Merry & Bright

Once one starts on the Christmas cards, it's very hard to stop.  :-D

Two cards this evening and the first one is for

365 Cards Day 258 - 'Put a Lid on It' in other words a Hat

Charisma #45 - Merry & Bright

Actually both my cards this evening have hats on but I like this one for 365

The cute image is a down load from Digi Stamps

Colouring medium - ProMarkers 'Vanilla','Poppy', 'Ruby', 'Lime Green' and 'Emerald'

Skin tones - Copics, 'Skin White' and 'Blush'

White card embossed in 'Bug'

Copics to colour the snowman and Sakura Glitter pen to sparkle all the 'O's

Sentiment  - Mag. freebie

Base card and ribbon from stash

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Forever Friends Challenge - Given Sketch

Stamped Image from a Forum buddy

PP's, card, flat backed gold beads, sentiment and ribbon from my stash

ProMarkers used to colour

Pantomime

Over at Winter Wonderland #24 the challenge was either the given sketch or Pantomime

Oh! I just had to do the latter.

It has been many a laong year since I've been to one, but manage to catch something on TV over the Christmas Season and I just love the slapstick humour.

This is such a wonderful drawing I found a few years ago on the net so don't know where from I'm afraid. These Ugly Sisters are just perfect.

A plain and simple card so as not to detract from the lovely artwork.

I used ProMarkers to colour.

I hand wrote the text which brings it into the here and now.

The velvet brads are by Doodlebug

Tuesday's Trio........

I'll start with the first one made today, which is for Papertake Weekly Challenge #27 which is the given sketch and Colour Create 31 - Blue, White & Silver + Winter & Glitter

Base card - Clarity Stamps

Papers - leftovers from last year ?

Stamp - Stamps Happen

Ink - Versafine Onyx Black

Colouring Medium - ProMarkers

Card Candy - Winter Wishes

Silver ribbon from stash

The bauble on the cat's tail is glittered

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Card two for the day is for 365 Cards Day 255 - 'Let's Patch Things Up!' ~~ to add a patch somewhere
and the sketch is from
Card Patterns sk 40

Went through loads of my stash before I found something for this 'Patch' challenge.  On this set of Daisy & Dandelion stickers, though,  were little baubles and things to hang on a tree, so I cut the little loop off the heart and made it into a patch for the dress, now my brain hurts....lol!!

The papers are from Basic Grey 'Wassail'

The oatmeal base card is from Clarity Stamps

offcut of card & ribbon from my stash

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Finally for tonight this is for Whiff of Joy challenge which was a given sketch

Papers - Basic Grey 'Marrakech'

Whiff of Joy stamp

Ink - Versafine Onyx Black

Colouring medium - ProMarkers

Card Candy - Winter Wishes

Sentiment - which says 'Chocolate is not just for Breakfast' is from a forum swap

Base card, ribbon from my stash.

So that's all from me folks for today.

Join me tomorrow for another bash at a few challenges.

God Bless xx

Grass & Canary

These are the colours to use over at Passion For ProMarkers 'Colour Combo'

I did a Christmas card even they aren't the usual Christmas colours

Image - Whiff of Joy stamp

Other PM's used - Sandstone,Ice Grey 1, Vanilla, Blossom, Emerald, Lemon

Paper - mag freebie

Base Card - Bazzill

Ribbon, gems and yellow card from my stash

Fall

I haven't made many ATC's at all, but thoroughly loved doing this so really must make the effort to do more.

I made this specifically for

Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge - Fall Back!

Ingredients :-

Owl Stamp - Magnolia Tilda

Colouring medium - ProMarkers~ Vanilla, Shale, Sandstone & Apricot

Branch stamp - Misc.

Leaves Stamp - Misc.

Ink Pad - Versafine Onyx Black

Papers - bits out of my box

Wording - HOTP

This will also fit in with the challenges over at

The Play Date Cafe - Orange/Yellow/Brown

Celebrate the Season

I had a birthday gift of 2 Whiff of Joy stamps and thought it about time I joined in the challenges over there.

So this card is for Whiff of Joy Challenge #53 - Red, Cream and one other colour

I love this cute mouse.

I paper pieced the hat and the  bow on the top of it

A flat backed pearl was added to the centre of the  bow

The image was coloured with ProMarkers

Sentiment stamp - Hero Arts

Ink - Adirondack Red Pepper

Fiskars border punch used to edge the red card

Cream base card, paper, red card and ribbon from my stash

Feeling Green

This card covers two challenges.

Mojo Monday - Given Sketch

ABC Challenge - G is for....Green

The image is a download from Nutcrafter

Colouring Medium - ProMarkers

Papers - Papermania 'Olivine Essence'

Card - Bazzill

Inverted Scallop Nestability

Ribbon from my stash

Saturday Stuff

Not much catching up done today for 365 Cards, but have managed just the one. This is for Day 237 -Fridays' Five. To use at least 5 different stamps on your card. 10 would be great.
This will also fit in with Creative Card Crew Challenge 32 - Scallops
Well I managed 8.
6 different leaves and an acorn, 2 of which are PSX the rest QVC,
and the sentiment which is PSX also.
Inks used - Adirondack Rust, Red Pepper, Butterscotch, Cranberry, Terra Cotta, Ginger and Versafine Onyx Black for the sentiment.
The larger leaf was inked in green and embossed using Verdigris embossing powder. Then the veins were rubbed over with wax rub-ons to give a pinky sheen
The rub-on bird is by Bo Bunny.
Tan card edged with my Fiskars scalloped border punch

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The 2nd card of the night is for Winter Wonderland wk21 -  The Christmas Stocking
Passion for ProMarkers - the colours Poppy and Forest Green and
Simon Says... - Given Sketch

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Christmas Honey'
Other PM's used - Saffron, Vanilla, Canary, Gold, Ruby, Meadow Green, Ice Grey 1 and Pastel Pink
Skin coloured with Copics Milky White and Blush
Christmas Stocking brad - Eyelet Outlet
Card Candy - Winter Wishes
Sentiment is cut from ribbon with the words chosen to show 'Merry, Merry Christmas'
Negative waste from Nestabilities die cut rectangle used to frame the image.
Red Card - Stardream
Green card - DCWV
Paper - Basic Grey 'Eskimo Kisses'

Leaves

This card is for :-
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 6 - Autumn
Papers - Freebie in a magazine
Outline stickers - Woodware
Colouring medium - ProMarkers and chalks
Negative leaves punched shapes out of my bits box and cut with circle punch, both by Woodware
Base Card and ribbon from by stash

Apricot & Cool Aqua

These are the colours to be used this week on Passion for ProMarkers challenge 19 You also have to feature a flower somewhere.
I used this great sketch from Card Patterns 34 but it may not be exact as I couldn't understand my pencil drawing of it...lol!!
It will also fit in with the Basic Grey Challenge 4 - Embossing
And CCCE - Digital
Papers used -Turq. & Leafy pattern...Basic Grey 'Urban Prairie' and embossed apricot leaves... My Mind's Eye 'Bloom & Grow'
Image - download called 'Melody in Love' by Pollycraft
Apart from the stated colours, other PM's used :-
Ruby, Spice, Lime Green, Vanilla, Saffron and Pastel Pink
Flesh tones were from Copics Pinkish White & Blush
Scalloped edge is by Bazzill and I coloured it with the Cool Aqua
Birdy image - Hero Arts
Swirly flourish - Basic Grey 'Wassail' um stamp
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Sentiment - magazine freebie
Flowers, brad, base card and ribbon from my stash

Autumn Joy

Feeling full of the joys of autumn so have made this card for challenges
Crafty Creations 35 - Leaves/Autumn
Allsorts 20 - Autumn Days

The papers were a great freebie with a magazine
Image - Hero Arts 'Big Owl'
Sentiment - download
Colouring medium - Promarkers
Base card, brown card pieces and brads from my stash.

Thinking of You

Great sketch over at Papertake Challenge #24
The image is a download from Craftsuprint for their comp.
Papers - Basic Grey 'Lilykate' and ' Two Scoops'
Ribbon - Stampin' Up 'Very Vanilla'
Colouring medium - PM's

Recipe...

Well what a lovely time I've had tonight playing with my new stamp. I've also been doing lots of stamping for the Forum stamped image swap..phew!!!
So here is the card I have made tonight and it covers 2 challenges.
Whiff of Joy - Recipe...6 Brads/ 2 Flowers/ 3 P.P's

Quite a complicated sketch and took some working out.
The 6 brads consist of 2 giant button brads and 4 large plain round brads all from Eyelet Outlet
The 2 flowers are Making Memories Hydrangeas
the 3 P.P's are Kay & Co. 'Sparkley Sweet'
Additional items
Stamp - Whiff of Joy
Ribbon - SU 'Bashful Blue'
Colouring medium - PM's and Copics
Base card and sentiment from my stash


Spoonful of Sugar #70 - Given Sketch

Harvest

A late card for me for 365 Cards Day 205. - Color Scheme
Instead of making my card early evening as I always do I had to take to my bed. Rather poorly with a tummy complaint I have :(...I would definitely have preferred crafting...eeeewwww!!!!!

So for this lovely colour combo I chose papers from Basic Grey 'Offbeat' and 'Indian Summer'
I chose a great sketch from Sketch Saturday, always a good starting point.
The great image is a download from Bee Crafty
I coloured in with PM's Pumpkin, Berry Red, Canary, Emerald, Raw Sienna and Cool Grey.
The ribbon is SU 'Tempting Turquoise'
The tag, brads, base card and gem flowers from my stash.

Off to catch up on todays>>>>>>>>>

Snowflakes in September

Our Forum had a card kit swap and I used all the bits from Looby to make this card and thought this would be lovely to put in for the challenge over at Allsorts 19 as this was the theme
So I am unable to list the ingredients used, sorry.
All I can tell you is that I used ProMarkers to colour and Doodlebug Sugar Coating on the hat and pom pom.

Autumn

My favourite time of the year, the wonderful colours,the smells, the bird song changes and everything has a golden glow and mellow fruitfullness about it.
So I got this great download which is so cute. I have looked and can't see where it's from, sorry.
I used PM's to colour the image
The papers are from a new set of My Mind's Eye 'Bloom & Grow'
The card id DCWV
The frame is the offcut when I have cut out a Nestie oval, don't throw anything away me.
The leaf embellies, sticky letters and base card are from my stash
The great sketch is from Friday Sketchers 70 and will also be great for the Forum September Comp. which is Autumn...what else!

Peace

I have a couple of Christmas cards made now, thanks to the fabulous downloads from Willow Designs.
They had a great sketch this last week at Willow Sketchie Challenge and I turned it on it's side so the papers could be read.
I used PM's to colour
The red shimmery card is Stardream from Joanna Sheen and the ribbon is DCWV.
I altered the angle of the peel-off sentiment to fit
I cut and embossed around the image with my 'Bug' and with the die still in place swooshed chalk around the edge to give a bit of dimension

Hexagon

365 Cards Day 199 - Shape Up - Hexagon
Hands up who has forgotten how to draw a hexagon!!!!!...ah! good, glad to see I'm not on my own then.
After lots of measuring, calculating, times tables, rulers, erasers and pencils I gave up and found a piece of paper with a resemblance of a hexagon in the pattern so I could cut around it, another cheat I suppose..lol!!
The papers are from a 6 x 6 pad by Papermania 'For Him'
The great image was a free download by Dustin Pike called 'April Showers' such a cute bee.
I coloured him with PM's, and placed him on the hexagonal piece of paper, matted and layered with co-ordinating cardstock.
The sentiment sticker is out of my stash.
I also sparkled up his wings, the puddle and drops of rain with a clear sparkly Sakura Gel Pen

You're Sweet

A fabulous sketch over at CCEE and a lovely colour combo over at Passion for Promarakers 16, so I had to combine the two.
The colours of the PM's to be used this week were Sandstone & Blue Pearl a lovely duo. I also used Blossom/Rose Pink/Cool Grey 1/Cinnamon and Cornflower for depth (I hope) I'm not the greatest colourist.
The lovely image was sent to me by our Secret Fairy Godmother on the forum, she's good like that :)...she blesses peeps over and over.
The papers used were from the 6 x 6 pad from Kay & Co 'Hydrangea Stripe' which picked up the colours beautifully. The base card and die cut circles were cut from Bazzill, the sentiment stamp,the gems and ribbon from my stash.
I just love these colours together I'm going to have to make another.

Well that was lucky....while I was in the middle of this the electricity cut out and I thought I had lost it all. Well done Blogger for saving it all. I think I have a dodgy microwave oven, well it is one of the originals from the 70's...do you think I need to replace it? ...lol!!!

A Lovely Day

70 years ago today war was declared between Great Britain & Germany but 62 years ago today at 3 mins past midnight I came into the world a much better reason to remember this date methinks. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me. :)
What I day I have spent too. I had many wonderful cards from my crafting buddies and lovely presents from my family and buddies too, and to celebrate the day I met up with my cousins for lunch and I was later presented with a chocolate birthday cake and all the candles, the first ever for me. So a lovely day was had by all. If I find out how to upload the pics from my camera I will show you.

And, you guessed it, I even found time to do my usual card for
365 Cards Day 187 - Label It.
So a label of some kind had to feature on the card. Because I have had a hectic day and I am a very tired bunny this is a quickie card.
I had these lovely labels by ek Success to use on my scrapbook pages for my furry companions but one of them would be ideal for this challenge.
The great stamp is by Hobby art and I just used a Promarker in Ruby to give it a pop of red and added gems to the centres of the flowers too.
I added the red line down the left hand side to balance it, as the stamped image looked off centre.
So that's me for today, I am soooo tired.
I bid you good night and God Bless.