Getting Festive with Crafting by Designs

Morning folks! A quick post from me this morning! It's time for our Christmas in October challenge at Crafting by Designs today. I have used Peekaboo Penguin Ornament from The Stamping Boutique for my card. He is coloured with Promarkers and I've used papers and bow from Craftwork Cards.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Frosty Snowmen at Crafting by Designs

Good morning! So sad that halloween is over, but onwards and thinking about Christmas now! 

This week the challenge at Crafting by Designs is 'Frosty Snowmen' so we'd love to see your creations with Snowmen on them. One of our sponsors this week is The Stamping Boutique and I've used the 'Snowman Sign' image. 

I've coloured with Promarkers and added a Craftwork Cards sentiment to his shovel(?)! My papers are Craftwork Cards Noir Deluxe and I've used this week's Sketch Saturday sketch for the layout. 

I will enter this in the following challenges - 

Sketch Saturday - #386 

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

Love with Crafting By Designs

Love is the theme this week at Crafting By Designs and we are joined by sponsors The Stamping Boutique. I have used the Heart Scoop image for my project and decided against a card this time.

I have coloured my image with promarkers and mounted on a Fleur De Lis square die cut from Spellbinders. I have made this a 'Save the Date' card by using stamps from Craftwork Cards. The details for the 'wedding date' would be on the reverse of this.
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Inspired by a Song/Movie/Book at Love to Create

Let your favourite song or movie or book inspire you this week at Love to Create! I was so inspired I made two projects to show you today! We are sponsored by The Stamping Chef and I had the pleasure of working with the image 'Jolene' - I had a bit of a brain freeze when picking an image to work with for this challenge and when I saw 'Jolene' I immediately got the song of the same name stuck in my head so that's the inspiration for that card. However, on eventually getting that song out my head, I made a card using 'Bite Me' based on the Rob Zombie track 'Living Dead Girl' or indeed any of the GOOD vampire movies... none of these sparkly vampires for me!!!

So, this is 'Bite Me' which I've coloured with Promarkers to match the brand new Graphic 45 papers 'An Eerie Tale' - this is like to feature heavily in my projects the next few months leading up to Halloween - it's slowly becoming my new favourite after Steampunk Spells! I have used tags and elements from the papers to layer up and added some black die cuts to stand out against the purple pearlescent paper I've used for layering.

And this is Jolene, also coloured with Promarkers. I have used a Kraft card blank and some more Craftwork Cards embossed kraft card for layering. The papers are from Prima's 'Believe' paper pad and I have added some faux stitching - again I got myself confused with this card and thought I was making it for a challenge elsewhere... hence the faux stitching!

I will enter 'Bite Me' into the following challenges -
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Lots of Layers
Eureka Stamps - Things With Wings (bats!)
Stamp and Create - Anything Goes
Stamplorations - Stamps and Die Cuts

I will enter 'Jolene' into the following challenges -
That Craft Place Challenge - Autumn
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - #31 Anything Goes


Hey, I got there in the end and two cards for the price of one today! Hope you can join our challenge this week!
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Pearls and Bling at Love to Create!

Welcome to another Monday and a new challenge at Love to Create! This week we are sponsored by The Stamping Chef and Flourish With a Bling. I have used Bella Broomstick and coloured her up for Halloween.... before realising that my 'bling' from FWAB was pink! So, I've tried to make the best of it! Have used papers from my stash, coloured the image with promarkers and added the pink swirl which I cut into two sections. There's some Dusty Concord DI around the edges of the papers too.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges!
The Stamping Chef - #26 Anything Goes - Pick of the week!
Crafting at the Weekend - #1 Anything Goes (31/05)
613 Avenue Create - #69 Anything Goes (04/05)
Challenges 4 Everybody - #40 Anything Goes (04/05)
Glitter n Sparkle - #82 Add a Ribbon (04/05)
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - #198 Head Gear (11/05)- witch's hat!
Ditzie Digi Design - Week 2 Anything Goes (04/05)

I've finished this off with a big black organza bow and some black bats.
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Anything Goes February Challenge at Crafting by Designs

We had over 400 entries for the January Anything Goes Challenge at Crafting by Designs and I can only imagine that we will have just as many this month too! The new Anything Goes challenge starts today and I have used an image from The Stamping Boutique, one of the challenge sponsors.

I have coloured the cupcake image using my trusty Promarkers and layered it up with Correspondence papers from Craftwork Cards and white card. I have used an X-Cute lace trim punch along the edge of one paper and added Cotton Candy and Gold stickles on the image and around the card edge. The letter bunting is a set of alphabet stamps from Craftwork Cards stamped on the matching paper with gold ink and heat embossed with Gold Heat It Up powder. The sentiment is also Craftwork Cards.

I have created this for my daughter's friend, it's her 5th birthday today and I think I will add a gold embossed '5' before we give it to her! Hope she has a great day!

I hope you will join us this month for a chance to win from several sponsors, why not pop over to Crafting by Designs and see what the rest of the team have to inspire you!
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx