Christmas treat cone

This week's Crafting Time DT theme is Trick or Treat.  Not being the biggest of Halloween crafters I went for a Treat Cone for a Christmas pressie.

This cone is really easy to make - it is just a triangle simply fanned round 4 times and then scored and glued.  I made the cone up using Bo Bunny papers and then pleated green crepe paper round the top, securing it on the inside.  I added some lace and then stamped the Christmas tree onto white cardstock using pine needles distress ink.  I added a bit of bling to finish it off.

Inkylicious' Christmas Tree Flourish or IndigoBlu's Merry Christmas, or Funky Circles would work equally as well.
 

Supplies: 

Image: LOTV Christmas Icons

Colouring medium: pine needles distress ink

 Papers: Bo Bunny 12x12 Christmas Stripe

 Embellishments:  bling

Tools: Scorpal

Challenges:

Make it Monday 

Simon Says Stamp - glimmer and  sparkle

Charisma Cardz - Badda Bing

Anything but a card - anything goes

 

Christmas Wreath

The lovely Stephanie launched her own range of acrylic stamps on Friday, Clearly Besotted Stamps, and I couldn't resist a couple of sets.  Ordered them Friday afternoon and they were here the next day - amazing service, and the stamps are fabulous, really good quality.

So I had to have a play today - and I have made a couple of CAS Christmas cards ...

 

I love the wreath - it comes in 3 patterns and you stamp the bow separately, so colour combinations galore!!!  I simply matted it up and then added pearls and twine.  The sentiments are from the same stamp set.

Supplies: 

Image: Signature Christmas

Colouring medium: SU ink pads (garden green, red riding hood)

 Papers: SU cardstock

Embellishments: pearls and twine from stash

Tools: nestability squares

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Blog - world cardmaking day celebration day
Just Us girls -sketch

Totally Gorguss -anything goes

Little miss Muffet - simplicity

Charisma Cardz - Badda bing

Papercraft star - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers - anything goes
Cards Galore - anything goes
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes
Sentimental Sundays - anything Goes

 

Father Christmas tag

I thought I would blog the tag I made on Tuesday night.   I mised the tag with a bit of water and then swiped it through barn door and peeled paint distress stains.  Having dried it I swiped the tag through the stains again and then spritzed it with gold glimmer mist - the pic doesn't really show the sparkle and sheen on the tag.  The seam binding got the same treatment.  I stamped round the edges using a pine cone stamp from a TH Christmas set, and then stamped the TH collage stamp and sentiment.  Finally I made up the holly branch and pine cones using kraft coredinations cardstock, and sanding it up a bit.  I added some stickles to the branch, berries and cones.

Here's a pic of the tag before I decorated it - sparkly!!

Supplies: 

Image:  Stampers Anonymous Holiday Collections, Holiday Wishes

Colouring medium: distress stains

Papers: 

 Embellishments:  Tim Holtz Holly branch and tattered pinecones, stickles

Tools: cuttlebug

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - glimmer and  sparkle 

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers - anything goes
Cards Galore - anything goes
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes

Totally Gorguss - punches and dies 

Everybody-Art- tag

Ohlala Creations - Santa
Anything But a card - anything goes

 

 

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

 This week's challenge has been chosen by my lovely friend Susan and she has picked ... No Squares or Rectangles Allowed.

 This weeks fabulous sponsor is

I adore this snowman, and he is perfect for quick and simple Christmas cards!  Having coloured him with my pens I simply stickled him.

Supplies: 

Image: Penny Black Snowy, LOTV sentiment

Colouring medium: promarkers

 Papers: none!

Embellishments:  ribbon from stash, icicle stickles

Tools: Cuttlebug, octagonal nesties

 

Challenges:

 Little Miss Muffet - simplicity

Simon Says Stamp - glimmer and  sparkle 

Stamp and Create - winter wonderland

Papercraft star - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers - anything goes
Cards Galore - anything goes
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - shaped card

 

Purple Rosie

I absolutely adore Sugar Nellie's Rosie,  she is so cute, sitting there with her rose.  I coloured her using my pens, and then glamour dusted hre wings and halo, and stickled under her dress.  Having distressed all the dp and the image, I stitched the papers using my sewing machine (it is now working again!!).  I added some gorgeous purple webbing, it is so strokeable!!, and some flowers made from a die set and a swirl.  I stamped the sentiment onto cardstock and added pearls to it and the centres of the flowers.

Supplies: 

Image: Sugar Nellie Rosie

Colouring medium: Copics

Papers: digi

Embellishments: Memory box dies (cherry blossom, ), flat backed pearls, webbing

glamour dust, stickles

Tools: cuttlebug, sewing machine, TH Paper distresser

Challenges:

The Cupboard Trilogy - things with wings

Paper Pretties - flowers

Pile it on - for  child

Crafts and Me - My Sentiments exactly
Creative Inspirations - sketch
The Paper Shelter - distressing
Divas by Design -texture
Simon Says Stamp - glimmer and  sparkle 

2 Sisters - favourite stamp

Creative Card Crew - purple

Bobbing on By

You know when you make a card and it doesn't work how you want, so you start again ... well this is attempt number 3 with this little cutie!! I started it on Sunday afternoon!!!  Orginally I was going to use some SU maculine papers and the sketch, but it looked too grungy, then I tried embossing instead of patterned papers, but that didn't look right, so I have resorted to spots!!  It also meant that I had to use 2 mats as I changed my backing colour from brown to red!!  But I got there eventually I guess.

Supplies: 

Image: LOTV Bobbing on By

Colouring medium: promarkers and flex pens

Papers:digi

Embellishments:  button and twine

Tools: nesties, cuttlebug

Challenges:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Crafts and Me - My sentiments exactly

My Time To Craft - transport

ABC Challenges - Y is for Y chromosome (male cards)

Oldie but a Goodie - inspired by a song (I am sailing)

Passion for Promarkers - for a man/youth

Cards For Men - animal magic

Forever Friends - anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - cute and cuddly 

Anything goes - animals
Incy Wincy - Bears,bears,bears
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers - anything goes
Cards Galore - anything goes
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes

I Love Promarkers GDT

I was really honoured to be aske to be October's guest designer over at I Love Promarkers.  This week's theme is autumn colours.

This fab Saturated Canary image is coloured using promarkers nad flexpens - I had a bit of play with the red as I wanted it to look browy if you see what I mean, so I used firebrick and rosewood flexpens, and poppy and blender promarkers.  IRL it has more depth to it, looking a bit flat in the photo.  I distressed the edges of the image and dp, and added vintage photo distress ink, and a swirly stamp, stamped in versafine.  I added some lace and gingham ribbon, paper flowers, buttons, punched butterflies, pearls and a doilly.  Finally I added the stamped sentiment, which I attached with a stapler and Tim Holtz paper clip.

Supplies:

Image: Saturated Canary Autumn

Colouring medium: Promarkers and flexpens

Papers: Prima Reflections

Embellishments: doilly, pearls, buttons, flowers, lace, ribbon,
 Tim Holtz paper clip, staples

Tools: Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Tim Holtz paper distresser

Challenges:

Saturated Canary - office supplies

Simply Create - autumn

One Stitch - butterflies and buttons

Creative Stamp friends - autumn colours

Crafty Pad - floral

Stamptcular Sunday - its your birthday

Stamp With Fun - Autumn

Crafty boots - 3 of something (flowers, buttons)

Crafty Catz - lace and ribbon

Sweet Stampin' - vintage

PaperPlay- flowers and lace

Totally Gorguss - punches and dies 

Loves Rubber Stamps - all about Autumn 

Crafty Creations - colours of fall
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

WOYWW

After school last night my desk looked like this ...

As Ellie made the birthday card she wanted for her friend .. not the one I had made for her to give ..
 Ellie made her own, and raided my stash!!

 And after she cleared my desk I had a play - one tag distresed and glimmered and a bit of flitter glu-ing went on - not sure it works on Kraft.

 But the tag looked fab ...

And after some playing and distressing ...

 the finished item ... will take a better pic and blog later ...

So if you fancy joining in the fun of sharing your crafty desk, pop over to Julia's and link up!!


 

Ocean's Gift

I lave this cute Sugar Nellie image, especially that adorable sea horse!!  Having coloured the image in copics, I added stickles and some pealr drops using Viva Decor Pearl pens.  The big pearl that the mermaid is holding is coloured using a Viva Decor pen.  I was going to stitch the papers using my sewing machine, but it was being silly today, so they are faux stitched instead!!  I added some organza ribbon, lace, and fussy bow and some die cut flowers with ickle pearl centres.

Supplies: 

Image: Sugar Nellie  Ocean's Gift

Colouring medium:  copics and promarkers

Papers:  First Edition Blank canvas

Embellishments: Memory box dies, ribbon, lace, pearls

Tools: Memory box dies

Challenges:

 Creative Craft - fun with fantasy

Ladybug Craft Inc - Bingo (Diecuts, stitching, lace)

Oldie But a Goodie - inspired by a song (The Little Mermaid)

Crafty Boots - 3 of something

PaperPlay- flowers and lace
Totally Gorguss - punches and dies
Challenges4Everyone - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
Stampavie and more - glitter
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes 
Crafty Catz - lace and ribbons
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Southern Girls - spots and stripes
CMC Copic Challenge - bright colours (this is as bright as I get!!)

And the winner of my candy is ...

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

12 

Timestamp: 2012-10-02 13:36:34 UTC

Sue W 

 CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Please email me at cathywallington@yahoo.co.uk 

with your address so I can get your candy sent out.

 

The Craft garden challenge

We have a recipe challenge for you this month ...Your challenge is to choose 4 of the ingredients from the following list chosen by the design team:

Kerry - buttons

Luanne - banner

Helen - flowers

Kelly - Pink

Eleni - ribbon

Cathy - a tag

Emma - Sparkle

I went for a tag, creating one using my TH tag die.  I liberally misted it with tattered rose glimmer mist and distressed it using my TH tool and vintage photo distress ink.  Then I stamped a Hero Art script stamp over it in versamark, before embossing it with aged ivory embossing powder.  The cute fairy is Knitted with love from Sugar Nellie, and she is coloured with promarkers.  I glamour dusted her wings, pompoms and hat trim before cutting her out.  The dp is Prima Botanical and I added TH adage tickets, and a layered flower created using my TH tattered floral die.  Both the flower and tags have been distressed with vintage photo and tattered rose glimmer mist.  Some lace and pearls finish it of.  The ribbon has also been glimmer misted - not that you can really see it LOL!!

Challenges:
Make it Monday
PaperPlay- flowers and lace
Totally Gorguss - punches and dies
Challenges4Everyone - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - bingo (ribbon, pearls, stamp)
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
Stampavie and more - glitter
Divas by Design - fairies and fantasy
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes 
Crafty Catz - lace and ribbons
Sweet Stampin' - vintage