Halloween Tealight

Good morning all.

I'm off down home today as I have a funeral to go to, I hope the weather behaves.

Some recycling to share today.

I started out with this:

Took out the middle and added a battery operated tealight...

and ended up with this!

Image is from PpinkyDollsArt and I've coloured with promarkers before die cutting with a Spellbinders oval and layering onto a fancy oval.

Fence die is from Magnolia, I used black card and then rubbed gold gilding wax over it. Mesh came from Crafty Ribbons and button from my stash.

Spider's web, spider and pumpkin dies are all from Spellbinders. I edged the lid with black ribbon and added the orange spotted ribbon over the top, both ribbons from Crafty Ribbons. The witches hat was made to fit the top of the lid, cord from Crafty Ribbons and stars from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Great Impressions - get your spook on

Pile it On - the witching hour

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with buttons and ribbon

Decorate to Celebrate - anything goes

All Crafts Challenge - anything goes

Not Just Cards - anything goes

Ppinky Dolls - anything goes/girly

2 Creative Chicks - any glass jar

Altered Eclectics - anything goes

Take a Word - buttons and bows

Merry Christmas

Good morning all.

A quiet day yesterday spent making a mess in the craft room! Nothing to show yet though...maybe tomorrow.
A clean and simple Christmas card to share today.

Stamp is from Kaisercraft and was a magazine freebie, I've coloured it with promarkers and added some stickles. Ribbon and bow from my stash. After layering the image on green and red card I adhered to the card base with foam tape to give the card some dimension.

Challenges entered:

Christmas Card Challenges - anything goes

CHNC Extra  - anything Christmas goes

Completely Christmas - anything goes

Crafting When We Can - no DP

Creative Moments - anything goes with 3 layers

Mostly Words

Good morning all and welcome to my latest followers. Thank you for joining me on my crafty journey and I hope you enjoy what you see here. Thanks also for all the wonderful comments, I do read and appreciate them all.

I had a lovely relaxing couple of hours at the hairdressers yesterday morning then got all the laundry washed and dried. After persuading hubby to make the tea I managed some time in the craft room too.

Image and sentiment stamps are from Woodware's Huge Snow set...I do love this stamp but wish it didn't have the lines of all the letters on it as I never know what to do with them!

I've stamped with versamark (stamping the "O" twice) and heat embossed then paper pieced all the letters. I think the paper was from Papermania, it was an odd sheet I had left. The 2nd "O" has been die cut and I've added a gem and some stickles before adhering with silicon gel for height. I then embossed the edges of the card before adhering to the card blank with foam tape.

Side view showing the layers.

Challenges entered:

Less is More - Recipe, Mostly Words

CHNC Extra  - anything Christmas goes

A Gem of a Challenge - clean and simple

Hiding in my Craft Room - any holiday

Red Rubber Inspirationals - anything stamped goes

Robin Red Breast

Good morning all.

Off to the hairdressers this morning, then I'll have to catch up with some washing and housework!!

Another quick Christmas card today.

Stamp was a magazine freebie, stamped on Desert Storm kraft and coloured with promarkers. Sentiment from the same set of stamps. Gems from my stash.

Nice and flat and finished inside.

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra  - anything Christmas goes

ABC Christmas - something festive

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

Crafting by Designs - Christmas

Scrapper's Delight - anything goes, no DP

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Time Out Challenges - stamping

Completely Christmas - anything goes

Fa la la la la...

Good morning all.

I haven't played at "Less is More" in a long time so thought it was time to rectify that...this week's challenge is "face the music and dance"...I thought this stamp fitted the bill.

A very quick card. Stamp is a magazine freebie coloured with promarkers. Die from Memory Box. Snowflakes are punch waste from the insert. Gems from my stash.

Very flat for posting and finished inside too!

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra  - anything Christmas goes

CHNC - 20 minute or less

Less is More - face the music and dance

Sparkles Forum Challenge - things with wings

Stamping Sensations - things with wings

Christmas Wishes

Good morning all.

Apologies if I didn't get round to you yesterday commenting....Chrome was making life very difficult, IE doesn't like blogger very much so in the end I admitted defeat and picked up a magazine I'd bought whilst shopping!! I'll try again today!

Another Christmas card to share today.

Stamp and sentiment from Wild Rose Studio, coloured with promarkers and highlighted with stickles before being fussy cut. Background is a Creat a Card from Die'sire - Starry Night. Lacy seambinding from Crafty Ribbon and pearls from my stash.

All finished inside too.

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra  - anything Christmas goes

Merry Monday - bingo (red, die cut, sparkle)

Papertake Weekly - oh how cute

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas in September

Deep Ocean Challenge - at least one flower

Love to Create - fussy cut

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - ribbon or lace

Acrylic Art

Good morning all.

Well last night was spent on the edge of my seat watching Liverpool playing football, never before have I seen a game go to 15 penalties to each team before a winner was declared!!

I was hunting for something last week when I came across some acrylic art pieces which have been lurking around unused for many a year (at least 5 or 6!). I decided it was time I took the plunge and used a piece...why, why, why have I not done so before now!!

I stamped the image with Stazon (stamp from my set of Anita's stamps) and coloured with gel pens, then stamped over with embossed ink and added some sparkly EP and heat embossed. I used red EP around the sides to make a border then stuck it to a Spellbinder die cut. Papers are from Kaisercraft and Dovecraft. Ribbon, twine and tag are from my stash.

Of course I had to finish the inside!

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

Sparkle n Sprinkle - anything goes with glitter, EP or flock

Die Cut Divas - new things (first time using acrylic art)

WOW embossing powder - my favourite (although new this could easily become a favourite!)

Holly Jolly Christmas - ribbon or lace

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Good morning all.

Had a big washing day yesterday, then got waylaid after opening an email from Find My Past telling me about the new school records on line....I had to have a look to see which counties were included and having found Lancashire among them I had to look for some of hubby's ancestors (as you do!). Managed to lose most of an afternoon and evening after that adding bits to the family tree! I managed to find both of hubby's paternal grandparents and some of their siblings...one poor little chap had been sent to school at the ripe old age of three and a half and that was in the early 1900's!
Of course at 10.30pm I realised I still had eldest's bed to remake!!

A very CAS Christmas card to share today.

The little penguin stamp is from Stamps Away and I've coloured with promarkers. Die is from Memory Box. Snowflakes are punch waste. Gems from my stash.

Finished inside too...so glad I've kept this up this year!

Challenges entered:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - Christmas critters

CHNC Extra  - anything Christmas goes

Merry Monday - bingo (red, die cut, sparkle)

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

One Crazy Stamper - halloween/ Christmas

Sparkles Forum Challenge - things with wings

Squirrel's Penguin Challenge - feature a penguin

Merry Christmas

Good morning all.

A very quiet weekend had here, managed to get into the craft room and make some headway with the Christmas cards which I'm way behind on!!

A very quick one to share today.

A cream hammer embossed base card; Die'sire Create a Card die "Christmas Eve" cut with kraft card and inked with DI whilst still in the die; Merry Christmas stamp from Anita's stamps; gems from my stash.

Simples!!

And of course finished inside too!

Challenges entered:

CHNC - 20 minute or less

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

ABC Christmas - anything festive

Stampotique Designers Challenge - one stamp

Christmas Cards all Year Round - kraft and cream

Christmas Card Club "Winter Wonderland"

Good morning all.

It's time for our fortnightly Christmas Card Club challenge again and this time the theme was set by Christine who gave us "Winter Wonderland".

Stamp is from Wild Rose Studio and I've coloured with promarkers and used stickles to highlight before die cutting. Dies from Spellbinders. Backing paper is also from Wild Rose Studio and was a magazine freebie (think the stamp was possibly too). Embossed panel is pearlised paper and the embossing board was another magazine freebie. Sentiment stamp from Anita's Stamps. Ribbons, gems and poinsettia from my stash.

All finished inside too!

Do pop over to see the rest of the gang's creations, their links are on my sidebar.

Challenges entered:

CHNC Extra  - anything Christmas goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

Winter Wonderland - use two ribbons

ABC Christmas Challenge - S for something festive

Holly Jolly Christmas - ribbons or lace

Crafty Ribbons - 1st Christmas with ribbons (my 1st is first time stamp has been inked)

Hobbybook Designer Challenge - embossing

Penny's Paper-Crafty - embossing

One Crazy Stamper - halloween or Christmas

All Dressed Up!

Good morning all.

Another Halloween treat bag to share today.

Image and papers are from All Dressed Up. Image is coloured with promarkers before being die cut. Square dies from Spellbinders, banner die is a Signature die from Joanna Sheen with the waste hearts used in the corners. Fibres from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Crafting By Designs - childhood memories

Divas by Design - anything but a card

The Paper Shelter - ribbon, twine or floss

All Dressed Up - favourite colours

Dies R Us - fall festival

The East Wind - feel the fall

All Crafts Challenge - anything but a card

Fitztown - fall colours

Whoopsi Daisy - colours of autumn

Hiding in My Craft Room - banners

Fireworks

Good morning all.

Better Together...now everyone needs to work together to make it work for everyone!

I needed a card for a swap with the theme of fireworks!! Really had no idea what to do until this came to life....just hope my swap partner likes it and considers it follows the remit!

Another faux pearl background....this time I mixed some black acrylic in with my pearlescent one...I could probably have afforded to have been slightly heavier handed with this one but heigh ho! I then used various distress inks in orange and yellow tones to ink it up. Starburst die is a Signature Die from Joanna Sheen and the banner is from Spellbinders. Sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts. Card is finished with a few gems.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Sentiments Designs - autumn colours

The Mixed Media Card Challenge - autumn colours

The Sisters of Craft - anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks - fall

Crafty Girls Challenges - anything goes

Get Well Soon

Good morning all.

Well today is the day when those of us living in Scotland get to vote for the future of the country, goodness knows what we will wake up to tomorrow morning the polls are so close! Whatever happens half of Scotland are going to be unhappy with the result! I know ours is a divided family with the three kids erring the opposite way to us two oldies and whoever listened to their parents at that age??

At least my upload button has decided to work!!

Some more faux pearl today...I discovered I needed a Get Well card for a male relative soon after making the birthday card I showed on Monday so set to and made a similar card with an appropriate sentiment.

The backing was one of my heavy handed spare pieces but I decided to use the reverse of it and start again...I think I've made a better job this time although I'm pants at random colours.....I've treated myself to some mini blending tools to see if that helps.  I used salty ocean and squeezed lemonade distress inks for this one.

Note to self...let your distress inks dry thoroughly before buffing!

Die is from Memory Box and sentiment from Wild Rose Studios. Bow from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Cardz 4 Guyz - no patterned paper

Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes

Cards Galore Encore - make a card

Creatalicious Challenges - flower power

Die Cut Divas - new things (new background technique)

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Crafty Boots - anything goes

My Craft Creations - anything goes

Crafting for all Seasons #86 "Colours of Autumn"

Good morning all.

Grrrr!!! Why do they keep changing things....I can't upload anything from my computer unless I add it to my Picassa album first!! Just as well this post was already scheduled and most of the challenge post was already written...I'd have been tearing my hair out otherwise. Has anyone else got this problem?

Today it's time for our next challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is "Colours of Autumn". We're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. Our sponsor this time Limited Runs who gave the DT images to work with.

I've taken the opportunity to make a start on my treat bags for Halloween.

My image is called Halloween Sign and I've coloured with promarkers and added the wording with a stencil. Dies are all from Spellbinders. I've made the bag using a sheet of A4 paper printed on both sides two different papers from Bearly Mine. Ribbon from my stash.

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

Challenges entered:

Bearly Mine - colours of autumn

Come and Get It - digi plus autumn theme

The Corrosive Challenges - autumn/fall

Simply Create Too - fall/autumn

Milk Coffee Challenge - colours of autumn

Decorate to Celebrate - fall/birthday

Oldie but a Goodie - autumn (leaf and pumpkin die cuts are leftovers from last year)

Passion for Promarkers - make it digital

Merry & Bright

Good morning all.

Holiday Monday and it was dreich and dreary here all day, hope it improves for the rest of the week!!

Another card using the faux pearl technique, this time a Christmas card.

Hmmm the layers don't look very straight on this photo but I have been back and checked it out and it is straight!

I used Festive Berries and Pine Needles to colour the card...I've been exceptionally heavy handed with the acrylic paint on this one but the recipient won't know that lol! The bauble dies and stamps and the sentiment stamp are from Spellbinders, gem, bows and cord from my stash.

....and it wouldn't be a Christmas card if it wasn't finished inside!!

Challenges entered:

Paper Creator's Crafts - early Christmas

CHNC Extra - anything Christmas goes

CRAFT - Christmas

Christmas Card Challenge - colours

Crafting When We Can - Christmas come early