Squiggle Stamps Anything But a Card Challenge - DT

Hey Everyone! It's Saturday and for a change i have a full weekend off!!! Woo-hooo!!! Also it's time for the new Challenge at Squiggle HQ which is to create anything but a card! So for me a decided to create a cute chrismassy gift box to get me in the mood to actually make some Christmas cards!

Remember you don't need to use a Squiggle Image to enter the challenge but if you do you get an extra entry!! So when linking up put your name in twice if you have used a Squiggle Image!


So here is my creation i've gone for a triangle gift box (also my camera is back in action Yay!):

Recipe:

Kraft Cardstock
Cupcake cards and Crafts 'Contemporary Christmas' Digi paper Collection and Sentiment
Squiggle Stamps - Christmas Pudding Digi
Promarkers
Stickles Glitter Glue
Pokey Tool
Twine/Ribbon

Challenges:

Crafty Ribbons Challenge 6 - Anything Goes

Creative Belli Challenge 130 - Paper Piercing 

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 2 - Make It Sparkle

Delightful Challenge - Snowflakes

I Did It Creations Challenge 80 - Winter/Christmas 

Mami Doodles Challenge 37 -  Christmas

Paper Pal Arts Challenge - Photo Inspiration

Stampin with the Dragon Challenge - Food for thoughts

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 59 - Anything Goes Christmas

Hugz

Sal x

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Kel Leaving Card and a little bit of news from me too!

Hi Everyone!

here's a card I've made for my Work Pal Kel who is now on maternity leave the lucky thing and getting ready for her new arrival in January So i thought i would go for a cute and girly card for her!

We went to our local Indian restaurant for Tea last night and it was very nice and ended up chatting the night away as the owners were ready for home as they were gathered at the door! oppppsss! They must know what women are like we like a good natter! LOL

Recipe:
Kraft Cardstock
Cupcake Cards and Crafts Fresh Polka Dots Digi Papers
Some Odd Girl - Momma Mae Digi
Sentiment - Just Typed from PC
Promarkers
Black fine Liner for Faux Stitching
Gems

Challenges:


Challenge up your Life 56 - Friendship

Charisma Cardz Challenge 44 - Cutesy

Crafty Caz Challenge 107 - Anything Goes


Creative Inspirations Paint Challenge - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge 19 - Anything Goes


One Stitch at a Time Challenge 87 - Use a Digi

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes with a bit of bling



..................................................... Now onto my news:

Ive got Baby no.2 on the way!! Our new addition will making an appearance end of april/beginning of May Fingers crossed april as i have too many birthdays in may already! So here is a pic (12 week scan) from nearly 3 week ago i am sorry as the little tinker will much bigger now and so everyone says i now have proper little bump!

Hugz

Sal & Bump! x

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Cupcake Cards and Crafts November Challenge - Sweet Christmas

Looks like Halloween themed projects were a no go in last month's challenge only 6 of you entered?!


But anyways we hope you like the new challenge for November which is Sweet Christmas!So your own interpretation of Sweet Christmas  could be a sweet/cute image, a sweet sentiment, a sweet embellishment as long as we see something on your project that fits that there your on your way to enter!


There will be one winner personally chosen as usual for this month's challenge who will receive the 'Contemporary Christmas' paper collection. (Pictured below). Click here to buy it now!

Here's my Sweet card ive used a sweet image from Squiggle Stamps and of course the colours of peppermint mmmm peppermint candy sticks def in the mood for Christmas with them!:

Hope to see your creations there soon! You never know you may win!

Recipe:

White Cardstock
Cupcake Cards and Crafts Contemporary Christmas Digi paper Collection
Squiggle Stamps Gingerbread House Digi Stamp
Bizzy Becs Christmas Ticket Digi Sentiment
Promarkers
Buttons and Twine

Challenges:

Charisma Cardz Challenge 43 - Anything Goes

Come and Get It Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Ann's Challenge 52 - CAS 

Crafts and me Challenge 58 - Winter Blues

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 1 - Anything Goes


Dream Valley Challenge 19 - Anything Goes

Little Claire's Challenge 14 - Christmas


Sweet Stampin Challenge - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Challenge 37 - Anything Goes

Winterwonderland Challenge - CAS Christmas Card

Hugz

sal x

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New Challenge at Squiggle Stamps!

Morning Everyone!Its time for  a new challenge over at Squiggle HQ and the theme for the two week challenge is get Dotty!! So anything with dots it could be a DP, Ribbon, Embellish, let your imaginations run wild and remember you don't need to use a Squiggle Image to enter the challenge but if you do you get an extra entry!! So when linking up put your name in twice if you have used a Squiggle Image!

Again i apologize about the Pic still haven't got round to getting my camera sorted and used my phone's camera!

It's my Cousin Kirsty's 21st Birthday on the 6th Nov and i was browsing through my collection of Squiggles and came across the ever so cute 'Gifts Galore' Digi which is perfect for birthdays!! I've teamed her up with Cupcake Cards and Crafts Digi Paper collection 'Fresh Polkas' as they scream cute and girly!!

Recipe:

Kraft Cardstock
Cupcake Cards and Crafts Fresh Polkas Digi Paper Collection
Squiggle Stamps - Gifts Galore Digi Stamp
Promarkers
 E K Success Bind Edge Punch
Sizzix Azure Number Dies
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circle Die
Pokey Tool and Mat
Gems

Challenges:

AI Factory Challenge 96 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge 81 - Kraft

Creative Craft Challenge - Fancy Edge 

Digi Doodles Shops Best Challenge 80 - Anything Goes

Forever Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Jen's Digi Stamps - Polka Dots


Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

PCJ Challenge 22 - Anything Goes

Scrap-Creations Challenge - Go Digi

Simon Says.....Anything Goes Challenge

The Paper Shelter Challenge 37 - Anything Goes


Tuesday Morning Sketches 117

Hugz

Sal x

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Cupcake craftroom September challenge

Morning everyone! Can you believe it! It's the 1st of Septemeber already so its time for a new challenge over at the Cupcake Craftroom!

The challenge for Septemeber is the colour combo of Pink & Green which is Mandy's Fave colour combo! So we would love to see anything using the colours of Pinks and Greens of course!  You can use any shade of them as long as your main colours are of that colour combo and skin and hair colour is excluded (or you would have yourselves a very pretty alien) LOL

There will be one winner personally chosen as usual for this month's challenge who will receive the 'Pretty' paper collection. (Pictured below).  Click here to buy it now! 

Here's my creation using the new papers for my cousin Holly who will be 13!! OMG i can remember here when she was a kiddo at the age of 8 as being my flower girl for my wedding where does the time go?! So i thought Lil Pinketee August would be very apt for her as she does love music and plays a few instruments too so i've added a pink music sheet that ive made myself so tie in the music theme! So here it is:

 

Recipe:

Cupcake Cards n Craft Pretty Digi Papers

Tickled Pink Stamps Lil Pinkette August Digi

Some Odd Girl Sentiment Stamp

Promarkers

Pink ink pad to ink in edges

Spellbinder Nestabilities Circle Die

Buttons and Gems

Challenges:

 

Creative Card Crew Challenge - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers Challenge 81 -Anything Goes

 

Passion for Promarkers challenge - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Challenge 29 - Anything Goes

Hugz x

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More new papers!!

Hey everyone Mandy at Cupcake Cards and Crafts is on a roll!! She has just released these beauties below and they called 'Make Memories Fun':

'Make Memories Fun' is a paper collection full of vibrant colour and full of fun.  It's for any occasion and just has a happy vibe about it for fun cards and scrapbooking your memories :)

It's £3.50 and has over 50 papers.

Here is a quick preview, but there is more info in the store.

See it in store HERE

Hugz  x

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Fancy a blue?

HAVE YOU SEEN - BLUE PAPERS MINI

'BLUE'

A mini paper collection with a sentiments sheet too. 

This is one versatile pack great for both man and girly cards also great for the last minute cards as sentiments come with it too!

You can buy it HERE for a bargain price!

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Cupcake Craftroom - August Challenge DT Card

Hello! Wow it's the 1st of another month and it's time for a new challenge at Cupcake Craftroom!

The challenge for August is 'Soft and Sweet'! So we would love to see anything with a sweet theme, sweet sentiment, sweet image, or 'sweet' theme and to match with softly coloured papers, soft ribbons, soft flowers.

 There will be one winner personally chosen as usual for this month's challenge who will receive the 'Soft and Sweet' brand new paper collection. (Pictured below)

You have until 8pm GMT on 30th August to get your entries in!

You can also check out the DT's blogs for lots more inspiration and Cupcake Cards and Crafts Shop too!

I just love Suzui's Big Hugz Digi from Spesch Stamps it can be used for allsorts of cards it'd be a grat thank you or Sister B.D. card or anyone who needs a bug hug and a smile at the same time!!I do love my Chibis!!

Recipe:

Papers - Cupcake Cards and Crafts 'Soft and Sweet' Digi Papers which are available here
Big Hugs Digi by Suzui - Spesch Stamps available here
MMD Designs - Sentiment
Promarkers - Blosoom, Blush, Caramel, Duck Egg Blue, Ivory and Mustard
Ribbon and Buttons from Stash
Pokey Tool
Spellbinder Nestabilities Circle Die

Challenges:

Craft us Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Digi Doodles Shop Best Challenge 69 - Anything Goes

ICSketch Challenge 124

I Love Promarkers Challenge 76 - Anything Goes

Little Darlings Challenge 4 - Girly

The Paper Shelter Challenge 24 - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 44 - Make it Girlie


Hugz

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Cupcake Craftroom - July Challenge

Hey Everyone! Its the 1st of July already and its time for a new challenge at Cupcake Craftroom!

The mission if you chose to accept it is to use Polka Dots!! Yay! My Fav thing at the mo if you couldn't tell with my recent blog posts!  All you have to do is to have some form of polka dots on your creation it could be your DP's, Ribbon, Embellies etc its up to you!

There will be one winner personally chosen as usual for this month's challenge who will receive the 'Fresh Polkas' brand new paper collection

Now onto my creation for this month's challenge, I've gone for a criss cross card which i've never made before but i think its turned out quite well, you can either put a note in like i've done or tweek the sizes to make it smaller for a gift card holder i think it looks rather cool unfornatley it dosen't stand like a normal card but hey it looks pretty esp with Olive the Otter from PMS she is sooo sweet!

Recipe:

Kraft Cardstock
Fresh Polka Dots Digi Papers (I've used Lemon, Lime, Satsuma and Warm Pink) and Notepad paper from Pollyanna Digi Paper Set Cupcake Cards and Crafts
Olive the Otter - Paper Make Up Stamps available from Quixotic Paperie
Sentiment - Pollycraft Designs
Promarkers
Pokey Tool

You have until 8pm GMT on 31st July to get your entries in!

You can also check out the DT's blogs for lots more inspiration and Cupcake Cards and Crafts Shop too!

Challenges:

 Aud Sentiments Challenge 31 - Food or Drink

Blog a Doodle Challenge - Animals

Charisma Card Challenge - Ice Cream Colours (Mine are Mint, Butterscotch and Strawberry with some Choc and Vanilla Yum!


Crazy Amigos Challenge - Cupcakes


Craftroom Challenge Challenge - Summer Birthdays

Crafts and me Challenge 41 - Birthdays

die kreativen stempel freunde challenge 28 - Dots

Digi Doodles Shops Best Challenge 65 - Anything Goes

Forever Friends Challenge - Birthdays

Little Darlin Challenge 2 - Favourite Colour Combo 

PCJ Challenge 13 - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Bold and Bright or Pastels

The Paper Shelter Challenge 20 - Anything Goes

Enjoy!

Sal x

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DT Call at Cupcake Cards n Crafts!

Hey Peeps we are looking for 2 new members to join our Team if the deets belows intrest ya don't hesitate to apply! If you can't view it well here (blummin blogger) Here's the link to the Call!

 

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Cupcake Craftroom - June Challenge

Hello peeps! its the 1st of June and its a new challenge over at Cupcake Craftroom!

The theme for June is Flowers and Leaves, we'd like to see lots of creations with flowers or leaves or both!

There will be one winner personally chosen as usual for this month's challenge who will receive the 'Leaves and Things' paper collection.

So here is my card:

Recipe:

Cupcake Cards and Craft - Leave and Things Digi papers
Pixie Dust Studio -June Pixie Digi
MMD Designs - Sentiment
Buttons from Stash
Promarkers
Spellbinders Nestabilitie Circle Die
Corner rounder
Pokey Tool
Pop up Dots

Challenges:

2 Sisters Challenge 41 - Anything goes


Crafty Caz Weekly Challenge 84 - Pink and Green

Creations by Gill M Challenge 8 - Pink and Green

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge 60 - Anything goes

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge 76 - Tooty Fruity

Stamp Something Challenge - Sentimental 

Sweet Sketch Sunday Challenge 119

Totally Papercrafts Challenge 68 - Pink and Girly

Hugz

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Cupcake Cards n Craft - Royal Challenge and Sentimental Sundays Special Challenge! - DT Cards

Wow what a busy Sunday this is!! Its Cupcake Cards and Crafts new challenge for May which is he theme for May is Red, White and Blue!

This month is to celebrate the wedding of William and Kate and what better challenge than to use the royal colours!

There will be one winner personally chosen as usual for this month's challenge who will receive the 'Patrotic' paper collection.

Also it's the Special Challenge at Sentimental Sundays! The challenge is "Mother's Day" or "For a Woman." The reason why this one is special is that we have an optional challenge of "Craft with a Child." We feel that it's a wonderful thing to be able to bond with a child through crafting and art! even though my wee one is not interested what so ever with card making apart from cutting up scarps of paper and creating a big mess on the floor, i did try bribery with sweets but that didn't even cut it with my son!

For all those who submit something created by a son, daughter, niece, nephew, child next door, etc, you will automatically receive the Krafty Kids Sentiments for the crafty child and the Mother's Day Sentiments for the crafty adult who helped them. If you like, you can grab our button below to help us spread the word about our special challenge :)

So finally here is my card for my Sister in law for her Birthday and i love my kimmies as they are so cute yet quirky which is my SIL all over bless her!

Recipe:

Cupcake Cards n Crafts Patrotic Digi papers

Kraftin Kimmie Francessca Rubber Stamp

Some Odd Girl Digi Sentiment 

Buttons from Stash

Promarkers

Black Fineliner

Spellbinders Nestabilities Circle Die

Sizzix Dots Embossing Folder

Pokey Tool

Challenges:

AI Factory Challenge 78 - Anything Goes

Crafts for Eternity Challenge 17 - Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge 56 - Anything Goes

Fab n Funky challenge 70 - red, white and blue

ICSketches Challenge 112 (flipped the skecth 90 degres) 

Moving Along with the Times Challenge 96 - Anything Goes

Paper Pal Arts Challenge 91 - Buttons and CAS

Paper Cutz Challenge 89 - Anything Goes

So there is plenty to get your teeth into this lovely Bank Holiday Sunday so make the most of it crafting!

Hugz

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Spring has Sprung at Cupcake Cards and Crafts!

APOLOGIES!! I haven't been a well bunny and my posts had all gone to pot and now im back up and running again and getting back to norm LOL

There's the  new challenge over at Cupcake Craftroom the theme this month is Fresh and New and i automatically think of spring and bright colours so here is my card that i've made for my mum for mother's day! I've gone clean and simple as i didn't want to hide these ever so funky papers they are just right up my bright street!

Recipe:

Cupcake Cards n Craft - Pollyanna Digi Papers
Polly Craft - Love you Bunches Digi
Whimsey - Digi Ticket Sentiment
Promarkers
Pop Up Dots


Challenges:

AIFactory Challenge 73 - Bright as Day

Bearly Mine Challenge 7 - Sketch

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Mother's Day

Creative Inspirations Challenge 56 - Mother's Day

Delightful Sketches Challenge - Flowers

Delicious Doodles Challenge 19 - For Mum

Dream Valley Challenge 3 - Mother's Day

I Did It Creation Challenge 49 - Anything Goes

Little Claire's Challenge 4 - Spring Celebrations


Paper Playtime Challenge 42 - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - April Digi Day

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 42

Now don't foget to leave the other DT Girlies some love on their blogs they have created some smashers!

Hugz

xx

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