GNOMES AT CCC

 Morning Everyone,

I hope you've had a lovely Christmas.  Ours has been very quiet. We had the family round on Christmas Eve and after that they all went their separate ways to in laws etc.

This is my reminder post for Christmas Craft Creations where the theme this month is Gnomes.

For my card I have used a cute gnome from Whimsy stamps coloured with copics.  I have used oddments of paper from an old LOTV pad and added a few tiny pearls and a glitter pen to the star.  I'm not very happy with the photo as it's making the papers look a bit wonky, but it doesn't look like that in real life.

You can pop over to the CCC blog here to see the inspiration from the rest of the team and you have until

10th January to enter.

I would like to enter:

Papercraft challenges - Decking the Halls

Festive Friday - Christmas

Outlawz Challenge - December

Have a good rest of the week.  

Lynne x

ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS

 Morning Everyone,

It is the start of our last challenge of the year at As You Like It and it's a nice and easy one, Anything Goes for Christmas.

For my card I have used the Snow Bird stamp from Stampendous coloured with copics and cut out with a spellbinders Hemstitch rectangle die. I have used a stencil and texture paste for the snow and also added glitter and glossy accents to the snow and berries.

The sponsor for this challenge is:

I hope you're not too busy with Christmas preparations and are able to join us. 

 I would like to enter:

Allsorts - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Christmas Kickstart - Anything Christmas

Country View challenge - Christmas

Passion for Markers - Use dies (hemstitch rectangle & stitched rectangles)

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes/Winter Wonderland

Thank you for visiting and I will be back in a few days.

Lynne x

MERRY & BRIGHT

 Morning Everyone,

A last minute entry into the November Rudolph Days challenge.

This is the Christmas Icons stamp from Simon Says coloured with various pens, including glitter pens, and with a die cut sentiment added.  I must say it was quite relaxing sitting colouring this.

Rudolph Days challenge - Anything Christmas

Just a quick post today, hope everyone is well and getting ready for Christmas.

Thank you for your visit.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE NON TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS ANIMAL?

 Good Morning Everyone,

It is time for the start of a new challenge over at As You Like It and we are asking you to share your projects with your favourite non-traditional Christmas animal (and it is a penguin free zone).

I have chosen these kitties from Gerda Steiner. They are so mischievous and make a fun card for cat owners.  I also love her Christmas carolling kittens, but haven't got round to using them this year.

I have coloured with copics and used a sentiment from a Stamping Bella set.  I have added glitter to their hats and a glitter pen to the baubles but, as usual, this doesn't show up well on the photo.  The red strip on the edge of the paper is some very thin ribbon.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a voucher for the lucky winner

I hope you can join us and you can pop over to the challenge here to the see the inspiration from the rest of the DT.

I would like to enter:

Gerda Steiner Nov challenge - Anything GS goes

Passion for Markers - Traditional Christmas colours

Stamping Sensations - Christmas Celebrations

We Love Stamping - Christmas

Whatever you may be doing today, I hope it's a good one.

Lynne x

WASHI-TAPE

 Good Morning Everyone,

This is my reminder post for Christmas Craft Creations where the theme this month is to use washi-tape.

I have used my Simon Says Stamp reindeer window die surrounded by a sentiment from MFT and with three strips of Christmas washi tape.  This would be an easy card for batch making as long as you get the tape straight!

This is a second version using the teal as the main colour.

There's a really cute Christmas stamp set on offer as the prize and we are having a DT call for anyone interested in joining a Christmas challenge.  Just pop over here for the full details.

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Anything Goes

Festive Friday - Christmas

Rabisco challenge - Anything Goes

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I will be back tomorrow.

Lynne x

FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS

 Morning Everyone,

It's time for a new challenge at The Cutie Pies and the theme is "Four Legged Friends".

For quickness I used an old pre-coloured image from Lili of the Valley and matted with silver mirror card.  The paper is a gorgeous green which I came across by accident after I'd cut another piece for the purpose.  It went so well with the green in the image I just had to use it.  I've added some pretty glittery ribbon, clear champagne bubble and a few pearls.  The sentiment is from a Penny Black set.

The sponsor for this challenge is:

I hope you can join us this month and you can see the inspiration from the rest of the DT here.

I would like to enter:

Classic Design - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Critter Crazy - Anything Goes with a Critter

Thank you for your visit and have a good day.

Lynne x

NON TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS

 Morning Everyone,

It's the start of a new challenge at As You Like It and we are asking to see your favourite non-traditional Christmas colours.

I have chosen pink as I think it's such a pretty change to reds and greens and it goes well with both silver and gold.

I did have a bit of brain fog when trying to decide on the design for the card and it seemed to take me ages, but with the help of my mini scalloped edgers I got there in the end!  I've stamped my Gummiapan reindeer in silver, cut out with the relating die and heat embossed the sentiment.

The sponsor for this challenge is Lawn Fawn with a voucher for the lucky winner.

I would like to enter:

Creations in Pink - AG mainly in pink

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Classic Design - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - Christmas

Thank you for taking the time to visit and I will be back soon.

Lynne x

70th BIRTHDAY

 Morning Everyone,

I thought I'd join in with the celebrations theme at Allsorts for their 700th challenge with this card I've made for a friend's birthday using the Balloon Bouquet and twisted crepe dies from The Greetery at Seven Hills Crafts.

I stamped the main part of the balloon in pink onto a snippet of white and that leaves all the gaps for the flowers which, with the leaves, are stamped in four different stages. It's not always easy to get them lined up properly and I needed a few goes at it before I was satisfied.  The lilac balloon was coloured with copics.  The sentiment has been heat embossed in silver and I've added glitter to the crepe dies and the number 70.

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Celebrations 

Creative Inspirations - Sparkle, Sparkle, Sparkle

Snippets Playground - Snippets were used for the balloons, twisted crepe and no. 70

Classic Design - Anything Goes

PIP challenge 2244 - Celebrations

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

I hope you have a good day and thank you for visiting.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS IMAGE OR ANIMAL

 Good Morning Everyone,

It is the start of a new challenge over at As You Like It and we are asking for your favourite image or animal for Christmas cards.

I do like to make a few cards with Christmas tree images.  A lot of the people I send cards to aren't really the cute animal types so I like to make some cards more suitable for them and this Stampin Up tree, which I have heat embossed in copper, is my favourite.  I have used copper pearlescent card for the mats and added pretty ribbon to match.

The sponsor for this challenge is:

I would like to enter:

October Rudolph Days

ABC Christmas - U for unusual colours

Simon Says Weds - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Ribbon or Twine

My shopping trip yesterday went quite well with a few small presents bought.  It's raining quite heavily here at the moment so it will be a stay at home day today.  Thank you for your visit and have a good day.

Lynne x

WHITE ON WHITE

Good Morning Everyone,

This is my reminder post for Christmas Craft Creations where the theme this month is "White on White". 

For my DT card I have used a Spellbinders poinsettia die cut with snippets in white (of which I have a drawer full), foliage from a Sizzix Tim Holtz set and a Merry Christmas die.  I have edged the poinsettia leaves in glitter and added pearls here and there.  For the bottom half of the card I have used some Stampin Up speciality paper which is raised and has a velvety feel.  The vellum backing of the paper makes it look a little dark, but it is quite white in real life. The two halves of the card are divided by white ribbon.

Remember, you must display this logo to be eligible for the prize draw, which this month is a paper pad and matching stamp.

I would like to enter:

Snippets Playground - Flower, foliage and sentiment were all snippets

Festive Friday - Anything Christmas

Crafty Catz - AG/option ribbon or twine

Christmas Kickstart - Poinsettias and posies

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas - V for velvet

I am venturing to the shops today to start having a look round for some of the smaller presents we usually buy for Christmas.  Let's hope it's a fruitful trip!  Thank you for visiting and have a good day.

Lynne x

TRADITIONAL OR CONTEMPORARY

 Morning Everyone,

There's a new challenge starting today at As You Like It and we are asking whether you prefer to make traditional or contemporary style Christmas cards.

I do love both styles but I have chosen contemporary for this challenge as it gives me an opportunity to use one of my unused stamp sets.  This one was won in the Snippets Playground Christmas draw last year so it's about time I used it!

I wasn't quite sure what to do at first so I stamped the sheep onto copic friendly paper, coloured them with my markers and fussy cut them out.  Once I had decided I stamped the tree onto the stitched rectangle, glued the sheep in place.  The background paper is from a Doodlebug Christmas pad.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

 

You can pop over to the challenge here to see the inspiration from the rest of the team.

I would like to enter:

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Critter Crazy - Anything Goes with a Critter

Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a good day.

Lynne x

THINK PINK

 Morning Everyone,

I hope you've had a good weekend.  I'm back today with a post for the start of a new challenge over at the Cutie Pie challenge where the theme is "Think Pink", but also must be cute too.

I have used a cute image kindly supplied by the sponsors, Polkadoodles, and it can be purchased here.  I have coloured with copics and added two strips of paper, the sentiment which is in silver metallic and is from Simon Says Stamp.  

I hope you will be able to join us and there will be a voucher from Polkadoodles for the luck winner.

I would like to enter:

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Creations in Pink - Anything goes in Mainly pink

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Gem of a Craft - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I will be back on Thursday with another DT card.  In the meantime, I hope you have a good week.

Lynne x

SNOW ON WINTER PROJECTS

 Morning Everyone,

It's time for a new challenge over at As You Like It and we are asking you to show us your favourite way of adding snow to your projects.

I usually draw a few lines with a glue pen or fill in areas such as on the car and then add white glitter.  I love to see a bit of sparkle on Christmas cards and glitter is the easiest way for me.

For my card I have used a Stamping Bella stamp and coloured with copics.  The sheet of DP is from Whimsy stamps.  A very simple card, but I love how the DP (in real life) matches the colour of the car.    Bit of a fiddly image to colour with all those lights etc, but I got there in the end.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

Simon Says Weds - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to visit and I hope you have a good weekend, when it gets here.

Lynne x

RIBBON OR TWINE

 Morning Everyone,

It's time for my reminder post for Christmas Craft Creations where the theme is use Ribbon or Twine.

For my DT card I have used Clearly Besotted pudding stamps,  cut them out with their respective dies and added them to stitched squares with small red pearls for the berries.  The sentiment is from the set and I've added ribbon with Merry Christmas running along it, although that's not very clear in the photo.

There is a waterfall card kit given as the prize for the challenge and the closing date is October 11th, so still plenty of time to enter.

I would like to enter:

Aud Sentiments - Christmas and a Sentiment

Rabisco challenge - Anything Goes

Rudolph Days September - Anything Christmas

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting.

Lynne x

BOUQUET OF THANKS

 Morning Everyone,

This is a card made with a Simon Says stamp set called Bouquet of Thanks.

I have heat embossed in gold onto watercolour paper and then coloured the flowers with my Zig markers in brights.  It was a bit of an experiment trying out different colours. The sentiment is also heat embossed and from a Stampin Up set.  I found a snippet of orange paper to match and layered everything onto gold pearlescent card.

I would like to enter:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Passion for Markers - Use rubber or Clear stamps

Rabisco Challenge - Anything Goes

Snippets Playground - snippets used were the orange paper and sentiment

The Corrosive challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for your visit and I hope you have a good day.

Lynne x

METALLIC OR GLITTER CARD STOCK

Morning Everyone,

There is a new challenge starting over at As You Like It and we are asking you to showcase a project using your favourite of either Metallic or Glitter card stock. 

I use a lot more metallic than glitter, mainly because I tend to use glitter card only on Christmas cards, but when I heat emboss something mirror card goes so well with it.

For my DT card I have used a Stampin Up Magnolia stamp heat embossed in gold and coloured very lightly in pink and green.  Gold mirri card has been used for the mats and I've just added 6 glitter dots in the same colours.  Very simple, but I am pleased with how it turned out.

I haven't added a sentiment as not yet decided what to use it for.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Embossing Dry or Wet

Rabisco challenge - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Feminine

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes with stamping

The Flower Challenge - Add sparkle

Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a good day.

Lynne x

BIRTHDAY BEARS

 Morning  Everyone,

We have a new challenge starting over at the Cutie Pies and the theme is "Birthday Bears".  

I have used James with Big Sign from LOTV and coloured him with copics.  I decided to do a rainbow themed sentiment and added lots of little flowers from Little Things by Lucy's Cards.  

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

Classic Design - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Rabisco challenge - Anything Goes

Twisted Thursday - Anything Goes/Curved Border

Dragonfly Dreams - Happy Birthday

I hope you can join us and you can pop over to the challenge here to see the inspiration from the rest of the team and thank you for taking the time to visit.

p.s. I've just realised I have 2 new followers and would like to thank Val and Patricia for joining me in my crafty journey.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE SHAPE OF CARD

Good Morning Everyone,

Today is the start of a new challenge at As You Like It and we are asking you to share cards using your favourite shape.  This can be square, rectangle or any other shape.

 

I normally use ready made card blanks for my square and rectangular cards, which are the shapes I use the most, but when I want a change this Go Kreate die is my favourite.  I think it makes a card that little bit different and special.  

I have used an image kindly provided by our sponsor, Amanda Jayne Designs, called Daisy Sitting Among Flowers.  I have coloured with copics and used old papers from LOTV.

I would like to enter :

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Simon Says Weds - Anything Goes

Papercraft challenge - Summer fun

Thank you for visiting and I hope you will be able to join us with this easy theme.

Lynne x

WINTER ACTIVITIES

Morning All,

This is my reminder post for Christmas Craft Creations where the theme is Winter Activities. 

For my card I have used a stamp from Whipper Snapper called Prescott coloured with copics and fussy cut  to add to the little snowy scene.  Glitter has been added to his hat  and skate and to the snow and trees.  Finished off with a die cut sentiment and silver mirri card for the mat.

There's still plenty of time to enter until Sept 13th when the challenge finishes.

I would like to enter:

Christmas Kickstart - Never in a Nativity

Simon Says Weds - Christmas

Christmas with the Cuties - Frosty the Snowman

Outlawz Sunday Song & Rhyme - Winter comes, snow covers the ground

Peace on Earth - Anything Goes

Outlawz August - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and have a good day.

Lynne x

CAS CHRISTMAS

 Morning All,

I've made a CAS Christmas card featuring a Penny Black stamp called Pinecone Perch.

It has been stamped on copic friendly paper and coloured with copics, cut out with a mini scalloped die and added the heat embossed sentiment which also comes with the stamp.  I placed it directly onto the white hammered base, but it didn't look quite right so I added a red mat for a bit of colour.  I would have rounded the edges, but I seemed to have lost my corner punch somewhere!  Searched high and low, but can't find it.  I'm sure it'll turn up somewhere unexpected.

I would like to enter:

CAS Christmas card challenge - Pine

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Simon Says Weds - Christmas

Festive Friday - Christmas

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - In my garden

Outlawz challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting, have a good week and I will be back on Wednesday.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE DOMESTIC ANIMAL

Morning All,

It's the start of a new challenge at As You Like It and this time we are asking you to share a project containing your favourite domestic animal. 

My fave is definitely a dog.  We have two of them and they are so loving and loyal.  For my card I have used an old LOTV stamp called Buckets of Love, I think.  I have coloured him with copics on a snippet of copic friendly paper and used checked paper to match.  The Sending die has been cut 3 times and is from Simon Says Stamp.   A few little bubbles have been added and glossy accents to the water, which you can't really see in the photo.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a voucher for the lucky winner.

I would like to enter:

Critter Crazy - Anything Goes

Festive Fridays - Animals

Snippets Playground - snippets used were the 3 layers of sentiment and white paper.

Papercraft challenge - Summer fun

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes

Outlawz challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a lovely days.

Lynne x

RUBBER STAMPS AND RIBBON

 Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you've had a good weekend.  It's time for the start of a new challenge at the Cutie Pies and the theme is "Rubber Stamps and Ribbon".

For my card I have used a very old rubber stamp from LOTV, never used before, and coloured with copics.    The papers and sentiment are also from LOTV.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

I would like to enter:

Creative Moments - Cute

Allsorts - Anything Goes

Classic Design challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to visit, have a good week and it looks as though we're going to have a warm week here in the UK so stay cool.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE AFRICAN OR AUSTRALIAN WILD ANIMAL

 Good Morning Everyone,

It is time for a new challenge at As You Like It and we are asking to see your favourite African or Australian Wild Animal.

I have chosen elephants, they are such gentle giants, don't deserve to be hunted for their ivory and I love to see baby elephants, they are so cute.  I have used this image from Digistamp Boutique (no longer trading) together with the sentiment.  I have coloured with copics and used my frame dies from Clearly Besotted, layered up twice for a bit of depth.

The sponsor for the challenge is Lawn Fawn with a voucher for the lucky winner.

I hope you can pop over to the challenge to see the inspiration from the rest of the team.

I would like to enter:

Critter Crazy Challenge - Anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Passion for Markers - Dies and/or punches (frame dies used)

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty #527 - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a good weekend when it arrives.

Lynne x

PATTERNED PAPER

 Morning Everyone,

This is my reminder post for Christmas Craft Creations where the theme this month is Patterned Paper.

For my card I decided to cut into 2 co-ordinating sheets from a pad not used before from Wild Rose Studio.  I die cut 4 stitched squares and adhered them to some teal card. The sentiment was heat embossed in white onto vellum.  I've torn the edges and added across the centre.  The photo doesn't show the sentiment up very well, but in real life it is a lot clearer.

There are 3 prizes on offer this time and there's still plenty of time to enter.  The deadline is Tuesday 9th August so I hope you can join in with this easy theme.

I would like to enter:

Rudolph Days July challenge - Anything Christmas

Creative Knockouts - Christmas in July

Dream Valley - Christmas in July

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Papercraft challenge - Christmas in July

 I am looking after my grandson today.  It's going to be one day a week to save on childcare costs so we will have to see how it goes.  I'll probably be in bed by 9 :) worn out!

Thank you for visiting.

Lynne x

SUMMER BLOOMS

Good Afternoon All,

I have just finished this card from the weekend.  

It is a LOTV image recently bought in their sale and I have coloured him with copics. I've used my notched square dies for the whole card and added twine and an old pre-printed sentiment.  The paper is from a Lawn Fawn rainbow colours pad.

I would like to enter:

Passion for Markers - Beginning with B (Bear, blooms and butterflies)

Allsorts - Summer (bright sunny colours and summer flowers)

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Critter Crazy - Anything with a Critter

Hero Arts Stay Crafty - Birthday

Thank you for visiting, have a good week, and I'll be back on Wednesday.

Lynne x

SANTA BALLOON

 Afternoon All,

I like to try and enter the CAS Christmas card challenge each month and, although I am flying in at the last minute, this is my effort for July where the theme is Santa.

I've had these balloon images from Clearly Besotted for years and this is their first outing.  I stamped the images on the die cut rectangle and, because my pens didn't work well on that type of card, I stamped them again onto copic friendly card, coloured and fussy cut to adhere to the die cut.  The sentiment is from the same set.

I would like to enter:

CAS Christmas card challenge - Santa

PIP Challenge 2229 - Anything Goes

Less is More - Traditional Christmas

ABC Christmas - O is for old stamp set

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and whatever you may be doing, I hope you have a good weekend.

Lynne x

FUR, FEATHERS OR SCALES

 Good Morning Everyone,

A new challenge is starting at As You Like It and we are asking which you prefer out of Fur, Feathers or Scales.

I have chosen fur both colouring wise and in real life.  There are so many cute images to colour and when our two dogs have been groomed they are just so soft and fluffy.

I have used a Whimsy stamps digi image called Christmas Mouse, coloured with copics.  I don't think the pens agree with the heat we've had lately as they weren't working that well and getting a bit sticky.

I cut a piece of white card the same size as the base and used snippets of Christmas papers in reds and greens for the background. I inked the edges of the stitched rectangle with a red pen and then adhered to the background.  The little snowflakes on the bauble were heat embossed in white.

The sponsor for this challenge is:

We hope you can join in and show us your favourite out of the 3 possibilities.

I would like to enter:

ABC Christmas - O for Old (background papers)

Snippets Playground - Christmas snippets used for the background

Allsorts - Christmas in July

DisDigidesign challenge - Christmas in July

Papercraft challenge - Christmas in July

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I am pleased it's getting a bit cooler here in the UK.  I don't feel like doing anything when the temperature is so high, not even crafting!

Lynne x

LITTLE CHEERLEADER

 Morning Everyone,

It is time for the start of a new challenge over at the Cutie Pies and the theme is Little Cuties (card for a child).

I have coloured up this cute little cheerleader from LOTV with copics.  It was for my niece who is 7 and goes to cheerleading classes.  I have used my large alphabet dies from Stampin Up and cut them with snippets of paper to match the image.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a prize for the lucky winner

I would like to enter:

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles  wk 28 - Anything Goes

Hero Arts Stay Crafty July - Birthdays

Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a good day.

Lynne x

Red Squirrel

Hello All,

I'm pleased it has cooled down a bit here today. Yesterday was not good for me, much too hot.

I've been making a few cards lately to raise money for our local village hall and have been using pre-printed images for quickness.  This card is one of them.

The image and papers are from a Woodland Animals paper pad by Hunky-dory and I've used an old ready made sentiment with a scalloped circle behind. The pad is great for this type of thing as the papers match the images instead of having to rummage through your stash to find something to match, which is what often takes me longer than making the actual card!

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - All sorts of animals

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Critter Crazy - Anything goes with a Critter

Thank you for visiting and have a good day.

Lynne x