Merry Little Christmas Challenge

 

Hi guys, thanks for joining me to welcome in a brand new month AND a brand new challenge over at The Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog!

A big thank you to my dear blogging buddy, Gundi, for this gorgeous little kitty image. If you'd like to buy this little sweetie you can do so here. I used the centre of Simon Says Stamp's Joyful die as the little box for this sweet guy to stand on. 

As always, there's some great inspiration on offer over at MLCC, so why not drop by and take a look!

LOTV Loveliness

 Hi guys, it's so hot here in the UK that I decided to hide indoors and spend the day in my craft room. I've had quite a few commissions to work on recently, and forgot to take pictures of most of them! However, here's one I made earlier, and remembered to photograph.

My friend's friend is now a Great Grandma, and so she asked me to make her a card.

I haven't inked-up this cute LOTV image in years, and I really enjoyed using this sweet stamp once again. You can still purchase LOTV stamps and images here. 

It's Make Your Mark time over at Addicted To Stamps and More, so I thought I'd play along!

Happy crafting, guys. 

Christmas Kickstart Reminder for Challenge #87

 

We're in very talented cardmaking company again this month at Christmas Kickstart as we have Denise from The Crafty Den as our Elf.

Our theme until June 30th is...

It's a Gift!

So we'd like to see gifts or presents on your cards, please. There are some gorgeous cards in the gallery - you guys are really rocking this challenge.

Denise has created another lovely piece to inspire us, so why not head on over and take a gander!

Here's a little reminder of Denise's first make for our challenge.

There were so many different ways to go for an 'Inspired by card', but I grabbed Denise's 'sketch' design, and rather like the end result. Thanks for letting me CASE your card, Denise. 

The cute kitty is from Your Next Stamp. The YNS store remains open until the end of June, and there are a few amazing bargains to be had before it closes for good. The gift background is an oldie from Hero Arts and the sentiment is an oldie from Simon Says Stamp. Neither of these stamps appear to be currently available. 

There are still two weeks for you to join our challenge, and don't forget that Rudolph has a very lovely Random Raffle Prize on offer for one lucky person!

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #87 - It's a Gift!

I'm so happy to welcome Denise from The Crafty Den as our Christmas Kickstart Elf for June! 

Our theme this month is:

It's a Gift!

Nice and simple: we'd like to see a gift or gifts on your card/s, please.

Denise has created a little piece of joy for our challenge together, so please head over to the blog and take a look. Her colouring style is the stuff of legends!

I broke out some Purple Onion Design stamps for my card, which was a total nightmare to photograph and looks so much better IRL.

Rudolph's Random Raffle Prize for this challenge is a gorgeous little stamp from Lili of the Valley: 

 

Denise and I very much hope you'll come and play along in our challenge... There's only 204 days to go until Christmas!

The Card Chain Challenge Reveal - May 2024

 

We had 30 participants who exchanged cards across the globe this month.

 

Total number of cards exchanged thus far by Card Chain Challenge participants is 4,390.

 

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: Men in Hats / Cake / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Stencil / Scoring

 

I decided to grab the colours, and the 'Men in Hats' theme, and created this little piece of fun to send to the lovely Pia in Norway:

Brenda in the UK sent me this gorgeous creation. 

There are still a few days for you to sign up for the June 2024 Challenge, so why not come and play along! 

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #251 - D is for Die Cuts

 

Doesn't Edna look happy in her Summer garden! 

I am amazed that it's suddenly June, as I currently have very little sense of time or place after spending a few days in bed with a stomach virus. I'm up and dressed today, so things are finally improving!

The Sisters have a very special guest for this fun challenge as the lovely Gail aka CraftyNomad is our reigning royal of the month. You will LOVE her card, and also the cards created by my noble sisters!

For some reason I decided to make a tag for this challenge, and here it is in all it's girly pinkness. 

I inked-up some linen card to add some texture and interest, and then got die cutting using this incredibly versatile little set by Lisa Jones for Thinlits/Sizzix. The sentiment is from a set by Simon Says Stamp, but no longer has it's packaging and I can't see it on the website. 

I hope you'll come and join the fun at The Sisterhood this month... We'd love to see a little snark on your card, but it's not an essential requirement!