Happy Holidays!

Good Morning!

Before I get onto today's I just had to share something that I spotted last night ...

METALLIC DISTRESS STAINS!!! 

I can't wait to get my hands of these and apparently they're available later in August! Eeeek!

Okay so today's card is something I made during my day off on Monday as I wanted to play along with some more challenges!

I have used Frosted Lace Stickles on the Stamped Image and loose White Glitter on the snowflakes.

INGREDIENTS -

LOTV Stamp

Magnolia Papers

Sentiment Stamp by Cat's Life Press 

Flowers & Doily from WOC

Tim Holtz Winter Wonder Die

Cheesecloth, Ribbon, Twinklets, White Glitter, Dew Drops & 3D Gloss from my stash

INKS USED -

Distress Ink - Spun Sugar

Copic Ciao Markers - C1, C3, C5, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20, R27, B93, YG63, YG67

Thanks for popping by, I'l be back tomorrow with a card for our new challenge over at J&C Creations!

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

Sending Winter Wishes!

Good Morning!

First off I have to admit that yesterday really didn't go as to how I had planned it :( I had hoped to have a Crafty Day seeing it was my first chance since last Tuesday but what goes and happens ... I end up having a crafting block! Grrr! I did manage to make 2 cards but one of them I really disliked so I've decided not to share and the second is today's card but I'm not over the moon with that either! So yesterday didn't go too great. Hopefully today will go better as I won't get the chance to craft again until Saturday otherwise ...

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

WINTER WONDERLAND - WHITE ON WHITE

INGREDIENTS -

Die Cut Image 'Mulberry Wood' by Crafter's Companion

Tim Holtz Snowman Die & Snow Flurries Embossing Folder

Sentiment Stamp from Funkykits

Scrap Paper by Magnolia for Snowman Hat

Cheesecloth, Ribbon, Metallic Dew Drops & White Glitter from my stash

INKS USED -

Distress Inks - Fired Brick & Pumice Stone

HAPPY CRATING!

XXX

Creative Inspirations - Sketch!

Good Morning!

There was a lot of last minute re-arranging for this week's challenge over at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS as our Monthly Sponsor Handy Hippo let me know over the weekend that they were having to step down for a few months. However with them due to sponsor this week's challenge I was a bit stuck! Luckily my teamie Aunty Sue came to my rescue and suggested a possible sponsor who thankfully agreed! The sponsor MAYZY ART have some wonderful Digi Stamps and I have used one of them on today's card. Don't you think it is soooo cute with the little penguins ??!!!

She fit perfectly with this week's challenge that is a Sketch I have created for everyone to use ...

INGREDIENTS -

'Adeline with Penguins' Digi Image by Mayzy Art

Magnolia Papers

Sentiment Stamp by Cat's Life Press

Flowers from WOC

Cheesecloth, Dew Drops, Ribbon, Twinklets & 3D Gloss from my stash

INKS USED -

Copic Ciao Markers - C1, C3, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20, VO6, Y17

Thanks for popping by!

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

Snowy Park for J&C Creations!

Good Morning!

This Christmas Card is the 3rd Project that I have made for J&C CREATIONS! 

I have used Distress Stickles - Rock Candy all over the main image as when it is heated up it creates a gorgeous sugary glitter effect which looks great when it shimmers in the light!

There is also Silver Pearl Embossing Powder over the embossed background paper to give extra shimmer.

There is also even more sparkle, yes more sparkle! lol on the snowflakes where this time I have used frosted lace Stickles on two of the snowflakes and created the other snowflake from cutting a snowflake from acetate, covering it in PVA Glue & topping with Twinklets Diamond Dust Glitter.

I tried to get a picture of the sparkle all over the image but it didn't photograph very well. Trust me though there is plenty of sparkle! lol

INGREDIENTS -

'Snowy Park' 3231K Penny Black Stamp

Sentiment Stamp from Funkykits

Tim Holtz Texture Fades 'Snow Flurries & Snowman'

Sizzix Originals Snowflakes Die

Silver Pearl Embossing Powder

Distress Stickles - Rock Candy

Stickles - Frosted Lace

Twinklets Diamond Dust Glitter

Silver Pearl Embossing Powder

Cheesecloth, Ribbon, Acetate, Twinklets & Black Dew Drops

INKS USED -

Archival Ink - jet Black

Emboss Ink Pad

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

PBSC - Hot Metal!

Good Morning!

This week at PBSC our challenge is Hot Metal! We'd like to see some metal somewhere on your creations. I decided to twist the theme a little bit and use silver embossing powder to create a metal effect.

INGREDIENTS -

PB Stamp

Tim Holtz Texture Fades 'Snow Flurries & Snowman'

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder 'Snow'

Sizzix Snowflake Die

Sentiment stamp by Cat's Life Press

Flower from WOC

Leaf from Pink Christmas Bauble Embellishments

Silver Embossing Powder

Acetate, Ribbon, Cheesecloth, Twinklets & Dew Drops from my stash

Thanks for popping by!

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

A Penny Black Christmas Card for J&C Creations!

Good Morning!

As part of designing for J&C Creations I get to make an extra 3 creations a month using products by the brand selected for the main blog as well as creating something for the challenge blog. Today I am sharing with you the first of the extra three which is a Christmas Card! The brand of choice for June are Penny Black and I have had this stamp for a while ... naughtily this is the first time I have used it! 

Jacqui shared my card on the team blog yesterday and if you would like to see it with the method of making it just click here to pop over and have a peek!

INGREDIENTS -

Creative Expressions 'Bubble Wrap' Stamp

PB 'Peace on the Horizon' Stamp

Cuttlebug Snowflakes Die

Acetate, Twinklets, Ribbon & Dew Drops from my stash

INKS USED -

Distress Inks - Weathered Wood & Dusty Concord

Thanks for popping by!

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

PBSC - Sing-A-Long!

Good Morning!

Thank you for all the lovely comments recently, I have loved reading every single one of them :)

Today I have a card to share with you that I have to admit I'm not too keen on, but I guess we can't always be happy with what we make! Also this is my 2nd Christmas card of the year!

My other bit of news is yet more celebrations! I found out on Thursday that I won ANOTHER Challenge blog!!!! Chuffed to bits doesn't even cover it lol I won the challenge over at COLOUR CREATE which made it my 2nd in 5 days! So pleased :) They say things happen in three's so I wonder what is next??? lol

COPIC CIAO MARKERS - C1, R27, R59, Y06, Y38, G14, BG15

INGREDIENTS:

Penny Black Stamps

Papers free with Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine

Cuttlebug 'Snow' Embossing Folder

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Snowflakes from Sizzix Originals Die

Cheesecloth, Dew Drops & 3D Gloss from stash

Have a lovely weekend!

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX