Ho Ho Ho Christmas is coming

Good evening well had a very busy day and apart from sitting down for lunch and tea i am now only just taking the weight off my feet. Where does the hours go and the year come to that. I guess it is a sign of getting old. Well talking of time disappearing the big day CHRISTMAS will soon be apon us. So with that our lovely Nina has decided our theme this week at CRAFTY CATZ is *CHRISTMAS IS COMING* we are sponsored this week by Rick St Dennis 

wow the team has made some stunning creations with Ricks images. 

Below is my make using one of Ricks images Image coloured with promarkers

DP is dovecraft, flowers from wild orchid, ribbon & lace from stash, pearls from meiflower, spellinder die for image, Promarkers, edges destressed.

Well would love you to come and join us I have lots more christmas cards to make. If you are the same maybe this challenge is for you.

Thanks for popping by and have a good weekend

challenges i would like to enter

 Sparkle and glitter with rick

Creative inspirations - sketch atg
creative crew - christmas joy
Fan Tastic Tuesday - atg
Holly Jolly Christmas - red green & White
passion for promarkers - lace 
top tip tuesday - 3 DP 
( top tip lightlydamp your card before embossing to give a deeper emboss)
That Craft Place - ATG 2nd entry

It is beginning to look a lot like CHRISTMAS

Good morning did you get a good nights sleep. i hope so it sets you up for a good day.

Is everyone ready for Christmas the Manchester Christmas Markets are about to start here so guess it means i should be making a list. Not done all my cards yet feel like that is all I am doing. Anyway if you are like me and need to get some more done then how about joining us this week at CRAFT with our CHRISTMAS challenge

Look at the fab list of sponsors that has kindly donated prizes

Stitchy Bear Stamps

Sweet n Sassy

The Stamping Chef

Yours and Mine Papercrafts

told you they where fab prize details are on the challenge blog

So now onto my card using using 'Krissy Kringle' by The Stamping Chef

Ok I went with traditional colours seem to be my thing this year last was all blues. I mage coloured with my Promarkers. Dies used are Memory Box and spellbinders . DP is from last years papermania pads omg I didnt realise I had so much left and havent bought any this year my bit to save pennies. Hope you dont mind the old stuff. Lots of gems and some twine

OK now it is your turn so would love to come and see your make.

Off to do some dreaded housework and then walk the dog

Thanks for popping by
challenges
The stamping chef- ATG
creative crew - christmas joy
Fan Tastic tuesday - atg
Holly Joy Christmas - colour theme
Just inspiration - gifts
that craft place - atg

Jolly Festive times with Inspirational Picture

Good morning well what a wet and miserable day we are having here in the Northwest. Hope you are experiencing some better weather. I saw that the weatherman has said we are all in for record snow fall this year. Love snow but not the best for travelling in and our roads are not good far too much road works holding traffic up.

Well enough of my waffle let me tell you about this weeks challenge at Divas By Design.

This week we have a inspirational picture for you. Now take what you want from this picture as if you hop over to the blog you will see we all did  something a little different.

oh I would love to have this in my house for Christmas. 

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is

Right so what have I made for your inspiration. Immediately when I saw this I thought of a old stamp from Whiff of Joy so just used the colours from the picture

All papers are from my stash and are very old I think the only new item is the flowers i got from a local store. Sentiment is from Pookadoodles. Stamp Whiff of Joy coloured with my promarkers. Ribbon from Meiflower, Happy Holiday die is a Savvy Die.

Well thats my make I took the colours and the food  from the picture cant wait to see what you take from it. Hope you will come and play along with us this week.

Off to get the dog some Dog Food from Adsa and might treat us to there Pizza for tea.

Have a good day and thanks for popping

challenges
The stamping chef - ATG
Artbymiran - atg
addicted to stamps = atg
craft creations - 3 layers 2 dp 1 image
creative moments - atg
wonderful wednesday - atg
creative crew - christmas joy
Fan Tastic tuesday - atg
Holly Jolly Christmas - red gold & cream
Just inspiration - gifts
passion for promarkers - lace (doily)

Ribbon and/or Lace at Crafty Catz

Good evening a quick post for me as i am a little late with my post for Crafty Catz. Yesterday the lovely Naomi has set our challenge this week and she would like you to add Ribbon and or Lace to your creation.

Our sponsor for this challenge is BUGABOO who is giving our winner 7 images of their choice.

so onto my card for your inspiration and i have used one of our sponsors images

I have used my promarkers to colour the image and added chalks for the shading round the image. Lace and ribbon from stash. Used my nesties to mount the image and the DP is from a pad called Merry and Bright I bought last year but love this paper. Some gems for bling. A touch for Twine and a christmas tree charm and some cheesecloth.

Hope you like and find some time to come and join us.

Thanks for popping by

challenges I would like to  enter

clear it out - Christmas /charm

Crafty Ribbons - christmas cards with ribbon

Cute card thursday - stripes

delightful challenges -patterned paper

Miss muffet - anything goes

Milk Coffee - hand coloured image

Alphabet challenge - T traditional

christmas stampin all year round - atg

Craft for eternity recipe challenge - ribbon & Lace

really reasonable ribbon - winter holiday

Whimsy DT Call

Hi I have been looking at this amazing opportunity over at 
Whimsy Inspirations Blog 
they are having a DT Call which is closing really soon and I have decided to try my hand. As my old Nan would say you have to be in it to win it. So keep your fingers crossed for me. It is to work with their stamps and dies wow how amazing would that be. They have some fabulous artists so to be allowed to make cards with their images would be a dream.

I have a brand new card using a Make It Crafty Digi but their Love collection. I am equally happy to work with both Stamps as well as Digital images and have included a couple of older cards I have made using stamps also showing different styles.

My Card features the Make it Crafty - Geeky Love Kiss

Wp is First Edition and I have used a Spellbinders corner die. Large Gem Button and the dress has lots of glitter on the dress and veil but not sure if it shows. The image has been coloured with my promarkers the same as the Wee stamp card below. Satin ribbon and some Silver wedding rings for embellishment

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Miss Muffet - ATG,  Moving along with the times - sparkle & shine, A Crafty Mess - ATG
Artbymiran - ATG

Now onto some past cards

This one is using a Wee Stamp set called Flower Fairies which you can purchased here

This one is a Stamp Sentiment and show use of dies

I do hope you like my cards and  wish me luck I think this would be a dream job.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Winter

Good morning well it is nippy out there now winter is definitely with us now. So a good time to stay in and keep warm and do some crafting.

So what better than join us at CRAFT this week with the perfect challenge

WINTER

We are also saying good bye to a few of our long standing members but I am sure we will see them around and will be announcing shortly some new DT members from our recent DT Call.

So back to our challenge WINTER

Anything that fits in with this subject, qualifies for entering into this challenge. Don't forget, there is a maximum of 5 entries per person and it needs to be new work (so created and posted after this challenge has started). Please also make sure to turn word verification off as this makes leaving a comment on your lovely creations much easier. We do not leave a comment if you have word verification switched on.

Here are the fabulous sponsors for this challenge:

Sponsor 1: Pink Gem Designs:

Prize is 2 single digi images, (no sets or water marks) of choice from their shop.

Sponsor 2: The Cutting Cafe

The prize is any 3 sets from their online shop.

Sponsor 3:  Sassy Studio Designs

Prize is 4 images from Sassy Studio Designs

Sponsor 4: Digital Delights

Store blurp:

Welcome to Digital Delights by Louby Loo, a magical place filled with digital creations from all walks of life. We are your one stop shop for all your digital stamps and digital products which are instantly downloadable. We also have a wide range of digital papers and svg cut files for all your crafting projects. Our low prices reflect our belief that crafting should not only be fun but affordable too!!

Other services include custom blog design and custom watermarks. Why wait for snail mail? Start creating with our instant downloads today.

The prize is

 

So now it is my turn to share with you my card which i have used a set from The Cutting Cafe called Winter Bingo and also a previous sponsors image Lacy Sunshine called Rory Christmas Presents

I have stamped and embossed the base navy card with snowflakes from a tiny whisper stamps set and sea foam white embossing powder. Added some metallic ribbon. The bingo card has been shaded with memento ink along with the image edges. The image has been coloured with my promarkers layered onto some white card which has been embossed with dots cuttlebug folder. Dies are Quickutz frames and Memory Box snowflake circle. Lots of tiny gems in blue and clear and some pearls to tie in the background with the diecuts.

Well thats my card for your inspiration I do hope that you can come and join us we are a family site which invites children as well as adults to join us so  how about getting the kids making those christmas cards projects.

Thanks for popping by and i will be back tomorrow with another card for you.

Bye for now and stay safe and warm

challenges I would like to enter this into are

creative corner - christmas

Lacy sunshine - include a hat
crafty ribbons - christmas
ABC Christmas - a merry christmas
crafting by design - atg
fab n funky - 3 embellishments - ribbon, gems & diecut
I love promarkers - cute christmas
inspiration destination - ATG
Dream Valley - christmas

Making it Sparkle with some fun

Good morning well winter has arrived. Did you have a good Halloween I didnt get as many  children as I expected this year so there is still some yummy chocolate for MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Lol

Ok today over on CRAFTY SENTIMENTS the lovely and talented Céline's has a sparkly challenge for you so dig out that glitter gems and mirri card and come and join us.

The fab prize for our lucky winner this week is 

Dont forget to read the rules so that you dont miss out on extra entries with your creation

so now let me share with you my card yes in full swing with the Christmas cards now as I have so many to get done and cant believe even though I have been doing the odd one through the year how many I still need. Are you the same.

 I have used one of the new stamps for Christmas called Having Fun which you can find in our shop by just clicking on the name. Lots of glitter card gems and mirri card to make it sparkle. The image has been coloured with my promarkers. DP is from a very old pad. I have added some glitter on the white matt behind the mirri card on the base card. Dies used are Savvy snowflake, Quickutz frames and spellbinders. Sentiment is from Pookadoodles.

Well another ticked off my list for this year > I hope you like and will come join us remember it doesnt have to be a Christmas card just add some Sparkle.

Now go checkout the rest of the talented team you wont be disappointed

Thanks for popping by and have a nice day.

Challenges
Card Mania - dies
crafty your passions - bright & sparkly
crafty cardmaker- diecutting
dream valley - christmas
love to scrap - bling
clear it out - snowmen

Just Halloween

Hi yes me again I was playing last night and had my grey promarkers out and this image from Delicious Doodles on my desk. Well started colouring and this is what I ended up with.

I added just some dovecraft paper well think it is as it is that old. The pin i quickly made with some beads and used a mirri card on the diecuts which are a Heartfelt corner die. Satin ribbon is from Crafty Ribbon.

Well I think it Halloween themed dont you.

Dont often colour with just greys but i quiet enjoyed it.

Well bye for now off to get some more sweets for the kids and might make some jelly worms.

challenges
Milk coffee - Halloween
Craft By Design - halloween
creative moments ,   inky impressions-  Scrappers delights - Scrapy land  halloween
Mo mania - metal
A Gem of a challenge- p pinkydoll challenge -Just some lines - That Craft Place - Glitter & Sparkle -We Do Doobadoo  AAA -Halloween
 penny paper crafty - ATG

Happy Birthday Boy - Crafty Catz DT Card ATG

Good afternoon are you all ready for Halloween have you got your costumes ready do you surprise the kids when you open the door or do you hate it and think it is just ok for our US cousins, Well either way today is Friday and we have everyones fave for you at CRAFTY CATZ

Yes it is

ANYTHING GOES

Our fabulous sponsora this week are

WITH A FAB PRIZE

AND OUR OTHER SPONSOR THIS WEEK IS 

The Paper Nest Dolls are a collection of original artwork, all done hand, by Christine Young the founder. All artwork is unique and inspired by one of Christine Young's children and then turned into a rubber or digital stamp.

prize is $25 to the Paper Nest Dolls

So what do I have for you for your inspiration.

 close up of image

My card is clean and simple and is actually a card that is sat in my team mates Janettes house as it is her sons Grahams birthday today.My card features a Mo's image and has been coloured with my promarkers. Dp is from my stash. Few black gems and sentiment is computer generated.

Well hope you like my card he has opened his card and i have had a email thanking me so guess it is ok. So with such a easy challenge theme and the children back at school monday we are hoping you get chance to play along with us this week.

Have a great halloween- 

challenges
art impressions - humor
ATG -  inspiration Destination    - Penny Paper Crafty - wonderful wednesday -
crafting at the weekend- kit & Clowder - crafting from the heart

Hidden Fairy - Fantasy Challenge at Craft

Good evening have you had a good day. I had loads to do but got very little done really. I did get a little time to do some colouring but have yet to finish the card.

However today being Thursday is a new challenge at CRAFT and this week they are looking for some Fantasy on your creations

our sponsors for this challenge are

Pattie's Creations Digital Stamps

Bugaboo Stamps

The Stamping Boutique

CraftsuPrint 

Fabulous selection of sponsors yet again with lots of prizes so befor you head on over to checkout the prizes and creations from the team on the challenge blog I would like to share with you my card using a image from The stamping Boutique called Hidden Fairy

This is a very small easel card made with a spellbinders scallop circle die. As fairies are small i wanted to make a small card. I have used 2 doilies and the gold mirri card has been cut with spellbinder dies. I have added a little sparkle of glitter to the flowers but not sure if you can see. The image has been coloured with my promarkers. I fussy cut the image and layered it onto some gold vellum layered onto the gold mirri die cut. A single pearl for the centre.

Not sure if i like this as it hasnt come out as i would have liked. Maybe i am still in halloween mode. lol. Well thanks for popping by leave me a comment to let me know you called.

challenges
4 crafty chicks - ATG
crafters cafe - things with wings
digi chooseday - lace (doily)
use your stash - doily
emerald fairies - things with wings

New Home for Neice & Divas By Design DT Card

Good evening well we are half way through the school holidays and the children in the road are starting to hang their halloween creations from the trees shame we have rain hope they don't spoil 

Well it is Wednesday and that means we have another challenge for you all at DIVAS BY DESIGN and this week we have everyones favourite

ANYTHING GOES

our prize this week is a surprise gift not even the team knows what it is.

So onto my card for your inspiration. It is a New Home Card I made for my Neice her and her partner has just bought their first house.

 close up of stamp from Inkilious gold embossed and black inner coloured

 close up of pins made by a friend the last of a set she sent me before she stopped crafting and a large bow made with black organiza ribbon from Meiflower crafts

The ivory card has been embossed with a latice folder and the gold diecuts behind the stamp is a spellbinders corner lined up to cut four together.Flowers are Papermania A large gem button in the centre of the bow. Lots of gold and black card to mat. I was really pleased the way it turned out and she was delighted with it.

I hope you like please leave me a comment and let me know what you think. I love to read your comments and appreciate each and every one of them.

Now please pop along and checkout the rest of the teams makes there is such a variety of style and creations for your inspiration.

Thanks for popping by and i will be back tomorrow with another little card for you.
challenges
pennys paper crafty - atg
simon says stamp - anything goes
crafty cardmaker - dies and punches
incy wincy - buttons and bows
the pink elephant - atg
amusing - atg

Thank You at Crafty Catz

Good morning well last day for the children at school a full week off. I have jobs to do at home but hoping to get some crafting done need get some Christmas cards done.

Well today being Friday it is time for a new challenge and this week it is the lovely talented Anna's turn to host. So hope you will join us again. I loved all your Black plus one cards last week and if you entered pop along and checkout the winners and top three fab creations.

Well Anna has chosen a fab challenge

THANK YOU

Yes we all need some of these in our card box so why not come and join us.

Our sponsor this week is the fab company MEI FLOWER CRAFT with a £20 prize

So onto my card for your inspiration. I will explain the sentiment as it looks a little strange. A neighbour had just finished Radiotherapy . He asked if i could do a nurse with a chicken on a plate with the sentiment. I immediately thought of this fab image from Bugaboo. Sentiment is computer generated. DP is from a scrapbooking kit. Ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons and i have done it in the style of their charity. . Image has been coloured with my promarkers.

close up of the image

Hope you like and yes the nurses did get the joke of the cooked chicken. Thanks for popping by and dont forget to pop along and see what the rest of the team has made.

Have a great weekend

challenges
fab n funky - funny
inspiration destination - atg
take heart ideas- ATG
wonderful wednesday - atg
crafty littyle fairies - 1 DP
brown sugar - atg
sisters art challenge - atg

Seasonal Project for Craft challenge

Good morning all just one more day left and the children will be break for school holidays so lots of children getting ready for that spooky time of year followed by fire works I do hope that they go to organised ones and enjoy it. So if you are having fireworks at home please be safe I always did as a child and loved it but was always aware of the danger.

Enough of my warning onto some of the fun

 at Craft  Challenge Blog and this week we would like to see

             Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Bonfire Night

Our wonderful sponsors and prizes for this challenge are

Here are the fabulous sponsors for this challenge:

Sponsor 1:  Inky Impressions

Prize is a $10 certificate for Inky Impressions

Sponsor 2: Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Prize is 3 images of choice from her shop.

Sponsor 3: QKR Stampede

Company Bio:
Do you have a sense of humor? Are you looking for a cute stamp? Then, we are the company for you! QKR Stampede is the somewhat cute somewhat quirky rubber and digital stamp company. We Showcase the artwork of Ken Herrod, who had a unique, somewhat quirky style with lots of humor and character. You are sure to get a chuckle out of our stamps! We have been offering our unique stamps and supplies to the craft industry for over 15 years. At QKR Stampede our images are available as unmounted, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps! If QKR Stampede Stamps aren't exactly what you are looking for, Don't miss out on the sister companies: Eureka Stamps,  Biblical Impressions Rubber Stamps, or the newest addition; Alluring Impressions.

The Prize is 5 Digital Images of choice.

Sponsor 4: Imagine That! Digital Stamps

The prize is 3 sets of choice from her site.

So now onto my project for your inspiration. I have used one of our sponsors digital image. Angelica's Giant Pumpkin' by Inky Impressions

 close up of the image coloured with promarkers

The DP isa very old and i think is a dovecraft pad picked for the  dies & punches i have used are quickutz for the image and matting, Martha Stewart  leaf deep punch, Mc gill Halloween punch. I have also used some copper wax on the edges of the image and the bats. Ribbon from stash.

The layout is from this weeks Sketch n Stash challenge

hope you like and dont forget to checkout the rest of the teams cards for inspiration. Hope to see you over at the blog. 

challenges

sketch n stamp = layout

If you give a crafter a cookie - inspirational picture halloween

sweet stamps blog - ATG

Clear it out - halloween
just inspirational challenge -fall
Riley & company - halloween
shopping our stash - halloween
tuesdaythrow down - halloween colours
creative colours - picture inspiration

crafty boots - halloween
dream valley - halloween
love to create - halloween
ppinkydolls - halloween
stamp & create - halloween

Crafty Sentiments Use a Sentiment and new release

Good evening hope you are welll and survived the horrid winds and rain we are having in the Uk. Well today I am here to tell you that we are showcasing the new release at Crafty Sentiments below is the banner and if you would like to see some fab samples made with the new digi stamps then head over to the Inspirational blog for todays and there will be more tomorrow for the release.

Now I have told you about the new release let me share this weeks challenge details and my Dt card.

This week we would like you to add a sentiment onto your card/ creations

Dont forget  to read our rules there are not many and you might be eligible for extra entries

Our prize for the lucky winner this week is this fab santa stamp one of my fave christmas stamps and perfect for your this time of year.

so onto my card for your inspiration I have used another Christmas stamp from our last release called  All I want for Christmas and made a easel card

close up of this fab stamp

I have used my promarkers and the DP is papernaina, some organiza ribbon,die cuts are made with a marrianne and joannna sheen dies. The sentiment s a Seed stamp.

Well now it is over to you I hope to see you over there when you have made your creation. Thanks for popping by.
challenges
creative card crew - bows
die cutting divas - think pink
ikes world - think pink
inky chicks - chrstmas
oldie but goodie - christmas (papers from last year and dies)
sweet stamps - ATG
crafty bloggers network - christmas
merry monday christmas - non trad colours
addicted to stamps - ATG
dragonfly dreams - mainly pink
penny black and more - get a head for christmas
crafty hazelnut christmas - something forgotten or new (stamp)