Show Us Your Stockings - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

Where has the week gone?!  It's been a good one although getting a little hectic and with the run down to the Christmas holidays I know it'll just get even madder trying to fit it all in before a well earned break.

The Daring Cardmakers challenges are still helping me out where Christmas cards are concerned and this week they want us to show those stockings!!!!

I loved making this card using the newly released Paper Addicts Festive Luxe Paper Pad from Craftlabel.  It's a great inexpensive paper pad as it even has sentiments that I cut out and used on my card.  I added a die cut frame and some wooden stockings to finish.  I'm going to make some more of these.

I added depth to the card using foam pads to the frame and sentiment.

You can see lots more inspiration from the rest of the Design Team HERE and I hope you'll join in!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Shabneez 

Products Used:

Paper Addicts Festive Luxe Paper Pad
Dovecraft Wooden Stockings
Time for Tea Designs Smile Inverted Scallop Frame Die
Everything else from my stash

Kiss Kiss - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

I'm pleased to report it's been a good week on a well deserved half term.  We've managed to recharge batteries and celebrate my youngest son's lockdown birthday too.

Did you know it's Kissing Friday today? No? Me either until I learnt about it and the latest Daring Cardmakers Challenge is all about kisses.......

It's funny as I helped a friend out using her new envelope punch and thought I'd use it for my card.  I made a tiny envelope and a cute liner to go in it as well.  I then added cut outs from a paper pad and stuck them on to a card blank that I had embossed.

I think the card ticks a lot of boxes as I have made a KISS card (keep it simple stupid), used the word KISS and and 'X' as well.

You can see more inspiration on the challenge and join in HERE.

Have a great weekend!
Shabneez

Products Used:

First Edition Making Memories Paper Pad

We R Memory Keepers Mini Envelope Punch

Marianne Designs Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Everything else from my stash

Whatever The Weather - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

How has your week been?  Mine has been productive and very creative.  I think it's the addition of having the sun streaming through the window.  Sunshine always makes me happy.

Speaking of the weather, today's Daring Cardmakers challenge is based on this theme!  

I had an image in mind and a sentiment then found the perfect papers to go with them!  I love it when a plan comes together!!!  

Even though the weather on my card is rain the pig looks so happy with his brolly jumping in the puddles.  I like the sentiment too.  Both image and stamp were taken from different stamp sets.

The image was coloured using my Chameleon pens and I stamped the raindrop and sentiment using Catherine Pooler inks as I love the vibrant colours.

You can see lots more inspiration on the challenge HERE and I hope you'll join in.

Have a lovely weekend and see you again next week,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Trimcraft First Edition Making Memories Pad

Time for Tea Designs Hogs & Kisses Stamp Set

Time for Tea Designs Occasional Critters Stamp Set

Catherine Pooler Ink Pads

Chameleon Pens

Everything else from my stash

Animal Antics - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

We have a week left before the boys break up from school.  My eldest will not be going in after today as the Covid cases have risen so much at his school so thankfully he will be taught online.  I just wish the school had taken the decision to do this when the numbers began to rise.

This week the Daring Cardmakers are sharing animal antics towards their Countdown to Christmas.  I happened to have a penguin already coloured in with my Chameleon pens so after fussy cutting him out I thought about a background and it was the antlers that made me think of the woods!

The winter wonderland background came together so easily using the stunning papers from the First Edition North Star Paper Pad.  The hardest part was choosing which ones to use!  

I used a stitched edger die for the snow and a beautiful oval die set to frame the scene, both from Time for Tea Designs. 

You can see lots more inspiration from my fellow DT members HERE and I hope you'll join in.

Have a lovely weekend and see you next week,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Funky Fossil Designs Festive Penguins Stamp Set
First Edition North Star Paper Pad
Chameleon Pens
Time for Tea Designs Landscape Edge Dies
Time for Tea Designs Oval Scalloped Nesting Die
Everything else from my stash

December Elemental Challenge (Countdown to Christmas) - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

I'm so glad this week is coming to an end.  It's been a tough one with injuries and worries galore.  I've still got to deal with one injured little man who may need an x-ray.......

As it's the first Friday of the month it's the elemental challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers.  This time I took inspiration from the First Edition Almost Christmas Paper pad.  I cut a piece from one of the papers to make my focal point and ended up making this fancy fold easel card!

I like plaid papers for Christmas/Winter cards as they seem to have the warmth associated with Christmas.  I've added a sentiment and a little additional paper from the Winter Sparkle collection as it ties in well.

Below you will see the image from which you need to choose at least 3 elements.  Lots of choice this week and I picked the squares, colours, stars, tree and foliage.  You can see lots more inspiration from the Design Team HERE.

Have a lovely weekend and I'll see you again next week,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Trimcraft First Edition Almost Christmas Paper Pad

Dovecraft Winter Sparkle Paper Pad 

Dovecraft Winter Sparkle Decoupage Pad

Everything else from my stash

Christmas Mini Gift Box - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

With the change in weather there are so many viruses going around at the moment and my eldest has caught a cold.  His eyes and nose are streaming continuously so I have kept him off school today and hope some rest over the weekend will help his recovery.

The Christmas Countdown is going well with the Daring Caring Cardmakers sharing Christmas bags and boxes this week.  I thought I'd take the opportunity to use a mixture of products I received from the latest Trimcraft ranges - Winter Sparkle and North Star.

I made a pretty little gift box that can fit tea bags in it and I made a belly band to go around it to keep it closed.  Embellishing the box was my favourite part and I used decoupage from the Winter Sparkle pad together with a tag, bow, gems and a sentiment.

You can see lots more inspirational bags and boxes from the rest of the Design Team HERE.  I hope that you will join in as I'd love to see your creations.

Have a wonderful weekend,
Shabneez

Products Used:
First Edition North Star Paper Pad

Dovecraft Winter Sparkle Paper Pad

Dovecraft Winter Sparkle Decoupage Pad

Everything else from my stash