Its a Girl Thing - 2 cards for the Girls

Just Magnolia Challenge

We are sponsored each month for our Special Monthly Challenge by Simon Says Stamp and this month Heidi has made the prize extra special. Just check out all this deliciousness!!



And now on to this months Special Challenge. It's a special time of the year and we all have special people in our lives so what you need to do to qualify for the amazing prize is make a card for Someone Special. That's it - nice and easy at this busy time of the year. The winner will be chosen by Random Generator next week so to be in the running all you need to do is ensure you have at least one Magnolia image on your card and link your card (not your blog) in Mr Linky and have your card posted by 10 pm UK time next Thursday 10th December.

Back to my Green Phase again for this weeks card, To get the shade of green I wanted I mixed the Peeled Paint an Pine Needles Distress Ink together I am so pleased with the results, the other Distress Inks used are Worn Lipstick, Vintage Photo, Black Soot, Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, Frayed Burlap and Tattered Rose. I have added lots of Gold Glimmer Dust to the image. The Large Rose is from Tabby Crafts and the smaller roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, I have sprayed them all with Dew Drop Glimmer Mist and painted Liquid Pearls around the edges, the lovely Gold Ribbon is from Bunny Zoes Crafts and the sentiment stamps is by SU.





Wags'n Whiskers Challenge 5

This week's challenge is all about Distressing! So tear some paper, ink up those edges, or rough something up!! Just don't rough up your husbands!! LOL!

We have an AWESOME prize for one winner this week!! Are you ready?...
One lucky participant will win one of the NEW RELEASE stamps of your choice!!
Yes, you heard that right...

We are having a new release NEXT Friday - December 11th!!!
The Sneak Peeks will begin on Wednesday, December 9th...more on Thursday, December 10th...followed by a Blog Hop and Release on Friday, December 11th!



I have used the lovely Wags'n Whiskers design Ansleys Surprise by Crissy Armstrong, available from Bunny Zoes Crafts. She has been coloured with Copics the fabulous papers are again from Magnolias Christmas Collection. The Flowers are from Tabby Crafts and the Spacers and brads are from The Hobby House, I have coloured the Pearl Brads with Copics to match the image. I am so pleased with the colours on this card



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Jacqui xx

Late Again!!!!

Lili of the Valley Challenge

For this weeks challenge we have a sketch for you to follow, we know how much you all enjoy sketches. Hope to see lots of entries again this week. We are looking for a Guest Designer, chosen by the DT members, to join us for the next 4 challenges, so if you are interested please add GDT to the end of your comments on the Challenge Blog.

But remember it is not necessary to use Lili of the Valley Products on your card (although of course we love it when you do).

The Dt have again produced some stunning cards so just click Here, to see the creations and hopefully join us.



I have gone for a subtle colour scheme on this card to match the gorgeous Magnolia Christmas Papers. I have coloured the fabulous Lili of the Valley Christmas Stamp with Distress Inks (Surprise, surprise!). The Beige flowers were bought at the NEC from the Magnolia Stand, and the little pink roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The Pearls are from Hobbicrafts and the gorgeous sumptuous lace is from a selection from our own dear Tab's website Tabby Crafts




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Jacqui xx

Baby Its Cold Outside

Whiff of Joy Challenge

You all made just gorgeous Christmas cards for our last challenge and the people that are getting them are going to just love them.

And speaking of Christmas don't forget the sale going on till December the 20th at Whiff of Joy on all WINTER and Christmas Stamps. So you still have time to order and get your cards made with them for Christmas.

And to top it off Katharina has the Advent Calender going on again this year, It started the 1st so make sure you get to the BLOG everyday and you never know you may be the winner one day.

For this week we have a wonderful sketch for you by our own Marga. And a wonderful sketch it is I know you all will love it as much as we have. So lets see lots and lots of entry's for this challenge. We only have a couple more challenges this year to go so come on folks get your WHIFF OF JOY stamps out and join in the fun.



All behind hand today again, have been getting Mum ready for her WRAC Christmas Party, she is being picked up at Midday and will not be back until 4 o'clock, 4 hours break!!!

Today I have used Elizabeth Bells Winter Collection Freezing Willow and Sledge with Presents from Whiff of Joy. Used Distress Inks again!!. I am not sure who makes the papers but I know I got them from Jill at
The Hobby House, I popped over there last night and Jill has got some fantastic new Martha Stewart punches in stock, me being me had to order a couple. The snowflakes are a mixture of Sizzix Dies and MS Punches, the large ones have had Twinklets added to them, the great Silver ribbon is from Nikkis Shop Bunny Zoes Crafts



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Jacqui xx

Owwww!!!!!!

Peachy Keen Challenge

I have some great news to tell you today, I don't know how I have kept it quite for the last 2 weeks, I had a lovely e-mail from Kathy the Designer and owner of Peachy Keen Stamps asking me if I would like to join the Design Team, even though I had decided not to take on any more DT work, I just couldn't resist and had to say yes. I have already told you how I just love the Cute faces Kathy adds to her wonderful characters and they all have a bit of humour with them they are just irresistible.

On to this weeks Challenge We have its a recipe challenge for you this week. The challenge is to use the following:

* polka dot(s)
* a border
* stripe(s)
* stamped image(s)

That's it!! Talk about letting your imagination run wild. Be sure to post your link before December 15th so you can be entered for the prize.



So this is my first card for the Peachy Keen Challenge, and I have chosen one of the fantastic stamps Kathy sent me in my DT pack,she just appealed to my sense of humour. She is called Ginger Bite (PK 403) and has been coloured with Distress inks, I was short of Polka Dot Paper to match so I hope you will accept the Holly Berries as Polka Dots.



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Jacqui xx

Sweet Tilda

A Spoonfull of Sugar Challenge

Tuesday means its time for A Spoonfull of Sugar Challenge, and this week we have a great one for you. A Christmas Card using Non-Traditional Colours, There are some fabulous cards by me fellow DT members to give you inspiration so please come and join us.



Brown and Pink are as far away from Traditional as I can get, Tilda is all dressed and ready to go to the Officer Christmas Disco, she is just sitting waiting for her Beau (Edwin) to pick her up, I hope he remembered to buy her a lovely corsage to wear. She has been coloured with Distress inks. The Papers are from the Christmas Range from Magnolia. The sumptuous flowers are last years Prima Collection I wish they had repeated them this year as I am getting very low on them and am having to using them sparingly.



Just a little reminder that I am hosting the Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar on Katharinas Blog again this year, Katharina is offering a lovely surprise candy every day from today until 24th December and we hope you can join us the link is on my sidebar.

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Jacqui xx

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.



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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.



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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.

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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.



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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



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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.

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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.

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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