Woe is me!

Morning lovely bloggers!  Hope you're all feeling better than me today - I have the most stinking cold, so don't come too close!!  Took the day off work yesterday but can't today as it's our busy week ( I work in payroll) so going to struggle in ( this said in my best martyr tones with my hand against my forehead!! Lol!).
At least I was able to make a couple more Christmas cards for the total - up to 83/120 now!! And here they be:

These are made with the delightful Antoinette from Kraftin Kimmie, another fav for Christmas this year. I've watercoloured her with Distress Inks and layered her up onto a mixture of MME and K&Co winter/christmas papers.  The little skate charms I've had for ages and thought they were made for this image.  The colours weren't quite right though, so coloured the tops and the little star with my promarkers to match the papers.  The big bow on the first one was tied with the fabby Bow Easy which I bought at Quixotic Paperie.  Speaking of which, I'm entering these cards onto their blog this week as they are asking for us to use charms.

Well, off to finish getting ready for work, enjoy yours whatever you're doing!!  Take care and thanks for stopping by!

Sharing a few recent makes

Hi everyone, no challenges from me tonight - I've been busy making Christmas cards in batch lots so thought I'd share them along with a few others that I haven't gotten round to uploading before!!

This is one of a few made using these delightful Whiff of Joy Uru/Wee stamps - I can't tell you how much I love them!  Eskimo Kisses Basic Grey papers, cut out the frame with nesties and the rest from stash.

These are two Miss Santa cards (from Sugar Nellie).   I've had them coloured up for ages  but have only just manage to get round to making the cards.  I'm also loving this Twinklets glitter  which I've used on her furry collars etc- it's so chunky and gives a really retro feel to the card!!

This was a really quick card using this fabulous Penny Black Image - I basically stamped it using a few different Distress Inks and then added some stickles.  The DT paper is MME Glittered Christmas mounted onto Kraft card blanks - seemples!!

This last card was one I made at Alex's house last week, using some of her fab array of stash, including the Stampin Up vase and the sentiment.  The swirly background is a  Cling Stamp from Hero Arts.  Obviously not a Christmas card, but a sympathy card for a work colleague of hubby's.

Phew, that's it for now then!  Made 70 Christmas cards now - another 50 to go!!!

Three for one!!

 Well, I've managed to combine three challenges with this little lady.  I love the new Christmas Tildas and this is one of my favourites, Tilda with Vintage Roses!  Which is rather apt, as over on Passion for Promarkers, challenge 27 they're asking for a vintage style.

The challenge on a A Spoonful of Sugar this week gives you the choice of using either pink or blue with the base colour, brown, so I've gone with pink. And finally, I've used this great sketch from Sketch Saturday, no 78.

The papers are from My Minds Eye Laundry line, Nestie die cuts, Leonie Em punch for the leaves and rest from stash! Need I mention that I used Promarkers!!

Pink and Sparkly - Sassy Sue Challenge No 2

I've had this Sugar Nellie Manga Fairy coloured up for ages but have just got round to making this card and it fits the challenge over on Sassy Sue's new challenge blog perfectly!  The white glittered background paper is wrapping paper and I've also cut the snowflakes from this paper.  Of course she has a glittery wand and wings and there's some stickles round the sentiment for more sparkle!

Whiff of Joy Colour Create Challenge 32

Happy Sunday evening all!!  I had the most fabulous day yesterday with two of my most favourite crafty people - Lesley and Alex.  Firstly, we went to the Glitter Pot which was of course, brilliant!!! (Duh!)  Then back to Alex's (how lucky is she to live about 15 minutes away!).  Then we spent the afternoon crafting and chatting in Alex's lovely new card room.  I was so happy that these gorgeous Whiff of Joy stamps arrived on Friday - I  love them so much and thought this was perfect for the challenge over on Colour Create which was to use the colours green, red and white inspired by this candy cane picture.

I finally succumbed to the Eskimo Kisses pad from Basic Grey so I used those together with the snow flake and tag embellishments from K & Co.  Oh and Promarkers!! ( Don't look too closely - I've just noticed  where I've gone outside the lines!)

Quixotic and Kraftin Kimmie challenges

Evening all!! 

Half way through the week and only two more work days - yippee!!  This card is for two challenges this week.  First one is over on Kraftin Kimmie where they want circles.  So I cut the card shape out using my largest scalloped Nestie but not quite the whole circle so you still get the fold in the card.  A couple more circles for the DPs, also the flowers are round as is the card candy in the centres!!  Spots on the ribbons and a round spotty brad on the tag!!  Think that's enough circles!! 


For the challenge on Quixotic Paperie this week, it's to use Kraft card and red - mmmm!!  Lovely combo!!

Coloured with Promarkers and a little Copic Spica glitter on the hat. 

Mo's Digital No 6/Xmas card No 41.

So glad that I got round to using this image again, along with many others, this is one of my favs from Mo's wonderful creations.  I used the sketch for this week too over on Mo's Challenge blog.

Very simple with regard to papers but I have coloured her rather brightly so didn't want to overwhelm it!!  Tried a new way of colouring with a combo of prisma pencils and promarkers and I do like the rather vintagy feel this adds. 

Flourishes are from Quickutz and glittered up, and used my Holly CB embossing folder to make the Holly leaves as I didn't have a holly stamp big enough!  Had my eldest daughter, Holly, in  mind when making this card as she loves purple and told me she loves her namesake!  Used Copic Spicas again for the glitter and shine!

House Mouse Christmas!!!

Yayyyyy, I've made some bulk Christmas cards!!!  Image is such a cutie from House Mouse and thought it would make an ideal little quick "batch" card as I have so many to make - I'm now at no 40 out of 120!!!

They really are dinky little cards - isn't that a great word, dinky!!!  I used this week's sketch from the Sketch Saturday challenge blog, {no 77} which I'm sure was posted with me in mind for this little image!!!

Coloured with promarkers, glittered with Stickles and Copic Spica pens and that's about all I can tell you!

Thank you

No card yet this weekend but just wanted to thank Andria for thinking of me with the Over the Top award.  I won't bore you with my answers again - not alot has changed in my little world since last week!  Going to have a Christmas crafting day today and hunker down indoors - it is so wet and miserable here today, thunder and lightening included!!  Hope you're enjoying better weather and have a fab day whatever you're doing!!

Twilight Mania!!

Aren't these images from The Greeting Farm just fab!!!  They're a take on the Twilight films which we're mad about in my family!  Sadly they were limited availability as digital downloads over the weekend so don't think they will be available again. The beauty of digi stamps is that you can size to fit which I did with the image of "Bella" in his dream bubble. I had such fun making this card for my sister's birthday in a couple of weeks who thinks she is THE Mrs Cullen!! Wasn't going to enter any challenges but can't not support the first challenge over on Quixotic Paperie which was to make a birthday card, nice and simple.  I also used the sketch from Truly Scrumptious which  had to include three brads, three flowers and three pearls or gems.  Papers I used are from DCWV - All Dressed Up, brads from Dove Craft and pearls from Quixotic.  (And promarkers!!!!!!)

You can't really see it here but "Edward's" skin is all glittery which, as of course any Twilight fan will know, it goes glittery in the sunlight!  Used my Spica pens for this - not my idea at all but I can't remember whose fab idea this was -sorry! 

Sketch Saturday No 76

Another great sketch this week from the ladies at Sketch Saturday and as I had to make an engagement card
thought it would be perfect.  Here's the sketch:

and here's my card:

 This image is a beautiful  freebie from Inger.  She uploaded another freebie Christmas girl the other day and this reminded me of this little image which I thought would be fab for a winter engagement card I needed. Coloured with promarkers, papers are a combo of Basic Grey and Papermania.  Ribbon is from stash - I used my new bow-easy which I got from Quixotic Paperie and it really does produce a great shaped bow with as many loops as you'd like!!.

I got an award!!

I've just received this fabbie award from my great blogging friend and cyber sis, Laura at Faerie World Cards.  Thank you my lovely!!!

For this award, you have to answer each question with one word only- here are mine:


1. Where is your cell phone? Handbag
2. Your hair? Long
3. Your mother? Lincoln
4.Your father? Norwich
5. Your favourite food? Chocolate
6. Your dream last night? New Oxford Street Crossing - I know!!!
7. Your favourite drink?  Cappucino
8. Your dream/goal? Cafe Craft shop in the Lake District
9. What room are you in? Living
10. Your hobby? Card making!!
11. Your fear? Confined spaces
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Retired!!
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. Something that you aren't?  Skinny!
15. Muffins?  Nah!
16. Wish list item?  Scor Pal
17. Where did you grow up? Norbury
18. Last thing you did? Washing up
19. What are you wearing? Jeans
20. Your TV? On
21. Your Pets? Nope
22. Friends? Close
23. Your life? Settled
24. Your mood? Relaxed
25. Missing Someone? Nope
26. Vehicle? Car
27. Something your not wearing? Make up!!
28. Your favourite store? Glitter Pot
29. Your favourite color? Black
30. When was the last time you laughed? Yesterday
31. Last time you cried? Yesterday
32. Your best friend? Fab
33. One place that I go to over and over? Lake District
34. Facebook? Just
35. Favourite place to eat? Wagamamas

Now I'm going to pass this on to some more lovely people and they are:

Lesley at Grenouille Greetings -my original crafter in crime!!
Elaine at Quixotic Cards for her inspiration and super fast goody delivery!
Dena at Dena's Stamping Corner for her fantastic blog and great comments which always make me feel a million dollars!!
Rica at Rica's Haven for her glorious creations and showing us so much to aspire to!
Julie at Julie's Inkspot my namesake and fellow Londoner for all her beautiful cards - one of my original favourite bloggers!

Could have given this to loads more too!!

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge no 5

I needed to make a new home card for my SIL and thought this gorgeous freebie image  from Mo's Digital Pencil would fit the bill perfectly.  What a fabulous artist she is!!

The challenge this week is to use three bits of glitter and sparkle - well, I've got the diamente brad, the paper from My Minds Eye is glittered, and I've added purple stickles to the bracelets the girl is wearing.  Made the sentiment with some mini alphabet stamps and SU punches - this seems to fit both the image and the occasion to a T!  Charms are from Quixotic Paperie - they're shiny too!!   Loved using this easel template again as well.  Used the old faithul promarkers and also Old Paper Distress Ink for the edge of the image.

Finally, hydrangea flowers and card candy from Craftwork Cards to finish up!!

Another KK!!

Just couldn't wait to use this fabbie image when it arrived on my desk this morning!  How fab is the service from Elaine at Quixotic Paperie - I only ordered on Sunday!! And we cocked a snoop to the Royal Mail strikes!!

Anyhoo, this gorgeous little gal is Antoinette from the new release of Moonlight Whispers from Krafting Kimmie.

Used the sketch over on  the Sketch and Stash  Challenge 22 which I like so much as it's fairly straightforward - I may well use this for loads of my christmas cards! Of course, the new thing I used was my stamp but have had the Sentiment from Hot off the Press for eons, as well as the little bells and the ribbon!

Stuff I used:

Kraftin Kimmie Antoinette Stamp

Promarkers

K&Co -Winter Wonderland paper and Recycled paper (embossed with Paisley CB folder)

My Minds Eye - Signature Christmas range

Cuttlebug  Snowflake die

Dovecraft snowflake brad

Deco Art Snowwriter for the furry bits on her dress, pompoms and ear muffs.

Stickles, ribbon and lovely little bells from stash

Sentiment - Hot off the Press.

Should be going to bed  but I've so enjoyed making this card that I feel all hyper so think I'll go and do a bit of blog hopping!!!

Kraftin Kimmie - Charlotte

I LOVE the Moonlight Whisper range from Kraftin Kimmie and have already ordered the new release today from Quixotic Paperie!  This card is for KK's challenge this week which had to include a tag.  I also used the layout from Sketch Saturday which I've rotated ( why do I always seem to do that?).

Rachel, here, has a great little tutorial on how to use Nesties so that the image hangs over the edge of the shape which I've attempted to use here for the first time.  I think I still need some practise but it does give a great effect. Papers are K and Co which I've distressed, and flowers are a mixture of punched and ready made.  Promarkers to colour ( just for a change, not!! LOL!).

Comfy Cosy!!

Oh I do love this Whiff of Joy image - love the idea of  a cold winter's day and being curled up with a hot cup of cocoa and red woolly socks on my tootsies!!

The Whiff of Joy challenge this week is to use red, cream and one other colour so I've chosen brown.  I'm also entering this for the Simon Says challenge which is to use as much sparkle as you can handle.  Well I can promise, I used loads from stickles on the flower centres, glamour dust on the sentiment and Copic Spicas on her mug, trousers, jumper and socks!  Sadly this doesn't show up on the photo and I love her red, sparkly mug!  Thirdly, I used the layout from Truly Scrumptious (which I've rotated) this week. In addition to the layout, we had to use, 3 flowers, 3 brads and 3 gems or pearls.

Confession time - I'm not really very happy with this card, can't quite put my finger on it, just don't think it has the X factor, but my daughter said she loved it and preferred it to others which I have been happy with!!!  Ah well!

Papers are from Paper Mania Christmas for this year and I cut the Dahlia with my Nestie shapes using K&Co Winter Wonderland which is so rich and sparkly - been stroking it for hours!!  Brads were from Lakeland, and flowers were a bargain from last year's sale at Primark.

Off to see some friends today for a girlie lunch - and then to chat and put the world to rights eating chocolates and dissing the men!!!  Just what is needed today methinks!  Have a great day whatever you're doing!!

My new Kitchen Tilda

I have been loving this image in blog world so couldn't wait to get my inky fingers on it!!  When  I saw that the Spoonful of Sugar challenge had to incorporate a kitchen or cooking item well, of course I had to use her for the first time!  (Not very original I know, sorry!)

 I used the sketch below over on  the Just Magnolia  challenge (week 28) by Martine which was sooooo lovely to use - felt really ergonomical if you know what I mean:

I also wanted to enter the Passion for Promarker challenge this week as I seem not to have done it since I won my scrummy new Promarker colours and their challenge was any colour but to use an animal.  Well, I thought this cutie little mouse from a Penny Black set, with his bowlful of stars,  fitted the cooking image nicely.

Papers are a mixture of Daisy Bucket, Brenda Pinnick and scraps.  Nestie Labels, a sentiment from Stampin Up, and a few gems and flowers were the final ingredients!! Yummy!!

Look what I got - Happy Halloween!!!

Just thought I'd show you this fabby Halloween treat box that my family received from my friend and fellow crafter Lesley.  Isn't it just great and so much work - she even designed the template herself.  The only gripe I have is that the chocolate in it wasn't all for me - now what sort of friend is that!!?!!

Even the choccies have been labelled with our names!

Although Lesley has been making cards for ever, she has only just started her blog over at Grenouille Greetings so hop over there and check out some more of her fabulous makes.

  

Easel card/Comission

Needed to make a card for an order from work - for a lady who will be a hundred - WOW!  Couldn't make any of the challenges fit but decided to go for an easel card for the first time following a tutorial here over and also you can see some beautiful DT cards from the Magnolia-licious DT ladies using this template.  I have to say, it was so easy to make but so effective!

Paper is a sheet I've had for ages from Anna Griffin - can't believe I managed to cut it because it is sooo pretty - deep  breaths!!! Used my Martha Stewart Doiley Lace punch and with numbers cut from DCWV Glittered stack.  Flower punched with a combo of Woodware and Stampin up punches.

This is just to show you the side view and how I've used the buttons as the lip to hold the easel up. 

Well, Monday morning so better finish getting ready for work - have a good week everyone!

Spoonful of Sugar/Anyone for Anya

First time of using this gorgeous little sprout, Anneke from the Greeting Farm, which I'm entering for the autumnal theme on the Anyone for Anya challenge.  I've also used the sketch from the Spoonful of Sugar Challenge this week which I found great to use! 

We could use any embellies we liked, so I made some flowers for the first time following a tutorial posted by Julie on her blog Julie's Inkspot here - thank you Juliexx  Papers are the delicious Laundry Line range from MME, and rest of bits are from stash!!

Julie xx