Green and Red

The challenge this week at Paper take weekly is a sketch either use the one below number 85 or one of your choice.

I have used this sketch for my card, and I reverted back to using Red and Greens I do have a large stash of this colour!

I have made this card for my Niece using a digital image from Tiddly inks called Caroling Wry

Isn't she just so sweet singing her heart out 

I have coloured her in pro markers and polychromo pencils

The snowflakes are from a memory box die, they come with a little bow and string attached but I removed them and just used the snow flakes.

Holly is from an old die that I have in my Christmas goodies stash, and the sentiments are from LOV

The paper is a mixture from both Dovecraft back to basics (last years) and the darker green music is from a pad that was free with a magazine.

I have used Buff and red card from Papermill direct.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Papertake weekly Sketch 85

Passion for Pro markers Family

Tiddly inks anything goes

I love promarkers challenge 196 anything goes

O Christmas Tree

Just a short post today as we are waiting to fetch our dog back from the vets after having had an operation this morning. all went well and we can collect him about 6pm

Today I have used a new digi stamp Holly Tree from Digi Stamp Boutique.

I have printed straight onto the card blank and coloured with polychromo pencils

I added some gold glitter to the star on the top and some gems around the leaves to give a bit of  christmas sparkle.

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat.

i am entering this into the following challenge

Creative moments challenge 30 CAS

crafty hands challenge sparkle and bling

Digi stamp boutique November

many thanks for looking 

Snowman

Afternoon, hope you have all had a good week end.  I was working nights on Sat & Sun so did not get much crafting done.  This is a card that I wanted to post yesterday but just did not have time to take pictures and post before work.

The image I have used is from LOV and was actually stamped up this time last year and I never got around to colouring it.

I have coloured using Pro Markers and Polychromos, the lilac originally started out pink but I did not like the colour so went darker and suddenly it was lilac but I think that goes well with the blue.

The papers are digital from The Clip Art Fairy, they are from the collection called Holly's Christmas Tree, and the kit also includes a digital image they are very versatile kits and handy if you need a card in a rush.

I have used white lace and  thes eam binding was also white and then I coloured it with pro markers, both are from WOC.  I find it much easier to buy white seam binding and then I can use my pro markers to get the shade that I need.

I have used 20mm rose and 10mm roses both from WOC

The Snowflakes are from X cut punches and I use glitter card.

The twigs behind the flowers are part of the festive greenery die from Sizzix, and I used some glitter card.

To finish off I added some gems from stash and a bit of glamour dust around the children's hoods

I also used a digital sentiment from Pink Petticoat.

this is a close up of the image and flowers.

I am entering this into the following challenge

Wild Orchid challenge 90 - Snowflakes
Designed to Colour challenge 23- Christmas/ Winter
A gem of a challenge 107 - sparkles

Thank you for looking

Turkey Dinner

Hello, I am back today with a Christmas card 

I have followed the sketch for this fortnights challenge over a Sketch & Stash

This is a stamp from LOV and I have had it in my stash for some time! It is still available on their web site.

The Papers are also from my Stash and were part of a Magazine giveaway last winter (I know I should be ashamed of myself) lol

I have coloured the image with promarkers and polychromos pencils

The lovely roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and I added some holly leaves, the gold glittery things, are long stamens (WOC) that I dipped in some glue and then into the glitter pot.

Sentiment is from Craftwork cards.

Ribbon from Meiflowers

I have also added some glamour dust for a bit of Christmas sparkle.

I am entering this into the following challenge

Sketch  n Stash Challenge 126

Designed to colour-Christmas/winter

One Stitch at a time anything goes

Thank you for taking the time to look at my Blog

Gail

Thank you

This weeks challenge over at Creative Inspirations and Papertake Weekly blogs is 

Thanksgiving/Thank you, I have made a thank you card.

Recently I bought some of the lovely stamps from Inkylicious and this is what I made using the duster and ink pads to create a scene.

The Stamp is called whispering winds, the birds and small clumps of grass where from the Daydreamer stamp.

I used Memento ink pads for the back ground in the following colours

Potters Clay, Teal, and Impress ink pads in Cherry Pink and lemon Yellow.

I used a black 5 x 7 card and mounted the image onto black and then pink card.

The sentiment is computer generated.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Creative Inspirations Challenge 241

Papertake Weekly  Giving Thanks

Male Card

Hello again, the card I have made to day was not the easiest I have made, I generally struggle with male cards at the best of times so the currant challenge Sentiment Only at Here come the boys, was a Challenge!!!!!

This is my Card

I have used buff card from Papermill Direct, and the papers are from the Hunt and Gather collection by Kaiser Kraft, (very male).  The sentiment is also from this collection and I cut it out, mounted it onto some cream and then brown card, added a button and some twine and hey presto done!!

I am entering this into the following challenges

Here come the boys - Sentiment only

Creative moments - Anything goes CAS 2nd entry

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything goes

Christmas Roses

Good morning, hope the weather is not to wet wherever you are, it is a lovely sunny day her in Leicester.

 I would like to show you my finished flower spray, I have mentioned that I was attending

a course on Sugar Craft flowers over 3 Mondays, well this week was my last day and I got to dust all the leaves on the Ivy and Holly and put the Christmas Roses together.

This is the end result! the leaves are so real looking and I really enjoyed painting them and wiring them all together.

I am so chuffed with how it turned out and now want to make some more, not sure what I will do with them all though!!!

Thank you for looking, and back with a card post soon.

CAS Christmas

Today I am posting a CAS Christmas Card that I made using a ready coloured digi image from Digi Stamp Boutique, the image is an old one and not available any more, sorry!

I printed the image onto some white linen card and mounted onto red card, the sentiment is from Pink Peticoat, again this was bought last year.

I have added some white flower soft to his beard (think I have had this a few years)!!

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Totally Papercrafts 193 CAS

Oldie but a Goodie  CAS Christmas

The paper shelter Christmas is coming

Creative moments Anything goes/CAS

Digi stamp boutique November

Oh Christmas tree

I can not believe that it is nearly a week since my last post!!

We have been away in the caravan for a few days doing lots of walking, we did not take the lap top with us so was unable to upload any cards.

This Christmas card was made using a topper from Lili of the Valley, it was in a pack that I bought maybe 2 years ago!! Can not believe that I have not used it before. Not sure if they still sell them but they do have some other lovely toppers and stamps so well worth a visit. I have used a card base from white linen card, and matted onto navy card.

Card Recipe

Topper LOV

Paper LOV

Sentiment LOV

trim from stash

Pearls Hobby House

Snowflake from spellbinders 

I am entering this card into the following challenge

4 Crafty chicks 168 snowflakes

Many thanks for looking

Peace & Joy

Today I have made a Clean and Simple card using a digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs. Included in the price is this coloured image and a B&W both also come with or without a sentiment.

I have used the coloured version and printed it twice, I then cut out the baubles and mounted them onto foam pads. I have added a touch of stickles glitter to the branch, added a sentiment and some gems, easy!

I have used Linen card from Paper mill direct.

for the base layer I have used a 6 x 6 snowflake embossalicious embossing folder from crafters companion

The sentiment is a digi from Pink Peticoat

Gems are from Stash

I am entering this into the following challenges

A Gem of a Challenge 105

Totally Papercraft 192

2 sisters Challenge Christmas Sparkle

Secret Box

I am back with my 2nd post of today!!

These are some pics of a secret box that I finished off this morning.

The tutorial can be found here, there is also a tutorial for a smaller 3 inch box on split coast stampers web site here

the little drawers

tattered rose die 

I have used some buff card from Papermill Direct and inked all the edges with distress ink.

The papers are honey cake by My Minds Eye, which I have had for some time!  I have again inked all the edges.

The images are from a 12 x 12  vintage sheet available from Which Craft.

Flower on the top is Tim Holtz tattered rose die and the pearl in the centre is from Wild Orchid crafts.

I added a ribbon with some beads to finish off.

I am entering this into the following challenge

4 Crafty Chicks anything but a card

Thanks for looking 

Good morning

good morning to you all.

I have now finished my week on nights so have the rest of the week at home (loads of time to craft).....  Hope the weather improves, it was so wet and miserable here yesterday, and my poor little chickens are living in mud!!

I have enrolled on a 3 week cake decorating course making some Christmas Roses, Holly and Ivy leaves, and yesterday was the 2nd Monday.  I have now made some stamens, petals and leaves and next week when we put them all together and colour them.

these are what I have done at home to practice  The stamens are made from cotton and you can do these whilst watching TV, which pleases Kevin because it means I can sit down stairs with him for a change lol

I will be back later to post a secret box that I have made.

thanks for looking

Anniversary

I decided to have abit of a tidy up in my craft room and when going through some old magazines I found an advert for this lovely website Lady Bug Crafts there are some fab stamps both rubbber and digi and at the moment she has a fantastic 70% off all rubber stamps so well worth a look!

Whilst looking at the web site I found the link for the Blog and then the Challenge Blog and the current challenge is a photo inspiration of this gorgeous fall wedding cake.

This is the card that I have made using the lovely orange and brown colours.  

The image is a digi from Mo's Digital Pencil called Tom and Tilly,  the couple look sooooooooo much in love. 

I have coloured the image with pro markers and polychromo pencils

The papers and pearls are by kaisercraft.

The roses, ribbon and embellishment are all from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Sentiment is a stamp from Lili of the Valley.

I have added a touch of glamour dust to the bouquet of flowers that the lady is holding.

I am entering this card into the following challenge

Lady Bug Craft photo inspiration

Thank you for looking and enjoy the rest of the day.

Beautiful things

Another short post today.

When I am working nights I never seem to have the time to do anything apart from work and sleep, but I have got a week off from Monday so not too bad.

This image is a digi available from Sprinkle and Sparkle,

I have printed onto white linen card stock from Paper Mill Direct and re-sized and re-coloured the image in Publisher. The brown card is also from Paper Mill Direct called Buff.

I love this sentiment by Helen Keller, and makes me think of one of my favourite places 

Titchwell RSPB nature reserve in Norfolk.

I am entering this card into the following challenge

Flutter by Wednesday - challenge 260

Many thanks for looking

this is the image in black and white.

vintage card

This is a card I made using Kaisercraft Christmas collection papers which

are in this months 

Simply cards and Papercraft magazine.

The topper is from the vintage Christmas collection at Which Craft, I bought the 12 x 12 sheet last Christmas and never got around to using them!

I have used some brown buff card from Paper Mill Direct and distressed the edges with Frayed Burlap distress ink.

I have used some gold glass glitter on the round ends of some white long stamens from Wild Orchid Crafts, and the leaves are a punch.

Card Recipe

Papers- Free from magazine 

Image - from which craft last year

Lace and ribbon from stash although I think the lace was from Wild orchid crafts last year!

The poinsetta is Spellbinders die again bought last year, and I have distress edges.

Charm is from stash.

The sentiment is computer generated.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge

Oldie but a goodie add a charm

Papertake weekly anything goes

Perfect Pear

Evening everyone, what a utterly miserable day it has been here in Leicester.

This is a quick post to show a Clean and Simple card that I have made for a friends wedding anniversary.

the picture is terrible because of the light, think I need to practice with my camera lol...

The digi image is so old i am not even sure where it was from!

I have used Buff card from Paper mill direct and reprinted the image on some digi paper which is from the Sweet Shopee papers called Just Because, don't think these are available anymore I then cut out the pears and paper pieced them onto the image.  I mounted the image on some black card.

The sentiment is computer generated and the font is called Daddy's Girl.

well that's it for to night ( did say it was short and sweet)

Many thanks for looking 

Winter Fairly

Evening to you all

Hope you have had a good week end, I have had a very busy one, as we were out on Friday for a lovely meal with friends so late to bed!!  Yesterday we were invited to a friends wedding.  We had a lovely day, and the sun even came out for a while so that the happy couple could have some photos taken outside in the garden.

I started to colour this image on Friday afternoon and had to finish it off today so that I could make this card to enter into this weeks Papertake weekly challenge.

I have used the following sketch

This is the card I made following the sketch

I have used a digital image from wee stamps called Winter Fairy, I think she is so cute.

It is a while since i used my pro-markers or done any cards for that matter so my colouring is a bit hit and miss but I am reasonably pleased with the end result!

Recipe for card:

Image from Wee Stamps

Paper is Christmas Cottage collection by Teresa Collins

I have coloured image with pro markers, flex markers and polychromo pencils.

I have added some glitter using Glamour dust.

The Poinsettia is die cut using a spellbinders die

Red Lace is from my stash, has are the red pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Papertake weekly sketch 84

Digi Galore wings

I Love Pro markers challenge 192

Megan

I made this card using a digi image from Digi Stamp Boutique called Megan,
I have coloured her with pro markers and the papers are from a 6 x 6 pad Believe by Prima
The card base I made from Buff card from Paper mill Direct
The flower is from memory box called Fabulous Phlox
The Butterfly is from a Martha Stewart punch
The sentiment is computer generated.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Digi Galore - wings

Flutter by Wednesday

Many thanks for taking the time to look.

Halloween Goodies

Just a quick post to show these little Halloween treat bags that I have made, the image and paper are from

Digi stamp boutique and I have coloured  the image with pro markers. The spider is a memory box die, the bats I have coloured with pro markers and cut out, they were a freebie of the internet.

The template for the sweetie bag was a freebie off the internet, as was the greeting, sorry but I do not have the link.

I have entered this into 

4 Crafty Chicks challenge 166 Halloween

Thats all and thanks for looking