Monday 28 November 2016

Wood or Trees (See the Wood for the Trees) Mid Challenge Reminder

We are back today with our 'See the Wood for the Trees' Mid Challenge Reminder.  As always, the DT have been having a great time looking at the fabulous entries for this Challenge, keep them coming.

We have two wonderful Guest Designers today, Branka and Deanne recently won our 'Autumn' Challenge, if you are not familiar with their work, you can check out their blogs 'Vintage Handmade' and 'Little Bit 'O Paper'.

We asked our Guest Designers to tell us a little about themselves....

Branka

  My name is Branka (aka Vintage Handmade) and I come from a beautiful European country Croatia. I am a mother of two amazing children and a wife of a wonderful husband.

I have been crafting since my childhood and after a lot of experimenting I fell into mixed media art and art journaling a few years ago. My style is rather eclectic, trying to express myself in different styles, playing with different mediums, techniques and materials. 



My name is Deanne Clarke-Saunders. My hubby and I live in Paradise, Newfoundland Canada.  I was an elementary teacher for 23 years but retired early.  I am now an Early Childhood Educator (couldn’t stay away from the kiddies!!).  I have always enjoyed playing with paper, scissors, glue, and ESPECIALLY crayons and pencil crayons, ever since I’ve been a small child. I just couldn’t stop playing, so I continued by scrapbooking and card-making!  I love it!!! My hubby calls me a paper hoarder. He just MAY be right, but I’d never tell him that!!! A man doesn’t need to know he’s right!!! haha!




Our Design Team ladies have been busy in their craft roomsmaking a few more items to, hopefully, inspire you.









What makes you think that Christmas is just around the corner and we are all working on our Christmas cards?

This challenge will remain open until 12 Noon on Sunday, 20 November. Please click here to go directly to the challenge.

Monday 21 November 2016

See the Wood for the Trees

With the arrival of Storm Angus this weekend the weather in the UK has been very wintery - wet and windy in most places and snow in some areas of the north.  We had 'Weather Warnings' and some were even advised to stay home if possible.  Really not a week to be out if you can avoid it, so why not stay home and craft?

Our new challenge starts here today and it could just be the inspiration your need.  'See the Wood for the Trees' will hopefully get your imagination working, include imges of trees or wood grain in your design, or even decorate a wooden object.  It is all about the wood, you can use any materials you like, to make anything you like, for example, a card, an altered box, a gift bag, an ACT, a scrapbook page, an inchie.

Our wonderful Design Team ladies have come up with a few beautiful cards to give you an idea of the sort of thing we have in mind.

Card by Lisette








This challenge will remain open until 12 Noon on Sunday, 4 December. There are very few rules to our Challenges 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.

Monday 14 November 2016

'Things with Wings' Mid Challenge Reminder

We are back today with out 'Things with Wings' Mid Challenge Reminder. We have been having a great time looking at the fabulous entries for this Challenge.

Keti and Carol recently won our 'You are my Sunshine' Challenge, these ladies are amazing and such tallented crafters, if you are not familiar with their work you can check out their blogs Keti's Projects and Crafty Stamper.

Keti

  My name is Katarina, Keti for my friends. I'm 39 years old. I come from a small and beautiful European country Slovenia. I finished law school and after passing my bar exam in 2009 I found my love for crafting. Now I'm hooked. I love papercrafting, crocheting and colouring books for adults. And I can't image my life without some time in my pink crafting room. I enjoy blogging (Keti's Projects) and meeting new crafty friends too.

I'm really honored to have been asked to be a guest designer here on Crafty Boots Challenge and hope you enjoy my butterfly cards. Happy crafting everyone. 

Hugs, Keti















Hi I'm Carol married with three children and five grandchildren.I have always crafted -knitting,crotchet,cake decorating and now papercrafts,from cards,mini albums,decorated canvas and now into mixed media and rediscovered my love of stamping.



Once again our Design Team ladies have been busy in their craft rooms to make a few more items to hopefully inspire you.

Card by Jess













This challenge will remain open until 12 Noon on Sunday, 20 November. Please click here to go directly to the challenge.


Monday 7 November 2016

'Things with Wings' Challenge

It is time for a new Crafty Boots Challenge for the next two weeks we should like to see your projects featuring 'Things with Wings'. This is one of our favourite challenges, there are so many things which have wings, for example, there are birds, butterflies, bees, dragonflies, fairies, angels and all sorts of mythical creatures.

As always with our challenges, you can use any materials you like, to make anything you like, for example, a card, an altered box, a gift bag, an ACT, a scrapbook page, an inchie ...........

Our wonderful Design Team ladies have come up with a few beautiful cards to give you an idea of the sort of thing we have in mind.











This challenge will remain open until 12 Noon on Sunday, 20 November. There are very few rules to our Challenges 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.