Papertake Weekly ,,, I’m Dreaming Of ,,,,,

Hi all :-) Hope you’re all fit and well and almost ready for Christmas :-)

This week on the Papertake Weekly Challenge we have a really nice theme this week ,,

I’m Dreaming of a ,,,,,,,, what colour would you like YOUR Christmas to be ??

We are sponsored by the lovely Katharina from Whiff Of Joy so a lovely prize o offer for one lucky entrant !

My fave colour is blue and I also love silver ( or white gold ,,, hint hint hubby !!! ) :-) Oohh a white gold ring with sapphires ,, and matching pendant and earrings ,,,,, lol ,,, well ,, a girl can dream can’t she !! :-)

I made all the shimmery silver card used for matting by inking white card with Pumice Stone DI and brushing Perfect Pearl over the top.

The image is from an unmounted Fireplace House Mouse set, isn’t he cute munching on a biscuit ,,,, awww :-) Coloured with Copics and I layered the candle and plate for added dimension. I made the background by stamping various snowflakes from a Lawn Fawn set and heat embossing with Hero Arts white EP, I then inked with Stormy Sky DI. I used Martha Stewart Snowflake and Icicle punches and added a Sea Dot to the centre of the snowflake. The lovely silver glitter mesh ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl :-)

Thanks for looking :-) our lovely GD’s and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the PTW to see them :-)

Challenges :

Joanna Sheen ,,,,, It's begining to look alot like Christmas

Crafty Boots ,,,,, Christmas

Addicted to Stamps ….. Snowflakes

Lets Ink It Up ,,,, Christmas

Everybody's Art Challenge ,,,, Blue and White

Cute Card Thursday ,,,,, Anything Goes

Less Is More ,,,,,,,

Hi all :-) did you all have a fab weekend ?? I managed to make a couple more cards and decorate the tree ,,, tomorrow it is making mince pies ,,, busy busy ,,,,,

I made this card for the Less Is More Challenge whose theme is One Layer and Snowflakes, I started by tearing a piece of paper and using it to mask the top and bottom of the card. I then punched a few snowflakes and used these as a mask ,, then sprayed with a blue copic marker using my airbrush. I then stamped a few snowflakes randomly,,,, now this is where it went horribly wrong ,,,, I smudged one !!! HORROR .... sooo as it is a one layer I wasn't allowed to plonk a sentiment over the top of it ,,,, so after a little wondering what shall I do next ,,, I just punched out the offending black blob, added a Hero Arts sentiment and a few gems to finish.

quick n easy and if I need any last minute ones I might just make a few more like this ,,,,,

Thanks for looking ,,,, off to make a cuppa now :-)

Totally Papercrafts ,,,,,, Anything BUT Christmas ! :-)

Are ya all ready for Santa ?? I think that probably most of us do have our cards about ready and if we need any extra’s we can always buy Charity cards eh ,,, :-)

I hope all of our friends up in Scotland are safe and well !! Anne,,,, we’re thinking of you xx

This week on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge it is Vicky’s turn to choose the theme and she chose ,,,

ANYTHING BUT CHRISTMAS ,,,

We are sponsored by the lovely Melissa at Meljen Designs so some fab digi images on offer for one lucky entrant !

I needed to make a Graduation card fro my niece who has just got a degree in Maths ,,, clever girl :-) I don’t think she looks at my blog so I should be OK posting it on here ,,,

I used this very cute Changito Graduation image from Stampendous , very easy to colour , just a couple of Copics and voila !! The papers are Basic Grey from a Manila pack and I embossed some ivory SU card with a star embossing folder too, all the edges were then inked with Vintage Photo DI. The bias tape is from The Ribbon Girl and I added a mortar board charm and BG button from a Little Black Dress Brads and Buttons pack . The little black dots are sparkly coal from Stamping Bella.

Do you think this is too masculine ? I am not sure, Ray said, it has a bow, it’s girly !! anyway too late ,,, it will be on its way to the post office in a few mins ,,, coffee first :-)

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some fabby non Christmassy creations for you to see so hop on over to the TPC to see them :-)

Challenges :

Cute Card Thursday ,,,,,, Anything Goes

Samuel Taylor’s,,,, Anything Goes ,,,,fab prize on offer this month ! Kasiercraft Mini Albums and Jillibean Soup 6x6 Paper Pad !! I will keep my fingers crossed :-)

Diva’s By Design ,,, Anything Goes

Simon Says ,,,,,, Photomontage Inspiration Challenge

Hi all and welcome to another challenge ! Christmas will be here is a few short days so our lovely teamie JOY has created this gorgeous Photomontage for us to use for our inspitration, you can choose any of the elements and get creative !

Isn't this GORGEOUS !!! :-)

(pictures courtesy of Pinterest)

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too

Its a good idea to keep a check on the All New Just In Pages , there is invariably some new goodies listed and it is a handy way to keep up to date with all things new and crafty !!

We have the pleasure to welcome LIN into the December Spotlight this week :-) Lin has a FABULOUS blog filled with beautiful eye candy so please pop over and have a look !! :-)

For my card I used the little wheelbarrow with a snowy tree in it for my inspiration and luckily I had THE perfect stamp to do it !!!

I used a fabulous Hero Arts cling stamp called Snowy Night. I inked the image with Colourbox Frost White pigment ink ( this was recommended by Jennifer McGuire and it is a fab ink pad !) , stamped onto plain green SU cardstock and then embossed with Hero Arts White Embossing Powder. I used some Basic Grey paper from a Jovial pack and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. and layered with green and brown cardstock. The sentiment is also by Hero Arts, this was from a Very Merry Christmas sentiment set and I finished with some twine from American Tag.

I feel as though I cheated this week !! this was so quick and easy to do and I must say I do LOVE this one and will keep this in mind if I need any quick last minute cards making !! Very economical to make and will fit easily into an envelope !! PERFECT !!

Thanks for the photomontage Joy, I LOVE it :-) xx

Lin and the DT have made some STUNNING creations for you this week !! please hop over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them and please pop by and leave everyone some lurve :-)

Challenges :

Less Is More ,,,, Green ( not sure if this is CAS enough ? )

Cards and More ,,,,,, Snowflakes

Crafty Sentiments ,,, Snowflakes

Creative Card Crew ,,, Tis the Season

Top Tip Tuesday ,,,,, Let it Snow ( tip, always use an antistatic powder tool to prevent extra specks of powder ruining your image )

Crafty Bloggers Network ,, Shades of Winter

Crafty Cardmakers ,,, Heat Embossing

Stamps R Us ,,, Emboss It ( does heat embossing count ?)

Quirky Crafts ,,,, Snow

Crafty Calendar ,,,,, Cold and Frosty

ABC ,, ‘Y’ for Yippee "!!

Hi all ,,, are ya’ll ready for the fat guy in the red suit ?? IF you had been joining us on the ABC Christmas challenges you would have at least 24 cards ready for posting ! ,,, every little helps !!

the theme for the next 2 weeks is ,,,,

Y for Yippee ,,,, Christmas is almost here !!

so make anything Christmassy :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fab $15 voucher ( excludes shipping) on offer for one lucky entrant

Dustin Pike is offering a choice of 3 digi images

AND Karens Doodles are offering a choice of 3 digi images too

I made my card using a new unused stamp from an unmounted House Mouse Sleepy Stocking set ,, isn’t it CUTE !! look at little Monica curled up under the light bulb to keep warm ,, awww :-) I really do love these meeces ,, can ya tell ??

I coloured with me trusty Copics, they do look flushed, but thats cos they are very warm !!! :-) I inked the edges lightly with Stormy Sky DI, I glazed the bulb with Glossy Accents and then sprinkled a dusting of ultrafine crystal glitter into it before it dried ,, looks fab IRL ! The papers are Basic Grey from a Jovial paper pad and the flower is from a Prima Poinsettia pack. I used some bias tape from The Ribbon Girl, the sentiment is in the same HM set and I punched a few leaves using an EK Success punch.

We have 2 designers from Karen’s Doodles joining us for this challenge ,, so welcome aboard Shelby and Jerusha :-) Please hop on over to the challenge blog to see what they, and the DT made this time ! :-)

Challenges :

Addicted to Stamps ,,, Christmas Card

Lets Ink It Up ,,,,, Christmas

Papertake Weekly ,,,,,, Anything Goes !!

Hi all :-) I hope all is well and your Christmas preparations are well underway ! I am planning a week of baking, putting up the tree and getting all of my cards posted ,,,, well ,, thats the plan anyway !! ,,,,,

Before moving onto my card for this week I would like to show you a piccy of Sean in his Cap & Gown at his graduation ceremony yesterday :-) I am a proud Mummy :-) He has a degree in Biology and Chemistry ,, woo hoo !! Well done Sean xx :-)

This week on the Papertake Weekly Challenge we have the theme

'ANYTHING GOES' with the optional extra of something dangly :-)

We are sponsored by the fabulous Lili of the Valley so a fab voucher to the store for one lucky entrant :-)

For my card I followed the fab sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge which I flipped over :-)

I used this gorgeous Emma Pot Plant image, coloured with Copics and I inked the edges with Stormy Sky DI. The papers are from Craft Creations and I also used some Whitewash Coredinations which was embossed with a Sizzix Dots folder. I used some pink bias tape from The Ribbon Girl, a charm from my drawer, a punched Martha Stewart butterfly and a ticket sentiment from Whimsy Stamps.

Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-) Our fab GD’s and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the PTW to see them

Challenges

Sketch Saturday ,,,,,, Sketch

LOTV Challenge ,,,, Anything BUT a Christmas Card

Fuzzy and Warm ,,,,,, :-)

Hi all :-) I am back from my little holiday to the UK, well ,, it wasn’t a holiday really ,,, more a trip home to see my family and do a little bit of Christmas shopping :-)

While I was there I bought a fab new dinky camera and some proper lights for my lightbox, so hopefully my piccy’s will be better !! ALSO I found a little mini hair straightener in Boots with 1/3rd off so it was only £10 ,,, works brilliantly as a ribbon iron !!

I feel very rusty, having had a couple of weeks of from making anything, so I decided to get back into it by making a nice n easy House Mouse card :-) The challenge over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge is ,,,

FUZZY AND WARM , if you haven’t entered yet you still have loads of time as it is open until 1st January :-)

I followed the fab sketch over on the Midnight Madness Challenge, America, on behalf of the HM&F Monday Challenge is sponsoring so some FAB House Mouse stamps on offer ,,, neither of which I have so I will be keeping me paws crossed :-)

I used an unmounted stamp from a Fireplace Christmas set, isn’t this cute !! Scoopy used this stamp recently and I loved her card so I HAD to ink this one up :-) I coloured with Copics and added Polar White flower soft to the pom-poms and trims and added Star Dust stickles here and there. The papers are Basic Grey from an Eskimo Kisses pack and I added some Martha Stewart punched holly, Jillibean Soup twine and a Hero Arts Blush Dot. I stamped extra sweeties and popped them up on Pop Dots.

Debby gave me a fab tip ages ago about using an embossing tool on the reverse side of the image to round the images and these sweeties really do look real !!

The sentiment was in the set and I used a Spellbinders ribbon tag die to cut it out. I sprayed with a copic marker using an air brush. think thats all ,,,,,

Thanks for popping by my blog and looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-) xx

Challenges :

Midnight Madness ,,,,, Sketch

Craft Your Days Away ,,,,,, Buttons or Bows

Secret Crafter ,,,, Photo Inspiration, I used the colours ,,,,,

Bah Humbug ,,,, Christmas + Cute Critters

Crafty Catz ,,,,Colours of Christmas + sparkle

Jingle Belles ,,,,, Christmassy

Raise the Bar ,,, Christmas

Stampin for the Weekend ,, Friends ( these little mice are friends waiting for Santa ) :-)

Bling It On ,,,,, Christmas

Christmas Cards All Year Round ,, Anything Goes

Simon Says ,,,,,, Anything Goes ,,,,,

Hi all ,, I am going to keep this short and hopefully sweet:-) I will be on my way back from a week’s trip home and am writing this before I leave ,,, a bit weird ,,,, :-)

This week on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge the theme is ,,,

ANYTHING GOES

The DT are using Lawn Fawn or Unity Stamps this week, you don’t have to use them to join in but if you have them we would love to see them :-)

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too

Its a good idea to keep a check on the All New Just In Pages , there is invariably some new goodies listed and it is a handy way to keep up to date with all things new and crafty !!

I have made a Gran’s Brag Book for my friend, Sarah, who is now the proud Grandma’ of a beautiful baby girl :-) I didn’t have time to make a card/creation for the Papertake Weekly Challenge yesterday but I did follow Dawny’s fabby sketch when I made this :-)

I cut some mountboard ( free offcuts from my local framer) to measure 51/2 X 7 inches and used Kaiser Crafts Magic Happens paper, I inked all the edges with Dusty Concord Distress Ink and layered onto lain black card. I stamped the frame and camera using a Lawn fawn ‘Say Cheese’ stamp set, for the frame I stamped with Versamark and embossed with Hero Arts White EP, the camera was stamped with Memento Black ink onto Neenah cardstock and coloured with Copics. I used some Tim Holtz Film strip and used a Martha Stewart Scalloped Heart border punch. I used my Bind It all to make the album and finished with some buttons and a few scraps of ribbons.

Thanks for looking :-) This is America’s last week in the Designer Spotlight and I would like to thank her for all of her wonderful creations over this last month, Thank you America xx Please hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge and see all the wonderful creations everyone has made for you to see !!

Totally Papercrafts ,,,,, Christmas Challenge

Hi all :-) Quick scheduled post from me today as I am busy Christmas Shopping :-)

This week on the TPC it is Sarah’s turn to host the challenge and she chose a nice easy theme ,,,

CHRISTMAS ,,,,

We are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp so a fab parcel of goodies AND the Digistamp Boutique are also sponsoring so one lucky entrant will also win a choice of 6 digi images ,,,, fabulous prizes eh ! :-)

I made a very quick and easy gift card holder. I recently participated in the Holiday Card Boot Camp and I CASE’d one of the projects in there to make this. I have made these before and the instructions are on the Splitcoast Stampers site,, somewhere ,,, :-) The final measurement is around 4inches square so it is a fab little gift card to make ,, soo easy !!

I just used plain white card, some SU Cherry Cobbler, a scrap of paper, a hero Arts sentiment, which I embossed with White EP The flower is a Basic Grey sticker and I used an EK Success snowflake border punch and some white seam binding from The Ribbon Girl to finish.

Thanks for looking, our fab GD Lisa and the DT have made some gorgeous creations for you to see so hop on over to the TPC to see them :-)

Simon Says ,,,,,, Tag You’re It !! :-)

Hi all :-) If this posts properly then I will be just about to land in the UK to visit my family and I daresay do a little Christmas shopping !!! :-)

Simon Says ,,,,,, Tag you’re It

you can make a tag or add a tag to a creation ,,,easy :-)

The DT are using various Die’s that are available in the Simon says Stamp Store but you don’t have to use them to join in :-)

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too

Its a good idea to keep a check on the All New Just In Pages , there is invariably some new goodies listed and it is a handy way to keep up to date with all things new and crafty !!

For my card I used basic white and brown cardstock and made the backgrounds using a Hero Arts Large Fabric design and a Flourish Cling stamp. I also used a Sizzix Swirl Embossing folder, Vintage Photo Distress Ink and Hero Arts Clear and White Embossing Powders

I used a My Favorite Things Tag You’re It die for the tag and used the dot stamp in the set to stamp around the edge. The lovely flower was made using a Hero Arts Stamp and Die Cut Floral set, the sentiment is with the tag set. I used some ribbon, American tag twine, some Hero Arts Gems and a Basic Grey button to finish.

Thanks for looking :-) America and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them :-)

Please leave me a comment to let me know you popped by and I will see you when I get back. Happy Crafting

ABC Christmas ,,,, ‘X’ for Xerox

Hi all :-) This is a scheduled post, at the moment I will be just about landing in the UK about to start a week of Xmas shopping ! :-)

This fortnight on the ABC Christmas Challenge it is Dorte’s turn to host and the theme is

X for Xerox ,, not as difficult as it sounds, you have to choose a DT or GD card from the previous challenges and ‘CASE’ it ,,, ie, use it as your inspiration. For more detailed instructions please visit the challenge blog :-)

We are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps AND Digital Delights so a fab choice of Digi images on offer for one lucky entrant :-)

For my card I ‘Xeroxed’ a card made by Carissa for the ‘C’ for CAS Challenge.

I used very cute Pickle Penguin stamp from the Wild Rose Studio, this one is called Pickle with Present. I coloured with copics and inked the edges with Tumbled Glass DI, The papers are from an Authentique Journey pack. I added some white seam binding from The ribbon Girl, a Hero Arts Felt Snowflake and a few gems to finish.

This is Carissa’s gorgeous card, I used a penguin, similar colours, embellies ,design papers and layout :-)

Thanks for the inspiration Carissa :-)

I am away for a few days so I will see you all when I get back :-) Please leave me a comment so I know you popped by :-) Now hop on over to the ABC Christmas Challenge to see what everyone else made too,,,Happy Crafting