Snow Kisses

Good morning all!

As some of you already know, I was lucky enough to be chosen

as a Guest Designer for Scribbles Designs.

They have some great images which you can check out here!

There are lots of Friday Freebies too, which gives you another great reason to visit!

I'm a sucker for snowmen & I had to get started on my Christmas cards, 

so, I made a little White On White Christmas card using -

 #243 Snow Kisses and 

 #042 Seasons Greetings Quote.

The card base is 6"x6" Centura Pearl cardstock & I've used this 

for all of the elements. The image was coloured using Promarkers, 

then cut using a spellbinders circle die.

I added four embossed panels,which were popped up on foam pads for dimension.

I placed a memory box die cut, behind the image, & added a

 Marianne Creatables die cut snowflake,

To finish the card off, I threaded some sheer ribbon through the sentiment 

which was die cut with a spellbinders die.

Thanks for stopping by today!

I hope you like my little card! Don't forget to check out the challenge

Carl's New Pad

Hi everyone!

How's your weekend going? Good I hope!

As you may know, I am currently a Guest Scribbler over at

Scribbles Designs Challenges

Here's my latest card for them!

I made a New Home card for a guy who's just moved in to his first flat!

The cool image I have used is #321 Carl's Pad

(gotta love a cute frog in a pond lol )

The sentiment is my own!

My card base is the usual 6"x6".

I used a mix of Flexmarkers & Promarkers to colour up the image.

The image & sentiment were die cut using spellbinders dies,

then inked with some liquid chalk ink.

The patterened paper is from a book of papers I picked up at Lidl.

The fish tail was created using a square punch on an angle!

I was going to add a couple of buttons but the little bit of trim appeared

 from nowhere & was the right size, so I stuck it on instead.

Thi card is flat which means it can easily be posted.

Don't forget to check out the latest challenge over at

Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog!

You don't have to use a Scribbles Designs Image to enter but if you do,

you can enter as many times as you like.

 (the limit is three times using other images)

You will also find lots of freebies on the blog which is great if you're on a budget!

Thanks for stopping by! 

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

Crafting with Dragonflies - masculine 

Crafting-With-Friends -  Anything Goes

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Animal & Why* (Gotta love a cute little frog in the pond)

DL ART Thursday Challenge - Water 

Star Stampz Challenge - Use A Digi 

Southern Girls - Patterened Paper Free For All 

Creative Moments - Always Anything Goes/ optional twist Make It Funny

Inky Impressions - All About The Boys

City Crafter Challenge - Create a project featuring a house or word Home (New Pad)

Jar Of Hearts Scribbles

Hello everyone!

I'm here with another card to share!

A few weeks back I was invited to be a guest Scribbler over at

Scribbles Designs

I was of course delighted & jumped at the chance!

Here's my debut GDT card!

I used the sweet image #890 Hearts Mason Jar to make my card.

The card base is a Kraft 145x145mm square.

I coloured up the image using my promarkers then cut it out with a Spellbinders die.

I edged everything with a pink Colour Q liquid chalk inkpad.

The paper I have used is one from Lidl, it seems I have been using these

 a lot lately. My craft/ spare bedroom is a bit topsy turvey so it's hard to get to things 

for the moment and these might just be a little easier to get to than others!

I just happen to love them too! lol 

I added a section of doily as when I think of things that come in Mason jars, 

I always think of doilies & ginham. Which brings me neatly on to the ribbon 

which came from a crafty friends de stash.

The die cut hearts were cut with an embosslit (another crafty de stash buy)  & the 

sentiment was die cut twice from  Kraft CS using a Lawn Fawn die then layered 

to give a bit of dimension & shadow.

I hope you like my card & I hope you can play in the challenge.

The theme at the moment is " A Song In My Heart"

You can use a song title or pehaps some of the words as your inspiration.

The inspirations for my card was the title:

Jar Of Hearts, from a Christina Perri song!

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

Crafty Calendar - anything goes 

Let's Color Saturday Linky Party  anything goes with something colored 

Jilia Spiri Challenge - Anything Goes/ Film, Book, Song

Southern Girls - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew -Die Cut

New Baby

Good morning all! 

How's your week going so far? Good I hope!

I was recently lucky enough to be chosen as a winner over at

Through The Craft Room Door.

Part of my prize was an invitation for a Guest Designer Spot!

I was delighted to join in with the team!

This is the card I made.

The team had already chosen to work with the Flower Power kit from

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

I opted to use some of the pretty papers from the set to create my card!

Quite a simple card really but I thought I'd let the papers shine through!

Supplies I've used are as follows: 

5"x7" Portrait Base Card

Decosses Dynamite Doodles

Flower Power Papers Solids no's 3 & 10

Flower Power Paper Patterns no 2

Lace & faux silk ribbon from my stash

Self Adhesive pearls from Mei Flower

The Sentiment is from Create with TLC (I'm pretty sure it was a past freebie)

I hope you like my little card & I hope you can play in the challenge

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

Digi Chooseday - All About The Girl

Glitter n Sparkle - Pearls & Lace

The Corrosive Challenges - To Die For

Craft & Smash - Say It With A Sentiment

4 Crafty Chicks - CAS

In The Pink - Pink & Floral

Moving Along With The Times - Baby Baby

Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Monochromatic

Anything Christmas BUT A Card

Good morning all!

(I apologise if you've seen this post before, I scheduled it a 

week too early, much to my embarrassment! lol)

Christmas is fast approaching & I've been busy getting things ready for craft fairs

& helping out with bits & pieces for parties etc.

I was invited to be GDT for Crafting For All Seasons, this month,

where they are having a month long challenge this time!

The theme is Anything Christmas BUT A Card.

I of course jumped at the chance to play along with my past DT friends!

So, I thought I'd share with you some of the bits & pieces

I've been making!

First up, this cute little man !

He's a Sock Snowman.
Filled with rice & made from a single sock, with

some buttons, ribbon & a little candy cane to embellish!

There are lots of tutorials on the internet for these, so you shouldn't be stuck for ideas!
He's been very popular, in fact, I spent last night making a whole little family of these!

Next up, Snowman Poop! lol

Again, there are lots of tutorials on the internet for this & the image I've used 

 is a little freebie from Whimsie Doodles here

Next, up, Grinch Pills!

A similar idea but just a little bit different.

I found the image here

For both of these projects, I made a little cutting file on my SIL Cameo.

I'm still getting to know it & haven't played as much as I'd like to but 

I'm determined to use it a whole lot more!

Finally, a little Santa Sleigh

A great little alternative to a selection box with lots of chocolate treats!

Again, there are lots of tutorials on the internet.

You can find one on my blog here.
I've been making these for a few years now  & they have proved to be very popular!

I've learned that it's best to wrap the little chocolate bars as when the littlies get 

hold of these & pull them apart, the contents go everywhere otherwise.

It also helps to keep them busy for a little longer, unwrapping things!
They also make great table decorations for place settings! 

There are 3 fantastic sponsors for this challenge, 

Bugaboo

Lacy Sunshine 

&

Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet

I hope you can play! I'm looking forward to visiting your blogs!

I've been so busy lately I've not had much time to hop!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway here, even if you don't sew yourself,
it's a lovely e-book to look at & it would be a perfect present for anyone who sews,
You have until Saturday to add your name to the link up!

Think Pink

Good Morning lovelies!

I was very luck to be invited to Guest Design this month at

The Sisterhood Of Crafters

The theme for the first challenge is "Think PINK"

(In honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month)

As some of you will know, this is a cause very dear to my heart as

my mum had breast cancer a couple of years ago! Happily, she is a survivor and

we are greatful to the medical teams & support staff who looked after her so very well!

So, on to my card!

I coloured up the image with my Promarkers.

She's a freebie image I got a little while ago via the Saturated Canary

Facebook Group! Isn't she a stunner!

Here's a closer look at her!

I cut out the image with a Spellbinders die & inked with

 a little Worn Lipstick distress ink,

The papers I've used are from First Edition, Bird Cage Stack

The plain paper is by American Crafts.

The border was created using a Martha Stewart Doily Punch.

The gorgeous Faux Silk ribbon is from my stash.

As you can see the inside of the card is decorated too!

I hope you can play along in the Think PINK Challenge.

Don't forget to check yourself too! 

If you're not sure how, look here.

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

Double Click Skittles - Use Pink
Fab'n'Funky - Anything With Ribbon
Creative Craft Cottage Digi Challenge - Digi/Borders Or Punches
Karleigh Sue Challenge - Pink Ribbon Challenge/Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Live & Love Crafts Challenge - Pink Anno 2014

Dragonfly Dreams - Mainly Pink
Eclectic Ellapu - Flowers
Fairytale Stampers - Flowers/Ribbon
Glitter N Sparkle - Anything with a B (Bow, Bird, Border)
Fussy & Fancy - Lot's of Pink (Breast Cancer Awarness)

Spring Swing Rebekha

Good morning all,

I have a card to share with you today!

Last week, a messaged popped into my inbox asking if I'd like to GDT with

Just Inspirational Challenges

Of course I was delighted & jumped at the chance!

I really love playing along in their challenges!

Here's the card I made.

The theme of the challenge is Lace & Pearls.

Here's the inspiration photo

There are two amazing sponsors for this challenge

The East Wind

&

 Beansie Doodles

The image I was given to work with is from Beansie Doodles, the lovely

Spring Swing Rebekha 

Isn't she just a stunner? So pretty in her summer frock!

The colours I have chosen to work with are the selection at 

 

The Doodle Garden

I coloured her up using promarkers, trimmed the image & distressed with scissors.

I inked with some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.

The paper I have used is from the Bird Cage Stack by First Edition

My sentiment was made on the PC,  I matted on to pieces

of a die cut square. The lace & pearls are from my stash. 

I decorated the inside of the card too!

I love doing this as I feel it gives the card a real finished look.

Thanks for popping in today, I hope you like my card

 & I hope you can play in the challenge!

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

Fairytale Stamper - Ribbon/Lace/Bands

Lacy Sunshine - Summer

Sentimental Sundays - Decorate Your Card Inside & Out

Di's Digi Designs - Lace & Pearls

 The Doodle Garden - Colours

Creative Craft Cottages Challenges - Digi/Pearls or Lace

Our Creative Corner - Summertime

Seemacrafts - Summer Fun In August

A Creative Romance - Fun In The Sun
Docerela Creations - Colours Of Summer
The Stamping Boutique - Use Lace
Auds Sentiment Challenge - Thinking Of You Type Sentiment

Santa's Sleigh

Morning all, it's time for a new challenge at 2 Sisters!

This is my final GDT project for them!
* Sad Face*

It's been great fun! Thanks so much for having me as GDT!

*Smiles*

This week the theme is
"Anything But a Card"

Here's what I have to share with you!

It's a little Santa's Sleigh made using Candy Canes & chocolate bars!

So easy to make but so much fun! 

I think they are great substitute for overpriced selection boxes! 

 I first saw these on Jak Heath's blog!
She had a link to a tutorial but I decided to google & see what else was out there!
There are so many tutorials of different styles!
I had a look at them all & decided what I wanted to do!

Here are some of the ingredients I've used!

 Candy Canes & a 4 finger Kit Kat formed the base.

I decided to wrap my chocolate as my other half was playing Santa on Christmas Day 

& handing these out to all the little ones. 

I was worried that in the mayhem, the chocolate would 

end up all over my sisters floor! 

This way, the theory was that if the kids tore them apart, 

it should just be the outside wrappers& not the actual 

chocolate wrappers that tear.

This particular model was wrapped in kraft paper,

I also did some in scraps of wrapping paper!

I tied each "present" with some twine!

Here are all the presents ready to be glued together!

I used my hot glue gun to do this!

Two of the finished articles!

The Santa's on these look really laid back! lol

I actually made 18 of them in the end as everyone wanted one!

A view from a different angle!

I can tell you that these little babies went down a treat 

with the adults as well as the kids!

Thanks for popping in! 

I can't wait to see what project you make for the

Anything But A Card Challenge at 2 Sisters this time!

I'd like to enter this project in the following challenges!

Hiding In My Craft Room Freestyle

C.R.A.F.T Not A Card

Craft Us Crazy Merry Christmas

Crazy Amigo Challenge Merry Christmas

Deep Ocean Challenge Santa Is Coming To Town

LEJ Designs Santa's Coming To Town

Craft You Passion Alter It

Unstampabelles Christmas (No Stamping)

Santa's Cookies Are Ready!

Good morning everyone!

How are you all today?

I'm still totally chasing my tail & playing catch up but I am getting closer

 every day to being organised for Christmas!

Over at the 2 Sisters Challenge blog, there's a new challenge for you!

This week the Theme is Krafty Christmas & we'd like to see you 

use Kraft on your project!

Here's my GDT card!

It's a simple little A6 card.

This weeks sponsor is Kenny K & I was given this little 

sweetie Santa Cookies from Kenny K to work with!

Isn't she just the cutest little thing you've ever seen!

I did try to print the image out onto Kraft card-stock but it wasn't

to be as the Kraft was just to thick for my poor printer.

So, instead I used Kraft for my base & for matting!

I coloured the image with a combination of Copics, Promarkers &

Flexmarkers then cut her out with an oval Nestie.

I cut the matt with a scalloped oval.

The sentiment ticket is from The Crafty Pad

The ribbons are from Lidl & the little Chrome Bell from MieFlower

The buttons & design paper were from my stash.

I used a simple paper insert to finish off this little card!

I hope you like it! 

I'm dropping it off later at my hairdressers 

with a box of cookies for them all!

Thanks so much for stopping by, it's always nice to have visitors!

I hope you have the time to Get Krafty & join in with  the 

challenge at 2 Sisters this time!

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

Everybody Art Challenge Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas  Anything Christmas

Di's Digi Designs  Christmas

Charisma Cardz Santa Claus is coming to town.

Auds Sentiments - Anything With A Sentiment

Copic Challenge Europe A Christmas Card

Craft Us Crazy Merry Christmas

Happy Campers Food & Drink

Gingerbread Treats

Morning all!

Here's my latest GDT card for the 2 Sisters Challenge Blog!

The theme this week is Gingerbread Treats

The images used by the DT & GDT were kindly supplied by 

the lovely sponsor Robyn's Fetish!

Here's my card!

I used the Gingerbread House image

I did plan a totally different card but hey ho, this is how it turned out!

I enjoy seeing where my stash takes me sometimes! lol

I used a scalloped square card base from Craftwork Cards

The papers I have used are from my last years stash & I have

 no idea where they are from I'm sorry!!

I coloured the image with Promarkers then chalked around the outside

 & in the background with Colourbox Q Fluid Chalks Ink Pads 

The ribbon is from Lidl, it's actually meant for gift wrapping but great for crafting too!

The snowflake is cut with a Marianne Creatables Die

That was also from last year & I can't find my dies at the moment!

Here's a side view of my card!

The sentiment is a peel off, for some reason they seem to come 

into their own at this time of year! I also added some buttons from my stash!

I hope you can join in the challenge at 2 Sisters this time!

Stop Press: I have been sorting my craft stuff & have
just now found my snowflake dies! Yay!!!
Ah well there's always next year! lol

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:
For Fun Challenges Home (Show A Home or House)

Aud's Sentiment Challenge Anything Goes With A Seasonal Sentiment

C.R.A.F.T. Winter

Craft Us Crazy Christmas/Winter &/or Favourite Embellishment

Chalk N Stock Blog Hop

Do You Stack up Christmas

Paper Crafting Journey Any Christmas Project

Christmas At Sweet Stampin' Anything Christmas Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge Christmas

Paperminutes Arrows

Passion For Promarkers Mega Christmas Challenge (Happy Christmas

Top Tip Tuesday  Christmas

Cupcake Craft Merry Christmas

Digi Makeover Challenge Sparkle

Incy Wincy Designs Christmas With Snowflakes