Crafty Sentiments - Santa's wish list

This week we're having a marathon of previews for you to ooh and ahhh and then maybe bob on over to the Crafty Sentiments store and buy your favourite!

Today we're previewing Santa's Wish List, I coloured with copics and cut and layered with my square nesties and popped it on top of some pretty Christmas paper! Simples!

Don't forget to pop on over and check out the rest of my teamates amazing creations.

Baby Jesus

I recently won a couple of stamps from All that scraps.  Thank You :)

I got a lovely little package with Baby Jesus and Angel and 

Swiss Pixie The Group (I'm looking forward to colouring that one!)

I coloured this with my copics and a gold glitter pen, as simple as that! Think I might do a few more like this (especially as I need to get on and do quite a few more Christmas cards!)

Waltzingmouse sketch Challenge

This week's Waltzingmouse sketch seemed like a really easy one, I had the idea in my mind yet somehow it didn't come together as easily as I had thought it would! Oh well! I had a go.  I embossed with my nesties to create the double frame and I then used the Half pint Heroes to create this little undersea scene.  Think it works, shame the card I stamped onto wasn't that great quality and it didn't help that my memento black ink is running out! The sentiment is in grey memento and I coloured with copics (predictable I know!)

Crafty Sentiments - My Favourite Things

This week's Crafty Sentiments challenge is My Favourite Things and I have therefore included quite a few of my favourite things on this week's card.  I have included sewing, made it Clean and Simple and used paper piecing (much prefer it when colouring bears, I get too bored colouring in so much brown!) I adore this little bear from  Crafty Sentiments, he's so cute and I love the sentiments that come with this gorgeous Patches and Stitches pack.

Please don't forget to go and check out my teamies brilliant creations and if you get chance show us your favourite things by entering the challenge :)

Crafty Sentiments - Male Card

Hi all this is my latest Crafty Sentiments DT card.  This week's challenge is to create a male card.  To be perfectly honest I was struggling until I was sent the Crafty Sentiments new releases and I think you'll have to agree that 'Mike' is absolutely adorable!


I've done my usual CAS styley with this one.  A simplistic, stamp, colour with copics and then write the sentiment (as I don't have many 'male' sentiments) oh and then the hardest bit was embossing this, but I like the embossed lines, especially as they eventually worked!


All you need to do now is pop on over and check out the rest of the teams amazing creations. Oh and if you can why not enter this month, there is a super prize on offer!

A touch of Kraft

I seem to have got my mojo back (yeah!) and so here's a card I really enjoyed making and is for quite a few challenges!  I've used one of  Sliekje's images, they're so cute you just gotta check them out!

This card is for these challenges:

Mad for markers - Digi image
Colour me copic - Clothes
A crafty Little Place - Sketch
Papertake weekly - Cutie Patotie (July)
Pollycraft - Anything goes

Thinking of You

Just a quickie tonight as I'm shattered (kids and school holidays)

I've used one of Crafty Sentiments stamps Tess, I went for a CAS approach using a masking technique and inking.

This card is for these challenges:

Simplicity - OLW; Stamp a scene

ABC - B is for blue

Cupcake - Blue and Green

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Lace

Crafty Sentiments Challenge this week is Lace - check it out here.

Ok, I'm not great with lace, it's just not me! So I didn't have anything that would work so I nipped (well I walked with the kids so it wasn't nippy!) to our local craft shop.  Although I spent quite a few pennies they didn't really have anything lace  I finally found these Papermania decorative felt embellishments and I figured I could make it work, I'll let you decide if it does!

I would like to say a big thank you to my hubby, if you've looked at any of my recent posts you will notice the poor photography skills  however, he photographed this card - as you can tell! Thank you, sweetheart.

Anyway, here's my card with a Crafty Sentiments Snowman (available today!!)  Now pop on over and check out the amazing creations from the other dt members.

Main Image: Crafty Sentiments Snowman from Christmas digi release
Copics: C3, E31 & B00
Nesties: Circle cut out using the Out of the box technique
Ink: Dessert Sand Memento Ink

Stamps: Stampendous' Perfectly Clear Snowflake Symphony, Elzybells Christmas Sentiment

Other: Liquid Pearls, Papermania decorative felt embellishment Snowflakes

I wanted to follow the CAS FTL #103, I used some Elzybells nativity stamps and edged it with mulberry paper (as I didn't have the right colour cardstock - I see another shopping trip in my future!)

Doves

This card is for the Get Sketchy challenge.  I used a dove punch, some Mind's Eye papers and a used my Copic Spica pen to handwrite the words around the edge.  I'm still trying to decide if this can be a Christmas card - what do you think?

Have a Fairy Happy Birthday

Here is a birthday card for a little girl who is 1 this week.  I've used a Pollycraft digistamp - Kiki Rose Fairy, isn't she pretty.  I used some Smirk papers, don't you just love that glitter.

For these challenges:
Digi Tuesday - Use those Scraps
Fab 'n' Funky - Your fav colours
Little Red Wagon - Summer
Flutter by Wednesday - Open challenge
Stamp Something - Fairy Tale
Secret Crafter - What are little girls made of
Sweet Stampin - Fav stamp

Crafty Sentiments Sneak Peek

Hi all, this card started off with a Crafty Sentiments digi sneak peek.  Both the image (isn't he adorable) and papers are from Crafty Sentiments, there is a whole range of Christmas papers, I've only used 2 of them!  They will be released on August 22nd so remember to pop on over and check out the whole range.

I wanted to follow the CPS sketch and as per usual I coloured with my copics, cut with my nesties and this time I created a border around it using a black gel pen (it was to echo the dots of the paper, what a shame I din't do an outline in pencil first in order to get it perfectly straight!)

For these challenges:
CPS - Sketch
A Spoonful of Sugar - Christmas

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Olive, Light Blue & Tan

This weeks challenge is to use Olive, Light Blue & Tan (or as close as you can get!).  I really like the Crafty Sentiments digi's and adore this little Pat Mermaid, I just had to 'ink' her up.  I've coloured her with my copics but added a touch of glitter (well, Stickles) to her tail, doesn't the sparkle just make you want to smile!  


Ok, I know you can't read the sentiment, it says Just Splashin' Around - put it down to my poor photography skills (hubby's 'suggestions' were him obviously trying not to correct me!)  Can you see the acetate - yes, I've used it again but I just had to use it to imply the water she would be swimming in (ok, I just like embossing acetate, but it's so pretty!). Yes, the circle is cut with my nesties and that cute little scallop is created using my Fiskars border punch.


Don't forget to hop on over to the Crafty Sentiments blog and check out what the other designers have created.

Christmas in August

I recently bought some Elzybells stamps, unfortunately Elzybells is closing down but it does mean they have a sale meaning I bought quite a lot!  So here is my first round of Elzybell cards (more to come, I'm sure!)  I've uploaded this to Splitcoast Stampers Christmas card challenge (means I'm another 5 up!)

CAS Christmas

This is just the first of quite a few Christmas cards using my new Elzybells stamps.  This card is for CAS-tastic challenge I cased Maylee.  I used some My Mind's Eye paper which I cut with my nesties and I coloured Mary & Joseph with my copics.

Cas-tastic

Shiny

I'm so pleased this photographed properly, can you see the shininess of the circle?  I've no idea where I saw this but I loved the idea of embossing acetate, and I love the way it looks.  I added a Bugaboo stamp and a bit of gingham paper.  I cut the scalloped frame with my nesties and coloured that gorgeous little guy with my copics.

This card is for these challenges:

Pink Elephant - Something Yummy
Die Cut Dreams - Gingham
Little Paper Shop - Chocolate, bright blue and bright pink
Papertake Weekly - White & Bright
Simon Says Stamp - Song; Just one cornetto, give it to me
Little Red Wagon - Circles; Embossed on the acetate as well as the frame
Creative Cottage - Acetate
Cute Card Thursday - Whateva!

A host of cards

Hi all, I thought I'd show off some cards that have, for one reason or another, been posted elsewhere.  I'm finally back to crafting (I've been away helping my Mum pack - she was moving but the minute I got home she phoned to say the sale had fallen through, some people really don't consider what they put other people through when they 'change their minds'! - Sorry, rant over)  I'm sure I'll be doing quite a few posts soon - I arrived home to a box of new Elzybells stamps (Unfortunately she is closing down but therefore has an amazing 50% sale of stamps and some of her card/buttons/ink is on sale too).  I'll also be back with some exciting news soon.

This first one uses a Bugaboo digistamp (pop on over, she has a friday freebie!) and was uploaded to the The Special 50/50 stamping group (You pay an annual fee that then allows you to download as many of the digistamps you want - these are created by resident crafters, you then use that image to enter the challenge)

This next one was uploaded over at Two Peas as part of Kristina Werners Year in Cards challenge - using repetition.

These are ones I uploaded at Splitcoast Stampers for their Christmas card Challenge

A before and after shot!

This is my second post for today but I had to share my distress with you (I very nearly cried when I saw it!)

Well this is the before shot (technically it's the after shot touched up - wish it was this easy to touch up in real life!) This is how my card looked until my 2 year old son got hold of my sponge daubers! And below you can see his 'creativity'!!!!! I found it just after I'd finished telling my dh how pleased I was with this card that had taken me ages to make (mainly as I kept changing my mind about the layout!).  As he sat in the naughty corner my little lad's face just screamed ''What have I done? I only did what you do Mummy! I love you''. It's hard not to melt when they look like that, I didn't melt but I think the rest of the family felt my wrath!

This card uses a freebie Crafty Sentiment digi image, isn't it gorgeous (without the green splodge!)? I used Papermania pink papers, my Leone ash branch punch, my Ek Success flower punches and I added a liquid pearl centre.

Well, before it was destroyed this card was for these challenges:

CAS-tastic - Summer inspiration

Fab'n'Funky - Reuse or recycle (I'm recycling the pink paper as it is actually a paper plane!)

Creative Cottage - Touchy Feely (I love the texture of that pearl and the flowers and leaves)

Crafty Sentiments - Sketch

OLW - Watercolour

Ok, this challenge (Simplicity's One Layer Wednesday) really took me out of my comfort zone.  I could have just coloured an image using my water colours but no, I decided to have a go at colouring my stamp then spritzing.  Turns out I don't really have many stamps that work particularly well with this technique! Oh well just another reason to go and buy more! As if I need a reason! The multicoloured bug is stamped using the watercolour the stamp technique but the others are all stamped using memento fog ink.

Sorry about the photo, I had to take it myself as my dh was busy. Oh and just don't mention the smudge - yes, I tried to rub out my pencil lines before the ink had dried.  Rookie mistake but it turns out I'm a rookie!

Scraps

Over at Kristina Werner's blog she has created this beauty of a card and I just felt I had to have a go at recreating it.  Kristina used ribbon scraps, I'm not fortunate enough to have any really nice ribbon scraps but I do have plenty of dp scraps (I keep everything!)  I used a piece of kraft card, it was from the inside of a wrapping paper roll - it was still curled and I really should have curled it the other way a bit, oh well - hindsight!

This card is also for these challenges:
DigiDoodles - Use up those scraps