Merry Christmas

That's the message at Digi Galore this week.  Here's my card (which is very late) and I hope you like it.

The sponsor this time is Sassy Studio Designs and I got to use the image, Ellie The Elf.  I've coloured it with Promarkers and added a bit of sparkle with Stickles.  The cardstock is Stampin Up and the other bits are from my stash.  I think this could possibly be suited to a 'Husband' card, maybe.

Pop over to the main site to get all the details of the challenge and to see the wonderful work from my team-mates.

Day 12

It's the final day of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  I hope you've enjoyed seeing everyone's work. Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 11 ...

...is my turn to be the host for Cards for Men Christmas Event.  Our sponsor today is Stampin Up and the prize is a £10 gift voucher courtesy of my local Stampin Up Demonstrator, Carole,

I am an Independent Stampin Up! Demonstrator in Lancashire & surrounding areas. I teach large and small scrapbooking and craft classes. I can arrange parties in your home for crafting and non-crafting friends to suit your requirements, and where everyone is guaranteed to have a great time !

I also run a crop in the Rochdale area. Please contact me for more details at carole.bryson@gmail.com xx

So here is my card

This is my tester card to go with Teacher christmas gifts.  There will be a co-ordinating gift tag which I will post in a few days.  I've used the gingerbread die from Stampin Up's Holiday Collection Framelits which I embossed with 'Sugar & Spice' scented embossing powder.  The detail has been added with Sakura Pens which I've also used to fill in the sentiment.  The cardstock is Cajun Craze and Garden Green.  The backing paper is a freebie from a magazine and the punched edge is a Martha Stewart punch.

So, if you want a chance to win this great prize, leave a comment on this post and I'll choose a winner.  Tomorrow will be our last day so make sure you check back at Cards for Men to see who's the final host.

Day 10

It's Day 10 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 9

It's Day 9 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 8

It's Day 8 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 7

It's Day 7 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 6

It's Day 6 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 5

It's Day 5 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 4

It's Day 4 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 3

It's Day 3 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Day 2

It's Day 2 of the 'Days of Christmas' event at Cards for Men.  Pop over to find out who's the host for today and don't forget, you have to be in it to win it!

Christmas starts here ....

....or should I say it does over at Cards for Men.  It's our 3rd anniversary and we like to do something special to say thank you to all our followers, participants and sponsors.  This year we our having a special 'Days of Christmas' Event which will run from today until 14th December.  Each day a different team member will host the event and demonstrate a quick Christmas card/project suitable for those of us (like me) who are still doing Christmas cards.  There will be a different sponsor each day and a prize to be won.

Pop over to the main blog each day to find out who is the host for the day and then give them a visit, leave a comment and a prize winner will be drawn the following day.  Hope to see you all there!

Anything Goes over at Cards for Men

My post should have been up yesterday but I am just meeting myself coming backwards at the moment.  So please accept my apologies for my lateness.  Here's my card for the current Cards for Men challenge:

The prize up for grabs is a £10 voucher from My Mum's Craft Shop which is a great shop and online site.  Please pop over to the main post for full details and also to see what the rest of the team came up with.

My card is made using 'Season of Joy' and 'Contempo Christmas' from Stampin Up.  The backing paper is 'Christmas Day' from Carta Bella.  I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Forever Friends - M - (ends Nov-30) Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons - 2W, SIO - (ends Nov-07) Christmas
Totally Papercrafts – Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star
Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – Week 2, Anything Goes
Raise The Bar – Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's - 2W, SIO - Week 2, Christmas
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - must be Christmas – Anything goes
Card Makin' Mamas - 2W, 2E, cards only – Week 2, Anything goes
ATCs & Cards With Attitude - 2W - Week 1, Add a sentiment / Anything Goes

It's all digital at Cards for Men

We're back after the summer break over at Cards for Men with a new challenge, new teammates and new vigour (well maybe only 2 out of 3, lol).  The challenge this time is Going Digital and here's my card.  The image is called 'Candle' from The Stamping Boutique who are the sponsors for the challenge.    I've coloured it with my Prismacolours then added a bit of stickles around the flame.  You might not be able to see it in the photo but it's there.  The backing papers came with a magazine and that's about it.

Take  a look at the rest of the DT ideas over at Cards for Men and hopefully we'll see your card in the challenge.  You've got to be in it to win it, so they say.

A Christmas Card

Here are some Christmas Cards I've made using the Stampin Up 'Contempo Christmas' set.  The stamps have a matching punch which I used to cut them out. I wanted to come up with something relatively easy so that I can sit down and do some mass production for my work colleagues.  I've tried two colours, Real Red and Marina Mist and I think they both work well.

I'd like to enter these into the following challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Fun with Shapes & More - Maritim / blue-white and/or red-white
Alphabet Challenge - 2W, 1E, JFF - Week 2, O … only one colour + white

New Chritmas Stock in from Dovecraft

I've got brand new designs from Dovecraft for Christmas in my shop.  They have four ranges which are Christmas Fancy, Jolly Happy Christmas (pictured), Noel and Let it Snow.  Pop over and take a look to see the full range.

I'm off on holiday for a week so you won't see that much from me.  I have a post scheduled for Monday though. :)

Have a nice week.

Greeting Farm Stamps

I've branched out and got my first few Greeting Farm stamps in stock.  This stamp, Xmas Sweeties, is one of them and hopefully you'll like them very much.





There's a pretty good chance that one of these stamps will find it's way into my stash, so look out for some Christmas cards in the near future.


To see the full range in stock, click here.

Cards for Men Challenge - No. 14 and a new challenge blog

The weeks are just whizzing by you know.  Here's my card for the latest challenge over at Cards for Men where the theme is 'Christmas in July'.  The sponsor is the wonderful Roberta from Prairie Fairy and the prize is 5 digis of your choice.

Please pop over to Cards for Men where you'll find all the details and some great ideas from the rest of the team.

For my card I've used Bazzill Dotted (colour:Salt) which has been cut to make a 6" square base.  I've also used Bazzill Basics (Berrylicious and Guacamole) for the layering.  The Design Papers are from Dovecraft 'Tis the Season' and so is the Brad.  The image is from Prairie Fairy and has been coloured with my Prismacolours.  The stamp is from Dovecraft 99p stamps but I don't think it's available anymore.  Shame!

I really liked the way this card turned out because although I have made it with a man in mind, it is very unisex and easy to reproduce.  I may end up with more of these before Christmas.

Hope to see your cards over at Cards for Men.

I almost forgot (in fact I did, lol), the new challenge blog I referred to is Just Inspirational Challenges and here at Donna's Den of Crafts we're proud to be sponsoring their first challenge.  Pop over and have a go.

Dovecraft wooden stamps - only 75p

I have lots of Dovecraft Wooden Stamps available now for only 75p (usually 99p) or in sets of 4 for £2.99.  Go and have a look at the choice available here.