Get Ready For Christmas - June edition!

Good morning to all our lovely crafty friends and followers. Carole here today to launch this months Get Ready For Christmas Challenge. I hope you have all been joining in these challenges this year and  are building up an nice little stock of Christmas cards. Not sure if you know but we are half way through the year and only 26 weeks till Christmas. What happened to those first 26 weeks!!

Our sponsor for this week's challenge is the fabulous

Ike's Art    

Prize = $20 gift certificate to store

This is a very generous prize Thank you for sponsoring us.

Our lovely Design Team ladies have been busy creating some stunning cards to inspire you all. Also joining us this time are some very talented Guest Designers whose cards are just fabulous .

Carole - Christmas Pixie

Dora - Cat

We're super excited to welcome a new Design Team

member to Crafting by Designs!  Please be sure to

stop by Mel's blog and check out her beautiful creations!

Mel Gee's Crafts

Mel - Christmas Pixie

Sharon

Guest Designers

Plony from Phony's blog of Crafting and Frills

Hi, I am Plony ....living in The Netherlands.

November 2011 I started my blog http://plonysbloggie.blogspot.nl/ 

and I still love to show my cards and some other, mostly vintage, things.

I love vintage but coloring stamps and digi's is also one of my favorite hobbies.

Crafting is my life and I would love to thank the Crafting by Designs team for giving me the chance to show my card as a guestdesigner today.

Laney from Laney's Place

​I have been crafting for many years and i like all kinds of crafts,but paper crafting has to be my no 1...pastime.  Its so nice to be chosen to be a Guest Designer  and i have enjoyed the challenge​

Thank you to the Guest Designers your creations are fabulous.

Well I hope we have got you  into the Christmas mood now and you can start making your beautiful Christmas cards and enter our challenge. We always look forward to seeing each and every one.

Please remember to follow our simple rules:
-All projects must be made by you during the time this challenge runs
-you can submit up to 3 projects
-no back dating please
-link your blog post to our challenge

This challenge is open until the 4th July  

Happy Crafting everyone Carole and the Crafting by Designs Team

Animals

Hi everyone, Doris here with our new challenge for the week

Animals

We want to see your projects with

all kinds of animals, from the barn to the sea!

First, a great big THANK YOU to

our very generous sponsor

QKR Stampede  

for gifting some amazing images to our

design team AND 3 digi images to our winner!

Do you have a sense of humor? Are you looking for a cute stamp? Then, we are the company for you! QKR Stampede is the somewhat cute somewhat quirky rubber and digital stamp company. We showcase the artwork of Ken Herrod, who had a unique, somewhat quirky style with lots of humor and character. You are sure to get a chuckle out of our stamps! We have been offering our unique stamps and supplies to the craft industry for over 15 years. At QKR Stampede our images are available as un-mounted, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps! If QKR Stampede Stamps aren't exactly what you are looking for, don’t miss out on the sister companies: Eureka Stamps, Biblical Impressions Rubber Stamps, or the newest addition; Alluring Impressions.

Here are some fabulous projects from our 
Design Team


Isobel using Old Goat 

Carole using  Sleigh Bells

Julia using Party Cat

CraftyGirl using  Christmas Moose

Sharon

And now some  projects from our fabulous Guest Designers

Carol from Crafty Stamper

Hi I'm Carol from Crafty-stamper and I have been crafting for many years,knitting,crotchet,cake decorating and now cardcraft,mixed media  rediscovering my first passion of stamping .I have been married for 48yrd and have three grown children and five grandchildren.

I have decorated a small canvas with various stamps die-cut and paper napkin

Nancy from My Creations

I am Nancy Soetaert, 50 years, I live at the Belgian Coast. I love a lot of crafting work: beading, making beads with polymere clay, flower arranging,… but most of all I make cards: fun to do, fun to send and make someone happy…   Mostly I make scrapcards, but I also love playing with inks and stamps.  I am blogging since end of 2014, you can find my blog at www.creanancy.blogspot.be

Thanks for chance to be guestdesigner at Crafting by Designs.

That's some great inspiration!  Now it's over to you - please
remember to follow our simple rules:

• all projects must be made by you during the time this challenge runs
• you can submit up to 3 projects
• no back dating please
• link your blog post to our challenge

This challenge is open until June 27 and 

we can't wait to see what you make!

Things with Wings

Hello! It's Sharon again and I am hosting this week's new Challenge. 

Things with Wings

Hmmm.... Birds or Insects may come to mind. 
But (Any)Thing with Wings will work. Angels, Fairies, 
Magical Mythical Creatures.... the sky is the limit as long as your project was wings that can fly. Fred She Said is our very 
generous sponsor for the Challenge. A $10 gift certificate 
to their store, (which is awesome by the way), is the fabulous prize!

Fred She Said 

Prize - $10 gift certificate to store

Now a little inspiration from our Design Team:

Carole- Marigolds and Morpho 

The Lid

The Box

Julia - SwallowTail Original Fantasy Colored

Sharon - Daisies and Ladybug

CraftyGirl - Nuthatch

Mel - Daisies and Ladybug

Dora - Humming bird and Petunias

And we are so lucky to have Darlene join us as a Guest Designer this week!

Darlene from Dar's Crafty Creations

I'm Darlene Pavlick from Akron, Ohio and it seems like I have been crafting in some manner all my life!  About 10 years ago I was introduced to papercrafting and well, the rest is history!  I want to thank Crafting by Designs for the opportunity to Guest Design for them ... it's truly my honor!

Please read the challenge rules as they have changed. No dating please. The challenge will be open until June 20th. 
Upload your projects through Mr. Linky below.
Don't forget to visit our sponsor, DT and Guest Designer and show them a little love.
Have fun, show us your wings and soar!

Winner - Black/White/One other color

Hi everyone, Doris here with the winner of the

Black/White/One other Color challenge.

THANK YOU so much to our sponsor
Star Stampz  

Our winner this week is #26 

Marina from My Perfect Life

Marina has won her choice of 3 digi stamps from 
Star Stampz 

Congratulations to our winner and thanks to
everyone who played along with us!

Saturday Spotlight #122 - Get Ready for Christmas May edition

Hello Everyone, Doris here

with Spotlight #122

featuring the DT favorites from the

 Get Ready for Christmas May edition challenge.

Thank you to all our regular entrants, we really appreciate your support!

It is always great to see new faces too!

Visiting all your blogs was such a delight;
and we really loved your interpretation of the challenge!!

All of you are winners but we had to pick a few.

Here they are:

 The first spotlight falls on

#2 Rosina from Rosina's Scrap Cards



 The second spotlight falls on

#9 Eemelie from EemeLIKES


 The third spotlight falls on

#10 Wendy from Cartai

Take some time to visit the blogs of everyone in the spotlight;

you will be inspired and get some excellent ideas!
Don't forget to leave some love!

Please make sure that you link only your blog post, 
not your blog, not your photo,

as well as linking back to the challenge! 
We can only spotlight you if you link back to us in your post

If you are one of our favourites, grab your badge here:

Do come and join in the challenges, you might win something

or the Spotlight might be on you next time!

PS. Like our Facebook Page & follow us on Pinterest
and Instagram Link your spotlight creations!
We would love to share your creativity!

Thanks for your support, it is always fun to get feedback!

Please Note:

The Spotlight is a Just for Fun way of giving recognition to our loyal entrants/followers

May Spotlight

Hello Everyone, Doris here

with MAY Spotlight 

featuring the DT favorites from the

 May Anything Goes challenge.

Thank you to all our regular entrants, we really appreciate your support!

It is always great to see new faces too!

Visiting all your blogs was such a delight;
and we really loved your interpretation of the challenge!!

All of you are winners but we had to pick a few.

Here they are:

 The first spotlight falls on

#3 Ria from Hugs, Ria


 The second spotlight falls on

#156 Megan from My Merry Card Corner


 The third spotlight falls on

#79 Nick from Nick's Scrap Shack

 The fourth spotlight falls on
#32 Jackie from Get the JC Look

Take some time to visit the blogs of everyone in the spotlight;

you will be inspired and get some excellent ideas!
Don't forget to leave some love!

Please make sure that you link only your blog post, 
not your blog, not your photo,

as well as linking back to the challenge! 
We can only spotlight you if you link back to us in your post

If you are one of our favourites, grab your badge here:

Do come and join in the challenges, you might win something

or the Spotlight might be on you next time!

PS. Like our Facebook Page & follow us on Pinterest
and Instagram Link your spotlight creations!
We would love to share your creativity!

Thanks for your support, it is always fun to get feedback!

Please Note:

The Spotlight is a Just for Fun way of giving recognition to our loyal entrants/followers

Black, White and Another Color

Hello everyone!

Welcome back for a fun and inspiring almost month long challenge.

Our theme for this challenge is

Black, White and Another Color
Create a project using the colors black and white and add a third color of choice.
Every style is welcomed as long as you follow the rules.
Our generous sponsor for this challenge is

Star Stampz   

The fabulous prize is winners choice of 3 single digi stamps!

Hello! My name is Sarah though I am commonly known by friends and online as Star (thus came Star Stampz!) My nick name derived back from the early days when I first began signing my artwork as Stargirl (and have done so ever since.)

Art has had a big influence on my life and who I am. Though I have dabbled in many styles and types discovering Japanese anime and it's art style is what renewed my vigor to draw. It helps that I'm also a complete geek ~ anime, Japanese culture, books, writing, fantasy, cartoons, music, musicals, etc.

I am not very crafty with paper scrapbooking or putting together beautiful cards and creations but when I discovered the world of digital stamping I was fascinated what others could do with the same art stamp. I have also always been fond of inking pen drawings in my sketchbooks. I have focused a lot on my digital art and other freelance projects but digital stamps is that perfect niche for being creative and getting back line art drawings. I always look forward to see what creations others have turned my stamps into.

Here are the inspiring creations of our awesome Design Team:


Isobel - Spring Rain

Carole - Maiko in Spring

Sharon

Joining use for this challenge we have to amazing guest designers

Caz from Bunny's Bits and Bobs

I live in Nottingham, UK, have  done so for 22 years now, after moving up from London...I've had a go at most things, learnt bobbin lace making...Also like to do x stitch..Now onto card making, which I started back in 2010... but do like 3d stuff also..especially since getting a cutting machine..I live with my very patient hubby Jim..who keeps me watered while i craft..lol

Sherry from Loose Stitches and Unraveled Threads

Hi, I'm Sherry, I was born in Kentucky and now live in Washington. I'm a wife, mother and grandmother. I have enjoyed all types of arts and crafts ever since I can remember. Now I have found that I really enjoy making cards by hand and have began working with mixed media. I am so very excited to be a Guest Designer for Crafting by Designs.

Awesome inspiration for this challenge! Well it's over to you now to get crafty and share your amazing projects with us. Don't forget to check out the Designers and Guest designers and leave some love.

A reminder of a few rules for this challenge, which ends June 13th, link to your post not to your blog, no back dating and you can only enter three creations.

Happy Crafting!

Winner - Get Ready for Christmas, May edition

Hi everyone, Doris here with the winner of the

Get Ready for Christmas, May edition challenge.

THANK YOU to our sponsor

All Dressed Up Stamps

Our winner this week is #19 

Teresa from Red Obsession Cards

Teresa has won her choice of 2 digi images from 

All Dressed Up Stamps

Congratulations to our winner and thanks to everyone 

who played along with us!