Christmas songs

Hello folks

Happy Friday and as it is Friday there is a new challenge over at Winter Wonderland. This week the challenge will not last one week  as usual but the whole month of August - entries have to be in by 27th August at 5pm and as it is such a long challenge we have oodles of prizes -

A super set of images from Little Claire

A £10 voucher from Crafter's Companion

A £10 voucher from Bunny Zoe Crafts

A stamp and die from Marianne Designs

More details can be found on the Winter Wonderland blog.

The Snowflakes and Icicles have joined forces this week and we would like to see your Christmas projects which can be related to a Christmas song. I have chosen a traditional hymn for my card - Oh come all ye faithful -

The image is from Crafter's Companion's Makey Bakey Mice range and is called Christmas Carols. I have coloured with my Spectrum Noir pens and pencils -

• mouse - EB1, TN2, CR1, TN4, TN6, TN7, TN8, IG1, IG2, IG3, 094, 089, 009 and 112
• coat and hat - DG2, DG3, DG4, BG1, BG2 and 059
• music sheet - EB1, TN1, BG1 and 112
• ground - GG1 and GG2
• sky - IB1

The other ingredients used were

• Bobunny Elf Magic paper pad
• green core'dinatons
• gold mirriboard
• music embossing folder from Crafter's Companion
• gold gilding wax
• Spellbinder's Floral ovals

The sentiment is also from the stamp set

I couldn't believe how suitable these papers were for the challenge.

So why not get ahead with your Christmas projects and enter the challenge. Remember you can enter upto 3 times.

Good luck

Lesley

Butterfly wishes

Good morning everyone

I was feeling very fed up and bored last night (half the family were out enjoying themselves including my hubby) and started to rummage in my crafty stash. I cam across a lovely kit from Hunkydory - no idea what it is called or where I got it from but I spent a lovely evening (and ended up working into the wee small hours) crafting with it. I ended up with a bumper stash of lovely cards and notelets. This is one of the cards - 

Ingredients - 

• Hunkydory topper, sentiment and backing paper
• ribbon from the Hobby House
• gems from my stash

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge - 

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk - Week 321 - Add a butterfly.html

Thank you for stopping by

Lesley

More thank yous

Good morning folks

Today is offically the first day of the school holidays on our house. My youngest son finally finished school last tonight and this morning the house is all quiet so I thought I would grab some time in my craft room. I am desperately trying to get all my DT makes and special cards finished today so I can start preparing for my holibobs.

This is another card I made for my son to give to his teacher - 

Ingredients - 

• teal centura pearl
• cream hammer card
• Tattered Lace butterflies corner embossing folder
• Tonic's Floral frame and butterfly insert
• pearls from my stash

The topper

The embossing

Thank you for stopping by

Lesley

Teacher thank you

Hello folks and a very happy Sunday to you all

Today I am having a very lazy Sunday. It is wet and miserable here so I am holed up in my craft room trying to catch up on blog posts etc. Yesterday I spent all day crafting on some Spectrum Noir DT work which I should hopefully be able to share with you soon.

Today's card is one I made for my son to give to one of his teachers.

It is a very quick and simple card using my Tonic dies.

The other ingredients used were - 

• lilac centura pearl
• white hammer card
• Tattered Lace butterflies embossing folder
• Tonic floral frame and spring insert
• ribbon and pearls from my stash

Another lovely little bow tied with my bow maker.

And that is really it, as I said quick and simple but very pretty.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Enjoy what is left of the weekend.

Lesley

Hoppy summer time

Hello folks

The challenge on the Spectrum Noir facebook page this month is summer and here is my card for the challenge - 

The image is House Mouse Happy Hoppers - Hopping Happy from Joanna Sheen which I coloured with my Spectrum Noir pencils - 

• rabbit - 005, 089, 100 and 102
• rubber ring - 045, 057, 103, 065, 066, 014 and 018
• sea - 062 and 072
• duck - 021, 015 and 020
• glass - 112, 007 and 065
• sky - 063

The other ingredients used were - 

• Shabby shack paper pad from LOTV
• kraft card from Crafter's Companion
• Spellbinder's floral ovals
• Die'sire Edge'ables - Just for you
• Tonic's twisted twine border punch
• pearls (coloured with CG3) from my stash
• ribbon from The Hobby House

Twisted twine border punch from Tonic

Die'sire Edge'abilities - Just for you

I am going to enter this card into the Spectrum Noir Facebook challenge - summertime.

Thank you for stopping by

Lesley

Fairy sweet

Hello, happy Wednesday

I have been playing with my shutter card die (from Tattered Lace) again today and also with a new stamp set from Penny Black.

This is a really difficult card to photograph so this post is a little photo heavy.

The stamp set is called Fairy sweet from Penny Black which I have coloured with my Spectrum Noir pens and pencils - 

• skin - FS2, FS4, FS9 and 089
• hair - TN5, TN7, TN9, 095, GB8, GB10, EB5 and 104
• clothes - CR3, CR4, CR5 and 023
• wings - EB1, EB2 and 087
• flowers - CR5, CR6, CR7, 025, DG2 and DG3
• butterfly - EB1, EB2, 087, CR3, CR5 and 025
• ladybug - 023 and 025

Other ingredients used were - 

• white centura pearl for the card base
• Tattered Lace shutter card die
• The Promise paper pad from First Edition
• Penny Black pennant die
• pearls from my stash

The pennant die from Penny Black

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges - 

http://www.ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk - July colour challenge - ivory

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk - Week 320 - Add a banner a or flag

Thank you for stopping by

Lesley

Happy Birthday wishes

Hello everyone

The results of my crafting marathon on Saturday continue and features more of the goodies I purchased at Summer Crafting - 

I stamped Penny Black's Collage of wishes onto watercolour card with StayzOn ink and colour it with my Spectrum Aqua pens - 

• leaf green, chocolate, peach, spice, topaz and desert

Other ingredients - 

• kraft card to make the base
• Die'sire edge'ables Butterfly dreams die
• Die'sire Bebunni cottage lace die
• Country lady paper pad from LOTV
• antique linen distress ink
• lace and ribbon from The Ribbon Girl
• pearls from my stash

A close up of the ribbon and lace.

The sentiment comes with the stamp and yet another bow tied using my bow maker.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge - 

http://fantasystampers.blogspot.co.uk - #41 - Pretty petals.html

Thank you for stopping by today

Lesley

A perfect gift

Hello folks

Happy Monday to you all

This months challenge at Penny Black and more is Sentimental Inspiration and this is my card for the challenge - 

I made a side stepper card so the sentiment was to the fore and added the image to the side. The image is Squeeze till I squeak from Penny Black I coloured with the following Spectrum Noir pens and pencils - 

• mice - EB1, TN1, TN4, TN5, CR1, 091 and 009
• flower - LG4, LG5, GB3, OR1, OR2, IG1, IG2, 117, 022 and 047
• ground - BG1 and BG3
• sky - IB1 and 065

Other ingredients - 

• white centura pearl for the card base
• Sunny Side up paper pad from LOTV
• Perfect gift sentiment stamp from Penny Black
• Spellbinder's Resplendent rectangles and Splendid circles
• Die-namics stitched circle stax and plentiful petals
• ribbon from my stash
• pearl from The Hobby House

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge - 

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk - sentimental-inspiration.html

Thank you for stopping by

Lesley

Hedgie friends

Good Sunday morning

Yesterday I locked myself away in my craft room and had a wonderful day crafting to my hearts content. Gosh I have missed spending time in my lovely space. A few weeks ago we made the decision to move house but unfortunately it wasn't to be and so we have taken our house off the market. As we were trying to sell the house my craft stash had to be tidied away and the room shown as a sitting room but now I can relax and rediscover all my lovely craft stuff plus one or two (!!!) new purchases.

This month's challenge at Penny Black Saturday is friendship and this is the card I made for the challenge -

The stamp is called Hedgy Truffles from Penny Black which I have coloured with my Spectrum Aqua pens - 

• Hedgies - chestnut, sepia and topaz
• taodstools - scarlet, crimson, jasmine, desert and peach
• grass - moss
• leaves - evergreen
• sky - aquamarine

I stamped the image with Stazon ink onto watercolour card.

The other ingredients I used are - 

• white centura pearl card for the card base
• Die'sire edge'ables simply words die - on your special day
• Sunny Side up paper pad from LOTV
• Spellbinder's floral ovals
• Martha Stewart border punch
• ribbon and pearls from my stash
• butterfly charm from The Ribbon Girl

Die'sire edge'ables simply words die from Crafter's Companion.

Another bow made with Tattered Lace bow maker.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -

http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk - July challenge Friendship

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk - anything goes

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk - anything goes

Thank you for stopping by today

Lesley

English charm

Good morning and a very happy Saturday to you all.

Today is the first day of my 6 week summer holiday and I am going to be spending a lot of time in my craft room which I have neglected for such a long time. I am desperate to have a good play with all my goodies I bought at Summer Crafting and I also need to begin the Christmas card marathon.

Today's card is one I made for a work colleague who is off to pastures new - 

Ingredients - 

• Tattered Lace stepper card die (a recent purchase at Summer Crafting)
• white centura pearl
• English charm taster pack from LOTV
• Promises patterned and plain paper pads from LOTV
• vintage seam binding from my stash
• pearls from my stash

 These packs from LOTV are great value for money and make making a quick card simple.

A side view. Apologies for the background. End of term presents!!

Another fancy bow made with my bow maker.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge - 

http://www.ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk - everything goes with an image.html

Thank you for stopping by

Lesley

Traditional Christmas colours

Hello everyone and a very happy Friday to you all

As it is Friday it is time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland. It is my turn to host the challenge this week - very nerve racking I can tell you. Hopefully I haven't made too much of a hash of it!!

This week the Snowflakes team would love to see you Christmas projects using Traditional Christmas colours. I have chosen to use red and green and here is my card for the challenge - 

I have used a super cute digi stamp from The Paper Shelter called "Are you ready, my friend". I just love Rudolph - he makes me smile every time I look at him. I have coloured the image with my Spectrum Noir pens and pencils as follows - 

• Santa's hat and coat - DR1, DR5, DR6, 026 and lots of glitter!!
• skin - FS2, FS4, FS9, 089 and 009
• beard - IG1, IG2 and 112
• gloves - JG1, JG2 and 047
• belt - IG8, IG10, GB4 and 020
• boots - GG1, GG2, GG4, GG5, 118 and 114
• Rudolph - TN7, TN8, TN9, 097, EB1, EB2, 088, DR1, DR5, DR6, JG1, JG2, 047, GB4 and 020
• ground - BGR1 and BGR3
• sky - IB1

The other ingredients I used were - 

• white centura pearl card base (made using my Ultimate Pro)
• green core'dinations
• Christmas papers from my stash
• Spellbinder's Snowflakes View die set
• saddlestitch ribbon and Christmas pearls from the Ribbon Girl

I am very proud of my bow on this card. I have always struggled tying neat bows so during my trip to Doncaster last weekend I treated myself to a Tattered Lace bow maker. And it works!! It was so simple to use too. I feel an abundance of bows coming on!!

Why don't you join in with our challenge this week and get ahead with your Christmas makes. We would love to see your entries.

Thank you for stopping by

Lesley 

Doncaster goodies

Hello folks

Firstly sorry for my prolonged absence. All technical difficulties have now been resolved by buying a new laptop but there may still be some operator errors. Windows 8 is definitely putting a spanner in the works constantly telling me there is a problem with my blogger page when there quite clearly isn't. But in the name of modern technology I will preserve. I am also getting used to a new editing programme for my photos so the photo quality is a bit ropey too. I don't know, it's just excuse after excuse.

On Saturday I made my yearly pilgrimage to Doncaster in search of a lot of inspiration and a little retail therapy. I managed to spend far too much money but I felt justified after overhearing a conversation at the Tattered Lace stand between two ladies of advancing years. One said "I'm not sure, it's rather a lot of money." and her friend replied "Oh it's only money! You deserve it". "True" said the first lady and off she went to the till. And I agreed too and also trotted of to the till.

 

This is a card I made using some of my purchases -

Ingredients -

• white centura pearl and pink pearlised paper
• Delicate daisy die set and Petunia Trellis base die set from Tonic
• Die'sire Happy Birthday die
• pearls from my stash

A close up of the front panel

The inside of the card

The sentiment

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my ramblings.

 

Lesley