Mouse-y Christmas!

Mini Christmas Card

To make this I used;

Penny Black Christmas stamp set
Whispers Markers
LOTV grungy christmas messages
Tim Holtz Distress ink - stormy sky
Snowflake embossing folder

I'd like to enter this card into a few challenges;

Lili of the valley - Boy's Christmas
http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/



Penny Black and more - Animal Magic
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/

Alota rubber stamps - Brighten up your life
http://alotarubberstamps.blogspot.co.uk/

A little thank you from my little owls

Thank you card

To make this mini thank you card I used;

• Owl stamp from Ruddoks
• Staz-on ink pad
• Tim Holtz distress inks - vintage photo and scattered straw
• Cuttlebug embossing folder - thank you set

I would like to enter it into a few challenges...

Cupcake craft - Autumn

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Papertake Weekly - All Creatures great and small

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/

Top Tip Tuesday - Things with Wings

http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.co.uk/

Through the craftroom door - Anything goes

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/

The first of Christmas 2012

My first Christmas card for 2012

I used;

• Hot press reindeer stamp (free with Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine)
• Snowflake embossing folder (free with  the magazine too)
• Joy crafts swirl die cutters
• LOTV grungy Christmas messages
• Far East paper stack
• Ink it up ink pad
• Whispers markers

I'd like to enter this card into the following competitions;

Ladybug Crafts - Christmas

http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Deep Ocean - Goodbye summer

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Creative Inspirations - Christmas in September

http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-min=2012-01-01T00:00:00Z&updated-max=2013-01-01T00:00:00Z&max-results=23

Alota rubber stamps - 3D

http://alotarubberstamps.blogspot.co.uk/

Distressing Attempt

Distressing with my new LOTV

I used: 

• LOTV bobbing on by stamp
• Whispers markers
• Cuttlebug script embossing folder
• Joy crafts Scroll die cutters
• Papermania brass alphabet stencil
• Butterfly stamp
• Paper from my stack

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

Bearly Mine - Anything goes

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Bunny Zoe - Distressing

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/challenge-28-distressing.html

Cutie Pie - No Flowers

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

One Stop Craft Challenge - No Floral Embellishments

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.ca/

Papertake Weekly - Things that make you go aww

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/

Get Well Soon

Get well soon card






I used: Eastern paper stack, papermania paper stack, bear stamp (don't know which set!), alphabet stencil, hobby craft patterned scissors, whispers colour markers, chalks. 








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


Bunny Zoe's crafts - girls girls girls


http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/challenge-25-girls-girls-girls.html


Ladybug Crafts - Double Trouble (2 pairs of flowers)

http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Stampin' for the weekend - Show us your style

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/

Allsorts - In Bloom

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Sweet Stampin' - Scallops

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/



Party Time Tuesdays - Anything goes

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/

Bearly Mine - Anything goes

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes

http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-min=2012-01-01T00:00:00Z&updated-max=2013-01-01T00:00:00Z&max-results=23

Toadily great Dad

'Toadily great Dad' Father's Day card


What I used:

• Penny Black stamp from the Toadily collection
• Whispers markers
• Spellbinders star die cutters
• Hobbycraft star punch
• Flourishes stamps
• Hobbycraft alphabet letter stamps

I'm entering this card into a few challenges...

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Cute

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/

Top Tip Tuesday - Clean and Simple

http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.co.uk/

Totally Papercrafts - Card for a man

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Penny Black Saturday - In the garden

http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Paper Sundaes - Things with wings (the bees!)

http://papersundaes.blogspot.co.uk/

BBQ Father's day

BBQ Father's day card

What I used:

• Lili of the Valley image
• (Coloured with Whispers markers)
• Cuttlebug embossing folder - spots
• Star punches - hobbycraft and Xcut
• Letters - Cuttlebug Babyface die
• Hand cut bunting
• Papers from my stash

I am entering this card into a few challenges...

Everybody Art Challenges - A Card for a Man

http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Through the Craft room Door - Favourite Technique (Stamping and colouring)

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/

Paperplay Challenges - Animal Antics (Bear and Dog)

http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/


Penny Black Saturday Challenge - No Patterned Paper
http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Ribbon Carousel - Bright Colours (and something on a spool - bunting)
http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

My Grandma's Birthday Card

This card is for my Grandma's birthday at the end of this week (as the calendar indicates!)


What I used


Image - Penny Black floating dreams (coloured with Whisper's markers)
Flourishes - Die cut from a Joycrafts cutter
Calendar - Catslife Press horizontal calendar
Papers - 'The Far East stack', Papermania Retro Floral stack and odd bits I've collected
Buttons - Just what I've collected over time.


I'm also entering it into a few challenges:


Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - #178 Shabby chic / Vintage
http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012_03_01_archive.html

Party Time Tuesday - #61 Anything goes
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/

Top Tip Tuesday - #73 Animals


http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.co.uk/   (My top tip is that I always test out my whispers pens (like Promarkers) before I colour my card to make sure the colours blend ok and I don't ruin the card if not!)


Craft Your Passion Challenge - #103 Monochromatic (Shades of 1 colour)

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/challenge-103-monochromatic.html


Bunny Zoe's Craft Challenge - #22 - Shabby chic / Vintage
http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/challenge-22-shabby-chicvintage.html


Stampin' for the Weekend - #6 Anything goes
http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/challenge-6-anything-goes.html

Sweet Stampin' - Anything goes
http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

7th Birthday card

This is my cousin's 7th Birthday card.  


The image is (again!) from Penny Black's Toadily collection and coloured with Whispers markers.  I've used my Cuttlebug quite a lot for this card; Cuttlebug spots and dots embossing folder for the paper, Babyface alphabet for the lettering and number 7 and Sizzix die cutter for all of the circles.  The happy birthday sentiment is an Anita's stamp.  I've hand drawn and cut the bunting and used my Whispers markers and Craft Planet musical note punch to decorate it.


I'm entering this card into a few competitions...


The Ribbon Carousel Challenge - Anything goes (Something on a spool)http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/rcc46-anything-goes-with-party-time.html

Cupcake Craft Challenges - #185 Sound of Music 
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Ladybug Crafts ink - #57 Spots and Stripes
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/challenge-57-spots-and-stripes.html

Craft your Passion - #103 Monochromatic (Shades of 1 colour / black & white)
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/challenge-103-monochromatic.html

Top Tip Tuesday - #73 Animals
http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.co.uk/

Party Time Tuesdays - #61 Anything goes
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/

Sweet Stampin' - Anything goes
http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Third card

This is my final card for this week.  I'm entering it into the Penny Black and Allsorts March 'Springtime' challenge.  http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/

I have used another Penny Black stamp from the 'Toadily' collection and coloured it in with Whisper's markers and a glitter pen.  The flowers are die cut from a Cuttlebug cutter.  

Second Challenge Card

This is the second card I am entering into a challenge.


I'm entering the same challenge, the Penny Black and Allsorts March challenge.  The theme is "Springtime". http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/

This is another Penny Black stamp from the 'Toadily' collection.  I've also used a Cuttlebug 'heart' embossing folder to make the backing papers and a joy crafts die cutter for the swirls.

First card!