Its a miracle!!!

 

Hi Folks. Welcome to my wee bit of blogland.

 Its a miracle I've had 3 posts in one week!!!! Also its a lovely day here so that's another one!! Its been so dull and dreich for weeks it makes such a change to see blue skies. Although we have a yellow weather warning for wind and rain tomorrow so making the most of today!!! 

Todays make is another festive one. Im getting there!!! I think I should have made my foxes beard white though as Im not sure of the grey.

Card Recipe

5 x 5 Card.

Stamp Set - Simon Says Stamp Collab With Mama Elephant Stamps 2020. 

Coloured with promarkers and prismacolour pencils.

Stardust Stickles Glitter Glue. 

What is everyone's plans for the weekend. I'm going to pop by all the folks who have visited me here in blogland and see what crafty makes they have been doing.

What software do you use for adding your watermarks. Im trying to find a decent one that doesn't really cost much. I used to have a great program on my old computer but its not available anymore. Thanks in advance for advice.

Love and Sparkles,

Hazel xx

Challenges I would love to join in with are...

Krafty Chicks - CAS.

CRAFT challenge - Christmas. 

Cuddies on a card....

Hi Folks,

Welcome to my wee bit of blogland.  Im back again!!!! Im doing well so far with the makes for Christmas. 

Here on the east coast of Scotland we call horses cuddies. Although looking online other places say its donkeys. Hence the Cuddies on a card. Funny how different places have different names for things. 

I found lots of super Hunkydory Card sets online and thought I would play with them this year too. I know exactly who this card will be going to. I get a card with horse on it every year from her. 

Card Recipe

6 x 6 Card.

Hunkydory Set - Festive Wishes.

Inside Stamp - Gemini

Gems from stash.

I like having different styles of cards.

Hope you have a great weekend when it arrives.

Love and Sparkles,

Hazel xx

I would like to enter my make in this challenge. 

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes with Mood board Inspiration. 

Weeeeee!!!

 

Evening Everyone,

Welcome back to my wee bit of blogland. I hope you are all doing ok. 

Its been awfully cold here in the wind the last few days so I have been hiding from it and making cards!!! 

I'm still determined to get my festive cards made early this year so here's the next one!

I've had this stamp set since pandemic times !! And its never been used so here we go.!! Tom and I were saying its weird as we now work things out as was that before or after the pandemic. 

Card Recipe

5 x 5 Card

Mama Elephant Stamp Set - Dashin' Through the Snow.

Coloured with Promarkers 

Snow - Posca Pen in White and Stardust Stickles 

I did a festive colouring course years ago and this was one of the backgrounds on it. Its a Sandy Allnock course. I think I will try and finish it off this year too. Full of good intentions just now!!! 

Thanks for dropping by my wee bit of the web,

Love and Sparkles,

Hazel xx

Challenges I would like to enter are,,,

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes or Add some Sparkle.

Lil Red Wagon - Winter Blues.

Simon Says Stamp - Cute and Cuddly

The Holly and The Ivy Challenge - Anything Goes.

We Love Stamping - Clean and Simple Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge- Shades of Blue. 

Gold and Black Festive make...

 

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to my wee bit of blogland. I meant to have this card posted here earlier but my computer has grewmlins in it tonight so its taken ages to get my pictures sorted with the watermark. 

I thought I would have a play and made this gold and black card. I got some back issue magazines and these stamps were in one of them. They are so pretty I just had to play. 

Card Recipe

5 x5 Scalloped card.

Stamps By Chloe Festive Florals.

Gold Memento Inkpad

Sakura Gel Pen.

Translucent Nuvo Drops.

I hope you like my make. Its so sparkly. Its a shame you cant see how much by just the pictures. 

Enjoy whats left of the weekend. Its so cold here juts now we are not doing very much.

Love and Sparkles,

Hazel xx

Challenges I would like to enter are...

Krafty Chicks - Christmas

Happy New Year...

 

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to my wee bit of Blogland on this very stormy day in January. Its blowing a hoolie outside so I have found time to get crafty!!! Hurray!!! Every cloud has a silver lining!!! I hope you are all safe wherever you are. 

Im here with Christmas card 1 for this year. I say this every year but I am not going to be rushing like I did in December to make my cards. We all ended up with the flu as well so on top of that I was popping cards though doors on the 24th!!! Oops!

Card Recipe

5 x 5 Card.

Stamps The Bear Essentials No 435 from Buzzcraft. 

Coloured with Polychromos Pencils.

Doodling with Uniball Eye Broad.

Stardust Stickles Glue for snowflakes.

I have just got the new pencils so wanted to have a play with them. Im still in a guddle from the summer too when I had a total sort out of the craft room. I still dont know where half my stuff was put!! 

I am going to try and craft more over this year. I know how good it is for my mental health. When I colour my wee anxiety monster runs away. Its great to not have him sitting on my shoulder!!! 

Off to try and enter a few wee challenges now.  

Stay Safe Folks,

Love and Sparkles,

Hazel xx

Challenges I would like to enter are...

CRAFT Challenge - Christmas

ABC Christmas Challenge  -  A for Anything Christmas

Retro Rubber - Winter. (This stamp set is quite old going by the yellowing of my acrylic. Cant remember when I bought it but hasnt been in the last 5 years!!)

Daisy Chain Challenge - No Designer Papers. 

Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge - Red and White Christmas. 

Ive been Busy!!!

  Hi Everyone,

I have been a very busy bunny in the craft room the last couple of months!!! I had a big birthday at the end of May so decided that I would like a craft room that all matched and not one with bits from here and there for it. 

Ive  crafted for 20 years. It started with the dressing table in the bedroom. Then a corner of the living room once we moved here. Then once my eldest moved out I now have the little bedroom for all my crafty loveliness.

Here are a couple of my before and after pics. 

I had a mishap with the lampshade when I was cleaning it so now I need to get a new one. Hence just the bright daylight bulb in the top pic. 

The majority of the new things are from Ikea. I used Pinterest for lots of ideas and this is what I came up with. My palace theatre poster was a present from Tom last year. Its from a 1974 Doctor Who story.

I love it. Now I just need to get back to crafting more. I am about to make Dads birthday card this weekend. 

Hope everyone is well and enjoying the brighter days. I think we have had rain almost every day since last October. The garden is very green but it would be nice to see summer now, 

Love and Sparkles,

Hazel x

More Snowman Colouring...

 

Hi Everyone, 

Welcome back to my wee bit of blogland. I hope everyone is doing ok. Hasnt it turned cold again. I would love to see some better spring weather soon. 

I was playing with my pencils and this wee guy was already printed out so wanted to see how they worked on this paper I found while looking for other paper I have stored away safely!! So safely I couldn't find it until I was taking the pics of this card and it was with all the props for photos!!! 

He is from the same set as my last card. Its a Pink Petticoat Design from 2014! Sorry there is no links to either Pink Petticoat or Lizs store from later now.

Card Recipe
5 x 5 Kraft Card
Holographic card for matting
Pink Petticoat Snowman.
Coloured with Prismacolour Pencils
Posca Black and White pens for highlights and faux Stitching
Stickles Glitter Glue.

Thats all for tonight from me. 

Stay Safe,

Love and Sparkles,

Hazel xx

Challenges I would like to enter are...
Fab and Funky -Add a Sentiment.
ABC Christmas Challenge - H for Hats.

Monochrome Christmas...

Hi Everyone, 

Welcome to my wee bit of blogland.  Im back again this week with number 2 of the 2024 chrimbo makes. I decided I am going to get cracking with the makes as once the weather is better I will be out in the garden painting rather than playing in the craft room!!! The painting is sadly not happy crafty fun out there. I have a new fence as the old one blew down in the last of the storms so it needs a good paint. Everything else outside that needs painting is sadly needing done too. Last summer was lost here with lots of other stuff going on so didnt have time to do it.

I love my promarkers. I Said in my last post that I really struggle with my copics so it was a joy to get the pros out for this wee guy.  Hes about 10 years old as I was looking on a USB for something else and came across his file. Hes from Pink Petticoat. Later known as The Lovely Studio. I cant find Liz on the internet now  :( Her image's and papers were amazing!!!!  

Card Recipe

A6 Card

Digi Stamp - Pink Petticoat.

Inside Sentiment - Crafters Companion.

Coloured with Promarkers.

Stickles Glitter Glue

Glossy Accents for His shiny Nose. 

Wink of Stella glitter silver on his belt.

Im off to have some lunch now and then hopefully the day will have brightened. It was snow near here yesterday and it was very cold again. Really isnt like spring at all. 

Stay Safe Folks,

Love and Sparkle's,

Hazel xx

Challenges I would like to enter are...

Passion for Markers - Monochrome. 

My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge - Snowman/ Men.

Simply Clean and Simple - CAS with Weather 

CD Sunday - Digital Image

First Christmas Make of 2024!!

Hi Everyone, 

WOW its certainly April shower's here in Scotland. They forgot to turn the tap off though and its permanent showers!!!! Since October I think we have had about 3 days without rain!!! Hope you all have much better weather.

I made a plan last month that I would try to make at least 1 festive card a month till December so I want so stressed out by then!!! So here is number 1. 

I followed a Sandy Allnock You Tube video (Here) Although I didn't have the same stamps or colour of copics. Mine ended up with copics, promarkers and prismacolour pencils on it. Oops!!! 

Card Recipe

Black Card A6.

Clearly Besotted Stamps for Outside.

Inside Sentiment Stamp - Crafters Companion.

Coloured with Copics. Promarkers and Prismacolour pencils

Stickles Glitter Glue.

Posca Pen for white parts. 

Docrafts Red Glue for Rudolph's nose. 

I think I am going to have to admit that I am still definitely a promarker girl. I really struggle with copics. I cant seem to get an almost the same colour but manage perfectly with my pros. Mind you I have used them for about 16 years now!!! Thats mad!!!! Time flies.

Thanks for dropping  by my blog. Stay safe, 

Love and Sparkles,

Hazel xx

Challenges I would love to enter are...

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes.

Christmas Kickstart - Santa and his Sidekicks. 

Allsorts - Keep it Simple or Anything Goes  

Birthday Make...

 

Hi Everyone, 

Welcome back to my wee bit of blogland.  I hope you're all doing well this week. Its turned much more like spring here in Scotland although its still very cold at nights. My daffodils are starting to bloom. As long as Teddy and the ball dont go near them and knock the heads off!!!! 

I was making a card for a friends birthday and decided to try and push my comfort zone with this sketch. It did have me muttering under my breath. I love how the card turned out though. I had a HUGE cull of papers and am left with only "good" ones. So its a joy every time I make something. Although I am a bit loathed to cut them!!!! 

Card Recipe

A5 Card

Stampin Up Papers. 

Sentiment and Gold Dots - Craftwork Cards.

Faux Stitching - Black Posca Pen.

Im hoping to try and make at least 1 Christmas card a month now till December. I really dont want to end up doing them like I did last year in a rush and not enjoying myself. Mind you we are coming up to birthday season here!!!! Also its going to be fence painting season too. The last of the bad winter storms knocked all my fence down so the new one is up now. Its gonna take a while to paint it all.

Love and Sparkles,

  Hazel xx

Challenges I would love to enter are...

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

AAA Birthday Cards - Geometric Birthday.

As You Like it - Monochrome or Colourful and Why.

I love a splash of colours on my makes as it cheers you up seeing the bright colour schemes. I especially love a bit of purple!!