Boo!

Trick or treat is the challenge at A Gem of a Challenge and I have used a cute precoloured digi from the cute spooks set along with one of the batty papers and the Halloween calendar. I simply added some black ribbon and a diecut banner. I hope you will play along for the chance to win 2 digis of your choice.

Challenges

Dream Valley Halloween 

Bearly Mine Halloween 

ALBC Boo! 

Send a smile 4 kids Celebration cards 4 kids
Creative Inspirations Happy Halloween
The Paper Shelter Halloween
Delicious Doodles Halloween

I am selling at a Spooky Halloween craft fair today so I will catch you later. I alo have another card scheduled for 1pm so please hop back.

Snowmen Village gift card holder

Today is my turn to post a project on the Little Claire blog and I have posted the instructions for making this gift card holder. If you would like the measurements and instructions hop over there. It would be lovely if you left a comment here and there too. I have used Christmas Snowmen stamp set.

This is the inside

Challenges

Country View Sparkle and shine 

Crafty Little Fairies Only one DP

White on white

Well Blogger threw a hissy fit for me yesterday morning and judging by some comments on Facebook I wasn't alone. It said there had been unexpected activity and wanted me to enter a code, which I did, and then enter another code and so on, just wouldn't let me in. Thankfully it did let me in after I left it a while but it meant I couldn't do my normal morning commenting.

Anyway all was well when I scheduled this card yesterday afternoon so hopefully it is still working so I can catch up. I love white on white cards but they are not the easiest to photograph. I used an Embossalicious folder with Core'dinations, Sue Wilson filigree poinsettia, shabby white frantage, pearl sprays from Wild Orchid, pearl strip from a friend and white ribbon.

Challenges

The Ribbon Girl white 

Allsorts embossing 

  Divas by Design festive florals 

Creative card crew bows 

Country View Sparkle and shine 

CCAYR Embelish it

Making Cards paper challenge

I decided to challenge myself on Monday afternoon to make a batch of cards using the papers, toppers and sentiments that came with the latest edition of Making Cards. It was so much faster using one set of papers and I was very pleased to make 8 that afternoon. They are all varied as I added various embellishments.

This one is my favourite, well it is a snowman and I love the colour combination. I simply added some Stickles and Joy die cut snowflakes from white glitter card.

I love the chalkboard effect of the sentiments. I shall be looking out for some of these to buy at the NEC. For this one I added half a doily and some Marianne diecut and embossed poinsettias with pearls.

I still have a lot of materials left to make another batch. A great way to build up my stock.

Challenges

Sister Act Anything goes 

Southern Girls Getting wordy on it 

Fantastic Tuesday Add flowers 

CCAYR Embellish it

Looking forward to a visit to the garden centre with friends this morning. We will be stopping for coffee and buying some more bulbs for Spring colour in the garden.

Friends

Another cute image today for one of my calendars for my craft fairs.

Image - LOTV Art Pad

Papers - MME

Ribbon - The Ribbon Girl

Punch - MS border

Dies - Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle

Paper bows with buttons  - Hobbycraft

Challenges

Bunny Zoe Animals 

LOTV Anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons Buttons and bows

Birthday Gift

This little cutie is a freebie at Funky Kits with any purchase of sweet Sugar Nellie stamps. I made this card for the lovely Debby (A Scrapjourney) for her Birthday last Saturday.

Medium - Copics

Papers - MME Unforgettable

Punch - MS border

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Dies - MFT Die-namics pierced rectangles, MB cherry blossom

Other - enamel dots

Challenges

Crafty Sentiments Something starting with G (Gift) 

Bunny Zoe Animals 

Scribble and Scrap anything goes

Simply Forever Friends

This is one of many simple 5x5 cards I have made for my craft fairs. I will only be putting a very few of them on my blog but I really love the sweet simplicity of this one. The papers are old Forever Friends and I simply fussy cut the image from one paper and decoupaged it and added 2 Doohickey slender fir diecuts. Simples.

Challenges

Oldie but a goodie Christmas (old papers)

All aboard the Mayflower

Another layout today and a much simpler design. I love the variety of layouts you can create with scrapbooking and if you have never tried it I urge you to give it a try. The photograph is of a replica of the Mayflower which is in Plymouth, New England. Of course this is where the Pilgrims landed after setting sail from England. 

The paper is DCWV and just perfect for this layout. The tag is Craftwork Cards and the lovely ribbon and striped buttons are from Crafty Ribbons. I also used a Go Kreate seagull die, Tim Holtz word stickers and words and journal cards from Bo Bunny and Papermania.

Challenges

TTCD Anything goes

Simon Says Monday O is for.... (Ocean)

Christmas Wishes

Great craft shop sales yesterday and a lovely treat day today. Off for a facial and back massage and a look round the shops in Norwich. Very tiring day yesterday as we were up at 5.30 and standing all day selling so I didn't get much blogging done last night. Will have to catch up later or at the weekend. The second of my vintage Christmas cards in the November issue of Making Cards. I used a lovely Inkylicious stamp with white ink on kraft card cut with a postage stamp Spellbinder. The papers are Echo Park Keepin' Cozy. I used Marianne poinsettia and Tattered Lace ivy dies with tiny red berries from The Ribbon Girl.

Challenges

CCAYR Embellish it
Crafty Cardmakers It's only words

Oldie but a Goodie Chistmas (last year's stamp, old poinsettia dies)

Inky Chicks Christmas

NYC Streets

Back with another scrapbook layout today. I loved our visit to New York and really want to go back. It is just like you expect it to be from seeing it in movies and on TV. These pics were taken in Greenwich Village and Brooklyn. The bottom picture is of the famous brownstones which I have read about in many novels. Very tranquil walking around here away from the hustle of Times Square.

I tore and inked some old papers and added some vintage ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.I used a Tim Holtz on the edge townscape die also inked with DI Vintage Photo. The love lamp post is a new die from Doohickey I got with a voucher I won a few weeks ago at Winter Wonderland. I didn't have enough of each letter in the alphabet stickers I wanted to use so I used a mixture and I really like the effect.

Challenges

AllsortsCream and brown 

Bizzy Becs Anything goes

Two of my crafting friends who sell handpainted ceramics and textiles are sharing the shop at the hospital with me today. We did this a couple of months ago and we were very busy as is is right by the outpatient's reception. They have different people in there every day and we are hoping to get a regular day a month next year. It is an early start so I won't be around all day today.

Let it Snow

Here is the second of my Dillybean cards published in Making Cards this month. Again coloured with Copics and teamed with the LOTV Woodland Wishes papers. I simply added some MS punched snowflakes with glitter card and some lovely ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

Challenges

Delicious Doodles Christmas in October
Oldie but a Goodie Chistmas (last year's digi, ribbon and papers, old snowflake punches)

Crafting from the heart Anything goes 

TTCD Anything goes

One of my favourite stamps

This is another of the cards I made for Making Cards magazine using one of my favourite Christmas stamps from Stampendous. I stamped the image twice and cut one into an oval and decoupaged it, coloured the holly with Copics and added lots of shabby white frantage. The papers are Craftwork Cards Christmas Post. Lots of distressing on this card with DI Vintage photo and TH tool. The holly leaves were made with a Woodware punch and sanded Core'dinations with added pearls for berries.

Challenges

Deep Ocean Christmas in October

  Scribble and scrap anything goes 

Penny Black and more at Allsorts Get ahead for Christmas

Crafty Little Fairies Only one DP

Pumpkin People!

I haven't created any scrapbook layouts for such a long time but I thoroughly enjoyed making 3 last Friday when Lynsey came for the day. It is so different to cardmaking and lovely to make something for myself. We love New England and one of the fun things to do in New Hampshire in October is to follow the trail and find the pumpkin people. This is just one of the many displays. I used some papers from my stash with a GO Kreate die and aTim Holtz die for the leaves, The pumpkins, spotted shape and pumpkin pie diecuts are from a set I bought in America. I also added some burlap and felt letters for added texture.

Challenges

Scrapology Great sketch 

Papertake Anything goes 

Scribble and scrap Anything goes 

Dream Valley Anything but a card 

Crafting Musketeers Autumn colours

  Let's Craft and Create Autumn

Simon Says Monday O is for ..... (October)

Penguins in Making Cards magazine

I am so pleased to have 4 cards published in this month's Making Cards magazine and this is one of 2 Dillybean cards I made. These images are such fun and I was delighted to win some more of them recently. I have teamed them with LOTV Woodland Wishes papers and sentiment, Memory Box die cut penguins and some pearls. A little bit of doodling to match the doodles around the image which has been coloured with Copics.

Challenges

Papertake anything goes 

Deep Ocean Christmas in October 

Crafting from the heart anything goes
Bunny Zoe Animals
Sparkles Christmas For a child

We are out for a meal with friends this evening and then going to see The Hollies in concert at the theatre. Enjoy your Sunday x

Santa's hat again

We have another easy challenge for you today at Little Claire, Christmas. Yes we want to see your Christmas creations, well you can't get much easier than that.I have used the fun image Santa's Hat which I have coloured with Copics to match my gorgeous new Carta Bella papers Bundled Up. The ribbo is from Crafty Ribbons and I have used an Xcut ivy and Woodware holly punches with pearls, Die-namics pierced rectangle and MB banner dies plus some Stickles.

Here is this month's fabulous prize.

Challenges 

CCAYR Embellish it 

Papertake anything goes 

Deep Ocean Christmas in October

As You Like it Favourite fibre and why (I love adding texture and although lace and burlap are lovely I use ribbon most often. There are so many colours and patterns available and it makes the best bows.)

Fab n Funky Anything with ribbon

New snowman stamp

I had a lovely day on Wednesday, my Birthday. We spent the day at Freeport shopping outlets. Hubby had already bought me a silver ring from a craft fair and a Gorjuss girls diary and I said I would like some new clothes too. In Gap I got 2 pairs of skinny jeans and 3 jumpers, then across the road in Next (not the Outlet store) I got a lovely top. My Mum gave me money so I bought a gorgeous new Radley handbag reduced by £90! The rest of her money has gone into my NEC fund for next month. We also bought a couple of Christmas pressies while we were there and stopped for a meal before coming home.

You know how much I love snowmen and this is another of the stamps I just got from LOTV. I went with traditional colours for this one.

Image - LOTV

Medium - Copics

Papers - Bo Bunny Father Christmas

Punch - MS holly border, Woodware holly

Sentiment - Bo Bunny

Other - wooden snowflake coloured with DI Vintage Photo, stickles, viva pearl pen, card candi

Challenges

LOTV anything goes 

The Ribbon Girl Glitz and dazzle
Papertake anything goes
Deep Ocean Christmas in October
Whimsy anything goes

My very good friend Lynsey, who bought me some lovely crafty pressies for my Birthday is coming over today for a scrapbooking day. So I am taking time out and indulging in creating some layouts. Catch up with you later.

Christmas Past

Today it is my turn to host the fortnightly challenge at Crafty Ribbons and I have chosen Christmas Past to tie in with the gorgeous new vintage ribbons. This is one of the samples I made recently for the Crafty Ribbons stand at craft shows. I have used a free image, Marianne skates die cut and Vintage Christmas Past - Christmas cards ribbon. Yes, no papers on this card!

I would like to enter this into anything with ribbon at Fab n Funky

Sweet James in the snow

How much stash do you have that hasn't seen the light of day for a while. Well I haven't used my X cut shape tool for absolutely ages. I got it out and thought either use it or sell it. Mmm, the diamond shape worked perfectly with the image so I am keeping it and going to use it. The larger shapes are particularly useful for scrapbooking.  I was lucky enough to win a £10 LOTV voucher last week so I got 3 new stamps including this older James stamp which I needed. Last time I tried colouring on kraft card I wasn't very happy with it but this time I used Desert Storm colouring card from Crafter's Companion and I am delighted with the result. 

Image - LOTV

Medium - Copics

Papers - Carta Bella Bundled Up (lovely new papers)

Ribbon and button  - Crafty Ribbons

Punch - MS border

Other - Viva pearl pen, stickles, glitter twine from stash

Challenges

Sketch Saturday
Winter Wonderland Red and blue 

The Ribbon Girl Glitz and dazzle

  LOTV anything LOTV goes 

CCAYR Embellish it 

Country View Sparkle and shine 

Natalie and Amy Colouring on kraft 

Penny Black and more at Allsorts Get ahead for Christmas

I won't be around today as it is my Birthday. Hubby asked me what I wanted for my Birthday and I said clothes so we stayed overnight last night at a Premier Inn at Freeport, Braintree and today I will be shopping at the outlets there.

Shabby umbrella

Candy winners post below. I haven't made a card like this for a while and I do love making them. This is one of my favourite images for some reason.  I really enjoyed distressing with DI Vintage Photo and my Tim Holtz distress tool and sanding the Core'dinations. The paper is LOTV Country Gent, clock die and gears are Tim Holtz and I added some brown pearls and a LOTV Birthday stamp.

Challenges

Crafty Catz all sentimental (use a sentiment) 

That Craft Place shabby chic 

Bizzy Becs Anything goes 

Crafty Little Fairies only one DP 

Whimsy anything goes

Candy winners

Thank you to everyone who entered my candy. Sadly there can only be 2 winners. I used random org to choose the winners but can't show you the random org pics as I am on my Ipad and won't have time to get the laptop out today.

First number drawn was .........

37

That's you Mags

Second number drawn was .........

49

That's Debbie Johns.

Please email me your addresses ladies and I will get the candies posted to you.

Candy

Would you like to win some yummy candy? Please check out my candy page and enter. Only entries via the link on my page will be entered into the draw. Closes 6th October. Good Luck.

Spiders and pumpkins

My first Halloween card this year. Janet has so many cute Halloween images it was hard to know which to use first.

Image - Halloween Josh

Medium - Copics

Papers - K&Co Hopscotch

Ribbon and die cut punpking drom stash

Dies - Tim Holtz film strip. Spiders and web bought from Facebook

Challenges

Scribble and scrap Anything goes

Delicious DoodlesCute Halloween 

Divas by design Spooky 

Fab n Funky Halloween 

Bearly Mine Halloween 

ALBC Boo!

Ballerinas

These images do make me smile and this card was made for an order. I was asked for 2 ballerinas to represent the lady's daughters. One is tall with red hair and the other is very small with dark hair. The beauty of digital stamps is of course that I was able to size the girls this way.

Images - All Dressed Up

Medium - Copics

Papers - MME

Other -  wooden star coloured with DI Vintage Photo, Lace, American thickers numbers

Challenges

All dressed upanything goes
Whimsy Anything goes 

Scribble and scrap Anything goes 

Di's digis girly 

Creative inspirations Lovely lace

Sorry I haven't been around the last couple of days to visit your blogs. Day at home today so I should have time for a catch up. I want to sort out my scrapbooks and photographs to get myself organised for what I want to do more layouts for and I am sure there will be some crafting too. Enjoy your day and don't forget to enter my candy which finishes soon.

Joy

Another cas card from me today. I would never get all my Christmas cards made if I made them all fussy and fancy and as we all know not everybody appreciated how much work has gone into them. These Sassy Cheryl images are such fun and of course they make a lovely quick card. I am enjoying experimenting with cas with different embellishments and minimal papers. For this one I just added pearls, twine and a charm. Placing the image at an angle just adds a bit of interest.

Challenges

Paper Creators Use a charm 

Crafting with dragonflies Anythng goes 

Paper Shelter Pearls 

Cutie Pie 3s (3 pearls, 3 strings of twine, 3 letters in Joy)

We had a lovely afternoon at the coast yesterday. The weather was gorgeous. Then we went for an Italian meal and saw Talon, brilliant Eagles tribute band. Still warm when we came out of the theatre. I am selling at one of my regular craft fairs this afternoon. Enjoy your day and don't forget my candy ends soon.

Sparkle and Glitter

A Christmas full of sparkle and glitter sounds good to me. I have used another of the gorgeous new snowmen stamps from Little Claire coloured with Copics and sprayed with gold Spray and Sparkle. Papers are First Edition Gilded Winter. I added some MS punched snowflakes and some cabuchons I bought from somebody on Facebook.

Challenges

Craftyhazelnut Make it colourful

Country View Sparkle and shine

Last few days to enter my candy. Two prizes to be won.

Best friends

I made this card for a friend's Birthday as the family recently got a dog I thought I had to use this adorable image. I do love the vintage boys at LOTV.

Image - LOTV

Medium - Copics

Papers - K&Co Hopscotch, DCWV gauze

Dies - MB fence split, lavish branch and clouds, Die-namics pierced rectangle

Challenges

A Creative Romance In the garden 

Sweet Stampin' Just for men 

We Do Doobadoo Masculine 

Scribble and Scrap Anything goes

Not just cards Anything goes

ABC U for unique (anything goes)

Looking forward to a trip to the coast this afternoon, meal and a show. We are going to see the Eagles tribute band, Talon who are supposed to be excellent.

Just a few days left to enter my candy. 

Snowmen!

The first day of October, eeeeeeeek, can you believe it. the first of the month of course means a new club set of stamps from Little Claire and this is one of the new stamps. I love snowmen so I was delighted to play with these new stamps and just love the sentiment. I went for a cas look, colouring the image with Copics and adding lots of glitter. I simply doodled around the edges and added some pearl dots. 

Challenges

Craftyhazelnut Make it colourful

White Wedding

I so love white on white cards and they are a perfect match for Wedding cards. I embossed the background, the sentiment is a Woodware stamp cut with a Spellbinders floral oval. I added some beautiful ribbon, MB die cut vines and some flowers from Wild Orchid just to give a little colour.

Challenges

Deep Ocean At least one flower 

Sister Act Anything goes

Have you entered my candy yet?

I am out all day again today, time for a haircut and highlights so that is a long visit to the hairdresser. I have been going there for years so will have a good chat and a chance to read my book whilst the colour is taking.

Christmas florals

I seem to have made countless Christmas cards already but still have loads more to make. How is your Christmas crafting coming along?

Image - Stamposaurus

Medium - Copics

Paper, holly leaves, and sentiment - Craftwork Cards Christmas Post

Doily - Dovecraft Curiosity Corner

Other - card candi

Off out again today, meeting a friend for coffee, then popping back to hers to see their new dog, out for lunch and then visiting my Mum.

Have you entered my candy?

Dropping in to say Happy Birthday

As promised here is the card I made for my friend for her Birthday on Friday. Love these furry friend images from Sugar Nellie and more will be available soon.

Image - Parachute jump digi from Funky Kits

Medium - Copics

Papers - Country Lady from LOTV

Ribbon and lace - Crafty Ribbons

Dies - MFT Die-namics pierced rectangles, MB clouds used with DCWV gauze paper

Challenges

Papertake oh how cute 

Bizzy Becs Anything goes
Simon Says Anything goes

Creative Inspirations Autumn colours

Delightful Cute and cuddly

Crafty Catz Birthday celebrations

After a day spent mainly crafting yesterday we are out and about today.

Don't forget to enter my candy x