Movember Madness

Samm's turn to dare at Daring Cardmakers' this week-

It's the month of Movember so what better time than to show us some Moustaches, Tashes, Mustaches, Furry Facial Hair on your cards this week!

Not having any Moustaches to hand, I made mine digitally and added it to this card;



Made using Bazzill cardstock and brads,

This is the image that I used; (click it to big it!)



and as it is the 25th - one month 'til Christmas! It is the last Ribbon Girl Jingle All The Way To Christmas;



There is a fantastic Christmas Ribbon Kit up for grabs - you can see all the details of how to enter here;



and this is my Christmas themed card;



Made using; Ribbon and Berries from The Ribbon Girl, a Printable from CraftsUPrint, MME papers, Washi Tape, inking and stitching.

TFL!

Ribbon Girl Challenge #13

The Ribbon Girls' fabulous challenge is pink and white this month;



The Ribbon Girls have again been super generous and there is this fantastic ribbon parcel as a prize;



and a £10 voucher for LOTV;



All the details of how to enter are here.

and this is may pink and white card;



- brilliant for using those odds and ends of ribbon and made using;

Kraft Card	White Card	Natural Button Twine	Pink Grosgrain Spot
Pink Pencil Stripe	Baby Pink Grosgrain	Bias Binding Pink Check	Pink Open Weave
Pink Flowers	Merry Christmas rub on	Ink Pad	Tape

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And another scrappy tree - made from felt and paper offcuts and a Ribbon Girl flower;



You can see the DT's pink and white creations on the Ribbon Girl blog :)

Water, Water, Everywhere....

The theme for this week's Daring Cardmaking has been chosen by the lovely Vanessa and is;
WATER

You could make a card with a watery theme (lakes, rivers, fishies, boats etc), or maybe you'll find a way to actually use some water in the making of your card eg colouring with watercolours

This is my card - using a frozen water embellishment - aka a snowflake!



I used; MME papers and tags, a Sizzix embossing folder which I inked, Flowers, Button Twine and Ribbon from The Ribbon Girl, a doily, Nestabilities dies and a felt snowflake from The Range.

TFL - and don't forget to check out the other watery creations here.

Bejewelled

Todays's Daring Cardmakers' dare was set by the very talented Sharon;

It's Sharon here setting this weeks challenge. I'd like to see cards inspired by a piece of jewellery - you can be inspired by the colour, the stone, or the design. A good place to start is looking at the pictures on pinterest - that's where I found the gorgeous ring that inspired my card.
and also where I found my inspiration picture;


to make this card;



I used October Afternoon Sidewalks paper, poppy from t'internet, Ribbon Girl flower, striped ribbon and twine, Doodlebug gems, Papermania black, and Bazzill Kraft cardstock, a doily, adhesive border and Papermania adhesive gems.

Don't forget to check out all the DT's fabulous bejewelled creations here :)

'Homespun Fall'

This week's Shabby Tea Room challenge is to use this gorgeous photo as inspiration;



and this is the card that I made;



using; MME, AC and OA papers, washi tape, Ribbon Girl flower, ribbon and seam binding, Graphics Fairy image, doily, spellbinders dies and a peg.

TFL!

Chrysanthemums for Our Birthday!

Last week's dare was Dare No 52 of Year 5 of Daring Cardmakers challenges - yes, we've been around THAT long! And we still enjoy setting the dares and making our cards. A Huge THANK YOU to all of you who pop in week by week to see what we're up to, and especially to those of you who join in with our challenges - we really do appreciate your support.
The DT members may have changed but our aims remain the same - to inspire and challenge you (and ourselves) to make cards, no matter what your style and no matter what your experience is. We remain open to all, have no allegiance to any company and we actively encourage as much variety as possible - we definitely do not judge one card above another so when we offer prizes winners are always chosen at random.

For our first dare of year 6 it's a return to our year-long celebration of flowers associated with each month. According to our list there is just one flower for November and it's the
Chrysanthemum
Luckily there are lots of different types, so plenty of inspiration to be had - just do a Google Image Search on Chrysanthemum and you'll be spoilt for choice!

Not sure my flower turned out to be completely like a Chrysanthemum...



I used Crate Paper random, Simple Stories Year-o-Graphy, and OA papers,AC fabric paper, Sizzix and Cuttlebug dies, Bazzill bling cardstock with extra glitter added with a Kuretake Wink of Stella clear pen, Papermania adhesive pearl and Seam binding and button twine from The Ribbon Girl.

TFL - and don't forget to check out the other gorgeous Chrysanthemums from the DT.

'Happy Halloween'

The Shabby Tea Room's dare this week is to make a Halloween card using orange and purple and twine or raffia. This is the card that I came up with;



I used MME papers, a bingo card, doily and Ribbon Girl flowers (coloured with Promarkers, Ribbon Girl lace, Spellbinders dies, MM star brads, and I unraveled some twine to stitch around the edge.

TFL!

Fantastic Felties

Nat dared us this week at Daring Cardmakers;

This week I want to see you get creative with felt.
I just love the stuff but seem to always do the same old same old with it... so I'm really looking forward to seeing what creative ideas you come up with.
You can use felt to make your own handmade embellishments (even include some threading and beading if you're feeling energetic), use some pre-made felties, or even raid the accessories sale bins for something unique to add to your project!

I made this Halloween card;



and I used Simple Stories papers and stickers, cream felt (die cut to create a feltie skull), American Crafts Mixtape Spellbinders dies and googly eyes.

TFL - and don't forget to check out the DT's felt-tastic creations!

Banksy

Daring Cardmakers have gone urban this week with Samm's brilliant street art dare;

It's my turn to set the dare this week and my challenge is

'Inspired by Banksy'

If you're not aware of who he is, then pop on by Banksy.co.uk and take a look at some of his amazing street art across the world - you could also try a Google Image search on "Banksy" to find lots of fabulous ideas for your card.

So now is your chance to dig out those stencils, use that paint, throw in a few ironic sayings and give your card some 'street life'

This my card - we watched Banksy's documovie Exit Through The Gift Shop (which was fascinating - even if a partial fabrication) last weekend and I based my card on one of the artists featured - Invader;



I made the space invader using squares of 12x12 digi paper, resized and arranged in rows and added a sentiment using Killer DJ font from Dafont. Usual inking and stitching and a smidgeon of Basic Grey out of print paper.

The DT have made amazing street art inspired cards - you can check them out here

Have a great weekend!

Jingle All The Way To Christmas

As it's the 25th, The Ribbon Girls have another fun festive challenge on their blog today - to make a Christmas themed project. Andrea and Mary have a fantastic prize on offer too;



and this is my festive card;



From the Ribbon Girl, I used;

Seam Binding
Pom Pom Trim
Red Berries
Blossom Flowers
Star Pin

I also used MME papers and die cuts, Spellbinders dies, a holly punch and adhesive pearls.

You can see all the details of how to enter and all the amazing projects made by the DT here.

TFL!

Boo!

Made for Papercrafts' October Gallery Challenge using Crate Paper Random, Spellbinders dies and Ribbon Girl Pom Pom trim, twine and lace.

TFL!

2Circles2Go

This week's Daring Cardmaker's dare is a sketch, taken from Kathy's marvelous Sketch File blog;



I rotated the sketch 90° CCW and made this;

I used OA Sidewalks papers and sticker, flower and button twine from The Ribbon Girl, Spellbinders dies, Papermania gem, peg and staples from stash.

Don't forget to check out how my very talented teamies have interpreted the sketch

TFL!

Ribbon Girl Colour Challenge #12

The Ribbon Girl's fabulous colour challenge for October is sponsored by Ribbon Girl and Lili Of The Valley. This month my lovely teamie Kath chose the colours and she picked shades of Lilac and Green.

The Ribbon Girls have been super generous and there is an amazing prize on offer consisting of ribbons from the Ribbon Girl and also a £10 voucher from Lili of the Valley

This is my card;

and I used; Lace, Twill, ribbon, button, pom pom trim, flowers and seam binding from the Ribbon Girl, Melissa Frances stickers, Studio Calico paper, and Kraft cardstock.

The challenge runs until 9pm on the 29th October and you can check out all the DT's beautiful creations and see the details of how to enter on the Ribbon Girl's blog.

TFL!

A Little Bird Told Us...

Rein's turn to dare at Daring Cardmakers' today;

It's Rein here this week, my dare for you is very easy and simple...

I would love to see a bird on your card - it can be stamped, die-cut or made in another way, just join in and have fun - and you might even win a prize as this week's dare is sponsored by The Ribbon Reel

You can check out all the entry details and see the gorgeous cards made by the DT here This is my card - made for My Mum who's celebrating a special birthday day today - I thought that she might not appreciate having her age in years on the card so I added it in days instead....



To make it, I used;
Melissa Frances 5th Avenue and Crate Paper Random papers, October Afternoon Sidewalks stickers, Basic Grey letter stickers, Ribbon Girl seam binding and flowers, hessian and peg from stash.

TFL!

Merry Christmas

Todays card is made using Anam's gorgeous sketch on the MME blog;



I stretched the sketch and created this;



and I used;

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and as it is exactly 3 months 'til Christmas, The Ribbon Girl have a fantastic Festive challenge starting on their blog today;



With a fabulous prize too;



You can check all the details and enter here.
TFL!