When A Dog Turns Up On Skis - You Buy The Set!

A dog on skis?
Yeah, that went straight into my basket :o)

Can you believe this was my first time using stencils like this? You lot make it look easy don't you?
I've got a few basic stencils, like stripes and circles, but this was my first layering type.
I didn't manage to quite line it up right, so copic markers helped me out a little.

Also, I realised you probably need a good supply of inks if you're going to use these - something I'll have to be careful of for future purchases.

Challenge

Inkspirational

The dog comes with a stencil for adding shadows and details
Then I used a snowy hills set ( 2 stencils ) for the background

Here's Buster - waiting for Amazon to deliver his skis  :o)

• waffle flower crafts - cool pup die and stencil, snowy hills stencils
• mft - snowglobe sentiments
• ranger distress inks - salvaged patina/twisted citron/mowed lawn/walnut stain
• copic markers
• pretty pink posh - snowfall stencil

The Chaotic Christmas Tree Club

Hello.
Today I'm sharing these cute critters, decorating the tree.
There's a rabbit up a ladder, a penguin with a star, a fox trying to hang the baubles and a bear untangling the fairy lights.
What is the guy with the Santa hat?  Any ideas?

I've continued with making multiple cards at once, which is really helping me to get on top of things this year. 
The background 'snow' is a die cut, and then the tree and little critters are added, popped up with foam tape for some extra interest.

Challenge

A Place To Start

                                                                

**Winter Things**

• mama elephant - decorate the tree
• avery elle - falling snow
• mft - stitched scallop edge die
• copic markers 

Everybody Join The Conga Line

Hello.
Who doesn't love a versatile stamp?
These guys were bought for birthdays, but here they are, having fun with a Christmas conga line :o)

This was a simple card to put together. Just a quick stamp and some Copic colouring.

Then, I added the die-cut fairy lights for some extra festive fun.
Yeah - I'm not sure about the lights. I think I'll make another card without them.

Challenge

We Love Stamping

Anything Christmas

colorado craft company - conga line

concord and 9th - handmade holiday dies

concord and 9th sentiment - tiny trees turnabout

copic markers / white gel pen

Father Christmas In The Snow

Hello.

I think I've cracked Christmas cards.
Usually all my cards are different, but this year I've had production lines going of the same design,
with just a little twist.

This Father Christmas is on different coloured, snowy backgrounds. 

Which one is your favourite?

This design and colour combo is for the AAAColourful Challenge - where the palette is reds, white and a touch of gold. I hope I'm forgiven for the little bit of green in there on the present!

The backgrounds are all made with distress ink, some water splatter, and a white gel pen and snowfall stencil.

Challenge

AAA Colourful

• spellbinders - dancin' st nick
• lawn fawn stitched hillside borders
• ranger distress ink - festive berries / salty ocean / salvaged patina
• mft - snowglobe sentiments
• pretty pink posh - snowfall stencil
• white gel pen

From 'Just a Sprinkle' to 'Shut the Schools'

Hello.
Today I'm sharing this cosy, woodland cabin with you. 

Can you imagine spending Christmas here? 
I would need a roaring fire, a stack of books and a well stocked fridge.
What would you need?

I love how the colours came together with this one.
With that warm glow in the windows, I can imagine a log burner inside,  running on maximum.
Which is just as well really, as I think I overdid the snow.

It ended up more British blizzard than festive flurry :o)

Challenge

Moving Along With The Times

Winter Wonderland

• concord and 9th - yuletide lane
• versacolor inks - lagoon blue/ turquoise
• copic markers / white gel pen

Pedal Power Post

Hello.
Today I'm sharing this cute, little bear and his helpful penguins.
Rushing around to deliver the Christmas post before he gets snowed in.

I stamped this cute image onto a card panel, and then masked it and distress inked the background.
Then I coloured the image with Copics and added the sentiment piece, and a strip of gold.

Lastly, the snow was added with a white gel pen and a snowfall stencil.

Challenge

Freshly Made Sketches

I've definitely pushed the 'clean and fresh' brief on this one!
I just couldn't resist adding that snow flurry.

• purple onion designs - happy mail
• ranger distress ink - salvaged patina
• mft - snowglobe sentiments
• copic markers / white gel pen

A Little Stroll Down Yuletide Lane

Hello.
I've been layering and sticking my way down Yuletide Lane,
adding snowy rooftops, festive trees, and fairy lights.

Each one is slightly different, so they are lots of fun to put together.

Which one is your favourite?

Card One - with small Christmas trees out front, a merry banner and some fairy lights.

Card Two - with extra trees at the front, a merry banner, snow on the tops of the windows and door, and a bell on the roof.

Card Three - with three trees, fairy lights, and a holly bough.

Card Four - with two Christmas trees, fairy lights, and a noel banner.

As you can tell there's lots of die cutting an glueing on these cards, but also quite a bit of stamping.
The stamped areas are the sentiment, the snow, the lines or bricks of the house, the front door, and the Christmas trees.

The snow is white glitter paper, and the fairy lights and baubles have glossy accents on them, but the photo isn't really picking up any of that shimmer and gloss!!

Challenge

Allsorts

Using Card One as my challenge entry.

🎄Christmas Cards☃️

• concord and 9th - yuletide lane
• concord and 9th cardstock - poppy/parsley/peacock/aqua sky
• glossy accents / white gel pen
• distress ink - festive berries/salvaged patina

Top Of My Crafty Charts

Hello.
Today I'm spinning a few paper discs, for this 'greatest hits' card.  :o)

It doesn't really show on the photo, but I have found that layering these die cuts does make them look better, and stand out more on the card.
It's a lot of extra glueing, but it does help to use up some of my massive offcut pile of card! ;o)

Challenge

AAA Birthday Challenge 

• concord and 9th - greatest hits stamps and dies
• pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitched rectangle
• versa color - turquoise

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Snow, Sparkle and a Tangle of Tails

Hello.
I'm back in the craft room today - one day it's spooky, the next it's sparkly :o)

I can't resist a card with dogs on - and these festive pals are having fun in the snow.
One is carrying his own stocking, whilst the other is getting tangled up in the fairy lights. Classic!

I've followed the sketch over at Freshly Made, with my pups and the tree representing the circle shapes.
The background was inked with distress ink and for the snow I used a white gel pen with a snowfall stencil.

Challenge

Freshly Made Sketches 

• my favorite things - happy pawlidays / stitched scallop edges
• ranger distress ink - tumbles glass / salty ocean
• pretty pink posh - snowfall stencil
• copic markers / white gel pen

It's Too Late To Be Good

Is it too late to be good?
Should I just commit to the naughty list now?  :o)

I played along at AAA Cards, with their 'follow the leader' challenge.

Karen's delightful, lead card features a sweet critter, an inky background and a cute sentiment.

Here's my twist on it.

I really wanted to make this celebration girl Christmassy, so she's got her sparkly top on, and a glass of fizz in her hand.

Challenge

AAA Cards

• concord and 9th - celebration squad dies  and stamps
• pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle

Bear and Penguin Mischief

I had lots of fun putting this snowy scene together.
The penguin is clearly the troublemaker - tangling his friend up in fairy lights! :o)

The background was inked up with distress ink, and misted with water.
Then I stamped my sentiment, and added the die-cut festive friends.

I wasn't sure if the 'snow' would be too much - but in the end I went for it, using a stencil and a white gel pen.

Challenge

AAA Colourful

I have used a touch of orange on the penguin, that's not in the colour scheme,
but it's only a small bit, so hopefully I can get away with it ;o)

• spellbinders - festive friends
• ranger distress ink - salty ocean
• hobbycraft - knit pattern embossing folder
• sentiment stamp - I love this little stamp, but I've had it forever, and can't remember the make.
• pretty pink posh - snowfall stencil