Cupcake craft challenge #171–DT card

** THIS IS MY SECOND POST FOR TODAY **

Please scroll down to see my Stamp with Fun DT card

Hello again friends.  I’m back as promised with my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge and the lovely Rachel has set the theme this week and she has chosen “D.I.Y – make your own backing papers”.  I went through lots of options such as heat embossing, using my promarkers to make my background but eventually settled on using distress inks to colour my base card.  Here is my card:

I have used another new image from DigiStamp Boutique called ‘Lucy and stocking’ and again it is one of the 5 new offers of the month for December.  I have to confess that I actually only own 2 different colours of distress inks so that is why I chose this particular colour combo on my card lol!  I randomly sponged my base card with the distress inks but also stamped some small snowflakes (elzybells stamp) in the same colours to add a bit of definition.  I’m really happy with the overall effect and may buy a few more colours to try it out again.  The sentiment is SU from the ‘best yet’ stamp set,

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp and one lucky winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to spend in their online store.

Don’t forget we also have our ‘icing on the cupcake’ sponsor, who for December is Polka Doodles and two lucky winners will receive a copy of the Pretty Sweet CD. 

The rest of the DT have created gorgeous samples for your inspiration as always, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to stamps challenge – Christmas card

Come and get it challenge – anything Christmasy

Divas by design challenge – anything goes

Fab ‘n’ funky challenge – anything goes

Penny’s paper crafty challenge – tie one on

Do you stack up? challenge – ribbon

Paper crafting journey challenge – anything goes

Simon says stamp challenge – anything goes

Southern girls challenge – ribbon madness

Simply create too challenge – all about Christmas

2 sisters challenge – punches/dies

Catch the bug challenge – anything goes

Craft your days away challenge – buttons or bows

Stamp, scrap & doodle challenge – holiday card

Totally gorjuss challenge – sketch

Christmas cards all year round challenge – anything goes

Ok, so that’s my lot for today.  I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge and I cannot wait to see what you create (and hopefully pick up some new ideas for next time lol!)  I hope you have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by today.

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – ‘Lucy and stocking’

Papers: none

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, distress inks, square nesties, seam binding from wild orchid crafts, cream web ribbon from crafter on FB, SU sentiment from ‘best yet’ stamp set, SU oval all punches, SU basic gems, dovecraft snowflake punch