Snow Day

 Hello everyone... I do have a quick card to show you, but first the 'Snow Bulletin' - are you having fun in the snow yet?? I won't be venturing out anywhere today - the roads are pretty much blocked and it's starting to come down again. I feel a film day coming on!

Here's a photo taken from my back door this morning - since then we have had another few inches of snow - 

and Suzie is beginning to get lost in it.

Here's my CAS card - another quick make to add to the pile.  I would like to enter it for the following challenges..

Papertake - Sketch. (I did rotate the centre elements, so that my image would fit).

Allsorts - Monochrome

Digital Tuesday - Animals at Christmas Time.

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Digital Image - freebie from Ladybug and Friends        DP Dovecraft Christmas Fancy
Pearls and ribbon from my stash.    Snowflake covered with Diamond Dust.

Bah Humbug !!!

Can you believe there are people out there that actually don't like Christmas!!! And my brother is one of them, so when I saw this image I knew it would be perfect for his card. :-)

This cute 'gruffy little gnome' is from Meljen's designs, and is coloured with Copics.

I made the little 'Bah Humbug' tag on my comp - if anyone would like it, it's on my side bar (just right click on it and save it to your comp).

 Challenges

Papertake - A fab sketch by Dawny, with the chance to win a WOY Christmas stamp.

A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Sonja would like to see 'Snow/Snowflakes' and Bunny Zoe's Crafts is this week's sponsor.

Top Tip Tuesday - Use any image or sentiment. Check out the fab tutorial from Dawn, on how to get started with Copics

Meljen's DT and Challenge - Just got time to get my entry in for their '3 different shapes' challenge. Mine are the rectangles, the circles of the card candy and the snowflakes.

Stamp - Meljen's Designs, Gruffy Little Gnome        DP - Dovecraft, Christmas Fancy
XCut punched snowflakes.

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Some birdie's thinking of you !

Happy Wednesday everyone. I am having fun today - hubby is out from under my feet, playing golf, which means I have 5 hours of crafting, before I have to spray some furniture polish around and look like I have been busy!!!

Here's my morning's work.

Finances are tight at the moment, and I am banned from craft shopping, so I dug deep into my stamp box and found this little cutie. I don't know why I have never used her before.

Challenges -
Sketch and Stash - Sue's fab sketch and my stamp, which isn't exactly 'new', but it is the first time I have used it.  Does that qualify ????
Papertake - 'Sparkly and Bright' - I have added sparkle to Lola's coat pocket and the bird, and it's hard to see, but the 'birdy' paper is covered with sparkle too!

Stamp - Rachelle Anne Millar, Lola with bird, coloured with Copics and stickles glitter.

Design Paper - DCWV Nana's Nursey, Baby Boy.   

'Birdie' Text - Impression Obsession, Life is Tweet.

The little flowers started off cream, but I coloured them with a Copic to match Lola's coat and added an adhesive pearl.   

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Away in a Manger

Hello everyone, it's a damp and dreary day here today, so I am practicing my 'photography with flash' skills !!
Here's another card to add to the Christmas pile..
This is the first outing for my LOTV stamp - isn't it just adorable - I really tried hard to do it justice with my Copics.
I have also discovered my new favourite thing... a little Sakura Stardust pen,
that I got from Bunny Zoe's Crafts. It so easy to get a nice, thin line of pretty glitter - check out Mary and Joseph's headbands.

 I would like to enter my card for the following challenges...
Papertake Weekly - 'Favourite challenge from the last 3 years' - I just love Dawny's sketches, they are great to follow and really make the stamp the star of the show, so I chose one from June (No. 43), that I didn't get to use first time around. Papertake also have a fabulous Birthday Blog Hop, so pop on over there and join in the fun.
Winter Wonderland - 'Jesus is the Reason for the Season'. Warning: Do NOT look at their Christmas Countdown Clock... you will panic... :-)
Allsorts - 'Inspiration from a Song Title' -   Away in a Manger

Stamp - LOTV Mary and Joseph,  coloured with Copics and  Sakura Stardust Pen
Design Paper - GCD Ella Blue.
Snowflakes - Cut with Slice machine ( Fa La La Card ) and covered with Diamond Dust.
Blooms - XCut punch, edged with Sakura Stardust Pen, with pearl centres.

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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.

Stop and smell the flowers

I do love easel cards,

but I have the devil of a job trying to get a good photo of one.

I was asked to make a card for a 90th birthday
and didn't have a clue what to do.

I ended up using this cute Penny Black stamp -
what do you think?

I still might add the numbers 90 somewhere!

 I guess, by now, you all know how to make easel cards,

but if you haven't tried them yet,
Beate at splitcoaststampers has a great tut to follow.

I made my card and decorated it with Papermania, Blueberry Hill DP.
To the base I added some blue lace and ribbon and a pink brad
to hold the top up.

The Penny Black 'Bountiful' stamp was coloured with Copics
and some stickles glitter
and I 3D'd the hedgie and the butterflies.
The blooms are from Wild Orchid Crafts
and the leaves are punched with a XCut embossing punch.

The finishing touch was my sentiment ( Craftwork Cards )
and buttefly (XCut punch).

I would like to enter this for the following challenges -

Create4fun   *Birthdays*

Craft Your Days Away   *Wings*

Papertake    *3-2-1*  ( 3 Butterflies, 2 Pearls, 1 Brad )

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Mint Magic

I took a tumble yesterday (no, I hadn't had a single alcoholic drink! )
so I can imagine taking a nice, warm bath in Mint Tea..
just like these little guys.
I love the expressions on their faces.

It's the first time I've used this stamp,
and I was a bit worried about colouring it,
but it turned out ok.
I wanted to make the little tag 3D, so I decoupaged it and added a bit of string,
with a staple on the tag and just pushed through the card at the top end.

I'd like to enter this for a couple of challenges
1. The great sketch over at Papertake - I do like these sketches where I can use my bigger stamps, and some of these House Mouse ones are BIG.
2. House Mouse & Friends - where the theme is **Sweet**

• Stamp - House Mouse, We're 'Mint Tea' Be Together.
  Coloured with Copics
• Design Paper - DCWV, Nana's Nursery Baby Girl
  
• Ribbon from my stash
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Pppp... Pick Up A Penguin

Woohoo.... another Christmas card finished...
only 1 more to go :-)
I have followed the sketch over at
Papertake Challenge.

This card is for a family with little kiddies,
so I have used my cute penguin stamp from
Gillian Roberts and added plenty of sparkle.

Recipe :
Stamp - Gillian Roberts, Penguin and Tree,
coloured with Copics and stickles glitter.

I 3D'd the penguin.
Design Paper - K & Co Peppermint Twist.
Punched snowflakes covered with Diamond Dust.
Sentiment from Craftwork Cards.
Ribbon from my stash.
xxx

Christmas for Boys

I don't have too many Christmas cards left to make now,
but here is one using the sketch over at

Papertake Weekly.

This is for my teenage nephew,
so I wanted to keep it cute, but simple.

Beside the regular weekly challenge,
Papertake are also looking for some GD'ers,
so pop on over there and check it out.
xxx

Recipe: -
Stamp - Pink Gem, Max & Snowman,
coloured with Copics and stickles glitter.

Design Paper - My Mind's Eye, Signature Christmas.
Card candy.

xxx

Papertake Challenge

This week the Papertake Challenge
is a great sketch from Dawny.

No cute stamps were used,
during the making of this card!

I had a good rummage in the bottom of my craft box,
for this challenge.
I came up with some decoupage sheets -
(the country diary of an edwardian lady)
that were a freebie from a craft magazine.
I never thought I would use these,
they're not really my style,
but I am pleased with the results.

The background paper is K & Co Classic,
and I added Glossy Accents and Stickles to the decoupage sheets.