Baubles

Before my recent sale I made quite a few packs of 5 cards to sell for charity, using some Lili of the Valley art pad coloured images.

This set of cards was made with pictures from set 14: festive floliage. I had some dark green 7 x 5 card blanks that had gone a bit faded around the edges - I didn't want to waste them so I cut them done to A6 size. It's hard to see here, but the pictures are matted on to silver mirror card offcuts.

These are for:

My time to craft 243: baubles
Crafting by designs: anything goes with a twist of Christmas
Creatalicious 57: Christmas time
Little Claire 39: Christmas theme
Penny's 153: add a sentiment
Totally papercrafts 193: clean & simple
Korttikarkurl 2: scraps, old stash
Jo's scrap shack funday 26: anything goes
Fab 'n' funky 193: anything goes
Sister act 33: anything goes
DL.ART November
Make it Monday 166

Another card for CHNC challenge 151: indoors

Another card for CHNC challenge 151: indoors, once again made with Kanban supplies and festive flowers from stash:

This is also for:

Crafting by designs: anything goes with a twist of Christmas
Creatalicious 57: Christmas time
Little Claire 39: Christmas theme
Kreativeinkauf 9: Santa Claus and helpers
Mark's finest papers speedy fox and friends 186: red Christmas
Penny's 153: add a sentiment
Totally papercrafts 193: clean & simple
Korttikarkurl 2: old stash
PumpkinSpice 46: food
Jo's scrap shack funday 26: anything goes
Fab 'n' funky 193: anything goes
Sister act 33: anything goes
DL.ART November
Make it Monday 166

CHNC challenge 151: indoors

This is my first card for my CHNC challenge 151 where I am asking to see cards that show 'indoors' - and, of course, they have to be Christmas! This is a busy time of the year and Christmas is looming now, so we need to make as many cards as possible - please join in the challenge if you can.

My card is made with various pieces of card and toppers etc from Kanban kits collected over the years with some festive flowers.

Santa places the presents underneath the Christmas tree:

This is also for:

Oozak 26: holidays and anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes with a twist of Christmas
Kreativeinkauf 9: Santa Claus and helpers
Holly jolly Christmas: O Christmas tree
Totally papercrafts 193: clean & simple
4 krafty girls 6: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 26: anything goes
613 avenue create 45: anything goes
Fab 'n' funky 193: anything goes

Suzy Bee's Blooming challenge 3: shaped card

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Blooming challenge 3: shaped card, which is sponsored by Eureka Stamps, who kindly supplied the lovely 'snow scene circles' that I've used. Other supplies are from a kit I bought from Create & Craft, as well as three glittered strips from Poundland used as a 'stopper', and a few black gems added. The image and the surrounding black card were cut with scallloped nestie dies. The black card was a scrap that had been rescued from a piece of card that had been the backing for a craft pack of embellishments - waste not, want not!

This is also for:

Facebook A card a day
Dare to be sassy Thursdays 295: not your typical Christmas (no red or green)
ABC Christmas: W for winter wishes
LEJ 79: seasons greetings
Lisa B designs November: contemporary Christmas
Crafty catz: anything not square
Little tangles 24: shaped cards
Stamps & fun = creativity 177: easel card
Penny's 153: add a sentiment
Jo's scrap shack funday 26: anything goes
Collage obsession: show and tell
Fab 'n' funky 193: anything goes
Sister act 33: anything goes
Inky linky 36
DL.ART November
Make it Monday 166

More mid-month inspiration for CCAYR November: winter wonderland

Another design team card for the mid-month inspiration for Christmas cards all year round for November - please click here for the original challenge post where you can link your entries.

Once again, this card uses Hunkydory supplies, including a decoupaged picture.

This is also for:

Dare to be sassy Thursdays 295: not your typical Christmas (no red or green)
4 crafty chicks 168: snowflakes
Freshly brewed November: snow/Christmas
ABC Christmas: W for winter wishes
Oozak 26: holidays and anything goes
Papertake: snow & ice
LEJ 79: seasons greetings
Crafting by designs: anything goes with a twist of Christmas
Hobbyhome: use snow stars on your card
Totally papercrafts 193: clean & simple
4 krafty girls 6: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 26: anything goes
613 avenue create 45: anything goes
Fab 'n' funky 193: anything goes
Sister act 33: anything goes
DL.ART November
Make it Monday 166

CCAYR: winter wonderland continued

This is my first design team card for CCAYR November: winter wonderland mid-month inspiration - please click on the link to see the wonderful crafting of the rest of the team and to join in the challenge - please click here for the original challenge post where you can link your entries.

I used a piece of background paper from a magazine freebie with a piece of glittery ribbon down the side. The stamped image is Happy Snowman from A Little Bit Festive set by Sheena Douglass, coloured with spectrum noirs. I used one snowflake sticker to cut and put pieces on both sides of the card.

This is also for:

Facebook A card a day
Crafters companion November: Christmas/winter - the spectrum noir pens and the stamp by Sheena Douglass were purchased from CC
Spectrum noir November: Christmas/winter
The artistic stamper creative team November: Christmas
Dare to be sassy Thursdays 295: not your typical Christmas (no red or green)
4 crafty chicks 168: snowflakes
Freshly brewed November: snow/Christmas
Mark's finest papers speedy fox and friends 185: white Christmas
One crazy stamper  November: Christmas
Sweet stampin: Christmas is coming
Little blue button 11: Christmas is here
Bastel-traum: Christmas
ABC Christmas: W for winter wishes
Oozak 26: holidays and anything goes
Jingle belles: holiday traditions - building a snowman
Papertake: snow & ice
The house that stamps built DCC116: snow fun
LEJ 79: seasons greetings
Crafting by designs: anything goes with a twist of Christmas
Korttikarkuri 1:let's get inky - stamp a Happy Christmas
Hobbyhome: use snow stars on your card
Crafty little fairies: top of the pops (inspired by a song) - Frosty, the snowman ...
Songbird 28: your favourite song - a favourite Christmas song - Frosty, the snowman ...
Crafty ribbons 70: anything gooes with ribbon
Paper playtime 23: sparkle
Hobby cutz 24: winter wonderland or glitter & sparkle
The ribbon girls: add sparkle
Hanna and friends 184: glitter
Beyond grey 42: all that glitters
Let's craft and create 83: glitter
Stamped blessings (amusing challenges): glitter
Word play Saturday November: snowman
Stempelsonne 102: it's snowing
Simon says Monday challenge: got ink?
Ribbon carousel 87: holidays and celebrations
Penny Black and more at Allsorts November: anything goes
Graph it markers 21: anything goes
4 krafty girls 6: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 26: anything goes
613 avenue create 45: anything goes
Collage obsession: show and tell
Fab 'n' funky 193: anything goes
Sister act 33: anything goes
Inky linky 36
DL.ART November
Make it Monday 166

Santa and snowman again

Another card with Santa and snowman - Hunkydory supplies - this time using an A5 landscape opening card with a piece cut off on the right to reveal the piece of trim on the inside of the card. The trim is an offcut, which is mounted on to a piece of background card that was cut from the left over from the previous card.

This is for:

Pixie's snippets week 98
Hiding in my craft room 123: super scraps Saturday
Cards for men 23: merry Christmas
Through the purple haze: winter scenes optional animals or people in it
Papertake: snow & ice
Crafting by designs: anything goes with a twist of Christmas
Divas by design: something snowy
Freshly brewed November: snow
Stamp-n-doodle: snowmen or snow women
Little red wagon 211: keep in trim

Santa and snowman

A Christmas card made with an A5 card that opens tent style, using Hunkydory supplies - simple, but the background card doesn't really need anything more.

This is for:

C is for challenge 10: winter is coming
Cards for men 23: merry Christmas
Through the purple haze: winter scenes optional animals or people in it
Papertake: snow & ice
Crafting by designs: anything goes with a twist of Christmas
Divas by design: something snowy
Card and scrap 64: Christmas card
Freshly brewed November: snow
ABC Christmas: W for winter wishes
Stamp-n-doodle: snowmen or snow women

New home

This is another new home card, using offcuts of stripes paper (Basic Grey) and a stamped strip using a Blade Rubber stamp inked with memento rich cocoa.

This is for:

Facebook A card a day
Pixie's snippets week 98
Hiding in my craft room 123: super scraps Saturday
Addicted to stamps and more 71: anything goes
Charisma cardz 44: anything goes
Challenges and candies 20: clean and simple
Artistic inspirations 67: use a sentiment/anything goes
Fab 'n' funky 193: anything goes
Daring cardmakers: all the other reasons
Challenges 4 everybody 33: anything goes

Simply for a new home

Two very quick cards that were made before my recent sale. The background paper was part of a pack given with a magazine, used with sentiment oval and strip - the second card made from the offcut of the first card and the 'new home' strip was a remaining offcut from a Kanban kit bought yonks ago!

This is for:

Pixie's snippets week 98
Hiding in my craft room 123: super scraps Saturday
Little red wagon 211: keep in trim
Creative moments 30: anything goes/CAS
Challenges and candies 20: clean and simple
Scribble and scrap 5: always anything goes
Artistic inspirations 67: use a sentiment/anything goes
Fab 'n' funky 193: anything goes
Scrappers delights 11: anything goes
Daring cardmakers: all the other reasons
Challenges 4 everybody 33: anything goes
DL.ART November
Sister act 32: anything goes
Make it Monday 166

On your wedding anniversary

Another card made with old Kanban supplies, very similar to the previous one.

This is for:

Card crafters circle 100: anniversary
Chocolate, coffee & cards 52: monochromatic
Creative moments 30: anything goes/CAS
Challenges and candies 20: clean and simple
Scribble and scrap 5: always anything goes
Artistic inspirations 67: use a sentiment/anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Fab 'n' funky 193: anything goes
Scrappers delights 11: anything goes
Scrapping4fun 6: anything goes

To a special couple

A clean and simple card using Kanban supplies:

This is for:

Card crafters circle 100: anniversary
The paper shelter 137: for someone special
Chocolate, coffee & cards 52: monochromatic
Creative moments 30: anything goes/CAS
Challenges and candies 20: clean and simple
Challenges 4 everybody 33: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 5: always anything goes
Artistic inspirations 67: use a sentiment/anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Fab 'n' funky 193: anything goes

Cheerful Stamp Pad challenge 73: angels wings

This is my design team card for the Cheerful Stamp Pad challenge 73: angels wings. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team.

This challenge is being sponsored by Michelle Perkett . She creates some beautiful images. Take a look and see what she has to offer. It would be lovely to see your angel designs linked there. You may enter any type project as long as there are wings (or a wing) on it. The Design Team is anxious to see what you create.

I stamped an Anita angel stamp twice on the sheet music background. The Rubber Stampede 'angel collage' was stamped separated with the edges torn. All colouring with copics.

Colours are for Eureka 65:

This is also for:

Facebook A card a day
CRAFT 232: Christmas
Crafty bloggers network November: Christmas
Card and scrap 64: Christmas card
Jingle belles: holiday traditions - singing Christmas carols
Jo's scrap shack funday 25: things with wings
Creative fingers 10: anything goes + option: distress
Graph it markers 20: anything goes
Marker pop 34: anything goes

The Glory of Christmas 20: special shaped cards

This is my design team card for today's Glory of Christmas 20: special shaped cards.

I've used Hunkydory supplies.

This is also for:

Facebook A card a day
Little tangles 24: shaped cards
Craft your passion 187: more than one fold
Fab 'n' funky 192: traditional Christmas colours
CRAFT 232: Christmas
Crafters corner 14: make it festive
Crafty bloggers network November: Christmas
Card and scrap 64: Christmas card
Kort o mania 96: anything goes as long as it's Christmas
Jingle belles: holiday traditions - hanging up stockings on Christmas Eve
Card mania 33: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 18: anything goes
Brown sugar 67: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
DL.ART November linky
Sister act 32
Make it Monday 165

Just a note

I made this for Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge 2: colour palette - the challenge is being hosted by Team B, but as a member of Team A I have the option of contributing.

This is the colour palette:

The winner of the challenge will receive a wonderful blog candy prize - please click here to go to the challenge and see the goodies that you could win - don't forget, you've got to be in it to win it, so please get your entry in. And, of course, please see the beautiful crafting of the design team.

The background paper for my card is from a Make & Create pad purchased from The Works called 'vintage style paperstack'. The torn papers are Dovecraft back to basics IV with a piece of Tim Holtz washi tape. Ovals were torn around templates and one of my favourite Penny Black stamps 'sparklers' was inked with memento rich cocoa, as was the sentiment stamp too.

This is also for:

Daring cardmakers: the others occasions and reasons ...
Penny Black and more at Allsorts November: anything goes
Catered crop: washi up
Left of center 18: washi tape or twine
Digistamps4joy 79: 3 designer papers, 3 layers (at least)
Flutter by Wednesday 260: include brown + butterflies

The Snowman

These three clean and simple cards using 'The Snowman' supplies are for my CHNC challenge 150: outdoors that starts today and continues until 22:00 UK time Friday 15 November. Please click on the link and see the wonderful prizes on offer this week. I am so grateful to so many generous sponsors who give prizes week after week.

These are also for:

Facebook A card a day
The paper shelter 136: winter fun
CRAFT 232: Christmas
Crafters companion November: Christmas/winter - all 'The Snowman' supplies were purchased from CC
Crafters corner 14: make it festive
Flat friends 14: Christmas cards
Lisa B November: contemporary Christmas
Tok bobok 6: Christmas
Crafty bloggers network November: Christmas
Card and scrap 64: Christmas card
Christmas card challenges 49: dimension - decoupaged stickers
Kort o mania 96: anything goes as long as it's Christmas
Freshly brewed November: snow/Christmas
Wordplay Saturday November: snowman
Winter wonderland: for a child
Let's craft and create 82: clean and simple
Simon says Wednesday challenge: keep it clean and simple
Challenges and candies 20: clean and simple
De creatieve zebra 3: clean and simple
Card mania 33: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 18: anything goes
Bearly mine 111: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Brown sugar 67: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Crafting by designs: anything goes
Little scrap pieces fun Friday: anything goes
DL.ART November linky
Sister act 32
Make it Monday 165

Remember ...

It's time for a new challenge on the Sweet Pea Stampers blog and the theme is 'let us remember/thinking of you'. Please click on the link to see the wonderful crafting of the rest of the team - and please join in with our challenge.

For my design card I've used ching chous kuik's 'Poppy, from the mist' digital image (also available as a stamp) coloured with spectrum noirs. The background paper is Pink Petticoat vintage rose collection and the die cut, glittered shape on the left is Papermania  Spotty ribbons and Craftime flowers from stash, the flowers were originally pink, so I coloured with a spectrum red pen and blender. The sentiment is a K & Co chipboard piece that I've had for years. I distressed this with a sanding block.

This is also for:

Facebook A card a day
Creative inspirations 239: poppies and/or red flowers
Creative craft cottage 9: say it with flowers
Stamp-n-doodle: remembrance
Twist of faith 62: in remembrance
Paper make up 113: lots of layers
Delicious doodles 61: remembrance Sunday/thinking of you
The paper girls 43: cut it out (the image card was cut by hand with scissors
Through the purple haze: anything goes

Have a yummy 18th birthday

I was asked to make a card for an 18th birthday for a young lady who enjoys cooking, particularly making cupcakes. I remembered that I had some Kanban card and elements, including cupcakes, from a kit I got quite a while ago. I also used some small glittered cupcakes from Paperchase.

This is for:

Facebook A card a day
Pumpkin spice 43: something sweet
Joanna Sheen: food for thought
Ooh-la-la: food and/or drink
Southern girls 81: sweets for my sweet
Lexi 102: birthday celebrations
Crafter's cafe 35: birthday celebrations
Seize the birthday: birthday
613 avenue create 44: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 66: anything goes/spots and stripes
Card mania 33: anything goes
Bearly mine 111: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Crafty hands 1: anything goes
Whimsy 65: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 18:anything goes
Sister act 31
Make it Monday 165
Inspire me Friday 127

Cheerful Stamp Pad challenge 72: purple and yellow, 2nd week

This is my design card for the 2nd week of Cheerful stamp pad challenge 72: purple and yellow. The direct link for the challenge is here. The challenge is sponsored by

The challenge is sponsored by Jelly park

All you have to do is make something with the colours yellow and purple - hope to see your creations there soon!

The image is Jelly Park 'vase of flowers' - kindly supplied by JP, sponsors of the challenge -  coloured with spectrum noir, with various gems added and die cut which surrounding dies cut from scrap pieces of foiled and mirror card. The background was created with my gelli plate, using acrylic paint and a stencil for the white area.

This is also for:

Facebook A card a day
Craft room: stencils and masks
Creative craft cottage 9: say it with flowers
My sheri 122: a little comfort
A little bit crafty November: sparkle and shine
Penny's 151: add black or bling
Crafty hands 1: anything goes
Card mania 33: anything goes
Die cuttin' divas 139: anything goes
Graph it markers 19: anything goes
One stitch at a time 188: use a digi
Catch the bug: anything goes
613 avenue create 44: anything goes
Hobby home: anything goes
Whimsy 65: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 18:anything goes
Sister act 31
Make it Monday 165
Inspire me Friday 127

The real meaning of Christmas

For today's Christmas Card Club challenge Christine has asked us to make religious cards. She says:

'I thought we could visit the true meaning of Christmas this time.  In the midst of all the shopping and parties and hustle and bustle etc I think we sometimes need to just take a step back and consider what Christmas is really all about. But we can still have fun at the same time.'

I've made three cards from Hunkydory supplies, featuring the wise men. These cards look so much better in real life - photos aren't that good, but had to take them in a hurry yesterday before my card sale.

This third card actually has another wise man underneath the first one, on the inside of the card, but didn't take a photo:

This is also for:

Polka doodles 44: anything goes Christmas
Card and scrap 64: make a Christmas card
Kort o mania 96: anything goes as long as it's Christmas
Cute card Thursday 293: sparkles
A little bit crafty November: sparkle and shine
Penny's 151: add black or bling - both
CRAFT 231: for the boys
Natalie and Amy 14: for the boys
Crafting by designs: anything goes + twist: black and red
613 avenue create 44: anything goes
Hobby home: anything goes
Whimsy 65: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 18:anything goes
Simon says Monday challenge: anything goes
Sister act 31
Inspire me Friday 127

Crafting Musketeers 7: pretty pastels

This is my design card for Crafting Musketeers 7: pretty pastels. The challenge is being sponsored by Little Claire. Please click on the link and see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and, hopefully, join in the challenge with your 'pretty pastels'.

I used two Little Claire images, grouping them together digitally - 'camilla' and 'camilla corner'. These images are so beautiful that I decided to keep the card clean and simple, colouring with flexmarkers and promarkers.

This is also for:

Let's craft and create 82: clean and simple
De creatieve zebra 3: clean and simple
I love promarkers 192: anything goes
Papercreators 16: pink or blue
Moving along with the times: no (design or digital) papers
Challenges and candies 20: clean and simple
Creative craft cottage 9: say it with flowers