Dani Doodles Day!

If it's Thursday, then it must be my day to share a Dani Doodles creation! 

Today, I'm showcasing More Narky Sentiments and proving how well Dani's sentiment stamps pair with just about any image you may have in your stash! 

I love this Stamplorations border called Coffee Pot Row, but have always lacked the perfect wording to partner with it... Until now! The 'hello' is a super-oldie from Simon Says Stamp. 

Hope you're having a happy day!

Card Chain Challenge Reveal - June 2024

 

We had 26 fabulous participants who exchanged cards across the globe this month. Our total number of cards exchanged thus far by Card Chain Challenge participants is 4,416. I think that's totally amazing, don't you?! 

All hail Gail, and the amazing amount of time and effort she puts into keeping our chain of crafting and friendship bobbing along so beautifully! Thanks also to all our players - you guys rock!

All the cards exchanged this month used at least one of the following options:

Colour Palette Option

(Exact matching is not required.)

 

Sketch Option

 

(Orientate as desired.)

 

Theme Options: Summer / Maritime / Friendship

Product / Technique Options:  Foil / Weaving

I sent this to Barbara in Switzerland 

I hope Barbara likes her card - I had loads of fun making it for her, and also dreaming of sunny holidays at the beach. The towel was made by stamping Simon Hurley Cling Painted Lines in three different colours. The sunglasses come from a very old, but very cute Hero Arts Background Cling, and the flip-flops are from a retired Hero Arts block set. Typing this, I'm beginning to realise just how old some of the stamps in my collection actually are. The Relax die cut is still available here. 

I received this beautiful card from Gundi in Germany. Just look at all the sweet details she's included. 

 

I think our Reveals just get better and better each month, but don't just take my word for it - please drop by and take a look! 

Card Chain Challenge Reveal - May 2023

 

 

All the cards exchanged this month used at least one of the following options:

Colour Palette Option

 (Exact matching is not required.)

Sketch Option

(Orient as desired.)

 

Theme Options: Hats / Flowers / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Embossing Powder / Ripped Edges

Here's what I made, and sent to Carol in the UK. 

I used an oldie called Sit, Stay, Relax from Stampin' Up! and Relax die from Cutlorations/Stamplorations. 

My sender this month is Gail in Canada and just look what she made... It's adorable, isn't it!

If you'd like to see the whole Reveal post in all it's glory, please head on over and take a look! 

August 2022 - Card Chain Challenge Reveal

It's time for yet another glorious Card Chain Challenge Reveal!

We had 29 participants who exchanged cards across the globe this month.

 

Our total number of cards exchanged thus far by Card Chain Challenge participants is 3,740 - which I think is pretty darn impressive!

 

All the cards exchanged this month used at least one of the following options:

Colour Palette Option

(Exact matching is not required.)

Sketch Option

(Orient as desired.)

Theme Options:  Legs / Fruit and Flowers / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Acetate / Aperture

Just look what I received from Linda W in Minnesota! I love how she used the sketch, themes and colours.

Linda is such a talented cardmaker, and such a good, kind friend too. Thank you so much, Linda, I love this!

I sent this card to Helen G. in Ohio. I was delighted when she emailed a couple of days ago to say it had arrived.

I cut myself a stencil for the circle and sponged in Distress Ink. I added a little subtle patterning to the background and then coloured and cut a gorgeous bouquet from Stamplorations Bloomfully: Sparkle. I did a little layering of the flowers for added dimension. Isn't this a sweet image? I thought it really suited the colour palette. I picked that colour palette as I'd been sitting in the garden admiring some flowers which looked good together. It was only when Gail produced the graphic that we realised it looked a little Halloweeny! 

If you want to join in the fun you can sign up for the Card Chain Challenge.  All sign ups run in advance, from the 7th of the preceding month to the 6th of the exchange month.  All reveals happen on the 2nd of the month after the exchange is complete.

Hope to see you there!

Let's Squash It! Challenge #23 - Inspiration.

 

I'm over on the blog to share a little bit more inspiration for our current challenge at Let's Squash It! where Gail and I are delighted to be joined this month by Emma from Trenouths Crafty Creations. 

I decided to channel the femininity of Emma's card for my card. It really is a card... it's a tag-shaped card and actually larger than it looks on the photograph. 

The EFs are Kirsty Allsop/Cuttlebug Swiggles and a lovely, little Sizzix number that doesn't have a name on it. Just like Emma, I used plenty of white in the background to really make the main image 'pop'. The image is from Stamplorations - I've just been over to the site for the link and read that Shery is due her surgery in a few days time. Good luck, Shery, we're all thinking of you and your family.

We currently have a grand total of 2 beautiful cards in the gallery at Let's Squash It! Well done to Joanne and Robyn! Here's hoping we'll have a few more appear to join them before the end of the month. Come on guys, shaped cards are so much fun!

Card Chain Challenge Reveal - June 2022

Once again we have a beautiful Reveal on offer at Card Chain Challenge.

We had 28 participants who exchanged cards across the globe this month, thus bringing our grand card exchange total to 3,685! Thank you so much to everyone who plays along and supports this challenge.

 

All the cards exchanged during June used at least one of the following options:

Colour Palette Option

(Exact matching is not required.)

 

Sketch Option

 

(Orient as desired.)

Our themes were fluffy, funny and friendship and our products and techniques were pipe cleaners and pop-ups.

I sent this card to my sweet friend Arlene:

I'm still loving my Chris Dring and Stamplorations combos and just had to grab the kraft card when I saw 'Taupe' in the colour palette!

And was delighted to receive this lovely card from lovely Pia in Norway.

I just love the deckle edges on those die cuts! Thanks so much, Pia.

I do hope you'll go take a look at the Reveal post, and maybe this will be the month that YOU decide top come and join the fun over at Card Chain Challenge. 

Let's Squash It! Challenge #21 - Make it Manly!

 

It's all about the guys this month over at Let's Squash It! as we play Make it Manly! Birthday cards, Father's Day cards, anniversary cards, birth announcements... the choice is yours, just make sure it's one for a male!

Let's be honest, I really struggle with masculine makes, but was very pleased how quickly this card came together after I'd chosen a few key elements. The image and sentiment are from Stamplorations and the EFs I used are Darice - Square Patterns and Creative Expressions - Distressed Lines. It's not easy to tell but the embossed card was carefully coloured with black Distress Ink.

We have a fabulous guest with us and I know you'll love her stunning creation. Gail and I really hope you'll come on over and join the fun for this challenge. 

Let's Squash It! Challenge #20 - Squash Those Scraps!

 

Welcome, welcome, welcome! It's the 10th of the month and so this can mean only one thing: there's a brand new challenge over at Let's Squash It!

This month we're all about the scraps. Whether it's plain cardstock, coloured card or patterned paper we want to see you squashing those scraps!

Here's what I made for the challenge.

I had quite a few different pieces of DP leftover from previous projects, so I cut myself a cardstock base and then just added the snippets in an appealing pattern. Then I ran this through my embossing machine and here's the result! 

The cute panda is from Creative-Depot and the 'Fabulous' die is from Stamplorations.  

I'm also linking-up at the official home of the Snippet - Snippets Playground Challenge #427. 

Gail and I have a fabulous guest designer with us for this challenge, and I know you'll love what she's made to inspire us all, so please head on over and take a look!

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #207 - A is for ATC

 

We're playing A is for ATC for the next two weeks over at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

The sisters are very talented when it comes to ATCs and some of the team even have their own ATC appreciation blog A Tiny Craft where they strut their stuff with other likeminded friends!

I have to admit that I find ATCs really difficult. I'm not sure why, but they kinda blow my mind. I spent most of yesterday trying to do something arty, but failed! Then I spotted this lovely floral colourable from Stamplorations and realised that it's ATC size! Wooo hooo - I added one of Sistah Chris's fabulous, pithy phrases and the job was done. 

Please come and join the Sisterhood for this challenge, and if you've not done so already, please take a look at A Tiny Craft too as you'll find some great inspiration there to help you get your mojo moving! 

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #206 - S is for Sister Chris and Stamplorations

For our new challenge, the Sisterhood are celebrating the sensation that is our beloved Sister Chris and her new snarky stamp sets made in collaboration with Stamplorations! Try saying that quickly, I dare you!

As you can see from our fabulous graphic, Sister Chris bears an uncanny resemblance to our mascot, Edna.

Yes, our sister has designed her first stamps sets and they are oh, soooo snarky and wonderful. The Sisterhood got to play with the sets ahead of the launch - how lucky are we! I just can't get enough of the new sayings/sentiments and would certainly pack both sets in my desert island emergency stamping kit! 

So, what have I made? 

Here's my first card. I loved this card Sister Barb created for Challenge #205 and just had to CASE it big time. I used one of the fabulous sentiments from Hot Mess to accompany this fun gal from AI and the background is one of my Gelli plate prints.

I also made this card below using another sentiment from the same set. I got the idea of using a Katzelkraft cat after seeing this card made by Sister Lindsey.

The other set that Chris has made is called Some Snark. This set has been created to accompany Retro Fashionistas ATC - Ephemera and Retro People ATC - Ephemera.

Stamplorations currently has a nice PRE-RELEASE SALE for these sets

Buy Some Snark together with Hot Mess at 25% off 

and receive a pack each of Retro Fashionistas ATC ($7 value) and Retro People ATC ($7 value) free!

This offer is available for shipping within the US only.

My final card teams a Technique Junkies cat (Coffee Kitty) with another sentiment from Hot Mess. I think this is a great double act!

For the next two weeks the sistahs would like to see Chris's new stamp sets on your cards OR cards made using products from Stamplorations. Hope to see you in the gallery!

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #205 - V is for Vibrant

Welcome, welcome, welcome! Edna's got a great new look going on as The Sisterhood play V is for Vibrant! Yes, we want to see your bright, sparkling, vivacious, dazzling and radiant entries for this challenge, please.

I was so lucky to win some Unity stamps thanks to my buddy, Gail. I really like this image from Itty Bitty Stamp Queen of the Universe as she looks like a gal with attitude. I paper-pieced her shirt with a vibrant pink post-It note before dropping her onto a MFT stencil panel.

And will you please just look at that fab-u-lous sentiment! Huge congratulations to Sistah Chris as she launches her very first stamp range with Stamplorations! Bravo, Chris. I love the two new sets and know I'll be using them again and again.

We have a brilliant guest designer and a awesome selection of cards from the team, so please come over and get your vibrant on!

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #54 - Funny Ho, Ho!

There's another new challenge starting today over at Christmas Kickstart and I'm delighted to be joined by the very lovely Anesha M from Crafting Queen!

Our theme for this month is:

Challenge #54 - Funny Ho, Ho!

We'd like to see comical, amusing, funny Christmas cards. There may be a 'Ho, Ho!' in the title, but your card doesn't have to feature Santa; Santa's are entirely optional for this challenge!

My card uses Art Impressions stamp - Cheers To You! This fun set seems to be out of stock everywhere, so I've linked to something vaguely similar. The beautiful background stamp is W Plus 9 - Merriest Snowflake, which also features on my second card. I used a cute sentiment die from Stamplorations for the centre of this and added a stamped sentiment that has been sitting in my stash for a while. 

Rudolph has chosen with another gorgeous Random Raffle Prize. For this challenge he's chosen a very cute 'naughty but nice' sentiment from Crafter's Companion. Nice work, Rudolph!

I very much hope you'll join Anesha and me and come and play along!

Something beginning with B... Last day!

Here I am, as promised, with my final card for Challenge #113 over at Lost Coast.

I had heaps of fun making this card!

This cute little guy is Strange Bird from Unity and the die cut is a beauty from Stamplorations. I'm sorry to say that the embossing folder, which is a lovely leaf pattern, is an oldie and I've lost the details.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing this little trio - I've had fun making and sharing them with you. Lost Coast is a lovely, inspiring challenge blog and deserves many more followers and entrants, so please head on over and take a look. There will be a new challenge starting very soon!

Take care and keep safe.

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #23 - SNOW!

We have a new challenge, and another fabulous elf on board over at The Christmas Kickstart - it's the lovely Rebecca from Mellymoo Papercrafting!

Rebecca is my go-to Stampin' Up! person as well as a long term blogging buddy and I'm delighted that she agreed to wear the elf hat for this challenge.

So, what challenge do we have on offer for the next two weeks? It's...

Challenge #23 - SNOW!

Whether it's snowflakes, snow balls, snowmen, a light sprinkling or a raging blizzard we'd love to see your cards featuring the stuff we either love or hate!

My first card features for this challenge a gorgeous image from Impression Obsession I stumbled across earlier in the year. She's called 'Oh Dearie Girl' and is the work of Lindsay Ostrom. I love her illustrations and have to admit that there is a Nordic Wreath stamp calling my name very, very loudly right now! I created the background with twinkly embossing powder and Distress Inks. The stencil is from Newton's Nook and is 'sans packaging'.

Card #2 took ages to come together. I tried a several different ways of using that gorgeous Stamplorations die, but none of them seemed right. Then I thought 'white on white' with a 'pop' of red and everything fell nicely into place!

Rudolph is here again and this time he's got a beary big stamp on offer as his Random Raffle Prize.

This gorgeous guy is from Woodware and is a whopping, card-front-filling 9cm tall. He's just lovely.

I really hope that you'll come and play along with Rebecca and I for this fun challenge... Christmas is coming and those cards won't make themselves...