Christmas Owls

Clean and Simple is this fortnight's challenge at A Gem of a Challenge where our prize as always is 2 digis of your choice. There are so many fabulous new ones in the shop you will be spoilt for chice if you win. 

My card is really cas as I merged two images in Photoshop, Santa has been and Bakground papers - snow. Then I simply added some Christmas owls - owls on a line ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

Challenges

Papertake Oh how cute

Simon Says Anything goes

Have you entered my candy yet?

Tilly

I have loved this image for ages but it was only available in rubber so when I spotted Krista had released it as a digi I hopped over straight away and bought her. I am definitely in Autumnal mood at the moment with my colours.

Image - Saturated canary Tilly

Medium - Copics

Paper - Crate Paper Farmer's Market

Other - sentiment found in stash, crochet flowers bought on a market coloured with DI Antique Linen, self adhesive lace bought on FB, scrim from B&Q, doodling doe with Letreset fineliner, Wink of Stella pen on her wings, Viva pearl pen

Challenges

Papertake Oh how cute 

The Cutie Pie Cute with shades of Autumn 

Allsorts Based on a film title (Tinkerbell) 

Scribble and Scrap Anything goes 

Bunny Zoe Lace 

Simon Says Anything goes 

 Out for a meal tonight with a friend for her Birthday. I will be sharing her card with you on Sunday.

My first post as a Sweetie

I am still finding it hard to believe that I am actually posting my card today as a member of the DT for The Sugar Bowl. I really didn't know which of my many many images to use but I chose the digi of My Friend Flakey available from Funky Kits of course. You can enter our Anything Goes challenge using any Sugar Nellie image you like, rubber or digi. There are two prizes to be won. The first winner will be able to choose 4 digis and the second winner 2 digis.

I have also used

Medium - Copics

Papers - Forever Friends Kraft Notes

Die - Joy snowflake

Other - wooden tree and snowflake coloured with DI Vintage Photo, Stickles, Viva pearl pen, Letraset fineliner for doodling

Challenges

ABC Christmas S for something festive 

Scrapology Anything goes 

Crafty Little Fairies Sparkle and bling

Sketch n Stash Great sketch (new stash is the image, old are the papers)
We Do Doobadoo Something masculine
Allsorts Based on a film title (The Snowman)
Papertake oh how cute
Divas by Design Pretty in glitter
Simon Says Anything goes

If you are a fan of Funky Kits then check out my candy where one of the items is a Scrapberry stamp, one of the latest stamps from Funky Kits.

Paper piecing again

This is one of the new stamps from Woodware which I bought at Summer crafting. I had great fun paper piecing him using Echo Park Keepin' Cozy papers. The sentiment comes with the robin and I decided to go for a cas look by just adding some pearls and faux stitching.

Challenges

ABC Christmas S for something festive 

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Christmas critters 

Sparkles Things with wings 

Stamping Sensations Things with wings 

Inky Chicks anything goes 

Crafting from the heart anything goes

I am off to the dentist for a check up today so fingers crossed everything is ok.

Gift card holders

Last Christmas I was going to make some gift card holders for my stall and never got round to it so this year I was determined to have a go at designing one,  Once I had worked out all my measurements, and written them down for the second one, I was away.

I used papers from LOTV, Frosty Christmas. The filigree poinsettia was made with a new purchase of Sue Wilson dies and glitter card. they look beautiful but took ages to poke all the bits out. I think glitter card is more difficult to work than ordinary card actually. The snowflakes are a Memory Box die and Martha Stewart punches.

This is the inside. The To and From look sideways in this picture but are the right way when the holder is opened. I bought some velcro dots when I went to the LOTV shop in  May and they were perfect for fastening.

Challenges

LOTV pretty papers 

Divas by Design anything but a card 

Crafting with dragonflies gift card holder 

ABC Christmas S is for something festive 

Not just cards anything goes 

Whimsy Monochromatic
Hobbycutz Not a card
Scribble and Scrap Anything goes

Still time to enter my candy.

My first Santoro stamp

This is the card I made for my friend Lynsey's Birthday yesterday. I had been admiring the Santoro stamps for a while and in the end succumbed to buying just this one. Lynsey is a big fan of pink and green. I added some pleats to the dress to give it more shape and I am really not happy with them but it isn't a technique I do often so more practice required I feel.

Image and papers - Santoro

Medium - Copics

Doily - Dovecraft Curiosity Corner

Die - pierced rectangle

Other - baker's twine and charm

Challenges

Paper Shelter Ribbon/twine 

Sister Act Anything goes

The Ribbon Girl Pastels

 Check out my latest candy, see my candy page.

Autumn Owls

I made this card for a friend's Birthday which was yesterday so I can share with you today. I love the rich shades of Autumn which always remind me of the beautiful trees in New England along with the enormous pumpkins and scents of Yankee candles etc. I can't wait to go back there, hopefully in a couple of year's time.

Image - Little Claire Silhouette Owl tree

Papers - Crate Paper Farmer's Market

Sentiment - LOTV

Other - burlap, wooden buttons, wooden owl coloured with DI Vintage Photo

Challenges

Bearly Mine Autumnal colours 

Crafting Musketeers Use buttons 

Penny Black and More at Allsorts Autumn colours 

Stamping Sensations Things with wings 

Cute Card Thursday Awesome Autumn 

Delightful All fall down

Don't forget to enter my candy x

Penguin for Squirrel

When I kept seeing penguins appear on Squirrel's blog and FB page I wondered what was going on. All was revealed to be a one off  penguin challenge and how could I refuse that challenge. Of course I have a lot of penguin stamps but when I saw the offer of 10% off at LOTV I could resist the new stamps no longer and bought this one and a snowman one. I ordered them while we were away and they were waiting for me when we got home, great service.

Image - LOTV

Medium - Copics

Papers - MME Merry

Lace and ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Dies - Joy and Simon Says snowflakes

Other - pearls, stickles, pearl pen

Challenges

Squirrel's blog Penguins 

Crafty Cardmakers Ribbon, lace and pearls 

Incy Wincy Shaped cards 

A Creative Romance Anything goes 

Bunny Zoe Lace 

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Christmas critters 

Sparkles Things with wings

ABC Christmas S for something festive 

Graph'it Pink

I am selling at a craft fair today, a new venue for me but organised by somebody who does a lot of the other fairs I go to. Out for a carvery this evening with friends.

Before I go I must tell you about something you won't want to miss.

SALE AT Little Claire!

Starting today until midnight Sunday we have a SALE on our web 

Enter code KDO14 at checkout and obtain 10% discount from everything - 20% to all club members!

Lastly hope you will all enter my candy, see my candy page. Enjoy your weekend.

Angelica with snowman

I was so pleased to see another new Angelica image in the Pink Gem store as I love her and she is so pretty to colour. Another non traditional colour Christmas card today as promised.

Image - Angelica with snowman digi

Medium - Copics

Papres - MME Merry

Dies - Marianne icicle, Memory Box precious mittens

Other - stickles, Viva pearl pen, Fineliner for doodling, Wink of Stella pen

Challenges

Sketch Saturday 

Let's Craft and Create Anything goes 

Allsorts Sugar and spice 

Not just cards Anything goes

ABC Christmas S is for something festive

Guess what is coming tomorrow, yes another Christmas card and this one is very pink.

Don't forget to enter my candy.

Knitted with love

Thank you all so much for your lovely comments on my new DT position at The Sugar Bowl. I will be sharing my first DT card with you next Thursday and do hope you will join in with the challenge. In the meantime here is one of my all time favourite stamps, so so cute.

Image - Sugar Nellie Knitted with Love rubber stamp from Funky Kits

Medium - Copics

Papers - Wild Rose Wintry Christmas

Lace and ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Punches - MS snowflakes with glitter card

Other - Stickles

Challenges

Incy Wincy Shaped cards 

Papertake Punch it out (no dies) 

As you like it Favourite rubber stamp (I have about 20 favourites but this is probably my favourite Sugar Nellie stamp because she is so cute, looks so cosy and I love colouring stripes) 

Crafty Little Fairiese Sparkle and bling 

Allsorts Sugar and spice 

Sweet Stampin' Spots and stripes
We do Doobadoo Something feminine 

Bunny Zoe Lace 

Natalie and Amy Things with wings 

Sparkles Things with wings

Creative Inspirations Going dotty

I have a few non traditional coloured Christmas cards coming up in the next few days so hope you will enjoy them. Don't forget to enter my candy.

Snow!

Too early for snow thank goodness but never too early to use this gorgeous Woodware stamp which has been paper pieced with Lili of the Valley Frosty Christmas papers. I added some scrim, a doily and pearls. The snowflakes were made with various Memory Box and Joy dies with glitter card and the tree is of course a slender fir made with a Doohickey die.

Challenges 

Southern Girls Winter Blues

Simon Says Stamp Monday Rock the technique(paper piecing)
That Craft Place Sentimental
ABC T is for Tic tac toe (doily, pearls, dies)
Fan-tastic Tuesday Shades of blue

Have you entered my candy yet, see candy page?

New Born

A friend asked me to make a baby boy card for her and looking through my blog she asked for this stamp, which I was very pleased about it as it is still my favourite baby stamp, though there are a few other Sugar Nellie and LOTV very close behind.

Image - Whiff of Joy

Medium - Copics

Papers and sentiment - First Edition It' a Boy!

Dies - Memory Box

Punch - Martha Stewart simple scallop

Lace - Crafty Ribbons

Challenges 

My Mum's Craft Shop Dies or punches

Crafts and Me Time for anything
Divas by Design Anything goes
A Creative Romance Anything goes
Delicious Doodles Fancy and frilly
Bunny Zoe Lace

 Hope you have entered my candy, see my candy page.

Same stamp as 4/9 but completely different look

Yes another Stamposaurus sample using one of the lovely new sentiment stamps. This time I wanted a more vintage look so stamped it with white ink on kraft. The background was embossed and sanded. I added some Memory Box die cut butterflies, IO floral lace heart die cut and flowers and pearls. I love the Autumnal colour combination of this card.

Challenges

Chocolate, coffee and cards Vintage

Penny Black and More at Allsorts Autumn colours

Bearly Mine Autumnal colours 

Vintage Stamping Anything goes 

Deep Ocean Vintage

Simon Says Create your own background 

Paper Shelter Embossing

Have you entered my candy yet?

I'm so excited

I was so excited to receive an email on Friday saying I had been chosen to join The Sugar Bowl DT. Thanks for all your supportive comments on my post a while ago when I submitted my card for the DT call. Sugar Nellie were some of the first stamps I ever bought and I have always wanted to join The Sugar Bowl DT. 

This is a first for me typing a blog post on my phone so I can't link to the challenge. Our next challenge is September 25th so I hope you will play along. If you are a Facebook member there are some cute freebies on offer as part of the Kit and Clowder party.

Scroll down for today's card and up for candy xx

Santa's hat again

I have some very exciting news I am bursting to share with you. Hopefully I will do that later today.

Another of the samples I made for Little Claire using the new Santa's hat stamp. I wanted to get lots of texture and dimension to this one.

Image - Little Claire Santa's Hat

Medium - Copics

Papers - Dovecraft krafty Christmas

Punches - MS holly border, Woodware holly

Other - K&Co embellishment, card candi, green burlap, Stickles

Have you entered my candy yet, see above.

18th

This is my second DT post for today. Please scroll down for my Little Claire card and scroll up for candy which you need to enter via my candy page.

Our challenge at A Gem of a Challenge is milestone Birthdays. Although it isn't my team's week to play I often join in with the other team as I love using these images so much. I had an order for an 18th Birthday card in purple with a girl with dark hair and a horse and here it is. I merged three images, Chloe, horse and straw in Photoshop. It's the first time I have done that and I couldn't believe how easy it was using the PNG images.

Images - horse riding Chloe set

Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition Dreamcatcher

Numbers - American thickers

Die - Memory Box banner

Horseshoes - 3d sticker set bought in America

I found the sentiment already stamped in my stash so I don't know where it came from.

Challenges 

A Creative Romance Anything goes

  Allsorts Sugar and spice 

Divas by Design Anything goes 

TTCD Anything goes 

Bizzy Becs Anything goes

Gardener's Birthday

This month's challenge at Little Claire is a really easy one, a Birthday card. Now you don't have to use a Little Claire image but we would love to see them if you have them. As I have been away and scheduled this post I can't tell you what the prize is but it will be something lovely from Little Claire so check out the challenge and my fellow DT's work and see what you could win.

Image - Little Claire Silhouette Gardening set

Papers K&Co Hopscotch

Dies - Marianne watering can, Memory Box plant pots

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Other - green burlap, cabuchons

Challenges

Hobby Cutz For the boys

Creative Knockouts Outdoors 

MAWTT Add texture
Sweet Stampin' Spots and stripes

Love you to the moon and back

Another new stamp from Stamposaurus, This one was requested by Jayne's son so I assume he had somebody in mind to use it for. I used a Spellbinders die and inked the edges with DI Weathered Wood. I wanted to make a girly card so added some large flowers and quilled leaves made with a Sue Wilson die.

We have been away in Worcestershire since Monday, driving home today so I hope you enjoyed all my scheduled posts these last few days bringing you lots of new released stamps. We stayed in a lovely barn conversion in the countryside. The WiFi wasn't great in the barn and we were out a lot enjoying the sunshine so apologies for not commenting as much as usual this week.

I hope you have entered my candy too, see my candy page.

Quite literally the first Christmas

Over at Crafty Ribbons where our challenges are now fortnightly we have a new challenge of First Christmas. I have taken this very literally and here is my card using the new Bethlehem image and sentiment stamps from Stamposaurus. The image has been coloured with Copics and I have also used Sakura pens for the stitching. The papers are First Edition Silent Night. The ribbon is from a previous Christmas collection but you can see all the new Christmas ribbons here. A simple card to highlight the lovely image.

Challenges

Without Words Celebration 

Vintage Stamping Anything goes 

Bizzy Becs Anything goes 

Inky Chicks Stitching

The Ribbon Girl Add ribbons

Have you entered my candy, see my candy page?

Scarf and hat shop

Yes today brings yet another of the new stamps from Little Claire and this is such an unusual one. I coloured the image with Copics adding Stickles for the snow and then made a frame with kraft card which I then sprayed with gold spray and sparkle, the same as I used on the Little Claire sentiment. The papers are First Edition Vintage Noel and I added some MS punched snowflakes.

Have you entered my candy yet, see my candy page?

Zentangled owl

I had some fun with this new stamp, snowflake owl from Little Claire. As the image already had some zentangling I decided to zentangle the rest which gave a lovely contrast against the brightly coloured paper which is a very old Papermania one I found in my pile of oddments and was perfect for my card. The sentiment is from Little Claire and I added some snowflakes using glitter card and Joy and Marianne dies. The snowflake border was made with a TH on the edge die and I inked the edges.

Challenges

Completely Christmas Anything goes 

Sweet Stampin' The Great Outdoors 

Stamping Sensations Things with wings

Santa's hat

Have you seen all the fabulous new Christmas stamps from Little Claire. This one is Santa's Hat. I think this is such a fun image and so quick to colour with Copics. I used a shaped card and cut the paper to fit using the card as a template. I added some old foam snowflakes, MB die cut snowflake, Stickles and pearl pen dots.

Challenges

Winter Wonderland Scandinavian style

Crafty Little Fairies Sparkle and bling

That stamp again

A Wedding card made for an order with one of my favourite Inkylicious stamps. I used two of the Spellbinder resplendent rectangle dies, Papermania oyster papers all edged with DI Antique Linen. I used a MS heart border punch, Impression Obsessions floral lace heart die, Sue Wilson quilled leaf die, wooden heart and couple inked with DI Vintage photo and various flowers. The sentiment was made using the PC and cut with a Go Kreate die.

Challenges

Not just cards Anything goes 

Paper Shelter Stars or hearts 

Papertake Anything goes
Sister Act Anything goes

Check out my new candy, see my candy page.

Really CAS

Although it looks big on the screen this sample I made for Little Claire is only 4" square as this is the dinkie version of the new Snowflake Owl stamp. I stamped it using a white stamp pad onto kraft. The background was made with sanded Core'dinations and a swiss dots embossing folder. I added a snowflake made using white glitter card and a Joy die and some pearls. Simples.

Challenges

CCAYR Keep it krafty 

A Creative Romance A touch of kraft

Papertake Anything goes
Fan-tastic Tuesday Anything goes
TTCD Anything goes

 I have my second craft fair of the week this afternoon. The one on Wednesday at the hospital was really good and I sold loads of cards and a few other bits and pieces. Enjoy your weekend.

Bird plaque

Today I have the pleasure of posting a project on the Little Claire blog. As I needed some more plaques for my craft stall, having sold out last month I decided to make one for my project. The gorgeous bird ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons. For all the other details please head over to the blog and if you would like to leave a comment there too that would be very much appreciated. There is also a chance to win some of the newly released Christmas stamps so check out Thursday's post.

Challenges

Natalie and Amy Things with wings 

A Creative Romance A touch of kraft

Papertake Anything goes 

Delightful Don't be square 

MAWTT Shape up 

Not just cards Anything goes

Check out my new candy, see my candy page.

New sentiment stamp

I am sharing another sample I made recently for Stamposaurus using one of their new sentiment stamps. I love using sentiment stamps for Wedding cards as they suit all ages. I used an Embossalicious embossing folder with Centura Pearl, DI Weathered Wood, Marianne Designs die, pearl strands from Wild Orchid, roses and rosebuds and wooden butterflies painted with white acrylic paint and heat embossed with shabby white frantage,

Challenges

Sweet Stampin' Embossing

Simon Says MondayBoldly go into Stamptember
My Mum's Craft Shop Dies or punches
Natalie and Amy Things with wings
ABC S is for shabby chic
A little bit crafty Distress it
Crafty Cardmakers Dry embossing
Papertake Anything goes

Published online again

My latest card for Cardmaking and Papercraft is now on their website and you can see it here. Please hop over and check it out.

Image - LOTV art pad

Papers - LOTV Up, up and away

Sentiment - LOTV

Ric rac - Crafty Ribbons

Dies - Spellbinders labels 10 and curved borders

Other - enamel dots, Sakura pens for sentiment

Challenges

My Mum's Craft Shop Dies or punches 

Let's Craft and Create Anything goes 

Incy Wincy Cute critters 

Cutie Pie Two's company

LOTV Pretty papers
Papertake Anything goes

I am selling at one of my regular craft fairs at the hospital today so I will be back to link up and catch up with some of you later.

Nativity

A modern twist on the traditional for my card today, which is a sample I have made for Crafty Ribbons to showcase one of their gorgeous new exclusive vintage ribbons. I will be making some more like this as I think they could sell well.

Image - Freebie from Completely Christmas challenge

Papers - Dovecraft 'Tis the Season

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Die - Memory Box star

Other - doily, wink of stella brush on the star

Challenges

Delightful Layer it 

Penny's Christmas 

Simon Says Anything goes

Craftyhazelnut People matter

Robin wreath

Back wit a second post for Little Claire using one of the September club stamps. I kept this card very simple with two layers of gingham paper which I was sent with the stamps. The image is coloured with Copics and I used a Wink of Stella brush on the bow and added some ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and pearls.

Challenges

Winter Wonderland Gingham or checks 

Without Words Celebration

Robin Birdhouse

First of the month means a new club set from Little Claire and the birdhouse is one of the new stamps in this set which is full of robin stamps. The birdhouse is also part of the changing birdhouse range so I have used it with the birdhouse stand.

Image and sentiment  - Little Claire

Medium - Copics

Dies - Doohickey slender firs and fence

I used white acrylic paint on the fence and trees, gold spray and sparkle on the smaller tree and lots of shabby white frantage.

Challenges

Simon Says Anything goes

We Do Doobadoo Add Texture

Sweet Stampin' Embossing (I embossed using frantage)

Allsorts Early Christmas makes