Opppppps!!!!

I have had an extremely busy weekend and have not managed to even step into my craft room over the weekend, so didn't realise that 2 posts I sheduled had not appeared. I have combined them both this morning!!!!

This card is another just for fun, when i received these cute stamps from Peachy Keen Stamps, I just couldn't wait to stamp them up, the one thing I love about all of Kathys stamps is the wonderful faces she draws, they all make me smile just looking at them.



I have coloured So Funny Snowman, Christmas Tree, and Winters for the birds with Distress inks. The papers were all laying on my desk (I really must tidy it up),



The MS Snowflake Punches and Icicle border punch have been used, as well as lots of Glimmer Dust and Flat Back Pearls.






Wags'n Whiskers Challenge

This weeks Challenge was set by our fantastic teamie Jeanette, and is to use traditional Christmas Colours.



Now I know traditional colours would normally be Red and Green, but I love to use Blue and Pinks on my Christmas Cards, so I have taken a liberty with the theme and used MY traditional colours. What a fabulous little Girls card Sweet Danni and Bella makes.

She has been coloured with copics. I have run the blue card through the Holly Cuttlebug embossing folder before using the Nestie to cut it out. The Paper is by Kaisercraft. And the MS Snowflake Border Punch has been used.



Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

Merry Christmouse

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

We have a Sketch by our very own Beth for you this week and also a Discount Voucher from PB stamps for one lucky winner. So hope you can come and join us.



First I would like to thank everyone for their concern and help with our TV situation, I have taken up the advice to get and indoor aerial and hopefully one of the boys is going to get me one today.

After seeing Debbys fabulous cards with the PB mice I just had to get one of the stamps and have a go myself, I have coloured this little choir in with Distress inks and added Glimmer Dust to the snow and Gold Glimmer Dust to the Halo and lantern.

The papers are from Nitwits Collection "Merry Christmouse". Snowflakes have been punched with Martha Stewart Snowflake Punches.



Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

Christmas Joy

Just Magnolia Challenge

Firstly we have some news, some sad and some good! Kim, Martine and Rach have sadly had to step down from the DT due to other commitments. Thanks so much for all your fabulous work and support ladies – you will be hugely missed. Which brings me to a little announcement. Jacque, Sheila and Jane have joined our team!! Welcome aboard ladies, we’re thrilled that you have agreed to join us.

This week we have a sketch by Martine for you to follow and a great prize from this weeks sponsor The Cutting Cafe



What a morning its been and its not even 10am, we had a power cur last night and for some reason it has damaged Mums TV and our Sky connection, I cannot get an engineer until next Wednesday, TV is my biggest help as it keeps Mum amused and allows me to get on with things and without it I Can see myself spending all my time downstairs and not getting up here very much. ROLL ON Wednesday.

Enough moaning today I have used Tilda is off to a Christmas Party at Edwins would love to know what she has bought him!!! She has been coloured with Distress Inks and the papers are Magnolias Christmas Release. I have used Martha Stewart Snowflake Birder Punch and a little label stamp that I have no Idea where it comes from but glad I found it as I can see me using it again. Flowers are usual are from Tabbycrafts and Wild Orchid Crafts.



Will be back later with my Wags'n Whiskers DT card, and Sunday I should have some Candy to celebrate Advent for you.

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

Victorian Christmas

Friday Sketchers Challenge

Just in time with this one, I love this sketch by my dear friend Jeanette, there is also a fabulous prize for one lucky winner, Two fabulous stamps from Michelles Scrapbooking and More.



Bev sent me this gorgeous Sarah Kay stamp ages ago and I just haven't had time to use it, she has been coloured with Distress Inks, these Bo Bunny papers were still on my desk after using them on Tuesday (what a bad housekeeper I am), and they gave me the ideas for the colours. The Flowers have been frosted with Pearl Glimmer Mist just for that extra shine.



Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

Mrs Snowy

Sketch Saturday Challenge

As you can see my Inks and Markers finally made it home Yipeee!!! I just had to make a card to get back into the swing and what better challenge than Sketch Saturday.



Mrs Snowy is a fabulous Stamp from the new Christmas Magnolia Range, she has been coloured with distress inks and covered with tons of Glamour Mist, I have added Flower Soft to her ear muffs and fur trimmed jacket, and Twinklets to the bottom hopefully to look like snow. The pink snowflakes have been punched with MS Snowflake Punch. The papers are Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses



Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

Making the most of what I have got

Whiff of Joy Challenge

It's Wednesday and we are back with another challenge for you.
Love all the entry's this last week with Gio's sketch, I know she was thrilled to see her sketch used in so many different ways.

First did you all see the sale going on at Whiff of Joy !!! Yes you heard me right there is a big sale going on and until December 20th you will get 20% off of all WINTER and CHRISTMAS Stamps (while supplies last) so hurry over and get your order in before they are gone.

This week we have a challenge for you of making a Christmas Card. Easy Peasy!!!
Just remember there is only 1 rule you must use a Whiff of Joy Stamp.

I have some sad news , our dear Rachel is stepping down and leaving us. We are going to miss her so much but dear I do hope you will join us from time to time. Mwah xxxx

I hope everyone in the USA has a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow.



You must have wondered about the title of this post, I am still without my Copics and Distress Inks and was thinking I would not be able to make a DT card for this challenge, when a light suddenly went on in my poor simple brain!!!!! "I have my Prismas". I havn't used these for ages and really need to get some lessons from our dear Tab, so I am afraid this is a bit of a makeshift card, I am not really happy with it.



The papers are Kaisercraft and along with the Spacers and Pearl Brads all come from The Hobby House.

Hope to be back at some time today if my Inks and Markers arrive.

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

WooHooo!! I am back

A Spoonfull of Sugar

Our Challenge this week was picked by our very own Camilla
and she challenged us to a colour combo, with a twist You have to have brown as you basic colour, then you can choose either pink or blue to go with the brown.

Our wonderful sponsor this week is the Lovely Denise from Whimsy stamps One lucky player this week will win one of the New Crissy Armstrong stamps that were released at the beginning of the month,this ones called Jolly Puppy Kisses if that wasn't enough Denise would also like to offer all of our readers a 10% off coupon to be used during the this weeks challenge. So, it will be good from the 24th until the 30th november if you would like to take advantage of this offer click on the whimsy banner to take you directly to the store and this is the code you will need to use when ordering ASFOS10
Thanks so much for this Denise



I was getting really bad withdrawal symptoms from blogging and although I am still without my Copics and Distress Inks I just had to get a card up on here. Fortunately I have a folder of images I have coloured and not used and after searching through it came up with this lovely image by Mo from Mo's Digital Pencil which almost meets the challenge although it has a little bit of mauve in it.

Well I had the most fantastic 4 days in Darlington, learnt lots of new techniques from some extremely talented demonstrators and most importantly caught up with lots of friends and spent 4 days laughing until I couldn't laugh anymore. Yes PAT!!! I have seen the photo on your blog and I would like to stress that it was only Coca Cola in the glass. I did demo's on Copic and Distress Ink colouring and I think made quite a few converts to both mediums.



Onto this little card, the lush papers are by Bo Bunny and are glittered and embossed to perfection, the image has been coloured with Copics, the flowers were once white but have been sprayed with Creme de Chocolat Glimmer mist with Stardust stickles around the edge. I was a bit impatient to get this up on the blog, just to get my fix, and couldn't wait for the stickles to dry it looks a lot better now it is dry!!!!

Well hope to get around to all of your blogs at sometime today I have really missed visiting you all.

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

Just Magnolia Challenge

Just Magnolia Challenge

Thanks for all the entries last week, you are all amazing!!. This week we are asking you to make a card using MASKING technique. Cannot wait to see what you come up with.



Another sheduled post (I do hope they have all worked so far). I have used Magnolias Christmas papers again on this one as well as my favourite of the new Christmas Magnolias, she was masked and I stamped over her with a Christmas Tree from last years Magnolia Christmas Release. Distress Inks were used as the colouring medium with lots of Stardust Stickles added to her dress and tree, and also the flowers. The lovely large Red Rose, Tulle and Pearl pins were all bought from Tabby Crafts



Have a great weekend everyone and I will be back to normal on Monday.

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

Have a Beary Merry Christmas

Lili of the Valley Challenge

Thank you everyone who joined in the blog hop last week hope you enjoyed it, and also enjoyed all the lovely new release stamps from Lili of the Valley, you will find all the winners posted on the Challenge Blog.

This week we have a sketch for you to follow we know how much you enjoy sketches. We also welcome 2 new members to our Design Team so hope you will pop along and see the fab creations by Caz and Nicola welcome aboard sweeties I am so pleased to be working with you.

Don't forget it is not necessary for you to use Lili of the Valley Stamps on your creations, we are happy to everyone join in our challenge.
Here is this weeks sketch


This is the first time I have used distress inks on these teddy stamps, am really pleased how it turned out, OMG I have used green papers again, it wasn't intentional. The papers are Basic Grey, the and the green card has been embossed with the Cuttlebug Folder another purchase from the NEC.


The large poinsettia was covered with glossy accents then twinklets sprinkled over the top, the fabulous centre and pearl brads are from the Hobby House.



Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

Whiff of Joy Challenge

We have a stunning sketch this week from our very own Gio, thank you dear it is a great sketch to work with. Don't forget the only rule is you must use a Whiff of Joy image on your card. Hope you will come and join us again this week.



I have at last received my DT package from Katharine containing these great little Gnomes, seeing all my fellow DT members using them was making me so jealous, it appears my original package got caught up in Postal Strike.

I have coloured "Wee with Christmas Tree", in Distress Inks and used Sweet Shoppe Download Papers. The snowflakes have been punched with 2 different Martha Stewart
Snowflake Punches and glittered with Glamour Dust.



Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

Something New!!!!!!

Our Dear Dawny P has a lot to answer for, sore finger tips for one, she gave Rach and I a quick lesson on jewellery making in the middle of the Exhibition Hall and both of us decided we would like to have a go, I bought 2 kits and as all my cardmaking bits are packed for tomorrow I thought I would have a go today, I see Rach has also been busy as well and she has posted her bracelet today, I had great fun making this once I had got the hang of it!!!! And I think another hobby may be in the offing for me. Just need to sort out what things are called I don't want to keep buying kits I would like to make up my own designs, but after visiting a Bead Website my head is reeling, I had over a £100 of stuff in my basket before I knew it, NO!!!!!! I didn't buy them I think I will have to learn a bit more before I visit another Bead Website.

If you would like to see professional Jewellery Making why not pop over Piggy Bling but keep a tight hold on your purse strings as Dawny has some fantastic creations for sale on there.



Hope you like them

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

Babys First Christmas

A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge

It was my turn to choose the theme on A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge this week, I plumped for Babys/Pre-schooler Christmas Card. The lovely and generous Nikki from Bunny Zoes Crafts is sponsoring the challenge and is offering a fabulous New Anya Stamp. My Fellow DT Members have created some stunning cards, so I hope you will check them out and join in our challenge.



What a good excuse (if an excuse was needed) to use one of Janets fabulous stamps from Pink Gem Designs. The Eagle eyed amongst you will notice that I haven't stamped the image perfectly, this is not to do with Janets stamps which are fabulous quality, but the fact that I had packed my new stazon ink ready for the courier to pick up and take to the Craftaganza. I was left with an almost dry ink pad (so sorry). I have coloured the image with Distress Inks and used lots of Glamour Dust. The embossing was done with the New Cuttlebug Holly Folder.


The little white border at the bottom was punched with Martha Stewart Village Border Punch twice, once in Mauve and once in White, I have attached them together leaving a small mauve border, the again added Glamour Dust. The snowflakes were cut with a Sizzix snowflake die.

Well I am all packed and ready for my break, Mum has a full time carer coming for the 5 days and I am just looking forward to relaxing and have an overload of crafting with friends I haven't seen for a year. I have sheduled my DT cards for the week so hope it all works and you have something to look at for the next few days.

See you Monday

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

One for Fun

This is a card just for fun this is a stamp I received on winning Bev's Candy. I just adore it thanks Hun MWAH XXX

It is quite by accident that I have posted 2 Green cards in a row, I am trying to make all my DT cards for the coming week as I am going to the Crafters Companion Craftaganza on Wednesday and will not be back until Sunday I will try to schedule all my Challenge Cards before I go. Obviously I will not be able to visit all of you and leave comments, hope I will be forgiven.



Distress Inks have been used again also the fabulous Magnolia Christmas Papers, I do love using them they are such fantastic quality. Lots of glitter again, you have a lot to answer for Kim lol!!!!.




Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx

Noel

Cute Card Thursday

Oh this is a challenge that really suits me Glitter me Silly! there are some stunning cards by the Dt as usual, and also they have the lovely Heidi from Simon Says Stamps as a sponsor this week.



Oh dear you will soon be fed up with these Christmas Tildas sorry but I just cannot stop using them!!! Tilda and the Noel Sentiment have both been coloured with distress inks, the flowers have been sprayed with Olive Glimmer Mist and lots of Glamour Dust poured over them, I have also used Stickles on the sentiment and the little pine branch Tilda is carrying and finally on her headdress.



The Distress inks colours I used on the image are Frayed Burlap, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick, Black Soot, Vintage Photo and Peeled Paint.



I took this picture to try to show the glitter on the roses but the camera hasn't really picked it up, the whole card really twinkles in real life.

Winner of my Forever Friends Candy

The winning Number for my Forever Friends Candy was 154 that is

Beccy aka Lilsis

can you please e-mail me your snail mail Beccy and I will get them off to you asap.

Thanks for looking

Hugs
Jacqui xx

Better Late than Never

Peachy Keen Challenge

I should have posted this card earlier I hope I am not too late, there is a lovely easy but effective sketch for us this challange I will certainly be using it again, maybe even this week.



I have had this fabulous Peachy Keen snowman for quite some time, he came as a special deal with 3 others, and is an absolute dream to colour, I used my copics again for this one and also tried out the paper the lovely Rach sent me to try, its fabulous sweetie and I will be ordering some more, thanks sweetie MWAH xxxxxxxxx.



The snowflakes, which have been glittered with Glamour Dust, were punched with a mixture of MS Punches and Sizzix Dies.

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Jacqui xx