Ho-Ho-Ho

Hello everyone, today over on Cupcake Challenge 68 we have a theme of red and green (chosen by me!), a nice easy one for you all with christmas just around the corner. We are sponsored this week by The Creative Cottage and they have given us a fabby prize of two digital kits. I am also entering this card into Charisma Cardz Challenge 47 and Stamp with Fun Challenge 35 that both have a theme of Christmas.


For my card I have coloured my Penny Black image with distress inks and the DPs are from DCWV. The ribbon is from my stash and the snowflakes have been made using my MS punch and a cuttlebug die.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card, DCWV - Christmas Wishes
Stamps: Penny Black
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, weathered wood, fired brick, vintage photo, worn lipstick, peeled paint, black soot, broken china and spiced marmalade
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Cuttlebug, snowflake die, MS snowflake punch, corner rounder punch

Thanks for looking x

Whiff of Joy Challenge 57

Hello everyone, this is a late post for me today! Apologies for not being around much this week, I have been feeling a bit under the weather and have been a bad blogger, but I promise I will catch up with my commenting as soon as I can. This card is for WOJ Challenge 57 where they have a nice easy theme of christmas this week.


For my card I have used the beautiful WOJ Willow with Lantern and I have coloured her with distress inks and embellished with stickles. The gorgeous DPs were a gift and I'm not sure of the brand. I have pierced the corner of the image for a bit of detail and the charm, flowers etc are from my stash. The sentiment was done on my PC.


I have done another very similar card so I thought I would show you them both on this one post. The sentiment on the second card is from studio g, that's the main difference really!



Supplies
Card/Paper: White and blue card, DPs from stash
Stamps: WOJ - Willow with Lantern, studio g
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, vintage photo, weathered wood, broken china, walnut stain, spiced marmalade, black soot, peeled paint, fired brick
Embellishments: Flowers, charms, chain, PM pearl brads, ribbon, stickles
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, leone em branch punch, MS snowflake punch, needle for piercing

Thanks for looking x

Stamptacular Challenge 35

Hello everyone, today over on the Stamptacular Challenge Blog the theme this week is "weave it" and we would like to see some sort of weaving on your card or project. Unfortunately, this week I have been feeling a bit under the weather and I haven't had the chance to make a project, but the rest of the DT have made some beautiful things so pop on over and join in. x

Creative Inspirations Challenge 37

Hello everyone, this is my final week of begin a GDT member for Creative Inspirations, I can't believe how quick the time has passed! We have a sketch for this week's challenge created by Nat and it is a sketch I will use again and again.


My image is from Penny Black and she is coloured with distress inks. The DPs were all a gift and I'm not sure where they are from, but they are all nice and bright and christmasy. I got out my sewing machine and stitched around all of the elements....... I'm not very good with it and have dabbled in the past, but I am determined to stick with it this time so you may see more sewing popping up here and there..... I am struggling a bit with trying to get the right tension for the bobbin (the bottom one)... if anyone has any hints maybe you could let me know?!!

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and red card, DPs from stash
Stamps: Penny Black
Colouring: Distress inks - fired brick, faded jeans, tattered rose, broken china
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Sewing Machine, cuttlebug, snowflake folder, nesties

Thanks for looking x

A Pink Magnolia Christmas

Hello everyone, today's card was made to match the gift card holder that I made in my previous post. I am entering it for four challenges; Just Magnolia Challenge 32 which has a theme of masking, Creative Card Crew Challenge 38 which has a theme of favourite things..... my favourite colour is pink, and Magnolia Down Under Challenge 27 and this week's Papertake both have a theme of Christmas.


For my card I have masked Tilda with Yulehat so she is sitting on the Big Christmas Ornament and both are from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008. My image is coloured with distress inks and embellished with silver stickles for a bit of bling! The embossing has been done using my snowflake folder and the flowers, ribbon etc are from my stash.


For the inside I have coloured Tilda once again, but this time I cut her out and popped her at the side of the greeting space. My DPs are from DCWV and the sentiment is also from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008.



As usual, a close up of my image.


Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink and white card, DCWV - Rose tinted christmas
Stamps: Magnolia - Christmas Collection 2008
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, worn lipstick, walnut stain, weathered wood, black soot, inkssentials pen for highlights
Embellishments: Flowers, ribbon, chain, charm, jewels brad, stickles
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, MS snowflake punch, snowflake folder, corner rounder punch

Thanks for looking x

Gift Card Holder Tutorial

Here is a quick tutorial to show you how I make my gift card holders.



Step 1: Take a piece of card measuring 25 x 10 cms and score at 5 cms and 15 cms - on the image I have marked the score lines in black so they are easier to see.











Step 2: Turn the card and score at 1 cm and 9 cms


















Step 3: Cut and remove the pieces as shown in the picture and shape the remaining tabs by cutting off the corners.




















Step 4: Fold along all the score lines and apply double sided tape or a strong glue of your choice to the back side of the tabs.
















Step 5: Remove the backing tape, fold and adhere to form a small pocket for your gift card.











Step 6: Your basic gift card holder is complete, all you need to do now is decorate it! It will stay close on its own or you can choose to keep it closed by using a small magnet, velcro or like me, incorporate a ribbon into your design.

For my finished gift card holder the papers are from DCWV, I have used my snowflake folder for the embossing and Tilda with Yulehat is from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008.
Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 67

Hello everyone, Cupcake Challenge 67 has a theme of Gift Card Holder this week..... nice and useful for this time of year becasue as well as gift cards they are also useful to give money in as a gift.

I have used Tilda with Yulehat from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008 and she is coloured with distress inks. The paper is from DCWV and the embossing has been done with my snowflake folder. The ribbon she is sitting on, wraps around the back and is tied to keep it closed, although the front is heavy enough to keep closed itself I just thought the ribbon looked nice incorporated into the design.


The inside is decorated with the same DP as the front, and I have added a panel where a greeting can be written.

This week we are lucky enough to be sponsored by Soft Pencil Digital Stamps and Elizabeth has very kindly offered a $20 gift voucher to spend in their store.

The rest of the DT have made some fabulous gift card holders, so pop over and take a look. I will be posting a tutorial shortly on how I made mine, so pop back later if you are interested.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink and white. DCWV - Rose tinted christmas
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Yulehat - Christmas Collection 2008
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, worn lipstick, weathered wood, walnut stain
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Cuttlebug, snowflake folder, water brush

Thanks for looking x

Stamptacular Challenge 34

Hello everyone, today's card is my DT card for Stamptacular Challenge 34 where we have a theme of Nature-tacular and you have to made a card that reminds you of outside using only fall/natural colours. This week we are sponsored by Cute Stamps and Cards and take a look at the prize.....
Yes, that's right.....four Magnolia stamps....how fantastic is that!


For my card I have used Tilda with Wood Basket from the Magnolia Winter Collection 2008 and she is coloured with copics and highlighted with gold stickles. The papers were received in a DT kit from Magnolia and the flowers, spcer, brad and jewels are from my stash.

The rest of the DT have excelled themselves as usual, so pop on over and take a look.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Green and cream card
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Wood Basket - Winter Collection 2008, Sentiment - Studio G
Colouring: Copics - E00, E51, R20, 0, E21, E33, E35, E37, E29, E04, E08, C1, C3, C5, C7
Embellishments: Flowers, brad, spacer, ribbon, gold stickles and jewels
Tools: Leone em branch punch, cuttlebug, nesties

Thanks for looking x

Penny Black Challenge 76

Hello everyone, today's card is for Penny Black Challenge 76 where they have a theme of winter wonderland. They also have a fabulous christmas blog hop going on so make sure you pop over and check it out.


I have just done a nice quick and simple card today. The PB hedgie image is one that I have found in my stamped images stack and he is coloured with distress inks. The paper is from DCWV and the embossing has been done with my snowflake folder. I used my MS punch for the snowflakes and the brads and spacers are from my stash.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card. DCWV - Christmas wishes
Stamps: Penny Black
Colouring: Distress inks - antique linen, vintage photo, walnut stain, peeled paint, fired brick, weathered wood, broken china, spiced marmalade. Silver gel pen
Embellishments: Stickles brads, spacers
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, MS snowflake punch, snowflake folder, water brush

Thanks for looking x

Just Magnolia Week 31

Hello again, this is my second posting for today as I just realized I was about to miss the challenge! I have had this card half finished for a few days and finished it up last night, then I was just looking through some challenges and I realized there is to be a new challenge on Just Magnolia tomorrow so I thought I'd better post it! So as you must have guessed, this card is for Just Magnolia Challenge 31 where there is a fabulous sketch to follow.


I went a bit mad with the flower accessory stamps on this one...as you can see!!! lol! I have used Strawberry Tilda and the beach flowers from the Magnolia Lazy Summer Days Collection and they are coloured with copics. The DP is MME and I have used my swiss dots folder for the embossing.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and blue card, MME - Bloom and grow
Stamps: Magnolia - Strawberry Tilda and beach flowers - Lazy Summer Days Collection
Colouring: Copics - 0, B00, B32, Y17, Y02, YG03, G21, YG67, B39, E51, E00, R20, E21, E33, E37, E35, G05, G02, G00, C1, C3, C5, C7
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Cuttlebug, swiss dots folder, corner rounder punch, Fiskars threading water punch

Thanks for looking x

Penny Black Challenge 75 & SSS

Hello everyone, this card is for Penny Black Challenge 75 which has a theme of Christmas for guys and I am also entering it for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge which has a theme of animal antics.


For my card I have used the cute Hedgie Shuffle stamp from Penny Black and it is coloured with distress inks. The DP is from Dovecraft and for the embossed elements I have used my snowflake folder. The ribbon and brads are from my stash.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Blue and white card, Dovecraft
Stamps: Penny Black - Hedgie Shuffle
Colouring: Distress inks - antique linen, walnut stain, vintage photo, faded jeans
Embellishments: Ribbon, brads
Tools: Cuttlebug, snowflake folder, water brush

Thanks for looking x

Skating

Hello everyone, today's card is my third GDT card for Creative Inspirations Challenge 36 where we have a theme of Sparkle, I am also entering it into Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge 6 where there is a sketch to follow and finally into Secret Crafter Challenge 58 where the theme is four seasons..... I am obviously going for winter!


For my card I have used the delighful image called skating from Mo's Digital Pencil and it is coloured with copics. For my sparkle element I have added stickles to the ice and the fur trim on her pocket. I have left the image in its original size and went for minimal fuss on my card so the image could be the focus. My DPs are from DCWV and I have used my snowflake folder for the embossing.



Supplies
Card/Paper: White and red card, DCWV - Christmas Wishes
Stamps: Mo's Digital pencil - Skating
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Jewels
Tools: Cuttlebug, snowflake folder, spellbinders doodle parts

Thanks for looking x

Sunday Sketch & Stamp Ch 15 nad Creative Card Crew Ch 37

Hello everyone, today's card is for Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge 15 where they have a fabulous sketch this week and Creative Card Crew Challenge 37 where the theme is to use string. I was looking through my stash of stamped images and found this cutie, I have also just bought some MME Wild Asparagus DPs and I thought I'll make a card for a BOY! I don't usually make male cards unless I have to and I think all mine turn out drab, but this one came together easily and I really like how it turned out..... maybe I have turned a corner and come out of my male card making block!!!lol!!!


The cute little image is from Hanglar and I got it in a swap with a blog bud. He is coloured with distress inks and highlighted with my inkssentials pen. The DPs are MME and I have inked the edges of all the elements with distress ink. I also had a mental block when it came to distressing papers..... I still can't tear them or rough them up but I can now manage a bit of inking!!! lol! I think for this male card the inking really added a bit of depth and I'm pleased with the end result. The buttons, brads and twine are all from my stash and the ticket is from Tim Holtz.

My usual close up.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and grey card, MME - Wild Asparagus
Stamps: Hanglar
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, weathered wood, peeled paint, walnut stain, vintage photo, black soot, antique linen
Embellishments: Buttons, brads, twine, Tim Holtz ticket
Tools: Inkssentials ink applicator

Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 66

Hello everyone, today's card is for Cupcake Challenge 66 where we have a theme of Digi Images and I have also used the sketch from Friday Sketchers Week 78. At cupcake this week we are sponsored by Sketching Stamper and Chris has generously given the DT some of her gorgeous images to work with and is offering a prize of 6 images of the winner's choice.


For my card I have used the retro pram image and it is coloured with copics. The DPs are from pebbles inc and the flower, ribbon, button and jewels are from my stash.



Supplies
Card/Paper: White and Pink card, Pebbles inc
Stamps: Retro Pram - Sketching Stamper Digi-stamps
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Flower, ribbon, button, jewels
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties

Thanks for looking x

Stamptacular Challenge 33

Hello everyone, today on Stamptacular Challenge 33 we have a theme of "Turkey Time" where you have to make a thanksgiving card and if you include a turkey, you get entered for the draw twice.

This week our sponsors are the fabulous Simon Says Stamp and the prize is a $25 gift certificate + free shipping.


As you can see, I have just made a simple thank you card for my interpretation of the challenge. We don't celebrate thanksgiving here like they do in the US so this is my version!

My sentiment is from WOJ and my DPs are from papermania. The ribbon and pearls are from my stash. Because this card is CAS I have used a 5 x 5" card blank again so there wouldn't be loads of open space!

Supplies
Card/Paper: Black, White and pink card. Papermania - Regency
Stamps: WOJ - General sayings set
Embellishments: Ribbon, pearls
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties

Thanks for looking x

Merry & Bright

Hello everyone, my second card today is for Roses on Paper Challenge 24 that has a theme of Christmas, Cute Card Thursday Challenge 86 which has a theme of Glitter and also Charisma Cards Challenge 45 that has a theme of Merry & Bright.


I have used Tilda with Yulehat from the Magnolia Christmas Collection 2008 and the large present she is sitting on is from the Santa Collection 2008. Both are coloured with distress inks and I have highlighted the present with loads of silver stickles. The ribbon and DPs are from my stash, sorry I don't know the name of them.


Finally, my usual close up.


Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card, DPs from stash
Stamps: Magnolia - Christmas and Santa Collections 2008
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, worn lipstick, fired brick, walnut stain, weathered wood, black soot, inkssentials pen for highlights
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Water brush, cuttlebug, nesties

Thanks for looking x

MDU Challenge 26 & Copic Creations Challenge 15

Hello everyone, this card is for Magnolia Down Under Challenge 26 where they have a fab sketch to follow and Copic Creations Challenge 15 where you have to colour red hair.... a new one for me!


For my card I have used Tilda with Birdcage from the Magnolia Pet Collection and I have coloured her with copics. It was quite strange colouring her hair red as I usually do brown hair, but I really liked the end result. My DPs are from Basic Grey, my MS doily lace punch made an appearance again and the flowers, charm, jewels etc are from my stash.


As usual, my close up.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card, Basic Grey - Sugared
Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with Birdcage - Pet Collection
Colouring: Copics - E21, E37, E08, R20, E00, E51, R21, R23, RV10, C1, C3, C5, C7, 0, Y06, G02, G05, E33, E35, E37
Embellishments: Flowers, chain, charm, PM pearl brad, jewels
Tools: MS doily lace punch, cuttlebug, nesties

Thanks for looking x