Christmas Card Club - "Trees"

Good morning all.

Shaz has asked to see "Trees" (indoor or out) over at the Christmas Card Club this week.

A very quick batch of four as I have my Mum staying for the weekend. Stamps are Penny Black and were a magazine freebie. Die from Spellbinders.

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

Christmas Card Club - "Magical and Mystical"

Good morning all.
Huge apologies for not being around, I'll catch up with you all soon hopefully.

Wedding is all over...it went really well and we had a lovely day. Hubby and I are off this week to drive the North Coast 500,looking forward to some time away from home after all the wedding prep and building works of the last few months.

I'm late, I'm late.....

This should have been posted yesterday (and two weeks ago) but my computer packed in straight after the wedding and isn't fixed yet. What a struggle to use DD's laptop which doesn't take a memory card to upload photos from my camera!

I've got two cards to share today... Rachel set us the theme of  "Magical and Mystical" for our latest challenge. I struggled a little with this as my mojo has gone astray and I was short on time to get inky...this is what I came up with.

Combining old with new....backing card from Kanban and new dies from Crafter's Companion and a sentiment from Penny Black.

Two weeks ago Christine set us the theme of "The True Meaning of Christmas", I'm playing catch up so here is my card.

Same card from Kanban used with a stencil from STAMPlorations and a sentiment from Clearly Besotted.

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

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 "CAS Wreath"

Good morning all.

Gosh the weeks are whipping past, less than 10 weeks now until Christmas!! Need to get my skates on if I'm going to get all my cards made in time! 

Karen set us Christmas Card Club gals the challenge of "CAS Wreath" for this week, here is my make:

This is a very small card! Wreath and sentiment are both from Penny Black, stamped in Memento ink and were a magazine freebie; bow with pearl from my stash. Simples!!

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

Winter Wonderland - Christmas with ribbon

Alphabet Challenge - R is for ribbon

CRAFT - Christmas

Allsorts - all sentimental

HLS Christmas Challenge October "Poinsettia"

Good evening all.

My third post for today...you can find my Stencil Sunday post here and my Christmas Card Club post here.

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

Here is my card:

Stamp is a magazine freebie from Penny Black. I stamped and heat embossed with white EP three times and layered with foam pads. Sentiment from HLS Mixed Christmas Sentiments set. Dies from Spellbinders. Embossing folder from Crafts Too. I finished the centre of the poinsettia with gold stickles. 

Love red, green and white for Christmas!

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 Extra - anything Christmas goes

52 {Christmas Card} Throwdown - sketch

Christmas Stampin' all Year Round - favourite Christmas combo or lots of layers

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - festive decor

Penny Black Saturday - embossing

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - anything goes with embossing

Alphabet Challenge - Q is for quick and simple

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

Christmas Card Club "Embossing"

Good morning all.

What a beautiful day we had yesterday, hubby managed a good deal of tidying up in the garden! I think we've all but bottomed the loft if the boys would go through their stuff and get rid of the rubbish. I need to go through the Christmas stuff and get rid of what I don't use anymore but we still don't know whether we're moving before Christmas yet.

Madly trying to get ahead with some crafting as younger son has asked me to accompany him to Italy this week...we booked everything yesterday and leave on Wednesday for Naples (staying in Pompeii) for 3 nights, then taking the train to Rome for 3 nights before flying to Venice for 3 nights. He was supposed to be driving himself around France but car trouble meant he had to abandon his plans at the last minute. Looking forward to some mother and son bonding (and no doubt a little arguing lol) and some sunshine.

Onto today's make...another two weeks have flown by and it's time for the Christmas Card Club girls to show what we've been up to. Margaret set us the challenge of "Embossing" this time.

Another of my specials out of the way...I'm using the same basic layout for all of them this year. Papers are from Papermania; dies from Spellbinders; image from Penny Black, coloured with promarkers...I think this is my favourite Christmas stamp and one of the first I ever bought; sentiment from LOTV. I heat embossed the image and embossed the circular die cut with the I Believe folder from Die'sire. Card is finished with some stickles, a bow and some gems from my stash.

If you'd like to see what the rest of the girls made you'll find their links in my side bar.

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

CHNC - something beginning with P (penguins)

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - for a man (this is for my nephew)

Christmas Stampin' all Year Round - texture/layers

Jingle Belles - stashing through the snow (papers are at least two years old)

A Snowflakes Promise - anything goes
Alphabet Challenge - P is for pelican, peacock or other bird
Penny Black Saturday - 3 or more papers

I'll be back this evening with a blog hop for HLS.

HLS Christmas Challenge #1 "Tree"

Good evening all.

Arrived in Devon safely, weather has been lovely today but forecast is a bit mixed for the next few days. Accommodation is lovely, a nice peaceful location although the roads are a bit hairy!

So pleased to be here sharing some inspiration for the first Christmas challenge at Happy Little Stampers. The theme this month is:

Here is my card:

Using my favourite PB tree, which was a magazine freebie - stamped in versamark and heat embossed in white detail EP then inked with distress inks. Frame dies are from Wplus9, pennant die from Spellbinders, sentiment from same PB set, sequins 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:

Happy Little Stampers - CAS stamping

Happy Little Stampers - sketch

CRAFT - embossing

Crimbo Crackers - pastels

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

CHNC - add a sentiment

Challenge up your Life - sequins

Simply Create Too - get ahead for Christmas

Predominantly Black

Good morning all.

 I hope you've all enjoyed your Easter weekend...we've had a quiet one here, apart from our visitors on Sunday. Another lovely day yesterday, hope it lasts!

A quick Christmas card to share today.

Stamp from Penny Black, stamped in versamark and heat embossed with black detail EP. I elongated a Spellbinders die to cut out the image then attached it to the base card with foam tape. Finished with a few sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - predominantly black

Completely Christmas - black and white

Jingle Belles - caroling caroling now we go

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - feature a creature

Joy to the World

Good morning all.

Well I appear to have boobed big time yesterday...the Christmas Card Club theme was "Feature a Creature/Critter" not Christmas tree as I did!! So here are some cute critters to make amends. Sorry Maureen...will try harder next time lol!

Lots of NBUS on this card....film strip from Pretty Pink Posh, sentiment from Penny Black and penguins from Mama Elephant....a whole load of schtuff which I can put away now! Images coloured with promarkers. Background dies are from Spellbinders. Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

Challenges entered:

Darnell's NBUS - challenge #4

Addicted to CAS - cute

Alphabet Challenge - C is for cute and cuddly

Christmas Stampin' all Year Round - dies to die 4

Allsorts - feature a creature

We wish you a Merry Christmas

Good morning all.

I think we've just seen the first weekend of spring...still very cold but glorious sunshine. We had a lovely night out on Saturday with family...good food and company and lots of laughter.

Yesterday afternoon would have been better spent in the craft room than watching an appalling game of football but I did get time to make one card. Today's share is a Christmas card...I'm lagging behind with my counter so need to get a shift on.

The ladies at LIM have a CASE the DT challenge this week, I've chosen to CASE Anne's cute one layer card.

Using my favourite PB penguins stamped off the page and coloured with promarkers then glamour dust added to the hats. Sentiment is a NBUS stamp from Memory Box, it does have a bird on it which I masked off when inking it. Bakers twine from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - CASE a DT card

CHNC - Christmas singing

Fashionable Stamping - go to stamp (the PB penguins is my go to Christmas stamp)

Winter Wonderland - warm winter wishes

Darnell's NBUS challenge #4

Crafting for all Seasons #98 "Pastel Hues"

Good morning all.

After waiting two weeks for an engineer to come out to fix the fridge freezer, why is it they turn up have a look, tell you what you already know, take down the serial number you've already provided and say they'll be back in a few days when they get the parts!!! Grrrrr!

It's time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Pastel Hues". We're looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Art by Miran who gave the DT images to work with.

I've opted not to use a sponsor image this time. My simple one layer card uses a cute stamp and sentiment from Penny Black coloured with promarkers then masked before I sponged DI through a Memory Box stencil. Base card has been embossed with a stitched rectangle die from Spellbinders.

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

Challenges entered:

Less is More - one layer with an animal

Simon Says Monday - animals

STAMPlorations - stamps and stencils

AAA cards - bare naked CAS

Happy Stampers - sponging

Mod Snowflakes

Good morning all.

The clamping and squishing procedure went fine yesterday...straight in and out no messing! Didn't get much done with my domestic goddess hat on so guess what I'll be doing today?

A simple Christmas card to share today...well in theory anyway!

Die is Mod Snowflakes background from Poppy Stamps...it must have taken at least 30 passes to get this cut using the thinnest of card! I tried both the GC and my trusty old Wizard...no joy. I uttered a few naughty words..this didn't help! Then I added a magnetic mat which helped a little but got ruined in the process. I ended up using a craft knife to finish it off eventually. 

I emailed the supplier twice about the problem and got no reply so yesterday I eventually phoned them and they're going to replace it with one which they will test first or give me a refund...but I have to send the dud back at my expense! Not great customer service so just as well their prices are keen to start with! Hopefully I just got a duff one as I love the die.

Sentiment is from Penny Black cut twice and layered up for dimension. Topper is attached to base with foam tape and is finished with some gems from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Rudolph Day - February

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - anything goes

ABC Christmas - d is for die cuts

Holly Jolly Christmas - non traditional colours

Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes

Mema Craft's - red and white + one

CHNC - cut it up

Completely Christmas - add texture

Me & You

Good morning all.

Another lovely day yesterday weatherwise...just not very productive! Every time I set off to do something I was interrupted by something or someone else!! Did manage a little time in the craft room but need to go back today and finish what I was doing....trying to get all my March DT work done so I can concentrate on playing.

Scraping in at the last minute with my February page journal!

Pages were roughly painted with gesso then I used aquatints to paint. I then went looking for my heart stencil only to discover I don't actually own one! We'll have to do something about that me thinks!

Stamps are mainly from Unity Stamps with the little background features from a Penny Black set, stamped in love letter memento, black archival and picked raspberry DI. Pink hearts are dies are from Memory Box. You die is from Simon says Stamp. I finished the pages by misting them with water then letting some of the drops run...not sure this shows up very well on the photo though.

Challenges entered:

Unruly Paperarts - heartfelt

Country View Challenges - drips and drops

Inspiration Journal - February

Spectrum Noir - red

Simon Says Stamp Monday - anything goes

That's Crafty - be my Valentine

Artistic Stamper - love

The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge - think pink

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes

Sending Love

Good morning all.

A quiet day yesterday...more washing and ironing but at least the basket is now empty and the wardrobes are full!

An 8x8 card to share today which I'll use for my Mum either on Mother's Day or her birthday.

Image from Penny Black coloured with promarkers. Dies from Spellbinders. Embossing folder from Die'Sire. Sentiment tags from LOTV and ribbon from my stash. My little bow has been tied on a dinner fork.

Challenges entered:

Penny Black - simplicity challenge

Penny Black at Allsorts - anything goes

Craft-Dee Bowz - anything goes with a hand tied bow

Simon Says Stamp - h is for ...hedgehog

Happy Stampers CAS - embossing

Christmas Card Club "Clean & Simple in Red, White and Green"

Good morning all.

Hope everyone is well...woke with a sore throat yesterday and felt a bit grotty all day but hoping it isn't going to turn into something nasty.

Christmas decorations got taken down yesterday although they're still lying in the sitting room as no one got the boxes out of the loft! Laundry almost caught up on and the house hovered so hopefully I'll find time to sort the craft room out today.

Our first challenge of the year at the Christmas Card Club and I got to choose the theme so I set the girls the task of making a clean and simple card using my favourite colour combo for Christmas - red, white and green. Here is what I created.

Dies are from Spellbinders. Stamps are from Penny Black and were a magazine freebie. I've used red stickles to add berries to the wreath.

Last years's resolution was to finish my cards inside as I made them and I plan to continue that this year (this card is done), this year I plan to make use of all my un-inked stamps and unused dies...this card uses the fancy dies, wreath and circular sentiment for the first time.

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes 

CHNC - anything goes

Completely Christmas - anything goes + twist New Year Resolution

Winter Wonderland - favourite colour combo

Christmas Cards all Year Round - anything Christmas goes

Polka Doodles - tic tac toe (sentiment, image, die cut)

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - new (New Year Resolution)

Crazy4Challenges - CAS

A Gem of a Challenge - new (resolution)