Challenge 20 'Circles,' Winner of #19 & Goodbye to Christine

How to play: This fortnight you must make a craft item (card or other) which features CIRCLES. It must also include DIGI somewhere, you don't have to use a 'Bee Crafty' image. Submit by Saturday 2nd January (Midday UK) by posting on your blog and commenting below. The PRIZE is one of Bee Craftys downloads. (See full rules to the right.)

Now be inspired by my Design Team - all the images they have used can be purchased at our shop here or use the purple button at the top of the blog.

Lori's adorable and festive card, uses buttons for added 'circle' effect. Image is 'seated bunny.'

Trixi's lovely muted colours and wonderfully shaded 'penguin pair' make for a charming Christmas card.

Kim's super Christmas card uses 'fluffy bunny christmas' with scalloped circles.

Elaine's soft pink works perfectly with the pretty die cut circle pattern frame and 'seated bunny.'

Sheri has created a gorgeous circular, scalloped valentine card using 'fluffy bunny and flowers.'

Victoria's fantastic, vibrant card sees lots of circle techniques in embossing, die cuts and button detail.

Winner of Ch 19 'Christmas Extras' is....Alicia for her beautifully made and coloured Christmas gift tag set. Congratulations!

We also have to say a sad goodbye to one of our DT - Christine - and wish her many thanks for all her creative contributions.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Challenge 19 'Christmas Extras' & Winner of 18

How to play: This fortnight you must make a craft item NOT A CARD which could be considered a 'Christmas Extra' e.g., festive decoration, gifts, gift tags and wrapping... So it;

• Must be something other than a card
• Must be festive (or for Christmas e.g., as a present)
• Must include digi somewhere

You don't have to use a 'Bee Crafty' image. Submit by Saturday 19th December (Midday UK) by posting on your blog and commenting below. The PRIZE is one of Bee Craftys downloads. (See full rules to the right.) Check out the great creations of my Design Team - all the images they have used can be purchased at our shop here or use the purple button at the top of the blog.



Victoria has created a fun extra addition to the tree with this cute bauble using 'Penguins Three.'


Kim's fantastic colour coordinated gift features 'Fluffy Bunny Christmas,' perfect Christmas extra.
Christine's pretty and very festive ornaments use both boy and girl 'Wish Fairies - Christmas.'


Sheri's beautifully decorated note book using 'Whimsical Girl & Snowman' will make a gorgeous gift.

Elaine has created her own super packing using 'Wish Fairies - Original (boy)' and personalised it.

Lori's beautifully made Christmas gift box using 'Whimsical Girl & Snowman'

Winner of Challenge 18 'Sparkle' is Marianne for her different applications of glitter and clearly sparkly card, congratulations!



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Challenge 18 'Add Some Sparkle,' Copic Tutorial from the DT & Winner of Ch 17

Challenge 18 - 'Add Some Sparkle'


How to play: This fortnight you must make a papercraft item (card, giftbag, tag...anything goes) which includes some sparkle (glitter, gems, sparkly papers, ribbons, etc...) AND use a digi image somewhere. You don't have to use a 'Bee Crafty' image. Submit by Saturday 5th December (Midday UK) by posting on your blog and commenting below. The PRIZE is one of Bee Craftys downloads. (See full rules to the right.)

Now be inspired by the super creations of my Design Team - all the images they have used can be purchased at our shop here or use the purple button at the top of the blog.

We welcome Elaine as a new member of the DT and her adorable card using 'Wish Fairies Original (boy)' who has sparkly wings and socks!


Sheri's card has wonderfully muted colours and great textures enhanced with glitter and uses 'Whimsical Girl & Snowman.'


Christine's vibrant card sees the Christmas 'Wish Fairies' with Shimmerz wings and much more.


Trixi's charming penguin easel card has sparkly embellishments, edging and lettering to set the scene for the 'Penguin Pair.'


Lori has created a wonderful card and flash card set using the 'Bunny Numbers' PDF and sparkly papers.

Kim's colourful card uses 'Butterfly on Flowers' with a range of sparkly materials including pearlescent ink.

Victoria's lovely 'Fluffy Bunny Christmas' card uses lots of sparkle which works beautifully with the purple colours.

Copic Tutorial ...Victoria has kindly produced a tutorial on how to apply copic markers to 'fluffy bunny christmas' as seen in her great card above.

Used: Copic Ciaos, 4 shades of grey and purple
1) Decide where the light source is coming from (in this case the right) and use the darkest shade first after colouring the nose!
2) Add the second slightly lighter shade next to it. Blend in a circular motion over and over, otherwise you just get two stripes of tone on tone rather than blending.
3) Repeat with the third shade, again lots of circular blending. Note - this doesn't work on thin paper or card which allows the ink to bleed over the image (Victoria uses the reverse side of white linen card from the Paper Mill Shop).
4) Next the lightest grey, shade over all the greys with this one.
5) Go around the edge in a light grey (or purple in this case to tie in with the card). An outline helps the image to stand out.
6) Finally apply the same theory of shading on the baubles and ribbon in shades to suit your card (again purple in this case.)

Winner of Challenge 17 - Photo Inspiration - is...Katherine for her full use of pinks and greens (even picking up the green with white spots from the ribbon in the images dress) Well done!

Challenge 17 'Photo Inspiration' & Winner of No.16

Challenge 17 - 'Photo Inspiration'

How to play: This fortnight you must make a papercraft item (card, giftbag, tag...anything goes) which has been inspired in some way by the photo above AND use a digi image somewhere. You don't have to use a 'Bee Crafty' image. Submit by Saturday 21st November (Midday UK) by posting on your blog and commenting below. The PRIZE is one of Bee Craftys downloads. (See full rules to the right.)
Now enjoy the beautiful creations of my very talented Design Team - all the images they have used can be purchased at our shop (use the purple button at the top of the blog)

Kim's gorgeous card uses lovely materials and cleverly picks up the pattern on 'Whimsical Girl & Birds' dress

Christine has created a wonderful Christmas card in these alternative colours with an added bit of sparkle and softness using 'Whimsical Girl & Snowman' Victoria's vibrant greens and pinks reflect the image brilliantly with a great added sparkle on 'Little Lady Birthday' image Trixi's lovely matching set particulaly picks up on the spots & dots element, great soft pinks and perfect placing of 'Bunny with Flowers' (also uses Doodle Dots from CupCake Crafts)

Sheri's beautiful card shows her wonderfully skilled crafting, lovely materials compliment the 'Whimsical Girl & Bird' image

Winner of Challenge 16 - Distressing - is Claire at CraftyC for her lovely card featuring different distressing techniques which enhance the design. Congratulations!

Challenge 16 'Distressing' & Winner of No.15

Challenge 16 - 'Distressing'

How to play: This fortnight you must make a papercraft item (card, giftbag, tag...anything goes) which features 'distressing' AND use a digi image somewhere.You don't have to use a 'Bee Crafty' image. Submit by Saturday 7th November (Midday UK) by posting on your blog and commenting below. The PRIZE is one of Bee Craftys downloads. (See full rules to the right.)

Distressing tips;

- Distressing doesn't mean destroying your work, the aim is to add depth / texture and enhance it.

- Consider using ink/chalk/paint effects, tearing, scrunching paper up, using tools...

- Give it a light touch or be bold, start lightly, you can always add more distressing (but you can't take it away!)

- Focus your distressing on the edges of the elements that make up your card.
Now for my DTs inspiring examples and different approaches to distressed, you can find the images they have used in my shop here.

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Trixi's Halloween card uses images from the 'Halloween set.' She has distressed the edges of the paper and card using XCut scissors and then inked up the edges with black ink.

Sheri's card, featuring 'Little Lady Birthday,' uses Basic Grey designer papers that are distressed and then all the edges were inked with Chocolate Chip ink for extra detail.

Lori created a scrapbook page which is the perfect place to do some distressing. Using 'kitty,' 'seated bunny' and 'puppy' and of course her own adorable photos.

Christine's card uses the free birthday cake image (scroll back through the blog.) The two round cuts were distressed with brown chalk. K&Co. design paper distressed using a Tim Holtz distressing tool around the edges. Another piece of K&Co paper punched with the MS doily lace punch and distressed edges.

Kim's Christmas card featuring 'Fluffy Bunny Christmas' sees the use of a plastic knife over the edges which were then well inked.

Victoria's Christmas card using 'Wish Fairies Christmas' keeps it subtle with delicate distressing effects.

Winner of Challenge 15 (Sketch) is this great Halloween card by Donna at 'luvocardz', love how the colours and eye detail have been picked up. Congratulations!

* Sorry this post is a day late everyone!*

Challenge 15 'A Sketch,' Our New DT Member Victoria & Winner of Ch 14

Challenge 15 - 'A Sketch'

How to play: This fortnight you must make a papercraft item (card, giftbag, tag...anything goes) following the sketch above AND use a digi image somewhere.You don't have to use a 'Bee Crafty' image. Submit by Saturday 24th October (Midday UK) by posting on your blog and commenting below. The PRIZE is one of Bee Craftys downloads. (See full rules to the right.)

Now for my DTs inspiring examples, you can find the images they have used in my shop here.
We are pleased to welcome Victoria to the Bee Crafty DT and she has created a wonderful first design from the sketch using 'Whimsical Girl & Snowman'

Kim's card uses some great colours and pretty snowflake embellishments with a 'Wish Fairy Christmas' image.

Trixi's wonderfully textured and warm card uses 'Fluffy Bunny Christmas'

Christine's pretty autumn card has a wonderful array of flowers to compliment the image from the 'Floral Set'

Lori's bold colours and great distressing really sets off 'Flower Girl' (this one is a freebie image if you scroll back through the blog!)

Sheri's charming card sees delicate pattern paper and embellishments work wonderfully with 'Fluffy Bunny Christmas'

Winner of Challenge 14 (Christmas) is... the lovely Donna! Congratulations x