Creative Inspirations challenge 37 - Card and Gift Tag set

WEll folks a little late I know sorry been to Night School learning sign language.
This week over at Creative Inspirations we have the challenge to make a card and tag how nice is it to receive a card with a matching tag just makes the present that bit special dont you think. Now you can make it for christmas birthday wedding anniversary the choice is yours. Cant wait to see what you come up with.

I have used this fab snowman image and coloured with my promarkers. Papers are from my stash and if you havent already noticed i love blue christmas cards. Used my cuttlebug to add some elements and dimention. the image is glossed with anitias 3d gloss.

Well hope you can join us so pop over and check out the DT's work and our new guest DT gosh Lorraine has done a stunning job with hers. We also have our monthly sponser this week Simon says stamp who is giving away $20 to the lucky winner.

Right so here are the blog challenges i am entering this in.

Simon Says challenge- So charming to use charms

Quixotic Challenges No 5- Be charming to use charms

Pollycraft Challenge - Christmas themed

Stampavie and More- Christmas

Thanks for looking and hope to see you over there

Family Christmas

Gosh Christmas is coming too quick have you got all your cards and shopping done. I havent. Well this week I am trying to combine a few challenges as most have the Christmas theme one way or another so this is for several. Thought this image made such a happy family picture all trying to get dress maybe quickly so they can open their presents.




This has 2 of Mo's images which is their challenge.
Stampin Up for the weekend has the colour theme Lilac and Silver which I have used. Have you seen they are have a DT call out. Have you entered yet.
Crafty Cardmaker would like to see an alternative Christmas well don't think these are the normal colours of Christmas so guess that's another ticked.
Bee Crafty whats sparkly and gems and to use a digi image. Image glossed and gems in the centre of flower. Ribbon has sparkly to.

Well that it thanks for looking and call back again Wednesday is Dt day at Creative Inspirations have you entered this weeks just time left to do so.

Crafty Catz Dt Call challenge 10

Well this week at Crafty Catz we have the theme of Angels and Fairies. Well with Christmas round the corner I am sure we can all find a Angel to join the challenge. This is also the second part of the Dt call and to be considered you have to have entered last weeks and this. So here is my second entry. Massive apology for the picture with winter and the rain just cant get the light to show this stunning paper the sheen and the patterns in it. Just love this paper and i have it in a few colours it is the sort that you hate to cut and love to stroke.

Image is by Mo at Digitalpenciltoo. Coloured with promarkers. Flowers hand made given to me as a birthday present with the sentiment which i believe is a Stampin Up. Wings have prisma ultra fine glitter on. Card has Satin Siver mirri Card framing the front and the layers and the backing nestie. I picked this satin at go with the sheen on the duck egg papers which came from Create and Craft. Finished with a white satin ribbon. The base layer has the CCS Big book paper in the buttons and the sentiment papers. This has been made for a friends birthday( Alex) for next week and just hope it is up to some way near her standard. Really enjoying making these easel cards think they really do have the wow factor.

Manga Boy's Stocking

Well this is a image i was kindly given to play with by a good friend gosh what would we do without friends. Really enjoyed colouring this and think i will give to my nephew as his fave colours are blue and red. The layout is from I Play the Sugar bowl and they had a added theme of Zig Zag. Well had some zig zag ribbon so used this have turned the sketch round so the ribbon went from top to bottom. Papers are dove craft and the image is coloured with my promarkers hoping Santa brings me some more colours. Added a few little toppers of canes and a little bag with a ginger man on.

Hope you like this and thanks for popping by.

Kerry Jo snowball at the ready

This is a image from last years Kerry Jo Christmas set love Kerry's stamps nice change from the cutie stamps. Have combined this with 2 challenges decided to go with browns and greens for this. The layout is from the challenge blog Sketch and stash and The Pink Elephant Challenge blog would love to see some Plaid and brads but no ribbon. Had these gold brads that reminded me of snowflakes to thought that they would be ok for this. Papers are from last year too. Credit crush Christmas cards. Lol I will put a sentiment on the right hand corner when i decide who is getting it.

4 challenges 1 card

Well hello how as your weekend gone. Had the nephews for a few hours today and went to Manchester for a wonder around and some lunch it rained but they didn't complain. Good job. Lol. Well i have actually managed to combine a few challenges with this one which i am didn't think i would be able to but found these papers in my stash so was able to do the layout and colour themes. Image is a stampavie stamp and although isn't Christmas Simon Says would like to see some love so adding the mistletoe think it works. Layout is from Truly Scrumptious and the colour theme is Colour Create Green, Red and White. Swirl is hand drawn with a quickie pen and glittered as Truly wanted a Sparkly Flourish. Stampavie challenge#17 would like you to create a scene. Well hope this fits their challenge

A sketch for you

WEll it's Wednesday and time for another challenge. This week at Creative Inspirations the lovely and talented Natalie has given us a sketch to play with. Love Natalies Sketches makes life so much easier. Also this week Wags'n'Whiskers / BunnyZoeCrafts are sponsering us. Wish i could enter they have some fab goodies.

I have used my new whiff of joy winter kit and done some masking placing willow on the sledge. Used my cuttlebug folder snowflakes on the pale blue card. Dove craft paper and pink petticoat paper. Sentiments are whiff of joy and an unknown parcel stamp. Cuttlebug snowflakes. Papermania free ribbon.

I am also entering this in the following blog challenges

Papertake Weekly - Christmas crackers ( christamas card)

Everybodys art challenge - Christmas

Whiff of joy - Christmas Card

Well hope to see you all over there and check out the teams blogs there is some amazing cards and dont forget to say hi as you visit.

OMG I WON

Just popped onto the Truly Scrumptious Challenge Blog to check out their new challenge and had to do a double take there was my Name. I won. Cant wait to play with Janet's Stamp from Pink Gems.


Pop by again my DT card for Creative Inspirations will be on this afternoon. Sneak peep for you

Choir is sing

Hi this is another of Mo's delightful image dont they look angelic. Have coloured them with my promarkers not sure if these are traditional colours certainly didnt wear these at our church. The image is call Choir and you can download it from here.

This week at Mo's challenge blog there is a receipe which they would like you to follow.

Three (3) different papers
Two (2) ribbons
One (1) decorative edge (punch, lace, trim, etc.)

Also at Pollycrafts they have the theme of christmas. Well when i think of christmas i always think of the beautiful choirs

Kerry Jo christmas caroling

Made this card last night witha sketch but for the life of me cant remember where from so i am unable to enter the challenge. lol. Guess another senior moment. Image coloured with my promarkers and papers from last years stash. Just love Kerrys stamps but didnt manage to get this set but once again my friensd came to my aid. What would we do wth out friends. Well I thought you might like a peep of it.

Digital Doodles 2nd challenge. Mrs Tilly Claus

Well this week is the launch of the 2nd Challenge over at Wendys Digital Doodle. Wendy has kindly drawn Tilly in her lovely Christmas outfit for us to enter the challenge.

The prize up for grab is sponsered by Simple Create and this is what they are giving to the lucky winner.

I have coloured her in my nephews favourite colours with promarkers, Dove craft papers and diecuts with Blue glitter . Touch of silver mirri card for that extra glamour. Peel off in silver.

Well if you fancy having a bash of the challenge Mrs Tilly Claus is waiting for you.
Thanks for looking

Crafty Catz DT Call - Celebrate

Hi girls over on Crafty Catz they have a place up for grabs on their Design Team. So i am taking up the challenge so keep your fingers crossed for me. The theme is Celebrate you have to have somewhere on your entry the word "Celebrate" The Challenge blog is a fairly new one but has been well received so i am expecting lots of competition for this valuable place.

Here it is my very 1st Easel card made for my sister in law. I had a small set of Stampin Up stamps that has the words in a block friends, thanks, celebrate and birthday. Well haven't used the celebrate before so cracked open the case and inked it up on one of my label nesties. Image is from a friend. Papers are from stash. Gems are papermanina as is the Gem Brads. Coloured with my promarkers. White rose is inside one of those ribbon gift bow things you add to your parcels. Added a touch of pink glitter to the rose. Sorry picture doesn't show it up too well. Paper is Basic Grey. On the reverse i made a small pocket so i could fold some money up and slide it in.

Well thanks for your time in reading this and wish me luck

Kimmies Girls

Hi well have posted both these cards on the same post as they have the same layout from Stampin for the Weekend . Sketch designed by Nancy, and dont they look soo different. Got these images in a Rak from a dear friend on docrafts was sooo surprised when they arrived on my door step been wanting to play with them since they came out but with christmas round the corner resisted but only just. Papers from stash think they are dove craft and basic grey really must keep them seperate. Coloured with promarkers and touch of gel glitter pen. Red christmas ribbon with sentiment. Flowers from the works gosh they where a bargin.

Have made this one for the Ooh-la-la Creations challenge. Their theme this time is Monochrome. I have shades of green . Used my cuttlebug swirls and birds folder. Layout is as the above.

Jim Harkers Solider

Hi hope you are all having a good Sunday. I am sat trying to get some Christmas cards done but failing badly. Isnt this image wonderful. Jim haS donated this image to raise funds how brillient is this.
Coloured with Promarkers and used my circle scallop nestie. Papers from stash soo many from last year i need to use before buying new ones so you will get fed up with seein them. Parcel topper from a rack i received.Few epoxy sticker snowflakes. I am entering this in the Cupcake Craft Challenge as they have the theme "Digital Images". I do love Digi stamps love how you can resize them.

Not even a Mouse

Well this is the 1st time i have entered Mo's challenge blog been meaning to do it since it started but was just amazed with all the stunning entrys. Well Caryn has given us this fab Sketch and i just had to have a play.




Coloured my image with Promarkers and used some papermainia papers from last year. Credit crunch need to use them. Used my nesties and card from papermill. Charm mounted on a small nestie which i got from the works in a pack. Satin Ribbon from a local shop. Hope you like.
Thanks for looking.

Mo sponsers Creative Inspirations challenge 36 - SPARKLE

Hi folks well not far off Christmas hope you have started your shopping I am way behind with mine.

Well it is that time again challenge 36 at Creative Inspirations - SPARKLE and woh have we some fab DT Cards for you.

This week were are sponsored by the very talented Maurie Manning who I am sure you will have all heard of and her website MO'S DIGITAL PENCIL. Seeing she is sponsoring us this week she gave us each a Digital Image to use in-case we didn't have any.

Also we are looking for Decembers Guest DT.






Well I wish i was better at taking pictures found it very hard to get the sparkle. Papers are from Last year used them because they had the word sparkle on. Coloured with Promarkers. Pee wee glitter and the sentiment is from the winter kit over at Whiff of joy. Used my cuttle bug snowflake folder. Shimmer chalks to highlight the snowflakes. Some blue fibres to finish and a Die cut.
Well I hope you will all get your glitter out and join us this week will be soo jealous that we cant enter the challenge and win Mo's Prize.

WOJ Friendship Card Wallet

Hi over on docrafts we have a monthly friendship swop. Well as i have just got my winter kit from WOJ decided it would be rude not to use it. Layout it from Truly Scruptious with the added challenge of textures. Glitter , snowflakes and fibres. Also this time at Simon Says the theme is thinking of you so this fits the bill and used a small clear stamp which i got for 50p which has a few more with it what a bargin. Creative Inspirations monday challenge has the theme is pocket. I have placed flapinside to hold some images i am sending

Mo does it again for Connors christening card

Hi folks well today my great nephew Connor Lee was christened wasnt sure what to make as did a nappy cake for birth few months ago a exploding box for my dad to give and one of the beautiful whiff of joy willow images for the card. They are young parents but not sure about the too tradional but they are not cutie people so i decided on this image of John from Mo's bit of a tradional but with a more modern layout. Well it went down well they loved it.

Coloured with Promarkers and 3d glossed the image. Sparkle chalks for the picture. Gold satin and texture card. Blue backing paper from stash. Blue satin ribbon. Stars have a bark texture to them. Smooth heart pearls. So lots of smooth and textured surfaces.

Layout is from the challenge at Stamp Something
I am entering this also into Allsorts challenge which is to make something for a child

Stampin Up For the Weekend has Celebration as their theme hope they dont mind me entering this.