Totally Papercrafts Challenge

This week's Totally Papercrafts challenge is anything Christmasy BUT a card ... I made a tealight holder for one of the girls' teachers ...

I also made some decorations for my Christmas tree - these aren't eligible for the challenge as no paper is involved!!!  But it just shows what you can do with cotton reels and bits and bobs!!

Challenges

Helping hands!!

 Or not so helping hands!  Beth wanted some quality time with Mummy, so she helped me make this card.  She has a mild obsession with my cuttlebug so she used it to cut the fishtails out and the butterfly.  I know the dp is pink - another of her mild obsessions!!!  And I would not have stickled that poor butterfly within an inch of its life ... but we had to have it sparkly!! 

Supplies: 

Image: 

Sentiment: Clearly Besotted Stamps

Colouring medium: 

 Papers: Basic Grey Bittersweet

Embellishments: flat backed gems, stickles

Tools: Die-namics fishtail stax die, Memory box butterfly die, cuttlebug

Challenges:

 Just some lines - give thanks

Simply Create - give thanks

Do you stack up - thanks

Stampavie - anything but square

Just Add Ink - sketch

Flutterby Wednesday - punches/dies

Simons Says Stamp - Anything goes

Pile it on - anything but Christmas  

Joanna Sheen- anything goes but Christmas

 

Crafty Sentiments mini stamp release

Crafty Sentiments are having a stamp release this week, and all the details are over at the Inspirations blog.

I coloured this gorgeous image in using my pens, I apologise for the pink ... but my auntie likes pink!!!  I added some stickles to the ballon,  The rolled flowers were made using a die, and I added pearls to their centres and a bit of stickles to the edges.  A bit of pearl spray and a ribbon and bow finish it off.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments New Year Party

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium: promarkers and copics

 Papers: Carta Bella

 Embellishments: ribbon, pearl spray, stickles, pearls

Tools: Marianne Creatible Chinese rose die

 Challenges:

Allsorts - bring on the bling

Crazy4 - put a bow on it

Sweet Stampin' - flowers
Pile it on - anything but Christmas
J and C Creations - floral delights
Joanna Sheen- anything goes but Christmas
Crafts and me - ribbon or trim
Crafting for all seasons - use flowers
Divas by Design - glitter and sparkle
Simons Says Stamp - Anything goes

Fab n Funky - 3 of anything (papers, flowers)

Crafty Sentiments mini stamp release

Crafty Sentiments are having a stamp release this week, and all the details are over at the Inspirations blog.
Its worth popping over to the  Inspirations blog as there is a mystery package up for grabs for someone who comments once the blog has mopre than 130 followers.

This is the lovely Jasmin, all glamed up and partying!!  I coloured her with my pens, and then matted her onto this fab dp.  Lace, ribbon, a bow, and layered flower with a pearl brad centre as embellishements, and a computer generated sentiment.  I added stickles to the gloves and glass for a bit of sparkle, well it is a party!!

Supplies: 

Image: 

Sentiment: computer generated

Colouring medium: promarkers

 Papers:  Bo Bunny Serendipity

 Embellishments: flowers, pearl brad, ribbon, lace

 Tools:

Challenges:

Allsorts - bring on the bling

Crazy4 - put a bow on it

Cute Card Thursday - girls only

Sweet Stampin' - flowers
Pile it on - anything but Christmas
J and C Creations - floral delights
Joanna Sheen- anything goes but Christmas
Creative Card Crew - anything goes
I love Promarkers - anythning goes
Paper Pretties - girly
Crafts and me - ribbon or trim
Crafting for all seasons - use flowers
Divas by Design - glitter and sparkle
Simons Says Stamp - Anything goes

WOYWW

Its Wednesday and time to share my desk - I have missed a few weeks, not sure why, but I have!!  Anyhow here is my desk (taken using my ipad so the pic is naff and I don't know why?)

I am batch making the final set of Christmas cards - these are for hubby's work. I am using a Bo Bunny snowflake, ink and embossing powders - very simple!  But i had to have a play stamping with different inks and using using different powders on different cardstock.  I love the silver cardstock one, but it really doesn't show up on a card :(
Here's a closer look ...
I will photograph the cards when they are done and blog them.  For now I am going to snoop through Blogland amairing all the craftiness going on today, ably led by the lovely Julia.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

James Bear in the Snow

I coloured James in using my pens - he is just the most adorable bear!!  I added some fluffy stuff and stcikles to get a wintery scene, and die cut some trees and stickled them - very frosty LOL!!  I die cut the stars and added little gems, and added a bit of red ribbon.  The sketch is flipped as I put the ribbon on upside down if that makes sense!!

Supplies: 

Image: LOTV James Bear in the snow

Sentiment: Craftwork cards

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: Echo Park Very merry Christmas

Embellishments: woodware fluffy stuff, stickles, ribbon, gems

Tools: Spellbinders stars die, Marianne Creatible tree

Challenges:

 Christmas Stampin All year round - to die for

Crafty Catz - snowflake, stars, sentiment

Allsorts - bring on the bling

Challenge up your life- snow

Daring Cardmakers - twinkle twinkle

Lili's Little Fairies - anything goes

2 Sisters - winter wonderland

Addicted to stamps - Christmas time

The Crafty Pad - Add some glitter

Stampacular Sunday - winter scene

Creative Stamp friends - Christmas

Forever Friends - glitter and sparkle

Stamp with Fun - winter

Sketch Saturday - sketch
Bunny-Zoe Crafts - winter
Make it Monday

 

LOTV diecuts

 I went over to the LOTV shop a couple of weeks ago with a friend, and picked up a couple of sheets of diecuts to make some quick Christmas cards.

For this one, I resisted the urge to go mad with matting and layering, and kept everything quite simple.  I simply added some seam binding and flat backed pearls.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Sketch

Crazy4 - put a bow on it

For this one I made a joy fold card, I haven't made one of these for AGES!!  But I love the effect of them.

Again, nice and plain, only some flat backed pearls.

Supplies: 

 Image:  LOTV Diecut designs Traditional Christmas

Sentiment:Clearly Besotted Stamps Signature Christmas

Colouring medium:

 Papers: Bo Bunny Rejoice

Embellishments: seam binding, flat backed pearls

 Tools: 

Challenges:

Just Us Girls - photo inspiration

Lili's Little Fairies - anything goes

Dutch dare - fancy folds

Make it Monday

 

That Craft Place challenge

 The theme for That Craft Place's challenge this time is No Squares ...

Having coloured this gorgeous Crafty Sentiments image in using my pens, I cut her out and stickled her.  I love the pocket die, so having cut it out in the dp, I added a tag with stamped message, and decorated with  pearls.  I added cheesecloth and embossed shells for texture and a small banner with pearls to finish.

Supplies:

Image: Crafty Sentiments Annabel the Mermaid

Sentiment: from stash

Colouring medium: promarkers

 Papers: First Edition Blank Canvas and Boho Chic

Embellishments: pearls and ribbon, stickles, cheesecloth

 Tools: cuttlebug, Spellbinders circles, Marianne Creatibles shells die, Memory Box pocket tag die, Dynamics banner die, Magnolia tag die

 Challenges:

Allsorts - bring on the bling

Crazy4 - put a bow on it
Joanna Sheen- anything goes but Christmas

Totally Gorguss - don't be square

Cute Card Thursday - girls only

The Paper Shelter - birthdays

Papertake Weekly - ribbon and pearls

 

Basic Grey Challenge

The theme for this week's Basic grey Challenge is to make a tag for your Christmas present ...

 I cut my tag using a Tim Holtz die and then simply added some Basic Grey Jovial scraps I had.  I rounded some of the corners for interest.  I stamped the sentiment, added some red pearls and some green and red bakers twine.

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Supplies: 

Image: 

Sentiment: Clearly Besotted Stamps

Colouring medium: 

Papers: Basic Grey Jovial

Embellishments: flat backed pearls, bakers twine

Tools: 

Challenges:

 

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

 Susan has set the theme for this week's Totally Papercrafts challenge, and it is stitching, real or faux.

Having colored the iamge in using my pens, I matted her onto grey cardstock.  I simply stitched the dp using my machine, stamped the sentiment, indicating the month and date, and added flat backed pearls.

Supplies: 

 Image: A Day For Daisies

Sentiment: LOTV Calendars

Colouring medium:copics

Papers: MME Stella Rose Hattie

Embellishments: flat backed pearls

Tools: cuttlebug, spellbinders circles

Challenges:

 Paper Pretties - CAS

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

Cute Card Thursday - girls only

The Paper Shelter - birthdays

Do You Stack up - numbers

 

Little Tilda

I do like a bit of colouring on kraft, just don't do it as much as i would like, but I stamped a few images up the other day so I slowly getting through them!!  I confess to having had this cutie for a while, but she has only just been inked up!  Having coloured her in using my pens I added stickles nad glamour dust.  I love this wide ribbon, but it was difficult getting a neat bow!!  I added some flat backed pearls and the flowers from WOC and That Craft Place before finishing off with the sentiment.

Supplies: 

Image: Magnolia Little Tilda

 Sentiment: LOTV Christmas Grungy messages

Colouring medium: promarkers

 Papers: BAsic Grey Aspen Frost

 Embellishments: ribbon, pearls, flowers

 Tools: 

Challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - colouring on kraft

I love promarkers - singing/dancing (she looks like she is dancing)

Papertake Weekly - ribbon and pearls

Everybody Art - angels

Paper Play - sweet angel

Divas by Design - more than 2 dp

Creative Inspirations - CASE it

Creative Card Crew - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - girls only

 

Dreaming of a white Christmas

I coloured this fab wintery Tilda in using promarkers on kraft cardstock and then added stickles and embossing enamel.  For the tulle I folded it in half and riffled and stitched it.  I stitched the seam binding over the top and then added pearl string.  The kraft trees were treated to some chunky embossing enamel and the white ones were stickled.
The light here today is awful, I can't get a decent picture, even with lots of fiddling on the computer.

Supplies: 

Image: Magnolia Tilda with Scarf

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium: promarkers

Papers: SU crumb cake, linen white

Embellishments: tulle, seam binding, pearl string, stickles, 

Stampendous chunky white embossing enamel

Tools: Marianne Creatible tree die

Challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - colouring on kraft

 Bearly Mine - snowflakes

Papertake Weekly - pearls and ribbon

My Mum's Craft Shop - inspired by a song 

(dreaming of a White Christmas)

Midweek Magnolia - Dreaming of a White Christmas

 

Sweet Angel

If I had to have a favourite stamp, and only keep 1 stamp, it would have to be Rosie, I just love her.  I stamped her onto SU crumb cake kraft cardstock and then coloured her using my pens.  I glamour dusted her wings and bits of her dress and hair.  The tulle was quite wide, so I folded it half and stitched it, adding ruffles as I went along.  I added some seam binding over the top to hide the stitching.  The dp was also stitched.  I added some cheesecloth and a bow, and die cut and punched some snowflakes.  Finally a pearl swirl and pearls to the centres of the snowflakes. 

I haven't added a sentiment yet - can't decide who to send it to ... if its one of my nieces I'll use some of the LOTV Christmas tag sentiments ... if its for a grown up I'll probably put a Craftwork Cards sentiment on it.  I really ought to start writing my cards as we have so many to send.

 Supplies:

Image: Sugar Nellie Rosie

Sentiment:

Colouring medium: promarkers

Papers: Bo Bunny

Embellishments: seam binding, tulle, cheesecloth, pearls, glamour dust

Tools: Snowflake punches, Marianne Creatible snowflake die

Challenges: 

 Passion for Promarkers - colouring on kraft

Crafty Creations - Christmas is coming

Creative Card Crew - anything goes

The Sugar Bowl - sketch

Divas by Design - more than 3 dp

Bearly Mine - snowflakes

Papertake Weekly - pearls and ribbon

Stampavie and more - pearls and swirls

Crafts and Me - circles

My Mum's Craft Shop - inspired by a song (Robbie Williams Angel)

Everybody Art - Angel
Stamptacular Sunday - recipe

 

Oh Baubles!!

I love these diecut from LOTV - excellent for quick cards!  I had a spare bauble that i had stamped up and cut out a while ago, so I thought I would put them together on a card.  I embossed the top part of the white cardstock and stamped the sentiment on the bottom.  I cut the tags and threaded gold thread through them before popping them onto 3d pads to gove some dimension.  Finally a diecut border and some pearls.

Supplies:

 Image: Clearly Besotted Stamps Signature Christmas, LOTV Diecut designs Traditional Christmas

Sentiment:Clearly Besotted Stamps Signature Christmas

Colouring medium: SU ink pads

Papers: SU cardstock

 Embellishments: pearls from stash

Tools: Spellbinders edgibility die

Challenges:

 Come and get it - sketch

Crazy 4 - tags

Winter Wonderland - baubles

Addicted to stamps - tag

Crafty pad - Christmas

Penny Black and more - any die will do

Crafty Creations - Christmas is comnig

 

Crystal Flakes

 I coloured the image using my pens and then went a bit mad with the glamour dust!!!  I paper pleasted some scraps of the dp and joined the peices together to make the panel.  The stars and poinsettas were die cut and I added some ribbon and lace.  Finally I stamped and cut out the sentiment, popped it onto the star and added some flat backed pearls.

Supplies: 

Image: Sugar Nellie Crystal flakes

Sentiment: LOTV Christmas sentiment tags

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: DCWV Nana Nursery

Embellishments: pealrs, lace, gingham ribbon

Tools: Spellbinders stars, Marianne Creatible poinsetta die

 Challenges:

 Ribbon Girls - colour photo inspiration

Sugar Bowl - sketch andsparkle and shine

Crafty Cardmakers - more than 1 die

Kreative Stamp friends - favourire colour

Cupcake Craft - paper pleating

Craft your passion - scraps

Stamptacular Sunday - recipe

Paper playtime - anything goes

Charisma Cardz - cool colours
Moving Along with the times - seeing stars

 

Crafty Sentiments Challenge

This week's theme over at the Crafty Sentiments challenge is Thanks.

 I used this gorgeous stamp, Sweet Butterfly and coloured it in using my pens, beofre cutting it out using my nesties.  I matted the dp onto cardstock and added a tag sentiment.  I layered up some mulberry flowers and a pearl centre, some ribbon and lace, and a double bow.

Crafty Sentiments are having a Christmas sale, with lots of gorgeous stamps on offer - so why don't you pop along and grab a bargain or two!!

Supplies:

 Image: Crafty Sentiments Sweet Butterfly

Sentiment: LOTV sentiment tags

Colouring medium: Promarkers

Papers:MME

 Embellishments: doilly, ribbon, lace,  flowers, pearl from stash

 Tools: Spellbinders nestibilities circles, cuttlebug

 Challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday - recipe
ABC - b is for butterfly
Simon Says Stamp and Show - thank you
Flutterby Wednesday - thank you
Love to Create - give thanks
Crafting for All Seasons - Thank You
Papercraft Star - Thank You
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Thankful
The pink Elephant - thankful 

 

Primrose and Snowman

Crafty Sentiments are having a Christmas sale, with lots of gorgeous stamps on offer - so why don't you pop along and grab a bargain or two!!

And I used a Crafty Sentiments image for my card today ...

How cute is this image from Crafty Sentiments ... just love Primrose!  I coloured her in using my pens and added some stickles to the snowman.  I have kept it all really simply, just adding some organza ribbon and pearls.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Primrose and Snowman

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium: Copics

Papers: Basic grey Jovial

Embellishments: organza ribbon, pearls, stickles

 Tools: 

Challenges:

 Sweet Stampin' - Snow people
Fuss n Fancy - feeling blue
Craft Punked - anything goes

Charisma Cardz - cool colours

Challenges for everybody - anything goes

Dream Valley - anything goes

The Crafty Pad - Christmas
Joanna Sheen - cold and frosty

Make it Monday

 

Traditional Christmas Colours

I coloured this gorgeous Crafty Sentiments image from the November release using my pens and then added some stickles to the hat, shawl and ground.  I cut the banners using my Dynamic Fishtail stax and added a sentiment and layered up diecut flower.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Christmas Dress

 Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: Authentique

Embellishments: stickles, pearls from stash

Tools: Fishtail Stax, Mairanne Creatible Poinsettia dies, Cuttlebug

Challenges:

 Sketch Saturday - sketch

Dutchdare - diamonds and pearls

Challenges for everybody - anything goes

Dream Valley - anything goes

The Crafty Pad - Christmas

After a little break from my love of Magnolias I am getting back into Tilda, and love these winter ones.  I coloured her in using my pens and then added stickles to her.  I cut the trees out of white linen cardstock and added stickles to them to make them look all wintery.  I added some gingham ribbon, love red gingham on Christmas cards and that was it really.

Supplies: 

Image: Magnolia Tilda with heart scarf

 Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: Authentique

Embellishments: ribbon, stickles

Tools: Marianne Creatible tree die, cuttlebug

Challenges: 

 Marvellous Magnolia - traditonal Christmas colours

Tilda's Town - Anything goes

Midweek Magnolia - Christmas tree

Chocolate, coffee and cards - sketch

Just add ink - music (paper)

Crafty Sentiments are having a Christmas sale, with lots of gorgeous stamps on offer - so why don't you pop along and grab a bargain or two!!

Christmas cards

I really should just get on and make my Christmas cards, rather than playing with different designs!!

So these 2 I made by simply embossing a panel of cardstock, adding some score lines, twine, a charm and the sentiment. I popped the cardstock onto 3d pads .  I have quite a lot of Christmas themed charms and these were really quick to make so I think a few more of these will be in the offing.

Challenges:
Less is more - hardware
Clearly Inspired - CAS
The Stampman - emboss it
Addicted to CAS - snow
Totally Gorguss Plain and simple

And after quick and easy, I needed to get messy!!

 For these I used Tim Holtz stamps and stamped them in picket fence distress stain onto kraft core cordinations.  For the snowflake I simply popped into on foam pads and onto the card balnk and stamped the sentiment.

Challenges:
CAS-ual Friday - winter blues

 For the snowman I added the grungy border and snowflakes (LOTV) again stamped in distress stain and some Stampendous chunky embossing enamel round the edges.

Challenges: 
 Sweet Stampin' - Snow people
One Stop Craft - monochrome tones
Fuss n Fancy - feeling blue
Craft Punked - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp and show - stamp without ink
ATCs and Cards with Attitude - autumn/winter
Fat pages and cards with attitude - autumn/winter/anything goes