Christmas in July Mid Challenge Reminder

Welcome back to Crafty Boots Challenges, where it is time for our mid challenge reminder. Our current challenge is 'Christmas in July'. We have had some fabulous entries for this challenge and the Design Team are really enjoying seeing them.

The winners of this Challenge will be given the opportunity to be featured in a future challenge as a Guest Designers. Marina and Lisa were winners of our recent 'Sketch' Challenge. As you can see, they are both very talented card makers, check out their blogs, you will be in for a treat.

Marina

My name’s Marina. I work full-time as a college teacher and I have a family, but in my free-time I love to make things. I try many different crafts, but my biggest hobby is playing with paper. I enjoy exploring all the many styles and materials out there, and love to enter challenges such as Crafty Boots. Thank you for having me as Guest Designer.

Lisa

I have been crafting since 1991. I started out learning 3d decoupage and made mainly pictures. There was no diecutting in those days so I used to cut out each layer with a craft knife, one picture took me 22 hours! I played around a bit with Rubber stamping and colouring but found that the lack of tools available back then hindered a good result. A few years ago I discovered die cuts and chalk. Then I met a lovely lady who introduced me to Promarkers and the wonderful world of Digi Stamps and encouraged me to have another go at colouring. I have never looked back. I love colouring both digi and rubber stamps and experimenting with colours.

I am sure you will agree they are very worthy winners.  Our Design Team ladies have also been busy, they have made a few more Christmas cards  to help inspire you.

Card by Chris

Card by Dionne

Card by Lisette

Set of Cards by Dionne

This challenge will remain open until noon on Sunday, 2 August. Please click here to go directly to the challenge.

Christmas in July

Welcome back and we hope you are well?  It's time for a new challenge here at Crafty Boots Challenges, for the next two weeks the theme of our Challenge is 'Christmas in July'.

It is that opportunity to make a start on your Christmas cards and hand crafted gifts.  Each year most of us make the same promise to ourselves - 'This year I am not going to leave my Christmas cards and gifts to the last minute', this is the excuse you have been looking for to make that start.

I know that most of you will not be feeling very festive at the moment, especially if you leave in the South East of the UK, where we are having an exceptionally warm summer at the moment.  Just imagine that you live in Australia, which is exactly where several of our Design Team Members live, this is what Christmas is like for them most years.  So get out your stamps, dies, scissors, glue etc and show us your Christmas projects.

 Here are a few ideas dreamed up by our lovely Design Team:

Card by Chris

Card by Dionne

Card by Lisette

Card by Dionne

We should like to give you the opportunity to join in the fun at Crafty Boots Challenges and, therefore, we are offering Guest Design Team spots to the winner and two runners up of this challenge.

This challenge will remain open until 12 Noon on Sunday, 2 August. There are very few rules but, if you would like to read them for yourself, you will find them here.

We are looking forward to seeing your projects, good luck.

Stars or Stripes Mid Challenge Reminder

Welcome back to Crafty Boots Challenges, where it is time for our mid challenge reminder.  Our current challenge is 'Stars or Stripes'.  We have had some fabulous entries for this challenge and the Design Team are really enjoying seeing them.

The winners of this Challenge will be given the opportunity to be featured in a future challenge as a Guest Designers. Maya and Carol were winners of our recent 'Ribbon or Lace' Challenge.  As you can see, they are both very talented card makers, check out their blogs, you will be in for a treat.

Maya

My name is Maya, and I live in Norway. I began my paper crafting journey in 2007, and since then I have never looked back. This is the hobby of my life, I am in love with paper, images, rubber stamps, colors and embellishment. And I love that we learn new things all the time with our crafting.

Carol

Hi, I am Carol and have been crafting quite for many years knitting, crotchet, cake making and decorating and now card making. I started stamping but as I am now on some Design Teams and digis are my passion. I have just recently started experimenting with dies and embossing folders. I am delighted to have been chosen to a Guest designer with Crafty Boots challenges.

The talented ladies from the Crafty Boots Challenges Design team have also been busy making beautiful inspirational projects.

Card by Chris

Card by Dionne

Card by Lisette

This challenge will remain open until noon on Sunday, 19 July. Please click here to go directly to the challenge.

Stars or Stripes

It's time for a new challenge here at Crafty Boots Challenges and, with a nod to all of our loyal American followers, who celebrated their Independence Day last weekend, our theme for the next two weeks is 'Stars or Stripes'.

As always with our challenges, you can use any materials you like to make anything you like, for example, a card, a box top, a gift bag, a scrapbook page, an ATC, an inchie, etc. It is entirely up to you how you choose to interpret the theme.

Our fabulous Design Team have been busy making projects to inspire you:

Card by Chris

Card by Dionne

Card by Lisette

Card by Chris

We should like to give you the opportunity to join in the fun at Crafty Boots Challenges and, therefore, we are offering guest design team spots to the winner and two runners up of this challenge.

This challenge will remain open until noon on Sunday, 19 July. There are very few rules but, if you would like to read them for yourself, you will find them here.

We are looking forward to seeing your projects, good luck.