Challenge 36: Snowmen

Hi Crafters! Thanks for joining us this week - the theme we have chosen this week is a festive one! We would like to see your 'Snowmen' or women if you want to be politically correct!

The Design Team have been busy and have some examples for you below, but first things first we have the results of last week's prize draw!


Congratulations to Claire - Claire's Crafty Corner on being drawn for the fantastic prize of the stamps from Crafty Individuals.

Please EMail your details to mytimetocraftchallenge@hotmail.co.uk and we will get your prize to you. Please note that it may be a couple of weeks because the team member in charge of this is currently away.

Now onto this weeks example cards!

Jo, Fifi, Lesley, Becky, Kate & Wendy





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For my card I stamped my Snowman and coloured him with Pro Markers. I matted the image onto gold mirri card and placed this onto embossed card. I added a ribbon, sentiment and decorative corners.





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I stamped Linda Luckin's scenery stamp in dark walnut Marvey heritage ink. Then on some Acetate I stamped Linda' snowman in black Stazon - he was then coloured in with dazzling diamond glitter and turquoise glitter. I then stamped the snowman onto the card with the brown ink pad and cut and stuck the glittered snowman. Dazzling diamonds were then added as snow to the background.




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I covered a six inch square card with co-ordinating papers. I stamped the snow lady in black and water coloured it, then applied clear gloss over the top. I cut around the image and mounted onto silver card, attached three faux brads and placed on the base card. I die cut a swirl in silver, highlighted it in blue and attached this to the card as a finishing touch.




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I stamped my Snuggle Up Snowman stamp by Lindsay Mason twice, water coloured them and cut them out. I embossed some white card with a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the snow and used some star paper for the sky, mounting the snowmen to the card with 3D foam pads. Finally I stamped a message and mounted the whole thing on some blue foiled paper and added glitter glue for that sparkly look.




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For my card I have added some Anita's Classic Christmas paper to a six inch square card. I cut two circles out in red and white card and embossed the white card with the Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder. I thread some red satin ribbon through the circles and around the back of the layers, tying in a bow at the side. My stamped image is one from High Hopes and I have coloured him with water colours mounting with 3D foam pads. Embellished with some brads and a gold peel-off snowflake.

Challenge 35: Coffee and cream

Hi everyone! Thanks for joining us this week. The theme we've picked is 'Coffee and Cream'

Our designers have made some wonderful examples for you below.



Congratulations to Jenny, Heidi, annie2006, * Shaz *, gailscraftyplace, joey, Macpurp, nessy, Denise and Wendi you have won last week's prize: 10% off at Handy Hippo. Please email us at mytimetocraftchallenge@hotmail.co.uk and we will get your prizes sorted out.




This week's Prize, supplied by Crafty Individuals are these 2 beautiful Christmas stamps, everyone who takes part in this week's challenge by ( 10pm Monday the 10th of November GMT) will be entered into a prize draw and 1 lucky persons name will be selected at random winning these stamps Good luck, we will announce the winner next week.


Jo, Fifi, Lesley, Becky, Kate & Wendy

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I stamped Milo and coloured him and his dog with Pro Markers. I used K & Co background paper and ATD paw print paper and the 'friend' sentiment was made using Papermania alphabet stickers. I coloured the flowers with Pro Markers to make them match the colour scheme.

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Card

I started this card by stamping the coffee background onto cream card then punched the edge with a stampin' up punch. The I stamped various coffee images onto cream card and vellum. The slide mount was coloured silver with a krylon pen. some brown paper was then embossed with a cuttlebug folder and was used in the background. Some silver metal embellisments were used threaded with brown spotted ribbon. Finally a silver heat embossed spoon was added.
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ATC
Using a template, I cut out the cup shape in shades of browns & creams, for the froth I used mulberry paper which I feathered at the edge. I assembled the layers, then attached to a brown base.

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I stamped a Linda Luckin Calendula image in Vintage Sepia Versafine, and inked the edges with Walnut Distress Ink. I matted the image onto some plain and patterned HOTP papers, and inked the edge of a cream cream card also with Walnut. I stamped a greeting and added 2 eyelets to finish.
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I have had this lovely free image from the *Lisa Vollrath Two Ten *site for some time now - so I decided to have a play with it. The lace background piece has been made using the *Stampin Up 'Antique lace'* background stamp. I stamped it using ink in a coffee colour and I also added Peanut Butter and Guilded Ivory embossing powders in places for depth and t exture. Embellished with a paper flower, a length of ribbon and a buckle I had lying around.
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Challenge Postponed

Hi everyone,

This weeks challenge is being postponed untill next Monday!

See you then,

Love, Wendy, Fifi, Becky, Jo, Lesley and Kate xxxx

Challenge 34: Personalise it

Hi everyone! Thankyou for taking part in last week's doodling challenge. This week's theme is 'Personalise it' - make your project more personal and put a name on it.
Our designers have made some wonderful examples for you which we hope you enjoy. A big thankyou to everyone who takes part every week, all your fab work and support is what makes my time to craft challenge!

Congratulations to A Portland Granny you have won last week's prize: a Cosmo Cricket paper collection. Please email us at mytimetocraftchallenge@hotmail.co.uk and we will get your prize in the post to you.



This week's Prize, supplied by Handy Hippo is x 10 Vouches worth 10% off at their online store. Everyone who takes part in this week's challenge by ( 10pm Monday the 27th GMT) will be entered into a prize draw and 10 lucky peoples names will be selected at random! Good luck, we will announce the winners next week.


Jo, Fifi, Lesley, Becky, Kate & Wendy

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I attached alphabet chipboard letters onto blue card which I ripped to give a snow effect, I added doodling, ribbons, and a brad with a rub-on greeting on it.
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Card
I started by cutting the large 16 out of mickey mouse paper with my cricut then I matted it on holographic card. Then stuck the numbers onto some bright yellow firework paper. Mickey mouse eyelets were used down the edges. I wrote the name with stickers and finished it all of with some black gems.
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I covered a card blank with patterned paper. From gold card I cut a heart shape and glued this to the base card. From pink paper I cut out a skull & crossbones, edged it with black ink and attached it with 3d foam on top of the heart. I spelled out the recipients name with alphabet stickers for a personal touch.
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Scrapbook Page
It is a page I made of my granddaughter, using a nestability die for the mats, and a quote, flowers and ric rak to embellish. I cut her name from a QK Revolution alphabet set called Lemonade (I think!).
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I decided to use the challenge to make my Brother's Birthday card. His hobby is photography so I decided to use an image from the Card Toonz Professional Nuttyness CD. My little Owl photographer is decoupaged up six layers, glittered slightly and mounted onto Nestabilities mats. I used a Sizzix alphabet to personalise the card with his name.
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Challenge 33: Get Doodling!

Hi everyone! Thankyou for taking part in last week's Teddies challenge - all your work was stunning as always! This week's theme is 'Doodling'. Try adding some freehand drawing to your projects. Maybe something really simple or if you're feeling really brave perhaps try drawing your own image instead of using a rubber stamp! Get your felt tips at the ready and have loads of fun doodling!

Our designers have made some wonderful examples for you which we hope you enjoy.



Congratulations to Christine D., a portland granny, Ria and RubyMay, you have won last week's prize and each won a fab embossing powder! Please email us at mytimetocraftchallenge@hotmail.co.uk and we will get your prizes in the post to you.



This week's Prize, supplied by Crafty Krafts is this 'Cosmo Cricket - Little boys Biography collection'. Everyone who takes part in this week's challenge by ( 10pm Monday the 20th GMT) will be entered into a prize draw and 1 lucky person's name will be selected at random winning this gorgeous prize. Come back next week to see who won!


Jo, Fifi, Lesley, Becky, Kate & Wendy


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To make it... I doodled three flowers onto patterned paper and placed them onto doodled stems. I then attached a ribbon and a sentiment sticker then finally doodled a scallop border and coloured it with a Pro Marker pen in 'Cornflower' colour.
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Twinchie
I stamped the leaf image in white stazon then drew around them with white gel pen. I then doodled in the corners. The leaves were then stamped again in bron stazon and then drawn round the same way. I finished it off by writing leaves in white gel pen and adding 3 small gold coloured gems. The leaves were stuck on with silicon glue and all edged with gold krylon pen.
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I covered a base card with red paper, cut a strip of patterned paper and punched a scalloped border to one edge then adhered to the base. I cut a thinner strip of paper, doodled a border round the edge and placed this across the punched piece. I cut a swirl from paper, doodled on some dots then stuck this to the base card. I stamped the sentiment, added a brad to the centre of a chipboard flower and stuck these to the card. Finally I doodled a border around all four edges of the base card.

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I stamped a Penny Black Christmas greeting, and doodled all round the edges of it by drawing some holly and berries and faux stitches. I painted in the holly leaves with Adirondack Lettuce Ink Pad and also painted some plain white card so I could mat it after I had matted it onto red. Finally I added some matching green ribbon along the bottom.
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When I first heard what the challenge was I was wary - I don' t do much doodling as my efforts always look wrong! So my card just has a doodled border around the edge of the circle. I used a Mimi image from Denami Designs and coloured with Zig Brushables and Sakura Stardust pens. matted and layered onto patterned paper and embellished with a decorative corner and some jewelled Flora Doodles!
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