C.R.A.F.T. Vellum challenge

I'm trying to get in the mood for Christmas, I've added a countdown clock to my blog which I'm hoping will spur me into action!! I did get into the Christmas mood a bit with my card for this weeks challenge over at C.R.A.F.T., which is to use

VELLUM

We are sponsored this week by

who are offering our winner their choice of 5 digi stamps from the shop.

I've used the cute PJ penguin on my card . I don't tend to use vellum much but I've embossed some through my cuttlebug for the background circle and also used some to make the snowflake embellishments.

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

We are in 2 crafting - Fab sketch

Critter Sketch challenge - Texture

Die cut dreams Christmas - Snowflakes

Sweet stampin' challenge - It's all about Snowflakes

Crafty Calendar - Winter Snowflakes

Paper Sundaes - Choose your topping - I've used embossing , punches and blue!

Wags N Whiskers - use acetate, tissue or vellum

& Sew Many Challenges - blue & white

Thanks for looking !!

Cuthbert says Thank you!!

Hi Folks!
I'd like you to meet Cuthbert, from Pollycraft, who has come along to send a thank you message to someone! The image is coloured with promarkers - no surprise! - and glittered up a bit with some stickles. Papers are from my stash, not sure about the green but I think the lilacs are Forever friends. Tags, bling and stickers all from stash, flowers are by Green tree and corner punch is from the Art of Craft. I used the sketch over at Lynne is In2Crafting but I decided it looked a bit 'empty', so inspired by the 'Gotcha cornered' challenge I read this morning at Our creative corner I added some punched corners. Colour combo of green, purple/lilac and white is this weeks challenge at Sketchy colours. I haven't tried lilac with green before but I must say I love it and it could become a new favourite!! Honestly where would I be without challenges to inspire me - LOL, it's not like I'm addicted is it!!! I'd also like to enter Cuthbert into these challenges too:

Creative card crew: Thank you!

Kaboodle : Recipe 3 papers, 2 embellishments (flowers & gems), 1 image

& "Just us Girls" Challenge: Let's get digital

Thanks for looking!

Hippo Bathtime!!

Talk about last minute.com - I am that woman!! I made this easel card this afternoon after trying all week to find some craft time!! The stamp is one I bought a while ago because it made me laugh, coloured with promarkers and then added glossy accents and glamour dust for the bubbles. The easel card is cut out using scalloped nesties, I got the idea from this tutorial at In2crafting. I couldn't find any suitable papers in my stash so I decided to use inked up cuttlebug folders to make some. The bubbles paper is made using the tiny bubbles folder and the bottom paper was made using the caramelo folder, I think the flowers match those on the bath quite nicely.

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

Creative craft world: Easel card

Rosie D's challenges: Easel card

Secret crafter Saturday: No Patterned paper

Charisma Cards : 3D

A spoonful of sugar: Cute and girly

I am also going to enter this card into the make someone smile / cheer them up challenge at Stampin for the weekend. The second part of the challenge (optional) is to post a card to a child on Postpals. Post Pals is an organisation that was set up to create smiles for children who suffer from life threatening and long term illnesses:

" We ask people to log on to send the children featured on the website ‘happy post’. When a child is very ill, often a visit from the postman can make their day. A cheery card or letter can make them feel less alone and bring welcome distraction from what they go through each day."

I am going to send this card to Alice P who is battling Hodgkin's lymphoma, you can read her story here. I hope she likes it as she says she likes all things girly and bath bubbles!!!

Malcolm Mouse says Thank you !!

Just a quick post tonight to show you the card I have made for Sandie over in Ireland, I was lucky enough to win some fab blog candy from her and it arrived last week - very exciting and a very Happy Jacky !!The digi image is called Malcolm Mouse and it was a freebie from Digistamp boutique a while ago. I paper pieced his little shirt with a scrap of checked paper from my scraps box, I am trying to be good and use up left over bits and bobs!! The background mount is a cute little doiley from Sandie which I inked with pale blue ink, the little message tag was also from Sandie. The background glitter spot paper is by DCWV, the flowers are by prima, ribbon is Wild asparagus by My Mind's Eye and the snaps are from Making Memories. I used the fab sketch for the April Challenge at In2crafting for some inspiration!! I am also going to enter him into the Pastel Colours challenge over at The Craft Garden this month.

Thanks for looking!!