Winter Pals

Another Christmas card from me today...I just don't seem to be able to get enough of them at the moment! lol
This one uses a House Mouse image (called 'Winter Pals'), that was sent to me in a RAK ages ago...I think by Kaz...but I could be wrong. I coloured with watercolours, and added some Glossy Accents to the berries, and a touch of glitter to the snow. The papers are from the 'Figgy Pudding' collection by BasicGrey, and I used my Cuttlebug 'Ice Crystals' folder on the gold panel.

Challenges for this card:

• Papertake Weekly - Sketch
• Colour Create - Red, Gold & White/Cream
• Crafty Cardmakers - Clean & Simple
• Sweet Stampin' - Winter Wonderland

I have candy on offer at the moment...if you haven't already entered, you can find all of the details on this post.

Dream a Dream...

I've used one of my favourite Penny Black stamps ('Dream a Dream') on this card. I followed the sketch from Friday Sketchers...and it combines quite a few other challenges...so I'll list them at the end. The papers are all from the '29th Street Market' collection by My Mind's Eye...another of my favourite things, and I used my Cuttlebug 'Victoria' and 'Swiss Dots' folders for the embossing. The flowers are by Making Memories, and I used an EK Success punch for the scalloped border.

Other challenges entered:

• Colour Create: Light Green & Soft Aqua
• Papertake Weekly: Say it with Flowers
• Stampavie & More: Flower Power
• Teddy Stampers: Bedtime Bears

Embrace

This card uses the same papers as one of the cards I uploaded yesterday...although they were made a week apart. I've used the sketch from the Papertake Weekly Challenge, and the colour combination of 'Lilac, Grey & White' from Colour Create. The image is 'Embrace' by Penny Black, and the papers are all from the '29th Street Market' collection by My Mind's Eye. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Cupcakes' set by Hero Arts, I used my Cuttlebug 'D'Vine Swirls' folder for the embossing, and distressed all of the edges...for the Totally Papercrafts 'Distressing' challenge.

Santa & Penguin

This adorable stamp arrived this morning...it's from a set called 'Santa & Penguin' by Craft UK, that I'd ordered nearly 6 weeks ago from the Crafter's Companion website (my first order with them)...I was beginning to think it had been lost in the postal strikes when it hadn't arrived after a few weeks...and after getting no response from their Customer Services to my three emails asking if it been posted ('cos they'd charged my card on the day I'd ordered) I had given up hope of ever seeing them...so I couldn't believe it when they popped through my letterbox today...with a packing note dated yesterday! Excellent service from the Royal Mail (for once), but I have to say that I won't be using the Crafter's Companion website again! :0(

Anyway, I couldn't resist inking them up straight away, as I thought that this image would be perfect for the 'St Nicholas' theme of the Winter Wonderland Challenge...which ends today, so I needed to get in there quickly. I followed the fab Sketch Saturday sketch...which is perfect for those larger images...and combined it with the Colour Create combo of 'Green, Red & White' with these funky papers by Doodlebug. I added some 'Polar White' Flowersoft for the snow, the sentiment stamp is from the same set as the image, and the snowflakes were cut using a Cuttlebug die.

Ice Skating Henry

Well, after a busy weekend, trying to get my DT stuff for the next couple of weeks sorted out, and putting the finishing touches to my Nan's 90th Birthday presents and wrapping...as it's her birthday this Sunday, and I'm heading home for the weekend for the party...so no crafting for me...I have managed to squeeze in another card that fits the themes of a few challenges.
I used my new 'Ice Skating Henry Mouse' image (kindly sent to me by my lovely friend Samantha)...which is perfect for the 'New or Neglected' challenge of the Creative Inspirations Challenge. I followed the sketch from Inspirational Card Sketches and used the colour combination of 'Blue, Silver & White' of Colour Create. The Everybody Art Challenge wanted to see 'Distressing', so I used my distressing tool and inks to distress the edges of the papers, and the Cupcake Craft Challenge has the theme of 'Snow Much Fun' this week...so I used my Cuttlebug 'Snowflakes' folder, and 'Ice Crystal' and 'Snowflakes' dies to cut out a few snowflakes.

White Christmas

I love this week's Friday Sketchers Challenge sketch...I'm sure it will be one I'll use again and again. I combined it with the Colour Create Challenge to make an 'All White' card...although we are allowed to use colour on the image. I've used a Lili of the Valley stamp ('Christmas Bunnies - Robin')...coloured with watercolour pencils...with a touch of glitter on the fur and snow. For the background, I've used my 'Swiss Dots', 'Snowflakes' and 'Snow Dots' Cuttlebug folders on plain white card, distressing the edges to add definition to the layers. Because of all of the embossed snowflakes, I'm also going to enter his card for the Creative Card Crew's 'Snowflakes' challenge. The ribbon is from Poppicrafts.

It's not a Christmas card!

I've been overdosing on Christmas cards recently...so I decided to have a go at Dawny's fab sketch over at the Anyone for Anya Challenge. I've combined it with the yummy sounding colour combo of 'Hot Pink, Dusky Pink and Ice Chocolate' of the Colour Create Challenge. I received the image in a swap...and as it wasn't stamped on a big enough piece of card to follow the sketch exactly...I added a few Poppicrafts flowers. The papers are by BasicGrey ('Blush' - the brown one) and My Mind's Eye ('Adore' the pink one), the sentiment stamp is from the 'Anytime Messages' set by Hero Arts, and I added some doodling, and faux stitching with a gel pen.

Christmas Singing Duo

While I had my BasicGrey 'Figgy Pudding' papers out yesterday, I made another Christmas card...this time using the sketch from the Friday Sketchers Challenge...although without the optional 'Blue & Orange' colour combo. I chose instead to use the Colour Create colour combination of 'Ruby, Cream & Gold'. The image is a cute House Mouse stamp called 'Christmas Singing Duo', which I've watercoloured, and added a hint of glitter to the candle flames and snow. The sentiment stamp is by Three Bugs in a Rug, and the ribbon was tied around a Christmas present last year...I love recycling! lol

Triple Challenge Snowy

This week's Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge theme is 'Snowmen', so I just had to use 'Snowy' (by Penny Black). I followed their sketch this week, and used Colour Create's colour combination of 'Blue & White'. The background is a mixture of card embossed with the 'Snowflakes', 'Swiss Dots' and 'Snow Dots' Cuttlebug folders...so I'm also entering this into the Cuttlebug Spot's 'Christmas in July' challenge.

Polkadoodles meets Colour Create

There's another fab sketch for the second Polkadoodles Challenge...and as you know, I'm a sucker for a sketch challenge! I've combined it with the delicious sounding colour combination of 'Lemon, Pink Sorbet & Chocolate' of the Colour Create Challenge. With colours like that, I just had to feature some food on my card...with 'Henry - Celebrating Mouse' (by Whiff of Joy), and a couple of extra cupcakes (from the Hero Arts 'Cupcakes' set). The pink paper if from the 'Bittersweet' pad by BasicGrey, and has been embossed with the 'Swiss Dots' Cuttlebug folder. I cut the lettering using the 'Olivia' Cuttlebug alphabet, the raffia lace is from Hobbycraft, the flowers are from Poppicrafts...and yes, there's yet more card candy in the corner...I'm addicted to it...so it's a good job it doesn't contain any calories! lol

Papertake Weekly meets Colour Create

Naughty me...I didn't get a Christmas card made last week...got carried away with a project that I can't let you see just yet...and forgot all about it...so I'm going to try and get two done this week to make up for it! For the first one, I've used the fab Papertake Weekly Challenge sketch, and as a happy accident the colour combo of 'Blue & Green' from this week's Colour Create Challenge...no paper piecing though as I'd made this card before I saw the challenge this morning. I've used 'Wishes for Kisses' by Penny Black as the main image, with a sentiment by Studio G, papers by Pebbles Inc, ribbon from Poppicrafts, and a few pieces of Craftwork Cards card candy.

Here's my Heart...

I managed to get quite a lot of my work done yesterday...and was up with the lark this morning...working...so have just had a little break for some crafting. I've combined three challenges on this card: Sketch Saturday; Charisma Cardz ('Little Black Dress'); and Colour Create ('Black, White & Pink'). I rotated the sketch to fit the image (sent to me by my lovely buddy Carol) which is called 'Here's my Heart' by Penny Black, and I used the same Doodlebug paper for all of the layers - which covers the Colour Create extra, of 'Polka Dots'! For a splash of colour, I've added some Poppicrafts flowers and brads.

Must get my nose back to the grindstone...

Truly Scrumptious meets Colour Create

I've combined the fab sketch from the Truly Scrumptious Challenge with this week's Colour Create colour combo of 'Chocolate, Coffee and Cream'. I've used 'Confirmand Melinda' (by Whiff of Joy) as my main image, and as I didn't have any suitable papers, have used some Core'dinations card and embossed it using the Cuttlebug 'D'Vine Swirls' and 'Textile' folders. I've added a few flowers (from Poppicrafts) for the 'Flower Power' element of the Truly Scrumptious Challenge, and distressed the embossed card, and inked around the edges for the Colour Create extra of 'Distressing'. I've left off the sentiment (for now), but will probably add one before I use the card.

Sketch Saturday meets Colour Create

I've combined the fab Sketch Saturday Challenge sketch with the gorgeous colour combination of 'Duck Egg Blue & Rose' of the Colour Create Challenge. I had to rotate the sketch to fit my image ('Blossom' by Leanne Ellis for Sugar Nellie), which I cut out using my new deckled rectangle Nesties. The paper is by K&Co (from the 'Amy Butler' pad), the flowers and ribbon are from Poppicrafts, and the raffia lace is from Hobbycraft.

Colour Create Challenge #9

I'm cutting it fine with my card for the Colour Create Challenge...but I couldn't resist the gorgeous colour combo of 'Lilac and Blue'...not to mention the fab candy they have up for grabs!
I've used 'Musing Melinda' by Whiff of Joy for my main image, with a sentiment stamp by Pollycrafts. The backing paper is from the Inspirations 'Warm Tones' pad by Papermania, the flowers are a mixture of Poppicrafts and Sarah's Cards Ltd, and the raffia lace is from Hobbycraft. I've also managed to include the 'extras' of 'Ribbons & Swirls' with the organza ribbon tied around the panel embossed with the Cuttlebug 'D'Vine Swirls' folder.

Christmas with Colour Create and a Spoon Full of Sugar

I've used this week's Colour Create colour combination, of 'Red & Green' to make my Christmas card for the week following the fab sketch from the Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge. My main image is a Stampavie stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller ('Teddy Bear'), and the papers are by BasicGrey (from the 'Figgy Pudding' range). The sentiment is from a clear set by Studio G, and the flowers are a mixture of Prima and Sarah's Cards Ltd.

Annie...again!

I've combined challenges again on this card: the colour combination of Orange, Yellow and Green of the Colour Create Challenge; the 'Paper Piecing' technique challenge from Stamping Chic; and the Secret Crafter Challenge of 'Masking'. All of the papers are by BasicGrey, from the 'Boxer' and 'Cupcake' pads. My image is a Sugar Nellie stamp, 'Blossom' by Leanne Ellis, and I masked off the two flowers from either side of Annie before stamping (so that it would fit in the oval). I then stamped her gain on to the 'Boxer' paper, and paper pieced her skirt. The flowers were stamped using two of the stamps from the 'Doodles' set from the Clare Curd Signature Range by Papermania, on to scraps of the other BG papers I used, then cut out. The orange panel was embossed using the Cuttlebug 'Textile' folder, the sentiment stamp is by Whiff of Joy, and the lace raffia is from Hobbycraft.


This was the card I sent to my partner for the March friendship swap on the Docrafts forum, where the extra challenge was to use 3D flowers on our cards, so I think I've got that one covered too!

Pink Elephant meets Colour Create

I've only just managed to get this card made in time using the Pink Elephant Challenge sketch. I've used the colour scheme of this week's Colour Create challenge which is 'Blue & Brown', and included the optional extras - 'Lace and Pearls'. My image is 'Lola with Bird' by Rachelle Anne Miller (from Sugar Nellie), the papers are from the 'Granola' pad by BasicGrey, and the lace is from Hobbycraft. In place of the flourish on the sketch, I've used a spray of flowers (from Sarah's Cards Ltd).