- Retro Rubber Challenge - Summer stamps and old stamps (I've had this hedgie stamp for over 15 years - here is my first card I blogged with this stamp ... back in 2008)
- Beautiful Blossoms - Flowers
- Daisy Chain Challenges - No Design Papers
- Triple B - Blooms, Birds or Butterflies
- Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
- We Love Stamping - Anything Goes
- Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Penny Black Stamps
- Encouraging Hearts and Home
~Handmade Greeting Cards, a Monthly Craft Challenge and an Occasional Lifestyle Post~
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Jun 24, 2023
A Bunch of Flowers for Allsorts Challenge
Jun 21, 2023
I Spy With My Little Eye: A Sweet Treat or Warm and Sunny Colors (Challenges 4 and 5 Combined)
Hello everyone! Pauline and I are back again with a new "I spy with my little eye" challenge taking place right here on my blog!
Before I get to the new theme I wanted to mention that this is a "double challenge" to cover part of the Summer so it is for challenges #4 and #5 combined. The linky tool will remain open until August 13th and a new theme will then start on August 16th!
We had some fabulous entries in the last challenge so be sure to scroll down to the end to see if your entry made one of our top 2! Remember, the top picks are invited to join us as guest designers in a future challenge!
So here are our themes for challenges 4 and 5. Choose one or the other or even combine.
I spy with my little eye.....................
A Sweet Treat (chosen by Ellie)
or
Warm and Sunny Colors (chosen by Pauline)
- Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game! - stencils
- Creations in Pink - Mainly Pink
- Papercraft Challenges - Girls
- Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Penny Black stamps
- Sweet Stampin - Pretty in Pink
Top Picks from Challenge No.3
Our top picks are below in the order of entry.
- You may share up to 5 different projects
- You may combine with as many other challenges as you like to
- No fully digital projects please
- Please include a link back to this blog
- Backlinking to a recent post is allowed
- Challenge ends Sunday August 13th at 11:59pm CST
Jun 17, 2023
Blooms, Bees or Butterflies
It's Saturday already and time for a new theme at Allsorts challenge. It's my turn to host this week and I selected the optional theme of Blooms, Bees and/or Butterflies. Hope you'll join in with us, I would love to see you follow the optional theme but all entries are welcome whether they follow the theme or not!
For my card I decided to dig through my box of rejects that I usually save "just in case" and I'm so lucky I did too, as my lost Hero Arts "tiny footprints in the sand" stamp from a beach themed stamp set fell right onto my lap when I pulled one of the pieces out. I surely didn't expect to ever find that stamp as it's truly tiny. So if you have a lost stamp never give up hope as it might show up in the most unexpected moment.
The yellow inked piece is from that box of extras. It's a textured piece of Neenah card stock which had been inked with some yellow Distress ink and stencils were used as well. The bee and scalloped circle were also previously die cut from my other box of die cut extras. The bee is a stamp from an older Hero Arts stamp kit. I kept the card in a CAS style by simply assembling it onto an embossed background.
Related Products:
The sentiment is an oldie from Penny Black but new-ish to me, just purchased within the last couple of months. This is my first time using it.
Another view below..
Hope you'll join us this week!! As a reminder prizes this month come from Sizzix, AALL and Create, Aldridge Crafts, Lavinia and Ruth Hamilton Design, all weekly winners will be announced on June 30th.
Last Saturday my 16 year old had her end of year dance recital. This year they performed a storyline based on the Don Quixote ballet and she was so excited when she was cast as Kitri, the female lead. At one point in mid April we weren't sure if she was able to dance as she had to have one of her big toenails removed and we weren't sure how long she would be out. But she was back on her feet and in pointe shoes after just 2 weeks.
Proud mom moment :-) so I wanted to share 2 photos I took from rehearsal. Sorry they turned out a bit blurry, my camera isn't the best when action is involved... or maybe it's just user error! As you can imagine, it was an absolute joy to watch!
I plan to link up with these challenges:
- Can You Handle the Pressure - Embossing
- We Love Stamping - CAS and Stamping
- Stencil Fun Challenge - Layered Stencils
- Alphabet Challenge - F is for Flying
- Double Trouble - On a warm summer's day (bees are buzzing :)
- Cardz 4 Galz - Dies
- Craft Rocket Challenges - Dies
- Krafty Chicks - CAS
Jun 10, 2023
A Masculine Card with a Touch of Vintage
Today is the start of a new theme at Allsorts challenge. It's Dena's week to host and she would like to see "Birthday Cards" but as usual there is the option of "Anything Goes" so all your new crafty makes are welcome and all will be entered into the prize drawing.
Hope you'll join in with us this week for your chance to win. Prizes for this month's challenges are from Sizzix, AALL and Create, Aldridge Crafts, Lavinia and Ruth Hamilton Design and the winners will be announced on June 30th. They will be drawn from the weekly entries, so you don't need to join us every week in order to have a chance at winning.
I plan on linking up with these challenges - several are for masculine cards:
- Everybody-Art-Challenge - For Men
- Shopping Our Stash - Lets Hear it for the Boys
- Try Stamping On Tuesday - Masculine
- 2 Sisters On The Blog - Mens Cards & Hobbies
- Country View Crafts' Challenge - Vintage
- Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game! - Layered Stencils
Jun 7, 2023
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - June Challenge
Hello and welcome to the June Crafty Wednesday challenge taking place right here on my blog. I'm so glad you stopped by and hope you'll link up your crafty makes too! There were many fabulous entries last month, thank you all so much for sharing!! Be sure to scroll down to see who made the Top picks with a twist.
Anything Goes,
- We Love Stamping - CAS
- Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PB Stamps
- Crafty Animals - Animals
- Crafter's Cafe - Animals
- Critter Crazy Challenges - Critters
May Top Picks with a Twist:
To join in this month's challenge please use the linky tool below. You have until Friday June 30th 11:59 CST to play along!
- You may combine with any other challenges.
- You may use any brand of stamps/digis/products (no company restriction).
- Please try to limit your linked up cards to 3 entries per month - it's ok if you end up with more than 3.
- Please do include a link back here to my blog in your blog post.
- Backlinking to a recent post IS allowed.
- Digital products are allowed and very welcome but the final piece has to be a physical handmade creation, not just digital
Jun 3, 2023
A Die Cut Orchid for Allsorts Challenge
Happy Saturday! We have a new challenge for you at Allsorts. It's Sarah's turn to host this week and she picked the optional theme of "Die Cuts". Hope you will join us this week for your chance at a prize or to be selected in the Top 5. There's always the Anything Goes option too if dies aren't your thing. Prizes for this month's challenges are from Sizzix, AALL and Create, Aldridge Crafts, Lavinia and Ruth Hamilton Design and the winners will be announced on June 30th. They will be drawn from the weekly entries, so you don't need to join us every week in order to have a chance at winning.
And here is what I made:
The sentiment is from the Penny Black set Love Big stamped on another snippet and cut out. There are more words on this sentiment I only used parts of it. I then finish it off with a punched butterfly. I used an inky snippet previously inked to punch it out. Finally I have something in a timely manner to join in the snippets playground where Sarn invites us to play hop scotch or the jump rope. I do like both but think I'll be safer at hopscotch :) Can see myself tripping over that rope LOL so hopscotch it is :)
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Sharing with these challenges:
- Snippets Playground - AG with Snippets
- Art Impressions Stamp Challenge - Fabulous Flowers
- Craft Rocket Challenges - Dies
- Double D Challenges - Flowers
- Crafting Happiness Challenges - Flowers
- Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Use PB Products
Jun 1, 2023
Four Seasons Challenge June - Summertime!!
Hello everyone and happy June!! A new month means the start of a new challenge at the Four Season challenge blog and it's time to switch seasons! We are now celebrating Summer for the next 3 challenges! That means Anything Summer goes but of course there is a fabulous mood board to inspire you which is totally optional.
Related Products:
- Simon Says Stamp - AG
- The Paper Funday - Emboss (embossed palm trees)
- Daring Cardmakers - Seashells on the sea shore
- A Perfect Time To Craft - AG
- Classic Design Challenge - AG