Magnolia-Licious Challenge

Here is my entry for the 'White on White' challenge.

Thanks for stopping by x
♥ HUGZ ♥

 

Totally Tilda Challenge #108

Here is my entry for the 'Tilda with a Christmas Tree' challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, any feedback is greatly received xo

♥ HUGZ ♥

 

So Last Year

Just wanted to quickly share the card I made for my Dad for christmas,
I totally forgot to blog it, so here it is!

I used another of my TGF 'my guy Ian' stamps and gave him a christmas hat {it's from a LOTV teddy stamp} I thought it fit quite nicely.

The tree die was one I was gifted from Tracy @ Dies to Die For. I think the papers were MME.
I'll be back soon with more cute shares.

♥ HUGZ ♥ 

Very first LOTV card!

After recently getting my very first Lili of the Valley stamps i thought I'd join in with the LOTV challenge {you don't need to use their stamps but i wanted too}

This week there is a recipe:

3 Papers, 2 Stamps, 1 Type of Embellishment

I went for the 3 yummy BG papers {a couple of which i machine stitched the edges}, 2 lotv teds which i coloured with copics and 1 old crimbo candle ornament {which i recycled for the flower and holly leaves}

The sentiment is an acrylic tile matted onto a punched out surround with brads.

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A quick close up...

Isn't he just darling.. i used picket fence distress stickles on the hat and rock candy DS on the star.

This also ticks the boxes to join in with this weeks Fun with shapes with their theme 'Recycling'

♥ HUGZ ♥

Frilly Friendship for Christmas!

I had a lovely crafty session with a friend yesterday evening via webcam... {i don't know what i'd do without it, i only have 1 crafty friend who lives sort of near to me, so this is like a lifeline to my far away mates}... anyways enough of my sad life lol

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She found a super 'sketch' over at Crafty Catz.

I choose to turn it 90° clockwise as i had already coloured an image

which is the Greetings Farm, I coloured with a smudge of distress ink and then copic'ed.

{sorry for the glare in the pic.. had to use the flash as the light is very poor and i've not worked out how to edit in PSP yet!!}

I added a bit of sparkle with my clear sepia pen and some frosted lace stickles.

I framed the 'nestie'd image with gorgeous lace and finished off with some paper roses and a pin i made myself and a punched out circle i stamped the greeting onto.

The papers are DCWV and BG and the sentiment stamp is Magnolia.

This card also fits the Fun with Shapes challenge which is 'Borders and frames' this week and Simon Says Stamp with the theme 'All that Sparkles'.

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Thanks for looking and have a fab weekend... i'm off this morning to a 'Sincerely Yours' craft fair in Taunton, it's only a small one but Oyster stamps are gonna be there and i love that shop he he

♥ HUGZ ♥

An al'white' card!

It's just as well The Sugar Bowl is fortnightly or else I'd of been pretty late with my entry..

I finally managed to find a bit of time this week to do a spot of the old crafting...

...where are the days flying off too i do wonder!

Kathy provided the fab sketch with the added prompt to use 'Lace'

Colour Create had 'all white' as the chosen colour this time round.. or should that be non colour!

This was actually harder than i thought, trying to think of ways to make the white 'pop' so i had to add a teeny tiny bit of colour just to define the edges or else it would of looked pants! Hope it still counts!

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I was going to leave the image very bare, put a slight wash of antique linen distress ink over the entire thing.. but it looked too bare so i used a couple of my lightest copic colours over the top and it turned out really pretty i think... i may just have to colour in this way again as i really like the muted tones.

I finished by adding a coat of my new rock candy crackle paint to the image {although the pic doesn't really show it very well} i also added some of the rock candy stickles to the snowflake and that too looks very subtle but very cool.

This card also fits in with the Creative Card Crew theme this week which is 'snowflakes'

& Winter Wonderland which has an 'open theme'

Thanks for taking the time to stop by...

♥ HUGZ ♥

Sugar Bowl & Sunday Stamper

Sugar Bowl time again and this week the sketch is by Tiets with the added prompt of 'Christmas'

Also my friend Hels has a new Sunday Stamper Challenge today which is 'Circles'

I finally got around to cutting up some of my 12x12 MemoryStor® papers, i took one of each designs {which was goodness knows how many as there were 300 papers in the pack} and cut them into 6x6, i ended up with a nice 2 and a 1/2 inch pile of lush little papers.. so decided to use some on this card!

I coloured my Gorjuss with copics and added a bit of glitz to her dress, and to ted,

with my clear spica. I mounted them onto a label nestie die-cut, I also cut a mini label for the wording {which was from a 99p clear stamp set}. Some pretty flowers and holly leaves, a bit of lace and a couple of christmas lights from my stash put the finishing touches to the card.

Thanks for visiting.. Come back again soon x

♥ HUGZ ♥

Anyone for Anya #3

Well i totally can't believe its challenge 3 over at Anyone for Anya already.. I've been meaning to join in for the past 2 weeks but just haven't had the time, i was in the middle of the last one when i realised it had changed so had to quickly alter my card!!!

This week the theme is

BOWS BUTTONS & BRADS

I managed several buttons, a sparkly gem brad and an ickle bow as well!

I know it doesn't look like a christmas card.. but it is! The papers are from the new Jolly by Golly mini deck by cosmo cricket, these have to be the quirkiest crimbo colours ever but lots of fun and a nice break from the norm.

I've used one of the lovely new dressy miss anyas coloured with my trustie copics, and some cri-cut snowflakes given to be by my good friend Claire. I finished with a foil banner and hand drew the stitching. It's definatly different but i like it.. what do you think ???

♥ HUGZ ♥

CCC #24

Well what do ya know, another Christmas in August challenge over at Creative Card Crew... just the job to keep me productive.. and here's my card... sorry no time for chat, i've a train to catch but i'll be back early next week...OH will actually get to use the comp while i'm away lol

♥ Hugs for all ♥

OCC 15 9 09

The theme this week over at Our Creative Corner is

Christmas in August

Now seeing as i need all the help i can

when it comes to christmas cards i just had to join in!

So here is my card..

sorry no details but its a real busy time at the minute for me, got a hen night and wedding over the next couple of weeks so not much time to craft.. but normal service should return after the 6th sept!

♥ HUGZ ♥

Sketch Saturday #51

Found this weeks fab sketch over at SS and knew i had the perfect idea of what i was going to do.... my very first xmas card... i know.. i know.. but i'm so trying to be good this year and get a head start!

I got a great globe stamp at ally pally well over a year ago and had just not got around to trying it, and when i saw the circle in the sketch i just knew it would be ideal.

anyway enought of my waffle... here is my card...

There is actually wording in the top right corner saying "for you, with love" but it didn't photograph very well, i used versamark and mica powders.

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Materials used:
Basic Grey wassail papers
Fiskers lace punch ,Real lace
SN Gorjuss girl, Rubbernecker globe, Tanda xmas adornment stamps, Whimsy words.
Copics, Liquid pearls, Versamark, Mica powders.