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

SUGAR NELLIES SWEET N SASSY

My next card for today is for A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge No. 26 - "Blooming Marvelous" - Use flowers or a floral paper on your creation. I have chosen one of my favourite stamps from Sugar Nellie called "Sweet 'n Sassy". She has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and then cut with a nesty, and layered on some dark blue card. The papers used for this card have been printed from Pink Petticoats Paper Collection CD called "Daisy Daisy". My small strip in the middle of the card has been cut, and layered on blue cardstock, and to finish the card off, some paper flowers down the side. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and hope to see you again ! Happy Crafting X

PENNY BLACK HOLLY DAY CRITTERS

Good morning all my fellow Bloggers, and crafting friends, it's a lovely sunny day today, and I am rearing to go and craft, but before I do so, I have a few posts to do. My first post for today is for Papertake Weekly Challenge - "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!". I have used one of the stamps from Penny Blacks T-for Transparent range, called "Holly Day Critters". This has been stamped and coloured, and also glittered the SNOW. The image has then been cut with a round nesty, and layered on white, and blue glittered cardstock. My base card is a white linen textured card, and I started off by embossing some snowflakes using a Denami Design stamp, all over the card in a random fashion. I then masked off a section of the spine of the card, and rubbed a Blue Brilliance Inkpad down the spine to create a border. I then punched out some small snowflakes, and "dotted" them all around the card in the areas where I had embossed snowflakes. I topped each snowflake with a silver or blue gem. The card was finished off by placing the main image on the card, and a stamped sentiment "Let it Snow"! Thanks for taking the time to stop by, and Happy Crafting X

WHIFF OF JOY OAKLEY WITH SCOOTER

And my final card for today is for Cutie Sunday Challenge - Sketch 19. I have chosen this stamp from Whiff of Joy, called "Oakley with Scooter", and have coloured him with my Art-Kure WC Brushes. I have cut the image down, and layered him on my "Star". The backing papers used as my main background and the star have both come from a paper pack from Funky Hand. And to finish off the Sketch, a piece of ribbon from my craft stash. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and thanks for stopping by.

ELZYBELLS FISHING PENGUIN

My next card is for Kaboodle Doodles Challenge No. 12 - "Monochrome". For this Challenge, I decided to do the traditional "monochrome" colour scheme of Black. I have used an Elzybells stamp called "Fishing Penguin", and have used a Sukura Gel pen for the Black, and then glittered the snow, and the penguins hat and scarf. I have layered the image in black and white cardstock, which have been cut with nesties. All the backing papers have been printed from Kaboodle Doodle download kit called "Aliens". The finishing touch is a stamped sentiment also from Elzybells. Thanks for taking the time to stop by my Blog, and hope you have enjoyed your visit.

RACHELLE ANNE MILLER CUDDLING

This card has been made for Magnolia vs Stampavie Challenge - Week 3 - "Tie that Sketch". I have used Rachelle Anne Miller stamp called "Cuddling", and as usual have used my WC brushes. The image was cut with a scalloped nesty, and layered on some lilac card. The backing paper was printed from a download from Printable Heaven, and is from their "Stripes" Collection. The card was finished off with a stamped Sentiment, and a Lilac ribbon and bow, from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by, and Happ Crafting X

SUGAR NELLIE PLANTING SOME LOVE

And my last card for today is for The Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge No. 7 - "Cute as a Button". I have chosen this "cute as a button" stamp from Sugar Nellie called "Planting some Love", and she has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC Brushes. The image has been cut with a round nesty, and layered on pale pink card. The main backing paper has been printed from Tinker and Co download called "Tinkers Vineyard", and once again the other two pieces are scraps from other projects. The card has been finished off with a stamped Sentiment, and a variety of "Buttons" from my craft stash. Thanks for taking the time to stop by my Blog, and love to see you again. Happy Crafting X

PENNY BLACK UPLIFTING OCCASION

My next card has been made for Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Week 23 - "Monochromatic". I decided to go with shades of "Purple", and started off by choosing Penny Blacks stamp called "Uplifting Occasion". I have had this stamp for quite a while now, and could put it off using it any longer, so I just had to use it for this Challenge. I have stamped the image, and coloured it with my Art-Kure WC Brushes. The main backing paper has been printed from Crafters Companion CD called "Papercrafts", and all rest of the little pieces I have used are scraps from other projects, and from other various Paper Collection CD's. I am a bit of a hoarder, and just hate throwing anything away!! The image has been cut down to size, and layered on two shades of "purple" cardstock, and to finish the card off, a stamped Sentiment also from Penny Black. Hope you have enjoyed your visit to my Blog, and thanks for dropping by.

SUGAR NELLIE HONEY AND SNOWMAN

This card has been made for Sketch Saturday Challenge - Sketch No. 25. I have chosen a Sugar Nellie stamp called "Honey and Snowman", and have coloured the image in with my Art-Kure WC Brushes. I have also gone around the edges of my Snowman with a Quickie Glue pen, and then dusted this with glitter. The backing paper has been printed from Pink Petticoats CD "Doodle-icious Christmas". I ran two pieces of green and pink pearlescent cardstock through a Cuttlebug "Snowflakes" Embossing Folder, and then cut them to size, to fit the Sketch. The card has been finished off with a Sentiment from Elzybells, which has been fixed with some pale green brads. Thanks for taking the time to drop by, and Happy Crafting X

HIGH HOPES GOOD CLEAN FUN

And my final card for today is for a NEW Challenge from Simply Fairies - Sketch No. 2.

I have chosen this adorable stamp from High Hopes called "Good Clean Fun". Isn't it cute, I just had to buy it... The image has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and the piggies have been coloured with a Sukura Gel Pen. All the water and bubbles have had a coat of Glossy Accents, to give then the effect of real water. The backing paper has been printed from Tinker & Co. download called "Tinkers Vineyard". The image has been layered on pale blue cardstock, and the same blue card has been run through a Cuttlebug "Tiny Bubbles" Embossing Folder. And to finish the card off, a blue paper flower, with a spotty bow in the centre. Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Crafting X

STAMPS AWAY ICE SKATING

My next card is for Friday Sketchers Challenge No. 28 - "Sketch by Mumur". I found this one to be rather a Challenge, but I enjoy a good Challenge..... I have used Stamps Away stamp called "Ice Skating", and have coloured these cute little girls with my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and I also added glitter to the snow and clothing for some added sparkle. The image has been cut to size, and layered on a piece of pale blue card. All the papers used have been printed from Funky Fairy's download called "Blue Xmas". And for all the finishing touches, some blue ribbons, tiny blue buttons and a paper flower, all from my craft stash. Hope you enjoyed your visit, and love to see you again. Happy Crafting X

WHIFF OF JOYS CAROL SINGING CHARLOTTE

This card has been made for Cute Card Thursday Challenge No. 36 - "Red and Green". Obviously, my first thought would be a Christmas card... and here it is... I have chosen Whiff of Joys stamp called Carol Singing Charlotte, and she has been coloured with my WC Brushes. The image has been cut with a rectangle nesty, and layered on pearlescent green cardstock. The backing papers are pieces left over from a previous project, which originally came from a paper collection from Hot of the Press. The card has been finished off with a preprinted sentiment from Kameo Cards, and a red bow, and finally a Poinsettia flower which I got at WH Smith. Check WH Smith out, they have a range of crafts goodies, and at my local shop, all the Christmas goodies were all HALF price. THanks for taking the time to stop by, and Happy Crafting X

LILI OF THE VALLEY MIKI AND KIMI

My next card for today is for Lili of the Valley Challenge No. 8 - "Sketch by Donalda". I really enjoyed this Sketch, and decided to go a little funky with the colours. I have used Lili of the Valley stamp "Miki and Kimi", and once again used my favourite Art-Kure WC Brushes. All the fur on their outfits has been glittered for a little added sparkle. The backing papers used has been printed from Funky Hand's download called "Funky Little Christmas". The image has been cut with a round nesty, and layered onto this bright lime green pearlescent cardstock. The card has been finished off with a Sentiment stamped from Lili of the Valley, and layered on bright pink pearlescent card, and two funky flowers with pearl brads finish the card. Thanks for taking the time to stop by, and Happy Crafting X

WHIFF OF JOY CHARLIE WITH SNOWBALLS

This card has been made for Whiff of Joy Challenge - Week 8 - "Boys Christmas ** NO BLUE".

I have used Whiff of Joy stamp called "Charlie with Snowballs", and have used my Art-Kure WC Brushes to colour the image. All Charlie's snowballs have been glittered to give them some texture. I have then used a rectangle nesty to cut out the image, and the layered card too! The backing papers have been printed from Pink Petticoats CD "Doodle-icious Christmas", where I have placed the snowflake paper as the main backing, and then torn the "wording" paper and positioned it over the top at an angle. The card has been finished off with a Sentiment stamped from Lili of the Valley, and two strips of Orange ribbon. Thanks for stopping by, and come back and visit again soon! Happy Crafting X

POLLYCRAFT WINTER ELVES JOYOUS

My next card has been made for A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge No. 25 - "A Childs card". I fell in love with this stamp when I saw it, and although it has a Christmas title, and thought it would make a lovely childs Birthday card. The stamp is from Pollycraft, and it is called "Winter Elves - Joyous". This was really easy, as I have only used two colours - Purple and Orange. The image has then been cut with a round nesty, and layered on some lilac cardstock also cut with a Scalloped Round nesty. The backing papers have been printed from Kaboodle Doodles download called "Berry Brights". When I saw these lovely bright colours, I immediately thought how well they would go with my image, and they are nice and bright especially for a childs card! The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley, and has been stamped onto white card, and also layered on lilac cardstock, and to attached the Sentiment, two Orange brads. Thanks for stopping by, and come back and visit soon!

SARAH KAY CHRISTMAS PREPARATIONS

A couple of quick posts from me today, and my first card is for Stamp with Stampavie Challenge No. 19 - "Christmas". For this Challenge I have chosen one of Sarah Kay's new stamps called "Christmas Preparations". I have coloured the image with my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and then cut it out with an Oval nesty, and layered this on a Scalloped Oval layer also cut from a nesty out of green pearlescent cardstock. The two decorative papers, and the printed Sentiment have come from Kameo Cards. The green paper has been rolled around a "kebab" stick to make a scroll effect at the bottom of the card, and to add a little added interest. And for a final touch, a Red bow on the Wreath. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you have a lovely day!

SUGAR NELLIE REFLECTIVE

My next post for today is a card for Papertake Weekly Challenge - "Dawny's Sketch No. 2". This was a great Sketch, and I had fun doing it. I have chosen Sugar Nellie's stamp called "Reflective", and as usual I have used my favourite Art-Kure WC Brushes. The image has been cut to size, and layered on a piece of Lime Green cardstock. Both backing papers used were printed from Summertime Designs download, called "Limeade", and to finish the card off, a Sentiment stamped from a Collection from Cuddly Buddly. I thought this sentiment went really well with the image with the cute little girl looking into the distance and thinking. Thanks for dropping by, and hope you enjoyed your visit. Happy Crafting X

RACHELLE ANNE MILLER MOOSE

A rather late posting from me today for Magnolia vs Stampavie Challenge Week 2 - "Clean and Simple" - which involves simple stream line look and no more than 3 colours to be used in total.

This Challenge was not as easy as it looks, only limiting yourself to 3 coulours is quite difficult, but here is my result anyway..... I have chosen Rachelle Anne Millers stamp called "Moose", which has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC Brushes. The image has been cut with a nesty, and so has the red layer. The Tartan backing paper is from HOTP paper Collection called "Christmas Time" (HOTP3204), and the Christmas Stocking decorative paper, and Sentiment have come from Kameo Cards, and to finish the card off, I have stuck 3 gems of the colours I have used down the left side of my card. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and please come back and visit again. Happy Crafting X

ELZYBELLS PENGUIN SNOWFLAKES

My second card today is for Cutie Sunday Challenge - Sketch 18, which actually is not a Sketch, but "Freestyle- Black and White". So for this Challenge, I thought about Penguins being Black and White, and went with my Elzybells stamp called "Penguin Snowflakes". This was really easy, as it only involved two colours Black, and Orange for his feet and beak. I have also glittered the snow, hat and scarf. The image was then cut with an Oval nesty, and so were the black and white layeres of cardstock below. The final layer of Black was cut with an Oval Scalloped nesty.

The backing papers were printed from Pink Petticoats CD. And for the final little finishing touch, a black and white spotty bow. Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Crafting X

HIGH HOPES SKATING MUDZIE

Two Challenge posts for me today, and the first one is Kaboodle Doodle Challenge No. 11 - "Buttons and Bling". I have used High Hopes stamp called "Skating Mudzie", and he has been coloured with Art-Kure WC Brushes. The image has then been cut with a round nesty, and so have the two layers of red and blue cardstock. The two layers have also had their edges glittered. The papers used for this Challenge have been printed from Kaboodle Doodles download called "All Stars", and to finish the card off, an arrangement of Buttons down either side of the card. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and hope to see you again. Happy Crafting X

PENNY BLACK CRITTER PARTY

My next card has been made for The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge No. 6 - "Sketch by Wendy". This cute little image is one from the Penny Black T-for Transparent Collection "Critter Party". He has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and layered on green and blue cardstock. The papers have been printed from Summertime Designs download called "Relax". The sentiment has been stamped, and also layered on green and blue card, and fixed to the ribbon with brads. Hope you enjoyed your visit, and come back and visit soon! Happy Crafting X

STAMPTIVITY SANTAS HELPER

This card has been made for Sketch Saturdays Challenge No. 24. I have chosen this rather saucy stamp from Stamptivity, called "Santas Helper". She has been coloured with WC Brushes, and a Black Gel pen for her boots. All the fur on the outfit have been glittered. The image has been cut according to the Sketch, and layered in the same way. The backing paper is a decorative plaid paper from Kameo Cards, and the Sentiment also comes from Kameo. The Sketch has been finished off with a strip of Red card, and this lovely red snowflake ribbon. Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Crafting X

PENNY BLACK SENTIMENT ONLY ATC

For the Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Week 22 - "Sentiment Only", the Challenge was no images, just a Sentiment. I decided for this Challenge I would make an ATC. The sentiment I stamped came from the Penny Black T-for Transparent Collection called "Every Which Way", which has been stamped onto cardstock, and cut with a small oval nesty. The edges have been brushed lightly with a Red inkpad. The base card for my ATC is red, and I have used a "Heart" embellishment that came from a pack as a FREEBIE from a craft magazine. The ATC has then been finished off with some Red Heart Gems. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and love to see you again. Happy Crafting X