Crimbo Crackers Challenge 57 - Christmas Happiness

Time for a new Crimbo Crackers challenge! And the theme is:

Christmas Happiness

I'm very fortunate to be sponsored by Rick St Dennis and I've enjoyed colouring the image! I've used Promarkers to colour plus a little gold glitter here and there. The Pointsettas are some die cuts that I found in my Christmas drawers along with a Polkadoodle sentiment and some Funky Hand Silent Night papers.

The ribbon is from Lidl and the brad I found on the table! Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges

My Craft Spot: Polka dots
My Perfect Life: Christmas

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 56 - Poinsettias

It's time for a new Crimbo Crackers challenge and the first one of 2014!  The challenge theme is:

Poinsettias

The challenge is sponsored by Robyns Fetish and the challenge winner will be able to choose 3 digis from the store!  I've used the Prissy Poinsettia image and printed it a few times so that I could decoupage it and then add to the front of a kraft bag.  I've coloured it with Promarkers and added red gems for the berries.  The backing paper is from Funky Hand - Silent Night download.

Good luck with the challenge - deadline for entries is 12noon GMT on Wednesday 29 January.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Altered Eclectics:  Anything Goes
Christmas Cards All Year Round:  Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge:  Anything Goes
ABC Christmas Challenge:  Anything Goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  Festive Foliage

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 51 - Embossing

It's time for a new Crimbo Crackers challenge!

The theme challenge this fortnight is:

Embossing

I'm sponsored by Funky Hand and the winner of this challenge will get to choose a download from the store! And there will be a blog hop over at Funky Hand on Monday to launch a new download! Don't forget to come back to my blog as I'll be part of the hop!

As part of the Funky Hand Design Team I get to play with all the products and in my card I've used papers from the Silent Night download - and I've used my Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls embossing folder on the bottom half of the card.

The loopy ribbon was a freebie that I've had for some time along with the gold organza. And the star is a Christmas tree decoration that I bought a few years ago in the January sales because I knew I'd be able to use it at some point! And it's light enough too - perfect!

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges

Little Red Wagon: Vintage
Creative Card Crew: Christmas
Creative Craft Challenges: Ribbon
Tuesday Throwdown: Clean and Simple

Funky Hand New Release and Blog Hop!

There are some new releases over at Funky Hand in preparation for Christmas!  There are two downloads and four digi stamps!  And to celebrate, the Design Team are having a little blog hop and one lucky winner will receive both new Christmas downloads and all four digi stamps - the bundle is worth over £11!

I've already shown a few makes from Sleigh Ride - here and here - and the other new digi paper pack release is Silent Night.  Both paper packs have a set of A4 papers plus wordbook so you can get so much more out of them and if you are careful, you can use the less Chrismassy papers for other makes!  The new releases are not available until after Sunday but you have the blog hop between now and then!

I've made this wordbook with Sleigh Ride - simply picked the letters I wanted, cut them out and layered the pages to make the wordbook.  The glittered letters at the bottom are Sizzix die cuts and I've added glitter glue over the top.  Also added glitter glue around each of he large letters and used up lots of freebie ribbons to tie it all together!

I do like making wordbooks as they are fairly quick and easy to make and always look stunning!

Right, back to the hop!  You'll need to hop around us all and collect the letters we provide, unscramble them and rearrange them to make a word.  To enter you'll need to follow the instructions on Get Funky!  You'll have to be quick as the hop is only live for a day - closing date is Sunday 8 September at midnight GMT!

If you've arrived at me from Lou then you are on the right track!  The letter you need to collect from me is

D

Don't forget to leave me a comment before you hop on over to Sam who will give you another letter!  If you've arrived at me and wondering what is going on - please start the hop at Anice so you don't miss any of the letters!

Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long:  Layers
Digitally Sweet:  Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments:  Any Sentiment
Crafty Ribbons:  Anything Goes With Ribbon
Stampotique Designers Challenge:  Lots of Layers