Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all may all your dreams come true

Happy Christmas

Wedding Card

This card used a cutting file from Crafts U Print

I cut all the shapes out on the Brother Scan N Cut

I then run the Mr & Mrs through my ebosser using a sizzix swirl embossing folder

I did the same with the back ground paper which happened to be the same as the wedding invites

Finally I finished the card with some pearls

This card is for the following challenge

Crafting by Design - Embossing for fun

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Bethlehem Card

When I was blog hopping I saw this card on Creating in Carolina Blog

I knew I needed this file from Doodle Pantry, just as well I brought it as the EU is bringing in new rules and a lot of the sites I usually buy from will be unable to sell to people who live in the EU from 1st January 2015.  It has even caused some site to close their doors - stupid EU

This card is just perfect for my friend I cut the SVG file on my Brother Scan N Cut

I have added a little glitter but it doesnt show up very well on the photo

The background paper is from a pack I brought in The Range last January in their sales I also used the same paper to make the envelope so it all matched

This card is for the following challenges

Simon Says - Anything Goes

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Babies First Christmas

This is another card cut on my Brother Scan N Cut

The cutting file was again from Bird Cards Blog

My friend had a new grandson born recently and she was going to see him for the second time today

I made this yesterday to take for him for Christmas

She was really pleased as it was like a teddy her boys had when they where little

This card is for the following Challenges

Digi Choosday - Last Minute

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

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Scene Card

I was asked to create a voucher as present for someone

They do not look at my blog so I ok to share it with you

Again this has been cut using a wonderful SVG cutting file from Bird Cards Blog

I also made a little Christmas box for this to fit into but I forgot to take a photo of that!

The word where created in word and then printed out

The waves and boat where cut out of snippets on my Brother Scan n Cut

This machine is fantastic for using up bits as you can scan in the mat 

with a number of bits of card on  and see where to cut bits out

This card is for the following challenges

Love to Create - Create a Scene

Pixies Snippet Playground - Use your snippets

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Christmas Hat Cards

I have made these hats on my Brother Scan N Cut

using a wonder free cutting file from Bird Cards Blog

She is so talented and shares her creations

The words where also done by the Scan N Cut

I made the red ones for most people but we have a team at work who did not want to put up any decorations so I thought the Bah Humbug hat worked for them. 

I made 120 red ones and 20 black ones

The white with the words and the bobble I have sprayed with glitter glue to give them sparkle 

but my camera doesn't pick it up very well

These are for the following challenges

Christmas Cards All Year Round - no square or rectangle cards

Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - Sparkles

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Anything goes as long as its Christmas

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Bad Blogger

Just popping on to apologise for being such a bad bloggers.

 A number of things have been against me but hopefully things are now improving

You may remember last time I blogged I was off work with a chest infection

To treat it the Doctors suggested a steroid based inhaler.  

A few years ago I had steroid tablets and had a really bad effect to them, 

causing me to suffer mental anxiety and panic. attacks

I was assured as it was inhaler it would be ok!

Needless to say I reacted to them and became an over-active blubbering idiot again.

I have been off them for a few weeks and things are a lot better - a new inhaler has been issued that is non steroid based and Doctors think I have developed adult asthma, so as I pointed out to DH its official I am now an adult.

I have been busy making some bits and bobs and will back later to share.

Was pleased that all presents where brought and wrapped by the start of December, but then had a panic over my Christmas Cards as I had not made any but they are all done and as last I feel a bit relaxed and able to face more off the world.

Sorry to be have been such a bad blogger but I hope you understand

Leaving Card

This card uses an image from Karen Doodles

He is coloured using my chameleon pens

Then mounted onto grey card

Paper are all from my stash draw

The corners have been rounded using my envelope maker

This card is for the following challenges

Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

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Thank You

This card uses a lovely image from Karens Doodles

I have coloured them with my chameleon pens

The star paper is all from scrap drawer

Sentiment is by Do Craft and the card is finished with some star gems

This card is for the following challenges

Simply Create - Thanks

One Stitch In Time - Anything Goes with giving thanks

Pixies Snippet Playground - Use snippets

Cute Card Thursday - Stars

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White Christmas

This again used three of my Card-io stamps

I stamped them in versmark ink and then used white perfect pearls over the top

I cut the image out using my spellbinders die in my ebosser

and used a snowflake embossing folder for the background

Finally I finished with some glitter and liquid pearls as soon

This card is for the following challenges

Less is More - More than one tree

ABC Christmas - W- is for all White

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

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Snowtime

I am suffering from a respiratory infection at the moment so have been signed off work

In between coughing, wheezing and sleeping, I seem to have found my mojo 

This card uses a digi image from KennyK

She is coloured using my Chameleon Pens

I have then used the winter flurries stamps from Card-io Stamps

To stamp the snowflakes around the image

Finished with some glitter and a sentiment printed in word

This card is for the following challenges

Kenny K - Anything Goes with a Twist of Snow

The Corrosive Challenge - Girly

Crafty Catz - Christmas is coming

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Birthday Tweet

This card uses another image from Bugaboo

Again I have coloured him using my Chameleon Pens

The striped paper and green swirls were in my off cuts drawer

The purple swirl paper was brought from the NEC

I have finished the card with a sentiment that I made a bow for

Some pearlized flowers and finally a pearl in the centre of each flower

I also inked the flowers to give them a slight purple tinge

This card is for the following challenges

Catch the Bug - Show us your food

Tuesday Throwdown - Swirls and Pearls

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

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Sheepish Birthday

This card uses a great digi stamp from Bugaboo

He is coloured using my Chameleon Pens

All the bits of paper used on this card are from my scraps drawer

The image was cut using my spellbinder dies, then the edges distressed with ink

Card was finished with flowers, pearls and sentiment

This card is for the following challenges

My Time to Craft - Farm Animals

One Stitch At a Time - Anything goes with distressing

Pixies Snippet Playground - Snippets

Friday Sketch Challenge - Sketch I have used

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New Job

This card uses a digi image from Polka Doodles

He is coloured using my promarkers

The papers are also all from Polka Doodles

Sentiment is one from Do Crafts

This card is for my nephew who starts a new job on Monday

This is for the following challenges

Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

Thinking of You

This is my second card using my new Card-io stamps

I have used the same twig stamp to create the circle

This time stamping it in Brilliance Green ink

Repeat stamping so it uses slightly less ink each time

I then stamped over using some of the flowers

To finish the card I used liquid pearls in the centre and a sentiment for the centre

This card is for the following challenges

Simon Says - Thinking of You

Digi Choosday Challenge - CAS

Love to Create Challenge - Anything Goes

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Christmas Scene

This card has been stamped directly onto the card stock

I have used my new Card-Io stamps I brought at the NEC

I draw a faint circle to give me a guide line and then stamped the twig around

letting the ink fade

I then used some brilliance ink to create a soft sky

If you look closely you will see some stars stamped in clear and silver

Finally finished with the mountains, deer  and a little glitter

For a first attempt of this sort of style I am quite pleased with the results

This card is for the following challenges

 Less is More - OLC - Starry Starry Night

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Christmas Card All Year Round - No Patterned Paper

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Very Merry Christmas

This card has a digi image from Oak Pond Creations

 I have coloured him using a my promarkers

Finished is hat with some glitter and mounted him to red card

Sentiment was done in word and printed then mounted

Papers are from the NEC

This card is for the following challenges

I Love Promarkers - Cute Christmas

ABC Christmas - V- Very Merry Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - Stripes

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New Grandson

This card uses a new image I got from Mo's Digital Pencil

He is coloured using my promarkers

I then matted him onto different coloured blue mats

The sentiment was done in word and printed out

I then used some blue paper with glittered hearts onto it and finished the corners

with some lace and pearls

This card is for the following challenges

Sketch and Stash - Sketch I have used for inspiration

Mo's Digital Pencil - Lace and Pearls

Passion for Promarkers - Lace

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New Baby

This is a very clean and simple card

I used a Britannia die of little baby footprints

in different shade of blue for a boy

The sentiment  I printed in word and it reads

Little Toes leave big footprints on your heart

This is for the following challenge

Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

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More Multi Tasking

This card uses a digi stamp of Stella from Bugaboo

She is coloured with my Chameleon pens

All the mats and scallops were cut using spellbinders dies and my ebosser

All the green and purple card was the left overs from the Halloween card I made before

Sentiment was printed from word and then matted with a little heart charm behind

This card is for the following challenges

My Time to Craft - Charmed I'm sure

Stella Says Sketch - Sketch I have followed

Pixies Snippet Playground - All the bits left over from Halloween Card 

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

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No Cracks about your age...

This card used lots of my old stash

The image is a stamp called Oldies and the sentiment came with the stamps

I have coloured him with my promarkers

The background papers are from an old pad by Papermania I think it was a Mans World

Bling is the sparkly red brad to make these lie flatter I cut of the stems and glue them on with my hot glue gun!

This card is for the following challenges

Sister Acts Card Challenge - Anything goes as long as its a card

Sketch N Stash - Sketch I have followed

Crafting by Design - Anything Goes

Thanks for taking the time to look

Simple Christmas

This is a nice and simple Christmas card

The image is from Stampin Up

I cannot remember where the sentiment came from

I have just added a little glitter to the flourish around the C

and to the antlers

Then I mounted it onto a piece of black card then onto a white card base

This card is for the following challenges

ABC - Christmas - U is for uncoloured

Crafting by Design - Get Ready for Christmas

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Anything goes for Christmas

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Brother-in-law Birthday

This card uses a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil

This time I have used my Chameleon Pens to colour him

I  love these pens only 22 in the set but the magic of the toner gives plenty of blends

I have again kept this card clean and simple

Using off cuts from my snippets drawer for the colours in the background

Finally finishing with a sentiment

This card is for the following challenges

Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

Sister Acts Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Simply Create - No new items

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Halloween

This card uses a lovely image from Bugaboo

They are coloured with my promarkers

I have kept this card clean and simple

Using plain co-ordinations card and some little start gems to finish

This card is for the following challenges

Cardz 4 Guyz - Halloween

Tuesday Throwdown - Halloween/Colours

I love Promarkers - No patterned Papers

Cute Card Thursday - Trick or Treat

The Corrosive Challenge - Magical

Friday Sketch Challenge - Sketch I have followed

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