Stamping Sensations Challenge

Hi All

Been a little while since i entered the stamping sensations challenge, lifes been a bit bonkers.

I have had my pens out and done some colouring for this one

The challenge is here

Allsorts Week 323 - Share Your Favourite Colour

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Jo is setting this weeks theme and wants us to share our favourite colour, well mine is (no suprise) Purple

Ive had a play with some cardio stamps and a smaller square card for this theme. Quite delicate i think.

Our prize comes from Sizzix this week

Allsorts week 323 inspired by summer

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Welcome to another Saturday, please check and see if you are a winner or in our top five

This week its me hosting and I have set the theme "Inspired By Summer" this could be colours, summer flowers, sentiments, the seaside, icecreams, so pretty broad - just tell us whats inspired you.....

Ive gone for summery colours and flowers for my card.

Our sponsor this week is

Whimsy Stamps are a family owned art stamp company dedicated to providing crafters around the world with whimsical and fun rubber stamp designs. span style. All of our rubber stamps are made from deeply etched rubber, mounted on Cling Cushion Foam and once trimmed are ready to use with an acrylic block. Our Shapeology Metal Craftings dies are exclusive to Whimsy Stamps and can be used with many table top cutting machines. These dies are made in the USA using top quality steel. They are perfect for cutting papers and fabrics and many coordinate with our sentiment stamps. We also have our own line of 6x6 designer papers printed on high quality, slightly textured vellum paper. 

Offering a $15 voucher for their store

GDT Penny Black and More - Summer Flowers

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I am GDT at Penny Black and More this month with the theme "Summer Flowers"

I've used a stickeroo to make my card and hope it has a summery feel to it!

you can join the challenge here

Allsorts Week 322 Pearls and Gems

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Another Saturday is her already and this week we have the challenge theme of "Pearls and Gems"

I've used a Jane Shasky image for my card and decoupaged it, CAS but have been manic with work again this week

Our sponsors are:

DigiStamp Boutique offers a wide range of digi images designed by Sally-Ann Hancock. My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy creating.

and

LETS CREATE

See you next week.....

A Bit More Time To Craft - 1st August Anything Goes

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This is my first DT piece for a new challenge called A Bit More Time To Craft, its a bit different to normal explained by Lozzy as follows:

This will not be your normal type of challenge blog as if you enter you will not receive any comments on your blog for entering. I no we all love to have comments but then do we love to be Crafting and you have come to this place called A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge. The only prize's up for grab for 3 Randomly chosen winners are Digi Papers so if you happy and love to use Digi Papers then have a go by entering. The Challenge's will all be everyone's favourite "Its Anything Goes" so its up to you.
Have started this Challenge up as we all love to enter challenges to win prizes and to show off our gorgeous creations but remember its no comments and posts will be just short and sweet so the DT's have A Bit More Time For Crafting.

There are 2 Challenge's a month starting on the 1st and 15th of each month - i am on the A Team which is the 1st each month.

I am sharing a new home card i have made for my first challenge which is anything goes

be great for you to come and join us here

Allsorts Week 321 - Add a butterfly

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This week at Allsorts we have a lovely theme to ad a butterfly.  I have used some digi images by our sponsor deedees for my card called fluttering by

Using Fluttering By Deedees Digis

Our sponsors this week are 

PPR and Deedees

Deedee's Digis offers wholesome digital "stamps" and printable digital papers that are the original creations of Deedee Anderson. All of our sets include both outline and pre-colored images, in both JPG and PNG formats. Our products are offered in high 300dpi resolution so that they are fully resizable to meet your crafting needs. We are a Christ-centered company, and you will find that many of our sets include KJV Scripture verses, in addition to encouraging sentiments of all sorts. We feel very blessed to be part of such a talented community of paper crafters, and thank you for allowing us to sponsor your challenges !

Allsorts week 320 - add a banner or a flag

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Susan is hosting us this week with the theme "add a banner or flag"

This is my card, using a Dreamees digi papers and embellishments and Joanna Sheen banner.

Sponsor Nicecrane Designs 

Nicecrane Designs offer a huge range of high quality Vintage inspired design sheets and images to create and compliment all your crafting projects from cardmaking to scrapbooking. Designs range from Vintage fashion and animals to well known children's characters such as Peter Rabbit and The Water Babies with new images being added to the range on a monthly basis.

Allsorts Week 319 Strawberries and Cream

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Our Lovely Mervis is hosting this week with a nice theme for the two wimbledon finals of  "Strawberries and cream" - it's a yummy time! You can also use colours red and cream.

I was lucky enough to go the quarter finals earlier this week and did have some strawberries (bonud being they were free if you banked with HSBC)

I've used a house mouse image for my card and a new edger die, not sure i am that happy with the end result but the little mice are very cute!

Our sponsors are:

Kraftyhands are renowned for their easy to use crafting CDs covering a wide range of occasions which can be used for cardmaking, scrapbooking and home decor projects. They also design many paper craft resources from 12x12 & 6x6 backing papers to card making sets and toppers. They have showcased their products on Create & Craft and will be appearing on the new British Craft Network Internet TV channel in October. Their website address is www.kraftyhands.co.uk.
and

Deedee's Digis offers wholesome digital "stamps" and printable digital papers that are the original creations of Deedee Anderson. All of our sets include both outline and pre-colored images, in both JPG and PNG formats. Our products are offered in high 300dpi resolution so that they are fully resizable to meet your crafting needs. We are a Christ-centered company, and you will find that many of our sets include KJV Scripture verses, in addition to encouraging sentiments of all sorts. We feel very blessed to be part of such a talented community of paper crafters, and thank you for allowing us to sponsor your challenges !

Here's the Design Team Samples for your inspiration, lovely as always.

Allsorts Week 318 How does your garden grow

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Our host this week is the lovely brenda, who is unashamedly a fan of all things floral - which is great for me so our theme is

********How Does Your Garden Grow********

I have decoupaged a lovely fuschia image, i love fuschias and have a few potted ones gracing my patio at the moment, its quite clean and simple i am afraid but work is completely crazy at the moment

Our Sponsors

DigiStamp Boutique offers a wide range of digi images designed by Sally-Ann Hancock. My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy creating. One lucky winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend at their on line store.

Sizzix, there's no bigger or better place for craft materials, custom dies and machines that can die-cut, emboss and texturize many materials, including cardstock, paper, construction paper, fabric, faux fur, felt and foil plus much more. Another luck winner will receive a sizzix embossing set.