UNDER THE SEA.....

Evening all....what a terrible day it's been here,weather wise,really dull and that fine rain all day.So decided to make a card...
It will cover the following challenges:-
POLLYCRAFT....No Designer Paper,i've made my backing paper with a wash of Twinkling H2O's and used a Cuttlebug folder "Tiny Bubbles" on two different coloured velum's.
The mermaid image is also from Pollycraft....a freebie if i remember right,coloured with Copic Markers and Prisma's.
I've also added alittle glamour dust to her wand and jewellery.
The ribbon and self adhesive pearls are from my stash mountain.


I'm also entering it into :-
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY.....Fabby sketch again this week girls :0).
MAGICAL MONDAY...."Under The Sea".
INCY WINCY DESIGNS...."Anything Goes"

Well thats about it again for now...hope you all have a lovely evening,
Take care

MAKE A WISH.....

It's time for a new challenge over at JUST CUTE BEARS.....and our theme this week is "SWIRLS and BLING".....a nice easy challenge i'm sure you will agree and i'm sure one you will enjoy joining in on :0).
Our sponsor this week is Pollycrafts and one lucky winner will win 10 digi images....can i join in lol.
For my card which is a simple one (short on time this week :0() i've used an image from PC Crafter from the "Bear Fairies" set...how cute are these.
The embossing's been done using a Crafts Too embossing folder "Swirl Frame",i love to embossed on white cardstock i really think you get a gorgeous effect.
The sentiment is from the Whimsy stamp set "Ticket Sentiments" but i've only inked the sentiment and not the ticket part.
I've used glamour dust on the wings and around the outer edge of the embossed frame.
Ribbon and adhesive star gems and adhesive pearls from stash.

I'm also entering this into the following challenges :-
COLOUR CREATE....All white (with coloured image).
TEDDY STAMPERS..."B.E.A.R Acrostics...B is for BEARS...E is for EMBOSSING....A is for ANGELS...R is for RIBBON.
TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS..."A Kind Of Magic".
INCY WINCY DESIGNS....All white except for the image.
BEE CRAFTY....Furry/Fluffy Friends.
DIGI DOODLES CHALLENGE...."Emboss It!"

Well that's about it for now...a big thank you to all who joined us on the challenge last week and hope to see you all again this week....have a lovely Sunday..
Take care

CHRISTMAS WISHES.....

Well Saturday's rolled round yet again....i've lost this week somewhere again,LOL...who pinched it!
But it mean's that it's time for another of Jo's fabby sketches over at SKETCH SATURDAY,this week we are sponsored by the Craft Barn and there's a great prize up for grabs for one lucky winner...check out challenge blog for details.
I've gone for another Christmas card and again using the black and white colour combo...alot of my Christmas cards will be along these lines this year.
The tree image is from a Waltzing Mouse stamp set "Nutcracker Sweet"....i've stamped the image twice using a Versamark ink pad and then heat embossed using Sparkle'N' Sprinkle "Guilded Ivory"embossing powder very sparkly IRL.The one image i've glued flat to the card and the second i've raised up using Pinflair glue gel to give alittle dimension to the card.
I've used a Cuttlebug "Snowflake" embossing folder and a Fiskars "Snowflake" border punch.
The sentiment is from a Papermania set.
Ribbon,self adhesive pearls and gems from stash.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-
ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE.....T is for TREE...
ALLSORTS CHALLENGE...."Plain & Simple".
THE ONE STOP CRAFT CHALLENGE...."Snowflakes in September"
CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES..."Bling".....my sparkly embossing powder.
TOTALLY GORJUSS....Christmas

Well thats about it for today...have a good one whatever you're up to!
Take care

SEASON'S GREETINGS.....

Hi all....today i'd like to share a card with you i've made to cover a few challenges...no colouring,just a clean and simple card...just alittle stamping and heat embossing,this card came together really quick,and i'll be making afew more of these for Christmas....
I've followed the sketch over at WALTZING MOUSE(sketch#15) ...lovely to work with,thanks girls.
The snowflake and sentiment stamp are all from "Very Vintage Christmas" set from Waltzing Mouse....i've stamped the snowflake 7 times using a Versamark ink pad and then heat embossed them with Sprinkle N Sprinkle "Guilded Ivory" embossing powder (very sparkly IRL)...i've then cut each snowflake out,layed 4 flat to the card and raised 3 in between on dimensional foam tape.(see photo below).The sentiment as been stamped and heat embossed the same.
The bottom snowflakes i've added a self adhesive gem and the raised ones a self adhesive pearl.

I'm also entering this into the following challenges :-
WINTER WONDERLAND....Monochromatic Christmas card.
KEEP IT SIMPLE....Bling It!...i've used glittery embossing powder and self adhesive gems.
CREATIVE CRAFT CHALLENGE....Black,White plus 1....i've used silver (silver mirri card).
CRAFTY ANN'S....Monochrome.

Well that's about it for now,
Have a lovely day
Take care

MERRY CHRISTMAS.....

Over at JUST CUTE BEARS this week the theme is "Punch It",we would like you to use punches or die cuts on your cards/projects.
We are also sponsored this week by Wild Rose Studio....the DT were given some Milton images to work with and the lucky winner of the challenge this week will get two Wild Rose Studio stamps...well worth joining in :0)


Like i sad the image is from Wild Rose Studio,coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's and i've added alittle glamour dust for some Christmas sparkle :0).
The papers are "Victorian" by Dovecraft and the textured cardstock is DCWV.
The sentiment is from Waltzing Mouse "Nutcracker Sweet" set.
I've used three sizes of snowflake punches...two Xcut ones and a Woodware.
The ribbon,beads and self adhesive pearls are from stash.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges :-
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY...lovely sketch again this week girls :0).
INCY WINCY DESIGNS....Autumn colours.
POLLYCRAFT....Autumn colours.
A SPOONFULL OF SUGAR.....Fall into Autumn colour challenge.
CREATIVE CARD CREW...Autumn or Fall.

Well that's about it folks....
hope you all have a lovely day
Take care

SWEET DREAMS.....

Time for another fabby sketch by Jo over at SKETCH SATURDAY....and this week we are sponsored by Ah! La Carte,the winner of this weeks challenge will receive two Wild Rose Studio stamps,well worth joining in :0)....
I inked up a stamp i've had for ages and not got round to using...how bad is that,such a cute stamp too...."Sweet Dreams" by Penny Johnson.
I've had a change of colouring medium on this one too,i've dug my Distress Inks out and Twinkling H2Os...
I've added alittle gold glamour dust to the stars,not showing too good in the photo.
The patterned cardstock is from a Martha Stewart "Golden Woodland" stack,i've used some mirri card on this one it works well with the gold foiling on the trees.
I've used a Fiskars "Threading Water" punch to form the scalloped border and then added self adhesive pearls.
The sentiment is a Personal Impressions.


I'm also entering this card into the following challenges :-
MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES...."Christmas"....this is my second entry into this challenge,hope that's allowed.
SECRET CRAFTER..."Anything Goes"

Well that's about it for now...would just like to finish on a "thank you" to each and everyone of you who visit my blog and leave such kind and lovely comments...i sooooo appreciate them :0)
Have a lovely day
take care

BLUE AND GREEN SHOULD NEVER BE SEEN !........

Blue and green should never be seen!...well myself i love this colour combo and should always be seen!...lol.
Another Christmas card under my belt....in front alittle this year :0).
The challenge over at TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS this week is a sketch...enjoyed working with this one,and extra colour combo of "Blue and Green should never be seen"...just had to join in on this one...it also gave me the chance to use some new stamps that arrived this week,wanted to have a play :0)....the stamp set i've used is a new release from Waltzing Mouse "Nutcracker Sweet"....both the image and sentiment are from this set.
I've coloured old St Nicholas with Promarkers and Prisma's,and added alittle gold glamour dust just to highlight parts of his robe and hat....i can never capture the sparkle on camera :0(.
The paper is Basic Grey "Two Scoops".
I've used a Martha Stewart "Zig-Zag" border punch,Spellbinders "Labels Ten" die and a Ek Success corner punch.
Brads,ribbon,self adhesive gem and gold border peel off from stash.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-
ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE.....S is for Santa (extra no red),this is St Nicholas,hope it counts.
MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES..."Christmas".

Well that's about it for now....hope you all have a lovely day,
Take care