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Friday, 14 October 2011

Following yonder star ...

Today's new challenge on Jingle Belles is A caroling we will go - "we're asking you to make a card inspired by any holiday song."

This card made with components from an Anna Griffin kit has a couple of decoupaged stars on it, so it reminds me of We three kings - lots of reference to following the star, including the chorus:

O star of wonder, star of night,
star with royal beauty bright.
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.
These challenges are also asking for a card inspired by a song:

Crafty Ann 51: inspired by a Christmas song
Just some lines: reminds me of a song
My mum's craft shop 27: remind you of a song

This is also for:

Glitter geeks 19: two's company - two stars, two design papers
Shelly's terrifically thrilling Thursday: show us your layers - three layers plus the two layers of the decoupaged stars
Flourishes timeless 139: holiday sparkle
Whoopsi Daisy: let's do Christmas
Fab's big Christmas October: something shiny and/or snowflakes
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Thursday, 13 October 2011

Another girlie notebook

This one has a HOTP piece of paper as background (from my offcuts box), a die cut decoupaged silhouette, mounted on a Dena die cut label, with the addition of a stitched ribbon.

This is for:

Charisma cardz 41: in stitches
Prairie fairy Fridays 63: sugar and spice and all things nice
Di's digi designs: girly creations
Hooked on craft 9: anything but a card
Lexi 50: pink for boobies
Digistamps4joy 29: think pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
My Sheri crafts 70: think pink

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Make a note, tiger!

This is yet another notebook, this time with a jungle or zoo feel to it for:

Crafty boots: zoo or animal theme
The paper shelter 35: we love animals

and colours are for Bows n berries 11: inspiration photo:

Gingerloft 26: the colour orange
House of Gilli 18: black, white, green and orange
Paper creations ink 10: black and/or orange
My time to craft 161: orange and black
Shopping our stash 21: boo are you! spooky or orange/black combo
Paper-crafting journey 21: black, white and orange
Paper pretties 175: halloween as inspiration (I used the colours)


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Cupcake notebook

Yes, another altered notebook, this time with an unusual background (found in my scraps box) and a yummy glittered die cut cupcake.



This is for:

Do you stack up 41: use your scraps
Hiding in my craft room 15: super scraps Saturday
Jules crafty snippet challenge 40 (sorry, so many scraps this week!)
Die cuttin; divas 36: national dessert day
PaperPlay 41: cupcake
KB cute Monday 30: food or beverages
Prairie fairy Fridays 63: sugar and spice and all things nice
Hooked on craft 9: anything but a card
Secret crafter Saturday 155: anything goes as long as it sparkles
Lexi 50: pink for boobies
Digistamps4joy 29: think pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
My Sheri crafts 70: think pink
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Girlie notebook

Another altered notebook - this time one for a girl.

The colour combo of hot pink, black and white is one of my all-time favourites, so I'm linking for Paper sundaes 90: favourite colour combination.

This is also for:

Moxie Tuesday trigger: finesse the dress
Prairie fairy Fridays 63: sugar and spice and all things nice
Di's digi designs: girly creations
Hooked on craft 9: anything but a card
Secret crafter Saturday 155: anything goes as long as it sparkles
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Another nautical notebook

I've been busy this morning altering some more notebooks ready for the next Tearfund sale on Saturday.

This is another nautical one, this time with background paper from English paper company, with some unknown stickers.

This is for:

CCEE1141: Columbus day
Hooked on craft 9: anything but a card
Pollycraft 114: boys, boys, boys
St Luke's October: let's hear it for the boys
My mum's craft shop 27: remind you of a song: A life on the ocean wave
Just some lines: reminds me of a song: A life on the ocean wave
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Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Nautical notebook

Folowing on the theme of the previous post, this is an altered notebook for The paper variety 55: nautical, with this photo prompt:

Papers are Papermania with the addition of various stickers.

This is also for:

Hooked on craft 9: anything but a card
Anything goes 51: die cuts/punches or both
Pollycraft 114: boys, boys, boys
St Luke's October: let's hear it for the boys
My mum's craft shop 27: remind you of a song: Oh, I do love to be beside the seaside
Just some lines: reminds me of a song: Oh, I do love to be beside the seaside
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Nautical notes

Another sticky notes holder, this time with a nautical theme using various stickers.

This is for:

The paper variety: nautical, with this photo prompt:

Hooked on craft 9: anything but a card
Pollycraft 114: boys, boys, boys
St Luke's October: let's hear it for the boys
My mum's craft shop 27: remind you of a song: Oh, I do love to be beside the seaside
Just some lines: reminds me of a song: Oh, I do love to be beside the seaside
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Sticky notes holder for school

This is a simple sticky notes holder - the casing was made by scoring with my Hougie board; the 3D sticker was one from the 99p store.

The photos are poor because of the shine on the stickers, but you can get the general idea:


This is for:

Penny's 64: apples
Alota 68: fruits
Scrappy frogs: fruity tooty
Hooked on craft 9: anything but a card
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Using up stash

Today's challenge on ABC Christmas is U for unused stash, so I'm showing some quick cards made using some bits and pieces acquired a couple of years ago - part of a kit at the time - even the sentiments are old. (Unfortunately, I didn't read the bit about taking a photo of the unused stash before making the cards - will try and do another entry later).

These are also for:

Whoopsi Daisy: let's do Christmas
My mum's craft shop 27: remind you of a song: We wish you a merry Christmas
Sparkles forum Christmas challenge 9: Christmas songs: We wish you a merry Christmas
Crafty Ann 51: inspired by a Christmas song: We wish you a merry Christmas
Just some lines: reminds me of a song: We wish you a merry Christmas
Sentimental Sundays 76: anything goes (plus a sentiment)
Whoopsi Daisy: let's do Christmas
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Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Red, black and white Christmas

A set of five Christmas cards for Celebrate the occasion 34: any occasion: red, black and white.

Card blanks came with a magazine and the penguins are tags.

These are also for:

Whoopsi Daisy: let's do Christmas
CES 57: seeing red
Sparkles forum Christmas challenge 9: Christmas songs: He's penguin! James penguin! (listen to the song here)
Crafty Ann 51: inspired by a Christmas song: He's penguin! James penguin! (listen to the song here)
Just some lines: reminds me of a song: He's penguin! James penguin! (listen to the song here)
Crafty boots: zoo or animal theme
Tanda teaser 181: just add a little warmth (the penguins are snug and warm in their scarves and hats!))
Ladybug: tag it
Sentimental Sundays 76: anything goes (plus a sentiment)
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Joy to the world

This is for the sketch for Your next stamp 52:

I've used the lovely Clarity stamp inked with versamark and heat embossed with detail silver - on to a piece of purple card from my offcuts box - all other pieces were also from scraps, with the addition of the ribbon with gems.

This is also for:

4 crafty chicks 58: monochromatic
Whoopsi Daisy: let's do Christmas
Bah! humbug 40: glitz and glitter
Fab's big Christmas October: something shiny and/or snowflakes
Flourishes timeless 139: holiday sparkle
Sparkles forum Christmas challenge 9: Christmas songs: Joy to the world
Crafty Ann 51: inspired by a Christmas song: Joy to the world
Just some lines: reminds me of a song: Joy to the world
Secret crafter Saturday 155: anything goes as long as it sparkles
Sentimental Sundays 76: anything goes (plus a sentiment)
Crafty cardmakers 53: anything goes
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Pink notebook

This is one of the notebooks I altered for my sale on Saturday - papers are from offcuts (originally with a Making Cards magazine). Fairies and stars are glittered 3D stickers.

Colours prompted by Cupcake inspirations 131 (not the green though):


This is for:

Hooked on craft 9: anything but a card
Sparkles forum 21: something that sparkles
Simon says: sparkle and bling
Secret crafter Saturday 155: anything goes as long as it sparkles
Flutter by Wednesday 174: open + fairies
Prairie fairy Fridays 63: sugar and spice and all things nice
Lexi 50: pink for boobies
Digistamps4joy 29: think pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
My Sheri crafts 70: think pink
Di's digis: girly creations
Hiding in my craft room 15: super scraps Saturday - still using scraps, but the box never gets anywhere near empty!
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Hang on in there!

Cats seem to be taking over my blog today - lol! This is the third card today featuring a feline friend ... and there might even be more to come!

This time the card is for Paper pretties Wednesday sketch 174:

The paper at the top is BG cupcake 'mac and cheese', the large bloom is one I've had for ages, the images are PB stickeroos and the sentiment is computer generated and printed. The image is mounted on to a nestie die cut.

I hope that this flower is something like a calendula for Daring cardmakers: October flowers (I googled and there seemed to be orange calendula).

Don't know why the sentiment looks ragged on the photo, because it doesn't irl - and they say that the camera never lies!

This is also for:

Order of the opus gluei 115: back into the swing of things
Craft room: featuring felines
Crafty boots: zoo or animal theme
Raise the bar: furry friends
Cards for men 21: make us laugh
PaperPlay 40: autumnal colours
Paper-crafting journey 20: die cuts and/or punches
Beary sweet 35: free for all
Craft your passion 79: a card for all occasions
Hiding in my craft room 15: super scraps Saturday - still using scraps, but the box never gets anywhere near empty!
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Cat nap

I made a similar card to this a while ago and someone bought it at my Tearfund sale and asked if I could do another like it - the original one was pink, but I only had a green one left, so here it is - it's a Kanban decoupage topper kit called 'cat nap'.

This is for:

Bling it on: no patterned papers
Craft room: featuring felines
Crafty boots: zoo or animal theme
Raise the bar: furry friends
Crafty purple frog: lots of layers
Beary sweet 35: free for all
Craft your passion 79: a card for all occasions

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Scared-y cat!!

This is for the sketch for Cat's corner challenge 60 (which must include a cat):

Papers are all from my scraps box - I know that the black and white spots is Basic Grey and the striped paper is DCWV, but I haven't got a clue where the background cat paper came from.
The images are Penny Black Stickeroos - I think they are cute.

This is also for:

Craft room: featuring felines
Crafty boots: zoo or animal theme
Raise the bar: furry friends
Art impressions 35: yipes!!! stripes
Cards for men 21: make us laugh
Beary sweet 35: free for all
Craft your passion 79: a card for all occasions
I did it creations 76: anything goes
Penny's 63: anything goes
Creatalicious 26: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Lothian crafts 19: anything goes
One stop crafts 152: anything goes
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Monday, 10 October 2011

Teddy bears' picnic

This is for the sketch for Everybody Art 162:

I've used a digital image of a teddy bears' picnic, mounted on to a doily which was mounted on to a white card blank, with the added strip of patterned paper from my scraps box, the sentiment and a row of red gems.
This is also for:

Crop stop 40: dainty doily
Crafty boots: zoo or animal theme
Allsorts 124: bear with us
Raise the bar: furry friends
Beary sweet 35: free for all
Aud sentiments 38: happy birthday
The poodles parlour: birthdays and/or buttons and/or brads
CES challenges 57: seeing red
KB cute Monday 30: food or beverages
Cute card Thursday 185: time for a cake
Crafts and me 55: use a digi
Sentimental Sundays 76: anything goes (plus a sentiment)
I did it creations 76: anything goes
Penny's 63: anything goes
Creatalicious 26: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Lothian crafts 19: anything goes
One stop crafts 152: anything goes
Woodware USA 47: anything goes
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Thinking of you

This card is for Cards & Things 90 colour challenge:

and for Die cuttin' divas 35 October sketch:

The background paper is PM silk screened ornate snowflake metallic. The blue papers are from my scraps box and the pink and brown flowered piece of card cut with a Nellie Snellen die was rescued from a shop-bought card I received.

This is also for:

Pile it on 41: just because
Ooh-la-la 90: sympathy
Heart song inspirations 19: die cuts and/or sponged background
Fab n funky 93: die cuts or punches
Hiding in my craft room 15: super scraps Saturday
Crafty cardmakers 53: anything goes
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Treasure island

I had a request for a birthday card with a pirate, so I found up a treasure map that I'd saved long ago from the internet, printed it and then used some 3D stickers and a birthday sentiment.

This is for:

Pollycraft 114: boys, boys, boys
Ruby's rainbow 13: for the boys
St Luke's October: let's hear it for the boys
Simon says: sparkle and bling
Aud sentiments 38: happy birthday
The poodles parlour: birthdays and/or buttons and/or brads
Daisy doodles 44: Columbus day/sail away (the treasure map was produced digitally)
Secret crafter Saturday 155: anything goes as long as it sparkles
Sentimental Sundays 76: anything goes (plus a sentiment)
I did it creations 76: anything goes
Penny's 63: anything goes
Creatalicious 26: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Lothian crafts 19: anything goes
One stop crafts 152: anything goes
Woodware USA 47: anything goes

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Sunday, 9 October 2011

Christmas dreams really do come true

Having chosen the theme for this week's Sunday's with Santa facebook group - food - I discovered that I'd got little left to use for this theme that I hadn't used before. And then I remembered some DCWV paper. The shiny and glittered gingerbread people seemed OK for the theme, but the phrase running across the bottom was just a bit too wide for my widest square card blank, so I had to use an A5 card landscape and cut it down - it worked, so that was good. All I've done in addition is to stick a piece of organza decorated wired ribbon across the top - this has a lovely sheen that is semi-transparent and is also very glittered - I've had this ribbon for ages.

This is also for:

Bah! humbug 40: glitz and glitter
Fab's big Christmas October: something shiny and/or snowflakes
Sparkles forum Christmas challenge 9: Christmas songs: The gingerbread man (to the tune of 'the wheels on the bus)
Crafty Ann 51: inspired by a Christmas song: The gingerbread man (to the tune of 'the wheels on the bus)
Just some lines: reminds me of a song: The gingerbread man (to the tune of 'the wheels on the bus)
Cute card Thursday 185: time for cake
Simon says: sparkle and bling
Secret crafter Saturday 155: anything goes as long as it sparkles
Sentimental Sundays 76: anything goes (plus a sentiment)
Ribbon carousel 23: anything goes
I did it creations 76: anything goes
Penny's 63: anything goes
Creatalicious 26: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Lothian crafts 19: anything goes
One stop crafts 152: anything goes
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Carols round the tree

Today's challenge for week 45 on Christmas card challenges is this inspiration photo:

I've concentrated on the Christmas tree, using a very simple recycled picture:

This is also for:

Fab's big Christmas October: something shiny and/or snowflakes
Winter wonderland: the colours of autumn
PanPastel UK 3: autumn colours
There's magic in the air Magical Monday: go green (the picture was originally from a card received)
CES challenges 57: seeing red
I did it creations 76: anything goes
Penny's 63: anything goes
Creatalicious 26: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Lothian crafts 19: anything goes
One stop crafts 152: anything goes
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