Totally Papercrafts Challenge

Its FRIDAY!!!!  And that means its time for another Totally Papercrafts Challenge.  This week's theme is

 ACETATE

To make the card blank i cut a strip of white cardstock 15cm x 13cm, and then scored the long edge at 13cm to make a square card.  The cardstock was mbossed with a snowflakes folder.  I attached a piece of acetate (13x13cm) to the folded edge, and then added a strip of punched cardstock and some ribbon.  The branch is a Marianne Creatible die and I inked the edges of it with silver ink. I used TH fragments for the baubles, stamping snowflakes in stazon on to the backs of them, and adding circles of patterned paper.  I tied them onto the branch using white embroidery thread. 

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Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - tree-mendous (spruce branch)
Do you Stack up - use your scraps

Puss in Boots

 Another CHristmas card ticked off the list ...

This is Puss in Boots from Sugar Nellie's Homegrown range, and I think those little robins are VERY brave!!  I coloured the image in using my promarkers and then glittered the hats and stockings.  The dp is Basic Grey Jovial, and the die cut holly is from Memory Box.  I used my machine to stitch round the dp and as Christmas = gingham .. .so some fab red gingham ribbon needed to be added! I added some flat backed gems and a Craftwork cards sentiment to finish it off.

 Now I coloured the puddy cat in black so he looked like our kitten, who is more likely to party with the robins than his big sister who would, well eat them as snacks!!!!

Challenges:
Passion for Promarkers - Christmas critters
CRAFT - recipe - 1 ribbon, 2 shapes, glitter
Charisma Cardz - in stitches
Wild Rose Studio blog hop

Colours of Autumn

A quick post before an hour in my craft room before I start work.

This is Gothica from Krista Smith's etsy shop, and I coloured her using my promarkers.  I have no idea what the dp is ... I nabbed it from the girls craft stash!!!  I added some gingham ribbon and buttons with twine tied through.  Right off to craft and play :)

Challenges:
Stampin for the Weekend - colours of autumn
Pink Elephant - yellows, oranges, harvest
I love promarkers - colours of autumn
Simon Says Stamp - halloween/goth
Fab n Funky - fall colours
Fuss n Fancy - halloween/fall
Crafts and me - orange
Saturated Canary - sketch
 

What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday

 Hubby is home all week having had minor surgery and whilst I am sympathetic, well there is a limit to it!!  We have all been there and had something that involves a little incision and some pain, but its not like child birth, root canal treatment ... well in his case perhaps it is!!!!!!

Anyway its Wednesday so time for the weekly snoop courtesy of the lovely Julia ... this is my desk as i left it ... yes i am a tidy being and need to be organised and neat in my crafting ...

My lovely, and amazingly talented crafting buddy Debbi did a fab tutorial on these Finnish stars ... they look AMAZING and are so easy to make!!  I really shocked myself, and having got the big one made, did the whole resizing to do a ickle one.  The potential for these is amazing ... I am thinking very pink, girly, dream-catcher-ish, with ickle charms hanging from them, and BIG and GLITZY with lots of sparkle for Christmas.
Here's a closer look see ...

 And the rest of my space ... a tub full of Spellbinder diecuts (snowflakes and holly accents) ready to be put on cards, a coloured Old St Nick from Sugar Nellie (must get him on a card soon!!), and more paper to cut up and turn into stars.  The wooden stamp is driving me mad ... inks too much in some places and not enough in others.  I have tried blotting but haven't had much success ... any ideas??

And i have to show you this ...

 ... the other side of my room .. BUSES!!!!!!!  I wish he was back at work!!!

Have a happy and creative Wednesday everyone,

Christmas tag

I am really getting into making tags ... love them!

The poem, Twas the Night before Chrismtas is stamped onto linen cardstock and then distressed using my TH tool and walnut stain ink.  The dps also got tthe same treatment.  I die-cut the poinsetta flowers and layered them up, and added a bit of lace for texture.

Challenges:
Scrapbook Sisters - Christmas flowers
Just Add ink - die cut
Craft Your Days Away - Tag it
Diecut Dreams - Use a poem
Papertake Weekly - get in shape (tag, rectangle, square)

Travel Lite

 Just a quick post before I start work ...

Here is travel lite from Sugar Nellie, she is coloured in promarkers and then I inked the background using distress inks.  The dp is DCWV Linen CLoset, I had to breathe deeply before cutting into these papers!!. I stamped the effiel tower and postcard from a TH stamp set onto the dp to add that travel feling. Finally ribbon, a sentiment, ribbon and buttons to finish it off.

Challenges:
CraftyCatz- 1 image, 2dp and 3 buttons
Fab Friday - recipe - ribbon, inks, buttons, flowers
Sketch Saturday - sketch
Make it Monday
Divas by Design - button it

Sugar Nellie Blog hop

 Wooohhooooooo!!  How excited are we all ... its the 2nd day of the Sugar Nellie DT and Sugar Bowl DT's Blog Hop, showcasing all the new stamps from the latest release, Fairy Glen. And weren't you all spoiled yesterday with some amazing creations?  For all the deets on the hop, pop over to the Sugar Nellie blog.

You should have arrived here from Maria Therese.

I am showing you a ickle cutie, Delia ...

Don't you just love her puffball skirt?!

I made a fancy fold card ...

 Delia is stamped onto kraft card and coloured using my promarkers.  I added some sparkle to her wings and round the edge if the image.

The dp is SU Elegant Soirree and I added flowers from my stash, with pearls at the centre.

 I also made an easel card ...

 Again Delia is coloured in using promarkers and glittered and glimmered ... she screams out to be sparkled!!  The dp is MME Penny Lane, with lots of glittery bits in it!!  I added some ribbon and flowers from my stash.

 And now you need to hop along to Jenn  to see her gorgeous creation.

And after you have hopped along all our blog, you need to hop along to Funky Kits to buy them (if you haven't already!!!)!!  And don't forget there is commenters candy along the way ...so leave everyone a little sugary love xx

Challenges:
DutchDare - Fancy fold
Secret Crafter Saturday challenge - Anything goes as long as it sparkles

Sweet Stampin' challenge

I am so excited .. .this is my first card as part of the Sweet Stampin Challenge  :)

This week's challenge is

In Stitches

I used this gorgeous image from Krista, crushing on the quarterback, and coloured her with my pens. She is cut out and layered onto the dp  I used MME Stella Rose papers and stitched them together using my sewing machine.  I added some layered flowers to finish it off.


We are sponsored this week by the fabulous Nikki from Bunny-Zoe Crafts.

who are offering one lucky winner picked at random a £10 gift voucher for their store.




And don't forget the Sugar Nellie Blog hop to celebrate the Fairy Glen release is happening today and tomorrow ... click the banner to be taken to the blog where you can read all about it.

Challenges:
Crafts and Me - use a digi

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

Wooohoooo its FRIDAY!!!!  And that means its time for another Totally Papercrafts Challenge.  This week's theme is

ANIMALS

I've gone all Christmasy (might be having a mild panic about how few cards I have made!!).  I used this cute penguin couple from Sugar Nellie, Warm Winter Wishes, and coloured them in using my pencils.  I added a liberal quantity of glamour dust to his hat and to the floor as frosty, icy snow ... I LOVE glamour dust!!!  The dp is from Raspberry Road, and the ribbon from my stash.  The sentiment is from Craftwork cards. 

Challenges:
Creative Inspiration - Friendship
Try it Tuesday - make it minimal
My Mum's Craft Shop - All creatures great and small
Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle and bling

Best Witches

 

For this spooky card I used Best Witches (although she's not ver spooky is she!!) and coloured her using my promarkers.  The dp is Authentique and I cut the clock like detail out of one piece nad added it to the web like one.  I made the loopy border with a Martha Stewart punch.  The sentiment is from Waltzing Mouse stamps.

Challenges
 I love Promarkers - spooky
Stampavie and More - autumn
Paper Shelter - Halloween
Charisma Cardz - black and orange