it`s christmas time....

well here we are again another xmas card today i am using the fab sketch over on CHRISTMAS BLOG CHALLENGE (link on side bar) with the added challenge of "pantomime" ~well i think most panto`s have a fairy somewhere, don`t they???..or maybe that`s an angel??!!
used forever friends paper, daisy and dandelion decoupage sheet and tag, nestabilities label die, stars, ribbons and gems from my stash...plenty of added glitter.
well plenty of rain here today!!.. finding time to make one card an evening using these diecuts (so much faster) while we all sit round watching tv!!!... best of both then (family time while crafting!!)
vanessa xx

die cut xmas

well as you can see i have made not one but two xmas cards using the fab sketch over on SKETCH SATURDAY (link on side bar)

think the die cut route maybe the way to go ~much quicker than stamp and paint for me!!

used papermania and dovecraft papers, ss handmade die cuts, stamin` up scalloped edged punch, ribbon, bows, stickers and gems from my stash...still not getting very good photos from my camera!!

happy birthday ~sketch#49 ~JCBC

well here we are again monday morning and time for a new sketch over on JUST CHRISTMAS AND BIRTHDAY CARDS CHALLENGE BLOG!
this week the sketch has been created by karin, with a slight twist for us ~the use of a digi stamp from INSTYLE STAMPS (our sponsers this challenge) ~ofcause you do not have to use a digi stamp !!!

here is my take on the sketch and use of this digi stamp (never tried this before ~bit to tec for me!!)

used instyle digi stamp, papermania warm tone paper, core`dinations whitewash card, cuttlebug distressed stripes embossing folder, nestabilities label dies and flowers, brads and stickers from my stash. with plenty of glitter.

she is a real cutey isn`t she!! hope you can go and look at the other creations the girls have made using some of the digi stamps!! also hope you can join in and make a xmas/birthday card using the fab sketch.

byeeeeeee for now xx

seasons greetings

today i am showing a xmas card using the wonderful sketch over on PAPERTAKE WEEKLY (link on side bar)
have used papermania xmas time papers, daisy and dandelion decoupage sheet, stickers, ribbon, bow and handmade paper from my stash....sorry still having camera problems (reds are not those colours at all)

as you can see i am still trying to make one or two cards in a week (oooooh to have my DH home 24/7 is really cutting out all my craft and blogging time ~hope you understand i just have not had time to visit all your creations lately!!

for you .....

today i am showing another xmas card , this card is made using the CUPCAKE CRAFT CHALLENGE sketch.
i used papermania and dovecraft papers, daisy and dandelion pyramage, oval nestabilities, flower and stickers from my stash ~finished with glitter.

..sorry another terrible photo.... what am i doing wrong???

just a very big thankyou to my blogging friends for their good wishes (you know who you are) for my DH ~is appeal is this morning..... so after about 5 months there maybe light at the end of the tunnel!!

with love at christmas

today i am showing a another xmas card i made this time using the fab sketch over on FRIDAY SKETCHERS.
used papermania xmas papers, daisy and dandelion decoupage, nestabilities rectangle and lable dies, tag punch, sticker and flower from my stash ~oh and no glitter.


as you can see i have used die~cut santa ~well as i do not have much time at the moment to stamp and paint ~it seemed a quicker way of producing a card . also to my dismay i found all my other xmas cards i had made already had been crushed in their box, so am going to try and selvedge some of them~ if not i think i may have to buy my cards this year!!! shock ,horror!!

bunny postie

today i am showing a xmas card i made using the fab sketch over on LILI OF THE VALLEY.
just love this xmas stamp it is just so cute from lili of the valley!!


sorry i have not been a good blogger again this week, lewis is poorly with such a bad cold/cough/temperature.
also pauls witness papers arrived yesterday (300 sheets) for him to read through before his appeal regarding work, next week. please keep your fingers crossed for us.

twinkle twinkle ~JCBC#48

well here we are again another monday morning and another fab sketch over on JUST CHRISTMAS AND BIRTHDAY CARDS (my link doesn`t seem to work this morning ~so please try my side bar for link to site)
this weeks sketch (48) is by the talented Ninchen ~so hope you will join in the fun and play along making a christmas or birthday card (or both).

i have used papermania xmas paper, sarah kay ~noel shepherd stamp, elzybells word stamp, nestabilities circles and stickers, ribbons and glitter from my stash.

cannot believe we are nearly at the end of October ~where has this month gone???..soon be christmas ..so now is the time to get making those xmas cards!!

well my boys are on school hols this week, the clocks have gone back to "winter time"... any extra sleep?? what do you think? ofcause not!!

have a fun crafting day!!

friends

today i am showing a birthday card i made (requested by my mum for a friend) ~so had to find some crafting time to get it made!!...sorry another terrible photo ~don`t know if it is my fingers or the camera!!
used the wonderful sketch over on WHIFF OF JOY (link on my side bar)


used whiff of joy stamp~ melinda with bouquet, magnolia tree stamp, colorbok papers, quickutz flower circles, stampin`up circle punch, sizzix corner dies, outline stickers from my stash and lots of glitter.
well the weekend starts soon ~hope you have fun ~my boys are now on their hols!! #oh joys!!..well halloween is on the horizon #so fun to be had!!
hope you have a fun week!! ..and some crafting time!!

the miracle of christmas

today i am showing a christmas card, using the sketch on A SPOONFULL OF SUGAR, and following the challenges on MY TIME TO CRAFT ~ "quick and cute" and STAMPAVIE AND MORE ~"christmas" ~links on my side bar.

used K&CO xmas paper, sarahkay noel peace stamp, studio g wording, nestabilities rectangle die, ribbon and bows from my stash. finished with glitter.

sorry i really have so very little time to craft and blog these days ~with whats happened the last 3 months....and still on going.

..... piece of cake

i am showing a card i have made for one of lewis`s girl~friends in his class, birthday ~which i believe is today (anyway lewis refuses to go to the party tomorrow)~oh to be the grand old age of six!!! lewis informs me she loves pink and bright colours!!~good excuse to ink up these new stamps and use this bright paper!!
followed the fab sketch on SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP and followed the challenge on ONE STOP CRAFT~ "happy birthday" (links on my side bar)


used english paper company paper, magnolia yummy cake and tilda sat, see d`s wording, nestabilities label dies, stampin` up scalloped edges punch, flowers, ribbon and charm from my stash ~ with lots of glitter (requested by lewis ~especially inside ~didn`t take photo of that)oops!!
hope you have a wonderful friday...nearly the weekend!!

seasons greetings

well today i am showing a christmas card i made for our next door neighbours little daughter (yes i thought it was time i started to make christmas cards for family and close friends )
this fitted in wonderfully with the challenge over on LILI OF THE VALLEY (link on my side bar), as their challenge this week is "a christmas card for a child" ~and just love this stamp!!... think ted looks fab decoupaged!!!
for this card i followed the wonderful sketch over on FRIDAY SKETCHERS.


think you may need to click on the pic to get a close up of my detail, including the embossed vellum (on the main pic)~ which is just not showing up with my fab photography skills!!
used lili of the valley ~teddy holding star stamp, dovecraft xmas blues paper, cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder on white vellum, nestabilities oval dies, quickutz nesting flowers, circle tag and photo corner dies, cuddly buddly circle saying, and ribbons from my stash (just love the large glitter ribbon i got from a craft show last year and just never used it)~finished with lots of sparkle!!!

for someone special ~ JCBC #47

here we are again monday morning ~yay!!!! ...and a new sketch over on http://christmasandbirthdaycards.blogspot.com/ by the lovely MADA ~wow when i saw this sketch i really had to sit down and think about it ~but once i got in the creative mind set ~i was well away ~hope you will enjoy using this sketch as much as i did!!

here is my birthday card ~used two fab sugar nellie stamps ~just love these two sweet faces ~for some reason my camera has gone strange (yes i know it was me hitting the buttons) but it is soooooooo out of focus!!???... really cannot see the card very well ...... but you get the idea!!

found this pretty paper in my scraps draw (no idea what it is), used flower punch, sizzix corners, various nestabilities rectangle dies, ribbon and gems from my stash, finished as always with some glitter.

hope you can join in the fun with me and the other talented girls in producing a christmas or/and birthday card!! look forward in seeing your creations.

have a good crafting week!

partridge in a pear tree

well today i am showing a christmas card i made following the sketch over on SUGARBOWL BLOG CHALLENGE (link on my side bar)
what a wonderful sketch to follow and a chance to ink up this amazing stamp.



used dovecraft xmas papers, various coloured card, sugar nellie ~partridge in a pear tree stamp, stamin`up scallop edged punch, various stickers and brad from my stash ~and lots of stickles glitter (well it is xmas!!)~if you click on pic get the full dazzle!!
hope you all have a fun weekend and get some crafting done!!

jingle bells...jingle all the way!!

well i thought it was about time i did some crafting ~and christmas is only a few months away!! so found a great challenge over on ~CHRISTMAS BLOG CHALLENGE (winter wonderland) ~ "sleigh bells ring" ~(link on my side bar) ~perfect for my un~inked pennyblack stamp!!

used crafty individuals xmas paper, pennyblack stamp, sizzix snowflake, quickutz tag and photo corner dies, cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder on vellum and brads from my stash finished with lots of glitter!!

do hope our home is back to some kind of normal before xmas ~thankyou again for your e-mails ~what wonderful friends i have!!

good boys and girls ~ JCBC #46

well here we are again monday morning and time for the new sketch over on http://christmasandbirthdaycards.blogspot.com/ ~today SIMONE has produced a wonderful sketch to help you get started on your christmas or birthday cards (or both)

i have used crafty individuals xmas papers and hand made papers, lili of the valley christmas bunnies (stocking), see d`s wording stamp, ribbon, bow , stars and gems from my stash ~with plenty of glitter.

hope you can join me and the rest of the team for some crafting fun with this sketch!!

flowers and butterflies

well today i am showing a card my mother asked to make for a friend of hers!! used the fab sketch over on SKETCH AND STASH (link on my side bar)

used my new kanban patchwork pals papers, nestabilies rectangle dies, sizzix build a flower die (forgot i had so never used!!), quickutz butterfly and swirl dies, new word stamp by the greeting farm, flowers, ribbon and brads from my stash, finished with some stickles glitter.

thankyou from myself and my husband for all your kind words, e-mails and phone calls ~they have been so supportive and now have needed to buy another box of tissues!!