Monday's offering

Hopefully this is one of the last Christmas cards I need to make!!

 Its for Ellie's best friend.  I used one of Krista's fab image (will add the link in a bit!) and coloured her using my promarkers before glamour dusting her wings and frilly underskirt and cutting her out.  The background is made by spritzing glimmer mist onto n embossing folder and embossing some white cardstock, and the circle is TH weathered clock with lots of bits cut out.  Finally some gingham to finish it off.

 Challenges:
Make it Monday
saturated Canary - anything goes
Pink Ink - sketch
2 Sisters - holiday
Craft your Passion - tis the season
Totally Gorguss - Sparkle
Cupcake Craft - krafty
Ohlala Creations - Lots of Sparkle

Christmas cards

I enjoy playing, and in an attempt to make making the final Christmas cards enjoyable I have been playing!!

 I used glossy paper and alcohol inks to create some patterned paper and then I cut out lots of circles from my nesties.  Arranged them in a a tree shap, added a gold star, some gold glamour dust and some bling ... a festive tree!!

Challenges:
Fabulous Friday - metal  (copper mixative and gold glamour dust)
Cardmaking mamas - sentiment
Just add ink - Baa Humbug
2 Sisters - holiday
Totally Gorguss - sparkle

 We are having Christmas dinner at my Mum's this year ... so I am responsible for the table decorations ... crackers, place mats etc.  I have made this place tag using SU scraps and a couple of Waltzing Mouse stamp sets, Nordic Winter and Holiday Baubles.  A bit of bling to finish ... really quick and easy!!

Challenges:
Waltzing Mouse Sketches
Less is More - bling

And some snowflakes...

These were created using Tattered Angels sonwflake screens and glimmer mists to create the background. The snowflakes are made using a Spellbinders snowflake dies and they are drenched in glimmer mists.  Just some ribbon, bows and pearls to complete them.

Challenges -
Charisma Cardz - snowflakes
Craft Your days Away - buttons or bows

 

Basic Grey Challenge

This week's Basic Grey Challenge theme is Lost and Found ... we want you to use something you find around the house on your creation ... as well as something from Basic Grey's extensive range.

OK I used one of those little net bags you put washing powder tablets in.  I cut it up into strips and strained with Expresso color wash and vintage photo stain dauber.  The image, Rebecca, from Sugar Nellie's digital range, Simply Adorable, is coloured using my promarkers on kraft paper.  The dp is Scarlet letter and Archaic.  Once the net was dry I added it as a strip of ribbon, and tide a knot with another bit.  Some flat backed pearls finish it off.

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Totally Papercrafts Challenge

 Its time for another Totally Papercrafts challenge, and this week the lovely Sarah has set the challenge, a nice easy one ...

Christmas

I have started making Christmas gifts for the girls' teachers ... and this year they are having tea light cards.  I love this gift, so quick and easy!!  The dp is Bo Bunny Blitzen, another favourite at the mo!  I was amazed how easy and quick these cards were to make, and I'll be having a play at scaling them up for other things!  I didn't attach the tealight box to the card base, just tied it in with ribbon, so the teacher can get to the tealights without destroying the card!!

We are sponsored this week by ...

Simon Says Stamp

Digi Stamp Boutique

Prize is SIX digi images to the winner

Challenges:
Creative Craft - free for all
Everybody-Art-Challenge - christmas card
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Crackers
Moving Along with the times - ribbons and bows
Cardmaking mamas - sentiment
Simply Create too - Christmas

Pampered ...

I had a quick session in my craft room this morning before children arrived ... I confess to having coloured the image last night.

 I used this cutie from Lili of the Valley and coloured her in using promarkers on kraft ... have loved this effect for a while and really should do it more! I glamour dusted her wings. The dp is Elegant Soiree from SU ... I have to take a deep breathe before I cut nito it.  I distressed, paintee and inked the edges of the papers and cardstock.  I added some ribbon, a tag with a TH adage ticket on it, a bow and some flat backed pearls.  The mirroe is supposed to be cracckle accented ... Beth helped before she went to bed last night and held the heat gun just a little too close ... so more blistered than crackled :(

Challenges:
Crafts and me - shabby chic/vintage
Simon Says Stamp - tags
Dutchdare challenge - recipe
Lili of the Valley - anything goes
My mum's Craft Shop - things with wings

CRAFT GDT spot

This week's CRAFT challenge is Unusual Christmas ... now I confess to have to scratch my head hard over this one!!

I used a bauble from Waltzing Mouse Stamps Holiday Ornaments set, and inked it up in that dreaded colour ... pink!!!  I used some BG paper from the Blush range (very un-festive!!) and inked the edges of the bauble, dp and white cardstock in vintage photo ink.  I embossed some of the cardstock using my baubles folder and then added some gingham seam binding.
Definitely different!!

Challenges:
Creative Craft - free for all
Everybody-Art-Challenge - christmas card

Warm Winter Wishes

 Isn't getting a bit chilly??? 

But these 2 ickle cutie penguins, Warm Winter Wishes,  by Sugar Nellie, look all snug and warm.  I coloured them in using my promarkers and the cardstock is all by SU. The swirl is by Memory box, and the snowflake is a Amrtha Stewart punch.  The teal border has been embossed with a snowflake folder.  Both have been treated to a smattering of glamour dust, as has the image.  Finally I added some gingham ribbon ... very festive!

Challenges:
 Creative Craft - free for all
Oh La La Creations -bingo - ribbon, diecut and sparkle
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Christmas card
Passion for Promarkers - swirls and sparkles
I love Promarkers - anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Xmas Crackers
Color Throwdown - red, teal, baja breeze, chocolate
Papercraft Star - Anything Goes
Cooking it up with katie -  PIE - punch, ink, embossing
The House that Stamps built - Christmas card that includes a snowflake

WOYWW

Its Wednesday morning, and time for the weekly snoop across the crafting desks of blogland led by the wonderful Julia.  

OK so these are my fingers after my little crafting session last night ...and my spraying clothes ...

 So what was I doing???

Well I have this heavy canvas bag ... been holding all my luceting stuff, but its also the perfect size for my i-pad ... so I thought I'd tart it up and make a bag for my i-pad.

 I decided to use Color washes as the base and then glimmer and glam over them once its dry ... so the spraying commenced ... was only going to use cranberry and stream ... but then twilight purple screamed at me .. and it needed a spalsh of green ...

 Think I might ... just might have gone a little mad!! So I have hung it over the corner of a radiator to dry and washed the cloths and my hands are now clean ... just waiting to see what the bag lloks like dry .. hopefully a little lighter than it does now LOL!!! 

Monday's offerings

Here's a couple of cards, 1 I made last night and the other this morning before work ...

 I used Rock Idol from Sugar nellie's Manga range and coloured him in using promarkers and flexmarkers.  The dp is from a Cuddly Buddly digi set and I cut the stars out using nesties.  The sentiment is from Penny Black.
Challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenge - card for a tennage boy
Make it Monday

This card uses Stampin Up Well Worn dp, cajun Craze dp and SU inks.  The frame, circle frame, leaves and sentiment are from Waltzing mouse stamp sets ... a bit of a mix and match going on this morning!!

CHallenges:
Waltzing mouse sketch - sketch
Shabby Tearoom - colours of nature
Pink Elephant - thankful
Diecut Dreams - thankful with circles

Green ...

with a splash of red and grey!!!

I haven't inked up my LOTV James Christmas stamps for AGES ... but who can resist this cute ted???  I coloured him in using my promarkers and then glamour dusted the tinsel.  The dp is Authentique and I used my scraps from it .  I made a tag money holder that pulls out from behind the image.  Would have put some money in but we seem to be rather short of notes at the mo!!  I'll be off to the bank later LOL!!

I've kept it all embellishment free ... couldn't hide that dp and I do like the clean look.

Challenges:
Lili of the Valley - Christmas card for someone Special ... this is for my nephew (who would really like and i-touch, but his auntie is too stingey to buy him one, so he's getting money towards it!!)
Papertake Weekly - when a card is not a card ...
Sketch Saturday - sketch
Just us Girls - red, green, white
Stamptacular Sunday - Boy oh boy - card is for my Nephew

I haven't coloured with my new winter DIs so thought i would colour this gorgeous fairy in using them.  Her wings are glamour dusted and the dp is BG Jovial.  I added a panel of swirl embossed cardstock, and cut of a couple of Memory Box swirls out.  And left it at that ..

Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - green and grey
Totally Gorguss - Swirly whirly