James and Present

I found this chap hidden in my drafts, just as well as I haven't done much cardmaking lately, but I have earmarked tomorrow for it, today I need to colour some images

So this little bear is called James and is from LOTV, he is a digi not sure if he is still available as a stamp. I have not idea about the details since its a while since I made him.

The snowflakes are possible Simon says Stamp Stitched Snowflakes or they are Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes cut out of glitter card. My mixture of flowersoft and fun flock for the hat.

Sorry I can't remember the sentiment but in my head it was to say an old sentiment set from LOTV but I could be completely wrong. A flat bow to finish so it fits in normal post.

Snow Day

For some reason I like using A5 card whether its because I'm inspired by sketches using that shape or I just keep telling myself they are quicker cards.
Anyway I found these scraps of some old Doodlebug Christmas papers and it just so happens I had this cutie waiting to be coloured. The image is from Mo Manning called Snow Day and as you can see there's quite a bit of Flower soft and Fun flock mixture needed for her jacket.
My Snowflakes are a mixture of Simon say Stamp and Cuttlebug but I cut them out in fun foam they look pretty good.
I also used the new Simon Says Stamp stitched oval, to make my coloured card mats I drew round the the dies and then cut them out.
Well the visit to MIL went OK till we tried to go home and got stuck in traffic,my body really didn't like the stopping and starting. So I took it easy yesterday and looking forward to a non busy weekend and feeling like card making.

New York

I have had to wait till now to show this card although its not really a card. Inside is a pocket for some dollars for a lovely couple who have flew to New York on Christmas Day (cheap flights apparently)
I had to use the Memory Box Cityscape die twice so it would fit a long card. Didn't fancy yellow lights so used my favourite colours for Christmas behind the cut out.
Double cut of My Favourite Things grass die upside down with join hidden by a Simon Says Stamps Maryanne snowflake die.
Finally Simon Says Stamps Merry Christmas die to finish.

I had a little bit of the Cityscape left and saw the sketch on CAS(E) this sketch and knew I could use it.
But to make the background look more interest than white and grabbed my falling snow stamp from Simon Says Stamp Be Joyful set and just stamp in a matching inkpad. Add sentiment from the same set, job done.

Happy Beary

There was no way I was going to let one of Mo's new image past me by without using it and Beary Merry Christmas is so cute.
I found the sketch on Pinterest and kept it simple, the papers are LOTV and the dies are various from Simon Says Stamps also Martha Stewart Snowflake punch plus a really old small punch for the snowflake centres.
The craftroom is now closed nothing was working that well so I decided to tidy up and hopefull will re-open at the weekend after the Christmas Festivities.
The final food shop has been completed at silly o'clock this morning, a pair of crutches and crowds are not a good combination so it was in and out before the mad rush. Although avoiding large cleaning machines and walking on wet floors had its own problems.
Tomorrow is a double whammy with My Favourite Five Christmas Cards and Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge.

Left overs

Yesterday i made a card and here is the leftover centre and the red border was also made for yesterdays card but I didn't like it so I've used it on this card.
The large tree is a Dee Distinctely die and again this was made for the my ornament last week but didn't used because it was too large.
Out came my Holly punch and where would I be this Christmas without my Happy Christmas die from Simon Says Stamps.
To honest I'm not sure about this card but I feel good about using bits and bobs leftover from other cards.

Igloo

I have several Christmas images coloured and I've decided to use the ones that are clean and quick.
I cut out the centre of the pattern paper with the Stitched Squares from Simon Says Stamps so I would get the faux stitch on the patterned paper. I also cut out the image with the same square so it would fit inside the patterned paper.
Of course my adorable image is a Mo Manning Igloo and is so easy to colour. Martha Stewart Holly punch for the corner I did cut out two and use half of one to make a three leaf Holly.
The Snowflake is Rylynn from Simon Says Stamps but the sentiment is LOTV.
Well I attempted to make everyday cards yesterday failed miserably and took up my crochet hook instead.

Gold Poinsettia

I really didn't think I would have time to get a Penny Black card for this Saturday so why I thought stamping and embossing then cutting out this poinsettia would be quick!
It's not very imaginative using a Spellbinders Frame and when I realised how large the poinsettia was I had no choice to put it on a large card.
My Merry Christmas is layered twice to show up and thats it, mainly cos I had no idea what to add and time run out if I wanted to photo it in time for today.
I finally made the decision that I'm done with Christmas Cards although I still have a few coloured images I'm taking a break from using them but I've promised myself I need to get over it and start making a few each month instead of waiting till August. Unfortunately I still have a few in my drafts to post.

Christmas Jumper

One of the images coloured and need using before the big day. I first saw this Art Impression image on my teamie Jo last year and I knew I needed it but had to wait patiently till it was back in stock.
I saw the sketch on this week Sketch Saturday and thought I could cheat a bit, turn it and use my Penny Black Holly die instead of the banner.
Then I used the my favourite poinsettias from Simon Says Stamps instead of the banner. Both my image and the patterned paper I've used the Bundle of Stitched Shapes and Rectangle Stitched Shapes both from Simon Says Stamp.
Don't forget I'm still doing MY FAVOURITE FIVE CHRISTMAS CARDS 2014 on Christmas Eve and the following week I shall be doing MY FAVOURITE FIVE OF 2014, both have a random candy.
One day I will find time to make a banner.

Mo's Dream Team Blog Hop

Its the final Mo's Dream Team Blog Hop of 2014 and Anneke has chosen Christmas Time. It was a hard choice to decide which wonderful image to use from Mo's shop.
In the end I decided on this wonderful Christmas Fairy Holly I can remember buying it and knowing full well at the time my printer would smudge the ink but I had to have her, at the time she hadn't been made into a stamp. Thank goodness I now have a printer that doesn't smudge.
I'm a bit cross with my camera because I was really pleased how pretty my card looked but it seems to have made my card a bit grey.
I grabbed all my favourite dies and cut them all in white. My snowglobe I added a bit of glossy accents to make it into a globe.
Now hopefully you are following the hop and have arrived from my good friend Julie and now you need to Hop, Skip and Jump over to Alice
Got lost or don't know where to start pop over to the Mo's Dream Team Blog where you will find the blog hop route.

Simon Says Stamp Winter

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Thank you for joining us for the Bling It On  Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.
We will be back soon with the name of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher
This week the challenge is

WINTER INSPIRATION

We would like you to use this fabulous mood board for your inspiration.
This board was created for us to use by the lovely DT member  JENN.

We are showcasing PENNY BLACK products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

What a wonderful Inspiration Board that my team-mate Jenn made for the challenge, pretty much covers nearly everything.
I knew I wanted to use the Forest Friends which is a Penny Black Cling and I was really pleased to find that I could fit their heads in the Simon Say Stamp Holiday Frame which I cut out twice and stuck together.
The background was also made using a Penny Black stamp Festive Florals, I used the mistletoe one.
I stamped with Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.
Then watercoloured the leaves with a very pale green, not sure the camera picked up all the colour.
The berries were made using Ranger White Opal Liquid pearls, I did think to used flat backed pearls but they overpowered my card and I wanted the deer to be the main focus.

So now it's YOUR turn.  Happy Crafting

You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

No backlinking allowed, Only 5 new creations will be eligible in the prize draw

Post Box

The challenge on Less is More is for Snow and one layer, now I thought I might be pushing my luck with my flowersoft and fun flock. Then I realised I actually used a large stitched die and stuck it onto a card, which to be honest its what I usually do since a lot of my LIM cards end up in the bin and this way I don't waste so much card.
So although my postbox from Molly Blooms Stamps (not sure they are still available) is one layer I'm not sure the whole card would count or am I splitting hairs.

Frame

Time for the last challenge of 2014 for Everybody Art Challenge, this week its for a Frame. I decided to use  a Spellbinders frame that when it arrived I realised that it was larger than I expected.
But then I thought about using it for an ornament. I cut it twice but one of them I drew round the inside and used my craft knife to remove the centre but I used this to cut out the houses.
I haven't used this Dee Distinctly tree die this year so I thought I better use it but I cut out the large one and decided it was too big so this is the smaller one.
I then cut out the Memory box stars and added glitter to them but I only used glitter on these stars so they will stand out among the other stars.
Added a sentiment since there was some white space and I was at a lost to think of what I could put there.
Of course the most tricky part of this ornament was trying to find a place where I could hang it and have good light to photo it.
Do pop over and check out the team, also I hope you can join us this week. The challenge will be back in the new year on the 6th January.

Angel

This little LOTV angel has been waiting for a while to be made in card and I've kept her quite simple.
The papers are LOTV and all I added was some Martha Stewart Holly with some red pearls.
I promise the twine is straight its the photographer at fault here.
Well the presents have been wrapped, cards almost all posted and the tree is up now need to get the rest of house tidy and ready for Christmas. The turkey is in the freezer just got to remember to get him out and Aunt Bessie is at the ready for the roasties. I think we are nearly there.

Mojo Hedgie

I'm sorry more CAS Christmas and a wonky picture too but at least its a Penny Black. I found this in my postbox, Ok it came in a parcel with other things that I may have ordered!
I saw the sketch on Mojo Monday and thought that this would work since Hedgie has already been on the Quality Street and had to go out for a new tin.
Although you can't see it there are valleys of snow using Spellbinders curved border but because I had to straighten it in photo shop, I lose a bit quality which doesn't help my poor Hedgie who looks floating because you can't see what he standing by.
The stars are Memory Box and the Merry and stamped sentiment are Simon Says Stamps.
Well the tree is finally up just have to put my daughters very large box of Disney ornaments but was shattered by the time we have put up lights in the window and put out all the santa, also I've a few Disney ornaments too.
Apologies also to everyone who usually received comments from Me if you have a pop up comment box which everyone (me included) prefer, I'm sometimes having issues commenting, like it won't let me type anything. But it doesn't happen everytime and its not the same blogs but very random.

Less is More

I was determined to join in this week with Less is More especially has I missed their 200th challenge. The challenge is a coloured one so I grabbed what colours I had and made strips.
I used the Simon Say Stamp Bundle of shapes to cut out the white mat then cut out their Alexis Snowflake.
I took put the middle back into the snowflake to give it more shape.
Found the snowflake sequins well at least they call them winter flurries so I'm guessing they are snowflake.
To finish Merry Christmas from the Be Joyful set again Simon Says stamp well its on my desk on lined up on the acylic block seemed silly not to use.
Not very original but at least I like.

CAS(E) this sketch

I need some quick Christmas cards since I've received some not on my list, Hubby says he needs a couple more and DD has asked if I have some spare. 

First off I thought I will use the Stitched dies that I brought from Simon Say Stamps these are the rectangle ones.

My first card I realised I used Linen card and therefore the stamping idea had to be shelved because its a bit and miss with a texture card but I wasn't going to bin it. So I used Simon Says Stamps Alexis Snowflake and Maryann snowflake twice for each snowflake.

I then used the Let is Snow from Penny Black Joyous Wishes and yes I used it twice which all help for it to pop out of a white background.

Here's my bit of failure I tried to burnish the stamped and embossed Snowflakes which is Simon Says Stamps Lots of Snowflakes but I rubbed too hard and took off some of the colour. The sentiment I used the Be Joyful set.
Both cards I've used the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch and if I'm quick there may still be time to enter

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Bling It On

Reverse psychology obviously works because I having a break from DT work and what did I want to do but make a card for Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge. Although I would be to late to add to the challenge blog having had to flower soft and fun flock this morning.

The Challenge is to Bling it Up and in case of the DT we had to use Kaisier products so I used Telegraph Road paper pack which is not a Christmas pack but I stamped the Simon Says Stamps Lots of Snowflakes on one of the sheets.

The cute image is a Penny Black Stamp Little Elf Kit and I have added loads of Doodlebug Glitter for the star.

The Picket Fence and the Grass die are both from My Favourite Things and I added glitter to both of them although the fence just has its on their tips.
My image and sentiment are both inside a Stately Circle from Spellbinders and to finish I used a Rylynn snowflake.

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Thank you for joining us for the Christmas  Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.
We will be back soon with the name of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher
This week the challenge is

BLING IT ON !

We are showcasing KAISERCRAFT products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

So now it's YOUR turn.  Happy Crafting

You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

More Snowflakes

So when Mr Mojo has gone away to find a warmer climate the best thing to do is to grab your favourite stamps which at the moment is the Simon Says Stamps Lots of Snowflakes and Bundles of Stitched Shapes and just stamp. Of course it helps that I love the white that the Bright White WOW embossing powders make.

The first one I've used the Rylynn Snowflake die, I wasn't going to bother with anything else and my DD remarked it needed a sentiment but I didn't want to hide my snowflakes. So I cut out twice Let it Snow from Penny Black Joyous Wishes and inked it slightly to help it show up more.

It is amazing that somehow my sentiment stripe is crooked so I went and checked with a ruler and its a mm out surely that can't make it look that bad. Anyway this was made the same as above but have used the sentiment from the Be Joyful set and the scallops are MFT.

Snowflakes

So we are onto the last Penny Black Saturday Challenge and its for Snowflakes. Unfortunately Mr Mojo and Mr Time has made it difficult to make cards and I've made a very simple card.
Of course my little snowman is Snowy and his coloured to match the Doodlebug papers and don't you love that Penny Black sentiment.
My Snowflakes are from Simon Says Stamps but I've layered them twice to help them pop out of white card.
Lots of flower soft and fun flock for Snowy's hat and some Stickles to help ground him, few pearls job done.
Hope you have time to join us this month and pop over to the challenge blog to check out the fabulous creations.

Santa

Another really quick card, first off I used the Simon Says Stamps Bundle of Stitched Shapes, this makes the card small than our A5 cards but for CAS I don't think this a problem and it fits fine in a c6 envelope.
My Santa is from Sassy Cheryl, he was left over from last year but I he such a fab image I should use him more often.
I literally stamped the sentiment from the Be Joyful set from Simon Says Stamp and added some sequins.
I had to wait for the silcone glue to dry before added the Flower soft and Fun flock mixture to his hat.
I didn't quite get sequins but getting used to using them  now so that means they will be going out of fashion soon.