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Thank You Bunting

2012-01-27T17:00:00.000Z

Here is the first of two new release digi's from Jellypark. Actually, that is a bit of a lie as I've only used one of the 4 different types of bunting on this particular digi! I've printed it directly onto cardstock - lovely white linen effect card (a bit of faffing with trimming slight excess from each side with my wonky ruler but you'd never know!) and then coloured with Promarkers and a titchy bit of stickles for the spotty bits - you'll need to look close to see it!

Around the edges of the cards I've dotted a line with a gel pen. And the sentiment is two stamps - the Just To Say bit is from a Honey and Hugs acrylic stamp set and the Thank You is from a freebie magazine acrylic stamp set by Ladybird Ink.

And yes, I was a little cack handed when stamping the first sentiment on the pink card but these are just samples.

Are you wondering why the pink and blue?! Well, I'm going to be an Auntie in late February or early March and I've offered to make all the birth announcements and thank you cards and I've made a start on them as you can see! I don't know what it's going to be yet, just that its a baby but I'm good to go for either colour.

Plus these were pretty quick to make once I'd sorted out the wonky ruler so easy enough to make a batch.

Ooh! Nearly forgot! In addition to the two new digi releases this week from Jellypark (my second one will be blogged at some point over the weekend) there is a new charity stamp to buy - Little Havens is the charity for 2012 that Jellypark is supporting and Claire will donate all proceeds from the stamps to the charity. And at £1.25 each they are very affordable. So look out for them! I've bought mine!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz: Pretty In Pink
Shelly's Images: Text Me
Crafting For All Seasons: Blue and White
Crafts and Me: Pink and Sparkly

Bunting digi: Jellypark (part of 4 in the same image) coloured with Promarkers

Stamps: Just to say - Honey and Hugs acrylic stamp; Thank you - Ladybird Ink freebie acrylic stamp from a magazine

Jellypark Challenge 15 - Winter Wonderland

2012-01-27T09:00:00.000Z

It's Jellypark challenge time! And its a great theme for this fortnight too:

Winter Wonderland

It's turned cold here, up North, and we had a rather heavy hail shower last night! I've used this cute snowman image which is a freebie on the Jellypark website - just click here to go and snag it!

I've coloured it with Promarkers and used papers from Dreams Come True cd from Funky Hand. I am desperately trying to use up all my oddments but I think it will be a case of the bit of card is too small to be used and I just need a clear out which, I think (and hope!) will solve the problem of the overflowing shoe box!

The starry tinsel down the side was a bargain purchase from Poundstretchers - 49p for around 3 metres and I bought it pre-sale too! The snowflake is a tree decoration from Tesco - 3 for 50p - looks great but the glitter sure gets everywhere!

I've added some fake brads to the top right corner - Promarker with glossy accents over the top.

Good luck with the challenge - for more details and how to enter, and also the rules, please pop over to the challenge blog.

I've got two new release digi stamps from Jellypark to show you over the next day or so but bear with me - I've got a rather hectic weekend with the boys karting and I don't know what day I'm on already!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sassy Studios: Christmas / Holiday - Use Up Your Scraps
Crafting for All Seasons: Blue and White
Little Red Wagon: Winter Wonderland
Sisterhood of Crafters: Striped Paper
Whimsy Inspirations: Pearls or Bling (bling - snowflake)

Image: Jellypark freebie, coloured with Promarkers

Papers: Funky Hand - Dreams Come True cd

Embellishments: Poundstretchers and Tesco

Everything else: My stash

Floating Angel

2012-01-26T15:50:00.000Z

This card was originally intended for the Whimsie Doodles monthly challenge but I didn't get myself organised enough and the deadline has passed (I wouldn't mind but I did it in good time just forgot to blog it!) Anyway, it uses one of the new January release stamps called Shy Cupid (but I think it works just as well for any other occasion!)

All the papers are Cosmo Cricket - Early Bird digi paper pack and I've handwritten the sentiment. The ribbon I've had in my stash for ages - it was one of those 'finds' when I tided up my large ribbon box over Christmas.

And the Stickles. Well, I bought it in the sales last year at Hobbycraft and it looked like it was going to be a soft lemon colour but its sort of turned out a bit different! I don't know if I should have shaken the tube or if the ink has 'bled' from the image, but its not how I expected it to be! Ah well!

And I forgot to add some ground underneath her so she is floating!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Pink Gem: Sketch followed
Do You Stack Up: Ribbons
Digital Tuesday: A New Beginning
Ladybug Crafts Ink: Bows
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge: Have A Heart (old stash - the ribbon and stickles)

Image: Whimsie Doodles, coloured with Promarkers and odd coloured Stickles
Papers: Cosmo Cricket - Early Bird digital papers
Sentiment: Handwritten
Everything else: My stash

Dude Time Doodles - February New Release & Blog Hop!

2012-01-25T05:00:00.000Z

I've used Axel Lumberjack and coloured him with Promarkers. As soon as I saw him I thought of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs hence the sentiment! The little letters are from Patti Picklicious cd from Kirsty Wiseman which I've had printed for ages and I'm trying to use up!

I've added a faux stitched line around the edge of the Kraft card and also added some 'ground' for Axel to stand on with a fineliner black pen and a chinagraph white pen.

Good luck with the hop and don't forget to leave a comment!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion: Masculine Birthday
Cards for Men: Boys and Their Toys
Crafty Boots: Inspired By A Song Title (Hi Ho Hi Ho from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
Simon Says Stamp: Song Title (as above)

Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
Mini Letters: Patti Picklicious cd from Kirsty Wiseman

Get Funky Challenge - January Blues

2012-01-24T09:00:00.004Z

Welcome to another Get Funky Challenge!! It is my turn to hopefully provide some inspiration on the theme Lou has set:

January Blues

As always, at least one Funky Hand product needs to be used in your creation (its in bold because this is the one rule that constantly gets overlooked!!) and Anice has one ready and waiting to fit the theme - just click here!

I do like making wordbooks and I've made this one with with papers from Happy Happy Birthday - I've used wordart to create the letters, printed onto the backing paper, cut out and then layered onto the pages.

I've added a thin line of glitter glue around the edges of the letters plus flowers and gems from my stash along with some white organza ribbon and blue grosgrain.

Good luck with the challenge and don't forget the Funky Hand product! The challenge is open until the 14th so plenty of time to get creative!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Lexi's Creations: Fancy Folds
Truly Madly Crafty: Anything Goes
Unstampabelles: Anything Goes
Sir Stampalot: Monochromatic

All papers: Happy Happy Birthday cd
Everything else: My stash

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 101

2012-01-24T07:00:00.000Z

Welcome to week 101 of Craft Juice Tuesday! Craft Juice is an online community where you can upload your creations for the world to see and then they can be voted for - 5 votes and you reach the front page!

For more details on each item, just click on the picture!

A wonderful Kindle case from BaggieAggie An embroidered brooch from Lynwood Crafts

How cute is this cat?! Buy from DavenEvanXaviour

See you next Tuesday for more Craft Juice Tuesday!

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 16

2012-01-23T09:00:00.000Z

The weeks are certainly flying by - so much so that Fetch A Sketch is up to challenge 16!! Jenny is the hostess this fortnight and here is her fab sketch:

We are sponsored again by Delicious Doodles and Teri is offering the winner of this challenge the choice of 4 digi's from her store - thank you Teri!

Jenny and I got to play with some of the images and here is my take on the sketch. I've used Oriental Geisha as my image, colouring her with Promarkers and all my papers are from Cosmo Cricket - Circa 1934 paper kit.

I've made the embellishments by cutting out some of the pattern and adding a black half pearl to the centres after inking.

Good luck with the sketch and challenge - hope you can join us! For more details and to see more inspiration for the sketch, pop over to Fetch A Sketch!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks: Summer in January
Crafty Purple Frog: Anything Goes
Shelly's Images: Anything Goes
Little Darlings: Favourite Colour
My Mums Craft Shop: Favourite Colour

Image: Delicious Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Cosmo Cricket - Circa 1934 paper kit

Recycled Birthday

2012-01-22T08:30:00.000Z

Another quick Birthday card! I've used a Squiggles and Giggles image (bought with my recent win!) called U Rock and coloured it with Promarkers. I've handwritten the sentiment as I didn't have the energy to look for a stamp as I had a really bad headache and needed to get the card finished as it was for an order!

All the papers are from Funky Hand - Funky Daze cd which this must be my most favourite colour collection (Son Day) and the papers are actually all off-cuts from previous makes - there's some clever hiding of gaps underneath the image! I am determined to make my box of bits more manageable but I think I'll have to sort through it as I found some rather small bits of card which I don't know why they were there as not good for much!

The twine was donated by Samuel as he'd been using some for transporting cars and trucks underneath his army aircraft. And fake brads made with a black Sharpie marker and glossy accents.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Squiggle Stamps: Recycle
Sketch and Stash: Sketch followed
Crazy 4 Challenges: Child's Birthday
Mark's Finest Papers: Birthday Card
Digi Doodles Shops Best: Blues and Browns

Image: Sqiggles digi, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Funky Daze (Son Day collection) from Funky Hand
Sentiment: Handwritten
Everything else: My Stash

Birthday Wishes

2012-01-21T20:45:00.000Z

A nice and quick card! I've used a Raindrop Echo sentiment digi as the focal point and I've used the shape of a Nesties as a template because the proper shape wasn't what I wanted and I've not got any other Nesties that would do the job! I've layered it up and added stickles around the edges for a bit of male bling!

The buttons are all from my stash along with the bakers twine. And the card stock was originally from The Paper Mill Shop but they no longer sell it.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

My Time Made Easy: Sketch followed
Crafty Catz: Buttons and Bows
Dilly Beans: Have The Blues
Charisma Cardz: Clean and Simple

Sentiment: Raindrop Echo
Dies: Spellbinders - used as a template
Everything else: My stash

Simply Create Too Challenge 5 - Love Is In The Air

2012-01-20T15:00:00.000Z

**Edited to add - I am such a muppet! I set the wrong month for this post to be published and I've only just realised! Doh!!

It's time for another Simply Create Too Challenge and its a nice and easy theme this fortnight, just right for an event on the horizon:

Love Is In The Air

I've made a valentine card that is not too girly! The paper is Echo Park - Be Mine and I've used a really old stamp which was a magazine freebie from ages ago - the embossing powder is even older! The ribbon and charm are from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments: Love
Crafty Ribbons: Love Is - Red and Black
Card Makin' Mama's: Something Old (Stamp and embossing power - had for AGES!)
Wags n Whiskers: Valentines / Love

Papers: Echo Park - Be Mine
Stamp: Freebie from a magazine ages ago
Everything else: My stash

Polkadoodle Challenge 3 - Sketch

2012-01-20T09:00:00.001Z

It's Friday so can only mean another Polkadoodle challenge! Nikky has set the challenge this week and given a sketch to use:

I saw a round card straight away and came up with this! I'll be honest and say that I cannot remember for the life of me which cd the paper is from but the butterflies are from Sundae of Seasons and I've added wire for antennae. Some bold doodling around the edges and I added the ribbon ruffles. I've used foam tape underneath and its really good sticky stuff too - I think it is actually DIY tape as I bought it for 10p a roll from Tesco in the summer sale!

For more details on how to enter please pop over to the challenge blog - good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Fab n Funky: BINGO - Handmade Embellishment (ribbon ruffle) / Flourishes (on the Butterflies) / Butterfly
Flutterby Wednesday: Open Challenge
Inky Impressions: Shape It Up
Incy Wincy Designs: Bold and Bright
4 Crafty Chicks: Summer in January

All paperbased elements: Polkadoodles

Ribbon: My stash

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 7 - For A Child

2012-01-19T09:00:00.000Z

It's time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge - up to number 7 already! I like nice and easy challenges so the theme for this fortnight is:

For A Child

Any type of project can be entered as long as your creation is Christmas or Festive related.

I'm sponsored by the very wonderful Jellypark and Claire is offering the challenge winner two digi's of their choice - thank you so much Claire!

I've used a rather Cute Christmas Fairy image that is not available in the store but you can snag it for free if you are a member of the Jellypark group on The Crafters Cafe! She's been coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue.

Papers are Echo Park - All I Want For Christmas and it uses up scraps from previous projects. The ribbon is recycled - it was around some card blanks that I've had for ages.

Good luck with the challenge - for more details please see Crimbo Crackers!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: A is for Anything Goes
Flutterby Wednesday: Open Challenge
Celebrate the Occasion: Polka Dots
Clear It Out: Cold Outside and Use Up Your Scraps
Sassy Cheryl: Bright and Breezy To Chase The Winter Grey Away!

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
Papers: Echo Park, All I Want for Christmas
Everything else: My stash

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 29 - Bingo!

2012-01-18T07:00:00.002Z

It's the third Wednesday in the month so its time for a Dude Time Doodles challenge! To spice things up a little its a bingo theme! For more details on how to enter, pop over to the challenge blog.

The bingo card is:
And I've made a heart shaped card by drawing around a box I have! I've used Bazzil basics embossed swiss dots red card for my base and added brads, eyelets (they are under the ribbon!), buttons, twine and ribbon to cover the top line, bottom line and far right line too!

I've used Count Vladimir (which was a freebie last week - did you snag it?!) and coloured him with Promarkers plus glossy accents on his heart shaped chocolate box.

The mini alphas are from Patti Picklicious cd from Kirsty Wiseman - they took longer to cut out, ink and glue than the card took to put together! And they say 'let me count the ways I love you'. Reference to the Count on Sesame Street!

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sentimental Sundays: Ribbon (and sentiment)

Designed 2 Delight: Heart

Crafty Ann's: Think Hot

The Stamp Man: Use Red

Desert Island Crafters: Embossing, No Designer Paper, Sentiment, Monochromatic

Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
Alphas: Patti Picklicious cd from Kirsty Wiseman
Everything else: My stash

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 100

2012-01-17T09:00:00.001Z

Welcome to week 100 of Craft Juice Tuesday! 100 weeks - that is nearly 2 years of doing this feature each Tuesday!!

In the run up to Valentine's Day, here are a few heart themed creations that have caught my eye on Craft Juice. For more details on each item, just click on the picture.

A basket of crotched hearts from AnneMariesbreiBlog

Recycled shirts into hearts in a frame, from Cherrytree

A set of three unique ceramic heart buttons from HodgePodgeArts

See you next Tuesday for more Craft Juice Tuesday!

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 15 - Midway Extra

2012-01-16T09:00:00.000Z

Here we go - time for the Midway Extra inspiration for Fetch A Sketch! The sketch is currently:
and our sponsor is:
I've used the cute Bird House and coloured it with Promarkers. I've handwritten the sentiment as the stamp I was going to use was too big! All the papers are from Craft The Year Away from Funky Hand and the ribbon I found in my tidy up!

Hope you can join in the challenge - closing date is 12noon on Sunday 22 January - good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges: Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish Challenge: Animals
That Craft Place: Home Sweet Home
Craft Your Days Away: New Beginnings

Image: Crafty Sentiments, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Craft The Year Away from Funky Hand
Everything else: My stash

A Funky Blog Hop - Win Funky Kraft Stash & Steam Funk Downloads!

2012-01-14T09:00:00.000Z

Two new releases for Funky Hand!! Both are kraft based and their names are Funky Kraft Stash and Steam Funk!! And both are available to buy right now - just click on their names!

But, if you can wait a while, you could win both downloads by taking part in our little blog hop!

Hop runs from NOW and Anice will accept the unscrambled phrase until midnight GMT tomorrow evening (Sunday). If you've not hopped from the start, pop over to Anice who will explain how its all going to work and she will provide your instructions and the list of who to hop to!

So, if you've arrived at me from Anice then you are on the right track! My letter is:

Now leave me a comment and hop over to Jules who will reveal her make with one of the new releases and will give you a letter too!

Just remember to write down each of our letters and leave us all a comment - you've got to be in it to win it!!

I've got two cards to show that I've made from the two downloads (I do have more but will blog those later in the week!)

This first card uses all papers from Steam Funk plus a very vintage March 1950 car magazine donated by my husband! I've used my own template for the dress and its only stuck down to the card with the bodice so its quite a sticky out card and tactile!

Sequins and pearls are from my stash.

And for this card, I've used Funky Kraft Stash for the base and teamed it with the Shabby Saturday download - cutting out the sentiment, flowers and using a Nesties die as a template to draw around. Plus some Card Candy and embroidery thread for detail.

Hope you agree that they are fab downloads and hope you can join in with our blog hop - you never know - you could be a winner!

Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Card 1
Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch Followed
Little Miss Mufett Challenge: Something New (new papers)
Fab n Funky: Recycle (1950 car magazine)
Everybody Art Challenge: Shabby

Card 2
Tuesday Trio: Sketch Followed and No Cutting Machines Used!
My Mums Craft Shop: Here Come The Girls
Whimsy Inspirations: Happy Birthday

Papers: Steam Funk, Funky Kraft Stash, Shabby Saturday downloads from Funky Hand
Print paper: 1950 car magazine
Everything else: My stash

Pink Coat

2012-01-14T07:20:00.000Z

And here is my final card using the second new release digi stamp from Jellypark - Girl In Winter Coat. I've coloured her with Promarkers and then cut her out, layering onto some vellum which has been inked.

I've used a circular card blank, which was great until I had to add the ribbon to the side! So it all ended up being held together with a rather large brad as it would not tie properly!

I've used paper from Funky Hand which is from one of the earlier cd's but I can't think which one at the moment as I've had the papers printed for ages and they were in my box of bits - which I am trying to use up! Even though the image is winter themed I do like the sweet pea flowers on the paper and the colours!

The ribbon, brad and buttons are all from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Art Impressions Stamps: Pink, Pink and More Pink (is it pink enough?!)
Cooking It Up With Katie: Pink, Pearls (two buttons are pearly) and Posies (paper is sweet peas)
I Love Promarkers: Cute and Cuddly
My Mums Craft Shop: Here Come The Girls

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Funky Hand
Everything else: My stash

A Little Hello

2012-01-13T21:25:00.000Z

Here is the first of two new releases from Jellypark - Girl with Speech Bubble! I've made her into a set of simple cards, colouring with Promarkers and adding some red and silver card from my stash as a layer plus a simple tied ribbon around the top.

These are quite small cards - 9cm square (I bought some very cheap Asda Christmas cards just for the envelopes!) and I've handwritten the 'hello' sentiment.

The second new release will be coming soon!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crop Stop: Quote (using the speech bubble as the quote!)
Inspired By: Photo Inspiration (I've used the colours)
Gingersnap Creations: Ribbon
My Mums Craft Shop: Here Come The Girls
Craft Room Challenge: Clean and Simple

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment: Handwritten
Everything else: My stash

Jellypark Challenge 14 - Something In My Pocket

2012-01-13T08:00:00.000Z

It's time for another Jellypark challenge! And I must say that this one had me stumped for a while but then when the light came on, I was well away! The theme is:

Something In My Pocket

I've made another gift card holder using papers from Carinia Gardner - Fresh Picked Paper collection (with a scrap bit of card inside to write the message) and I've used the Cupcake Ticket, coloured it with Promarkers, layered it onto some more scrap card and added ribbon through the top.

The ribbon is from Meiflower and I've just tied it in a simple bow across the front.

A little bit of corner rounding and some inking and its complete! Good luck with the challenge - hope you can join us!

I'll be back later with one of two new release stamps!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Do You Stack Up?: Pink - Picture Inspiration
Moving Along With The Times: Spots or Stripes
Gingersnap Creations: Ribbon
Paper Pretties: Sentiment as Focal Point
Simon Says Stamp: Spots or Stripes

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Carina Gardiner - Fresh Picked Paper Collection
Ribbon: Meiflower
Everything else: My stash

Fungi

2012-01-11T19:20:00.000Z

Here is an image I do like to use! Its from Tiddly Inks and I've coloured it with Promarkers plus a bit of inking and some dotting around the edge. I've kept it all quite simple and no printed paper in sight!

The red is from my stash and the chocolate brown pearlescent card was originally a Wedding invitation that I've recycled. The two brads are from my stash and I've handwritten the sentiment. Kraft card blank from my stash.

I did think about just adding Happy Birthday but then thought the recipient might not get the fungi link.....

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Tiddly Inks: Celebration

Cards For Men: Recycling (used old Wedding invitation card)

Smudgy Antics: Recycle Something (used old Wedding invitation card)
Frosted Designs: No Designer Paper
Here Come The Boys: Sketch followed (the photo does not show up the three brads in a row!)

Image: Tiddly Inks, coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment: Handwritten
Everything else: My stash

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 99

2012-01-10T10:30:00.000Z

Welcome to another Craft Juice Tuesday! For more details on each item, please click on the picture and you will be taken directly to the Craft Juice listing!

Craft Juice is an online community where you can share your handmade creations and the members can vote on them!

These are some that have caught my eye:

A funky t-shirt from Wafflegrip:

A ruffled lace scarf from Original Designs by AR:

A vintage labels coin purse from Handmade by Edwina:

See you next Tuesday for more Craft Juice Tuesday!

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 15

2012-01-09T09:00:00.000Z

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge and I am playing hostess this fortnight and here is the sketch I whipped up:

We also have a fab sponsor - Crafty Sentiments Designs who are generously offering 4 digis to the winner! To have a look at their digi stamps, click on the banner below:
And here is my take on the sketch. Since tidying up my rather huge box of ribbons into co-ordinated colours I found ribbons I forgot I had and this one is from Fantastic Ribbons. The image is from Crafty Sentiments, our sponsor and she has been coloured with Promarkers.

The papers are all from Funky Hand - Craft The Year Away and I've made the scalloped edge by using a heart punch and layering them up so that only the top bits are showing. The sentiment is from Our Betty stamp set. I am trying desperately to use up the scraps in my big shoe box as it is seriously overflowing - so I've delved into the box for the papers on this card!

Good luck with the challenge and for more details click here.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Birthday Sundaes: Birthday Card
Crafters Circle: Make It Colourful
Crafty Ann's: Let's Think Hot (hot colours)
Aud Sentiments: Sentiment and Use Up Scraps

Image: Crafty Sentiments, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Funky Hand - Craft The Year Away
Sentiment: Funky Hand - Our Betty stamp set
Ribbon: Fantastic Ribbons

Get Funky Challenge - Thank You!

2012-01-06T09:30:00.005Z

It's my turn to provide an installment on Get Funky for the current challenge and the theme is:

Thank You!

You MUST use a Funky Hand product in your creation and as always, Anice has designed a paper to use especially for the challenge - click here to go and snag it!

I've gone for a small and simple theme and managed to make 6 cards all with Betty on! The cards measure approx 90cm square so 3 can be made from a sheet of A4 card. I've stamped Betty and then coloured her with Promarkers and a touch of glitter glue to her dress.

The image has been layered onto the card blank after the corners have been rounded and inked and I've added a tiny Sizzix scallop tag die with 'thank you' written on in my bestest writing! The tag has been tied to the ribbon with embroidery thread. I actually found the green ribbon when tidying up the mess that was my ribbon box - I didn't even know I had it!

All nice and simple and pretty easy to make!

Good luck with the challenge - for more details click here but be quick - the challenge ends on the 14th with a new theme set on the 15th!I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Paper Pretties: Clean and Simple
I Brake For Challenges: Clean and Simple
Clear It Out: Thank You Card and bonus to use old ribbon / twine
Passion for Promarkers: Thank You

Stamp: Our Betty, coloured with Promarkers
Dies: Sizzix Scallop tag combo die
Everything else: My stash

Polkadoodles Challenge 1 - Sketch & Shades of Grey

2012-01-06T09:00:00.001Z

It's the first Polkadoodle challenge of the year!! And Nikky is our hostess and she has set the following sketch along with a theme of:

Shades of Grey

For more details on how to enter and the prize on offer, please pop over to the Challenge blog!

I've delved into the Polkadoodle cd archive to make my card - Not For Girls cd - the backing paper and image are all from the cd and I've added some embossed acetate (can you just about see it?!) plus buttons and embroidery thread from my stash to make up the sketch elements.

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

The Pixie Cottage: Monochromatic
Inspirational Card Sketches: Any Sketch Goes (Polkadoodle week 1 - above)
Moving Along With The Times: Retro / Music Related

All paperbased items: Not For Girls cd
Everything else: My stash

Simply Create Challenge 4 - Lots of Layers

2012-01-06T07:00:00.001Z

It's time for another Simply Create Too challenge and this fortnight the theme is:

Lots of Layers

I've used a fab digi stamp from Designed 2 Delight called Cluck and coloured it with Promarkers. All the papers are Cosmo Cricket plus a little inking here and there.

The sentiment is from Your Special Day Our Betty stamp set from Funky Hand and everything else is from my stash. Good luck with the challenge - for more details just click here!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday: Sketch followed (mirror image)
Lawnscaping: Birthday
Make My Monday: Nature - Birds

Image: Designed 2 Delight, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 digi kit
Sentiment: Our Betty stamp from Funky Hand
Everything else: My stash

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 6 - Black and White

2012-01-05T09:00:00.001Z

It's time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge and I'm upto number 6 already! It's a nice and easy (well, I think so!) theme this time:

Black and White

For more details on the challenge and how to enter, pop over to the challenge blog.

I've used one digi image from the elements pack from Santa's Sleigh by Carina Gardner and its been printed directly onto some cardstock and then layered up with more - carefully inking and glittering around the edges.

I've used a Spellbinder Nestabilities die as a template to draw around as the die itself was not the right shape for the image and I wanted something fancy. I've added two pearls to the tops of the gifts and some wide black satin ribbon from my stash for the main bow and thinner ribbon underneath.

Good luck with the challenge! For more details and how to enter, please go to Crimbo Crackers!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Bearly Mine: Anything Goes
Crazy Amigo: Winter
Digital Tuesday: Winter Wonderland
Lexi's Creations: Untraditional Christmas
Crafts and Me: Christmas Anything Goes
Diva's By Design: Merry Christmas
I Brake For Challenges: Clean and Simple

Image: Carina Gardner - Santa's Sleigh Elements Pack
Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities used as template
Everything else: My stash

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 28 - Anything Goes!

2012-01-04T07:00:00.001Z

It's the first Dude Time Doodles challenge of the year and its a fab theme:

Anything Goes

For more details on the challenge and how to enter, click here to go to the challenge blog!

I've used the wonderful Cheap Valentine digi which has been coloured with Promarkers plus a little inking around the edges. The sentiment is computer generated and all the papers are Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 digi paper pack. And the beaded ribbon is from my stash (since I've tided it all up I've found all sorts of stuff that I'd forgotten I had!)

I think I'd be pleased to get a bunch of (wilted) flowers and a box of chocs for either my Anniversary or for Valentines day as it seems to pass some people by!!

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafters Companion: Love Is In The Air
Just Tracys Crafts: Love Is In The Air
Crafty Boots: Celebrations
Critter Challenge: Celebration

Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 digi pack
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Ribbon: My stash

Cake Shop

2012-01-03T11:00:00.001Z

Here is the last of the three new releases from Jellypark (I'd have blogged it sooner but forgot!) This is such a great image and I wish there was a cake shop like this near me! I've coloured it with Promarkers plus some inking around the edges and all the papers are from Dovecraft - Tea House 6x6 paper stack. The brad is also from the same collection.

I've keept it quite simple as I think the image is fab!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Robyns Fetish Designs: Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time: Use A Digi
Sparkles Forum: Anything But A Christmas Card
The Hybrid Chick: Metal (the cupcake brad)
Incy Wincy: Anything Goes

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Dovecraft Tea House 6x6 stack
Brad: Dovecraft Tea House
Everything else: My stash

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 98

2012-01-03T10:30:00.001Z

Welcome to another Craft Juice Tuesday! To find out more about each item, just click on the picture and you will be taken to the listing on Craft Juice.

Wonderful crotched slippers from rindcounty:
The Owl and the Pussycat by Owl and Cat:

Beautiful teal necklace from cindylouwho2:

See you next Tuesday for more Craft Juice Tuesday!

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 14 - Midway Extra

2012-01-02T09:00:00.001Z

It's time for the Midway Extra over at Fetch A Sketch! Here is a reminder of the current sketch:

For my sample, I've covered a rather boring notebook and I've used Funky Hand papers from Colour Me Happy. The flowers have been cut with a Cuttlebug die, petals slightly curled and then layered up with a card candy centre.

I've doodled the flower stems myself and added embroidery thread as a little extra across the bottom.

And don't forget - you could win the wonderful Craft The Year Away cd as Funky Hand are our sponsors for this challenge - one lucky winner will receive this!

Good luck with the challenge! For more details, pop over to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Opus Gluei: Out With The Old, In With The New (recycled notebook)
Hiding In My Craft Room: Freestyle
So Artful Challenges: Year of the Dragon / New Year (used the inspiration colours)
Totally Gorjuss: Happy

All papers: Colour Me Happy cd from Funky Hand
Dies: Cuttlebug flowers
Everything else: My stash

Pink Wedding Cake

2012-01-01T17:00:00.000Z

Here is the second of three new releases from Jellypark! And its another Wedding themed digi stamp! This is a really quick Wedding Cake to colour which I've done with Promarkers, a little glitter glue and liquid pearls.

I've added liquid pearls around the edge of the card - the shapes were made by using a Spellbinder Nestabilitie die for a template and I've used some silver paper from my stash to layer the image on.

Backing papers are from Dovecraft 6x6 Tea House pad and for once I picked the papers before I coloured the image so it matched! Ribbon is from Meiflower and the silver heart buckle is from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge: Xtra Special Occasion
Bloggers Challenge: Celebrate Good Times
Card Crafters Circle: Anything Goes
Creative Inspiration Paints: Something New (New Life)
The Hybrid Chick: Metal
The Squirrel and the Fox: Something New (New Life)

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers, glitter glue and liquid pearls
Papers: Dovecraft Tea House 6x6 pad
Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities for shaped card bottom and template for image
Ribbon: Meiflower
Everything else: My stash

The Bride and Groom

2012-01-01T11:00:00.000Z

Here is one of three new release digi stamps from Jellypark! Isn't this a cute image! It's the Wedding Couple digi stamp and I've coloured it with Promarkers and a tiny bit of liquid pearls on her tiara and dress.

I've also dotted a line of liquid pearls around the edge of the image and card and I've embossed a strip of off cut of card with my Swiss Dots folder. The silver layered card is from my stash and the dotty one I've had for years and found it when looking for something else - it needs using and it fitted perfectly with the colours on the card!

The ribbon is also from my stash and now that I've organised the huge box into colour co-ordinated grip seal bags, I can see what I have with minimal rummaging!

Two more new release Jellypark digi's coming up!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge: Xtra Special Occasion
Bloggers Challenge: Celebrate Good Times
Card Crafters Circle: Anything Goes
If The Shoe Fits: Use Horded Stash

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Dies: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder
Everything else: My stash

Christmas Recycling

2011-12-31T16:20:00.001Z

I do like a bargain and espeically when its a non crafting bargain that I can use in my crafting - if that makes sense! I've used some quite posh wrapping paper (Tom Smith) for my card base, inked the edges and added a faux stitch. The middle panel is a bit turned over and I've added some velvet type ribbon from the scrap store that was originally a rosette bottom bit (the proper word escapes me, but you know what I mean!)

The red and white twine is a bargain from Ikea - 30 metres of the stuff for a few quid! Although I should have thought a bit longer about how to attach it to the card as it doesn't tie too neatly!

The buttons are from my stash and I've used half a bit of garden twine to tie through the red button.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

365 Cards: Day 300 - Sketch followed
Do You Stack Up: Rainbow Colours Inspiration
The Play Date Cafe: Photo / Colour Inspiration
Friendship Garden: Anything Goes - Must Be Christmas and No Stamped Images
Jingle Belles: No Time Like The Present

Backing paper: Christmas wrapping paper
Multi coloured twine: Ikea
Everything else: My stash

Jellypark Challenge 13 - Old Year / New Year

2011-12-30T22:00:00.000Z

It's time for another Jellypark challenge and its a good one for the time of year too:

New Year / Old Year

So what ever your interpretation is then that will be good! For more details on the challenge please pop over to the Jellypark Friday challenge blog!

I've used the Bath Girl digital stamp and coloured her with Promarkers plus a little glitter glue for the bubbles. My Spellbinder Nestabilities have cut the shapes on the image and I've used my Sizzix Scallop tag combo die for the sentiments.

The card blank is from Papermania and I've run it though my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. The satin ribbon is from my stash and I've tied the tags with some waxed cotton cord from Meiflower. I've handwritten the sentiment with a pink gel pen.

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks: Something New
CRAFT Challenge: New Year
Cute Card Thursday: Happy New Year
Sassy Studios: Shaped Card

Card blank: Papermania
Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
Dies: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Spellbinder Nestabilities, Sizzix Scallop Tag combo die
Sentiment: Handwritten
Waxed Cord: Meiflower
Everything else: My stash

Free Snow!

2011-12-29T20:30:00.000Z

A quick card I threw together! Papers from Cosmo Cricket - Circa 1934 digi paper pack which have been inked and a faux stitched line drawn around the edge and I think these are my favourite papers at the moment - just love the reds and they do look Christmassy although they aren't! I've not had these papers long - around a month but they are lovely!

The buttons are from my stash which I've had for ages (that long one of the buttons was a bit broken!) along with the embroidery thread and the image is a Dustin Pike digi that I've coloured with Promarkers. And I've handwritten the sentiment.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments: Anything Goes
Sunday Sketch and Stamp: Sketch followed
Craft Us Crazy: Christmas and Funny
Sarah Hurley Challenges: Colouring
Crafts and Me Challenges: Christmas
Digi Stamps 4 Joy: Something Old (buttons) Something New (papers)

Papers: Cosmo Cricket - Circa 1934 digi paper pack
Image: Dustin Pike (handwritten sentiment), coloured with Promarkers
Everything else: My stash

A Bit More Year Book!

2011-12-29T20:15:00.000Z

So here are another two pages for the First Year Book! I've used the Sketches in Thyme double page layout and although I have added my own twist to it, I hope you can see that I have followed it!

All the papers and cute teddies are the same as this post and I've used a Spellbinder Nestabilities die creatively! I've used a heart punch to create the scalloped edge on the far left and I've added glitter glue around the edges of the main background although it doesn't show too well (got back late from Karting and a trip to Ikea and it was rather dark and hail stoning when I took the photo!)

I've used a Sizzix Super Size Scallop tag for the baby details and all the writing is computer generated.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Art Impressions Stamps: Die Cuts or Punches
Sketches in Thyme: Sketch followed #64

Papers and images: Beautiful Baby Boy collection from The Clip Art Fairy
Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities and Sizzix Super Sized Scallop Tag
Sentiments: Computer generated
Everything else: My stash

Best Wishes

2011-12-28T19:00:00.000Z

It's not often I make a pink card. Probably because I'm surrounded by blues all the time and just do not indulge in my feminine side! I've used papers from Tinker and Co which I've had for ages and the name of the collection is Shabby Quilt - they were a freebie download but I'm not sure if the link is still active.

I've used a Squiggles Stamp - Miss Evie - Frills and Flowers (the store has 20% off at the moment!) and coloured it with Promarkers. I've used an acyclic Studio G stamp for the sentiment and the flowers are from my stash (I've had the tea roses for aaggggeeesss so decided to use them!)

And the ribbon is also from my stash now that I've had a tidy up and its all neatly colour co-ordinated in large grip seal bags - still doesn't all fit in the plastic tub but at least I can get to what I want without swearing!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Squiggle Stamps: Let's Celebrate
Cute Card Thursday: Sketch followed
Cooking It Up With Katie: Anything Goes
Tanda Stamps: Rose Tinted

Papers: Tinker and Co - Shabby Quilt

Image: Squiggles Stamp - Miss Evie - frills and flowers coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment: Studio G acrylic stamp
Everything else: My stash

More Year Book

2011-12-28T18:45:00.000Z

Here is another installment of the Baby Year Book that I've been asked to make for a friend. This is month 4 - month 3 is the mirror image opposite (not shown!), and yes, I am making the pages out of sync! All the papers are from The Clip Art Fairy - Beautiful Baby Boy collection and I've dotted a line of blue gel pen around the edges.

I've used the largest tag from the Sizzix Scallop Tag combo die and threaded some blue organza ribbon through the tops as well as adding it underneath the tags.

I've strung a row of seed, bugle beads and sequins on some silver wire underneath the ribbon as to follow the Sketches in Thyme #62 sketch. The sentiment is computer generated.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sketches in Thyme: Layout used (#62)
Little Red Wagon: Something New
Anything Goes Challenges: Blue plus One Other (Silver on the beads)

Papers: The Clip Art Fairy - Beautiful Baby Boy
Dies: Sizzix Scallop Tag combo (largest used)
Sentiment: PC generated
Everything else: My stash

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 14

2011-12-28T09:00:00.001Z

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge! We are a few days late this week in setting this challenge - Christmas sort of caught up with us!

Jenny is the hostess this fortnight and here is the sketch she has created:

For more details on how to enter the challenge, please pop over to Fetch A Sketch!

We are sponsored by the very generous Anice of Funky Hand who is offering a copy of Craft The Year Away to our lucky winner! But if you can't wait that long, there is a fab 50% off Funky Hand products sale on right now until 29 December - click on the banner to be taken there!

For my sample I've used acetate which has been embossed with a Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls folder and I've added some ribbon and embroidery thread from my stash. The embroidery thread has been woven through the acetate (which actually does open out like a card - you just can't see the back layer too well!) I've used the Sizzix Super Scallop Tag die for the actual shape of the card as I can never cut out acetate very well with scissors for some reason!

I've cut some flowers with a Cuttlebug die and I've used Hearts and Flowers download (£1.75 for the duration of the sale!) printed onto vellum with velvet brad centres.

Hopefully, that has given you some inspiration, if not, go and have a look at Jenny's sample - it is stunning!

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers: Use It Three Times (3 flowers and 3 threaded embroidery threads)
Lawnscaping: Texture
Scrappy Frogs: Stitching

Papers: Hearts and Flowers download from Funky Hand
Dies: Sizzix Super Sized Scallop Tag, Cuttlebug flowers, Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls embossing folder
Everything else: My stash

Treat Bags and BIG Funky Hand Sale!

2011-12-27T15:15:00.000Z

Do you like these little cute treat bags?! I've made them both from one sheet of A4 card and from a fab template downloaded though the Hybrid challenge that is taking part on The Crafters Cafe over the Christmas holidays! I'm hoping to be able to participate in all the challenges that are going on plus the games too!

There are a set of little treat bags and various templates that can be downloaded to use for the Hybrid challenge and the bags are courtesy of Wendybird Designs.

I found a sheet of A4 card in my stash that I'd printed ages ago - its from Funky Hand but the collection it is from (Boys and Girls) is no longer available as it was a one off special for a charity crafting cd.

However, there IS a fab 50% off sale at Funky Hand for the next few days! You get 50% off all Funky Hand branded products - loads of cds and downloads to go at!! And free shipping (minimum spend of £10) worldwide - its a sale not to be missed!!

I've rounded the corners on the treat bags, doodled a line around the edges and cut out the aperture and added some acetate. I've not been able to source any little delights to put inside as my two darlings have virtually eaten everything they got chocolate based!

The ribbon is from my stash and now that I've spent time organising all my ribbons into big grip seal bags by colour - I can see what I have and can get what I want without rooting through the big tub every time!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Ooh La La Creations: Anything But A Card
Just Add Ink: Fancy Packaging

Papers: Boys and Girls collection from Funky Hand (retired)
Template: Wendybird Designs
Everything else: My stash

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 97

2011-12-27T09:00:00.000Z

Welcome to week 97 of Craft Juice Tuesday! Craft Juice is an online crafting community where crafters submit handcrafted items which are then voted by the community - 5 votes and you reach the front page!

For more information on each item, just click on the picture

Continuing the theme of Christmas, how about this very cute little tree decoration from lpolyakova80

Or a hand knitted robin pattern from fluffandfuzz

Or a jolly snowman made from recycled items from Swirlyarts (I recognise those buttons!)

See you next Tuesday for more Craft Juice Tuesday!

The Crafters Cafe Open House

2011-12-26T16:00:00.001Z

Fancy taking part in a bit of fun over at The Crafter's Cafe? They are hosting an Open House between Boxing Day and 2 January and Jellypark are sponsoring a prize! If you want to know more information and to join The Crafters Cafe (its free!) click on the banner below!

As I said, Jellypark is sponsoring one of the challenges which just happens to be:

Give Thanks

And here is the cute image from Jellypark that I've used!! You can also see the rest of the Designs Team samples by going to The Crafters Cafe Group.

I've used Cosmo Cricket papers from the Early Bird digi paper collection, some doodling and inking plus the Jellypark image which has been coloured with Promarkers. I've used a heart punch to create the scalloped edge of the centre panel, plus string from the kitchen drawer.

The flowers have been made using a Cuttlebug flower die and made from felt - little tag is a Sizzix die and I've written it myself (rather pleased with the handwriting for a change!)

Hope you can join in with the fun!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Cardabilities: Sketch followed
Fabulous Friday: Fabric (felt)
Crafty Creations: Give Thanks

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Cosmo Cricket - Early Bird digi pack
Dies: Cuttlebug flowers, Sizzix tag
Punches: Heart punch
Everything else: My stash

Happy Christmas!

2011-12-25T07:00:00.000Z

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and I hope Santa is generous!

Ruth
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Cherry Good Luck

2011-12-24T09:30:00.000Z

Apologies if I was missing, or rather deleted last night. For some reason my account was suspended and I was deleted. Anyhow, I'm back now and fingers crossed that it doesn't happen again!

Isn't this is cute image?! It's a freebie from Whimsie Doodles - I was having a browse in the store a few weeks ago and came across the image. It fits their current challenge which is a sketch. I've coloured her with Promarkers plus added some glitter glue to her wings.

The papers are a digi pack from Cosmo Cricket - Early Bird - those cherries are just fantastic! The ric rac is from my stash and I have a feeling its some that I've had for a rather long time and was bought from Blackburn market.

The sentiment stamp is a cheap Studio G wooden stamp. Fake brads have been added with a Sharpie marker and glossy accents.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Whimsie Doodles: Sketch followed
Fairy Tale Challenge: Something Easy
Flutterby Wednesday: Anything Goes
My Mums Craft Shop: Anything Goes
Stampavie and More: Red

Image: Whimsie Doodles, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
Papers: Cosmo Cricket, Early Bird digi pack
Stamp: Studio G wooden
Everything else: My stash

Simply Create Too Challenge 3 - Shape It Up

2011-12-23T12:00:00.001Z

It's time for another Simply Create Too challenge and this fortnight the theme is

Shape It Up

So how ever you interpret that its good for us!

I've made two pages for a Baby Yearbook that I've been asked to make hence the two captions on the pages. I've gone with the die cut theme and have used one of my Nestabilities dies, Sizzix balloon die and also a Cuttlebug star die too.

The large star in the background has been glittered and the template is from Twelve Crafters Crafting cd from Funky Hand.

I've dotted a blue gel pen line around the edge of the page (the bit on the side is where the holes will be punched for holding all the pages together) As well as glittering the star, I've glittered the balloons too.

All the papers are from The Clip Art Fairy - Beautiful Baby Boy paper pack and the cute teddy is also from The Clip Art Fairy - Just Ben Bear in blue. The embroidery thread is from my stash. The space inside the frame is where the photo will go - just in case you were wondering!

Good luck with the challenge and I hope you can find the time to enter! For more details and to see the rest of the Design Teams samples, pop over to the challenge blog!

I'll be back with more layouts too - I'm actually finding them really interesting to do as I have more space and I have to think about how the pages open will look so I'm trying to mirror the pages for uniformity!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

My Mums Craft Shop: Anything Goes
365 Cards: Day 295 - I've Been Framed
Aud Sentiments: Anything Goes
Colour Create: Blue, Silver and White
Sketches in Thyme: Sketch #63 followed

Papers and Teddy digi: The Clip Art Fairy
Star template: Twelve Crafters Crafting cd from Funky Hand
Dies: Nestabilities, Cuttlebug star, Sizzix balloons
Sentiment: PC generated
Everything else: My stash

Flowers, Felt and Bling

2011-12-23T08:00:00.000Z

It's been a while since I made a shaped handbag card and I really don't know why I don't use it more often! I've used a template that I've had for ages and I don't know where I got it from and the papers are an old Clare Curd Signature Range 12x12 stack which I've glittered the edges of and some of the flower patterns too.

I've made the handle from wire - curled it around a pencil and then added seed beads to it. The flowers I found in my stash and I cut the felt ones with a Cuttlebug die. The charm is made from a really cheap 'silver' necklace I bought in the poundshop and took off all the dangly bits and added seed beads to the wire.

Makes a nice change from Christmas cards too!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Lady Bug Inks: Bingo - Felt, Flowers, Pearls and Spots, Flowers, Charm
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Fancy Folds / Shaped Cards
Crafty Cardmakers: Use It Three Times (pearl headed brads, glitter glue - edges, on large flower and on pattern)
Pile It On: Bling It Up
Sparkles Forum Challenges: Anything But A Christmas Card

Template: Can't remember
Papers: Clare Curd Signature Range - The Big One 12x12 Stack
Dies: Cuttlebug flower
Fastener: Queen and Co
Everything Else: My stash

Simples (With Green)

2011-12-22T20:15:00.000Z

I had a good day yesterday of creativity despite being interrupted every few seconds by the boys. Even the littlest room in the house was not sacred!

So here is one I made yesterday. Another Wedding Acceptance card (look away now Claire - my Mum's not got it yet let alone posted it to you!!) for my cousin who gets married at the end of March. Continuing with the green theme too although I don't think the Wedding is green themed just I like this ribbon and beads!

Anyway. Kept it rather simple and did not add a sentiment. Don't have an Acceptance stamp and couldn't be bothered firing up the pc to print one. Honest. But true!

I've used D'vine Swirls embossing folder, a Sizzix layered flower die that has partly been embossed with Swiss Dots and the scalloped edge are heart punches. I've used some green organza ribbon that I bought recently (can't remember where) and some oddments of green themed beads that were another donation from Lynsey (thank you - and yes, I sifted through all the bag for these!)

Oh and a bit of inking around the edges with a badly matching green inkpad. Oh well!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Random Acts of Creativity: Sketch followed
Cooking It Up With Katie: Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz: Anything Goes
City Crafter: Winter White

Dies: Sizzix layered flower; Cuttlebug embossing folders - D'vine Swirls and Swiss Dots
Ribbon: My stash
Beads: Lynsey donation
Punch: Heart

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 5 - Snowflakes

2011-12-22T09:00:00.000Z

It's time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge! And its a nice and easy one this time:

Snowflakes

I've got a sponsor who is generously offering 4 digis of the winners choice as a prize - Sassy Studios Designs! To view the store, click on the banner below:
For my creation I've used Santas Helper and coloured her with Promarkers. You'll have to excuse the poor photo but its not been particularly bright nor sunny recently! I've used papers from my stash and the rather large snowflake is actually a Christmas tree decoration that I bought last year in the sales from Tesco - I've snipped the loop bit off! I buy these things, put them in a drawer and forget about them! This year I am determined (with the aid of Crimbo Crackers!) to use up what I have! The red ribbon is from Meiflower.

Good luck with the challenge! For more details and how to enter, please go to Crimbo Crackers!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Everybody Art: Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday's: Use Ribbon
Passion For Promarkers: Celebration
Shopping Our Stash: Soft as a Snowflake
Top Tip Tuesday: Anything Christmas (my tip is to buy Christmas decorations that are fairly flat and light to use on cards and remember to buy them in the sales - soooo much cheaper!)
Use It Tuesday's: Holiday Theme

Image: Sassy Studios Design, coloured with Promarkers
Snowflake: Tesco's
Ribbon: Meiflower
Everything else: My stash

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 27 - Favourite Christmas Film

2011-12-21T07:00:00.000Z

Are you ready for a Dude Time Doodle Challenge? This week, the challenge is:

Your Favourite Christmas Film

I've gone with The Snowman and used Duck the Snowball Warrior which has been coloured with Promarkers and a bit of glitter glue although you can't actually see all the sparkle in the photo!

I've used Funky Hand papers from Happy Happy Birthday plus the red is from my stash and the sentiment is also Funky Hand but from Twelve Crafters Crafting.

I've added a Sizzix snowflake die, a gem, some faux stitching and I've dotted around the edge of the image and sentiment with a blue gel pen.

For more details on how to join in and to see the rest of the Design Teams creations - pop over to the Challenge blog and good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Boots: Christmas

Critter Challenge: Let It Snow
Craft Your Days Away: Snowmen
Digital Tuesday: Winter Wonderland

Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
Printed Papers: Happy Happy Birthday from Funky Hand
Sentiment: Twelve Crafters Crafting from Funky Hand
Dies: Sizzix Snowflake
Everything else: My stash

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 96

2011-12-20T09:00:00.000Z

Welcome to another week of Craft Juice Tuesday! Christmas is a-coming - it's so close you can almost touch it! So in honour of the big fella leaving something in your stockings, this Craft Juice Tuesday post is dedicated to Santa!

For more information on each item, just click on the picture and you will be taken to its Craft Juice listing.

A robot Santa from HerArtSheLoves
You'll be able to send tiny tiny letters to Santa in these cute envelopes from Swirlyarts

Or a soldered tree decoration from Silent Theatre

See you next Tuesday for more!

Confused Santa

2011-12-19T19:45:00.001Z

I think Santa is looking a little confused! Fab pre coloured digi image by Lee Jacobs and bought from here - all I've done is resized it and cut it out (plus added some glitter!)

The papers are offcuts and are from Echo Park - All I Want For Christmas digi pack. The red ribbon is from my stash and the tiny brads are fake - black Sharpie marker with glossy accents over the top! I had to join two pieces of the backing paper together as I only had strips left that were not wide enough - I think I've done it well enough so you can't see the join!

A bit of inking around the edges plus some faux stitching and the card is complete!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Seems A Little Sketchy: Sketch followed
Paper Makeup Stamps: Colour Combo
Karens Doodles: Spots and Stripes
My Time Made Easy: Colour Palette
Crazy 4 Challenges: It's Santa!

Image: Lee Jacobs, bought from here
Papers: Echo Park digi pack - All I Want For Christmas
Everything else: My stash

Fetch A SKetch Challenge 13 - Midway Extra

2011-12-19T09:00:00.000Z

It's the midway extra post for Fetch A Sketch and a reminder of the sketch for this fortnight:
And our sponsor is the rather fab Dude Time Doodles and Boni is offering the winner a $10 gift certificate! To have a look at the images we've used and to create your own wish list, click on the banner below:
I've used Sashimi from the Fish Set and coloured him with Promarkers. All the papers are from various Funky Hand cd's but the spotty paper is from The Funky One (bargain price at under £6!) and its an offcut I've had in my box of bits for a long long time!

The tiny brads are fake - black Promarker pen with glossy accents over the top - great and quick!

Good luck with the challenge - for more details pop over to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz: Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time: Anything Goes

Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: All various Funky Hand

Christmas Family

2011-12-18T20:00:00.000Z

Whilst blog hopping (as you do!) I happened to notice that a DT mate was part of the new Dilly Beans DT and that there was a freebie on offer! Not one to pass this kind of opportunity, I snagged the freebie and its taken me this long to get the card finished!

Don't ask me why so long as it only took about an hour to make in total! I've coloured the image with Promarkers and glitter glue and layered it onto papers from Happy Happy Birthday from Funky Hand. A bit of faux stitching plus a snowflake with a Sizzix die and some red ribbon from Meiflower and the card is complete!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Dilly Beans: Snowfriends Family Giveaway
Squirrel and the Fox: Christmas
Craft Your Days Away: Snowmen
Crafty Hazelnut: Anything Goes Christmas
Little Claire's Designs: Family Christmas
4 Crafty Chicks: Christmas
Paper Play: Christmas

Image: Dilly Beans limited freebie, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Funky Hand - Happy Happy Birthday cd
Dies: Sizzix Snowflake
Ribbon: Meiflower

Knight and Dragon

2011-12-18T08:00:00.000Z

Here is the second of two new release digital stamps from Jellypark this fortnight. This one is Knight and Dragon and you can buy it here!

I wanted to keep the image as big as I could on the card as I was really pleased with how I'd coloured the image. Most of it has been coloured with Aquamarkers with the armour done with Promarkers. The background is watercolour paints as I didn't trust myself enough with the Aquamarkers!

The image has been layered onto plain card from my stash and I've added a simple dotted line around the edge of the image with a fine black pen. A thin swag of embroidery thread and the card is complete!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Samuel Taylor Crafts: Anything Goes
Clearly Inspired: Birthday
Stempelsonnen Challenges: Anything Goes with Stamp as Main Focus

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Aquamarkers and Promarkers
Everything else: My stash

Dude Time Doodles Freebie - Ebeneezer Humbug!

2011-12-17T13:00:00.000Z

I hope you are ready for this 'cos you need to be really quick! I've (hopefully!) purposely set this post to publish just before the Dude Time Doodles Challenge blog to give you a head start on a fab freebie that is only going to be available for 12 hours! Yep, 12 hours, so get your mouse at the ready to pop over to Dude Time Doodles to snag it!

And the freebie in question is this rather wonderful Ebeneezer:

He does look quite Dickensian doesn't he?! I've coloured him with Aquamarkers and the background with watercolours, layered onto some rather wonderful chocolate brown pearlescent card and then some very old downloaded papers from Mad About Cards and some bloke ribbon. The 'brads' are totally fake - black Sharpie marker with glossy accents over the top.

So what are you waiting for - go snag it!! Snooze and you loose! If you miss grabbing it as a freebie then it will be available to buy in the store later on.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Frosted Designs: Ribbon
Glitter Geeks: Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft Room: Christmas Traditions (Ebenezer Scrooge!)

Image: Dude Time Doodles, limited time freebie, coloured with Aquamarkers
Papers: Mad About Cards download
Everything else: My stash

Pretty Boutique

2011-12-16T18:20:00.000Z

Here is the first of two new releases from Jellypark for this fortnight! Isn't this a pretty digi stamp?! I've enlarged it so that it more or less fills the whole of the card (apologies for the terrible photo but its the best I could get - darn winter!)

It's been coloured with Aquamarkers plus a smidge of glitter glue and liquid pearls. I've layered it onto something that resembles Angel Hair which was a donation from Lynsey a while ago (thank you!) The tiny button brads are also a donation from Lynsey (thank you again!) and the embroidery thread is from my stash with the ribbon from Meiflower.

If you go to the Jellypark challenge blog you'll see the rest of the samples the Design Team have made with this stamp and virtually all of us have coloured the awning in the same colours! Weird!

The other new release I'll share over the weekend but if you can't wait - pop over to the Jellypark challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Desert Island Crafters: Brads, Stripes, Rounded Corners
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Anything Goes with Ribbon
Sarah Hurley Challenges: Colouring
Scrapbook Sisters: Two Colours

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Aquamarkers
Angel Hair and Brads: Donation from Lynsey
Embroidery Thread: My stash
Ribbon: Meiflower

Jellypark Challenge 12 - ABC

2011-12-16T09:00:00.001Z

We have a great challenge for you over at Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge and this fortnight the theme is:

ABC - Anything But A Card

I do like making these gift card holders and they are so easy and quick to make too! I've adapted my usual template as these papers all printed as 8x8 so I had less to use!

All the images are from Jellypark and all have been coloured with Promarkers. The papers are all from digi kits, and from left to right:

Echo Park - Sidewalk Chalk; Cosmo Cricket - Early Bird; Creativity by Crystal - Me and My Brother; Carina Gardner - Fresh Picked Collection; Creativity by Crystal - Me and My Brother.

And then I've used a contrasting paper from the same collection on the inside and added an offcut of card so a message can be written on. A bit of inking around the edges plus a brad to hold the two flaps together and some suitable ribbon etc and they are complete!

Good luck with the challenge! For more details, please visit the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday: Stripes
Delightful Challenges: Anything Goes
Just For Fun: Summer Theme (hope these are not too cute!)
Tip Top Tuesday: A Gift

All Images: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Various - see above
Everything Else: My Stash

Christmas Word Book

2011-12-14T14:30:00.000Z

Here is a Christmas card that I made for a recent order. I do like making word books - they are relatively easy to make and fairly quick unless I decide to layer up the letters as I've done here and then cut them out!

All the papers are from Funky Hand - Twelve Crafters Crafting cd and I've used Wordart to create the actually word Happy. Each letter has been printed onto a pale colour from the colour palette and then layered onto a contrasting colour then added to each 'page' of the book.

I've glittered around the inside of each of the letters plus also the smaller Christmas word (cut with my Sizzix Round-a-Bout alphabet dies). The ribbons are from my stash and hold all pages together - well, actually, the glue does that, but you know what I mean!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Bearly Mine: Non Traditional Christmas Colours
365 Cards: Day 287 - Blue / Green - Teal etc
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Fancy Folds / Shaped Cards
Cheerful Stamp Pad: Christmas Greeting as Focal Point
My Craft Spot: Christmas Shaped Cards
Crazy Challenge: More Than One Fold

All papers: Twelve Crafter Crafting cd from Funky Hand

Dies: Sizzix Round-a-Bout alphabet

Everything else: My stash

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 95

2011-12-13T09:00:00.000Z

Welcome to week 95 of Craft Juice Tuesday! Craft Juice is an online community where your handcreated items can be showcased!

And here are a few Christmas themed items that grabbed my attention:

A cute robot from HerHeartSheLoves
A fab sparkly ornament for the tree - from Candy Land Ornaments

Wonderful crocheted baubles from FallingDew

See you next Tuesday for more Craft Juice Tuesday!

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 13

2011-12-12T09:00:00.000Z

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge! We are already upto challenge 13 - time really does fly! I am the hostess this week and here is my sketch:
For more details on how to enter, pop over to the Fetch A Sketch blog.

We are sponsored this fortnight by the very generous Dude Time Doodles who are offering the sketch winner a $10 gift certificate to their store:

I've used Rocco Soccer plus his football and coloured them both with Promarkers. All the papers are from various Funky Hand cd's and are all from my bits box (I am trying really hard to use them up!)

I've used a Cuttlebug die for the star and the bit that came out of the middle has been added to the top corner. Mind you, the spotty shape looks a bit like a wonky eye!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Corrosive Challenges: Anything But Christmas
One Stitch At A Time: Use a Digi
Stampin' Sisters In Christ: Birthday
Prairie Fairy Friday's: Beat The Winter Blues (Blue and White)

Images: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Various from Funky Hand
Dies: Cuttlebug

Gingerbread

2011-12-10T15:20:00.000Z

Although I've finished all my Christmas cards (not that they are written yet!) I couldn't resist this freebie image from Bows n Berries. I've coloured it with Promarkers and used the sketch from Seems A Little Sketchy with papers from an Echo Park digi pack - All I Want For Christmas. Added some faux stitching around the edges and some embroidery thread that actually matches the green in the papers.

The snowflake is a Sizzix die and because I was not concentrating, I accidentally snipped the fluffy bit off the gingerbread mans hat so he has a tiny pom pom instead!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Bows n Berries: Use Freebie and Blog Hop
Seems A Little Sketchy: Sketch followed
Hotshot Craft: Use Promarkers
Card Makin' Mama's: Christmas

Image: Bows n Berries Freebie, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
Papers: Echo Park: All I Want For Christmas
Dies: Sizzix snowflake
Everything else: My stash

Simply Create Too Challenge 2 - Embossing

2011-12-09T13:00:00.001Z

It's time for a new challenge at Simply Create Too and the theme this fortnight is:

Embossing

I usually go for the dry embossing as I can never be bothered faffing around with the heat gun and powders (as I usually end up wearing the stuff for days!) but this time I decided to give it a whirl!

One of my cousins (hello Claire!) is getting married at the end of March and their Wedding invitations were sent out last week (beautiful they are!) and here is the RSVP that I will be sending and hopefully she will have received it before she sees it blogged!

I've gone with the theme of the invitation - very pale green and white but have embossed a freebie stamp that I've had for a fair while from a craft magazine and used the heat gun that Claire gave me! I think I possibly used the powders that she gave me too!

The organza green ribbon was far too wide for the little pearl buckle slider I got from Meiflower but I was determined to use it anyway so I twisted it up a bit and threaded it through the slider a few times to look how I initially wanted it. I've dotted around the edge of the card with a silver gel pen.

So watch out for more embossing from me in the future - it was actually really easy to do once I made sure I'd melted all the powder!

Now got to make another one, different of course, for my parents to send!

Good luck with the Simply Create Too challenge - for more details please visit the blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash: Whites option
Crafty Cardmakers: Heat Embossing
Stamps R Us: Emboss It
Victorine Stamps: Ribbon
Pink Gem Challenges: Monochromatic, Not Christmas and Sentiment
Krafting Kimmie: Heat or Dry Embossing
Less Is More: Green

Stamp: A freebie from a magazine ages ago
Papers: From my stash
Ribbon: Anita's
Pearl Buckle: Meiflower Crafts

Polkadoodle Challenge 49 - Quick Christmas

2011-12-09T09:00:00.001Z

It's time for another Polkadoodle challenge and Colette has set the fab theme of:

Quick Christmas Cards

I think to make these six cards it took me around ten minutes! I've used some offcuts of card from the Scrap Store that were a perfect size for some diddy cards. The card actually has a light pearlescent sheen so its a good surface to work on!

I've printed one of the Santa digis from Paper Boutique Vol 2 directly onto the cardstock and then added glitter glue around the edge of the card.

Told you it was quick and simple!

Good luck with the challenge - hope you can join in and the deadline is Sunday 18 December at 12noon.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Moving Along With The Times: Last Minute Christmas
ABC Christmas: Y for Yippee - Anything Christmas
The Pixie Cottage: Last Minute Cards

Image: Paper Boutique Vol 2
Card blanks: Scrap Store

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 4 - Embossing

2011-12-08T09:00:00.000Z

It's time again for another Crimbo Crackers challenge and its upto to 4 already! Where does the time go?! I hope your pile of cards is growing nicely and that you continue to play along with me all year so no stress in November!

I've a wonderful sponsor for this fortnight:
Diane's Digital Designs - and Diane is offering two digi's to the winner of the challenge! I've used one of them in my sample and Diane has used the other - to see the two finished samples, pop over to Crimbo Crackers.

The theme for this fortnight is:

Embossing

So any kind of embossing will do as long as its a Christmas or Festive related creation. For more details on the challenge, please go to Crimbo Crackers (not many rules - honest!)

I've coloured the image with Promarkers and used my Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder for the background. Added a fair amount of glitter glue around the edge of the card and some red ribbon and the card is complete!

I've dotted around the edge of the Spellbinders die cut with a Promarker to give some definition but its a fab image - don't you think?!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sassy Cheryl's: It's Santa!
Try It On Tuesday's: It's All About The Big Guy!
Di's Digi's: All White Except The Image

Image: Diane's Digital Designs, coloured with Promarkers
Dies: Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder, Spellbinder Nestabilities
Everything else: My stash

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 26 - Holiday Spirit

2011-12-07T03:00:00.001Z

It's time for a Dude Time Doodles challenge and the theme this week is:

Holiday Spirit

So what ever that means to you - show us! For more details on how to enter and to see the rest of the Design Team's creations please pop over to the challenge blog.

Glitterbabe are sponsoring the challenge and the winner will get to pick 2 images from Stef's store or if a Glitterbabe image has been used, you get to pick 3 image! Fantastic eh?!

I've used Fanny Skibum and coloured her with Promarkers - she cuts quite a dashing figure in her pink ski suit! All the papers are from Echo Park digi pack - Everybody Loves Christmas and I've added some embroidery thread and fibres from my stash plus a Sizzix die cut snowflake. Faux stitching around the edges and my card is complete!

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Incy Wincy: Non Traditional Christmas Colours
Cutie Pie: Pastel Christmas Colours
Come And Get It Challenges: Anything Christmas
Pan Pastels: The Great Outdoors
Quirky Crafts: Snow
One Stop Craft: Let It Snow

Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Echo Park digi pack - Everybody Loves Christmas
Dies: Sizzix Snowflake
Everything else: My stash

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 94

2011-12-06T09:00:00.001Z

It's time for more Craft Juice Tuesday! And more Christmas themed items that have caught my eye on Craft Juice - hope you like them too! For more information about each item, just click on the picture.

Such a cute Snowcouple bauble! By from Risky Beads

Cute little felt wreath - buy from Woodland GiftsWonderful blanket stitched Christmas decorations from Juniper Spools

See you next Tuesday for more Craft Juice Tuesday!

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 12 - Midway Extra

2011-12-05T09:00:00.002Z

It's time for extra inspiration (we hope!) at Fetch A Sketch as its our Midway Extra! A reminder of Jenny's sketch:

And that our sponsor this fortnight is the very fab Tiddly Inks - click on the image below to go shopping (and don't blame me!)

I've gone a little rustic with my card - a Kraft card blank with some garden twine from the kitchen drawer plus the rather fab You Rock image, coloured with Aquamarkers. And a bit of embossing with a Cuttlebug folder. Really quick card to make!

So, over to you now! Deadline for entries is Sunday 11 December at 12noon GMT and you have to be in it to win it! For more details pop over to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Tiddly Inks: Anything Goes
Crafting When We Can: Borrow a Sketch (Fetch A Sketch!)
Here Come The Boys: For The Man / Boy in Your Life
Kenny K's Krafty Girlz: Texture

Image: Tiddly Inks, coloured with Aquamarkers
Dies: Cuttlebug embossing folder
Everything else: My stash

These Are My Parents!

2011-12-03T19:59:00.000Z

And here is the final new release from Jellypark this weekend! I liked the stamp so much I made two cards (one is for my parents and the other is an order!) Isn't the stamp wonderful?!

For the first card I've used DCWV papers plus ribbon and diy Poinsettia's from my stash plus a computer generated sentiment. I've coloured the image with Aquamarkers.

The second card I've given to my parents and the papers are from the Merry and Bright digi collection from Creativity by Crystal plus some dark red card from my stash and a wonderful string of fairy lights!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

First Card
Colour Create: Red, White and Green
Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch followed
Pixie Dust Studios: Colour Combo - Holiday Cheer
Desert Island Crafters: Paint (Aquamarkers - do they count?!); Green and Blue; Christmas Theme; More Than 5 Layers; Glitter

Second Card
Kathy's Waffle Sketch File: Sketch followed
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle: Holiday Card

Image: Jellypark
Papers: DCWV and Creativity by Crystal
Sentiment: Computer generated
Everything else: My stash

Get Funky Challenge - Double Whammy!

2011-12-03T19:30:00.000Z

Welcome to my portion of this months Get Funky challenge! The theme, set by Jackie is:

Make A Christmas Item and A Non Christmas Item Using Christmas Papers

Easy eh? But only when you have the fab new cd from Funky Hand - Twelve Crafters Crafting! I've used two different paper collections from the cd plus the star template. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Happy Happy Birthday and Betty has simply changed her sparkly dress! She's been coloured with Promarkers. And the stars behind her are actually very glittery gift tags!

And see how many I've made!!

I'm well over my target of 150 Christmas cards this year!!

Don't forget - you MUST use at least one Funky Hand product in your creation and you can always snag the freebie if you've not got anything. Good luck - the challenge ends on 14 December and a new challenge will be set the day after!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Little Claire's Challenge: Shaped Cards
Clearly Inspired: Christmas
Crafty Ann's: Tic Tac Toe (Red, Green and Silver/Gold)
Winter Wonderland: Christmas / Winter Birthday

Papers, template and Christmas sentiment: Twelve Crafters Crafting
Birthday Sentiment: Happy Happy Birthday
Image: Our Betty, coloured with Promarkers
Everything else: My stash

Meet Me Under The Mistletoe

2011-12-02T16:30:00.001Z

Here is the first of two new releases this weekend at Jellypark and isn't this a fab digi stamp? You can find it here in the store. I've coloured it with Promarkers plus a little inking around the edges.

All the papers are from the fab digi pack from Echo Park - All I Want For Christmas which again have been inked a little.

The snowflake is a Sizzix die and I've added some glitter glue to it. Sentiment is computer generated and the twisted embroidery thread is from my stash.

The second new release I'll blog tomorrow!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch and Stash: Sketch followed
Cupcake Craft Room: Christmas Traditions
Charisma Cardz: Spots
Sisterhood of Crafters: Polkadots

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers: Echo Park - All I Want For Christmas digi papers
Sentiment: Computer generated
Dies: Sizzix Snowflake
Everything else: My stash

Jellypark Challenge 11 - Felt

2011-12-02T10:00:00.001Z

It's time for another Jellypark challenge! It's a themed challenge this fortnight and it is:

Felt

So make your creation and don't forget to add some felt to it!

I've actually used some fancy felt stuff from Papermania that I've had for longer than I care to remember and never opened the packet! I've used the tag from The Skating Boy set, enlarged it and then coloured it with Aquamarkers and liquid pearls.

I've embossed a background panel with my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and then inked the edges. The felt roll thing (can't think of a better description) has been added and I've glued blue seed beads for extra decoration so its sparkly!

The ribbon is a tiny bit left in my stash and a perfect colour match along with the embroidery thread.

Good luck with the challenge - for more details and inspiration pop over to the challenge blog! The two new release stamps can be seen there too and I'll be blogging my creations over the next day or so!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments: Winter Holiday Sentiment
Crafty Ribbons: Make A Tag
Crafting For All Seasons: White on White
Ladybug Inks: White on White

Tag: Jellypark, coloured with Aquamarkers and liquid pearls
Dies: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder
Felt Roll: Papermania from a few years ago
Everything else: My stash

Snowcouple

2011-12-01T16:45:00.002Z

I've had a few special orders for Christmas cards this year and this is one of them. I've used an image from Crafty Sentiments and coloured it with Promarkers and a little glitter glue.

I've added the sentiment before printing it off and all the papers are from Funky Hand - Twelve Crafters Crafting cd plus I've layered two snowflakes using a Sizzix die (plus more glitter glue!)

Edges have been inked and I've dotted a fine line using a blue gel pen around the edge of the image and the shaped papers. Embroidery thread is from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday: Sketch followed
Crafty Purple Frog: For Someone Special
I Love Promarkers: Snowmen / Snowflakes
Digi Stamps 4 Joy: Christmas but no Animals
Sassy Cheryl's: Winter

Image: Crafty Sentiments, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
Papers: Twelve Crafters Crafting cd from Funky Hand
Sentiment: Computer generated
Dies: Sizzix snowflakes
Everything else: My stash

Dude Time Doodles - December New Release & Blog Hop!

2011-11-30T03:00:00.001Z

It's the last Wednesday of the month so its time to reveal the new Dude Time Doodles images and to kick it all off we have a blog hop for you!

One of the Dudettes will be the hostess with the mostest and one lucky commenter will win a digi image! So make sure you leave me a comment - As you've got to be in it to win it!

If you've arrived at me from Dawn then you are on the right track although there is no start and end point, just make sure you've visited us all! From me you need to hop to Cleota and leave a comment there too!!

I've used Welder Wencelas who has, once again, struggled with getting the Christmas turkey just right! He's been coloured with Promarkers plus glitter glue and I've used papers from Happy Happy Birthday from Funky Hand plus some embossing on the green paper.

The sentiment has been computer generated and I've added some doodling around the edges of the card.

Good luck with the hop and don't forget to leave a comment! Once I'm awake I'll directly link to the blogs in the hop before and after me!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion: Tis The Season
Daisy Doodles: Digi Stamp and Christmas
Lexi's Creations: One For The Lads
My Grafico: Dinner / Cleaning
Here Come The Boys: For The Man In Your Life

Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
Sentiment: Computer generated
Dies: Cuttlebug snowflake embossing die
Papers: Happy Happy Birthday from Funky Hand

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 93

2011-11-29T09:00:00.001Z

Welcome to another Craft Juice Tuesday! Continuing with the Christmas theme, I hope you like the items I've picked! For more detail on each one, just click on the photo.

Beautiful tiny glass suncatcher from Amy Orange Juice

The pointy bit of this stocking will keep the kids amused for hours whilst trying to get out all their gifts! Buy from Dotty Bees

Beautiful handmade fabric tag from Tamara Jayne

See you next Tuesday for more Craft Juice Tuesday!

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 12

2011-11-28T09:00:00.000Z

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch Challenge! Jenny is the hostess this fortnight and here is her sketch:

We have a returning sponsor - Tiddly Inks! And Christy is offering a $10 gift certificate to the winner of our challenge - thank you Christy!

Even though I initially struggled with the sketch, I got there in the end after thinking about it! I've used Minnie's Berry digi and enlarged her to almost the same size as the A6 card and coloured her with Promarkers. The little sentiment berry was a freebie from ages ago and is no longer available.

The paper I found in my stash but have a feeling it is a Funky Hand product! Minnie's glasses and the berry sentiment have been covered with glossy accents and the ric rac is from my stash. I didn't have any brads to match the colour scheme of the card, but had for some reason an abundance of orange brads, so I coloured the heads with a Sharpie marker!

Good luck with the challenge - deadline for entries is 12noon GMT Sunday 11 December and pop over to the challenge blog to see Jenny's creation and also Debbie's who is our current Guest Designer.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Tiddly Inks: Anything Goes
Pile It On: Sugar and Spice
Just Some Lines: Tic Tac Toe - Ribbon, Digi, Brad
Alphabet Challenge: V for Very Vibrant
I Love Promarkers: Anything Goes

Image: Tiddly Inks, coloured with Promarkers and glossy accents
Sentiment: Tiddly Inks, no longer offered as a freebie
Paper: Not sure but think its Funky Hand
Everything else: My stash

Two Hedgehogs

2011-11-27T20:30:00.001Z

I'm now just 1 card away from my goal of 150! Although the ticker banner has sort of had a bit of a turn and can't cope! This card is part of an order from one of my cousins (hello Claire!) and this has to be one of my favourite Penny Black images!

It's been coloured with Aquamarkers and glitter glue and I've used one of my Nesties to cut the shape - the next size up was too large so I've cut the red border myself. I've embossed the spotty backing paper (Happy Happy Birthday cd from Funky Hand) and the red is an old card blank that I've cut up as it was too thin to use for its intended purpose.

Sentiment is computer generated and the organza ribbon and silver chipboard snowflake are from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Inkspirations: Sketch followed
Addicted to Stamps: Christmas Card
One Stitch at a Time: Seeing Red
Penny Black at Allsorts: All Creatures Great and Small
Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Christmas, Red and Embossing
Paperworks: Recipe - Animal Image, Texture and 2 Embellishments (ribbon & snowflake)

Image: Penny Black, coloured with Aquamarkers and glitter glue
Papers: Printed - Happy Happy Birthday cd from Funky Hand, other from my stash
Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilites and Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder
Sentiment: Computer generated
Everything else: My stash

Simply Create Too Challenge 1 - Christmas

2011-11-25T18:00:00.000Z

It's time for the first challenge at the new look Simply Create Too challenge blog! And its a lovely and easy theme for the next two weeks:

All About Christmas

So basically, anything Christmas goes! If you want more details and to see the rest of the Design Team creations, pop over to the challenge blog!

I've used this very sweet Angel Girl Nativity digi stamp from Jellypark (there is a 20% off sale on right now!!) and coloured her with Promarkers plus glitter glue. And I've made more than one card too!
I've used papers from Creativity by Crystal - Merry and Bright digi paper collection from Jessica Sprague - just two papers in each colourway - one mad bubbles and one plain and layered with the contrasting paper.

The sentiment stamp is a 99p Studio G acrylic stamp and I found some plastic star shaped clear beads in my stash and as I have loads of them, I used them on the cards as they looked quite Christmassy!
So that's another 6 cards off my total - very near my final goal!

Good luck with the Simply Create Too challenge and I hope you will join us! And as an extra special treat we are offering 3 sets of blog candy as prizes to the top three entrants as picked by the Design Team!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Purple Frog: For Someone Special (these are going to my fellow Jellypark Design Team as they are all special!)
Dutch Dare Challenge: Recipe (Image, Patterned Papers, Embellishments)
Diva's By Design: Monochromatic
Flutterby Wednesday's: Open Challenge (Angel with wings)
City Crafter Challenge: Pink Christmas
Creative Card Crew: Monochromatic
Christmas Cards All Year Around: Sketch followed and the required 5 cards made (well, 6 actually!)
Ladybug Crafts: Winter Blues

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
Papers: Creativity by Crystal - Merry and Bright Collection
Sentiment: Studio G acrylic stamp
Everything else: My stash

Polkadoodle Challenge 47 - Italian Christmas

2011-11-25T09:00:00.003Z

Welcome to another Polkadoodle challenge! The theme this week has been set by Miria and the theme is:

Italian Christmas

So the colours from the Italian flag are to be used - red, green and white.

I've used the very cute fairy A5 pre coloured template from Paper Boutique Vol 2, simply cut everything out and then layered it up with foam pads. I've added glitter to her dress (I know its a little turquoise looking - its more green in real life!) and a large bit of bling to her crown. And I've made her wand with a cocktail stick!

Good luck with the challenge - closing date is Sunday 4 December. Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFT Challenge: Unusual Christmas
Delightful Challenges - Red and Green
My Mum's Craft Shop: Things with Wings

All paperbased items: Polkadoodles Paper Boutique Vol 2
Everything else: My stash

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 3 - Santa

2011-11-24T09:00:00.000Z

It's time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge! A record entries for the last challenge - 1 more than the previous and a total of 234 entries - wow!!

The theme this fortnight is a nice and easy one again:

Santa

Anything that features a Santa qualifies - go to the challenge blog to enter your creations!

I'm so lucky to be sponsored by Dude Time Doodles (thank you!) and the prize for one lucky entry is a $10 Gift Certificate to spend in the store - to visit the store click on the banner below:

I've used a Dude Time Doodles image - Santi Beaches and he is included in the 50% sale of last years Christmas images but be quick - sale ends on 30 November! He's been coloured with Promarkers plus a little glitter glue.

I've used papers from the digi pack - Creativity by Crystal called Merry and Bright, bought from Jessica Sprague. The string of tiny fairy lights is from my stash and I've used two gold star brads to attach them to the card. I've added faux brads to the bottom of the card - dots made with Promarkers and then glossy accents over the top!

Good luck with the challenge - deadline is Wednesday 7 December at 12noon GMT and pop over to the challenge blog to enter!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

I Love Promarkers: Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon: Christmas Theme
Everybody Art Challenge: Christmas Card
Karen's Doodles: Celebrate with Santa

Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
Papers: Creativity by Crystal - Merry and Bright collection
Everything else: My stash

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 92

2011-11-22T09:00:00.002Z

Welcome to another week of Craft Juice Tuesday! Craft Juice is an online community where you can sumbit your handcreated items for free and other members of the community vote for the listed items - 5 votes and you make it to the front page!

If you want to know more about each item, just click on the picture. Continuing the theme of Christmas, here are some items that caught my eye:

Crotcheted snowflake hanging decoration from Woodstorming

Such a pretty little reindeer - from Anne Maries Breis Blog

What about this soldered pendant from Gingerbits

See you next Tuesday for more Craft Juice Tuesday!

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 11 - Midway Extra

2011-11-21T09:00:00.001Z

It's time for the Fetch A Sketch midway extra post - halfway through our current challenge and time for some extra inspiration for you! Here is a reminder of the sketch:

We are sponsored this fortnight by the Digi Garden, click on the banner below to be taken to the store! And Saffie will be offering the winner 5 digi's of their choice. Thank you Saffie!

And here is my card. I've used the Winter Kids 1 image and coloured with Promarkers, glitter glue and liquid pearls. The star template, papers and sentiment are all from the wonderful new cd from Funky Hand - Twelve Crafters Crafting and a lot of the papers can actually be used all year around too.

I've added a bit of glitter glue around the edges, some inking and some punched sparkly stars and that's it!

Good luck with the challenge - deadline is Sunday 27 November at 12noon GMT and for more details, please pop over to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Boy oh Boy
Little Claire's Monthly Challenge: Shaped Cards
One Stop Craft: Colour Challenge - Blue
Send A Smile 4 Kids: Winter Wishes
Phindy's Place: Christmas Cards
Wags n Whiskers: Christmas Themed

Image: Digi Garden, coloured with Promarkers and liquid pearls
Papers, Sentiment and template: Twelve Crafters Crafting cd from Funky Hand
Everything else: My stash

Winter Coat

2011-11-20T15:00:00.000Z

Isn't this a cute image?! One of two new releases from Jellypark, it is Girl With Winter Coat and I've coloued her with Aquamarkers plus a little glitter on her pom poms on her hat.

All the papers are from Twelve Crafters Crafting from Funky Hand and the smaller panels I printed as 9 to a page so I got smaller detail. The large snowflake is a Sizzix die and its cut with a paper from the same collection and I've layered a very sparkly snowflake over the top and added a gem to the centre.

A bit of inking and doodling plus some little dots around the edge of the image and the card is complete!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar: Winter Wardrobe
Crafty Emma: Snowflakes
Crafty Catz: Snowflakes
Winter Wonderland: Christmas Cutie

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Aquamarkers
Papers: Twelve Crafters Crafting from Funky Hand
Dies: Sizzix Snowflake
Everything else: My stash

Winter Skating

2011-11-20T08:30:00.000Z

As soon as I saw this image from Jellypark I knew what paper to use! This Skating Boy and Tag is one of the new releases this week and he is just fab to colour! I've used Aquamarkers for colouring plus a little glitter glue and he's been cut out (look - no white border!) to look like he's actually skating on the paper design!

The paper is actually quite glittery and so is the snowman - the photo just does not show it at all well. I've cut the tag out which comes with the image and tied some embroidery thread through it which actually looks a bit like a pom pom on a hat......!

I've distressed the edges of the paper with some scissors as it didn't quite look right just stuck onto a card blank.

The other new release will be blogged later on - I was fully intending to do them yesterday but I spent all day at a Craft Fair and was shattered when I got home after standing for 4 hours - I am now aching!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

2 Sisters: Let It Sparkle
Ellephantastic: Weather Related
Bloggers Challenge: For The Boys
Daring Cardmakers: Water, Water (snow and ice - was water and I've used Aquamarkers for colouring!)

Image and Tag: Jellypark, coloured with Aquamarkers plus a little glitter glue
Paper: Dovecraft Let It Snow
Everything else: My stash

Jellypark Challenge 10 - Give Thanks

2011-11-18T11:15:00.000Z

There is another Jellypark challenge up and running! Pop over to the blog for more details and to see the rest of the Design Teams creations!

The theme this fortnight is:

Give Thanks

I've used the little boy with sign digi that Claire drew especially for me! I've coloured him with Promarkers and the writing is Samuel's! Isn't it fab?!

I've used papers from my stash box and they are all from Funky Hand, Colour Me Happy cd - the bright orange backing is pearlescent paper which was a donation from Lynsey.

The black tiny brads in the top corners are fake - I've used a black marker and then dotted glossy accents over the top!

Good luck with the challenge - I've got 2 new release stamps to show you but check back this weekend to see them! But if you can't wait go over to the Jellypark Challenge blog and you them there!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments: Give Thanks
Crafty Purple Frog: Use Orange
Sassy Studios: Thank You
Crafting For All Seasons: Thank You Card
Fresh Brewed Designs: Thankful

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and Samuel's handwriting
Papers: Funky Hand, Colour Me Happy plus donation from Lynsey

Polkadoodle Challenge 46 - Shaped Christmas

2011-11-18T09:00:00.003Z

Welcome to another Polkadoodle challenge! It's a good theme (even if I say so myself as I picked it!) and it is:

Shaped Christmas

But NO square or rectangle cards - it really does need to be shaped!

I've used the A5 sized pre printed template of a Ponsettia from Paper Boutique Vol 2 - simply print, cut out and layer!

I've added the tag that comes with the template plus added some ribbon too from my stash plus glued seed beads to the centres of the flowers for extra depth.

Hope you can join in the challenge - closing date is Sunday 27 November. Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday: Christmas Time
Pile It On: Traditional Christmas
Totally Gorjuss: Christmas Traditions

All paperbased items: Polkadoodles - Paper Boutique Vol 2
Everything else: My stash

Moody

2011-11-17T09:30:00.001Z

I think this is a typical image of almost any teenage boy! All the papers plus pre coloured image are from Pretty Tuff cd from Polkadoodles - I've simply inked a little, distressed and added some recycled twine (came from a bundle of magazines!).

I've made some faux tiny brads buy using a Sharpie marker and then dotting liquid pearls over the top - quick and easy although you do have to remember that they need to dry!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

The Sweet Stop Sketches: Sketch followed
Paper Minutes: Children's Birthday
Crafty Card Makers: Recycle (string from a stack of magazines)
Quirky Crafts: Attitude
Kraftin' Kimmie: Make It Masculine

All papers and image: Pretty Tuff from Polkadoodles
Twine: Recycled from pile of magazines

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 26 - Picture Inspiration

2011-11-16T09:00:00.002Z

It's time for another Dude Time Doodles challenge! It's a theme / picture inspiration this week and to see what you need to be thinking of, pop over to the challenge blog!

We are sponsored this week by Graphicat Designs and to see what you could win have a look at the challenge blog!

I've used the Fanny Thanks image and added my own sentiment at the top; the bottom one (so to speak) is also available separate to the image.

Colouring is with Promarkers plus Fanny does like her sparkly hair. I've used papers from my stash so I've no idea where they have come from but I do know that I've had them ages as I've certainly not printed them recently! Ribbon is from my stash too.

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday: Christmas Time
Use It Tuesday's: Cooking (word paper I've had lying around for AGES!)
Make My Monday: Clean and Simple with Emphasis on Sentiment (does it qualify?!)
Anything Goes Challenges: Food Related

Image: Fanny Thanks, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
Sentiment: Top - pc generated, bottom, Dude Time Doodles
Everything else: My stash

Books

2011-11-15T20:20:00.001Z

Here is another card using virtually all elements from the new Polkadoodle cd Pretty Tuff. I've coloured the boy image with Promarkers but everything else was pre coloured and I've cut it out and added it to the card.

A little bit of faux stitching and some inking plus buttons and embroidery thread from my stash and its complete!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Willow Sketchie: Sketch followed
Bearly Mine: For The Boys

All Papers and Images: Pretty Tuff cd
Everything else: My stash

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 91

2011-11-15T12:00:00.000Z

Welcome to another week of Craft Juice Tuesday! As we head ever closer to Christmas, the next few Craft Juice Tuesday posts will be all about Christmas and what I've found on Craft Juice!

This week its Beads By Design! Karen has created these wonderful items - for more detail just click on the photo:

A spiral Christmas tree or window decoration:

Hope is OOAK peg doll - mine as a kid never turned out this special!

And you must have heard of the Christmas Spider story?!
See you next week for more Christmas Craft Juice Tuesday!

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 11

2011-11-14T09:00:00.002Z

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge! I hope this one is not going to be too tricky for you! I (Ruth) am your hostess this fortnight and here is the sketch:

We are sponsored this fortnight by the Digi Garden, click on the banner below to be taken to the store! And Saffie will be offering the winner 5 digi's of their choice - good luck with picking 5 - my list extended to the whole store!

We've been given some digi's to use in our creations and I've used the fab Immies's Scarf and coloured her with Promarkers plus glitter glue.

I used a Sizzix tag die for the shape, inked and dotted a fine line around the edge and then used a template from Happy Happy Birthday cd from Funky Hand but 'pulled' the paper through from Twelve Crafters Crafting - its easy to do this as all the Papercraft Factory versions interact with each other!

The sentiment is also from Twelve Crafters Crafting and I've inked then glittered the edge of the card. Really easy! And although I did initially wonder why I'd created a sketch like I had, it has actually grown on me! I did add a few punched snowflakes but it looks like two have dropped off before I took the photo!

Join us next Monday for our regular midway point post where we will have some extra inspiration for you! Good luck with the challenge - closing date is Sunday 27 November at 12noon GMT.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes: Digital Images
Little Claire's Monthly Challenge: Shaped Cards
Rogue Redhead Designs: One Designer Paper
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge: Colours of Winter
CCEE Stampers: Three Different Shapes (Oval, Star and Banner)

Papers and template: Funky Hand

Image:The Digi Garden, coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment: Funky Hand
Everything else: My stash

Come Over To Simply Create Too!

2011-11-13T16:30:00.000Z

Just a little and quick post to let you know that the Simply Create challenges has had a make-over and we've moved as well!

From the 25 November we will move all challenges to Simply Create Too and whilst we prepare the new challenge blog, there are three lots of blog candy on offer!
So all you have to do is pop over to Simply Create Too and leave a comment on the welcome post. If you become a follower you will get two entries for the blog candy!

And we (Diane, Marjo and myself) organised it so quickly that we've not had chance to take photos of our candy yet! So keep checking back to see what you could win!

Simply Create Challenge 56 - Bears

2011-11-11T18:00:00.000Z

It's time for a new Simply Create challenge and the theme this fortnight is

Bears

Pop over to the challenge blog to have a look at the Design Team creations! I've used a decoupage sheet of Forever Friends and the backing paper is from Polkadoodles - Paper Boutique Vol 2. The linen ribbon is from my stash along with the button and the tiny bit of red ribbon too!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Ready, Teddy, Go!: Easel Card
Cute Card Thursday: Red for Remembrance

Image: Forever Friends Decoupage
Papers: Polkadoodle, Paper Boutique Vol 2
Everything else: My stash

Polkadoodle Challenge 45 - Swirls, Pearls & Pretty Pastels

2011-11-11T09:00:00.001Z

Welcome to another Polkadoodle challenge! A lovely theme this week:

Swirls and Pearls

I've used papers and a digi from Pretty Sweet which has been coloured with Promarkers and a bit of liquid pearls. I've layered panels with silver paper from my stash and added seed beads in a swirly kind of pattern. The ribbon is from my stash and I think it was originally tied around some card blanks.

The snowflake is a Sizzix die and I've added seed beads to the centre too.

Good luck with the challenge - closing date is Sunday 20 November at 12noon GMT - click here to go to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFT Challenge: Cute
Dutch Dare Challenges: Punches / Die Cuts
Stamp Insanity: Chilled Out Blues
Crazy Amigo Challenge: Swirls

Printed papers and image (coloured with Promarkers) from Pretty Sweet
Dies: Sizzix Snowflake
Everything else: My stash

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 2 - Make It Sparkle

2011-11-10T09:00:00.001Z

Time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge and a big thank you for all the entries for my very first challenge - all 233 of them!! This one again is a nice and simple theme:

Make It Sparkle

And to make it even more sparklier, I have a fab sponsor - Jellypark! The challenge winner will get to choose two digi images of their choice from the store!

If you pop over to Crimbo Crackers you'll also see samples made by the Design Team (who are very fab and supportive - thanks girls!)

I've used the cute new release image, coloured her with Promarkers and glitter glue and used papers from Dovecraft Let It Snow 12x12 stack and added glitter glue around the edges. There is a lot of glitter - the photo just does not show it too well!

The snowflake is a Sizzix die cut and I've used glitter card (which I'm still finding sparkles all over the place!) And its finished off with a star gem.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Fab n Funky: All White On The Night
Bows N Berries: Clean and Simple
Inky Impressions: Glitter It Up
Ruby's Rainbow: Something With Wings
Top Tip Tuesday: Anything Goes
House of Gilli: Monochromatic
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge: Make It Sparkle

Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
Papers: Dovecraft Let It Snow 12x12 stack
Dies: Sizzix Snowflake
Everything else: My stash

Snowman Balls

2011-11-09T08:00:00.000Z

It's time to search for a Guest Designer for Dude Time Doodles! It's our regular second Wednesday of the month slot and you get a freebie to work with which you then need to link back up to Dude Time Doodles before the deadline. And YOU could be our next Guest Designer! Easy peasy!

And its a fab image too! I've coloured Duck Snowball Warrior with Promarkers plus glitter glue and my papers are all Echo Park - Everybody Loves Christmas digi paper pack. Some faux stitching and a bit of inking, some embroidery thread (perfect match for the papers!) and a little charm and my card is complete!

Pop over to the challenge blog for more inspiration and to grab your freebie!

Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Cards For Men: It's Nearly Christmas

Cutie Pie Challenge: Use A Charm
365 Cards: Three T's - Teal, Trinket and Thread
Anything Goes: Stitches - Real or Fake
Top Tip Tuesday: Anything Goes Christmas

Image: Dude Time Doodles freebie, coloured with Promarkers and Glitter Glue
Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilties
Papers: Echo Park, Everybody Loves Christmas digi papers
Everything else: My stash

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 90

2011-11-08T15:00:00.000Z

Welcome to another week of Craft Juice Tuesday! If you want to know more about each item, just click on the picture and you will be taken to the Craft Juice listing!

First up are these wonderful stamp stickers! Much prettier than the 'real' things! Buy from Swirlyarts
How cute is this?! Buy from Jarg0n

And I bet these smell just as good as they look! Christmas Orange and Cinammon door hangers from Aiden Crafts

See you next Tuesday for more Craft Juice Tuesday!

Crimbo Crackers Blog Badge!

2011-11-07T12:30:00.000Z

I've managed to create a Crimbo Crackers blog badge with special linky thing all in one!!

If you want the badge for your blog then click here and copy the code for yourself. You will need to 'select all' within the text box and then add it as an HTML code in your sidebar.

Big thanks to Christy for the code and explanation of what I had to do!!

The boys thought I was a bit crackers in doing the photo shoot but they will be pleased when they see it now its all finished!!

Only a few days left for the current challenge which has received a FANTASTIC response - over 200 entries when I last looked! So don't forget to check back on Thursday for a new challenge and a wonderful sponsor prize too!