Christmas Challenges (with sketches) #10

Well it's less than three months until Christmas - have you started your cards yet? If the answer is no then now's the chance to redeem yourself - come and join in our sketch challenge at CCWS and make a start. This week we are being sponsored by Hein Design and it was the lovely Monique's turn to design the sketch - this is my interpretation:

Tilda is coloured with promarkers then mounted 3d to the card. Backing papers are from Papermania as is the ribbon. Tree die is from Spellbinders. Card is finished with punched snowflakes and card candy which has been coloured to match the card.

Do call in to the challenge blog to view the sketch for yourself and see how my team mates have interpreted it.

Challenges entered:

Stampin for the Weekend - what a cutie

Phindy's Place - opposites on colour wheel (red and greeny/blue)

Moving along with the Times - recipe (3 DP's, 2 types embellishments, 1 image)

The Squirrel and The Fox - anything goes

Party Time Tuesday - anything goes

Crafter's Companion - Christmas Wishes

Bearly Mine - 3 x DP's

CHNC - for a child

Simon says Stamp - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - for the girls

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes

Carol x

Pick a square 3

Chose a different square this time. Printed a Stampfairy digi stamp and a sentiment direct to card and coloured with promarkers. Balloon was stamped on afterwards.

Challenges entered:

LIM - pick a square

Stamp Fairy - use balloons

Carol x

Blue and White

Backing papers from Bearly Mine. Tilda and snowman coloured in promarkers and highlighted with a sakura pen. Labels one used to cut image. Sentiment from LOTV. Card is finished with a bow, a bell and some snowflakes and gems.

Challenges entered:

Kaboodle Doodles - distress, rip. tear, crumple (paper edges all distressed)

Magnolia Mania - favourite colours

Creative Inspiration - Christmas in May

Shelleys Image Blog - something hanging

Bah! Humbug! - bells

Jingle Belles - 3 papers

Winter Wonderland - blue and white

Just Magnolia - friends

St Lukes Charity - lots of pattern

Fussy and Fancy - 3 papers, 2 embellishments and 1 ribbon
CHNC - use ribbon

Carol x

DT call

There's a new Christmas Challenges (with sketches) blog on the block and they have a DT call out. As Christmas cards are my favourite cards of the year (except when they all need made in November lol) I decided to enter with this card:

I've followed the given sketch using three variations of the same backing paper from Bearly Mine, these have been layered digitally in Publisher onto pearlised card and matted onto white pearlised card which has been punched with a snowflake PATP. Tilda has been stamped in Memento ink and coloured with promarkers with a little highlighting from a Sakura pen, she's then been mounted with silicon gel onto a nesties beaded die. Card is finished with some raffia, white ribbon, a sentiment, white poinsettia flower, snowflake buttons and some pearls from my stash.

And a view of the inside showing off the lovely Bearly Mine papers.

Challenges I'm entering:

Just Magnolia - anything goes

Kaboodle Doodles - lots of layers

Ribbon Carousel - shabby chicness

Divas by Design - anything goes

Paper Play Challenges - show us your style

Shelley's Image Blog - sugar and spice

Carol x

Red and White

Paid a flying visit to Durham today to the passport office. Slight delay on the way there as a suspect package was found on the train and we had to wait 45 minutes for the police to arrive to remove it. Managed a flying visit to the Crafty Nook before lunch then it was a case of legging it back to the station to catch the train home again.

Any way onto crafting, this was made last night and left to dry:

Tilda has been coloured with promarkers and her dress and the bow on her hat have been paper pieced. Backing papers are from a DCWV adhesive stack, heart doilies were in my stash, Tilda is mounted onto a Marriane Diecut mat. Card is finished with white satin ribbon, a red rose (from WOC), a die cut corner and swirls, pearls and smaller flowers from my stash.

Challenges I'm entering:

Magnolia Mania - hearts

My Time to Craft - red and white

Ribbon Carousel - get inspired

Simon says Stamp - paper piecing

Divas by Design - anything goes

Paper Play Challenges - show us your style

Shelley's Image Blog - sugar and spice

By the Cute and Girly - anything goes

Stamptacular Sunday - Mum's the word

Aud Sentiments - Happy Mother's Day

Carol x

Add a butterfly

Tilda is stamped with memento and coloured with promarkers, then mounted onto a doiley and CD. Paper is from Wild Rose Studios Butterfly collection. Card is finished with a ribbon and bow, button and some bling.

Challenges I'm entering:

Just Magnolia - buttons, bows and bling

DYSU - make it pop

Paper play - use something not intended for crafting (CD)

CCEE - add a butterfly

Aud Sentiments - Happy Mothers Day
The Emerald Fairies - Anything goes

Grrrr just made some changes to the card and changed the photo - realised the brown spots on Tildas face is the silicon gel showing through - will wait until morning to see what it looks like then, but looks like I'll have to redo the image. Knew I shouldn't have bought a different make!! All fixed now with some paper piecing :)

Carol x

Magnolia-licious

Been school shoe shopping today, always a nightmare as darling daughter has very wide feet and no interest in shoes!!! My last comment before leaving home was put socks on and make sure theres no holes in them - so why was she revealing a good square inch of bare sole to everyone when trying shoes on!!! Kids - love em but couldn't eat a whole one! Did manage shoes, trainers and some new socks and didn't need a morgage to pay for them though.

Onto crafty things now, I made this card last night and left it overnight to be given some finishing touches.

Using my Tilda with butterfly stamp again, Tilda is coloured with watercolour pencils. Backing paper is from Bearly Mine, ribbon is from Hobbycraft, flowers from WOC, Hobby craft and my stash. Tag is a Doo Hickey die, butterfly and doiley from Joanna Sheen. Card is finished with pearls and lace from my stash.

This is the inside:

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday - Magnolia-licious

Cupcake - lots of layers

Just Magnolia - Happy Birthday

Bearly Mine - Inside out

DYSU - Scallops

Aud Sentiments - Anything goes

Magnolia Mania - Butterfly

Carol x

Tilda and butterfly

My gorgeous new stamp.......I just love her lol. Had a trip around Hobbycraft yesterday just for a nose and boy do they know how to charge! Picked up a few bits and bobs.........as you do.......then found a full set of 72 watercolour pencils for £50 - a set of 36 were priced at over £40 so decided they were a must buy along with a pack of two mini easels. Checked on the web and the pencils are priced generally over £70! So a worthwhile trip. I coloured Tilda in last night with my new watercolour pencils.

I followed the Sketch and Stash sketch for this card. The green backing paper is a free download from Pink Petticoat and is being aired for the first time, checked paper from Anna Griffin - from my bit box, sentiment from Madaboutcards. Card is finished with some swirls, a gingham bow, a rosebud and some gems.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

My Time to Craft - On the Spot

Magnolia Mania - Checked

Magnolia-licious - Pink and Green

Stamptacular Sunday - Girls and Swirls

Creative Inspirations - Punches and Dies

A Spoonful of Sugar - All Creatures Great and Small

Fussy and Fancy - Card for a Child

My Partner in Crafting Crime - Layer it up

Simon says Stamp - Spring Colours/Easter
Magnolia-licious Easter-Spring Extravaganza
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Easter

Carol x

A Christmas Scene

To include at least two stamps (including a Tilda) was the challenge at Die Cut Dreams this week. I followed the sketch from Just Magnolia.

I rotated the sketch (except the embellishments which I left top right). I have used Tilda and her snowman along with this cute little mouse and sentiment from Joanna Sheen. (Little mouse is pleading for a hug too lol). Images are coloured in with promarkers and sakura pens and highlighted with gelly glaze. Backing papers are all from my stash. Card is finished with a snowflake, some Crafty Bitz stars and some pearls which I have coloured with promarkers to match the images.

Carol x

Another Spring Tilda

The Just Magnolia challenge this week is Anything Goes plus buttons, Tilda is coloured with watercolour pencils, backing papers are from Milton & Co and card is finished with buttons, a butterfly and a bow.

I'm also entering the card in the following challenges:

Simon says Stamp - Easter/Spring

St Lukes Charity Card Challenge - Say it with Flowers

Saturday Challenge - Butterflies

Carol x

Spring Tilda

Had to go to Edinburgh this morning to return some stuff to M&S and visit Costco, didn't get the chance to buy anything crafty but when I got home the postie had been with three parcels! Included in one was this lovely Tilda from the Butterfly Dreams collection. I also got my first Promarkers but I need more practise before I show you my "skills or lack of" in that department.

Magnolia Mania's challenge this week is Easter, here is my card:

I followed the Sketch Saturday sketch. Tilda is coloured with watercolour pencils...all dressed in her pacey new with her Easter bonnet and spring flowers! Backing papers and card are from Anna Griffin.........I've had them for years but kept them for stroking lol. Card is finished with Prima flowers, a button, ribbon, pearls and a sentiment.

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:

Kaboodle Doodles - Lets get Girly

Little Claires - Spring

Tonight whilst gathering the bits for this card I decided to get a piece of lace from a bag of wool/embroidery bits that's waiting to be sorted from our old loft......having found what I was looking for I dug a little deeper and found ten hanks of satin ribbon of varying widths and colours....they're gorgeous....I've used the pink across the middle of this card.

Carol x

Busy Saturday

As I haven't made any cards for two days I decided to rectify matters today.......this is the first of five cards. Bearly Mine had a sketch which I have followed.

Backing papers are a free download from Bearly Mine and have been resized in a graphics program. Tilda has been coloured in with watercolour pencils. Card is finished with a poinsettia embellisment and gold pearls.

I'm also entering this in Magnolia - anything goes and CHNC - Christmas foliage or flowers.

Carol x

Tilda hanging up the ornaments

My first Tilda stamp - I never really "got" them when they first appeared but having had this little beauty for a day............ I'm smitten!! I need some more....like yesterday! I don't know whether it's the stamp or that my colouring is improving (or a combination of the two) but I 'm somewhat pleased with this attempt!

Die Cut Dreams challenge is Tilda with Flowers. I followed  Friday Sketchers sketch - Tilda is coloured with water colour pencils, backing papers were a freebie download called Christmas around the World. I embossed the Cuttlebug folder Christmas tree onto stardream card and sanded it slightly then dusted it with pearlescent chalks, the card was then distressed with Tim Holz inks. Card is finished with poinsettia flowers, tartan bows, a sentiment and some diecut corners.

I'm also entering this in the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - baubles

CHNC - square

Carol x