Nutcrafters Challenge 5 - Christmas Card for a Child

Good morning everyone, it's time for a new challenge over at Nutcrafters. 

Thank you so much to those of you that joined in with the last challenge. Don't forget to check back on Friday for the winner and top 3.

Now onto this week's challenge create a Christmas Card or Project for a Child. Remember you card must have a Nutcrafters image on it to qualify for the prize. To help you along with this Katie and Colette have provided a freebie digi for everyone. This image is part of the Winter Cutie Pie Digi Stamp Collection which you can find here.

The prize again is a wonderful voucher to spend in the Nutcrafters Online Shop

Here's my card for this weeks challenge

I have used the Nutcrafters stamp - Hanging a Stocking 

and coloured with Promarkers and Prismas

Backing Papers - My Minds Eye Winter Papers

Sentiment from the Humphreys Corner Christmas Joy set.

We all hope you are able to join us in our challenge this week. Simply leave your details in the Inlinkz before 5pm Tuesday 22nd November.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - The Sketch
Winter Wonderland - Make it Sparkle
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Christmas
Simon Says - Photo Inspiration

Have a lovely day.

I've Been Published

Woo Hoo my blog has been mentioned in this month's Papercraft Inspirations magazine. 

You can find it on Page 88 under the What's Out There - Beautiful Blogs section.  They asked me back in July if they could use my card, but I thought they had forgotten about me.  I got quite a shock when I heard it had been published lol. 

My Nutcrafters Team Linda also has her blog mentioned and my other Teamy Gemma has an article printed about Digital Crafting on Page 72.  She has given lots of hints and tips about digi crafting.

Please look out for us if you buy the magazine.

Snow Family

Good Afternoon everyone, sorry I haven't been leaving comments over the last few days, but Emily has been home from Uni, so we have been out and about.  I drove to Lincoln on Friday to bring her back to Manchester, took 2 and half hours.  Had a break and a wander around Lincoln for a couple of hours, had a lovely lunch and then set off back home.  We got home around 5 and picked up a takeaway curry, yummy.   It was her friend Bryony's birthday yesterday so Bry and their other friend Heather were all back from Uni too and they all went out last night to celebrate.

We have just had a lovely dinner of roast chicken and veg and now she is getting all her stuff together to go back to Lincoln.  Its very quiet though, I hope she hasn't nodded off in her bedroom.  Chris is driving her so won't be back until about 10 o'clock.

I managed to get one card made this weekend, whilst Chris took Em food shopping.

Image - Sassy Cheryl coloured with Promarkers and Prismas

Papers - scraps I've had for years

Snowflake - Cuttlebug Die Cut, cut from laminating pouch and then glamour dusted.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Christmas Challenges - Sketch
I love Promarkers - Glitter and Glitz
Bah Humbug - Snowmen
Winter Wonderland - Make your card sparkle
Crafters Companion - Let it snow
Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes
Glitter Fairies - Non Traditional Colours
Jingle Belles - Use something clear, my snowflake was made from a laminating pouch

Enjoy your evening.

LOTV Challenge

Good Afternoon everyone, a quick post from me today 'cos I've go to dash soon.  Picking my friend up from work and taking her to pick her car up.  It's been in for a service and MOT.

My card today is using one of my new LOTV stamps 'Coffee Break' isn't it fab.

I've coloured with Promarkers and shaded with Prismas

I've used Dovecraft Tea House papers

Gems, sequins, beads and ribbon from stash.

Looking at it now on screen I don't know if it needs a sentiment, what do you think?

I am entering it into the following challenges:

LOTV - sketch

I Love Promarkers - Glitter and Glitz (there's not a lot but it is there!)

One Stop Craft Challenge - No Sentiment

Now just a reminder that you still have a week to enter Nutcrafters Challenge - Bonfire Party.  Please make a project using a Nutcrafters Image.  Katie and Colette have provided a fab digi image so you have no excuse lol.  Please take a look at my teammates cards.  They're all fab.

Sugar Nellie Christmas

Good Afternoon Everyone.  Hope you're all having a lovely weekend.  Did any of you manage to sleep in with the extra hour.  My body clock didn't know the clocks had gone back so I was wide awake at 4.30 am.  Hopefully it will sort itself out or I'll be going to bed at 9 tonight lol.

Here's this week's Christmas card:

Sugar Nellie Stamp - Wrapped Up Boy

Memory Box Die - Snowflake Corner

Liquid pearls

Glitter card from Wilkinsons

Glamour Dust

I am entering it into quite a few challenges:

Bah Humbug Challenge - Use Die Cuts

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

Winter Wonderland - CAS card

One Stop Craft Challenge - No Sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Cold and Frosty

Little Claire's Challenge - Christmas

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Anns Challenge - Clean and Simple

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - Glitter

Bonfire Party!!

Good Morning. My project today is my DT project for Nutcrafters Challenge 4.  The challenge is to make a card or project with a Bonfire Theme.  As usual Katie and Colette have provided you with a freebie digi image so there is no excuse not to join in but if you do have any Nutcrafters images you can use any of them too.  There is a fab prize as usual.  A £10 voucher to spend in the shop.

My project is this goody bag for the little boy next door.  For the last 2 years we have been invited to their Bonfire Party, probably because they got fed up of seeing us watching the fireworks from Emily's bedroom window lol.  Hopefully we will get an invite this year too.

We all hope you are able to join us in our challenge this week. Simply leave your details in the Inlinkz before 5pm Tuesday 8th November.

I have coloured the image with Promarkers and am entering it into;

Passion for Promarkers - For a Child

All I Want For Christmas

Good Morning Everyone, sorry I've not been around much lately.  I've just been mega busy at work and home.  I've got the day off today and don't have much planned.  I am hoping to try and sort out Emily's bedroom.  I thought I would do it as soon as she went to Uni but 5 weeks later I don't think I have set foot in there more than twice lol.

My card today is another Christmas card.  I have been doing one a week since January with the Bah Humbug Challenge Blog but I think I need to up it now to 2 a week or I won't have enough.

I have used this cute image from Pollycrafts - Maurice with Christmas Socks.  Isn't he a darling.  I've coloured with Promarkers and Prismas.

I am entering it into the following challenges:

Bah Humbug - With Men in Mind

A Gem of a Challenge - The Sketch
One Stop Crafts - No Designer Paper

I Love Promarkers - Aint it Cute

Top Tip Tuesday - Layer it up

Precious

Good Afternoon everyone, it's been lovely here today, sun shining and lovely blue skies but blooming freezing.  Did a load of the dreaded H*******k this morning and then had a crafty session.  Then went into Stockport with my mum to get my new Promarkers.  They were £1.49 each at Hobbycraft but I used the online voucher which gave you £5 off a £25 spend.  I bought 17 which came to £20.33 so each pen only cost me £1.19 each.  What a bargain.  I also bought a coat from H&M and some bits for the house from Dunelm Mill so had quite a nice afternoon.

Here's my card.

Image - Pollycraft - Precious

Backing Paper - First Edition - Christmas Joy

Memory Box Dies - Charlotte Border and Snowflake Corner

Marianne Die - Poinsetta

Gems from stash

Glamour Dust

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - The Sketch

Pollycraft Challenge - Girls, Girls, Girls

Top Tip Tuesday - Layer it up

I love Promarkers - Aint it cute
Simon Says Stamp - Inspired by Fairy Tale (Snow Queen)

Hope you like.

Before I go I just want to remind you that you still have another week to enter

 Nutcrafters Challenge 3 - Happy Halloween.  Katie and Colette have provided a lovely freebie digi so everybody can join in.  There is a fab prize on offer.  Please go and nab the freebie and join in with the challenge.

Take Care.

Best Seat in the House

Good Afternoon everyone, a bit late this week with my Christmas Card.  As the weather has been so nice, we've been clearing the garden ready for Winter.  We went to Bridgemere Garden Centre yesterday and got some bulbs so have been planting them out.  Should have a nice selection in the Spring if they all come up.  Oh since when has Bridgemere had a Hobbycraft?  I had no idea.  I printed off a voucher yesterday morning 'cos I am going to Stockport on Wednesday and thought I would pick up some Promarkers while they are on offer at the Hobbycraft there.  So had a wander around to see what was in stock but I'll get what I want from Stockport with my money off voucher.  I don't usually shop at Hobbycraft because it is used to be so dear but I was pleasantly surprised yesterday, most of the prices seem on a par with other shops.

Anyway stop the waffle.  Here's my weekly Christmas card.

Image - La Pashe - Best Seat in the House (Christmas)

coloured with Promarkers and paper piecing

Papers - First Edition, Christmas Joy and My Minds Eye

Sentiment - Free Download (I'll update when I find it again)

Ribbon and Gems from stash.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bah Humbug - Christmas Food

ABC Christmas Challenge - U for Unused Stash (My unused stash is the Digi, I've had it ages but been too scared to colour it in, I'm usually rubbish at colouring in animals, but quite like this now)

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Enjoy what's left of the weekend.  Take Care.

Edit:  Ignore the bits of wet glue on the kraft card,  I was too eager to take a photo before the light went.  They have dried now and the glue doesn't show.

Nutcrafters Challenge 3 Halloween

Good morning everyone

This weeks challenge over on Nutcrafters  is Happy Halloween . We would love to see a card or project with a Halloween theme. Remember you card must have a Nutcrafters image on it to qualify for the prize. To help you along with this there is a freebie digi for everyone.

Here is the card that I made with the freebie

Image - Nutcrafters Digi coloured with Promarkers
BOO - Paper Pieced
Black, purple and cream card - The Paper Mill Shop
Trick or Treat printed on computer
Braid - Crafts 4 You
Bat - Handcut from black card and glittered with black glitter
Gems from stash

This weeks fabulous prize for the winner of Challenge 3 is a £10 gift voucher to spend at Nutcrafters.

We all hope you are able to join us in our challenge this week. Simply leave your details in the Inlinkz before 5pm Tuesday 25th October.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew - Spooky Fun

My Time to Craft - Orange and Black

Ribbon Carousel - Sparkle and Bling

Cupcake Crafts - Halloween
Simon Says Stamp - Halloween/Goth
Sparkles Forum - Halloween

Glittery Christmas

Good Afternoon everyone, what a dull and dismal day it is today and hey the rain has just started coming down again, lovely!!

Here's my weekly Christmas Card.

Image - Pink Gem - Mimi and Snowman

Backing Papers - Zoe Pearn - Happy Holidays download.

Sentiment - Paula Pascual stamps

Martha Stewart Punch - Arched Lattice

Snowflakes - Sizzix die and punch

Glamour Dust

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bah Humbug - Glitz and Glitter

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch

Jingle Belles - Pink Christmas

A Gem of a Challenge - With Love at Christmas, use hearts.

Little Claire's - Christmas

My Sheri Crafts - Think Pink

One Stop Crafts - Anything Goes

Secret Crafter - Anything Goes as long as it sparkles

Thanks for looking.

Nutcrafters Friends

Good Morning Everyone. 

I have an early start today so this is a card I made last night but it was too dark to take a photo

.

Image - Nutcrafters Huddle Together coloured with Promarkers

Backing papers - Dovecraft Sugar and Spice

Sentiments - Whimsy Stamps

Punched Flowers

Die Cut Swirls

Gems from stash

Raindrops have been 3D glossed

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoes - Sketch

Jens Digistamps - Lets Hear it for the girls
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Friendship

Don't forget you still have a week to enter the Nutcrafters 2nd Challenge 'Think Pink'.  We would love to see a card or project with a pink theme. Remember your card or project must have a Nutcrafters image on it to qualify for the prize.  There is a cute freebie Digi Stamp so everyone can join in.

The Nutcrafters girls Katie, Colette and Linda will be at the Happy Stampers North West Show, Port Sunlight on Saturday 8th October.  Linda will be demonstrating all the fabulous new stamp releases, they would love it if you stopped by for a chat.