DC baubles

 

Dear crafty girls,

Christmas is just around the corner …

Did you already make all the Christmas cards you need? Don’t worry. There’s still time for national mail or a personal delivery 😉.

The Daring Cardmakers have another one-word-prompt for you:

BAUBLE

Show us a bauble on your card or craft project.

I have some patterned papers with baubles on it. Traditional German baubles are round, so I’m always amazed about those British/American drop-shaped baubles. Pretty, but unusual. And perfect for English sentiments and my international friends 😊.

 

 

DC One word prompt: light

 

Hello crafters,

I hope you’re enjoying a crafty and beautiful advent time.

The Daring Cardmakers have another one-word-prompt  for you to bring you some inspiration for your Christmas crafts:

LIGHT

I used this amazing paper that shimmers and shines every time you move it slightly.

DC December elemental inspiration

 

Hey crafters,

Wow! December is here!

And as in the last 11 months the Daring Cardmakers have an inspirational picture for you at the beginning oft he month.

Be inspired by this festive picture:

 

I used a tree, golden pearls and a sentiment.

DC Wish

 

Hey crafters,

The Daring Cardmakers have some more inspiration for you.

Let yourself be inspired by our one word prompt:

WISH

What to make?  Anything Goes!
Its not just cards and its not just Christmas!
This week share any crafty project - Tags, Bags, Cards, Décor, Boxes - whatever you want, Christmas themed or not
just be inspired by the word 'Wish' 

I just wish my days would have more hours to squeeze in more crafting time 😉. Here you’ll find WISHES in my sentiments.

I love the card layout. They were so easy and simple to make and the pretty paper really stands out! I will definitely save this idea for later (and other occasions).

 

DC Wood

 

Hello crafty people,

Here is the new Daring Cardmakers‘ challenge. We have another word prompt for you:

WOOD

Use wood (or trees) on your card.

I think this wooden paper looks great with the cute little Christmas owl.

DC Cosy

 

Hey crafters,

Are you in a Christmas mood already? The Daring Cardmakers bring you more inspiration for your weekend crafting.

This Friday it’s a one-word-prompt:

COSY

What comes to your mind?

What to make: Anything Goes -Tags, Bags, Cards, Decor, boxes and all kinds of trimmings - whatever you want to make, Christmas themed or not its up to you 

I’m instantly thinking of cosy winter pullovers, mittens, thick socks, woolen dresses etc. So here are some cosy winter clothes:

DC Elemental Inspiration Challenge

 

Hello crafters,

Oh wow, it’s getting excited… the Daring Cardmakers are starting the Christmas Countdown! You can use our challenges to make cards, tags, boxes, ornaments or whatever you want.

This is our inspirational picture for November:

 

I bought a cute paper and stamp set with gnomes. To be honest… I’m still not sure if I like it or if it’s too „cute“ and bright for me. I love colours, but during Christmas time I prefer muted colours in combination with gold or silver.

But I had a lot of fun colouring the little gnome.

Let’s see if you’ll find more gnomes on my blog in the next few weeks 😉.

Happy crafting!

DC Alphabet soup

 

Hey crafters,

It’s Friday and the Daring Cardmakers want to give you some inspiration for your next crafty session.

Nat has a new challenge for you:

Alphabet Soup

I'm not sure about you, but I'm a sucker for a pretty font, and I've amassed quite a few alphabet die sets over the years. But I'm not all that great at using them! So for this week's challenge, I want you to create a sentiment using alphabet dies/stamps.

That’s definitely true for me too. I had big plans with my alphabet dies … but haven’t used them that often.

Here I used the opportunity to make two cards. One with the positive, one with the negative letters.

Have a crafty weekend!

DC Fun and games

 

Hey crafters,

I had some really busy weeks and no time for crafting. Luckily we had our National holiday last week and I used it as a creative crafty day. And it felt awesome!

Joanne picked the topic for the Daring Cardmakers this week:

Fun and games

Be inspired by games this week! It could be an indoor game (Monopoly, Dungeons and Dragons, Twister, Kerplunk etc) or an outdoor one (hockey, football, rugby, netball…)

That was a bit tricky for me. But I found some old paper which has all kind of balls on it. (As a German who isn’t into team sports I only recognize the golf ball … but hey, it fits the bill.)

I actually own a die set to make this flip-it card and I love how it showcases your paper and that you can add several sentiments on it.

Have a happy weekend with enough time for games and crafting!

DC Take a break!

 

Hey crafters,

This week I picked the challenge fort he Daring Cardmakers.

the one who smiles on Mondays, has the perfect coffee :-)

Take a break!

I guess that most of us are back to everyday life after summer. And now let's not forget to take breaks regularly. Show us on your card what "taking a break" means for you: a cup of tea/coffee, a nap, a walk in nature, taking a sun bath, crafting etc.

My school year started on Monday and I was already happy about some coffee breaks with amazing colleagues and at my desk. This weekend I try to go for a long walk as well to have a break in nature.

I made these little gifts for some of my favourite colleagues and added a rainbow pencil and an anti-stress face mask 😉.

Have a nice weekend and don’t forget to take a break!

I'm just one coffee away from being in a good mood!

DC billions of butterflies

 

Hello crafters,

The Daring Cardmakers have a new challenge for you.

Shabneez has lots of butterflies in her garden and wants to see

billions of butterflies

on your cards!

I picked this very colourful paper pad which gives me summery vibes. It’s a perfect fit with butterflies.

You will only see one butterfly on each card, but I think they still stand out.

Have fun crafting!

DC Pearl

 

Happy Friday, everybody!

Kathy picked the topic fort he Daring Cardmakers.

Pearl

I thought of using flat-backed pearls, pearl strings, pearl buttons, pearlescent paints, mousse or card, Abalone (Mother of Pearl) shell, but I'm sure you can think of more.

I love pearls! On this cards I used pearl glue to add some accents.