The Paper Shelter Challenge #664 - Anything Goes With the Optional Twist of "These are a few of my favourite things..."

Good morning and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge from The Paper Shelter. This fortnight our challenge is our usual Anything Goes challenge, with the optional twist this time of "These are a few of my favourite things..." We would love to see anything that is one of your favourites - favourite theme, image, colour combo, layout, patterned papers and so on. 

For my favourite thing, I chose to make a Hallowe'en card as it is my favourite time of the year, so much so we are getting married during Hallowe'en week this year. I used the adorable Hallowe'en Spirit for my card and used some new patterned papers I manage to grab in the sale. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Hallowe'en Spirit from The Paper Shelter

Papers: Fresh Freesia, Smoky Slate & Halloween Spells DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, X-Press It Blending Card from Copic

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Fresh Freesia Ribbon from Stampin' Up, Icing Rectangle Frame Dies from Sunny Studio, Too Cute To Spook Dies from Time For Tea Designs, Dots from The Works, Crystal Stickles

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - YG05, YG07, YG09, G09

Eyes - G17

Wings & Shoes - V01, V12, V04

Purple Outfit - V05, V06, V09

Black - T5, T7, T9

Green Outfit - G14, G17, G19

Orange Trims on Cat - YR04, YR07

Collar - Y35, Y38

Pumpkin - Y32, Y35, Y38, YR02, YR04, YR07, YR09, E37

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Don't forget to pop on over to the Paper Shelter Challenge blog and check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there?! As always there are some fantastic prizes to be won! 

Saturday's Crafty Creations #4 Featuring Maisy Valentine Kitty from Digi Doodle Studios

Good morning and welcome to my GDT post for Digi Doodle Studios. This month's new releases are all Valentine's/love inspired and this one is just simply adorable. Maisy Valentine Kitty is perfect for my boyfriend's valentine's card as not only does he loves cats, but I coloured this one up to look like our own cat too!

This card is for

Gem of A Craft Challenge #2 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge #1 Week 4 Anything Goes

The Dream Factory Challenge #146 Love Actually

Digi Choosday Challenge #1 Week 3 Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #270 Anything Goes

We Love Stamping January Challenge Something New (Newly released digi stamps)

Recipe:

Stamps: Maisy Valentine Kitty from Digi Doodle Studios

Papers: Real Red & Basic Gray both from Stampin' Up, Lipstick Basics Patterned Papers from Craft Sensations, X-Press It Blending Card from Copic

Inks: Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Copics Used:

Cat - BV0000, BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29, R00, R11

Pink Envelopes - R81, R83

Red Envelopes & Hearts - R35, R37

Brown Envelopes - E42, E43

Mailbox - R14, R17, R46, N4, N6

Grass - YG06, YG07, YG09

Flowers - G16, G19, RV02, RV04, RV06, R81, R83, R85, Y15, Y17, RV66, RV69

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Don't forget to pop on over to the Digi Doodle Studios Facebook group and check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT for this month's new releases. 

Saturday's Crafty Creations #3 Featuring Lulu's Love Letters from Digi Doodle Studios

Good morning everyone and welcome to my guest DT post for the new releases from Digi Doodle Studios this month. I chose to use the adorable LuLu's Love Letters for my first card and loved this sentiment that came with it, so thought I would make a birthday card instead of a Valentine's one this time. 

This card is also for 

Polkadoodles Challenge #1 Week 3 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Bright and Beautiful

Creative Fingers Challenge #314 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #705 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #563 Something To Say

Unicorn Challenge #116 Birthday

Recipe:

Stamps: LuLu's Love Letters from Digi Doodle Studios

Papers: Poppy Parade & Early Espresso both from Stampin' Up, Lipstick Basics Patterned Papers from Craft Sensations, X-Press It Blending Card from Copic

Inks: Copic Markers, Red Sparkle Gelly Roll Pen

Accessories: Ribbons form stash, Happy Birthday Dies from Amazon

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - E71, E74, E77, E79

Eyes - 

Mouth - R20, E04

Dress & Bow - R35, R37, R39

Coat - RV21, RV23, RV25

Socks - RV21, RV23

Boots - E70, E71, E74

Mailbox - N0, N2, N3, N4, N5, R35, R37

Envelopes - R14, R17, R000, R00, RV000, RV00, E41, E42, E50, E51, R35, R37

Grass -YG06, YG07, YG09

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Don't forget to pop on over to the Digi Doodle Studios Facebook group and see all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT there! 

The Paper Shelter Challenge #663 - Anything Goes with the optional twist of the Wintery Mood Board

Good morning everyone and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge from The Paper Shelter. This fortnight, our challenge is our usual Anything Goes challenge or for double entries into this challenge's winning picks, you could use our Wintery Mood Board to inspire your card or project. 

I love this mood board - it's full of soft colours, snowflakes, glitter and invokes that feeling of cold and warmth at the same time! How will it inspire you?!

For my card, I have used the gorgeous Snowflakes and went with the pale pink pale blue and brown combo that I pulled from several of the images in the mood board. 

This card is also for

The Paper Funday Challenge #83 Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #628 Winter Wonderland

Alphabet Challenge S is for Square

Digi Choosday Challenge 1 Week 2 Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #273 Anything Goes

Let's Craft And Create Challenge #227 Anything Goes + Something New (My sentiment stamp set and dies are both new)

Recipe:

Stamps: Snowflakes from The Paper Shelter, Snow Angel Sentiments from Waffle Flower

Papers: Balmy Blue & Crumb Cake both from Stampin' Up, Winter Sparkles Patterned Papers from Dovecraft, Snow & Ice Christmas Patterned Papers from Make & Create, X-Press It Blending Card from Copic

Inks: Balmy Blue from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Snow Angel Sentiments Dies from Waffle Flower, Crystal Stickles

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - E43, E44, E47

Eyes - E43, E44, 100

Lips - R20, E04

Jumper - B91, B93, B95

Skirt - RV10, R81, R83

Tights - E41, E42, E43, R83, B95

Shoes - E43, E44, E47

Tree - E23, E25, E27

Ice & Snow - BG10, BG11, Blender

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Don't forget to pop on over to the Paper Shelter Challenge blog and check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there?! As always there are some amazing prizes to be won! 

Saturday's Crafty Creations #2 Featuring Fairwee Readers from Sweet November Stamps

Good morning and welcome to this week's Saturday's Crafty Creations post. It is my new year's goal to post more often once more on my blog, so will be doing this post every Saturday until I get back into the swing of it and then I might add another regular slot! Seemed to lose my blogger way a couple of years back, but am ready to get back into it now! 

On to today's creation...I have used the adorable Fairwee Readers from Sweet November Stamps to make this library scene using some digi stamps for the background scene. I'm going to frame it and add it to my wall with all my other reading related hangings. 

This card is for

Polkadoodles Challenge 1 Week 2 Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles Challenge #115 Use Patterned Paper

Digi Choosday Challenge 1 Week 1 Anything Goes

The Paper Funday Challenge #83 Anything Goes

Creative Inspiration January Challenge Anything Goes

Passion For Markers Challenge Week #819 Die Cuts or Punches (I went with my Punch Around The Page Set)

Recipe:

Stamps: Fairwee Readers from Sweet November Stamps, Magical Bella & Bella Students Digital Stamp Sets both from Isabel Cristina

Papers: Pool Party, Highland Heather & Subtles DSP all from Stampin' Up, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Cherish Punch Around The Page Set from Martha Stewart

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Left Fairy - RV21, RV23, RV25, YR02, YR04, BG10, V04

Right Fairy - BG45, BG57, BG49, Y15, Y17, Y19, BG10, RV17

Bookcases - E23, E25, E29

Books - R27, R29, V06, V09, B63, B66, B26, B28, R21, R22, R14, R17, YR21, YR23, YR16, YR18, BG07, BG09, BG13, BG15, G14, G17, BV11, BV13, RV17, RV19, Y23, Y26, BG93, BG96

Pages - E50, E51

Mug - V15, V17

Hourglass - Y35, Y38, BG10, BG11, E13, E15

Plant - E97, E99, E44, E47, YG07, YG09

Globe - G05, G09, B02, B04, C4

Rug - RV52, RV63, RV55, RV66, RV69

Wall - BG10, BG11, BG13

Carpet - V12, V15, V17

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #1 - Anything Fantasy Goes & Saturday's Crafty Creations #1

Good morning everyone and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge from Heart's Quest Fantasy. This month our challenge is an Anything Fantasy Goes, so you can use any image you like as long as it features a fantasy character or theme, so think fairies, mermaids, gnomes, dragons, unicorns and so on. 

For my card, I am still in Christmas card making mode, so used this adorable fairy making her snowman from Sweet November Stamps called Piper's Snowman. I went for a mostly monochromatic colour combo of aqua/teal blues and white and just love how it came out.

I also couldn't remember the last time I did a Something Else on Saturday post, so I thought, what with it being a new year, I would come up with a new name for my regular Saturday posts instead! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Piper's Snowman from Sweet November Stamps, Snow Cheer Sentiments from Waffle Flower

Papers: Pool Party & Lost Lagoon both from Stampin' Up, Winter Wishes Patterned Papers from Echo Park, Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Pool Party from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc., White Paint Pen

Accessories: Crystal Stickles

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - BV00, BV02, BV04

Eyes - 

Lips - 

Pink - RV21, RV23, RV25

Turquoise - BG53, BG45, BG57

Teal - BG45, BG57, BG49

Pale Turquoise on Scarf - BG10, BG11, BG13

Black - T5, T7, T9

Nose - YR04, YR07, YR09

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Don't forget to pop on over to the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge and check out all the other fantastic cards from the rest of the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?!

The Paper Shelter Challenge #662 - Anything Goes with the Optional Twist of Out With The Old; In With The New

Good morning and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge from the Paper Shelter. I hope you all had a great Christmas or holiday for those who do not celebrate Christmas and managed to spend lots of time with friends and family. The time definitely went far too quickly for me! 

This week's challenge is slightly different - we still have the Anything Goes with an optional twist, which if you use, you get 2 entries into the random pick for the winner. The difference is that we have now combined both teams to make 1 bigger team and each challenge will now last for 2 weeks to allow more people to enter each time. 

For my card, I combined both old and new - I used an older image, Coffee Break II, and made a desk calendar for the new year to take back into school with me. 

And a side view so you can how it stands up...

Recipe:

Stamps: Coffee Break II from The Paper Shelter

Papers: Melon Mambo, Highland Heather & Dandy Designs DSP (Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Pretty in Pink Patterned Papers from Craft ID,  Make It Colour Blending Card from Make It Crafty

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Petunia Pop Ribbon from Stampin' Up, Calendar Tab from school, Doohickey Tilda's Lace Border die from Magnolia

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - E70, E71, E74

Eyes - E71, E74

Lips - R20

Hoodie  RV13, RV14, RV17

Shorts & Mug - V12, V15, V17

Flowers on Mug - RV10, RV11

Leg Warmers - RV11, RV13, Rv14

Boots - W5, W7, W9

Tablet - C4, C6, C8

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon! Don't forget to pop on over to the Paper Shelter Challenge blog and check out all the other fabulous creations from the rest of the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?! As always there are soe fantastic prizes to be won! 

The Paper Shelter's Christmas Break Challenge

Good morning everyone and welcome to my DT post for the Paper Shelter's Christmas Break Challenge. This is our annual Christmas Challenge which will run for 2 weeks, with both teams taking part in the challenge together. You can choose to enter a Christmas themed card or project or just go for the Anything Goes option - it is totally up to you! 

For my card, I used the hilarious Santa's Family Selfie. I just love the look on each of these characters' faces! I kept it fairly simple, so that the image took the centre stage here! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Santa's Family Selfie from The Paper Shelter, Tiny Christmas from C.C. Designs

Papers: Real Red & Garden Green both from Stampin' Up, Patterned Papers from Amazon, X-Press It Blending Card from Copic

Inks: Copic Markers, Real Red from Stampin' Up, Pearlescent Chalks from Pebbles Inc.

Accessories: Gems from Poundland

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Tongues - R20, R22

Santa's Hair & Beard - W00, W0, W1

Santa's Outfit - R35, R37, R39, C5, C7, C9, W0, W1, W2, Blender

Santa's Buckle - Y21, Y23,  Y26

Mrs Santa's Hair - W0, W1, W2

Mrs Santa's Hat & Dress - YG61, YG63, YG67, Y21, Y23, Y26

Mrs Santa's Glasses - Y21, Y23, Y26, BG000

Mrs Santa's Eyes - G14, G17

Mrs Santa's Lips - R32, R35
Poinsettia - G16, G17, R56, R59, R46, Y17
Elf Outfit - R24, R27, R29, G05, G07, G09, w0, W1, W2, Blender

Rudolph - E23, E25, E27, E29, R22, R24, R27, R29, C5, C7, C9

And that's all from me for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all again soon. Don't forget to head on over to the Paper Shelter Challenge blog and check out all the other amazing creations from the rest of the DT. As always there are some amazing prizes to be won! 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #12 Anything Fantasy Goes with the optional twist of Angels

Good morning everyone and welcome to my DT post for the new challenge from Heart's Quest Fantasy. As always our challenge is an Anything Fantasy Goes challenge, but the optional twist this time is to include an angel on your card or project.

For my card, I used the adorable Sweet Angel from Alicia Bel, whose store has now unfortunately closed down. I went for an icy blue colour combo for her dress to make it feel a bit more wintery and then found this gorgeous snowflake paper, which was the perfect background for her. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Sweet Angel from Alicia Bel, Let It Snow from Pretty Pink Posh

Papers: Balmy Blue, Night of Navy & Whisper White all from Stampin' Up, Winter Wishes Patterned Papers from Echo Park, X-Press It Blending Card from Copic

Inks: Night of Navy from Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Accessories: Gems from Poundland, Let It Snow Dies from Pretty Pink Posh

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - E50, E51, E53, E55

Eyes - B02, B04, B06

Lips - R20, R22

Dress -B000, B00, B01, B02

Belt & Shoes - B37, B39

Wings - BG000

And that's all from me for this post! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog and check out all the other fabulous cards from the rest of the DT and why not join in the fun whilst you are there too?!

The Paper Shelter's 15th Anniversary Blog Hop

Good Morning lovely crafters!

Welcome to The Paper Shelter Blog Hop, in celebration of The Paper Shelter's 15th Birthday on the 8th of December! This will be a two week challenge, with both teams taking part, and it's our way of thanking The Paper Shelter for sharing their wonderful images with us, and sponsoring our challenge.

The theme for our blog hop is celebrations. You could make a card for any celebration - birthday, wedding, anniversary, Christmas and so on. 

If you've arrived here from The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog, then you're heading in the right direction! Both Design Teams are participating, showcasing the gorgeous images available from The Paper Shelter, and each blog on the hop is offering one lucky commenter a digi of their choice, as well as the main prize, details of which are on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.

For my card, I used the adorable Sweet Amy and made a purple card for a work colleague's birthday this month.

Recipe:

Stamps: Sweet Amy from The Paper Shelter

Papers: Purple Posy, Wild Wasabi & Dandy Designs DSP (All Retired) all from Stampin' Up, Winter Wisteria from Papertrey Ink, X-Press It Blending Card from Copic

Inks: Copic Markers

Accessories: Tender Leaves Dies from Memory Box, Floral Flourishes Dies 6002/0160 & Vintage Border Die 6002/0366 both from Joy Crafts, Happy Birthday Dies from Gemini, Pearls & Ribbon both from Amazon, Fancy Ovals & Petite Ovals Dies both from Spellbinders

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R30, R20

Hair - E23, E25, E27

Eyes - E21, E23, E25

Lips - R20, E04

Dress - BV000, BV00, BV02, BV04

Top & Boots - BV02, BV04, BV08

Earring - BV02, BV04

Fringe on Boots - BV000, BV00, BV02

From here, you will need to hop on over to Cathie's Blog. Don't forget to leave your comment for an opportunity to win your choice of one of the fabulous digis available in store!

Good Luck! Hope you've enjoyed the Hop so far!