Tuesday, March 13, 2012

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week#100 - Things in my heart.....

Hello all, Kirsty back here to host this week's challenge

Things in my heart.....

We want you to create a project that focus on the things in your heart right now, for example, you are missing your child/children, grandchild/grandchildren, you can make a layout with their photos, or a mini album. Or if you are into mixed media art, you can showcase your art, or you are so into gardening for Spring, you can do a Spring inspired project etc, so it is pretty much what you are in love with right now, we do want you to write a few sentences on your post to tell a little about the things in your heart. So go get crafty.......

~ kirsty vitteote

Week 100 ~ Things in my ♥


Guest Designer

Get to know Sabrina.....


“I currently live in Victoria, BC, and as far back as I can remember, I have always loved to create, and come up with ideas. I know at times I must have driven a few of my loved ones a little crazy with it all, but you know what, all that creativity is almost like breathing to me. And with 5 children and 6 grandchildren there are many ways to use my creativity.
Over the years I have enjoyed a variety of creative hobbies, and since 2009 cardmaking and scrapbooking are my main creative outlet. I just love this addiction! In 2010, while living in Calgary, Alberta, I had the opportunity to teach papercrafting for Scrapbooker’s Paradise, and now, here in Victoria, BC, I have just recently been asked to teach classes at Scrapbook Parade! I love it!

I enjoy entering challenges when I can, and am currently on the DT for the Colour Create Challenge blog, and love working with the ladies on the team there. I have also had the oportunity here and there to be a guest designer for a few other blogs, and when Kristy approached me to be a guest designer for City Crafter Challenge Blog, I was honoured and tickled pink. Since moving from Calgary to Victoria a little over a year ago, the thing closest to my heart right now, is my oldest daughter and her family who live there. I miss them a whole lot, and decided to create a scrapbook page using their Christmas photo card for this challenge. Hope you have as much fun with this challenge as I did. Happy crafting everyone!"


Sabrina Radeck
Please stop by Sabrina's blog and leave her some love

Design Team
We hope to get your inspired with the beautiful project of the DT, please stop by their individual blog to see more pictures of their work!

Kirsty Vittetoe

Linda Robinson

Cheryl Nelson

Ros Crawford

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
The winner for this week's challenge will win a Guest Designer Spot here at City Crafter Challenge Blog

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#100 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 March 19th, 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 "Seeing Double" challenge, here's our winner for week 99


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
Ragnhild, please send an email to citycrafter@gmail.com so we could schedule a date for your GD spot at CCCB. You have till March 20th to do that.
Thanks to all who sent in your entry for our week 99 challenge, hope to see you play along with our current challenge "Things in your Heart"



Tuesday, March 6, 2012

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week#99 - Seeing Double

Hi there!
It's Ros with you this week with a brand new challenge... 
Are you ready to get out your punches and Dies?
I hope so because this week the Challenge I have set for you is
To use both the Positive and Negative of a Die or Punch
In case you are wondering ... 
The Positive is the shape you cut out with the Die or Punch
The Negative is the shaped "hole" it leaves in your paper or card stock
I'm looking forward to seeing where your creativity takes you ... Just play and have fun!

~ Ros Crawford

Week 99 ~ Seeing Double


Guest Designer

Get to know Linda.....


My name is Linda.  I live on Long Island with my husband of 23 years and our two teenage children.  By day, I am a public relations consultant. By night I am a scrapbooker who loves to make cards.  Or, am I  a cardmaker who loves to scrapbook?  I'm not really sure which it is but if it involves patterned paper, stamps, ink, adhesive and a couple of punches, I am happy! Thankfully my husband is very understanding of the fact that my stash has taken over two closets and is still growing.  In addition to paper crafting, I love to travel, bake, read (especially on my Kindle Fire) and bike in my local park when the weather is nice.  I am so honored to be guest designing here at the City Crafter Challenge Blog.  I have to admit that this challenge took me out of my comfort zone, a bit.  I often use positives and negatives but not usually on the same project.  So, kudos to you, Ros, for coming up with a great challenge.  Thanks for inviting me to play along!

Linda Eterno
Please stop by Linda's blog to say hello!

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

Ros Crawford

Kirsty Vittetoe


Linda Robinson

Cheryl Nelson

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
This week's winner will win a Guest Designer Spot here at City Crafter Challenge Blog, how cool is that!!!

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#99 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 March 12th, 2012 at 11.59 PM (EST)
We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!


Winner
Thanks for playing along, we had so much fun with last week's "Extra, Extra" challenge, here's our winner for week 98


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
Michelle Bala, please send an email to citycrafter@gmail.com so we could schedule a date for your GD spot at CCCB. You have till March 12th to do that.
Thanks to all who sent in your entry for our week 98 challenge, hope to see you play along with our current challenge "Seeing Double"


Tuesday, February 28, 2012

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week#98 - EXTRA, EXTRA!!!

Extra...Extra...Read All About it!! Hi ALL! It is Cheryl back as this week's hostess and I'm EXTRA, EXTRA EXCITED to share this week's challenge with you!! I'm always wanting just a little EXTRA time in my life...aren't you?!! Well this year we don't just get a few more hours...we get ONE WHOLE EXTRA DAY!! Woohoo! I think that is worth celebrating...so in honor of that extra day we get tomorrow I thought we would have an EXTRA, EXTRA challenge. Your challenge is to you use 2-or more ribbons on your project and 9-or more words. EASY! Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with! I know it will be EXTRA, EXTRA FABULOUS!

~ Cheryl Nelson

Week 98 ~ EXTRA, EXTRA!!!!


Guest Designer

Get to know Ashley.....


I'm Ashley & I'm a registered nurse. I live in a 100+year old building on the corner of a busy downtown intersection with my boyfriend & our adopted two year old black Lab, Bentley. When we're not working on DIY projects around here or taking Bentley for a run, I am scrapbooking. I started scrapbooking when I was 16 & I'm so excited to be guest designing here. Thank you, Kirsty, for this opportunity!

Ashley H
Please stop by Ashley'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!

Cheryl Nelson

Ros Crawford

Kirsty Vitteote

Linda Robinson

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
This week's winner will win a Guest Designer Spot here at City Crafter Challenge Blog, how cool is that!!!

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#98 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 March 5th, 2012 at 11.59 PM(EST)
We would love you to play along, so come on and join us!

Winner
Thanks for playing along, we had so much fun with last week's "It's all natural" challenge, here's our winners for week 97


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
Inka, please send an email to citycrafter@gmail.com so we could link you up with our fabulous sponsor. You have till March 6th to do that.
Thanks to all who sent in your entry for our week 97 challenge, hope to see you play along with our current challenge "Extra, Extra!!!"



Tuesday, February 21, 2012

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #97 - It's all Natural

Hello everyone, It's me Linda again...
I am back with a color challenge, I do hope you like it
Let's go all Natural. Yep, I would like you to use all natural colors this week, can't wait to see what you create.

~ Linda

Week 97 ~ It's all Natural

photo credit: A Creative Mint

Guest Designer

Get to know Svetlana....


My name is Svetlana and I am from Ukraine. I have a very beloved hubby and very-very beloved little princess Anastasia-Stephanie. I am crafting all me life and pretty much addicted to it. I like and can do almost all types of craft. I like to crochet and knit for my family, I like to cross stitch for presents, sometimes I sew, I like to take a photos of my little princess and pretty flowers. Right now I love scrapbooking and card making I have been doing this for a year now.  I tend to use vintage, retro, shabby chic styles in my cards. Some days I would like to make some childish cards. I like to tear and tone edges and I feel like my cards would not be finished without such a detail. 
I am very honored to be a guest designer here at City Crafters Challenge blog. Thank you Kirsty for inviting me

Svetlana xx


Svetlana
Please stop by Svetlana'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 work!

Linda Robinson

Cheryl Nelson

Ros Crawford

Kirsty Vittetoe

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 reader*

40% off all Pixie Crinkled Ribbon


use code CCCB-PDPR40


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#97 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 27th, 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 "Perfect Pair" challenge, here's our winners for week 96


and our Spotlight Artists are 


Congratulations to all, please feel free to grab your winner/spotlight artist badge and display it proudly on your side bar.
Ragnhild, please send an email to citycrafter@gmail.com so we could link you up with our fabulous sponsor.
You have till February 27th to do that.
Thanks to all who sent in your entry for our week 96 challenge, hope to see you playing along with our current challenge "It's all Natural"

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #96 - Perfect Pair

Hi, Kirsty here, this week challenge is The Perfect Pair!
We want you to make 2 cards that is identical but with different colors

The 2 colors we want you to use are
and
For this challenge, you will have to make 2 cards, one of each of the above colors as your main color, however, you are allow to pick up other colors from the inspiration photo, e.g. a bit of cream, or white, or green etc. Remember! The main color of your card has to be the above 2 colors! 

Scroll down to our DT's sample and you will get an idea of what you need to do for this challenge

~ kirsty

Week 96 ~ Perfect Pair


Guest Designer

Get to know Lilia....


I always loved crafting.  Art was always a big part of my life. During my childhood years I did a lot of different crafts, such as floral arrangements, painting, cross-stitching, card making and even some food carving. But as the time went by I departed from most of it retaining only cross-stitching as my main and favourite hobby. 
I fell in love with card making long time ago, although became more serious about it only around Christmas time last year. I started with embroidery on paper, and then moved to simple cards with embellishments. After trying stamp colouring I fell in love with it and now I like to use coloured stamps on almost every card.  
Thanks to my husband’s support (which means watching our 8 and 1-year old sons) I have a few evenings every week that I can devote to my favourite crafts. While he is watching boys I enjoy the time of creativity. It is my stress relief... I don't have one particular style, as I like to experiment and when crafting often follow my mood rather than some style. I like simple cards, I like clean cards, I like vintage cards, but most of all I like beautiful cards, no matter in what style they're made. I love the process and enjoy results even more! 




Lilia
Please stop by Lilia'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!



Kirsty Vittetoe



Linda Robinson


Cheryl Nelson

Ros Crawford

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

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#96 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 20th, 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
* We have the winner announcement for week 94 up now, please scroll down to check it out*

Thanks for playing along, we had so much fun with last week's "Colours of the Rainbow" challenge,
here's the winner for week 95


and our Spotlight Artists are


Congratulations to all, please feel free to grab your winner/spotlight artist badge and display it proudly on your side bar.
Tracy, please send an email to citycrafter@gmail.com so we could link you up with our fabulous sponsor. You have till February 22nd to do that.

Thanks to all who sent in your entry for our week 95 challenge, hope to see you playing along with our current challenge "Perfect Pair".