Frosty and sparkly(ish)

Hello lovely people,

Whooosh!  That's the weekend flying by again!  We spent a lovely Saturday with my 2 sister-in-laws, 3 nephews and 1 niece, and then on Sunday I was busy crafting items for my very first Craft Fayre in just 5 days time!  It's been fun creating some non-card projects and of course I will share all of them with you in due course!

In the meantime, I have a card to share with you using some gorgeous goodies from The Ribbon Girl (see list at the end of my post for all the details). 

Despite all the pretty flowers and beaded bits, this somehow still ended up more CAS than I had envisaged, but I tried adding more and it didn't work for me so it is what it is!

These papers are such gorgeous frosty colours and I just knew they would work well with the chipboard tree...although I did have to hunt high and low for where I had 'safely' stashed the tree after I bought it - lol!

I've stacked up a few circular die cut frames to give a little height and layered a stitched die cut circle inside.

I dabbed white acrylic paint onto the tree and star, and then added sparkle to the stars on the tree and over the flowers using a Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen.  I've got a clear Wink of Stella pen but I think the SN pen seems a bit more sparkly...although both are very camera shy - lol!

I hope you all have good weeks, whether you are working or otherwise occupied or just doing nothing!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

The Ribbon Girl products;
Craft and You 'Frozen' 6x6 paper pad
Scrapiniec chipboard Christmas trees
White cherry blossom
White sweetheart blossoms
Miniature white blossoms
White beaded cherry
White seam binding
Ivory button twine
Wooden star buttons

Other products;

Other flowers: from stash

Dies: Circle STAX, Inside/outside stitched circle STAX - MFT Die-namics

Sentiment tag: Christmas sentiments tags - LOTV

This time in pink!

Hello lovely people,

I had a lovely time catching up with people from work at the Pizza Hut lunch yesterday and my final pizza slice total was.....8 slices!  But I cheated a little by not eating the boring crusts ;-)

And now it's time for a new challenge at In The Pink

Our theme this time is...

PINK CHRISTMAS

So don't forget we want to see more pink than any other colour!

Our fabulous sponsor this time is Paper Nest Dolls with a $15 voucher

I had another play with this lovely stamp because it was just crying out to be done in pink and I fancied a bold modern design this time.

Since I threw rather a lot of bling at this card the tag seemed very appropriate!

Card recipe;

Image: Bubble tree - Woodware

DP: from stash

Twine: Cotton candy pink Bakers Divine Twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Christmas sentiment tags - LOTV

Dies: Dotties - Presscut

Gems - from stash

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am entering;

Sparkle bubble tree

Hello lovely people,

It's time for a new challenge at As You Like It and our theme this time is...

YOUR FAVOURITE SEASON
...and don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite!

Our sponsor this time is Sweet and Sassy Stamps

My favourite season for card making is winter because I love all the festive images, beautiful snowflakes and of course, adding lots of sparkle to my creations.
I only usually start making my Christmas cards in October/November but I LOVE doing them and always end up with way more Christmas supplies than I need!
This fabulous stamp I got at the NEC Hobbycrafts show is a case in point because I really didn't need any more Christmas stash but I fell in love with it and *had* to have it!
I think this image could be used all year round for other occasions too so it was totally worth getting it ;-)

I made the card candy dots myself using a new die and teamed them with glittered Copic coloured dots, pearls and Nuvo crystal drops; I really love this mix of different textures :-)

I am so excited to try this in some different colours...pink maybe?!

Card recipe;

Image: Bubble bloom festive tree - Woodware

DP: Winter wonderland - Joy Crafts (from Noor! Design)

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Dies: Lovely fence - Magnolia Doohickeys, Dotties - Presscut
Sparkle: Crystal Glamour Dust
Blue pearl dots: Wedgewood blue Nuvo crystal drops - Tonic Studios

Copic colours;
BG70 & BG72

I hope you will pop over to As You Like It and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am entering;
to be added

Under the tree

Hello lovely people,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones and that you all have a few new crafty toys to play with!
I had a fab and very busy time which is why I haven't been around to visit you much but I'm back into the usual routine now and will be popping by very soon!

Christmas may be over for another year but I still have a few more Christmas cards to share with you!

I know I have already shown you several cards with this image but it really is my favourite as it works on all styles of cards; male/female, fancy/CAS.  Oh, and it is soooo cute!

Card recipe;

Image: from LOTV but discontinued

DP: Vintage frost basics - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Christmas sentiment tags - LOTV
Letters: cut on Cricut

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Bunnies: E41/42/43 & R000/00/01 for ears
Mice: W00/1/3
Tree: G40/YG63/G94/G99
Blanket / stocking: B91/3/5/7
Red stockings / blobs on tree: R46/39
Stars on tree: YR30/31

I wish you all a happy and healthy 2015!

Thanks for visiting me and for all the lovely comments left over the past year; I appreciate it so much :-)

Challenges I am playing along with;

1.  Inky Chicks (winter wonderland)

2. Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)

3.  Cute Card Thursday (anything goes)

4.  As You Like It (fave Christmas image, as above)

5.  Sweet Stampin' (anything goes)

Lots of layers

Hello lovely people,

It's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme this time is...

PINK CHRISTMAS

Ha ha, yes we are soooo predictable but you know you love it!

I've gone to town on the layers here... I just couldn't decide which papers to use so I used them all!

It's been a while since I used an All Dressed Up image but this is one of my favourites especially when a card for a 19 year old 'diva' is requested!

All the usual suspects are on here; the twine, the roses and those little letter stamps again!  I did throw in some extra sheer ribbon and stars as well though :-)

Card recipe;

Image: All dressed up for Christmas - All Dressed Up 

DP: A gift for you & Vintage frost basics - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Dies: cosmic star set - Memory Box

Ribbon: from stash

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E21/25/29
Tree: G40/YG61/63
Dress / bows / shoes: RV91/93/95
Stars on tree: RV91/93
Balls on tree / bows: RV69/99
Tree stand: W5/6/7

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

This challenge is running for 4 weeks so plenty of time to enter with those last minute Christmas makes... it can't just be me still doing stuff surely?!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am playing along with;

1.  A Creative Romance (anything goes)

2.  Sweet Stampin' (things with wings)

3.  The Ribbon Girl (anything goes)

4.  A Gem of a Challenge (anything Christmas)

5.  ABC (Y is for Yuletide)

KISSmas tree

Hello lovely people,

It's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme this month is...

KISS

(that's Keep It Sweet & Simple!)

I really haven't been making many cards lately that could be considered KISS although it is a style I love.  So, I did something completely different for me and used up lots of scraps of DP as well!

I rolled each paper strip quite tightly so the tree is quite sturdy and popped the star and pot on foam pads then sprinkled on a few pearls and enamel dots.
The teeny letters are from a stamp set that came free with a magazine and they have come in very handy a few times now!

Card recipe;

DP: Lost & Found - Madison Avenue - MME

Bakers twine: The Ribbon Girl
Corrugated card/pearls/enamel dots: from stash

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am entering;

1. A Little Bit Crafty (CAS)

Krafty Chevrons

Hello lovely people,

It's time for a new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday and our theme this time is...

CHEVRONS

We are sponsored by Sweet Stamp Store with a prize of a $10 gift certificate.

So, chevrons... I like chevrons... but after an extensive search of my craft room I came up with precisely zero chevrons :-(
Then I remembered some Christmas paper I had with chevrons - woot!

Every year I say I will make one or two really simple batches of designs to send to most people on my Christmas card list and just a few fancy ones for family.  So far, I have failed every year.

This may be the year I manage it as here is a super simple design with absolutely no stitching or colouring because those are the things that take me ages!

I was dying to play with my new Christmas stamp sets from LOTV; isn't this the most elegant tree?

Card recipe;

Image: Christmas icons - LOTV

DP: scrap from stash

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Christmas sentiment tags - LOTV

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday and check out the fabulous creations and of course, the top tips from the rest of the team.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am playing along with;

1.  Simon Says Stamp (use Kraft)
2.  LOTV (anything goes)

O Christmas tree

Hello lovely people,

I had the most wonderful weekend away in Torquay with 4 other couples and their Caterham 7 cars.  We drove around in our fabulous cars, visited a heritage fairground, ate and drank lots and generally had a HUGE amount of fun :-)

We got back later than I thought we would on Sunday so I am still chasing my tail a bit and am a little late sharing my card for the new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday - oops!  This time our theme is...

NON-TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS
So, think non-traditional colours and/or images

We are sponsored by Zlatoena's Design with a prize of 2 digi images for the winner :-)

I have a large stack of gorgeous Pion DP ready for my Christmas makes and none of it is in traditional colours so this was pretty easy for me!

I have had this stamp for several years and it's always one of the first I reach for each year as it is super cute... in any colour!

Card recipe;

Image: Christmas bunnies - tree - LOTV

DP: Days of Winter - Pion Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Sentiment: from Pink Petticoat (now discontinued)
Charm: Live and Love Crafts I think but can't find it on there!

Copic colours;
Tree: G40/YG63/G94/G99
Bunnies: E41/42/43
Mice / snow: W00/1/3
Blanket / stars: R0000/000/00/01
Dots: E04

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday and check out the fabulous creations, and the top tips from the rest of the team, including some great tips on mass production from Deneen.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am playing along with;

1.  Without Words (It's a celebration)
2.  Winter Wonderland (layer it up)