CDAC PROGRESSIVE FREEBIE CHALLENGES : ROUND #4

Round 4 of the Progressive Freebie Challenges has just started on CDAC, and the freebies for this round are simply gorgeous.

One of my favourites is this Mandela from Daisy Doodles, and I made this card:

The image was coloured using Copics, and I added a little red gem in the centre. And that's all I think it needed - no fancy embellishments or embossing, no patterned DP's - the image is strong enough to stand alone, don't you think?

I will also enter this project in the following challenges:
Card Cupids
Gingerloft Challenge
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi (#82)
Bling it on Challenges - October - no patterned papers

I hope you like what you see, and I'd love it if you came and joined us on the latest round of the Progressive Freebie Challenges, so you too can be in line to win one of those fabulous prizes!

luv n huggz
Jen
Durban
South Africa

1 OCTOBER : WORLD CARDMAKING DAY

To all the cardmakers worldwide ;

HAPPY CARDMAKING DAY!!!

and from all of us too at Bugaboo stamps:

Here is the the news about the latest Bugaboo Catch the Bug challenge and also some exciting news!

This week's challenge is "Anything Goes"and the rules are simple and are listed below!

Today is World Card Making Day and in addition to a challenge there is also a crafting freebie for the occasion!
So you can enter a project in the "Anything Goes" challenge and a project using the freebie for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate. You do not have to enter both but you must use the freebie to qualify for the additional $25 gift certificate
Post a link to it on Bugaboo Stamps' challenge blog, Catch the Bug, by 10/8/11 at 6:00 AM EST to be entered a random drawing for three digi prize packs - seven (7) (using a Bugaboo image only), four (4), or two (2) using any image!

Limited to 3 projects per person please
Don’t forget your creations can also be made to fit our challenges over at PCP and CADC for our Wacky Wednesday Challenge! There is still plenty of time to play in which is a photo inspiration Challenge! You could win 5 free Bugaboo images so why not join!

My Anything Goes project for your inspiration for the challenge is a Christmas Card - with the cut image called Christmas Brat Girl Dress from the Bugaboo Stamps store HERE

As usual -= here are your useful links :-


There is always something exciting happening at BUGABOO STAMPS, and if you would like to keep up to date, why not join the groups :

To join the Bugaboo Group at CDAC, click HERE
To join the Catch the Bug Group on PCP, click HERE

The wonderfully talented crafters of the Design Team would love to welcome you at one, if not both groups.

I will be entering my Bugaboo Christmas card in the "What a Cutie" challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend...

and my Darla World Cardmaking Day Card in the Anything Goes challenge at Crazy 4 Challenges

luv n huggz
Jen
Durban, South Africa

A DAY FOR DAISIES : "FALL CUTIES" - NEW RELEASE

I have had internet speed problems for the past few days and was really unable to post on my blog except for a few very small window periods.

So this post is a little late, but hey, rather a late New Release post for A DAY FOR DAISIES, than none at all ... don't you agree?

The set is called "Fall Cuties" and I chose to work with an image completely out of my comfort zone - a frog. It's not that I don't like frogs, they actually don't bother me at all, but the style of image is a little different to what I usually work with. And then I tried a card completely different for me too ....

This card also serves to introduce you to the new challenge - we DARE you to use as much texture as you can ....


This fabulous set is not the only one in the new releases, the others are equally as precious!

As usual I have a set of useful links for you:

Click HERE to go to the A Day for Daisies group on Crafters Digital Art Centre
Click HERE to go to the A Day for Daisies group on Paper Craft Planet
Click HERE to go to the A Day for Daisies group on The Crafter's Cafe

Or click HERE to go to the A DAY FOR DAISIES STORE.

luv n huggz
Jen
Durban
South Africa

BUGABOO FREEBIE FRIDAY : MAKE IT SNAPPY!!!

Welcome to an all new Freebie Friday and what a great one it is today! Jodie, Bugaboo’s awesomely talented artist and designer, is releasing for us today a wonderful “Make it Snappy” set to finish off September like no other!
This wonderful set is available now in the Bugaboo Stamps Store but the little ”Cake” featured below is our Freebie for the week so head on over to the store and grab your freebie.
I know you will love it so much you will have to go back for the entire set!

This is my creation, just to whet your appetite:

as usual, here are your useful links:

There is always something exciting happening at BUGABOO STAMPS, and if you would like to keep up to date, why not join the groups :

To join the Bugaboo Group at CDAC, click HERE
To join the Catch the Bug Group on PCP, click HERE

The wonderfully talented crafters of the Design Team would love to welcome you at one, if not both groups.

luv n huggz
Jen
Durban, South Africa

TERRIFICALLY THRILLING THURSDAY AT SHELLY'S IMAGES!

Welcome to another TERRIFICALLY THRILLING THURSDAY here at Shelly's Images.

This week's featured image is " Diamond Ring",

AND our challenge to you this week is TIC-TAC-TOE:

Before I share the MY creation for your inspiration today, I'd like to welcome our sponsor for today's challenge :

'PIZAZZ APLENTY'

There will be a $10 SURPRISE GIFT PACKAGE to our Gold Medal winner
in addition to the image they will win from Shelly's Images.

And this is my creation:

I made a criss-cross fold card, with pockets inside the flaps to hold two ATC's.

I used the options of the diagonal for the TIC-TAC-TOE - ling and flowers - and as my "free" I used some silver stickers.


Now that that I have shown you my creation, it's your turn to show us what you can create.....

And just by playing along, you could win a wonderful prize!

To check out this and many other fabulous images in Shelly's store, click HERE
To join Shelly's group on CDAC, click HERE
To visit Shelly's blog where you can find lots of new techniques, and view the fabulous inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies, click HERE

Luv n huggz
Jen
Durban, South Africa

OLDIE BUT GOODIE!!! DAY AT BUGABOO!

I love it that Bugaboo Stamps has a day set aside to play with Oldies BUT Goodies! Hey - to those of you who're new to Bugaboo every one of the stamps is like a new release!

Have a look HERE too, to see what the other Design Team members have created.

Being the Bugaboo Stamps Guest Designer for September and October, I get to show you an oldie, but oh my gosh - such a cutie!

The image I used is called Girl Turtle and is available in the store HERE.

She was coloured using Copics and a white gel pen, and I used her on a shaped card, a notelet and envelope card. It is a one-layer card, and the gold lines showing where the notelet and envelope are, are actually stick-on s. This technique is one that I learned at our Card Guild Workshop Day last week - and was one of the nine techniques we learned. Some flowers, inked and adorned with flat back pearls, and some die cut swirls, complete the card.

As I usually do for you, here are some really handy links:

There is always something exciting happening at BUGABOO STAMPS, and if you would like to keep up to date, why not join the groups :

To join the Bugaboo Group at CDAC, click HERE
To join the Catch the Bug Group on PCP, click HERE

The wonderfully talented crafters of the Design Team would love to welcome you at one, if not both groups.

luv n huggz
Jen
Durban, South Africa

CELEBRATE WORLD CARDMAKINJG DAY WITH BUGABOO!

CLICK HERE TO JOIN!

SEE YOU ON SATURDAY!