Winter Robin

I have had a break over Christmas but I have finally finished this tag. This is the second one I have done, I did 2 background scene's at the same time but it took a little longer to finish this one as I have hand-drawn the fence at the bottom and then stamped the robin on and coloured them in.

All the stamps used, (trees, robin, word), are Clarity stamps. I was really pleased with the design, with the Robin being the only coloured part, the rest being monochrome, he really jumps out the background. I also added a little snow paste to the tops of the fence. I hope we don't have to many winter scenes like this in the weeks to come.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Clarity Stamps - Make a Scene

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Christmas

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Crafty Calender - Cold and Frosty

Brown Sugar - Winter

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Wags n Whiskers - Christmas

4 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes

Tag Along - Anything Goes

Crafting for all Seasons - Anything but a card

Craft all Day - Winter

Imagination Crafts - Christmas

Get Inky - Winter Snow

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Snow Deer

Just an extra little post today in the form of a tag. I have been playing a bit and trying different ideas.

The night sky on this tag has been done using the Spectrum Noir BG pens. The deer has been coloured with the same colours.

I have only added a couple of extra bits, a star done in Stickles and a snowflake in glitter card using a  Marianne die with a gem in the centre.

A simple sentiment on the top finishes it off.

I decided to keep it quite simple as I really liked how the background scene came out.

I would like to enter this tag in the following challenges

The Glory of Christmas - Snow

Allsorts - Snowflakes

4 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes

Aud Sentuments - Tags

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - Snow

Crafting for All Seasons - Anything Christmas but a Card

Crafting with Dragonflies - Christmas Tags

Simon says Stamp - Let it Snow

Die Cutting Diva's - Tag it

Pass the Parcel

Another Sunday and another great challenge from Hobbycutz. This weeks theme is 

All Tied Up

The sponsor this week is Kenny K and this is one of their images called Freshman. Please come and join in and see if you can win this weeks prize.

I have coloured her in with Spectrum Noir pens, the colours I will list below. I have used a striped yellow and turquoise paper as background and the matting layers have been done on coordinating plain card stock. The image has been placed on a white die cut frame. There is ribbon in the same 2 colours horizontally and vertically to represent a parcel, for the all tied up theme, with a ribbon rosette with flowers and feahers on the bottom left corner. The final piece is a wooden Swirl corner from Hobbycutz which has been covered in yellow glitter to match in with the colour sceme.

Skin FS1 TN2 CR2

Hair TN1 GB1 EB1 EB2

T/shirt GB1 GB4 GB5 GB10 BT3 BT5 BT7

Skirt TN2 CT2 TB1

Shoes TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 CT2

Socks IG1 IG2 IG4 GB1 GB5

Eyes TB3 TB5

Lips CR7 CR11

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Sister Act - Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girls - Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes

Divas by design - Anything Goes

The Stamping Chef - Anything Goes

Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes 

Kraftyhands Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Bloggers Network - Girly

Good News

I am excited to announce that I am now a member of The Crafting Cafe Design Team and I am really looking forward to working with all my team members and sharing my creations with you all.

Here is my card for the current challenge which is a sketch challenge all drawn by Nikki...

I have made and easel card using Spellbinders grand nestabilities. The image is from Crafty Sentiment Designs and I have coloured him in with Spectrum Noir Pens.

The snowflakes are from Hobbycutz which have been covered with red glitter and a  bit of glittery ribbon.

We would love you to join in our Challenge this month and the theme is Merry and Bright. So please pop over to The Crafting Cafe and take a look.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Great Impressions - Glitter

Joanna Sheen - Make it Sparkle

Ribbon Girl - Ho Ho Ho Christmas

Craft-dee BowZ- Anything Goes with a bow

Shopping our Stash - Tic Tac Toe

(ribbon, bling, wood)

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge- Anything Goes

A Creative Romance - Christmas Sparkle

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Sweetpea Stampers - It's Cold Outside

Simon Says Stamp - Let it Snow

Sand Art

It's time for the new Hobbycutz Challenge. The theme for this week is Make a Scene, which was chosen by me. Our sponsor form this week is The Stampin Chef. Why not join in and see if you can win.

The image I have used is called Neema and I have coloured her in using my Spectrum Noir pens. I have gone over her dress with the clear Wink of Steller glitter paint pen, it looks really nice but unfortunately is doesn't show up on the photo. I have made the coloured Cartouche using UTEE and a rubber mould,

The scene is done with distress inks and then stamping over the top, then the ferns and hieroglyphs have been added to add a little depth.I hope you like my little creation.  

I would like to enter this in the following challenges;

Delicious Doodles - Inspired by a Movie (Cleopatra)

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Crafters Cafe - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Cutie Pie - Scene/Backgrounds

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Challenges for Everyone - Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine - Anything Goes

Late for the Witching Hour

Well as the title says this one's a little late but I had coloured her and just had to put her on here. This is a Bestie Image and I coloured in with my Spectrum Noir pens. I was so pleased with the outcome I just couldn't put her away until next Halloween, so I made it up into a card.

I decided on an easel card design and the base card shape has been cut out using a spellbinders grande nestable die, the image has been too. 

 

I have decorated the image using matching flowers and leaves and pumpkin buttons and a little black cat to form the easel. I hope you like it too.

I would like to enter it in the following challenges

Colour Me Creative - Anything goes

Craftitude - Fallen Leaves

Punk You Girl - Angels and Demons

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampin with the Dragon - Autumn Colours

4 Crafty Chicks -Anything Goes

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Anonymous Stamps - Anything Goes

Card Mania - Autumn Colours

Lady Ann Challenge - More than 1 Layer

My Bestie Aussie Challenge - Die cut/ Flower

The Squirrel and the Fox - use violet

Christmas Greetings

It's been a bit busy for me recently, but here is my latest card for the Hobbycutz challenge which starts today. Our sponsor is Kenny K and this is one of their images called Xmas Greetings, please join in and see if you can win the prize. It's a colour theme this week so have fun making your project!!!

I've colourer her in using Spectrum Noir pens from Crafters Companion and the trellis is a Hobbycutz wooden die cut. I have punched out flowers and leaves to decorate the trellis. Finally is the bow and a little glitter around her cape and in the centre of the flowers.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Kraftyhands - Traditional Christmas colours

A little bit Crafty - Sparkle and Shine

Crafters Companion - Christmas/Winter

Designed to Colour - Christmas /Winter

Jingle Bells Rock - Holiday Traditions

Sister Act Challenge - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas - Winter Wishes

Deep Ocean - Winter

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Craft-dee Bowz - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Summer Holiday

This weeks Hobbycutz challenge is Inspired by a Song. and our sponsor this week is The Stamping Chef.

This card uses one of their images called Bon Voyage and my song is the Cliff Richard old favourite We're All Going On a Summer Holiday. She has been coloured with my Spectrum Noir pens and I have hand drawn the background myself. This is the first time I have had a go at this and I am quite pleased with the outcome.

I have used lots of die's on this card to cut out all the layers and decorative bits. They are from Spellbinders, Marianne, Crafters Companion and Cheery Lyn. I have punched out the little flowers and added a little glitter to the shells for a bit of sparkle.

I would like to enter in the following challenges
Delicious Challenge - Recipe
Cute Card Thursday - Sparkles
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Make it Yourself
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Imagination Crafts - Glitter and Sparkle
Card Crafters Circle - Cute Cards
Crafty Hands - Anything Goes

Remember your Teens

I thought I would share this card I made for a work colleague's 19th birthday this week. It's a Stampin Chef image and I have coloured it using Specrum Noir pens. The 2 patterned papers have been embossed using an Embossalicious folder called Gun Metal.

I have kept the layout quite simple really and just added a single flower that matched the colour of her shirt really well.  

I would like to enter her in the following challenges

Creative Corner - Femme Fatale

Digitally Sweet - Anything Goes

Sister Act Cards - Anything Goes

Crafty Little Fairies - Anything Goes

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Embossing

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Nutcrafters - Lots of Layers

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

It's A Cracker

It's Sunday so it's time for a new Hobbycutz Challenge. This week is "anything but a card/household item". That gives you chance to try something different and play, so why don't you join in and see what you come up with!
Our Sponsor this week is Crafty Sentiments Design, the snowman image is from them, and Hobbycutz.

I am pleased so say I have finally got a set of pens of my own. Since I started colouring a couple of years ago I used to use my friends pens. But I have now decided which I like and am now the proud owner of a set of Spectrum Noir pens. I have coloured this image with them and I like them so much. I have just added a bit of glitter ribbon to my cracker and 2 Hobbycutz snowflakes, which I have covered in red glitter. I think Christmas is coming.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Colour me Creative - Anything Goes

Hiding in my Craftroom - Colour it

Christmas Stampin - Christmas candy

Polkadoodles - Christmas is Coming

Crafty Little Fairies - Christmas in October

Moving along with the Times - Christmas Cuties

Lady Annes - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Christmas 

Emerald Faeries - Sparkle

Christmas cards all year round - Get ready for Christmas

The Craft Cafe - Anything Goes

Through the craft room door - Anything Goes

Craft my life - Anything But a Card

Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Goes
Crafty Hands - Anything Goes

Halloween

Welcome to this weeks card for The Hobbycutz Challenge, this weeks theme is Halloween. Our sponsor this week is Bearly Mine who have supplied the lovely papers I have used to make my card.

I decided to do a triple easel, I found this 12x12 of some really cute images from We r Memorykeepers and I like them so much I couldn't choose which one's to use. So I made a card so I could use a few of them. The shape has been cut using a Go Kreate die.

I put a glitter spider and a nasty black spider on for added effect.

Then some Hobbycutz pumpkins that I have coloured with distress inks. I am quite pleased with the overall effect.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges.

Crafty Calender Challenge - Halloween

Crazy 4 Challenges - Halloween

Fairytale Challenge - Pumpkins, Mushrooms and Bats

Punk You Girl - Halloween

Craftin Boutique - Halloween

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Halloween

Handmade Harbour - Halloween

Paper Pretties - Purple, Green, Orange

Bearly - Mine - Halloween

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Fabulous

Welcome to this weeks DT card for Hobbycutz, the theme for this week is Black, White and one other colour ( I've classes the other colour as the skin tone). Our sponsor this week is Kenny K and this is one of their images called Jessie Jane, I think she is fantastic and have loved working with her.

I have done something a bit different this week so Jessie is more in keeping with the bland and white theme. I have only coloured her skin with my Tria pens the rest of her has been Zentangled, a new craze which seems to be taking off quite well, and I think is looks really good. The are a lot of Spellbinders dies on this card and a couple of Marianne dies.

Jessie is sitting on a wooden heart from Hobbycutz which I have coloured with black soot distress ink and the word fabulous is a die cut to, I do love black and white cards. That completes one sexy lady.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

A Creative Romance - Dies and Punches

Chocolate, Coffee, Cards - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz - Favourite Color Combo

Paper Crafting Journey - Flowers

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Craft-room Challenge - Use Something Wooden

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Just Inspirational - Die Cuts or Punches

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Seema crafts - Monochrome

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes/Monochrome

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Happy Birthday

Just a quick visit today, I  have so much to do, but I just wanted to share this card with you. I have seen a lot of cards about like this recently and just wanted to have a go at doing one myself. I quite pleased with the outcome. Its been made with Spellbinders Dies and stamp sets. The Background is a Crafter's Companion Embossalicious folder. I think it's a lovely card for my lovely friends Birthday.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenge - White on White

Chocolate, Coffee & Craft - Anything Goes

Inspire me Friday - Anything Goes

Sister Act Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Flowers

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Birthday

Simon Says Stamps - Embossing

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Crafters Companion - Embossing (background)

Created with Love - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Christmas for Hobbycutz

Hi and welcome to my first card for the Hobbycutz Challege as a DT member. I am enjoying working with all my fellow DT members and getting inspiration from all the lovely samples.

Our sponsor is The Stamping Chef and this is one of their lovely images.

I've coloured the image using Tria pens and the edge has been distresses with festive Berries. I have used quite a few die cuts from Spellbinders and Joy Craft dies. The card base is a Stepper card that I have cut the card centre out and replaced it with snow patterned acetate.

I'vr added some paper flowers to the die cut Swirls, some lovely cotton lace and a red ribbon bow.

I have put some snow effect liquid on the dress and hat trim to make it look a bit like fur and a few gems to complete. I think she is a lovely image.

I would like to put  in the following challenges

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes

Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Layers

Digitally Sweet - Anything Goes

C R A F T - Christmas

Papercrafting Journey - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes/Christmas

One Crazy Stamper - Christmas

The Stamping Boutique - Christmas

 The Glory of Christmas - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - Christmas

Creative Creations - Anything Goes

Cutie Pie - Christmas

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Goes

Love Rubberstamps - Anything Goes

Birthday Dragon

Thanks for popping over to see my latest card. I am pleased to be the Guest Design Team Member for Through the Craftroom Door Challenge for the next challenge which is Anything Goes. The sponsor for this challenge is Eureka Stamps and this is one of their images, he is cute.

I have coloured him in with Tria pens. 

I have put him on a type of concertina fold card which I have covered with wavy stripe/spotty paper. I have decorated the edges of this paper with a Martha Stewart punch and then cut out some Memory Box die fern leaves and IO dies grasses.

I have cut the image out using a Spellbinders Die and the layers are Go Create Large Dies using Tim Holtz Distress card.

I think he is a really nice image even if he is about to set his cake on fire.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;

ABC challenges - Lots of Layers

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Dies and Punches

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenge - For the Boys

Just For Fun - Anything Goes

Some Odd Girl - Sketch

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Texture and Dimension

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Stamp n Doodle - Green

In Oz

I've had a productive weekend and here's another card I've done. This time it's a digi image from Sherri Baldy's Besties of Oz collection. I love these images and this is the first card I have had chance to make using them. The image has been coloured using Tria pens. It has then been cut out using spellbinder's dies.

The card base is cut out using a Martha Stewart punch around the page set. Then I have added some dried grass heads because I felt it seemed a little autumnal in colour and they suited the image. A couple of butterfly charms and the little dog charm I thought looked just like Toto. And lastly the sentiment is a Lili of the Valley stamp. For the first colouring I've done in a while I felt quite pleased.

I  would like to enter it in the following challenges

Besties Challenge - Besties of Oz

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Penny Black and More - Dies and Punches

A Gem of a Challenge - How Charming

CMC Copic Challenge - Anything Goes Colouring

Five Simple Things - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - Use Lace

DRS Designs - So Charming 

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Sparkles Monthly - Autumn Colours

Papertake Weekly - Die-ing for a Punch

Oldie but a Goodie - Best Dressed (grasses)

Digi Sketch Challenge - Anything Goes

Great Impressions - Anything Goes

By The Seaside

It looks like I've chased away the sun by making this seaside themed card. It's been heavy rainy downpours for the last couple of days. but hopefully the sun will come back again soon.

I have made this card using Clarity Stamps, one of my favourite brands. They have been coloured using Tim Holtz distress markers. I have added some real tiny shells for good measure. The aperture has been cut using a Go Create large die.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Clarity Stamps Challenge - Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside

Dream Valley Challenge - Summer Days

Catch the Bug - Photo Inspiration

Crafty Calender - Colour Inspiration

Five Simple Things - Anything Goes

Stampin With the Dragon - On the Beach

Cute Card Thursday - Beside the Seaside

Paper Crafting Journey - Punches/Die Cuts

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Summer

Diva's By Design - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Papercraft Star - Photo Inspiration

Tuesday Throw Down - Toes in the Sand

The Crafters Cafe - Anything Goes

Butterfly Baptism

This is a very popular style of card I make I get lots of order's  for this decorative book on an easel card base. This one was ordered by a friend of mine for her granddaughters Baptism. She love's butterflies so I thought I would decorate this card with them for a baptism card but a bit different from normal types of decoration.

The book shape is a Go Kreate large die,the heart boarder is a Martha Stewart punch and the white card layer has been embossed with a Crafters Companion embosselicious folder.The Butterflies are Cheery Lynn dies cut out of glitter card, then I've just added flowers and words. I gave it to her this morning and she loved it.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Pink Sparkles

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenge - Colour Challenge

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Created with Love - Anything Goes

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Crafters Cafe - Anything Goes
Crafters Companion - Die Cuts

Cheery Lynn Designs - Beautiful Boarders

Great Impressions - Anything Goes

Summer Sea

I would like to share this piece of work with you all. This is the first piece of this design that I have done using the Inkylicious stamps and duster brushes. I have used Tim Holtz distress inks. This to me looks like an English beach early on a summers morning. I thought is quite apt for the beautiful weather we are having at the minute, long may it last for me. Oh I do Like to be Beside the Seaside!

I would like to enter this peace in the following challenges

Animal Friends Challenge - Water

Heck of a Challenge - The Sea

Amusing Challenge - Summer

Addicted to CAS - Water

Crafty Friends - Inspired by a Song

Crafty Calender - Colours of Sea and Sand

Chocolate, Coffee and Card - The Beach

Delicious Doodles - Its all about the Scenery

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Lady Anne's Challenge - Anything Goes

Stamps n Doodle - Oceans or Sea

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Saturated canary

This is the first image I have coloured for a long time. I went out for a day's colouring at Sir Stampalot using Saturated Canary images and this is one of the cards I did. I used Tria pens to colour her in.

 

Thank you ladies, you have brought back my desire to get out my pens and colour again. I hope you don't mind if I enter this card in a couple of challenges as the colouring is all my own work.

Wags n Whiskers - Cute as a Button

Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine - Anything Goes 

Necklace

 

Hi thanks for coming to look at my second piece of jewellery I have decided to add to my blog.

It's a red, black and gold  necklace.

 

 

The circular pendent piece is done first, then the I decided to add the spiral necklace onto to it permenantly which was slightly different to the original pattern.

 

 

It's made up of red,black and gold seed beads, red pearls, black bi-cones and a magnetic clasp to finish. I am putting this onto Beading Friends Forever February Challenge in the anything goes section.