Merry Christmas!!

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas........have a wonderful time xx

I Love Promarkers #148 ~ Anything but a Square....

Morning! Not Christmas today :)

There's a new challenge at I Love Promarkers........'Anything but a Square'

Any theme just no squares :)

This challenge will last 2 weeks and take us into the new year, so plenty of time to join in during the Christmas holidays!

We are sponsored by Marianne Designs and there's a wonderful prize for the lucky winner.

For my card I have used the 'Sprinkle with Love' stamp from Sugar Nellie.......so cute! Not very original I'm afraid with it's shape! but it's not a square :)

The image is coloured with promarkers and prismas, mini punched flowers with pearls added and the papers were freebies with a craft mag, they are Christmas papers actually!!

Do check out all the DT cards over at the blog.....there's some great & different shapes to inspire you!

I am entering my card into the 'Pick of the Year' challenge at PaperTakeWeekly.......I chose 'For the Girls' from March 2012 :)

Thanks for looking xx

Little Apprentice....

Today I am sharing a card I made for a Handmade card swap over on the Sugar Nellie group's Facebook page :) My swap partner has received the card now so I can share :)

I have used an ever so cute Sugar Nellie stamp called 'Little Apprentice'. The image is great fun to colour and I've gone for a traditional red/green colour combo but I think the gorgeous papers from Echo Park make the card look modern. Love these papers.....love stripes and spots :)

I am entering my card into Charisma Cardz #49 - Christmas Makes.....

I have one more Christmas card to share :) and then back to the norm........birthdays etc.

Thanks for looking xx

I Love Promarkers #147 ~ One for the Boys....

Morning!! It's time for another challenge over at I Love Promarkers :)

'One for the Boys' ~ Man or boy!

We are sponsored this week by Joanna Sheen who are offering a fab £10 to spend in store.

I have made a card using the lovely 'Festive Friends' from Sugar Nellie. I have coloured the image with promarkers and prismas and the papers are freebies from a craft mag.

The fancy corners are a Whimsy die.

I've had a busy week but I think i'm there with the Christmas cards :) The tree is up and everywhere is looking a lot like Christmas!! Cant wait :)

Thanks for looking xx

I Love Promarkers #146 ~ Anything Goes....

Morning! We have another 'Anything Goes' challenge this week over at

I Love Promarkers......

A nice easy challenge as we all have lots to do I expect :)

We are sponsored this week by Lili of the Valley who are offering a £10 voucher for one lucky winner!! The DT have all used LOTV images :) So many cute images to choose from!!

I have used this gorgeous teddy stamp colouring the image with my promarkers and prismas. The papers are freebies from a recent craft mag.

I am entering my card into the following challenges ~

Allsorts #183 - Advent....

Penny Black at Allsorts Dec. challenge - Your choice....

PaperTakeWeekly - Anything Goes.....

Passion for Promarkers Mega Christmas Challenge - inc. Happy in your sentiment :)

I'm away to make a few more last minute Christmas cards!! Thanks for looking xx

Penny Black Saturday December Challenge......

Morning!! It's December already! so time for a new challenge from

Penny Black Saturday

'Glitter & Sparkle'

Time to get out all your glitter and bling and create a sparkly creation.......it can be any theme, not just Christmas :)

I have used my all-time favourite snowman stamp from Penny Black, it's a slapstick stamp. I have coloured with promarkers and then used Heat & Stick powder from Stampin' Up to cover the whole image with fine glitter. It really does sparkle.......the photo above does it no justice. See below for a close-up!

I have made a tag for a change and will use this on one of my special family presents.

The lovely heart paper is from the 'Home for Christmas' range at Docrafts.

There's an array of fabulous prizes to be won this month so do check out the blog for all the details and to see all the glittery DT creations :)

Thanks for looking, have a great weekend ........it's snowing here in the North of Scotland, so I plan on keeping warm and crafting!!!



I Love Promarkers #145 ~ Anything goes....

Morning! It's 'Anything Goes' this week over at I Love Promarkers!

We have a new sponsor {Dr. Digis} and they are offering 2 digi images to a lucky winner! Check out the DT cards as some have used Dr Digi images this week :)

For my card I have used stamps from the Docrafts Lucy Cromwell range called 'Teacups'. I have masked together 4 seperate stamps from the set to create this pretty scene!

I have coloured the image with promarkers and prismas, adding pearls and a fancy corner to finish.

The sentiment is from the same set too!

I am entering my card into the following challenges ~

Charisma Cardz #46 - Colour Combo......I have used a lot of aqua, pink and purple :)

Cute Card Thursday #244 - Girls Only.....

&

Fab n Funky Challenges 3rd Birthday Celebrations!! - 3 of Something......I have 3 cupcakes and 3 presents :)



Thanks ever so much for looking xx

CAS Snowflakes....

A clean & simple snowflake card today.

I have used the fabulous Create a Flake 3 again......this time using the tan mat to emboss the card rather than cut! Another look you can create using the same dies.

I have added lots of stickles to all the snowflakes and finished with the sentiment stamped in icy blue and the pearls :)

I am entering my card into the following challenges ~

Christmas Stampin' all Year Long #37 final challenge - To Die 4.......I used all 5 dies from the Create a Flake set!

Less is More #95 - Glamour & Glitz....

Allsorts #182 - Bring on the Bling...

Thanks for looking......hope you are having a good weekend xx

I Love Promarkers #144 ~ Singing & Dancing....

  A Penny Black card to share today for the new challenge over at I Love Promarkers :)        

'Singing & Dancing'.....

We would love to see all your cards featuring singing or dancing or both if you'd like!!

I have used my favourite PB cats having a good ole sing song :) Coloured as always with promarkers and prismas and the paper is also PB from quite a while ago. Not sure if they do this range anymore.
But it's perfect to match up with these happy kitties!!

We are sponsored this week by Letraset and the prize is a pack of Promarkers :)

I am entering my card into -
An Oldie But a Goodie - Anything but Christmas....the stamp is my old item!!
Incy Wincy Designs - Hip to be Square....


Thanks ever so much for looking xx

  

Christmas Gifts.....

Hi! Today I am sharing a couple of Christmas gift ideas :)

I love making my own gift packaging......adds a little something extra special to your gift!

The cute little triangle treat box above is full of sweeties in a cello bag tied with ribbon. I found the instructions for the box in the Tutorials section over at SplitCoastStampers.

Once the box was made I decorated each side with patterned paper, red lace? and die-cut snowflakes using my Spellbinders Create a Flake 3 set.

Next is this bottle tag with a front pocket for adding some money or a gift card perhaps? You can use this tag over a bottle of wine or even bubble bath with a face mask in the pocket :) Anything you want really!

Again I have decorated the blank tag with patterned papers and snowflake die to match the treat box.....

A lovely gift set for someone ~ sweeties and wine or pampering treats - perfect!

I am entering my gift ideas into the following challenges ~

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #37 - Holiday Gift Set for a Teacher....

Allsorts #181 - It's a Gift....

Thanks for looking xx

I Love Promarkers #143 ~ Christmas Trees....

Morning! Time for a new challenge over at I Love Promarkers :)

'Christmas Trees'....

Another chance to get ahead with your Christmas cards!!

I have used this very cute ted from Penny Black.......colouring the image with promarkers and prismas.
The beautiful papers are from NitWits (Above & Beyond collection) who are sponsoring us this week. There is a fabulous $10 to spend instore........you will find loads of paper collections/kits to choose from :)
I have dry embossed the stripy paper before matting and layering and finished with the die-cut corners from Whimsy and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

I am entering my card into the following challenges ~
Allsorts Challenge #180 - Young at Heart....
Penny Black & More at Allsorts Nov. Challenge - Any Die will Do....entry#2
My Mums Craft Shop #84  - Winter Wonderland....
Fab n Funky Challenges #147 - Lets see those Bears :)

Thanks for looking xx

Pastel Christmas....

I'm back today to share a few more Christmas cards :)

These were all made for a recent Christmas demo I did at my local craft store!

They all feature die-cut letters......I used an alphabet die from Docrafts/X-Cut called 'Abracadabra'.

The bauble & snowflake stamps are by Personal Impressions.

All clean and simple in design, perfect if you have lots of Christmas cards to make!!

Lots of stickles added to the letters :) I hand drew the ribbon bows.

Very quick and easy :)

I am entering my cards into the following challenges ~

Charisma Cardz #44 - Feeling blue....

Totally Gorjuss #158 - Pastel Christmas...

Thanks for looking xx

Christmas Sentiments....

Today I am sharing a CAS card featuring a lovely Christmas sentiment I made for a recent Christmas demo :)

I have kept the card simple letting the sentiment say it all!

The sentiment is by Personal Impressions, the paper by Cosmo Cricket and the gorgeous loopy border is a Spellbinders die from the Asian Accents set :)

Finished with some gems and twine.

I am entering my card into ~

My Mums Craft Shop #83 - Sentiments....

I am Christmas demo-ing tomorrow too.......at Creative Boutique in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire :) Would love to see you there if you are local!!

Thanks for looking xx

I Love Promarkers #142 ~ Pretty in Pink....

Morning! We've gone all girly over at I Love Promarkers today :)

This week's challenge is......

'Pretty In Pink'

I have used one of my favourite Sugar Nellie Christmas images called 'Knitted with Love'. I have coloured her with promarkers and prismas, adding lots of glitter to her hat!

The papers are Swell Noel from K & Co and the snowflakes are Spellbinders Create a Flake 3.

I have followed the fabulous sketch #95 over at the Sugar Bowl and I am also entering my card into the following challenges ~

Sugar Nellie Facebook challenge of 'Snowflakes'

PaperTakeWeekly - 'Anything Goes' with the option of Christmas :)

Penny Black & More at Allsorts Nov. Challenge - Any die will do....

Thanks for looking xx

Penny Black Saturday November Challenge....

Morning! November already.....so a brand new challenge over at Penny Black Saturday :)

'Cute Christmas'

A nice, easy challenge and a perfect one to add another card to the Christmas pile :)

I have made an easel card using this very cute Candy Cane Ted.......coloured with promarkers and prismas.

The gorgeous stripy patterned paper was a 12" sheet from my local craft shop and the snowflakes are Create a Flake 3 by Spellbinders :)

The inside actually says 'wishing you LOVE this Christmas'......the love letters were cut with an Alphabet die from X-Cut/Docrafts.

I am entering my card into ~

Fab n Funky Challenges #145 - Die Cuts and Punches...

My Mums Craft Shop #82 - Bold & Bright....

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #35 - Anything Goes....

Do check out out all the stunning cards from the DT over at the Penny Black Saturday blog, check if you were a lucky winner last month and see all the fab prizes on offer this month too :)

I am away today to do another 'Christmas' demo at the fab PaperCrafts Boutique, Elgin......do pop in if you are local :) Lots of special offers and deals to be had!! Would love to see you there x

Thanks for looking xx

I Love Promarkers #141 ~ Cute!

Morning! It's a 'CUTE' challenge this week over at I Love Promarkers :)

We are sponsored by a new sponsor - 2 Cute Ink - who are offering 3 digis from their online store.

I have used this cute cupcake kitty, printing the image quite large to be the main focus of my card. I have coloured the image with promarkers and prismas. The icing I have paper-pieced :)

The sentiment is Papermania and a doodled frame to finish!

Thanks for looking xx

I Love Promarkers #140 - Christmas is Coming...

Morning! Another Christmas card to share with you today :)

Over at I Love Promarkers this week the challenge is.....

'Christmas is Coming'

I have used one of my favourite hedgies from the Penny Black transparent set called 'Best Day Ever'.

I have coloured the image with promarkers and prismas and the sketch is from 'Page Maps'. The stitched paper is from the new paper pad from Docrafts called 'Home for Christmas'.

I love CAS sketches like this one leaving some white space :)

I am entering my card into ~
Penny Black & More at Allsorts Oct. Challenge - Animal Magic...
Fab n Funky Challenges #144 - Animals....

Thanks for looking xx

Anything but a Card Christmas & Snowflakes....

Hi......I'm back from my hols to share some more Christmas makes I made recently for the demo at Papercrafts, Elgin :)

The 1st make is a cute gift card holder for Christmas.......just big enough to slot in a credit card size gift card which pops up when the holder is opened. It is held together with a belly band of cardstock which I have decorated with a spellbinder die from the Asian Accents set.

The gorgeous papers are not actually Christmas papers but the colours work great for Christmas.....they are Cosmo Cricket - Tea for Two.

I am entering it into Winter Wonderland's Anything but a Card challenge.

This card uses the same snowflake set I used for the blue/silver card a couple of blog posts down :)

A clean and simple card.......stamping the snowflakes in reds/browns and using the sentiment from the same Personal Impressions set too. Simply matted on red card to finish.

I am entering my card into Charisma Cardz #41 - Clean & simple challenge.

I still have some more cards to share so I will be back soon :)

Thanks for looking xx

I Love Promarkers #139 ~ Anything Goes....

Morning!! A nice and easy challenge this week over at I Love Promarkers :)

'Anything Goes'.....

I decided to use a long forgotten bear from my stamp box :) I do love the Forever Friends bears and I dont use them enough!!

I coloured the bear as always with promarkers and prismas in warm autumny colours and the papers are from my scrap box. The letters and gems are Papermania.

Thank 'U' for looking xx

I Love Promarkers #138 ~ Halloween...

Morning! It's 'Halloween' time today over at I Love Promarkers :)

We would love to see all your halloween themed cards, spooky or cute!

As you can see mine is more cute than spooky :) The image is by Stamp Fairy who are sponsoring the challenge this week with a $10 gift certificate to be won.

I have coloured the image with promarkers and prismas and the dotty paper is a halloween paper from many years ago. The sentiment is cut from a piece of paper from the same kit :)

I have doodled the frame and added buttons and fancy corners to finish.

Check out all the DT cards over on the blog, there's some fabulous cards for inspiration!

I am entering my card into the following challenge -
Totally Gorjuss #152 - Anything Goes...

Thanks for looking xx

Silver Snowflakes....

Hi! I'm here to share a card I made for a Christmas demo this weekend at Papercrafts Boutique in Elgin. Quite appropiate to be making and sharing cards on World Cardmaking day :)

This card uses a gorgeous snowflake stamp set from Personal Impressions......I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest to try this masking technique. I cut a template out to ink through with Distress Inks (tumbled glass and broken china) and overstamped the snowflakes with versamark and silver embossing powder.

Finished with tiny gems and a sentiment stamped in the same distress ink colour.

I am entering my card into the following challenges ~

Fab n Funky Challenges #141 - No Patterned Paper

Charisma Cardz #39 - Badda Bing (bling/shine)

&

Less is More #88 - Colour/Silver

Hope you all managed to fit in some crafting time this weekend :)

Thanks for looking xx

Penny Black Saturday October Challenge - Sketch...

Morning!! Time for a new challenge today at Penny Black Saturday :)

Seems ages since our last challenge!

We have a wonderful sketch to follow this month designed by the lovely Helen in the DT.

Great sketch is'nt it :) Thanks Helen x

I have used some new papers I bought recently with a prize win over at Sketch Saturday :)

I bought these lovely Cosmo Cricket papers and a Whimsy stamp from Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

The paper pad is called 'Baby Jane' and it's full of lovely colours and small patterns.....perfect for card-making.

The PB stamp is a 'slapstick' one called 'Hello Dear'.......one of my favourites :) Love these little mice. I have coloured the image as always with promarkers and prismas and used buttons and a wooden flower for embellishments. The fancy corners are a Whimsy die.

There are some wonderful prizes to win this month......check out the blog for all the details.

'Happy World Cardmaking Day' to you all......

Thanks for looking xx