Christmas Tin

Good Morning Everyone

Its a lovely sunny, blue sky this morning as I sit and look out my window.  Always makes you feel better!  Well after a very stressful week we finally exchanged contracts on the house last night.  I can now start to get excited about the new house!

I wanted to share a project I made for the Hobby House show on Create and Craft a couple of weeks ago.  (It was actually featured on the show!!)  My other half was given a tin of handmade cookies for his birthday and I saved the tin they came in and altered it into a Christmas tin for chocolates or gifts.  

It was very tricky to photograph but you get the idea!  The chocolates went in afterwards!  

The papers are Echo Park - Merry Christmas collection.  The dies are Doo Hickey's Leaf and Swirl and my Grand Nesties Scalloped Circles.  The rest of the products used are from the Hobby House and are listed below:

Mo Manning Christmas Fairies - Pre-coloured Topper;

Rhinestone Sparklers;

Mulberry Rose and Cherry Blossom Flowers;

"Joy" Charm;

Organza Ribbon;

Pearls

Remember the Christmas challenge on the Hobby House challenge blog if you want to join in!  

I would like to enter this into the Red & Green Challenge at Winter Wonderland.

Well that's it from me today.  Have a great day and I will see you soon.

Love and Hugs

A few more Christmas cards

Good Afternoon Everyone

Well, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas Day.  Mine was lovely, nice and relaxing with lots of lovely pressies and a very tasty Christmas dinner!  I am making the most of the time now just to relax and potter about.  I can't face the sales but may have a look online which is much more pleasant!  

I was given some craft vouchers for Christmas and thought I might buy some new dies.  It would be great to hear what your favourite die is or what you use more than any other, just to give me some ideas of what to go for!

Anyway, I thought I would post some cards that I didn't get a chance to show you before Christmas.  They were made using pre-coloured sheets from the Hobby House and LOTV.  I hope you like them:

I think these pre-coloured sheets are great to use when you have a few cards to make, which is ideal at Christmas. I do feel a little like I was cheating though!  All the cards are made using papers from LOTV and I have added glamour dust and gems, together with various dies from Memory Box and Die-namics.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Love and Hugs

Digi Bells Blog Hop!!

Hi Everyone!!

I hope you have had a great week!  I have now finished work until 2 January, woo hoo!!  

I hope you are all ready for the Big Day!  I'm off to the ballet tonight to see the Nutcraker so should be really Christmasy!  

Anyway, enough waffle, I am actually here to celebrate the launch of a brand new digi from Elisabeth Bell.  As usual the Digi Bells are having a blog hop to celebrate!  The new image is called Christmas Bells and you can buy her now from the Digital Gallery.  

You should have arrived from the gorgeous Alethea's blog.  If you get lost along the way head back to the Digi Bell's blog to start there.  Here is my card:

Isn't she gorgeous!  I used more traditional colours for this card and have used LOTV Classic Christmas papers.  I used some holly ribbon from my stash and the corner die is called Snowflake Corner from Memory Box. 

You now need to head over to the fantastically fabulous Linda's blog!  I hope you enjoy the hop, I know the girls won't disappoint, I am off to hop now myself!  

The hop will end at 9am Arizona Time on Friday 28 December.  The winners will be chosen from the comments left on the DT's blogs and will be announced on the Digi Bells blog on 29 December.  

Enjoy!

Love and Hugs

Card Ingredients

Stamp/Image - Christmas Bells from Elisabeth Bell;  

Paper/Card - LOTV Classic Christmas Paper Pack;  Bazzill CS;

Colouring Mediums - Copics/Polychromos - Skin - E11, E00, E000; Hair - E74, E71, E70; E40, Dark Walnut;

Clothes - R29, R27, R24, G29, G28, Red, Pine Green; Outline - Cerulean Blue;

Dies/Punches - Snowflake Corner from Memory Box;

Other - Holly Ribbon; Glamour Dust; Pearls

Let It Snow at Sugar Bowl

Good Morning All!

I hope you are well today.  I am off for a Christmas lunch tomorrow with so gorgeous ladies who I used to work with a while ago.  Have taken the afternoon off work so I can enjoy a glass or two of wine!  

I am here today for our new sketch challenge at the Sugar Bowl.  The option extra this week is "Let It Snow".  Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

I have used the gorgeous "Wish Upon a Star".  You can get this and lots of other gorgeous images from Funky Kits. I love her!  She is coloured with copics and polychromos and I have teamed her with LOTV Krafty Christmas paper.  The sentiment is also from LOTV.  I have used my Die-namics Let It Snowflake die and added a snowflake charm.  The frosty border is from Memory Box.  

Please pop on over to the challenge blog for more fabulous inspiration.  This will be our last challenge of 2012 so you have plenty of time to enter.  We will see you again on 10 January!  

Speak soon and have a great day.

Love and Hugs

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

• Love to Create - Anything Goes;
• Crazy Challenge - Christmas Time;
• Incy Wincy - Christmas with Snowflakes;
• Ladybug Crafts Ink - Sparklicious;
• Everybody Art Challenge - Anything Goes;
• Crafty Sentiments - Snowflakes;
• Simon Says Stamp - What's Your Favourite (stamp, glamour dust, papers!)
• ABC Christmas - Favourite Punch/Die (Let It Snowflake from Die-namics);
• Charisma Cardz - Christmas Makes;
• Cute Card Thursday - So Charming (snowflake charm on the snowflake);
• Totally Gorjuss - Oh, no, Snow!

Card Ingredients

Stamp/Image - Wish Upon A Star - Sugar Nellie;  Sentiment - LOTV;

Paper/Card - Krafty Christmas from LOTV;  Bazzill CS;

Colouring Mediums - Copics/Polychromos - Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20; Hair - E74, E71, E70, E40, Walnut Brown; Dress - BG05, BG02, BG01, BG000, Colbalt Turquoise; Stars - Y17, Dark Chrome Yellow; Outline - Light Cerulean Blue;

Dies/Punches - Die-namics Let it Snowflake; Memory Box Frost Border;

Other - Glamour Dust; Snowflake Charm;

Elisabeth Bell - Winter Card

Hi Everyone!

I hope you are all well and your week is going ok.  I can't wait for the weekend.  Am getting my tree on Saturday and then a lovely meal in the evening.  And then just one more week at work!!  

Anyway, I am racing ahead of myself, got to finish the week off first!  I am back today with my card for the Digi Bells blog.  Here it is:

The image is called Teen Village Girl.  You can't currently buy this but do go along to the Elisabeth Bell's Digital Gallery for all the gorgeous images you can purchase now. 

This image is great for either Christmas or just a winter birthday.  I coloured her with copics and polychromos.  She is teamed with LOTV Frosty Christmas and I have added some mulberry flowers.  The dies are from Marianne Design and I used white glitter paper to add some extra sparkle.  

I hope you like her!  Pop on over to the Digi Bells blog to find more amazing inspiration!

Have a great day!

Love and Hugs

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

• Will do this later

Card Ingredients

Stamp/Image - Teen Village Girl from Elisabeth Bell;

Paper/Card - Frosty Christmas from LOTV; Bazzill CS; Glitter CS;

Colouring Mediums - Copics/Polychromos - Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20; Hair - E74, E71, E70, E40, Walnut Brown;  Coat and Hat - C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, Cold Grey V; Trousers - B97, B95, B93, Prussian Blue; Presents - R29, R27, R24, Deep Red;  Outline - Light Cerulean Blue;

Dies/Punches - Icicle Border and Leave Swirl from Marianne Designs;

Other - Glamour Dust, Mulberry Flowers, Gems

Warm Wishes - Stamping Bella!

Good Afternoon!

The weekend is almost here!!  Yippee!  I am feeling very pleased with myself as I have more or less finished by Christmas shopping now!  I don't think I have ever been this organised!  However, I am now starting to stress that I am not getting stressed about it all!! Does that make sense! :-)

Anyway, enough waffle.  I recently joined the Stamping Bella Sistahood on Facebook!  They have some fabulous inspiration using the gorgeous Stamping Bella images that I just had to get some images out to colour.  Thank you ladies!  Here is my card:

I am so going to start using these images more!!  I do love them but just never have time. Anyway this is Uptown Girl - Quinn in her Boots which you can get from Quixotic Paperie here.  I teamed her with Echo Park - Winter Wishes papers and added snowflakes using my Die-namics Let it Snowflake die.  Lots of glamour dust and pearls to finish off!  Oh and a snowflake charm from my stash.  

I hope you like her!  

Have a great evening and stay warm!

Love and Hugs

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

• Bellatastic Tuesday on SCS - Anything Goes;
• Charisma Cards - Christmas with a Twist - no Gold, Red or Green;
• Cute Card Thursday - Snowflakes;
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes;
• Divas by Design - Glitter and Sparkle;
• Ladybug Crafts Ink - Snowflakes;
• Totally Stampalicious - Let it Snow;
• Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes;

Card Ingredients

Stamp/Image - Uptown Girl - Quinn in her Boots - Stamping Bella;

Paper/Card - Echo Park - Winter Wishes;  Bazzill CS:

Colouring Mediums - Copics/Polychromos - Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20; Hair - E74, E71, E70; 

Clothes - B29, B28, B26, Helloblue, C5, C4, C3, C2, C1, Cold Grey V;  Boots - E74, E71, E70, Walnut Brown, Bister; Outline - Light Cerulean Blue;

Dies/Punches - Let It Snowflake - Die-namics;

Other - Glamour Dust, Pearls, Snowflake Charm

New Sketch Challenge at The Sugar Bowl

Hi one and all!!

Hope you are all well and staying warm and dry.  Isn't the weather awful, the poor people who are being flooded, I hope you are all staying safe and dry.

So, I am back today with a brand new sketch at The Sugar Bowl.  The optional extra this week is "A Winter's Tale" here is the sketch:

Here is my card:

I have used one of the fabulous new Christmas digi images and its called "Squirrel Delivery Service", which you can get here from Funky Kits!  I have used LOTV Frosty Christmas papers (I am sorry if you are getting bored with these!!)  I am loving the blue colours for Christmas this year, I find these so much easier to work with than the more traditional Christmas colours.  I have added my Frostyville Wreath from Memory Box and added some gems and glamour dust.  

Please pop on over to the main challenge blog to see all the gorgeous inspiration.  Don't forget you have two weeks to take part, so lots of time!

Have a great day and I will see you soon.

Love and Hugs

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

• Love to Create - Non-Traditional Christmas Colours;
• Totally Stampalicious - Let it Snow;
• Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes;
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes;
• Divas by Design - Glitter and Sparkle;
• The Paper Shelter - Christmas is Coming;
• Wags 'n Whiskers - Christmas;
• Allsorts - Bring on the Bling;

Card Ingredients

Stamp/Image - Squirrel Delivery Service digi from Funky Kits; Sentiment from Pebbles Rub On;

Paper/Card - LOTV Frosty Christmas; Bazzill CS;

Colouring Mediums - Copics/Polychromos - Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20; Hair - E55, E53, E51, E50, Brown Ochre; Clothes - B97, B95, B93, Prussian Blue;  Gifts - RV95, RV93, RV91, Magenta;  Squirrel - E57, E55, Burnt Sienna;  Outline - Light Phthalo Blue;

Dies/Punches - Frostyville Wreath from Memory Box;

Other - Glamour Dust; Gems

GDT at Paper Crafting Journey

Good Morning one and all!!

I hope you are all well and enjoying your week!  The weather has been pretty rubbish here in London, wish I was still on holiday!! 

I am Guest Designer over at Paper Crafting Journey this week thanks to the lovely Wendy who asked the Digi Bells DT if we wanted to join in!

We had to use an Elisabeth Bell image so how could I refuse!!  The challenge this fortnight is to case one of the DT's card.  Here is my project:

I have used the beautiful Letters to Santa which you can get from the Elisabeth Bell Digital Gallery.  I bought some pre-scored twisted easel cards from Every Crafts a Pound when I was up North in October.  It took me about 10 minutes to work out how to fold it even though it was already scored!!!  Anyway, I do like the effect and will do some more for Christmas.  

I have used papers again from LOTV - Frosty Christmas  The snowflake and metallic ribbon are some more new stash from the Harrogate show and the snowflake charm was from my stash.  Finished off with loads of glamour dust as usual!!  

I hope you can join in this fortnight.  Please pop on over to the challenge blog to see more inspiration and I hope you feel inspired to Case one of the cards!

Have a great day!

Love and Hugs

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

• Bunny Zoe - Winter;
• Divas by Design - Used 2 or more patterned papers;
• Inky Impressions - Make it Girly;
• Crafty Catz - Lets have Sparkle;
• Fussy and Fancy - Feeling Blue;
• Joanna Sheen - Cold and Frosty;
• Incy Wincy - Hip to be Square;
• Ladybug Crafts Ink - Snowflakes;

Card Ingredients

Stamp/Image - Letters to Santa by Elisabeth Bell; Sentiment - Pebbles Rub On;

Paper/Card - LOTV - Frosty Christmas; Bazzill CS;

Colouring Mediums - Copics/Polychromos - Skin - E00, E000, E11, R20;  Clothes - B93, B95, B97, Prussian Blue, RV91, RV93, RV95, Middle Purple Pink;  Post Box - C2, C3, C4, C5, Cold Grey IV, E74, E71, E70, Walnut; Letters - E41, E40, Bistre;  Outline - Light Phthalo Blue;

Other - Snowflake Ribbon from Ribbon Box; Metallic Ribbon; Glamour Dust; Charm; Twisted Easel Card from Every Crafts a Pound

Frosty the Snowman!

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Have you got anything nice planned?  I guess I am going to have to start thinking about Christmas shopping soon!  I try to do as much as I can online as the shops are a nightmare!  

I have however started making some Christmas cards and here is another for you today using another Elisabeth Bell digi image.  This is called Frosty the Snowman!

This is a great image to colour in, I had a lot of fun.  I used my copics and polychromos for the image.  The papers are my new LOTV Frosty Christmas and Krafty Christmas paper packs (you will be seeing a lot of these over the next few weeks!)  I also used my new frosty border die which is my new favourite thing!! I then just added gems and glamour dust.  

You can see lots more inspiration on the Digi Bells blog using all the gorgeous Elisabeth Bell digi images!  And don't forget to join in the blog hop as well (see my post yesterday).  

Right, that's all from me today!  Have a great weekend.

Love and Hugs

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

• Bunny Zoe - Winter;
• Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes;
• Joanna Sheen - Cold and Frosty;
• Love to Create - Fancy Edges;
• Crafty Sentiments - Christmas;
• Divas By Design - Anything Goes;
• My Mum's Craft Shop - Winter Wonderful;
• Charisma Cards - Keep Your Cool;
• Fussy & Fancy - Feeling Blue;

Card Ingredients

Stamp/Image - Frosty the Snowman from Elisabeth Bell Digital Gallery;  Sentiment - Pebbles Rub On;

Paper/Card - LOTV - Frosty Christmas and Krafty Christmas paper packs; Bazzill CS;

Colouring Mediums - Copics/Polychromos - Skin - E11, E00, E000;  Clothes - B91, B93, B95, B97, Prussian Blue, E74, E71, E70, Walnut Brown;  Bucket - C3, C4, C5, C6; Stool - E44, E43, E42;  Nose - YR18; Outline - Light Phthalo Blue;

Dies/Punches - Frosty Border Marianne Creatables Die;

Other - Glamour Dust; Pearls; Flowers

Digi Bells Blog Hop

Dear All

Happy Friday, nearly the weekend woo hoo!!  

We have another brand new digi image release from the uber talented Elisabeth Bell today and the Digi Bells are having a blog hop to celebrate!  The new image is called "Holly's Happy Mail" and you can buy her from the Digital Gallery now!

You should have arrived from the gorgeous Lynda. If you are lost then head back to the Digi Bells blog and start there. 

Here is my card:

I am in Christmas card making mode at the moment so decided to go with a Christmas theme for this card.  The image can be used for any theme really.  The paper is from Wild  Rose Studio and the flower and trim I bought from Harrogate in October.  I just added some glamour dust and pearls to finish off.  

You now need to hop on over to the super talented Alethea to continue on the hop.  I hope you enjoy it!  I always love seeing how different each project is using the same image!  

The hop will end at 9am ArizonaTime on Friday 23 November.  The two winners will win this gorgeous image and will be randomly chosen from each of the DT blogs and the Digi Bells blog.   Good luck!

Love and Hugs

Card Ingredients

Stamp/Image - Holly's Happy Mail from Elisabeth Bell Digital Gallery; 

Paper/Card - Wild Rose Studio Annabelle's Christmas paper pack; Bazzill CS;

Colouring Mediums - Copics/Polychromos - Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20; Hair - E55, E53, E51, Brown Ochre; Clothes - B97, B95, B93, Prussian Blue, R29, R27, R24, Dark Red; Apron - YG67, YG63, Dark Olive;

Other - Flower and Trim from stash; Glamour Dust; Pearls

Sparkle and Shine at the Sugar Bowl

Good Morning!

I hope you are all well and enjoying your week!  I am back today with a card for the new Sketch Challenge over at the Sugar Bowl.  The optional extra this week is "Sparkle and Shine", one of my favourite themes!

Here is my card:

Here is the fabby sketch:

I have used the gorgeous Crystal Flakes which you can get from Funky Kits.  The paper is some old Kanban which I have had in my stash for some time.  There is a lot of sparkle and shine!  I sprayed the doilly with some spray and shine and added masses of glamour dust to the image!!  The little flower is one that I picked up in Harrogate when I was there a few weeks ago.  

Please pop on over to the main challenge blog for some more gorgeous inspiration and remember you have two weeks to join in so plenty of time!

Have a great day and I will see you tomorrow for a new release at the Digi Bells!  

Love and Hugs

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

• Bunny Zoe Crafts - Winter;
• Crafters Companion - Favourite Colour Combination (pink/grey);
• Totally Papercrafts - Cute and Girly;
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes;
• One Stop Craft - Anything Goes;
• Sweet Stamping - Anything Goes;
• Totally Stampalicious - Bling;
• Crafty Sentiments - Christmas;
• Crafts & Me - Untraditional Christmas Colours;
• Divas By Design - Anything Goes;

Card Ingredients

Stamp/Image - Crystal Flakes - Sugar Nellie (from Funky Kits); Sentiment - Pebbles Rub On;

Paper/Card - Kanban CS; Bazzill CS;

Colouring Mediums - Copics/Polychromos - Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20; Hair - E74, E71, E70, E40, Walnut Brown; Clothes - RV95, RV93, RV91, Middle Purple Pink, C2, C3, C4, C5, Cold Grey IV; Outline - Light Phthalo Blue;

Other - Glamour Dust; Spray and Shine; Gems; Flower; Doilly