Quirky crafts challenge – GDT card

Hi everyone and Happy New Year.  I hope you all enjoyed your celebrations over the festive period and didn’t over-indulge (as if lol!).  I’m sorry for the long absence since my last post but it’s been a hectic few weeks. 

I was lucky enough to win a challenge over at Quirky Crafts challenge a few weeks ago and my prize was a guest designer spot and I’m here to share my card with you.  The challenge is ‘new beginnings’ and will run for the next two weeks.  I decided to make a calendar as it is the beginning of a new year:

I have used a very neglected stamp from whiff of joy called ‘shopping willow’ as I think I will give this to my shopaholic friend lol!  I decided to make an easel card calendar as it will sit nicely on her desk.  I’m sorry the pictures are a little dark but I took it late at night! 

I can also enter my calendar into the following challenges:

Aly’s Sunday challenge – anything goes

The Crafty pad challenge – anything goes

OSAAT challenge – anything goes

Order of the opus gluei challenge – It’s new year baby (some new, year-ish or baby related)

Sentimental Sunday challenge – celebrate friendship (the calendar is for my friend)

Whoopsi daisy challenge – free and easy

Anything goes challenge – the letter c (my calendar)

Creative craft challenge – anything goes

I love promarkers challenge – anything goes

Top tip Tuesday challenge – get embellishing

Let’s craft and create challenge – new beginnings

Aud sentiments challenge – anything goes

Dutch dare challenge – new beginnings

Fairy fun challenge – new beginnings

Lots to do challenge – new beginnings

Catch the bug challenge – anything goes

CES challenge – anything goes

Crazy 4 challenges challenge – celebrate something (new year)

Craft your days away challenge – punch it out (flowers, butterfly and sentiment panel)

One stop craft challenge – new beginnings

Totally gorjuss challenge – for someone special (for my friend)

Created 4 fun challenge – sketch

The shabby tea room challenge – welcome to 2011 (& 11 elements on your card) I’ve got 3 different papers, 1 cardstock, 1 image, 1 sentiment, 2 flowers, 1 butterfly, 1 calendar and 1 lot of gems!

I hope you enjoy your extra day off from work tomorrow (if you’re lucky enough to have one).  I’m excited as I have a week off from work this week, so some shopping trips for me I think lol!  Whatever you’re up to have a brilliant day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: whiff of joy – ‘shopping willow’

Papers: my mind’s eye – tickled pink paper pad, elzybells kraft cardstock

Tools: promarkers, labels 8 nesties, SU modern label punch, ek success retro flower punch, MS butterfly punch, PM white adhesive stones, Anita’s calendar