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Welcome to our challenge blog. We will post a new challenge every Thursday. You can create any card, scrapbook layout, altered item with any stamp or technique as long as it is a new project, no backlinks please. To join in please post your card on your blog and then enter via the Linky Tools button at the bottom of every challenge post. You must leave a direct link to your creation as well as a link back here to the challenge post.

Entries close at 8:00PM MST/MDT the Wednesday before the new challenge is posted and winners will be announced at the close of the challenge (on the sidebar) as well as on the new challenge post.

Please make sure to follow our blog in case you are the lucky winner...winners will be chosen by random and posted and they have until the next challenge is posted to contact me and claim the prize or there will be a re-draw! You may enter 2 (two) times per challenge as long as the creation is new and follows the challenge guidelines, have fun! You may combine challenge to a maximum of 8.

We hope you will join in the fun!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

DDCC #68: Oh Joy



Goodmorning everyone,



thank you for stopping by today.




Can't believe 2009 is almost over. The past year we've seen so mnay beautifull and very creative cards, we hope you all will keep joining us in 2010.




Back to our last challenge where we asked you to show us your cards with handmade embellishments.


We've seen fabulous cards with beautifull handmade embellishments. Thank you all for inpiring us with those cards.


The winner of the 4 images donated by Sassy Studio Designs is....





Congratulations Beverly!! Please send Karin a email for more info about your prize.



This week we would like you to create a Joy-folded card.


Monica created a step-by-step tutorial on how create this card.





And our sponsor for this challenge is....



They kindly donate 3 surprise stamps from their collection.


Tutorial

Step 1: 1. Cut a piece of carstock at 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" and score it at 5 1/2". This I will call the card.
cut 11,5cm x 21,5 cm. score at 14cm




Step 2: Cut another piece of cardstock at 3" x 8" and score it at 4". This I will call the flap.
cut at 7,5cm x 20cm. score at 10cm

2. Cut another piece of cardstock at 3


Step 3: 3. Adhere a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of designpaper on the inside of the card.
10,5cm x 13cm

Step 4: Adhere a 2 3/4" x 4" piece of designpaper on the card front.
NL: Plak een stuk dessinpapier van 2 3/4" x 4" op de binnenkant van de kaart.
7cm x 10,5cm

Step 5: Adhere a 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" piece of designpaper on the inside of the flap.
7cm x 9,5cm

Step 6: Adhere a 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" piece of designpaper on the flap front.
7cm x 9,5cm

Step 7: Adhere the back of your flap to the inside of the card. Make sure the fold of your flap is pointing to the right.





Now you have your Joy Fold Card. Just fold the card front and fold the flap over the front. You see? Splendit!




The next step is not nescesarry, but it will secure your flap from opening, so you might want to go throught this step too.

Step 8: Stamp or cut out a complimentary image, adhere it with some dimensionals slighly over the edge of the flap to keep it closed.

Finish your card by decorating it the way you like. Have fun!

DT cards:

Cathy






Desire Fourie from Doing Life











Monica:




















Karin





Wilma






We are looking forward in seeing your Joy-folded card. Please leave a comment on this post untill Wednesday Jan. 13th with a direct link to work so we can come over to visit.



We all wish you a Happy New Year and lots and lots of creativity for 2010!!!



Karin and the Dt-members

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

DDCC #67: Make it happen

Goodmorning everyone,
we would like to thank everyone that entered our last challenge. We loved seeing all those beautifull cards in blue, black and green.
The winner of the 4 digi-images donated by Instyle Stamps is.....
Congratulations Barbara. Please send Karin a email, so we can contact you about your prize.

This week we want to discover how creative you really are. We want you to use embellishments you've created yourself.
Handmade flowers, handmade buttons, handmade pins, anything you can think of.

Our sponsor for this week is....


One lucky lady can pick 4 images of their wide range of digi-images

Need some inspiration to get you started??? Take a look at the creative handmade embellishments the DT-members used on their cards.

I made my own flowers.

Karin

I crochetted my own flowers


Desire Fourie from Doing Life

I have stamped the flowers on this card with a Making Memories Acrylic Flower Stamp Set and did some faux stitching around the edges.



I've made the big flower out of fabric and a ribbon for the steel. The apple, star, butterfly and small flowers too I've made with polymerclay.

Monika at M.A.D. Stamper:


We are looking forward in seeing your creations.

please leave a comment on this post untill Wednesday Dec. 30, with a link to your work so we can come over to visit.

We hope you all have a great christmas!!

Karin and the DT-members

Date 33 comments:

Thursday, December 03, 2009

DDCC #66: A colour inspiration challenge dec 3rd

Hi everyone,



can't believe how fast time is flying by. 2 weeks have passed again, and by now I bet everyone is very busy getting everything ready for Christmas.

We would like to thank everyone that entered our last challenge, your pocket cards were fabulous.



The winner of our all in your pocket card is.....








Congratulations!! Please send Karin a email, so she can tell a little bit more about claiming your prize.





This week we have a colourchallenge for you.

We would like you to create a card using the colours shown on the picture below.





Our sponsor for this week is...





They kindly donate 4 images (winners choice) to one lucky lady entering this challenge.

They also donated a few images for the DT-members to work with (thank you so much).

We asked Piali, a DT-Member for Instyle stamps, to be our guestdesigner for this challenge.

Take a look at the cards Piali and all the other DT-members created using this weeks colourscheme.

















































Wilma



We are looking forward in seeing your cards. Please leave a comment on this post, untill Wednesdayevening Dec. 16th, with a direct link to your work so we can come over tho visit.



Happy Stamping,

Karin and the DT-members
Date 27 comments:

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

DDCC #65: All in your pocket

Hi everyone,
we would like to thank everyone who entered our last challenge.
We loved visiting your blogs and see all the beautifull card with felt on it.
The winner of the cute Bildmalarna Stamp is.....
Congratulations!!!!
Please send Karin a email with your addy so the stamp can be send over.

And now for our new challenge...
This weeks challenge is created by our very talented Monica.
She wants you to create a pocket card following the next instructions
(I've added values in cm's between parenthesis)



1. Cut a piece of cardstock at 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" (16x23cm) 
2. Score at 4 1/4" (in half) (11,5cm) 
3. Turn cardstock and score at 1/2" at both sides (1cm) 
4. On one side of your card cut off the 1/2" scored lines
5. On the others side of your card (which will be the front side) cut off the angles next to the center scored line, to make the folding look better
6. Fold the scored 1/2" lines
7. Cut 1" off of the front. That is where the scored lines are (2,5cm) 
8. Punch out half a circle from the top. Not in the center (unless you like that better of course) but a little more to the side.
9. Fold the 1/2" tabs in, add some adhesive on them and just seal it up

Now you have finished the basics of the pocket. That was fun, right? Let's go on.

10. Cut a piece of a different but matching color cardstock at 3" x 5 1/4" (9x13,5cm) 
11. Now create a tab. Of course there are more ways to do this. I'll just describe one way. Punch a scalloped circel (which will propably measure about 2"), punch a 1 3/8 " circle, punch a 1 1/4" circle and finally punch a 1" circle out of a (stamped) image. Layer and adhere all together (scallop about 5cm, circles: 3,5cm, 3cm, 2,5cm) 
12. Slide the 3" x 5 1/4" cardstock into the pocket. Top of this cardstock must be at the same level as top of the front side of the pocket. You can see this cardstock in the scallop you created at step 8
13. Put a dimensional on the cardstock that shows through the scallop and adhere the tab on top of it. Like this you can pull out the card really easy. And doesn't it look nice?

Yeah! You have finished the whole lot, so now it's time to decorate. For instance, you could stamp a sentiment on the hidden card or just write down your own wishes. It's up to you now. Use all your imagination to make the best of it. The sky's the limit, they say.



Our sponsor for this week is.....

They kindly donate this cute digi-image.
Check out the cards the DT-Members created this week.







Desíre Fourie from Doing Life






Pocket-Front


Pocket-open

Monica:





Tamara

Kelly-Crafting Creatively

I must apologize for not having the pocket card, I had trouble after trouble so anyway, here is my creation using this super cute digi image.



We would love to see your version of this pocketcard.
Please leave a comment on this post untill Wednesday Dec. 2nd, with a direct link to your card so we can come over to visit.

Happy Stamping,
Karin and the DT-Members
Date 12 comments:

Thursday, November 05, 2009

DDCC #64: Felt like it

Goodmorning everyone,

a big thank you to everyone our last challenge. We loved visiting your blogs and watch all you beautifull cards following Cathy's sketch.

The winner of our last Challenge is...
Congratulations!! Please send Karin a email with your addy so the stamps can be send over.

And now for our new challenge.
This week we would like you to use FELT on your card.

For one lucky lady we have this cute Bildmalarna stamp as a prize
If you need some inspiration before you get started, take a look at the cards the DT-Members created this week for you.








Monika at M.A.D. Stamper:

Karin





We are looking forward in seeing what you can do with felt. Please leave a comment on this post until Wednesday evening Nov 18th with a link to your work so we can come over to visit.

Happy Stamping,
Karin and the DT-Members.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

DDCC #68: Oh Joy



Goodmorning everyone,



thank you for stopping by today.




Can't believe 2009 is almost over. The past year we've seen so mnay beautifull and very creative cards, we hope you all will keep joining us in 2010.




Back to our last challenge where we asked you to show us your cards with handmade embellishments.


We've seen fabulous cards with beautifull handmade embellishments. Thank you all for inpiring us with those cards.


The winner of the 4 images donated by Sassy Studio Designs is....





Congratulations Beverly!! Please send Karin a email for more info about your prize.



This week we would like you to create a Joy-folded card.


Monica created a step-by-step tutorial on how create this card.





And our sponsor for this challenge is....



They kindly donate 3 surprise stamps from their collection.


Tutorial

Step 1: 1. Cut a piece of carstock at 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" and score it at 5 1/2". This I will call the card.
cut 11,5cm x 21,5 cm. score at 14cm




Step 2: Cut another piece of cardstock at 3" x 8" and score it at 4". This I will call the flap.
cut at 7,5cm x 20cm. score at 10cm

2. Cut another piece of cardstock at 3


Step 3: 3. Adhere a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of designpaper on the inside of the card.
10,5cm x 13cm

Step 4: Adhere a 2 3/4" x 4" piece of designpaper on the card front.
NL: Plak een stuk dessinpapier van 2 3/4" x 4" op de binnenkant van de kaart.
7cm x 10,5cm

Step 5: Adhere a 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" piece of designpaper on the inside of the flap.
7cm x 9,5cm

Step 6: Adhere a 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" piece of designpaper on the flap front.
7cm x 9,5cm

Step 7: Adhere the back of your flap to the inside of the card. Make sure the fold of your flap is pointing to the right.





Now you have your Joy Fold Card. Just fold the card front and fold the flap over the front. You see? Splendit!




The next step is not nescesarry, but it will secure your flap from opening, so you might want to go throught this step too.

Step 8: Stamp or cut out a complimentary image, adhere it with some dimensionals slighly over the edge of the flap to keep it closed.

Finish your card by decorating it the way you like. Have fun!

DT cards:

Cathy






Desire Fourie from Doing Life











Monica:




















Karin





Wilma






We are looking forward in seeing your Joy-folded card. Please leave a comment on this post untill Wednesday Jan. 13th with a direct link to work so we can come over to visit.



We all wish you a Happy New Year and lots and lots of creativity for 2010!!!



Karin and the Dt-members

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

DDCC #67: Make it happen

Goodmorning everyone,
we would like to thank everyone that entered our last challenge. We loved seeing all those beautifull cards in blue, black and green.
The winner of the 4 digi-images donated by Instyle Stamps is.....
Congratulations Barbara. Please send Karin a email, so we can contact you about your prize.

This week we want to discover how creative you really are. We want you to use embellishments you've created yourself.
Handmade flowers, handmade buttons, handmade pins, anything you can think of.

Our sponsor for this week is....


One lucky lady can pick 4 images of their wide range of digi-images

Need some inspiration to get you started??? Take a look at the creative handmade embellishments the DT-members used on their cards.

I made my own flowers.

Karin

I crochetted my own flowers


Desire Fourie from Doing Life

I have stamped the flowers on this card with a Making Memories Acrylic Flower Stamp Set and did some faux stitching around the edges.



I've made the big flower out of fabric and a ribbon for the steel. The apple, star, butterfly and small flowers too I've made with polymerclay.

Monika at M.A.D. Stamper:


We are looking forward in seeing your creations.

please leave a comment on this post untill Wednesday Dec. 30, with a link to your work so we can come over to visit.

We hope you all have a great christmas!!

Karin and the DT-members

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Thursday, December 03, 2009

DDCC #66: A colour inspiration challenge dec 3rd

Hi everyone,



can't believe how fast time is flying by. 2 weeks have passed again, and by now I bet everyone is very busy getting everything ready for Christmas.

We would like to thank everyone that entered our last challenge, your pocket cards were fabulous.



The winner of our all in your pocket card is.....








Congratulations!! Please send Karin a email, so she can tell a little bit more about claiming your prize.





This week we have a colourchallenge for you.

We would like you to create a card using the colours shown on the picture below.





Our sponsor for this week is...





They kindly donate 4 images (winners choice) to one lucky lady entering this challenge.

They also donated a few images for the DT-members to work with (thank you so much).

We asked Piali, a DT-Member for Instyle stamps, to be our guestdesigner for this challenge.

Take a look at the cards Piali and all the other DT-members created using this weeks colourscheme.

















































Wilma



We are looking forward in seeing your cards. Please leave a comment on this post, untill Wednesdayevening Dec. 16th, with a direct link to your work so we can come over tho visit.



Happy Stamping,

Karin and the DT-members
Posted by at 27 comments:

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

DDCC #65: All in your pocket

Hi everyone,
we would like to thank everyone who entered our last challenge.
We loved visiting your blogs and see all the beautifull card with felt on it.
The winner of the cute Bildmalarna Stamp is.....
Congratulations!!!!
Please send Karin a email with your addy so the stamp can be send over.

And now for our new challenge...
This weeks challenge is created by our very talented Monica.
She wants you to create a pocket card following the next instructions
(I've added values in cm's between parenthesis)



1. Cut a piece of cardstock at 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" (16x23cm) 
2. Score at 4 1/4" (in half) (11,5cm) 
3. Turn cardstock and score at 1/2" at both sides (1cm) 
4. On one side of your card cut off the 1/2" scored lines
5. On the others side of your card (which will be the front side) cut off the angles next to the center scored line, to make the folding look better
6. Fold the scored 1/2" lines
7. Cut 1" off of the front. That is where the scored lines are (2,5cm) 
8. Punch out half a circle from the top. Not in the center (unless you like that better of course) but a little more to the side.
9. Fold the 1/2" tabs in, add some adhesive on them and just seal it up

Now you have finished the basics of the pocket. That was fun, right? Let's go on.

10. Cut a piece of a different but matching color cardstock at 3" x 5 1/4" (9x13,5cm) 
11. Now create a tab. Of course there are more ways to do this. I'll just describe one way. Punch a scalloped circel (which will propably measure about 2"), punch a 1 3/8 " circle, punch a 1 1/4" circle and finally punch a 1" circle out of a (stamped) image. Layer and adhere all together (scallop about 5cm, circles: 3,5cm, 3cm, 2,5cm) 
12. Slide the 3" x 5 1/4" cardstock into the pocket. Top of this cardstock must be at the same level as top of the front side of the pocket. You can see this cardstock in the scallop you created at step 8
13. Put a dimensional on the cardstock that shows through the scallop and adhere the tab on top of it. Like this you can pull out the card really easy. And doesn't it look nice?

Yeah! You have finished the whole lot, so now it's time to decorate. For instance, you could stamp a sentiment on the hidden card or just write down your own wishes. It's up to you now. Use all your imagination to make the best of it. The sky's the limit, they say.



Our sponsor for this week is.....

They kindly donate this cute digi-image.
Check out the cards the DT-Members created this week.







Desíre Fourie from Doing Life






Pocket-Front


Pocket-open

Monica:





Tamara

Kelly-Crafting Creatively

I must apologize for not having the pocket card, I had trouble after trouble so anyway, here is my creation using this super cute digi image.



We would love to see your version of this pocketcard.
Please leave a comment on this post untill Wednesday Dec. 2nd, with a direct link to your card so we can come over to visit.

Happy Stamping,
Karin and the DT-Members
Posted by at 12 comments:

Thursday, November 05, 2009

DDCC #64: Felt like it

Goodmorning everyone,

a big thank you to everyone our last challenge. We loved visiting your blogs and watch all you beautifull cards following Cathy's sketch.

The winner of our last Challenge is...
Congratulations!! Please send Karin a email with your addy so the stamps can be send over.

And now for our new challenge.
This week we would like you to use FELT on your card.

For one lucky lady we have this cute Bildmalarna stamp as a prize
If you need some inspiration before you get started, take a look at the cards the DT-Members created this week for you.








Monika at M.A.D. Stamper:

Karin





We are looking forward in seeing what you can do with felt. Please leave a comment on this post until Wednesday evening Nov 18th with a link to your work so we can come over to visit.

Happy Stamping,
Karin and the DT-Members.
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