It Takes Two and some exciting news

It's Friday and that means time for another challenge at Winter Wonderland. It's my turn to host this week and I have chosen the theme of It Takes Two, so we want to see two people/animals/snowman on your cards. We are sponsored this week by Simon Says, so definitely worth playing along. I have chosen to use this sweet Nellie Snellen image, edged with DI Worn Lipstick and coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers with a little gold Sakura pen. I've added German glass glitter for the fur. If you use this with PVA glue rather than a glue pen it gives a really fluffy look. The papers are Forever Friends Timeless, a bargain a while ago in Hobbycraft. I've used an MS holly border punch, Craftwork cards sentiment, scrim, MS punched snowflakes, Go Kreate die cut tag and snowflake charm tied with baker's twine.

There's a lot of Easter challenges this week but at ABC Christmas the challenge is F is for furry friends and Incy Wincy have a tag it challenge so I would like to enter my card into those two challenges.

Now for my exciting news. I have been chosen as a guest designer for The Stamp Basket for April. My posting day will be Monday so my first post for them will be on Monday 2 April. They stock so many wonderful products in their store and they currently have an Easter sale running until next Thursday and a weekend sale so hop over and check them out. I've been sent some gorgeous goodies to play with and can't wait to show you my first card on Monday.

Have a good weekend everyone and remember my candy ends tomorrow.

Winter Birthday

It's a lovely bright but cold day here today. Hope the weather is good where you are. I know from one of my blogging buddies, Christine in Canada that they have snow already. Brrrr. Welcome to my lovely new followers. If you haven't entered my candy yet then check out my candy page.

We had a lovely day shopping yesterday. The one hour free course on getting started with your I Pad was excellent and we decided not to wait but bought one. It is amazingly fast and so light and portable. So much better than our little netbook which we take away with us. It's fine for using Office but unbearably slow on the Internet. While I finished my coffee this morning I got out the I Pad and did some commenting. It was even faster than using the laptop. Still lots to learn on it though.

My card today is my DT card for Winter Wonderland where the challenge is to make a Winter Birthday cards preferably using Christmas scraps of paper. I used some DCWV Rose Tinted Christmas left over from last year and coloured this cute Nellie Snellen image with Promarkers and Flexmarkers. My image was a little large for the labels Nestie so I cut out the squirrel's tail. I really like this method of using Nesties. I distressed and inked the edges and added lots of glitter, lace, pins, flowers, pearls and rose leaves. The corner was cut with a Sizzix die, sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Scrapbook Sisters Anything Goes

Quixotic Paperie Great sketch

Simon Says Anything Goes

Divas by Design Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky Anything Goes

Hotshot Crafts Promarkers (New challenge, good luck with it Sarah)

Believe in fairies

Time for another challenge at Totally Gorjuss and this week our challenge is pastel Christmas sponsored by Lili of the Valley. I'm so pleased with the way this card turned out that I want to send it to myself, lol! The image is a Nellie Snellen one coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers, Sakura clear star pen and lots of glitter.. I used DI Frayed Burlap around the images and some gorgeous Tim Holtz 12 x 12 papers which I have distressed. The sentiment is from a Humphrey's Corner stamp set, punched star from Core'dinations with MS punched snowflakes.

Challenges:

Passion for Promarkers Stars

Moving along with the times Vintage

The Corrosive Challenge Flying Things

Crafting when we can Almost Christmas

Flutterby Wednesday Open

New fairy stamp

A very busy day ahead today as I am doing a craft fair tomorrow with my friend Lynsey. Really looking forward to a crafty chat all day and hopefully lots of sales too. I still have some stuff to make and stock to get ready so must not spend too much time on the laptop today. There's also a pile of ironing waiting.

We don't have any craft shops in Norfolk selling a wide range of stamps but I did pick up this gorgeous Nellie Snellen fairy. I just couldn't resist her, she is so sweet. She has been coloured with Promarkers. Papers are Basic Grey Wisteria and Euphoria. Flowers from Wild Orchid and Michaels and Crealie die cut leaves. I love these Crealie dies as the shapes just fall out of them once cut. I added some purple lace and a bow to finish.

I used the lovely sketch at Basic Grey and would like to enter the fairy tales challenge at CRAFT. I'll be back later with another card.