GDT - Crafty Boots

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.

I've been so busy with the Holidays there has been little time for crafting 

but I did get a special card made for my GDT Spot at Crafty Boots.  

I was lucky enough to win a challenge a while back and was thrilled when asked to Guest Design.

Thank you so much for having me ladies.

The current Challenge  is "Snow & Sparkle"

I've coloured with Copics my favourtie stamp this season,

Art Impressions Let the Bells Ring

MB dies used for the skyline, 

MB Frosted Christmas Tree die, covered with Glamour Dust

Reindeer are cut from the MB Deer Trio die

Papers are Bazzill Walnut Cream

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Lemon Shortbread Challenge #5 - Anything Goes

Send A Smile 4 Kids - Winter Fun

I hope you get a chance to play along this week.

hugs,

Cute Bingo at The Cutie Pie Challenge

Hi everyone, hope this finds you well.

I spent yesterday with my oldest granddaughter and what a wonderful day we had.

We hit the mall running and never stopped until

it was time to go home and prepare Sunday dinner.   

The Christmas list is definitely getting smaller with just a few items left.

Today starts a new challenge at

The Cutie Pie Challenge #94

where the theme is Cute Bingo

Our wonderful sponsor is Pink Gem Designs who generously supplied

us with our choice of digital images.

I used a pre-coloured digi called "Chilly Ice Skating" 

with the use of Pearls, Cute Stamp and Lace

Details:

SB Floral Oval cut in silver mirror cardstock

SB 2013 Snowflake Pennant

MB Pine Needle Border on top

MB Frostyville Border on the bottom

Lace from WOC

I would like to tneter the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge #159 

Crafty Friends Challenge #20

Winter Wonderland Challenge - Snow People

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get a chance to join us this time.

hugs,

Happy Holidays at Fussy and Fancy Friday

Hi everyone,

Can you believe it's Friday already.  Man the days are flying by!  

but the good news is I've nearly finished all my Christmas cards for this year.

Now on to todays post.  We're starting a new challenge at

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge # 154

where the theme is "Happy Holidays"

I've coloured with Copics a very cute image from our generous

sponsor this week Sherri Baldy.  This cute image is called "Penny Penguin" 

 

Details:

DP - Papertray Ink Rustic Snowflakes

Spellbinder Snowflake die

Sentiment:  LOTV

Oval frame - Marianne LR0240

Lace - WOC

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Besties Challenge - December

My Besties UK Challenge

Thank you so much for stopping by today. 

We'd love it if you could play along with us this week.

hugs,

 

 

Snowflakes

Hi everyone,

I hope you're having a good week. 

It's been awhile since I've posted. Busy time of the year and still struggling with

my lame computer but a resolution is near.  My Son will be putting in a new

hard drive later this week so hopefully I'll be back to visiting soon.

Today starts a new challenge at

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #285

Where our lovely team mate Wendy has chosen a "Snowflake" theme.

I've coloured with copics a cute penguin generously supplied by our sponsor this week  

Bugaboo Stamps 

This fun image is called "Little Penguin Winter Skate" 

Details

MB Snowglobe Base used with Stitched Snowflake Circle Frame

MB Frostyville Border used on the edges

Snowflakes are Spellbinder

Skates from Cottage Cutz

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge 

Inky Chicks Challenge #60

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #4

Tuesday Throwdown #273 - Snowflakes

Thanks for stopping by today and play along with us if you can. 

We'd love to see you there.

hugs,

TPS Blog Hop Birthday Celebration

Good Morning fellow crafters and welcome to

 The Paper Shelter Blog Hop 

 This is in celebration of their reaching their 5th Birthday on December 8th.

 It will be a two week Challenge and both Design Teams are taking part.

The Hop is our way of inviting you to join in with us and this one is a  "A Special Birthday" theme, which I know is extremely popular!!!!

 If you have landed here from Lucia's blog then you're heading in the right direction - if not then you'll want to head on back to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog to start again, as you'll not want to miss out on this one! Our Design Team have worked very hard and are showcasing the gorgeous images available from The Paper Shelter Website and each blog on the hop is offering one lucky commenter a digi of their choice as well as the main prize, details of which are on 

The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot

For my card today I used a sweet new image 

called "Birthday" available here in the shop.

Details:

Coloured with Copics

The sentiment and balloons are Die-Namics dies

 Cheery Lynn Designs Dutch Scallop Square Frame die 

Circle -Joy Crafts 6003/1002 

From here you will need to hop on over to Sam's blog

Don't forget to leave your comment for a chance of winning 

your choice of one of the fab digis available in store.

Hop! Hop! Hop!

Good luck and hope you're enjoying it so far.

Hugs,

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #283

Hi everyone,

 (This is my second post for today....see below for my GDT spot)

Today starts a new challenge at

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #283

...and since this is the last week of the month our theme is

Christmas  

Our lovely host this week is the talented Chris and our sponsor is the fabulous

 Kenny K Digital Stamps

I've coloured Santa using Copics. This fab image can be found here

 

 

I used a toothbrush and spritzed Gesso to create a snow effect on navy cs

City skyline is a MB die 

MB Frosted Christmas Tree die

Sentiment - Sunshine Stamp

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas Card Challenge #51
Christmas Cards All Year Round - November
Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - November
KennyK's Krafty Krew Challenge #207

Hope you can play along with us this week.

hugs,

 

Getting Ready for Christmas

Hi everyone,

I'm thrilled to be Guest Designer at Crafting by Designs today.  

Thank you so much for having me ladies.

The theme we have for you is "Getting Ready for Christmas"

and I've coloured a fun image from Di's Digi called Penguins Fun

Oh don't they look like they are enjoying themselves.

Coloured with Copics

Gold mirror card used again with black

Green DP - Pebbles Home for Christmas

Sentiment - LOTV

White boughs - Marianne Dies covered with MS Tinsel Glitter

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year Round 
Creative Craft Cottage  #52
Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Cute & Cuddly
Emerald Faeries Challenge #73
Sisters of Craft - November

I hope you can play along with us this week and check out the

wonderful inspiration from the DT.

hugs,

Snowman

Hi everyone, hope all is well. 

Brrr....it's been cold the past couple of days with even a dusting of the white stuff.   

No complaints here though...we've enjoyed great fall weather up until now.

I had some time to pull out my Copics and colour up this cute snowman 

that I was lucky enough to win from Sami Stamps.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Come and Get it Challenge  - Snowmen

Sami Stamp Challenge #31

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

 

Christmas Sprite

Hi everyone,

The weekend is almost here...hope you have a fun one planned.

I apologize for being such a bad blogger lately.  

I'm having major computer problems and it seems I might need a new one.  

...timing is not the best with Christmas around the corner. 

 Keeping fingers crossed this one does not crash!

I did have time to colour up the very sweet 

Christmas Holly Sprite digi from Aurora Wings available here.

I really like these little ones and can't wait for my booklet to arrive.

This is a side step card decorated with some old favourites.

Boughs and trees are Marianne Dies.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - T is for Tis the Season

Craft for the Craic - Something Glittery 

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Brrr....it's Cold Outside at TPS

Hi everyone,

It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter where the theme is "Brrr...it's cold outside".  

We would like to see blue, silver and white on your creations.

I've used a winter favourite of mine called "The Beautiful Skier"

available here in the shop. 

Coloured with Copics and Marianne Dies used

along with MB Sentiment Die

Star dust stickles used on the edges.

 

As always there is a wonderful prize for the winner

this week...hope you can play along.

 

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 

A Snowflakes Promise Challenge #10 

Inky Chicks Challenge #59 - Christmas 

Unicorn Challenge #3 - Christmas is Coming

Where the Heart Is Challenge #3 

 

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

 

Cutie Pie Challenge Refresher

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all well. 

Today my card share is to give you a little inspiration for the current challenge running at 

The Cutie Pie Challenge #93 

where the theme is "Simply", Cute & Christmassy

Our lovely sponsor this week is Di's Digi Downloads 

 

 I've coloured with Copics a cute image from Di's Digi called Percys Presents

available in the Christmas section of the shop.

For my CAS design I used lots of white space with a computer generated sentiment.

Frame cut using a MFT perforated square frame die

I would like to enter the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge #157 - Christmas Critters

Alphabet Challenge - T is for tis the Season

ABC Christmas Card Challenge - W is for Wild Thing
Di's Digi Design Challenge - Tic Tac Toe ( die cut, digi image, hand colouring)

Thanks for stopping by today and if you have time please join us

with your simple cute Christmas designs.

hugs,

A Special Thank You Challenge #152

Hi everyone,

I hope you've had a good week and are looking forward to an even better weekend.

Today starts a new challenge at

 Fussy and Fancy Friday 

 where our lovely, talented Lozzy is the host. 

 She has chosen "Thankful" as the theme this week.

We are sponsored by

Sweet Lilac Flowers

&

Fresh Brewed Designs

No colouring on my card today, just die cuts, die cuts and more die cuts

with a bit of lace and pearl detail thrown in.  I've been working with Christmas colours lately so

thought it was time for a little pastels.  I do love pink and cream together.

This is one of those cards that looks so much better in hand.

Since the Spellbinder die I've used is produces a 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 inch square,
 in order to get a coloured panel behind it that showed a border,
 I needed to make a 6 1/4 in square card base. 

 This presented a problem when my cardstock is only12 x 12 in. so I improvised.  

 I cut the front piece at 6 1/4 in x 7  1/4 in. and scored the 7 1/4 inch side at 6 1/4.   

This left me with a 1 inch tab at the the side where I could attached the back 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in piece.

I ran the tab thru my Big Shot using SB A2 Scalloped Border, attached a left over strip of pink

cardstock then attached this to the back panel.

Whooo...still with me after all that!  Here is what I used.

Spellbinder Lovin Diamonds Die for the base, attached with pop dots

Spellbinder A2 Tranquil Moments die cut twice and then cut in half

Spellbinder A2 Devine Eloquence die cut added to the center with pop dots

Cream lace on each side then a pearl strip added to the center.

Finished with an organza flower and satin bow.

Sentiment stamped using one of JustRite Christmas Labels Twenty stamps

cut using Spellbinder Labels Thirteen die

Would like to enter the following challenges:

The Crafty Addicts Challenge #4 - Use Die Cuts

2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes 

Please stop by the blog if you can and see the fabulous inspiration from

my very talented and lovely team mates.  Hope to see you playing along.

hugs,

A little CAS for Fab'n'Funky Challenge #281

Hi everyone,

I hope you're enjoying the week so far.  It's been very quiet on my blog lately. 

 I've been busy with not much time to craft but thank goodness for DT requirements,

which brings me to the new challenge starting today at 

Fab'n'Funky

Our host this week is the lovely Ginny who has chosen "Clean and Simple" as the theme.

We are sponsored by Dr.Digi House of Stamps who generously supplied the DT

with digi's of their choice.  On my card I've used a pre-coloured image called

Saucer Head, available here.

  I loved this free sentiment from TLC and thought it would work

perfectly with this creature.  SU certainly celery is the paper used for the frame.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simply Papercrafts Challenge #17 - ATG
 

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

 

Layers

Hi everyone,

It's time for a new challenge at

The Paper Shelter

and the theme is "Layer on Layer"

My card today features a new digi called Autumn Enchantment found here in the shop. 

I've coloured her using Copics.  My favourite tree in the fall is the Red Maple. The leaves

turn to a wonderful burgundy colour and this is what I was going for when colouring

her dress.  The leaves were cut from a piece of DP and some were cut with sizzix dies.

As always there is a wonderful prize for the winner this week.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Boots Challenge - Autumn

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - November

Thanks for stopping by today and if you get a chance, please stop by the

blog and see the beautiful inspiration from my team mates.

hugs,

Christmas @ Fab'n'Funky

Hi everyone,

I hope you are having a good week.  

I'm scheduling my post as always and keeping fingers crossed all goes as planned.  

We are expecting a storm, the remnants of hurricane Patricia 

that could cause power outages from heavy winds and rain. 

I do hope everyone says safe and out of harms way.

Today starts a new challenge at Fab'n'Funky and our host is the lovely Wends. 

and the theme is my favourite "Christmas" 

We are sponsored by the wonderful Inky Impressions who generously

supplied us with our choice of digi to use for the challenge.

I chose to colour the very cute digi called "Marleigha's Reindeer" available here.

I coloured Marleigha with polychromos and used copics on the reindeer.

The DP is from my stash. The corner fern is my favourite Marianne Designs die.

The string of lights is a Cheery Lynn die #B131 and the sentiment is LOTV.

Glossy accents added to the holiday lights.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

A Snowflakes Promise Challenge #8 - Anything Goes
Cheery Lynn Designs CH# 208 - Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenges #45 - Anything Goes

Christmas Cards All Year Round October Challenge

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge - #177  Christmas Lights & Glitter 

Thanks for stopping by.  

hugs,