Christmas Carol

Thanks for all your lovely comments yesterday. You certainly seemed to love the shaped easel. I made it on Tuesday and it was one of the first cards I sold yesterday at the fair. It was my best ever fair, which was fantastic so I need to get busy as I have 6 fairs in November.  By the time we got home and put everything away and made some soup I was rather tired so didn't get round to commenting so will try to catch up a bit today.

That countdown clock is alarming me slightly as I still have Christmas cards to make, despite making them all year round. I tried colouring this cutie to make it look more like fur, quite successful I thought. I have been admiring the Dee's trees for a while and just had to buy one, very useful to have a smaller tree though I think now I would like the bigger one to match too.

Image - Crafter's Companion Makey Bakey Mice

Medium - Copics

Papers - Papermania Home for Christmas

Dies - Marianne and Dee's Christmas trees, MB Virtuoso music

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Other - Stickles

Challenges

Bunny Zoe Ribbon 

Incy Wincy Red and white

  Allsorts Treemendous 

Craftyhazelnut Music 

Sweet Stampin' Wood, trees or leaves 

Scribble and Scrap Anything Goes

Believe in the Magic of Christmas

I haven't made one of these shaped cards for ages and as I am at craft fair today decided to make this yesterday to add to my stock of shaped cards.

Image - Pink Gem

Medium - Copics

Papers - MME All is Bright

Buttons - Crafty Ribbons

Hessian - The Ribbon Girl

Punch - Woodware star

Other - leather strip, crimper, baker's twine, stickles

Challenges

AGOAC More than 1 fold 

Totally Papercrafts No squares allowed 

MAWTT Shape up 

Crafts - Too Challenge You What Christmas means to me (magical)

Studying hard

Sadly it's my last week of my 3 months as a Guest Designer at  Papertake Weekly and as it is the last week of the month we have a sketchie free for all. I have chosen to use the new sketch this week, 84.

Thanks so much to Dawny P, Sharon and the rest of the team for having me along.

This was a commissioned card for a friend whose middle daughter went off to Uni at the beginning of the month.

Image - Paper Shelter

Medium - Copics

Papers - HOTP Roses in Harmony

Punch - MS border

Die - La La Land Heart Banner

Metal corners - Wild Orchid

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Other - twine, cupcake charm, glossy accents, PC generated sentiment

Another of my first Sugar Nellies

As promised last week I used another of the first 3 SN stamps I bought back in 2008. I still love this Elisabth Bell image and believe you can actually buy her as a digi now. I used my original stamp from Funky Kits, I think there are pros and cons for rubber and digi but somehow I feel like I own a rubber stamp more than a digi which is just stored on a computer, and backed up of course too.

Image - Elisabeth Bell for Sugar Nellie Sweet n Sassy

Medium - Copics, Sakua Gold Star pen

Papers - MME Howdy Doody

Wooden bird - Hobbycraft coloured with DI Spiced marmalade

Fern leaf - MS punch

Flowers - Michaels

Other - seam binding, Sew stamper for blanket stitch doodling and pearls from stash

Challenges

The Sugar Bowl Use your first Sugar Nellie stamp 

Sister Act Anything Goes 

Bearly Mine Great sketch 

Creative Inspirations Anything Goes

  Creative Knockouts Favourite twine/ribbon (I have so many but I do love seam binding, makes great floppy bows) 

Heck of a Challenge Colours of Autumn

Card for Mandy

As many of you will know the lovely Mandy has stepped down from Crafty Ribbons after running the challenge since it started. Mandy has some health issues at the moment and so the Crafty Ribbons DT have all made something to send her. You can see the rest of the creations on the Inpiration blog.

Image - Sugar Nellie

Medium - Copics

Papers - MME Collectable

Die - MB tree

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons (it is the reverse of keep calm and cut a slice)

Flowers - Michaels

Butterfly - Prima

Other - Stickles, Viva Decor Pearl Pen

Challenges

Bunny Zoe Ribbon 

The Hobby House Roses 

Vintage Stamping Feminine Beauty

Purple Wedding

This was made for an order and I was of course very pleased to be asked to make a purple Wedding card. The backing paper is Papermania Henbury Lane and I have used another of the diecuts I bought from Facebook, Cheery Lynn I think. I have alo used my fave banner die from La La Land, a variety of Wild Orchid flowers, and a charm and bow from stash. I mainly use baker's twine for charms these days but wanted to keep this silver to match the bow and sparkly paper. Even with the right tools I still find attaching the chain to the split ring and getting the ring closed tight enough quite a struggle but I got there in the end. 

Challenges

Wild Orchid Lovely lavender 

ABC X for xtra special (occasion)

Check out the train

It's that train again, this time stamped in grey and sprayed with spray and sparkle. I stamped it twice again and raised the top oval. The papers are Docrafts Kraftnotes Christmas, sentiment I found in my stash and the holly vine was made with a MB die and pearls.

It's my DT card for Winter Wonderland where our challenge is check this out. We want to see something checked on your creation and you could win a £10 voucher from 

Challenges

Paper Crafting Journey Anything Goes 

Penny Black and More at Allsorts Anything Goes

Just to let you know we are having a DT call at Crafty Little Fairies so if you would like to join us there check out the requirements on the blog.

Steampunk Tag/Bookmark

This is my second DT make today.

Our challenge at Crafty Ribbons this week is anything but a card. I have my next craft fair on 30th October and hope to have a few of these bookmarks/large tags to sell. After making a girly one with my new Prima doll stamp I wanted to make a steampunk one. It's the first time I have tried something like this and nowhere near as clever and complex as some of you clever crafters make but I loved making it and will definitely be giving some more a try.

All the products are Tim Holtz except the rubon pennyfarthing and ribbon which is from Crafty Ribbons of course. Even that has had the DI vintage photo treatment as I didn't want it white. I used various rubons and stamps, then DI Vintage Photo and Aged Mahogany. I then heat embossed the die cut on the edge steampunk cad with copper embossing powder and added a bulldog clip.

Challenges

Crafty Catz A gift to remember 

Bunny Zoe Ribbon
The Ribbon Girl Brown

Fairy and Butterflies

I made this card for a friend's Birthdy and it is also my DT card for Crafty Little Fairies and we have the easiest theme there is this week, anything goes, yes anything, and of course you can use any image you like. 

Image - Lili of the Valley

Medium - Copics

Papers - EP Bundle of Joy Dots and Stripes (blues), can't remember where the red came from

Punch - MS border

Butterflies - Marianne and MB dies

Other - sentiment and pearls from stash, Viva Decor pearl pen, Stickles

Challenges

Crafty Sentiments Bingo (red, pearls, diecuts)
Delightful Winged Things

The sentiment is actually more burgundy than it looks on this picture, which looks purple and looks like the wrong colour for this card.

Pop back later for my Crafty Ribbons make.

Teaparty

I bought some images from the fabulous new Scribble and Scrap store set up by Lexie and have only just had time to start playing with them. This is part of a sheet of 6 images, just £1 for the 6, unbelievable value. I really enjoyed making this shabby chic card with lots of layers and textures.

Image - Scribble and scrap

Papers - Nitwits Country Gent from LOTV

Sentiment - LOTV

Hessian  and charm - The Ribbon Girl

Banner die - La La Land

Other - Lace and ribbon from stash, TH distressing tool, DI Vintage Photo, sanded Core'dinations

Challenges

The Ribbon Girl Brown 

Scribble and Scrap Anything Goes 

Crafty Cardmakers Shabby chic 

Crafty Sentiments Bingo (diecuts, lace, metal) 

TTCD Anything Goes 

ALBC A little bit shabby 

Natalie and Amy Shabby chic 

Whimsy Shabby chic/vintage

I am off to the hospital early this morning for a back x-ray so I will link up my card when I get home.

Oh Christmas Tree

For my GDT card at Papertake Weekly this week I have used one of the lovely Paula's last images for Pollycraft. Our challenge is Oh Christmas tree and I even found the perfect sentiment too. A nice flat card this one, perfect for posting.

Image - Pollycraft

Medium - Copics, Sakura Gold star and Green star pens

Papers - Carte Bella Winter Fun

Dies - Marianne tree and pine branch

Sentiment - LOTV

Challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Fab sketch

CCAYR Getting ready for Christmas

Simon Says Christmas 

MAWTT Christmas cuties

Sister Act Anything Goes

Send a smile 4 kids Early holiday wishes 4 kids

First Sugar Nellie stamp

In 2008 I discovered Sugar Nellie stamps at Funky Kits after Lynsey sent me a Christmas card in 2007 using one of their images. I bought 3 and unlike some stamps from other companies which have since been sold, I still have all my Sugar Nellie stamps. It's funny but the first 3 are still 3 of my favourite stamps but haven't been used for a while so watch this space for the other 2 hopefully coming soon.

Image - Elisabth Bell for Sugar Nellie - Flowers

Medium - Copics

Papers - Papermania Capsule

Punch - MS flower garden border

Dies - Joy birdtable, MB Pippi and Isabella butterflies

Sentiment - LOTV

Other - Sanded Core'dinations, pearls

Challenges

The Sugar Bowl Use your first Sugar Nellie stamp;

Creative Craft Anything goes 

Bearly Mine Anything goes 

TTCD Anything goes 

Penny's Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and more Make your mark
Scribble and Scrap Anything goes (Thanks for choosing me as the winner of your blog candy)

I will be out a lot today, haircut and some shopping and then out for a meal with friends and theatre tonight.

Christmas Wishes

Brilliant craft fair yesterday, the most I have sold for a while and lots of money raised for cystic fibrosis too. Managed a little blogging when I got home but apologies if I haven't returned your visit.

This is a great image for practicing hair colouring and I do love colouring hair. Always room for improvement but pretty pleased with the way this turned out. I was in the mood for playing around and spent ages making this card.

Image - Simply Sassy from Sugar Nellie (special edition)

Medium - Copics

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Dies - Marianne Designs. Spellbinders floral oval

Other - shabby white frantage, Viva Decor pearl pen, pearls and bow from stash

Challenges

Saturated Canary Seasons Greetings 

Simon Says Christmas 

Creative Craft Anything Goes 

Everybody Art Ribbon 

Bunny Zoe Ribbon 

Crafts-Too Challenge You What Christmas means to me (Making and receiving beautiful Christmas cards) Vintage Stamping Feminine Beauty
Stampin' for the Weekend Anything Goes

Allsorts Ribbons and bows

Vintage Train

Regulars o my blog will know how much I love the Stampendous Snowy Postcard stamp and when I saw this one on the lovely and talented Nic's blog I had to buy it. Hubby loves steam trains so I think this may well be on his card this year. I stamped it with DI Vintage Photo twice and then used lots more DI on the images. The top one was cut out and raised on foam pads. I decided to just colour the holly with Copics for a change. The paper is Kaisercraft Dear Santa and I have distressed all the edges. I added a kraft border cut with a MB Frostyville die and some pearls.

Challenges

ALBC A little bit shabby 

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Christmas for the men 

Simon Says Christmas 

Whimsy Shabby chic/vintage 

Kaboodle Doodles Earth tones or colours 

It's all about the vintage Vehicles

I'm selling at a craft fair this morning so will be back later this afternoon to link up my card. 

Have a good weekend everyone x

When Santa comes down the chimney

I was lucky enough to win a challenge recently that Pink Gem were sponsoring and I chose this gorgeous vintage Santa as one of my digis. Isn't he fabulous, so I kept with the traditional colours and kept the design fairly simple as I though this would make a great male card.

Image - Pink Gem Vintage Santa digi

Medium - Copics

Papers - Bo Bunny Rejoice

Punch - MS holly border

Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments digi

Other - card candi, stickles, baker's twine

Challenges

Here come the boys Great sketch 

AGOAC 3 papers, 2 types of embellishment (card candi and twine), 1 image 

Craftyhazelnut Make it square 

Crafty Creations Sparkle and shine 

Simon Says Christmas 

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Christmas for the men

Another cute witch

I love making Halloween cards, shame I don't have anyone to send them to nor do I sell many. Still they are such fun to make and I love the colour combo of purple, orange and black too. I have had this digi for about a year and never used her and it's the first time I have tried colouring purple hair, rather like it.

Image - The Paper Shelter

Medium - Copics. gold star Sakura pen

Papers - various old pieces

Sentiment - Digistamp Boutique

Spiders and web diecuts - bought from Facebook group

Charm - The Charm Barn

Bow from stash

Challenges

Incy Wincy Hallowen 

Crafty Sentiments Halloween 

Sketchy colours Great sketch 

Crafty Catz Halloween 

Crafty Calendar Halloween

  My Mum's Craft Shop Halloween 

Sparkles Halloween
The Paper Shelter Use two colours (Judging by the DT samples black doesn't count so mine are purple and orange)
Crafting for all Seasons Too cute to spook
Oldie but a goodie Spooky

CAS Christmas

I am loving some of the CAS cards I see in Blogland and thought I would have a go for a change. I am so pleased with the result, I've astonished myself. I will definitely be making some more like this.

Image - Sheena Douglass

Medium - Copics

Paper - Bo Bunny Rejoice

Sentiment - LOTV

Other - baker's twine, pearls

Challenges

Penny Black and more at Allsorts Anything Goes 

Craftyhazelnut Make it square 

Totally Gorjuss Wings and things 

Scribble and Scrap Anything Goes
Bearly Mine Anything Goes
Creative Craft Anything Goes

Wizard

This is posibly my fave boy's image from LOTV, I just think he is adorable. Mind you all their boys are adorable. He is useful for Birthdays of course but I decided to use him for Halloween as my GDT card for Papertake Weekly where our challenge is to use Halloween colours.

Image - LOTV

Medium - Copics

Papers - oddments

Sentiment - Digistamp Boutique

Dies - Memory Box border and spider bought from Facebook group

Punch - MS star border

Other - hessian, I used a string from this on the spider too

Challenges

Lili of the Valley Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Halloween 

My Mum's Craft Shop Halloween

Simon Says Rubber or clear stamp

MAWTT Spooktastic times 

Paper Crafting Journey Use Halloween colours 

Crafty Catz Halloween 

Di's Digis Colours of Halloween

Sweet Stampin' Halloween 

The Ribbon Girl Lovely Lili - Anything goes
Cards for Men Halloween

Playing with my new doll

My lovely friend Lisa sent me a voucher for My Crafty Heart for my Birthday and after looking at the paper pads and dies, thought no I will get something totally different so I choose a Prima tag pad and a Prima doll stamp. I thought these would be fun and I was right, they were. I paper pieced the doll and added some lace under her skirt.

Image - Prima

Papers - Prima Lyric

Medium - Copics

Flower - Prima

Other - Tim Holtz rubons, DI Frayed Burlap and Tattered Rose, lace, alphabet and ribbon from stash

These make great bookmarks as well as tags and I will definitely be making some more.

Challenges

Simon Says Rubber or clear stamp 

In the Pink Luscious Lace 

Southern Girls Sing a song (Living Doll) 

A Creative Romance Pink 

Allsorts Use your ABCs 

That Craft Place Think Pink

Minimal embellishments

I wanted to enter the Without Words challenge this month as they are looking for the colour of pumpkins and I love using these colours so minimal embellishments for this card, just some ribbon and pearls.

Image - Tiddly Inks

Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition Desert Bloom

Pearls - The Hobby House

Other - organza ribbon from stash, DI Spiced marmalade

Challenges

Without Words Pumpkins (colours) 

Crafty Sentiments Anything Goes

Growing hearts

I was looking through stamps for sale on eBay and came across this cutie and was lucky enough to win the bid. It is the first time I have tried colouring hedgies with black and grey instead of browns, They are always this colour on the stamps but somehow I think of hedgies as brown. Makes a change to have them a different colour I think.

Image - Penny Black TLC

Medium - Copics

Papers - MME Lost and Found Rosy

Punch - Michaels border punch

Roses - Wild Orchid

Other - ribbon and pearl heart from stash

Challenges

Penny Black and More At Allsorts Anything Goes 

Stamping Sensations All creatures great and small

The Hobby House Roses

Bearly Mine Ribbon/string/twine 

Crafty Sentiments Anything Goes 

Simon Says Rubber or clear stamp

Sketch N Stash great sketch which I rotated (New stamp and papers)

Charisma Animals

Hubby is off to a classic car show so I am planning to get some crafting done today.

Something Different

I love playing around with different ideas sometimes and for my DT project for this week's challenge of Wrap it up at Winter Wonderland I decided to have a play with some washi tape. I made the flower with some scraps of paper and a Marianne poinsettia die. I used a Woodware holly punch and some of my favourite hessian along with a LOTV sentiment and some recycled gold baubles from some Christmas wrapping. 

We are sponsored by the lovely Teresa with a £10 voucher for her online store

and Ivanovachest who is offering some gorgeous Christmas ribbons

Challenges

Lili of the Valley Anything Goes 

Marianne's Design Divas Anything Goes 

Sparkles Christmas Anything but a card

Vintage silhouette

A change from Christmas today for my DT card for Crafty Little Fairies where our challenge is pretty in pink. We are sponsored by Live and Love Craft. A nice easy challenge and a fabulous prize on offer so hop you will join in the fun.

Image - Flonz

Papers - Prima Lyric

Velvet ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Picture frame - Crafts Too

Gauze - LOTV shop

Other - shabby white frantage, wooden flowers, pearls, TH distress tool

I love frantage but oh my word it is soooo messy I was covered in sparkle when I made this. 

Challenges

Vintage Stamping Feminine Beauty 

ALBC A little bit shabby 

Whimsy Shabby chic/vintage
Sketchy Colours Pink, cream and white

Natalie and Amy Shabby Chic 

Scribble and Scrap Anything Goes
Divas by Design 3 or more layers
Simon Says Rubber or clear stamp

Candy Winners

Thanks to everyone who entered my Birthday candy. It seems that many of you thought having 4 winners was a good idea. What a job I gave myself though in sorting it out. I had to number everyone according to their choice. I drew the winners using random org.

So here are the lucky winners.

A

Wendy 

 B 

  Sammy 

 C

  Lexie

D 

  Stamps and Paper

Could the winners please email me their addresses by Saturday 12th. If I don't hear from anyone then I will draw again on Sunday.

Sorry you can't all be winners but there is sure to be some more candy on here soon. I am going to the Hobbycrafts show at the NEC so will be on the lookout for something nice to offer.

Please scroll down for today's card.

Snowy Postbox

Thank you so much for all the lovely Birthday wishes. I had a lovely day at Colchester Zoo, even fed a giraffe and elephant. The weather was glorious for October and we sat outside for coffee and for lunch. I had some lovely cards and pressies, some crafty, and some money which I shall be saving for the NEC next month.

I was inspired to make this card by a photo challenge on the Docrafts site. I love Teri's scene digis at Delicious Doodles and I knew I wanted to colour just the postbox with Copics. The paper is from a new pack I bought at The Range, Dovecraft Tis the Season. The dies are both Marianne and I added some raffia lace and a Crafty Sentiments digi sentiment and some stickles.

Challenges

Totally Gorjuss Anything goes with stars 

Crafts - Too Challenge You Christmas festivities create a scene
Marianne's Design Divas Anything Goes
Through the Craftrom Door Anything Goes

Birthday Candy

This post will stay at the top until 8th October. Please scroll down for newer posts.

I always like to give some candy away for my Birthday and this year I thought I would do something different. Instead of giving everything away to one person I have chosen a variety of things and made 4 candies so I can give something away to 4 people. They are all worth about the same and all have some lovely embellishments. 

So to enter my candy

You must be a follower

Add my candy picture to your sidebar with a link back to my blog

Leave me a comment telling me whether you would like A, B, C or D.

You must choose which candy you would like. Please do not say any of them or A or B for example. I will only be entering people into the draw who have chosen A, B, C or D.

This candy is open until midnight on my Birthday (8th October).

It's my Birthday and James and the Snowman

Yes, today is my Birthday and what do I have to share with you today, a Christmas card, lol! It's my DT card for Papertake Weekly where we want to see two of something. I have lots of them - figures, dies, ribbons, mittens, Happy Christmas and main colours.

Image - LOTV

Medium - Copics

Papers - Bo Bunny Snowfall

Dies - Memory box Frostyville corner and Precious mittens

Ribbons - Crafty Ribbons (the velvet ribbon on the mittens and the Happy Christmas)

Other - Raffia lace, stickles

Challenges

Lili of the Valley Anything Goes 

Crafty Cardmakers Cute and furry
Scribble and Scrap Anything Goes
Crafting Musketeers Christmas in October
Stamping Sensations All Creatures Great and Small

I have scheduled this post as we are planning an early start today to go out for the day.

Wheeeeeeee

What beautiful weather we had this weekend. We went out for breakfast yesterday and then went into Norwich for a bit of shopping so apologies if I haven't visited this weekend. I always seem to have much less time for blogging at the weekends. 

 Now here are some animals which you would never see at the same time in the wild as they live at opposite ends of the earth but how cute do they look together.

 Image - LOTV 

Medium - Copics 

Paper - MME All is Bright

 Dies - Memory Box penguin, Marianne Christmas tree

 Other - stckles, Viva Decor pearl pen, ribbon and bow from stash

 Challenges 

Inky Chicks 2 different diecuts 

  Christmas challenges with sketches
The Ribbon Girl Make it sparkly 

  Crafty Catz Anything Goes 

  Sister Act Anything Goes 

  Crafts - Too Challenge You Christmas festivities create a scene 

  Stamping Sensations All Creatures Great and Small 

  Marianne's Design Divas Anything Goes 

 If you haven't entered my candy then you only have today left to enter.

Leaf Peeping

This is the third of my layouts this week and very different to the busy Christmas one a couple of days ago. We adore New England in the fall and were there this time last year. Every where you look is a photo opportunity and it is difficult to choose which ones to make into layouts. Hubby was messing around saying he was leaf peeping, which is what they call it, so I had to use this photo.

Just for a change I made a layout with no papers. The card is Core'dinations Graphic 45 and I used a mask for the first time which I bought at Ally Pally in April. I used DI Spiced Maramalade and added some paper leaves from Michaels, raffia, some Teresa Collins and Papermania Persimmon bits and American Crafts letters. Love the saddle stitching on these letters.

Challenges

Heck of a Challenge Colours of Autumn 

One Crazy Stamper Thankful/Autumn
Creative Moments Autumn
MAWTT Anything Goes
C4E Cinnamon colour challenge
Allsorts Autumn colours

Fairy in Red

I am so loving using Autumnal shades and I couldn't wait to use my gorgeous new MME papers so this little cutie is in red today.

Image - LOTV

Medium - Copics

Papers - MME Lost and Found Rosy

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Charm - The Charm Barn

Other - pearls, baker's twine, TH distress tool, DI Worn Lipstick

Challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Lili of the Valley Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Winged Things 

The Paper Shelter Shabby Chic 

Cute Card Thursday Signs of Distress 

A Creative Romance Fairies

  Chocolate, coffee and cards Flowers 

Stampin' for the Weekend Fairies or fantasy

I came home to a letter from the hospital to say my recent brain scan was normal, huge relief. 

I am at a craft fair this morning and then meeting some friends for lunch as it was her Birthday recently and mine next week so we are meeting in between the two.

Still a couple of days left to enter my candy above.

Here comes Santa

After my very busy scrapbook layout this morning, something much more simple. I bought some black Cheery Lynn Santa diecuts from somebody on Facebook and made some 5" square cards which I sell in packs of 2. I used First Edition Silent Night paper, Memory Box die and white glitter card and Crafty Ribbons Christmas ribbon from last year. I really love the way these turned out. I had to cut off the lead reindeer, sorry Rudolph as the diecut was too big for the card. I was lucky enough to win $15 to spend at Scrapyland so I chose the Impression Obsession die which is similar but has 2 rows of reindeer. I also chose a Memory Box snowdrift die, shame about the $11 postage but still less than the cost of the 2 dies so I am looking forward to getting those.

Challenges

Crafts - Too Challenge You Christmas festivities, create a Christmas scene

  Divas by Design CAS 

Fab n Funky Ribbon 

Delightful Holiday spirit (Christmas)

I went to the doctor yesterday about my back as although the osteopath has straightened out my posture and got rid of the general backache I am still getting sudden sharp pains on one side. She has referred me for an X ray to see if anything was damaged when I fell in May. Today we are both going for a health check, blood pressure etc as it is a while since we had that done. Then I need to pop in The Range for some boxes and a browse of the craft section I'm sure, then lunch out and visit my Mum.

Happy Holidays

I am on a roll with my layouts and actually completed 3 this week after weeks of not doing any. I find once I start I want to do more and more. It's such a lovely thing to create especially as I get to keep them unlike the cards I make. This one is a rather busy page, rather like Disney at Christmas. I wanted to keep with a red, gold and green colour scheme and reflect the Christmas trees in the photos.

The pics were taken in Florida of course, papers are Deja Vus Fair Isle Christmas. I also used MB ornament die. Marianne Christmas tree die, Tim Holtz salvage stickers, Papermania Christmas trees, ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and a sentiment from stash.

Challenges

Totally Gorjuss Traditional Christmas colours 

Through the Craftroom Door Anything Goes 

Marianne's Design Divas Anything Goes 

Sparkles Christmas Anything but a Card

Putting my feet up

Time for another anything goes with ribbon challenge at Crafty Ribbons and this is a card I made for a friend recently. He is a builder so I'm sure he must wear boots like this and he has a very big TV so this image suited him perfectly.

Image - LOTV Sketch Pad

Medium - Copics

Papers - oddments

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Other - baker's twine, Woodware tabs coloured with DI Forest Moss

Challenges

Crafty Catz Birthday
Lili of the Valley Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door Anything Goes
Simon Says Going Dotty
Penny's Anything Goes

Asleep in the garden

I do love PB hedgies and they don't come much cuter than this one do they. I was asked to make a boy's baby card and thought I would create a little garden scene.

Image - Penny Black

Medium - Copics

Papers - Papermania Capsule

Ribbon - white velvet from Crafty Ribbons

Dies - Magnolia Doohickey fence, others Memory Box

Other - pearls, sentiment and bow from stash

Challenges

Here come the boys Baby boy 

That Craft Place Baby 

Allsorts How does your garden grow
Creative Craft Anything Goes

My first Halloween Treat Bag

Time for another DT make for Papertake Weekly and this week our theme is Anything Goes with the option of making a Halloween treat bag. I have never made one of these before but I am hoping it may sell at one of my craft fairs this month.

Image - Tiddly Inks

Medium - Copics

Paper - digi paper I found on my PC

Tree stamp - Personal Impressions

Sentiment - Digistamp Boutique

Diecuts - bought from Facebook group

Other - Sakura clearstar pen, star gems and ribbon from stash

Here's the detail of the image

Challenges

Simon Says Anything Goes 

Crafts 4 Eternity Anything Goes 

Sister Act Anything Goes 

AGOAC Use black

Tiddly Inks Anything Goes 

Bearly Mine Halloween