Winter Friend

Hooray, day off today! But boy does the time go quick lol. I made this card for 5 challenges & luckily it is a Christmas card, I am sooo behind with my Christmas cards this year I think I've made about 8 when I've usually made 50 + lol.

The papers are from Designer Digitals & I inked the edges, the image & sentiment are from Elzybells & I've used glitter glue & a tiny bit of Polar White snow soft on his hat (I'm just getting to grips with this lol). The card is finished off with a snowflake & lots of tiny gems.

The 5 challenges are:
Willow Stetchie - Sketch!
Elzybells - Tempting Textures
Cupcake - Snow Much Fun
Papertake - Digi Sparkle
Susie's Sassy Designs - Christmas (1st Challenge)

Oooh I'm so excited (isn't that a song lol) I've been chosen to be on Lexi's Creations DT & she has a new challenge starting on Monday 16th of November so why not check it out :)

Happy Birthday Zoe!

This card was made for my son's girlfriend Zoe's birthday which is today (she must have opened it by now though). We had a fab day at the NEC yesterday & met some great crafters & got some fab goodies. The image is a Greeting Farm "Wild Sprout" image & the papers are from DCWV Pocketful of Posies stack. I inked & glittered the flowers & finished the card with a ribbon & gems.

This card fits 3 challenges:
Everybody-Art - Sketch
Allsorts - Bring Out Your Bling
Creative Card Crew - Ribbons & Gems

I just need more hours in the day so I can do all the crafting I would like to lol

Christmas Robin

Hooray day off today but why oh why do they always go quicker than any other day (apart from weekends) lol. Soo much to do so little time.

This fab image is from mygrafico & he is coloured with Prismas & I glittered his had the papers are called Christmas Joy, I inked the egdes & finished the card off with some new Christmas embellishments: a padded tree & a bauble greeting. The sketch is from Sketch and Stash.


Better get a move on now ....

Meet Scruffles

Lexi is having a DT challenge as she is having her designs made into stamps & she has given us this gorgeous doggy image called Scruffles to play with. I coloured him in with Prismas (as usual) & added glitter to his hat. The papers are from my Christmas stash, I added a bit of velum, a tag some holly stickers & a greeting.

I used the sketch from Just Christmas and Birthday Cards & the Papertake Weekly challenge is "Spots n Stripes". I had to scan my card cos it's too late to get a good photo & Lexi's challenge finishes tomorrow so had to get it blogged tonight :)

Surprise Candy!

We all love candy (especially the non-fattening kind) & we all love a surprise (well I do lol) & over at the Crafty Chatter blog they have the chance to win Surprise Blog Candy! You just need to follow a few simple rules & enter before 22nd November & while you're there why not check out the rest of the blog, there's some interesting stuff on there :-)

Cup Cake Tilly

I found a great new blog which has a competition & a free digi image - how fab is that! Wendy's Digital Doodling has this gorgeous "Cup Cake Tilly" Image which I coloured in with my Prismacolor pencils & added a touch of Glamour Dust to the hearts. The flowers & leaves are punched (& also coloured with Prismas to match the colours). The papers are from Designer Digitals & are called "Little Tea House", the card is finished off with a greeting, ribbon & pearls.

The challenge at Daring Cardmakers this week is "Getting Punchy With It", A Spoon Full of Sugar's challenge this week is "Kitchen/Cooking" & I used the sketch from The Fresh Batch.

I've got a new camera & I'm still getting to grips with it lol so the photos are a bit hit & miss at the mo but I'm sure I will suss it out & the weather is dark & dire here with torrential rain (poor hubby & son are playing footy so they will be absolutely drenched- I'm definitely in the best place).

All That Scraps Challenge

I've just found this fab challenge (you can never have too many challenges imo lol): All That Scraps & their challenge this week is to make a tall card. For my card I used cute Miss Anya image which I paper pieced her dress & bow. I added some punched & inked flowers embellished with gems & pearls. The paper is from Designer Digitals & I finished the card off with a greeting from Pink Petticoat. I'm also entering this card for the Charisma Cardz challenge which is "Daisies"& Caardvarks "A Tall Order".

Alex & Felicity Christmas Wishes

I'm still achy but slightly better (I got knocked off my bike on Friday) at least it is Sunday so I can have a nice rest & do a bit of crafting. Have you seen the fab new images by Sally-Ann at the Digi Boutique? Well if you haven't check them out here, aren't they fab & you get 4 fab images for £2.25.

This card was made using my oval Nesties, Papermania papers, EK Sucess border punch, peel off greeting, bow, pearls, lots of glitter glue & the snowflakes I recycled from some of last years cards lol. It was made for the Digi Stamp Boutique Blog October competition & also I used the Three Clovers Designs sketch, the Cute Daisy May theme is "Love" & the challenge over at La-La Land is "Sparkle".

Willow Sketchie

I have had the most traumatic day today :-( I start work at 7.45 am on Fridays & always bike to work but unfortunately this morning I got knocked off my bike, the car came straight out the end of the road, didn't look & hit me. I was so shook up but was grateful I could get up & walk. The driver did stop to ask me how I was & I am soo annoyed cos I didn't get his details. I thought my bike was ok until I started to ride the handle bar was twisted but at least I managed to bike to work. Once the shock wore off I started to ache & now everything is hurting.

At least I managed to do a bit of crafting this evening which took my mind off all the stress. This card was made using Zoe's fab sketch for Willow Sketchie. The papers are from Scrapbook Mad & that gorgeous image is by Toodles & Binks. I stamped & cut out some flowers & added buttons to the centres. I'm off to bed hoping I have a better day tomorrow lol.

Friday Sketchers Challenge

What a horrible rainy day it is today but at least it's my day off & I haven't got anything to do apart from crafting (& a bit of housework but there's ALWAYS housework lol). It is getting really cold now though so I think the heating will have to go on soon.

This card was made using the Friday Sketchers fab sketch. The papers are from Designer Digitals which I inked around the edges & punched a border with my EK success punch.I used another Pink Cat Studio digi image ( I luv these soo much). The finishing touches are die cut swirls & flowers with a button & thread & the greeting is from Pink Petticoat.

Autumn Anya

I love Miss Anya & the challenge on the Anyone for Anya? blog this week is "Autumn Colours". I used papers from Designs by Krista which I distressed. The sketch is from A Spoon Full of Sugar (just got in in time I hope as there will be a new challenge tomorrow) & the challenge from the Charisma girls is "Distressing". The finishing touches are ribbon, flowers & a leaf charm.

WOJ Angel

This Christmas card was made for 4 challenges:
Crafty Creations - Blue
Crazy 4 Challenges - Sketch
Die Cut Dreams - Winter Wonderland
Whiff of Joy - Die Cuts

The papers are Papermania (I think), the angel is coloured in with Twinkly H20s & glitter added to her wings. The card is quite simply & just finished off with a padded fabric star, some gems & a greeting.

Favourite Embellishment?

The challenge at PaperPlay this week is to use your favourite embellishment & this got me thinking could you have just "one"? The conclusion I came to is NO lol, well I can't anyway I love charms & flowers & gems (& quite a few other things too).

For this card I used the fab sketch from Bee Crafty, the papers are from SBM. This cute image is from Pink Cat Studio's new digi downloads (check them out they are fab!) I'm definitely going to be getting more of these. The flowers are a range of punched & felt (cut from a border) & the card is finished with ribbon, charms, gems & a stamped greeting. I'm also entering this for the Stamp Something challenge which is "Bling".

Scrap Online!

What a great idea this is "Scrap Online" (SOL) & Marlene hosted one on Wednesday. The idea (if I can manage explain it) is that the host posts on their blog the sizes of card stock & papers that are needed the day before so you can have these all cut ready to assemble your card. Then on the day/start time of the SOL the first step to make your card is posted & then further steps are posted every 5 minutes.

This is the quickest I've ever made a card but what great fun :-) (apart from the finishing off which took 3 days lol) . Here is my finished card which is nowhere near as amazing as Marlene's (you have to check it out!).

This card fits Kraftin' Kimmie's 2nd challenge which is "Buttons". The papers are DCWV, Pocket Full of Posies, the image is Miss Anya (I love these images) and the card is finished with flowers, buttons, ribbon, greeting & pearls.

Daisy & Dandelion Christmas

This was a quick(ish) card made with the last Daisy & Dandelion TSV from QVC. The Christmas tree has been glittered. Ribbon, glittered flowers, gems & stamped greeting finish the card off. I started making this card a couple of days ago (see not so quick lol) with the Friday Sketchers sketch but it is due to change today, hopefully I got in just in time.

This card fits 4 other challenges:
Lili of the Valley - Christmas Card for a Child
Creative Inspirations - Christmas in October
La-La Land - Winter/Christmas
My Time to Craft - Quick & Cute

Fairy Wishes :-)

This cute little fairy is a stamp from Cuddly Buddly, I paper pieced her dress, hat & cake, the papers are Designer Digitals (again, I can't stop using these a the mo - it's funny how you have phases of using the same bits & pieces). I can't stop using my sewing machine either as you will see. The fairy's wings have been glittered & the finishing touches are buttons, swirls flowers & a greeting.

This card was made for 6 challenges:
ABC- Flying
Cupcake - Buttons & Stitching
Cute Daisy May - Fairy-nuff
Flutter By - Butterfly or Fairy
Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch
Creative Card Crew - Scallops

My tickets came today for the Hobycraft etc show at the NEC, how exciting - anyone else looking forward to it?

Tuesday's Card

This card was made for 3 challenges:

Everybody-Art - Shapes or Punches
Mojo Monday - Sketch
Whimsy Stamps - Get Punchy

I used more gorgeous papers from Designer Digitals with a bit of stitching. I love this image (I believe it was given to me by my dear friend Linda) which is coloured in with Prismas. I finished the card off with die cut swirls, punched flowers & leaves.

Bit More Ultra Thick Embossing

Well it is a while since I've done any ultra thick embossing but I do like the finished result. This image was stamped, coloured in & then embossed which gives a lovely glossy shine but unfortunately I failed to capture this in the photo lol. The papers are from Designs by Krista (I also cut out the flowers & butterfly too). I finished the card off with a stamped greeting, pearls, ribbon & a charm.

This card fits 6 challenges:
C.R.A.F.T. - Inspirational Photo
Everybody-Art - Sketch
One Stop - Birthday
Charisma Cardz - Recipe (1 Ribbon, 3 Flowers, 3 Papers, 1 Charm)
Creative Card Crew - Celebration
Kraftin Kimmie - Birthday