Festive Friends

I don't want to gloat, but most of my Christmas cards are now in the hands of the postie :-)
I just have a couple more to make - hopefully!!

Here's one that made it to my 'production line'.
I was on the look out for a 'family' style stamp and thought this cutie from Sugar Nellie was just perfect. 
It's coloured with Copics and sprinkled with my fabourite Glamour Dust.

 You can't really make it out on the main picture, but you can see below that there is a piece of fine net on the card base, 
just to add a little texture.
I had the devil of a job sticking everything onto it!!

Challenges
One Stop Craft - Christmas Friends
Winter Wonderland - Red & Blue
PaperPlay - Christmas is Coming
Moving Along With the Times - Clean & Simple
Charisma Cardz - Christmas
**NEW**   Christmas at Sweet Stamping - Anything Goes

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Sweet little Rosie

Here I am blogging, when I should be getting on with the ironing mountain!!

I just wanted to show you this card, made with my gorgeous candy from Cathy. (thanks so much, hun).

This cute little girl is Rosie, from Sugar Nellie - I tried my best at shading some pleats on her dress, but I need a little practice with that!

I'm not sure what the papers are, but aren't they gorgeous?

Cathy included some pretty pins in with her parcel, but I haven't used them before and I'm not sure how to add them.

Do I just push them through the ribbon and hope that holds them in place, or do I need to use some sort of glue???

Let me know if you're a proficient pinner!! :-)

I'd like to enter the following challenges - 

Bunny Zoe - Lace

Birthday Sundaes - Include birthday wording on the card front.

2 Sisters - Ribbon


Supplies.
Sugar Nellie, Rosie stamp, coloured with Copics and Glamour Dust.
DP - ??      Lace and sheer ribbon.     Liquid Pearls on scalloped circle.
Craftwork Cards Mini Sentiment.    Adhesive Gems.

Orange - It's not just for Halloween!!

I love this week's 'orange' challenge over at The Pink Elephant. It's a colour I don't often use but it can look really stunning... just check out the DT work over there, to see what I mean.
I took ages colouring this image, it's so gorjuss that I wanted it to be perfect, plus I knew that my new close up lens would show every error.
It's the first time I have tried to colour black hair too, so even though it's not perfect I am very happy with it.

I made this into a 'thinking of you card' because to me, the image has a slight melancholy feel to her. Does anyone else get that?

Recipe

• Stamp - Sugar Nellie, Gorjuss 'Sent with Love' coloured with Copics
• Text Stamp - Personal Impressions
• DP - My Mind's Eye, Pretty Please
• My Stash - Buttons, Orange Embroidery Thread, Eyelets
  

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Christmas Girls

I used the great sketch over at
Create4fun
to make Christmas cards for my girls.
I couldn't give them exactly the same so

I just changed the papers and colours.

I think they came out pretty cute -
and I am enjoying using 'non-Christmas'
stamps for my Christmas cards.

Recipe:

Stamp - Sugar Nellie, Pen Pal
coloured with Copics and stickles glitter.

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

Bloom and snowflakes were X Cut punches.

Pearl brad and star charm from the Hobby House

Ribbon from my stash
and sentiment made on my comp.
xxx

Pretty In Pink

TGI Friday!
Just a quick post this afternoon.

Have you entered the Simon Says Stamp challenge this week?

There's still plenty of time to try the great sketch by Domi.

Here's my entry for the challenge.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
so I made my card pink and substituted the breast cancer ribbon
for one of the flowers.

Recipe:

Stamp - Sugar Nellie with Heart,
coloured with copics.
Design Paper, My Mind's Eye

(deep pink is from Magnolia,
pale Pink is from Bloom & Grow)
Ribbon, brad and pearls from my stash.
xxx

Dear Santa...

Would anyone like to swap?
My job today is to clean the oven -
inside and out.

I will do ANYTHING else.

Hmmm... OK, I won't look after small children,

I draw the line at that!
Ha! Ha!

Yesterday I headed over to
play with the big girls at

The Sugar Bowl.
It's my first time trying their challenge,

but it was such a fab sketch,
I had to give it a go.
They have such a generous prize of
Sugar Nellie stamps, for this week's winner.
Nip over there and check out the DT work -
it's awesome.

Recipe:

Stamp - Sugar Nellie, Gorjuss Girls, Sent with Love,
coloured with copics.
Design Paper - K & C Peppermint Twist
Punched snowflakes covered with Diamond Dust
Pearls and snowflake trim from my stash.

Text made on my comp.

Ginger Nut Box

Afternoon everyone.
Well, it's been raining here today,
which makes it a perfect day for baking
and crafting.
I made a batch of yummy gingernuts
and altered this box, to give some as a little present.

I am entering this for this week's
Stamptacular Sunday challenge,
which is 'Anything BUT a card'.
Pop on over there and see the lovely ideas
that the DT have come up with.
There is also a great prize up for grabs
from Carmen from Card Art

Recipe:
Gingernuts :-)
Flatpack white box
Design Paper - My Mind's Eye, Magnolia
Stamp - Sugar Nellie
coloured with Promarkers.
Love Stamp - Inkadinkado, Tickets & Tags.

xxx