Forever Friends Santa Bear

Afternoon Folks!

Wow, can you believe that it is December 1st today??

Where did November go...??

I'm also running behind with this post, I meant to schedule it yesterday but we went out for the day and I completely forgot!! So without further ado, here's my DT card for the new challenge at Here Come the Boys which is everyone's favourite:

ANYTHING GOES FOR THE BOYS

(masculine projects only please!!) 

This challenge is our last one of the year and it's going to be running until 3rd January so you have plenty of time to join in!! 

I've used a favourite Forever Friends stamp on my card - it seems to come out every Christmas !! 

This is my first attempt at colouring with pencils on kraft card and I'm quite pleased with the finished result - even if my camera tried to make all the red colours a bit orangey!!

Also an early attempt at CAS with lots of space, I kept thinking about adding some holly berries in the corner but managed to step away!!

Hope you can join us, we have two lovely prizes on offer!!

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Natalie & Amy - Cute and cuddly Christmas

CHNC Extra - Christmas

Come and get it challenges - Christmas & blog hop

4 Crafty Chicks - Christmas

Feeling Crafty - Christmas

2 Sisters - Anything goes

Allsorts - Inspired by a Christmas Song (Santa Claus is coming to town)

Cute card Thursday - Anything goes

Top tip Tuesday -Use Kraft

CHNC - Light it Up

Crafty Catz - Santa Claus is coming to town

CRAFT - Add metal

Crafty Cardmakers - Clean and Simple

The Crafter's Cafe - Anything goes

What the Heck happened??

Morning Folks!

Happy Sunday to you all!

Today sees the start of a new challenge at Here come the Boys which is 

SENTIMENTS ONLY

As soon as I saw this challenge, I knew exactly which stamp to use - it's from the Indigo Blu set called 'Little Voice' -

it just makes me laugh and was perfect for an old family friend who was celebrating his 70th birthday!

The papers are Docrafts 'Wellington' which have a nice distressed look, although I have added some extra ink!!

The frame is cut from Nestabilities labels 15 and has been stuck on with foam tape so the card has a bit of dimension.

I couldn't find a suitable pocket watch charm or embellishment the right size, so I decided to make my own using this brass effect fastener (from ebay) , a tiny clock face from a scrap of Craft Creations paper and lots of glossy accents. The chain is from Hobbycraft.

Thanks for visiting today and I hope you can join us over at Here Come the Boys!! 

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Natalie & Amy - For the boys

As you like it - Spots or stripes 

(I love both as you can see but I guess if I really had to choose it would be stripes because they can be tiny weeny or big bold and broad in a way that spots can't!!)

That Craft place - Sentiments

Paper creators Crafts - birthdays

EDITED TO ADD:

MADE THE TOP 5 AT AS YOU LIKE IT!!

AND TOP 3 AT THAT CRAFT PLACE

Rocking Snowman

Morning Folks!

I know these posts are like buses, nothing for ages and then 2 posts in one weekend!! Well at least that's what I'm hoping happens as I'm leaving Mr Blogger to sort this one out for me so fingers crossed...

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Here Come the Boys, we'd like to see 

ROCKER CARDS

Now, nobody panic quite a few of the team, me included, had never made a rocker card before but I have to say I don't think it will be my last, I love the way it turned out and was much easier than I first thought it might be!! there are also lots of great tutorials on the web to help you!!

Here's my card, I used grand nesties to cut out the base bit and then blew the dust off some Snowman decoupage that I have had for ages to make a topper. I had to tweek it a little to get the card to balance as the layers added a bit of weight but nothing too complicated. 

Hope you are feeling brave and give the rocker challenge a go, all the details and fab makes from the rest of my teamies are on the Here Come the Boys Blog here. By the way, did I mention we have a fab prize on offer from our sponsors Bugaboo, so what are you waiting for??

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

2 Sisters challenge = Christmas but no red or green

Totally Gorjuss = Anything goes plus Snow

A gem of  a Challenge = Christmas is coming

Allsorts = Christmas Cheer

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra = Christmas

Cute Card Thursday = Sparkles 

Polkadoodles = Anything Christmas

Crafty calendar = Christmas

Antlers....

Morning Folks!

Yay Sunday, time for a lazy lie in, tea in bed and the start of a new challenge at Here come the Boys!!

This time our challenge is

CHRISTMAS IN BROWN and CREAM

Now, I have to say this had me a little stumped at first because it's not a colour combo I had associated with Christmas, but then I guess that's why it is a challenge!!

Here's what I came up with after some head scratching and rummaging through my stash

Sorry about the dark picture, in real life the deer is a chocolate brown colour and the background embossing is quite creamy but my camera had other ideas.....

The very handsome deer with the gorgeous antlers is by Stampin Up which I bought a few months ago... I was trying so hard not to buy more Xmas stuff but I just couldn't resist!!

The die cut border is by Memory box and the embossing folder is by cuttlebug.

Here's the border with some added gems and some very old ribbon from my collection!!

Please head over to the main HCTB challenge blog to get some inspiration from the rest of the design team and all the challenge details!

Don't forget our challenge is all about making cards for men - young and old - so girly cards are not allowed!!!

Thanks for visiting today and enjoy the rest of the weekend!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty hazelnut's Xmas Extra - Anything Xmas

Stamping Sensations - All Creatures Great and Small

Sweet Stampin Christmas - Cards for Men

Deep Ocean challenge - Christmas is round the corner

Bunny Zoes challenge - Use ribbon

Polkadoodles - Christmas is coming

Delightful challenges - Frame It

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas

Penny's  Paper crafty challenge - Anything goes

Simon says Wednesday - Christmas / happy holidays

Shopping our stash - Oldest ribbon

Craft your passion - Embossing

Addicted to stamps - Christmas is coming

Crafting when we can - Make it sparkle 

The Ribbon Girl Challenge - Brown

A bad day fishing ....

Hi Folks!

Where has the time gone lately?? 

Could someone please push the brakes, I'm not sure where the last fortnight disappeared to, but now it's time for another challenge over at Here Come the Boys. 

We have a great sketch, by the lovely Woo, for you to play with:

I loved working with this one, here's my card with a teddy (of course!!) from the Mulberry Wood range by Crafter's Companion. 

 The papers are First edition and MME, distressed with rich cocoa chalk ink pad,  the trellis die is by Memory Box.  I handcut the little sign post and added a copper coloured brad.

Our sponsor for this challenge is 

who is offering the winner a digi of their choice.

We can't wait to see your takes on the sketch over at Here Come the Boys but please remember your card must be for a boy/ man - NO girly cards!!!

Thanks for visiting and for any comments you leave!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Paper Crafting Journey - For a boy

C.. is for challenge - For Boys/ men

Crafty cardmakers - Cute and furry

Passion for promarkers - lots of legs

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

ABC challenge - W for Words

I love promarkers - Songs - (1,2,3,4,5, once I caught a fish alive)

Penny's paper crafting challenge - Anything goes

Cute card Thursday - signs of distress

MAWTT - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Fussy and fancy Friday - One for the boys

A gem of a challenge - Let's hear it for the boys

Yipppee - edited to add:

Toy Giraffe

Morning Folks!

Goodness me, this last fortnight seems to have whizzed past, I can't believe it's time for another challenge over at Here Come the Boys. This time we'd like to see your 

BABY BOY CARDS

Now, I normally love making baby cards but for some reason my mojo disappeared completely this week. I had a completely different card in my head but it just didn't work and so in the end I went for something quite CAS!! 

The super cute giraffe image is from Jellypark , I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it - I'm a big giraffe fan!! I've printed 3 copies, coloured them with promarkers and layered them up to give more depth. The sentiment is from Stampin Up and the heart banner is from Simon says Stamp. The papers are pretty old, perhaps dovecraft but I'm not sure!!

Thanks for visiting today, please head over to the main HCTB blog for all the challenge details and inspiration from the rest of the team!! I'm off to hunt down my mojo in a bit!!

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

I love promarkers - Anything goes

Simon says Stamp - Stamptember (heart banner)

Clear it out - Let's hear it for the boys

Creative Inspirations - Clean and Simple

Cutie Pie challenge - One for the Boys

Totally Papercrafts - Happy Birthday Baby

Fussy & Fancy Friday - Punches and dies

Crafty Catz - Decoupage

Patties Creations - Animals

Totally Gorjuss - Dotty

Card Makin Mamas - For the kids

Blue, Blue Christmas...

Morning Folks!

Hope you are enjoying the weekend! Last time at Here Come the Boys we enjoyed seeing your Lazy Summer Day creations, this fortnight we are leaping forward in the year with our new theme:

BLUE CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER

Now, try not to panic because the 'C' word has been mentioned - there's still plenty of shopping days to go!!!

I went for a CAS style with my card, there are a lot of pics after I persuaded my camera that the colour of the card is sparkly turquoise and not a mucky green shade!

Flat view:

The tree stamp is 'Open Tree' by Hobby Art and it has been stamped with a turquoise Brilliance ink pad and then embossed with clear embossing powder. As it's for Christmas I added a bit of bling:

The sentiment inside has been stamped and embossed too, it's from the Stampin Up Wacky Wishes set: 

The inside panel was decorated with a memory box die

 Our sponsor this time is

who is offering the winner a digi of their choice.

We can't wait to see your Christmas creations at Here Come the Boys but don't forget your creation must be for a boy or man - NO girly cards!!

Thanks for looking and for any comments you leave, I love reading them!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Natalie and Amy - Embossing

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra challenge - Anything Christmas

The Stamping Boutique - Christmas

Craftroom Challenge - Trees or leaves

Paperminutes - CAS christmas

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Addicted to stamps - Anything goes

A little bit Crafty - Clean and simple

Aud sentiments - Any sentiment

C.R.A.F.T - Christmas

Sweet Stampin - Got the blues

Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes

Lazy Summer Days

Morning , oops, 

Afternoon Folks!!

I'm back from a week away visiting family and looking forward to spending some of the bank holiday weekend in my craft room! The weather is a little brighter today here in Hampshire, let's hope it continues to improve because the new challenge over at Here Come the Boys this fortnight is:

LAZY SUMMER DAYS

Here's my card, using a Crafter's Companion stamp:

Love these cute bears, they are so fun to colour and doesn't he look relaxed, that's my kind of gardening!!

The papers are a mixture of Forever friends, scraps and card from the paper mill shop. The MB lavish branch die was whizzed through the cuttlebug and the charm and twine are from my stash!!

Our sponsor is

who is offering the winner a digi of their choice.

We can't wait to see your creations at Here Come the Boys but don't forget your creation must be for a boy or man - NO girly cards!!

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Bows

Crazy 4 challenges - Animals

Crafty Calendar - Anything goes

2 sisters challenge - Square cards

A gem of a challenge - Anything with a B (has to be a bear!!)

Dutch Dare - animal antics

Divas by design - Use twine

Penny's paper crafty - Dies and punches

ABC Challenge - Lots of layers

C is for challenge - Animals

Crafty Cardmakers - Fun in the sun

Cutie Pie challenge - Anything goes

The crazy challenge - Animals

My Mums craft shop - Summer sun

Penny Black and more - In the garden

EDITED TO ADD ;-)

Nautical Squares

Evening Folks!

Well guess who is a bit late with my blog post for the new challenge at Here Come the Boys, I was all set to sort it out last night but my blog had adsense adverts all over the place - not good, especially as I couldn't seem to write a post without them over the top arggghhh!! All sorted now thanks to hubby!!

Anyhow, better late than never - I hope - here's my card for the new HCTB challenge, it's a nice easy one for you this time:

ONLY SQUARES

The image is from Crafty Individuals and is coloured with distress inks, bit of a change from my normal promarkers!! The sentiment is by Stampin' Up. Everything else is from my stash, most of it falls into the vintage category as I've been hoarding it so long!

Hope you can join us, we have a great prize from Bugaboo up for grabs!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty individuals - Open challenge

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Creative inspirations - Something old (ribbon, papers and charm) & something new (Sentiment stamp)

Paper Crafting Journey - Distressed / Vintage

Paper Pretties - Designer Duos

EDITED TO ADD:

Cake Robot

Morning Folks!

A really quick post from me today, just to let you know we have a great new sketch challenge starting over at Here Come the Boys today. Here's the sketch, created by the lovely Woo:

and here's my card using another Stamping Bella stamp which I won on ebay:

The robot is very cute but quite tiny, only about 2" high, so I used ribbons and ric rac rather than papers in the background so he didn't get overwhelmed!

Thanks for looking and please head over to the main blog to see the other fab DT projects and details of a great prize too!

Snoopy and Woodstock enjoying the Sun!

Morning Folks!

Hope you're all enjoying the heatwave - I love the heat so I'm hoping it lasts!!

You might need your sunglasses on for my card, we are having an 

ANYTHING GOES 

challenge over at Here Come the Boys 

- but please remember your card must be suitable for a male!!

I've dug out a stamp I bought a couple of years ago but have hardly used, it's called Snoopy's Chopper and I thought it would be fun for a summer card. Love Snoops and Woodstock in their shades!

Image : Snoopy's Chopper - Stampabilities

Medium - Promarkers

Papers- Echo Park - A Boy's life - Adventurer and 

    MME - Lime twist - Out of the Blue

Rub on Sentiment - Letraset

Thanks for visiting today and please check out the main challenge blog for some fab inspiration from the rest of the design team!! 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

One stop craft challenges - Summer colours

Allsorts challenge - Fur and feathers

A gem of a challenge - Spots and stripes or both

Wags and Whiskers - Summer Fun

Crafter's cafe - Anything goes

Shopping our stash - Summer (used old rub ons and stamp)

Crafty friends - Inspired by a song - Born to be wild!!