Papertake Sketch

I love doing sketches and the Papertake Weekly Challenge is one of Dawny's fab sketches.

Hopefully this is the last time I have to colouring in this fab Sugar Nellie Father Christmas for another year! I tore the paper and inked the edges of it. The papers are DCWV (last year!), and again I inked the edges. I added ric rac and Prima flowers. I have a real problem matching some of my red ribbons to the flowers I have - does that mean I need to go on a flower shopping spree?!! I haven't added the sentiment as the printer is out of ink so hopefully one will appear before it goes in the post!

Ellie is doing really well, so well that I am tempted to send her back to Pre-school on Thursday! Peace needs to reign again in the house!!

New Year Card

I have finally got round to doing the Sketch Saturday sketch this week, and have combined it with the Spoonfull of Sugar challenge which is to make a News Years card.I have used bits and pieces from my Christmas papers, and my nesties to cut out the ovals. Tilda is watercoloured and I have added gold pen to the glass. The ribbon is from my stash and the flowers are Prima.

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!