James the Bear and DT Call

Happy Sunday Everyone,

Hope your all enjoying the weekend. I have had a long lay in, deserved after cooking dinner for friends last night with a few accompanying G&T's. House is now back to normal and I thought I would pop this Christmas card on that I made yesterday using James the bear from Lili of the Valley. I do love these stamps and am looking forward to seeing the new releases at the NEC on Friday, woo hoo!

The papers I have used are from Bearly Mine Designs. I have the CD Volume I which has some Xmas papers on and I love the added bonus of the little ticket sentiments, which I have also used on this card. Now right now Bearly Mine are having a Design Team call open until November 2nd, so hop on over, there are some free papers for you to use.

I have coloured James using copic markers and used prisma pencils for the shading.  The little present I have paper pieced using the Bearly Mine paper and red bazill cardstock.

Materials Used:-

Image from Lili of the Valley

Papers and ticket sentiment from Bearly Mine Designs Vol I

Spellbinders Nesties

Marianne Design Poinsetta and Swirls Die

Rose from Wild Orchid Crafts

Black Soot Distress Inks

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Star Dust Stickles

Ric Rac, Pearls

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Lili of the Valley - Sketch

ABC Challenge - Glitter

Creative Cottage - Embossing (poinsetta)

Paper Pretties - Square Card

Simon Says Stamp - Punches/Die Cuts

Stampavie and More - Christmas

Everybody Art - photo inspiration (red rose)

Molly Harrison Angel/Fairy Sneak Peek at Crafts and Me

Morning Peeps,

I should be all fresh for the weekend after I finish work today.  Housework is all done, just got to tidy my craft room, ummmmmmmmmm, not such an easy task, it currently looks like a bomb has dropped on it, lol, nothing new there then! 

I am showcasing to you today one of the new Molly Harrison Christmas release stamps, which Teresa at Crafts and Me will be releasing on Monday and if you are a subscriber to the Crafts and Me newsletter you will receive 10% off during next week.  If your not currently a subscriber just hop on over to the blog and register, it's FREE!

I thought rather than do a card I would show you another use for this beautiful Angel stamp so here is my Christmas candle which I have made for a friend of mine in Turkey.  Being of the jewish religion they do not celebrate Christmas but she would love to have some decorations, but nothing too big like a christmas tree as it wouldn't be acceptable, so I thought this would be a perfect gift, plus it's her birthday on Christmas Eve.

I have coloured her using copics but it's difficult to blend on tissue paper so think I will give this a go next time using chalks.

I have made the tube using accetate.

I got carried away with the star dust glitter!

This is the lid.  I embossed the top using the snowflake cuttlebug folder and added the Marianne Design poinsetta with a beautiful lilac rose from wild orchid crafts to the middle.

We have a super challenge over at Crafts and Me Challenge blog this week, running for two weeks, which is to create a Chrismas Gift.  So if you want to give the candle  and gift tube a go here's a tutorial which would fit nicely into our challenge.  Hope to see you there!

 Materials Used.

Image by Molly Harrison available next week  HERE from Crafts and Me

Little silver shining snowflakes on the candle available HERE from Crafts and Me

Copic Markers

Tissue paper

Accetate

Bazill cardstock

Pearlised Cardstock for the poinsetta's

Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch around the page punch

Marianne Design Poinsetta Die

Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts

Start Dust Stickles

Trim, Ribbon from stash

I have entered this project into the following challenges:-

ABC Challenge - Glitter

Cooking It Up With Katie - Girly, Lilac and a Bow

Creative Cottage - Embossing

Simon Says Stamp - Punches or Die Cuts (I used both)

Stampavie and More - Christmas

Charisma - Match Master

Delightful Sketches - Circle

A spoonful of sugar - Punches/Die Cuts

Creative Card Crew - Punches

Papertake Weekly - Sparkly and bright

Pollycraft - Purple, green plus 1 (the bottom of her wings were done in light green)

One Stitch At A Time - Celebrations

The Crafty Pad - Christmas

Sweet Stampin - Anything but a card

Totally Gorjuss - Sparkle

Gingerloft - Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - Transparent

Alphabet Challenge - A for Angels/Fairies

Totally Papercrafts - Bling It On

Quixotic - Christmas

One for the Boys

Evening Peeps,

Gosh what worse combination can there be..... no mojo and having to make a dreaded MAN card, eeeeeekkk!!!!

I spent one evening colouring the image and didn't like it so left the room, lol. I returned the following evening and tried to do the best I could with it as I need to get my act together and make a card for my brother-in-law's birthday. No glitter, yikes, that was hard but it was for a Man, plus I had dithered so long that I literally had to put it in the envelope and post, so no time for drying......

I have used the new Edwin out of the stamp club and stamped the present section onto blue patterned cardstock and paper pieced it onto the image.  I have also finally used my Marianne Design Creatables doily, not sure if it's manly but oh well, there are some things a girls just gott do.

Materials Used:-

Magnolia Image

Shabby Chic Paper by Tim Holtz and some Daisy D's freebie paper from Scrapbook Magazine

Marianne Design Creatables Doily Die

Nestie Die with a craftwork cards sentiment

Walnut stain distress ink

Buttons, thrread, tape measure ribbon from stash

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Lexis Creations - Happy Birthday

One Stitch At A Time - All celebrations

Sentimental Sundays - Distressing

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Crafty Emma - Buttons and Bows

I Did It Creations - Anything Goes

Paper Players - 1 DP, punch something + sentiment

Alys Sunday Challenge - Distressed

Cards for Men - Anything goes as long as its for Men

A spoonful of sugar - Die Cuts/Punches

New Hannah Lynn Christmas Stamp at Crafts and Me

Morning Peeps,

Thank goodness it's Friday! Thank you for all your comments yesterday on my Hanglar card and apparently "it's sick" means it's really good, it's teenage cook talk......  Now I have something exciting to show you today.  If you haven't been over to the Crafts and Me Blog this week, then you really should.  The DT are showcasing the new release stamps by Hannah Lynn being released next week with 10% off for one week only.  I really love these stamps and this is the first Christmas one.

I coloured the image as I usually do, matching the copic colours to the papers but when I had finished and looked at the image against white card and  I really didn't want to over power it with a selection of patterned papers.  So I have used some snowflake vellum paper and white cardstock and I really like the outcome, what do you think?



I have coloured her with copic markers stamped onto Cryogen card. Just love this irridescent cardstock.

Materials used:-

Snowflake vellum paper

White Bazzil Cardstock

White Satin cardstock for the poinsetta's and leaves

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Marianne Design Poinsetta

Lace & Pealrs from Stash

Martha Stewart Snowflake punch around the page

Faded Jeans Distress Ink for edging

Star Dust Stickles
White gel pen

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Papertake Weekly - Sketch
ABC Challenge - Flowers
All Sorts - Bingo, (Flowers, Pearls and Punch)
Creative Card Crew - Fairytales
Delightful Sketches - Christmas

Happy Holidays

Morning Peeps,

I'm back............. a very busy and exhausting trip but back home, yayyyy.  Although, I think I left my mojo in Turkey, that's not so good :(

I thought I'd have a go at colouring with distress inks and this is the result.  A little more practice I think although my son said "it was sick", it doesn't look like someone has thrown up all over it to me, lol!

This sweet little girl is from Hanglar and Stanglar and believe it or not I have had her for ages just not got round to colouring her :(

Materials Used:-

Papers are Basic Grey (free from a srapbook magazine yonks ago)

Marianne Design Poinsetta & Swirls Die

Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch & Leaf Punch

Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder

Pearls from Stash

Star Dust Stickles

Martha Stewart Punch Around the Edge Snowflake punch

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Create 4 Fun - Sketch

Lovely Hanglar - Non square Easel Card
Artful Inkables - Embossing and Flowers
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Gingerloft - Winter
I Did It Creations - For a girl
One Stitch at a time - Embellish It
A crafty little place - Easel Cards
Crafty Cardmakers - Use something free
The Crafty Pad - Distressed or torn edges (distressed)
Charisma Cardz - Vintage

Halloween at Crafts and Me

Morning Peeps,

If your reading this my scheduled post has worked and I am currently in Konya in Turkey following an early flight at 07:00 (05:00 UK time) from Istanbul, and I will not return to Istanbul until middnight tonight, so if any of you out there think it's glamerous travelling, this may put you off, lol.  Seriously, I enjoy my job.

Today over at Craftalicious     has chosen the popular theme at the moment of "Halloween".  This is only my second card on this theme as we don't celebrate it in the UK, well not many of us anyway, so this card will be another addition to decorate my craft room.  I have chosen Misty Reflections available here.

I have coloured this beautiful Sweet Pea Stamp available from Crafts and Me, using copic markers, C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

CLP - Sketch

Baby Bud Designs - Fall or Halloween

Ellephantastic - Anything Goes

Marks Finest Papers - Halloween/Fall

Ellephantastic - Anything Goes

The Secret Crafter - Distress

Fussy and Fancy - Halloween

If The Shoe Fits - Distress

Stamp Something - Punches or Dies

Paper Romance - Halloween or Fall

Stamp Insanity - Halloween

SSDS - Halloween or Fall

Tellen's Place - 2 Patterned Papers

Alys Sunday Challenge - Halloween

Paper Sundaes - Change of Seasons

Ski-ing on Ice at Craftalicious

Morning Peeps,

It's challenge time at Craftalicious and this fortnight was my turn to choose and I have made it real easy on you all, got a feeling I might regret it though as I am off tomorrow to Turkey for a week on business and think I will have a lot of catching up to do.  The challlenge this fortnight is............"Anything Goes".

We are being sponsored by Meljen's Designs, just the cutest digi stamps.  Here's my card.



Materials Used:-

Image from Meljen's

Medium - Copics

Pink paper is from Bearly Mine Craft CD

Circle is Marianne Design Die

Martha Stewart Punch Around the Edge Snowflake Die

Poinsetta and leaf is Mariane Design Die

Epoxy Buttons and Star Dust Stickles from Stash

Cuttlebug dots embossing folder

Holly Vellum

Little snowflake gems from Crafts and Me

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Sweet Stop - Sketch

Colour Create - Pink, Green & Cream

Sew Many Cards - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Punches or dies

Ellephantastic - Anything Goes

Fab n Funky - Use a digi

Freshly Brewed - Anything Girly

Pennys Paper Crafty - Circles

AiFactory - Embossing

Cute Card Thursday - Make your own embellishments

Anything Goes - Christmas

Creative Card Crew  - Flowers

One Stitch At ATime - Use a digi

Right folks, you won't be hearing a lot from me as I am off on a business trip to Turkey for a week, but I will catch up with you all on my return.

Wintergreen Wishes

Morning Peeps,

Yayyyyyy, it's Friday and I finally finished NEW MOON.  I'm starting "Twilight Eclipse" tonight but going to try and have an early night as I am sooooo tired but am keen to get started.....

 I have finally got to ink up this beautiful Hannal Lynn stamp, "Wintergreen Wishes", available HERE from Crafts and Me.  These stamps are really beautiful, trust me. Isn't she a beauty?

I have coloured her with my favourite copic markers and have applied puff paint to the snow on the background trees, and heated with my heat gun to make it puff up and make it look like realistic snow.  I have added loads of start dust stickles to her hat and she sparkles beautifully. I have also added a sakura clear gel pen to her fins to give them a gentle sparkly finish.



Materials Used:-

Image "Wintergreen Wishes" available HERE from Crafts and Me

Medium - copic markers

Marianne Design Poinsetta Die and Swirls

Martha Stewart Punch Around The Edge Snowflake

Sentiment from Craftwork Cards & nestie for scalloped backing

Lace, ribbon and brad from stash

Puff Paint

Star Dust Stickles
Sakura Clear Gel Pen

White gel pen for the add spots and stripes on her outfit.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Bunny Zoe - Sketch

Die Cut Christmas Club - Ribbons, Glitter & Gems (middle of poinsetta)

Paper Sundaes - Something from your stash

A spoonful of Sugar - Sparkle & Shine

Creative Card Crew - Flowers

Anything Goes - Christmas

Cutie Stampers - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Something to celebrate

Lili of the Valley Sketch

Hi Peeps,

Just a quickie post, just trying to catch the Lili of the Valley challenge before it closes. 

I've still got 40 pages left in my book, grrrrrr, and when my son asked this morning where I was up to, he said, yeah, but there's a twist at the end, so grrrrrrr, got to finish it tonight!!!

Today's card is using one of those totally adorable Lili of the Valley images, I just love them....

Materials Used:-

Image by Lili of the Valley

Medium - Copics

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Snowflakes

Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page Snowflake Die

Marianne Design Poinsetta and Swirls die.

Sentiment is from Craftwork Cards

Ribbon trim and diamante brad is from stash

Lots of Star Dust Stickles



I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Lili of the Valley - Sketch
A spoonful of Sugar - Sparkle & Shine
Anything Goes - Christmas
Diecut Christmas Club - Ribbon (white trim across middle), Glitter (lots of) & Gem (centre of poinsetta)
Paper Sundaes - Something from your Stash
Cutie Stampers - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something to Celebrate
Charisma - Christmas Crafting
Sweet Stampin - Punches
Stamptacular Sunday - At least 5 layers
Incy Wincy - Sparkly Glitter



Old Time Tilda

Morning Peeps,

I had a lovely day off on Monday with my Husband, although this now seems an age away and in need of another.  I feel so naughtly having a day off with no particular reason but I haven't had a lot of time off work this year and he is currently doing a night shift working 6-6 so we currently like ships that pass in the night!  I have just got in from netball and am keen to get back to my book.  My kids have got me into the Twilight Books..... I'm currently 80 pages from the end of Book 2, New Moon, so a quick post and I'm off to bed.

Today's card is my very first attempt at colouring the whole image in sepia and I have to say for those of you who know me, I usually shy away from anything monochromatic, but I'm really beginning to like it.

I have coloured Tilda using copic markers, E44, E43, E42, E40 and E000.  The edges of the circle are distressed with walnut stain and of course I couldn't be without my stickles!

Materials Used:-

Image stamped on Cryogen white and coloured using Copics

Papers are from Bearly Mine CD as is the sentiment

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Doily, ribbon and lace from stash

Martha Stewart Border Punch from Crafts and Me

Martha Stewart Frond Punch

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

The Sweet Stop - Sketch

Paper Sundaes - Something from your stash

Totally Tilda - Glitter and sparkle

Cute Card Thursday - Clock or Time (past)

Alphabet - W for Wings (Tilda has sparkly wings)

Stampin for the weekend - Autumn inspiration

Raise the bar - Flower, 2 Ribbons/fibres, lots of leaves

Catch the bug - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - Punches

Gingerloft- Glitter or bling

Paper Players - Monochromatic

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes

Hannah & Friends - Go Dotty

Pennys Challenges - Circles