I asked for strength

   It's time for another challenge at QKR Stampede. As usual the theme is anything goes.
I cut the frame from silver mirri using a Hunkydory fabulous trellis frame die and matted and layered it onto black card and then pale pink card. The digi is from Eureka Stamps and after cutting it out I dusted the background using various Distress Inks.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   A Gem of A Challenge - anything goes
   That's Crafty - anything goes

Giraffe mistletoe

   A Christmas card with a difference for those who get married or engaged around this time. My sister was one of those. This one uses a digi from Digi Stamps 4 Joy called giraffe mistletoe. After colouring it using Promarkers I cut it out using a heart shaped die and matted it onto gold mirri. The background is an animal print card - the nearest I could find to giraffe colours and design and I attached black ribbon and a bow to the lower left hand corner.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Creative Inspirations - feeling festive

   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Passion For Promarkers - hip to be square

   Addicted To Stamps - non traditional Christmas colours

   Christmas cards All The Year Round - anything goes

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

   Sweet Stampin' - Christmas

   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

   Creative Moments - anything goes with Christmas

   Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes with Christmas

   

Trees

   There is a fresh challenge at QKR Stampede today with the theme of anything goes.
   I have taken a break from making Christmas cards And used the digi called trees, matting it onto balck card.
   The background was created by using a Darice embossing folder on white core'dinations cardstock which I then coloured using Distress Inks.  After attaching ribbon to the left hand side I matted it onto black card and then added three card candi to the bottom right hand corner.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Sweet Stampers - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional Christmas with snowflakes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes with a card
   CAS-ual Fridays - dry embossing
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Alphabet - t is for trees

Dasher

   This week's challenge at Crafting From the Heart is being sponsored by

The theme as usual is anything goes.

   Firstly I matted patterned mirri card onto red card. The image called Dasher was coloured using Promarkers and after cutting it out I dusted the edges using green Distress Ink, although this does not show up in the photo, and then matted it onto red card. I did similarly with the computer generated sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - feeling festive
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - hip to be square
   Cupcake Inspiration - use red, green, white

   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes
   Sweet Stampers - anything goes
   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes with Christmas
   Fab 'n' Funky - cute Christmas
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Christmas
   As You Like It - favourite Christmas animal (Reindeer - they help Santa deliver your present!)
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   Christmas At Sweet Stampin - anything goes
   Patie's Creations Design - winter or Christmas
   Sweet Stampin - Christmas 
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
   Alphabet - s for season's greetings

Three wise men

   Friday and another challenge begins at QKR Stampede with the theme of anything goes.
   I have used the digi from Eureka Stamps called three wise men, colouring it using Promarkers. I matted it onto mirri cut using a Spellbinders die. The background is formed from two waste pieces of card matted onto mirri with a satin ribbon wrapped round to cover the join. I then added some gold peel offs.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - feeling festive
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - hip to be square
   Whoopsi Daisy - anything goes with optional snow
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - celebrate
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Catch The Bug - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Christmas
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Christmas At Sweet Stampin - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes with a card
   Ike's World - anything goes with Christmas
   Alphabet - s for season's greetings

Nativity scene

   Rummaging through my stack of dies I found one from Cottage Cutz called Nativity scene, which cuts three separate images, so I decided to make some quick Christmas cards using it. The stable image is glued onto the blue background mat and the other two images are attached using foam pads to give some dimension.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - feeling festive
   Winter Wonderland - Christmas
   Christmas Cards All The Year Round - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional use of stencil
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Christmas
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - Christmas
   Make My Monday - CAS Christmas
   ABC Christmas - y for your favourite thing (cribs),  z for zero embellishments

Bed time story

   There is a fresh Crafty Cardmakers challenge today the theme of which is Christmas.
   I have used a House Mouse decoupage sheet from Joanna Sheen. After attaching it to red rad I outlined the image using strios of gold peel off and then added more gold peel off items to the left hand side of the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - Christmas
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - feeling festive
   House Mouse And Friends - Christmas
   Winter Wonderland - anything goes
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - December
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes with Christmas
   The Paper Shelter - birthdays or celebrations
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional stencil use
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   Alphabet - s is for season's greetings

Joy

   Today being Friday there is a new challenge at QKR Stampede. The theme as usual is anything goes.
   Adding to my collection of Christmas cards I decided to make a shaped card using Tattered Lace's monumental moments joy die. I cut out the digi called solid manger and star using an oval die and attached it behind the rear 'o'. I glued paper printed using My Craft Studio CD ROM 'Winter hellebore' onto the front 'j' and 'y' and attached gold and red mirri onto the front 'o'. I then decorated the card with decoupaged winter hellebore cut using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - Christmas
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - feeling festive
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Calendar - Christmas
   Winter Wonderland - anything goes
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - December 
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   Sweet Stampers - Christmas
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes with Christmas
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Do-Al(l) Kreative - Christmas or New Year
   Pile It On - shaped cards
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with Christmas
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   Pattie's Creations Design - winter or Christmas
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything Christmas
   A Gem of A Challenge - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes with Christmas
   Alphabet - s is for season's greetings

Keyboard kitten

   Today sees the start of a fresh challenge at Crafting From the Heart. This digi from Digi Stamps 4 Joy is called keyboard kitten. After colouring it using Promarkers I framed it with pale pink pearlescent card and then attached it to plaid card which I had matted onto black. I then added three card candi to the design.
 
   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with too cute
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   LeAnn's World 101 - anything goes
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes
   Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes with optional Christmas

Nativity

   A new anything goes themed challenge begins at Dragonfly Dreams today.
   I cut a rectangular aperture in patterned mirri card and framed the opening with cream card cut using a Hunkydory framed with love die. Behind the aperture I attached an image taken from Hunkydory's Third Little Book of Christmas then matted the whole combination onto cream card.
I attached a cream bow and a cream sentiment disc which was matted onto mirri card to finish the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - Christmas
   Crafty Calendar - Christmas
   Christmas Cards All The Year Round - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - Christmas
   Do-Al(l) Kreative - Christmas or New Year

Postbox birds

   It is the first Saturday of the month so that means that there is a fresh  Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge. The theme is anything goes with the option of a winter card.
   I decoupaged sheets taken from Hunkydory's Little Book of Season's Greetings, matted it onto red card and added loose glitter to the snow. I then attached this to cream card that was matted onto gold card. The 'greetings' sentiment was cut from red card using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challengs:
   Crafty Friends - Christmas
   Creative Inspirations - November chill
   Crafty Calendar - Christmas
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   4 Crafty Chicks - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - Christmas
   Do-Al(l) Kreative - Christmas or new year
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes