The Sketchy Challenges DT - Lizzie's Sketch

Woohoo!! It's Christmas Eve! I LOVE Christmas Eve don't you!?!?! All the yummy things being prepared for tomorrow....the smell of mince pies warming....going to get the turkey......sending the kids to bed early so we can get building and wrapping toys!! I think mine are going to have to go to bed at about 5pm today so we can get the dolls house and bike done that we have to build LOL!!  I am doing lots of food preparations today - a ham joint, tiramisu, bread sauce, stuffing, and peeling all the vegetables for tomorrow - busy day!!

It is time for another challenge at The Sketchy Challenges today, and yes I know, you're probably far to busy to be bothering with a challenge right now but what perfect timing for you to be able to create something with all the crafty stash Santa brings you tomorrow :)! We have a sketch for you by Lizzie this fortnight. Now I have to admit I was a little stumped at first...I think this sketch would be amazing done as a scrapbook page with the heart as a photo but I didn't have time to do one of those. Then I found the diecut reindeer on the floor of my craft room that was left over from one of Tim's 12 tags and that gave me the idea for my card.

This sketch is also perfect for using up all those scraps that I save (and I'm sure you do too LOL). Even the card base of my card was a scrap left over from creating my daughter's snowflake costume! I thought this was going to be such a quick card to create but it actually took a considerable amount of time to decide what order I was going to lay the scrap strips down in for the best effect!
The reindeer was cut with Tim's Reindeer flight die from pearlescent cardstock.

The sentiment is by Stempelglede and the gems are from my stash.

I hope I've inspired you to join us this fortnight at The Sketchy Challenges! Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's gorgeous creations! Thanks for looking and have a fabulous Christmas!!! x

Pink Ink Skech Challenges DT - Kristy's Sketch!

Woohoo!! It is time for another fabulous challenge at Pink Ink Sketch Challenges! But first, I need to tell you about a name change though - we have renamed the challenge "The Sketchy Challenges" as lots of people were thinking it is linked to Kellie's store with it having pink in the title, which it isn't so we thought it best to change the name completely to avoid any further confusion! This fortnight we have a gorgeous sketch by Kristy - I absolutely loved playing around with this one! I have turned the sketch on it's side and added it to a square card (the sketch is a circular one). I have used papers by Magnolia and created a Christmas card for my little girl. I just have to use Tilda on her cards - every time I colour Tilda she asks if it is her and what she is doing in the stamp LOL - so cute! I have created a big round window for Tilda to sit in looking out at the beautiful snowy scene on Christmas Eve :) - I'm really thrilled how the idea turned out!

I have coloured Tilda with copics and added stickles to her wings and cut her out completely so she can sit in the window frame. Here's a closer look of what Tilda is looking at out of the window. Can you see the build up of snow on the window pane?? Hehehe - I had a lot of fun creating this card!

Of course Tilda has to have her tree up on Christmas Eve so I created her one using the tree stamp from last year's autumn kit. I stamped it twice with iced spruce distress ink and then cut them out to layer on top of each other to make a tall Christmas tree. Then added lots of sparkly baubles using gems from Whiff of Joy. The star on top is a charm from my stash which hubby kindly cut the ring off for me. The presents are squares and rectangles of another Magnolia paper topped with the cutest little pink bows which were a gift from my gorgeous friend Louise.

Now for the scene behind the window. I used the winter night background stamp and stamped it twice, side by side, with the border masked out, to make a larger scene. I covered the areas where they meet with a snow pen and dark colouring to hide any odd looking joins. I have coloured it with copics and added some more snowflakes and stars at the top where the stamping had ended.

The snow scene page opens out sideways to reveal a space for writing a Christmas message. Again the paper is by Magnolia and I used Kara's favourite of Mummy's Tildas - Tilda with teddy bear - just like Kara when she goes to sleep :).

I have coloured her with copics too and used the Magnolia doohickey snowflake die and added another of those cute bows to the centre. I created the doily using a corner punch.

On the other side I stamped the Merry Christmas text from last year's autumn kit with seedless preserves distress ink. I added a couple of gems and another snowflake with bow centre. I hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this fortnight at The Sketchy Challenges! Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's stunning creations! We have a fabulous prize too! Thanks for looking! x

Better Late than Never! Pink Ink Sketch Challenge DT - Kathrin's sketch

OMG I have had no internet since last Thursday!! Did you miss me?? I think I nearly went out of my mind with boredom while hubby was on night shifts LOL! It is amazing how much you miss it when it is taken away! Consequently I am very late with my card for the Pink Ink Sketch challenge, but here it is - better late than never! This fortnight we have a gorgeous sketch by Kathrin.

Tilda has been coloured with Prismacolor pencils blended with Sansador for a change. I have added stickles to the hearts and stripes on her socks.

I stamped around the image with the heart holly stamp from the Magnolia Winter kit using bundled sage distress ink and then added stickles over the top. All the edges have been stitched - I tidied my craft room so that I can actually have my sewing machine out again!

I added a couple of chipboard hearts painted with pickett fence crackle paint and the snowflakes were cut with a doohickey die. The little pearl stars are from The Hobby House. I added a clock face cut with Tim Holtz' weathered clock die underneath the image.

The gorgeous ribbon is from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and I also added a snowflake charm from my stash.

I hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this fortnight at Pink Ink Sketch Challenge! Pop over to the blog to see the rest of my teamies' stunning creations! Thanks for looking! x

Pink Ink Sketch Challenge DT -

Woohoo!!! It is time for another challenge at Pink Ink Sketch Challenges and this fortnight we have a gorgeous sketch by Natalie for you! I used it to create an Anniversary card for my parents who celebrated their anniversary last week! I used some stunning papers from my friend Louise - I almost couldn't cut into them but I just knew my Mum would love the colours on them! I have inked all the edges with vintage photo distress ink.

I used the gorgeous heart text stamp by Magnolia, embossed with copper embossing powder. I stamped the heart a second time onto some of the rose paper, inked it with vintage photo, then painted it with clear crackle paint.

The seam binding is from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and the brad is from Whiff of Joy. I have also added some cheese cloth behind the heart text stamp.

I added a pin from my stash and added some tiny beads to the point to protect people's fingers. The gorgeous butterfly is from The Hobby House - it started out gold and I've distressed it with copics. The sentiment is by Whimsy Stamps, also embossed with copper embossing powder.

Another view just because I love how the heart turned out LOL :).

I added a selection of flowers from my stash, the large flower is by Hero Arts and I added lots of gold beads to the centre for pollen. The pink and white rose is from Wild Orchid Crafts and the lily and pink rose are from my local craft shop, Running with Scissors.

A close up of the large flower - the centre is really easy to create but looks so effective!

As we bought my parents some Champagne to celebrate their anniversary I decided to make a little bottle tag to match the card. I used the same papers and of course the heart text stamp.

I added similar embellishments to the card and some more cheese cloth (love this stuff). The leaves were punched with a woodware punch and sprayed with glimmer mist. I hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this fortnight at Pink Ink Sketch Challenge! Pop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the team's stunning creations! Thanks for looking! x

Pink Ink Sketch Challenge DT - Ann's sketch

Phew! I'm so late with my Pink Ink Sketch Challenge card! I almost didn't make one at all - I have had a terrible week and hadn't crafted since last weekend! Unheard of for me! The postman brought my new stash of Magnolia Sweet Christmas Dreams stamps this morning though.....how could I resist?? Hubby took the kids to the park to enjoy the autumn sunshine we've had today and I managed to create something :). The hardest part was deciding which new Tilda to ink up first?? OMG I just adore this new collection don't you?? I seriously would love to have them all!! I have used some gorgeous new goodies on my card that were a fabulous birthday present from my beautiful friend Louise - thanks again hunni! I'm entering my card into The Shabby Tea Room's challenge which is Fall Flowers, and Truly Scrumptious' challenge which is distressing.
How cute is Sparkling Tilda!?!?! Wrapped up for bonfire night with her sparklers - I just love her skirt and scarf!! Sooooo cute! I have coloured the image with copics and added gold stickles to the sparklers.

OMG how lucky am I!?!?! See the gorgeous daisies?? They are from the Magnolia store in Sweden!! I almost couldn't bare to put them on my card LOL! The leaves are by Prima and I added some more flowers from my stash and some doohickey rose leaves. The sparkley stem is from my stash. I cut the bottom of the card with a doohickey die and added a string of pearls along the bottom too.

Another gorgeous daisy!! I have pricked around the edge of the image mat with a pin and I have added some cheesecloth behind the image that I have distressed with gold glimmer mist and some brown distress ink.

The ribbon is from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and the twine is from Whiff of Joy.

I hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this fortnight at Pink Ink Sketch Challenge!! Did you like my backdrop today LOL?? I thought I'd take advantage of the kids' conker collection to photograph my autumn card - can you believe how many they have collected LOL?? Thanks for looking and enjoy your weekend! x

Pink Ink Sketch Challenges DT and Tickled Pink Stamps DT - Kylie's sketch!

Oops! I'm late with this - I'd forget my head at the minute! What makes it worse is I had this made a week ago and just forgot to load it into a post LOL! Anyway, here it is now, my card for the new Pink Ink Sketch challenge which this fortnight is a sketch by my super talented friend Kylie!! I have used papers by Memory Box for my card and of course I had to use my new Tim Holtz die again!

I have used the fabulous Lil Victorian Christmas Lad Scrooge from Tickled Pink Stamps for my vintage Christmas card and coloured him with copics. I have added some glossy accents to his spectacles and liquid pearls to his buttons.


The ribbons are from my stash as is the Christmas tree charm.

The fabulous sentiment is from a Stempelglede Christmas set and the mistletoe was cut with another of my birthday pressies - the Magnolia snowflake and mistletoe dies! I added some white pearls from my stash for the berries and some puffy snow to the mistletoe and top of the clock.
I hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us this fortnight at Pink Ink Sketch Challenges! Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's stunning cards! Thanks for looking! x

Pink Ink Sketch Challenges DT - Kristy's sketch

Woohoo! It is time for another challenge at Pink Ink Sketch Challenge and this fortnight it is Kristy's turn to provide the sketch, and a gorgeous one it is too!! I have used papers from Prima's Curio paper pad, inked with walnut stain distress ink. I'm also entering my card into the Emerald Faerie Garden challenge as they want to see buttons on your card!

How gorgeous is this Emerald Faeirie image?? This is Kenz and Tilly. I am so incredibly lucky that one of my gorgeous friends, Debbie sent it to me - thank you again Debbie! I adore it! I've coloured the cute pair with copics and added stickles to their wings.

I used part of an old book page and some lace from my stash to mount the sentiment stickers onto. The letter stickers are from Dovecraft. I think the black looks so striking against the coral lace. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the button is by Basic Grey. The gorgeous pins are from The Hobby House and the butterfly was punched with a Martha Stewart punch.

The gorgeous glittered flower is by Prima and I added another rose and button. The leaves were cut with a Magnolia doohickey.

I hope you like it and I've inpsired you to join us this fortnight at Pink Ink Sketch Challenges. Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's stunning cards! Thanks for looking! x

Pink Ink Sketch Challenge DT - Cheri's Sketch

Woohoo!! It is time for another Pink Ink Sketch Challenge and this time our sketch has been created by Cheri and I'm sure you'll agree it is a stunning one! I loved working with it! I have used papers from Bo Bunny and a scrap from my stash, all distressed with walnut stain distress ink and stickles.

I've coloured the image with copics and prismacolor pencils using the "no lines" technique again - this one I'm not as happy with but I'm going to keep practising as I do love the look! The only thing I'm not so keen about with this style of colouring is that you have to go in and add the eyes yourself and it's difficult to get them in the right place!

The sentiment is from Whiff of Joy's new Adventure sentiment set and the gorgeous plaster frame around it is from Panduro Hobby. I added a selection of flowers from my stash and a butterfly cut from some Prima paper, which I've stickled. The ribbon is from The Hobby House.

I added some lace from my stash along with some gems to hide the raw edge and some more flowers from my stash. The gorgeous butterflies are cut from one of the Prima papers and stickled.

I hope you like it and I've inspired you to join us at Pink Ink Sketch challenge! Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the teams stunning creations! Thanks for looking! x