Sharing an Umbrella

You certainly need an umbrella here today, dark, gloomy and pouring with rain. Glad I'm staying in today. At Winter Wonderland this week Kate has challenged us to Be Different. This means either using a Christmas image for a non Christmas card or using a non Christmas image for a Christmas card. I chose the latter, using Rachelle Anne Miller's cute image Lily and Milo - Rainy Days. The image is coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers with glossy accents added to the umbrella and puddle to make it look like ice. Papers are MME and some other freebies, Cosy Christmas. I've been doodling again, added some MS punched glittery snowflakes, baker's twine and a snowflake charm. I discovered a challenge called Christmas challenges (with sketches) and I love this sketch as it has so many layers. You also have to use a charm and twine this week. I would also like to enter this into the challenge of sparkle and shine at Whoopsi Daisy, Cute and funky Christmas at My Mum's Craft Shop and Anything Goes at Delightful.

As you probably know Lili of the Valley challenges relaunches in January as Lili's little fairies and they have some fab candy on offer.

Over at Saturated Canary Krista is having a Christmas party and I have entered my 1000th post. The winning entry will be the one with the most votes. All you have do is hop over there and click like beside my entry, which is number 4. I would really, really appreciate it if you would vote for my card.

Thank you.

Two more Christmas cards

We haven't had much snow today but it is still very cold. Having seen the pics on the news some of you have it really bad so keep warm and safe.

Those Christmas cards are still coming and here are 2 more today. I am so pleased with the way this card turned out. In fact I'd like to keep it for myself. The adorable image is Sugar Nellie of course. She was a Birthday pressy from Lynsey along with the lovely Nesties which remind me of ornaments and she fitted into the largest die perfectly. The papers are last years Rose Tinted Christmas from DCWV. I added some black raffia lace, Primas and Wild Orchid roses with punched leaves. I used the fab sketch at The Sugar Bowl where they also have the option of black, white plus one. As the stamp and die cut are new and the paper is old it fits the challenge at Passion for Promarkers of old and new. Craft Your Days Away are looking for texture so this card fits the challenge there as well.

Crafts 4 Eternity always have great sketches with an added theme which this week is stars. It's the first time I have used this image from Rachelle Anne Miller this Christmas. It's such a fun image to colour (with Promarkers of course), a bit of glitter and glossy accents for the ice. Papers are Papermania Winter's Tale with a couple of other scraps added. I used the MS simple scallops border punch for a change. I haven't used the Let it Snow Sizzix die much this year so out that came today with Sizzix and Marianne die cut snowflakes, a snowflake brad and some new star pins I bought at the NEC. I am also entering this into the challenge of I is for Ice and Snow at ABC and Stars at Paperplay.
I'm off to sell at the Christmas Bazaar at my local council office tomorrow lunchtime so hope that goes well.

Happy Anniversary

I have been longing to use the gorgeous sketch at Create 4 Fun as it has so many layers, which I just love. The papers are Papermania Henbury Lane, Kate Knight and Laura Ashley. I wanted a vintage feel to the card so distressed and inked all the edges and glittered some of them. The flowers are Wild Orchid with Prima leaves, punched fern leaves, pins and pearls. The sentiment which was inked is from Lakeland and the images is Simon and Lola from Rachelle Anne Miller.
Other challenges
A Pocket Full of Posies All that glitters
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Vintage
Cupcake Lace

Little brown bears

A card for 3 challenges. The lovely sketch is from The Pink Elephant, the colour challenge is turquoise and brown at Secret Crafter and Lazy Dayz at Cute Card Thursday. I stamped the Garden Bears, a Rachelle Anne Miller Stamp, and cut out the bears, coloured with PMs of course. I inked the edges of the floral paper for a change. I usually think that would be a good idea when I have finished the card. Must do this more often.

Teddies in the garden

I had a nice surprise yesterday when I looked at the Forever Friends challenge and found that Wendy had chosen me as her favourite card last week so some FF images will be on their way to me. Thanks a lot Wendy.

An early morning post for me before heading off to work. I am usually nearly there by now but have to go back to the doctor this morning as have finished my anti-viral tablets and my left arm still isn't right so a late start at work for me today. I didn't get a chance to post this last night so here we are this morning with this cute card for a baby girl. The first challenge is chocolate and marshmallow with a sketch at Allsorts. I wanted to get a real chocolatey feel which I think I have with the embossed swirls on the brown card. The other challenges covered are Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 3 buttons, 2 designer papers, 1 ribbon; Stamp With Fun pearls; Cupcake green, pink, brown, animals and flowers and Cute Daisy May Friends.

Stamp - Rachelle Anne Miller Garden Bears
Coloured with Letraset Promarkers
Paper - Papermania and Craftwork Cards
Die Cuts - Cuttlebug Divine Swirls embossing folder

Embellishments - pearls from Quixotic Paperie, butterfly ribbon from Do Crafts, flower buttons from stash
Flowers - Prima, Craftwork Cards

Sentiment -rub on from Poundland

5 in one challenge

Another Christmas card which is for 5 challenges! The sketch is from A Spoonful of Sugar, Cupcake Craft Challenge want a Christmas card, Cute Card Thursday are looking for Xmas in July, Colour Create want blue and white and Saturday Challenge are looking for spots and stripes. There are spots on the umbrella, his coat, her boots, a snowflake and one of the papers. There also stripes on that paper and stripes on her tights and scarf and his boots (or are they his socks?).

The image is a Rachelle Anne Miller stamp called Rainy Days but I think it is perfect for a snowy card. I added glitter to the snow at the bottom and coloured it with Promarkers. The papers are from Flower Soft and Forever Friends from last year. The card is embossed with Cuttlebug Divine Swirl and the snowflakes were bought in USA. Why didn't I buy 2 packets, they are so lovely? Gems from stash.