Relax ... it's your special day.

Have you joined in with the Christmas Blog Hop, over at Wild Rose Studio? There are lots of fabulous prizes up for grabs along the way, and an awesome GRAND prize too. All you have to do is make a card using Dawny's sketch ( you can use any image you like) and collect a phrase from the hop. Simples!

Here's my card using Dawny's fab sketch.

I have used the wonderful Ronnie Relaxing image from Pollycraft. You can find him in Pollycraft's sidebar and all money raised from his sale goes to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

I paper-pieced the chair and then added Ronnie on top, coloured with Copics. The background was distressed with inks. I also added a little glossy accents to the biscuit packets and his cup.

Challenges...

Wild Rose Studio - Dawny's Sketch and Blog Hop

Pollycraft - Blue

Crafty Emma - If you have donated to the Yorkshire Air Amabulance you can get an extra entry to Emma's Fundraising Candy, by making a card with one of the 'Ronnie images'. See Emma's blog for the full details.

Top Tip Tuesday - Layer on Layer - Check out Anne's great tutorial on how to paper-piece digi images.

Digi Stamp - Ronnie Relaxing from Pollycraft.    DP Daisy & Dandelion, A Winter's Tale.   Papermania 'Scrolls and Sentiments' stamp set.   Glossy Accents.    Card Candy.

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Calorie free chocolate !!!

Put 'eat chocolate' at the top of your list of things to do today - then at least you'll get one thing done!!!

Here's a 'calorie free' chocolate, caramel card.

I had another go at 'distressing' with this card - it's not really my thing - but I quite like the way it turned out. I also sponged the background, behind Anya - it's done with a papermania copper coloured ink and, in real life, has a shimmer to it that the camera just doesn't pick up.
Anya is 3D'd and coloured with Copics, and I added a couple of little pearls to her shoes.
I love the ribbon - I found it at the bottom of my ribbon box and I think it came from a box of chocolates!

 Challenges -
Friday Sketchers - Great sketch by Claudia and the chance to win some fab digis from Lauretta's Digital Stamps
CES Challenges -  Who can resist Sandie's 'Chocolate Caramel' theme? With the chance to win a gorgeous My Mind's Eye button box. Check out the DT work for some yummy, chocolate caramel projects!!!

Stamp - The Greeting Farm, Miss Anya Dressy       DP - Daisy and Dandelion, Picnic Patch

Raffia Lace from Bunny Zoe's Crafts                       Square Gems are Papermania, Mosaics

Ribbon and adhesive pearls from my stash.

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Behind every great man there is a woman rolling her eyes!!!

I think I've finally cracked it... I have found my 'style' for men's cards - 

nice and simple, with not too much going on..

just like a man!!   :-)

For this card I followed Jay Jay's sketch at Simon Says Stamp
and would also like to enter for the 'Anything Goes' challenge at Charisma Cardz

This was another quick card to make - colouring the image taking longer than anything!
I stitched the card, DP and ribbon  in place and then cut the centre shapes on my Slice machine.
I love how this machine will cut a shadow of your chosen design ( as long as you design card is MS+)
These were then stuck down with tape and then Edwin went on top, using foam pads.
The stars were also cut with my Slice and stuck with foam tape.
I edged the small stars with some glitter and added the sentiment to the larger one.
Then finished off with some card candy.

Stamp - Magnolia 'Guitar Edwin', coloured with Copics.
DP - Daisy & Dandelion 'A Winter's Tale'.
Slice machine with 'Parties' Design Card
Card candy and sentiment -  Craftwork Cards

Football Crazy

I have gone with a football theme today,
as this weekend sees the final of the World Cup.
It's been a good tournament, with lots of surprises,
just a shame our lads didn't fulfill their potential.
Can't say I will miss those vuvuzelas though!!!

I am entering this card for the
Lili of the Valley Challenge,
so I have used their cute stamp 'Football Crazy',
and followed Dawny's sketch.
The stamp is coloured with Copics,
I paper-pieced the little guy's top
and the football is 3D'd.

Football design paper is Forever Friends.
Blue dashed paper is Daisy & Dandelion 'Picnic Patch'
Ribbon and brads from my stash.
Text is a papermania sticker.

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Feeling Blue

I was really happy to be joining in with challenge over at
Just Cute Bears.
They have a lovely blog and it's so nice to see all the DT's adorable bears.
And then I realised - this isn't a bear is it??
It's a bunny... doh!!!
Cute though, right?

So instead I am entering this for the Pink Elephant Challenge,
where the theme is 'Ribbon'.
There is some stunning work from the DT over there,
so pop over, when you have a few minutes, and take a look.

Recipe:
Stamp - Daisy and Dandelion, Some bunny loves you,
coloured with Copics.
Design Paper - Daisy and Dandelion, Picnic Patch.
Lemon ribbon, card candy and sentiment from my stash.
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Penguin and Tree

Sorting through my Xmas cards this morning
and I have just 6 more to make :-)

I am so glad that I started them early,
hope that everyone else is getting on ok with theirs.

For this card I followed the fab sketch, by Beatrix,
over at Friday Sketchers.
Check out the great work from the DT
and with entry to the challenge you could win
a coupon for this week's sponsor -
Mo's Digital Pencil.

Recipe:
Stamp - Gillian Roberts, Penguin & Tree.
It's my first time using this stamp,
so I wasn't sure how to colour him,
but I think he turned out ok.
I used my Copics and stickles glitter.
Design Paper - Daisy & Dandelion, A Winter's Tale.
Punched snowflakes.
Prima flowers sprayed with Glimmer Mist, Tattered Rose.
Sticky pearl colored with a copic to match the paper.

Sentiment from Craftwork Cards.
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