Cupcake Challenge 120

Hello everyone, today over on Cupcake Challenge 120 we have a theme of Little Red Robin and we would lke to see a robin on your cards/projects. This week we are sponsored by our regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp and they are giving us a $20 gift certificate + free shipping as a prize.

I am also entering my card into the following challenges: this week's Stamp Something has a theme of christmas colour combos, and Secret Crafter Challenge 112 has a theme of christmas.

For my card I have used a Penny Black stamp.... I haven't used any of my PB stamps for ages so I thought it was about time to dust one off!!! The image is coloured with copics and the DP is from DCWV. The embossing was done with my snowflake folder and I used my corner rounder punch and an MS punch for some punched detail. I finished off with a ribbon and some jewels. For my bow I used my new bow easy and made a double bow....very cute!

So, the other girls have done a great job as usual and provided some fabulous inspiration and also, don't forget our Cupcake Madness... this month we are sponsored by Wild Rose Studio and they are giving us a prize of two gorgeous stamps. All you have to do to enter is join in with at least two cupcake challenges this month and your name will be included in the draw.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card, DCWV - Christmas wishes
Stamps: Penny Black - Tokens of Love
Colouring: Copics - E00, E11, R20, R22, R27, R29, R59, E31, E33, E35, E37, E47, B24, G94, G99, YR04, V04, V09, YR23, YG03, C1, C3, C5, C7, W1, W3, W5, W7, 0
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: MS punch, sewing machine, bow easy, cuttlebug, snowflake folder
Thanks for looking x

My Terrible Twosome

Hello everyone, today over on Cupcake Challenge 76 we have a theme of four legged and furry which has been set by our very own Shelly. We are sponsored this week by our regular sponsor, Simon Says Stamp and they are giving us a prize of a $20 gift certificate + free shipping. I am also entering this card into Penny Black Challenge 86 which has a theme of someone special - I made this card for Jeff's Mum's birthday.


Well there is a little tale behind this card - Jeff's Mum really likes our dogs so for her birthday card I decided to use my PB stamp and colour him in to "look like" our two dogs. Monkey is supposed to be on the front and Charlie on the inside......


Can you tell??!...... No, niether can I!!! lol!! Ah well, the idea was good but I'm not sure if I pulled it off!!!

Anyway, onto the card... the images have been coloured with distress inks and the DP is from Basic Grey. The ribbon is from my stash and the sentiment on the inside is from Whiff of Joy.


To finish, my usual close up.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Yellow and white card, Basic Grey - Lemonade
Stamps: Penny Black and Whiff of Joy
Colouring: Distress inks
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, waterbrush

Thanks for looking x

A Blooming Birthday

Hello everyone, for Cupcake Challenge 71 we have a theme of time for celebration, which is pretty open ended, and this week we are sponsored by our very own Kathrin with a fabulous prize of a set of four personalised stamps. I am also entering this card into Creative Card Crew Challenge 41 which has a theme of anything goes, Quixotic Challenge 7 which has a theme of lace and Charisma Cardz Challenge 50 which has a theme of anything but christmas.


This card is a commission for someone for their mum's birthday and the image I have used is from Penny Black. I have coloured it with distress inks and it took ages to colour! The DPs are all from papermania and I used my swiss dots folder for the embossing. My lace element is my punched edge which I used my MS doily lace punch to make, but if this doesn't count, I understand!


Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink and white card, Papermania - Blueberry hill
Stamps: Penny Black - Blooming Teapot
Colouring: Distress inks - fired brick, spiced marmalade, peeled paint, dusty concord, faded jeans, worn lipstick, broken china, vintage photo, weathered wood, black soot.
Embellishments: Flowers, pearls, PM pearl brad
Tools: Cuttlebug, swiss dots folder, leone em branch punch, MS doily lace punch

Thanks for looking x

Stamptacular Challenge 37

Hello everyone, today on Stamptacular Challenge 37 we have a theme of Christmas with a twist, we want you to use non traditional colours so no reds or greens. We have two fabulous sponsors once again this week; Funky Fairy has given us a prize of a downloadable christmas kit and Lauren Meader of Papertrey Ink has given us a prize of a template of the winners choice.


For my DT card I have used my Penny Black hedgies again and they are coloured with distress inks. The paper is from DCWV and I have used my MS punch for the snowflakes.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Lilac and white, DCWV
Stamps: Penny Black - Hedgie Shuffle
Colouring: Distress inks - antique linen, walnut stain, vintage photo, dusty concord, worn lipstick, broken china, silver gel pen
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: MS Snowflake punch, water brush

Thanks for looking x

Ho Ho Ho

Hello everyone, today's card is for five challenges; Winter Wonderland Challenge 28 has a theme of Ho Ho Ho, Totally Gorjuss has a free and easy theme this week, Stamp Something has a theme of winter wonderland, Secret Crafter Challenge 62 has a theme of snow and finally, I have followed the sketch from this week's Friday Sketchers.


For my card I have used a penny black image, I coloured it with copics and for the snow element I used polar white flower soft. The DP is from my stash and I used my snowflake folder for the embossing. The snowflakes are from a cuttlebug die and a MS punch and I finished off with a few jewels.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card, DP from stash
Stamps: Penny Black
Colouring: Copics
Embellishments: Jewels, flower soft
Tools: Cuttlebug, snowflake folder, corner rounder punch, MS Snowflake punch, cuttlebug snowflake die, sewing machine.

Thanks for looking x

Pink and White Christmas

Hello everyone, sorry that it has been a few days since I have posted, I am just about losing the will to live!!! I'm not sure that I am ever going to get my christmas cards finished. This card is a commission for my mum's friend to give to her granddaughter so I hope she likes it! It is also for four challenges; Penny Black Challenge 78 has a theme of christmas for girls, Creative Inspirations Challenge 38 has a theme of non traditional christmas colours, this week's Papertake has a theme of no red or green and finally, this week's Simon Says Stamp has a theme of let it snow.


Apologies for the bad photos, my camera just wasn't playing today! I have used my penny black hedgie shuffle stamp (again!) and it is coloured with distress inks. The paper is from DCWV and I have used my snowflake folder for the embsossing. My MS snowflake punch has made another outing and I used a cuttlebug die for the large snowflake.


For the inside I masked off part of the stamp and just stamped one hedgie for the area to write the greeting.


And I did the same thing, but a different hedgie, to decorate the envelope.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Pink and white card, DCWV
Stamps: Penny Black - Hedgie Shuffle
Colouring: Distress inks - antique linen, walnut stain, vintage photo, worn lipstick, broken china, silver gel pen
Embellishments: jewels
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, snowflake folder, snowflake die, MS snowflake punch, fiskars threading water punch, corner rounder punch, water brush

Thanks for looking x

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

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

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

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

Creative Inspirations Challenge 35

Hello everyone, today is my second week of being a GDT for Creative Inspirations and this week's challenge has a theme of new or neglected stash. I had a good rummage around and for my card I have used a stamped image and some papers that I have had for ages but have never used.


For a change I have made a 5 x 5" card..... it is quite strange not having so much space to fill! The cute PB cat has been coloured with distress inks and the papers are from papermania. The ribbon and jewels are from my stash..... I didn't have any black ones, so I coloured them with a copic marker....very handy!

Supplies
Card/Paper: Black and white card, Papermania
Stamps: Penny Black
Colouring: Distress inks - tattered rose, weathered wood, black soot, vintage photo
Embellishments: Ribbon, jewels
Tools: Water brush, corner rounder punch

Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 65

Hello everyone, for Cupcake Challenge 65 we have a theme of "Snow much Fun" and this week we are sponsored by Digital Delights.


For my card I have used a stamped image that I have had for ages, unfortunately I do not have this stamp as I do think it is so cute. I have coloured my PB hedgies with distress inks and I have added stickles to the snow. The papers are DCWV and I have used my snowflake folder for the embossing.


Supplies
Card/Paper: Red and white card. DCWV - Christmas wishes
Stamps: Penny Black
Colouring: Distress inks - fired brick, walnut stain, vintage photo, broken china, peeled paint, antique linen
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, snowflake folder, corner rounder punch, water brush

Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 64 & ABC.....G

Hello everyone, today over on Cupcake Craft Challenges we have a sketch to follow that has been created by my talented teamie Caryn. We are sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp with a fantastic prize of a $20 gift voucher + free shipping. I am also going to enter this card for this week's ABC challenge which has a theme of G is for Green.


For my card I have used an old penny black image which I love (although it takes ages to colour!), it is coloured with distress inks and added to the card with dimension tape. The paper is from K & Co and the ribbon, flowers, brad, spacer and pearls are from my stash.

As usual, a close up

Supplies
Card/Paper: Cream and green card, K & Co - Classic K McKenna
Stamps: Penny Black - Blooming Teapot
Colouring: Distress inks - fired brick, worn lipstick, spiced marmalade, broken china, weathered wood, black soot, faded jeans, dusty concord, peeled paint
Embellishments: Flowers, ribbon, pearls, PM pearl brad, spacer
Tools: Water brush, retro flower punch, leone em branch punch

Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Challenge 60

Hello everyone, for Cupcake Challenge 60 we have a theme of "Thanks a Bunch" and we are generously sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp. The rest of the DT have made some gorgeous creations, so pop on over and take a peak.


For my card I have used a Penny Black image that I have had in my stamped images pile for ages and I have coloured it with distress inks. The papers are MME - my favourites at the moment and I have used my MS doily lace punch for some detail.


Finally, a close up.

Supplies
Card/Paper: Green and white card, MME - Bloom & Grow
Stamps: Penny Black, WOJ - General Sayings
Colouring: Distress inks - antique linen, walnut stain, vintage photo, spiced marmalade, broken china, peeled paint, weathered wood
Embellishments: Jewel
Tools: MS doily lace punch, water brush

Thanks for looking x

Stamptacular Challenge 26

Hello everyone, for Stamptacular Challenge 26 we have a theme of "Tag you're it" and you card or project must include some sort of tag or tags. Our very own Line is sponsoring us this week and you could win the uber cute stamp pictured below.

Also, before I go any further, apologies for my burn your retinas out photos.... the sun was playing havoc with my picture taking!


For my DT card I have coloured the penny black image with distress inks and the papers are from DCWV. I used my snowflakes folder for the embossing on the tag and my MS punch to make the snowflakes.

Supplies
Card/Paper: White and red card, DCWV - Christmas wishes
Stamps: Penny black - hedgy shuffle
Colouring: Distress inks - antique linen, vintage photo, walnut stain, fired brick, peeled paint, broken china. Silver gel pen
Embellishments: Ribbon, dew drop, brad, spacer
Tools: Cuttlebug, snowflakes folder, MS snowflake punch, corner rounder punch.

Thanks for looking x

Cupcake Ch 58, Secret Craft Ch 50 & Stamp Something

Hello everyone, Cupcake Challenge 58 has a theme of distressing this week and I have to admit I'm not a big distresser, so I have gone for a minimal distressing look!!! I am also going to enter this into Secret Crafter Challenge 50 which has a theme of "one for the girls" and this week's Stamp Something Challenge which has a theme of your favourite colour or papers - my favourite colour is pink.


For my card I have used a cute penny black image that I found in my stack of stamped images and it has been coloured with distress inks. I have added some icicle stickles for the snow and they give a lovely bit of sparkle to the card. The papers are DCWV and I have distressed the edges with worn lipstick distress ink. I have used my snowflake folder for the embossing and my MS punch for the snowflake.


Supplies
Card/Paper: White and pink card, DCWV - Rose tinted christmas
Stamps: Penny Black
Colouring: Distress inks - antique linen, walnut stain, vintage photo, worn lipstick, broken china
Embellishments: Ribbon, brad, spacer, icicle stickles
Tools: Cuttlebug, nesties, snowflake embossing folder, MS snowflake punch

Thanks for looking x