Penny Black Saturday Challenge sketch

The challenge over at PBSC this week is a sketch by Beth. It is a fab sketch and one I will be using a lot.

I love this cute stamp, and I watercoloured it using my pencils. The papers are from last year's stash, the ribbon from my stash and the sentiment from Cuddly Buddly.

Embossed tree

The Secret Crafter Challenge this week is to use embossing, any kind of embossing. I am still snowed under making Christmas cards, having had the ones I made to send taken from under my nose this weekend by a friend, and 2 people who have recieved cards I made for other people have asked for some - eek!!!


So this challenge was a great oportunity to make a couple of quick cards!

I used my lace tree embossing folder and Ellie helpfully added so green and red adhesive gems. I matted the tree onto green cardstock and used papers from last year and green organza ribbon. The sentiment is a vellum Papermania one from last year.

We managed to get 2 of these made really quickly.

Friday Sketcher

This is my interpretation of this week's fab sketch.

I had a bit of a problem as I knew the image I wanted to use, but to get this gorgeous Sugar Nellie Snowman to fit, I had to melt a bit of his feet away (hopefully not too painful for him!). I cut him out using my nesties and matted him onto holgraphic carstock. I used Basic Grey papers and prima flowers. The ric rac and brads are from my stash. I have decided it needs a sentiment so I will add one before I send it.

Thank you to all of you who have visited my blog this week. With Ellie being at home I have not done much blogging or card making, when my mum was here. I promise to get round to you all next week, after her birthday and the friends that are coming for the weekend have gone!

Have a good weekend.

Skating hedgehogs

I have managed to get some space in my craft room today to make a couple of cards - Ellie and Beth have done the child equivalent of world domination ... kicked me out of my craft room!!

I made this Christmas card (how many more do I have to make :() using this week's fab sketch from LOTV challenge blog. I love these little hedgies, especially the one going the wrong way! I used Dovecraft papers from last year (love them more than this year's), some green cardstock, organza ribbon and prima flower. The sentiment is part of a stamp have for the inserts I occasionally do!

Dutchdare Challenge - Scalloped edges

This week's challenge is to use scalloped edges, and I have used my nesties to create a frame for Willow and her umbrella. I watercoloured her and then added glossy accents to the umbrella, rain drops and around her feet. I added some small blue adhesive gems to some of the raindrops. I used Basic Grey's Urban Priarie papers and covered a couple of wood chip corners. I added Prima flowers and ribbon from my stash.
A bit of a quick card this week, but I have been a little short of crafting time.

ABC challenge T is for ...

Threes

Ok this is slightly different we want you to do everything in three's bar your image. So if you use papers, there must be three different sheets. If you add flowers we want to see 3, if you add anymore it must be in multiples of 3, get the idea.

For this challenge I made a triangle Trifold card (the tutorial is on Splitcoasters), so 2 lots of 3 there!

I have used 3 papers from Basic Grey, 3 brads, 2 red and 1 snowflake, 3 white flowers, 3 blue gems and the ribbon has 3 bits to it, silver, organza and thread. The image is from Penny Black's 12 days of Christmas set.

It opens like this.

I am looking forward to seeing your creations this week.

Not a Christmas Card!!

I have combined the Secret Crafter sketch with the Papertake Weekly recipe and the Spoonfull of Sugar challenge to make a thank you card. And its PINK!!!
I have made this to go with the box of chocs my very close friend earned looking after Beth and the cat when Ellie went into hospital.

I used a pad of paper I haven't touched for ages, Papermania's Retro Floral, and a lovely FF bear which I have finally had the courage to colour in. I added a green ribbon, some brads from my stash and the sentiment is a Penny Black.

I have started doing less fussy cards again as I noticed at a recent craft fair it was my less fussy ones, and dare I say it, those without stamped images (EEK!!) that sold the best. Also my freind is about as fussy as a pair of doc martens!!

2 more Christmas cards

I thought I had finished my Christmas cards ... and then a friend came and bought a load I was going to use!! So the papers and stamps are back out.

I madfe this card using the Friday Sketcher sketch. Its a great sketch, quite simple but effective. I used a Penny Black image and papers by Daisy D. The cardstock and ribbon are from my stash.
For this one I used the Sketch Saturday sketch. I love this Penny Black but haven't really used it this year. The papers are Basic Grey and I used Woodware's Fluffy stuff to create the snow. Stickles, a peel off and a red and gold ribbon finish it off.

I am hoping to get back into crafting over the next few days, Ellie and Beth allowing. Ellie is a little quiet today and Beth has a rotten cold - what a pleasant day it is going to be!!! Off to dig out scraps and bits for the girls to play with and hopefully give me peace!

Ellie says ...

thank you for all my cards and little pressies.

I love them all.

Thank you Becky for the image, and Heather for all the little bits that I have stuck on.

I am feeling a little better but my throat is still sore and it hurts to eat and drink. My Naini is coming today to look after me while Mummy is working and Mummy has promised I can use her craft room and all the glittery stuff to make some Christmas cards.

If Mummy lets me I will put them on here.

Lots of love

Ellie xx

I've made a card!!

After several days of not managing to get to craft at all I have finally made a card, and combined 3 challenges!!! I have combined CCT (lilac), PBSC (no patterned paper) and LOTV (glitter and sparkle).

I have used my current favourite PB, Snowy, and watercoloured him in lilac/purple. I used my Swiss Dots and Snowflakes embossing folders for the backing papers and sanded some of the paper to create a white snowy effect. I added ribbon, gems and stickles from my stash.

I made the aperature using my star nesties and glittered the cut out up. I put a few little adhesive stars around it for interest. I am really liking aperatures after the DDCC challenge so watch out ... there may be more!
The stamp sentiment is from my stash - I inked it up in sections.

Not too bad - amazing how a few days away can put you off your stride!!!