Creative Fingers #58 - Anything Goes

Its time for a new challege over at Creative Fingers,and the challenge theme as always is Anything Goes, so please pop on over and play along!

The sponsor this week is: Rick St Dennis and I chose this pretty Piccot image to use as it reminded me of all the pink pierrot stuff that I had growing up in the 80s - duvet cover, mirror, curtains, lampshade - you name it, you would have probably found it in my room!

Materials Used:
Rick St Dennis - Piccot 2013 digi image
Copics - E41
Graph'Its - 4135, 8220, 8110, 9500

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi Folks!  Just a quick post to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

I've used the Seasonally Scattered stamp set from Stampin Up!  and the babywipe ink pad technique for this card.  It was something I wanted to try for a while, so armed with some reinkers and a new stamp set off I went - and its definitely something I'll be doing again as I quite like it (in fact in a few days time you might just see a Christmas card using the same stamp set!)

Stampin Up! materials used:
Stamps - Seasonally Scattered
Card - mossy meadow, whisper white, blackberry bliss (a new favourite of mine)
Reinkers - blackberry bliss, tangelo twist, hello honey, mossy meadow
Oh and dry baby wipes!

Aud Sentiments #120 - Use a Sentiment Appropriate for Any December Holiday

Happy Thursday!! We are in the second week of the latest challenge over at Aud Sentiments.  The challenges are always about having a sentiment on your project - it may be a specific sentiment or a theme, and this time we'd like to see a sentiment appropriate for any December holiday!
 
Each challenge lasts two weeks, and this one is sponsored by Delicious Doodles and StampArt by Kathryn.

I chose something a bit different for my card this week - an unusual Christmas image, but for some reason I was quite taken by it!  Hope you like it too!

Materials Used:
Delicious Doodles - 
Graph'It Markers - 4110, 5215, 5220, 8220, 8250
Core'Dinations - red card
Hunkydory - white square card blank

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #205 - Anything Goes

Its time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - and the theme is Anything Goes - easy peasy!
 
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Bugaboo - 7 digi images
StampArt Design - 5 digi images

Materials Used:
Bugaboo - Snowman Fun digi
Graph'Its - 4110, 1230, 1270, 5215, 5220, 8220, 8250, 2150, 2180, 9100, 9501
Stampin Up! - real red card
My Craft Studio - crystal glitter
Hunkydory - DL white card blank 

Christmas Jumper Gift Boxes

Today I'd like to share with you some of the Christmas gift boxes that I have been making recently - all ready to put a few Christmas chocolates in!  These two are what I call my Christmas Jumper boxes - we've been joking about Christmas jumpers at work and the Holiday Cheer and Make a Mitten stamp sets from Stampin Up! were perfect to make these little boxes, so I couldn't wait to have a play when the box die arrived!

I am adding this card to:
Allsorts Challenge - No Design Papers Allowed
Ooh La La Creations - #170 Christmas 

Stampin Up! Materials Used:
Stamp sets - Project Life Holiday Cheer, Make a Mitten
Card - real red and baked brown sugar
Thick bakers twine - baked brown sugar
Ribbon - real red grosgrain stitched ribbon
Die - curvy keepsake die
Ink - whisper white craft ink pad

Lacy Sunshine #47 - The North Pole

Its time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the theme is The North Pole, so anything with snow, winter, candy canes etc.

I used the beautiful Snow Bunny from the gorgeous new range of Ethereal Enchantress range.  A lot of these images have been custom made, requested by fans of Lacy Sunshine, and if you take a look I'm sure you will find many that you want to add to your collection!


Please pop on over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw  - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5 digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.

We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you - North Pole Ethereal Enchantress which you can get for a special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #45 or #46 (see details on the Challenge Blog).

I am adding this card to:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 18/11 - 24/11
A Crafty Mess - #1 Anything Goes  

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Snow Bunny Ethereal Enchantress
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E50, E51, R83, C3, C5, C7, C9, B91, B93, B95
Die-namics - fishtail flag staxs
Core-Dinations - blue card
Kaisercraft - blue pearls
Background paper from stash
Hunkydory - white card blank

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #204 - Anything Goes

Its time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - and this week the theme is Anything Goes.  We all love that one!
 
There is one fabulous prize this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Lacy Sunshine - 3 digi images
 
I am adding this card to:
A Crafty Mess - #1 Anything Goes 

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Frosti Sugi digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E51, R81, R83, R85, B91, B93, B95, C2
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B, snowflake set (for the star)
Die-namics - fishtail flag staxs
Core-Dinations - pink card 
Kanban - gem
Background paper from stash - I think it may be some freebie magazine papers by Dreamies, but not sure!
Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" card blank

Creative Fingers #56 - Anything Goes

Its time for a new challege over at Creative Fingers, this week the theme for the Design Team was to use any round embellishment so I added a button to the hat.  The challenge is Anything Goes, so please pop on over and play along!

The sponsor this week is: ScrappersDelights

I am adding this card to:
A Crafty Mess - #1 Anything Goes 

Materials Used:
ScrappersDelights - Victorian 1 digi image
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E43, E44, E47, E51, R83, R85, YG61, YG63
Stampin Up! - Cherry Cobbler (Light, Medium, Dark)
Kanban - Cosmo Christmas paper pad
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B
Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" card blank

Aud Sentiments #119 - Put Your Sentiment on a Tag

Hello!! We are in the second week of the latest challenge over at Aud Sentiments.  The challenges are always about having a sentiment on your project - it may be a specific sentiment or a theme, and this time we'd like to see your sentiment on a tag!
 
Each challenge lasts two weeks, and this one is sponsored by Rick St dennis!

I am adding this card to:
A Crafty Mess - #1 Anything Goes 

Materials Used:
Rick St dennis - Pudge the Chorus Girl
Copics - E42, E43, E44, E47
Stampin Up! - Blendabilities in Nude, Natural, Ivory, Smoky Slate (Light), Calypso Coral (Light, Medium, Dark), Daffodil Delight (Light, Medium), Old Olive (Light, Medium, Dark), Coastal Cabana (Light); Old Olive card, Calypso coral ruffled ribbon, tag punches
Pearls from stash (coloured with Calypso Coral Blendabilities)
Hunkydory - white A5 card blank

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #203 - Use black on your card

Its time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - and this week the theme is to use black somewhere on your card, so I chose black card to mat the image on and black faux stitching.
 
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Daydream Designs - $10 voucher
Deedee's Digis - $10 voucher

I am adding this card to:
A Crafty Mess - #1 Anything Goes 

Materials Used:
Daydream Designs - Just Being Grateful and sentiments
Hunkydory - white A6 card blank
Black card from stash

Poppies - Day #11

Poppies Day #11.  They say save the best until last, and although I have some favourites along the way during my 11 days of poppy cards, I wanted to save this for today - Armistice Day. To be honest  I was a bit torn - Remembrance Sunday or today, but I chose today.

Thank you to everyone who has popped over and made the journey with me over the last 11 days, and a special thank you to everyone who has taken the time to leave a comment on my posts - much appreciated, thank you!

I am adding this card to the following:
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Poppies/Remembrance  
Sweet Stampin - Poppies or Red for Remembrance
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Fantasy Stampers - Red Alert
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 11/11 - 17/11 
A Crafty Mess - #1 Anything Goes 
IndigoBlu Challenge - #21 Magical Masking

Materials Used:
IndigoBlu - Jack A6 stamp, Poppy Meadow A5 stamp set
Ranger - Adirondack inks in Cranberry and Denim
Copics - C4, C5. C9, B91, R85, R89, BG93, BG96, BG99
Core'Dinations - blue and red card
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B
Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" card blank

Poppies - Day #10

Poppies - Day #10!  For this card I wanted to use some guilding flakes, along with one of my favourite poppy stamp sets, which is from IndigoBlu.  I think I need a bit more practise stamping with the flitter glue to make sure I get a crisp image, and if I was feeling a bit braver I might even add some colour to the poppy - maybe I will do that and add an update!

The background was made using some glimmer sprays - I made a bit of a stash of them a while ago, so I am not sure if this is using a Creative Expressions or Tattered Angels spray - will have to see if I can figure it out!

You can't see the beautiful variation in colours in the guilding flakes in the photo above, but I think you can see it here.

I am adding this card to the following: 
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Poppies/Remembrance
That Craft Place - Anything Goes  

Materials Used:
IndigoBlu - Poppy Meadow A5 stamp set
Creative Expressions - mulled wine gilding flakes
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B
Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" card blank, gold mirror card
Glimmer spray for the background - Creative Expression or Tattered Angel

Poppies - Day #9

Poppies Day #9, so for Remembrance Sunday I chose a beautiful poppy digi image to colour, and added the first line of the well know "In Flanders fields" poem. The poem was written during the First World War by a Canadian physician, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
      Between the crosses, row on row,
   That mark our place; and in the sky
   The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
   Loved and were loved, and now we lie
         In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
   The torch; be yours to hold it high.
   If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
         In Flanders fields.

I am adding this card to the following:
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Poppies/Remembrance 
Sweet Stampin - Poppies or Red for Remembrance 
Delicious Doodles - #109 Remembrance/Thinking of You 
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Aurora Wings Challenge Blog - #8 Heartfelt Thanks 


Materials Used:
Aurora Wings - Oriental Poppy digi stamp
Stampin Up!: Blendabilities in Cherry Cobbler (Light, Medium, Dark), Smoky Slate (Dark), Daffodil Delight (Medium), Pumpkin Pie (Medium), Old Olive (Light, Medium, Dark), Nude
Cord'Inations - red card
Hunkydory - white square card blank

Lacy Sunshine #46 - Harvest/Thanksgiving

Its time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the theme is Harvest/Thanksgiving - perfect for this time of year!

Please pop on over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw  - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5 digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.

I am adding this card to:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 04/11 - 10/11

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Rory's Giant Pumpkin digi
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E43, E44, E47, E51, R83, B00, C2, C5, YG11, UG63, YG67, YR14, YR16, YR18
Graph'Its - 9101, 9102, 9103
Crafters Companion - Halcyon Days paper pad
Stampin Up!: tag punches
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B
Core'Dinations - orange card
Hunkydory - white card blank
Hole punch, embossing tool and mat - to make the "dotz"

Poppies - Day #8

Pretty in pink for poppies Day #8!  Another attempt to use some more of the Hunkydory stash instead of just looking at it!

Materials Used:
Hunkydory - Poppy Garden collection, pale pink card, white card blank
Creative Expressions - pink seam binding

Poppies - Day #7

Hi! Its day 7 of my poppy cards, and I am really enjoying sharing them with you this year!  I always find that I have a ton of ideas for cards I want to make with a poppy image but don't have enough time to do them all! But this year I am making sure that I can I share at least 11 with you!

For this card I have used the following Stampin' Up goodies:
Blendabilities: Nude, Smoky Slate (L, M, D), Night of Navy (D), Old Olive (M), Pumpkin Pie: (M), Cherry Cobbler (L, M, D)
Card: Cherry Cobbler and Baked Brown Sugar
Stamps: Dictionary and Happy Watercolour stamp sets
Ribbon: cherry cobbler
Ink: Smoky slate

Poppies - Day #6

Hi!  It's day 6 of my poppy posts, I hope you have enjoyed them so far!  Today its another Hunkydory decoupage and card kit - well I do have to us these fab goodies afterall, no matter how hard it might be! :-)

Materials Used:
Hunkydory - Poppy Fields decoupage, Poppy Meadow card collection, dark green card, white 5" x 7" card blank
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B
Kanban - red ribbon

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge # 202 - Creative Corners

Its time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - and this week the theme is Creative Corners.  So I chose to use a snowflake corner punch and add some dotz.  I also had this fun digi to use called "Ugly Sweaters", but I think its rather cute!
 
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
The Paper Shelter - $20 voucher
Deedee's Digis - $10 voucher

Materials Used:
Deedee's Digis - Ugly Sweater digi set
Copic - B00
Stampin Up!: Blendabilities - Mocha, Bronze, Ivory, Natural, Calypso Coral (Light, Medium), Cherry Cobbler (Light, Medium)
Martha Stewart - snowflake corner punch
Hunkydory - white square card blankHole punch, embossing tool and mat - to make the "dotz" 

Poppies - Day #5

Its day 5 pf my poppy cards - I do hope you are not fed up with them yet!  A simple printed topper and base card for today, using Hunkydory goodies.  I've had the Poppy Meadow collection in my stash for some time now, but haven't wanted to use it as its so pretty, but I decided I had to use it and now was the time!

I am adding this card to the following:
Party Time Tuesdays - #188 Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Hunkydory - Poppy Meadow card collection, Poppy Meadow Decoupage - Poppy Delights prints, green and orange card
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B, classic circles

Poppies - Day #4

Hi!  Here is day 4 of my 11 days of poppy cards!  After colouring the poppy in, I went to assemble the card, and all of a sudden had one of those "this looks very familiar" moments, and thought I'm sure I didn't do this as my Remembrance Sunday card last year! And no I didn't, but I did use the image and sentiment for my 2012 card!  At least I put the sentiment in a slightly different position!  So to make it a little more different, I used different coloured card for the layers - dusky red and cream rather than black and red.

I am adding this card to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #53 Anything Goes with a Twist Layers 
Party Time Tuesdays - #188 Anything Goes

Materials Used:
IndigoBlu - Poppy Meadow A5 stamp set
Graph'Its - 8270, 8280, 2180, 5215, 5220, 9503, 9401, 9403, 9406, 9409
Copics - E51
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B
Core'Dination - coloured card
Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" card blank

Poppies - Day #3

Hi!  Its day 3 of my poppy cards - hope you like them so far!

I am adding this card to the following:
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #53 Anything Goes with a Twist Layers

Materials Used:
Penny Black - Poppy Time stamp
Stampin Up! - blendabilities in Cherry Cobbler (Light, Medium, Dark), Pumpkin Pie (Medium), Old Olive ( Light, Medium, Dark)
Copic - B00
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B
Core'Dinations - red and green card
Hunkydory - 5" x 7" white card blank

Poppies - Day #2

Hi again!  Here is the second poppy card that I would like to share with you.  I really enjoyed making this one - and I really like the red and brown together.


I am adding this card to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - #187 Anything Goes
Try It On Tuesday - Colours of Autumn (to me these are colours of autumn - the reds, orange and brown) 

Materials Used: Stampin Up!
Stamp sets - Happy Watercolour and Dictionary
Ink, card and thick bakers twine - Baked Brown Sugar
Blendabilities  - Pumkin Pie (Medium), Old Olive (medium), Nude, Cherry Cobbler (Light, Medium, Dark), Smoky Slate (Light, Medium, Dark), Night of Navy (Dark); circle dies

Poppies - Day #1

November the 1st! Where has the year gone?!  The first of the month brings us closer to many holidays/events/celebrations.  This includes Remembrance Sunday here in the UK, and its always the closest Sunday to the 11th of November.

The beautiful red poppy is well known as a symbol of this event, and also something I have always been drawn to (as red is my favourite colour).

I am adding this card to the following:

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #53 Anything Goes with a Twist Layers

The Pink Elephant - #274 Anything Goes 

Materials Used:

Stampin Up!: Happy Watercolour stamp set, old olive stampin' write marker

Ranger - Adirondak aqua lights ink pad

Memento - black ink pad
GraphIt Markers - 9501, 9505, 9506, 9504, 9503, 9502, 5215, 5220

Core'Dinations - blue and red card
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B

American Crafts - red ribbon

Hunkudory - 5" x 7" white card blank