City Crafter Challenge Blog: January 2012

Ros Crawford

Kirsty Vittetoe

Linda Robinson

My Happy Place

Take Note

You are welcome to submit any type of project based on the theme and enter as many times as you wish, but we do hope that the creation is new and original, please do not link creation that have been posted prior to the day of the current challenges. We are looking after our wonderful sponsors who donate time, prizes, and effort with full focus on them, to be eligible for the prize -

No direct selling links are allowed here

Please mention City Crafter Challenge Blog and provide a link back to us

Please do not cross-promote event unrelated to City Crafter Challenge Blog

Link your direct post of the challenge and not your entire blog

Prize

Pixie Dust Paperie is a monthly kit club dedicated to bringing you the newest products in the paper crafting industry. Each month, you will received a beautifully designed kit with the latest papers and embellishment, all designed to coordinate perfectly and ready for you to create. At The Pixie Blog, you will find lots of inspiration and new ideas on a daily basis.

The winner for this week's challenge will get a $10 gift certificate to shop at Pixie Dust Paperie

*Special Deal for CCCB readers*

40% off Echo Park Victoria Garden 12x12 collection kit

use code CCCB-Victoria during check out to enjoy this special offer

Link - The Pixie Shop

To Play Along

Upload your creation to your blog or online gallery, if you add your photo to an online gallery, please use code CCCB#94 so we could easily find your creation, then link here with the direct link, not your entire blog. Don't forget to link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun!

Submit

Challenge ends February 6th, 2012 at 11.59 PM (EST)

We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!

If you have difficulties using Inlinkz, please email citycrafter@gmail.com. We will try our best to help you with your questions.

Winner

Thanks for playing along, we had so much fun with last week's "Sketch by Linda" challenge, here's our winners for week 93

June Lanum

and our Spotlight Artists are

Congratulations to all, please feel free to grab your winner/spotlight artists badge and display it proudly on your side bar.

June, please send an email to citycrafter@gmail.com so we could link you up with our wonderful spnsor. You have till February 10th to do that.

Thanks to all who sent in your entry last week, hope to see you again soon!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #93 - Sketch by Linda

Hello everyone.... Linda here with a new challenge for this week...

I have come up with a fun sketch for you to try, hope you have fun with it!!!!

~ Linda

Week 93 ~ Sketch by Linda

Guest Designer

Get to know Lizzi.....

Hi, my name is Lizzi Droege, I live in beautiful upstate New York, have three wonderful daughters and a 4 year old grandson, I went to college for art in the 80's and have always enjoyed living a creative life. This is my third time guest designing at City Crafter and I could not be happier, what a wonderful challenge blog they have created for us to play with each week!

My card style is definitely shabby vintage, I love anything with a shabby flair, my clothes and home are a big influence on my work, I love anything with shabby pink love, from chandeliers to carpet to denim jackets.... I hope you enjoy this week's challenge, a fun sketch by Linda. I had so much fun with this card, hop you enjoy.....

Liz Droege

Liz's Blog

Please stop by Lizzi's blog and leave her some love.....

Design Team

We hope to get you inspired with the beautiful projects of the DT, please hop over to their individual blog to see more pictures of their work!

Linda Robinson

My Happy Place

Cheryl Nelson

Ros Crawford

Kirsty Vittetoe

Take Note

No direct selling links are allowed here

Please mention City Crafter Challenge Blog and provide a link back to us

Please do not cross-promote event unrelated to City Crafter Challenge Blog

Link your direct post of the challenge and not your entire blog

Prize

The winner for this week's challenge will get a $10 gift certificate to shop at Pixie Dust Paperie

*Special Deal for CCCB readers*

30% off all 6x6 paper pad at The Pixie Shop

use code City-Valentine

Link to The Pixie Shop

or visit the NEW Pixie Etsy Shop HERE

To Play Along

Upload your creation to your blog or online gallery, if you add your photo to an online gallery, please use code CCCB#93 so we could easily find your creation, then link here with the direct link, not your entire blog. Don't forget to link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun!

Submit

Challenge ends January 30th, 2012 at 11.59 PM (EST)

We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!

If you have difficulties using Inlinkz, please email citycrafter@gmail.com. We will try our best to help you with your questions.

Winner

Thanks for playing along, we had so much fun with last week's "Pretty Inside and Out" challenge, here's our winners for week 92

Iruha

and our Spotlight Artists are

Congratulations to all, please feel free to grab your winner/spotlight artists badge and display it proudly on your side bar.

Iruha, please send an email to citycrafter@gmail.com so we could link you up with our wonderful sponsor. You have till January 30th to do that.

Thanks to all who sent in your entry last week, hope to see you again soon!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #92 - Pretty Inside and Out

**NOTE**
If you want to link up a Birthday Card for Ros, please scroll down to the previous post

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Hi, it's me Kirsty, back for this week's challenge.

I know we all make pretty cards, but sometimes I think the inside of the card is just neglected, alright, that's me!!! I know!!!! Well, this week, I am making myself to make a card PRETTY INSIDE and OUT, that means, we want a pretty card and we want to see the inside of the card as well, so don't leave the inside blank, we need to see how you make your card PRETTY INSDIE and OUT!!!

~ Kirsty

Week 92 ~ Pretty Inside Out

Guest Designer

Get to know Lizzi.....

Hi my name is Lizzi Droege, I live in beautiful upstate New York, have three wonderful daughters and a 4 year old grandson, I went to college for art in the 80's and have always enjoyed living a creative life. This is my second time guest designing at City Crafter and I could not be happier, what a wonderful challenge blog they have created for us to play with each week! My card style is definitely shabby vintage, I love anything with a shabby flair, my cloths and home are a big influence on my work, I love anything with shabby pink love, from chandeliers to carpet to denim jackets.. I hope you enjoy this week's challenge, "Pretty inside and out". I had so much fun with this card, hope you enjoy.....

outside....

inside...

Liz Droege

Liz's Blog

Please stop by Lizzi's blog to look at her lovely shabby chic creation

Design Team

We hope to get you inspired with the beautiful projects of the DT, please hop over to their individual blog to see more pictures of their projects!

outside....

inside......

Kirsty Vittetoe

Handmade Little Things

outside.....

inside.....

Linda Robinson

My Happy Place

outside.......

inside.........

Cheryl Nelson

Cheryl June Girl

outside......

inside......

Ros Crawford

Mikey's Mom

Take Note

No direct selling links are allowed here

Please mention City Crafter Challenge Blog and provide a link back to us

Please do not cross-promote event unrelated to City Crafter Challenge Blog

Link your direct post of the challenge and not your entire blog

Prize

The winner for this week's challenge will get a $10 gift certificate to shop at Pixie Dust Paperie

Link to The Pixie Shop

or visit the NEW Pixie Etsy Shop HERE

To Play Along

Upload your creation to your blog or online gallery, if you add your photo to an online gallery, please use code CCCB#92 so we could easily find your creation, then link here with the direct link, not your entire blog. Don't forget to link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun!

Submit

Challenge ends January 23rd, 2012 at 11.59 PM (EST)

We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!

If you have difficulties using Inlinkz, please email citycrafter@gmail.com. We will try our best to help you with your questions.

Winner

Thanks for playing along, we had so much fun with last week's "Back to Black" challenge, here's our winners for week 92

Virginia L

and our Spotlight Artists are

Congratulations to all, please feel free to grab your winner/spotlight artists badge and display it proudly on your side bar.

Virginia, please send an email to citycrafter@gmail.com so we could link you up with our wonderful sponsor. You have till January 23rd to do that.

Thanks to all who sent in your entry last week, hope to see you again soon!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Happy Birthday Ros!!!!!!

** Note - if you are looking for City Crafter Challenge #91, please scroll down to the post yesterday**

link up your entry there

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We have a birthday girl today at City Crafter Challenge Blog!!!

Come CELEBRATE with us!!!!

Happy Birthday Ros!!!!

May this year be your BEST ever!!!

from all of us at CCCB

WE ♥ YOU

here's a few of the birthday card created JUST FOR YOU!!!

from Kirsty

from Linda

from Cheryl

We are inviting you -

our friends at CCCB

to join us in celebrating Ros's birthday

Make a card JUST for Ros and link it here

(please do not link your challenge entry here, we want to reserve this space just for Ros, if you are looking to link up your challenge project for CCCB #91, please scroll down to 1/10 post)

this linking system will run for a week (ends 1/18)

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #91 - Back to Black

Hello and Good Morning to you all ...

It's Ros back with you this week and the challenge I have set for us is to make a card or project incorporating

Any Black Silhouette image

I've seen so many of these beauties around lately ... So you can use a stamp, die cut, digital image ... You choose as long as it is Black

We here at City Crafter love to see your fabulous creations

Have fun

~ Ros ~

Week 91 ~ Back to Black

photo credit: Ros Crawford

Guest Designer

Get to know June....

I am a work-at-home mom to two beautiful 9yo fraternal twin girls both of whom are diagnosed with Autism. I have been married to my college sweetheart, Doug, for over 20 years. We also have a 21yo cat name Skeeziks, who is the sweetest furry girl. I am an avid card-maker with a paper addiction. If there were a show on paper crafting hoarders, I would probably be on it!

For my "With Sympathy" card, I stamped and embossed the daisies on Graphic 45 "butterfly kisses from the Once Upon a Springtime colletion. Both stamps are by Stampin'Up! I added hot rocks by Imaginisce under the sentiment and on top of the black velour daisy trim.

For my "Absolutely Fabulous" card. I stamped and embossed the shoe (My Sentiments Exactly! stamp) on black card stock. I fussy cut it out and popped it up with foam tape. I cut my nested circles using my Cricut "Accent Essentials" cartridge. My papers are "Modern Homemaker" by October Afternoon that I purchased from The Pixie Shop

June Houch

Simply Elegant Paper Crafts

please stop by June's blog to say hello!

Design Team

We hope to get you inspired with the beautiful projects of the DT, please hop over to their individual blog to see more pictures of their projects!

Ros Crawford

Kirsty Vittetoe

Linda Robinson

My Happy Place

Cheryl Nelson

Take Note

No direct selling links are allowed here

Please mentioned City Crafter Challenge Blog and provide a link back to us

Please do not cross-promote event unrelated to City Crafter Challenge Blog

Link your direct post of the challenge and not your entire blog

Prize

If you're passionate about paper-crafting, whether it be scrapbooking your memories, making cards or altered art, CropStop is your one-stop solution. We offer an extensive selection of dies, embossing folders, inks, stamps and punches by all the popular manufacturers and the CropStop die and embossing folder storage solutions Pocketz Pages to keep everything organized. Our selection of embellishments and adhesives is continually expanding and we are excited to be the home of the colorful Ribbon Candy.

In need of inspiration? Visit the CropStop Gallery, Blog or Message Board and participate in a competition or class. If you have questions concerning your machine, we have a team of experts waiting to help you.

Messager Board - come and meet like minded paper-crafters

Blog - we have prizes and giveaways every week

Gallery - lots of inspiration from all over the world

You Tube - demonstrations, how-tos, projects and much more

FaceBook page - be the first to know of new arrivals in the store

Twitter - we always find something worth Twittering!

CropStop ships internationally as well as domestic. Our personalized customer service is only one of our strengths. Call or come visit us at www.CropStop.com and wee what's new in the world of paper-crafting.

The winner of this week's challenge will get a $15gift certificate to shop at CropStop.

To Play Along

Upload your creation to your blog or online gallery, if you add your photo to an online gallery, please use code CCCB#91 so we could easily find your creation, then link here with the direct link, not your entire blog. Don't forget to link back to our blog so more people can join in the fun!

Submit

Challenge ends January 16th, 2012 at 11.59 PM (EST)

We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!

If you have difficulties using Inlinkz, please email citycrafter@gmail.com. We will try our best to help you with your questions.

Winner

Thanks for playing along, we had so much fun with last week's "Save the Date" challenge, here's our winners for week 90

Rebekah F

and our Spotlight Artists are

Congratulations to all, please feel free to grab your winner/spotlight artists badge and display it proudly on your side bar.

Rebakah, please send an email to citycrafter@gmail.com so we could link you up with our wonderful sponsor. You have till Jan 18th to do that.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #90 - Save The Date

Hi All!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! It is Cheryl here and I'm so HAPPY to be back as hostess and to start a New Year with you all at City Crafter Challenge Blog! With a WHOLE NEW CALENDAR full of dates I thought it would be fun to use that as a theme for this week's challenge! So are you ready to SAVE THE DATE with us?! Your challenge is to use either A DAY, A MONTH, a YEAR *OR* a COMBINATION of ALL THREE somewhere on your project!! Do you have a idea in mind?! Can't wait to see what you ALL create!! WOW... A WHOLE YEAR of NEW crafting ahead! LOVE it!

~ Cheryl

Week 90 ~ Save The Date!!

photo credit

Guest Designer

Get to know Lizzi....

My name is Liz Droege, I live in upstate New York and I have three amazing daughters that I have raised on my own who are the light of my life. I went to college for art and have always led a creative life. I paint, I make jewelry, and paper is my favorite medium at the moment, I just cannot get enough of it. I love making cards, they are what keeps me sane in a busy, chaotic daily routine! I am so very excited to be guest designing this week at CIty Crafter, I just love this challenge blog and all the wonderful designs the team comes up with each week, and the entries are always fantastic. This week's challenge was a bit out of my comfort zone using digital stamps and numbers! I hope you enjoy.... What a wonder to be here!

Liz Droege

Liz's Blog

It's your lucky day, Lizzi not just make one, but two fabulous cards for us this week

Please stop by Lizzi's blog and leave her some love!

Cheryl Nelson

Ros Crawford

Kirsty Vittetoe