Bah Humbug Challenge 41 - Elegance

The challenge over at Bah Humbug this week is Elegance.  Everyone has their own idea of what elegance means and to me an elegant card is a simple card without too much clutter.   I love this Whiff of Joy image and have always thought she looks very elegant.

Image - Willow with Lantern Whiff of Joy coloured with Promarkers.

I am also entering it into the Whiff of Joy Challenge - Distressing (if you look closely I have roughed up the edges with my stitch ripper).  Sketch is from Friday Sketchers.

Sugar Bowl Sketch Challenge

Most of the girls over on the All Things Sugar Nellie forum have joined in with this weeks Sugar Bowl Challenge, so feeling left out I have given it a go.  It looked very tricky at first but once I had got all the papers together it worked out fine, until I came to put the image on!!!  I found a great image and coloured it in to match the papers.  Feeling very proud of myself I went on the Sugar Nellie website to find out the name of the image and it wasn't there.  I then searched through all my favourites to discover it was a blooming Whiff of Joy.  Then had to quickly peel it off the front of the card and find another image that was suitable, and yes I did check it was a Sugar Nellie before I coloured her in lol.

Image - Sugar Nellie 'Fragile Beauty'

Papers - Costco and My Minds Eye

Flower and Branches - Die Cut

See D stamped leaves

Clare Curd Sentiment Stamp

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoes Challenge 5 - Autumn Love

Craftalicious Challenge 10 - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts Challenge 38 - Autumn

Pear Tree Designs - Autumn

Bah Humbug/Sugar Nellie.

Here is this week's Christmas Card.  Again it is for the Bah Humbug Challenge which this week is 'Vellum'.  Now at first I thought, oh 'eck!  but then I remembered my old trusty Lidl Paper Pack.  Each Christmas paper has got a matching vellum (which I very rarely use) so out it came.  My pack is looking very tatty and thin now as most of the papers have gone, just a few scraps of each left.  I hope they bring out another pack this year.

The squares on my card are using the paper and I have made the ribbon and punched the snowflakes out of the vellum with a Martha Stewart punch.  The image is a Sugar Nellie 'Sledging' and I have coloured it with Promarkers.  I am also entering this card into this weeks All Things Sugar Nellie on PaperCraft Planet. This I have embossed the background with the Cuttlebug snowflakes folder and finally added my usual glamour dust and snow from BMs and added a couple of clear gems.  I have used the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Jolly Glow

Not been around much this week so sorry I haven't been commenting as much as usual. Been busy at home, hubby has been in Sweden all week so I have been the resident 'taxi driver' for the kids. He got home last night and has just gone to do the weekly shop so I found a little bit of time to make this week's Christmas Card.

I am entering this card into the following Challenges:

Bah Humbug - Christmas Cuties

Die Cut Dreams - Recipe (3 papers, 2 embellies, 1 image)
Friday Sketchers - The Sketch

All Things Sugar Nellie (Paper Craft Planet) - Warm Christmas Colours (Red and Green)

I have used this cute Sugar Nellie stamp ' Wrapped Up Boy' coloured with Promarkers. I have used the Christmas papers from Lidl and the sentiment is from Impressions Clear Art Stamps.

Sketch Saturday Birthday Card

Just got a bit of time to upload this birthday card before I dash off out to pick Stewart up from Manchester.

I have used another of my 'Penelope' images from Pollycraft and again coloured her with Promarkers.  I must try to use some of my other types of colouring medium, I have neglected them for sooooo long.  The backing papers are Stamping Up.  Punched flowers and gems from stash.  I have followed the sketch from Sketch Saturday.

Aussie Christmas Card

This week's Christmas Card is again for 3 challenges.  The first is Bah Humbug which this week is 'Across the Miles'  and the second is for Die Cut Dreams which is 'Glitter, Ribbon and Gems'.

My hubby brought me back a set of Kangaroo Stamps from when he was working in Australia earlier this year.  At the time I thought 'what the 'eck am I going to do with them' but this is a Christmas Card for my friend Teresa who emigrated to Australia a few years ago.  She always sends me cards with either Kangaroos or Koalas on, so she'll get a shock when I send her one back lol!

The 3rd challenge is the sketch which is from Sweet Sketch Wednesdays.  My stamp is coloured with Promarkers.  Sentiment is made on computer and Snowflakes are Die Cuts.  Ribbon and gems from stash.

Pearls and Swirls

This my final week as a Guest Designer over at I love Promarkers and the challenge this week is Pearls and Swirls.  The sponsor for this week is Pollycraft who have given all the DT a digistamp to work with.  Mine is called 'Penelope'.

I have used the sketch from Friday Sketchers.

New Craft Room

I really enjoy looking at everybody elses craft rooms in blogland so thought I would upload a few pics of mine while it is looking tidy.  My hubby and son have just finished decorating the dining room and we have bought some new cupboards from Ikea so I can hide all my stuff away when I've finished (yeah, like that's going to happen!!!)  We plan to use the room as a chill out zone, where I can go to do my cards, where Emily can do her college work or read a book in peace and where Chris can listen to his footie on the radio.  I think I'll be spending the longest time in there and it won't be long before the table is piled high again with my stuff.

Just need to get some pictures on the walls (it's looking very bare at the mo) and a new tablecloth (the blue doesn't go) and put all my books back on the shelves and I think it will be finished.

Christmas Card

This week's Christmas Card is another for a few challenges. The first challenge is for Bah Humbug. I started with this challenge in January and haven't missed a week yet!! My shoe box is now overflowing and I have started to fill a plastic folder. I might even have too many cards by the time Christmas arrives but I am sure my mum will be happy to have my leftovers lol. This weeks Bah Humbug challenge is 'Stars'

I have used this gorgeous Lili of the Valley stamp 'Skating Along' and coloured her with Promarkers.  The backing papers are a free download from The Craft Table - Winter Wonderland. 

Lili of the Valley - Untraditional Christmas
Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club - Christmas Furry Things
Sketch Saturday - The Sketch
Totally Gorjuss - Christmas

White Again

This weeks Sugar Nellie Challenge over on Papercraft Planet is 'White'.  So here's another white card for you.  I really enjoy doing these cards as I think the image really 'pops' with the white background.

I have used this gorgeous Sugar Nellie called 'True Love' and coloured with Promarkers.  I have used a selection of gems, flat backed pearls and card candy.  Swiss Dots and Swirls embossing folders and ribbon from my stash. 

I am also entering this card into

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes

Colour Create Challenge - All White

White on White

Morning all. Here is my 3rd GDT card for the I love Promarkers Challenge. This week the challenge is 'White on White'. The only colour you can use is on the image.   The sponsor this week is  the Digi Doodle Shop and they have kindly given us an image to use.  I have used this lovely image called 'Angel 2'.  Isn't she fab!!

I have coloured her with Promarkers and coated her wings in glamour dust.  I have used the cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder for the background and die cut snowflakes.  Added ribbon and gems from stash as a finishing touch.

I am also entering this card into:
A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Tweet and Flutter
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes

Sticker Christmas Card

This week's Christmas Card is for 3 challenges.   The first 2 are Bah Humbug and Die Cut Dreams which this week have both got the theme of Text only.

I have used the sketch from 'Sweet Sketch Wednesday'.  For this card, again I have left my comfort zone and used these stickers that I have had for a while.  They are from Scenic Route Paper and are called Garland Holiday Memories.  The backing papers are from my scrap drawer and are Stamping Up and DCWV.