Christmas Bird House

Good Evening,

Just a quick post to share with you a card I have made following the sketch & theme over @

Willow Sketchie

The image is from Willow designs and can be found on 'The Double Sprinkle of Kraft' CD. I have coloured it in in Christmas colours & added glitter to the roof tops & the ground to give the impression of snow. I have also given the bird a red breast. I think it works, how about you!

Paper's  -  Nitwits 

Fence die - memory box

Sentiment - Do crafts CD

Distress ink - Tea dye

I would like to enter:

Willow Sketchie - sketch & theme by Ann-Marie



Sunday Sketch & Stamp #130

Morning everyone!

Hope you're having a nice, relaxing  Sunday. It's a bit of a  chilly one so why not stay indoors and have a crafty one!

There's a new challenge over @ Sunday Sketch & Stamp & this week it's my sketch.

Hop on over to see what wonderful DT have created.

There is also a DT call so if you fancy joining our great, friendly team why not enter this week's challenge and add DT after your name. It's as easy as that!

Here's my card

Image - The Digi Garden 'snowman 3'

Colouring medium - Spec's

Snow - cosmic shimmer 'glitter jewels'

Papers - polka doodles 'Jingle Jangles' CD

Snowflakes - spellbinder dies

I would like to enter:

Creative craft challenge 2 - Number 3or3 of something (3 squares, 3 snowflakes)

Craft Ann's - Christmas in October

Emily Sitting on a Snowball

Good Morning,

What a chilly one it is!!!!

I've been having a little play with the new winter digi's over @ The Digi Garden oh & what cuties they are.

I have made this rocker card which I cut out using We R Memory Keepers circle cutter.

The image is  'Emily Sitting on a Snowball' that has been cut out using a spellbinder circle die.

This has then been mounted onto a scalloped circle die that has been sponged using  'brilliance' peacock ink pad (just the blue)

I have used Spec's to colour in the image with a touch of chalk.

Glamour dust has been added to the hat & snowball & cosmic shimmer glitter jewels to the snow on the ground.

The paper is from Polka Doodles 'Jingle Jangle' CD which has also been edged with 'brilliance' ink

The snowflake is 3 spellbinder dies layered together with a gem in the centre.

Jacqui from The Digi Garden kindly uploads a freebie every Friday to Facebook . Why not hop over and grab this week's it's one of her new winter images.  http://www.facebook.com/#!/TheDigiGarden

I would like to enter:

Card makin' Mama's - Anything goes

Brown Sugar - Anything goes

Stamping for the weekend - Anything goes

Crafty Ann's - Christmas in October

Nutcrafter's - Round & round

Friday Sketch Challenge #29

Good Morning,

It's Friday which means it's time for a new challenge over at Friday Sketch Challenge. We had lots of fantastic entries last challenge, I enjoyed visiting some lovely blogs.

This week Shirley has made us a super sketch to work with, there's so many possibilities so why not join in. There's a chance to win  $9 to spend at SK digis who is sponsoring us this week.

Here is my interpretation of Shirley's sketch using one of our sponsor's images

Image - SK digi's  (twin bear boy & girl)

Coluring medium - Pro's flexi's & chalks

Papers - from my scrap box so not sure what they are

Sentiment - Polka doodles

Stars - cut on silohette, glittered and a pearl has been added to the centre

Hop on over to see what my talented teamies have created to inspire you

You Can Never Have Too Many!

Good Evening,

I've had a little play today and made theses shoes into a card.

My Daughter designed the shoes for me as a vector file so that I could cut it on the silhouette. The file is also a digital template that can be cut out by hand if anyone is interested.

The shoes came about as I was asked for a card with a shoe theme. As I had nothing suitable  Kaylee got busy and this is the result (I wish I could do it myself!!!)

 I cut round the shoe once mounted onto the card to produce a shaped card and applied the sentiment that is computer generated onto the inside of the card. The flowers are handmade by tearing a circle, this has then been rolled on a quilling tool to form a rose.

The flowers are punched out and 2 have been layered together and a viva pearl pen has been used for the centres. The bows are pieces of ribbon that have been threaded through pearly buckle embellies

Before I go I would just like to say hello to my  followers both new & old. Thank you for your comments I love to sit with a cuppa and read them, it makes my day

THANK YOU

Mistletoe Mouse

Good Evening,

Today's card has been made following both the theme & sketch over @ Willow Sketchie. It's a quick card using a very cute ready coloured image, but sometimes you have to do quick. I've got a craft fair to do this weekend so need to get some Christmas cards made quickly.

Image - Woodlands Friends CD from Do crafts

Papers - Jingle Jangles CD from Polka Doodles

Embossing Folder - Dainty Dots from Spellbinders

Ribbon & buttons - Stash

I would like to enter:

Willow Sketchie - Following sketch & theme (button up)



Sunday Sketch & Stamp #128

Good Morning,

Mine's not started to well! I'm having trouble with my photo's, not sure what I'm doing wrong! I'm gonna wait for my Daughter to get out of bed and ask her to help me.

Had a lovely day yesterday spending my pennies, well pounds at the Big Stamping & Scrapbooking Show in Kettering. It's the same show that is at Ally Pally that I never manage to get to, so I'm so pleased they have brought it nearer to home. Hopefully it was a success and they'll make it a regular event.

Anyway it's time for a new challenge over @ Sunday Sketch & Stamp. The lovely Sjoukje has designed us a great sketch to work with, don't forget to include a stamped image or sentiment on your creation to qualify for a chance to win a wonderful prize.

Image - LOTV

Colouring medium - Pro's & Spec's with a touch of chalk

Papers - Do crafts CD 'Woodland Friends'

Bunting - Cut on silhouette stamped with Dimension fourth alphabet

Hop on over to see what my teamies have created to inspire you this week. There is also the chance for you to join our wonderful DT, all details are here

Can't wait to see what you talented peep's in blogland create with this week's beautiful sketch

I would like to enter:

lej designs challenge - Happy Birthday

Friday Sketch Challenge #28

Good Morning,

It's Friday which means there's a new challenge over @ Friday Sketch Challenge.

This fortnight  Live & Love Crafts is our sponsor. They are  a UK based online store that specialises in vintage and shabby chic craft materials.

The sketch is one of mine, nice & simple so get crafting

Image - Saturated Canary 'Boobie Love'

Colouring medium - Pro & flexi Markers & chalks

Papers - Do crafts CD 'Boofle collection'

Sentiment - computer generated

Leaves - Memory box

flowers - punch (centres Viva pearls)

Roses - handmade from torn circle

Ribbon & gems - stash

I would like to enter:

totally papercrafts - make your own flowers

Friday Sketch Challenge #27

Good Evening,

It's the weekend, and that means time to play Yippee!!!!

There's still 1 week to enter this fortnight's challenge over @ Friday Sketch Challenge with some super digi's from The Digi Garden to be won, so get crafting.

I've used Ursula's Witch Costume and have used Spectrum Noirs & a touch of chalk to colour her in

The paper's are from my scrap box, getting the stack down a bit, not for long I'm sure!

There's also 3 day's left to enter the DT call and join the wonderful team over there. Hop on over and check it out

I would like to enter:

DCC & Friends - Character Crazy

MAWTT - In the Dark

Card makin Mamas - Fall is here

The Poodles Palour - Halloween

Bearly Mine  - Halloween

Creative card crew - Purple

Vintage Bride & Groom

Good Evening,

My card today is a Wedding card I made using the vintage red Portobella papers from papermania. The image is the 'cute bride & groom from DigiStamp Boutique which has been coloured with Spec's & Pro marker & a touch of chalk. The sentiment is computer generated & the organza ribbon & bow has been added along with the gems as a finishing touch.

I would like to enter:

MAWTT - Seeing red

Tick or Treat

Good Morning,

October already, where has this year gone?

I've been having a play with some new Halloween digi's from The Digi Garden. I  decided to use  Edward's pumpkin costume, isn't is just so cute! I made a card with a matching tag

I coloured the image in with Spec's & chalk & used distress ink blended round the image and sentiments. The spiders webs were cut on the silhouette & glittered with black glitter that is not showing up on the photo. The paper is printed from a Do Crafts CD, think it may have been Woodland Friends

I have scheduled this post so fingers crossed, it didn't work and I kept my fingers crossed all day!!!!!!!