Snowball fight

You may have seen a Humphrey card I made recently. I bought whilst I had the coloured toppers out I would use one of the Winter ones to make a Christmas card. I used Your Next Stamp Winter plaid papers and MFT layered snowflakes. The red and white striped wooden tree was left over from a plaque I made a couple of years ago.

My Christmas pile is very small so I really must try to get some more made. Crafting is a bit more challenging at the moment as my stuff is spread across two rooms whilst Graham is decorating. No decorating this weekend though, he will start again tomorrow.

Beach babes

I had a request to make a few more cards from someone who normally buys from me at the hospital craft fair.  She asked for a beach scene with bunting. I wondered what to use and came across some old Humphrey's corner coloured images from Crafter's Companion. I have had these for years and now I have found them I think I will be using some more. I always loved the cute elephant images.

I used First Edition Beyond the Shore papers, some old glitter bunting, enamel dots, an old Craftwork Cards sentiment and used a seagull die.

Me and my Reindeer

Time for another challenge at Winter Wonderland and this week our challenge is four legged friends. Lots of scope there and a chance to win a £10 voucher from 

Image - Humphrey freebie with mag

Medium - Copics

Papers - Bo Bunny Rejoice

Punch - MS Snowflake border

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Other - wooden sleigh covered in frantage, Stickles

I am loving playing with the frantage but oh boy it's a bit messy as it is so fine you have to be so careful it doesn't fly away when using the heat gun. 

Challenges

Crafting Musketeers Stamped image

Bearly Mine Dies and/or punches

Squirrel and the Fox Summer or Winter

Hobby House Anything Goes

Day 20 of the Advent Calendar

Day 20 of the Crafty Ribbon Advent Calendar and I've used a cute Humphrey's Corner stamp, coloured with Promarkers with lashings of glitter. I've used DI Worn Lipstick around the edges. I treated myself to some new papers, Bo Bunny Rejoice. Isn't that holly paper lush. I've added some lovely ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, green pearls and some K&Co embellishments.

Today at the Crafty Ribbons Pure Inspiration blog we are sponsored by the lovely Teresa at My Crafty Heart

Wish I could win this as there are so many wonderful things in this shop, including stamp, papers and dies.

Challenges

Delightful Very blingy 

Little Miss Muffet It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas 

Card making Mamas Happy Holidays 

Dream Valley Christmas

Have you entered my candy yet?

Pastel Christmas

Our challenge at Totally Gorjuss this week is pastel Christmas and we are sponsored by Crafter's Companion. I decided to use my favourite Christmas baby image, Humphrey's brother baby Jack, from the Humphrey's Corner range from Crafter's Companion. He has been coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers with lots of glitter. The papers are Forever FriendsTimeless. I have used a new nestie, Marianne swirl die, a faux leather teddy diecut I found in my stash, card candi and some lovely ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

Challenges

The Crafty Pad Anything Goes 

Papertake Anything Goes option Christmas 

Crafty Blogger's Network Christmas anything goes 

Divas by Design Let's get cute

Penny Black and more at Allsorts Any die will do

Baby's First Christmas

At Winter Wonderland this week is is Lynsey's turn to host and she has chosen Baby's First Christmas as the theme. On offer we have a voucher from one of our regular sponsors, Simon Says.

I have used one of my fave baby Christmas stamps from Humphrey's Corner, coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers with lots of German glass glitter. The papers are Papermania's Percy and Penelope. I have used an MS border and snowflake punches. The velvet ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons and you can find their velvet ribbon selection here. The ribbon is a much better match then it looks in this photo. I made a flat bow, which is so easy to make. You simply make a loop the size of bow you want and secure the 2 ends. Take another piece of ribbon and wrap around the middle, cut and secure and secure bow to ribbon. 

Feed the birds

I was delighted to be asked to be the first guest designer at Natalie and Amy's Challenge. They have a lovely online store and I wish them every success with the challenge and the store.

I have chosen this cute Crafter's Companion image, many of these stamps are avilable at Natalie and Amy's. Coloured with Promarkers with glitter flock for snow. I wanted to use traditional Christmas colours and these papers which are MME and HOTP, both freebies last year with magazines, were perfect. I found the sparkly twine when I was having a sort out of my ribbons and lace the other day. I have had it for years and never used it for some odd reason. I've used my new MS bird on a wire border punch and coloured a Kars wooden bird so it looks like a robin.

Challenges

The Crafty Pad Twine

The Paper Shelter Layer on layer

Simon Says Anything Goes

Stampavie and more Animals 

Great Impressions Walk on the wild side (animals)

Here comes Summer - we wish!

This is my second post for t0day. Please scroll down for a fun Footie card.

Time for some mid month inspiration for our challenge of Here Comes Summer over at Crafter’s Companion. Wouldn't some Summer sunshine be great, although today is lovely so far but we have been getting a little then the next thing it is raining again. I have used this very cute Reddy decoupage of Humphrey for my card. I have teamed it with some We R Memory Keepers Travel Lite papers and some chipboard embellishment from K&Co.

Challenges

PaperPlay Chipboard

MAWTT Nautical

Incy Wincy Weather

Crafty Bloggers Network Decoupage

I had a bit of a fright with my blog this morning. My sidebar has disappeared I thought. Then I found it at the bottom. Went into blogger help and sorted it, phew.

Humphrey launches today

This is a scheduled post, so hope it works OK.

Yes, the wait is over for all you Humphrey fans. The new stamps and CD launch today. I have used one of the gorgeous new stamps and papers from the previous Humphrey CD. I used my MS cherish border punch and a Tim Holtz on the edge die, added some faux stitching and made some bunting using a small Nestie and some Core'dinations. I also used a doily which I left white for a change. The sentiments are from the stamp set too.

A rose 4 U and a winner

Well, after saying it was a lovely sunny start to the day yesterday it turned wet and windy and boy, was it cold. Didn't linger too long in the shops I can tell you. Came home to some crafting in my lovely warm craftroom. I'm bringing you another sneak peek of one of the new Humphrey stamps which launches on Sunday on Create and Craft. I've used papers from the previous Humphrey CD and a sentiment which comes with the stamp. He has been coloured with Spectrum Noirs. I wanted to give a garden feel so used my MS trellis border punch and added a Sizzix die cut fence, punched flowers and gems.

Challenges:

Penny Black and more at Allsorts Oh so cute

Pollycraft Cut critters

CD Sunday Ring a roses

And the lucky winner of the personalised signed photo from Nigel May is............. Toni (Misteejay).

Congratulations Toni and thanks to everyone who left comments about Nigel's A-May-Zing CD which launches tonight. Toni, please e-mail me with your address and I will pass it on.

So cute

It's mid week reminder time for our four legged friends challenge over at Crafter’s Companion and her is my DT card using one of the previously released Humphrey stamps coloured with Spectrum Noirs. I've teamed the image with papers from the Fairyopolis CD, sentiment from Strawberry Kisses CD, Memory Box die cut corner, ribbon, small flowers and pearls.

I have so much to share with you this week, with DT work and sneak peeks, plus other cards so I will be back shortly with another card.

Sneak peek of a new Humphrey launch

I'm here this morning with some very exciting news of a new Humphrey launch from Crafter's Companion. Humphrey is my absolute favourite CC character and these new products which launch on Sunday 22nd are fabulous. 12 new stamps and a CD packed with all kinds of projects. No papers, but decoupage toppers, exploding boxes, stepper cards etc.

I've used one of the new stamps and teamed it with paper from one of the original CDs. I've added some lace, bow, MS punched heart and a stamped sentiment with an added die cut heart.

Check out the rest of the DT this week for more sneak peeks.

Challenges:

Crafty Catz Animals

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Pastels

Penny Black & more Oh so cute

Cards Galore Celebration

I need to catch up on some housework and ironing after my few days away but I'll be back later with my GDT card for The Stamp Basket.

Sneak peek with Humphrey

Here I ma with my first post today, showcasing the Epiphany tool which will be available from Crafter's Companion from Sunday. I have used papers from Fairyopolis and one of my favourite Humphrey stamps, coloured with Sprectrum Noirs. I've used the beautiful script paper with the tool and epoxy toppers, Nesties, some ribbon and a bow to finish.

Challenges:

Crafty Catz Pink and white

Send a smile 4 kids Anything goes 4 kids

Moving along with the times Cute critters

I'm hoping to get lots of crafting done today so expect me back with at least one more post. I'd like to wave hello to my lovely new followers too.

Happy Anniversary

It feels good to back posting every day on my blog and her I am today with my DT card for Totally Gorjuss where the challenge is a nice easy one of Happy. I chose to make an anniversary card using one of the lovely Humphrey's Corner stamps from Crafter's Companion, coloured with Spectrum Noirs. The papers are Papermania Aqua capsule collection. I used MS heart and fan border punches as well as my new rose leaf punch with Wild Orchid cherry blossom and rose from Michaels. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley, our lovely sponsors this week.

A tip with leaves is to use a fine embossing tool down the centre to give more definition. Don;t think leaves always have to be green either. Match them to the colours of your card.

I used the fab sketch at Papertake and would like to enter it into the anything goes challenges at Simon Says and Crafts and Me. I will be back with another post I hope.

First Christmas

This post is scheduled as I am out shopping today and booked on a one hour course learning about I Pads as we are hoping to buy one soon.

I just love this sweet stamp from Humphrey's Corner which I have coloured with Spectrum Noirs and teamed with papers from the Humphrey's Christmas CDs. It's my DT card for Crafter’s Companion where our challenge this month is New Beginnings. I've used label Nesties, MS zigzag punch, seam binding and Kars wooden snowflakes. The sentiment is also from the stamp set.

Eek, 1st December and still busy getting cards made. Haven't bought hubby anything yet and haven't wrapped any pressies either. I am normally much further ahead but being away for most of November had put me all behind this year. How are you doing with your Christmas preparations?

Challenges:

Card Makin Mamas Sentiments

The Cutie Pie Pastel Christmas

Simon Says Anything Goes

I had a lovely surprise yesterday. 

I have won a £10 voucher for Lili of the Valley.

On my way home

I'm sure many of you will have realised by now that I have been away on holiday. If you are reading this on Friday 18th November then I will be back on British soil after (I hope) a lovely holiday in Florida. I hope you have enjoyed my daily posts that I spent ages scheduling before I went away. What a good job I had lots of Crafter's Companion sample cards which I hadn't shared before. My card today is the lovely Lottie, Humphrey's sister. This is such a sweet stamp, which I coloured with Spectrum Noirs. I used Core'dinatins which I embossed with Swiss Dots and then sanded. I added some Sizzix die cut swirly corners. The card shape was made with a Grand Nestie.

I hope that Mr Blogger has been good by publishing all my scheduled posts. I have another scheduled tomorrow for my Totally Gorjuss DT card.

I am going to be busy sorting out all that lovely washing and ironing, surely the worst part of any holiday, before heading off to Darlington on Wednesday for Crafter's Companion Craftaganza. I'm really looking forward to the 3 day workshops and meeting up with some of the DT and other CC crafters. As you can see it is going to take me a while to catch up with all your lovely blogs so please bear with me.

Bedtime story

You my have seen this card on TV as it was another sample for Crafter's Companion. This is such a cute image. Backing paper is from Humphrey's Corner CD and for a change I made a base card from coloured Centura Pearl. I kept the design simple just adding some Sizzix die cut corners.

A flower from Humphrey

I thought I would share a decoupage Humphrey card with you today. The papers are some old Papermania ones. I used the MS cherish PATP set and another MS border punch, ribbon and some Wild Orchid flowers.

Christmas Traditions

This week at Totally Gorjuss we have a wonderful challenge of Christmas Traditions. I had so many ideas for this but in the end went with Father Christmas. I used one of the Humphrey's Corner stamps coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers. Isn't this such a cute image? Papers are HOTP, as is the sentiment. I kept this fairy simple and just added some star pearls from The Works and a bow. We are sponsored by Crafter's Companion this week so hope you'll join in the fun.

Decisions, decisions

Another unbelievably sunny day here, amazing weather for October. A quick post from me before heading out to do some tidying in the garden and enjoy the sunshine. This is my DT card for Crafter’s Companion where our challenge this month is pink and green. I used one of Humphrey's Corner stamps featuring Humphrey's sister Lottie opening a gorgeous box of choccies. She has been coloured with Spectrum Noirs. Papers are from one of the Humphrey CDs. I used an MS border punch and Sizzix swirl corner. Flowers and pearl bow are from Wild Orchid, ribbon from stash, rose leaves from Crafty Emma's. Did you know Emma has an amazing 20% off everything in store? Grab yourself a bargain today.

Challenges:

Stampalot Food, glorious food

My Partner in Crafting Crime Sweets and treats

Birthday Sundaes Ribbon

Cute Card Thursday Animal Crackers

Have you checked my candy page to see if you are a winner and to enter my Birthday candy?