Skating on thin ice.

**Happy Thanksgiving**   Hope everyone that is celebrating today is having a lovely time.

Here in Yorkshire, we had a smattering of the white stuff this morning and it sounds like there is more on the way for the weekend!
Here's a card that I was asked to make for a friend of a friend. All they asked for, was that it said 'to both of you', so I hope they like this.

 I don't have many 'couples' stamps, so I was happy when I found these freebie skaters from Cuddly Buddly. They are coloured with Copics and some gold stickles glitter. I also used a gold glitter pen for the skates.

Challenges... 

Creative Inspirations - Red, Green & Gold

ABC Christmas - X is for Xmas, with the optional extra of flowers.

ABC - I is for Ice (& Snow)

Cuddly Buddly Digi Image.    DP is Memory Box, Misteltoe.    Merry Christmas stamp from Catslife Press.

Leaves made with a XCut punch.  Gold stickles glitter.  Blooms and Ribbon from my stash. Lace border punch, Martha Stewart.

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Dear Santa... I can explain!!!

I am so glad I saw the challenge over at  Winter Wonderland, to make a 'male' Christmas card,
it reminded me that I need cards for my male relatives and friends.

This one is for my nephew.

I followed Dawny's great sketch from Papertake Weekly.How do you stick your papers on??   My new role of double sided tape is about as much use as a chocolate teapot, so this is stuck down with Pritt Stick. I thought it might warp the paper, but it looks ok so far.  I am hoping that when I come to use the card it will all still be in place.

The Pollycraft Santa was coloured with Copics. I added Flower Soft (polar white) to his beard and coat trims and a couple of small brads as buttons. The I layered him onto the card with foam pads.

Challenges I am entering...

Winter Wonderland - A Male Christmas Card

Papertake Weekly - Dawny's Sketch
Creative Inspirations - Christmas in September  (October now, I guess!!)

 Charisma Cardz - Christmas Crafting.

Digital Stamp - Pollycraft Santa.
Fa La La Stamp - Catslife Press, coloured with Copics and edged with stickles glitter.
Design Paper - K & Co, Peppermint Twist.
Polar White Flower Soft.  Small Black Brads.

Black and Red Valentine

My girls are all grown up now, but I still like to make them a little Valentine's treat.
This year I have gone for some lovely, soft, black and red liquorice,
layered up in a kilner jar,
with a matching red and black note card.
This is perfect for the challenge over at
Creative Inspirations,
where the theme is 'Red & Black Valentine'.
I have recently seen people using beads on their projects,
so I thought I would give this a try.
After stamping the heart, I pierced random holes in it with a pin
(I'm sure you must be able to buy a tool that does this more easily!)
and then I stitched on some little, tiny red beads with invisible thread.
It doesn't photo very well, but the actual look is really good
and it's nice to add some texture to the card.

Recipe -
Black and red card.
Heart stamp was free from a magazine.
Sweet Wishes stamp from WOJ Summer 2009 collection
Red, glass seed beads
Invisible thread
Black Ribbon

xxx

A bowlful of stars

This cute little mouse
doesn't come out as often as he should,
but here he is for the
Creative Inspirations Challenge.
Maxine has created this fab sketch,
and you can enter the challenge until May 17th.
Plenty of time to check out the
gorgeous DT work for inspiration.

Recipe:
Stamp - from the Penny Black, Bubbly set,
coloured with whispers pens and
dotted with stickles glitter.
Design Paper - Papermania, Sweet Nothings.
Lace border punch from Fiskars
Card candy and sentiment from
Craftwork Cards.

xxx

My husband says....

Ha ha..
I had great fun making this card for Creative Inspirations

'humerous' challenge.

Pop on over there and see their great design team projects.

I used one of my new Magnolia stamps -
this one is Flower Power Tilda -
coloured in with whispers pens.

I dug deep into my craftbox for everything else -
the papers were freebies from a craft magazine
and I have had some of those little bags for ages,
and never knew quite what to do with them.

Now, I better hide this card before hubby gets home..

lol**

xxx

Charisma Cardz Challenge 9

Hello,
it's my first time over at Charisma Cardz
and this week their challenge is
'Pretty cards for Mum'
If you want some inspiration
check out their excellent DT work.

My card uses one of the gorgeous Whiff Of Joy stamps,
from the spring collection -
coloured with whispers pens and stickles.
I used my favourite papers from K & Company (Classic)
The cute little heart brad was in my prize stash,
from Creative Inspirations.
I found those dried roses at the bottom of my craft box -
and thought they just went perfectly with the paper.
You can't quite see on the picture,
but the letters are covered with glossy accents,
to give them a lovely shine.

xxx