O Little Town of Bethlehem

Morning Folks! 

This is my first blog post of a double bill today, my Penny Black Saturday Challenge will be along shortly. Meanwhile, we have a new challenge over at SPARKLES CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE today and the theme is:

BLUE & GOLD

Here's my cards - yes plural! - and apologies for the poor photos, I tried to photograph these 3 times but none of the pics are that good - sigh!  I bought this stamp years ago from a fellow crafter but I've only used it once before! Its a clear unmounted stamp from circadesign who still seem to be going but this particular stamp is discontinued. I decided it would look nice done with gold embossing powder, it's been ages since I heat embossed anything but once I'd found everything it was quite fun! I cut the arch shaped image out and mounted it on foam dots on white card with gold mirri underneath. It still looked a bit stark so I added some glittery gold stickers to the corners.

While I'd got all the embossing gear out I grabbed a few more pieces of blue card and made these too:

Please click the piccy below to visit the main blog and see the inspiration from the rest of the design team! You have a whole month to join us, we'd love to see what you make! 

Thank you so much for visiting today and for any comments you're kind enough to leave xx

I'd also like to enter the challenges at:

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything goes

CHNXmas challenge - Anything Christmas goes

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

Dino

Morning Folks!

Hope you are all OK?

This week, Kitty has choosen the theme of    

FOR THE BOYS

for the new challenge over at Passion for Promarkers. 

I don't mind making masculine cards, somehow I find them simpler than very feminine cards using lots of embellishments. Here's my card using a super cute image called Dino from our kind sponsor, All Dressed Up

 Look at that sweet expression:

The die cuts are from Dovecraft and Cut & Make

Don't forget to pop over to

 to see what the rest of the design team have made!

Get creating with your Letraset / Winsor & Newton markers and join us!! Remember you can enter any type of creation, it doesn't have to be a card.

As I mentioned, this week we are generously sponsored by:

who are giving 2 digi images to our lucky winner!

Thanks for visiting today xx

I'd also like to enter the challenges at:
Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesdays - Anything goes
I love promarkers - Anything goes optional die cuts / punches
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
All Dressed Up Challenge - Anything goes
Catch the Bug - Color Challenge

A cow on a bicycle?

Morning Folks!

It's time for my mid way reminder post for the challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge. As usual ANYTHING PENNY BLACK GOES, the optional 'Extra' challenge this time is  

ON THE MOVE = TRANSPORT

Here's my card using a stamp I 'rescued' from Ebay in a job lot, this one is called  'For a spin...' and it just makes me smile. I think it is the mental image of a cow wobbling along riding a bicycle, there's something very 'Wallace and Gromit' about it.

Card Details

Coloured with promarkers

Papers - Dovecrafts More or Less Collection

Sentiment - Letraset rub on.

We're looking forward to seeing your entries over at PBSC, just click the hedgehog below and he should take you straight there!

We are generously sponsored by 

The prize is a $20 voucher.

Thanks for visiting today and for any comments you'd like to leave!

I'd also like to join the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Spots and dots

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Penny Black and More - I spy - B for bicycle, basket, birds and birthday!

CHNPP - A/G with patterned paper

A bit of an experiment ....

Morning Folks!

Vickie has choosen the theme of 

STAMP YOUR BACKGROUND

(No designer papers)

 over at Sparkles Monthly Challenges this month. My mojo seems to have been buried in the piles of stash that I'm still trying to tidy up, and as a fan of designer paper this challenge was a bit outside my comfort zone! I decided to have a look at Pinterest for some inspiration - wasted another hour - but I was inspired by the Triple Time Stamping Technique and a great tutorial here. I used stamps from the Stampin' Up Petite Petals and Itty Bitty Banners sets to make this:

I have to say this came out better than I expected, my biggest problem was thinking in inches - my brain has gone to fluff over the summer holiday! With hindsight, I think I should have used a bigger stamp or added some leaves or something because there is a bit too much white space for my taste. It would have been quite a quick card to make if I hadn't spent ages looking for some repositional tape to 'anchor' the stack of white layers. Might try this one again when Mr Mojo is not quite so fragile!!

Please visit the main blog

to see the inspiration from the rest of the design team!

Thank you so much for visiting today and for any comments you're kind enough to leave xx

I'd also like to enter the challenges at:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything goes

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday - CAS

Craftaholics R Us - Anything goes

A bit of glitter and Sparkle!

Morning Folks!

This week, Karen has choosen the new challenge theme at Passion for Promarkers , it's a nice easy one:

GLITTER and SPARKLE

  

I decided that I really should add another Christmas card to my collection, to try to avoid a last minute panic mid December! 

 I love colouring this hat:

Card Details

Stamp - Penny Black - Santa's Hat

Coloured with promarkers and coloured pencils

Silver Glitter, Glamour Dust and Doodlebug 

Papers and Ribbon - The Works

Die cuts - Memory Box

Don't forget to pop over to

 to see what the rest of the design team have made!

Get creating with your Letraset / Winsor & Newton markers and join us!! Remember you can enter any type of creation, it doesn't have to be a card.

This week we are generously sponsored by:

who are giving 3 digi images to our lucky winner!

Thanks for visiting today xx

I'd also like to enter the challenges at:
Crimbo Crackers - Anything Xmas goes
Colour Crazy Challenges - A/Goes
Word Art Wednesday - A/Goes
Crafty Friends - A/Goes
CHNXmas - Anything Xmas Goes
Christmas with the Cuties - Add some Sparkle
Crafty Sentiments - Animals
Creative Inspirations - Holidays

Scooting Along ....

Morning Folks!
Hope you have something fun planned for the weekend, we have family visiting for a few days - it will be lovely to catch up!  

The new challenge is just starting over at Penny Black Saturday Challenges , as usual ANYTHING PENNY BLACK GOES

The optional 'Extra' challenge this time is

ON THE MOVE = TRANSPORT 

At first, I had a slight panic when I saw the optional theme  - but after a good shuffle through my PB collection I realised there are lots of stamps which would be appropriate!  In the end, it was hard to decide which one to use - eventually I settled on this one called 'Scooting Along'. 

He is coloured with promarkers and pencils.

Other Details:

Papers - First Edition - Floral Fancy
Sentiment - Elzybells Stamp
Die Cuts - Die'sire and First Edition ' Party' die set

I do hope you'll pop over to the main blog, just click on the picture below, to see the fabulous cards from the rest of the design team. 

We're looking forward to seeing your entries, we are generously sponsored by 

The prize is a $20 voucher.

Thanks for visiting today and for any comments you leave. I'd also like to enter the following challenges:
Sweet Stampin' - Travel
Crafty Calendar - Dots and or Stripes
Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything goes
CHNPP - Anything goes with patterned paper
MAWTT - for the boys
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesdays - Anything goes
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything goes
That's Crafty - Animal magic
I love promarkers - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

A Cute Nativity

Morning Folks!

Goodness me, how are we starting August already?? This year is going far too quickly for me!

I have started am ambitious project this summer holiday - to de- clutter my house! I'm already thinking I might have bitten off more than I can chew and I haven't even done a whole room yet. Hopefully, the charity shops will be pleased to take my first installment of bags tomorrow!

Anyway, enough waffling from me, I'm here to share a Christmas card 

Yes, it will be Christmas before we know it too ....

Over at Sparkles Christmas Monthly Challenges, Caz has choosen the fantastic theme of

A KRAFTY CHRISTMAS

Here's the card I made using a very old image from Digistamp Boutique called Cute Nativity Boy and Girl. 

This image really reminds me of infant school nativity plays with old sheets and T- Towels as costumes! It was really quick to colour with the trusty promarkers. The papers are a mixture of Craft Creations, Wellington and some scrapbooking offcuts! 

As the image is quite simple, I just finished the card with some twine and a greeting tag from LOTV.

Please visit the main blog

to see the inspiration from the rest of the design team!

Thank you so much for visiting today and for any comments you're kind enough to leave xx

I'd also like to enter the challenges at:

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything goes

Fab n Funky - Christmas in July

Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - P for plain

The Holly and the Ivy - Anything Christmas goes

Dream Valley - Christmas in July

Fussy and Fancy - Christmas in July

CHNXmas - Anything Christmas goes

Colour Crazy Challenges - Anything goes