Quick update for Brenda...a fellow Bumblebee :D

Just because I haven't shown any cards I've made lately(for quite a while actually), here are the first 2 Christmas cards for this year :D

Yes I snaffled me some more Anna Griffin product (like I don't have boxes full already)

and the shine is from the "snowy acetate" dome I have made on each card.

But now at Brenda's request :D, more of my little wooden witch, who is transforming herself into a Faerie so she can go to Magaly's Party on the 25th :D

Witchywoo needed some sparkle, so I have painted her with Twinkling H2O's

not forgetting her rear view!!!

Tempted as I was to dress her in black, she decided rich Autumnal colours were more appropriate for this particular party :D (sorry you can't see how shimmery she looks because the sun went in :S)

...and no Faerie disguise would be complete without wings. These are some I had printed out already on acetate.

Now to add some sparkle...but that has to wait for another day :D

Enjoy :D XXX

Paws for thought....

I've made this card using a selection of stamped images, and a single (silver, honest!) star brad. Top tip: wait til your base layer of ink is dry before using the "peel off stencil technique"! :D

It is for the following challenges;

4x4 Fridays Challenge# Stars and Moon

Anything Goes Challenge#Eyelets and Brads

Bah! Humbug!#2 Using Stencils (silent night using peel off waste)

Winter Wonderland# Paws For Thought

Stamps used;

Cottage n star scene from Anita's Stamps

Tom Kitten from Crafters Companion

Moon and tree (can't remember sorry, they were tiny blue ones)

Tim Holtz Distress inks Faded Jeans and Sooty Black

Vintage Silhouette

Another card for a few more challenges :D

The layout is the Sketch for this weeks Glitterbabe Challenge
The stamped image is from Dovecrafts Fairies collection, the embossed snowflake layer is made with Docrafts Papermania "A silent night" folder (are Dovecraft and Docrafts the same company now???), and the oval brooch is made with my Joanna Sheen "Sparkly Brooches" stamp set :D I glazed the centre of the brooch with coloured lacquer. A few Anita's peel offs and my 1st Christmas card of 2011 done!

Challenges I am entering with this card are;

Bah Humbug# Holly & Fairies

Winter Wonderland# Lets go Dotty

Stamping Vacations Very Vintage Challenge# Silhouette Stamp

Delicious Doodles#7 "New"(brooch stamp)

Let's Ink It Up#8 Anything goes (no digi's allowed)

:D XXX

So, you wanted a puppy!!

This is the last "Family" card I have to make this year, but I know that this image, "Bruiser" from Digi's With Attitude! is just perfect for my sister-in-law :D She has a dog called a "Neopolitan Mastif" (read MASSIVE), and he looked just like Bruiser as a pup.

Top tip: Print/stamp animal images onto coloured/textured paper then shade with inks and pens to get a good "solid" finish.

I am entering it for the following challenges;

DWA!#11 "Anything Christmassy"

Cute Card Thursday#143"one for the Kids" (what kid doesn't want a puppy)

Crafty Ann's Challenge#30 Anything Goes

Fab n Funky#53 "Quick n Easy"

Crafty Purple Frog#"Nearly Christmas"

: D XXX

Peppermint Kisses!

Jen at JLJ Designs is the sponsor for this weeks Glitterbabes "Snow/Snowflake" Challenge, and she is giving an awesome 3 images and 1 digi paper pack as a prize!!! If you have any of the many freebies Jen has given away in the past, why not use them for this challenge? I'm sure she would love to see how you use them :D

Jen gave us 2 lovely images to work with , and I've chosen "Candycane Bunny" Sooo Sweet!

Instead of the traditional red n white, I've used pastel blue n mint green. I wanted to keep the bunny white(snow bunny) so I've shaded around the edges with soft creams(shows better on close up)
I also added some diamond stickles to the candy cane, ribbons and the embossed snowflakes on the border strip.

Enjoy :DXXX

I am entering this card in the following challenges;

Alphabet Challenge# G is for Glitter

Sentimental Sundays#33 "Let it Snow"

Craft your Days Away#10 "Punch it out" (silver snowflake)

Crafty Pad #101 "Embossing"

Pizzazz a Plenty at Glitterbabes Challenge!!

This week at Glitterbabes Challenge we are being sponsored by one of "THE" places to be for any aspiring Glitterbug, Pizzazz Aplenty!!

They have all the bling you could ever need, and at very good prices , as well as all sorts of other scrummy embellishments :D The theme for this weeks challenge is "Christmas No Red or Green".
I've used purple and silver, using one of Glitterbabes images called "Northpole". The tiny snowflakes just perfect for spots of glitter and tiny gemstones(available from Pizzazz Aplenty).
I chose a holographic silver card for matting and layering, which just adds to the sparkle :D
And a little reminder that Glitterbabe has a sale on until December 17th, so now is an especially good time to buy!
I would like to enter this card for the following challenges;
A Crafty Little Place#67 Sketch
Digital Tuesdays#88 "Baby it's cold outside!"
The ABC Challenge#J is for Jewels
:D XXX

Elegant Xmas!

Hooray!! Finally managed to get another xmas card made this week, using the following challenges for inspiration;

Just Inspirational Challenge#17 Sketch + "christmas"

Bah! Humbug! #41 "Elegance"

Winter Wonderland#Recipe~2papers,1ribbon,1snowflake+charm

Crafty Little Place#61 Easel Card

The central image is a decoupage I made up by printing of 3 of the same image from Joanna Sheens ATC Assistant CD.Hope you like it :D XXX

Christmas Inspiration!

I have combined several challenges to make this card, all Christmas obviously haha!

The challenge at Bah Humbug Challenge#38 is "Across the Miles", and Winter Wonderland's is for a "Male Christmas Card".
I was thinking of my dad when I made this. He has walked many miles in his life, but illness has "grounded" him for quite a while . When we go out in the car he looks longingly into the distance at the woods he is used to walking in(this is what will get him up and about again). I've ripped a piece of paper to use as a mask, to form the snow covered hills using ink to paper. Then I overstamped with trees in differing strengths of ink to give the impression of distance. Then added Peter Rabbit (crafters companion stamps) scurrying along a track.
I am also entering this for Just Inspiration Challenge#14"Christmas", and Lothian Crafts Challenge#7 "Christmas"
:D XXX

Monochrome Christmas

I've used Scrappy's Sketch #57 over on Bugaboo Stamps "Catch the Bug Challenge Blog" to format this card. It is quite a clean n simple sketch so I combined it with a few Christmas challenges. I can see now that I should have inked the edges of the panels to make them stand out more. The papers are from DCWV "Summer Dream", but I think they work fine on a christmas card :D The sentiment panel and poinsetta flowers are from Anna Griffen.
I am entering it in the following challenges;
MAWTT#64 "Christmas"
Bah Humbug#36 "Text"
Winter Wonderland# "Monochrome"
Just Inspiration#12 "Christmas"
Ooh La-la #63 "Sentiment as main feature"
and of course Scrappy's Sketch Sunday
XXX

Christmas in August!

Just a quick post tonight as I don't want to miss my entry times :D I won another surprise today, this time from Bah Humbug(don't know what, it's a surprise:D). Of course, that's when I realised I hadn't posted my card for this weeks challenge (Derr!!) so here it is. I used a stamped Sarah Kay image that I recieved from a friend, coloured with copics to match the christmas paper I recieved as another little suprise, in fact the charm was a blogland gift too! Wow, I hadn't realised that the card is made up entirely from "gifts" cool:D
I am entering this card for;
Bah Humbug #33"Charms"
Winter Wonderland# "All I Want For Christmas" (Toys)

Love as always XXX

"In the lane snow is glistening....."

3 challenges in 1 card today! Winterwonderland and Bah! Humbug!#32 both chose the same inspiration this week "Walking in a Winter Wonderland". While Sew Many Challenges#23 is "Christmas in August" :DI've taken my inspiration from the verse"in the meadow we can build a snowman". I have this gorgeous DRS Designs stamp that was given to me by Melissa at Tuesday Morning Sketches, which I've stamped straight onto a piece of pale blue damask printed paper, then coloured with sympathetic shades of promarkers. I made the little words with a set of alphabet rubberstamps and tore them out so that they would show up on the background. A lovely layer of snow white glitter paper, mounted on ice blue pearlescent card, and I'm really pleased with this one :D XXX

Winter Window.

This card covers 3 challenges; MAWTT#58 " Christmas", Bah Humbug#30"Through the Window" and Winterwonderland's "Easel card with sparkle n shine".

The dp's are from Joanna Sheen's Cottage Garden CD, and the image is the base picture from a decoupage sheet called "Happy Woman" from The Crafthouse Press(The Golden Age collection).

The shine is provided by acetate in the window and silver peel offs, while the sparkle is from stardust stickles on the window cills and the stitched ribbon :D

Enjoy XXX

Singing Snowmen

Todays card is the last in the series of challenges for Tuesday Morning Sketches 1st Birthday. The theme this week is "Christmas in July" and I've used Melissa's Sketch#25. The image of the "Singing Snowmen" is from Di's Digi Downloads, and is one of the 5 images I chose as my prize from last weeks Flutter by Wednesday Challenge win(gosh that was a long sentence, hope it made sense:D). The background paper is by Vanessa Arbuthnott and the sentiments I made myself on puter :D XXX

Xmas Card No. 30 !!

And this is the card I was supposed to blog yesterday, but pearly stuff took all night to dry :)
Now mirror card is gorgreous stuff to use, not so gorgeous to photograph or scan haha! The embossed frame is complete, it just isn't showing on the pic.
This card is for the following challenges;
1: Cute Card Thursdays#121 "Christmas Card"
2: Critter Sketch Challenge#23 "Christmas in July"
3: Bah! Humbug! Challenge#27 "Christmas Stockings"

Enjoy XXX

My Christmas in July

I have a card for today, but I am waiting for stuff to dry before I scan it, so I thought I'd share these pics of the 29 christmas cards I now have thanks to the blog challenges I've been taking part in. All different styles and sizes, too suit all age groups and family connections. Thanks Blogland :D Number 30 is just waiting to dry!!
How many have you got? The year is winding down you know!

Enjoy XXX

Quick post

I had this card on my desk ready for another challenge, when Winter Wonderland announced their latest challenge "Glittery Angels". The image is from Glitterbabe, and the papers are by Vanessa Arbuthnott. Couldn't not use it really could I :D I'll make a different card for the other challenge, the more Xmas cards the better :)

Enjoy XXX

Scrappy Christmas!!!

Ooh! La La Creations challenge#58 "Christmas in July" gave me the perfect excuse to use this gorgeous image from Roberta aka The Prairie Fairy. It's called "Sugarplum Fairies"and I adore it!! I've used it in combination with Scrappy's Sketch#40 over at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog, and Sentimental Sunday's challenge#11" I can see clearly now"( the clear dome sticker as a bauble)
Enjoy XXX

Vintage Father Christmas

This card is purely for Bah Humbugs Challenge#24 "Father Christmas". I love this image from Joanna Sheens Victorian Christmas CD. It suprises me still how many people are not aware that the classic red coated Santa was introduced by a popular Cola company as a sales gimmick in the late 1800's. The Background paper is from K&Co's Classic K Bailey collection.

And a quick mention that a new challenge will be starting at Cowgirls Sunday tomorrow :)

Love as always Gina x x x

A Childs Christmas card

Quick post tonight (promise :D). This card is for Fab's Big Christmas Card Challenge#24 "Stitched Ribbon/using Toppers. I didn't have any toppers so I had to make some (decoupaged image and sentiment).
The second challenge is Bah Humbug#23 " a childs christmas".
Love as always Gina x x x

Acetate and Tag Card

Bit last minute with this card for Fab's Big Christmas Card Challenge#22, Tags/paper weaving/peircing. I chose the Tag aspect of the challenge, and hve combined it with Bah Humbug's Challenge#21, use acetate.

I used one of my fav stamps with stavon to print this image straight onto acetate, then glittered on the back of the image. I attached it to the base card with pinflair glue(like silicone without smell). The base card I made using Adirondak "winter sky" ink pad on glossy cardstock. The background paper is from Brenda Pinnocks Sucerie collection. I wanted to keep it simple to emphasise the image so just added a single large brad.

Hope you like it.

Love as always Gina x x x