More carolsingers

Another of the cute carolsinging mice cards made for Making Cards magazine. The papers and pyramage are all part of a Paper Creator digi kit. The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons and I simply added some pearls.

Challenges

Creative Inpsirations Winter/Christmas 

Simon Says anything goes

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We are going out for breakfast this morning and checking out the sales in Norwich. This evening some friends are coming round for a meal, DVD and board games. Enjoy your New year's Eve.

Christmas Eve carol singers

A simple Christmas card to share today, one of a set of four made for Making Cards magazine.  I used a Paper Creator digi kit which includes the image and papers. I used a Tonic die for the card blank, Lawn Fawn stitched circle on the image and added a MFT scalloped circle frame around the image.  The snowflakes were punched with a MS punch.

Challenges

Creative Inspirations Winter/Christmas 

Simon Says party time

I love Christmas Eve especially the evening, snuggling up at home with all the festive lights watching the TV. However before that we are going to see my Mum this afternoon and bring her back to the nearby Premier Inn for a couple of nights. We will be having a meal there with her before heading home.

Birthday Hedgie

The second of three cards made for Paper Creator magazine using the cute LOTV hedgie trio of stamps. I used my favourite Go Kreate frilly squares 10 die with the lovely MFT papers, MFT stitched scalloped circle frame die. The balloon die is from the MFT Adorable Elephant set.  Coloured with Copics and with ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and white pearl hearts.

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Noor! Design UK anything goes

I said yesterday I was really looking forward to something. Well we had another trip to Potters Resort on the coast where we stayed overnight in the hotel. We went with friends and the reason we went was to see their spectacular Christmas show. We love a night's break st potters as you can enjoy all the facilities, sports and activities. They have fun quizzes which we love. You get a 5 course evening meal and free wine and the entertainment is first class. As this scheduled I can't tell you how we got on but will do that another day maybe.

Hedgie wishes

I was delighted to accept a commission for Paper Creator magazine using this cute LOTV hedgie trio of stamps. Coloured with Copics and using various MFT goodies, papers, pierced banner, wonky stitched rectangle and banner dies and Lawn Fawn stitched circle dies.

Challenges

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Carolsinging Mice

The new issue of Making Cards is in the shops now so I am sharing one of four cards I made for them last month. I used the Carol Singing Mice ultimate kit from Paper Creator and at just £2 for the kit a real bargain. The papers and tag are all part of the kit. I used a MFT fringed scalloped border die which is one of my latest dies and is going to be used a lot. I also used a Lawn Fawn stitched circle die and some ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

Challenges

The Paper Shelter digital delight 

Noor! Design UK Winter

Spiders!

Our new challenge at Paper Creator is a spooky one this month. I don't send Halloween cards and I find they don't often sell either so this is probably the only one I shall make. I have used the precoloured Sassy Sally the good witch image. I managed to find some orange paper and the web and spider diecuts which I bought a few years ago from somebody on Facebook. The black pearl hearts were a gift a few years ago from my blogging friend Debby.

Stargazing

1st of the month means a new challenge at Paper Creator and this month is it simply Christmas. Have you made a start on your Christmas cards yet? I seem to have been making lots of them recently, for magazines and DT work. I still have lots more to make yet though.

I love the Sassy Cheryl images and this one is no exception, Admiring the Star. All the Paper Creator images are precoloured making for quicker cards. I went for lots of layers with this one, using Studio Light Scandinavian papers and adding some doodling. I used a new MFT zigzag stitch square die, ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and wooden stars from Hobbycraft.  I also used a clear Wink of Stella pen on the star. 

Carol singers

I have been playing with another of the Paper Creator kits. I love using tag shapes on cards and this tag and sentiment are part of the Carol Singing Mice kit. I teamed them with some  really old Papermania papers which were the perfect colour match. The scalloped edge was cut with a MFT die, sentiment diecut with a Lawn Fawn stitched circle die and I added some ribbon, punched musical notes and MS punched snowflakes. These precoloured toppers make super cut but quick cards. 

Challenges

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ABC Christmas Q is for quick

I am very busy at the moment with magazine commissions and making stock but taking a day out today with hubby for lunch and some retail therapy. Hubby is out all day tomorrow so I shall be spending the day crafting.

Blustery Day

Today is my first challenge post as part of the Paper Creator DT and our new challenge is for a child. I chose to make a Christmas card with the cute Sassy Cheryl precoloured Blustery Day image. The papers are Papermania Jolly Santa and I used Lawn Fawn pierced rectangle, Joy Christmas tree and MFT basic border dies. I found the sentiment in my Christmas stash.

Challenges

Simon Says anything goes 

The Paper Shelter anything goes 

Winter Wonderland digi image

Out for coffee with friends this morning at the coffee and gift shop where I sell some of my gifts. Time to restock a few items there too.

New DT

I was delighted to be asked by Debbie if I would like to join the monthly challenge DT at Paper Creator. I always love the cards that Pauline makes with their images and kits and am looking forward to sharing my makes with you.  Pauline is very good at decoupage and although I do a little decoupaging I tend to use the toppers just as one layer but adding layers of papers and embellishments so I hope I bring a different perspective to the team.

I love these little mouse on the moon images and used the toppers and sentiments from the ultimate kits which also contain papers, decoupage and lots more and are a bargain buy. I made two identical cards one for girls and one for boys.

The papers are MFT dots and stripes confection and I used a Lawn Fawn stitched circle die,  MFT basic borders die and a Memory Box baby die. I used clear Wink of Stella on the moons and added white Wink of Stella to the wooden stars. I also added some cheesecloth for extra softness.

Challenges

In The Pink special occasion 

Di's Digis layer it up 

The Ribbon Girl a card