Carol Singing

I think I am just about going to make this in time! It's been a while since I entered a Penny Black challenge and because I am now going to try and make all the challenges I enter as Christmas cards I could not resist this sketch:

And I knew I had the perfect image (somewhere)! I bought the pre stamped images ages ago from ebay, so I've coloured it with watercolour paints and inked the edges with black and brown inks.
The papers are Papermania 6 x6 A Wonderful Christmas Time and are lovely! The buttons are from my stash (if you can see them - sorry about poor lighting!) and the twine just adds that sort of something to it!

A quick card really. Don't know why it took me all week to make it! I have another of these images so think I'll make another one just like it!

• Papers: Papermania A Wonderful Christmas Time 6 x 6 stack
• Image: Penny Black coloured with watercolour paints
• Everything else: My stash
  
  

Polkadoodle Challenge 23 - Halloween

It's Friday again so its another Polkadoodle Challenge!

This week, Nikky has asked us to use the Halloween download and to get creating!

This had to be a quick one this week for me due to the lurgy earlier in the week. I've used Frankenstein Jack - layered onto the backing paper. I've liberally inked the edges with my good black ink pad and then added the sentiment.

The bats are table confetti from my stash.

Told you it was a quick and simple one this week! You have until 12noon on Sunday 1 November to enter the challenge - good luck!

• All paperbased elements: Halloween download
• Bats: From my stash
  

Howdie

Another autumnal card, this time for Dottie's World Challenge which asks for:

Autumn / Fall Colours

I've used a pre coloured Holly in the USA image which I've chalked and then inked. The papers are DCWV Retro Stack 6 x 6 which I have inked the edges (where you can see it!) with Chestnut Whispers ink.

The lovely, lovely ribbon is from my stash (49p for a big bundle from Blackburn Market a while ago) and the button is from my stash. For those with good eyesight, you will be able to see that it is a Tesco button!

That's about it folks - been a tad under the weather this week - a horrible bug that has really drained me and limited my crafting way too much. Hope to be back on track very soon!

• Backing papers: DCWV Retro Stack 6 x 6 papers
• Image: Holly in the USA precoloured
• Everything else: My stash
  

Tangerine, Turquoise & Chocolate

The current Pollycraft challenge is a colour theme:

Tangerine, Turquoise and Chocolate

I completed their last challenge and because I managed the 5 'S' I got to pick a free download from their shop! After a lot of deliberation, I finally settled on Tyler and Piper Rockstars and used one of the images for this card.

I've used watercolour pencils for colouring with a little glitter glue on the guitar. All the card is from my stash on which I've doodled and inked the edges. The brads are from my stash too.

The sentiment is from the male Clare Curd Signature Range. The Pollycraft image was a dream to colour so watch out - I'll be using it again!

• Backing papers: From my stash
• Image: Pollycraft - Tyler and Piper Rockstars coloured with watercolour pencils
• Sentiment: Male stamp set from Clare Curd Signature Range
• Everything else: My stash
  

Reindeer With A Fold Flat Nose!

The Lili of the Valley challenge currently is to make:

A Christmas Card for a Child

I've drawn inspiration from last months Papercraft Inspirations magazine but used my own templates to make this reindeer complete with fold flat nose! I've used shiny red card and white card from my stash - the reindeer is cut from Bazzill basics paper and has been inked and chalked.

The white card has been run through the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder and then the edges have been inked. The reindeer's nose is made from circles of thick red vellum which I've folded and glued on the fold so it will go flat in an envelope. The bell is from my stash.

This was quite quick and easy to make, so I think I'll be making more for my Christmas box!

• Reindeer papers: Bazzill Basics
• Other papers: From my stash
• Embossing: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots
• Everything else: My stash
  

Frosty Blue

The current Bee Crafty Challenge is this sketch:
I used a freebie download image from the blog which is this flower girl, however I turned her into a blue snow girl with excessive glitter in her hair and basket. The glitter is quite coarse so didn't realise it would stick to everything.

The image has been coloured with watercolour pencils and I've used papers from Blue Christmas download from Funky Hand. The snowflakes are confetti and have a lovely iridescent shimmer to them.

I was going to add a sentiment but forgot. So it will be added later!

• Backing papers: Blue Christmas download from Funky Hand
• Image: Bee Crafty freebie coloured with watercolour pencils
• Snowflakes: From my stash
  

Funky Coffee

The Digital Ink challenge this week is a sketch:

I was determined to use the funky coffee cup digi freebie from Lost In Paper Scraps, so I made it fit the sketch! I coloured it with watercolour pencils and decoupaged the larger circles.

The backing papers are a freebie download I found on a digital scrapping blog (I can't remember which one, when I do, I'll edit this post!) I've doodled a fine black line twice around the edges of the two layers and then added a white gel pen one over the top.

Edges have been lightly inked with my trusty fading black pad, and then I added some purple ribbon (it is in real life, just it looks a bit murky in the photo). So I've rotated the sketch a little to make it fit what I wanted to use!

• Backing papers: Freebie digi download
• Image: Coffee cup from Lost In Paper Scraps
• Ribbon: My stash
  
  

Autumn Anniversary

The Pink Elephant challenge this week is

Fall

There are so many different collections that I could have used for this, but I have been asked to make a Wedding Anniversary card and to use autumn colours, so what better than to combine it with this challenge!

The papers are from Patti Picklicious and I've printed them onto 300gsm linen ivory card, rounded edges and lightly inked them too. The ribbon is from my stash as too the hat pin, beads, brad and heart charm.

Fortunately, as the card is in landscape, it holds up under the weight of the charm! I actually think I bought the charm in a pack of 6 from B&M Bargains but they are really study!

I am really pleased with this card, so I think I'll be making more that are similar as a set for my up and coming Christmas Fairs on 21 November and 6 December. I may have to buy more ribbon though. Ah well!!

• Backing papers: Patti Picklicious by Kirsty Wiseman
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Charm: From B&M Bargains, I think
• Everything else: My stash
  

Help! Mummy!!

I had been very good and not bought any new stash for quite some time. Until this week that is. And I blame Dottie's World Challenge blog for it. Oh yes I do! Their challenge this week is:

Halloween-ish

And I clicked on the link to their download shop and saw the Halloween stuff... and well, I just had to buy (but got some freebies too along the way!)

So, after a shaky start and not really knowing what I was going to make, I had a little eureka moment and went on a mission. Well, not me really, the husband did for some bandages.

And I made this!

I covered the card blank with black card and dabbed silver ink around the edges and across the card. I then embossed some torn squares and then inked them before adding to the card. The orange ribbon is from my stash as I thought the card needed a bit of colour.

I used the mummy image from the download, enlarged it and then cut it out and then added the bandages. It's attached to the card with a piece of acetate so it boings around. And in the top corner I've added my last fimo spider!

• Image: Halloween download from Charmed Cards and Crafts
• Embossing: Cuttlebug folder
• Spider: Made with fimo by me
• Everything else: My stash

Autumn Angela

The Secret Crafter Saturday challenge is:

Autumn Colours

I'd been asked to make a word book Birthday card so decided to use the beautiful papers from Now That's Funky. I printed the letters out using Wordart - just resized them to fit all 6 on one sheet of A4 and then cut round them and added to the pages. Really easy to do! I'd printed the outline of the letters in a dark orange which didn't show up too well against the zingy papers, so went round the outline with a fine black pen.

All the bits and bobs that I've added to the card are from my stash. I've added a different coloured panel to the back of the last letter so a message can be written on it.

These are really lovely papers, and I think you just may be seeing more of them over the next few weeks!! I printed onto 220gsm off white card as the normal stuff I have is a bit too thin and wobbly!

• Backing papers: Now That's Funky cd from Funky Hand
• Everything else: My stash