Reindeer

Hello again, today we begin a new challenge at 

Sparkles Christmas Challenges. 

Lynne has chosen for the month of May 

Challenge # 88 Reindeer

Please don't miss seeing the wonderful creations of the DT

My backing paper is from a Dreamees CD - Simply Christmas,

I used dark brown card to mat the 3 different shapes,

square, labels and an oval. 

The reindeer  and holly corners are  by Katy Sue - Tall Tails stamp set. 

Have fun, I'm looking forwrd to seeing all  your reindeers. 

Christmas

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge

at My Time To Craft - the last for the year will be appropriately

Christmas

Please check out the blog to see details and the DT inspiration.

I used a bought card with a pretty embossed border, with a

centre oval panel. I created an oval, and stamped on the Tall Tails

Robin from a lovely set by Katy Sue Stamps. 

I coloured him with Promarkers and gently dusted the 

perimeter with green cdhalk and dotted red berries. 

Hope you like the card, thanks for your visit. 

Challenge # 7 Anything Goes Christmas

Hello everyone, hope you are well, thanks for your visit.

Today we begin a new challenge for the next two weeks at

The Holly and The Ivy Challenge Blog.  As always the challenge is

Anything Goes - Christmas. 

Please pop over and check out the DT cards for Christmas. 

I have a white scallop edge card, randomly stamped in Broken China with a 

very small snowflake stamp. 

The oval panel is a stamp from a few years ago, by Katy Sue Designs.

Coloured with Promarkers, scattered with glitter for the snow highlights. 

Go on treat yourself to making a card for the Festive season. 

Watch The Birdie

Hi, welcome to my blog. Today is the start of a two week challenge at 

Fantasy Stampers.   The challenge is 

Watch the Birdie

Please check out the blog for the amazing creations from the Design Team.

Getting ahead I have made another Christmas card.

A scalloped circular card from Kanban,

A circle for the stamped image via a Spellbinders die.

The robin is from Tall Tails from Katy Sue Designs.

I love these stamps there are four main ones, the robin, an owl, 

a reindeer and a mouse. Lots of little extra stamps.

I used Distress inks to colour the backgound and Promarkers for the robin.

I decoupaged the robin's body and scarf for extra dimension. 

Quickie glue pen and Glamour Dust glitter to crete the icy snow. 

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CAS - Christmas

Hi everyone, I hope your all staying safe, warm and in good health.
For the challenge for the next two weeks at Fantasy Stampers
we would like to see
CAS - Christmas
The Design Team have created some wonderful inspiration,
pleasebe sure to pop and see them.
For My Work
A purchased white scallop edge card.
Lightly brushed with Broken China Distress Ink.
Stamped the robin direct to the card the image.
Stamped the robin again onto card - coloured with Promarkers,
Decoupaged  all except the legs onto the main card.
Stamped the greeting and snowflakes.
All stamps from same set by Katy Sue Designs.
Mouse and Robin.
Take care and thanks for your visit.

CAS - Christmas

Hi, well here we are the first of December,  so much to do, so much to look forward to.

At Cardz 4 Guyz, for our challenge for the next week Jan has chosen

CAS For Christmas

Please do take a look at the Design Team's inspiration

to hopefully inspire you to create a CAS card.

For my card, 

A white scallop edge card, 

Stamped with black ink the image using

Reindeer from Katy Sue Designs - Tall Tails set

Stamped again on copy paper to make a mask.

Placed the mask over the reindeer, then brushed the

Disress Ink Broken China over to create a subtle background

Removed mask, coloured reindeer with pencils. 

Added Glossy Accents on the nose. 

Added snowballs from my stash - along with a greeting. 

Sprinkled the ground with glitter for the snow.

Hope you like- hope you pop one of your CAS cards in the challenge. 

Going Green

It's the 1st of the month so here we are with the challenge for Sparkles Monthly Christmas Challenge, which for March is Going Green, two rules which are necessary, it must be a Christmas project and be predominately Green. Otherwise have fun and get yourself another Christmas card put aside. Please take a peek at the Design Team's inspiration. For my card, I have used dark green co-ordinations card for the background, striped red and Green paper. The image is one of my favourites from  Tall Tails form Katy Sue Designs, drawn by House of Zandra, coloured with Promarkers. Embellishments are Green mirri card die cut greeting, red and green flower, green card candy. Have fun everyone.

We are lucky to have TWO sponsors this month.

Di's Digis

$10 voucher for 1 winner

 Deedee's Digis

$25 voucher for 1 winner

Christmas Critter with a splash of Glitter

Christmas may be over for another year but at Sparkles Christmas Challenges you will find on the FIRST of each month we will be setting you a Christmas challenge. Why don't you pop over to the challenge blog to see what we are about, sign up as a follower, get ahead for next Christmas, and check out the creations of the Design Team for our first 2015 venture.  For our first month's challenge, the title is - A Christmas Critter with a Splash of Glitter. For my card, I used papers from a Papermania pad 12 days of Christmas. The Robin is a stamp from Katy Sue Designs - Tall Tails - coloured with Promarkers, edged with Distress inks.  The greeting is from a Die-cut. Card Candi and lots of sprinkling of Glamour Dust. 

We are so happy and thankful to two wonderful sponsors to kick off the new year

Prize will be 7 Digi Stamps

AND

£10 Voucher

Good luck to you all and above all, have fun.

The Big Guy - Santa

For this week's challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz,  it being my turn to choose the topic I would like to see lots and lots of entries with The Big Guy - being of course Santa Claus - Saint Nick . You can choose any type of Santa, all we ask is Santa is the main part of your design.  For my design I have made a humerous card for one of my grandsons. The stamps are from Katy Sue Designs - The Christmas Spirit. I used Promarkers to colour the images. Some fluffy stuff for Sanata's beard and hat. I painted the sky with DI Stormy Sky as a watercolour. The greeting stamp is from Crafty Companions - an old set. Have fun and we look forward to seeing a host of Santas.

Winter Critters

For the next week at Cardz 4 Guyz, Andrea has chosen for our challenge - Winter Critters - this can be any creature we associate with during the winter time. The Design Team have created some wonderful cards to inspire you to have a go. Please pop over to the challenge blog and have a look.

For my card, I used a sheet from a designer pack for the background. I sponged around the edges of the image die cut and the paper with Vintage Photo DI.  The bird has been coloured with Promarkers. all of the stamps are from  Katy Sue Designs - Tall Tails. If you check out previous postings, you will see how much I am in love with these stamps at present. Have fun with your Winter Critters.

CAS Christmas

Hello again, welcome to my blog. For the next two weeks at Fantasty Stampers we are looking forward to seeing your entries for the challenge of CAS (Clean and Simple) Christmas. Pop over to the challengel blog to check out what CAS is and to see the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team. For my card, I ahve again used on of the wonderful stamps from Katy Sue Designs - Tall Tails designs. I love these cute stamps, see previous Tall Tails in my labels section. I coloured this cute image with Promarkers. The holly and the greeting are from the same set. Have fun everyone.

V - is for Variety

Hi, this week at Alphabet Challenges it is the letter V and the challenge is for Variety. You are required to produce a project which has 3 different design papers or 3 different elements. You'll see what we mean when you pop over to the blog to see what the DT have created. For my card, the papers I used are from a Papermania 12 Days of Christmas pad. The image is the reindeer stamp in a set of Tall Tails stamps from Katy Sue, which was coloured with Promarkers and glossy accents added to his red nose. The greeting is from Little Claiar stamps.  Have fun everyone, thanks for popping in to visit me. 

Charmed I'm Sure

Another challenge at MTTC (My Time To Craft) , I am  still making Christmas cards, but for this challenge you can make any type of card/project you wish, all we ask, is to see a Charm added, as the title says 'Charmed I'm Sure' The Design Team have some wonderful inspiration for you so please pop over to visit the blog. For my card, I was itching to use some new stamps I bought at a recent craft event, such a bargain, I know it's  last year's model, but I am so happy to have eventually bought them. This is the robin from a set by Katy Sue Designs called Tall Tails, I  coloured it with Promarkers. The background paper is from my stash. I added an angel charm to the ribbon. I hope your liking my DT card and we see you over on the blog. 

Stamping at Ruby's Rainbow

Hello, and welcome to my visitors, every individual visitor makes having a blog all worthwhile, but when you leave a comment, well, you have no idea how happy and upifting it is, unless of course, you too have a blog. For the next two weeks at  Ruby's Rainbow the theme is STAMPING. Come on ladies, let us see your stamping.  Please do pop over to see the wonderful samples from the Design Team. My card was made for the challenge in the Shabby Chic style, yet the topper started out as a tutorial at my card class.  I had a request to show how to use Flowersoft, which has been sprinkled on the baskets on the bike. The bike is a Katy Sue Designs stamp, one of their very first stamps, so I suppose it could now be called an antique stamp, but I still love it, it is so useful and versatile. The topper was coloured using Promarkers. The papers are a mixture from my stash. Embellishments consist of hessian, pretty flowery cotton ribbon, handmade flowers, Martha Stewart leaf punch. I look forward to seeing your stamping, enjoy the challenge and again, thank for popping by.
I am also entering these challenges
Whoopsi Daisy Challenges - Summer
Sweet Stamps - Summer
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Weekend Activities
Vintage Stamping - Summer Blooms

Use Something Wooden

At the Craft Room Challenge this week they are sponsored by The MDF Man, so they wish us to Use Something Wooden. I was fortunate to spend some time and money at The MDF Man's stall at Doncaster and bought myself some Christmas Baubles and a few other items. I painted mine with ordinary white emulsion paint, stamped and added gilding flakes to one and stamped a winter scene on the other. I used gold embossing on the red and silver embossing on the white and blue. I made these for a stamping swap I am involved in, I was so pleased my partner said how much she liked them, it was my first attempt at stamping onto painted wood.
Stamps used, Katy Sue both Greetings Stamps, Stamps Away Christmas Scene. Flower on Vellum -Sheena Douglas

Christmas in July at MMM

This week, at Make My Monday,  Laura has chosen for our theme - Christmas in July- I know I agree too soon for the Christmas word, but we crafter's do like to get ahead, and by making the odd one here and there it's amazing how quickly you'll find your last minute dash won't be as many. I always enjoy the first 25 or so and then it becomes a job not a fun element. Here we go, what did I do? I stamped with a Crafter's Companion stamp of Christmas Owls, coloured them with Promarkers, added a few snowflakes with a  small stamp, added Crystal Glamour Dust, must buy some more soon. Matted onto silver mirri card, layered onto a piece of  12 x 12 paper, added further sprinkles of glamour dust and a lovely sentiment from a Katy Sue stamp set. Have fun everyone, with your Christmas in July challenge.

Bingo at Addicted to Stamps and More

This week at Addicted to Stamps and More it is time for us to have a game of Card BINGO.

For my card I choose the middle horizontal line - Ribbon Free ( I choose stamping) and Emboss (Heat)

Stamps used - LOTV Bauble stamp in centre.

Noel from Katy Sue - Christmas Sentiments. 

Christmas In August

At My Time To Craft their current challenge is Christmas In August, there are actually 125 days till Christmas, still lots of time to get my Christmas cards made, but it helps along the way getting some made in advance, instead of the frantic rush leaving it short, as I often do. I attended a Ross Craft show locally recently and this card is the result of a few of my new stash. 

I know, I don't do cute! Well I have to be honest and say, if I did, there is one stamp company I would be an ardent fan of and that is LOTV or otherwise known as Lily of the Valley. There stamps are wonderful. The backing papers are also from LOTV.  The stamp Joy is from Katy Sue Silhouette Stamps. 

I have also entered 

Crafty Anne's Challenge Blog Christmas in August

Christmas Cards All Year Round  Kid's Christmas

Delightful Challenges Punches & Dies