Gorjuss New Year

First let me start off by saying a very belated Happy New Year to all my blogland friends.

Mine didn't start very well unfortunatly waking up on new years eve with flu, and after a look on the nhs website finding out it could possibably be swine flu!!
So i've been out of action till now, but i'm slowly starting to feel human again and today is the first time i've been near the room of stash in what seems like ages.

This is a little desktop calender a started b4 i got ill and now finally managed to finish.

I found a calender template online by googling, but Splitcoast Stampers also have some fab downloads if your a member.

I coloured the girls with my copics, the only differance was the sitting girl is done on smooth graphic 160gsm paper and the other on my new 180gsm cartridge paper, which i really am loving the effect of, the colours just blend so much better, not that you can tell this from the pic {or maybe you can}

I also used one of my new MS deep edge border punches and a couple of prima and paper flowers to finish, the papers used were BG.

This project fits in with a few of this weeks challenges including:

Papertake Weekly 'New Beginnings'

Cute Card Thursday 'All New'

Stamp Something 'New somethings'

Secret Crafter 'New Beginnings'

and a very late but just in time entry for Daring Cardmakers 'New Beginnings'

♥ HUGZ ♥

Sweet and Simple!

I should of blogged this before now but i just haven't had a spare minute..

this is my entry for Cute Card Thursday.. just in time b4 their new challenge tomorrow.. anyways.. the theme was 'A Pinch and a Punch'

... translated meaning 1st's.. like first kiss, first date, first birthday... you get the picture..

I liked the idea of first date so went with that.

I used a dressy miss anya and an SN manga boy both coloured with copics.. i think they make a cute couple, don't you! The birdy stamps are my free CI ones for subbing to Craft Stamper last month.

♥ HUGZ ♥

BG #1 ~ CCT #72

ITS BACK woo hoo, finally the long awaited return of the Basic Grey Challenge!

They've had a bit of a make over and are now running challenges ever 2 weeks.

As its all afresh there starting from #1 again and its a great sketch to follow by Tara G

I slightly played with how i've interpreted the actual shapes in the sketch but i think you can see i have followed it!

I'm also entering this in the Cute Card Thursday challenge as there prompt this week is a colour combo of Red and Teal.. well mines kinda those colours..isn't it! what do you think, will i pass!!! no harm in trying lol

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Materials used :

BG paper and brads, making memories just chillin paper,arctic frog paper

TH psychedelic grunge stamp,CC flower stamp, SN manga boy stamp, PB floral silhouette stamp, mini graffiti alphabet stamps

copics, ribbon, ric-rac, distress ink, computer printed circle logo.

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♥ HUGZ ♥

CI #17 & CCT #69

You had to use Stitching on your card this week over at CI, and for the first time i got out my sewing machine and had a go.. i'm so chuffed with the look i'll definitely be stitching more paper i can tell you! Also CCT had the theme Xmas in July.. well seeing as i'm in need of more christmas card this was perfect.

While surfing the web i came across Dustin Pike... i'd not seen his work B4 and i'm not really a big fan of the digi download {stamping is more fun} but i just couldn't resist a couple of his generous freebie images, this santa being one of them.. isn't he just darling!

He's been coloured with copics {do i own anything else! you wouldn't think so i know lol}

The paper is BG and i've also used some scraps of textured card.

Finished with some paper blooms squidged with gold stickle centres and a die cut foiled sentiment.

xx Hugs xx