More Red

To see the rest of this card pop to Woodware UK. Merry Christmas!

Richness of Red

High we have another card for you on the red theme

for how I have created this card visit my blog dorrie's doodles

Woodware Challenge - Richness of Red 2

Pam our Pampered Stamper has created a very Rich Red in this card.

Pam has used the round bauble from the Teardrop Christmas Clear Magic set designed by Francoise Read 

I love the way that Pam has stamped it and made it into a 3D ornament that will still go in the mail.

For more about this card why not pop over to see what the Pampered Stamper has to say.

See you soon!

Woodware Challenge – Richness of Red!

This week we have some red cards for you.

We are starting with the stamp designer Jane Gill  is giving us a sneak peek of her new peel offs that will be available here in the UK early in the new year but if you can't wait or can't get your hands on the peel offs you can use the stamps.

The stamp sets are, Bubble Hearts, On Your Wedding and Our Special Day. If you make wedding invitations then these sets are a must.

The peel offs come in four colors including this lovely red. But how much more fun coulod you have with the stamps and some of the wonderful colors of Stampendous Embossing powder. The script is so elegant, but not fussy as a fancy script so often is.

This would be an elegant and easily achieved wedding invitation.

I am sure that Jane will have more tips on the Flower Girl Blog, thank you for visiting us and please play al0ng with us in our quest for the Richness of Red. 

December Sketch Challenge

We have another entry for our UK December Sketch Challenge and I just wanted to share it with you all.

This card is by Heidi Schleimer another of that lovely bunch of ladies from A Maze of Memories. I have never owned this stamp set, but I love it and it never fails to make me smile, and those bears looking for Mum are just such a great touch! Thank you Heidi for sharing.

Woodware December Sketch Challenge

Today we have a card from Harriet of Allycat Cards

The stamp is from the Clear Magic set designed by Jane Gill Poinsettia the greeting comes from the same set.

I love the way that Harriet has colored the poinsettia she has created so much dimension on the leaves I feel as if I could touch it.

Thank you Harriet, and thank you for visiting today.

Another English Sketch for Inspiration!

This card uses an image from the Elegant Cameo Clear Magic Set designed by Francoise Read.

The card was created for us by Zoe and Linda who like to craft as a team.

Thank you girls!

Another Sketch for Inspiration!

The main image comes from a very old Francoise Read Set called Mad About Music and the words which I think are rather elegant come from the Tulips Clear Magic Set the card was created by a Woodware fan in England called Jan Benskin, thank you Jan.

December Sketch Challenge

The Pampered Stamper is bringing us her take on the December Sketch today.

The stamp set is Polar Bears and the greeting comes from it to.

The close up lets you see the wonderful coloring around the bears and the Stampendous multi fine glitter and   Cotton Ball fun flock really make.

Why not pop to the Pampered Stamper to see the full instructions for this card

December Sketch Challenge

Her is a sketch to get your brain going for December 

and a card that I have created using Bubble Wreath

and lots of Ranger Stickles 

Dorothy

Woodware Sketch Challenge

Our old friend Harriet has been working on this month's sketch challenge. When I look at this card it makes me smile.

I really don't think that I can pay this card a better compliment than that the bears are so cute and I love the glitter and the dark blue sky.

Harriet has more about this card over on her blog Allycat Cards 

Remember you can play along until the end of November.

Happy 10th Anniversary, Card Creations!

Paper Crafts have a call out for submissions for their 10th Anniversary Card Creations Issue. Why not have a go?

With a list of categories this long what are you waiting for?

• All Occasion (humorous as well as serious, blank/no sentiment, etc.)
• Anniversary (milestone anniversaries as well as generic ones)
• Baby
• Birthday (kids, adults, milestone ages, teens, etc.)
• Congratulations (new job, promotion, making the cheer squad, getting engaged, getting an 'A', first house, new car, etc.
• Easter
• Encouragement (you can do it, good luck, in general or for specific events, etc.)
• Father's Day (expectant dads, new dads, grandfathers, like a dad to me, brothers or friends who are dads, military dads, etc.)
• Friendship (girlfriends, best friends, humorous as well as sentimental)
• Get Well (sick, hospitalization, broken bones, humorous as well as serious sentiments)
• Graduation (middle school, high school, college, graduate school, etc.)
• Halloween
• Hello
• Love (including Valentine's Day)
• Miss You (romantic, military, etc.)
• Mother's Day (expectant moms, new moms, grandmothers, like a mom to me, military moms, etc.)
• Season's Greetings (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's)
• Sympathy
• Thank You (in general as well as for specific people such as teachers, soldiers, coaches, friends, host/hostess, etc.; as well as for specific occasions and events, such as for a gift, offering support, listening, etc.)
• Thanksgiving
• Thinking of You
• Wedding

You will find full details of how to enter here

Here we have another sketch card for you.

The stamp is from the set Patch a Bauble designed by Francoise Read the words were also designed by Francoise and are from the set Traditional Christmas Greetings. The stencil is by Dreamweaver and the lovely glittery bits are from the  Stampendous Frantage Range. I have explained it all on my own blog dorrie's doodles

Remember it is not too late to play along!

Suzanne's Sketch

Oh I love my job! It is so exciting opening up e-mail and seeing what very clever people have made on my instruction! I love the power.....

Suzanne has followed the sketch and used it for a tag. Well a tag collecting, boy the girl was on a roll.

Suzanne has used Christmas Rounds designed by Francoise and all I can say is I wish I was going to get a gift with this tag on it!

Why not pop over to see what Suzanne has to say about how she set about on her tag fest.

I will be back with more inspiration soon.

Sketch Challenge Inspiration

Hi I just wanted to share this card with you Kim has made it for the challenge  but I thought that it should have a special mention.

Kim is a special friend of Woodware in the UK and enters challenges on both sides of the pond. 

We are working to bring the blogs together in the future so that we can bring more inspiration with even more great cards.

Kim has used the Winding Path stamp from a set designed by Francoise. I love how well the coloring matches the background paper. Kim has explained how she got the look on her blog.

Sketch Inspiration

Here is Jane Gill's take on the sketch

Jane has used the peel off that matches her Bubble Tree Stamp the Bubble tree is an old stamp design for this Christmas their is a new bubble stamp the Bubble Star Why not pop over to Jane's Blog to see what the stamp designer has to say about the design

It is good to be back and sorry I forgot to add the link thing so here it is, remember this sketch is open for the month of November

Woodware Sketch Challenge

Sorry we have been quiet for a bit we are making a few changes to the blog, and the challenges.
Our aim is to keep inspiring you to create so this week we have a sketch challenge that will run until the end of November. So here it is.

Sketch November 2011

and to give your inspiration a kick start here is a card from Francoise Read

Francoise has used a peel off for this card but the same image can be found in the set Woodland Mushroom
To find out more about how she made this card visit Francoise Collection. Francoise is the designer of the stamps so she should be full of good ideas how to use them.

I will be back tomorrow with another card inspired by the sketch to get you stamping.

Woodware USA Challenge #47 - Anything Goes

Alicia

Spooky Tots

Nancy

Garden Gnomes

Suzanne

Snowglobe Magic

Welcome to our 47th challenge here at Woodware USA! We have another week of Anything Goes for your viewing pleasure! And, please enjoy the adorable samples from the design team today! Each of the cards feature new release sets from Woodware USA -- Spooky Tots, Garden Gnomes and Snowglobe Magic!


Some simple rules to follow:



1. Provide a direct link to your new creation using the Inlinkz system.
2. Only 2 entries per person, per week.
3. Use a Woodware USA stamp and receive an extra entry.

Woodware USA Challenge #46 - Anything Goes

Alicia

Harriet

Nancy


Welcome to our 46th challenge at Woodware USA! This week we have an "Anything Goes" challenge! We hope that you will be able to join us and play along!



Some simple rules:


1. Provide a direct link to your new creation using the Inlinkz system.
2. Only 2 entries per person, per week.
3. Use a Woodware USA stamp and receive an extra entry.

Woodware USA Challenge #45 Happy Fall Y'all!!

Does everyone feel the crisp air and smell the leaves? Well, it was soggy and humid here in the Carolinas this weekend, but I'm sure that fall is in the air somewhere -- right here on the Woodware USA challenge blog! We have examples of our fall-themed cards here for your viewing pleasure! We would love to have you join us this week!

Some simple rules to follow:

1. Provide a direct link to your new creation using the Inlinkz system.
2. Only 2 entries per person, per week.
3. Use a Woodware USA stamp and receive an extra entry.

On to our samples:

Alicia

Patch a House

Harriet

Flower Frames

Kerry

Mixed Greetings and Leafy Accents

Nancy

Pretty Labels

Suzanne

Woodland Mushroom

Woodware USA Challenge #44 - A Fun Sketch

Hello Woodware USA fans!! We have a fun sketch for you today from our very own -- Kerry Urbatch!! I love Kerry's sketches because they are always so indicative of her awesome style! We hope you love this week's sketch. I believe you can even adapt it into a square card if you would like...let your imagination be your guide!! However, I love shaking it up a bit and having a shaped card along the way!

Don't forget about the awesome new stamps we have in the Fall Release from Woodware USA. Some of us have been busily using them in our creations, but you will see A LOT more in the coming weeks!

Some simple rules to guide your week:

1. Only new creations (not backdated ones) will be considered for this challenge.
2. Only 2 entries per participant per week.
3. You will receive one entry per card for our monthly drawing. Use a Woodware USA image, and you will receive a bonus entry.
4. If you would like to be considered for our guest designer spot, please place an asterisk (*) next to your name.


Alicia

Daffodils

Harriet
Micey Mice

Kerry
Mixed Greetings

Nancy
Ribbon Banners

Woodware USA Challenge #43 Happy Holidays!!

Hello Woodware USA fans!! We are back with another fabulous challenge this week, and I hope that it will inspire you to get going on those holiday cards!! Our theme this week is Christmas/holiday/winter-themed cards. Whatever your heart's desire when it comes to that frigid time of year -- we want to see them all!

Some simple rules for you to follow:

1. Only new creations (not backdated ones) will be considered for this challenge.
2. Only 2 entries per participant per week.
3. You will receive one entry per card for our monthly drawing. Use a Woodware USA image, and you will receive a bonus entry.
4. If you would like to be considered for our guest designer spot, please place an asterisk (*) next to your name.

We just have three samples for you this week, but boy, do they pack a punch!!

Alicia

Tree of Gifts

Harriet
A Winter's Day

Kerry
Garden Gnomes and Ribbon Banners

Woodware USA Challenge #42 - Anything Goes

I'm sorry for the delay in posting this week's challenge! I was out of town until just now, and I wasn't able to do much, if any work on the computer! I hope you will forgive the delay!

We have a fun ANYTHING GOES challenge for you this week, and I know that you will love the variety of samples from the design team this week!

Have you checked out the new Fall release from Woodware USA? You can find all of the new sets HERE...they are awesome!

Some simple rules to follow this week:

1. Only new creations (not backdated ones) will be considered for this challenge.
2. Only 2 entries per participant per week.
3. You will receive one entry per card for our monthly drawing. Use a Woodware USA image, and you will receive a bonus entry.
4. If you would like to be considered for our guest designer spot, please place an asterisk (*) next to your name.

On to our samples!

Alicia

Elegant Cameos

Dawn

Harriet

Flower Frames

Kerry

Salutations

Nancy

School Tots

Woodware USA Challenge #41 - It's a 3-2-1 Challenge

Thank you for joining us this week for our 41st challenge! Don't forget that we have some awesome new sets in the store for Fall! You don't want to miss them. You can see all of the new sets HERE!

We have a fun challenge for you this week -- a 3-2-1 challenge. What is that? You need to have 3 different papers, 2 different embellishments and 1 image. If your sentiment is your main image that is fine, but if you have a colored image and want to add a sentiment, then that sentiment will not count as your one image. Here are just some simple rules for you to follow:

1. Only new creations (not backdated ones) will be considered for this challenge.
2. Only 2 entries per participant per week.
3. You will receive one entry per card for our monthly drawing. Use a Woodware USA image, and you will receive a bonus entry.
4. If you would like to be considered for our guest designer spot, please place an asterisk (*) next to your name.

Now, on to our lovely samples:

Alicia

Tree of Gifts and Christmas Labels

Harriet
Micey Mice

Kerry
Ribbon Banners

Nancy

Ted in the Garden

Suzanne

Mary and Friends