Introducing Poppy - New from Pink Gem

This is Poppy - she features in a brand new range of gorgeous digi-stamps from Pink Gem.  This is the first of the stamps and is simply called 'Poppy' - you can find her here on the Pink Gem website.  Watch out next week for another card made with one of the other gorgeous Poppy digis.

I've used some paper from Craftwork Cards and a Memory Box heart die plus some paper flowers to finish my card.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - 'anything goes'

Sister Act Card Challenge - 'anything goes'

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - 'sentiments for a girl'

Seize the Birthday - 'anything goes birthday'

Digistamps 4 Joy - 'use dies or punches'

I Love Promarkers - 'use die cuts, no punches'

Love to Create - 'anything goes'

OLLCB - 'fashionista'

Winner of My Blog Prize - Sparkles Christmas Blog Hop

A big thank you to everyone who left a comment on my post for the Sparkles Christmas blog hop.

The lucky winner of the gift certificate is ............

Kym from Kym's Crafty Cards

Congratulations, Kym!  Please e-mail me (details in my sidebar) so I can sort out your prize.

Helen x

New CRAFT Challenge - Inspired by a Film

It's time for another challenge on the CRAFT Challenge Blog and this week we'd like to see cards 'inspired by a film'.  For all the details of the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team, have a look here on the challenge blog.

This week we're sponsored by:

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My card was inspired by 'The Snowman' and I've used 'Lonely This Christmas' from Dr Digi which you can find here on their website.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles - '12 months of Christmas link up'

WinterWonderland - 'the most wonderful time of the year'

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'use a sentiment'

Digi Darla's Challenge - 'make it masculine'
Crimbo Crackers - 'blue and white'
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - 'anything goes'
Passion for Promarkers - 'make it digital'
Tuesday Throwdown - 'anything goes'

New Penny's Challenge - Guys and Girls

We've got another new challenge for you on Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog and this week our theme is 'guys and girls'.  For all the details of the challenge and to see the cards from the Design Team members, have a look here on the challenge blog.

This week we are sponsored by:

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For my card I've used 'Effie Trinket Sassy 2' which you can find here on the Sassy website.  I thought she had a poinsettia in her hair so I've made her into a Christmas design but I'm not sure whether that's right or not!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles - '12 months of Christmas link up'

WinterWonderland - 'the most wonderful time of the year'

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 'use a sentiment'

Fab'n'Funky Challenges - 'Christmas'

Fan-tastic Tuesday - 'anything goes'

Love to Create Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'
Christmas Card Challenges - 'anything goes'

Step Sister at the Sisterhood of Crafters - One for the Boys

This is my second card for the month as a step sister for The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - a big thank you again to the ladies for inviting me to join them.

The theme for the challenge this time is 'One for the Boy's - you can find all the details and see the cards from the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used 'Andy With Guitar' from Pink Gem which you can find here on their website.  The papers I've used are digi papers from the Pink Gem 'Baby Boy Bears' set which you can find here.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog - 'it's a boy thing'

Cardz 4 Guys - 'music'

Digi Darla's Challenge - 'make it masculine'

Paper Creator's Crafts - 'square, circle and rectangle'

Crazy 4 Challenges - 'inspired by music'

Craftitude - 'anything goes or hit the right note'

Crafty Little Fairies - 'one for the boys'

Nutcrafters Challenge Reminder - Ribbon and Bling

There's still time to enter our current Nutcrafters Challenge - the theme is 'ribbon and bling'.  For all the details of the challenge, have a look here at the challenge blog and to see the mid-challenge inspiration from the Design Team, have a look here.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

I Love Promarkers - 'use die cuts - no punches'

Passion for Promarkers - 'make it digital'

Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'

Incy Wincy Designs - 'birthday'

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - 'monochromatic'

Allsorts Challenge - 'ladies day'

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - 'spots or dots'

Little Claire 'One Stamp' Class Part 4

This is another of the cards I designed for the recent Little Claire 'One Stamp' class using 'Butterfly Blossom' which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  I also used one of the Little Claire 'Postcard Sentiment' stamps which you can find here.

The image was stamped, coloured with Promarkers and then cut into four equal pieces.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'