Christmas Tags

Good morning all! It'sMonday already!

The weeks are flying in!

It's time once again for a brand new challenge over at Eureka Stamps!

Our theme for this week is:

#169 Christmas Tags

Here's my little tag:

The image I've used is 2501 Cat With Garland & I've also used the 

sentiment 23703 Meowy Christmas. (I've rotated to make it straight),

I used Kraft cardstock & a spellbinders tag die for the base tag.

I then used some sequin waste as a mask & daubed gold pigment ink & red

liquid chalk ink through in slightly different areas, to give a feeling of added dimension

The image was coloured in areas using alcohol markers.

I used a scalloped oval to cut it out & edged everything with the gold ink.

The image & sentiment were popped up on foam pads for dimension,

then I added some fibres, ribbon, gold braid & a little jingle bell

to finish it off.

You can see the gold shimmer a little better in this photo!

Thanks for popping in!

I hope you can play along in our Christmas Tags challenge,

I'd like to enter my little tag in a few challenges:

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Glitter n Sparkle - Include a bow

Crafting When We Can - Don't forget the Animals

Die Cuttin' Divas Tag, Bag or Box

Crafty Boots - Spots or Dots

CAS on Sunday -  Christmas

Thank You

Good Morning all!

It's Monday which means it's time for the new challenge at 

Eureka Stamps!

The theme for this week is

#165  Give Thanks

As we don't celebrate Thanksgiving here in the UK, 

I've made a  little Thank You card

The image I've used is Digi 209 Checkerboard Cat along with the sentiment

 Digi 8107 (455) Thank You

I like to keep Thank You cards fairly simple & I had a notion to use

Red White & Blue for this one!

I printed the image & sentiment on to the front panel.

I then added a little shading to the image using my pencils.

I added a heart shaped button over the little heart which is already on the image

as I wanted to emphasise a big heart!

The border was punched with an xcut punch.

(The ribbon is recycled from a friends top)

The base card is A6 Kraft CS.

A mat of blue corrugated CS was added between the base & the image panel.

I've added a plain insert to this card to write a note inside!

Thanks so much for looking!

I hope you'll play in the challenge this week!

I'd like to enter this little card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes or Thank You
Robyn's Fetish - Anything For Thanksgiving

Sisterhood Of The Snarky Stampers - K is For Kitties

Sweet Stampin' - Dies Or Punches

CASology - Heart

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

DoubleClick Skittles - Furry Friends

Meowy Christmas

Good morning all! Is it Monday already?

Time for the latest challenge over at Eureka Stamps where the theme is

#164 Pets & Animals

Here's my little card!

I've used the image digi 34801 Christmas Kitties & 

sentiment digi 34802 Meowy Christmas

I love this pair together!

My card base is A6 Kraft card.

I added some washi tape,

My image was coloured with my promarkers,

cut with a spellbinders oval & matted on to a scalloped oval

then popped up on some foam tape.

The sentiment was cut with a spellbinders speech bubble die.

Hope you like it!

Thanks for popping in today, can't wait to see what pets or animals you share

with us in the challenge!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Hiding In My Craft Room - Any Holiday
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - Get Ready For Christmas

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Christmas or Winter Goes

What's New Pussycat?

Good Morning all, where did the weekend go?

I can't believe it's Monday already!

It's time for the new challenge over at Eureka Stamps!

The theme this time is

#160 Anything goes!

It just doesn't get any easier than that does it?

We're also having a Design Team call, check out the details here.

It's open to all levels of crafters & you don't need any previous DT experience!

So, on to my card!

I've used the super cute image Digi 409 - Checkerboard Cat 

to make my Black & White Card. 

I had the old Tom Jones song What's New Pussycat going around 

in my head the whole time I was making his card!

I shaded the image slightly with a grey promarker to give it a little depth.

I added a tiny little heart button from my stash, over the little heart on the image

The spotty paper is from Papermania.

The lace is from my sash & the faux buttons were done with an embosslit!

The image & sentiment were cut out with Spellbinders dies

I distresses the edges of the paper, image & sentiment panel with a pair of serrated scissors

I kept this card fairly flat for posting but I feel I managed to give 

the impression of depth with the matting & layering.

Thanks for stopping by today, I do hope we'll see you in the challenge,

remember you don't have to use a Eureka Stamp to enter, but there is

a little incentive if you do! 

Don't forget about the DT call too!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Come & Get It - Clear It Out (use a stash item)

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Square or Rectangular Cards

Crafty Friends Challenge - Pick A Tune

Sweet Stampin' - Use A Non- White Base

Kitty Bee Designs - Buttons

QKR Stampede - Cats Or Dogs

Scrapy Land Challenges - Use dies & Add An Image

Christmas Kitties

Good Morning all!

Is it Monday already? Where did that weekend go!! lol

It's time for a brand new challenge over at 

Eureka Stamps

where our theme this time couldn't be easier, it's

#151 Anything Goes

I've opted to make a Christmas card, as I have hundreds to make & 

I've hardly even made a start! Eeek!

The image I have used is the cutest 

Digi 34801 Christmas Kitties 

I coloured up the kitties with my promarkers.

I used an A6 card base with gold & red foil paper matting & layering

I've also used the matching sentiment

Digi 34802 Meowy Christmas

which I cut with some lawn Fawn dies.

The foil paper snowlakes were done with an Xcut punch.

It was really difficult to get a decent photo as the light reflected off the foiled

paper & flashed back at me, so I took the photo from the side.

Thanks for popping in & I hope to see you in the challenge!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Cards In Envy - Christmas In July

Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party By Craftin Desert Divas - Christma In July

Crafty Boots - Christmas In July

Ooh La La Creations - Christmas In July

Dragonfly Journeys - Christmas In July

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Christmas In July

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Ho Ho Ho

Hiding In My Craft Room - Any Holiday

My Time To Craft - Christmas In July

Creative Corner - Christmas In July

Morgans Art World - Christmas In July

Crafting For All Seasons - Christmas In July

Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas In July