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onsdag, juni 19, 2013 | By: Mian

I´m a Guest Designer at Fab n' Funky!

Hi everyone, today I wanna show you a new card that I´ve made as a Guest Designer at Fab n' Funky's challenge "Animals". I got this adorable digi Little Bear Garden Delight from StampArt Design by Kathryne to work with.

Thank you so much for having me as a Guest Designer.

 Stamps: StampArt Design by Kathryne - Little Bear Garden Delight & PaperMaze Nordic
Papers: Bazzill & Bo Bunny - Ambrosia
Dies/Punches: Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page punch,Spellbinders Splendid Circles,
Marianne Design Flourish & Butterfly, QK Fancy Envelope Tabs, Spellbinders Labels Fifteen
Embellishments: Sew Easy, DMC, Flowers, Pearls, Rhinestones,
Fluid Chalk - Chestnut Roan, Tim Holtz - Color Wash Purple Twilight
Coloring Medium: Tombows

I've sprayed the big flowers with Tim Holtz Color Wash since I didn't have any big purple flowers, my first time to use the spray. I bought it a couple a months ago and never did get around to use it until now. Talk about shopaholic!



I´d like to enter my card into following challenges:

A & T Emerald Sketch Challenge #25 - Happy Birthday
A Little Bit Crafty - Something Sweet
Animal Friends #3 - Butterfly and/or Bugs
As You Like It #4 - Favorite Papers (& why) (Bo Bunny-gorgeous colors & patterns)
Challenges 4 Everybody #22 - Anything Goes
Color Me Creative #70 - Gorgeous Brunettes (hair or fur in brunette/brown tones)
Country View Craft #4 June - Die Cuts
Craft Room - Here Comes the Summer
Crafty Calendar June - Things with Wings
Creative Stamp Friends #79 - Birthday
Di´s Digis - Beautiful Borders
Digi Haven - Anything Goes
DL.ART Linky Party June - Anything Goes
Hanna and Friends #173 - Banner
Heck of a Challenge June - Bingo (flowers,die cuts/punches, pearls)
Hjerteboden #6 - Vänskap
Kaboodle Doodles #176 - Summer
KraftyHands June - No Squares Allowed
MayzyArt #019 - Anything Goes Theme: Polka Dots
My Sheri Crafts #112 - Summer Solstice
Oldie but Goodie Challenge - Stitching Faux/Real (old-pearls on string)
One Crazy Stamper June - Summer Fun
Paper Crafting Journey - Pearls & Swirls
Paper Playtime #12 - Anything Goes
Papirdokkene #48 - Juveler
Quirky Crafts #12 - Fold It (more than 1 fold)
Scrappers Delight #12 - S is For…. SUMMER
Sentimental Sundays #159 Sprays/Paints/Mists (Tim Holtz - Color Wash Purple Twilight)
Stamp and Create June - Summer Fun
Stamping for the Weekend - Cute
Stamping Sensation June - Summer Blooms
The Corrosive Challenge #176 - Animal Antics
The Crazy Challenge #147 - Teens Card
The Cutie Pie #46 - One for the Kids
The Hobby House #1 - Anything Goes
The Hybrid Chick - Lazy Days of Summer
The Paper Nest Dolls #6 - Summer Lovin'
Whimsical Designs - Summer Time Fun
Whimsy Stamps #60 - Shaped Cards
Victorine Stamps #61 - In the Garden with Animals & Bugs
WhoopsiDaisy - Fun in the Sun/Summer



torsdag, juni 13, 2013 | By: Mian

I´m a Guest Designer at Creative Card Crew!

Hi everyone! Today I´d like to share my card as a Guest Designer at Creative Card Crew. As a Designer at QKR Stampede I was invited to make a card for this challenge "Use Metal". I know it´s a little bit early to make Christmas cards but I thought I´ll get a head start with this one.

I´ve used this cute image Dancing Snowman and I colored him with my Promarkers and I´ve put some Stickles on the snowflakes to make them sparkle. It´s hard to see the sparkle on this photo though...

 Stamps: QKR Stampede - digi15903 Dancing Snowman & Panduro - Sentiment
Papers: Bazzill & First Edition - Festive Treats
Embellishments: Martha Stewart Snowflake Edge punch,QK Nesting
Inverted Squares, Panduro Round Corner punch, Sew Easy, DMC,
Ribbon, Bow, Charm, Metal Corners, Flowers,
Fluid Chalk - Chestnut Roan, Stickles - Crystal & Diamond
Coloring Medium: Promarkers

Inside of the card.

I´d like to try my luck into following challenges:

613 Avenue Create #23 - Anything Goes op Twist - Celebrations
A & T Emerald Faeries Challenge #44 - Dies/Punches
Artistic Inspiration #45 - Stitching Faux/Real
Aud Sentiments #82 - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine #90 - Anything Goes
Card and Scrap #56 - Bruk Blomster
Chalk n Stock June - Anything Goes using chalk
Challenges 4 Everybody #22 - Anything Goes
Country View Craft #4 June - Die Cuts
Crafty Friends #2 - Bingo (die cuts, ribbon, flowers)
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas #128 - Die Cut and/or Punch
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra June - Anything Goes
Crazy Amigo - Rounds, Circles and/or Dots
Digi Haven - Anything Goes
DL.ART Linky Party June - Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu - Purple Team - B is for… (bow, border cut, blossoms)
Fussy and Fancy #90 - Bling It On (stickles)
Great Impressions June - Leave a Little Sparkle (stickles)
Hiding in My Craft Room #101 - Super Scraps Saturday
Inspire Me Friday #106 - Anything Goes
Joanna Sheen - Spots and/or Stripes
Left of Center Creative Challenges #7 - LOC Theme or Two (or more) Designer Papers
MayzyArt #019 - Anything Goes Theme: Polka Dots
My Mum´s Craft Shop #6 - Dies, Dies, Dies
No Matter Which Challenges #10 - Bingo (ribbon, flower, bow)
Oldie but Goodie Challenge - Stitching Faux/Real (old-metal corners)
One Stitch at a Time #167 - Pretty It Up (stickles, flowers, charm)
Our Creative Corner #2 - Recipe (List A-ribbon, List B-metal, List C-inks)
PanPastel UK #23 - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime #12 - Anything Goes
Robyn´s Fetish #163 - Die Cuts or Punches
Send a Smile 4 Kids - Anything Goes 4 Kids
Sentimental Sundays #158 - Metal Findings
Sister Act Card Challenge #10 - Always Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie #46 - One for the Kids
The Hobby House #1 - Anything Goes
The Squirrel and the Fox #45 - Summer or Winter
Through the Craft Room Door 11 - 17 June - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts #170 - Punches/Dies (use more than 3 different punches/dies)
Twisted Tuesday #51 - Clothes Makes the Man - Challenge: Masculine Twist: Clothes
Word Art Wednesday #83 - Anything Goes

onsdag, juni 12, 2013 | By: Mian

Tips on keeping track of card challenges

Hi there! People have been wondering and asking me how I keep track of and am able to participate in so many challenges. So I thought that I would share it with you today.

In the beginning I wrote down all the info about the challenges in a notebook but I found it rather time consuming and difficult. After much thinking I came up with the best option and that was using Excel. And boy did it make it so much easier, just copy and paste!

Here you can see all the challenge info; name, theme, how many times you can enter a card+my entries, end dates and if they are weekly, fortnightly or monthly. 



The next tab has info about all the challenges I´m participate in, so it´s easy for me to keep an eye on my entries and my wins ;-).



And on the third tab I put up pictures of Bingo cards, Photo Inspirations and Sketches etc, all easy to see.


On the last ones, all the challenges are in alphabetical order with information about their rules and guidelines.

I hope you find this helpful and if you have any questions I'll be glad to help you out. :-)