cards I made a while ago, but didn't show. They are all made using Lili of the Valley art pad pictures - so handy when you want to make some quick cards. These are cards that will be sold cheaper than usual for charity.

These are for:

The 12 months of Christmas
Creatalicious 71: winter
Holly jolly Christmas: angels and fairies (at the front)
Clear it out: anything goes (all old stuff!)
Word art Wednesday 169: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Inspiration destination 19: anything goes
Kit & clowder: anything goes
Sister act 91: anything goes

Vintage purple

As John is in hospital, having his angiogram yesterday, I tried o keep busy. I thought I might attempt a bit of crafting, but so far ... nothing.

However, this is a card I made some time ago, but didn't blog. The papers are all from my offcuts box including a piece that was created with a stencil, acrylic paint and my gelli plate. It's an unknown vintage photo plus a little topper left over from a small kit - the bird is gold foiled and shines better than in the photo!

This is for:

Pixie's snippets week 162
Vandicrafts February: antiqued
Paperminutes 369: portraits of the past
Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): add a photo
Polka doodle 5: flower power
Allsorts 296: flower power
Card and scrap 90: use flowers
Digi sketch: for the girls
Top tip Tuesday: favourite colour combo: purple/lilac
Clear it out: anything goes (all old stuff!)
Word art Wednesday 169: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Scrappers delights 40: anything goes
Craft your passion 247: anything goes
Party time Tuesday 195: anything goes
Crafting by designs February: anything goes
Hiding in my craft room 185: freestyle
Papertake: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 45: anything goes
A girl who crafts February: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Inspiration destination 19: anything goes
Kit & clowder: anything goes
Sister act 91: anything goes

Happy birthday, Son

This is the card I made a couple of weeks ago for mum to send to my brother.  The picture is Ipswich Town Football Club (he lives fairly near and had been to see them a week or two before his birthday). The lettering was created digitally.

This is for:

Meljen's 245: team spirit
Cardz 4 guyz 56: kick back and relax
Just inspirational: sports
Crazy 4 challenges 271: birthday card - make it masculine
Crafter's cafe 102: birthday card
Digitally sweet 125: anything goes
Simon says Monday challenge: H is for ...  Happy birthday
Clear it out: anything goes (need to clear out more of my enormous stock of mirror card!)
Hiding in my craft room 185: freestyle
Creative fingers 65: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 45: anything goes
A girl who crafts February: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Inspiration destination 19: anything goes
Kit & clowder: anything goes
Sister act 91: anything goesations: anything goes
DL.ART February anything goes

Let's see some purple

That's the twist for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 71: anything goes with a twist ... let's see some purple. I love crafting with purple, so I enjoyed putting together this card digitally. I used Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet Sentiments birthday word art image, a background of lots of hearts and a strip taken from purple hearts small stars. Please click on the challenge link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in with your creations with purple.

This is also for:

Sentimental Sundays 244: wedding/anniversary
The paper girls 73: anniversary
Crafty sentiments: include a heart
Going grey with Scrap-creations: love
AAA: love, love, love
Paper creators 35: love is in the air
Digistamps4Joy 109: Valentine/love
Great impressions February: love, love, love
Kort o mania 123: we will see love
Take a word: hearts
Quirky crafts 3: love is in the air
Emerald faeries 64: all you need is love
Natalie and Amy 29: all about the love
Dragonfly dreams 14: love is in the air
Jellypark friends February: love is in the air
Paper sweeties 28: sweetheart
Aud sentiments: Valentine or love sentiment
CRAFT 296: Valentine's day/love
Simply create too 78: use hearts
QKR Stampede 124: hearts
Di's digi designs: include a heart
Bunny Zoe: hearts
Lacy sunshine 51: have a heart
Crazy challenge 190: love
Melonheadz friends: hearts/love
Ooh-la-la 173: love
Aloha Friday: Valentine's/love
The shabby tea room 245: I {heart}you
One stitch at a time 229: anything goes with the colour purple
Creative craft cottage digi creations 18: digi/your favourite colour - purple!
Top tip Tuesday: favourite colour combo - purple and black
Digitally sweet 125: anything goes (created this totally digitally)
Simon says Monday challenge: H is for ...  hearts
Stitchy Bear facebook February: anything goes with a Stitchy Bear image
Crafting from the heart 45: anything goes
A girl who crafts February: anything goes
The pink elephant 283: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 231: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Inspiration destination 18: anything goes
Kit & clowder: anything goes
Sister act 91: anything goesations: anything goes
DL.ART February anything goes

Cheerful stamp pad challenge 104: springtime

This is my design card for week 1 of the Cheerful stamp pad challenge 104: springtime. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

I've used Sweet Pea Stamps 'peachy pink fairy' digi by Ching Chou Kuik colouring with spectrum noir pens., with Art Institute glitter with quickie glue pen on to the wings. This was cut out with a deckle edged nestie die and brushes on the edges with tattered rose distress ink.The background papers are from my offcuts box and the panel behind the image was made by a mask and acrylic paint with my gelli plate. I added various pieces of washi tape and flowers from Hobbycraft.

Colours for Cosmic colours 10:

This is also for:

Seize the birthday: anything goes
Simon says Monday challenge: H is for ... Happy birthday
V's sweet 31: red, white or pink
Whoopsi Daisy February: pretty in pink
Card and scrap 90: use flowers
Sparkle n sprinkle February: anything goes (loose glitter)
Oddball art: add some sparkle
Inky impressions 194: glitter & gloss
Allways something creative 92: gloss and glitter
Crafter's companion UK February: make it sparkle
Incy wincy: tic tac toe - I've chosen the middle column: wash tape, 3 papers, something that sparkles (gllitter)
Use your stuff 171: inspired by a song - Beautiful Day (U2) 
Digiketch: for the girls
Paradise of stamps 11: monochromatic
Cards galore February: use a stamp or digi
Lisa B designs January: anything goes (except Christmas)
Hiding in my craft room 185: freestyle
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Robyn's fetish 249: anything goes
Craft your passion 247: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 45: anything goes
A girl who crafts February: anything goes
The pink elephant 283: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 231: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Inspiration destination 18: anything goes
Kit & clowder: anything goes
Baffies 40: anything goes
Sister act 91: anything goesations: anything goes
DL.ART February anything goes

Another red and white card for CCAYR February

For my second design card for CCAYR February challenge, I stamped one of my favourite Christmas stamps, Santa collage by Rubber Stampede, simply inked with versafine onyx black. All papers are from my offcuts boxes, including the piece with the sentiment.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas
Fab n funky 244: Christmas
Creatalicious 71: winter
Addicted to stamps 97: lots of layers
Card mania 65: add some red
Cards galore February: use a stamp or digi
Penny Black and more at Allsorts February: anything goes except a digi
Stamping sensations February: anything goes
Sisters of craft February: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 37: anything goes
613 avenue create 109: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 122: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 231: anything goes
The pink elephant 283: anything goes
Inspiration destination 18: anything goes
Baffies 40: anything goes
Sister act 91: anything goes

CCAYR February challenge

This is my first design team card for Christmas cards all year round February challenge: red and white. Please click on the challenge link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and we would love to see your red and white entries.

I used a large A5 landscape opening card blank, standing tent style. The background paper is from a Docrafts Papermania pad. I wrapped a piece of chipboard with some lovely organza material which is a sheer white with red foiled trees - I've had this for ages and ages (thought it was too good to use, but its silly keeping it in the box - and at least I still have some more of it). The sentiments are from an Anna Griffin kit.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas
Fab n funky 244: Christmas
Creatalicious 71: winter
Card mania 65: add some red
Scribble and scrap 37: anything goes
613 avenue create 109: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 231: anything goes
The pink elephant 283: anything goes
Inspiration destination 18: anything goes
Baffies 40: anything goes
Sister act 91: anything goes

Buckwells Crafty challenge 5: love/red

It's time for the February challenge on Buckwells Crafty blog - challenge 5: love/red.

For this Challenge we would like to thank Kenny K for agreeing to be one of our Sponsors and offering 3 of their stunning digi images to one of the lucky winners. Hope you pop over and have a look at their images and the the fabulous new images just released.

Plus for two more lucky Winners who will win each 5 sets of Backing Papers of their choice from Buckwell Craft. There's an offer on now, Buy 4 get get 1 FREE. Hope you take a look as there's lots to choose from and not forgetting all the other crafty goodies.

Please click here to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and we would love you to join in the challenge.

For my design card I used the Kenny K love bug image kindly supplied by one of the sponsors, colouring with spectrum noir pens and Buckwell Craft Supplies 15 mm double sided red satin ribbon., kindly supplied by Buckwells as sponsors.

I used a 'postage stamp' shaped card blank, distressing with victorian velvet ink and cut the image with a Spellbinders 'postage stamp' die, brushing with victorian velvet distressing ink before releasing from the die. Hearts were from Hema.

This is also for:

Kenny K's krafty krew 188: love
DRS 159: so shapely
Paper creators 35: love is in the air
Digistamps4Joy 109: Valentine/love
Great impressions February: love, love, love
Kort o mania 123: we will see love
Take a word: hearts
Quirky crafts 3: love is in the air
PanPastel UK 3: love is in the air
Emerald faeries 64: all you need is love
Mema's crafts February: celebrate Valentine's day
Natalie and Amy 29: all about the love
Dragonfly dreams 14: love is in the air
Jellypark friends February: love is in the air
Paper sweeties 28: sweetheart
Squigglefly 0415: put a little love in your heart
Crafty sentiments: love, Valentine's day
Aud sentiments: Valentine or love sentiment
CRAFT 296: Valentine's day/love
Little Miss Muffet 103: all you need is love
Aloha Friday: Valentine's/love
Sweet stampin: love
Cuttin and stampin 5: Valentine
DL.ART thankful Thursday 149: Valentine's day
Time out 23: Valentine's day with optional twist of hearts
Simply create too 78: happy Valentine's day or use hearts
My Sheri 149: Valentine's day - include at least one heart
Eureka 125: hearts
Art impressions 152: have a heart
Fairytale-challenge 110: something with a heart
QKR Stampede 124: hearts
Di's digi designs: include a heart
Bunny Zoe: hearts
Lacy sunshine 51: have a heart
We do doobadoo 2: romance
The ribbon girl: romance is in the air
Really reasonable ribbon 110: hearts and ribbon
3 girl jam February: love with ribbon
Dies r us 19: hearts
Card mania 65: add some red
Paradise of stamps 11: monochromatic
Cards galore February: use a stamp or digi
My time to craft 277: bugs & insects
Sisters of craft February: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 37: anything goes
Robyn's fetish 249: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 122: anything goes
613 avenue create 109: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Craft your passion 246: anything goes
Penny's 212: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 231: anything goes
The pink elephant 283: anything goes
Inspiration destination 18: anything goes
Kit & clowder: anything goes
Baffies 40: anything goes
Sister act 91: anything goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February challenge

It's time for another challenge on my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper blog - I hope to see you there during February with your creations using some of your patterned paper.

Why is it that I have stacks of patterned paper (the reason why I started the challenge blog in the first place ... to try and use more of it) ... and then I still go out and buy more? I recently bought some Docrafts Papermania Capsule Collection Parisienne Blue papers ... two packs, one for me and one to give as a prize for Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February challenge - you've got to be in it to win it ... the winner will be randomly picked.

For my card I used a variety of papers from the pack of Docrafts Papermania Capsule Collection Parisienne Blue with some matching washi tapes, an accordion flower with button and a birthday sentiment. The stamped image is one of my favourite Penny Black stamps 'letters and flowers' inked with memento Paris dusk.

I based my card on the sketch given for Papertake 'take your pick' week:

This is also for:

Seize the birthday: anything goes
Dare to be sassy Thursdays 266: keep it the same - monochromatic
Penny Black January: new (plenty of new papers and washi tape used)
All kinds of cards 121: stamping
Penny Black and more at Allsorts February: anything goes except a digi (I used a Penny Black stamp)
Stamping sensations February: anything goes
Glitter n sparkle 122: anything goes
Sisters of craft February: anything goes

CHNC challenge extra for February 2015

This is my design team card for CHNC challenge extra for February 2015. Please click on the link to see the designs by the talented ladies on my team - and we hope that you will join in with your Christmas creations.

For my card I used Bugaboo Stamps Digi papers - frosty and Snowflake reindeer silhouette kindly supplied by the sponsor of the challenge, with just the addition of a couple of Craftime flowers.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas
Fab n funky 244: Christmas
The sisterhood of crafters: let it snow
Inspiration Avenue: January winter challenge
Creatalicious 71: winter
Cards galore February: use a stamp or digi
Robyn's fetish 249: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 231: anything goes
The pink elephant 283: anything goes
Inspiration destination 18: anything goes
Baffies 40: anything goes
Sister act 91: anything goes

CHNC challenge 214: something beginning with B ...

No, we're not exactly playing I-spy, but for my CHNC challlenge 214 I'd like to see Christmas creations featuring something beginning with B. Please click on the link to find out more about the challenge and the super prizes that will be won by randomly chosen winners.

I prepared the blogpost for my CHNC challenge 214 a while ago, but I hadn't actually made anything to show and, with John in hospital this week, time for crafting has been very limited. So I decided to dig out some cards that I'd received and kept with the intention of recycling some of the bits - the idea was to make a quick card, but in the end I made three quick cards, all featuring things beginning with the letter B.

For the first one I mounted the cut off from an old card on to a piece of snowflake paper left over from a previous make and added the tartan bow so I have used bear, bows, box, bobble:

For the next card I used a piece of Anna Griffin card with lovely sparkling glittery snowflakes, using the lovely robin image recycled - this, as well, is very glittered - and I added the silver bow and sentiment. So this card has brown, bird, bow, berries, boughs, branches - this one is also for Catch the bug photo inspiration:

And then I used an offcut of checked paper for the background and simply mounted the lovely recycled picture, adding the ribbon and bow down the side. So this card has bicycle (not very common on Christmas cards) and bow.

These are also for:

Fab n funky 244: Christmas
ABC Christmas: B for bows, bunting or baking
The sisterhood of crafters: let it snow
Allways something creative 91: snow
Inspiration Avenue: January winter challenge
Paper sweeties 27: winter wishes
Creatalicious 71: winter
Left of center 63: one for the kids (the first card)
Crafting for all seasons 94: things with wings (second card)
Fussy & fancy 131: things with wings (second card)
Just inspirational January: bling & a bow (particularly the second card)
The speed craft challenge 11: sparkle and shine (the second card is particularly sparkly and only took a few minutes to make - about 6 minutes)
Connie can crop 30: all that sparkles (particularly the second card)
Oddball art: add some sparkle (particularly the second card)
Holly jolly Christmas: lots of sparkle (particularly the second card)
Craft-Dee BowZ January: anything goes and include a handmade bow (the third card)
Recycle, re-purpose & re-invent: anything goes
Pause dream enjoy: kids (the first card)
613 avenue create 108: anything goes
Sentimental Sunday 243: anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Craft your passion 246: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Penny's 212: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 44: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 231: anything goes
The pink elephant 283: anything goes
Inspiration destination 18: anything goes
Kit & clowder January: anything goes
Not just cards 11: anything goes
Baffies 40: anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy January: anything goes
Seema crafts January: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 91: anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 65

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 65: anything goes with a twist ... stitching, real or faux. Please click the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and get stitching and join in!

I used Deedee's Designs Happy brrr-Day, pre-coloured images and sentiments, setting them digitally on to a lovely stitched background I found here. I changed the colour.

This is also for:

CASology 131: birthday
Ruby's rainbow 96: masculine birthday
Crazy 4 challenges 271: birthday card - twist: make it masculine
Seize the birthday: anything goes
Addicted to stamps 96: winter
Inspiration Avenue: January winter challenge
Paper sweeties 27: winter wishes
Animal friends 22: winter sports
Creatalicious 71: winter
One stitch at a time 229: anything goes with the colour purple
Robyn's fetish 248: animals
That's crafty: animal magic
Crafty catz 264: stitching real or faux
Left of center 63: one for the kids
Digitally sweet 125: anything goes (created totally digitally)
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Craft your passion 246: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Penny's 212: anything goes
Creative fingers 65: anything goes
613 avenue create 108: anything goes
Sentimental Sunday 243: anything goes
4 crafty chicks 231: anything goes
The pink elephant 283: anything goes
Inspiration destination 18: anything goes
Kit & clowder January: anything goes
Not just cards 11: anything goes
Baffies 40: anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy January: anything goes
Seema crafts January: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 91: anything goes

Completely Christmas 48: anything goes with a twist ... with a square or rectangle

This is my design card for Completely Christmas 48 using the lovely Lacy Sunshine 1920s winter Abbey, coloured with spectrum noir pens and then scanned in digitally and added to the lovely bauble background, fading around the edges and adding the sentiment.

Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

This is also for:

January 2015 Rudolph Day
Addicted to stamps 96: winter
Lacy sunshine 50: winter bliss
Inspiration Avenue: January winter challenge
Paper sweeties 27: winter wishes
Creatalicious 71: winter
Kreativeinkauf 23: cold days
Digitally sweet 125: anything goes (created totally digitally)
Stempelsonne 133: anything goes

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 70: anything goes with a twist ... one layer

I made my design card for Fan-tastic challenge 70 using an image from Daydream Designs 'Carrie with sentiments' - the image and background were printed directly on to the card blank so that it is a one layer card. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge. I kept the card very clean and simple with just a few epoxy shiny, glittery hearts added.

This is also for:

Seize the birthday
CASology 131: birthday
DRS 158: lovely hearts
Simon says Wednesday: have a heart
Wags n whiskers 146: hearts
Bunny Zoe: hearts
Eureka 125: hearts
Melonheadz friends: clean and simple
Pause dream enjoy: kids
613 avenue create 108: anything goes
Sentimental Sunday 243: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 44: anything goes
The pink elephant 283: anything goes
Inspiration destination 17: anything goes
Kit & clowder January: anything goes
Not just cards 11: anything goes
Baffies 40: anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy January: anything goes
Seema crafts January: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 90: anything goes

To my Valentine

This is my design card for the second week of the Cheerful stamp pad challenge 103: Valentine. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in the challenge here.

This was created digitally using the Sweet Pea Stamps Helena Reis' follow your heart digital image which I had previous coloured with spectrum pens and then imported on to the Valentine background softening the edges and making a scalloped heart cut out.

This is also for Just us girls 277:

This is also for:

DL.ART thankful Thursday 149: Valentine's day
Time out 23: Valentine's day with optional twist of hearts
Brown sugar 130: Valentine's
My Sheri 149: Valentine's day - include at least one heart
Digi choosday 3: love & romance
DRS 158: lovely hearts
Scrapping4fun 34: all about love
Fairies in time January: love
Simon says Wednesday: have a heart
Wags n whiskers 146: hearts
Bunny Zoe: hearts
We do doobadoo 2: romance
Eureka 125: hearts
Crafting from the heart 44: anything goes
The pink elephant 283: anything goes
Inspiration destination 17: anything goes
Kit & clowder January: anything goes
Not just cards 11: anything goes
Baffies 40: anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy January: anything goes
Seema crafts January: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 90: anything goes

The Glory of Christmas challenge 51

This is my design card for the Glory of Christmas challenge 51: spots and/or stripes. Please click on the link to see the delightful crafting of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

I've used both spots and stripes, using up an offcut of striped DCWV paper and also a piece of spotted paper that was free with a magazine. I thought that I would leave the Inkadinkadoo nativity scene stamp without colouring, die cut with Docrafts xcut rectangle parenthesis dies. Ribbon is from Hobbycraft.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets week 161
The 12 months of Christmas
Christmas at sweet stampin January: nativity
Stamping sensations January: dies and punches
Digistamps4Joy 108: bingo - I chose the diagonal: die or punch, free and your favourite thing - making Christmas cards
Red rubber inspirationals 204: focused on stamping anything goes
Left of center 62: layer it up - 3 or more layers
Scrappy hands 30: layers
Fresh brewed January: favourites - making Christmas cards, stamping
Scrapy land 10: spots and dots - using X cut dies
Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): anything goes
Christmas card challenges 8: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 167: anything goes
Inspiration destination 17: anything goes
Kit & clowder January: anything goes
Not just cards 11: anything goes
Baffies 40: anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy January: anything goes
Seema crafts January: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 90: anything goes