Christmas Bunnies

You might need your sunglasses on for this card...it's VERY bright! lol

I've used an adorable Lili of the Valley stamp called 'Christmas Bunnies - Robin', and papers from the 'Colourful Christmas' collection by My Mind's Eye. I distressed the edges, and added some faux stitching. I used my EK Succes 'Diamond Scallop' border punch, added a couple of die cut snowflakes from the accesory sheet that came with the papers, and some Stickles to the the fur trims.

Challenges for this card:

• Create4Fun - Sketch
• CES - Animal Antics
• Crafty Catz - Stitching
• Lili of the Valley - Untraditional Christmas
• One Stop Craft - Snowflakes in September

Present Pile!

I've got another clean & simple Christmas card to show you today...I do love this style of card, but it's never going to help make a dent in my patterned paper stash! lol
I've used 'Present Pile' by Lili of the Valley...I just love these bears! The paper is from an old DCWV 'Christmas' stack, and I used my EK Success 'Diamond Scallop' punch along the edges of the red card that I've matted it on to. To finish off, I added some card candy, and a couple of snowflakes cut using a Cuttlebug die.

Challenges for this card:

• Card Patterns - Sketch
• Create4Fun - Red, White & Blue
• DCD Christmas Club - Children's Christmas
• Lili of the Valley - One for the boys

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

It's Henry!

I haven't used 'Henry with Cupcake' in ages...so when I saw the fab sketch for this fortnight's Whiff of Joy Challenge...I thought it was about time I inked him up again. I used sparkly paper from the Penny Lane stack by My Mind's Eye, a sentiment from the 'Sending Sunshine' set by Simon Says Stamp, flowers & ribbon from Poppicrafts and a few Papermania buttons.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• Create4Fun - Birthday Cards
• Incy Wincy - Buttons & Bows
• Sew Many Challenges - Happy Birthday

Welcome Party!

It's another Christmas card from me today...this one follows the sketch from the Create4Fun challenge...although I flipped it by accident...stuck the pieces of paper the wrong way round! lol
The image is 'Welcome Party' by Penny Black, and the papers are from the 'Colourful Christmas' collection by My Mind's Eye. As they're so bright and busy, I kept it really simple, just inking the edges to define the layers.

I'm also going to enter this card into a few other challenges:

• Bah! Humbug! - 'Christmas Stockings'
• Cupcake Craft - 'Cats & Dogs' (There's a mouse too...but I hope that's ok!)
• Critter Challenge - 'Christmas in July'
• Papertake Weekly -  'Cutie Patootie'

Moo'd Swing!

I haven't used this Whipper Snapper stamp (called 'Moo'd Swing') for ages...but there are a couple of  'Black, White & One Other Colour' challenges around this week...and I thought she'd be perfect! lol I followed the sketch from Truly Scrumptious, and used 'Red' as my other colour, as per the following challenges: Crafty Creations - 'Black, White & a Splash of Red'; and Create4Fun - 'Black, White & ?'. I used my 'Victoria', 'D'Vine Swirls' and 'Swiss Dots' Cuttlebug folders for the embossing (which is the 'optional extra' for the Truly Scrumptious Challenge this time). The sentiment stamp is by Cuddly Buddy, and the roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

 

Relax!

I love this Lili of the Valley bear...he's called 'Deckchair Dreaming'...and he just looks so happy snoozing in his chair! lol
I followed the sketch from Create4Fun...and have incorporated the One Stop Craft Challenge's 'Summer Breeze', and Stamp with Fun's 'Stripes' themes. The papers are from the 'Penny Lane' glitter stack by My Mind's Eye, the flowers are by Making Memories, and the lettering was done using a little set of Studio G stamps.

Ducklings on Parade

Unsurprisingly there are quite a few 'Easter' themed challenges around this week...now I don't send many Easter cards and I've already made a couple...so I've combined them on this card: Everybody Art; Our Creative Corner; Stampin' for the Weekend; and Stamp with Fun. I followed the sketch from Create4Fun, as it was just perfect for the shape of my 'Hedgie & Ducklings' image (by Penny Black)...and because of the little ducklings, I'm also entering this card into the Daring Cardmakers' 'Tweetie Pie' challenge. The papers are all BasicGrey, from the 'Porcelain' and 'Sugared' pads, and the sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts.

Silly Birds!

I won this fab digi stamp a couple of months ago...but this is the first time I've used it...it's called 'Silly Birds with Hats' from Hambo Stamps. I've made this card for the Dare U 2 Digi Stamp 'No Patterned Paper' challenge...and if you know me...you'll know that this really was a challenge! lol
Although saying that...I've got three more cards to show you this week that don't use any patterned papers either...I guess they must be like buses! lol
As the birds have wings...I'm also going to enter this into the Totally Papercrafts 'Things with wings' challenge.
I followed the sketch from Create4Fun...rotating it to fit my image.
I used my Cuttlebug 'Happy Birthday', 'Swiss Dots' and 'Spots & Dots' folders to emboss the papers, lightly sanding the surface to reveal the detail.


I didn't add any extra embellishments as I think this card would be suitable for a boy's birthday...so with that in mind...I'm also entering it into the following challenges:

My Time to Craft - 'Kids Cards'
Crazy4Challenges - 'Men'
Creative Inspirations - 'Male'

A Card for Margaret

My lovely ABC Christmas Challenge DT buddy Lacey, is holding a card drive on her blog, to get a 100 cards sent to her friend's Aunt for her 100th Birthday, which is on April 4th. What a lovely way to celebrate! Everyone that sends a card in time for Margaret's birthday, will also be entered into a draw for a $20 voucher for Lacey's store, Stamp & Create...click the banner to find out more on Lacey's blog.


For my card, I followed the sketch from the Create4Fun Challenge, rotating it so that I could use the three circles at the top for the numbers. The image is 'Cake Dance' (by Penny Black)...and as it has a candle on it, I'm also entering this card for the Charisma Cardz 'Birthday Card with a Twist' challenge. The papers are from the 'Sweet Nothings' pad by Papermania, I used my Cuttlebug 'Olivia' alphabet to cut the numbers, and 'Swiss Dots' folder to emboss the circles behind them.

Well, after a weekend spent working, I'm going to indulge in some crafting this evening...so hopefully I'll have something else to show you tomorrow...

Lovely in Lavender!

I think my colour choice for this card must have been inspired by the colours on the sketch I followed from the Create4Fun Challenge...it's a vision in lavender! lol
I've also managed to include a few other challenge themes: the '3,2,1' of the Allsorts Challenge (in my case 3 papers, 2 circles and 1 flower); and the 'Stitching' theme of the Cuttlebug & Corrosive challenges. The image is from the 'Wonderful' set by Penny Black, the papers are by My Mind's Eye ('29th Street Market'), the flower is from Poppicrafts, and the sentiment is by Cuddly Buddly. I used my Cuttlebug 'Victoria' folder and 'Just my type' border folder for the embossing, which I then sanded to reveal the white core of the paper. After distressing all of the edges of the papers, I added some faux stitching using my Cutterbee Bug and a white gel pen.

Fairy Dust

I had a little crafting session yesterday...had a play with some of my neglected stash...and made this card for a few challenges. I followed the Create4Fun sketch, and have used 'Fairy Tink' (by The Greeting Farm) for the 'Fairy' themed challenges at the My Time to Craft and Quixotic challenges. The papers are all from the 'Lemonade' pad by BasicGrey, and I used my Cuttlebug 'Birds & Swirls' and border folders (from the 'Just my type' set)...neither of which I've used in such a long time!

It's a white-out...

No...not the weather...we haven't had any snow here in London...yet...I'm talking about my card...which is for the Charisma Cardz 'White on White' challenge. I followed the sketch from the Create4Fun Challenge...rotating it to fit the hearts...which also means this card fits the Fussy & Fancy 'Hearts' challenge. I've made a Wedding card...keeping it really simple, with plain white card embossed using my Cuttlebug 'D'Vine Swirls', 'Swiss Dots' and 'Textile' folders to create some texture. The ovals were cut using my Nesties, and the hearts were made using the Cuttlebug 'Concentric Hearts' die. I lightly distressed the edges of all of the layers, to add definition...although it doesn't show up too well in the photo.

1st Birthday Celebration

I seem to stuck in a bit of a pink & blue phase at the moment...but this easel card is for a little girl's first birthday, so I had to go for pastel colours. The image is 'Celebration' by Ladybug & Friends, which I watercoloured to match the My Mind's Eye '29th Street Market' papers. I followed the Create4Fun Challenge sketch...although I did rotate AND flip it...but I think you can still see the basic sketch...just! lol
I used my star and circle Nesties, and embossed the shapes using the Cuttlebug 'Spots & Dots' and 'Swiss Dots' folders. The number one was cut using the Cuttlebug 'Olivia' alphabet, the brads are by Papermania, the sentiment stamp is Hero Arts (from the 'Anytime Messages' set), and the satin ribbon was a present from my lovely Secret Santa! :0)

This is your last call for the ABC Christmas Challenge blog hop...here's a link to the first stop...it ends at midnight tonight...but we'll be back with more fun tomorrow, when our first challenge goes live.

A Christmas Wish

Now, you're probably beginning to think that all of my cards are a bit similar lately...and it's true, I've been using a lot of white recently...but I just had to join in with the 'White on White' theme of this week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge. I followed the sketch from the Create4Fun Challenge, using an image from the 'Holly Jolly' clear stamp set, which I coloured using watercolour pencils, adding some 'Polar White' Flowersoft 'snow'. I embossed the background with my 'Swiss Dots' and 'Snowflakes' folders, distressing the edges to add some definition between the layers. The snowflakes were cut using a Cuttlebug dies, the sentiment stamp is by Pollycraft, and the ribbon is from Poppicrafts.