Daring Cardmakers Challenge & Mini Giveaway

Hi there

I know.. I'm posting again, it is amazing for me but I've been busy in my studio lately!

Daring Cardmakers are having a challenge to create a Christmas themed card for a Papercraft Inspirations Magazine Party,  and as I'm on a mission to get lots of different Christmas designs done I thought I'd play along!  This one happened to be a lucky one of those 'here's one I made earlier cards' that fitted in with the challenge, don't you just LOVE it when that happens.  I have to be honest it's quite rare for me.  The reality is I make the card and then completely miss the deadline lol

I bought this background Basic Grey paper a few years ago when I was making my own Christmas cards for the year, but totally overestimated how much I needed and still have about 20 sheets left despite having made dozens of cards!

The Christmas tree is by Sizzix, which I have just embellished with thick silver glitter card, and mounted onto various sizes of Nesties.  I wanted it to have a bit of a Shaker style so added the gingham ribbon tied with twine to match the green distressed edges of the paper.

I'm still trying to work out what my card making style is.  I keep reading about the different categories. What do you reckon mine is?!  Fun & Cute, Clean & Graphic, Classy & Elegant, Shabby & Vintage

Leave me a comment  by Saturday 9th October, midnight, GMT, telling me what you think my cardmaking style is and I will select a random winner to receive these two stamps from SU!

For greater chances to win post a note in the sidebar of your blog about this mini giveaway and add another comment to let me know! 

Have fun, and if you haven't started making Christmas cards yet now's a good time!  I am starting early for a change, woohoo!!

And the Blog Candy Winner Is....

Hi everyone

Just a very quick posting tonight.  I wanted to announce the winner of this blog candy ..

It was all done very technically, everyone's names were written on scraps of paper, folded up and put into a hat, no expense spared lol.

The winner is Cindy over at Just Crafting.

Well done Cindy.  Your candy will be winging its way in the post to you over the next couple of days :o)

I've made a few cards so will share them with you over the next couple of days.  Hope you have an extra special start to your week this week, lots of fun and laughter :o)

Blog Candy for 100 posts

Happy Sunday!

This blog post will stay at the top until the closing date has passed.  Please scroll down for other posts

I just hit my 100 posts since I first started blogging, wow! Where does the time go? I initially started blogging to motivate me to make more cards. I didn't realise when I started that I would 'meet' so many lovely people along the way.  Blogging has helped challenge me to think outside of my normal card making style, and I have learnt so much about card making. To celebrate this and to thank the people who follow my blog and leave such lovely comments I would like to offer up some blog candy.

Here is what is included;

1.  Basic Grey glazed brads
2.  DCWV Rockstar adhesive ribbon
3.  Smirk shaker stickers
4.  Mei Flower stick ons
5.  Pearl stickers
6.  Making Memories funky fibers
7.  6 x 6 assorted papers
8.  E-Z rub on metallic foil transfers
 9. Penny Black Stickeroos
10. Card Art materials
11. Mei Flower rubber brads
12. Smirk rubber stamps x 2
13. Heidi Slattenberg angel stamp
14. 3 x traditional stamps
15. Judikins bikini stamp


You have three chances to win the candy.  You just need to do the following;

1. Leave a comment and an e-mail address. If you can link into your blog that would be great

2. If you already follow my blog or become a follower leave me a second comment telling me it's for being/becoming a follower

3. For a third chance to win share the details of my blog candy on your blog, either in your sidebar or in a post, leaving a third comment and a link to your blog

If my blog readership hits 100 I will add some more candy and so on if I reach any more milestones on followers and/or visitors.

Please enter only once....duplicate entries will be deleted. I will open this blog candy to international paper crafters as well. The blog candy will run until midnight (UK time) on February 13th.  I will draw a random winner on February 14th.