Season's Greetings

Managed to find some time in creating a card for Birdie Brown's challenge where two freebies were given and I hcose to play with Just for You.

 

I chose to use the following sketch from Created with Love Challenges where it was flipped over. Papers are DCWV The Xmas stack and sentiment is from Hampton Art. I punched a snowflake and added an adhesived pearl on it. Ribbon is from stash and picture was both colored with prismacolor pencils and copics.

Challenges:

 

 

 



 

Ribbon Girl's Giveaway!!!!

 

Bag of ten 13mm rusty jingly bells

1 metre 70mm soft hessian mesh

1 metre of 50mm soft hessian mesh

1 metre of 25mm natural cotton twill tape

1 metre of 10mm red square check rustic ribbon

1 metre of brown tea dyed cotton ribbon

1 ten metre bundle of natural button twine
1 piece of cheesecloth fabric

Ribbon Girl is having a giveaway this month and these are her rules:

All you have to do is mention this giveaway on your blog, be a follower if you aren't one already and leave her a comment - the winner will be announced on the evening of Saturday 1st December
when it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas .......

Good luck!

Happy Birthday to me

 

 

 

 

Today is my birthday and I made this for myself since I love the image and never do any card for myself! I also wanted to include a Xmas sentiment to start the Xmas celebrations, feels like Santa brought this especially for me :-)

I used the sketch from 365 Cards and used the image from Pixie Dust Studio that she generously provided as a freebie on her Facebook! Bic markers were used to color the image.

 

Close up

 

 

 

Challenges:

 

365 Cards: Sketch

Digital Tuesday - include a digital element -#187 Colour Challenge For A Christmas Card Kraft Blue & White 

 Eclectic Ellapu - Celebration with bling
Dream Valley Challenges 46 - Non-Traditional Xmas
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything goes
Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge #167 - Xmas
The Squirrel and The Fox - Anything goes
One Crazy Stamper - Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Emergency Crafters Challenge - Amything goes
 

It's the most wonderful time of the year

Christmas is around the corner and people are starting to buy in their Xmas presents. We are still only in November and the radio is playing Xmas music!!! Personally, I find that it's tad too early for Xmas music, I would prefer the songs in December...What do you think?

Today, I have used the sketch here and used Doodle Pantry's birdie image:

 

 

 

A close up of the bird:

 

 

 

Supplies: Doodle Pantry image, Create from TLC sentiment, Blossom Three Spellbinders Die cuts, Bic markers, Prima flower, brads, swirly adhesived pearls, ribbons from stash, Bazzill cardsotck

 

 

Challenges:

 

Doodle Pantry 29 - Use a Doodle Pantry image

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #133 - Sketch

House of Gilli - Die Cuts

One Crazy Stamper - Anything goes

 



Can't Bear Without You

 

 

 

 



It seems that Christmas is coming around really fast this year and I'm trying to make some cards to send overseas. I wanted to break from this routine by making this card for one of my friends whose hubby is in Iraq right now. It's very difficult for her to be without him especially with Remembrance Day coming up this weekend. Her dad was in the forces too and she can't help remember him.

I have used the Spellbinders Classic Squares to cut the image after I have colored it with Prismacolored pencils. I then matted it over some Pink Cardstock, layered it over some patterned papers after I have placed down a strip of punched border. I then stamped the sentiment in Black Tsukineko Memento Ink and popped it with some Pop Dots.

Close up

Supplies:

Stamp - Lili of the Valley (Emma Swing), Verve Stamps
Cardstock - PaperTrey Ink (Raspberry Fizz), Gina K Designs White
Patterned Papers - My Minds Eye (Summer)
Accessories - Martha Stewart Punch (Double Loop), Classic Square Nestabilities, Prismacolored pencils, Black Tsukineko Memento Ink, Pop Dots, Adhesives.

Challenges:

Lili of the Valley - Bright and Beautiful
Sparkle and Glitter The Rick St Dennis Challenge #3 - Remember
Anything Challenge #79 - Anything goes Nov 12
ABC Xmas Challenge - V For Vibrant Colors Nov 13
PaperCrafting Journey - Anything goes Nov 21
Forever Friends - Anything goes Dec 5
Simply Create Linky #10 - Share your creations Nov 14
Lady Anne's Challenge - Anything goes Nov 14
Bearly Mine #60 - Anything goes Nov 11
Loves Rubberstamps Blog Challenge #25 - Anything goes