Crimbo Crackers Challenge 88 - Small and Cute

Time for a new Crimbo Crackers challenge and the theme for the fortnight is:

Small and Cute

I've made this little set of cards using a cute Jellypark image - Penguin With Woolly Hat, coloured them with Promarkers, embossed the card blank with Swiss Dots, added a handcut and inked snow mound background (plus a little sparkle!) and then hand wrote the Sizzix tag, tied together with matching embroidery thread and an iridescence snowflake.

The card blanks were off-cuts from other card blanks plus I have a pile of little envelopes (bought a fair few packs of Christmas cards in the sales for next to nothing!) So cute!  Good luck with the challenge - for more details, pop over to the challenge blog.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  Polar Bears or Penguins
Crafting By Designs:  Things With Wings
Fab n Funky:  Things With Wings
I Love Promarkers:  Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon:  Pink, Turquoise and Green
Passion for Promarkers:  Animals

Simply Create Too Challenge 51 - Snow or White

There is a new challenge over at Simply Create Too and its also our last challenge until the New Year. The theme is:

Snow or White

I've used the cute Jellypark penguin, coloured him with Promarkers and then added him to the snowy scene I created with a Memory Box tree die, some stickles, two layered Marianne Creatables snowflake die cuts and two little Sizzix tag dies.

I layered everything onto some blue card as the white was a little over powering! I found embroidery thread to match in my stash and handwrote the sentiments.

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

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments: Any Sentiment
Creative Knockouts: Snowflakes
Happy Campers: Glitter It
Little Miss Muffet Challenges: It Will Be All White On The Night
Scrapbooker Phd: Christmas Without Red or Green

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 36 - Penguins

It's time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge and I'm pleased to be sponsored by the fab Jellypark!  One lucky winner will get to choose two digi's from the store!

The theme for the fortnight is:

Penguins

And here is my sample.  I've used Cosmo Cricket Jolly Golly digi papers for the background and tore some of the strips in the hope that it looked like a snow scene!  I found the papers when searching for something else - I already had them printed so they must have been in my stash for a while as I've not printed any papers for some time!

I've used a rather cute Jellypark digi - Cute Penguin in Woolly Hat and coloured him with Promarkers.  I've added some stickles to his hat for a bit of winter bling!

I've added the sentiment as a Sizzix tag and handwrote the message.  Ribbon and string are from my stash.

Hope you can join in with the challenge!  For more details please go to Crimbo Crackers.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

City Crafter Challenge:  Wings of an Angel
Crafty Sentiments:  Recipe - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments (ribbon, string and tag)
Shopping Our Stash:  Tag It
Tip Top Tuesday:  Tag You're It
Cards For Men:  Wintertime
ABC Christmas:  D for Designer Paper

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers:  Cosmo Cricket Jolly Golly digi papers
Dies:  Sizzix Scallop tag combo - smallest used
Sentiment:  Handwritten
Everything else:  My stash 

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 20 - Penguins (or Animals)

Time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge!  This fortnight the theme is:

Penguins (or Animals)

As long as it is Christmas or Festive then it is fine to enter!  I've used papers from Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses cd along with an offcut of vellum that I've run through a snowflake Cuttlebug embossing folder.  I've added some vellum snowflakes too with my Marianne Creatables dies and added pearls.

Embroidery thread is from my stash and I've also used a very cute Penguin With Woolly Hat image from Jellypark and coloured it with Aquamarkers.

Funky Hand and Jellypark are the two sponsors for the challenge - for more details pop over to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch and Stash:  Sketch Followed (new stash is the pearls, papers and new Aquamarker pens)
Ruby's Rainbow:  Cute Animals
Die Cuttin Diva's:  Christmas in July
Crafters Companion:  Ho Ho Christmas
Creatalicious Challenge:  Christmas in July
Marianne's Design Diva's:  Anything Goes
Cards For Men:  Christmas in July
Forever Friends:  Christmas in July

• Papers:  Funky Hand - Wishes and Kisses cd
• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Aquamarkers
• Dies:  Marianne Creatables snowflakes and Cuttlebug snowflake embossing plate
• Everything else:  My stash

Have You Ever Seen A Cuter Penguin In A Hat?!

Isn't this a wonderful image?! Its one of the new release digi stamps from Jellypark - Cute Penguin In A Woolly Hat, and I've coloured it with Promarkers.

The printed papers are from Cosmo Cricket - Circa 1934 digi paper pack and I've layered it onto some black card I had lying around. The 'brads' are fake - sharpie marker and glossy accents over the top. And the ribbon is from my stash.


I'm quite shattered and how I'll drag myself to work in the morning I don't know! Both boys have been karting this weekend - Jacob had a double practice session on Saturday ahead of Round 2 Formula Bambino next weekend. Samuel competed in his first InKart Competition this morning and despite being the youngest at just 8 and the least experienced, he came 6th out of a field of 8 and really enjoyed himself.

He did well in the two qualifying rounds pacing himself to gain the best advantage for time as this determined his place in the final and on the grid. Roll on end of February for round 2!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas Card Challenges: Favourite Technique (fake brads!)
Dream Valley Challenges: Animals
Sweet Stampin': Animals
Alphabet Challenge: Z is for Zoo Animals
Delicious Doodles: Winter Wonderland

• Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
• Printed paper: Cosmo Cricket - Circa 1934 digi papers
• Everything else: My stash