Season's Greetings!

Couldn't resist this little lovely from Mo's Digital Pencil - such a great image!  She's called Season's Greetings (and comes with the sentiment!) and I love the sense of her holding on for dear life before being blown away in a snow blizzard!

I've teamed her up with some new Joy Craft papers - Winter Wonderland - from Noor Designs UK.  I also got the Winter word die from here -  this is going to be a new favourite - love the font and style!

I've also used a Memory Box snowflake wreath, Tim Holtz On The Edge snowflakes and some Impression Obsession trees.  The rest of my goodies are from stash, including lots of Aged Aqua and Chunky White Frantage! 

I'm taking a break from packing tomorrow to visit best matey, Lesley, and to see all her wonderful US purchases!!  Then catching up in the evening with my M&S mateys!  

Juliexx

Basic Grey Challenges - Happy Christmas

Time for a new challenge at Basic Grey Challenges and it's a nice easy one that we have for you this fortnight:

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

How easy is that -just don't forget that you must use a Basic Grey product and point out what it is.

I've teamed up Jovial 6x6 papers with this darling Mo Manning Image called Hanging the Stockings- just click on the link to find it in Mo's Digital Pencil.

It's the perfect Christmas scene don't you think - even doggy wants in on the act!

The sentiment is from Cat's Life Press and the holly is from a Marianne die.  Finally I added some Aged Ivory Frantage for the finishing touch.

As always, we have our one and only regular sponsor, Simon Says Stamp, and they are offering a fab $25 dollar voucher to the lucky winner of this fortnight's challenge.

My BG teamies have made some gorgeous cards, as always - check them out here

Have a great weekend!

Basic Grey Challenges Cold and Frosty

Morning and a Happy Saturday to you.  Can't believe that this time last week we woke up in sunny and warm San Francisco ready for our  journey home!  It's certainly cold and frosty here compared to San Fran!  Apparently it's their rainy season now but we didn't see a drop -  just lovely clear skies and warm, sunny days.  Quite funny looking at all their Christmas decorations in the sun! 

On to today's card and it's for our new challenge at Basic Grey Challenges where we have a theme of Cold and Frosty for you.  I struggled this week, what with jet lag, a heavy cold and being busy  at work, so decided to use one of the ready coloured images from a Lili of the Valley Christmas Art Pad. For me colouring an image is usually a big part of my card making, so I felt I was cheating (myself) but you know, I still put in a fair amount of time making the card.  

I also decided to kick off the frosty theme by covering the image with some transparent stardust embossing powder and I don't know if I'd have had the courage to do that if I'd spent a couple of hours colouring the image!  Especially as you get this effect where the image becomes very soft and muted - good for hiding any colouring mistakes though!

 

I cut out the card blank and frames with Go Kreate Frilly dies and then stardust embossed one of the frames which I then layered onto Basic Grey Lime Rickey Blue Moon 12x12 papers. I then added some clear twinkly embossing powder to the tree, deer fence and stars, and also over the sentiment to complete the cold and frosty vibe. The sentiment is from Cat's Life Press, and the various dies are Tim Holtz, Marianne and Whiff of Joy.  The chiffon roses are from the Hobby House. 

As always, our terrific sponsor is Simon Says Stamp who are again offering their very generous prize of a $25 dollar voucher to the lucky winner of the challenge.

Check out the rest of the Cold and Frosty fab makes from the rest of the BG DT here!

I've got a bit of shopping to do today, a bit of cardmaking, a lot of tidying up to do in my craft room and a lot of eagerly waiting for my youngest, Emily who returns from her three months travelling around Europe tomorrow!  Can't wait to see her and give her the biggest hug!

Basic Grey Challenges- Weather

Hellooooo!  Well, the weekend has arrived which means it's time for our new challenge over at Basic Grey Challenges,  This fortnight's theme is Weather which we're certainly having a lot of here in London at the minute - sun, rain, storms - a good old British summer!

I've used another Mo Manning digi cutie - Singin In the Rain which you can find here at Mo's Digital Pencil, and coloured her with my Promarkers.  My Basic Grey papers are from the Porcelain 6x6 pad, lovely colours in this pad!

The flowers are mostly from Wild Orchid Crafts, the flourishes are a Cheery Lynn die, the frame around the circle is a  Marianne die and the sentiment is an East of India sticker from a set that I purchased recently - it seems perfect with this image!

 

Hope you will join us over the next fortnight  with lots of lovely weather inspired creations - just remember to use a Basic Grey product and tell us what it is.  You could win a $25 dollar voucher from our regular sponsor, Simon Says Stamp, to spend in their yummy online store.

 Simon Says Superstore

(Please note: This is a voucher code that entitles the winner to a $25 saving off their order in Simon Says Stamp, P+P charges will still apply unless the conditions are met to earn free P+P, please check here if you would like to see these conditions)

And before you go, check out the rest of the cards from my fabulous BG teamies here!

Basic Grey Make a Tag

Where has the week gone!! Super excited today as we're meeting our new great-niece Isabella for the first time!!  Let's hope the rain stays off!

On to our new challenge over at Basic Grey Challenges, and we want you to Make a Tag, as long as you use a Basic Grey Product, we'd love you to play along with us!

I've  used Nook and Pantry papers and they seemed perfect to go with this What's Cookin image from Mo Manning.  I thought the tag would be perfect to add to an edible gift, preferably home-made, though don't hold your breath for me to put my pinny on!!

I've coloured her with my Promarkers and cut her out with a Nestie labels die, as I did the sentiment which is from Stampin Up. The flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts and the rest of the goodies are from stash.

As always, we have the fabulous, Simon Says Stamp   with us as our regular sponsor, and with a fabulous $25 going to one lucky entrant!

Just remember to  use a Basic Grey product and let us know what that product is! Oh, and check out the fabulous tags from the rest of the BG team here.

Basic Grey Challenge Mix and Match

Morning - it's the start of a long weekend here in the UK, so I've had a lie-in and then I'm off to  do a bit of shopping.

We have a new challenge for you today over at Basic Grey Challenges and that is Mix and Match - so use your papers from different design sets, it's always nice to see how the various papers can be matched together.  I've used Out of Print, Marrakech and Basics Kraft for my card, together with another cutie image from Mo's Digitial Pencil called Baby Shower - just click on the link to find it in Mo's store..

I've coloured using my ususal Pro and Flexmarkers and then added some white gel pen for my spotty umbrella.  There's several die cuts in the mix, including a Spellbinders (circle) Marianne, (leaves), Martha Stewart (Heart) and Magnolia ( Bow border).  The flowers  were cut with an EK Success Retro flower Punch set which I've just rediscovered in my stash!

We are very fortunate over at BG HQ  to have one regular sponsor, the awesome Simon Says Stamp, who yet again are offering the lucky winner of this challenge, a $25 dollar spend in their store.



You can see the wonderful makes by the rest of my lovely BG teamies here- have a great weekend, whatever you're up to!

Basic Grey - Masculine

As it says on my card, Hello There!  This is a card for the  new challenge over at Basic Grey Challenges HQ.  You can probably tell, our theme for this challenge is Masculine ( a groan is echoing through blogland!).  Still they are a necessity and I'm glad to have another one in stock!  The main image is a Hero Arts Cling stamp which I've teamed up with What's Up papers from Basic Grey.  I've then cut out a few more air balloons with a little Memory Box die.  The clouds are also cut with a Memory Box die, and I stamped them with a script stamp just for a bit of detail.  The Birthday Sentiment and banner are from PTI.

As usual, we have our regular sponsor, Simon Says Stamp, offering our regular awesome prize of a $25 voucher to spend in their online store to one lucky winner.

Please just remember to use a Basic Grey item in your project and let us  know what that item is!

I'm also entering my card into the latest Simon Says Stamp Challenge which is for Travel

Enjoy your weekend - there's a rumour going round that we might see some sun here in the UK!

Basic Grey Clean and Simple

Hhmmmmm - well, regular visitors will know that I don't do Clean and Simple! But that is our challenge theme this week at Basic Grey Challenges so this is my card!  I've used this fabulous image from Mo's Digital Pencil called Tia and Friend - click on the link to find it in Mo's store. The card was for my mum's birthday who used to breed Rotties amongst other dogs, so I thought she'd like it!

The thing I found difficult was being restrained with my papers and embellies so I'm not entirely sure that my card is CAS in the truest sense!  Still I have only  used one layer, one very simple flower, cut from wax paper with the Tim Holtz Tattered Floral Die,  and one sentiment!

Of course, we have our regular sponsor, Simon Says Stamp, offering our regular awesome prize of a $25 voucher to spend in their online store to one lucky winner.

Please just remember to use a Basic Grey item in your project and let us  know what that item is!!

My fabbie BG teamies have fulfilled the brief far better than me this week, so check out their wonderful makes here.......and have a great weekend.

Spring is in the Air at Basic Grey

Good morning all and Happy Saturday!!  Well it's cold, wet and miserable here in London with not even a hint of Spring but that's our theme at Basic Grey Challenges today - Spring in the Air!  As long as you use Basic Grey products we want to see your spring colours, spring images or spring themes!

I've used this gorgeous Saturated Canary digi image - there's nothing like sitting in the garden reading a good book! My papers are Basic Grey Kioshi, the frame is a Cheery Lynn (which the die cut flowers come with).  I thought it would be a good idea to use the thread through the holes around the frame.  Most of the other die cuts are from a K&Co. And the bliss ticket is of course Tim Holtz.

As always, the fabulous Simon Says Stamp are sponsoring us with their usual $25 voucher on offer for the lucky winner.

And don't forget to check our the wonderful inspiration by my BG teamies here!

I'm off for a day off crafting with best matey Lesley, we'll soon forget about  the awful day outside!!  Enjoy your day!

Juliexx

Basic Grey Anything Goes

Yayy, Saturday at last, hence I'm a little late as I had a lie-in! 

We have a nice easy challenge for you at Basic Grey Challenges this fortnight - Anything Goes!!  As long as you use a Basic Grey product on you card, you have free rein!!  I haven't done any paper-piecing in a while and wanted to use these mannequin dies that have been in my stash a litle while!  (Large is Tim Holtz, and the small one is from PTI, along with the matching stamp).

The image stamp is from B Line and I've had it a long time and still love it.  I paperpieced it with Lucille papers, and then layered it up with Basic Grey Manilla Basics on a Sizzix die set.  The blue floral papers, are PB&J.

The netting is from Webster's Pages, and the the cotton reel which I've used for the sentiment is also on the Tim Holtz die.

The sentiment is also PTI and the rest of the bits and pieces from stash.

We're being sponsored as always by the fabulous Simon Says Stamp, who are again giving us a $25   dollar credit voucher to pass on to the lucky winner of this fortnight's challenge.

The girls on the BG team are amazing and have made some wonderful cards for the challenge so pop on over here and be inspired!
If you're going out today, wrap up warm, it's bitterly cold here, enjoy your day!