Totally Papercrafts Challenge

 The Totally Papercrafts challenge is back after our Christmas break, and we had a new, bigger and fantastic team on board.  I chose this week's challenge ... New ... anything new goes, house, baby, stash etc.

 I went for new baby as our next door neighbour is due to have her baby any day now.  I coloured this cute image in using my pens. I used some scraps of this cute baby dp, and embossed some white cardstock.  I added some gingham ruffle ribbon and spotty ribbon, and added the sentiment.

Before I go, I just want to let you know that Crafty Sentiments January Stamp kit is now available to pre-order - it looks scrumptious!!!  And I will definitely be putting my order in for it!

Supplies: 

Image: Lili of the Valley Little Sleepy Head

Sentiment: Clearly Besotted Stamps Once Upon a Time

Colouring medium: promarkers, copics

Papers: DCWV Nana's Nursery

Embellishments: ribbon from stash

 Tools: Swiss Dots embossing folder, Dienamics Fishtail Stax

Challenges: 

Bunny Zoe - Celebration
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
Bearly Mine - Something old and something new
Totally Gorguss - New
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Cards Galore - Anything goes
Party Time Tuesday - Celebrate
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - something new

Cute Card Thursday - Something New
Crafty Ribbons - New Beginnings

 

New Baby

Before I get on to today's post, I just want to let you know that Crafty Sentiments January Stamp kit is now available to pre-order - it looks scrumptious!!!  And I will definitely be putting my order in for it!

 And here is today's card ...

Our next door neighbour is due to have her baby any day now, and being organised I have made a couple of baby cards, one in blue and one in pink.  I coloured this cute image in using my pens. I used some scraps of this cute baby dp, and embossed some white cardstock.  I added some layered ribbon and a bow, and the sentiment.

Supplies: 

Image: Lili of the Valley Little Sleepy Head

Sentiment: Clearly Besotted Stamps Once Upon a Time

Colouring medium: promarkers, copics

Papers: DCWV Nana's Nursery

Embellishments: ribbon from stash

 Tools: Swiss Dots embossing folder, Dienamics Fishtail Stax

Challenges: 

Bunny Zoe - Celebration
Crafty Ribbons - New Beginnings
Bearly Mine - Something old and something new
Totally Gorguss - New
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Cards Galore - Anything goes
Party Time Tuesday - Celebrate
Simon Says Stamp - something new
Creative Inspirations - Celebration
Cute Card Thursday - Something New

 

What's on Your Workdesk

It's been a while since I joined in the weekly snoop round the crafty desks of blog land - but one of my resolutions for this year is to do more blog hopping!!


I am sneaking a few minutes colouring before I start work ... Hubby bought me a daylight bulb for my desk light, and I need it today!!! I would love my iPad to take better pics for blogger, but hey-oh.

The girls want to go to the local play barn later, and it might take our minds off our poorly cat, she has been at the vet's since Sunday, having had convulsions :(. Hopefully I will be able to get on the Internet a the play ban and get that blog hopping done!! If you want to join in WOYWW pop over to Julia's fab blog for all the details.

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Crafty Sentiments Challenge

This week's Crafty Sentiments Challenge theme is New ... anything new - home, baby, year, job, stash.

I went for New Year ... and New stash.

I used one of the December release stamps, Jasmin looks fab in this sexy LBD!!  I kept the colour combination simple, just black and teal/turquoise, and used this gorgeous ribbon and huge bow as a focal point.  I coloured the pearls with my pens to match the ribbon, and added some flat backed gems.  Finally a sentiment to go with Jasmin's celebration!

Fantastic News Crafty Sentiments will be opening from the 2nd of January and Suzette has a fantastic New Years deal going on right now on the website so stock up on stamps if you don't have them already as a reduce price

 Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Cheers

Sentiment: Crafty Sentiments

 Colouring medium: copics

 Papers: Bo Buuny Enchanted, and Serendipity

Embellishments: flat backed gems, ribbon, pearls, stickles

Tools: 

Challenges:

PaperPlay - out with the old, in with the new
Creative Stamp Friends - new year card
Bunny Zoe - Celebration
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
Pixie Dust Studio - any celebration will do
Aud Sentiment - anything with a sentiment
Bearly Mine - Something old and something new
Totally Gorguss - New
Fat pages and cards with attitude - celebration/anything goes
Do you stack up - turquoise
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Cards Galore - Anything goes
Party Time Tuesday - Celebrate
My Mum's Craft Shop - anything goes
Oldie but a goodie - use a sponsor's image 

 

The Craft Gareden January Challenge

This month's Craft Garden is a colour challenge - RED.

 I made this Valentine's day card, as red screams hearts and romance to me.  I simply embossed the red cardstock with a Sizzix heart folder and CB Swiss Dots folder, before scoring a couple of lines and adding gingham ribbon.  I embossed the kraft cardstock using another Sizzix hearts folder, and added a couple of die cut hearts and a gingham bow.  Finally some red flat backed pearls.

Supplies: 

Image: 

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: 

Papers: SU Riding Hood and Kraft cardstock

Embellishments: flat backed pearls, gingham ribbon

Tools: Marianne Creatible Heart die, sizzix and CB embossing folders

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Charisma Cardz - anything goes
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
My Heart Pieces - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
Pixie Dust Studio - any celebration will do
 

 

Clearly Besotted

 with Clearly Besotted Stamps!!  I love Steph's range of stamps and the quality of them is amazing, they stamp beautifully.
I have had a couple of sets for a while, but not blogged what I have done with them so here goes ...

Girly princess ...

Supplies:

Image: Clearly Besotted Stamps Once Upon a Time

Sentiment: Clearly Besotted Stamps Once Upon a Time

Colouring medium: Versamark ink spots

Papers: SU cardstock

Embellishments: twine and button from stash

Tools: 

 And Pirate ...

 This is a fab stamp set for pirate loving boys, young and older!!!  I stamped up the ship and sails and then embossed the coredinations cardstock, sanded and tore it to create waves.

Supplies:

Image: Clearly Besotted Stamps Ahoy Matey

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: Versamark and SU ink pads

Papers: SU cardstock, Coredinations Whitewash

Embellishments: 

Tools: CB D'Vine Swirls embossing folder

Challenges: 

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes


 

 

My Favourite Cards of 2012

Debby is running the annual favourite cards fest - just post your 5 favourites, add your linky to her post and have a peek at everyone elses.

Ohh it was hard to choose - so many I absolutely loved ... but here goes ...

I love Krista (Saturated Canary) images, they are fabulous to colour.   I just love the texture on this and the autumny colours.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

I have been so lucky to join the Crafty Sentiments DT this year, and the December release was amazing 9wait until you see January's release!!).  I love the stamps, they are a joy to colour, although Jasmin's hair can be a tad challegeing!!  I love the pose of Jasmin on this image, very celebratory.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

I am a big tag maker, not just the TH grungey style but pretty tags too ...

You can find the details on this card HERE.

A new love this year has been felt rolled flowers - so easy to make and they add lovely texture to cards.  As does cheesecloth, another latest love.  I love the fresh, yet autumny feel to this - autumn is my favouirt season, so many lovely earthy, rich colours.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

This was the first card i made for That Craft Place's DT - Lisa is such a lovely person to design for and has an amazing shop , both online, facebook and in Eastbourne.  Black and white is something I struggle with, so I was really pleased with the result of this colouring session.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

I do like mermaids, and this Sugar Nellie one has to be one of my favourites.  I got some new storage for my dies this year, which means that i can find them more easily, and so i an using them more.  I just love how this came together.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

And here she is again, in one of my favourite colourways, and one of my all time favourite paper pads, MME Stella Rose Hattie.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

I really have chosen at least another 10 or more ... 

 

Lets play ball

I needed to get a birthday card made for one of 'Beth's boyfriends'-  she is 6 years old and keeping her options open, with 3 on the go LOL!!!!!   This is for boyfriend number 1, the most serious one LOL!!!!  He is into football, but doesn't support  team, so I coloured him in the local kid's football team colours, and added a bit of grass, although really it should have been mud with all this rain!  I added the sentiment tags, attached with brad and then Beth 'kindly' added the lipstick and freckles!!!!  He has slightly more rouged lips than I would like, but apparently I hadn't done them lip colour ... she is quite the critic is our Beth!!!

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Lets play ball

 Sentiment: LOTV

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: Basic Grey Oliver

Embellishments: brads

Tools:

 Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Charisma Cardz - anything goes
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
My Heart Pieces - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
Pixie Dust Studio - any celebration will do

Aud Sentiment - anything with a sentiment
Dutch Dare - Celebration

 

My Favourite Christmas Cards of 2012

Debby is running the annual favourite Christmas cards fest - just post your 5 favourites, add your linky to her post and have a peek at everyone elses.

Ohh how do I choose just 5 favourites out of the 120+ cards I made this year??!!!

I have a new stamp company love of my life this year - the lovely Steph has set up her own company, and I just adore the stamps, such amazing quality.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

And how can you resist James Bear from LOTV?  Particularly matched up with winter trees??

You can find the details on this card HERE.

Oh I did like those die cut trees this year!!  And Tilda catching snow, loved colouring this image in.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

Now I have always had a soft spot for Sugar Nellie stamps ... especially Rosie, she has to be my favourite stamp EVA!  And one of my bestest crafty friends has her in their house - took alot to part with this card ;)

You can find the details on this card HERE.

ANother Magnolia - I have refound my love for Tilda this year, love the latest stamps. 

You can find the details on this card HERE.

And Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a bit of Tim Holtz.  Since he isn't doing the 12 Tags of Christmas this year, I had to use these fab stamps on cards.

You can find the details on this card HERE.

That Craft Place Challenge

 The theme for the  final challenge of 2012 for That Craft Place is Snowy Christmas.

I used my distress inks (iced spruce, faded jeans and chipped sapphire) to create the wintery background, and then spritzed it all with dewdrop glimmer mist.  When it was dry I stamped the snowflake stamp using flitterglu and rubbed mega flakes over it.  Finally I stamped the Father Christmas and sleigh and sentiment.

I will be back tomorrow with my favourite Christmas cards of 2012 ... and that will be Chrismtas completed on this blog until January!!!

Supplies: 

Image: IndigoBlu Here Comes Santa (out of stock)

Sentiment:IndigoBlu Here Comes Santa

Colouring medium:  Distress inks

Papers: white cardstock

 Embellishments: IndigoBlu mega Flakes

Tools: IndigoBlu flitter glue

Challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Pick of the year (anything goes)

Paper pretties - glitter
Crafts and Me - winter wonderland
Do you stack up - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - merry Christmas
Charisma Cardz - Santa Claus is coming to town
Card Crafters Circle - Christmas
Addicted to Stamps - blue Christmas/winter