A Blue Christmas

So, I  think I have solved the problem of taking photos when it's miserable outside!
I took this at about midnight last night - pitch black outside -
I put on all the lights and the camera flash..  lol**

It's a little washed out, but it will do for me...
:-)

I spent quite a lot of time colouring my winter Milly with Copics
and even tried a new colour for her hair!!
I used stickles glitter on her earmuffs, scarf and cuffs
and polar white Flower Soft on the snow covered log.
I  added some pale blue chalk to the edges of the stamped image
and blue ink to distress the DP.
The Merry Christmas circle is one of my new Cat's Life Press stamps,
Grab them while you can from Emma's Store.

Challenges I am entering...
A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Christmas in August

Truly Scrumptious - Sketch + optional extra of brads/buttons/bows

ABC - B is for Blue

Stamp - Pink Gem, Winter Milly
DP - GCD Studios - Ella Blue

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I've got a friend in you.

Am I finally starting to get the hang of Copics???
I really tried hard with the colouring on this stamp
and I am so pleased with how it turned out.
I know it's not perfect, but look -
it's got highlights and shading and stuff!!! lol**
Ok - I did cheat a bit and Heidi's dungarees are paper-pieced.
:-)

I followed the great sketch, by Nicole, over at
Truly Scrumptious.
Pop on over there and see what the DT did with it.

Recipe:
Stamp - High Hopes, Heidi and Madison,
coloured with copics, dungarees paper-pieced.
Design Paper - Paper Cellar, Wedding
Card candy and sentiment from Craftwork Cards
Ribbon and buttons from my stash.
xxx

With Love, Anya

Well, we managed to escape the extra snowfall today,
but it's still cold out there.
I have turned the heating up again
and settled into my craft room.
Remember when you would go back to school after the holidays
and you had just about forgotten how to write!!!
Well, I think I have forgotten how to use my Copics.
So don't look too closely at the colouring.
:-)

My card follows the sketch at the Truly Scrumptious challenge
(my first challenge entry of the year,
so I have my fingers crossed...lol* ).

Recipe:
Stamp - The Greeting Farm, Miss Anya Dressy,
coloured with copics. I paper pieced the little hat bow
and added a little gem to her collar.
Design Paper - DCWV Valentine's Card Kit.
Prima flowers, spacers, pearl brad and heart charm
from The Hobby House
Sentiment was made on my comp.
xxx

Truly Scrumptious

.... you two are truly scrumptious.

Am I the only one that has to have a little sing song

whenever I go to the Truly Scrumptious blog?

:-)
This card is for their weekly challenge,
which is a great sketch,
with the option of adding some 'doodling'.

My 'Party Edwin' stamp,

really doesn't get out as much as he should,

but he's so cute,

I don't just want to use him for New Year.

I've just realised too,
that I have forgotten to add the sentiment
to the card - silly me!
I'll go and do that as soon as I've finished posting.

Recipe:
Stamp - Magnolia, Party Edwin,
coloured with copics
and added silver stars.

Design Paper - Dovecraft, Masculine.
xxx

A Winter's Day

I think I'm getting faster...
it only took me 2 hours to make this card this morning!!
;-)
This follows a lovely sketch, by Heather, over on

Truly Scrumptious.

I do like those sketches where you can use your larger stamps
and make them the main focus of the card.
The extra challenge this week is to use a minimum
of 3 stamps.

The 3 stamps I used were all from the Woodware,

Winter's Day set.
I stamped the robin in the foreground,
and then masked him, to stamp on the watering can scene.

My third stamp was the 'A Winter's Day' sentiment.

Recipe:
Stamps, as above, coloured with watercolour paints
and sprinkled with Polar White Flower Soft.
Design Paper - K & Co Peppermint Twist
Snowflake border and sticky pearls from my stash.

xxx

Fairy Doodles

Shhhh!! Don't tell on me,
but these stamps just jumped into my
shopping basket yesterday.
I am practicing my

"oh, those, I've had them for ages!" speech,
in case hubby spots them.

They were just way too cute to miss though,

don't you think?

This is my entry for this week's

Truly Scrumptious challenge.

It's a great sketch by Mina, that I just turned on it's side,
so my stamp would fit.
You can also add some bling to your card,

(I added some diamond dust to the fairy wings and wand).

Check out the DT work - all very different styles,
but all equally fabulous.

Recipe:
Stamp from a Buzzcraft, Fairy Doodles clear set,
coloured with whispers pens.
Design Paper - Papermania, Sweet Nothings
Ribbon, blooms and brads from my stash.
xxx