Happy Christmas Dear Daughter

Evening Folks
Thursday already, this week is flying by.  I'm getting quite excited now as we are going to Manchester this weekend to stay with our youngest daughter who is attending University there.  My eldest daughter and her fiance are also going with us so it will be a real family occasion.  Planning on doing some christmas shopping and will be visiting the traditional christmas market that they have up there.  Can't wait to get my hands on some yummy hot spiced cider.  My daughter assures me it is yummy.

Anyway, I am well on my way with christmas cards and have now started making the more personal ones.  This one is for my youngest daughter (she doesn't look at my blog so I am safe posting it here).

I used this gorgeous image from Wild Rose Studio.  It is one of their precoloured panels and so adorable.  Best of all no colouring to muck up lol.  I used silver mirror card for all the matting and the papers were from various christmas paper packs that I have.  I just love the wooden snowflake that I lovingly attacked with stardust stickles.  I also added some stickles to the flowers at the bottom.  I finished the card with some ribbon and a bow, large pearl embellishment and some card candi in the corners.  The sentiment was done on the computer.

Thanks for popping by and for all the lovely comments you leave.  It is so appreciated.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Whimsy Stamps - Traditional christmas colours
J & C Creations - Floral Delights
Top Tip Tuesday - Kids and teens
Crimbo Crackers - Anything goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - Put a bow on it
Lexis Creations - Christmas
Hooked On Craft - Christmas
Kaboodle Doodles - Stripes and/or polka dots
Crafty Sentiments - Red, white and green
Simon Says - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Ribbon or trim
Fab N Funky - use 3 of something
Pixie Dust - Winter holidays
Cute Card Thursday - Snowflakes
Delightful Challenges - Festively floral

How many folds?

Hi Folks
Back again with my second post for today.  This time to tell you about the new challenge starting over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges today.

We have three fab sponsors for you:
Scrappers Delight - 3 images of the winners choice
Milk Coffee - 3 images of the winners choice
Crafty Sentiments - 3 images of the winners choice

Our challenge theme this time around is

More than one fold

Any project counts as long as it has more than one fold.  Can't wait to see what you all come up with.

I used this gorgeous image from Milk Coffee for my stepper card.  I have had this die cut frame for ages so decided to use it for this card. The colours blue and white were just perfect for a christmas card.  Use silver mirror card for the matting and layering.  I punched some snowflakes out of glitter paper and added a couple of little poinsettia flowers.

Here is another view.

Looking forward to seeing all your creations but for more inspiration just pop over to Penny's and check out the fab work from the design team.  Such talented ladies.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Fussy and Fancy - Feeling blue
Natalie and Amy - Colour me happy
Fashionista - Blue christmas
Bunny Zoes - Winter
Top Tip Tuesday - Kids and teens
Crimbo Crackers - Anything goes
Allsorts - Bring on the bling
Sweet Stampin - Flowers
Totally Gorjuss - Don't be square
The Crafty Pad - Add some glitter
Whoopsi Daisy - Use a digi
Lexis Creations - Christmas
Hooked on Craft - Christmas
Simon Says - Anything goes
Stamp N Doodle - Fabulous Folds
Divas By Design - Glitter and Sparkle
The Paper Shelter - Christmas is coming
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes

Bye for now and catch you later.

New Release Blog Hop with Dude Time Doodles

Hi Folks
Another week has passed by and as it's the last Wednesday of the month it's time for the new release blog hop over at Dude Time Doodles.  Sadly this is the last new release blog hop as Dude Time Doodles is officially closing its doors on December 15th.

You should have arrived here from Nancy's blog and your next stop is Crafty Girl.  However, don't worry if you get lost along the way.  Just make sure you visit all the design team and leave some love along the way.

I used this fab image called Tree Topper Tiny Tim for my card.  Such a fun image for christmas.  I used various papers from my christmas scraps box.  The sentiment is from Little Claires and I finished it off with some metallic stars and some gold glittered brads.

Now don't forget to visit the rest of the design team and leave some love.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Cards for Men - Merry Christmas
Crimbo Crackers - Anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - All stitched up
Whoopsi Daisy - Use a digi
Lexis Creations - Christmas
Hooked on Craft - Christmas
Kaboodle Doodles - Stripes and/or dots
Simon Says - Anything goes
I love Promarkers - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Traditional christmas colours

Thanks for popping by.  Take care.

Silhouette Birthday

Hi Folks
Hope you are well.  This is my second post for today and this time I have a birthday card for you.  I still have several christmas cards to make but felt in need of a break from them.  So I decided to make a birthday card for my stock.  It is my sister's birthday in January so this may well end up with her.  Nothing like getting ahead lol.  Pity I can't say the same about my christmas shopping!!!

This was quite a quick card to make as the image and the papers were all freebies in a magazine - Making Cards I think.  I matted onto coredinations cardstock and did some distressing of the edges.  I added some lace and ribbon across the centre, some flowers and a sentiment.  Although you can't see it very well I did add some glitter to the image and the flowers.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - use sketch
Cards Galore - Silhouette
J & C Creations - Floral Delights
Inky Impressions - Make it girly
The Paper Shelter - Birthdays
Divas By Design - 2 or more patterned papers
Fab N Funky - Birthdays 3
Cute Card Thursday - Girls only
Pile It On - Anything but a christmas card
OSAAT - Fabric, ribbon or lace
The Crafty Pad - Add some glitter
Joanna Sheen - Anything goes excluding Christmas
Kaboodle Doodles - Stripes and/or polka dots

Thanks for popping by and hopefully will be back tomorrow with another christmas card for you.
Take care.

Forever Friends

Hi Folks
Well another weekend has passed by and as usual it was not long enough.  Did manage to get some more christmas cards made and even bought a couple of presents.  Yeah, go me lol.
Anyway,  I am here today to let you know about the new challenge starting over at Forever Friends today.  I was lucky enough to be picked as the Forever Friends favourite a few weeks ago and given the opportunity to be a guest designer with them.  Of course I was delighted to say yes.

The theme for this challenge is Glitter and Sparkle.  Make sure to pop over to the Forever Friends challenge blog and check out the fab creations from the design team.  By entering the challenge you have the chance to win a great prize and if you use a Forever Friends image you could be their next guest designer.

I used this super decoupage image to create a little christmas card.  I added some glamour dust to his little christmas hat for added sparkle.  I created a little pocket behind the image using glitter paper which contains a little tag with a christmas message on it.  But silly me forgot to take a photo of the tag.  Will take a photo when I get in from work and upload it.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
J & C Creations - Floral Delights
Stamp N Doodle - Anything goes
Crimbo Crackers - Anything goes
Allsorts - Bring on the bling
The Crafty Pad - Add some glitter
Lexis Creations - Christmas
Hooked on Craft - Christmas

Thanks for popping by and for all the lovely comments you leave me.  I am a bit behind with my commenting but even if I don't comment I do visit all your blogs to see your lovely creations.  Have a good week and take care.

Non Traditional Christmas

Hi Folks
Back again with my second post for today.  This time it is to tell you about the new challenge starting over at Dream Valley Challenges.
First of all we just want to say thank you for all your fabulous entries for our last challenge 'Anything Goes'. We had nearly 600 entries which is just fantastic.
Now this challenge is another simples one for you so get those entries in.

Non Traditional Christmas

What does this mean to you?  Let us know by uploading your entry into the challenge.  The prize this fortnight is a mystery surprise package.  Don't know what is in there myself but I am sure it will be something lovely.

I created a card using one of my favourite colours and not one that I would traditionally associate with Christmas.  Coloured with promarkers and lots of glamour dust added for sparkle.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Little Claires - Christmas
Ribbon Girl - Colour Challenge
Papertake - Ribbon and/or pearls
Inky Impressions - Make it girly
Stamp N Doodle - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Circles
Cute Card Thursday - Girls only
MAWTT - Lets go dotty
Crimbo Crackers - Anything goes
Allsorts - Bring on the bling
The Crafty Pad - Add some glitter
OSAAT - Fabric, ribbon or lace

Got to shoot off now as hubby has cooked a nice roast for dinner and it is ready.  Take care.

Anything Goes with Corrosive

Hi Folks
Hope you are all well.
Just checking in to let you know about the new challenge starting over at Corrosive Challenges today.
Our fab sponsor for the month of November is A Day For Daisies who are giving a $12 gift certificate to our winner.

This will be the final Corrosive challenge for the year.  The design team are taking a little break to enjoy the holidays and spend time with our families.  HOWEVER we will be holding a design team call in December.  So if you might be interested in joining the team check back on December 9th for all the details.

Anyway, onto this challenge and the theme is a nice easy one:

Anything Goes

I used this fab little image from A Day For Daisies which is currently available as a freebie.

I love using blue and white for christmas cards and I added some kraft card to this one as well.  Kept it quite simple with some sparkly backing paper, ribbon, a sentiment and some chipboard snowflakes and stars.

Thanks for popping by and looking forward to seeing all your entries.  And don't forget to check back on the 9th Dec for details of our design team call.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
By the Cute and Girly - Twinkle, twinkle little star
Fashionista - Blue christmas
Bunny Zoes - Winter
Fussy and Fancy - Feeling blue
Papertake - Ribbons and/or pearls
Digital Tuesday - Blue and kraft and white
Stamp N Doodle - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Christmas is coming
Ladybug Crafts - Snowflakes
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes
Crimbo Crackers - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Snowflakes/stars/sentiment
Natalie and Amy - Favourite colour combo
Crazy 4 Challenges - Put a bow on it
OSAAT - Fabric, ribbon or lace
Pan Pastel - Frosty and bright
A Day for Daisies - Freebie Challenge

So Thankful

Hi Folks
This is my second post for today  and I am here to tell you about the new weekly challenge starting over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges.

We have three fab sponsors for this challenge:
Stitchy Bear Stamps - $10 voucher
Dustin Pike - $10 gift certificate
Digi Darla - 5 digi images of the winners choice

Our theme for this challenge is:

So Thankful

This could be a Thank You card or a Thanksgiving Card or gift.  Whatever takes your fancy as long as it fits with the theme.

I used this cute image from Dustin Pike to make a Thank You card.

The image was coloured with promarkers.  I used lots of matting and layering.  The papers were from a Dovecraft paper pad that I bought last year.  However, I had never used any of it so thought it was about time to remedy that.  The flower is tissue paper with a brad in the centre.  A sentiment from Wild Rose Studio and some pearls and gems finished the card.

With the bench in the imags I wanted it to appear metallic so I used some gilding flakes.  Here is a closer photo which hopefully shows this a bit better.

Thanks for popping by and looking forward to seeing all your creations.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday - use sketch
Simply Create Too - Use your stash
Disdigidesigns - Fall colours
Card Makin Mamas - Thanksgiving/Thank you
Lexis Creations - Thanks/Thanksgiving
Pixie Dust - Thanksgiving/Thank you
Delightful Challenges - Thankful
OSAAT - Use a digi
The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything goes
Love to Create - Give thanks
The Stamping Boutique - Giving thanks
Papertake - Ribbon or pearls
Crafty Sentiments - Thanks
Stamp N Doodle - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Circles
Divas By Design - 2 or more patterned papers
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes
Catch The Bug - Bingo (Brown, pearls, flower)

Happy Holidays with Dude Time Doodles

Hi Folks
Hope you are all well.
As it's Wednesday I'm here to tell you about the new challenge starting today over at Dude Time Doodles.  Sadly this is the last challenge for Dude Time Doodles.  We will be here next week for a new release blog hop but the doors will finally close on Dude Time Doodles on Dec 15th.

With christmas just around the corner our theme for this challenge is:

Happy Holidays

So just upload your creations before the challenge closes in a weeks time.  Just remember that your creation should be masculine in nature.  Let's go out with a bang and make this a great last challenge.

Here is what I created using a super image from Dude Time Doodles.  This character reminds me so much of my hubby at Christmas.  A real humbug he is lol.

I think this may well end up as hubby's christmas card this year.

Thanks for popping by and looking forward to seeing all your creations.  There is a fab prize on offer this week so pop over to Dude Time Doodles, check out the design team creations and read all about the fab prize.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
OSAAT - Use a digi
The Crafty Pad - Christmas
The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything goes
Cards for Men - Merry Christmas
Pan Pastel - Red and Green Christmas
Stamp N Doodle - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Christmas is Coming
My Mums Craft Shop - Song Inspiration (We wish you a Merry Christmas) lol
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

Christmas Wreath

Evening Folks
Hope you have all had a good Monday.  Work as usual for me but the day went quickly so I can't complain.
Spent a bit of time tonight putting together another christmas card.  This one is another simple one but a bit different.  See what you think.

I used a super stamp set from Woodware called Bubble Wreath.  I stamped out the wreath which is basically just lots of different size circles.  The little fern leaf stamp was also part of the set and I randomly stamped leaves.  Then came the fun part.  I covered all the little circles by using a combination of buttons, pearls, gems and stickles.
The rest of the card I kept quite simple in order to keep the focus on the wreath.

I really liked the way it came out that I decided to make a few more.

As I said, quite quick to do.  So that's another four christmas cards done.

Thanks for popping by and thanks in advance for any comments you wish to leave.  I really enjoy reading them and appreciate your support.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Fashionista - Blue christmas
Joanna Sheen - Cold and frosty
Fussy and Fancy - Feeling blue
One Stop - Monochrome tones
Little Claires - Christmas
The Crafty Pad - Christmas
Kaboodle Doodles - Buttons and bows
Polka Doodles - Square card with a round element (wreath, gems, pearls)

Blue Christmas

Evening Folks
Sorry about this late posting but you know how it is.  Time just seems to have slipped away from me tonight.
My hubby has gone out to see a band at our local so I have the TV remote and the house to myself.  Not very often that happens.  A chance to sit in my pyjamas and watch mindless TV while doing some blogging.

I am now well and truly getting on with my christmas crafting and today is a card that I have done for one of my nephews.

As you can see I have done another easel card.  I decided to use my favourite colour combo for christmas cards - blue and silver.  The image is a stamp from the Mulberry range by Crafters Companion.  The papers were also from Crafters Companion and were some freebies that I got in a craft magazine.  Everything is matted onto silver mirror card.  I added a large die cut snowflake which is cut from glitter card (white and blue).  I love these little trees and blinged them up using some gems.

Thanks for popping by and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Crafters Companion - Favourite colour combo (blue and silver for christmas)
Cards for Men - Anything goes
Creative Card Crew - Silver and Blue
Joanna Sheen - Cold and frosty
Fashionista - Blue christmas
Bunny Zoes - Winter
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas
LEJ Designs - Seasons Greetings
The Paper Shelter - Easel Christmas card
My Mums Craft Shop - Winter Wonderland
Divas By Design - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Christmas trees
Crafty Catz - Lets have sparkle
Fussy and Fancy - Feeling Blue
One Stop - Monochrome tones
Little Claires - Christmas

Birthday Easel

Evening Folks
Hope you are all well.  So glad it is the weekend.  Had a busy week with work so looking forward to a couple of days rest and relaxation.
I plan on cracking on with some christmas cards tomorrow.  Must really start some christmas shopping too.  I feel like I am so behind but I remember saying that last year lol.  It will all come right in the end.

Anyway, this is a card for my nephews to give their Great Grandma for her birthday in December.  My sister is certainly keeping me busy with orders.

I used some decoupage and papers from the Papermania Lucy Cromwell collection.  I have had this for absolutely ages and this was the appropriate card to use it on.  My spellbinders dies had an outing for the stopper part of the easel.  I just love the lace and pearl trim that I used on top of the pink ribbon.  Really need to get some more of this.

Thanks for popping by and hope you all have a fab weekend.  Welcome to my new followers, I hope you enjoy my blog and I thank you for following me.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Ribbon Girl - Add sparkle
Hotshot Craft - Butterflies
A Gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and Lace
Papertake - Flower Power
J & C Creations - Floral delights
Divas By Design - Anything goes
Little Miss Muffet - Textiles
In The Pink - Punches and/or Dies

Bring out the Gingerbread

Hi Folks
This is my second post for today.
It's time for another weekly challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges.  Must admit these weeks are flying by.
We have three fab sponsors for this weeks challenge:
My Heart Pieces - 3 digi images of the winners choice
The Paper Shelter - $20 gift certificate
Make It Crafty - $15 gift certificate
I think you will agree some fab prizes.  Our challenge theme is everyone's favourite - Anything Goes.

I used a cute Gingerbread image from Make It Crafty for my project.

I decided to do something a bit different for this project so I have made a gift box.  This little box was given to me by one of my daughters.  She received some jewellery in it for her birthday and didn't want the box so I decided to make it into a little box for gingerbread cookies.

I coloured the image with promarkers and cut it out using one of my dies.  I added some glamour dust to the white icing parts and some pearls for the buttons.  I topped the box with some christmas paper and edged with gold glitter paper.  A couple of flower toppers, a bow and sentiment finished the top.

For the sides I covered it with some brown ribbon (can't really see it very well), put some lace over the top and then decorated with some pearls.

Thanks for popping by and hope you will pop over to Penny's and check out the challenge details and the great creations from the rest of the design team.  Looking forward to seeing all your entries.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Ribbon Girl - Add sparkle
Whimsy Stamps - Traditional Christmas colouring
Simply Create Too - Use your stash (flowers, ribbon, pearls)
A Gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace
Forever Friends - Use ribbon/twine
Papertake - Flower power
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas
Passion for Promarkers - Moon and stars
LEJ Designs - Seasons greetings
The Stamping Boutique - Food
Divas by Design - Anything goes

Take care.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hi Folks
It's Wednesday and time for the Dude and Dudettes over at Dude Time Doodles to share their creativity with you.  This week is our freebie challenge and we were given the choice of two fab images to use.
I used Paul Pilgrim and created this little Thanksgiving card in honour of the upcoming Thanksgiving Day in America.

This was quite a simple card to make.  The image was coloured using promarkers and then cut out.  I used an embossing folder to create the white panel and teamed this up with some autumnal colours of patterned paper.  I cut some leaves in fall colours using one of my Spellbinders dies.  A little handwritten sentiment and some card candi in the corners finished the card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Cards for Men - Anything goes
Pixie Dust - Fall colours
Aud Sentiments - Thanks
Disdigidesigns - Fall colours
Card Makin Mamas - Thanksgiving/Thank you
Sentimental Sundays - Thanksgiving/Thank you
Pile It On - Lets be thankful
Kaboodle Doodles - Use plaid
Lexis Creations - Thanksgiving/Thank you
Simon Says - Thanksgiving/Thank you
Inky Impressions - Give thanks

Thanks for popping by and for more eye candy and to pick up your freebie images just pop over to Dude Time Doodles.  It's amazing how different everyone's projects are.  Looking forward to seeing what you create using the images.

Anyone for Golf

Evening Folks
Hope you are all well.  Looked at the calendar at work today and realised that it is a work colleagues birthday on Thursday.  Instant panic as I knew I didn't have an appropriate card in my stash that I could give him.  So when I got in tonight it was straight up to the crafty room to get to work.

Steve is really into his golf and I have had this super image from Bugaboo for a few months now.  I have only used it once before so thought it deserved another outing.

I kept it really simple as Steve would not appreciate any fancy bits and pieces.  I managed to create this card using papers and card from my scraps box.  I already had the spellbinders die and the card candi.  The ribbon was also offcuts in my ribbon box.  All in all I am quite pleased with the way it came out and think Steve will like the humour.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Cards for Men - Anything goes
Inky Impressions - Birthday
Stampin for the Weekend - All stitched up
Simply Create Too - Use your stash (all using old stash)
Kaboodle Doodles - Use plaid
Anything Goes - Stitching

Thanks for popping by and for all your lovely comments you leave.

Anything Goes at Dream Valley

Hi Folks
This is my second post for today.
Today sees the start of a new challenge over at Dream Valley and is one that I am sure you will all love - Anything Goes.  So looking forward to seeing all your fab entries.
Our sponsor for this challenge is Joanna Sheen and the winner will receive £10 to spend in the online store.

No image used on this one just a lovely sentiment.  The sentiment is a stamp set from Imagination Crafts.  I stamped and embossed it adding a little bit of glitter to the embossing powder.  Looks nice and sparkly in real life.  I used my favourite colour purple in various shades.  The ribbon is a gorgeous shade of purple but for some reason it has come out looking more blue than purple.  I am finding it incredibly difficult now to get good pictures because of the light.  Think I may well have to invest in some sort of photo booth and light.  If anyone has any recommendations just let me know.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
One Crazy Stamper - Anything goes
The Squirrel and the Fox - Flowers, hats or horses
Ribbon Girl - Add sparkle
Penny Black and More - Any die will do
Papertake - Anything goes
LEJ Designs - Use die cuts or punches
My Mums Craft Shop - Sentiments
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Hotshot Craft - Butterflies
Sweet Stampin - Anything goes
One Stop - Anything goes
Robyns Fetish - Anything goes

Thanks for popping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Take care

Flutter By

Hi Folks
Feeling a little bit delicate today.  Not really sure why but think it may be due to the wine I was forced to drink last night lol.  We had a lovely meal out for my Mother-in-laws birthday but paying the price a little today.  Thankfully my hubby is cooking dinner, a yummy Sunday roast.  That will sort me out.

Anyway, today sees the start of a new challenge over at Corrosive Challenges.  Our fab sponsor for the month of November is A Day for Daisies.  The winner will receive a $12 gift certificate.
Our first challenge for the month of November is 'Flutter By' - use an image with wings.  A nice easy peasy one for you.

I used a fab image from our sponsor for my project.

I am a sucker for a butterfly and just loved this little image.  I decided to make a little wall hanging for my crafty room.  The image is coloured in promarkers and I added lots of glamour dust for sparkle.  Mounted onto some pink card, edged with lace and some yummy ribbon to hang it up with.  The little flowers were made out of card candi.
For more inspiration just pop over to Corrosive Challenges, the design team have all been hard at work.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Stamp N Doodle - Use a digi
The Paper Shelter - Fairies and Elves
I Love Promarkers - Pretty in pink
Totally Papercrafts - Cute and girly
Hotshot Craft - Butterflies
A Gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace
Robyns Fetish - Anything goes
Pan Pastel - Make an embellishment (flowers from card candi)

Thanks for popping by and looking forward to seeing all your creations.
Take care

Michael Powell Christmas

Hi Folks
Hope you are all enjoying your weekend.  Spent a bit of time in my crafty room today putting inserts and envelopes and boxes with cards that I have made.  I always intend to do them as I go along but that just never happens.  So I just end up with a box full of cards that need packaging up with inserts and envelopes.  But got most of them done so feeling rather good about that.
We are off out for a meal tonight as it is my Mother-in-law's birthday today.  Going to one of our favourite Indian restaurants so all is good.
Just thought I would show you a quick christmas card I have done using one of the Michael Powell urban stamps by Docrafts.

I used a spotlight technique to highlight part of the image.  Quite effective and meant not too much colouring. Although you can't see it very well I sprayed the coloured part with some Spray n Sparkle to give it a nice sparkly sheen.  The background was done by stamping a snowflake image on black card with Versamark and using Mica powder to pick out the image.  I then matted using gold mirror card and added a glittery Happy Christmas sentiment.  A few gems finished it nicely.
I really enjoyed doing this and think a few more with fill out my christmas card box nicely.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Hooked on Craft - Christmas no red or green
One Crazy Stamper - Anything goes
Ribbon Girl - Add sparkle
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything goes
Papertake - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - No flowers
MAWTT - In the spotlight
Paperplay - Snowflakes
Delightful Challenges - Snowflakes let it snow
Sweet Stampin - Anything goes
One Stop - Anything goes

Thanks for popping by and hope you all have a lovely evening, whatever you are doing.
Take care.

Lots of layers at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges

Hi Folks
This is my second post for today.
Over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges we have a new challenge starting today.  The theme for this weeks challenge is  LOTS OF LAYERS.  Just upload your creations that have several layers.

We have a real treat for you this week as there are four fab sponsors for this challenge.
Robyns Fetish - 4 digi images of the winners choice
Digi My World - $10 voucher
The Stamping Boutique - 3 digi images of the winners choice
Sassy Studio - 4 digi images of the winners choice
How great is that?  Four chances to win some great digi images.

For this weeks challenge I have two cards to show you.  I know, no need to thank me lol.
For my first creation I used a fab image from Digi My World.

I went for a blue theme (for a change) using some fab papers from Papermania.  I kept the embellishments quite simple just using some card candy, lace, a crochet flower and sentiment.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Anything goes - Anything goes
One Crazy Stamper - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Pearls and Lace
The Crafty Pad - Anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything goes
Stamp N Doodle - Use a digi
Inky Impressions - Birthday
My Mums Craft Shop - Sentiments

For my second creation following the lots of layers theme I used an image from Robyns Fetish.

Isn't that reindeer just so cute.  I added some gold glamour dust to the image and the papers were all from my christmassy stash.
As you can see I used the same layout for both cards.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge - Polks dots/spots
Forever Friends - Anything goes
Polka Doodles - Bright colours and sparkle
Catch the Bug - Anything goes
Papertake - Anything goes
Sweet Stamps - Christmas
Divas by Design - Lets get cute
Whimsy Stamps - Traditional christmas colouring

Thanks for popping by and don't forget to head over to Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges and check out the design team creations.  Such creativity.
Looking forward to seeing all your entries.

Fall Colours with Dude Time Doodles

Hi Folks
Another week has passed by and it's time for the Dude and Dudettes to come out and share their creativity over at Dude Time Doodles.
Before I launch into this weeks challenge I can reveal that I was the mystery host for the blog hop last week.  I have picked a winner and that is DESIRE FOURIE.  Well done Desire, just pop over to Dude Time Doodles to claim your free digi image.
We have a fab new challenge for you this week and it's quite a topical one at the moment  FALL COLOURS.  So just upload your masculine cards using the beautiful colours of Autumn.

At the moment we have loads of dead leaves flying around our garden and getting rid of them is not one of hubby's favourite jobs.  So I decided to make a little garden survival gift bag using this fab image Leif Blower from Dude Time Doodles.  I used some autumnal coloured papers and die cut loads of leaves to embellish.  I attached a gift tag and hand wrote the contents of the gift bag on it.  It certainly made hubby smile when I showed it to him.

For more fab inspiration pop over to Dude Time Doodles.  The design team have been hard at work again.
Looking forward to seeing all your fab creations.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
D C C and Friends - Autumn to you
Here Come The Boys - Die cuts/punches
Anything Goes - Anything goes
One Crazy Stamper - Anything goes
Heck of a Challenge - Shades of Autumn
Catch the Bug - Anything goes
Allsorts - For men only
Crazy 4 Challenges - Anything but a card
The Crafty Pad - Anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything goes
Love to Create - Shades of autumn
Cards for Men - Anything goes
The Stamping Boutique - Fall
Papertake - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - In the garden
LEJ Designs - Use die cuts/punches
Stamp N Doodle - Use a digi
Crafty Creations - No flowers

Mags
xx

Forever Friends Christmas

Evening Folks
I will try and keep this short as it is getting a bit late.  I always intend to post early but never quite manage to get there lol.

I used this cute Forever Friends decoupage image to create this christmas card.  I used the sketch over at Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge.  This was quite a quick and simple card to do.  The four white panels were embossed and matted onto red cardstock.  The decoupage image was mounted onto the same red cardstock.  Used one of my spellbinders dies for the holly in the corners.  Some red ribbon, pearls and a sentiment finished the card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Forever Friends - use sketch
Crafty Ribbons - Christmas
Anything Goes - Anything goes
My Mums Craft Shop - Bold and bright
Divas By Design - Feeling festive
Catch The Bug - Anything goes
The Crafty Pad - Anything goes
OSAAT - Anything goes
Sentimental Sundays - Dimensions
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything goes

Thanks for popping by.
Take care.

Super sparkly Birthday Wishes

Hi Folks
Hope you are all well and enjoying your weekend.
I have had a PJ today and spent some time in my crafty room.  Got a couple more cards done but the plan for tomorrow is to have a good go at getting some of my christmas cards done.
Going out tonight with some friends to our local pub to see a band.  Should be a good night but not so sure about my head tomorrow lol.  The eldest daughter has gone to the cinema to see the new James Bond film.  Now I don't know about you but I really can't get excited about a Bond film.  To me they are all the same, good guy, bad guy, good guy wins, end of film lol.

Anyway, here is my offering today.  It is a birthday card that I have done for a birthday coming up in December.  With all the christmas cards I have to do I thought I had better get the December birthdays out of the way.

Now I am quite pleased with myself because apart from the stamp and pearls the rest of the items on this card were made using my old stash.  The stamp is a recent purchase from Imagination Crafts and is one of their decoupage stamps.  I stamped the image onto cardstock and used some distress ink to age it a little.  The dragonflies were then stamped onto acetate and I used the Sparkle Medium from Imagination Crafts to add the glittery sparkle to them.
I made my own background paper by using a small dragonfly stamp that came with the stamp set. I stamped it randomly in versamark and then used Mica powder for a bit of shimmer.  The flower is a Tim Holtz die which was distressed with some ink and then some glitter added.  As you can tell I used several dies on this card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Sketch and Stash - use sketch and old and new stash
Sweet Stampin - All that glitters
Catch The Bug - Anything goes
A Blog Named Hero - Punch or die cuts
Hotshot Craft - Bling it on
Love to Create - Lots of layers
Lexis Creations - Birthday
Cutie Pie - Distress
LEJ Designs - Anything goes
Anything Goes - Anything goes
Inky Impressions - Lots of layers
Crafts and Me - Bling it up
The Paper Shelter - Anything goes
Fab N Funky - Die cuts/punches
Forever Friends - Anything goes
One Crazy Stamper - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Add texture
Crafts 4 Eternity - colour challenge

Thanks for popping by and for all the lovely comments you leave. Welcome to my new followers and hope you like what you see.  Will hopefully get round to do some commenting tomorrow.
Until then enjoy your evening and weekend.
Take care.