This Beautiful Earth - The Paper Shelter

 Morning all,

Time for a new challenge at The Paper shelter, and this week the theme is This Beautiful Earth. So we're looking for your creations featuring trees, flowers or anything else nature related.

I thought it was a perfect excuse for starting on the Christmas cards with the gorgeous Winter Goddess digi. Just because it's a winter scene, doesn't mean it's not nature!

Isn't she gorgeous? And such a joy to colour! My mother has a strong aversion to the colour green, so when making Christmas cards, I always like to have at least one in a non-traditional colour scheme for my parents. I thought this would do nicely!

So now it's your turn! Come and play with us over at The Paper Shelter, and you could win an amazing $30 gift voucher if you use an image from The Paper Shelter. And if you enter with a different brand image, you can still win three TPS digis of your choice (which you can then use to enter the next challenge, and so be eligible for the $30 voucher!).

 

Hope you have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

Dots and/or circles - The Paper Shelter

 Good morning Blogland!

This week's challenge over at The Paper Shelter is all about dots and/or circles!

I went particularly dotty this challenge, and paired the cute Warm Feelings digi with lots of dots! (and some circles too...)

I just love her lopsided stockings! :)

So now it's your turn! Come and play with us over at The Paper Shelter, and you could win an amazing $30 gift voucher if you use an image from The Paper Shelter. And if you enter with a different brand image, you can still win three TPS digis of your choice (which you can then use to enter the next challenge, and so be eligible for the $30 voucher!).

 

Hope you have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

Christmas break - The Paper shelter

 Morning all!

It's time for a Christmas challenge over at The Paper Shelter, and it's our last challenge of the year, so make sure you come and play!

I once again decided I wanted to play with a vintage image (The Paper Shelter has so many of them!), so I chose the gorgeous Christmas Eve Night and paired her with some pretty Christmas paper and die-cut poinsettias for a lovely vintage festive look.

So now it's your turn! Come and play with us over at The Paper Shelter, and you could win an amazing $30 gift voucher if you use an image from The Paper Shelter. And if you enter with a different brand image, you can still win three TPS digis of your choice (which you can then use to enter the next challenge, and so be eligible for the $30 voucher!).

 

Hope you have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

Anything Christmas - Sweet Stampin'

 Morning all!

Our December Anything Christmas challenge is now up over at Sweet Stampin'!

I simply had to make a card with this fabulous Moose digi from The Paper Shelter for my daughter. This will be the first Christmas she's not spending with us, which is sad, but unfortunately she can't get the time off work.

Some gorgeous Maja design papers in the background, a LotV sentiment and a die-cut snowflake to finish it off, and it's ready to make its way down to Bristol.

Over to you guys! come share your Christmas makes with us at Sweet Stampin'!

Have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

Good morning all!

New challenge time at The Paper Shelter,  and this week we're looking for creations in festive colours!

I decided to use another vintage image for this challenge, this time the fabulous Unforgettable Moment.

I paired her with some traditional papers, and of course it isn't Christmas without a little bling!

So now it's your turn! Come and play with us over at The Paper Shelter, and you could win an amazing $30 gift voucher if you use an image from The Paper Shelter. And if you enter with a different brand image, you can still win three TPS digis of your choice (which you can then use to enter the next challenge, and so be eligible for the $30 voucher!).

 

Hope you have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

Show me some Bling! - The Paper Shelter

 Morning all,

Time to get out your gems and sparkles, and show us some bling over at The Paper shelter. 

I used some sparkly gems on my Christmas card, featuring the Christmas Decorations digi. If you like the retro style of the digi, it's also available in the Christmas ladies bundle, which has a few more vintage/retro style images inside. I love this set, and have used the images several times each already.

I paired her up with some Christmas papers, and added a gold ribbon for some extra sparkle.

So now it's your turn! Come and play with us over at The Paper Shelter, and you could win an amazing $30 gift voucher if you use an image from The Paper Shelter. And if you enter with a different brand image, you can still win three TPS digis of your choice (which you can then use to enter the next challenge, and so be eligible for the $30 voucher!).

 

Hope you have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

Buttons and/or bows - The Paper Shelter

 Morning all! 

Yep, time again for a new challenge over at The Paper Shelter, and I for one really enjoyed this week's theme of buttons and/or bows.

Because Christmas is approaching rather faster than I'd like, I used the fab It's Cold Out There for my card, along with some pretty Maja Design papers, and a handful of embellishments in complementary colours (if you look carefully, there's a button on the tulle flower!). I really love blue/white/kraft as a colour combination, especially for Christmas!

 So now it's your turn! Come and play with us over at The Paper Shelter, and you could win an amazing $30 gift voucher if you use an image from The Paper Shelter. And if you enter with a different brand image, you can still win three TPS digis of your choice (which you can then use to enter the next challenge, and so be eligible for the $30 voucher!).

 

Hope you have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

Things with wings - The Paper Shelter

 Morning all,

The new challenge at The Paper Shelter this week is the very versatile Things with Wings. I took the opportunity to get started on my Christmas cards!

To do this, I used the adorable  A Christmas Campfire digi.

 So now it's your turn! Come and play with us over at The Paper Shelter, and you could win an amazing $30 gift voucher if you use an image from The Paper Shelter. And if you enter with a different brand image, you can still win three TPS digis of your choice (which you can then use to enter the next challenge, and so be eligible for the $30 voucher!).

 

Hope you have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

A Christmas Card - The Paper Shelter

 Morning all,

New challenge time over at The Paper Shelter, and this week we're getting ready for Christmas! so dig out your Santas and snowmen, and make A Christmas Card to share with us!

I decided to play with the super cute I wonder what this is for my card, and matched it with some festive papers.

This digi does make me chuckle. I've started wrapping Christmas pressies as they're coming in, and earlier I caught my daughter nosing through the box of wrapped presents to see which ones were for her. She may be almost 22, but some things don't change! :D

So now it's your turn! Come and play with us over at The Paper Shelter, and you could win an amazing $30 gift voucher if you use an image from The Paper Shelter. And if you enter with a different brand image, you can still win three TPS digis of your choice (which you can then use to enter the next challenge, and so be eligible for the $30 voucher!).

 

Hope you have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

 

Use red - Sweet Stampin'

 Morning all!

There's a new challenge starting at Sweet Stampin', and this week we're asking you to use red on your creations.

I thought that was a great excuse to get started on my Christmas cards!

I had loads of fun stamping, colouring and fussy-cutting the carriages to make a toy train for Santa! I also really love the striped ribbon, which has a permanent home in my Christmas crafts box, as it's perfect for using on festive cards!

It was also rather fun to make a DL card, which is something I never do. It's so easy to fall into making the same size/shape over and over again, so doing something different definitely helps keep things fun!

Now it's over to you guys! Go see what lovely read creations my fellow Sweeties have put together for you over on the blog, then come and play along!

Have a fantabulous weekend!

Sammy-x

Feature an animal - Sweet Stampin'

 Good morning blogland!

The new challenge over at Sweet Stampin' is one I often struggle with... Feature an animal. 

I very much prefer colouring humans, so I tend to avoid animals, but every now and then a stamp comes along that grabs me anyway, like this gorgeous Holy Night digi from The Paper shelter. I mean... could you resist that gorgeous deer? I certainly couldn't!

So, over to you guys. Is there an animal that just melts your heart? why not make a card with one and come share it with us!

Have a fantabulous weekend!

Sammy-x

A Christmas card - The Paper Shelter

Good morning folks!

It's new challenge time again over at The Paper Shelter, and we have a very useful theme this week, namely christmas cards!

Now I don't know about you guys, but I had a bit of a panic moment last week when I realised I only had 4 Christmas cards made! Two days and a burst of industriousness later, and I now have 15. Still not even close to enough, but I feel a little better now, lol.

So if you're in the same boat, this week's theme will be a particularly useful one. I used the fab Yep, I have my methods digi, which definitely makes me smile.

 Now I suppose I'd better get on with making a few more. Christmas isn't far off now!

So now it's your turn! Come and play with us over at The Paper Shelter, and you could win an amazing $30 gift voucher if you use an image from The Paper Shelter. And if you enter with a different brand image, you can still win three TPS digis of your choice (which you can then use to enter the next challenge, and so be eligible for the $30 voucher!).

Hope you have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

Christmas Challenge - The Paper Shelter

Morning all!

It's time for our Christmas anything goes challenge over at The Paper Shelter! This will be a 3 week challenge, instead of the usual one week, so you'll have lots of time to play with us!

For my card, I chose the awesome Santa's family selfie digi. It's such a fun image, and really made me chuckle.

Paper, ribbon, gems and a Tim Holtz sentiment finish it off :)

So now it's your turn! Come and play with us over at The Paper Shelter, and you could win an amazing $30 gift voucher if you use an image from The Paper Shelter. And if you enter with a different brand image, you can still win three TPS digis of your choice (which you can then use to enter the next challenge, and so be eligible for the $30 voucher!).

Hope you have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

Christmas Challenge - Sweet Stampin'

Morning all,

Time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin' this week, and as we're now in December, this will be a two week challenge! Our theme is a very useful Christmas, so there should be plenty of last minute cards that will fit beautifully, so why not come and play along?

My card features, unsurprisingly, a TPS image.

Doesn't she look glamorous? And I want a coat like that!

Well, it's over to you guys. Looking forward to seeing your makes!

Have a fantabulous weekend!

Sammy-x

Pop of Red - Sweet Stampin'

Hello all,

New challenge time over at Sweet Stampin', and this week we'd like to see a pop of red on your creations. But it also happens to be Sweet Stampin's 10th birthday this month, so we'd also love to see any celebration creations, if that's a theme you'd prefer!

I went with the pop of red, and got another of those pesky Christmas cards out of the way...

We really hope you'll come celebrate with us!

Have a fantabulous weekend!

Sammy-x

Christmas cards - The Paper Shelter

Good morning all!

It's time for a new challenge over at The Paper Shelter, and if you're anything like me, you're woefully behind with your Christmas cards. If so, our Christmas card theme should be a good incentive, no?

I used the gorgeous The Turkey is Ready for my card. I really love the retro look of this one, and thought some spotty paper would be a perfect match for her!

I'm very much looking forward to Christmas. It'll be a big family affair, with my parents, grandfather, brothers and of course my own little family. Unfortunately though, my daughter can't get time off from her new job over Christmas, so this will be the first Christmas she's not celebrated with us :(

So now it's your turn! Come and play with us over at The Paper Shelter, and you could win an amazing $30 gift voucher if you use an image from The Paper Shelter. And if you enter with a different brand image, you can still win three TPS digis of your choice (which you can then use to enter the next challenge, and so be eligible for the $30 voucher!).

Hope you have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

Smile! It's Christmas!

Good afternoon everyone!

Just swinging by with the card I made to enter The paper Shelter's challenge with this week. The theme was to use a digital image, and the hardest part was choosing one! But I figured it was probably about time I started on my Christmas cards for this year, so grabbed this fantastic digi, which made me giggle so much!

I know exactly who I'll be sending this one to!

So now I'm off to go play over at The Paper Shelter, which is totally a legitimate excuse for putting off cleaning the kitchen floor, right? hehe...

Have a fantabulous day!

Sammy-x

Last minute Christmas cards - Sweet Stampin'

Morning all,

New challenge time over at Sweet Stampin', and this time it's a two week challenge as the DT get a little time off during December. The theme this week is Anything Christmas/last minute cards.

Now I've only just started on my cards for this year (!), so quick and easy is definitely the way to go. So I decided on a design, and started churning them out over the past couple of weeks.

The design is like so:

I've made about 20 pairs of cards this way (and have gone through a terrifying amount of black card and double-sided tape!), which has at least helped me make a little dent in the ridiculous amount of Christmas charms I own...

The stamp set used is a really fab set of mini stamps from LotV, which are just perfect for doing a blackboard technique with. I just stamped a whole load of them onto a sheet of card with embossing ink, added white embossing powder and embossed them all in one go. Super quick to do it that way, though you do have to work quickly before the ink dries!
I then cut the card and paper, and stuck everything down in batches of two. It'll work with most papers, but I find the traditional red and greens look best.

Of course, after making so many of these, I don't ever want to make another again! lol.

Now it's over to you guys. You know you've forgotten a card or two (or like me, have barely even started), so this is a perfect time for you to have a play and join us for the challenge.

Have a fantabulous day,

Sammy-x

November challenge - Rhedd's Creative Spirit

Morning all,

November already, eek! And I for one am not ready! With both offspring's birthdays coming up still before Christmas, there is so much to do, and no time at all to do it in!

Especially as we decided we wanted to have a steampunk Christmas this year. Which means making a LOT of decorations. So, for my DT project for Rhedd's Creative Spirit this month, I have a handful of decorations ready to go on the tree.

I started with a couple of sparkly white reindeer that I found at work, and decided to give them a steampunk makeover...

I also altered an MDF tree from Fernli designs, and painted a whole heap of gears with metallic paint, which will be going in the tree instead of baubles. (methinks I'm going to need some more!)

Other things that'll be hanging in the tree? Penny farthing charms, lots more MDF christmas shapes, and a couple of real pocket watches!
No tinsel for us, but plenty of gold bead chains.

Well, that's it from me for now, but I'll hope you'll go take a peek at my fellow teamies' creations, and then come and share your altered art/mixed media creations with us!

Be right back!

Sammy-x

Christmas in July - Sweet Stampin'

Morning all,

It seems ridiculous to be thinking Christmas while we're in the middle of a heatwave (which I am absolutely loving, by the way), but if you're anything like me, the sooner you get started, the less likely there will be last-minute panic making just before Christmas, trying to get as many made as possible before it's officially too late to send them.

So, with that in mind, why not make a start, and then come share your efforts with us over at Sweet Stampin'?

I decided (surprise, surprise), to dig out one of my Tim Holtz stamp and die sets, and this was the result:

It's a little hard to tell, but there's so many lovely layers to the tree, and I had some fun with a sparkly pen and some glossy accents too.
Looks better than my real tree usually does! lol.

Your turn, but first, don't forget to go get a little more inspiration from my fellow Sweeties!

Have a great weekend!

Sammy-x