More Caroling Hedgehogs ......

Look at me .... two posts in one day - wonders will never cease!!! This one is going to have to be quick.
I've been inspired to make another christmas card for Winter Wonderland - sing a song and ABC christmas challenge - keep it simple and yes its more hedgehogs!!

Ingredients:

papers - dovecraft 'jolly happy christmas'

image - penny black

cuttlebug embossing folder

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - 'sing a song' 

ABC Christmas Challenge - k is for 'keep it simple'
Simon Says Stamp - 'anything goes'

Gone Fishing/Father's Day

Good afternoon everyone, hope you are all well. It had still been sunny here until about ten minutes ago, when the clouds opened, it is now chucking it down and there is thunder and lightning. It has been very muggy today so hopefully it will now cool down.  My card today is for the Lili's Little Fairies Challenge, who want to see anything but a square,  and I think I am going to make it by the skin of my teeth.  I bought some Kanban cards a little while ago, and they are really different - round, hexagonal - great for this challenge and as I haven't made a male card for a little while I thought I would make a father's day card.

Ingredients:

card - kanban

papers - docraft

image/sentiment - lily of the valley 'gone fishing'

charm - ebay

bakers twine - papermania

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies - 'anything but a square'

Here Comes the Boys - challenge  #28 'anything goes'

One Stop Craft - challenge  #184 'for the boys'

Totally Gorguss - challenge  #133 'something new' (cards/bakers twine)

Crafty Katz - challenge  #134 'card for a man'
2 Sisters Challenge Blog - challenge #93 'bring on the boys'
Tuesday Throwdown - challenge #100 - 'masculine'
Divas by Design - challenge #37 'anything goes'
Simon Says Stamp - 'anything goes'

Caroling Hedgehogs

I hope everybody is having a great weekend, the weather is fabulous. This has meant that I have had loads to do in the garden, and not much time for blogging. I managed to find an hour this afternoon to create a card. This card has been inspired by the challenge at Winter Wonderland who want to see singers. I chose to use this penny black stamp 'Caroling Hedgehogs'

Ingredients:

papers - dovecraft 'jolly happy christmas'

image - penny black 'caroling hedgehogs'

poinsettias - marianne creatable die 

card blank - kanban

card - bazzil basics

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - 'sing a song'

CHNC - challenge #74 'christmas foliage'

Crimbo Crackers - challenge #16 colour combo

Totally Papercrafts - challenge #118 'animals'

I Love Promarkers - challenge #118 'use die cuts'
Crafts4Eternity - challenge #73 'hexagons'

Christmas Crackers

Hope everyone is having a good weekend, its been a bit overcast and grey and not very warm, but at least its not raining.
My card this evening has been inspired by a couple of challenges - Winter Wonderland where the theme is 'embossing' and Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge who want to see 'A touch of the blues'. I have also used the sketch at Sketch Saturday .

Ingredients:

pearlescent card  embossed with polka dots/stars

image - lotv 'james bear christmas cracker'

stickles - 'stardust'

ric rac from stash

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - 'embossing'

CHNC - challenge #73 'a touch of the blues'

Sketch Saturday - week #208

Lili's Little Fairies - 'bear essentials'

I Love Promarkers - challenge #117 'anything goes'

Emerald  Faeris - challenge #24 'embossing'

Cute Card Thursday - challenge #217 'a touch of sparkle'
Pan Pastel - challenge 19 'pastel colours'

That Craft Place Challenge - 'monochromatic'

Patchwork Present

Good evening everybody, hope you have all had a good week and not worked too hard. I haven;t had much time for crafting this week, but I have finally managed to make a card. I have been inspired by Lili's Little Fairies challenge to make a bear themed card.

I choose to make an easel card which I didn't find very easy to photograph, so I've added another to show the detail a bit better, unfortunately the light isn't very good at the moment either.

Ingredients:

papers - nitwits

image/sentiment - lotv 'patchwork parcel'

doily/butterflies - marianne creatable

martha stewart border punch

flowers -woc/hobbycraft

seam binding - woc

coloured with procmarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies - 'bear essentials'

Joanna Sheen Challenge- 'happy birthday'

Divas by Design - challenge #35 'we are tickled pink'

I Love Promarkers - challenge #117 'anything goes'

The Paper Shelter - challenge #64 'birthday cards with sentiment'

Whimsey Inspirations Challenge - #39 'anything goes'

Crafty Catz Weekly - challenge #133 'lets here it for the girls'

LEJ Designs - challenge  #3 'lots of layers'

C.R.A.F.T. - challenge  #155 'easel card'

Lazy Days

Hasn't it been a beautiful day, the sun has been shining almost none stop, and I have spent a lovely day at Legoland with my grandson.  These geese and gosling where the last thing we expected to see, we thought they were made out of  lego bricks until one of the babies moved!!!

My card today has been made to enter the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, where the theme is 'In the Garden' using the Sketch & Stash Challenge sketch.

Ingredients:

papers - first edition 'hideaway'

image - penny black 'lazy days'

seam binding - WOC

flowers - joy craft die

fence - marianne creatable die

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Sketch N Stash - challenge #87 'Andie's sketch (stash is papers)

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - week #201 'in the garden'

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - #24 ' here comes summer'

Papertake Weekly Challenge - 'cute, cute, cute'

CES - challenge #85 'anything goes' (sorry this is the last ever challenge)

Forever Friends Challenge - may 'spring'
Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge - 'flowers'

DYSU - challenge #71 - 'use a flower'

Shopping Our Stash - challenge #51 'use 3 or more designer papers;

Hedgehog Bouquet

Hope everyone is well, and you all enjoyed your long weekend. My card this evening is for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, where the challenge is to case Jenny's easel card - I decided to follow her layout.

Ingredients:

papers - nitwits

image - penny black 'hedgehog bouquet'

seam binding - WOC

flowers - joy craft die

pearls from stash

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges :

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - week #200 'case it'

Joanna Sheen Challenge - 'flower power'

Papertake Weekly - 'cute, cute, cute'

Pixie Dust Studio - challenge #125 'flowers'

Creative Inspirations - challenge #161 'animal antics'

Fishing Buddies

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, Bank Holiday tomorrow, but I've got to work. I've managed to find time over the weekend to make another Christmas Card - my collection is growing, at this rate I might have enough ready and wont need to panic make at the last minute. My card has been inspired by the ABC Christmas challenge where the theme is 'icy', the snowflake doily and the ice have been painted with glamour dust glitter paint and they are a lot more sparkly in real life. I decided to stay with the white theme and emboss the greeting with white embossing powder which doesn't really show up in the photograph.

Ingredients:

papers - white card embossed with cuttlebug 'swiss dots/snowdots

papermania 'snow flurry'

image - lotv 'fishing buddies'

sentiment - lotv

marianne creatable die - snowflake doily

stickles gilitter - 'icicle/frosted lace'

glamour dust glitter paint - 'iridescent'

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

ABC  Christmas Challenge - 'I is for icy inspiration'

Lili's Little Fairies - 'anything goes'

MMCS - challenge #55 'embossing'

Passion for Promarkers - challenge #147 'bright  & light'

Craft Room - 'Emboss It'

Jingle Belles - 'embossing around the christmas tree'

Christmas Stamping All Year Long - challenge #9 'glittery'

Pan Pastels - challenge #17 'anything goes'

Papertake Weekly - 'anything goes'
Stampin for the Weekend - 'at least 4 layers'

Charlotte

Hope everyone is well, and looking forward to the weekend, hope the weather is going to be better. My card this evening is made with a  Sugar Nellie stamp 'Charlotte'. I have been inspired by a couple of challenges - My Mums Craft Shop where the theme is for embossing and I love Promarkers who want to see fairies. I love my fairies so any excuse to use them!!!

Ingredients:

papers - first edition  'dreamcatcher' /bazzill card

m-bossabilities  embossing folder - 'patchwork'

stamp - sugar nellie  'Charlotte'

flowers - memory box die 'pinwheel posy'

flourish - joy craft die

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

gems - bazzill bling

art institute glitter on wings and roses.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

My Mums Craft Shop - challenge #55 'embossing'

I Love Promarkers - challenge #115 'fairies

Divas by Design - challenge #33 'monochromatic'

Cutie Pie Challenge - challenge #17 'monochromatic'

Passion for Promarkers - challenge '117 'bright and light'

(if my take on this challenge is incorrect could you please delete it)

Papertake Weekly - 'anything goes'

LEJ Designs - challenge #1 'anything goes'

Lollipop Crafts - challenge #78 'anything goes'
Pixie Dust Studio - challenge #125 'flowers'

Patchwork Balloons

Hi everyone, hope you are all well. My card this evening has been inspired by a couple of challenges.
I have use the sketch from Sketch Saturday, my colour scheme from A Gem of A Challenge - pink, blue & green  and I played bingo at Ready Teddy Go  - embossing, button & glitter (one of the papers is glittered)

Ingredients:

papers - first edition 'spring drop'

image - lotv 'patchwork bunch of balloons'

m-bossabilities embossing folder - 'patchwork'

buttons - from stash

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - challenge # 205 'sketch'

A Gem of a Challenge - challenge #45 'pink, blue & green'

Ready -Teddy Go - challenge #10  'bingo'

Papertake Weekly - 'anything goes'

Simon Says Stamp - 'anything birthday goes'
Secret Crafter - challenge #183 'cute n fluffy'
Creative Inspirations - challenge #161 'animal antics'
My Mums Craft Shop - challenge #55 'embossing'
LEJ Designs - challenge #1 'anything goes'