Happy Christmas

I would just like to wish all my followers a very merry christmas and a happy and healthy new year. I hope you are all having a fantastic day and making the most of the time off. x

My DT card for Pennys Holiday Gifts Challenge

Here is my DT card for our Holiday Gifts challenge over at Pennys. We are sponsored this week by Digi Darla so why not hop over and join in the fun.

The cute image I have used is called Better to Give and is by our wonderful sponsor Digi Darla. I have used both Promarkers and Copics to colour this image as I find the reds in Copics are not as bright red as the Promarkers. I then matted on red card before sticking onto the main card.

I cut a piece of A4 card in half in Portrait mode and then scored some folds and joined together to create this folded card. The backing paper I have used was from a Pepper and friends A4 paper pack, it doesn't really show in the photo but the presents on the paper are actually glossy and glittery.

I added a Merry Christmas sentiment on the front and a couple of snowflakes that I punched out of white glitter card with my Martha Stewart Snowflake punch, I also added 2 snowflakes to the main image panel.

I used a couple of Label 10 nestie dies to cut a message area on the inside of the card too.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

To be updated

Thanks for looking x

My DT card for One stitch at a time challenge 93

Wow I can't believe how quickly another week as flown by.

Here is my DT card for One stitch at a time challenge 93, our theme this week is Anything Goes, a nice easy one so why not hop over and join in the fun Here

The image I have used for this card is by Barb Jenson, its called Parrot and is available HERE. I have coloured the image in with Copics, the colours I have used are Y08, E41, B01, B04, B24, G21, G24.

I have used a card blank from Craftwork cards, I think they are called "On the edge". I folded the top half back on itself.

The paper was a freebie pack of 6 x 6 papers called The country diary of an edwardian lady from Cardmaking and papercraft magazine. I stuck this in the middle of the card and on the front left hand edge of the card and on the bracket edge too which covers the front left hand edge.

I die cut the flourishes with my Memory box flourish die, cut the image with a labels 4 nestie and mat and layered onto larger die cuts using the same die, I also used the same dies to create a message panel in the centre of the card.

I then just added some card candi from Craftwork Cards onto the flourishes using Pinflair.

I am entering this card into the following challenge

Delightful sketches Anything Goes
Meljens No rectangles
Shellys Images Anything goes
Cooking it up with Katie Anything goes
The paper variety Anything Goes

Thanks for looking x

My DT card for One stitch at a time challenge 92

Gosh I can't believe another week has flown by as has the whole year. I hope you have all had a good week.

Here is my DT card for our challenge over at One stitch at a time. Our challenge this week is Use a Digi and we are sponsored by so hop on over and join in the fun.

The image I have used is by Hope Jacare and is called Snowman wreath,he is available HERE I have used Copics to colour in the image.

The papers I have used are all from a Trimcraft 6 x 6 paper pack I bought last year or even the year before. I edged each paper with silver fine line peel offs before attaching to the card.

The snowflakes are punched from white glitter card using my Martha Stewart snowflake punch and the sentiment was a freebie digi stamp, unfortunately I can't remember the artist who gave it as a freebie, if anyone else knows please let me know and I will add to this post so I can give them credit for it.

I have also added glitter on the whole of the snowman and the snowballs.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Bearly Mine Untraditional coloured xmas cards
Celebrate the occasion Christmas
Crafty sentiments Snowflakes
Creative card crew Tis the season
Ladybugs Crafts Snowflakes and sparkle
Papertake Weekly Anything goes
The stamping boutique No traditional christmas colours
Top tip Tuesday Let it snow
Crafts and me Snow/snowflakes
Divas by design Anything goes
Freshly brewed Christmas
My mums craft shop Christmas
Whimsical Wednesday Holidays plus sparkly
Crafty Purple Frog Its cold outside
Delightful sketches Blue Christmas
Moving along with the times Last minute christmas
Paperplay Snowman
Sassy studio Non traditional christmas
Shellys images Snow
Card makin mamas Christmas
Fabulous Friday Glitter
Mami Doodles Make it shine/glitter
Paperworks Recipe
Patties creations
Winter wonderland Let it snow
Craft your days away Snowmen
Crafty Calendar Cold and frosty

Thanks for looking x

My Christmas Cracker Gift Box

I saw some card crackers that Bev Rochester had embellished on her blog here for little gifts to go in but saw they cost £7 for 10 which I thought was quite expensive so I thought if I spent some time on the measurements that I am sure I can make some of those but I wanted to be able to use any of my lovely Martha Stewart punches on the ends instead of just the three loops you get on each side of the bought ones that Bev has used.

I know my one doesn't look as luxurious as Bev's but I did make mine from scratch with just a piece of A4 card.

I hope it might give other crafters inspiration to try and make them from scratch and save money at the same time which can't be bad.

I am entering this project into the following challenges

Partytime Tuesdays Holiday Greeting
Tuesday Throwdown Celebrate the season
ABC Christmas Anything goes
Cooking it up with Katie Anything goes
Belli Challenge Winter or Christmas
Digistamps for joy Christmas no animals
Divas by design Anything goes
Freshly brewed Christmas
Inky Impressions Ribbons
My mums crafts shop Christmas
Aud sentiments Holiday sentiments
Crafty Ribbons Traditional colours for christmas
Meljens Use green
MAWTT Last minute christmas
Paper crafting journey Christmas
Southern girls Ribbon
Crafty Catz Anything goes
Fairytale Gift packaging
Inspire me Fridays Anything goes
Patties creations Christmas
Raise the bar Christmas
Stampin for the weekend Christmas
2 sisters Christmas
Challenge up your life Box/Packaging
Crafty Emmas Traditional christmas
So artful Tis the season

Thanks for looking x

My DT card for Pennys Merry Christmas challenge

Here is the card I made for our challenge over at Pennys this fortnight. Our theme is Merry Christmas so a chance to get some more christmas cards done. We are sponsored this week by Some Odd Girl and Digi My World so why not hop over and join in the fun HERE

I have used a card blank which has a very pretty edge from Craftwork Cards

The papers are from 2 Pink Petticoat downloads which I have mat and layered onto silver mirri card.

The image is from Some Odd Girl and is called Penguin love with igloo which I have coloured with Copics, isn't he cute?

The sentiment has been computer generated and then mat and layered onto a silver scalloped circle.

I have added silver mirri Card Candi from Craftwork cards and added snowflakes cut from white glitter card with my Martha Stewart snowflake punch to finish it off.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

To be updated

Thanks for looking x

My DT card for One stitch at a time challenge 91

Here is my card for our challenge this week over at One stitch at a time The challenge we have set this week is Be Square and we are sponsored by Stitchy bear stamps so why not hop over and join in the fun HERE

I started off by covering a white card blank in brown paper. I then cut some pink paper to 14cm x 14cm and ran through my new Papermania Embossing Folder, its such a pretty pattern.

I cut some brown and pink paper into squares and then ran the pink squares through a Creative Expressions embossing folder before sticking to the brown paper.

Now to the adorable image called Just a Swingin which is by Reeces scrap pieces and is available HERE I printed the image off and layered it on to brown square before sticking to the main card. I have added a flower which has a smaller flower inside to the left hand bottom corner and then added some card candi to the centre.

The ticket was a freebie image from When the scrap hits the fun blog which I layered onto some brown paper and stuck to the card with 3d foam pads to finish of the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Crafty Boots Anything goes
Stamps r us Embossing
Bearly Mine All my favourite things
Partytime Tuesdays Anything goes
Cooking it up with Katie Anything goes
Diva's by designs Anything goes
The paper shelter Anything goes
Paper crafting Journey Anything goes
Samuel Taylors Anything goes
Catch the bug Anything goes
Crafty Emma Bear necessities
Kraftin Kimmie Dry embossing
Willow Sketchie Anything goes
Simon says stamp Anything goes

Thanks for looking x

Wow I have won the challenge over at Phindy's Place

Wow I won the christmas challenge over at Phindys Place with this card

I have won the fab prize of a $5 voucher to use in store.

Thanks for looking x

My DT card for One stitch at a time challenge 90

Here is my project for this weeks One stitch at a time challenge, our theme is "Seeing Red". I decided I wanted to make a card which incorporated some Ferrero Rocher chocolates and this is what I came up with. Why not come over and join us HERE

I started with a piece of A3 card and made the box shape on one end, then folded over the remainder of the card to make an opening card.

The image I have used is by Beary Dust stamps and is available HERE. I coloured the image with Promarkers, adding glitter to the hat and top of the mug, punched Holly leaves out of the corners of the image and added green card behind, then added red gems for the holly berries. I embossed the red card behind the image through a Creative Expressions embossing folder before sticking to the card.

I added acetate to the aperture and edged with gold fine line peel offs and then put 5 yummy Ferrero Rocher in the box part.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Anything challenge Food related
Creative Card Crew Monochromatic
Papertake Weekly Christmas Crackers
Sassy Cheryl Anything goes
Shopping our stash Christmas related
Top tip tuesday More than 1 fold
I love Promarkers Anything goes
Papercraft star Anything goes
The paper shelter Green, red and gold

Thanks for looking x

My Papercrafter of the year entry

These are the projects that I entered for this years Papercrafter of the Year Competition ran through Papercraft Essentials Magazine. The last date for entries was yesterday and the competition has now been judged according to their website although they haven't announced the winners yet. As I haven't heard anything I am sure I didn't get very far as there are so many super talented crafters out there but I thought it was worth the experience and that you might like to see the projects I entered.

Thanks for looking x

My DT card for Pennys Tie one on Challenge

Here is the card I made for our challenge over at Pennys this week. The challenge is to tie one on so why not hop over and join in the fun HERE. Our sponsor this week is Stretch and Bubbles


The image is a Stretch and Bubbles digi image which I have coloured with Copics. I have also decoupaged the bird and the baubles.

I have used paper from a 6 x 6 paper pad from Trimcraft. I have edged the paper with gold fine line peel offs. I ran some green card through a snowflakes embossing folder then matted onto gold card, then added two red eyelets so I would be able to tie one on for the challenge.

I have used 2 Marianne Creatables bauble dies on gold card and then stuck one onto red paper and one with green. I have tied the red one on by threading ribbon through the two eyelets and through the hole in the bauble and tied in a knot, with the green bauble I have just put some ribbon though the hole and tied and then glued on to the card.

The sentiment is a clear stamp from Wild Rose Studio which I have stuck onto a green scalloped circle and then attached to the card. I have also added 4 gold corner peel offs to the image panel.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

To be updated.

Thanks for looking x

Wow I made the top three over at The sisterhood of crafters

Wow I made the top 3 at The Sisterhood of crafters challenge with this black and white card shown below.

Thank you for picking me as one of your top three, I shall wear my badge on my blog with pride.

I will be posting my DT card for Pennys challenge tomorrow, thanks for looking x

My DT card for One stitch at a time challenge 89 and a fab sale

Here is my card for our challenge over at OSAAT this week. Our challenge is Anything goes, a nice easy one so come over at join in the fun HERE

We are sponsored this week by

The image I am using this week is called Winterville by Lil Diva, I decided to leave it just as it is but decorate the actual card with glitter snowflakes.

I used a elegant square card blank and scored the top half in half again and bent it back on itself. I then added some blue papers from a paper pack from Trimcraft that I bought last year. I added silver fine line peel offs on the edges of the paper too. I mat and layered the image onto silver mirri, then onto light blue card before sticking to main card.

I then added some snowflakes punched from white glitter card using my Martha Stewart Punch, adding some card candi from Craftwork Cards in the centre or each and attached to my card with Pinflair.

I added a message panel in the centre using Labels 16 Nesties.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Digital Tuesday Christmas time
Oldie but a goodie Let it snow
Paper pretties Christmas with non traditional colours
The paper shelter Snowflakes
Crafty Catz Snowflakes
Floweret Christmas
Phindys place Christmas
Polka Doodles Shaped christmas
Wags n Whiskers Christmas
Crafty Emma Snowflakes
One stop craft Blue

Now for some exciting news

Stitchy Bear Stamps is having a fantastic sale on Monday 28th November, at 5am EST and finishing at 5pm EST, everything is half price so stock up on your favourite images now.

Thanks for looking x

My DT card for One stitch at a time Challenge 88

Here is my DT card for this weeks black and white challenge over at One stitch at a time We are sponsored this week by The Stamping Boutique


so why not hop over and join in the fun

I have used this beautiful digi image called Butterfly Love by Stitchy Stamps which is available HERE I have just left it black and white due to our theme but I have added some irridescent glitter on her wings, which doesn't show up too well in the photo but is sets the image off beautifully.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Daisy Doodles Anything goes with a digi
Heart Song Inspirations Anything goes
House of Gilli Monochromatic
Paper playtime Thank yous
Crazy Challenge Things with wings
City Crafter Thanks
Creative Card Crew Thankful
Die cutin Divas Lets be thankful
Digital Tuesday Anything goes
Partytime Tuesdays Bling it on - I've used glitter
Cookin it up with Katie Fancy flowers and unusual fold. I have made a circle stepper card
Digi stamps 4 joy With gratitude
Inky Impressions Glitter
Rubys rainbow Something with wings
Sisterhood of crafters Give thanks
Aud sentiments Thank you
Card makin Mamas Thankful
Crafty Catz Use a digi
Fussy and fancy Tnankful with sentiment
Inspired me Fridays Anything goes
Phindys Place Thankful
2 Sisters Anything goes
Little Claires Shaped cards
My Sheri Crafts Be thankful
Stampscrapdoodle Thank you

Thanks for looking x

My DT card for Pennys Give thanks challenge

Here is my DT card for Pennys Give thanks challenge. We have two sponsors this week Digi my world and Stampin Dragon Designs So why not come over and join in HERE

I was given 4 images by Digi my world to use so used photoshop elements to merge them all together and then coloured the image in with the following Copics C2, C7, E000, E41, Y00, Y26, E33, E37, YG06, R37

I then mat and layered the coloured image onto silver mirri card. The papers I have used are from an 8 x 8 paper pad by K & Co called Yellow floral stripes which I edged with silver fine line peel offs before sticking to base card. I also added the words Many Thanks in silver peel off letters.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

To be updated

Thanks for looking x

My DT project for OSAAT challenge 87

Here is my project for our challenge over at One Stitch at a time this week. Our theme is Use a Digi so why not hop over and join in our challenge HERE

The digital image I have used is called Happy new year by Stitchy and is available HERE. I have coloured this image with Copics and then cut out the image with my labels 10 nesties.

I have made this wine bottle cover using a piece of card 27cms by 27.5cms. I started trying to explain in writing how I did this but felt it might make more sense with this visual template, please note this is not to scale but just to give you an idea of how I made it. It is a jpeg but if you would prefer a PDF please email me and I will email it to you as I cannot add the PDF file to blogger.


First of all I put the shorter side of the card across the top of my score board and then scored a line 3.5cm in from both edges of the card, then turned the card so the longer edge is now along the top and I scored lines at 4.2cm intervals which will give you 6 score lines and leave a small piece of card left over. You need to snip off the shaded area above and below that small piece that is left as that will be your tab to glue the hexagon shape together.

I then measured the middle point of each 3.5 x 4.2cm box (2.1cm) and cut away the shaded areas, leaving 6 triangles above and below the main 6 panels.

I printed two backing papers from The Wine Buffs craft cd and cut 3 pieces of 19.5 x 4 from each sheet of paper before putting some gold peel offs round the edges and then added alternately to each of the 6 panels of the cover.I then stuck double sided tape on the tab and stuck the bottle cover into the hexagon shape.

I got a bottle of wine and put it through the hexagon panels so the bottom triangles were underneath the bottle. I then just used a pencil to draw around the bottom to make a base for the bottle cover. I added 0.5cm to each line to make the hexagon base. I turned the bottle in the carrier upside down, put wet glue on the bottom of the triangles and stuck to the base with the wine bottle still in the cover so it would glue the triangles in the right place and hold them down until the glue set.

I then added some green and red paper to the triangles at the top of the cover and then set an eyelet in each triangle, got some ribbon and threaded through the eyelets and added a corkscrew silver charm before tying into a bow.

I hope that makes sense to everyone who would like to try this, if not please contact me and I will try to help.

I am entering this project into the following challenges

2 Sisters Ribbon
Allsorts Anything but square
Catch the bug Anything goes
Crazy 4 challenges Wrap it up
Dis digi designs Ribbons and bows
Our creative corner Masculine project
Crafty Catz Anything goes
Inspire me fridays Anything goes
Poodle parlour Lets hear it for the boys
4 crafty chicks Die cuts
Art impressions Fun and funky folds
Moving along with the times Food and drink
Papercrafting Journey Use a digi
Cooking it up with Katie Anything but a card
Freshly brewed Anything goes
Little darlings Not square
The paper variety Humourous
Bearly mine Anything but a card
Crafty Sentiments More than one fold
Papertake weekly Anything goes
Ribbon carousel Anything goes
Pollycraft Anything goes
Stamps r us Masculine

Thanks for looking x

Snowman Poop Box aka Tic Tac gift holder

I really enjoyed making this little snowman poop gift box following Whimsie Doodles tutorial HERE and better still the digi snowman and sentiment are freebies. It was really easy to follow and makes a great idea for stocking fillers etc. I didn't have bakers twine as in the tutorial so I just used some gold ribbon. The backing paper for the belly band is from a Peppers christmas party 6 x 6 paper set. I also added some gold circle peel offs to each scallop and added some glitter to the snowman's hat.

Thanks for looking x

My DT card for One stitch at a time challenge 86

Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at One stitch at a time Our theme this week is Christmas, a nice easy one to help you get started on your christmas cards if you haven't started them yet like me!

The image I have used is called Frosty the snowman by Delicious Doodles and is available HERE I have used the following Copics to colour Y26, B000, B05, R02 and E31.

I have made an easel card by using a piece of card 29cm by 14.5 cm and folded in half and then in half again on the top layer. I then cut some blue card to size to fit the base layer and the front panel and then stuck some blue snowflakes patterned paper from a Nitwit Collection called Snow Folk onto the blue card.

I punched a strip of blue card on both sides with my Martha Stewart my punch and stuck to the base layer and then stamped the sentiment which is a clear stamp from Lili of the valley and mat and layered that sentiment circle onto a scalloped blue circle.

I punched the edge of the image with my Martha Stewart Snowflake punch and stuck onto blue card and glued the punched out snowflakes onto the image which has created a nice effect.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Ooh La La Let it snow
Scrap creations Use digi images and papers
Partytime Tuesday Anything goes
Sweet Stamp Easel cards
Charisma Cardz Anything goes
Crimbo Crackers Anything goes
Digi Doodle Anything goes
Meljens Christmas
Gem of a challenge Cold and frosty
Allsorts Christmas easel card
Little Claire Christmas

Thanks for looking x

Stitchy Bear Stamps is having a progressive sale - ends 31st October

Hurry over to the progressive sale HERE ends 31st October

My DT card for Pennys Happy Halloween challenge

Here is my DT card for Penny's Happy Halloween challenge this week, we are sponsored this week by Digi Darla

and Robyns Fetish

so why not join in with our challenge HERE

This is the image by Digi Darla that I have been given to play with this week which I coloured with Copics.

I started off with 2 ready made scalloped cards 7 x 5 inch in size and cut one in half to make 2 easel cards out of the 2 card blanks. I then embossed some pearlescent brown paper with a Craft Concept embossing folder.

I mat and layered the image onto some gold card and then stuck onto the brown pearlescent embossed paper and stuck to the card with 3d foam pads. I then punched 6 leaves with a Woodware punch and embossed some veins into them before sticking them to the card with 3d foam pads.

For the easel stopper I have just used some gold and brown card mat and layered, added Happy Halloween in gold print and added some more gold leaves .

I have also added fine line gold peel offs around the edges of the brown embossed paper and some little bits of peel offs into each scallop.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Pile it on Be happy
Quirky Crafts Autumn leaves
Crafty Boots Autumn
Digi Darla Fall Fun
Hippity Fall Colours
Kaboodle Doodles Halloween/Fall

Thanks for looking x