ABC Christmas Challenge - W id for...

I have another item for our current ABC Christmas Challenge...with a challenge theme of:

'W is for Wrap It Up!'

(We want to see gift bags, boxes and wrapping paper)

We have two fabulous sponsors for this challenge:

Simon Says Stamp

Prize - a $15 voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp

and

The Stamping Boutique

I've decorated a little gift bag this week, using a die cut image from Lili of the Valley, and paper from the 'I Believe' pad by My Mind's Eye. I distressed the edges a little, then used my ribbon slot punch to make holes  so that I could tie the top of the bag together using some stripey ribbon from Hobbycraft.

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

• Allsorts - It's a Gift
• Joanna Sheen - Cold & Frosty

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

Christmas Feast!

Another day...another Christmas card...this time using a Lili of the Valley die cut image. I combined it with papers from the 'I Believe' pad by My Mind's Eye...adding some faux stitching around the edges using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is also by Lili of the Valley, the snowflake is a Marianne Designs die, the twine is by Dovecraft, and the button is from my stash.

Challenges for this card:

• Cards for Men - Merry Christmas
• Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Use Something More than 6 months Old (Everything I've used on this card is over 6 months old)
• Jingle Belles - Christmas Feast
• Lili's Little Fairies  - Food
• Sweet Stop Sketches - Sketch with Tasty Treats

CAS Snowman

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...well it will do on my blog this week, as I have something Christmassy for you every day! Today I have a little CAS card using the Lili of the Valley 'Snowman' stamp. The twine is from the Ribbon Girls, and the little jingle bell is from Hobbycraft.

Challenges for this card:

• Crimbo Crackers - Snowmen
• Forever Friends (Fortnightly) - Ribbon or Twine
• Less Is More - Hardware (Bell)
• Sweet Stampin' - Snow People
• Totally Gorjuss - Plain & Simple

Christmas Blues...

I had a little play with my stash this afternoon...got some DT stuff done, and also made this Christmas card...using 'Little Star' by Lili of the Valley. The papers are from the 'Maddison' pad by Penny Black...I distressed the edges, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. The sentiment stamp is also by Lili of the Valley, and the Card Candi is from Craftwork Cards.

Challenges for this card:

• Anything Goes - Stitching
• Cards for Men - Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments - Christmas
• Cupcake Craft - Sketch
• Fab 'N Funky - Bears
• Fussy & Fancy - Blue
• Kaboodles Doodles - Plaid
• Moving Along with the Times - Stars
• One Stop Craft - Monochrome
• Raise the Bar - Bears 
• Stamping with the Dragon - So Cute!

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Gift Set

This week at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long, our challenge theme is:

'Gift Set for a Teacher'

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Creations by AR

Prize - 2 Templates of the Winner's Choice!

I've used one of the fab templates from our sponsor Creations by AR, called 'Brownie Box'. I printed it on to paper from the 'Believe' pad by My Mnd's Eye, and used a wide piece of satin ribbon to tie it together. I made a simple matching card using the same paper and a sentiment stamp by Paper Make-Up.

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.

ABC Christmas Challenge - W is for...

This fortnight, Lorraine is the host at the ABC Christmas Challenge...with a challenge theme of:

'W is for Wrap It Up!'

(We want to see gift bags, boxes and wrapping paper)

We have two fabulous sponsors for this challenge:

Simon Says Stamp

Prize - a $15 voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp

and

The Stamping Boutique

I alwaya wrap all of my presents in brown paper...and just use ribbons to 'pretty' them up...but to make this a little bit more special, I've watermark stamped some snowflakes all over it (snowflake stamps are by Papermania). I used a digi stamp from the Stamping Boutique called 'Holly Berry' to decorate a tag to go with it...printing it out on a couple of scraps of patterned paper (from the 'Believe' & 'Countdown to Christmas' pads by My Mind's Eye)...the sentiment stamp is by Paper Make-Up. I used some plain brown string to tie up the parcel, then attaced the tag using some bright red seambinding ribbon from the Ribbon Girls.

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

Oldie but a Goodie - Anything but Christmas!

This fortnight at Oldie but a Goodie, we want to see:

'Anything, but Christmas!'

Our sponsor this week is:

Bugaboo Stamps

The prize from Bugaboo Stamps is 7 free digis!

I've gone about as 'un-Christmassy' as possible with my card...and have made a birthday card using bold, bright colours and a cute (and very summery!) image from Bugaboo Stamps called 'Summer Butterfly Bear - Ice Cream'...he was a freebie a couple of summers ago. The papers are all from the '72 & Sunny' pad by We R Memory Keepers...I added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen...and the sentiment is from the 'Cupcakes' set by Hero Arts.

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

• Inky Impressions - Birthdays
• Raise the Bar - Birthday
• Simply Create Too - Use your stash (everything I've used on the card is at least 1, if not 2 years old)
• Sketch Saturday - Sketch
• Stampin' for the Weekend - Stitching

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Oldie but a Goodie Challenge.

Home Sweet Home

Today's card is for this week's Less Is More's 'Houses' challenge. I used a little house stamp from OneFour Zero...stamping it repeatedly across the bottom of my card to make a row of houses. I only coloured one of the houses...just adding a little grey shading to the others. The sentiment is also from OneFour Zero.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Creations - No Flowers
• Little Red Wagon - Colouring
• Less Is More - One Layer Card with Houses

Pile IT On! Challenge - Thankful

This week at Pile It On! we are challenging you to be:

'Thankful'

Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is:

Simon Says Stamp

Prize - a $15 voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp

I've had a bit of a thing about watercolour stamped flowers this week...and have used another of my favourites on today's card...it's 'Agapanthus Clusters' by Stampendous...stamped in 'Faded Jeans' and 'Forest Moss' Distress Inks. I inked around the edges of everthing using 'Old Paper'...then embossed the background using my Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' and 'D'Vine Swirls' folders. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Just for You' set by Hobby Art.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Thankful
• Aud Sentiments - Thanks
• Card Makin' Mamas - Thank You
• Everybody Art - Embossing
• Incy Wincy - Giving Thanks
• Kaboodles Doodles - Anything Goes
• Papercrafting Journey - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes
• Wags 'N Whiskers - Be Thankful

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.
 

Blooming Meadows

Now....if you visited my blog earlier in the week, you may be thinking that these cards look a little familiar...you haven't seen them before, but they are very similar to a couple I made this week using a different Hero Arts flower stamp. I realised that I needed to make some more 'girly' birthday cards...and as the other ones were so quick to make, I thought I'd make some more, this time using my 'Blooming Meadows' stamp...and a different sentiment (this one's from the 'Wonderful' set by Penny Black)...for a little variation, I made it in three colourways:

Pink ('Worn Lipstick', 'Victorian Velvet' & Forest Moss' Distress Inks):

Blue ('Stormy Sky', Faded Jeans' & 'Forest Moss' Distress Inks):

Purple ('Milled Lavender', 'Dusty Concord' & 'Forest Moss' Distress Inks)

Challenges for these cards:

• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Totally Stampalicious - CAS Three of a Kind

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Anything Goes

This week at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long it's:

'Anything Goes'

We have no sponsor this week...but I'm sure there'll be a lovely prize for the lucky winner!

I've used a much neglected Penny Black stamp on my card, called 'Bedecked Antlers', and papers from the 'Countdown to Christmas' and 'Believe' pads by My Mind's Eye. I kept it pretty simple (and flat for posting!) adding just a little doodling around the edges with a black gel pen.

 

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

• Sweet Stamps - Christmas
• Whimsy Inspires - Traditional Christmas Colours

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to Christmas Staampin' All Year Long.

It's that stamp again...

I couldn't help having another play with my Hero Arts 'Garden Bouquet' stamp after I'd made this card last weekend. This time I stamped it (and the sentiment from the 'Fabulous Birthday' set') using Versamark, then embossed them in white. I blended 'Worn Lipstick' and 'Victorian Velvet' Distress Inks over the top...and then some 'Brushed Corduroy' around the edges.

Challenges for this card:

• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
• The Stamp Man - Emboss It

ABC Christmas Challenge - V is for...

I have another card for our curent ABC Christmas Challenge today, where the theme is:

'V is for Vibrant Colours'

We have two wonderful sponsors for this challenge:

Crop Stop

 Prize - a $15 Gift Certificate to spend at Crop Stop!

and:

Wild Rose Studio

 2 Wild Rose Studio stamps of the winner's choice!

This time, I used some vibrantly coloured papers from the 'Countdown to Christmas' and 'Believe' pads by My Mind's Eye...adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. The image is 'Wishes for Kisses' by Penny Black, and the sentiment stamp is by Lili of the Valley.

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

• Crafty Calendar - Wrap Up Warm for Winter
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Three Design Papers
• Penny Black & More @ Allsorts - Dies
• Raise the Bar - Anything Goes
• Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch 
• Sweet Stampin' - Glitter 

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

Pretty in Pink

Today's card is another simple watercolour stamped floral number...using Hero Arts 'Garden Bouquet' again...which will also be making an appearance later in the week too...can you tell I really like it??? This time I used a few colours of Distress Inks...'Worn Lipstick', 'Tattered Rose' and 'Forest Moss'...blending more of the two pinks around the edges. The sentiment stamp is also Hero Arts...from the 'Fabulous Birthday' set.

Challenges for this card:

• Less Is More - Pink 
• Squirrel & the Fox - Flowers, Hats or Horses
• Stamping with the Dragon - Birthdays
• Willow Sketchie - Sketch

Snow is Falling...

Surprise, surprise..I have another Christmas card to show you today...this time I cheated a little, and used one of the Lili of the Valley die cut images...cutting it into a circle shape with one of my Nesties, and adding lots of Flowersoft 'snow'. The papers are from the 'Believe' pad by My Mind's Eye, the brads are BasicGrey, the gold lace is from Dunelm Mill, and the sentiment is also by Lili of the Valley.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Catz - Add Texture (Flowersoft 'snow')
• Do You Stack Up - Brads
• Fab 'N Funky - Die Cuts/Punches
• Lili's Little Fairies - Snow is Falling
• Moving Along with the Times - Stitch Up
• Sketch Saturday - Sketch

I've been published!

 A couple of months ago I received an email from Lucy at Papercraft Inspirations magazine, asking if she could feature a card she'd spotted a card on my blog in the 'Beautiful Blogs' section of the December issue of the magazine...of course I said yes! The magazine is out now...and here's the feature:

My card is the one with the little Penny Black hedgie on...for all the details, the original post with that card on (and the rest of the little set it's part of) is here.
You can find links to all of the blogs featured here on the Papercraft Inspirations blog...they're well worth a look for some fabulous inspiration! Oh...and there's a fab little freebie Christmas paper pack that comes with this month's issue too!
 

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Cute Christmas

It's the first Saturday of the month...so that means it's time for a brand new Penny Black Saturday Challenge! This month, our theme is a nice easy one:

'Cute Christmas'

There are lots of lovely prizes up for grabs from our lovely sponsors:

 3994K Needles and Cones

 

$20 voucher from 1-2-3 Stitch!

I've used an image from the 'Joy to the World' set...which I coloured using watercolour pencils...adding some Stickles to the snowy ground. The papers are from the 'Wonderful Winter' pad by My Mind's Eye, the snowflake is a Cuttlebug die...and is coated with more Stickles, with a piece of Card Candi in the centre.

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

• Raise the Bar - Anything Goes

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.