All I Want For Christmas

Ta da.... drum roll please....    

this is my last Christmas card this year.... fingers crossed ;-)

I used some of the fab, digi images from Pollycraft, to create a little fireside scene - coloured with Copics and a sprinkling of extra fine glitter. I found this Art Institute glitter at the bottom of my Christmas box and can't believe I haven't used it before - it looks really beautiful IRL.

I made the sentiment on my comp and added a punched snowflake, covered with Diamond Dust. Finishing off with some little white gems. Simples!

Challenges - 

Stamp with Fun - Christmas

Bunny Zoe's  Crafts - Sparkle and Shine

Digital Tuesday - Sparkling Christmas and Digi

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas Card

 

Digi Images -  Pollycraft - Fireplace, Marley's Bauble, Mimi's Gift

DP - Memory Box, Spiceberry

Two presents are better than one!

Just got time to post my second Christmas card of the weekend, 

before I open a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc and settle down for a night slumped in front of the TV!

I was VERY naughty last week, and despite being totally skint, I persuaded hubby that I NEEDED some Christmas stamps.This is one of three stamps that I chose from the gorgeous selection at Lili of the Valley.

It's coloured with Copics and some gold stickles glitter.

Challenges - 

Fussy & Fancy - Mindy's fab. Sketch

Stamp with Fun - Stuffed Animals

Winter Wonderland - Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly + Red/Green

Stamp -  Lili of the Valley - Xmas Ted presents for 2
Design Paper - Memory Box, Spiceberry
Holly leaves cut with Slice machine - Fa La La design card, for the berries I coloured the pearls with a Copic pen.
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Martha Stewart border punch.

Ribbon from my stash. 

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Christmas Notice Board

This year, I think my front room is going to be full
of crafts made with this gorgeous, glittery paper.

I just love it.
Here is a little Christmas notice board that I made for
the Stamp with Fun challenge,
where the theme is calendars or decorations.
Check out the awesome work from the DT -
who made some truly wonderful projects.

For my notice board I used a 12" x 12" canvas that I

'borrowed' from my daughter.

These are easy to find in craft shops, but you could use
an old notice board or something similar.
I covered it with my fav, glitery papers -
My Mind's Eye, Signature Christmas.

I knew that the set of little silver pegs and cord
that I bought the other day, would come in useful for something.
I strung the cord across the box, tied at the back,
and the pegs will be great to hang messages up.

The stamp is Pink Gem, Winter Milly,
coloured with Copics, a sprinkling of stickles glitter
and a heap of Diamond Dust.
:-)

For the 'NOEL' I die cut the small tags and the letters,
and added a little bit of the silver cord to them.
xxx

5 Christmas 'S' Words

It's been a dark afternoon here,

so it was nice to get some sparkle out and

make another Christmas card.

How cute is this image -
can you believe she was a 'freebie'?
You can pick her up from Pollycraft
and check out the other fab new Christmas images
that are available from there.

I made this card for the Pollycraft challenge
and was delighted to discover that,
unlike my watercolour pens,
my copics don't run with my printer ink.

The challenge is 5 S words.
You need to choose at least 2 elements to add to your card
from...
Snowflakes,

Sparkle,

Spots,

Stripes,

Swirls.

I managed to get all 5 on my card :-)

I've also managed a double challenge
by following the fab sketch, from Ute85, on

Stamp with Fun

Recipe:

Digital Stamp - Pollycraft,
coloured with copics.
Not sure what make the Xmas design paper is.

The 'swirls' paper is Funky Fairys
Card candy, sentiment and ribbon
from my stash.

Snowflakes were punched from glittered paper.
xxx

Autumn Girl

Here is my VERY first attempt at colouring with Copics.
Now I understand why everyone loves them -

the pens are fabulous to work with,

with a much softer tip than I expected.
I haven't quite got the hang of the blender pen yet,
sometimes it seems to leave a little water mark behind.

Still, I can see that I am going to have so much fun

learning how to use them.

I used my coloured image on this card for the

Stamp with Fun challenge.
This week's theme is 'Autumn'.

Please check out their blog, there are some really
stunning cards from the DT.

Recipe:

Little girl stamp, GCS Artstamps,

coloured with Copics (how cool is it to say that? lol*)
Design Paper - My Mind's Eye, Bloom & Grow.

Candy leaves and ribbon from my stash.
xxx

Apple Sauce & Stamp with Fun Challenge

Have you ever made apple sauce?
Today was my very first attempt,
and after coring, peeling, slicing and cooking
about 9lb of apples,

I ended up with 6 jars and 3 freezer bags
full of the yummy sauce.
Looking around my bomb site of a kitchen now,
it also seems like I have used every bowl and
pan that I own!!

Whilst tea - gammon cooked in diet coke -
is simmering away on the stove,

I have just had time to make this card for
the Stamp with Fun Challenge,
following the great sketch from Saphira.

Recipe:
Stamp - Pink Gem, little Gem's birthday,
coloured with whispers pens and a little stickles glitter.

Design Paper - DCWV Nana's Nursery, Baby Boy.
Card candy and sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

Blooms and leaves from my stash.

Now, I better go and do the washing up,

before hubby gets home!

xxx

Strawberry Cupcake

I know... it's Tilda with Crowberry Muffin,

but the strawberry paper is sooooo cute, I had to use it.

What does a crowberry even look like??? lol*

This is my entry for this week's
Stamp with Fun Challenge.

Isn't it a great sketch... designed by Bev?

Recipe: Magnolia Stamp, coloured with whispers pens.
Design Paper - DCWV - Nursery, Baby Girl.

I used my brand new Fiskars, lace punch,
and I also punched the little flowers out of the DP.

The paper does have some glitter on it,
but you can always add more glitter...right?
So, I added some to the paper, the flowers and the little muffin.

xxx