Let's Hear it for the Boys and Men

Hi, Sharon here and I'm hosting this week's new challenge,  

"For the Boys or Men" 

We all complain about these male creatures, but we all know 
we could not live with out them. Well at least for me anyway;
my husband and son are my world. 
Easy peasy, just create a man/boy card.  
So let's get on with the challenge. Sami Stamps 
has the most beautiful images and they are our sponsor 
this week. YAY! Please stop over and show them come love.

 Sponsor: Sami Stamps

Prize - $12 credit to the store   


I am so blessed to be on a team with such incredibly talented ladies! 
Here's a little DT inspiration:

Carole - Warm Sand 

Sharon - Shoulder Ride 

Rene - Snowflake Cocoa

And our challenges are not complete without 
inspiration from our Guest Designers. Thank you ladies 
for joining us in the challenge this week.

Janny from Janny's Card Creations  

I like to be guest designer. I'm always creative. From drawing to painting (wwwJannys-art.blogspot.nl/)  and card making. I use many different materials. I try everything, sometimes with good results sometimes not, but you learn a lot from it. It is precisely this play with materials and paint I like.

Margreet from Margreet's Scrapcards

 Hi all. I am Margreet Burger. I live in the Netherlands with my husband Joop. I am a mother to Femke, who got married to Paul in April 2014. I am working part-time as a secretary in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry and next October I'll be retired. I've been a crafter all my life, but card making and paper crafting is all the world to me. I love coloring with copics, distress (markers) and l'Aquarelle (Sennelier). My motto is: a day without crafting is a day wasted.

More of my works can be seen at https://margreets-scrapcards.blogspot.com

This challenge is open until May 3rd.

 Please remember to make a new project, link it to your post, 

not your blog, and also no back linking. You can enter up to 

3 projects by using the link below.

Have fun and we can not wait to see what you create!

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Double Spotlight!

Hello Everyone, Rene here

with a Double Spotlight 

featuring the DT favorites from the following challenges

You are Beautiful challenge 

Spotlight #100

and 

Ribbons and Lace Challenge
  
 Spotlight #101

Hope you will enjoy looking through all the picks.

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

or the Spotlight might be on you next time!

Current Challenges:
 April Anything Goes
Get Ready for Christmas - April 

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

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

Spotlight #100

Hello Everyone, Rene here

with Spotlight #100

featuring the DT favorites from the

You are Beautiful 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!
This challenge was all about you.
We wanted to know why you created your project, 
why you would like to receive it.
 

Here are some projects that met the challenge:

 The first spotlight falls on
#4 Dee Earnshaw

 The second spotlight falls on
#5 Cimbacreativefun

 

 The third spotlight falls on
#15 Tammy A


The fourth spotlight falls on
#16 Heather Mills
 

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!

Current Challenges:
 April Anything Goes
Get Ready for Christmas - April 

PS. Like our Facebook Page & follow us on Pinterest!
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

Spotlight #101

Hello Everyone, Rene here

with Spotlight #101

featuring the DT favorites from the

 Ribbons and Lace 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
#9  Tina

The second spotlight falls on
#13 Wendylynn

 The third spotlight falls on

#33 Sharon

 The fourth spotlight falls on
 #36 Maryvonne

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!

Current Challenges:
 April Anything Goes
Get Ready for Christmas - April 
 

PS. Like our Facebook Page & follow us on Pinterest!
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

Winner - Ribbons and Lace

Hi everyone, Doris here with the winner of the

Ribbons and Lace challenge

A great big THANK YOU to our sponsor

Lacy Sunshine

 

Our winner this week is #16 Traci L

from Pearly Princess Craft Blog 

 

 Traci has won her choice of 3 single digi images from

Lacy Sunshine

Thanks again to everyone who played along with us!

Get Ready for Christmas

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers Carole here today to launch  the return at Crafting by Designs of our very popular 
Get Ready For Christmas Challenges we ran these last year with huge success, and if you start now everyone you will have nine cards made by Christmas.

Our sponsor this week is The Stamping Boutique. They sell some gorgeous stamps and are giving away a very generous prize to the winner.

 The Stamping Boutique    

Prize - 3 digi images

Our fabulous Design Team has been busy making some amazing cards to inspire you all.  Also this week, we have three very talented Guest Designers joining us. I think you will all agree they have come up with some wonderful creations well done everyone.

Design Team

Sharon - Peace Snowman

Carole- Caroling Snowmen

Rene - On the mantle (Glitterbabe)

Guest Designers

Heather from Wire Wrapture 

I live in Southern Rhode Island, USA with my husband of almost 17 years!  We have 3 girls and I spend a majority of my time homeschooling them.  I started stamping around 15 years ago when one of my friends was a Stamping Up! demonstrator.  About 7 years ago when my twins were born, I discovered the world of challenges and inspiration on the the internet and I've been hooked ever since!

Lisa from My Crafty Train

Migdalia from Crafting with Creative M

Hello to all! My name is Migdalia from Crafting with Creative M. I am from New York. 

I've been paper crafting since 2011. I love to make cards, especially for kids and 3-d paper crafts.

Recently I am enjoying creating layouts and coloring with my Spectrum Noir Markers, which I continue to practice.I am super excited to be a Guest Designer at Crafting By Designs.

Well aren't they all just gorgeous?  So its over to you now to join in and 

inspire us all with your amazing talents - you never let us down!

This challenge is open until 26th April.

 Please remember to make a new project, link it to your post, not your blog, and also no back linking. You can enter up to 3 projects by using the link below.

Thanks for playing along with us!

 Carole and the Crafting by Designs team

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March Spotlight

Hello Everyone, Rene here

with March Spotlight

featuring the DT favorites from the

March 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

#12 Iwona
 

 The second spotlight falls on

#36 Pauline
 

The third spotlight falls on
#38 Lynda Hall

 

 The fourth spotlight falls on
#89 Darlene Pavlick

 

 The fifth spotlight falls on
 #166 Ann Chuang
 

 The sixth spotlight falls on
#215 Chitra


 The seventh spotlight falls on
#239 Mirella
 

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!

Current Challenges:
April Anything Goes
Ribbons & Lace 

PS. Like our Facebook Page & follow us on Pinterest!
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

Winner - Winner!

Hi everyone, Doris here with

WINNERS - WINNERS 

from our 3 or More Layers and

You Are Beautiful challenges!

First a big thank you to our sponsors!

 Angie's Cards & Digis

 

and

 Lunagirl

The winner from 3 or More Layers is 
#85 Stella Memories Art 

 

 Stella has won her choice of 3 single digi images from

 Angie's Cards & Digis

 The winner of You Are Beautiful is 
#24 Mimi from She's Crafty

 Mimi has won a $15 gift certificate to 

Lunagirl

Thanks to everyone who played along with us

for both of these challenges.  Don't forget, there's still 

time to play along in the April Anything Goes challenge HERE

and the Ribbons and Lace challenge HERE.

Ribbons and Lace

 Hello Everyone, Rene here  with a new challenge!

My challenge theme this week is:  

Ribbons and Lace

You have to use ribbon and/or lace in your project.

That is the only requirement. 
 
On to the fun things and loads of inspiration!

Our lovely generous sponsor this week is another favorite of mine:

Sponsor:  Lacy Sunshine

Prize - 3 digi images

Carole- Gizelle Melancholy Moppet

Rene - Swan Enchantress

Sharon

Doris

Visit the various blogs & leave some love!

 

The challenge will run through April 19th. 

Remember to link your project below. 

Projects must be current, no back dating. Have fun!

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