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Thursday, 20 October 2011

Seeing spots at Christmas

This week's Christmas stampin' all year challenge is 'seeing spots'. I've used Cosmo cricket deck the hollies mitten weather double sided paper for these five cards. The snow scene was stamped with versamark on to stardream card and heat embossed with detail black powder (the stamp was one that I borrowed from a dear crafting friend at the beginning of the year).

This is also for:

Paper pretties 176: black, white plus one colour
PaperPlay 42: use black
Some odd girl: black and white image
Ooh-la-la 91: let it snow
Alota 69: Christmas
Crazy 4 challenges 109: create something for an upcoming holiday and incorporate some heat embossing
Just some lines: reminds me of a song: I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Lollipop crafts 53: no sentiments allowed
Stamptacular 134: you choose
Whoopsi Daisy: free and easy
Lothian crafts 19: anything goes
KB cute Monday 31: anything goes
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Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Musical monochrome

For this card I've used two La Blanche foam stamps, using only part of the sheet music one for There she goes 126: partial images.

This is also for:

Lollipop crafts 53: no sentiments allowed
Craft room: black and white
Simply create 54: shades of black
The crafty pad 143: monochromatic
St Luke's October: let's hear it for the boys
Sweet stampin': for men, for males, for grumpy significant others
Whoopsi Daisy: free and easy
Lothian crafts 19: anything goes
KB cute Monday 31: anything goes
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Butterflies notebook

Another altered notebook - the background is a lovely piece of foiled card and the 3D butterfly stickers were from Poundland (as was the notebook - 4 in a pack for £1 - can't be bad!).

This is for:

Lollipop crafts 53: no sentiments allowed
Flutter by Wednesday 176: open, with butterflies
Corrosive 135: flying things
Try it on Tuesday: taking to the skies
Craft room: black and white
Paper pretties 176: black, white plus one colour (silver)
Simply create 54: shades of black
The crafty pad 143: monochromatic
Cuddly buddly 16: anything but a card
Whoopsi Daisy: free and easy

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Going round in circles with a hippo

Another altered notebook using a piece of unknown glittery paper from my offcuts box (yes, I'm still using snippets, but the box is just as full as ever - lol!) and a textured sticker from Poundland - isn't he sweet?!

This is for:

Lollipop crafts 53: no sentiments allowed
I did it 77: if I could talk to the animals - I'd tell him how lovely he looks
Karen's doodles: animal antics
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Another sticky note holder

Another sticky note holder made with the scoring done on my Hougie board. The card was rescued from the cover of a stationery pack and the flower is a felt one from Poundland.

This is for:

Heart song inspirations 20: use flowers and/or felt
Creative Belli 128: flowersoft, felt or chunky glitter
The crafty pad 143: monochromatic
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Tuesday, 18 October 2011

The frog and turtle

'The frog and turtle' sounds like a wacky name for a pub! Anyway, there's a frog and a turtle on this post-it note holder - the holder itself was made by using my Hougie board to score lines for the folds to surround the post-it notes.

The card I used was recycled from a stationery set (it was part of the cover) - too good to waste.

This is for:

The pink elephant 121: scoring (sorry, you can't actually see it, but scoring was used with my Hougie board to create the wrap-around to house the sticky notes)
Die cuttin' divas 37: scaly, cold-blooded reptiles (the turtle)
Cuddly buddly 16: anything but a card
The crafty pad 143: monochromatic
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A little bird told me ...

This week's Less is more challenge 37 is 'cocktail' - I was going to make a card featuring a cocktail drink and then I decided to make one featuring a cockerel instead. I've used a Woodware stamp by Jennifer Garant that I received quite a while ago as part of a prize for winning a Woodware USA challenge.

One layer Wednesday 68 is asking us to 'get triangular' - the shape of the cockerel.

The theme for this week's Daring cardmakers is 'A little bird told us ...' - the challenge is being sponsored by The Ribbon Reel - so I'm also linking for that.
This is also for:

Stampin' B 132: use a bird on a card
Sketchy colors 89: white, turquoise and yellow, with this inspiration photo:

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Gold and glitter

Yet another card made with AG materials. This time it's another one for my CHNC challenge 42: baubles or anything hanging. If you haven't yet discovered my Christmas challenge blog please click on the link and have a look - it would be lovely if you could join in - it's time to think seriously about making those Christmas cards before time goes and panic begins to set in.

This is also for:

Top tip Tuesday 56: layer it up
Alota 69: Christmas
Aud sentiments 39: winter theme
The crafty pad 143: monochromatic
Jingle Belles is A caroling we will go: Baubles, bangles and beads
Sparkles forum Christmas challenge 9: Christmas song: Baubles, bangles and beads
Crafty Ann 51: inspired by a Christmas song: Baubles, bangles and beads
Just some lines: reminds me of a song: Baubles, bangles and beads
Ooh-la-la 91: let it snow - lots of golden snowflakes
Fab's big Christmas October: something shiny and/or snowflakes
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More jolly holly

Yes, it's another card made with Anna Griffin materials - simply put together, but I like it. This time I layered up on to a 7 x 5 card, matted with some tartan paper from my offcuts box.

This is for:

Lexi 51: just a sentiment
Top tip Tuesday 56: layer it up
Alota 69: Christmas
Jingle belles: a caroling we will go - inspired by any holiday song - The holly bears a berry
Just some lines: reminds me of a song
Crafty Ann 51: inspired by a Christmas song
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Jolly holly

Another card made with Anna Griffin materials.

This is for:

Crafting when we can: it's Christmas ... almost
Paper players 68: CAS Christmas in red and green
Lexi 51: just a sentiment
Top tip Tuesday 56: layer it up
Alota 69: Christmas
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Monday, 17 October 2011

Simply red and green Christmas

Simply red and green Christmas using Anna Griffin materials:



This is for:

Crafting when we can: it's Christmas ... almost
Paper players 68: CAS Christmas in red and green
Lexi 51: just a sentiment
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Let it snow

The card blanks for these cards were free with a magazine (can't remember which one - quite a while ago) - all I had to do was to add the sentiments and the lovely 3D stickers - 5 cards to sell for Tearfund as a pack.

These are for:

Ooh-la-la 91: let it snow
Jingle belles: a caroling we will go - inspired by any holiday song - I'm dreaming of a white Christmas (not!)
Just some lines: reminds me of a song
Crafty Ann 51: inspired by a Christmas song
Aud sentiments 39: winter theme
Fab's big Christmas October: something shiny and/or snowflakes
Beary sweet 36: double or nothing - 2 of something - two trees on each card and two bears
The paper shelter 35: we love animals
I did it 77: if I could talk to the animals (I'd tell them how cosy they look!)
Ruby's rainbow 14: cute and cuddly

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That magnificent man ...

... in his flying machine.

Another card using Gentleman's Journal materials.

This is for:

Corrosive 135: flying things
Scrappy frogs: something that flies
Just some lines: reminds me of a song: Those magnificent men in their flying machines
The crafty pad 143: monochromatic
St Luke's October: let's hear it for the boys
Whoopsi Daisy: free and easy
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Every moment in time is a gift ...

... and a blessing

Another simple card made with components from the Gentleman's Journal set.

This is for:

The crafty pad 143: monochromatic
St Luke's October: let's hear it for the boys
Whoopsi Daisy: free and easy
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Sunday, 16 October 2011

Purple butterfly ATCs

The ATC swap for the group on the Bubbly Funk forum this month is 'butterflies'. Having used some butterfly stamps before for swaps on BF I needed to think of something different for this swap.

I came across a new ATC challenge blog called Wicked Wednesday and their first challenge is: all about you. I decided to make these ATCs all about me in the sense of what I love to use for crafting - the colour purple, butterflies, torn and inked edges, stamping, distressed inks ... and, of course, beautiful papers. I used a double sided paper by Prima from their Indeed collection 'enchanted' - the torn pieces are from the reverse side and I stamped Penny Black butterfly edges with stazon vibrant violet, distressing torn edges with dusty concord DI and also using this to 'water colour' the butterfly images I stamped above (a little stamp with no name that I've had for ages - can't remember where it came from).

These are also for:

Corrosive 135: flying things
Stamptacular 134: you choose

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We didn't lose the game ...

... we just ran out of time - I love this simple card (made with components from the Kanban Gentleman's journal) - I'm linking it for Cards for men 21: make us laugh (well, it made me chuckle, anyway!).

It's also for:

The crafty pad 143: monochromatic
Pollycraft 114: boys, boys, boys
St Luke's October: let's hear it for the boys
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Mr Pumpkin

This is for Take time for you 51: sketch + autumn:

The image is a Mo Manning digi 'the big one' from Mo's Digital Pencil, coloured with copics. - I couldn't resist getting this digi when I saw it used on a couple of cards on this week's Pile it on challenge. I don't celebrate halloween, but thought this was good for a fun autumn birthday card for a boy.

The scalloped circle was cut with a nestie and the edges distressed, as well as the edges of the background Bo Bunny paper and the scraps of BG paper across the middle (this wasn't long enough to go all the way across the middle, so I used it in two bits because it's covered by the circle, so no one would know the difference - lol!)

The leaves down the side are 'bright autumn brders' by Creative Memories, the crocheted flower is held with a fabric covered brad and the sentiment was generated on my dymo letratag.

Challenge 104 on Mo's digital pencil is 'inspired by a song', so this is for the song:

Mr Pumpkin (sung to: Are you sleeping):

Mr Pumpkin, Mr Pumpkin,
Eyes so round, eyes so round,
Fall is coming, fall is coming,
To my town, to my town.

This is also for Just some lines: reminds me of a song.

This is also for:

Pile it on 42: fall is for fun
Crafting for all seasons 11: fall flowers/pumpkins
For fun: autumn has arrived - pumpkins
My Sheri 71: it's the great pumpkins
Delightful: colours of fall
Gingerloft 27: halloween or fall
Deep ocean 10: fall colours
Creative sketches: CS52C: fall colours
Digital Tuesday 132: fall colours
Crop stop 41: falling leaves
Pals paper arts 115: fall/thanksgiving
Fussy & fancy: fall or halloween
Rainbow lady 174: falling leaves
Stamp, scrap & doodle: falling for you anything with leaves
Kaboodle 88: let's see those leaves
Sisterhood of crafters: birthday celebrations
Creatalicious 27: distress your edges
Allways something creative: brown, orange, distressed
Shabby tea room 83: fall flowers
Stamp n doodle: outdoors
Pollycraft 114: boys, boys, boys
St Luke's October: let's hear it for the boys
Sweet stampin': masculine
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Have a fabulous (autumn) birthday

This card is for Crazy challenge 88 sketch, with optional autumn colours:

Once again, I've used offcuts from my scraps box, including a die cut circle of BG paper stamped with one of my favourite leaf stamps by Stampers Anonymous with memento rich cocoa. Edges have been distressed with spiced marmalade and fired brick. The gold foiled sentiment is from Craftwork cards.

One again, colours are inspired by the photo for the pink elephant 120:

and this photo inspiration for Papercraft star 66, which must include a leaf:


This is also for:

Stamp dreams 103: fall/autumn
Sunday stamper 176: if you leave me now - leaves
Stamps R us: autumn/fall
Delightful: colours of fall
Hanna and friends 115: autumn/halloween
Stampin for the weekend 18: colours of autumn
One crazy stamper October: halloween or fall
Gingerloft 27: halloween or fall
Deep ocean 10: fall colours
Creative sketches: CS52C: fall colours
Crop stop 41: falling leaves
Pals paper arts 115: fall/thanksgiving
Fussy & fancy: fall or halloween
Wags n whiskers 65: fall colours
Basic Grey 55: Autumn/fall/halloween (the die cut circle is BG paper)
Rainbow lady 174: falling leaves
Stamp, scrap & doodle: falling for you anything with leaves
Kaboodle 88: let's see those leaves
Sisterhood of crafters: birthday celebrations
Creatalicious 27: distress your edges
Allways something creative: brown, orange, distressed
Stamptacular 134: you choose

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Saturday, 15 October 2011

Best wishes to a true friend

This card uses supplies from the Kanban Gentleman's journal. It's quite unusual to get something suitable for a male that says something about friendship.

The quote says: 'Today's experiences are tomorrow's memories'.

This is for:

AiFactory 95: friendship
Pollycraft 114: boys, boys, boys
St Luke's October: let's hear it for the boys

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Autumn scraps

This 'autumnal' card is for the sketch on Clearly inspired challenge 37:

which lends itself perfectly to using up scraps for:

Do you stack up 41: use your scraps

The background piece is an offcut from a 12 x 12 PM paper birdsong collection (there's actually a bird on the paper, but covered up). The other pieces from left to right are Victoria & Albert linen paper, DCWV, BG and I'm not sure what the yellow one matting the sentiment is. I distressed the white sentiment embossed card and the yellow surrounding lightly with brushed corduroy and fired brick DIs, which has resulted in an autumnal orange.

Colours are inspired by the photo for the pink elephant 120:

and this photo inspiration for Papercraft star 66, which must include a leaf:


This is also for:

Birthday sundaes 30: fall colours
Deep ocean 10: fall colours
Creative sketches: CS52C: fall colours
Crop stop 41: falling leaves
Pals paper arts 115: fall/thanksgiving
Fussy & fancy: fall or halloween
Wags n whiskers 65: fall colours
Basic Grey 55: Autumn/fall/halloween
Unstampabelles 4: fall/autumn
Rainbow lady 174: falling leaves
Stamp, scrap & doodle: falling for you anything with leaves
Kaboodle 88: let's see those leaves
Sisterhood of crafters: birthday celebrations
Creatalicious 27: distress your edges
Allways something creative: brown, orange, distressed
Gingerloft 26: the colour orange

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CHNC challenge 42: baubles or anything hanging

It's Saturday again and time for a new challenge on my Christmas blog.

For CHNC challenge 42 I'm asking for a card with at least one bauble or something hanging.

My first card is one made with components from an Anna Griffin kit:

My second card features something rescued from a card received last year, mounted on to a piece of embossed silver and white paper.

I'm linking for these challenges:

Jingle Belles is A caroling we will go: Baubles, bangles and beads
Sparkles forum Christmas challenge 9: Christmas song: Baubles, bangles and beads
Crafty Ann 51: inspired by a Christmas song: Baubles, bangles and beads
Just some lines: reminds me of a song: Baubles, bangles and beads
Glitter geeks 19: two's company: first card - two baubles, two design papers
Flourishes timeless 139: holiday sparkle
Whoopsi Daisy: let's do Christmas
Fab's big Christmas October: something shiny and/or snowflakes
Polka doodles 41: ribbons and bows (first card)
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