Christmas Card Club Challenge #19 - Christmas Sentiments

 Hi Crafters,

It's Christmas time here on my blog, time to share another inspirational set of cards for our Christmas Card Club.

Our theme, set by Rita, is

CHRISTMAS SENTIMENTS

Please take a look at the other ladies creations, their blog links are in my sidebar.

Have a great Sunday.

Lorraine

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Passion For Promarkers Challenge #559 - Autumn/Fall

 Hi Crafters,

How the weather has changed of late, cloudy mornings, cooler days and darker evenings!

I'm not ready to shut the curtains and put the light on at 7.30 pm but that's the way it is and so I must settle myself to the fact that Autumn has arrived.

Aptly our theme this week at Passion For Promarkers is

AUTUMN/FALL

This week, just for a change, I thought I'd make a tag instead of a card. Our challenges are open to all kinds of projects as long as you follow the theme and use your Winsor Newton Pro, Flex, Brush, Tria, Aqua and Metallic markers.

Recipe

Image - 'Just a Pumpkin' by Mo's Digital Pencil

Heartfelt Creations Vine Stamp and Die set

Both coloured with Promarkers

Crealies Fancy Tag Dies

Sheena Douglas Leaf Embossing Folder

Distress Inks

Inkylicious Sentiment Stamp

Ribbons from stash

The pumpkin digital image was a single image and so I duplicated and re-sized it to create a group of pumpkins. It also didn't have any foliage with it and I thought that the Heartfelt Creations vine stamps looked similar to pumpkin leaves so I combined the two - I think it works quite well. I added some zig-zag stitching around the background for a little more detail.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

I Love Promarkers - #418 ATG / Die Cut or Punch

Simon Says Stamp - STAMPtember

Little Red Wagon - #565 Anything BUT a Card

Aud Sentiments - #259 ATG + Sentiment

Crafty Catz - #517 ATG/Not a Square

Colour Crazy Challenge - #35 ATG Colouring Challenge

Allsorts Challenge - #588 Use a Hand Coloured Image

Sweet Stampin' - Anything BUT a Birthday Card

Mo's Digital Pencil - #295 Anything "Mo" Goes

If you'd like to join in and have a chance of winning the fabulous prize from Dies To Die For of a £15 Voucher for their shop we'd love to see what you create. Just follow the few simple rules on our challenge blog here.

Well that's it from me today, hope you have a lovely Tuesday.

Lorraine

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #18 - Use Mainly Red

 Hi Crafters,

Our Christmas Card Club has come round again - the weeks are just whizzing by for me lately and the year is really going quickly.

We are at week 18 of our challenges and it is my turn to choose the theme.

USE MAINLY RED

 

This was a download from CraftsUprint and I added some red trim and gems.

Another download which has decoupaged with some Cheery Lynn Snowflakes added.

Lastly, a Hunkydory topper with a Cottage Cutz die cut and a Phill Martin sentiment stamp.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Rudolph Day Challenge - August ATG Christmas

I hope you are enjoying your Bank Holiday weekend here in England and that the weather is being kind.

Lorraine

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Passion For Promarkers Challenge #557 - Buttons and or Bows

 Hi Crafters,

Well the weeks have rolled around again and it's time for me to share my Design Team make for the current challenge at Passion For Promarkers.

This week our theme is...

BUTTONS and/or BOWS

Recipe

Image - 'Harry Potter Collage' - Bugaboo Stamps

Coloured with Promarkers

Paper - Craftmania paper pad from The Works

Buttons and Twine from stash

Wink of Stella Shimmer Pen

If you'd like to be in with a chance at winning our prize this week from Crafty Sentiments

then you can enter any project, it doesn't have to be a card, you must use your Winsor Newton Pro, Flex, Brush, Tria, Aqua or Metallic Markers and tell us in your post where on your project you have used them. It must be a new post and linked back to our challenge blog, follow the theme and have fun!

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - #478 ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge - #33 ATG Colouring Challenge

Crafty Friends - #143 Fairies and Fantasy

Crafty Calendar - ATG August

Lorraine

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ATC Swap

 Hi Crafters,

I can post my ATC's here now as they have arrived at their destinations.

The theme this month was...

One Colour

(with black/white/neutral)

Oxide inks and script stamp for the background with texture paste added through a star stencil. Then I stitched around the border and added some sequins. The fairy die cut was edged with gilding wax and a Lavinia Stamp Sentiment was used.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Love To Craft - #49 ATG

More Mixed Media Challenge - Aug ATG opt. Brights

Crafty Friends Challenge - #143 Fairies & Fantasy

Aud Sentiments - #258 ATG + Sentiment

Hope you have a great weekend.

Lorraine

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #17 - Winter Scene

 Hi Crafters,

Our challenge this time at the Christmas Card Club was to create a Winter Scene, I managed three cards this time, really pleased with the growing pile of cards that I have now.

Using Hunkydory Toppers and Precious Marieke Snowflake Frame and Corner Dies.

A Craft Creations Image and Joy Craft Fir Tree Border Die.

This card was made using a download from Wendy Carr Designs, I added some Cheery Lynn Snowflakes cut from glitter card.

This shows the tag that sits inside the pocket and I added a Filigree Bow using a Sue Wilson Die.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

CHNC Every Saturday - #503 ATG Christmas

CD Sunday - #41 ATG (Download)

Fezziwigs Festive Frolics #17 Wrap It Up - Tag

Crimbo Crackers #213 ATG

Take a look at the other ladies creations on their blogs, you can find the list in my sidebar.

Enjoy your Sunday x

Lorraine

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Passion For Promarkers Challenge #555 - Flower Power

 Hi Crafters,

Phew! Hasn't it been hot lately.

I'm really not one for the heat.

Armed with a large electric fan in the doorway of my craft room I've managed to get this pretty daisy card made for the new challenge at Passion For Promarkers where our theme this week is...

FLOWER POWER

Recipe

Images & Sentiment - Polkadoodles Stamp Set PDSMES0011

Coloured with Pro/Brushmarkers

I don't often make clean and simple cards like this but the beautiful stamps inspired me to create my own background with them. I decided to stamp three more of the large daisies, colour them and cut them out to layer on top of their counterpart in the background design.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Make My Monday - #128  CAS

I Love Promarkers - #416 ATG

Cute Card Thursday - #646 ATG

Aud Sentiments - #257 ATG +Sentiment

Krafty Chicks Challenge - #519 ATG Stamp Act

Colour Crazy Challenge - #31 ATG Colouring Challenge

Ally's Angels - #37 ATG

To be in with a chance at winning the fab prize of a set of 3 Neon Markers and Bleed-proof Paper Pad from our sponsor Cowling & Wilcox you must follow these simple rules:

~ Use your Winsor Newton Pro, Flex, Brush, Aqua, Tria or Metallic Markers

~ Tell us in your post where on your project you have used them

~ Follow the theme

~ Link your new post to the challenge blog

~ And have fun!

You can submit any type of project it doesn't have to be a card.

The design team are looking forward to visiting your blogs to see your wonderful creations, if you need some inspiration to get you started, head over to the BLOG and check out their creations.

Well that's it from me for today.

Hope to see you here again soon,

Lorraine

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