Christmas Card Club - "Carol Singers"

Good morning all.

I was at a 60th birthday party last night and may feel a little delicate this morning...so if you could go quietly it would be appreciated :)

Only one week to go to the wedding eek!! I think everything is under control...just wish we could order in the weather to suit!

Margaret has asked for "Carol Singers" this time at our Christmas Card Club, I've made a couple to try and bolster my numbers a little!

Using one of my favourite stamps from Penny Black coloured with promarkers. Sentiment die also from PB; sentiment stamp from HLS. Mat dies from Lawn Fawn and Spellbinders.

I did remember to add stickles to the hats after I'd taken the photos!

If you'd like to see what the other girls have made you'll find their links in my sidebar.

Christmas Card Club - "Jingle Bells"

Good morning all.

What a positively miserable weekend we're having, hopefully it's to get better during the week. There was an airshow near us yesterday and we had the Red Arrows (among others) flying over the house...we could hear them but couldn't see a thing!

Another fortnight been and gone...they're coming in far too quick for my liking! Margaret has given us a theme of  "Jingle Bells" at the Christmas Card Club this time. I've managed two cards!

Images are from Crafty Impressions, sentiments from Happy Little Stampers....stamped onto kraft card with Versamark and heat embossed with white EP then partly coloured with promarkers. I've added glossy accents to the red bits on both cards. Dies are from Lawn Fawn and Spellbinders.

If you'd like to see what the other girls have made you'll find their links on my sidebar.

HLS Christmas June Challenge "Twine"

Good evening all.

A day spent cleaning and dressing rooms at the new house, thought I'd get the utility finished then found out I'd ordered two blinds for the same window instead of one for each....luckily the spare will fit another window as they were made to measure!!

Sadly my last post for HLS Christmas Challenge, life is getting in the way of crafting at the moment so I'm taking a step back. Many thanks to Kylie for having me this past year. Our challenge this month is to use "Twine" somewhere on your creation.

The joys of having most of my crafting stash in the other house means I'm very limited to what I can use to craft at the moment...it took me nearly two weeks to remember to hunt out some twine!

Stamp from Crafty Impressions, coloured with Whisper pens and a gold Gel pen...all found lurking in a pencil case! Dies from Spellbinders and Lawn Fawn. Sentiment from HLS.

Do hope you can join us this month and get ahead for the silly season. Pop over to the challenge blog to see how my teamies interpreted the theme.

HLS Christmas Challenge May "Gift"

Good evening all.

Progress is being made on the house - my craft room is finished and I'm beginning to move stuff up there. I am regretting being on the third floor though having to carry everything up two flights of stairs!! Three bedrooms now have some paint on them too so I'm beginning to see an end result finally.

Trying to keep up with my DT commitments here amongst the chaos! Today it's time for the team to showcase their wares for the May Christmas challenge over at HLS, the theme this month is "Gift".

A very quick and simple card from me using leftovers which were lying on my desk, a little topper from my stash and a few gems.

Sentiment is from HLS Mixed Christmas Sentiments, die is from Memory Box.

HLS Mixed Media Challenge March "Water"

Good evening all.

This is my second post today, you'll find my Stencil Sunday inspiration post here.

Time once again to inspire you for this month's Mixed Media Challenge at Happy Little Stampers. Our theme for March is:



This challenge is sponsored by



Winner will receive a $15 discount from HLS.

An altered stamp block from me...my friend commissioned two of these to give as Christmas presents.

I started with a mood board using smooshed distress paints (this is where my water came in), once cut to size and glued in place I added some stamping using stamps from the Mix Mash set. Wording on the front was computer generated and printed onto tissue. It's a Boy is an old wooden stamp, ribbon from my stash. I used gilding wax around all the edges.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the other girls, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

HLS Christmas Challenge March "Shaped Card"

Good evening all.

Another month has passed and it's time for another Christmas challenge at Happy Little Stampers. We do hope you'll join us getting those pesky Christmas makes out of the way early this year. The theme this month is:

This challenge is sponsored by:

Winner will receive a $15 discount from HLS.

I've made a rocker card. All dies are from Spellbinders. Background script is from HLS Thinking of You set. I used a piece of smooshed card for the snowflake which I'd over stamped with the same background script. Sentiment was a magazine freebie.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see what the other girls have produced, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Happy Birthday

Good morning all.

Slowly getting back to normal here after a fabulous trip (minus the unscheduled visit to hospital!). New Zealand was just so beautiful and the people so friendly. No rest for the wicked though as we get the keys for our new house tomorrow...luckily there's no rush to move.

It's my sister in laws birthday tomorrow, I managed to make her card before we left for New Zealand.

More Kanban cardstock used up. Stitched square from Lawn Fawn. Sentiment die and stamp from Whimsy Stamps. Border stamp from STAMPlorations, corner stamp from Happy Little Stampers. Gems from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Happy Birthday

Good morning all. Hope everyone is well.

I was discharged from hospital earlier this week, so taking things easy for the rest of our stay. 

 Driving over to near Hamilton today for a three night stay, hoping I'm up to a trip to Hobbiton tomorrow.

My nephew's girlfriend has a birthday tomorrow, here is the card I made.

Card from Kanban...the stash is slowly disappearing! Square stitched die from Lawn Fawn. Happy die from Whimsy stamps. Stamps and sentiment from Happy Little Stampers. Sequins from my stash.

HLS Mixed Media Challenge February "Paint"

Good evening all.

Still relaxing at the beach here on South Island!

Time once again to inspire you for this month's Mixed Media Challenge at Happy Little Stampers. Our theme for February is:

This challenge is sponsored by

Winner receives a $15 discount from HLS

I've made a start on next years Christmas tags for this challenge.

The tag was smooshed with several colours of distress paints, once dry I used the same colours of DI to fill in the gaps and add an edge to the tag. Snowflake stamps and dies are from Paper Smooches....stamping has been heat embossed and layered up; dies have been cut from waste smooshing....all topped with stickles.  Fibres are from my stash.

Sentiment from the Mixed Christmas Sentiments set.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the other girls, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

HLS Christmas Challenge February "Tic Tac Toe"

Good evening all.

We should have reached the north of South Island today and have 5 nights to relax and chill out before we head back over to Wellington on the ferry on Tuesday.

Another month has passed and it's time for the second Christmas challenge of the year at Happy Little Stampers. We do hope you'll join us getting those pesky Christmas makes out of the way early this year. The theme this month is:

This challenge is sponsored by



Winner will receive a $15 discount from HLS.

I choose the top line for my car, although it also fits column one too:

I used the script stamp from the Thinking of You set and heat embossed with gold EP onto a piece of card which had been smooshed with distress paints, then added a couple of accent stamps before die cutting with a die from Spellbinders. This was mounted onto the Wplus9 die with foam tape after positioning the gold thread. Background is a Spellbinders pierced die cut from the same smooshed cardstock. Tree stamp and die are from Clearly Besotted, this has also been heat embossed with gold EP. Sentiment from Mixed Christmas Sentiments set.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the team, I'm sure you won't be disappointed. 

HLS Mixed Media Challenge January "Stencil"

Good evening all.

Time once again to inspire you for this month's Mixed Media Challenge at Happy Little Stampers. Our theme for January is:

This challenge is sponsored by

Winner will receive one stamp set from HLS.

Here is my card, made for a nephew who has a birthday this month.

Background made with 2 stencils from Memory Box inked with blueprint sketch and hickory smoke DI. Backing card from Kanban. Happy die from Whimsy Stamps. Birthday (heat embossed with EP), dots and circles from Mix Mash stamp set.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the other girls, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

More Mixed Media - blue

Where the HeART is - anything goes

ABC Challenge - Y for your choice

The Sisters of Craft - anything goes

Seize the Birthday - anything goes

HLS Christmas Challenge January "Jingle"

Good evening all.

Sorry for being a bad blogger but packing and leaving the house in order is taking priority at the moment. I have lots of posts scheduled whilst I'm away and I'll try to pop in from time to time and maybe show you some of the sights of New Zealand we're visiting. I'm trying to fit some commenting in when I can this week to catch up with you all before I leave on Saturday.

Another month has passed and it's time for the first Christmas challenge of the year at Happy Little Stampers. We do hope you'll join us getting those pesky Christmas makes out of the way early this year. The theme this month is:

Winner will receive one stamp set from HLS.

Here is my card:

Image from Crafty Impressions, coloured with promarkers and highlighted with a gelly roll pen and some glossy accents. Sentiment is from the Mixed Christmas Sentiments set. Bells and paper are both magazine freebies. Die from Wplus9.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the team, I'm sure you won't be disappointed. 

Challenges entered:

CHNC - vintage or anything goes

CHNC Extra - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - anything goes

Crimbo Crackers - anything goes

My Sheri Crafts - let's build a snowman

Christmas Card Challenge - opt colours

HLS Mixed Media Challenge December "Anything Goes"

Good evening all.

This is my second post tonight if you'd like to see my make for Stencil Sunday click here.

Time for our second mixed media challenge at Happy Little Stampers, we've loved seeing all your entries last month. Our theme this month gives you plenty of scope, but please remember mixed media projects only.

We're being sponsored by Happy Little Stampers

and the winner will receive one set of stamps.

Here is my project:

Background started as a piece of smooshing with distress paints. I then used a Memory Box stencil and embossed it through the GC before inking with broken china DI, after removing the stencil I inked again with shaded lilac DI. The penguin, snow and tree dies are all from Lawn Fawn. Snowflake from Spellbinders. Sentiment from Mixed Christmas Sentiments. 

Gems, cord and brad from my stash.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the other girls, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Craft Stamper - take it make it sharing the season

A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas goes

Sparkles Forum Christmas - die cuts

Through the Purple Haze - Christmas

CHNC extra -  anything Christmas goes

Artistic Stampers - Christmas

That Craft Place - Christmas

HLS Christmas Challenge December "Stars"

Good evening all. It's blowing an absolute hoolie outside tonight, glad I'm inside! All ready for the Christmas tree in the morning then hubby can shampoo the rest of the sitting room carpet. Christmas cards all written and overseas ones posted...I must have forgotten something very important - I can't be this organised!!!

Another month has passed and it's time once again for a new Christmas challenge at Happy Little Stampers. The theme this month is:

This challenge is sponsored by



Winner will receive this stamp set



Here is my card:

I love the script stamp from the Thinking of You set, it's perfect for any type of card....I've stamped it twice here and heat embossed with silver EP. The greeting from Mixed Christmas Sentiments is also heat embossed. The star die is a Signature Die from Joanna Sheen. Mat dies are from Spellbinders. Gem from my stash.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the team, I'm sure you won't be disappointed. 

Challenges entered:

Addicted to Stamps & More - holiday

Christmas Cards all Year Round - keep it simple

Creative Corner - sparkle and shine

That's Crafty - season's greetings

Creative Knockouts - tis the season

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - stars

Holly Jolly Christmas - embossing (I used heat)

Sweet Stamps - anything goes

Sparkles Christmas - die cuts

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes