Bold Tidings Joy to the World Snowman Christmas Card

 Good morning, I hope you are keeping safe and well.  Here in the UK today snow has arrived.  In my family they joke that I only have to look at ice and snow and I fall over and true to form I slipped over on the ice yesterday so today I'm nursing a grazed knee and a few aches and pains but luckily nothing major.

I have been doing bit of batch card making so I have four cards to share today with the same design only different colours

For these cards I have used:

• Tim Holtz Bold Tidings #2 by Stampers Anonymous CMS419 stamped on black card and heat embossed in white.  I masked out the O from joy and replaced it with the snowman from the My Favorite Things Christmas Cuteness stamp set
• The backgrounds are ink blended using Distress Oxides and then I have stamped snowflakes on it which were then heat embossed in silver.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.  I'll see you soon.

All Dressed Up Christmas Penguins Christmas Card - Crafty Calendar December Challenge

Good morning, I hope you are keeping safe and well.  It's the first Saturday in December so we have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar.

The theme this month is

'CHRISTMAS'

For my card I have used:

• Christmas Penguins digital stamp from All Dressed Up coloured with copics.
• The background is ink blended distress oxides in Cracked Pistachio and Salvaged Patina and then I stencilled some snowflakes over it using Distress Sparkle Texture Paste.
• The red striped background is Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink through the MFT Diagonal Stripes stencil.

For this challenge we are sponsored by:

All Dressed Up

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months Christmas challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT creations using other images from this months sponsor All Dressed Up.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog,  see you soon x

Stampers Anonymous Snow Globe Christmas Cards

Good morning to you and happy December.  I have a couple of Christmas cards to share today.  I love snow globe stamps and dies and todays card uses one of my favourites which is from a stamp set by Stampers Anonymous.

There are two cards using the two different snow globe designs from the stamp set in slightly different shades of blue and one of the backgrounds is using distress snowfall texture paste through a stencil and the other using distress sparkle texture paste....can you tell the difference?

For this card I have used:

• Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous CMS472 Festive Print stamp set stamped with Distress Archival Ink and then over stamped with versamark ink, heat embossed with Ranger sticky embossing powder and then covered with rock candy glitter.
• The Merry Christmas sentiment is from the same stamp set and heat embossed in white.
• The backgrounds are Grey Distressed Woodgrain cardstock.  One of them has been stencilled with Distress Snowflake Texture Paste and the other with Distress Sparkle Texture Paste and then coloured with a combination of distress mica spays and distress inks.  One of the pastes holds the ink colour and the other you can lift the ink from it with a damp kitchen roll.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.  I'll be back tomorrow with a card for our new challenge over at Crafty Calendar

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar November Challenge - Polkadoodles Little Gift Theo Christmas Card

Good afternoon.  I hope you are keeping safe and well.  A little bit later posting today due to spending this morning at the Creative Craft show at the NEC Birmingham.   Nice to see a couple of new suppliers there so I made a beeline to the new Spellbinders stall, met Yana Smakula who was doing some demos for them and picked up a few goodies.

It's the first Saturday in the month and we have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar.  The theme this month is ANYTHING GOES.  It's November so I feel it's okay to start sharing Christmas cards.

For my card I have used:

Little Gift Theo from Polkadoodles coloured with copics.

The background is Distress Mica Sprays

and stars stencilled using Distress texture paste and rock candy glitter.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Polkadoodles

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months anything goes challenge and check out the gorgeous cards from the other DT members using images from this months sponsor Polkadoodles.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog,

See you soon as I have a few Christmas cards to share in the coming weeks.

Cheerleader Ellie from Paper Nest Dolls Birthday Card

 Good morning to you.  I hope you are safe and well.  Not a Halloween card.....Encouraged by the Halloween stencil I created in Cricut Design Space (card was posted a couple of weeks ago - Halloween ghost stencil) I set myself the task of creating a confetti/ticker tape stencil but this time not just a one stencil, I wanted it to be a layering stencil.  I ended up creating a four layer stencil and I don't think it turned out too badly.

For this card I have used:

• A four layer confetti/ticker tape stencil created using Cricut Design Space,  Each layer was cut out of Mylar and then I ink blended through them onto white card.  I have used a different ink colour for each stencil layer and I think it worked out okay.
• The digi stamp is Cheerleader Ellie from Paper Nest Dolls coloured with copics.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Sizzix Edison Pumpkin Halloween Card

Good morning I hope you are keeping safe and well.   I'm still sharing Halloween cards and this is another card where I have used an under used/neglected embossing folder that I have sitting in my stash.

For this card I have used:

• Cuttlebug Jack o' lanterns embossing folder.  Embossed onto white card and then ink blended around the edges with Carved Pumpkin distress ink.
• The pumpkin has been created using the Sizzix 666382 Edison colorise thinlit die set by Tim Holtz.
• DP is from the Tim Holtz 8"x8" Halloween Kraft Paper pack.
• Trick or Treat has been cut into the DP using the Sizzix 665995 Bold Text Halloween thinlit die set by Tim Holtz.

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Solar Paste Ghosts Halloween Card

Good morning.  I hope you are keeping safe and well.

A few weeks ago I posted a card that I made using a stencil that I created using Cricut Design Space and I love it so much that I have another card to share with you today using it.

For my card I have used:

• Ghost stencil created in Cricut Design space and cut from Doeflex sheet.
• Simon Hurley Solar pastes through the stencil in Overheated, Royal Flush and Crocodile Tears.
• The DP is from the Tim Holtz Halloween Kraft Paper Pack.
• The sentiment is an unmounted red rubber stamp from a set called Halloween Trinkets by Kraftin' Kimmie which was stamped onto white card and then has been heat embossed in black.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Stampers Anonymous Unravelled Mummy Halloween Card.

 Good morning.  I hope you are keeping safe and well.  With the intention of using items in my stash that have been forgotten about or neglected I have an embossing folder that I have had for quite a while so I thought I would use it for todays card.

For my card I have used:

• The stamped mummy and pumpkin candy bucket are from the Stampers Anonymous CMS452 Tim Holtz Unravelled stamp set and have been coloured with copics.
• The sentiment is from the same stamp set and has been heat embossed in white.
• The background was created using the Cuttlebug Spiderweb Frame embossing folder and then I have ink blended the embossing with Black Soot distress ink.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Black and White Stampers Anonymous Tiny Frights Halloween Card

Good morning, I hope you are keeping safe and well.  I have a card to share today and as you can see I'm still in Halloween card mode at the moment, I really need to move to Christmas card mode soon.....

For this card I have used:

A selection of images from the Stampers Anonymous CMS468 Tim Holtz Tiny Frights stamp set.  Stamped with Versamark ink onto black card and then heat embossed with white embossing powder.

I was going to colour the images with pencils but I liked the black and white effect so I decided to leave them like that.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and just a few white pearls to finish

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar October Challenge - Sheepski Halloween Gnomes Card

Good afternoon I hope you are well.  I am suffering from covid at the moment, yes it is still a thing....so I'm feeling a bit under the weather but I'm on the road to recovery.  

It's the first Saturday in October (can you believe it!!!)  so we have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar and the theme this month is HALLOWEEN but because not everyone celebrates the holiday we also have the secondary theme of AUTUMN COLOURS.

For my card I have used:

Trick or Treat digital stamp from Sheepski Designs coloured with copics.  I fussy cut three of them for a little trio of gnomes.

The background was created using the Mummy Wrap stencil from Pretty Pink Posh and distress oxides inks in Lost Shadow, Hickory Smoke and Black Soot.

The sentiment is from a MFT set called "Witch Way is the Candy"

The spiders were cut from black card using the Sizzix 666381 Big Frights thinlits die set by Tim Holtz.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Sheepski Designs.

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months Halloween/Autumn colours challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT cards using other images from this months sponsor Sheepski Designs.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Sizzix Toil and Trouble Halloween Card

Good morning I hope you are keeping safe and well and not suffering too much with the heat.  Here in the UK it is very warm at the moment and here I am doing blog posts with Halloween cards, at least it's not Christmas cards lol.

For todays card I have gone with witchy vibes.

For my card I have used:

Background: Tim Holtz Shattered stamp (CMS466) from Stampers Anonymous stamped with versamark and heat embossed with gold and then ink blended with distress oxides in Villainous Potion and Carved Pumpkin.

Frame: Vellum and then a purple frame both cut using the Spellbinders Notched Corner Frame die set.

The witch, cauldron, mouse and cat have been cut using the Sizzix Die Set Toil & Trouble by Tim Holtz, 665561.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

I'll see you soon x

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Paper Nest Dolls Ragdoll Sally Halloween Card

Good afternoon, I hope you are keeping safe and well. 

It's the first Saturday in September so we have a new monthly challenge starting today over at Crafty Calendar and the theme this month is

'ANYTHING GOES'

 I know it's only September but I am in full Halloween card making mode at the moment. 

For my card I have used:

Ragdoll Sally from Paper Nest Dolls coloured with copics.

The background is blended with distress oxide inks.

The mountain in the background was cut from grey card by my cricut using an svg from etsy.

The gravestone, railings, pumpkin, skull and bat were cut using sizzix dies.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Paper Nest Dolls

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and share your makes in this months 'Anything Goes' challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT cards created using other images from this month sponsor Paper Nest Dolls.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Sizzix Ghostly Boo Halloween Card

Good afternoon, I hope you are keeping safe and well,  here in the the UK summer has arrived (well for few days anyway before it turns back to rain).

Is it too early to start thinking about and making for Halloween?  I'm going to say no seeing as I have a Halloween card to share today.

For my card I have used:

Boo is from the Big Frights die set by Tim Holtz for Sizzix cut out on Idea-ology Halloween Deco Sheets.

The little ghost is from the Halloween Toppers die set by Sizzix cut from vellum.

I created my own ghost stencil in Cricut Design Space and cut out on mylar.  I used Simon Hurley Solar Pastes in Overheated, Crocodile Tears and Royal Flush through it.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar August Challenge - Hetty Clare Happy Hour Card

 Good morning and I hope you are well.  My post is a day late due to spending yesterday at the festival of quilts.  I sew but I'm not a 'quilter', my sister-in-law was going and had a spare free ticket so I went  with her.  Lots of amazing creations on display.

Can you believe it is August already, this means that we have a new monthly challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar and the theme this month is

'ANYTHING GOES' 

For my card I have used:

Happy Hour digital stamp from Hetty Clare coloured with copics and then the cocktail glass has had a layer of Distress translucent texture paste applied to it.

The DP is from a set called Summer Cocktails from VRDigitalDesign over on Etsy.  I saw this rainbow paper in the set and knew I had to use it.

The background was stencilled using the Tim Holtz stencil THS003 Rays and the Simon Hurley Clear Skies dye ink pad.

The cheers sentiment was cut using my Cricut and I added a few clear dome gems.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Hetty Clare

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and share your projects in this months 'Anything Goes' challenge and check out the gorgeous DT cards using other images from this months sponsor Hetty Clare.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar July Challenge - Polkadoodles Horace and Boo Party Friends Birthday Card

Good afternoon.  I hope you are safe and well.  It's the first Saturday in July and we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar.  Can you believe it's July already, this year is speeding by so fast.

The theme for this month is 'ANYTHING GOES'

My card has been personalised for my partners niece who will be 6 this August and I thought this image would be perfect for a card for her and it also means I have a card ready with plenty of time to spare for a change.

For my card I have used:

Horace and Boo Party Friends from Polkadoodles coloured with copics.

Distress oxide blended cloud background.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Polkadoodles

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar an join us in this months Anything Goes challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT cards using other images from this months sponsor Polkadoodles.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar June Challenge - Lili of the Valley Summer Card

Good morning, I hope you are safe and well.  It's a gorgeous day today so I think summer is definitely on the way which fits in well with this months challenge over at Crafty Calendar.

It's the first Saturday of the month so we have a new challenge for you and the theme this month is Summertime.

For me when someone mentions Summer I think of trips to the seaside   I live in the Midlands so to travel to the coast is more than couple of hours drive but we try to get there when we can.

For my card I have used:

Fairy Calendar August digital stamp from Lili of the Valley coloured with copics.

The DP's are from the Hello Sunshine digital paper pack from Lili of the Valley.

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Lili of the Valley

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar to share your projects in this months challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT cards using other images from this months sponsor Lili of the Valley.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog,

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar May Challenge - Anything But Square

Good morning, I hope you are safe and well today.  Here in the UK it's coronation weekend, I'm going to be one of the millions watching it today so I have just enough time to post this before the ceremony begins.

Its the first Saturday of the month so we have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar.

The theme this month is ANYTHING BUT SQUARE.

For my card I have used:

The image is Winne Daisy Flower Fairy Holding a Toadstool digital stamp from Polkadoodles coloured with copics.

The card base has been cut using an SVG file called Basic Square Centre Step card which is from Lori Whitlock.

The DP is from a digital paper set called Spring Plaids from PeriwinklePixelShop over on Etsy.

Unfortunately we don't have a sponsor for this months challenge.  The sponsor we had arranged for this month have closed their doors and are no longer trading but we do have some goodies available for one lucky winner, four Polkadoodles stamps and a paper pack as shown below

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and share your ANTHING BUT SQUARE projects in this months challenge and also check out the gorgeous cards by the other DT members.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x