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.