A bit different....

Afternoon Folks!

Grabbed the chance to have a quick play in my craftroom this morning and this is the end result!! I found a couple of sizzix and cuttlebug snowflake dies that I had forgotten about (oops!)  They didn't look right all layered up in silver so I found a strong contrast of raspberry pink glitter card in my scraps box, I'm not usually a pink girl but I think it kind of works although I'm not 100% sure!! 

Thought that as I was going girly I should bling the snowflake up a bit so I raided the gems box too!! sentiment is from LOTV and heat embossed with glittery embossing powder. Background is a swiss dots embossing folder, the cuttlebug has been put through its paces!!

My camera isn't very keen on taking a decent picture today - the card is actually quite sparkly in real life but I can't seem to pick that up. One day soon the weather will improve...

Thanks for looking!!

I have managed to find a few challenges I can't resist entering too:

52 Christmas card throwdown - Ribbons and bows

Winter wonderland - Pretty in Pink

Divas by Design - Use metal

& Crafts and Me - Pretty in Pink

Spooky candle

Boo!! Morning folks, it's time for another challenge over at C.R.A.F.T.

and this time our theme is:

SPOOKY!!

My mojo was a bit adrift this week and I couldn't get very inspired about making a card, I don't really send Halloween cards, so I thought I'd try stamping on a candle instead. I bought some candles last year to make some Christmas decorations but ran out of time. Anyway I found the candles again & this is my first attempt at decorating one. I really enjoyed doing this, it made a nice change and it's great fun!! I used this fun digi called Witch Bear from Lexi's fairydust store which you can find here.

Don't forget to head on over to C.R.A.F.T. to see the other fantastic DT projects and enter your spoooooky creations to be in with a chance of winnning a fantastic £10 voucher from our sponsor (one of my favourite shops!!) :

I'd also like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafts & Me : Halloween

Stamp Something: Halloween somethings

Fussy & Fancy friday : Halloween

Stampin' for the weekend: Halloween / Fall

One stop Craft challenge: Halloween

Creative Inspirations challenge: Halloween / Fall

Stamptacular Sunday : No cards allowed

Stamp with Fun : Halloween

The Crazy Challenge : Halloween

Creative Inspirations: Spooky

A spoonful of sugar : Boo

My Time to Craft: Ghosties, ghoulies and 4 legged beasties

Polka Doodles: something Spooky

Creative Craft Challenges: Trick or treat

& Fab n Funky: Things that go bump in the night

Take 1 sheet die cuts.....

Morning All! hope everyone is OK, Ive been back from my holidays for nearly a week but have been spending quite a bit of time painting the new extension! Still it is beginning to look good and I can't wait for it all to be finished so I can get back to 'normal'! Enough waffling from me, here are my latest creations:

I'd like to enter these into the following challenges:

Charisma cardz: Use Die cuts

Paperplay Challenges: Pink to make the boys wink!

PaperCutz challenge: Anything goes!

I was having a bit of a browse through my stash and I came across this die cut sheet sheet of cutie bears from Lili of the Valley which I bought at the Make it show earlier in the year. I have just ordered the stamp from the website along with some other goodies from their new releases, so while I am waiting for them to arrive I thought I should use up some of the die cuts.

I made the card first using the sketch on LOTV. I cut out the die cut with Nestabilities labels 12 set, inked the edges and added some glitter to the butterflies wings. The papers are 'Henbury Lane' by Papermania.

When I had finished the card I sat looking at the scraps on my desk and decided to make a little tag to go with it using one of the smaller die cuts. The background paper on this one is DCWV (I think) and the flowers are by Prima with a bit of added glamour dust.

I'd like to enter the tag into the challenge at Die Cut Dreams: Use a tag but no stamping at all!

While I was looking through my stash I also found a paper mache box, so that also got decorated. It was so much fun, I haven't decorated a box in ages and I'd forgotten how much I enjoy doing them. Again the papers are from 'Henbury Lane' and the ribbons and pearls are from Hobbycraft. The inside is painted with white acrylic paint and then glossed over with Sparkle Mod Podge to give it some extra glittery glamour!

I'd like to enter the box into the following challenges:

Crafts & Me: Petals and pearls

Allsorts: Minature 3"

Simon Says Challenge: Make a gift (My plan is to give the box to a crafting friend with some goodies inside - flowers, charms etc)

One stop Craft challenge: Not a card!

Good news too - I still have 6 diecuts left to play with!
Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

P.S. Can anyone else smell gloss paint?.....

Relax.....

Morning All, Hope you are having a nice relaxing Sunday!!

I'm flying by the seat of my pants again to get my card into a few challenges before they close! I finished this last night but had to wait until this morning to get some piccys. This is my first attempt at a Joy Fold card. I'd never heard of them until I read the challenge on Squigglefly this week. The tutorial here on Split coast stampers is great, tricky bit is trying to get decent pics!! The digi stamp is called 'Forgiven' by Crissy Armstrong at Squigglefly. I like the way the card has come out & I am also impressed that I managed to find the right pawprint button in my disaster zone of a crafting area ...lol. Papers are Basic Grey Archaic.

I think I might send this one to my Dad for Father's day, he doesn't 'do' football, golf, gardening etc so I think this might fit the bill. I'd like to enter him in the following challenges:

Squigglefly : Joy fold card

Sundays with Crissy: Layers

Stamp something: Use a digi

Totally Papercrafts: More than 1 fold
Simon Says Stamp: Father's Day / male card

The Creative cottage Challenge: Father's day

I love digi challenge: For my Dad

Crafts and me: Distressed ( I Sponged the cream card backgound nestie

behind the image and also the edges of the papers)

Thanks for looking - think I had better go and tidy up a bit!!