SUGAR NELLIE A GOOD BOOK

And my last post for 2008! This card has been made for Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch No. 5 - A great Sketch from the very talented Dawny. I have used a stamp from Sugar Nellie called "A Good Book", which has been coloured with my favourite WC Brushes. The image has been cut, and layered on Lime green pearlescent cardstock. The backing papers have been printed from Summertime Designs download called "Limeade", and the spotty paper is a scrap from another project. The sentiment is from Whiff of Joy, and the ribbon from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you all have a super crafting 2009!

ARTY GIRLZ HOME ART

My next post is for Arty Girlz Challenge No. 66 - Home Art - "Create something that you can display in your home"..... my choice was Fridge Magnets. I have chosen three stamps from Whiff of Joy, that all have to do with food or drink, or something you would do in the kitchen, and thought these would make great images for my Fridge Magnets in my kitchen. I have coloured them with my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and then cut them to size, and layered then on gold and pink cardstock. I dusted the cobwebs off my Xyron machine, and ran the images through the machine, which gave them a layer of laminate over the top, and then a magnetic layer on the bottom. I was really very pleased with the outcome! Thanks for popping in, and hope to see you again!

ESPECIALLY FOR YOU

Well, the New Year is almost upon us, and I thought I would finish 2008 off with a few more posts. My first post is for Magnolia vs Stampavie Challenge - Week 7 - A Sketch from Donna.
I have chosen to rotate the Sketch, and have used three Sarah Kay images for this card, and they have been coloured with my WC Brushes. All three images have been cut with a nesty, and layered on gold card. The backing paper has been printed from a Tinker and Co. download called "Tinkers Vineyard". The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley, and the ribbon and flowers from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by.

SUGAR NELLIE ROSE GARDEN

Another post for tonight, and this card is for Cutie Sunday Challenge - Sketch No. 23 - "A Pocket Card". I have used this gorgeous Sugar Nellie stamp called Roses Garden, and have coloured her with my WC Brushes. The image has been cut with an Oval nesty. The image has been layered and some pearlescent cream card, and to finish it off, an Orange eyelet, and a small piece of ribbon to make a Tag. The papers used have both been printed from a Funky Hand CD, and the ribbon from my craft stash, lines the "Pocket" for my tag. And finally some paper flowers, complete the Sketch. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and hope to see you again real soon!

WHIFF OF JOY CHARLIE AND SNOWBALLS

Hello ladies, I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas! I could not resist catching up on a few Challenges, so my first one tonight is for Kaboodle Doodle Challenge No. 16 - "For the Boys".

I know it is a bit late for Christmas, at least I will have ahead start on next years Christmas cards.... This is a Whiff of Joy stamp called Charlie with Snowballs, and he has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC brushes, and a little glitter added to the snowballs. I have folded the card in a tri-fold, and have used papers printed from Kaboodle download called "All Stars". The card has been finished off with a couple of punched snowflakes, and pale blue gems in their centres.

Definately one "For the Boys"! Thanks for stopping by, and hope you have enjoyed your visit.

POLLYCRAFT PHOEBE OH CHRISTMAS TREE

My next card for today is for Sketch Saturday - Sketch No. 29. This is a lovely Sketch from Mariska, and it was a real joy to do. I have chosen a Pollycraft stamp called Phoebe "Oh Christmas Tree", which has been coloured with my WC Brushes. The image was cut down, and layered on Silver, and Pink cardstock. The plaid backing paper is from Kameo Cards, and the gorgeous Christmas trees are from My Minds Eye Collection called "Be Merry Trim the Tree". The Sketch has been finished off with a strip of Pink card which has been run through my paper trimmer with a Scalloped edge, and then three pink ribbons from my craft stash. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and Happy Crafting X

PENNY BLACK CHRISTMAS PEEK A BEAR

A few late posts from me tonight, I have caught the flu bug, and have not been feeling very bright today, so these quick posts from me, and then I am off to bed. My first card is for Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Week 27 - Recipe "3 Flowers.... 2 Papers..... 1 Ribbon". I enjoyed this Challenge, and have chosen an old favourite of mine, Penny Black stamp "Christmas Peek-a-Bear", which has been coloured with my WC Brushes. I have layered the image on some red, and gold card. The TWO backing papers are both decorative papers from Kameo Cards. Then to finish the card off, THREE flowers, and ONE piece of ribbon, from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you enjoyed your visit.

SUGAR NELLIE HUG IN A MUG

My second card today is for The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge No. 11 - "Sketch by the talented Donna" (Fab Sketch Donna!!). I had great fun with this Sketch, and I used one of my favourite new Sugar Nellie stamps called "Hug in a Mug". I decided to mix my colours up a bit, and combined Pink and Orange. I am very pleased with the outcome, even if I say so myself. The backing papers were a great find on my new Funky Hand CD called "Funky Daze", and they blended in perfectly with my colour choice in the image. The card has been finished off with a piece of "Peachy" coloured ribbon, a few gems, and a stamped sentiment from Cuddly Buddly. Hope you have had a great evening, and see you soon.

ELZYBELLS REINDEER AND STAR

I have two cards to post tonight, and my first one is for Cute Card Thursday Challenge No. 40. - "Punches". I have used an Elzybells stamp called Reindeer and Star, which has been coloured with my WC brushes. I did cheat a little, and used my Round nesties to cut the image out, and the gold and green layers. The edge of my card has been punched with a Fiskars Border punch, and my bottom layer of gold card has been punched with a Fiskars corner punch "Heritage", and my final punch used for this Challenge was an X-Cut punch to make my Snowflakes. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you enjoyed your visit.

NEW CHALLENGE BLOG - STARTS 5 JAN 2009

In support of my Blogging Buddy Becky, there is a new Challenge Blog starting on 5 Jan 2009 called "Sketch and Stash Challenge", check it out. Here are the details :

Every 2 weeks there will be a sketch to follow. You can rotate the sketch, resize the elements and add extra elements if needed.The second part of the challenge is to use your newest stash on your card. You can use a new paper, new stamp, new embellishments etc. They can all be new or just one thing which is new, that's up to you!When you're posting your card on your blog please let everyone know what your new item is, the make or manufacturer and a link to where you bought it from if possible!

If you visit this Blog, there is also some Blog Candy up for grabs, if you put a link on your Blog and tell you friends about the new Challenge Blog. Blog Candy will be up for grabs till midnight 3 Jan 2009.

LILI OF THE VALLEY GLAM JASMINE

My next card tonight is for Lili of the Valley Challenge No. 12 - "New Year"! I have used Lili of the Valley's stamp called Jasmine - Glam. I have coloured her with the Art-Kure WC Brushes, I have glittered Jasmine's Tiara, and necklace, and have stuck some tiny gems at the bottom of her dress. The image has been cut with a round nesty, and layered on black and pink cardstock. The backing papers have been printed from Pink Petticoats Paper Collection CD called "His 'n Hers". My sentiment has been created on my PC, and also layered on pink and black card. I also have quite a few rather large paper flowers that I do not often use, so I decided I would use one as the base for my "sentiment flower". The card has been finished off the a piece of black ribbon (actually cut from the shoulders of one of my jumpers - I hate those little ribbon loops, so I always cut the off and keep them, you never know when they may come in handy!), some paper flowers, and also some silver and pink gems. Thanks for taking the time to stop by, and hope you enjoyed your visit.

WHIFF OF JOY MELINDA CHRISTMAS ANGEL

Good evening all, hope you are having a great evening. Just a couple of posts from me today. My first card is for Whiff of Joy Challenge No. 12 - "Make a Christmas card with Contempory colours - No Red or Green". I chose Whiff of Joy's stamp called Melinda Christmas Angel, and believe it or not, but the colours I have used are "Pinks", but the photo does not seem to show that very well. I did however have to use a "Tiny" bit of green and red, on the Holly and the leaves, I am sure I can get away with it! The backing papers are from HOTP Collection called "Metallic Silver", and finally some flowers to finish the card off. Hope you have enjoyed you visit, and do come back, and visit again soon. Happy Crafting X

WHIFF OF JOY CHARLIE 007

My second card for today is for A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge No. 29 - "Happy New Year!". I have chosen a Whiff of Joy stamp called "Charlie 007", and he has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC Brushes. The image has been cut with an Oval nesty, and layered on silver and black cardstock. The backing papers have been printed from a Summertime Designs download called "Limeade". The sentiments "Celebrate" has been stamped, and the "2009" has been printed on my PC. The card has been finished off with some flowers from my craft stash. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and thanks for taking the time to stop by.

SUGAR NELLIE CHRISTMAS FAIRY

This card has been made for Papertake Weekly Challenge - "Dawny's Sketch No. 4. Yet another fabulous Sketch from Dawny, thanks I really had fun with this Sketch. I have used Sugar Nellie's stamp called "Christmas Fairy", and have gone with a Blue theme for the colour choice. She has been coloured with my WC Brushes, and cut to size, and layered on pale blue cardstock. The backing papers have been printed from Tinker and Co. download, called "Tinkers Vineyard". The sentiment is from Whiff of Joy, and the ribbon and bow have come from my craft stash. Thanks for popping by, and hope you have a good evening.

POLLYCRAFT WINTER ELVES REFLECTION

And my other quick post for tonight is for Kaboodle Doodle Challenge No. 11 - "Embossing". I could have cheated, and used my card I made for another Challenge, but thought I would rather make another card altogether. So I have used this cute stamp from Pollycraft called "Winter Elves - Reflection". This is a beautiful stamp, and I had great fun colouring it in with my Art-Kure WC Brishes. The image has been cut with a round nesty, and layered with silver, and pink cardstock. "The backing paper had been printed from a Summertime Designs download called "Beautimous". The "Embossed" element for my card, is a piece of pink cardstock which has been put through a Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" Embossing Folder. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and thanks for stopping by.

SUGAR NELLIE SNOWFLAKE

A couple of quick posts from me this evening. The first one is for Cutie Sunday Challenge - Sketch No. 22. I have used this NEW adorable Sugar Nellie stamp called "Snowflake". She is so beautiful, and I thoroughly enjoyed colouring her in with my Art-Kure WC Brushes. She has then been cut to size, and layered on some silver and lilac cardstock. My backing paper is a gorgeous print from a HOTP Cardmakers Creative Pack called "Christmas". The sentiment is a stamp from Whiff of joy, and the ribbon is from my craft stash. Although the Snowflakes are not part of the Sketch, I added them for a little added interest. Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely weekend.

SUGAR NELLIES PIP AND PRESENTS

My card for today, has been made for The Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge No. 10 - "Embossing Dry or Heat". I have chosen Sugar Nellies stamp called "Pip and Presents", which has been coloured with my WC Brushes. The image has been cut with with an Oval nesty, and layered on Silver cardstock. I have used a Cuttlebug "Baubles" Embossing Folder for my "Embossed" requirement in this Challenge. The backing paper has been printed from the New Christmas Paper Collection CD "Tis the Season" from Pink Petticoat. I have finished off the card, with three strips of ribbon, some silver bows, and three pale green gems. The sentiment has been stamped from an Elzybells stamp. Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog, and hope you come back and visit soon. Happy Crafting X

ALOTA WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH UMBRELLA

A late night posting from me tonight, and this card has been made for Sketch Saturday - Sketch No. 28. And once again I have chosen to rotate the Sketch. I have stamped this cute image from Alota, called "Walking in the Rain with Umbrella". I have used a few basic colours to colour the image, and have then cut it out with an Oval nesty. The backing papers have been printed from Summer Driggs download called "Beautimous". The Sketch has been completed with a stamped sentiment, some pale blue ribbon and papers flowers from my craft stash. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and hope to see you again very soon.

PENNY BLACK I LOVE SNOW

This card has been made for Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Week 26 "Sketch by Beth". This was a great Sketch, and I had fun rotating it. I have used Penny Blacks stamp called "I love Snow!", which has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and a little glitter added to the snowballs for added interest. The main backing paper has been printed from a Shabby Princess download called Holiday Sampler - Christmas. The small strip of Red snowflake paper was printed from a Funky Hand Paper Collection CD. The sentiment has been stamped from a Cuddly Buddly stamp, and the card finished off with this lovely red spotty ribbon. Thanks for taking the time to stop by, and Happy Crafting X

MAGNOLIA TILDA WITH WOOD BASKET

For today, this card has been made for Friday Sketchers No. 31. I have chosen a Magnolia stamp called "Tilda with Wood Basket". I have coloured the image with my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and then cut the image with one of my new nesties. The backing papers have been printed from Tinker & Co (Download called Tinkers Vineyard), and Funky Hand (NEW CD called Funky Daze). The spotty paper is from Funky Hand, and the Tartan is from Tinker & Co.

To finish the card off, a piece of Pink spotty ribbon, and some gems, from my craft stash.

Hope you have enjoyed you visit, and thanks for popping by.

LILI OF THE VALLEY MIKI JUGGLING

This card has been made for Lili of the Valley Challenge No. 11 - "Sketch by Donalda". This was a great Sketch, and I really enjoyed making this card. I chose Lili of the Valley stamp called "Miki Juggling". This was really very simple, because I only used a few colours, and highlighted the fur on the clothing, and the snowballs with some glitter. All the backing papers used, were printed from Tinker & Co download, called "Snowball". My "wavy" edge at the bottom of the card was cut with a decorative blade on my paper trimmer. The card was finished off with a big blue paper flower, with several layers of blue, and topped with a pale blue spotty brad, and a strip of blue ribbon separates my two base colours on my background. The sentiment is also a Lili of the Valley stamp, which has been layered on pale blue cardstock. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you enjoyed your visit. Happy Crafting X

WHIFF OF JOY SANTA CHARLIE

Hello my fellow bloggers, apologies for not being a very good blogging buddy this last week, but it has been a rather busy one for me. I have been catching a glance here and there at all your lovely creations, but have not had a chance to leave any comments. Well, hopefully I can make it up to all of you this week. I shall start my week off with a card for Whiff of Joy Challenge No. 11 - "Sketch by Heather". This is another lovely Sketch from Heather, and for this Challenge, I have chosen Whiff of Joy stamp called "Santa Charlie". As always I have used my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and a little touch of glitter to add a bit of texture. I have cut the image out with a round nesty, and layered it on some red cardstock. The backing papers used are from Hot of the Press "Christmas Time" Collection. And to finish the Sketch off some Red gems, and some red and green paper flowers. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and thanks for dropping by.

ALOTA BOY WITH CARS

My next card for today is for Papertake Weekly Challenge - Dawny's Sketch No. 3. I have used an Alota stamp called "Boy with cars", and he has been coloured with my WC Brushes. The image has been cut to size, and layered on Orange cardstock. The backing papers have been printed from a Cuddly Buddly download, and the sentiment stamped from a Lili of the Valley stamp. The card has been finished off with some ribbon and paper flowers from my crafty stash. Thanks for dropping by, and hope you have a lovely weekend. I am off to Devon with some girlfriends for a lovely crafting weekend! Happy Crafting X

KABOODLE DOODLE BOOT

This card has been made for Kaboodle Doodles Challenge No. 13 - "Shaped Cards and Items". This Challenge was to make a shaped card, without using squares and rectangles. So I decided I would go with making a card in the shape of a "Boot". This was cut from a WS Design template. I have used a textured brown cardstock for the boot, and used a small piece of Leopard Print paper for the top of the boot, which has been printed from a Pink Petticoat download. I punched holes for the boots lace holes, and used cream eyelets. The card has been finished off with some organza ribbon threaded like laces, and an organza ribbon for decoration. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you have a lovely day.

RACHELLE ANNE MILLER PEEK A BOO

My next card today is for Mangnolia vs Stampavie Challenge - Week 4 "Get the Feeling". This Challenge was all about getting as much Texture into our work. I have chosen Rachelle Anne Millers stamp called "Peek-a-Boo", and have coloured the image in with my Art-Kure WC Brushes. I have also put a little liquid pearls round the edges of the flowers of the image for a little more added texture. The image was then cut with a round nesty, and layered onto dark blue card. The backing paper was printed from a Funky Hand CD. I ran two pieces of blue card through a Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots and Circles" Embossing Folder. I have also used the scrap of card left over from cutting my dark blue card, and have fixed it into place with some brads. And for the finishing touches, a few paper flowers with brads and gems, and a stamped sentiment from Lili of the Valley.

POLLYCRAFT PHOEBE SKATING INTO CHRISTMAS

This card has been made for Cutie Sunday Challenge - Sketch No. 20. I have chosen this cutie from Pollycraft called "Phoebe Skating into Christmas". I have coloured her with my WC brushes, and have glittered the fur on her clothing. I have cut the image with a oval nesty, and layered it on purple card. The backing paper was printed from a Funky Hand Paper Collection CD. I have added a couple of flowers to the Sketch as an extra, because it looked too plain for me. Thanks for dropping by, and hope to see you again soon. Happy Crafting X

PENNY BLACK XMAS HEAD TO TOE

And my final card for today is for Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Week 24 - "Funky Christmas". I loved this Challenge, because it gave me a chance to jazz up Christmas a bit with some lovely bright colour. I have chosen Penny Black stamp called "Xmas Head to Toe", and have funked her up by colouring her "Pink". She has then been glittered, and cut to size, and layered on a piece of Bubblegum Pink card. The backing papers were ideal for this Challenge, and were printed from Funky Hands "Funky Little Christmas" download. The card was finished off with two strips of pink and green "Spotty" ribbon, and some funky pink and green paper flowers. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you have a lovely day.

SPIRAL WHISPER MILLY ON YULE LOG

My next card is for Sketch Saturday Challenge No. 26, and for this one I have chosen a Spiral Whisper stamp called "Milly on Yule Log". She has been coloured with my WC Brushes, and added a little glitter for some sparkle. The backing papers were printed from Funky Hands "Paper Blossom" download, and have been layered on some pale green card. The Sketch has been finished off with a Sentiment which is a Papermania Dome Sticker, and three snowflake stickers which were a FREEBIE from a craft magazine. Thanks for visitng my blog, and happy crafting X

DECOUPAGE POPCORN BEAR

The Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge this week was to "Decoupage". Well this certainly was a Challenge for me because this is not something I do very often. My first Challenge was to actually find anything in my craft stash to decoupage, well thank goodness for FREEBIES in craft magazines, and me not throwing them away. I found this cutie from a craft magazine, I think it was from Quick Cards made Easy. Don't ask me how long I have had this, but thought he was too cute to pass on. He is a Popcorn bear, and is made up of three layers. He has been layered on a scrap of backing paper from another project, and the card has been finished off with a little bow, and some blue gems. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you come back and visit soon.

RACHELLE ANNE MILLER SNOWMAN

My next card is for Friday Sketchers Challenge - Sketch No. 29. I have used Rachelle Anne Millers stamp called "Snowman", and have gone with a lilac colour theme. The backing papers have all been printed from Pink Petticoat CD's. The card has been finished off with a Sentiment stamped from Elzybells, and a paper flower, with a pearly brad. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and Happy Crafting X

CAFE CHIC

This card has been made for Daring Cardmakers Challenge, which was "Cafe Chic!", and this was the first Challange set by Vanessa, and our cards must be inspired by Coffee! Well I am not much of a Coffee drinker myself, tea for me please!!!! I have chosen Whiff Of Joys stamp "Willow with Hot Chocolate", and which has been stamped and coloured. The backing papers in the dark coffee colours were printed from Pink Petticoats CD Collection, and the card was finished off with a Sentiment from Elzybells, a paper flower, and a few gems. Thanks for stopping by, and hope to see you again.

WHIFF OF JOY HERB

My next card is for Cute Card Thursday Challenge No. 37 - "Snow and Snowflakes". How could I not do this Challenge without using a Snowman, so I have chosen one of my new stamps from Whiff of Joy called "Herb". He has been coloured with my Art-Jure WC Brushes, and his body has been outlined with a Quickie Glue pen, and Glitter. He has been cut to size, and layered on Silver card. I have punched out some snowflakes from silver and white glitter card, and stuck them together with a silver gem in the centre of each snowflake. The backing paper is from HOTP Metallic Silver Collection. The snowflakes were placed randomly on the card, and finally to finish the card off, a piece of ribbon from my crafty stash, and a stamped Sentiment from Lili of the Valley. Thanks for taking the time to stop by, and Happy Crafting X

LILI OF THE VALLEY LILIS REINDEER SUGAR AND SPICE

This card has been made for Lili of the Valley Challenge No. 9 - "Our Four Legged Friends". I have chosen two Lili of the Valley stamps, called "Lili's Reindeer Sugar and Spice". They were really quite simple to do, as they only involved three colours. I then cut the out with an oval nesty, and layered them on cream and gold card. The backing paper is from Bella Press "Holiday Deluxe Sampler", and to finish the card off, some organza ribbon, and bows, and a stamped Sentiment from Lili of the Valley. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and thanks for stopping by.

WHIFF OF JOY LIZZIE

And my last card for today is for Whiff of Joy Challenge No. 9 - "Sketch by Heather". As I have just received my delivery of NEW Whiff of Joy stamps, I just could not resist using this gorgeous stamp called "Lizzie". She has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and all the fur on her clothing has been "glittered" for some added texture. All the backing papers have been printed from Pink Petticoats Paper Collection CD called "Doodle-icious Christmas". I also ran a small piece of pink card through a Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" Embossing Folder, and to finish the card off, some ribbon, paper flowers, and a stamped Sentiment. Thanks for dropping by, and enjoy the rest of your day, and as always "Happy Crafting" X

RACHELLE ANNE MILLER LILY AND MILO

Good morning crafters, I have woken to a light dusting of snow in Brentwood, Essex this morning, how beautiful ! Anyway I have a couple of posts this morning, and the first one is for Stamp with Stampavie Challenge No. 20 - Sketch by Guest Designer Sandra. I have chosen to use Rachelle Anne Millers stamp called "Lily and Milo", and as usual have been coloured with my WC Brushes. The image has been cut down, and layered on pale blue cardstock. The backing papers have been printed from Tinker and Co. download called "Matilda 2". And to finish the Sketch off, some paper flowers, and a stamped Sentiment. Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Crafting X