Allsorts Challenge #715 - ATG/All About Hearts

 Hi Crafters,

It's Saturday once more and a new challenge at Allsorts begins today with a Hearts theme, there is also the Anything Goes option too.

ALL ABOUT HEARTS

I created this card for a relative to give to his wife on her special birthday using the 'Lovers of Lace' Heart die from Tattered Lace alongside their 'Floral Threads' and 'Leaving a Trail' Charisma and dies.

For those entering this week the Top 5 will be announced next Friday 17th and Winners of all challenges this month will be announced on Friday 24th February so look out for that post on the challenge blog.

Here are details of this month's sponsors and prizes:

WOWVOW, Craft Stash, AALL and Create, WOWVOW and Ruth Hamilton Design

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Fab n Funky - #566 Valentine's or Hearts

Double D Challenge - Hearts

Cardz 4 Galz - #192 Include One Heart or More

My Time To Craft - #501 Vintage or Shabby Chic

Unicorn Challenge - #84 Birthday

Crafty Gals Corner - #240 Add a Heart

Thank you for visiting today, I hope to see you again soon,

Lorraine

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #3 - Christmas Night Sky

 Hi Crafters,

It's time to share my Christmas makes for the Christmas Card Club. This week the theme is

CHRISTMAS NIGHT SKY

I managed to create two cards this week. Yay!

Created from a Hunkydory kit with Joy Craft die cut snowflakes and Creative Expressions Sentiment die, plus using up some of those old peel-offs that have been in my stash for quite a while.

The second card is a CraftsUprint download which makes a lovely fold back fronted card.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

to be added

I hope you have time to visit the other ladies in the team, their links are in my sidebar under the CCC tab.

Have a great Sunday

Lorraine

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I love... at Allsorts Challenge #714

 Hi Crafters,

Yay! The weekend is here, not that I'm doing anything special but it has seemed a long week and I'm glad it's Saturday.

It's a new challenge at Allsorts too and we'd like to see your ANYTHING GOES projects with an option of I LOVE...as a theme.

The Design Team have been busy again making some great projects to inspire you all. Take a look at them here.

As the DT have used the optional theme in their projects my I LOVE... is the colour Red and Die Cutting. I really love using red in most things and die cutting has become a main feature on my cards over the years. 

Recipe

Paper  Discovery Music Note Die

Cheery Lynn Frame Die

Britannia Word dies

Challenges I'd like to enter:

to be added

As regular visitors to our challenge blog will already know we are announcing the winners of each challenge once a month but are of course still selecting them from the weekly entrants.

Our prizes come from
WOWVOW, Craft Stash, AALL and Create and Ruth Hamilton Design 

these are for challenge #713, 714, 715 & 716 with winners being announced on Friday 24th February as noted on the logo below.

I hope you have fun and I'll see you again soon,

Lorraine

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Crafts Galore Encore February Challenge

 Hi Crafters,

I'm back again but today I have my Crafts Galore Encore design team inspiration for you.

This challenge is always an ANYTHING GOES theme, so nice and easy to join in.

We are sponsored by Sheepski Designs who are offering 3 digital stamps to the lucky winner from their online store. I have used one of their lovely images for my card today.

I decided to make a split front card. I have taken away a section of the card front and replaced it with some acetate which I had embossed with a Sheena Douglas leaf design embossing folder - hopefully you can see it in the close-up below?

I have coloured this gorgeous 'Blossom' image with Pencils for a change from my Promarkers. I still have a way to go with the technique but I enjoyed using this different medium.

Here is an angled view where you can see both the inside and outside of the whole card.

If you'd like to join in with us you have a whole month to enter a maximum of 3 separate new projects, it doesn't have to be a card. Link back to our challenge blog in your post to make sure you are eligible for the prize from

Sheepski Designs

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Incy Wincy Designs - Valentines +/ In The Garden

Creative Inspirations - February - ATG

See you again soon,

Lorraine

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Passion For Markers Challenge # 675 - Use Die Cuts

 Hi Crafters,

I'm back again today to share my Design Team inspiration for the new challenge at Passion For Markers.

This week I'm in the hostess chair and have asked that you USE DIE CUTS on your project with your Markers of course.

I have made one of my favourite types of cards this time, a shaker card.

Recipe:

Image - Fabulous Floral Slimline Card Panel by Alex Syberia Designs

Coloured with Copics

Paper - Ditsy Florals by Papercraft House

Die Cut Frame - Tonic Studio Scalloped Rectangle Nesting Set

Cheery Lynn Butterfly Die

Banner Tag Die and Bow Die - unknown brand

Crafters Companion 'Happy Birthday' Embossing Folder

Ric-Rac Ribbon, Flower Brad, Sequins and Beads from stash

Woodware Sentiment Stamp

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - ATG

Little Red Wagon - #689 Happy, Happy Birthday

Can You Handle The Pressure - ATG Embossing, twist, Borders

Our lovely sponsor this week is Alex Syberia Designs

who are offering a $10 gift voucher to the lucky winner.

It can be any project but please remember to use your Markers and Die Cuts this week. The lovely ladies in the design team have been busy creating their gorgeous projects to inspire you, take a look here.

I'll see you again soon,

Lorraine

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Boys and Men at Allsorts

 Hi Crafters,

It's our new challenge at Allsorts today and we would like to see your creations for 

#713 - BOYS AND MEN

Recipe

Image - LOTV Topper

Background and Sentiment created using a Woodware Stamp Set - JGS638 On Your Bike

Tonic Scalloped Frame Die

Cottage Cutz Stitched Square dies

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Dream Valley - #285 Hip to be Square

Cardz for Guyz - #314 Pets

Critter Crazy - #70 ATG Featuring a Critter

Pearly Sparkles - #80 No Designer Paper

Moving Along with the Times - #150 Use Kraft Card

Winners prizes for the next 4 challenges are shown below but the Top 5 will be chosen each week as normal.

WOWVOW, Craft Stash, AALL and Create and Ruth Hamilton Design

Have a great time creating for those boys and men in your life, if you need any inspiration then the Design Team have been busy creating for you HERE.

Take care,

Lorraine

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #2 - Two or More Patterned Papers

 Hi Crafters,

It's cold and very frosty here this morning at -7 degrees but the sun is shining which helps to lift the mood. Just the weather to be sharing another Christmas card! :0)

We have a new challenge this week of TWO OR MORE PATTERNED PAPERS

 I have used one of the Christmas Die and Download collections from Carnation Crafts and created this easel card.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge - #32 ATG Christmas

CD Sunday Plus - #102 ATG

My Time To Craft Christmas - #52 Patterned Paper

ABC Christmas Challenge - A - Anything Christmas

I hope you have a lovely Sunday.

Lorraine

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