Rockin' Birthday

Hi everybody!
Sorry I have been away for a bit but I am here to share my DT card for this week's challenge at One Stitch at a Time. Challenge #141 .... Fabric, ribbon or Lace; a fabulous challenge for this time of year I think, especially with all those awesome Christmas cards that everyone is doing right now. I however chose to do a birthday card this time around, and give you all a break from red and green, lol. Can you believe that November is over in 2 days?? I sure can't!!

Well, here is this week's card for you:

Front of card

 

 

Close-up of torn & inked edges

 

 

Close-up of the Burlap I used as my fabric. Do you see the shimmer of the brown cardstock I used? I have several different colours of this shimmer cardstock.

 

 

The inside where I again tore my edges but I didn't ink these ones.

 

 

The sponsor of this challenge is

With 3 x Promarkers

To win this you must use a SBDS product. Dont forget to put a # after your name if you use one of our products in your entry so that our dear Choccy doesn't miss you.

If you want to enter using a none Stitchy Bear Digital Store product/ image then thats fine...

But you will be placed into a separate draw for a $3 gift voucher to spend at our store

 

 

EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA!

I have some exciting news to share with you.......

OK our last challenge of the year will be 16th December. We hope you are all ready for some fun ? Our final challenge will be a blog hop hop hop !! Yes lots of hopping over 3 weeks :O) Dont forget to come back then, for all the details of the fun , freebies and prizes to be won. Our DT and Creators are so excited about our hop.

Card Recipe:
Image: Pookie Designs - Rock On
Ink: CTMH - Cocoa
Medium: Copics #B00, 02, 05, 21, 24, 29, C1, 3, 5, 7, E000, 00, 21, 23, 29, 31, 33, 39, R32, 35, 39. I also used Sakura Gelly Roll pens in Silver, Gold & Red.
Sentiments: CTMH - Curly Sentiments & My Stamp Box - Everyday Lines
Fabric: CTMH - Burlap
Cardstock & Patterned Paper: Recollections

Challenges I am entering:
Pile It On: #48 Anything But a Christmas Card
Paper Pretties Monday: #67 Anything Goes
Here Come the Boys: #41 Birthdays Only
ATC's & Cards With Attitude: #27 Anything Goes or Autumn/Winter
Make it Monday: #117

Thank you so much for dropping by today. Please be sure you visit all of our lovely DT and leave them some hugs too. Don't forget about our upcoming Blog Hop!!
Hugs xo

Hello!

For all my USA friends...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

Stay safe, happy & healthy :)

 

Hugs xoxo

Frosty & Friend

Good evening! How is everyone tonight? Do you have snow yet? I don't and since it is the end of November, I'm starting to get a little bit worried. We have had a couple of very light flurries but nothing has stayed yet. It has been WARM too; too warm for this time of year. The Blue Jays are here though and they want their bird seed.
So, tonight the card I am sharing with you is full of snowflakes and awesome blues; my favourite Christmas colours. I made it up for my DT card for this week's challenge at One Stitch at a Time. Challenge #140 is 'Use a Digi' and this time I tried something totally new for me. I used DIGI PAPERS for the first time, and I loved it! These are so great. You can shrink or crop them to print out just the portion you want which is fabulous. It was my turn to pick the digi for Nataliya and I this week and wait till you see the digi papers I picked for us; they are beautiful.
First of all, here is the card I made with them:

Front of card

 

 

Frosty really sparkles.

 

 

Inside left

 

 

Inside right

 

Nataliya's card is very different from mine again so you have 2 great ideas for working with these papers. Be sure you pop by all of my DT sister's blogs and leave them some love too :)

 

The sponsor for this challenge is

With a £10 voucher to spend in store

To win this you must use a SBDS product. Dont forget to put a # after your name if you use one of our products in your entry, just so that Choccy doesn't miss you.

If you want to enter using a none Stitchy Bear Digital Store product/ image then thats fine...

But you will be placed into a separate draw to receive a $3 gift voucher to spend at our store

 

 

Card Recipe:
Patterned Paper: Panda Bear Designs - Baby Its Cold Outside Digital Paper Pack (8 different prints. I used Argyle Pattern, Hills & Trees, Plaid Paper)
Image: Stitchy Stamps - Catch Me
Medium: Copics #B32, 34, 39, BV000, 00, 01, C1, 3, E000, 00, 21, 23, R20, V000, 01, 04, 06, W1, 3, 5, 7, YR02, 04, Blender
Cardstock: Recollections
Sentiment: CTMH Happy Christmas
Ink: CTMH Moonstruck
Die Cuts: Stampin' Up Framelits - Labels
Glitter: Stampin' Up - Dazzling Diamonds
Ribbon: Dashes, Dots & Checks
Snowflake Border: Martha Stewart PATP - Aspen Snowflake

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
 Fashionista Challenge: #9 Blue Christmas
Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge: #49 Use Ribbon or Twine
Sparkles Christmas Challenge: #22 Contemporary Color Combo

Thank you so much for joining me tonight. I just love all of your visits.
Hugs xo

Angelic Sparkles

Good afternoon Blogland:

Today, I want to share my card for the current challenge at Crafty Cardmakers with you. The challenge this time is to make a card using atleast 2 dies or punches or 1 of each. I chose to use 1 die and 1 punch. Lin has 2 fabulous prizes this time for 2 lucky winners. But first, lets have a peek at my card :)

Card Front

 

 

The ribbon I used is quite sparkley but my camera wasn't co-operating to show it.

 

 

Doily & Bead trim

 

 

Close-up of my flower, gems and the border I punched  out.

 

 

Here you can see the glitter I added to her wings and a close-up of the die I used to die-cut my image.

 

 

Inside of my card

 

Would you like to see the awesome prizes for our challenge?

Please remember to check the rules and make sure you follow the criteria.
Mr. Linky is set to block anyone that doesn't link back to Crafty Cardmakers and to the actual post being entered, so if you have problems please check first that you have linked correctly. We are sponsored by Hobby Art with this fabulous prize of two stamp sheets

CSS005 - Floral Bird House

CSS006 Nesting

 

AND

We are also sponsored by Milk Coffee Digital Stamps
with a prize of 5 Digital Stamps

You must have your card linked up to the post at Crafty Cardmakers by Nov. 24th to be eligible for a chance to win a prize.

Card Recipe:
Image: Milk Coffee - Charlotte at the Cloud
Medium: Copics #E21, 23, 29, N0, R000, 01, 20, RV10, 13, 17; Sakura Gelly Roll pens in Gold, Silver & Clear Star.
Image die-cut with Spellbinders Floral Oval die
Doily: Wilton
Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: DCWV
Flower: Prima
Gems: Dollarama
Ink: CTMH Cotton Candy & Chocolate
Pearls: So-Facile
Ribbon: Holiday Joy
Sentiments: My Stamp Box - Everyday Lines & CTMH - Card Chatter Christmas
Pink Strip: punched using Creative Memories Border Maker - Twinkle punch


Challenges I am entering into:
Crafting Life's Pieces: Sketch #53


Sparkles Forum Christmas: Contemporary Colour Combo
Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge: #49 Use Ribbon or Twine
52 Christmas Card Throwdown: November Colour Challenge


Thanks so much for stopping by to see today's card. Be sure you visit the blogs of all my Crafty Cardmakers team mates and leave them some love too.

Hugs xo

A Cup of Thanks

Hi Blogland:
I am back to share my second card for this week's challenge at OSAAT. This week is all about 'Giving Thanks' so with the holidays coming up, I thought I would make a Thank You card that is perfect for a Christmas Host/Hostess.

Here is my second card:

Front view

 

 

Dimension of card.

 

 

Close-up of Liquid Applique & Flower Soft

 

 

Sparkley :)

 

 

Inside

 

 

Card Recipe:

Image: Beary Dust Stamps - Hot Chocolate

Medium: Copics #B12, 63,66, 69, E31, 33, 39, G05, R22, 24, 29

Cardstock: Recollections

Patterned Paper: DCWV

Ink: CTMH Chocolate

Ribbon: Dashes, Dots & Checks

Glitter: DecoArt Glamour Dust Crystal

Pearls: CTMH

Sentiment: CTMH A Little Thanks

Pom Pom & Fur on hat: Flower Soft Delphinium Blue

Whip Cream: Liquid Applique

Image cut out with Spellbinders Labels 17 die

 

Challenges I am entering:

365 Cards: Day 253 Thrift Thursday (Good Deal - patterned paper was 1/2 price, 1 year stash item is Liquid Applique)

Paper Pretties Wednesday: Thank you cards

A Die For A Sketch: #6 Sketch (I rotated the sketch for my card)

Thanks for dropping by to see my card. Be sure you visit all of my wonderful team mates and leave them some love too.

Hugs xo

Under the Sea

Good Evening Bloggers:
How was your weekend? Mine was prodctive; I got 3 cards made. Two of them are for this week's challenge at One Stitch At A Time where the theme is 'Give Thanks'. The reason I made two cards for this challenge is because our leader Choccy had posted that she was short a card and was looking for a volunteer to make an extra card. I never pass up a chance to make an extra card. Choccy, Stitchy and all the creators do so much that I don't mind helping out when they need it.

I was priveledged to choose an image from Kassal Digi Stamps, the newest creator to join the Stitchy Bear Stamps team. I have to admit, this image gave me a bit of a run for my money as I knew how I wanted it to look but it took a bit to get there, lol.

Here is my card:

Full view.

 

 

Close-up of the top.

 

 

Close-up of image and my 'coral'.

 

 

Side view to show the dimenson.

 

 

Close-up of the bottom.

 

The whole card again.

 

 

The sponsor for this challenge is

To win this you must use a SBDS product. Dont forget to put a # after your name if you use one of our products in your entry.Just so that Choccy doesn't miss you.

If you want to enter using a none Stitchy Bear Digital Store product/ image then thats fine...

But you will be placed into a separate draw to receive a $3 gift voucher to spend at our store.

Card Recipe:
Image: Kassal Digi Stamps - Oingo Octopus
Medium: Copics #B00, 02, 05, BG72, 75, R20, W1, 3, 5, YG11, 17 and CTMH Watercolour Pencils Blended
Cardstock: CTMH
Patterned Paper: Recollections and My Mind's Eye
Sentiment: CTMH - A Little Thanks
Seashells: Michael's & Dollarama
Sand Dollar Charm: My stash
"Coral": A Buck or Two
Ink: CTMH - Ocean
Baker's Twine: Stampin' Up - Island Indigo
Waves cut with Creative Memories 'Wave' Border Maker.

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:
Paper Pretties Wednesday - Thank You cards
365 Cards - Day 249 Super Sketchy Sunday


Thank you for stopping by :)
Hugs xo

3D Christmas

Good morning all!
I am here today to share a new technique with you and the November challenge over at Technique Tuesday. This month, Mynnette and all my DT sisters at Technique Tuesday want to see some 3D Punched elements on your card. They don't have to be Christmas themed, just 3D. Mynnette has posted a super easy tutorial on the Challenge blog and it is tons of fun to make these up.

Here is the card I made for the Design Crew this month:

Full View

 

 

Ribbon that I added gems to and the larger gems beside sentiment

 

 

3D Punched ornaments

 

 

Just the bottom half

 

 

Flat ornaments on bottom half

 

 

Another look at the top half

 

 

November's Top Winner will receive 3 digital sentiments made by our lovely Captain, Mynnette, and each stamper who's card is showcased will receive 1 digital sentiment made Mynnette! ;) Here's the best part--THE WINNERS get to choose what they want their sentiment to say and what style! If this doesn't sound like something you'd like, you could choose from some sentiments that she already has made. :) More details will be forthcoming after winners are announced.

 

Be sure you pop by all my DT sisters blogs and Mynnette's to have a peek at their fabulous creations too.

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  Recollections

Patterned Paper: DCWV, K & Company, Daisy D's

Sentiments: CTMH Holiday Trinkets & Card Chatter Christmas

Gems: Dollarama

Ribbon: Shimering Crystals (I added the gems myself though)

Metallic Cords: Luxury Giftwrap

Ink: CTMH New England Ivy

Ornaments cut using Stampin' Up Framelits - Holiday Ornaments

 

 

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #97 Use 3 different patterned papers

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round: Shaped or Fancy Folds

52 Christmas Card Throwdown: November Sketch (I flipped the sketch upside down for the top half of my card)

 

Thank you so much for popping by today. I love it when you visit.

Hugs xo

Reindeer Games

OMG!!! If you read this past Sunday's post, you will already ready know that I have been down with a nasty cold. It wasn't until I was writing that post that I quickly found out just how bad this virus had sent me for a loop. I didn't post my card for the current challenge at Crafty Cardmakers; and I'm the hostess this week!!!! If I was Lin, I would give me a stern talking to......Yikes!
The current challenge is #78 A Shaped Card Featuring a Reindeer or Two and there is still time to play along with us. You have until November 10th to upload your card to the blog post. Now, please, please, PLEASE be sure that you make a shaped card and not just a square or rectangle card. I would hate to have to disqualify all your hard work from the draw.

Without further delay, here is my card:

Front of card

 

 

Clip that says 'White Christmas'

 

 

I tried to get a good shot of the glitter I added to the snowflakes.

 

 

Inside

 

We are sponsored by
We are kindly sponsored for this challenge by The Stampman (and Lady of course!) who are ofering the winner a £10 voucher for their store, you can spend this online, in the shop or if you're lucky enough to see them at a show! They have a ton of items in store, enough to tickle any crafty taste bud.

and also by
DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS

$10 GIFT VOUCHER
I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with likeminded people.
I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself.
This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue!

 

 

Card Recipe:

Image - Penny Johnson stamp Deerest Deer

Medium - Copics #B00, 12, E11, 13, 15, 31, 33, 39, 70, R32, RV10, 11, 13, YG61

Cardbase - Co'ordinations

Cardstock - Copic & Worldwin

Patterned Paper - DCWV

Glitter - CTMH Silver Glitz Gel

Ribbon - Dollarama

Sentiments - Front: Around the Block Winter Clip

                   Inside:  CTMH Card Chatter Christmas

Ink - CTMH Indian Corn Blue

 

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Christmas Stamping All Year Long - #35 Anything Goes

Pile It On - #45 Make It Sparkle

Forever Friends Monthly - Anything Goes

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Shaped or Fancy Folds

 

I hope to find a few more challenges to enter into. Thanks for stopping by to see me today. Don't forget to pop by my DT sister's blogs and leave them some love too.

Hugs xo