Christmas Card Club - Critters

Good morning all, hope you're enjoying your weekend.

Gosh where did the last two weeks go? It was Pinky's turn to choose the theme this time over at the Christmas Card Club and she's asked for critters, big or small. 

The image is from Whoopsi Daisy sheet 265 and I've coloured it with promarkers and used glamour dust on the fur trim. Papers are freebies from a magazine. Glittery lace is from Costco, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, tartan bow, gems and peel off sentiment from my stash.

Just to prove I'm keeping to my resolutions, the inside is decorated to match.

If you'd like to join our little club making Christmas cards once a fortnight just for fun, please contact one of us (list in sidebar). Do check out what the other girls have made for the challenge too.

Challenges entered:

Pollycraft - warm it up

Little Red Wagon - winter wonderland

Jingle Belles - a banner holiday (I've used the colours)

Stamp Man - embellish it

Stampin with the Dragon - anything goes

52 card Throwdown - rhinestones

CES - check it out

CHNC - make it square

Sweet Stampin - animals

Dream Valley Challenges - animals

Whoopsi Daisy - bling it up
OSAAT - use a digi

Carol x

Crafting for all Seasons #16 Christmas Cards and Projects

We saw some wonderful WOW creations last time at CFAS but it's time for a new challenge and we'd like to see your Christmas projects - dippy me didn't read the instructions properly until after I'd made a gift bag then found the challenge was to be Christmas cards! Luckily Dawn was very understanding and my mistake is your gain lol. We're being sponsored by Meljens and The Stamping Boutique and the DT were given images to use, I've used Holly Christmas Fairy from Meljens.

I've up-cycled a gift bag for my project. Backing papers and ribbon from Papermania. Image is coloured with promarkers and a white gel pen then cut with a square nestie and layered onto a scalloped nestie mat. Poinsettia from WOC. All other components are recycled or from my stash.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration of my team mates.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Ribbons - traditional Christmas

Crafts 4 Eternity - red, cream, green

Crafty Catz - anything goes

CHNC - traditional Christmas

CBGM - red and green

One Stop Craft -  traditional Christmas colours

Sweet Stampin - things with wings

Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas

OSAAT - use a digi

The Squirrel and the Fox - Christmas

Heidi's Hobbystuggu - Christmas

Crafty Boots - Christmas

Hooked on Crafts - Christmas

House of Gilli - red and gold

Lollipop Crafts - happy holiday

Ooh La La Creations - anything but a card

Stamp with Fun - gift wrapping

Victorine Originals - Christmas

Anything goes - anything but a card

Party Time Tuesdays - red and green Christmas

Stamp n Doodle - metallics or traditional Christmas

Use it Tuesday - holiday creation

Cards and Me - Christmas

Divas by Design - Merry Christmas

Little Darling Challenges - Christmas

My Mum's Craft Shop - cute and funky Christmas

Pixie Cottage - anything goes Christmas

Meljens - use green (a little or a lot)

Carol x

Aud Sentiments #39 Winter Card

Well that's another fortnight been and gone so it's a new challenge at Aud Sentiments and this time we'd like to see your Winter Cards. We're being sponsored by Lili of the Valley and the DT were given some fab images to work with:

Image is coloured with promarkers then cut out with a grand nestie square die and matted onto a scalloped nestie square. Green mat has ribbon from Costco wrapped round. Sentiment is also from Lili of the Valley. Card is finished with a bow and some poinsettias.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see my team mates creations.

Challenges entered:

Bling it On - no patterned papers

By the Cute and Girly - anything goes

Heidi's Hobbystuggu - 3 identical decorations (3 poinsettia flowers)

Little Claires - Christmas

Pretty Little Ribbon - anything goes

Carol x

Happy Halloween

Getting quite into the home décor makes, here's another one for Halloween:

Image and star BP are from Joanna Sheen's Card Maker's Year CD, BP on reverse is from Bearly Mine and image is a freebie from Stamper's Best. Used grand nestie scalloped squares for the shape and edged the black card with copper pen. Embellished with copper ribbon with stars, overlaid with black eyelet lace (only had white so I coloured it with promarkers) which had orange ribbon threaded through it; a WOC rose which I've distressed with black ink. The corners of the image have been decorated with stars from the ribbon and small black pearls.

and the reverse:

Challenges entered:

Hooked on Crafts - anything but a card

My Grafico - halloween

Art Impressions Stamps - halloween

Crafty Ribbons - halloween

Just for Fun - anything but a card

MAWTT - halloween

Pixie Dust Studio - fav book/movie (Winnie the Witch)

Catch the Bug - anything goes

Secret Crafter - halloween

Creative Inspirations Paint - buttons

Pile it On - do it for fun

Whoopsi Daisy - lace and pearls

Crafty Calender - spooky

Lothian Crafts - anything goes

Really Reasonable Ribbon - halloween

Paper and Such - recipe (ribbon, DP, 2 buttons, lace, 1 flower)

Top Tip Tuesday - 2 or more ribbons, twine, lace or fabric

Little Darlings challenge - fall/halloween

Carol x

Crafting When We Can #3 Bingo

Not so many entries for our sketch and fairytale theme but thanks to those of you entered. Our next challenge at CWWC is Bingo - just choose any line (horizontal, vertical or diagonal), four corners or a full house and let us know which you chose. We are being sponsored by Sew Many Cards  this time and the DT were given images to use. I chose Morty Christmas Sleigh:

This is our Bingo card:

I chose Christmas, distressing and anything but a card to make a Christmas decoration. Morty is coloured with promarkers then cut out and mounted 3d. The decoration is made using Grand oval scalloped nesties. I've cut the largest one twice in gold mirri card and stuck them together to form the back. The next size down was cut out of green card and this was distressed with gold ink around the edges before being mounted onto the gold mirri. The backing paper is tissue paper from Costco which I've crumpled then glued to a plain oval shape, the edges and crumples were all distressed with gold. 

The gorgeous ribbon is from Costco. I've finished off with poinsettias (from WOC), ivy leaves (from Joanna Sheen), various flower and leaf embellishments from Crafty Bitz, some holly flourishes from Spellbinders and some glitter to highlight.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the other DT makes, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

The Ribbon Girl - Christmas project

Heart Song Inspiration - use ribbon and/or tag

Ooh La La Creations - punches and dies

Party Time Tuesday - anything goes

Squigglefly - floral fantasy

Bows and Berries - glitter

Critter Sketch - anything goes

Digi Makover - re size digi (made smaller)

Craft Room Challenge - Christmas

Crazy Amigo Challenge - letter R (reindeer)

I love Promarkers - distressing

The Pixie Cottage - pop it up

Crafty Purple Frog - lots of layers

4 Crafty Chicks - anything goes

Emerald Fairies - punches/dies

Just Tracy - anything goes

Sparkles Forum - Christmas Songs (Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer)

Allsorts - use 5 flowers (4 red, 8 gold)

Sew Many Cards - anything goes

OSAAT - use a digi

Sparkles Forum - something that sparkles

Carol x

Fall Candle

Decided to have a play - I've been meaning to try stamping on candles for a while but after using this Fred she Said image on a DT card I decided to try using a digi. After ironing some tissue paper (well the iron has to be useful for something!) I attached it to an A4 sheet of paper with low tack tape, re-sized the digi to fit the candle and printed it off then coloured it with promarkers.

The image was then attached to an old unused candle which I found in a cupboard then I've decorated the bottom of the candle with lavender and gold pearlised papers which I've edged with a Martha Stewart punch, a lavender ribbon, orange bow, WOC rose and some leaves.

I was very surprised at how easy this was so I'm off to find more candles!

My tip this week is to use a carrier sheet to enable you to print direct onto tissue paper thus allowing you to use any of the fabulous digis available for decorating candles.

Challenges entered:

Paper Pretties (Monday Challenge) - fall inspired

Clear it Out - alter something

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - fall and/or fancy folds

Ribbon Carousel - alter it

Top Tip Tuesday - 2 or more ribbons

Just for Fun - anything but a card

Rainbow Lady's - fall/autumn flowers

Southern Girls - anything goes

Daisy Doodles - fall/give thanks (use digi)

Digi Makeover - re-size

House of Gilli - fall/autumn

Joyful Stamper - inspire me Friday

Wags and Whiskers - handmade (gift)

Phindy's Place - fall

Fussy and Fancy - new technique (first candle)

Carol x

Christmas Challenge (with sketches) #4

Another fortnight past so it's time for a new sketch over at CCWS. This time it was Renata's turn to design the sketch and our sponsor is Whiff of Joy. Please pop over to CCWS to view the sketch yourself. Here is my card:

I've used a free digi from Inger Harding and coloured her with promarkers. Backing papers are all from my stash. Card is finished with some poinsettias (bought years ago in a sale), a raffia bow (recycled from a bouquet), holly punchouts, sentiment (from a very old QVC kit), pearls and some raffia lace  (bought for me by a forum friend several years ago).

Do visit the rest of the Design Team to see their take on the sketch and remember you'll be thanking us come December when all your cards are made on time :)

Challenges entered:

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas in June

Digi Doodle Shop - anything goes

DYSU - squares

One Stitch at a Time - use a digi

Craft your Passion - anything goes

Kaboodle Doodles - celebrations

Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas in July

Sweet Stamps - Christmas in July

Party Time Tuesdays - square card

Shopping our Stash - Candy, kits, RAKS and swags

Carol x