31 December 2012

Saturated Canary Nevaeh

I never get bored of colouring this little beauty called Nevaeh by Krista at Saturated Canary. I've used Prismacolor pencils on her this time!
Sorry the pic is a bit dim - the light outside is terrible and I hate taking pics under artificial lights, it never seems to look right!
This is the first time I've used some of my new stash - specifically my Spellbinders Floral Ovals dies and my Spiders Web net!
Papers: Papermania Vintage notes (new)
Dies: Spellbinders Floral Ovals(New) and Petite Ovals (old)
Cuttlebug embossing folder (old)
Punches: MS three Butterfly (old)
Sentiment - Craftwork cards (old)
Stormy Sky Distress ink (old)
Ribbon, stitching stamps, dew drops, stickles and my new Spiders web netting - from stash.


I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations Paint - 1/1 - Anything Goes
Pile It On - Embellishments
Drunken Stampers - All that Glitters
Hiding in my Craft Room - 1/1 Freestyle
ATCs & Cards With Attitude - 1/3 - Always Anything Goes
Craftymess – Show some Sparkle and Bling
Jellypark Challenges - 1/2 – Old and New
Pause, Dream, Enjoy – Anything Goes
Wags 'n Whiskers - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything with a sentiment
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything goes
Paper Play - 2/2 - Out with the old in with the new
Pixie Dust Studio - Any Celebration will do
Saturated Canary Challenge - 1/1 - Picture Inspiration
Shelly's Images - Out with the old in with the New
Paper Shelter Challenge - 3/3 - anything goes
Crafting By Design - Something Old, Something New- see blog
Creative Moments - 1/3 - Embossing
Inky Impressions - sparkle
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Stampotique Designers' Challenge - 1/1 - old and new stash
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes
Vickie's Challenges -  Anything Goes


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30 December 2012

Yet more unblogged Xmas Cards!

Warning - Pic Heavy Post!
Another batch of those pesky unblogged cards!
If you want to know anything about them just leave me a message :)










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29 December 2012

A few Xmas cards I never got round to blogging...

Warning - Photo heavy post!! Just wanted to get these off my chest and out of my 'to blog' folder as they are driving me crazy and now Xmas is over they have no good reason to be sitting there!!
I wont go into details of them all but if you'd like to know anything about how I made any of them please just  leave a comment :)












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28 December 2012

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

This is a wooden money box I altered by using Decopatch.

I got the box from the MDF man at the NEC and used decopatch papers to decorate the base and roof.
I thought the song lyric from Birdhouse in your soul suited this project so well! I made it using Word and printed it out.
The flower wreath is a memory box die and the leaves are made with an MS punch. The flower is from Wild Orchid crafts.

I am using this to save for my next trip to the NEC!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - 2/3 – Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything with a sentiment 
C.R.A.F.T. - 1/5 - not a card
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - 1/1 - Anything Goes
My Heart Pieces Digital Stamps Challenge - 2/3 - Anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything goes
Divas by Design - 2/2 - anything goes 
Paper Shelter Challenge - 2/3 - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes
Vickie's Challenges -  Anything Goes 
Craft Your Passion - 1/3 - Alter It (anything BUT a card)
Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Pile It On - Embellishments

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23 December 2012

Kenny K Dude

Wow this is NOT a christmas card!! Feels like thats all I've been blogging recently!
The image is a pre coloured topper from Kenny K which I got at the NEC recently.

I made the brick background myself with a Mask and distress inks. I find it hard to believe that it started out as a plain white piece of card! I am loving Masking recently and using my brayer to get different effects!

The ticket sentiment is a digi which I've printed out onto Kraft card and the black net stuff is called "Malmal" which I got from Paperchase. The corners are made with a Sizzix die.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Here Come the Boys - 1/3, cards only, must be masculine - Anything Goes 
Hiding in my Craft Room - 1/1 - Anything but Christmas
Cards by Lady Anne - Sentimental For Friday - 1/4 - Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - 1/3 – Anything Goes
Stampin' For The Weekend - 1/1 – Anything Goes
Wags 'n Whiskers - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Make your own patterned paper
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything with a sentiment
Delightful Challenges - 1/1 - Anything goes
My Heart Pieces Digital Stamps Challenge - 1/3 - Anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything goes
Paper Play - 1/2 - Out with the old in with the new (topper is new)
Shelly's Images - Out with the old in with the New (topper is new)
Divas by Design - 1/2 - anything goes (ends Jan 9)
Paper Shelter Challenge - 1/3 - anything goes
Elke Kaart Een Feestje - Anything Goes
Papelitos Stamps - 2/3 - Anything Goes
Vickie's Challenges - Anything Goes

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20 December 2012

Star Crafter at LEJ Designs!

Woohoo so pleased to find out I was picked as one of this weeks Star Crafers at LEJ designs for my brayered background card!!



Thanks so much! This is the card I entered: 
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Santa claus is coming to town!


This week at Charisma, Team Gem reckon Santa Claus is coming to Town!!!  only 5 more sleeps until you will find out if you've been naughty or nice this year! So we want to see Santa on your projects for this challenge! Head on over to Charisma Challenges to enter!!
Our fabulous sponsors this week are...

PRIZE ONE

One lucky winner will receive 4 stamps or 1 stamp set!

PRIZE TWO
Marker Pop
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Marker Pop are a new sponsor of ours!! They are generously offering a $10 voucher for their online shop, be sure to pay them a visit!!


PRIZE THREE
Cedarchest Designs
Cedar Chest Designs are another new sponsor, and are generously offering our third winner a $10.00 Certificate to their online store

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18 December 2012

Snowy Postcard Stamp!!!!

I've been wanting this stamp for AGES ever since I started seeing what the creative Coops can do with it! Stampendous really should be paying her commission as so many people must have bought this after seeing her fab work with it!

I only hope I've managed to do it justice with this card, the first I've made with it as it only arrived today!
I can't believe it's only a week till Christmas and I'm STILL making Christmas cards!
 I stamped onto cream card using Frayed Burlap distress ink and edged the whole panel with gilding flakes.

The poinsettias are Marianne dies, the floral sprigs are Memory Box and the sentiment is LOTV.
Papers are papermania which I've distressed around the edges, and I've added lots of stardust stickles to the snowy roofs which hasnt been picked up very well on my pics! I should have waited to photograph this in daylight but I couldnt wait to blog it :)
Card candy is craftwork cards.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion - 1/1 -  Christmas Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - 1/1 - All That Glitters
Elke Kaart Een Feestje - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - 1/1 - Anything Goes For Christmas
Loves Rubber Stamps - Merry Christmas
Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge - 1/1 -Snow or Snowflakes
Papelitos Stamps - 1/3 - Anything Goes
Vickie's Challenges - Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Christmas
Fashionista Challenge - Winter
Hooked on Craft - Christmas
House of Gilli - Add Sparkle
Kaboodle Doodles - Christmas/Holiday
Lexi's Creations - Snow
Love to Create - 2/3 - Anything Goes
MyGrafico - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Christmas
Pike's Playground - Christmas
Squigglefly - Anything Goes with Sentiment
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - 1/2 - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - 2/4 - Christmas Time
There's Magic in the Air - Snowman or Anything Christmas
Whoopsi Daisy - Traditional Christmas Card
Come and Get It Challenges - Anything Christmas
Dream Valley Challenges - 3/3 - Christmas
Eclectic Ellapu - 2/2 - Anything Goes
PanPastel UK Challenge - 1/1 - Christmas Time
Penny Black and More - 1/3, no digis - It`s your choice
Platypus Creek Digitals - Anything Christmas
Quirky Crafts -  Last minute christmas
The Squirrel & the Fox - 1/2 - Christmas
Craftymess Challenge - Vintage Christmas
One Stop Craft - 1/2 - Distressed Christmas
Speedy and Friends - Dreaming of a White Christmas
Card Makin' Mamas - 1/2, cards only – Happy Holidays
Crafty Ann's - White Christmas
Guylou's Inimitability - 1/1 - Let it snow
Jingle Belles - Christmas - Anything (Holiday) Goes
Just Add Ink – Just add Christmas
Pattie's Creations - 1/2  – Christmas Card
Pause, Dream, Enjoy – Snow
Raise The Bar - Let it snow
Stamp Man - 1/1 - In the Bleak mid Winter
Stampin' For The Weekend - 1/1 – Let it Snow
Wags 'n Whiskers - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything goes with seasonal sentiment
C.R.A.F.T. - 2/5 - Winter
Do You Stack Up? - 2/3 - Christmas
Forever Friends - Christmas Cards
It's All About the Vintage - 1/3 - Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey - Any Christmas, Paper Project
Shelly's Images - Christmas is in the air


Thanks for stopping by :)

17 December 2012

Winter Wryn

This is a digi by Tiddly inks called Winter Wryn, isnt she sweet!
I've coloured her with Prisma pencils and inked around the edge with distress inks.

The red card is embossed with a cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder and the paper is a scrap I found, no idea who it's by!
The sentiment is by Lili of the valley and the branch is made with a Memory box die. The Xmas tree hiding in the corner is made with a Marianne die.
Ribbon and dew drops are from stash.

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Poinsettia Christmas Card

This was surprisingly simple to make although it looks quite busy!
I cut 3 poinsettias out using Marianne Dies, stamped a sentiment and cut it out with Nesties and used one sheet of patterned paper by Papermania for the background.



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16 December 2012

Brayered Background

This is a card I made using my brayer, distress inks, and my new splodge mat!
I masked off the moon with a post it note and used torn paper to make the hills. 

The Stamps are all from Kaisercraft and the sentiment is by Fiskars.


I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Amusing Challenges - 1/2, No Digi - Pink, Purple, Blue 
Eclectic Ellapu - 1/2 - Anything Goes 
Fashionable Stamping Challenges - 1/3, no digi allowed - Mask It
Stempelsonnen Challenge - 3/3, stamp as main focus - Anything Goes with a Stamp
Wags 'n Whiskers - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty - 2/3 - something new (splodge mat)
Simon Says Stamp - your favorite (technique)
Bearly Mine - 2/2 - Anything Goes
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes
LEJ Designs - Sentimental (Anything With A Sentiment On It)
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes
Vickie's Challenges - Anything Goes


Thanks for stopping by :)

14 December 2012

Indigo Blu bare forest

This is a beautiful, versatile stamp by IndigoBlu and I never get bored playing with it seeing what new looks I can achieve! 

For this christmas card, I stamped onto black card with FlitterGlu and sprinkled with glitter. As I didnt want the glitter to shed everywhere, I then covered the whole panel with Acetate to protect the glitter.



I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything goes with seasonal sentiment 
C.R.A.F.T. - 1/5 - Winter
Delightful Challenges - 1/1 - Very Blingie
Do You Stack Up? - 1/3 - Christmas
Forever Friends - Christmas Cards
Happy Campers - 1/3 - Winters Here
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - 1/1 - Christmas Releated
Paper Crafting Journey - Any Christmas, Paper Project
Shelly's Images - Christmas is in the air
Cards by Lady Anne / Stamp Challenge - must stamp, 2/4 - Anything Goes

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - 1/2, must be Winter Holiday - Anything Christmas Goes 
Freshly Brewed - 2/5 - Christmas (ends Jan 2)
Simon Says Stamp - your favorite (stamp)
The Perfect Sentiment - must have sentiment on front - Christmas
Whimsy Inspiration - 2/3 - festive
Bearly Mine - 1/2 - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge - Christmas
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - 1/1 - Sparkliscious
LEJ Designs - Sentimental (Anything With A Sentiment On It)
Top Tip Tuesday - 3/3 - Christmas
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes
Vickie's Challenges - Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Christmas
Cupcake Craft - Merry Christmas
Hooked on Craft - Christmas
House of Gilli - Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts - Happy Holidays
Love to Create - 1/3 - Anything Goes
MyGrafico - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - 1/4 - Christmas Time
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges - 2/3 - Christmas
Robyn`s Fetish - Christmas Cards
The Ribbon Girls - Christmas Projects

Thanks for stopping by :)

9 December 2012

Christmas Tag

I've been having loads of fun making tags this year.

Here's another one I made using distress inks, stamps, embossing powder and stickles. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Catered Crop - Gift Tags
Come and Get It Challenges - Tag, You're it (Tags)
Dream Valley Challenges - 1/3 - Christmas
Great Impressions - 3/3 - Anything Goes
Quirky Crafts - A Christmas Tag
Stamptacular Sunday - Must use a stamp - Anything but a card
The Ribbon Girls - Christmas Projects
2 Sisters - Snowflakes
Di's Digis Designs 1/3 - Christmas Creation-Anything but a card
Just Us Girls - Embossing
Little Claire's - 3/3 - Christmas
Totally Gorjuss - Oh No Snow
ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes
Broken Box Stock – 3/3 – Happy Holidays
Jingle Belles - Anything (Holiday) Goes
Stampin With The Dragon - Anything Goes
Stempelsonnen Challenge - 2/3, stamp as main focus - Anything Goes with a Stamp
Wags 'n Whiskers - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. - 1/5 - Christmas
Craft Us Crazy - Christmas/Winter and/or Favourite Embellishment
Crafty Ribbons - Tag/label big or small
Delightful Challenges - 1/1 - All about Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey - Any Christmas, Paper Project
Paper Play - 1/2 - Christmas is coming
Pixie Dust Studio - Sparkle and Snowflakes
Shelly's Images - Christmas is in the air
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - 1/2, must be Winter Holiday - Anything Christmas Goes
Creative Moments - 3/3 - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - 1/2 - Snow
Freshly Brewed - 1/5 - Christmas
Inky Impressions - snow/winter
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Christmas inspired
Penny's Paper-Crafty - 1/3 - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - snowflakes
Sisterhood of Crafters - 2/3 - embossing
The Perfect Sentiment - must have sentiment on front - snow
Whimsy Inspiration - 1/3 - festive
Flourishes - An Altered Christmas (Anything But A Card)
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - 1/2 - Anything But A Card
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
Papelitos Stamps - 2/3 - Anything Goes + DT call
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - 1/3 -Christmas Themed Tags
Top Tip Tuesday - 2/3 - Christmas
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything But A Card

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