Too Many Mince Pies

I do like this image from Dustin Pike! I got it as part of the July Bundle of Christmas images and I think I got around 100 images too so I have a fair few left to work my way through! It's been coloured with Promarkers and I've added glitter glue to his suit fur.

The spotty paper is from Polkadoodles Paper Boutique Vol 2 printed A5 size. I discovered I had some small Cuttlebug embossing folders when looking for the Quickutz fairy lights die, so I embossed a bit of acetate I had left on the table from my previous post. I never know how to stick acetate down without the gunk showing through, so I used glossy accents and its worked!

I've added a string of fairy lights with a Quickutz die and a hand drawn line plus the sentiment was hand written too. This is a card towards the order I have and it will be going to one of those tricky males!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch and Stash: Sketch followed
Doodle Dragon Studios: Make Us Laugh
One Stitch at a Time: Use a Digi
Crafty Hazlenut's Christmas Challenge: For A Male
Mark's Finest Papers: Polkadots

• Image: Dustin Pike, coloured with Promarkers
• Dies: Cuttlebug embossing folder; Quickutz fairy lights die
  
• Papers: Polkadoodles Paper Boutique Vol 2
• Sentiment: Handwritten
• Everything else: My stash
  

Sozzled Santa

I've already previously used this Sozzled Santa decoupage image on a card before, but as I bought a few of them on another visit to the craft shop (this time 50p a sheet!) and the Jingle Belles Rock challenge is:

No Designer Papers

I thought I'd use another (just checked - I used the image on a previous Jingle Belles challenge too! - you must bring out the impish elf in me!) and I've used four square scraps of card that I've embossed - happy accident with one square as I embossed it on the wrong side so there are two 'right' and two 'wrong'.

I've rounded the corners and inked them. The string of silver fairylights have been cut with a Quickutz die and I then drew the wire in after.

• Image: Unknown
• Dies: Cuttlebug snowflakes embossing die; Quickutz fairylights die
  

Christening

A wonderful sketch once again over on Sketch Girl and I had the perfect occasion too!

We'd been invited to a Christening and of course I'd left it to the night before to make the card! I knew I wanted to use the Sizzix elephant and that was all! The papers are from Funky Daze and I've rounded the edges then inked them.

The letters are from my Cuttlebug Baby Face alphabet set and the cross is a Quickutz die.

• Backing papers: Funky Daze from Funky Hand
• Dies:
Cuttlebug Baby Face for the letters, Quickutz for the cross and Sizzix for the elephant

Textured Cricket

Week 4 of the Creative Card Crew Challenge is to use

Texture

I'd been asked to make a cricket card for a colleague at work which I made with a lovely decoupage cricket topper sent to me by Allison. But these things are like buses - and I got another request for a cricket themed card! And this one fitted in nicely with this challenge.


I used a previous Stamp Something sketch for inspiration along with some Funky Daze papers and some pale blue card I found in my stash. The plain card has been embossed with the Swiss Dots folder and I've inked the top of it with brown and blue inks.

The cricket bat, stumps and ball is a Quickutz die - one I really should use more often!

• Backing paper: Funky Daze from Funky Hand
• Dies: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and Cricket die from Quickutz
  
  

Wizard of Oz

It's Funky Daze again! This is the first card I made with the papers and it was a custom order from a lovely virtual friend for one of her real friends (if you see what I mean!) Clare wanted a Birthday card with her friend dressed as a witch from The Wizard of Oz and wearing the ruby red slippers, and I could add anything else witchy that I wanted.

So, the yellow brick road was added (it has been chalked but doesn't really show up too well in the photos), some spiders and bats (yeah for Asda at Halloween!), silver cobwebs and a bubbling cauldron.

The dress has been layered so it is a bit more partyish although, again, it does not show on the photos, and it has been hand drawn and cut too.

The ruby red slippers have been cut from very glittery red card and again don't really show in the photo. The papers are Saturday Shopping (what else?!) from Funky Daze and I've edged the card with lovely velvet black ribbon which I found in my stash.

The sentiment tag has been cut from a Sizzix oval tag set, stamped in gold with a mini Studio G alphabet stamp and the edges have been dotted in gold

I think the card works quite well and I thought I'd try something different hence the double fold thing. I'm sure its called something much posher, but double fold thing it will just have to be until I can remember / find out!

• Backing paper: Saturday Shopping from Funky Daze
• Dies: Various Sizzix (person) including Quickutz (hat, broom and cauldron)
• Sentiment: Studio G mini alphabet
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Bits and bobs: Mostly from Asda

PS Go and have a look at Clare's jewellery - it is stunning!

Shhhhhh! You Ain't Seen This!!

Carol is back from her holiday with another great sketch, and the sketch is:

The boys have been invited to a 5th Birthday party in November (Lynsey you can stop reading here or feign surprise when you do see the card!) and I wanted to make a princess themed card. And as I do like a sketch challenge, I decided to get the card made early and used Carol's challenge sketch.

The pink stitched paper is from my camper van swop from Allie (I actually already had some of this, in pink, green and black but never used them - think I will now as it is lovely thick handmade paper!) the fairy is made from various Sizzix dies with Quickutz tiara and wand. The net on the dress is actually a remnant from a friends wedding veil (she knew I'd be able to use it!) and the name has been cut using the Cuttlebug Baby Face alphabet.

The translucent vellum has been cut using my new Martha Stewart punch (I am liking it very much!), ribbon from my stash, and the metal heart / star embellishment is actually a posh paperclip from Paperchase.

Happy Birthday Anya when it does eventually arrive - the boys are already asking when is it time to go to the party!!

• Backing paper: From my Camper Van Diva swop partner
• Dies: Sizzix and Quickutz. Martha Stewart border punch
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Embellishments: Paperclip from paperchase, gems from my stash
  
  

King (or Queen) For A Day! DCM Challenge

I had a card to make for a commission with a fairy princess brief so decided to combine it with the Daring Cardmakers Challenge which this week is:

... My Majestic theme is quite a simple one....

I would like you to incorporate a Crown (or Tiara) somewhere upon your card! Have fun and I can't wait to see what you create :)

And this is my response!

Crown cut from my own template (inspiration drawn from my new 99p Princess stamp) onto the silver card from the Scrap Store which has then been run through the swiss dots Cuttlebug embossing folder and edged with 3d silver glitter paint. The backing is pink tissue paper which has been ruffled a little!

The little princess was made from the commission specification and uses Sizzix dies and more of the pink tissue paper to make the floaty princess dress. The tiara and wand are Quickutz dies.

Apologies for the card angle - husband is in charge of taking photos at the moment as the daylight does not really extend beyond my working hours and he's not as 'thoughtful' with the photos as I am!

• Card: From the Scrap Store, tissue paper from my stash
• Dies: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Sizzix and Quickutz
• Other Bits: From my stash